300 – KIDDING (3)
Theo asked Fiat with a dumbfounded expression.
“You will become my wife. “What does that mean?”
Fiat tilted his head.
“I want to ask you what I mean, Theo Lin Walderk. “Wasn’t the reason she dueled with me so that she could win and make me her wife?”
“That’s not true. “I only fought because you blocked my way while I was carrying out my mission for the church.”
Then Theo turned her head in another direction.
This is because Fiat’s gaze was somewhat strange.
After a while, Fiat burst into laughter.
“Ah, ahahahahaha~ You really have a cute side, Theo Lin Balderk. “Isn’t even a guy like you shy?”
Clap, clap, clap─
Fiat swung his hand and hit his thigh. It was my first time laughing that loudly. There were tears under her half-moon-shaped eyes.
Theo asked the chief researcher.
“······What kind of drug did you use on that woman?”
I hoped so.
Fiat, like Sienna, is an elf.
In other words, if you are obsessed with something, you will rush into it regardless of the opinions of those around you.
However, the head researcher betrayed Theo’s wishes.
“Yes…? No, Theo. “No drugs, including anesthetics, have been used yet.”
At those words, Theo frowned and glared at the head researcher.
The chief researcher was startled by those harsh eyes.
“Hey, hey!”
The lead researcher, very frightened, hid behind Taylor’s back.
Taylor said to Theo with a smile.
“hahahahaha. I’m jealous. I can’t believe I’m being wooed again by an elf woman who asks me if beauty is a racial trait. “As expected, it’s Theo.”
“······I’m not in the mood to joke, Deputy Manager.”
“You’re not kidding, are you? I am truly envious. Among the many beautiful elves, Miss Fiat is especially beautiful. “It is not for nothing that so many powerful people on her continent risked her life and fought her in a duel.”
“······.”
Theo closed her mouth.
He looked at Fiat, who was still smiling.
“I have a question.”
“Anything. “A wife-to-be must answer her husband’s questions quickly.”
“······Why are you talking about marriage now after keeping quiet until now?”
Fiat looked shy and said, looking away.
“That’s because I didn’t want to hurt your feelings.”
“What does that mean?”
“Think about it. What kind of man would want to take a woman with sick legs as his wife? Researchers there. “Isn’t that right?”
The researchers nodded, similar to a spinal reflex.
Everyone had different feelings, but they were scared of Fiat. In their eyes, Fiat looked like a murderer-god.
Fiat continued to say.
“······But not anymore. After talking with the researchers, I became more confident. “I thought I could walk on my own two legs again.”
“Thank you for your concern. But I cannot take you as my wife.”
Fiat narrowed his eyes.
“Why? “I wonder if I don’t like it.”
The sight of her muttering like that looked somewhat lonely.
Theo put her brain into full use.
‘You have to come up with a comment to say no to as much as possible without hurting Fiat’s feelings.’
Fiat is one of the best cards you can use. Even more so now that she has even taken the new item [Eater]. She can never let it escape her grasp.
“I have a fiancee. It is difficult to cut it off with my own hands because it is linked by a covenant between families.
“······Oh, you mean that?”
Fiat opened his mouth as if it was no big deal.
“I don’t mind if I’m not the first. For now, I just want to stay by your side. Besides, isn’t it common for human nobles to take concubines?”
Theo could not refute. So she kept her mouth shut and thought of her next excuse.
Either way, Fiat continued.
“Of course, marriage between a human and an elf is not common. They are of different races, have different living environments, and many things are different. Above all, I think the biggest barrier is that each individual’s time passes differently.”
Theo shook his head.
‘You personally list the reasons why it won’t work. Okay, pick it up and eat it.’
Theo said.
“I understand you well, Fiat. I think the same as you. No matter how long a human lives, the longest he can live is 100 years. For an elf who lives for a thousand years, it’s just a moment. So it’s difficult for you and me. “After I die, won’t you be left alone for a long time?”
“I know. So, I plan to have a child as soon as possible.”
“?”
