22 Force to marry

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"Good morning master!"

"*Yawn, morning Shana. What's for breakfast today?"

"It's already noon master."

"My bad, it's a habit to wake up late."

"Seeing how the master is sleeping so soundly I didn't want to wake you up, but Sir Anderson told me you are to meet them near Princess quarters."

"Ouh…"

It's a normal peaceful day. The only difference is the fact that Shana is currently wearing a choker. Another term to put it is that she became a real slave.

Let's go back to the day earlier, shall we?

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"Hmm… I guess we have no choice but to do it huh."

Anderson and Eliza turned to each other and nodded their head. What? What kind of decision that they have made? They could even understand each other without saying anything. I think they should be a couple rather than me or do women think the same thing?

"I apologize, for the kingdom of Gwendal to be peaceful you need to be dealt with."

W-What?

"I agree with her, Miri brings her to the execution grounds."

Even Emelia agree with her?

"Right away sir!"

Miri too!?

Shana started to cry and desperately looking straight at me for help. Miri was about to escort her out, but I quickly told them to stop.

"Stop… Guys, aren't you exaggerating a bit too much?"

"No, we aren't Raul, this concerns the safety of the kingdom."

"I agree with general Anderson. If somehow or another the news of you being a summoned hero was released to the public the second person to be in danger would be you."

"Is there another way?"

Both of Emelia and Eliza kept quiet.

"Erm… Sire, there's one."

"What is it? Tell me. It's partly our fault, to begin with."

"She could become a slave to save her life urgh…"

Emelia and Eliza turn and glare at Miri. What's wrong with them? I turn around and apologize to Shana, asking her will she is willing to be my slave, or she rather dies. We were just talking about the fact that slave doesn't receive anything… Wait I could give her salary too though.

"I'll gladly take it."

"Aww…" x2

"..."

"I blame Miri for telling Raul."

"She needs to be punished for creating a path for Shana."

"Now my love might be separated."

Emelia glare at me.

"What's wrong? Anderson, now that we are living together, should we get married?"

Silence prevails the room. Even Shana had her eyes wide open.

"Cough* Cough*, Sire I don't think it is a good time to talk about marriage."

"D-Darling… There's such a thing called, a suitable time and place to talk about important things."

"Eh? More important than the safety of the Gwendal Kingdom!?"

Eliza quickly rebutted

"Master, Sir Anderson is the one that you called a wife?"

"Yes Shana, I fell in love with Anderson. Love at first sight."

"Will I be invited to your wedding ceremony?"

OI I thought we were just talking about executing you. How are you smiling being so cheerful? Eh? Where's the tear!? What happen? F*ck! Don't tell me this is just an act? Turning my head to the two of them.

Eliza was giving me a smirk meanwhile Emelia was looking down and timidly kicking the chair that I am sitting on.

"Unfortunately, your first wife won't be general Anderson."

"EEH!?" x4

"What are you surprise for Anderson? Did you forget your agreement?"

"...Ugrhh… Nooooo…"

Emelia came up to me and gave me a big hug.

"Sob… *Hick* Princess threaten me, Raul."

"why are you crying your lungs out!? You were so confident about telling the king that you won't be disheartened"

"Raul! Promise me that you won't abandon me!"

What the heck are they talking about now? Since when am I marrying someone else other than Emelia?

"A-Anderson… What are you talking about?"

"Ehem* Stop flirting will ya? It's your own fault."

"Huh? How is that got to do with marrying someone that I don't love?"

"The person that you make an enemy is a duke! My father is currently being pressured by him. Thus you need to be more powerful than the duke. In conclusion, you need to marry someone from the royalty."

"W-What!?"

"Yeah, then from how you are acquainted with me my father told me that"

"No, no, no. I definitely won't marry you."

"marry… Oi! Why? I am such a good woman. My body is even perfect! Why don't' you want me?"

"Pfft"

"Anderson WHY ARE YOU LAUGHING!"

Meanwhile, Miri and Shana were stepping away from the three idiots that they suddenly don't recognize. As for Miri, her impression of Anderson was already lost. Seeing how he hugged me passionately while acting cute made her want to vomit out the tea that she had been drinking just now.

