I Don’t Want To Be the Main Character

Side story 2. The Northern Grand Duke Wants to Flirt (2)

1.

“Huh? What’s going on?”

As soon as Ludrick returned from his short outing and entered the mansion’s front door, he tilted his head.

Normally, when you go out and come back, someone would come out to greet you and talk to you or cling to you for no reason, but today, there was no such thing, which was a monologue implying the meaning. In addition, unlike usual, the mansion was as quiet as a mouse.

It wasn’t common, but if you ask if that’s something new, it wasn’t.

Elena, who had been helping the Crown Princess, who had been in charge of most of the state affairs for over a year, instead of the Emperor who was doing the work of the day after day, and Rasil, who had only half-forced herself to stay in the capital, was actually an admiral who commanded the navy on ships. Wasn’t the home port of the Imperial Navy located far away in the southernmost part of the South?

As the Grand Duchess who rules over a country, Eileen often travels to the North to deal with various pending issues, so it wouldn’t be strange if someone were to leave the mansion.

It may not make sense, but what can you do?

The fact that the dragon that appeared as the bride on the wedding day appeared in its own body and threatened the guests was already a million light years from normal.

“Is there anyone?”

Only the employees who were moving around busily nodded at Ludrick, and when he felt no sign of his wives, Ludrick suddenly poked his head out through the hallway.

And then I looked down at the basket of sandwiches in my hand.

It was quite a lot to eat alone. Since the snacks were supposed to be eaten by six people including Ludrick, Ludrick muttered as he looked down at the sandwich basket.

“I bought it because it looked delicious… but maybe I should put a preservation spell on it.”

I was on my way back from a brief outing because I had to stop by Matap.

Ludrick’s case was a subject of study in itself for ordinary magicians who had dedicated their lives to the study of magic, so there were occasional requests for cooperation from the Magic Tower in this manner.

As magicians are a people who would sell their souls for research, it is only natural that they would act in a cowardly and humble manner, occasionally showing their faces while they were anxious.

In any case, this situation was beyond Ludrick’s expectations.

First of all, I thought it was a bit weird to eat it all by myself and leave some behind, but I couldn’t grab someone who wasn’t there and ask them to come eat a sandwich with me.

The moment Ludrick, who had been hesitating, decided to cast a preservation spell on the sandwich, he reached out his hand.

“Ludrick.”

Eileen, who had been hesitating whether to speak or not, appeared from around the corner of the hallway like a ghost.

“……That’s surprising. I didn’t know it existed.”

“I’m sorry if I surprised you.”

Eileen answered awkwardly and then revealed herself in full.

She was a little too ambitious, so she wore a fancy dress that looked like something she would wear to a party. No matter how you looked at it, it looked quite different from everyday wear, but before anyone could point it out, Ludrick dropped the basket he was holding.

dump.

The sandwich he had finally bought fell out of the basket and rolled around on the floor, but Ludrick didn’t have time to pay attention to it.

The pressure on his chest area, which was usually not noticeable because he was wrapped tightly in his uniform, was considerable. The cut was so deep that Ludrick, who had been unconsciously looking in that direction, blushed and quickly turned his gaze away. Even though they had already seen the whole thing.

A dress with a slim waistline and a fabric that looked luxurious at first glance. It was a refreshing shock to Ludrick, who had almost always seen Eileen in pajamas or uniforms.

The most shocking thing was that Eileen, who seemed the furthest from wearing such clothes, wore them, but the destructive power was also considerable because it was completely different from her usual image.

“Uh, that’s, that’s….”

I was so flustered that I couldn’t speak properly.

At the sight of Ludrick blushing, Eileen’s face also turned red, having followed Sylphia’s advice and tried to see first. Eileen’s face, which had been caressing the hem of her clothes for no reason, turned red, and the contrast with her pure white skin stood out even more clearly.

In fact, I was thinking about it right up until the moment I stood in front of Ludrick. There was something Sylphia said that seemed to be frustrating, and I thought about what it would be like to stand in front of Ludrick wearing these clothes, so I did it without thinking.

What if I showed Ludrick how I looked and he said it didn’t suit me? My worries kept going on and on, but they all turned out to be unfounded.

Besides, there was important news that had to be delivered today.

I already know what I really feel. Eileen was aware of her own feelings. However, expressing them honestly was embarrassing, and it was especially difficult for Eileen, who had lived a life far from expressing her feelings honestly.

“In your opinion… no, in Ludrick’s opinion… it suits you…?”

