Anrietta is feeling happy lately.
The reason for that is because as the person that she respects and loved, her master, and the rest of the party members are spending most of their time in Hlidskjalf as they are spending leisure time that they called holiday.
The party called Hlidskjalf as their moving home base but when they decided to stay in a certain kingdom then they would mostly rent a lodging place and stay there most of the time. Because it would cause other suspicions if they stay in a town for a month or two without having a home base to live their daily life.
Anrietta fully understands their reasoning in that area.
She understands it with her logic, but at the same time, Hlidskjalf could also be said as a part of her body. Being all alone without anybody coming all day long makes her feel lonely most of the time.
And of course, as no one come to visit, it also means that there is no one who would use the ship. The two feelings combined as a double whammy for her. And the current situation is a happy occasion for her.
Her master and the rest of the party members would eventually go back adventuring again and left the ship empty but rather than worrying about it, she thinks that it would be better to just enjoy the moment to the fullest.
With that in mind, Anrietta decides to always stay in her material form for the duration of this leisure days.
That is in order to learn the daily life of his master and the other party member.
Her figure that is wrapped with a cute frilly dress and the way she runs around the mansion restlessly is as though she is a little girl who is full of curiosity. Seeing that side of Anrietta, Renya and the other accepts her favorably.
This is what Anrietta experienced in a day as the result of her moving around everywhere driven around by her curiosity.
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– Case 1, morning.
Everyone is gathering together sitting on a long table that is filled with food for breakfast.
Anrietta does not have any need for food but as she also has the sense of taste so she would always eat together with the party to relish from the joy of eating good food. The food that she ate will be processed into the ship’s energy so it is not something wasteful either.
While chewing on a slice of bread with an expressionless face, she suddenly remembers something that has been bothering her lately.
“Master”
“N? What is it Anri?”
“There is something strange that I find”
“And what is it?”
“I understand the reason why everyone could not join breakfast all the time but I have never seen a day where Master is the one absence. Why is it like that?”
The reason behind why the harem members could not join breakfast is mostly because they had [accompanied] Renya the night before. As for the detail of how they can not wake up in the morning is, well, something that people with common sense could easily guess so it will be omitted.
At days when Renya takes multiple girls to [accompany] him, as the burden is shared between the members joining the battle, there is a high chance for them to be able to wake up early the next day.
But a case where Renya is the one who can not wake up the next morning because of the same reason never happened so Anrietta finds it as something strange. As Floria who is also a goddess had also experienced waking up late because of the same reason then Renya could not simply use the excuses of him being a god as the answers for Anrietta’s question.
And Anrietta finds this problem as something mysterious.
Today, it is Elvira and Brenda’s turn to still be deep in their sleep in Renya’s room.
As the answer is not something weird, Renya gives a simple explanation to her.
“It is because I am a genuine god of war while Floria is only a half war god (Eros: as she is a daughter of the war god) so when she is ‘fighting’ with me, I will naturally have the advantage. Even if it isn’t so, our basic stamina and recovery rate is already something incomparable in the first place”
“I see”
“Another reason is that I am a male god. Well, you see, even when I only sleep together with a woman at night, my divine power will increase and my vitality would also strengthen in a somewhat large proportion”
He is trying to say it indirectly but in short, the act of lovemaking is something that will increase a male god’s vitality.
He wants to avoid saying about that thing that would always exist together with an adult fantasy. Yes, that is a magic that is similar to the situation. That one magic where Yin and Yang are mingling together and everyone would know where it leads to. With such logic as the base, it would be far easier to understand the meaning behind Renya’s word.
Of course, as the logic is based in the union of Yin and Yang, the positive effect does not only go one-sidedly to Renya. The girls are also experiencing a transformation as they are also affected by the process.
It just that, in Renya’s case, it mostly affects his vitality as a god while it would affect the other members in a different way according to their own nature.
“I understand. So the reason why Master is always fine is not because Master is just unparalleled at sex”
“Anri, being unparalleled at sex and having unlimited stamina is not the same. The former would still feel tired eventually. Just forget about weird things like this”
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– Case 2, after lunch.
Even if the place they are in now is a solitary island that is like a tropical paradise, it does not mean that the weather would be clear all the time. As Renya does not feel like fiddling with the weather to let nature run its course, the party decided to spend the day inside the Hlidskajalf as heavy rain is pouring outside.
Brenda and Elvira wake up by the time the other member is preparing for lunch. After they refresh themselves by taking a bath, they join the rest of the party for lunch. All 7 of the party members have completely gathered now.
As Therese says that she has some ideas for new magic tools, she takes Renya and Rebecca down into the workshop below. On the other hand, Floria and the other 2 women are having tea time in the living room.
There is a common quote about when three women gather and so on and these 3 women are also not an exception.
“The tentacle play from before was really dangerous in many meanings…… Honestly, I don’t know whether it is alright to recommend you from doing it”
“Is-is it really that wonderful?”
“Renya would have full control for the pacing at all times after all. This analogy might sound weird but what if I say that it is like Renya having 8 more extra hands and all of it is assaulting your body all over your sensitive places at the same time. Do you understand now?”
“…… That indeed sounds dangerous. I could not imagine how I could steal the initiative from Renya-sama. Or rather, in my case, I would be under his mercy until the end……”
“I know right~? He is using his divine armaments and divine power in full throttle just for that. I wonder just how much he wants us, women, to feel ashamed”
She had the initiative stolen from her at the start and the advantage of the other side is just too overwhelming. Floria even says that she does not even remember what kind of silly things she exposed to Renya from the middle point up. Hearing that, Brenda and Elvira become scared to Renya in various meanings.
When a group of women that love the same men gather, it seems that they can’t avoid the topic related to each other bed experience. They must be thinking that if they have the information about Renya that they don’t know yet then they could get more initiative on their own.
But then again, the girls would not always be talking about that topic forever. After they satisfied with the information exchange, they would naturally change the topic of their chat.
“By the way, it’s been a long time since the last time I experience swimming~. Moving your body inside the water really is a good feeling”
“It is my first time swimming just for the sake of having fun”
“For me, this is my first time swimming in the sea. But I have to say that playing together with everyone like that is really fun”
“I feel that in your case, Brenda, even playing around is something rare right? Aren’t you always training or helping your master doing things?”
“Tha-that is true but……”
“If you haven’t met Renya then you will be dating with your work and would never know about playing around and when you realize your situation, you will already become an old woman and your future had been decided to be forever single”
“…… Floria-san, that is also applied to me though?”
“Ah! Wait! That was just a slip of the tongue so wait! I am sorry! Forgive me! So please stop using that dragon’s gaze okay!? Even a goddess like me couldn’t resist that!”
“Brenda-san, I will hold Floria-san down so could you please use the tickling technique that Renya-sama directly taught us?”
“That sounds good. I’ll lend you a hand”
“Wa-wait, Stop~! Ha!? Why do the two of you know where my weak point is~!?”
“Haven’t I said it before? Renya-sama directly taught us”
“I will have you in anguish for a while Floria”
“AHAHAHAHAHAHA! HI, HIEEEEEEN! No! Wait! I am weak there~! I don’t want this! Stop~~~~!”
Even Floria who has a careless personality would not use her divine power against someone close to her. On top of that, Elvira also knows that her body structure is not that different from a normal human so, with her rich experience as a fighter, she pins Floria down in places where a normal human being would be unable to bring out enough force to resist. So even for Floria who has the body strength of a goddess could not easily escape from Elvira’s restrain.
