Episode 37: Aransul Mom

Thankfully, with the help of the female regular soldier, I changed baby Babiyen’s pants.

Inferno, the lieutenant general, declared us innocent.

As such, no regular soldiers stopped us from heading outside.

As we went outside, the sun was already beginning to set.

Today, I’ve done nothing but suffer and I’m penniless.

It was like I wasted the whole day.

“I’m screwed.”

“Harua-ssi!”

As I was blankly thinking, I heard a familiar voice.

When I turned my head, there were breasts.

No, it was Horizon.

“Horizon, you’re safe.”

“Yes, yes, the regular soldier-nim took me outside to talk, so I was outside.”

I wondered why I couldn’t see Horizon anywhere; I’m glad she’s okay.

“Then, suddenly, they said they received a call and released me like this.”

Horizon said that, glancing at Babiyen.

“So, Babiyen-ssi is…”

“Things got a little complicated. She’s like this now, but she’ll be fine after some time.”

When Babiyen made eye contact with Horizon, she was startled and hid behind my back.

She was a shy one.

Please graduate from my side soon.

Honestly, it’s starting to get annoying.

“Sorry, Horizon, you suffered today, but I don’t think there will be any income.”

“N-no, it’s okay. You came back safely from there. That’s enough!”

Horizon shook her head and shouted.

She’s a good kid.

Actually, more than that, she looked exhausted and eager to go home.

This schedule must have been too tiring for Horizon, who is clearly an introvert.

“Let’s meet again at the Pioneer Association tomorrow. Horizon, you can go now.”

“Ah, yes, I will.”

Horizon bowed her head and left.

Watching her leave, something suddenly came to mind.

Horizon must have confirmed my death with Babiyen.

But she’s not saying anything; is she just deciding to keep quiet?

Maybe she’ll ask again tomorrow.

Let’s think of a suitable excuse.

After that, I moved my steps towards the regular soldier’s hospital.

“There should be a female patient named Miren who came in today.”

“Room 303.”

Asking the receptionist for directions, I went up and saw room 303.

The room was empty except for Miren.

The reason was simple.

Miren was still holding and hugging Kallen’s head.

She wouldn’t listen no matter how much the nurses and doctors tried to take the head away.

In the end, the doctor cast preservation with holy magic and decided to wait and see for a few days.

They thought she might let go of the head once she became more mentally stable.

Miren was still blankly looking down at Kallen’s head.

She didn’t pay any attention to us.

I don’t know what happened to them that day.

Originally, they were supposed to escape with us.

We and they had different missions.

But we did the same thing.

The more I abuse resurrection magic, the more complicated the situation surrounding me becomes.

I decided the day I resurrected Ririran.

If the only ability given to me is resurrection magic, I will use it most efficiently in the world.

So, is my judgment efficient now?

I glanced at Babiyen.

Resurrecting Babiyen as well.

It was far from efficient.

But my heart moved first.

I felt like I had to save her.

Unlike the uncivilized otherworlders, I am a modern person with intellect and a bit of conscience.

“Miren, today’s work is an act of trusting in you personally.”

If Kallen’s group hadn’t been there, could I have safely escaped from the 2nd World?

I don’t know.

I don’t know, but the probability of returning alive would have clearly decreased.

This is the price for my life.

“Leave the capital straight away today. That way, you won’t be questioned and it will be easier for you.”

I said to the blankly staring Miren and placed my hand on Kallen’s head.

Then, a warm light began to flow from my grasp, through his head.

Soon, Kallen began to regenerate below his neck.

Miren’s eyes, which had been unresponsive until now, slowly widened.

The moment Kallen’s body was finally completed.

I withdrew my outstretched hand and turned my body.

Miren hurriedly looked back at me.

But all she could see was baby Babiyen, who was following me closely.

“Remember what I said.”

Before the quick-witted Kallen opened his eyes, I left the room as it was.

Fortunately, Miren didn’t follow me.

“Babiyen, do you think I did something foolish?”

“Euh, euuuuu.”

Babiyen is prettiest when she can’t answer.

Looking at Babiyen with satisfaction, I moved my steps towards the inn.

I’m tired from today.

Aransul should be much better by now, so let’s rest first and then think.

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When I returned, Aransul was still sleeping.

Judging by the fact that she was covered in sweat, she must have been sick all day and then fell asleep.

I pushed Babiyen, who was standing next to me, next to Aransul.

I didn’t know which inn Babiyen was staying at, so there was no other choice.

Besides, I don’t know what would happen if I sent a kid in this state away.

This is another world.

Even if you’re an idiot, if your face is pretty enough, it’s a paradise for beasts to pounce on you.

I’ve seen more than one or two women abandoned in the red-light district.

Their clothes were all torn to shreds, and they were suffering from syphilis; it was a sight I couldn’t bear to see.

Even though it’s a bad relationship, I didn’t want to face a familiar face like that.

“Euh, euueueu.”

Babiyen reached out to me and whined, but I ignored her.

Then, I roughly spread out my clothes on the floor and lay down, using my backpack as a pillow.

