A Former Police Officer Who Died And Get A Second Life!-Chapter 91: A Quiet Night

He knew.

He understood that.

But his heart would not settle.

What if he had been crying?

What if he had been attacked by those vicious rabbits?

What if he had been so badly injured he couldn’t move?

What if... he had died?

He couldn’t help being terrified.

Until now, they had not encountered monsters very often, but that was only true up to this point.

Against monsters that could attack from anywhere at any time, even Leander and Qiong Xing might manage, but there was no way little Cari could handle it alone.

If Leander had not been holding Qiong Xing’s hand while he imagined the worst of what might have happened, he would surely have been too frightened to move from the spot.

"That was a shock. But he’s alive."

Yes. They had managed to find Cari, and while he could not be called completely unhurt, he had returned alive and safe.

It’s alright... it’s alright.

The sound of Leander’s heartbeat by her ear and Elias’s heartbeat he could feel at his back were comforting.

"But, you know..."

"Yes?"

"Cari is always call you ’Mama, Mama.’ However, neither Elias nor I get called Papa very often."

"That’s true. Actually, you mostly just get called by your name, don’t you?"

"Huh? If you’re saying that, you’re still called ’Brother Elias’ forever. Not Papa, being called big brother is just laughable."

"Shut up!"

How did it end up like this?

Before Qiong Xing knew it, they were arguing about wanting to be called Papa too.

Also, Elias’s voice was too loud. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Cari might wake up.

"Anyway, Cari probably finds it hard because he has two Papas. You can just keep being called by your name!"

"Hah? You’re the one who should stay as you are. I’m the Papa!"

"No, I am!"

"No, I am!"

What a ridiculous argument.

Then he tried saying that in that case, maybe Qiong Xing could be called Papa by Cari too, but the two of them immediately rejected it.

Why?!

"Qiong Xing is Mama."

"There’s nothing but Mama."

"...... "

He didn’t understand at all.

Nothing but Mama... why?

"If that’s the case, then the two of you can both be Mama, can’t you?"

"No!"

"Absolutely not!"

Apparently, that was unacceptable.

"Then I’ll just go by my name—"

"No!"

"No!"

That was no good either.

When he asked for the reason...

"I don’t like anyone except us, your mates, calling you by your name."

By that logic, he thought, wouldn’t all the residents here be out?

"They’re not calling it with that meaning. Besides, I think Cari can only call you Mama now anyway."

"...Is that so?"

"Yeah."

"Yeah."

Why were they perfectly in sync only at times like this?

"Then you two can just call each other by name too, right?"

"...... "

"..."

Why couldn’t they accept that part?

"Well, it doesn’t really matter. No matter what Cari calls you, the two of you are still my precious mates."

His precious, precious mates.

When Qiong Xing felt anxious like this, they held him tightly.

The warmth he had given up on in his previous life was now right in front of him whenever he reached out, and they loved him with all their hearts.

"Me too."

"To me as well, Qiong Xing is more important than anything."

Since coming here, there had been many frightening moments, but even so, when he thought about having met the two of them, he had no regrets.

"Then shall we go to sleep?"

His heart, which had settled after their silly quarrel, was now very calm, and he would surely be able to sleep peacefully.

When he hugged Cari and said good night to the two of them, they, in turn, wrapped their arms around Qiong Xing.

Several days had passed since Cari’s getting lost incident.

Perhaps it had frightened him deeply, because Cari had been clinging to Qiong Xing and refusing to leave his side for a while, so he made a suggestion.

"Pancakes?"

"That’s right. It’s like soft bread, but made thinner and baked," Qiong Xing explained.

"?"

Thinking it would be quicker to show him, Qiong Xing headed to the kitchen, where everyone was already waiting.

"Sorry to bother you during your break. I really wanted to let Cari try this."

"It’s fine, it’s fine! Don’t worry about it."

"Yeah, yeah. We’ll get to eat some too!"

"Qiong Xing’s cooking is always delicious."

"I’m curious too!"

He had asked them for help, and they had gladly agreed.

Needless to say, the reason was their honest desire to eat the dishes Qiong Xing made.

"First, let’s make the batter. Put in flour, milk, and eggs, then mix them together."

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

They responded with such energy it was as if they might salute.

Since Cari would be in charge of the finishing touches, he watched everyone working hard alongside Qiong Xing, but, "...Um, did I really ask for this much?"

It clearly seemed like more than what Qiong Xing had originally requested.

"Must be your imagination, your imagination."

"...... "

...He decided to treat it as his imagination.

Not thinking too deeply about things was one of Qiong Xing’s good qualities.

"Once it’s ready, put half over here. We’ll cook the rest one by one in the frying pan. Please place the cooked ones on this plate."

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

Was it really necessary for them to answer in unison every time?

"Alright. Now it’s Cari’s turn."

"Yes!"

It seemed he had been influenced by them.

Well, he was cute, so Qiong Xing smiled and placed a plate with freshly made pancakes in front of him.

"There are small pieces of fruit and jam here, so put on whatever you like, as much as you like."

"A lot is okay?"

"It is. But not just for you, let’s share with everyone."

"?"

As he said this and opened the kitchen door, there stood the beastkin children who had apparently been waiting all this time.

"These children want to make them together with Cari. Will Cari teach them?" Qiong Xing asked.

"...... "