Raised the Villainous Daughter and Ran Away

Side Story III. Our twins are geniuses.

November 20th, the day the twins were born.

It was designated as a special commemorative day for the Duke of Peacock.

During the process, there was some noise from the parents, asking if they should designate every birth of a child as a memorial day, but Frances stubbornly pushed through and it was possible.

After that, she took a break from the front line and focused on raising her children, saying that a mother’s presence is irreplaceable, and naturally, I took care of the work of the Duke.

You used to be so stubborn that you didn’t want your child to do anything, but now that you have a child, you don’t need any of the little things.

A year or so later, we took our time and devoted ourselves to raising our children.

“El, Anna? Mom is here!”

Frances, crouching down, spread her arms and smiled brightly. Elle and Anna were walking in front of her.

France’s personal servants, including Helena, helped the children develop their sense of balance.

“Ugh.”

Anna started to walk, babbling. The sight of her approaching her mother with her little legs and feet was… … .

It was such a happy moment.

“Ena? El? Slow down!”

As the children’s pace quickened a bit, Frances’ expression hardened slightly. She seemed anxious, worried that she might fall.

“Your Majesty, Miss. There is no need to be in such a hurry.”

Helena smiled faintly as she looked at the trembling legs.

Previously, five steps were the limit, but now it’s up to seven steps.

If we just take three more steps, the children will be able to hug Frances.

“Ugh… … .”

It seemed like they were getting close to their limit, but it was Ena who took the first step.

Through this process, I was able to see the personalities of the children. Anna was a very lively and curious type. Elle was unusually quiet for a child and her thoughts were incomprehensible.

However, both of them loved their mother, France, very much.

“Ugh!”

Finally, Anna took a step forward and was the first to be hugged by Frances. Holding the child in her arms, her eyes sparkled with a smile that seemed to hold the world in her hands.

“Jin, look at this! Our Enaga…!”

Frances was speechless with emotion. I smiled and stroked Ena’s head. Her black hair and shining golden eyes, which resembled mine, swayed.

“That’s great, Anna.”

“wealth.”

Ena nodded her head with a proud expression as if she had already understood what I said. The corners of her mouth went up involuntarily because she looked so cute.

“Boo!”

Eldo, who couldn’t just watch this sight, also increased his speed. All the servants, including Helena and Lenya, clung to him and prioritized safety.

“Your Majesty! If you do something wrong, you will fall!”

“Slowly, slowly!”

“Ugh!”

In the end, Elle, with her trembling legs, was held in France’s arms by the help of her servants. Seeing everyone’s smiling faces made my heart flutter.

“Eldo is here. You did a great job.”

Frances held Anna and Elle in her arms and stroked their heads. The children smiled brightly, pleased with their mother.

“jin…….”

Suddenly Frances looked at me with a serious face. Her firm eyes seemed to have made up her mind about something.

“Our children are definitely geniuses. To celebrate this, let’s hold a festival in the dukedom. We’ll pay for all the expenses, invite all the magicians from the magic tower, and even have a fireworks display.”

As always, Frances was quite the doting father and daughter.

“… Isn’t it too early to hold the festival? Anna and Elle haven’t even invited their mom and dad yet.”

I pulled Frances’ shoulder and chuckled.

“How about saving the celebration for that glorious moment?”

“You opened it then, and you can’t open it now? The Duke’s house has money left over… … .”

Frances, who does not give in to such persuasion.

It was like this when the twins were first born, when they started babbling, when the first babies started crawling.

“France. Normally, a festival like this only happens once. If you do it every time, it gets boring.”

He smiled faintly and patted her shoulder. Frances still looked regretful, but soon nodded.

“okay…….”

“… … .”

Every time I see you with such a dead face, I want to do everything for you.

“Then let’s have a festival the moment Ena and Elle call their mom and dad. It will last for a month.”

When I said that, Frances’ face brightened a little.

“Really? I thought you didn’t have any affection for me because you always opposed me.”

“That’s scary. I always think about the kids and you.”

As I shrugged my shoulders with a sheepish grin, Frances patted me on the shoulder and laughed heartily. Her smile was like that of a child.

That’s why blood is thicker than water.

“Then, in preparation for that time─”

“Oh my god.”

“…?”

For a moment, I thought I had misheard, so I looked at Ena and Elle. The two of them opened their mouths while keeping their gaze fixed on France.

“Oh my god.”

“Uh… Ma.”

Did she understand what we were saying? Why did she suddenly call me Mom? But there was nothing particularly strange about it.

Since I was at the age where I could babble and walk, it wasn’t strange for me to call them “Mom” or “Dad” at any time.

“Jin, do you think our children understood what I said?!”

Frances said with sparkling eyes.

“What should I do! Our kids really are geniuses!”

Frances, who was finally holding the children in her arms and rubbing their cheeks, was so funny that I couldn’t stop smiling.

“Ena, Elle? Can you say Mom again?”

Frances swallowed as she looked at the children, anticipation and tension harmoniously blending.

“Wow… Oh my…!”

“Oh my god!”

Even though she still had trouble pronouncing it, she heard it clearly. The children recognized Frances and called her “Mom.”

“!!!”

Frances’s expression when she heard those words was beyond words. Her face melted with deep happiness.

“Jin… As expected, our child is definitely a genius… … .”

She was right. Our children are definitely geniuses.

“Then, whose child is it?”

I smiled and crouched down to meet the children’s eyes.

“Want to call me dad too? Dad.”

“… … .”

“… … .”

He just stares at me with his shining golden eyes, but he’s strangely silent. When he called Frances, he must have been full of passion and effort… … .

