The Priests and the Court Mage

"Haa... so cute"

　I let out a sigh while looking closely at Elizabeth and Conrad, who are sleeping peacefully in two cots side by side. They are the children born between Ellen and Amalie and me, but they are both very cute.

"Please don't wake me up. I just went to bed."

"I know.

"It's okay. Not only me and Eleonora-sama, but also Berta, High Priest Caterina-sama, and other sisters and castle maids are cooperating."

"Both me and Amelie are not bad at producing milk, but in case of emergency, there are many sources of breast milk."

"That's right. Um."

　It seems that there are quite a few herbivorous beastmen, including cattle beastmen, who have the constitution to produce breast milk even if they don't have children. There is also a business that collects and sells such milk, so it can be said that there is almost no problem in procuring breast milk in this world. Far from breast milk, even unfertilized eggs of oviparous demi-humans are on the market.

"Can you take it easy today?"

"I don't want to do that, but there are a lot of things I have to deal with right after the business trip. I have to have a meeting related to equipment, and there are various things such as settlement processing for the work that accumulated while I was on a business trip."

"is that so..."

　Ellen makes a sad face. Since she gave birth to a child and started raising her children, her personality has become rounder, or rather, she has become more obedient. I think she would skip at least one sarcastic saint joke before. Well, Ellen has become an adult woman all at once, or rather, she's become her mother. I have to be a father too.

"I'm sorry for making you feel lonely. I'll finish the work as soon as possible."

"Yes, please.

"Aren't you in a hurry?"

"That's not true. The Lord says, Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth."

"I wonder if that kind of thing is the same in any world… well, it's nice to have a big family."

　Unfortunately, I was an only child, but I do yearn for a happy life surrounded by many children. I think there are many difficult things.

　While we were talking about that, Isla entered the room after knocking.

"Hmm, I was here after all."

"Sorry, are you making me wait?"

"It's okay. I'm just here to see the baby's face."

　Saying that, Isla approaches us and looks at Ellen and Amalie. When they nodded, Isla tiptoed a little and peered into the crib.

"... so cute. I want a baby as soon as possible."

"I will work hard"

"N, I'll do my best patiently."

　The monocular Aira is a demi-human classified as a long-lived species. It seems that long-lived demi-humans generally have low fertility. In other words, it is difficult to have children. It may be a divine arrangement that they don't have to rush to increase their numbers because they live long lives, but it seems that they sometimes feel a little frustrated as a person who works hard to make children.

"I've been wondering this for a long time, but Isla-san is a mature adult, right?"

"?Of course. I'm older than you guys. Sexual maturity in monocular tribes is slower than humans, but even so, it's over by the time I turn 20. I'm already a respectable adult."

　Isla tilts her head and explains indifferently. Well, I get it. I understand Ellen's question. From the perspective of us humans, Isla can only be seen as a teenage girl no matter how you look at it. she is physically.

"That's right. It would be nice if we could do it quickly."

"yeah"

　Isla often appears expressionless because of her large eyes. But when she saw Elizabeth and Conrad sleeping peacefully in their crib, their eyes were filled with a very gentle light.

"I want to see you forever, but work"

"Yes. See you later, both of you."

"yes"

"Good luck with your work"

　After kissing Ellen's and Amalie's cheeks, I left the room and headed for the R&D department――I was stopped by Isla pulling my pants.

"Hugging"

"Are you suddenly spoiled?"

"Problem of stride length"

　While saying that, Isla let go of my pants and stretched out her hands towards me. She's so cute that you might get a little nosebleed.

"Yes, I'll hold you."

"Nn, I don't know what to do"

　When I bent down and lowered my head, Isla wrapped her hands around my neck and hugged me, so I picked her up. It is a so-called princess hug. No matter how small she is, Isla is a full-fledged lady, so she has a certain amount of weight. However, even after coming to this world, I have been able to move my body day and night, especially at night, so my body has been trained more than that. Due to the effect of the achievement, I had gained enough muscle strength to support Isla's weight without any problems.

"departure"

"As you wish"

　While walking normally, you can also move forward with a command action. Then you can walk twice as fast as normal. If you look at it from the side, there is a discrepancy between the length of your stride and the distance you're actually moving, and it seems like you're looking at a moving deception picture, but it doesn't matter!

"baby"

"Yeah?"

"Baby was cute"

"That's right. Ellie and Conrad are the cutest. Harpies are cute too."

　Unlike Elizabeth and Conrad, Harpies were born and raised without my knowledge, so I still don't feel like they're my children compared to Ellie and the others, but even so, I'm spoiled by them saying things like Papa and Toi-chan. It's so cute because it comes to me. It's a bit... No, it's a flaw that the physical contact is quite severe.

"Ah, you're on good terms."

"..."

　Isla gave a silent triumphant face piece to Melty, who was passing by! Oops! Melty seemed irritated by this! But don't hit me just because you're annoyed! I'm not bad!

"Next time I will do the same thing."

"Eh... Ahhh"

　When I raised my voice unintentionally, I was directed to a wonderful smile. scary. Isla and Melty's weight is... oh no, it's nothing. I'll do my best. No, you don't have to try. Easy win. Haha.

"do your best"

"I'm not doing my best..."

　I walk away from Melty, who is still smiling, and whispers. Well, it's probably not enough to hurt my back, so it's good. I have a lot of roots with that, so I'm sure I'll end up doing it someday.