Shadow King Chronicles: Building a Kingdom From Behind the Scenes
Chapter 4: THE 8TH BIRTHDAY AND THE MOST PRECIOUS GIFT

26 Months Heroes 1501 C.E

Today is my 8th birthday! it has been eight years since I reincarnated in this world.Honestly I feel quite.not more precisely very happy in my present life. surrounded by beautiful and kind sisters. my two mothers, my father was also a great man, both as a leader of the region and as a father.

of course the father is busy.in addition to being a father Marquis also became one of the important officials in the Royal Palace.so Father quite rarely return home.at most only one Sunday in one month. but I took a week for the family. Father may be a person who is quite rigid in expressing his affection to his children but regardless of that his affection is still felt.

in my previous life I was an Orphan. live alone a kara without any relatives who want to accommodate.well it is not their fault. the food and economic crisis happened in my country at that time.they had families whose needs they had to meet.I have understood that or rather forced to understand.

but thankfully, my relatives at that time were at least still in the family to pay for my school so I just had to work to find food.

so for me to be surrounded by a warm family like this. It feels very warm and pleasant.one important thing I finally understand is: Protect This Family.

well even so there is actually a problem. this comes from my two older brothers. My age is five years adrift with the first brother and three years adrift with the second brother. somehow their view of me was cold.Is it possible that I am a man? it could be that they might see me as a potential threat that would oust them from the Marquisdom heir.

but I immediately dispelled the thought.it was too far and hasty conclusion.after all they are also still my brother. anyway as long as they do not harm me, they do not harm me, I still treat them with respect.

After all, to be honest, I don't want to get involved in the tricks and machinations of power struggles, so if they ask me to step aside from the claim I'll be happy to do so.

today is my birthday. the maids from earlier were busy dressing me. they are also busy to go back and forth lifting various items. finally my clothes neat. once again I reflect. hmmm, hmmm, fit. white shirt wrapped in a black toxedo suit with black pants anyway.My black hair on the side of the right side. red bow tie perched on my collar.

(FYI: The appearance of Issac in this story is similar to Rio from Seir**Gen****i).

a maid came to me. she was 53 years old. her name was andrea. I used to call her aunt Andrea. Originally she was my mother's personal maid. but ever since Misha nee-san and I were born, she decided to step in and take care of us. She was considered my own aunt.

" Let's Mr. Issac, the guests are already waiting for your presence" I smiled and nodded.we went straight to our mansion hall. Aunt Andrea followed behind.

by the time we arrived at the hall mansion, the crowd of nobles had already seen a lot.The official event had yet to begin but the nobles had already toasted and chatted. maids and butlers paced back and forth to refill the empty glass.The one thing I learned for six years after my memory came back was that this kind of party was, whether it was a birthday, a wedding, or a wedding, or even just a routine party that occurs in the house of the nobles will be a place to lobby each other, whether it's persuading a house to join its faction or various other things.

I approached the father who was standing on the stairs. Dad nodded and started his official show.

"The Ladies and gentlemen." Father let out a loud and dignified voice.fitting his Aura of seriousness.The audience fell silent.

"Today is a special day where my beloved son, Issac Randall, has reached the age of 8. half a step further towards maturity. of course Issac still has a lot to learn.so as a father I hope that Issac can continue to learn and take the best values from the best sources anyway."

I paused for a moment while raising the glass filled with wine.

" A toast to Issac!!" Father's shout was greeted by another noble's shout.

" Toast!!" after the scream, the show began. Musical instruments began to be played and the singers began to sing their songs. Father took me around to greet and introduce the other nobles. Quite a number of nobles introduced their daughters to me but father immediately tried to divert the conversation.

when my father and I were talking to a merchant from the capital who was present at my birthday party, suddenly a man who was about 35 years old approached us. his body is strapping like a soldier. The sharp look of his blue eyes can intimidate those around him. There are scratches on his cheeks and temples as if to indicate that he has descended into various battlefields.

as soon as dad saw him, he grabbed my hand and walked up to the man. Seeing Dad coming over to him, the man's expression softened. He shook his hand and hugged her and introduced her to me.

"Is (familiar call to Issac) introduce, his name is Richard Balzaac. He is Duke Balzaac or the older brother of your stepmother.let's greet him" I nodded.

"Meet Mr. Richard Balzaac.my name is Issac Randall.the second son of Father's second wife.It is an honor to meet you." I put my hand on my chest and slightly lowered my head.

Richard Balzaac-sama laughed quite loudly while patting my shoulder hard.oi oi, that hurts tofu!

