Since she had been wanting to wave from a while ago, she brightly smiled and waved back when her friend first waved and whispered.

“Wow, the Imperial Princess and the Princess seem to already know each other?”

“The Princess of Arcadia is very brave, Your Majesty. I asked to be friends first because I want to be like the warrior I admire.”

Ishaat tried to produce a low and dignified voice like the Emperor, but the content was as childish as that of a sevenyearold.

Meanwhile, Evelia puffed her chest out wide at the praise of being a brave warrior, slightly bit her lip, and lifted her chin. It was a very proud compliment.

“Um, Your Majesty, may I give you a gift?”

Evelia asked shyly. Looking at her flushed cheeks, it looked like she would give a flower petal like the old days.

“A gift? From the Princess to me separately?”

As Evelia nodded her head, Hugo and Arital exchanged glances.

‘Duke, that’s the snake you threw away, right?’

‘Yes, very far away.’

So, she must have picked up a cute gift like a flower or dessert on the way.

The two rulers let their guard down.

Even though they knew well that not even a moment of carelessness is allowed in childcare, the hope of one human and one demon was endless, and they repeated the same mistakes.

“Undine”

Hmm. She probably wants to show something like a water droplet show or dance of spirits, a good idea that seems to come from the cute little girl’s head.

Hugo and Arital smiled contentedly.

But on the tail of the flying Undine.

“Ebi! Boom Boom.”

“Huh.”

“Oh. My friend is good at ability.”

“Ah, it’s the snake the princess caught earlier!!”

Sure enough, the same snake they had thrown out of the window was hanging there.

At the astonishing gift, the Emperor’s eyes went wide, and Ishaat and Adniel, who had been brainwashed by Evelia, said,

“Snake is good for the body and also tastes good.”

“Soup can cure incurable diseases.”

“Yeah, snake liquor even revives the dead.”

‘What the hell are these three little ones talking about.’

Just as the emperor was about to open his mouth, hiding his difficult expression, Arital’s golden eyes eerily shone.

That clearly erect gaze was blatantly picking a fight.

‘Smile, Emperor, before I cut your throat.’

‘That’s sincere. One hundred percent sincere.’

The Emperor, Sephilia, laughed stiffly like a wooden puppet.

“Ha. Ha. Ha. I’ve heard a lot that snake liquor is good for the body. Rumor has it that there’s no better tonic than that on the battlefield. Of course, I’ve never tasted it.”

Evelia’s expression brightened. Consequently, seeing their mother happy, the expressions of Ishaat and Adniel, who had been side by side, also brightened.

Even my mother, who would simply smile and nod at any gift given to her, burst into such a joyful laughter for the first time.

Ah, the distant foreign friend I recently made was indeed smart and cool.

“Hey, Adniel. Let’s catch a snake as a gift for her next birthday.”

“Yes, let’s give her a live snake.”

Ishat and Adniel decided.

The emperor, who had no idea that he would receive snakes from his children on every birthday, called the palace steward.

“Steward. Take the snake for the princess and keep it safe.”

But the demon seemed not to be satisfied with that.

“Receive it directly and be happier, Emperor.”

“No, snakes are scary!”

“Half of the empire….”

“Bring that snake here! I have to try it myself! Ah. Ha. Ha. The raw one must be very… tasty!”

Although he had his dignity as the War God of the Eastern Continent and couldn’t back down, his hand holding the snake trembled.

“Damn, you cursed demon child!”