After ten something minutes have passed and Floria’s breathing started to sound funny from all the tickling, Anrietta comes into the living room while carrying more tea for them.
“Everyone, would you like more tea?”
“Ha- ha-…… I-I want some more~”
“Anri-san, can I also ask for more?”
“I also want more”
Anri is filling their cup with more tea in an elegant way.
After she fills everyone’s cup, she looks at the state of the three and asks them the question she had in mind.
“Everyone here is Master’s lover, right? I am wondering why everyone could be this close to each other like this?”
“Eh? Is that something weird?”
Against Floria’s counter-question, Anri just curtly answers back with a yes.
“As far as I know, a harem is a place where women fight each other for political power. I heard that even when they put on an act in front of their husband, pulling each other leg behind the scenes is an everyday thing”
“Aa~…… So you are talking about that~”
“Anri-san, We can give a simple answer to that question. It is because, for us, we don’t get anything valuable from becoming the number 1 person that the husband loved”
“Is that so?”
“Aa, that might be true from that point of view. Anri, the harems that you know mostly woned by people with high social status or maybe even a royalty, right?”
“That is correct. The sample data that I have filled mostly with such similar case”
“Then the answer is simple. In that kind of harem, the division of authority is very complex between the legal wife and the concubines. If a concubine can deliver a male baby faster than the legal wife then they can have an advantage in power. In the case of hierarchy, they naturally would get the advantage with a lesser rival so it is indeed normal for them to pull each other legs. But in Renya’s case, that kind of thing doesn’t have any meaning”
Floria is the one standing at the top of the harem and everyone recognizes her position so there is nothing to cause conflict between them.
Another thing is that everyone has their own unique ability that the other does not have. Be it in their role as a member of an adventurer party or as a lover.
Coming this far, they know that even if one of them is missing from the party, it would bring serious impediment to the party’s function. Brenda gives even more explanation for the reason of why they would not antagonize each other like the one in Anrietta’s sample.
“And then there’s also that Renya is not a king type of harem owner. He made sure that he is giving each of us enough attention”
“That’s true. I heard that such kind of king type harem owner doesn’t even seem to care about the women they have in their harem”
“Those are a harem with the sole purpose of having an heir after all. If that kind of harems are compared to us then ours would seem to be out of place”
A harem that is mixed with interest and authority and a harem that is created because everyone is having mutual feelings with each other.
The three women feel that it is natural for both systems to be the difference.
“In our case, if we feel jealous of what Renya does to the other member then we could simply solve it by asking Renya to do the same thing to us next. I hardly have any desire for monopoly thanks to that~”
“Renya-sama is willful and would demand a lot from us but in return, he would also gladly listen to our demand. Or rather, he orders us to so in that point, we just need to be more assertive and things would go well”
“And then there’s also a similar problem for everyone in his harem now. That problem regarding the night session……”
“““Accompanying him every night by yourself alone is impossible”””
As they finished their explanation, the three women look at Anri while smiling.
“I am aware that my knowledge is still lacking in many places so thank you for your explanation. So in short, because all of you have a good relationship with each other, there is no reason for you to have conflicts with each other, right?”
From the looks of the three women’s smile that does not have any hidden backside, She finally finds the answer to her question.
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– Case 3, before dinner.
The party’s breakfast and lunch are created by automatically using Hlidskjalf’s appliances so technically, Anrietta is the one that ‘cook’ it for them. But for dinner, the party had its own custom where one of the party members would take turns to cook.
Today is Therese and Rebecca’s turn to cook. And Anrietta will always present in the kitchen to give support for the one in cooking duty.
Even if her materialized body is that of a little girl, she could move freely inside the Hlidskjalf. She could even float around ignoring the force of gravity. And with that, she could help by moving things around in a way that it would not be dangerous for a small child. She is not asked to help to do anything that could be potentially dangerous yet.
As a form of appreciation for getting help, Therese is patting Anrietta’s head, praising her in a good mood.
“Anri-chan, thank you for always helping me nanodesu”
“Therese-sama, you don’t have to thank me. I am the manager of the ship after all”
“There’s no such thing like unneeded gratitude desu. Just because it is something natural for you, it doesn’t mean that I can just skip expressing my gratitude desu”
It is rare for Therese to be this assertive.
Another question suddenly pops up in Anri’s head.
“Can I ask…… Why?”
“Because Renya-oniisan said that everyone living together in this ship is like a family desu”
“Family……”
“Strictly speaking, our group can be put into many unique categories desu. From an adventuring party, a team, …… and there is also o-o-oniisan’s harem”
Therese said the last part while acting a bit bashful.
“But oniisan said that we should call ourselves a family instead as it is the most appropriate. I also think the same way desu. Including Anri-chan, we are all one big family desu”
“…… N, Therese is saying…… something good”
“Ehehe~. Anyway anyway, that’s the way it is desu, Anri-chan. For us, besides our home manager, Anri-chan is also a member of our family desu. That’s why for the good girl who gives me hand, I need to express my thanks desu”
“…… That’s right. Moreover, thanks to Anri…… living in the ship feels comfortable”
Starting from the ship’s hygiene, there are many things that are handled by Anrietta to maintenance the comfort level inside the ship and that grace is not a secret from everyone.
Anrietta never doubts about those things and think it is a matter of course for her to do.
It is her job so doing it is a given and it does not have any other meaning besides that.
But Therese clearly denies it.
Therese tells her that it is the norm to thank her for her work.
And that words reach deep into her heart and filled it with warmth.
“…… Then should I also say ‘you are welcome’ in return?”
“That’s right desu! Thank you for always helping out”
“N…… Anri, thank you”
“…… If that is the case then whenever needed I will always glad to give assistance”
That day, Anrietta feels that the dinner somehow becomes more delicious than usual.
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“Master, aren’t you going to sleep?”
“Yes, I will in a bit”
It is late at night and Renya is reading a book silently in the living room all by himself. Being asked like that by Anri makes him look at the clock then answer her like that.
Anri’s expression is brighter than usual. He did not see her that much today but from her bright expression, Renya guesses that there must be something good happened.
“Master, I think learned my things today”
“Is that so?”
“Yes. And I also think that the things I learned today are incredibly meaningful for me”
For the past her who wish to get completely erased from the world when she got woken up from her long slumber, bright days like today are something unthinkable.
She never knows that waiting for a new day to come would be this joyful.
“Master, what I am to you?”
“N? About Anri? Of course, you are”
““A family””
The two say it at the same time.
“So you already know the answer, aren’t you?”
“No, I only just understand the meaning behind it for the first time today. But more importantly, I haven’t heard that yet from you, Master, so I am feeling a bit worried”
Looking that Anrietta is grabbing the bottom part of her dress and bitting her own lips, Renya gives her a gentle pat in the head.
It is the same gesture as the one he did before when he awakened her from her slumber.
“Thank you for always protecting our home”
“…… Yes”
“You can have more confidence in yourself. Say proudly to the world that you are the manager that protects the war god’s ship. Also, say proudly that you are a member of the god’s family”
“……… Yes……”
The rain that had fallen for a full day had finally stopped.
As Renya looks at the clear night sky, he thinks that tomorrow would be a bright day.
“Master, by the way, are you not going to call anyone to accompany you tonight?”
“I thought I had told you earlier this morning but can you read the mood a bit Anri?”
“Well, I indeed learned about the matter about family in the latter half of the day but, I remember that I learned more about master’s harem in the first half of the day so I figure that I should start asking a question about how Master chooses who to accompany him for the night”
“You don’t have to imitate Floria to the extent of making this kind of mood breaking punch line too alright?”
