Chapters 180 – 179. Human Beings Are Difficult
The uproar finally subsided after Leopold, who was holding Asti in his arms and spinning around, was stopped by a nurse.
Asti had no idea what it felt like to be the father of a baby, but it was nice to see Leopold so happy about it.
And then I got angry.
‘Why did they tell me first?’
【That’s what I mean. Anyway, it’s because they’re things I don’t like as a pair. Erranha was also an elf, but he hung out with demons… Now I might set the World Tree on fire and eat it with marshmallows.]
‘… How did you understand it all at once?’
【Hmm? Why did you inform Leopold of the pregnancy news before you did, isn’t that angry?]
That’s right.
That’s the correct answer though.
“Why? Is there anything wrong with you, Asti?”
Asti, who suddenly shut her mouth and didn’t say anything, seemed to be concerned.
Leopold looked at her face with a worried expression.
Apparently, Asti, who had been smiling with a raised face just a moment ago, was hardening her face, so she wasn’t bothered at all.
“… Thinking about it makes me a little angry.”
“Fury? What do you mean? What made our pretty mana angry?”
“M-Mama… “
Pong, Asti’s face turned red so much that she wondered if she was making a noise.
Oh my god.
Are you Mana?
Come on Mana Mana…
【Calm down, what’s really wrong.】
‘Mi, sorry.’
After Astrid’s words, Asti regained her senses.
All the while, Leopold patiently looked into her face and waited for her answer.
“… It would have been nice if I was the first to announce the news. Why did Erana-nee and Veracien talk first… “
Leopold was staring at Asti’s face.
She didn’t seem to know her self, but her Asti lips were swollen and sticking out.
While looking at Asti, who was obviously pouting, Leopold reached out his hand and lightly pinched her cheeks.
“Is that so disappointing, Asti? But didn’t you tell me the first thing about this confirmed moment? Is that not enough?”
– Baby, baby’s father… You’re welcome, congratulations.
The joy she felt at the moment when she heard those words, she didn’t know how to describe.
The fact that a child called the fruit of love was conceived and nestled in the lovely Astrid and Asti’s bodies was, to Leopold, truly indescribable joy and delight.
“Now… Well, yes, that’s right. I wonder how I should tell Your Majesty and Uncle.”
At those words, Asti looked at Leopold with an expression of oops.
Leopold’s majesty would mean His Majesty the Emperor Kreuz, and when he said uncle he would mean Archduke Wolfgang von Mitterien.
Even if the emperor did, would Wolfgang stay still?
No matter how much he is the crown prince, what can he say, but as the father of her daughter, he touched her daughter and impregnated her unmarried virgin, would Wolfgang stay still?
If you stay still, that will be a problem as well.
*
Although Vera Shien said that Asti’s origin, its beginning and end, she said, in fact, as a parent with her child, it was natural for her to put the baby first no matter what.
It’s to the point where you might wonder if it’s just gotten into shape, but from the fact that there’s a child in her belly, Asti was okay.
What, where and how he came from, and what he felt were really insignificant and useless. But what he couldn’t do was because this body belonged to Astrid, not Asti’s.
Do I have to live like this for the rest of my life?
Regarding coexistence, Astrid agreed, and he said that he would accept the fate, but this is coexistence because it makes sense, and it is like a secret that should never be known to others.
At least, I had to know Asti’s origins. So that he could decide what to do afterwards.
If things don’t work out, we’ll have to coexist, but that’s the last bastion, and we had to find out if there’s another way.
And he hadn’t said anything to the emperor Kreuz and Archduke Wolfgang of Mitterien.
Even from the doctor’s words, the early pregnancy is the most dangerous and the most likely to cause spontaneous miscarriage, so it was recommended to inform the surroundings after entering the stable period, and Asti and Leopold also agreed.
I go around chatting around the neighborhood for no reason, and it shouldn’t have happened, but if something bad happens, it’s really a big deal.
“—So, is that it?”
