I Will Try to Save My Dad - Chapter 189

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Special Side Story 3

Belesa, having used an appearance-altering potion to take on Brown’s form, stood outside the closed entrance and chose words that Brown might say.
Unexpectedly, tension gripped her.
‘It’s been so long. I’m more nervous than I thought.’
The last time I saw Berry was on her sixth birthday last year. Even then, I only sent a gift and watched from a distance as my daughter received it with joy.
When Reytan asked why, I told him I was afraid he might take Berry away with him. But the truth was something else entirely.
It was because of the paparazzi hired by the First Prince, who was locked in a succession struggle with me.

“Apparently, he commissioned photographs of the First Princess and Berry together for the purpose of creating scandal.”

The information came from Lucian Alexis, Belesa’s most trusted confidant, so it was reliable.
A scandal about the First Princess having an illegitimate child—something Belesa would normally dismiss without concern—but when gossip-blinded masses made life unbearable for Berry and Brown, that was another matter entirely.
As a result, until the First Prince’s recent downfall, Belesa had no choice but to live apart from Berry. And that was only possible because Brown had taken on her full upbringing.
‘What if I just embrace her without thinking?’
Reytan would surely notice something suspicious.
‘Why am I worrying?’
Even if the sharp-eyed Reytan caught on, it would only be briefly embarrassing.
I could make an excuse so Berry wouldn’t be startled, then swap places with Brown, who was waiting nearby.
Belesa opened the door and stepped inside. A warm, homey scent—one she could never feel in Edensia Palace—welcomed her.
“…I’m home.”
“Dad!”
The sound of small feet thundering across the floor reached her, and Berry came running. She had grown far more than I remembered. Even anticipating this, the reality exceeded those expectations with overwhelming cuteness.
‘She’s so adorable.’
Belesa nearly embraced Berry right then but managed to restrain herself.
And in that moment of distraction, she failed to notice something: vases filled with blooming roses were arranged throughout the house, including in the entrance.
“Berry, have you been well?”
“Um….”
It was a gentle greeting delivered in Brown’s form, but Berry stopped at a distance and took a cautious step backward. As if she were wary of someone.
That was when Belesa sensed something was wrong.
A sword appeared from the side, its blade aimed at Belesa’s neck. The Holy Sword Windis. And its wielder—Reytan Quartz Trabel.
“Where is Brown.”
Am I the suspicious one here?
The killing intent radiating from Reytan sent a chill down Belesa’s spine.
The appearance-altering potion was still little-known, and without a separate antidote, the effect would persist randomly until it wore off on its own, making explanation difficult.
“You don’t know who I am? Reytan.”
Belesa glanced at Berry’s expression and cautiously opened her mouth to Reytan, but it backfired.
“Playing word games, are we.”
Reytan couldn’t reach Brown. In the midst of this frustration, when an unidentified person wearing Brown’s face began spouting what sounded like word games, his eyes blazed with fury.
Crash!
The front door, not fully closed, swung open with a deafening bang. Belesa laughed softly as the fierce wind tousled her hair.
‘This is ridiculous.’
She’d merely wanted to see her daughter’s face up close, and now she was about to be struck down by the Grand Master’s blade.
Just as she was about to call for Brown’s help from outside, Berry—standing in a spot untouched by the wind—suddenly cried out.
“Mother?!”
Her already round eyes grew even wider in shock. Reytan stopped the wind and asked Berry.
“Mother?”
“That necklace—I made it as a birthday gift for Mother this year!”
….
Reytan’s gaze shifted to the neck of the one wearing Brown’s appearance. The necklace, hidden beneath the shirt, had been blown out by the strong wind.
A necklace with a pendant—a small seashell containing a pearl.
Certainly not something one would find in any shop.
“…Sister-in-law?”
At Reytan’s question, Belesa sighed. Just then, startled by the door’s noise, Brown entered the house, and the potion’s effects wore off.
“Belesa! Berry! Reytan!”
“Mother!”
Berry rushed toward Belesa with delight, and Belesa bent down to embrace her daughter tightly.
“Hello, my little princess.”
“Hehe. I missed you! Mother! How did you come? Father said you’d be busy and we couldn’t see you until summer?”
“I missed my daughter far too much to wait.”
While mother and daughter reunited, Brown walked toward Reytan with sniffles and tears streaming down his face.
“Reytan, what is all this about—achoo!”
“We’ll talk about this later.”
If he’d been planning something like this, he should have mentioned it beforehand to avoid all this trouble.
Brown’s face went pale as he sensed the gravity in Reytan’s cold gaze.
“Are you… angry?”
“No.”
Father’s in trouble! Uncle Reytan is angry!
Sensing the tension, Berry clung to Belesa’s arm and spoke to Reytan.
“Detective Reytan! I’ve apprehended the perpetrator impersonating Brown!”
“My.”
“…I seem to have caught an accomplice as well. Detective Berry Berry.”
“Huh? Achoo!”
It was perfectly timed.
At Berry’s words, Reytan also grabbed Brown’s arm.
“What should we do!”
“Well, since it’s a first offense, how about we just issue a warning? What does Detective Berry Berry think?”
“I think we should all go eat something delicious together!”
Berry’s spirited face was radiant with a bright smile. Reytan’s lips curved upward as he observed her.
“Wonderful.”
After that, they all enjoyed brunch together at Brown and Berry’s favorite restaurant.
A paparazzi had attempted to secretly photograph the Quartz family’s peaceful moment, but lost both camera and film to the Hamster Humanoid’s blade—it was Tory, a subordinate of Lucian Alexis.
“Father, Mother, Uncle!”
Berry, delighted by her second consecutive day of strawberry cake, announced her thoughts on the day.
“Today is peaceful too!”
At her words, Belesa and Brown burst into laughter, while Reytan silently plucked a decorative strawberry from his own strawberry cake and placed it on Berry’s plate.
“Oh?”
“A commemoration of peace.”
Berry alternated her gaze between the plate now adorned with two decorative strawberries and Reytan, giggling as she offered her thanks.
“Thank you!”
Uncle Reytan no longer frightened me at all.
Side Story: Theon and I

