I Inherited a Beautiful Wife and a Territory - Chapter 57

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Inheriting a Beautiful Wife and Estate Episode 057

57. Twins

I had expected the culture level to rise.

But I didn’t know the education level would rise too.

‘Well, that’s nice.’

Rising levels were always good for me.

And the newly created Quest.

First, I raised the skill level before that.

‘Education is…’

-Sacred Ground of Education (Lv. 4)

I did consider which would be better.

And what I chose was exactly this part.

Next was culture, which I was raising for the first time in almost a year.

‘The difference from level 1 to Max isn’t greatly felt. But level 0 and level 1 are definitely different.’

A formula I established through my experiences so far.

I gradually raised the level according to this.

-Tourism Income (Lv. 1): Stimulates spending by outsiders who visit the estate

-Increased Birth Rate (Lv. 1): Increases the probability of child birth

The levels of two skills I hadn’t raised last year went up.

And one remaining point.

‘This one, as expected.’

-Happy Estate (Lv. 3): Increases the satisfaction of domain residents

I definitely wanted to quickly raise Happy Estate to Max.

Next, I was considering tourism income.

Next I should check the Quest. And to Cliff like this, small footsteps carefully approaching.

Actually, I couldn’t call them small.

Three, no, four sets of footsteps.

“Welcome.”

Cliff made a pleased expression.

What appeared before him were three women.

Each woman had a different expression. Priscilla, who came at the front, was slightly flushed.

An expectant emotion could be seen on her face.

Sophia, who served as Priscilla’s maid, was nervous. She had the worst situation among the three women.

Because of that, she lived watching others’ reactions. From her, I could clearly feel her fear of me. And the last one, Vivian.

‘She’s changed a lot.’

That tomboy who used to come to me without hesitation was now showing a dignified(?) appearance.

Perhaps because she became the knight she admired, she was faithful to that role.

She was absorbed in her taciturn appearance.

‘That’s interesting.’

What expression would Adolf, whom I left in Ballard Domain, make if he saw her appearance?

Thinking he might make an amused expression, Cliff fixed his gaze on Priscilla. He spread both arms toward Priscilla as a welcoming gesture.

She hesitated as if embarrassed, then embraced me.

“…You always work so hard.”

She pressed her forehead against my chest and whispered in a small voice.

-Don’t just watch, get out.

Cliff sent away the audience of this place.

“You work harder than I do.”

After lightly kissing her, he looked down.

It was gradually starting to become noticeable.

Soon her child, no, my child would be born.

‘I must leave the child a good estate.’

And first, for the child’s good emotional development, I should have a good relationship with the child’s mother…

“The new story you told the children through Teacher Mellie, Santa Claus… I was able to hear it.”

“Ah, that?”

“Yes. Teacher Mellie said that story was actually one you told.”

Priscilla’s eyes sparkled.

Those eyes looked strangely girlish. With a blush, she continued speaking.

Unlike her lifeless appearance when she was pregnant, or even when we first met. In that state, she asked.

“Is… Santa Claus really real?”

Cliff smiled.

I didn’t expect her to ask me such a question. She really had changed a lot.

She probably already knew that Santa Claus didn’t exist. Not just her, but everyone who heard this story would think so.

‘Because they have no memory of receiving gifts from Santa.’

They had already spent several winters.

So they could tell.

Santa Claus, who brings gifts in winter, didn’t exist. She would know this too, so why was she asking?

“He exists.”

Cliff spoke.

“But since Santa Claus only gives gifts to young children… isn’t it too late for Priscilla to receive gifts?”

At my counter-question, she smiled.

“It’s okay. But our child can receive gifts, right?”

Her words brought a smile to my face.

Her words made me laugh.

Priscilla added.

“And even though I couldn’t receive them, if the estate children can receive gifts in winter, if such excitement can be created, that would be wonderful.”

She had never properly received gifts in winter.

Not just her, but in this estate, winter was that kind of season. A season everyone turned away from and considered cursed.

The change was last year’s winter festival.

‘Priscilla seems to be looking forward to the winter festival too.’

The winter atmosphere was gradually changing.

Santa Claus would become the season for this.

“Is hoping for this too big a wish?”

I shook my head at her question.

“No. Don’t worry. Santa Claus definitely exists.”

Even if he doesn’t exist, Santa Cliff does.

And this time, her thoughts overlapped with mine.

I also wanted the children to receive gifts. That’s why I had been preparing really hard for a while.

‘There’s no Rudolph to pull a sleigh, but there are shadows that can secretly visit each house!’

While speaking, Cliff checked the newly created Quest.

【Santa Claus Really Exists!】

Content: The legend of Santa Claus newly spread in the estate!

This will present new vitality, hope, and excitement to an estate that considered winter a season of death and despaired.

But people know.

That Santa Claus only exists in stories.

Instead of Santa Claus, give gifts to 10 good children of the estate, making people believe that Santa Claus really exists.

Conditions

-Deliver gift to Edwin’s son Thomas (Incomplete)

-Deliver gift to Franz’s daughter Lucia (Incomplete)

-Deliver gift to Marco’s son Oliver (Incomplete)

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-Must not be discovered by anyone during the delivery process

Rewards

-Happy Estate skill level increase

-Estate experience 200

-Lord experience 200

The Quest clearly told him who the ‘good children’ were that he needed to deliver gifts to.