Anrietta is feeling happy lately.
The reason for that is because as the person that she respects and loved, her master, and the rest of the party members are spending most of their time in Hlidskjalf as they are spending leisure time that they called holiday.
The party called Hlidskjalf as their moving home base but when they decided to stay in a certain kingdom then they would mostly rent a lodging place and stay there most of the time. Because it would cause other suspicions if they stay in a town for a month or two without having a home base to live their daily life.
Anrietta fully understands their reasoning in that area.
She understands it with her logic, but at the same time, Hlidskjalf could also be said as a part of her body. Being all alone without anybody coming all day long makes her feel lonely most of the time.
And of course, as no one come to visit, it also means that there is no one who would use the ship. The two feelings combined as a double whammy for her. And the current situation is a happy occasion for her.
Her master and the rest of the party members would eventually go back adventuring again and left the ship empty but rather than worrying about it, she thinks that it would be better to just enjoy the moment to the fullest.
With that in mind, Anrietta decides to always stay in her material form for the duration of this leisure days.
That is in order to learn the daily life of his master and the other party member.
Her figure that is wrapped with a cute frilly dress and the way she runs around the mansion restlessly is as though she is a little girl who is full of curiosity. Seeing that side of Anrietta, Renya and the other accepts her favorably.
This is what Anrietta experienced in a day as the result of her moving around everywhere driven around by her curiosity.
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– Case 1, morning.
Everyone is gathering together sitting on a long table that is filled with food for breakfast.
Anrietta does not have any need for food but as she also has the sense of taste so she would always eat together with the party to relish from the joy of eating good food. The food that she ate will be processed into the ship’s energy so it is not something wasteful either.
While chewing on a slice of bread with an expressionless face, she suddenly remembers something that has been bothering her lately.
“Master”
“N? What is it Anri?”
“There is something strange that I find”
“And what is it?”
“I understand the reason why everyone could not join breakfast all the time but I have never seen a day where Master is the one absence. Why is it like that?”
The reason behind why the harem members could not join breakfast is mostly because they had [accompanied] Renya the night before. As for the detail of how they can not wake up in the morning is, well, something that people with common sense could easily guess so it will be omitted.
At days when Renya takes multiple girls to [accompany] him, as the burden is shared between the members joining the battle, there is a high chance for them to be able to wake up early the next day.
But a case where Renya is the one who can not wake up the next morning because of the same reason never happened so Anrietta finds it as something strange. As Floria who is also a goddess had also experienced waking up late because of the same reason then Renya could not simply use the excuses of him being a god as the answers for Anrietta’s question.
And Anrietta finds this problem as something mysterious.
Today, it is Elvira and Brenda’s turn to still be deep in their sleep in Renya’s room.
As the answer is not something weird, Renya gives a simple explanation to her.
“It is because I am a genuine god of war while Floria is only a half war god (Eros: as she is a daughter of the war god) so when she is ‘fighting’ with me, I will naturally have the advantage. Even if it isn’t so, our basic stamina and recovery rate is already something incomparable in the first place”
“I see”
“Another reason is that I am a male god. Well, you see, even when I only sleep together with a woman at night, my divine power will increase and my vitality would also strengthen in a somewhat large proportion”
He is trying to say it indirectly but in short, the act of lovemaking is something that will increase a male god’s vitality.
He wants to avoid saying about that thing that would always exist together with an adult fantasy. Yes, that is a magic that is similar to the situation. That one magic where Yin and Yang are mingling together and everyone would know where it leads to. With such logic as the base, it would be far easier to understand the meaning behind Renya’s word.
Of course, as the logic is based in the union of Yin and Yang, the positive effect does not only go one-sidedly to Renya. The girls are also experiencing a transformation as they are also affected by the process.
It just that, in Renya’s case, it mostly affects his vitality as a god while it would affect the other members in a different way according to their own nature.
“I understand. So the reason why Master is always fine is not because Master is just unparalleled at sex”
“Anri, being unparalleled at sex and having unlimited stamina is not the same. The former would still feel tired eventually. Just forget about weird things like this”
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– Case 2, after lunch.
Even if the place they are in now is a solitary island that is like a tropical paradise, it does not mean that the weather would be clear all the time. As Renya does not feel like fiddling with the weather to let nature run its course, the party decided to spend the day inside the Hlidskajalf as heavy rain is pouring outside.
Brenda and Elvira wake up by the time the other member is preparing for lunch. After they refresh themselves by taking a bath, they join the rest of the party for lunch. All 7 of the party members have completely gathered now.
As Therese says that she has some ideas for new magic tools, she takes Renya and Rebecca down into the workshop below. On the other hand, Floria and the other 2 women are having tea time in the living room.
There is a common quote about when three women gather and so on and these 3 women are also not an exception.
“The tentacle play from before was really dangerous in many meanings…… Honestly, I don’t know whether it is alright to recommend you from doing it”
“Is-is it really that wonderful?”
“Renya would have full control for the pacing at all times after all. This analogy might sound weird but what if I say that it is like Renya having 8 more extra hands and all of it is assaulting your body all over your sensitive places at the same time. Do you understand now?”
“…… That indeed sounds dangerous. I could not imagine how I could steal the initiative from Renya-sama. Or rather, in my case, I would be under his mercy until the end……”
“I know right~? He is using his divine armaments and divine power in full throttle just for that. I wonder just how much he wants us, women, to feel ashamed”
She had the initiative stolen from her at the start and the advantage of the other side is just too overwhelming. Floria even says that she does not even remember what kind of silly things she exposed to Renya from the middle point up. Hearing that, Brenda and Elvira become scared to Renya in various meanings.
When a group of women that love the same men gather, it seems that they can’t avoid the topic related to each other bed experience. They must be thinking that if they have the information about Renya that they don’t know yet then they could get more initiative on their own.
But then again, the girls would not always be talking about that topic forever. After they satisfied with the information exchange, they would naturally change the topic of their chat.
“By the way, it’s been a long time since the last time I experience swimming~. Moving your body inside the water really is a good feeling”
“It is my first time swimming just for the sake of having fun”
“For me, this is my first time swimming in the sea. But I have to say that playing together with everyone like that is really fun”
“I feel that in your case, Brenda, even playing around is something rare right? Aren’t you always training or helping your master doing things?”
“Tha-that is true but……”
“If you haven’t met Renya then you will be dating with your work and would never know about playing around and when you realize your situation, you will already become an old woman and your future had been decided to be forever single”
“…… Floria-san, that is also applied to me though?”
“Ah! Wait! That was just a slip of the tongue so wait! I am sorry! Forgive me! So please stop using that dragon’s gaze okay!? Even a goddess like me couldn’t resist that!”
“Brenda-san, I will hold Floria-san down so could you please use the tickling technique that Renya-sama directly taught us?”
“That sounds good. I’ll lend you a hand”
“Wa-wait, Stop~! Ha!? Why do the two of you know where my weak point is~!?”
“Haven’t I said it before? Renya-sama directly taught us”
“I will have you in anguish for a while Floria”
“AHAHAHAHAHAHA! HI, HIEEEEEEN! No! Wait! I am weak there~! I don’t want this! Stop~~~~!”
Even Floria who has a careless personality would not use her divine power against someone close to her. On top of that, Elvira also knows that her body structure is not that different from a normal human so, with her rich experience as a fighter, she pins Floria down in places where a normal human being would be unable to bring out enough force to resist. So even for Floria who has the body strength of a goddess could not easily escape from Elvira’s restrain.
