Please Do Not Abandon the Adopted Heroine

169 – Sacred Academy. The fruit of a harem…?

The sound of the radio spreading through the restaurant is accompanied by the sound of crackling, crackling, and splashing of firewood.

It’s an old radio. It was clear that it was an antique that must have been produced more than 20 years ago.

A news broadcast happened to be playing, and even though the sound wasn’t that loud, the speakers were tearing up. It wasn’t enough to fill the restaurant, and only those of us sitting near the radio could barely hear it.

[“… Now, here’s the next news~ It was just a while ago. This is news of an incident that occurred in the heart of the empire, the Imperial Castle. The imperial castle was half destroyed! This is what happened in the early morning ‘that day’, as our listeners are probably well aware of. … ruler. It was an incident that the imperial family kept completely silent about until not long ago. The same thing happened last night when an unknown wizard destroyed the imperial palace and went on a rampage! The wizard presumed to be ‘Moonlight Chaser’, a blood relative who was suspected of attacking His Majesty’s bedroom last time, waged a one-sided war against the imperial family, and His Majesty, who was defenselessly exposed to the attack, was seriously injured and had to step down from the throne. Oh, the most serene, shortest and most surprising event in the history of our empire! I think I can finally properly mention the details related to this incident. This is because the imperial family spoke out, and in relation to this, Her Majesty the newly crowned Emperor Anastasia said… … ”]

Of course, I couldn’t hear the broadcast.

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It’s cold.

In the heavy atmosphere, the blade stands close.

I was so nervous that I swallowed dry saliva and trembled like a death row inmate. As he clenched his fist, his bandaged right arm burned hot.

The cost of using the second holy sword.

There are still traces of bones being torn apart from the inside, skin melting, and muscles being torn.

If the Sanghyeonmoon had not maintained it with magical power right before it collapsed, it would have had to be cut down without regret.

For the first few days, I couldn’t move properly, and even the wind blew me to the point of falling asleep.

Fortunately, things have improved a lot now and I have recovered to the point where I can complete my daily life without difficulty.

Looking only at the result of the final blow, which devastated the northern snowy area and at the same time subdued the emperor and other warriors, it could be said that it was cheaply achieved with just my arm, but this is also a matter of consequential concern.

Despite Professor Aegis’s careful and continuous treatment, he was only able to ‘rebuild’ his scarred arm, and there were significant limitations in performing meticulous tasks like before, such as writing or turning pages.

Of course something like that… Although it was just a minor thing compared to the worries that were occupying my mind right now.

‘What do we do… ??’

Since when did it become like this?

When I think about it, I can’t even remember whether my lunch went into my mouth or my nose.

Not opening your mouth carelessly is part of dining etiquette, but that doesn’t mean you want to recreate the meal of great silence, which is one of the long-standing traditions of the elves, and even more so do you want to eat your meal on a dreary table where the cutlery seems ready to flash at any moment. There wasn’t.

When Freya picked up the knife, Professor Aegis slurped the meat with a fork! When I pressed the button, Linyi gulped down the water and boom! When she put the cup down, there was a point where her face turned blue as food landed in her esophagus again and again.

To tell you the truth, all I wanted to do was leave my seat right now and fly to Undine to check the truth of the facts. However, we had no choice but to join the tables and finish the meal due to Mrs. Deese’s stubborn urging.

Mrs. Dees.

She is Undine’s mother.

Mrs. Diss was so full of energy that she seemed to have left behind her usual calm, intelligent lady side, and was busy telling us various stories without stopping.

She couldn’t hide her excitement, saying how beautiful the newborn baby was and that she had nothing to ask for as long as she could give birth to just 15, regardless of gender, regardless of whether they were grandchildren or granddaughters. She was so excited, like a girl in her prime who giggles even when the leaves fall.

“… Oh my, I’m sorry. The lady is too domineering. Hehehe… When I heard that my daughter was pregnant, I started thinking about old times and things like that. ah! I suddenly remembered, this is a story about when I first had Ignis~ At that time… ”

Eventually, he began to go back to the time when his wife was pregnant with Ignis and Undine.

Ignis’ expression slowly began to rot, and the other party members also could not concentrate on the story. Roughly, “Aha… ” or “Is that so~”, they were smiling but not laughing, and their stiff answers only occasionally lubricated the flow of conversation.

“But my son-in-law was also a man. This mother-in-law pushed my back like that, but she didn’t budge, so I seriously wondered if she wasn’t interested in my Undine. “My biggest worry was when I would be able to see my grandchildren’s faces, but you surprised my mother-in-law like this!”

