Incompatible Interspecies Wives

38 – Your Choice (1)

In the afternoon, I went to Adam’s house to talk.

How to get rid of Nere’s depression is moved to the back of his head for a moment.

Theodore, who went on an expedition, will return soon.

A few days later, Baran also decided to go out with other members.

Unless a large request came in, like in Blackwood, we split the red yeomdan into small pieces and completed the small request.

50 People. 10 People. Sometimes even 5 people left to solve the request.

Besides the boss hunt, there were also cases where hunting small monsters came in as a request.

In addition to that, as long as the red yeomdan digested intense training, even if the boss appeared, there would be no big problem in returning alive.

There was no problem even if it was split like this.

It was possible thanks to Adam hyung’s wish to make each member an expert in monster hunting.

Because this was possible, Red Yeomdan grew remarkably.

That’s why we also had to make a base and settle down.

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“The leader.”

Adam’s house opened after knocking.

Adam was sitting at his desk today as well.

After founding the Red Flames, he was the one who held a quill more than a sword.

There were times when I regretted that fact.

Of course, Adam hyung is still on the march…But it’s nothing compared to before.

Especially as my hands and feet fit perfectly, I always felt his vacancy, no matter how well Baran or other head team members did.

I feel such a contradictory feeling that I am both happy and disappointed that he has taken a safer position.

“What is the leader, keuk keuk. I’m here?”

Adam greets me with his usual smile.

I was also seated in the same seat as usual.

The wine bottle seen next to it.

Today, I made a frost for Adam’s brother.

– Mulberry.

Open the cork and pour the alcohol into your mouth.

“Hey, just one drink for me.”

Adam hyung, who had put his head on the paperwork after the greeting, said.

“…”

Since I’m not an older brother who drinks early, his request is quite unfamiliar.

It must have been a bit difficult today.

I silently retrieved a wooden cup from the cupboard and poured him a drink.

Adam drank without taking his eyes off the papers.

“…Is it difficult?”

I asked.

Adam hyung nodded and answered.

“I won’t be able to make a good decision today.”

“…What is it?”

Hyung smiled at me as I approached.

“If you look at it, no. I can’t even read the text.”

“Who will read it? I told you to tell me.”

Since Adam had studied letters diligently in the previous mercenary corps, he was now aware of letters.

I was illiterate because I didn’t want to waste my time on that kind of thing.

Looking at it now, even this was my brother’s idea.

“…Not the boss. A corroded beast seems to be roaming the Knoxpell area. Six dwarves have already died.”

“I think we can send two or three members.”

“The reward is six swords. I was contemplating whether to let go of such trivial things now.”

“Let’s hear it, a member of Crian Joe wants to take a break from his wife for a while. I think we can find him and a few other members and send them.”

“Oh, yes? Was there such a crew?”

Hyung relaxed his expression as if his worries had been resolved.

“I need to talk to Krian.”

-Ssukseuk.

Soon, I wrote something lightly on the document and moved on to the next page.

“Berg, learn some letters too. I can afford it now.”

A nag that starts at the same time.

The moment I was about to shake my hand, Adam said.

“You can learn letters from your wife.”

“…”

“There’s no way Lady Blackwood doesn’t know the letters.”

And I was also silent for a while about that fact.

I didn’t want to learn letters and search for something by myself, so I didn’t want to do it from the beginning.

But it certainly seemed like he could easily learn if Nere taught him.

I was thinking that there would be nothing wrong with learning the letters recently.

Maybe I can lighten his brother’s burden a bit.

“…That’s okay.”

But in the end, I spit out the original answer.

To be honest, it’s not that I don’t have a desire to learn, but I didn’t want to promise anything useless to my brother.

It’s something that Ner might be bothered to teach you.

Adam hyung smiled for a while at those words.

My answer is that it didn’t matter.

“Come on.”

Soon, the older brother raises his glass and proposes a toast.

I toasted his glass from the bottle.

-Ding.

A clear sound resounds.

“Take one more wife for you.”

And at Adam’s momentary suggestion that followed, I stood still.

“………..”

Only the hyung drinks more as if nothing happened.

There is a long silence.

I looked at the bottle slowly.

…Looking back now, it was an expensive drink.

“… Ha.”

Soon I snorted.

I didn’t even answer.

As if he hadn’t heard, he went to his seat and took a sip.

“Hey dude. My brother said-“

“I hate it.”

I answered firmly.

His eyes are also staring straight ahead.

It’s been a long time since I argued my opinion so strongly against my older brother.

“…Why aren’t you happy with your life with a wife?”

He spits out stupid things.

I asked back.

“How do you come to that conclusion? I’m not saying I won’t accept more because I’m satisfied as of now.”

“You said you didn’t even want to marry her now. But see now The other one will be happier someday-“

“-Ah. It’s okay.”

I cut my brother off before he could continue his argument.

And then, looking at my brother, who looked at me as if my choice was stupid, I said.

“…Ner is a werewolf. What will you think if I take another wife?”

“And we are human. It’s not uncommon to have multiple wives.”

“It’s none of my business. Does it make sense to accept another wife when it hasn’t been long since the ceremony? I still want to be friends…”

I swallowed the worries I was about to spit out as much as I had acted out a good relationship with Nere in front of my brother.

How to make friends with Ner was something he could not express to him.

“…Anyway, it’s done. Jung If marriage is important, my older brother did it.”

“Didn’t you say no because I’m cheating?”

“…Some bullsh*t, ha…I can’t do it, now. Because Ner.”

I finished.

