Chapter 153
The war for which great sacrifices were paid is finally approaching its end .
The fervor of commonwealth’s war party has lessened, with the matter of the passing of the Libra who meddled greatly in the politics of that country .
Though the small skirmishes near the national border have ceased, a time of a few months has passed with each country maintaining a state of abeyance .
What comes after this is, political work .
And so, I finally returned to my mansion in the kingdom .
「Alice-san!」
「Otto, I’m back Saira!」
As soon as I passed through the gate, I receive a Saira that came to greet me with a violence like that of a tackle .
She’s built up awful circles under her eyes .
Because this child was, always supplying weapons to the front lines, I suppose she didn’t have any time to rest during the war .
Truly, everyone was given a lot of hardship……
「Deshi~~~~!」
「Kyui!」
Rin-chan and Kyuu also came jumping in .
「Wa waa, wai!?」
The delicate me was of course unable to receive them all so, I was vigorously pushed down onto the mansion’s lawn to lay down there .
「Mo~~, fufu, were you a good child~?」
Seeing everyone’s healthy faces like this, relieved me .
「Un un! Rin has become 6 years old you know! Amazing right~~」
Time passes quickly doessn’t it .
While adults deal with adult circumstances, children’s precious time ends up passing in less than an instant .
「Congratulations, Rin-chan! We have to throw a birthday party don’t we . 」
「Ehehe, celebrate celebrate~」
I wonder if I’m pampering her too much?
I stroke her silky hair and, she goes unya~ with a wide smile .
Cute~ .
We play around for a bit and, I enter a posture where I’m basking in the sun with Rin-chan and Kyuu on top of me .
Kora kora~ .
「I can’t move~~……Ilya . 」
「Hai, ojousama . 」
「Could you contact Kran and……Rana-san about a visit for me . 」
「Certainly . 」
Ilya’s at the point where I want to give her rest though isn’t she .
Be that as it may, the mansion’s lawn feels good doesn’t it~ .
I spread my arms and legs and bask in the sun .
「I’m going ahead, Alice . 」
Shion-san got out of the carriage, while biting a yawn back .
「Totou……」
Shion-san stumbled on ground with nothing on it .
It happens to everyone but, that’s not it .
She isn’t grasping a sense of depth .
Because her left eye……can’t see .
「Shion~~! Welcome back~」
「Hey, Rin . You’ve become yet more beautiful in the short time when I couldn’t see you didn’t you . 」
「Ehehe~」
Shion-san doesn’t show behavior like she minds such a thing though .
There’s a lot and……my chest grows tight .
Injuries left on the body, pain carved into the heart .
Remaining life, lost life .
The battlefield truly lacked forgiveness .
「? Deshi, does it hurt somewhere?」
Children, watch people’s expressions closely .
Rin-chan rubbed the edge of my eye, with her clothes’s sleeve .
「……Koura, don’t dirty your sleeves okay . If you’re a lady, use a handkerchief there . 」
「Hankachi~!」
「Kyui!」
I’m saved by the Rin-chan filled with energy .
If it’s adult circumstances to protect this energetic smile……I want to think that it wasn’t bad .
It wasn’t a 100 point full score but, we did what we could .
Given that, I suppose there’s nothing except to convince the heart .
「Fun, fretful face isn’t that . 」
A sweet somewhat nasal voice .
The one throwing scathing words at me is, the person I wanted to meet .
「Eclair!」
I jumped up so, Rin-chan and Kyuu ended up falling off .
I was showered in lively booing .
Please forgive me .
「You’ve returned then! Waa, so Eclair’s also safe!」
「I suppose, look, don’t just lie there forever . 」
She came to offer me a hand so, I take that small hand .
Warm .
While getting up, my eye couldn’t help going to Eclair’s belly that had changed strikingly .
「Wa wa……somehow, moving . 」
I had always been in contact but, by looking at it up close like this it felt real for the first time .
「Incredible right? Giving birth to life . 」
「I see……life, is being born . 」
「That’s right, in this world, everything isn’t only about disappearing and ceasing to be you know . 」
Eclair narrowed her eyes and, was smiling kindly to an extent that wasn’t like her .
Somehow……it makes my heart rush .
「Ekurea?」
「Nn, so you see? Welcome back, you did well you know . 」
……What is this~ .
When did you, clad yourself in this kindness that seems so enveloping~ .
My tears are coming out……
Is it really, because of becoming a mother?
「Eclair~! I’m back~k . 」
「Seriously, please keep yourself together Alice . Because you’re just about to become a mother . 」
I jump into her breasts like a child and, I’m given an embrace mixed with a sigh .
It cann’t be helped can it, she pampered me like that .
My head is given a stroking .
Aah, I’m melting .
「I, won’t separate from Eclair anymore . 」
「Really, because just your mouth is good . 」
「That’s wrong you know, these are my true feelings you know . 」
「Hai hai . 」
「What is this, that apathetic reply . 」
「Hai hai . 」
「Muu~~」
While saying that sort of thing, the hand Eclair’s stroking me with is incredibly kind .