Mrs. Dees smiled sweetly and said, “Hehe.” Freya’s cold voice agreed and she naturally opened her mouth.

“… I know. We were also surprised. Eugene. … … … … … … … … … … … By the way, when was it?”

“uh? huh? Freya, what?”

“I asked when it was.”

You didn’t hear wrong.

In times like these, I have come to realize through my socialization experience over the past few years that disclosing the truth is one of the few ways to keep quiet.

“… … that… On the night of Anastasia’s coronation… … ”

“Hmm. “Don’t hesitate and just keep going.”

Crackle, crackle… I thought I heard an eerie sound, but Professor Aegis was expressionlessly scraping his plate with a fork. The corners of her mouth were curved, but her eyes were not actually smiling.

“Hmm… Is that so? Was it back then?”

… You say you don’t care about this?!

They said they could accept it with the generous hearts of the elves!

“Now I remember~ We worked hard, princess… No, I was busy helping His Majesty the Emperor with various tasks, but strangely, I thought Professor Neferna and Undine had disappeared.”

“Oh my~ My daughter is really bold too. I really had no idea that they would come up with the idea of ​​making a baby at the new emperor’s coronation. really… I can’t stop you. Who did you learn it from? Hehehe!”

Mrs. Diss smiled brightly, as if a paradise surrounded by her grandchildren was already unfolding in her mind.

But that was like pouring fuel on a burning fire.

Rin and Ran, who had been quiet until now, also added a word.

“I was looking for my brother at that time, too, and Freya said that the two of you would be visiting the Magic Tower, so I believed that too… … ”

“… … sister… “Are you thirsty?”

“neck… “I’m thirsty, Ran.”

“… … sister… Wake… here… water… … ”

“Oh, brother… My brother… texture… … … marriage… you… … ? Hi!”

“… … sister?”

Rin shakes his head and says, “Hmm.”

… That’s water, right?

It was clear that it wasn’t just my mood that made the table feel like an interrogation table.

I inadvertently put my sincerity into my mouth.

“What should I do now…” ”

“You stepped on a landmine, huh?”

Ignis responded indifferently, lifting his chin.

***

“… … Has confirmed.”

“gulp!”

There are various ways to check if you are pregnant, and some of them, even magical ones, have been studied quite a bit.

However, in most cases, there is a tendency to be reluctant to use magical power against the fetus, so it is common to follow a fairly classic method.

There is no exact proven fact as to whether magical power affects the health of the fetus, but the blood relatives felt the same inwardly.

“Master, shall I call a doctor in the imperial city?”

Our Emperor Anastasia, who came over after hearing the news (literally flew in by train), asked that question with sparkling eyes.

Hwangseong’s doctor. It’s very burdensome.

The method ultimately adopted was a very primitive confirmation method using Cecilia’s five senses.

Cecilia placed fox ears on Undine’s stomach. Undine trembled with her eyes tightly closed, probably because she was embarrassed by that position.

The contact between Cecilia and Undine. Only Anastasia’s expression, blinded by jealousy, hardens.

Some time passed, and Cecilia finally opened her mouth, pricking up her fox ears.

“… There really is. baby.”

“… … really?”

“Yes, there is a baby. It’s early in my pregnancy so I can’t really notice it if I’m not concentrating, but the collection and the sound are clearly different. … “I checked it every night, but I guess I was too complacent.”

“Oh my~”

Everyone held their breath, and Mrs. Diss clapped her hands in joy. Undine tried her best to hide her red face, but I got to her before she could.

“Undine.”

“…N……Yes! Yes!”

“When did you first find out?”

While contemplating what to say first, the last thing I managed to say was a question that, even to my mind, was quite bland.

Undine lowered her head and opened her mouth muttering.

“Well, last week… ”

“uh.”

“I feel a little strange… however… At that moment… Even though the date has passed, I still have my period… ”

“… … … .”

“If it’s really true…” If that’s the case… Because you can’t use magical power… Just in case, I asked her mother to go to the magic tower and ask Sanghyeondal. They are reading the flow of stars… . I thought you might know… ”

I could vividly imagine how the Sanghyeondal twins would react.

At that time, Cecilia spoke to Undine.

“Undine.”

A cold, hard voice.

It was true that Cecilia’s voice did not always show emotion, but today, everyone in the room had no choice but to take it in a different light.

It has finally come.

Undine had a pale, stiff face, trembled, and bit her lip.

Cecilia opened her mouth.