Julian knocked on the door and called out, "I'm back. Alice, Beatrice, Mayana, Danylis, Laki, are you all here?" Julian called them by name as well. The door was opened by two female maids. When they saw Julian had returned, they said, "Mister Flame Emperor, you're back." Smiling, Julian replied, "Thanks for your hard work." Then he took out a large handful of Berries and gave each of them a handful. "Take it and spend it." The two maids were overjoyed and immediately nodded. "Thank you, Mister Flame Emperor! Your Majesty the Flame Emperor, we love you!" Julian hurriedly said, "You two should get back to work first. Save those words for when we're alone." The two maids both replied, "Understood, Your Majesty the Flame Emperor."
Julian immediately entered the house. Alice and Beatrice, along with the other women, came downstairs. When they saw Julian, they all said, "Welcome home. You must have had a hard journey." Julian smiled and said, "Thanks for your hard work. I'm truly sorry. Something unexpected happened, and I was delayed." Alice smiled and replied, "I know. George already told us. You've really had a lot on your mind."
Julian held his forehead with one hand and smiled bitterly. "I really am sorry, Alice. May I see the child?" Alice replied, "He's asleep." Julian said, "Asleep? What terrible timing." Alice immediately smiled again. "That's true. It's normal for children to be sleepy."
Julian looked at Beatrice and said, "You'll be giving birth soon too, right? This is my first time being a father. I'm really sorry. I'll have to trouble all of you with everything." Danylis also came downstairs, smiling as she said to Julian, "Julian, you just got home. The voyage must have been exhausting, right?" Julian smiled. "Not at all. Sorry for making