Everyone Else is a Returnee - Chapter SS14

Gods' Marriage: Family's Story 2

It was a bright clear night, with the rising moon close to a full moon. Two people were facing each other in the Garden of Sky Palace.

"Give me your seat!"

Now, a pretty girl, who seems to be only fifteen years old, jumped at another person. There was a spear that shone sharply in the child's hand. It was made by Yoo ll-han himself as a gift for the child's tenth birthday.

"I said, give it to me!"

Her hair, which was neatly gathered and tied in a ponytail, swayed along with her violent movement.

The other person was Moon Wolf Ericia, the Goddess of the Moon, who would be having her wedding ceremony with Yoo ll-han tomorrow.

"I heard that you didn't go after the others. Am I the easiest?"

"If so, it was a pity," Ericia sighed and spoke. Then, she reached out and grabbed her spear.

The girl, Eunice Smithson, wanted victory this time. She made her eyes shine and infused mana as much as she could into the spear. But soon, all of her efforts failed, and her mood felt like the moonlight covered in clouds.

It wasn't just that: Even though it was a weapon ll-han made himself, there was no wound left on the bare hand of Ericia, who had taken it.

"How?! You look empty-handed, but you are actually carrying a weapon? The Godfather made it himself! You have seduced him with your body! You cowardly woman!"

"You, kid, are saying mean things. How do those humans educate their children?"

Ericia wasn't a very decent type, either. In fact, it might be because of her natural race. She had the harshest mouth among Yoo ll-han's wives, even though it was ridiculously modest by the Langs’ standards.

"Waaaaaaa, I didn't get such a lesson from my parents! I got all the lessons I need in life from the Godfather!"

"Then, let yourself be independent. Master is not free enough to be your nanny and take care of you forever."

"Now, he will no longer be my nanny. I'll be the Godfather's woman!"

"It's an imaginary dream. Keep dreaming while it's still free."

"Waaaaaaaaa!"

Ericia was sarcastic, and again, Eunice spasmed into a seizure.

In the middle, she mixed the movements she had learned from Yoo ll-han and unfolded the shorthand. At least on the outside, it looked like that.

"Huh, you didn't lose a single drop of blood?"

"Hmm? I'm sorry. I revise my evaluation a little. Indeed, you have talent, so much that the Master wants to teach you himself."

Eunice was amazed at Ericia, who had managed to block her spear casually. On the other hand, Ericia deeply admired the power felt from the spear swung by Eunice, who was not yet a higher-ranked being.

In the past, she had neither caught a glimpse of Yoo ll-han's spear nor dared to imitate it. But just now, Eunice's spear was mimicking the power of his spear in a fairly plausible way.

It would never be as great as the Master’s was, but she thought that a powerful spear based on it might be born.

"I've been looking down on the potential of you humans, but I wonder, is it because you have an outstanding talent among humans, or because you are the child who received the first blessing from the Master?"

"Huuuuh? It's so annoying that you can mutter so leisurely! Die! I’m going to attend your wedding day as the bride instead!"

Eunice spread her wings wide and ran in with full force. Her winning move was an exact, direct stab!

Ericia admired her beauty as she looked at the end of her swaying spear.

However, the spear, which was going to penetrate Ericia completely, was finally blocked, unable to penetrate her defense.

"Why? She didn't even take any defense posture..."

Ericia was a dragon. As she was sensitive to magic, it was possible to know at a glance whether the opponent was using magic or not. When Eunice, who was terrified by the unknown ability of Ericia, started to cry, Ericia sighed and told her the answer.

"Do you know what I'm called?"

"I'm not interested."

"I warned you already, from the moment you came and asked me to fight on this bright moonlit night. In the future, keep this important information firmly in your head."

Eunice displayed a confused look.

"I am the Goddess of the Moon."

As Ericia declared it, the moon in the night sky radiated even more dazzling light, soaking her body with brilliant silver magic.

"Under the moon, even if you are an opponent with a higher level than me, I will not be easy to defeat. Even if I lose, I will never die. No wonder you didn't get to hurt me."

Eunice faced the magnificent sight, and the strength drained from her body. Ericia sighed and reached out to Eunice, who had lost sight of her spear, and hesitated.

"Because you got the lesson, you will grow stronger in the future. I'm sure you will. Then, let's compete again. Of course, even if I lose, there is no intention to give up my seat next to the Master."

Although she was born again as a Dragon Spirit, her roots were as a wolf that was faithful to its owner. It was her joy only to love the Master infinitely and to carry out his orders. And since he commanded her to stand next to him, she would surely stand by him at any cost.

Of course, if she was asked if there weren’t personal feelings mixed in, she would have difficulty admitting it.

’How can we not love the one who saved our race and led us to a wider world? And he is also so strong and intense?'

A greater power drew her race. Ericia trembled, remembering those thrilling moments when Yoo ll-han himself had trained an army in front of her eyes.

"His child will lead our Lang People. Ah..."

"Uh, are you having Godfather's child? Hick..."

Eunice instinctively realized that Yoo ll-han was stolen by the woman in front of her and wept in tears. Then, remembering that she was talking in front of a child, Ericia soothed Eunice with a squeaky face.