Jeffrey thought Theon Phil Igselona was becoming somewhat tiresome.
It was his older sister Berry who was pregnant.
…
So why was he the one experiencing morning sickness? And for the full ten months, right up to the end.
Theon’s handsome face had grown gaunt from the apple pie Jeffrey had brought back from a business trip to a neighboring country—he couldn’t eat it, and his appearance had become so thin and melancholic.
At the faint aroma of pie wafting from the table, Theon even closed his eyes, but ultimately couldn’t endure it and rose from the sofa, hurrying into the bathroom.
“My brother certainly has it rough.”
Jeffrey, who had been restraining himself from eating while watching Theon’s reaction, cut into the apple pie and took a bite. The perfectly softened sweet apple flesh, the taste of cinnamon, and the crispy pastry all came together at once—it was nothing short of art.
“Just when he seemed to be getting better, he’s at it again.”
Berry, seated across from him, gazed with a sympathetic expression toward the direction Theon had disappeared.
Though Berry’s belly was swollen to the point where movement appeared difficult at full term, she was managing her business ventures with spirited determination.
When Count Trabel once grew concerned about his granddaughter and began sending lengthy letters of inquiry daily, Berry appointed a proxy and withdrew from active work, but then claimed she was developing ailments from inactivity and returned to the front lines.
Instead, Count Trabel and Reytan strongly voiced their opinions, and a condition was added that she must not overexert herself.
“Uncle Theon seems like he’d give birth to the child himself if he could—”
Perk.
Jeffrey’s wolf ears twitched. He’d just heard a thud from the bathroom.
Sensing something amiss, Jeffrey sprang over the sofa’s backrest and rushed to Theon. At the bathroom door, Theon was on one knee.
“What’s wrong, Uncle Theon?!”
“…My stomach…”
Cold sweat poured profusely.
“Your stomach hurts?!”
Though he had lost some weight, according to Theon’s personal physician who examined him every morning, there was no need to worry about his health.
The physician’s explanation was that Theon had been born with a constitution far superior to that of ordinary people.
“Why, why does it hurt?”
That was when it happened.
“Jeffrey….”
A groaning sound came from the sofa as well. It was Berry.
Jeffrey rushed straight to the sofa. Berry was trembling, clutching her abdomen with both hands, her upper body hunched forward.
“Sister!!”
“A doctor, please…. I think these are contractions….”
“C, contractions?”
Flustered, Jeffrey turned around. Theon lay collapsed in the exact same posture as Berry.
Wow.
‘I’m really fed up with this.’
There was no lover quite like that.
‘Who experiences labor pains together?’
To be honest, Jeffrey wasn’t confident he could go that far.
His love for Berry was unwavering, but morning sickness and labor pains were on an entirely different level, weren’t they?
‘I can’t compete with that.’
Even as he thought this, Jeffrey shouted urgently down the Corridor of the Imperial Palace.
“Doctor!! The Crown Princess Consort appears to be going into labor!! Doctor! Right now!!”

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