The time had finally arrived.
"Nghhh…"
"Good, keep pushing! Good, good! Look, the baby's out!"
"Ogyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa?!"
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Yes, Arca gave birth.
"Oh, look at him, he's one energetic boy, as you expected."
Nazarie-san picked up the baby and let Arca hold him.
"Ah…" Arca said with tears in her eyes, "So you are our… sniffle… sorry…the words just…"
"It's okay, I know… You did a great job, Arca… You too, Nazarie-san, thank you, thank you so much…" As I did my best to hold back my tears, I somehow thanked Nazarie-san.
For this day, she had taken it upon herself to research various midwifery techniques.
But seeing me, Nazarie-san just sighed and said, "Listen you, at times like this, it's best to let your emotions take over and be happy honestly, you know? If you want to cry, cry as much as you want. And never forget that feeling. From now on, you're this baby's 'father', after all."
"You're… right… Then if you'll excuse me… sniffle…"
How long had it been since I last cried?
Immediately after Nazarie-san said that, Arca and I burst into tears.
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After the postpartum treatments were finished, in the room that had regained its calm, Arca was breastfeeding our newly born baby—'Agni', and everyone was smiling at the sight.
[Why?! Why must I be the only one to leave the room?!]
[Well, because your eyes look kind of lecherous, that's why. Now, you'll only ruin the mood, so let's go.]
[Nooooo~?!]
And just like that, Porco-san was forcibly taken away by Elma because his gaze looked kind of lecherous.
Well, knowing him, he was probably more interested to look at Arca's breasts than the baby.
I should thank Elma for her consideration.
Right then.
"Oh, satisfied now, are you? Still, you sure drink a lot, huh."
As Arca gently cuddled Agni, Magmell said excitedly, "U-um, can you let me hold him?"
"Hey, that's not fair. I've been patiently waitin' here, y'know!" Ophir protested.
"Mm. I want to hold him too." Tirna nodded.
"Oh, of course. In turns, okay?" Arca carefully handed Agni to Magmell, who gently held him and said, moved, "Haa~… How cute… Ahh, what do I do… looking at him, I…"
Magmell reached her hand to her collar.
"Oi oi, don't try to breastfeed 'im without permission?!"
"—Huh?! I-I'm sorry… My motherly instincts just…"
Ophir received Agni from Magmell, whose face flushed with embarrassment.
"Sheesh, be more careful, 'kay? …Oh, what's this? Ya hungry again?"
Agni sucked Ophir's index finger, and she said with a happy smile, "Oh well, then it can't be helped. Hang on. I'mma give you some milk now."
As Ophir was about to bring her breast out, Magmell naturally retorted, "No, aren't you the same?!"
"M-my bad. Dunno why, but when I look at him, it feels like I'm lookin' at my own kid and not someone else's, making my motherly instincts kick in."
Ahaha, Ophir smiled wryly, but after that, the moment Tirna and the rest of the girls held Agni, they all ended up wanting to breastfeed him as well. I also had a newfound admiration—Motherly instincts sure are amazing.
By the way, when it came to Phinis-sama's turn, "A cute child… My child…" so she muttered as she tried to take Agni away, and everyone hurriedly stopped her.