Chapter 813

Mikoto-nee is pregnant?

After hearing this news, Uesugi Muneyuki was stunned. What rose in his heart was not joy, but some indescribable emotion.

Some surprise, some inevitability, some panic, and even some... subconscious desire to escape.

Am I going to be a father?

Am I really ready to be a father?

Uesugi Muneyuki suddenly felt that perhaps he wasn't ready yet.

But given his relatively traditional views and the lingering influence of pre-modern thinking, he would never let Mikoto abort the child no matter what. "Muneyuki? What's wrong?" Asuka on the phone also clearly sensed Uesugi Muneyuki's emotional change, and she asked cautiously: "Are you on your way back now? Minami-nee said you need to confirm this personally, and also make various reservations..."

"I got it. We'll talk about these things when I get back." Uesugi Muneyuki said with a wry smile: "I'm just a bit surprised, but it's still within reason. Tell Mikoto-nee to relax."

"Yay~" Asuka said excitedly on the phone.

After hanging up, Uesugi Muneyuki's expression was complex. He opened his mouth, suddenly not knowing what to say.

Recently, he has had too many things to deal with, and he's utterly exhausted, with countless messages piling up.

The Tokyo street racing and robbery case was investigated halfway and then abruptly stopped. Besides discovering that the suspect, Furuhiko Kondo, had a background in the former Self-Defense Forces, there were no other substantial findings, no evidence was found, and the stolen bank gold vanished without a trace.

Then there was the Saitama Prefecture Kawaguchi City extermination massacre, which we won't mention for now.

After Uesugi Muneyuki finished examining the corpses in Chiba Prefecture, ever since the Special Mission Division's duties covered the entire Kanto and even Tohoku regions, he has become extremely busy, very busy. All kinds of corpses need to trigger the Death Soul Contract, and almost every corpse comes with a story. I'm a forensic pathologist, not a petition handler!

Uesugi Muneyuki has complained more than once, saying the central government has repeatedly issued orders forbidding higher-level petitions!

Oh, this is Japan, there's no petition system. To some extent, Japanese local and national legislators serve as petition receivers. For example, that Yukinoshita Hachiman Police Inspector from Chiba Prefecture—his married-in family are just Chiba prefectural legislators, and his home is constantly receiving representatives from social and civilian self-governing organizations. Moreover, many National Diet members from Tokyo spend a large part of their activities receiving opinion representatives from their own constituencies to voice problems.

But Uesugi Muneyuki still feels exhausted, and due to performing too many autopsies, after finishing he finds himself in a state of unsatisfied desire, a lustful demon state. Just now, after finishing the autopsy in Chiba Prefecture, the Chiba Prefectural Police were still wrapping up, and Uesugi Muneyuki couldn't control himself, gesturing for Eirina to go with him to a nearby public facility's restroom... In the end, everyone still waited a few minutes for him and Eirina.

Eirina felt quite good, but Uesugi Muneyuki could feel that everyone was looking at him with half-teasing, half-disdainful eyes.

Damn it, when will I be able to take off this Sakuradamon Lust Demon hat on my head?

On the way back now, Asuka again said Mikoto might already be pregnant.

Myriad threads, giving the exhausted Uesugi Muneyuki a numb feeling, his whole rhythm thrown off.

When people are too tired, it's like this—they fundamentally lack the mental energy and spare strength to think about other things.

Take an example: during the Kāng Xī-Qiánlóng flourishing age of my Great Qing Dynasty, Grand Council ministers had to go to the Forbidden City at three or four in the morning to await summoning, basically spending the whole day working in the Grand Council and elsewhere, only able to return home around five or six in the evening, with no rest all year except for those twenty-odd days during the New Year, like in TV dramas, where Unity Body and Ji Shōran after leaving court could stroll the streets idly and engage in scheming and intrigue—this simply does not exist.

Officials like Unity Body, from morning till night, never stop with affairs; many times even drinking a cup of tea is a luxury, while Ji Shōran, editing the Complete Library in the Four Branches of Literature, is so busy he can't even catch his breath, many times not even having the chance to take a breath.

So it's no wonder that many high-ranking officials, upon returning home and discovering household matters, immediately get angry, because they're already exhausted from work, home still has things to handle, and their hearts feel utterly broken.

Most importantly, the dignity and pleasure of controlling people that high-ranking officials enjoy—those are being enjoyed by Minami right now!

