Incompatible Interspecies Wives

53 – Second Wife (5)

It was decided that the marriage should be taken lightly indeed.

As it was in Blackwood, Celebrien’s circumstances weren’t good enough, so there was no other option.

I had no major complaints about him.

Perhaps Arwin was the same.

In the end, as long as the marriage vows are signed in any way, they become husband and wife.

Of course, I didn’t mean to lighten my feelings for the other person just because I had such a light marriage.

As long as she became a wife, she would devote herself to Arwin as she did to Ner.

Some difficulties are expected.

I didn’t want to avoid it though.

The memory of the morning must also have an effect.

When I woke up today, Ner was in my arms and was soundly asleep.

He cut my arm and exhaled colorfully with a harmless expression.

You can smell her fragrant body through your nose, and feel the warmth through her skin.

Her affection toward her increases in size with her gestures of making me feel comfortable and her beautiful aura.

I was happy that she responded to my efforts and gradually got closer.

Like this, Ner got close enough.

They are of different races and have different social statuses, but in the end they are approaching each other.

Of course, it’s still far from being a couple, but we’ve come close to being friends.

I didn’t think Arwin would be different.

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She may have her rejection of me, but I would understand and wait for her.

The wedding was supposed to be held late in the evening.

There was really nothing to prepare.

I didn’t have to memorize anything because they said the process wouldn’t be too difficult.

So until then, I had no choice but to pass the time leisurely.

It would have been nice to look around the village with Ner, but it was still early in the morning and she wasn’t awake.

I walked around the territory of Celebrien, smelling the morning air.

Check the condition of the injured, and have a light conversation with the crew members who are awake.

Then, as I do every day, I prepared for my morning workout.

There is nothing like this to clear your head.

It has been a long-standing habit of mine since I met Adam hyung.

I was wandering along beautiful roads and found an open space where I could train.

From what I’ve heard, it seemed that the elves didn’t have much interest in martial arts, so there wasn’t really a training ground.

Entering the empty lot, I let out a long sigh and gripped my sword.

“Do you want to train?”

But before I could warm up, someone called me.

When I looked in that direction, an elf with a sword was approaching me.

“Who are you?”

When I asked, he introduced himself by touching my forehead.

“My name is Galias. She came to train like you.”

I immediately thought of an unusual elf. From his gait to his mood, he didn’t look like a typical elf.

It was also new that he had scars all over his face.

I recently saw a race of elves for the first time, but I thought they all had flawless appearances.

But this elf named Gallias was far from graceful.

Before, he might have had his own fairness, but now he thought that he looked like a mercenary in the vulgar language.

I nod and cut my attention away from him.

It was an unusual elf, but I don’t really want to worry about it.

To say we came to train, we’ll just have to sweat and go home on our own.

“I should start by saying thank you, right? Thank you for saving the World Tree.”

But this elf called Gallias kept talking to me as if he had been looking for me from the beginning.

“I saw everything from the castle wall. Your skills are outstanding.”

I answered him with a shrug.

“Thank you to our captain.”

“Yes, I already did. It’s okay.”

Gallias threw at me one of her wooden swords, from which she did not know where she got them.

-Tak.

As I accepted the wooden sword lightly, Gallias smiled.

He says.

“And the captain asked me. When the opportunity arises, ask me to fight with you.”

“Yes?”

He speaks with pride.

“I’m trying to help. To put it badly, I’m an outlier… I’ve been fascinated by swords. 250 Years.”

“…”

“And watching you fight yesterday made it hard for me to stay still. Even if it wasn’t your request, I wanted to mix swords with you. Maybe we can learn something from each other through light sparring, right?”

250 Years.

I hadn’t thought about it before… But when I talked about those overwhelming years, my interest piqued.

These years are 10 times the length of my life.

What will happen to the skills of someone who has only trained in swordsmanship?

“You will learn a lot more. There won’t be many opportunities to train with someone like me, how is it?”

Galias paused as if pondering his words, then added.

“Oh, I’m not trying to be arrogant. It’s just that I have pride.”

“…I understand.”

