Things I Don’t Want To Lose
When, I came back from the small island with the Dragon God, Queen Titania was sitting in the mansion’s reception room. A stern-faced Dwarf was seated beside her, and Alexia and Caro were accompanying them for me.
“Queen Titania. Excuse me. Looks like I ended up keeping you waiting”
“Ufufu, it’s okay. I just came on my whim after all. Besides, I heard about your business as well. Did you manage to meet it?”
Queen Titania covers her mouth with a fan she didn’t carry during the conference and giggles. But, she knows I went to meet the Dragon God; does that mean Alexia and Caro talked about it? Well, it’s okay since I’m not really hiding it though.
“Eeh, I managed to meet it”
“I’d heard that it exists from the granny Anima as well, but I see. May I ask what you talked about?”
, Queen Titania asks me. Alexia and Caro, who sit beside me, also look over at me like they want to hear about it. However
“Apologies. I have been told to not talk about it by the Dragon God”
“Is that……to us as well?”
“……sorry”
I apologise to everybody with an awkward smile. Queen Titania looked as though she was saying, ‘it can’t be helped’, but Alexia and Caro seemed like they couldn’t give up entirely. However, perhaps they know that I won’t answer even if they ask me now, they didn’t ask me any further.
Sorry. I don’t intend to talk to anybody about this.
“So, what business did you come here for today?”
“Ah, that’s right, that’s right, the weapon requested by you is done. Hey, Dugaevel-san”
“Ou. You’re Sylphid’s disciple? My name is Dugaevel. I’d created Sylphid’s greatsword in the past as well”
“Then, you are the one who made my weapon?”
“Aah. It’s just that, your weapon, it’s more problematic than Sylphid’s greatsword, you know?”
What Dugaevel-san said and took out from his own Item Pouch, the pouch version of my Item Ring, was a spear that shines bluish purple.
“Its name is Lightning Dragon Spear Galadolg. Its ability is the amplification of Lightning Magic. It has resistance along with its amplification of Lightning Magic, and the spear itself possesses Lightning Attribute, and is in a state where it’s constantly being endowed with approximately intermediate Lightning Magic”
‘I got to make something great for the first time in a while!’, Dugaevel-san goes in an extremely good mood.
“It has been a while since I saw Dugaevel-san making something while humming after all”
“Shut up! But, this spear chooses its owner. First of all, you can’t hold it if you don’t have resistance to Lightning Magic. Like I said previously, it’s constantly being endowed with approximately intermediate Lightning Magic after all”
I see. Well, that part will probably be fine. I hold Galadolg without hesitation. My hand gets zapped and goes numb, but that also disappeared right away.
“Can I, swing it outside for a bit?”
“O-, ou, I don’t mind, but don’t you feel anything?”
“I got a zap at the start only, but that’s all”
When I say that, Dugaevel-san makes a surprised expression.
“Whoa, what a ridiculous fellow. When my disciple tried to hold that spear, electricity coursed through their entire body, and they couldn’t move for a week after all”
Dugaevel-san says he can’t hold it in its normal state either. It’ll serve as theft prevention in that case. Well, it doesn’t really matter since I put it in the Item Ring when I transport it though.
I go out to the garden after that and swing Galaldolg. I swing it sideways, swing it upwards from below, and mow it down. I thrust over and over again, and cast Weapon Endowment with Lightning Magic on top of it. Oou, I can tell that Weapon Endowment’s power has increased more than a normal spear. This is great.
“Thank you, Dugaevel-san. It is a very good weapon”
“Ou, I see. I’m glad then. Now then, Titania-chan. I’m sleepy from staying up for a week, so I’ll be going back. Get me some alcohol afterwards”
“Understood. Well then, Lei-san. Excuse us”
Saying that, Queen Titania and Dugaevel-san headed to the mansion with the Magic Circle. I thought of sending them off as well, but I was told that here’s fine, so we bid farewell here.
After swinging Galaldolg that I hold in my hands several times, I return it to the Item Ring. If it’s this, then it’ll probably be able to endure it even if I use Weapon Endowment to its limit.
I shut myself in the room and get on with a certain assignment after that. If I don’t do this, I’ll end up getting scolded by everybody after all. However, it’s been a while. It was back during Eclat the last time I did it huh……alright, preparation is done. Now then, let’s do it.
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“……Lei-samaa〜, dinner is readyy〜”
The one who opened the door and came in timidly was, Chrona. It’s already that time huh. I was too engrossed in my assignment and didn’t realise.
“Aah, Chrona. I’ll go right away. Did Filia come as well today?”
“Yes, Filia-sama came as wel……aah, I see!”
Chrona looks at the things in my hand and smiles brightly. I put them into the Item Ring and head to the dining hall while patting Chrona’s head and thoroughly enjoying her cat ears. Chrona rubs her head onto my palm while going ‘Hafuu〜‘ as well. How adorable.
When we arrived at the dining hall, everybody was already seated. Chrona and I are the only ones left.
“Geez, aren’t you late, Lei. We’re hungry, you know”
“Sorry, Aerith. I ended up concentrating a bit on my task. Let’s eat then, shall we. I’m digging in”
“”I’m digging in””
All of us eat together after that. Everybody looks like they’re all having fun talking. The newly joined Kana, Mari-chan, and Marin-san don’t seem particularly awkward either.
Filia is also acknowledged by everybody and is having fun mixing in. It’s a great sight. I don’t want this sight to ever end.
Alexia, Caro, and Helen who eat elegantly as nobles. Ferris and Aerith who eat wildly but beautifully. Priscilla who looks after Mei-chan and the others. Marin-san who’s having a tough fight with how to use chopsticks, along with Kana and Mari-chan who teach her gently and attentively. Eclat along with Filia and Chrona who are having fun eating their food with Mei-chan.
“Lei, what are you smiling at?”
Just as I’m looking at such everybody, Alexia says something like that to me.
“No, I’m just thinking that everybody sure seems to be having fun”
Alexia and the others, they tilt their head like they’re saying, ‘what are you on about after all this time’. Well, it feels like this every day after all. But, I felt especially so today.
After that, when everybody finishes eating their meal
“That’s right. Kana, Mari-chan, Marin-san and Filia. There’s something I want to give all of you”
I call everybody and tell them to stick their left hand out respectively. The four of them stick their left hand out for me curiously, but the other fiancées who know of this act, they’re just watching with a smirk.
I took out the engagement rings embedded with True Crystal from the Item Ring, and I put them on everybody’s left hand’s ring finger.
Since I’ve made them slightly larger than everybody’s finger, they were loose when I first put them on, but it’s fine since they automatically become fitting.
“This is, the same engagement ring as everybody. It’s proof that everybody is my women”
When I said that, the four of them embraced me with watery eyes. I’m glad they’re happy about it.
I thought it might still be too early for Filia, but after I heard those feelings of hers, I didn’t want to hand her over to another man, so I made it. It does feel like I get jealous easily and effeminate, but I suppose other men won’t land their hands on her either with this.
I don’t want to lose them. If it’s for the sake of that, then I’ll use any means necessary to defeat him.
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“Baron-sama, how is your body?”
“……aah. My power finally got used to this body. How are the preparations?”
“Everything is in order. All that is Baron-sama’s orders”
“Kukuku. Wait for me, Astell. I’ll erase this world that you hold so dearly!”
