"... Long time no see"

I look out the window of the carriage and my eyes are narrowed as Aria looks nostalgic.

"But if you think about it, it's only been four years since then... I never thought I'd be back so soon."

Then she looked back at this one,

"Thanks to you, Lucas"

"No, he said I didn't make a big deal of it. It would rather be thanks to Fiora."

"You're not the one who made her a princess."

"Yes..."

I didn't want to...

You guessed inside of me like that, Aria laughed a little mean,

"So how many girls have you ever grown up with?

"… there are six"

"Damn, whoever asks is no longer a fine yarithin!

Ugh.

I mean, what the fuck is a yaritin?

... I'm sure it's not even a Loc word.

"My destiny changed when I met you."

With that said, Aria leans on me.

I should have held it many times already, but its soft feel and a good smell makes me a little dodgy.

I can't believe a girl so young and cute likes an old man like me.

How many times have I thought I might be dreaming?

But there is no sign that I will ever be reminded.

On the contrary, I have finally come to say hello to Aria's family.

Me and Aria had now come to the territory that the Linslets had ruled for generations.

It is a region called Riose, which is never large but rich in commerce.

Her father, Allen-Linslett, had been executed and temporarily belonged to the Legalian family, which ruled the neighborhood, but whose innocence had been found, the Linslets had regained their territory.

It was thanks to Fiora's use of "spiritual domination" to extract her confession from the Marquis Risas-Regalia, the head of the Regalia family.

"I have to thank Vine, the goddess who made me meet you."

It's a journey for two, by the way.

I thought it would be rude to just take other women, and I left them in the king's capital.

... I had a pretty hard time convincing him.

"Exactly! Therefore, I would like to express my gratitude to Vine, the goddess, for her dedication to Carse0x!

Well, as always, this is the only guy I'm with.

I don't know, what the fuck is Carse0x...

Eventually, I saw the territorial capital.

Not as good as Wang Du, but a city protected by fine walls.

In front of the city gate there was an examination to enter the city.

Seems like a lot of merchants from what I've seen.

As our carriage approached, a guard-like man rushed over.

It's a luxury carriage that Isabella gave me, so I guess I just saw it and found someone in the right position riding it.

I'm the master of Hate and Carriage.

No, I'm still a borderline uncle.

"Hello. Could you let me through?

"Ah, Master Aria!

When I saw Aria, the guard raised his voice of surprise.

"You're back!?

"Yes."

"Oh! And I'm glad you look good...... Huh! We've been worried sick! Even after your family returned, only Aria had returned, wondering if something had happened while they were pursuing the territory..."

Aria smiles.

"Thank you. But I'm fine. I'm attending the Knights College in Wangdu now."

"So the rumors were true! That's Dear Aria!

The guards seem as happy as they are about themselves.

"You've been admired a lot, haven't you?

"Your father was a fine lord. Many of our people believed in their innocence."

That's where the guards noticed me, apparently.

"By the way, who are you...?

"My fiancé."

"Holy crap..."

The guards are out of line and they're going to take a serious look at my face.

He's an old man, and you must think he's irrelevant to Aria, no matter what you think, because he smells like a civilian.

I think so too.

"Could you let me in more than that?

"Ha... or I'm in awe!

Into the city from a gate that seems exclusive to you.

Then we go down the lookout where a lot of people go.

"That's the mansion."

"So."

I see Aria's home.

It's more of a castle than a mansion.

That is one of the greatest nobles in this country.

He was a Linslet family who was forced to leave this mansion after losing territory, but now he's back.

But of course, there was no Aria's father, who was the main one,

"My brother is in charge now, and he's succeeding to the title."

Aria's brother, the eldest son of his rightful wife, says he is currently the lord of the city.

He says he's only thirteen.

Even though there is support from ministers, nobility is a nobleman and it's still hard to be in charge of territory at that age...

"The Lord will learn to be king soon."

I refuse.

In the first place, territory and country are not the same size.

At the entrance to the mansion was a gatekeeper's stuffed building.

"Thank you. Could you open it?

"Ah, Dear Aria...... Huh!

"Welcome home!

The gate opens immediately.

One of the gatekeepers rushes to the mansion to report to his family.

Once inside, there was a spacious garden spread out there.

When I finally came to the front of the mansion by going so far as I didn't think it was a garden,

"Welcome home!

A girl, about fourteen or five years old, jumped out of the inside and rushed over here.

With a pretty girl who looks very similar to Aria, with bright red hair.

"Aria, sister!