One day during the day. I was practicing sword fighting with Misayano. My innocent niece, who is not much older than me, is growing at an astonishing rate. Training with her is so much fun that I lose track of time, but it's a bit of a workout.
So I decided to take a short break with a drink in hand. While resting, we chatted lightly.
"What are the Brave Arts that Misaya has learned?"
"Things like Flying Izuna and Evil Supremacy Slash. Especially Flying Izuna it is my favorite Brave Art."
"You’ve already learned Evil Supremacy Slash at your age? That’s amazing…"
"So you say, Charles, but the demons you defeated before would have been tough without Evil Supremacy Slash, right?" "No, actually that's not the case. I still have a lot of tricks up my sleeve."
"Really?! That's what I'd expect from Charles!"
"We've gone off topic. Let's get back on track." "Yeah." "On the other hand, what can't you use?"
"Hmm, for now, maybe Iron Slicing. I'm not so good at techniques that require strength." "You can use Evil Supremacy Slash but can't use Iron Slicing, that's nonsense. Iron Slicing should be easier to learn."
It's also strange that she has mastered the bloodline-exclusive Limited Arts but hasn't mastered the Blade Arts.
"Strictly speaking, it's not that I can't use it. It's just that I can't use it whenever I want like Charles. If I put my weight on it, it's not impossible to use it if I use some ingenuity." In fact, there aren't many people, including the original Samurai, who can repeatedly use Iron Slicing as fraudulently as I can. Misayano seems to know that. "But Iron Slicing is a very useful Brave Art, you know? You're not going to learn it properly?"
I use Iron Slicing very often. Although it's a Blade Art, it's a very versatile Brave Art. "Because there's no point in me learning Iron Slicing."
"There's no point in learning it? Why?" When I asked, she showed me a sword.
I can tell without even looking closely that it's a very good sword. "What's this sword?" "Iron Cutting Sword. Anyone can use this to perform Iron Slicing."
"As expected of a member of the Hero's bloodline. You have a sword that's like a cheat." Strictly speaking, you probably need a certain amount of strength and skill to wield it, but considering the blood-soaked training required to master the technique, it's not really worth it. "Hehe." Misayano puffed out her chest.
It must be a masterpiece that she's very proud of. "I understand the reason. But you should still learn Iron Slicing." "Why?"
"If you can't use it without this sword, you might be in trouble when the time comes. I usually use commercially available weapons, so I don't rely on the performance of the weapon." "I heard that Charles has conquered many dungeons." "Yeah."
"Did you have any good weapons or armor?" "Of course. I came back in a hurry, so I don't have any with me right now." "Oh. What are they like?" She asks with an innocent face and a curious look on her face.
"I'm only going to mention a few of them, ok?" "Yeah, yeah." "Swords with attributes like fire and lightning, and armor that completely blocks magic. If I sell them off, I could make a fortune." Well, I'm not particularly short of money, and I have no intention of selling them.
"Completely blocks magic? That's amazing!" "Yeah. But it has its drawbacks." "What is it?" She leans forward and asks. "You won't be affected by healing magic or support magic either. Well, it's not a problem as long as you don't get hit."
The conversation got surprisingly lively, and we continued chatting without realizing the time had passed. "Hey, Charles." "What is it, Misaya?" "I didn't think I'd get married." She suddenly says something like that. Maybe she's not interested in men.
……It's not impossible. I don't think I have smelt any sexual interest toward a man from Misayano.
"What, Misaya, you don’t want to get married? It’s a waste since you’re so cute."
I say something like that without thinking too deeply.
The niece in front of me was so exceptionally cute that it more than made up for any bias as a family member. If I wasn't her uncle, and was just a guy her age, I would be unable to help but notice her, even though she does have a bit of a boyish side to her. "What about you Charles? You don't seem to be getting married either." "I'm in the middle of a mission. At least I don't have any plans until it's over." "Hmm..."
"Forget about me. I'm talking about Misaya." "What do you think of me, Charles?" "What do you mean? That's a vague question and a little hard to understand." "What do you think of me as a woman?" "Oh. So that's what you mean. Misaya is cute, extremely cute. I can't help but think that even without the bias of being my niece." "Good. So Charles thinks I'm cute?"
"As I said before, you're extremely cute. I give you my stamp of approval." I told my cute niece exactly what I thought. "Then, will you have a baby with me?" That's what my niece Misayano said to me.
I started to say "Sure" without thinking, then carefully considered what she meant. "Are you serious about having a baby?" "Yeah. I don't want to get married, but I'd like to have a baby with Charles." "..." When she said that, I stopped thinking.
"What's wrong? You're frozen." "Well, it was just such a sudden offer. To be honest, my mind can't process it."
"Even Charles has that sort of thing happen." "That's because you suddenly said something so unexpected. After all, we're close in age, but Misaya and I are uncle and niece in terms relation, right? And why me? If you're as good-looking as Misaya, you should have a lot of options when it comes to men." I wasn't trying to flatter her or anything, but that's what I thought.
"I told you the last time we trained together, right? Charles is in a class of his own, and I don't have any other men in my sight." "That's an honor, but you're still young, you know? Maybe a much better man than me will appear in the future?" "I don't think so." "Why do you think so?" "Just like Charles said, I haven't even lived twenty years." "Yeah." "However, I've never seen a man like Charles, and I don't think I'll ever see a man like you in the future." "..."
I listened to Misayano in silence. Misayano continued. "Kazuha got pregnant a while ago, right? She asked a distant relative of the hero to have a child with her."
Misayano, who has good intuition, suddenly said something like that. "Yeah. That's what I heard." I pretended to be calm. "Um, isn't it actually Charles who Kazuha is dating?" "Why do you think so?" I didn't want to lie to Misayano, so I answered with a question instead of a clear answer.
"That guy was certainly cool, but he wasn't Kazuha's type at all. Why would she go to all that trouble to have him come from far away to have children with her? I think it’s strange for Kazuha to compromise like that."
"..." I was at a loss for words. "What do you think?" "...Misaya is right, I am the father of Kazuhaine's baby."
"It's Charles, so there's no way you forced her to do it, right? Kazuha seemed really happy. Can you tell me the reason and how it went?" It seemed like she had no intention of doubting me. Even though we hadn't spent that much time together, she trusted me a lot. I didn't want to lie to Misayano, who trusted me unconditionally, so I told her the gist of the situation. "So that means there's no problem if I carry Charles' child, right?"
It seems she came to that conclusion after learning the reality that Kazuhaine, my niece, who is related to me by blood, is pregnant with my child, even though she is older. "That's how it is." I had no choice but to answer that way. "If that's the case, I can't just leave it like this. I'll go and ask my grandfather to set the date for making a baby with Charles right away!" My niece, who is very proactive, said that and ran off like the wind.
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