Volume 2 - CH 51

Volume 2

Chapter 51: A Reunion Embrace with the Wily Red Mage

(TL:By Rafael)

"It would be impolite. If it seems that I have taken something from you."(Mastoma)

With a light sigh, Prince Mastoma cocks his chin.

When I looked at this gesture, I saw Rain, dressed in Salmutian attire, standing there, accompanied by the woman I saw earlier.

'Yuki!"(Rain)

"Rain......!"(Yuki)

"Welcom-Welcome back......Yuki!"(Rain)

"I'm home!"(Yuki)

Returning the embrace to Rain, who ran up to me and hugged me with all her might, I looked at Mastoma, who was looking at us with a dignified, relaxed smile on his face, satisfied.

" You have won the bet, you daring woman, but it is a shame I won't get you."(Mastoma)

Mastoma's mouth turned up at the corners and he gave a small laugh.

Rain, still in my arms, gave a small nod in return.

"A bet?"(Yuki)

"Yes. The woman risked her own life to challenge me to a match. If you had died, she would have  become  mine."(Mastoma)

"Rain, what have you done ......?"(Yuki)

"Yuki would be absolutely fine."(Rain)

Rain, who was shaking her head, wouldn't let go of me.

I can't blame her for her recklessness, since I had worried her so much.

My absence was the seed that sowed the seeds of this chaos in the first place.

"As long as you are alive, she cannot be mine. You played a clever trick, didn't you? You red mage warlock."(Mastoma)

"I heard it was important in Sarumtalia."(Yuki)

"Kukuku Damn you, ...... uneatable man."(Mastomaa)

It seems that my premeditated move had paid off.

Thank goodness this prince Mastoma was a man of the laws and customs of Salmutaria.

If he had been a man of vicious ideas and power, Rain would not be in my arms today.

As I was thinking this, someone burst into the room from behind me.

"What do you mean you can't pay the ...... money? Your Highness!"(Bran)

A small man, a familiar old man, yells at us, his face reddening.

He looked at me and Rain, who were hugging each other, and gasped.

"Ki, you ...... Yuki Ferdio! I thought you were dead. ......!"(Bran)

"I'm as fresh as a fiddle."(Yuki)

I glared at Bran, who had a complicated expression on his face.

I'm sorry to say that I'm as spiffy as a chump and no saint of Forgiveness.

The fact that this man is a nobleman does not  help in reducing my anger.

I was so angry that I was  scared that I was going to have him sent  to the hospital. ......, but someone jumped over my angry head and said something chilling and cold.

It was Prince Mastoma.

"Bran. You took advantage of me, didn't you?"(Mastoma)

"No, I did not. ......"(Yuki)

"The woman, Reynise, is the property of Yuki Ferdio."(Mastoma)

Bran Crowder looks genuinely surprised at the Mastoma's words.

'What? That can't be ....... Such nonsense."(Bran)

"I heard it from her own mouth, and I made my people look into it. Reynise is officially recorded as the property of Yuki Ferdio."(Mastoma)

"Yes.I belong to Yuki."(Rain)

(TL: Marriage....yuki got his waifu....)

I think "my property" is a bit too Salmutarian.

On the day Rain received the letter from the Crowder, we registered each other as partners, albeit tentatively.

It was not quite a marriage, but more like a contract on the Adventurers' Register.

The registration, which can be applied for at the Adventurers' Guild, allows for the sharing of each other's private property and the transfer of inheritance and rights after death.

The nature of the system, in which rights and property are entrusted to each other, makes it possible to say that one's body is one's property.

And from the perspective of Salmutaria, a powerful male-dominated society, it would be misinterpreted that 'Rain, the woman, is the property of Yuki Ferdio ......, which is what I had in mind, and it seems to have worked beautifully.

And one more point.

No, two points. I am an A-rank adventurer in the Kingdom of Welmeria and currently carry the title of "hero."

In a broader sense, I am a human resource asset directly under King Vincent V of Welmeria.

Rain is a mutual right holder and a member of the A-rank party "Clover" led by the "hero."

I thought to myself, "Even though it is indeed the royal family of Salmutaria, it must be risky to unilaterally touch the assets owned by the King of Wellmeria personally.

But who would be stupid enough to do such a thing?

Yes, that's right, the little guy who is turning blue in front of me - Bran Crowder.

He must have underestimated the fact that I was just an adventurer, and didn't do his homework.

What this man did was, in essence, an act of gross betrayal: he misrepresented the king's assets as his own and transferred them to the royal family of another country.

"You will pay for the shame you have brought upon me."(Mastoma)

The thick murderous spirit turned into a cold pressure against Bran.

I am in the middle of it, and I am not happy about this oppressive  feeling.

Even Rain is there.

"Hiccup ......."(Bran)

Bran, who had fallen on his buttocks, backed away with his body in the same position.

The man who had led me to the guard stood upright behind him.

"Knock that raccoon out. Now he's interrupting my conversation."(Mastoma)

"So, Your Highness, ......!　That's not what I'm talking about!　I didn't know, I swear!"(Bran)

"Ignorance is not an excuse, you fool. Get lost, or I'll gouge out your eyes the next time I see you."(Mastoma)

The guards grabbed Bran by the neck and dragged him away as the Mastoma waved his hand to ward him off.

Bran seemed to be yelling something, but soon his voice was lost.

'I cannot bow to you as one in the royal vein of Salmutaria, but I will apologize,...... Yuki Ferdio."(Mastoma)

'No, Your Highness Mastoma. I thank you for your concern for Rain's well-being."(Yuki)

Given his power and position, he could have even forced his way in getting Rain.

Even if he had known about the contract between me and Rain, he could have blamed it on Bran, the intermediary.

"You have a good master, Reynise."(Mastoma)

"Yes."(Yuki)

She nodded there, thus spreading the misunderstanding.

Well, not now. For now, I myself am deeply happy to have Rain in my arms.

"Hey, Yuki Ferdio."(Mastoma)

"Yes, sir?"(Yuki)

"I know I'm asking the impossible, but are you willing to give up the ...... 'Clover' women to me?"(Mastoma)

"No, sir."(Yuki)

Before I could even think about being rude, or that these women were not my property, the words of refusal were shooting out of my mouth.

Prince Mastoma did not seem offended by this and simply gave a small sigh, 

"Like I guessed huh."(Mastoma)

As I wondered and pondered what the meaning of this question was, Rain looked at me, then turned to Prince Mastoma as if she wanted to say something.

Prince Mastoma, who seemed to have sensed this, opened his mouth.

"Good, say it."(Mastoma)

"I'm sure ...... Yuki will help you, sir."(Rain)

TL Note- The Prince is a scumbag but a scumbag with principals, Do you guys agree?