Incompatible Interspecies Wives

55 – Fire Moth (2)

-Kung.

Adam and the elf elder disappear behind the door.

Only Arwin and I are left in the desolate room.

Somehow, it was a familiar situation.

It must have been like this in the past as well.

“…”

“…”

If there was one difference, Arwin looked more confident than Ner.

He kept his cool expression with his back straight.

I was not at all shaken by the strange atmosphere that seemed to flow from the room.

I realize that I am in a very awkward situation myself.

Is it right to mix your body with someone you have only spoken a word or two with?

Even though it’s clear that the other person doesn’t like it.

Of course, there will be many people who choose a different option from me.

There must be some people who are mesmerized by Arwyn’s beauty and try to mix their bodies with each other, pretending not to know.

But I didn’t want to.

If a husband doesn’t treat his wife with respect, who will?

I didn’t know that I felt this way when I saw the leaves of Arwin’s World Tree that were on the verge of crumbling.

“…Would you like a drink?”

Arwin breaks the silence and asks.

She turned her head slightly with her back to me.

“…”

I nodded.

Holding a bottle of wine that was lying on the side of the room, Arwin poured a drink into the glass.

After that, he slowly came over and handed me a glass.

“…Sit down for a moment.”

And I suggest you.

I took my glass and sat down on a nearby chair.

Alwin also raised his glass and sat across from me.

Soon I smelled the alcohol.

If it is unusual to have the scent of flowery grass, it is unusual.

“The name of the liquor…?”

Arwin answers when I ask.

“…It’s bardi liquor. It is the traditional wine of the elves.”

I nodded her head, took a sip of the drink she suggested.

Arwin stared at me without breaking the glass.

When the glass was half empty, I asked as I put it back down.

“Don’t you eat?”

“…Because I hate alcohol.”

“…”

Still, the reason I filled my glass was probably because I wanted to talk.

“So what?”

I understood her intentions and went straight to the main topic.

We must not hide anything from each other.

You can’t build a relationship on pretense from the start.

Arwin also opened his eyes to my question.

She whispered as she tapped her glass with her long, white fingers.

“…I heard from Ner. Vice-captain, you-“

“-This is Berg.”

After keeping her mouth shut for a moment, she corrects her words.

“…Berg, you are a really…Nice person among the Humans.”

I let out a cheesy smile.

“Did Ner tell you that?”

“…They say he’s a good listener.”

I nodded and broke the glass again.

I haven’t tasted it yet, but I feel it’s an attractive drink.

I felt like I would come to like it as time passed.

“So what?”

I then urge dialogue.

Alwin didn’t hesitate either.

“I can give up my body.”

“…”

“If necessary, I will even give birth to a child. But don’t expect more from me.”

I can feel her personality in the part where she coolly penetrates and expresses her opinion.

I asked.

“You mean don’t ask for more…?”

Arwin looked up at me with her cold eyes and said.

“…Even if I have a child, I won’t pour out my affection, and I won’t share conjugal love with you. The moment our contract ends…So the moment you die, I will leave.”

“…”

I scratched my neck.

Is it fortunate that you are not afraid of me?

I was expecting these words to come, but… I also feel regret.

Why does it always start like this?

…Now that I think about it, I think Adam should be beaten by me at least once.

I laughed again at that childish thought.

Arwin frowned at her smile, and I immediately fixed my expression and patted her hand.

“I’m sorry. It’s not because of you…”

“….”

“Anyway. Why?”

I asked.

Arwin shrugged her shoulders as if it were natural.

“The race is different.”

“You got married.”

“You didn’t do it out of love, did you?”

“…So I have to work harder.”

Arwin shook her head.

“Even though we are different, we are very different. I am a longevity species. Elves live 800 years. In particular, I… Have a peculiar constitution, so I will live to be 1300 years old.”

That fact genuinely surprised me.

“The year 1300?”

“Yes. But… short-lived, how long will you live?”

“…”

“Until the age of 80 at most. Isn’t that the next 60 years? That’s the story of living without any problems. Your time is like an instant to me. One day you might even forget you were alive.”

Arwin’s expression was cold and stiff.

I suddenly wondered how long she had lived with this expression.

It would have been difficult to live without laughter like this all the time.

I couldn’t tell if her negative attitude was characteristic of elves, or if it was because of a life without laughter.

“How do I love you when you live for 60 years? Can you change it to your standard… Can you love a creature that only lives 6 or 7 years?”

6 Years. Or 7 years.

It’s time to clutter your head again.

I unknowingly fall into flashbacks.

Then the words spilled unconsciously.

“…Maybe.”

“Yes?”

“…No. It can definitely be difficult.”

“…It’s such a short time. It’s a difficult time to change your mind. So I’m telling you from the beginning. I will do my duty, but ask nothing else.”

“…”

“If you need something like that, ask Nere. If Ner doesn’t like it, it’s okay to get a new wife. I won’t say anything Please don’t ask me for love instead… Or commitment.”

I broke the glass again. It wasn’t that I didn’t understand what she was saying.

I was able to understand myself.

“…No way.”

But that didn’t mean it was acceptable.

Arwin’s cold expression breaks.

She frowns at her.

“Yes?”

“No, not like that. I became a couple with you, and after that, I will live like a couple.”

“As I said-“

“-It might be a moment for you.”

I looked at Arwin.

Her mouth was frozen for a moment.

“…A lifetime for me.”

