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It’s Like a Wedding Ring

Translated by AmaLynne

Wary of the signs around me, I dive through the Transfer Gate and return to the elven forest.

The sky had already begun to twinkle with stars, and the sky, which seemed to coexist with darkness and flame, was about to announce the arrival of night.

Phoenix said,「Don’t just run off on your own again!」. Dragon God next to me was staring at her with a smile on her face.

I mean, I’m so tired… I’ve been fretting the whole time that these guys were going to go on a rampage in town or something.

But,

「Hey, Behemoth! Are you even listening to me?」

「Un…」

What is wrong with Behemoth?

She doesn’t seem to be taking Phoenix’s voice seriously, as if she’s not in the right piece of mind.

Her usual sleepy expressionless face is the same as ever, but today, I think there is a hint of darkness in it.

I wonder if she is still bitter about my refusal to mate with her. But I could not have given her a better answer than that. I guess I’ll just have to take my time and make her understand.

「I’m ba―――」

「Husband!」

「―――!?」

I open the door to our house accompanied. Then, with a thud, something pierced my abdomen.

It was the beautiful silver crown of my beloved wife’s head that had attacked my abdomen. The head was just in front of the vital point, holding my waist tightly.

Then, she suddenly raised her head and looked up at me with a devilish expression on her face.

「Are you all right!? Behemoth hasn’t done anything strange to you, has it? Husband is not in a strange mood, is he?」

「Hey, calm down, Demiurge!」

「How can I stay calm? I’ve been in a constant state of anxiety over what might happen to you, husband!」

Demiurge, who is holding me with a force that is disproportionate to her small body, tightens her grip on me.

Painful. But what can I say? I feel strangely happy that she is being possessive like this, saying that you are mine and mine alone. I am seriously ill.

「Calm down. Nothing happened.」

「It must be true… If this was a lie, I would be really angry…」

And Demiurge, who shifted her jittery eyes from me to Behemoth, shut her mouth in mid-sentence and turned a straight face. Then she lowered her eyebrows, looked up at me, and whispered.

「……Husband. Is there nothing wrong? Something about Behemoth’s appearance is unusual…」

「Hmm? Ah…」

As I was told, I turned my head and glanced at Behemoth, and then quickly turned to Demiurge again.

「Just a little…」

I scratch the back of my head and chuckle.

「Hm. Just a little, hee…」

I wondered what Demiurge read in my expression.

「…Husband, may I ask you to accompany me a little longer?」

「Huh? Oh, no problem.」

「Well, then, ladies and gentlemen. I’m going down to the room with my husband. I have a few things to say about the matter that moved on its own… but today is fine. Take a rest for tomorrow.」

At the Demiurge’ words, Phoenix said,「I’m sorry!」. Dragon God also lowered her eyebrows somewhat awkwardly and bowed, mouthing the words,「I am sorry, Mother」. Behemoth’s eyes were pointed in the direction of the day after tomorrow, not knowing what they were reflecting.

「Then, let’s get going, Husband.」

Demiurge pulls me by the hand and pulls me to my room.

On the way, I noticed that it had been a little quiet since my return, and it seemed that Titan and Yggdrasil were lying on the sofa.

Titan was snoring on her back, and Yggdrasil was lying on her back with her arms hanging down, as if she had run out of steam and collapsed.

Seriously, what’s that?

◆◇◆◇◆

The second floor of the building…… an inn building that is used as a house as it is, and there is still room for me, Demiurge, and each of the four great demons and Yggdrasil to use one room each.

My room, which I decided on at random. Demiurge opened the door and entered the room with me.

She sat down on the bed without hesitation, and as soon as she looked at me, she tapped me on the bed and urged me to sit down next to her.

I had already gotten used to it, so I moved quickly and sat down next to Demiurge. A few days ago, my heart would have been dancing wildly if I had to sit on the bed with a woman. I’m sure I’ve changed now that I can sit down naturally next to Demiurge.

「I want to thank you for your hard work today, husband. And I am very sorry for their sudden intrusion.」

Demiurge lowered her eyes and bowed to me with a wry smile. Indeed, I was not without mental fatigue, but it is not something that Demiurge is that concerned about.

It was probably just something Yggdrasil did for fun anyway.

As to say this, I opened my mouth.

「No, it’s nothing for you to apologize for. That was the result of Behemoth’s outburst, and Dragon God moved in pursuit of it.」

Obviously, Demiurge is not at fault in this case. I smiled back at my wife, who raised her eyebrows apologetically, as if to tell her it was nothing.

Demiurge let out a single breath and nodded a small「hmmm」, and then connected her words with,「Ah, also.」

「It seems that Yggdrasil had given the ring to her without permission. She’s got me worried.」

「I know. Behemoth told me. Behemoth said she borrowed the ring from her.」

Before I left, I left the ring with Yggdrasil in case something happened to it. Most likely, the usual mischievous spirit showed its face. As far as I’m concerned, this one was a bit of a shocker, and I don’t want it to happen again.

