The Wet Nurse's Resolve

In the Querenesia region, within the Bestiel Duchy, at the Nest.

It was cold. In the narrow study room, everyone was watching Leti.

Leti had luckily regained her senses after fainting.

She was now sitting at the table, trying to calm herself.

Though "trying to calm herself" was problematic because she was biting her nails hard and moaning.

"Ella, I've never seen Leti this angry before."

"Me too. When I was young, no matter how strange pranks I pulled, I would laugh and move on."

"What kind of prank was it?"

"Um, catching a loach in the bathwater?"

"Are you serious?"

Ella looked at me with a cold, contemptuous gaze.

Why ask and then look down on me?

Ella's teasing never seems to stick.

"Hurry and comfort her."

"Me...?"

Even though I'm the duke, the torture master is the one comforting the maid.

This is completely backwards.

What can I do?

One of the two people in this study room is almost like a mother, the other is someone I respected as a teacher for nearly ten years.

I couldn't easily give orders or defy...

I sat cautiously beside Leti.

Her sleeves were stained, and there were clear tear marks on her cheeks.

Her hazy eyes clearly showed how much pain she was in.

"Duchess... It's been sixteen years since he left."

Leti's husband was also a servant of the Bestiel family.

They married young, and Leti gave birth to Lily at just sixteen.

But on the day Lily turned six, she passed away from an unknown illness, and Leti became a widow.

"So, I have nothing but Lily... But suddenly becoming a goblin's seedbed...?"

I've heard this several times, but every time it chokes me.

I was the one who suggested it.

"Huu, I won't see my grandchild... Ah, that's not it... I can see the goblin grandchild. Haha..."

"Leti, understand my heart..."

I didn't really understand Leti's feelings. How could I understand a mother's heart?

"Duchess! Will my granddaughter recognize this old woman? No, she will recognize her own mother, right?"

"Goblins recognize their mother even if they don't recognize their grandmother."

But the issue is sowing the seed with the mother.

"Yes... Can we communicate with each other...?"

"Lily can communicate. Why? Because..."

"Lord! Secret!"

Right. I almost told her about the family lineage and blessing.

"Ah, anyway, there's that."

"It seems like important information... Then, can I ask one more thing?"

"Yes, I'll tell you as much as I can within what I can say."

"Why Lily specifically...?"

Leti stared at me.

No resentment or anger in her eyes.

Leti seemed genuinely curious.

Leti is the only person who knows very well the relationship between me and Lily.

While the sister was separated for successor training, Lily grew up with me under Leti.

Perhaps more like siblings than the sister.

Treating a ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠sibling-like woman and sending her to the goblin cave... Sounds like garbage.

"It was necessary for me. For me, and for this Nest... Lily only said she would understand my heart."

The choice made me feel guilty.

No one wants to become a monster's seedbed.

Especially me, the Bestiel, and my sister didn't like it.

More pain in seeing the person I cherish become a seedbed than relief that it's not me.

"Sorry Leti. I have no face."

But if there's someone to accept, I have to choose them. Not just a seedbed, but someone to help us all survive. Lily was the most suitable.

"I see... I don't blame the duke... And for the duke, for this Nest... It's hard to scold as a mother..."

"Still, it doesn't change that Lily is precious. When we return to the Nest, Lily will take the role of supporting me closely."

Leti cleared her throat a few times and nodded.

She said yes with her mouth, but her body seemed not to accept the reality yet.

"Um... Duke..."

"Leti, just say it."

Leti tried to hold back her sobs as she continued.

I held Leti's hand. The hand that came when I was young was full of calluses and bruises.

Now she's a wet nurse (no more milk), but this much damage isn't normal.

Probably from searching for Lily.

"Even if I were the seedbed... I wouldn't be this sad..."

Is this what mother's heart is like?

Of course not all mothers are like Leti.

Bad parents are everywhere.

But the fact that parents sacrifice for loved ones is also true.

"Duchess, I will become a seedbed too..."

"What? Why...?"

I'm surprised. The willingness to sacrifice is one thing, but I don't understand why Leti wants to be a seedbed.

"The daughter dedicating herself to the duke and this city... I can't just watch as the mother..."

"Still... If Lily finds out, it will be a big deal..."

Leti smiled faintly and placed her other hand over mine holding hers.

"What? Revenge or something... Since I did it without permission from the mother, I can do the same, right?"

"Heh, wait a sec."

I stood up and went to ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠Ella.

Ella was also surprised, mouth open in a way unlike her usual self, staring blankly at me.

"What do you think? Probably need to stop it?"

"Lord, as a human, this is correct... "

Ella checked Leti's eyes and whispered in my ear as small as possible.

"Ultimately the plan is to secure multiple seedbeds, right? As a subordinate, this is rather a good situation..."

Ella said she wouldn't do it herself, but she's talking like she's excited?

"Then, shall I tell Lily that Ella approved?"

*Thud*

Too much. Ella kicked my shin with the ball of her foot without a word.

Now it's leather shoes, but I'm worried about wearing Sabaton or something.

"I never encouraged it. I only said it would help the lord. Understood?"

