'Yes!　I managed to get through it!

　I was relieved.
　Still, I was surprised to see King Ferrum's face twitch when I told him I had a skeleton on display.
　I thought for sure he would sympathize with me.
　You didn't do that badly.

　Well, it turned out to be a success, so that's fine.
　But I don't think I look good.

　As I was distracted in the house with Tetra, Ron, Rosward, Gram, So Yeon, and Lulu walked in.

　'Well, leader. It's a continuation of earlier. How can you just get married all of a sudden?
　What. Do you want to marry me or do you want to marry me?
　No!

　Ron shook his head widely.
　That's a relief. I thought he liked me so much that even his s*xuality had been warped because he liked me so much.

　'We talked about it earlier,'
　I knew it was you and... and that's what happened?
　I don't like it when you say that.

　Then Tetra looks at me.
　'No, I'm in trouble too.

　"Well, it just happened.

　I don't know what it is, but that's what I'm going to say.
　I was becoming.

　Maybe I'd been brainwashed by Tetra for some time.
　For some reason, I didn't question the marriage process.

　'Is marriage such an easy decision to make?'
　Seo-yeon asks me with a complaining look on her face.

　That one, or call her out to a place with a beautiful night view or something and ask her to marry him with a bouquet of flowers in hand! Is that the ideal for Sojourn?

　No, I thought that's what a proposal was supposed to be...

　I don't know.
　The last time I had a boyfriend in my previous life was in the third grade.

　I haven't been in love since.
　It's a mystery.
　Am I just having too many illusions about love to realize that it's love?

　Could it be that I'm in love with Tetra and Yulia?
　I'm in love with both of you and I'm an a**h*le.

　So me and Tetra's relationship is just a de facto marriage replaced by a real fiancé.
　With that in mind, I don't question this trend.

　We've been sleeping in the same house lately, and we've always shared a blanket between us or something.
　Huh?　I knew it was a Tetra trick.

　''Ugh ... the image of love in my mind ...''
　Lulu has her head in her hands.
　I know, I know.
　That's how I feel.

　"Well, congratulations on the fact that you're celebrating for now congratulations.
　When Rosward said that with an expression of some kind of catching, everyone else said congratulations in their mouths.

　I'm embarrassed.
　When you say it, you can feel it.

　So, I'm getting married to this guy.
　It's embarrassing.

　'Alms you're slow to blush...'

　Tetra also says while blushing.

　''Well I haven't heard the contents of what happened yet, but...''
　Gram asked under reserve.
　'Tetra on that,'

　I say, and Tetra steps forward.
　'There's something I need to tell you guys,'

　Tetra began to talk about her situation.

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　Hmm.

　Everyone's reaction was very muted.
　It's a letdown.
　More "Yeah!　It was! I was hoping for a reaction like.

　"Because it's too late now. It was a mystery to me why Tetra was so smart.
　'Tetra's hands weren't the kind of hands I'd seen on a farm when I first met her, and they weren't the kind of hands I'd ever worked with before.
　They were scared of bugs.

　I guess we all knew that.
　So did I.

　"Hmmm ... am I the only one who thought you could hide it?
　'Tetra, you were always bathing by yourself!　And when he happened to run into me, he always covered his back, not his chest or bottom. It's too obvious, isn't it?
　Lulu says with a laugh.

　'How dull is a guy who's been with you for roughly six years and doesn't understand?
　Rosward says with a dumbfounded look on his face.
　'Well, this guy's weird and dull,'
　Ron starts laughing and everyone laughs in unison.
　Tetra puffed out her cheeks.

　'Don't sulk, Tetra. By the way, Mr. Alms. Is your marriage to Tetra-chan a political marriage?　I don't think it's a good idea to make a decision for any of those reasons.
　'That's a start, it's true. But I won't marry someone I don't like, no matter how much merit it has.

　Tetra's origins just had my back.
　And I knew that someday, I'd have to settle this guy's thoughts.

