I Ended up as the Hero’s Mother After Reincarnating?! - Chapter 9.3

Chapter 9.3

Chapter 9 – Farewell, Thank you, Hello (part 3)

TL: Januva

Editor: Puissansa

First Published on Ainushi

The sweet dream and the happiness that it brought to me didn’t last long .

The pain was gradually getting worse and my consciousness felt like it would be cut off many times . Perhaps, it did cut off already .

Worse still was that the pain was coming in shorter intervals and it hurts so much but I cannot do anything about it .

「It huuuurrrrrttttss~~~!!」

My cries echoed loudly in the church .

「It’s alright, it’s alright . Come on, relax . Take a deep breath slowly and calm down . 」

She said that, but the pain is making it hard to even breathe .

Aah- I see . The rumour that guys can’t bear the pain of childbirth must be because of this .

Here I am, unreasonably trying to push my baby out through my underdeveloped birth canal .

This is definitely a 『I’d rather just die』class of pain .

Honestly, cutting open my womb open to ensure delivery is an option too, right?

It’s for situations like these that we have C-section! Caesar section! King! Section!

Though if it really comes down to that, I would probably die from shock – in this world that might not even have anaesthetics . What a dreadful way to die!

Despite that, I am strangely still actually considering it as a better option .

「Nn uu uu uu ~~~!?」

… . No, it’s not strange at all . I’d rather die .

What’s with this? And I was feeling so happy just a moment ago .

Even though I should no longer have any ties to her, the pain caused me to forget my shame and composure, and I blurted out .

「No… more, Kaa-san…help…」

I cried as I mumbled so .

How…how pathetic .

It’s not just due to the pain . My own patheticness is making my tears flow non-stop .

I don’t know what I should do . Can someone please teach me how to ease the pain?

Is it better if I bite my tongue off? Or should I try asking someone to kill me?

In the brief lapses between the bouts of pain, I glimpsed at the starry night sky with tears in my eyes .

Without understanding why myself, I had my hand stretched out towards the stars .

It was then that I realised that there was something in my outstretched hand .

Something rectangular and a little hard . It’s wrapped in cloth and bound with string .

I felt desperation taking over me . Although my hand was convulsing from the pain, I brought it before my eyes .

While it might have already expired, it still is the one and only Japanese safe-delivery charm in this world .

As I realised what that meant, my eyes brimmed with tears once more and I looked into the distance .

It wasn’t a dream…

It wasn’t just a delusion I saw when I was trying to escape from the pain .

Cupping my hands over it gingerly, I pressed it on my forehead .

「Haa… . 」

I took a deep breath and relaxed .

If I think about it really carefully… Maeda Toshiie*’s wife, Matsu, did give birth around my age as well, right?

(TL note: One of Oda Nobunaga’s generals of the Sengoku Period)

How strange that I am so amused by this realisation . But it did help me regain my senses .

「Now! Ria-chan! Push!!」

The Sister’s encouragement roused my spirits for another spurt of strength .

「Uunnya-!!」

I howled while gripping onto the safe-delivery charm with all my strength .

「… . Neko-san?」

I seem to hear Mimosa-chan say something out of place in a cute voice, but it must have been my imagination .

I repeatedly pushed and before I realised it, my terrible screams were replaced by the shrill crying of an infant .

「It’s…over…」

I murmured with exhaustion, the accomplishment evident in my voice .

At the same time, I thought…

This is it for me .

My baby was painted red with my blood .

At my numb lower body, I could see torn flesh .

Like I thought . This is it for me .

I’m worried about my child, but there’s nothing I can do .

Let’s hope Mimosa-chan will be able to take care of my child for me .

But she’s not even 10 yet . I shouldn’t get my hopes up .

Alright… what should I do then… even as the thought crossed my mind, I felt my strength leaving me .

This feels a lot like the death that I’ve experienced before .

Aah- at least… at the very least… let me hold my child just once .

I extended my trembling hands out… At this very instant, my vision was dyed blue . A wave of comfort swept over me .

…This light . It looks like the one I was bathed in when I arrived here . Just what on earth is it?

There’s something spinning in my head?

Since I was approaching death, I gave up pondering about it .

Especially since my mind felt sluggish . I was already falling asleep .

I felt my consciousness dimming as though I was falling into a slumber…

「Tired…」

My consciousness cut off there .