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「I'm Having a Baby」So My Husband Told Me

Bedtime Story 6 ~ I Am Aware That I Am an Eccentric

Translated by: S3

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「I'm telling you, it's true! The beast spoke!」

「Yes, yes. You had a dream so real that you mistook it for reality.」

「I told you it wasn't a dream!」

My spirit nearly broke due to Linda's disbelief, no matter how much I insisted.

「More importantly, the parents of the student you healed are desperately looking for you.」

「Couldn't they just think it was the work of a fairy?」

「That's impossible. They say that only a Light Magic user could possibly heal such severe injuries.」

Immediately after the rumor spread that the student was completely healed, Linda quickly realized it was my doing. It was a few days ago that I admitted it was me, judging that hiding it was pointless.

But right now, I don't care about that story. Well, I'm glad I could heal him, but I don't need any thanks.

I wish they would just leave me alone instead of trying to find the culprit (?).

Well, no one will figure out it's me, so I'll just ignore it.

More importantly! I passionately explained to Linda.

「I really saw it! A wolf with pitch-black fur and piercing blue eyes! And it spoke human language!」

「I've never heard of such a rare beast. Even if it's a monster... I've never heard of a speaking beast-type monster.」

However, since Linda hadn't actually seen it, my story was apparently dismissed as nothing more than 'suspicious.'

Hmm, what can I say to make her believe me?

I want to share this excitement and surprise with someone! But it seems like that's a difficult path.

「What is it? What's going on? Include me in the conversation!」

「Oh, Mintia, no, you're fine.」

The uninvited ones always show up, don't they?

I quickly moved away from the spot, and though she shouted, 「Hey, wait a minute!?」 I ignored her for now.

Even when I returned home... no, everywhere, that beast hasn't left my mind for the past few days.

Was it really a monster? I didn't feel any malice or evil from it, did I?

And those eyes... and the injury.

「That beast seems to be carrying a lot of baggage...」

If I had known it could talk, I would have talked to it much more.

I think it's unfair to reveal that right as it leaves.

「Haa... I hope I can see it again.」

I don't know what kind of emotion that is. I just want to know what that bzzzt feeling I experienced when we first met was all about... I want to know that.

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I was resting my cheek on my hand by my bedroom window when a knock sounded right after.

「Melissa, do you have a moment?」

「Father? What is it?」

「Yes, well, I have a consultation... would you be willing to go on a marriage interview?」

「No, goodbye.」

「Could you at least think about it for five seconds?」

「...Alright, five seconds have passed. This conversation is over, goodbye.」

「Please don't say goodbye to your Father!」

What is this sudden intervention?

As I gave him a cold look, wishing he would stop pretending to cry, Father awkwardly cleared his throat. Male parents are so bad at dealing with their daughters, aren't they?

「The truth is. We received a marriage proposal from a certain noble family.」

「...Yes?」

「Well, it would be an engagement for now... but it's on the premise of marriage...」

「Who is this eccentric person?」

「You call them eccentric yourself?」

Well, of course I would.

A Viscount family that owns this kind of unattractive land. And me, the daughter of that family.

Since I'm neither particularly beautiful nor possess alluring charm, what else can I call someone who proposes to me but eccentric?

「Regardless of the reason, the answer is no.」

「Why?」

「Why... that's...」

I was troubled by the question. I didn't know the reason myself.

I just instinctively didn't want to.

「Could it be, have you perhaps developed feelings for someone?」

「That's not...」

It's not.

I should have denied it, but for some reason, I couldn't.

And suddenly, those blue eyes flashed across my mind.

No, no, wait, be rational.

The other party is a beast, you know?

Linda and Mintia both said they felt the bzzzt when they met their fiancés, and I certainly felt the bzzzt at that time.

But the other party is a beast!

Falling in love with a beast—isn't that a little... no, quite eccentric?

Is it like having a pet?

Hmm, that doesn't feel right either.

「Oh, perhaps I wasn't entirely wrong?」

Father murmured that he thought I would immediately deny it, and I was speechless.

However, the moment he said, 「Well then, should I decline the offer?」 I said, 「I'll take the marriage interview!」 I don't know if it was out of stubbornness or defiance.

Oh, how reckless.