Chapter 427 – Expectant Mothers (1)
A few more months passed.
Although it was a short period of time, there were quite a few changes.
First, some progress has been made in improving vaccine productivity. Thanks to this, it was possible to launch a few vaccine distribution planes in eastern China.
Drone carriers observe not only continental Europe but also parts of the United States and South America and send various local information.
The U.S. Government has collapsed, and a fierce fight is taking place between the established warlords.
As a country blessed with natural resources, there was a lot of good land, but now it is acting as an unfortunate factor that causes people to fight against each other.
Among them, the New the house Coalition, which was founded on the basis of the old state of the house, stands out.
It was originally a strategic point and was located next to the Pacific Ocean, so it had great advantages in transporting supplies and securing food.
However, they are struggling with the invasion of Mexican warlords who quickly grew their power based on drugs.
This is because the rear was attacked while fighting warlords in Oregon and Arizona. Even internal traitors are appearing one after another, driven by drugs.
Manchuria was now clearly within Korea’s territory. The expression Manbando began to be commonly used among people.
Two oil fields have been secured along with eastern China. Now our troops do not need to return to the shelter and recharge their energy. Thanks to this, the operational radius has greatly expanded.
A chemical factory in Yeosu produces chemical fertilizers and supplies them to survivors.
The remnants of the Chinese army were annihilated, and those who surrendered were tried for war crimes and sentenced to long-term or indefinite labor or deportation depending on the crime.
Some high-ranking officers sent it as a gift to Russian warlords to build friendship and relieve their anger.
There was a state of emergency in Siberia as a story circulated among Russian warlords that an Exile lair had been rediscovered.
Immediately, a request for support came in to us, and we organized a squadron of combat helicopters, and the caravans also became restless and there was chaos.
But it quickly faded away. When a Russian warlord leader was about to be ousted due to a power struggle, he spread rumors to preserve his position.
The leader was taken away by angry Russian warlords. It is said that he was stripped naked and abandoned in the northernmost part of Siberia, with only a matchbox in his hand.
A naval battle also took place in the former South China Sea. From Vietnam, Cambodia, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, and Taiwan.
Competition has begun over the sea, an important food warehouse in the post-apocalyptic era.
This also happened in the Mediterranean, and even wooden ships from museums were brought out to fight.
There were other incidents, but the most important thing to me is something else.
Artemis’ stomach is getting fuller. Her stomach rising by 1 mm is more important information to me than any other change in the world.
* * *
After reporting the morning situation.
“Ah!”
Artemis, who was sitting in the rocking chair in the central control room, opened her eyes wide.
“What’s wrong?”
“The baby kicked.”
“Really?”
“Not once, but many times. Touch it. It’s still cold even now.”
When she placed her hand on Artemis’ stomach, she felt two kicks in quick succession.
It is a strange sensation different from the pounding of the heart.
“Does it hurt already? After all, it is in the blood of a field commander.”
“It’s not something to like at all. “In a world like this, what is there to gain from going outside?”
“Unlike in the past, the air is clearer, isn’t it? “We can’t just let them spend their whole lives in a shelter.”
“It’s better than eating and drinking dirty and harmful things outside. “This place where civilization is preserved is the real world.”
“You will never understand the beauty of street food. “Rat skewers and beef jerky, how delicious they are.”
“That kind of junk food, I don’t want to understand it at all.”
At first glance, it looks like a typical newlywed couple with a wife with a bloated stomach.
We exchange body heat with each other and talk about trivial things, and when the topic goes around, we come back to talking about babies.
The difference is that Artemis does not have the posture and gaze that are typical of expectant mothers.
Stroking her own swollen belly with both of her hands or looking down lovingly with her loving gaze.
She once asked for such a pose and was refused.
“I really don’t want to make a forced expression. “I have no confidence.”
“Wouldn’t it be more comfortable if I held your stomach? It has weight.”
“My body is not that weak.”
The ship of Artemis is now something that anyone can see and say, ‘Ah! You can recognize it right away by thinking, ‘I’m pregnant!’
“It is said that even if you sprint at full term while pregnant, your body will not feel any strain at all.”
“I think it will be 100 times the burden for those watching, so please bear with it.”
Floating above! It’s cold down there! It’s cold!
It looks very interesting, but my heart will tremble when I see it.
Artemis is wearing her belly button tee. She doesn’t have a clear six-pack like Seyoung or Nina, but she doesn’t have any flab, so her slender abdominal muscles are exposed.
Knock.
My fingers pat her bulging belly.
“There are no pregnancy lines or stretch marks.”
Clean skin without any blemishes. Before or after pregnancy.
“Isn’t it better to touch rather than knock?”
“Like this?”
Touch your stomach as if covering it with your entire palm. Then Artemis made a pleasant snort.
“Before, it was deep inside, but now that it’s round and curved like this, it’s nice to touch. “It feels just like that!”
“Yes, touch me like that. Since I don’t touch it, you, the father, have to pat it hard, so the fetus won’t be sad.”
