Friends, My Daughter's Little Secret

A week after Shizuya was born, Cliff and his family, along with Orsted, came to visit our home in the morning.

We sat around a small table in the courtyard.

A maid stood behind Nanahoshi and me, holding Shizuya.

Orsted looked at Shizuya, then used a secret technique on him before nodding.

"Mm, a very healthy child."

Cliff lifted his teacup.

"He's not much younger than Clive. They could become good brothers someday."

I fed Nanahoshi sweets without saying anything.

Meanwhile, Nanahoshi accepted my feeding while crossing her arms.

"Good brothers? My son and your son?"

"What? You think they can't?"

"It's not that they can't, but my son will definitely be very smart. I'm worried Clive might feel inferior around Shizuya."

"Hahahahaha, you sure are confident."

"Speaking of Clive, where are your son and wife?"

"Elinalise mainly came to see Sylphie and the others, so she's naturally inside."

"Oh? Did Klep come too?"

"Of course."

Cliff took a sip of tea and calmly said to Nanahoshi,

"You had just woken up, so you didn't see Rudeus's expression when Klep came to greet us earlier."

"Ho ho~ I can imagine it, Rudeus."

Way to bring up the one thing I didn't want mentioned...

Nanahoshi smiled at me and opened her mouth.

"Ah~"

I placed a small dessert into Nanahoshi's mouth, and her tongue even licked my fingertips.

After I pulled my hand back, Cliff looked at us and shook his head.

"You're already a mother, yet you don't look like one at all."

"Huh? What do you think a mother is supposed to look like?"

Cliff set down his teacup and thought seriously for a moment.

"At the very least, like Elinalise, right? A mother should hold her own baby. Her scent will make the baby feel at ease."

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