Incompatible Interspecies Wives chapter 32

32 – Human Village (5)

Ner rubbed his face against the comfortable and cozy pillow.

How long did you rest? With a half-awakened spirit, Ner felt refreshed.

The wind that blows is also fragrant, and the sunlight is beating down on your face.

I wanted to continue to fall asleep like this.

She found her more comfortable position, turning her head and rubbing her face against the pillow.

“Ner, wake up.”

At that moment, her pillow spoke to her.

My mind flashes at that ridiculous phenomenon.

Ner opened her eyes in surprise and saw Berg’s head in front of her eyes.

Before she knew it, she was completely attached to his body, and she was entrusting her whole body to him.

The moment Ner was startled and tried to pull her body away, Berg grabbed her by the waist.

“Ah…! Come on, let’s go to sleep-“

At the same time, her face heats up and her heart jumps.

But Berg calmly explained.

“- Fall. Calm down.”

Only then did Nere turn her eyes and check her surroundings.

The speed of recognition is still slow.

She was on her horse.

Leaning on Berg, lowering her legs to the right side of her machete.

It was stable now, but it could have fallen if Berg hadn’t held it.

“…”

-Sueuk.

Soon, Berg quietly let go of Ner’s waist.

Ner blinked her eyes as she digested the awkward sensation of someone touching her waist.

“Thank you.”

And it’s embarrassing, but I’d like to thank him.

I don’t know how long I slept leaning on him.

I forcibly hid my desire to hide if there was even a rat hole.

Maybe he drool. Steal her mouth once.

But as if Berg was nothing, she just continued to drive her horse, looking straight ahead of her.

She didn’t even seem to care. Like it’s natural to do this.

Seeing him calm, Nere felt like a fool for being so shy.

So she followed him and calmed her emotions, looking around her.

The scenery around her that she remembered had changed a lot.

A forest that is no longer visible, like her hometown.

Instead of that, a vast plain that stretches endlessly.

The setting sun.

“…And…”

She secretly exclaimed in admiration.

As the sunset sets down and paints the plains in golden light, it is hard not to feel that it is not beautiful.

Every time the wind blows, the grass bows its head as if to say hello and makes waves.

This kind of scenery was the first time she had seen it.

She had never left her hometown this far in the first place.

She seemed to realize little by little that she had finally left her hometown.

I am moved by the beautiful scenery, but for some reason my heart is depressed.

And in the meantime, Berg said.

“We are almost there. Hold on a little longer.”

“…Yes.”

“What about muscle pain?”

“I can endure it because I am like this.”

Berg constantly worries about his body.

Every time he asked how he was doing, his heart warmed.

It feels reassuring to have someone who cares about you.

Soon, I could see smoke rising from afar.

Berg said, pointing to the smoke.

“Come here. Can you see it over there?”

Ner followed the smoke and looked down.

I see a small village.

It was a shabby place that could not be compared to the Blackwood manor.

Nere looked at the village and nodded his head.

“…Yes, I can see it.”

Looking at that shabby village, it was indescribable that I was more worried.

****

“Back!”

I entered the village after a long time.

Stockpin.

It was the hometown of the red yeomdan.

The whole village runs out to greet us.

As much as the scale of the expedition was huge, the entire village is tinged with joy.

Adam and I rode the horses in front.

Many of the residents of Stockpin looked curiously at Ner as he sat with me.

‘The vice-captain is married…’

‘You look pretty.’

‘You’re saying everyone fought to bring him back?’

‘You fool! It was for the future…!’

Ner cowers at the whispers heard among the cheers.

Look down and look at my chest.

“…Now, straighten your back.”

At the same time, I pressed lightly on her waist.

Ner flinches and looks at me in amazement.

Her I also looked at her. She asks her to act as she wished.

You have to show a good relationship with me. If that doesn’t work, at least you shouldn’t show sadness.

“…”

Within a moment, Ner closed her lips as if he had made a promise, then straightened her back.

Raise your head and make eye contact with the residents facing you.

Introduce yourself more confidently, more like an aristocrat.

When I did that, people’s eyes changed.

It contains eyes looking at a noble nobleman that was not there before.

The cheers are getting louder and the voices congratulating us are getting louder.

“Vice-captain! Congratulations!”

“You must be happy!”

“Three children!”

Ner gulped down her saliva and looked at me.

It also seemed like her face was turning red.

She blinked her eyes anxiously, as if to break her solemn expression for a moment, then let out her long breath, and resumed her performance.

****

As soon as he arrives, his brother announces the casualties and gives deep condolences to the bereaved families.

After discussing the funeral schedule, we disperse.

As for the stories that could not be told to the villagers, the crew members would tell their own people anyway.

Rather than that, we prepare a feast so that bitterness does not descend upon the town.

The arduous expedition is over, and I am tired of filling my stomach with beef jerky and hard bread.

Like other mercenaries, our members needed a window to relieve the mental burden they had accumulated over the years.

