The news quickly spread that the Imperial Palace would mark the day of the prophecy on which the three transcendent children were born as Children’s Day.
“Children’s Day? It’s a very unique anniversary.”
“Hey, Her Majesty Frey is not someone who creates meaningless anniversaries.”
“well… anyway, it’s great that the three transcendents come out to the square in a carriage.”
“Because even Lydia, who has been in the palace the entire time, never crossed the castle walls during official events.”
People had a strong perception that the transcendent was a child sent by God.
Naturally, people flocked to see them as they arrived in the square by horse-drawn carriage.
All the accommodations and restaurants nearby are fully booked and can no longer receive guests.
‘I don’t know about anything else, but it’s certainly good for the economy.’
‘It’s a good thing we have festivals at this time of year, otherwise business would be so-so.’
‘After all, the next Emperor is a man of commerce, so maybe she also had this in mind.’
Although it wasn’t Frey’s intention, many were grateful to her for creating a new large-scale event in the off-season.
Soon, the day of prophecy on which the transcendents were born dawned.
“Frey, let’s go.”
“I hope the children are sleeping.”
Daniel and Frey secretly headed to the children’s bedroom in the early morning when the children were asleep.
With both hands full of the gifts the children always wanted to receive.
―Clik
Frey went into Lydia’s room first.
Lydia was the most mature of the three, but she always kicked off the blanket and curled up when she slept.
‘You’re going to catch a cold.’
Frey put down the gift the child wanted at Lydia’s bedside and picked up the blanket. She covered her with the blanket and was about to carefully go out of the room, but Lydia held her hand.
“Frey….”
“…?!”
‘Could it be that she woke up?’
Frey swallowed dry saliva and held his breath.
Luckily, Lydia had only muttered in her deep sleep.
‘Thank goodness, she must be dreaming about me, by the way.’
‘When Lydia was calling me and smiling even in her dreams, my heart was warming.’
Frey kissed Lydia’s forehead and then quietly left the room.
For some reason, Frey felt like she would remember the warmth she felt when Lydia held her hand for a long time.
“Daniel. I’m done…Daniel?”
On the other hand, Daniel, who was in charge of delivering gifts from Damon and Arsene, was in trouble.
“I’m sure the room was clean before I went to sleep last night.”
“Well…did they play soccer before going to bed?”
The room was a mess, as if the two kids had done something else before going to bed.
“Wooooh―”
“Haa….”
The two of them were even lying on the carpet on the floor, covering each other with a blanket, leaving the bed intact.
‘Children at this age really don’t understand’
Frey smiled and entered the room cautiously.
There were a few times when she almost stepped on a toy, but she was able to get to the children’s bed safely.
“Happy birthday, Damon, Arsene.”
Daniel whispered sweetly before he moved them both back to the bed.
Frey put down the gift and left the room.
The next day, as soon as nine o’clock in the morning, the children’s raised voices echoed through the Heir’s palace.
“Woahh!”
“It’s a birthday present!”
“I got it too!”
The children gathered in Lydia’s room and began to unwrap the presents. This was because Damon and Arsene’s room was messy and there was no space to open the presents.
“It won’t open!”
“I can’t open the wrapping.…”
“The ribbon is hard.”
The children couldn’t unwrap it because they were in a hurry to open the gift.
Frey laughed as she heard the groaning sound that could be heard from far away.
‘It looks like they forgot there were scissors in the room.’
She headed toward the children’s room to get the scissors.
She took out the scissors from Damon and Arsene’s room and was about to enter the next room, which was wide open.
Bang—!
“…?!”
Unable to bear the frustration, Lydia and Damon used their ability to completely remove the gift wrapping.
‘What just happened?’
Moreover, it seemed to be much more powerful than she knew.
‘I knew from Wiz that all three of them had completed their third awakening but…. it’s been a while since I’ve seen them in action, as I’ve usually tended to keep them from using their powers recklessly.’
Moreover, both Damon and Lydia seem to control their powers perfectly.
Frey couldn’t help but think about the requests that the three children had come to her office to ask her.
[“Frey! I’m sorry you’re at work, but I don’t know how to open the cookie jar…”]
[“Oh, give it to me. I’ll open it for you. If something like this happens in the future, you can come visit me anytime.”]
‘Even back then, they said they couldn’t open the cookie jar.’
[“Frey! The wooden doll’s legs hurt.…”]
[“Oh, it’s because the joint is stuck. If you squeeze it like this…,it’ll come out!”]
Even back then, it seemed like it was a problem that could never be solved.
‘Am I more naive than the kids? No way.’
Frey tried to allay doubts.
“As expected of my brother, Lydia’s ability is convenient…..oh.”
However, after listening to the information that Arsene clearly revealed, Frey began to think a lot.
‘From what he said, it doesn’t sound like they used that ability once or twice.’
Of course, it seemed like they had full control over their abilities and it seemed like they didn’t use it more than necessary.
Arsene slowly approached Frey, whose head was spinning as she tried to think of future educational policies.
“Frey! You seem to be lost in thought.”
“Yeah, well…As you know, I’m a little busy these days. There is also an event today.”
Frey tried to hide it, but Arsene, who had an innocent face, was also transcendent.
‘We don’t want her to be disappointed in us after seeing us use our powers…’
Arsene was not good at physical strength or magic, but he had excellent insight.
‘But I think she saw it.’
The question marks floating around Frey were the evidence. Even at a glance, it was clear that Frey had fallen into a crucible of chaos.
Arsene gave a signal to Lydia and Damon and then smiled broadly.
“Frey! I open the gift with scissors.”
“Scissors were very convenient, right?”
“I’m good at using scissors now!”
The children hugged Frey’s skirt with innocent faces.
‘Your scissors, I have them now….’
Frey giggled as she looked at the children who had become somewhat clever.
‘I knew the kids were trying a cute trick, but I couldn’t scold them.’
‘Did they think I’ll throw them away for using that ability.…?’
It was because she found a ray of earnestness in the children’s eyes.
‘I need to change their education policy in the future. It would be a bit of a waste to not allow this ability to be used at all.’
With that in mind, Frey put down the scissors she had brought on the table behind her and swept the children’s hair.
“Maybe it’s because it’s your birthday and you are a year older, so you did well. Hurry up and open the gift and read the letter.”
Arsene watched Frey change her mind in real time and hugged her even tighter.
“I love you Frey!”
‘I can’t believe I’m surprised at the obsession of a little boy who’s much smaller than me.’
‘After all, they are not ordinary people.’
Frey felt an unknown sense of tension and stroked Arsene’s hair.
* * *
The children ate a lot of the food they wanted to eat for their birthdays.
“I’m full….”
“I can’t eat any more!”
Frey giggled as she looked at the children’s bulging bellies.
“Then shall we go for a walk? We have something to practice.”
“Practice…?”
“Yeah, we are going to the big playground, I mean, a park, and I thought it would be nice to show you guys how to play.”
There were various play facilities installed in the playground. Half of them were designed by Frey, and half were play equipment prepared by surveying people raising children.
Among them, there was a game that young children in the empire were surprisingly enthusiastic about.
‘This is similar to Korea’s hopscotch game.’
It was a game in which both feet alternately jumped to the destination within a set frame.
‘They will need balance when running on one foot, so it will help their physical development.’
‘However, it may be difficult for children, so they were going to practice before going.’
“I have a game prepared for you, and the winner will be given a seat next to me when we go to the square by carriage later.”
“oh!”
The children’s eyes lit up like those of a puppy who found a piece of potato.
“If you say so, I’ll do my best, Frey.”
‘huh? You too?’
For some reason, Daniel’s eyes lit up as well.
* * *
