Julian returned to Flame Dragon Home with Menas and had just reached the entrance when he saw Alice, Beatrice, Marlena, Laki, and Danylis waiting to welcome him. Smiling, Julian said, "My consorts, you've worked so hard. I missed you all so much!"
The women all smiled and spoke in unison. "Julian, welcome home." Julian smiled. "I missed you all too!" He hugged each of them in turn. Alice asked in confusion, "How did things go this time? Why did you make such a huge commotion? So many people were mobilized—the entire City Defense Army, the Giant warriors, and the Fish-Man warriors all went out."
Beatrice asked seriously, "Were you carrying out some major operation?" Julian smiled. "It's fine, don't worry. Nothing happened." Alice said seriously, "I thought you were going to war." Julian smiled. "How could that be? Have you ever seen someone fight every day for no reason? What would I gain from that?"
Menas smiled and said, "Thank you so much. Sorry for the wait." Alice smiled. "You've worked hard, Menas. You're pregnant?" Julian smiled. "It's already been several months. Find a few maids to look after her." Alice replied, "Got it."
Julian's expression turned serious again. "Where's Noah?" Alice smiled. "He's already asleep. Children love to sleep." Julian continued, "What about Numin?" Beatrice said, "She's asleep too." Julian asked again, "What about Nock, Noland, Nolene, and Norton? They can't all be asleep, can they?" Danylis said, "No. Noland and Norton are awake." Julian said, "I'll go see them. It's been nearly four months since I last saw them." He then went upstairs, where two maids were holding two red-haired babies.
Julian said, "Let me guess which one is Noland and which one is Norton." He looked at the two babies. Norton had a rounder face and more