It’s hard to get a feel for how long it’s been, but I can’t help but feel proud when I say that I’ve been immersed in something for 250 years.

But then I remembered my schedule for the evening.

Then he shook his head and said to him.

“I’m sorry, but we decided to hold the wedding ceremony today-“

“-Ha, why are you like this?”

He laughs dejectedly. There is a sense of playfulness in the tone of voice. You can tell how tickled your body is.

“You want to do it too. I’m sure you’re not afraid of the person who fought like that yesterday.”

“…”

He speaks as if he looked into me.

“Maybe you can cross the line through my teaching. You might learn a skill to save the lives of your comrades. Still a short life, shouldn’t we preserve it longer?”

“…”

“You know that opportunities like this don’t come along very often. So let’s do sparring. Lightly.”

I shook my head again.

“…Don’t know how to lighten up. That’s how I learned to learn.”

“Then you do it with all your might. I’ll take it lightly.”

“…”

“You don’t have to think it’s unfair. Because my experience is unfair to you.”

My heart gradually breaks after a long persuasion. I checked the weight of the wooden sword in my hand.

Galias smiled at that light act.

“A good choice.”

Looking at him grasping my heart through minute actions, I feel that there is definitely something to learn from him.

Finally, he let out a deep sigh and firmly gripped his wooden sword.

“After.”

And as soon as I got into that position, Gallias rushed at me.

****

Arwin had been facing Ascal since the morning.

Arwin had nothing to say to his father.

The fact that I could just leave this manor was raising my expectations.

“…Are you listening, Arwin?”

“What did you say?”

“…”

Arwin escapes contemplation and looks at his father.

The elf elder sighed and went on with his words.

“We will soon say goodbye. I mean pay attention and listen.”

“…”

“I feel great regret after ignoring others like this-“

Arwin couldn’t control his rising emotions and growled.

I couldn’t help it, even though I was impulsive.

“The past 120 years…!”

Ascal shut up at the anger in her voice.

“…For the past 120 years, I’ve lived and obeyed what you said. I never vomited… I did as I was told and lived my life.”

“…”

“I’ve only been doing my own thing for 50 years now. Even he lived doing his duty…! Even now, you are getting married to fulfill your obligations. But the shameless words of ignoring other people’s words come out of that mouth?”

Ascal couldn’t refute. He was already aware of his sin.

He understood that it was all his fault that his creation was so ruined.

He was not brazen enough to scold her daughter.

I only regretted it now.

I didn’t know that Arwin, who had that fresh smile, would become like this.

She couldn’t fathom her young daughter’s feelings because she was obedient to the elders.

However, Ascal knew that no reason could be an excuse.

So I swallowed all the complaints and anger Arwin poured out and continued her words.

“…Come back. Until the vice-captain dies, you must stay in the Red Flame Team.”

“What if I run away before then?”

“…Elven trackers will come after you. I don’t want that, Arwin.”

Arwin had also heard about the elf chasers.

If an elf from Celebrien leaves the territory and causes trouble to the world, the elf chasers will hunt down and punish the target that harms the race.

Because she was hoping for a happy life for her, she also had no desire to be chased by her pursuers.

“… Ha.”

Arwin calmed down his rising emotions and asked Ascal.

“If the vice-captain dies, are you sure I will be free?”

“Yes.”

“I don’t have to return to Celebrien’s territory, or the pursuers won’t come after me, right?”

“Yes.”

“If the vice-captain dies next year, can I just live on my own?”

“Yes. But…”

Ascal looked at Arwin and said seriously.

“There should be no doubt about the vice-captain’s death… But you are free.”

“…”

“I hope you will understand.”

Arwin rolled her cold eyes and avoided her gaze.

“I know that much.”

“…”

“That’s all I have to say, right?”

Ascal was silent for a moment and then spoke to Arwin.

“…Let me know if you need anything. I’ll give it to you if you can.”

Arwin tried to get up from his seat, but sat down again at Ascal’s suggestion.

She knew she was the item she was trying to get, but if she said the elves could give it to her, it’s a different story.

