Disappointing Teleportation Magic ~ Even Though The Movement Distance Is Only 1 Millimeter, I Will Rise Through Ingenuity ~ - Chapter 60.2

When I stood up and opened my arms, Araseli leaped into my chest.

“Ah… it feels like I’ve been forced to drink a cup of coffee with ten spoonfuls of sugar in it…”

“Sorry, Umino-san.”

“It’s fine, I figured this would happen… I’ll just give birth and raise the child alone.”

“Huh?”

“After all that, it wouldn’t be surprising if I were pregnant, right?”

A bit of cold sweat ran down my back.

Araseli had told me she couldn’t have children, but Umino-san was a perfectly healthy young woman.

If we’d done what we had, it wouldn’t be strange for her to get pregnant.

“I understand. If you’re pregnant, I’ll acknowledge the child as mine, and I’ll live in a way that makes me worthy as a father.”

“Good. Make sure you become a cool dad.”

“That’s a big responsibility.”

“Of course. If I really am pregnant, women put their lives on the line to give birth. So you better play the part well.”

“I promise.”

After finishing breakfast, Umino-san headed out as usual to the room where she performed her beauty treatments.

“Umino-san is really strong.”

“Yes, I didn’t realize she was so composed.”

“Yeah, I can’t afford to lose, either.”

“Um, Yuto-sama…”

“What is it?”

“Do you… want children as well?”

It seemed Araseli was still worried about not being able to have children, but my answer to that was clear.

“Well… honestly, I’m so focused on surviving right now that I can’t even think about kids.”

“So, maybe once you’ve settled in Fulmelinta…”

“I can’t say what the future holds. I don’t even know what life in Fulmelinta will be like yet. We might be struggling just to survive.”

“That’s true… I’m sorry.”

“But listen, one thing is certain—whether or not we have children doesn’t change your worth. If I ever want to raise a child, we can always adopt. But I’m not going to take a concubine just to have kids. Even if our hair turns white and our faces wrinkle, I want you by my side forever.”

“Yes… yes, I also want to stay by your side, Yuto-sama.”

“Araseli…”

“Oh… we mustn’t, Yuto-sama…”

When I arrived a little late for the morning treatment session, Ludienne was furious.

“Shameful… utterly shameful.”

“It’s the rational choice.”

“That’s not the point. The world can’t be run purely by self-interest.”

Ludienne wasn’t angry at me for being late; she was furious at the king and Alberic.

“I suppose Lord Belnort thought that Lord Kirikaze’s treatment wasn’t finished yet, so he planned to put a label on him as a Wyvern Slayer and sell him off… That’s probably what he was thinking. But even if that’s the case, accepting it so easily is beyond pathetic.”

“But if we suffer significant damage from the Wyvern migration, and on top of that, the war with Fulmelinta drags on, it will only drain the kingdom’s resources.”

“I’m not saying not to make peace. But instead of handing over Lord Kirikaze, couldn’t we negotiate with other conditions?”