15. Snow Moon Flower – 02
Thus, the ambitiously planned moon viewing in the middle of the night was suddenly abandoned.
In the first place, everyone went out to see the moon for a change of mood, but there was no reason to keep this place any longer. It’s because everyone sitting here doesn’t seem to be in the mood to share lunches and watch the moon as amicably as before, and above all, I’m in a position where I have to coordinate all the women.
“…Cain. I understand how you feel, but I’d like you to calm down a little.”
Even Iris said those words to me with a slightly tired expression, but unfortunately, her words did not reach my ears. No, it didn’t have that much persuasive power. I was thinking that in a situation like this, no one could keep a cool head and show a calm appearance.
Something, I feel very excited. Should I say it’s a refreshing feeling, I wonder if this is what it feels like to walk above the clouds. I know very well that it is not a dream, but at the same time, I have a strange feeling that everything feels like a dream.
And it was also a very strange feeling. Considering my current physical age, I am only in my early twenties, but it was amazing to be able to become someone’s father at such a young age.
…At the same time, the fact that Iris, who only looks like a beautiful woman from the outside, is now a mother of a child, feels so strange.
The fact that my child is growing in her belly is even more unbelievable.
“…Cain, why do you keep glancing at me? If you have something to say, look me in the eye and say it straight.”
“No, it’s nothing…”
I scratched the back of my head at Iris’ criticism and muttered in a shy voice.
“Even when we came here to view the moon, we thought there were only five of us…”
“…I thought it was five?”
“Because the fact that there are six of us when we come down feels quite strange.”
At my murmur, which even feels stupid, Iris giggles and laughs as if she is having fun.
“What kind of grotesque nonsense is that? Isn’t it like a ghost story when those words come out of your mouth?”
“I welcome any ghost story of this kind.”
At my joke, Iris looked at my face blankly for a moment, then smiled.
“Your tongue is working pretty well today. Normally, he didn’t care so much and acted stuffy, but now I see that he knew how to throw slick words at women.”
“Rather than that, how about being careful of the danger right in front of you? Lowering.”
“What?”
perseok-
Before Iris could start to feel embarrassed, I smashed the sharp tree branch protruding from the road ahead of Iris with the ‘Flowing Star’.
“I can’t say that because I’m single now, so shouldn’t I get my mind straight?”
What would you do if any harm was done to the baby in your belly?
“…her.”
Even though I saved her in a critical moment when both the baby and the mother might be in danger, Iris’ expression looking at me was not very pretty.
“…That’s absurd. Cain, I’m having a baby or I’m not seriously ill. How could a body that had reached the level of a master in the first place be harmed by a tree branch?”
“…But, the child in the belly…”
At my words, Iris let out a quiet voice.
“What is a but? Now I see that you are the type of person who shouldn’t have children. I’m already making a fuss like this, but if the child comes out later, it wouldn’t be a spectacle. I feel like I’m going crazy already, so please keep your mouth shut.”
“…..”
I shut my mouth like a clam at Iris’s words, and Bianca, who had been silent all along, suddenly stabbed me in the side. Her gaze, which seems to criticize the socially underprivileged, somehow makes my heart ache.
“Your words are 100% right. Please don’t freak us out and stay calm. Because I feel like my head is dizzy when you shake feed next to me. I understand that it feels good to be a father, but shouldn’t we be mindful of the fact that there are people who can’t just be happy about that?”
As I quietly listened to Bianca’s words, the sight of Ariel, who had been following us without a word earlier, squirming and cringing, caught my eye. Somehow, I wondered if the words Iris had just casually uttered had stimulated something in Ariel’s heart.
“…..”
But I had no choice but to desperately ignore Ariel’s appearance. At least, talking about something with her here wasn’t a good choice.
“…Thank you, Bianca.”
“what?”
“…just. Thank you for paying attention to various things today. So, that…”
I couldn’t even imagine that you were such a kind woman to take care of other women’s safety, so I couldn’t say anything, so when I just hesitated, Bianca looked at me like that and smiled.
“You must have only thought that I was such a ignorant and bad-tempered woman, right?”
“…..”
To be honest, I thought so. The race of wizards I knew was extremely rare in their original sense. Arya, of course, could be said to be the exception among exceptions.
“Well, you are right. I can’t say I’m a very nice person. But, there is only one thing that a country like this believes is right.”
“…what is that?”
“Do you know, Cain? I’m confessing to you now, but I’m a body that doesn’t know parental love. No, my parents didn’t exist in the first place. I can still remember clearly. Right after I was born into the world, the gaze of a person called ‘Father’ who just looked at me coldly on the street. I can still clearly remember the face of that person who turned away from me to the end even though he longed for affection, warmth, and love for the person you were.”
