“My Jurot…” Sonarot whispered, almost in shock. She looked to Adam and then back to her son, reag over to brush her boy’s hair. Jurot had his arms crossed, and though he sat up tall, he bowed his head lightly so his mother could brush his hair easier. He held Lanarot tight within his arm while the girl hugged him, looking up towards him through the strands of her hair.

  Katool was also looking up at her sister, having not realised she was s. She looked around, her mouth f a tiny circle in shock, gng towards the other children, before looking back up at her mother. Citool wasn’t sure she had heard correctly either, that Kitool had almost beaten Jurot without her Tigerstaff.

  “It was my most difficult fight,” Jurot firmed, sipping his milk. Even with Phantom in hand, he wasn’t sure if he could beat Kitool again. If she had Tigerstaff, he still may not be able to defeat her, sidering how swift she was to act.

  Jogak tio rub Jaygak’s shoulder gently. Even though she had dropped out, he retty sure she would have pced well. “You did well, Jaygak.”

  Jaygak decided against even joking about it, instead sipping some fruit wi was worse for her that her own her father tried to cheer her up. She looked to Adam, who was feeding Karot from his hand, the boy shyly eating from his father’s fingers. Even though he had chosen to e third, the Half Elf didn’t seem to care o.

  “Speaking of which, the teens did pretty good too,” Adam said. “They cimed all the top spots.” Adam reached over and pat Nobby against his back. “What a bunch of scary monsters you’ve all bee.”

  “Strong!” Taygak firmed, hugging her brother who had pced so well. “Taygak, win.”

  “You will have to,” Laygak firmed, hugging his sister back. “You have to get revenge for me.”

  “Okay.”

  “I will fight well toak said. “Sister, I will win for you.”

  “Do whatever you want, Raygak,” Jaygak said, reag over to pinch his cheek. “If you want to win, or if you want to stay at home.”

  “I will win,” the boy stated.

  “I will win too!” Katool stated.

  Damokan and Kalokan both remained silent, cuddled up beside their sibling, who had pced high iour.

  “You think Bavin’s showing off too?” Adam asked.

  “Bovin will be happy,” Jurot replied, simply.

  “I kept my end of the promise, so he’d better be happy,” Adam said, daring to speak of the previous Great Elder.

  “Papa, stwong,” Lanarot said, patting Adam’s leg gently. She gave him a thumbs up and him, her hair gently boung. “Okay?”

  “Okay…” Adam smiled, reag down to ruffle her hair gently, causing it to cover her eyes.

  The others tio speak the tale, with Jurot speaking of what happened iher world with greater details. He held Lanarot on his p, the girl ying against him as she sucked ohumb, staring up at her older brother with narrowed eyes.

  However, it was Nirot who would state what happened during the fight with Umbra. She revealed the great loss they had faced, and the fact they had almost died. She also revealed what she had seen, half scious as she was.

  Adam cleared his throat. “Right, well, she and I fought a little, and then I was saved by Jurot, Lucy, Mara, and Kitool.”

  ‘You left my Jaygak behind?’ Jogak thought, w why Adam would have done such a thing.

  Nirot waited to see if he’d actually speak about the fight, but Adam refused to eborate, so she tio tell them what she had seen. Adam went back to cheg on his triplets, making sure their gsses were full of milk, and their faces were , wiping their mouths with a wet cloth.

  “Uh oh,” Jirot said, looking up to her nana.

  They paused the story and assisted in ing up the young children, while the others went to che the babies nearby. Citool threw Mirot a look, letting her know that the story was even crazier than she inally thought.

  The story was eventually finished, revealing their great tale, as well as the fact that the teen Iyrmen had returo them as Experts.

  Experts!

  Of all the things that Adam did, it robably the craziest thing he had mahe teens had been travelling for just a short while, ahey had e back to the Iyr with great strength. Every Iyrman of able body and sound mind became an Expert by the time they reached their mid thirties, as was expected of them. However, to bee an Expert before reag even the age of twenty, and never mind the age of twenty, but within a couple years of adventuring, that was rare even for Iyrmen.

