I turned my back to her, curled up into a ball, and apparently people can still fall asleep even while wrestling with weird emotions.
I lightly shook my hazy head and waited for my consciousness to wake up.
Somehow I had ended up on my back. I opened my eyes… and my whole body froze.
She was staring right at my face, super close.
Intently. Really intently.
「Good morning, Argusta-sama」
「Good morning, Noie… What are you doing?」
「Yes. I memorized it」
I must never ask 「What?」.
Even from our short time together, I’ve mostly figured out her personality.
「Memorized?」
「…It’s okay. If I look every day」
Is it just me, or does she sound a little proud?
「…By the way, how many people’s faces and names do you actually match?」
「…I’ll know by tomorrow」
So maybe zero right now?
Or she just can’t connect faces to names… Is that okay for a person?
More importantly, I need to do something about this position soon.
She was straddling me in a crouch.
There’s nowhere to look except her face. If I move my eyes even a little lower, I can see halfway down those white twin peaks from the neckline of her underclothes.
If I look any lower… I’m not desperate enough to peek at a woman’s private area first thing in the morning!
「Noie」
「Yes」
「…What’s your work today?」
「Work is only dragon extermination」
Her instant answer without hesitation made my heart ache a little.
I slowly reached out, grabbed her shoulders gently, and pushed. She didn’t resist and stood up on the bed.
「Come on… it’s morning already. You have to go to work」
「Yes」
I called the maids, and we had breakfast separately.
Apparently, she eats with her subordinates at the barracks.
That’s how it is, I guess. I accepted it and quietly finished my meal. Then today’s schedule arrived.
-0-
「I’m Halfren, your older brother」
「So, the second prince, right? The middle son?」
「Yeah. That’s me」
「Nice to meet you」
「…I was at the wedding yesterday too, but you were too busy looking around to notice」
He laughed 「kahaha」. I clenched my fist hard.
We had moved through the castle to the captain’s office of the royal guard.
The office of my brother, currently holding the rank of general.
Sitting arrogantly behind a fancy desk was Halfren, my brother.
Short blond hair, solid build, totally giving off military vibes.
If I tried to punch him, I’d definitely get wrecked.
「Starting today, I’m going to teach you all sorts of things about this world. Be grateful」
「…Sure」
「Politics and economics? Ask the specialists. With that in mind, what do you want to know?」
「What can you teach me?」
「…Military stuff and womanizing, a little」
「You’re useless」
「Don’t say that. Especially since I can’t beat you when it comes to soaking the bed on the wedding night. As expected of the guy who’s fine with any female」
I clenched my fist even harder.
I guess I don’t mind losing. I’ll punch this guy the moment I see an opening.
「What kind of harassment is that condition!?」
「Hmm? It can’t be helped, right? Marrying the number one symbol of terror in this country? One wrong move and you might die depending on her mood. No normal human could handle that」
「What does that have to do with the condition?」
「I figured if you were a wolf starving for women, you’d bite no matter the danger. Well, you actually did marry her. You female-starved virgin bastard」
「I’m about to kill you. You shitty aniki」
「Ahaha. That’s treason. Your head would fly off」
「The royals in this country all have short tempers, huh」
Sighing in exasperation, I plopped down on the sofa.
My brother sat across from me, still laughing.
「Well, to me you’re a cute little brother. I’d be in trouble if you died too soon」
「Your real feelings?」
「The nobles and generals are still whining nonstop. For a while, just try not to get killed and get along with Noie」
「…I don’t really have complaints about that part」
He looked at me like 『Hmm? Then something else?』 so I reluctantly answered.
That question can wait. What I want to know now is,
「Why do I understand this world’s language?」
「That one’s simple. Your body remembers it. So, your brain automatically translates what you hear」
「…Is that really true?」
「Before it became taboo, calling people from other worlds and stealing their technology was rampant here. The smart guys properly researched it back then. Try speaking a sentence in the language from your original country」
I opened my mouth as suggested… but my tongue wouldn’t move properly. I couldn’t say it.
「Single words are possible, but full sentences don’t work because the body can’t keep up」
「…Huh」
「Convinced?」
「Yes」
「Anything else?」
「Magic and stuff」
「I’ll explain that eventually. Explaining it now is too much hassle. Deal with it」
Don’t just say deal with it… As long as he properly explains later, it’s fine.
I nodded casually while worrying about his attitude. One more thing to ask… Yeah, that.
「Can’t we do something about Noie’s vice-captain? It seems like she’s feeding her all sorts of unnecessary stuff」
「Hmm? Which one?」
「The one saying weird things」
「Then it’s Mische」
Got it.
If 「the one saying weird things」 is enough to identify her, does that mean she usually says weird stuff?
「Her job is to make Noie at least a little more human」
「Her methods seem off?」
「Don’t say that. She’s a rare talent who doesn’t get intimidated by Noie. Even if she’s crazy, we had no choice but to leave it to her」
She’s officially certified crazy.
Is my wife okay…? She won’t get poisoned or something?
「…What kind of person is she?」
「Second daughter of a lesser noble house. Her family has been raising military horses for our country for generations… so that’s why she was picked」
「I see」
So, my wife was basically treated the same as a horse.
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