††† (Diary of an Eltoria Octave)


　Ike, the young man who rescued his daughter from a group of thieves the other day.
　At first I was wary of the man whose identity was unknown, but when I met him, I found that he was unexpectedly good-looking.

　There is no malice in his dark eyes.
　From the first glance, I realized that he was a trustworthy person, but at the same time, I knew he was dangerous.
　It's not because he's an emissary of the Demon King's army.

　I thought that his talent was frightening.
　In fact, he easily solved the difficult problem I posed to him.

　To defeat the pirate Carossa, who had been tormenting us Zenobian merchants for years.

　At first, I had half-jokingly or knowingly offered him a bargaining chip, but he, Ike, easily accomplished the task.

　Moreover, he does not kill Carossa, but captures him.
　Furthermore, he easily sees what we want and offers it to us.

　The 'cannon' that he said he would provide us with, that's something that the Octave Chamber of Commerce wants so badly that they can't help but want it by the throat.

　I'm sure you'll be able to get a huge advantage over the pirates if you load up your merchant ships with them, and you can even resell your surplus cannon to other member cities.

　It was a valuable weapon and a valuable commodity for merchants.

　--It's a good idea to be able to have a good time with them.

　That's probably where the young man named Ike is so tough.

　The barrel of a cannon can be replicated, but the gunpowder can't be managed. He doesn't show his trump card until the end, akin to the bargaining skills of a good merchant.

　If he had been born into a merchant family, he might have been a rival to us, the Octave Chamber of Commerce.

　The thought of that even gives me chills, but fortunately he was born on the side of the demon race. (He seems to be human on the inside.)

　I have to thank God for that.
　And I must also thank God for letting me meet Ike.

　At first, I had half-jokingly asked him to marry my daughter Yulia, but now I seriously wanted him as my daughter-in-law.

　That's how rare I thought he was.
　It was easy to gather gold, but hard to gather talent, that was the family motto of the Octave family.

　With that in mind, I'd love for you to take my daughter as your daughter, but will my daughter, Yulia, be to the liking of that young man?

　I'm worried about that.
　My daughter is a beautiful woman, but she has a difficult personality.
　Perhaps we have spoiled her a bit too much.
　Maybe I should educate her to be more feminine before Ike comes here to Zenobia next time.

　If that doesn't work, though, the worst that could happen is that I, Eltria Octave, will marry him.
　If I may say so myself, I'm not quite out of the woods yet either.
　When it comes to s*x appeal, I am confident that I am far superior to my daughter.
　If only the young man named Ike were to like older men........

　--The first thing that comes to mind is the fact that there are a lot of people who have been in the same boat for a long time.

　I have a husband and it was inappropriate for me to leave such a sentence.
　I am sure my husband will be uncomfortable with it when he sees it later.
　I will correct it later.
　Despite my appearance, I love my husband.
　I do not mean to offend him.

　However, there was something about this young man, Ike, that captivated even me after many years of dealing with many different people and gaining experience in life.

　Whether or not he will be my daughter's son-in-law, I would love to see him again.
　To do so, he must win the war against the League of Kings, which is expected to take place soon.
　The battle against the League of Kings, which will take place soon, must be won.
　I want them to win in an overwhelming way.
　I'm not going to be the only one who can do that.

　And I'm sure my daughter Yulia will be pleased.
　The more victories he wins, the closer the day of his marriage to him will be--.