Morning Happenings Before Going Sightseeing

I woke up to find the mechanic sisters firmly glued onto each of my

arms. My arms ain't hugging pillows you know? But well, they were

warm, soft, and smelled kinda nice, so it wasn't actually a bad thing, I

guess. I wonder why the girls almost always smelled nice. Was it due to

the shampoos and conditioners they were using? We used the same

stuff in this inn so that probably wasn't it. How mysterious.

"Ara, you guys sure are getting along pretty well over there."

"How nice."

After noticing I was awake already, Elma and Mimi, who both woke up

ahead of us, turned back to get a peek. Both of them were still wearing

their nightclothes.

"We were thinking of taking a bath before getting dressed for the day.

Did we startle you awake?"

"No, I woke up by myself. I guess I'll take a morning bath too."

After saying so, I moved my arms in order to wake up the sleeping

sisters, and they started to stir while mumbling softly.

"Mornin'."

"Good morni–!?"

"Waa–♪"

After realizing her current state, Whisker let out a weird-sounding yelp

and frantically rolled away from me. C'mon. There's no need to be that

surprised y'know.

Whisker ended up rolling in Mimi's direction, so she cheerfully secured

Whisker with a sunny smile on her face. Whisker was technically the

older of the two but just based on physical appearance alone, Mimi was

the one who looked older. And due to that, Mimi wasn't all that reserved

when interacting with the sisters. In other words, she doted on them

pretty naturally.

"Whisker-chan's cheeks sure are springy."

"Nyaa–!"

Whisker, who got caught by Mimi's evil claws, had her cheeks

repeatedly poked. She turned sideways and started squirming

uncomfortably like a small animal. I guess I better wake up her older

sister as well. She was still clinging onto my arm even now. Man, she's

even latched her legs onto me.

"Lemme laze around a bit more–"

"I'm gonna take a morning bath, okay. You can go and take a bath

together with Elma and the others, Tina."

"Eeh, I wanna take a bath with you–"

"Wake up already, will you. Just the image of me washing every inch of

your body in the bath already reeks of crime. Yep. That's absolutely out

of the question."

"But why? I already told ya I'm a genuine adult lady, Boss."

"In the eyes of the general public, you guys still look like kids and–

What the heck are you doing?"

Tina pressed herself on my arm even tighter and started squirming

around. A soft and fluffy feeling got transmitted to my arm through her

thin sleepwear. T-This fellow...! She was wearing a nightie but wasn't

wearing any underwear!? Ugh, she's unexpectedly stacked dammit.

"Take this! How's that? Can ya still say I'm a kid after this, Boss?"

"Ok, ok, I give already, dammit. You're a perfectly mature lady, Tina. But

this just makes bathing together with me even more of a no-go, doesn't

it?"

"Really?"

"Really."

I heavily nodded in reply to the perplexed Tina.

"Alright, that's enough comedy skits for now. Hurry up and get your

morning preparations done, guys."

"Okay, mama."

"Who's your mama!?"

"Hiro-sama! P-Please call me 'mama' as well!"

"Whoah!?"

I was only joking around, but Mimi latched on to the idea instantly. Uh,

why are you getting so excited, young lady? Or rather, you're getting a

little too excited and Whisker's face is getting buried deep between

your breasts. She looks like she's about to suffocate, so calm down

already, okay?

"Good morning, everyone."

"Good morning."

After getting ready and coming down to the lobby, we found the silverhaired elven lady, Lilium, who served as our guide yesterday, sitting on

a sofa and fiddling with a tablet terminal. She called out to us the

moment she noticed us.

She wasn't wearing her sexy native dress resembling a Chinese qipao

today, but a normal-looking outfit instead.

"You're not wearing that native dress today huh."

"Yes. Would you prefer me wearing that instead?"

"Nah, the one you're wearing is better for my heart, actually."

A man is a simple creature. Their eyes are just naturally drawn to bare

legs that peak out from high-slit dresses that showcase the body's

curves. I already had Mimi, Elma, and Mei of course, but even so, my

eyes are still drawn to such sights. It's simply inevitable.

"I think it's better that we drop the clothes topic now. If we go any

further, it might seem like I'm sexually harassing you after all."

"Fufu, understood. If it's alright with you, I'll be serving as your guide

today as well."

"We'd appreciate that, of course, but is that really alright?"

"Yes. It was an order from the higher-ups after all."

"The higher-ups huh. Come to think of it, what's your actual job anyway,

Lilium?"

Lilium gently smiled after hearing my question.

"I'm a member of the Rose clan's main branch, the Rose house. To put it

simply, I'm an employee working for the department in charge of

foreign affairs in the Elven Autonomous Region. So I'm actually a civil

servant you know."

"I see?"

So the staff members of the Department of Foreign Affairs here also

handle welcoming state guests and guiding them around huh? Well,

Refill IV seems to be treated as an autonomous region governed by the

elves, so it wasn't that strange that a specialized foreign affairs

department that handles all that stuff exists.

"Basically, the Rose clan handles all things pertaining to outside

relations here on Theta, or rather, Refill IV. Be it foreign affairs, the star

system's defense measures, trade with the outside, or attracting

tourists. We're in charge of all of them. Basically, we have a wide range

of responsibilities."

"Hee. But that sure sounds pretty tough though."

"It is. But our gains are also equally substantial."

"The risks too, I bet."

"Ahaha..."

After all, if they mess up during negotiations with outside powers or fail

to defend the system from interlopers, they'd have to take full

responsibility. In fact, according to what Mei told me, they were already

being heavily criticized for the recent incident.

"Well, it's not like that has anything to do with us right now anyway.

We'll be more than glad to have you guide us again."

"Yes, please leave it to me. Do you have some places in mind? My

personal recommendation would be the zoo and botanical garden

where you can witness Theta's various flora and fauna. You still haven't

managed to see all of the art gallery's exhibits as well, so you can also

choose to continue your tour of it as well."

After making suggestions, Lilium turned the screen of her tablet

terminal toward us. The screen displayed images of cute furball-like

creatures and ferocious-looking half-reptilian beasts.

"That sounds pretty good. I do have somewhere I want to visit though."

"Of course. We'll bring you wherever you wish to visit. What kind of

place would you like to visit?"

"I want to visit a soft drink factory if possible. It would be nice if it's the

factory of a well-known brand. It would also be nice if they're offering

samples to guests."

"A soft drink maker's factory?"

Lilium tilted her head in puzzlement. It kinda seemed like she was

inwardly asking what my business was in a place like that. But for me, it

was pretty important. Yep, very very important.

"If that's the case, then we'll need to visit an alcohol brewery too."

"Ooh, a brewery huh."

"That sounds pretty nice."

The heavy drinkers have made their move as well.

Ugh, three to one is unfair guys! Since there are more of you, your

request might be prioritized over mine!

"Um, then, I want to go to a place where we can eat local delicacies for

lunch. Preferably, somewhere that serves delicious food please."

Mimi raised her request in a reserved manner. Yeah, it was important to

emphasize the 'delicious' part. After all, we tried a local specialty in the

past only to find out that we got served the unprocessed contents of

food cartridges. Needless to say, it was absolutely terrible.

"Um... Let's see. There's a food processing factory near the boundary

between the Rose and Minfa clans, so we can go and pay that a visit.

They offer a factory tour for visitors after all."

"Ok, let's go with that plan."

I better tell Lilium about my search for carbonated drinks along the way

as well. Elma did say she drank a medical infusion that tasted like root

beer on this planet before, so I'm sure they have something at least

similar to that here.

Please let there be. Pretty please!