I didn’t think I would be able to sleep, but I was more tired than I thought, and I fell asleep quickly.

“…Ah, Harua.”

Someone is calling my name.

I just closed my eyes a little while ago; who the hell is it?

Slightly annoyed, I opened my eyes, and sunlight streamed in through the window, hitting my eyes directly.

What, is it morning?

I definitely came in and lay down right before sunset, but my sense of time seems to be shattered.

As I was making a dumbfounded expression, I saw a familiar face.

Aransul was staring at me silently from the bed.

Looking at her face, it seemed like she had gotten much better.

“Good morning.”

“Good morning?”

Aransul retorted.

Could it be lunchtime instead of morning?

As I was thinking that, I felt a strange heaviness on my arm.

Wondering what it was, I turned my head, and my eyes slowly narrowed.

There was a pure white, jade-like nude body.

She wasn’t wearing a single thread, and her cute breasts and white buttocks were exposed as they were.

In addition, I saw clothes that were roughly thrown far away.

Babiyen was lying next to me, completely naked, sticking close to me and sleeping.

I wondered why my arm felt strangely warm.

“Hey, what is this?”

“That’s what I want to ask.”

Aransul glared at me.

I see.

Am I in a situation where I’m being accused of sexual assault?

But if you’re in your right mind, you wouldn’t commit a sexual assault in a place where Aransul, who is sick, is present.

Whether I’m in my right mind is another matter, but I was innocent.

I feel annoyed for no reason and have the urge to smack Babiyen’s butt.

Let’s be patient.

If I do that, I won’t be able to deny it.

“It’s a misunderstanding.”

“I guess so. There’s no way Harua, who isn’t even interested in me, would be interested in Babiyen.”

Aransul smiled slyly.

It was a statement that would have hurt Babiyen a lot if she had heard it.

But it was true.

Aransul is better than Babiyen.

Look at that pride in her appearance.

It’s an attitude to learn from.

“So, what’s the situation?”

Aransul demanded an explanation.

It was time to tell her about my great performance yesterday.

“Euh, euuh.”

As I was clearing my throat, Babiyen staggered up.

It seems she woke up because of our commotion.

Babiyen blankly looked back and forth between me and Aransul, and then her gaze stopped at Aransul’s chest.

“…Mommy.”

Babiyen stretched out her hand in front of her, completely naked.

“Mommy!”

Then, she reached out from behind Aransul towards her chest.

Caught off guard, Aransul’s chest was distorted as it was buried in Babiyen’s fingers.

That mystical sight was worth seeing.

“Kyaaak!?”

Aransul, who let out a shrill scream, grabbed Babiyen’s wrist and shouted.

“Babiyen, what, what are you doing?!”

“Mommy, mommy!”

Babiyen struggled with all her might and pouted her lips forward.

I could feel her firm determination to somehow win mommy.

Baby Babiyen, 19 years old.

She was still at an age where she was hungry for mommy.

“She looks so hungry, why don’t you give it to her.”

“What, Harua, don’t talk nonsense, why is Babiyen doing this!”

“She suffered a mental attack yesterday, so she’s acting strange.”

“A, a mental attack?”

Aransul looked back at Babiyen with a flustered face.

Even though she didn’t have a good relationship with Babiyen, the fact that she suffered a mental attack was shocking.

“Lieutenant General Inferno said she’ll be like that for a few days. But he said she’ll come back to normal, so we just need to endure for a few days.”

“L-Lieutenant General Inferno? Harua, what the hell did you go through in the one day I was gone?”

“I went through a lot.”

“Mommyyyyyy!”

Babiyen wails with a desperate heart.

Could there be a more desperate wail than that?

Listening to that wail, I’m getting hungry too.

My mom must have given me mommy like that when I was young.

I miss those days when I could live without thinking.

“Haa, ha.”

In the meantime, Aransul subdued Babiyen.

It seems like it’s difficult for her to use her strength since she just got up from her sickbed.

On the other hand, Babiyen was in full condition.

Children don’t know how to control their strength.

“Sniffle, sniffle.”

And the moment she feels even a little bit of pain.

“Hwaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”

She cries.

Babiyen burst into tears.

It was the best communication an infant could do.

Aransul’s face became even more flustered.

She didn’t know what to do because a grown-up was crying so loudly.

“B-Babiyen, I’m sorry. Did I hurt you too much?”

Before I knew it, Aransul started treating Babiyen like a real baby, coaxing and soothing her.

It’s Aransul Mom.

“Come, come, come here.”

“Sniffle, sniffle.”

When Aransul hugged Babiyen, Babiyen buried her face in her chest.

At the same time, she sucked on her thumb and sobbed.

Aransul patted Babiyen’s back while holding her.

Fortunately, Babiyen quickly calmed down and stopped crying.

“Harua.”

“Yes, Aransul Mom.”

Aransul’s eyes are fierce.

“Before I get angry, go downstairs and get some food.”

You have to listen to your mother.

Filial son Harua decided to get Babiyen’s food.

Of course, my food too.