Chapter 66 – Chapter 65 – Family Planning (2)

Potty felt a strange feeling when he saw Carine looking at her with fearful eyes.

It was as if he had become a different person because he had never felt this emotion, which he often experienced recently.

No, he has definitely become a different person.

A magical experiment that has been a terrible synthetic experiment since the first memory of being born.
Wherever she went, she became the queen of this place, who received the most love from a man.

Her body was in a state optimized for giving birth to many babies, and as expected, she brought glory to her owner.

Is that why?

This remodeled body, which I had never been proud of or loved, I liked at this moment.

It was thought to be a gift from God.

Perhaps, out of many animals, it was the demon god’s grace or plan that he was synthesized with a rabbit?
Or that it was chosen by a demon god who noticed that he was more like a demon than a human.

Either way, it’s a good idea to prick your ears.

Potty trembled, feeling that he could not stand it no matter how much he tried.
Carine looked at Potty with her mouth raised, and her eyes were shaken.

Those evil eyes that dared to manipulate Hernán.

He, Hernan, and Sharpie worked together to punish him as he deserved.
Now, the hero has become just an ordinary woman who deserves that title.

As Carine exchanged glances with Poti and other women, Hernán turned his head to himself.

The women quickly averted their eyes or put away their hostility toward Karine.
There was nothing different about him, so he returned with his characteristic timid expression.

Potty was lost in thought while watching Hernan talking to Carine with his expression fixed.

When will Hernan completely abandon that woman and come to her?
Do you still have any regrets?

Certainly, considering that he recently brought Carine over and asked her to eat together, it might be.
If so, should I help him get rid of it?

Potty waited for Hernán to return to his side, recalling the persuasion he had given him in the past few days.

* * *

“Yo, do you want to invite the warrior to our side and have a meal together?”

“Okay.”

Potty looked at Hernan, who was holding the baby, with a dumbfounded expression.
She asked Hernan a question as she watered the red roses that grew more luxuriant with each passing day.

“Uh… You want the girls to look after the babies while they eat?”

“No.”

Hernan added that it was not at all and came to Potty’s side.
He said softly, holding Potty’s hand, who was watering too much.

“Karine has made a lot of mistakes, hasn’t she repented yet?”

He was very nervous because he knew he would tell the reason for bringing Karine.
However, Hernán suddenly mentioned Carine’s fault and held the baby in one arm.

The other arm was wrapped around Potty’s hips and lifted her up with a flash.

Hernán slowly began to walk around the lab, carrying four people, including the child in his stomach.

When Potty was hit on the ribs by Karine and grabbed by the ear, Hernán supported him with his arms as he does now.

Potty felt the elation of leaning on the shoulder of the man she loved dearly.
Hernan said quietly to Potty, who had a happy face.

“It’s hard for me to see Carine well because of that too.”

Potty muttered to herself, “Me too,” And dropped her ears on top of Hernan’s head.
Hernan, who put his rabbit ears on like a headband, continued his words.

“But the kids will grow up too, and you should consider getting out of here.”

Rather than understanding Hernan’s words, Potty nodded, enjoying his warm voice and warmth.

“Wouldn’t it be bad for kids to see one person being bullied as they grow up?”

“Is that so?”

“You might see what we do and cause bullying among the kids.”

Bullying…
Will your kids get hurt if they go outside?

Perhaps, in normal human society, it is not at the level of bullying, but ostracized and kicked out.
Because in the human society he had seen while traveling with Hernán, he had never seen a person with animal ears.

You might think it’s a monster or demon.

Then I don’t want to go out…

While she thought, Hernán continued her talking.

“And there are a lot of problems when I go out. Although we know about Carine’s brainwashing magic, that’s not perfect insurance.”

“Then, do I have to return the hero’s power?”

“If Karine goes back without her royal-given powers, she has a hard time ascending the throne. Then she will interfere with Silnia or Marina’s goals.”

Wasn’t that just talking about it already, wasn’t it actually distorted?
I don’t know the power struggles of the upper classes or the customs of the elves, so I’m not sure if there’s another way.

