"Lord Toyotsuki, what do you think, what do you think of the name 'Reiko Natsume'?"

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Qiao Xi was holding the baby who was only a few months old in her arms, and she was a little confused for a while.

After a while, he subconsciously looked at his little finger.

He had a hair tied around his little finger, human hair.

He still remembered that the human being, a young man named Takashi Natsume, looked very gentle when he smiled.

Qiao Xi suddenly curled the corners of his lips.

It turned out to be Natsume.

It's Natsume here.

It turns out that he really knew that boy a long time ago.

It turned out that the young man had such a deep bond with himself.

Thinking like this, Qiao Xi couldn't help but feel some apologies in his heart.

When I saw him at that time, I didn't remember each other, so the kid must have been very disappointed.

However, despite the loss, he still worked hard to show himself the results of his practice.

- What a gentle child.

Qiao Xi stretched out her hand and poked the cheek of the baby girl in her arms, and there was a little expectation in her heart.

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After the mirage voluntarily dissipated itself, calm returned to the sea.

The majestic palace in front of him collapsed in an instant, turning into ruins.

Qiao Xi carried Yamabuki Otome and Saburo, who were still asleep in the illusion, to the bamboo raft, controlled the bamboo raft to float on the sea, and then teased the child with great interest.

Speaking of which, it's not the first time he's raising a child.

I've raised it twice before.,A monster and a half-demon - well,This time Reiko is also a half-demon child.。

- Although those two were actually out of the category of babies when he raised them, unlike Reiko at this time, she didn't have any self-care ability at all.

He and the half-demon are also very fateful.

However, Qiao Xi always felt that the children he raised were very well-behaved and obedient when they were young, but I don't know why, and it always feels a little strange to open it when they grow up.

- Well, he actually knows why.

It's decided! This time, be sure to take Reiko with you to raise it! Raise a cute little girl.

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When Saburo and Yamabuki Otome woke up, all that remained in their minds about the island and the majestic palace seemed to be hallucinations.

Yamabuki Otome said that as a monster and Qiao Xi's divine envoy, she was only a little curious about it, but she didn't be curious for long, and she was completely attracted by the baby girl in Qiao Xi's arms.

- Child.

- A half-demon child.

Yamabuki Otome suddenly felt lost and envious in her heart.

After obtaining Qiao Xi's consent, she carefully took the child into her arms, and her eyes were full of indescribable sadness.

"My lord, ...... this kid?"

Qiao Xi was silent for a moment, and it took a second to decide the identity of this half-demon girl: "It's my second disciple." ”

As soon as he said this, Yamabuki Otome's sad expression couldn't help but go blank for a moment.

"This ......"

Qiao Xi raised her eyebrows at her, remembering that she didn't know what was wrong between her and her slave carp companion, so she swallowed back the joke that had already come to her mouth, and turned to the girl's identity.

He didn't say anything in detail, only that a friend he knew before had an accident, so he entrusted his heir to himself.

Yamabuki Otome didn't doubt this, but she hugged the girl very much, and it took a while to remember and ask, "She's so cute, can you tell the concubine her name?" ”

"Reiko, Reiko Natsume. It is the name decided by the lady who is a human being. ”

"That's ...... Yes. ”

Yamabuki Otome seemed to have gotten some interest from this Reiko Natsume, and she refused to let go of it.

Qiao Xi naturally wouldn't deprive her of the fun, so she watched her laugh and coax Reiko to "giggle" and laugh non-stop.

Her movements looked quite skillful, Qiao Xi looked at it, and asked casually: "You are not unfamiliar at all - have you practiced before?" ”

The smile on Yamabuki Otome's face froze for a moment.

Qiao Xi paused for a while and didn't see her answering, so he turned his head curiously and glanced at her, and at this glance, he saw that Yamabuki Otome's always pale cheeks were even more bloody.

His eyes widened imperceptibly, and he subconsciously remembered what had just happened.

- The sea is calm, there are no accidents, and I just said a word......

- So, did he say the wrong thing?

Qiao Xi thought about what was wrong with this sentence, and at the same time reached out and touched the white fingertips of Yabuki Otome.

“…… You scared her......"

As soon as his words fell, Reiko Baby seemed to prove that what Qiao Xi said was true, her mouth was deflated, her eyes blinked, and she cried in the next second.

Qiao Xi: "......"

Yamabuki Otome was quickly brought back to her senses by Reiko's cry, and she was busy looking down to see what the child needed.

After making sure that she was just hungry, Qiao Xi thought about it, and felt the dim sum soaked in the sweet cherry blossom wine softly, and was fed in by Yamabuki Otome little by little.

Seeing the child eat a small bowl cleanly, Qiao Xi couldn't help but rub her hair a little distressed.

"It's not good to get into the habit of drinking at such a young age, so we should leave the sea first and go to the human world to buy some baby supplies."

Yamabuki Otome nodded in agreement, and spoke softly about the specific things that babies need.

She said seriously, and Qiao Xi listened to it interestingly, but also a little curious.

- As far as he knew, Yamabuki Otome and Nura Koi didn't seem to have children, but he didn't expect Yamabuki Otome to be very clear about the precautions for raising children.

As he was thinking about this, he heard Yabuki Otome suddenly say in a faint voice:

"The concubine used to study very seriously how to protect and raise fragile cubs."

Jo Xi blinked, but didn't answer—because he didn't think Yabuki Otome needed someone to answer at the moment—she probably just wanted a listener.

"The concubine is really looking forward to giving birth to an heir for the carp companion, whether it is as the heir of the three generations of the slave group or as the crystallization of the concubine and the carp companion, the concubine is extremely looking forward to it."

Yamabuki Otome kept telling her expectations for the child, and choked up as she spoke, Qiao Xi listened, but couldn't help frowning gradually.

However, many years have passed, and the concubine has not been able to give birth to an heir for the carp companion. The concubine is already shameless to face Lord Carp and face the members of the slave group. ”

"The mountain blows and blooms seven or eight times, but there is not a single seed in the pity."

The black hair was blown apart by the sea breeze, and Yamabuki Otome smiled palely, put Reiko on her lap and supported it with one arm, and brushed the messy hair in her ears with her free hand, and sighed and chanted a poem.

When Qiao Xi heard this, he couldn't help but hesitate to ask:

"You didn't leave the carp because you found out you couldn't get pregnant, did you?"