The Youngest Member Filming a Parenting Show is Adorable - Chapter 40

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Wait, Joy is older than Kamin?!
“Joy, how old are you?”
“Over a hundred.”
“Huh?!”
That’s a lie!
But Joy didn’t seem to be lying.
“I’m not human. Though I’m not an elf either. Elves live for five hundred years.”
“So, Joy is…?”
“Half-elves have an average lifespan of two to three hundred years. That’s why my appearance is still so young.”
Good heavens.
Oh no! Should I call you grandmother?
‘But you look just like a child.’
You look almost exactly like Elzen.
“Oh my, I must apologize for my rudeness.”
“Hmph.”
Kamin’s eyes sparkled, and Joy let out a scoff.
I was already completely smitten with Joy, and the fact that she was over a hundred years old made her seem absolutely extraordinary!
“To rescue a half-elf over a hundred years old! This will go down in history!”
Cedric clapped enthusiastically beside the two of them.
[The Luck Spirit King ‘■■■■■■’ mutters.]
[Your efforts are commendable, Cedric….]
That was when it happened.
Knock, knock.
A light knock came from the door, which had been left open because so many people had been coming in.
Everyone except Joy, who was focused on the strawberries, turned to look, and there stood….
“Elzen!”
“I’m glad to see you’re doing well.”
Hair the same pale pink as mine was soaked with cold sweat. At the tips of long eyelashes were eyes that seemed to be enduring pain, their corners tightened in a grimace.
With a face drained of all color, Elzen walked toward me with difficulty.
“Thank goodness. I was so worried. I couldn’t even come looking for you because I wasn’t well enough….”
“Are you okay? Are you really okay?”
Wrapped tightly in his embrace, I furrowed my brow at the irregular heartbeat I felt against my chest.
Looking more carefully, I could see his shoulders, arms, and legs trembling faintly.
Elzen looked far worse than the last time I’d seen him.
“Second Young Master, please sit down.”
Kamin offered a chair with concern, but Elzen stubbornly shook his head.
“I can stand for this much. I’m going to practice standing.”
“Second Young Master….”
“It’s just the distance from my room to here. I haven’t gotten so bad that I can’t stand for this-”
Cough!
Elzen coughed up a mouthful of blood before he could even finish his sentence.
My eyes went wide as I screamed, “Blood!” At the same moment, Joy, who had been holding a strawberry in his mouth, lifted his head.
“Huh.”
“…!”
In that instant, I had no idea what was happening.
One second.
In that brief moment, Joy and Elzen’s eyes met.
That was all I could comprehend.
A sweet fragrance wafted from somewhere.
It was a saccharine-sweet scent mixed with ripe melon and peach, their juices dripping abundantly, yet tinged with tartness.
Simultaneously, a soft luminescence began seeping from around Elzen.
The light soon formed an infinite loop—a ring—and extended toward Joy.
‘Wow… how beautiful.’
The transparent ring was embedded with five-colored sparkles like jewel dust. Soon the ring turned crimson, transforming into a thread that connected their pinky fingers together.
Everything unfolded in an instant, yet it felt eternal.
“Gasp! W-wait. How is this possible!”
“This is… good heavens.”
“His Excellency! Is anyone outside! Bring His Excellency here!! It’s urgent!”
Kamin’s voice burst with excitement. Cedric also covered his mouth with one hand.
So it seemed I was the only one who didn’t understand what was happening.
But a few seconds later, I too began to comprehend.
‘Bijou!’
Below Elzen’s right eye, light sparkled as a diamond-like beautiful Bijou gradually revealed itself.
And simultaneously, below Joy’s left eye, light sparkled as an identical Bijou revealed itself as well.
‘It’s star-shaped. Really beautiful.’
For some reason, my breath caught and I couldn’t say anything.
This must be what people meant when they said ‘awe-inspiring.’
My chest was fluttering and I didn’t know what to do with myself.
‘So this is what a bond mark is!’
It was far more beautiful than I had imagined.
