A blizzard of cherry blossoms danced in the midst of the first blast of spring, creating a beautiful, magical atmosphere.

'It's hanami!'

　In the midst of such a blizzard of cherry blossoms, Kaori was frolicking in the air, jumping and splashing around.
　She was small in appearance to begin with, but the sight of her doing so made her look even younger than she looked.

''Um, why?''

　I was still unaware of what had happened as I was being dragged out of the blue.

"We're going to see cherry blossoms today!
No. So what?　That's because I know that in the springtime, you get to see the cherry blossoms.
I was very good to your father. The custom of your father's homeland, the cherry blossom, was also brought by your father and planted all over the continent.
'Casually behind the scenes of history!

　I think this is the first time I've heard of the origins of hanami.
　No, I remember there was something in my knowledge, but it wasn't the same as what Kaori was talking about.

　I asked her just to be sure.

'Is that true?'
Which one is it?
"The origins of hanami, the idea that Kaori's father brought it with him.
It's true, I've grafted and cuttings from trees your father brought in here and there.
Oh....

　This looks like the right one.
　History is usually changed in the process of being passed on.
　Kaori's, on the other hand, is my own personal experience.

　Humans (Kaori is a demon king) are creatures that fabricate memories for their own good, but Kaori's didn't sound like a lie.

'I've learned some amazing things... but that's okay. But more importantly, if you're going to watch Hanami, you need food and drink.
'It will be delivered later by my servants. I have brought my own.
For yourself?
It's the one!

　Kaori said, and took out a skull - a human skull.

'What's that? Is it the real thing?
'Your father told me that the Demon King of Dylokten had a penchant for drinking honey from his enemy's skull.
What kind of demon king are you?

　That's definitely deceiving.
　I looked around as I plunged into it.

"What's the matter with you, nephew?
Well is it just cherry blossom viewing?
It's just for cherry blossom viewing.
Is it gonna happen?
'I don't. Your father also told me that it was wrong to cause trouble by taking up space. And you must take your garbage home with you.
No, I don't care about the garbage but I'm taking it home with me.

　That's it?
　...that's all it seems.

　Apparently, Kaori doesn't do anything more than that, but purely hanami--

Yes, I forgot one thing.
There you are!

　I braced myself quickly.

　I knew it was.
　That's not so sweet, is it?

　So now what? What's coming?

　Whatever's coming, I'm not going to be tricked into going all out.

"Why are you bracing yourself?
More importantly, what did I forget?
'That's right. Your father used to arrange human flowers as well when he went to see the flowers.
The human flower?
In short, a beautiful woman.

　I see.

'That's why I've got flowers for my nephew--he's here.

　Kaori was looking behind me.
　I turned around - and froze.

'What ... oh no ...'

　I couldn't believe my eyes.
　A group of people walking in from the other side, all of them familiar faces.

　Directly in front of them was Ortia.
　To the left of them was Ortia.
　On the other side, to the right, was Ortizia.
　Behind it, and further back, and beyond it.

　All of them - all of them were Ortias.

　And they were all the Ortias in the photo books I've bought so far.

　The one in front, for example, is called Ortia of the North, a beauty with white skin and crisp eyes.
　The one right next to her is called the third Ortia, a rare occurrence in the Ortia world, a pretty woman whose three generations of parents and children all call themselves prostitutes and Ortias.
　At first glance, the seemingly simple girl at a distance of about one step away from her is Ortia of Madras. During the day, she looks plain, but once in bed, she is famous for her violent behavior.

　In addition, there are also Red Ortias, Distant Ortias, Witch Ortias of the Sorceress, and many others....

　The roughly famous Ortias had gathered and were coming towards us.

''Hmmm, looks like they're all here.
'What?　Or did Kaori call you?
'That's right. We need flowers, and my nephew loves Ortia, so I've collected as much as I could focus on that. By the way, the Great Sage is your father's woman, so he couldn't do it.
"Dear God, Buddha, Kaori!

　I got down on my knees to Kaori with a snap.

'Thank you, I'll do anything to thank you, I'm going to be a servant #1025 from today.
Oh, dear...

　This is the best day of my life.

　Because it is, isn't it?

　If you think about it for a moment, you can see that the ortiers in front of you are the celebrities that you've only seen in photo albums, so to speak, that you admire.
　All at once, they appeared in front of me, and moreover--

'It's okay to make out with them, isn't it!
Of course, your father did a lot of things with your mother and mother-in-law.
'Hi-ha!'

　Really, really great day.

"Oh, you're the duke we hear about?
No, it's the general.
Boys, this is hardly the time. We haven't met, Supreme Counselor. My name is Ortiz.

　Oh..........
　It doesn't matter when I die.....

　Ortias gather around me, touching and talking to me.

　They all look more beautiful in person.........

''The duke-sama is so good looking, isn't he?
Oh, yeah?　Ehehe.....
I feel like I'm forgetting my job.
'I'm going to get serious too and it's going to be hard after the breakup...'
'Hey, are you good with swords, Daimaru-sama?　Show me something.
I'm on it!　Then we'll start with the sword dance for now.

　I wanted to show Ortias and the others that I was good at it, so I drew my sword and showed them a dance.

　After teaching the familiar Ortia and Daphne and the others, I further brushed up on the sword dance to make it look better.

'Wow, wow,'
'Beautiful ... you're a man ... and you're beautiful ...'
Hey, show me the most.
Hey!

　I showed Ortiz and the others that I was doing a lot of things.

I'm glad to see that my nephew is enjoying himself. That's what hanami is all about. Servant 1023, bring me my skull and honey.

　At a distance, Kaori had me bring her a real skull, which she used as a cup and filled with honey.
　Seeing that, I was convinced that this time there was no trap at all, so I focused on flirting with Ortiz and the others.

　And later on.....

　　　　　★

　In the study, the sister who came to visit her tilted her head curiously.

'What's the matter, Hermes? 'It's unusual that you'd be disappointed in a photo album.'
Sis....
Oh, no. Are you sure you're overwhelmed?　What happened?
Huh?

　I floated a sigh.

　The word "I've done it," went round and round in my head.

　When I didn't answer, my sister picked up the photo album I had open and flipped through it.

'Another photo album of Ortiz and his friends?　Oh, it's more beautiful than the last one. Is it a good pose?
Ugh.
Uggh?

　My sister nodded her head further at my reaction.

'What's really going on here, Hermes?
I'll know it when I see more.
More?　Let's see...................Oh my. They're all in similar poses.
Yeah.
Is this a popular pose?
No, that's not--

　I say, and the door of the study pans!　And then it was roughly opened and Midea jumped into the room.

'Master!　Why did you take so many disciples!
'Uhhhh...'

　I get my head in the sand.
　I'm the third person in Midea to say so.

　Incidentally, the first is His Majesty the King and His Majesty the King, and the second is Lina.
　And the third one, Midea they are all people who have been taught by me to use the sword.

　I'm sure that my swordsmanship was a hit with Ortiz and the others, as I showed them my swordsmanship on that flower viewing day.
　After that, I didn't limit myself to just sword dancing, but I also showed them some practical swordsmanship after being coaxed.

　At that time it was very popular, all of the ortians were enthralled.

　And they loved my stance.
　And then Ortias and the others did the same pose in their new photo album, as if they were showing each other.

　Then I was discovered by Midea and the rest of the "Nanas Style".

　That's not all.

'I see, so this was Hermes' pose. 'This one that's popular among Ortians right now, there's a leader behind it...'... Hermes, you're secretly a celebrity.
Haha!

　The result of being too much in tune.
　Another mistake of being the leader behind Ortiz and the others would attract super attention.
　That was the situation.