Volume 3 Chapter 48

Rifa’s Engagement

Just now, I heard that Sylph had told the King to make Rifa my wife.

[…Why?]

I was exploring the dungeon of the World Tree with the others, when Sylph began to say something befuddling.

[Sylph-sama, why are you telling me this now…?]

[Hey, what is this all about?]

Tina asked Rifa, as she seemed to know something about it, but she seemed to have trouble answering.

[Rifa is my favorite elf, you know? I’ve been watching over her since she was a little girl, and I heard that she’s going to be married.]

[What?!]

Apparently even Rifa didn’t know about that, as she was surprised.

[Well, I don’t blame her for being married off somewhere eventually given her nature, I suppose. I just wanted to stop her from marrying into Apristos royalty.]

Apristos is the closest kingdom of the human race to Alheim.

In recent years, it had expanded its territory by waging war on the small nations in the vicinity, and there was a possibility that Alheim could bear the brunt of it.

Apristos’s strength in the past should have been barely enough for Alheim to be able to defend itself with room to spare, but now Apristos had suddenly expanded its strength, and Alheim’s ministers, who were worried about the invasion, had proposed for Rifa too marry into the royal family of Apristos.

[I haven’t heard good things about that country, and the wind spirits say there’s something creepy with it. I don’t want Rifa to go to a place like that.]

[So that’s the reason why you want Rifa to become my wife?]

[That’s right!]

[I refuse. You do know that I just got married to Tina right?]

[Well you seem to be worthy, so it should be fine.]

[Worthy?….I don’t make much money you know.]

[In that case, why don’t you just sell the World Tree leaves that I gave you?]

[That’s not mine!]

[No, what I’m saying is──]

[Listen, Rifa’s feelings are the most important part here. It’s a pity that my wife would be placed in an awkward position, but still, don’t you think that Rifa might not want to come with me?]

[I’d like to marry Haruto-san, if it were you it would be fine.]

You’re alright with it!?

You’re surprising me too much here!

Still, although I turned down the Elf King’s offer, I’m not going to just turn Rifa’s request down when it came from her personally.

But even if Rifa was good with it, there’s still a problem.

[Rifa-san,]

Tina spoke to Rifa.

Yes, just like Rifa’s feelings – Tina’s feelings were also important for this decision.

That’s…will Tina refuse Rifa?

Tina seems to be very possessive, so I don’t think she would allow her to marry me.

But since it would be a pity to be forced into an unwanted marriage, I was willing to at least go along with a fake marriage if Rifa wanted to. I wanted to try and convince Tina to do that

[When we sleep, I will be fixed on Haruto-sama’s left side. Haruto-sama’s right side will be also rotated between Yoko-san, Mai-san, Mei-san and Rifa-san, is that okay?]

What?

I couldn’t understand what Tina was saying.

[Yes! I understand!

Rifa was replying very vigorously.

What do you mean by you understand?

[You’ll have to share housework and other chores as well.]

[Of course. But I’m afraid to say that I don’t have much experience with housework…since the maids in the castle always took care of chores.]

[I can take care of that. I’ll bet there to guide you through it.]

[Thank you, Tina-dono.]

[Yes, I look forward to working with you as a family to support Haruto-san.]

[I’m a bit inexperienced, but I look forward to working with you as well Haruto-san.]

[Oh uh, yes me too.]

I couldn’t help but answer.

Really?

Am I really going to get married to Rifa too?

After that, Tina started teaching Rifa about the different types of chores in my mansion, like how to do each of them, and what my food preferences are and stuff like that.

[Congratulations Haruto! You got your second wife!]

Sylph speaks to me in a bright voice.

[Oh, right.]

I could barely even manage to reply to him.

─ ─ ─ ********…

After a few moments, everyone in the class returned.

[Sylph-sama, what do you wish to do?]

[Hm, I think I’m gonna go an adventure with you guys!]

[Oh! If Sylph-sama was with me, then I wouldn’t get lost again !]

[Have you already gotten lost, Ryushin?]

Sylph said that the first level floor was rather simple to build.

[Um….]

Rifa tugged on the sleeve of my clothes.

Perhaps she wants me to tell everyone that she’s going to marry me.

Do I still have to tell them?

He just looked at Rifa and nodded coyly.

[It can’t be helped, let’s at least prepare them for it.]

[Ah, guys, I’m actually getting married to Rifa now.]

[What?]

[Mai, Mei, and Yoko are good companions, so I want you to be good friends with these three since you’re going to live with them.]

[What? Wait a minute, Haruto, didn’t you just get married to Tina-sensei…?]

Luke comes over to me.

[You’re always the one marrying a beautiful elf, it’s not fair! Why? What’s up with you?]

[Well, you know, I just…]

[Don’t marry an elf willingly! Damn, and here I thought Rifa was cute.]

[Oh, uh, I’m sorry]

I feel a little bad knowing that my best friend was after Rifa.

[Thank you, Luke, for thinking of me like that. But I hope you’ll congratulate me and Haruto-san on our marriage.]

[Of course I’ll congratulate you too!]

Rifa looked towards Lukean apologetically, and he was nearly delirious.

[Alright, from now on, I’ll take down those who try to harm Haruto and the others. I sweat this by the name of the sage’s grandson!]

[Oh, well I don’t know what it is, but I’ve got the backing of my family.]

Luke will become a sage eventually, so it’s reassuring to know that a guy like that is going to protect our house.

[Thank you, Luke. Um, if it’s an elf girl that you want, I can introduce you to some of them.]

[Seriously!?]

Luke had taken the bite out of Rifa’s suggestion.

He’s a really good guy.

If only I could meet him again, since spring might be coming soon.

After that, Luca, Luna and the others asked Rifa a series of questions about what attracted her to me.

Hearing her answers made it feel like she liked me before I knew it, and I’m a little embarrassed to hear it.

Rifa, who was talking, also had a red face.

[Hey, can we go on an adventure already?]

Sylphs was starting to get bored.

This is a dungeon after all.

I don’t want to keep talking about love here, so we’ll continue to Sylph’s place.

[Let’s go to my house then!]

And thus the hunt for treasure in the dungeon was resumed.

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