My Wife Waited in the Wheat Fields Chapter 1

“Get married.”

This happened when Elric was 14 years old.

It was clearly an early marriage.

In Elric’s memory, his father, Hoven Portman, said those words with a cold, emotionless expression.

“The other party is the daughter of Baron Yubin. He was 16 years old and his appearance was outstanding. Besides, he’s a well-behaved kid whose hobby is gardening, so he wouldn’t be a bad opponent.”

Elric did not understand his father’s words.

The idea of ​​marrying suddenly was one thing, but more than anything, I didn’t understand the idea of ​​a nobleman marrying Portman, who was from an ordinary merchant family.

I asked about it, but my father gave me no answer.

I had doubts and asked other adults, but they also didn’t answer.

In the end, the boy, who did not even know what a woman was, got caught up in a trend he could not control and ended up marrying a woman.

The day of the wedding finally arrived, during the fall harvest season, the season when the estate was most plentiful.

The events of that day were such a fresh shock to Elric that he can still recall them clearly even 10 years later, and it was an unfamiliar world that could be described as opening his eyes.

“This is Tyria Wivin.”

First, the gentle blonde hair resembling the wheat fields of Weibin Estate, followed by the gently drooping eyes and light green eyes resembling sprouts, exuded softness. Her pale skin was like flour, and her lips were bright red and bright as if cherries had been cut and glued together.

The voice was quiet, but the pronunciation was clear and there was force at the end of the words, so it was not difficult to understand.

His upright posture and slightly folded hands looked fragile, as if they would break if he squeezed them tightly, but there was a certain stubbornness and elegance to them.

In one word, it was mysterious and elegant.

She was a girl who reminded me of a fairy taking a nap in a flower bud.

There must be a better way to express it.

For the first time, young Elric resented his past, when he stayed away from books and only got into gang fights.

“Elric, say hello.”

“hello… .”

The only thing that came out was a creeping voice.

They must have been only two years older than her, but it was because he felt embarrassed at the contrast between himself and her.

It felt like someone had put a fireball inside me, and it felt like they were grabbing my hair and shaking it.

Everything was so confusing, and in the midst of it all, one thought came to mind.

Since you are married, you will live with this person for the rest of your life.

At the time, I didn’t know the words to describe that strange and tickling feeling, but when I think back, it was my first love.

A wedding ceremony attended only by the couple’s families, without any special guests.

The 16-year-old girl who came in wearing a pure white wedding dress enlightened Elric to the concept of the opposite sex.

Elric was embarrassed to laugh for no reason, so he lowered the corners of his mouth.

The moment I exchanged rings with her, I couldn’t hold back my laughter and frowned.

After that moment passed and I was left alone, I asked the butler with curiosity welling up to my core.

“Why is he marrying me?”

Anxiety.

Maybe that was it.

What if I don’t like myself and end up getting married?

What if I never see that girl again?

With that in mind, Elric even grabbed the butler’s collar and shook it to hear the truth, and the butler had no choice but to open his mouth.

“It’s an arranged marriage.”

The truth was shocking.

At least that was the case for 14-year-old Elric Portman.

“Baron Yubin is poor. He doesn’t even have the funds to continue his life as a nobleman, so he’s drowning in debt. The head of the family asked for marriage on the condition that he pay off his debt and provide funds. With this, we are incorporated into the nobility.”

How could a boy understand a deal that is concluded with a complex mix of interests?

Elric, who had a knack for accurately pointing out the context and key points in words, only realized one fact.

“Well, then he was sold? To me?”

The butler did not answer.

He may have acted that way to avoid saying anything rude to his little master, but to young Elric, that action only seemed like a silent affirmation.

Elric had to feel like a villain at the center of a bad deal buying and selling girls.

It was the greatest despair and guilt Elric had ever felt in his 14 years of life.

To a boy who dreamed of becoming a knight, the act of mortgaging a girl’s life seemed so terrible.

Elric wanted to explain.

Even though no one encouraged him to do such a thing, he continued to walk as if he was being chased by someone, heading towards the place where the bride would be.

