My Wife the Empress is Becoming Frightening

38 – 38. On that day and the next day

Episode 38

“Ugh… … ”

Marianne returned to her bedroom earlier than usual and lay on the bed, weeping. It wasn’t just today that she did this.

It has been repeating itself since the day Isaac headed to Meyer Kingdom to solve the day of disaster.

“I miss you… … when are you coming… ?”

Her reason understood that only days had passed since Isaac had left, and that he was far from returning.

However, the emotions that had grown bigger than reason were shouting that if Isaac didn’t come back right away, he would die.

“Isaac… !”

Marianne, who rubbed her face against Isaac’s seat in bed, felt sad at the smell of her husband, which had faded from his repeated actions every day.

I wanted you to come back soon and give me a hug. More than anything, I prayed for a safe return.

“… … Was it a mistake to send Selemin along?”

What popped up in Marianne’s head, where thoughts about her husband kept coming back to life, was the image of her sister, whom she had sent to help Isaac.

He had known for a long time that Selemin had an inferiority complex towards him, but he had no choice but to distance himself because he did not want to put the last of his blood at risk.

Also, not an excuse, but really just didn’t have time. Until Isaac arrived, Marianne’s daily pattern was so hard that even a needle could not pass through it.

“I thought if you allowed me to enter the hound, the resistance would be lessened a little… .”

hadn’t diminished at all. The fact that even Marianne tried to seduce her precious husband was shockingly shocking.

Even more frightening was that Marianne herself was not sure if she would be able to forgive her sister if the same thing happened again.

Despite the fact that he had been forced to spend time with them, his anxiety was growing with each passing day. Even if you regret listening to Isaac, who was extremely opposed to it, it’s already too late.

So Marianne could only hope.

“Please, Selmin. Please don’t make me hate you.”

May it never happen that you will come to hate your one remaining blood relative.

she sincerely wished

—

“Here, brother-in-law. Is this also one of the festival events?”

I shook my head and replied to my sister-in-law’s question, pointing to the tall, burning wooden tower in the center of the plaza.

“no. It’s a funeral, if you have to ask.”

When the day of disaster comes, the kingdom’s army, like other races, returns from the front.

It is a rule to bury the corpse on the front line, but it was supposed to bring as many keepsakes as possible and give them to family members, relatives, or acquaintances.

“So there’s really nothing to burn with that wooden tower. Should I just say it feels like honoring the dead?”

“aha… .”

After hearing the explanation, Selemin looked around. Although it was called a funeral, it didn’t feel solemn, so it seemed somewhat awkward.

The sounds of festive songs could still be heard around the burning wooden tower. Neither the one who was sad and shedding tears nor the one dancing to the sound of the song paid attention to each other.

“It’s natural from our point of view, but from a non-Mayer’s point of view, it’s a bit strange.”

“Ah yes. I feel like I don’t know what it is… … What are people handing out over there? Is that also a kind of funeral?”

“huh. Like this wooden pagoda, it is a monument to honor the dead.”

Even if not necessarily killed in battle, in Meyer Kingdom, when someone dies, the deceased’s family or close friends receive a tombstone during the funeral procession and engrave something about the deceased on it.

It didn’t matter if it wasn’t necessarily a memorial. Each of them engraves what they want to say or want to say, and after that, family members or acquaintances take the engraved headstone and set it up appropriately in the house or yard.

“If there is no ointment, it will be enshrined in the tombstone tower built by the kingdom, but in most cases, someone carries one.”

Of course death is sad for us too. At the same time, it was also a daily life that was always by my side.

“Ugh. I think I know a little bit.”

“what?”

“Why Meyers love their hometown.”

It was an interesting story. To be honest, almost all Meyers, myself included, can’t quite explain why they love their home so much.

“It’s not like we’re conducting education to inspire patriotism.”

“It’s not like that. I don’t know for sure because I haven’t come yet, but I don’t think the Meyer people feel despair or anger, although they may feel sad about death.”

I tilted my head at Selemin’s words. I don’t know about despair, but if it’s anger, we feel it too.

“no. It’s anger toward something that caused death, not anger toward death itself. What I am talking about is outrage at the concept of death.”

That’s an interesting point of view. When I told him to continue, Selemin continued.

“As you can tell by looking at this wooden tower or tombstone, it feels like death is always a companion to the Mayers. Not in a poetic way, but in a literal sense. Traces of death are memories of someone’s life. In the process of directly passing it on to the next generation, isn’t it that attachment is formed casually?”

is it? After hearing the story, I felt like it made sense.

“As I said, I don’t know much about the Meyers yet, so it’s a light guess.”

“Doesn’t that sound pretty plausible for something like that?”

While we were talking, all the wooden towers were burned to ashes. As those who expressed their sadness returned home with the tombstone or permeated into the festival, the atmosphere heated up even more.

