Extra Chapter 2 Part 3

Translator: Michiko

After Gio had left the room, Asami turned to Lutwald with a different attitude.

“Commander Lutwald-dono, I have a question. May I ask?”

“What is it, Asamin?”

“What kind of temperament does His Excellency’s wife have?”

“You mean Reiru-dono? Why?”

Asami answered Lutwald’s question with a serious look on her face.

“Actually, there are rumors that His Excellency is a hen-pecked husband.”

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“No, Gio is just a devoted husband. I wonder why there are such rumors. I have a feeling this has happened before,” Lutwald chuckled.

”Maybe it’s because they can’t imagine that His Excellency is normally in love with his wife. With all due respect, His Excellency has the look of a man who would seriously suggest that if you have time to spend with your wife, you better practice your swordplay one more time. I have also heard other rumors that His Excellency may have had a business marriage.”

“Business marriage? What is that?”

“It’s what they call it nowadays when people marry not out of romantic love, but for the benefit of their position and business interests.”

“What’s the difference with a political marriage?”

“While political marriages are contracts between families, business marriages seem to be more like contracts between individuals. From my point of view, from His Excellency’s logical thinking and the way he systematically judges things and handles them rationally, I have the impression that he is a man with a strong inclination to reason. Maybe that’s why people call it a “business marriage” or something like that.”

“If Gio were the kind of man who would enter into a business marriage, I believe he would be married to Her Royal Highness the Princess by now.”

“There are some who speculate that since he declined to marry Her Royal Highness the Princess and went out of his way to marry a commoner, there are some who speculate that the man might have some special abilities.”

“What special abilities?”

“Like being able to see into the future, or making spirit potions, or actually being a witch and having a magical contract with His Excellency, and so on. I guess their logic is that his wife holds the key to His Excellency’s accomplishments and extraordinary strength, and that is why he bows down to him. Well, the rumor mongers have a rich imagination, don’t they?”

Asami finished in a tone that did not seem to interest her very much. “You sound like an old man,” Lutwald thought, but Asami had a childlike face that could pass for twenty in appearance alone. But she is past her mid-thirties.

“Rumors can be dramatic when you’re a self-made man, huh?… Though, Gio certainly doesn’t look like he has any romantic feelings or anything. His scent has also settled down.”

During the time when he traveled from the royal capital to the orphanage, Gio emitted a complex scent like a mixture of frustration, infatuation, resignation, and heartbreak that had been ground and boiled down into a jumbled mess. At the time, Lutwald felt a little sorry for Gio for the feelings he had bottled up in his heart, thinking that this is what happens when love gets too complicated.

It doesn’t matter if the rumors spread or not. Whether Gio is a devoted husband or a hen-pecked husband, as long as he is a good lord, that’s all that matters. Even those whispering rumors are probably just for entertainment. Even as he thought this, Lutwald pulled out a sheet of paper out of his desk drawer.

“Asamin, I’m going to write a letter to Reiru-dono now, can you send it out later?

“Yes, Commander.”

TN: I hurt my back so there’s only one update this weekend. Please check out my other two projects too. Both of them are fluffy love stories. Also, if there are any short novels that you would like to see translated, you can suggest them to me in the comments or on my kofi page. Please send me kofi if you like my work. Have a nice day. Enjoy reading.