Incompatible Interspecies Wives

76 – Old Friends (2)

Ner looks back at Berg after finding a shell that glows rainbow colors.

“Berg! This…….”

Then I froze at the sight I had witnessed.

“………”

Berg was putting a ring on Arwin’s finger.

A light smile passes between the two.

It was evident that they were playing pranks on each other.

At that sight, Ner’s heart sank and the uncomfortable pain came again.

Ner turned his head away, embarrassed by the feeling.

Squat down and look down at the clear sea water.

“…?”

I keep getting lost in my doubts. Why does my heart throb so much?

The pain seems to be getting worse as the days go by.

It was frustrating at first. Heavy pressure after that. Now to the pain…

“…”

Ner looked at the horizon where the sunset was setting.

It is a sight that can only be described as beautiful.

….Berg and Arwin were having their own wedding again in such a beautiful place.

At that fact, Ner’s eyebrows kept furrowing.

Ner looked at his expression reflected in the lapping waves.

I can’t even remember how long it’s been since I made such a negative expression.

It was an expression he didn’t make when he was with Berg.

Ner suddenly wanted to intervene among them.

Arwin did not welcome the marriage.

She said she could not love Berg, a short-lived servant.

So, it might be for Arwin to interrupt their time.

The moment he thought that, Ner stood up.

I turned around and looked at Berg.

Looking at his smiling face, I walked over to him.

“Ber…Ah!”

At the same time, a sharp pain is felt in the sole of the foot.

Ner lost his balance in the pain and fell.

“Ugh…”

Red blood spreads in clear water.

As I was sitting in the shallow water and moaning like that, someone rushed over.

“Ner!”

I just rolled my eyes and saw Berg running.

As he jumped up like that, the pain I felt in the soles of my feet seemed to disappear.

The stiffness felt near the heart also disappeared.

“Cho…Be careful!”

At the same time, Ner sent a warning to Berg.

I hoped he wouldn’t be hurt the same way he was.

But Berg didn’t really heed her warning.

He strode over her and lifted her up.

-Chack!

“…”

Berg clicked her tongue lightly as if sorry for her injury.

Then, without a word from her, he brings her ashore.

“…”

I couldn’t say anything like Nerdo Berg.

I just glanced at Arwin and leaned against Berg’s arms.

****

I looked at Ner’s feet.

The soles of her feet were shallowly torn.

It looked like he had stepped on a sharp stone floor.

I took action by wrapping her clothes around, but it seemed like I had to go home quickly.

“…Mi, I’m sorry, Berg. I was having fun, but it was because of me…”

I shook my head.

“It was getting dark anyway.”

Then he tells Arwin.

“Let’s go back now.”

Arwin answered, covering her ringed hand.

“…Yes.”

I then carried Ner on my back.

Ner did not reject my actions.

In the first place, this was the only way to go back.

We must not forget that Ner is a nobleman.

She couldn’t tell her to walk through her pain.

She was also a wife.

So we started going back the way we came.

The sky is starting to get darker.

The cool night air also blew.

In the current situation of being wet with seawater, the only thing that felt warm was the parts that came into contact with Ner.

The atmosphere that had subsided for a while.

There are many things to see because the way back has its own atmosphere.

Ner was also looking around with her chin resting on my shoulder.

“Arwin. Aren’t you cold?”

I asked Arwin, she said.

“A little bit. But I can hold on.”

I nodded and moved on.

Then Ner whispers.

“…Do not ask me?”

“We are warm because we are close together.”

“…”

Ner didn’t particularly object to what I said.

Instead, I changed the subject and asked.

“…Did you give Arwin a ring too?”

I also lightly turn my head to look at Ner.

“Have you been watching?”

“…Yes.”

“I gave it to you. Because she is my wife.”

“…”

Ner was silent for a while before asking.

“…Wouldn’t Arwin-sama be uncomfortable?”

“What?”

“That…There are world tree leaves anyway. But why…”

I thought for a moment about Ner’s words.

Of course, I know that it would have been difficult for them to accept as the culture was different.

In the end, I let out a long sigh and asked Ner.

“…Is that uncomfortable?”

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I’ve heard this story from Ner quite a few times.

So I had no choice but to ask.

“Huh?”

“A ring.”

“…………”

Ner was silent, lost in thought.

Hey… It wasn’t surprising that she was uncomfortable with her ring.

After all, she valued her freedom so much.

Is it because we are connected like this? Or is it because I had fun today?

I feel like I don’t have to force the discomfort of a ring on her because I’m closer to her mentally.

As her married life went on for a long time, it was common for couples who got along well to take off their rings.

“Do you want to take it off, then?”

I asked Ner.

Ner asks in amazement.

“Huh? Me?”

“Yes. You can take it off if it makes you that uncomfortable. Even the Humans tend to take it off after a while.”

Ner’s arm wrapped around my neck is straining.

I tighten my arms as if I were hiding my hands.

“…Me, I’m used to it now, so it’s okay. I was just saying what Arwin-nim would be like.”

“Me too.”

Arwin raised his voice from behind.

Ner was surprised by that statement again.

“Ah…! Are you… Listening?”

“Yes. Thank you for being considerate, Ner.”

“…”

Ner turned his head and looked at Arwin.

That was the end of their conversation.

Ner looked straight ahead again and buried his face in my shoulder.

