As I roughly opened the door and went in, the house was filled with the strong smell of blood from childbirth. Women who were going to help his wife, 'Moon Rises', give birth were running from the kitchen to the bedroom with hot water and towels.
"Hold the child upside down and spank his butt!"
"yes yes."
The sounds of babies crying for the first time in their mother's womb and the anxious voice of my mother-in-law in the living room were mixed together.
"Your Majesty the Emperor!"
A woman carrying a large wooden basin looked at me with a startled expression as if she had seen a ghost. According to Lenape tradition, when the women are giving birth, this house becomes a forbidden house where no men are allowed to enter.
But, I broke that taboo and came into the house.
"The moon is rising, so I'll go and look at the babies."
"yes?"
I ran into the bedroom, leaving her behind in confusion.
"When did you come?"
"A little while ago."
My mother-in-law, 'Flowers on a Tree', looked at me with a mixture of joy and confusion on her face when she saw me suddenly appear.
I turned my head and looked at the bed. 'The Moon Rises', exhausted from giving birth to triplets, was lying almost unconscious on a blanket covered in blood.
And three cradles placed side by side next to the bed. There should have been three babies, but there were only two who looked identical.
Eeeeeeeeeee! Eeeeeeeee!
The two babies in the cradle cried sadly, either because they were hungry or because they wanted to feel their mother's embrace.
And in front of them, a third baby, still unwashed from his clothes, was hanging upside down in the hands of a middle-aged woman.
"Give me the baby. I will cure it."
"Ah, yes. Your Majesty the Emperor!"
I carefully placed the baby I had received from the middle-aged woman into the empty cradle. A warm breeze blows through, but as expected, there is no breathing.
The mother-in-law and the women in the room knew that I was trying to cure her, so they didn't say anything and just watched me in silence.
I immediately placed my hand on the chest of my nameless baby.
'therapy!'
A clear, divine energy flowed out of my body and into the baby's entire body.
[Tiring!]
[All illnesses cured.]
A relieved expression appeared as the welcome notification sound was heard. But, for a moment, the baby was still not breathing.
Is your prayer blocked? I was scared. No, I was scared. In that brief moment, my body was drenched in cold sweat.
'Artificial respiration!'
The word suddenly came to my mind, and I placed both hands on the baby's chest right then and there and started pressing on it.
"One, two, one, two…"
And every now and then, I would breathe into the baby's mouth. Did about ten seconds pass? At that moment, the baby started to cry as if he knew my earnest feelings.
Aaaah ...
The mother-in-law and the women in the room breathed sighs of relief and rejoiced here and there.
"The baby is breathing."
"I'm so glad."
"I felt anxious, thinking that the baby was going to die."
Even I, who rarely gets tired, am completely exhausted. My mother-in-law approached me with mixed emotions, as if she had been through heaven and hell, and expressed her sincere gratitude.
"Thank you for saving my baby. Thank you for the divine healing."
"No. He is my child, and I must save him somehow, even if it means borrowing the power of God."
"Yes, you've worked hard. The third baby seems to be okay, so we'll take care of things here, so you go out. I'll call you later."
I turned all my senses to the limit and quickly checked on the condition of my wife and children. I continued to check, even while activating the deep eye.
Fortunately, both the mother and the baby are in good health. However, I couldn't move easily as my anxious mind had not gone away.
"Please take care of my wife and triplets."
"Don't worry. I will take great care of my daughter and grandchildren."
I am a superstitious person, according to Lenape tradition, but I quietly left Geumnam's room so that the mother and children would not be defiled.
* * *
The next day. After spending the night with my father-in-law in front of the house, I went into the bedroom to see 'The Moon Rises' and the triplets.
"A very big two thousand days!"
With a much more relaxed expression than yesterday, 'The Moon Rises' smiled brightly at me for the first time in a long time.
I gave her a light hug on the bed.
"Did you sleep well?"
"Yeah. I slept well."
She seemed completely unaware that her youngest daughter was in dire straits when she gave birth. Perhaps the mother-in-law did not mention that for the sake of the mother's health.
"I had a hard time giving birth to triplets."
"But I've given birth to several babies before, and when I push, the twins come out right away."
She had been receiving divine treatment from me before and was very healthy. After having a comfortable conversation with 'The Moon Rises' to calm her mind and body, she walked over to see the triplets sleeping soundly in their cradle.
Iranian triplets. Born with two identical looking boys and a youngest daughter, a girl. The youngest daughter was born very small, perhaps because she received less nutrition than her two older brothers in her mother's womb.
"Your facial features definitely resemble mine."
"Really? I was surprised at how different you look from your two older brothers, but I think you'll grow up to be pretty."
"I don't need anything else, I just want to grow up healthy."
Yesterday, I put my hand on my youngest daughter's chest, which made me anxious and sad.
'therapy!'
[Tiring!]
[All illnesses have been cured.]
Only after two treatments did I feel a little bit relieved. I had no regrets at all toward my two sons who were born strong. Anyway, I plan to give you 'treatment' in order tomorrow and the day after.
At that time, 'The Moon Rises' asked.
"Have you decided on names for the children?"
"huh."
I knew from the beginning that I was having triplets, so I had already decided on names for the three children.
"First is the clouds in the sky, second is the ground under the sky, and third is the snow that comes down from the sky."
'The Moon Rises' looked very satisfied as he repeated the names of the triplets.
"Everything is good, I like it."
"I'm glad you like it."