The festival continues for several days even after I win. Or maybe it will continue until the kingdom is destroyed after I’m defeated.

“… … You said earlier that the magicians of the kingdom sensed the energy of death, right?”

“that’s right. I will leave right away tomorrow.”

As usual, the epicenter of the aura of death is the center of the front line where the borders of the kingdom and the territories of different races meet.

As usual, it was just a matter of going there and defeating the incarnation of Morior.

“Are you really alone?”

“of course.”

At first, Selemyn mistook herself for coming with me. It was obvious, but it was nonsense.

Unless you are a hero-level strongman, you will die even if you are touched by the energy of death.

Even the kingdom knights must be prepared to lie down sick for a few days if they are touched by the energy of death, even if they wear special armor reinforced by magicians after I defeat the incarnation of Morior and their energy is weakened.

There was no way he could take his precious wife’s younger sister and subordinate to such a place.

“Your role is to dilute the weakened energy of death as much as possible after I win.”

Best if you can destroy it. At least if they could get rid of the energy that had been heading towards the kingdom, then the kingdom army would be able to strike the ball when they re-established the front line.

Instead of answering my words, Selemin, who stared at me with her mouth shut, asked a random question.

“Is there anything you want to say?”

“? no?”

After looking at me for a while, Selemin turned her head and said, “That’s okay.” I didn’t know what answer he wanted, but I felt that the way he asked and the way he responded was the same as Marianne’s.

who is not a sister

“Why are you laughing all of a sudden?”

“just.”

next day. I left the kingdom alone.

—

‘I don’t like all of them.’

Ever since she came to Meyer Kingdom, Selemin has been unable to suppress her irritation. Her annoyance had only intensified since Isaac left early this morning to fight the incarnation of the God of Creation.

‘Do these people really know that they might die soon?’

If Isaac is defeated, Selemin herself will be sent straight to the Empire. But the Meyers, who had nowhere else to go, had to die here.

‘Why don’t you despair? why aren’t you angry? that’s absurd You know that too. But how can I accept it and smile?’

According to Selemyn, who enjoyed the festival and listened to Isaac’s stories until yesterday’s death energy was observed, the Meyer people were not normal in many ways.

‘It’s warlike. Even if it’s something special like Shika’s blood I heard from Haria, it’s strange that there are a lot of people applying for the kingdom army regardless of gender even though it’s not a conscription system. ‘It’s strange, everything is strange!’

It was no different from other countries that royalty and nobles could do almost anything. However, at Mayer, he had to endure obligations that were heavier than privileges.

‘A life that will be thrown away first when someone has to die? you idiot?’

If that’s the case, Selemin couldn’t understand why he was maintaining the upper class, but the royal family and the few remaining nobles, including Isaac, all took it for granted.

In the name of duty.

There was a time when Selemin, who couldn’t quite understand that, couldn’t stand it and asked Isaac if it was unreasonable.

In the first place, isn’t the fight against the different races and the blocking of the evil gods of the world irrelevant to the Mayers? I asked why he risked his life when he was not fighting for the world and humanity.

To this, Isaac replied:

-People living in countries in the north always have to fight the cold, and people in countries in the south always have to fight the heat. Poor countries have to fight hunger. Even rich countries have to fight for what they have.

– All of a sudden, what are you talking about?

– It’s a law that every country has something to fight for. In the case of the Mayer Kingdom, that’s just a different race.

‘It’s really stupid.’

everything was stupid

“Fool, fool, fool, fool, fool!”

From the terrace of Isaac’s room in the royal palace, Selemine slammed as hard as she could into the lively streets, and soon collapsed as if she had lost her strength.

“Everyone is just a fool… … … The most stupid of them all is me.”

Those who smile, remember yesterday, live today, and look forward to tomorrow despite the enormous irrationality.

Looking at those people, I felt so pitiful that I struggled with an inferiority complex toward my sister.

I was never annoyed with the Meyers.

The Meyers were by no means stupid.

Because even though she knew that her sister cared for and loved her, her nerdy self, who only rebelled like a child, was annoying and stupid.

“I never thought I would be able to look back on myself in a place like this.”

What was decisive was the question I asked Isaac last night. It might be the last time, but I asked if he didn’t want to leave a will, but he didn’t understand the question itself.

“It was just so natural for him.”

I got it. I honestly thought I didn’t want to understand it, but I did. Then, like a lie, my heart felt at ease.

After that, Selemine, who was still lounging around in her brother-in-law’s room, thinking about Isaac, came up with a slightly nasty thought.

The inferiority complex towards her sister has not disappeared, but she will not seduce him anymore.

“Can I complain instead?”

It was revenge that made me look back on myself. I know it’s too selfish, but it’s the spoil of a cute sister-in-law. Wouldn’t he accept it too?

But that day and the next day too.

Isaac never came back.