episode_0091

The next day we left the village to meet Carmene.

This time, Larissa decided to check out the store alone, and Arna, I, and Cheshire went to Carmene together.

Since Arna was pregnant, we couldn’t march too hard, but we moved as quickly as possible without wasting any time.

After such a long journey, we boarded a ship heading to the island from Orjas Port.

It was a boat waiting for us.

While we were on our way here, news that Arna was coming first reached the island, and Carmene immediately prepared to welcome us.

“It’s quite far.”

“It’s just a moment.”

It was quite a long way to get to the port, but it was easy to get on the boat from the port.

A resort island that can be reached after sailing for about half a day… For some reason, several large ships were anchored.

“Why are there so many ships?”

It must have been an island with only Carmene and a few servants. Arna also tilted her head with a puzzled expression.

“… Really?”

“Is Carmene doing some kind of business?”

My head automatically nodded at Cheshire’s words. It was something that couldn’t be explained otherwise.

As soon as we docked at the port, a prisoner who appeared to be Carmene’s servant ran towards us.

“Uh, it’s an elf!”

That was the first thing he said when he saw us. The smiling beast maid, waving her tail vigorously, came up to us and greeted us as soon as we got off the boat.

“Hello! Are you Carmene’s daughter? I heard about it! Come here!”

Following the guidance of the infinitely bright maid, we headed to the center of the island.

It has already been four years since I left Carmene here. It seemed like quite a lot had changed on this island over that time.

It was an island for recreation, but unlike before, many buildings were built here as it was not managed frequently by the kingdom.

In addition to the architecture, there were many people who seemed to be adventurers or merchants, wondering what Carmene had done, so it seemed full of life.

“What is all this… .”

As I was surprised, the maid smiled and explained.

“Ah, Carmene has invested a lot in adventurers and merchants! Invest in material traders to restore the Rodian Kingdom and adventurers who explore the west of Rodian, which they were unable to go to due to the Demon King. Thanks to the recent results, you have almost recovered your investment.”

Investment… . Did you do this with my money that you kept here?

The truth that investing works well when it is not your own money seems to hold true here as well.

“Please come this way.”

Directly across from the port, there was a mansion with a view of the sea. It was a remodeled place where there was originally a castle owned by the Rodian Kingdom.

“Wow, this is… .”

“It was built by tearing down half of the original castle, and it was recently completed. It’s nice to have a swimming pool inside. Hmm… .”

The beastman maid waved her tail and smiled as if she was happy just thinking about it. Then, he suddenly opened his eyes and waved his hand toward where the mansion was.

“Carmene! Your daughter has arrived!”

Carmene was wearing a flowing dress with pictures of flowers and trees on it and a wide-brimmed hat.

There was a shiny bracelet hanging on the arm that was waving at us.

“Are you here?”

Carmene’s expression was quite good.

“Cheshire also came. Sir, come here.”

“Yes?”

The prisoner maid tilted her head and stood next to Carmene.

“It’s your partner.”

He held the hand of the maid named Sirara tightly and pointed to Cheshire.

“Yes? Is this Mr. Oak?”

“Yes? Ka, Carmene, what do you mean when you see me after a long time?”

“He’s very nice. It’s perfect as a Cheshire pair.”

Cheshire was surprised and waved his hand as Carmene seemed to be genuinely trying to push her.

“Oh, no… As soon as we met, what do you mean by that?”

“That’s right. mom. Cheshire also has a woman he lives with.”

“No! Arna! Larissa… … .”

Arna narrowed her eyes at Cheshire. If Larissa is also denied here, Cheshire is eliminating its own escape route.

Only then did Cheshire close his mouth and wipe his sweat.

“Ah, um… Anyway, it would be difficult to mention such a sudden incident.”

“I hate it too! Orcs are too big!”

Siria also waved Carmene’s arm and shook her head as if she would not lose to Cheshire, who stubbornly rejected her.

“Let’s go in first. We talked outside for too long.”

Carmene entered the mansion, stroking Syria’s head.

The inside of the mansion had many interesting decorations, unlike the previous house, which was empty.

Some of them were quite antique items, probably from adventurers that Carmene had invested in. I glanced at Carmene and she stopped when she saw what I was looking at.

“My son-in-law, do you want that?”

