Leon Greyrat: The Second Son - Mushoku Tensei OC

Chapter 82 - Sylphy's Birthday

— Leon Greyrat —

Three months had passed since the birth of my wonderful daughter, Aria, and quite a few things had changed since then.

Quite obviously, the biggest development was the introduction of Aria into my life.

I had experience from my time taking care of my sisters when they were little, but between the diapers, the sponge baths, and the constant crying, it was definitely a shock to the system.

Really... while it was starting to calm down a little, no matter the time, Aria always cried.

But I could understand.

After all, everything was so new and scary to her, so it was obvious that she would be afraid.

And it was my job to comfort her.

It was my job, as her father, to show her that the world wasn't so scary, and that I would always be there to protect her.

So, while it was a bit annoying to have to wake up in the middle of the night, I loved her cries.

That wasn't quite right... rather, I loved calming her down from them.

Seeing her terrified, confused, and saddened face calm down into a gentle expression... and knowing I soothed her to that point... that I was the one who had made her feel safe and comforted...

It was the most fulfilling feeling in the world.

I already knew how fast this period would pass thanks to my sisters, so I wanted to make sure that I experienced and enjoyed it to the fullest while I still could.

After all, my little Aria would sadly not stay so small and cute forever, no matter how much I lamented that fact.

Of course, with her producing breast milk, Roxy was the main one taking care of the little Aria, but both me and Sylphy tried to chip in when we could, ensuring that our baby could always be held and talked to whenever she wanted or needed to.

But that wasn't all.

Most notably, only a few weeks after Aria arrived, Sara announced her pregnancy, and a few days later, she and Rudy got married.

It was a short ceremony, but a sweet one. And while marriage wasn't too important outside the Millis religion, Rudy tried his best to get her a nice ring and festive celebration.

I would be sure to do the same for my ladies when the time came, even if traditionally, the house party we had so long ago was considered a wedding celebration.

I also began my position as a swordsmanship instructor a month ago, and with Roxy recovered from her pregnancy, she was planning to become a teacher at the university too... but in magic, obviously.

But despite the two of us becoming employed, I made sure that we stuttered our schedule with Sylphy so that one of us could always be with Aria... kind of like now.

"Agh!" she babbled, reaching her hand up to grab my hair.

Hmm... it was shoulder-length now, and I'd been meaning to cut it or at least wear it in a bun... but it was simply too cute when Aria always reached to grab it.

She was at that stage of development, after all, and who was I to take away her favourite toy?

Even if it sometimes hurt...

"You're just too cute, huh?" I said, tickling under her chin as I held her in my arms. "You're going to have Dada in the palm of your hand when you're older."

"Boo!" she responded, my words falling on deaf ears.

Well, even if she didn't understand, I always made sure to talk to her when possible.