Chương 192: Chapter 175. Dinner's End

How did I end up here exactly? That was the only question I had rolling around in my head as I examined Charlotte's eyes after challenging me to a duel." Charlotte! What are you asking from a Guest!? What has he done for you to want to duel him?" The King raised his voice in response to Charlotte's outburst. He seemed more surprised than angry at her. I think that fits the reactions of everyone here, surprised...

Sarah and Anna had puzzled looks on their faces after wiping their small mouths with a napkin after enjoying their ice cream. Meanwhile, I hadn't even dished out my dessert before Charlotte challenged me. Charlotte was undisturbed by her father's question and calmly spoke to everyone in the room." I can't accept his answer to my question."" You mean how I don't care about how others view me? I don't understand how that evolves into you needing to duel me?" Now I couldn't accept her answer.

Is this based on her need for her people's approval? Charlotte looks at me again and then looks away just as fast. What is she doing?" Well, why not?" The Queen spoke nonchalantly. As if this wasn't an issue for her." Wouldn't this be a big problem if either of us were hurt?" The Queen looked puzzled at my words." Well, I suppose we can let him duel her? However, instead of a duel, why not a sparring match instead? It would give less reason for either side to be insulted if either of them lose."

Sarah spoke to the Queen as if she were enjoying my current situation." Yes, I think that would be for the best. My Daughter tends to get excited and jumps to the first thing that pops in her head. I'm sure she just wants to test something about herself, and even Matthew." The Queen happily agreed with Sarah. She then turned to me with a serious expression on her face and began to speak to me." Marquess Matthew, would you please accept My Daughter as a sparring partner, please?

It seems that she really wants this, regardless of how much sense it makes to do it. I would really appreciate it if you would."" Would it really be that bad to do it?" Delcan added to the Queen's request with his own pleading. I sighed at them." It seems my Wife has forgotten, but I believe it's impossible as I currently am."" What do you mean by that?" Charlotte asked that with a hint of annoyance.

I guess she thinks something along the line of me thinking she isn't "worthy" enough to fight or something similar to that." Because of a certain Skill, I can't control my Swordsmanship. The Skill makes every attack I do a killing blow. In time, it'll assimilate fully to me, and I'll have control again, but for right now, I don't. So, I can't truly spar with someone right now."" I remember, My Love. However, to my knowledge, your Magic is completely safe to use!""

You mean the Magic that will horrifically maim or kill someone if they don't defend or dodge it properly?"" Manage the output, it's about time you started practicing that aspect of Magic. If you learn it, you'll be able to lessen the amount of mana you need to use for your Magic. You've been having issues with running out of mana, haven't you? Now would be a great time to start learning for the future!"" I can... Control the output? Why is this the first time I'm hearing about this?

It can help my mana reserves too!?" Support the creativity of authors by visiting the original site for this novel and more." My Mother wanted to teach you, but everyone has been so busy since returning to Blackstone after Promethia tried to invade. May as well start now. It should be fun!" Sarah seemed to be having fun as she gives me a look that seems to be saying "can't be helped" as she turned to the Royal Family again."

Let's have the sparring match tomorrow afternoon, we'll need to give Our Husband a quick lesson in Mana Output Control."" Fufufu." Sarah and I spoke to each other as the Royal Family gawked at us. Anna began to laugh at the situation. I could feel a headache coming on to me as Sarah started setting up a time for the sparring session." You think he can beat My Daughter in a sparring match, without harming her, with only a few hours to practice Mana Output Control..."

The King spoke with disbelief coating his voice from what he's heard Sarah say." My Husband can do many things, King Leonard. He's caused Anna and myself, 2 people who never thought of Love or Romance, to fall for him in mere moments of meeting him. He's managed to bring an old, run-down town with barely anyone living in it, into a place full of warmth and people who're excited about the future. As for combat, he was able to gain the approval of my Father within 3 months of training with him. So, yes.

As impossible as it sounds, I believe My Husband is more than capable of picking up a simple thing like Mana Output Control in a few hours."" What if you're wrong, Sarah Dreadnaught?" The King asked about the more obvious outcome. Sarah looked at him with confidence as she answered." I'll punish him myself! I'm quite a strict teacher. As for if there should be a wager, what were you thinking, King Leonard?" To Sarah's words, the Queen smiled and spoke excitedly." Why not allow the winning side, 2 Requests, Sarah?""

What would the Requests be, Crystal?" The Queen giggled as she spoke." Why not save the Requests for after the sparring match?"" That sounds like a great idea!" Sarah and the Queen came to an understanding to what sounds like a gambling agreement. I looked at Charlotte as she was also watching her mother and my Wife current conversation... She seemed to be a little dumbfounded at their casual betting." Charlotte, are you sure you want to do this?

I mean, whatever I did to make you so angry you want to fight me, I'm really sorry." Charlotte looked at me as I spoke to her. She listened to my words quietly as Sarah and the Queen conversated to our sides. She looked at me with clear eyes and began to respond to my words." I feel like there's a misunderstanding."" What do you mean?" At this point, everyone stopped talking and were listening to Charlotte and me. She noticed the eyes on her, and she seemed to grow bashful from them.

She continued to speak after collecting her thoughts. It took a bit after being somewhat embarrassed at everyone looking at her though." I'm not angry with you, Matthew. I just don't like any of this!" Charlotte began to pout like a child who didn't understand why they couldn't have a snack. As I looked at her complex expression, and I saw in her dark-golden eyes that she seemed to be filled with... Confusion? If she's confused about this, why even do something like this in the first place?" What do you not like?"

I asked the simplest question to allow Charlotte to get back to her train of thought before she panicked. It seems to have worked. Almost too well as Charlotte began to energetically answer my question. With a slight quivering of her small light-pink lips, she began to speak with vigor to me." Your attitude towards the Nobles who wronged you! The actions they took towards you! But I think the biggest reason for it!..."" The biggest reason?"" Never mind!" /BAM!

/ With fast, well-trained movements, Charlotte jumped up from her seat and ran out of the dining room. I looked at Delcan to see if he had an idea why his sister was acting like this." Don't look at me, I've never seen her act like that."" Darling has a strange ability to bring things out of people like that."" I don't recall making people run out of the room just from asking a question though, Anna?" Anna responded to Delcan's words. And I responded to her." He does seem to have a knack for it.

I've rarely seen her act like that since she was little. It's almost nostalgic for me." The Queen spoke as she looked at the door that Charlotte walked out of, with a hint of some emotion in her eyes, but I couldn't tell what it was." It seems you don't know what I mean. Don't worry, in time you will, when you have children of your own. I'm sure then, you'll grasp it. Maybe even..." The Queen stopped speaking in the middle of her sentence. As I was about to ask her about it, she spoke again."

I think now would be a good time to end our dinner. The dessert was delicious, Matthew. If I had it my way, I'd keep you here so you could make ice cream for us for the foreseeable future!"" Oh? Is that the Request you plan on making to My Husband?" Anna spoke to the Queen in a joking manner." No, I wouldn't do that. if I did, I think your Father and Mother would be quite angry with us Dark Elves. I plan on asking for 2 smaller things compared to that."" Oh!"

Sarah, Anna and the Queen seem to be getting along quite well. How did they grow so close so quickly? It's a question I pondered as Sarah, Anna and I walked through the halls of the Royal Palace and made our way back to the guest room to retire for the night. We showered and fell asleep quite quickly and without much of a hassle. It seems even with the friendly manner my Wives had with the Queen, they plan on seriously teaching me in the morning... At least I hope so?