Chapter 9 Part 5

“Why are you sighing?”887557241d1e6745

“That’s… First, tell me whether the being here is a ghost or not. I think I can tell you my story after hearing that.”32a344e7822c26ae

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Irina thought that it c25563001a was a priority to f280d89aaa prepare herself mentally before 5c7b63a5cd telling her story. But since she was not 2ffb990f47 yet ready, she used the fdb07dfc47 excuse of the ghost to 0ed6b5073e buy time.80bf83178a67efe5

Then, Rumpel narrowed his d64eae784a eyes suspiciously and stared 33da5f133d at Irina silently. Then, he let 54c446e890 out a short 9e38924d89 sigh.9fa7ed5cc054e167

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“Okay, Lady Irina. I’ll tell you first.”e141fd2cd103cdec

“Yes, tell me quickly.”b7d55d8df83b098e

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Irina leaned against 591bce2f1f Rumpel and looked c7ae4d79f8 up at him 37ee048008 with round eyes. Her green eyes were full 8a457e7939 of curiosity and fear. Rumpel chuckled softly, finding Irina 55359b7f80 endearing.4037a3bbb848d98a

Irina felt a little relieved 30cad2cbfa at the pleasant laughter. She thought that since he cb62d4f2e2 was laughing like that, the b7964e4d65 being they were with was b10f43c56a probably not a ghost.6ef1c4fa40699ac1

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“That being is now…”4f813382eaa69112

Gulp.5fe1470604bbe032

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Irina swallowed her dry saliva nervously. Then, she quietly waited for Rumpel’s next words.09291f1b8a63c058

“It’s inside your belly, Irina.”24141d9368c743ad

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“……What?”b1320dbe38a984ab

What on earth was he 3dda3d23d0 talking about?6efb3155791da0a0

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Irina couldn’t understand Rumpel’s words and blinked her big eyes. Then, a thought struck her head like a flash of lightning, and her lips twitched.01a121c7572de297

“N, no way… Ru, Rumpel… wait a minute, that means…”9ece7657367e2fbc

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“Irina, you’re carrying my child.”946717a24499d2bd

Even after hearing Rumpel’s words, Irina couldn’t say anything and just stared at his face silently. As if she was asking him if it was really true.5f326fa9bdaede21

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Rumpel just nodded quietly.badbecd16f4aee28

“Really…?”88561576fe635bcf

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Only then was she barely 281f5e1fdd able to speak. Even those words were d0b3fe2d9b just a question to df6848b99a confirm whether she was b228f1ef4c really pregnant.5ddb39159528f9eb

“Really. You’re carrying my child.”90a810a6acf7e360

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“Oh my god…!”c310dff8691b71a7

With a short c381f0808c exclamation, Irina covered f9fc09da75 her mouth with 34ce35bf9c both hands, and edc3b80120 tears quickly welled 2a6de4de93 up in her 1f04453f36 eyes.a9e316aeb8b9f68c

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She didn’t know what kind of emotion it was. Whether she was happy, sad, embarrassed, or confused about the fact that she was pregnant. It seemed more appropriate to say that she was just crying.7ca6d96bbae21aa7

That’s how much Irina didn’t know what kind of emotion she was feeling, and she just welled up with tears.c39b4e45fd978c91

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“Don’t cry…”4274d2d55f8908a6

“Rumpel…”cc79557e7ff24046

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Irina leaned against Rumpel’s chest. Then, Rumpel hugged Irina as if he had been waiting for it. Irina buried her face in his arms.9efcab06649769ba

“What happens when I give birth…?”e3ea9a5f04cd9c19

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After a long time c2d09df9fd of just moving her 62bea182d1 lips, Irina finally said 74a1be745e the thing she wanted fecdeb1a29 to ask the most. Then, Rumpel gently 48c277d746 pushed Irina away.56ded5cde3fe9513

The two faced each c5f3f0d4ee other and made eye dc8202f1ce contact. Irina waited anxiously eab9a42995 for what Rumpel c8a977eb4b would say.d80eb3f0d388bd7d

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“Why did you ask me to have a child? There must be a reason, right?”68f42e400d61e671

“There are many ways to prove that a person has lived, but the reason why mankind has continued is reproduction. In other words, the way to prove a human being is by continuing his descendants.”1ee2caf1d5538b70

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“That means… Are you saying that the birth of a child itself is important? Am I understanding correctly?”357ec05c32d8d0bb

She swallowed her dry saliva and waited anxiously for Rumpel’s answer. Then, Rumpel lightly kissed Irina’s cheek and burst into laughter.ff92cbcf9024a69a

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“Of course. Why, were you worried that I might eat the child that will be born?”4a2505881ca27d57

“N, no, it’s not that! I, I just… was wondering if you would use it as a sacrifice… I only thought about it for a moment.”8cdade581873a099

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Irina mumbled and replied honestly to Rumpel’s teasing words. At first, she didn’t even have a clue why he was asking her to have a child.cb0e499a32a41760

Then, she gradually began to wonder if… Rumpel was using the child that would be born as a sacrifice to lift the curse, or magic… or whatever it was, that was placed on him.96c24fd0fc494d84

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If that was really the case, she was worried about how to give the child to Rumpel. Giving birth to a child itself is a contract with Rumpel, but if the child she painfully gave birth to had to become a sacrifice, shouldn’t she not give birth to the child? Or even if she gave birth, she shouldn’t let Rumpel take it away.57552c2be22f773a