Instead of the stiff speech that was stuck to his mouth, he spoke to Ludrick in a relaxed manner.

“……They suit each other well? It’s not the image that’s the problem, they just suit each other well.”

“If that’s the case, then that’s good.”

Only then did Eileen let out a sigh of relief and smile faintly.

Neither it was easy to stand in front of Ludrick wearing such clothes, nor to speak to Ludrick in a friendly manner instead of the stiff speech he had used most of his life.

But all of Eileen’s worries, as I said before, were unfounded.

Ludrick wasn’t surprised or surprised by Eileen’s changed appearance, he just accepted it as it was.

“That sandwich… I think I bought it to eat together, but it fell on the floor.”

“Ah… That’s right. It’s a shame, but there’s nothing I can do about it.”

“As expected, these kinds of clothes don’t suit me───”

“No, that’s not what I meant. I just hadn’t thought about it at all, and when I saw you like that… um, I guess I was taken aback because you were so pretty.”

The corners of Eileen’s mouth went up a little more at Ludrick’s honest and unadorned answer.

Although he tried hard not to show it, he couldn’t hide the corners of his lips gradually rising.

Contrary to her expectations, the image transformation was drawing positive responses. Ludrick’s shock was also greater than expected, as the visual change alone completely paralyzed his brain’s information processing function. To the point where even Eileen didn’t realize that his speech was different than usual.

Eileen looked at Ludrick and smiled faintly.

One day, Ludrick used the expression, “You have to row when the tide comes in.” Of course, this would not be applicable in this world, and in reality, it was an idiomatic expression used in Ludrick’s previous life. However, Eileen’s actions became a little more daring when she suddenly recalled that expression.

I sneaked up to Ludrick and grabbed his arm. I felt a kind of pleasure at the sight of him flinching the moment I grabbed him, but I kept my arm crossed over him.

“……It was definitely my turn today, right?”

“If we really have to be specific, then yes…?”

“Okay then.”

Even the Northern Grand Duke, who was extremely cold and reserved to everyone except Ludrick, became infinitely warm in front of her blushing husband, who only changed the clothes he was wearing.

With their arms linked naturally, both Ludrick and Eileen continued the awkward atmosphere with their faces turning bright red.

“Hey, that works like this, directly.”

Sylphia, who had been watching with magic from the room, quietly expressed her admiration.

I was the one who pushed her to just do it because I found it frustrating to see her worrying alone, but I didn’t know it would work so effectively. Above all, I found it cute that Ludrick still reacted like a bachelor even though he had been married for over a year.

Silphia, who felt that a woman’s breasts were nothing more than a way to appeal to men who liked them and that they were extremely uncomfortable in real life, even though they were big, momentarily considered wearing clothes that were too revealing.

Sylphia, who had been quietly admiring me, lowered her gaze and looked at my body.

I was satisfied with my breasts being of a reasonable size thanks to the shape being completely fixed in the first polymorph, but when I thought about Ludrick liking them big, I felt a bit disappointed.

still.

“Next time I’ll wear a dress too.”

Silphia, who was muttering, looked at the two with a happy face. Still, it seems that all the love and hate had faded away over the past year, so now she doesn’t feel disgusted when she sees another wife being lovey-dovey with Ludrick.

“Ludrick, I had something to tell you. It’s very important. I originally wanted to surprise you.”

“……You suddenly have something important to say?”

“huh.”

Eileen nodded shyly, her arms folded as Sylphia watched.

Then, he answered while carefully caressing my stomach.

“……I checked with magic, but I still don’t know if it’s a son or a daughter.”

“…….”

“If possible, I would like to have a cute son who resembles Ludrick.”

Ludrick’s mouth opened wide, speechless at the shocking news, and so did Sylphia, who had been spying on him with magic.

Sylphia’s brain stopped working at the sudden shocking news.

“This is really sick…!”

The words that the stopped thought barely managed to spit out were nothing more than a single, vulgar curse that belied the dignity of a dragon.

I understood it in my head. For one, they were in human form through polymorph magic, but they were essentially a completely different species, so pregnancy itself would be difficult.

Eileen, who cautiously and shyly announced the fact, and Sylphia, who watched the scene with magic and ended up helping a powerful rival, had crumpled expressions on their faces.

And the person involved, Ludrick.

“I’m going to be a father…?”

Twenty one years old.

I ended up preparing myself mentally to become a father of a child.

Of course, he’s still just a child, and it’s only the beginning.