"Oh! Rudeus!"
An extremely ordinary night
I was called out by Nanahoshi
She said she had something to talk to me about
Well, it's just an excuse to drink anyway.
I thought it was like this
Unexpectedly, when I came to the laboratory, Cliff and Orsted were also there
"Rudeus, long time no see"
"Cliff, long time no see. Did you come here using the teleportation array?"
Cliff nodded
"Yes, the teleportation array you helped set up is really convenient!"
Huh? Isn't his wedding coming soon?
Why haven't I received the invitation with a specific time?
"Cliff, isn't your wedding coming soon?"
"Indeed, we were supposed to get married in two weeks."
"Originally?"
"Well, I learned that your wife Eris is preparing to give birth, so after discussing with Elinalise, we decided to postpone the marriage until after your child is born. What do you think? Rudeus"
Postpone it until Eris has given birth?
That is naturally the best...
"Of course I think this is good, but will it be a little troublesome? Isn't your wife also pregnant?"
Cliff smiled and shook his head
"Of course it won't be troublesome. Elinalise's belly has just started to grow. It would be best to wait until Ms. Eris recovers."
"Okay, Eris will give birth this month. You can postpone the wedding to next month. I can come any day in the second half of next month."
"Well, it's settled then! And Nanahoshi, you're coming too."
Nanahoshi nodded directly and agreed.
I pulled out a chair and sat at the wine table
Just sat down
Nanahoshi cleared his throat as if he wanted to say something. At this time, Orsted spoke first.
"Rudeus"
"Huh?"
"Before going to Holy Country of Millis, maybe you should go to the Asura Kingdom first"
"Oh? What's the specific situation?"
"Well, Ariel should write to you by then, asking you to attend her child's third birthday party, and then request you to use the carriage sent by Holy Country of Millis when you go there. It will have the symbol of the Asura Kingdom on it. It's up to you whether you agree or not. This is a trivial matter."
After speaking for a while, Orsted drank the wine in the glass and spoke again.
"The key is, she will also ask you to investigate a small island. That island is called Shagall Island. It is full of cultists and will cause unnecessary trouble in the future. Although Ariel has already sent a person to investigate, that person is not strong enough. When Ariel asks you, just go and help."
"Is there a teleportation array?"
"Yes"
"Then why do we have to deal with it then?"
"Ariel asked you when they were offering sacrifices. When the time comes, you can catch them all in one go."
"That's it, good"
Orsted nodded and started pouring wine into the empty glass.
At this time, Nanahoshi, who was about to speak, cleared his throat again.
"Ahem! Rudeus!"
"What are you doing?"
"I discussed something with your wives the other day."
"You? And my wives?"
Nanahoshi nodded and drank the wine in the glass with a very heroic gulp.
Then, like an uncle in her previous life, she patted the table and said
"Your wives are complaining about you!"
"Eh?! Is it true or false?"
"Of course! You concealed many things from them and did it yourself, which made them dissatisfied."
... This is what I'm talking about...
I thought I was dissatisfied with something else...
"What's your expression Rudeus!"
"Well, it's all settled now. Although my wives are a little dissatisfied, they all understand me. After all, it's for their safety."
"Look! You are a typical male chauvinist!"
Machoism... I haven't heard this word for a long time...
How did this word get associated with me?
I shook my head in denial.
"How can I be a male chauvinist? I respect my wives' ideas very much."
"Haha... You won't allow even the slightest danger. This is not called respect."
"Nanahoshi, the so-called male chauvinism means that a husband despises his wife's abilities and loves face. How could I despise my wives' abilities? And do you think I am a face-loving person?"
Nanahoshi chuckled and filled my half-drinking glass
"It is true that you do not underestimate the abilities of your wives, and you are indeed not a face-saving person, but... you have not thought about relying on your wives at all. As your wife, they will also worry about you doing dangerous things. At this time, your approach is to act alone. Acting like this is arbitrary. Although it is not entirely chauvinistic, it does have some traces of it."
"What's wrong with not wanting your wife to do something risky?"
"Have you forgotten that your wife has a disciple of Sword King and a Orsted? Who do they wield their swords for?"
"Oh, no matter how strong they are, they are still my wives. Of course I have to protect them."
