My mother took the handle of the conversation while I sat through in a daze.

Me?

As a wife?

To a person that I don’t even know?

And not any person, but the emperor!?

Is he gay!?

I mean, he has a fancy name such ‘Chris the fourteenth’ and all.

I wonder what happened to the previous emperor.

He was such a kind old man--or so I’ve been told.

I’ve seen him on a few occasions, and he did indeed look like a kind old man with a long white beard and a fat belly.

He always had a smile on his face.

At the times I’ve seen him at least.

Oh right, right.

I currently live in the Empire of Crystals, Kryven.

Although most simply call it as the ‘empire’.

I mean, this empire has conquered one fourth of the world.

As far as I remember, we control the north while the demons control the south.

Demi-humans control the west while the divine beings control the east.

Us, the Empire of Crystals, controls all of the northern continent---as in we’re the only pure human country.

The demons up in the south are running rampart with no order among them at all; living by the law of the survival of the strongest.

As for the Demi-humans, they are treated as the lowest beings of intellect; and yet, they control the continent of the west.

Their position is even lower than that of the demons though.

Us humans are fearful of the demons, while we treat the Demi-humans as nothing but slaves--cursed by the gods for their mixed blood of both human and demon.

As for the divine beings...well, they’re angels.

They are the strongest race and yet the most peaceful.

The church uses them as a medium to talk with the gods, and rather consider them as nothing but holy.

Killing an angel is a huge offense to the church--that is, if you can even lay a scratch on them.

Well then, that goes as far as my limited, outdated knowledge can go.

Now, some of you might be asking ‘why are you explaining this while your mother is talking about your gay marriage?!’

Well, I need to think of something to blow off steam.

Some think of math, others of food.....and I of history.

“Well then~”

Oh?

The old man put his hands on his knees, and slowly started getting up.

He shot me a glance and then revealed a gentle smile.

“I shall expect an answer by tomorrow’s morning. I must return to the capital in two days after all~”

“..........”

“Well then, Archduke Audrey. I wish you the best of journey. Until tomorrow.”

“.............?!”

“Ohoho~ Until tomorrow~”

That was....well, he unexpectedly turned out to be a fun old man?

Aside from that, how the hell does my mum know an archduke!?

No wonder he came asking for my hand for the emperor!

There goes my hope that it’s a simple trick to get me out of my room!!

Dammit!

Just what happened in the last fourteen years?!?!?!

O-oh, here comes mum!

“Mum! what’s the meaning of this!?”

“What do you mean~ I’m simply guiding my dear daughter’s hands to the future~ I had it with you holing up in that dark room~”

“What do you mean by that!? If you wanted me to get a job, then just say so and I would have!”

“But haven’t I been asking you that every morning? It’s already been fourteen years, Kai.”

“G-guh....! I-I know....b-but, why do I have to marry.....a man.......?”

“Because~”

And with an opening, she closed in on me and gave me a gentle hug.

“~You’re my own blood and flesh. I’m too tired to see you cry yourself to sleep--too tired indeed. Look at the bright side, that man didn’t react to your eyes....right? That is proof enough that your eyes are not the same curse that has been feared for the last fourteen years. Go out and experience the world--is what I want to say....”

“You’re cruel....mother. Selling out your only........son.......as a women.”

“Ahaha~ A women or a man, what’s the difference?”

“A huge one!.........Actually, how about I don’t leave my room from now on? I’ll lock myself in........!”

I quickly put both my hands between us, and started pushing with all my might.

But........Still........I couldn’t free myself from my mother.

“What the hell is up with your strength!?”

This happened earlier as well--she was able to run from the living room, up the stairs and stopping my door from closing in a few seconds.

My mother shouldn’t be able to do that.

“Hmm, you should exercise more. You can’t even free yourself from your mother’s hug~!”

Oh, I see...

Un, indeed, fourteen years of simple sleep, eat and play video games ruined my physical condition....

Yup.

“Well then, Kai. I know you’re wondering about what happened the last time you left your room...exactly why do we have expensive ware, couches and the like. Come, sit and your mother will explain everything!”

As she said that, she held my hand and sat me back in the couch.

Un, she doesn’t need to know that I’m used to escaping from my room via the window to buy games.

She sat directly next to me, her warm hand still holding to my own.

“You see, mother has been working hard in those long years...”

And then, she began explaining to me what the hell happened to her after I shut myself in my room, and how all of that led to this point.

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It seems mum had it hard as well.

Iya, I think she had it harder than I did.

Well, my mother works as a medic in the health center of the small town of Amaki we’re currently living in.

It’s a normal sized town with only a small healing center right next to the town hall.

The health center is full of healers--magicians who specialize in healing skills.

My mum is one of those healers.

On a particular, cold evening......a carriage met its cursed fate.

My mother was on her way home when she saw the said carriage on the way back home, and ran toward it.

In it were three dead bodies.

A male who looked to the coach driver and two-female and male-bodies who wore exotic clothes and accessories.

On a closer inspection, my mother recognized the two as the crown prince and his wife.

Although.....for those three, it was already too late.

The horses were also found dead; burned to a crisp.

My mum guessed that this was without a doubt an assassination and decided to not get involved in the matter whatsoever.

My mother was no saint, so she turned her back on the incident and began making her way home.

But that’s when she heard a loud cry, a cry of that of a child.

She decided to ignore the child and move on....but every time she took a step forward, the child’s cries grew louder.

She then gave up and decided to go with it.

