Chapter 185 – Childbirth
#185.
-Are you really lending an ancient artifact if you cooperate only once a month?
-Yes, it is. As you will see in the contract, we will not make unrealizable demands. Even if that happens, you pay the penalty and return it.
-… I will make a contract.
A greeting from Lucipeon and a story shared by a man were transmitted across the screen.
“Awesome. It’s a lot more organized than you think.”
“Of course. Did you think that things going on in Lucipheon would be lax?”
“Not really. I was believing Louisiana. Thank you.”
At the words of thanks, my gaze went back to Rouge who had been staring at her with her eyes narrowed.
It wasn’t enough to read her emotions just by looking at her face, but she seemed ashamed.
She laughed and changed the topic.
“How about your next goal? Are there any changes?”
“No, no problem. She accepted the request, and they said they were busy preparing for dungeon exploration there as well. You can go tomorrow.”
“Thank god. Things went smoothly.”
Two weeks have already passed since Lyman’s sale of Giyeon ended.
In the meantime, Gaon has gone through the same thing five more times, and now he is accustomed to adapting to various variables.
In the case of binding type magic tools, there are only a few left, so I can finish them all within this month.
“I’m glad it turned out so well. Aren’t you worth it Giving away all the things you have worked so hard for.”
“Not so? Because that’s what I was collecting in the first place.”
“… After all, he is a strange man.”
It’s not that it’s simply a waste, but it’s even stronger that you should take care of yourself when you have time to take care of others. It was like scolding a lover.
“Didn’t you know that?”
“I know. So that’s a problem.”
I asked, shrugging her shoulders to match her smirk, and she clicked her tongue and bit her cigarette.
The conversation is an unspoken gesture to end it here.
Gaon, even if she dared to drag this topic for a long time, she realized that the story of her past would come out in the end, and she focused on the screen again.
Rouge, who glanced at him again, let out a long puff of her smoke that filled her lungs.
“Whoa…”
After Ha-yeon asked her if she loved Ga-on, her concern became more severe.
These days, I’m thinking about whether my clothes are too revealing or not.
To be honest, the clothes she usually wears are quite naughty. It’s to the extent that any man will reveal his insincerity and secretly steal.
Of course, this was a special item made of a special material, so it was unavoidable, but if it was a lover’s point of view, it would be undesirable.
She was afraid that, above all, her hips would be considered a light woman.
‘It’s ridiculous.’
It hurt her pride that the queen of the underworld felt this way because of a man she had only met for half a year.
At this point, I had no choice but to admit it.
I don’t know love, but first of all, I have some interest.
The fact that Gaon was the only man she became conscious of in the long years of her life.
“What do you have to say?”
“No, not at all.”
While examining Gaon’s face, her eyes met Rujiena’s question, and she turned her head away and firmly denied it.
As she gave her death to everything in the world, an ember slowly began to rise in the heart of Lujie, who had died along with it.
I haven’t been aware of it yet, but it’s a flame that can’t be extinguished by anything.
***
Thud! Cooong!
The impact of the kick is transmitted through her skin.
It was the sound of welcoming Gaon, who had met Priscilla after a long time, shared her reunion kiss, and brought his ear to her stomach.
“Guy. I’m glad you’re healthy.”
Thud!
Kicking kicks in again.
It felt like he was asking me to visit him often, so I naturally smiled bitterly.
After defeating the doppelgänger, things progressed so quickly that she didn’t pay much attention to her child because she was wandering around.
Preventing future destruction is important. Because it protects the world the child will live in. But she didn’t want to use that as an excuse to justify herself.
It is his fault for neglecting the child.
It wasn’t that I didn’t have time to come because I really didn’t have a little bit of time to spare.
‘I have to do better in the future.’
After reflecting on herself, Gaon removed his face from the boat and stood up.
“Priscilla. When is your birth date?”
“It is said to be between 1 and 3 weeks. You should be able to see the baby soon.”
“There really isn’t much left.”
I feel sorry for Cho-rin and Ha-yeon, but from today until the birth, they have to stay at the mansion.
Even though she has told you beforehand, she can’t help but have things on her mind.
Gaon thought of the two of them and stared blankly at the garden outside the window when Priscilla, who was gently rubbing his stomach, called him.
“Honey, I have more to say than that.”
“Yes, what is it?”
“Can we go out together in a week?”
“Are you going out? Where are you going? You should never overdo it before giving birth. If there is anything you need, I will bring it.”
I don’t want to make it a one-time case, but it’s a big deal if you have a serious problem with your body due to going out.
Priscilla, who had already lost her child, might be incapacitated if she went through something similar again.
When Gaon spoke as much as possible, she giggled and opened her mouth.
“Don’t worry too much. Because I won’t be in a hurry. More than anything, I have you, so what am I worried about?”
“That’s true, but it’s better to be careful. What the hell are you trying to get out of?”
As she inquired more about her business, Priscilla’s smile on her face faded slightly, and she looked out the window and said,
“It’s Milius’s due date in a week. I have to go no matter what. Sorry.”
“I see. Why didn’t you tell me beforehand? I don’t even know…”
“Iknow, right. Why? I don’t know either. Are you stupid?”
What should I say to her miserable smile?
Gaon couldn’t find anything to say to her, so she just kept silent and met Priscilla’s eyes.
Priscilla, who smiled with her beautiful purple eyes full of him, asked her eyes twinkling as if she remembered it belatedly.
“Rather than that, have you decided on a name for your child? I told you last time.”
