Is It Possible for a Virgin to Get Pregnant?

“I beseech the Lord.”

A murmur heard from beyond the door just before the lock was released.

“Please save this poor lamb, prove my innocence. Son of Heaven, I have committed no sin. Why do you bestow such a trial upon me, who has served to become your servant? If this is not a trial, please bestow mercy, mercy, please…”

A prayer continued in a rambling voice.

It was a moment when I could immediately tell how serious the situation was just by listening.

“Arian-san.”

The Saint, who had also been listening to the prayer, unlocked the door.

After opening the door and entering, I saw the figure of someone sitting on the bed with their hands clasped together.

Disheveled hair and dirty clothes. Although she looked like she had been rolling on the streets for days without proper care, even in such a shabby state, I could guess her age.

Judging by the state of her skeleton and features… Yes, a woman who had just become an adult.

“Sa-Saint?”

As soon as the woman recognized the Saint’s presence, she tried to stand up, but even that made her stagger, probably due to the weight of her belly.

The Saint immediately rushed to her and supported her body, fearing she might fall. The gaze looking down at her was tinged with a very pitiful color.

“Arian-san, are you alright?”

“Ye-yes. Saint, is it you? Saint, Saint…”

“Yes, I am Josephine, the Saint of Haide.”

“Ah, ahhh!”

The woman burst into tears, clutching the Saint’s clothes as soon as she recognized her.

The sorrow in it was something that could not be expressed unless one was truly wronged.

“Saint, Saint, please save me… I, I truly did not commit any sin. I swear to the Lord I have never committed a sin. So please, please save this poor lamb…”

“Please don’t worry. I’m sure we can resolve this.”

The Saint said this while turning slightly to look at me.

For such an assertion, there was considerable anxiety visible in her gaze. Probably because of what I had said earlier, but…

Damn, from my perspective, I had just spoken within common sense, but I suddenly felt like I’d become the culprit.

“Wh-who are you…?”

“I am Seine Velvet, the health teacher of Maris. I’m here to examine your condition at the Saint’s call.”

I kept the introduction as concise as possible.

But even that seemed to overwhelm her emotions, and tears began to pour from her eyes again.

“Uu, uuu…”

Arian-san was about to burst into tears again, just as she had done to the Saint earlier.

But even though it was late, we should avoid causing a commotion as much as possible.

She wants to hide her condition, and the Saint knows this, which is why she brought her to her own residence to hide her.

“Please calm down, Marian-san. I’m not here to harm you.”

“Bu-but. I, I…”

“It’s not good to get too excited, so let’s take deep breaths and calm our minds first. Come on, follow me. Inhale, exhale…”

While holding her trembling hands, I took deep breaths, and she too began to unconsciously focus on breathing along with me.

Is her breath occasionally becoming too heavy because her swollen belly makes it difficult to breathe?

But judging by her sobs gradually subsiding, it seemed I had succeeded in calming her down somehow.

“…Have you calmed down?”

“Ye-yes. Thanks to you…”

“Good, then from now on, I’ll conduct an examination while asking some simple questions, so please answer my questions honestly. Do you understand?”

“…Yes.”

Arian-san nodded blankly. I took my gaze away from her eyes and spent some time examining and touching various parts of her body.

First, the size of her belly was almost at full term. Anyone would recognize it as characteristic of a pregnant woman.

When I checked her pulse, her blood pressure was high, but her body temperature was lower than average… It seemed she had developed symptoms of dehydration from enduring the weight of her belly while going to the temple, but what concerned me more was that her body was generally emaciated.

Considering that pregnant women usually gain more than 10kg during pregnancy, this was a sign that was enough to indicate a health problem.

“…When did your belly start to swell?”

Yes, if childbirth is imminent in her current state, even the mother’s life could be in danger.

If this is really a ‘normal pregnancy’.

“One month ago, it was.”

“It grew this much in just one month?”

“Ye-yes. I thought it was strange too, but…”

Of course, if she got pregnant without having relations, there’s a possibility that it hasn’t been a full 10 months.

For now, let’s assume that what she’s saying is true, since she’s someone who can use divine power.

I continued the questioning while touching various parts of her body with my hands.

“Have you been skipping meals recently?”

“Ah, no. My diet, I’ve maintained it as usual.”

“Have you not felt more hungry than usual?”

“It was severe, but I endured it. Because overeating is forbidden…”

I’ve seen Lagrid’s diet before.

Although the amount may vary depending on the individual, at least nutritionally there’s no problem. If one can handle divine power, the imbalance due to a light diet can be somewhat alleviated, so it couldn’t be considered a big problem.

But if her belly swelled this much in just a month, it’s more likely that it’s been taken from her body rather than external supply.

“…How many people know that your body is abnormal?”

If such a clear change occurred, it should have been easy for those around her to notice, but she shook her head at my words.

“Uh, no one.”

“Not a single person?”

