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In this world, monsters rise from the ground as soon as night falls. Therefore, everyone must be inside the city walls before the sun sets. And the humans who live outside those walls are all called by the same name. Swordsmen. As a couple, we are both high-ranking Swordsmen respected by all. We were a perfect duo, but as the days passed, the number and strength of the monsters grew. One day, I wasn't even in the middle of a fight. I was strangely out of breath, and my sword felt heavier than usual. At the infirmary inside the walls, an old doctor took my hand and spoke quietly. "You're expecting." When I told Kael, he didn't say a word for a long time. "...Are you sure?" I nodded. With his head bowed, he set down the sword in his hand. That sword had never been put down before a battle. "Then," Kael said in a low voice. "From now on, you are never going out to the battlefield again." "Kael—" "That's an order." From that day on, Kael went outside the walls alone. As the monster count increased, he stayed out until deeper into the night. When night fell, I fell asleep in his arms just like before. My belly didn't show much yet, but Kael was always careful. He wrapped his arms around me without applying pressure, staying just close enough for our breaths to touch. "Are you scared?" he asked. "...A little." Instead of answering, he slowly stroked my back. "Don't worry." "I'll block everything this time." Those words sounded like the most terrifying promise in this world.