âIf itâs possible, would you like to go to the wedding together? Thereâs no need to worry about the ceremony or those stiff things; itâs fine. A dragonâs wedding is quite proper, but you should go thinking of it as if it were a festival or trip.â
âFarufa wants to go! I want to see the bride!â
My daughters showed their interest before me.
Thatâs right. If itâs my discipleâs older sister, itâll be fine for me to make an appearance.
âI understand. Then, letâs go. Itâll take two days at least to get to Rocko Mountain. But if I take into account Farufa and Sharushaâs transportation, itâll take at least four days to get there.â
âI will become a dragon and bring you there. We will also prepare an inn for you.â
Then, it seems the discussion has concluded.
âA dragonâs wedding, huh. In that case, I have to dress up⊠In my hometown, we would wear a dressâŠâ
It seems that Harukara is already thinking about what to wear.
âWell then, I should contact everyone back home about your attendance beforehand. I will return by midday.â
âYes. Please tell them from me.â
Thus, it has been decided that the Plateau Witchâs entire household would be leaving to attend wedding ceremony.
That day we went to Furata village to get our dresses tailored. My two daughters were really lively about the fact that they would have a dress made. I feel relieved that they are still childish in this respect.
On one side, Sharusha was constantly considering which one was good while trying on the dress.
âUum, maybe this one wonât match with my hair colorâŠâ
âThatâs not true you know. Youâre just overthinking it, Sharusha.â
âBut, thatâs because I donât know which one will get praised by big sisâŠâ
Well, I think itâs fine if sheâs troubled by it; since sheâs enjoying it like that.
Harukara was trying the dresses on display as soon as she could.
âExcuse me, Master, could you see if there is something wrong with this?â
A voice was calling me from the fitting room, so I went inside.
âHow is it? Did you find one ââ ah, this one is definitely not goodâŠâ
I automatically understood it the moment I saw Harukara, who was wearing a dress that revealed too much cleavage.
âAh, but I like the color thoughâŠâ
âItâs because your chest and butt arenât really hiddenâŠâ
ââŠAh!!!! This canât be!! Iâll change the size!â
âHarukara, all the available sizes wonât fit your body, if you try it, it would be too seductive, so just make a new dress from scratch⊠Or rather, if you tried to attend in such clothing, youâd be banned from entering.â
I wonder if this will make her more conscious about her body.
In the end, I bought four tailored dresses for each of us. Leica went to her hometown to inform them about our participation, so naturally we did not participate today, but in the beginning, the plan was to attend the ceremony itself, so the preparations should be done.
Lecia returned before dinner, and it seems that our invitation to the ceremony was accepted unanimously.
âMy family also said that they would like to see if the Plateau Witch would come.â
âI will be troubled if you treat me like some sort of celebrityâŠâ
âAzusa-sama is certainly a celebrity. If you mention the Plateau Witch, I think everyone in the Nanterre Province will know about you.â
I want to say that thatâs too exaggerated, but it was to the extent that Harukara, who lived in another province, came to rely on me; so, either way, I have no doubts that itâs likely that Iâm well known.
âAlthough I made a dress and came here, Leica already has a dress, isnât that right?â
Just to be sure, I asked her. If she doesnât have one, it would seem like sheâs being left out on purpose.â
âYes, how many?â
âSo she has a bunch. Sheâs definitely a lady. Then, there shouldnât be a problem with the wedding then.â
âYes, sheâs planning to wear the dress she received as a gift from her elder sister.â
Really, what a pair of high-class sisters.
And soon, the appointed day arrived.
We put on our formal attire and climbed on Leciaâs back, who turned into a dragon.
Thinking about it, Iâve never traveled a great distance on Leciaâs back up till now. Rather, it seems the two have already gotten used to it.
On the other hand, Harukaraâs face was green.
âAre you afraid of heights?â
âNo, Iâm drunkâŠâŠâ
âI donât think itâs a good idea to get drunk to the point where you start to swayâŠâ
âItâs in my nature. Thereâs no way around it⊠Iâm not good at anything except when Iâm walking with my own feet⊠I was also on a boat when I ran away, but I was fiercely drunk then tooâŠâ
This child suffers from various issues, or rather, various weak pointsâŠ
âHere, eat the dried mushroom to stop being drunkâŠâŠâ
Mushrooms have various uses, huhâŠ
â» After this, Harukara, who was nauseated, eventually threw up; and Leica landed in the forest at once.
I patted Harukaraâs back. The fact is, my disciple is suffering, so I think Iâm doing a good job of supporting her.
âYeah, yeah. Throw up as much as you can. Then itâll become easier.â
âHaugh! Ugh! Blech!⊠Ahh, I feel better now⊠I am really, really, sorry about how Iâve been behavingâŠâ
âSince you donât have any masochistic tendencies, just calm down for now.â
My daughters also seem to be enjoying the scenery, and since the timing was just right; letâs have a break.
âItâs the forest~. Sharusha, Sharusha, where are we around~?â
âThis is the Mireille Forest. Itâs within Nanterre Province, quite relatively low in altitude, so the forest is dense.â
As expected, that kid knows geography well.
âBecause a huge monster called the Long Spear Wild Boar lives here, few people visit.â
âHuh, is it that large beast?â
With her voice acting as a signal, I turned around; and without a doubt, a large wild boar with long horns on its head came along.
Though I thought those horns were hard to live with as is, the horns evidently extended. It seems that its horns actually extend only when it finds its prey.
Thus, I knew immediately that the wild boar was aiming for my daughter.
âNee-san, Sharusha probably canât winâŠ..â
âFarufa might be quite bad as wellâŠâŠâ
I immediately broke into a run towards my daughter.
âDonât you dare touch my daughter! This idiot! Ah, if itâs a boar, itâs not a horse or a deer ⊠Anyway, donât come over here!â
I grabbed the horns and flung it right behind us.
It felt like a suplex. [1]
The wild boar who was flipped felt extreme danger, and ran away.
âPhew, I guess the situationâs resolved.â
However, a few other wild boars of the same species were approaching.
It seems like we were surrounded.
âHey, Harukara, are you feeling ok?â
âI-Iâd like to breathe in a bit more of the forestâs airâŠâ
âI understand, I understand. Leica, protect my daughters.â
âI understand. Azusa-sama will be f-fine be alone right?â
Leica was smiling. Well, that was the case after all.
It wasnât to the point where theyâd be worried.
I defeated around five Long Spear Wild Boars.
Although I said I defeated them, I did not have a sword or weapon, so I physically beat them to death. Quite a few magic stones appeared; so as expected, there were monsters, not wild animals.
âMaster has saved me again. As expected, Master is strongâŠâŠâ
Harukara said with an entranced face, after overcoming her nausea.
âI⊠wouldnât mind giving Master a kiss⊠[puckers lips]âŠâ
âYou, in the first place, didnât you just throw upâŠâŠ?â
Though it was obvious, we did not kiss.
Footnotes:
1. TL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suplexhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suplexhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suplex Written as âback-drop,â but itâs a reference to pro-wrestling moves.