The morning of the day that Sorte and the others were leaving.
The six of us have gathered at the entrance while the sun is still hovering over the top of our heads.
Aina and Solte are dressed with large bags on their backs, just before they are about to leave for their journey.

Normally, this is where I would say the words to send them off.
But this time, I had no intention of sending them off here.

I'm going to the hot springs!
"Oh,
Keep your voice down!　To Utopora, let's go!
"Oh!

Aina and Solte are left with their mouths open, leaving the three of us in high tension, while Renge is standing beside them with her face down and her hand over her mouth as if to hold back her laughter.

'Look, what's up, Solte? To the hot springs, let's go!
What, oh, oh, oh?
Aina!　To Utopora, let's go!
Oh, yeah.

The two of them still didn't seem to be able to wrap their heads around the situation.

''Renge, we're going to the spa town!
Ooooh!

Yeah, you're the man, Renge.
It's great that you can be resourceful.

Hey, wait, Renge!　What do you mean?
What's the matter? I think my husband is going to the spa town.
Renge you know that, don't you?
Oh, I was missing a bit yesterday because...
You're right.

Renge responds with a small tongue and a mischievous smile, but their eyes are not fooled by it.

''I knew it........ I thought it was odd that this was an important preparation.''
Hahaha, I'm ready. Well, I'm prepared for it. But he's ready.
Why didn't you tell me that before?
Oh no. It was the result of reading the air. The look on their faces was so funny!

Indeed.
They both opened their mouths and looked like their thoughts weren't working.
Just being able to see that face was worth having them keep it a secret.

'Renge you'll remember that later.
'What?　Why?　Isn't that nice!　I can go with your husband to the middle of the road.　It's definitely fun!
'....Huh. Right.
Aina?
"Sorte. Think about it. Think about it, my lord has gone through all this trouble to prepare for this. We would have arrived at this result whether we knew it or not.
Well that's just as well.

Haha.
I agree. Even if they were misrepresenting the date of our departure, it wouldn't change because we were catching up.
Aina, you know exactly what I mean.

Well, why not? It's just that I'm selfish. If you really don't like it, we'll split up but what do you think?
'What's to be done, you've only arranged for one carriage, haven't you?
Exactly!
'Then we'll just have to go together now...'

Sorte slumps her shoulders and mutters with a sigh.
To encourage Sorte, I'll give her these words of encouragement.

''Don't you dare!''
Ahhhh!

Sorte brings his mouth wide open and close to the hand on his shoulder.
I didn't think this was the first time in a long time!
Capp!

Doesn't that... ouch?

It was a sweet bite.
Huffing and puffing, it doesn't hurt, but it's sweetly bitten with zit eyes.

'Uh ... my bad. But hey, if you're in the spa town, I'll see you right afterwards, right?
Umm....
I'm a man of my word. We're not going to the cave. You know what?
Okay.

Solte reluctantly responds while releasing her mouth from her hand and sucking away the drool that was on it with her lips.

''But you're going to enjoy the hot spring town while we're on our defeat quest, right?''
Is that possible?
That's disgusting....
Then come home quickly. When you get back, the three of you can enjoy the hot spring town together.

When the three of us come back, let's stay at the best ryokan and have a good time.
Let's take a long, leisurely soak in the onsen, and then we can heal our wounds, fatigue, and everything else.

Let's have a nice trip with many things on it.
That's right! Fun is best!　It's so much better than going in with a gloomy face!

I agree with Aina and Renge.
It's a trip for six people.
Despite the threat of demons along the way, the original journey is to enjoy the journey both on the way there and on the way back.
Since it's our time, let's have fun!


Got-got-got-got.
The vibration of a carriage can be pretty painful on the butt.
Maybe I should have made a cushion or something to bring with me for this........

'Huh........'
What's up?　Don't sigh.

Solte sits on the gyoja-dai, holding the reins and steering the carriage.

'Something ... still doesn't quite add up.
I'm here now, so what do I have to do?
'Yes, but what was my decision the last time I made that decision...'
'Uh....'

I'm sorry about that... something about that!
You said you wanted to leave early because it would slow down your resolve!
You say you're waiting for me, but you're supposed to go with me to the middle of the road.

Haha..... Lord, you mustn't come to the cave, okay?
'I know that. You'd only be in my way if I went.

You once said it's hard to fight for someone when you're protecting them.
I'm not going to follow you if I know you're in my way.

Yeah. Yeah, I hope you know that.
Oh. But you'll come home safe and sound, Solte.
I know what I'm doing. It's okay.
Okay.
Yes.

With that, Solte pulls her head up and puts it on my shoulder.

'....Thanks.
Hmm?
'Nothing. It's flat up ahead, can we keep it that way for a bit?
Yeah, but don't go to sleep, okay?
I'm not going to sleep.

Solte closes her eyes a bit while saying that.

''It's........not fair.''
That's not fair.
Oh well we can all change later.
Hostiles ahead. Five targets from the front.

