In a World Where Dirty Cartoons Are Legal 155

Chapter 155 – Volume 31 – Antinomy of Hope and Despair (5)

After assessing the situation, he immediately began to pack Rosaria and prepare to return to her academy.
The dinner party wasn’t over yet, but right now it wasn’t a situation to worry about.

“Guys, it’s a good seat, but I’m sorry.”
“No. The baby is more urgent. Let’s go back soon.”

Usually, someone is dispatched for Rosaria in advance, and they are ready to receive the baby.
It was something the academy was prepared for.
Now that she was out of the capital for her drinking party, she urgently had to go back with her on her back.

“Help me?”
“Although my stamina has weakened a lot lately, it’s not like I can’t handle even one Rosaria.”

No matter how much I focused on painting and magic for two years.
Basically, I was supposed to take her fitness classes and other exercise-related lectures.
To some extent, the muscle strength accumulated from swordsmanship was still present.

“Ugh…!”
“I’ll be there as soon as possible. Be patient.”

He hugged Rosaria, who was already sweating profusely, as if she was already in a lot of pain.
She hurriedly left her restaurant and headed to her academy.
There is no problem if you take care of it right in the capital, but it will be faster to proceed at the academy, which is already prepared, rather than registering and processing it separately here.
There isn’t even a cleric assigned to us, so it’s a little awkward to visit suddenly.

To put it bluntly, we recruited nobles or priests to carefully receive the child.
In a normal family, it was common to receive all the knowledge that the family knew.
Anyway, even considering various conditions, it would be better to go to the academy as soon as possible.

“Orca, can you run first and explain the situation? So I can prepare in advance.”
“Oh, yes. That would be nice.”

And it’s also possible to prepare in advance while we go.
It will take less time to actually receive the child.
It’s a good thing that Orca is by my side.

“Ugh…”
“Does it hurt a lot?”
“It hurts quite a bit… I thought I got hurt quite a bit while studying magic.

The grip of Rosaria clinging to me is getting stronger.
It’s the first time I’ve ever seen someone suffer so innocently from pain.
I slowed her down a bit and gently stroked her hair to help her calm down.

“It’s okay?”
“…Yes.”
“You don’t have to hold it in too much. It’s okay to tear your hair out because it hurts so much, to take responsibility.”
“Hey, don’t say anything strange. He’s the kid I wanted.”
“Us.”
“…Us.”

Perhaps because she was talking to me, Rosalia, whose expression improved a little, began to slowly stroke her stomach.
While looking at it, I transported her as it was, finding an angle that would not make her uncomfortable.
Honestly, when else would I use the muscles I grew up learning swordsmanship?

“Oh, you’re here. Could you lay me down over here?”
“Yeah.”

When we arrived at the academy, Rosaria was received by a priest who had prepared for childbirth in advance.
After that, he sang her chant briefly and bestowed her blessings on her, giving her buffs so that her baby would be born safely.
It can be seen that this is similar to measures for various births in modern times.

“I’ll start slowly. You have to give me strength while holding onto it.”

The priest handled Rosaria very skillfully.
Well, if you’re a clergyman on this side, after the war, most of them would have been working as experts on this side…
To be honest, simple treatment itself is on the side of magic, and there are many cases where it is solved with potions or holy water to some extent.
Helping God bless the birth of a baby is, to a large extent, the priest’s job.

To be honest, it’s hard for an ordinary commoner’s family to do this.
It’s a basic thing for rich families and nobles who can make a substantial donation.
Even if you have a child through a priest like this, you can quickly handle the task of changing the mother’s last name.
Now that’s natural, honestly, one of the most common things priests do is obstetrics and gynecology to help deliver babies.

“Ah…! Black!”
“Please be patient and strong as much as possible. I will help you.”

While the priest was preparing to receive the child, he sang hymns to help Rosaria through blessings and restoration.
I held Rosaria’s hand, which gave me strength with a very painful expression.
She must have been in pain for a long time, but gradually the vulva between her legs opened and her golden round shape began to be revealed.
Slowly, the baby’s head began to come out.

“I see your head! Cheer up a little more!”
“Ugh…!”

It’s probably safe to say that from now on is the final gateway.
After all, this last hole has to be opened safely enough for the baby to pass through.
But it’s amazing that the baby is starting to come out like this.
It’s very rare to actually see a baby being born, and of course I was seeing it for the first time.

