"What?"
Endymion looked as if he couldn't believe his ears at the bombshell statement. Julia smiled faintly but lifted her crow's feet impatiently.
"He is the son of a Queen who is favored by God. Who would dare to say anything about the qualifications of such a child's father?"
A ticklish breath touched Endymion's lips. Julia tried to pull him in and kiss him right away, but Endymion was flustered and gently pushed her away.
"You don't like doing this outside. Who's going to see you?"
"Huh? The garden isn't outside. You can do it."
Julia tilted her head, becoming bold at an unexpected moment. Endymion, who had dozens of bright red imaginations at that moment, pressed the corners of his lips and asked.
"Weren't you worried?"
Julia nodded. It was a topic that had been brought up for a long time, so it wasn't that she hadn't thought about it, but she had been wondering until recently. When would be the right time?
Endymion, who had always wanted a child, waited without pressuring Julia until she made up her mind. So, in effect, the only thing left was for her to make her final decision.
It felt like now was the time. It was a bit sudden, but everyone was hoping for it and was convinced of the reason why they should have children.
"Yeah, I guess I can have it. No, I want to have it."
"Julia, you can't have children because of my reputation."
Endymion said, as if to confirm her reaction. Julia blinked and added, of course, that wasn't all.
That was the decisive push back, but she originally liked children. Her nephew Ed and Pal, who only looked like a child.
How lovely it would be if the two of them had a real child. Julia, who had actually imagined it a few times before going to bed, whispered with blushing cheeks.
"It's true. And I wonder what a baby that looks like you would be like."
The tempting voice made the eyes burn like flames.
As if his suppressed wildness had burst out. Endymion grabbed the tip of Julia's chin and kissed her.
Bam.
Her slender body was pushed back, trapped between the hard, dry tree trunk and his solid body, though still alive.
Her back didn't hurt thanks to the hand still supporting her, but she felt pressure. Even that was a problem if it felt good.
“Ah.”
Julia reached out, though she was hesitant.
One hand gently gripped the shirt that showed off his muscles, while the other held Endymion's nape. In the process, her leg slipped slightly and tangled with Endymion's.
Endymion changed his stance and came forward. His voice sounded like a scratch.
A stricken Julia instinctively took her hands out of her shirt and rested her hands on the tree, almost slipping.
"Just a little, just, slowly..."
As Julia whispered softly, Endymion supported her waist and kissed her more deeply.
Then, they were almost in a hugging position, but the heat and pressure made her whole body lose strength. Her vision became blurry. She sighed without realizing it...
"Mion"
The blue eyes were already furrowed in pain, as if they were having a hard time holding back. Endymion swallowed Julia's saliva and lightly bit her lip.
“Ah.”
A tingling sensation spread through her entire body. It felt like she was falling off a cliff.
Julia instinctively tightened her grip on the tree. And at last, Endymion was about to lift her into a hug.
Bang! Ppop-!
"Whoa!"
Something came crashing down over her head with a loud popping sound.
Endymion instinctively stepped back to protect Julia. At the same time, their eyes widened.
"Ah?"
"...What."
The identity of the things that had poured down was flower petals. And what was in front of them now was a tree covered in flowers all over its body.
"Hey, what's going on all of a sudden? And this tree hasn't bloomed in hundreds of years?"
Julia tilted her head, a few fluttering flower petals resting on her head.
This tree, with its thousand-year-old legend, had no leaves at all. It had only thick branches and twigs growing thickly. That is, until just a few minutes ago.
"Leaves, flowers... even buds have formed."
The tree was full of life, as if it had just been born. The dry trunks were moist and held moisture. Above all, the abundant white flowers were spectacular.
"I don't feel any sign of outsiders."
Endymion narrowed his eyes as he carefully examined the tree. Julia, who had tilted her head back almost to the point of falling backwards, sparkled.
"Julia, don't touch it. It might be under a dangerous spell."
"Wait a minute, is this it!"
Julia reached out her hand before Endymion could stop her. She placed it on the tree trunk and channeled her magic.
A golden aura appeared softly. And...
Width. Width.
The flower buds that had not yet bloomed bloomed in an instant. Like a giant popcorn, the tree was covered in flowers everywhere except for the roots.
"That was you?"
Endymion looked between her and the tree with slightly widened eyes. Julia nodded.
"When we kissed earlier, my body lost all its strength, and my magic power completely left me. I thought it all went to you, but it didn't. Rather..."
Julia bit her lower lip with a pouty face as she withdrew her magic.
"Mion, I think I understand."
"What?"
"My magical power attribute!"
Julia quickly grabbed Endymion's hand and dragged him, who was still not fully aware of the situation, towards the Queen's palace at full speed.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty. Oh my!"
After a while, the tree that had bloomed for the first time in hundreds of years caught the eye of the returning maid.
"It's pretty. But why are flowers blooming all of a sudden?"
"This is definitely a good sign. Why, everyone has been upset lately because of the rumors about God's punishment. I guess something good is about to happen!"
"Oh, that's right. Now that I think about it, this tree symbolizes good luck!"
Soon, the rumor spread throughout the castle, and the garden was filled with servants who flocked there.
