Kapitel 162: Chapter 161
[Third Person's PoV]
"Why are you guys so surprised? I'm already a father," Shadow said, looking at them oddly.
"But it's Lady Alpha we're talking about..." Victoria said as Shadow used his Ruler's Authority to lift her off the ground.
"So?" Shadow asked as he walked up to Alexia and Sherry, holding their faces and beginning to heal them.
Sherry blushed, while Alexia just looked at him weirdly. "What are you doing?" Alexia asked.
"Healing you?"
"Okay, but why are you being so gentle? It's weird."
"You're saying it like I'm someone abusive," Shadow rolled his eyes.
Victoria dropped to the ground. "Ahhh~ my lord, I've been injured. I think I might need your healing as well."
Shadow completely ignored her and focused on Alexia and Sherry. "Anyways, sorry about that—"
"It's because of Celeste, right?" Sherry asked, holding his hand that was on her cheek.
"A bit," Shadow said as he backed off. He turned towards the corpses and transformed them into shadow soldiers.
He then turned to Sherry. "I'll leave the research of their bodies to you and Eta. What they took seems to be from the monsters that appeared a bit ago."
Sherry nodded as she controlled her shadow to swallow their bodies. Shadow's own shadow expanded afterward, swallowing them and returning to Nightingale.
After dropping them off, Cid took Gamma with him and returned to where Alpha was sitting. She was in her office chair, staring up at the ceiling with a hand over her stomach, a small smile on her lips.
Upon noticing Cid, she practically jumped from her seat and into his arms, wrapping her legs around his waist and her arms around his neck.
Cid chuckled as he held her. "It seems someone is really happy."
Alpha, resting her arms on his shoulders, looked down at him, grabbed his face, and kissed him. Gamma stood by the side, twiddling her thumbs unsure of what to do. She pretended to check her watch, which she didn't possess, and pointed back towards the door. "I'll just take my leave. I have work to get done," she muttered as she sped out of the room.
As Alpha disconnected their kiss, she looked down at Cid with tears in her eyes. "I'm pregnant."
"I have heard," Cid smiled lovingly at her. He walked to her office chair and sat down with her in his lap. Cid kissed her cheek, causing her elf ears to flap slightly.
Alpha grabbed Cid's hand and placed it on her stomach while leaning back on his chest. "I'm going to be a mother..."
"That's how pregnancy works, so yes."
Alpha chuckled. "And you are going to be the father... our own little family..." She couldn't help but squeal in excitement. "What should we name it? We have to think about boy and girl names. What if it's a boy and we name it Cid Jr.?"
"Alpha, you know I love you with all my heart, but if we're having a son, we are not naming him Cid Jr."
Alpha giggled happily. "Alright, alright. What if it's a girl? We name her Cidney."
"Sidney isn't a bad name—please tell me the spelling," Cid said, stopping himself as he realized something.
"C, I, D, N, E, Y," Alpha spelled out with a proud look on her face.
Cid chuckled, shaking his head, and kissed the side of her head. "How about naming them when they are born? That way, when we look at them, the name will just come to us."
"Ooh, I like that idea," Alpha agreed.
The two continued talking until the sun began to rise once more. Alpha was so relaxed in Cid's arms that her own excitement tired her out, causing her to fall asleep.
Cid looked at her lovingly as he picked her up in a princess carry. Her arms subconsciously wrapped around his neck as she laid her head on his shoulder. Cid carried her and sank into his shadow in her room in Nightingale. He laid her down, put a blanket over her, and kissed her forehead.
Cid softly exited the room and entered another one nearby. Inside was a crib where Celeste was slowly waking up. She sat up, her hair everywhere and messy. She smacked her lips a few times as her eyes drooped while she scratched her head.
Seeing Cid enter, Celeste simply held out her arms while her eyes were still drooping, causing Cid to laugh. "It appears someone had an amazing sleep."
Celeste only wrapped her arms around his neck and laid her head on his shoulder. Cid kissed her forehead. "Good morning, Princess."
Celeste only nodded her head, which made Cid chuckle once more. "Come, I'll give you a quick bath."
Celeste only yawned in response. After setting her a little bath, Cid rolled up his sleeves and began washing her, filling the bath with bubbles.
Celeste happily played with the bubbles, closing her eyes as her hair was covered in bubbles while Cid washed it.
"We have something to discuss, well, it's more like news."
Celeste squinted her eyes, looking at him in confusion.
"You're going to be a big sister."
Celeste's eyes widened, which was a big mistake on her part.
"WAHHH!" she screamed out, holding her face. *MY EYES!*
Cid quickly washed her face. "Why did you have to open your eyes so widely?"
She squinted with her stinging eyes, glaring at Cid.
Celeste made a few baby noises, which translated to: *What do you think!? How else was I supposed to react to such news, you dummy?*
As Cid was washing away the shampoo from her hair, Celeste puckered her lips so it wouldn't get inside her mouth.
*So who's pregnant?*
"Alpha," Cid answered. "Now, the reason I'm telling you is because I know how your previous life was when you suddenly had a little sibling."
Celeste blinked a bit and turned her head in confusion.
Cid dried her off and wrapped a towel around her. "I just don't want you to think that just because I suddenly have another kid, I will love you any less, got it? You will always be my little princess," he said as he kissed her cheek and holstered her in his arms.
*I think I understand what's going on, but don't worry. I didn't have any resentment toward my baby siblings in my last life. I knew they were innocent, and it was my parents who were to blame.*
Cid kissed her cheek once more. "Look at my little princess acting all mature."
Celeste puffed her chest proudly, making more baby noises which translated into: *Plus, I know you'll always love me. After all, I'm too adorable for you not to.*
Cid couldn't help but laugh loudly. "It seems you have inherited my curse. We Kagenous are cursed with eternal beauty."
*Kagenou?*
Cid looked at her in surprise. "Wait, is this the first time you're hearing our last name?"
*That's our last name?* Celeste asked in confusion.
"Wow," Cid said to himself as he began to dress her up in a cute little purple dress with frilly ends.
He then began to brush and comb her hair as she asked, *So I'm really going to be a big sister, huh?*
"Yes, you are. What do you think? Are you excited?"
*A bit. I'm also nervous. I've never been a big sister before.*
Cid only smiled as he tied her hair into two buns on the top, leaving her wavy hair loose towards the back. "If you're worrying, then you're already doing a good job. As my oldest, you will have a lot of little siblings to play with, so you don't have anything to worry about."
Celeste only nodded as Cid fixed her edges. He nodded as he finished, making a frame with his fingers and closing one eye while moving his hands back and forth. "Absolutely adorable. Come, let's find your mother and show her," Cid said as he picked her up and kissed the side of her forehead.
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