Put us in the same position as Yumina and Lindsay!
...What?

　When I regained consciousness and was ready to see what they would say to my lost promise, they said something like that.


'What? No, I'm...! Umm... and anyway, first of all..., oh, oh, I like Winter Night too!
It's the same with me, that it is.

　Their faces turned red and they both turned over. ........What is this?
　Just when I thought I was about to be dueled, he confessed his feelings to me. And both of them at the same time. What kind of a time to be in love with someone?

"You're in the same position as Yumina and Lindsay... that means...
"I, too, want you to make me your wife, that I, too, want you to make me your wife, Fuyao-dono........
Well, I mean, do it! Oh, oh, you lost!

　Pinch my cheeks. Ouch. Reality. I'm up to four wives in one fell swoop. I mean, no, no, no. Isn't this too much?
　But Tokugawa Ienari and others had over 40 side rooms and over 50 children. Compared to that..., because first of all, it's not right to compare them!
　In general, that guy was taking powdered fur seal stuff to increase his energy, and he was called "General Fur seal" or something like that. I don't want to be lumped in with him!
　I can't stop tsking alone in my head.

'You two...are you okay with that?'
'I don't mind. I still love Fuyao, and if we like the same person and we can all be happy, it's a good thing.

　Linse said the same thing yesterday. As expected of twins, they think alike.

"I love you all as much as you do, that I do. If we could be married together, I'd be very happy.

　I wonder if women in this world are not so possessive.... Hmmm, is this what it's like to be in the habit of polygamy or something like that? Or are these girls all different? Normally, I feel like it would be a good place for a shura.... It doesn't seem like they're too jealous of each other. There seems to be some mild jealousy, though. That makes Linse the most jealous of all.

"Yeah, so what about you, then?
What?
That's why! It's what you think of us!

　Oh, that's what I'm talking about. Too many events have already happened so quickly that I'm numb to it, it's not good.
　I should be honest with you, I guess.

Of course I like you or not, of course I like you. You're both cute, and you're not bad characters. But I'm not sure if I love you or not. As I said before, this is the same for Yumina and Linse. I'm happy that they confessed their feelings to me, but I'm not sure if it's okay to accept them both with those feelings.
But you let them in, didn't you?
'I didn't lie about the fact that I loved him, and it's true that I wanted to take care of him. And they said it was okay with that, too.

　In the end, the act of marriage itself is somewhat unrealistic, and it's partly because I can't really feel it. In general, I can't even think about getting married if I'm not even in a proper relationship.
　Oh, I think Itoko's brother just shrugged it off and decided to get married because he was having a baby. Well, I did have to wipe my feet.

Does that mean you love us as much as Yumina and Linse? Then there's no problem.
'No, but what would Yumina and the others say...'
It's all right there, that it is. In the first place, it was Lady Yumina who asked me to marry her, that she did.

　What did you say?

When the king gave me the mansion, Yumina told me straight away that I was in love with her. "When the king gave me the mansion, Yumina told me right away that everyone loves you. If so, he said we should marry her together. But we didn't think we could do that, at first. But gradually, we realized that it was a good idea. I'm thinking it's a good idea. After Lindsay's outburst last night, it was clear to me. I want to stay with you in the wintertime.

　Else stares at me with straight eyes. Her eyes were without hesitation. Though her face was a little red.

I wish we could all live together as a family, that I do. To be honest, I am not yet as forgiving as Lady Yumina, but I want to be with Lady Fuyao.

　Yumina said she had ten or twenty concubines or whatever.... That generosity (?) is the room for a regular wife (self-proclaimed)?

'So, how is it?
Anyway, I understand how you two feel. I like you guys too. Else is energetic, cheerful and a bit stubborn, but I think that's cute too. I know that Yae is a serious, dignified and family-oriented child. I also know that she's a gentle girl who loves children. I think they would both make good wives.
Well, then.

　I restrain Else from rushing ahead and hold my palms out in front of me.

'But give me just a moment. I'll have an answer for you by evening. I need to think about it for a bit.
Okay, okay.
I understand, that I do.

　Once we got home, I went back to my room and Else and the others went to talk to Yumina and the others.
　I sit down on the bed and fall back down with a long breath.
　What do I do? No, I can't do anything about it, the answer is already known. Now that I've accepted Linse, how can I not accept those two?
　I love and cherish all four of them as much as I love and cherish the girls in my life. I don't want to do anything to make them sad, and I can't. That's why it's really okay with me? The idea of this comes to mind. I'm afraid that this will result in them being unhappy.
　No, maybe they're just scared of what's going on. To marriage and things like that. It's not just about you, you're carrying their life on your shoulders. I'm very cautious. It's four times the weight of a normal person. Can you handle it? To me.

'Ummm.... Do you want to talk to someone about it?

　Lime-san... is probably on Yumina's side. Lapis-san and Cecil-san...and Claire-san, but it's a bit difficult to talk to a woman about it. Renee is out of the question. Julio-san....is a bit unreliable....
　.........So that person is all that's left.



　Once we've decided on that, there's something I wanted to try out first. It's a good time to try it out. Of course it's better to talk to him in person than to just talk to him.
　I go down to the kitchen and prepare a handful of baked goods for our guests. An assortment of assorted items, which I carry under my arm.

"Gate.

　Passing through the gate of light, I was greeted by a narrow four and a half-mat room with tatami mats and no walls, so I could see a sea of clouds and an old chabudai. It was nostalgic.
　On the chabudai, an old man was frozen in his mouth with a rice cracker.