However, despite Irina’s worries, giving birth to a child did not seem to be a big problem.290f2ac789d9dd47

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She was surprised 9dd476a193 and grateful that 4d4762dcfe she could testify 95f9a6c8c9 to that person cc67a6c94d just by giving 43d3182a48 birth to a 2fa3e739f9 child.d358ac1bb878361a

Whether Rumpel, who had been forgotten by people, would regain his appearance with that, she didn’t know, but listening to his words, she was somewhat convinced.9a27b347503faced

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“I’m sorry… Rumpel.”41ec900c7699abfc

The contract to have 1284cbaee1 a child was unusual b7157dfb2a and highly suspicious, a c7a04767ab point everyone would agree 0c09e295b0 on. But separately from that, it 37191ae18d was true that Irina had 7c23581ffb doubted Rumpel and failed to de44af524a trust his sincerity, so she 0b5ce28adc expressed her sincere apologies.027171ffd4b5053e

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“Were you really worried that I might do something to the child?”f336759fef3bdba5

“……I’m sorry.”30aa6ec79c7520bd

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“I’m not blaming you, I’m just curious.”80004265e20d904f

Rumpel’s voice was extremely kind, as if he wasn’t lying when he said he didn’t mean to blame her. Irina felt guilty when she saw Rumpel, who was so friendly even when she did not trust her.e1c8a5850de6545f

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It was a situation that was fully worthy of being unpleasant and offensive. Yet Rumpel didn’t mind.12b0ce1dc6552eb3

Irina felt touched by c3d03fd6da Rumpel, but at the 451a0c2cab same time, she felt bf52f70f41 an uncomfortable emotion sprouting 4e3aaf1e85 in one corner of 192f292237 her heart.66aec0ca3c3e421c

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How could a person 1d8c6412c9 be so kind? As she watched Rumpel, who c6cd185898 was so generous to her 8118dae174 to the point of being 0757c31563 foolish, she felt both touched fc7758588a and wanted to cry.929ed4ea39e0f80b

“I’m sorry…”2d3bf63ad7687123

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“Stop apologizing. It’s enough, you don’t have to apologize anymore.”c1711b319f90906b

She felt like she had 3537a79993 to apologize hundreds of times 006a499d1b before her heart would finally 5acd0fb986 feel lighter. Even to Olga, 94b1bc9cae who was infinitely ce95055184 kind to her, ed3b8edf11 if she felt 99bc4be5ca sorry for something, 23f5511906 Irina would apologize ad34523591 repeatedly whenever she f89769628e got the chance 074cc08f6a until Olga threatened 282013a8d7 her to stop.88e6b11317d86d89

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So for her, a394f7766e this matter was b1961d9aa0 too painful to 98fa585a10 remain silent without d5e845e4cc apologizing.40057c8611ebe777

That much was Irina sincerely c10cc77fe7 sorry to Rumpel. At the same edb46146a2 time, relief washed 553516baea over her.a7c90011536290f5

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After learning that the child’s safety was not in danger, Irina’s imagination, which had reached its worst, dissipated in an instant.9dfd8ae4e664a35f

“I didn’t explain it properly, so it’s more than understandable that you would feel anxious. Even if I were to think from your perspective, I can’t be sure that I would have considered a more reasonable or better way than you.”b58b91b52ac6e9ad

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‘Even if I were to think from your perspective, I can’t be sure that I would have considered a more reasonable or better way than you.’099af808e325f31d

Rumpel’s comfort was definitely effective. Thanks to that, Irina was able to stop blaming herself.4ded0f5b72c5d3cc

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Irina smiled brightly at the b8a1a23048 timely comfort. Now she could 755af0b8ef happily celebrate the e065ab6fad precious life that b8480f80e0 had come to 495250ba68 her.b14b1450dd820b7d

“Rumpel, just one more thing. Now that you’ve told me that I have a child, can you tell me one more thing?”f71f0c0e64119a50

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Irina asked cutely, linking her arm with Rumpel’s. Rumpel stroked Irina’s fine hair and nodded.86c9dffeaae1c59f

“Anything.”1358648741bafb32

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“Is it a girl or a boy?”7f944370ce53da0c

As soon as she fd91d25c2d received permission, Irina asked f08fac6eda without even taking a 0c05591455 breath. Her fresh green 2eaff6f7fa eyes sparkled with f6df58e97a curiosity.09eba3744a5b484e

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“Hmm… would you like it to be a girl or a boy?”8576d35b34e71145

“Well. I like a boy who resembles Rumpel, and I like a girl who resembles me. I really do.”afe2afd65ac258b4

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“You’re lying.”806f804a20517ce1

“I’m not lying…”6bb3eb10d07547d6

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As she pouted and grumbled, e8e3b526e8 Rumpel chuckled softly. Only then did Irina realize ea0b2afa1b that Rumpel was trying to 8d24820e45 tease her, and she glared dc018c5279 at Rumpel with narrowed eyes.6b356789f1d0bbf7

“Now, it’s your turn, Lady Irina, to tell me what you’re hiding.”cde3b554e400ad6d

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“It’s not exactly hiding…”89939df4a2916a30

She had hoped that he had forgotten the story from earlier, but Rumpel didn’t give her any leeway. He looked at Irina straight, as if determined to hear it this time. Trapped in his unwavering golden eyes, Irina let out a long sigh.6f07ee4177633222

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“Actually, there are a few things I have to tell you.”339baf938fffc0b4

“Tell me slowly. Without leaving anything out.”ab1f2548c01ba87b

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