Four Ikemen 90

90 From Thereon

 

After that, we dismantled the hut on Zohana Lake and built a new house.

 

The King and the Holy Emperor said they will shoulder the construction costs so we thankfully accepted.

 

Oh, but we didn’t leave totally everything to them, okay. At any rate, a castle will be built if we leave them alone.

 

Only the four of us will live there so a small house is fine. Cleaning will become difficult otherwise, right?

A maid? I don’t want to hire one! It’s going to make me uncomfortable!

 

In addition, we received the plot of land surrounding the lake.

 

It seems that we can be considered as citizens of Yodelia because the area of the Kingdom is bigger, but it’s frankly just extraterritoriality.

 

It’s a land that still has a lot of monsters until now and nobody lived on it, and in order for the secret passage to not be misused from here on out as well, we plan for Dy to arrange some monsters in the lake’s vicinity so there’s no one but us who can live here.

 

It seems that we will be exempted from troublesome things such as tax, the responsibility of a noble with land, social position, and the likes in exchange for acting as guards.

 

We left the legalities to Alf who is an expert.

Alf will probably do it well. He also gladly accepted it saying to leave it to him.

 

And today. With the completed mansion in front of our eyes, I cheered loudly.

 

[Woaah…! This is our new house.]

 

It’s a bit bigger than I anticipated, and it’s a mansion instead of a house, but it feels comfortable to live in.

 

The exterior is made of bricks, with cream-colored walls and a mouse-green roof with a chic impression.

 

The entrance hall of the corridor extends upon getting inside, we have our personal room and a guest room, a parlor, a kitchen, a dining room, a bathroom, a sunroom, a waiting room, a dressing room, a storage room…

 

Let’s revise my opinion, as I thought, it’s too big. 

 

[Elder Brother and Honored uncle are used to the Royalty lifestyle. They must have thought that at least having this much room is necessary.]

[Putting the parlor aside, I think we’ll never use the dressing room.]

 

Beside the superimposing mansion is a detached cottage of the same color. A small house compared to the mansion is built. 

 

The hut was originally where the detached cottage is currently, and the secret passage can be accessed from here.

 

The detached cottage’s interior design is made out of wood, the main room and bedrooms, toilet, and quasi kitchen were furnished.

 

[I like it better here. Or perhaps I should say, I like this place better.]

[I am also calmer in here, and it feels like home because it’s made of timber.]

 

We go out again. The area between the mansion and the detached cottage turned into a garden and it looks like we can plant things like vegetables here. The lake and the mountain are close, and the cool wind blows through.

 

[The scenery here is so great. I think I like it here.]

[I can see the majestic appearance of my birthplace. It appears that I will be able to go back home immediately with my wings.]

[It’s also nice that the lake is close by. Ah, look Rei, there’s a fox squirrel.]

[Where, where?]

 

With a sharp nose and erect ears, a round squirrel larger than a normal squirrel is approaching the lake.

 

The animals living in the forest seem to also visit the lake to drink now that the unusual phenomenon disappeared, so it doesn’t look like I’ll get bored watching them.

 

We go down the basement from the detached cottage. The small room where documents are in is there right after coming down.

 

Although I call it a small room, it is vertically long and quite spacious so it looks to have enough space for Ciel’s research.

 

A gate was installed in the underground passage next to the small room, and it was impossible to access from here without a key.

 

There’s also a guard on the bilateral entrance so nothing will probably happen, but let’s just go check on it every day just in case.

 

Well, that’s why we started living here but we’re having quite a lot of fun.

 

As he said, Alf is busy mediating the two countries, helping out his brother in the castle, and visiting the Holy Emperor as a representative. 

 

But he always makes sure to return every night using the passage, and while eating my cooking, quietly listen to what I did the entire day.

 

 

Ciel stays in the small basement room to study and sometimes goes out with Alf in the morning to sell his own magic tools in the castle town.

 

I found a nice cafe last time so if you don’t mind, would you like to go with me? Well if you’re not interested then you don’t really have to… he innocently invited me, so we plan to go on a date next time.

 

Ragna seems to go to Amburezza Mountain to hunt some prey, or casually go to different towns to continue with his guild work.

 

We don’t have any problems with our meat stocks thanks to that. I always thank him and he would ruffle my hair saying he wanted his wife and family to eat delicious food.

 

Dy is controlling the monsters around the lake and protects it so no one will get near it. Because he can’t get far away from the bangle, he sometimes helps me with my work or clean the mansion with me.

 

There were times when we were in the garden, he would be staring at the lake and look as if he was thinking about something, but his expression would be gentle and he would spontaneously laugh.

 

I noticed that recently when the two of us are alone, there are times when he calls himself I* instead of I**. Does it mean he has already forgiven himself in his heart? 

(TN: ** Dy has been using the pronoun ‘watashi’ which is formal. * is ‘boku’ which is less formal.)

 

Me? I do various things, I get called to the castle or to the holy city and meet with the siblings, or stay in the small basement room with Ciel and read some books while passing my time, there are also days when I go with Ragna for guild quests and adventuring, I also sometimes invite Dy to play in the water.

 

When not doing that, I mainly tend the garden, cooking, and cleaning the mansion. Am I a house husband or what! Hmm, I can’t deny that…

 

Oh, speaking of which, guests come quite frequently in this place despite being remote. Mainly Dragonians, that is.

You see, we’re the only ones who live within the distance that can be considered as their neighbors.

 

Ragna’s siblings appear even though we don’t call them, they make themselves at home and then go back.

It’s lively and they do help out, they really save me some trouble.

 

The Holy Emperor and Westin also sometimes go across the underground passage to secretly visit.

Previously the two of them unexpectedly ran into each other and after a convention of smiles and drinking tea together, they became friends. You guys do that somewhere else.

Hm? This is the only place you can be this casual?

It can’t be helped, I’ll lend you this place occasionally.

 

After that, Ciel’s parents apparently also plan to come over. In this way, it’s only a moment before we can live quietly.

 

That’s right, Ciel is researching not only about magic tools but also about various stuff related to magic. But I discovered something amazing recently.

It was known that the lifespan changes according to the amount of magic power, but it seems that the skill that I have, Magic Power Transfer, can give away the magic power’s quantity itself to another vessel. (TN: Not sure if this is understandable but basically, he can transfer, let’s say, 300 MP and give it to Alf so his(A) original 503 MP will be 300 higher.)

 

My magic power is enormous and everyone’s lifespan is different for sure. I faintly wondered if I will be alone in the end.

 

But, it seems holding on to hope is also fine.

 

Rei, good morning. Have you woken up yet?]

[Get up quickly or Alf will gobble up the breakfast.]

[Look outside the window, the morning sun is also comfortable today.]

[Seriously, Rei is such a sleepyhead.]

[M~, so sleepy… it’s because you didn’t let me sleep last night… huaaa*] TN: yawn

 

Despite becoming teary-eyed from time to time, I’m happy being loved by four hot guys today as well. 

 

 

This is the end of the main part. Thank you so much for being with me!