"No, that was simply because I drank too much."
Shirou: "..."
But could a pregnancy test detect the result after only one month of pregnancy?
Shirou looked toward Irisviel's abdomen. Of course... there was no bump at all.
The homunculus maid continued explaining, "A Pregnancy Test Stick can indeed detect pregnancy as early as one month in."
Irisviel touched her cheek and said bashfully, "Actually, ever since that night, when Shirou and I had our first...
Ever since our first night together, I've insisted on using a Pregnancy Test Stick every day to test myself.
Then, when I performed my routine test tonight, I found a different result."
"I see. You've really been testing every day for a whole month..."
"Y-Yes."
Looking at Irisviel's bashful expression, Shirou felt too helpless to complain.
This also meant she had been hoping that desperately to conceive a child.
In fact, whenever she accepted Shirou's seed every night back then, Irisviel would repeatedly ask things like, "Will I get pregnant if we do this?", "Should we seal it with tape? Are you sure we don't need to?", and "Should we do it a few more times tonight?" She had always been so worried.
"By that calculation, fertilization and implantation should have happened on the very first night."
"Oh, is that so?"
"Based on the timing, it should be."
"In that case, Shirou and I really are very compatible...?"
Shirou and Irisviel exchanged a glance, then both lowered their heads awkwardly.
"Shirou, do you want to feel it?"
"Can I?"
"Of course you can. This is your child, after all."
Holding his breath, Shirou extended his trembling hand toward Irisviel's abdomen.
Of course, there was no bump at all.
That was only natural for a pregnancy of one month.
But why was it...? Shirou wanted