"We agreed not to bring up this matter yet, didn't we...?" (ManranyamaUminari)

After ManranyamaSouren left, life at the Manranyama household returned to its usual routine.

It wasn't until dinner time that ManranyamaUminari brought up the matter again.

Chikurin Wakaba, who was focused on peeling shrimp, trembled a bit when she heard ManranyamaUminari inquire about it, almost dropping the shrimp on the table.

This matter goes back a while.

Ever since Chikurin Wakaba's resurrection, ManranyamaUminari had gradually begun telling her about her past life, not just in terms of her physical body and personality, but also piecing together her fragmented memories, making her into the true "Chikurin Wakaba."

Everything went smoothly until the moment when she revealed to Chikurin Wakaba the cause of her death.

"Alright, we've finally reached the part I'm most curious about!" (Chikurin Wakaba)

Excited to hear about the cause of her death from ManranyamaUminari, Chikurin Wakaba stood up from the couch, eyes sparkling.

Perhaps she was the only one in the world who could find out about the cause of her death "after" dying.

Seeing Chikurin Wakaba so thrilled, ManranyamaUminari was at a loss on how to frankly reveal the cause of her death.

So much so that when ManranyamaUminari finally uttered the truth, she couldn't even look Chikurin Wakaba in the eyes, only glancing away.

"At that time, Wakaba, you died in childbirth." (ManranyamaUminari)

After this statement, Chikurin Wakaba was utterly speechless.

- What?

- Childbirth?

- Wait, something doesn't seem right about this?

After staring in disbelief at ManranyamaUminari for a while, Chikurin Wakaba opened her mouth wide.

"....Huh?" (Chikurin Wakaba)

"Ch-childbirth?" (Chikurin Wakaba)

In shock, Chikurin Wakaba couldn't believe what she was hearing and struggled to form words.

"H-hold on... Even though we are, supposedly, married, but... Huh? We... actually did... that kind of thing????" (Chikurin Wakaba)

Blushing, Chikurin Wakaba covered her mouth with both hands, took a few steps back until her back hit the wall.

Yes, for some reason, ManranyamaUminari had never mentioned to Chikurin Wakaba that she had been pregnant before, jumping straight to the cause of her death.

No wonder Chikurin Wakaba was completely thrown off.

If someone were to tell a twenty-year-old unmarried girl with no such experience that she would die in childbirth over a year later, her main concern probably wouldn't be the childbirth but rather who she would be with.

"Yes, you were pregnant once." (ManranyamaUminari)

ManranyamaUminari reluctantly admitted, still avoiding direct eye contact with Chikurin Wakaba, evading her gaze.

"......!!!" (Wakaba Tachikawa)

At that moment, Wakaba Tachikawa couldn't accept the reality of what had happened in the past and turned to run away from the scene. It wasn't until the next time Manranyama Uminari spoke to Wakaba Tachikawa that the topic was brought up again. More accurately, after Wakaba Tachikawa calmed down, she was very concerned about the matter and actively sought out Manranyama Uminari to ask.

"Th-th-then... if, if I was, pregnant back then! Then, what about, what about the child...? If I had a difficult delivery, the child wouldn't...?" (Wakaba Tachikawa)

"The child is fine, the child survived, and it's a healthy girl." (Manranyama Uminari)

Upon hearing Manranyama Uminari's words, the tense Wakaba Tachikawa suddenly felt her entire body relax. If it weren't for Manranyama Uminari stepping forward to support her, she would have almost fallen to the ground.

"Uminari, I want to see that child." (Wakaba Tachikawa)

Staring into Manranyama Uminari's eyes, Wakaba Tachikawa made a request that he couldn't refuse.