Incompatible Interspecies Wives

24 – Building Honor (1)

The officers of Hongyeomdan gathered together and were talking.

“Did that happen?”

While talking about what to do with Gidin, who will participate in the subjugation tomorrow, I solved the case that happened the other day.

A story about an argument with Gidin over Ner.

Baran heats up the story.

“Gidin-nim, I was looking good, but… It won’t work. After all, a noble boy…”

I laughed at Baran’s words.

“If it doesn’t work, what will you do?”

“An opportunity will come, vice-captain. Wait.”

“Maybe on the battlefield-“

“-I don’t play with my life either. Even if you don’t like it.”

“…Anyway. Because of that, I think it would be better for Giddin to stay away from us.”

As we were talking like that, I could see Adam maintaining a strange silence.

“…Brother?”

When I said that I had a fight with Gidin, he quickly put on a serious expression.

Anyway, since we’ve lived by protecting each other’s backs for 7 years, there were parts where we reacted more sensitively.

Looks like he’s going to fight Gidin any minute.

“…Still, Gidin apologized first and left.”

But the one who apologized was long, so he had no justification.

Adam-hyung nodded at my words.

He sighs for a while and blinks his eyes, changing the subject.

“…Yes. If it’s over, there’s no need to bring it up any more. Let’s organize the plan one last time and disperse.”

I nodded and looked at the sky through the window.

The day was definitely passing.

The time has come to end the afternoon meeting.

I thought it would be better to go back and get ready for bed with Ner.

Adam hyung tells the executives.

“There are four heads. The first target is the ‘Draig’ found in the northwest forest.”

Draig was one of the largest entities among the bosses.

It was a gigantic monstrous creature that walked on all fours.

A normal Draig is as tall as six adult men lined up, and the weight would be about the same if 200 men were stacked on top of each other.

It’s dull, but the destructive power coming from its size is great, and the damage it inflicts on the surrounding area is considerable.

However, the Draigs that resided in Blackwood were significantly larger than normal individuals.

It was the most dangerous boss in this subjugation operation, and accordingly, it became the first target to be subjugated.

To be able to attack when the damage of the Red Flame Team is the least.

Adam said.

“Everyone is familiar with Draig subjugation, so it’s okay, but… As you know, the problem with this one is the size. There seem to be quite a few monsters that have been attracted and eroded. It’s even more serious as I haven’t subjugated for a long time. Before leading the boss to the plain, we have to shake off the monsters from the forest.”

Everyone nods.

“Crian. You should be good The more monsters you can shake off, the more comfortable Berg will be.”

Crian answers.

“Okay.”

“If the boss leads only to the plain…From there, Berg and Baran will have to take care of themselves. After that, I’ll go around the northern part of the Blackwood estate and go upstairs, catching the bosses I see in turn. The only problem this time is Draigs in the northwest, so be careful with that. I’m thinking about two days if it goes well, and about three days if the damage to the Red Flame Team is great.”

Everyone looked at the map Adam looked down at, putting his plan into their heads.

“Find Theodore if you’re injured. Theodore will most likely be on the west side of the battlefield. If not, everyone actively judges that part.”

Everyone gave a disciplined answer to Adam’s words.

Hyung looked at the map and pondered for a while before saying.

“Actually, the important thing is enough, isn’t it?”

Adam-hyung cheers the atmosphere by clapping his hands. After all the important things were said.

He then expressed his anticipation.

“I have heard that werewolves are useful in medicine and magic, so we should look forward to that part. Because Blackwood has agreed to treat all the wounded this time.”

Barand also aroused the atmosphere by following the Adam hyung. He let go of his serious expression and let out a big sigh.

“Our vice-captain won’t be particularly worried if he gets hurt.”

I wondered what that meant and looked at Baran.

A mischievous smile appeared on his face.

“You have a wife. As I recently heard, all werewolf women learn medicine for their husbands. Envious.”

I clicked my tongue.

I’ve been hearing things like that all day, so I don’t have anything to say in return.

Light laughter pops up here and there.

“Let’s go back.”

I said to get away from their teasing.

However, Adam hyung had a good time with this prank.

“My dear wife was here. Already wanting to go back to her wife…”

“I didn’t expect the former vice-captain to be so kind.”

I sighed and stood up.

Baran and Adam started laughing together.

Adam said as I approached the door.

“Go, Berg. I’ll see you tomorrow.”

“Yes.”

“Get a good rest.”

I also said looking at the executives.

“Get a good rest, everyone.”

