The Mechanical Birth
Angel of Eden. Chapter 178. Pregnancy, Week Four. The belly, now fully rounded, held a fetus that had grown into a clear baby shape, connected by the umbilical cord and wriggling gently. “The delivery will take place in the underground research lab beneath the Central Temple. As soon as the child is born, it will be placed straight into the growth chamber for accelerated development.”
“How long until it’s fully grown?”
“About a month.”
“One bioroid in two months… I suppose it can’t be helped that production is slower than with androids.”
“Even that is only because it’s a young lady. Normally it would take eleven months to produce even one unit. I’ve already drawn up a plan, but reviewing it again, it’s far too inefficient. We’ll need to accelerate research into artificial incubation technology.”
Elisa stroked the pregnant belly and thought that she was always busy. Sitting in a chair in the lodging, watching TV, she heard Ruya return from her outing.
“I’m back~ Ugh, it’s so hot.”
Ruya, looking overheated, tossed aside her veil, pulled down her top, grabbed a towel, and wiped away the sweat. Eden was approaching the Season of the Sun God, its hottest period. Even inside the lodging, the air conditioning was running to lower the temperature.
“Did everything go well? How did the negotiations turn out?”
“How do you think? Every man and woman we met was completely won over. Negotiations are proceeding smoothly in Eden’s favor. They’re even holding strategy meetings on how best to persuade the Earth dimension.”
“Hehe… It’s going very well, then.”
Because of the work, considerable time had already passed in discussions with the delegation, so meetings were being held daily to speed things up. Their momentum and competence exceeded expectations, raising hopes that partial permission for androids and cyborgs might even be obtained.
By now Ruya had stripped completely and was drying her sweat in front of a fan. The Yin Brand on her lower abdomen, dimmed from frequent absorption of vital energy, remained quiet. Lifting her breasts—now even fuller after the parasite infection—she wiped the sweat gathered in the folds beneath them.
“Gwangnam likes that my breasts got bigger, but I wonder if men realize how inconvenient it is for women when they’re this large.”
“Oppa probably doesn’t know. If he did, he would have made me get nipple piercings too.”
“Well, men just like them big, that’s all. Hngh…”
Deciding the towel wasn’t enough, she announced she was going to shower and disappeared into the bathroom.
A few days later, with the birth imminent, they waited in the underground research lab of the Central Temple. Legs spread wide on the fluid-filled delivery table, her intimate area exposed, she waited for instructions. The chastity belt that had sealed her entrance had long since been removed. Isabel, who had been checking and preparing the rapid-growth chamber connected to the table, approached.
“Preparations are complete. All that’s left is to deliver the baby.”
“I’ll activate the birth program.”
“Mm.”
After replying to Elisa, she waited a moment. Though she couldn’t see it, she felt her body changing internally. Her abdomen and lower body repeatedly tensed and relaxed on their own. Amniotic fluid broke and flowed out. Watching her body automatically carry out the entire birth process without any pain or conscious effort, she thought, So this is what it means to become a pregnancy machine.
The pelvic bones shifted into a wider configuration, widening the passage. Gentle pressure from artificial muscles around the uterus guided the baby through the now-elastic cervical opening and into the birth canal. The infant began to emerge.
“Ah, the head is visible.”
At Isabel’s words, she looked down between her legs and saw the baby’s head, wrinkled from the amniotic fluid. Thanks to the fluid filling the table, she felt only the faintest sensation as the child slipped completely free. Isabel immediately cut the umbilical cord and placed the newborn into the rapid-growth chamber.
The smooth, almost instantaneous delivery left her strangely detached, as though she hadn’t truly given birth.
“I thought it would take longer. It feels almost empty.”
“Efficiency is everything for a machine. Once the umbilical cord and placenta are delivered, the birth program will end and your body will return to its normal state.”
“No recovery period?”
“Why would a full-body prosthetic doll need the recovery time a human woman requires? In theory, you are now an ultra-high-performance pregnancy machine capable of giving birth once a month.”
“Is that so? Ah, the cord is coming out.”
