Jerry, who had gone to buy drinks and returned, frowned deeply as she saw the empty space under the parasol.
Where could they have gone after sending her on an errand… After frowning for a while, she went under the parasol and flinched as she felt the barrier Yuri had set up.
“These damn kids…”
While some couldn’t do it even if they wanted to, these guys were openly flaunting it? She was so mad she wanted to flip everything over right away—but she was just a maid, barely a Master.
She wasn’t at the level to fight against Kail, who surpassed Masters to become a Grand Master, an existence equal to a god.
“Damn…”
Sighing and pretending not to know or see anything, Jerry sat down on the mat and started slurping on the drinks she bought when men who had come to the beach began to casually strike up conversations with her.
Though slightly young, Jerry possessed considerable beauty. The noble men, swept up in the beach atmosphere, found her attractive enough to want a taste.
“Miss, what are you doing here alone?”
“…What? Miss?”
“Yeah. Never been called ‘Miss’ before? Are you perhaps working as a maid somewhere? Then this is perfect. Why don’t you join us—”
“You bastards.”
Jerry kicked those arrogant noble men all the way out to the sea, then exhaled in irritation as she looked far off at the three people playing by the beach.
Those three were also being hit on by other men. All three of them were extremely beautiful, making it even more so.
Jerry sighed deeply as she watched Arthur’s bouncing chest among them.
“Her face and figure… exactly my type…”
If she were still Jerard, she would’ve pushed forward several times and managed to get her into bed—such was their attractive appearance.
If only she weren’t in this body, she’d run over and seduce her right now. The problem was that even if she did manage to seduce her, there wasn’t much she could actually do.
“…Or maybe not?”
Changing her perspective, Jerry realized it wasn’t only men and women who could be intimate. There was such a thing as same-sex relationships, and even without certain parts, she was confident she could satisfy a woman.
In fact, having this delicate appearance made it easier to approach women. Women tended to be more open with those of the same gender.
“Alright.”
She decided to seduce Arthur. And spend a night together. With this thought in mind, Jerry ran towards the beach, specifically toward the three people currently being hit on by men.
Not long after she left, the bench where she had been sitting began to ripple.
“Pheew-!”
“Hoo, we didn’t get caught, right?”
Yuri, who had been straddling Kail, slipped back onto her own bench and gently rubbed her belly.
She still felt the foreign sensation of something inside her. Her daddy must be happy because the baby in her belly was moving around actively too.
“We got caught.”
“…Really?”
“Just look at how they ran away, supposedly to spare us.”
Hearing that their sneaky actions had been discovered despite their efforts, Yuri burst into a bashful smile and looked back at Kail.
“One more time?”
“Later. Let’s rest for now…”
“Quick to finish, huh?”
“…Later.”
Seeing that Kail wouldn’t budge despite her strong provocation, Yuri let out a sigh of regret and turned her gaze toward the endless sea. Staring blankly at the ocean and horizon, she cautiously opened her mouth.
“Is it really… really over?”
“Yeah. It’s over. The Evil God Cult has been dealt with, and the Holy Weapons have practically disbanded. Though there might be some Forgotten Worshipers or whatever left…”
But the leader of those who worshipped reptiles from thousands of years ago had died by his hand.
The dragon that blocked their path when they escaped the Holy Kingdom was the leader of the Forgotten Worshipers.
Generally speaking, an organization loses its power significantly once it loses its head. Even if he didn’t bother with it, it would naturally die out.
“They’re not my enemies.”
The long battle had ended.
One could say it had been ongoing since before he entered the Academy.
All that remained now…
“Is boring everyday life.”
Ironically, it was also what many people wished for. Countless individuals threw themselves onto the battlefield just to grasp that monotonous daily life.
Fortunately, it seemed he wouldn’t walk that boring path alone.
Kail gently took Yuri’s hand and smiled faintly. Feeling his touch, Yuri smiled back and opened her mouth.
“One more time, then…”
“No.”
Business was conducted in the room.
***
After Kail beat the Sea Deity, the guardian of the sea, one change occurred in the Emerald Realm.