After ten something minutes have passed and Floria’s breathing started to sound funny from all the tickling, Anrietta comes into the living room while carrying more tea for them.
“Everyone, would you like more tea?”
“Ha- ha-…… I-I want some more~”
“Anri-san, can I also ask for more?”
“I also want more”
Anri is filling their cup with more tea in an elegant way.
After she fills everyone’s cup, she looks at the state of the three and asks them the question she had in mind.
“Everyone here is Master’s lover, right? I am wondering why everyone could be this close to each other like this?”
“Eh? Is that something weird?”
Against Floria’s counter-question, Anri just curtly answers back with a yes.
“As far as I know, a harem is a place where women fight each other for political power. I heard that even when they put on an act in front of their husband, pulling each other leg behind the scenes is an everyday thing”
“Aa~…… So you are talking about that~”
“Anri-san, We can give a simple answer to that question. It is because, for us, we don’t get anything valuable from becoming the number 1 person that the husband loved”
“Is that so?”
“Aa, that might be true from that point of view. Anri, the harems that you know mostly woned by people with high social status or maybe even a royalty, right?”
“That is correct. The sample data that I have filled mostly with such similar case”
“Then the answer is simple. In that kind of harem, the division of authority is very complex between the legal wife and the concubines. If a concubine can deliver a male baby faster than the legal wife then they can have an advantage in power. In the case of hierarchy, they naturally would get the advantage with a lesser rival so it is indeed normal for them to pull each other legs. But in Renya’s case, that kind of thing doesn’t have any meaning”
Floria is the one standing at the top of the harem and everyone recognizes her position so there is nothing to cause conflict between them.
Another thing is that everyone has their own unique ability that the other does not have. Be it in their role as a member of an adventurer party or as a lover.
Coming this far, they know that even if one of them is missing from the party, it would bring serious impediment to the party’s function. Brenda gives even more explanation for the reason of why they would not antagonize each other like the one in Anrietta’s sample.
“And then there’s also that Renya is not a king type of harem owner. He made sure that he is giving each of us enough attention”
“That’s true. I heard that such kind of king type harem owner doesn’t even seem to care about the women they have in their harem”
“Those are a harem with the sole purpose of having an heir after all. If that kind of harems are compared to us then ours would seem to be out of place”
A harem that is mixed with interest and authority and a harem that is created because everyone is having mutual feelings with each other.
The three women feel that it is natural for both systems to be the difference.
“In our case, if we feel jealous of what Renya does to the other member then we could simply solve it by asking Renya to do the same thing to us next. I hardly have any desire for monopoly thanks to that~”
“Renya-sama is willful and would demand a lot from us but in return, he would also gladly listen to our demand. Or rather, he orders us to so in that point, we just need to be more assertive and things would go well”
“And then there’s also a similar problem for everyone in his harem now. That problem regarding the night session……”
“““Accompanying him every night by yourself alone is impossible”””
As they finished their explanation, the three women look at Anri while smiling.
“I am aware that my knowledge is still lacking in many places so thank you for your explanation. So in short, because all of you have a good relationship with each other, there is no reason for you to have conflicts with each other, right?”
From the looks of the three women’s smile that does not have any hidden backside, She finally finds the answer to her question.
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– Case 3, before dinner.
The party’s breakfast and lunch are created by automatically using Hlidskjalf’s appliances so technically, Anrietta is the one that ‘cook’ it for them. But for dinner, the party had its own custom where one of the party members would take turns to cook.
Today is Therese and Rebecca’s turn to cook. And Anrietta will always present in the kitchen to give support for the one in cooking duty.
Even if her materialized body is that of a little girl, she could move freely inside the Hlidskjalf. She could even float around ignoring the force of gravity. And with that, she could help by moving things around in a way that it would not be dangerous for a small child. She is not asked to help to do anything that could be potentially dangerous yet.
As a form of appreciation for getting help, Therese is patting Anrietta’s head, praising her in a good mood.
“Anri-chan, thank you for always helping me nanodesu”
“Therese-sama, you don’t have to thank me. I am the manager of the ship after all”
“There’s no such thing like unneeded gratitude desu. Just because it is something natural for you, it doesn’t mean that I can just skip expressing my gratitude desu”
It is rare for Therese to be this assertive.
Another question suddenly pops up in Anri’s head.
“Can I ask…… Why?”
“Because Renya-oniisan said that everyone living together in this ship is like a family desu”
“Family……”
“Strictly speaking, our group can be put into many unique categories desu. From an adventuring party, a team, …… and there is also o-o-oniisan’s harem”
Therese said the last part while acting a bit bashful.
“But oniisan said that we should call ourselves a family instead as it is the most appropriate. I also think the same way desu. Including Anri-chan, we are all one big family desu”
“…… N, Therese is saying…… something good”
“Ehehe~. Anyway anyway, that’s the way it is desu, Anri-chan. For us, besides our home manager, Anri-chan is also a member of our family desu. That’s why for the good girl who gives me hand, I need to express my thanks desu”
“…… That’s right. Moreover, thanks to Anri…… living in the ship feels comfortable”
Starting from the ship’s hygiene, there are many things that are handled by Anrietta to maintenance the comfort level inside the ship and that grace is not a secret from everyone.
Anrietta never doubts about those things and think it is a matter of course for her to do.
It is her job so doing it is a given and it does not have any other meaning besides that.
But Therese clearly denies it.
Therese tells her that it is the norm to thank her for her work.
And that words reach deep into her heart and filled it with warmth.
“…… Then should I also say ‘you are welcome’ in return?”
“That’s right desu! Thank you for always helping out”
“N…… Anri, thank you”
“…… If that is the case then whenever needed I will always glad to give assistance”
That day, Anrietta feels that the dinner somehow becomes more delicious than usual.
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“Master, aren’t you going to sleep?”
“Yes, I will in a bit”
It is late at night and Renya is reading a book silently in the living room all by himself. Being asked like that by Anri makes him look at the clock then answer her like that.
Anri’s expression is brighter than usual. He did not see her that much today but from her bright expression, Renya guesses that there must be something good happened.
“Master, I think learned my things today”
“Is that so?”
“Yes. And I also think that the things I learned today are incredibly meaningful for me”
For the past her who wish to get completely erased from the world when she got woken up from her long slumber, bright days like today are something unthinkable.
She never knows that waiting for a new day to come would be this joyful.
“Master, what I am to you?”
“N? About Anri? Of course, you are”
““A family””
The two say it at the same time.
“So you already know the answer, aren’t you?”
“No, I only just understand the meaning behind it for the first time today. But more importantly, I haven’t heard that yet from you, Master, so I am feeling a bit worried”
Looking that Anrietta is grabbing the bottom part of her dress and bitting her own lips, Renya gives her a gentle pat in the head.
It is the same gesture as the one he did before when he awakened her from her slumber.
“Thank you for always protecting our home”
“…… Yes”
“You can have more confidence in yourself. Say proudly to the world that you are the manager that protects the war god’s ship. Also, say proudly that you are a member of the god’s family”
“……… Yes……”
The rain that had fallen for a full day had finally stopped.
As Renya looks at the clear night sky, he thinks that tomorrow would be a bright day.
“Master, by the way, are you not going to call anyone to accompany you tonight?”
“I thought I had told you earlier this morning but can you read the mood a bit Anri?”
“Well, I indeed learned about the matter about family in the latter half of the day but, I remember that I learned more about master’s harem in the first half of the day so I figure that I should start asking a question about how Master chooses who to accompany him for the night”
“You don’t have to imitate Floria to the extent of making this kind of mood breaking punch line too alright?”
