Translator/Editor : Léabyss
A few weeks after the tea party, Mintz was completely absent from his job at the guild because his delivery was near. Apparently, as the date approaches, most of the magical power in your body is transferred to the child in your womb, making it difficult to manage your power and energy.
At the end of the month, when I heard that the birth of Mintz’s child was imminent, I decided to be there to accompany him. I wanted to see a birth in this world with my own eyes to prepare for my own delivery, which was getting dangerously close as well.
Mintz accepted my request.
In the bedroom, Mintz was lying on the bed and Glenn and Parish were sitting next to him. They seemed very calm … I wondered if there was anything I could do for him, but in the end I decided to remain silent.
Basically, in my world, midwives and doctors come together to be able to have an adequate follow-up of the delivery. In this world, it seems that there is no one watching. All work is the work of the patient’s magic and the power that his partner can give him. How dangerous. If a person with very little magical power gets pregnant and gives birth… Isn’t there then a risk of death? Wasn’t it dangerous for the baby and traumatic for the partner? I can see how much the birth of this world depends on magic, and I don’t like it that much.
Mintz says that it is customary for magic power to weaken considerably in the final moments, but it seems difficult to say what will happen to me because there is no precedent for someone with abilities marked as SSS.
“Chika, will you come closer with me?”
Mintz seemed extremely calm. His hands wrap gently around his stomach and it actually looks like he’s ready to take a nap.
“I have a lot of magic power accumulated around here. It is the same as having a swirling mass of heat under your belly button.”
Mintz moves his hand slowly over that area, up and down as well.
“I’m sorry, it’s my first time. I can’t explain it perfectly.”
“No, it’s very useful. Don’t you feel pain?”
“There’s no pain … But I feel the heat going through my body from all sides. It’s even difficult to stretch my back.”
If I look at him closely, I can tell that Mintz has a bit of sweat running down his forehead … I got a little closer and he wiped his skin using the cloth handkerchief I had with me.
“Thank you, Chika-sensei.”
Mintz looks back at his two husbands, the ones standing right in the middle. I was imagining Glenn’s altered figure, but I didn’t expect Parish to be the one to get so restless from one moment to the next.
“Parish-san, you should calm down a bit. Mintz needs you now so it’s best if you hold him by the hand.”
“Oh, oh, you’re right. It’s like Chika says. I have to … I’m going to … Hey, Mintz, are you okay? Does something hurt? Tell me if something hurts, I’ll do what I can to help.”
“It’s okay. You have to breathe Parish, okay? Breathe with me.”
“It’s what I’m trying!”
If this is so, I am now a little more concerned about what will happen to my two spouses. How am I going to control a lion or calm the nerves of a six-foot bear?
Then, Mintz’s expression changed drastically. His serene face was already distorted when he squeezed Parish’s hand and pleaded:
“Give me your magic, it’s starting to get difficult …”
When Glenn and Parish rushed over and grabbed Mintz’s hand and wrist, they seemed to close their eyes and begin to transmit all the magical power they had accumulated.
“It hurts…”
Glenn seems alarmed by these words, but Parish does not move and remains in place. Looking at Mintz with a serious expression.
“Huh … Chika, he should be born soon. At one point, you can feel your magical powers accumulating in one place. It’s also … Weirdly equal to letting go of pressure above.”
Gradually, Mintz-san’s stomach is getting smaller and smaller …
“Well, I’ll explain it the best I can. All the magical power that was wrapped around the boy is finally absorbed by him. The remaining power should be able to gradually create a passage that connects the child with the outside of my body, which in turn will make …”
“Honey, we already know that you studied a lot these days and it’s great that you can continue teaching even at times like this, but can you focus on the delivery now?”
“Yes. Sorry Sorry.”
By that time, Mintz closes his eyes …
It’s interesting, because his belly wasn’t even bulging anymore.
“Glenn? Listen … You have to help me take the child, okay? You have to … Take it.”
“Oh, uh … But … Yes! I get it!” He says that, but Glenn doesn’t seem to know what to do. If you raise your hand, go to the feet, spread a blanket, leave things as they are, put your arms in front or wait for everything to magically resolve without him.
“Glenn, look at me … You have to be calm. You just have to take it.”
“It’s okay.”
But it does not look good.
“Ah … Glenn, please. You have to do it.”
When he takes a deep breath, Mintz places his hands on his lower abdomen. You can see a bit of light on his body, his legs, and his bent knees . I felt that maybe I should get closer, as part of the medical staff … But since it was something that I would have to experience as well, I couldn’t stand it and just watched the scene almost from behind Mintz’s head.
“Chika … Can you see that everything is okay with him?”
Mintz continued to trust me completely … But I didn’t do it at all. I was scared! Breathing out as much as Mintz had, I left my place and ran to his feet.
Glenn-san was holding a small bundle in the middle of his arms. Something tiny and wrapped in a blanket.
The groups of light that surround the child gradually weaken and show me at the end, a gray wolf cub. No, it’s actually better to call him a “Wolf Beast”. I was fascinated by that beautiful figure for a long time … But then I realized that I had to review him. Now, I was playing the role of a healer again.
