Chapter 88: The Time of Reunion, Comes IV & V (1/2)

<The Time of Reunion, Comes IV>

From the window of my room, I could see the fog that had engulfed the plain.

「I have a proposal」

『What is it?』

「About Maria, you're opposed to our marriage, right?」

『So I am』

「As can be expected, I don't think it's a good idea to take a second wife when things between my current wife and me haven't settled down yet」

『Question. When you say ”second wife”, are you referring to Maria?』

「That's right」

『Aren’t you going to get a divorce before marrying Maria?』

「I have absolutely no intention of divorcing Rana. Also, I got married under elven laws, which means that I can have multiple wives」

『As a Japanese, are you okay with that?』

「In my country, there is this saying. ”When in Rome, do as the Romans do”」

『I understand now that it's a very convenient saying. More than ever, I don't approve of Maria and you getting married』

「Then, let's meet in the middle, and――」

My proposal was accepted.

「Maria, supposing that the number of Tortchs increased, what would you think?」

『I'd be happy』

「Incidentally, there's a case of three fathers raising a child in Tortch's country」

『Oh-ho, three Daddies, huh? That would be nice』

It's just a movie though. [1]

「Alright, then――」

『………………』

I brought Rana and Maria together again, and introduced them to each other like that.

「Dear, I did say that I want to have a child, but this is……」

「Souya, I agreed to let you be my father, but I didn't hear anything about her becoming my mother」

「Umm, Maria, she's my wife, so she's automatically your mother, isn’t it?」

「Dear, I'm not following any of this at all」

「I'll explain it to you, booby elf. I'm Souya's wife, and also his daughter」

The thing about being my wife……

It didn't get canceled out, I see.

「I'm Souya's wife. So that makes you the second wife」

Oh, so Rana is going to accept it without issue.

Right, that's the culture she grew up with, isn’t it? That damned Melm also has a lot of wives, doesn't he?

「Second wife, and my daughter. Eh? Huh?」

Because she had accepted it so easily, it appears that she has gotten confused.

「Rana, the one who brought up Maria is from the same world as me. In light of that, I agreed to look after her. As you can see, she's just a child. Take no notice of what she says about marriage and so on」

「Who’s a child?!」

Maria got angry and kicked me. It didn't really hurt much.

Getting angry at being called a child is proof of being a child. I've told someone that before, I believe.

「If it's a request from someone from your hometown, then I guess there's no helping it. ………Umm, Maria, I'm your mother from now on, alright?」

Rana smiled awkwardly and spread her arms wide open.

「………………」

After staring at Rana in silence, Maria couldn't resist her urges and leapt into her bosom.