The mystery was solved, but the situation did not change.
Today’s a school holiday, so I’d love to relax, but I’ve got a pile of work as the Marchioness, so it’s me, glued to my desk.
Knowing it’ll only get worse next week if I don’t tackle it now, I was steadily making progress when a message came in.
"Hey there~ How's it going?"
"Dead."
"Live."
The caller was Makoto Nogami, an old friend from my online gaming days.
Clan Mofumofu Supremacy… a group united by our love for all things fluffy. Hence, everyone has a fluffy partner—either husband or wife. Makoto also married someone fluffy. By the way, he's also a real-life friend of Yukihime and used to play as a cute, gothic lolita cat-girl in the game.
Here were our roles in the game:
- Me ➡ Balanced type.
- Kanata ➡ Thief / Special skills.
- Yukihime ➡ Rear guard / Magic user.
- Makoto ➡ Front-line / Meat shield.
Yes, the cat-girl was our front-line fighter. In reality, he's a sportsman, the energetic type with a muscle-headed streak. But that’s beside the point.
Rinka used to join us sometimes too. She was specialized in healing and support.
Makoto was also captured during the Saintya Beneficiary Incident, but since he wasn’t a real-life friend of mine, I hadn’t known he was there.
Only after I saw Yukihime did I realize, and we had a reunion.
I wonder if Clan Mofumofu Supremacy is still cursed. Everyone in the party ended up as “Beneficiary” (deceased in that world)…
"Are you free right now?"
"I’m fine, but what’s up?"
"First of all, congratulations on your wedding."
"Thanks. Though, I’m already married."
"Oh, really? Well, I'll get the full story later. Sorry about my wife."
"What?"
What about Makoto’s wife, whom I’ve never met?
"I mean, you sent us a wedding invitation, right?"
"Yeah."
Since he said he was married, I sent invites for the whole family. It’s another country, so I thought it’d be good to send them out early.
"My wife got super excited about getting an invitation from the Hero Princess who saved the world."
"Right."
"My wife… is royalty."
"……… Right."
Ah, I have a bad feeling about this. Did Makoto really manage to marry an actual princess? Impressive.
"The king got envious and ended up discussing it with the neighboring countries."
"………… What?"
Why did he consult them? Sensing my confusion, Makoto explained further.
"Your status as the Hero Princess makes you a savior, right? Naturally, kings from other countries would want to attend your wedding too. But if one country goes alone, others might criticize them for it. So, my father-in-law figured it would be better to invite everyone from the start."
"……… So, is your wife the reason for all the ‘Please Invite Us’ letters from heads of state?"
"Not all, but probably most…"
I see. The mystery… the mystery is solved! Not that it changes anything!
"………… Got it."
"Really, I’m so sorry!"
"It’s fine. But in return, I expect a special performance from you at the wedding."
"Wait! You want me to perform in front of world leaders? That's insane!"
"I’m looking forward to it."
"Seriously, please don’t make me do this!!"
"I’m looking forward to it."
"Wait, wha—?!"
"I’m looking forward to it."
"…I’ll… do my best…"
Sensing I was dead serious, Makoto caved in. I’m already excited about the entertainment. Since he’s a reasonable guy, I can safely make unreasonable demands.
"Why don’t you rope in Rinka, Kanata, and Yukihime too?"
"I will!"
With Kanata there, things should be okay. That adds even more reassurance. If Rinka and Yukihime go out of control, Kanata can probably handle it. I’ll leave it to you, Kanata. I glanced in the direction of Wolfanea, imagining Kanata yelling, “Don’t you dare leave this to me!” … must’ve been my imagination.
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