Chapter 23 – Miraculous Birth!

The secret story of Rize’s birth and the sweet romance between his late parents will finally be revealed!

---

「---alright, you guys, we’re moving today. Help me get ready.」

「「「Yeah!」」」

One day after the castle was completed, I gathered my good friends at the lord’s mansion to pack.

I’m going to use this opportunity to sort out all the stuff I don’t need and start my new life with a refreshed feeling.

So, we started working right away---

「Rize-sama, Rize-sama! I found Rize-sama’s underwear from your childhood, may I have it!?」

「Yeah, I don’t mind. Do what you want with it.」

「Yaay! This Alicia will treasure it for the rest of my life! Oh, this underwear should be displayed as a sacred object and this one should be for 《…》use.」

「For what…..?」

Hmmm, that’s the one from when I was still a kid if I’m not mistaken. I don’t think even the petite, aside from her breast, Alicia could wear them….well, that’s okay. I’m glad she’s happy with them.

「Rize-dono, Rize-dono! I think food land other related things would get in the way of moving!」

「Ah….now that Irina mentioned it, I guess you better do something to them.」

「Of course! I’ll bet my pride as a beastkin and devour them all!」

That’s the pride of beastkins!

Ah, there were some very old ones in the pantry so….Irina’s already devouring them. Oh well.

Haa, what’s this….Alicia is diving in a sea of old clothes while Irina’s holed up in the pantry. They seriously need to pack….!

Just as I’m feeling disappointed with the “do what they want” girls, Claus, the chief guard, approaches me.

「Rize-san, I’ve brought all the books and materials in the mansion in one place. I’ve sorted them into categories so it will be easier to rearrange them when you move.」

「Claus, you’re the best.」

「Eh!? R-Rize-san……..!?」

I’m glad I hired this guy.

He’s easy-going but he works seriously and is really helpful. I’m glad he’s here. Keep up the good work, okay?

---As I was conveying those, I heard a mysterious cry of “fushu!?” from one of the maids, Bell, who was cleaning up the mess. Did she see some monsters?

「B-by the way, Rize-san….when I was sorting the books, I found this….」

「Whoah, that is….」

Clause, who’s already red from fatigue, held out a painting to me. It was an old painting depicting a man and a woman in formal attire.

Ah, I’m sure---this is a portrait of my parents.

「That’s a painting of my late father and mother. It was probably from when they were married.」

「I knew it. I found it tucked between some books and the woman looked a lot like Rize-san.」

Yeah, I have to thank my mother for that. My father’s face is so dull!

He has the “there’s no future” face of a typical citizen of Beibalon. He looks like he’s about to die.

If I hadn’t taken the plunge and embarked to reform the territory, I’m sure I would have ended with that face too…..

「….Rize-san’s mother must have been a very beautiful woman. Will all due…due respect, the women who marry into Beibalon aren’t like her…..」

「Ah, I don’t mind. However, it would be bad to marry a commoner and have a child with weak magic power. For a long time, the lords of Beibalon took in noble wives who were too ugly to marry or who were disowned for some problem. My mother, who came from a count family….got into a bit of trouble. You can see it in the picture, can’t you?」

「Ah, yeah. I kind of guessed that….」

Then, Claus looked at Rize’s mother’s belly---which is strangely flabby.

「---my mother was a very unlucky person……she escaped from her house and drank in a bar where she met my father, who has a negative view of everything and was drinking hard….they are both drunk so….! 」

「Please, say no more! You don’t have to continue, Rize-san! I’m really sorry! I’m going to seal this picture deep underground! Rize-san was born of a virgin conception or so I’m going to think!」

「Ah….if I die and you’ll be the one who’ll decide what to put on my biography, just say I was born of something like that….」

「Yes! I will put my life on the line for that!!!」

Okay, Claus would seriously do his job well. Now I can die anytime I want.

…….father, mother, watch over us in the afterlife.

Watch me, a person born from your thoughtless actions, your super talented son to lead our nation to peace---!

※Yesterday, I declared war against the country because of my thoughtless action.