Chapter 95: Studying Abroad (1/2)

The day of departure.

I was checking the last of the baggage we had packed in the airship we parked behind Wood Castle.

The baggage contained our personal belongings, gifts for saving the High Elf Kingdom, foodstuffs, etc.

I opened the list of the barrel and confirmed what was inside.

The contents were liquors normally used for gift.

During the Giant Scorpion subjugation, Luna Enol Meméam, the third princess of Enol, had hid herself inside a barrel. I didn’t think that she would do it again, but I still double-checked the barrel, just to be sure.

“Good, seems like there’s no problem.”

After I had finished checking them one-by-one, I muttered in relief.

It seemed that there would be no problems with our departure.

“――Kushun!”

“…………”

I heard a familiar sneeze.

When I turning my head in the direction of the sound, I saw a raiment case that Luna had sent to Chrisse. The case should have only contained clothes and underwear that Luna had recommended for Chrisse.

I opened the cover, only to find clothing folded and jam-packed to the base. There shouldn’t have been any space to hide a person……

“Don’t tell me…”

I immediately took out all of the clothes, and reached for the bottom of the case. When I pulled on it with a little bit of strength, it came off easier than I expected.

Luna, the Third Princess, was hiding underneath the second compartment.

What are you, a ninja!?

I brought Luna outside of the airship like a kitten, and her elder sister, Lyss, scolded her with her beautiful eyebrows raised.

“Luna! What are you doing! Don’t cause trouble for Lute-san and the others!”

“But Luna wants to go too!”

Luna puffed her cheeks like a hamster, sulking.

“Why is it that onee-chan and Shia are okay, but I’m not? It’s unfair!”

Lyss and I made eye contact, and both of us blushed.

I tried to free Shia from being my slave, but the person herself refused and said that she was fine as she was.

In Lyss’ case, she was to “accompany us for the sake of gathering knowledge of the outside world”, but actually――the reason was that she had become my third wife.

The night after the victory party several days ago, Lyss suddenly came over confessed “I love Lute-san. Please make me your wife!”.

I was astonished at the sudden confession, but Snow and Chrisse weren’t surprised. They seemed to know about it already, and welcomed her with open arms instead.

As for myself……

(Lyss is an important comrade, and a charming girl to boot. If I had to say whether I like her or not, of course I like her, no, I love her! Her clumsiness is a minus point, but that’s exactly what makes me want to protect her. She’s also honest, and cute, and her chest too……)

There was no reason for me to refuse, and my two wives also welcomed it.

The only one who objected was Meiya, once she found out that I had accepted Lyss as a third wife.

She said―― “Why is Lyss-san, who has been with Lute-sama shorter than I have, becoming his wife! I definitely won’t allow it! If that’s the case then I, too……”

Meiya threw favourable glances at me.

Anyone could understand what she wanted to say, with that open attitude of hers.

If I was asked “Do you love or hate her?” about Meiya, “I don’t hate her” would be my answer. I understood that her eyes were filled with nothing but goodwill towards me……but it was so much that I found it scary.

A clear stream was avoided by fish――not to that extent, but taking it too far wasn’t good.

Snow interjected with Meiya.

“Meiya-san can’t become Lute-san’s wife.”

“B-but why!? Do you still hold a grudge against me from back then in the magic school!?”

“You’re wrong. A person who isn’t resolved like Lyss-chan is, is not fit to be Lute-kun’s wife.”

“!?”

Mieya turned pale at her words.

“Snow-san, d-do you by any chance know……”

“No, it’s merely an intuition.”

Snow shook her head before Meiya’s question ended.

“If you have the resolve, I’ll recognize you as Lute-kun’s wife.”