I watched the people in front of me.
11 people in total, all with rings on their fingers and looking at me expectantly.
"Please now... Let my ring and yours touch to start the synchronization" I said
Ghislaine was the first to act, I put my finger in a fist position and we both bumped them.
I immediately activated the holographic map and now two dots had appeared next to each other.
"That's how it works, it's a safety measure in case something dangerous happens," I said.
"Do you really think that orb represents any danger, Rudeus?" Laws spoke, clearly conflicted between believing me and thinking I was exaggerating.
"I'm not asking you to believe me, but I'm asking that we at least be cautious. I don't want to regret it if something happens to You all, and if it all turns out to be a harmless phenomenon, we'll remember it as a funny anecdote." I said with a slight smile.
Laws looked at me in disbelief and then lightly touched his ring before walking up to me and bumping fists.
Immediately another dot now yellow appeared on the map and so one by one we began to synchronize.
Ghislaine helped Ana hit her little fist with mine while my little girl made an adorable expression.
So quickly the 11 people in the room synchronized our rings and the weight on my shoulders was momentarily lightened.
[Sylphie: Look at this! You can send letters here!]
"???" I was dumbfounded as I looked at the message that had appeared on the holographic map.
"I-incredible! C-can it do that too?!" Laws shouted, just as surprised as I was.
'I didn't know you could do that too!!'
[Zenith: Hello! I'm writing here!]
[Laws: This is incredibly convenient!]
[Eris: Eris!]
"???" We all turned to look at her and she blushed with embarrassment.
"I was just testing!" She squealed in embarrassment.
"Ahem! Well! This messaging system... What do I call it? It will be our first source of communication when something happens," I said, and everyone nodded except for my mother which continued writing messages.
"Mom..." I called her seriously and she stopped.
"Okay, please keep this between us," I said with a bow and everyone nodded.
"Rudy... I really can't believe you could create all this by yourself..." My mother murmured, pride visible in her tone.
"Of course, I would do it all for the people I love" I said and Eris and Sylphie blushed like tomatoes which caused my mother and Hilda to laugh.
"But yes, although it wasn't cheap at all hehe..." I murmured looking at Laws who paled at my gaze.
"Just kidding, just kidding! Today is a day to celebrate! Please join me today!" I said while bowing deeply to everyone present.
"Hmm! Of course! I was the one who planned everything after all!" Eris said proudly.
"I-I also want to accompany Rudy today..." Sylphie murmured with a smile.
"It was obvious we were coming!" My mother declared and Lilia nodded.
"Yes...haaa... I was going to come too" Laws gasped
"And me too!" Hope said, accompanying her husband.
I couldn't help but smile at the support of the people in front of me, it was the reason I was doing all of this... And well, also because of sex... And political power, but that's it!
*tock, tock, tock!*
"Lord Rudeus! Your birthday party will start in an hour!" A maid's voice echoed outside the room.
"Yes, thank you very much!" I said.
"Okay! We have to get going! Sylphie, come with us! We'll pick out a dress that will look beautiful on you!" My mother said, taking Sylphie's hand, without her being able to refuse.
"...I thought they already gave her the dress..." Hope muttered with slight concern while Laws massaged his temples.
"Well Rudeus, we're leaving too, we'll see you at your party," the couple said and so they left my room.
"Eris, go get ready, I'll catch up with you soon, I need to talk to Rudeus" Hilda said to her daughter's dissatisfaction but in the end she nodded.
And so only Hilda, Ghislaine, Ana and I were left in the room.
"So, what do you need?" I asked as I started searching for my clothes in my closet.
"W-well... I-I was wondering what you would want as a birthday present from me" Hilda murmured completely blushed.
I glanced at Ghislaine who was deliberately entertaining herself with Ana, ignoring us.
"Well, what could you give me? Oh! And before you tell me, what were you thinking when I called you with Eris? Why did she come here so blushing?" I asked, turning to look at her.
Hilda immediately blushed even more and her gaze fell on the ground.
After a few seconds only Ana's adorable laughter could be heard in the room.
"Rudeus... Marry Eris" Hilda said suddenly.
"Oh? That doesn't answer my question," I said seriously.
"Uugh!... My daughter is in love with you Rudeus! I just told her that maybe she could offer herself to you as a personal gift!" Hilda declared blushing while squeezing her legs together.
