episode_0196
by fnovelpia
The next day.
As usual, everyone in Bucklin gathered for breakfast.
As the meal was almost over, we chatted about small things.
“I’ve been wondering this for a while now. What’s that ring?”
Vivian pointed to the shining ring on Elin’s left ring finger.
“Oh, I proposed to Elin yesterday.”
Luke, let’s talk briefly about what happened yesterday.
Ding-ding-
Vivian dropped her fork.
“… What did you just say?”
“Yes? You proposed to Elin… .”
“Finally?!”
Vivian’s face brightens.
He was so radiant that it was hard to believe he was middle-aged.
“It won’t work. After it’s over, everyone stays behind.”
“Why are you like that…?”
“Why! We need to reserve a wedding venue right away. Shouldn’t we hold the wedding as soon as possible?”
Vivian immediately called an emergency meeting.
A table with all the dishes cleared.
The maid placed coffee in front of each of us.
Luke could hardly drink.
“The ring looks strange. What is it made of?”
“Made from a gem from the meteorite that Elin dropped.”
“Hmm, not bad.”
Benedict asks a question with a serious face.
“Still, it’s fortunate that you confessed first. I was worried that Ellin wouldn’t be able to hold it in any longer and would attack me.”
Victor said something that was secretly close to the correct answer.
“This day has come… .”
“What day is it?”
“Ugh. The day when my aunt becomes a real aunt?”
“… ??”
Dien stroked Rudy’s head as he blinked.
The most exciting thing about them all is.
“I thought I was going to die from frustration.”
It was Vivian with blooming gums.
“I thought you were going to burn my parents and assassinate me!”
“Do you express it like that?”
“Wasn’t it? We didn’t contact each other for 4 years while we were attending the academy. I thought it was because we were just wasting time even after sealing the demon.”
“I’m sorry.”
Luke immediately lowered his head.
No matter how much you try to make excuses.
I have done nothing but wrong to my parents.
“Hohoho! That’s enough!”
Vivian finally couldn’t hold it in any longer and got up.
“I’m proud. I’m so proud of you, my son. You’ve finally become a man.”
I hugged Luke tightly and patted his back.
By the way, you finally became a man.
I wanted to ask if it wasn’t like that before.
I kept my mouth shut, afraid of what the answer would be.
In the meantime, Vivian hugged Elin tightly.
“Baby. Now I can call you the youngest baby.”
“Ahahaha… .”
“Do you have a tailor in mind?”
“Are you a tailor?”
“Okay, how long does it take to make a wedding dress?”
“Ah.”
Ellen made a face as if she had never thought of it.
With a whoosh, Vivian’s head turned to Luke.
“Are you there?”
“… No.”
“Ugh, I knew it.”
“Mom, I proposed to you last night.”
“You’re saying it’s a proposal. You just made a confession that you’ve been putting off until now to set the mood. You didn’t prepare anything else.”
“… … ”
Luke, whose bones were beaten with words.
I closed my mouth again.
There was nothing wrong with what Vivian said.
But he said let’s get married.
It never occurred to me that I would have to have a wedding dress made.
“Your mother is a skilled tailor, so you should quickly find a restaurant.”
“Okay.”
“I don’t know what the weather will be like, so I’ll ask the weather wizard. And I’ll go to the best place as soon as possible… ”
Vivian’s nagging continued endlessly.
When Ellin’s stupid hair, which was listening together, started to wither slightly.
“Master, a guest has arrived.”
A maid came running up to Benedict and told him.
“Who is it this early?”
Benedict frowned.
He is the head of one of the three great magic families, Berkeley.
Since my schedule is always full, I have never met anyone who didn’t have an appointment.
“My name is Bertain.”
“… … Tell them to come in.”
Benedict’s expression immediately relaxed.
If it was Berthain, I would understand.
It was also strange for a dragon to write a letter saying it would visit a mortal.
You probably didn’t come to see Benedict in the first place.
Squeak.
Not long after, the restaurant door opened.
“Wise man, are you here?”
Knock knock knock.
A girl who looks exactly like Elin in her childhood… Bertain, a polymorph, came looking for Luke.
“Welcome, Bertain.”
“Huh? Why are you so happy?”
“I always welcomed you, Bertain.”
“… Did I tell you in advance that I was coming?”
“No. So what is your business?”
Luke jumped up and greeted Berthain.
It was to escape from Vivian’s nagging.
“Cheet.”
Of course, Vivian couldn’t keep nagging.
I regret not being able to teach you all of ‘101 Tips to Remember Before Getting Married’.
* * * * *
Click.
The meeting room where Bertain was brought in.
Luke sighed deeply and offered Bertain a cup of Berklin’s specialty tea.
“So what brings you here?”
“Your expression has changed completely. What happened?”
“It’s nothing special, I proposed to Elin yesterday… .”
Luke gave a brief account of what had happened last night and at breakfast.
“Your mother could give you some advice. Are you complaining because you don’t want to hear it?”
“I never complained. I just thought it was a bit excessive.”