Intoxicated with that thought and the somewhat relaxed mood, Potty said whatever thoughts came to his head.

“Can’t El just be the king?”

“I?”

“Yes. Like here…”

Potty caressed his belly and opened his mouth.

“Can’t we make a wish to the devil and ask Hernán to be king outside?”

“However, it would be impossible for demon gods to directly intervene in human society.”

Potty laughed and conveyed an idea that came to Hernan, who was trying to pass off his words as a joke.

“The reason why the hero can become king is because of the lineage of the royal family, right?”

“What… There are many complicated factors, but that’s how it is.”

“Then shouldn’t El have that lineage?”

“How could such a thing be possible… What are you saying right now?”

Potty nodded his head.
Then, the rabbit ears on Hernan’s head fluttered.

“Yo, you sealed the new blood of the hero. Can’t we transplant it to El?”

Just like transplanting rabbit flesh and blood into humans.
The Sharpie informed me that the Demon God is also called the God of Magic.

He himself was created by a mere wizard, but wouldn’t it be possible if he was a demon god at the pinnacle of magic?
In addition, it seemed even more likely to use the divine power recently.

Hernán looked around for a moment.
I just wanted to see if anyone else was there.

Strangely, lately, when the two of them were talking, he tended to check if anyone was hiding.
Had I seen someone hiding and eavesdropping in the past?

“Forties. I’m saying this just in case, but you shouldn’t say that to other people.”

“All right.”

Forti found it amusing to see Hernán embarrassed, but he also felt sorry for him, so he stopped talking.

But he quietly stored the thought he had just come up with in a corner of his brain.
He himself has a very good memory.

I will have to make this wish, which I just mentioned in passing, before I go out.

I could get 19 wish tickets anyway, and I’ve only used 3 so far.
It wouldn’t hurt to talk to Hernan later and apply for this wish.

Hernán, who regained his composure, returned to the original subject and continued talking quickly.

“Anyway, can I bring Carine with me? I will ask other women for their opinions.”

It was annoyed that the hero’s name came out of Hernan’s mouth.

She hates to be called her name, so she only calls her warrior, but it gets on her nerves when she and her lover call her by name.

Not to mention, it was nice that she wasn’t by her side while eating, but she called me back…

“Great. Eh, she won’t object to me if El wants it…”

However, the words that came out of her mouth were completely different from her true intentions.
She didn’t want to go against the heart of the man she loved and the king of the place.

Because she herself is different from the reckless warrior.

Hernán studied her Forti’s expression and tried to say something more to her.
But she soon shut her mouth.

When he opened her mouth again, she thanked him cheerfully.

“Thank you. After all, I believed that Forty would agree.”

Potty unknowingly loosened his stiff expression.
Hernán’s words just now made her feel very good.

“Oh no! Please let me know when other women’s opinions are decided later.”

* * *

Forti believed that she must have been vehemently opposed by the other women, particularly Marina and Silnia.
That’s why she agreed more readily.

“Karine. All the women agreed. You may come.”

However, looking at Hernan’s actions and her words, surprisingly, everyone seemed to agree.
Was she that good at persuasion?

Forty said that Karine met her eyes with Hernán, and this time she looked at the other women.

The look of the women sitting in the senior seats was completely different from when they sat in ordinary seats.
For some reason, it seems that they are paying attention to themselves, and it feels like they are watching them.

Have the Hero or the Sharpie always felt like this?

Potty looked at her child, who grinned and whimpered from hunger.
Well, no matter what, there is no way for Carine to regain Hernan’s love again.

There is nothing to recapture her place as queen.

Potty lazily opened her breasts and nursed her child.
In the meantime, Carine and Hernán were still talking.

* * *

“I’m not going.”

“Are you really going to do this? You just explained why.”

Carine felt that the information Hernán had explained danced dizzy in her head.

It is practically a community with the personnel here.
In order to get out and stay safe, we must eventually reconcile at least with each other.

