"Well, I suppose it's fine for them to treat Wald-san and Rosalie-san as a brother and sister…—"
"Of course!"
"Of course it is."
I was about to explain that even with the complicated family situation, treating them as little siblings wouldn't cause any problems, but before I could finish, Wald-san and Rosalie-san both gave their consent.
"Ah, yeah, it looks like it's all fine, so you two can be spoiled like their little brother and sister. But remember, your own brother's child is called a nephew or niece, and from the baby's perspective, Allen and Elena will be their uncle and aunt."
"Got it~!"
"Remembered~!"
Taking this opportunity, I made sure they understood the family terminology.
After that, the doctor who had arrived examined Rosalie-san and confirmed without a doubt that she was pregnant.
"Make sure she rests and doesn't push herself. Some light exercise and nutritious meals, alright? Good, understood!"
Wald-san listened carefully to the doctor's instructions and nodded firmly.
In my opinion, Wald-san is definitely going to be overprotective… hopefully I'm wrong.
""Are you alright?""
"Yes, I'm fine. I'm sorry for interrupting what you were doing because of me."
""It's fine!""
"What were you doing with Mother?"
"Um, we were talking!"
"Talking about our trip!"
Allen and Elena repositioned themselves on the sofa on either side of Rosalie-san, snuggling up to her affectionately.
""Ah! We've got lots of souvenirs! —Oniichan, the souvenirs!""
"Hold on a minute!"
""Ehh~~~""
Just as the kids urged me to take out the souvenirs, Wald-san frantically interrupted.
"Your souvenirs… I just know there's bound to be something shocking! If you show that to Rosalie-san now, she might get unwell!"
""But it's fine~""
"No! Absolutely not!"
Well, the teleportation magic tool and the gemstone branches are definitely surprising.
That said, Rosalie-san strikes me as someone with a big heart… I feel like she'd just calmly say "That's amazing" and let it pass. But still, given the circumstances, it's probably best not to surprise her unnecessarily.
"Then how about this: Wald-san can receive the shocking ones later, and for now, we only give Rosalie-san the ones we want her to have."
"Okay~"
"Let's do that~"
"… Eh? No, that's also a bit…"
Deciding to entrust the shocking souvenirs to Wald-san for safekeeping, I noticed him looking slightly flustered.
"Alright, the ones for Rosalie-san are…"
"A brooch!"
"Fur!"
""And…?""
"Well, let's start with the brooch."
I took out the brooches for Rosalie-san, Rebecca-san, and for Almeria-san, Granvelio's wife, who wasn't present.
"My~"
"My, oh my!"
Allen opened the box for Rebecca-san, and Elena did the same for Rosalie-san, revealing the brooches inside. I placed the remaining one for Almeria-san on the table.
"These are exquisite pieces."
"They really are. Oh, they all have matching designs."
"Yes, they each have slight differences, but I had similar designs made for the women of the Ruven and Risner families, as well as for Elena, Feat, and Mile. Though Elena's will need to be remade."
I explained that it was a set of matching accessories for the nine of them (counting the two beasts).
"Oh dear, Elena's is missing?"
"I gave it away~"
"There was one, but… we forgot to prepare one for Loretta-chan, the Risner family's youngest. So Elena kindly gave hers to her. That's why we'll be remaking Elena's."
"That's right, there was a little one, wasn't there? —Elena, you're so sweet."
"Ehehe~"
Due to time constraints in Bailey, I couldn't order a replacement there, so I'm planning to visit a jeweler soon.
"I also intend to have matching hair accessories made. I'll need your help with the designs, Rebecca-san, Rosalie-san."
"Oh my! Of course, I'd love to help."
"I'd be happy to assist as well."
After explaining about the hair accessories, I secured their cooperation. I'd like to get that started soon too.
"Still, the butterfly craftsmanship on these is extraordinary. It must have taken a lot of time to make."
""That one's a souvenir from the dungeon!""
"Oh?"
"Ah, yes. The butterflies weren't crafted, we obtained them from the Dungeon of Precious Stones.'"
I pulled the glass butterflies, intended for the hair accessories, out of my infinite storage to show them.
"My, so they came from a dungeon."
"We also got flowers~"
"And cute glass beads!"
Following Allen and Elena's words, I took out the flowers and glass beads we got along with the butterflies.
"I plan to use these for the hair accessories too."
"They're all such beautiful items."
"They look like glass, but with those intricate patterns, they rival gemstones."
"That's true. Maybe not for evening parties, but they'd be perfect for tea parties or outings."
Rebecca-san and Rosalie-san's eyes sparkled as they eagerly discussed the accessories. Women really do love this kind of thing.
On the other hand, Wald-san was… quietly watching, unable to get a word in. His previous strict opposition had completely disappeared—it was actually a bit amusing.
"And next…"
I stacked the Water Bear pelts onto the table.
"Fur, hmm. It's very high-quality."
"Yes, and such a beautiful blue color."
"It's Water Bear fur!"
"We gathered it in the dungeon!"
"There's enough for everyone, so I thought maybe they could be made into coats for winter…"
"Hey, hey, Water Bear fur is expensive, you know. And you gathered this much? How many days did that take?"
Rebecca-san and Rosalie-san admired the fur openly, but Wald-san looked at the large pile in disbelief.
"Gathering the fur…"
"About an hour?"
"Hah!? You gathered this much in just an hour!?"
""Probably~?""
I don't remember exactly, but it really didn't take that long.
"Takumi-san and Allen-chan, Elena-chan… you three really are amazing."
"Yes, truly incredible."
""Ehehe~""
Rebecca-san and Rosalie-san praised them, and Allen and Elena beamed with joy. Just then, Matthias-san entered the room.
"I'm home. I heard Takumi-kun and the twins returned?"
""Ojiisama~! We're back~""
Allen and Elena ran to Matthias-san and hugged him tightly.
"Welcome back. You two have grown, haven't you?"
""We grew?""
"Yeah, I think you've gotten taller since before your trip."
""Ohhh~""
It seems Allen and Elena have been growing steadily.
"Matthias-san, we're back. Do Allen and Elena really look bigger to you?"
"Welcome back, Takumi-kun. When you're with them all the time, physical growth is hard to notice. But there's no doubt they've grown."
I've noticed changes in their speech and behavior sometimes, but physically too, huh.
"Allen's going to be a big brother!"
"Elena's going to be a big sister!"
"Hmm?"
At their sudden declaration, Matthias-san tilted his head in confusion.
Well, I guess it's not surprising he doesn't understand… looks like there's still plenty of room for growth when it comes to their communication skills.