“Yes, yes. At first, I was resting because I wasn’t feeling well, and after my belly started to swell, I avoided eyes under the pretext of closed-door training. Then, now it feels like I can’t endure anymore…”

She tried to avoid the eyes of her order by leaving her residence and sought help from another order, is that it?

Certainly, Lagrid had a rule that when making a marriage pledge, it had to be with a partner recognized by the order.

Of course, the conditions aren’t that strict as they only check for criminal records or divorce history.

It wouldn’t be strange if it’s considered a concept of marriage registration that values chastity, but the important thing is that all such records are strictly kept and managed by the order.

As much as they value chastity, not reporting can be an act subject to ‘severe punishment’.

In some doctrines, it can even stand above the laws of each country, so it’s natural to be afraid if one thinks they are innocent.

“I’m going to, examine your belly.”

Yes, what I’m trying to confirm now is whether this woman is truly innocent.

I placed my hand on the woman’s swollen belly and used controlled mana to generate ultrasound waves and spread them inside.

An examination method that roughly estimates the interior through reflected sound waves. Examining what I felt from it, I could confirm that the subject was slightly wriggling.

A phenomenon similar to fetal movement occurring in a pregnant woman’s womb…

The subject actually had limbs and a head.

Although I couldn’t see it with the naked eye, the outline was the same as that of a fetus. If we only consider the sensation, this woman could definitely be said to be ‘in a pregnant state’.

However…

“…What is this.”

What actually came out of my mouth was confusion about a phenomenon I couldn’t understand.

“What’s, wrong?”

The Saint expressed her anxiety towards me.

Although she was clasping her hands near her chest as if squeezing her heart, I was equally shocked.

“The uterus…”

“Yes?”

“The location of the baby, it’s not in the uterus.”

Normally, a fetus should be in the uterus.

In fact, the child now in her belly was not in the uterus, but had settled in a gap formed between organs and organs.

To make an analogy, it’s not a fetus…

Yes, this is a tumor. A tumor that has formed within the body, and one that is carrying out life activities on its own.

At least when examined through sound waves, that’s how it could only be interpreted.

“Is, is it serious?”

“……”

I couldn’t say anything to the pale-faced Saint and Arian.

That’s because this was a case I had never heard of or seen in my life until now.

To the point where I even felt fear about not knowing whether it was serious or not.

…”Could you wait a moment, please?”

The hands I held at this moment were an attitude taken to quell such fear.

“Cle, please answer if you can hear my voice.”

Along with the words uttered at the end of the prayer, a radiance burst forth in front of me, and soon that light solidified into a hand-like shape and revealed itself before me.

Clea, the god of medicine.

It was the moment when the god I serve descended here in response to my call.

“Cle, I’m sorry for suddenly calling you and asking this question… but could you answer just one ridiculous question?”

-?

Cle expressed her question by raising her hand.

I swallowed hard and asked her directly.

“Medically speaking… is it possible for a virgin to get pregnant?”

-……

Cle remained floating in place for a moment at my question.

Judging by her immediate appearance, it seemed as if she found my question ridiculous.

In fact, if one has knowledge of medicine, anyone would find what I just said absurd.

Yes, surely that’s how it should be, but.

-Click!

The gesture Cle took after the silence was to raise her thumb in front of me.

That posture I taught her was what Cle used to express agreement with my opinion.

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Halo is a being created by the accumulated memories and knowledge of all those who share a common faith.

Although the Cle I’ve been serving is still only a 20-year-old newborn god, her knowledge was in a state of relatively large difference compared to other gods.

Usually, those who have religion tend to stay away from academics as they worship nature itself, but Cleas is a place where only those who are allowed to ‘have both academics and faith’ can join.

Even though the number of believers is small, having received medical knowledge from hundreds of believers over 20 years, she can be said to be essentially no different from a living medical encyclopedia.

-Click! Click click!

So it’s also a good choice to receive lectures from Cle about knowledge in fields that are not one’s major.

As I was writing in my notebook to deeply engrave those teachings, the Saint, who was watching her together from the side, carefully asked.

“Um, teacher… What is Lady Clea doing right now?”

“Ah, that’s sign language.”

“…Sign language?”

“It’s a means of communication that conveys opinions through hands, mainly used by people who are deaf or have difficulty speaking out loud.”

Although it’s just a technique to substitute vocalization, it has the advantage of being able to convey more opinions faster than vocalization by expressing not only letters but also words with a single hand gesture, conveying meanings implicitly through movements.

Of course, since all these hand signals need to be memorized like Chinese characters, it’s unrealistic to use it popularly, but once learned, it’s faster and more convenient when receiving teachings.

“…I see. I understand.”

After receiving the summarized teachings through sign language like that, I soon took the pen off the notebook in my hand and turned back to the two people.

Arian, still trembling with anxiety.

“Wh-what’s going on?”

And the Saint, who asked with eyes full of expectation, in contrast to her.

Feeling their gazes, I spoke directly while engraving in my eyes the words I had written in my notebook.

“Scientific name – Vanishing twin.”

About the biological phenomenon also called fetus in fetu.