After Retirement, Living a Stud Life in Another World - 227

Chapter 227: The First Son

The boy is, thankfully, just like me with silver hair. His eyes haven’t opened yet, but I believe deep down under those closed eyelids, there are emerald green eyes just like mine. Ah, I feel like such a proud parent… I guess I’m really excited about having my first son.

But this child seems to be quite a calm one. He hardly moves, and since he cried at birth, he hasn’t laughed or cried again. When I look closely, his tiny hand is trying to reach out to his older sister, who was born just a few minutes ago. I tried placing his hand on hers, and even though his grip is weak, he firmly holds it and doesn’t let go.

“If he’s already a sis-con, I’m worried about the future…”

“Sis-con?? What’s that?”

“Well, it’s a term from the world I came from. It refers to someone who loves their older sister too much, to the point of being weird…”

“That sounds exactly like you, Lutz. It seems like children inherit not only looks but their tastes as well.”

“That’s harsh…”

“Oh? You’re not aware of it? What did you do to Liese-sama the other day?”

Ugh, I can’t even deny it. It’s not about what I did, but what I ended up doing.

“Sorry…”

Gretel looks at me with a warm gaze for some reason as I sulk.

“Hehe, it’s okay. I’m so happy. Not only did I give birth to such a bright, beautiful girl, but I also gave birth to Lutz’s firstborn son. It feels like a dream.”

Well, in this world, people go crazy over having daughters, but sons are treated like garbage. That said, Gretel is the type who loves “firsts” and “bests,” so she’s probably enjoying the fact that she’s holding my “first” son. Well, she’s been working so hard recently, taking care of everything, so I’m glad I could make her happy.

“But… I didn’t expect twins. Even the midwife said it was impossible. Right, Cecil?”

Cecil, who was suddenly addressed, looks apologetic. Oh, right. Cecil is a midwife and she had said that this wouldn’t be twins.

“I’m so sorry… I felt there was definitely only one presence of magic, so I said twins were impossible. But I never imagined it would be a case of a male and female twin…”

“Wait, is it really that rare to have a male and female twin?”

To my surprised question, Cecil looks even more surprised. Wait, isn’t it normal for fraternal twins to happen with a decent probability? It wouldn’t be strange for one of each gender in that case.

“My lord, at least in the nearby countries, there haven’t been any cases like that in the last several decades. There have been many cases of same-gender twins, though.”

“Huh? Really? That’s that rare… but, Cecil, could you please stop calling me ‘my lord’ so naturally? It makes me feel weird.”

No, no, that’s not the point. Why is it so rare to have male and female twins?

“There’s an old saying passed down among midwives… When a male and female are conceived at the same time, the weaker male fetus is often overcome by the magic of the female, and it will soon miscarry. Males don’t have the magic resistance to survive together with a female. That’s what we’ve always been taught…”

“Ah, wait, could it be… that’s because of Lutz’s power?”

Ah, even my dull childhood friend picked up on that. For some reason, I have this strange resistance to magic, even from Gretel’s deadly lightning magic or Ayaka’s demon king-level intimidation magic. It seems I passed this on to this child, and now, I don’t know if it’s SS or SSS level, but this child has a massive amount of magic that could withstand their sister’s power. As Gretel explains proudly, Cecil nods vigorously.

“I see. After hearing ‘my lady’s’ story, I understand now. My lord must have been born with a special power… truly a being worthy of being the apostle of the Supreme God.”

And here comes Cecil’s worship mode again. I really don’t want to end up as an enemy from Evangelion… I can tell she’s definitely seeing some divine figure behind me in her mind. No matter how much I try to explain, I can tell it’s futile, so I decide to stay quiet… Silence is golden.

Wait a minute, Cecil mentioned that my resistance ability is because of my abnormal magic reserves. Then…

At that moment, Gretel and I make eye contact. It seems we’re thinking the same thing.

“Yeah, Lutz’s other power… his magic replenishment ability has definitely passed on to this child. I thought it was strange. When I tried to send magic to my belly, it actually flowed into me instead.”

“So this child is…”

“Yeah, without a doubt, this child will become a national treasure, just like Lutz. But in that case, other countries will surely try to claim this child as their own…”

“What should we do…”

“What are you saying? This child is my treasure. I will protect them, of course, and I’ll protect you too, Lutz.”

With that, Gretel gives me a warm smile, and I stare at her, mesmerized for a while.