【Oh ho, Uesugi, your rhythm is off!】At this moment, Hironaka Mariko, who appeared in the car, this former Fuji female anchor smirked and said: 【I can feel that your inner self is as chaotic as ocean waves!】

【Damn you, life's winner!】Miyahara Toru, this smoking addict, wanted to cry but had no tears, complained: 【Because I've been ugly since childhood, I simply don't have the luck with women like this guy does, and only after my annual income exceeded ten million yen did someone become willing to date me—usually it's two hours for twenty thousand yen, wuu wuu wuu wuu, why is my modeling so bad?】

【What kind of date is that?】Oosumi Rina complained: 【Is it a bubble bath date, right?】

【Don't treat bubble bath dates as not dates!】Miyahara Toru protested unwillingly: 【I'm a good man! Since I got married, I've never gone again!】

【You're a good man, then Lin Bianbian is a good girl!】Oosumi Rina scolded: 【Japan just has too many people like you, ladybugs, which is why the sex industry became a pillar industry!】

【Well, now it's like this, Japanese men originally focus on family and tradition... Who wouldn't want a wife, kids, and a warm kang?】Oosumi Minoru also came out to complain: 【Uesugi Muneyuki, you're a descendant of Kenshin Kō, you wouldn't plan to abort this child, would you? If so, I'll award you the title of Sakuradamon's Number One Scoundrel.】

【That's not the case.】Uesugi Muneyuki shook his head repeatedly: 【Since it's mine, I'll take responsibility.】

【That's about right, you're not Korean after all.】Oosumi Minoru finally satisfied: 【If it were me, whoever dares to hurt my Rina, I'll blast them!】

Uesugi Muneyuki paid no more attention to this old Showa-era man, he turned his gaze toward the perpetually silent Village Flower Palace.

There is a question, only the Village Flower Palace can answer.

That is, Uesugi Muneyuki himself now—is he still considered human?

Or put another way, is he a human of the Outer World or a human of the Inner World?

What exactly is the child born from him and Mikoto?

【You are an Inner World person in the Inner World, and an Outer World person in the Outer World. People of both the Inner and Outer Worlds should envy you, because you can freely shuttle between the two worlds.】Arimura Hana, dressed in plain-patterned kimono, holding an oil-paper umbrella, said lightly: 【Just like Ultraman, who is both light and human.】

【Can machines detect the difference? Would they not detect special, strange DNA or something like that?】Uesugi Muneyuki asked.

【I don't know what logic or features your human gene sequences actually have.】Arimura Hana said I don't know: 【But you should pay attention, the child between you and this lady needs not only nutrients delivered through the reproductive system, but also... spirit power, that is, the po you've collected, which is equally part of what's needed for growth.】

【???】Uesugi Muneyuki was stunned: 【So does that mean not only do we need a wet nurse, but also a wet father?】

【Your reproductive system itself is part of your spirit power operating system, your tadpoles come with your chakra attributes, and since the children born are also naturally lustful... oh no, naturally winners.】Village Flower Palace said maliciously: 【You, just enjoy it secretly!】【But if you need it, I can protect her, prevent her from having miscarriage or abortion problems.】

【Alright, then please do.】Uesugi Muneyuki collected this group of grudges back.

In the car, Maeda Toshihide and Kai Toru already sensed something was off, among whom Maeda Toshihide, being bolder, proactively asked: "Uesugi-san, did you cause a death? Was it the Section Chief? Or that female forensic pathologist?"

"Most likely Mikoto-nee." Uesugi Muneyuki nodded with a wry smile.

"Isn't Ishihara-san also 33 this year? At this age, giving birth again can be called an old oyster producing a pearl." Maeda Toshihide seemed to have found an opportunity, immediately lashed out, to retaliate against Uesugi Muneyuki's earlier remark about his one-arrow grudge: "Women of this type willing to bear your children show they truly love you!"

"It also shows she currently can't leave me." Uesugi Muneyuki chuckled once, said no more.

Benefits and emotions are always mixed together.

And this kind is the solid relationship.

When Uesugi Muneyuki opened the front door, the genkan light was on, and neatly arranged beside the shoe cabinet were several pairs of women's shoes. He immediately recognized Minami's black open-toe high heels, Mikoto's nude thin heels, Mai Xuejie's Valentino flats, Asuka's round-toe Mary Janes, and a pair he'd never seen before, with a butterfly bow, pointed toes—probably Miyawaki Sakura's.

He changed his shoes and walked in, the living room was full of people.

Uesugi Minami sat in the middle of the sofa, Mai Xuejie and Saito Asuka sat on her sides, Miyawaki Sakura sat on the single-person sofa on the side, holding a teacup, her expression a bit at a loss.

And Ishihara Mikoto sat beside the dining table, the teacup in front of her already cold, her eyes red, her eyelashes still had undried tear droplets, but the corners of her mouth were turned up.

