episode_0079

Since then, Tom and Petra have joined in and together they have built a Baltoare-style washing machine.

“Clea, would you like to bring me some of the ashes I’ve collected at home?”

“Re?

“Yeah!”

“Okay!”

The ash to be used as a detergent had accumulated in large quantities as the winter had been long.

I threw the laundry and ashes into the washing machine together.

Then, the rotational force generated by the drop in water began to automatically wash the laundry inside the wooden tub.

“The rotational power cannot be adjusted, so if possible, try to turn it with a weak material as it will be damaged.”

“It sure looks like that.”

“Is the dehydration hammer complete?”

“Yeah, I made it just like you said.”

Using the power of a watermill, they lifted the laundry with a huge wooden hammer and pounded it to remove the moisture.

After demonstrating the washing machine like that and finishing the laundry, everyone started to nod in agreement.

“Is this so I don’t have to do the hard laundry?”

“That’s right.”

It wasn’t comparable to modern washing machines, but it was a huge improvement over the days when people washed their clothes by hand.

Vivian in particular liked it very much.

In the North, they must have been amazed by these new inventions, having washed their clothes in cold water.

“But Cyan, shouldn’t I get paid for this too?”

“Usage fee? I didn’t really think about it.”

Considering that he already had a lot of money saved up and the huge sum he was owed by Helen, collecting a small fee for using the washing machine was not only insignificant but also annoying.

Elsia would be shocked to hear this, but I didn’t want to waste my manpower on something like this.

“Don’t receive it. We all use it together, so it’s a lot of work to receive it one by one.”

“If that’s what you think, then I get it.”

“If the washing machine breaks down while you are using it, it is your own responsibility.”

“That’s a given. I’ll tell the village chief.”

“Thank you.”

So the washing machine was completed and I returned home.

Clia, who had been watching until the end, grabbed my collar and asked.

“Honey, can I play with water in the washing machine?”

“Clea… ”

Clara sighed at the absurd words.

Clia hid behind me as a breakwater, seeing her sister trying to scold her.

“It’s okay to play in the water inside the wooden barrel.”

“Really?”

“Instead, it’s dangerous to play alone, so if possible, play with a friend.”

“Okay!”

“Ugh, Clia, don’t think too much about playing. You’ll be an adult next year, too.”

“Tsk, I know.”

Clia whined at Clara’s scolding and ran out into the house first.

“Haa… That damn thing.”

“Don’t scold her too much. Clia is still young.”

“You’re still young… but you’ll be an adult soon.”

Clia would have turned 17 next year.

In my opinion, she’s at an age where she should be having fun at school, but it seems like that’s not the case for Clara.

“If only Si-an had come. That idiot only knows how to play, he can’t do housework or cook properly. I’m worried he won’t be able to get married properly.”

“Haha… ”

I could only laugh awkwardly at Clara’s angry words.

Well, Clara has had a hard time.

Because there were no men in the family, she took on the role of the eldest daughter and went to war because of that.

From her perspective, her youngest sister, who lives comfortably without thinking about anything, would be a thorn in her side.

‘But I can’t just leave this alone, right?’

Maybe this is Clara’s wound.

An indelible scar on the heart.

As a man who loves her, I couldn’t just sit back and watch.

“Clara.”

“Huh?”

He hugged her carefully.

“It’s good that Clara is responsible, but I wish she had more freedom.”

“Cyan?”

“Clea is just wandering around for a while. She must be thinking about her own issues, so don’t scold her too much.”

“Tsk… If you say that, it makes me sound like a bad person.”

“You’re a bad girl to me. You make my heart beat like this.”

“…idiot.”

Clara spoke with a blush on her face, but she raised her head and kissed me, as if she didn’t particularly dislike it.

Clara ran away as if she was quite embarrassed by this display of affection outside.

The innocent reaction was really cute.

“Huh? Vivian, why?”

As I was watching Clara’s back as she ran away, Vivian, who was walking next to me, tapped me on the shoulder.

And then he stretched out both arms.

“Do you want a hug?”

Vivian nodded to my question.

It seems like he was jealous when Clara was hugging him.

Yeah, if someone asks you to hug, you have to hug them.

. . .

A month passed by quickly.

They had to farm, hunt for the safety of the village, and obtain the necessary hides and meat.