Everyone except for my brother answered in unison.

****

The meeting was over, but I was preparing for the upcoming situation.

Today, I happened to be protecting Ner.

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At the time, I thought that was the right thing to do, so I came forward… But in fact, Ner’s position was something I hadn’t thought about.

It was her brothers that I faced, and Ner’s position may have been more difficult as a result.

Maybe it was right to solve the situation with words and gently lead Ner out.

I always regret after things have passed.

I sighed.

I thought about what to do for a while in front of the visit I was using with Ner.

“…I…”

At that moment, a sweet voice came from behind.

I turned around and saw Ner standing there.

“…Ner?”

Ner trembled at that call.

I felt that awkwardness only after I spoke.

It was the first time I had ever heard his name called.

A strange feeling.

But I can’t take back what I’ve already said.

I asked.

“Wasn’t it inside?”

Ner shook his head.

“…Then?”

“…”

Ner didn’t say anything about him. Instead, he turned the subject and asked.

“…Have you… Eaten?”

Her voice trembled a little.

But it was definitely much better than the day before.

It was to the point that you couldn’t even make eye contact with me yesterday.

But now he made eye contact with me.

He talked to me.

He asked me if I had eaten.

Today, taking her side during the day and enjoying the waterfall together seemed to help.

“…”

I smiled for some reason.

She obviously made her effort, and I asked her to do her part… But I didn’t expect that she would change so soon.

Ner slightly turned her head away from the smiling day.

She answered her.

“I didn’t eat.”

“…”

She shuts her mouth again at that answer. This time it was my turn to ask.

“Have you eaten?”

She also shook her head.

“We haven’t…Meal time yet.”

“When does Blackwood eat dinner?”

Darkness falls over Ner’s eyes for a moment.

She stayed silent for a while before speaking.

“…Family soon…”

I frowned at that strange answer.

“What about your family?”

“After that I…”

“…”

I am speechless at her words.

The expression slightly frowned.

“…Was it always like that?”

“…”

Silence comes to positivity.

Are you saying that you have been eating alone?

She knew that she was hated by her family, but was it to this extent?

With those distant words, I can’t even imagine how lonely she must have been.

I thought she would grow up to be more precious than anyone else because she was a noble lady and she had a beautiful look.

But she might have had a painful past more than anyone else.

I couldn’t manage my expression properly.

After wrestling for a long time, I came up with one question.

“…Do you not get along with your brothers?”

I already knew it, but I felt like I had to hear it through her.

Ner nodded her head in shame with a darker face.

It’s not even his fault, but he’s acting like a sinner.

“…Isn’t that too much?”

I couldn’t stand it and asked.

But Ner shook his head again.

“Ah, that…that’s how I… made my choice.”

“…”

“I’m avoiding my sister and older brothers…”

Every time she opens her mouth, her life is drawn little by little.

She must have been bullied to such an extent that she had to avoid it.

If you say you’ve been bullied at every meal like this morning, then of course you wouldn’t want to eat together.

I didn’t have the heart to ask about her past, but I couldn’t stand the question because of the uncomfortable feelings that welled up.

“…What about the father-in-law?”

Even if the other siblings were like that, the shock is multiplied that even Gibson was like that. He is not the father

But as if this part was my misunderstanding, Ner shook his head violently.

“Oh, my father sometimes ate with me. You didn’t say anything, but…”

“…”

“It’s rare, but he also intervened…and recently…”

Ner remembered something about her, then shut her mouth.

I looked at Nere like that.

“…Whoa.”

The more I get to know her, the more I understand her rejection of me.

How would you feel if you lived a lonely life like this, but ended up being sold to someone you didn’t even love?

Not to the same race, but to a different race.

But there was nothing I could do in the end.

If I thought that Gidin’s fight today might have been a nuisance to Ner, then I shouldn’t have a bad relationship with the other brothers from now on.

So it seemed like a better option would be to turn my attention away from the other brothers and treat Ner well in front of me.

There must have been compassion, but if I don’t take care of my wife, who will take care of it?

“…Let’s go.”

I said.

“Yes?”

A question appears on Ner’s face.

I didn’t want Ner to dine here.

I didn’t want to eat in this mansion where I was always alone, where I was always hurt.

I grabbed her wrist again.

She might be a bit rude, but this side of her would be good for her too.

****

Ner looked down at her own wrist.

It was the wrist that Berg had been holding tightly until just now.

After he heard her circumstances, he led her to the camp of the Red Flames without asking her opinion.

