Side Story Chapter 63 – Aftermath

A decent amount of time has passed since the day we visited the amusement park.

But the experiences from that day were just too shocking.

Thanks to that, they still remain vividly in my mind even now.

First of all, the fact that I became younger back then.

Later, when I visited the Beastman Kingdom, I confirmed that what I drank was indeed an aphrodisiac.

It was just that it worked in a slightly different way than the usual ones.

While regular aphrodisiacs increase protein supply to produce resources, the Beastman Kingdom adopted a fundamental solution of reversing aging.

Definitely, with the wealth they had, the technological advancement in the Beastman Kingdom was quite rapid.

However, for some reason, they hadn’t reached the proper prototype stage yet.

The sudden side effect of drinking too much in a short time caused me to become younger.

Dramatic pause…

[Drinking suspicious liquids at the amusement park and becoming younger… It’s like Detective Conan fanfiction.]

‘From the beginning, this novel was like fanfiction.’

[Ah, right.]

This is why clinical trials are important.

Anyway, I quickly bought some clothes and a big bag from a nearby store.

I hastily wore the new clothes and put my old ones in the bag.

Then I spotted Yumi and Yeonwoo and ended up treating them to ice cream.

However, I didn’t plan to do anything more than that.

For some reason, I ended up wandering around with the kids.

And surprisingly, it turned out to be a good opportunity.

Of course, during that process, I made a dangerous slip of the tongue.

The kids got sad and headed toward a dangerous area, but in the end, I managed to save them from an accident.

To be precise, I actually failed once.

Due to intense pain, I just collapsed on the ground.

When my body returned to normal, a building came crashing down.

The moment I saw that, my heart crumbled in an instant.

So, this time I regressed.

Since I rushed my regression, I couldn’t turn back too far, but luckily, the point I returned to was just after the kids entered the building.

I quickly changed clothes and completely erased the building.

I felt intense pain from my rapidly changing body, but I preferred being hurt myself rather than letting the kids get hurt.

Sweating…

[To be honest, wasn’t that a bit too close?]

‘It was…’

Now that I think about it, the fact that I became younger is a secret known only to Piece.

Creating secrets among family isn’t really great.

However, this one is something I absolutely cannot compromise on.

Why? There’s a solid reason.

Of course, I also played a little trick with Yumi’s mobile phone.

There’s a significant reason that the kids would be confused.

And there’s another reason why I shouldn’t let the heroines know.

Let’s think about it.

Lately, I’ve been getting seriously squeezed by the heroines.

If they found out I could become younger, what kind of chaos would ensue?

It’s terrifying and frightening.

I really don’t want to imagine it.

The heroines would definitely make me consume that damn aphrodisiac all day long.

Part of the reason is the novel fun that’s different from usual.

And the other half is probably to put restrictions on my actions.

In this child’s body, it wouldn’t be easy to escape.

If that happened, life would be seriously difficult.

That’s why I planned to keep it a lifelong secret from the heroines.

[This time, I’m letting you get away with it.]

‘Really, thank you so much…’

Instead, Piece now holds one of my weaknesses, but this feels like a fair trade.

Meanwhile, perhaps the visit to the Beastman Kingdom served as a reference point.

Suddenly, a significant number of changes swept through our home.

Starting with the small changes, Piece and Elcia were first.

On the surface, there didn’t seem to be any differences from before.

But Piece and Elcia presented evidence of the changes they underwent.

That was nothing other than a pregnancy test with two clear red lines.

Unlike other heroines, they hadn’t had any special news.

So, I wondered if they really entered menopause, but thankfully, it was just a bit late compared to others.

“Fck!!! I told you!!! I was waiting and ripening for the right time!!!*”

[Well, I thought the time was coming slowly.]

Thanks to that, Elcia and Piece expressed their joy in their own ways.

In Elcia’s case, despite having kids, she cursed and roared passionately.

On the other hand, Piece calmly stated it like it was no big deal.

Of course, while saying that, she was updating the regression reference point.

That much, Piece must have desperately wished this moment wouldn’t regress.

And a noticeable big change appeared in Caressy.

Everyone must remember Caressy’s pregnancy.

