67 Chapter 66. (2/2)

”Of course not. It's only when she drags me to hot springs where it's mixed bathing. She really enjoys hot springs, but she is secretly embarrassed to go alone, so she drags me along every time. She just gives me the cold shoulder when we're actually there though and doesn't say a single word to me.”

Is my husband really this big of an idiot? Drowning play? Please don't confuse fiction and reality.

Besides that, there is definitely another side to that story, there must be.

”Oh another example was when I was in university, she would make out with other girls right in front of me. She didn't even send a single glance towards me when she did. Although she turned out to be straight in the end, it's a fact that she didn't care if I saw her together with other people.”

Wasn't she just trying to make you jealous while keeping you away from those girls? Isn't that actually exactly what a sadistic sister in love with their little brother would do?

While we had this pointless discussion we had already passed through the hallway that was behind the exit to the poorly designed platform elevator and reached another door further in.

”This better be the last door” my husband complained.

I felt the urge to laugh and didn't want things to go as he wished so I snapped my fingers and set up a small prank.

When my husband opened the door there was now a majestic ornamented door right behind it.

He turned towards me and glared like he had seen through my actions.

”Little wife, this is actually your doing, isn't it?”

”Of course not. How can you blame your innocent little wife like that? Aren't you being unreasonable?”

”Then what was that snap you just did for?”

”I like snapping? Do you have a problem with it? It's called compulsive snapping disorder.”

”You, one of the mightiest cultivators in existence has a disorder that can't be overcome by a wave of your hand?”

”That's discrimination. Even the strongest cultivators can have disorders. Gambling addictions, gaming addictions, drinking addictions, etc.”

”But a snapping disorder? Really?”

”Naturally.”

”You're pulling my leg, right?”

”Fufufu. Did you want me to pull it here? Aren't you a bit bold husband?”

I couldn't help myself so my hand, which was wrapped around his arm, that had a mind of its own, slid down his arm onto his leg before it came to a rest on his inner thigh.

”Eh? Little wife, isn't this a bit dangerous?”

”What is?”

Like I thought, his slightly flustered face is cute.

That was the flustered face of one whose leg was pulled and had fallen to the ground.

Did you think I'd really pull your third leg husband? Sorry, your wife isn't so easy.

”Little wife, wasn't that a bit mean? Just how badly do you want to tease me?! Isn't sticking your hand into the void and pulling my leg from behind too much? What will you do if you destroyed the realm by using too much force when you pulled?”

”Your wife would never make such an amateur mistake again.”

”Again? Again?! You mean there was a first time?”

”Two.”

Husband looked scared for some reason and had sweat rolling down his back and forehead.

”Little wife, no more pranks please. My fragile heart won't hold up at this rate.”

After he voiced his concerns, husband's quest to open ninety nine more doors began.

While we proceeding forward everyone was quietly following behind husband who lead the way while I made it appear to others we were just walking down a straight path. Watching husband's raging face was too entertaining and I couldn't get enough of that look of despair everytime he hopefully opened another door just to find another door behind it.

”Little wife, how many doors are there?!”

”One hundred in total.”

”Can you please stop playing games with your husband? What did I do to incur your wrath this time my wife?”

Do you really need to ask? Cozying up with your big sister in front of me, bragging about how much your big sister secretly likes you while you act the role of a block head who realizes nothing. Having me disguise you from your big sister so you can flirt more openly?

Tell me husband, can you really think of nothing you have done to irk your wife recently?

What about that little disciple of yours? What about when you were ogling that little girl little Han had a thing with?

Are you trying to tell me I have nothing to be wrathful about?

”Little wife, your eyes are a bit scary right now.”

”Oh? Are they?”

”Husband, do you really need your eyes?”

”What?! Little wife, please don't joke, I need my eyes. I really need them to be able to worship your beauty.”

You have such a beautiful wife, one proclaimed as one of the three most beautiful women across all realms and you still look at other women?!

I really felt my rage boiling by this point and I almost lost control of my strength. The moment I thought I was about flip a few tables, my husband said something that actually caught me off guard.

(POV Sanji)

”Little wife, I love you.”

