Chapter 1053 – #250_Pregnancy(5)
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1.
Though Siwoo had collapsed once from overwork, he worked even harder after getting back on his feet.
It’s not like he thought he’d been slacking off before.
Still, wasn’t he working until his strong spirit body collapsed?
But perhaps it was the power of a provider?
He was focusing more than ever, handling twice the amount of work he usually did, when Amelia came to find him.
“Siwoo, there’s a place I want to go with you.”
“Yes?”
“The mortal realm.”
It was rare for Amelia to come to Siwoo and ask for something, so he gladly put off his work for a while and took two days off.
“That sounds like a good idea.”
Besides the desire to take care of Amelia, there were also practical reasons for this.
He was desperately hiding his unease, afraid that Amelia or his other lovers might become agitated.
Siwoo had an anxiety he couldn’t shake.
It was the fact that Amelia’s childbirth might bring unknown consequences in the future.
Thankfully, Yebin was digging through old records to investigate, but as of now, they couldn’t predict a clear outcome.
Even though Yebin used complex medical magic theories as examples, saying that ‘it wouldn’t be a big deal’ within her knowledge, there was always a chance of something going wrong.
That’s why he was going to the ‘Prophecy Institution’ to grasp at any straw.
If it was a place that could foresee the future, maybe they could give some answers about the current situation, which was shrouded in mystery.
2.
Siwoo agreed to this trip to the mortal realm out of concern for Amelia, but Amelia had two other reasons besides that.
First, although she had finished talking with the other lovers yesterday, she hadn’t met with Rinne and Dorothy yet.
Even though they were from a public background, they had given up everything and thrown themselves into Siwoo’s life.
She needed to convey her feelings to them as well.
Amelia told Dorothy and Rinne her intentions and opinions as honestly as possible.
“Marigold. I want you to share your secret method.”
Like the twins, Rinne wanted the secret method.
However, compared to the half-joking atmosphere back then, she was quite serious.
Her desire for an ideal, which she couldn’t hide even with her unique mask-like expression, was burning fiercely.
Rinne, who had even put aside her new hobby of writing poetry and was diligently doing her pregnancy exercises, was willing to do it even if it was just a superstitious act.
“Should I write a script for you?”
“A script?”
Rinne blinked at the sudden words but quietly received Amelia’s new knowledge.
“Indeed. Amazing.”
Rinne nodded like a swordsman who had received a legendary secret technique.
It was truly a series of surprises.
To think that a role-playing scenario, which was just one of the sexual games, wouldn’t be done simply on the fly but with guidelines.
It felt like she had learned the secret to standing an egg on its end.
The probability of this being a real secret method for pregnancy was slim, but even if it wasn’t, she seemed to have gained enough from it, looking satisfied.
“I’m so~ happy for you. I have a parenting journal I used when I was raising the Queen, I’ll lend it to you. It’ll be helpful~”
Dorothy gladly handed Amelia one of her prized possessions, her parenting diary.
Before, Siwoo had been clueless about women’s feelings, but now he was quite knowledgeable.
He noticed that Dorothy’s calm demeanor was different from usual.
“Dorothy.”
“Yes? What is it, darling?”
“Could you spare me a moment?”
“Huh?”
After excusing themselves from the others, Siwoo spoke to Dorothy alone, carefully asking.
“Are you okay?”
“Okay? What do you mean?”
Dorothy tilted her head, as if she knew how to act cute.
Her sly smile and relaxed demeanor were the same as ever, but…
There was a sense of unease that he couldn’t quite put his finger on.
He could tell that she was very concerned about this matter.
However, given Dorothy’s personality, she was probably trying to hide her feelings by putting on all sorts of airs.
In this case, Siwoo had a good method.
“Oop.”
“Darling?”
Siwoo lifted Dorothy into a princess carry.
Dorothy was quite tall, but Siwoo was tall and muscular.
In the end, he held her in his arms like a baby, placing her on his lap and gently stroking her hair.
It was like soothing a sulky cat.
“What is this~ all of a sudden.”
“You looked like you were in a bad mood. It’s grooming. Grooming. They say it releases oxytocin.”
“What are you talking about~ I’m not?”
Even as she said that, Dorothy buried her face in Siwoo’s chest.
For a while, Dorothy was quiet, breathing softly each time his gentle hand brushed through her hair.
Dorothy knew.
Even though Siwoo seemed careless, he was subtly paying attention to his lovers’ emotional changes.
He had even seen through Dorothy’s lie about having a local wife, which she had said because she was embarrassed to show her true feelings for him.
There was no point in hiding it anymore.
“I’m jealous.”
Dorothy blurted out her sulky complaint.
