「Hmm～」
「What’s wrong?」
「I received some unreasonable order from above.」
「Huh?」
I waved the paper at Krea, whose bird’s-nest-like hairstyle had gone through many experiments before finally settling into a ponytail.
This must be what they call a woman’s heart.
She had been happy when someone complimented the nape of her neck as looking mature, but showing it off every day would probably get boring.
That was my thought as I watched Krea stare at the paper she had taken.
「I understand that all members of the royal family must attend, but…… why is Noie-sama not participating?」
「Because we can’t stop her from hunting dragons, right?」
「That is true.」
She nodded and handed the paper back to me.
My enthusiasm for attending dropped sharply.
「But in cases like this, married people are supposed to bring their spouses, aren’t they?」
「That is exactly why I have a headache.」
「Indeed. Argusta-sama has neither a concubine nor a mistress.」
Ah～ this is such a pain. What should I do?
「Krea～」
「Yes?」
「Why don’t you come with me and spend some free time together?」
「I must decline. Besides, I have already been ordered to attend as a representative.」
She refused without hesitation and quickly escaped.
The current representative of the Crostpurge family in the royal capital is Krea, also known as the “unattractive woman”.
It seems Frea was excluded due to opposition from her sisters. What a close sibling relationship.
By the way, in special cases like mine where a companion cannot attend, a proxy is allowed.
The enthronement ceremony sounds like a grand national event, but this one is really just a stage to show off to both domestic and foreign audiences. The actual enthronement will take place in the new year.
「Haa～」
My sighs would not stop. It was truly troublesome.
At this point, whoever comes into the room next will do.
After waiting a short while, there was a knock on the door.
「Excuse me, Argusta-sama. I am here to confirm some documents.」
「It is you, Lutte. Perfect.」
「Yes?」
The well-endowed girl who had entered the room without understanding anything froze in place.
「You…… are coming with me to endure the torture next time, so do your best.」
「I cannot process those sudden words at all!」
「Don’t worry about it. Let’s become unhappy together～」
「No thank you!」
She has such large breasts but such a small heart?
My wife would have accepted without hesitation.
「This is an order from the battalion commander.」
I had no choice but to use the magic words.
Lutte’s mouth opened with an 「agugu」 and began to tremble as big tears spilled out.
Give up. Someone has to be the sacrifice.
-0-
「Haa～」
「……?」
As usual, or rather for the first time in a while, I hugged Noie from behind.
We had stopped that particular play. Receiving such a powerful punch every night would eventually kill me.
But because she complained about forgetting it, I was forced to make a new promise. From now on, that kind of play would involve me suggesting and acting out the situations she wanted.
In other words, things like that and things like this…… I am seriously wondering if I should work hard to make cosplay costumes.
「Arg-sama?」
「Hmm～」
I pressed my lips to the nape of her neck and gave it a gentle suck. A pleasant scent drifted from her smooth, silky hair.
Shampoo-like products do exist in this world, but they are more like relatives of liquid soap.
For it to smell this good…… either something special is mixed into that soap, or it is simply Noie’s natural body scent.
Noie, who glanced back at me over her shoulder, looked truly adorable.
Her face was still expressionless, but recently small changes had begun to appear. Little by little, her expressions were starting to move with her emotions.
We had already proven that her facial muscles could move properly. So if we gradually worked on her emotions, her expressions should naturally become richer.
「Alright. I have replenished plenty of Noie, so it is time to face that unpleasant duty.」
「……Yes.」
She did not fully understand the meaning behind my words, but the fact that she still replied made me happy.
「Noie. I am sorry.」
「Yes?」
「Sorry that we cannot attend the enthronement ceremony together.」
「……It is fine.」
She clenched her fist tightly to show her determination. She seemed completely satisfied since she could go dragon hunting instead.
It had already been decided that I would take Lutte as Noie’s replacement, and I had asked Frea to inform her.
After all…… if I told her myself, Noie might take it the wrong way and Lutte could end up in a terrible situation.
As a result, Noie had apparently acted completely normal.
She had not made any signing mistakes on documents or reporting errors either.
Hearing that, the fact that I felt a little lonely… was probably because my heart was small and narrow.
But since I could not go with Noie, I made sure to have plenty of skinship with her like this.
Hey, hey, Noie-san. What exactly are you expecting when you keep rubbing your back against me so much?
Once the enthronement ceremony and the wedding are over, there should be no more major events after that.
While working as usual…… I want to take a long break when I find the right moment.
When it comes to the surgery to implant the plate, I have no idea what Noie might do, even more than I do, so I need to prepare very carefully.
Plate…… plate?
I gently run my hands over Noie’s body as I hold her.
I meant to check earlier but completely forgot.
「Hmm…… Arg-sama?」
「Sorry. Does it hurt?」
「I am fine.」
I press a little harder to check the bones in Noie’s arms and legs.
Because of the Blessing’s nature, Noie’s wounds heal completely without leaving any scars.
That means I can only check by touch…… but there is nothing wrong with the bones in her arms or legs.
According to Islerose-sensei, the most common place to implant a plate is in the bones of the arms and legs. The ribs are next.
There are apparently some daring people who attach them to the skull or wrap them around the pelvis. However, one wrong move in those areas can be life-threatening.
「Hmm…… Nnn.」
「Nothing?」
「Yes?」
She turns around with flushed cheeks.
It looks like she wants more, but…… I have to hold back for now and finish checking first.
「Noie.」
「Yes.」
「Lie down on the bed.」
「Yes.」
I feel bad for her as she happily lies down, but I carefully touch every part of her body…… front and back, to check.
Yeah. If I think of it as giving my wife a full-body massage, it should not be strange.
After all that, the conclusion is…… there is nothing wrong with Noie’s bones. No strange feeling at all.
「Hmm～?」
As I sit there worrying, Noie, who is fully prepared, clings to me.
「Whoa…… wait a moment.」
「It is fine.」
Noie makes a tight fist and confidently climbs on top of me.
It definitely does not look fine. I am definitely going to be drained.
「I will do it for Arg-sama too.」
「Huh?」
「Like this?」
Her inexperienced hands start touching me, and it feels good.
Ah～. This might actually be nice. Yeah. It is more than just nice.
「Noie. Please do my back next.」
「Yes.」
I enjoy plenty of her massage and then return the favor by massaging her.
In the end, she drained me completely again tonight.
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