“Yes?”

I was taken aback by the extremely awkward name.

Our son-in-law… . You seem to be in a really good mood.

Carmene smiled brightly and took out the sword I was looking at.

“Take whatever you have here. Because I found everything with the money Jihoo entrusted me with.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“But don’t worry. Gold bars have increased significantly. I’m looking into expanding my warehouse.”

Actually, I don’t mind spending a lot as long as my mother-in-law is happy, but since she is increasing her wealth with good resourcefulness, I really want to ask her to just keep it this way.

“Thank you.”

“I’m sorry for being selfish. If you lost it, I was planning to make up for it.”

“It’s okay. You can do whatever you want.”

Carmene seemed satisfied with my answer as she patted my shoulder and placed a sword in my hand.

“But what is this?”

“I heard it was a treasure found in the castle occupied by Siwoo? I think it’s a gift from Arna’s dad.”

“Ah… Yes, I will cherish it.”

Carmene smiled and took us to the terrace.

“Sir, bring me something delicious.”

“Yes!”

Siria ran right away, and we sat down at a table on the terrace with a good view of the sea.

“By the way. I never thought I would see Cheshire like this.”

“Ah, that’s… I wanted to say hello to you because I have seen you before. But I’m glad you look good.”

“Yes, it’s fun to be here.”

Cheshire smiled and took out the gift he had prepared.

“This is… I asked the warrior and prepared it.”

“How does Jihoo know this…? ?”

Carmene looked embarrassed as soon as she saw the love potion. The fact that I recommended this means that Arna and I have already used it.

After the embarrassed expression, his eyes turned to me.

“Arna, if you’re already like this… .”

“Mom, there is something you need to know more than that.”

Arna suddenly took Carmene’s hand with a serious expression. Carmene, who had not yet expected what Arna would say, looked at me with anxious eyes.

“I… .”

Then Siria returned.

“Here, I brought it.”

“Yes, thank you.”

Sirua gave me a clear, light purple drink and then returned.

Carmene took a sip of her drink with a nervous expression and looked at Arna.

“So… What are you trying to say?”

“I’m pregnant. Jihoo Ai.”

As Arna smiled brightly, Carmene’s face, which had been blank for a moment, immediately brightened.

“Really? Jihoo… That’s amazing.”

“Right? So I came here to tell my mom.”

“Yes. My daughter is already… . I can’t believe it. Congratulations.”

Carmene smiled happily as she took each of us by the hand.

The pretty smile was clearly similar to Arna.

“By the way, have you been to the east?”

Arna and I nodded to him.

“Orbia. You came here to meet me, right?”

When the story of Orbia came up, Arna’s expression hardened slightly.

“Yes. I went there.”

I answered it for you.

“He asked us to go far away. I plan to leave after my older sister has a child and grows up to a certain degree.”

“Have you thought about where to go?”

“I’m going north.”

“It’s north… … .”

Carmene also nodded, wondering if it was a bad idea.

“Okay, what happens after this is up to you. Arna, don’t be too depressed. You must be the happiest elf in the world.”

“Ah… . Um, sure.”

Arna looked at me and smiled awkwardly.

Because I had a child early on, and I, my beloved, can never die. Even the fact that I have Kim Ji-hoo.

It would be rare to find an elf who has everything like this.

“Because there is Jihoo.”

“Okay, so don’t make that face.”

So we spent time talking about various things. Around evening, I was shown to a separate room.

“I think it was a good idea to come.”

“Sure.”

“It’s the first time I’ve seen my mom looking so bright. I guess this is all thanks to Jihoo, right?”

Arna stroked my cheek and smiled.

I did many things unintentionally.

Carmene came to fight against the Demon King, and with that, she was able to erase her deep-seated resentment and live on.

The countless wealth and islands gained through this will not be without influence.

“That too, but I think it’s because my sister is doing well.”

“That’s also thanks to Jihoo.”

When he said it was all thanks to me, I thought it was really true.

I held Arna’s cheek and kissed her.

“Thank you, let’s continue to stay like this forever.”

“No, happier than now.”

More than now.

When you are enjoying great happiness now, it is difficult to expect a better life than now.

But I think I can be happier if I’m with Arna. I wonder if there will be happier days in the future than I can think of with my current head.