Chapter 54
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 54
Chapter Title: Breakdown
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"No way, this is insane...! Ah, you came inside!"
"We've been doing it inside every time up until now anyway."
She's right.
But because of the massive shock from that [truth], I couldn't pull myself together, while Kate showed not the slightest hint of agitation as she stretched right there, then crawled over toward the wall.
She pressed her back and legs against it. It looked like she was meditating upside down.
"You came inside...?"
"Yeah."
Wouldn't a normal reaction be the opposite?
Usually, women freak out more and worry about avoiding pregnancy just in case.
"It's fine."
Kate was utterly nonchalant. She even looked up at me from her inverted position and gave me a gentle smile.
"If it happens, great. If not, oh well."
"No, no, no. That's not it. If it happens, it's a huge disaster, and we're lucky if it doesn't...!"
I scrambled across the bed toward her, yelling.
Pregnancy isn't something to take so lightly. It requires tons of preparation. I have no intention of raising my child as some byproduct of lust...
No, even more importantly, Kate and I are barely in our early twenties.
We're too young. It's no accident that the average age for newlyweds has shifted into the thirties.
We need way more preparation, and we have to be fully ready to raise a kid before going there.
"If you end up pregnant, it'll be a huge problem for both of us...!"
"Why?"
"Why? We're still too young...!"
"Too young? Us?"
But that's just Earth's values in the end. And this isn't Earth.
"That's such a lame excuse. If we don't have one now, when will we?"
Here, it was taken for granted to have kids in your healthy early-to-mid twenties.
In a way, from Kate's perspective—or any woman in this world—Earth's late childbearing might seem like an incomprehensible social phenomenon.
I was left speechless, just sweating bullets.
I couldn't come up with a good reason to convince Kate. Because honestly, I thought having kids young was better anyway. Healthier that way.
So I stated my position clearly. If logic wouldn't win, I'd just explain my personal beliefs and values well enough.
"Argh, whatever. No way. I'm not ready to have a kid at all. Got it?"
"Okay."
But Kate brushed off even this desperate plea like it was nothing.
Her beaming smile and swishing cat tail as she looked at me were so irritating I wanted to snap at her.
"...Isn't there some kind of contraception spell? There has to be, right? Just in case, we really need to do it. Promise?"
Despite my frantic demand, Kate pretended not to hear, humming to herself.
This situation had me acting like some whiny girl.
What's the difference from begging, 'Oppa, put on a condom~'? It was ridiculous.
"Promise quick! Come on!"
"Nyaaang! Fine~"
She even found my behavior cute and tugged at my cheeks.
My heart was sinking, on the verge of passing out, and she was acting all calm.
"But I really want a baby with you."
She was stroking her lower belly upside down—it dawned on me she was doing it to keep the semen from flowing out downward.
"...Sit up straight. Now!"
"It's fiiiine~ Nyaaan~"
Even when I noticed and tried to flip her over, she just giggled like it tickled.
I felt a mix of emotions.
I was scared of possibly impregnating her, but on the other hand, it felt kinda touching that she liked me this much...
...Nah, honestly, not really.
It was a bit burdensome.
"Oh, right. You're from another world, Jeong-woo. Don't worry too much. The odds are way higher it won't happen."
Kate started explaining why she was so relaxed. My desperate expression must've tugged at her heartstrings.
"I've never seen a woman get pregnant from just one proper creampie. Usually, you have to try hard for days. If it really doesn't happen, it can take years..."
"That's beside the point—we absolutely need contraception...!"
"No way~ Besides, if we do get pregnant, it'd be a miracle! Proof of our love bearing miraculous fruit."
But she wouldn't budge.
From my standpoint, I had no weapon left to change her mind.
Everything was up to Kate now. Fucking terrifying.
To be blunt, she could smack me in the back of the head someday far in the future, show up holding a kid's hand, and introduce them as 'yours.'
"Haa, shit..."
So I just dripped cold sweat. Wasn't this the ultimate male nightmare?
"But if you grant me one request, I promise never to use any pregnancy-boosting magic."
"...Can't you just use contraception instead?"