"A very big two thousand days! Next time, can I name the child?"
For a moment I asked with a frozen expression.
"You already have five children, how can you have another one?"
"There are only five children, but other families have more than ten."
"That's true."
As she said, Native Americans did have many children, but two-thirds of them never reached adulthood and most died, mostly from disease or accidents.
Unfortunately, that is the reality. Of course, children have a higher chance of survival now that we are paying more attention to hygiene and medicine than before, but we still need to work harder than we do now.
For a while, we talked about 'The Moon Rises' and our plans for our next child. After a while, I came out of the house to get some fresh air.
"At least ten people…."
Although I am more than capable of raising ten children with my current abilities and physical strength, I am more worried about whether I will be able to do so.
"I guess I'll just try my best."
* * *
The capital of the 'sun in the sky', a 'very big' city. It's been three days since the triplets were born. I spent most of the time with my family ahead of the regular meeting of delegates.
Of course, I received reports from 'Splendid Sunset' about domestic and international issues from time to time. Now that the administrative organization is well organized, 'The Sun in the Sky' is running smoothly without my intervention.
'I don't know if I'm doing well.'
I walked out of the inner castle and into the outer castle, escorted by the 'Roaring Thunder' and the Royal Guard warriors.
As we passed the downtown area and the western residential area, we could see the site of a research center complex in the distance.
The research center was still under construction, so there were only a few buildings. After a while, we entered a medical research center built with state-of-the-art technology.
The medical research center, a one-story building, had many empty labs as it was just starting to hire people specializing in medicine or herbal medicine.
I walked across the marble floor and stood in front of a laboratory that smelled strongly of herbs. Beyond the small glass window with poor transparency, 'The River That Returns Far' was working passionately, smelling various herbs spread out on the desk.
"… Meadow parsley does help with headaches. Echinacea is excellent for coughs, skin regeneration, and inflammation."
For some reason, I felt that I should not disturb the work of 'The River That Goes Far Back', so I waited for a moment and then knocked to make a sound.
"Hey! This is a surprise!"
How surprised I was, 'The River That Returns Far' screamed and jumped up from his seat when he saw me outside the door.
"Your Majesty the Emperor!"
I glanced around the lab as I watched him greet me warmly. The closet contained numerous herbs neatly organized by category.
"Is it ok?"
"It's so great. I'm so grateful that you saved my life, and I'm so grateful that you gave me such a great lab."
As if that statement were true, 'The River That Returns Far' had been praising the 'very big' city for a while.
"… …Thanks to Your Majesty the Emperor, I have discovered a new world. I am truly grateful to Your Majesty the Emperor for this great favor."
The conclusion is that it ended up with me.
Phew!
I looked at the pile of papers on one side of the desk and said to 'The River That Goes Far Back'.
"I guess this is about medicinal herbs that will be compiled into a book this time."
"Yes, Your Majesty! I am ashamed to say this, but I know so many herbs that I will probably have to wait until next fall to finish publishing the book."
I picked up a few pieces of paper on the desk and looked at their contents. Herbs for the skin, herbs for disinfection, herbs good for the knees, herbs for applying to boils, etc.
Although the content itself was a bit disorganized, I couldn't help but be inwardly amazed by the vast amount of herbal knowledge in 'The River That Returns Far'.
'You know more about herbs than I do.'
Anyway, I think it was a really good idea to bring him to the capital.
"The river that goes back far! There is no need to publish them all at once. I think one book is enough now. Just publish them as a series."
"Series? Sorry, I don't understand what you mean."
Before I knew it, a familiar English word popped out.
"To put it simply, we are talking about publishing books that are about the length of a thumb and numbered."
"Ah! That's what the series meant."
I looked at the amount of paper on the desk and said again.
"I think I can publish two volumes at that level. I'll contact the printer separately so you can organize it well and send it to them."
"Understood, Your Majesty the Emperor!"
"If you need anything, don't hesitate to let me know. I will support you without hesitation."
Once again, the 'River That Returns Far' answered powerfully. I gave him a quick pat on the shoulder to say goodbye and turned around.
"Next, let's go to the architectural lab."
As soon as they entered the lab, 'Roaring Thunder', who had been waiting outside, gave instructions to the Royal Guard warriors with his eyes.
* * *
Boom boom!
Delegates from all over the world were entering the convention hall built in a 'very large city' one after another.
"I'm so glad we won the war against the three alliances."
"As our territory expands, we will have more work to do."
"It is said that the tribes in the south, including the Tutello tribe, entered the 'Sun of the Sky'."
"I think we need a lot of support from our region at this meeting."
The convention hall became noisy as delegates who were close to each other chatted with each other. However, that was only for a moment, as the head of the administration, 'Splendid Sunset', came up to the stage and the regular meeting of the delegates began.
"Okay, everyone, please be quiet."
"...."
"Then, let's start the meeting right away. First, the heads of each administrative organization will come out and report to the delegates."
The delegate meeting proceeded smoothly just like last year. We received reports from each administrative department, enacted new laws, and received suggestions from each region.
And after the war with the three alliances ended, follow-up measures were discussed. I just watched the delegates' meeting from below the stage.
A little later, when the regular meeting of the delegates was almost over, a 'swift deer' approached me.
"Your Majesty! The Cherokee people have just arrived."
Phew!
Although we were uninvited guests, there was plenty to nibble on.
"The meeting will be over soon. Tell them to wait a moment."
"All right."