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[Episode 58] – Children’s social circles (3)

The moment when adults are laughing and chatting behind the scenes.

Titania was truly to die for. The theme was a tea party with ‘their own pets’, but not only did the puppy not arrive until now, but the children started to cry as if they were scared of this place.

And the biggest problem is…

“Apologize to Poogi right now!”

“You, you, I told you to put that down! “Wow!”

“Emily…! Put the turtle down quickly! “Mom told me that wolf turtles bite people, so you shouldn’t attack other people!”

It was six-year-old Emily’s fault for making a mess of the tea party.

A young lady who brought a large parrot that looked like it was wearing a crown said to the wolf turtle brought by Emily, ‘Do turtles smell really bad? ‘How do you raise something like that?’ Emily put her nose to the turtle and sniffed it.

‘Umm… I’m upset, but it’s true…’

Emily, who said this, puffed out her cheeks in anger and began thrusting a wolf turtle smaller than the palm of her hand at the young lady. The surprised lady told them to quickly get rid of the wolf turtle, but it was no use.

‘But it breaks down!!’

Caroline tried to stop Emily, but it was no use. Emily is chasing the young lady with a turtle, and the young lady is running around the round table to avoid Emily and the turtle.

In the midst of all the chaos, Titania just tried not to lose her smile. I wanted to ask my mother for help, but I couldn’t lend my mother’s help today.

First of all, the priority was to stop Emily and Young-ae from going on a rampage. Titania jumped up from her chair, but Emily followed behind her eagerly, as if she wasn’t paying any attention to her.

Caroline tried to catch Emily, but Emily was busy escaping like a fish being caught by Caroline, wondering where such strength came from in such a small body.

Caroline, who was trying to catch her, got tired first, and then the daughter who was being chased by Emily got tired. In the end, the girl fell to the floor and burst into tears, and Emily snorted as if she was satisfied and glared at the girl who fell to the floor.

“I apologize to Poogi!!”

“Hibb, hibbak! Sorry! “I’m sorry!!”

How on earth should I fix this?

Is this how I ruin the tea party my mother prepared? Since this was Titania’s first tea party experience, she prepared diligently to avoid ruining this tea party. but…

‘What on earth should I do in a case like this…?’

Titania, who had never imagined that something would be ruined like this, went dark before her eyes. I glanced at the maids standing next to me with eyes wanting help, but even in this situation, the maids made no movement other than moving to serve.

Is it because of the order that my mother gave to the maids before the tea party: ‘Do not interfere in children’s social circles under any circumstances.’ The maids only did the bare minimum and did not help Titania.

The moment Titania wiped her face in such frustration and despair, Ainsel began calling out to her in a trembling, frightened voice.

-Go, go, princess…! behind…!

“back…?”

The moment the princess glanced back, she saw the Minister of Education running towards her with a bright smile. The Minister of Education is holding a large leash in his hand and running with something making a loud panting sound.

“Hey, princess! Forgive me for being late! “These puppies suddenly stopped listening to me, haha!”

“Heh, heh, heh, heh.”

Although it was still far away, everyone in the tea room saw it and couldn’t say anything. The Minister of Education smiled brightly and said that the leash he was holding on to was too big to be called a leash, and the animal standing on all fours next to it was also too big to be called a dog.

No, it wasn’t an animal worthy of being called a dog in the first place. Titania had never seen that animal before, but with the knowledge she had learned from books, she could immediately tell what kind of animal the ‘dog’ standing next to the Minister of Education was.

Not even one, but two.

“A wolf…?”

Wolves standing on both sides of the Minister of Education. One was a gray wolf with shiny, soft fur, and the other was a white wolf with fur as white as snow. The Minister of Education, who brought the wolves in front of Titania, smiled and handed the leashes to Titania.

Then they say they are doing it…

“I made them remember the princess’s scent, so these puppies will think of her as family! In a tea party like this, suppressing the momentum is the most important thing! Rest assured that we have brought you the most dashing and cool guys!”

The Minister of Education squinted one eye as if asking if he had done well. Titania raised the corner of her mouth and looked at the wolves standing on both sides. Wolves are taller than themselves, standing on all fours, with their long tongues sticking out and breathing heavily.

