
It was morning. Four-year-old Miko is relaxing under a tree, on the farm where her parents work.
He came here with his parents, to show the farm to his brothers for the first time.
“Wah, huge. See all the plants!”
The one who said that, was the youngest of the twins, Tessa.
She is a very energetic and friendly girl. She's pretty sweet too. Although somewhat tomboyish, she would definitely grow up to be beautiful.
“….There's a lot of people here. And I'm also hot..”.
Next to her is her sister, Christin.
He was much more quiet than his sister. She was very obedient and clung to her mother whenever she had the chance.
Just like her sister, she would most likely grow into a beautiful person.
He's a little sneaky though.
'....Hey, is everyone in the world handsome?'
Miko half jokingly asked Tiamat.
(Well, not necessarily. Humans subconsciously manipulate mana to shape their appearance to their ideal form. However, there are limits to this. But, even by that standard, your family is pretty.)
'Are you going to say that's what your genes do?'
(Of course.)
Miko sighed, and looked around the farm.
He could see a lot of people working everywhere. His parents' farm worked, supplying food for the entire kingdom. So, it is quite large and has many workers.
“Magful right? It's almost 8000 acres in land space. We grow all kinds of crops and livestock here.”
While Miko was watching her mother and siblings, Leon approached her.
"You sound so proud, Leon."
“I told you to call me Papa or Dad.”
"I refuse."
"Why?!"
“Because it doesn't feel right.”
"But you called Sasha, Mom and Mama!"
"That's because she's my mother."
“Did you say I'm not your father?! Is Sasha cheating ?! ”
Leon started to panic after hearing the words of a child. Miko found it a bit funny because she took her words seriously.
"Silent. Apparently, you're the only one with him. He's not loyal like you.”
Leon gasped when he heard Miko's words.
“A-What do you mean? I've always been loyal to Sasha.”
“Then why did your voice break just like that? Not only that, why do you avoid eye contact?”
Miko's words made Leon look nervous. So, he slowly glanced at her.
Miko didn't even look at Leon, she was still paying attention to her siblings.
“Listen, Leon. Recently, my senses began to sharpen. It's almost at the domestic animal level now. But, it was enough to know when someone was lying without even looking at it. Not to mention, you have a feminine scent that you don't know about lately. ”
Leon's palms started to sweat and his breathing started to get rougher. Miko easily understood that and sighed.
"Silent. I have no intention of telling Sasha. ”
"Huh?"
“Given Sasha's personality, she will definitely leave you once she knows.”
Miko then muttered something like: “He might beat you to death first”, but Leon didn't hear it.
“That would be a problem for me. No, I'll probably be fine. Tessa and Christin are the ones I'm worried about.”
Miko pointed at Leon without looking at him.
“Believe it or not, your presence is still necessary for them. Although the type of household you have does not necessarily determine the future of children, a neutral family is still better than a single-parent household. Those kids still need their dad.”
“……..”
Leon looked at his children happily playing with his wife and felt something squeezing his heart.
“To be honest, I'd rather have you than the foreign men around them. You are easier to manipulate, and situations may arise where I have to kill my stepfather. ”
“Manipulation? Kill?"
Leon was confused by the words his 4-year-old son had said.
"Well, anyway, I have a request for you. Think of it as payment for shut up.”
Leon gulped when he heard that.
"What's that?"
"Take me to the capital."
[×—×]
After telling Sasha that he was going to take Miko around the city, the two of them left the farm and headed to the city on foot.
Apparently, it's only an hour's walk away.
Leon held his head back from the moment they started walking.
“Well, there's no need to be too grim. You may be a lustful bastard, but you did everything you could to support your family. I appreciate that."
“….But it does not forgive what I have done.”
"really. However, you are just following your instincts. So, it's reasonable.”
"Huh?"
Leon was once again surprised by Miko's words.
“I once wondered why male sexual desire is harder to control than female. And then, I realized something. Women naturally come out of men. After realizing that, I began to focus my thoughts on that fact. And then it hit me. Due to its short lifespan, humans instinctively strive to reproduce as much as possible. You know, to leave a legacy. That's the conclusion I got.”
Miko ignored Leon's confused expression and continued.
“Well, there is also the fact that men immediately feel pleasure since losing his virginity. While women on the other hand, feel excruciating pain from their first time. I think this causes them to be more closed to ****. Resulting they just want to do it with someone they don't mind feeling sick.”
Leon nodded in understanding, until Miko added-
“Well, it was until the pain turned into pleasure and some of them stopped caring who they did it with. But that's also natural I guess.”
“.....You, are you really four years old? You sound more experienced in life than I.”
Technically, he was not wrong.
Leon is 20 years old. If Logan were alive, he'd be 24. So, Miko is mentally older than her parents.
“Usia does not specify your discretion.”
"No, but there's a limit, right?"
[×—×]
Soon Miko could see the big city surrounded by walls. This was the first time he had seen such a large settlement since reincarnating.
'It has a medieval setting as I expected.'
From afar, the city looked like it was built in medieval Europe.
Most fantasy works are set in an era like this. The era where technology is still very simple. So Miko was not surprised by the appearance of the city.
Leon saw Miko's reaction and frowned.
“You don't seem too surprised or excited, even though this is the first time you've come this far. It's kind of anticlimactic.”
"I have an idea of how it looks."
The two continued walking for 15 minutes before they arrived at the main gate.
Leon greets the two guards who seem to be his comrades, and they enter the city.
When they entered the city, it was crowded. The building looked just like Miko had expected. Made of brick and ancient designs.
“Yeah, I think that much……..Huh?”
“Hm? What's wrong?"
