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Chapter 41
After that, I somehow managed to push the credit onto Alto.
The King also didn’t say anything more about the engagement.
It seems Alto received a large amount of money, territory, and a noble title from the King.
Alto, who was a commoner, has now joined the ranks of the nobles.
I’m happy that Alto, who tried so hard, got rewarded.
He’s a good guy at heart. It’s great when good people get properly rewarded.
It seems like things are going pretty well between Claire and Alto too.
Since I completely rejected Claire.
Well, I’m happy if Claire and Alto get together.
Though they’re both shy, so we’ll have to see in the long run.
Then, several years passed.
I’m living happily and enjoying my time with Arde.
I graduated from Heinrich Noble Academy, and now I’m 20 years old.
I’m old enough to drink alcohol now.
Though in Japan I could drink starting at 16, here it’s from 18.
And so one day.
My father, Dohrn Schmerzen, died.
Well, he was a worthless person to begin with, so I don’t feel particularly sad.
He died from illness, probably due to his age.
Which means I’m now inheriting the Schmerzen family.
From now on, I can do whatever I want with this family.
And with the Demon King defeated, I’m free.
Things with Claire and Alto are settled too.
There are no more flags of ruin for me.
I avoided all the flags of ruin.
「Yessssss!!! I’m freeeeeee!!!!!」
I have a lover named Arde.
And loyal slaves like Domingo.
I have friends who admire me like Alto.
I have nothing left to fear.
From now on, I will live freely.
And I’ve saved up plenty of money just in case too.
Maybe I’ll go on a honeymoon with Arde.
I’ve decided to marry Arde.
A formal marriage.
While my father Dohrn was alive, I kept Arde a secret.
That bastard despised and discriminated against slaves, if I had told him about Arde who knows what would have happened.
Now that my father is dead, I can formally marry Arde.
I held an extravagant ceremony, spending money lavishly.
I rented out a church in the royal capital and invited all sorts of people.
The Demon King subjugation party members, people who helped me at the academy.
Count Semond, Hallelujah, Freya.
The Shandi family, Lumina.
Of course Domingo, Otto and the rest too.
By the way, Murdoch passed away last year.
Despite my efforts to treat Murdoch, seems I couldn’t change his lifespan after all.
I also invited the King and Alto.
Arde looked beautiful in a wedding dress.
「My dear husband, I’m so happy right now.」
「Me too, Arde.」
Arde and I shared a blissful kiss—
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After the wedding, Arde and I were alone together in the bedroom.
Now this girl is my wife…
Thinking that fills me with emotion.
Come to think of it, I first met Arde over 10 years ago.
I was only 10 back then.
Arde is 4 years older than me, so she’s 24 now.
Though elves generally stop visibly aging around 17.
So Arde still looks young and has smooth skin.
「Eld, we’re finally alone now.」
「That’s right, Arde. Let’s stay together forever from now on.」
「Yes…! More than that, I want to become one with you quickly.」
「Ah, me too. Come here.」
That’s right, there’s nothing holding us back anymore.
Nothing is stopping us.
We’re husband and wife now.
If we have a child, I intend to protect Arde and our child for life.
Our child will surely be smart and beautiful.
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Those happy days continued.
It seemed like the happy days would simply go on forever.
But then one day, an incident suddenly occurred—
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