Four months have passed since our escape. Livie and I are currently working on a restaurant on our own. Yes, this restaurant is something that we own.
A million credits that the headmaster of our old academy had given me had been turned into nine black diamond coins. It was a shame we lost ten percent by trading them into money.
"Charles, your wife's meals are amazing as usual."
That's right. I had changed my name to Charles. It was identical to my name but wasn't the same.
And not only that, I'm wearing male clothes. I couldn't help but think that escaping was the choice. My hair was now shorter, and I had changed my face to more masculine.
My last look was like a beautiful princess, and now I looked like Giga Chad. I missed wearing male clothing, and they're so much more comfortable to wear. I promise never to wear them again.
"My wife is the best cook ever."
Oh yeah, Livie and I got married. Right when we found a place to settle, I proposed to her. My nightmare made me realize how much it would hurt to separate from her.
At first, I was nervous, even though I knew she would accept my proposal. But what if there was a slight chance that she would reject it?
We had been together for a year, and within that year, we had been through a lot. A year ago, the past me would have slapped me for changing this much.
Livie and I didn't have a wedding celebration since neither of us didn't care. We are just happy to be on each other's side.
We both got an artifact as a wedding ring. It allowed us to teleport to one another once per month.
The ring was hella expensive. But it was handy. If a situation had arrived, we could have one of us teleport to the safe one.
Half our fortune was spent on that. While I also had to buy an artifact to hide my mana completely, Serena had gotten me it during our stay at Grandelle. I hadn't seen her in a while. I wondered how she was doing.
Currently, I am attending to my customer. My wife had taken the role of a cook while I was the server.
Both elves and fairies were enjoying their meal. We were currently in the country of Evergreen. They weren't lying when they said this place was filled with forest.
Luckily in the capital of Evergreen, the city here was one of a normal country. Our restaurant is fancy. Only middle-class people and the rich would dine here.
It was a miracle how Livie was the chef alone and me being the only waiter. With our restaurant closed, I went up to check on my wife.
Like me, Livie had changed her look. We had wanted posters everywhere. Changing our looks was a must.
Livie now had her hair changed to the color brown, along with her eyes. She had styled her hair into long wavy hair. Along with some minor adjustments, she shouldn't be noticed by anyone.
"How are you holding up?"
"You worry too much, Hubby since I became a third-rank magician. Making this much food isn't much of a hassle."
"Livie, we should hire a new waiter. I don't think I could handle all of them at once."
"Then let's put up a hiring notice."
With my wife's permission, we made a sign together for a hiring notice. We only needed a server since Livie was the only one who could make the menu.
Our store has artifacts that clean everything. So a janitor was unnecessary. And we don't need to pay for the tax. We own this land from my money.
"The night is still young. Should we go somewhere?"
My wife smiled brightly, wondering the same. The capital city of Evergreen was beautiful. No, beautiful wasn't the right word. It was clean.
The atmosphere here was good, and the air and mana felt good. Changing our clothes into casual ones, we both went out.
"Good evening Charles, Lidia."
As we were exiting our restaurant/home. Our friendly neighbor, who also owned a store, greeted us. My name is Charles, and Livie is Lidia.
"Good evening Tiffany."
Livie and I greeted Tiffany. Like most people in this country, she is an elf. She managed a cosmetic store that sold beauty products.
"Are the both of you going somewhere?"
"My husband and I are going on a date."
"I'm so jealous. I don't even have a lover. I don't even have experience in dating."
The elf looked like she was going to weep into tears. Tiffany was at the age of twenty-two. She and Livie are great friends. When they're free, they talk to each other like best friends.
"I'm sure you will find someone sooner or later."
Tiffany couldn't help but sigh at the prospect of it.
"I don't want to take your time. I'm going back to work."
"Have a good day!"
With Tiffany gone, Livie and I began to walk. We were in the capital right when we teleported. Our teleportation artifact teleported us to the capital of Evergreen.
It was good that we got an identity card with our disguise during our final days at Star State. And since then, we have lived our life in peace.
"This city sure is lovely."
"That came out of nowhere."
"I was thinking about the events four months ago."
"Do you regret coming here?"
"No, we wouldn't have married if I didn't."
"Hehehe... Hubby, you sure can make my heartbeat."
We were only talking with one another and felt the joy of being close. Despite this being a date, we had only done a stroll. Things like these aren't so bad once in a while.
After coming back from our stroll, we went to bed. Not because we needed the energy to wake up early.
"Livie, I love you."
"I love you too."