Chapter 1009 – [Abduction] How Master Chuck Cheok Lives (2)
Time passed lunch, around the time when busy citizens were contemplating a menu for lunch today.
“This… This is a bit unexpected result.”
When we visited the Heusroit branch of the Pomona Church, we inadvertently pricked up our ears to the Pope’s words to himself.
“… Is it unexpected?”
“Ah, sorry, Countess. It’s not like there’s anything wrong with your son or your wife’s health. There is just one thing you should know.”
When we called, the Pope of Pomona, who rushed to visit us, waved his hand.
Loki’s ardent follower, he was also our ally. I’m sure he’s a trustworthy person.
‘But even so, the tone that makes people anxious is still the same, damn it.’
He and I were francs who had gone through all the prenatal battles, but were new to pregnancy and childbirth. But how can you not be impatient when you hear that kind of noise?
When my expression hardened, the pope hurriedly said:
“First of all, congratulations, Count. Your wife has definitely passed away. The fetus has entered a stable period, and there are no abnormalities found in the wife.”
“Then what is the problem?”
When I asked the question, the pope acted as though he had trouble speaking, but explained whether it was due to a sense of professionalism.
“Well, compared to my wife, the fetus’s mana capacity and resistance are very low.”
“Mana capacity… ? Is it resistance?”
It was her franc that she couldn’t wait to bite even while she was still explaining, but neither Pomona nor the Pope had the heart to blame her for that.
“Yes. You could put it in such a way that her self-restraint is far short of her wife’s strength.”
Drooling—. Pomona Pope pulled a chair.
“There is absolutely nothing wrong with natural pregnancy and childbirth. It’s just that it’s difficult to use nutritional supplements containing mana, and it’s difficult to deliver a fetus with magic even in the event of a difficult birth.”
“… Why?! I’m ready to accept any minor side effects! For a child, that much… Ah”
As if realizing it, Fran made her lips straight. The pope pulled his chin.
“A fetus is a separate life from her mother, but until she goes through childbirth, she and her body are connected by an umbilical cord. Therefore, in order to use magic on the fetus, first you need magic strong enough to interfere with the wife.”
Magic and mana cannot be left out in the process of childbirth in another world.
‘I know because I’ve looked into this and that, too.’
My wives made up their mind to give birth to my child, but I wonder if they didn’t even recognize that much.
The efficacy of magic is sometimes better than modern science, and the history of obstetric surgery in another world was the history of ‘birth magic’.
There are even tools to confirm pregnancy.
Of course, magic and magic items are also used in childbirth.
‘But low-level magic can’t affect Fran.’
Fran is a master class strongman with a record of defeating and breaking through the power of the old ruler.
Our first child, whom Franc carries in her belly and instinctively seeks to protect it.
In order to use the magic required to give birth to the child, the first thing to do was to pierce Fran’s mana resistance.
──With powerful mana that the fetus could not bear.
“It’s like you can’t anesthetize a pregnant woman.”
The pope’s explanation helped to understand easily.
Administering a drug that can anesthetize an adult woman to a pregnant woman? So what happens to the fetus that gets nourishment from her mother? Addiction in the blink of an eye.
‘… It’s not the franc, but the health of the fetus is the problem.’
We are not ignorant of the fear of mana poisoning. I’ve been through it a few times too.
Even if there was too much mana, it was at least a source of harmful energy. Although she was less harmful than drug addiction, it was more than a life-and-death harm to her unborn child.
“Well, then… If this is the case, are you saying that giving birth to my child will be difficult?”
“For safety reasons, it is best to refrain from using magic during childbirth.”
Fran’s expression darkened greatly after hearing the answer, so I reached out and grabbed Fran’s hand tightly.
“… Nor.”
Did she notice that she was nervous? Fran thought that her child might be adversely affected, so she rubbed her stomach once and took a deep breath.
Kwak…
Anxiety was transmitted from the strength of the grip on my hand.
Was it like that? The pope smiled as if to ease his worries.
“… I don’t know how comforting it will be to a wife with her first child, but it’s not that serious of a problem. The deeper her concern, the worse it will be for her.”
“Yes? Are you saying this is not a serious problem?”
“I told you that you shouldn’t be examined by other priests who don’t know your circumstances or use excessive mana in your daily life, but in short, you just have to give birth naturally.”
“Natural childbirth… Without using magic?”
Fran asked, opening his mouth and stuttering his words.
“Uh… It’s not that it’s difficult to have children, then… “
“I must be careful, but both her wife and her children are in exceptionally good health. As long as you pay attention to her life and mental health, such as eating and sleeping, she will not have any problems with labor. Her mother’s health was fortunate for her fetus.”
“I-really?!”
“Yes, really. Oh, please find a midwife. I am an expert in any field, but I have no experience in midwifery. I don’t want to be beaten by the Count.”