As I heard, prostitutes from the next village were also coming over.

Perhaps they will quench their lust with the money they have in their pockets.

While we were preparing the feast, Ner and I headed for my house.

“…”

Ner continued to look up at me, as if he was uneasy about entering a house without any servants, just the two of them.

“…Where are you going?”

She asks.

That was the way to ask. My house is located on the corner of town.

In this small town, I was living in a house with no neighbors.

“Over there.”

I calmed Ner’s anxiety by pointing at the house he was starting to see.

Like Adam’s house, my house is big enough for a commoner to live in… But small enough for a mercenary’s vice-captain to live in.

It is a two-story, six-room house.

Looking at the house he will be living in, Ner exhales a long, shallow breath.

It’s like making a heartfelt resolution.

Hey, living in such a splendid place, you must be mentally prepared to enter a place like this.

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-Kikiiik…

Like a ghost screaming, the wooden door opens screaming.

A house that has been empty for a long time welcomes me.

A shallow layer of dust rises.

“…Come in.”

I brought Ner into the house.

“…”

Ner slowly set down his luggage while looking inside the house.

Then he stopped for a while, looking into the house, and stood still in silence.

I can understand.

Just from looking at it, Nere doesn’t match the atmosphere of this house.

She had an air of nobility that could not be concealed, and although my house may be slightly larger than other houses… The fact that it is a commoner’s house has not changed.

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I would have imagined that a noble would be brought into a house like this.

“…What the hell are these bottles?”

However, Ner points out something different than I expected.

“…”

I looked around the inside of the house.

Things I didn’t know because I didn’t care that much when I lived alone.

After she pointed it out, she definitely sees a lot of bottles rolling around.

“…Do you drink this much?”

“It’s not like that…it piled up like this before I knew it.”

She didn’t just point that out.

“Why is it so dusty here?”

“Why are you cleaning there?”

“Why are there so many spider webs on the ceiling…”

“…That’s right.”

“The floor is broken here. Why did you fix it?”

“…I can avoid it and walk…Wouldn’t it?”

I was looking at her and making excuses.

If she knew it would be like this, she should have cleaned up and gone on an expedition.

Even with ten mouths, there was nothing to say.

“…”

In the end, all I could do was scratch my nose and stare at Ner.

If I introduce the house I will live with in this way, I think it will only create a sense of rejection.

But Ner stared at me and burst out laughing.

I didn’t understand why she was laughing, so I just stood still.

She says.

“…It’s like seeing the fierce side for the first time. You seemed to know how to do everything.”

She unexpectedly shows no displeasure.

I said without missing the opportunity.

“I’ll fix everything tomorrow and put it away.”

Ner answers.

“…Let me help you.”

I am amazed at the unexpected answer she gives out.

As an aristocratic young lady, I only knew she wouldn’t want to do these things.

Ner muttered, turning her head.

“A friend…Isn’t it?”

“…”

At those words, I smiled slowly.

I feel closer to her on her way home.

The thing that saved Shawn, the hug we shared then. Being together in a narrow bed. Riding on the same horse. Until she fell asleep leaning on me.

It definitely feels like we’re getting closer step by step.

That alone was enough for me.

She is the one who rejected me and scared me until a few days ago.

Did you already think that it would turn out like this?

I told her.

“…Wash up, let’s go to the plaza. The feast will be fun.”

****

After washing her body, she changed into comfortable clothes.

I put down my luggage and organize my equipment.

Ner kept his medical tools carefully in our bedroom.

There were many rooms in the house, but in the end we only had one room.

If you use each room for no reason and get caught by the village children, rumors will spread quickly.

And to be honest, there was also my insistence.

When the body is close, the heart becomes closer.

It wasn’t difficult to imagine that if you used each room here to be considerate of Ner, you would end up living in isolation for the rest of your life.

But fortunately, Ner also didn’t show any complaints, probably because he was expecting to share a room with him.

Maybe he was relieved to see that nothing happened even though he slept close to him the night before.

Soon we headed to the town square.

A tumultuous sound is already echoing.

I can’t hear the cries. At least this is a day to enjoy.

It was also a process of mourning.

When everyone plays, laughs, eats and plays, it is easier to let go of the departed colleagues.

It was one of the main things that Adam and I found out in the previous mercenary group.

A huge bonfire was burning in the town square.

As soon as we appeared, many people cheered.

Ner clung to me at the sound.

The tail is curled up, you can see that it’s nervous.

It was only natural.

She was a stranger here.

Even I would be nervous if I were told to go into a village where there are lizardmen alone.

I raised my hand to everyone’s cheers and led Ner.

Wandering around looking for a place to sit.

From far away, Sean waved his hand.

“Shaun…!”

I saw Sean, who looked fine, and approached him.

He slowly got up from his seat, bent over, and bowed his head to Ner.

“Ner, thank you.”