And I heard.

“Well… .”

What came from beyond the closed door was a small sob.

There was no doubt as to who it belonged to.

That’s why the voice of the girl who greeted him still lingered in Elric’s ears and tickled his insides.

Even her cries were soft and clear.

Now, the sound of her crying, not the greeting she gave him, was engraved in Elric’s mind like a painting.

Feeling like his heart was pounding, Elric immediately ran away from the spot.

I tried to remember why she was crying.

It may be sad that it was sold. Leaving your family can be painful.

If you think about it, there were a lot of reasons, but at the time, Elric suffered from an assumption that was more distressing than those reasons.

‘I didn’t like it!’

Perhaps she is crying because she is not satisfied with the person she is marrying.

That she would suffer looking at her own face for the rest of her life.

So, don’t be a villain who harasses her.

The fear that the girl might hate him if he continued like this consumed Elric.

Thinking back, it was a ridiculous idea, but for Elric at the time, it was such a big event that he considered it the greatest task of his life.

So Elric decided to annul the marriage.

I went straight to see my father, and of course the answer was no.

“Don’t act like a child.”

My father left those cold words and turned around.

I grabbed hold of my pant leg and hung on, but it was unshakable.

It was an act befitting of a father who had never shown a smile in his life.

A child born by eating its mother.

Elric knew very well that he was that kind of person to his father.

I often heard how much my father cried on the day of my mother’s funeral.

This is because it is still used as a snack for workers.

When Elric did not give up, his father said.

“Now you too are a noble. “Behave like a noble.”

“but… .”

“Be cool. Value reason over emotions. “Don’t be swayed by anything.”

My father spoke at length, which was rare that day.

And all those words were filled with a freezing coldness.

“Pay the price for raising me.”

Elric was unable to catch his father who turned around.

It was natural for me to vent my resentment toward him, but I held back.

I wonder what to do with a relationship that I have already given up on.

Elric focused on saving the girl rather than wallowing in resentment toward him.

Since seeking help from his father failed, the next thing he looked for was the household servants.

But of course none of them helped Elric.

Who would listen to a 14-year-old boy asking him not to get married?

I felt like I was alone in the world, and yet I couldn’t give up.

In the end, Elin made an extreme choice.

It was a runaway.

‘If I disappear, the marriage will be invalid. He doesn’t have to be sad because of me. I will return to my family. ‘My father will be in big trouble.’

It was a childish act of heroism, and an expression of a tender heart that was afraid of being hated.

It was also revenge against his father, who used sharp words that made his heart sink.

‘Just give it a try.’

Elric put about 3 gold in his pocket and ran away at night on the first night of his honeymoon, wearing the iron sword he received on his 13th birthday.

Trembling with a soul-shaking sense of guilt and fear, he desperately hoped that she would not hate him.

So, with the intention of avoiding his father’s eyes, he crossed the territory and left the country.

It was a moment when my natural ability to act came in handy.

I didn’t worry about what to do.

Fortunately, Elric had the sword skills and mana management skills he learned from the knight.

All you have to do is cut with a knife and make a living.

“hmm? “You came to become a mercenary?”

Elric became a war mercenary.

and,

“It’s called Kasha. My name.”

The name Elric Portman was abandoned.

I lived like that for 10 years.

The reason was not a childish desire to save the girl.

That kind of thing was diluted long ago.

The reason Elric still hasn’t left the battlefield was because he resented his father, who didn’t look for him after running away.

I know it’s shameless to leave the subject first, but isn’t the human heart still treacherous?

There was no way to control the anger that grew like wildfire, so I used it as fuel. Instead of swinging the sword to live like that, I swung the sword to relieve the frustration that had built up inside.

At some point, it became a sword wielded to kill.

Elric participated in the war without taking care of himself at every moment, and yet he survived and became the fear of his enemies.

A mercenary who searches for a grave, wielding a sword that knows no defense.

It was the secret story of the birth of Kasha, the Sword Demon, one of the seven strong powers of the continent.

It was Elric’s secret that no one knew.