Emojis
ForTestingPurposeDariann was in a good mood.
EmojisForTestingPurposeOr rather, he had been in a good mood.
EmojisForTestingPurposeSince the children had left for the academy, he had been devoted to his training.
EmojisForTestingPurposeHe knew very well that there wasn’t much for him to do at the mansion (the day he’d butted into Estelle and Freya’s meeting, he’d ended up drinking five cups of that awful tea and not saying a single word), and he liked how his strength was transforming him into something like a hero from a movie, rather than just practical power.
EmojisForTestingPurposeEven so, every night before going to bed, Dariann couldn’t help but think back to those days in the conference room.
EmojisForTestingPurposeJust the thought of Freya burying her face in his lower body, looking up at him with a flushed face while she was occupied with his member, would make him jump out of bed and start exercising in the moonlight.
EmojisForTestingPurposeHe wanted to barge into Freya’s office right away and continue where they’d left off, but it wasn’t working out that way.
EmojisForTestingPurposeFreya was waaaaaay too busy.
EmojisForTestingPurposeSo much so that he’d never seen her not working. She was stuck in her office all day, every day, in meetings and doing paperwork, so the amount of time they spent seeing each other was very little.
EmojisForTestingPurposeAnd since they were even sleeping in separate rooms, Dariann had no choice but to pour his longing heart into his training.
EmojisForTestingPurposeThen one day, news arrived from the academy.
EmojisForTestingPurposeHis two children had caused an accident at the academy.
EmojisForTestingPurposeOr rather, it was news that they had cleaned up an accident, a so-called heroic feat, and that they would be returning to the mansion after a long time.
EmojisForTestingPurposeDariann had eagerly asked them to make a weapon for him too, when they mentioned they were making weapons.
EmojisForTestingPurposeIn response to Dariann’s request, Rozaria and her group also returned from the dwarf kingdom and handed over the promised axe.
EmojisForTestingPurposeThe sturdy yet comfortable handle and the heavy, sharp axe were neither too big nor too small, a perfect fit for Dariann’s hand, so he was very pleased with it.
EmojisForTestingPurposeAnd since the children were coming, Dariann also thought that Freya would spend some time with her family rather than working, and he wanted to take this opportunity to talk to Freya while the children were staying at the mansion.
EmojisForTestingPurposeBut Dariann’s happy plans went awry.
EmojisForTestingPurpose“Does
EmojisForTestingPurposeyour dad seem to be avoiding me, or what?”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“Th, wheeze, why are you wheeze asking me wheeze that now…!”
EmojisForTestingPurposeIt was the morning of the third day after Rozaria and her group returned from the dwarf kingdom.
EmojisForTestingPurposeRozaria, who was participating in the morning exercise that had now become a routine, was panting and replied as if she was dumbfounded.
EmojisForTestingPurpose“What’s so hard about this?”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“I, I’m…whew, your son is doing wheeze pretty well at the academy…right?”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“So?”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“If your son says he’s about to die from exhaustion, haven’t you ever thought that maybe you’re being a little abnormal as a mom?!”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“You’re just weak.”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“What kind of weakling sprints for two hours straight?! Ugh! I’m going crazy!”
EmojisForTestingPurposeAfter coming to this world, Rozaria thought she had become somewhat stronger by making a contract with a spirit, but that was a misjudgment.
EmojisForTestingPurposeDariann had personally shown her this morning that she was still just an ordinary person.
EmojisForTestingPurposeBut Rozaria had a lot of grievances of her own.
EmojisForTestingPurposeRozaria was already strong enough to beat up her classmates, as well as her seniors.
EmojisForTestingPurposeIn terms of physical strength and fighting skills alone, Rozaria was strong enough to be the top student in the academy, making her an exceptional figure within the academy.
EmojisForTestingPurposeHowever, Dariann still thought she looked weak, so Rozaria was in a situation where she was going crazy.
EmojisForTestingPurpose—Mom, are you done?
EmojisForTestingPurpose“Uh…I’ll die if I do more.”
EmojisForTestingPurpose-Hick!? Mom’s gonna die?! Don’t die!!
EmojisForTestingPurposeA flame desperately rubbed its cheek against Rozaria’s cheek as she rolled around on the training ground floor, covered in dirt.
EmojisForTestingPurpose“Where did she pick that up again?”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“It just happened somehow.”
