Chapter 8

Raiden's room in the evening of the same day

"...How did this happen?" Violet asked herself in a daze, staring at the ceiling with the lights turned off.

She had no objections to going through bride training. She was expecting a difficult journey ahead of her. If it could be solved in a single day, housewives all over the country would not be having such difficulties. "I will face all challenges head on," she decided.

But how did this come to be?

She thought she had resolved herself, but this was something far beyond her expectations.

"It's been a while since we've done this" Raiden said to her

"Huh" she blushed

Raiden, also looking at the ceiling from beside her, said in a nostalgic manner. "I wonder how many years has it been since we've slept together like this."

"Errr, I think ever since the school from our second year of the grade school… No no, wait, rather than that..." said Violet

"Hm? Was there some other time when we had a chance to sleep together?" questioned Raiden

"Ah, no, I'm sure that was the last time we got to sleep together… I mean, this is no time for that. Isn't there something else we should be commenting on with our current situation?" she answered

"Ah, is your pillow uncomfortable by chance? Wanna switch it with mine?"

"Ah, yea, please do. I'm having a hard time, sleeping with the pillow I'm not used to… I mean… arrr" Violet went with the flow without thinking before finally snapping.

But that was a completely natural reaction. "You know, ever since you passed away, I was in trauma thinking about you and hoping to see you again, but finally when I woke next to you after you revealed you are Shizuka, I was so... relieved," he said.

She laughs.

"The past is the past; let us decide our new lives," Violet said, turning to face him.

"Yeah," he said as they kissed.

"...And, once again, how did it come to this?" "Doesn't this have something to do with bride training?" Violet laughed.

"No, I understand that part! I'm referring to the Training as a whole!" Raiden joined her in her laughter.

"From what I recall, it began as fairly standard bride training at first."

"Right, it seemed normal at first... We began with cooking practice..."

"That you did, Violet, but you were just that bad at making exotic food" he laughs as she hits him

"I can't help it. I'm not skilled at using my fingers, and I'm not cooking at home either."

"So, since that couldn't be helped, you moved On to the cleaning. But once again, you were hopeless at cleaning…"

"I can't help that either. I'm clumsy, and I'm not doing any cleaning at home either." She hid under the sheets

"At that point, the mood had already shifted, but everyone assumed you'd be able to do the laundry." After that, all you had to do was throw the laundry in the washing machine and scrub it." "It's not easy, we used to have machines, but here it's all hand labor," he laughed.

Violet yelled, her face set in a corner. "Do not laugh"

"all right, all right"

"It's all because I'm a hopeless case. I apologize for being such a useless girl "Violet stated

"No, but I was aware of it. That you are a genius when it comes to a general lack of ability with housework." he consoled her

"I thought I was finally going to be able to do it! I thought I might be able to do things I couldn't do before! I realize now that it was all wishful thinking!"

"Isn't it, however, fine? Having things you're not very good at. I believe it is better to focus on what you are good at and delegate what you are not so good at to others." he says rubbing her and gave a kiss to her forehead.

"Ugh… Sometimes you pull out a sound argument that I can't even retort to…" said Voilet moving away

"Don't worry, don't worry. Time will come" he consoled her

"Are you saying that my lack of talent is on the same level as a lazy wife? Ugaaah!" Violet screamed teary eyed, while Raiden laughed nonchalantly.

"No, wait a minute. Let's get back to the main point."

"What was it again?"

"It was as to why are we sleeping in the same bed now! After talking so nonchalantly, I totally forgot the most important part!"

"Isn't it fine though? Your priestess head gave us their permission to marry."

"Don't use her as a reference! They are the types that would just say, 'Yeah, you can go and mate with Raiden-kun if you want, wa-ha-ha!'!"

"Ah. Yeah, they totally would."

"Right, even the healers were suprised──agh, the conversation is getting derailed again!"

He laughs."In the end, isn't the reason quite apparent? It's because Violet is so hopeless at housework that it has come to this, isn't It?"

"Ugh." She pounds him

"You suck at cooking, cleaning and laundry, so your only choice is to become skilled in bed, so get into bed right now──when the maids suggested that, you weren't thinking clearly and carelessly agreed. Isn't that what happened I wonder."

"Yes, that's how it was. Thank you very much for pointing it out so calmly." Said Violet

"Then, should we stop it, after all? This practice, I mean."

"...That would piss me off in its own way. I don't want to flee while being treated as a useless girl. If I turned tail now, Can't even reason what the maids would tell me later." Said Violet pouting

"Now that's quite the dilemma. By the way, I am personally quite happy to be sharing a bed with you."

"...Can you not summarize the situation easily… If you tell me that with a smile, how do you expect me to object…" said Violet

"Don't worry, I'm not gonna do anything against your will." He promised

"I-It's not like I'm against…" she blushed

"I'm am a guy who can wait. I will wait for as long as you want me to. Be it days, months or even years." Said Raiden brushing her hair

"...If you put it that way, it feels like you're just leaving the decision to me alone." Said Violet feeling relax when he was brushing

"Well, let's do it now then. Let's start with the kiss and then──" said Raiden holding her head

"You just had to start with something extreme! I'm such a bothersome girl, Even if I say so myself! Just be quiet for a bit! Give me time to think! I'm trying to collect my thoughts!" said Violet

"Okay okay, I'll wait." Raiden laughed in amusement, while Violet turned over and covered her face.

"Aah, Come on! What's up with this situation, gimme a break! I feel like screaming my lungs out. Really ,Just why did it come to this. Is it my fault? I'm sorry. But...but..." Violet felt conflicted.

She wasn't looking for an excuse, but this situation was unavoidable. She knew the demons weren't the bad guys here, but she had trouble following their ideas at times.

But fortune was not always on her side. Perhaps there was a future where they remained childhood friends and Raiden dated someone else. Thinking calmly about it, she realized that there was a good chance she was on her way to that future.

"Shall we do it...today?" she said as she took a deep breath.

"Zzz."

"huh"

There lied Him sleeping as he was waiting for the answer

"This Bastard actually dared to sleep! Smack!

She instinctively slapped Raiden in the head"

Ouch...Zzz." He reacted to it, but went back to sleep just as quickly.

"This Person! This guy is incredible! I still can't believe it! I still can't believe it! Why is he sleeping so peacefully?! "Well, it does sound like him, but still!" She ended up hitting him yet again. Raiden, on the other hand, went back to sleep.

"Haah… I understand, but I don't care any longer. Violet had given up.

Despite the fact that she was well aware of his character. He was off with his odd timings because that was who Raiden was, and it was also one of his charms at times. Her weakness of falling in love with him had finally run out of luck, and she had no choice but to continue dating him for the rest of her life.

"Oh, I look like a moron! Let's just sleep, sleep, sleep!" She lied down and wrapped a blanket around her face. But still... Was this really all right?

Thinking about it calmly, this was their first day together after they started dating. There was no need for her to force herself to do the impossible. She fell for the smooth talk, got carried away by the mood, and depending on the circumstances, she might cross that one line as well. It was a nail-biter. It's fine to take things slowly at first.

It'd been years since they'd met; they'd died in the past, and now that the goddess has given them a second chance, they're finally dating. However, taking your time with it was not necessarily a bad thing. Fast-paced relationships were popular around the world, but there was no reason for everyone to take the same path.

So I'll just go to bed for the time being. Goodnight. Violet closed her eyes as she said this to herself. Even though a lot had happened today, it was still a good day in the end. Let us hope that tomorrow will be a better day.

As she slept, he smiled at her and kissed her forehead, " Good night Shizuka"