Daughter of His Majesty and Farnay from the future my granddaughter, is it?

　Sitting on the couch in the room, a pouting Fianna with her granddaughter, Yoshino, hugging her. I asked everyone else to leave their seats for a moment. It's going to get complicated.
　It's just me, Sakura, Fiana-san and Yoshino in this room.

''I know it might be a little hard to believe, but...''
''Ah, no, time-space magic.......since magic that controls time and space exists, such things are theoretically possible. And moreover, I think it's not impossible if it's His Majesty, who has no common sense and is substandard.

　

'So what is it about Yoshino that your mother can't accept?
'Oh, it's not about Yoshino-chan. I never thought I would become a grandmother all of a sudden, so I'm not prepared for it. I felt old all of a sudden.

　Fianna, who sat face-to-face with Sakura's pursuit, replied with a bitter smile. You're there. I know what you're thinking.
　When Grandma Tokie told me the kids were coming, I didn't know what to do and panicked.

I didn't know what to do, and I panicked.
Oh, my. I wonder if I should be happy about it.

　Fianna gives a troubled smile at Yoshino's very commonplace words.

'Yoshino must love his grandmother.
'Yes!　He's always playing with me and teaching me things. They've taught me magic too.

　Magic too? As I recall, Sakura's six-attribute magic is appropriate for water and darkness. It's a good idea to make sure that you're not going to be able to get away with it.
　It's hard to teach well if the aptitudes are different. Fianna-san, like Yoshino, seems to have the aptitudes of fire and wind. It's unusual for a person to have multiple attributes, but as expected from the magical kingdom of Felsen.

''I didn't expect to see my grandson's face so soon.
We're the same way.

　You never know what's going to happen in your life. You never know what's going to happen in life, like being struck by God's lightning and going to another world.

Did you tell His Majesty the Devil King about this?
'Oh.... I was wondering what I should do. We can't just talk to Fiana-san and not talk to His Majesty, can we?

　When I glanced to the side, I saw Sakura sitting next to me, looking away with a blatantly disgusted look on her face. You don't like it that much?

''It's not that I don't want you to meet Yoshino. I don't like what happens afterwards. I can see what he does after I let him see her, and I can see it in his hands. I'll be absolutely frantic. Annoying. Annoying.

　Yeah, that's easy for me to imagine, too. The tension would definitely be a blast. No, will I cry?　I guess I'm going to cry. But it's still annoying anyway.

When Yoshino was born, it was an outrageous thing, wasn't it?　Maybe a celebration parade with Xenoas up and running...
I heard that Uncle Fallon and your grandfather had a big fight the day I was born.

　Huh?　Uncle Fallon, the prince of Xenoas?　Brainiacs. Why would I get in a fight with my granddaughter on her birthday?

"My grandfather has decided to quit being the Witch King of Xenoas and move to Brünnhild. I think they got into a big fight in Brunhild's castle about it being too much of a big deal.
Oh....

　I mean, I don't know if we had a fight in our house. I could picture that scene vividly, but....
　That's why Fallon's brother-in-law would be livid. He's going to throw the national government over his granddaughter's head, you know. It's too irresponsible.

I heard that he calmed down after being chided by grandmother. But even now, she's still trying to quit her job as a demon king.
You're trying your best in the wrong direction...

　Even in the future, apparently that guy is still the same........ Hmmm, what to do?　Do you really want to teach?　I have a feeling that this will only cause an unwanted disturbance...

What are we going to do, Sakura?
'It's a real pain in the ass and I don't want them to see them. But then it would make it harder for the other kids to see their grandparents.

　Hmmm ... well, yeah. Since Yumina and Sue's kids haven't arrived yet, it's only at Frey and Arcia's place, but in any case, the kings will meet each other at the World Congress or something. If the topic of my grandchildren comes up at that time, His Majesty the Demon King will know that he's the only one who's been hired. When I think about that, my head hurts now.
　I still think we should let them meet first. It's a good thing that Yoshino wants it that way too.

''Well then, let's call the other side and go to Xenoas.......''
Um, may I come with you?
'What?　Fiana, too?
I mean, if His Majesty runs out of control, I'll be there to stop him.

