What?

　I woke up suddenly.
　Halfway up and holding my head up.

'....A dream?　Well, that's true.

　Yeah, even if it is. There was no way I could go back to the world with Tina now.
　Indeed, I used to wish to go back.
　But when I realized that I couldn't break the rules of Oaths and Summons no matter what I did, I gave up.
　I returned to the primordial Earth and focused on killing the f*cking gods.
　I've done everything I could to obtain power, taking numerous lives in my hands and destroying other worlds.

　It was too much of a bug to think that such a man would resume his marital life with Tina just because he was lucky enough to come back now.
　What a nightmare for that.
　I never thought I'd dream that I'd be summoned by my own children.
　I have a vivid imagination.

Hmmm...
"Oh?

　Suddenly, I heard a lusty voice from next to me.
　I looked and saw that my hand was grabbing a piece of tender flesh.
　It was Tina's breasts.

''It wasn't a dream........''

　The heartbeat and warmth that came through my palm was more effective than any comforting remedy.　
　Needless to say, me and Tina were completely naked on the bed, and it was clear as day that we were having fun last night.
　Apparently the time for escaping reality is over.

'Oh crap. I can't remember yesterday.

　The last time I talked to Tina, I felt like my mind suddenly went blank and I couldn't think about anything.
　Is it possible that this pledge was a great shock to him?
　It's only a mere matter of claiming to be the father to your child.

You can't tell me that. You have no idea what you're talking about........

　Even in the past, I've had wives who wanted to prioritize raising their children in a graduated marriage.
　There was a wife who wanted a child with me from the beginning, and there was also a witch who offered to release her own child instead of a graduated marriage because she didn't want to involve the child she'd made as my revenge.
　Since I had separated from the baby before I could remember, I've been able to dismiss it as a matter of course.

　That means I can't even face their children as a father.

　It's bearable for me to suffer and die.
　But I can't stand it when my children die before I do, or when they are begged to die by mothers and children who couldn't bear the thought of immortality.
　If that hadn't happened, I wouldn't be suffering as much as I am now.

　Giving up revenge on the f*cking gods and forgetting everything and marrying Tina and trying to live as a normal human being would only end up similar to what happened with those fifth and sixth wives.
　So, no matter how much I miss the slow life, the only option is to stay in this world, which is definitely not an option.

　If you're going to take Tina with you, you need to talk about the harem rules.
　 Is it safe to say that rule 1 is a principle, so it doesn't mean you can't take the kids with you?
　No, what do I have to do about the pledge before that?　If I'm going to take you there, I'm going to tell you that I'm your father, which will accomplish that. It doesn't work. I'm not going to have kids with my wife because I'm not going to be able to walk around with my kids, and the guys who have made it are going to have graduated marriages. Even if we make an exception for Tina, it would mean that she and Shinji would have to go with me on my arduous journey....

　In other words, if I'm going to take the two of them along, I need them to tell me everything about the situation and make a choice to follow me.
　There's nothing else to do but talk to them about the harem rules and get them to follow them.

　It takes a lot of determination on my part to expose the truth of who I am now to Tina.
　If it's just an old romance, it can end up being a beautiful memory, but the reality of Shinji doesn't allow for that.
　Even if I were to take him with me, I don't think Tina can abandon the nesting Tsubatei Pavilion that her father left for her in the first place.

''Ha, this isn't possible...''

　 It doesn't matter what they do when they outsource problems that they can't solve by themselves to the person they kidnapped without confirming their own will and without saying a word. At least that's what I think.
　But this time it's different. I brought this all on myself. It's only because the child wanted to see his father that his father was called out. The blame can't be placed on Shinji and Tina.

'What the hell am I supposed to do?'

　I have no idea what's best and better.
　I don't even know what the bottom line is, but I've known for years what to do in a situation like this.

I said to myself, "I'm going to get depressed. Well, let's just forget about it all and get out of here. The alcohol, the women, the violence...well, this time, it's the women!

　I covered the limb, enjoying Tina's soft skin, which was still staggering.



　After a few rounds of singles matches with Tina, I headed to the kitchen alone.

'Good.'

　She drapes a front cover like an apron around her neck and puts a sash around her shoulders.
　It's my formal attire in the kitchen of the nesting winged pavilion I've decided with Tina.
　Tina is down for the day, so I have to prepare breakfast for my guests.
　Tina had done all the preparations yesterday. The only thing I have to do is to finish and serve.

　The stacking of the plates. The arrangement of the equipment. The numbers of the stew pots and pans that have been lying around.
　Thanks to Tina's faithful adherence to our agreement for five years, I don't have to worry about a single thing.

"What are you doing, Pops?
Hmm?

　At the entrance connecting the kitchen and the cafeteria, a child in his nightgown was standing at the entrance.
　It's Shinji. He still looks sleepy and rubs his eyes.

You can't go in here without permission.
Is it because your mother gets mad at you?

　When I asked him back, Shinji nodded coyly.
　As far as being a little shaky, I heard Mom was afraid to get angry.
　I feared that perhaps she would fulfill her pledge just by talking to me, but it seems that as long as I don't talk to her as her father, she's safe.
　I guess Shinji doesn't think I'm his father at the moment either.

'It's okay, kid. My uncle has my mom's permission, you know.
That's not fair. That's not fair. I've never been in one.

　Shinji has a young fire burning in his little eyes.
　Still, he is well disciplined when he doesn't cross the line into the kitchen.

