Incompatible Interspecies Wives

Chapter 56

56 – Fire Moth (3)

Arwin wakes up to the sound of rustling in the early morning.

“…”

Berg was up.

It was the first time I had fallen asleep with someone next to me, so the awkward sound seemed to be heard even louder.

As Arwin moves, Berg responds to the sound.

“Are you awake?”

He asked as if nothing had happened.

Arwin didn’t know how to evaluate this race.

He was so different from himself.

I’ve seen other races visiting Celebrien’s territory like Ner, but… I’ve never had the experience of sharing my thoughts at such a close distance.

Of course, I learned a lot of information about the human race through writing, but actually experiencing it is different.

Even though Berg is a human, I haven’t been able to find those negative traits yet.

I wonder if I am hiding it well.

Berg draped his clothes over his scarred, muscular body.

It was also surprising that he could be hurt like that in such a short life.

But I thought about that for a while.

Arwin had a hard time finding words to say…In the end, he closed his eyes.

“…”

I didn’t want to face an awkward situation.

Berg burst out laughing at her behavior.

Carry on with her conversation as if she doesn’t mind if she doesn’t talk to her.

“I would say I have a relationship.”

Arwin closed her eyes and nodded her head weakly.

“I don’t know what the schedule will be like. Maybe today, Stockpin…So we might set off for our village. I’ll have to look at your situation.”

“…”

“So if you have something to pack, take it. I…I’ll go check on the members first.”

Again, Arwin nodded her head.

As I paused like that, I heard the sound of a door opening and closing.

Berg has left.

Arwin finally opened her eyes again and checked her empty room.

“…”

It was a much less unpleasant night than I thought.

It seemed like he knew why Ner had evaluated Berg that way.

While arranging her hair like that, Arwin looked at the two glasses Berg had emptied the day before.

She also recalled the scene where he emptied her glass.

****

I headed to Ner first before going to check on the members.

It was, of course, her first time with two wives, so she didn’t know how to get on the rope.

Still, I thought it was polite to look for Ner.

I wonder if she slept comfortably after falling asleep alone for the first time in a while.

Maybe it was.

– Smart.

“Ner?”

As I entered our lodgings, calling her wife’s name, I saw Nere with the sound of digging.

She hadn’t gotten out of bed yet.

Looking at me with both arms upright, probably waking up at my appearance.

“Berg.”

Suddenly, the blanket slips down her back. Her tail was covered with her blanket.

“Did you sleep well?”

“…”

She blinked her eyes at my question, and nodded her head.

For some reason, her eyes look a bit sunken.

“…”

As expected, the awkwardness flowed.

I slowly headed towards the window in that stiff atmosphere.

I saw a diary written by Ner the night before.

“Ah…”

Ner gave her exclamation for a moment, but I smiled at her and told her.

“I can’t even read the text anyway.”

Suddenly, I felt the difference between our backgrounds.

I was from the slums, and she is the daughter of the Blackwood family.

If you think that way, you can see how abnormal our relationship is.

I could understand their reluctance towards me.

In the beginning, even ordinary people, not nobles, ignored me during my long slum life.

There was no way the nobility would be less.

“…”

Silence flows again.

I stopped like that, looking at the scenery outside the window.

As if Ner was curious, she asked me while sitting on the bed.

“No…Did you leave something behind?”

“Huh?”

“No… I was wondering if I left something in my room…”

“I came to see you.”

I did not bother to hide it.

At that, Ner blinked her eyes … And lowered her head.

-Sure…Sure…

There was a sound of something rubbing against the blanket.

I thought maybe it was her tail.

“Ner. I think I’m leaving for town today or tomorrow. I’ll have to talk to Adam and the elder Elf to find out.”

I told Ner about our schedule. She should know this too, but she will be comfortable.

“…Yes.”

Ner, still not looking at me, replied with a nod of her head.

“And have you thought about what you will do when you get back to town?”

I brought back the story we had shared the night before.

As expected, Ner shook his head as if it was difficult to find something in such a short time.

“Not yet.”

I had a reason for bringing up this topic of conversation again.

I made up my mind to some extent through the conversation I had with Arwin last night.

“Then let’s go on a trip here and there. Following the mercenary’s request. If you take a few people around, you guys will have fun too.”

“…You?”

“I heard Arwin also dreamed of traveling the world.”

The squeak is dying.

Ner’s blinking eyes also harden.

“…You call me Arwin already.”

“Then what do you call it?”

“Oh, no. I call you Arwin. Because I am also old.”

“It’s ridiculous to call her wife ‘Nim.’”

“…”

Ner nodded at the answer.

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“…Anyway. When I get to the village, I’ll ask my brother for a favor. I will also do a small commission from now on.”

It was a plan that looked better the more I thought about it.

This will help the mercenaries as well.

Just because I was married to Ner, the status of our mercenary corps has already risen significantly.

In addition to that, Arwin was added… If we show our relationship while visiting places, perhaps the attitude toward the red yeomdan will change even more.

Of course, there are many things to be careful of as much as taking the two of you with you.

It is also bad to act on a scale that is too small.

Wouldn’t it be okay to take 20 people with you?

…But again, who would dare to turn their backs on Blackwood and Celebrien?

I thought that the name alone would have an appropriate crime prevention effect.

The only ones that have the potential to harm us are ignorant bandits, and such bandits pose no threat.

