Don’T Get Caught By Your Husband! [EN]: Chapter 43

#43 Sharing Rings

“M-Madam……? Oh my, what’s going on here!!”

At Cindy’s loud voice, Belladonna slowly opened her eyes.

Cindy, I haven’t been asleep for long……. Your voice is really loud this morning…….

As Belladonna barely opened her eyes, Cindy exclaimed even more excitedly.

“Madam! Could it be……. Could it be that the two of you are finally able to share rings?”

“…….”

“No wonder the Lord left the bedroom later than usual today! Kyaa! What should I do!”

Frowning at Cindy’s loud voice, Belladonna looked down at her body.

Completely naked and covered in red marks, she looked like someone who had spent a passionate night with her husband.

Belladonna nodded, her face flushed with embarrassment.

“꺅! Congratulations! Where are the prepared rings? Just a moment! I, I’ll go tell Volf right away!”

Cindy, w-wait a minute…….

Cindy, who had been jumping up and down, rushed out of the room before she could be stopped.

“…….”

Ugh, whatever.

Left alone, Belladonna buried her face in the pillow again and drifted back into her insufficient sleep.

It was four hours later that she opened her eyes again.

Belladonna finally got up well past noon, washed in the bathroom, and came down to the first floor for lunch.

“Did you sleep well, Madam?”

“Madam, have a pleasant day today!”

“…….”

Today, the greetings from the servants felt endlessly bright and cheerful.

*Am I just imagining things?* Belladonna felt embarrassed and awkward, responding to them with an awkward smile as she entered the dining room.

‘Ah, I’m hungry…….’

Belladonna, who had entered the dining room without thinking, stopped in surprise at the sight of the scene before her, which was very different from usual.

The dining room, which would normally be empty, was filled with unfamiliar knights.

Moreover, they were very fierce, dark, and large knights.

*What is this……?* Belladonna, very embarrassed by the noisy situation, hesitated and started to step back.

Some of the knights, who noticed Belladonna slowly disappearing backward, spoke to her.

“Ah, Madam?”

“Oh my, Madam! It’s mealtime! I’m sorry.”

There were familiar faces and unfamiliar faces, but they all seemed to know Belladonna.

The knights smiled or bowed at Belladonna from where they stood.

Belladonna blinked, unsure of what to do.

*If you guys are occupying the kitchen like this, what about my food?*

“Madam, I’m sorry. Were you surprised?”

At that moment, one of the knights hidden in the crowd came forward and approached her.

Belladonna, recognizing the familiar face, lowered her guard and looked at him.

‘Hazel……?’

Belladonna pointed to the dining room, her face a silent question.

Hazel, understanding her meaning, quickly replied.

“Ah, it seems Lord Volf didn’t tell you in advance. Our knight order arrived in Cirellenia today. Did you know we were coming?”

Belladonna had learned about the arrival of Griblatta’s knight order yesterday through Cindy.

Belladonna nodded at Hazel.

“We’ve been riding horses for a long time and haven’t had a proper meal……. So, we were trying to have a meal in this dining room as a temporary measure. But I didn’t know that Madam hadn’t had a meal yet.”

*Ah, I came down too late…….*

Hazel said, gesturing to lead the knights out.

“We’ll leave first. After Madam finishes her meal comfortably, we’ll come back later.”

*Ah, no!*

Belladonna hurriedly waved her hands.

She didn’t want so many knights to make a wasted trip because of her.

Belladonna raised both hands and slowly lowered them, indicating that they should eat comfortably.

“Madam!”

At that moment, the dining room door burst open, and Volf appeared, panting.

He seemed to have run all the way to the dining room, and he sighed with a pitiful face after discovering the knights filling the dining room.

“Ah, I’m too late. I was going to tell you in advance, but I couldn’t get to you before you woke up…….”

Belladonna smiled at Volf, indicating that it was okay.

Volf slightly bowed his head, acknowledging her understanding, and then blurted out as if he had remembered something.

“Ah, Madam! I heard about it from Cindy. I will find the rings soon.”

“Rings?”

At the word ‘rings,’ the knights, including Hazel, perked up their ears from behind.

*Ah. No. Here?*

Belladonna felt her face rapidly heating up and blinked her eyes quickly.

But Volf, not noticing her feelings, nodded with a pleased smile.

“Yes, that’s right. Everyone! Finally, our Lord and Madam will be sharing rings.”

“Oh, really?”

“Rings? Wow! Congratulations, Madam!”

“Finally!! The two of you have become a true couple! I’m so happy!”

At Volf’s words, the knights smiled brightly, clapped their hands, or raised their voices to offer congratulations.

The dining room was soon filled with a congratulatory atmosphere and excitement.

*Haha……. *Belladonna fanned her flushed face and smiled.

* * *

“I heard you’re sharing rings.”

