CH 217

It’s only a few more days before I can’t stay in Caan territory any longer. Only being home for less than a month and a half was really hard. A lot of things happened… it’s really way too much…

I should be back on vacation. In the first place, I am still only a student. Even though that should be the case, aren’t I much busier than the clumsy lords and nobles in parading around in their fancy clothes? Something is wrong…….

If you think about it in a Japanese sense, students should be easygoing. They go to school casually every day, and unless they get really bad grades, they spend their time all over the place. Isn’t that what student life is like? Of course, some students are studying hard and losing sleep to win the fierce exam competition. But even so, students should be leisurely.

And yet, far from being an easy-going student life, I ended up going through a war at my age… it wasn’t like I was attacking someone, I was just trying to protect myself, it’s a world like this, and I thought I’d experience something like that someday, but it’s too early… it seems that even my older brothers haven’t participated in a live battle yet… why is it that the youngest daughter, my first battle, came first…?

Well, there’s no use talking about the past, so let’s move forward. There were some good things as well, so I’ll leave it as good overall.

True, I had to endure and suffer with the knowledge I’d killed someone to the point that it was a little shameful, but thanks to that, I’m glad I made progress with my wives. I thought it would be impossible for me to choose just 1 of them since we are all women and I like all 5 of them, but… mufufu!

My lovely wives still sleeping together in my bed. Even if I touch them a little, they won’t get angry! So wonderful! On the contrary, they keep forcing me to touch them more! Is it okay to be happy like this…? Is this heaven? I’m not leaving here anymore!

“Miss Floto, it’s morning. Please wake up,” Katharina said.

“Ah, right…” I said.

Katharina should have been sleeping with me, now she’s waking me up. I was already awake but she spoke like I was still asleep.

I thought I would finish my morning routine and go to Claudia’s special training after that, but when the others found out about Claudia’s arrangement, there was another person who wanted me to give them special training, too.

“What do you think, Floto?” Louisa asked.

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“Hmmm… I see your point… let’s do this for a while…” I said.

With a little confidence, I’ll give Louisa some simple pieces of advice. Just like Claudia didn’t have confidence in herself, Louisa said she wanted to be useful to me and wanted me to undertake special training in magic. Louisa is Louisa and has a lot of good points, and she’s doing her best for me. I don’t think I need to force herself to do magic training like that, but I can’t say no if she insists.

In the first place, it is impossible to refuse Louisa when I’d accepted Claudia. Mikoto shows up occasionally, but since it’s early in the morning, Mikoto is often asleep. Why is Mikoto so weak in the morning even though we sleep together at night? I don’t think she’s sleep deprived though… I wake up before everyone else, but I never thought I was lacking sleep.

That’s why, in addition to Claudia, Louisa will also be undergoing special training. Alexandra doesn’t participate in the special training because she can’t do swordsmanship or magic. Even if she can’t do it, she probably becomes capable if she learns at school, but she seems to only be able to get as far as a noble lady can.

Katharina doesn’t look like she’s doing combat training before my eyes, but I don’t think she’s an ordinary person. Isabella seems to be a master of something. Judging from the way she walks and her presence, it’s unlikely that she’s just a maid who hasn’t learned anything of the sort. Katharina has recently started to resemble that Isabella. She completely conceals her presence and quietly approaches, and her steps and movements are different from those of an amateur.

I can’t say anything arrogant, and I don’t know anything, but I’m sure they’re secretly doing something behind the scenes. Helmut is also the son of a noble, so he seems to be able to use swordsmanship and martial arts in his way, and everyone is working hard, so I can’t even ignore it.

“I think today is the last time we can relax in Caan territory,” I said. “So I would like to play with everyone today, but do you have any wishes? Please tell me if there are places you want to go or things you want to do.”

I asked everyone at the breakfast table. There are still days left, but it’s not like you can play until the last day. We still have a lot of work to do. I was wondering if I could have at least 1 day to spare, so I did my best to finish the work and made a schedule so that I could use it freely for just 1 day today. That’s why today is probably the last time I can play freely with everyone in Caan territory.

I’ve decided everything that needs to be decided on the Caanza Alliance, and most of the places that have applied for membership I’ve gone around to. Of course, there are places I haven’t been to yet, but I can’t visit them all. It feels like I only went around to the free cities that had applied during the initial stages of the plan.

Well, even if I don’t go there directly, I’ve already completed a model case or a pattern, so it will be easier from now on. The governance system and administrative policies have all been decided. I’ve already told them the general policy, so from now on, even if you don’t ask me to make every decision, the governor’s authority and judgment will be used to some extent.

Of course, there is also a monitoring mechanism in place to prevent those in power from going out of control, so there is nothing to worry about. Aside from the superficial monitoring mechanisms, there are secret eyes and ears here and there, so it’s impossible to completely hide from me and do crimes. It immediately enters my ears and becomes rope with which to hang themselves.

I showed the development of the territory and the direction of development and decided the schedule to some extent. After that, they’ll wait until the construction is finished, so there’s no problem even if I’m not here. For research and development, I have given some ideas and given advice, but we need time.

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Domestic administration, military administration, research & development… is the rest okay? I did that and I did this…

“Wait, Floto! You asked me yourself, yet you didn’t even listen?!” Mikoto yelled, angry as she rose from her seat.

“It’s hot these days, so you want to go to a cool place, right?” I replied, repeating what she said.

“Kuh, it’s fine if you were listening…” Mikoto said, sitting back down.

I can’t miss listening to people’s chatter just because I’m thinking a bit. Even if I talk to about 5 people while thinking about 3 different things, I can distinguish them if the sound reaches me properly. I can’t help it if only 1 person speaks in a loud voice and I can’t hear other people’s voices.

