Volume 12 Chapter 5 A Day Spent With My Wife
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
*Quenelra’s perspective
After the coup in the Capital City, the military nobles returned their posts in large numbers, just as the old man and I had planned.
We succeeded in reducing the influence of the military faction’s 6 families.
Out of caution, the nobles who returned their positions were reappointed to posts with the same names after their caution period, but these posts became mere decorations, removed from the military command system and turned into honorary positions.
The foolish military nobles still clung to returning to their posts, spending large sums to buy honorary positions and then being frustrated to learn they had no real power.
I didn’t set out to deceive them.
I just helped them get back into their old posts at a low cost because I gave in to their earnest requests.
Some nobles with sense even inquired about posts with new command authority, but I turned them down even if they offered a lot of money unless they passed the test.
In this way, the influence of the military nobles that had spread throughout the Kingdom’s army was successfully weakened and marginalized.
As a result, the Kingdom’s army no longer had any nepotism, and one had to graduate from Officer school and pass a competency test to be appointed.
The officer school was opened to all races, and anyone who wanted could take the entrance exam.
This started because His Majesty Shifa ended the special treatment for the Asura Clan.
It seemed like His Majesty Shifa thought they needed the power of all races living in the Kingdom to fix the crumbling foundations, so they appointed people from other races to high positions.
Now, I was buried under a mountain of papers, tasked with selecting officers for the newly organized Kingdom army.
I hadn’t slept in 3 days, and my head was starting to spin a bit.
”Quenelra… you haven’t gone home in 3 days. You’re newlywed, so go home!”
The old man from the army, also buried in budget papers for equipment, was urging me to go home.
”Are you stupid!? This is a job due tomorrow. If I’m late, the army sent to reclaim the land that Chancellor Aldo got back will be delayed. You know that land will fall back into chaos!”
”But… Elza is waiting for you…”
The old man seemed to care about my wife, Elza.
My father-in-law got caught up in a scandal, but I was saved by becoming the old man’s subordinate, so Elza was kind to him.
”It’s fine! She doesn’t come to get me while I’m working! After work, when I’m out drinking in the taverns, she suddenly shows up and drags me back home! Because of that, I can’t even get drunk!”
In reality, Elza was a mysterious woman.
Always smiling, yet she would appear out of nowhere when I was drinking with women in the taverns and carry me home.
Well, I didn’t dislike Elza, so I did make efforts to have kids.
But I just wished she could understand that sometimes I wanted to drink a lot with my subordinates out.
”Is that how it is~?”
”By the way, aren’t you going to go home? That violent woman might be out there looking for you!”
The old man Arbalest had been put under house arrest during the recent coup, and there had been several incidents where Assassins were sent by Nobles who opposed his military reform.
A girl named Eclair, who was an old friend of his, was outside his office acting as his bodyguard.
Eclair was said to be a master of Martial Arts, able to disarm enemies with her bare hands and skilled in torturing Assassins.
She had already arrested several Nobles who were quest leaders.
”I don’t want a scary wife… I don’t have enough lives to spare…”
”I told Eclair to stay here today, so it’s fine.”
”That’s not what I mean! What do you plan to do about her?”
Cold sweat appeared on the old man’s face at my question.
It seems like it was a question he didn’t want to answer.
”Y-You have no right to ask that!”
”The only one who can hit you with a slap is that girl. Why don’t you marry her?”
The old man’s face turned pale at my continued questioning.
”She’s tied to me with a rotten bond… I’ve never even thought about having a family with her.”
”But you have her taking care of you, right? You can’t do that if you’re not interested!”
I felt pleased that I found his weak spot, but I sensed it might backfire on me if I pushed too hard.
”She was my Secretary, so I just got used to relying on her. It’s really relaxing with her around. She does the laundry and cooking too. When I get back to the house, I can just relax.”
”Isn’t that the same as having a wife?”
The old man was left speechless by my words.
He slowly turned his head towards me with a creaky sound.
”Is that so? Does Eclair want to be my wife?”
”Old man, you’re really dense! If she didn’t want to, then why would such a beautiful and strong woman stay single all this time? I mean, even as a bodyguard, it’s not like she just does everything for you!”
The old man was shaking his hands, clearly flustered.
He must have been recalling Eclair’s actions so far.
”This time, the one offering to be my bodyguard… could it be… a sort of proposal to me?”
It seems even this old guy, who’s clueless about women, finally got what she meant.
I thought it wasn’t deeply involved, but since my boss is so dense, I was worried that sooner or later, the wrath of that violent woman would turn on me, so I wanted to settle this messy problem.
”Of course it is! It’s obvious, isn’t it? Otherwise, why would she leave her shop, Abyss Vena, to come take care of you, old man!”
”…Is that so… I thought she was just helping because I seemed troubled…”
No good… way too bad… this old guy just doesn’t get women at all.
So, after I spoke on Eclair’s behalf to the old guy, they quickly grew close, and a few days later, they announced their engagement.
His Majesty Shifa also announced the engagement of Arbalest and was granted a new mansion in the Capital City, and it was decreed that a grand banquet should be held.
Meanwhile, Eclair made it clear that she had no intention of being a homemaker after the engagement; she would support her husband, Arbalest, as both a bodyguard and a secretary.
Later known as ‘The Iron Fist of Marshal Arbalest,’ Eclair would become an object of fear for military officers, but she seems to dote on the old guy, and since he’s not very feminine either, they were expected to live harmoniously.
When they told their adopted son Kent and daughter Miriallia about the engagement, Kent laughed and teased them a lot, but Miriallia, their adopted daughter, offered her blessings.
As for me, with the old guy’s position open, I could see various military nobles scheming to send their daughters or granddaughters to be his woman, so in that regard, Eclair was a suitable partner for him.
And so, with the strongest bride by his side, the old guy gained His Majesty Shifa’s trust and moved forward with military reforms.
~New Skill~
[Lust Skill]… A skill that a succubus can obtain from its master. It’s necessary for a special skill. Requires 10 Skill Points in General Skills.
[Triple Clamp]… A special lust skill for succubi to move their vaginal flesh freely, tightening in 3 places to satisfy their master. Increases master’s libido by 20%, ejaculation amount by 20%. Requires 10 Skill Points in Combat Skills and [Lust Skill].
[Octopus Pot]… A type of lust skill that flexibly moves inside the vagina, devouring the master’s member deeply for even more pleasure. Increases master’s libido by 50%, ejaculation amount by 50%, and rising affection. Requires 20 Skill Points in Combat Skills and [Triple Grip].
[Thousand Earthworm]… A type of lust skill that writhes inside the vagina like an earthworm, entrancing the master’s member with its folds. Increases master’s libido by 75%, ejaculation amount by 75%, rising affection, and dependency. Requires 30 Skill Points in Combat Skills and [Octopus Hole].
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Edited by Kanaa-senpai.
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