Thunder God Port.
Historia took the telegram from Erwin out of Tōjin Kiyomi's hands.
There were only two brief sentences on it:
[Results: the threat of genocide has been eliminated. Losses: Chen Si killed in action. All other personnel unharmed.]
Historia felt as though lightning had struck her. Her face went deathly pale, the light faded from her eyes, and her body began trembling uncontrollably. She bent over and covered her mouth as the tears she had held back poured out.
As her emotions reached their breaking point, Historia's legs gave way and she fell backward. A large amount of fluid began running down her legs.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" Ymir rushed forward in terror and caught Historia in her arms.
Tōjin Kiyomi immediately came forward to check on her. Her eyes widened in shock at the fluid pouring from Historia's lower body.
"Quick! Hurry! Get Doctor Yoshino here! Hurry! Her Majesty is giving birth!"
The Survey Corps Military Hospital, Chang'an City.
Amid a flurry of hurried footsteps, Historia was rushed into the Emergency Room.
Historia lay weakly on the hospital bed, clutching Ymir's sleeve, her eyes filled with regret. She sobbed uncontrollably. "Ymir... he must have been so disappointed in me..."
Then she fainted again.
"Doctor! Hurry!" Ymir urged in panic.
Historia's water had broken under the strain of her extreme emotions, leaving them no choice but to perform a cesarean section. Since this was the Marshal's son, everyone stood ready.
After a series of emergency measures, the doctors were drenched in sweat. The operation went unexpectedly smoothly, and the child in her womb was remarkably cooperative.
A nurse reverently carried the newborn, whose eyes were a brilliant blue, over to the weakened Historia. The doctors around them looked on with reverence and envy.
Exhaustion filled Historia's