'This is a warrior's battlefield, boy. Boy, are you a warrior?
'Uh-huh!　I'm a warrior!
'Right. Then you know what it takes to be a warrior, right?
Uh, uh,

　Shinji starts to get dogged.
　I grinned and lifted the corners of my mouth as my taste buds were aroused.

'What, you don't know. Then you're not a real warrior.
I know!　I know...!

　Thinking her eyes were tearing up, Shinji ran off.

''Oh no. I've made you cry, Sakahagi-san.

　Ituna popped up in the wrong place.

'You shouldn't do that.
What? You guys, did you hear me?

　And Sianne too.
　I don't want you to say, "You're not supposed to do that," with a Buddha's face, because it's kind of funny.

"Stella, do you get a nap?

　Ituna shook her head as she worried about the little girl who was alone and out of sight.

''No, I was with her, but she went after the girl from earlier.
You're good.

　Let's leave the kids to them.

Besides, what the hell are you doing?

　Sianne asks with a suspicious look on her face.

'You'll know it when you see it. I'm preparing breakfast at the inn.'
You're going to make it!

　Is that really such a surprise?
　Ituna, on the other hand, has a twinkle in her eye.
　Yeah, come to think of it, Itsuna was the only one who was out in the world I cheffed in.

''You guys are guests today, too. Wait quietly at your seats.
Yeah, okay.
Okay, okay.

　I rolled up my sleeves as I moved the wife duo away from the kitchen.

''Well, let's get fired up and make it for the first time in a while!



　The other guests also came down to the dining room in a hurry.
　The finished food was distributed to the tables where the guests were seated.
　Seeing the breakfast prepared in front of her, Sianne opened her mouth.

I thought you would only serve chicken, but it's decent.
That's what you were worried about?

　He wouldn't do such a horrible thing when he had a chicken-phobic Ituna.

'Chicken....'

　Look, just the word "chicken" is enough to send Ituna's pigtails into a frenzy!

'I was just putting the finishing touches on it, you know. Anyway, eat up.

　I urged them, pretending I hadn't seen them, and they both said "Itadakimasu" and then sipped their first bite of soup.

'Ooh, that's good,'
'Delicious!　This is very good, Mr. Sacagawea.
Isn't that right?　That part was always my recipe, you know.

　It was developed by me to rebuild the inn.
　Thanks to my hard work at the inn, my cooking has improved a lot from the hobby level.

　There are other guests who eat well, and it fills me with a sense of fulfillment for the first time in a long time.
　Nothing makes me happier than to have someone say that my food is delicious.
　It was also the first time I decided to recreate fair tiki, I guess.

In other words, this is the beginning of the process that has shaped me into the person I am today.

　I didn't say that to anyone. I'm talking to myself.
　There are some things here that I mourned, but there are also countless things that I got.

　...No, I just thought I had mourned it.

　I just didn't see it, but it was definitely still there now.
　Then let's consider it a chance of a thousand years.
　Just because I gave up a long time ago doesn't mean I have to give up everything and walk away now, because I originally wanted to return to this world.

Hey, you two.

　Ituna and Sianne stop eating and look up.

'As you may have noticed, Shinji is ... my child.
What?

　Ituna sat up with a clatter and knocked over a chair.

''Well is that true?''

　Sianne asks back in a trembling voice.

'Yeah, it's true. It seems that Tina gave birth to her after I was summoned. And this time it was Shinji who summoned me. And the wish is probably related to the father.
Oh, I see. You're the kid's father?

　Sianne's otherness has clearly changed.
　Maybe she thinks that killing Shinji will be her revenge against me or something.
　Well, Sianne's character wouldn't allow her to do so, and she wouldn't even say it.

'Then!　You've got to talk to him properly!

　Orphaned and orphaned, Ituna has no parents.
　But that's why you can't leave a child who doesn't know her father.

'If I tell you, I'll fulfill my pledge, and then we'll say goodbye.
Don't you want to take him with you?
That's not going to happen.

　Cianne interrupted Ituna's question.

'If what you said yesterday is true, then I can't abandon this store for my mother. Even if you could, you would have to tell that woman the harem rules. Unlike me, who had no choice, and you, who wanted it all convinced, it would be reckless to talk to that woman about the harem rules with the purpose of deliberately sifting through them.
But maybe he'll understand...
I'm sorry, Ituna. I'm sorry, Ituna, but I don't like making bad bets, but I'm not going to make a bet that I know I'm going to lose. And I'm not going to do anything but stay in the same world.

　Ituna shunned when she heard my declaration.

'So you're going to leave me behind?'

　It was a continuation of yesterday.
　What Ituna wanted to ask me when I told Tina that I wouldn't tell her about the harem.

"Tina was waiting for me," she said, "and you were waiting for me, Mr. Sakahagi. Shinji could have met his father. Shinji could have met his father, but he loved this world. Are you going to give up everything...?

　...I also thought it was the only way.
　If I couldn't do this or that, I'd have to give up.

　But after talking with Shinji for a little while, I remembered the time when I was working hard in this world.
　I reminded myself of the time when I was trying to make it in this world.
　You have to realize what you wanted in the first place.
　And I asked myself who I was.

　Then it was easy to understand.

"The premise is this. I'm not going to tell Tina the truth. I will not tell Shinji that I am his father. But I'm not going to live a long, slow life in this world. Nor will I deprive you of the life you have now.

　Do you want to take Tina and Shinji with you?　NO.
　You're leaving Tina and Cyndi?　NO.
　There's always a third option that wasn't offered to me in the first place.

"I was robbed once. Now I'm going to take it back.

　This is not another world.
　It's my world.
　That's why.

I'm going to take this star and I'm going to get Tina and Shinji.