I Thought It Was a Common Transmigration - Chapter 138
4. In Front of a Warm Fireplace
After a hectic year, winter has come.
I don’t know how long I’ve been waiting for winter since the wind started getting chilly.
This is because I planted sweet potatoes in the castle’s small field this year.
The plump, ripe sweet potatoes dried well and were stacked in the pantry.
“It’s snowing a lot,” Killian said as he drew the curtains and peered outside for a moment, lighting a lantern in the dark room despite the morning.
He added, “I feel like I’ve been lied to by my dad. He said it was going to snow ‘a little bit,’ but this isn’t ‘a little bit.'”
Mount Philiac, already turned into a white snow mountain, was faintly visible through the blizzard.
“Well, we can all have a bit of a rest period, I guess.”
I stretched, got up, and called for Anna.
After washing our faces with the water Anna had brought, and drying ourselves off with a towel, we changed into warmer, more comfortable clothes and took a walk around the castle.
We checked to see if there was any snow damage to the castle, if any of the stored food had spoiled, if there were any problems with the heating, and if anyone was sick or struggling.
“No problems today, thankfully.”
“It would be nice if the snow would just come and go.”
We always have to be careful about whether there will be problems in the estate due to heavy snowfall, but this year we have done quite a bit of construction work for winterization, so I don’t think there will be any major accidents.
“Let’s roast some sweet potatoes.”
“Okay.”
I sat down in front of the large fireplace in the parlor on the first floor of the castle and gently swept the ashes from beneath the blazing firewood.
Then I buried some dried sweet potatoes.
“Hmm, I think you’re obsessed with roasted sweet potatoes these days.”
“Actually, I love sitting here with you and talking to you more than I love sweet potatoes.”
“For something like that, you eat way too many sweet potatoes.”
“……I’m not saying sweet potatoes don’t taste good.”
The first time I started roasting sweet potatoes, Killian wondered why a Countess would rummage through the ashes in the fireplace.
Of course, that fuss subsided when I popped a hot roasted sweet potato into his mouth.
“How on earth did you know how to grow sweet potatoes? Is that also knowledge you had in your previous life?”
“Oh, no. That was…… something I learned from the farming books in the library at the Ludwig mansion.”
Killian, who was carefully using a poker to spread the ashes over the sweet potatoes, looked back at me.
“What did the would-be Countess have to do with knowing how to grow sweet potatoes?”
“Well…… I thought that one day I might have to run away at night, and then I might have to grow something for a living, so I learned how to grow some things, mostly tubers.”
Killian’s hand paused. “Run away?” he asked.
“Yeah. Looking back, it was really serious back then, because the Riegelhoffs were ready to do something even if I tried to stop them, and the Ludwigs were always suspicious of me.”
Killian’s expression hardened again.
But I didn’t mean for him to feel guilty.
“I didn’t blame you or the Ludwigs,” I said, “I just happened to be reading an agricultural book at the time, thinking I might be able to use it someday……”
“I’m sorry, but no matter what happened, you would never have succeeded in running away.”
“What? Why?”
“Because I would have chased you down and caught you.”
Apparently, it wasn’t guilt that caused Killian’s face to harden earlier, but anger.
Either way, the ‘obsessive second male lead’ setting is still there.
“But if I hadn’t changed my mind at the last minute, I might be in Driburn or Apentus right now.”
“No, I would have searched all those places and found you, so you’d be here right now, next to me, even if you hadn’t changed your mind.”
“Ah…… yeah, well, whatever.”
For some reason, the obsession that should have been directed at Lizé has completely shifted to me.
As I chuckled at Killian’s affectionate rant, I walked over to the fireplace to check if the sweet potatoes were done.
‘Ow!’
I suddenly felt a pain in my stomach.
‘I think I ate too many sweet potatoes and my intestines are too active.’
Sweet potatoes are a great constipating food.
Thanks to them, I’ve been going to the bathroom a lot lately, but sometimes my stomach would cramp up from too much intestinal activity.
‘Still, I can’t give up sweet potatoes.’
I put on thick gloves and took out a well-roasted sweet potato and placed it on a plate.
“Wow!” I exclaimed, peeling it off and sharing it with Killian.
Killian was quite cute as he ate the sweet potato, oblivious to the soot on his cheeks.
