Chapter 200 – Sincerely (5)
25. Sincerely (5)
“Under…”
Illumina (only 4 dungeon breaker in the world, veteran bard, adult, beastman) and Cordia (born 15 days, somehow extraordinary, already cute)’s breath-taking snowball fight and momentum fight, let’s sigh first It was none other than Illumina. Taking advantage of that timing, Hendrick quickly stood in a position to obliquely cover Cordia.
“Isn’t the baby normal? There will be uproar, there will be uproar.”
“That… Right?”
Illumina sighed and turned her head away as she found it funny that she was constantly staring at a baby who was about to die. Hendrick didn’t say anything, but looking at the untimely early return and the current composition, I got a sense of what had happened. Bonamana, unexpected, force majeure, things I did not know, etc. Will be loaded with modifiers.
The man she loved left saying he was going to check on how his co-workers were doing, but bringing a baby with him was sure to be a big ripple in her story of being calm and not just busy after defeating the dungeon.
Angry. It’s ridiculous. I want to hit Hendrick’s face with a mixture of sorry and embarrassment. I wanted to grab the nun’s hair and shake and scratch her co-worker. I wanted to hold on to Hendrick’s pussy and make him break into a cold sweat.
‘Because of Hendrick’s personality, he will never abandon a woman with a baby… In fact, she has a ninety-nine chance of being fourth.’
Even she, who was struggling and begging in heat, was accepted, except for the woman carrying Hendrick’s baby? It was hard to imagine. So Illumina exercised her patience for now.
“Come back in a little while.”
“Uh?”
“If you go in like this, you won’t be surprised. I’ll go back in advance and prepare my mind a little bit, so Hendrick, you’re preparing your mind too. That too.”
Aside from all that, Illumina had some hesitation about whether she was in a position to be openly angry with that nun.
‘Baby…’
In addition, the face of the baby who didn’t avoid her eyes, to my great regret, had Hendrick’s figure on it, so cute and lovely… It’s frustrating, angry, unfair, and annoying, but it felt like it was abnormal to get angry in front of her baby.
‘It’s annoying.’
Illumina ran home without looking back.
“Mina sister?”
“Oh Shay! Now is not the time to be leisurely eating. No, it’s the right time to cook.”
“What are you saying?”
“Who is Kaya?”
“I am cooking in the kitchen. But why are you making such a fuss?”
“If it’s not urgent, call Kaya. Because something very urgent happened. No, I don’t have time for that. Let’s just go to the kitchen.”
“For what reason…”
Illumina headed to the kitchen before hearing Shay’s words. The bubbling sound and savory smell filled the kitchen. Normally, she would have approached her side and scolded Kaya for playing with a spoon in the name of helping her liver, but now it wasn’t like that. Illumina thought deep down that Kaya was lucky that she wasn’t holding her cleaver.
“Sister Kaya.”
“Yes?”
“Turn off the light for a moment. It’s a big deal.”
“I still need to boil more, why?”
‘It would be a catastrophe if I overturned it while being near the fire, so shouldn’t I drop it first?’
Illumina, unable to speak her mind straight away, somehow pulled Kaya out of the vicinity of the fire.
“Illumina, what is the big deal that will stop you from making the rice you love so much?”
“Sit down for now. Shayner too.”
Illumina involuntarily swallowed her saliva. Her ears and tail quivered as she thought she had to cross her arms and tell Kaya and Shay exactly what she had seen minutes before. Then she suddenly had this idea.
‘Why me?’
It’s Hendrick who was at fault, why am I shaking in the middle?
Claiming to be messengers for each other, Illumina gained her enlightenment.
She said that in the future explanations, never put personal opinions or feelings, and only tell the truth as dryly as possible.
It was quite hard for Illumina, who was also a storyteller who moved people’s hearts, but she had a very strong justification for not wanting to face Kaya and Shay’s wrath first.
“What’s going on…”
After Illumina’s explanation, which was as dry as possible, was over.
“…”
“…”
Illumina withdrew from Kaya and Shay, whose expression did not change and who remained in a stance with their arms crossed without a word.
‘Dangerous!’
As a prisoner, she knew.
Now, those two are showing extreme patience. The moment I say anything here, it will be like bursting blood with a needle or pouring oil on a bonfire.
She retreated to the door as the Illumina drowned out her footsteps.
“Then I’ll pick you up in a little while.”
“…”
“…”
Kiik-
The door closed, and someone’s mouth, which had been closed all along, opened.
“Baby.”
“…”
“A baby.”
“…”
“Sister.”
“…”
“Tell me something. Yes?”
Veins were protruding from the back of Shay’s hand. Seeing that, Kaya let out a deep sigh and, contrary to Illumina’s expectations, replied in a very calm tone.
“What should I say and what should I do? It is a baby that has already been born, and a baby that has already been brought.”
“I beg your pardon?”