The first thing I notice is that the baby has no umbilical cord and as far as Mintz is concerned, there are no signs of labor. There are no fluids, cord or placenta … I know this is not the time, but then why do they have a navel? Evolution? Does it have any other function? It’s a product of … maybe hormonal development?
“Chika? He’s good?”
True, this is not the time for that.
“All is well … He really is a very cute wolf, Mintz. I sensed it before … But he certainly looks too much like Glenn.”
As I say that, Mintz’s facial expression becomes so cute that I feel a lot of happiness from the bottom of my heart.
“You did very well, Mintz.” Parish kissed Mintz’s forehead lightly before giving him a big smile. “I love you so much.”
I am embarrassed when I think it is uncomfortable for me to receive displays of affection from Douglas and Gale, because my face turns absolutely red … However, it would be nice to be with them like this when my baby is born.
And after that, I realized that Glenn-san hadn’t moved at all for a long time. He even had an expression that he hadn’t seen before.
“You’re good?”
“This boy … He’s my son and Mintz’s.”
“Yes he is.”
“Is he really my son?”
“What the hell are you implying ?!”
Parish could only manage to laugh.
“Glenn … You really are a father now.”
Suddenly Glenn began to cry loudly. The figure of the man shedding tears seems to be very moving to Mintz … He holds his hand as he tries to see his messy face. He was very happy, but he couldn’t stop sobbing.
“This is going to take a while, but it’ll be fine soon. Can Mintz and I see the baby?”
The child fit perfectly in one hand. He is covered in gray hair and his eyes are tightly closed. He seems to be sleeping peacefully, and from time to time he moves his little nose a little. The ears and his two pairs of legs are all very small and it actually looks more like a stuffed animal that moves occasionally.
He was about to die with such tenderness.
“He is very cute.”
“Yes, of course he is.”
Mintz, who took the child from Parish’s arms, held him firmly and arranged him so that I could see him. I reached out a hand slowly and stroked his head as best I could so as not to hurt him. He is completely different from an adult wolf, as his slightly damp fur seems to adhere to me …. When I moved my fingers a little and proceeded to touch the tip of his nose, I noticed that he was sniffing.
Oh no…
I want to steal him. I want to take this child home with me. He is so beautiful that such an evil idea comes to mind.
“He has the same hair color as Glenn … I wish I could see his eyes.”
“Surely he will be a naughty boy.”
“It’s okay. He will be a good boy, because he is also my son. Glenn, come here. You have to see your baby.”
“I can not!”
As he cried, I heard Glenn’s strange response.
The look and facial expression Mintz has when he looks at the little wolf nestled between his chest is so adorable I think I could kidnap him too. It is a beautiful photo.
Speaking of which, I think it’s best to leave the family alone.
“I’m sorry, I’ve stayed too long. Mintz, thank you very much and congratulations on your baby. I’m really happy for you! Please get plenty of rest today. Okay?”
“What do you say? Chika is always welcome. Right, Glenn?”
Glenn had his head sunk on his knees as he sat now in a chair.
“Glenn? … Excuse me, Chika-kun, I think he still needs a little time to get used to the experience.”
“Don’t worry, I can understand the feeling. Congratulations Glenn! Please be a good father.”
“Ah, should I send you home with Parish?”
“It’s alright. I will be accompanied by the escort that Hector got me … Congratulations everyone !!”
I bow down and finally leave the room.
I have been thinking, since this is the house where Mintz and his family live, surely I will have my son in my own room. My spouses never allow me to walk, not alone, much less accompanied. Sometimes I want to walk home, like before. Thinking that if I didn’t do it, my body would surely decompose.
I’m starting to get a little tired of this, but I can’t say it bothers me at all, either.
That night, I remembered and thought carefully about what happened today, sandwiched between my Douglas and my Gale. Douglas’s fur is beautiful and Gale’s hair always warms my back.
“How is Mintz? How is his baby?”
Douglas asks me this after licking my ears and cheeks with his long tongue. I responded immediately, feeling very excited and happy:
“Great. The boy is very similar to Glenn. He is a very cute wolf with gray fur.”
“He is a wolf? Well, anyway, that’s a good thing for them. We should invite them home soon to celebrate.”
Yes, I was thinking about that too … Although lately food is the last thing I want to see on my table.
“I wonder if our Chika has a human or a lion … I’m dying to see him.”
Gale gently strokes my stomach, using one of his large paws.
“Yes, I’ll be very happy with either one. But it was amazing! The puppy looked so cute! All small. He looked like a stuffed animal! I think I could die if he were a lion cub.”
“Um … I want him to look like my beautiful Chika.”
Douglas settled his head on top of mine.
“But you know? It would have been better if I didn’t have to return accompanied by an escort.”
“Would you rather walk home alone? It is not good for you.”
“It’s not a great distance.”
“Chika, honey, you have to be patient for a while, okay? It is not the same process for a beast as it is for a human.”
“Sorry, I understand.”
“We don’t want to sound too upset …”
“No, that’s it … I’m very happy to be taken care of so much.”
I stand up and kiss the forehead, nose, and mouth of each of my partener. Perhaps it is very exaggerated, but now I understand that this is also a sign of your love. A love that will surely spill over into the child to be born. And also in the next …
When I lay down, I put my hand on my bulging stomach and closed my eyes as I tried to feel his little heartbeat.
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