***
After a long winter, the spring breeze is slowly blowing in Ryzen.
“Sweet potato season is over, and there’s no denying it’s spring.”
While everyone else was excited about the arrival of spring, I was a little sad to see winter go, having just enjoyed roasted sweet potatoes in front of a fireplace.
Killian hugged me from behind and made a shocked comment.
“With all those roasted sweet potatoes as a snack on top of your main meals, you’ve gotten a little chubby in the belly.”
“You’ve been eating and sleeping like a bear, no wonder you’re getting chubby.”
“Uh…… I didn’t realize that.”
“Don’t starve yourself to lose weight, you’re still so pretty,” Killian said playfully, rubbing my belly.
I swatted his hand away in frustration, but Killian instead kissed my cheeks and lips without any hesitation.
“I have to check out the southern part of the estate today. I’ll be back quickly.”
“Don’t just think about coming quickly, make sure you check thoroughly so you don’t miss anything.”
“Ha…… you seem to love the estate more than you love me.”
I gave the pouting Killian a deep kiss on the lips and sent him on his way.
After I made sure he was out the gate, I called for Anna.
“Anna, fetch the doctor.”
“Yes, ma’am. Are you feeling unwell?”
“I’ll have to check that out, but for now, bring the doctor in quietly and without alerting anyone.”
Anna never questioned my orders, unless it was about my health.
She ran like the wind, looking nervous.
‘I’m nervous too,’ I thought to myself, touching my chubby lower belly.
Come to think of it, I haven’t had my period in four months how didn’t I notice?
Killian and I had been busy all last year, and over the winter we’d made up for not being together.
We spent all day together, reading books, eating sweet potatoes, chatting, and looking at the snow.
We had so much fun that I forgot I hadn’t had my period in four months.
It wasn’t until this morning when Killian told me I had a slightly chubby belly that I realized.
‘I didn’t eat anything weird, did I?’
I felt anxious because I sometimes drank a sip or two of wine during meals.
‘No, really, it could have been the sweet potatoes that made me gain weight, and my periods have always been a little irregular.’
Yes, it was only delayed by a couple of months, but then again, I might have pushed myself a little too hard last year and that might have made it worse.
As I waited anxiously, Anna brought the doctor in quickly.
“What makes you uncomfortable, ma’am?”
“It’s not that I’m uncomfortable, but…… I want you to check if I’m pregnant.”
The doctor’s and Anna’s eyes widened at the same time.
“Ma’am!”
“Don’t freak out just yet, Anna, it could just be irregular periods.” I quickly buried her hopes, afraid that she would be disappointed.
But as the doctor examined me, he smiled brightly and gave me good news.
“Congratulations. You’re pregnant, and it looks like it’s been a while.”
“I haven’t had my period…… in about four months. But I’ve always been a little irregular with my periods……”
“I’m sorry, but let me have a quick check on your stomach.”
The doctor placed a thin towel over my stomach and carefully examined it, asking questions and nodding.
“I believe it’s well over three months old. I’m sure good news will be spreading through the estate by this summer.”
I smiled in relief.
“You’re a filial piety. You didn’t give your mother morning sickness to make it easier on her.”
“Come to think of it, I did feel like I ate too many sweet potatoes, no matter how much I liked them. Is that why I didn’t have morning sickness? I heard that easy-to-digest foods can help with morning sickness.”
“That’s possible, but you weren’t feeling sick, were you?”
“I guess so. I didn’t have much to do, so I ate and slept – ate and slept.”
The doctor looked pleased, but Anna slumped her shoulders.
“It’s my fault. I’m your maid, and I didn’t even know you were pregnant.”
“Why is that your fault? Neither I nor Killian knew. Maybe the baby is a quiet one.”
I comforted Anna and waited for Killian’s return with a mixture of anticipation and nervousness.
True to his word, Killian returned to the castle before dinner time.
We set the table in our room as usual and ate dinner in private.
“Was the southern part of the estate okay?”
“Yes. One of the bridges across the river looked like it needed some work, but nothing major.”
“Good to hear.”
Killian nodded and took a sip of wine, then glanced at me and smiled.
“What’s wrong?” I asked.
“Just…… I’m so happy with life the way it is now, and sometimes I get such a rush of happiness that I can’t believe……”
I’m happy that I made Killian happy.
