Leon Greyrat: The Second Son - Mushoku Tensei OC

Chapter 76 - Settling In

— Leon Greyrat —

"I still can't believe it..." Philip said, looking at the city of Sharia in amazement. "That... to travel so far in one moment... that must have been teleportation magic, right?"

Haa... as I thought, even with the blindfolds, Philip was too smart to not pick up on what happened.

Much like Roxy was, which was why I decided to tell her and Sylphy.

There were no need for such secrets between my wives and I, after all.

I trusted them with everything.

"Yeah, I guess the secret is out," I said, sighing as we trotted forward. "I just ask you not to tell anyone."

"Don't worry. I understand what can happen if such a thing got out, so you have my silence," he said.

Unlike a certain father of mine, I knew I could trust Philip to keep that promise, as he knew how to hold his tongue.

"Then... I assume you'll be finding a house next?" I asked.

"Indeed," Philip nodded. "While it is not a significantly large sum, I was able to keep enough riches to settle down comfortably."

"Alright... you three can stay in our house for the moment, then," I said. "There is definitely enough room, but I'm not sure how much Sylphy and Roxy have done, so we might need to buy a bed or two."

"Then I thank you for your hospitality," Philip said.

Hilda looked back to narrow her eyes at her husband. "I am also grateful, but be sure not to take advantage of it, husband. He will be having a child soon, after all."

"Y-Yes, my lovely wife, I will be sure to," Philip said, smiling nervously down at the red-haired lady.

Hmm... what did Rudy call it?

'Whipped'?

Yeah, it seemed that Philip was that, much like my father.

But at least he seemed happy.

In fact, I distinctly remember my father getting a disgusting grin whenever Mama chided him seriously... perhaps it was a Greyrat thing?

Anyway, since my home was on the outskirts of the city, near the merchant district, I was able to drop off the horses at a stable and keep them there for a fee.

With the fatigued Julius taking a ride on my shoulder while I carried the gravestone and dirt of my mother's grave on my back, I led the family towards my home, melting any snowdrifts that were in the way

Damn... this was a good workout.

As the place I could now call home revealed itself, both Hilda and Philip widened their eyes.

"That is... quite marvellous," Philip said. "You did mention wanting lots of children, so that explains the size..."

"Well, only something like this would be fit for our daughter, right?" Hilda said. "I am more interested in the bath that Leon mentioned."

I guess she was also excited about their visit in her own way.

As we came closer, I noticed a few small changes from when I had last seen it, mainly with regard to the set of chairs and tables on the front porch, as well as a stone one in the yard that seemed to have been made by Rudy's magic.

It seems that they were slowly turning our house into a home... I was excited to see the interior.

A carpet here, a bookshelf there... well, I wasn't really great at that stuff, so I would leave it to them.