City ​​of Witches 1367

Chapter 1367 – ##18_Family Event (2) – Side Story End

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1.
The wives sat in the front row, surrounded by a crowd of Siwoo’s acquaintances.
Everyone was enjoying the pleasant atmosphere with a good drink, but Siwoo felt a strange tension.

He knew it was just a family event.
He didn’t have to do exceptionally well, and he knew that even if he got nervous and cried on stage, it would eventually end as a funny memory.

But was it a father’s heart that wanted everything to go well?
Perhaps this feeling wasn’t just Siwoo’s.

Amelia, Malika’s mother, Sharon, Seoyeon’s mother, and the two teachers who were Hina and Lapi’s mothers, all seemed tense, their hands clenched tightly.

“Ugh… will we be okay?”
“Dorothy, there’s no need to worry so much. Isn’t it just a talent show for the kids?”

Especially Dorothy, knowing Sasha’s introverted personality, seemed even more worried and was being comforted by Luelle who sat next to her.

The curtain rose.
The daughters, each with their instruments, were revealed under the dazzling stage lights.

“Wow!!!”
“They’re so cute!!!”
“My daughter is the best!”
“Seoyeon, I love you!!!”

Children, just by wearing suits and holding instruments made to fit their small frames, were inherently adorable.
They all looked so nervous that even louder cheers and applause erupted to encourage them.

“Hello, I’m Amira, in charge of the Trinity Academy’s Sprouts Class. We’ll start with Sasha’s ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’.”

Malika, the tallest of the daughters, played the piano, Seoyeon, who was already catching up to Malika’s height, played the cello, and Lapi and Hina played the violin.

With their teacher Amira’s guidance, Sasha began to sing.

“Twinkle, twinkle, little star, how I wonder what you are~”
“Darling, what should I do? They’re so impressive…”

Dorothy covered her mouth, overwhelmed by the sight of her daughter singing in a sweet voice accompanied by her sisters.
Although the rhythm was a bit off, her pitch was perfect.

“Next, we have Seoyeon’s drum solo performance!”

Following that was Seoyeon’s drum performance.

“One, two, three!”

-Boom, crash!

Even without any background music, Seoyeon went wild, hitting the cymbals and drums as if possessed, showcasing her drum solo.
There was no sign of childish immaturity in Seoyeon’s performance as she pounded on the small drum set.

“Wow, what is that?”
“I can’t even see her hands?”

Even the guests who had come to watch the talent show without much expectation were left speechless.

“Next, we have Lapi and Hina’s sword dance performance.”

While Seoyeon was playing the drums, Lapi and Hina changed from their performance dresses into martial arts uniforms, each holding a wooden sword.
It might seem a bit intense, but it was more like a Taekwondo form performance.

“Hya!”
“Haap!”

Hina and Lapi exchanged sword movements, striking and dodging, following a pre-arranged routine, their movements reminiscent of a dance.
The sisters, true to their natural talent, swung the swords, which were taller than they were, and gave a wonderful performance, bowing and exiting the stage.

After Sua’s idol dance performance, where she was particularly shy and shrank into her seat, and the five sisters’ choir performance, the daughters’ talent show ended successfully.

2.
After a light party with the guests who had come, it was time for just the family.

Sitting around the table, with all sorts of food the kids liked laid out, the main event was listening to the tales of today’s talent show.

“Malika, when did you practice dancing so much?”

Malika, who was picking at the marinated crab, looked at Siwoo with a sulky expression.
It wasn’t that she was unhappy about something.
Malika was just going through puberty these days.

“Mom taught me.”
“Mom?”
“Ma, Malika! You weren’t supposed to tell Dad!”
“Wow, can Amelia dance too?”
“Even Sharon…! I can’t dance! I just taught her the choreography.”

This was a bit surprising.
Amelia had a rather reserved vibe, didn’t she?

“She dances really well. Mom taught me too.”
“Oh, I did feel a bit of potential during the waltz before.”

As they teased the very embarrassed Amelia with Malika, Seoyeon popped in.

“Daddy, Daddy, how was my drum performance?”
“Seoyeon’s drum performance is always the best.”
“Then, a kiss for doing well!”
“Seoyeon! What are you doing with the whole crab!”

Amidst the commotion, someone had taken Siwoo’s lap.

It was Hina.
She had been quietly sipping cider next to Rinne, and after seeing her sisters being praised, she had come over to ask for praise too.

Hina was usually quiet, but among five sisters, she needed to be proactive to get her father’s attention.

“Papa, how was I?”
“Hina, when did your swordsmanship improve so much?”
“…I’ll protect Papa later.”

As he was patting Hina’s head, he made eye contact with Lapi, who had wide eyes.

“Go on, Lapi.”
“Hehe, I’ll be right back.”

Lapi, the third child, was the same age as Hina, but she was as mature as the eldest daughter.
She was subtly watching, but when Elloa gently pushed her back, she toddled over to Siwoo.

“Lapi, you were amazing too.”
“Hina helped me a lot.”
“Really?”
“…No, Lapi helped Hina a lot.”

He couldn’t just be happy watching Lapi being considerate of Hina and the two sisters praising each other.

“Sasha, do you want to come here too?”
“…Yes.”

The shy Sasha had only come out of Dorothy’s arms after Siwoo called her, slowly approaching.
The playful Seoyeon immediately went to tease Sasha.

“Sasha, you were so cool today!”
“Ah… ah…”
“There’s probably no one in the world who sings ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’ better than you!”
“Ugh…!!!”

Sasha covered her head and crouched down, going into counterattack mode at Seoyeon’s teasing.

