Time flies.
Several months have passed since Zenith and Lilia became pregnant. The bellies of the two ladies have become noticeably larger than before, and they now need more rest and care.
Originally, the work of caring for pregnant women was handled by the maid Lilia.
But Lilia is now also pregnant, and obviously doesn't have the energy to take care of others.
Zenith now somewhat regrets sending Paul away. Otherwise, even if that man was useless, he could still have helped a little.
But it's no use regretting it now.
Therefore, all the pressure has been forced onto Shirou and Rudeus.
Shirou and Rudeus put in a lot of effort to take care of Zenith and Lilia during their pregnancy, to the point where the two brothers were as tired as if they were giving birth themselves.
Finally, all the hard work ended when Sylphy's father, Laws, called a midwife from the village who knew how to deliver babies to take care of Zenith and Lilia.
Only then did Shirou and Rudeus remember that giving birth didn't seem to require them to rack their brains. It was more appropriate to find a professional to help.
Of course, although the midwife could provide assistance in many ways, she was more of a guide, and most of the work of caring for the pregnant women still fell on Shirou and Rudeus.
Fortunately, Sylphy also came to help, so the two brothers didn't get sick from being tired.
And all the efforts finally paid off.
In early October, Zenith gave birth.
She looked very painful, seemingly because the baby was not born with the head down as normal, but with the bottom down, which made the delivery very difficult.
In this situation, Lilia, also pregnant, decisively came to help, and worked with the midwife to think of various ways and do everything they could.
Shirou and Rudeus also tried to help Lilia. Rudeus continuously cast healing magic on the side until he was almost exhausted.
Fortunately, everyone's efforts were not in vain, and the baby was finally born successfully.
The second baby born in Zenith's arms was safely born into this world, making a spirited first cry, and it was a golden-haired baby girl.
Before everyone could rejoice at the birth of the sister, Lilia also showed signs of going into labor.
Faced with this obvious premature situation, everyone's relaxed spirits became tense again. Fortunately, the midwife was full of experience in dealing with premature births.
Shirou immediately acted according to the midwife's instructions, and worked with Rudeus to carry the exhausted Lilia to her room.
Shirou then had Rudeus use magic to create hot water for the newborn, and emptied the house of all clean towels, returning to the midwife's side.
Having accumulated experience from dealing with Rudeus' birth, Shirou could be said to be quite skilled in dealing with childbirth.
He didn't panic at all, and tried to reassure everyone with a firm attitude, even holding Lilia's hand firmly during the process, so that she could feel the strength of her family.
"Wah... Waaaaaah..."
Finally, with a spirited cry, a red-haired baby girl was born from Lilia's arms.
Lilia, like Zenith, had given birth to a daughter.
This meant that Shirou and Rudeus had two more younger sisters.
"We actually have two little sisters?"
Rudeus couldn't help but show a naughty smile on his face, clearly recalling the sister-related games he had played in his previous life.
Shirou didn't have time to criticize Rudy for this. He was exhausted and showed a wry smile: "Paul is really lucky. He was supposed to be punished, but he escaped."
"Don't worry, Father will definitely regret it, after all, he missed witnessing the birth of his two daughters. Maybe he'll be so sad that he'll cry."
"Yeah, maybe."
Shirou smiled, looking at the two babies placed in the cradle, looking at the pure look on their faces, he couldn't help but smile.
...
With the smooth births of Zenith and Lilia, the Greyrat family finally returned to peace.
Everyone discussed together and named the two baby girls.
Zenith's daughter was named Norn.
Lilia's daughter was named Aisha.
The surname, of course, was Greyrat.
At the same time, facing the doubled female power in the family, Rudeus suddenly seemed to feel a sense of crisis. He began to practice putting on a calm and handsome appearance, just like Paul did in the past, clearly wanting to look cool in front of his future sisters and gain a respectable attitude.
Of course, it was also possible that he simply wanted to imitate Shirou and become a brother that his sisters could be proud of, just like Shirou.
Sylphy also came to visit during the process. She had now learned intermediate magic from Rudeus, and had even completely mastered chantless magic.
She was very upset that she didn't come to help on the day the babies were born, but the Greyrat family naturally didn't care about that and warmly welcomed her.
Shirou didn't stop practicing swordsmanship during this time.
In fact, since the last battle where he barely won against Paul, he had spent more time honing his skills.
