Leon Greyrat: The Second Son - Mushoku Tensei OC

Chapter 103 - The Floating Fortress

— Leon Greyrat —

"Look! Rudy, Leon! Look!" Shizuka said, happily jumping around the summoned fruit. "It's a watermelon! A sign of life! A biological object! Finally, I can move on to the next stage!"

Rudy clapped his hands with a smile. "Congratulations!"

"Y-Yeah... congrats," I said, clapping as well.

I didn't really understand what was happening, but Shizuka seemed happy, so that was good.

While I hadn't been joining nearly as many of her experiments lately, this one was different, as it was a major milestone in her path towards returning home.

But oddly enough... lately, I had felt that she seemed not so worried about failure.

Was she coming to accept being in this world a bit more?

Maybe... but I had a feeling that wasn't all.

But either way, that didn't matter right now.

I had been somewhat waiting for this moment, as if I was correct...

"Yes! But... this was extremely difficult," Shizuka said, calming down from her excitement. "With multi-arrays, while it opens up a whole new dimension of possibility, it also leaves me with just as many questions and complications. Hmm... I guess I'll have to consult him about this. He did say to come show him and progress as well..."

Rudy tilted his head. "'Him'? What are you talking about?"

"Ah, right. Actually, you two have been helping me quite a bit, so you can join us as a reward," she said, looking at us. "So... would you like to meet the legendary Perugius? I know you and your princess have brought him up, Leon, so I'll extend the offer to your family as well."

This was the next stage in the plan to get Ariel to the throne, and if Orsted's hints of advice were to be believed... he was also the next person I could gain as an ally for the fight against Laplace.

Let's just hope it went well.

— Leon Greyrat —

"Are you sure you're okay with this?" I said, holding Roxy.

"Yes, it is fine," she said, shaking her head. "While it is unfortunate to not be able to see such a legendary place, there is nothing we can do about Perugius' hate of demons. And besides... there needs to be someone to watch the kids, right?"

Yeah... I suppose that was true, but I still felt a little bad.

"Right... and what about Ars?" I asked. "I know we've been giving him mashed foods lately, but still..."

"He's five months old, so he should be fine," she said, reassuringly patting my cheek. "And if he needs breast milk, I'll just look for a midwife, or maybe Elinalise. Either way, you should go now. I don't imagine that a man of such high status would appreciate you keeping him waiting."

"Urk... fine, you're right," I said, kissing her lips. "We'll be back soon, okay?"

"You can take your time. Just come back by the new year," she returned with a smile. "And don't cause any problems."

"I don't plan on it," I returned with a smirk.

And with that, Roxy got back on her horse with the carriage we had used to get here, before heading back to the city where the kids were currently being watched by my parents.

I was a bit worried about leaving her and my children alone like this, but nothing had happened in the past year since officially becoming the Man-God's enemy, so I think everything would be fine.