A Former Police Officer Who Died And Get A Second Life!-Chapter 142: Sharing the News

But he still had the strong muscles of a beastman and his personality was certainly very masculine.

"You say that, but you’re always calling me cute or beautiful too. I want someone to call me manly for once!" Qiong Xing protested.

"...Your personality is manly," Joa said after a pause.

"What was that pause for? And what do you mean only my personality? That’s rude!" Qiong Xing complained.

Joa laughed and hugged him.

Even though Qiong Xing was pouting and acting angry, he hugged Joa back tightly.

"If we have a girl, I don’t think I’ll ever be able to let her get married," Joa muttered.

"Really? I feel like you’d actually be pretty calm about it," Qiong Xing replied.

Qiong Xing had thought that Elias and Leander would become overly doting fathers, but he hadn’t expected Joa to be the same.

The thought made him look at Joa in surprise.

"Idiot. How could I easily marry off such a cute daughter?" Joa said firmly.

No matter which parent the child resembled, it would be fine.

But if the child looked like Qiong Xing, then she would definitely be adorable and that would make Joa worry constantly and never take his eyes off her.

"Worry?" Qiong Xing asked.

"You never know what kind of trouble might suddenly happen. What if some strange guy tries to take advantage of her?" Joa replied.

"So you’re a proper doting father too, Joa," Qiong Xing said with a laugh.

"What did you say?" Joa responded as he lightly knocking Qiong Xing on the head.

After that, they talked things over with Elias and Leander.

In the end, it was decided that Qiong Xing would try to live as normally as possible.

That said, someone would still always stay close to him.

However, it didn’t have to be only Elias or the others.

If Fei or Albe happened to be nearby, that was fine too.

In a way, things wouldn’t be that different from before.

"I can’t really do anything... are you sure it’s okay for me to stay with you?" Albe asked anxiously.

Qiong Xing smiled gently and took Albe’s hand.

"I told you before, didn’t I? When I collapsed that day, it wasn’t your fault. It was because I pushed myself too hard. And because you were there, I was able to wake up safely in my room and learn that I was pregnant," Qiong Xing said softly. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

He felt a little sorry that Albe had worried so much, but at the same time it made him happy to know how deeply Albe cared.

"I was safe because of you. And besides... this is my child, you know?"

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"Cari is my child and this baby’s big brother, then that means you’re this baby’s big brother too. I’ll be counting on you," Qiong Xing said warmly.

"...Me? A big brother?" Albe repeated in surprise.

It might still be difficult for Albe and Cari to act like real siblings right away.

But compared to the beginning, Cari no longer rejected Albe completely.

Cari even learned magic honestly from Albe and when Qiong Xing asked, Cari would quietly let Albe carry him.

"This child won’t be a demon like you and the others. We won’t know if the baby is human or a beastman until it’s born. But the baby is still my child. Just like I see you as precious family, this child will surely think of you as precious family too. That’s why I want you to help raise the baby with us," Qiong Xing explained gently.

"I... but I’ve never raised a child before," Albe said.

His usual carefree attitude immediately disappeared and he looked down nervously as he filled with doubt.

"I’m the same," Qiong Xing said gently. "That’s why I said we should do it together. This is my first pregnancy and birth too, and since I’m not a woman, I’m worried as well. There might be things that normally could be done but that I won’t be able to do. When that happens, I want you to think about it together with me. As family... and as this baby’s big brother."

They had only just learned about the pregnancy, so Qiong Xing’s stomach had not begun to swell yet.

Even so, he gently held Albe’s hand and placed it against his stomach.

Albe looked like he might cry, but at the same time he smiled happily.

"Okay. If there’s anything I can do, just tell me. I mean... I’m the big brother, after all," Albe said.

"Thank you. Then, to start with, could you come with me to the guild?" Qiong Xing asked.

"Right away!? Doesn’t that kind of ruin the moment?" Albe replied with a sharp comment.

Qiong Xing laughed at Albe’s reaction.

While still holding his hand, the two of them left the hideout together.

When they arrived at the guild as usual, Qiong Xing greeted Brat who had been waiting there.

"I have something I’d like to talk about today. Is that alright?" Qiong Xing asked.

"Huh? Ah... yes," Brat replied while a little confused.

Qiong Xing asked one of the staff members if he could meet the guild master.

And before even a minute had passed, a loud and hurried footsteps echoed through the hall as Sarin rushed over toward him.

"Ah, you came! I’m glad you’re here! Come, come, let’s talk!" Sarin said excitedly.

His enthusiasm was so strong that not only Albe but even Brat looked a little overwhelmed.

"I’m sorry for coming without an appointment again. I wanted to apologize for before and also give a small report," Qiong Xing said politely.

"What is it? You’re not going to say you’re quitting being an adventurer, right? Don’t worry! If that happens, we can immediately complete the paperwork for you to become our grandson—" Sarin began.

"That’s not it. But it is something personal, so may we speak somewhere private?" Qiong Xing interrupted calmly.

The conversation was quickly getting out of control, so they were guided to a private room.