For Shirou, his current strength was certainly considerable, but it was still far from the goal he wanted to achieve.
Advanced Swordsman was by no means the end point he wanted to reach. Only higher-level swordsmanship was the goal he continued to pursue.
Unfortunately, Shirou's own talent made it impossible for him to make any further progress in Sword God Style. Before the Sword King Ghislaine, who Paul had mentioned before, replied, all he could do was wait patiently.
For this reason, Shirou could only start trying to hone the skills of Servant Emiya himself.
The Crane Wing Three Strikes he used before when facing Paul was a technique of Servant Emiya that he had constantly improved and re-mastered.
In fact, Servant Emiya's power was by no means limited to Crane Wing Three Strikes. There was still a lot of room for him to improve, and it was worth his time to work hard.
...
With the birth of Norn and Aisha, time gradually entered winter.
The one-year period agreed with Paul was coming soon.
The Greyrat family continued to maintain a peaceful daily life.
But Shirou gradually noticed that his family members seemed to have different worries.
Zenith looked as gentle as before on the surface, but she would often look out the window, clearly worried about Paul, who hadn't returned home for a year.
Although Paul was a nasty jerk, his essence was never bad, and he was still a reliable man in battle. His few advantages were still enough to be attractive.
Zenith undoubtedly still loved that man.
But because of the previous agreement, which required him not to return for a year, Zenith probably wouldn't deny her previous words at this time.
In addition to Zenith's excessive longing for Paul, Rudeus' attitude had also been strange recently.
He often locked himself in the attic alone and studied magic for a long time, but each time it ended in disappointment.
Shirou naturally wouldn't be polite to Rudeus and took the initiative to ask him what troubles he had encountered.
Rudeus replied that he felt his magic had reached a bottleneck. Since learning Water Saint-level magic from Roxy, almost two years had passed, but he hadn't learned any new magic.
Shirou had the same feeling. After learning Advanced Sword God Style from Paul, he also hadn't made any progress.
"Maybe Rudy, you need a powerful person to teach you magic."
Shirou hesitated and suggested his opinion.
"A powerful person?"
Rudeus looked confused. He obviously didn't know how to find such a person.
Shirou was also a little hesitant. He lacked understanding of magic. Perhaps the only one he could ask for advice was Roxy.
But Roxy had left the Greyrat family two years ago, and now no one knew where she had gone.
And it seemed like a coincidence, speak of the devil.
Roxy actually had someone send a letter to the Greyrat family.
Shirou and Rudeus couldn't wait to open the envelope.
[--Dear Shirou, dear Rudy, how are you?]
The beginning was Roxy's familiar handwriting, and for some reason, Roxy's handwriting had been revised many times on the words "dear Shirou", as if she was hesitating whether to write that or not. In the end, she simply added "dear Rudy" after it, and then managed to write the words.
Rudeus couldn't help but joke when he saw this: "Teacher really likes you, Brother Shirou."
"N-no way."
Shirou was not good at this kind of topic and patted the other party's head with a complicated mood, and continued to read the letter.
[Time flies so fast, it has been two years since we parted. I have only recently settled down a little, so I wrote this letter to you.]
[I am currently staying in the capital of the Shirone Kingdom. After conquering the labyrinths of this country as an adventurer, I somehow made a name for myself, and was eventually hired as the prince's private tutor.]
[Teaching the crown prince reminds me of the days I spent at the Greyrat house. The crown prince is very similar to Rudeus. Although he is not as exaggerated as Rudy, he has outstanding magical talent and is very smart. In addition, some of his lecherous parts are exactly the same as Rudeus. He is always full of inexplicable enthusiasm for women's underwear, but he does not have an excellent older brother like Shirou to discipline him, which makes me feel a headache.]
[What's so good about my shabby figure...]
Seeing Roxy's handwriting, Rudeus immediately opened his mouth with a flushed face: "Slander, this must be slander. Brother Shirou, I'm not a pervert!"
"Is that so? But didn't you always hug Lilia's chest when you were a kid?"
"T-that was just when I was a kid..."
Rudeus turned his head guiltily.
Shirou then smiled. He certainly knew that Rudeus was gradually changing his personality, but many times it was just a matter of what they called, "old habits die hard".
Shirou was more concerned about Roxy's last sentence. He didn't expect Roxy to care so much about her figure. Should he praise her a few words when they meet again?
Uh, it would be troublesome if she thought he was being sarcastic, so forget it.
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