Shana looked really weird out from her impression of the princess. The rest of the maid especially told her that Princess Eliza is the only royalty that is very strict and shouldn't make her angry. Seeing the Princess acting like a kid and throwing such a tantrum made her genuinely realize that her seniors really cannot be trusted.

She was really scared when she saw the princess coming to the dining room, but now she doesn't mind serving these strange but kind people out. Even though she almost gets sent to the execution ground. It's not like she has a choice anyway.

"I will choose!"

"Sorry my brother, quickly ran to the neighboring kingdom to escape from the fact that you might choose him to marry you."

"…..Damn."

"...…"

"...…"

"Then I guess your sister will do?"

"Why is your sentence makes me want to kill you? Hey, come on, what's wrong with me?"

"The hell is your problem? Why do you want to marry me?"

"No… I don't want my innocent sister to be contaminated by your common sense."

"What…. You aren't any better! Your head only consists of fighting with monster aren't cha!?"

An awkward silence prevails again as I thought back to my words and realized that I might have said something I shouldn't.

"...… Raul… Sob* I didn't know you hate me…"

Anderson started crying while nudging my shoulder from the side.

"A-Anderson what are you talking about?"

"I am like her… I only think about fighting."

"Eh? You too?"

"Oi since when my head consists of only violence!? Don't unnecessarily give false information!"

The princess started screaming at us while her face is slowly becoming a tomato.

"Most of the money is gone through buying of furniture."

"Urgh…"

"Fifty percent of people in the western border is made up of craftsmen."

"Is that the reason why you need an extra five percent?"

"Urgh…"

"The very first person to rival me in reaching the enemy or monster whenever there's an attack."

"Now that you mention general, the princess is usually present when we are about to charge the enemy."

"Urgh…"

"Most importantly, the reason why our soldiers aren't suffering and also not getting stronger as she annihilates the strong monster without letting the soldiers have some experience in fighting them.

Furthermore, it took me an extra month to train the soldiers so that they could handle the monster if the princess falls in battle."

"Urgh….. Hey! Why are you killing me off so easily!? I won't fall in battle! EVER!"

"See Raul? You are right."

"Urgh….."

Princess Eliza drop to the ground – OTL

"Eii! Fine! I like fighting! What's so wrong with that!?"

"Alright, older sister will do."

"...…"

"Erhm… I don't want to disturb your family conversation, but can you make me your slave first?"

Family? With this violent princess? Oh yeah, I'll be marrying her sister, so it's also correct to say that she be part of my family. Wait a minute…

"Shana, you going to join us sooner anyway."

"EEHH??"

She is that reluctant? She looks like she wanted to take an alternative route, to die.

"Alright, Eliza! Are we going to the slave merchant?"

"No Raul, she has a spare choker with her."

"Huh? Don't tell me you go around and make slaves?"

"I…."

"She wanted to try to make someone a slave."

"W-Who?"

"You, my dear future husband."

"M-Me? What…"

"Of course, you uneducated freak!? You create so much trouble for us!

Don't you know we suffered so much after hearing that you were making Miri your second wife!?"

"Raul… I thought you told me, you be sending messenger bird to tell general Anderson about our situation?"

"I totally forgot. Aren't you with me all along? Did you even see me visiting the messenger building?"

Miri face suddenly turns white and slowly turning to Anderson.

"It's alright Miri, I was told about your situation."

"Phew*."

"I didn't know you were staying in the same room though. You need to be punished."

Gulp*

Miri looked dead. I wonder what kind of punishment that would make her look like that.

"Raul, lend me your finger for a while."

I hold out my hand, Eliza approaches me and cut my skin and let my blood drip on the choker. Ouch, can't you at least give me a warning before you do that? After she made my blood sip into the choker, she started to mutter something.

I couldn't hear it properly, I wanted to get nearer but was stop by Emelia. She shook her head.

"I have a feeling you might want to create more slave, please don't listen and memorize the words."

I…. It's not like I want! Well, cough* you have some powerful intuition girl.

In any case, that is how Shana got her choker, and I became her owner. How exciting.