“…”

“I don’t want to live with my wife for the rest of my life. Even for an elf, 60 years is not a short time. It’s short compared to life, isn’t it that you’re the only ones who pass by quickly?”

“…”

My drinking glass will be empty soon.

Arwin confirmed that and pushed his glass towards me.

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I accepted her light courtesy and smiled.

Then she let out a sigh and refreshed the atmosphere.

“Our beginning is so strange. Even if I talk about these negative things from now on, nothing will change. Can I speak comfortably?”

Arwin muttered with an unwilling expression.

“…Do whatever you want.”

“…Yes, Arwin. I understand. But giving yourself away and having children… These are all too early to think about. There is no point in thinking about it now.”

“….”

“I would have brought up this topic first because I was worried that I would take you by force, but if you don’t like it, I don’t want to have s*x either.”

“…Then it worked.”

“Just because you jumped the stage and got married, there is no reason why you should jump over us. Well, even though I don’t know how much I have to act externally.”

Arwin nodded her head as if he had already expected that much.

“…I intend to fulfill my duties externally. If you want to act, I can act too. Just there.”

“I’m talking about putting an end to such awkward words. Don’t do that, let’s start with her friends.”

Arwin’s eyebrows twitched.

“…A friend?”

“Isn’t there an elf-only law that says you can’t even be friends with a short-lived species?”

“…”

“Anyway, as long as we spend a certain amount of time by each other’s side, let’s have a good time.”

“…”

“Even if you leave without any regrets after my death… Let’s remember it was a good time. Even the current worries eventually pass over time, ah. Elves believe in the power of time. Time will take care of everything.”

Arwin’s sharp eyes look at me, then fall down again.

I said.

“It hasn’t been long since we swore to each other, and I don’t want to say these things.”

She burst out laughing at that.

“…The oath you made earlier? It’s just a pretext. Aren’t you the same?”

I shrugged.

“…I was serious.”

“Lies. Would you make someone you don’t even like happy and protect them while they’re alive? Who would do something stupid like that?”

“…They’re a couple.”

“…”

“You don’t have to believe it. Whether you do or not, I will do the same.”

I get drunk. Bardi’s alcohol must be quite strong.

I stood up and took off my top.

Arwin’s body stiffens, and her eyes strain as she tries to loosen them.

Her long ears trembled.

“…See. Her words were slick…But in the end…”

“No, I normally sleep like this. Rest, Arwin. The day has been long.”

“…Yes?”

-Tak.

I grabbed Arwin’s wrist and led him.

Her Every time I touch her, I feel the coldness of her skin.

I wondered if this was also a characteristic of elves.

“…Sigh.”

Arwin refused my touch with weak power.

I pushed her into her bed thinking it was her misunderstanding that would eventually be solved.

Arwin lies helplessly on her bed.

I lay down next to her as well.

Arwin quickly raised her upper body, but I just stood still.

“You said no.”

I reminded her.

It seemed like he didn’t fully believe me yet.

Is it because I got drunk?

All of this just bothers me.

This is not the kind of couple I hoped for.

I just wanted a relationship where I could wrap up the day in a small way and talk about something interesting.

“…Let’s just talk and sleep.”

“…The story?”

“How old did you say Arwin?”

“…170 Years old.”

“Is it okay to get married when you are not of age?”

“…The elders don’t think of that.”

A question suddenly came to my mind.

“I heard that the elves of Celebrien cannot leave the territory until they reach adulthood.”

Arwin belatedly nodded her head.

“It is true.”

“Before, then you came to our village…”

“…It’s the first time I’ve left the territory.”

“That must have been pretty interesting.”

“…Of course.”

I smiled at the conversation that followed step by step.

Yeah, it was like this. I wanted a conversation like this rather than an emotional fight.

I could have been like this from the beginning, so why did I have to have useless conversations?

A mixture of drowsiness and drunkenness, reminds me of old memories.

At times like this, there was a topic of conversation that we always shared.

Late at night, when the two of you are alone.

It was a good topic for a small talk.

I asked Arwin, who was silent for a while.

“…Do you have a dream, Arwin?”

At first, Arwin frowned, asking what kind of topic she was asking, but… She seemed to understand that it was a question posed to drunkenness, and soon she answered quietly.

“…As much as I was oppressed, I want to travel the world.”

“Repression?”

“…I don’t have to know you. Anyway… I want to spend a long time watching the world.”

Ichae appears in the cold eyes.

Even though they are vague, their eyes twinkle as if they are filled with innocence.

Maybe he asked because he wanted to see that.

‘…I want to travel the world. It was fun when I traveled with my parents. I’ll show you what I’ve seen…’

I hear that voice that makes a corner of her heart grow cold again.

I blinked my sleepy eyes for a while and said to Arwin.

“…If there is a place you want to see, let’s go together.”

“…Yes?”

“It’s a mercenary brigade… they roam here and there… I think Ner will like it too…”

Arwin’s expression is released for the first time.

It was a far cry from a smile, but at the same time it wasn’t a wary expression either.

She slowly lay down next to me.

Since I’m dozing off like this, I seem to have let my guard down.

“…That’s true…”

Arwin whispers.

She was Arwin, but she didn’t finish the sentence, but she could tell that it was a proposal she liked.

The strength of the body is released within a short time.

Consciousness flickers.

And then someone asked me.

‘Do you have a dream?’

Was it Arwin, or was it someone from a distant memory?

I struggled with that question for a while.

Then, I fell asleep.