Anrietta is feeling happy lately.
The reason for that is because as the person that she respects and loved, her master, and the rest of the party members are spending most of their time in Hlidskjalf as they are spending leisure time that they called holiday.
The party called Hlidskjalf as their moving home base but when they decided to stay in a certain kingdom then they would mostly rent a lodging place and stay there most of the time. Because it would cause other suspicions if they stay in a town for a month or two without having a home base to live their daily life.
Anrietta fully understands their reasoning in that area.
She understands it with her logic, but at the same time, Hlidskjalf could also be said as a part of her body. Being all alone without anybody coming all day long makes her feel lonely most of the time.
And of course, as no one come to visit, it also means that there is no one who would use the ship. The two feelings combined as a double whammy for her. And the current situation is a happy occasion for her.
Her master and the rest of the party members would eventually go back adventuring again and left the ship empty but rather than worrying about it, she thinks that it would be better to just enjoy the moment to the fullest.
With that in mind, Anrietta decides to always stay in her material form for the duration of this leisure days.
That is in order to learn the daily life of his master and the other party member.
Her figure that is wrapped with a cute frilly dress and the way she runs around the mansion restlessly is as though she is a little girl who is full of curiosity. Seeing that side of Anrietta, Renya and the other accepts her favorably.
This is what Anrietta experienced in a day as the result of her moving around everywhere driven around by her curiosity.
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– Case 1, morning.
Everyone is gathering together sitting on a long table that is filled with food for breakfast.
Anrietta does not have any need for food but as she also has the sense of taste so she would always eat together with the party to relish from the joy of eating good food. The food that she ate will be processed into the ship’s energy so it is not something wasteful either.
While chewing on a slice of bread with an expressionless face, she suddenly remembers something that has been bothering her lately.
“Master”
“N? What is it Anri?”
“There is something strange that I find”
“And what is it?”
“I understand the reason why everyone could not join breakfast all the time but I have never seen a day where Master is the one absence. Why is it like that?”
The reason behind why the harem members could not join breakfast is mostly because they had [accompanied] Renya the night before. As for the detail of how they can not wake up in the morning is, well, something that people with common sense could easily guess so it will be omitted.
At days when Renya takes multiple girls to [accompany] him, as the burden is shared between the members joining the battle, there is a high chance for them to be able to wake up early the next day.
But a case where Renya is the one who can not wake up the next morning because of the same reason never happened so Anrietta finds it as something strange. As Floria who is also a goddess had also experienced waking up late because of the same reason then Renya could not simply use the excuses of him being a god as the answers for Anrietta’s question.
And Anrietta finds this problem as something mysterious.
Today, it is Elvira and Brenda’s turn to still be deep in their sleep in Renya’s room.
As the answer is not something weird, Renya gives a simple explanation to her.
“It is because I am a genuine god of war while Floria is only a half war god (Eros: as she is a daughter of the war god) so when she is ‘fighting’ with me, I will naturally have the advantage. Even if it isn’t so, our basic stamina and recovery rate is already something incomparable in the first place”
“I see”
“Another reason is that I am a male god. Well, you see, even when I only sleep together with a woman at night, my divine power will increase and my vitality would also strengthen in a somewhat large proportion”
He is trying to say it indirectly but in short, the act of lovemaking is something that will increase a male god’s vitality.
He wants to avoid saying about that thing that would always exist together with an adult fantasy. Yes, that is a magic that is similar to the situation. That one magic where Yin and Yang are mingling together and everyone would know where it leads to. With such logic as the base, it would be far easier to understand the meaning behind Renya’s word.
Of course, as the logic is based in the union of Yin and Yang, the positive effect does not only go one-sidedly to Renya. The girls are also experiencing a transformation as they are also affected by the process.
It just that, in Renya’s case, it mostly affects his vitality as a god while it would affect the other members in a different way according to their own nature.
“I understand. So the reason why Master is always fine is not because Master is just unparalleled at sex”
“Anri, being unparalleled at sex and having unlimited stamina is not the same. The former would still feel tired eventually. Just forget about weird things like this”
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– Case 2, after lunch.
Even if the place they are in now is a solitary island that is like a tropical paradise, it does not mean that the weather would be clear all the time. As Renya does not feel like fiddling with the weather to let nature run its course, the party decided to spend the day inside the Hlidskajalf as heavy rain is pouring outside.
Brenda and Elvira wake up by the time the other member is preparing for lunch. After they refresh themselves by taking a bath, they join the rest of the party for lunch. All 7 of the party members have completely gathered now.
As Therese says that she has some ideas for new magic tools, she takes Renya and Rebecca down into the workshop below. On the other hand, Floria and the other 2 women are having tea time in the living room.
There is a common quote about when three women gather and so on and these 3 women are also not an exception.
“The tentacle play from before was really dangerous in many meanings…… Honestly, I don’t know whether it is alright to recommend you from doing it”
“Is-is it really that wonderful?”
“Renya would have full control for the pacing at all times after all. This analogy might sound weird but what if I say that it is like Renya having 8 more extra hands and all of it is assaulting your body all over your sensitive places at the same time. Do you understand now?”
“…… That indeed sounds dangerous. I could not imagine how I could steal the initiative from Renya-sama. Or rather, in my case, I would be under his mercy until the end……”
“I know right~? He is using his divine armaments and divine power in full throttle just for that. I wonder just how much he wants us, women, to feel ashamed”
She had the initiative stolen from her at the start and the advantage of the other side is just too overwhelming. Floria even says that she does not even remember what kind of silly things she exposed to Renya from the middle point up. Hearing that, Brenda and Elvira become scared to Renya in various meanings.
When a group of women that love the same men gather, it seems that they can’t avoid the topic related to each other bed experience. They must be thinking that if they have the information about Renya that they don’t know yet then they could get more initiative on their own.
But then again, the girls would not always be talking about that topic forever. After they satisfied with the information exchange, they would naturally change the topic of their chat.
“By the way, it’s been a long time since the last time I experience swimming~. Moving your body inside the water really is a good feeling”
“It is my first time swimming just for the sake of having fun”
“For me, this is my first time swimming in the sea. But I have to say that playing together with everyone like that is really fun”
“I feel that in your case, Brenda, even playing around is something rare right? Aren’t you always training or helping your master doing things?”
“Tha-that is true but……”
“If you haven’t met Renya then you will be dating with your work and would never know about playing around and when you realize your situation, you will already become an old woman and your future had been decided to be forever single”
“…… Floria-san, that is also applied to me though?”
“Ah! Wait! That was just a slip of the tongue so wait! I am sorry! Forgive me! So please stop using that dragon’s gaze okay!? Even a goddess like me couldn’t resist that!”
“Brenda-san, I will hold Floria-san down so could you please use the tickling technique that Renya-sama directly taught us?”
“That sounds good. I’ll lend you a hand”
“Wa-wait, Stop~! Ha!? Why do the two of you know where my weak point is~!?”
“Haven’t I said it before? Renya-sama directly taught us”
“I will have you in anguish for a while Floria”
“AHAHAHAHAHAHA! HI, HIEEEEEEN! No! Wait! I am weak there~! I don’t want this! Stop~~~~!”
Even Floria who has a careless personality would not use her divine power against someone close to her. On top of that, Elvira also knows that her body structure is not that different from a normal human so, with her rich experience as a fighter, she pins Floria down in places where a normal human being would be unable to bring out enough force to resist. So even for Floria who has the body strength of a goddess could not easily escape from Elvira’s restrain.
