The Possessor Mistook the Genre for 20 Years

90 – Baby Making Competition

What on earth is she talking about?

We were clearly talking about the sealed weapon, but I don’t know how it came to this.

Even if I concede a hundred, no, a thousand times, we could be talking about different things.

Misunderstandings can happen anytime. You just need to correct them.

But apart from that, Justia’s words were something that couldn’t be overlooked.

Making a child?

This is beyond knocking on the door while sleeping, it’s like suddenly doing a side kick while sleeping.

So there was no way Franz could react normally.

Justia’s side kick had completely fried his thought circuits.

Of course, Justia, who had no way of knowing Franz’s feelings, just continued her words.

“Are you starting to feel the seriousness of the situation now? Of course, I’m not saying I’ll have a child with you, but life is precious, isn’t it?”

Yes, as she said, life is precious.

Among them, his own child would probably be the most precious.

But you know.

“Sorry, this is the first time I’m hearing this.”

There was no reason to hear such a thing in the first place.

“…What?”

Justia blinked her eyes as if she was contemplating, then tilted her head and asked back.

Franz calmly explained once again.

“You and I were talking about different things. And this is the first time I’m hearing what you said.”

“Then what were you talking about…?”

“The goddess asked me to gather the sealed weapons. She said it would be a disaster if they fell into the hands of the demon.”

“So, you’re the only one who can do it…?”

“Yes, that’s also about the seal. It seems that the level of the seal is so high that only I can break it.”

As the conversation went on, the misaligned gears began to mesh together.

Eustia’s eyes, realizing the truth, shook violently as if an earthquake had struck.

Even if it was an ordinary story, it would have been an embarrassing situation, but what she had brought up was something extremely embarrassing about making a child.

And of course, Franz was not unaffected either.

Usually, embarrassing stories make both the speaker and the listener feel ashamed.

Unless you’re a kid who believes that babies are brought by storks, any adult who knows better would naturally feel troubled.

“…Forget it.”

“Isn’t it a bit much to tell me to forget something you brought up?”

“Just forget it if I tell you to!”

Eustia raised her voice and lifted her fist.

A brilliant golden light was wrapped around her fist, so even if it wasn’t clear, it seemed like it would be a painful punishment.

But Franz was not one to be easily defeated by that.

He immediately reached out and grabbed Eustia’s wrist.

There was no reason to repent in the first place.

That’s something for those who have committed sins, and this side was just feeling wronged.

“Let’s calm down and talk. I’m just as confused as you are.”

Fortunately, Franz’s persuasion seemed to work, and the strength drained from Eustia’s hand.

She let out a long sigh and opened her mouth.

“…Last night, I was praying, and suddenly I heard the voice of the goddess. She said she met you. I asked what it was about, but she only told me to hear it from you.”

Is there any reason to pray to the goddess when it’s not even in a cathedral…?

After all, Eustia was fulfilling her role as a saint more diligently than anyone else.

“After that, she suddenly said she had a conversation with the World Tree and switched to another topic.”

“The goddess and the World Tree? What did they talk about?”

“That…”

Eustia trailed off and avoided Franz’s gaze.

She couldn’t bring herself to say that they fought over who was Franz’s wife, Hera or herself.

Why should she feel embarrassed about a conversation between two foolish gods? She felt unjustly wronged.

“Ah, anyway! The main point is this. The World Tree and the goddess made a bet. It’s about who between Hera and I will have your child first.”

“Ah, I see.”

Franz nodded as he learned the details of the misunderstanding.

After hearing the story, it wasn’t strange that Justia had misunderstood.

Having heard such a story, it was natural that her mind would be preoccupied with it.

But still, why did the gods make such a bet?

If Hera and Justia were in such a relationship, it would be understandable.

If they were already married or in love, they could certainly consider having a child.

But they were just close friends, and it had been clearly explained that there was no such relationship between the World Tree and the goddess, so it was puzzling.

After finishing his thoughts, Franz spoke.

“Let’s just pretend it never happened and move on.”

The omnipotent gods had made a bet, but what could a mere human do?

At best, all he could do was argue, so quietly moving on was the wisest course of action.

