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Volume 8 Chapter 198

Wives’ Bustle (9/9)

「Haruto, can you hear me?」
Elmia spoke into the bracelet on her right hand.
『Elmia. I can hear you. What’s wrong?』
Haruto’s voice came from the bracelet.
The bracelets distributed by Haruto to his family were equipped with a communication function.
In this world, communicating with someone at a distance requires a massive communication device. Such devices are very expensive and are only owned by the royal family, some nobles, and top-level adventurer guilds.
Haruto once saw a real long-distance communication device shown by the Elf King in Alheim. It was so huge that an entire room was filled with the communication apparatus. Moreover, it required an enormous amount of magical power to operate and could only be used for urgent communication with allied nations.
Haruto independently developed such a device as a magical tool. It could be worn by women as a fashionable bracelet without any problem—thanks to its miniaturization. To use it for communication through Haruto’s teleportation magic, a large amount of magical power was required.
However, since Haruto regularly replenished magical power into the bracelets, Elmia and the other wives of Haruto could contact him without any drawbacks.
「I’m with Seira in Sanctum. And we’re done with our business, so could you come pick us up?」
Elmia and Seira rode on Hakua to come to the Holy City, Sanctum.
Their purpose was to investigate documents related to Duplication Magic.
Having successfully found valuable clues, they were about to return to Haruto’s mansion.
Originally, they planned to contact Hakua to pick them up. However, for some reason, they couldn’t reach her, so they asked Haruto for a pickup.
Elmia and Seira left the mansion without saying anything to Haruto this morning.
When many of Haruto’s wives go out, Haruto naturally becomes suspicious.
Those who left the mansion without meeting Haruto were not confident enough to deceive him when asked about their purpose.
Despite leaving the mansion without saying anything, they are now asking for a pickup.
For these two reasons, Seira felt reluctant to contact Haruto.
She tried to contact Haruto several times but hesitated.
Frustrated with Seira repeating this behavior, Elmia took over and asked Haruto for a pickup.
『Sorry. I’m a bit busy right now… …just wait for another ten minutes!』
「Okay. That sound… …Are you in a battle?」
From the bracelet, a series of sounds like explosions could be heard.
『Well, something like that』
「A-are you okay!?」
Seira asked worriedly towards Elmia’s bracelet.
『I’m fine, Seira. Don’t worry, just wait a little』
Haruto said so, and the communication was cut.
「Haruto-sama… …Is he okay?」
「He’s fine. Seira worries too much. Haruto is a man who can instantly kill daemons. He can even defeat gods」
「Gods are surely impossible, right?」
「Yeah, well, it’s like saying he’s that strong!」
Elmia, too, didn’t seriously think that Haruto could defeat a god.
About three minutes later.
『Sorry to keep you waiting!』
「Oh, you’re fast. Is everything okay?」
「Haruto-sama, are you safe?」
『Yeah. I’m not injured』
The sound of explosions from the bracelet could no longer be heard.
Relieved by Haruto’s energetic voice, Seira sighed in relief.
『Well, I’ll come pick you up now. Elmia, I’ll ask for a kiss as transportation fee』
「Wh-transportation fee?」
『Yeah! Teleportation magic consumes a lot of magical power. So, since I’m going to pick you up, I need transportation fees. I’ll charge a kiss as the fee』
「Huh, w-why me!?」
「Haruto-sama, if it’s a kiss, I’ll do it!」
Elmia complained to Haruto while blushing, and Seira, also blushing like Elmia, insisted that she would be the one to kiss Haruto.
『Because, Elmia, you won’t kiss me voluntarily. Since Seira seems to be giving me transportation fees, I’ll come pick you up now』
The moment the communication was cut, a magic circle spread from the bracelet, and Haruto appeared from there.
「Sorry for the wait」
「Haruto-sama, thank you for coming all the way. Um… th-this is the transportation fee」
While saying that, Seira gave Haruto a kiss.
「Yes, that’s right」
When Haruto gently stroked Seira’s head after the kiss, she closed her eyes with a look of pleasure.
「Seira gave me transportation fees」
「D-Do I have to do it too?」
「It’s fine, but…… Elmia, my mansion is quite far, you know?」
「C-Can’t you take me with you!?」
「Well, everyone else except Elmia kissed me when I teleported them. I can’t make an exception for Elmia」
Of course, Haruto had no intention of leaving Elmia behind just because she didn’t kiss him.
Haruto had learned from Seira how to treat Elmia, and he was putting that into practice.
「If everyone is doing it…… I-I have no choice. Y-Yeah, it can’t be helped」
Approaching Haruto, Elmia kissed him while placing trembling hands on his shoulders.
In an instant, Elmia pulled away from Haruto.
「I-Is this okay!?」
「Mm, I actually wanted a bit more. But everyone is waiting, so let’s go back」
「W-Wait! If it’s not enough, then… I’ll do it again」
Saying that, Elmia once again pressed her lips against Haruto’s.
It was a hesitant kiss that seemed far from the kiss of an adult woman over ten years older than Haruto.
However, Haruto thought that it was fine as it was.
「H-How was it? A-Are you satisfied?」
「Thanks, Elmia. It felt good. I got the transportation fee, so let’s go back」
Haruto touched Seira and Elmia, deploying the teleportation magic circle, and teleported them back to his mansion.
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「Wh-What is this!?」
「Haruto-sama, did you fight with that?」
Elmia and Seira, after teleporting with Haruto back to his mansion, were greeted by the sight they’ve never seen before—
It was the charred and blackened figure of a colossal dragon.