They also had to start work on the ice storage to store the fruits they had collected, and they also had to teach the young couple about the maintenance and usage fees for the watermill.

As I was working so hard, the due date for giving birth was approaching.

. . .

“Cyan… Come down.”

Sylvia yelled at Cyan, who was not coming down from the watchtower, but he seemed to have no intention of coming down.

“Dinner is ready!”

“……”

“Uncle Tom, Sian has been acting like this for the past few days.”

“Hehe, that’s… ”

Clara, worried that he was spending more than half a day in the watchtower, brought Tom, who was close to Sian, with her.

Tom carefully mulled over his thoughts as he watched Cyan’s antics.

“Maybe he’s anxious and like that.”

“Are you anxious?”

At first, Clara couldn’t understand what Tom was saying.

Who is Cyan?

Si-an roams around the dark forest, which has been designated as a magic zone by the empire, as if it were his own home.

I couldn’t believe that he was so anxious that he couldn’t control his actions.

“Since it’s Si-an, it’s even more unsettling. Giving birth is something that a man can’t do. He must be unable to control the helplessness he feels for the first time.”

“Ah… ”

Only after Tom’s words did Clara realize how Sian felt.

Childbirth is a noble act of giving birth to life, but it also carries with it risks.

Because it can be dangerous not only for the child but also for the mother.

It must be incredibly unsettling for Si-an to be unable to do anything about such an important matter.

Especially in the village of Lugeron, where there is little concept of hygiene.

However, the reason he tried not to show it in front of Chloe was because he knew that Chloe was more anxious than him.

“Don’t worry too much. It’s just growing pains that you experience as a father once in a while.”

“Did your mother-in-law do that too?”

Petra, who came along, asked her father, Tom.

Considering his usual behavior towards me, I thought he would be completely different from Si-an and calm, but that wasn’t the case.

“Of course I was anxious too. A guy who can’t have children doesn’t know this feeling.”

“I see.”

Petra scratched her head and turned away at the unexpected answer.

Anyway, Si-an’s family was relieved to find out that it wasn’t an illness, but as each day passed, they all began to feel anxious.

“How? How? How? How? ”

“Sylvia, stay still, I’m getting nervous.”

“How can you stay still?!”

Sylvia, who had experienced a miscarriage, began to feel anxious as the due date approached.

It seems like he hasn’t overcome his trauma yet.

Elsia questioned her about that.

“Don’t do that in front of your daughter. You’re making it hard for the mother.”

“Elsia… Your hands are shaking too.”

“……”

Although she didn’t show it, Elsia was also anxious.

She had given birth, but only once, and although she had the knowledge, she had no experience as a midwife.

Of course, it was inevitable that she would have a thousand worries.

But I couldn’t reveal it in front of my anxious family.

“Don’t worry, you can do it.”

“Elsia… ”

But I guess I can’t help but feel my hands shaking.

“Vivian, how do they give birth in the North?”

“Having children is no different in the North.”

“Have you ever been a midwife, Vivian?”

“Of course not.”

“Right?”

Sylvia asked Vivian desperately, but there was no way she could have been a virgin before meeting Sian.

“Mom! There’s a guest outside.”

Clia, who is innocently excited about having a niece in a desperate situation, goes to find Sylvia.

“Guest?”

“Yeah! My brother ran out.”

“Who is it?”

“I don’t know, but she was wearing pure white clothes like the people who came before! She was smaller than me!”

. . .

I was extremely worried about the upcoming birth.

First of all, hygiene was a concern.

No matter how much we managed, we were technically and environmentally insufficient to completely control invisible germs.

‘It might be a given here, but.’

As someone who knew him, I couldn’t help but worry about getting infected.

‘It would be nice if there was at least a midwife.’

For some reason, there were no experienced mothers in childbirth in the village of Lugeron.

I wanted to ask the women who seemed to have some experience, but they all seemed unsure and refused.

It seemed that he was refusing because he was afraid that he would be blamed if there was a stillbirth.

As his authority in the village gradually increases, he seems to be worried about that.

“Huh?”

As I was thinking about this and that, I saw a group of three people approaching my house.

The robes they were wearing were pure white, and they were slightly shorter than Clia.

And above their heads, discs of different colors were spinning like antennas.

“Really?”

I ran out of the watchtower to greet the guests right away.