Episode 49
I calmly laid out my plans for the future, telling Gaius what was in store for him, not me.
Gaius, who had heard all my thoughts, held my hand tightly. Judging from his reaction, it seemed as if he didn’t even have an advisor by his side to give him advice.
Crown Prince Zeno would not have been happy to have such a talented staff member attached to the fourth prince.
“Baron Louis de Hebron.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
His Majesty was a title of honor for royalty.
Gaius seemed to like the title.
“Not only did you find traces of the rebellion, you also stopped their attempt to overthrow the Kingdom of Zenon with the undead and their nefarious theories.”
“I just did what a nobleman should do.”
Gaius smiled and replied, seeming to like my answer.
“If Zeno had just ten nobles like you, Zeno would be able to overcome any crisis.”
“Your Majesty, I am very grateful.”
“You are now Viscount Louis de Hebron. I bestow upon you the title of Viscount in the name of Gaius de Zenon, a descendant of the great Zeno and my special censor. I also grant you the Barony of Delgain. I also give you the governorship of the wastelands, and for the next ten years I will halve the taxes of Hebron. This is Zeno’s command, and anyone who refuses will face Zeno’s wrath.”
‘at las……!’
It was faster than I expected. Although Gaius was simple, his ability to take action was outstanding.
It was a decision that could be made because the political calculations could not be made that a huge civil war could break out the moment another Viscount was born in this region after Zailson and Srein.
“Your Majesty, I am so grateful!”
“I would like to summon you to the palace and pay my respects, but now is not the time. I will entrust Viscount Louis with the security of this area. I will appoint the royal wizard as a contact, so you will contact the royal family and eliminate the evil monsters that appear in this area.”
A royal wizard, this was an unexpected blessing.
Although he was only in Hebron as a liaison, he would do all sorts of things if asked for with a bribe.
“My Lord, Viscount Louis de Hebron. I will do your will with all my heart!”
“I must return to the palace. We will meet again soon.”
“I will wait eagerly, Your Majesty.”
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“Your Majesty the Count of Hebron!”
I flinched involuntarily at the shout that echoed through the hallway.
It was because of the memory of Louis de Hebron. My body reacted reflexively, perhaps because I had been scolded by my mother several times when I was young.
“Mother, are you here?”
“Count Hebron, what are you doing here? Didn’t your mother tell you not to go out yet?”
My mother used to be respectful to me in front of people. Until recently, she had been speaking to me with ease, but after I was promoted to Viscount, people on the street called me ‘Vissitudes of Hebron’.
I didn’t vomit because I didn’t hate it that much.
“Mother, you should be careful. The due date is approaching.”
After sending the maids away, my mother and I sat on the bench.
My mother naturally entrusted me with her arms. She had infinite trust in my medical skills.
I felt my mother’s wrist. I sent out my aura to scan her aura road, which was the medical technique of Dahlia, who had been famous for her two centuries ago.
“I think my little brother is about to be born. He is getting stronger every day. Are you continuing to do the breathing exercises I taught you?”
As soon as her hearing disappeared, her mother’s speech became much softer.
“I’m doing it, but is it really effective?”
“Yes. That’s a type of aura training method. It would be better if you learn it properly, but even just imitating the breathing technique will help.”
Her mother did not learn the Aura training method. Unless she was born with exceptional qualities as a knight, it was rare for a daughter of a noble family to learn the Aura training method and swordsmanship.
I taught the aura training method just for mothers.
Ramazuri Aura Training Method.
It was a unique training method of Ramazuri, a female knight who gave birth to three children. It is said that she rushed to the battlefield and fought less than a day after giving birth. It was also due to the knight’s strong body, but there was a record that the Aura training method also helped with childbirth.
‘It’ll definitely help. It won’t be dangerous since we’re only imitating breathing techniques and not manipulating auras anyway.’
The pregnant mother seemed likely to give birth within a few days.
Fortunately, Hebron was not engulfed in the flames of war.
– Stay at home until the investigation is completed!
When the stern royal order was issued, the Viscount Srein, who had been preparing for war, had no choice but to live in silence. There were even rumors that he had demanded a penalty from the mercenaries he had worked so hard to gather.
Gaius ordered the Viscount Srein to pursue the remnants of the Sardia Dukes as I had told him.
Pacus, the chief wizard of the Duke of Breio, was sent to the Magic Tower. He was assigned to be the vice-lord of the Magic Tower instead of the lord of the tower, which was no different from exile for the arrogant Pacus.
“Are you not in pain?”
“I’m really okay.”
“But you need to rest for a few more days. Promise!”
Even though I had become a viscount, I still felt like a child to my mother. Although I felt awkward about being treated like this, I tried to please her.
“promise.”
Mother shook her little finger vigorously and smiled gently.
“Mother, you should also go to the bedroom quickly and rest.”
“Yeah, I feel a bit heavy today. If anything happens, let me know right away.”
“Yes, Mother.”
Mother got up from the bench.
I was about to beckon to the maid who was waiting a little way away.
“oh!”
“Why are you like that, Mother?”
Mother looked down at her feet.
Clear water flowed down between my mother’s legs and soaked the floor.
It was amniotic fluid.