　It was. Without him, we'll have to use force to stop him. I don't think that's a good idea for a king. It would be an international incident.

"At worst, I'll stop him. "Worst case scenario, I'll stop him and we won't have an international incident.

　Yikes, I'm not so sure about that!
　Sakura is my daughter, but she's also Queen Brunhild, so I think it's still a bad idea!
　With a hint of uncertainty, we decided to go to Xenoas.


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Therefore, this child will be my daughter, Yoshino. To His Majesty the Demon King, she is his granddaughter, but.... Um, are you listening to me?

　While sitting deeply on the couch, I call out to His Majesty the Demon King, who has stopped with a straight face.
　In a room in the Demon King's Castle of Xenoas, Manmaiden 《Pandemonium》, we were explaining to him about the Yoshino we brought with us.

''...........................''
Hey, Dad. What's going on?
Father?

　His Majesty the Demon King froze and didn't move, and Faron and Fares, who were also Sakura's older brothers, who were seated on both sides, called out to him.
　They had these two men sit with them as well. To Yoshino, they're both uncles, so they're both uncles to him.
　There are only seven people in this room: me, Sakura, Yoshino, Fiana-san, His Majesty the Demon King, Fallon and Fares. All of them are Yoshino's relatives.
　His Majesty the Demon King, who was frozen like a stone statue, moved his head to the side like a rusty machine moving, and turned his gaze to Yoshino who was sitting beside me.

''........Grandson?''
Yeah.
"My?
I'm Sakura's daughter.

　His Majesty the Demon King is staring at Yoshino. Yoshino said, '? He gave a small tilt of his head.

''Much like when Farnese was little........ No, but.........

　Oh, I guess I still don't believe it. Well, I guess that's not surprising. Yeah, I know.

"Yoshino, can you pull up a horn?
Okay.

　A small silver horn grows out of the top of Yoshino's ear in response to my words.

''Oh!''

　Seeing this, not only His Majesty the Demon King, but also the two princes raised their voices.
　A king's horn. A sign of the Demon Royal Clan. They have the same thing growing on their heads.

''At your age, you can't even have a king's horn...''
You're completely in control of your magic. That's amazing, son.

　My two uncles murmured in admiration as they looked at the horns of the reeds. I glanced at the cherry blossoms beside them, and they seemed to be somewhat smug. Well, I feel the same way.
　His Majesty the Demon King wandered up from his seat and crouched down beside Yoshino, making eye contact with her.

''........Are you really my grandson?''
'Yes. Grandfather.

　Yoshino chuckles, as if his seriousness is funny. Yeah, my daughter is so cute!

'Grandson?!'
It's my grandson.
'Right!　Your granddaughter!
My granddaughter!

　His Majesty the Demon King is holding the laughing Yoshino, who is smiling and laughing, and lifting him up as if he is high.

It's not a good idea.

　Sakura hurriedly floats back up, but when she sees Yoshino laughing happily, she slumps down on the couch again. Fianna-san, sitting next to her, laughs at Sakura like that.

''Yoshino?!　How old are the reeds!
I'm nine.
Nine years old!　You look smart for your age!
"Heh, heh, heh. Not really.

　In the arms of His Majesty the Demon King, Yoshino smiles as if embarrassed. Seeing that, His Majesty the Demon King trembles, ''Oh.......''

''Duke Brunhild!　My grandson is so cute!
What do you mean, of course. That's my boy.

　Don't be so obvious. How can my child not be pretty? Anyone says that, they're blind.

"Does Yoshino like anything?
Candy!
Well, you like candy. Hey, Fallon. "I want all the money you can get for our confectionery business. I'm going to make Xenophobia a sweets superpower.
Huh?

　Fallon froze in surprise at the smiling words he told her. Xenoas is the land of the demon race. The demon tribe is a nation of demons, and they eat everything. Taste is of secondary importance to them. There are times when they have sweets in their own right, but they are not as refined as in other countries, and most of them are simple baked goods and dried fruit.
　I don't think there's anything wrong with attempting to amend that, but it's too abrupt. No wonder Fallon is surprised. It's already spiraling out of control.

'One of these days I'll buy you a roomful of candy. Is there anything else you'd like to do?
Well, would you like to take a picture with your grandmother?
'　I like that!　All right, let's take the shot now, let's take it now!

