Incompatible Interspecies Wives chapter 142

142 – Capital (6)

Thanks to the king’s consideration, we were able to change our clothes.

You will wear clothes that are customary for a dinner party.

I examined myself as I wore clothes made of luxurious, soft fabric.

“…”

As expected, the clothes didn’t seem to fit me.

I had no intention of denying that it has its own charm, but the inconvenience of it is getting on my nerves.

I feel once again that this kind of cute life is not for me.

With the help of the employees, I tidied up my clothes for the last time and picked up the sword that had been lying by my side.

“Leave this to us.”

But the moment I did that, the employees stopped me.

It seemed to be an indirect way of saying that one should not wear a sword.

As much as I knew there was nothing else to do, I put the sword back down.

If you think about it, there seemed to be no reason to need a sword.

I just felt comfortable being with them because of my habits.

I changed the topic and asked the users.

“Where are my wives?”

“Please follow me. Let me guide you.”

With those words, he followed behind the servant who was ahead.

Strange sensations enveloped me as I walked.

It was a heavy feeling that was difficult to explain.

Should I say persimmon?

I felt like something bad was about to happen.

The more I think about it, the more I roll my head.

What is the reason for this feeling?

There weren’t many things I had to pay attention to.

I shouldn’t have been associated with nobles.

Princess Leah Dreygo seemed to need to be careful too.

Other than that, I had nothing to worry about…But for some reason, I felt like something was going to happen in an unexpected place.

“…”

Maybe I’m just in a bad mood.

Maybe he felt uncomfortable with the story of Nere that Arwyn had just heard.

I don’t even know if I’m getting tired of the gap that I can’t reduce even though I try.

I shook my head not to be weak.

Then I followed the servant who was guiding me to the wives.

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At the word that the wives are ready, the servants open the door.

I entered the room with my wives, being treated unfavorably.

“…”

Moving a step, I freeze briefly.

I face Ner and Arwin who are looking at me.

“…How about it, Berg?”

Ner asked, timidly loosening his neck.

A black dress that contrasts with the tail. Various ornaments worn around the ears and neck. A face that has become more beautiful with makeup.

I said with a smile.

“It’s pretty.”

“….”

At those words, Ner lowered his head and turned around.

I looked to the side and Arwin was staring at me.

She wears clothes that reveal her slender figure unexpectedly.

It was a dress that felt cool and free. She also fit very well with her vibe.

“You look good on me too, Arwin.”

Arwin replied with a small smile.

“You too…Cool…”

She finishes by clearing her throat with difficulty.

“…Lose.”

I smiled at that formal compliment.

Say it before thinking about anything else.

I just wanted to lead this good atmosphere right now.

“…Shall we go, then?”

****

Ner is on my left, Arwin is on my right.

As if Arwin was trying to follow the etiquette she had read about in her study, she had her arms around me tightly and did not want to loosen them.

It was the first time she clung to me so strongly.

I smiled at her behavior and moved her steps.

As I walked to the place where the banquet was held, I encountered various races and countless nobles.

I just made a natural eye contact with them and moved on.

From what I heard from Ner, they were the king’s helpers dispatched from various families.

They are advising the king, and are using their strength for their own family.

Among those nobles, Ner may have met someone from a long time ago, and they even briefly bowed their heads and exchanged greetings.

Nevertheless, Ner held my arm even stronger.

Compared to the past, the sense of entitlement regarding tails may have seemed to have lessened, but it still seemed like there was a need for something to rely on.

Looking at the security guard standing in front of the space where the dinner will be held, we have our last conversation.

“…As I said, I plan to come out with only my face illuminated.”

Ner nodded her head next to her.

She had a more fragrant scent than usual.

“I will do the finishing touches. “If you get the chance, just say something and leave quietly.”

-Tuk-tuk.

Then Arwin pulled me next to her.

As I looked at her, I saw Arwin quietly looking up into her eyes.

It seemed like she had something to say. I listened to her, and she whispered.

“…Don’t forget your manners.”

“…”

I nodded lightly at those words.

Then he walked away and faced the guards.

The security guard, who must have quickly figured out our identity, nods and opens the door and shouts.

“Vice-Captain Berg of the Crimson Flame, Lady Ner of Blackwood, and Lady Arwin of Celebrien are entering!”

There were already countless people inside the open door.

It looked like the ship of the nobles we encountered on the way.

Perhaps because it is the capital city, there are many people you wouldn’t normally meet.

They were all looking at us.

I don’t know if the rumor about our unusual relationship has spread, or if my controversial story has spread… I’m receiving more attention than expected.

Silence descends in the tumultuous venue.

