"Now that is reassuring."

"Eh? I, I can do it properly if I try, you know!"

Everyone burst out laughing at Iseul who was clinging to them in a pitiful manner.

"This is Cari’s room."

After the move to Iseul’s house was completed without issue, they began assigning rooms from among the many available.

The largest room was temporarily set as a shared sleeping space for everyone, and the hall and kitchen were also neatly cleaned up.

Qiong Xing had considered giving Leander and the others their own rooms, but they said they did not need them, so it was left undecided for now, to be reconsidered if necessary.

"Cari’s?"

"Yes. It is next to Albe’s. Is that a problem?"

Qiong Xing had prepared it thinking it was about time Cari should have his own room, but for some reason Cari’s expression darkened.

"Only Cari alone?"

"Hm? Ah, I will prepare separate rooms for your little brother and sister as well eventually. So you can use this room however Cari likes."

There were enough rooms in the house, so Qiong Xing had assumed it would be better for a boy to have his own space, and told him he could use it freely.

However, Cari shook his head in refusal.

"Cari doesn’t want it."

Huh?

"What’s wrong? I even put your favorite picture books here."

In addition to Cari’s favorite picture books, several new ones had also been arranged on the bookshelf.

So what was the issue?

"Cari don’t want to be alone. Cari wants to sleep with everyone."

Ah, that makes sense.

"It is alright. We will keep sleeping together. This room is just for times when Cari wants to read picture books, or wants to be alone for a little while."

A bed had been prepared just in case, but it was only for the future.

Not something anyone hoped would come, but something for a possible rebellious phase someday.

"If you do not want to use it, that is fine too. Cari can do whatever he likes."

"Can Cari sleep with Mama and everyone?"

"Yes, that is fine. You can keep sleeping like that until you decide you want to be alone. Raon even made a large bed that everyone can sleep on, so from now on Iseul and Joa can sleep together with us as well."

Someday he might want his own space, but if not, it would not be a problem.

Raon had built a bed large enough for all of them to sleep together.

"Cari will sleep together too."

"Yes. Let’s all sleep together."

Qiong Xing smiled at Cari’s relieved expression, and then headed toward the main hall where everyone was waiting.

...

"Then... should we make one room in the basement?"

"For what?"

Qiong Xing along with Iseul who was in a good mood because they could all sleep together from now on was lying in bed with everyone at night.

"For what... well, that, of course."

He could not say it clearly in front of Cari and the others.

Up until now, there had been a dedicated room for dealing with heat cycles, but since they had only just moved into this house, such preparations had not yet been made.

"Yeah. Having it above ground or below, either way the sound would definitely carry."

Joa immediately understood and agreed, suggesting the basement.

For a single normal family it might not have been an issue, but with four mates, three children, Albe, Raon, and others already making up a large household, it was important to ensure that no sounds would leak out.

"If anyone else wants one, we can help build it for them too."

Until now, even though the rooms were separated, the place had been more like an apartment where everyone lived under one roof.

But after repairing the collapsed houses and restoring them into livable spaces, each family was now given a separate house of their own.

Those without families sometimes lived together with companions, but since there were no preinstalled private rooms for situations like that, they had to be built separately.

"That’s good. If it’s inside the house, then we can do it whenever we waーー ouch!?"

Leander words has been cut off by Qiong Xing as he struck his head.

What on earth was he thinking in front of the children?

"That’s your own fault, idiot. Say it again and I’ll hit you next time."

Elias also looked down at Leander with exasperation.

"Sorry, sorry. But I want kids too, you know."

Leander muttered this in a slightly frustrated tone.

It was not clear whether things were going smoothly or not, but as more and more children were born one after another, Leander had also begun to wish for a child of his own.

That much was not something effort could solve so much as luck, so there was nothing Qiong Xing could do about it.

Still, Leander having a child was something Qiong Xing also genuinely hoped for.

"I want a boy who looks like Leander."

"I don’t want that. I want a girl who looks like Qiong Xing."

They argued over whether it should be a boy or a girl, and before long even Iseul joined in, insisting he wanted a girl too.

In the end, Joa sighed and stopped them.

He then telling them to cut it out.

"Who cares. You can’t choose anyway."

"That’s not the point."

All three of them understood perfectly well that it was not something they could choose, but wishes were wishes, and they wanted to argue about it.

"Yeah, whatever. But let the kids sleep already."

Perhaps because she had been sitting in a slouched position, Lian had fallen forward.

Leander immediately helped her up and gently laid her down beside him.

"Also, isn’t this sleeping arrangement strange?"

"What about it?"

Everyone looked at Qiong Xing as if nothing was wrong, but he was the one who wanted to ask why.

"No, why am I the only one in the middle?