“You still don’t know Eugene’s personality. If Eugene took action, that means that the judgment is already over. The resolution must have been over. Eugene was brought here with the intention of having a baby with Cestia-sama. Does she think he’ll abandon her baby? Do you think she will abandon her mother for giving birth to her baby? No. She will say that in some way she will take responsibility.”
“Is it because I feel like taking responsibility sounds more irresponsible than ever? How, no, no matter how Sestia-sama is, she doesn’t even get angry…”
“Me. Many. A lot. So much that I want to cry.”
“But why are you so calm? Am I weird? Am I a bad girl?”
“No.”
“Then why!”
“If a third person hears it, they’ll think it’s a really irrational and ridiculous relationship, but…”
Because I can’t do without Eugene.
Because I swore that her Eugene’s fate is mine.
Shay distorted her face at Kaya’s words.
“You were the one who asked me about going to Salem. Then from then… ?”
“That’s right. Eugene responded that she hadn’t thought of it, but she must have remembered it sooner or later. And the result will be the same. I am angry too I get angry at the person who came to our precious nest because it wasn’t enough to do what I couldn’t do at once, I get angry because I think I might get jealous of the very existence of a woman’s baby that isn’t my baby or yours, and I’m angry that I haven’t seen a face yet. Thinking that half of the baby is related to Eugene’s blood, I’m angry with myself for wondering where and how they resembled each other, and I’m angry that I’m half-elf.”
Saying that, Kaya’s face was very calm for being angry.
“If it is the Eugene I know, if it is the Eugene we have experienced. He would never have intended this situation. Still, I would have felt a great sense of responsibility. In short, he must have struggled to balance the responsibility of having a baby with Cestia-sama and us.”
“…”
“Say, Shay, even though you might be angry, you didn’t have plans to do something about Eugene or the baby right away.”
“… A fellow Crusader did this while talking about himself. The one who falls in love the most is bound to lose in the end.”
“It’s not wrong to say that, but just that I can overcome everything and be safely with Eugene, what else should I say… Should I say that it feels trivial?”
“Sister.”
“Apart from emotions, it’s not a crisis to die, it’s not something you can’t overcome, and it’s not something you can avoid or avoid…”
After that, Kaya closed her eyes and closed her mouth. Shay suddenly felt unfamiliar with Kaya. It is true that she loves Hendrick too, of course, but she does, and I wonder if this is how she reacts to this problem. She thought Kaya was so carefree that she wondered if she was doing something wrong, or if she was just getting a fever for nothing.
‘Ah.’
As Shay pressed down all kinds of negative emotions, such as irritation, anger, resentment, etc., From losing her place like that, a realization suddenly came.
‘Haltal… ?’
Shay when she became Hendrick’s second lover.
When Hendrick had a relationship with Sestia behind their back.
When she accepted Ar, a half-werewolf, into her group.
When Illumina, who had come into heat, begged and she eventually became Hendrick’s third lover.
Aside from clearing the dungeon, Kaya has already gone through many heartaches, so she might have gotten used to it.
I have already forgiven, understood and embraced all of that.
There’s something that can’t be done this time either.
Anyway, the most important thing is that I have a family with Hendrick, and what Hendrick values most and prioritizes is himself.
As soon as she realized Kaya’s thoughts to some extent, the distance she felt from her words and actions was greatly reduced.
Of course, it was only a certain amount of understanding, but it didn’t mean that her Shay, her, and her were liberated.
**
“Long time no see. Sister Kaya, Crusader Shay, and Illumina-sama are also welcome.”
“…”
“…”
After a while, the 5-party talks, no, the 6-party talks were concluded. There was some controversy about whether Cordia, who could not speak a word, should be considered a participant in the meeting, but her presence alone was far greater than the other five, so no one ignored it.
Kaya, who seemed aloof at first glance, and Shay, whose emotions were on the verge of exploding, and Illumina, who had quite a lot to say, although not as much as Shay.
The moment they saw Cordia in Cestia’s arms, their world was fixed for a moment. Neither Cestia, who was trying hard to greet with a smile, nor Hendrick, who was standing awkwardly beside her, were nowhere to be seen.
If the baby they wanted so badly came from another woman’s body. Originally, it would have been an unwelcome baby.
‘Why.’
‘Here too.’
‘I can’t take my eyes off it.’
Even Illumina, whom I had only seen once before, was the same. Rather, it was different again when I put down my feelings for Eugene and Cestia and looked at the baby purely.
A small, round face, bright eyes, full cheeks, a cute nose, and pouting lips.
That unusual boldness that does not shrink at all even when the eyes are focused on adults who are several times taller.
The baby’s innocence, cuteness, and loveliness came to the fore when the focus was on her being Hendrick’s daughter, not Cestia’s.
“Cadet?”
“Oops!”
At that time, Cordia’s babbling dealt a fatal blow to the hearts of the women.
It was truly amazing timing.
