19 - 15 My daughter-in-law's upbringing is crazy

I had newly added my wife (temporarily), Arka, to the party, and together we were heading for the mountainous region north of Leolinia.

According to Alka, the fortress city of Orgren, located north of here, is under constant attack from demons, and she is always looking forward to receiving adventurers to help her with her quest to defeat them.

However, the demons that attack Algren are powerful, and the death rate of adventurers is high, so there are few orders for the quests, as if the number of quests is inversely proportional to the number of people who receive them.

If you knew such information, why didn't you go?　You are a saint, right?"

I'm not a saint," she said, "but I'm basically only interested in fighting against people, probably because my parents wanted me to. I've only dealt with demons when they've attacked me or when I've eaten them.

That's right.

The actual "I'm not a fan of the way you look at it," he said.

I covered my face with my hands and asked her.

I asked her, covering my face with my hands, "Speaking of which, you said earlier that your parents made an all-out effort to become husband and wife, were you perhaps born in a place where such customs exist?"

She says, "Yes, I was born in a village where there is a custom of that kind. The village where I was born is a strange village where, for some reason, only women are born. It was a kind of hidden village in the deep forest, and because of that, the villagers were all very masculine and warrior-like.

Ahh ......"

I wonder.

I found myself strangely convinced.

That would make them wild and homely.

But a village where only women are born?

But that's no way to have children, is it?　How did they do it?

Our family leaves the forest once a year to look for a mate. To become man and wife with a man strong enough to defeat them.

I see. That's how Arka's parents met.

Yes, that's right. But the village is forbidden to boys. Therefore, those who became husband and wife lived in a village outside the forest and returned to the forest with their mothers when the babies were three years old.

What about the father?

Naturally, the father remains living in the village outside the forest. The babies are educated by their mothers over a period of ten years and become warriors in their new village. Only then will the mother be allowed to complete her role and join the father outside the forest.

I see. ......

I couldn't help but be respectful.

I had no idea that there was a village with such a tradition.

How can a father put up with not seeing his wife and daughter for 10 years,......, hmm?

But then I suddenly think.

I was wondering if Arka, who wants to be my wife, is from that village, and even if that were to happen, would we have to be bound by that code as well?

"--Huh, don't worry.

Huh?"

But it seems that she had already anticipated that I would have such fears, and Alka softened her guileful appearance and said, "I have been entrusted to you as a saint.

I am the one who has been entrusted as a saint. Therefore, I am outside the village law. Even if I bear a child, the chiefs will not take it away from me.

I see.

I have not yet decided to become a married couple with her, but it is true that I was relieved to hear that.

The male mind is a complicated thing.

I was relieved to hear that, but I was not yet decided to be married to her.

I am a saint and you are the one who defeated me. He will be an excellent warrior, and there is a good chance that he will be eager to preserve his bloodline at all costs.

Yeah. ......

Then it's still no good. ......

I'm not sure I'm going to be able to do it.

So the sun was setting and we were trying to find a place to stay in a nearby village.

Hey, why do we have to share a room?

The saintly lady asked us to wait for her.

I explained to her that it would be bad for a man and a woman of our age to sleep in the same room, but she said, "What are you talking about? We were born to be husband and wife. I was pressed to do so with a logic I didn't understand, and in the end we ended up sleeping in the same room.

This was a far cry from Erma, who had cursed me out and told me to go sleep in the field because there was only one room.

No, well, I would have been in trouble if she had said, "Well, let's sleep together, then.

Anyway, there are two beds, and if I send my mind into a state of nothingness, I'm sure I'll be fine.

Even if Arka had already climbed into my bed, dressed very thin for the bedroom.

Yes, I am a can-do girl.

Hang in there, don't let me down.

......"

Why did you come in?

That's why I told you we'd have separate rooms!

I was about to cry, but I was so exhausted that I couldn't stand it any longer.

I was about to cry alone, but then I said, "I'm grateful to you.

I was about to cry alone, but then, "--I'm grateful to you.

I was about to cry myself to sleep when Alka suddenly whispered this to me, and my head became calm.

Then, with her forehead resting against my back, she continued, "I had to be strong.

I had to be strong. I had always been taught that this is what it means to be a saint. So I have lived my whole life thinking only of becoming strong, so that I would never be defeated by anyone.

But," Arca continued, lowering her voice a little.

At the same time, I was afraid of losing. Because, you know?　I had been told all my life that a weak saint is worthless. If I lost and lost my value, I didn't know what I could do to support myself in the future. ......

......

But the moment I gave it my all and lost to you, what can I say, it was like a weight was lifted off my shoulders. I knew that this man would accept me, even though I was a weak saint.

I see. That's why ......

I thought I was going to get a baby. --I was going to get a baby seed.

"...... yeah?"

No, no, no!　I raised my head and raised my voice.

I was so excited that I raised my head and shouted out, "There's something more like this there!　I'm not sure if I should be saying this myself, but I'm not.

I don't know if I should be saying that myself.

I'm not sure if I'm saying it myself or not, but it's true. I'm in trouble.

Arca laughed at me, and I thought, "What a dull conversation ......," but decided to give up on it.

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