It seems that Leon-san and the knights of the guards will be stationed in Mismid for a while. For what it's worth, I heard that the work will be delayed without people from the Belfast side for the various procedures after this.
　There were some people who said they would return to Belfast while escorting their princess, Yumina, but Yumina crisply refused to do so. As they say, do your job.
　To tell you the truth, we're leaving in an instant at the "gate" and we don't want you to follow us.
　When we parted, I gave Leon a set of gate mirrors for letters (which I just named) as well. Even though we are far away, we can communicate every day with these. If I give one of them to Olga-san, we will be able to keep in touch when we return to Belfast. When I handed it to him, Rion-san's tension was so high. To be honest, I was a bit taken aback.
　I also finished saying goodbye to His Majesty the Beast King, the Prime Minister Graz-san, Olga-san and the warrior chief Garun-san. I tried to say goodbye to Leanne and Paula as well, but they weren't home. Unfortunately, it can't be helped.
　I left the castle and bought a souvenir for Sue with the servants of the mansion in the castle town and packed my things. All that's left is to open the 'gate' and return to Belfast....

''Sorry, I forgot to bring a little souvenir.''

　I say no to everyone, and as I get lost in the crowds of people in the city, I fire up the map app and search for the two people I'm looking for. Hmmm, the roof over here. I jump up at once with a 'boost' and move across the roof to land in front of them.

''Huh?''
'Whoa! Oh, it's your husband~. Please don't surprise me~

　They are the two masked men, Lapis-san and Cecil-san. Although they are our maids, their actual employer is His Majesty the King of Belfast, Yumina's father.
　It seems that His Majesty forced Raimu to hire them, and in that case, I honestly thought there was no need for me to pay their salaries, but since they seem to be able to do their job as maids, I turned a blind eye to that.
　Well, I can't pay you the salary for the last ten days. I'd like you to charge the king for that one.

'We're going back to Belfast at the 'Gate now. I thought I'd drop you two off at home first.

　If they've been watching me the whole time, they'd know about the "gate". I cut them off.

'Huh? To Belfast?
''Indeed, at this rate we will be ten days late returning home.... As expected, the princess might get suspicious of us.
That's why I'm here.

　With a bitter smile, he opened the 'gate'. When I took the two of them through the Gate of Light, I was already in the Belfast mansion, the living room of my home.

''Welcome home.''

　Our butler, Mr. Lime, who was there, was a little surprised to see us suddenly appear, but he quickly regained his composure and said a few words to us.

'I'm home, Mr. Lime.'
I'm home.
'I'm sorry, sir, but your husband has found out...'
I know.

　Mr. Lapidus states a fact that is obvious in this situation. Lime-san can only laugh at that.
　For now, I have to ask the two of them to change into their maid's clothes and say that they've been here the whole time. As the two of them headed to their rooms to change, Lime-san bowed to them.

''I'm sorry. As for those two, His Majesty the King ordered me to do so...''
'Well, I can understand your concern for your daughter, and it's fine because there isn't much damage. It must have been hard for Lime-san to say no.

　You betrayed your husband! I don't mean to say anything like that. I'm not going to be that thorough. Of course, it would be a different story if it was life-threatening or resulted in major losses, but I don't think this is something to be blinkered about. If you think about it the other way around, it can be taken as an increase in the number of security guards. .........Yeah, that's a bit of a stretch.

''Well, I'll keep it a secret from Yumina and everyone else for now.

　Then I asked him to take everyone back one more time after this, but to welcome me home like it was my first time home.

'Oh, yeah. What have you been doing?

　I used the Gate to get out onto the roof, and as soon as I got back to everyone in Mismid, Else grumbled to me. I made up for it and we all went to an empty back alley and opened The Gate again.
　Lime, who was waiting for everyone to appear in the living room of his home, bows his head.

'Welcome home,'

　As I listened to Lime's second greeting, the door to the living room opened and Lapis-san and Cecil-san appeared, dressed in maid outfits.

''Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back,''
Welcome home.
I'm home. Mr. Lapidus, Mr. Cecil.

