“Mom!”

Beatrice, who had finished her education, discovered Chloe and smiled brightly. Despite running a long distance with small legs, she maintained a neat posture without any disarray.

Beatrice, now six years old, had become a well-mannered young girl.

Beyond the apricot-like lips that Mom and Dad thought would only speak, words now flowed out like a burst of water. She seemed to know how to hold a sword, which she couldn’t do alone.

“Bea, did you do well?”

“Yeah! Today’s class was fun!”

Beatrice immediately pushed her head forward with a look that sought praise.

“Good job today, Bea.”

Chloe gently touched Beatrice’s beautiful black hair. Soon, the child hugged her mother tightly.

Creak.

The door opened again, through which an even smaller figure approached. It was Derek, the three-year-old son and youngest of the Hwang family.

“Derek, are you done too?”

“Uh-huh.”

Derek, who envied his sister being hugged, glanced at Chloe with his blue eyes. It was an expression that also sought praise.

Seeing the clear expression of the child, Chloe gestured for him to come into her arms. Derek, with an innocent smile, approached and snugly stayed by his sister’s side.

Since both clung to Chloe’s legs, movement wasn’t easy. Both Beatrice and Derek were busy trying not to be separated from their mother.

The passing palace servants smiled happily and passed by, but the children didn’t want to leave their mother even as time passed. It was a time when the children’s cute antics became embarrassing.

“If you bother Mom, you can’t use it.”

Contrary to usual, the mischievous voice attracted the attention of the three. A man who exuded a playful charm approached, lifting the two bundles clinging to his wife’s legs.

“Dad!”

“Dad!”

The children were delighted to fly in the sky, but Kun’s teasing seemed to have brought more fun. Eventually, Beatrice and Derek moved on Kun’s arms. Laughter of the children did not stop throughout the way to the dining room.

Dinner was filled with Beatrice’s favorite seafood. Perfectly cooked dishes, such as baked abalone with carrot puree, grilled flatfish steak, shrimp stew, showcased the chef’s splendid skills and delighted her.

“Mayer!”

“Is it delicious? Still, chew and then talk.”

Chloe warned Beatrice, who spoke with her mouth full. When it came to delicious food, her eyes rolled back, and in this aspect, she was still a child despite being mature in other ways.

Derek also didn’t have perfect dining manners. Today, Kun was in charge of Derek’s meal, and occasionally, judging by the wrinkled expression, it seemed like there was a lot of dissatisfaction.

“With heirs like this, inheriting the throne in the future seems weak.”
And soon, he spoke a word.

Hik, Derek and Beatrice’s shoulders shook as they screamed without a sound.

“Bea, I can do well…!”

“Derek can eat well too!”

The children understood the meaning of their words and were startled. If they were ordinary children, they wouldn’t be interested in the throne at this age, but already, they were eyeing power just like their father.

“What’s up, Derek. Stay still! Dad’s position is mine! I’m older than you.”

“No! I’m just like Dad in gender, so the position belongs to me!”

Beatrice and Derek each claimed to be the best.

“Quiet.”

“……. ”

“I decide who will sit on the throne, little ones.”

Chloe found even that sight cute and stayed silent, but it seemed her husband had different thoughts. Speaking solemnly with a serious tone, Kun’s appearance was quite earnest.

“The first.”

The man’s gaze fell on Beatrice.

“And a boy.”

Next, he looked at Derek.

“There’s no such thing as handing over power.”

He alternated between them.

“So, if you want your father’s position, you have to become strong. Without measuring this and that, let the strongest one sit.”

Beatrice’s eyes sparkled at the confident figure of her father. She seemed moved by her father’s words.

Then Chloe wiped her daughter’s mouth without saying anything. Although she gestured to the man as if asking if he had anything else to say now, Kun just shrugged his shoulders.

“Don’t let the kids understand Dad’s words… I’ll go to Mom.”

Derek, younger than Beatrice, didn’t understand his father’s words. Instead, looking scared, he went towards Chloe. Perhaps finding the unfamiliar attitude of Kun who continued to speak grandly somewhat strange, Derek approached his mother. The child went between Chloe and Beatrice and squeezed in.

“Mom, carry me.”

“If you’re three years old, you should walk, Derek. When I was your age, I wielded a sword even with my toes.”

“Wuwu….”

After following, Kun scolded Derek, whom he held in one hand.

Since Kun was really like that, Chloe had nothing to say. Although Derek was a bit more mischievous, it was normal for children not to know how to put a sword on their toes.

Anyway, Derek was just mischievous, and to show that he had excellent skills, Chloe added a word.

“Our Derek is good too. Winter said he even hit the training scarecrow yesterday.”

“Really?”