Fathers in All Times and Places [Part 1]

The three siblings and Joshua had already returned to the Stuart family mansion before the academy could inform the house of each student about the commotion.

Emma! What happened?! Are you alright? Are you injured?

Leonard immediately rushed over after seeing Emma come back while being carried by George.

Were home, Father. A commotion happened at the academy earlier, so there will be no classes today.

Although Leonard nodded at Williams explanation, his full attention was on George, who was in the middle of slowly putting Emma down. He stretched his hand over worriedly to help Emma stand.

Father! Something wonderful fell at the academy! Look

When Emma lifted the hem of her skirt a little, everyone could see a crowd of Tanzanian giant tailless whip scorpions relaxing inside.

!!!! Are those Tanzanian giant tailless whip scorpions?! Leonard exclaimed upon seeing them.

Ehh? Father, you know about this insect? It seemed like William didnt expect Leonard to recognize them.

Really?! When even Emma didnt know about them until a year ago?! Ah, has Father seen them before (in our previous world)? George asked curiously.

For some reason, Leonard knew the name of this insect, which was a rare species in this country.

Huh? Oh, yeah yeah. This insect is considered rare because it doesnt live within the barrier. Its normal for Emma to not know about it. This insect prefers a quiet environment with a lot of greenery rather than here, where humans live.

Father! So you know about them! Can I keep these children at home? Can I make them a house in our mansions garden? Emma pleaded with Leonard excitedly.

Leonards face immediately softened after hearing his daughters request which came for the first time in a while.

Of course! Emma, you can do anything you want. But why were there tailless whip scorpions in the academy? And that many at that Oh, Joshua. Sorry, but can I leave the construction of the shed for these tailless whip scorpions?

While moving his daughter behind his body to hide her, Leonard called out to Joshua, who had been writhing in agony since Emma lifted her skirt.

Emma-sama thank you for the two blessings Yes Leonard-sama. I have already finished preparing the insect shed. Its a movable model like the ones for the silkworms and spiders. I also have a rough idea of where to place it in the garden.

On the way back from school, Emma made a passionate speech about tailless whip scorpions while being carried by George. Joshua listened attentively without missing a single word, and before they realized, had acted upon it to fulfill Emmas wish.

He had long memorized the blueprint of the Stuarts mansion in the royal capital. Thus, he could instantly determine the most suitable place for the tailless whip scorpions in the large garden. All he needed to do next was bring over and set up the movable insect shed he had prepared in advance for the time Emmas insect collection increased.

As expected of Joshua. Emma smiled cheerfully.

Ugh urgh ugh SO CUTE!!!

Joshua was relishing that moment of supreme bliss. Saying that he lived for this moment was no exaggeration.

Meow~

Koumei appeared after he had sensed Emmas presence in the house.

Im home, Koumei-san! Theres no school today, so lets play to our hearts content!

Mew, meow

Koumei expressed his joy by licking Emmas face.

And as the cat did so,

*fwwshhhhh*

the tailless whip scorpions crawled out of Emmas skirt and gathered on the floor all at once.

Eh? Whats wrong with everyone?

Meow?

Koumei sniffed the tailless whip scorpions and meowed.

Meoww!

*fwwshhhhh*

At that one word from Koumei, the tailless whip scorpions started moving into a neat formation. They lined up orderly while staying completely in sync, just like an army.

Eh?!

What just happened?!

Kyaa How cute!!! Its so easy to count them!!! Kyaa

Koumei meowed again proudly after seeing Emma bubble with joy.

Me, meoow!

*fwsh*

The tailless whip scorpions moved to the right in unison without breaking their formation.

Hehe They formed a line when Koumei-san said Line up. and moved to the right when she said Go right~!!!

While Emma was super excited and Koumei was feeling super proud, Leonard, George, and William stood agape without understanding what was going on. Joshua, on the hand, didnt think of it much. He was happy as long as Emma was happy.

Wait, wait, wait Uh? Which one should I retort first? William was greatly perplexed.

Thus was the great birth of the army of ants no, the army of tailless whip scorpions.

You mean the tailless whip scorpions(?) have a mind of their own and are following Koumei-sans orders?

Leonard looked back and forth between Emma, Koumei, and the tailless whip scorpions with an incredulous face.

My daughter is a genius? My cat is a genius?

After witnessing behavior of both the girl and cat, which could even make them look like a demons familiars or monsters if they were seen by the wrong people, this doting father accepted the whole thing with only one word as the conclusion, genius.