When I looked closely, the teeth were sharp and the smell was strange. Titania looked like she was going to cry at any moment, but she knew that if she cried here, the tea party would be completely ruined, so she forced a smile and held on to the wolf leash that the Minister of Education had given her.

The thick leash held in both hands was so thick that it was impossible to hold it all. When Titania raised her head and looked at the ladies, Emily and the lady, who had been fighting just a moment ago, were also busy trembling like aspen trees, hugging each other on the floor and looking at the wolf.

“ruler! princess! “Introducing the puppies!”

As the Minister of Education urged, Titania could no longer think straight. All I could think about was to introduce a pet and continue the tea party as the Minister of Education had said. Really, I couldn’t think of anything other than that.

“Woah, here’s the puppy…”

“Heh, heh.”

“I raised…”

“Heh, heh.”

However, no matter how hard I tried to introduce it, the sound of the wolves panting next to me was louder than Titania’s voice. Still, I couldn’t help it, somehow, the moment I continued the introduction of the wolves –

licking-

The gray wolf who was standing next to Titania and sniffing her scent licked her face with its tongue. The moment the hot, slippery tongue that smelled of wolf saliva touched Titania’s face, she finally burst into tears that she had been holding back.

“Huhhh!!! “Huh!!”

“Huh!! “Waaa!!!”

“Ah, why are you all crying…!”

As Titania sobbed, the tea party venue instantly turned into chaos. Just like Titania, the ladies who had been holding back their tears ended up struggling and running away because they were afraid of the wolves. The table fell to the floor, and the tray made a sharp sound as it fell to the floor.

The maids grabbed the other ladies who were crying on the floor and somehow managed to escape, but they could not get close to Titania, who was crying between two large wolves. At the moment when the maids were at a loss, they were shocked to see the surprised parents and Vivian in the tea party scene in chaos behind them.

“Um, what is that…!”

“Huhhh!! mom!!! “Mommy!!”

As Titania cried out for Vivian while holding onto the wolf’s leash, Vivian picked up the tray that had fallen on the floor and walked to Titania’s side. He then quickly pushed Titania back and hit the head of the Minister of Education, who was standing next to him at a loss, with a tray.

“You crazy guy! “It’s called a puppy!!!!”

“Ahh!!”

Cough!

The Minister of Education, who was hit so hard that the silver tray was dented, shed tears from the pain. The wolves, fortunately, were well-educated, so they just stood there panting, while the Minister of Education looked at Vivian as if it were unfair, stroking his numb head.

“Oh, no…! These children are really well educated…! It was found as a baby in the northern plateau, and I carefully raised it…! “Never bite anyone…!”

“One more hit!”

Kyaang!! Kyaang!!

Although it was said to be one sound, the sound that came from the Minister of Education’s head was two. For a moment, Vivian saw the face of the Minister of Foreign Affairs flash before her eyes. I immediately understood why the Minister of Foreign Affairs hated the Minister of Education and was afraid of ‘dogs’, so I frowned, looked down at the Minister of Education and shouted.

“Fuck me in the head right now! “You crazy person!”

*

Just like that, I decided that I couldn’t continue the tea party any longer, so I bowed my head and apologized to everyone. The young children were so busy crying that they could not bear to leave their parents’ arms. Of course, it was the same with Titania in my arms.

“…I’m sorry everyone. I had no idea that the puppy the Minister of Education was bringing was like that. No, it was my fault for blindly trusting and waiting for the Minister of Education without looking into it properly. “For this, I sincerely apologize as the queen of this country and as the parent of a child.”

As I bowed my head, the women begged me to raise my head quickly. I felt so sorry that I could not raise my head because I thought I might have given my children the same trauma as the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Really… I should have paid a little more attention…

“It’s okay… Normally, events like this often feature rare animals… I couldn’t even imagine the wolves of the Northern Plateau…”

“after…”

I lowered my head and glared at the Minister of Education, who was resting intently next to me with his head on the floor. Is that kind of person the Minister of Education? Of all the ministers in this country, I thought he was the one with the least amount of common sense, but that was not the case at all.

“This is too painful a punishment for an old man…”

“If you want to resign from your position as minister, please do so.”

