Chapter 41

Father, father, I need to talk to you .

After dinner was over, I took a look on my sister, called my father, and moved to the back of the house .

Its unusual for you Abel to want to have a talk . What, is it about the incense leaf?

Lately father has only been talking about the incense leaf .

Hes very happy that I hit it and the Berek family has become a bit rich .

Since then, Ive been visiting the Chief frequently .

I know theres a lot to talk about in relation to incense leaf, but its still very frequent .

I feel like Im rubbing up against the Chief and its complicated for me . I hope it doesnt continue to grow and become a second Karlco family .

No, its about GIzel .

Well, its about time for you to think about that kind of stuff . If you didnt begin to talk about it, I would have used this opportunity to talk about it .

Hm? Father wants to talk about Gizel?

Well, thats to be expected . She didnt say it out loud, but Im sure our parents know about Gizels Brocon manners .

So, when will the ceremony be held? It is preferable to do it within the year after the coming of age ceremony . Theres no point in procrastinating, and the next month doesnt bode well . Maybe next week . .

Isnt there something wrong with that?

Ple-, please wait a minute! What are you talking about, that is!

Huh? Wasnt this about Gizel and your wedding?

. . yes? Eh, please wait a minute . Why would I and Gizel get married?

My father frowns here .

No, Im the one who wants to frown .

What, you dont like it?

No, thats not a problem before you dont want to! Its crazy!

As I spoke out my doubts, the sense of discomfort I had been feeling in this village was connecting at the same time .

When Gizel was a newborn, her parents wanted me to take care of her as much as possible .

That Shibi misunderstood the relationship between me and Gizel .

Noswell says, Ill marry your sister in a meaningful way .

Other value gaps Ive felt in my life .

Come to think of it, there was a strange fairy tale at home .

The story was simple: a knight goes to the rescue of a princess who has been kidnapped by a dragon .

In the end, the princess shakes off the knight who helped her and ends up marrying her brother, whom she hadnt seen a piece of before .

I feel like Gizel was crying when she read that .

I thought she was pitying the knights pity for being played with by Princess Brocon, but I wonder if that was something of a moving kind .

Is it possible that family marriage is encouraged in this village?

Come to think of it, it seems to me that there were religions where family marriage was considered a virtue even in my previous lives .

No, no, Im kind of well, I dont think I can look at Gizel like that .

Hmm, well, you never know .

Good, its not like were not talking at all .

I guess so . Thats my dad, he knows what hes talking about .

Having a household means you have that much responsibility . Does it feel heavy on the free-spirited Abel? But youre still a Marren adult . Take this opportunity to be a little more mature .

Its not like that at all!

Im sorry, I thought marriages were usually done between other families

What are you talking about? Im married to my sister too, arent I?

My father said, Its only natural .

Ehhh

A startling fact that I didnt want to know .

Was my mother my fathers sister?

No, no, no, no .

Up until now, I was sure that I had gone off on a tangent or thought that something was wrong, but I believed that this was not the case .

But now that Ive been told, it certainly seems like there have been a number of exchanges suggesting such things .

Whats the matter, Abel, youre sweating so much .

For, for what! Why cant it just be with another house!

Whats the matter with you, really? By that reasoning, there would be no problem even among our own people . Listen, its said that the closer you are to one another, the stronger the magical power of your descendants . .

You usually say bow bow bow bow, but now youre dwelling on such a place?! I thought you didnt care about magic anymore?!

What do you mean I didnt care! Its a very important Marren culture! Rather, you usually say magic, magic, so whats the matter with you?

Yes, but! But!

No, lets calm down for now .

Im a little panicked .

If we talk slowly and calmly, my father will understand .

Listen, Father, please calm down and listen . There is a risk that harmful recessive genes will combine to cause genetic diseases when people who are closely related to each other have children . If you repeat it for generations, the risk increases rapidly . Were throwing away the benefits of sexual reproduction, so naturally, the bodys tolerance drops as well .

Calm down, Abel, I dont know what youre talking about .

Even a little cold can be a big deal

Having said that, I was reminded of the intense cold symptoms within the Marren tribe .

Its having a negative effect after all . No, but I can handle it with magic, so its not a problem .

No, even without that, I cant seem to mentally accept it .

What, you werent in the mood for it? You said you were very good to Gizel

It is only as a sister .

Im not willing to cross the line . Absolutely not .

However, according to the rules of the village, if a brother or sister is born, the man will marry if the difference in age is less than five years if the man has come of age . Its also a tradition .

No, its a bit

Mmm, mmm . I didnt expect you to say something like this, even though you are an eccentric person .

My father said so and then fell silent .

I didnt know what to say, either . A silence ensues .

Brother! Brother! Mother, have you seen my brother? I havent seen him since a while ago . He wasnt even in the front yard, you havent heard anything about him? I was so worried and worried that he might have run out of power without knowing and fallen down

Gizels voice comes from the house .

Hearing this, my father walks out to the front door of the house .

Wait a minute, wait a minute, Father! We havent finished our talk yet .

Its a good idea to get ready for the ceremony before Abel starts doing something redundant again . He gets swept up in the flow pretty easily, so as long as the ceremony is over, Hell settle down

My father said in a whisper .

I stopped in my tracks .

Hey Old man, what did you just say .

Fa-, father? Youre just joking, right?

Huh? Wha, did I just hear something?

My father is clearly shaken .

No doubt about it . Hes going to strengthen the surroundings so that I will be forced to go with the flow .