His clear, purple eyes were full of pure smiles. The anxiety and frustration caused by Endymion's changed attitude disappeared completely.
"I didn't expect you to like my portrait so much. I think I'm going to get a prenatal study here."
If you attend prenatal school because your dad likes it, it will be better for your baby.
Julia joked and laughed. Then Endymion said as if he had been waiting.
"Then I might never leave this room for the rest of my life."
Then she crossed her lips as if she couldn't take it anymore.
"Huh? Was it a joke... Ugh."
"I'm serious."
At the end of his soft voice, his breaths intertwined deeply and softly.
From that day on, the King's secret space was changed to the couple's. From the collection storage room to the tea room, the purpose has changed slightly..
***
In the end, the gender of the baby was not determined.
As Julia expected, everyone freaked out and stopped her plan, and even Milady, who was cool, shook her head, saying that good is good.
"But I think the baby looks like you."
Endymion put down the documents he had been handed with satisfaction.
"Crop production has increased dramatically, and the land has become more fertile. It's just like when you were younger."
As he said, Semele was now a bountiful year of plenty.
Even flowers and fruits were abundant, and the precious metals produced in the mines were much higher in quantity and quality. Moreover, in recent times, the influence has spread to the entire continent, and all the nations are shouting for joy.
"Yes, and you too."
Julia grinned.
"There's a newly discovered magic stone mine a while ago. A large amount of magic stone was mined there, and a new magic wave was reported."
Anna gave her a detailed report, and to her surprise, she said that it was similar to Endymion's divine power. To be more specific, it has the same power and wavelength as the god Dunamis, the founder of Semele in ancient records.
"I also received a sample yesterday, but it is completely different from the existing magical power. He said that Mion seems to be influenced by you."
Julia whined happily.
With such extraordinary phenomena in a row, it is now a fact that the baby has inherited half of her and Endymion's powers.
The Queen, a powerful wizard and the favored child of the gods, and the child of the King, who is newly favored by the gods. The abundance that colored the entire continent filled the world with as much anticipation as Endymion and Julia.
"I think the baby looks more like you? I can't even use divine power, so the baby resembles your magical skills."
Endymion decided that he needed to get another professorship at the academy, and began to plan the career of the Princess who was never born.
"Anyway, it's moved."
She listened to it for a few months, and now she was used to it. Julia hugged him comfortably, grinning at Endymion's hand stroking her visibly bulging belly.
"Oh, the painless magic that the Duchess used to give birth to a Princess. Did you decide to use that too?"
"Yes, Anna decided to do it herself."
Painless magic was the first thing Julia developed while researching real-life magic. It was successfully commercialized, and Iris had a great effect.
"Thank goodness. I can't even hurt for you if you don't have that."
Endymion muttered and kissed Julia's head several times. If possible, he would like to give birth on her behalf.
"Baby, your dad is so worried."
Julia chuckled and teased Endymion. Endymion laughed and gently stroked her belly, but the baby kicked her belly.
Flick.
"Huh, Mion. Did you feel it?"
"Yes."
Endymion blinked in surprise. There had been movement before, but it was the first time she felt it so clearly, so Julia was surprised.
Then, the baby kicked her stomach again, as if he recognized her voice.
"Be cute."
"You're strong. I'm glad you're healthy. Does it hurt?"
Endymion stroked the baby's cold part and asked Julia affectionately. At that time, she thought the baby was talking to her, so the baby kicked her stomach again.
Thump.
Julia and Endymion burst into laughter. Perhaps excited by the laughter of the happy parents, the baby in the womb was born vigorously again.
"By the way, what's your name? Mion, is there anything you want to do?"
"Ariadne. What do you think?"
"It's beautiful. It looks like a fairy name. Then what if it's your son?"
"Hmm, I haven't thought about that."
"What? Let's think about it now!"
The two of them stuck together every day, eagerly anticipating the day when they would meet their baby.
***
"Ugh!"
He could hear Julia's cry through the closed door. Endymion pressed with a white face.
"Why don't you use painless magic?"
"Oh, it's not that I don't use it, but because my magic suddenly doesn't listen to the Queen!"
Anna stammered, bewildered.
Coincidentally, the magic she had prepared was incapacitated as soon as it touched Julia, and the birth had already begun.
"It worked normally during pre-practice!"
"Ahh!"
Endymion froze, trying to convince her to find another way right away. It was the first time he had ever heard Julia's screams.
"Open. I'm going to go in right away."
"No!"
"Your Majesty, Her Majesty is concentrating right now, but if you disturb her, it will be even harder!"
The maids and the maternity doctors who were waiting for him stopped him.
Objectively, it's just hard because it's the first birth, and it's not that difficult, but it's the husband who makes such a fuss. It was clear that going into that state would make the mother anxious as she was giving birth.
"My Queen is in so much pain, just listen?"
But the King had already lost his mind. He wondered if they had forgotten that he had been following the doctors' instructions obediently, and the staring eyes were terrifying.
"Ugh, Mion! Oh!"
To make matters worse, he could hear a voice crying and looking for him from inside. Endymion, who had managed to suppress his reason, let go of his mind.
"Shut up and get out of the way."
In the end, Endymion said coldly, as if he were about to draw a sword.