　Ukiyoo His Majesty the Demon King put down Yoshino and took out his own mass-produced smartphone from his pocket and handed it to Fares. ''Eh, me?'' Fares takes the phone with a look on his face.

'Hey, okay?　If you do anything shaky, you'll be forgiven...?
What...?

　Fares holds up the phone he received while pulling slightly at his father's dossy words.
　With Yoshino in the middle, Fiana-san and His Majesty the Demon King sit on either side of him. Yoshino squeezes the arms of the grandfather and grandmother on both sides.
　　Because Yoshino is our baby, right?

'Yes, I'll take a picture...'

　There was a click, a shutter sound, and the shot was over. I managed to get a good shot, and Fares was letting out a breath of relief.

FARNE: "FARNE, would you like to join us?　Let's take a family photo together!
I don't mind. It's a pain in the ass.
You can take a picture with me, too.
Okay.

　I turned down a father's invitation to take a picture with his daughter, but I accepted her invitation immediately. It was just like the cherry blossoms, but...

"Take a picture with the king, too.
Yeah, me too?
We're family.

　Well, yeah. I'm not very good at these kinds of pictures.
　But I have no reason to refuse, so with Sakura's hand in hand, we stand together behind the three people sitting on the sofa.

''Yes, as is -........''

　Fares snaps the shutter a few times, just as he did earlier. I'm kind of nervous about this kind of commemorative photo....
　His Majesty the Demon King goes to Fares, who has finished taking pictures hurriedly, to check the images.

''Mm!　Very photogenic!　Let's make this our standby screen from today!

　I look at the picture I took as if I were looking at it from beside the excited His Majesty the Demon King.
　Hm. It's certainly a good picture. The best thing about it is that the Yoshino in the center is smiling. The cherry blossom is a little puffy, though. I'm smiling a little too.

"Grandfather, send me a picture of that, too.
Oh, that's good. So we'll trade addresses.

　His Majesty the Demon King, who had become completely delirious, was exchanging messages with Yoshino on his phone, while the two sons of Fallon and Fares were looking at him as if they were looking at a rare animal.

'I've never seen a father like that........ It's slightly creepy........
''You're so delirious to the point of being prodigal........ This is what a grandson fool would be like........

　Even though His Majesty the Demon King gave him a dumbfounded and warm look, he didn't respond to it. It seemed that he could only see Yoshino completely.

''That's right!　Yoshino, I'll show you the inside of the castle. Just yesterday, we received a rare stuffed monster beast...

　His Majesty's Demon King, who was holding hands and going to leave the room with Yoshino, was grabbed firmly by a panicked Fallon by the shoulder.

"Hey, hey, dad!　You've got a meeting with the merchants' union guys after this!　You're going to stand up to me?　I don't care how many grandchildren I have, which is more important.
Of course it's my grandson!

　His Majesty the Demon King howled with a bite. Fallon is crunching and choking on his words.
　

It's too much trouble. Okay, Fallon. I leave you the Demon King. You are now the Demon King of Xenoa. Do it all.
'Huh!　Screw you, you f*cking father!

　Wow, that's a hell of a thing to say. Isn't this an event for when Yoshino is born in the future?　Did I make it happen too soon?

You're taking over anyway, whether you're fast or slow!
'I'm not giving up until I get a wife!　Which one of you is the one who said that, you bastard!
"Come to think of it, you don't get to have a wife for another hundred years!　I can't wait!
You said that?

　Well, I heard that in the matchmaking at the masquerade ball we did before, Fares got a few inquiries, but Fallon's was wiped out.
　Faron and His Majesty the Demon King, who had been hit in the sore spot, were about to start a grappling fight, and when I tried to stop them, Yoshino stood in front of them before I could do so.

''You two can't fight!　Don't get along!
"...yes...

　At Yoshino's blackmail, the two men who were grabbing each other as if pressurized leave.
　Oooh, scary......... Even though he's small, he has gall, this kid........

''Grandfather, you have to do your job properly!　Your irresponsible work is a nuisance to everyone!
Oh, um, I'm sorry...
'You too, Uncle!　They're just like monkeys if they start messing with you too soon!　Your uncle is a monkey!
No, no. Yeah, my bad...