“Ena? El? Dad─”

“Ugh.”

“right.”

“… … .”

Why only me…?

* * *

As promised to Frances, I decided to throw a festival since the kids called me Mom.

I really regret not calling you dad, I feel sad, sorrowful, bitter, and like I could cry… … .

‘A promise is a promise.’

Anyway, the Duke’s family decided to cover all the costs for the festival, and they scheduled a fireworks display for the magicians of the Magic Tower to gather every Sunday, the last day of the weekend.

Also, the day before the fireworks, there is someone who is brought in with great difficulty to give you a mystical experience.

as soon as…….

“It is an honor to meet you, Your Highness the Duchess of Descartes. I am Irijenna Pigone, the animation director of Jongwon Company, dispatched from Pantheon.”

He is an executive who runs Jang Jong-won’s cultural business. When I sent him a letter, he agreed to send me immediately.

‘But Jongwon Company?’

It’s a pretty good name. Not as good as France Corporation, though.

“Nice to meet you, Irijeonna Pigonne.”

I thought it would be rude to remain silent, so I held out my hand. Irijeon smiled brightly and shook my hand.

The reason I invited him was none other than to show him the illusion magic animation that I had previously seen in Pantheon.

Since we’ve built a lot of stages, the residents of Gongjakryeong will be able to see them without fail.

“The business trip took longer than expected, so I don’t have much time to prepare. I’d like to talk about the schedule right away. Is that okay?”

I nodded in agreement. Even though we came by boat, it was still quite a distance from here to the Pantheon.

“Then let’s go to the reception room.”

I went with him and sat down in the reception room facing each other. While Helena was serving honey tea, Irijeona Pigone took out a box, saying it was a gift from the chairman.

“Alcohol and various seasonings. He said that His Highness the Duke would be very pleased.”

“Thank you. I’ll make sure to pack a lot for you when you get back.”

“Haha, I am so grateful.”

I gave the gifts to Helena. Among them was aloe tea, which she also liked, and a smile came to my face.

“Now, let’s move on to talking about the schedule.”

The Irijeona Pigones recited the schedule they had prepared.

The screenings are held every Saturday, and the animations that appear on each stage are different. The illusionary magic shown is all Jang Jong-won’s original creation.

Although it is not much different from the creations that existed on Earth, the hunter genre with a modern background was strangely popular.

“That’s about it.”

“hmm.”

I took the documents he handed me and read the list.

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-Animation List-

I alone am becoming stronger.

Omniscient point of view.

The youngest daughter of a wealthy family.

A SSS-class hunter who died and came back to life.

All screenings are under 3 hours long.

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“… … .”

These are famous works that even I, who don’t know much about them, know. This is a blatant plagiarism.

“These are the animations that will be screened. Since the chairman asked us to provide the best service, we prepared only the most popular works.”

Something feels a little off, though… … .

‘… It’s a different world here, you know.’

I decided to just let it slide.

“Did you bring all the welcome wizards?”

“Of course. We brought him in as a key personnel.”

“Good. I’ll definitely pay for the travel expenses and bonuses.”

Of course, if it’s Jongwon, he’ll obviously refuse to return the favor, saying, “What’s this between us? A gift for the children’s first birthday party.” So, you have to send it unilaterally, like a gift.

“Is this all we need to talk about right now?”

“Yes. We will start preparing right away.”

As I said earlier, time is of the essence. I nodded and answered.

“I understand. Oh, your guide will be our family’s head butler, Flügel. If there’s anything else you need to prepare for the stage, just let him know.”

Irijeona Pigonne said, “Thank you for your consideration,” and left the room after politely greeting him.

‘That’s it for the screening we prepared.’

The remaining part is to secure the festival stores, which is being prepared by Viscount Elvan, and the fireworks display is being prepared by Kazar, the general manager of the Magic Tower.

‘Now all that’s left is… … .’

Security issues.

Although the Duchy is said to be cleaner and safer than other territories due to the influence of Exceed, safety and security issues are always a problem in places where people gather.

‘hmm.’

I didn’t want to mobilize the knights of the family. I wanted to give them a vacation if possible, since they would also like to enjoy the festival with their families.

‘Then I guess Exceed would be good.’

Seldas is the type who absolutely hates festivals, so he’s a perfect fit. Based on my experience and feelings so far, the assassins who follow him won’t be any different.

‘Let’s send it right away.’

I sent a request to Seldas through a letter. As you know, the content was to take charge of security for the upcoming festival to commemorate the birth of Descartes’ successor.

‘If I see your face, it will be a long time since I saw you.’

I hadn’t seen him in over a year since last time, but since he was better at taking care of himself than anyone else, I wasn’t particularly curious about his recent activities.

‘This is it.’

After finishing all the work, I left the office. I have to go see my twins quickly.

‘Will you call me dad today…?’

When we entered the children’s playroom, our twins were spending time with Frances.

“Are you here?”

“Yeah. Our twins!”

I rubbed my cheeks with the children I was holding in my arms. Elle and Anna also seemed to like it and laughed heartily.

but…….

“El? Anna? Daddy’s here.”

“…right.”

“Boo.”

He just greeted me with a smile, but didn’t call me dad.

“El, Anna? Do you want me to call you Daddy? Ah- Pa-.”

“wealth.”

“right.”

“… … .”

All I get in return is laughter. These guys must be teasing me on purpose.

“You’ll call me someday, right? El, Ena?”

“wealth.”

“right.”

“… … .”

I want to hear Dad’s voice too… … .