The Youngest Member Filming a Parenting Show is Adorable - Chapter 129

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【129】
I had no intention of leaving any room for compromise.
Companions exist, after all. For us Awakeners.
So I need to meet my Companion.
I know some Awakeners go their entire lives without meeting theirs. Like Aunt Cecilia, who married for political reasons first and then remarried. That could happen to me too.
But that’s not going to be me!
[The Emotion Spirit King ‘■■■’ says this is madness of a different sort.]
[It seems extreme purity and madness are difficult to distinguish….]
“Your future Companion must be thrilled.”
“Why?”
“Because your other half is already so certain about this. But what if you meet your Companion later in life, and you’re already married? That happens too.”
[The Emotion Spirit King ‘■■■’ presses a hand to their forehead.]
[Ah… what a dilemma. A true dilemma. What is one to do?]
The Emotion Spirit King grew serious, but I could only tilt my head in confusion.
Isn’t it simple?
“A Companion is an eternal partner. Eventually, you’re destined to be bound to your Companion anyway. Could you really continue living together knowing that, if you were already married to someone else?”
“Hmm.”
“If they say they still love them and can’t let go, then I would… what was the word. Respect? I’d respect the one who married first. Because I don’t want to destroy a family.”
[The Water Spirit King ‘Aurora’ says such situations are actually quite rare, so there’s no need to worry.]
[Most marriages between Awakeners and ordinary people are political arrangements, and it’s an unspoken rule not to mix genuine feelings. They’re merely spouses in name only. The ordinary person often has multiple lovers.]
[The Earth Spirit King ‘■’ adds:]
[And when a Companion appears, they receive appropriate compensation and divorce.]
Multiple lovers would actually be fun!
I’d have a different person to spend time with each day.
Besides, no one would be exhausted every time we met.
“If I had three lovers… I’d need time to rest by myself, time to study, and I’d have duties and business to handle too….”
I’d probably see each one at most twice a month.
Because time with family is incredibly important to me!
Once I’ve taken care of all that, there’d be almost no time left to see lovers.
“What are you thinking about?”
“What it would be like if I had three lovers.”
“Why does your imagination stretch that far? What’s wrong with your creativity? You could be a novelist.”
“Should I actually try being a novelist?”
I love books, after all.
I enjoy reading just as much as I enjoy eating.
“…Are you wearing some kind of impenetrable shield over your ears? You couldn’t tell I was being sarcastic just now?”
“Huh…? That was sarcasm?”
“Sigh… never mind. Let’s just drop it.”
From Maximilian’s perspective, Superti was, how to put it.
Incredibly exasperating.
If she accepted flattery that easily, she’d lack proper manners—yet she remained respectful and courteous before adults.
Children like that typically stumble over their words when peers say something, but no matter how you attacked her, she parried everything.
Then she’d miss subtle sarcasm like what I’d just done, as if she were genuinely oblivious.
She wouldn’t tolerate direct confrontation, but she’d respond naively to indirect remarks—truly a convenient personality.
At least for me.
‘Still… I do want to be friends with this girl.’
But how exactly was I supposed to become her friend?
When I was younger, my mother had assigned me a playmate.
After the New Empress took her place, I’d cut off contact with her—so that probably wasn’t a real friendship.
True friendship meant helping each other in times of need.
So Maximilian spent several days circling around Superti Fasayen.
If there was anything I could help with, I’d help, and in exchange, I’d become her friend.
I couldn’t think of any other way.
“Sigh… but what do I do now? Even if I make more dolls, I’d have to attach them to shoes.”
Just then, Superti let out a shallow sigh while swinging her feet.
What she wore on those feet were shoes with an absurd design.
Whether male or female, one should naturally wear proper shoes, yet she walked around in something utterly ridiculous.
It was strange, certainly, but that wasn’t the important part.
What mattered was that Superti had a problem.
“Then instead of being chased around like this, why not hold an auction?”
“An auction?”
Curiosity gleamed in her eyes, which sparkled like water held in a vessel. She clearly had no idea what an auction was.
“The friendly matches got postponed anyway because the Four Great Ducal Houses are holding another meeting. That’s why the nobles have nothing to do. With nothing to do, they follow you around.”
“Huh? It got postponed? No wonder I’ve been waiting so long without any friendly matches!”
“What. You’re even less informed about current affairs than I am. Haven’t you heard that the Isthel Household Master’s Deputy has returned?”
The current Empress had loosened her surveillance on him.
That made sense. She had far too much to worry about.
Thanks to that, I’d been gathering various pieces of information while moving through the Imperial Palace.
“Was the Isthel Household Master’s Deputy ill?”
“Do you know anything about Isthel’s situation?”
Gaining confidence from my own question, I asked, and Superti shook her head.
“In the last war, both the Household Master and his wife of Isthel fell in battle. Their only heir is younger than us—seven years old. That’s why an uncle took the position of Household Master’s Deputy.”
“I see.”
“But the bloodline there goes mad when the moon rises. When the full moon appears, they go absolutely insane. Of course, the symptoms vary slightly from person to person… they call it beastification or berserk transformation.”
Maximilian spun my index finger against my temple in a circular motion.
“So he couldn’t come because of the full moon?”
“Yeah. Even after the full moon sets, it takes a while for them to regain their sanity. Anyway, that’s why he came yesterday. They’re holding the meeting again tonight.”
“I see.”
And that meeting would probably not end easily.
‘From the looks of it, it seems like a meeting to prepare for a war with the Other Races that might break out again… but who would want to take responsibility? Their own household members would suffer the most casualties.’
Everyone will obviously try to push this onto Isthel.
Isthel is a combat unit that fights with swords, and if that fails, they fight with their bodies.
They’re knights, but they have the nature of mercenaries.
Honestly, from the perspective of the Imperial Family or other households, they’re nothing but a convenient piece to use and discard.
“Anyway, you must have made at least a few dolls.”
“Yeah, about ten?”
“Then put them up for auction. A charity auction would be even better. That way, you can make another impression on the nobility with your shoes or whatever, the dolls will sell better, and you can take advance orders too. Or get some fans and attach the dolls to them to sell.”
As he laid out his thoughts, Superti’s eyes widened.
She was already round-faced, but now she was even rounder—practically spherical enough to roll away.
“Say that again, Maximilian….”
“…Did I seem foolish to you?”
“No, um, it’s not that….”
“I’m the Crown Prince, you know. When Mother was alive, I received a proper education. I’ve heard so much praise for being clever!”
As he grew emotional and angry, Superti laughed innocently.
It was a magical, simple laugh that extinguished even the rising anger.
“…So if I gave you an idea, does that make us friends now?”
Nobles always want to gain something. If you solve what they desire, you can become close.
Such thinking was deeply rooted within him.
“If we’re friends, then donate some of the money earned from the charity auction to the Orphanage I’m managing.”
“Hmm.”
“…You won’t?”
I didn’t want to lose heart like this, but whenever I was with Superti, that’s what happened.
‘It seems like no matter what I do, she barely reacts.’
She doesn’t try to look good, nor does she push me away or treat me poorly.
She’s just always the same.
That’s what makes it difficult.
I have no idea how to treat her.
“Are there many children at the Orphanage? Can I go too?”
“It’s an Orphanage my Mother established. They’re not Awakeners, but I’ve gathered only talented children with sharp minds. So they can become my strength later. I… could bring you along.”

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