The Marquis of Valkyries, standing next to him with a confident smile on his face, still did not understand Valentine’s traits at all.

“…He’s a child who suits living more freely than anyone else.”

He could only sigh and repeat these words.

That freedom.

It was natural for Reynard to become increasingly irritated at the word “freedom” that Dalton kept pleading. Is marriage to me a prison?

“You speak as if I’m going to lock Valentine up.”

A withered concern followed the firm words.

“I’m worried if my nephew can endure the rigid family traditions of the Dennox Grand Duke’s family.”

“You emphasize ‘rigid’ too much.”

“I apologize if I’ve been rude.”

It would be rude enough to talk about Reynard himself, but he had unknowingly criticized the family, and the Dennox Grand Duke’s family at that, which is comparable to the royal family. A look of embarrassment appeared on Dalton’s face.

“No. I say this because it’s true and I have nothing more to say.”

He had no intention of wielding his authority over Valentine’s family, who he should be trying to impress. And although he couldn’t say he fully understood, Reynard finally said, knowing which part they wanted to talk about:

“I have no intention of restricting Valentine’s freedom.”

They had already arrived at the southern building where the family was said to stay.

“You’ll have to keep that promise. If you don’t want to see that child wither away and die.”

Dalton warned with a serious face full of concern.

It was much later that Reynard came to understand the meaning of “freedom” that he spoke of at this time.

When everything that could happen had already happened….

It’s regrettable that only then could he accurately understand the meaning of what Dalton had said.

At that time, Valentine was lying face down blankly in his room.

He had lowered all the curtains of the four-poster bed. Making the bed itself into a fortress, he muttered, immersed in the swamp of lamentation and cave of grief he had created for himself.

“To think it’s really pregnancy….”

Valentine rubbed his face against his favorite pillow with a dejected expression. In his mind, he recalled calling for the family doctor since this morning. Dawson had called immediately after seeing him throw up all the thin vegetable soup that came out for breakfast.

So for two days in a row, Dr. Mason stood in the young master’s room from the morning with his rectangular medical bag. His face held both pity and exasperation, saying ‘This young master was found out in just one day….’

[I’ve heard your message well….]

That’s what he said with a dejected voice as soon as he met Valentine this morning.

To think how hard he tried not to be caught even by Dawson…!

It was just 24 hours ago that he left this room, maintaining secrecy while putting on an unconvincing act to give the young master time to sort out his situation himself. But in less than a full day, the Viscount’s family was turned upside down by the fact of the young master’s pregnancy.

Of course, given the nature of the matter, the upheaval was limited to family members and those closest to them. But such carelessness to be discovered in just one day proved how naive and loose the young master was….

As he took out his stethoscope, Mason vowed. That he would never tell any secrets to the young master in the future. Making strange imaginations that the moment a secret is whispered to that young master, rumors would spread throughout the country.

Mason composed himself and began the medical interview.

[How are you feeling?]

[He threw up everything he ate in the morning.]

The answer came not from the person in question but from Dawson, who had a worried expression. The person in question was still busy trying to suppress his nausea, covering his mouth and nose with a pure cotton handkerchief.

[Dr. Mason…. Urp. Did you know that even water smells fishy?]

[You’ve started morning sickness, young master.]

Mason said to Valentine with a regretful tone.

[Are you sure I’m pregnant?]

[Yes, it’s certain.]

He had already taken blood for an accurate confirmation during the initial examination yesterday morning. The blood test also reconfirmed the fact that the young master was pregnant.

[But how could it be like this in just one day… Urgh…]

When he excitedly removed the handkerchief, nausea rose again. Seeing Valentine unable to finish his words because of this, Mason clicked his tongue and made a pitiful expression.

[I hear from Dawson that it wasn’t just today.]

Dawson, who was standing and listening, nodded. It seemed he had already told about how he had barely eaten meals recently and had been living on desserts.

[I heard you only ate a few sweet things during that time, those are all symptoms of morning sickness. It seems that psychological factors are also at work now that you know for sure you’re pregnant. Your body is now properly starting morning sickness as it’s reacting.]

It was a common occurrence. For reactions to become more pronounced after one accurately recognizes their own illness or condition.

Valentine’s body seemed to be showing its reaction intensely as soon as he became aware of the pregnancy. From what he heard, it seemed there was also the aftermath of severe indigestion after eating out yesterday….

