Chapter 49: talking to grandparents (part 1)
Hi everyone, long time no word from you, how are you?
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When I saw my grandparents' faces as they saw me enter with three girls, they didn't change much as they didn't know our relationship, as apparently none of the boys told them.
"Oh, Uncle Diss, Uncle Michel, I didn't expect you to be here too."
"Oh Ryu, I took the chance to see your grandparents, and when Shin said you would introduce someone to us, I stayed out of curiosity," Uncle Diss responded.
"My case is practically the same," said Uncle Michel.
"Oh, then let's sit on the couch to talk more comfortably," I replied with a smile.
I noticed that the girls' faces were even more nervous; they didn't expect the king of this country to be here, so they didn't know what to do.
As we all sat down, they looked at me, waiting for me to speak, while August and Shin had a smile on their faces, anticipating the show that would unfold in the next moments.
I took a deep breath and introduced them: "Grandpa, Grandma, let me introduce them. They are Yuri, Maria, and Secily. I met them by chance while traveling, and by the twist of fate, they all became my girlfriends. I have met their families and promised that when we meet at the Advanced Magic Academy, I would introduce them to you. Also, I want your permission to modify their school uniforms to make them safer since their enchantments are very basic and waste a lot of their potential."
When I finished speaking, there was silence in the room. You could see everyone enjoying the gossip while my grandparents were surprised.
On my grandfather Merlin's part, I noticed a glint of pride in his eyes, while my grandmother Melinda seemed unsure how to react.
"What are they, again?" Grandma asked, as if she hadn't heard well what I had said.
"My girlfriends," I replied directly, without fear of death.
"I knew leaving you under Merlin's care wasn't a good idea, but I never thought it would lead to these results. One of them comes out without considering the level of her powers and becomes absent-minded and carefree. While the other has become a rebellious boy who seems to be a playboy..." The more she spoke, the more upset and regretful she became for leaving me under Grandpa's care.
Suddenly, she grabbed Grandpa Merlin's collar and shook him vigorously: "See what you've done to these two children..." She scolded him, and we all were surprised, praying for poor Grandpa.
"Grandma, you shouldn't take it out on Grandpa. These things are my own decision, and I don't regret them. That's why I brought them here to introduce them to you. I want you to accept them because in the future, we'll be family," I said in a serious tone.
Many of them looked at me surprised by my bravery in responding to Grandma when she was angry and by speaking such shameless words directly without any change in my face. Even I couldn't believe it, but I knew that if I didn't, things could get more difficult.
"Haaa... it seems there's not much I can do. Perhaps, in the future, I'll have to discipline you myself... Shin, August, with their guardians, and you, Ryu, leave the room. I need to talk to them," Grandma Melinda said with an unquestionable tone.
The three of us left the room because it would be worse if we stayed. But before leaving, I gave the girls a reassuring look because I didn't want them to be so nervous.
After that, the three of us went to the patio.
"Ryu, let me tell you that I admire your courage to have three girlfriends and to introduce them so suddenly to the Gurú. Moreover, getting to know their families and having them accept your relationship is incredible," August said while laughing.
The other boys nodded their heads, finding it awesome. I could only sigh, hoping they wouldn't be too harsh on the girls.
"The only downside is that now, the person who will 'discipline' you when this is over will be Grandma," Shin commented with a smile on his face, and his companion, August, also nodded while smiling.
For my part, I could only pray that things wouldn't be so bad, and my grandmother would forget about 'disciplining' me.
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"You should be Ryu's girlfriends. From what I see, he wants to protect you very much. You may not know it, but your enchantments are at a very different level than normal people, even surpassing Shin by far. But as you never show many of your qualities to the public other than the most basic ones, people often don't realize your true talent... So my question is, why should you be worthy of his protection?" Grandma Melinda was serious, as were all the adults present.
There was silence in the room, and the girls were very nervous due to the pressure exerted by Grandma, especially with other important people from the kingdom present...
Grandpa, realizing this, wanted to help them a bit: "Since you seem a bit nervous, why don't you tell us how and when you met Ryu?"
Hearing this, everyone felt it was a good starting point.
"I met Ryu when I was around 12-13 years old. I was returning home with my family when we heard a huge explosion in a part of the forest, as if there was a big fight. So, with some of my guards, my parents, and I, we went to take a look, as we were close to our territory and were concerned that something might happen further ahead."
"When we arrived, we saw that the area was completely destroyed, there was a large crater about 10 meters deep. All the trees around had been destroyed, and there were bloodstains all around. When we saw the place, we were very surprised until we found Ryu in the center of the crater. At first, we thought he was dead, but when we could feel his breathing, we knew he was still alive."
"We were shocked by that fact because he was covered in wounds, his upper clothes were torn and in pieces. There were many bloodstains, and he had quite deep cuts on his skin, to the point where we could see small white spots of his bones."
"So, we decided to take him to our house to heal. A few days later, he woke up, and we started talking. It took him a long time to recover, but after that, as a way to thank us for our help, he decided to teach me enchantment magic and other things, and that's when we started dating."
When everyone heard her, they were surprised by the way we met, while the grandparents and the others squinted their eyes, wondering how he could have ended up in that situation.
"Did he happen to tell you why he was in that situation?" Grandpa asked with a serious tone.
"He only told me that he had made a mistake while practicing, and that's what caused the accident. When I asked him again and explained that a mistake wouldn't cause such a huge crater, he simply replied that he had made more than one mistake. And when I saw that he didn't want to tell me, I decided to stop asking to avoid bothering him," Yuri said with sadness and concern on her face.
"Ah, I see... And what about you?" Grandma asked with a little less enthusiasm.
"Uh, well... yes, Maria and I were on our way back home after visiting my sister, who was a court magician. But in the middle of the road, we were attacked by bandits sent to kill us. But right at that moment, Ryu appeared and saved us. After that, as a way to thank him for saving us, my parents let him stay at our house for the time he was in our village, and during those months, he helped me with my healing abilities and Maria with her magic. After some time, we started dating," Secily responded, a little nervous.
"Did Ryu have any injuries or something like that?" Grandma asked.
"We don't know much about that because he always wore clothes that only exposed his hands, so we didn't know if he was bandaged or not. But he never showed any discomfort when he was with us, so we can't say for sure," Maria said.
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