I adopt the male lead

chapter 7

She was speechless.

While Karina was dazed, wondering how to answer, Roland poured out questions.

“If you’re gonna be our mother, won’t Karina be in trouble? It’s gonna be hard for Karina to feed us.”

Karina bit her lips and cursed Lord Lenque quietly in her heart. He stressed how hard it is to teach and feed two children to the point where Roland and Melissa’s ears bleed.

How long will it take for the scars to heal?

Karina doesn’t dare to answer that question.

“It will be hard.”

“…”

“But it’s going to be much harder without you guys.”

“R-really?”

Karina nodded her head.

It wasn’t much of a lie.

Of course, if she leaves the children in an orphanage and lives alone, her body will be less tired. But as long as Karina makes enough money for herself, she can do it.

Well, she could get married, Karina will be able to live the life of an ordinary village maiden she has dreamed of.

But would she be happy to live like that?

“You don’t have to be worried about us living properly.”

Then it hit Karina that she was only talking about the safety of the children, she had almost forgotten that the world would end if Roland doesn’t become an archwizard.

‘Yeah, there’s that problem but…’

Karina shook her head slightly.

If she had been Karina in the past, she would have lost her chance to escape after thinking for days to no end.

But now Karina knows.

Ordinary people can’t even imagine the abuse that Roland the archwizard, the male lead of the novel went through. No child should be subjected to such abuse.

‘Roland is only eight years old.’

Is it necessary for her to put the burden on a boy just that age to save the world already?

Just as the salvation of the world is not a burden on Karina, it is not on Roland for now.

“Is Karina… worried about us?”

“I am. Why? You can’t believe it?”

“Yes…”

Roland spoke frankly and immediately shut up. Karina smiled.

“I’m telling the truth.”

“Well… It’s fine. Karina will be our mom. I think it’s going to be great.”

“What about Melissa?”

Melissa, like Roland, did not immediately reply with excitement. She just stared up at Karina, and her lips twitched a little.

“…Mom.”

“Yes, Melissa.”

Instead of saying anything, Melissa is hugged by Karina. The same was done with Roland.

Karina thought in the warmth of the children that she’ll protect these two no matter what happens in the future.

* * *

The week-long trip was difficult but not necessarily painful.

Both the horseman and the merchants were kind to the young widow who suddenly had to take care of her late husband’s children.