Chapter 441 (1/2)

428 Magi Craft Meister

13 Stronghold Enhancement Arc

13-16 Calming Down After Many Happenings

Upon seeing Gamma’s appearance, Elsa suspiciously glared at Jin, while Sally was examining the health condition of the mother and child at Linus’ house.

Currently, Sera had just finished breastfeeding her baby and was tapping his back to burp him.

“Doctor, my wife and child are safe because of your help. I’d like to thank you once again.”

Linus bowed in appreciation.

“Oh, don’t worry about it. Instead, take good care of your wife and son. By the way, have you decided what to name your baby?”

“Yes, we can’t decide whether to name him ‘Charles’ or ‘Franklin’. … That’s right, doctor, would you do us the honor and choose a name for our baby?”

“Me? Hmm, let’s see … ‘Schroeder’ …? Nah, it doesn’t sound like a citizen of Klein Kingdom. How about ‘Henry’?”

“Henry is a great name! Thank you very much. Hey! Your name is Henry.”

Linus was talking to his baby in Sera’s arms while poking him on the cheek.

After observing them for a while by the front door, Jin gently closed the door and left Linus’ house.

“… Brother Jin?”

Jin’s back seemed so lonely. Elsa was compelled to chase after him.

“Father, Miss Elsa is chasing us with a very concerned expression.”

It was unclear whether Reiko was being tactful or not, but Jin stopped and turned around. Elsa was within his arm’s reach.

“Ah ….”

Elsa felt a little awkward meeting Jin face-to-face. She was wondering what to say. She ended up saying,

“Brother Jin, do you want children?”

She said it.

“Huh?”

Elsa’s question took him by surprise. And the person who asked was panicking.

“No, no, not that, I mean, like Ms. Sera, breastmilk ….”

When she realized that her remark did not come out right, she turned beet red and started to run away.

“Hey ….”

However, Elsa kept running and disappeared from Jin’s view.

“… She got flustered and then turned beet red by herself …. What the hell was that?”

“Father, Miss Elsa was probably … I think she came to comfort you, didn’t she?”

Hearing Reiko’s comment, Jin suddenly realized.

A baby …. Jin felt extremely miserable seeing Sera and Linus holding Henry.

Jin, who never knew his mother, found the sight to be extremely painful.

Jin felt sorry for Elsa who was worrying about him.

“I see.”

Jin had been feeling depressed lately.

* * *

“Huh, huh, huh.”

Elsa was gasping for air after running all the way to the outskirts of the village. Elme River was in front of her. The July sunshine had been radiant since the morning. Elsa was sweating from the run.

“… I want to swim.”

She wanted to cool her head and her burning body.

But she did not have a swimsuit with her. No matter how free Kaina Village was, only small children would skinny-dip in the river.

As she calmed down and caught her breath, Elsa was baffled as to why she escaped from Jin.

She knew that Jin was an orphan. She then realized that the cause of Jin’s lonely expression could have been the sight of Sera feeding her baby and showering him with love.

However, Elsa could not find the perfect words to say to Jin and ended up saying some weird things.

Amidst the confusion, she then panicked. Because she could not bring herself to see Jin in the eyes, she ran away.

“… I’m going back.”

Elsa suddenly changed her attitude and trudged back to the village. Barbara appeared in front of Elsa. Barbara was not feeling well either.

“Oh, Elsa.”

“… Barbara.”

They had both become closely acquainted that they dropped honorifics in addressing each other.

“You look down.”