This Is Also Fate
「First of all, let’s go in the same carriage since Ra-chan and I are now married」
Ra-chan took her piece and put it on the same carriage as me. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Now my piece and Ra-chan’s are on the coachman seat together.
「Hou, so this is the reason for the unnatural size of the carriage, huh」
「It feels like you will be able to put your children at the back of the carriage if you have them. This is so elaborate」
Eric and Alicia stare at our pieces with great interest.
Meanwhile, Ra-chan tilted her head.
「So, now I’m a noble?」
「That’s right. In addition to being a Magician, you are a baroness. I’m sorry for the low rank of a Baron」
In reality, Ra-chan is from a Duke’s house. From someone with that status, she might not be satisfied with a Baron.
「It’s fine, I don’t care」
Despite that fact, Ra-chan said that to me as she smiled carefreely.
That Ra-chan is healing me.
I wonder if Viscount Yurina and his wife Rinalia-san’s affections were something like this?
I feel like I could understand a little about Viscount Yurina’s feelings. This makes you want to do your best so you can marry the other person, doesn’t it?
Thanks to the income she earned madly as a magician, our fortune became pretty good, but it still can’t reach Alicia’s.
She’s earning money at a rapid pace as a merchant.
Oh well, life is not all about making money, let’s imagine being in a good position where you earn money with your passive income while relaxing. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Because of the increase in the number of families, the tax received from the population of my territory also increased.
「Now then, let’s start again on a newly-wed route!」
「Un!」
Since we are now married, we move our pieces to the newlywed route, so Ra-chan and I start again.
Since it is my turn next, I spin the roulette in high spirit.
Out came the number 6.
And then I moved our pieces to the designated space and stopped at that space.
『Your newlywed life is going great. You are blessed with a child, gave birth to one child. Receiving 5 silver coins as a gift from everyone』
Oi oi, we got a baby already??!! Who’s the one who made this Game of Life!? Isn’t this a little too early for that? I’m 7 years old while Ra-chan is 4 years old, you know?
While I was having cold sweat streaming through my body, Eric and Bram’s cold gazes were stabbing me.
Those eyes seem to be saying 「You made a little girl pregnant」.
I wonder just how will Ra-chan react to this?
As I nervously checked on her, I saw her staring at the letter written in the space while tilting her head.
「Hey, what is ‘blessed with a child’?」
Apparently, the 4-year-old Ra-chan doesn’t understand the meaning of ‘blessed with a child’.
Just when I was worried about how to explain it to her, Alicia told her while grinning.
「To put it simply, a child is born」
「Eeehhh!? I, I became a mama already!?」
Ra-chan is astonished that she became a mother at her current age of 4 years old.
「Just when? How did I get pregnant?」
「Ra, Ranna-sama, please stop using such words」
Hearing Ra-chan using such unexpected words makes her maid Loretta - who had been watching her quietly - hurriedly warn her.
「Eh? But, mama often asks papa who he impregnat――」
「Aaaaaaaaahhhhh! That is just your imagination! That is not true!」
Loretta loudly interrupts her as Ra-chan says something even more outrageous.
Hearing from Shelka and Ra-chan, I felt that their father is someone quite unconventional, but this is more than I expected. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
I feel like I learned a complicated side of the Misfeed house in an unexpected situation.
And perhaps Alicia already knew about that from the start, she had her usual smile on her face. And maybe it’s because he’s familiar with such circumstances from the nobles that Bram closes his eyes and crosses his arms pretending not to know anything.
Eric - on the other hand - was dumbfounded.
In any case, it doesn’t look to be a good thing to continue with this subject.
If by any chance Ra-chan were to ask ‘how do you make a child?, What should Al and I do?’, then I’ll be dead.
So before she asked something like that, I changed the subject with a bright voice as though trying to shake off the delicate atmosphere.
「Ra-chan, which one do you prefer, a boy or a girl?」
「Hmmー, it looks like a boy will be good for the first child, then, a boy!」
She probably thinks that it will be good for a boy to inherit the family.
As for me, I would like to have a daughter but if Ra-chan wishes for it then let it be a boy.
And so, I put the boy piece I made earlier and placed it at the back of the carriage.
「What is his name?」
Even back in my previous life, I never gave the kids in the Game of Life names, so I was taken aback.
Although, I can’t say something cold like ‘It doesn’t need a name’.
「……hmmー, I wonder what’s his name?」
Now I’m troubled when asked to name the child since I never married and have a child before.
「How about Ratoll? (ラートル)」
「Ratoll? Aah, it’s a name taken from both of our names?」
「Un! It’s good, right!」
「That’s good. Let’s name it Ratoll」
And thus, it was decided that Ra-chan and my kid's name is Ratoll.
「Then since we now have a child, please give us the congratulatory money」
Incidentally, even in this world, there is a custom of giving something like congratulatory presents when a child is born.
They range from clothes for children or shoes or children's toys. If it’s relatives then they will give you money, but the gifts are mostly things for the child. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
However, I decided to just make it into money since this Game of Life can’t handle such detailed resources.
