The next morning, the dazzling sunlight shining through the window woke me up.
The lingering weariness in my body and the sweet scent of Misako faintly tickling my nose made me realize that last night’s events were not a dream.
“…Hm, are you awake?”
From beside me came a slightly weary, seductive adult voice.
When I turned around, Misako, pulling the sheet up to her chest, was staring at me with slightly sleepy eyes.
Bathed in the morning light, unlike the bewitching atmosphere of last night, she had returned to a dignified and clean look.
Even so, the thighs sticking out from the blanket were plenty seductive.
“Good morning, Misako.”
I feel a little shy for some reason.
“Good morning, Ren. …Fufu, your face is red. By any chance, did you remember yesterday?”
“Don’t tease me…”
“You really are cute.”
At Misako, who chuckled mischievously, I suddenly remembered our promise from last night, and my chest grew warm.
We are going to get married, aren’t we?
A whirlwind marriage just days away from today.
However, I have no regrets.
Still, unlike Japan, in this world… what should I do?
For now…
“Um, Misako. What I said last night, I mean it. Today, I’ll go straight to the guild in this town and look into the marriage procedures.”
As I tried to get out of bed, Misako reached out her white arm from the sheet and gave mine a tight grip.
“…Wait. You don’t have to rush so much; I’m not running away anywhere.”
“But I thought Misako might get worried if we don’t get married soon.”
After opening her eyes wide in slight surprise, Misako let out a gentle smile.
“Worried? It’s fine because I believe in Ren. You don’t have to rush so much. We are already engaged.”
As Misako slowly sat up, she brought her face close to my ear and whispered at a distance where her breath touched me.
“If you go to town and stretch your neck out for other young girls, I won’t forgive you. You haven’t forgotten, have you? I am very jealous. If you stretch your neck out, you will experience the ‘kitchen knife’ of this world firsthand.”
Her face is not smiling.
A chilly shudder runs down my spine.
However, if I think of this as Misako’s deep possessiveness and love.
It’s not scary, and actually it makes me happy.
Because I will never betray Misako, and I love her.
“It’s fine. My eyes only see Misako.”
“Model… I know.”
Misako’s face turned bright red, and she dove back under the blanket.
After finishing breakfast at the inn, we left the inn and headed out into the town.
The streets of the other world were full of life, with races I had never seen walking around and rare magic items lined up at storefronts and street stalls.
It felt like being thrown out into a wide world, a complete turnaround from the small room until last night.
We were walking arm in arm, but…
Everyone we passed looked at us with warm, amused eyes.
“People have been staring at us for a while now.”
“Maybe they are envious? Because I’m walking with such a beauty.”
“Ren, I don’t think it’s that kind of look. Because it’s not just men, all sorts of people are looking.”
“Ah, isn’t it because our clothes are different from this world’s?”
I am in jeans and a T-shirt. Misako is in a white blouse and a tight skirt.
Maybe we stand out a bit.
Anyway, since I plan to go to the Adventurer’s Guild, I might as well ask.
I grabbed an adventurer-looking man nearby and asked him.
“Um… how do I get to the Adventurer’s Guild?”
“Ah, the Adventurer’s Guild is that place with the sword and shield sign over there.”
This person who showed me the way is also staring right at us.
“Thank you. By the way, um… are we weird?”
It’s not just Misako; everyone is staring at me too.
“No, it’s just that you two look super close as a parent and child! Walking arm in arm as a mother and son is not something you see often, so it’s a bit unusual.”
I see… considering things normally, Misako is of an age where she could easily be my mom.
When I look at Misako next to me, she is silent but has a sad look on her face.
Looking at her again, she still captures your gaze in an instant.
Wearing a dress and a tight skirt, yet the supple proportions unique to an adult woman are clearly visible even through her clothes.
…As expected, Misako is beautiful.
I gripped Misako’s hand tightly.
“Ren!?”
“We aren’t parent and child; we are lovers.”
I told that to the adventurer-like man.
“Lovers… You only look like parent and child to me… But okay… My bad.”
“Fufu, it’s true that we are of an age where parent and child wouldn’t be strange. But we are lovers.”
Misako smiled happily and wrapped her arm around mine.
The soft sensation hit my upper arm, and my heart started pounding uncontrollably again.
“How passionate…”
With a tired look, the adventurer man said that and walked away.
We arrived at the “Adventurer’s Guild.”
At the reception desk stood a friendly young elf receptionist.
“Welcome to the Adventurer’s Guild! What can I do for you today?”
If you have trouble, go to the Adventurer’s Guild.
I’ve read stories like that.
Even if I’m wrong, she should at least tell me what to do.
Thinking that, I came here.
“Um, I want to know about ‘marriage procedures’ in this country…”
When I said that, the receptionist looked at Misako and me alternately with a surprised expression.
Me at 18 and Misako at 38… Do I have to explain that we aren’t parent and child again?
“Marriage!? In the Celestina Kingdom, adventurers can submit a notification to the guild, and marriage is recognized by submitting that notification. If you are not both adventurers, the common method is to submit a marriage notification to the church.”
The receptionist asked with a perplexed face.
“Pardon me, are the two of you getting married?”
“”Eh?!””
“Excuse me, the one who will be the husband looks quite young. In contrast, the one who will be the wife looks quite elderly… In this country, anyone 15 or older can marry. But normally speaking, a marriage with an age gap like a mother and child is unthinkable. In a case like yours, a special inquiry is necessary.”
“An inquiry…?”
“An inquisitor will evaluate whether there is any suspicion of charm magic.”
The moment I heard that, Misako’s mood next to me changed, and I felt a blue vein pop out on her forehead.
“My…”
Misako stared at the receptionist with a chilling expression and spoke.
“Charm magic? Charm? Does it look like I am tricking Ren and trying to force him into marriage?”
“Hic…!”
The female receptionist stared at Misako and let out a scream.
“Misako! Calm down! This person was just explaining the rules!”
When I panicked and cut in, Misako returned to her usual calm self.
“I just got a little hot-headed, I’m sorry. But you see…”
Saying that, Misako wrapped her arms around my neck and gave me a deep kiss right in front of the receptionist.
“”Ugh, chubaung””
My mind went blank.
“So that’s how it is, I’ll take any examination or whatever. Because we truly love each other… Ren, let’s take it right away and get married. Can we do the marriage procedures right away?”
“Yeah!”
“Understood… I will arrange for an inquisitor and prepare immediately. Can you write letters?”
When I looked at the characters on the form, for some reason I understood what they meant, so I immediately filled out the adventurer registration form along with Misako, followed by filling out and submitting the marriage notification.
After a while, the inquisitor came and gave us the stamp of approval: “No mental issues, no signs of charm.”
And then…
“Here is your F-rank adventurer card. The spouse’s name is firmly written on this plate. Congratulations. The guild marriage is established.”
“Does this mean the marriage is established?”
“Yes, without a doubt.”
“Ren…”
“Misako…”
Thus, we became a husband and wife, and took our true start in another world.
Married life in another world.
It was the beginning of turbulent days, being swept away by Misako’s passionate love.