Watashi No Hanayome's

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Morning, 06:50

[Room]

I slowly opened my eyes. "Hoaaam... The chamber? How am I supposed to be here?" I got out of my bed, and decided to take a shower to refresh my body. 

----- Almost 20 minutes later ---------

I'm done and now I'm dressed as usual. "Yesterday, what happened?" I can't remember what happened after I was crowned king by Shin. "Have it, maybe it's not that important." I also slowly walked out of the room.

[Outside the room]

"uh? So quiet, why isn't anyone here?" As far as my eyes can see, I don't see anyone at all. "What's going on?" I decided to walk out of the palace in search of a bit of tranquility.

-------- A few moments later -----------------

The closer I got to the exit, the more I heard a noise. And out of curiosity, I decided to approach the origin of the sound.

"As soon as you get out of here, I don't want to see your face again." (Emilia)

"uh? It's not Emilia's voice." I don't know why, but it looks like Emilia has a problem. And inevitably I have to see what's really going on.

 [Outside the palace ]

I opened the door and saw what was going on. 

"You need to come with me right now." (??)

"I told you, I don't want to see your face anymore. Get out of this kingdom!!" (Emilia)

Emilia looked annoyed, and she was currently arguing with a man and that man also brought quite a number of soldiers into my kingdom. "Hm... Do I have to stop him?" I don't know what to do, but like if I interfere I'll get involved in this.

"L-let go of me!!" (Emilia)

"You have to go back!!" (??) The man grabbed his hand and intended to take him away by force.

"uh? There seems to be no other choice." I decided to go out and see them. "Hey, what are you doing in someone else's kingdom?"

"H-Hiroaki's.."

"So he's the one."

"Huh??"

"Then. Hiroaki, I challenge you to a duel. If I win, I'll bring princess Emilia back."

"Ehh? P-Daughter?"

"I'll be waiting for you in the arena, the fight will start at 9 If you don't come you will be considered a loser." (??) After saying that, the man left along with his soldiers.

"Emilia, do you know who that person is?" I met for the first time and immediately invited a duel. "Haa, I think I've been involved in a very complicated matter."

"I don't want to talk about it, and most importantly. You have to win that game."

"Haa... Okay, I'll work on it."

On a sunny morning, where I had just wanted to relax I had a problem and had to solve it by dueling. "Truly, today I feel bad."

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[Fight arena ]

"It turns out there's a place like this in my kingdom, yeah." I just saw it for the first time, this place is very spacious and this place when it looks like a football field. But the difference is this place for a gun fight not a ball.

I am currently sitting on one of the chairs in this place. "Emilia, who exactly is that man?"

"He's a Glery, he's one of my father's proud knights."

"so.. Oh yeah, that guy called you a princess. Are you the princess of a kingdom?"

"(smile) That's.. My parents were both very selfish. They attach more importance to the development of the kingdom than to the happiness of their daughter."

"You mean?"

"I'm sorry before, I kept this from you all this time. Actually I've been betrothed to a prince from another kingdom."

"Hmmm... I see." In my opinion, the case is almost the same as the case of Sia, but who chose it not from the higher-ups but his own parents. "So you mean you ran away because you didn't like the couple your parents chose."

"b-so. I left my kingdom and I met a fortune teller (the disguised god Sha) and he told me that I would be safe with him."

"Like that." So, it can be said that he came to see me not only because of the deity Sha, but because he really needed help. "Why don't you turn it down, instead it'll be easier."

"If I had the strength to say that, I would definitely not be in trouble like this."

"Hoo.. (standing) I have a little understanding of what you are going through right now. Ehh.. And since you're part of my little family, I won't let anything like that happen."

"Thank you, Hiroaki."

Actually I don't know what I said, but it seems to make it a little quieter. And the time for serious trouble was right before my eyes.

[ Battle arena ]

Morning, 09:00

Grely was standing quite far in front of me, and he also carried a sword that was quite long. "Ehh... Can I use my weapon too."

"Of course, just use your weapon. Besides you won't win against the strongest sword in the Slvy Kingdom, the Demon Sword."

"Hoo.." I don't know, but it looks like the sword is quite dangerous. "(holding his head) Huh.. I didn't bring a sword, and my sword still seems to be on Rin." And by force, I fought this man using a sword provided here. "If I win, you must return to your kingdom and never bother Emilia again."

"alright. If you win, I will obey what you say, I will not bother Princess Emilia again. All right, we'll start the fight.." (Glery) Glery quickly ran at me and then attacked me.

I tried to counteract his first attack, but...

Ctrakk.

The sword I used suddenly cracked while trying to fend off his first attack. "Sih, this sword ended with just one punch." Because of that, it made me jump quite far back. "Well, you're pretty tough, too."

"What's wrong? What this kind of power of a king Riel, is really disappointing."

"Hi-chan!! Sorry long!!" Rin ran towards me while carrying both my swords.

------- A few moments later -------------

"Ha ha ha. M-sorry Hi-chan, this is your sword." Rin gave me all my swords, but he only gave me his sword, while he held both sheaths.

"Thank you." And because of that too, I think this match will be quite balanced. "All right, I'm gonna get serious now."

