It had been five days since I had put Gull Lake back together. He woke up three days after that, but his body had gone into a state where he couldn't move properly. It seems to be able to move with rehabilitation, but that seems to take some time.

　At the same time, he had lost some of his memory. He had lost his memory of the last few years. Mr. Galian confirmed that he didn't have any until right after his father died. Of course, they don't know who we are.

　Mr. Gallian and Ms. Méliès say that they just want to be alive. From now on, the three of them will spend their time in rehabilitation. It's a matter for you and your family now, so it's not our problem to do anything about it.

　We spent three days with the knights brought by Caro, treating the injured and helping to remove the debris, and then returned to the capital. It was impressive to see Gallian and the three of them snuggled up to see me off at the end.

　And today, after spending about four days in the capital, we are at the entrance of the palace. The reason is that today is the day we leave the capital. Right now, we're all getting our stuff on the carriage and so on.

Why is this guy still in his manifestation?

　Out of the corner of my eye was the figure of Light, who was taking care of the luggage from the maidservant who was carrying it for me. For some reason, Light could be seen by the other humans as well. I was quite surprised when Alexia and the others came back after putting Gull Lake back together, because they were quite surprised.

　He's always standing behind me, but because he's friendly and quite handsome, he gets hot looks from the handmaidens. Even now.

Thank you.

　I thank her with a smile, and the maidservant who handed me the package leaves, her face red. And then she's making a lot of noise in the background, cackling. That guy is amazing to drop a woman just by smiling.

''Ugh, even I can do that easily if I have magic power!

'Yes, Lord. So give us more magic!

　Hikarin and Marilyn look at Wright's figure and look enviously over my head. I've been giving them quite a bit of it lately, but still not enough?

We're almost there!

Yes. We're almost there!

　........you're desperate. It's not like I'm going to leave Hikarin and the others alone just because Light is here. Well, I'm not going to tell you because it's cute. It seems that because of the goddess' blessing, Light can survive even with a little bit of magic. And I've heard that Light can also fight. I haven't seen it yet.

　If I was watching the exchange between Light and the handmaids...

Are you jealous?

　A voice from behind me said. I turn around and see Caro there, tilting her head back.

'No, well, it's, you know.

Hmm?

　When I slurred my words, Caro would stare at me. That's because women are looking at me with red faces just by smiling, and as a man, I'm jealous.

'I prefer your smile, though.

What?

　Caro blurted out something, but it was too small to be heard. I asked him again and again after that, but he didn't answer. What did he say?

But I'm more sad to say goodbye to you.

　Caro says. I'm going to say goodbye to Caro here for once. It's true that the country would be in trouble if the saint, who is the symbol of the country, disappeared.

　The Pope and Lady Christina say they don't mind, but Caro says she'll stay until she makes an announcement, so I respect Caro's opinion. I'll miss them too, but it's not forcing me to bend Caro's will. I just have to be patient.

You'll get an announcement as soon as you get home. I'll see you afterwards, so don't get downhearted.

　When I say that, Caro puffs out her cheeks and gives me an angry look. What's up?

'You don't understand women's hearts anymore, Ray. It's a sad thing to be away, even for a little while.

　Caro turns away and opens her hand. Sometimes Caro spoils me like this. When I tell her that, she gets angry and says it's not true, but she's still a spoiled brat. I chuckle and hug Caro tightly. Caro hugs me too.

'I'm sorry. I guess it's still too hard for me.

You're not going to say that anymore. ...I can hear Ray's heartbeat.

　Caro puts her ear to my chest and closes her eyes. For some reason, my heartbeat seems to calm me down. She noticed it when I did it before, and it's been like this ever since.

　I hold Caro close to me, patting her head with my hand. People are grinning at me, but I've given up. The maidservants cackle at the sight of me. There.

Dear Caroline. I don't do that in public...

　And Mary comes to me.

'I don't care about that. I'll do it when I want to.

　And I'm still hugging him. There's nothing I can do about it. I continue to stroke her head. Well, it's a good thing she looks so comfortable.

　Everyone who's finished loading their bags is arriving. Alexia and my fiancé are laughing at me, as if it can't be helped, and Dagris and Kate spit a curse at me again. They couldn't find the ring that was there. The shop was in the direction of where the dragon and gilgas came from, and it had been destroyed.

Caro. Everyone's gathered, so it's time to...''

Yeah!

　Yes!　Is it just my imagination that I feel like I'm getting a little younger?　I was patting my head, unable to say anything.

'Kuhn, I didn't know Caroline was such a spoiled brat.

