episode_0017

The family was in a festive mood upon hearing the news of Chloe’s pregnancy.

“Sister, are you really pregnant?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Have you had morning sickness?”

“There was none. Recently, I only ate the meat provided by Sian.”

“Sian, how did you know?”

“It’s a skill I learned from my father. You can check your health by taking your pulse.”

“Do hunters learn things like that?”

I answered Leon’s question with a smile.

The technique of measuring the pulse was not something I learned from Ian, my adoptive father in this life, but from my father, an Oriental medicine doctor, in my previous life.

Anyway, not everyone was happy about the pregnancy news.

I felt more responsible as the head of the household, Chloe showed love, and Chloe’s mother, Sylvia…

“Is she pregnant?”

I started to feel more nervous than pregnant Chloe.

No, if your mother-in-law says that…

“Chloe, aren’t you feeling distressed or bloated?”

“Yes, it’s okay.”

“What should I do?! I guess they’ll come all at once later!”

“???”

Are you kidding me?

That’s what I thought, but Sylvia was really restless. Unlike usual, I was worried a lot about pregnancy.

“Silvia. Calm down. If you’re anxious, your daughter will be anxious too.”

“Elsia… ”

“Anyway, you haven’t changed.”

“I am your older sister… ”

Sylvia was in tears, but Elthea didn’t care and approached Chloe.

“Child, you have to be careful from now on.”

“Yes, yes?”

“Because you could miscarry.”

Chloe’s expression immediately turned pale, as if her heart was pounding at the word miscarriage.

It was the same for me too. In particular, in this place where there were no antibiotics, miscarriage was a great risk for the mother as well.

“Don’t be too afraid. Because that fear is not received well by the child in the stomach.”

“Yes… ”

“But you don’t have to worry. Because you have a great husband.”

Elthea spoke while looking at me, and Chloe regained her strength again as she looked at me.

Anyone who sees her will think she is Chloe’s mother.

“Sian, I would like to add as a side note that there are a few things you need for your wife.”

“If you tell me, I will make it right away.”

Elthea acted like a hostess, but no one complained. This is what Sylvia should have done, but her current condition is not good.

I went out to work with Leon as she had told me.

. . .

“Mom has had a miscarriage before.”

“What?”

I asked Leon about Sylvia’s condition, but I ended up hearing a story about her bad past.

“Dad wanted a son. So, you became pregnant after Clia. Of course, I had my first miscarriage at that time, so I was really shocked.”

“I see… ”

The shock of miscarriage is said to be so great that it leaves a trauma to the mother.

I already had three children and suddenly had a miscarriage, so it must have been a huge shock. He must have been unsure about his own experience, and it was understandable that he couldn’t give any advice to his daughter, Chloe.

“After my father passed away, there were many men who asked my mother to remarry, but that is why she did not remarry.”

“If you had that kind of looks, you definitely could have remarried, but there was another reason why you didn’t.”

Sylvia’s appearance was such that it was believable that she was Chloe’s older sister, not her mother.

Wasn’t the reason she, who loved her children so much, not remarried and endured it because of the shock of her miscarriage?

“I’ll have to comfort you later.”

“Comfort?”

“There is no need to be anxious like that forever.”

Miscarriage is a sad thing.

However, it is a loss if you continue to be anxious because of what has already happened.

“That’s right, I should comfort you too.”

Yes, son, you have to work hard to comfort him.

“That’s right. While I was making the chair, I also had to make beekeeping.”

“Beekeeping?”

“Because sweet food is the best to cheer you up.”

Of course, someone has to make some sacrifices.

. . .

The dark forest is very large.

As for how wide it is, even if Rugeron Village expands ten times, it will not exceed half of the Dark Forest.

Because it was such a large forest, its ecology was more diverse than expected.

White Giant Ents that live quietly underground, and War Bears that are slowly beginning to hibernate.

A lake with no end in sight, a ridge with vast flower trees, and even a crazy woodpecker that makes a home by digging a hole in a black tree.

There were many rare things that could not be seen from the outside.

In particular, I was impressed by the beehive, which was the size of a small mountain and was created by a group of bee monsters called Giant Prungs.

“The honey you get here is amazing.”

It was the only food ingredient that could produce a great sweet taste in remote places where sugar was not available.

However, the difficulty of obtaining it was very high.

Like bee monsters, giant prungs have the habit of forming groups and completely exclude beings that enter their territory.

like now.

“Siaaan!”

“Ah, this fails.”

I entered the Giant Prung’s beehive to collect honey, but was quickly intercepted.

“Pollen cannot hide the senses of the giant prawn. It’s a good experience.”