“To be excessive… It’s natural for a mother to be interested in her child getting married.”
“You’ve never had children, Bertine, right?”
“The first head of the Bertain family was like my own child, huh.”
Bertain waved his hand as if it was not the time to talk about such things.
“Anyway, congratulations. To be honest, I thought you would have been eaten by the baby a long time ago because you were still hesitant after the trip.”
“It would have been the same even if it had been just a little bit later.”
Ellen nodded vigorously in agreement.
“… … ”
Luke, feeling a little creeped out, looked at Elin and said.
“I was originally planning to propose soon. But what do you mean by a trip?”
“I came to say hello today anyway.”
Berthain held out his small, soft hand.
“Give me your wrist.”
Luke obediently put his wrist out.
“Hmm, ummm.”
Bertain closed his eyes and nodded his head.
“You’re fine now. There’s no pain when you use magic, right?”
“Yes, thanks to Bertain.”
“If I can’t fix even one mortal body after using the devil’s soul, I’ll have to stop being a dragon… .”
Bertain let go of her wrist again and sat down on the sofa.
“This body is going to go on a short trip from now on.”
“Are you saying this all of a sudden?”
“What the sudden? I’ve been locked in a cave for hundreds of years, so I’m starting to feel sick. ”
Come to think of it, it hasn’t been long since Bertain was released from his seal.
“Where are you planning to go?”
“I haven’t decided on a destination. I’ll probably go around the entire continent. I won’t be able to see you for a while, so I came to tell you. I’ll check on your health while I’m at it.”
Luke felt renewed gratitude.
When the seal was released, I wanted to go straight to traveling around the continent.
He remained in the cave to heal Luke and ground Gernom’s soul.
And then, as I was stopping by the Bucklin mansion periodically, time was delayed again.
Finally, he came to check on Luke’s physical condition.
“Thank you so much.”
Luke bowed deeply.
It was truly an honor that a dragon would care this much for a human.
“That’s good to know.”
“But how long will you not be back for?”
“Hmm… wouldn’t it take about 10 years?”
You said it would be for a while, but it’s been 10 years?
Only then did Luke realize the Ancients’ sense of time.
“Ah… .”
Elin also realized this and made a regretful expression.
“There must be 9 of us kids.”
“… What?”
“What are you talking about, Your Majesty?”
Bertain and Luke both raised question marks at the same time.
Elin ruffled her bangs as if to ask what the problem was.
“Wouldn’t having 9 children once every 10 months be enough?”
“What is that, no. That’s not it… .”
I am speechless at the outrageous idea.
Bertain looked at the broken Luke with eyes full of pity.
“Cheer up.”
“… That is an unagreed plan.”
“It looks like an agreement will be reached soon.”
“… … ”
I couldn’t bring myself to refute Luke because I thought he would be the same.
Bertain got up with a smirk.
“Anyway, I guess I should go soon. It seems like I’ve done everything I can do for this body. Congratulations again, and if we get to meet again later… .”
“Mr. Bertine.”
Luke caught Berthaine as she was leaving the meeting room.
“Why are you doing that?”
“Do you have a place to return to in 10 years?”
“Huh?”
Bertain blinked his large eyes.
“What are you talking about? A place to return to?”
“Wandering around without anyone to greet you isn’t traveling, it’s wandering.”
“Hmm?”
As if to hear what he was talking about.
Bertain crossed his arms.
Luke swallowed hard and opened his mouth.
“If you don’t mind, come to Bucklin.”
Come to the house of your cheating ex-lover.
I thought Berthain might get angry though.
If I didn’t do this, it seemed like I’d still be wandering the continent without a destination even after 10 years.
“You may not like it, but don’t you need a place to rest for a while?”
“You’ve been looking after me so much, you’ve become quite arrogant, my sage.”
The tone was sharp though.
There was no sign of anger on Bertain’s part.
“Even the head of the hayloft who said he would make a place for this body to stay didn’t say anything… .”
Shh.
A smile appeared on Berthain’s lips.
“If you say so, well. I guess I might stop by sometimes while traveling.”
Luke was relieved.
Because I think Berthain secretly likes it.
Even a dragon needs a place to return to.
“I think it’s special. I’ll give you a reward before I leave.”
What’s the prize?
When Luke tilted his head, Bertain chuckled as if telling a secret.
“It’s not something like that. You’ll find out tomorrow.”
Knock knock knock.
Bertain left the interview room as it was.
“A gift? What does that mean…?”
“I have no idea either.”
Ellen and Luke blinked together.
* * * * *
The identity of the gift Bertain spoke of was revealed the very next day.
A letter from the emperor arrived out of nowhere.
Luke rubbed his eyes, wondering if he was dreaming.
But still, golden dust was flying on the long-distance communication paper.
Let’s send the letter in a trembling handwriting.
A simple answer came back.
Luke was terrified and quickly wrote a reply.
There is only one case where a non-royal person holds an event at the palace.
Luke and Elin’s wedding became a national event.
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