A report comes in that White, sitting on the beam of the carriage, seems to have found the enemy.
Sorte stops the carriage and White jumps out first.

Renge and Aina also get out of the carriage, but Solte doesn't move.
It seems that this is so that the carriage can be moved when the need arises.

It's boring not to be able to move, but it's a boon.

With that, Solte lets go of her head once and rests it on her shoulder again.

'Is it a pampering day?'
Yeah. Maybe so. But isn't it nice sometimes?
'Yeah. It's fresh, and if you're usually that honest, I think you're pretty.
Oh, isn't I usually pretty?
'Uh ... no. Not really. It's pretty enough.
Yeah, well thanks...
Well I'll be in the back of the truck, okay?　Have you noticed?

Wendy's voice would have been heard by Sorte.
But Solte noticed and laid her hand on top of mine on the floor.


The sun was just above us, and we were getting hungry, so we decided to have lunch.

I started to prepare for the camp, but I only had to take out the desks and chairs that I had already made, so I just took them out.


'Yes. It's a luxurious trip to eat my lord's food.
'Hahaha. You can't praise me, but you can only serve me dessert.
'You've been eating a lot more sweetness lately, thanks to the Lord...'

Was it supposed to be a luxury item?
But it's not that expensive because I refine my own relatively cheap, zarame-like sugar, like top white sugar.

Compared to the original world, sugar still seems expensive, but I still have a lot of cravings for sweetness.
Besides, it's a lot of fun to make these days.

I'm happy that it tastes good, but.... It's a little scary.
'Well ................. Yeah, but it's so good that I eat it...
What do you mean you're scared of your weight?
You can't say that!　Oh I'm worried about the increase....
You'll be fine. You don't look the same, and they say men like to be a little plump.
...and my Lord?
'Well I guess so. I don't care if you're too skinny or too fat, if it's the right body type for you, isn't that the best thing to do?　Besides, it's the best thing that could happen to you if you enjoy what you've made.

They still do, but they all look really good, so it's worth it to make them.

''Well Wendy, that's great.
What do you mean?
'White knows. Wendy's weight....
'Yes. My breasts are ... well ... they're a little bigger again, so ...
"!!!
....

White, Sorte and Renge are frozen in amazement, but I'm, well... yeah. I knew it.

'Um, just a little bit, you know?
What's the difference?　To yourself!　Can't you just divide it up among yourselves!
But you can't!
'Just a little more ... just a little more!　Then my own tits will be tits and I can join them!

He was still alone, and he was worried about it!
Renge will have thighs to be proud of.
It's a unique and wonderful thing.
And why can't you see that tits have the charm of tits?

'Then give them to White ... oh, give them to Sorte ...'
Hey!　Why are you looking at me like I'm some kind of poor thing!
'Cause White will still grow up. But...
It will grow!　Wendy grew up, so I'll grow up, too!
Oh well, you two. Let's calm down a bit. See, my lord made this pastry with limple in syrup in the pie crust and it's delicious?

That's an apple pie, or rather a limple pie, made with limples.
The sweetness of the custard and the sweetness of the limple in the heat makes it a perfect match.
I didn't think we were going to talk about "pies", but the timing was perfect.

'If everyone else isn't going to eat it then Wendy and I will just eat it up.
Yes. They're very tasty, and above all, warm sweets are rare.

Apple pie is one of my favorite treats, and honestly, it's a lot better than the original world stuff because the limple gives it a cleaner aftertaste but also more sweetness.
Besides, I think the best way to taste it is when it's warm, so keep eating it.

''........Hey Aina?　Didn't you say just the other day that your underwear are a little tight?　Is it okay to eat that much?
Hmm?　Oh, yeah. I thought I'd gotten fat... well... I guess I've gotten a little bigger too.
'God!　Lady Raydiana, goddess of fertility and mercy!　Why do you give more blessings to those who have them?　You can do grace to the have-nots!
'Renge the main god of White and the others must be Atros, the god of battle. He must be Atros, famous for his poor tits.
Wait a minute!　I'm not a pauper!

Heh, a goddess is not one person?
I mean, is that okay?
Calling the Goddess a poor tit.......and she's famous?

''Yes...................... I'm sure we have the blessing of Atros the titty goddess. That's good. He's a god of battle......... If it's useful in battle, it's fine to have poor tits........
'Sorte!　You can't give up!
It's good. We're adventurers.... Wouldn't it be nice to have a god of battle as our master?

Solte continues to let out unemotional words while touching her own tits.
I don't know what it is.
Watching it, I can feel the sadness in my heart.

''Ah ... yes. 　I think that's also unique. Everyone is different and everyone is good.
'Thank you but Lord, you like it bigger, don't you?'
Tootzu I wonder...
If I'm going to follow you, I need you to do it right!

No, I just have an instinct.
It's not that I don't like poor breasts.
I just like the bigger ones.

'White ... is still growing ... there's probably hope for him ...'
'I wish.......my growing up period is over.......'
"...Solte. I'll do my best.
'Yeah. I'll do my best...

What will I try to do........