[But, Mason. I don’t understand.]

[What is it?]

[…I wasn’t even in my heat cycle then.]

As Valentine explained hesitantly with a red face, Mason, an experienced doctor, maintained a calm expression so that the patient wouldn’t feel embarrassed. And he continued the question and answer while flipping through the young master’s dedicated chart.

[Do you remember how long it was before your cycle?]

At that question, Valentine furrowed his brow and traced his memory.

[According to calculations, my heat cycle should have come around the end of April, but the day it happened was mid-April.]

After thinking for a long time upon hearing that answer, Mason tapped his temple with the pen he was holding.

[Is the child’s other father perhaps not an alpha superior…?]

The end of the sentence faded as it was a careful question.

[He is.]

Upon hearing the answer, a long sigh scattered from Mason.

[It’s overlapped in many ways.]

[Pardon?]

[You’re an omega superior and your partner is also an alpha superior….]

Mason’s furrowed brow didn’t smooth out as he spoke while pressing his forehead.

[In case the partner is an alpha superior, their pheromones can cause the omega’s cycle to advance. So it’s better to be careful for ten days before and after, even if it’s not always during the heat cycle….]

This is the fault of Valentine, who either listened carelessly while fidgeting or dozed off during sex education, even with memories from a past life. It can be said that overlooking the fact that he was an omega superior, unlike the recessive omega in his past life, was the beginning of this trouble. But he could feel wronged in his own way because where are alpha superiors common…? He hadn’t calculated all such minor possibilities. So in a way, Valentine was also quite unlucky, which gave him plenty of excuses.

Moreover, even Valentine doesn’t know this now, but Reynard is actually an extreme alpha superior. He had powerful pheromones that could trigger an omega’s heat cycle and more.

Of course, Reynard himself was also completely unaware of the theory that alpha superiors can accelerate an omega’s heat cycle. There was another person there who had received careless sex education, thinking he would never be involved with omegas due to his mutant pheromones.

So, a bit sorry to the baby in the womb, but this pregnancy was a collaboration of two fools.

Anyway, returning to the story, let’s continue to listen to the excuses of the wronged fool Valentine.

[I had no idea it was heat that day. Moreover, I didn’t suffer for 3 days straight as usual….]

To Valentine’s excuse, Mason threw another question with sharp eyes.

[Did the alpha partner perhaps knot?]

As expected of a doctor from the Royal Medical Institute…. Because he pinpointed it accurately, Valentine’s mouth closed like a clam.

There was no answer, but Mason, who inferred the answer from the young master’s expression, let out another deep sigh and explained.

[You know that when knotting occurs during the heat cycle, the heat ends immediately, right…? The heat exists in the first place for the purpose of conceiving a child. Knotting, which raises the probability of pregnancy to over 90 percent by simultaneously pouring out pheromones, hormones, and semen! It’s natural that it ends the omega’s cycle…, you should have known this much, young master!]

Mason put down the chart, placed his hands on his waist, and began to twitch his face.

[You must protect your own body yourself, young master! And you need to know things to protect it!]

It was natural for Valentine to crumple up at the scolding of Dr. Mason, who had been taking care of his body exclusively since childhood.

[I’ll send you a booklet through Dawson as soon as I get back. You’re an omega superior! I really wish you would know properly and be careful yourself, even now!]

Saying he would be really grateful if he did so was just words of gratitude and almost a threat.

[I’ll send you essential reading for pregnant people too. Make sure to read it.]

[Okay…. Urgh….]

Seeing Valentine unable to suppress his rising nausea even as he answered dejectedly, Mason softened his expression.

[You’ll probably need the alpha pheromones of the child’s father.]

Mason was now telling the only solution, putting away his scolding and strictness, with a pitiful expression towards Valentine.

[Pheromones?]

[Yes. Although alpha pheromones are not essential for all pregnant omegas, there are research results showing they are effective for morning sickness.]

[Really?]

[They’re not only effective for morning sickness but also for mental stability, and they’ll help a little with other bad conditions too.]

[Ah….]

Somehow…. Valentine remembered how his mood had improved dramatically while smelling Reynard’s pheromones in the carriage yesterday.

[Don’t tell me! Do they not know that you’re pregnant?]