Ner caught me even more strongly with his staring eyes.

I went ahead, leading the wives so they wouldn’t be discouraged.

The sound of our small steps echoes.

Beside him, Arwin quietly clears his throat.

At that sound, I turned my head toward Arwin.

Alwin also pretended nothing was wrong, swallowed his saliva, and lightly held out his cheek to me.

I naturally kissed the cheek and continued walking.

“…Berg?”

Nere next to me questioned my behavior, but I just kept walking forward.

After a not long time, the king who has been keeping an eye on us raises his voice.

“Berg of the Red Flame Dane. “You’re welcome.”

“…”

I bowed my head and answered his greeting.

“Thank you for saving the party of warriors this time. I hate to imagine what the war would have been like without you.”

At the king’s declaration, formal applause erupted from everywhere.

The King continues.

“I want you to have a good time here with your wives. “I hope everyone will give Berg a warm welcome.”

One by one, they nodded.

But that was just to show respect for the king, and the wariness in the eyes turned towards me was still visible.

It would have been no different for the King to have said this.

Through this, it seemed like they were trying to show that my relationship with Shien was in the past.

As I said, the fact that she had a past relationship with her saintess, Shien, could become an element of uncertainty in the war.

The most effective way to quell such rumors would have been to show myself with my wives in front of the nobles in charge of various fiefdoms.

I didn’t care what reason the king had me in.

I wanted to spend this time quietly.

I bowed my head to the king for the last time.

He also nodded and finished.

“Okay, everyone, let’s listen.”

****

Is it because of the king’s words, or is it because no one is that rude, or is it because of Ner and Arwin?

There was no one who openly showed hostility towards me.

I was a commoner who joined the nobleman’s banquet, but everyone was keeping their distance.

Of course, glances were exchanged frequently.

I didn’t know if they were looking for an opportunity to attack or if they were just looking at me out of curiosity, but I ignored all those looks.

As I heard from Arwin, there are many fights that start with a game of wit.

I had no desire to participate in this.

We have been having our own moments for a long time already.

I was looking for the right moment.

Now that the face was illuminated, the moment to leave was coming.

At the same time, waiting for that moment, I lightly fill my stomach with prepared food and moisten my throat with alcohol.

Arwin and Ner were observing the atmosphere around me, holding only light drinks.

‘…Human mercenaries…’

Sometimes a whispering sound can be heard from somewhere.

I couldn’t tell if it was my mood or if they were really referring to me.

I just kept filling my stomach.

At that time, a male voice splits the crowd.

I stopped chewing my food at the sound.

I could tell without even thinking about it that something was coming towards me.

“The vice-captain of the Crimson Troupe?”

I rinse my mouth with alcohol and set the glass down on a nearby table.

When I turned around, the princess, Leah Draigo, was standing there.

I thought I would face it, but I didn’t know it would come towards me so straight away.

I bowed my head and received her greeting.

“…You look like a commoner.”

She says with a smile.

I guess I learned some kind of etiquette without even realizing it.

The more Ner did this, the more he clung to me.

If there was a difference in the atmosphere from before, it was that Ner didn’t seem to be attached to me because I was anxious.

Ner faced Leah Draigo one step ahead of me.

As if she was protecting me from her.

If it comes down to social status, Nere is more noble than me.

Leah Draigo looked alternately at Ner, who was standing in front of her, and at Arwin, who was not taking her arms away from me.

She raises her eyebrows as if she saw something interesting in her again.

“… I felt it the other day, but I think I get along better with her wives than I thought.”

“…”

“As for being forced into a marriage of convenience. It looks like you’re acting.”

I lightly shut my mouth.

I became more wary of her as she tried to penetrate her essence straight away.

The direct speech style unique to the Yongin people stands out again.

Gale was like this, and so was the king. Even the princess is like this.

I answered with hope for the future.

“It is not acting.”

“Hmm. Is that so.”

Soon after, the princess looked around her.

The princess and all the nobles who met her eyes averted their gazes.

Lea Draigo seemed to be warning them not to eavesdrop on our conversation.

Ner and Arwin stood still next to me.

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I couldn’t afford to think about what they were thinking.

“By the way, I heard you had a good relationship… with the saintess.”

Lea Draigo said with a smile. The fun-seeking pupils are looking for me.

Looks like he’s trying to play a joke.

“It is in the past.”

In order not to throw her bait at her, I answered dryly, hiding my emotions as much as possible.

“I see. “Can I ask you a mischievous question?”

“…”

She asked without waiting for my answer.

“Who is the woman you love the most? Is she that saint… Or is she here, is she Lady Ner… Or is she Arwin?”

