The persuasion of the others seems to have loosened Moritz's stubborn heart.
"...... am I allowed to be happy?"
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Erza answered.
"Rather, you have to be happy. ......Helena, your sister-in-law thinks so, too. Besides."
"...... And?"
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"I have a duty to make my sister-in-law Ingrid and Henrietta happy."
"......Oh, I see. ......Yes, that's right. ......"
Moritz looked as if he had been possessed.
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And here, the emperor proclaimed.
"That's right. I'm already thinking of a name for the gift.
These words came as a shock to Hilde.
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"Your Majesty?
"Oh, you're not satisfied with me?"
Hilde said in a playful tone, but Moritz turned pale.
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"No, no! No, no, it's not that, it's just that I'm too awestruck ......."
But Emperor Hilde, the niece of the MagiCraft Meister and the Reichsanaltsman, told him coolly that it was only natural that he should be in such a state.
"So that's one way to look at it. ......"
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"Yes, it is.
In fact, Mauritz was thinking that they could adopt Jin and his children or Fritz and their children to take over the Landlords' house.
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Of course, he hoped that he could retire and possibly give up his aristocratic position and live a modest life with Ingrid, Henrietta, and the others.
But...
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"Brother, we still don't know when we will have children, and we don't know if we will have more than one.
Fritz, as if he could see through Moritz's thoughts, nailed him with a nail.
"Hmmm. ...... Chloe and Mio are both Nido's children. If you think about the family, you should make sure that the children of the family are the direct heirs to the family.
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Erza also declared in a roundabout way that she had no intention of adopting a child.
"Ha, ha ha ha ......"
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Moritz smiled weakly, his eyes moistening.
"Everyone is ...... so kind to me ...... like this."
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And then the final blow came from Emperor Hilde.
"If you like, I can adopt Ingrid and marry her off to me.
"Your Majesty, please don't do that."
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Flora had immediately stopped him, saying that it was too inappropriate for a baron to marry a member of the royal family, even if she was his adopted daughter, and that it would not be in Moritz's best interest.
Then again, a voice announces a visitor.
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"Excuse me for interrupting your pleasant conversation. Mr. Reinhardt has just arrived as a congratulatory messenger from the original Randall family.
Hello, Reinhardt!
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"Hello, Reinhard. You look good!
Brother Rai, welcome!
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"Oh, I didn't know Jin and the others were here too! I'm glad to see you're doing well too.
The Jin and Reinhardt were happy to see each other again.
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And then all the people related to the Randall family gathered together.
"Your Majesty, welcome, Your Majesty.
There was Elsa, Mauritz, Fritz's father, Georg..,
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"Lively.
"So many people!"
Jin and Elsa's children, Yu and Mio.
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And..,
"Oh, um, what's going on here? ......?"
Henrietta and her mother Ingrid were also there.
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"Yes, thank you very much for coming."
Moritz made a speech.
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Ingrid and I have just had a baby girl and have named her Henrietta.
There was a round of applause.
"Thank you very much for ....... And now I am happy to announce that Ingrid is feeling better. As soon as Ingrid's health improves, I intend to take her to be my wife.
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There was applause again, and then .......
"Oh, sir!"
Ingrid's face changed color in surprise.
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Moritz gently took Ingrid's hand,
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"I have decided. You are my wife and Henrietta is the eldest daughter of the Randall family."
"Sir ......"
Ingrid's eyes filled with tears as she realized what he meant.
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More applause was given to congratulate them.
And then,
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"Henrietta, I will give you the gift of
Emperor Hilde said.
"Thank you very much."
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Everyone applauded, and Moritz bowed respectfully.
Only one person, Ingrid, did not seem to understand,
"It's His Imperial Highness the Emperor, the ...... personal guest of the Grand Duke."
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Moritz whispered softly in her ear,
"What, what, what, what!
Ingrid was startled, as expected.
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Moritz gently supported her as she was about to faint.
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(His Majesty the Emperor has given us a gift name, which means that Henrietta is officially recognized as the eldest daughter of the Randall family.)
) "I see," whispered Erza in Jin's ear.
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（I see. But that's good.)
（I see... I hope Ingrid and Henrietta will be happy.)
（Yeah, that's true. That's one thing, but that's not what I meant when I said I'm happy for you.)
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（I'm talking about Elsa.)
（I meant Elsa. (......Erza was worried about Ingrid and Henrietta, replacing them with her and her mother-in-law Meene, wasn't she?)
(...... understand?)
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（That's right. But he's still Elsa's husband, right?)
(......)
Erza clung to Jin's arm tightly.
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Seeing them like that,
"Daddy and mommy are good friends..."
"Daddy and mommy are good friends," said Yu and Mi.
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said Yu and Mio.
Jin and Erza thought to themselves, "Well, their pronunciation is getting better somehow.
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"Jin, Erza. I'm glad you guys are getting along so well. ......"
Reinhardt laughed at them.
Needless to say, the other people in the room were also looking at them warmly.
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