714 – Our Beautiful Mary – 2

They say humans are animals of adaptation.

What happened once can happen twice, and what happened twice can happen three times. And I am an experienced worker who has experienced the same thing five times. I was accumulating valuable experience as many as five times.

Maybe that’s why I was able to face my sixth birth calmly. Over three years, I experienced five births and saw seven children. If this is your sixth birth, isn’t it time to get used to it?

There are probably few husbands in the empire who are more seasoned than me. If we narrow the scope to people of my age, it is safe to say that there is no husband better than me. It is impossible for me, who is perfect and perfect, to tremble─

“If you don’t want to break the floor, stop falling. It’s crazy.”

‘Ah.’

I gently grabbed my leg, which was shaking like crazy at the minister’s words.

Actually, it’s bullshit. Even if you are giving birth for the sixth time instead of the sixth, you will not be able to suppress this tension. For the rest of my life, every time my wife gives birth, I will bow my head like a criminal and anxiously pray for a safe delivery. I don’t have the ability to see the future, but I can know that much.

“I haven’t experienced anything bad, nor have there been any problems with the medical staff, so what’s so special?”

“You can’t help but be worried…”

“Just take a look in the mirror. Who is worrying about whom?”

I tried to protest against the minister’s words, but gave up. Because I saw the minister’s hands trembling slightly as he folded his arms.

Perhaps this too is the minister’s own consolation. If I say it crudely like that, it will make me cry a little and calm down my anxiety a little. It’s funny and I feel sorry to try to take care of others when I myself am really nervous.

“…When I first saw Fenelia, I didn’t know it would turn out like this. You never know a person’s future.”

While there was such an awkward silence, the minister spoke again.

“When you said you would rebuild Department 4 and picked up people from all over, I thought you had finally gone crazy and chosen the path of a slave trader. With my common sense, I couldn’t understand the idea of raising a child who lived as a commoner into Department 4.”

“Sometimes you speak as if you understand.”

I always called him crazy, but now again.

“Yes, it was always difficult to understand what was going on in your head. I still wonder how someone like you ended up between the former Count and his wife.”

The minister clicked his tongue briefly and looked at the tightly closed door.

The place where Fine and Bukuri are. I looked at the room where new life was being born.

“Well, I couldn’t understand why those people brought in so randomly brought Division 4 back to life.”

“It’s all thanks to Fine.”

“I know very well. Honestly, you didn’t do anything in particular.”

I burst out laughing at the minister’s words.

To be sure, all I did was collect the orphans who lost their homes in the war or the bereaved families of the four divisions who died in action. It was all thanks to a leader named Fine that Department 4, which was on the verge of being closed, was revived brilliantly and evolved into Department 1 of the Special Department through the name of Mukgwangdae.

Because Fine took a firm stance and led Division 4. He is said to be the head of Hanguk because he showed no shortage of military power.

“A commoner who was a war orphan saves a failing school, receives a title, and becomes the wife of an imperial white man… Isn’t this a success story that can only be found in romance novels?”

“Then am I the male protagonist in the novel?”

“The main character?”

The minister’s eyes quickly looked up and down my body.

“No matter how you look at it, he looks like a dark figure or a villain.”

“I don’t think this is something the final villain would say.”

As soon as those words were finished, the minister and I burst into laughter at the same time.

We are people with an objective perspective. It’s not that we’re ugly, but we know very well that we’re far from a warm and soft look.

I look like a villain because of the dark circles that won’t go away, and the minister looks like a villain because of his bulky muscles and bulk

“He is a villain who kidnapped the princess and married her, so live well with the princess for the rest of your life.”

“I will keep that in mind.”

The conversation ended somewhat strangely, but my anxious mind soon calmed down.

In any case, he is a man who provides comfort in a unique way, both past and present.

“Jean-saeng! Pin-ne’s mom, please be stronger!”

“Ppin’s mom! Cheer up!”

Anyway, while I was smoothing the corners of my mouth that had risen without my knowledge, I noticed the children being cared for by the lifting workers Jangsaengi up high.

“I am Jangsaeng in name only…”

And I felt both solemn and grateful at the sight of Jangsaeng flying helplessly through the air.

A being that was once called death, but is now called longevity. Don’t you get the feeling that if ‘Jangsaeng’ guards the front of the birthing room, both the mother and the baby will be healthy? Thanks to this, Jangsaeng was caught by her children and brought to the delivery room.

That’s an interesting thing, by the way. I can’t believe young children understand the concept of longevity. Whose children are, they are so smart.

“Hmm.”

“Why are you doing that?”

“That guy, hasn’t he been here for over a year?”

“Right?”

“But why is it still that big?”

Since this was indeed a valid point, I turned my attention to Jangsaeng again.

‘So?’

In the meantime, the perception that ‘Jangsaengi = small’ has been deeply ingrained in our heads, but in fact, it is not normal for Jangsaengi to still be small. For a pup, not an adult dog, one year is more time than the creation of heaven and earth. Right now, Titi alone has grown from a tiny Injeolmi to a dignified adult dog in just one or two years.

