The Youngest Member Filming a Parenting Show is Adorable - Chapter 13

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【013】
[The Water Spirit King ‘■■■■’ explains that I have a very special partner.]
Ah, a partner!
Finally understanding, I moved on to the next section.
Normally, Awakened ones can conceal their Viju.
It becomes visible when they lose control—such as when excited or in an abnormal state—but truthfully, outside of combat, there’s only one situation where an Awakened one would lose control.
For this reason, the Viju is used as a secret token of love shown only to one’s partner.
Allowing someone to touch one’s Viju is an expression of great trust and affection, while touching it carelessly is a grave rudeness.
Though uncommon, sometimes when dealing with non-Awakened people, Awakened ones deliberately reveal their Viju to add authority to their words.
“Ugh, why don’t they explain that one reason!”
I was dying to know what situation causes loss of control!
This book is really quite unfriendly to children.
I pouted my lips.
But this time, even the Spirit Kings remained silent.
Since no one offered further explanation, I had no choice but to move forward.
I’ll ask the Admiral about this part later!
Viju are dazzlingly beautiful, capable of captivating someone in an instant.
The forms of these jewels vary widely, and among those known so far, the famous ones are as follows.
Sun.
Crescent moon.
Star.
Circle.
Diamond.
X.
Question mark.
Inverted question mark.
Water droplet.
Spiral.
Heart.
Clover.
Musical note.
Treble clef.
Sometimes, an entire household shares the same overall form of Viju.
In such cases, the color, size, and shape differ only very slightly from one another.
Since the form of Viju differs for each Awakened one, there may be unknown forms yet to be discovered.
‘I wonder what shape the Admiral’s and Elzen’s Viju are?’
What about me? I have a Viju spot too.
‘Who is my partner?’
Burning with curiosity, I simply rolled around and lay sprawled out.
[The Water Spirit King ‘■■■■’ whispers that once I grow big and strong, my partner will be able to tell as well.]
“How many nights do I need to sleep to grow big and strong?”
[The Water Spirit King ‘■■■■’ bursts into laughter.]
[About a hundred nights, a hundred times over.]
I stretched out my fingers to count.
I can count up to a hundred.
Ten fingers times ten should do it.
‘But a hundred times a hundred…?’
That’s way too hard.
I grabbed my head and groaned before giving up entirely.
“Then… partner, I might not be able to meet you?”
[The Water Spirit King ‘■■■■’ nods.]
“If I can’t meet you, I’ll be so sad…”
I want to meet them.
My destined partner, apparently.
I’m so excited to know what kind of person they’ll be.
“Then, who decides who that partner is?”
[The Unknown Spirit King ‘■■■■■■’ quietly interjects.]
[The Fate Spirit King decides it in coordination with the causal administrator and the divine.]
Ah, the way they’re speaking… the Unknown Spirit King must not be the Fate Spirit King.
Having gleaned a small clue, I quietly tucked it away in my mind for now.
Then I returned to my book.
In the case of the Imperial Family and the Four Great Ducal Houses, there are instances where children aren’t even treated as family if Viju doesn’t manifest.
In territorial wars, the existence of awakened ones is tremendously important.
However, having many children doesn’t mean they all awaken.
Therefore, some families developed a culture of accepting awakened ones as adopted sons or daughters.
‘I know this already.’
That’s why I became the Admiral’s daughter.
There’s research showing that when an awakened one marries a companion connected through Viju and has a child, the first child is usually an awakened one.
The probability decreases with the second or third child.
Babies. Babies, huh…
I rubbed my chin thoughtfully.
‘The Admiral had three babies.’
The first: Mikard.
The second: Elzen.
Then who’s the third?
What’s their name?
‘Well, I’m the fourth, after all.’
Yet as if by agreement, no one ever spoke of the third.
“Lina, are you there?”
I called out to Lina, who had come in to tidy up the clothes.
“Yes, Miss. Is there anything you need?”
“Mm! Where is the family portrait? Older brother said he’d show me, so am I drawn in the portrait too?”