Arwin lightly raised his voice in response to that question.

“…Please refrain from asking too sensitive questions, princess.”

As an elf, it was only natural that he was in a slightly special position.

If she were an ordinary person, she would not pretend to be an elf.

Because no one knows what impact they will have on their descendants.

The princess asked Arwin with a smile.

“Aren’t you curious?”

“…”

“…I heard that it wasn’t acting that made us get along so well. Then you might be curious…”

I answered before Arwin was caught up in more troublesome questions.

“The saint is now a thing of the past. Her wives love her equally.”

The princess shook her head as if she was not satisfied with my answer.

“Lie. We can’t love the same way. “Even the horns of the Yongin people look different on the left and right, so how do they love the same way?”

At those words, Arwin and Ner held on to me even more tightly.

I made up my mind to ignore the princess’ questioning.

Even so, the princess seemed to enjoy her fun, and the smile on her face did not disappear.

She said.

“But…Yes, Arwin-nim might be right. “It was a little mischievous, wasn’t it?”

“…”

“I tried to joke around for a while to get closer. Last time, you ignored me… I thought you would pay attention to me if I did this.”

“Why are you interested in me?”

“As the rumored vice-captain of the Crimson Order, boasting the second largest number of subjugation records after the hero, and having two wives of nobles, he had a special relationship with the saintess in the past… Rather, how? “You’re not interested, are you?”

“…”

“You even look good in the middle of this… It’s fun. If she had been born into a noble family, she would have made the ladies of countless families cry. If being born lowly is a fault, then it is a fault.”

“…….”

Ner slowly turned her head to look up at me.

Her uneasy eyes scan me.

I looked at Ner’s reaction.

Arwin also looks at him carefully.

Both of them didn’t seem very comfortable with the current situation.

…The more I do, the more I feel that I should cut this meeting short.

It was the same even if the other person was a princess.

I picked up another glass from a nearby table.

“…”

I don’t know if it was rude, but I didn’t learn such manners anyway.

The princess only smiled wider as if she found my actions more interesting.

I said as I cracked my glass.

“As you said, I was born lowly… I have no talent for words. “Don’t talk back, but if there is a reason you came to see me, please tell me.”

“Is that so?”

The princess took a deep breath and looked up at me.

“Be my knight.”

She said.

“I don’t like it.”

I flatly rejected her offer.

“Why?”

The princess asked as if she didn’t know,

“Because I don’t like articles.”

I gave the simplest answer without further explanation.

“If you become my knight… A lot of interesting things will happen.”

Leah Draigo’s eyes contain sticky emotions.

“…Also, before getting married in the future, there are things I want to learn from the experienced vice-captain.”

Her intention is conveyed through the atmosphere, tone of voice, and pitch of voice.

There is no way to know if it was just intended for me, or if this person is always like this.

But it was surprising that she was the princess of a country.

It is sudden and absurd.

Ner and Arwin also frowned slightly, perhaps feeling the same meaning.

“…What if you say you will learn from me?”

I asked her, consistent with her ignorance.

Leah Draigo giggles and then whispers.

It doesn’t feel serious at all. It seemed like he was just trying to pick on me.

“…He’s a human and a mercenary. Is there anything else to learn? “If you say it’s not acting… there must be a reason why your relationship with your two wives has become so good…”

“…”

I gradually hardened my expression.

As there is no continuous response, Leah Draigo slowly hardens his expression.

Looking at my uncomfortable expression, he seemed to have realized something.

The princess cast her eyes on Ner and Arwin again.

As if wondering, she asked my wives.

“…What, were you really loved?”

“…”

“…”

Ner and Arwin did not react.

Lia Draigo took a deep breath with a harmless look on her face and looked at me.

It’s like I’ve lost interest.

“…Father is looking for me.”

She said, as if finally revealing the subject.

I threw away all the uncomfortable atmosphere and playfulness from before.

“Where are you?”

As much as I didn’t want to spend any more time with Leah Dreygo, I asked straight away.

“My servant will guide you.”

I nodded her head and tried to walk past her.

The wives also followed me.

“Ah.”

– Tak!

Lea Draigo lightly puts her hand on my chest.

Looking at her, Leah smiled at her and removed her hand and said.

“Father, only look for the vice-captain. Lady Ner and Arwin-sama would do well to stay here. “Then, please follow the servant.”

Soon, the playfulness appeared on his face again.

“…Bell.”

“…….”

I frowned at those words without realizing it.

Lia smiled brightly and laughed.

He was a person who did not like anything.

She said the last thing while looking at my expression.

“…I heard the saint called me that.”