Berengar and Itami did not wake until midafternoon, and when they did, they were both happy to see that what they experienced the night before, in their act of intimacy, was not so fever dream, but was in fact reality. The two of them had been so enamored with one another after learning the truth behind their identities that they did not have ti to ask any questions.
Thus, while lunch was served to the newly married couple while they lied in bed, Itami began to ask the questions she had been aning to ever since she learned that Berengar von Kufstein was in fact none other than Julian Weber. The man she knew and secretly loved during her past life.
"Julian, I don't an to pry too much, but you really haven't told much about your early days in this world. I an, I have heard stories, but I want to hear it from you. Just how the hell did that dense boy I fell in love with manage to succeed in conquering the hearts of so many beautiful won?"
There was definitely a hint of envy in Itami's sanguine eyes as she asked this question, and while Berengar was swallowing so noodles, he nearly choked for a second before answering his newest wife.
"Honestly, you probably won't believe , but it was honestly all because of Linde. When we first t, she was the fiancee of my little brother in this world, but the mont we laid eyes on each other there was a mutual attraction. As a result, rather than follow her father's orders and poison , she instead wanted to drug and turn into her sex slave...
I figured she was up to sothing, and reversed the drugged wine, and in doing so, turned the situation around. It was an enormous confidence boost. To know not only was I extrely good looking in this world, but enough so to convince a girl as beautiful as Linde to beco my lover.
After that, I gained more and more experience, with both Linde, and by flirting with Adela, who was nad my fiancee by my parents, until it just beca second nature to interact with won. I have had my ups and downs with my relationships, but over the years, I have built a solid foundation with each and every one of my wives. As for my concubines, aside from Henrietta, those relations began, and in many ways continue to exist as matters of either political convenience, or in the case of Tlexictli, a friend with a benefits situation."
Itami accepted this explanation with a stoic expression on her face. Despite nodding her head in agreent, one thing in particular stuck out to her, which she was quick to condemn the man for doing.
"I still can't believe you grood your sister, seriously what is wrong with you?"
Berengar's face imdiately beca aghast, as he defended his actions while denying the accusation Itami had just made.
"I didn't groom Henrietta! While it is true that I beca a paternal figure to the girl after my parents retired to the countryside. I did not raise Henrietta with the intention of taking her as my concubine. Nor had I expressed any romantic interest in her. It was only after she kissed , and quite literally took a bullet for , did I begin to see my sister in a different light. Her feelings of affection for were entirely her own until that mont.
Besides, Henrietta is not my sister. I an, not really. At least not according to my father. In reality, she is my half aunt, which makes her as closely related to as a first cousin, like Adela, which is perfectly acceptable.
Although... Sotis I have my doubts about my father's explanation of Henrietta's origins. After all, it is a family secret with only my father's word to give it any legitimacy. So sotis I think the man lied to make it easier for Henrietta and to be together... But after everything that has happened between the two of us, I refuse to investigate any further. I don't think I could handle the truth if the old man really did lie to ..."
If there was one thing Itami had noticed when living with Berengar for the past few months, it was that the man really cared about all of his wives and the families he had created with them. In all honesty, such a thing had made her incredibly jealous.
Until now, that is, after all, Itami was no longer an outsider, but an actual legitimate wife of Berengar's, and their relationship had shockingly transcended both ti and space. If anything, after learning that Berengar was Julian, Itami no longer found it within her heart to bla him for any of his questionable actions during this new lease on life. As for Berengar, he also had so questions for Itami specifically regarding what happened after he passed away in his old life, and was quick to inquire about them.
"Okay, I have answered your questions. Now tell , what happened to my parents after I died in Afghanistan? Surely you lived quite a bit longer after my death. You can at least tell that much, right?"
Itami bit her lip with an anxious expression on her pretty face while she struggled to co to terms with whether or not she should tell the man the truth, but since he had been honest with her, she could only do the sa, thus after taking a few deep breaths she sighed heavily before revealing what she knew.
"I was at the funeral, in case you are wondering. It was an extrely depressing affair for all of us. But your parents were absolutely devastated. Their only son had perished in the final days of a war that turned out to be completely pointless. You may not know this, but the month after you died the United States fully withdrew from Afghanistan, and it was a complete, and total unmitigated disaster.
I an, I don't want to go into too much detail, but you weren't the only US serviceman who lost his life in those final days. We pulled out of Afghanistan without even alerting our allies in the field, and as a result, all hell broke loose.
Within less than thirty days, the Taliban had completely taken control of the country once more, and had taken every piece of military hardware that the US Military left behind. It was billions of dollars' worth of equipnt!
For you to die, with only a month left before we were completely out of the region, I think that was a special kind of misery for your parents to endure. Sadly, your mother passed away shortly after from a broken heart, and the last I heard, your father had retired and moved to Thailand, where he took a local bride who was half his age and started a new family.
I lived for little more than a year after you died, and during that ti I had never felt quite the sa. I regretted more than anything not telling you how I felt for all those years we were together and never even ca close to getting over you.
Like I said before, after over a year of suffering from depression, my friends and family basically nagged until I started seeing soone else. He was my superior officer, and in all honesty, I didn't even really like the guy. I guess I can consider myself lucky that before we could even kiss; I was murdered by another man in my unit, who had beco obsessed with .
It feels like a dream co true, that after so many years, we have been reunited in this world. I feel so stupid and selfish. If I had only made contact with you when I first learned of your existence and asked you about who you were in your past life, we would never have had to fight such a stupid and pointless war. I don't know if I will ever truly be able to forgive myself for being so foolish..."
Berengar simply hugged Itami, and kissed her on the forehead while assuring her that everything would be alright. Though his heart bled after learning of what happened to his parents in his past life, there was truly nothing he could do about that now, and thus he simply sighed before forgiving his newest bride for all the trouble she had caused him over the last few years.
"Everything will be all right now... We can't change the past, but together we can move forward and build a better future for our two nations. At the very least, you and are together at last, and nothing in this world will ever be able to separate us now that we have been reunited. I have said this before, but I'll say it again: you have the rest of your life to make up for your past mistakes. Now that we are married, I will be by your side every step of the way..."
Itami began to cry tears of joy once more, as she had done in the previous night, and imdiately pushed Berengar down onto the sheets where she passionately embraced him. While whispering a single phrase between her pants.
"Oh Julian, I love you so much!"
With that said, just like the night before, the two lovebirds had begun to make love as if their very lives depended on it.
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