Seeing Uesugi Muneyuki enter, she stood up, her lips moved, wanting to say something, but didn't, tears began to fall again. "Checked, confirmed Mikoto is pregnant." Minami's voice wasn't loud, but everyone in the living room heard: "Guess whose it is? Muneyuki?"

Uesugi Muneyuki stood at the door, still holding his briefcase, looking at Mikoto.

She wore a loose dress, flat shoes, no makeup, her face still had undried tear marks.

That face, usually always carrying a fox-like charm, now looked soft as freshly steamed rice cake, white and glutinous, making one want to reach out and pinch it, yet afraid of pinching it wrong.

"Besides being mine, whose else could it be?" Uesugi Muneyuki glanced sideways.

Mikoto nodded, her voice trembling with tears, but she couldn't help laughing: "I went to check today, it's been six weeks." After saying that, she started crying again, crying and laughing at the same time, wiping her tears and covering her mouth, her whole body seeming to be overwhelmed by some huge emotion, unable to stand steadily.

Eirina stood up from the sofa to support her, and Asuka quickly handed her a tissue.

Minami sat on the sofa, her face showing that expression of "I am the main chamber, I must be magnanimous," but the light in her eyes was complex like a palette. She had been preparing for pregnancy for almost a year, calculating ovulation each month, taking basal body temperature, consuming folic acid, drinking traditional Chinese medicine, and Uesugi Muneyuki had also been pulled by her to undergo a full set of examinations, everything was normal, just no movement.

The doctor said not to be too tense, just let it happen naturally, but how could she not be tense?

She had changed from Watanabe Minami to Uesugi Minami, this surname was something she had wrested from Shirakawa Mai by all means, and she needed a child to consolidate all of this.

But it had been almost a year, and there was still nothing.

And Mikoto, Ishihara Mikoto, that woman who was several years older than her, that woman who hadn't even changed her surname, that woman who only occasionally came to "visit," had actually become pregnant.

Damn it ah ah ah!

Does this not make Miss look utterly useless with tooth sounds?

Then what does all this effort I've put in over the past year or more, being toyed with by Muneyuki until I nearly faint, count as tooth sounds?

But Miss truly can't bear it anymore! Why not let Eirina handle the reception from now on, while I take care of just the final two tooth sounds?

Minami watched Mikoto cry, suddenly stood up, walked over, and lightly embraced her: "Don't cry, pregnant people shouldn't cry." Her voice was a bit firm, but her hands were very gentle, and Mikoto, held by her, cried even harder.

Minami Ojou-sama patted her back, turned her head to look toward Uesugi Muneyuki: "I will arrange it, first take leave, I will handle adjustments at the Special Mission Division. As for the autopsy and dissection matters, from today onward, they will be solely your responsibility."

Uesugi Muneyuki watched the two women embracing, one crying and one comforting, beside them Mai Xuejie was flipping through her phone checking pregnancy precautions, Asuka was pouring hot water, and Miyawaki Sakura stood beside them, helplessly holding up a tissue box.

He suddenly felt this scene was somewhat unreal. He put down his briefcase, walked over, reached out and touched Mikoto's head, her hair was very soft, and when his fingertips touched her scalp, she lifted her head to look at him, her eyes red, her nose red, like a rabbit soaked in rain.

"It seems I am going to become a father." Uesugi Muneyuki said. His tone was very flat, but the curve of his mouth turning upward could not be suppressed no matter what: "Mikoto-nee, you should rest well during this period, and only consider returning to work after three months when your condition stabilizes."

"Hmm..." Ishihara Mikoto glanced at Uesugi Muneyuki with hesitation, her heart filled with both joy and worry.

For a woman of her age who values her career so much, the risks of childbirth and its impact on her profession are nothing short of a Gate of Ghosts.

Even with Uesugi grandfather's guarantee and Uesugi Muneyuki's influence, such a matter cannot possibly avoid causing concern.

But...... this time I can really blow up the Uesugi family's gold coins!

No choice, Muneyuki younger brother, this older sister has basically latched onto you for life! I've let you play with me, I've given birth to your child, if you don't treat me well, old lady will fight you to the end!

And facing her, Uesugi Muneyuki's heart was then pondering other matters, his body previously burdened with countless chaotic affairs,

From today onward, he, Uesugi Muneyuki, is a Super Milk Dad.

Autopsy and dissection, case reports, all the affairs of the Special Mission Division, bring them all on, he will bear them alone, anyway he has energy, has inexhaustible strength. Who let him become a father would.

Faith in Holy Light!

Dong dong~dong dong dong~dong dong!

Uesugi Muneyuki suddenly felt, he had found the rhythm again!

Ah, fresh paku!

I need more paku!