"I see...I thought so," I murmured.
"Well?" She asked hopefully.
"Are you absolutely sure she's in love with me?" I asked, looking into her eyes.
"Of course! Just like me and Ghislaine, your mother, all the maids of the mansion, that elf girl and her mother!" Hilda said with conviction.
'Wait...did she mean Hope with that last mention?!'
"Okay..." I replied, coming out of my shock, "but I'll wait for Philip to propose to me," I said.
"I see..." Hilda said sighing in relief.
"But you didn't tell me what you want as a gift!" She replied.
"I don't need anything, your body is more than enough for me" I replied and Hilda squeezed her legs even closer, biting her lower lip.
"Now go put on your best dress that isn't so revealing," I said, spanking her.
"nngh!~ yes!~" she moaned and so left the room.
"That went well..." Ghislaine said with a smile.
"Haaa... Get Ana ready too" I muttered as I began to undress.
"Heh, of course" Ghislaine said mockingly and I could only sigh.
...
So the hours passed, I spent a little time playing with Ana and flirting with Ghislaine but a Maid told us it was time for the party and the three of us went to the party room.
Unlike Eris, my birthday party was much more discreet, with only the participation of the Boreas, my family and some Maids, it's not like I wanted anything else, to be honest.
"kyaa!, young master Rudeus looks so handsome!~"
"My interior would receive him with affection if he wanted~"
"Are you crazy?! He mated with Ghislaine! She will cut off your head if you keep talking like that!"
"It would be worth it just to have one night with young master Rudeus~"
The "whispers" of the Maids reached my ears and I remained impassive, since I had already gotten used to this.
I glanced at Ghislaine and she had a proud smile on her face as she looked at the Maids.
It's like she's saying "he's mine!!"
Anyway it seems to her that she doesn't seem to care anyway.
"Rudeus!" Saurus's voice echoed throughout the party room and I instinctively looked in front of me.
There was Saurus with Philip, Hilda and Eris.
And a little further away from them on the left were my family and Sylphie's family, the latter looked somewhat uncomfortable being in front of such an important crowd but they handled it just fine.
"Hahaha!, My boy!, Since you came to this house my beautiful granddaughter has become a beautiful noble lady! Hahaha and all thanks to you!" Saurus said as he lunged at me and gave me a bone-shattering bear hug.
"nngh!! I-I do what I'm p-paid to do Lord Saurus!" I screamed breathlessly.
"Hahaha! Don't be so humble! No one has achieved what you have achieved and you have saved my granddaughter's life on several occasions! That's why you deserve a big celebration, let's begin!" Saurus roared at the top of his lungs.
Immediately a small band began to play soft music and the banquet began to be served.
Fortunately, we all sat at a single huge table without class distinction at my request.
Both Sylphie, Eris and I ate until we were stuffed, while our parents looked on in astonishment.
After the banquet was over there was no dance for my relief instead some Maids and the butler Alphonse they positioned themselves at my sides and I saw that they all arrived carrying boxes in their.
"Rudeus!!!" Saurus shouted, calling for attention "due to your enormous services in contribution to this family, you are granted special gifts on the occasion of your tenth birthday!" He shouted loudly.
"Thank you very much for considering me Lord Saurus" I said while bowing deeply to him.
"Hhmp! No need to be so formal now!" He shouted with a smile as he crossed his arms.
"Because Lord Rudeus uses both magic and swordsmanship, we decided to give him a gift that suits both of his combat styles!" The butler was the first to speak as he approached me.
He carried a thin box about a meter long and then placed it on the ground and lifted the lid.
"This...is..." I muttered in amazement as I looked at the contents of the box.
"This sword has the ability to break into an enemy's Touki upon contact and has been imbued with an S-class mana stone." Alphonse said as I stared at the sword in shock.
"This is one of the 48 swords of the legendary Blacksmith Yulian Jalisco! "The Phoenix Dragon!" Alphonse said solemnly.
'Wait a minute, wasn't the Phoenix dragon in Gull Farion's possession?!'
'How the hell did Saurus get it?!'
"Well?" Saurus's voice sounded expectant.
'Oh shit! I got carried away!'
"L-Lord Saurus...t-this is much more than I could ask for... thank you very much!" I said while bowing deeply.
"Hmm! It's only natural after everything you've done for my granddaughter!" Saurus said sounding too tsundere for a man his age.
