//J_oY_~_ʏ
//ȂȂ
/evcgset,F016
/evcg,a0,b0,c0,d0,g0,h0
/fin
Just like last time, I was led to the bed and made to drink that
labor-inducing medicine.

KarinF
Hah, nngh... ahh, ahh... The contractions... ahh, they're starting
again...

The effects of the medicine kick in right away, and pain from the
contractions shoots through my belly.

I strain desperately to endure the pain. The doctor watches over me,
offering words of encouragement.

DoctorF
Come on, hang in there. Just like that, keep pushing.

/evcg,d1
/evcg,c1
KarinF
Ngh, ahh... got it... haah, haah, ah, ngh, fuuun...

Responding to the doctor's encouragement, I bear down, trying to
remember how I did it last time.

/evcg,d0
/evcg,c0
KarinF
(Even though I've experienced this once before... I still can't say
I'm used to it...)

The pain of the contractions never lets up. Even so, I do my best and
put all my strength into it.

I never thought I'd be giving birth again like this. Along with my
confusion, I also start to feel a sense of release.

/evcg,d3
/evcg,c3,b1
KarinF
Hee, hee, fuuu, nn, nngh...! Hah, hih, ah, nkuu, fuuu...!

I repeat my breathing in a steady rhythm. Soon, even the way I push
falls into a rhythm.


//KarinAlԂ̏ꍇ
/evcg,h-1,j0,l0
//I
//KarinȀꍇ
/evcg,h-1,j2,l0
//I
Maybe the baby is coming out from between my legs\ the doctors gasp in
anticipation.

All I can see are the sheets and the ceiling, but I manage to catch a
glimpse of what looks like the baby's shadow in the corner of my
vision.

/evcg,d0
/evcg,c0
KarinF
(Maybe I've got a little more composure than last time...)

Now, not only can I focus on the pain and my breathing, but I can also
keep my senses alert to other things.

At the same time, I can keenly feel the sensation of something pushing
through the birth canal, trying to come out.

/evcg,d2
/evcg,c2
KarinF
Haa, agh, nn, it's coming...! It's coming out, nngh, at this rate, any
second now...!

It's not just suffering\waves of release wash over me. My pushing
grows deeper, and I muster up the last of my strength.

DoctorF
Just like that, keep going...! The baby could come out at any moment
now...!

/evcg,d4
/evcg,c4,zz0
KarinF
Ah, agh, nngh... it's coming out, already...! Nnyaaah, it's coming
out...!

//oY
//KarinAlԂ̏ꍇ
/evcg,j1,l1
//I
//KarinȀꍇ
/evcg,j3,l1
//I
/evcg,i0
/f
/+1+25
Zuryu, zuryuryu, zuryuun!!

At last, I'm freed from the pain of contractions and hear the cry of
new life.

/evcg,i1
//KarinAlԂ̏ꍇ
DoctorF
Congratulations...! This is... um, a human baby...?

Through my blurry vision, I look at the face of the child I gave birth
to. Just like me, it has adorable cat ears.

/evcg,d5
/evcg,c5
KarinF
(Nyafufu... another nekomata... Looks just like me\so cute...)

//I
//KarinȀꍇ
DoctorF
Congratulations...! But this is... a m-monster child...!?

Apparently, the doctor never expected a monster baby to be born; I can
hear the confusion in their voice.

But to me, it didn't matter\my baby was still my baby.

//I
Still catching my breath and exhausted, I watch as the doctor brings
the baby over for me to see.

/evcg,d5
/evcg,c5
KarinF
(Ah, this is my baby... Fufu, so precious...)

When I hold my baby, I'm surprised by how fragile it is.

That makes me want to protect it even more, and I savor the happiness
of becoming a mother.