But even if you say you want somewhere cool… we played in the river the other day, and we also went to Cien to play in the sea… the sea leaves you a little sticky… to begin with, I feel that there is almost no difference between playing in the river and the sea.

“If it’s with you, Flora, no, so long as I can go with you, Floto, anywhere is fine,” Alexandra said.

Even if you say so… if you start talking like that, I wonder if we’ll be lazy at home all the time. People might think I’m always out and about, but basically, I’m a stay-at-home type who just wants to hang out at my house. I’ve been extremely busy since I started living this life, but that’s because of unavoidable circumstances.

“So you mean you two, Louisa and Alexandra, are fine not going to Carruzan?” I said. “It’s been so long since you’ve been back, right?”

After this vacation, they will not be able to come back for another 4 months. Besides, Alexandra will be going to the capital alone from now on, so she will be separated from her mother Gabriella for a long time.

“I’ve already met everyone in the slums, so I’m fine,” Louisa said.

“I don’t really have much attachment to Carruzan in the first place…” Alexandra said.

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Ahh… maybe I was a little insensitive… Alexandra had a lot of troubles in Carruzan in the past… is there a friend you want to meet or a place to remember?

I’m in trouble if this is the case… I don’t even have a place I want to go in Caan or Carruthers territory…

“Hey, hey Floto! Then let’s go to the forest!” Mikoto said.

“… The forest?”

Mikoto keeps changing what she says. She said it was a cool place a while ago, but now it’s a forest. The forest is certainly cooler than the city. Going to the mountains or forests can be much cooler and more comfortable than being in the city. But that is not necessarily the case.

For example, if you are walking through a forest with no roads, the humidity and heat can make you feel extra hot. If you want to go to the mountains and forests by car and cool off in the streams, then yes, but walking in the forest is another matter. Rather, there is a possibility that you will have a hard time as opposed to being cool.

“Everyone went to a memorable place, didn’t they? Then I should go to a memorable place too!” Mikoto said.

Ah… is that so? She wants to go to the place where I met Mikoto in the past.

“Is it okay if I take everyone else to a place where our memories are?” I asked.

“It’s fine, isn’t it? Not a problem,” Mikoto said. “The 6 of us are already a family.”

Is that what it is…? Well, rather than wanting to keep secrets and memories for just the 2 of us, I guess she wants to take everyone else to share with them. If Mikoto is okay with that, then I don’t mind. That’s why we decided to go to the forest for the last free day of this long vacation.

We take a carriage to Floren and then walk into the forest from there. It’s different from the route I used to run in the forest, but I decided to walk from Floren to shorten the walking as much as possible. If you go to Floren by carriage and then enter the forest, the total distance traveled will be a detour, but the distance to walk after getting off the carriage will be shorter.

I don’t get tired much even if I run. Mikoto used to go there without hesitation in the past, so it shouldn’t matter. But I decided it wouldn’t be a good idea to walk long distances in the woods when everyone else was there. But it may have been a needless worry.

Claudia has been trained in the Royal Guard Division, so marching in the forest is a daily occurrence, and Louisa is a farmer, even though she has recently become a supervisor. She also does farm work, so she has strong legs and good endurance, so she doesn’t mind walking in forests and mountains. Katharina looks a little tired, but she seems to be secretly training these days, so it doesn’t seem like it’s going to be that hard. The only problem was Alexandra.

“Haa… haa…” she panted.

“Alexandra, are you okay?” I asked.

“I’m fine…” Alexandra said.

Not fine at all. Was it tough for Alexandra, who was raised as a young noble lady? I’m glad Christa didn’t come too. She would have had a similarly hard time if Christa had gone with us.

“Alexandra, I’ll carry you on my back, alright?” I said.

“I’m fine…” Alexandra said.

“Shall I carry you in my arms, then?” I asked.

“…I’m fine,” Alexandra said.

Hm? There was a bit of a delay just now. Was there something about my arms that attracted her? Princess Carry? Really……. Does Alexandra want a Princess Carry? Then it can’t be helped.

“Hup!”

“Kyaa!”

Out of nowhere, I scooped up Alexandra like a princess. Our two chests are stuck together. I could hear Alexandra’s heartbeat. I can tell that it’s pounding because I suddenly picked her up. Besides, Alexandra’s face is close. She looks at me with a slightly surprised look on her face.

“Come on, let’s go,” I said.

“Ah… umm…” Alexandra muttered.

She’s blushing and trying to say something, but I don’t let her get the words out. It seems like she’s going to start talking about walking by herself. It’s a privilege to be able to hug Alexandra’s soft body like this. Rather, I don’t intend to let her go because I want her to ask for it.

Our chests touched each other, and the hand on her back moved to her front and our chests pressed a little against each other. Is it possible to avoid this happy feeling?

“Good for you…” Louisa mumbled as I carried Alexandra.

“Louisa…” I said.

“Floto! I’m tired too! Carry me, too!” Mikoto said.

“You should be fine, Mikoto…” I said.

Seeing Alexandra being carried, everyone came to me. But unfortunately, I can only hold one person in my arms. I might be able to carry 4 people if I put them on both sides and carry them on my back at the same time… but as expected, I can’t just treat them like luggage. And no matter how hard I try, I end up with one person left over.

“Hmph! That’s fine, then! I’ll remember this tonight!” Mikoto said, giving up and saying something menacing.

Lately, everyone has been playing tricks on me at night. She’s fighting back as if in revenge, but I can’t help but feel like everyone is rather happy.

“Ah! I can see it, Floto!” Mikoto said.

“I see it, too,” I said.

Anyway, it looks like we finally reached our destination.