After ten something minutes have passed and Floria’s breathing started to sound funny from all the tickling, Anrietta comes into the living room while carrying more tea for them.
“Everyone, would you like more tea?”
“Ha- ha-…… I-I want some more~”
“Anri-san, can I also ask for more?”
“I also want more”
Anri is filling their cup with more tea in an elegant way.
After she fills everyone’s cup, she looks at the state of the three and asks them the question she had in mind.
“Everyone here is Master’s lover, right? I am wondering why everyone could be this close to each other like this?”
“Eh? Is that something weird?”
Against Floria’s counter-question, Anri just curtly answers back with a yes.
“As far as I know, a harem is a place where women fight each other for political power. I heard that even when they put on an act in front of their husband, pulling each other leg behind the scenes is an everyday thing”
“Aa~…… So you are talking about that~”
“Anri-san, We can give a simple answer to that question. It is because, for us, we don’t get anything valuable from becoming the number 1 person that the husband loved”
“Is that so?”
“Aa, that might be true from that point of view. Anri, the harems that you know mostly woned by people with high social status or maybe even a royalty, right?”
“That is correct. The sample data that I have filled mostly with such similar case”
“Then the answer is simple. In that kind of harem, the division of authority is very complex between the legal wife and the concubines. If a concubine can deliver a male baby faster than the legal wife then they can have an advantage in power. In the case of hierarchy, they naturally would get the advantage with a lesser rival so it is indeed normal for them to pull each other legs. But in Renya’s case, that kind of thing doesn’t have any meaning”
Floria is the one standing at the top of the harem and everyone recognizes her position so there is nothing to cause conflict between them.
Another thing is that everyone has their own unique ability that the other does not have. Be it in their role as a member of an adventurer party or as a lover.
Coming this far, they know that even if one of them is missing from the party, it would bring serious impediment to the party’s function. Brenda gives even more explanation for the reason of why they would not antagonize each other like the one in Anrietta’s sample.
“And then there’s also that Renya is not a king type of harem owner. He made sure that he is giving each of us enough attention”
“That’s true. I heard that such kind of king type harem owner doesn’t even seem to care about the women they have in their harem”
“Those are a harem with the sole purpose of having an heir after all. If that kind of harems are compared to us then ours would seem to be out of place”
A harem that is mixed with interest and authority and a harem that is created because everyone is having mutual feelings with each other.
The three women feel that it is natural for both systems to be the difference.
“In our case, if we feel jealous of what Renya does to the other member then we could simply solve it by asking Renya to do the same thing to us next. I hardly have any desire for monopoly thanks to that~”
“Renya-sama is willful and would demand a lot from us but in return, he would also gladly listen to our demand. Or rather, he orders us to so in that point, we just need to be more assertive and things would go well”
“And then there’s also a similar problem for everyone in his harem now. That problem regarding the night session……”
“““Accompanying him every night by yourself alone is impossible”””
As they finished their explanation, the three women look at Anri while smiling.
“I am aware that my knowledge is still lacking in many places so thank you for your explanation. So in short, because all of you have a good relationship with each other, there is no reason for you to have conflicts with each other, right?”
From the looks of the three women’s smile that does not have any hidden backside, She finally finds the answer to her question.
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– Case 3, before dinner.
The party’s breakfast and lunch are created by automatically using Hlidskjalf’s appliances so technically, Anrietta is the one that ‘cook’ it for them. But for dinner, the party had its own custom where one of the party members would take turns to cook.
Today is Therese and Rebecca’s turn to cook. And Anrietta will always present in the kitchen to give support for the one in cooking duty.
Even if her materialized body is that of a little girl, she could move freely inside the Hlidskjalf. She could even float around ignoring the force of gravity. And with that, she could help by moving things around in a way that it would not be dangerous for a small child. She is not asked to help to do anything that could be potentially dangerous yet.
As a form of appreciation for getting help, Therese is patting Anrietta’s head, praising her in a good mood.
“Anri-chan, thank you for always helping me nanodesu”
“Therese-sama, you don’t have to thank me. I am the manager of the ship after all”
“There’s no such thing like unneeded gratitude desu. Just because it is something natural for you, it doesn’t mean that I can just skip expressing my gratitude desu”
It is rare for Therese to be this assertive.
Another question suddenly pops up in Anri’s head.
“Can I ask…… Why?”
“Because Renya-oniisan said that everyone living together in this ship is like a family desu”
“Family……”
“Strictly speaking, our group can be put into many unique categories desu. From an adventuring party, a team, …… and there is also o-o-oniisan’s harem”
Therese said the last part while acting a bit bashful.
“But oniisan said that we should call ourselves a family instead as it is the most appropriate. I also think the same way desu. Including Anri-chan, we are all one big family desu”
“…… N, Therese is saying…… something good”
“Ehehe~. Anyway anyway, that’s the way it is desu, Anri-chan. For us, besides our home manager, Anri-chan is also a member of our family desu. That’s why for the good girl who gives me hand, I need to express my thanks desu”
“…… That’s right. Moreover, thanks to Anri…… living in the ship feels comfortable”
Starting from the ship’s hygiene, there are many things that are handled by Anrietta to maintenance the comfort level inside the ship and that grace is not a secret from everyone.
Anrietta never doubts about those things and think it is a matter of course for her to do.
It is her job so doing it is a given and it does not have any other meaning besides that.
But Therese clearly denies it.
Therese tells her that it is the norm to thank her for her work.
And that words reach deep into her heart and filled it with warmth.
“…… Then should I also say ‘you are welcome’ in return?”
“That’s right desu! Thank you for always helping out”
“N…… Anri, thank you”
“…… If that is the case then whenever needed I will always glad to give assistance”
That day, Anrietta feels that the dinner somehow becomes more delicious than usual.
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“Master, aren’t you going to sleep?”
“Yes, I will in a bit”
It is late at night and Renya is reading a book silently in the living room all by himself. Being asked like that by Anri makes him look at the clock then answer her like that.
Anri’s expression is brighter than usual. He did not see her that much today but from her bright expression, Renya guesses that there must be something good happened.
“Master, I think learned my things today”
“Is that so?”
“Yes. And I also think that the things I learned today are incredibly meaningful for me”
For the past her who wish to get completely erased from the world when she got woken up from her long slumber, bright days like today are something unthinkable.
She never knows that waiting for a new day to come would be this joyful.
“Master, what I am to you?”
“N? About Anri? Of course, you are”
““A family””
The two say it at the same time.
“So you already know the answer, aren’t you?”
“No, I only just understand the meaning behind it for the first time today. But more importantly, I haven’t heard that yet from you, Master, so I am feeling a bit worried”
Looking that Anrietta is grabbing the bottom part of her dress and bitting her own lips, Renya gives her a gentle pat in the head.
It is the same gesture as the one he did before when he awakened her from her slumber.
“Thank you for always protecting our home”
“…… Yes”
“You can have more confidence in yourself. Say proudly to the world that you are the manager that protects the war god’s ship. Also, say proudly that you are a member of the god’s family”
“……… Yes……”
The rain that had fallen for a full day had finally stopped.
As Renya looks at the clear night sky, he thinks that tomorrow would be a bright day.
“Master, by the way, are you not going to call anyone to accompany you tonight?”
“I thought I had told you earlier this morning but can you read the mood a bit Anri?”
“Well, I indeed learned about the matter about family in the latter half of the day but, I remember that I learned more about master’s harem in the first half of the day so I figure that I should start asking a question about how Master chooses who to accompany him for the night”
“You don’t have to imitate Floria to the extent of making this kind of mood breaking punch line too alright?”
