Chapter 174 – Chapter 167 – The New Order (2)

Hernán put his hand on his waist without realizing it.
Then he touched several objects in his hand.

Dagger, mana stone, ovulation inducer.

These three things that only Hernan carried around.
In a way, they symbolize his power.

“L. Don’t you feel strange?”

Karine looked at the pocket of Hernán’s waistband.
Her eyes were filled with longing.

“Almost a year and a half. I’ve been loving you so hard all this time…”

She wrinkled her brow and touched her belly.
The stomach, which sometimes complained of abdominal pain for no reason, seemed very light.

“I don’t know if it’s just bad luck or something went wrong.”

Carine’s face, which said she didn’t know if there was a problem, was filled with slight displeasure.

Hernán judged that the displeasure was probably directed at Potty.
Potty gave Carine a potion that causes infertility through alchemy.

Carine, who already hates Potty, deserves to feel even deeper anger.

Perhaps he could pour out his anger on Potty, so Hernán prepared his mind in advance.

But when she opened her mouth, Carine didn’t say anything about her potty.

“I don’t know the exact reason, but anyway, I’m the only one who can’t get pregnant.”

Surprising.
She thought that if she were Carine, she would certainly denounce her anger or displeasure towards Potty, even if it was a feeble one.

Is it because they are from the same faction?

Hernán recalled the two factions here that had been appearing implicitly lately.

Sharpie, Karine and Potty.
Marina and Sylnia.

These two groups made a delicate angle, but always stopped the confrontation at a level that was ambiguous for Hernán to intervene.

That’s why Hernan couldn’t be more agitated, and he had no choice but to act cautiously.
I have to avoid making the conflict spread openly by touching the faction issue.

“Anyway, can’t I take that ovulation inducer too?”

“Ovulation triggers are pretty strong drugs. You know it because you’ve seen Sylnia.”

Silnia, an elf whose fertile period returns very slowly compared to humans.
In order to rise to her rank as queen, she took an ovulation-inducing drug shortly after giving birth to her child.

As a result, although the pregnancy itself was a success, she had to endure severe abdominal pain.

An elf who was naturally resistant to poison or disease, and even among those elves, Silnia, who was no different from the incarnation of health, suffered from side effects.

Will Karine be able to withstand the drug?

“Don’t you feel that your body isn’t that normal? It could be putting more strain on the already weakened uterus.”

“Still…”

When Hernan cautioned her, Carine’s voice sank.
But she sent her sad eyes and revealed her desire to conceive.

Looking at her eyes, Hernan felt pity inside her.

“Is there any reason you want to get pregnant?”

What if she and Karine were in a normal family situation?
Her words could have been interpreted simply as her wife’s desire to see more of her child.

Naturally, her husband wouldn’t suspect that there was some kind of political conspiracy or ulterior motive behind it.
Rather, I must have been sweating in anticipation of what was going to be a rough night tonight.

“Do you have any wishes you want to make? Or for some other reason?”

“I want to be loved…”

Because it was Hernan who was thinking that way, Carine’s words that followed her came out differently.

“I want you to look at me more…”

I can’t say anything because it feels like something is blocking my throat.
Thanks to that, Karine got a chance to continue the story.

“You love your children very much. It’s completely different from the fathers I’ve been through.”

She was raised by her adoptive father until she reached adulthood.
To be honest, in the eyes of Hernán, an outsider to her, she was only a daughter in word, but in reality was more like a maid.

Her real father, the King, whom Karine longed for, was also never a nice person.
It was even more inappropriate for her father.

And that Hernan himself is no different.

No matter who sees it, he is not his biological son, and he has lived with cold treatment from his father.
I don’t even know who the real father is.

You can only know that the seeds were sown without any responsibility.

“So El, you can’t help but focus on a woman with a child you care about.”

Hernán wanted to refute.
But when she opened her mouth, nothing came out.

Carine looked at Hernan and opened her mouth bitterly.

“When Potty gave birth to Una, you took care of Potty and gave her the throne. It might be natural since I literally have a rabbit-like child.”

Is it because we’ve known each other for a long time?

Carine showed a very sharp insight when it was limited to Hernán.