She didn’t care if she was going to be framed for the assassination, killed for getting involved or sent to jail under suspicion...a child’s cry would ache any mother’s heart.

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She ran back to the carriage, looked for the child......only to find him under the woman’s body.

Without a doubt, his mother protect its baby with her own life.

The child looked to be in a serious condition, and my mother began casting her best healing incantations in order to ease the child’s misery.

As soon as the child’s cries began to ease, my mum ran back toward the health center to get some proper treatment from the higher ranking healers.

And with that, the child’s life was saved.

The very next day, an old man showed up to pick up the child--who truly turned out to be the crown prince’s only son, Chris..who was at the time only five years old.

The old man, Archduke Audrey, decided to reward my mother’s so called emergency treatment.

He got her an instate in the capital, and a big one at that.

She was then offered the title of a small noble, but she declined.

She rent the estate given to her almost immediately to a noble household, and the money began to flow in.

Because she began to meet the new crowned prince, Chris and his new caretaker, the Archduke; she was forced to remodel the house to that, that can satisfy those two’s status.

Chris wanted to meet my mother, who was his savior--and began to look up to her as his own mother.

And that same man wanted to repay his savior in his own way, and thus took my hand.

Or so she said.

That was way too heavy for me........just how the hell have I been living in ignorance all this time?

This reminded me that the world is way too far and wide.

“Indeed, I can understand where this guy is coming from....But what about my own feelings?! For your information, I’m straight!”

“Fufufu~ That has nothing to do with it~ The emperor decided to marry my own daughter and I accepted~ You have to go whether you like it or not~”

“I refuse!”

“Hrm~ Is that so....”

Yes, I refuse!

And I shall show mum my stand on the matter.

I’m not homo!

I’m a man!

No matter how I look like, as long as I have a willy.....I’m a man!!!

“I’m a man mother, I will not mar-----E-eh..........?”

J-just before I could re...act, mum t...ook ou..t a ne...edl...e a....n.....d..............................................

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“MUM!”

I shot straight up looked for mum, having absaloutly no idea why I’m calling her right after waking up.

....................................................

Oh right, it just came to me.

I had this weird dream that Mum decided that I’m having a gay marriage with the emperor.....What did I eat before going to bed to have a dream that crazy?

Now then, I should probably get up and clean before mum gets here.

Who knows what she’ll say if my room is dirty.

“Good morning~”

Ahh, now that you mention it....isn’t my room shaking?

Is an earthquake happening right now?

..............Wait a second.................

“WHAT THE HELL IS THIS!?”

What the hell, why am I wearing a red, frilly dress!?

Looking again, this isn’t my room!

Isn’t this a carriage?!

“Ahaha~ Well, good morning miss. It’s surprising to see you this energetic right after waking up~ Even more so when we tried to wake you up earlier with no response~”

“Eh? Ahh......isn’t this the archduke from earlier.......?”

“Earlier? Hahaha~ Would you rather continue your nap, young miss? After all, we met yesterday and not ‘earlier’~”

Ahh...wait wait, let me try to remember...

Last thing that happened....my mum was explaining how this all happened, I still refused her request and....she took out a needle and......wait a minute, did she drug me?!

I quickly waved my hand to decline the old man’s offer, in which he only revealed a wry smile.

This isn’t your time, Old man!

Now then, how the hell did she get a needle....?

They’re a special emergency equipment used when there is a magic crisis......

Not only that, she even got her hands on a sleeping drug......

I quickly shot the old man a glare, in which his wry smile grew deeper.

Alright, let’s ruin it for mum.

“Hey, old man.......did you know that I’m actually a guy?”

The old man opened his eyes in surprise, and then let out an irritating laugh.

“Fuhahaha!”

“W-what’s there to laugh at.....?”

“Of course I knew!”

“Then if you knew, why did you accept!”

“But of course, because you look like a girl~”

Ehhhh~!?

“What does that have to do with anything!?”

“Oh?”

The old man raised an eyebrow and rested one of his hands on his chin.

“Could it be.....didn’t Madam Olivia explain it to you.......?”

“Mum?”

And then, he starting nodding over and over, as if he came to his own conclusion.

Seriously man, I really think you’re having a misunderstanding right now!

Please explain what the hell is happening!!

“Now now, let’s forget about it all! It seems like you’re a person who doesn’t care about rank, so why not enjoy a peaceful, friendly match of chess?”

What do you mean by that?!

Explain you bastard, explain!!

Ranks?!

I don’t give a shit!

Whether you’re the highest rank of a noble or not doesn’t matter!!

I’m not going to be marrying a man!!!

“................? When are you planning on explaining what’s happening!?”

“Fuhahaha~ How about after you beat me in a game of chess?”

“...........Grrr..............You’re not planning on telling me anything, are you?”

“Only if you beat me in chess~ Then I’ll explain everything!”

----After 3 minutes----

“Now then, old man. Tell me exactly what do you mean by that it’s fine with me being a man!”

“..............Best two out of three?”

----After another 9 minutes----

“Now!”

“......How can you be so good at chess........? Three out of five!”

----After another 20 minutes----

“You’re not planning on telling me, are you?”

“..................How can you beat me 6 times in a row?!”

“Don’t snap at me, old man! tell me what’s happening!!”

“Like hell I’m telling someone who doesn’t even know the word ‘mercy’ or ‘going easy’ in their book!”

“Don’t snap back at me, old man!!!”

Weren’t you the archduke!?

Keep your promises at least!!

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Author note: wow,  for something i wrote out of boredom to explode like this....

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