Adventure 21 ─ A Future Together

After the wedding, Angely said she had a surprise for us. We had to wait for her to finish the paperwork, and she asked us to get into a carriage. It was about a five-hour journey to a hidden village in the mountains. I got out of the carriage and was taken aback.

"Are you serious?"

Angely hugged me while pointing at the sign.

"That's right, dear, this place is the famous hot springs you mentioned."

How does she know I mentioned hot springs? That's simple. I told the girls the truth that I am a reincarnated person working as a hero. Naturally, they got angry with me for lying, not for being an old man at heart.

The reason for telling them the truth is that one of the members of the Order of the Ouroboros, Siegfried, kidnapped Alice and used her as bait to kill me after we had multiple fights.

He took me to a dungeon where you couldn't leave without saying all your secrets. The reason for taking me to that place was that all the members of the Order of the Ouroboros were reincarnated like me. But they all belonged to this world.

Siegfried told me that all of them were heroes of this world and were betrayed by their loved ones. That's why they reincarnated thanks to Odin, who was known as the Sorcerer King of the Sorcerer Kingdom of Luo, a country where wizards could live in peace but was destroyed by jealous allied countries. He vowed to take revenge on the whole world.

Well, the rest is useless to tell now because the girls are handing me the luggage.

"Lion, hurry up, let's register," said Mary as she walked away, leaving me to carry all the luggage.

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The place is what you'd expect from your typical Japanese inn. Every little detail. In this world, there is a nation similar to Japan. In fact, on our journey to the academy in the other kingdom, we met a samurai boy and became friends. One thing led to another, and I ended up saving his country and marrying his sister. By the way, all of them are fascinated with modern things and hope Eliza can replicate them.

"Let's get changed, it's time for our reserved sauna."

"Can we reserve bath time?"

"Only if you pay a little extra, you can even have the place to yourself."

"The power of money does it again."

"Without money, we wouldn't have this honeymoon."

"It's the honeymoon!"

We all shouted in surprise. Angely was happy even as she covered her ears.

"It is. It's one of the closest places where we can have a peaceful honeymoon and then return home."

"There are many papers to sign, and you, Mary, must be prepared, you will inherit the throne soon along with Alice."

"Will I also be the queen?"

Alice was surprised; she was the only one, actually, I already knew.

"That's right. You will be the acting queen. That is, if your husband or the main queen is not available, you will be able to act as the acting queen so there won't be any problems."

"I see. I'll be a queen, I never thought it would be possible."

In these years I've been here, I noticed that Alice always had a complex with the word queen. That was because she thought that if her older sister became queen, Alice would be sent to marry some foreign noble to generate profits for the country.

But after the events with Freya, where both sisters' lives were at stake and they could only save themselves by trusting each other. That was the reason they could defeat her and resolve what was in their hearts.

Mary also had a complex and it was the same as Alice: there was a possibility she would be removed from the throne, Alice would be the new queen, and Mary would be sent abroad. The personal problems of royalty are really rare.

Anyway, let's go to the hot springs.

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The hot springs were wonderful. The stone floor, different types of deep-water pools, and even milk sold outside to enjoy the moment. I felt like when I had a bad day and would bathe late and have the place to myself. But now I'm with my wives.

"Lion, let me rinse your hair."

"Sure."

Alice took some water with a wooden bucket and poured it over my head, then she put special soap and proceeded to give me a scalp massage.

"This is life."

I sighed in joy at such a gift from heaven. Angely and Mary finished washing and entered the water. They kept their towels on instead of taking them off, a bit disappointing.

"I still can't believe it. We got married."

Mary commented as she observed her reflection in the water. Alice agreed with what her sister said.

"It was four very long years, but we finally got married."

Her hands suddenly stopped.

"The truth is, after seeing so many women approach you, it was hard for me to believe you really wanted to marry us."

I turned to see Alice, who was crying.

"I thought you wanted to leave us to go with one of them."

I hugged her immediately and said.

"I love all of you. It's true that I married other women for various reasons. But when I said I would make all of you happy, I wasn't joking. I love you and want to spend the rest of my life with you."

Alice smiled and confirmed what I said.

"I know. I was just remembering those moments. I'm going to get in the water now."

"Mary, I'm going to mess up your hair a lot."

"Don't touch my hair."

"Heavens, the atmosphere is just like when they were children, hahaha."

It was a wonderful moment in my life. I stood up to stretch before getting in. After Alice jumped in, a huge amount of water rose and covered the entire place with its spray.

"Alice, what did you do?"

I shouted, thinking she had activated her magic, but when the water dissipated, I saw it with my eyes. It was a giant squid with bone-white skin and bloodshot red eyes. It had taken the girls hostage.

"A squid? Not again."

"Waah, where are you touching?!"

"Keep your dirty tentacles away from my daughters."

I don't understand how a giant squid got in, but I had to save them. After taking a step, the squid's tentacles moved to trap and strangle me.

I dodged them with no problem. But when one of its suckers grabbed the bench where I was sitting, I saw how it melted.

(It must be a damn joke)

The giant squid was a threat, but the worst part wasn't that.

"You're ruining my honeymoon! Girls!"

I shouted as a warning. Mary and Alice had acquired a great amount of magical power since their battle with Freya. They both channeled their magical power into their bodies and then released it.

Alice unleashed fire magic, and Mary unleashed lightning magic, and as the next act, the squid began to writhe in pain. It released all of them, who fell into an adjacent water pool. Near me, there were two wooden stakes that flew out from their attacks.

I grabbed them and made a big leap towards the squid's head. I released a large amount of magical power and, as if it were cosmetic surgery, I buried one of the stakes in its head and used the other to tear its body.

A foul stench of death emanated from its body. Its black intestines were scattered in the water, and so this strange monster died.

"Are you all okay?"

"Yes. It was terrifying."

"That squid wasn't as strong as it looked."

"The most important thing is to know where it came from."

"It is."

I really don't know how a giant squid could get in here, but I won't let my honeymoon be ruined.

"Girls. I know this is unexpected, but. Would you like to continue the honeymoon?"

They were all surprised by my words, but no one refused.

"Do you think we would go home because of something like this?"

"With all the money I spent, I would enjoy it even if it were on fire."

"Mom, you really don't want the money to go to waste, do you?"

"When you put yourself in my place and have to bill, then you can swallow your words."

"Gees."

Despite this unforeseen event, we enjoyed the honeymoon.

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