What did he just say? Married? Blood? Okay? Ah, a duel. "I'd like to duel with Fuyuyo Mochizuki-sama here. Yeah, I don't get it.

I'm sorry, but can you say that again, Yumina?
''That is why I would like to marry Fuyuyo Mochizuki-sama here. Father.
Oh, dear.

　Princess Yumina says the same thing again at the words of His Majesty the King. Queen Euell, sitting next to the king, looked at her daughter with her eyes wide open.
　The duke was surprised as well, his gaze darting back and forth between his brother and niece.

''What's the reason?''
''Yes. It's partly because you saved your father, but.......Fuyu-sama makes everyone around you smile. Uncle Alfred and Charlotte-sama, you make everyone happy. His personality is also very desirable, and I want to live my life with him... for the first time.
''Well.......... If you say so, I have no objection. Be happy.
Father!
Wait a minute!

　I raise my hand and buzz off the parent-daughter conversation. If I don't intervene here, it could lead to a complicated situation. No, it's already complicated enough though!

You know what? I don't want you to go through the motions.
Oh, I'm sorry. Fuyu-dono, so take care of my daughter.
'No, no, no, no, no, no! Funny! King, you're crazy!

　I've called the king an idiot, but I don't care about that. My life depends on it!

''Even if we were to let the princess of a country marry someone who doesn't know which horse's bones they are! You might actually be a villain!
'There's no doubt about that. You're not a bad person, at the very least, since Umina has admitted that you're not a bad person. That's the kind of 'quality' you understand, you know, this boy.

　Huh? Do you know what "quality" is? What do you mean?

Youmina has the Devil's Eye. She has the ability to see into the nature of people. Well, it's like a hunch, but in Yumina's case, it never fails.

　The duke explained to me that, simply put, you can instinctively identify the good guys and the bad guys?　That Odd Eye had that kind of power? Well, if it's a guy like Count Balsa, I can tell he's a bad guy to me too, but if that ability is true, I wouldn't fall for a bad guy.
　I don't feel bad about being called a good person by such a princess, but that's not the same thing as this.

''...Roughly how old is Princess Yumina?''
Twelve.
You're not ready to get married or anything.
No. Most royals are engaged and ready to marry before 15. I was 14 when my wife and I were engaged.

　Geez. This is why the other world. When I was making a face as if I had bitten down on a bitter worm, she squeezed the sleeve of my coat.

''Fuyao-sama doesn't like me........?

　Princess Yumina stares at me with sad eyes. Wait, that's foul! It's not fair!

Uh ... not that I don't like it, but ...
So there's no problem at all!

　Yumina smiles with a colossal smile on her face. Kaaayi. Not!
　What do we do? I certainly don't dislike this girl, and I don't really like anyone else either. My parents approve of it, and I'm sure I won't have to worry about making ends meet. Huh? Why would I refuse?
　No! Marriage is the graveyard of life! That's what Itko's brother said!
　My brother was in a made up marriage and after three years, he was suddenly confronted with divorce papers. I don't know why. He was kicked out of the house he had bought with a mortgage at the behest of his wife. After that, he kept paying expensive child support for the child who lived far away from him. But his ex-wife spent most of the money on herself and did whatever she wanted with it. On New Year's Day, he would get together with his relatives and pour himself a glass of sake while they consoled him.
　The image of his tired face now comes to my mind.
　Okay, I'm going to stay a bachelor! I'm not a nobleman.

"...In my country, a man can't marry until he's 18 and a woman until she's 16. Besides, I don't know anything about the princess, and I can't think about getting married yet.
How old are you, Fuyao-san?
Fifteen. I'll be 16 in a few minutes.

　That's how I answered Queen Euell's question. As I recall, my birthday will be in about two months. I'm not sure if the date is right with the other world.

''So the wedding will be in two years time. If you can get to know Yumina by then, there will be no problem. For now, let's call it an engagement and give Fuyao-san time to think about it.

　No, no, no, no, no, after two years, Princess Yumina would be 14! Shit, this queen is crazy!

"Winter Palace.
Whoa!

　A strange voice came out at the king's call. It couldn't be helped, in this case! I can see myself panicking quite a bit!

'Let's get to know Yumina for two years, and then give up if marriage is unthinkable after that. How about we start there?
'Huh... well, then...'

　It's a few times better than getting married out of nowhere, and after a while, the heat might cool down and you'll have your eyes on another guy... Plus, if reality sets in and I no longer want to get married, all the better. There's no point in arguing with him any longer.
　I gave up and decided to accept what they said.

I'm glad to hear that, Yumina. You have two years to win Fuyao-san's heart. If you fail to do so, you must be prepared to spend the rest of your life in a convent.
'Yes! Mother!
'Hey! What is it?

　I knew we were early! It's heavy! It's too heavy! What the hell, I feel like my escape route is slowly being blocked!
　Why is it that if I hook up with this girl, I'm not going to marry her for the rest of my life? You can find someone better!

It's nice to meet you from now on, isn't it? Fuyao-sama.

　The princess's radiant smile. In response, I could only smile dryly. I felt like Itoko's brother had called out to me, "Don't be like me..."....



What are you doing, man?
No, I don't know what's going on with me...

　When I returned to the Silver Moon and told everyone about the series of incidents, Else called out to me in dismay.

''Fuyao-dono is getting married, that he is...''
It's amazing....

　Yae and Linse both look dumbfounded and turn their attention to the girl who clings to my left arm.
　That's right. I've been followed. The princess of this country.
　Umina Ernea Belfast-sama.

