Is that how you got away?
　Well that's the long and short of it.

　I'm in a city on the front lines of the Second Western Conquest.
　Ron and the other three had come to discuss the governance of the West with me, and to inspire my soldiers as well.

　He fled the castle under the guise of "I'm not sure I'm going to be able to get away from the castle.

　It may indeed be outrageous to run away, leaving two pregnant wives behind.
　But you know....

　'Four hours minimum, six hours maximum, every day!　That's one week!　There's a limit to what things can do!

　Indeed, both Yulia and Tetra are beautiful.
　They have good character and great style.

　She's the best wife I've ever had. I'll admit it.

　But I can't stand six hours of unproductive complaining and anxiety over and over again after a long day of work.

　Even if they're the best wife I've ever had, I'm at my limit.
　I mean, I'd rather you didn't get angry, but rather praise me for my size and kindness in answering each and every one of the questions I've been asked, politely and with a little bit of change in the way I respond to them.

　It was Raimondo who advised me to run away from it.

　When I couldn't bear it any longer and consulted Raimondo, he said, 'I'm more concerned about your spirit, so give me a reason to be away for a week or so and take a rest. I will try to persuade the two of you to stay. I'm sure you'll be able to convince them. There's no end to what you can do with a woman like that if you keep dealing with her forever.

　No matter what you say or do, this problem will not be solved unless Lady Julia gives birth to a baby boy.
　With or without you, boys are born when they are born and girls are born when they are born.
　It's just a loss to bother your head and wear it out mentally, so take it easy.

　So take it easy.

　He is a master of life.
　I am not old enough to be a dandy.

　'But now my head hurts when I think about the birth of a girl... something about a spell to give birth to a boy that isn't witchcraft?
　If there was, wouldn't Lady Julia have tried it long ago?

　Ron's sober point.
　'You're right.

　'Speaking of which ... His Excellency Lord Bartolo once told me that eating lion meat would produce a boy.

　Rosward took a move.
　Lion meat.

　There are no lions on the Adelian Peninsula, are there?　Master Gryphon is here, but...
　No, the lord we defeated just yesterday had a lion.

　He was just having a hard time getting rid of it and was having a hard time getting his head around it.
　The cost of food for lions isn't ridiculous.......

　'I mean, if you feed that meat to Julia...'
　'No, you shouldn't do that. Absolutely.

　Gram shook his head widely.

　'And what if you're not born?　Plus, on the other hand, the pressure it puts on you... it was His Majesty who once said you shouldn't tell someone who's working hard to do their best, wasn't it?
　'That's true too...'

　Is it still right to do nothing as Raimondo says?
　Huh.....

　What should we do about that, Lion?
　Sell it, eat it, grow it, do whatever you want.

　I'm not interested.
　Well, I'm sure there are some people in the family who would like to keep it, so why don't you just give it to them?

　So I'll keep him.
　Ron?

　Unexpectedly, Ron came forward.

　'No, Seo-yeon...'

　Come to think of it, that guy was an animal lover.
　Well, it's a good thing, isn't it?

　But do you have the money?
　You'll be fine.

　Well, good, then.
　I'll take a look at it when I'm free.



　''And, Your Majesty. Actually, I need to report and discuss with you........well, it doesn't have to be now, but.......
　If you're saying it doesn't have to be later, just tell me. If I can, I'll talk to you about it.

　Then Ron said, "This is the first time I've ever told someone..." and then he prefaced it with...

　I'm pregnant.
　You're a woman.

　The shocking truth.
　If so, who is the other guy?　Actually, Seo-yeon is the man!

　'No, Seo-yeon is pregnant!
　No, I know. I'm just joking. Well, good for you.

　Welcome to hell, Ron.
　Let's do this together, shall we?

　No I think Seo-yeon is probably not that troublesome of a woman.
　Both Julia and Tetra were very good listeners before they got pregnant.

　Brace yourself, it's going to be a hell of a lot of work.

　'So So-young is worried about the income...'
　You can't work when you're pregnant. Well, I understand your concern. But...

　I'm sure Ron's income is more than enough to live on....
　I didn't give you the manor, but you did have a good-sized piece of land, didn't you?

　If they're making hemp and flax for slaves and peasants, they must be making a lot of money.

