Married for three years, we had built a happy home together, yet struggled with infertility. For us, who had always dreamed of having children since our wedding day, deciding to pursue fertility treatment was difficult. But when test results revealed that my husband was infertile, our hopes were shattered. Still, my husband asked his closest male relative—his older brother, Kenji—to act as a surrogate, to impregnate me in his place. I agreed to this request, accepting it as a one-time exception. Now, this decision is setting in motion an unexpected new chapter.