Chapter 444 - Envying His Own Son (1/2)
”Next, Humility,” Lawrend said.
Humility walked in front and bowed even more exaggeratedly than Elena. As the Princess among Lawrend's maids, she felt that it was important to show that she was the most graceful of them all.
”Very graceful! Son, I envy you!” Rendal shouted and gripped his fist tightly.
”Heh.” Lawrend chuckled.
”Next, Amene and Grape,” Lawrend called out.
Amene and Grape walked together and raised their hands together.
”Nyaa!” x2
They meowed while doing the cat pose. Rendal's eyes widened, and he stared at the two of them in shock.
”S-Son… T-They are real demihumans?” Rendal asked in disbelief.
”Yes. They are from the Yttervia Tribe,” Lawrend replied with a nod of his head.
”I give up. You're much more superior than me,” Rendal said with a sigh.
As he was incapable of using magic, he feared that having a demihuman maid would bring more trouble to him. Besides, they would be slaves at that point. He liked maids, not slaves. There was a clear distinction between the two of them.
”Hahahaha. It's not like I'm competing with you,” Lawrend replied with a light smile on his face.
For him, he was simply introducing to him his future daughters-in-law.
”Tch.” Rendal clicked his tongue in annoyance.
”Next, Ramiela.”
Ramiela walked in front and smiled at Rendal. She felt weird feeling respect to a lowly human because it was her Master's father.
”Next, Nao.”
Nao walked to the front, and she surprised Rendal.
”You're gay!?” Rendal exclaimed in shock.
As Lawrend's father, it was a huge shock to learn that your son was gay. Even if it's socially acceptable, it was hard for a father to emotionally accept that.
”No! Nao is a she!” Lawrend shouted in reply.
He was as straight as a line could be.
”Oh? Crossdressing? I never thought of that…”
Rendal rubbed his chin and thought deeply.
”Perverted old man, what are you thinking?” Lawrend asked with a deadpan face.
”I was thinking of having some of my maids crossdress…” Rendal replied.
”...”
”Wait, how dare you call me a perverted old man??” Rendal asked in anger.
”You didn't deny it.” Lawrend shrugged his shoulders.
Rendal opened and closed his mouth. He tried to say something in reply, but nothing came out of his mouth.
”When are you returning to the capital?” Rendal asked instead to change the topic.
”Today or tomorrow. It will only take a few hours anyway.”
”A few hours?” Rendal was taken aback by his words.
Based on what he knew, it would take him a week on a carriage to reach the capital city.
”Did you not hear that I have a flying beast?”
”You do!?” Rendal exclaimed in shock.
”Yeah. She's the Guardian Beast of the Undrasil Monster Forest. She helped me take the throne,” Lawrend answered.
The way Rendal looked at Lawrend changed. It had only been more than three months, and yet his son was already beyond recognizable. He felt alienated.