Volume 2 Chapter 26 Akari’s True Intentions
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
”Hahaha! This is a masterpiece! And to think they even stamped it with an official seal… Future historians will surely be perplexed.”
Looking at the document from Puruun that arrived from the Royal Capital, Sir Aaron is laughing uncontrollably.
”Akari, your aim has clearly reached the head secretary. But with this, you are completely my mistress. For Asuka’s sake, I must continue this little lie a bit longer. However, my feelings for you are no lie.”
”Thank you, Sir Aaron. So… this is quite forward of me, but could I possibly stay here? Being at home with Karin feels like sitting on pins and needles… that girl seems ready to run away at any moment… If I’m not there, I think she could manage with MelMel, but for the sake of maintaining this little lie, please.”
”Well, I see. Even you must find it tough to keep lying to your daughter. That’s fine. If we’re going to do this, let’s go all the way and share a bed every night. But… it’s just like when you fought with your daughter and separated… just like with Tomori.”
”Sir Aaron, where did you hear that story?”
”Long ago, Yuuta drunkenly told me.”
”Ugh… that idiot Yuuta!!”
* * *
”Hey, it’s okay, Karin. Mama Akari, at this rate, she’s really going to become Sir Aaron’s legitimate wife. Let’s get along a bit more and live together in this house.”
”I don’t want to! I can’t stand looking at that old hag’s face, and I don’t want to hear Sir Aaron’s voice or see his face! It would be so much better if he just stayed in the lord’s mansion!!”
”That’s…
In the end, after that, the angry Karin quit her part-time job at the lord’s mansion and stopped going to school.
But after the new year, I (Melon) saw a poster that seemed to be written by Big Sister Puruun posted in key places around the manor, and somehow it clicked for me.
Mama Akari must have approached Sir Aaron with this in mind from the start.
So I want Karin-chan to understand, but… for a teenager like her, it’s probably unforgivable to think of her mother and her former fiancé getting together because of adult circumstances.
Plus, for the time being, Mama Akari and Sir Aaron will have to keep lying.
In that case, it’s true that it’s more convenient for Karin to keep sulking to enhance their credibility.
The enemy is definitely watching us from somewhere in this manor…
Inside the manor, Mama Akari is being talked about like a notorious villain who betrayed Yuuta, but she must have been prepared for that.
It’s okay, Mama Akari. At least I understand.
And finally, Sir Aaron officially announced that Mama Akari would be his legal wife, and she moved to the Lord’s Residence.
After that, I started living in our old house with Karin, but since I go to work during the day, Karin said she felt lonely being home alone, so she started going to school.
Well, this might be just what Mama Akari wanted.
My workplace is the research building that the alchemy team used, and I continue my research while collaborating with Mr. Shu and the dwarf staff.
It was rebuilt after it burned down, and compared to the original, it’s about half the size, but it might be just the right size for a small group.
Then one day, while Mr. Shu was conducting an experiment outside the research building, he ran over to me.
”Ms. Melon. It’s a success!! With this, we can relay electromagnetic waves using the generator and the solar panels and batteries you created!”
Mr. Shu suddenly shouted loudly.
”Huh, Mr. Shu. Really?”
”Yes. Look at this…”
He said, showing me the measurement results.
”Yay! With this, the theory is complete!! Now, how do we implement it into the infrastructure…”
”Well, that’s still to come. The budget and the scale of the experiment will be significantly larger.”
”Right. But let’s quickly put this report together and send it to the Royal Capital!”
That day, after finishing the report, I was feeling cheerful on my way home, but I found Karin sitting alone with a big bruise around her eyes.
”Huh? Karin, what happened?”
”I got into a fight…”
”A fight? With who? At school?”
”That dwarf, Batum, called my mom a whore…”
”Ah…”
Batum is a dwarf, so he’s probably older than me, but his mental age is likely around ten.
I know that Mama Akari doesn’t have the best reputation in the house, and kids sometimes repeat what they hear from their parents without understanding.
But that made Karin… angry.
Even though she often insults her mom herself…
”I see. Karin, you felt upset because they made fun of your mom.”
”!? No way! I’m not upset at all. That old hag…”
”Ah, ah. You’re not being honest. You’re actually upset.”
”No, I’m not!!”
With that, Karin pushed me hard, and I fell down with a thud.
”Ouch!!”
Oh no.
I fell hard on my back…
Huh!? What is this!?
”Ah, Big Sister Melon, I’m sorry… Are you okay?”
”Ugh… Sorry, Karin. I don’t think I’m okay… Can you get someone to help me?”
Seeing me clutching my stomach, Karin seemed to realize something was wrong with the baby.
”Ah, ah… I understand. I’ll go get an adult right away!!”
Saying that, Karin hurriedly ran out of the house.