That’s right isn’t it……there are still things that I protected .
If I’m not proud of that at least .
「……Hello, Lumina-chan . We’ll meet soon won’t we . 」
Being filled with emotion, I try stroking Eclair’s stomach .
「Does this child, already know her own name? Because she occasionally moves when called doesn’t she . 」
「Even though, I called out to Lumina-chan for the first time today……It’s cheap for Eclair alone to make lots of conversations with her!」
「Then, you should also give her lots of conversations, from here on . 」
「That is of course! Look forward to it~, Lumina-chan! Because father-san……not that mother-san is waiting okay?」
Thinking that I’ll meet that angelic smile again, my heart throbs .
Because this time she’ll start as a baby-chan, it seems things will become busy .
「Obsessive parent . 」
「It’s fine! More importantly is Eclair’s body alright? It’s been rough right?」
「The morning sickness has settled down so, it isn’t all that much of a big deal you know . Maa I kind of have to be careful of turning in my sleep though you see . 」
「Fu~n, because Eclair’s sleeping posture isn’t good is it . 」
「Idiot! Ecchi!!」
I’d thoroughly forgotten but, this was a publicly visible courtyard with Rin-chan included .
The maid-sans tactfully distanced themselves from our side and, Shion-san is playing with Rin-chan though .
「But that’s good……It’s truly good, that Eclair’s safe……」
Killing people, causing a great many deaths, is it fine for me alone to be happy .
The darkness behind me won’t disappear no matter what .
Even so the smiles of my precious people always saves me .
I put my ear on Eclair’s stomach and, my head is immediately stroked .
「It can’t be helped can it……I’ll pamper you for a while, Alice . Please make your resolve . 」
「Eclair is kind……will hail fall――owww!」
I ate a chop to the top of my head .
It was just like always .
「Has the period of pampering ended then?」
「It starts and ends while adapting to the occasion so, you should take care?」
Scaryー .
「……Nn~」
Chu .
「――What is this, all of a sudden!」
Ah, she became pure red .
I tried doing a slight peckish kiss on the lips .
「For once in a while, skinship . 」
「……You really, all of your thought patterns jump . 」
Saying that sort of thing when you don’t flee when my face comes close~ .
「Saying such things, even though Eclair isn’t as opposed as she lets on~」
「Hai hai, I love you Alice . 」
「Light!」
I’m also saved with Eclair’s natural mannerisms .
Just a little, my heart became lighter .
Aim’s matter, the fact that she acted more spectacularly than anyone, I should convey it with a lot of pride .
I look up and, puff my chest, because I suppose that conveying this to the people who were left behind is, the role of the me who survived .
「Eclair……just a little . 」
I clung to Eclair like I was borrowing her breasts and, she truly kindly kindly gave me a stroking .
「……Eei, you really did your best didn’t you . 」
Just for now, I want to be pampered .
For a little while, truly like a child, I left my body to that comfort .
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Rana-san was composed .
When I informed her of Aim’s matter, those large eyes wavered for just a moment but, she only showed a smile after silently closing her eyes .
――That child, saved everyone of her unit, didn’t she . Clumsily, befitting of that child .
Recalling precious memories, she put her hand to her breasts and her form like she was handling a treasure gave a strong impression .
After several hours, having spoken of Aim’s contribution without leaving anything out, she conveyed that she had something she was responsible for as the orphanage’s manager and excused herself .
When I was about to get on a carriage to ride back, I heard a wailing voice come……
「Next, please go to Kran’s place……」
「Ojousama……」
My voice couldn’t avoid becoming dark……
I’m always causing Ilya to worry arren’t I .
The shaking from our made to order carriage was minor as we set out, like a cradle, when gazing out the window I’m struck by drowsiness .
I wasn’t in a mood where I wanted to talk much so, I left myself to slumber in that manner .
As I nodded off, it seemed that a blanket was placed on my knees and it felt good .
「I, always fail to protect ojousama……」
I seemed to hear some sort of resolution in, that voice filled with bitterness――
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Alseid Kingdom’s royal capital Centoria, the royal palace constructed in its center is a national icon .
The current young crown prince lives there .
Planned by a renown architect, around the resplendent building constructed over long months and years are canals and well maintained woodland paths circling it, the outer environs has become a public walking or running course and is lively every day .
Waking from my slumber, I gaze at that peaceful scenery and comfort myself as my destination approaches .
The center of management for political economics, this is the imperial court where ruler and subject gather .
It’s also Kran’s workplace .
Important matters are being discussed here as we approach .
The treatment of the saintess Sitra who was taken as a prisoner of war and, the war aims of the commonwealth .
Maria-san is also expected to attend from Wilmington .
There’s nothing better than a peaceful end but, the flow of battle is on our side .
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