As soon as the story was over, I turned around and tried to finish the conversation.

“…Arwin-sama also became a wife?”

But Ner asked as if to check first.

I was curious because I hadn’t seen the wedding.

“Yes.”

“…I see.”

“…”

“Ah… From now on, we can be close friends.”

I nodded and turned around again.

“I’ll go first, Ner. Go see my older brother and elder…”

“…Have you hugged me?”

Ner stopped talking and asked in a whisper. He didn’t even make eye contact.

Her question creates silence again.

“…”

I definitely said that I would tell others that I had Arwin.

But should I tell this lie to Ner?

She is in the same position… She is my wife.

She cannot be called a stranger.

The decision was made quickly.

“No.”

Only then did Ner’s gaze turn towards me.

“I didn’t hug you.”

Her shoulders, which had been filled with strength, are relaxed.

“…I see.”

“Because it’s not like that yet.”

“Yes. Right.”

She is quick to respond.

I check.

“…You know it’s a secret, right?”

“Yes, of course.”

“…Yes.”

“Ah. Go, Berg.”

Ner finally allowed me to leave, as if her curiosity had been answered.

For some reason, that figure was funny, so I burst out laughing.

Her face turns red from Nerdo’s laughter.

“…I just asked out of curiosity.”

She made an excuse.

“I know.”

I replied.

“But isn’t this the first time I’ve been asked what you did?”

“…………”

Ner bit his lip at those words.

“I don’t know where the people who said they valued freedom went.”

To be honest, as a human, I didn’t understand the Werewolf culture.

A culture where you don’t have to ask anything no matter where you go.

I wondered how to have a conversation if I didn’t ask, and whether I shouldn’t worry. Even so, I tried to understand.

But it might be a difficult culture to apply to because I now have a partner.

The reason why they don’t ask anything is because the premise is that they don’t even doubt as much as they are sure that they will only look at each other for the rest of their lives.

She might not have asked such a thing if she hadn’t gotten her second wife, according to the culture of the werewolves.

Anyway, I finally made fun of her over that.

“…”

The more he did, the more Ner’s cheeks turned red.

She finally pulled her blanket over her head and covered her face.

“See you later, Ner.”

I said hello.

After connecting with Arwin, I thought it was fortunate that I was able to end the conversation with a smile on my own.

If she loved me, wouldn’t she have been able to talk like this with a smile?

I don’t know that far.

Contrary to what I expected the conversation to end like that,

“…Yes.”

Nere’s belated reply came back from under the blanket.

I left the room with a smile.

****

“Are you tired today?”

Adam asked the elf elder again.

The elf elder let out a long sigh and nodded his head.

“…Arwin has something to finish.”

“You mean that?”

“As you know, the Elves of Celebrien provide nourishment to the World Tree. The same goes for Arwin. But now Arwyn will follow you, and can no longer feed the World Tree. You must perform the final rites. It’s been our long tradition. Saying goodbye to the World Tree.”

“Goodbye…”

Adam stroked his chin curiously.

“How long will it take?”

“It will take a day. Even if it ends early… Arwin probably won’t be in a condition to start today.”

“…This is true.”

Adam-hyung kicked his mouth in regret.

“…I wanted to go back and throw a party soon.”

“I’m sorry.”

“No. It’s a tradition.”

“…”

Ascal nodded his head.

Adam hyung, as if thinking hard, puts his arms crossed and taps his fingers.

I don’t know what I was thinking, I stopped for a long time like that.

He sighed and said.

“…Berg. We’ll go first.”

“…?”

“I’ll leave Chief Joe behind, so come back slowly with his wife.”

He looked at his brother in silence.

I really wanted to play quickly, so I wasn’t the type to go back first.

There must be a reason of its own.

As I stared at him curiously, Adam leaned over to me.

And then, Ascal whispered so that he could not hear.

“…I will go and prepare the funeral.”

“…”

Thanks to the third boss that popped out this time, the damage was greater than expected.

The same 7 people as before.

Considering that it would not be too difficult, the number of casualties was high.

“…”

I saw the fatigue in my older brother’s eyes as he looked up at me.

My brother’s squad took the most damage.

Of the seven casualties, three were from my brother’s squad.

It was the result of his brother leading his squad to the most dangerous place in order to reduce the damage to the rest of the members.

It was like leading the members who followed him to their deaths.

I knew he was quietly suffering in pain.

I was in that position myself, so I knew how difficult it was.

“Okay.”

No one here would say no.

The older brother nodded his head.

“…Now that it’s like this, I’ll start right away.”

I nodded again.

Adam soon turns to Ascal.

“Elder, I will lead the crew first. I have a situation. I’ll leave Berg behind, so I’d appreciate it if you could see off with Lady Celebrien tomorrow.”

“You don’t have to rush-“

“- No. I think we should go.”

“…”

“Besides, wouldn’t it be rude to lead a mercenary group and stay in this territory?”

Ascal nodded slowly.

And he offered to shake hands with Adam.

Adam looked at the hand for a while … And held his hand.

“The leader of the Crimson Troupe, Adam. I think I will remember you for a long time.”

“…I look forward to the promise to make kites with nobles.”

“Nothing. Thank you again for saving the World Tree.”

Adam nodded.

Not too long ago, brother Adam set out with a mercenary squad for Stockpin.