"How can that be?"
"I must ensure the safety of both you and our daughter."
"This is my duty as your husband and a father."
Id sat beside Ur, speaking with a serious expression.
"Id, you just said 'mother and daughter'?!"
"Could it be... am I carrying a daughter?!"
After hearing Id's words, Ur smiled slightly at first, then slowly realized the implication in Id's words, prompting her to ask seriously.
"Of course."
"Ur, please believe me~"
"Our daughter will definitely be a healthy, beautiful, and cute baby."
"Just like you, Ur."
As Id spoke, he gently kissed Ur on the forehead.
"Bad guy."
"I'm not as good as you say."
Ur's pretty face turned red like a ripe apple. Id's teasing made her heart flutter, and she felt light as a feather.
"Hehe."
Seeing this, Id let out a mischievous laugh.
Since Ur had just become pregnant, Id took this opportunity to cuddle with her for a while longer.
Time flew by.
More than nine months passed in a flash.
The time arrived at June of the year X764.
This small town located in the northeast of the continent was still cold.
Inside the delivery room in the town.
"Waa~"
Accompanying a loud cry that pierced the silent cold night, Ur finally successfully gave birth to the baby she had carried for ten months.
"She really is a cute little baby."
Id sat beside Ur, who was lying in bed. He held his newborn daughter in his arms, finding her cute no matter how he looked at her, unable to suppress the smile on his lips.
"Id."
"Quick."
"Quick, let me hold our daughter."
Ur, who should have been lying in bed resting and recuperating, pushed her body up from the bed with her hands. After steadying herself, she gently took the baby from Id's arms. Her movements were cautious, as if she were holding a peerless treasure, afraid of bumping or hurting her.
"Hehe."
Perhaps because Id and Ur's daughter felt her mother's embrace, she immediately stopped crying and broke into a smile.
"Id, look quickly!"
"Our daughter is smiling at me."
Ur looked at the smiling treasure in her arms, her face also overflowing with a happy smile.
"I'm so happy, Id."
As Ur smiled, a line of clear tears slowly overflowed from her eyes and slid down her cheeks; these were tears of happiness.
"I am very happy too, Ur."
Holding a tissue, Id gently wiped the tears from Ur's face. He felt equally happy.
"Id."
"How about we call our child Ultear?!"
"She is my most precious treasure, she is my tear."
Ur held her daughter and spoke excitedly.
"Okay."
"Let's call her Ultear."
Hearing this, Id paused briefly, then nodded repeatedly.
Although Id himself didn't know why, it seemed that somewhere in the unseen world, a force whispered in his ear that his and Ur's daughter should be named Ultear.
Thus, Id and Ur's daughter was finally born safely.
After Ur gave birth to Ultear for Id, Id successfully transitioned into a full-time stay-at-home dad. Every day, he was either feeding the baby or taking care of Ur during her 'postpartum confinement'.
Although Ur's hometown didn't pay attention to the so-called 'confinement', and with her magic power at the 'Ten Wizard Saints' level and her physical constitution, she didn't need to rest at all—her body would recover just fine—Id still insisted that Ur rest well. So, Ur accepted it with peace of mind. After all, it was her husband's request; she naturally followed his lead.
At the same time, Ur was silently recovering her vitality. She could feel that her attainments in Molding Magic could improve further at any time.
This made Ur feel that Ultear was a gift from heaven, her little lucky star. All the unsmooth things began to go smoothly with Ultear's birth.
Three months later.
The time arrived at September of the year X764.
Back mountain of the town.
"Boom!"
Accompanying a powerful, biting airflow erupting from Ur's body, her magic power finally took a step into a deeper level.
At this moment, Ur's strength had reached the 'Human Limit' standard, on par with the current 5th ranked 'Ten Wizard Saint', the 'Titan' Makarov, who was famous throughout the Ishgar continent.
Of course, Makarov had stepped into this domain for more than ten years. His depth of magic power and accumulation in magic were completely unmatched by Ur.
The reason Makarov hadn't been able to cross the threshold between 'Human' and 'Non-Human' was purely because he was dragged down too much by guild affairs.
From the perspective of a guild master, Makarov was the strongest and most responsible master in the history of the Fairy Tail guild, bar none.
Of course, that is a story for later.
"Id, come fight!"
After Ur's strength broke through once again, not only did she become swifter and demand more frantically at night than before, but even during the day, she was more valiant. She was like a lioness baring her fangs and claws, issuing a battle invitation to Id.
"Good!"
"I've been waiting for you to say that."
Without any hesitation, Id pulled Ur and ran towards the back mountain of the town.
Honestly, Id had been holding back for too long during this period. He had long wanted to have a passionate sparring session with Ur.
"Eh?"
Regarding this, Susan, who had originally planned to deliver some fruits to Id and Ur and then return, was completely dumbfounded when she saw Id and Ur toss the child to her and go to the back mountain to enjoy fighting.
"What?"
"Aren't you two this child's parents?"
"It's been less than three months since she was born, and you're already finding her annoying?"
"Where are there irresponsible parents like you? Bastards!"
Susan watched Id and Ur leave and roared angrily.
In response, the three-month-old Ultear tilted her little head, looking at the departing Id and Ur, her big watery eyes full of confusion.
Wasn't it agreed that she would grow up in an environment of 'love'?
So parents are true love, and she is just an accident, right?
Ahem.
Under the training of Id and Ur, time flew by rapidly.
Another three months passed in a hurry.
During these three months, apart from feeding the child, Id and Ur spent their time constantly sparring.
Therefore, Ur basically stabilized her magic power at the level of 'Human Limit'.
Of course, when Id and Ur were cultivating, they would trouble their good friend Susan to come over and help them feed the child.
Just like that, the time arrived at December of the year X764.
In these days as the year was coming to an end, Id and Ur encountered a huge trouble.
Ultear, who had been growing continuously under the careful care of Id and Ur, suddenly had a problem with her body.