And inside a tent at the camp, sitting in front of a board that replaced a table, he was waiting for the food Berg had ordered for his men.

At first, I was afraid that he had brought me here without saying anything… But seeing him order food and sit me down without saying anything, I felt relieved.

Ner was gradually learning that this could be Berg’s own consideration.

It is not necessary to comfort with words, but with actions.

It was like that on the day of the waterfall, and it was like that now.

As soon as he heard her say that she doesn’t normally eat with her family, Berg took her out to his space.

She seemed to be telling me not to be in such a place anymore.

Ner looked down at his wrist again.

The wrist that his warm, rough hand gripped roughly.

But he couldn’t figure out why he didn’t hate the moment that forced him.

“Theodore. Crian. Stop watching and go.”

Ner watched as Berg sighed and spoke.

Ner carefully raised his head and looked around him.

Through the cracks outside the tent, I could see numerous crew members, and right next to me at the table were a man called Theodore and a man called Crian.

But despite Berg’s words, Theodore rested his chin on his chin and did not move.

I heard that Berg is a man who fears even his own side, but their comrades seemed very comfortable around him.

Ner remembered Berg’s request the day before, so he was careful not to look depressed.

“…I can’t believe the vice-captain is already being nice to women like this.”

“Go. Stop talking nonsense.”

I wonder how Berg treats women on a regular basis so that he keeps saying that.

Ner didn’t know how to take that fact.

He wasn’t sure if he should be afraid that the way he was treated was out of the ordinary, or if he should be glad that he was being treated special.

“I can’t believe it when I see it.”

As executive Theodore muttered with a sigh, Ner’s eyes turned to him.

Theodore felt Nere’s gaze and continued his explanation with a smile.

“The vice-captain really hated women. No one has ever touched her finger-“

Crian, who was next to Theodore, jumped out from behind and hit Theodore in the head.

– Puck!

“-Hey, you stupid bastard, what if you say that!”

“Crian. You go too Don’t make me uncomfortable.”

Berg says.

Crian seemed to have a part of him that was trying to be considerate so that misunderstandings would not accumulate, but his violence was more surprising to Ner.

With the sound of Theodore’s head, Ner flinched in place and bounced up for a moment.

And seeing such a startled appearance, Berg smiled softly.

It became difficult for Ner to look at him whenever he laughed.

Ner wasn’t familiar with other people’s smiles yet.

Crian looked at Ner again and said.

“It’s not that the vice-captain hated women…That, he had fidelity. Everyone else hated the vice-captain when he was playing with girls. Until I met Ner.”

Berg rose from his seat.

“Ah! Vice-captain!”

“Wait a minute! I’ll go!”

Theodore and Crian were terrified and hurried to their feet.

The members standing outside laughed out loud.

Berg soon kicks out the rest of the executives, leaving Nere alone in the tent.

But Ner was chewing on the story he had just heard from a man named Crian.

Was it true?

That means she stayed away from the girl until she showed up herself.

Then, in fact, rather than Berg hating women… She didn’t enjoy women’s s*x.

Could she be the first woman Berg treats kindly?

… For some reason, she didn’t hate it.

Ner looked up at Berg again.

Berg caught her gaze and asked her lightly.

“Do you like meat?”

“Yes?”

“I ordered her men to grill the meat… I thought it was okay.”

Nerdo liked meat. It was also her second favorite after pie.

So she nodded her head slightly.

“…Yes. I like meat.”

Then, Berg nodded her head as if it was fortunate.

Ner soon realizes that Berg intends to keep her silent again.

But she still had something to say to Ner.

She was what she should have said long ago.

“…Berg?”

I called his name for the first time.

His name coming out of his lips is unfamiliar.

At that, Berg turned her head and paid attention to her.

I wonder if he will look at me like this if I just spit out the short word ‘Berg’ in the future.

Swallow the nonsense, Ner said.

“…Thank you…”

It was a complex expression of gratitude.

Gidin’s work, evening work, no consolation, no asking.

Ner feels the heat rising to her face.

But Berg, the person in charge, nodded briefly as if nothing had happened.

“…They’re a couple.”

“…”

Ner’s heart was strangely stirred by his answer.

It was the emotion I felt at the waterfall.

“…And you can let go.”

“…”

A strange situation in which a commoner asks a noble to speak comfortably.

Since then there has been silence again.

However, Ner’s silence was strangely not awkward.

Is it because I said everything I wanted to say?

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‘…I can’t do this…’

Ner thought.

I already felt very comfortable in the quiet atmosphere with him.