AWDC Chapter 47

“Huh?” I blinked.

Margarita is the lord’s only daughter. I treated her teeth a long time ago when she was still a child. Even now, she’s only 16, a year older than Ricardo.

She’s of marrying age in this world, but because I still carry the memories of my previous life, I sometimes get caught up in the gap and don’t see her as an adult.

The thought of her being a marriage candidate never even crossed my mind.

“Everyone in the village recognizes your abilities. But outside, you’re unknown.

You need to go out and make a name for yourself. You’re not someone who should spend your life smoldering in this village. But the world won’t deal with someone whose background is a mystery.

Marry my daughter and go out into the world as her husband.”

The lord had always desperately tried to grasp information about the capital. And the information he grasped showed that this country couldn’t escape the chaos.

He never forgot that his real father was a hero of the country. He always wanted to become an existence that surpassed his father someday. But with the tax revenue of Toriholi Village, he didn’t have the financial power to associate with aristocratic society, and he had no choice but to live in a poor village as if he had fallen from grace.

That’s why he was strongly determined to make the domain management a success and one day strike out at the center. Now, the desert development was progressing smoothly, the sales of paper were growing, and the financial power had become abundant. His dream was finally about to come true.

The lord thought he had gained enough wealth to return to the capital and join the aristocratic social circles.

But the chaos in the country was already upon them. Even if he went to the capital now, he would be caught up in the chaos and would have to return to Toriholi Village again. He felt the recklessness of going to the capital himself.

(The turning point for this village to become rich was when Toma came to the village as a reincarnated person. If Toma hadn’t come, the village wouldn’t have developed, and I myself wouldn’t have gained the financial power to go to the capital. Going to the capital now would not be beneficial. Then, wouldn’t it be more reasonable to send Toma out?)

Baron Robertson thought about the years since he met Toma and came to that conclusion.

Lord Midland’s advice came back to him now, belatedly. “Raise the reincarnated person to be outstanding. That is the way to save this country.”

(Now that the country is in chaos, it’s time for Toma, the reincarnated person, to play an active role. Not me.)

“If you become my son-in-law, you’ll have a place where you can be more active.”

On the other hand, I only had the idea of making Toriholi Village rich in my head.

(I’ll marry a cute girl here, have a family, and live in peace.)

I was vaguely thinking about such things.

But the lord strongly pushed me in the back.

“You’re the one who’s going to fix the chaos in this country. It’s not time to hide behind me anymore.”

The lord’s marriage proposal was absolute.

Toma was forcibly made to accept the marriage.

(Jim, I’m sorry, I dropped out of the bachelor alliance first.)

Jim’s resentful face flashed in my mind.

“Could you tell me why Ricardo became the heir?”

To be honest, I hadn’t been conscious of Margarita as a woman until this time. In my mind, she was still a child, and I was more conscious of the women at the Mulan Inn, including Salomé.

However, when I was told to marry her semi-forcibly, I naturally couldn’t help but worry about the lord’s family. Naturally, I had to confirm why the heir had changed from Samuel to Ricardo.

“It’s a disgrace to our family, but I’ll let you know,” the lord revealed Samuel’s misdeeds in the capital.

“He became addicted to an outrageous religion and did things that were contrary to humanity. As a parent, I can’t forgive his atrocities.”

“Can’t you rescue him from that religion?”

“I might be able to take him away by force, but unless I throw him in jail, he’ll go back again.”

The lord regretted that his eldest son had left the mansion in the capital and fled to the religious order.

Another reason was that the Robertson family (especially the current head) had unusually clean ethics in this world.

Even if the king had sexual relations with many women and even stole his son’s bride, there was no criticism from the church. Sexual morality was so corrupt in this world. Monogamy was not considered.

In contrast, the lord of the Robertson family was spotless. The previous hero, Mil Robertson, mourned the death of his wife soon after she gave birth to a child (the current head), and remained single ever since. The current head had never had a relationship with any woman other than his wife. That’s why he couldn’t forgive his eldest son Samuel’s outrageous behavior. He would never forgive him for abandoning his pregnant lover.

I never thought I would touch on the secrets of not only the lord’s family but also Krim’s new family.

After hearing that, I felt like it was my destiny to marry Margarita. Saying it was destiny is a bit of an exaggeration, but after learning the secrets of the lord’s family, I thought I couldn’t pretend to be a stranger anymore.

Now that the secret had been revealed, I had no choice but to bear it together.

(Krim must have been prepared to marry Salomé. Krim warmly treats his non-blood-related child as his own. Krim loves Salomé, so he welcomes Salomé’s child as his own. He’s trying to overcome Salomé’s past without worrying about it. What am I hesitating about compared to Krim? I’ve been taken care of by the people of the village since I came to the village. Just because I’ve formed a connection with the lord doesn’t mean I’ll become great. I should feel more responsible and work harder than ever before.)

I’m already quite familiar with the lord’s family. Of course, I knew that Margarita was a beautiful daughter with a good temperament. I had no complaints about welcoming her as my wife. It wasn’t a lie that my previous life’s consciousness (she’s still a high school student in Japan. Isn’t marrying a high school girl a lolicon?) hesitated slightly.

I met with Margarita alone.

“I heard from the lord that there was a marriage proposal with you. What do you think about this?”

“I will follow what my father says.”

As the daughter of a noble, she naturally thought that following the head of the family was the right thing to do.

“What do you think of me?”

“What do you mean?”

“Do you like me? Or do you hate me?”

“I love you very much!”

I was trying to confirm her intentions, but I didn’t expect her to say it so frankly.

“I’ve wanted to be your bride ever since you treated my teeth.”

She said with a smile.

“Thank you. I will love you for the rest of my life.”

I don’t know if I can have as clean ethics as the lord, who has only one wife throughout his life.

I’m not strong enough to say that I will never cheat.

But when I see Margarita’s smile, I don’t want to make her sad, and I won’t betray her.