Someday Will I Be The Greatest Alchemist?

A month has passed since Dante-san bid a teary farewell to Etoile.

Etoile and Haruka are still unable to lift their heads, but Flora developed early because of her beastkin characteristics and was now able to hold her head steady.

However, perhaps because of my genes, she was still growing a little slower than other normal Rabbitkins.

「Oh yeah, where are Etoile and Freesia-san?」

「Mother took Madam Lumia and Etoile on a walk. A maid is with them just in case, so I believe everything will be alright.」

I was carrying Haruka while asking Sophia, who was relaxing with me in the living room, where my mother-in-law Freesia-san had gone. Apparently, she went on a walk. I thought it was still a little bit too early for Etoile to be going on a walk, but I do think it would be good for her to encounter all sorts of stimuli.

And how long does Madam Lumia plan on staying here. She’s staying with Mimir, but I’ve seen Mimir pleading with her to go home already multiple times.

「And Dryas also joined them, so don’t worry.」

「It’s surprising how fond Dryas is of children.」

We were then reassured by Sylph, who was relaxing in our living room like always, that Dryas was also on that walk.

Well, I don’t mind the thing with Dryas, but I had built a private mansion for Sylph and the Great Spirits at their request. And yet, for some reason, they were always here at mine.

And as ever, Madam Elizabeth still shows no signs of returning to the Royal Capital. Because of that, she often squabbled with her daughter Charlotte. In the beginning, Charlotte was also happy to be reunited with her mother, but with Madam Elizabeth showing no indication that she would ever return and seemingly set on becoming a permanent resident of the Sanctuary, there were many instances where Charlotte grumbled that she should go home.

To Charlotte, this was her place of work. She must have been embarrassed that her mother was by her side.

Just then, Freesia-san, who was holding Etoile, and Madam Lumia came back.

「Etoile fell asleep, so I will lay her down.」

「Mother, then I will-」

「It’s fine, it’s fine. Etoile-chan you’re okay with sister, right~」

「Mother, that’s embarrassing, please stop calling yourself her sister.」

「Don’t wanna. I don’t want to be called a granny.」

「Now then, let’s head to bed, okay~」

「Haa~」

Sophia sighed, and Freesia-san took Etoile to the nursery.

「Now then, I suppose I should do some work.」

「I will also put Flora to sleep.」

「Then I’ll get Haruka to take a nap too then~」

When I said I’d go to work, Marnie and Maria also left to go put Flora and Haruka to bed.

The room I use as my study was now the office of my three aides. I more or less call it the office, but now that I only have to do the final signature, it might be better to call it my aides’ workroom.

「Good work. How is it going?」

「Ah, yes. Owing to the development of many of your new products, Takumi-sama, we have gotten soooo busy.」

「Indeed. The amount of paperwork is only increasing.」

「……please restrain yourself.」

I had just greeted them, and yet Charlotte, Gina, and Ana were already speaking with intense negativity.

「……sorry.」

Don’t make me have to go down on me knees. Even I was aware of just how wild I went.

As I listened to Charlotte’s grumblings about Madam Elizabeth, I finished clearing the mountain of paperwork just in time for Maribelle’s dinner call.

「Master, dinner has been prepared.」

「Thank you. I’ll be there soon.」

When I got to the dining table, Sylph sat down as if it was the most natural thing to do and dropped a bombshell.

「Ah, right, right, Sophia’s dad, Dante, was it?」

「Yes. That’s him.」

What of my husband?」

Sophia and Freesia-san worriedly asked if anything had happened with Dante-san?

「That Dante is returning to the Sanctuary.」

「「「Eh!?」」」

It wasn’t just Freesia-san and Sophia, even I ended up exclaiming. After all, Dante-san should have just returned home, so it couldn’t be helped that the three of us were to surprised.

「……what do you mean by that?」

「Apparently, he’s retiring and coming here.」

「……Father, is he insane?」

「That man also doesn’t want to be apart from Etoile-chan. I sympathize, but…… will Darphy be alright?」

「……eh, no way.」

Apparently, Dante-san was getting ready to retire and migrate to the Sanctuary. Sylph got this information from her familial spirits, so there was no mistaking it.

Will I be living together with my in-laws?

That was the first thing I thought of when I heard that from Sylph.

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