I felt that there was something strange about both of my swords, especially with the dragon sword. "Blood?" At the tip of the dragon sword, there was a hint of blood. I don't know what Rin did with the dragon sword and also my Shirame, but it seems like it's a pretty dangerous thing considering there's a blood patch on the tip of my dragon sword.

"Feel this!!" (Glery) He came back quickly and attacked me.

Ctangg.

Glery resumed his attack, and was still in the same state. I dodged all the attacks directed at me very easily. For some reason, my body felt very light. 

"Feel this!!" Glery came back to attack me in a row.

Ctang

Ctingg

All the attacks he directed my sword, I held it with my sword. "He, panting?" Its power was indeed quite great, but it seemed like the sword would consume quite a lot of energy if used excessively. "Here you go, just stop this silly fight. Either way, you won't be able to beat me." I try to end this without the slightest problem, after all I am not happy to use violence, I prefer to use peaceful means. But, if peaceful means are not needed to overcome the problem, I will use violence to solve the problem. And right now it seems like I can still settle this matter peacefully.

"N-no!! I can still fight." I don't know why, but it looks like his calm is starting to drain from using the weapon he used. "I will defeat you, and bring princess Emilia back."

"He has a strong resolve, but it's a pity." I raised my sword. "I'll end this." 

I quickly ran and unwittingly I was behind Glery. "That's fast.."

I then attacked him vertically using the dragon sword and Glery managed to capture him. But, the second strike from Shirame's sword that was pointing right at the part of her stomach could not be fended off.

Gubbrakkp.

Glery bounced. "I don't think he's hurt." I hit him anyway using the blunt part of my sword, and it might just cause some pain and a few fractures.

"Uhuk.. D-d-damnit." Glery tried to stand up by using his sword as a grip. 

"Have it, you won't be able to beat me." I tried to make him despair with my words. "How many times have you tried, the result will be the same. So go, as agreed. Emilia will stay here."

"T-no... Ma-sih not yet, I can still fight. I, still haven't lost."

"Mr Glery, the king told us to go back now." (??) A Glery soldier interrupted my fight.

"What's wrong?! Don't you see, I'm in a match."

"I'm sorry, but it looks like something bad has happened in the kingdom."

"W-what!! (surprised) Then, today I will let you win, but not next time. We hurry back." 

"Good."

"Today I'll let you win, yeah. Huh.." If you look around if he still continues this futile battle, it is possible that I accidentally injured him with quite a severe wound. "Thank God this is over."

"Hiroaki, did you win the fight?" Emilia and Rin suddenly approached me. 

"That's how it is, but..." There was something troubling my mind about the conversation Glery and the soldier he had just brought.

"Hiroaki, what's wrong?"

"There's nothing. Oh, Rin, why is my sword in the blood? What are you doing with my sword?" I'm trying to divert the conversation.

"Nothing, I just use it to cut meat to use while the party is going on."

"Huh? Cutting meat?"

"Yes, because the flesh is hard, so I used your sword. And it worked, so I borrowed all your swords."

"Hee... Turns out my sword was used to cut meat, huh. What is another function of a sword?"

"Hi-chan, what's really going on?"

"Look..." I told Rin what happened this morning.

--------- After finishing telling the story ------------------- after finishing telling the story

"That's how it is, the story.."

"I understand a little.. Emilia, how about tomorrow we go to your parents' kingdom."

"Well?!" I was surprised to hear Rin suddenly deduce such an idea.

"U-for what?" (Emilia)

"Tomorrow we'll go to your parents and you'll say you refuse to be betrothed. That way, they will definitely not come to this kingdom again, and you can rest easy."

"Hm... Like that, yeah. So, what time are you leaving tomorrow?"

"What are you saying Hi-chan, you're coming too."

"eeehh.. W-Wait a minute, why do I have to come too?"

"That's obvious, isn't it. You're Emilia's partner, it's only natural that you also meet Emilia's parents."

"Ehhh.. T-but-..."

"There's no buts. We're leaving tomorrow at 7am, don't be late." The two of them left, without listening to what I wanted to say to them.

"Huh... Meet Emilia's parents, yes. About, were Emilia's parents friendly people, huh?" I thought about it, because I had never met anyone who was unfriendly to me, so I didn't know what to do if Emilia's parents weren't friendly to me. 

The more I think about it, the more depressed I become. "Forget it, let it happen."

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[In room ]

Afternoon, 16:45

I don't know why I'm so lazy to do something right now. "God Sha, can you answer me. There's something I want to ask you." I'm trying to contact the god Sha.

-------- A few minutes later ----------------

Lord Sha did not answer my call. "Hmmm... Is he busy, yeah." I don't know why, but these past few days the god Sha hasn't been able to be contacted.

"Tomorrow, yeah." I must go to the kingdom of the family of Emilia, and I must also meet the parents of Emilia who is a king and also a queen. 

"Hopefully I'll have a little entertainment there." I was bored, and I felt this boredom back after a few days of disappearing.

"Well.. I want to take a walk." 

------ A few minutes later ---------

[Out in the palace ]

"Papa, is papa leaving tomorrow?" Suddenly Inori appeared in front of me and it surprised me.

"Ah.. I-iya, papa will go along with mama Emilia, and mama Rin."

"Can I come?"

Actually I want Inori not to come, because I think this kingdom is a safe place for her. But.. "All right, you can come." It seems that it is okay at all times that I take Inori to go to the new kingdom.

Seriate