***
"High-ranking wizards can move nature. You know that, right?"
Julia said, busily mixing the reagents. Boris nodded enthusiastically.
"Why didn't I think of this before? When I was young, I even made golden apples grow."
"Yes? You can create something that doesn't exist?"
Boris opened his mouth in surprise. Adele, who was sitting next to him at the long table, asked in wonder.
"Wow. A high-ranking wizard can do something like that?"
"No, that's not true. Only the Queen can do that. Even if you're a low-level wizard, you might be lucky enough to have a life attribute, but if a high-level wizard has a life attribute, the effect is incredible!"
Julia smiled brightly at Boris's explanation, then poured magic into the jingling reagent. She did so using the magic separation method that Adele had taught her.
"At that time, I didn't know how to use magic, so I thought it was an explosion of magical power that caused the mutation. But earlier, even though I was still using up my strength, it bloomed."
Julia planted a seed in the prepared flower pot and immediately poured in just one drop of the golden magic potion. Then.
Pop!
"Hey, it's a sunflower!"
In the blink of an eye, flowers bloomed from seeds planted seconds ago. Boris pointed and made a gasp.
"I think it was hard to figure out because the magical properties were ambiguous. "
It's like Adele didn't have a clear-cut attribute like Boris, and she had a little bit of other attributes in addition to her basic attributes.
Julia placed the reagent on the table with sparkling eyes.
"Now that's correct. My attribute is life. To give birth to something, or to grow something."
"What kind of celebration is this? Life is one of the most precious attributes among all wizards of all time!"
Boris and Adele both admired each other and fought to get their hands on the reagent. Julia smiled faintly and quickly brought the reagent back.
"That's great. Maybe this will solve the drought."
Endymion, who had been silently observing the situation, narrowed his eyes. Julia happily waited to see what answer her smart husband would give.
"Oh, so what you're doing is making it rain?! Now you can separate the magic power, so store it!"
"It is impossible for one person to make enough rain to cause a disaster."
Boris was embarrassed by the wrong answer that had already been discussed. Endymion opened his mouth, staring at the reagent, after pointing it out somewhat coolly.
"But I can make crops sprout."
"Correct answer!"
Julia said cheerfully and put the potion down.
"This will solve the drought."
Julia explained the plan in detail.
Create a magic potion containing the power of life, following Adele's method. Then spread it throughout the country, especially in areas where drought is more severe.
Unfortunately, it was a time when it didn't rain much. In addition, there were areas where people secretly grew cheryl without knowing anything, so the land was definitely drier. All these circumstances combined to make the rumor spread even faster.
"I will spread my magic power in areas suffering from severe drought. Then the land will become alive and the parched crops will come to life."
Her purple eyes spoke with confidence.
"Then the word will surely spread. Then I can bring rain to those areas one by one. At the same time, I can crack down on illegal Cheryl cultivation. Then the drought can actually disappear."
It was a so-called time difference, a step-by-step resolution. Adele responded enthusiastically, even raising her hand.
"I'll take responsibility for distribution! I have a nationwide distribution network. Since they mainly target the common people, I'll be able to spread it out faster!"
Adele liked that the timing was perfect. She said she had no idea that the connections she had gradually built up for her business would be used like this.
"Thank you. Without Adele, this would have been impossible. Trying to find out my magical properties, or using my magical powers in this way."
"Hey, what are you talking about! I'm just going along. The Queen planned it all out."
While warm compliments were being exchanged on one side, the other side had already spread out a map and was engaged in a lively discussion.
Julia raised her voice at Endymion, who took out a quill and marked something.
"Mion, let's get rid of all the rumors. Let's use this opportunity to spread the rumor that the drought has ended because God spared you!"
The temple praised Julia more fervently than anyone else as the beloved of God. The temple was that sensitive to the love of God.
It was usually burdensome, but it was an opportunity to put that blind faith to good use.
"Let's send your prayers to each local shrine and hold a prayer meeting based on them. Praying for an end to the drought! And let's make it rain in order of the number of people attending."
"Then the rumor will spread naturally, right? That the god was moved by Your Majesty's sincerity and sent rain!"
"Ugh, just thinking about it gives me goosebumps!"
Boris and Adele cheered.
Endymion called the chamberlain and brought him the secret documents related to the drought, and revised the progress to fit the new plan.
Meanwhile, Julia went to another table and discussed the mass production of potions with two wizards.
Before long, the processing was completed.
Finally. Endymion, who had sent the papers back to his office, raised his head and looked at Julia. His sparkling eyes were filled with passion.
'It's a bit disappointing.'
A pointless thought occurred to him.
Honestly, he was expecting it. It was also a way to dispel false rumors by having a child with a wife who was favored by God.
Because then, another bridge will be created connecting the two.
'Well, I got permission anyway.'
In any case, it felt good to see a chiId who resembled her. Endymion felt proud when he remembered that Julia had finally made up her mind today.
"Oh, then should we do this?"
"No, I think this top side would be more effective."
Besides, it was quite satisfying to see Julia so absorbed in her own work, and she was taking the lead.
Finally, Endymion muttered with a faint smile.
"That's right. A man who marries well and benefits from his wife."
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