Theo’s calm face was broken. He looked at the Fiat with a surprised expression.
Before we knew it, the researchers were immersed in the story of the two people.
“Oh…Are all female elves like that? Awesome.”
“I admit it, Chief Researcher. “It’s a force that cannot be compared to that of humans.”
“How long does a half-elf live?”
“There are no definite statistics due to the small population, but it is known to be approximately 500 years old.”
Only after Theo glared, the researchers fell silent again.
Fiat said.
“Theo Lin Balderk After you leave this world, I will live to remember you by seeing a child who looks like you. Hmm… I hope my first child is a son. No. “I guess I can keep giving birth until I have a son.”
Theo, seeing her strong appearance, gave up on persuading her.
‘I can’t help it. ‘No matter what I say now, it won’t work.’
Words of persuasion only work if the other person is willing to listen.
Fiat didn’t seem to have any intention of listening to Theo’s story right now.
‘First, finish by making a good impression.’
After organizing her thoughts, Theo opened her mouth.
“······It is difficult to take you as my wife now. Because there is a big problem.”
Fiat responded in a gloomy voice.
“Why are you doing that? I don’t need a nice house or good food at all. Theo Lin Balderk Even the barren desert is okay as long as I can be by your side. “Maybe you don’t like me…?”
“It’s not that kind of problem. “It’s not even that I don’t like you, Fiat.”
Fiat’s expression brightened noticeably.
Theo opened her mouth one after another.
“The problem is my current state of mind.”
“······Is something bad happening somewhere? Tell me “I will help you no matter what.”
“Currently, I only want to focus on getting rid of [Turning [Turning White]. I’m not that talented. “I am the one who tries to catch many rabbits but cannot catch even one.”
“Then, after [Turning White] Disappears…”
“At that time, I will smile and take you as my wife, Fiat. Help me “I need you, Fiat.”
Fiat was silent for a moment.
Finally, she nodded her head.
“······I understand, Theo Lin Walderk. “I will erase everything related to [Turning White] From the continent.”
Theo tapped Fiat’s shoulder.
“Thank you, Fiat.”
“······I will eliminate everything that stands between you and me.”
Fiat shouted with determined eyes.
“There researcher! Hurry up and put your legs together. There is no time!”
The chief researcher responded.
“Yes, yes!”
The chief researcher rushed towards Fiat. Other researchers followed suit.
Theo smiled slightly and looked down at the Fiat.
“Rest in peace, Fiat. It’s not a simple surgery, it’s a surgery to transplant a new leg. “If you try to go 10 minutes faster, you could end up being 10 years late.”
“······I don’t want to wait that long. Because the excitement is short-lived. “Before this feeling is forgotten, I want to quickly cut [Turning White].”
At that time, the chief researcher spoke.
“I’m sorry while you’re talking, but would it be okay for me to administer an anesthetic?”
Theo answered.
“That’s right.”
Fiat calmly closed his eyes. The corners of her mouth naturally turned up.
That’s how Fiat’s [Replacement body] Transplant surgery began.
* * *
After I left the basement of [The Hilte], I headed to the Department of Heroes. To meet Sonya.
After returning from the church, I asked him to visit me once because I had something to show him.
Sonya’s room is next to the chairman’s office.
When I knocked on Sonya’s door, a loud banging sound was heard from inside and the door opened.
“Oh, welcome, Theo! “I was waiting…!”
Sonya welcomed me with a nervous smile.
“I came here because I wanted to show you something, Sonya. “Can I come in?”
“Well, of course. Come in!”
I entered the room.
Sonya said.
“Wait a moment! “I’ll get it right away.”
Sonya ran to her corner.
‘Hmm, let’s take a quick look around.’
When I looked around without losing my dignity.
─Hey, I can feel a tremendous magical response nearby.
Ney spoke to me.
─Aren’t you the chairman?
─No, this is the type of magical power I have never experienced before. Ah, there it is. Left.
Just as Ney said, I looked to the left and saw a large chair covered with cloth.
‘······People?’
Sitting on the chair was something with the silhouette of a girl.
