Ch.330Chapter 330 – The Only Thing He Could Choose Was the Date

The eight women gathered under one roof had each grown up in different families, different environments, and with different experiences.

One was the First Imperial Princess, one was the Academy’s Chancellor, one was a Celestial Horse, one was an Academy professor, one was a Saint of the Sun Order, one was the daughter of an Archmage, one was a girl who dreamed of becoming a magician, and one was the youngest daughter of a Margrave.

When you consider their backgrounds and statuses, it’s quite remarkable that they’re all gathered in one place.

Moreover, they were currently engaged in a conversation about a particular topic that would make any outsider wonder if they were dreaming.

‘But isn’t the problem that the topic of conversation is the order of marriage?’

And specifically, they’re having an in-depth discussion about when and in what order they’ll marry me.

“As you all know, Patos married me first for the purpose of polygamy. I want to make sure we’re clear on that fact.”

“Yes.”

“Understood.”

“Indeed, I am aware.”

The women gathered here each respond to Karen’s words in their own way.

Since they’re all formidable in terms of both power and authority, a fight could break out immediately if the hierarchy were even slightly disturbed.

But at the very least, there seems to be no worry about that.

Power? With Karen, the First Imperial Princess of the Empire present, who could claim to be higher than royalty?

Strength? For magic, there’s Sister Regina, and for martial arts like swordsmanship, there’s Cheonhyeryeong.

Religious authority? Eterna is a Saint of the Sun Order.

With everyone’s authority so clearly established, the hierarchy was precisely defined.

“I understand how much all of you desire him. However, the situation isn’t ideal for immediate marriages.”

“I know that too. If someone who just got married brings in another woman, there’s every possibility of negative gossip spreading.”

Although I’m a hero of the Empire, an apostle and saint of the Great Goddess Order, have risen to the position of Grand Duke, and have taken the Imperial Princess as my Grand Duchess, I’ve only officially appeared in the Empire for about three years.

In other words, compared to other noble families with established bloodlines and deep roots, I’m a relatively recent newcomer.

Fundamentally, noble society deepens its bonds through long periods of blood relationships.

Even as they bicker about being part of the nobility faction or the imperial faction, deep down they have an attitude of “we’re all in this together.”

Incidentally, this was explained to me by the Prime Minister.

With the exception of a very few families, most noble houses have connections to the imperial family if you trace back far enough, so whether they like it or not, it’s impossible for them to completely oppose the imperial family.

Anyway, since they all have a history of ties with the imperial family, betraying it would mean denying the history of their bloodline that gives them legitimacy, or something like that.

So even if I were to marry again, people might grumble internally while not showing it outwardly.

Some might even question whether it’s right for one individual to possess such immense power.

‘Just thinking about it, the Imperial Princess, Archmage, Celestial Horse, and Saint would all become my family.’

If that happens and I say, “Oh, that person did something that upset me”?

They’d disappear, caught up in a walking strategic weapon-level human disaster.

Of course, I’m not the kind of guy who would go that far. Absolutely not! Definitely not!

Anyway, Karen and I haven’t been married for very long.

“And if I remember correctly, Sister Regina promised to marry him after he graduates from the Academy, right?”

“That’s right. When Patos graduates from the Academy, I’ll hand over the Chancellor position to Elena’s father, Marquis Sandrios over there, and retire. Honestly, after serving as Chancellor at this age, don’t you think I deserve some rest?”

Everyone nods at Sister Regina’s words. I found out later that Sister Regina was already an Archmage before Iellon Sandrios was born.

It was amazing that an ordinary person could live that long, but Cheonhyeryeong, who is considered to be almost as old, still has the appearance of someone in their twenties, so it’s not particularly surprising.

There are even elves who maintain a teenage-like physique despite their advanced age.

“Cheonhyeryeong and I have decided to marry right after I step down as Chancellor and Patos graduates from the Academy. It’s a joint wedding ceremony, so to speak.”

“Have you decided on the wedding venue?”