All of these statements are logically correct.
Even if the king is already like that, he needs everyone’s silence if he wants to go out and be safe with the brainwashing magic.

It’s unfair, but that’s the truth.
But even now, if Hernán wasn’t looking at her, she didn’t want to be among the women who would send her glances that would make her feel bad.

No matter how hard Hernan tried, he would subtly put pressure on himself.

As if he knew that too, he quietly opened his mouth again.

“I know you’re worried about being noticed if you go over there.”

“Then why don’t you come by my side?”

“Then a rather blatant attack would follow?”

Hernán leaned over to Karine and whispered.

“Of course, I will try to block criticism from coming to you as much as possible. But don’t expect that you won’t get it at all.”

Karine glared at Hernán, feeling that she was crying.
Her own blue eyes were clearly reflected in Hernan’s black pupils.

“Then there’s no reason to go any further…”

“Don’t you see why I would stick you with women? You called me to apologize after you’ve calmed down a bit with the girls.”

“Apologize… ?”

Hernán frowned when Carine asked back.

“Okay, sorry. At least he said he was sorry to me, even in empty words, but he never said anything to the other women.”

Carine recalled that Hernán often said he was sorry for Silnia and Marina, and that she was trying to be considerate of them.

Are you asking yourself to do the same?

Of course, in retrospect, she admits that her behavior was gross.
But I had no choice but to leave.

“If you insist on staying here anyway, your situation won’t get any better. So let’s go.
If there is any progress while you are there, I will set up a separate meeting for reconciliation.”

Hernan asked in a desperate voice.
It was as if the magic in her head had disappeared.

Carine opened her mouth, hiding her trembling hands under her table.

“Here L.”

“Huh.”

Can I get my relationship back with you?

Karine pondered over whether or not to ask the question she was about to ask hundreds of times, although it was a brief moment.
Her hands tremble wildly and her heart, which beats erratically from her lack of sleep, starts beating fast.

Her breathing quickens involuntarily and tears well up in her eyes.

If she answers that it’s not Hernan, what should she do herself?

It was the greatest fear she had ever felt in her life.

“Me too… Can I repair my relationship with you? What if we apologize and reconcile?”

Her question eventually spilled out of her mouth.
Every time she tried to stop, her longing for Hernán pushed her words endlessly, so she couldn’t stop.

As Hernán finished her Carine’s question, she slowly brought her words out.

“If it’s a relationship with you…”

Carine swallowed her saliva.

“Are you talking about a romantic relationship?”

She nodded her head.

“Is it possible… ?”

Hernan was silent.
Karine waited for his answer with anticipation.

But the silence lasted a very long time.
Karine thinks that the time feels long because she expects too much of herself, and she intends to wait longer.

“Hernan! The rice will be cold when are you coming?”

Then Sharpie’s voice was heard.
Karine had an intuition that objectively, a long time had passed.

And even then, Hernan was silent.
The silence was no different from before in that there were no words.

The difference is that Hernán’s expression has become much calmer.

Carine checked his face and quietly lowered her head.
Then she got up with her meal.

Hernán took her without saying anything and went to her women’s side.

When Carine gets there, she says nothing and she sits down next to Marina.
And Hernán returned to his seat between Poti and Sharpie.

The moment the women were about to stare at the hero, Hernan, the king of this place, opened his mouth.

“Let’s all eat. Talk to Carine slowly.”

One by one, the women looked away as if they had made a promise.
It seemed that Hernan had asked him in advance.

Then, it seemed that Hernan really had the will to stop the bullying coming towards him.

But does that mean anything?

Karine raised the spoon with her eyes almost dead.
She has admitted that her lover has left her completely and there is no possibility of returning.

She said that the likability magic she cast was a landmine that would destroy not only her relationship as a lover, but also her relationship as a friend.
And he himself stepped on it.

You can no longer restore your relationship with Hernán in the normal way.

The rest is really…

Carine mechanically placed the empty spoon in her mouth with her teary eyes closed.
It didn’t taste like anything.