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Volume 8 Chapter 188

Wives’ Bustle (1/9)

「Good morning, Haruto-san」
The day after the Wives’ Conference, Rifa called out to Haruto as he walked down the corridor.
「Good morning, Rifa」
「I have a favour to ask, Haruto-san. Is that okay?」
「A favour? Oh, is it about going to Alfheim, about Father-in-law asking for you?」
It was early May.
The magic academy was in the midst of a ten-day break.
Rifa had been told by her father, the king of the Alheim Elves, to show her face at least once during the break.
「Ah! that. However, that’s not important right now」
「N.-not important?」
「Yes. It’s a different matter from being summoned by my father. Could you let me teleport to Alheim alone?」
It was rare for Rifa to ask for something. Haruto found it a bit strange.
「Just you? Why don’t we all go together?」
「Everyone seems busy, so just me this time」
「Hmmm, I see. By the way, what’s your business, Rifa? If I can help, I will」
「Oh, that’s okay. Haruto-san, you’ll be busy today, so please stay at the mansion. There’s a lot to do」
「Huh?」
Haruto was surprised to find that his schedule had been arranged without his knowledge.
「I don’t have much time, so please teleport me to Alheim!」
「U-uh, okay. Got it」
In a somewhat coerced manner, Haruto deployed the teleportation magic circle to Alheim.
「Are you sure it’s okay going alone?」
「Yes! Once I’m done, I’ll call for you. I just need to talk to this bracelet, right?」
「Yeah, that way, you can contact me」
Through the application of teleportation magic, Haruto had equipped the bracelets distributed to his entire family with a communication feature.
「Thank you」
Rifa kissed Haruto.
「Well then, I’m off」
「Take care」
Waving to Haruto as she entered the teleportation magic circle prepared by Haruto, Rifa teleported to Alheim.
「Recently, when I kiss Haruto-san, he remains unfazed. Even though my heart keeps pounding in my chest……」
Rifa muttered as she reached a vantage point overlooking Alheim.
If one is begged for a kiss by numerous women every day, one would naturally become accustomed to it.
It might be unavoidable, but Rifa couldn’t accept that only she was the one getting excited.
「How about creating a clone with a slightly changed personality using duplication magic? An innocent Haruto-san…… might be kind of cute. Spending a night together, both excited—」
Rifa’s imagination was running wild.
Her face couldn’t stop smiling.
After a while, she began to walk toward Alheim with light steps.
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「Haruto, good morning, nya!」

「Good morning, Haruto-san」
「Meldie, Luna, good morning」
Immediately after teleporting Rifa, Meldie and Luna approached, calling out to me.
「Haruto, we want you to teleport us to Vestier」
「Please」
「Sure, but…… why?」
「We can’t tell you the reason yet. Is that…… okay, nya?」
Cheeky, Meldie. That’s cheeky.
With a face like that, it’s impossible to refuse.
「Got it. I won’t ask for the reason. —-Okay, I’ll send you Vestier. Call me with the bracelet when you’re ready to come back」
I deployed the teleportation magic circle to Vestier.
「Thanks!」
Meldie jumped on me. With that momentum, she came in for a kiss.
「Alright then, we’re off!」
「Yeah, take care」
As Meldie, who had separated from me, was about to enter the teleportation magic circle—
「Wait, Meldie-san. I, too, want to kiss Haruto-san… …if it’s okay」
Luna still seemed unaccustomed to kissing me.
Her shy appearance was cute, and it made me a bit excited too.
「Luna, take care. If anything happens, call me right away」
Saying that, I gently kissed Luna.
「……Luna?」
As always, Luna went into a daze.
「Yes,yes. We’re off!」
Meldie, pulling Luna along a bit forcefully, entered the teleportation magic circle.
「Take care, both of you」
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Somehow, the mansion felt quiet today.
Rifa, Meldie, and Luna had gone out since the early morning, but it still felt unusually quiet.
Is everyone else still asleep?
Thinking this, I headed towards the dining room.
「Haruto-sama, good morning」
「Tina, good morning」
In the dining room, Tina was preparing breakfast.
「Huh? Is it just the two of us today?」
Normally, the entire family gathered for meals, but the breakfast Tina prepared was only for me and her.
「Yes. Everyone seems to have something to do, so they went out. Today, only Haruto-sama and I are in this mansion」
It seemed that Mai and Mei had returned to the Spirit World.
Yoko, Ryuuka, Seira, and Elmia had ridden on Hakua’s back who turned into her dragon form, and flew off somewhere.
Except for Tina, all my wives had gone out.
I hadn’t received any discussion about their outing plans, so I felt a bit lonely.
It’s not that I want to restrict them, and I don’t need them to report where they’re going every time, but……
I just wanted to exchange morning greetings.
「Thank you for waiting. Shall we have breakfast?」
「Yeah. Thank you for the meal」
I ate the meal Tina prepared.
As delicious as always.
……That’s right.
There’s only Tina—no, that’s not it.
It’s just the two of us.
Thinking about it, with the recent increase in wives, being alone with Tina like this was rare.
「……Today, it’s just the two of us, huh?」
「Yes. That’s correct」
「Well, if Tina doesn’t mind…… even though it’s morning, how about taking a bath together?」
「I’m in!」
Tina immediately agreed.
「Fufufu, the perks of staying behind」
「Huh? Did you say something?」
「No, it’s nothing」
「……I see」
Tina said something, but I couldn’t catch it in a low voice.
「Today, it’s been a while since it’s just us two in a bath, Haruto-sama, let’s enjoy each other’s company, okay?」
「Y-yeah」
Uh-oh.
I’m getting too excited. It seems my Haruto is about to become Hulk.