“Did Kashar prepare this?”

When I asked with wide-open eyes, he pushed the children’s backs instead of answering.

“Little ones, go on.”

“Okay!”

Louis ran quickly towards the pony. Evan, unable to contain himself, joined Louis.

The trainer who brought the young horses greeted the children with a hearty laugh.

“It’s a real horse!”

“Both of these fellows are very gentle. Their parent horses are of excellent bloodlines, so they’ll show outstanding skills when they grow up.”

As if to prove his words true, the ponies remained docile even as the children peered at them curiously.

“Can I touch them?”

“Of course. So the little ones don’t get startled, keep your hand low, yes. Show your palm and bring it close to their mouth. Then pat their neck.”

“Palm, and mouth…”

Louis repeated the trainer’s words as he reached out towards the brown foal.

Lick-!

“Ahh, Evan! It licked me!”

“Be quiet. You’ll scare the horse.”

“Oh, sorry. I’ll be careful, horsie.”

Louis lowered his voice sharply at Evan’s advice.

The small hand reached for the foal’s neck again.

Purr.

The foal seemed to like the gentle patting, as it bumped Louis’s cheek with its muzzle.

“Aww, I think it likes me too. What should I do? My heart is pounding so much.”

Louis trembled, clutching his heart, even as the foal licked his face.

‘I wonder if he knows how cute he looks.’

I couldn’t help but snort at the adorable sight.

Louis playing with the brown foal – it wasn’t enough to just take a picture or video right now.

As I urgently looked for Eshtra, a blue face popped out from a second-floor window.

“Eshtra, please bring me a video orb!”

“I’m already recording.”

“As expected of our head maid!”

The crystal-like video orb sparkled in her hand.

I nodded in satisfaction, seeing that she had already zoomed in to the maximum.

But Eshtra wasn’t the only one recording the video.

‘Now that I look, there are sparkles everywhere.’

Video orbs, faces, and servants who came to see the cute sight of Louis and Evan filled the gaps between windows.

“We live for our young princes.”

“A foal and the young princes, how adorable!”

The whispers couldn’t be distinguished between Mayne and Rihart people.

‘The idols of the duchy, indeed.’

I smiled contentedly and turned my head again.

“It tickles!”

Louis, having quickly befriended the horse, burst into laughter.

But Evan wasn’t there yet.

I patted the child’s shoulder and said,

“Young Master Evan, why don’t you greet them too?”

“…Okay.”

Evan hesitantly moved forward.

Sensing the child’s approach, the foal’s black eyes blinked gently.

Before the small hand could touch the horse’s head, the foal moved its muzzle first, burying its face in Evan’s palm.

As Evan froze in surprise, the trainer laughed heartily, finding the sight endearing.

“The little one is being playful. It seems to have taken a liking to you, Your Highness.”

“It likes me?”

Evan murmured in surprise.

Finally gathering courage, the child stood beside the foal.

“…I like you too.”

At the shy confession, the black foal whinnied.

Evan was already preciously hugging the foal’s head.

It seemed the owners of the foals had been decided.

Watching this scene, Kashar made a slight nod.

“Give them names. They’ll be with you for a long time.”

“That’s right. These horses will grow up alongside Your Highnesses.”

As the trainer added, the twins’ expressions immediately turned serious.

They put their heads together for a while, as if it wasn’t even cold, before Louis spoke first.

“I’ll call mine… Jetty!”

“I think Cacao would be good for this one.”

It was the moment when names that seemed somewhat generic, but well-suited to the foals, were born.

“Your Highnesses, you should thank the Duke.”

“Oh! Our Jetty was brought by Eileen’s boyfriend?”

Surprised by my words, Louis opened his eyes wide.

Kashar was still just my boyfriend in the children’s eyes.

But.

“Elder brother, thank you!”

“…Thank you, brother.”

It was the moment when informal speech changed to formal.

‘Indeed, there’s nothing better than gifts to score points with kids.’

As I nodded at this eternal truth, Kashar whispered in my ear.

“Now the little ones’ attention will be all on the foals.”

Somehow, it was a blatant attempt at scoring points.

‘It’s nice to be close, but this is troublesome!’

As I was inwardly shouting, I saw the remaining horse slowly swishing its ivory-colored tail.

“But what about that horse?”

The horse, which looked fully grown, had sand-colored fur with a pale lemon-colored mane and tail.

It seemed to be a different breed from the foals, but it looked just as docile.

“Yours.”

“My horse?”

When I asked in surprise, the caretaker provided an explanation instead.

“It’s a Filotina mare. The breed itself is very gentle and smart, making it easy to train.”

Now that I heard it, it did look quite intelligent.

“You can’t ride it right away. We’ll train it to return to the duchy no matter where it goes.”

“I don’t know how to ride anyway.”

I glanced at the well-behaved horse.

Searching through the memories of the original Eileen before possession, I found she had never ridden a horse.

‘Still, it’s pretty.’

It was my first time seeing a horse this close.

Although large, its mane looked soft, and its entire body was shiny and beautiful.

“I’ll teach you.”

“Thank you.”

Should I say it felt nice that he was being considerate of me?

As I was stroking the horse’s back, I saw Mihail coming out to the garden.

Louis, who saw Mihail before I did, hurriedly ran to embrace him.

“Elder brother Mihail! We got horses as gifts!”

