Volume 5 Chapter 52 The Wedding Ceremony
I can't turn around. My instincts as a former Hero warn me that if I turn around now, I'll be killed. This is just like when Eris got really angry.
Just one wrong choice and magic will fly at me. Who said that Tsundere from Earth doesn't have magic flying at them? Well, I don't know if Tsukiko is a Tsundere, but she definitely has a hard time being honest.
"Who——?"
The strange sense of intimidation that follows the words is deadly.
But explaining Sharla is difficult. If I want to explain it properly, I need to start from when I was a Hero.
No, I was originally going to tell that story, but I don't think Tsukiko is waiting for that explanation now.
Still, the purple electricity, which becomes more and more severe over time, tells the story.
Think hard, Yamamoto Yuusuke. This is a life-or-death situation. If you can't get through this seriously, there is no future.
Phew.
"Listen, Tsukiko, this child is——"
"Fiancée."
...What?
For some reason, Sharla answered, interrupting my words.
Tsukiko, with a blank expression on her face, is behind me.
"Huh, huh?"
"Didn't you understand? I'm Yuusuke's fiancée. Or rather, his wife?"
"...Wife?"
Wait, wait, wait, wait. Stop, don't talk again.
This is bad. If I stay silent, it will lead to a bad result. It's important to have the courage to say that something is wrong.
As a pure-hearted person, I'm not married, and I don't have a fiancée. My ring finger is always free.
To my vehement denial, Sharla said with a puzzled look.
"Why? Yuusuke and I are engaged, so there's nothing wrong."
"No, everything is wrong... When did we even get engaged?"
"..."
Sharla pouted.
What the heck?
"We did. When we left the hell, I pledged to love you as my husband in front of the God of the Hell."
"In the hell? What are you talking about——"
At that point, an electric shock ran through my head. Or maybe Tsukiko was frying my brain with her purple electricity.
But because of the shock, I remembered something.
Yes, we did get engaged. It was more of a formality than a real engagement, but we did.
Sharla wanted to leave the hell, but it was a dream that could never come true. Because she was "one of the wives" of the God of the Hell.
Sharla is the bride offered to him by her country.
To leave the hell, she needed a good reason. That's where Sharla came up with the idea of "marriage."
She made herself the target of a bet between me and the God of the Hell and pushed her selfishness. In reality, the God of the Hell, who already had many wives, was also troubled by Sharla's situation and was looking for a way to grant her wish.
Regardless of how it happened, I certainly recognized Sharla as my fiancée and underwent a trial.
"Oh, wait, I remembered. We did do that... but that was just a formality to come out of the hell, right?"
"I didn't mean it that way."
Sharla said firmly, without hesitation, just like she wielded her sword.
"I entrusted my life to Yuusuke and fought. That oath cannot be undone."
"But you never said anything like that before I left."
So I thought it was just a one-time thing and buried it in my memory.
But this time, Sharla turned away.
"It was because of Eris. It is the duty of the second wife to establish the first lady."
"Why are you always so faithful to those kinds of things... Also, Eris wasn't my wife."
She ignored my words while still facing away. Considering Sharla's upbringing, she might be sensitive to the hierarchy of wives.
"Fiancée... wife? Eris?"
And of course, Tsukiko was repeating mutters in confusion.
That's expected. However, Tsukiko, who was usually good at pretending, was rare in short-circuiting to this extent. Even explaining it became more chaotic because of Sharla.
First, I have to start by explaining that I went to Asteris, but does Tsukiko have the composure to accept it now?
Suppressing a sigh that was about to spill out, I decided to have Sharla stay and calm Tsukiko down to talk.
But then, another intruder came bursting in.
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