Setting Off, Paul's Daily Life with His Wives

Rudy's Healing Spell wasn't yet at an intermediate level. Ultimately, realizing this couldn't be hidden, Allen didn't use the Healing Spell Rune. Instead, he apologetically asked Zenith to heal his hand.

Paul, meanwhile, looked at the bed frame, clicking his tongue in wonder.

Then he turned to Allen.

"Were you that intense in your dream? Now that you're healed, let's go practice sword fighting. You can work off some of that excess energy."

'...Paul, please just leave me alone.'

Allen silently rolled his eyes at him.

"Master, today I'd like to go out with Rudy to look at the plants around Buena Village."

Paul and Rudy looked over at him, both equally astonished.

"How is looking at plants as exciting as sword fighting?"

'Is he a hands-on type? He said he wanted to be friends with me last night, and now he wants to fulfill that today? What an impatient one. Well, I guess I'll take a tag-along today. After all, he did me a favor yesterday and even kept the Holy Relic a secret for me.'

Allen said nothing, just quietly watched Paul.

Paul blinked, glanced at Rudy, then glanced at Allen.

'I almost forgot, this kid is only nine too. Being friends with Rudy is fine. What a shame, it's pretty lonely today. Hey, wait, Zenith probably isn't helping at the clinic today. Lilia is going to the market to buy groceries. Hehe, no one's home. It's been a while since I tried putting Zenith on the kitchen counter...'

Zenith looked at Paul, puzzled, then suddenly understood. She unconsciously squeezed Allen's hand even tighter.

"Haha... Is that so? Alright, you two go. Just remember not to go deep into the forest; there are Demon Beasts in there."

Paul, who had been smiling lewdly, paused, then involuntarily glanced at Allen.

"Uh, if Allen is with you, it should be fine. You two go, just remember to be back early tonight."

Rudy looked at Paul's face, his mouth twitching.

'Hey, hey, Master Paul, your thoughts are written all over your face, and there are outsiders here!'

Rudy turned to look at Allen.

The latter was staring blankly at his hand.

'Rather than completing a task, it's more like using the mission countdown to create a sense of urgency for me. Being bullied... similar things happened in the orphanage in my previous life. Remembering it just makes you want to selectively forget. I wonder if Sylphy has short hair now? The dream I had last night... it must be 'you think about it during the day, you dream about it at night.'

After breakfast, the three family members saw the two children to the door. Just as they were about to leave, Rudy turned his head to Allen.

"Do you want to go somewhere far today, or just stay close to the village?"

Allen rubbed his chin.

'Sylphy's father seems to hunt in the forest. And sometimes he takes turns with Paul in the tower at the edge of the village, monitoring the movements of Demon Beasts in the forest. If Sylphy was bringing him food, the place where she was bullied should be somewhere between the village and the tower. The forest is north of the village.'

"The area from outside the village, heading north, all the way to the forest."

Rudy blinked.

'His objective is clear. He's a well-planned little rascal.'

He turned to look at Paul.

"Father, we'll be active in the area between the village and the northern forest. If we're not back by nightfall, we must have been caught up in some incident. Please follow this route to find us."

"No need to report. There are no Demon Beasts or people around Buena Village that can threaten me. And today, it might be safer with me than at your house."

Rudy blinked, looking up at Paul. Paul glanced distractedly at Zenith's legs beside him. He certainly heard what was said, but showed no particular reaction.

Then he turned back to Allen. Allen still had that thoughtful, head-down expression, as if the somewhat arrogant words just spoken hadn't come from his mouth.

'This guy's strength seems to be completely acknowledged by Paul. His words even subtly imply he's stronger than Paul, and Paul didn't refute it.'

'No, his words had a precondition: "today." Today, Paul and Zenith are making a little brother or sister, so they won't have the energy to look after us. So, is it safer to be with him?'

'Yes, this guy's expression was very calm when he saw the underwear, and he said he's an adventurer, so he should be very skilled at this kind of thing. Damn, I'm so jealous. So he instantly understood what Paul and Zenith were going to do. It's even possible that he suddenly suggested going out with me today because he noticed that ever since he arrived, Paul hasn't been intimate with Zenith at night to avoid influencing him. So maybe he's intentionally helping them out.'

'He's more mature than I thought.'

"Alright, in that case, let's head out."

"Have a safe trip~"

Zenith called out a cheerful farewell.

After the two figures had walked away, Lilia glanced at Paul and Zenith, then bowed.

"Then I'll go to the market to buy things, Master, Madam."

"Okay~ Uh, I heard that the old woman at the very northern end of the market picks particularly fresh mushrooms. Could you trouble Lilia to walk a bit further and buy some back?"

Lilia looked at the smiling, requesting Zenith, nodded in agreement, then turned and left.

After Lilia left, Paul and Zenith instantly broke free from their petrified, frozen postures. Paul scooped Zenith into his arms, his hand restlessly wandering beneath her simple dress, while Zenith wrapped her legs around Paul's waist, their faces intertwined.

"My darling, ever since that child arrived, you've been so... restrained. At night, you haven't..."

"He's Philip's child, after all. With him in our house, I always feel like Philip is here... But I've gradually gotten used to it these past few days. From now on, we'll continue. What do children know?"

"...Alright."

Paul propped Zenith up with both hands, and she straddled his arm as they moved into the house.

The door shut with a snap.

Soon after, faint sounds drifted out through the window, with no attempt whatsoever to muffle them.

This was because the houses in the village were spaced very far apart, so no one would overhear them, and it was rare for no one else to be home at the moment.

"Darling, don't do that... ah..."

"Don't do what? Hmm?"

"So annoying..."

"The annoying part has only just begun. Brace yourself!"

"...Darling... just like that... yes..."

Outside the courtyard gate, Lilia leaned against the wall, her brows tightly furrowed as if in great pain. The basket in her hand had fallen to the ground at some point.

Her hands moved from her waist, one rising to adjust her maid uniform, the other reaching down to lift her maid skirt.

She slowly crouched down.

After all, with houses spaced so far apart, no one would see what was happening by the wall in front of the Greyrat family's door.