“Really? That’s great. Treat them preciously.”

“Don’t you have a horse, brother?”

“No, but it’s okay. I’m afraid of animals.”

Although horseback riding was essential for royalty, Mihail had rarely even mounted a horse.

‘Right. He trembled at the sight of a rabbit in the Mist Forest.’

Although that rabbit was a bit aggressive, it was still a herbivore.

As with everyone, there’s always a reason for trauma.

‘It’s all because of the Empress, of course.’

By the Empress’s order, the first horse young Mihail encountered was not a foal but a warhorse.

The massive warhorse was so fierce that even adult men found it difficult to subdue, and it ended up throwing Mihail off.

“I was scared at first too, but I got used to it.”

“We’re not saying you have to force yourself to get close, but you can do it, brother.”

The yellow chicks’ comforting began.

Mihail, who hesitated for a moment, shyly replied.

“Okay. I’ll try my best too.”

What a heartwarming scene.

I wiped my nose at the touching moment.

Everyone else seemed to feel the same, as the sound of video orbs turning could be heard here and there.

Dracu, who had been participating in this, suddenly remembered something and spoke to me.

“Ah, right. The kitchen will be unusable for a few days.”

“Huh? What happened?”

“There was an order from the Duke to expand the space and renovate the interior with the latest equipment. The construction is scheduled to take a week, so you’ll have to use the sub-kitchen during that time.”

Naturally, my gaze turned to Kashar.

He smiled as soon as our eyes met.

“A man who cooks well is love.”

A small booklet came out of Kashar’s jacket pocket.

“It’s from a book called ‘The Secret to Being a Beloved Husband.'”

That was the title of the booklet.

‘What have you been reading now?’

For some time now, Kashar had developed a hobby of purchasing strange love-related books.

As I was feeling quite bewildered, I saw a gray figure stumbling behind Kashar.

‘A ghost?’

…No, it was Mihail.

He stood before Kashar with a pale face.

“I think you’ll need to come with me for a moment.”

Mihail’s expression looked quite serious.

If it was something he came to handle personally, rather than delegating as he usually did, it must be very important.

While I was thinking this, Mihail’s gaze fell on me.

‘He’ll die from overwork at this rate.’

I had to save our children’s magic tutor.

I reflexively pushed Kashar’s back.

“Go, quickly!”

As I moved Kashar, hope flickered in Mihail’s eyes.

Kashar also seemed to have guessed why Mihail had come, and he sighed.

“…I’ll be back shortly.”

“Take your time! Good adults do their own work, right, young princes?”

“That’s right. That’s what a true adult is.”

As Louis and Evan nodded, he let out a hollow laugh.

“The little ones have misunderstood something.”

Kashar approached the children and pressed their heads gently, meeting their eyes.

“A true adult is one who squeezes those below to gain time for themselves.”

“Woah?”

Louis let out a strange exclamation.

Evan, who had been listening attentively, even muttered something like this.

“…Is this what royal studies are about?”

Evan, I didn’t know you were interested in power.

‘An unexpected side, I’d say.’

Seeing Evan’s eyes shining as he looked at Kashar, I could easily imagine a future ruler.

‘Perhaps Evan might be more suited than Mihail.’

Finally, Kashar straightened up and turned to look at me.

“I’ll be back. There’s an open space behind the training grounds, so take the foals and play there.”

“Alright.”

No sooner had I answered than Kashar gave orders to the children.

“Little ones, guard your new mother well. I’ll check when I get back.”

“Yes!”

“Yes, elder brother.”

Now even Evan was using the ‘elder brother’ coin.

His retreating back felt unfamiliar, as we had been constantly together lately.

Just as I took my eyes off him, something below my neck sparkled.

‘This is.’

The necklace given by Hayang was half-filled and sparkling.

It was then.

I saw a servant delivering a newspaper to Dracu.

Surprised, Dracu brought it to show me.

“It says the Imperial family is considering national support for the prospective mistress’s business.”

“What?”

The newspaper had an article about hoes and baby carriers.

[Imperial family considering support for Eilisha Trading Company. National distribution of hoes and baby carriers…]

‘I didn’t hear about this report.’

Then the news must have broken first in today’s newspaper.

I looked down at the necklace again.

‘So it filled up because of this.’

The items I brought from my world had an impact in this world.

An announcement from the Imperial family.

It was time for the influence converted into magical power to answer the question.

“Eileen, let’s go quickly!”

“I’ll just go to the restroom for a moment. Mihail, please take care of the young princes!”

“Don’t worry and go ahead.”

The words of the new nanny were quite trustworthy.

Entering the castle, I hurried towards my room.

The teddy bear at my waist dangled.

I shook the teddy bear by the scruff of its neck.

“Hayang, open the shop door for me!”

[I’m dizzy!]

I stopped shaking and brought Hayang close to my face.

“Better now?”

[Your actions are getting rougher!]

“Just open the door already.”

At my words, Hayang hesitated and then glanced around furtively.

[…Weren’t you going to ask me?]

“I was at first, but I thought it would be better to ask your owner.”

[That’s, hiccup. What are you saying! Hiccup.]

Hayang hiccupped repeatedly.

I had just probed, but the reaction was quite telling.

“The owner of the hole-in-the-wall shop, it’s the master you mentioned, right?”