Chapter 126: The Second Invitation (Part 1)

Reimi's perspective

After following Sir Rigen back to the Adventurer's Guild, he allowed me to leave him so I immediately went away from the Guild to head to Sallad's weapons shop. My Royal guard's armor had been broken due to the encounter with the killer inside of the dungeon, I went to Sallad's place to give my armor for him to repair.

"This armor is not so heavy broken, Reimi..." - Sallad said to me while examining the armor while I was in the changing room

I was inside the changing room, I chose a leather armor which was a free good that Sallad gave me, Sallad to me was an uncle because he was very kind. I wore the leather armor fastly and then walked outside, this armor seemed very fit my appearance though its sleeves size was a bit wide compared to my hands.

"Alright, I just have known that you lost Hermann this morning, I'm very sorry for asking you about that, Reimi." - Sallad told me when he was storing my armor in a small room nearby him, which was a repair room, Sallad later headed out

"I won't charge the armor and your broken armor, Reimi...you may go now, I think your armor would be finished repaired in 2 days."

"Thank you very much, uncle Sallad."

"Don't call me uncle, I'm just an old man who likes to sell weapons, do you have any more problems with your weapons that you need me to solve, Reimi?"

Ah, about the weapon's problem, my dagger during doing the quest to the dungeon with Sir Rigen and Lady Sarah could not cut the orc's ears. Maybe I didn't sharpen my dagger for too long, I may ask Sallad for this, I didn't take care of my weapons well.

"Yes, uncle Sallad, my dagger has a problem." - I pulled out the dagger in my pocket and gave it to Sallad, the dagger's blade had many blunt marks

"Oh, I see...this problem is because you haven't taken care of your weapon well, 100 Gels to sharp your dagger, Reimi."

"Yes, wait for me a bit, uncle Sallad." - I pulled out my money bag and placed coins on the stall, this process was quite inconvenient to me because I need to be good at math to make sure that I would not waste my extra money

Why did our homeland not make the currency to have more coin numbers? We are still using one coin but we could have created a coin with 100 numbers or with 1.000 but we never did that so the counting is very unpleasant to me.

After giving Sallad the money, he looked down the stall to count and a few seconds later, Sallad grabbed out 9 Gel coins and handed it to me.

"This is your redundant money, Reimi." - Sallad gave me back my extra money and then headed to a white stone on the right side of the stall and then used it to sharpen the dagger

Sallad immediately put my dagger down on the stone and then sharpened my dagger, after a few minutes of sharpening, Sallad gave me back my sharpened dagger and I stored it in my pocket.

Should I...ask Sallad to advise me on love? Sir Rigen in the morning threatened me that he would report Her Highness to make her fire me but I think Sir Rigen was only kidding me. He was very kind, he cared about my wound and seemed very in love with me and Her Highness, though this time I hated and scared Sir Rigen but I still loved him, why?

"Uncle Sallad, may I ask you a bit about some advice?" - I must be brave to tell Sallad

"Speak, what's wrong?"

"Um, about love...is it unforgivable when I have a relationship with another one when my lover died, uncle Sallad?" - I felt a bit regretted when I cheated on Hermann

"That's is quite complicated to me, Reimi...but I think having a relationship with another one when your previous lover died is alright, if you are regretted doing then you are still faithful."

"But women are required to be faithful forever, uncle Sallad! I feel that I have become nothing but a slut...I feel...disappointed in myself when I cheated on my dead lover."

"Who placed those requirements for the women, Reimi? I also thought the same as you when I was young but now I have become an old man, experienced many things in life so my perspective also changed."

"Why men are allowed to have many wives while women when they love the second one and they would be called slutty women? Answer it to me, Reimi."

"I didn't know the question, uncle Sallad."

"Because men think they are superior and they think women are low class, I would say men have a lust for power and rule while most women don't need it."

"Women are naturally born with the weak body than men so men are very easy to overcome them by forcing women to obey, that's why men can make rules to put them on the women, you know?"

"But why did you tell me this, uncle Sallad?"

"I need women to stand up to fight for themselves for their own freedom, remember, Reimi! Remember the history you learned."

"I don't understand, uncle Sallad."

"Black people were considered animals in our history and now they have been treated like humans because they stood up to fight for their own freedom."

"Loving another one when your lover died is fine, Reimi! If you regret then you are still faithful, that's all I can say."

"So...uncle Sallad! What should I deal with if the 1st woman and the 2nd women love one man but the 2nd woman is the 1st woman's servant and her master didn't want her to love her lover?"

"You...are talking about yourself and your Princess, right? You two love the same man? Who's that?"

"The man who got here with me this morning to buy weapons, uncle Sallad, I and Her Highness love Sir Rigen."

"Rigen? That name seems familiar..." - Ahh, I forgot!

