Fiancée of the Wizard Volume 8 Chapter 5 Part 7
「Yes. Indeed. We have much more to do」
I nodded at the man who continued as if reminding himself so. As if agreeing with us, the two orbs of light moved between us and blinked with all their might.
「Thank you, for bringing these children」
Surely the reason why these children could continue to beautifully shine and not be swallowed by the magical power of the demon lord’s core that I had absorbed was because the previous 『me』 had protected the children. I thanked her from the bottom of my heart. The man shook his head as if it was not much.
「Actually, I had been guided by them. This is your subconscious. Although it was a risky bet to find you in the magical power of the demon lord’s core……they enabled me to come to you without being swallowed up by the demon lord’s magical power. That’s my children. Well, I did not think they would be two. But if you are to thank somebody, thank them」
I almost laughed at what a stupid parent he was already becoming. I barely enduring laughing so, and smiled while nodding.
「Indeed. Thank you, my adorable children」
When I said so and patted the two orbs of light, the orbs seemed to blink even brightly as if happy.
These children were precious to not just the two of us. There are lives that have been loved and desired by many. How I loved their shine. How did I forget that these precious children were beside me?
This time, I patted the two orbs to convey an apology. The two lights circled me as if having fun. I could not help but smile at how adorable they were. The man’s expressions also loosened slightly. I know, my dear husband. In front of such an adorable presence, one could not maintain such a difficult expression.
Moreover, the adorable presence was not alone. There were two of them. Yet, the joy surpassed the surprise. I was uncontrollably happy, and could not help but smile. The man gazed at me for a while, then moved one step away from me. When I tilted my head to ask him what happened, the man directed his hand in the air.
「You don’t need this anymore, right? 」
From the man’s hand appeared the shard of the demon lord’s core. As if handling a fruit or a ball, the man was throwing and catching it in the air.
Although I am not in the place to say this, but it was not something that should be treated like that. Yet, it seemed to be a boring toy to the man……no, it was not even a toy. It was an incombustible garbage. How thick-skinned of him.
I could not help but look at him exasperatingly. The man tilted his head as if asking, do you have an issue? ……No, I don’t have a problem. I feigned a smile as if to convey this. The man caught the shard of the demon lord’s core in his hand.
「I shall keep this. Now, it is just them. We must bring them. It is your first job, “mom” 」
「Indeed, “dad”. It is quite a difficult task for me」
「That is why I am here. We can support each other」
「Hehe, yes indeed」
Upon overcoming this task, we would be able to proudly call ourselves the children’s mother and father.
I nodded with a smile. The man held the demon lord core in one hand, and wrapped his other arm around me. We both giggled while being close to each other, and then invited the two orbs of light that were observing us. I gently hugged them. Both light blinked in a seemingly happy manner, and was then was absorbed into my stomach.
Upon seeing this, I hugged my stomach and cuddled into the man’s hugging arms.
「Let us go home, Filmina」
「Yes, Edi」
I smiled upon hearing this mellow voice that consoled me. The deep darkness was gone, and instead, a morning glow colored light started to fill the surroundings. Apparently, the time to wake up had finally arrived. In this way, our bodies were swallowed by our own sunrise.
—At last, bye. Best regards, 『me』.
At that moment, I felt like I certainly heard 『my』 voice, as she pushed my back from behind.
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I blinked slowly and took some time to understand the situation. What had happened? My body was terribly heavy, and moving even one finger was unbearably difficult. Even blinking once was a struggle.
Even so, I barely continued blinking, when I realized that I was being carried by the man. I was being placed sideways on the man’s lap; the man was sitting on the ground.
Seemingly, the man had not yet noticed that I had woken up, because his eyes were still closed while hugging me. It was like that time, I thought. I recalled the time when I woke up in the medical facility during the incident with the young man Celves. The man’s eyes had been closed when I woke up that time too.
It must be really painful with injuries everywhere. Yet, the man was waiting for me as if praying and clinging. He was, waiting for me.
「Edi」
I barely called his name. It was my right I was familiar with. The right to call my adorable darling.
The long thick jet-black eyebrows trembled, and slowly opened. I smiled at the morning glow color that was revealed.
「Filmina」
The morning glow colored eyes captured me. His gaze loosened in a mellow way. The man’s arms that wrapped around my body tightened. It was slightly painful, but more than this my desire to bathe in his warmth dominated me. Had my thoughts translated to him, because the man tightened his arm even stronger around me, and placed his lips near my ear.
「Welcome back home」
「Yes. I have come back, Edi」
The man kept pushing his face into my shoulder. Frankly, I wanted him to show his face, but the man would not want that. How mean of him. If he cuddles up to me like this, I cannot keep on harboring such teasing thoughts of attempting to see his crying face.
Instead of lifting his face, I moved my heavy arms and patted his head. The smooth hair that fell from between my fingers was sticky with blood. Then, I realized the man’s state.
「Sorry for injuring you this much」
There were injuries about his entire body and face, small and large. The injuries still were bloody, and must have been very painful. No, it was not past tense, but it must still be painful now. Yet, the man did not complain or lament. He did not say so. Even though nobody told me why, I knew why. It was because I was the cause of his injuries.
Although it was vague and fuzzy, I slowly remembered what I had done while I had the demon lord’s core in me. I could not contain the magical power that overflowed within me, and I went out of control. I had injured him over and over again even though he was trying to help me. Yet, the man simply shook his head at this.
「It is not your fault. It was because I had been careless」
「Please do not pity me. How, how many injuries had I……! 」
When I tried to continue, the man held my mouth with his fingertip. Involuntarily, I closed my mouth. The man picked up the wand that had been lying on the floor, and cast a short spell. Gleaming brightly, the wand’s magical sphere’s light wrapped around the man’s body.
Then, in a blink, the man’s injuries were all gone. No, the injuries were so many they were uncountable. Yet, I could not help but look at the man’s face. The man had healed them instantaneously with his own strength. The man snorted.
「There. I had said it wasn’t a big deal」
「……」
I did not have the words for him. Even if he had healed himself completely, the fact that he had been injured would not disappear. Yet, I could not say a word. This must be his own way of not letting me feel guilty.
Thus, should I be awed at him saying, 「that’s my Edi」, or be exasperated and say 「that’s cheating」? Hm, I did not know which one to choose. But for now, I shall purely rejoice that his injuries are gone. It was because I knew that the man wanted this the most.
「Although I should not be saying this, I am really glad that you are alright」
Although it became a clumsy smile that was almost crying, yet I still managed a smile. Seemingly, my answer had been what the man wanted. This was because the man nodded at me as if satisfied. Although many people say I take it easy on this man, actually it is the opposite. This man treasures me all the time.
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