“Heugh!”

“Haah!”

Back in the hotel, both Leaf and Ruli could be seen doing pushups. Sweat dripped from their forehead until it reached the ground, as they pushed themselves to the limits.

“Just five more.”

Aestrea, looking at them, spoke.

Right now, the training for those two had finally started, and for now, Aestrea would be the one leading their training.

But then, he would ask Chaerin to train them, since they were meant to be assassins and Chaerin was literally the best assassin in the world.

She had plenty of stuff to teach them about being an assassin.

It might be extremely harsh, but unfortunately, Aestrea didn’t have a lot of time, especially because of the vision he had received.

The first one he received happened a few days later after he experienced it, and Aestrea couldn’t know when this new one could happen, so he needed to prepare early.

After all, he didn’t know anything about the Pope himself.

Didn’t know how strong he was, nor what kind of power he used to completely annihilate his entire academy.

“Ah—Done!”

Surprisingly, both of them had finished at the same time.

Instantly, they lifted their heads, their eyes shining brightly, as if awaiting something.

And seeing this, Aestrea shook his head with a small smile.

The palms of his hands rested against their heads as he gently brushed their hair.

“Good job,” he said softly.

He continued patting their heads for a moment before finally stopping.

Their faces soured as soon as his hands left their heads.

“Training’s done for now. Go ahead and eat for now.”

They nodded eagerly, each giving a quick glance to one another before heading off to the dining room.

As soon as they left, Aestrea sighed deeply, furrowing his eyebrows.

“…Now, where can I get spell books for Water and Lightning?” he scratched his head in thought.

Borrowing from the academy was an option, but he couldn’t exactly leave the premises with them.

The second he did, an alarm would go off—his movements would be tracked, and he couldn’t afford that.

He could freeze time, sure, but that would burn through his mana for something that didn’t feel worth it right now.

“…Ah. I could talk with Yara…”

Aestrea muttered, going back to his bedroom.

He checked the room next to it and found a small portal forming.

“…It’s still going to take a while.”

This was the gate portal that he was going to use to travel to Yara and vice versa, but unfortunately, it would still take a week or two to finish.

He had already inserted the void energy and spent the materials to create it, however, the process of connecting two different points was extremely long.

E.g., if it were from one continent to another, it could even take years, but thankfully, the capital city, Eternum, wasn’t that far from Silverleaf.

“…That leaves me no choice.” Aestrea finally decided what he was going to do.

“I’ll simply create them myself and also teach them the ones I get my eyes on the library.” He turned around and went back to the dining room.

Next to the dining room was the living room, and as always, Lumi was sprawled on the sofa, like she was obsessed with it.

“Master?”

She called out as soon as she noticed Aestrea walking in, and her eyes quickly brightened up as she jumped into his arms directly.

Gurgle!

The slimy texture slammed against his chest, causing Aestrea to feel a bit of discomfort, but he still smiled towards her, ruffling her gurgling green hair.

“Did you change your height again? Why are you making yourself look like a child more and more?” He couldn’t help but ask as he noticed that her height had decreased once again.

“…Mhm! This way, I can feel more of Master’s warmth!” she giggled, showing her white teeth as her tiny arms wrapped tightly around him.

Aestrea’s smile only widened at her caring words before he took a seat on the sofa and turned on the television.

While he did that, Lumi rolled around, settling herself in a comfortable position before closing her eyes.

“…Nothing interesting is going on the TV…” he mumbled in a bored tone.

Creak!

“We’re back with the groceries!” Alaine’s voice echoed out.

Next to her was Chaerin, who decided to accompany her on a little trip to the market.

“Welcome back,” Aestrea replied, glancing at them before turning his eyes to the TV, hoping to find something interesting.

But even after a while, nothing appeared.

“Dammit… maybe I should train a little bit more.” Aestrea gently put the sleeping Lumi to the side, and was about to stand up…

“Hold it!”

That is, before Alaine interrupted him.

“Don’t you think your body needs a little bit of rest?” She asked seriously, and from the looks of it, it seems that she wouldn’t let go of this matter that easily.