“I think they are using the baby as an excuse to satisfy their selfish desires.”
“So you don’t like it?”
“It can’t be.”
It is the caress of my beloved wife and baby at the same time. Is there any man who would refuse this?
“Now that I think about it, I often wear clothes that open my stomach these days.”
“Because you like it. Even before I started wearing this, whenever my stomach was exposed, I would stare at it out of my mind. Even more than the heart.”
“Was it like that?”
Artemis’s words would be based on data, not actual feelings.
“When we were making love, we used to be busy massaging our breasts, but these days, we are touching our stomachs a lot. “Aren’t you worried that the child will get crushed?”
“I remember that.”
Artemis’ bulging belly is, in my eyes, the most beautiful curve in the world. I never got tired of looking at it again and again and touching it again and again.
Even as I am sharing my pleasure with her, when my baby’s sleeping abdomen catches my eye, she massages it with great care.
Artemis seems dissatisfied with that, though.
“Normally, it’s okay to touch as much as you want. But I hope you take care of yourself when occluding.”
“Why?”
“Because it’s an act of sharing love with each other, right? Since it is based on the body, the key is to give pleasure to the other person. But the stomach is not an erogenous zone.”
“So, are you asking me to touch and rub your nipples or clitoris instead of your stomach?”
“… Okay”
Despite her obscene language, she is not very shy in these areas.
The couple communicates honestly about their relationship. This is because by Artemis’ standards, this is absolutely not a lewd act. No matter how obscene and direct the expressions are,
“Is it okay to touch it randomly on a regular basis?”
“Isn’t it obvious? Being a married couple means transferring half of the ownership of each other’s bodies to the other person.”
“Like this.”
The hand that had been stroking her stomach massaged Artemis’ breasts.
“It’s big enough to feed both baby and dad.”
“Anyway, what I said.”
Even though I was looking at her, I didn’t touch her breasts.
Casting.
“I’m a big eater, so I guess that’s okay. “Maybe there won’t be enough for the baby.”
“Trust your wife. “If I put my mind to it, I can make more than Holsteins.”
“Wow.”
“Wow.”
Even as she spoke, Artemis sighed as if the wise man’s time had come.
“Do other couples share strange stories like this? “I don’t know because I’ve never seen it.”
“We are a special couple. Unique.”
Patted her wife’s head. It’s always shiny, free of oil, and soft.
She swept her silver hair between her fingers. Would you say that it feels better to be stroked than to be stroked?
“And I’m glad it’s unique. Because I can’t see her suffering from morning sickness.”
Not only that, there were no mood swings or depression that are common among pregnant women.
Her pregnancy is like a relationship where they share the same room for a while, but put a curtain in the center and don’t interfere with each other.
Artemis is Artemis and a baby is a baby.
“Isn’t it good because it’s comfortable?”
“It’s comfortable, but it’s a shame because it’s so comfortable.”
“What do I regret?”
“Suddenly her wife has a craving for something new, so she runs to the 24-hour supermarket at night. “She had a dream of her own.”
“If you feel like something sour, just chew vitamin C. Why wake up her husband to send her delivery?”
“There are things that my machine wife, who is armed with logic, cannot understand.”
As her husband, it’s good that he doesn’t get his hands on her. However, as her expectant father, it is a pity that all the small events are skipped. If you gain one, it is natural to lose another.
“But is it a daughter or a son?”
“You’re so quick to ask. “I wonder who doesn’t care about children?”
I tweaked her nipple and she pursed her lips.
“It’s my daughter.”
She can know everything about the implanted fetus without an ultrasound or DNA test.
“Is it pure randomness that the first baby is a girl?”
“No.”
Artemis smiled coldly.
“The only thing I left to randomness was the pregnancy itself. The semen you spilled into my stomach swims hard to reach my egg, fertilize it, and implant it. Just up to that point.”
“You mean you had some involvement in the gender?”
“Isn’t it obvious? “I don’t want to have a man in my body.”
“…”
I didn’t say anything like, ‘Hello, this is your child.’ Because I already know her tendencies very well.
“Then all children born from now on will be girls?”
“Of course. But how many more times are you trying to get pregnant?”
Artemis was a bit dumbfounded.
“How about until the bare upper areas come to life?”
“That must be a very grand task.”
“You don’t like it?”
A soft hand comes up and caresses my cheek.
“I will give birth to as many children as you want. Try your best.”
She cups the back of her hand and her body trembles with happiness.
“Tea and refreshments were served.”
Camilla put down the steaming black tea, dried fruits, and Japanese sweets.
“When the baby is born, you will have to put in a lot of effort. “I’m embarrassed to say this, but we are messy moms and dads in many ways.”
“It’s just our honor and joy.”
Camilla politely bowed and smiled.
“All of our nymphs are eagerly waiting for the day to meet the princess. There is a lot of competition over who can ride the horse first. Even though I am a dedicated maid, I am ranked 8th.”
Although the couple had many shortcomings in many ways, they were very fortunate to have so many family members to help them.
A large, harmonious family is a good thing.
