Chapter 68: The Commander's Son Visits the Orphanage

To know the thinking of a human like me, it is enough to think only about Alice, but sometimes I imitate things that don't suit me.

"Hello Sister"

"Oh,Arth-sama you're here, Are you visiting today?"

Today, I came to an orphanage in my territory. I have been to this orphanage several times. As for why I came to the orphanage, it was only related to the otome game at first. After that, I stepped on that it was necessary to build a relationship with Alice, in order to have a point of contact with the people of the fief. I also wants to keep it under control as soon as possible because there are some children in the orphanage who can use magic. I've met this sister many times, but of course I'm never guilty. It's true that she's a beautiful girl, but she's no match for Alice. Besides, this Sister-san has someone she really cares about, so I can talk her with peace of mind, but she might invite jealousy from Alice, so I'm not that close.

"Everyone, Arth-sama is here."

The children gather in droves at the sister's voice. There are about 10 people, but nearly half can use magic. Well, I haven't approached it that far yet, though. Most of the children in this orphanage have lost their parents under various circumstances or have been abandoned by their parents. It's because even I feel a little sorry for wanting something from such a child from the beginning. Well, if it's necessary, I won't choose the means, but at least I still have the personality to choose the means if it's not urgent.

"Hey hey, Arth-sama. How are you today?"

One of the children asked me that, so I nodded and said.

"I'm here today with a request from everyone."

"please?"

"Yes. Of course, Sister and Father."

Sister-san and Father-san, who were looking at me at those words, tilted their heads, so I went straight to the point.

"I'd like to have my wedding at the church next door... what do you think?"

There is a slightly old church next to the orphanage where I am now. It's not used much, but it's being maintained, so when I asked the children, they answered happily, but Sister-san and the priest were quite confused.

"It's an honor, but... are you sure? The church near is just an old church, right?"

"That's right! Besides, isn't Arth-sama able to hold a ceremony at a proper church?"

"Well, there are a number of reasons."

Alice wanted a small, family-only ceremony. And since she is going to marry me, she wants to do it in my territory. In that case, the places are narrowed down, but I reject the largest church because of the priest's face because I don't like him. Well, even without such an unreasonable reason, I haven't heard much good rumors lately from them, so I'm planning to get rid of him, so that's out. In that case, there are three including this place, but I thought that it would be the only one that was well-equipped and could give a good impression to the people. Of course with Alice's approval, so all that's left is the approval of the priest and the sisters. Then the priest said with a wry smile.

"Then, will I be the one watching over their blessings?"

"Yes, I would like to ask you."

"Well, I owe a lot to Arth-sama and Vector-sama, so there is no reason to refuse them…"

When I glanced at Sister, she said while looking annoyed.

"Is that really okay for Arth-sama's fiancé?"

"Yes. I'll come to see you soon, but my fiancée won't measure people by their status at least."

"That's fine, but..."

Sister somehow has a considerable distrust of the nobles as a whole. The Lost Viscount family is loved by the people of the fief, so Sister naturally seems to have a favorable impression of it, but even so, it seems that she is half in doubt that the long-standing habit will not go away.

"Well, I don't want to show my fiancée's beautiful figure to too many people, so I want to do it on a small scale as much as possible."

"Since you are requesting that Arth-sama, I thought you were going to show off your fiancée's charming appearance."

"Hahaha. I won't do that. I have a stronger desire for monopoly than boasting."

I don't want to show off Alice's wedding appearance to others. Because she belongs to me Well, I'll show it to the children, but they know from my story that I love Alice, and they see a part of my strength, so even if they admire it. It won't turn into love. And most of them are girls. I would like to think that there will be no lily development, but Rinse's fiancée, the princess, has some signs of that, so let's not let our guard down.

The priest and the sisters smiled wryly at my words, but they nodded, so I was able to get their approval. All that's left now is to bring Alice in, get confirmation, and proceed with the preparations by the day. There's still time, but it's never too early to do anything. There's no way I can just spend the time until the wedding with Alice, so I'll give it my all. The wedding with Alice is just the beginning, but I want to make a solid start to it as well. That's my way of showing my affection for Alice. Well, I show affection directly, too.