“What are you going to do, Killian? I think sooner or later…… your happy life is going to come crashing down a bit.”
Killian’s face suddenly stiffened, like he’d been hit in the back of the head.
“What’s going on, Edith?”
I could tell by the look on his face that he was thinking of all the worst things.
I decided to tell him the truth before it got too serious.
“So…… you know I’ve gotten fat……”
“You’re not that fat, I’m sorry, I misspoke, I was wrong.”
“Oh, no, it’s not that…… I called the doctor earlier……”
At the mention of calling a doctor, Killian dropped the cutlery he was holding. Then he came over to me, knelt down, and took my hand in his.
“Edith…… no matter what happens, I’ll be by your side, don’t be scared. I will do whatever it takes to get any medicine……”
“No, it’s not that…… I’m having a baby.”
You all should have seen the look on Killian’s face at that moment.
I’ve never seen him look so stupid.
“Are you sure?”
“Yeah.”
“You mean, we’re going to have a kid?”
“Yeah.”
Suddenly, a tear slid down his cheek.
“Killian……?”
“Thank you…… thank you, Edith…… thank you……”
Still kneeling, he kissed the back of my hand, saying thank you repeatedly.
My eyes filled with tears, and I ended up crying along with him.
But the emotional moment was short-lived. The next day, I was semi-imprisoned, treated like glass that could break at any moment.
I shouldn’t belittle the obsessive second male lead……
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emmgeeoh
I love how he dotes on her
A garota do livro
thanks for the chapterss,i love the love
Keisy
Thank you so much!! They’re such a cute couple I love them! I’m so happy Edith and Killian are having they’re happy ending❤️❤️❤️
Echi
thank youuuuuuu for such us sweet sweet chapters…
Izanammi118
That made me tear up. I’m so happy for them. 🥺💖💖💖
Eve
A BABY!!!! I CANTTTT EVEN 🫶🫶🫶😭 THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE TRANSLATION 💓
Lady Godiva
Oh, it’s a boy, I think. Koreans believe that easy pregnancy is a boy and when morning sickness is worse, it’s a girl. But
I hope it’s twins.
Hotaru Lacie
From the moment he said chubby, my Serlock Hotaru blood turn on =v=. Chubby huh, I see….I see…. 1 or twins? Boy or girl? Or both =v=
124go
Thanks for translate this even their side story. I’m been smiling non stop. Even though I do want to see Lizze’s suffer from her acts but I prefer to read about Edith. I love how she really think what the best for the country not because she was Killian’s wife but cause she happy to do so…and image how the success of Ryzen will be heard to Ludwig’s family. I’m sure the Lizze will be so jealous as she and Cliff were supposed to be the center but now everyone talk and praise Edith. I’m also sure Cliff already tired with Lizze and spend less time with her same with Duke and Duchess. Lizze had became Edith she wrote.
Lady Godiva
The moment read Edith can’t wait for her sweet potatoes, I thought it was cravings. Just like what renon wrote in his diary previous chapters before, “Is Edith expecting?”
notinmyrightmind
ayyyyyyyyyyyyy way to go, Killian !!!!! this is probably my fav chapter!!
i’ve been smiling from ear to ear while reading <3333
thank you for translating this !!!
Ijsreyes
is it done? like done done?? I’m not ready to let go of my edith and Killian. I still wanna read about their baby and how they grow up. my heart
Karla
Eu tô muito feliz, eles estão tão felizes
Nad
This is so cute i cried 😭😭😭😭♥️♥️♥️♥️. Finally we’re having the babies
Belle37
Finally! All their hard work had paid off! ^^ Looking forward to the the baby~~ I hope they’re twins!
Matthiaswife
aaa~ emang bolehhh sesweet inii
ah aku akan menjadi bibi😭🫶
Matthiaswife
thank u sooooo much for transliteration
Dankeschön🫶
Kay.E11
I freaking love this novel. “I’ve never seen him look more stupid.” I’m DYING
iLumi_0012
Aaaaah!!!!this is it!
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They are so precious 🫶☺️
holysith
okay im happy now. ignoring those despicable fools who are still alive and WELL
holysith
AND THANK YOU FOR THE TRANSLATION! 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