The luminous thread that had connected their pinky fingers soon vanished, but the Bijou continued to shimmer.
Captivating enough to steal all of one’s attention.
“It was you.”
After a long silence, Elzen finally spoke.
His voice was thick with emotion, as if tears were welling up.
“I was born to meet you.”
Gasp, my heart is racing.
I covered my mouth with both hands.
My small heart kept pounding and pounding.
“What’s your name?”
“Elzen. Elzen Fasayen.”
“I am Joy, the eighty-ninth descendant of the Weeping Oak.”
So they were Companions—soulmates bound by Fate!
Watching the two of them, I suddenly remembered something.
That thing I’d bought from the Emotion Spirit King!
[The Emotion Spirit King ‘■■■’ puffs up proudly.]
[Didn’t I tell you? I said I’d make them meet.]
Wow!
It actually worked!
“What is the matter?”
The two of them, who had been seeing only each other as if no one else existed, finally tore their eyes away when the Admiral arrived.
“Father.”
The Admiral, seeing the shimmering Bijou of Elzen and Joy, fell silent for a long while.
Then what he said was—
“Surely… this miracle I’m witnessing right now is real.”
“Yes, sir. It is.”
Elzen grasped Joy’s hand.
Joy held Elzen’s hand tightly in return.
As if no one could ever tear them apart, the two stood side by side and gazed at the Admiral.
“A miracle has occurred. A miracle… this time too, thanks to little Superti.”
Elzen glanced back at me briefly before his expression crumbled. His body swayed as if reaching its limit.
Thud.
It was Joy who caught Elzen as he nearly collapsed, cradling him in his arms.
With his sharp ears flushed crimson, Joy spoke.
“I never imagined I’d meet my Companion here, yet here we are.”
Once again, the two gazed only at each other.
A perfect circle.
A world with no room for anyone else to slip in.
Within that world, the two of them looked so magnificent and enviable.
‘Will I ever meet someone like that someday?’
How wonderful it would be if I could choose my own soulmate.
If I could, I’d choose Rasifer.
I’ve never seen anyone prettier than Rasifer.
“Superti, are you perhaps a gift sent to us from the Sea? How is it that you bring us only such precious blessings?”
The Admiral lowered himself and pulled me into an embrace. I laughed softly.
Feeling the Admiral’s shoulders tremble slightly, I stretched my arms and hugged him tightly with a small whimper.
“So… Elzen doesn’t hurt anymore?”
I really hope that’s true!
Joy answered my question at once.
“Right. I could tell what the problem was the moment I saw it. It’s Retrograde Syndrome, isn’t it?”
“…!”
“I have a long lifespan, and now that I’ve found my Companion, there’s no reason to live that long life without them. I’ll share my lifespan with you, and we’ll grow old and die together.”
It was a decisive answer that cut off anything Elzen might have said.
At that, the Admiral gently set me down and stood up.
“Thank you.”
I stared in surprise as the Admiral bowed deeply.
[The Water Spirit King ‘■■■■’ is weeping.]
[Thank goodness… thank goodness. Thank goodness. That Elzen doesn’t have to come to the Sea. That he doesn’t have to come so soon.]
[The Flame Spirit King ‘■■■■■’ snorts loudly.]
[Hmph, I’m not crying.]
[The Emotion Spirit King ‘■■■’ begins sobbing uncontrollably.]
[Waaaah! Love! Love alone saves the world!]
As the Spirit Kings erupted into chaos, the glowing text scrolled so rapidly that I felt slightly dizzy.
I just plopped down on the Carpet and laughed, throwing my arms up in celebration.
“Our family is growing!”
My precious Partner is family too, after all.
“What? How did all this happen? Why is Viju being revealed… gasp.”
Mikard, who arrived late, saw the situation and was shocked speechless.
Iliad and Naiad came next, and both were equally at a loss for words when they saw Elzen’s and Joy’s Viju.
It was a day when my heart felt so full of emotion that it seemed like star candy would spill out everywhere.

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