“Is now the time to admire?!”

Leon, who I brought in as an assistant, was annoyed with me.

Well, I trusted you and followed you, but you were suddenly surrounded by a horde of monsters, so it’s understandable that you’d be nervous.

“Don’t worry. After running a distance of about one lap around the village, they give up and go back to their houses.”

“Ma, take a walk around town?”

For me it was like a walk, but for Leon it seemed different, he was already starting to get tired.

“It’s impossible.”

“Leon, you need to improve your stamina.”

“Wow! Me too hehe! In the village… .”

Leon was panting and was in danger of being stung by a bee.

“I can’t help it.”

“Hugh?!”

“Oh, just stay still.”

Quaaaang!

In the end, I carried Leon on my back and ran with all my might.

“Hahaha… Xian, are you really a person?”

“This is a personal attack I often hear these days.”

“It’s strange. How can a person be this fast?”

“The mercenaries I dealt with were like this.”

“That person is the leader of the Black Wolf mercenaries.”

“Do you know this guy?”

“I don’t know much, but I heard the name during the war.”

“Really?”

“This is the first time I’ve heard of mercenaries using Aurors like knights.”

“Come.”

Auror.

It’s the blue energy that surrounded Wolf’s body and sword when I fought him.

It seemed to have the ability to strengthen physical abilities and increase the power of the sword.

‘I defeated such a capable opponent with pure physical strength.’

In a world where guys called knights were perceived as special beings, I won with simple physical ability, so it was somewhat understandable that everyone was wondering if I was human.

What would happen if I could also use Aurors?

“Well, that’s for later, Leon.”

“Huh?”

“Let’s do it again. Honey and bee collection. I will succeed this time.”

“Can’t you just go home?”

“Haha, no.”

. . .

Unfortunately, honey and bees were not available. It’s a shame about the beekeeping I made, but I’ll be able to use it next time.

‘Before spring, I want to stylize it.’

Leon wasn’t as persistent as I thought, so I failed.

Damn, a guy with a handsome face shouldn’t be like this.

“Xian, did you think something strange?”

“It’s my mood.”

Come evening. Night began to fall.

Since Chloe was pregnant, I decided to stay with her from the evening hours whenever possible.

“Honey, what are you making?”

“Toys.”

However, I was bored to sit still, so I was making various things with woodworking.

“Is it a bear?”

“No, it’s Warbear.”

I don’t know if the child to be born will be a boy or a girl, but I hope the child likes these things I made as a hobby.

“What about this cat?”

“The black tiger, he is the one who left the scar on my face.”

“Aren’t you making them too cute for such cruel kids?”

“Is that so?”

Chloe smiled at me, and I laughed as well when I saw her smile.

For some reason, just being like this made us happy.

“Aaaah! Elin! Are you okay?!”

At that time, a scream was heard from the living room.

“I’ll be back.”

I headed straight to the living room. There was Elin, who was bleeding, and Clia, who was restless.

“Clia, what’s going on?”

“Well, I did laundry with Elin… ”

Clia spoke in a restless voice, but Elin, who actually resembled her mother Elthea, answered calmly, wondering if it was more than just her appearance.

“I’m fine. I just fell on the threshold.”

“Elin, there’s blood on your head!”

“Clia, go and bring the first aid kit.”

“First aid kit? The red box my brother made before? Okay!”

Clia did as I told her and hurriedly went to get the first aid kit.

I checked Elin’s condition.

“How did you get hurt?”

“I lost my footing while working.”

“Days?”

The housekeeping in our house was left entirely to Sylvia and Chloe.

However, pregnant Chloe could not bear the burden, so she gave the work to her younger sister, Clia. It seems that Elin was also aware of it, and got hurt while trying to help Clia.

“Oppa, I brought it!”

“Thank you, Clia.”

Clia brought a first aid kit as I asked.

The wound was not too severe to use potion on, so I washed the wound with distilled water and then applied first aid with herbs and bandages.

“ done. I’ll be fine with this.”

“Thank you.”

Elin nodded and thanked me with an expressionless face. Although it felt a little strange because it was the exact opposite of Clia’s personality.

‘He’s just a kid.’

He appeared to be shaking his hands. Although he had a quiet and calm personality on the outside, he was ultimately a child who was sensitive to what others thought.

“Elin, don’t be too discouraged.”

“Yes?”

I said while stroking Elin’s head.

“Everyone makes mistakes while working.”

“Yes… ”

I don’t know if my comfort will reach this child, but I hope he doesn’t get too frustrated.

Then, suddenly, while looking at the toys made from woodworking, one thing came to mind.