EmojisForTestingPurposeThe fire spirit, which looked like a burning red rose at first glance, had somehow attached itself to Rozaria’s body as she was leaving the fortress and followed her all the way to this territory.
EmojisForTestingPurpose-Mom, you’re not gonna die?
EmojisForTestingPurpose“It’s okay, Litt.”
EmojisForTestingPurposeIts name was Litt.
EmojisForTestingPurposeIt was named after the last two letters of Ifrit, the name that comes to mind when you think of a fire spirit.
EmojisForTestingPurposeUnlike Ariel, who was always carefree and free-spirited, Litt was always attached to Rozaria’s side, rattling off countless emotions, a truly fiery personality.
EmojisForTestingPurpose-Mom, I’m hungry.
EmojisForTestingPurpose“….”
EmojisForTestingPurposeRozaria, who was being compared to Ariel, who had appeared out of nowhere and was only taking care of her hungry stomach, unlike Litt, who was clinging to Rozaria and craving affection, wore a complex and subtle expression.
EmojisForTestingPurpose“Anyway, I want to talk to your dad.”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“Can’t you just talk to Dad, Mom?”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“He’s always busy.”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“What about when he’s eating?”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“He’s been eating sandwiches or something lately. There’s no time to talk to him.”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“But, isn’t it weird that you’re even worrying about this in the first place?”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“….What?”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“I mean, you don’t usually worry about things like that and just push your way in. It’s like you’ve become more cautious…”
EmojisForTestingPurposeMeanwhile, Rozaria tilted her head at Dariann, who was constantly lamenting his situation.
EmojisForTestingPurposeDariann had always lived by the motto of “let’s just headbutt it first and think about it later,” and Rozaria, who had lived watching that for 24 years, knew that fact well.
EmojisForTestingPurposeBut Dariann was strangely too cautious now.
EmojisForTestingPurpose“No…well…that…what is it…”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“Right now, your dad is…a woman! And I’m a man, right?”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“Right?”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“So…what…it’s a little hard to be aggressive…um…no, it’s not like I’m like that!”
EmojisForTestingPurposeAt Rozaria’s point, Dariann was momentarily stunned, but then he frantically waved his hands and made some excuses,
EmojisForTestingPurposebut his words didn’t make any sense and he just stammered.
EmojisForTestingPurpose“Mom.”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“What, what, you brat.”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“Are you having your first love?”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“….Huh!? No way?! Geez! Hey! I! With your dad! How many years! Huh! Geez!”
EmojisForTestingPurposeRozaria retorted as if she was dumbfounded because he looked exactly like a young man in the throes of a crush, and
EmojisForTestingPurposeDariann’s face turned red and he was visibly flustered.
EmojisForTestingPurpose“You think I can’t do it? I can do it right now, you little punk!”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“Huh? Where are you going?”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“Shut up, you brat!”
EmojisForTestingPurposeEventually, Dariann jumped up from his seat and stomped off the training ground.
EmojisForTestingPurpose“….”
EmojisForTestingPurpose-Mom. I’m hungry.
EmojisForTestingPurpose-Mom, don’t die…
EmojisForTestingPurpose“How did Mom and Dad raise us…”
EmojisForTestingPurposeRozaria, who was blankly watching the scene, muttered as she felt the two spirits clinging to her cheeks.
EmojisForTestingPurposeBeing a parent seemed to be really hard.
EmojisForTestingPurpose“Geez…I can’t believe it…Who am I! Seonghwa-dong Red Fist! And I’m having my first love? I’m not a kid…”
EmojisForTestingPurposeAt that moment.
EmojisForTestingPurposeDariann, who had been freaking out at Rozaria’s words, was walking down the mansion hallway with a scowl on his face.
EmojisForTestingPurposeFirst love.
EmojisForTestingPurposeHe couldn’t accept the fact that he, who had formed a family with Freya and had already had several decades pass, had even given birth to a healthy son and a cute daughter, was feeling such embarrassment now.
EmojisForTestingPurposeBut.
EmojisForTestingPurpose“…Damn it. Why is she so pretty…”
EmojisForTestingPurposeAfter entering Dariann’s body, he somehow found it difficult to touch Freya.