Once the amniotic sac and umbilical cord had passed through her entrance, her skeleton shifted back to its usual shape. Aside from a slight dulling of sensation, her body felt exactly as it had before. She rose from the delivery table and stretched.
While she was loosening her limbs, Isabel, who had been operating the growth chamber, approached.
“The child that will become Elisa’s body has been properly set in the chamber. In one month it will have grown close to adult size.”
“We’ll have to wait another month, then. The plan to turn angels into bioroids has been put on hold, hasn’t it?”
“Yes. It’s far too inefficient, and with the negotiations ending in partial android approval, we have some breathing room.”
“After seeing how greatly vital energy affects fetal development, I’ve decided to begin by improving the artificial incubators first.”
Elisa’s new plan was this: place artificially fertilized bioroids inside artificial incubators, supply them with vital energy, and regulate their growth speed. Having witnessed my case, she had devised the method to preserve the workforce of angels—one of Eden’s major sources of income—while still increasing production speed. A pregnant angel couldn’t entertain clients, after all, so income would naturally drop.
After completing production of the bioroid that would become Elisa’s body, I regained my freedom and quietly waited with Ruya at the delegation’s lodging until it was time to return to Earth. The delegation was busy finalizing the agreement before their departure. Because we had to travel to the dimensional gate on Tarykin’s great plains, preparations were necessary. Ruya packed the belongings she had brought and the items purchased in Eden into her spatial bag.
“I’ll take this, and this too… Should I leave this behind?”
She held up the leather panties with the attached dildo that she had bought in the underground city and asked. I still didn’t know why she had purchased it, but since there was nowhere to leave it, it seemed better to simply take it along.
“There’s no place to store it separately here. Either throw it away or bring it.”
“Hmm~ It’s a shame, but since I won’t use it, I’ll have to discard it.”
The item left Ruya’s hands and landed in the trash. In the end, she threw it away without ever using it. I couldn’t understand why she had bought it in the first place.
Once packed, we waited for the Queens to finish their farewells with their masters, then headed toward the plains where the dimensional gate stood. Unlike the journey here—mostly on foot or by train—we rode in a special off-world vehicle provided by Eden, traveling in comfort. Because negotiations with a new dimension containing another civilization were being handled secretly by the Dimensional Management Association, the delegation’s return was quiet despite their arrival.
Having spent nearly two months in Eden, more than five months had passed in the Earth dimension. Before heading home with Ruya, we underwent a simple disinfection process and physical examination. Stepping out of the Dimensional Management building, we felt the air was noticeably cooler than before. The pedestrians’ clothing had grown thicker and warmer, making the change even more apparent.
“It’s gotten much cooler while we were away.”
“Winter is coming here. Shall we skip calling ahead and just go straight home?”
“Like a surprise appearance?”
“Yeah. Aren’t you curious how they’ll react? Deal?”
“Sounds good. I’m curious too.”
It was quite impulsive, but the thought of showing up without warning after several months made us both eager to see their reactions, so we agreed immediately.
While waiting by the roadside for a taxi as usual, a mermaid girl burst from the waterway, splashing water everywhere and shaking herself dry. Shivering in the chilly weather, she sniffled and rubbed her arms before pulling clothes from the waterproof bag on her back and dressing. Only then did I notice that, even though it was evening after sunset, there were almost no fish-type or insect-type beings visible—unlike before.
Watching the mermaid girl, now bundled in layers and riding away on her board, Ruya spoke.
“Some species are affected by the seasons when it comes to outdoor activity? They’re hardly around.”
“Species sensitive to cold weather tend to stay indoors. Some even hibernate straight through winter.”
“It really is fascinating.”
After chatting while we waited, we took the arriving taxi and got off in front of the temple near our house in the city center. Even at night the temple lights were on, and men with refreshed expressions were leaving under the escort of nuns. Seeing the nuns’ benevolent smiles as they waved goodbye, it seemed the evangelism of love was proceeding smoothly.
Opening the front door with the iris-recognition security system and stepping inside quietly, we found the house far quieter than expected. Ruya, tiptoeing carefully, whispered, “What’s going on? Don’t tell me they’re out on a request?”
“It doesn’t feel like the house is empty, though.”
