The next morning.
「Thank you for taking care of me.」
「Please come again.」
Ringo’s parents came to pick her up.
After staying at a hotel for some time,
it seems they’ve rented a new apartment.
「Ringo-chan was gone.」
「Yea.」
「I thought Ringo-chan will be living here all the time.」
「Why!?」
「Because, it’s oniichan!」
「What is it?」
Let’s stop with Aya’s comic act around here……
「There’s something important we need to discuss, Elena.」
「Okay, what is it?」
「There’s a lot of things left unsettled,
「From now on?」
「Elena, you’ve been kidnapped by me but,
is to protect you from the danger of war.
「Ah……」
「They are now dealing with the aftermath of the war and the King will return to the Royal Capital around this weekend as well.
「I-, I don’t want!
I want to be with Seiji-sama!」
「How are you going to explain it to the King?」
「T-, That’s……」
「Niichan! Are you going to send Elena-chan back?」
isn’t Elena in runaway-girl-like situation right now?
「T-, That’s right but……」
「Seiji-sama!
P-, Please, marry me!」
「「Eeeeeeeee!!!」」
「I don’t want to be separated from Seiji-sama.
so please let me stay here together with you.」
「E-, Elena……」
「Seiji-sama……」
Ah, crap! I can’t endure it anymore.
「Y-, You cantttttttt!!」
「Aya-san!?
「T-, That’s……
Ah, that’s right!
I can’t hand you to oniichan!!」
「「Eeeee!?」」
「I’m glad, Aya-san but……
「It’s fine. Gender is not a hindrance as long as there’s love……」
「I understand, well then,
「With oniichan?……
I-, It would surely be no good!」
I gave the crown of Aya’s head a chop.
「Calm down, Aya.」
「Ouch……」
Thanks to Aya, who has been behaving recklessly, I’ve recovered my senses.
Just now, my senses has been blown away for a moment……
If Aya isn’t here……
well, it may have been good though.
I switched my mood.
「Though I feel glad, you’re rushing this decision too much.」
「B-, But……」
「First of all, Elena is 15 years old right now, I think?
「Then, let’s wait until my birthday.」
「No, if you’re getting married under 20 years old, you need the consent of your parents.」
「Otousama’s consent……」
「I also love Elena very much.
「Yes! Seiji-sama.」
Elena and I stared at each other for a while.
Aya was scowling at me at the side.
And then, time passed……
Saturday of the week.
Aya, Elena and I,
had an audience with King Delaidos.
「Oh, Elena has returned.
「Otousama, I……
I want to be with Seiji-sama.」
「What did you say?
It’s not necessary to be protected by that guy anymore!」
「Please listen, otousama.
I think that it will surely be beneficial to this Delaidos Kingdom too.
Please give me permission to be with Seiji-sama for a while right now.」
「It’s no good. When you’re together with such a guy, you don’t know when he’ll going to violate you.
「Otousama……」
What a guy.
It can’t be helped, let’s give her a hand.
「Hey, your highness.」
「What is it? You have no business left here anymore, quickly leave.」
「Putting that aside, return the gold I’ve lent to you.」
「I-, I don’t know of such a thing!」
Uwa, this guy intends to shirk payment.
「I see, I see! If you don’t pay……」
「What about if I don’t pay!?」
「I’ll have Elena instead of the gold.」
「What did you say!!?」
I drew Elena close to me a little violently.
「Kyaa! S-, Seiji-sama.」
Elena chose to remain still.
「Curse you!! S-, Shit!
Taking advantage of the weakness!!!」
「Look, your highness.
When you always do things like betraying trust…..
「……」
Ignoring the King who sunk into silence, we left the castle.
「I’m sorry, Seiji-sama. Because of me, you have acted in such a play.」
「Yes! Thank you very much!」
「Nee, Oniichan!
「Because Elena has become mine,
isn’t it fine for me to hug her for as long as I want?」
「No!
So Elena-chan is mine!」
then, what’s yours is also mine?」
「No!
What’s mine is mine!!」
What’s this, Jaianism1!!!?
Translator notes and reference:
1This is in reference to the anime Doraemon’s Takeshi Gouda a.k.a Gian(Giant)/Jaian’s infamous catchphrase “What’s yours is mine, what’s mine is mine.”