The thought of looking for demons among these people left my mind completely.
"..."
"Uh... You know that telling us over dinner would have been better, right?"
He shrugged.
"Sandra wanted to tell Clentine all by herself while neither of us were ho. As for you and ? Seeing how our first eting was kind of like this, I felt like it would be more familiar."
Dude.
"I’m joking, by the way. I just didn’t know when else to tell you. So here it is. Aside from that, Sandra and I will be leaving for the new area now."
"I really can’t understand you sotis," I said, ruffling my own hair.
"Also, what do you an by leaving right now? Didn’t you say you’d lead them tomorrow?"
"Of course I did. But I lied. Soone else will be leading them to another location where we are not. Sandra and I will be heading to where her mother used to live. It’s a big community, and I’m sure we’ll be welcod with open arms."
Ah...
So they aren’t going with the others because there’s so prejudice.
That prejudice would spread into hate, and their lives would be in danger.
"But don’t you think revealing that she’s pregnant is a bad idea? What if they follow you?"
He smiled.
"The community I’m sending them to is filled with old sirens who have respected Clentine ever since she was born. If those sa people hear gossip that the mother of the Siren Queen is once again pregnant, they’ll do everything in their power to protect her."
"I would take Sandra there too, but those people are way too overbearing. They might an well, but nonstop talking and praise would get to you, you know?"
"I see..."
That makes a lot more sense than that.
But since that’s the case, one thing’s clear.
"Clentine and I will escort you."
"Hm? There’s no need for that. We’re safe."
Right.
"Sure you are. I’m also sure the mont we get back, you’re going to get an earful from Clentine about the sa problem. We’re going to escort you whether you like it or not."
He just sighed and gave up.
I felt like sotis he was just way too optimistic.
"Let’s head back and leave then."
At my words, he began leading the way ho. As expected, the mont we arrived, we both heard screams from inside.
Excited screams, as well as Clentine running all around the house, clearly panicked. Once she felt my presence right outside the door, she abruptly opened it.
"A-Amon, my mother, she’s—"
"She’s pregnant. Your father told ."
"..."
Her eyes rolled to the back of her head, and right as she began to fall, I caught her with my Telekinesis and set her down against the wall.
"Tsk. Sandra passed out too when she found out. She also had the sa reaction. I thought she was dying or sothing. It scared the shit out of ."
I let out a chuckle at his words and stepped inside. Clentine’s mother sat there with her legs crossed. She also had a wide smirk on her face.
And when she saw , her smirk widened.
"Welco back. Want anything else to eat, or should we wake Clentine up and get going?"
Right as I was about to speak up, Clentine’s father shushed and leaned in to Sandra’s ear. She was a little puzzled at first, but her eyes soon widened.
She flashed a knowing smile at , her gaze drifting between my ring finger and my eyes.
"Can I see them?"
He just told her about the rings, probably about the future proposal too.
I wanted to tell her myself, but since he’s already done it, I decided to just reach into my dinsional ring and carefully pull out both rings.
Unlike Clentine’s father, who nitpicked the bones that felt similar to a leviathan’s, Sandra’s eyes glowed in amazent. She even went as far as to put one of the rings on her own finger to see how it would look, and as expected, since Clentine and her mother looked so alike, it was perfect.
Eventually, she took the ring off and reluctantly gave it back to , where I then stored the rings in my dinsional ring again.
"They’re beautiful. I’m sure Clentine is going to love them as well."
"Thank you..."
She nodded at , then turned to her husband.
"Dear, maybe it’s ti we got a new pair as well, hm?"
"Jealousy doesn’t look good on you, my dear wife," Clentine’s father replied sarcastically.
She tilted her head.
"Are you saying I don’t look good?"
Wow...
The ’do you really love ?’ trap.
I thought I wouldn’t be able to see it so soon.
As expected, she stunlocked Clentine’s father, leaving him a stamring ss as he tried to salvage the situation.
I just watched their banter for a bit before returning to Clentine.
She had woken up by now, but she still seed a little shaken.
I sat down beside her. In the next instant, she leaned over and rested her head on my shoulder.
"Amon... I’m scared."
"Why?"
She paused for a mont, then continued:
"Why else? Look at the world we’re living in. What am I supposed to do when my sibling is born and they have to see all of this? Also... What if before he’s born, my mom—"
"Clentine, stop," I interjected, hugging her tightly.
Tears began to stream down her cheeks and land on my chest.
I knew how she felt, since even though I haven’t known her family for long, they were my one and only family left in this world.
In both worlds, actually.
So I was just as anxious, since I knew just what could happen and how everyone we’re close to could be used.
But this is why both of us are getting stronger. To not only reach the ending, but also never let anything bad happen to either of us or the people we care about.
So instead of imagining the worst-case scenario, I just began comforting her with soft kisses, and I also brushed Clentine’s hair, waiting for her tears to stop.
I wished there was a way I could comfort her more than this, but I’m bad at stuff like comforting.
After all, my family’s bodyguards took to a safe house, where I lived until I was 16.
I didn’t know why they did that, since I was still young at the ti.
But when I was finally let outside of the safe house, alongside my parents’ several-million-dollar inheritance and the news of their deaths on my 7th birthday... I guess I just never really knew how to grieve.
...Or help those who grieve.
"..."
I really am ssed up, aren’t I?
"Clentine, Amon? Are you two alright?"
At Clentine’s father’s words, I just turned to him with a blank look.
"Give us a mont. We’ll be ready in just a few minutes."
"...If you say so. I’ll go finish packing the rest of my office. Oh, and Clentine? Could you take down the pictures for us? We don’t want to accidentally crush them in our dinsional rings."
"Hic... Okay..."
He smiled back at us and went upstairs.
As for Clentine, she buried her head in my chest and enjoyed my warmth while also trying to calm herself down.
After roughly ten minutes, Clentine stopped sobbing and began removing and storing the pictures. Her eyes were still a little red.
Aside from that, her parents were just chatting beside the door. They were clearly ready to leave.
And once Clentine took down the final picture, we were ready to leave as well.
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