EmojisForTestingPurposeIn the past, he would have just shared the same bed, and if he felt a little heated, he would have seduced her and stuff, but now his husband was like a beautiful glasswork that seemed like it would break if he touched it even a little.
EmojisForTestingPurposeHe had never thought of himself as liking women, but because the person inside Freya was his husband, he had come to like women.
EmojisForTestingPurposeAlso, maybe because it had been cut off so strangely last time, he felt like he was getting impatient, but it was hard to approach her rashly, and as a result, he was worried that they were growing apart.
EmojisForTestingPurpose“…Yeah. What the hell, when have I ever complicated things? I’ll just headbutt it!”
EmojisForTestingPurposeThanks to Rozaria’s direct hit, Dariann regained his composure and headed straight for Freya’s office with the thought of just going for it.
EmojisForTestingPurposeJust as Dariann arrived at the office and was about to open the door.
EmojisForTestingPurpose“…so this is that—”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“Oh, is someone there?”
EmojisForTestingPurposeA conversation was flowing out from inside the office through the slightly open door.
EmojisForTestingPurposeJudging from the voices, it seemed like Felix, his daughter and son, and Freya were talking.
EmojisForTestingPurpose“That, is this medicine…okay?”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“Yes.”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“…Medicine?”
EmojisForTestingPurposeDariann, who would have opened the door right away, stopped his hand that was reaching for the doorknob when he
EmojisForTestingPurposeheard a word that he shouldn’t have missed in the conversation he had inadvertently overheard.
EmojisForTestingPurpose“It seems like the dwarves have also extended their reach to medicine. I got it without much difficulty.”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“Dwarves, huh…”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“Ah. You don’t have to worry about it not being suitable for humans. They said there’s no problem.”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“I see. I was wondering if maybe…? I thought.”
EmojisForTestingPurpose‘Dwarf medicine? Not suitable for humans? What are they talking about?’
EmojisForTestingPurposeHis body, which had been stiff for a moment, was now perking up his ears to hear their conversation in more detail.
EmojisForTestingPurposeAs he could infer from the conversation, it seemed that Freya had asked Felix to get some ‘medicine’, and Felix had gotten it and handed it to Freya.
EmojisForTestingPurpose“But, are you going to keep it a secret from Mom?”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“…From me?”
EmojisForTestingPurposeDariann became even more nervous when he suddenly became the topic of the conversation.
EmojisForTestingPurpose“…Ah, not yet…it’s not certain yet. This is in case, just in case.”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“Still, I don’t think there’s any need to hide it…”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“…It’s okay. My daughter. You don’t have to worry about it.”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“…You know that Dad is contributing to making me worry by having his daughter get something like this in the first place.”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“……..I’m ashamed. But, it’s hard to ask my son.”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“……”
EmojisForTestingPurpose‘Why are you keeping it a secret from me? Why? What is that?’
EmojisForTestingPurposeA secret conversation between the two that he had suddenly overheard.
EmojisForTestingPurposeDariann was curious about the identity of the unknown medicine, but there was something even more concerning.
EmojisForTestingPurpose“…This is annoying.”
EmojisForTestingPurposeThe two were a couple.
EmojisForTestingPurposeEven if they were a couple, there was no need to bring up personal matters, but lately Freya had been hiding too many things from him.
EmojisForTestingPurposeUnlike in modern times, was it because he was useless?
EmojisForTestingPurposeBecause he was an unreliable wife?
EmojisForTestingPurposeAfter falling into this strange fantasy world, Dariann began to feel a sense of guilt that he had not been able to properly support anything, and a sense of betrayal and anger that Freya was distancing herself from him as a result.
EmojisForTestingPurposeBang-
EmojisForTestingPurpose“Huh? Mom?”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“Ah, no…honey?! Wh, what’s wrong all of a sudden…”
EmojisForTestingPurposeHe couldn’t stand it any longer and burst into the office, and the sight of the two people startled was captured in his vision.
EmojisForTestingPurpose“What’s that?”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“Th, that…what are you talking about?”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“That medicine. You said you had to keep it a secret from me. What is it? Why do you have to keep it a secret from me?”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“Th, that’s…really nothing! Th, there’s just…a little bit of a cold…”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“Don’t lie. If it’s something like that, why would you keep it a secret from me?”
EmojisForTestingPurposeDariann, who had barged into the office, immediately pressed her about the medicine, and Freya was busy trying to deny it.
