Chapter 1

 Volume 1

Chapter 1

Three years ago, a war broke out all over the world.

The wars, which started everywhere, were caused by alien invasions.

Situations that we often see in B-movies are seriously not funny when they actually happen in reality.

The days continued to be horrible and unspeakable, and every day turned into a nightmare.

I don't know why the earth was targeted, or what the enemy's purpose was, but I don't care.

The information didn't reach us at the frontline, and I didn't want to ask why in the first place.

After all, everyday, my companions were dying, dying, and dying, and everyday I kill aliens, aliens, and aliens.

I killed aliens without any hesitation. That was the consensus of us soldiers.

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Well, after all that, I've killed all the aliens, and I'm going to retire from the military today.

I don't intend to stay in the military until the war is over, so I'll just go home.

If I stay behind, I'll be ordered around.

It's been three years since I was drafted as a soldier upon entering junior high school. Thinking about it, it all happened so fast.

I'm not deeply moved, but I still feel something in my heart.

When I go back to Japan, I want to go to school again.

Fortunately, Japan was not turned into a war zone, and I've heard that we can return to our daily lives without reconstruction… but, there is one thing that worries me.

I've only been at war for the past three years.

I had lost a lot of academic skills, so will I be able to go high school?

As I was letting out an anxious sigh, someone suddenly patted me on the back.

"Hey~! what are you going to do now, Takasui~?"

I turned around and saw Natalie standing there with a smile on her face.

She has a friendly smile and has been my comrade in arms since I joined the army.

Since she was one of the few people in our age group and she could speak Japanese, Sherry and she used to make fun of each other during the armistice.

She has a rather cute smile on his face, but this guy is quite formidable.

I've seen Natalie in battle a few times, and I felt sorry for her enemies because she was killing them gruesomely.

It was so bad that when the enemy finally saw Natalie, they started running away at once.

"I'm going back to my hometown. So, what about you, Natalie?"

"Listen to this~ My hometown has disappeared, so I don't have any other place to go. Don't you feel sorry for me~? Aren't I pitiful~?"

Natalie said so while she glanced at me. When she has this look on his face, she usually doesn't say anything worthwhile.

"What are you trying to say?"

"Hehehe~ That's why I was thinking of asking you to take me to Japan too! Let's live together~!"

Natalie smiled while looking up at me. The more I know about what she's thinking inside, the less I find it cute at all.

"You were invited by Portman a while ago. Why don't you go there? He's really rich."

"Don't say such a sad thing~ I want to be with a strong man like Takasui~"

I think I'm definitely weaker than you. If you like strong men, maybe you'd like a gorilla? I'll show you a good zoo.

I swallowed those words and muttered, "I guess it can't be helped."

"If Natalie asks me for something, I can't say no… you've saved my life so many times, after all…"

"That's right~ be grateful to people who saved your life~"

"Just so you know, we're splitting the living expenses. Make sure you pay."

"Of course! Ehehehe~ I'm looking forward to it!"

Natalie danced around for joy.

You weren't so happy even when the war was over, were you?

With Natalie at my side, I thought about the future.

"Anyways, I'm going to have to go back to my hometown… visit my parents for once…. and just hope that they don't think I'm already dead..."

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It took me a long time to get out of the military.

'Commissioner, I want to retire!,' I told the commissioner that I'm leaving the military but he wouldn't accept it at all. He said that Natalie was so important that he couldn't allow her to leave the military with me.

Natalie wouldn't listen to me at all and even said, "I and Takusui are one and the same so he is not leaving without me!" 

So I can't leave the military without her.

'If you want to keep Natalie, you should negotiate directly with her. I mean, come on!'

In the end, I settled for a leave of absence, but I'm not satisfied at all. I didn't want to have anything to do with the military until after the war was over.

'Damn it!'

I was in a foul mood while I was riding the plane to Japan.

"Don't be so angry, Takusui~ because you and I are about to start a lovey-dovey newlyweds life together~!"

The idiot next to me happily said so. 'You're the reason why I'm in this mess!'

"What do you mean by lovey-dovey…? Anyways, I had to stay in the military because Natalie said something unnecessary, right? you should feel sorry about it."

"Isn't it fine? I'll still get paid while I'm on leave."

"That's why you're an idiot. Once you get paid you have to get back in the military, and I don't want to be part of the military anymore…"

"You're so serious, huh? Takusui? Even if you're called up again, you can just back out, and It's impossible for them to catch us, you know?"

That's not the point…

It's not a matter of being able to run away.

And why should I start a life on the run with you when there's peace? You're on your own.

"As I thought, bringing you with me was a mistake…"

"Oh~? You're really saying that? You're gonna me cry, you know?" I'm really gonna cry~"

"Shut it, you're not the crying type, and I've never seen you cry at all."

"Okay~! I'm gonna cry so hard right now~!"

With that, Natalie let out a deafening scream and continued to cry for the rest of the trip to Japan.

The effect was so great that we were safely added to the blacklist upon arrival.

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After a four-hour train ride from the Tokyo metropolitan area, we safely arrived at my hometown.

Unlike the war zone we were in, my hometown had not been ravaged by the war, and was much the same as it had been three years ago.

I was deeply moved by the scenery because it was still the same as when I left.

"Ooh~! This is Takkasii's hometown, huh~? This is the perfect place for us to build our love nest~!"

I hit Natalie on the head, who is still saying stupid things, with an iron claw¹.

"I'm going to be at my parents' house soon, so I'm warning you, don't say anything you don't want to.

"I know, I know. I won't interfere with the emotional and tearful reunion. I'm only going to introduce myself and report on our marriage, so don't worry.

"That's what's superfluous. ...... Stop pretending to be an idiot sometimes.

"We're going to be at my parents house soon, so I'm warning you, don't say anything weird."

"I know~ I won't interfere with you and your families emotional and tearful reunion~ I'm only going to introduce myself and tell them about our marriage, so don't worry~"

"That's what I was trying to say… and can you stop acting like an idiot sometimes?"

"Ehehe~ no way~," Natalie happily said while being iron clawed.¹

She seemed to be in a good mood.

"Natalie If you think about it, you'll see that dogs and cats listen better than you."

"Dogs and animals can only be flattered, you know. If you are pretty enough like me, you don't need to be flattered. You're lucky to be pampered by such a beautiful woman like me, Takasui~"

"That's not something you want to say to yourself. You're so arrogant it makes me want to squeal.

"I know~ I love you more~"

"You greedy shark."

I don't know what to say to this guy anymore. The idea of pulling the reins of this gorilla was naive to begin with.

As soon as Natalie came along, the story would definitely get complicated. It was a reality that could no longer be avoided.

I released her for being iron clawed and gave her a pat on the head.

While I hoped and prayed that she wouldn't go out of control anymore.

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1: tis what iron claw looks like click here.

HELLO! I am 'Tired' and I'm a beginner Translator so I hope you guys could forgive me if I made some mistakes in grammar and mistranslation. If there's any problem, put it in the comment section. Anyways, its only first chapter and I'm loving Natalie HAHAH, ngl I love girls like this who acts stupid but actually not. 

Thanks for reading my translation and I hope you guys will support me in this Translation journey of mine and look forward to the next chapter~. That's all, cause I'm not great at things like this...

I'll try giving u guys 1-3 Chapters per week.