「I'm Having a Baby」So My Husband Told Me
Is This the End Already!?
Translated by: S3
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「Uwoooohhhh!!!!」
「Ngh!?」
The demon man’s eyes widened, and he cried out in astonishment. I, too, gaped open-mouthed.
No, no, I was expecting a change into a wolf, wasn't I? Isn't a different kind of change happening? He looks incredibly motivated!
Cloud-sama instantly slapped away the demon's arm-turned-sword that had been pointed at his face, sprang to his feet, and closed the distance in a rush. He immediately grabbed the demon by the front of his tunic.
「There he is—do it! Beat him up, Cloud-sama!」
「Go Uncle—!!!!」
Cloud-sama received cheers from the not-quite-grown-up 18-year-old (me) and the 18-year-old in mind (Arthur). Without giving the demon a chance to resist, Cloud-sama slammed his body into the ground! Wait, wasn't that a judo technique in my previous life?
「Guh...!!!!」
A grunt of agony escaped him, and he lay still. It seemed the impact with the ground had been severe enough to leave him struggling even to breathe.
「Game over.」
Nonnalie, who had moved without my noticing, immediately pointed the broken tip of her sword at the demon. Unlike Cloud-sama, the demon, who no longer had the strength to resist, slumped his head down.
「...Phew...」
The tension instantly evaporated. The moment Cloud-sama sighed and sat down on the ground—
「Cloud-samaaaa!」
「Uncleeeee—!」
「Whoa!?」
My husband was hit squarely by the joyous tackle from Arthur and me. But being Cloud-sama, he managed to catch us without falling over—as expected. Tears welled up in my eyes.
「You're shuper! The power of shex is the sh-Ow! Ow, Melissa Mama, that hursh!」
「Little children should be silent.」
Ignoring the fact that I had said it myself, I squished Arthur’s cheeks hard. My tears instantly disappeared.
「Papa!」
After a brief silence, Loadious’s voice sounded, followed by the patter of running feet. I saw Loadious peering anxiously into the face of his father, the demon man.
「Papa, are you okay?」
「Ah. Don't worry, I'll be able to move soon.」
I hastily stood up and rushed over to them.
「Should I heal you?」
I wasn't sure if Light Magic treatment would work on a demon. Still, I couldn't ignore him, and the words slipped out. I sensed Cloud-sama gasp behind me.
I know, I know perfectly well what I'm doing—being careless trying to heal him.
But somehow, I could tell. I knew this demon wouldn't attack again. I felt intuitively that he would give up. It must be female intuition.
The demon man looked at me with a surprised expression, but after a moment, he shook his head.
「Light Magic cannot heal us demons.」
「Ah, so that's true...」
「Even if it could, I do not deserve to receive that treatment. A defeated man simply retreats in silence.」
I silenced Arthur, who was saying, 「That's right, that's right, you loser!」 behind me, by throwing a fallen nut at him. Now play with that!
「Um, I have a precious husband. But one thing I must apologize for is that I don't actually have children.」
「Eh?」
「To be precise, I have a nephew who is like a son to me.」
Saying this, I looked behind me. Arthur, who was happily playing with the nut, came into view—it seemed his physical age had won out.
「I will never leave my precious person.」
Never again. I intended those words more for Nonnalie than for the demon man. When I glared at her, she looked away. Stop whistling!
「I will return home once. But I will come back. I still haven't investigated the reason why the monsters were covered in defilement.」
「I see.」
「When I do, would you be willing to guide me through this forest?」
「Are you sure you want to associate with me?」
「I can't be your wife or your son's mother, but I think we can be friends.」
I said, looking at Loadious.
「Friends?」 Loadious asked with a cute face.
「Yes.」
When I nodded, he smiled back very happily. Even if he's a demon, a child is a child. The child is innocent, and I understand that the demon man's actions were motivated by love for his son.
I looked back and met the confused eyes of Cloud-sama, who hadn't fully grasped the situation. Yes, I'll probably be bombarded with questions when we get home.
But the truth is, I'm still concerned about this forest. I'll have to abandon the investigation for now, but I can return later. I'm also worried about the village of Zakaldia.
「Come back soon!」
「Yes, I'll be back right away.」
「Right away is when? Tomorrow?」
Even at 90-something, he's still a child; what he says is no different from a human child, I thought, smiling wryly.
「Tomorrow is impossible, but... I promise, I will definitely come back.」
「Okay, I'll wait for you, Melissa Mama!」
「Eh.」
I instantly felt killing intent being directed at me from behind, and my face stiffened.
「Cloud-sama, and Arthur. Please withdraw your killing intent.」
Not only Cloud-sama, but Arthur was also making a scary face. They are two troublesome people.
And so, we left the Demon Forest and safely returned to the village. The fact that the road was destroyed didn't matter because we could use Arthur's flight magic. It's amazing that it worked with so many people.
「Your magic has really improved!」 When I praised him, he smiled bashfully, which was adorable.
When I told the villagers of Zakaldia that I was returning home for a while, everyone was sad to see me go. When I said I would return soon, the children, including Zen, were delighted.
「Melissa tells me not to blame you, but I will never forgive you.」
That was Cloud-sama, threatening Nonnalie. Well, it couldn't be helped; his nephew, Arthur, was kidnapped, and then I was almost kidnapped immediately afterward.
「Tell the Dark Magic user who is by your side, too. There won't be a second time.」
Despite the chilling pressure of his warning, Nonnalie simply shrugged nonchalantly. Even after all this time together, I still can't read her thoughts.
The return trip was by carriage. While Arthur's flight magic could get us there instantly, it would be too much to push a one-year-old. The exhausted Arthur was sound asleep in the carriage, using my lap as a pillow.
「I can finally go home...」
I sighed in relief and noticed a gaze, making me look up.
「What is it, Cloud-sama?」
I tilted my head at the gaze that had been directed at me for a while now... ever since we left the Demon Forest. He looked like he wanted to say something but didn't. When I asked him to say clearly what was on his mind, he opened his mouth after a moment of hesitation.
His cheeks were red for some reason.
「That... the promise about letting me do beep or beep if I won against that demon man...」
「Ah, ah... was there such a conversation?」
「A promise is a promise, you know?」
「Well, um...」
Cold sweat was running down my back. The knowledge is hazy, but I'm aware that I said some quite extreme things. I wondered how I could smooth things over, but—
「Ah!」
「Eh?」
Cloud-sama and I spoke simultaneously. And the change occurred instantly.
Arthur rubbed his eyes and woke up, wondering what all the shouting was about. Sleepily, he said:
「Oh no, Unkwole, did you turn into a woofie again? Wow, so fluffy~」
To a sleepy child, nothing is more appealing than a fluffy beast. Cloud-sama and I, both completely transformed into wolves, stared at each other in silence. In that moment, Arthur, who had climbed onto Cloud-sama's back, began making cute sleepy noises again.
「...I suppose that's postponed until the next full moon, for now.」
When I said that,
「Grrrnn...」
An utterly pathetic wolf sigh escaped him.
~Fin.~
The carriage wheels loudly turned, carrying the party away. No one noticed the one person watching them from atop a large tree.
「Hmm, how interesting.」
The whisper was snatched away by the wind, reaching no one's ears.
Fin?
No.
To Be Continued!
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