CH 343

Chapter 343 – Saint-in-Waiting

Summer has passed, and the breezes are getting cooler. It is almost autumn.

Was it this time last year when we were talking about the suspicious movements of the two northern countries? The days go by so fast that my memory is a little fuzzy. Well, before the end of last year, we had finished fighting with the two northern countries, and for a while, we had been working on our bases and defense system in the north. So, I was over there for the winter… and during that time, well, I got close with Ellen, who was visiting the north at the time, and we easily had a baby as a result.

It seems that it is easier to have children between humans than between different species, such as elves, beastmen, and one-eyed races.

Well, what I am trying to say is that it is time for a child to be born. That’s why I wanted to return home as soon as I finished work. I couldn’t be present at the birth anyway―apparently, men are forbidden during childbirth―so I couldn’t do anything just because I was nearby.

“Please hold me tighter.”

Ellen said and tightened her arms around me.

“Yes, yes, just a little. You have a baby in your belly, too.”

I answered her sweetly and hugged her, patting her on the back.

Yeah, this is what happens when I get back home before I even have time to calm down.

Ellen was apparently very sad and anxious that I had left her side on a business trip. Well, it was Ellen’s first time, so it was understandable that she was anxious. Amalie-san, who became pregnant at about the same time as Ellen, was not so worried, but Ellen’s mental instability is probably an exaggeration. She has become very lonely and spoiled.

This is fine, though, because she is very cute in this way.

“Uh…”

I sense that Byaku, the fox-type beastman who came down from the modified large air board, is in trouble behind me. Yeah, I’m sorry. I didn’t expect to get a hug from Ellen, who was waiting for me as soon as I arrived at the castle and got off the air board. I am really sorry.

“Who are those people?”

Ellen’s red eyes flicker to the beastmen girls as she hugs me.

“I’ve taken them under my protection for a number of reasons. I haven’t told Sylphy about them yet, but I’m going to have them work for me.”

“I see. Are you ready to support and help this man as your master?”

“Yes. Because Kosuke-sama saved my body and my life.”

“Do the others feel the same way?”

“””Yes.”””

“Is that all there is to it…?”

The words of the beastman girls, who are too free of hesitation, are bewildering to me. No, I think it’s true that without our help, their future would not be so long. Doesn’t it seem a bit heavy for them to say, “I will serve you at the risk of my own life”?

“That’s as far as it goes. At least, for me.”

Saying that, Olivia, the goat-type beastman, stared me squarely in the eye. The other girls were staring at me the same way. All of them had serious eyes. Very serious.

“It’s okay if it’s a little looser…”

“Isn’t that good? It’s a shame to have more women around you, but at least they won’t betray you. This is a good thing that you have more people that you can safely have around you.”

Ellen tightened her arms around me again as she said this. I can feel her strong will that says you belong to me now.

“Well, I’m sorry, Bertha-san. Could you please assign the girls a suitable guest room? I intend to make them my subordinates eventually, but until then, I would like them to be treated as guests under my protection.”

“I understand. I’ll ask for you later, too.”

“Yes.”

I left the beastmen girls in the hands of Bertha-san, who had come to the parking lot with Ellen as her escort and headed with Ellen to the office where Sylphy was expected to be. Ellen was still attached to my left arm during that time and showed no sign of moving away. Ellen seemed to have become a full-fledged clinging bug.

“Ellen didn’t seem to have a problem, but what about Amalie-san?”

“It was a big deal. A big deal. My heart is broken because of the heartless person who left me, a pregnant woman, to go on with his work.”

“I’m sorry. But using my power to help those in need is a good thing, isn’t it?”

“I know. But I was lonely. I was anxious.”

“It’s okay. You’ve done a great job of being patient.”

The maid and bureaucrats I passed looked like they were about to spit out sugar as I walked to the office with Ellen. Yeah, sorry. I’ll take your scolding to do it in my room. But I have to go to Sylphy.

Using the face pass, I entered the royal quarters guarded by the royal guards and headed straight for the office. The royal guards (many of them were women) looked at me as if they were looking at something very amusing. Yes, we are in good marital relations.

I gestured to the royal guards who were guarding the Oval Office that I would go inside, and they knocked on the door of the Oval Office and informed me of their requirements before we entered the door in front of the Oval Office. Thanks to the guard, we were able to enter the Oval Office with almost no wait.

“I’m back.”

“Oh, you’re ba―Hey.”

“What is it? It’s fine, isn’t it? It’s been a long time since we’ve seen each other as husband and wife.”

“I’m his wife, too. I’m the legal wife.”

“You should get along with each other.”

I plead from the bottom of my heart because Sylphy raised her eyebrows when she saw Ellen, who was attached to my left arm. I don’t want to see my wives snarling at each other.

“Mm… you’re right. I, as the rightful wife, should be the one to have an open mind here.”

“Mm… I overdid it too. I’m sorry.”

“Then I will take care of it.”

“Hey.”

“That’s not quite what I meant.”

Before anyone knew it, Melty had crept up behind me, hugged me from behind, and buried her face in the area around the nape of my neck. It tickles, tickles, don’t sniff it, don’t lick it. What are you doing?

Finally, Sylphy couldn’t stand it any longer and left her desk and came to my right arm. Then she starts rubbing her cheek against the base of my right arm, or rather, around my collarbone. Is she marking me or something?

“All right, all right, let’s calm down. I don’t think it’s right for you to be standing there.”

“Then I’ll take the sofa over there.”

“That’s good.”

“Come on, let’s go, let’s go.”

The three of them pulled me to a big, soft sofa in the corner of the office. Yeah, if the three of them end up getting along and sharing me, I’ll be happy. Come on, let’s go for it! I’ll spoil you three with all my might!

So, with two of them on either side of me and one on my lap, I flirted with the three of them. We rotated the kneeling position three times, with the rule that we had to change every ten minutes.

In addition, I ended up leaving the beastmen girls unattended for a little less than two hours, but I was able to talk to Sylphy and Melty while we were flirting, and they allowed me to appoint them as my subordinates, so I guess it’s safe to say that everything was fine.