Chapter 1092 – What Does It Feel Like to Be a Mother?

She stayed with Mina for 10 years. 7 years in another world, the remaining 3 years in modern times. Even though our relationship wasn’t always the same, I could say I was the one who knew her best.

“Are you Minah?”

“… Yes, Jiheon.”

“What’s the matter? What are you thinking about?”

“It’s nothing.”

But even if it wasn’t me, she could tell that Mina had a lot of worries. Sehee and I came back from school, Mawang went on an internet broadcast, and Mina was eating after work.

“It’s nothing, so why stop eating and stay still? Is it not tasty?”

“No. Jiheon’s dishes are always delicious.”

Minah shook her head with the same sullen expression as she did a few seconds ago. Then, as if she was trying to show me that it was delicious, she took a big spoonful of the rice and ate it.

“Huh…”

“Eat slowly. Then catch up.”

“Great, kuck. It’s okay.”

“It’s okay. Wait for a sec. I’ll get you some water.”

I got up from my designated seat, the head of the table, and headed to the refrigerator. She took out a water bottle, poured it into a cup, and gave it to Mina.

“Come on, drink.”

“Thank you, Jiheon.”

“Yeah, I know.”

I smiled at her words of thanks and sat down at the table again. And then she spit out the same question she had asked earlier.

“What’s the matter? What did your boss say?”

“I am the boss.”

“I know. It’s a joke.”

“Is that so.”

“But what really happened? Is there a problem with the company?”

“No. Nothing happened.”

“Hmm. Nanimo Nakatta! Is it.”

At this time, the demon king’s voice came from the kitchen door. Looking back, as expected, the Demon King was trudging in.

“Why? Did you come out hungry?”

“Do you think Jim is a pig?”

“Well. I did get a little hungry.”

“Ha ha, really?”

Even though I pointed out the boat that came out gently, the demon king was rather happy and tilted his back. Then, the abdomen, which had been covered by the baggy indoor clothes and only showed a faint outline, stood out clearly.

Haha, Jim is finally becoming a mother too!”

What was in there was absolutely nothing like shit. Of course, since the demon king is also a human, there will be feces, but it was the baby conceived between us that made her stomach full.

“Big! How Zeke struggles to get out of the world!”

Demon King, who was revealing his pregnant belly, bent over him and let him go back in. Then he came into the kitchen and proudly encouraged Mina.

“Min-ah. I hope you will feel this joy as soon as possible. Of course, Jiheon should try hard! Haha!”

“Ah, a little.”

“Zeke! Wait a little bit! Dad will make your sister in no time!”

She was not a beauty with a pretty face like a doll, but something an easy-going old man would say. Of course, that was one of the devil’s charms, so he pretended to be disgusted and raised his mouth.

“…”

At this time, I found Mina who didn’t say anything and only lowered her eyes. She was often silent, but I remembered that she always looked at us with her brown eyes, which were slightly different to the left and right.

“Hmm? Min-ah?”

Now, even the demon king realized that Mina was strange. She walked over to the refrigerator and asked why as she opened the door.

“Min-ah. Are you okay?”

“…”

“Min-ah?”

When Mina, who usually answered at once, did not say anything, she quickly turned around so that her silver hair fluttered slightly. Mina noticed the gaze pouring down on her, and then she looked at the demon king.

“Sohee.”

“Oh, well. Why but?”

“What does it feel like to be a mother?”

“Hmm…”

The demon king didn’t play much with his serious expression to the point of hesitating a little. He sighed through his nose, a habit he always shows when he’s serious, then put a hand on his waist and stood cross-legged.

“I don’t know. Jim is still pregnant. You will only understand the experience of becoming a mother around February.”

“Is that so.”

“Hmm. Yes. But why are you asking that?”

“Nothing.”

“It seems like everything is right…”

He slurred as he opened the lid of the glass bottle of fresh fruit juice, but he didn’t bother to pry. Even though she always behaved like a fool, the devil was a serious person when she was serious.

“Then I will finish eating.”

Even her demon king noticed her own strangeness, so she changed the subject rather conspicuously. Even so, I had no intention of asking questions like the demon lord. I just waited for him to speak.

“I ate well, Jiheon.”

“Uh, just put the dishes in the sink. I will wash the dishes.”

