"Liel, I..."
"Mr. Luke, that was cool!
"Yeah, right? - What?
"Thank you for protecting me! It was like, Knight!!"
Riel's glittering eyes, and he's staring at me.
Awesome, cute.
"Um, aren't you mad?
"... to a girl other than me, you kissed her, didn't you? You're mad at me, aren't you? Why are you kissing other kids if you haven't kissed me yet!?"
"Oh, sorry."
"Wow, kiss me too, please!
"What!? Here?
"... normal in the store, right?"
That's what Riel's been offering me.
Oh, what...
Should I put it on the back of my hand?
I was in a hurry because I thought they would tell me to lip it.
Because of our earlier interactions with the Nads, there are quite a few wild horses gathering around us.
Exactly in front of this number of people, kissing their lips is too embarrassing.
If it's okay with the back of your hand...
"Lady."
I knelt on one knee as I took Liel's hand.
Earlier, he told me that he looked like a knight protecting Riel and that he was cool.
So now, let's be her knight.
"I swear allegiance to the lady."
In Riel's hands, give him a kiss.
From the wild horses that were gathering dozens of people, cheers boiled down.
Lille had a bright red face, but it didn't seem like she was even full.
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"At that time, I just made you aye-free, but you can't forgive me for kissing another girl in front of Riel... really, sorry"
"... I don't like it, even if it's not in front of me"
"Oh, yeah. What the heck!?"
When I tried to apologize, Riel picked both cheeks.
"Mr. Luke is really serious."
Laughing furiously, she took her finger off my cheek.
Riel gently stroked my cheeks, which were pulled and slightly tingled, this time. He seems to be lightly heeled, and the pain draws.
"You haven't kissed a girl other than me since, have you?
"Of course!!"
"That's fine. You kissed me in front of a lot of humans, so I forgive Mr. Luke."
"... Really?
"That's right. I was so, so happy."
Good.
Riel forgave me.
One thing that has always bothered me has now been resolved.
"Is that all?
"Eh."
"Did you go out of your way to ask Master Silf to bring you here just to apologize to me about the school festival?
Jeez, Riel can stare at me.
Could it be that my second... or main purpose, Riel, is finding out?
For some reason, Riel is soaring.
Her ears were stained red.
Well, I brought you to this atmospheric place, so you make me expect it.
Let's meet that expectation.
"Riel."
"Ha, ha!
"Thanks for hanging out with me for six months. I don't see you every day, but I'm so glad you spent a lot of time with me."
"I, too, am glad to be with Mr. Luke all the time. But I'm not going to tell you that I just want to see Mr. Luke every day. It's a long way from here and Glendale."
"What if I tell you if I want to see you or not?
"... I want to see you. I want to be with you every day!
I spent as much time with Riel every week as I could, going all the way to Alheim.
Sometimes I could only see Riel for an hour or so at his convenience when I got here, or at school events or something, but I was here to see Riel whenever I could.
I had so much fun spending time with her. I thought I was having the best time of my life so far.
"But isn't it also quite a burden for Mr. Luke to come here every week to see you from Glendale? I can't want any more..."
A burden. You never thought of a burden.
It's always time to fly up to Alheim. 'Cause when I think about what I'm going to do on a date with Riel, I'm getting there at some point.
"As long as we get here once a week, it's not a problem at all. While I'm thinking about where I'm going to hang out with Riel, I'm gonna get there."
"Yes, what is it?
"Yeah. But I want to be with Riel for a longer time."
"Wow, me too!
Riel jumped into my chest.
He's gripping my clothes.
I took the stuff I had for her out of my pocket.
"Riel."
"... Yes"
Stare at each other with her.
"Will you marry me and come to Glendale?
I showed Riel the pure white ring.
It's a ring I made by processing a rare ore called vow stone.
Hart gave it to Teacher Tina, which is inferior when compared to the Hiirokane ring, but still this ring is the world's best piece of magic.
I made a vow to make Riel happy on the original stone that became this ring and processed it.
Looking at the ring, Riel was crying.
"... if I received this, Mr. Luke would be in a lot of trouble, right?
Lille somehow imagined because she didn't tell me much about her house.
I think if I said I was going to marry a nobleman's house lady or something, it would mean that my lord would oppose me.
But my best friend Hart jumped the opposite of the ministers of this country and married the country's hero, Dr. Tina.
He's a cheat and a bummer, but I'm also a sage grandson.
I was prepared to do anything to be with the girl I liked.
"If Riel takes it, I'll protect Riel for the rest of my life. Remove any obstacles to be with Riel."
I looked her straight in the eye and declared.
"One more time, say it. Riel, please marry me."
"... Yes"
She has offered me her left hand.
I'll put a ring on that pharmacopoeia.
Whoa, whoa!
Yikes!!
Finally, I have an elf daughter-in-law. Ooh!
With all my might, I embraced Riel.
"Mr. Luke. Thank you very much."
"Oh! I'll do everything I can to make Riel happy"
"... why don't you go say hello to your father tomorrow?
Whoa, all of a sudden.
But it's okay. It's within our expectations.
"Okay. Let's go."
"Thank you. And then, until now, I've been silent, and I'm sorry. My name is..."
After a little while, Lille said the most unlikely word I had ever predicted.
"It's Riel-Alheim."
Heh... Alheim?
...... yeah.
As one possibility, I was thinking about it for once.
Well, me.
Will he be Hart's brother-in-law?