The following gifts were not as memorable as the sword but were still really expensive.
Books on barrier magic, detox magic, magical objects, and even an aphrodisiac...
The party continued for another couple of hours where Saurus got drunk until he was exhausted and then started screaming.
"Hahaha! Now with Rudeus on our side, that damn Philemon won't be able to beat us, hahaha!!"
"Father...please control yourself, we've already talked about this!" Philip muttered in resignation.
"Don't even dream about it! Rudeus! Marry my Eris and you can rise as the leader of the Boreas house!" Saurus shouted before being escorted out by the Maids.
"Haaa... Sorry about that" Philip said and I could also notice Eris who was deeply blushing and Sylphie who was staring at her.
My mother on the other hand was just holding back her laughter as she watched Norn have an existential crisis upon looking at the beast maids.
...
When midnight came the party ended peacefully, my mothers were the first to leave to rock Norn and Aisha to sleep.
Laws then left with his family to return early to Buena Village...
"h-see you tomorrow Rudy..." Sylphie said as she hugged me tightly although this time she wasn't blushing.
"Yes, see you tomorrow Sylphie, get some rest," I replied with a smile.
"Yes!" The girl said and ran with her parents to the bedrooms.
I was able to watch from afar as a Maid carried Eris in her arms because she had already fallen asleep.
Ghislaine also left with Ana and only Philip, Hilda and I remained in the party room.
"Rudeus..." Hilda called me looking into my eyes.
"Yes..." I answered simply and started walking with her out of the party room.
'I guess it's about time, huh?'
After walking for about ten minutes and ignoring the fact that Hilda was groping my buttocks, we arrived at Philip's study.
"I'm going to sleep, Philip is waiting for you," Hilda said and so she left, not without giving me one last squeeze.
I glanced at the woman before knocking on the bedroom door and entering.
"Ah! Rudeus, thank you very much for coming, it's a little late so I won't take up much of your time, sit down" he said as he poured me a glass of the same wine he was drinking.
Unlike other times, Philip was sitting awkwardly on a sofa without his suit and his hair slightly disheveled, it was strange to see him like that.
"Yes, thank you very much," I said, sitting in front of him and taking a sip of wine.
'umm apple...'
"Rudeus... I want you to marry Eris" he said suddenly.
"And what's that for?" I said without flinching.
"Don't play dumb with me" he snorted. "I never thought my crazy daughter would become what she is today, and all thanks to you, Rudeus. Not to mention that she's in love with you."
"Yeah... I think I've noticed that before, but you do know I'm already engaged, right?" I muttered.
He just raised an eyebrow and laughed.
"The elf girl? It doesn't matter, Eris can be your second wife if you accept... But in return I want your strength" he said sitting firmly.
"My strength? In what sense?" I asked.
'Come on...go on Philip, keep going!'
"Did you know that I was in a political dispute a few years ago and when I lost it all my sons were taken from me and sent to the capital?"
"...Yes, Lady Hilda had told me," I replied.
"Well then, there's no need for me to explain more. I want your help, Rudeus. With your developing strength, I feel like we'll have a chance to win the Boreas house. And if we succeed... I'll let you be the leader of House Boreas," he said, staring at me.
"I see..." I muttered as I looked at the ground, hiding my smile.
"But if I accept, I don't want you to try to break up my marriage with Sylphie, or you'll lose my support," I said seriously.
"Heh, like I told you, Eris can be your second wife if you want, I'm sure she won't mind," he said as his smile grew bigger and bigger.
"Okay... Then I accept" I said.
"Hah... Good, good!... Hahaha..." Philip let out a sigh of relief and started to laugh softly.
"Okay, I won't bother you anymore, you can go to sleep, the engagement won't be right away after all my Eris is barely 12"
"I understand... But ah, Philip, take this please," I said as I took a ring out of my pocket.
"Call me father-in-law from now on," he replied, looking curiously at the ring.
"Yes... Father-in-law, this may seem like a simple ring but..." And so I began to explain to Philip all the functions of the ring and synchronized it with mine.
"Do you really think that orb is worth so much concern?" He asked with a frown.
"Better safe than sorry," I replied, and Philip nodded to himself.
"Well, see you tomorrow, father-in-law," I said, and he said, "Good night, son-in-law," with a huge smile.
That went well...
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