  For the likes of Amokan and Timojin, perhaps it was expected, but they were the best of the best when it came to Iyrmen. However, for each of the Iyrmen, especially the likes of Laygak and Faool, to gairength of an Expert so quickly…

  In another estate, the roar of ughter filled the air. “That fool! He did it! He actually did it!” Bovin tio ugh, grabbing his grandson by the shoulders, spping them wildly. “Gaa! Hahaha!” He embraced his grandson so tightly while the other Vin family members stared in shobsp;

  Meanwhile, Mirot and the other Iyrmen wondered how much the Duchess knew. It had appeared to be the case she had decided to learn more about Adam, but did she know any of his secrets? They were unsure. However, she seemed to have found that Adam was quite the special case.

  “Daddy came third p the tour,” Adam said, brushing Konarot’s hair. “Aren’t you going to gratute him?”

  “Good,” Konarot said, standing up beside her father before hugging his shoulder. Kirot and Karot did the same, hugging his legs.

  “Hm,” Adam replied, ing an arm around his eldest daughter, before rubbing Kirot and Karot’s head gently. He brushed along their horns too, and the pair climbed up onto his p.

  “Ah, I fot. I almost did fet the birthday.” Adam chuckled. Unfortunately, he was trapped by his children, and so decided against shifting away from them. “Asorot, I missed your birthday, didn’t I?”

  “Yes?”

  “One sed,” Adam said, rubbing his cheek against Konarot’s. “Behbee, I o get your uncle’s present, so give me one sed.”

  Konarot held onto her father’s arm, staring up at him with her tiny eyes. The silver eyes blinked ily up towards her father, while the girl kept her arms around him, trapping him within a hug.

  ‘So, even yoing to act up against your father too?’ Adam winced slightly. ‘Damn it! Why are my children so cute?’

  “Jurot…” Adam began, having beeed by his eldest daughter. “The vest.”

  Jurot reached into the leather sack, before pulling out the vest made of hydra scales.

  “It’s made of the hydra scales,” Adam said, reag out awkwardly to ruffle Asorot’s hair nearby. “I had it made by Sam’s Scales from Water Ford.”

  “River Hill,” Jurot corrected.

  “I k was one of the two,” Adam replied, sighing. “It’s nonmagical right now, but I’ll see if I ’t have a versation with the Enter iure.” Adam wi the young man. “It’s a little big right now, sure, but you’ll grow into it. Even if it won’t protect you, it will look cool, don’t you think?”

  “Thank you,” Asorot said, hugging the scale armour, which was way too big and heavy for him at the moment. “It is cool.”

  “Of course it is! Only the coolest gifts for my Cousin, of course.” Adam eyed up the rest of the kids. “Of course, I’ll get you all the coolest gifts too.”

  Umbra stared at Adam from nearby. At first she thought he was a fool of a father, but he was more than just that. He was wholly a fool and wholly a father.

  Amira exged a gh Dunes, w just how much Adam adored his Cousins. She had heard him mention them a few times, but when the Half Elf was among them, he couldn’t help but dote on them.

  “I bought some mifts for everyone,” Adam stated. “Unfortunately, I had to leave quite a bit of it behind at the guild bank, so I won’t be able to see all these cute little brats wearing cute clothes, but maybe iure.”

  Adam lifted Konarot up, blowing raspberries against her stomach, causio giggle and cry out, before peppering her with more kisses. He settled the girl on his shoulders and did the same to Kirot and Karot, though settled them on his thighs. “Sorry for spending so much time away. Daddy will try not to leave for so loime…”

  Konarot rested her head on top of her father’s, purring quietly. She held onto his head with her tiny hands, her fingers clutg at his head, as though she wouldn’t let him go. Kirot pat Adam’s chest gently, before resting her head against it, while Karot snuggled against his bicep, staring up at his father.

  “No!” Jirot decred, pointing up at him, yawning lightly.

  “Jurot, look at how smart my daughter is,” Adam said. “Jirot, what’s the opposite of yes?”

  “No!” The girl cackled.

  “Will you refuse your father?”

  “No!”

  “See? She’s a genius.”

  Jurot looked down at the Goblin girl who tio cackle wildly, g her hands together diabolically. “Jirot, is your name Adam?”

  Jirot looked up at Jurot, before she grabbed her nana and climbed on top of her, hiding her fato the woman’s bosom. “No.”

  “Your daughter is a genius,” Jurot firmed.

  Adam smiled wide, gently rubbing his youriplet’s sides. “Of course, all my children are so cute and smart.” He looked to the little Jarot, the tiny boy staring up at his father suspiciously, before hiding beside his twin sister. Adam smiled even wider. ‘How adorable!’

  Jirot do you like this story?

  Wait...