Anrietta is feeling happy lately.
The reason for that is because as the person that she respects and loved, her master, and the rest of the party members are spending most of their time in Hlidskjalf as they are spending leisure time that they called holiday.
The party called Hlidskjalf as their moving home base but when they decided to stay in a certain kingdom then they would mostly rent a lodging place and stay there most of the time. Because it would cause other suspicions if they stay in a town for a month or two without having a home base to live their daily life.
Anrietta fully understands their reasoning in that area.
She understands it with her logic, but at the same time, Hlidskjalf could also be said as a part of her body. Being all alone without anybody coming all day long makes her feel lonely most of the time.
And of course, as no one come to visit, it also means that there is no one who would use the ship. The two feelings combined as a double whammy for her. And the current situation is a happy occasion for her.
Her master and the rest of the party members would eventually go back adventuring again and left the ship empty but rather than worrying about it, she thinks that it would be better to just enjoy the moment to the fullest.
With that in mind, Anrietta decides to always stay in her material form for the duration of this leisure days.
That is in order to learn the daily life of his master and the other party member.
Her figure that is wrapped with a cute frilly dress and the way she runs around the mansion restlessly is as though she is a little girl who is full of curiosity. Seeing that side of Anrietta, Renya and the other accepts her favorably.
This is what Anrietta experienced in a day as the result of her moving around everywhere driven around by her curiosity.
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– Case 1, morning.
Everyone is gathering together sitting on a long table that is filled with food for breakfast.
Anrietta does not have any need for food but as she also has the sense of taste so she would always eat together with the party to relish from the joy of eating good food. The food that she ate will be processed into the ship’s energy so it is not something wasteful either.
While chewing on a slice of bread with an expressionless face, she suddenly remembers something that has been bothering her lately.
“Master”
“N? What is it Anri?”
“There is something strange that I find”
“And what is it?”
“I understand the reason why everyone could not join breakfast all the time but I have never seen a day where Master is the one absence. Why is it like that?”
The reason behind why the harem members could not join breakfast is mostly because they had [accompanied] Renya the night before. As for the detail of how they can not wake up in the morning is, well, something that people with common sense could easily guess so it will be omitted.
At days when Renya takes multiple girls to [accompany] him, as the burden is shared between the members joining the battle, there is a high chance for them to be able to wake up early the next day.
But a case where Renya is the one who can not wake up the next morning because of the same reason never happened so Anrietta finds it as something strange. As Floria who is also a goddess had also experienced waking up late because of the same reason then Renya could not simply use the excuses of him being a god as the answers for Anrietta’s question.
And Anrietta finds this problem as something mysterious.
Today, it is Elvira and Brenda’s turn to still be deep in their sleep in Renya’s room.
As the answer is not something weird, Renya gives a simple explanation to her.
“It is because I am a genuine god of war while Floria is only a half war god (Eros: as she is a daughter of the war god) so when she is ‘fighting’ with me, I will naturally have the advantage. Even if it isn’t so, our basic stamina and recovery rate is already something incomparable in the first place”
“I see”
“Another reason is that I am a male god. Well, you see, even when I only sleep together with a woman at night, my divine power will increase and my vitality would also strengthen in a somewhat large proportion”
He is trying to say it indirectly but in short, the act of lovemaking is something that will increase a male god’s vitality.
He wants to avoid saying about that thing that would always exist together with an adult fantasy. Yes, that is a magic that is similar to the situation. That one magic where Yin and Yang are mingling together and everyone would know where it leads to. With such logic as the base, it would be far easier to understand the meaning behind Renya’s word.
Of course, as the logic is based in the union of Yin and Yang, the positive effect does not only go one-sidedly to Renya. The girls are also experiencing a transformation as they are also affected by the process.
It just that, in Renya’s case, it mostly affects his vitality as a god while it would affect the other members in a different way according to their own nature.
“I understand. So the reason why Master is always fine is not because Master is just unparalleled at sex”
“Anri, being unparalleled at sex and having unlimited stamina is not the same. The former would still feel tired eventually. Just forget about weird things like this”
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– Case 2, after lunch.
Even if the place they are in now is a solitary island that is like a tropical paradise, it does not mean that the weather would be clear all the time. As Renya does not feel like fiddling with the weather to let nature run its course, the party decided to spend the day inside the Hlidskajalf as heavy rain is pouring outside.
Brenda and Elvira wake up by the time the other member is preparing for lunch. After they refresh themselves by taking a bath, they join the rest of the party for lunch. All 7 of the party members have completely gathered now.
As Therese says that she has some ideas for new magic tools, she takes Renya and Rebecca down into the workshop below. On the other hand, Floria and the other 2 women are having tea time in the living room.
There is a common quote about when three women gather and so on and these 3 women are also not an exception.
“The tentacle play from before was really dangerous in many meanings…… Honestly, I don’t know whether it is alright to recommend you from doing it”
“Is-is it really that wonderful?”
“Renya would have full control for the pacing at all times after all. This analogy might sound weird but what if I say that it is like Renya having 8 more extra hands and all of it is assaulting your body all over your sensitive places at the same time. Do you understand now?”
“…… That indeed sounds dangerous. I could not imagine how I could steal the initiative from Renya-sama. Or rather, in my case, I would be under his mercy until the end……”
“I know right~? He is using his divine armaments and divine power in full throttle just for that. I wonder just how much he wants us, women, to feel ashamed”
She had the initiative stolen from her at the start and the advantage of the other side is just too overwhelming. Floria even says that she does not even remember what kind of silly things she exposed to Renya from the middle point up. Hearing that, Brenda and Elvira become scared to Renya in various meanings.
When a group of women that love the same men gather, it seems that they can’t avoid the topic related to each other bed experience. They must be thinking that if they have the information about Renya that they don’t know yet then they could get more initiative on their own.
But then again, the girls would not always be talking about that topic forever. After they satisfied with the information exchange, they would naturally change the topic of their chat.
“By the way, it’s been a long time since the last time I experience swimming~. Moving your body inside the water really is a good feeling”
“It is my first time swimming just for the sake of having fun”
“For me, this is my first time swimming in the sea. But I have to say that playing together with everyone like that is really fun”
“I feel that in your case, Brenda, even playing around is something rare right? Aren’t you always training or helping your master doing things?”
“Tha-that is true but……”
“If you haven’t met Renya then you will be dating with your work and would never know about playing around and when you realize your situation, you will already become an old woman and your future had been decided to be forever single”
“…… Floria-san, that is also applied to me though?”
“Ah! Wait! That was just a slip of the tongue so wait! I am sorry! Forgive me! So please stop using that dragon’s gaze okay!? Even a goddess like me couldn’t resist that!”
“Brenda-san, I will hold Floria-san down so could you please use the tickling technique that Renya-sama directly taught us?”
“That sounds good. I’ll lend you a hand”
“Wa-wait, Stop~! Ha!? Why do the two of you know where my weak point is~!?”
“Haven’t I said it before? Renya-sama directly taught us”
“I will have you in anguish for a while Floria”
“AHAHAHAHAHAHA! HI, HIEEEEEEN! No! Wait! I am weak there~! I don’t want this! Stop~~~~!”
Even Floria who has a careless personality would not use her divine power against someone close to her. On top of that, Elvira also knows that her body structure is not that different from a normal human so, with her rich experience as a fighter, she pins Floria down in places where a normal human being would be unable to bring out enough force to resist. So even for Floria who has the body strength of a goddess could not easily escape from Elvira’s restrain.
