「With Touya-dono in the center, I have thought whether we could all get along as a family -degozaru. Frankly, I myself have not yet grown accustomed to Yumina-dono’s generosity-degozaru, but I want to be married to Touya-dono for life」
Because Yumina talked about things like having even ten or twenty concubines… Is that open-mindedness (?) thanks to the legal wife’s (self-proclaimed) composure, I wonder.
「So, what-, what do you think? 」
「… First of all, I understood both of your feelings. I like you too. Elsie, with your energetic cheerfulness, somewhat obstinate but I think it’s cute. Yae, with your earnest chivalry, a girl who is considerate of her family. A gentle girl fond of children. I think that both of you would become good wives. 」
「In-, In that case. 」
To stop Elsie from rushing ahead, I hold out my palm before me.
「However I hope you give me some time. Since I want to give you my answer by evening. I want think this over a little. 」
「… I understand. 」
「… I understand-degozaru」
I went to my room when we came back home, and Elsie and Yae went to talk with Yumina and the others.
Sitting down on the bed, I take a long breath and fall down on my back.
What to do. No, it is what should I do and how should I reply. Since I have accepted Lindsey, it is impossible to not accept those two people.
I think I like all four girls equally, and all of them are important. I don’t want to make them sad, I can’t do that. Therefore, am I really fine with this? All thoughts came to mind. In the end, I am afraid that I would just make them unhappy.
No, I might just be feeling nervous about this and that. About marriage and the like. It isn’t just my problem, I would also burden the life of my partner. Well, I need to be careful. Moreover it will be four times the usual people. Will I be able to shoulder it?
「Hmmm… Should I try to consult with somebody? 」
Lime-san…. is Yumina’s ally, I think. Lapis-san and Cecil-san…. Clare-san too, and it will be somewhat hard to consult with a woman. Rene is out of question. Julio-san… is rather unreliable, isn’t he…
…As I thought, it will have to be that person.
Before I decided on this, I’ve always wanted to try this once. This would be a good opportunity to try it out. Nevertheless when talking, it is always better to do it face to face.
Being the guest, I go down into the kitchen and prepare some baked sweets as presents. Preparing various assortments, I carry them under my arms.
「Gate」
Passing through the light of the gate I produced, what jumped into view was a small four-and-a-half tatami mat room with an old-looking low dining table, and because there were no walls the light spreads into a sea of clouds. How I missed this.
Sitting at that table there was an old person, hardening and holding in his mouth a rice cracker.
「Oh, ooh. It is you. Please inform me if you were planning on coming. Or perhaps I should say that I didn’t think that you would be coming 」
「It has been a while, Kami-sama 」
If it is a place I been to once, I thought that I might perhaps be able to come here too, but indeed I did not think that I would really be able to come here.
「It is because in this place magic is plentiful. That might be the reason it was possible. Your former world’s magic was thin, so you wouldn’t be able to transfer there 」
「Ah, these are presents. It’s something like cookies. 」
「Ya, Excuse me. Then, I will bring out the tea. 」
I am being poured boiling hot tea into the teacup from the small teapot. And then the tea stalk stood up. Is it God’s power I wonder.
I quietly drink the piping hot tea. Delicious. It’s been a while since I had green tea.
「So, what’s wrong? 」
「Aah, I somewhat need a little advice… 」
「Fumu? Well, please speak」
I spoke to God about this time. What should I do, or in the first place how should I deal with the girls from now on. From then, we exchange words in detail.
「Fu~mu, it’s not good if you think about that too deeply. Because I think that it is fine for you to be honestly delighted since they told you that they liked you 」
「Well, I am indeed delighted but there are a lot of things to consider」
Having God listen to my troubles, I somehow arrived at having a feeling of repentance. However it is not like I have committed a crime in particular.
「Well then. Shall we try asking the specialist on this kind of topic. 」
「Eh? 」
God extended his hand to black telephone placed nearby and after turning the dial, called somewhere.
Sometime later from the sea of clouds a woman rises to the surface. Her age is about in the first half of 20-ties, with light pink hair and wearing fluffy silk on top of white garments, she came to us while drifting in the air. On her limbs and head, golden circlets were jingling. Ah, she is barefoot.