Verathien looked down at the notebook held out in front of him.
Veracien’s hand, which was about to open the notebook, was blocked by someone’s hand.
“You can’t see it.”
Asti was glaring at Veracien with a scary face.
“Okay. You can’t see it.”
But Berashien’s expression was not like that. Seeing Vera Shien’s expression, which left her regretful, Asti thought inwardly that she should take good care of this notebook—her diary.
“Anyway, this is when you’re lost in a dream… An object that connects to the memories of that time. In other words, it’s a diary, right?”
“Okay.”
“… Isn’t that dangerous?”
“What is the danger? There are several mediums, and they follow you, Leopold, so there is nothing dangerous.”
She was confirmed again and again and again and again by Vera Shien, but she still can’t help but feel uneasy. Astini, who is not alone as she is, and even if Leopold follows her, she is left with a sense of insecurity.
“Well, no matter what happens, only the soul is hurt and the body remains. Shouldn’t Astrid raise the baby?”
【W-what are you talking about?! What is this crazy bitch saying right now!?]
“What did you just say?”
The expression disappeared from Leopold’s face.
The expression on Leopold’s face, which had remained uneasy, disappeared in an instant, and Asti’s expression also became absurd.
“… Well, since I’m a demon, I don’t know about the bond with my parents. Is having a baby that important?”
“You know that this crazy bitch is all about words. Leopold, Asti. Relax, relax. It’s because he’s not a normal human being, so he’s doing such a stupid thing, so pass it on. Huh? It’s not good for the baby, if you get angry.”
But it was already after the atmosphere was ruined.
Leopold gritted his teeth and barely suppressed his rising anger, and it was amazing that he didn’t even pull out his sword right away.
“If you say something like that one more time, I won’t let you go. Even if you risk everything in Einhafen, I will erase your existence, so be careful with your words.”
“Oh, is it that much? I made a mistake, sorry.”
I couldn’t tell if Verathien was really sorry or not.
However, being a demon, the bond with his parents was extremely thin and thin, so it was rather difficult for Leopold and Asti to understand, but they seemed to hate it anyway, so they decided not to.
“… It’s because I really think I’ve made a mistake. I won’t say that again. Sorry.”
Uncharacteristically for her, Vera Shien noticed Leopold and Asti, but when she saw Asti, she realized that she really had made a mistake.
Asti, who had been sitting there doing nothing, had tears welling up in her big eyes.
In the midst of tears welling up as if she had completely lost her mind, Asti stared blankly at Veracien, unable to even blink. Until the moment when the tears finally flowed down, drawing out the trajectory, Asti stared blankly at Veracien without saying a single word.
“I’m really sorry. I think I should study humans more.”
“Yeah, yes! Asti, this bitch must be a little crazy! I’ll apologize too, so don’t cry, okay? Let’s drop Le, Leopold, Asti wipe away some tears.”
“… Don’t say that again Got it?”
Even Leopold’s voice was full of suppressed anger.
After begging and begging and begging for a long time, Asti finally regained her sanity.
Baby, can’t you see the baby?
A baby who can’t even feel that movement yet.
A baby I couldn’t even name.
At the slightest possibility of never seeing the baby again, Asti was speechless in agony.
“That… Say, don’t do it again.”
“Okay. I won’t do that again. Sorry.”
Veracien sighed heavily.
Humans are difficult.
I thought I knew roughly now, but parental relationships, not male-female relationships, are more difficult.
“Never… Don’t say that my baby never… We will definitely meet.”
“Yeah, sorry. It’s my fault.”
I thought she was really wrong.
Even more so when I saw Asti’s distraught expression.
“Anyway, uh, so. I’ll start explaining… Crab?”
Asti was caressing her belly.
She probably hasn’t even formed a human form yet, but the life she must have wriggled in this belly was the fruit of her and Leopold.
Because she was a child I had to meet.
Because she was the kind of child I would never part with.
Veracien sighed again.
While she thought it was really difficult.
