Julia. Long time.
　Yeah, long time no see. Thanks for coming.
　You're the one who called me.

　The letter Julia gave me at the venue said, 'At the lake on the night of the full moon'.
　I came here according to those instructions.

　''I thought I wouldn't be able to see Yulia(...) again. Because before, you said something like Lord Almus (...).
　You said the same thing about Princess Julia.

　Julia smiles at that.

　'Can we talk for a minute?'




　Hey, do you remember the first time we met?
　'Yeah, I remember. You were the one who lured me out with the butterfly, weren't you?
　Yeah, yeah!

　We sat on the shore of the lake together and talked about the old days.

　'Didn't you once see me naked?'
　'That seems to have been rather recent. I think I met King Rosais afterwards.
　Which was more beautiful, the tetra or the tetra?

　Julia laughs wickedly.

　'Well, your breasts are bigger than mine,'
　When I said that, Julia's face turned red and she held her chest.

　''Already...''
　Julia laughed happily while raising her voice as if she was angry.

　''Hey, Alms........''
　Julia looks straight at me.

　'I like you,'
　Yeah, I know.
　Of course. How could I not know?

　"Do you like me?
　I'm not surprised.
　When I say that, Yulia brings her own mouth to my lips.
　Her tongue works its way into my mouth.

　I accept it and stir my own tongue into Yulia's mouth.
　Their tongues intertwine again and again.

　'Mmm!'
　He moves his tongue to explore Julia's weak areas and strokes them intensively.
　I forcefully suck up Julia's tongue and swallow her saliva.

　It's hard to breathe and a bridge of saliva builds between the two of them as they release their tongues.

　'You're getting really good at this, aren't you?'
　Julia says this as she picks up her breath and sucks on my lips again.
　I grab Julia's shoulders and push her down.
　And.........




　That was a close call.
　He was almost ready to break his promise to King Rosais.

　'You've only been married for a year already and you shouldn't. I can't believe you almost cheated on me.
　You were the one who tried to get him to cheat on his wife.

　All I did was kiss him, so I'm probably safe. I think it's probably safe.

　"Alms.
　Julia stares at me with a serious face.
　Then she kneels in place and bows her head deeply.

　'Please. Will you marry me?
　I can't answer that.

　When I said that, Julia looked like she was going to cry.

　'Why?　Do you hate me?
　No, I don't. I love you. I love you as much as Tetra I love you even more.

　What am I talking about when my wife is here?

　Then why?　Because it's bad for Tetra?
　That's part of it. But not for the main reason.
　When I say this, Julia exclaims, tears streaming from her eyes.

　'What?'　If you marry me, you'll love me, okay?　Not even Tetra can beat me!　Besides, if you marry me, you'll get the right to inherit King Rosais' kingdom!
　That's the problem!

　I raised my voice involuntarily.

　'What if. Suppose I were to marry you. And how many people would approve of my claim to the throne?　Only my relatives in the Royal House of Rosais and a very small number of anti-diversionists, mainly Bartolo. And they don't adore me and recognize me as their king. It's because they don't like the Dibel family. And would Rigal Dibel meekly admit it?　You wouldn't admit it. There's going to be a civil war.

　The fight with King Ferrum was out of necessity. My life was in danger, so I had no choice but to risk getting rid of King Ferrum.
　But this civil war could have been avoided if I hadn't married Julia.
　Forcing Julia to suffer but that doesn't mean she has to die.

　And when it comes to civil unrest, I'm no stranger to it. I'm at the center of it.
　Who's going to get hurt?　It's Ron and the others.

　No, we can't.
　But, uh...

　"But I don't want to hand you over to Rigal. So ... can you just wait for me to respond for a moment?
　The truth is, you have to say no right away. As a leader, as a lord.

　But I can't do that...

　All right, I'll give you five more months. I'll give you five more months. You have until then to come to a decision. Otherwise you'll have to...
　Julia says, hugging me.

　I'll have to marry Rigal.





　Hey, where have you been?
　I'm at Julia's.
　Tetra looks a little surprised when I'm honest with her.

　'Aren't those things supposed to be hidden?'
　I don't think you can hide it. You're too smart for that.

　If you lie badly, you'll be found out soon enough.
　It's better to be honest.

　'Did he ask you to marry me?'
　You know what I mean.
　A woman's intuition.

　Tetra's female intuition isn't very accurate but this time it's right.

　Are you going to take it?
　I'm thinking. I've got five months to think about it.

　Christ, what kind of advice I'm giving my wife.

　You don't need to worry about me.
　'That's not going to happen. If I marry Julia, you're going to be treated as a side-kick.

　So, the tetra is good. So, yeah.

　"I'm not complaining. "I'm not unhappy about it, but I'm not hung up on my status. I'd be happy to be your wife.
　Tetra said, her cheeks turning red.

　'And I feel sorry for Yulia. If I were in Yulia's position, I would want to die. I wouldn't mind if it was a stranger, but.......
　Tetra trails off once.

　'Yulia is my friend. So I forgive her. Well, assuming Yulia apologizes to me in good faith.
　Hmmm, I don't know what a woman is.
　But I wonder if this is what makes Tetra so special?

