"Yeah… but for the time being, I'd like to invite those three to have tea with me, so I'll be back later," I said.

With that, I left the kitchen.

Alongside Ronald, there should be a lot more opportunities to collaborate and try and work on the egg rolls I received from my system, but… at that time, Alena, Azura, and Celestia were the only people on my mind.

As I left the kitchen, I headed toward the garden.

I rushed to the garden to see my cute Azura and Celestia.

the garden helps me relax a lot after the stress of managing the dukedom.

the garden is an ornate field of grass surrounded by luxurious hedges, flower bushes, and shrubs.

A fountain stands in the back right of the garden, offering a gentle, tickling sound of water. The flowers and plants are pretty much overgrown, taken over by the others, bigger plants; they're a pit stop for bees. The hedges, flower bushes, and shrubs reach 1.8m high, but they have the potential to grow far bigger. A path of marble stones loops around the garden, leading people through the garden, and making sure all the best spots are marked. Plants, grass, and roots are seemingly content with their positions in the garden, none trying to reach beyond, at least not yet.

The fountain is the centerpiece of this garden, and therefore the most appealing part. The flowers and plants certainly attract attention too, and the hedges, flower bushes, and shrubs make sure they're paid attention to as well, but you just can't compete with the fountain, and if you look at the sky where the clouds are like cotton candy floating in the blue sky, and the sun shines as baby fairies whisper and chat.

At the fountain, there were two girls, who were running happily, and a young woman who was running after them.

"Hehe, you can't catch me, mommy," Azura said while giggling.

"I'm here mommy, catch me if you can," Celestia said while standing in front of Alena who was panting, she was out of breath. Even if she wasn't, I don't think she can catch either Celestia or Azura with that long dress.

"Cely, Azu" I stopped my tracks in the middle as I called my daughters.

"Daddy... You're back!" Azu shouted happily as she ran to me.

"Daddy, come and play with us," Celestia said, she also ran toward me.

Once both were at a small distance from me, they happily threw themselves at my chest.

I hugged them both and threw them in the air like in the morning, and I got a few giggles.

"Horayyyyy! so high!... hehe" Both shouted.

After they got down I kissed their foreheads and soft cheeks.

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"Your kiss tickles daddy" Little Cely said as she smiled happily.

"Okay, let's go to where mommy is". I said while hugging little Celestia and little Azura who were smiling happily and giving me a peck on my cheek.

Cute!

"Mommy!" Azura called out to Alena who had just sat at the table chair in front of the fountain, she smiled at us with her motherly smile.

I put Azura and Celestia on the chairs while I sat beside my wife.

"Where did you go?" Alena asked.

"I went to the kitchen to bake some cookies so we can enjoy them while drinking some tea," I answered her honestly.

"Woah! Daddy made us some cookies" Celestia and Azura cheered.

"If you liked the cookies I baked I will do it again, I will also try to bake other things in the future," I said, patting and tussling their heads.

Ah, stroking her hair feels good… This really is what it means to be a father and daughter, isn't it? Feeling my face go slack in happiness as I kept rubbing their heads, lost in their cuteness, suddenly a slightly sulky Alena pinched my sleeve so I took my hand away.

"Do you want me to pat your head" I leaned over and whispered in her ear?

She nodded and turned red from ear to ear.

Ah! My wife sure is the cutest.

I raised my right arm and began to pat her head.

She smiled and giggled like a little girl, getting this happy just from a pat, my wife sure is the simplest woman.

After giving patting her head, Celestia and Azura began to pout, they two wanted my attention and patting.

Having cute daughters and an adorable wife sure I the hardest, but I enjoy it as much.

Alena began to per Celestia and Azura's heads herself.

Both Celestia and Azura looked ready to burst with happiness... they already burst with happiness after receiving Alena's motherly love.

Looking at Alena who smiled at them gently, made my heart feel the warmth of a true family.

Yeah... My wife and daughters sure are the cutest.

And at this moment I made a new vow, I will protect that moment and these smiling faces with all I got, not like there's any person in this world who can threaten me...

Suppressing my doting and fatherly instincts, I called the maid to bring the cookies I baked and tea.

As a maid arrived to set out tea and the cookies I had made earlier in front of them, I called out to those three.

"I tried my hand at baking some cookies… would you like to try some?" I said a little nervous.

"Daddy, did you really make this, cute!!!" Celestia said, as she looked at the cute designs I suffered while making, she especially liked the kitten design.

"That's too cute to be eaten, daddy!!!" Azura exclaimed as she liked the rabbit cookie design more.

They had little stars in their eyes. Azura put the Rabbit design on her plate while Celestia put the kitten one.

Both started playing with them, not wanting to eat them.

On the other hand, Alena loved all the designs I made.

She put every design I baked on her plate as she started digging.

"D-delicious, I didn't taste something, this delicious in my whole life," Alena said she liked the cookies very much, as she started munching the cookies like a little rabbit.

Cute!

Suppressing my beast instincts, not to jump at her right now, I turned my sight to Celestia and Azura, as they were still playing with the cookies.

If they looked at me right now, they will be afraid, as I had an evil grin on my face. I decided to tease my little angels.

I reached out my hand toward their plates as I stole the cookies they had on their plates and ate them.

"No, my rabbit/kitten cookie," Both Celestia and Azura cried, tears dripping down.

I didn't think that doing this, would make them cry...

"Here, here. Don't cry, there's still more" I tried my hardest to console them.

"Bad Daddy," Azura said with a pout and turned her head to the side.

"Yeah, daddy is an Evil daddy," Celestia said with a cute angry face.

Adorable! I shouldn't think about how their angry and pouting faces look cute, it isn't the right time...

Me and my child prank.

I suddenly became a villain in the eyes of my daughters.

I turned my head in Alena's direction. who gave me a 'you are on your own and you reap what you sow' look... In turn, I whispered in her ear... 'Tonight you will be punished'... Her face turned red from embarrassment...

Alright... How can I console them now?...