Chapter 55: A Single Month Is All I NeedRelton fought back with intense concentration. Moving his hands like lightning, he redirected Vanport''s attacks away with strained eyes.

    "|Flash|." [Relton]

    Snapping his fingers, a bright light covered Vanport''s eyes.

    "Urgh!" [Vanport]

    The light blinded Vanport, and Relton wasn''t going to let the opportunity go to waste.

    "|Twin Iron Fist|." [Relton]

    Stepping forward with great momentum, he slammed his fists against Vanport''s chest.

    "...Impressive." [Vanport]

    ("What?!") [Solace]

    Even with his eyes closed, Vanport had caught Relton''s attack.

    "The force behind the blow isn''t trivial. I''d wager it is about... level 4-5." [Vanport]

    Realizing the attack |Twin Iron Fist| hadn''t worked, Relton tried to pull back.

    "Pardon me." [Vanport]

    Strengthening his grip, He kept Relton''s hands on lockdown. After making sure that Relton couldn''t pry himself from his iron grip, Vanport leaned into Relton''s ear.

    "Vanport?" [Medwin]

    Vanport seemed to be saying something to Relton, finally releasing his hands upon finishing.

    "...I surrender." [Relton]

    ("Huh? The- eh?!") [Solace]

    Lowering his hands, Relton sent |Lacra| back to... uh... the spirit dimension? Either way, she wasn''t there anymore.

    "I approve of my sister''s agreement." [Relton]

    "Ah, I see you''ve finally opened your eyes!" [Medwin]

    "On one condition." [Relton]

    "Huh?" [Medwin]

    He seemed a bit confused, yet I couldn''t help but notice Vanport''s still expression upon hearing this.

    "Relton! You have no right to add these conditions!" [Haverend]

    Fina''s father was somewhat enraged. I can kind of get why he''s mad, but I''m not going to take his side.

    "No, no. He is but a child. We should at least hear him out." [Medwin]

    Though he was sweating a fair amount, Medwin tried to act confident and proud.

    "Instead of setting the wedding in a few weeks, I''d like to move it a month from now." [Relton]

    "...A month?" [Haverend]

    Medwin''s eyes widened with surprise. Perhaps he wasn''t expecting such a condition.

    "A-ahem... Entertaining such a condition wouldn''t pose a problem. The marriage may have been decided two weeks from now, but another two weeks won''t hurt." [Medwin]

    "Are you certain, Sir Medwin?" [Haverend]

    "Of course! When have I gone back on my word?" [Medwin]

    I don''t know why, but when I heard him say that... I just... really wanted to punch him in the face.

    ("Top ten lines of a liar of all time.") [Solace]

    "Rebuttal: The top ten lines of a liar of all time does not consist of a single sentence." [Spirit Guide]

    ("...I was joking.") [Solace]

    After accepting Relton''s condition, Medwin collected his things and headed for the exit.

    "Leaving already?" [Haverend]

    "I have adjustments to make for... the wedding. After being given such a condition, it would be wrong to not use it, no?" [Medwin]

    "I see. Well then, I shall see you off." [Haverend]

    "Vanport, come." [Medwin]

    "At once." [Vanport]

    Just before heading out, Haverend turned around.

    "Head butler, please escort Fina back to her room." [Haverend]

    As he issued the order, an old butler nodded.

    "My lady, please come with me." [Old Butler]

    "..." [Fina]

    Surprisingly, Fina didn''t make a fuss. Standing up quietly, not because of the silencing magic or something, she followed the old butler through a flight of stairs and a corridor to... I guess her room. Sear?h the NovelFire.net* website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

    ("...Why are the doors like this?") [Solace]

    The room door was... normal. Made out of wood, painted normally with a dark brown hue. It''s just... Why was there a carving of a really fat man on it?

    ("Damn... Reminds me of Medwin. That blonde fatso...") [Solace]

    The old butler opened the room for Fina, standing aside to let her through first.

    "|Dispel|." [Old Butler]

    With a slight movement of the air, the old man seemed to have changed something.

    "...Thank you, William." [Fina]

    ("The silence is undone?") [Solace]

    And that''s how I thought of the old butler as someone special. Until I realized that pretty much everyone can use magic in this world.

    "No, I can only ask for your forgiveness." [Old Butler]

    Lowering his head with pity in his eyes, he closed the door on Fina.

    "...Solace?" [Fina]

    ("Wassup?") [Solace]

    Acting like I knew nothing, I appeared all cheery with my ball-like form.

    "Can you... allow me to hug you for a moment?" [Fina]

    ("Uh... sure.") [Solace]

    Placing myself on her hands, she brought me to her chest.

    ("Oh, this is...") [Solace]

    As I looked up at Fina, I began to notice tears slowly streaming down her face.

    ("Aw... Damn it...") [Solace]

    Fina weeped silently, as if even the slightest sound would disturb her surroundings.

    ("...Go ahead and cry your heart out. I''ll find a way to fix this.") [Solace]

    If I had recalled correctly, exactly one month was going to be the wedding. At that point it wasn''t a matter of "if" I could do something to help her, but "when".

    ("...No other choice. I''ll try asking Master.") [Solace]