episode_0515

My offer to drive the carriage was of course declined, and it was ultimately decided that Isabel would do the driving.

It was thanks to Isabel, who had no reason to go to the Academy during the months I was away, that she had learned to drive a carriage from Dietmyer.

In fact, if you only look at his carriage driving skills, Dietmeyer is much more capable… but Ethan decided that it would be better to have a female coachman.

It would be embarrassing for both of us if we turned around while breastfeeding. I knew that Dietmeyer wasn’t that kind of housekeeper, but it couldn’t hurt to be careful.

“Don’t be too nervous. If you’re a little late, it’s okay to stay overnight in a village along the way. Since Lilith and Eris are here, make sure to get there safely first.”

“Yes, Master!”

“If you can’t do it, I’ll take your place in the middle, so don’t worry.”

“That, that will never happen again… !!”

“… If you say that, Isabel will feel more burdened, Lilith.”

… I was just saying that to ease Isabel’s burden.

Seeing Isabel so nervous made me remember the last time I drove a carriage with the two of them on my way back from the academy. That was when Ethan and I were still ‘temporary lovers’.

Because I’m not good at driving a carriage, I camp out in the fields for a night, and there I encounter a group of bandits and do some EXP farming… no, I fight them.

Ethan and I are stronger now than we were back then, so we won’t be unable to respond if the same thing happens, but if possible, I’d like to avoid such annoying events.

There’s also Iris, and there’s no need to show her things that are not good for her emotions at an age when she should be growing up seeing only good things.

“Take care on your way back, young master and young lady.”

“Ah, goodbye…! Hey, Isabel, drive carefully…!”

The carriage departs for the Academy, escorted by the butler, Senior Katarina, and other servants.

The carriage, which usually carries three people but now has one more person added, leaves Blackwood Manor and heads to the Academy.

“Eww, ewww…!!”

“Yeah, yeah, Eris. Are you hungry again?”

“This time it seems to be the bottom, release.”

“… Well, I ate like that earlier, so I guess it’s time to send it out.”

It was a bit of a hassle to clean up after Eris in the carriage, but perhaps the only silver lining was that the Clean Magic was useful even in these instances.

The fact that I could take care of Eris’s body and dirty underwear all at once with just one magic was an advantage that only I had. If it weren’t for this magic, I would have had to change and clean her diapers in the carriage… Just imagining it would have been incredibly troublesome.

“Hehe, hehehe… .”

…Anyway, who does he resemble that makes him so cute?

After the lower part of the body was cleaned, Eris, who had an angelic expression and a bright smile, slowly fell asleep after a while, and I held her in my arms and quietly leaned against Ethan’s body.

“Give it to me, Lilith. I’ll hold Eris.”

“Would you do that, Ethan?”

“Release woke up last night to feed Iris. She must be tired, so rest a bit.”

“Okay, Ethan. Then I’ll ask you.”

I didn’t really refuse the favor. Just as Ethan said, I woke up twice last night to feed Iris and then fell asleep again.

However, during the first day, there were times when he would wake up four or five times a day, but after a certain number of months, the interval between feedings gradually shortened.

If things continue like this, by the time the academy starts, I might be able to adjust my meal times sufficiently. If necessary, I could ask Isabel to feed me some of the breast milk I had pumped in advance, but that has its limits.

-New liquid, new liquid.

“… … .”

I also fell into a quiet sleep, listening to the soft breathing of Iris in Ethan’s arms as ASMR.

“… … Ewww!! Aaah, aaahh …

“… That, that’s right… . Ma, should I give you Momma, Eris… ?”

… I woke up again about three hours later to the sound of my baby crying for food.

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After two days of carriage driving, we arrived at the Luminor Academy.

Isabel’s carriage driving was a bit unskilled, so we stopped at a town along the way and slept overnight before setting off again, but we arrived at the knowledge station safely without any major problems.

If Isabel can drive like this, there’s no need to ask Dietmeyer or another coachman to drive her next time. The carriage may be a little slower than usual, but at least there was no reckless driving or any inconvenience in driving it.