“This one doesn’t want to make too big a fuss about the venue, so we’ve decided to hold it in the Eastern Continent, this one’s homeland.”

I haven’t discussed this separately, but if the two of them have decided on that, then that’s what we’ll do. If we’re getting married in the Eastern Continent, I wonder if we’ll wear their traditional attire?

“Originally, this one wanted to try wearing what they call a wedding dress in this continent, but since this one is from the Eastern Continent, this one thought it would be better to marry in the way of the land where this one was born and raised.”

“I’ve seen many wedding outfits here, but honestly, don’t you think recent wedding dresses are a bit too revealing?”

Um, Sister? Isn’t what you’re wearing even more revealing?

“Then who comes next?”

With the second marriage order decided, Mina raised her hand and asked who would be next.

At that, the eyes of the remaining people began to change, and Eterna, still maintaining her narrowed eyes, stood up from her seat.

“If we consider the order in which we met and the time we’ve spent together, shouldn’t I be third?”

“No! That’s not right, Saint! Strictly speaking, you met Lord Patos after he entered the Academy! But Elena and I knew him before he entered the Academy!”

When Eterna said she should be third, Mina jumped up from her seat in agitation.

Wait, Mina. That wasn’t your character before!

“Huh, and so?”

“Pardon?”

“I said, ‘and so?’ Shall I be frank? When Lord Patos died from the machinations of the Demon Cult, who conducted the resurrection ritual?”

Mina fell silent at Eterna’s words. No one here could deny what Eterna was saying.

In fact, after I died, Eterna was the first to inform Sister Regina about the resurrection ritual, allowing the formal resurrection process to begin.

But it was difficult for Eterna to secure the necessary items for the resurrection ritual alone, and she was able to obtain them with the help of Sister Regina and Cheonhyeryeong.

So Eterna argued that not only because of the order, but also considering the direct contribution to the resurrection ritual, Sister Regina and Cheonhyeryeong should be second, and she should be third.

“Let me say it again, as a Saint, I discovered Lord Patos’s resurrection ritual and actually performed it, so I think I should be third. Does anyone wish to object?”

Everyone remained silent at Eterna’s words. Karen, who married first, had no particular reason to object.

Sister Regina and Cheonhyeryeong, who had already secured the second spot, were simply satisfied with their position.

That left Elena, Mina, and Aisen… and judging by their reactions, the answer was already clear.

“Fufu. Then I’ll take it that I’ll be the third to marry Lord Patos. For your information, I’ll be marrying according to the Sun Order’s traditional wedding ceremony. Now then… we need to determine the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh order.”

Four positions remained.

Emelda Carmen. Aisen Beventus. Elena Sandrios. Mina Endras.

“I don’t mind being last. As long as I can be with Patos, I’m happy.”

“If the professor says so, I’ll also move to the end. I don’t need a grand wedding ceremony anyway.”

Professor Emelda Carmen’s position was understandable, but strangely enough, Mina, who had objected to Eterna’s words earlier, volunteered to be last, which was puzzling.

“D-don’t look at me like that. Since I’m a commoner anyway, I won’t have a grand wedding ceremony. So I don’t particularly mind being last. I just want to be by his side!”

With Mina’s strong appeal, it was (reluctantly?) decided that Elena would be fourth, Aisen fifth, Professor Emelda Carmen sixth, and Mina last.

Ha, hahaha. But in this whole process, I only had one choice.

“Now that we’ve decided the order, I’d like you to set the dates yourself.”

“Do I really have to decide that? Couldn’t we ask the priests to pick auspicious dates?”

“You know you outrank most priests by far, right?”

I wanted to pass the responsibility to the priests, but I was refused because my position as an apostle and saint of the Great Goddess Order far outranks most ordinary priests.

Who would have thought? Coming to a fantasy world only to end up with eight wives.

‘Sigh, such is my fate.’

Why is it that to support eight people, I’ll have to keep repairing items diligently even after graduation?