“Huh, huh…!”

He wiped the sweat of a very exhausted Rosaria, held her hand together with her, and helped her focus on giving her strength.
Perhaps thanks to that, the baby’s golden hair was able to come out completely.
Every time she slowly applied strength, her crouched torso and even limbs came out.
At this point, we’re practically done.

“Whoa, whoa…”
“It was really hard.”
“Ooh, uh…!”

I can hear the very quiet, tiny cry of a baby.
I thought she was always crying loudly, but that doesn’t seem to be the case again.
It’s not that I don’t cry, but it’s pretty quiet.
Well, I heard that there are individual differences in this part.

“Baby, Carly and my baby…”

A baby that was just born and wet was basically a little bit of a newborn baby, but it remained.
After the cleric chanted the hymn and washed it away, it became quite cute.
It’s still too early to tell who she resembles, but judging from her blonde hair, it seems that she resembles her mother, Rosalia.

“There’s nothing wrong. She’s a pretty daughter. Miss Rosaria Le Magius.”
“Go, thank you.”

With the umbilical cord still not detached, Rosalia and I carefully touched and held her child.
The baby seemed to be quite at ease after hearing the chant, and she was smiling coyly.
Wow, I don’t feel like a father even though I have my child right in front of her eyes.

The priest cut the remaining umbilical cord of her child and began to clean Rosalia’s placenta and other things perfectly.
As time passed, Rosaria and the baby became neat.
Said Rosalia, who had regained her somewhat normal self, laughing as she cradled her baby.

“It’s Nike, it’s Mom.”
“Uh…?”

We’ve been thinking about a name for our child for quite some time.
Ultimately, Rosalia liked one of the names I had thrown around, so she decided to use it.
The name was Nike, and Rosalia probably didn’t know what it meant, but she said it sounded good, so she said let’s do it.
Well, as far as the god of victory is concerned, it’s an appropriate name for our daughter.

“Then this child will be Nike de Gladys.”
“Yes, I will fill out the relevant documents. Thank you.”
“No. While filling out the documents for Rosaria Le Magius, I will do the basics for you. Kalih Gladis-sama, please stand by Rosaria-sama.”
“…Thank you.”

The priest said he would take care of the rest of the work and left with the documents.
We were constantly concentrating on Nike and chattering about with a sense of bewilderment.
I take my finger, and Nike grabs my finger with a very small hand.
Watching it made me feel very strange.

“Yes, Mom and Dad.”
“Eh?”

Nike holds Rosaria’s finger in one hand and his mine finger in the other.
You must be nervous because you haven’t been here for a while, but it’s so great to see you smiling so quickly.
Honestly, I think I’m already a bit of a genius.

“Ehehe… It’s cute.”
“Yes, and from now on, Rosaria will be my mother.”
“Yes!”

He carefully stroked Rosaria’s stomach, which was still a little swollen, although it had somewhat come closer to her original form.
Perhaps for a while, she will have to be very careful so that her body can recover well.
And if possible, I have to keep my side.

“Nike, look this way. Here’s your mother.”
“Wow, it’s so pretty. My daughter is the best.”

Is this the bean pod or something?
Clearly, objectively, it’s just a cute little baby that I don’t know yet.
I thought she was prettier than anyone else because she was my daughter.
I must say that there is something similar to the sense of satisfaction that is a little different from the appearance…
Anyway, it felt strange because it was the first time I experienced it.

“Really, it’s been a lot of hard work. Of course, since I gave birth, the future is really hard.”
“Are you really suffering?”
“Honestly, a daughter like Rosa Ria is pretty, but she’s not going to get into a lot of trouble.”
“Ehehe…”
“You resemble your mother only in face, and her personality becomes a little more harmful.”
“Do you usually say that in front of yourself?”
“I say it because it’s in front of you. It’s even weirder if you say it from behind.”
“Is it?”

While joking around, we focused on Nike in our arms.
Giving one of her hands to Nike, maintaining the same state as before.
With the other hand, they clasped each other’s hands together and let out a soft laugh.

“I thought I was really dying until just now, but now I feel like I’m dying because I’m happy.”
“Then it’s fortunate. Nike, my mom seems to like you very much.”
“You don’t like Kali?”
“Of course it’s good.”

After that, we felt each other’s warmth for a while and had a happy time.
That’s how I slowly started to realize that I had become a parent of a child.