When You Don’t Get Along With Your Husband - Chapter 15

They exchanged bland jokes, but if children had heard, it wouldn’t have been strange if they burst into tears.

Fortunately, there were no young children present. Instead, there was only a maid who was weak-stomached and sensitive enough to scream at a single moth.

She stammered,

“H-how, t-too cruel……”

Tatiana and Sir Samson, who were crouching together on the grass, opened their eyes wide at those words. As if they never expected to be criticized for something like this.

They looked at the pale-faced maid with a sense of injustice, then whispered to each other.

“What’s she saying?”

“I don’t know. What is she really saying?”

If this was going to happen, why did she scream in the first place? Wasn’t she asking for help? So is she saying it’s gross or pitiful? Is she saying to catch it or not to catch it?

The two frowned as if they couldn’t understand, then carelessly scratched their ears.

* * *

Prince Gideon was sitting in front of a reddish-brown desk, reading a report that had come up from the north.

It was about the ecology and activity range of monsters.

‘It’s getting worse.’

A cold aura swirled around him.

He wasn’t originally a person who exuded a warm aura, but today it was a bit more severe.

It wasn’t just because of the seriousness of the report he was reading. It was because of his half-sister, Princess Scarlet, who had been visiting the prince’s palace since early morning and disturbing him.

Princess Scarlet, who had been pondering all night about how to tease her younger brother well, looked pleased.

Her overly elaborate attire, which was excessive for just visiting her younger brother, clearly revealed her mood.

“Your Highness, it seems our princess consort has a unique eye for swords. Could it be because she’s from the Bloom family?”

Gideon was also aware that Tatiana had politely declined the one-of-a-kind masterpiece sword and instead picked up some used bone-like sword handle from somewhere.

When he heard about this, he had only slightly curled up one corner of his lip.

But anyone could guess that his mood wasn’t particularly pleasant.

Still, Gideon’s staff thought it was fortunate that it had passed so quietly. The problem was how the princess knew about this and came.

The answer was simple. Because Tatiana’s head maid was Princess Scarlet’s person.

Scarlet was giggling as if finding it quite amusing, “I heard your gift was rejected?” and Gideon, finally annoyed by his sister, quietly pushed the documents aside.

“When my wife becomes accustomed to the castle, I’ll have to replace her maids first, sister.”

It meant that by then, all of your minions, including you, will lose their heads.

Knowing that he was someone who would actually do it and more, Scarlet changed her expression and raised her eyes.

As if to say that this was the end of being polite, she even started speaking informally.

“You asked me to provide them! Are you done with what you needed?”

Gideon didn’t even snort.

He was well aware that his sister had been unusually excited recently. She was so elated, as if she herself was getting married.

Scarlet had personally selected the maids she cherished, and the reason was not just to help Gideon, but because she was curious about the private life of her brother’s couple.

Seeing that her protest had no effect, Scarlet seemed to calm down her excitement and soften her attitude.

She changed her target from Gideon to Tatiana.

“When are you going to properly introduce me to your wife?”

“We’ve already greeted each other.”

“I want to have a deeper conversation with my sister-in-law.”

“Do you two even have anything to talk about?”

“……Wouldn’t something come up if we start talking? Come to think of it, what does your consort like besides swords?”

I can buy her anything she wants.

Scarlet’s eyes sparkled as if to say just name it, and Gideon finally gave his sister a proper response. He at least snorted.

“If you’ve suddenly developed a desire to play a happy family, forget it. She might not show it, but my wife dislikes people who bother her. And her interests are different from yours.”

Scarlet frowned as if to say you’re too much, finding Gideon’s words harsh. He was already criticizing her before she had even properly started bothering anyone.

“Did your wife marry you knowing you were this kind of man?”

At that, Gideon slowly smiled while resting his chin on his hand. It was a beautiful expression that brightened the view of those watching.

But the answer that flowed from his mouth was a warning.

“She doesn’t seem to know well yet, so keep that mouth shut in front of her.”

“……”

“Escort my sister out. It seems she’s tired from the early hour. She’s coming here and talking in her sleep.”

Gideon didn’t stop at giving orders but stood up to see his sister off. Even pushing her back with his own hands.

Scarlet was helplessly pushed out into the corridor, and Gideon, leaning against the doorframe with one hand, suddenly frowned.

“Sister, can’t you do something about that perfume when you come to my room?”

“Why? Don’t you like it? It came from across the sea.”

“I don’t know about that, but I get a headache every time you come and go.”

Gideon couldn’t tell for sure if it was because of the perfume or because she was noisy.

Scarlet at first made an embarrassed expression, saying “Hmm, really?” However, after thinking about it, she seemed to get upset and clenched her fist, jumping up.

“But why are you criticizing?! Even my husband doesn’t say anything!”

Gideon just thought indifferently, ‘Then go play with your husband. Why are you coming to bother people working from the morning?’

“……Your consort doesn’t wear perfume?”

“Well, I’m not sure about that yet.”

Though not certain, he didn’t think she would prefer it. There were no knights who deliberately left their body scent and traces behind. Such knights would have been disqualified from the start.

Moreover, Tatiana seemed to rinse her body with cold water several times a day, perhaps because she liked to exercise.

Gideon found that diligence quite cute.

She must be worried about smelling of sweat. What’s wrong with a little of that? Even if that were the case…

“Anyway, my wife only smells good.”

Scarlet made a face as if to say ‘what a sight’ at his mood that was extremely different from how he treated his sister.

“Oh my, look at him. He’s become even more insufferable after getting married.”

“Is that so? But you were quite a sight too when you were making a fuss about marrying your husband.”

Gideon smiled and slammed the door shut in Scarlet’s face.

As the room became quiet again, the remaining people exchanged glances and let out sighs of relief.

Surprisingly, although they seemed to be grating on each other’s nerves like this, the prince and princess didn’t have a bad relationship. Rather, they were considered close for members of the royal family.

They were just… siblings.

Just ordinary siblings whose combat power increases only when directed at each other.

Breakfast with Gideon had already become a daily routine for Tatiana.

Knowing that he came 10 or 20 minutes early every morning to wait for her, Tatiana hurried.

Thanks to that, today she was able to catch up to her husband’s back as he was walking down the corridor.

Even though he encountered her in an unexpected place, Gideon didn’t look surprised. Instead, after thinking for a moment, he bent his elbow and extended it towards her. It was a gesture to hook arms.

Tatiana smiled and gently placed her hand on his arm, and Gideon resumed walking as if nothing had happened.

The onlookers were pleased. It seemed like today’s breakfast was off to a good start.

However, that was only for a moment.

As Tatiana entered the dining room, she said “Huh?” and rolled her eyes around.

The interior had changed drastically from yesterday.

‘Did the swords give birth?’

The metal objects had multiplied to an enormous number in just one day. There were roughly dozens of swords decorating the walls alone.

She looked at Gideon as if to ask what this was, but he didn’t seem very inclined to explain. So Tatiana expressed her bewilderment by looking at the young administrators he brought along.

This is a very important moment for everyone.

If Tatiana innocently thinks ‘Oh, my husband had a hobby of collecting swords?’ in this situation, this marriage will become quite gloomy from now on.

This wasn’t just limited to married life.

In our social lives, we often encounter cases where we think, ‘This person has no sense of awareness at all?’ And when dealing with such people, we must change our strategy.

It means we have to explain everything from cause to process to context, spoon-feeding them one by one.

It’s clearly a troublesome task, but in the end, that’s the only way to prevent unnecessary emotional drain and waste of time.