"My name is Umina Ernea Belfast. It's nice to meet you all.

　Princess Yumina politely bows her head in front of everyone and greets them. Her smile of happiness makes my heart feel heavy.

''So? Why is the princess here, that is?
''Yes. Your father ordered me to live with Fuyao-sama. It is said that she is training to be a bride. I'm sure my lack of knowledge of the world will cause you some trouble, but I'd like to ask for your help.

　That's right. Afterwards, they made me a princess. What was the king thinking? He said it's important to get to know your opponent better by staying close to him. At the very least, he should have a bodyguard! I thought you were worried about your daughter. You don't have a ninja guarding you in the ceiling, do you?
　Just as I was thinking about that, I heard a clatter and a noise from the ceiling. ........it's a rat, right?

You're living here?　You're a princess and you're okay with...what?

　Else has a point. I agree with you. I don't think that a person who has been living with many servants can do everything by himself.
　To be honest, I'm hoping that he feels the pain and runs away....

'Please don't be respectful, Else. In the meantime, I'd like to start helping Fuyou-sama with what I can do. I'll do my best so that I don't become a drag!

　He makes small fists with his hands in front of his chest and strikes a motivational pose. Kaaikei. Not.

"...what do you mean by that?

　A questioning hand goes up from Linze.

''First of all, I'd like to register with the guild like you guys and be able to do the request.
""What?"

　Everyone's voice hums. Signing up for the guild... you're going to be an adventurer!

Wait, Your Highness? You know what it means to get a request in the guild! There's a lot of risk involved...
I know. And please don't call me Princess. Call me Yumina, please, sir.
Don't you dare, sir!
So, umina.

　Smiling at the princess...and Yumina. That's a tough one. He's a tough kid, this one.
　For now, not to mention the master, Fuyao-sama has also stopped. I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this.

I've learned from Charlotte-sama how to teach magic and shoot with a bow. I'm going to be pretty strong there, I think.
"Bows and magic...it certainly helps to have a long range attack, that it does. What is the attribute of magic, that it is?
Wind, Earth and Darkness. I've only been able to call three types of summons, though.

　Wind, earth and darkness. Just the attributes that Linse can't use. I still don't know the actual strength...

Hmm, what do you think?

　Else turns to Linse and Yae and crosses her arms. What do we do, I guess, is to confirm whether or not we're going to include this girl in our party or not.

''...We'll see how it goes for now and see if we can get a request for something...?
I see. I guess I'll have to wait and see what you've got, that I guess.
That's right, well, if it becomes dangerous, Fuyao Yao will protect you. Then it's decided.

　I'd like to complain about it, but I'm afraid I'll be a bit of a snake, so I'll keep quiet. It seems like I don't have any say in the matter.
　Anyway, they've decided that they're going to the guild tomorrow to register Yumina.
　Then I asked Mika to get a room for her (she insisted on staying in the same room as me, but I adamantly refused), we all ate together and decided to sleep in preparation for tomorrow.
　When I got back to my room and was finally alone, I collapsed into bed. I'm tired..... I'm terribly tired.....
　As I wanted to sleep like mud, my ears heard the first ring tone in a long time. It's "Light Rider" by Suppe. The light song is somewhat irritating to me right now.
　I take out my phone from my pocket and see the words "Incoming God".

' ...Hello.
"Oh, it's been a while. Fuyao-kun, congratulations on your engagement.
''........How do you know?
"Ha-ha-ha. "Haha, it was just a coincidence. It's been a while since I've seen you, and something interesting is happening.

　I can hear God's joyful voice.

'It's not funny I can't imagine getting married at my age.
"That's a good boy. Not satisfied?
''No, that's right, Yumina is pretty, and I think she's going to be quite beautiful in the future, right? And his personality is honest and desirable. But that's not the same thing as this.
"You can't be so hard. If you find a girl you like, why don't you take her as your wife?

　So that's what happened........ The duke and the king were both his wife alone, so I thought....... No, no, that's not the point. I don't have a desire for a harem.

"Well, we're all looking forward to seeing what happens to you from now on, okay?
"Selfish... hmm? ...What are you all?
'The gods of this world. 'The gods of this world are interested in you, don't they? You're only half the fun.

　Huh? What does that mean? There's more than one God?

'Gods? Are there others besides you?
There are. There are many other gods, such as the God of Art, the God of Love, the God of Sword and the God of Agriculture. The God of Love is especially interesting to me.

　Don't get involved in people's love affairs, god of love.

We're all excited to attend your wedding with all our relatives. Oh, I'll be playing grandfather.
You see...

　Do the gods have time for this? What does it mean that all the attendees on the groom's side are gods? It's true, I don't have relatives or anything in this world at all.

Didn't you say you couldn't interfere anymore once you sent them off?
Precisely, "As a world god, you can't interfere much, As long as he's going down as a human, he should be fine.

　I feel like it's problematic enough.... I feel like if I try to talk about it, I'll lose. The gods of mythology have been coming down to earth with a big smile on their faces.

It's a good thing I'm cheering for you anyway. You should think about it and live a life you won't regret. I want you to be happy. I want you to be happy.
'Huh...'

　I give a vague reply and hang up the phone. Life without regrets, huh?
　I wonder what it's like to be engaged to a 12 year old........ When you think of a first year high school boy as compared to a sixth grade girl, you can feel a huge age difference, but when you think of a four year age difference, it's not that big of a deal...? My parents are six years apart. I've seen celebrities and other people with a 30 year age gap in marriage.
　In general, I've never been with a girl before, so how could I even think about getting married?
　I just don't get it. Let's just go to sleep.