Chapter 345: A Father-inw, scolded and downIt should have been a marriage greeting, but for some reason, I was challenged to a duel, and among our party, Freesia, and the aged Elf we don’t know were dumbstruck, the first one to recover was Freesia.
<em>Gon</em>!
Just as I thought I heard a dull thud, Dante-san’s eyes rolled white and copsed, and Freesia-san was swinging around a mace from who knows where.
「Now then, it’s a small house, but pleasee in.」
「「「「「…………」」」」」
As if nothing had happened, Freesia-san invited us into the mansion.
「……will Father be okay like that?」
「Leave him.」
Sophia directed a cold gaze at the white-eyed Dante and stepped over him as she made her way into the house.
「Sorry for the intrusion.」
We also stepped over Dante-san and entered the mansion. At that time, Kaede purposefully trampled over Dante-san in amusement and entered. He’s not a wee mat, Kaede.
「Now now, please take your seats.」
「……e-excuse me.」
Slightly taken aback by Freesia-san acting normally, we sat on the sofa.
Since we came here for the marriage greetings, only Sophia and I were sitting here, while Maria, Laeva, Akane, and the other girls were resting in a different room.
Just as I was thinking it was strange that the old Elven man from a while ago was not in the same room, an unsteady Dante entered the room.
「Freesia, wasn’t that too mean?」
「You, sit down too.」
「……yes.」
Despondent, Dante-san shrank. Because he looked to be a young, frighteningly well-groomed Elf, the gap in that pitiful disy was staggering.
Pulling myself together, I corrected my sitting posture and was going to talk about our objective of informing Sophia’s parents of our marriage.
「No! I don’t want to hear it!」
「「Eh?」」
「…………」
Dante ced his hands over his ears and said that he didn’t want to hear what I wanted to talk about.
Sophia and I were dumbfounded, not understanding the meaning of this situation. On the other hand, Freesia revealed seething anger that seemed audible.
<em>Gyuu</em>ーー!!
「Ow! Ow ow ow ow! Freesiaaa! I-it hurts! My cheek will fall off!」
「Seriously, dear. <em>Haa</em>, I’m sorry, Takumi-san.」
「Eh, ah, yes, it’s alright.」
Dante-san was surprised at being pinched on the cheeks so much that he felt it would be torn off, but I was surprised that Freesia-san had changed the way she addresses me to 『Takumi-san』 before I had even known it.
「My, could you be wondering about the change of addressing you? Isn’t it natural to for you to be my son-inw, Takumi-san?」
「I haven’t acknow- OW! It hurts! I’m sorry, Freesia!」
Freesia-san said she acknowledges our wedding, calling me her son-inw. Dante-san opposed, and was in tears once more when Freesia-san pinched his cheeks yet again.
I adjusted my sitting posture and bowed.
「Dante-san, Freesia-san, would you allow me to marry Sophia?」
「Yes, of course. Make her happy, okay?」
「…………」
Freesia-san was smiling happily and beside her was a sullen Dante-san looking away.
「Dear, please put an end to what you are doing.」
「W- no, but Freesia, isn’t marriage a bit too soon?」
「It’s not at all too soon. Dear, just how old do you think Sophia is?」
「Mother! Please don’t talk about age!」
When Freesia-san began talking about Sophia’s age, Sophia hurriedly stopped the conversation.
Sophia who was over 80 years old was treated as a young girl by Elven standards, so it wouldn’t be wrong to say that it was too early for marriage, but it was likely that Dante-san would disagree no matter what age Sophia was. I recall a coworker who had a daughter saying something simr.
「Well, apart from Sophia’s age, our daughter had already left home, so I will not allow any objection to this marriage.」
「Thank you very much, Freesia-san.」
When I thanked her once more, Freesia-san asked me if we were to have a ceremony.
「Will you offer up a ceremony?」
「About that, Mother, we aremoners, but in Valkyra Kingdom, we are known as adventurers and artisans.」n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
「Originally, this topic came up in the audience with His Majesty, so it’s been said that even Margrave Volton whom we are indebted to would be troubled if we are holding a ceremony for our inner circle……」
We spoke honestly to Freesia-san about many things that had to be settled, such as how we n on having a wedding ceremony, where would it be held? Or its scale?
「Oh my, you have difficult problems.」
「Ah, of course, Dante-san and Freesia-san, you are invited.」
「<em>Fufu</em>, thank you, Takumi-san. Let’s leave the difficult subjects here, and we wee you with all we can so rest well.」
When the conversation ended without a conclusion, we were told by Freesia-san to rx in the guest room until it is time to eat, so I quickly headed to the guest room where everyone was waiting so I could escape Dante-san’s re.
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