Danmachi: Hephaestus is my Wife

This jealousy thing will end in chapter 55 and I'll enter an arc of evolution and dungeon exploration. 

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I don't understand. Why does Nina like me? I've always treated her well, and we've talked many times, but is that enough for her to fall in love with me? Besides, I'm Hephaestus' boyfriend!

'Maybe something happened before I took over this body? What the hell did you do, original owner of this body?!'

"I didn't expect to hear that..." I let out a laugh. "I had no idea Nina had feelings for me. She never showed any signs of it. She always acted just like a close friend."

"I didn't know either... That's why I got so worried. Since you two are so close, I was afraid she might try something..."

"But if she were planning to do something, would she have told you that she likes me?"

"... When she told me she has feelings for you, she said she didn't want you to know. And she also made it clear that she would respect our relationship," Hephaestus said, clearly embarrassed.

"And yet, you told her to stay away from me."

"She likes you! I thought that if I let her get closer and closer to you, she might end up doing something!"

"Even though she said she respects our relationship and would never try anything?"

"Any woman would be jealous! A woman who sees my husband every day suddenly confesses that she likes him—of course, I'm going to be jealous! I can't trust her even if she promised she wouldn't do anything! She could change her mind and suddenly end up attacking you!"

"Huff~~" I let out a long sigh. "Alright, we should stop this discussion."

"Are you mad?" Hephaestus asked.

"I'm not mad at you or anything. But I hope you change. Please, don't act this way. Trust me, okay? Even if Nina tried to attack me, do you think I would allow it?"

"..."

"I wouldn't. I love you. You can't let your jealousy get in the way of our relationship."

"Alright, I get it."

"I'm going back to training with Tsubaki. And please, talk to Nina again."

"And what do you want me to say? 'You can get close to my husband again, I don't mind'? Impossible!"

"You don't have to say that, just talk to her. Make it clear that you overreacted and were too jealous because of Tsubaki. Nina will understand."

"Fine, I'll do it. And I'll also talk to Tsubaki about your training."

"Don't worry, I'll talk to her myself. Go back and talk to Nina."

"Alright. But before I go..."

"Hm?"

"Can I kiss you?"

"Pfft..." Suddenly, the slightly tense atmosphere completely dissipated. I let out a laugh and replied, "Of course, come here." I opened my arms, and Hephaestus ran into them, stealing my lips.

This time, she went all in. Hephaestus slid her tongue into my mouth, giving me a wet and passionate kiss.

When our lips finally parted, we looked into each other's eyes for a few seconds. Then, I reached out to touch her face. Slowly, I moved my hand toward her eyepatch to remove it, but Hephaestus stopped me.

She grabbed my hand and then took a step back.

"I'll talk to Nina, okay?" She smiled at me before leaving the room.

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After my conversation with Hephaestus, I went to look for Tsubaki to talk to her. However, even after searching for nearly half an hour, I couldn't find her anywhere. I asked a few members of the Familia, but no one knew where she was.

With nothing else to do, I went to the training room and picked up my sword. Then, I headed to the training field. Once there, I started swinging my sword just as Tsubaki had taught me.

I made quick movements, imagining monsters in front of me.

In my imagination, I was slaying one monster after another.

After a few minutes, I started sweating and stopped swinging my sword.

"Your movements are still too robotic."

"Hm?" I turned around and saw Tsubaki watching me.

"You were so focused that you didn't even notice I was here?"

"I was doing exactly what you said. When training, I should focus and imagine I'm actually fighting someone."

"You were swinging your sword with such determination. Were you imagining a fight against me?" Tsubaki chuckled.

"If you think you look like a goblin, then yes, I was imagining you."

"Idiot." Tsubaki punched me in the head. "So, how did it go?"

"What?"

"The Goddess. Didn't she say anything? About what happened..."

"Oh, you're talking about when you let me rest on your lap?"

Hearing my words, Tsubaki smirked mischievously. "You seemed to be enjoying the feeling of my thighs~~"

"Don't say things like that. You know very well that Hephaestus got really mad. She even canceled our training."

"What's the matter? Are you sad? Did you like it that much?"

"I talked to her. We can train together again."

"What?"

"I made it clear that nothing happened between us and that nothing ever will. I'm sure she'll still be jealous, but I don't think she'll interfere."

"You wanted to keep training with me so badly that you went against your girlfriend's decision? I'm flattered!"

"Stop acting like that, it's annoying."

"Alright, I'll stop... but only if you can land a hit on me with your sword."

"I'm already exhausted. It's impossible to hit you."

"Doesn't hurt to try." Tsubaki grinned and grabbed her sword.

I stared at her for a few seconds before letting out a long sigh. I raised my sword and pointed it at her. Excited, Tsubaki decided to make the first move. In an instant, she was right in front of me.

CLANG!

I blocked her sword and felt my hand go numb.

This time, she didn't let me push back.

She kept attacking fiercely, forcing me backward. Before I knew it, my sword had already been knocked from my hands, and Tsubaki's sword was at my neck.

"Get up. Let's go again."

"You're more excited than usual."

"Of course! Now I can keep beating you up."

"You...!"

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Next chapters: Chapter 56 - What did she mean by that? / Chapter 57 - Kicked out. / Chapter 58 - I want to reach the next boss. / Chapter 59 - Fight with the giant frog. / Chapter 60 - Simple Plan / Chapter 61 - Danger. / Chapter 62 - My leg! / Chapter 63 - Freya Familia.