“I can’t take you two out to run around today. You have to stay and watch the house.”
This morning, Sephine opened the gift, which contained a set of clothes.
It was a fairly neutral-looking outfit, lacking the girly, pink feel of her previous clothes.
After putting it on, Sephine finally looked like an adult.
‘Is this really a trench coat? It feels more like a dress.’
The garment was a bit too long, reaching down to Sephine’s knees, but overall it fit well.
She had been wearing that same little dress for a long time.
If she didn’t have pajamas at home, Sephine would have probably been forced to go naked whenever the dress was being washed.
While she didn’t personally care that much, it would have a bad influence on the children.
She didn’t want them to think of her as a shameless person.
“Aglis, you have to protect the children. I’m leaving now. Oh, and if anyone comes by, just tell them I’m not home.”
“Yes, Lady Sephine!”
Aglis was quite sensible.
If she went against Sephine’s wishes at a time like this, there would definitely be trouble.
For today, she would just spend her time at Sephine’s house.
“Um, may I ask something first? Roughly when will you be back?”
“Before dark, I think? If nothing goes wrong.”
Sephine didn’t think she would find a job very quickly.
Since entering the Royal Capital, she had been doing almost the same type of work.
She hadn’t really investigated how the locals went about finding jobs.
Sephine didn’t want to reveal her past employment, so her resume and work history were difficult to present.
Now, she could only see if she could find some odd jobs.
In the Outer Ring of the Royal Capital, adventurers were more common.
Sephine wanted to be an adventurer, but with her slender arms and legs, exploring a maze was out of the question—she would struggle even to fight a Slime.
It was better to find work in the city.
She could handle serving tables or washing dishes.
Fortunately, she wasn’t some pampered lady who had never lifted a finger, though her days of leisure had ended after only a short while.
“Oh, right. If you get hungry, there are some vegetables in the fridge. Just make do and heat something up.”
Sephine left.
However, Aglis felt that something was off.
“What was it? “
She couldn’t figure it out.
After Sephine left, Karin stood on her tiptoes to open the fridge.
Inside, she saw many vegetables, fruits, and several sandwiches.
These were likely the food Sephine had left behind, but they seemed a bit too simple.
“I feel like I could eat all of this by myself,” Karin muttered, drooling as she stared at the food.
The feeling of food in her stomach was much better than Magic Power.
Karin hadn’t tasted real food very often.
Both she and Fala were Reincarnations of the Gods, so why hadn’t they tasted food?
It was because the Gods existed in the Temple as energy bodies made of Magic Power.
Without physical bodies, they didn’t need to eat; they only needed to replenish their Magic Power.
Aside from constantly reincarnating to temper their Divine Power, the Gods’ daily activity was finding amusement in the human world.
“Karin, be careful not to turn yourself into a glutton.”
“Che, Fala is just scared because she can’t do it herself. I won’t get fat just from eating a little food.”
“Oh, I see. Fala can only absorb Lady Sephine’s Magic Power, right? Now that she’s gone, what are you going to eat?”
“That’s true. She’s gone, so what will we eat?” Fala was also a little confused.
Her mother was a very smart person, and although she was occasionally ditsy, she almost never did anything truly stupid.
“It doesn’t matter since your mother is coming back anyway, right? Let’s just play for a while. Lady Sephine’s collection is actually quite interesting.”
Aglis sprawled out on the sofa.
She seemed to have completely treated this place as her own home, feeling even more relaxed here than she did around the Demon King.
In any case, her job as the Knight Order Captain was exhausting.
It was rare to have such a vacation.
Instead of keeping her nerves tensed, she might as well enjoy herself.
The two children were well-behaved and quite strong; they didn’t act like newborns at all, so she had nothing to worry about.
“Ah, I cut my hand.”
“Where?! Let me see!” Aglis leaped off the sofa.
Karin was standing on a stool, using a small knife to cut a sandwich on the kitchen table.
Karin liked eating sandwiches in small bites; it felt very satisfying.
So, she wanted to imitate Sephine and cut the sandwich into pieces.
However, she didn’t know how to use a knife properly and accidentally sliced her hand.
“My little ancestor, just ask me to do those things. Don’t trouble yourself.”
But the wound on Karin’s finger healed almost instantly.
By the time Aglis came over to check, only a tiny scar remained.
‘Do the Demon Race have this kind of ability? How did I not know? No, wait, the Demon King actually did show signs of that.’
It seemed the Demon King’s children were truly extraordinary.
“It’s all better now.”
“Even if it heals quickly, you’re not allowed to play with these things anymore, okay?”
“Oh.”
Except for her mother’s words, Karin didn’t want to listen to anyone’s nagging.
Her mother always spoke softly; it didn’t sound like nagging, but more like she was cooing at them.
“Karin, have a better attitude.”
“Haha, it’s fine, it’s fine. As long as you don’t hurt yourself.”
Aglis was breaking into a cold sweat.
‘I’m not their parent or even a relative, so I don’t really have the standing to lecture them. I should just do my job. This family of the Demon King is a bit strange; I should just go along with them.’
***
Meanwhile, Sephine had just reached the busy district, looking around for small shops with “Help Wanted” signs.
She searched for a long time but couldn’t find many.
She finally found a position she liked, only to be told that her physical fitness wasn’t up to standard.
They wouldn’t accept any staff under 1.6 meters tall, which made Sephine furious.
Other times, she was asked for her identification because they suspected she was a minor.
She didn’t think her outfit looked like that at all!
“Ah, what am I going to do…”
Sephine found a random tavern, ordered a glass of milk, and sat down to rest.
Drinking hot milk helped soothe her mood, allowing her tensed nerves to relax.
‘Finding a job is so hard.’
She was worried, but she couldn’t drink alcohol this time.
During the day, the tavern didn’t have much business.
Sephine had originally thought a tavern in the city center would be much busier during the day.
Inadvertently, Sephine noticed a recruitment notice posted on the bar.
‘Maybe I should just give it a try.’
Sephine finished her milk in one gulp, walked over to the bar, and hopped up onto a stool.
“Are you the owner?”
“No. I’m an employee.”
The girl mixing drinks glanced at Sephine and then shouted toward the back.
“Mom! Another kid ran in here!”
“Huh?”
Sephine hurriedly explained, “I’m not a kid! I’ve been an adult for a long time!”
“Every brat likes to say that.”