「I'm Having a Baby」So My Husband Told Me
You've Given Yourself Away, Dear Husband
Translated by: S3
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If Lord Rauldo's sword had continued its trajectory, it surely would have pierced her—Nonnalie's—body.
Whether Lord Rauldo expected her to evade the attack, I didn't know, but the sword was blocked by a dull metallic clang.
「Too soft.」
In the silver-haired beauty's hand, a longsword had been unsheathed without my noticing. Its silver blade, darker than her hair, flashed brilliantly. Oh, amazing.
I couldn't help but stare in admiration, forgetting she was the kidnapper. As a fellow woman, I almost shouted, 「That's so cool!」
Nonnalie stared blankly at me for a second. Then she violently parried the sword that Lord Rauldo had brought down.
「Haha, Cloud, you really have changed. Haven't your tastes improved? She's quite an interesting girl.」
「I don't need you to tell me; Melissa is a wonderful woman.」
「Are you boasting about your love life?」
Huh, what is this? Are they both complimenting me? Oh my, you don't have to praise me so much, really.
「If only this area would improve, though.」
「Sleep.」
「Guu...」
Stop reacting to every single word I spontaneously utter.
Because Arthur, who was feigning sleep, opened his eyes and poked my chest, I gave him a cold look that surpassed ice.
「Oh, Arthur, you were there.」
It was only then that Lord Rauldo noticed Arthur in my arms.
「Yes, he is. We successfully rescued him.」
「That's good. And she is the mastermind?」
「She appears to be.」
「Her objective?」
「No, we don't know yet at all.」
「I see.」
After a concise, efficient exchange, Lord Rauldo turned back toward Nonnalie.
「I don't know who you are, but—」
「She seems to be Lord Cloud's ex-girlfriend.」
「—Wait, seriously!?」
When I told Lord Rauldo, who was glaring at her with a low voice, he stopped mid-sentence and looked at me with a startled expression. So I simply nodded.
With a dumbfounded look, he looked at Lord Cloud this time. Seeing his brother's grim expression, though he didn't nod, Lord Rauldo understood everything and let out a complicated sigh, 「Ah...」
「Brother, you used to spend a lot of time with commoner women when you were young, didn't you?」
「Oh, is that so?」
New information acquired.
The one who panicked was my husband.
「They were merely friends, nothing more—」
「Oh, so there were multiple women.」
When I said this with a beaming smile, Lord Cloud clapped a hand over his mouth, realizing his mistake.
I wanted to hear all about his youth, but I'd save that for later when we could talk calmly.
So, putting the side notes aside for now, I looked at Nonnalie.
「Now, you must know Lord Rauldo, right? Facing the swordsman often called the strongest in the country, do you really think you can escape?」
Nonnalie offered a fearless smile.
「I want to ask you the opposite. Why do you think I can't escape?」
「Meaning you have escape methods prepared?」
「Well, who knows? Maybe, maybe not?」
It was like a word game.
And I immediately understood what she meant.
「...Are you stalling for time?」
「My, how perceptive of you.」
She didn't deny it. That meant she intended to escape using some method after this, and she was confident that we couldn't stop her.
What in the world could that be—?
「Escaping is fine, but can you at least tell us the reason you kidnapped my son before you go?」
Lord Rauldo took his sword in hand again, pointing its tip toward Nonnalie. The air was tautly stretched, either from the killing intent emanating from Lord Rauldo, or... something else.
With all due respect, Lord Rauldo looked a little scary right now. His child was kidnapped, so his anger was natural, but he was scary nonetheless. Suddenly, Cloud pulled my shoulder close. I felt relieved by his warmth.
In contrast, Nonnalie did not flinch, nor did the smile on her lips waver.
「Even if I don't tell you, you can guess most of it, can't you? The Duke's family has many enemies.」
「I am asking you to tell us who the enemy responsible for this specific incident is.」
「Who knows? Just one of the many people who find the Duke's family a hindrance.」
「I said...」
「In this line of work, trust is paramount. If I talk, my business is ruined.」
「That's assuming you can continue your business.」
「Oh, I'll continue.」
However, since I failed the kidnapping, I expect my work will slow down for a while, she seemed to imply.
She didn't look troubled at all.
It must be because her illicit business has been so successful up until now. Perhaps this failure was her first.
「I won't let you escape,」 Lord Rauldo said, taking a step forward with a grinding sound.
「I will escape,」 Nonnalie remained still.
It was then that silence descended without any warning.
No, the outside had already become quiet before that—likely because Lord Rauldo had defeated all the enemies—but even then, there were the sounds of the wind, insects, clothes rustling... and human breathing. Some kind of sound had definitely been present.
It vanished.
It was too silent to be called mere quiet.
（Eh?）
The sound of surprise could not be made.
My mouth moved paku-paku, but no voice came out.
（Could this be—but still...）
I had heard of it, but never witnessed it. Cloud and Lord Rauldo must have been in the same state, as both looked at me with startled faces.
No sound.
The instant the world lost its sound.
Piri! The air tore.
No, the space tore.
In the moment I thought a vertical black line had appeared between Nonnalie and Lord Rauldo.
Bang! It opened widely. A black space suddenly appeared before our eyes.
In contrast to our surprise, Nonnalie showed no astonishment. She knew. That was her escape route.
「You're late.」
In a situation where no one could utter a word, she spoke. Answering her, someone—hooded deeply in black—appeared from the space.
「This magic takes time to cast.」
「I know. Now, shall we go?」
「Yes.」
Only the two of them spoke, and the two of them threw themselves into the space.
（Wait!）
Even without a voice, my body moved.
Faster than me, Lord Cloud and Lord Rauldo kicked off the floor.
But their hands and sword were a fraction of a second too late.
「See you again, Cloud. And also...」
And also?
I couldn't tell if she meant Arthur or me. But she definitely looked at me, smirked, and vanished.
Literally, she vanished. Along with the black space.
「Damn it, dark magic!」
Lord Rauldo's frustrated voice announced that the magical interference had completely disappeared, and she was already far away.
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