In fact, this kind of slow driving might actually be better for having a child. Ethan and I could handle a sudden accident, but Iris couldn’t.

“It’s only been a year since I’ve been here, but I feel refreshed. To be honest, I thought I’d never come back.”

“… So don’t do that next time. No, if you have to do it, at least discuss it beforehand.”

“… Keep that in mind, Ethan.”

It must be a miracle that I, who attempted to take an unauthorized leave of absence, am able to step foot on the academy gates again.

There was a lot to do before I could go back to the school for the first time in a while. I had to get reassigned to the marriage and engagement dormitory that Ethan and I had moved out of, and I had to catch up with other people I hadn’t seen at Blackwood Manor last time.

…While Isabel is out for a bit, she will have to pump out some breast milk to feed to Eris.

‘It’s a bit of a subtle feeling, because I feel like a cow every time I do it…’

I mostly asked Ethan to do the milking. Since I didn’t have a milking machine, I would milk the cows by hand, and it would often spill all over the place instead of putting it in a bottle.

If possible, I ask Ethan, and if even Ethan is busy, I have no choice but to ask Isabel.

To be honest, if I had to rate it as embarrassing, it would have been a bit more embarrassing to leave it to Isabel. Even among women, asking a friend to squeeze your breasts wasn’t something you could do without any feelings.

Isabel seemed to have no feelings for me because she was so used to my body that she would sometimes even do slutty services for me, but even though it was just a milking process, I couldn’t help feeling embarrassed about having my erogenous zones touched by a friend.

… The only good thing is that the amount of milk that comes out at one time is so much that you don’t need to pump several times a day. I heard that the size of a woman’s breasts and the amount of milk she produces don’t really have anything to do with each other, but for some reason, looking at my case, it doesn’t seem like that’s the case.

“I got the dorm key, so let’s go in, Release.”

“Oh, by the way, I also need to buy a baby cradle at the shopping street, Ethan. It’s too big to fit on the wagon… .”

“That’s okay. There’s a room for rent at the dorm. The room is also soundproofed, so Iris’s cries won’t leak out.”

“… You are really thorough in this regard.”

… Is it possible that, other than me and Ethan, there were students who attended the academy while still pregnant? Well, considering the history of the Luminor Academy, it would be strange if there were none.

The location of the dormitory room was also different from the one I had used before, on the first floor instead of the third. I could only imagine that the location was chosen with consideration for Ethan and me, who had a child.

“Please wait a moment, I will tell the dorm supervisor to bring the Iris cradle.”

“Ah, then me too… .”

“Lilith must be by Eris’ side.”

“I’ll go, Lilith. It might be a little heavy for you to move alone.”

“I’m stronger than you… .”

Ethan and Isabelle leave Iris and I in the room, as if they will not listen to any objections.

I waited quietly, thinking that Ethan’s strength would be enough to move the cradle by himself. If it was really difficult, I could have borrowed a cart or something and pulled it over.

“Ewww!! Aaah, aaahh …

“Yeah, yeah. Let’s eat, Mom.”

… If I had left Isabel behind instead of me, I would have been in big trouble. I had already run out of expressed breast milk.

As soon as the two left, Iris, who was crying for food, was fed and I sat down on a chair to quietly look around the inside of the dormitory.

‘It looks like the dormitory we used until last year doesn’t look much different from the one we used until last year.’

The furniture arrangement is almost the same, the only difference is that the position of the table fixed to the floor has changed slightly?

The layout was intentionally designed to create a large space next to the bed… I guess this was where the cradle was supposed to be placed.

A cradle in an academy where students focus on their studies? No, is it because they need to focus on their studies that there is a cradle?

While I was breastfeeding and digesting Iris with those thoughts, the dormitory door opened and Ethan and Isabelle returned, each dragging a piece of luggage that was needed for Isabelle.

“Isabel, what are you dragging in your hand?”

“Oh, this? A stroller. The dorm supervisor said I could borrow a stroller, so I brought one.”

… It’s an academy, but they really lend out all sorts of things.