Holy mother up above, the amount of pressure my little wife emitted just now was truly boundless. I really thought I was about to be in the headlines as husband murdered by slightly irked wife.

The only thing I could think of to avert my crisis were the cheap, get out of jail free words I have never said to her.

”What was that?”

”Little wife, I love you.”

She just looked at me coldly and said, ”did you really think a few simple words would deceive your wife?”

”Megumi, I love you.”

This time for the just the slightest moment I saw her blush before she quickly recovered.

”I'm not so easy that I will be tricked by your deception husband. You are just trying to get off scot free.”

I really wanted to cry, what did I really do to incur her wrath?

If I really think about it though, aren't there actually a few good reasons? She did catch me ogling little Han's woman. She has also been asking me a lot about my big sister. Does she really think I have something going for my big sister?

I really don't though. How much do I have to emphasize it to make it clear to her that there are absolutely no such feelings between us?

With how women are, suspicious creatures, there really no way to prove that, is there?

Why does such a mighty woman like her need to be jealous anyways? Shouldn't she have long ago tossed aside such emotions on the path of cultivation?

That was when it hit me.

”Little wife, I have one question.”

”Your last words?”

”Actually it's two questions.”

”Are you done with your last words?”

”Are you actually jealous right now? Have you really never been in any sort of relationship with a man before?”

”I'm not jealous.”

That pout she had was actually really cute.

”As for your second question. I've already mentioned it before, haven't I?”

No way. Really? I always thought she was just exaggerating. With how experienced she is when she teases me I always thought that was a lie.

”Husband, you're not telling me you thought I was actually lying before, are you?”

I felt if I let things go on any longer I would be on a path of disaster, so I did the only thing that was natural. I plopped my imaginary butt down on the ground and sat there in dogeza to beg for forgiveness.

Sorry, that was a lie.

What really happened was much more manly, I wrapped my arms around my wife and pulled her into a deep embrace and planted a strong kiss on her lips before I backed up.

”My wife, I love you.”

My wife just said with a scary smile, ”one more time.”

I could only say in a daze, ”my most beautiful wife, I love you.”

Sorry I lied again, that scary smile really wasn't a scary smile at all. It was more mischievous and it really pulled at my heartstrings. I just wished that not even the heavens could gaze upon her smile that left me utterly dumbfounded.

”Consider us even, if you make me say it once, I'll make you say it five times more my husband.”

”Eh? What? Was that all just an act to get back at me for my insignificant victory two days ago?”

She just kept her lovely triumphant smile plastered on her face, but she chose not to answer me.

Ugh. I feel like I just got schooled. How embarrassing, I was so cocky back then too. How could I only settle for her saying it once?

”Little wife, do you love me?”

She just kept smiling at me wordlessly.

Critical hit.

I felt like a gambler who had just lost everything.

How can she be so nonchalant and not answer me like that?

”Husband, you'll have to try harder if you want me to say that.”

She placed her hands behind her back and walked a bit further away from me. She turned around lipped out three words.

When I read her lips it looked like she said ”I really love you.”

I felt a bit better and just as I was about to follow behind her, with her back facing me she said out loud, ”I really love shoes.”

Ugh. I felt my heart drop to the ground only seconds after from its slightly relieved state.

Is it fun to play games with your husband like this?

”Maybe if you get me some nice shoes I'd consider saying it a few times.”

What are you? A gold digger?

Your husband is no rich man. I'll have you know, I was first class among the broke ass university students.

To me, cup ramen was the finest delicacy in the world. How do you expect me to buy shoes for a peak level existence like you?

Wouldn't these shoes need to have some sort of ridiculous ability like destroying a realm with a single step?

No no no. Who are we kidding? My wife can probably already do that.

Isn't the bar a bit too high this time?

When my wife saw my struggling expression it was like she read my mind.

She chuckled with half lidded eyes and said, ”I'm not asking for anything ridiculous like you are probably imagining. As long as they look nice and it's something that you got for me, that's all that matters.”

Is this the legendary beautiful frugal budget wife I've only heard of in legends?

Isn't she too perfect?

”Husband, you're not thinking anything rude are you?”

”No, I was just thinking about how perfect my wife is.”

”Then stop ogling other women.”

So it was that!

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