He had already mentioned what gifts to deliver to them. Cliff called those who would play the role of Rudolph.

“…Can you deliver small gifts without being caught?”

“It’s not a difficult task.”

Each of them just needed to hide in the shadows of the people in those houses.

The gifts were gloves made from rabbit fur.

Santa Cliff begins.

“Make sure to place the gifts in the sleeping child’s arms or under their pillow so they can clearly tell whose gift it is.”

Elimis Domain.

When snow began to accumulate, people used to worry. There were still some adults who showed such dark expressions.

But things were gradually different from before.

Warm heating was possible and houses weren’t filled with stifling smoke like before.

‘So much has really changed since the lord arrived.’

The children smiled.

Rumors also spread that Santa Claus had visited.

Looking at the faces of the 10 good children who received gifts, everyone nodded their heads.

“Those kids are really good children.”

“Anyone who saw them would only praise those children.”

Of course, there were also children who didn’t receive gifts.

But unlike 21st century Earth children, the children here were pure.

Just a few words from Mellie were enough to ignite their motivation to receive gifts next year.

“If you do good deeds for a year, it will surely happen.”

Mellie said with a smile.

And finally the time came.

The winter festival that everyone had been looking forward to.

The festival was proclaimed.

“Today as well, I will give a prize to whoever creates the most splendid work for my wife.”

Cliff declared.

Though it was too late for Priscilla, now an adult, to receive Santa Claus’s gifts, he still had to prepare a present for her.

The happier she became, the healthier the child growing inside her would be.

‘Priscilla’s emotions have become much richer.’

Now she often smiles too.

Cliff opened his mouth as he thought up to that point.

Meanwhile, winter and the year passed by.

“Ah!”

Priscilla, who had been struggling to move around, began having labor pains.

It was frustrating.

Even in this world, the birthing room was a men-forbidden zone. Husbands had to just pace around outside.

The estate’s midwife and experienced Mellie went inside.

“Huu. Aah!”

While outside, he occasionally heard Priscilla’s pained sounds.

At times like this, he wanted to cover his ears.

Ah, but if he covered his ears, that would make him anxious in its own way, so he couldn’t do that either.

‘Is the baby born now?’

The sounds had quieted down.

Cliff jumped up. But this was a mistake. When it seemed like her sounds or the sounds from inside had stopped, instead of hearing a baby’s crying, Priscilla’s sounds came again.

It was a first birth that brought all kinds of thoughts.

“You don’t need to worry too much. The Mistress is a healthy person, so she will give birth to a healthy child.”

It was Nigel with an expression just as full of worry as his own.

The man who had offered a switch to punish Priscilla when they first met was now more tense, as if it were truly his granddaughter giving birth.

“That’s right. If it’s Priscilla, she’ll really give birth to a healthy child.”

He had known in advance that the birth was imminent.

But even considering that, it was a sudden birth. Unlike his previous life, there were no ultrasounds here. So it suddenly started during the night while they were sleeping.

At dawn, the entire Manor became bustling.

He was really surprised when she woke him up while he was sleeping beside her, drenched in cold sweat.

‘She wasn’t the type of woman to hit me to wake me up like that…’

Even in his previous life, he had never had a child.

The tension grew even more at the thought of giving birth in a place without hospitals.

There was nothing he could do in this situation.

All Cliff could do as he looked toward the direction of the sounds with pitying eyes was just pray.

‘Oh God.’

Even after acknowledging God’s existence, he hadn’t particularly sought Him until now, but when a person becomes desperate, they end up calling out.

It was night when the labor pains started, but dawn was already breaking.

It meant considerable time had passed. The fact that it still wasn’t over made him tense.

“…Waah!”

“Oh, God!”

Finally, the sound he had been waiting and waiting for was heard.

The moment the crying sound came, Nigel called out to God and offered a prayer of gratitude.

On the contrary, Cliff couldn’t say anything. Instead, his body lost strength and he almost collapsed.

“My lord!”

Teobaldt, who was beside him, caught him in panic.

He had been too tense.

Even though he hadn’t done anything, because his body had been rigid with tension, all the strength drained from his body.

Meanwhile, another sound that made him tense was heard.

“There’s one more!”

A sound coming from inside the room.

‘What?’

He hoped the door would open quickly and good news would come to him. But instead, the inside became urgent again.

There was one more.

He didn’t know there were two babies until this moment of giving birth.

Time passed. He hoped reassuring sounds would come from inside soon.

Waah!

A different crying sound from the first soon came.

Creak.

The door that had been keeping people waiting also opened.

Cliff’s gaze moved there and he was startled.

A maid came out holding cloth covered in blood.

Seeing this, no thoughts came to mind.

Next to come out was Melliee.

“The Young Master and Young Mistress have just been born.”

“Haa. What about Priscilla?”

“You don’t need to worry. The Mistress is alive as well.”

At Mellie’s words that she was alive, he felt relief along with various other emotions.

Because he realized it could have been fatal.

Thus, twins were born to the Elimis Family.

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