Why are you here?

　Bellamus asked bluntly.

I was thinking that ...... would be in trouble if I wasn't in the country, Mr. Bellamus. I debated about what to do, but I got mixed up in the luggage of the dragon car.
You're on ...... and Rometha.
Yes.

　Bellamus was completely unaware that Romesa was on board.

"Did you hear that, Mr. Vellums?　My situation.
Well, to a certain extent. You have to hear it from your own mouth, though.
'Yes, I know ...... but I think it's probably just as you imagine it, Vellums. I ran away from my fate because of my own selfish feelings.
I don't think it's selfish of you. I don't think anyone would feel comfortable being engaged to someone they've never met.
But all the people I've been chosen to marry have done so well, and I'm the only one who ran away. It's pathetic.

　Romesa looked down and said.

Did you come back here to get married?
...... Yeah.
But you don't want to.
'I hate to, but even ...... can't help it. ......
"You can't give your life away because you have to. Your life is yours and yours alone.
'How do I do that at ......, but what do I do?　If I didn't have a wife, this country would be ......
'I wonder if the guardian gods are in the guardian dungeon?　Then you can go to that dungeon and negotiate again. I was wondering if we could make it a different deal.
'What?　I-I can't do that.

　Romesa was exaggeratedly surprised and dismissed Vellum's idea .

The guardian god's dungeon is a very difficult dungeon and the one who conquered the dungeon and met the guardian god and asked him to stop the demons is a very strong elf called the Great Hero. There's even a statue of him in the center of town.
"If some of us have been there in the past, that means we can go if we want to. Then we'll figure it out.

　The current Vellums had regained a lot of magical power, and was able to use his previous life's power to a great extent.
　He thought that if that was the case, he would be able to handle even the most difficult dungeons.

''Err ...... Vellums you're too confident... ......
Where is this dungeon?
I know where it is, but I don't have the ...... key.
Who has it?
Your mother has it.
"Hmmm ...... your mother is the Queen of this country?
Yeah, I do.
I see. ......

　Bellamus thinks.

"Do you know what happens when you marry a guardian god or something?
Uh. I don't know.
"Well, if you're ......, pretending to be married is a bit risky, because if you're ......, I'll have to go negotiate directly with you or Romesa's mother.
What's the deal?
"I know where Romessa is, but she doesn't want to come to me because she doesn't want to be engaged. So I told him I'd go to the Guardian Goddess' dungeon and negotiate with her once. So I convinced him to come back to the country if I failed to capture the dungeon, so I want you to give me the key once and let me go to the dungeon. Something like that.
Ummm, is that okay?
Or, if you want Romesa back, give me the key.
'I'm not a threat!　You can't do that. If you do that, you'll never get to come back to this country.
After you're saved, shouldn't Romesa be able to talk you out of it?
Hmm. Are you beginning to understand?
"...... Well, the threatening part is a joke. I'll try to convince them the first way I did. Romesa is ...... right. You're going to have to hide around here for a while, so they don't find you.
You're going to keep hiding in here!
We don't want to get lost in the shadows. It's not gonna be easy to find him here. Don't worry, I won't be gone too long.
Hmm, okay.

　Romesa answered with a disgruntled look on her face.

'So where is the palace?
Um, yeah, that way. I'm pretty close. I can get there easily.

　Romesa said that way and pointed to the palace.

"Okay. I'll be back.

　Belamus walked in the direction Romesa had pointed and headed for the royal palace.