Ner looked at Shawn, who opened his eyes wide and thanked him.

“Thanks to you, I lived. I will not forget this grace.”

Ner looked up at me and carefully grabbed my sleeve.

Then raise your voice and answer.

“…Yes.”

We were soon seated next to Sean.

The atmosphere at the party was gradually heating up.

The members who know how to play musical instruments started to play, and some of them started singing along with the performance.

Baran brought and poured alcohol with the members, and Theodore appeared with grilled meat.

Ner’s eyes are on the meat.

Her tail was also wagging cautiously.

I could tell right away that he wanted to eat.

I said look at her.

“I’ll bring it. I’m waiting for you.”

“Ah. Swing. Thank you.”

****

Ner was surprised at the first party he was participating in.

A similar experience was attending a nobleman’s ball.

A much quieter, more glamorous ball than

…At the same time, a ball that was ostracized by the brothers and was lonely.

The party she sees in front of her right now is different from that.

It’s more savage than

, But people look more happy.

People grabbing their stomachs and laughing burst out, and everyone reveals their original appearance.

For some reason, she looked better at this party without any pretense.

In the distance, Berg was seen smiling surrounded by the members.

Without looking closely, I could tell he was being handed jokes about his marriage.

Ner waited for Berg to return, watching him smile now.

At the same time, she looked around the town and caught a strange sight.

Some women look at her and frown at her.

Ner eventually felt the hostility and cautiously asked Shawn, who was sitting next to him.

“…I…Can I ask you a question?”

“Yes. Anything.”

“…Hey…Those people seem to hate me…Are Werewolves hated by Humans?”

Sean looks around Ner’s question.

And just as Ner said, he made her laugh at the people looking at her strangely.

Looking at Sean laughing for a long time, Ner was puzzled.

Instantly, he calms down his laughter and speaks.

“Those people?”

“…Yes.”

“…They are all people I liked as the vice-captain.”

“……Yes?”

Ner blinked at that surprising statement.

There were not one or two women who looked at him with hostility.

“…Everything? Isn’t that too much for that? I’d rather hate werewolves-“

“-Everything. Ner. How popular is the vice-captain?”

“…”

Shaun continued while Ner was silent.

“I don’t know what the standards of beauty among werewolves will be, but… By human standards, the vice-captain is handsome, has a lot of wealth, and has a good body… Although he is blunt, he is kind and gentle. It’s strange that if you mix words together, you don’t fall out.”

Ner looked at Berg, who became her husband.

She realizes anew that she has been married to such a person.

Sean giggles next to her and announces one more fact.

“But none of them raised a hand to the vice-captain.”

“…Yes?”

“Ner is the first. Vice-captain I saw a woman touching the body. She was lying in the carriage today and saw Ner-sama reclining in the arms of the vice-captain. At first I thought it was a dream.”

“….”

Ner feels his fever gradually rising.

It’s getting hotter for some reason. When she turned her eyes to Berg, he was approaching with a plate in one hand and a drink in the other.

In the meantime, a woman approaches him. Heavy makeup and revealing clothes. She looks like a garish woman.

Sean said to Ner, raising his voice as if he was going to see something interesting.

“Look. Go there uh…”

For some reason, Ner feels that he is also nervous.

Soon, a woman stood in front of Berg.

Since the distance was closer, her voice rang out.

“Brother, you are handsome. Today with me…”

The woman, naturally, tried to place her hand on Berg’s chest.

Then Berg said with a colder expression than ever before.

“Don’t touch me.”

“…”

The woman shuts her mouth like her nectar-fed mute.

Berg passed her within her reach.

Shaun burst out laughing next to him.

But when Ner saw Berg’s cold expression, her heart sank.

She realizes that she is the kind of person who could have such a cold face.

I could see why it was said that he hated women.

But as Berg approached Ner, his expression relaxed.

By the time we got closer, he was even smiling.

“Come on.”

He handed Nere a plate of meat.

Ner accepts the plate and feels warm for some reason.

It feels special again that he only does this to himself.

“Thank you.”

Ner said.

Berg nodded.

Shaun muttered and teased me next to me.

“He is warm only to his woman.”

“…”

Soon, Ner mustered up his courage.

He asked me to act as a friendly couple.

Berg might even be reluctant to put her hand on her body.

He may be holding back his emotions for the sake of the other members.

…Of course, it didn’t look like acting until now.

Now that she knows that this feast is meant to be mourning anyway, she knows more than ever that she has to carry on with her performance.

Ner carefully lifted a piece of meat and handed it to Berg.

Berg smiled and tried to accept the meat into his hand.

But Ner squeezed his eyes shut and pushed the meat close to his mouth.

Berg’s approaching hand stopped.

Soon after, he smiled and took the meat she handed her to her mouth and ate it.

Ner hurriedly withdrew his hand.

Berg said.

“Thank you.”

A word of thanks with complex meanings.

Ner shook her head and nodded her head.