　Yoshino scolded the two, who were completely atrophied. They're the first and second greatest people in the country, though.
　We brought Fiona with us in case His Majesty went out of control, but we didn't need her.

"She's just like a mother scolding her children. Blood shall not prevail.
Do you think so?　.... am I like that?

　Sakura is impressed and Fiana is confused. Yeah, if you ask me, it might be like that. Fianna scolding the naughty boy at school is like that.
　Being kind to children isn't the only way to educate them. You have to scold them and make them reflect on what they're doing.
　Hmmm, I wonder if I can scold my children.... I'm worried.
　I was savoring the delicate air as I looked at my daughter, who before I knew it, made them sit upright and started lecturing them, when I heard a knock on the door, reservedly. The one who came in was Sirius, a dark elf who was also the guard of His Majesty the Demon King and the Knight Commander of Xenoas.

''Excuse me while we chat. Your Majesty, I have some plans for the rest of the day, so it's time for me to...''
No!　I don't want to do any work!　I'm going to play with the reeds!
Grandfather?
I'll tell you about it some other time...

　Once His Majesty the Demon King blurted out his true feelings, but he became small as Yoshino stared at him. I don't know which one is the child.
　I'm not trying to comfort you, but I call out to His Majesty the Demon King who is depressed.

''Yoshino can use [teleportation], so you can meet him anytime.
'Really...?　...Farnay can use it, but I've hardly ever been here, have I?
''Well it's not nice for a married queen to pompously return to her parents' home because it's not good publicity. I have no ill will.

　Sakura, who was gazed at by His Majesty the Demon King with a jittery look, replied quietly. Is it true?
　In the first place, I think Sakura is referring to Sirius-san's Frennel family that she was taking care of, not this castle, but Sirius-san's Frennel family that she was taking care of.......

Yoshino, I'll definitely call you later, okay?
'You can call, but once a day, no long calls. You can call them once a day, but no long calls. And don't call after 7pm. After 7:00 p.m., it's parent-child time. If you're a bad influence on Yoshino, I'll have you rejected immediately.
Tough!

　His Majesty the Demon King unintentionally exclaimed at Sakura's too detailed designation. No, I think it's a fair point too. Otherwise, this person would call me all day long. No matter what time of day. It's annoying indeed.
　Also, I'm not going to let Yoshino go to Xenoas alone just because of the [Teleportation]. I'm going to have someone from Amber and others assigned to escort me after having them properly report in advance.

''Ora, dad, let's go!　Fares, take care of the rest.
All right, brother.
'Ugghhhh!　Just a little more!　Can't you do a little more to help?!
Come on, man!

　His Majesty the Demon King exits the room as Fallon catches his cloak and drags him away.
　He's still the noisy one. I'm really tired........

Excuse me, noisy father...
Oh, no. Thank you for your help....
I'm really tired...

　Perhaps reading my sentiments, Fares bows his head to me.
　Even though he was deprived of the right to succeed to the throne because of his affair with Sakura, he is also the second prince, and he is still involved in the governmental affairs of Xenoas. In time, when his eldest brother 《Fallon》 ascends the throne, he will be his right hand man.
　I can see the struggling position under that brainy prince, but....... I'm already feeling tired. I'd like to do something to help you out, but........

I know this is a time like this, but can you come to our storeroom as we promised before?　I think it's a distraction in some ways.

　Not the 'library' of Babylon, but the stacks of Brunhild Castle are full of rare books and other items. He remembered that Fares had been interested in it during a blind date party before.

''E........!　Are you sure?　Am I disturbing you?
Not at all. If you see something you like, I can lend it to you. I'll let Yoshino show you. Is that alright?　Yoshino.
'Yes!　I'll show Uncle Fares to our house!
Ha, 'uncle'. I feel like I'm getting awfully old.

　Fares answers Yoshino with a bitter smile. It seems everyone feels that way after all.
　For now, Yoshino's side is fine. The other two are the Restia Knight Kingdom, where Frey's grandfather is located, and the Regulus Empire on Aasia's side. I don't think these two countries will be as troublesome as this one, though. Huh, well.