“Oh, what is your name? Hmm… Again, I have no naming sense. It may be strange.”
“Are you okay. What child would not like the name given to him by his father?”
Priscilla said it naturally, but if she did, fewer people would have changed her name in the world.
People with unusual names are everywhere. If she explained it with even one example, she would understand at once.
But she has no reason to brag about it in the current situation, so it would be better for her to say the name she has decided on.
Feeling anxious for no reason, Gaon carefully revealed her name.
“This is Silion. Silion Barrymore.”
“Silion?”
“Yes, it is a combination of Priscilla’s name and my name. I don’t know if she likes it.”
Upon hearing her name, Priscilla tilted her head for a moment, then gently stroked her stomach and said Silion. Silion. As she did, she repeated the name, and she burst into laughter.
“Are you so pretty? I absolutely love it. Silion How are you? Like it?”
Then she looked down at the boat and asked, thump! And once, a small vibration occurred in the boat.
It’s hard to tell if you like it or not.
But for now, the reaction wasn’t too violent either way, so it was taken as a sign that she wasn’t seriously offended at least.
Gaon let out a sigh of relief and wiped her wet forehead.
Seeing that, Priscilla laughed.
“Whoop whoop… Are you nervous?”
“Well what… , Couldn’t it be?”
“Pu-huh! Do you know how funny you are? Silion. Look at daddy Isn’t it so much fun?”
Priscilla was amused as she talked to Silion, as if it was so funny that Gaon, who stood up to Kal Dran’s overwhelming majesty without backing down, was having such a hard time just trying to make a name for her.
She hates being teased, but thanks to her, it makes me happy to see her smile like this.
‘Now you’re really a father.’
I don’t know how many times I’ve felt this feeling.
The first time she felt it when she was told she was pregnant, then when Priscilla used the title honey, and the third time when her belly started to swell.
And as she was only a few weeks away from finally giving birth, her feelings were new.
One day in February, when the winter has arrived, a family spends a peaceful day in a mansion.
***
A week later, Gaon and Priscilla got on the carriage to meet Milius.
“Priscilla. How are you?”
“Whoops! Are you okay. It’s been less than 5 minutes since I came out. It’s too overreacting.”
“If you feel like your body is a little strange, tell me right away. A priest and a doctor are following in the carriage behind you.”
“Yes, got it.”
Externally, Silion is the only child of the Barrymore family. As such, this level of preparation was natural.
‘Actually, it doesn’t mean much now.’
From a certain point on, Priscilla and Gaon made no effort to hide their relationship from their retainers.
It’s because he no longer needs to notice them after cooperating with Lucipeon.
That’s why they live in the same room, take care of them, and stick together like this.
Priscilla may not know that the child she is pregnant with is Gaon’s, but there is a high probability that she at least knows that the two of them are not normal.
Gaon thought about his vassals and collateral, shook his head thinking that this was not important, and focused on Priscilla.
Her keen powers of observation and her senses gave him the full interpretation of the whole condition of her and her children.
30 minutes to do that.
“Im here.”
The carriage stopped and the driver announced their arrival.
Immediately opening the carriage door, Gaon got off and carefully supported Priscilla as if handling glass that would break at any moment, and moved to the graveyard.
“Careful. Careful. It’s snowing and it’s slippery, so go slowly.”
“Whoops! Mr. Gaon, I am very worried.”
“Is that bothering you?”
“No. So good. I love you.”
I don’t know how Count Mondrio might have treated Priscilla when she was pregnant, but she accepted even Gaon’s worrying nagging with joy.
Continuing to move at half the speed compared to normal, after a while, they finally reached Milius Tomb.
Priscilla pushed Gaon’s chest lightly and her front brushed the snow off her tomb.
“Millius. Hi? How have you been? Her mom is doing well. Look here her little brother has grown up again Isn’t that great?”
Priscilla recounted all of her stories in one month.
She visits every month, but her mouth has been moving for more than ten minutes without a break, as if she had so many things to say.
Then, after interrupting her words, he turned her head to look at Gaon and gestured for her to come closer.
When she approaches, wondering what’s going on, she introduces him as Priscilla looks at her graveyard.
“Millius. You may not like it, but I still want to introduce you. … My mother is the person I love.”
“… Priscilla.”
“The child needs to know. No, I want to tell you. It may be a selfish choice. But still, you can’t lie forever.”
It seems that he has made up his mind.
In fact, until now, Gao has also participated in Milius’s grave, but in the meantime, it was just a companion, and he had never revealed his relationship directly like this.
How could she ever tell a child that her mother was dating another man?
But it is a deception in another sense. She’s faking it just because she’s young, because she doesn’t want to hurt her.
So, even Priscilla, she opened up about Gaon with a big heart.
Of course, Milius couldn’t answer her.
However, she smiled with a relieved expression as if she had heard an answer to something from her.
Gaon, who was looking at Priscilla silently looking at her graveyard, noticed that her hands were trembling as pale as a sheet of paper, and took a handkerchief from her arms and wrapped it around her.
“My hands are cold. I will have to go back soon.”
“… Already? It’s only been 10 minutes yet…”
“I still have to go. Milius will understand. I don’t want her brother to get sick.”
“I see. Milius is a good kid, so if his brother gets sick, he will be sad. Go back.”
After saying her last goodbye, Priscilla left her graveyard behind and returned to her carriage, supported by Gaon.
And that morning,
“Aww… ! Honey…”
Priscilla’s contractions began.