“Are you thinking of your wife that much already?”

– Kung.

“…”

I set the bottle down heavily on the table.

A serious atmosphere flows between Adam and me.

Adam hyung and I exchanged glances for a long time.

“…Okay, dude.”

Then, the older brother immediately broke the argument and relaxed the atmosphere.

“I’m sorry. Release your anger.”

“…”

“Hyung just wanted you to be happy with more women.”

He also gives jokes that are full of the intention of reconciliation.

“Haven’t I hugged many women? Each person has different charms, so I want you to live happily every day with various wives.”

“…”

“I know you don’t like it. This topic is over for today.”

I sighed and stood up.

After hearing his excuses, the stuffiness in my heart is relieved. I feel that the intentions were good.

But I… I had no choice but to show my feelings like this before the rejection.

As I turn and leave Adam’s house, I hear his voice from behind.

“…Hey, you heartless bastard.”

“…”

“You’re not going to reconcile?”

We always had a habit of rushing to reconciliation.

It’s a habit carried over from the previous mercenaries.

You don’t know when the end will be, so don’t create uncomfortable feelings.

After a long time, a dejected laugh came out of my mouth at our habit.

Looking at that smile, hyung also smiled.

I said with a sigh.

I can’t always win against my older brother.

“…Relax, bro.”

My brother sighed and looked at the documents again, as if he had finally put down his burden.

“Go in.”

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Berg said no, but … Adam couldn’t take his eyes off the letter he received this time.

“…Celebrien.”

A letter from that noble elf family.

****

Ner’s sighs increased as the days passed.

Especially when Berg leaves for her training, she sighs instead of breathing.

“….Ha.”

It feels stuffy as if a heavy stone has been placed on her chest.

She couldn’t go anywhere and the more she stayed at home, the more this stuffiness grew.

Occasionally, she heard the forest behind Berg’s house, but that frequency decreased after realizing that it was not a place where she could enjoy alone time.

It was fun talking to the human children at first, but I was afraid of making a mistake later.

Their overflowing power was too much for Nere to handle.

…As expected, no forest could replace the forest within Blackwood Manor.

“…Ha ha.”

There was one more reason that increased her frustration.

Even if you try to pretend otherwise, you have no choice but to admit it in the end.

“…”

…The time with Berg was becoming more enjoyable.

She learned one by one that this is what being friends is like.

When I think of something interesting, Berg comes to mind, and even when I am bored, Berg comes to mind.

Even when I came across something I wanted to eat, when I came across something to clean, and even when I was tidying up the futon, I thought of Berg.

Of course, he may have come to mind as part of boredom.

Anyway, Berg has to be there, but he’s laughing.

But even so, Ner was gradually cherishing the existence of her first friend.

We did everything together for the past two weeks.

Meals too. Also to imagine. Sleeping too. Also organizing the day. Cleaning too.

Ner, who had never had a partner like this before, was unfamiliar with the feelings she felt.

It wasn’t love…But it was definitely warm.

I even remembered the prank he threw a few days ago.

As she secretly let out a sigh, something flew and patted her on the head.

Once I checked, it was a snack made of corn thrown by Berg, who was behind me.

Berg, who was giggling, continued tossing the light snack, and while Ner also stood up to take revenge, a flower blossomed between the two.

Perhaps even this was Berg’s consideration, she knew.

He made an effort so that he could laugh instead of sigh.

When she found out about Berg’s efforts, he felt comfortable.

She was gradually realizing how lucky he was to be the partner of an arranged marriage.

“…Whoa.”

That’s why it gets more frustrating.

I can’t seem to betray him at all.

I can’t put a knife in the back of such a good person.

I can’t abandon a friend who gives me such warm feelings.

Nevertheless, I didn’t want to stay here either.

Except for her berg, nothing suited her.

There was also something scary.

Her grandmother said that the person she loved would never appear than her destiny opponent.

She said that if she missed him, she would regret it a lot.

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Ner wasn’t brave enough to live by ignoring that warning.

It is said that Berg and I are getting along well now, but as our cultures are different, some kind of conflict may arise.

I wasn’t foolish enough to entrust my entire future to Berg, whom I had only known for a few weeks.

Ner knew he had to leave.

Perhaps I should distance myself from Berg.

Berg has run out of arrogance with himself, and he may have to make Blackwood agree to pay his ransom.

If you do it now, you might not have to betray later.

“…”

Ner thought about Berg’s frowning expression.

That figure gave me a vaguely uncomfortable feeling.

The selfishness of not wanting to be hated by the first friendly friend stirred up.

“….Ha.”

Ner let out another sigh.

I didn’t know that my worries would be resolved.

Ner looked outside.

In the evening, the sunset almost disappears.

Berg hadn’t returned yet.

She suddenly recalls the fact that it has been a long time since she hasn’t looked at the moon.

She hadn’t spoken to the moon for a long time.

It was time for all the children to get out of the woods and go home.

Perhaps now is a better time than ever to roam the woods.

Ner got up from the urge.

If you breathe in the fresh air and look at the moon, this stuffy mind may subside.

“…”

Suddenly Berg remembered that she had always told him where he was going.

The culture of the human race with a feeling of being constrained.

Ner paused for a moment and pondered.

Should I stay here until Berg returns?

Even if he left a letter, he would not be able to read it.

…After a long thought, Ner moved on.

He should have understood that being considerate of each other’s freedom is part of werewolf culture.

It was late, but she left the house with the intention of taking a moment to catch her breath.

-Kikkik…Kung.