The heating was running and the lights were on, so it didn’t seem unoccupied. On a hunch I heightened the sensitivity of my auditory sensors and caught a faint sound—the distinctive noise of someone deliberately suppressing their breathing. Someone was definitely here, but I couldn’t guess why they were hiding.
The moment Ruya and I passed through the hallway and entered the living room, party poppers exploded with a loud bang and our family’s boisterous welcome rang out.
“Welcome home!”
“Welcome back, nya!”
“Eek! You startled me!”
“Hohoho.”
Gwangnam, Charlotte, Madam, and even the maid Mina were happily setting off small party poppers one after another. Having already sensed something was planned, I wasn’t truly surprised, but I pretended to be for the sake of the family’s enjoyment and played along.
“Wow~ I really was surprised.”
“Heheh… I couldn’t just greet my women who’ve been away for five months on a job with something boring and ordinary.”
“She used Ruya’s name to ask us to contact her the moment you arrived, nya.”
“Tch, I was hoping to surprise you by showing up without notice, but we got outmaneuvered instead.”
The moment Ruya stepped inside, she slipped back into her concubine persona and voiced her complaint in formal speech. When Oppa pulled the sulking girl into his arms and kissed her deeply, the concubine—who was endlessly weak to the man she loved—immediately softened, her cheeks flushing pink.
“Chuu. Feeling better?”
“Haa, that’s unfair, my lord.”
“Kuhuhu. Ruya really is adorable.”
While watching Oppa and Ruya’s affectionate display, I glanced at Madam. Normally, a concubine’s intimate behavior was forbidden outside of service hours, but perhaps as a reward for returning after so long, she merely smiled and allowed it.
The next instant, a force pulled my body forward. I instinctively tried to resist, but realizing it was Oppa, I relaxed.
“Elisha, come here too. Let me hold you after all this time.”
“Hup.”
Meeting his lips as they pressed against mine, I closed my eyes and performed the act of enjoying the kiss. Thanks to my upgraded AI, my acting and emotional expression had become far smoother than before, allowing me to present an even more ideal image. I was satisfied. I gently met Oppa’s tongue as it explored my mouth, lightly sucked on it, and gave a deep kiss before seeing it off as it withdrew.
“Churup. Were you that hungry? You’re more proactive than before. Heh.”
“Huu… Aside from helping Ruya with her sexual needs, I’ve been holding back the whole time.”
“If you really couldn’t stand it, you should’ve just done it with another man.”
“I endured because I wanted to do it with you, Oppa.”
“How admirable. I’ll have to work extra hard tonight!”
“Kyaa~”
Among the family, I was the only one allowed to have sex with other men without Oppa’s permission, yet I had deliberately suppressed my desires for his sake. He looked extremely pleased. Scooping both Ruya and me up in his arms, Oppa carried us straight toward the bedroom. Being a hunter with a muscular build, he effortlessly lifted Ruya—who had some softness to her figure—and me—whose full-body prosthesis carried considerable weight—each in one arm. Feeling the abundant vital energy radiating from his strong, masculine body, which rivaled even a Blackman’s, my womb throbbed. I traced the thick veins bulging along his muscular forearm with my fingers.
“Hup!”
“Kyaa!”
After tossing us onto the bed, Oppa quickly stripped with Mina’s help. Standing before the bed with his already fully erect member swaying, he asked, “Now then~ Who should I start with?”
At his question, Ruya and I naturally turned our gazes toward Madam. Accepting tea and refreshments from Mina, who had already prepared them, Madam lifted her teacup and gestured toward Ruya with her chin. Following the order to serve Ruya first, I stepped back. Ruya obediently lay face-down on the bed.
“My lord, please grant me permission to serve you.”
“Of course. Let’s enjoy ourselves.”
With Ruya’s service, the long night began. Madam and Charlotte sat at a distance, watching, as though intending to leave the night entirely to the two of us. Ruya and I took turns continuing the service. Thanks to the special training the angels had given her during our stay in Eden, Ruya’s performance of pleasure looked beautiful. Though my experienced eyes could spot a few awkward spots, it was more than enough to satisfy Oppa.