"Huh? Well, actually, there's no such thing in our world. Who avoids pregnancy? It's hard enough to get pregnant in the first place."
Every word from her stabbed my chest like a dagger.
No contraception? What kind of horrifying world is this?
"Anyway, if you do this favor, I'll accommodate you as much as possible. Otherwise, I'll head straight to some famous witches and beg for pregnancy magic. Deal?"
"...Fine. What is it."
Being dragged along like this soured my mood. I even started resenting Kate a bit.
Damn idiot had to create this massive conflict right up to the last moment. We could've parted on good terms.
Now I was helplessly cornered, waiting for her judgment. What request—or threat—would she make...?
"From now on, let's write each other a letter every week."
Huh.
But the demand was surprisingly peaceful and romantic.
"A letter?"
"Yeah. That way, you'll feel more at ease, right? I promise no lies in the letters. If I'm pregnant, I'll say so. If not, I'll say that too. Okay?"
Of course, her handstand to keep the semen plugged in was still off-putting, but what she said was pretty cute and innocent.
"...I just think it'll be lonely without you."
And her final heartfelt confession was pure and honest compared to her crazy antics.
It made me feel kinda pathetic for worrying so much about pregnancy.
Maybe Kate had been hurt.
She really liked me enough to want my kid, and here I was throwing a fit begging for protection.
"..."
I let out a deep sigh, grabbed her hand tight, and said,
"Alright. I'll write letters."
"Really?"
"Yeah. One every week. To the training center, right?"
"Yes!"
She finally righted herself, sat on the edge of the bed, hugged me fiercely, and whispered,
"Nyaa... Thanks."
For some reason, her voice sounded really sad.
Not the kind you'd expect right after a messy creampie.
If she'd kept blackmailing me with the baby talk, I could've hated her as a total bitch.
"Phew, what a relief. Hehe."
Once I left for my unit, there'd be no way for her to meet or contact me anymore.
So maybe that's why she asked for letters—to keep in touch.
It felt a little pitiful.
Maybe, just maybe,
it would've been better if I'd stayed at the training center as an instructor.
"...It's okay. I'll come visit later."
"Really? I won't be a bother?"
"How could you be? We're basically dating already, minus the label."
But I had to return to my family.
Even if things got serious with Kate, that wouldn't mean abandoning all my family and friends, staying here in despair, and playing house husband...
It'd be after going back to my loved ones.
Someday, I might even introduce her to them that way.
'This is the girl I met in another world. We're dating now, seriously, with marriage in mind.'
The cat ears and tail might make my parents faint from shock, but they'd probably come around without too much fuss.
Hell, they'd congratulate me. Some friends might even get jealous, saying no way I scored a girl this pretty.
"But... you knew, didn't you, Kate."
"Knew what?"
"...You noticed I was using magic before too. Same thing this time, right? You kept going on purpose until I properly came."
We gently wiped each other's bodies and got dressed.
"It's a secret."
It was time to go. Bury the past and move on our separate paths.
"Yeah, whatever... Keep it secret. Anyway, let's meet again when we can. Like on leave or something."
"Okay."
Kate accepted the farewell pretty maturely.
Her lower belly still full of my semen was a bit worrying, but whatever...
I'd decided to let it go.
If she gets pregnant, oh well.
Man up and take responsibility.
My grandparents got married and had kids around my age, so it's not that weird.
Be cool about it.
If you're born a man, you get to creampie sometimes, and if a kid happens, you marry hot-blooded.
...Fuck.
No matter how much I tried to console myself, it wasn't working.
"Shall we head back?"
"Yeah."
Still, looking at Kate's serene face brought me some comfort.
We shared a smile, then opened the door to leave the room thick with that lewd scent.
It'll work out somehow.
Kate's not a bad girl; living together might be fine.
But...
Even with my resolve hardened, I couldn't cross that thin door.
Slide—
The moment I opened it, it wasn't an empty hallway staring back.
It was a woman standing right there, unblinking, rigid as a statue.
No idea how long she'd been waiting.
And no clue why she was even inside here now.
"..."
Captain Yujin.
No, Captain Yujin ma'am.