“…I’ve already gotten enough rest.”

“You spent the whole afternoon training, besides, you even went to school today, who knows if you also didn’t train there?” Alaine continued sternly.

And somehow, she had completely hit the target.

Not only did Aestrea train at school, but he even had a duel with his buddies.

At her words, Aestrea leaned his head back slightly, closing his eyes for a brief moment before reopening his left eye.

“I’m bored.”

“…That’s no excuse to continue overexercising yourself.” Alaine sighed deeply.

She sat down next to Aestrea and then patted her lap.

Seeing this, Aestrea didn’t hesitate before shifting Lumi a little, cradling her in his arms, and moving his head to Alaine’s lap.

“…Where’s Chaerin?” he asked, looking up at Alaine’s breasts—eyes.

Honestly, even if he wanted to look at her eyes, he probably couldn’t because of the huge mounds hiding her stunning face.

“Bathroom.”

Alaine replied, moving her hands to his face, holding it gently.

Then, her right hand slowly moved upwards, reaching out to his hair before gently starting to graze her nails against it, brushing it lightly.

They stood like this for a while, but then, Chaerin appeared, and seeing the three of them like this, she also wanted to join them.

Her shyness had almost disappeared, but she still felt a bit… awkward to ask.

Fortunately, Aestrea noticed her out of the corner of his eye, shifting Lumi to his right arm, before stretching his left arm.

“Chaerin, come here.”

He motioned with his hand, and upon seeing this, Chaerin’s ears perched up as she approached him and lay herself on the left side of his chest while Lumi was on the right.

“Mhm~”

Chaerin smiled, ruffling her face against his chest before setting herself in a more comfortable position.

Aestrea ruffled her hair, gently touching the hair that touched her forehead before settling it behind her ears.

“…Big brother… we want to sleep too.”

Aestrea’s actions stopped.

“Pfft…”

And a laugh escaped Alaine’s lips.

Standing before them were both Leaf and Ruli, already wearing their pajamas while staring at Aestrea with pleading eyes.

Seeing those eyes, his heart almost melted, and then, he let out a long, tired sigh.

“…I-if you d-dont w-want—” Ruly shyly muttered, but was soon interrupted.

“Come here. There’s still some space left.”

Aestrea motioned over while holding both Lumi and Chaerin with his right arm before driving his left hand under the sofa and clicking a button.

Yelp!

“Ah!”

Alaine whined out as she suddenly felt her legs being lifted. She instantly looked forward and noticed that the sofa had expanded slightly in size.

She was a bit surprised but soon figured out that it was probably one of those sofas that could also unfold into a bed.

“Yay!”

The children cheered, quickly scrambling over to Aestrea, their faces lighting up with excitement.

They both grabbed his left arm, holding onto it with tight little hands.

But there was a slight issue—both of them couldn’t hold onto the same arm at once.

Leaf solved this by lowering herself and clinging to Aestrea’s waist, while Ruli adjusted, positioning herself higher and lying diagonally across the sofa so Leaf could comfortably fit between Aestrea and herself.

It worked somehow…

Hence, the entire ‘family’ was together on the unfolded sofa.

At that moment, the TV screen flickered and distorted, before a new channel abruptly replaced the one Aestrea had been watching.

“Huh?” Aestrea raised an eyebrow in interest.

But suddenly, his expression dropped completely.

“…Aestrea? Did something happen?” Noticing his bland expression, Alaine asked in concern before turning her eyes to the TV.

[…BREAKING NEWS: The Royal Academy has formed an alliance with Silverleaf Academy!]

[Due to the appearance of an S-rank Dungeon in Silverleaf, the Headmistress of the Royal Academy has arranged a temporary partnership, sending students from both academies to tackle the dungeon together!]

[Additionally, the Second Princess of the Empire, along with the Hero and their companions, are set to arrive at Silverleaf shortly…]

“Fuck…”

Aestrea cursed under his breath.

“…Why am I always so damned unlucky?”

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