EmojisForTestingPurposeThat sight made Dariann even angrier.
EmojisForTestingPurpose“…Do you, not trust me?”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“…Huh?”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“Yeah! Honestly, I haven’t been much help since I came here! I don’t even know what to do. You know better than I do, so I just gave up!”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“Still! Still… we’re husband and wife, so why are you hiding things from me that you even tell our children?”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“Y-You…!”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“Do you hate me now? Because I became a man? Because I’m not helpful? If so, just say it!”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“….“
EmojisForTestingPurposeIn the end, Dariann, overwhelmed by the accumulated dissatisfaction and resentment, frowned and shouted, and Freya lowered her head without a word.
EmojisForTestingPurpose“It’s not, it’s not like that…”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“Then what is it?!”
EmojisForTestingPurposeFollowing that, Freya began to say something weakly.
EmojisForTestingPurpose“…I, can’t say it.”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“Why can’t you say it?!”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“Th-That’s… well…”
EmojisForTestingPurposeFreya barely raised her head and stroked her forearms, but she hesitated, as if it were difficult for her to say it herself.
EmojisForTestingPurposeAt that moment.
EmojisForTestingPurpose“Sigh… I can’t watch this anymore.”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“Huh?”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“Daughter?!”
EmojisForTestingPurposeFelix, who had been silently watching the scene, sighed and opened his mouth.
EmojisForTestingPurpose“Dad. If you’re not going to say it, I’ll just say it.”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“W-Wait a minute! Okay, okay! I’ll do it!”
EmojisForTestingPurposeFollowing that, when he declared that he would rather reveal the identity of the medicine himself, Freya hurriedly waved her arms and stopped him.
EmojisForTestingPurpose“…No, what on earth is that that you’re acting like this?”
EmojisForTestingPurposeAt that point, Dariann was less concerned with his feelings for Freya and more genuinely curious about the identity of the medicine.
EmojisForTestingPurpose“Th-That is… well…”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“What is it?”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“…Medicine, it is.”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“What kind of medicine?”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“B-Birth… control… pills…”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“…..What?”
EmojisForTestingPurposeIn the end, Freya struggled to raise her head, her face flushed red, and she revealed the identity of the medicine herself.
EmojisForTestingPurpose“B-Birth… control… pills?”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“…Th-That, in the future… just in case, a new… child might be born… th-that’s why… as a precaution… th-that’s all…”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“Ah.”
EmojisForTestingPurposeDariann, with a dumbfounded expression, asked back at the utterly unexpected identity of the medicine, and Freya, still blushing, lowered her head and stammered the reason.
EmojisForTestingPurposeOnly then did the pieces of the puzzle fall into place in Dariann’s mind.
EmojisForTestingPurposeFreya wasn’t pushing him away.
EmojisForTestingPurposeRather, she also wanted the next step, and she was preparing for it in her own way.
EmojisForTestingPurpose“…..Sigh. I’ll go now.”
EmojisForTestingPurposeFelix, who had been watching the scene, felt uncomfortable with the unusual atmosphere and ran out of the office.
EmojisForTestingPurpose“I, absolutely! I, I! Really want to… or… ah… well… you’re a man, so… yeah… I thought it might be hard… on you….”
EmojisForTestingPurposeFollowing that, Freya hurriedly made excuses, but no matter how you looked at it, it was nothing more than an expression that Freya herself was also looking forward to it.
EmojisForTestingPurpose“Ah, damn it. I’m going crazy.”
EmojisForTestingPurposeThat sight.
EmojisForTestingPurposeThat sight was so lovely and cute in Dariann’s eyes that his heart pounded, he broke out in a cold sweat, and he felt the blood pumping and gathering in his lower body.
EmojisForTestingPurposeStep-step-
EmojisForTestingPurpose“O-Oh… honey?”
EmojisForTestingPurposeFreya, flustered by Dariann’s wordless approach, hesitated and stepped back, but there was a desk right behind her, so she couldn’t escape any further and faced Dariann right in front of her.
EmojisForTestingPurposeDariann immediately realized that she was trembling as she looked up at him, but that it was not fear, but tension and excitement.
EmojisForTestingPurpose“I can’t take it anymore.”
EmojisForTestingPurposeAt that moment.
EmojisForTestingPurposeDariann’s switch was flipped.