the next morning
"Good morning lord!
　And then Korok knocked on my door, even though it was still before dawn.

　I was in bed with Erdena, and both of us were sleeping in the aftermath of last night.......naked.
　So we got up in a hurry and put on the clothes we had taken off at the end of the bed.
　I'm really glad I locked the entrance to my room.

　But I wondered what on earth happened to Korok so early too........
'I went to bed too early last night, bear I woke up early and I wanted to see my lord.
　I smiled as I said it.

　What can I say, I'm glad you feel that way, but I often reminded Korok to hold off until at least breakfast time next time.
All right, I'll be more careful next time.
　I laughed again, but I wasn't sure if he really understood me or not.

　We ended up going with Korok and taking a walk for a while in the pre-dawn streets.
　Me, Erdena, and Korok almost went, but it was still early in the morning, so I took Tiree with me.
　Tiree usually stays in his room at the back of the mountain, except for when he and Sara play together, but today, Tiree was in a good mood the whole time because he was able to walk around the city with me and Erdena, and he followed behind us, swinging his body from side to side.
　We passed a few merchants carrying goods to the store, but
Oh, you're big.
I didn't know they had kids like this in their lordship's house.
　Or something like that, and people didn't seem particularly surprised.

　Well, if you think about it.
　Everyone knows that I'm a wyvern-riding dragon rider, and the magical beasts in the underground maze seem to think that I'm using their pets... so maybe that's why they aren't too surprised to see me with a girl like Tille.
　That's just the way it is, I wonder what's going on...

　After the walk, I returned to the mansion with a happy Tiree in tow.
Korok is going to have breakfast in his room with Tiree, the bear.
　Saying that, Korok and Tille were about to go back to the room, but on the way, Tille turned back and gave me and Erdena a kiss on the cheek.
　I'm sure Tiree got aroused while I was rubbing her cheek, so she licked me and Erdena with her tongue, and finally Erdena was baptized with Tiree's drool.
　Eldena looked around at her drool-covered figure.
''I'm sorry I laughed at you before when you got covered in Tiree's drool and this is not going to be fancy.
　He chuckled as he said this.

　We decided to go straight back to our room once and take a shower...
Do you want to come in with us?
　I couldn't help but go along with Eldena's invitation.
　At first, I took a normal shower, but when I was looking at Eldena's body, I couldn't help but feel a little...
　I ended up taking a bath for almost an hour afterwards....you know what I was doing, I mean, you get the idea.

　When I finally got out of the bath, Erdena and I were greeted by Unya with a smiling face.
''Well, I'm going to go reheat my breakfast, so please have a drink first, Nya.
　While saying that, Unja was crisply preparing breakfast for me and Erdena.
　.........it seems that she prepared it just as we got back, but we took an unexpectedly long bath.......actually, it wasn't......but anyway, because we stayed in the bathroom for so long, she had to reheat it, and I felt kind of bad about that....
Well, well, you're both young.
　That's right, Eldena and I couldn't help but redden our cheeks after being told that from the front.

◇ ◇ ◇.

　Today, the Onsen village will be hosting a party for me.

　It's supposed to start around lunchtime, but I wanted to relax in the hot springs for the first time in a long time before the party, so after finishing my breakfast, I headed straight for the hot spring village.
　As usual, I got a temporary stagecoach, and the usual scene unfolded, with Tiree running behind me.
　Today, Korok also rode with Tiree, and they both looked very happy.

　When we arrived at the lodge, our room was not yet ready, and we went right into the hot spring.

　The hot spring overlooks the valley and is a really pleasant place to be.
　Just soaking in the hot spring and looking out the window, I felt my heart was refreshed.

　I was the only one in the men's bath, so I thought I could relax, but
Korok will like this one today.
　and a stripped-down Korok broke in.
　
　Kolok, who was lined up beside me and soaking in the hot spring, was
After all, there's nothing better than being with your lord.
　He leaned against me as he said that.
　Well, it was good up to that point, but then he stopped in a hurry to start swimming, taking advantage of the fact that no one else was around but us....

　I thought we went in rather leisurely, but Erdena and Unja weren't up yet.
　So Korok and I leaned back on the couch in the rest area and relaxed.

　After a while, Erdena and Unna came out, but for some reason, Giambalea was with us.
　It was unusual for Giambalea, who rarely came out of the control room of the underground labyrinth, to be in the hot spring...
What are you talking about?　You came to the lord's celebration, didn't you?
　I laughed as I said that, hahaha.
　I'm grateful for that but I was just thinking that you're here so early for that.
I mistakenly thought it started at 8:00 a.m. I couldn't do anything about it, so I went to the hot spring to kill time. So we had to use the hot spring to kill time.
　When he said that, Giambalea laughed again.

　At the hot spring, Giambalea met two people, Erdena and Unja.
　As a result, he was in the hot water a bit longer because the three of them were talking about this and that.

　Jambalea is basically an amazing talker, but even after she got out of the bath, she kept talking to herself.
　In the end, we were forced to listen to Jeanvalea's stories until the venue was ready for the farewell party, and...

◇ ◇.

　The venue was ready to go, the young elf proprietress came to call us, and we moved to the great hall.
　Tiree, who had been waiting outside, had been let into the room first.
　As soon as he saw her, Korok ran up to her.

　As soon as Erdena, Unja and Giambalea entered the room, everyone else gathered soon after.

Why didn't you wait until the mistress went to your room to pick her up?
　Biblina protested to me with a look of anger on her face.
That's why I don't like women who are always impatient and get angry.
　And then Biblina noticed Nirmana, who was uttering a line of dialogue that belied her conciliatory smile.
I'm not impatient. I'm just concerned for Safate, that's all.
　As I said that, I attached myself to Nirmana.

　As Biblina and Nirmana were arguing about this and that, Aura and Aela came up to my side.
''My lord, thank you for this training,''
　The two of them bowed their heads to me while saying that.
　Maybe it was my imagination, but I felt like they were both wearing very cute clothes, so I complimented them on that.
'You did it, sister!　It was worth the hard work you put into choosing.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
　And the two of us were having a great time talking about it in secret.

　Within an hour after this, the hall was almost full.
　Most of them were from the town hall, and I could see the faces of Kuro, Sara, and even Foldente.

''Well, Safate, say hello...''
　I went up to the podium as Erdena immediately responded to me.

　And I was just about to open my mouth to say something I didn't feel like saying...
I'm just saying, let's get this over with.
　''Oh!'' exclaimed the newly joined gambard, who had just joined the guards, as his face turned red.
''Oh!　Are you already drunk?
　The chief of the guards, Googus, was trying to stop me, but... well, I thought that such a goof-up might be typical of Liberty, and I
'The training is over!　Let's go for the promotion of a frontier city.
　When he said that, he raised his glass.

　Taking that as a sign, everyone in the room raised their glasses at the same time.

　I emptied my glass as I looked around at everyone's faces.
　I don't know how long it will last, but I'm going to take it easy today.