"Look, look! There's something wrong with your thinking!"
Nanahoshi pointed, then turned his head and said to Cliff
"Cliff, tell me! Is there something wrong with Rudeus's idea? His wives are so capable but he always wants to try not to rely on them. Is there something wrong with this idea?"
Cliff, who had been quiet all the time, took a sip of wine
He closed his eyes and shook his head
"Nanahoshi, I don't think there is anything wrong with Rudeus's idea. The so-called husband is like this, so what if his wife is stronger than him? No matter how powerful we are as husbands, they are still objects that need our protection. If it is not forced, I will never let Elinalise do anything even slightly risky."
"Cliff, you are indeed my best friend!"
Cliff smiled and continued drinking
Nanahoshi rolled his eyes and tapped the table again
"You two are really hopeless! Orsted, tell me!"
Eh?
Let Orsted say it?
But he has also lived for tens of thousands of years, has he ever been married or something?
Orsted just smiled
"I don't know much about the emotional problems of you humans, but objectively speaking, Rudeus can indeed rely on them. Eris. Greyrat and Aisha. Greyrat are really strong and worth relying on."
Nanahoshi drank the wine in the cup and stood up
She put her hands on her hips and pointed at me very proudly.
"Look! Orsted said so!"
"Oh, that's just two votes to two votes."
"Orsted is much stronger than you, so Orsted counts as three votes! It's four to two!"
"Huh? Then you say that one vote of Orsted is directly worth a hundred to one."
"That's one hundred and one to two!"
"I really can't communicate with you anymore..."
Afterwards, there was a complete drinking party
Nanahoshi has become a lot more cheerful since he became Dragonfolk
Well, there are reasons for Cliff, and there are also reasons for my wives...
Nanahoshi always scolds me when talking about my wives, saying that I always make such good wives worry
Indeed... this is something I should reflect on
But since the decisive battle, there is nothing for the wives to worry about.
Cliff will talk about her wife when she is drunk
His eyes are full of tenderness, and so is his smile
At the end of the reception, Nanahoshi and Cliff held me arm in arm and sang a song that I don't know where it came from.
Everyone sings his own song
Cliff probably sang a ballad from Millis
Nanahoshi is singing in Japanese
I was caught in the middle and could only be tortured
Orsted smiled at the three of us acting like we were playing tricks
Using the teleportation array, I sent Cliff back to Holy Country of Millis and gave it to her wife
After accepting and thanking me, I left.
Nanahoshi Due to the changes in my body, my drunkenness is much better now than before.
"Are you going to sleep in the lab?"
"Hmm... don't want to... this sofa is too hard..."
"You should have replaced this sofa long ago. It's not like you don't have money."
"Carry me back to my dormitory...Rudeus..."
"Okay"
Carrying Nanahoshi on my back, I turned to Orsted and said
"Then I'll leave first"
"Well, be safe"
"You can talk like this too"
Saying goodbye to Orsted, I carried Nanahoshi on my back and walked back to her dormitory.
Oops...
Since becoming Dragonfolk, Nanahoshi has become much heavier.
It seems like she quite likes this body shape, at least she eats more
Along the way, Nanahoshi didn't speak. He must have fallen asleep.
When I came to the dormitory, I opened the door
Carry Nanahoshi to the bed and cover her with a quilt
"Then I'll go"
"Well... thank you...Rudeus..."
"Why should you thank me?"
back home
Except for Eris, all the wives are still awake.
Even the daughters didn't sleep
"What are you doing?"
"Waiting for my husband to come back~" X3
"Waiting for dad to come back!" X3
After that, I enjoyed the meticulous care of my wives.
Take a hot bath, blow dry your hair, drink freshly made hangover soup
We were still chatting together, and also discussed the issues Nanahoshi mentioned before
Of course the wives expressed their understanding, but they just complained to Nanahoshi a little and asked Nanahoshi to remind me.
Uh-huh...
However, this is the end of nights like this
Of course I know what the wives are thinking too
"Dad, I'm going to bed with my sisters first..."
"Good"
After Windsor took his two sisters to bed
The atmosphere changed unexpectedly
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A provocation for lovers
Of course I didn't take it to heart
After all, Eris is not here, I have never tried my best
"Well, I hope my wives won't give in tonight."