It was today. Nikolaos. You can't say it was a mistake now, can you?

　We have already advertised to the people of the country that 'the sun may be hiding'.
　If this doesn't happen, it will be a great shame.

　'Ha, it's all right. My observations are perfect.

　Really?　Well, you're such a good astronomer that you proposed the geocentric theory in this era.
　Let's believe it.

　Yeah, yeah, yeah. If you get it wrong, you're dead.　I'll put all the blame on you. So be prepared for that.
　'Hahaha!　It's okay. It's perfect.

　Self-confident Nikolaos.
　In fact, I'm starting to worry about you.






　Nikolaos, how much longer?
　We're almost there.

　I take the sooty glass plate in my hand and look up at the sky, wondering if I'm going to be able to see it now.
　It's bad for my eyes to look at the sun too much, so I only glimpse at it.

　'How is it possible for the sun to hide?'
　"I've read about it in books. It exists in theory. But whether it happens in practice is unknown.

　Julia and Tetra were also outside, though they were still sitting in their chairs.
　I invited them to join me.

　I called out to other members of the country's great families and city-state officials, more than four hundred politicians, military officers and bureaucrats in total, holding sooty glass plates in their hands.

　Some are waiting, some are nervous, some are snickering and occasionally looking up at the sky, saying it can't happen.
　It varies.

　'Ladies and gentlemen!　It's about to happen. Get ready!

　Nikolaos raised his voice.
　How can you be so unconcerned with your own life at stake.......

　That's when I was impressed with Nikolaos's courage.

　The area went dim.
　I put a pane of glass to my eye and looked up at the sky.

　'You're missing the sun,'

　The place was in an uproar.　
　Some couldn't hide their excitement and made a lot of noise, while others began to ask God for forgiveness.

　''Hi!　Sorry!　I'm sorry!

　Something soft pressed against my arm.
　The golden hair tickles my nose.

　It's Alice.

　'Hey, relax. It's just the sun hiding in the sky.
　'How can you be so nonchalant about it when the sun is hiding!

　Alice rattles and shakes.
　I'm not that scared.

　I look around at the others, wondering what the others are like.

　'Almus come here for a minute.
　....

　Julia and Tetra's faces are a little blue.
　They both seem to be afraid.

　Julia is a rabbit, but it's surprising that the knowledgeable Tetra is also afraid.　

　The other guys.....

　Ial is cheering, which is rare.
　Raimondo is slumped on his haunches.
　Bartolo has stopped drinking and is looking up at the sky with his wife and child.
　Alexios is happy to be hugged by both his children and his wife.

　Ron and Sojourn are hugging each other and shivering.
　Rosward and Leah are cackling and peering at one glass pane together.
　Gram has a high-strung Lulu on his shoulders, and Lulu is reaching for the sun.

　Abraham is flabbergasted for his age, as if to say he's glad he didn't kill himself.
　Ismea and Aomei are writing something on a piece of paper. When I looked closely at them, I saw that Ismea was describing it in pictures and Qingming was describing it in writing.

　And Ains was making a lot of money selling the glass plates to the great families who had forgotten them at a high price.

　Finally, the key to the story, Nikolaos....

　'My prediction was correct!　I'm still great!　Genius!　Hee Haw!







　The sun was quickly turning black and the sky was getting darker and darker.
　Before I knew it, the sun had disappeared in the shadow of a large moon, and it was as dark as midnight.

　It was even darker than I had heard in my previous life.　
　Perhaps it's because the moon is huge.

　'Look, Julia, Tetra, Alice!　It's beautiful, coming out of the dark side of the moon like a ray of light into the sun... and apparently you can't afford to look up.

　The three of them are trembling and hugging my arms.
　It's about to hurt.......especially Alice.
　Loosen up because if you don't do this, my arm will break.


　After a few moments, the sun gradually began to show itself from the moon's shadow.
　With that, the heavy frenzy that had dominated the area passed away.

　Now..........

　Nikolaos. You have done well. You've done a great job. The name of the calendar will be Nikolaos Chronicles.
　Thank you!

　Nikolaos smiled happily.
　Then I look down at the three women who are attached to my arms.

　'Hey you guys, it's time to let go. The eclipse is over Yulia, are you okay?
　Ugh, the baby is coming...

　...Seriously?






　"I didn't expect the eclipse to coincide with...

　I don't know if it's a good omen or a bad one....
　Maybe it would be bad.

　Well, it was fun for me, and I feel like it's a good omen.

　I hope it's a boy.
　'Yes but more than that, I want you to have a safe birth.