“My water broke. I guess the baby is coming out just like you said.”
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My mother’s answer was gentle, while I was embarrassed.
Even when I drank the dragon’s breath in my previous life, I wasn’t this surprised.
“Bring the midwife, bring the midwife! Now!”
As I screamed in excitement, my mother pulled my arm.
My mother consoled me in a small voice as if she were talking to a child.
“It’s okay. It’s not like the baby will come out right away… … .”
In that moment, my mother’s eyebrows furrowed.
Mother took a deep breath. She seemed to be in pain.
“Hmm!”
My mother squeezed my hand so tightly that her hand turned white.
I said, placing my hand on my mother’s.
“Oh, Mother, breathe, breathe. Remember the breathing I taught you. Hooo, haaah.”
“Hoooo, haaah.”
Fortunately, my mother was quite familiar with the breathing technique. This meant that she had been practicing it consistently.
I carried my mother on my back and headed to the bedroom.
There were no separate medical centers to practice medicine. It was common for doctors who had learned medicine close to folk remedies to visit and treat patients.
I felt my mother’s pulse as I heard the midwife running towards me.
‘What is this? How can this happen all of a sudden? Why are there so many broken Aura Roads? And there are places where magical power is excessively concentrated.’
My mother did not learn the aura cultivation method. Naturally, she did not build up aura within her body.
But at some points, I felt the magic.
It was an incredibly unnatural thing.
‘Is this what giving birth is like?’
Although he prided himself on being an expert in medicine, childbirth was not included among his skills.
Childbirth was entirely the responsibility of midwives. Perhaps because of this, not a single book on childbirth was ever published.
Finally, the midwife arrived.
She was an old woman in her 60s, and she asked her maid for hot water and towels. She mixed the herbal oil she brought herself into the water and sprinkled it on her pillowcase.
I sat next to my mother, who was lying with her legs spread.
I held my mother’s hand tightly.
“Well, I think it would be better for you to go out, Your Majesty.”
“No. I will help if there is anything I can do.”
The midwife did not respond.
It was a face full of complaints.
“Mother, breathe. Inhale through your nose and go whoooooooosh, exhale through your mouth and go haaaaah. Put a little strength into the areas I’m pointing at with my hands.”
I guided my mother’s breathing.
To be exact, I was teaching you the Ramajusri Aura training method.
My mother put strength into the areas I pointed at with my fingertips.
No, I used all my strength as if I was squeezing my whole body.
‘Even though I’m out of my mind, it’s like this… … .’
My mother thought I was someone who had nothing to do with martial arts.
However, judging from what she is showing now, among the Hebron family, her mother’s talent was the most outstanding. No, to be blunt, her mother’s talent was beyond that of an ordinary person and was in the category of a genius.
“Eeeeeeeeek!”
The veins on my mother’s neck stood out.
‘Is childbirth originally this painful?’
It was something I did without much thought, just to help my mother.
I never expected my mother to suffer this much. And the pain didn’t end quickly, but continued endlessly.
“Hey, hey, hey!”
My father came running when he heard the news.
My father burst through the door and grabbed my mother’s hand, shouting.
“Oh my, honey! Don’t get sick! Don’t die! I can’t live without you. You know that? Oh my, oh my!”
My father was acting like a Busanite. Even if I search my memory, it was the first time I saw him like this.
Mother shook Father’s hand away. She took a deep breath and gestured to Father, and I immediately understood what she meant.
“Please wait outside for a moment, Father.”
“No, I will also stay by your mother’s side! Let’s protect her together!”
Mother motioned to Father. If he persisted any longer, it seemed as if harsh words would come out of her mouth.
“Father, please go out.”
I was a father before I was a son.
That was the rule of the noble families. The moment this tradition collapsed, the authority of the nobles also collapsed.
“… … If my mother does something wrong, I will follow her and die too.”
My father said it with my mother in mind, but I didn’t like what he said.
“Is that the kind of thing you say to your son?”
“Please take care of my mother.”
“Don’t worry and just go out.”
“Your mother is weak. She has been weak since she was young. That’s why I carry her on my back… … .”
It was then that my mother, who was trying to relieve the pain a little by concentrating on the Ramajusri Aura exercise, shouted out while gasping for breath.
“I’m going out! I’m dying from pain, and they’re babbling next to me!”
Father looked back at Mother with wide eyes.
I thought that perhaps this was the first time my father had been treated like this by my mother.
My mother’s suffering reached its peak. As evidence, her face turned pale.
Her lips were purple and her face was so swollen that it was difficult to recognize her true appearance.
“Mother, breathe. Breathe.”
My mother followed the breathing technique I had taught her. The midwife intervened and gave her her own secret technique, but even in her pain, she chose my method.
Because I trusted my son.
‘To a mother, a son is another faith.’
My mother was a Haryan, but she chose her son over Haryan. She listened to me and believed in what I said.
And little by little, we achieved results.
“omg!”
Mother let out a ragged breath.
There was a terrible stench in his breath.
After that, my mother’s breathing became much easier.
‘Mother has awakened to the Ora Yeongong method.’
It happened in an instant.
It may have seemed like an eternity to his mother, but it was an extremely short time to the knight performing the Aura.