“I won’t hit you.”
Actually, I was contemplating whether or not to get rid of it.
Thrive Pope’s baby. I’m just going to explain it like that from the beginning, I was fucking scared.
“Whoa… “
I was pissed off, but I–Langfran–were busy sweeping her breasts without the strength to get angry and genuinely reassuring.
Belated anger springs up, but it’s definitely something to keep in mind.
‘… Is it necessary to scare her?’
This is to avoid making irreparable mistakes by patients who have overheard the warning by speaking loosely.
It was also a fact that a heart-shrinking explanation like this would be able to keep in mind without forgetting. Fucking dog, if there wasn’t even that reason, the magic would have gone long ago.
“Huh, I’m glad… I just have to be careful. Thank god… “
“I will help you too. So as not to cause any inconvenience.”
I patted Fran, who was welling up with tears.
It’s not that people from another world can’t live if they can’t use mana, and if it’s just as dangerous as alcohol/cigarettes, it’s enough to just be careful while going about your daily life.
The relieved Fran’s hand gave out strength, and when I put my mind at ease, a vague question suddenly popped into my head.
“… By the way, religious man. I have a little question for you.”
“I’m sorry, but if the rank of the title goes down, I feel very threatened.”
Lehu, which is not my business.
“Rather than that, is this common? I don’t think mothers with significantly stronger mana resistance than their fetuses are particularly rare.”
It was the same with the elderly lady Primor, the only one in the other world whom I knew before and after giving birth.
She was an aristocrat with excellent bow skills and skillful handling of mana. And she even had an intense battle with her pregnant body.
Primor, who is much more resistant to mana than a fetus, battled, was treated, and even drank the elixir, but the elder boy was born in good health.
She said that recently she had started walking. But according to what I’ve just heard, wasn’t it much more dangerous than the franc?
“No. This is a relatively rare case. Yeah… “
The pope evaded his words as if he were uncomfortable.
“I don’t want you to be offended, but as you said, mothers with excellent mana resistance tend to have different bloodlines.”
“Ah.”
“Therefore, fetuses are less likely to suffer from mana poisoning. Because her basic resistance itself is high.”
That’s right, Mr. I forgot what town this is.
‘Is it you again?’
Mother’s mana resistance is high enough to worry about the health of the fetus? Then the mother was more likely to be of non-normal descent.
And what if the mother is not normal?
Of course, the lineage and fetus on the father’s side are also not normal.
‘Loki and Sleipnir would be good examples.’
The horseman who gave birth to Sleipnir was Yu Hee-sin, and Loki would have been fine even if he used mana and powers during pregnancy.
Because? Sleipnir’s father is a god, and his mother, Loki, is a primordial god!
Since mom and dad are gods, the fetus is also different from the lineage.
Sleipnir was a divine horse even before he was born.
No matter how much, Loki’s mana resistance was weaker than his own, but he couldn’t stand the mana used by Loki, so he wouldn’t have harmed his health during conception.
“A few scholars say. I wonder if the reason why so many children inherit their parental lineage is because they cannot grow from a fertilized egg into a fetus unless the fetus is exceptionally talented.”
“Yes. I know what you mean.”
The pope’s words seemed to imply why the other world is overflowing with blood.
Rather than suggesting that people in another world tend to be born with the talents of their parents, the hypothesis is that sperm and eggs that are too weak compared to their mothers cannot even become fertilized eggs at all.
‘It’s like the survival of the fittest in evolutionary theory.’
The difficulties of self-made people are not limited to capital.
The Armials family was also the family of the first Senate.
If so, it makes sense that Fran’s pregnancy was somewhat delayed.
Franc and I met her eyes and groaned.
‘I am an earthling. There’s no way they have bloodlines.’
Earth’s new human race evolved from beasts.
I am the Advanced Z-Hero, different from mankind in another world, the creatures of the gods.
However, this was a feature that had little to do with mana resistance.
Rather, compared to otherworlders who were born in fantasy itself, if the mana resistance was lower, it would be lower, but there seemed to be no reason for it to be higher.
‘It’s nothing different from francs.’
Dwarves who trace their ancestry back to Ymir.
However, the current Dwarves are by no means a god-class race. Fran wasn’t particularly bloody enough to receive a bloodline bonus.
We are not a natural bloodline, but a master class made strong through hard work and talent!
We became a person at the highest level with fierce titles, achievements, and skill work, but at level 1, we were just normal humans and half dwarves.
Fran, who obtained the throne of Odin and rose to the level of an old ruler, but his blood seems to have always been an ordinary half-dwarf.
‘… Otherwise, the second or third might inherit the lineage of the old ruler.’
However, that wasn’t what I was concerned about right now. I calmed down and asked.
“Any other precautions? Should I just be careful using mana?”