"Damn, got it... Anyway, as the torture master, it's correct to make Leti a seedbed?"

Ella nodded silently.

Leti was definitely a trustworthy person.

I grew up drinking Leti's milk, and Leti treats me like a son.

The chance of betrayal is less than Lily's. In fact, the most suitable person next to me.

"Um, but..."

"Eh? Leti?"

"Um, since I'm old... um, will I be able to get pregnant..."

Leti smiled awkwardly and blushed.

Even if Leti married young and gave birth to Lily at sixteen, she's 37 now. Not young.

For a normal human woman, it's not impossible. In theory, as long as not menopause, there's a chance. But the fertilization rate is low, almost impossible.

"Don't worry about that. There are ways... "

But if blessed, it changes.

After blessing, the constitution changes.

Fertilization rate skyrockets, menopause comes later.

Before menopause, can give birth like in 20s.

"Then it's fortunate... Rather, it might interfere..."

"No, from my perspective, it's welcome Leti. Leti is special to me. If such a person supports me closely, I'm grateful."

When I die, I might die twice to Lily's father who went to heaven first, but...

By making all the women of the household seedbeds, it seems I deserve to die twice and thrice.

"Then... I'll go pay respects to my husband's grave... I'll come back soon."

"Got it, we'll prepare too."

West of the Nest is the cemetery.

Made to compare to the setting sun for a person's last moments. Of course, no bodies are placed there.

Everything is cremated and ashes are placed.

Reason is the same as monsters.

"Leti is still crying while paying respects."

"So, she won't remarry."

Leti became a widow at 22.

At 22, even with a young daughter, she could remarry.

Plus, beautiful face and much fuller breasts than current Lily, many suitors.

But Leti refused all proposals. Because it would be sorry for the daughter.

Still, she doesn't hug the tombstone and cry.

Seeing Leti pay respects, anyone can tell the reason for refusing daughter-in-law is false.

Her husband died, and for over ten years she held the tombstone and wailed.

People who saw that never thought of approaching Leti.

Because they thought she would never forget her husband.

"However, I'm worried. Leti who loved her husband so much becoming a seedbed..."

"Me too. Can she endure...? No, before that, do you know what seedbed means?"

"Even commoners aren't that stupid."

Yes, it's a pity.

Leti who rejected so many men instantly became a seedbed for me.

*

After paying respects, Leti came into the study room.

"Leti, are you really okay?"

"I'm fine. It's an old matter... I talked well with him. And... for my lord like a son, and my daughter did the same. It's resolved..."

"Haa, got it. Leti doesn't say empty words... Then, take off all the clothes you're wearing and kneel in front of me."

Leti was surprised by the unexpected request, eyes wide, but soon started removing clothes one by one, nodding.

Leti's naked body, I've seen it many times since young.

At that time, too young, no concept of sex, but I remember how beautiful Leti's body was.

Wow, what kind of auntie body is this...

Leti's body is still the same.

Even with age, firm body without wrinkles. Much larger breasts than Lily's.

Especially the huge breasts are still firmly supported by the underbust despite age.

So, no sagging feeling in Leti's breasts.

This isn't just genetics.

Unlike Lily's inverted nipples, Leti's nipples are large and perky.

Or, while working as wet nurse, she stopped lactating?

When young, didn't think much, but seeing Lily's body, it stuck in my mind.

"Um, it must be embarrassing... Duke is grown ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠up now..."

"Ah, sorry Leti, not on purpose."

"Understand, Leti, any man seeing Leti's body would lose his mind."

Ella was right.

How can I not be distracted by that body.

Actually, my lower body was also in heat.

Having arousal for the wet nurse who fed me milk, at times like this, the male instinct is regrettable.

"Torture master, you're too kind. Um, and my side fat is quite a bit..."

Leti covered her belly with her arms shyly.

Still slim waist, but with wide hips, side fat is inevitable.

Leti smiled embarrassedly and knelt in front of me, lowering her head.

"Will my daughter also... naked...?"

"Yes, no choice. This is the sure method."

"Huhu, we bathed together when young, but now it's completely different body..."

Confusing. What was Leti thinking?

But I can't be swayed.

For now, I need to focus on what I have to do.

I started extracting some of the blessing power and injecting it into Leti.

As expected, little resistance. Because I completely trust me.

The blessing bestowal ended without much difficulty.

Then, the affinity test.

I added a simple explanation to Leti about the affinity test.

It's a test to determine which monster's seedbed she becomes.

"Duchess, if I also become a goblin, what happens...?"

There's no guarantee that mother-daughter have similar affinities just because Leti and Lily are mother-daughter.

Affinity is unique to each person.

Bloodline doesn't play a big role.

But it's not guaranteed to be different either.

"Um, I haven't thought about that?"

"Still, please don't mess up the family tree... I don't like ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠mother-daughter mix..."

Leti's way of thinking is as unique as her speech.

How could she think that. I just imagined it, even I would be a bit...

"Result has arrived."

Leti and I tensed up at Ella's words.

From my perspective, no good or bad depending on monster type, but it's important for Leti at least.

After all, it's the moment she hears what kind of mating partner she will have.