"Is that man John Rigen, the one who killed 200 Attenta assassins alone?" - Ah, uncle Sallad!

"Please don't tell anybody about that, uncle Sallad!"

"I don't have free time to fuss this to the people, I think there are many people who don't even remember that man anymore, many things, bad things and good things come daily and you will soon forget it."

"Why did you have to care about that new information when you will have to take care of yourself daily till you end up your life?"

"My business won't be good if I keep heading to the tavern to drink with people and tell them those stories, I wasted my time when I was young and now I'm using my time to create my money and my food."

"Well, about loving the man named Rigen, are you sure he is trustworthy?"

"Sir Rigen seems kind and bad mixed but he is very responsive to me and Her Highness, though he invited me to have a secret affair behind Her Highness and I refused but...we have finally love."

"This young man, not bad at all! I have cheated on my old wife twice but I still love her and take care of her well, now I just want to end my work day to return home to see her." - Sallad seemed to be very kind in my eyes and now he revealed he had cheated on his wife...sigh!

"I opened this shop with my wife's money, I would like to have with her a lovely date but now both of us have gone old and don't have the strength to do crazy love things like today's youths."

"Anyway, about loving one man, sit with your Princess to talk about that problem, trying to share your future husband, alright?"

"What do you mean, uncle Sallad! We haven't married Sir Rigen yet!"

"I can see you and Princess will surely marry that man in the future."

"Alright, Reimi! I didn't want to say disrespect but...please get out of my shop."

"What do you man, uncle Sallad?"

"I have wasted my minutes talking to you about this love problem, my money is waiting for me outside so please get out." - Sallad stepped to the front door and...

I noticed that the board that was hung on the hook which was on the top of the door had a word named "Closed", Sallad had closed his shop when he was talking to me?

Sallad immediately flipped the board to the "Open" sign and then opened the door and raised his hand out politely as if to tell me to go outside. I looked outside of the door and saw a bunch of people who were wearing armors and were raising their weapons above as if they were angry about something.

"Old man, what took you so long!"

"Fix this crap armor, old man! I waited here for 15 minutes!"

"My sword has been broken! Give me another one, old man!" - Oh, the scolding sounds, maybe I have affected uncle Sallad's business

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"Now go, Reimi! Please get out...good luck with your Princess, I have to deal with these kids." - Sallad said to me and then walked outside and looked straight at the angry people

"Gentlemen, I will discount the price of all weapons in my shop and do the free repair today, is that a fair deal?" - Sallad seemed angry about this but he kept opening a smile toward the people

"Yeah! That's what I always want from this shop! Remember to promise, old man!"

"I will go now, uncle Sallad! I'm very sorry for disturbing your business." - I bowed toward Sallad and then walked away from the shop

I was now walking back to Her Highness's school, today was Saturday so she would not study but would have free time to do what she wanted in school.

The Warsaw students that attended lived inside the school would have free time on Saturday and Sunday, those days are the only days that they won't have to learn anything. The students who don't pay to attend to live inside the school would be allowed to go to school to do free things until the 3rd-afternoon bell because they would have to go home after that hour.

The teachers that attend live in the school would have rest days on Saturday and Sunday so they would head outside to do things or just simply stay in the school and enjoy resting like other students.

While going on the road, I remembered what Sir Rigen gave me when I was with him inside the Adventurer's Guild. I took out the things that Sir Rigen gave me earlier and noticed these were the old envelopes that contained old letters, these were written by Lerer Sonne - my previous sword teacher and now my enemy.

I saw one of two envelopes had my name, which meant it was written for me so I immediately stepped close to a shop nearby to avoid the crowds moving on the sidewalks and then took the letter out to read.

My daughter, I'm glad that you are reading this, you may very much hate me for your parents' deaths but please forgive me. I'm not the perpetrator of the coup, my daughter, that's the Prime Minister - Alt Toten, he is the cause of everything, that man blamed me.

I didn't have proof to show that the Prime Minister is the perpetrator but I can only say this: I and your parents had assaulted the rebel's stronghold and encountered the rebel's leader.

The rebel's leader has a face similar to the Prime Minister, your parents later died in the assault but please, that's not my fault, my daughter, please forgive me. Reimi you are not the child of Ms. Frieden and Mr. Frieden, you are an adopted child that I found in an orphanage when you are a half-year-old child.

Reimi, you have two fathers, I love you very much, my daughter... now I hope you will soon regain after this coup, please live happy with your Princess, please fulfill your Knight's duty.

I love you, my daughter, this father misses you very much, I hope I can return to accuse the Prime Minister, if this father can't return, please help me to accuse the Prime Minister when you read this letter.

Lerer Sonne

Day 22 of the first Spring, 1172

Tch...why did I sad as if I lost my father? Tch! That Prime Minister was the cause of everything, then if my second father's word was true, that man must be the one who kill the previous King.

