Time really does pass quickly.
"Dad! Do we have any materials left?!"
"My sword broke!"
It felt like we had gotten married just yesterday, and yet we already had children and were raising them.
"Wait a second, use this for now, sword!"
"Yes! It's brand new!"
After projecting a sword for my eldest daughter, Airi, I took out materials for my eldest son, Melk.
Airi took after Aiz and had a talent for swords, while Bellk took after me and had a talent for blacksmithing.
And since both of them were half spirits,
"Ow!"
"Didn't I tell you not to make wind inside the house?"
"Tch... yes..."
they could control wind and fire.
It had been ten years since I married Aiz, and the world had changed quite a lot.
Things like the spirits showing themselves again,
Marius ascending the throne and forming an alliance with Orario,
or the time the academy tried to kidnap our children and we crushed them with everything we had,
"A lot has happened..."
Come to think of it, something always happened at least once a year. If I retired later, should I leave Orario?
"Are you Bellf Crozzo? I have a letter from Marius."
"Ah, yes."
I carefully opened the letter, and inside was handwriting that looked like Marius had scrawled it in a hurry.
[I can't get away from work. Come get me out of here.]
"..."
"Is it Uncle Marius again?"
"Yeah. He must be tired."
After tossing the letter into the brazier, I lit it.
[Tch, this tastes bad...]
"Ah, sorry."
[Use better paper next time.]
Urus, who had been sleeping in the brazier, slipped into my left arm.
"Then shall we call it a day?"
"Yes."
When we left the workshop, the sun was already setting and the glow of sunset had begun to spread.
"What should we have for dinner?"
"How about potato dango?"
"That's a snack. Didn't we already have plenty at home?"
"Airi took all of them. She said she was going to share them with her friends..."
"...Let's buy some potatoes."
When we entered the bustling shopping district, filled with the voices of merchants, we saw Aiz and Airi.
"What are you two doing?"
"Ah, we were just going to buy some potatoes."
...
"We can't make any more today."
"...Why?"
"Why not!?"
"Didn't I say I only fry ten a day?"
They really did take after Aiz in their appetites.
"Where's your mother-in-law?"
"She's with Riveria."
Were they talking about magic?
"...You really won't make any?"
"How many do you want?"
"...Three?"
"I'm going to fry some for the kids too, so eat them after dinner."
"Okay!"
After buying a lot of ingredients, we walked for a few minutes and before long arrived home.
"We're home."