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With a smile she washed the last glass and put it on the shelf. Today the bar closed a little earlier and she could do more with herself.
Or rather with her own child.
Her sweet little baby was only half a year old and it was almost as if she had known him for a century.
When she was working, her baby was often with the mayor and his wife. And after work she would always pick him up and go home. Maybe she would eat something at the mayor's house.
And that was what she did again today. Makino walked out of the bar and through the small village. Not many people walked past her and she didn't really pay attention to it. Her thoughts were on a certain redheaded man.
It was almost 2 years since she saw him and she missed him. Really.
And he didn't even know that he was the father of her child. She found she was pregnant only 1 month after he disappeared.
He did send her a letter every month telling her something, but she's never been able to send him a letter because she just didn't know where he was.
Without noticing it, she was already standing in front of the mayor's house. She knocked on the door and heard someone say "I'm coming!" from the other side of the door.
The door opened and a little old woman stood across from her. An annoyed face looked at her. "Makino. There you are. That damn kid just wouldn't shut up." she growled.
Makino chuckled. Another familiar voice was heard now. "Dear! Who is- Oh! Finally you are here Makino!"
An old man with a small baby in his arms joined them at the door. He also looked pretty annoyed.
He stretched out his arms and put the baby in her arms. She smiled first at the two old people and then at her little baby. She stroked his short red hair. She also brushed away his tears and his sad face turned into an overjoyed face. He is so cute!
After admiring her cute little baby for a while, she looked at the old couple who were quietly watching the scene.
"I'm sorry that you have to take care of him. You must be tired. I'll be eating at my house today. Thank you." she bowed a little to them both with a smile.
The mayor waved his hand a little. "Ahh, that's not a problem. Actually, the father should be here, but he has to sail around the seas. I don't understand what you find about him anyway..." he sighed and his wife agreed with only a nod.
She just giggled and said goodbye to both of them. The two were the first to whom she told about her child and who the father was. Everyone in the village knew who the father of their child was and Makino was glad that she could trust everyone in the village. Because if the world would find out that one of the 4 emperors has a child, then the two would certainly be in danger.
When she got home she first made food for the two of them. After eating, she sat on her chair on her balcony. Her baby was sitting on her lap, playing with a doll. She giggled and looked at the setting sun. Red light shone on the two and Makino wondered where the red-haired man was and what he would be doing.
Shanks.