“She is the daughter of Sharpie, who is uniquely intelligent, and because of Ella, she is also interested in Sharpie. Oh, and we can’t leave out Ethan and Lenny.”

A melancholy smile crept across her lips.

“Ethan was born with a disability in his legs. Lenny is timid and can’t actively ask for her parents’ love. It’s all your sore fingers.”

While stroking her silver hair, Karine met her eyes with Hernán.

“The mothers of those children all made memories with you and increased the experience of being together through their children. In contrast, I just appeal to the memories of the past.”

“The past I spent with you was intense enough. Never be pushed by other women.”

“Okay? If that’s the case, I’m glad.”

Carine smiled with sad eyes as she was placed in Hernán’s arms.

“Still, I want a stronger love than in the past. As proof, give me a child. And would you give more time to the twins we already had?”

Karine’s twins showed a decent growth, whether in a good or bad way.
Because of that, Hernán’s interest in her was relatively less.

I can’t help but pay more attention to a child who can’t even walk right away, or a child whose mother has collapsed with serious injuries.

“Ovulation triggers… Can I eat it?”

Carine’s hand slowly moved toward Hernan’s waist.
Hernán was watching him quietly.

And soon, the moment Carine’s hand touches the medicine bottle.

“That’s not allowed.”

Hernan gently wrapped her hand around Carine’s and pushed her away.

“I will use that drug more carefully.”

“Ah…”

Karine clearly showed signs of disappointment.

However, Hernán continued his words in the most friendly tone while speaking firmly.

“Strong drugs can actually make you sick. Let’s try harder, and if we really feel like it’s not going to work, let’s use it.”

And the possibility of shocking the barely stable class of women.

He now wraps her carine around her shoulders and leads her to her food.

“And let’s spend some more time with our children. No, I will definitely make time for it.”

Hernán finished her remarks by placing one of the bowls for her twins on the tray with the carine and the other on her own.

“With you, the children’s mother.”

Karine couldn’t get everything she wanted, and she seemed regretful for a moment.
But, as if she liked the promise Hernán gave her, her face immediately came to mind.

“Then tomorrow evening, since I have break time, would you like to spend time with my children in the studio then?”

At Carine’s suggestion, Hernán nodded her head.

“Of course. You, me and our children. Let’s just spend time together like this.”

Hernán thought that she was not very liked by other women.
Even so, with a happy face on her face, she left her kitchen with Carine.

He already valued her time with her as much as she used to, even more than she used to.

* * *

“Are you doing well?”

“Yes?”

Sharpie asked Potty questioningly beside her, and she grinned.

“Temptation.”

“A temptation?”

Potty sat her children one by one at the table with an incomprehensible face.
Sharpie answered as he sat Ella in her chair.

“Huh. She is a pure woman who does not even know that she is tempting. Are you going to take out our king’s soul?”

Mage Potty murmured again with a feeling of despondency.

“What are you talking about?”

She descends from the position of queen, and she, who is on the verge of falling to her lowest rank, has been sluggish lately.

The demon king felt pity when he saw such Potty.

Potty, who showed more intelligence and analytical power than most high-ranking wizards in terms of magic, did not show as much ability as she does now when it comes to her human relationships.

If Potty had only Karine’s political power, she wouldn’t have been put in such a miserable situation.
Rather, this place would have already been completely in the hands of Potty and the Demon King.

Sharpie opened her mouth, thinking that if she did, she would become the Demon King’s Castle here too.

“Are you talking about Carine?”

The words that followed were not Sharpie’s voice.
She quickly closed her mouth and looked at Marina across from her.

“Recently, the hero has been very close to you and Potty. Isn’t it very strange?”

“That’s right! Originally, Carine hates you two.”

Silnia pricked her ears and agreed with her saintess’ words.
She was putting her Ethan down for a while at the seat of Hernan, who hadn’t arrived yet.

“What the hell did that bastard do to stay quiet with you guys? And so are you, the wizard.”

Unbridled direct speech.
In addition, they have such good hearing that it is difficult to have a confidential conversation.

Sharpie shrugged her shoulders once, then started wagging her tail.