"The day will come when you will receive your Master’s favor someday. So, keep trying."

"Hick... yeah. I will not give up."

Eunice nodded and left. Ericia greeted her, turned around, and said quietly, "You can all come out now."

"Princess."

"Your Majesty, the Queen."

’Awooooo!'

’Awooooo!'

The sound of wolves howling spread through the large garden. Ericia first activated her power and cracked down on the crying sound from spreading outside the garden.

With Vlemir in the lead, she faced the Langs before her. A sigh came out.

"Hasn't the marriage announcement been made a while ago? Why did she come now and make this mess?"

"We're sorry, Your Majesty. If only everyone didn't fall asleep..."

"The moon is so bright."

When Ericia became the moon wolf and the Goddess of the Moon again, the Langs had made a dramatic evolution.

Among those led by Yoo ll-han, there are many with special abilities. But a wolf receiving the power of the moon could become a dragon and turn back again. So, they were the most diverse in the family, and their growth potential was also high.

"Before leaving us for the Master's side, I wanted to see Your Majesty for the last time."

"You have had a lot of trouble leading us, Your Majesty."

"We are sinners," Vlemir spoke calmly and bowed his head.

All Langs, who bow their heads as human males, were the ones who put Ericia in danger due to their weakness. At the same time, they were once candidates for becoming Ericia's husband.

When they admitted their powerlessness and placed their race's fate in the hands of humans, this would have been foreseen.

‘When I first met him, the Langs had never thought that their fate would end like this.'

Yoo ll-han was merciful, and he was a man of great power. Eventually, the Langs were able to reach this point. If Ericia produced offspring through union with him, the Langs' future would be solid as if etched in stone.

"It's a great day. The future of the Langs will be brighter. Please don't be so down. Celebrate my new start."

"But Your Majesty..."

Then, Vlemir bowed his head again and said, "At this rate, the Langs will be destroyed."

"Huh? How come?"

No, did she not just tell them that the future of the Langs would brighten?

However, the explanation came from wolves other than Vlemir. Specifically, the female wolves who kept crying for courtship with males.

"Queen, please allow us to receive his seed!"

"I want to produce a strong offspring, too."

"Your Majesty has become his female so that we will follow him."

"However, you are the leader of the pack!"

"Me, too."

"So do we!"

"Awoooo! Awooooo!"

"Silence, don't howl here. No one is allowed to howl here!"

The one who said she would do it among the Langs seemed to have run out of all her parts. Ericia looked at Vlemir. Her face was deadly pale.

"Does Master know?"

"Fortunately, he doesn't know yet."

"T-thank God."

As soon as they were married, Yoo ll-han would find out that all the Lang women are running at it, and then he would try to give up his marriage with Ericia!

They can't do that! It's my wife's seat.'

Moreover, Ericia knew why Vlemir had spoken about the destruction of the Lang. These many females could not perish because they would only see one male! It would be unreasonable to make Yoo ll-han mate with more than a thousand alter egos!

"But I'm a beast, too."

Ericia sighed slowly as she watched the wolves flocking about. Her hair, dyed with silver, fluttered long and framed her to perfection. As she stretched out her hands, sharp nails protruded from the tips of her ten delicate human fingers.

"There are times when the beast doesn't speak."

"Your Majesty?"

"Then, we have to use other means. Vlemir and all the males can go back. I will take responsibility for failing to lead them later."

"Y-Your Majesty?"

The moon shone even brighter. Ericia pulled all of the moon's magical power to herself, drenched her whole body in silver, and declared with a high voice, "I declare, as your queen: Wolves who cannot exceed me, do not dare to covet our Master's seed."

"Fighting against Her Majesty alone!"

"Dominating the strong one? I cannot believe it!"

"Something like this..."

"It may be disrespectful, but excuse me for today, Your Majesty!"

"Awooooo!"

Numerous female Langs rushed at Ericia at once! Ericia drove them into a frenzy of mana without the thought to look at them at all. She was the Goddess of the Moon. Those who look upon her under the moonlight would not dare to raise their heads.

'Oh, so this is why Mhyrfa is leaving the elves behind.'

They were going beyond themselves, aiming for the Master. When did they become that naive?

Ericia recalled her friend's crying face, who was in charge of the elven chief, deeply understanding the friend's heart, and nodded.

'I have to tell Mhyrfa. I will beat everyone, and she will hear it!'

The Moon Goddess began to dance beautifully under the moonlit night. All of the wolves rushing to her were unable to endure it and suffered serious injuries. They bounced off, but the number was so high that her 'dance' did not show any signs of ending.

"What is Ericia doing the day before the wedding? Is it a pre-marriage ceremony for the Langs?"

Yoo ll-han saw the sight through the window of Sky Palace. Anyway, her dance was beautiful, so he looked at it, and he said, "The Lang family seems to have a lot of hardship, Your Majesty."

"Huh? Is that so?"

"Yes, maybe," Pyria, who had already experienced a similar situation with Yoo ll-han, shook her head and responded.

The next day, the wedding ceremony between Yoo ll-han and Ericia was conducted safely.

Although more than half of the Langs were absent on the wedding day of the Lang Queen, no one was asking questions, and Yoo ll-han decided to leave it alone.