「I"m Having a Baby」So My Husband Told Me
Our Butler is Excellent, But He's Also Scary
Translated by: S3
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「So in short, it was a marriage for money,」 I said.
「My brother seems to have truly loved her, though,」 said my husband.
「A mutual love across social classes sounds like something out of a picture book. It’d probably sell well.」
「Don't sell it.」
「I won't sell it.」
Why do you automatically assume I'm some money-grubbing merchant?
「I married into this ducal house aiming for passive income, you know.」
「It's amazing that you can say that so proudly.」
「It happened after we married, but I've come to love you very much, my husband, so all's well that ends well, right?」
When I said that, my husband's face turned red up to his ears. How cute.
「Could you save the flirting for later? The conversation isn't progressing at all.」
At the harsh words from our capable butler Alas-kun, my husband managed to cover his mouth and nod. I didn't miss that grinning mouth, though.
「So, anyway. My brother thinks that since she's run away, it can't be helped, and he wishes for her happiness.」
「That's rather soft-hearted, or should I say...」
Brother-in-law, even if you are a Count now, you were originally from a Ducal house. The higher the rank, the more one should acquire the skills to survive in a noble society where demons and monsters run rampant. In other words, he should be tougher.
And yet, the people of this Fondis Ducal house are just too nice.
The current head of the house, Lord Cloud, is the same.
I often wonder how such good people manage to ride the rough waves of noble society. My father back home always used to say, 「I’m so glad to be a carefree Viscount who doesn't have to do much political activity!」
「Whatever the situation, being a good person is a good thing, isn't it?」
「Yes, well... I, the most saintly person in this world, think so too.」
「Saintly... A sage?」
「Who are you calling an old geezer with a long white beard in the mountains?」
「Is that your image of a sage?」
「I read it in a book.」
「That sounds interesting, I’ll read it t—」
BAM!!!!
My husband leaned forward, showing interest in my sage talk. Suddenly, a tremendous sound echoed. I looked and saw Alas had punched the wall. Is that... smoke coming off it?
「The conversation isn't moving forward.」
「「We're sorry.」」
It's scary when he says it with a blank expression!
As the couple bowed their heads, my husband stood up and moved to the sofa placed in front of his office desk. He patted the seat next to him, which I assume meant I should sit there.
「Alas, you can sit in a chair too.」
「No, I am fine as I am.」
Even with his master's permission, he stubbornly refused to sit.
「If we derail again, he'll kick the floor, won't he?」 It had happened in the past.
「Right. And after that, he'll add a smile.」 Recalling the same past memory, my husband's face twitched.
That smile is scary. It's a mysterious expression that is cute yet terrifying... While we were whispering about that, I saw Alas lifting his leg in the corner of my vision, so I hurriedly returned to the main topic.
「Rauldo decided to raise the child alone.」
「Yes, yes.」
「But suddenly, transfer orders came down.」
「Huh?」
「He is a Count and still young. Since he doesn't have his own territory, I assume the calculation is to let him gain various experiences.」
「A calculation? Like calculated steps?」
「Exactly. Hop, step, jum—」
BAM!!!!
「—ping is not happening. apparently, he was ordered to transfer to quite a remote region.」
Scary!
Alas-kun, are you planning to crack the marble floor?
Trembling at the terror of our capable butler, my husband and I stiffened our expressions and continued the conversation.
「A remote region, you say? Even though he just had a child? Are they demons?」
「Right. He is currently working under the Duke Morus family, a noble house directly under the royal family, and that Duke is famous for being quite the demon for work.」
「But he just had a child...」
「According to Duke Morus, he should just bring the child along. He said to leave the caretaking to the wife. It seems Rauldo can't bring himself to say that his wife ran away.」
「He wishes for her happiness, but he hates to admit she ran away...」
What complex male pride.
「However, for Rauldo, he doesn't want to miss this rare opportunity for advancement. So he intended to accept the transfer and take the child with him. Until he was told the location.」
「And that location is?」
「It's Mushurdi.」
「Wow.」
Mushurdi. It's a funny name, but the land is no laughing matter.
It is located at the northernmost tip of the country, and it is incredibly cold. The story goes that those born and raised there don't know the seasons of spring, summer, or autumn.
A land of extreme cold.
That said, it isn't uninhabitable; many people live there. There are large cities, and even tourist spots.
However, the current situation is not one where people can carefreely go sightseeing.
Despite being at the northernmost tip, it lies along the border with a neighboring country, and recently, it has been subjected to frequent provocations from that neighbor, which is in turmoil due to a coup d'état.
「They are short-handed, so the order was for Rauldo to go as an assistant.」
「That is... quite an ordeal.」
「He cannot take a child to such a place without a mother.」
「I see.」
「So, my brother reached out to ask if we could take custody of the child... and said he wouldn't mind if we made him the heir to our Ducal house.」
「I see.」
「So, with that in mind, what do you think, Melissa? Will you become the mother to my brother's child?」
「You mean, become Lord Rauldo's second wife?」
「I would absolutely hate that.」
"Hate that," he says.
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TL note: He's totally smitten with her wife.
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