“Huh…”

Fortunately, the large wolves were taken care of by knights residing in the royal castle. After I finished apologizing to the ladies and the ladies and took some time to comfort the children, a lady came up to me and spoke in a whisper.

“Your Majesty the Queen is amazing… I never thought she would take action and resolve the situation when everyone was at a loss…”

“what…?”

“I mean the wolf. No one could approach the princess who was surrounded by wolves… In such a situation, Her Majesty the Queen approached the princess without hesitation, right? “I thought it was really amazing.”

…I was just out of my mind.

When I saw the wolf on a leash, did I subconsciously think that it would be safe? When I came to my senses, I had already hid the princess behind me and had hit the Minister of Education on the head with a tray.

As I looked at the princess with her face buried in my shoulder and sniffling, I felt like it was finally starting to feel a little more real. How dangerous was the situation earlier, and how dangerous was my behavior?

The princess in my arms and the woman looking at me smiled brightly.

“Of course, the princess growing up under Her Majesty the Queen will be happy.”

I could tell that what the wife said to me with a grin was the answer to the question I had been worrying about earlier, ‘whether I, as her adoptive mother, can make the princess happy.’ I also looked at my wife, smiled, and nodded in gratitude.

“By the way… that’s a great wolf. “I think I’ll be good at hunting.”

“Hehe… He’s really good at hunting. Is it called the hunter of the northern plateau for no reason? “Sometimes when I go to a hunting competition and let them out, it’s very…”

“Minister of Education, shut your mouth.”

“Huh…”

The wife glanced back and looked at the wolves being held by the knights, and muttered something as if admiring. The Minister of Education, who was burying his head next to me, responded with a bright smile. The Minister of Education, who responded as if his own child had been praised, ordered him to keep his mouth shut because he did not want to look at him.

“If… if it is okay with Her Majesty the Queen, how about taking those great wolves with her to attend the ‘hunting competition’ held next month? “I’m sure it will be fun.”

“…Hunting competition?”

“Yes, this is a ‘hunting competition’ that our family organizes every year. “In the forest owned by our family-”

I couldn’t help but be surprised by my wife’s sudden proposal. There was an event in the game to participate in a ‘hunting competition’, but in order to participate in a hunting competition, the princess’s ‘social rating’ had to be quite high. So I thought it would be a story that won’t happen until next year…

“Ah, if you’re having a hard time because the princess is afraid of wolves…”

“no. It’s okay. However, if Titania is afraid of wolves, I would like to attend without the wolves… Is that okay?”

“Sure! “I’m just happy that the princess is attending!”

I couldn’t miss this opportunity, so I nodded that I would attend the hunting competition right away. Even if it was a coincidence, it would have been better to do the ‘hunting competition’ quickly. I felt sorry for the princess who was sobbing in my arms, but I couldn’t help it.

‘I guess we can finally meet…’

In the game, there is a ‘confirmed event’ that unconditionally occurs in the forest where the first hunting competition is held. An event in which a princess wandering through the forest in search of prey falls into a deep fog and becomes lost.

And, there was a very small ‘hut’ that I found while wandering through the forest after getting lost. The cabin is so small that it is difficult for even an adult to fit in. And we meet there…

The princess’s first dwarf.

‘Unlike the game, this time I can wander around the forest with the princess. There is Ainsel, and I have also learned some magic.’

The dwarves all live in different regions, so it would be impossible to gather all seven dwarves, but the first dwarf she met was a ‘fairy’ who she wanted to keep by the princess’s side.

I smiled and answered that I was attending a ‘hunting competition’ and smiled as I looked at the women gathered around me. It wasn’t a situation to laugh, but I had to laugh somehow now.

“I’ll be looking forward to the invitation. And… I guess that’s where we’ll end today’s tea party. Next time, I will prepare properly and invite you… Will you come again next time?”

““I will be happy to do so. “Her Majesty the Queen.””

“…I’m glad you said that.”

Today’s tea party was ruined because I didn’t prepare properly and so-and-so fell on the floor, but I planned to be careful not to make the same mistake next time and open a children’s social circle again. I don’t know about the kids, but… I really like the ladies gathered here.