Rifa brought me to the royal castle.
　An all-white, chalk castle.

It's beautiful.
Yes, it is. It's stunning.

　Yoko and Luna were looking up at the castle and talking.
　They made their way to the gates on the outer wall of the castle.

''Rifa-sama, welcome back. Your schoolmates and........teachers, right?　Welcome to the show.

　A handsome elf in a butler's uniform greeted me.

　This guy looks strong.

　Then he looked a little surprised to see Tina, who was still wearing her hood.

'I'm back. Is your father here?''

Yes, he's waiting for you in the throne room.

　We arrived at the elven steward and moved through the royal castle. All the furnishings displayed in the castle seem to be somewhat shining.

''These are magic tools made with elves' unique technology. They can collect and store magic power from the surrounding space little by little.''

　I was looking at the vase that was on display and the butler explained to me.

''Heh, so the magic power accumulates on its own?''

　It seems to be somewhat convenient.
　We walked for a while and arrived at the massive door.

'Father! Just-maa!

　He opened the door with a flourish and Rifa entered the room. We followed him.

　The Elf King was on the throne at the far end.

　This guy looks strong too.
　And most importantly, his dignity is amazing.

　Even though he looks young, the atmosphere he wears is that of a king. With the exception of Rifa, we all naturally fell to our knees.

It's a good thing you came all this way. Let's welcome you.

　The Elf King stood up and walked right in front of us.

'I am from the Kingdom of Glendale. "I have come from the Kingdom of Glendale, where Count Silverlei is my third son, Harte-vi-Silverlei. We will be staying in your country for about a month.

Oh, the Count's son, it's a pleasure to meet you. But don't be so frightened, okay?　You must be Rifa's schoolmate. Would you be more at ease with me?

　No, your dignity won't let you do that.

Oh, sorry. I forgot to turn my skills off.

　In a huff, I no longer felt intimidated by the Elf King.

It's called the skill of royal dignity.

What are you doing, father?

Well, I thought you should know that your father is a great king.

　He seems to be quite a janky king.
　After that, everyone introduced themselves in turn.

　The last one was Tina.
　Tina took off her hood.

"I'm Tina-Haribel. It's been a long time, king.

Tina? Tina?　Where have you been, my lord!

　The Elf King is surprised.

"A little trip to heartbreak.

Heartbreak?　...no, no, no, no. It's great to have you back in one piece. You did a great job defeating the Demon King. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

　The Elf King seemed to have some doubts, but he was pleased to see Tina return. He takes Tina's hand and speaks many words of thanks.


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　That night, a festive party was held at the castle.

　At Tina's request, the whole country was not informed, but all the executives gathered to celebrate Tina's return.

　At the banquet, a problem arose.

Have you decided where you are going to marry, Lady Tina?　How about my son, if you haven't already?　He's a pretty good-looking guy, though.

　One of the noblemen said such a thing. The invitations to marry Tina were pouring in one after another, as if she were tempted to do so.

Be still, gentlemen, for it is up to you to decide who you love and who you will marry. It's up to you to decide who you will love and who you will marry.

　The Elf King tried to put an end to the fuss.

But you, Lady Tina, are the one who draws the blood of the brave. Tina-sama needs to be united with the best man in our country and give birth to the next brave man!

That's right!

　The ministers want Tina to give birth to a brave man.

　They want to say that Tina's intentions are irrelevant.

　I'm getting a little annoyed.
　Tina looks at me anxiously.

　Then one of the ministers said something outrageous.

''If you're going to be Tina-sama's companion, you'll need a reasonable amount of power. How about holding a martial arts tournament and making the winner of the tournament Lady Tina's consort?

Oh, that's good.

Good idea. I'll get on with it.

　I didn't listen to Tina's opinion at all, and the conversation proceeded on its own.

　Unlike when I was in the Kingdom of Glendale, as expected of Tina, she can't seem to take a strong attitude towards the country's executives in this country either.

　Tina is going to marry an elf from this country?
　There's no way I'm going to let that happen.

Can I get in on this tournament?

　I interrupted the ministers' conversation.

'What do you mean, child of the human race?　This is a problem for the elves.

'Isn't it too impolite to meddle in the affairs of the state, even though you are the king's guest?

　My opinion was bounced straight back at me.

　Let's knock all these guys out and go back to Glendale, shall we?

　I was beginning to think about that.


It doesn't have to be limited to the elves.

　The Elf King, who had been silent until then, spoke up.

''Tina, who is of the blood of a brave man, will be united with an excellent one. And those two children will surely be the trump card when the next Demon King appears in this world.

　The ministers nodded at the Elf King's words.

'I do not mind if those good ones are not elves. A human race, for example.

　The Elf King looked at me.

　His eyes seemed to say that if you want Tina, win it - or so it seemed to me.

"Well, we can allow other races to participate. The tournament will be held in three days. How about in three days?

　One of the ministers advises. Although they will allow other races, they have only three days to do so. Even if someone wants to marry Tina, they must come to this country within three days or they won't be allowed to participate in the martial arts tournament.

　Well, that's not a problem for me.

　Thus, I was going to fight for my marriage to Tina.

　Huh?　I feel like I fought for the same reason recently.


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'Hey, I don't want the elves of this country to take Dr. Tina away from me, so shall I go to the tournament?　Wouldn't that increase your chances of winning?

'Then I'll leave too. I can't afford to lose Dr. Tina.

　Ryushin and Luke suggested that I go to the tournament.

'Thanks. But I don't think you two should do it.

Why?

"My marriage to Tina is at stake. I'll do my best. If I run into you two, will you be able to resist?

Yo, okay, I'm gonna stop!
Oh, me too!　Hang in there, Hurt!

　The two of them said they would support me.

　For some reason, they were both in a cold sweat, so I suggest they take a bath quickly to avoid catching a cold.