Chapter 118 – 118. Duchess Kang a-Jin.

Ash is pregnant.
I don’t know if it was the influence, but Ash’s personality softened a lot.
He became less violent than before.

I fiddled with the ring finger of my left hand.
It was an ordinary silver ring, but the material was by no means ordinary.
It’s a ring made by breaking a holy sword.

It is surprising that such an ignorant plan was conceived and put into practice.
It was something no one else could have done.

‘The holy sword is a holy thing. The church won’t let you go.’

However, the Sun God Church did not show any reaction.
Since an achievement is an achievement, it seemed that he had decided to just skip the level of damage to the holy relic.

“Look at this. Is not it cute?”

Ash started knitting these days.
Ever since he found out he was pregnant, he’s been consistently wearing a hat.
First of all, I’m aiming for a furry hat the size of a small one.

I still can’t believe it.
Even though I was celebrated so much yesterday, it didn’t seem like my story.

I peeked at Ash’s belly.
I couldn’t believe that life was conceived in it.
When will you feel it properly?

What if Ash’s stomach starts to swell?
What if the child is born and faces the real thing?

“How should I name it?”

A name determines the first impression of a person.
In my case, because of the name Kang Ah-jin, I often lived with the nickname of a puppy.

Son or daughter
That’s important too.

“I absolutely want to be your son.”

Ash firmly said the wind.

“Why?”
“Because I have to connect your bloodline.”

People in the world where they originally lived did not care much about the gender of their children.
The social trend is forming that if you care, you are an ignorant person, and it felt like you couldn’t express it outwardly.

But it wasn’t this world.
The son remained in the family and continued the lineage, and the daughter was used to strengthen the power of the family by marrying here and there.

So it was only natural that Ash, feeling a rivalry with Bianca, wanted a son.
He struggled to catch up with Bianca somehow.

But I thought a little differently.
Since I had already seen a son as Viole, I wanted a daughter now.

‘A daughter who resembles Ash.’

I said it honestly.

“I wish I was your daughter.”
“It must be a son.”

Ash was sincere.
He seemed unwilling to give up.

It’s funny.
As someone who knows the greatness of science, Ash’s reaction was just cute.

“Ash, do you know who decides the gender of their children?”
“It is up to the woman to decide.”
“Tsk tsk.”

I shook my head.
Ash was ignorant and counted on strength, he knew nothing about science.

“The sex of the child is determined by the man.”
“Do not be ridiculous.”
“Is it true?”

I will teach Ash the Biology 1 course.

“There are sex chromosomes in the human body. XY for men, XX for women.”
“Sex chromosomes?”

Ash is an idiot.
Fools who don’t even know these basic things.

“Sperm contains an X chromosome and a Y chromosome. But the egg only has an X chromosome. Do you know what I mean?”

He gave an example with a sword and shield.

“Ash, you are the egg. Let’s assume you’re holding a sword.”

It is the black X chromosome.

“If I give you a sword, you become a girl. It’s going to be a crazy pair of swordsmen.”
“Is the shield a Y chromosome?”
“Yeah, so it’s the sperm that determines the sex of the baby. Whether the sword will be modified or the shield will be modified. But I felt it In Ash’s stomach, there’s a double sword bug… No, I have a daughter.”
“Don’t give a damn.”

Ash frowned and said.

“It’s my son.”
“What if it was your daughter?”
“What if it was your son?”
“If it’s a son…”

Are you the only one with two sons?
My head hurts already.

“Bet. I bet my daughter, my wrist and this house unconditionally.”
“The house belongs to Count Glaros. What are you walking?”
“It doesn’t work.”
“I bet my dukedom because my baby is a son.”
“The Duchy?”
“Yes.”

Ash nodded confidently.
Her confidence showed through.

“… I think so. You said you were the Duke of Ash, right?”
“Duke of Greyfield.”
“Are you going to stake the dukedom?”
“Okay, if you win, I’ll give you a seat. You are being duped.”

Is it good to be a duke?
I thought about it for a while.

A strong Duke.
Azin River, Duke.

‘No matter what, it’s not good to go up to a high position.’

There is only one coat of arms I have ever used.
Squad leader when he was a corporal in the Republic of Korea Army.
It was an idiot-like battle with only responsibility and nothing.

Dukes are likely to be similar.
It seemed that the duchess (?) Would be much more comfortable and better than the duke.

“I’m not very attracted to the Duke’s Council.”
“Why? Do you know how wide the land I was given is? Almost half of the northern provinces.”
“… It is not very fertile ground.”
“Instead, the emperor decided to support us.”

Ash said nonchalantly.

“If someone starves to death in my land… At that time, you just have to invade other nobles and take them, well.”
“Awesome. Trustworthy.”
“If you win, you get everything. But don’t you like it?”
“Yeah, I hate it.”

