The Branded Female Fencer

This winter has been a year of deep snow.

Even the street-maintained Arnelia is closed to snow, and it is the end of a carriage that cannot be crossed. As mercenaries, there were more luggage squad escorts and auxiliary work, and inexperienced mercenaries moistened their nostalgia, but maintenance did not keep pace with all countries except the central streets, leaving many towns and villages isolated. Even in the vicinity of Arnelia, which is relatively close to the centre of the continent, that's why I didn't have to ask what was going on north of it.

The Romansland invasion has now stopped and the mercenaries assembled in the Northern Commercial Federation have been temporarily dissolved. Many mercenaries ate a stop in the north, but even the bandits did not rampant crime in this state where they could barely move. Conversely, what lawlessness is rampant by the fact that pilgrimages and even silence can no longer be moved and that we no longer have the means to obtain information on occupied lands? That was the concern of Miriazal and Miranda.

The feng shui artists of the countries made noise about the foretaste of the natural mutation, or whether it would not snow at all next year, or whether it was a sign that the heat would not be enough in the summer and the crops would fail, but Victoria and Closes knew that this was due to the death of the Ice Emperor Bikezel and the death of his mother, Tetrapolishka, without a seal blocking the cold air in the north, and that the atmosphere in the North Seal had poured in.

But this is also transitory enough for the atmosphere that starved into the North Seal to just pour out, which would have no effect in the summer, and I could imagine that, well, next winter would go back to normal, so Jaeger and his surroundings alone had no noise, and each had not failed to work out for the spring.

If there was only one person who was irritated, would it be Miranda? The snow delayed the loading of materials and was the end of many requests for manpower and feet made to Jaeger. The Alphilis moistened, but Miranda said overspending her budget has made her friendship with Miriazal dangerous, and Jake is blurry in front of Lisa as anger flies from the Deep Green Palace day after day.

It must have been a calm day all along, but another, a man with a disturbing face far from peace, came to Jaeger. An unexpected human visit, even for Alphilis, would make a noise of smooth sailing Jaeger.

Alphilis was listening with a strange face when he put the person in the private room.

"- Might I check again, Fostina"

"Yeah, I don't mind."

It is Female Brave Fostina who is in front of Alphilis. He is one of the strongest mercenaries to be certified as a brave man with only four people on the continent, as well as one who has been helped by Alphilis in numerous wars. Few of the fierce Jaegers could possibly cross with Fostina alone, but that Fostina sat in front of Alphilis with a blue look on her face. The hand holding the cup is shaking because of the cold in no way. Because there's enough fire in the fireplace.

Next to Alphilis are Larna and Lisa. Lisa had been following Fostina before Alphilis heard her talk, accompanied by Larna. But listening to Fostina was still only confusing even Lisa and Rana. Not surprisingly, Alphilis had also carefully chosen what to say to Fostina.

"That - you were attacked by Lydil, the brave man who became king of demons, not man - during the battle in Tarham, that you had children," he said?

"That's right. I don't have anything for women near February anymore. I don't have to check, I'm sure."

Lisa agreed to Fostina's words.

"It must be true, Alphilis. As I first found out, Mr. Fostina hears two heartbeats. I'll be sure if you check with Larna after this. So Mr. Fostina comes sneaking eyes. If this gets bigger, it's a mercenary scandal."

"I don't care about the scandal. Where's Riddill at the heart of it?

Fostina answered Alphilis's question with a dark face.

"I don't know. I went somewhere to see if my mental state wasn't decent. I don't know where I've been."

"So, you have to know what to do with the child."

"Yes, you're right"

Fostina was shivering as she answered pale. It's painful to see this brave woman so far who doesn't even show one frightened look in front of more than a thousand armies and demon kings, and that's all she sees. But if I were a woman, I couldn't help but empathize with Alphilis, who was still not even in love.

Fostina kept talking when she took a breather.

"I honestly didn't have much interest in romance, marriage, etc., if I had an edge - or so I thought. Yeah, of course it doesn't mean I'm not interested in men, and I've had that kind of relationship with men. Of course I also assumed that I would be a mother in the process, and then whatever they were, at least I wanted to have a child for you. Because no matter what form of life you give, your child is not guilty.

But in this case - I don't even know if the child is a person anymore. Does he who is born have a human heart, or is he only a demon, even in human form? Can I stay safe even though I still have something I want to do? And assuming you had a decent human heart, if your figure is alien, can you live safely? That's all I think about all night.

I know I can't come to a conclusion when I think about it, but I can't help but think about this. But I don't even know who to talk to, and when I realize it, it depends on who I was walking for here. Sudden visits are disrespectful. I hope you manage to advise me miserably. "

Alphilis got in trouble with Fostina, who bowed her head to plead. Of course I've read a whole lot about women giving birth, etc. in the books, but it's actually the doctor's domain and I've never been present in childbirth. I've heard several stories about a neighbor woman giving birth when she was a child, but she couldn't let me relate to her because she was just a child. Naturally, alphilis regretted not being forced to sneak in. This is not how I used to behave when I was in Anneclose's dragon belly.

Alphilis asked Lisa for help with her gaze, but Lisa also looked baffled.

"... Lisa also knows that the child is raised safely, It's a time when your figure isn't even obvious yet. I just have to say, you don't know what kind of child you're going to have until just before.

How about Larna? I brought the Dark Witch here because I heard she had knowledge of those things. "

"... I also learn medicine because of the nature of dark witches, and I have heard that difficult labor once took the hand of a witch. But in reality, I've never been present in childbirth, and I only know a woman's birth in writing, just like Alphilis.

The only certainty is that children born in marriages with heterosexuals have a high probability of becoming difficult to give birth to. Actually, Nia and Kazas were also consulted, but it is possible to give birth safely for the sake of the relative compatibility between humans and beasts, and also because of the number of cases... the person named Ridil doesn't even know what kind of demon king he is, does he?

"Oh, I don't know. He just assembled me by force. You should know by extrapolation."

"Then it's dangerous. Assuming a giant organism is present as a factor, the mother may not be able to tolerate the growth of the fetus."

"Larna, stop."

Larna clasped her mouth all the time with a voice from Alphilis. Larna bowed her head, saying at least it wasn't something she should have said before. But Fostina's anxiety only intensified, and she was trembling with her hands firmly held.

Alphilis also realized that this was an issue beyond his control.

"Anyway, even if we're the only ones thinking about this, there's no progress. Miriazal's best help here. Even if it was Arnelianism who spread the prototype of medicine, the best healing technique on the continent. It would be the most realistic thing to ask them."

"Will it... I have also received a direct request from Lord Miriazar. Would you take that into account?

"I just don't think I'd pretend to look at the crisis of brave Fostina... but good hurry anyway. I just got back from this previous patrol, so if you're still here today, you should be in the Deep Green Palace. If it's snow, it won't be anywhere near a patrol."

For Fostina's sake, the Alphilis decided to take an immediate trip to the Deep Green Palace.

Continued