Volume 4 Chapter 2 Part 1 (2/2)

「Well then, I guess this means it is a first time for both of us as well.」

「Yes, and what about it?」

I laughed a little while placing my index finger on that man’s forehead.

「Fufu, isn’t that just wonderful that we are able to experience so many “first times” together?」

The man blinked a few times in astonishment before eventually turning his gaze from me to the vast sea that was spreading right in front of us. When I see that his ears are ever so slightly red with embarrassment, I couldn’t help it but laugh. No matter if it was a genuine reaction or not, it was still awfully cute of him. Oh my, what a scary look. In order to escape from it, I bury my face in his chest again. Staying with him like that, it was filling me with a feeling of inner peace and comfort. It was then when I heard a loud whistle.

Looking up from the man’s chest, one of the sailors was pointing towards something in the distance, where all of the seabirds were flying as well.

「It looks like we will soon reach our destination.」

「Yes. Sure looks like it.」

We could already see the harbor from the balcony. Going onto the balcony again, I could see our destination clearly, the Nibbiellata Isle. I gasped with excitement. As I mentioned earlier, the sea was quite beautiful here and the white sandy beaches were only accentuating this beauty. Behind the shore there was a town full of white buildings, then there was a thick tropical forest and then finally the mountains. Sea coral, emerald sea, blue skies, white beach and clouds, green forest. The sights were simply spectacular, and they were all complementing each other. It really looked just like a paradise on earth. I must admit that I was a bit skeptical when I heard that comparison for the first time, but now I know it was nothing but true. It was a shame that I had to stop looking at this marvelous sight, but we needed to get inside of our cabin and prepare to disembark.

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What awaited us upon disembarking the ship was a huge carriage with a Nibbiella family crest on it, the governors of this Isle. There was a man standing in front of the carriage, wearing an unfamiliar uniform and a pair of shaded glasses. He also had long hair that was braided in some places. Looking closely at the citizens of this island, I could notice that each and every person was wearing a braid or two in their hair, regardless of their gender or age. It must have been a tradition of some kind around these parts.

Upon seeing us approach him, the elderly man seemed to be surprised. Maybe he was expecting us to look more representative? He looked as though he wanted to say something but when he opened his mouth one glare from that man was more than enough to make him stop. Then he just said: “My name is Agedilus Von Lancent and I am the Court Wizard sent by the crown on request of the governor.” That was more than enough for the elderly man to bow slightly to us, open the carriage door and take us to the governor’s manor.

On our way there, the elderly man spoke to us while trying his best to remain calm.

「I am the butler currently in service of the current governor of the Nibbiellata Isle, my name is Dinart Ponafan. My, who would have thought that Agedilus Von Lancent himself is going to grace us with his presence.」

Judging from the shaky voice of the butler, he must have been terrified of that man and the fact that he himself decided to come to the Isle. He was wiping the cold sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief, and he was doing his best to avoid looking that man in the eyes. It wasn’t that easy of a task, seeing how that man’s hood was so deep that the butler couldn’t really see where that man was currently looking.

He bites his lip to avoid showing us just how nervous he really was. On our way to the manor we passed by many different people from all around the world. Shortly before our departure we were warned about that by the princess, who told us that we need to be prepared to see people of many different races as well as skin colors. And although that man was one of the “Heroes Who Saved the World”, his scary reputation was apparently doing him no favors here. Still, it was also a good deterrent to anyone who would wish him ill. Thanks to that, our honeymoon here should pass pretty much without any trouble, but it was also a cause for concern when it comes to the way in which the governor of the Isle would receive us. So it might be wise to be prepared to be ready for anything here