　I don't care if I'm political or not.
　Tetra says that and hugs me.
　Nope, the outer moat has been filled in by the repetition of these actions.

　'When is the wedding taking place?'
　I'm sure you'll be happy to do it once you've settled things with King Ferm.

　It's a mess.
　There's a lot to prepare for now.

　First. Building up the force is a must. We've released our stockpile now, which is good, but if they take a percentage of it every year, it's hard. And if there's a famine, we could starve to death.
　You're going to fight?
　I don't know about that. But we can't negotiate without a weapon.

　Conflict can only occur between people of the same level.
　Because there is only domination and subjugation between those who are too different in ability.

　They can enslave us, or they can kill us all and take our food.

　It's possible that a famine will break out and they will try to solve it by uprooting food from us.
　What exactly do you do?
　Tetra asks, looking up from the face she had buried in my body.

　'I'm pretty sure there are enough iron spears for all of us?　For now, we adjust the length. That's your main weapon. That's your main weapon. How many people in our village can handle a bow?
　There are ten of us who can make a decent guess. There are only five likely prospects.
　Gram replies.
　So that's fifteen people.
　That's not a bad force. It's just that all the hunting we do on a regular basis pays off.

　'Hey, Ial. How many men between the ages of twelve and sixty out of the thirty?　And is there a sorcerer?
　Well, there are ten men. The sorcerers aren't able to perform spells as advanced as the Tamanose, but there are two who are good at it.

　I see. Together with the forty men originally from our village, that's fifty.
　There are only three sorcerers in our village that can carry a soul.

　But the rest of the spellcasters in our village are ten in total.
　That's a total of twelve.

　But still, there are thirty of us and only two sorcerers.
　Our village has thirteen sorcerers out of a hundred. And most of them are children.

　'Two out of thirty is more like it. One person in a village of a hundred is the norm. Our village has too many.
　Why are there so many of them?
　'Well?　Julia's teaching skills.......are not. Because spellcasting is ninety percent talent.

　Hmm, that's too good to be a coincidence.

　''Also, if I remember correctly, there are about nine sorcerers under King Ferm who can carry souls under King Ferm.

　There are three of us.

　A village with a population of one hundred and thirty people has three spellcasters capable of carrying a superior soul, and a country with a population of less than thirty thousand has nine.

　........It's still absolutely hilarious.

　''I don't care about the details. It's just an accident. Maybe it's something to do with Master Gryphon.
　Oh, right, the gryphon.
　That could be his influence. That's enough.

　"I'm just glad to hear it. It's a good thing there aren't that many sorcerers out there.
　Let's go in the direction of not worrying about the details for now.

　'Fifteen archers and thirty-five infantry. Not bad.
　'No, we have thirty infantry. The other five will be cavalry.

　They have stirrups and saddles, so you can ride them with a good amount of training.
　They're all very athletic, so they'll be fine.

　I don't plan on doing anything advanced like shooting a bow or anything like that.
　And just throwing a rock while moving would be enough of a threat.

　If we can get around the flank and ram them, we might even be able to break the ranks.

　'Don't forget the village's defences.
　'We need a fence and a dig, don't we?
　'I think we'll need a lookout. And I can shoot a bow.
　'I think a stone wall would be best, but I don't think it would be possible...'

　Ron, Gram and Roseward say to each other, "Well, let's take a long time to build that one.　
　Well, we'll take a long time to build that one.
　We need to figure out the best way to install it.

　The only thing left to do is the weapon.

　I could make that one.
　I know how to make it because I looked up how to make it in junior high school as a youthful indiscretion.

　But that was too dangerous.

　I'll watch everyone.
　We're all gonna fight for our lives.

　Naturally, we'll avoid fighting as much as we can but if we do we'll still have to fight and people will die. No, you're going to have to be very lucky to die.

　This is no time to be afraid.
　We'll make some more.

　Black powder.