Of course, Jangsaeng is a Seongsu and not an ordinary animal, but the chick, Humility, is also bigger than before. In such a situation, only Jangsaeng boasts the same size as before.

‘…Is it because my energy has been sucked?’

It’s a rather sad guess, but it’s the most plausible. Since he is the one who suffers the most as he is tormented by his children, he may not have any energy left that should be used for growth.

I’m sorry if that’s the case. You will have to live small for the rest of your life.

Or maybe our kids will grow up a little later. Do you think you will bite and suck Jangsaeng even when you become an adult?

“Jangsaengi! “Jangsaengi!”

“Jeansaeng, Hi!”

“Gaa…! Please give birth and come out safely…!”

I looked at Jangsaeng crying desperately and then quietly turned my head.

I hope the holy water’s protection reaches Fine and Buk-ui.

***

Concerned conversations between family members and employees can be heard outside the door. The sight of medical staff busy working right next to you.

Everyone is working hard for me and North Korea. I’m trying my best to make sure one of us doesn’t make a mistake. It’s something I’m really thankful for and it’s touching─

‘Why…Nothing’s wrong?’

In fact, my body was embarrassingly quiet.

This does not mean that North will survive in the stomach. The birth was clearly in progress, and I could feel Buk trying to come out, but my body was perfectly fine.

I would be lying if I said I didn’t feel any pain, but it wasn’t enough to make me scream or cry. Is it just a feeling of pain?

‘I thought it was definitely an unprecedented pain in my life?’

I thought back quickly to see if my memory was wrong.

But the result was the same. Except for one woman who had a surprisingly easy delivery, all those who had given birth described the pain of childbirth in detail.

It’s hard even though I know that if I just endure it now, the greatest treasure will come to me. He said he wanted to cut open the stomach and take the child out himself. If my honey was next to me, I would have ripped her hair out.

‘Am I blessed too?’

With that in mind, I glanced down at the ship.

I guess it’s north of us. It looks like he’s thinking about his mother and is planning to leave quietly. I think I will have an easy delivery like Rin.

‘Thank you.’

So, I expressed my gratitude to Northuk, who couldn’t even see her face.

Even after she was born, she was an extraordinary child who was dutiful to her mother. She is a child of honey’s blood, so she is kind.

“Madam, is there anything uncomfortable about you?”

Just as she was about to slowly close her eyes, she silently nodded at the voice she heard next to her. I guess they are worried that something is wrong because I don’t have much of a reaction.

‘Should I scream out of courtesy?’

However, if you can’t control your screaming properly, it will cause you to worry.

Giving birth is a really difficult thing.

Although it was not great, the steadily accumulating pain gradually became a burden.

If this situation continued any longer, I felt like I would also feel the pain of childbirth,

“Ehhhhh!”

“You are a beautiful daughter!”

“Thank you for your hard work, ma’am!”

Just before the limit was reached, North was born. As if the pretty and cute daughter would not give her mother any trouble, she came out at just the right time.

“Your Excellency! Your cute daughter—”

“Fine! North!”

And as soon as the midwife who helped me give birth opened the door, my wife came into the room.

The sight made me smile. Because it means that he cared about me and North Korea as much as I did. Because I waited without leaving the hallway even for a moment.

“Wow! Jansaeng worked hard!”

“Jiangsaeng is chasing me! Jangsaeng is hitting me!”

“So, I only have the name Jangsaeng… No, that’s enough.”

I felt even happier when I saw the children coming in noisily.

These kids also waited for North Korea. I waited for my younger brother to be born.

“Guys. Jangsaeng must have had a hard time too, so just let him go.”

“Wow!”

“Thank you Jean!”

I don’t know what gave Jangsaeng strength, but she stepped on the floor while receiving strong praise and pats from her children.

Now is an auspicious time when our North Korean was born. Jangsaeng is also a family member living under the same roof as us, so don’t you want to see your family tired? Because today is an auspicious day.

“It’s blood. Are you in any pain? Are you saying you can’t move your body or that your touch has become a little dull…”

“It’s okay. No problem.”

Before I knew it, I was holding Buk-gi and smiling brightly at my girlfriend who was approaching.

Just looking at my happy honey and my first child is approaching side by side. Are there two scenes in the world more perfect than this?

“Oh, you haven’t hugged North yet?”

While my eyes were taking in a sight that I would never forget even after a lifetime, Yeobo carefully handed over the boy she was holding in her arms.

“That’s a pretty daughter. I guess I’ll call you Mary now instead of North.”

Now I have a child in my arms who I must call Mary.

“Huhhh!”

It’s strange. The child is crying as if the room is about to leave, and her entire body is curled up. If you look at it objectively, it is far from pretty.

But why? This little red child looked prettier than any flower.

‘Mary…’

Our lovely Mary. My precious first child.

Her maternal grandfather and her maternal grandmother can’t hug Mary, but she will take care of them as much as they can.