After ten something minutes have passed and Floria’s breathing started to sound funny from all the tickling, Anrietta comes into the living room while carrying more tea for them.
“Everyone, would you like more tea?”
“Ha- ha-…… I-I want some more~”
“Anri-san, can I also ask for more?”
“I also want more”
Anri is filling their cup with more tea in an elegant way.
After she fills everyone’s cup, she looks at the state of the three and asks them the question she had in mind.
“Everyone here is Master’s lover, right? I am wondering why everyone could be this close to each other like this?”
“Eh? Is that something weird?”
Against Floria’s counter-question, Anri just curtly answers back with a yes.
“As far as I know, a harem is a place where women fight each other for political power. I heard that even when they put on an act in front of their husband, pulling each other leg behind the scenes is an everyday thing”
“Aa~…… So you are talking about that~”
“Anri-san, We can give a simple answer to that question. It is because, for us, we don’t get anything valuable from becoming the number 1 person that the husband loved”
“Is that so?”
“Aa, that might be true from that point of view. Anri, the harems that you know mostly woned by people with high social status or maybe even a royalty, right?”
“That is correct. The sample data that I have filled mostly with such similar case”
“Then the answer is simple. In that kind of harem, the division of authority is very complex between the legal wife and the concubines. If a concubine can deliver a male baby faster than the legal wife then they can have an advantage in power. In the case of hierarchy, they naturally would get the advantage with a lesser rival so it is indeed normal for them to pull each other legs. But in Renya’s case, that kind of thing doesn’t have any meaning”
Floria is the one standing at the top of the harem and everyone recognizes her position so there is nothing to cause conflict between them.
Another thing is that everyone has their own unique ability that the other does not have. Be it in their role as a member of an adventurer party or as a lover.
Coming this far, they know that even if one of them is missing from the party, it would bring serious impediment to the party’s function. Brenda gives even more explanation for the reason of why they would not antagonize each other like the one in Anrietta’s sample.
“And then there’s also that Renya is not a king type of harem owner. He made sure that he is giving each of us enough attention”
“That’s true. I heard that such kind of king type harem owner doesn’t even seem to care about the women they have in their harem”
“Those are a harem with the sole purpose of having an heir after all. If that kind of harems are compared to us then ours would seem to be out of place”
A harem that is mixed with interest and authority and a harem that is created because everyone is having mutual feelings with each other.
The three women feel that it is natural for both systems to be the difference.
“In our case, if we feel jealous of what Renya does to the other member then we could simply solve it by asking Renya to do the same thing to us next. I hardly have any desire for monopoly thanks to that~”
“Renya-sama is willful and would demand a lot from us but in return, he would also gladly listen to our demand. Or rather, he orders us to so in that point, we just need to be more assertive and things would go well”
“And then there’s also a similar problem for everyone in his harem now. That problem regarding the night session……”
“““Accompanying him every night by yourself alone is impossible”””
As they finished their explanation, the three women look at Anri while smiling.
“I am aware that my knowledge is still lacking in many places so thank you for your explanation. So in short, because all of you have a good relationship with each other, there is no reason for you to have conflicts with each other, right?”
From the looks of the three women’s smile that does not have any hidden backside, She finally finds the answer to her question.
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– Case 3, before dinner.
The party’s breakfast and lunch are created by automatically using Hlidskjalf’s appliances so technically, Anrietta is the one that ‘cook’ it for them. But for dinner, the party had its own custom where one of the party members would take turns to cook.
Today is Therese and Rebecca’s turn to cook. And Anrietta will always present in the kitchen to give support for the one in cooking duty.
Even if her materialized body is that of a little girl, she could move freely inside the Hlidskjalf. She could even float around ignoring the force of gravity. And with that, she could help by moving things around in a way that it would not be dangerous for a small child. She is not asked to help to do anything that could be potentially dangerous yet.
As a form of appreciation for getting help, Therese is patting Anrietta’s head, praising her in a good mood.
“Anri-chan, thank you for always helping me nanodesu”
“Therese-sama, you don’t have to thank me. I am the manager of the ship after all”
“There’s no such thing like unneeded gratitude desu. Just because it is something natural for you, it doesn’t mean that I can just skip expressing my gratitude desu”
It is rare for Therese to be this assertive.
Another question suddenly pops up in Anri’s head.
“Can I ask…… Why?”
“Because Renya-oniisan said that everyone living together in this ship is like a family desu”
“Family……”
“Strictly speaking, our group can be put into many unique categories desu. From an adventuring party, a team, …… and there is also o-o-oniisan’s harem”
Therese said the last part while acting a bit bashful.
“But oniisan said that we should call ourselves a family instead as it is the most appropriate. I also think the same way desu. Including Anri-chan, we are all one big family desu”
“…… N, Therese is saying…… something good”
“Ehehe~. Anyway anyway, that’s the way it is desu, Anri-chan. For us, besides our home manager, Anri-chan is also a member of our family desu. That’s why for the good girl who gives me hand, I need to express my thanks desu”
“…… That’s right. Moreover, thanks to Anri…… living in the ship feels comfortable”
Starting from the ship’s hygiene, there are many things that are handled by Anrietta to maintenance the comfort level inside the ship and that grace is not a secret from everyone.
Anrietta never doubts about those things and think it is a matter of course for her to do.
It is her job so doing it is a given and it does not have any other meaning besides that.
But Therese clearly denies it.
Therese tells her that it is the norm to thank her for her work.
And that words reach deep into her heart and filled it with warmth.
“…… Then should I also say ‘you are welcome’ in return?”
“That’s right desu! Thank you for always helping out”
“N…… Anri, thank you”
“…… If that is the case then whenever needed I will always glad to give assistance”
That day, Anrietta feels that the dinner somehow becomes more delicious than usual.
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“Master, aren’t you going to sleep?”
“Yes, I will in a bit”
It is late at night and Renya is reading a book silently in the living room all by himself. Being asked like that by Anri makes him look at the clock then answer her like that.
Anri’s expression is brighter than usual. He did not see her that much today but from her bright expression, Renya guesses that there must be something good happened.
“Master, I think learned my things today”
“Is that so?”
“Yes. And I also think that the things I learned today are incredibly meaningful for me”
For the past her who wish to get completely erased from the world when she got woken up from her long slumber, bright days like today are something unthinkable.
She never knows that waiting for a new day to come would be this joyful.
“Master, what I am to you?”
“N? About Anri? Of course, you are”
““A family””
The two say it at the same time.
“So you already know the answer, aren’t you?”
“No, I only just understand the meaning behind it for the first time today. But more importantly, I haven’t heard that yet from you, Master, so I am feeling a bit worried”
Looking that Anrietta is grabbing the bottom part of her dress and bitting her own lips, Renya gives her a gentle pat in the head.
It is the same gesture as the one he did before when he awakened her from her slumber.
“Thank you for always protecting our home”
“…… Yes”
“You can have more confidence in yourself. Say proudly to the world that you are the manager that protects the war god’s ship. Also, say proudly that you are a member of the god’s family”
“……… Yes……”
The rain that had fallen for a full day had finally stopped.
As Renya looks at the clear night sky, he thinks that tomorrow would be a bright day.
“Master, by the way, are you not going to call anyone to accompany you tonight?”
“I thought I had told you earlier this morning but can you read the mood a bit Anri?”
“Well, I indeed learned about the matter about family in the latter half of the day but, I remember that I learned more about master’s harem in the first half of the day so I figure that I should start asking a question about how Master chooses who to accompany him for the night”
“You don’t have to imitate Floria to the extent of making this kind of mood breaking punch line too alright?”
