「Argusta-sama.」
「Hmm～」
「Why are you burnt out?」
「…Because my wife won’t let me sleep.」
Upon receiving the reply, Krea froze for a few seconds, then turned bright red and stepped back.
「What kind of things are you saying～!」
「You’re so flustered your speech is strange, you know?」
「Th-that’s not true at all. I’m fine～」
Watching Krea, whose face was redder than a tomato as she fluttered about, was amusing.
「By the way, Krea, you came to the capital to look for a marriage partner, right? Isn’t it bad if you turn red at stories like this?」
「…Bad in what way?」
「Well… if you date, you’ll do it, right?」
「Do it?」
Still blushing, Krea tilted her head.
「Yes. Physical expressions of love on the bed?」
「…Funya～!」
Clutching her head, Krea threw herself onto the sofa. Apparently, the processing in her brain had exceeded its limits.
Turning my gaze to my other subordinate… she had her face buried in the desk and wasn’t moving an inch.
They were still so innocent. Well, since there were no manga or such in this world, knowledge about sex could only be learned by hearing from older people.
「If Krea is interested in that side of things, you should ask Frea-san. I hear she is quite the expert, even called a 『man-eater.』」
「Nugah～!」
Krea started banging her head against the armrest of the sofa as if broken.
「Hey, Arg. What is this mess?」
「Hmm～. It just means my subordinates are still innocent.」
I shifted my gaze from my truly cute subordinates (toys) to the unnecessarily stifling man.
In the midst of the continuing hot summer days, I wanted to burn off those muscles that looked hot just by looking at them.
「So, what is it?」
「Your gaze irritates me, somehow.」
My idiot aniki, who had entered the room, grabbed the skirt of Krea, who was flapping her legs on the sofa, lifted it once, and then put it back. Today, she was wearing blue.
「Complaints have been raised regarding you.」
「From which idiot noble?」
「No, from the citizens.」
My movements froze at the unexpected words.
Why? Even though I was working hard every day to be a worthy husband to Noie?
「Ah～. Most of the complaints are that moving around while hugging and kissing Noie is bad for children’s education. As for the rest, there’s no need to pay attention to the grudges of unpopular men driven by jealousy.」
Crushing the paper with a ‘crush’, the Idiot Prince threw it into the trash can.
「Now, look at this.」
Checking the paper slammed onto the desk,
「How did you come to the castle this morning?」
「…As usual. With Noie in front, the two of us getting along well.」
I wasn’t lying. I definitely wasn’t lying.
But my idiot aniki took a piece of paper from his pocket.
「Let’s see… It says that from the time you left the mansion, you were kissing Noie continuously, and once inside the castle, you hugged her from behind the whole time, kissing her whenever something happened.」
「Peeping is something scum does!」
「Hugging and kissing in public is more like something scum does.」
「Hau!」
That’s ridiculous… Because when I do that, Noie looks so happy her ahoge shakes.
My aniki, who had rolled up the paper he was holding, tapped my head with it.
「For now, you are banned from kissing in the city for a while.」
「…………Yes.」
If they said it was bad for the children’s education, I had no choice but to endure it.
But since the touching ban was lifted, Noie’s physical contact had been intense, and I couldn’t resist.
From now on, I would have to do plenty before leaving the house and save the rest for after entering the castle.
「And… I had business regarding another matter.」
「Yes?」
Looking around, my idiot aniki picked up an unused chair and sat down.
Since our office always had administrative staff on duty and field staff working outside… about half the desks were unused.
Sitting in Frea-san’s empty seat, my idiot aniki crossed his legs.
「The other day… or rather, it’s been several days now, but…」
「Hah.」
「It seems a strange woman came through the North Gate.」
He wouldn’t suddenly say it’s a Necromancer, would he?
「So, the imperial soldier who was guarding the gate said, 『When she swung a thin, long blade, the flying dragon was split in two.』」
「Heh～」
There are people with such peculiar specialties in this world.
But my idiot aniki leaned forward slightly and opened his mouth.
「Does this ring a bell?」
「Are you an idiot? I want to ask why you are asking me that question.」
「I had the naive thought that you might have some idea given the description of a thin, long, strange weapon… so, what do you think?」
「How would I know!」
「I thought so.」
Scratching his head with a ‘bori bori’ sound, the idiot stretched lightly.
Fundamentally speaking… I wanted to ask why this story was coming to me in the first place.
「Did that person do something?」
「It seems she exterminated a dragon and headed toward Univance. And the reason she headed there seems to be Noie… so I thought you might have already met her.」
「Unfortunately, I haven’t met anyone with such rare skills.」
「Is that so.」
Seeming satisfied, he casually opened a desk drawer and rummaged through the contents.
Hey, hey. That’s Frea-san’s desk, so be careful… My idiot aniki held something small and rolled up. Slowly unfolding it, it was a purple thong.
「Krea～. Try putting this on.」
「Ah～yes. As if I would, you idiot～!」
Called by my idiot aniki, Krea slammed the thong handed to her onto the floor and barked.
Staring at the idiot who was laughing… I silently prayed to God in my heart.
「What are you doing, Halfren?」
「Haha… Agah!」
「…I will come again later.」
Grabbing my idiot aniki by the scruff of his neck, Frea-san, who had just arrived in the room, quietly left again.
Was that person perhaps suffering from split personalities or something? She definitely had some strange switch installed.
I turned my gaze to Krea, whose face had turned pale blue, and spoke in the gentlest tone possible.
「That thong… put it away.」
Could today be the anniversary of my idiot aniki’s death?
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