Clatter, thud!
The basket slipped from Lina’s hands.
“Th-th-th-that story… wherever did you hear such a thing…?!”
Was it really such a shocking thing to ask?
Rolling my eyes wide, I told her the truth.
“Today I went to the Library and met Elzen. He said there’s a family portrait. But I’ve never seen it before…”
“Ah.”
Difficulty bloomed across Lina’s face.
“Well, I can’t speak carelessly about it. I’m sorry, Miss. I can tell you where the portrait is, though…”
“Mm.”
“It’s not that there’s an official ban on entry, but… the Admiral doesn’t particularly like people going there.”
But I couldn’t complete my task if I didn’t go.
“I’ll go see it. I’m curious about older brother.”
“Ah…”
“What’s older brother’s name?”
Another troubled expression.
“Well, regarding his name… it’s forbidden to speak of…”
“I see.”
“I’ll tell you where the portrait is. But you must look only very briefly and then leave. Understood?”
Worry was thick in Lina’s voice.
In truth, I had already sensed it.
‘Perhaps older brother’s mother went to a distant star. Sister did too.’
Then the Admiral lost his partner.
‘He must have been so very sad.’
The Carrot Class Teacher had taught me.
When someone hurts, you comfort them, she said.
There are wounds you can see, but wounds can also form in the heart.
The Admiral’s heart probably aches from not having his partner.
‘That’s probably why he doesn’t smile much.’
I quietly opened the door to my room and thought.
I hoped the Admiral’s heart had a door too, and that I could open it.
* * *
The Fasayen Mansion stretched out in a long, horizontal form.
Usually portraits hang in the Records Corridor, but the one I was looking for wasn’t there.
‘Right next to the Admiral’s Bedroom. It’s in an empty room, they said.’
And this is it.
No one stood before the door.
As if I could enter whenever I wished.
“Good afternoon.”
I offered a polite greeting as I cracked open the door, my nose twitching at the fragrant aroma that wafted out.
‘What is this?’
Such a sweet floral scent.
“Wow.”
The bedroom was remarkably bright and cheerful.
Warm sunlight poured through a slightly open window, making the pale green couch look incredibly inviting.
Beside it stood potted plants with verdant leaves, all of them radiating vitality.
As if someone were still living here.
‘So clean….’
Not a speck of dust anywhere!
Moreover, every corner held bouquets of flowers that looked absolutely beautiful to my eyes.
‘Lily of the valley, ranunculus, and roses!’
The vases still glistened with water, as if they’d been carefully arranged with fresh water just this morning.
[The Earth Spirit King ‘■’ approves of this bedroom.]
[The Unknown Spirit King ‘■■■■■■’ points to the table.]
Following the Spirit King’s indication, I approached the table and my eyes widened.
“A gift?”
It seemed meant for the room’s owner… but why hadn’t anyone unwrapped it?
It was still wrapped with a pink ribbon tied around it!
Curiosity getting the better of me, I gently lifted the end of the pink ribbon when a breeze suddenly swept through.
“Oh.”
Fluttered.
A card fell at my feet.
I picked it up and read the letters carefully, one by one.
My Awl.
Our thirteenth wedding anniversary, which you will never see.
With a longing that feels like death itself, Diagon.
So this was something Diagon had sent to someone called Awl.
“Diagon…?”
That was the Admiral’s name.
“Then this is….”
Did the Admiral send this to his partner?
[The Flame Spirit King ‘■■■■■’ wears a sorrowful expression.]
[The Earth Spirit King ‘■’ says that most deaths are merely a return to soil.]
[The Water Spirit King ‘■■■■’ says that however, some deaths go to the sea instead.]
Ignoring the bickering Spirit Kings, I counted the gifts one by one.
‘Seven.’
Even though the recipient no longer existed, the Admiral had continued preparing gifts.
‘So that’s what a partner means.’
I felt as though I’d touched something I shouldn’t have.
It was the moment I carefully placed the card back on the table.

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