A hot spring that didn’t exist before had appeared. Scholars explained that the massive energy stimulated and activated the lava layer beneath the sea, which heated part of the Emerald Realm, creating the hot spring… but the lord of the Emerald Realm simply accepted it as:
Ah, I have one more thing to enjoy.
“Ahhhh—this feels so good…”
Sera, soaking her entire body in the hot spring, let out a groan that would put any bathhouse uncle to shame as she relaxed.
Seeing this, Arthur chuckled and followed her into the hot spring, dipping her feet in.
“Ouch-!?”
And promptly got burned by the unexpectedly hot water. Arthur carefully caressed her toes while looking at Sera, who was already submerged up to her neck, with eyes full of shock.
“…Isn’t it hot?”
“This much is nothing! Compared to Korea’s Jimjilbang saunas, this is child’s play!”
“Korea’s… what? What’s a Jimjilbang sauna…?”
“Hoo—Arthur, seems like you’ve lived a comfortable life. Since my reality was a fire hell, this feels almost cold to me.”
Looking at Sera’s expression, as if she had lived through countless lifetimes, Arthur let out a hollow laugh. She had noticed since always clinging to Kail, but this girl wasn’t quite sane either.
As the two struggled with the hot spring, unable to fully submerge—Yuri, wrapped in a towel, stepped into the bath.
“…It’s hot.”
“Hey! What are you doing!? There are people here!?”
“Pregnant women first.”
“…Cheater, show some restraint.”
Sera, who had yelled at Yuri for using ice magic to cool the hot spring, let out a hollow laugh upon seeing her use the pregnancy shield excuse.
She wasn’t a psychopath devoid of human feelings; how could she ignore a pregnant woman wanting to lower the temperature because the water was too hot?
Besides, both Arthur and Star Tail, along with Jerry, seemed to welcome the lowered temperature of the hot spring. Even if Yuri hadn’t been pregnant, it would have been impossible to stop her from cooling the water.
“—Wait, more importantly! Jerry, aren’t you a guy?! Why are you coming in here!?”
“I invited him.”
“A guy!?”
“He’s a girl now. No chance of turning back into a guy.”
“But…”
“I’m not jumping on you guys—what’s the big deal about seeing a little nudity? If you’re curious, you can look at mine too.”
Jerry, reprimanded by Sera, rose confidently with Yuri’s backing. Despite her underdeveloped body due to her incomplete growth, she flaunted her fuller chest compared to Sera’s.
Watching this, Sera gnashed her teeth and cursed her East Asian heritage. If only she had known this would happen, she should’ve asked to be born as a Westerner with just black hair…!
As Sera lamented her origins, Arthur, laughing awkwardly, cautiously asked her,
“Come to think of it… Sera, you often talk strangely. Is that because—”
“Oh, Arthur, you still haven’t figured it out? I’m from the same place as Kail. Earth, you know.”
“E, Earth…?”
“It’s kind of like a similar world to this one… Boring place.”
Bubbling away in the hot spring, Sera quickly changed the subject, clearly uninterested in talking about herself.
“—More importantly! Arthur, what are you planning to do?”
“What…”
“I mean Kail! You want to marry Kail, right?”
“W-Wait! What are you saying with Yuri here…!”
“Why not? It’s interesting. Shall we continue?”
Arthur, shocked by Sera’s sudden nonsense, began to cautiously check Yuri’s reaction.
Whether it was bravado or confidence, Sera displayed a bold attitude, but Kail was already married, wasn’t he? Discussing his spouse in front of her felt rather uncomfortable.
“I, um, that is…”
“Do you like Kail?”
“…I-I don’t dislike him, but marriage is… well, Yuri’s here.”
“So what if I am?”
“You can’t aim for a married man…”
Hearing Arthur’s words, Yuri shrugged as if she didn’t understand.
“Why can’t you aim for him?”
“…Huh?”
“Whether he’s married or not. If you truly love him, isn’t it possible to pursue him?”
“Are you serious?”
“I would’ve pursued Kail even if he had a lover.”
Arthur’s eyes sparkled with hope at Yuri’s words. To think she would’ve stolen him even if he had a lover? That meant if the same happened to her…
“Of course, if anyone tries to steal my Kail, I’ll kill them.”
Unfortunately for Arthur, the following statement was pure hypocrisy.