Arwin blinked her unfocused eyes and whispered a promise.

“…Give me some barrels of Bardi.”

Bardi liquor was the traditional liquor of the elves. It is characterized by high alcohol content and soft throat.

The manufacturing process was not very difficult, but it was not very popular because tastes differed.

Ascal tilted his head.

“Arwin. You don’t drink…”

Then his expression hardened.

Arwin also realized that his father had caught on to his plan and looked him straight in the eye.

Ascal shook his head slowly.

“No. Just a while ago, the vice-captain’s porridge-“

“-If it is a natural death.”

Arwin’s quiet but chilly voice resonates throughout the room.

It echoed more clearly thanks to Ascal, who forgot to even breathe.

“…Then it’s fine.”

There is a poison that only a few elves know about. It’s a poison that only elven chasers know about.

‘Mel’s Tears’

It is a colorless and odorless liquid that is transparent and odorless.

When taken alone, it has no effect on the body… But when mixed with bardi alcohol, it becomes a poison that kills anyone.

But the greatest merit of Mel’s Tears comes after.

That there is no trace of poisoning left.

Those who drink Mel’s tears mixed with bardi liquor face a peaceful, quiet, inevitable death in a few days.

My breath stops quietly while I sleep.

Ascal shook his head and asked in a whisper.

“How the hell do you know about Mel’s tears…”

“…”

As Arwin, who has spent the last 50 years wandering around as he pleases and spending countless hours reading, there was not much information that he did not know.

I didn’t even rot my knowledge.

Even Mel’s tears had already been obtained.

At one point, I even lightly thought about using it against the elders.

I couldn’t even execute it.

Anyway, it was because of this that I accepted the marriage conversation from the beginning.

The goal was to get out of the territory 30 years early… But it wasn’t so foolish as to tie a new chain to my ankle that would last for up to 60 years.

Arwyn quietly confided to his father a secret that even the elders did not know.

Arwin clenched his fists and looked at Ascal, who was in agony, and said.

“…Just a moment ago, didn’t you take the attitude of giving anything if the circumstances were right?”

“…”

I even burst into laughter within no time.

“You are not worried about that human race, are you?”

Elves do not put other creatures on the same line.

It is an unavoidable difference in life span.

Even other races do not put their own race on the same line with insects or animals that live less than themselves.

It was Mel’s tears that I couldn’t use against the elders, but it seemed like it could be used against the Humans without any hesitation.

She knew she couldn’t use it right away.

Two years later. Or 3 years later.

I had the mind to use it when there was nothing suspicious.

Even so, the fact that he was seeking bardi liquor now was to make the vice-captain get used to alcohol.

That way, it will be easier.

“Could it be that the human race is more important than me?”

“…”

“…Ha, that’s all right. I didn’t even expect it anyway. I will take care of it, so take care of it.”

After finishing his words, Arwin stood up again.

And just as he was about to leave Ascal’s office, his voice rang out.

“…I’ll serve you Bardi.”

Arwin looked at Ascal coldly and said.

“…It will be like that from the beginning.”

However, Ascal has since spoken on a completely different topic.

“But stop pretending to be strong, Arwin.”

“…”

Arwin hesitated at that.

“Yes. Admit that you’ve been so twisted because of us. But don’t you get away from us now? You can stop acting.”

“…Smoke-“

“-You have more than a thousand years left to live.”

“…”

“So quickly get back to your original self… And live like that. You went around doing bad things, but you never did any real damage to the village. I wouldn’t have the heart to give. Even the Elders know that, so they’ve never seriously hindered your actions.”

“…Did you think I would be moved by giving you pain all your life, pretending to be for me, giving advice and acting hypocritical?”

Ascal said as if he couldn’t hear.

“I’ll say it again, I’ll serve you bardi liquor. But if there’s one thing I can promise you…”

“…”

“You can’t use Mel’s Tears.”

Arwin bit his lip.

“There is no such monster in your heart. I’m just pretending to be.”

“…”

Arwin paused for a moment.. He snorted.

“Let’s see.”

Then he kicked out the door.