“Morning, Allen.”

“Oh, Anna. Morning.”

I wake up in the morning with the warmth of my loved one beside me. These moments make me realise that I am truly happy.

“Oh, not that. Good morning, Allen.”

“Good morning, Anna.”

After exchanging a quick morning kiss, I get out of bed and start getting ready for the morning. Anna goes to the dressing room to get dressed, so we say goodbye for a while.

By the way, although Anna said she wanted to change her speaking tone herself, it seems that it is difficult to change after getting accustomed to it for many years. The moment she lets her guard down like this, she immediately reverts to her old tone. (TL: In the raw, the 1st greeting was kind of casual, while the 2nd one was more formal.)

As for me, I think Anna is wonderful in both ways, so I let her do what she wants. But it seems she wants to go back to her ladylike tone.

Now, it’s already been two weeks since we got married. Melissa-chan and Jerome-kun’s performance at the wedding parade seemed to have made a big impact on not only the leaders of each nation but also the citizens.

The people were overjoyed to hear that they had the protection of the dragon, while the leaders of other nations went home pale-faced.

They must be having a headache because I had previously completely collapsed the power balance, and now an even more symbolic force has been added to the mix.

Up until now, the balance could have been restored by assassinating me. But assassinating the Sky Dragon is, as expected, impossible.

And since they believe I have the protection of the Sky Dragon now, it is natural to assume that assassinating me would result in retaliation, which made it impossible for them to take action.

Especially, the empire that has been devastated once will never consider making a move again.

Now then, while escorting Anna in her beautiful dress, we headed for the dining room. Normally, there is no need to go to such lengths at breakfast, but I am having her accompany me to train me in the manners of aristocratic society, which I am not used to.

“Good morning. You two get along well.”

“Good morning. Father-in-law, Mother-in-law, Brother-in-law, Mother.”

By the way, this way of addressing them is also a correction of my language. Even though Mom never appears on official occasions, I have to call her ‘mother’ on official occasions, so I am also changing myself in this way, just like Anna.

“If they’re that close, we can expect grandchildren soon.”

“Come on, honey. It’s only been two weeks. There’s no rush.”

“Mm, that’s true, too.”

“Father…….”

Well, after finishing our breakfast and having this kind of trivial conversation, we all went our separate ways for work.

I’m still helping my father-in-law and brother-in-law with their government affairs, but now, I’m being shown the numbers for the country as a whole.

In the future, I plan to manage a ducal estate with Anna as the head of the family, so this is also a practice for that. But it seems the performance at the wedding was too shocking, so my father-in-law is having a hard time finding the right balance.

Our presence is so great both militarily and in terms of popularity among the people that if we were to be positioned in the wrong place, it could create unnecessary tension among the neighbouring countries, and if we were sent to too remote a place, it might cause rumours that we were left behind.

I’d be happy to be in a place where administration isn’t too difficult, since it’s an area where my previous life knowledge is mostly inapplicable.

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After the morning work is over, the afternoon is free time. Today, I have promised to practice magic with Anna.

When I walked into the training hall, Anna was there waiting for me, already dressed in comfortable clothes.

“Sorry for the wait.”

“Nope… ahem. No. I just got here myself.”

“I See.”

I couldn’t help but relax my mouth as I found Anna irresistibly cute, even though it was a silly thing to say.

“Wh-what is the matter?”

“No, it’s just… I just thought it was kind of like a first-time interaction between a couple, and it made me think Anna was even cuter than usual.”

“Wha! A-A surprise attack like that is so unfair!”

Anna turns bright red as she protests to me, but it’s still cute to see her upset and her tone returns to normal.

“Yeah, it’s still pretty cute.”

Saying that, I gently hugged Anna, and she hugged me back, muttering “Idiot” under her breath.

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“Mana. O mana, the root of all things. Gather in my hands and become the wind.”

I chant and use wind magic for the first time in a while. A pleasant breeze blows from my hand and ruffles Anna’s long hair.

“I see. So the basic structure of chanting is still the same.”

“Yeah, now all you have to do is practice.”

“Well then, I’ll give it a try. Mana. O mana, the root of all things. Gather in my hands and become the wind.”

With Anna singing like a chant, magic power gathered in her hands, and the next moment, a powerful wind blew around the area.

“Whoa!”

“Ah, Allen! Are you okay?”

“Uh, yeah. It’s just the wind, it’s all right.”

“Ah, that’s a relief. Sorry.”

“It’s the first time, after all. It’s hard to control. Let’s try using less magic power.”

“Okay, I understand”

Saying that, Anna tries to use wind magic once more, but a tremendous storm blows through again.

No, no, how can it become stronger even though it’s supposed to have less magic?

Ah, but maybe it’s difficult to get the hang of using basic wind magic when your status of magical power is already at an impossible level of ‘S’.

The holy ice magic that Anna normally uses is almost like cheating, so she must be using an incredible amount of magical power. If she were to use magical power with that kind of feeling, she might end up in that state.

I was thinking this while feeling the storm that Anna had created through my body.

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After that, we practiced wind magic well into the evening, after which Anna was finally able to create a gentle breeze.

“What do you think? This looks good, doesn’t it?”

“Yeah. I think it looks good. As expected, was it more difficult than Holy Ice Magic?”

“That’s right. I think Holy Ice Magic relies heavily on skill. I don’t have the 【Wind Magic】 skill, so I think that’s where the difference comes in. Also, the amount of magic power required is so small that it takes a long time to find the right amount.”

“I see. But I think you’ve got the hang of it now, don’t you?”

“Yes, so now I can fly Allen’s glider too?”

“Hmmm. Maybe a little more. Next time,  you should be able to change the strength of the wind. Like this.”

I start with a gentle breeze, then gradually increase it and quickly turn it back to a gentle breeze.

“Hmm, this… seems quite difficult.”

“Yeah, but it’s getting dark already today, and it’s not good to get cold, so let’s go back.”

“…..That’s true. Allen. Thank you for today.”

“That’s okay. I’m looking forward to flying with Anna, too.”

“Yeah, I know.” I then linked my arms with Anna and returned to our room.