Fiancée of the Wizard Volume 8 Chapter 5 Part 8
Then, I was released from the man’s arm and stood up with him. We stood up by supporting each other. But I was happy that we could finally stand beside each other. At that moment, I noticed that the man was holding something in the hand other than his hand holding the wand.
「Edi, what is that……? 」
After asking him so, I understood that it was a meaningless question. I did not need to even ask. In his hand was the shard of the demon lord’s core that I had absorbed.
To my question, the man lifted it up to let me look at it more closely. Although it was originally a sphere, it was now just a shard. The last time I saw it in my subconscious, it was dark. Yet, currently it was similar to any normal rock. I did not sense any power from its grey color.
While I blinked, the man opened his mouth.
「Just now I had told you that 『I would bring it』. To explain further, to take this shard out from you in this realm—the reality, I had poured my magical power directly into your mouth. I had calculated the necessary magical power and built a spell and activated it from outside. Then I barely managed to drag it out. Even though our children had guided me to you, it was troublesome because it had almost completely combined with you…….in the last stage, I think you yourself picked it for me from the deepest part of your subconscious」
Undoubtedly, it was actually not my working, but 『me』 within me from the previous life. The man seemed to not understand the situation. In the back of my mind, 『I』 proudly posed at the man. 「I had put in a lot of effort, alright! 」. I could almost hear her say so while proudly throwing out her chest. I could not help but laugh.
The man tilted his head as if confused. But I shook my head and said, 「nothing」. Although the man seemed to still have some questions, it seemed that he understood that I would not answer further. He sighed softly, and then took my hand.
「……Well alright then. Then, let’s go home. Bringing Noct, that is」
「Oh yeah! 」
Oh yes. I had almost forgotten Noct. Hurriedly, I turned around. Noct was lying down in one corner of the large hall that was destroyed in various places.
I let go of the man’s hand and almost started running to him. Then after two or three steps, I stopped. I had remembered after being pointed out about him. I vividly recalled what he had said in the back of my mind, and I hesitated to go further.
「Filmina? 」
What happened? The man implicitly asked me by calling my name. I turned to him and shook his head. I knew that I was making a terrible face.
「No, Edi. I cannot go home just yet」
「—What? 」
The man’s voice became low. It seemed that he was not angry. His voice simply conveyed a question. Please don’t say, what? It is not that I don’t want to go home. I want to go home as soon as possible. But I cannot. I cannot go home just yet.
「The church had asked you to……to abort these children, right? Then, I cannot go home with you」
Hugging my stomach with my hands, I asked him. The man’s forehead wrinkled. The man did not say anything. Nevertheless, since he did not clearly disagree with me, it meant that I was not wrong.
Although the princess and others were doing their best, it was not that the stomach’s babies were proven to 『not be the demon』. The fact that the demon lord’s core’s shard exists is one proof that these babies are not the demon lord. Yet, I did not think the priest that had gone so far would be convinced just by that.
If I went home with the man, then it would be the end. The priests that were waiting at the Schtorenvihein territory would capture us, then……just imagining this made me frightened. In reality, I recalled that all our issues were still unresolved. It took me some time.
Nonetheless, all the more, no matter how much the man glared or intimidated me, I could not go home cheerfully. Even if I am a bad newbie mother, I still had the responsibility and the right to protect these children. I could not give them up even for this man. Hence.
「At least, till the allegation against you and these children are cleared, I cannot return. That is why, please go home by yourself. With that sealed shard of the demon lord’s core and the help of the princess and others, surely it would be alright」
Albeit it would take time, surely the priests would shut up. Meanwhile, I shall slowly continue to escape from them with these children. If possible, with Noct too.
——No, but. Actually.
Actually, to be frank, I did not want to let him go home alone. I could not. The church must be Waiting for him who had escaped there himself with an even stronger seal. Not just that; thinking of the state the man was when he came to this estate, violence so terrible just talking about it was terrifying, might be inflicted onto him. Yet, 「go home yourself」? How mean was I?
I wished I could say, let’s escape together. Nevertheless, taking the babies into consideration, I could not think of a better solution. At this point, I could only rely on the princess and others. I could not bear how powerless I was.
Me aside. Even if I was to separate from this man, and even if I did not know when it would last till, I did not mind because I could think of the man with these babies. Even if it is, saddening. Even if it is very very saddening. Yet, it is alright because there is a future. Yet, making him go home himself……hm. Mm, hm, hm. Actually———I cannot let it happen.
「Edi, you know what? Instead, let’s escape together」
To my words, the man’s morning glow colored eyes widened. Indeed. There was no use in just being indecisive. I shall do what I want to do. I had decided so. I shall believe in the princess and all who are doing the best they can, and until the allegations against us are cleared, we shall run together. That is my most fervent wish and desire. I will be honest to myself. I did not want to separate from this man ever again.
When I looked up at the man with eyes of resolution, the man sighed at my decision. Hey you, I cannot accept that as a response. Involuntarily, I glared at the man’s face. However, the man did not curl his lips, or wrinkle his eyebrows. Instead, he looked back at me with a surprisingly serious face.
「That in itself would be quite interesting. However, in my opinion, the best is to go home together」
「I don’t want you to be imprisoned again. More importantly, are you going to allow something to possibly happen to these babies? 」
I knew that I was being mean. Yet, if I did not say so in such a way, I knew that the man would not back off. Thus, I had said so. While I waited for the man’s reply, the man gentled reached out his hand, and caressed my cheek. Then he smiled in a meaningful way.
「Do you think I will just 『go home』 without any plan? 」
「What? 」
「I will protect you…you guys. Can I not phrase it in such a way? 」
——That’s cheating.
How troubling. The man disguised his good treatment to me as a favor from me. His hand reached out to me was always gentle, and I always wanted to cling onto his hand. But no. This time, no matter what the man says, I knew I simply must not rely on him.
「All the more」
「What do you mean? 」
The man did not seem to understand at all, All the more. I muttered in my mind. The fact that he could not understand what my words meant was more than enough proof. Yet the man did not notice this.
I understood. The man is protecting me. That is, no matter what he must sacrifice, he will try to prioritize me. No matter whether or not I want it.
While rubbing my stomach, I backed away from the man. The man’s face became pained for an instant. I did not want him to make such a face. But I could not give in. Because.
「Because, you are kind. If there was really no other method, surely you would kill these children yourself, right? Not letting anybody else do so. So that I don’t need to hate anyone. Aren’t you trying to become the bad guy for me? I cannot stand that」
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