　Silently we say hello to each other. Everyone returns to their rooms and takes a bath to recover from the fatigue of the trip. I'll get in there later.
　Before that, I should give them some gifts.
　Lime has a tie pin and cufflinks, and Lapidus and Cecil have different colored teacups. They said they couldn't accept them, but I forced them to give them to me because it would be weird not to give them to just them.
　For Julio and Claire, it was a straw hat and a book on the Misguided cookbook. And a couple teacups. To Tom and Huck's security duo, I gave them each a decorative knife. I'll give them Sue's souvenirs at a later date.
　I collapsed onto the bed in my room and stretched out. But I'm tired. The mental fatigue in a strange land is harder to bear than the physical fatigue. Well, this world itself is a strange place.
　However, I came up with a number of things on this trip. For example, we could try sending a "gate" equipped thermometer to Yisheng to go over there, or we could try making a "programmed" carriage or automobile. I think I'll start with a bicycle for this one. It would stand out. We could also program the map app to add automatic target functions. I think there's a lot more scope for me to do this.
　I'd also like to make an automatic doll called Paula. I'd like to try making a similar one. A cat or a penguin stuffed animal.... I'm getting sleepy....



　...Aya? Oh, no. I must have slept a little. I must be more tired than I thought. I'm tired because I slept without changing into my nightgown, but my body is tired. Let's take a bath and get some hot water to unwind.
　I grabbed a change of underwear and a bath towel from my wardrobe and headed downstairs to the bathroom.
　Our bath is big enough to hold five or six adults. It's a bit of a big bath. Everyone seems to go in together with other girls, but in my case, I can use it by myself. The only guys are me and Lime, so it's inevitable. And I have no intention of going in with Mr. Lime.

''Well, it's one of those extravagant pleasures, isn't it?

　In a good mood, I open the door to the changing room with a bang, just before the bathroom.

''........eh?''
................Huh?

　.........Well, in front of me are Else, Linse, Yae, and Yumina, all in their underwear. Else and Linse are matching top and bottom, different pastel colors with small bows. Else is pink and Linse is blue. The bottom one is the type that is tied at the side with a string. The yae next to it is again a fundoji on a salashi, as usual. I wonder if this is a standard style at Yisheng. The pure white shine is dazzling. I didn't find out until the salash was loose, but it was the biggest. Lastly, there's Yumina, a white underwear with ruffles and lace that wasn't flashy but looked expensive, and this one was also the type that tied on the side with a string, just like Else and the others. Maybe this type is common in this world. I don't remember using "Axel".

""Kyaaaaaaaaaaa...!"
Wahhhhhhhhhh...!

　Everyone's screams finally brought me back to myself, and I got caught up and screamed the same way. Maybe I was being incredibly gung-ho!
　A teary-eyed Else's fist shoots towards me. Um, Else-san, this isn't "boosted", is it?
　A tremendous blow to the side of my head knocked me unconscious.



'It's true that we may have forgotten to lock the door in the changing room, but it was our fault!
You could have been a little more careful, that I know.

　Surrounded by four people, I'm sitting upright. They've been lecturing me for a long time now.

"I thought everyone had already left...

　Apparently, everyone had fallen asleep as soon as they reached their rooms. After waking up, everyone hurriedly gathered to take a bath, and I got in just as they were taking off their clothes in the changing room. What a bad time....or not so bad, I guess...?

Do you ever think about it?
'What? Oh, yes!

　Linse glares at me with zit eyes. It's strangely powerful because she's usually so quiet.

''As for me, I wish you had followed the proper procedure for such things, but.......''

　What's the procedure, Yumina? Please don't blush and say something unnecessary. Well, it's true that if I had acted carefully, I could have avoided it, and it's also true that I looked at it carefully. I'm in no position to make excuses........
　Then he lectured me endlessly, and it wasn't until midnight that I was released. Needless to say, I couldn't sleep at all that night. When I closed my eyes I could just float away.... I was sore, but it was a good day!