Alicia gave us money with quite the practiced look while Eric gave us the money with a subtle look.
This is just a game, please don’t look at me like I’m some kind of a pervert.
「Why should I celebrate your marriage」
「If you’re frustrated, then please try to marry like us Bram-sama」
Nonetheless, Bram is on the apprentice knight’s route. To reach the marriage space, he has to get out of that route and become a knight.
「Kuhh, you……! Watch me! I will escape from this apprentice knight route now!」
Bram spins the roulette even while grinding his teeth.
The number that came out is 2.
『Employment opportunity! If there is a noble player, that player can hire you as a Knight. If there are none, then you will stay as an apprentice knight』
There are only me and Ra-chan who is noble at this game. In other words, Bram has no other option but to be employed by me, inevitably.....
「That’s great isn’t it? As a benevolent noble, I will hire Bram-sama - the apprentice knight - as a Knight. Reluctantly」
「Nuoooohhhh! Why would someone from an Earl house like me have to be employed by a Baron household like youuuu!」
When I told him like that while sighing, Bram scratched his head as he shouted at me.
I actually don’t want to hire an annoying guy like Bram as a Knight, as the thought of being pushed around by me - who is lower in rank than him - would be humiliating for him as well.
But it felt refreshing since he was picking a fight with me all day long today.
「Ehー, can we not hire this personー?」
「The spaces’ rules are absolute, it can’t be helped」
Even Ra-chan doesn’t appear to like the idea of employing Bram as a Knight.
Sorry, the rules on the spaces are absolute.
And just like that, Ra-chan and I got married, despite employing Bram as a subordinate Knight the Game of Life continues.
Ra-chan and I continue developing our territory as a noble, with the increase in population, an increase in tax revenue, and a steady increase in our income.
While Bram continues to get wounded by monsters or cheated by scammers, he can barely keep his fortune by living a humiliating life where he gets wages from Ra-chan and me.
Eric continued to achieve military accomplishments and steadily increased his fame and fortune
And Alicia....... www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
『You won a competition, and acquired a rival’s company. Your annual income doubles』
「Again. At this rate, I will just continue to increase money......」
She succeeded in her work alone and became a rich person. She built a few mansions and owns several companies.
She already has broken results where she will receive dozens of gold coins just by completing her turn.
「……oi, Alfried. Don’t you think the merchant’s route is strange?」
「Nah, even if you say that, the space next to that one is bankruptcy, y’know?」
I’ve also heard about Tori’s difficulties, so I know that the life of a merchant in reality not absolutely always profiting.
And so, I wrote events like, where you suffer from thefts, bandits, or wounds from monsters. There are also events like, bankruptcy due to insufficient research and spaces where you are in the red, but Alicia didn’t step on those spaces at all.
I don’t know whether this can be called divine luck or the fate of the chosen.
However, she looks bored since her turn was always smooth sailing.
「At the very least, even in games I want to have a stimulating life. A marriage is also fine」
Alicia is on a single route where she amazingly takes a detour from Marriage Space. I guess she thought that at least she wanted to experience a fake marriage life, the charm of the Game of Life.
But there is a single guy who reacts to such a whimsy line from Alicia.
「Then, watch how I win over miss Alicia!」
「Ara, is that true? But, Eric’s piece is still far from the marriage space」
Looking at Eric’s piece position, it is still about 8 spaces away.
He has to hit the maximum number in the roulette for his turn. There is ⅛ of probability.
「It’s fine. I will take 8 steps forward」
「I am looking forward to it」
While Alicia is calmly smiling at him, Eric reaches out to the roulette.
「So even if it’s impossible in real life, you want to marry while in-game, right」
「Shut it」
Eric spins the roulette despite looking a little annoyed at my words.
Even if what came out of the roulette is not enough now, he can still do it in his next turn, but it will be too shameful if he doesn’t get to the marriage space in one try after his declaration.
Besides, the Game of Life doesn’t force you to stop at the marriage space, so the chances are low that he will stop there at his next turn.
Now then, is there any chance that Eric will be able to beautifully stop at the marriage space with the ⅛ probability?
While we were staring at the roulette, the roulette hit the needle at the outside and decelerated.
The number moves slowly, 5, 6… and then――.
「……ara, it is 8」
Alicia shrewdly raised one eyebrow and expressed her admiration. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Amazing Eric! You stop at the marriage space!」
「Fufuh, this is also probably the fate of miss Alicia and me」
He had a calm face, but he smirked.
After making that declaration, his piece exactly stopped at the marriage space.
This was just a game and he was just lucky, but I thought Eric looked a little cool at that moment.
「Then, quickly spin the roulette」
「Right」
The only girl right now is Alicia. Ra-chan has already become my wife so the probability of getting Alicia to marry him on the roulette is 6 out of 8. Rolling 7 will make him have to spin it again while rolling 8 will avoid the marriage altogether.
Well, there should be no chance of missing with this kind of probability.
Eric also spins the roulette with a face full of confidence. His expression was full of smiles as though he already thought that he would have a fake marriage life with Alicia.
There won’t be any consequences if you become happy in some way while playing a game.
