CH 86.2

「………Alex, are you satisfied with this?」

But then, suddenly, there was a low, austere voice in the room that did not belong to Marshal Ixio.

To which my brother in law replied, “Of course”.

That means, that voice is……his highness the second prince!?

「Thanks to your constant rationalizing about not being good enough…..my daughter is now 20 years old and she’s almost late.」

「Haha, I have no words.」

「Well, good. Now you’re finally mine.」

His highness the second prince chuckled with a throaty laugh and then, thumped his heels on the floor.

「Now, upon the completion of this arrangement, I will surrender my daughter, Kariya, to Alex Slayra. Is there any objection to that?」

The response was applause from everyone in the room.

I see. Due to the reservation from the royal family, brother-in-law, a handsome high noble, reached 30 single.

I mean, I don’t know anything about this but, aren’t we caught in the middle of factional politics?

Shouldn’t you be doing this after Laura-san and I leave……

「Now, Alex’s little sister.」

The second prince’s words were suddenly directed to Laura-san, and right after his words, Marshal Ixio’s voice flew out saying, “You can answer directly!”.

「Here!」

「After the completion of the super behemoth beast type magic construct project, you will be granted of the title Viscount and rule this city as the House of Slayra of Torquiva.」

「……thank you, I accept!」

「This is my gift to you, Alex. I hope you will never forget it.」

「Haha!!」

City ruler!

Seriously!!

Laura-san, you’re going to be the lord of this place?

Of course, it’s just probably just a way to strengthen the Slayra family, which is firmly embedded in the faction but I think this is too much. It’s a whole fiefdom.

「Be encouraged」

「Haha!」

Maa, okay.

I’m too tired and nervous to think straight right now.

I’m just happy to be alive.

When I get home, I’m going to kiss my twins and give them a bath.

Then, I’ll drink and sleep like a dead man.

I’m so glad I was born as a healing mage.

I thought I would lose my stomach from stress if I didn’t have my healing magic.

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A few days after I got over such a day of judgment.

My brother-in-law was visiting our house again with the flowers in the garden blooming beautifully.

He showed up with a handful of toddler clothes that were trendy in the royal capital. It was unusual for him to be not wearing his military uniform, looking cool and fashionable in his striped jacket and austere hat.

Of course, even dressed like that, he’s a military guy so he has a burly saber on his waist.

Although they are supposed to fight using magic, the soldiers would never leave without their blades.

I guess there must be some  kind of teaching about this because my wife always has a big knife hanging by the side of the bed when she sleeps.

I guess they have a different mindset compared to an average person.

I led my somewhat scary brother-in-law into the reception room, moistened his mouth with a cup of warm tea, and finally started a conversation.

「Brother-in-law, congratulations on your marriage.」

「Not yet.」

He turned away from my congratulatory words with a pout.

I couldn’t tell if he’s embarrassed or just being serious but his little sister Laura-san giggled at him.

「Elder brother, congratulations. Isn’t that alright?」

「Give me a break」

While saying this with a sour look on his face, brother in law, who was sitting on the floor, was feeding the twins, who were crawling toward him, with his hands.

「Daa」

「Kyaa」

Children grow up amazingly fast. The two, who had been eating baby food since winter, have grown up a lot.

Recently, they seem to be having too much fun with their energy, tugging on the little flying dragon, Torf’s tail or the hem of Grandma Mion’s skirt every day, causing her trouble.

With these two naughty kids by his side, he began to talk to us with a sharp look on his face.

「I came all the way here today to, among other things, tell you what happened on the audience you had the other day.」

「Yes」

「Do you still have things to reveal?」

Brother in law smiled meaningfully as he moved the wriggling Lacus onto his lap and said, “Listen”.

「First of all, Sawadi, you bastard……would be dead if it weren’t for the four hundred petitions from the veterans and their families whom you treated.」

「Eh…….」

「Oi oi」

「You’re going too far. That saber is too sharp even if it’s in its sheath. It’s no different than being with a sledgehammer.」