Lerer - my father, he had already told me about this before but I didn't believe him, but how can I accuse the Prime Minister? Maybe I should report this back to Her Highness, I would do that, I must do it.

I immediately wiped tears and then stored the letter in my pocket and ran fast to the school, I must report this to Her Highness. I later got to school and then went past the school's guards who were greeting me, I remembered Her Highness after having lunch, she would go back to her room to rest.

I walked to Her Highness's room and then slowly opened the door without asking my ruler but I think this time was very rush so I must do it fast.

"My Highness, excuse me but I have a problem that I want to say..." - I opened the door and then noticed that Her Highness was sleeping

Her Highness was sleeping and was holding a pillow, she kept pressing her face to the pillow for some reason, she even wore Sir Rigen's dog tag on the pillow. Her Highness kept breathing very pleasant while sleeping, she held the pillow tight to press her face in it, what should I do to call Her Highness to wake up?

Oh, I forgot to hide the gold bracelet, which had been worn in my right hand, if Her Highness sees this then she would surely be jealous madly and questions me, I must hide it. I immediately pulled out the bracelet and stored it in my collar and then slowly headed toward Her Highness, who was still sleeping on her bed.

"My Highness, please wake up..." - I slowly reached my hands to Her Highness, maybe I would tap her to call her to wake up

"Uhhhh! Get out, you are not John!" - Her Highness suddenly rolled toward me and made my fingers hurt because they had been pressed by Her Highness's body

"My Highness, please listen to me!" - I immediately pulled my fingers out and noticed that they were still fine, only Her Highness kept sleeping while hugging the pillow

"Uhhh...John...you are so heartless to leave me here...when you get here...I will teach you a lesson..." - Her Highness licked the pillow and then hugged it tighter

"My Highness, please wake up, this is not the time to sleep." - I raised my hands toward Her Highness again

"Bring John here to me! Who are you...I don't know you, get out! Yawn!" - Her Highnes used her head to hit my hands and even yawned in front of me

What should I do now, what should I do now!

"Princess, are you here? I didn't find you in the cafeteria so maybe you are in your room." - Ah, that was Sir Rigen's voice, he had finally come here

I immediately ran toward Sir Rigen and then pointed at Her Highness to tell Sir Rigen to help me, he seemed confused but later willing to step close to Her Highness. Sir Rigen slowly sat down on the bed and then patted Her Highness's head, for some reason, I was very struggling to touch Her Highness while Sir Rigen was very easy to do it.

"Okay, okay, Princess! Please wake up...Shera, wake up and I will rewa-, ahhhh!" - Sir Rigen suddenly pulled down by Her Highness

"Hehe...you are here, do not leave me again...I love you, John." - Her Highness dropped the pillow and then held tight to Sir Rigen's neck and his back by using both of her hands and her legs

"Sniff! Sniff! I just want my body to be full of your smell, John...your smell...so intense, sniff! Sniff! Sniff!" - Her Highness kept sniffing Sir Rigen's chest

"Princess, stop doing that action, Reimi is looking at us, don't you have any shame?" - Oh, I saw Sir Rigen had been hugged tighter, Her Highness seemed very strange

"What did you say? You dare...to follow another girl and leave your wife here...sniff! Sniff! I must train you daily to remember who is your true love..."

"Your meat rod can only hard when it sees me, I must train your rod daily..." - Her Highness held Sir Rigen tighter when he was looking at me as if to ask me to help him

"Sniff! Sniff! Sniff! Lick! Lick! Let me lick you more, John..." - Her Highness kept licking Sir Rigen non-stop

Seemed like Sir Rigen had no way to wake Her Highness up so both of us let her sleep very well in her room, Sir Rigen later pointed his hand to me to tell me to get outside with him.

We walked outside and then both of us faced to face together, Sir Rigen seemed to want to talk to me about something, I stepped away from Sir Rigen a bit to keep our distance. Even if I was truly willing to love him then I must keep my distance from him, I could not betray Her Highness easily, I would try to persuade Her Highness to let me love Sir Rigen alongside her.

"Don't keep our distance like that, Reimi! Get here." - Sir Rigen told me to get close to him so I slowly stepped toward him

Then Sir Rigen stared at me as if he knew that my bracelet had gone away but he didn't say anything to me, Sir Rigen later kissed my hair and grabbed me to hug.

"Have you read the letter, Reimi?"

"Yes, Sir Rigen! My father...Lerer...you told me that you and he have farewell in the last moments?"

"Yes..." - I hope my father was still alive!

"Will he be alive? Will my father be alive?"

"He will...he will surely survive, I hope so." - Sir Rigen patted my head, I think that he was just kidding me by threatening me, Sir Rigen was truly kind and trustworthy

"Hiding your bracelet when you are with your Princess is okay, I didn't know what to say to a Knight woman like you, Reimi...sigh!" - Why did Sir Rigen sigh?