　That's true.

　"But that's not what it's about, is it?
　'Yeah. As long as there's a possibility of war...

　There's no way I'm going to allow you to split the country in half and cause needless deaths just because of me and Julia's personal reasons.

　I think you can do what you want. You have worked so hard for everyone. For once, it's okay.
　Well I'll take a look at it.

　I still don't think it's a good idea to rely on others for conclusions.
　You have to decide for yourself. It's important.





　I see. Is that why he said no?
　King Rosais listens to Julia's explanation and gives her a surprising look.

　'Did your father think Almus would accept it?
　No, I thought you'd say no. But the reason for refusal was different than I expected. I thought you'd cite lack of merit as the reason.

　The achievement of defeating King Ferrum is a great one.
　But it is well balanced by the fact that he raised Almus to a great clan.

　Originally, two-thirds of King Ferrum's territory would be under direct control, and Almus would be enclosed in the remaining one-third of the territory.
　That much gratitude would originally be appropriate. It's a good thing that you're not a member of King Lossies' country, and the village itself is a small one.

　But King Losais forcefully gave all of the old King Ferm's territory to Almus.
　It is no exaggeration to say that he gave too much of a favor.

　As yet, Almus hadn't made a single notable achievement since he became a wealthy family.
　If you are engaged to Yulia in this state, it will look like Almus has seduced her. Well, it's not a strong mistake in this regard.

　It's not clear whether the anti-dibel faction will follow suit or not.

　''If the war was unlikely to happen, I was going to make Almus a general and force him to invade a nearby country to make an achievement, but...''
　The armed forces of Almus's men, and gunpowder. And with Bartolo's assistance, he would be able to do great things.

　If you can't make a big achievement even if you set it up, it's just a matter of being a man until then.

　''I see.......so even if Almus makes up his mind, it's not good enough without achievements.......''
　Julia's shoulders slumped.

　'Well, we'll just have to pray about this one. We'll have to leave it to fate.'
　'Fate... yeah, I guess so...'

　Julia's shoulders slumped.






　A village in the territory of Dibel and As territory.
　There was a little trouble here.

　''Hey!　We're out of wheat!　What does that mean!
　A man shouts as he swings his sword around.

　The man's name is Gilberto.
　He is Rigal Dibel's cousin.

　The village chief gets down on his knees to Gilberto and asks him for help.
　'I'm sorry. We are out of wheat. Could you wait until next year?　I will definitely include this year's taxes next year.

　Gilberto kicked the village chief in the face as he said that.

　'You've got to be kidding me!　You guys didn't even pay for this year's cloth!
　Gilbert shouted.
　He then ignored the village chief's stillness and let the soldiers investigate the inside of the storehouse.

　''There's really nothing ... hmm?''
　Gilberto's gaze turns to the ground.
　The color of the soil is a little strange.

　Seeing the village chief's face change color, Gilberto ordered his soldiers.

　'Dig here.'
　The soldiers dug up the ground.
　The ground was very soft and could be easily dug up.

　A number of jars emerged from the inside.
　When they opened the lids, they found that they were filled with wheat.

　'There is!
　It's the seed rice!　If they take that away, next year....

　Gilbert kicks the village chief in the face again.
　''No problem. I'll lend you the seed rice (........). Next year, you can return it. Now, take it with you!

　One by one, the soldiers carry the wheat out of the jar.


　When the wheat is finished, Gilberto collects the villagers.
　Then he checks their faces one by one.

　Gilberto has been in charge of this village for a long time.
　Even if he doesn't recognize their names, he will recognize an unfamiliar face immediately.

　Suddenly, a woman Gilberto has never seen before stops in his eyes.
　She's a woman with a reasonably good face.

　If she has an ordinary face, it's not funny to forget about it, but if she has a reasonably well-defined face, it's a different story.

　'Hey, you. You're not from this village. Where do you come from?
　Gilbert asks, and the woman replies, her face turning blue.

　''And from the next village...''
　Have you reported the move?

　Villagers are forbidden to move freely in the Dibel territory.
　They must report it to the authorities.

　Those who break this law will be punished.

　The woman did not answer Gilberto's question.
　'I see. 'You haven't filed a report, have you?'

　The woman nodded shakily at Gilbert's question.

　'Is the reason you moved to this village ... marriage?'
　When Gilberto asks this, the woman gets down on her knees and begs Gilberto to forgive her.

　Gilberto grins.
　'Oh well. Pay both the marriage tax and the wedding night tax.

　Gilberto asked, and the man who had turned blue next to the woman fell to his knees.

　'I'm sorry, sir. I will make sure that you pay your taxes within a month.
　You can't. Now. Well, I'll allow you the marriage tax and the right of notification if you agree to the terms.

　Grinning, Gilberto laughs and speaks the terms.
　That is, Gilberto must take the woman's virginity right here and now.

　The right of the wedding night is in the hands of Rigal, the lord, and taking away the virginity does not change the payment of the marriage tax. And, of course, the crime of not filing a report.

　But now, if Gilberto can hold a woman and take her virginity and promise not to tell anyone about it, I'll let the marriage tax and the law go.

　The couple had no choice.