As I stare at the roulette while thinking about such a thing with a smile on my face――
「……again, 8」
「…………」
Bram leaked out such words, while Eric was speechless.
It was a complete change from his earlier happy smile, he now had a face that looked like it was the end of the world.
Being able to grasp a ⅛ of good fortune means being able to grab ⅛ of a very good fortune, huh?
「So that means there will be no marriage then」
「This is also Eric and Alicia’s connection」
Alicia and Ra-chan’s merciless words were stabbing at Eric.
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「I wonder if this is the end?」
「Yes, whether it is your financial power or speed, you are the best among us」
Alicia was the first person to reach the goal. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
After that is me and Ra-chan, then Eric, and Bram, our financial power is mostly the same like that.
Alicia’s speed to reach the goal is the best, but the most amazing is her wealth.
Ra-chan and I - who are noble husband and wife - have around 40 gold coins but Alicia alone manages to accumulate more than 100 gold coins.
It makes me wonder if the merchant route is bugged or something. Even though it should have given the feeling of a risky, gambling route in actuality.
It makes me want to adjust it, but perhaps it’s just Alicia’s luck that is strange.
Let’s have the maids try to do it next time and ask their impressions and results.
「……mm, is’t over?」
Ra-chan asks in a somewhat unclear tone.
Maybe she was completely exhausted after completely enjoying herself, she looked sleepy.
Ra-chan is dozing off as she leans against me while rubbing her eyes.
「Un, everyone has reached their goal after all」
「I’see. That wha’s fun……」
Ra-chan then closed her eyes after saying something like that.
Looking at her quiet figure like this, I can’t help but think that her previous appearance of having fun and shouting with a lively voice until a while ago was a lie.
Loreta picks up Ra-chan - who snoring peacefully *suuーsuuー* - with practiced ease.
「Thank you very much for accompanying Ranna-sama until this late」
「Likewise, it was fun playing together. I am sorry for making her stay for a long time after I only intended to let her stay for a bit」
Originally, I was just going to play for a bit once and for a short time, and let her go back to her room, but I ended up coming up with something and keeping them occupied for a long time.
Even though tomorrow is the Harvest Festival, I’m very sorry. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「No, Ranna-sama was also enjoying herself. And watching this game, I understand a little why Ranna-sama became attached to Alfried-sama」
After Loretta said that while smiling, she deeply bowed and then left the room.
It seems like I was able to leave a good impression on the maid from the Misfid house, which is great. There is Shelka who is hostile to me over there, I would be happy if I was able to get someone who could become my ally.
Maybe it’s because the long game is now over, Alicia was silently staring at the board game with a somewhat relaxed atmosphere around her.
「I am not convinced. This is not so much different from my current life」
She’s muttering something I can’t hear clearly since she did it so quietly.
Don’t tell me, was there something disagreeable to her in the game?
「Was there something wrong?」
「……no, it is nothing. It is already late, I will return to my room now」
Alicia shook her head to the side and stood up when I cautiously asked her that.
And Lim - who was hiding her presence near the room's wall until now - naturally follows her.
And before she left the room, Alicia turned around to look at Bram and me.
「You understand?」
What she means is for Bram, who doesn’t intend to leave the room from a while ago.
Bram is calmly sitting on the ground with his arms crossed, looking stubborn as if he doesn’t want to move from here.
He’s probably going to remain here with a reason - regardless of what Alicia is going to say - to try and challenge me into a duel again.
「Yes, I’ll do something about that」
「Right, thank you for today. It was a lot of fun. I am also looking forward to the Harvest Festival tomorrow」
And when I nodded at her, Alicia gracefully left the room together with Lim.
And before Eric thoughtfully tried to leave, I started the conversation first. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Bram-sama, how about we have a duel after breakfast tomorrow?」
When I personally said that to him, Bram's eyes opened wide as though he was surprised, and then he smiled.
「So you’ve finally made up your mind! I’m fine with that! If anything, I hoped so!」
「Please forgive me, but can Eric be the referee?」
「……that’s annoying, but I’ll do it if you give me a mayonnaise」
That’s great. I mean, it would be troublesome if Eleonora-neesan or Nord-tousan were to poorly intervened.
So I just bring in my ally, Eric.
「Don’t break your promise this time, you hear? I will chase after you if you break your promise, okay?」
「I understand」
「Well then, I am looking forward to tomorrow, Alfried.」
Bram stood up as though he finished his business here, and then he continued to leave the room.
「Hahaha, I can finally clear this humiliation!」
「Please forgive me. But it is already late at night, please refrain from raising your voice.....」
「…………sorry」
If you laugh so loud in the middle of the night, then Sara - who is patrolling - will admonish us.
「……you sure? Making a promise like that?」
「He’s persistent if I don’t do that」
After all, he’s the type of guy who came to others' territory to challenge someone. There is a limit to relying on Alicia and Ra-chan’s authority all the time. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Oh well, since it’s you who made the challenge. I’m sure you won’t fight in a decent manner. That’s also the reason you asked me to be the referee, right? 」
「As to be expected from you, Eric. You understand」
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