'Totally. You weren't that sweet to us.

　And then the Pope and Lady Christina come in. I guess they were embarrassed to be seen by their parents, but they move away from me. My face is a little red.

'You didn't have to leave. 'You didn't have to leave, Ray. You've saved me a lot of trouble this time. From the attack of the old dragons and the demon race to the Gull Lake.

No, I'm just doing what I can do.

'As I told you before, if you cheat, you'll go back to stone, so be careful. Also, take this with you.

　The Pope and Lady Christina talk to me in that order, but I don't know if I trust them that much. Then, at Lady Christina's behest, the maidservants bring in a large box of something.

'What's this?'

'The one in that box is a truecrystal. Your spirit asked me to give it to you, so I brought some of it to you.

　Part of it is so big that two handmaidens would have to carry it. And if you're giving it to me, does Light think there will be any more fiancées? Son of a b*tc*.

'Kuk, well, for our part, I don't care how many people you have as long as you don't despise Caroline.

　The Pope says this with a laugh, though.

'Wow, okay. I'll take it in passing.'

　Then I was greeting the butler and the maid of honor who had been so kind to me.

Brother!

　And there's a girl who charges at me. When I catch her, she looks up and smiles.

"Isn't that dangerous, Mei-chan?

"Ehehehe, I'm sorry.

　Mei doesn't seem to mind too much and rubs her face against my belly. Well, I'm not angry with her either, so I give her a pat on the head. Behind them are Pricia and Sister and the children from the orphanage.

'Are you ready to go now?'

'Yes. But are you sure it's okay with me too?

　And Pricia looks a little troubled. Sister-san is smiling behind her. Pricia-san, May, and Roy are going to follow her to Nanor.

　Sister and the other children will be protected by the Pope until the orphanage is built, it seems. Roy insisted on following me, and Mei wanted to go with him, so I had to break the arrangement. Pricia was also going to come along as their guardian.

　Mei and Roy are apparently 10 years old, and Roy calls me his big brother for some reason. For some reason, he wants to learn martial arts from me. So I decided to teach him the basics in my free time. I taught him a bit of swordsmanship the other day, and he quickly learned a lot of things, so maybe he has better instincts than I thought.

You don't need to worry about it at home. There's still plenty of room to spare.

　When I say that to Pricia-san, she mutters, "The same house as Rei-kun........ I guess she's not comfortable living with a man after all.

If not, I'll look for a house and say, "Duh, it's okay! Yeah, well, that's good.

　I was surprised because I suddenly said it out loud. Pricia-san also looked down while her face turned red with embarrassment. Well, if it's okay, it's fine.

''Alexia-sama. Ray is dropping it again.''

'True. Well, I've recently given up on the idea that it's Ray and I can't help it. And it's not like he's leaving us alone.

　Ferris and Alexia are whispering something behind me, but I can't hear them. What is it?

　Then I watched the kids say their goodbyes.

Ray, I'm ready to go.

　And Aeris came over. Behind her, Lane and Elea are also there.

'Okay. I'll be there in a minute.

　I say that and go back to Caro.

"Caro.

....

　Caro, I'm going to keep my head down and shut up. It can't be helped. I'm embarrassed that I'm in public.

Caro!

'What?　Mugu!

　I cupped Caro's cheek with both hands, making her look up, and then I kissed her. Caro wags at the suddenness of it, but after a bit, she quiets down. There's a lot of noise around me, but I ignore it for now.

　After a bit, she pulls away from me. Caro presses in on me like she's going to miss me, but if I do any more, I want to go further.

'Does this make you feel a little less lonely?'

"...Ray's Stupid.

　Caro's face turns bright red and she turns over. I pat Caro's head.

　Then I get in the carriage and say goodbye to everyone. The carriage starts to drive away as everyone sees me off. Caro smiles and waves at me. I knew I had to smile.

　As we say our goodbyes like that and a little while passes, the atmosphere inside the carriage changes. Inside the carriage is me, my fiancé, Pricia, Mei, and Roy. I look at everyone.

I'm so jealous of what Ray has done to me.

'Yes!　We haven't even been done yet!

　Alexia said, and Ferris was angry. The others nodded, and what........oh!　You mean the kiss!　I'm pretty sure it wasn't from me. Alexia did that to me a long time ago, that's all. People are going to be staring at me. ...I must have stepped on a land mine. This is not good.

'Hey, Priscia, big sister. How are you guys doing?

''........This is called a shura. I'm so jealous.

　Pricia. Please don't tell May something strange!　I didn't hear the last part.

　Will I make it back in one piece?