Someday Will I Be The Greatest Alchemist?

We were able to squeeze quite a large amount of milk from the Milqueens.

Even so, it was not an amount that could be dispersed to the entire populace of the Sanctuary, so the search for more Milqueens continued.

In the ranch, I thought the Milqueens we brought back would be bewildered, but they surprisingly adapted quite easily and were calmly eating grass.

Kaede and Tsubaki, who could roughly read the feelings of monsters, said that the Milqueens were pleased with this place because there were no threats from other monsters, food is aplenty, and the water is delicious.

As for being milked everyday, as long as there is enough for their child, they have no problem with it at all.

It looks like they’ve been liberated from the stress of fearing monster attacks, and it may improve the quality of their milk.

When I returned to the Sanctuary, I asked Maribelle to share some of the milk with me.

「Sorry to disappoint. It’s for me to drink after my bath.」

「Is that so? But we are hoping for a dessert.」

「Ha, haha, of course I’ll think about it.」

I thought Maribelle and the maids the pudding recipe, but her face says she wants a different type of dessert. What to do…… thanks to Dryas, we have vanilla beans so we can make custard cream, so maybe I should make cream puffs.

I quickly processed the milk I got then bottled it, then I chilled it in the fridge.

And now I was in the large bathroom that could fit 5 adults.

After Sophia, Maria, Marnie, and I got married, I would always take a bath with one of them. Occasionally, all four of us.

It’s been a little while since Etoile, Haruka, and Flora were born, and now my three wives, our three children, and I were there together.

In my previous life, I heard it was better to bathe newborns in individual baby baths. But I’ve used 『Purification』 on the entire bathroom and bathtub, so I think it might be okay.

The people here didn’t mind such things and would go in together.

「There, there, does it feel good Etoile?」

I supported Etoile’s head with my hand and her body on my arm, gently brushing her with a soft cloth to wash her.

Etoile seemed to be chipper.

「Etoile looks happy being washed by papa.」

「You think so? She does look happy but…… oh, okay, Sophia, take Etoile please.

「Yes.」

When I handed Etoile to Sophia, the youngest maid Tifa, who was on standby, entered the bathroom and received Etoile from Sophia.

「Sophia-sama, Etoile-sama please.」

「Thank you, Tifa.」

Etoile was immediately wrapped in a towel and taken out of the bathroom.

Sala, another maid waiting outside, wiped Etoile’s body, dried her hair, and rehydrated her.

Haruka and Flora continued taking a bath.

Luckily, our children loved bath time, not grumbling or crying. Thanks to that, bathing the children had turned into a fun daily activity with Sophia, Maria, and Marnie’s help.

Flora, who felt so good that she started getting drowsy, was taken by Tifa, and now we can finally take a break.

「Good job.」

「Thanks. Bathing the children is important baby bonding to me. It’s fun, and I think it’s something for me becoming a father.」

Sophia took a dip into the hot water. And now, it’s bath time for the four adults.

「Takumi-sama, I will wash your hair.」

「Then I’ll wash his body. Sophia-san, would you like to join me?」

「Then I’ll take half, Maria.」

It wasn’t until after the birth of the kids that Sophia, Maria, and Marnie decided that they would wash my body and hair.

It’s a bit embarrassing to say, but I won’t deny that while childcare is important, couple time was just as important. They don’t dislike it either.

When we got out of the bath, I wrapped a towel around my waist, spread my feet apart, put a hand on my hip, and chugged an entire bottle of a brown liquid.

「Puhaaa! So good!」

What I drank right after the bath was coffee milk made from the Milqueen’s milk.

When I was a kid, I went to bath houses and enjoyed drinking coffee milk right after the bath.

I tried reproducing that, but the Milqueen’s milk was amazing. It was damn good.

The Milqueen’s milk was renowned for being the best. The milk was sweet, and I just added coffee, but could it even still be called coffee milk?

「How tasty.」

「I like this fruit milk.」

「I like the milk by itself.」

Sophia seemed to like it too, she finished off the bottle. What Maria drank was fruit flavored milk, while Marnie enjoyed the milk straight up.

The Milqueen’s milk was, of course, also delicious by itself.