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Volume 7 Chapter 2 Part 1

Translation by burnt.marshmallows
Editing by Team Foxsunes

It was a late winter morning. Beyond the curtains, it was still dim. The bedroom’s temperature was regulated by an air-conditioning use magic stone. Even in a mid-winter morning, the stone helped to block out the cold even only with a single layer of glass in the windows. The room was filled with warmth similar to that of a lovely spring day. The reason that my room had such a thorough heating system was that my husband was the Head Magician in the Royal Palace. He had no problems with getting hold of the magic stone or any reasonable problems with using it…… actually, rather than having problems, it was because he was good at using it.

However, the reason that it was so warm was not only because of the magic stone. It was so warm, and so calming, because of the warmth of the man that held me as he slept. 

It had only been me and that man who had slept in this large bed up until now. Even with just that, I was delighted beyond description. I was filled with happiness. But it was different now. It appeared that there was no limit to how happy one could be. Someday, it would not just be the two of us on this bed. There would be one more person. The child that was in my belly right now would be sleeping with us too. Just thinking about the three of us lying together on the bed, it filled me with a sense of wonder.

My expected date of birth was in the summer, so it felt like there was still a very long time before it would happen. But if I keep saying that, there was no doubt that the day would come in a blink of an eye. I was naturally exhilarated just by the thought of it. My feelings of excitement and anticipation contended with each other. I subconsciously started to let out a giggle. The grip from the man who was behind me suddenly got stronger. 

「What are you laughing about?」

「Oh dear.」

When I turned my head, those sunrise-colored eyes, which had been enclosed by those long, thick, pitch-black colored eyelashes, faced me. I thought that he had been sleeping. But it appears that I had woken him up. 

While thinking that I had done something bad, I reached out my hand to brush his shiny hair with my fingers. I giggled at how his smooth, pitch-black hair fell through my fingertips without entangling, I whispered near his ear. 

「Good morning, Edi.」

「Ah. Good morning Filmina. How is your body doing today? 」

Ever since my pregnancy was detected, this man would ask that question every single morning. I forced a smile.「There’s nothing wrong with it.」I would reply. 「Is that so?」He would reply with that short sentence and proceed to crouch down and snuggle into the quilt. Dear dear. As I peer down below the quilt, that man had his lips placed on my belly. 

「Good morning, our dear child.」

I could hear his muffled voice from below the blanket. He was talking to the baby inside my belly. The soft sensation passed through my nightgown and tickled me, causing me to laugh out loud. Under the blankets, that man stared up at me with a sulky expression, making me laugh even hard. 

When this man first started doing this, it was too embarrassing for me, even if I knew it was directed at the baby. I had asked him to stop it a countless number of times, but by now, I had already gotten used to it. 

「Sigh, what a conscientious person you are. 」

「Dr. Lindeburg said that the child can hear our conversations even if it is still in the belly right? I feel like we should do everything that we possibly can. And more than that, it’s something that I want to do.」

My words were mixed both with laughter as well as exasperation. In response, that man peeked his head out of the blanket and replied with something quite embarrassing. This man too, although still fumbling, was trying his best to express his love for our child in his own way. I couldn’t help but feel like I was in the wrong for feeling a sense of shame towards his actions. It would be rude to laugh at this man’s efforts. 

I had never imagined that this man would be trying so hard to be a「Father」. This man had never been good at compliments or at expressing his love. Yet, his actions towards the baby has surprised me again and again. It even felt kind of wrong, making me wonder whether this man had always been like this. No, really. Has this man always been like this? Has he been replaced by someone else? ……For me to think something rude like that, that would surely sour that man’s mood if he heard it, it was proof that he was being very strange. 

Without thinking, I started laughing out loud again. That man seemed to have sensed something and frowned, before proceeding to throw the blanket over me. He hugged me while I was still flustered at the sudden soft sensation that hit me and gave me a kiss, as if to tell me not to say anything unnecessary. 

Although this man had been a skillful debater ever since graduating from Magic School, it seemed that his uselessly smart head did not work very well when it came to his own child. It was troubling that he instead had to make me keep quiet using force like this. 

「Hey! Edi!」

I jostled that man’s shoulders, and finally got my head out of the blanket. With that, I lifted my upper body up from the bed, and glared over at that man who was still snuggling inside the blanket. The blob that my eyes fell on was shaking. But without a doubt, it was not shaking because it was crying,  

「Edi, what could you possibly be laughing about? 」

I asked in a deep voice on purpose. 「No, it’s nothing.」He answered while irresistibly laughing. Even though he hid under the covers, based on his voice alone, I could imagine the expression on his face. I puffed up my cheeks in annoyance and hit the blob made of blankets angrily, as if to vent my anger. Even if I hit it with all my might, the high-quality blanket absorbed most of the impact, so there wasn’t a possibility that it would hurt him. 

Hmph, as I started to burst into laughter, that man started to peek his face out of the blankets and stole a kiss from my lips. Although we had already exchanged kisses a countless number of times, I would still freeze when caught unawares. While I remained frozen, that man got up beside me. He wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me closer. And like that, we knocked our foreheads together. Closed up, I could see my own eyes reflected in his beautiful sunrise-colored eyes. 

「You’re still a long way before reaching the stable period. For now, don’t exert yourself no matter what alright? If possible, leave everything to Suzette and just stay still. 」

「I already told you I understand.」

「Really?.」

「How mean.」

Even though I nodded deeply, that man gave me a doubtful look, as if he didn’t believe me. Even if I look away from that painful glare, those closed up sunrise colored eyes, locked with mine, and wouldn’t seem to let me escape.

Ah, how troublesome. Just how little does he trust me? It had already been proven that the ill health that I had been troubled with was just a form of morning sickness. And I had been doing as I had been told to, and did not try to push myself. Nonetheless, even if I told him the truth, it didn’t seem like he would believe me. 

Even I understood that there were good reasons for his being worried. Although it had been against my will, I had many…… really a lot of bad records. I had no good counter argument against this man.  Without a doubt, the fact that I 「had no good counter argument」was yet again a big reason that caused this man to be overboard on the overprotectiveness. That is why, all I could do day in day out was obediently nod at that man’s words. 

「You take care too alright? Do your work properly without exerting yourself too much. I would be happy if you came home early, but it would be rude to rely too much on Young Widnichol or Father-in-law’s kindness. 」

Ever since my pregnancy was detected, this man has been coming home at a regular time, as if his obsessiveness with his work had been a lie. 

Well, considering this man’s abilities, it was probable that he always had time to spare to reach home at a regular time. But this workaholic was so obsessed with his work that he left his newly-wedded wife alone even after we got married. Under those circumstances, the ones who placed a stop to his actions in view of my pregnancy were Young Widnichol and my Uncle Lancent. From then onwards, thanks to them diverting some of the work from him, this man started being able to come home at a regular time. Thinking that I would have to go thank them again soon, I reached out my hand to caress his cheeks. I leaned forward towards him and this time, it was my turn to give him a kiss, but in the corner of his eyes.

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