He focused harder. A faint but rapid sound came from Kanae's lower abdomen.
His eyes flew open, but his expression was hard to read.
He looked at Kanae, then at her belly. He wanted to say something, but no words came out.
"What is it?" Kanae asked quickly.
She knew everything about Tetsu no Sosuke, so she knew what he had just done.
"I... heard it." Tetsu no Sosuke placed his large hand gently on Kanae's lower abdomen. "I heard our child's heartbeat."
Kanae let out a long breath, unable to stop the smile spreading across her face. "What a handy ability."
"Once you've given birth to this little rascal, I'll teach you how to do it." Tetsu no Sosuke exhaled softly, his expression complicated.
"What's wrong with you?"
Kanae couldn't help asking when she saw his face.
Tetsu no Sosuke shook his head. "I don't even know how to describe it... This was the first time I'd felt our child's heartbeat! The first time I knew for certain he was really there... The bond between us has taken shape in him. He's the most precious treasure we share."
Kanae nodded quietly. "He is. Our most precious treasure... Haha, I want to hear it too."
Tetsu no Sosuke thought for a moment. "How about I teach you now?"
"Let's wait. I don't know whether practicing it now might affect the baby."
Meditation didn't require moving the body, so practicing it probably wouldn't cause any harm.
But as parents, neither of them would take even the slightest risk.
In the end, they both held back and waited quietly for him to grow at his own pace!
From that day on, Tetsu no Sosuke's life returned to its old routine.
The difference was that he had to teach during the