第７２２堀：次なる困難 (Part2)

第７２２堀：次なる困難 (Part2)

"Excuse me for interrupting your conversation, but it's quite late today. How about we postpone this discussion until tomorrow? It's not an urgent matter, and if we continue talking now, I'll have to sleep during the day. To be honest, I'm finding it difficult to explain everything."

I spoke without holding back.

"Hmm? Oh, is that so? Come to think of it, it is rather late. Normally, I would have already gone to bed, but this light is problematic. It makes me lose track of time. I've heard the general outline, so it's best to hear the details from Yuki-dono again tomorrow. It seems to have become more serious than I anticipated."

Surprisingly, Queen Miyabi readily agreed to my words.

As I wondered why...

"Zzzzz..."

"Wake up!"

"No, that's impossible. I was having a drink after my bath. I'm sorry, but let's call it a day..."

"...I heard about the argument between Lilish-sama and Faide that just happened. Yuki-dono must be exhausted after that. I don't expect you to continue explaining in this situation either."

Ah, so that's how it is.

So you're going to sleep first.

You were just talking normally a moment ago...

No, calm down. Calm down.

There's no point in getting irritated.

Thanks to Lilish, I can get some rest. I should be grateful.

"...I'm sorry. My priest..."

"...You seem to be having a lot of trouble. And on top of that, you have to deal with Luna-sama. I can't even imagine."

It seems she's also heard about Luna.

"Since it's late tonight, I'll send someone to pick you up at the inn around noon tomorrow."

"Understood. I appreciate your consideration."

And so, the late-night overtime finally ended around 1 AM. After seeing Queen Miyabi and the others back to their inn, it was nearly 2 AM when I returned home.

Frankly, I didn't have the energy to be intimate with my wives at this hour, so I apologized to Eris and Ria, and contented myself with them just being my pillows.

Well, Eris and Ria seemed tired too, as they fell asleep almost immediately after getting into bed...

"I'm sleepy."

"...I'm sleepy too."

"Fah, that's right~."

And as often happens in these situations, I closed my eyes and when I opened them, it was morning. I slept, but it didn't feel like I slept. I'm incredibly sleepy.

"Well then, this is where I come in~."

"Yes. I'll serve as Yuki's guard in place of Ria."

"Thank you. Ratz."

"Nice to meet you, Jessica. We're not going to sleep yet."

"Yes, yes. Good night~. I was allowed to go home early yesterday."

"I had the day off yesterday too, so I'm in perfect condition."

Ah, right. Ratz and Narjia-san had to leave because the discussion was expected to drag on.

Well, Narjia-san was mostly there to oversee the trouble at the public bath, so it was fine.

Ratz returned home to explain the situation to everyone waiting there and to get some rest, as the situation wasn't that dire.

This way, my household takes turns resting to avoid overwork...

"Huh?"

I noticed something.

In this situation, I haven't been able to rest, have I?

"What about my replacement?"

"I'm sorry, but there's no one who can truly replace Yuki-san..."

"No, well, I know that, but I don't remember how much of yesterday's explanation I completed."

I was fighting off sleep so hard.

"Ah, in that case, I've informed Ratz and the others, so you don't have to worry."

"We've also prepared the necessary documents to match, so it's fine~."

"Is that so..."

"Well, Yuki, there's still time until our meeting. How about you get some more sleep after breakfast?"

"Ah, I'll do that. It's still too much for me."

Good. None of my wives told me to keep working like this.

"However, given the situation, we need to call Luna, don't we~?"

"...I wish she would act on our request, but it would be troublesome if she ran away."

"Damn it!! After breakfast, we're going to capture that useless goddess!!"

It seems my sleep time is being eaten away by that useless goddess.

The word "goddess" should be synonymous with "bringer of misfortune" by now.

Damn it. I'm sleepy!!

And the morning sun stings my eyes.

The final boss for Yuki awaits.

Now, how will he overcome this grueling task!!

By the way, Seraria is scheduled to have an audience with Princess Stasia, followed by a "Sister Conference."

And for Yuki, the If Continent awaits with the unveiling of the holy sword and its wielder.

Fight on!! We just have to get through it one by one.