Chapter 632 – Episode 632: Lelia’S Hometown Visit!
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After my father and mother were very surprised, I waited until they calmed down.
Then, Lelia and I sat at the dining table, facing my mother and father.
First, my mother asked Lelia,
“Le, Lelia, is it really, really true that you have a man you’re going to marry…?”
“Yes, Mother.”
“Th, then, is that man perhaps…”
My father turned his head and looked at me, and I nodded, moving my head toward them and said,
“Hello, Mother, Father. My name is Rent. I’m an adventurer in Platan.”
“Oh, okay…”
My father still seemed a bit bewildered.
“Um… are you really going to marry our Lelia? I know it’s a very rude thing to say, but… is it really true?”
I understand why my mother would ask such a question.
She may not know everything, but she must know to some extent how many times Lelia has failed at matchmaking.
While she’s happy that Lelia is dating me, she might also doubt if it’s real.
So, my role is to dispel all these doubts and anxieties.
“Yes! I definitely want to marry Lelia! I’ve already prepared a house, too.”
“Oh my! A, a house already!?”
“You look so young, but you’ve already bought a house? Are you perhaps the son of a noble? Or maybe the son of a merchant…?”
“Oh, Father!”
“I know it’s rude to suddenly ask these questions, Lelia. But he looks so young! And it’s rude, but can I ask how old you are?”
“Of course! I’m 20 years old!”
“What?”
“I’m 20 years old!”
“…I see. I understand everything now.”
My father suddenly clasped his hands, placed his elbows on the table, and touched his nose with his clasped hands, saying,
“Lelia… my daughter… no matter how urgent it is, you shouldn’t buy such a young man with money. As a father… I’m so sad.”
“Father!?”
“Sob… did you have to be driven to make such a choice? My daughter… to capture a man by buying him a house… sob…”
“Mother!?”
Oh, both of them seem to have misunderstood in a strange way.
“Rent, was it… well, even if it started with money, I… I just want my daughter to be happy now. It’s sad, but as a father, it’s natural to want my daughter’s happiness. Please… please love our daughter, not just for the money.”
My father spoke to me as if he were asking for forgiveness for his sinful daughter.
“No, what are you talking about! I didn’t buy a house with my money!”
“Lelia, think rationally. Our daughter is still beautiful and has firm skin… would a guy who’s 12 years younger easily date you? The world isn’t that easy. And you haven’t even seen his drinking habits yet, have you? No, even if you have, with money…”
“Why do you both see your daughter as a woman who buys men with money! It’s true that Rent and I have a 12-year age gap! And I’m older! But we, we love each other!”
“…”
Both of them looked at Lelia with a gaze that seemed to want to believe but also found it hard to believe.
“…He used ‘nim’ with her name, dear.”
“To use such an honorific in a relationship where they’re going to get married…”
“That’s…!”
If this continues, the misunderstanding will only deepen.
I spoke to my mother and father,
“Mother, Father. My story isn’t over yet. Could you listen a little more?”
“Ah, that…”
“What more is there to say…”
“Rent…”
Not only my mother and father but also Lelia looked at me.
I gently took Lelia’s hand, which was sitting next to me, and said,
“Don’t worry, Lelia. I’ll prove how much I love you.”
Hwaaaah…!
Lelia’s face turned bright red.
She’s so lovely and cute as always.
Lelia is best when she’s smiling brightly or being cute like this, rather than being angry or upset.
I turned my head back to my mother and father and said,
“Mother, Father. I’ll say it again, my name is Rent. I’m neither the son of a noble nor the son of a merchant. I was just born in an ordinary rural village, and my parents are both ordinary people.”
My mother and father looked at me with expressions that seemed to say, “As expected…”
What I say from here is important.
“However, I was born in an ordinary village to an ordinary family. But I myself am not ordinary.”
“Not ordinary?”
“What does that mean?”
“As I mentioned before, I’m an adventurer in Platan. And my rank in Platan is…”
I paused for a moment, then spoke to them with emphasis,
“S-rank.”
“S…”
“Rank…”
“Yes, I’m Rent, the S-rank adventurer Dungeon Crasher of Platan.”
“Platan… Dungeon Crasher… Rent… wh, wh, whaaat?”
“Su, surely, that person we’ve been hearing about so often recently… the hero of Platan…”
“Yes, it’s me. This is the proof.”
I took out the black, diamond-studded, shiny card from my inventory, which was proof of my S-rank.
“Th, this is definitely an adventurer’s identification card… but I’ve never seen one this fancy.”
“Is this the S-rank identification card?”
“Yes, that’s right. As an S-rank, I also have a lot of income. That’s why I was able to buy a house myself. This is the proof.”
I additionally took out two money bags from my inventory and placed them on the table.
“What’s this?”
“This is a greeting gift for Mother and Father. Please think of it as pocket money.”
“Re, Rent? You didn’t mention giving us something like this…”
“It’s a given, so I didn’t bother to mention it.”
My father and mother slightly opened the money bags.
“What!?”
“Oh, my!”
Of course, each money bag contained 100 gold.
“Are you really giving this to us?”
“Of course.”
“This much money… wait, just a minute. Just a minute.”