"Instead of fighting for yourself, why did you keep silencing to be harassed and beaten by Shera? I heard her talk about that many times when I was teaching her." - What do you mean, Sir Rigen?

"You are no different to Princess, except for Shera came from the royalty and you came from the lower class, you two are equal in my eyes." - What are you trying to put in my head, Sir Rigen! I must remain devoted and faithful to my ruler, I cannot betray her!

"Sir Rigen, I don't understand, please stop talking like that, what are you trying to put in my head? How can I be rude to Her Highness?"

"I'm trying to explain to you that you have the right to say your words to your Princess, you cannot keep silent and let Shera beat or harass you forever because you love me."

"Sir Rigen, please stop...I will be fine with anything but not against Her Highness, please let me out and return to your love, she is waiting for you in there." - I slowly pushed Sir Rigen out, I didn't want to hurt him

I immediately walked away from Sir Rigen and stood at the room's door, Sir Rigen walked toward me again. Please leave me alone, you must love Her Highness, not me, Sir Rigen.

"Reimi, you haven't given Princess the letter, have you?" - Ah, I forgot to give Her Highness the letter!

"Don't give it to Princess this time, give her later when I'm away from here, alright?"

"If...if you say so...Sir Rigen." - Sir patted me, my mind kept thinking about falling in his arms but I calmed myself down

"See you later, Reimi...I have an important thing I want to say to you and Shera tonight, will you hear me?"

What did Sir Rigen want to say to me and Her Highness! Maybe he has a very important thing to say.

"Yes, Sir Rigen..."

"Remember to take a snap, Reimi...your face looks a bit sleepy." - Understood, Sir Rigen but I must keep my eyes awake to protect you and Her Highness

"But I have to keep myself awake up to protect you two, hope you will understand, Sir Rigen."

"Then how can you protect us with your sleepy body, Reimi?" - Please stop asking me and let me do my duty, Sir Rigen

"Take a short sleep, about 10 minutes is enough, okay?" - Maybe 10 minutes is not a bad idea

"Yes, if you say so...Sir Rigen."

"Kiss!... Sniff! Sniff! Sniff!" - Sir Rigen suddenly kissed me but I didn't resist but enjoyed kissing him, he even sniffed my hair

"Reimi...sniffing your hair and Shera's hair makes me want to sniff your smell forever, my wife." - Sir Rigen...is so perverted but I love him

"Now sleep, okay?"

"Yes..."

I slowly opened the door and Sir Rigen for inside, I later closed the door and pressed my body to it while sitting to sleep, I must protect Her Highness and Sir Rigen at all costs.

Shera's perspective

I was sleeping but I woke up for some reason, someone must have got inside my room earlier but I didn't know who that was. I sniffed my body and I sensed John's smell, have John got here to visit me but I was sleeping so he left?

I heard the door opening so I looked out and saw John, he seemed to have a bit of surprise to see me for some reason. I immediately hugged John at the time he got in and he even patted my head after that, so happy!!!

"Okay, okay...Princess! Let's head to the bed." - John later hugged me and both of us lay on the bed

At the time we lay on the bed, John kept looking at the space above while patting my head and I was hugging his muscular body. I sniffed John a bit and then looked at him and noticed his face seemed sad or bored, John made a long sigh and then hugged me tight with his huge arms.

"What's wrong, my husband...are you stressed? Do you want this wife to kiss you to relieve you?"

"I was just thinking about the past, Shera...it was very hurtful." - The past? What did John mean?

"Please tell me...John." - I hugged John's muscular body tighter to relieve him

"In the previous future, when you were living with me and when you were pregnant...I hurt you badly sometimes, Shera."

"Don't say that to me, John! I'm here with you, you are very kind..."

"I had harassed you...I called you retard, stupid, I didn't mean to but I sometimes lost my control, I felt very regretted, I'm sorry, Shera, please forgive me." - John hugged me tighter when his tears were coming out slowly

"John...please forget about what you have done to me, you are very kind and also responsible...I love you."

"I got PTSD sometimes when I was sleeping together with you...Shera, sometimes I woke up at late night and yelled, terrified about what I saw in Afghanistan."

"One time when we were sleeping, I woke up in the late night, yelling and shoved you in a wall nearby, I'm sorry...my wife."

"You were... pregnant that time, Shera! I was scared that our baby would have a problem..."

"But you know what, Shera? When I pressed my ear to your belly, our baby was kicking as if she was mad at me...I was so glad to know our child was still fine."

John suddenly hugged me and then cried...we kept hugging each other and then a few minutes later, John slept very well. John was so cute when he was sleeping...I will stay here with you, husband...please sleep well.

"Kiss!" - I kissed John's cheek and then hugged him tight when both of us were lying on the bed