We walked in silence again for a while.

After walking like that, Ner started rubbing his head against his neck, probably because it got cold.

-Sure…Sure…

I sped up after seeing Ner’s actions.

It was all wet, so I thought I’d have to go back soon before I caught a cold.

****

Entering the village, I tried to find a doctor.

“Here-“

“-No, Berg…!”

But Ner hastily stopped me.

“The wound is not very deep…So it is not difficult to treat.”

“…”

“Can you help me a little? And I also… like you, I don’t like other people touching my body.”

I answered Ner’s words.

“Okay. Let’s go in.”

Hey, it wasn’t a big wound, so I thought it would be okay if I took action.

Ner’s knowledge was also there.

We pass by the residents and members who look at us with concern, and enter the accommodation.

Only Arwyn tried to follow.

I told her.

“Arwin. I’m going to go wash up first.”

“Yes?”

“Because the wound seems to be able to heal quickly. Let’s wash up first and get something to eat.”

Arwin paused for a moment before replying.

“…Yes.”

I nodded at her answer and closed the door.

– Kung.

Sit Ner on a nearby chair and bring her medical bag.

“What can I take out?”

Opening her bag, she looked at Ner and asked.

“…Hey, Orange Bottle.”

“This?”

“Yes. It’s disinfectant.”

I undid the clothes that were wrapped around Ner’s feet.

It was good to see you again.

The wound wasn’t that deep.

Of course, this was my standard, so I didn’t know what kind of pain she would endure.

It may be more painful because of the sea water.

But when I lightly lifted Ner’s foot, unexpectedly, she started laughing.

“Why are you laughing?”

When I asked seriously, she joked, covering her smile with the palm of her hand.

“…You know what, Berg?”

“…”

“Werewolf couples have a culture of licking their wounds?”

I looked at her for a moment and burst into laughter at her.

“…You want me to lick you?”

At that answer, Ner smiled even brighter.

Then she shook her head and looked down at her feet again.

I followed her gaze and opened the orange bottle.

I moistened the liquid inside with a clean cloth and carefully placed it on her foot.

“…Sigh.”

Ner erased her laugh, and groaned, squinting one of her eyes.

I could feel the suppression of the sound.

I felt sorry for that figure, so I also frowned.

Disinfect the wound thoroughly to prevent infection.

After the disinfection was finished, I ground the herbs according to Ner’s instructions.

Put the crushed herbs on Ner’s feet, and cover them with a clean cloth.

Finally, I bandaged the patchwork and tied it tightly to her feet.

“Enough.”

I said, looking at the neatly tied bandages.

“…”

But Ner’s spirit was sold to my right hand.

“Ner.”

She comes to her senses only after I call her name.

“Huh?”

“What are you so preoccupied with?”

Ner said well.

“…Isn’t that the ring on her left hand?”

“What, the ring with Arwin?”

“…Yes.”

“Your ring is on your left hand.”

“Isn’t the original tradition worn on the left hand?”

“…Yes, but what you wear is more important.”

“…Hmm. I see.”

I asked as I watched Ner delicately close her lips.

“…Why?”

She shook her head.

“No.”

Then he spoke with a slightly brighter look.

“Let’s go wash up now.”

****

After a while, Arwin and Nere washed off the salt on their bodies and came out.

Ner said that he washed himself with the help of Arwin.

The fact that they are close was, of course, a blessing to me.

As always, we came to the inn and asked for food.

After a short greeting with the members, I spoke to Ner and Arwin.

“Let’s eat and get some rest. Tomorrow we have to start again with Stockpin.”

Ner and Arwin nodded.

While we were having a conversation at the end of the day, I heard a raucous voice from outside.

‘There is no room today. Because the red flames filled the entire room…’

‘Because it’s not like that. Step aside, I have something to check.’

Baran pays attention to the commotion while drinking.

“…What?”

I didn’t worry too much, but one by one the members are on alert.

No one was happy with the sudden uproar.

Baran looks at me.

I nodded at him.

Baran nodded as well, and he kicked the sword he had on his side and went out.

“…What’s going on?”

Ner asks me anxiously.

I reassured her.

“Don’t worry. It won’t be a big deal.”

Soon Baran returned to the inn with a confused expression.

He says.

“Someone said he wanted to see the vice-captain’s face?”

“…Me?”

I too am confused along with Baran.

“…”

“…”

It was the same with the two wives.

I wondered who the hell would come to find me.

After thinking for a while, I thought it would be better to solve the problem quickly.

I got up and headed outside.

A sound echoes from outside the inn.

“I’m just going to see your face for a while. Doesn’t it take a long time? Why are you being so strict?”

And the clearer the voice, the more familiar I feel.

“…?”

Because of that familiarity, I was speeding up before I knew it.

That’s how we head out of the inn.

And I found a man who was wrestling with the innkeeper while raising his voice.

“I don’t think it’s me either…! You don’t have to check-“

“……Flint?”

A friend who spent his entire childhood together.

Flint looks at me.

He muttered after he had kept his mouth open for a while.

“…f*ck, was it really you?”

Soon he shook off the innkeeper and walked towards me.

A friend I see again after 7 years.

A friend who endured the slum life together.

-Squat!

We shared a hug more naturally than anyone else.

Flint said with a laugh.

“You’re alive, Berg!”