Rather Than The Son, I’ll Take The Father

Chapter 171.1

The wedding went off without a hitch.

The nobles who attended as guests were overly quiet, as if they had been threatened with death if they even breathed audibly.

Even the vassals who met Aedis relatively often were frozen.

It was only the knights of the Grand Duchy who were moved until they shed tears.

I laughed as Aedis put the ring on my finger.

“Aedis, we will be happy forever…….”

[“Eveeeeeee!”]

Paimon had no interest in the wedding yet clung to my dress in an invisible state.

[“Where are you going, leaving me! How long have I waited! Huuaaahh……. And there are too many people here. It’s annoying.”]

Paimon poured tears and snot all over my dress.

Hey, Paimon, I’m glad to see you, but my husband’s eyes are full of murderous intent.

[“Never leave me behind! How nasty was that demon king while you were gone, kek!]

Aedis’ hand caught Paimon’s backside.

In the others’ eyes, it would look strangely like he was holding onto empty space.

But no one paid any attention to such trivial actions.

Um, the atmosphere is a bit odd, isn’t it?

I called Aedis in a low voice.

“Aedis.”

“Yes, Eve.”

Aedis threw Paimon back and closed his eyes.

His murderous intent disappeared as if it was washed away.

I asked as I watched Paimon flash his eyes as he rolled over.

“Don’t you think the people are more afraid of you? Even at my birthday party, it wasn’t like this.”

Besides, the way they looked at me had changed slightly.

Even at my birthday party, it was as if they were looking at an offering made to a monster, but now their eyes were looking at me as if I was a monster, too.

“Well.”

Aedis answered vaguely and kissed the ring.

After the wedding ended safely, a young lady said something in a small voice in the midst of applause.

“It’s scary, but I’m jealous…….”

Tilting my head, I gestured toward Regen.

Regen jumped into my arms.

“Motheeeer!”

I forgot the strange feeling that had passed by and hugged Regen.

“Regen! I missed you. Were you surprised that I disappeared without a word?”

Regen laughed bashfully.

“It was okay because Father explained it. I wanted you to come back as soon as possible.”

Did Aedis notice that I went to the past and reassured Regen for that?

I glanced at Aedis.

Paimon waddled from far away and bit Aedis’ leg.

[“Because Eve is here, I’m not scared anymore!”]

Unfortunately, it was revenge without any damage.

Then Regen stood on the tips of his toes. As I quickly bent my back, Regen said, bringing his lips as close to my ear as he could.

“Actually, Father was very strange!”

I’m used to it, but if he says it out loud, isn’t it meaningless to whisper…….

“How strange was he?”

Aedis began contemplating whether to throw Paimon out the window or not.

No matter who sees it, he looks like a villain, not a groom.

“Looking for Mother by making the sky dark, suddenly shaking his head saying ‘she isn’t here’…….”

“Regen.”

Aedis threw Paimon a second time and called Regen low.

“Ack, yes!”

Regen ran off.

I was curious about the story behind it, so I tried to follow him, but I was suddenly caught by a heavy person leaning on my back.

I knew Aedis was approaching me, but there was a familiar person.

As I raised my head, Shaula's haggard complexion came into my line of sight.

“Your Grace, I am starving.”

Oh no.

I ordered the employee to serve the largest turkey whole to Shaula.

Shaula gave up her manners and shoved the meat into her mouth with mad speed.

“Did Aedis starve you?”

“It was more than that.”

Regen also nodded in tandem.

What is this atmosphere?

Seeing my bewildered face, Shaula looked like she understood.

“Your Grace, you haven’t looked outside the castle yet, have you?”

“Huh? Right.”

Shaula’s eyes narrowed.

“Your Grace, no matter where you live, you will never starve to death.”

“What are you talking about so suddenly?”

Regen gave me a hint.

“There is a huge mountain, Mother.”

“A mountain?”

“Yes. Even at night, it just sparkles.”

What kind of mountain sparkles at night?

I looked at each of them alternately and demanded an explanation. Shaula shrugged her shoulders.

“They said it was a gift from the Master to Your Grace. He saved money for the wedding for over 500 years.”

A mountain of wedding money that sparkles even at night.

I thought it would be quicker to see it myself, so I walked to the window.

I didn’t even need to look around, as I saw a mountain made of gold that was piled up like a Christmas tree.

“What, what is that?”

Did he sweep the gold on the continent while I was away…… ?

The atmosphere seemed strange because it was something normal humans would never do.

Shaula said it was a wedding fund, right?

“Regen, can you lend me Aedis for a second?”

I pulled Aedis. I took Aedis, who meekly allowed himself to be led, out of the hall and into an empty room.

“Now be honest with me. Since when did you remember?”

“I haven’t forgotten from the beginning that there was someone I had to wait for. I recently remembered that it was the wife.”

“How did it come to mind lately?”

“While I was doing something I wasn’t supposed to do to find the wife.”

I thought of Regen’s words when he said that Aedis was very strange.

“What did you do with your hair?”

“I love you, Eve. You were my beginning, and you will be my end.”

It was an obvious trick, but it made my heart beat faster.

“You are talking too blatantly. What the hell did you do? Did you hit your head against the wall like I did before?”

“You’re so beautiful that I will go blind.”

“…….”

My face flushed.

-I will wait patiently for you to call me.

Ah really.

In the end, my defeat was predetermined.

I sighed and hugged Aedis.

“I know it only today.…… Thank you for waiting.”

Aedis hugged me, too. As the dress wrapped around my shoulders was thin, I could feel his body heat.

“…… Eve.”

“Yes?”

“You don’t need this wedding dress anymore, do you?”