“Yes, of course.”

Justia also seemed to agree, so Franz thought the conversation would end there.

But unexpectedly, it didn’t.

The cause was her sudden, out-of-the-blue remark.

“But, you know, what if I said I wanted to have a child…?”

“What…?”

“I mean, if, hypothetically! If!”

Justia raised her voice and hastily added, but it didn’t completely change the meaning.

Naturally, Franz was thrown into confusion.

It was such an out-of-the-blue statement.

Especially coming from Justia, who had been denying the gods’ bet.

‘Having a child with Justia…’

He couldn’t even imagine such a scene.

He had never seen Justia as a woman in the first place, so it was only natural.

“That’s enough about that. What did you say earlier? The sealed weapon? Tell me about that.”

When Franz didn’t respond, Justia hurriedly changed the subject.

In fact, she herself didn’t really know why she had said such a thing.

It had just come to her out of the blue, and she had naturally voiced it.

“Well, you see….”

Franz began to explain the conversation he had with the goddess.

He was already confused, but Justia changed the subject first, saving him.

There were eyes watching the two as they began to have a serious conversation….

* * * * *

It was just before Franz and Justia raised their voices.

Right after finishing her meal, Yuna started wandering around the mansion.

It wasn’t a particularly meaningful action, just something to alleviate her boredom.

Hera had gone out for a while, saying she had some errands to run, and she wasn’t very close with Arian. Franz and Justia had disappeared somewhere together, leaving her with no one to play with.

Still, it was a rather enjoyable time.

She had brief conversations with the servants who came to thank her for saving the world.

Then, at some point, she saw Franz and Justia at the far end of the hallway, in a secluded spot.

Already bored, Yuna decided to approach them.

However, she was suddenly pulled away by a hand that appeared out of nowhere.

The person who pulled Yuna was none other than Arian.

Arian raised a finger to her lips, gesturing for silence.

In a very low voice, Yuna whispered, “Arian, why?”

“You were going to see the Tower Master, weren’t you?”

“Yeah, I was bored. I was thinking of asking them to go to the village with me.”

“Now’s not the time. Doesn’t something seem off? The saint and the Tower Master, talking alone in such a secluded place.”

Isn’t that something anyone can do?

Everyone has things they don’t want others to hear.

Yuna thought so, but decided to go along with Arian for now.

After all, it didn’t really matter how she alleviated her boredom.

Soon, Arian and Yuna peeked around the corner of the hallway.

They were watching the two’s actions.

Unlike the cheerful Yuna, Arian was quite uneasy, biting her nails.

“Yuna.”

“Uh, huh?”

Since it was the first time Arian had called her in such a friendly manner, Yuna answered with a voice mixed with confusion.

“Can you hear what those two are talking about?”

“Well? It’s a bit far, but…”

Yuna and Arian were quite far from the other two.

Unless they shouted loudly, it was hard to hear.

But who was Yuna?

Wasn’t she the hero who defeated the Demon King and saved the world?

There was nothing impossible for the hero’s body.

As Yuna focused and listened, the voices from the other side began to faintly come through.

“I can’t hear perfectly, but I can hear something.”

“R-really? Then please tell me what they’re saying.”

“Okay, just a moment…”

Yuna concentrated again on the sounds coming from the other side.

And she began to recite what she heard.

“Hera… who will have your child first…”

“W-what is that…?”

“Wait, there’s more. Precious child… they made a bet?”

Arian was stunned by Yuna’s words.

Although they weren’t complete sentences, when pieced together, it seemed that the elf and the saintess had made a bet on who would bear Franz’s child first.

It was incomprehensible, but even if one were to generously understand the bet,

telling the person involved directly was beyond understanding.

A woman, especially a saintess, had no sense of shame?

‘No way…’

If they had directly asked Franz to make a child with them, she had to stop it at all costs.

At least the first child had to be hers and no one else’s.

Arian admitted to herself that she had been lukewarm in her actions and decided to be more assertive.

And Yuna felt the same.

Until now, she hadn’t paid much attention, but seeing others move first made her anxious.

The problem was that Franz, the person involved, knew nothing about it.