　And you're making a little bit of money in between wars, right?　
　I mean, a man in your position must have gotten a lot of bribe gifts.

　'Yes, but.......socializing?'
　I see...

　Ron is a vassal from a commoner's family.
　He doesn't have the weapons of lineage or blood ties that other great families have.

　You might be wondering what it is all about....
　Connections are very important.

　The Adelunian Peninsula is a blood-related society.
　It is not an exaggeration to say that blood relation = human connection.

　If you don't have a blood relationship, you have to build your network in other ways.
　In other words, money.

　I'm not talking about bribing people. No, that's one way, but........
　A common one is gifts.

　Let's send furniture because Mr. XX got married.
　Let's send a gift for Mrs. XX because she is ill.
　Let's send him some children's clothes because he has a baby.
　Mr. XX....　
　Mr. XXX.....
　Mr. XXX.....

　And, well, there is no end in sight.

　There is no end to the amount of money that can be made.

　It's not that I don't like it, but if I was thinking only of myself, I wouldn't be making so many connections.
　But he's a nobleman.
　He is a nobleman and his status is passed down to his children.

　His connections are also passed down to his children.
　So without connections, a child's future is gone.

　In my opinion, the greatest gifts parents can give their children are talent, education and connections.
　If you have all three, money and status can be managed depending on your own efforts.

　

　I've only considered it once before, but I've never introduced it in earnest until now.
　However, if our country aims to become a witchcraft powerhouse in the future, it will be necessary.

　Currently, most of the spellcasters in our country come from wealthy families....
　In other words, she is the daughter of a wealthy family, a landowner or merchant.

　This is because if you don't have enough money to tutor a sorceress or attend a private school, you can't become a sorceress.
　So no one cares about the salary of a pregnant woman.

　But in the future, there will be a lot of poor, runaway sorcerers on the scene.
　The reason for this is because they plan to officially start the spellcaster training school system after moving the capital function to the new capital city.

　No matter how good a spellcaster is, if her birth is low, her husband's birth will also be low.
　If her husband's income is low, her income during pregnancy should be a concern.

　The more children you have, the better.
　Our military system is conscripted, and the more workers we have, the more tax revenue we get.
　More people means more domestic demand, which in turn stimulates the economy.

　Let's have more babies!

　The maternity leave system?
　'Yes, yes, that means you'll get paid for free while you're pregnant. That way you won't have to worry about it, right?
　Isn't it strange?　I didn't even work...

　Ron tilted his head.
　Nevertheless, Ron's feeling would be a common thing among Adelnians.

　If you don't work, don't eat.
　In the Adelnian peninsula, it is common for people to think of compensation or money as something that they receive in return for their work.

　By the way, politicians and soldiers do not receive any salary in principle.
　Noblesse oblige.
　Political activity is volunteer work.

　Some sorcerers and bureaucrats even return it, saying that they don't need money because it's natural to serve the state.

　I think it's a noble spirit, but I want to recruit a wide range of people, rich and poor, so I want them to take it quietly.

　I expect a lot of opposition to the introduction of the maternity leave system from the spellbinding people involved.

　'I understand what you're saying, but we can't let the rich have a monopoly on witchcraft.
　''Huh ... no, as for me, it's a profitable story if Seo-yeon can get paid while she's pregnant, so I'm grateful. I have no objection to it.

　Ron has a complicated look on his face.
　While I feel it's a funny system, it's also strange to oppose it because it's a system that's advantageous to me. But to agree with it is also.....
　The feeling was evident on his face.

　'So it's Ron and the kids...'

　In the near future, Rosward and Gram will probably have children too.
　Well Ron and his sons would be an option for their daughter to marry.

　Ron and the other three are from commoner backgrounds, so it might be a good idea to leverage them in terms of bloodline.
　Come to think of it, Ial was from a commoner's background as well.
　Bartolo is a former wealthy family, but it's a small house...

　Hmmm ... that would require five ... well, six daughters.
　And Muzio had reservations about it.

　Boys can't be born, but they can't be born too many.
　Girls, on the other hand, would be saved if they were born.



　Huh....
　I'm starting to get depressed thinking about it.


　-There are three genders in Romalia. They are male, female, and sorcerer. Of those, only the men and the sorcerers are their subjects.　
　The First Princess of Romalia.
　Fiona Julius Rosais Caesar.