Nilsi's wish to help the cat beasts was discussed by Ms. Lan with Mr. Dong and the others.
Nilsi, who had been in tears for a while, looked refreshed as she spoke out her worries about her desire to help. I, alone, would not have been able to make Nilsi look like this. I was still impressed by how great Ms. Lan was, thinking that it was because she went with me to listen to me that Nilsi was able to clear her mind.
I don't know if I will be able to help Nilsi's friends, but I would like to help them if I can. I have heard about the system of slavery, but to be honest, I don't like it. I don't like the idea of deciding who is lower and who is higher.
It is not only my wish but also everyone's wish to move forward in this village without using such a system.
While I was thinking about this, I heard that Ms. Wetani had given birth.
I rushed to her place. Wetani's house was built on top of a tree where the elves used to live, but it might be a problem for a pregnant woman to live on top of a tree. Therefore, ever since she found out that she was pregnant, Wetani had been staying in a building called a healing center established by the medicine men.
Wetani, who is in labor, is doing her best inside the healing center, so I talk to people around me outside the healing center in a restless manner. I was not the only one who had gathered around the healing center; many people from the village had gathered there.
It was the first time for the village to experience the birth of a child.
This was the first time for the village to experience the birth of a child, and all of us were nervous and excited about it. I was still a child and had never had the experience of giving birth to a child. In the village where I was born and raised, there were pregnant women, but I was not allowed to approach them. So this was the first time for me to see someone giving birth up close.
But I have heard that giving birth is a life-threatening experience.
Giving birth to a new life is such a difficult event. Therefore, childbirth is a joyous time when a new life is born, but it is also a frightening time when we may lose our friends.
When I think about this, I feel anxious. I also care about Wetani. So I prayed that Wetani would give birth to a healthy baby.
"A baby, huh?
I'm worried.
I wonder if the baby will be born safely.
I wanted a little brother, didn't I? I hope it's a boy.
Around me, everyone was also raising their voices in an unsettled manner.
For me, I think it doesn't matter which gender it is. Boy or girl, I would be happy either way. I would be happy just to see a new life being born in this village.
If it is a boy, he will be like a little brother. If it is a girl, I will treat her like a little sister. I just want to love them and take good care of them. I don't have a younger brother or sister, so I want to adore them when they are born.
I wonder what kind of child will be born. If she is born healthy, that alone would make me happy.
I am very excited, but I still cannot calm down. Everyone is restless and anxious, so we are gathered here like this.
It's born!"
And then, in the midst of all the anxiety, I finally heard his voice. It's born," Zeshihi said. But it would have been a nuisance if we had all rushed in, so after getting permission from Zesihi and the other medicine men, we decided to go see the baby and Wetani in turn.
My turn came and I went inside.
Ms. Wetani is lying on her bed, looking tired. A small bed was placed next to her. This bed was one of the things that everyone in the village had made after it was discovered that Wetani was carrying a child. We didn't have clothes for babies in this village, so everyone in the village made them. I also helped make things for the baby.
The baby sleeping in the bed was adorable. It was small, but it had slightly pointed ears, which is a characteristic of elves.
It made me wonder how small a baby could be. I also wondered about life when I realized that such a small baby would eventually grow up to be a big baby.
I thought, "Is it a boy or a girl? Girl?"
To be honest, I had no idea what s*x the baby was, so I asked her and she told me it was a boy. A baby boy elf.
Mr. Wetani's genie is happily present beside him as a baby. The genie was also looking forward to the birth of Mr. Wetani's child.
I wonder if the genie will make a covenant with this child someday.
The baby is so cute. Do you have a name for him yet?"
I asked her, but she told me that she had not yet decided on a name, so I asked her to tell me later when she had decided on a name. In the meantime, my turn was over, so I left the place for a while. I would come back to see the baby when things settled down.
--- A girl and the birth of a new life
(A new life was born in the village of a godchild girl. It was a joyous occasion for the whole village.)