　It's already been three hours since the contractions started.
　It's too early to worry but....

　I squeezed Tetra's hand.
　The force of the basket naturally grew stronger.

　Then I heard the baby cry out.

　'Your Majesty!
　I'm coming!

　I hurriedly opened the door.
　There was Yulia, her face contorted in pain, sweating to the point that her hair was flattened to her cheeks.

　''Your Majesty, it's a healthy ... girl.''

　The birth mother hands me a girl.
　Her hair and eyes are the same gray color as mine, and her face looks like Yulia's, but her mouth looks like mine.
　........cute. My own children are exceptionally cute, after all.

　Whether it's a girl or a boy, it's the same.
　It's a little disappointing, but there's still more to come.

　''Yulia, well done!
　Ugh, um .........

　Yulia moans in pain. I've never seen Yulia with such a pained expression before.
　I hurriedly question the birth mother.

　'Is Yulia okay?　You look like you're in a lot of pain, but...
　It appears to be a twin. It will take some time. I'm sorry, Your Majesty will have to leave. It's likely they're breechcrafted, and...

　He tells me to leave because I'm in the dark and I'm in the way.
　I shift my gaze to Yulia. Yulia makes a pained smile.

　''That's okay ... so!　

　.........
　The only thing you could do with me there would be to hold my hand.
　Of course, I think it would be a great source of emotional support.

　But more than that, it's more likely to be a hindrance.
　There is a chance that the sorcerers and maternity mothers will be reserved or nervous about me.

　'Alright I'll just wait outside quietly.

　All I can do is pray.






　'You're late...'
　It's only seven hours, Alms. Birth can take up to two days. Just relax. It's going to be all right.

　Tetra admonishes me for walking around busily.
　But even though I know it in my head, it's hard to calm down.

　'But twins...'

　I'm sure they look just like each other...
　The girl who was born first she must look exactly the same as Sophia.

　

　I stared at the other side of the door.
　What a fuss.
　If it was born, I should have heard the baby...

　Let me see.

　I get up and try to open the door, but....
　Before that, a young sorcerer emerged from inside.

　''I'm sorry, Your Majesty. Please wait a moment longer.
　...What's going on?
　'Well...'
　'I hear what's going on!

　I yell at the sorcerer without thinking.
　The young sorcerer cowered.

　But he doesn't move from his spot.
　Shit!　What's going on?


　-It's disgusting. The amniotic fluid is in your blood. It's killing you, Julia. And the baby's not crying either. Maybe he can't even spit out the amniotic fluid. Wouldn't be easy for her to do that on her own, would it? -

　A small, girl's voice tickled my ears.
　A fairy.

　"Hey, you....

　-Well, you're in luck. I'll take care of it. Don't worry. I won't ask you to kill Mari instead. But I'd like you to take this opportunity to soften your attitude towards me...

　The baby's cries echoed at the same time as those whispers.
　I pushed the sorcerer away and entered the room.

　'Yulia!
　Al, Mous. I don't know what it is, but I want to help you.

　Julia smiled at me, painfully, but with a smile on her face. The spellcasters around me have expressions of surprise on their faces.
　The elf must have done something, I guess.

　I shifted my gaze to the birthmistress.
　To be exact, to the baby the birthmother is holding.

　It's a cute little baby with dark hair.

　Julia smiled proudly at me.

　''It's ... a boy.''

　I take the baby from the birth mother.
　I roll up the cloth and check it.

　...and it's definitely attached.
　About the size of a slug.

　"Good job, Uriah.

　I kissed Julia's cheek.
　Julia felt relieved and closed her eyes.

　She continued to sleep peacefully.
　She seemed to have fallen asleep from exhaustion.

　''Well, your name was chosen long ago.

　I talk to the dark-haired boy who sleeps just like his mother.

　I'm supposed to be the son of Mares, the god of war.
　So this boy's name is....

　"Marx. Your name is Marx.


________.

　-Marcus, the second emperor of the Romarian Empire.
　There will never be a 'second generation' as good as him in history.

　It is no exaggeration to say that the greatest fortune of the Romarian Empire, like a newborn baby, was that the second emperor was Emperor Marx.

　He completed the unfinished business of Emperor Almus, shored up the foundations, resolved most of the problems that Emperor Almus could not handle and the negative legacies that he had created, and, even a thousand years later, he drove out the "Devil," who is still called the "Strongest Enemy" in the history of Romalia, and overcame the biggest crisis since the founding of the country. For it was.

　The Romany Empire will change many times in the future.
　The same foundations were laid by the emperors Armes and Marx.

　Excerpt from The Imperial History of Romalia