“Then do your best.”

Minah finished dinner with a few more spoonfuls of her rice. As if that was a signal, the demon king left the dining room, and I resumed her chores, forgetting Mina’s worries for a moment.

“Brother. Brother.”

It was a little later that we started talking about this topic. It was time for Minah to leave her kitchen and me to finish washing her dishes.

“Brother. Would you like to come over here for a second?”

Se-hee, who must have been working on an assignment in her room, came out to the kitchen and beckoned me to come. As I approached, taking off my slightly damp apron from splashing water, I spoke in a small whisper.

“I want to talk to you for a minute. Would it be okay?”

“Uh. Are you fine.”

“Then please come to my room. It’s about Minah unnie.”

The moment I thought it was Minah again, I suddenly felt a sense of incongruity. Today’s assignment was quite large, so Se-hee just said hello and went into her room. But today, Minah seemed to notice something strange.

“Brother. Quickly.”

“Ah, yes.”

Now, what Se-hee wanted to say was more important than the sense of incongruity. I threw her apron roughly on her kitchen table and followed her into her room.

Percussion

“Brother.”

When I entered, Sehee shut the door silently. He carefully turned his room into a secret room and left the main topic.

“Brother. I guess something happened to Mina unnie.”

“Oh, I guess.”

“Did you already know?”

“When I saw you eating earlier, you acted strangely. He doesn’t respond well to what we say, and he keeps thinking.”

“It’s not just at home.”

Minah seems to have started doing that at work. Sae-hee, who was rummaging through her pockets, showed me her phone. A texting app was on on the screen, and I could see a conversation about Mina being weird at work.

“She’s the older sister I was close with when I was working at the company, right? But while Minah unnie was working, she said she was a little strange. She doesn’t listen to her subordinates very well, and it takes a while to get even simple paperwork approved.”

“Okay…”

When she said that she was like that at work as well as at home, my thoughts became complicated. It was especially true that Mina, who was always overly candid, kept it a secret from us.

“Brother. Can I ask you one more time? It seems serious.”

“… Huh.”

She was going to wait until Mina confided in her, but she couldn’t afford it. She should ask before she knows any more to grunt to herself,

“Yes, I understand.”

“Wow, sir! It’s a surprise!”

“Kyaaak?!”

The moment I thought I would, I heard the voice of the party. When Se-hee and I looked at each other in amazement, she found Min-ah standing there with a sullen face. As if it had been there from the beginning.

“Since you two have doubts, I will tell you what it is. Sorry.”

“Uh, uh, no, that’s fine.”

“Since when have you been there? From the beginning?”

“I witnessed the scene where Jiheon was following Sehee, and I also followed him. Sorry for overhearing you two.”

When we entered the room saying we were talking about ourselves, he seemed very concerned. Having killed her as much as possible without noticing her, she got to the point with a blunt face.

“Jiheon. Sehee. I’ll tell you all about what’s going on. So could you please go to the living room?”

“Ah, yes. But what is it?”

“I can’t tell you yet. Sorry.”

“No. But are you going to call your sister too?”

“Yes that’s right. Please take a seat on the sofa in the living room and wait for a while. Excuse me.”

Mina finally opened the door and left. While doing so, Sehee and I looked at each other in a bewildered mood as we left the door that was not completely closed.

“… Shall we go?”

“Yes, let’s go.”

Looking at Sehee, one thing I could tell was that those lips were sweet. However, it wasn’t that I didn’t know that, so I left the room with Sehee.

“Hmm, I want it to end quickly. It’s because it’s on air.”

“Yes, I understand. Sorry for interrupting you during the broadcast.”

As I was sitting on the sofa in the living room, Mina was bringing the demon king out. She sat the demon king, me, and Sehee side by side, and her self stood across her table, looking at us.

“Jiheon. Sohee. Sehee. I will start with the main point.”

“Something. You’re not supposed to have children, are you?”

“Uh? Really?”

“Then the plan is a bit twisted.”

The demon king asked with his blue eyes flashing mischievously, and Sehee and I laughed knowingly that it was a joke. Minah gave us news that shocked us even more than that she was pregnant.

“Around lunchtime today, I got a call from the nursery school where I lived. My birth mother visited the orphanage and said she wanted to meet me.”