Marriage to Ikaruga

I need to go back to my fate where I am married to Ikaruga.  I left him to marry Kai but I documented all the dialogues you share with him after marriage.

It is curious to discover I really am not a 'player' in Azuma.  I am fiercely loyal to Kai and it diminishes the fun frankly!  In 'IRL', I never felt that monogamy came naturally to me, but in a world where one is encouraged to create multiple marriages, I keep going back to Kai.  He is not perfect by any means, but there is no one who could be more completely invested in our life together.  And he is more vulnerable in truth than any of the others while trying so hard to be better.

Ikaruga is a very sweet husband but his first loyalty is to his job even if he gives ups some opportunities to stay with you.  I have to admit I do not share his sort of passion for food in any world.  I am a very discriminating eater.  I do not eat 'fast food' and never will, and I like only dishes made from fresh ingredients.  I know spices, having learned to cook very young with spices in Nepal, but again, it does not dominate my thoughts.  My favourite food always will be ice cream and plain vanilla at that.  As a matter of fact, I love almost any dish with vanilla, whether white cake, blancmange or custard... I am not keen on chocolate in cooking.
Actually there was a time when I was working on a compeehensive Harvest Moon cookbook with real recipes for all the dishes one could make in the games.  I should have gone directly to Marvelous for permission.  The American firm that controlled the English versions at the time withheld permission.  I should have completed it notwithstanding.  Such a book with artwork from the series would have its fans.
Both Harvest Moon and arune Factory are very international where cooking is concerned.  It is a learning experience in terms of the traditions of different cultures.

So here we have Ikaruga at Iroha's teahouse and a statement that I never heard before even when we were married:
What happened to the iron discipline of his corps?  At this rate, he will become more like a member of the St. Coquille family in middle age than Mauro ever will allow hinself to be!

One thing I did not like about Ikaruga is the way he begins any interaction with:

'Is something wrong?'

I know he cares, but it puts a negative spin on life in a way.

When you first meet him, he believes children should be left to their fates.  He feels he was responsible for his Master's death because his fascination with monsters led him into the greateat danger as a child.  Protecting him cost his Master his life.  Thus the significance of this:
The first event with Ikaruga tgat surprised me was when you can share a parasol eith him on a rainy day.  He will tell you about the special parasols in the Capital that were painted like art works and he will offer to buy all the supplies needed for you to create a special artistic parasol together the next time he visits the Capital for his work.
You begin to see he is not as one dimensional as he first appeared to be.  This is a random mini event based on the parasol interaction option.

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