It was definitely something to celebrate.
But even after seeing Amelia humbly asking for help, Dorothy couldn’t shake off her ugly jealousy.
Even though the usually strict Amelia was being so submissive.
“I’m so, so, so, so jealous. But I hate how jealous I am.”
But what she hated more wasn’t Amelia, but her own pathetic self.
“I want to have a baby with you too, darling. But I can’t, so it’s annoying. How about that? Doesn’t that make you completely lose interest in me?”
It was a sulk she could afford because she trusted him, but in the end, it was a display of affection towards him.
She knew he would be troubled and accept it, so it was a calculated display of affection.
Instead of answering, Siwoo first held Dorothy’s hand tightly.
“You’re not supposed to be feeling like this.”
“Thank you for being honest with me, Dorothy.”
After that, Siwoo talked a lot.
It was a sudden event, and since it was the first time he was experiencing it, he might not be able to see everything around him.
But he didn’t want any conflict to arise because of this.
He was a flawed person who had gained an undeserved happiness, and he wanted to protect it.
Dorothy was also a precious person, and so on.
Each time he said those words, the weeds of jealousy that had been growing so lushly seemed to die off as if they had been sprayed with herbicide.
In fact, it was too obvious, but that was what Dorothy wanted to hear.
She couldn’t help but laugh at how simple she was, even by her own standards.
Dorothy belatedly offered her congratulations.
“Congratulations, darling. May the holy blessings of God be with you, Amelia, and the child.”
“Thank you.”
3.
If conveying her true feelings to Dorothy and Rinne was the first goal of her trip to the mortal realm, Amelia’s second goal was as follows.
“There’s just one thing I want to do with Siwoo.”
The two of them went to a nearby department store.
It wasn’t a lie when she told her lovers that she didn’t want any ‘special treatment.’
But there was one thing she wanted to try with him, just once.
It was to experience the feeling of a newlywed couple being lovey-dovey.
4th floor, baby products and children’s clothing store.
There were cute little beds and colorful mobiles.
Clothes and shoes that were so small they looked like doll clothes were lined up in rows.
Amelia, who had changed into mortal clothes, walked through the department store with a quiet smile, holding Siwoo’s arm tightly.
Now that the existence of witches was known, and Siwoo had been all over the internet, they should have attracted attention, but the area around them was quiet.
“Siwoo, you’ve become very skilled.”
“Ah, you mean the magic?”
“Yes.”
“I learned a little from Rinne.”
To be more precise, it was a modified version that combined the singing magic of the Geminai family and Rinne’s stealth magic.
The downside was that his presence completely disappeared, so he had to tap the clerk on the shoulder to get their attention, but other than that, it was excellent.
“This outfit is cute.”
“We don’t even know if it’s a boy or a girl yet, is it okay?”
“It’s for a baby to wear. It’ll be fine.”
They chose clothes together like this.
“From what I’ve researched, the material is important. Babies are sensitive to the external environment.”
“Siwoo, how about this blanket?”
“Oh, it looks fluffy.”
They spent time together, choosing bedding and other items.
“I still can’t decide on a nickname for the baby. I’ve been craving strawberries so much, I want to name it Strawberry, but that feels too casual. Oh, and…”
Spending such a peaceful time with Amelia, who was talking in a cheerful and lively tone, made him feel a sense of profound change.
Looking back, their first date was in Border Town, where it was drizzling.
Amelia had burned down the love hotel treehouse that Sophia had prepared, and they had stayed at an inn and been attacked by sailors who had been paid off.
Back then, Siwoo and Amelia were nothing more than a bad match.
And now, she had become a precious companion, and they were buying baby products together like this.
Time changes many things.
Just as Siwoo was precious to Amelia, Amelia was now an inseparable half of Siwoo.
“Siwoo, is there something on my face?”
Suddenly, he became afraid.
Even though he tried to think optimistically, there was one possibility he couldn’t ignore.
If the day he gave birth to the child became Amelia’s last day, would he be able to accept that reality?
“…Siwoo? H-here is a bit too noticeable though…”
Amelia, who was suddenly hugged from behind, was flustered.
She couldn’t help but be embarrassed by such intense skinship in the middle of the department store.
But true lovers could sense each other’s emotions just by the breath that brushed their ears.
“Siwoo.”
“……”
Amelia quietly stroked Siwoo’s head, her arm reaching behind her.
“It’s okay, it’s really okay. Nothing will happen.”
Her voice had become noticeably more mature.
A girl who had become a mother matured overnight.
After finishing their shopping and leaving their purchases at a location point, the two of them headed straight to the Prophecy Institution.
To find a bright future for the two of them.