" You don't have to be too rigid, son. hahaha. My name is Richard Balzaac. No need to be too formal, you can call me Uncle Richard. after all we're still relatives." Uncle Richard stretched out his hand, of course, to reply but.....

hey heiii. it hurts to know!! do you keep clutching your hands hard every time you meet someone new?! even though my mental age has grown up but I am still a physical child. There is only one way to respond to this grip.I flow mana into my body and use body strengthening magic. well with this at least I can overcome the steel grip of Uncle Richard.

Uncle Richard looked a little shocked but immediately corrected his expression.

I narrowed my eyes sarcastically and said, "O uncle, are you really serious about destroying every hand of the person you just met?"

The father who heard the conversation between me and Uncle Richard looked rather goosebumps. Then remind me, "Is keep your attitude in front of Uncle Richard. Not everyone gets a chance to meet him."

Uncle Richard shook his head, "It doesn't need to be like that Arthur, I asked him myself not to be formal. So there's no problem. By the way, Lili, you know, until when do you want to keep hiding behind me. Let's go out. greet your cousin."

A little girl came out from behind Uncle Richard. It's cute! she was wearing a white dress. her height was parallel to my chest.her hair extended to a golden blond back. Her eyeballs were purple. I felt that as an adult, this child would be an incredible beauty.but apart from that there was something when I saw this girl. something similar when I was near my two older sisters.a feeling of nostalgia.a sense that we've met before.

I immediately ignored that feeling. somehow it hurt in the heart, but I will think about that feeling later.Hades-sama also did not give a clue about this.

" Is, this is Lili. She is my third child and the only daughter among her siblings. Come Lili Meet Issac." She timidly advanced towards me with her head bowed in shame.

"my name is Lilianne Balzaac. It's a pleasure to meet you." Alamak! Her timid face was so cute that the word came out accidentally from my mouth. Hearing the word cute come out of my mouth Lilianne was even more embarrassed! oh my goodness, his faith is multiplied!!

" I'm Issac Randall.it's nice to meet you Lilianne-dono. If you don't mind, you can call me Is." I said while bowing my head. after that I put both my knees on the floor to align with his height, then took both lollipops from my pocket.

well this pocket is actually just a disguise only. This is a special spatial magic that I created in my seventh year.actually to make this spatial magic it takes a very large mana capacity. fortunately my mana capacity is unlimited so I can create infinite spatial magic as well. moreover my spatial storage magic is not affected by time so food cannot be stale or stale. the sword cannot rust.

I gave the two candies to Lilianne.

" is this is-dono?" lilianne asked as she tilted her head.

" this is Lilianne-dono lollipop candy.unlock the wrapper. eat by the way at ****.".

in the world the existence of sweets and sweets already exists but a kind of lollipop seems not to exist yet. Lilianne-dono looked delighted.

"Thank you Is onii-chan" he said with a cheerful face.

eh? eh? eh?!! onii-chan said? god damn funny! Lilianne who finally regained consciousness went into her shame mode.God don't put such a face in front of me.

" W-do you mind if I call you O-onii-chan?" she said with a clear face.I shook my head quickly.

"of course not! then I'll call you Lili-Chan. How about?" Lili Chan nodded happily, she allowed it! yeayy!!

Uncle Richard, who had just walked away to chat with my father, approached us. Uncle Richard apologized because he had business in the capital. Lili looks sad but I promise to send her letters regularly.His expression of joy is back!

after escorting Lili and Uncle Richard to the terrace, my father and I went back inside. The gift-sharing event was about to begin.Honestly I was happy to get a lot of gifts, but I was overwhelmed by the behavior of the nobles. so it was my father who finally served them.

****

The night after the party was over, Misha and Sasha nee-san entered my room, saying that there was something they wanted to talk about.

" Is-kun close your eyes" they said, I'm a little curious about what's going on but I still do. actually I could see what they were doing when my eyes were closed with my magic but it was not necessary.

Sasha and Misha nee-san asked me to open my eyes. When I opened my eyes there was already a necklace with a beautiful jade green pendant and a silver ring with Ruby-colored stones on it.

" it's a gift from us. I know it's not as expensive as the gifts you get from the other nobles, but it's the best gift we give so..." misha nee-san finished her sentence I hugged my two nee-san.

this is what I'm waiting for. I honestly don't really care about the gifts from the audience. All I need is for them. To be honest I was a little disappointed that brother was not present at the party.

"thank you Sasha nee-san, Misha nee-san. This is the best gift of my birthday. You guys are the most beautiful hadia in my birthday. Thank you for being present in my life." I said while sobbing. the two of them also hugged me tightly while crying.

in the end, the three of us fell asleep in the same bed, thank God for presenting them both in my second life.