Gather Divine Coins and Gacha! - Chapter 243

 "And so, even though you specifically had Teresa come here, it doesn’t look like you’re going to sleep anytime soon, right? Do you have something to talk about?"

I’ll leave the matter with Alex to Elena.

Even if it turns into a marital quarrel, I’m staying out of it.

Both of them… or maybe all three of them if you include Teresa. None of them look like they’re going to sleep anytime soon. Even if we try to enter the hideout, Teresa is here… well, I can manage to sleep even if the room is bright...

"Yes. Although it’s not a big deal. I’m just going to inform you about our upcoming schedule. Elena."

"Yes."

Elena responded and unfolded a map marked with the terrain and the town.

"The schedule is the same as on the way here, nine days in total. We’ll spend four days getting to the sea, then three days from there to the Mercenal territory capital. Elisha-sama and the others will disembark there, and we’ll take two more days to reach the town of Oz. That will be the end of our sea journey."

She continued explaining while pointing.

"So, the number of days heading east is the same."

The ocean currents flow from east to west. Despite the sea working against that flow...

"They’ve loaded magical tools on the ship that ignore the wind and sea currents to advance. It seems to use a lot of magic, but it’s possible."

"Hoho…"

Like a screw or something?

"Seria-dono, please raise your arms."

"Oh, yes."

While I was impressed by the ship’s inexplicable science or fantasy capabilities, Teresa began to undress me. She then went to get my change of clothes from the shelf.

"After that, we’ll use the usual land route to return. Originally, we planned to stay only one day in the Zelkis territory capital, but due to more meeting requests than expected, it might be two or even three days. The report is dated a month ago, but there might be even more now."

"And while we’re on the ship, Elisha-sama and her mother requested to receive the 【Blessing of Mira】. They went out of their way to come to the royal capital for us, so please accept it."

Neither Seriana nor Elena seemed to mind Teresa’s actions and continued the conversation. Is this really okay with how she’s being treated? Well, whatever… let’s move on.

"Understood. Since we’ll disembark first, should we start with Elisha-sama?"

"Yes, let’s finish with Elisha-sama first before heading out to sea. I’ll pay for this time’s reward."

"I don’t need it, but I’ll take it."

As always, she’s so meticulous.

"Excuse me."

Teresa continued at her own pace, dressing me in the clothes she had brought. I raised my arms and slipped them into the sleeves… but the clothes were unfamiliar.

"Hey… did we have something like this?"

The clothes I prepared were stored in the hideout. Anything else was prepared by Seriana, but it’s hard to tell if it’s her taste or adjusted for me, as they are mostly simple and unadorned.

However, this one… perhaps because it’s summer, it’s not see-through but quite thin. It’s adorned with lace and ribbons. The color is a light pink… whose taste is this?

"I chose it. It suits you well, doesn’t it?"

Said Teresa.

"Oh, yes…"

This time, she started tying my hair. I really don’t get this person!

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The sea voyage went smoothly as the weather was favorable.

Even after the rainy season passed, the sea remained rough, but Seriana held onto me, continuously using the 【Floating Orb】, and Teresa seemed fine with seasickness, as she mentioned.

The other women remained queasy, but perhaps due to training, Elena was in much better condition than on the way.

We arrived in the town of Oz in the Zelkis territory and then headed to the capital.

We stayed at the lord's mansion in the Zelkis territory capital for three days.

Although there were many guests for Seriana and the others, all they did was receive congratulatory words and gifts, and remember faces and names. The guests were aware of this, and the interactions followed a set template, making it a smooth process.

During this time, I continued to laze around in my room, occasionally glancing at the guests. With Teresa from the royal guard accompanying me, Seriana’s reputation likely rose even further.

Finally, having completed everything we needed to do in Zelkis, the day to head back to the territory arrived.

…No sentimental feelings at all.

Not just me, even Seriana, despite moving out from the neighboring territory, seemed rather dry.

"It’s quite straightforward, isn’t it…?"

"Heh… my life’s true beginning is from now on! If anything, I’ve been eagerly waiting for this!"

How manly of her.