Damn, this really hurts…
Wait, huh? The floor is soaking wet.
Did I wet myself? No… is this my water breaking?
The pain in my stomach kept increasing, and my consciousness started to fade away.
* * *
When I woke up, I was in the clinic of the house.
Mama Akari was holding my hand.
”Ah, MelMel. Did you notice? …I’m sorry, MelMel. It’s because I left the house that this happened… I have no way to apologize anymore…”
She said, crying softly.
”Mama Akari, it’s okay. I’m already… fine…”
Just then, I noticed something was off with my body.
”Huh? Mama Akari. The baby is okay, right? I don’t really know if my stomach hurts or if it’s just tight…”
”…You were already in the final month when my water broke. The midwife had to take the baby out forcefully… but the baby… didn’t make it…”
”What? Didn’t make it… what do you mean?”
”It wasn’t just because you fell this time; the baby was already breech or something, and the umbilical cord was tangled weirdly… so… it was a stillbirth… it was a girl.”
Finally managing to say that, Mama Akari broke down crying loudly.
No… what a terrible thing.
After all this time I took care of it… Oh God.
Did I do something wrong!? My mind went blank, and all I could feel was the tears streaming down my cheeks.
”It seems you’ve noticed.”
Baron Tethyrkan said as he entered.
”Anyway, I’m glad you regained consciousness. You had quite a bit of bleeding and were bedridden for 3 days. But you can’t let your guard down yet. It will take some time for your body to recover. Take it easy here.”
”Um, Baron. This is because the baby is half human and half Beastfolk, right…?”
”That doesn’t matter. You and the baby just had bad luck. Such things can happen at a certain probability.”
”But… it was because I pushed my sister…”
A voice said, and when I looked behind Sir Tethyrkan, Karin was standing there. Sir Aaron was beside her.
”No, Karin. It’s not your fault…”
Mama Akari said, but Karin ran off without listening.
”Karin! Wait!”
Mama Akari’s voice seemed to not reach Karin’s ears.
”Don’t worry. Leave it to me.”
Sir Aaron said as he chased after Karin.
* * *
By the river near the watermill with the generator, Aaron caught up to Karin.
”Karin, don’t panic. That’s not your fault!”
”Don’t touch me! You perverted lord!! You’ve been doing all those lewd things to my mom, right!?”
”Haha, the pervert is harsh. But didn’t you come to seek help from that pervert?”
”Well… it’s an emergency… and the closest adult I could rely on was…”
”Well, that’s how it is. But can’t you understand that it’s the same for your mother, Akari?”
”Sure, it’s an emergency that Dad can’t come back… but relying on Sir Aaron to make her his wife is totally different!”
”No, don’t misunderstand. The emergency is on our kingdom’s side. Akari still believes Yuuta will definitely come back. So for her, it’s not an emergency at all. Akari chose to become my wife to help Queen Asuka.”
”Is that about that notice?”
”Yes.”
”But… Sir Aaron took that as an opportunity to be lewd with my mom… disgusting!! You’re definitely a pervert!!”
”Ugh. Well, we did play around a bit, but we didn’t cross the final line.”
”Huh? What’s that supposed to mean?”
”Listen, Karin… well, maybe it’s fine now. This is quite an old story, but you and I are milk siblings.”
”Milk siblings?”
”Yeah. Even though we’re not blood-related, we drank from the same mother. When you were still young, I wanted to take over this entire country, so I locked you and Akari in the Royal Palace and sucked on her milk every night.”
”…Pervert.”
”Yeah, that’s right. But eventually, I was influenced by her kindness and reconciled with Yuuta in the end.”
”…I don’t really get it. But… me and Sir Aaron were milk siblings who drank from the same mom’s breasts… what’s that? So funny! But gross!!”
”That’s why. Saying he wants to make me his wife this time probably came from that experience. From his perspective, he might think that if the queen falls here, Yuuta’s return will also be in jeopardy.”
”So… Sir Aaron also went along with my mom’s little act?”
”That’s right. But for now, it’s still a secret. I don’t know where the enemy is watching from. So for the time being, Akari is my wife. However, once the matters with the queen and Yuuta are resolved, I wouldn’t mind returning Akari to Yuuta and getting engaged to you again.”
”Sir Aaron…”
”This time with Melon is not your fault. No matter who it is, there is no guarantee that anyone will be born completely safe in this world. So you must properly thank your parents who gave birth to you and raised you, as well as the luck you’ve had in life.”
”Yes… I understand. Then, I’m looking forward to the day I can get engaged to you again, Sir Aaron. That means my father will be coming back, right? So, Sir Aaron… just once, please… kiss me… on the lips.”
”Goodness. You’re quite the forward girl. But that’s fine.”
As the sunset reflected on the river’s surface, Aaron gently pressed his lips against Karin’s.
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