☀️ Arselia and Akonia

- As you wish, sister... Hmm... But just out of curiosity, how would you suggest I live instead?

- In a decent family, with a husband to whom you would be completely faithful, raising little children who wouldn't have to face taunts at school because their classmates saw their mother in questionable places. Ideally, this would involve adhering to all Japanese traditions and following the right values that you wouldn't be ashamed of before the Kami-sama.

- Ha-ha-ha, ha-ha! Maybe I won't watch it anyway; there's usually nothing interesting there. But a gnome... They're kind of ugly, and if their... attributes match their height, that would be a pathetic sight. It wouldn't be dignified at all. And besides, why would I need a young or not-so-young man or a gnome? I can provide for myself and don't need to depend on anyone. But all of this is irrelevant; tell me, when are we leaving?

- Never, forget it; it's not worth it. I'd rather go back and find you safe and sound than bury you with my own hands and open my own stomach. And the gnome... well, listen... First, a man should be at least a little more attractive than a baboon. Surely you understand that, after all your adventures? Second, I don't know anything about his "attributes," and I'm glad I don't, but that's not the most important thing in a happy life. It shouldn't be the most important thing, at least. And third, you can provide for yourself now, as long as you have this job and no additional burdens. But imagine that tomorrow you get fired for any reason - the company closes or lays off employees, a law is passed, anything. And what if you also have unexpected difficulties on top of that? A pregnancy, debt, a serious illness, for example. Or even if everything is fine with you, but it turns out that you were just lucky with your current job, and, for example, the situation tomorrow will require some special education or work experience from you, or it will force you to take a minimum wage job? You can, of course, say something like, "I'll go live with my parents," but that's not a long-term plan; it will fail soon enough. And what will you do then? Will you live off your savings while working a dead-end job? Or will you take a metal spear and die fighting harpies? Both are absurd, my friend. And one day, you will want a child, and then what? All your efforts to provide for yourself will be meaningless. So... while you're young, beautiful, and energetic, you should still think about your future. And even if it's a gnome with unknown "attributes," he can still give you a child and a family, as well as everything else that is required of him here - a home, sustenance, a fun company, and so on. So, you shouldn't look at it with such disdain. Besides, who knows? They're stocky, so... - she didn't finish the sentence.