「……That’s what happened today.」
「……」
I’ll probably forget most of it by tomorrow anyway, but I tell Noie everything that went on today.
Tonight she’s wearing a camisole again.
The color changes every single night, what kind of system is that?
These clothes have definitely been labeled as “my taste” somewhere, haven’t they?
Did someone go out of their way to buy them? Are they custom-made just for me?
I wrap my arms around her from behind in her red nightwear, occasionally running my fingers gently through her hair.
That alone is enough to make Noie happy.
Her body relaxes against mine, soft and warm, and every now and then she lets out the tiniest contented hum.
Her day, as always, doesn’t need much explaining… it ends with 「Dragon, slayed.」
Still, I ask every time.
「What do you think it feels like… to marry someone you don’t even like?」
Her ahoge, which had been swaying lazily side to side, suddenly freezes in place.
「……Arg-sama?」
「Hm?」
「What did Arg-sama think?」
「Me?」
She gives a small nod, then twists around in my arms so she can look straight at me.
Those familiar red-black eyes seem just a little anxious tonight.
「Hmm～」
Marrying Noie… that initial 「Jackpot! Lucky find!」 feeling from the very beginning is honestly something I’d rather bury in darkness forever.
But when she looks at me with those eyes, I can’t bring myself to lie.
This little devil.
「If I’m being honest…」
「……」
「I thought I’d grabbed the greatest luck in the whole world.」
「Luck?」
「Yeah. Because the moment I saw you, I was captivated by how beautiful you were… Standing there covered in dragon blood, you looked unbelievably cool. In other words… love at first sight.」
Wait.
Did I just drop a massive bomb right now?
Why is my face suddenly burning so hot?!
「Arg-sama? Are you okay?」
「Sorry, don’t look.」
「……No. Let me see.」
Is this payback for last time?!
Nooo… I can’t win against her strength.
She pushes me down onto the bed and swiftly takes the mount position.
Her thighs settle warmly on either side of my hips, pinning me in place.
「Your face is bright red.」
「Because I’m embarrassed. No commentary, please.」
「No.」
Nooooooo!!
Is this her rare S-mode showing up again?
But all she does is gently touch my burning cheeks with cool fingertips.
She doesn’t do anything more… yet the embarrassment just keeps building and building.
「Noie? Is that enough already?」
「Arg-sama. Why are you embarrassed?」
「……」
Trials never end, do they…!
「……Saying the reason you fell in love with someone you love… is super embarrassing!!」
「Yes.」
「What about Noie?」
「Hm?」
「How did Noie feel about marrying me?」
I threw out a counterattack, but I just realized it was completely pointless!
Noie didn’t even really understand what marriage was in the first place!
Her ahoge droops with a heavy ‘kakun’… then slowly returns to its usual position after a few seconds.
「Nothing.」
Yeah, thought so～.
「But now…」
「Hm?」
All at once, Noie’s face flushes a deep, vivid red.
And then, she vanishes.
「Dah! Noie!」
I scan the whole room… and spot her hiding in the shadow of the sofa.
「Did you get embarrassed?」
「……Yes.」
Hmm. Time for payback.
「So? How did you feel?」
「……」
「Tell me, Noie.」
「……I don’t know.」
「Huh?」
「I don’t have the words.」
She finally steps out from behind the sofa, covering her blazing face with both hands.
So cute… but don’t just walk straight toward me like that!
There’s a table right in front of your feet, wait, she dodged it perfectly.
Can she actually see through her fingers?
「Arg-sama.」
「Hm?」
「I understand ‘embarrassed’. My chest feels tight, and my face gets hot.」
「Yeah.」
「But right now… I don’t know what this is.」
I don’t know either.
I stand up from the bed and catch her as she comes closer, wrapping my arms around her firmly.
I pull her into a tight hug, then press a soft kiss to the tip of her trembling ahoge.
Noie’s whole body jolts with a tiny ‘bikun’.
「I don’t know. There are so many things I don’t understand.」
「Mhm. But that’s okay.」
「……」
「Because figuring out Noie’s ‘I don’t knows’ together, little by little… that’s what makes me happy.」
「Happy?」
「Yes… happy.」
I gently lower the hands hiding her face.
Her cheeks are still faintly pink, and somehow that makes her look even more adorable.
「I’m happy, Noie. Thank you for marrying someone like me.」
「……Yes.」
She leans in softly… and suddenly pushes me down onto the bed.
When did Noie turn into the aggressive one?!
「Arg-sama.」
「Yes?」
「……Baby.」
She gently places her hand on her own stomach and whispers the word.
She really wants one, doesn’t she?
But this part is completely up to luck.
「It’ll happen someday.」
「Yes.」
「Let’s keep trying until it does.」
「Yes.」
I rub her head with gentle, affectionate strokes.
Noie immediately melts and flops forward into my arms.
Her soft body presses warmly against mine, cheek nuzzling against my chest.
「I heard that girls can get pregnant more easily if it’s from behind.」
「……Who told you that?」
「Small.」
You don’t have to finish the sentence.
I already know exactly who it was.
「That idiot’s about to experience hell on earth.」
「……Should I punch her?」
「Just pretend to punch her and chase her around for a while.」
「Understood.」
He deserves to taste true terror.
That stupid fool.
「Arg-sama.」
「Yes?」
「……Lamp off.」
Tomorrow… well, whatever.
When your wife shows she wants it, you can’t just brush her off.
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「Good morning, Krea.」
「……Good morning, Argusta-sama.」
「Where’s Inel-kun?」
「Submitting documents to the royal guards.」
「I’m thinking of demanding payment from them if we start taking on their work too.」
「Do whatever you want.」
Krea’s attitude today is unusually curt.
「Still holding a grudge about the bed-wetting thing?」
「!」
She shoots me a glare that could kill a lesser man.
Yikes. Terrifying.
「With that kind of personality, you’ll never get a boyfriend, let alone a husband.」
「Leave me alone!」
「Okay, okay. …By the way, I used to be a prince, you know.」
「……」
She finally remembers and her face pales.
Hey, I’m your boss, remember?
「Well… if the person you like ever gets blocked by your parents, just tell me.」
「Eh?」
「I’ll show them the full power of one of the kingdom’s top authorities.」
Yeah, yeah. Work, work.
I sit down and grab the usual mountain of paperwork from Noie’s squad.
「Um… is that really okay?」
What’s with that shocked face?
I didn’t say anything that surprising.
「Only if someone with a cleaning fetish shows up to take the bed-wetter off my hands, though.」
「……Argusta-sama? Would you be willing to give a warm embrace to someone who’s prepared to stab you in the back?」
「I’ll pass.」
These sisters really are dangerous.
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