It must be a daughter anyway.
So, you should bet on a better reward.

The Duke’s Committee is garbage.
I want to play and eat.

“Um, then…”

Ash thought for a moment.
What conditions should I put on?

I suggested

“If it’s your daughter, release the chastity belt.”
“What if it’s your son?”
“I’ll wear the chastity belt calmly.”
“That is still the case.”
“I won’t ask you to release me.”
“I’m filling it up because it’s cute when he cries to be released, but if he doesn’t ask for it, there’s no reason to fill it up.”

A crazy mind that bullies for the sake of bullying.
I complied while laughing.

“Then I will cry hard.”
“Crying hard?”

At my words, Ash opened his eyes as if he had a brilliant idea.

“I want to increase the size of your cock. If my son gets hit, let me fuck him.”
“… What?”
“Are you scared?”

Ash laughs at me and says.

“Oh, I was scared. Are you tired of fearing that I will give birth to a son?”
“No, what bullshit. Are you sure you’re a daughter?”

I can’t be sure.
I’m just saying my wish.
But Ash jumped in and provoked me.

“Whoa, okay. I understand.”
“…”

If it were your son, would you fuck him with a cock?
Ash’s was smaller than Islan’s, but it wasn’t without feeling.
Are you increasing the size there?

“… If it’s your daughter, you’ll wear a chastity belt too.”
“Call.”

The only thing that came to mind right away was this.
I couldn’t think of anything that could bother Ash.

Seeing Ash willingly accepting it made me feel as if I had already lost.

* * *

A loa belonging to the El Knights, the knights of Alfheim, stayed at the mansion of Count Glaros with the high elf Islan.
The elves came with congratulatory gifts or something.

I borrowed time from Loa.
She asked me to help her practice swordsmanship, and she asked how to practice.

Loa seemed more organized than Ash.
I didn’t feel much of a difference though.

“The wrist is important. You need to be able to recognize the level of force, figure out the direction, and flow it flexibly. If you hit it, it will break. Keep in mind Swordsmanship is a skill to win.”

The reason was nothing.
When my children are born, I wanted to tell them something.
I don’t know if it’s useful or not, but as a father, I wanted to take her first step.

Kagak-!

A wooden sword collided with a wooden sword.
My wrists tingled for a moment.

“Do you think you can win if you fight with force?”

Loa looked at me and sneered.
It’s definitely a woman’s body, but where does this strength come from?

Kak-!

I swung her wooden sword recklessly.
It was an extravagant expression to the extent of infinity and infinity.

Roa skillfully received my wooden sword.
It was clear to her eyes how she would wield it.

“Oh, it hurts!”

She stretched out her arm and pushed back Loa’s wooden sword.
It was an expression that he couldn’t do it anymore.

The loa drew back her sword and let out a sigh.

“The discipline is lacking, and the talent is insignificant. Then she must learn at least a cowardly skill.”
“… You can’t teach a kid some cowardly techniques.”
“Then learn it step by step from the bottom up.”
“100,000 slams? What time are you doing that?”

I want to learn something, but I don’t want to try.
Even I thought it was a buggy mindset.

Loa said, clicking her tongue.

“Shouldn’t we show that we are working hard? She doesn’t think it’s necessary to teach a child swordsmanship.”
“…”

It is a world where swords and magic exist.
Magic is not zero, so I chose a sword.

“Let’s practice slowly, okay?”

What was it like to give up?
Because time is overflowing.
There is still a long way left until the baby is born and walks.

“I think so.”

Loa followed her words.

“Compared to you, I have seen quite a few humans in my long life. Among them, people like you are extremely rare, and it is okay to have confidence even if your skills are insignificant… I think so.”
“Yes?”
“So I’m not dealing with you, is it? If I hadn’t acknowledged him as a decent human being, I wouldn’t have told him like this.”
“Thank you very much for that.”

He said he was helping because of Ash, huh.

“Okay, I’ll stop today.”
“Training too?”
“Yeah, it’s hard.”

The day has passed.
Count Glaros called Ash and me.
For what reason.

“The news of Kang Ah-jin’s recovery is going up and down among the nobility. And the news of Prince Greyfield’s pregnancy.”
“…”
“That’s why it’s crazy to want to congratulate you.”
“… Excuses.”

Ash replied in a sullen voice.
Count Glaros also said with a smile.

“That excuse is important. To bless the second generation of Ash Greyfield, the hero who saved the continent. It is an issue that should be reflected on the face of the aristocrats with thick faces.”
“Therefore?”
“Isn’t there a proper castle in the northern territory?”

All the lands Ash received are the lands of traitors to humanity.
The castle collapsed and the rice fields were burned.
It was just under construction.

Ash immediately understood Count Glaros’ words.

“Do that, then.”
“All right.”

A week later, a grand banquet began.
It is said to be a one-week banquet.