Oh, oh. It's you, isn't it? If you're coming, call me and let me know you're coming. I mean, I didn't think you could come.
It's been a long time, God.

　I thought I could come here if I went there once, but I didn't think I could actually come here.

"There's plenty of magic here too. That's probably why I was able to come here. The world you were from has only a thin layer of magic, so you wouldn't be able to transfer.
Oh, I'll bring you some. You know, cookies and stuff.
I'm sorry. I'll get you a cup of tea.

　He poured tea into a teacup with a teapot. After all, the tea leaves stood up. I wonder if it is God's power.
　I drink the hot tea quietly. It was delicious. It's the first green tea I've had in a long time.

So what's the matter with you?
'Uh, I was wondering if you could help me out a bit...'
Hmm? Well, talk to me.

　I told God about this. What should I do with myself and how should I interact with them in the first place? What should I do with them in the first place?

I don't think it's necessary to think that deeply. I think you should just be happy that they like you.
No, I'm sure it makes me happy, but what can I say, I've been thinking about it a lot.

　I feel like I'm repenting of something, like asking God to listen to my problems. It's not that I've committed a sin.

That's true. Well, I'd like to see a specialist.
What?

　God reached for a black phone that was sitting beside him and began to turn the dial to call somewhere.
　After a while, a woman emerged from the sea of clouds. She was in her early twenties in age, with fluffy peach-colored hair and another fluffy thin robe on top of a white outfit, drifting through the air and coming towards us. There were golden rings jangling around her arms and legs and neck. Ah, barefoot.

''I'm waiting for you.

　They exchanged a light greeting and sat down softly in front of the chubby table.

'Well, who's this guy?'
He's the god of love. She's the one you should be talking to, isn't she?

　Love God! This guy!

It's a pleasure to meet you. I've been curious about you for a long time, and I've been browsing from time to time.

　Well, I heard something like that from God on the phone when I was in Umina. He said there was a god of love who was very interested in him. So that's him. I didn't think I'd be consulting with that person. Only God knows.....

"The God of Love means the God of Love, right?
Yes. But I'm not trying to manipulate people's feelings, you know? It's just to set the mood a little bit, make the usual promises for romance, that sort of thing.
Promise?

　Oh, you mean the promise in love. I know it's goofy, but "Late, late~! Or a girl running with a piece of bread in her mouth and bumping into a nice boy at a turn, or something like that.

'That's right. Anybody who says, "I'm going to get married when this fight is over..." makes it impossible to get married.
It's your fault!

　That's not only not getting married, it's dying! I don't think it's a love flag, I think it's a death flag!

So, what's the matter with you?

　I'm very anxious to talk to him about it, but I don't have a choice. At any rate, he's a (pardon the pun) god of love, so he might be able to give me some advice.

"Hmm, this is getting pretty interesting.

　When the God of Love heard the story from me, she smiled and took a bite out of a cookie on the chabudai. You're a bad boy, God of Love.

I don't see what the problem is," she said, "but I don't see what the problem is. I don't know what the problem is, but I don't know what the problem is.
But how can you put four people at once?
First of all, that's where you're wrong. You have to throw away the common sense of your former world. If you like only one of the four, and the other three are just for fun or because you feel sorry for them, that's dishonest and horrible. But if you love all four of them and you really want to make them all happy, that's true love.

　Love. Do I have that much of a feeling for it?

Why did everyone love me so much...
'You don't know that. Some people fall in love with each other immediately after meeting, while others are so close to you that they don't realize how they feel. Some people fall in love with someone as soon as they meet him, while others are too close to him to notice their feelings. There are many different reasons to fall in love with someone.

　I don't know if I understand or not. Well, I guess that means there is no fixed form to love, right?

Maybe you're just unsure of yourself. You are not sure if you are the one who can respond to the feelings of these children. But this is not a decision for you, but for them.

　Ugh. .........You may indeed be right. Was this just another self-serving complex that I had imposed a self-serving ideal image on myself that I couldn't live up to?

'You should just follow your feelings more honestly now. You are free to give an answer or not to give an answer, and it is important to consider the feelings of the other person, but you should not misrepresent your own feelings as well. That is rude to the girls who confessed their feelings to you.
''I see......... It's okay for me to be selfish too, right........
'It's natural. Happiness for one person is not a love affair. What good is that if you don't become happy too?

　...Yeah, I guess so. There are some things I can't compromise on. From there, we can talk and rub it in with each other. We may be together for the rest of our lives, so let's allow ourselves this much.

Do you have an answer?

　As if he read my mind, God asks me.

'I don't know. But I think I'm starting to see.
I see. That's good to hear.
I'm just glad my promise wasn't in vain.

　.... hmm? There's a word that's stuck with me. By promised, you mean the love flag you were talking about earlier?

What do you mean my promise?
I once said, "I just happened to be in the bathroom and I was surprised to see you changing! produced. You should be grateful.
Is this your fault?

　The God of Love seemed to prefer goofy developments.



　In the evening, I had all four of them gather in the living room. I asked Lime and Lapidus and the others to leave their seats. It was just me and the four people who confessed to me.
　The four of them are sitting side by side on the sofa in front of me, waiting patiently for me to say something.
　They're all too good for me, they're all wonderful girls. That's why I don't want to lie to them, and I want them to know how I feel.

'Well, first of all...I'm not getting married.'
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　The four people in front of me stood up at the same time, and their surprised voices echoed throughout the living room.