"Hahaha."
The doctors who clung to him and dissuaded him fell away. The moment when Endymion, who had roughly shaken them off, grabbed the doorknob of the birthplace.
Ugh!
"Queen, it's done!"
"Congratulations, Queen!"
The loud cry of a baby filled the room. Without realizing it. Endymion grabbed the half-turned doorknob and stopped moving.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty. I think a baby has been born!"
Anna smiled brightly and congratulated him.
Endymion managed to shake his head in a strange feeling. Strangely, the hand that gripped the doorknob slipped away.
Knock.
About twenty minutes later, as the hallway was filled with anticipation, the door of the mountain room opened, and the sweaty doctor came out.
"Your Majesty, please come in."
The hardened King rushed inside, as if he had been freed from his magic.
Seeing a fresher appearance that was much more squeaky than usual, Anna and the handmaiden exchanged happy glances.
***
"Julia."
His heart was beating like crazy.
Endymion didn't see any of the doctors and maids who were standing back. The only thing in his eyes was Julia on the white bed.
"Mion."
Julia was laughing in a slightly weak voice. Endymion suppressed the burning in his eyes and approached quickly. Then he knelt down next to the bed.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I can't believe I'm hurting you so much. It's my fault."
"It's okay... It's because magic doesn't work."
Julia smiled brightly as he stroked her neck, cheeks, and hair to make sure she was okay.
Tired but fine. Endymion breathed properly and breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he heard the crying of a baby. Julia, who had been smoothing Endymion's cheek, hurriedly pulled his hand away.
"Mion, you have to see the baby."
"Oh."
He forgot about it for a moment. Endymion turned his head, feeling his heart tighten again.
"I'll give you a hug now."
The doctor approached and placed the baby in front of him. Julia smiled brightly, carefully held the baby, and showed it to him.
"Mion, it's my baby."
The soft white cloth was pulled back. Then, he could see his purple eyes and alchemy feet.
"...He looks just like you."
Endymion looked closely at the child, feeling a throbbing sensation.
He's been singing that she looks like Julia, but it felt strange to see a creature he had never seen before that looked just like Julia.
"Right. I was surprised, because you're right."
Julia laughed amusingly.
Round, big eyes. Her alchemy eyelashes, which were wet but dense, and her alchemy hair was already lovingly curled. His eyes, nose, mouth, and cheeks were all Julia's.
"It's so pretty."
Endymion said as if he were possessed. He was immediately stunned. It was the first time he had told someone other than Julia that they was pretty.
"Baby, did you hear that? Daddy says you're pretty."
Knowing this, Julia was surprised and flushed her cheeks. It was so peaceful and lovely that a smile spread across Endymion's face.
The tension suddenly relaxed. His heart, which had been beating like crazy, returned to its normal beat.
"Of course it's pretty. She looks just like you."
Endymion straightened up and sat down beside her, stretching out his arms. Julia happily held the baby in her arms and opened her eyes.
"Huh?"
"Good name for Ariadne. It's a fitting name."
The baby stared up at him. Endymion held the baby a little awkwardly, but the corners of his mouth drew a line.
Julia, who was watching the heartwarming scene, laughed and pulled the cloth wrapped around the baby.
Sriuk.
"Mion. Didn't you know because the baby looked so pretty?"
"What?"
Endymion replied, not knowing what to say. The baby laughed along with his mother. And...
"He's my son!"
Endymion's eyes widened as he was about to say something.
"Ugh!"
Suddenly, the baby started crying.
Endymion quickly came to his senses, but his clumsy touch made the baby cry even louder.
Julia quickly picked him up, and the baby stopped crying. Julia was relieved and handed the child back to Endymion.
"Come on, Mion... hug him again."
Then the baby burst into tears and writhed in Endymion's arms. Julia tried to soothe him again, and the crying easily subsided.
But when Julia tried to hold the baby to him again, the baby began to cry loudly. Julia was confused.
"Oh, what should I do? Are you hungry?"
...Somehow, he thinks he cries when he sees him.
Strangely, he seemed to smile right away when Julia hugged him. When he tried to hug him, he cried sadly.
'No, what does a newborn baby know?'
To be honest, he indeed stopped the first time he found out that it was his son.
He simply thought that he had to be a daughter because he liked Julia much more than he liked himself. That's how they will resemble each other.
But when he saw him, he wondered what gender he was. He looks just like Julia.
What was surprising was that as time passed, he became more and more Interested in his squishy gestures rather than his appearance. Strangely, the corners of his mouth were slowly rising, and he felt excited to keep looking at them.
But when he looks at him, the baby keeps crying like that...
'Could it be that you heard your daughter pass away in your belly?'
He suddenly became nervous. He wondered why he did that, and he even felt regret that he had never felt before.
'A newborn baby wouldn't know. No, but babies are surprisingly sensitive.'
Endymion asked, trying to ignore the painful thought.
"Doctor. Why is the Prince crying?"
"Well, I don't know. Babies often cry for no reason. First of all, the Queen is having a hard time, so Your Majesty will hold you..."
"Ugh!"
Endymion couldn't even say a word because of the sin he had committed, and he was anxiously soothed by the child.
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