“Then why are you two hanging out like this? Did the two of you do something like slugs of reconciliation?”

The demon king saw the elf and the saint, who were virtually at the highest level in terms of the intensity of the conflict.

“A reconciliation slug? What are you talking about?”

Not understanding what Silnia meant, I tilted her head.

“Well. Slug, what do I mean… Awesome!”

In contrast, the saintess thought for a moment, then immediately blushed.

“I-I’m not crazy, Demon King! Such rude…”

“Disrespect? What is a slug doing?”

Silnia seemed curious and asked Marina a question.

“That, I can’t say that!”

However, there was no way the saintess could say such a thing.

Instead, he only reveals unpleasant and embarrassing emotions while looking at the demon king.
Thinking that expression was quite amusing, Sharpie giggled.

“I don’t know exactly because I don’t like this body. But do you think our saintess knows better than this body? Come to think of it, the Church of the Goddess of Mercy says that the priests are only filled with women, right?”

The dreamer intertwined his hands in a strange way, and soon began rubbing them together.

“Every day, the lodging is a field of intense generosity and mercy…”

When Sharpie deliberately muffled her words and laughed slyly, Silnia looked even more puzzled.

“So what the hell is a slug doing? Isn’t this what people I don’t know use slang for?”

“You’d better not know.”

Marina was already bending her face towards her table, her face turning red.

“It’s my fault for forgetting that you’re a dreamer.”

She murmured in a slightly angry tone.

Shafi also decided that if she teased her further, he would earn her grudge against the Priest of Mercy.
The demon king withdrew the joke and changed the subject.

“Anyway, it’s true that our hero has been close with Hernán lately.”

“Were you very close? Why did you suddenly change like that?”

“Well? I don’t know…”

Before Sharpie could finish his words, he heard the sound of Hernan and Carine walking from across the hallway.

Dream Demon heard the sound and finished her words.
The voice was so low, she couldn’t even hear Silnia.

“That means Carine is a very important woman now.”

A woman who knows everything about Hernan.
A woman who knows best what Hernan likes and what she hates.

She is a woman with a level of information that is hard to keep up with for an elf and a saint who have recently developed a new love.

Such a woman was just rotting after her relationship with Hernan broke down, but now it’s different.

“I look forward to it.”

As the dreamer gazed at Karine and Hernán, she contemplated how to lead the situation.

Lost in her thoughts, her red heart eyes focused on Hernán before she knew it.

Eyes in love.
Or the eyes that always play love fiercely followed a man.

Of course, Mongma didn’t know that at all.

* * *

That night.
Hernan held the hand of the saintess and slowly crossed the garden.

“It feels a bit strange to receive help from a full-term pregnant woman.”

“I’m glad to be of help.”

Marina answered briefly, and eventually led him to the center of the clearing.

“Hernan.”

After the saintess sat him down on a chair, she abruptly brought out her words.

“After I have children.”

“After giving birth?”

Hernan closed her eyes and listened to her gentle saintly voice.
Marina took a breath, then she said in a calm voice.

“Let’s use the wish ticket one more time.”

“… Aren’t you originally against the use of the right to wish?”

Leaving Hernan bewildered by her, Marina went on with her own words.

“Anything is fine. If possible, right here.”

There is a sound of the saintess opening her arms wide.

“Let’s try it again in the garden.”

More than usual, the saintess’ words and actions convey her high tension and vitality.

Hernán opened her mouth, unable to hide her doubt.

“Could you please elaborate a bit?”

“Details…”

Oddly enough, I felt deep excitement from her saintess.
Normally, when excited, she would speak faster and more often, but she was rather silent.

After a fairly long silence, the saintess finally opened her mouth.

“The Demon God is using this place to gain divine power.”

“It’s a fact I found out quite a while ago.”

Hernán said a little sullenly.
This information is not so new that everyone here already knows it.

“In other words, it is a place where the work of infusing divine power into beings without divine power takes place.”

The saintess forcibly slowed down her words, suppressing her own excitement.
That’s why, rather than being surprised by the saintess’ words, Hernand felt bewildered.

“Hernan, the same thing might happen to you.”