Hearing the name Freya had chosen, I knew very well where it came from… Well, I admit it's not a name I particularly like, but I suppose it's fine. Our son also seemed to like it.
"Do you like that name?"
As soon as I asked, he let out a cheerful laugh.
Maybe he was happy just to finally have a name, or maybe he was happy because it was chosen by his mother. Either way, what matters is that he's happy with it. Smiling, I said to Freya, "I think it's a good name."
"You're lying," Freya said. "You don't like that name?"
"I admit I would have preferred a better one, but I can't come up with anything better. I think it's fine for his name to be Vanir. He seems to like it too."
"If you want, I can keep thinking of another name. Or we can think about it together."
"No, no, it's fine. From now on, his name will be Vanir. Vanir… Vanir…" I repeated his name a few times while looking at his face, and he really did seem to like it.
I looked at Freya, and she was smiling, satisfied.
"Alright, the name of our first son will be Vanir."
What does she mean by "first son"?
"Are you already thinking about having another child?"
"I told you before, didn't I? I'm ready to have a second child!"
I gave a bitter smile and said, "I think it's better to wait a little."
But Freya didn't agree. "There's no reason to wait! I want to have many children. I want to spread many parts of myself throughout this world! Isn't that wonderful?"
This woman has truly gone crazy.
I ignored her words and continued eating.
Once we finished, we went to her bedroom and lay down together, with Vanir between us.
He lay just like we did, staring up at the ceiling.
"Are you managing to handle Familia matters while taking care of Vanir?"
"Not much has been happening lately. Whenever something comes up, Ottar handles it."
"I see."
"What is it? Are you worried about me?"
"You just had a child. Of course I'm worried. Don't overwork yourself. Let Ottar and the other Familia members handle things."
"Fortunately, Vanir is growing quickly. Soon he'll become independent."
"He's only a few days old. Don't exaggerate."
"Have you seen how fast he's growing?" Freya laughed.
I looked to the side, and my eyes met Vanir's. "Well, you're right."
This kid will become independent soon.
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After saying goodbye to Freya, I returned to the mansion. The table had already been cleared, and everyone was in their rooms except Haruhime. She was sitting in the living room, drinking tea and reading a book.
I approached from behind the couch and saw she was reading the final volume of Romeo and Juliet.
"You have great taste in books," I said with a mischievous smile.
"Ah! Luan! You scared me!" Haruhime almost spilled tea on herself.
"Are you okay? Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you."
"If you didn't mean to, you wouldn't have walked up without making a sound! Honestly, my heart feels like it's about to explode."
I jumped over the back of the couch and sat beside her.
"So, what do you think of the final volume?"
"It's good."
"Just good? Isn't it amazing?"
"Yes, just good." Haruhime pouted.
"I see…"
I closed my eyes, and when I opened them, Haruhime was staring at me. When she realized I noticed, her face turned red and she took a sip of her tea. She looked nervous.
"What's wrong?" I asked.
"Hm? Ah, nothing. Why do you ask?"
"You were staring at me. Is there something on my face?"
"..." Haruhime's face turned even redder. "No, there's nothing on your face."
When she gets nervous, she acts so cute. I like that.
"I see~~" I teased, then moved a little closer, brushing my shoulder against hers.
My relationship with her hasn't progressed much because I'm afraid of scaring her. Has the time finally come?
She seems to be starting to feel interested in me even without me using my "seduction" abilities.
"What do you think you're doing?" she asked, shifting slightly away.
"You don't like it when I touch you?"
"It's not that, it's just…"
"So you do like it when I touch you."
"Argh! Stop saying things like that!" Haruhime was about to explode, so I stopped teasing her.
"I was just joking." I stood up from the couch and took the teacup from her hand. After taking a sip, I handed it back. "Enjoy the indirect kiss."
Haruhime stared at the rim of the cup where I had placed my lips and said nothing.
"Hahaha, if you want, I can get you a new cup."
"It's fine! Now let me read in peace!"
"Alright, alright, sorry for bothering you."
I stepped away from the couch but kept watching her without her noticing.
She was nervously staring at the cup. She kept looking at it for a few seconds.
After that, she placed her lips exactly where mine had been.
Her face turned red as a tomato, and she almost fainted right there.
I couldn't hold back and laughed.
Haruhime, hearing my laughter, shouted, "Where are you!? Did you see that!? Erase that from your memory!"
She ran upstairs and hid in her room.
'It's fun teasing her.'
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POV: Haruhime
'What does that idiot think he's doing!? He did that on purpose, didn't he!?'
He's playing with me! He's teasing me.
Urgh! I fell right into his trap.
Why did I do that, anyway? I shouldn't have put my mouth on that cup!
I crawled under the blankets, and my body started to feel warm.
'Damn it, why is my body reacting like this? I don't want to feel this way anymore.'
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