Leon looked at Miko with wide eyes and mouth open in disbelief.
"What's that?"
Miko slowly pointed at something she saw on a man's ride.
When Leon saw that, he had a satisfied smile on his face. He acted as if he won against Miko for the first time.
"My dear son, it's a motorcycle."
"………So so."
He said calmly. But inside of
'Why are there bicycles here?! Isn't this world supposed to have a medieval setting?!'
He's very confused.
“Come, you said you want to see the city. You won't be able to see it if we stop here. ”
Leon drags the confused Miko to a busy town, while his mind is in turmoil.
They are a lot of people walking around. Some are dressed in traditional and some are modern.
There are many horse carriages, but there are many vehicles such as bicycles, cars, and scooters as well.
It was the perfect blend of the past and present eras.
“Now I see the building closer, they are not made of bricks. But it's also not ordinary concrete. What'sthat?"
“Oh, the building is made of Neo-Beton.”
Leon heard Miko mutter and casually answered her question.
“Concrete Neo?”
“This is concrete that can auto-form and self-heal.”
“Automatic Formation? Do you mean the concrete turned into a building by itself?”
"A good guess. As expected of my son, you are really smart. ”
Leon had a proud expression on his face, which upset Miko.
“But, how do you make something like that? By magic?”
"No. By alchemy.”
'Alchemy? Did it work here?'
Alchemy is a medieval version of chemistry. It was based on material conversion. However, it has too many problems, as it tends to lean more toward the supernatural than actual science. Therefore, it is discarded over time.
But, it seemed like the alchemy of this world was much more successful.
“It's really expensive, but no need maintenance. It regenerated together because it wasn't completely destroyed."
“So, that's the self-healing part. Is the vehicle also made of alchemy?”
"That's fine. Vehicles are designed to use the magic in our bodies as fuel for work. Only the rich can afford it in this country. We all have to walk or ride horses.”
'....Alchemy has replaced modern science.......Huh uh?'
Miko was walking past a shop with her father, when she saw something she did not expect to see in this world.
“Television?!”
He saw a lot of television in the store, looking through the window.
“They have a TV in this world?! And I'm stuck reading children's books to pass the time, and there's TV in this world ?! ”
(Why are you so surprised? This world is as old as yours. So, wouldn't it be even stranger if they didn't rise to at least this level?)
'No no No. No. I've been in this world for 4 years! And I've never seen anything modern at that time.'
(That's because you come from a poor family. The technology in this world is much more expensive than it is in your world. That's because it's hard to make. After all, you have never left your yard.)
'So you're saying I'm just a country boy who doesn't know how advanced this world really is?'
(Yup. And keep in mind, they are part of a world where the technology is at least 20 years ahead of your world.)
“…..Leon, does the Internet exist in this world?”
"I'm surprised you know about the Internet."
“HAAAAAAA!”
Miko suddenly held her head and started shouting, which shocked everyone around her.
“H-Hey, what...Hah?!”
Miko suddenly jumps up and grabs Leon's collar, and brings her face closer to his, until their foreheads touch.
“Why?......Why don't you tell me about things like this?!”
He yelled.
“I-That's because we don't want you to start crying for things we can't afford. So, we raised you the way you would appreciate the simple things in life.”
Leon is caught off guard by his son's sudden aggressiveness, and is very distraught.
“….Ck. That's actually a reasonable reason.”
Saying that, Miko took off her father's collar and jumped down.
“For some parents, it's hard to deny something to their child. Especially if it is their first child. I can't blame you now, because you want to prevent your child from envying others for as long as possible.”
Leon is very surprised to see that Miko understands their intentions. However
“But, I wantnnnnn.”
That was until his son stuck his face on the glass of the equipment shop, and let out a crybaby sound.
“He's actually acting his age. He's like a normal four-year-old now. ”
Miko would probably hit him, if she heard what her father said.
[×—×]
It didn't take long for Miko to overcome the initial shock, so the two of them continued their tour.
"Maybe I should buy something for Sasha?"
They are in the commercial part of the city.
“Do not be foolish. Do you want him to know that you made a mistake?"
Miko said that to Leon who peeked inside the store.
"Huh?"
But, Leon did not seem to understand what his son meant.
“Listen, Leon. Women have a sixth sense that they call 'female intuition'. This is what allows them to capture the simplest changes in their partner.”
Leon listened attentively.
“If you start doing something new all of a sudden, they will know that something has changed. If you bring Sasha flowers all of a sudden, when you don't do such a thing throughout your relationship, she'll be suspicious. Damn, he might have been suspicious. ”
"What?!"
“Well, after all, women are sensitive creatures. Maybe not at my level, but I'm sure he smelled a foreign scent on you lately.”
Leon gulped when he heard that.
“A-What should I do?”
Leon shamelessly asks his 4-year-old son for advice on adultery.
"Not doing anything."
"Huh?"
“Do not change anything. Keep doing things as usual. Don't treat him better or worse, it'll just make him nervous. Be natural, and stop cheating. And then it'll work…….Maybe.”
“You're not sure?”
“Hey, women are very complicated, you know? Just when you think you escaped, bam! They've caught you.”
“…..Basically, there is no way to fool them completely.”
"Yes." Yeah."
An awkward silence then formed between the two.
It lasted for a few minutes until, Miko- said
"Do you want me to help you write your will?"
“......So, I'm basically dead in your eyes, huh?”
The two continued on and spent the entire day, walking around the capital.
Miko could occasionally hear her father praying to the gods for help.
(Prayer will not save you from the wrath of a woman, my dear.)
'.....Sounds pretty convincing coming from the gods, you know.'