「As expected, I thought it would be a bit awkward for me to not be able to move quickly in a situation like that, so I asked Yggdrasil to make this for me.」

Said Demiurge, taking out two rings in her hand. Unlike the Transfer Ring, it is made thin and simple. She handed me a silver ring, the same as Demiurge’s hair.

「This is the Transfer Ring exclusive for me and my husband.」

「Eh?」

At the Demiurge’s words, I observe the ring intently. But as I recall, wasn’t it said that the current Yggdrasil has a limit of four Transfer Ring? And what do you mean,「exclusive」?

「It’s a ring that uses the soul connection between me and my husband. We can only transfer to each other’s vicinity. Since we each use our mana, there will be a certain amount of fatigue after the transfer. The greater the distance between us, the more pronounced the fatigue will be. Depending on the lack of mana, it may not be possible to transfer. Well, to put it simply, it is a simplified version of the Transfer Ring that Yggdrasil created last time.」

Demiurge explains ahead of time, as if she sees right through me.

She continues to explain further as she shows me the ring on her left ring finger.

「When something strange happens without my knowledge, as in this case. I would like to avoid a situation in which we cannot rush to each other’s aid if we both fall into unfavorable situations in the future. That is why I had Yggdrasil make it for you.」

Demiurge gently took the ring in my hand and placed it on my left ring finger.

Immediately, my ring and hers emitted a pale, fresh green light that quickly converged.

「Now this ring remembers my soul and my husband’s soul. Now, all we have to do is think of the other person and let the mana pass through, and the other person will receive the will of the transfer through the ring…」

As soon as she says it, Demiurge walks to the edge of the room. Turning back toward me, she lifts her ringed hand to eye level and closes her eyes.

Then the ring emitted a green light as before, and my ring began to glow as well.

『Husband, I’m going to jump to you now… and you’d better catch me.』

Suddenly, Demiurge’s voice echoed in my brain, and I nodded involuntarily despite being struck by the voice.

A moment later―――

In an instant, the figure of the Demiurge that was by the wall was gone, and it appeared in front of me―――almost level as my line of sight.

Get! AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

I quickly reached for Demiurge’s body and caught her before her body hit the hard floor.

「Fufufu… as expected of you, husband. Splendid reflexes, indeed.」

「As expected… of you.」

Please don’t do this kind of thing without telling me anything beforehand.

It’s a heart attack.

Looking at her smiling mischievously in my arms, I thought to myself that we are like sisters, no matter what we say.

I won’t tell her, though, because she might get grumpy if I did.

I casually put Demiurge down between my legs, and Demiurge settled in as if it was a matter of course.

「Now, as you can see, we can instantly transfer to each other’s location. Since we are not traveling a great distance this time, we will not consume much mana. However, as I mentioned earlier, the further you are from each other, the more mana is consumed and the more physically fatigued you become. In an emergency, you must use it with care.」

「Right.」

But this is quite a useful item. Since Demiurge and I share life with each other, if one of us should die, the other would suffer the consequences.

With this ring, I can make an emergency escape from a critical situation, or conversely, I can immediately rush to the other’s aid in the event of a crisis.

And I mean, the couple wearing matching rings, you know… 

「But this ring, it’s kind of like a wedding ring… especially the part about it being exclusively for us.」

「*Pikyu?*」

Oops. Demiurge made a funny noise. Instantly, even her ears turned red.

Yes, my wife is the cutest woman in the world after all.

I mean, her face is so hot when I said that.

It was complete self-destruction.

「We, w-w, w-wedding ring… I-I remember that humans used to wear the same r-rings with the person they married… u-umu… I-Is that so… umu.」

She nodded repeatedly as she looked alternately at the ring on my left ring finger and her own.

「Wedding ring… a sign of the connection between me and my husband…」

Then Demiurge clasped my hands, which were fitted with each other’s rings, and gently looked into my eyes.

「It’s a coincidence. Another form of love with my husband has increased.」

And as soon she turned around, Demiurge put her arms around my neck and brought her lips close to mine, and kissed me.

It was a spur-of-the-moment action, but I naturally accepted it.

I thought that we were going to end up having sex, but Demiurge spoke to me and said something like this.

「It was worth squeezing Yggdrasil’s mana to the limit to have it made.」

For a moment, I thought I caught a glimpse of something dark in my wife’s expression. Yes, I’ll pretend I didn’t see it.

Anyway, Yggdrasil was slumped over on the sofa, but was that a completely limp…

Well, it may be a bit too much, but I don’t feel sorry for her.

Demiurge also went to the extent of squeezing mana out of the spirit of the World Tree, something she would never do under normal circumstances, which probably means that she was that angry.

I’ll be careful not to make her angry.