CH 73

First off, I understood that in this world, polygamy is acceptable…

I see.

…Um, does that mean polyandry is possible too?

If that’s the case, then…

My excuse, I’m already married, so sorry! won’t work then.

Uwah, this is terrible.

Even though I already planned to never get married again…

A-actually, since other people see me as a child, I should continue to act like one until I can become independent.

Yes, let’s do that…

「There are too many annoying people among the nobles. Not only the soldiers, but government officials and knights too, there are many high-ranking officers that refuse to listen to orders from a commoner. That’s why capable people were adopted and issuing commands as a member of the duke’s family.」

Ehh.

That sounds tough.

Hey, wait?

「Um, Saga-san, you’re the duke’s…Huh? What?」

「Well, I guess. I’m the child of the mistress though. I’m the ninth son of the duke’s family.」

I turned around and looked at Rofas-san.

Duke’s family… In other words, Rofas-san too…?

「Me? I’m just an mid-aged adventurer.」

Saga-san sighed after Rofas-san said that.

「Unfortunately, yes. Since you reached rank S, even the guild won’t do anything to you until you retire… Geez… There’s a nonaggression pact with the guild, so both the nobles and royalty can’t lay their hands on you… Sigh…」

Umm, so, that means…

Rofas-san used to be part of the duke’s family, but left his home to become an adventurer. Now, he’s an adventurer with no ties to nobility unless he agrees to return?

…I don’t understand everything, but…

Rofas-san was nothing like a noble.

No matter where I looked, no part of him looked like what I imagined a noble to be like.

Was he adopted?

Maybe Rofas-san was adopted into the family because they thought his strength would make him a good asset to the army in the future, but he decided to become an adventurer, and so he left his home?

Hm, in that case, I can accept it.

I mean, just look at how greedy he is when it comes to food.

Huh? But noble meals are generally high-class, right? So wouldn’t their meals have spice or sugar in them?

Doesn’t that mean he could eat really tasty food?

Why would he leave then? Did he want to become an adventurer that badly?

「Oh, who cares about that now? Anyway, give me your candy!」

「Like I said, no. Besides, nii-san, you never liked sweet things that much, right?」

I see, Rofas-san doesn’t like sweets.

I’ve heard of stories of how in the past, when spices and sugar were for the privileged only, those people would flaunt their health by using those in their food. 

They would have desserts that were only sweet, and dishes with an intense flavor of spices… Those dishes were not for consumption, but for flaunting wealth…

If that was common among the nobles, then, well, the food was probably not that good…

Rofas-san rested his hands on my shoulders.

「Yuuri said she wants some sugar!」

Wait, don’t turn your selfishness into my responsibility!

I never said I wanted sugar! I just said that there was no sugar!

Ah, maybe that’s not exactly correct. I said something like, I can’t make the octopus dish because there’s no sugar.

But in that case, the one who wants the sugar is Rofas-san, because he wants to eat the dish!

Saga-san bent down and looked me in the eye.

He stared at me for a few seconds.

「Nii-san… Do you want sugar because you want to win this girl’s favor? Don’t tell me… You fell in love with a child because you can’t get married…?」

Huh?

There were so many things wrong there, that I didn’t know where to begin.

First of all, I’m not a child.

Actually, I don’t really mind if he mistakes me to be one.

Wait, I should be more careful so that I won’t expose the fact that I am an adult.

I should at least fix the biggest misunderstanding though!

「I didn’t say I want sugar. It’s just that, I can’t make the octo – I mean, the kraken dish without sugar!」

「Dish? With… a kraken?」

Saga-san looked confused.

「Can you even eat that thing? Actually, wait, you’re planning on eating it?」

Saga-san’s face suddenly went pale.

At that moment, Rofas-san snatched the candy that was in Saga-san’s leather bag, replacing it with a couple of gold coins.

Author’s Notes:

Good morning.

GW is almost over. I worked hard over GW, so I uploaded a few more chapters.

…To tell the truth, Saga-san’s speech was too similar to Bryce-kun, and I started questioning myself, like why did I write such a character… 

Rofas-san spoils his little brother too… He’s a caring person, but definitely spoils his family and those he holds close to his heart.

It’s very obvious who he cares about.

Once he gets married, he’ll end up rolling around like a cat at home for sure…

He’s probably more suited for an older (more mature) lady than one who is younger than him though?