It was past seventeen hundred. Right now I was walking toward Rude Tavern with Erika, Mirishu, and Kuna. Looking at Erika and Mirishu walking ahead, chatting happily, I smiled at the peaceful atmosphere. Kuna was walking on my right. Out of the corner of my eye I could see her glancing at my face again and again. That figure was so different from the Kuna I had seen in the game and so cute that I almost laughed and had to hold it in. Her expression looked unsociable but she gave off a kind atmosphere. For a while now her hand had been twitching like she wanted to grab my right arm. There was no way that was not cute. Mirishu was the same as the game in being different. Right now there was no shadow of the expressionless character anywhere. The mysterious atmosphere was still there, but the way she smiled happily with her beautiful white hair swaying was simply beautiful.

After that we had dismissed once in the instructor’s office and training time arrived. Near the end of training I told the students we would do expedition training to Santony in ten days, and they were happy. I understood the feeling, but it came with danger so I had to warn them. If thieves and monsters did not exist like in my previous life I would not have to say something this stuffy, but it could not be helped. We had to be careful on the way, and there were also things to be careful of once we arrived in Santony. I explained it all to the students and said "I understand how you feel" with a wry smile. Being able to go far with friends was exciting for some reason, but I told them not to forget to be careful, and training ended.

Relia, Tia, Karinal, and Hilbyid said they would consult at the royal castle, so I told them not to overdo it. It was training, and it would be a disaster if they actually ended up in real danger... If I could go with them I would want to, because it would be training for if something happened, but they were princesses and a key person from a neighboring country. Of course it was difficult.

When training ended and I was moving the students to Filim Fountain, Mirishu and Kuna came out with Erika. When I asked Erika, it seemed they wanted to visit Rude Tavern, and Erika had given in and brought them. She smiled in an exasperated way and said in a small voice, "You really are a handful," and I smiled wryly. After that was the current situation. We were walking toward Rude Tavern at a relaxed pace while looking at the main street. This time I had all eleven of Sharle and the others on escort duty, and Sateur and the others who had heard the circumstances from Erika looked fired up. Even in that situation Kuna’s state was too cute. I could not take it, turned my face toward her, smiled, and held out my right hand.

"Kuna, that reaction is against the rules. Want to try holding hands?"

"...Then, just a little... please."

Where did the momentum from shoving my hand into her chest go? I wanted to ask, she reacted that much. She started squeezing the right hand I held out as if timidly, then gradually laced her fingers as if checking the feel. Looking at her face I could tell it was not a calculated seduction, but... was that not too cute? She sometimes muttered "Warm..." "Big..." so I found her even cuter. I looked at our joined hands. She smiled faintly and kept squeezing with our fingers laced. If this had been done to me earlier it would have been bad, I thought as if it were someone else’s problem.

"The way you are now works better on me."

"Eh... no, um... yes."

"Haha. Sorry. I didn’t mean to embarrass you. Forgive me."

"..."

When I said that without thinking she turned her face away with a huff. She still did not let go of the joined hand, and she apparently could not hide that her ears were red... against the rules. Erika glanced at me like that, then gave me a dead-eyed look and a small sigh. I told her with my eyes that I would do it properly for her later too. She silently called me "you dummy" and I smiled wryly. Mirishu seemed to notice me and Kuna too. She looked back at the joined hands and Kuna’s expression and whispered something to Erika. Erika’s eyes blinked, then she looked at me again, gave me another dead-eyed look, and sighed. If I got sighed at this many times I would get sad, so I wanted her to stop... I tilted my head at the two of them and Erika said in an exasperated way,

"When Raide-san attacks, you don’t hold back, do you?"

"...If they dislike it I intend to stop right away."

"That. That’s the part. Honestly."

Erika puffed her cheeks a little and started huffing. I smiled in a troubled way. Mirishu and Kuna, who had been watching the exchange, smiled as if they found it interesting. I got embarrassed and rubbed the back of my neck with my left hand. Erika dyed her cheeks a little red and looked shy. While we were doing that, Rude Tavern came into view before I knew it. I pointed it out to Mirishu and Kuna. I explained that even if their eyes sparkled it was an ordinary tavern, but the two of them answered shyly, "Because we can meet Raide-sama’s lovers..." "I wanted to meet Lady Nimi..." What in the world had they talked about? I looked at Erika and she had a smile like a mischievous child.

We went into Rude Tavern. I could see Elysia and Melaine helping. I gently hugged Elysia, then introduced Mirishu and Kuna. Elysia, who had been told something in a whisper by Erika, put one hand to one cheek, smiled in a troubled way, and glanced at me. I could roughly guess what she had been told... could I get a break? When Elysia and Melaine started talking with Mirishu and Kuna, I headed for the kitchen in that time and told Nimi I was back. Nimi stopped her cooking hands, turned this way, and gave me a maternal, kind smile. I gently hugged that Nimi, gave her a kiss that only touched her lips, then told her about Mirishu and Kuna.