Suddenly, my mother made a serious face and said to me,
“I’ve heard that S-rank adventurers in Platan are heroes. But I’ve also heard that they have many women under their wing… is that true?”
It seems that the rumor that I have not only power but also many lovers has spread at the same time.
Of course, I have no intention of lying to my mother and father.
“Yes, but they’re not under my wing, I’m in love with them. Besides Lelia, I have 10 more lovers.”
“T, ten of them!?”
“Our daughter wasn’t the one who captured him, but the one who was captured!?”
“Mother!”
My father and mother were surprised.
Lelia was indignant at my mother’s remark.
It’s natural for them to be surprised.
But the most important thing is right now!
The most important time is right now when they are most shocked and the misunderstanding about Lelia has been cleared!
Thump!
I slammed the table with my palm, stood up abruptly, clenched my fist, and said,
“Mother! Father!”
“Eek!”
“Kyaa! Ye, yes!”
“I’ll tell you now! How I met Lelia and how I came to love her! With videos attached!”
“Huh? Videos too? Wait a minute, Rent. That’s…”
Lelia tried to stop me, but this is the most certain way to prove how sincerely I love Lelia to my mother and father.
“It was when I went to Solario for a request! That’s when I first met Lelia!”
“Wa, wait a minute!”
Lelia tried to stop me, but I immediately used projection magic to play the video on the wall.
“Huh?”
“Oh?”
My mother and father didn’t know what was going on, but they were curious and looked at the video.
It showed the scene when I first went to Solario from my point of view.
“The first voice I heard from Lelia at that time was!”
[Damn it! Dungeon Crasher, that bastard! Die!]
“…Huh?”
“Aaaaaaaah! Don’t listen! Don’t watch! More than that, Rent… Darling! Don’t play it!”
“Sorry, Honey! But this is the most certain way! And I wanted to see the cute Honey from the past again like this!”
“Darling, you idiot!”
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I showed my mother and father the video of my first meeting with Lelia, along with the events that happened every time we met and when we did requests together, for a total of two hours.
But it’s not just about showing them.
I explained right next to them how I felt about Lelia at that time.
How cute Lelia was at that time.
But the thing I think is the cutest about Lelia is when she’s drunk, so the videos mainly showed when Lelia was drunk next to me.
“…Just kill me.”
Lelia initially tried to stop me by shaking me, but she couldn’t stop my passion to let my mother and father know how much I love Lelia.
In the end, Lelia hugged her knees and lowered her head.
After hearing my passionate memories and love for Lelia, my mother and father were silent for a moment and just stared at me.
Then, my father put his hand on my shoulder and said,
“Rent…”
“Yes, Father.”
“You have a very unique taste. Even though she’s my daughter, that kind of drunken behavior is a bit off-putting, but you say it’s cute.”
“Father!?”
My mother nodded her head and said,
“It’s no wonder you have 10 more women. You must have a broad taste to like a woman like our daughter.”
“Mother!?”
It seemed like they understood my love for Lelia.
That was truly moving.
“Did you understand my love for Lelia?”
“Of course. I don’t know how you did it, but the way you talked while showing our Lelia’s image, it really… felt sincere. If it’s a man who loves our daughter this much… I think he’ll make our daughter happy.”
“Father…!”
My mother bowed her head deeply toward me.
“She’s much older and has many emotional scars, and she’s likely to cause trouble, but please take good care of her.”
“Mother…! You don’t have to say that! Age doesn’t matter, and I’ll make her happy and heal all the scars she’s accumulated!”
“Our Lelia, she’s really met a good man…”
My mother was moved and wiped the tears from her eyes.
“Ah, but do you really call each other ‘Darling’ and ‘Honey’ when you’re alone?”
“Yes! When Lelia calls me ‘Darling,’ she’s so full of charm and love…”
“Aaaaaaaah! Please stop talking anymore, Rent!”
Lelia, who had been hugging her knees, stood up with a thud and covered my mouth with both hands.
“I’ll die of shame if you say any more!”
I thought Lelia’s embarrassed appearance was also very lovely.
That’s why.
Wham!
“Eep!?”
I hugged Lelia tightly with both arms.
“Um!?”
“Oh my!”
It’s a little embarrassing to do this in front of my mother and father, but I still said to Lelia with love,
“Sorry, Honey. Forgive me.”
“…Da, Darling♡ I’ll forgive you for everything♡♡♡”
Lelia, who was hugged by me, easily forgave me.
“Ah.”
And then she immediately came back to her senses.
“Oh my, dear. Look at that. It’s the first time I’ve seen our Lelia like that.”
“Sob! Fi, finally…! Our daughter has found joy as a woman…! This father is so happy…!!!”
“Ah, aaaaah…”
Lelia’s face turned as red as a tomato again, and then she buried her face in my chest as if she had given up on thinking.
I patted Lelia’s head and felt her warmth.
Ah, Lelia, you’re so cute.
『Seeing how he enjoys this, this guy is quite the devil.』
『Tonight, you’ll be able to enjoy Lelia’s reverse rape play, where she’ll pounce on you as punishment for embarrassing her, Rent!』
That sounds good!