“…..”
Bianca looks at my face, holding her own arm tightly.
“No one saved me, no one loved me. I mean, that was really sad. It occurred to me that I was born to create a story that piles up suffering like this. I wondered if I was born to face such a miserable end. so i decided I hope that there will never be a child who suffers like me again.”
“And I made a promise. If I were to give birth to a child, I would not let that child go through the same pain as I did, but would embrace that child only with love and hope. In the limited time of life, I will only show you beautiful things. Even if it is not my child, only I will be on the side of young children who know nothing.”
Life is like a flower. Looking back at the end of the road of life, the journey may be considered futile, but there is no way that there is no meaning in the journey itself.
What did those words from earlier mean to the woman named Bianca del Castana?
“So I’m really fine. Because every child in the world has the right to grow up blessed. Also, the child that the lowering will give birth to in the future will definitely be your child, right? So, I also think that I will definitely be able to embrace him with affection.”
At Bianca’s words, I let out a very small sigh. For some reason, I had a strange feeling that I had done something bad to Bianca.
“…sorry. Bianca.”
In response to my apologies, Bianca shakes her head from side to side as if it was no big deal.
“What are you sorry about? you have nothing to be sorry for me …Ah, now that I think about it, there is one thing to be sorry for.”
“what is that?”
“It seems like you had your first experience with me, but the princess did your first pregnancy. Cain, didn’t you give the princess too much strength? Or did you partly relax when you were with me?”
As I say that, Bianca uses her magic to send a message directly into my head.
– I’m really fine, so take good care of our princess. Originally, if a woman neglects even a little when she is pregnant, it will come back many times later like a boomerang.
Outwardly, Bianca’s appearance was as casual as ever. Rather, he was showing a prudent appearance to the point of giving me advice to take care of Iris.
…However, there was no way she would really be indifferent. It is an astonishing situation, as if another woman is pregnant with the man she loves, as if the blood is gushing backwards at any moment. Bianca was just being considerate towards me.
I realized all over again. About the fact that there was so much affection around me, without even realizing it.
…although it was a little burdensome for me to be a heavy love that could be crushed to death if it wasn’t too much.
As we descended from the mountain while talking about this and that, I saw the sight of Kyrie and Sarah talking face to face in the middle of the patronage of the Estelle family.
“…I heard there was a prior agreement. What were you going to talk about with Sarah Cernard? It really can’t be a big deal.”
Looking at the two of them, Iris muttered something curiously to herself, and I had no choice but to agree in my heart. Sara and Kyrierani. It’s a combination I never thought of. However, I never thought that the two of them were close enough to make an appointment and talk.
“Hey, isn’t that Cain? Are you on your way back after watching the moon?”
Kirie looked at me and smiled broadly as if she had finally found us. I don’t know what happened, but today’s Kirie seems to be in a very good mood for some reason.
“Yes, what. It seems like everyone had a good time.”
“I am so glad you enjoyed it. If I knew it would be like this, I would have just gone to see the moon with everyone. But it seems you came down a little earlier than expected. Did something happen?”
When Kyrie asked me that question while tilting her head, I dismissed the question with a wry smile.
“I will explain later. I don’t think it’s something to talk about after catching Kyrie on the street.”
If you try to explain the situation to each person you encounter in this way, staying up all night will not be enough. Rather, I think it’s much more efficient to gather everyone together tomorrow and explain at once.
“By the way, Kyrie. What was Kirae talking to Sara about? You seem to be in a very good mood for some reason, but…”
To my cautious question, Kirie answered with a smile that was even more lively than before.
“We just had some confidential conversations between women. A woman with a secret is naturally more attractive, right? A man who dares to pry such things out of a woman is not cool.”
“…hmm.”
In response to Kyrie’s answer, I reflexively looked at Sara’s face, but Sarah also seemed to be doing nothing different, except that her face was slightly paler than usual and that she was holding a strange branch in her hand, so I nodded my head meekly. . Apparently, everything Kyrie said must be true.
“I’m glad. Thank you for putting my mind at ease. I thought Kirie didn’t like humans that much, but it seems like she’s made friends that she can talk with just the two of them.”
“…A friend? Is she my friend?”
At my words, Kirie tilted her head slightly as if she didn’t understand something, and then spoke to me with a beautiful smile that hadn’t been seen before.
“That’s right, Cain. You are right. Sara must be a really close friend of mine.”