Not just one, but twins, no less.

But not long after the visit to the Beastman Kingdom…

“Shinwoo, nya…”

“What’s wrong?”

Suddenly, Caressy’s kids were born.

“I think I’m going to give birth.”

“Ah, fck! Crazy! Why so soon?!”

At that moment, I was genuinely scared.

Is it even possible for the kids to be born this early?

It was closer to a miscarriage than a premature birth.

There’s no guarantee they could be born, and even if they could, serious issues would arise.

Thanks to that, all of our faces turned grave.

More than Caressy, who was grimacing with pain.

However, our worries were unfounded.

While we were gloomy, trying to think of how to comfort Caressy…

She confidently walked in, holding two twin babies.

Although they were very small compared to regular babies…

“What the hell, how did this happen?!”

“Surely nothing went wrong, right?!”

“Why is everyone so scared? Look at them!”

Two perfectly healthy babies, without any issues.

“Thank goodness… I thought we might have had a miscarriage.”

“Normally, Beastmen give birth quickly after getting pregnant.”

That was one of the characteristics of Beastmen that Caressy explained.

Not all, but most Beastmen give birth faster than ordinary humans.

And when they’re born, they’re said to have smaller bodies than humans.

Though this time, she seemed to have given birth even faster than usual.

Fortunately, they grew much quicker than when we were raising Yumi and Yeonwoo.

Especially, they were significantly larger than when Yumi and Yeonwoo were babies.

“Shinwoo, nya! I think it’s time to buy some treats, can you get some for me, nya?”

“Can they even eat that already?”

If I were to exaggerate, you could see the kids grow bigger with each passing day.

“No, I want to eat it, nya.”

“……Sure……”

Just like that, our family grew by two new members.

And perhaps due to the characteristics of identical twins.

Caressy’s two babies shared several traits.

Parents, their faces, cat ears, and even the gender, both girls.

The only difference was their hair color.

One had black hair, the same as mine, but with a white streak like Caressy’s.

And the other had pale purple hair, tinted with white.

Perhaps one of Caressy’s parents had purple hair.

Well, judging by the random color outcomes, Caressy is indeed a Cat Beastman.

In any case, both babies were incredibly beautiful princesses, resembling Caressy.

Naturally, their names were given by Elcia, as previously mentioned.

With confidence, Elcia named the two princesses.

“How do you like the names, huh? Aren’t they adorable?”

“Fck, Ear Goblin, I swear I’ll kill you!!!*”

……Kyaru and Kaklu.

From earlier, Elcia’s eyes had a mischievous glint.

Seeing Caressy’s children born, she wasted no time submitting the birth registration forms.

Well, judging purely by appearance, if they didn’t have that name, I would have felt betrayed.

“No matter how it is, isn’t that a bit too harsh for girls?!”

“You should be grateful that they’re girls!”

“Why’s that?! They’re clearly going to be a laughingstock!”

Thanks to that, everyone except Caressy couldn’t wrap their heads around that name.

They betrayed our expectations of their looks.

The timing of their births was a clear betrayal as well.

And even aside from names, personally, I considered it a relief.

Other than their hair color, they didn’t resemble me at all.

Even at such a young age, they were already stunningly beautiful like Caressy.

Most importantly, they were girls, not boys.

“If they had been boys, I would have thought of names like Jinbe and Aizen!”

“Now that I look at them, they really do look like angels, nya!”

……I genuinely felt relieved they were girls.

However, as time passed, it seemed Caressy was fine with it.

Rather than being disheartened, she even began to enjoy it herself.

It was easy to see that just by looking at Caressy now.

“Look at them, nya~! I name them~! Cerberus~!!!”

“Kyaruru!!!”

“Kakluru!!!”

Carrying one of the babies in each hand, she was already calling them out, do I need to say more?

Anyway, the changes at our home were far more dynamic than expected.

The pregnancy test and the born babies were indeed visible changes.

But there were also changes that weren’t so obvious.

At a glance, nothing seemed particularly different.

Yet, one thing was clear that it wasn’t the same as before.

And just in time, the protagonist of that change approached me.

“Dad!”

“What’s wrong?”

The one in question was none other than Yumi.

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