“It’s okay if you use a little bit of mana, but it’s harmful to children like drinking or smoking, so you need to be careful. After all, you should refrain from excessive activity during pregnancy.”
“Yes, that’s what you’re saying a hundred times.”
It’s okay if it’s a natural birth, so it’s like luck out of misfortune.
In the end, it was a matter of principle. Do not do anything that will strain your body. This is a very common sense conclusion.
“That, though, Nor. What if my child is later compared to other kids because he has no talent?”
As soon as she was freed from one anxiety, Fran’s eyes trembled as if another worry had arisen.
“Even if you don’t have any talent, if you just grow up healthy and kind, I wouldn’t want anything more, but I feel so sorry for my child if he gets frustrated with this problem. Ugh, sorry for being an ugly mother… “
Fran caressed her stomach as her complexion turned pale. Surprised, I rubbed her cheek to calm her down.
“Franc. What are you already worried about? Even if that really happens, we can take care of it and help them physically and mentally.”
“That’s right, ma’am. Even a warrior who would grow up to be a dragon slayer is no match for a hatchling of the same age as a baby. The difference in starting line does not necessarily determine the finish point.”
The pope also spoke kindly. What is a hatchling, bitch. To make it easier to understand, say baby-dragon.
“Is that so? I’m glad then… “
Frank wiped her heart, which had been busy with surprises today, as if she had put her mind at ease.
Then she blinked her eyes as if she realized something.
“It’s fortunate… Right? If you grow up normally and suddenly one day start using the power of creation, wouldn’t that be a big deal… ?”
The muttered behind the scenes, like talking to myself, could only be heard by me.
If that’s really the case, then Loki– is a bit like that, let’s talk to the other gods.
‘If you look closely at the old rulers, they’re just a category of divine beings originating from the giant god Ymir.’
It is unique and has a different genealogy from the gods of the World Tree.
The dwarves, a race similar to them, are now members of the human race, and aren’t Fran and Kia at heart ordinary human beings, too?
Being born as an old ruler of childhood like Kiara, and being born as an ordinary quarter dwarf.
Although it was worth considering which one would be more beneficial to the child.
‘… By the way, it was a natural birth.’
After that, on the way back to the carriage with the tired Fran in my arms, I fell into unspeakable agony. It’s almost a miracle that no grunts came out.
‘Magic is indispensable in childbirth in this world.’
Even at university hospitals in the district, there are no doctors who go into childbirth assistance without using electricity and machines.
If there is an obstetrics and gynecology department that goes into labor for no fucking reason without using medical tools, that place is doomed.
Therefore, if you can’t use mana, the techniques and tools used for Fran’s childbirth will be very poor.
‘They say it’ll be fine, but I’m still worried.’
The most fucked up and saddest thing was that there was nothing I could do about this.
Foragers, pestilences, and husbands can do nothing but fret while sucking their fingers during the birth of their wives.
Mothers are so great. I have a completely different resolution from husbands who are just happy.
“… Write.”
But if you ask if there’s really nothing you can do, that’s not it either.
There are two ways I can help Franc.
‘First of all, I’ll work hard on recuperation and nutrition.’
Just like the flower petals that Ralilura mentioned, they randomly collect things that are good for expectant mothers with less mana. It is easy to practice and low risk. You can start right away.
However, whether or not to practice the second method.
That, in the end, was a matter of my luck and conscience.
And, unfortunately, the logic of ‘I can do anything for my wife and children’ is a joke only when it’s about them. If others see it, there is no such thing as a nuisance.
It’s probably effective, but if things go wrong, the aftermath… How can you not predict with my authority?
“Yep disease. Not all prophecies are true… Huh? Fran, what’s wrong?”
I muttered to myself and noticed. Fran in the bosom was slightly frowning.
“Eh, for some reason the front of the mansion is a little noisy. Are you a guest?”
“Customer? There won’t be any appointments made today.”
It was me who had doubts, but Fran’s sense was not wrong, unlike Anina.
“I’m the boss…”
When we got down to the front door, we were able to meet the main chief of Dynamis Workshop, crying while holding the maid Valkyrie’s feet.
Fran was startled and came down from me.
“Hey, it’s not Clara! What happen? What about the studio work, even Britannia… ?”
“Huh, black. Wife… ! That’s it, that’s it… !”
As our sweet Franc wiped Clara’s messed up face with her tears and her snot, her handkerchief soaked in goo, she wept and cried out at the top of her voice.
“My husband, my husband is cheating!!”
“Yes?! Bar, wind, how many people?!”
“… Oh my gosh.”
Clara cries and Fran asks in astonishment. And a wife and a rich harem chung who coughs up blood from spade damage.
The SOS brought by the metal-loving blacksmith cut off the starting point of an incident that we were about to experience.