“Even though the rhythm was a bit off, singing is all about the spirit! Ouch!”
“Seoyeon, that’s enough.”
“Why, Unnie! Can’t I even give her a compliment?”

When the disciplinarian Malika subdued Seoyeon with a flick on the forehead, Sasha quickly hugged Siwoo.

“Sasha, did I really do well?”
“Of course~ you were the best. It was your first performance, and you did great without getting nervous.”
“Hehehe…”
“Praise Hina again too.”
“Me too, me too!”

As he listened to his children’s boasts and ate his fill, someone soon approached.

“Kids! Gather ‘round!”
“Wow! It’s Grandma!”
“Grandma!!”

It was Albireo and Deneb, who had stepped away for a while to give the family some time.
The two mothers-in-law immediately frowned at being called ‘Grandma’ as soon as they appeared.

“Ugh.”
“Haa.”

Kids were naturally a bit mischievous.

Albireo and Deneb were particularly sensitive to the word ‘Grandma,’ so they were deliberately muttering it.
The two were lenient with the children, and more than anything, it wasn’t entirely wrong, so they were always on the receiving end.

“Okay, okay, stop joking and let’s go to Grandma’s house.”
“Yes!”
“Don’t even think about sleeping tonight.”
“Yay! All-night pajama party!”

The daughters lined up in a row, matching their ages.

“Deneb, thank you.”
“It’s nothing, I enjoy playing with my granddaughters. Sometimes, it’s important for couples to have time together in their marriage.”

Albireo and Deneb had come to take the daughters for a pajama party.
It was to take care of the kids from evening until late at night.

It was also to praise the children for working hard at the talent show…
But it was also to give the couple some private time.

He couldn’t help but be moved by his mothers-in-law’s consideration.

There were those whose expressions became subtle as they watched the children leave, excited and lined up like a train.

“They’re so cute, really.”
“Indeed.”
“Hmm.”
“Hmm….”

It was Kybele, Luelle, Odile, and Odette, who had postponed their pregnancies due to personal reasons.
There were some unavoidable reasons, and the four had postponed their plans for children, thinking it was still too early.

But seeing the talent show and the cute daughters showing off their charms, they felt a pang of regret.

“Okay, I’ve decided.”

Kybele, who had been lounging around, suddenly took off her necklace.

“Follow me.”

And then she grabbed Siwoo’s wrist.

“Huh? Where to?”
“Where else? The bedroom. Let’s make a baby quickly.”
“What about your research, Sister?”
“I don’t know, I just want one now.”

Taking off her necklace was Kybele’s way of showing her determination to conceive tonight.
Everyone was surprised by Kybele’s sudden declaration.

“Hey, is it okay to decide so easily? Planning for a child should be more careful!”

Luelle, who had fallen into the twins’ trap and joined the ‘no kids until Odile and Odette are pregnant’ pact, hurriedly tried to stop her.
More than half of the couples had already had children.

If Kybele had a child here, she would really feel left out.

“Hmm, then should we make one today too, Assistant?”
“If we do it, will we have twins?”

It seemed like Odile and Odette were about to make a surprise announcement too…

“If we did that, my mother-in-law would kill me…”
“That’s true. I guess we can’t.”
“Ehyo, when will we make a baby? We want a daughter…”

Odile and Odette pouted, looking as cute as they did before they became countesses.

“Hmm~ then is it that thing again today?”

When Dorothy cautiously brought it up, the wives instantly shared the same opinion with their eyes.

Today, thanks to the mothers-in-law’s efforts, they had a rare chance to spend time alone as a couple.
That meant they could do ‘that’ which they had sealed away for a long time after their honeymoon because of some shyness.

“What, I’m having a baby-making special day today?”
“It’s okay. Elloa and I made one on the same day.”

Kybele, who had been the most shocked by the 10p play, tried to stop them, but Rinne quickly cut off her chance to object.

“Well then, I shall excuse myself.”

Only Elloa hesitated and took a step back.

“Huh? Why?”
“I have a child now, unlike before. It feels like I’m having a secret that I’m ashamed of in front of Lapi.”

Elloa was fidgeting with her fingers, giving reasons, but everyone here already knew.

“O-Of course, it’s not that I think your actions are wrong. It’s just a personal feeling I have…”

The Duchess Elloa, who was rambling almost incoherently, was actually quite dishonest.
If they said, ‘Really? Then you can stay alone, Duchess. We’ll take care of ourselves~’ she would definitely feel very, very left out.

“Duchess, Duchess, don’t be like that. Would you like to hear what I have to say?”

Here, Sharon’s active cooperation, the expert negotiator for Elloa, was needed.

“If Sharon says so… I suppose I have no choice.”
“Right?”

As they coaxed Elloa, who was pretending to be reluctant, she soon nodded slowly, as if she had been persuaded.

And so, the ten-some was decided with one heart and one mind.

It had been a long time, so Siwoo was naturally filled with anticipation.

“Then… shall we go to the bedroom right away?”
“Hey, there’s no time to go to the bedroom. Or how about just here?”
“Unnie, this is the waiting room?”
“So what? There’s no one who’s going to come here.”
“If my husband is happy, I’m happy anywhere.”
“Darling~ it seems like it’s already gotten bigger?”

The lovers were already trying to take off their clothes.
Siwoo sighed as he watched his wives whispering among themselves and agreeing on something.

Don’t misunderstand, he was actually dying of happiness and trying to hold back his laughter.

“Ah, before that. It’s nice to do it while looking at the night sky….”

He went to the window and closed the curtains.

“Siwoo, who’s going to see us?”
“You never know.”

That day, it was said that through the gaps in the curtains of the Hessed mansion, the faint flames of the fireplace and a much hotter love overflowed.