A large knight sat down heavily next to Escalión, who was sitting on the stairs.

With gray hair and a matching gray beard, he looked like a veteran mercenary at a glance.

Escalión, only glancing at the man sitting next to him, nodded as he drank water from his canteen.

“Congratulations. I was wondering if you weren’t doing your job properly, unlike what you look like, since there was no news even after a few weeks of marriage.”

The man chuckled playfully and snatched Escalión’s canteen.

Escalión frowned at the man who drank his water carelessly and grumbled.

“Where did you sell your canteen, Graham?”

“I already drank all my water. The way here was so far. Do you know how embarrassed I was when I went to Griblatta to see you and made a wasted trip? Suddenly Cirellenia. Fortunately, I was able to join the knight order that was coming here.”

Escalión, looking at Graham shrugging his shoulders, clicked his tongue and shook his head.

He was frowning, but his expression softened as if he was happy to meet a comfortable friend after a long time.

Graham looked around and opened his mouth.

“By the way, where is your wife? I want to meet the Saintess of Astagne, whom I’ve only heard rumors about. I couldn’t even go to the wedding because it was so far away.”

“My wife is not someone you can meet so carelessly.”

Escalión said firmly.

“I heard she’s incredibly beautiful.”

“The rumors are right.”

“Is it also true that she can’t speak? Can’t she say a single word?”

Graham asked.

If someone else heard, they would be appalled that he was being rude to the husband of the person in question, but Escalión, knowing that this ignorant and rough mercenary had no malice, didn’t take it to heart.

He vaguely recalled last night and then opened his mouth.

“She doesn’t.”

“Wow……. If she sits still, she’s almost like a doll. Isn’t it frustrating if you can’t communicate?”

“It’s better than your relationship, where you only fight every day even though you can communicate perfectly.”

“Oh, I feel like I just got hit where it hurts.”

Escalión, leaving Graham, who was blinking his big eyes blankly, got up first and lightly stretched his stiff arms.

Graham, looking up at him, put down the canteen he was holding and opened his mouth.

“What about her divine power? Does she really have the ability to heal people? I think I need that healing too. I’m aching and stiff all over.”

At his question, Escalión turned his head.

“Why don’t you use your wife’s divine power around this time? Then your people will be very happy. Since she has such abilities, it seems like it could help you govern your territory in many ways.”

Escalión frowned at Graham’s words.

“Are you telling me to do something like the Pope?”

“What? What’s wrong with the Pope?”

Escalión, recalling the insidious and inscrutable smile of Pope Pronan, immediately shook his head and swept back his hair.

“My wife is no longer a saintess. She won’t use her divine power unless it’s a special occasion.”

“What? It’s quite a waste to let such abilities rot like that…….”

“Stop worrying about other people’s wives and take this.”

Escalión threw the wooden sword he was holding at Graham. Graham, who had inadvertently caught the sword flying at him, awkwardly raised the corners of his mouth.

“Why is this……. Don’t tell me……. No way?”

“Come on. Let’s loosen up for the first time in a while.”

“Hey, give me a break! I’ve been running all the way from Griblatta! And you didn’t even give me a portal on the way……!”

Escalión lowered his stance, grabbed the other wooden sword he was holding in one hand, and rushed at him.

Graham jumped up in surprise and said.

“Ah, not yet! I’m not ready!”

“Has the battlefield ever waited until you were ready?”

Escalión smiled pleasantly and quickly struck down with the wooden sword he had raised high.

* * *

“Madam! The Griblatta knight order is training at the temporary training ground right now!”

Cindy, who was looking out the window, exclaimed.

Belladonna, who was sitting in a chair reading a book, turned her head towards her.

*Training? What does that have to do with me?*

Cindy, looking at her with a puzzled expression, stomped her feet anxiously.

“How about……. going to cheer them on? It’s the first training they’re doing since they came here, so it would be meaningful if Madam were there to support them.”

*Cheer……?*

Belladonna rolled her blue eyes here and there as if she was reluctant.

*Do I really have to go? It’s kind of embarrassing because Volf brought up the ring story to the knights…….*

Cindy, noticing her expression, quickly opened her mouth.

“How happy do you think Lord Escalión would be if Madam went out to cheer them on?”

*Escalión?*

Belladonna, who was quietly looking at Cindy, narrowed her eyes and scanned her with a suspicious look.

*You just want to see the knight order training, don’t you?*

“I, I’m definitely not trying to fulfill my personal desires! It’s their first training in Cirellenia, so if you bring them some drinks and snacks, how happy would the knights be!”

*But the drinks and snacks are brought by Volf or other servants, not me.*

“Ah, anyway, let’s go quickly! It’ll be fun for Madam to watch them train.”

Cindy grabbed Belladonna’s hand and pulled her.