"Thanks to you, Raide-san, my name is becoming known."

"That’s Nimi’s character. Even if I weren’t here... nmu?"

"Chuu... fufufu. That’s banned, you know?"

"...Yeah. Got it."

The words I was going to continue with were sealed by a kiss. When I pulled my face away I got smiled at and scolded. I hugged Nimi’s body a little stronger as an apology. It was too strong. The shape of her chest changed a lot and I made her go "uun..." so I immediately eased off. I started to apologize and she gently stroked one cheek. When she narrowed her eyes like I was precious I could not say anything. This part of Nimi was so much I even thought it was unfair... When I let go Nimi headed to the floor to greet Mirishu and Kuna, and I started helping by taking over Nimi’s cooking.

It was probably past nineteen hundred. Mirishu and Kuna were having tea at Erika’s house, and I was helping at the tavern. While I was cooking in the kitchen the floor suddenly went quiet and tension came through. I looked at Nimi and Pafa in the kitchen, tilted my heads together. I told the two of them to stay in the kitchen and put my face out onto the floor. When I saw the person standing at the entrance I let out a big breath.

"You’re doing good business."

"Thanks to you... by the way, what are you doing, Chancellor?"

"What? Obviously drinking. Hurry and show me to a seat. Thanks to you I’m worn out."

"That’s... I’m sorry. This way..."

I showed the chancellor to a table, went back to the kitchen once, and told Nimi and Pafa that the chancellor had visited. Nimi seemed to understand various things, smiled wryly, handed me a somewhat expensive liquor, and said "Please keep him company." After that I sat at the same table as the chancellor and poured for him, but today’s chancellor got drunk very fast. Complaints toward me came and came... I was in trouble.

"You... do you know how much of your mess I clean up..."

"Ah~. Chancellor?"

"Call me Galt, you fool. I’m off duty."

"Excuse me, Galt-dono... um, aren’t you drinking too much?"

"Like I could sit here without drinking!"

"...Yes."

Well, I was done for... from complaints about me he had started talking about married life next. Because of his age his lower half did not stay lively and he envied me, and if he could he did not want to leave his wife... I hurriedly put a gag order on the adventurers around us and they all nodded hard, apparently reading the air. If this side of the chancellor spread through the royal capital what did this person intend to do. I understood I had made him suffer because of me, but if he wanted to be entertained I would have prepared a room.

"Raide, are you listening!"

"Yes. I’m listening."

"Do you get it? Your wives may be beautiful, but my wife doesn’t lose either."

"...Yes."

...I have not made them my wives yet. I will not propose in the flow, but I intend to, so please do not say it in a loud voice. See, Nimi is looking happy because I am not denying it, and the adventurers are grinning, you know? Could you please truly give me a break, Chancellor... Over here I am gathering material information because I want to make a certain thing in order to propose.

"On top of that I cannot ask my wife because she is busy... maybe it’s age. I’m a little lonely..."

"Um, why not tell her?"

"What if she thinks I’m pathetic. I don’t want to let go of my wife!"

"My, your cup is empty... I will pour."

"Yes! Sorry!"

...Chancellor. Please notice. The person who poured for you is the wife whose love you are shouting about. A beautiful woman with brown hair gathered in one bunch at the back, Karimarl-san, had come into the tavern at some point. She should be the same age as Galt, but she looked as young as Nimi, her chest was just as large, and her body was slim. She sat beside him and listened happily with narrowed eyes to Galt’s profile as he strongly told me how deep his love for his wife was. Even in the game they were a couple so in love that players noticed immediately. This kind of scene only happened once in the game, and it became a rumor, so the chancellor couple’s popularity was considerable. For the record, I who was being shown it right in front of me did not really know what to do and just kept nodding.

"Raide, if I could I would want to whisper close to my wife that I love her..."

"Eeh... is saying it enough?"

"Of course I want to be told!"

"Kusukusu. I love you, dear."

"That’s right, like th... eh?"

"If you tell me, I will tell you anytime, as many times as you want, dear."

"...Karimarl? Hm? ...Hnn? Why... hnnn??"

Karimarl stood Galt up while he was frozen, bowed to the floor, and started walking outside. The one who stopped those two was Nimi. I made a surprised face. Then she whispered something to Karimarl and handed her a small bottle of liquid... was that not the tonic? Karimarl took the small bottle from Nimi, laughed a little happily with Nimi, and left the tavern. ...Was that all right. That thing was too effective... it would not settle. Nimi looked at my blank face, laughed happily, and went into the kitchen. For the record we had received five gold coins as an advance, and if they did not come often we would be the ones in trouble. Please do not put out gold coins in a tavern commoners use. Really... I sighed, cleaned up the table, and went into the kitchen to help.

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