Oukoku e Tsuzuku Michi

「Damn Adolph, he talked for so long. It felt like I was listening for two weeks. I can't go on if I don't take a bath and relieve my fatigue.」

I vent my frustration out loud at having to endure the ramblings and complaints that had to be explained by mouth, paper, and a large board he brought from somewhere.

「Well, you were away from the palace for so long, it can't be helped. But everything is more or less taken care of so you should be able to relax. If you've learned your lesson, please don't run off on your own anymore.」

Celia helps me undress first before quickly getting naked herself.

Her sun-tanned skin, which only goes up to where her short sleeve shirt and pants end, gives off a healthy sort of sex appeal, but right now my priority is soaking in the bath, so I simply stop at rubbing her butt.

「「Fuuuiー」」

The two of us place a towel on our heads and exhale at the same time as we submerge ourselves in the water.

My stiffened muscles from sitting all day and Celia's facial muscles maintaining her serious expression loosen up.

「It's all over huh.」

「Yeah.」

Celia says drowsily as she sinks until her chin is under the water.

As Celia said, there is nothing else that must be done.

Of course there are matters I must approve of everyday and plenty of troubles happen frequently.

But those just need to be dealt with, they are issues that can be treated half-heartedly.

It's fine to say "it's over".

I pull the drowsy Celia in between my legs and rest my chin on her head.

「Wapph, heavy. I'll drown.」

Celia is cute when she flails and makes me want to tease her more.

「Mu, your hair is getting thinner on the top of your head.」

It's a lie of course.

As a reaction to finishing hard work, I felt like doing something silly.

「Hau! It's because of all the irregularities in my life......but I'm a little glad. I didn't say anything out of consideration, but now I can say that my head matches with Aegir-sama.」

「Get me a mirror.」

I stand up as a spinal reflex.

「I'm joking. It's payback for your teasing.」

I collapse into the bathtub with a splash and gaze upward.

「Good one, you got me. Now go ahead, walk over me.」

「I can't do that. Instead, I'll climb on you.」

I turn into the Aegir ship and float with Celia on top, but then I sense someone watching from the entrance.

There are five or six faces......no, more.

「His Mah-jes-tee is in the bath.」

「Then we can't go. Let's leave?」

「Our clothes are in the wash area. We have to go back naked.」

I beckon the shadows beyond the door.

Celia pouts a bit and pinches my nipple.

「Don't be afraid and come in. I said it's okay.」

Walking in with the pit-pat of feet slapping against the floor are a bunch of girls――that said, they are quite young.

They are the girls who were rescued from the underground.

「Um......err......pardon me, Your Majesty.」

「Thank you, Mah-jes-tee.」

「Bath!」

Though they are young, there are variations in ages.

Some require a little bit more growth before being perfect for picking, some are still just children, and some are infants who haven't developed distinguishable sex differences yet.

「Eei.」

「Wait!」

Celia catches a child who tried to jump into the bathtub in midair, sits her back down on the floor and pours water on her.

「I told you, rinse your body first!」

「Auu......sorry. Don't hit me......」

Celia's expression and tone became harsh, which frightened the child.

Since they all went through cruel experiences, they are sensitive to yelling and instantly shrivel in fear.

Nevertheless, what Celia said was correct. As I think to myself how I should explain it to them, a gentle voice softens the atmosphere.

「I apologize, Celia-chan.」

Sauntering in is Leah.

「Seriously. It's the supervisor's negligence.」

Celia tugs on Leah's cheeks, but it doesn't appear like the atmosphere is very hostile.

I let Leah handle the kids.

Melissa was a candidate, but I thought Leah was the better choice seeing as she shared a similar experience.

「Leah is too kind and isn't suitable for a caring role. She isn't used to scolding others either.」

「I know.」

I pick up the infant who failed to jump into the tub and put her between my legs.

「But for now......let's see, maybe for half a year to a year it's fine to let them live leisurely. Discipline and education can wait, after what they've been through living freely is just right.」

I pull all the kids who have shut their eyes tightly and spread their legs thinking they'll be violated into the tub and even put one of them on my shoulder.

At the very least, I want to wait until they know it's not necessary to do that.

Seeing as how nothing is going to penetrate them, the infant girls start swimming in the tub and the somewhat older girls splash each other playfully. Celia glares, but Leah intercedes and stops her from yelling.

「I'm fine. Gosh, it's probably going to get rowdier anyways.」

Celia gives up, puffing her cheeks sourly, and floats around in the bathtub.

Leah giggles, puts a bar of soap on the belly of the Celia raft and pushes her toward me.

The door of the bathroom opens at the same time as I retrieve the drifting Celia.

「See, they came.」

「Aegir-sama!!」

Nonna shrieks.

「Your biological child! How could you leave the son who I, the legal wife, gave birth to and play with these kids instead!?」

「It's expected at this point to casually add in self assertions, isn't it.」

Next to her is Carla......no, everybody is here.

「Go on.」

Once Melissa urges, the children come rushing in.

「Hey really, you brought everyone?」

Who would have thought all the women and children would come along with the rescued girls?

Although there is certainly enough space in the large bathroom of the palace, the atmosphere is a mess.

The swift Carla takes up the spot next to me, and Maria passes under the arm of Nonna, who trips right as she tries to hurry over.

Mel and family merrily wash each other's bodies, while Irijina vigorously pushes the backs of the reserved Rita and Miti.

Pipi, who yanked off the towels of Gretel and Sofia, dives into the tub with a great leap.

Myla and Sekrit start a fight as they both slip a bar of soap under the other's foot, Mireille and Luna try to stop them but end up joining the fight when a bucket whacks them, Catherine pulls Antonio by the hand and sneaks by them, while Rose makes a beeline right for me.

Yoguri, with dark circles under her eyes, wonders what is going on and Alice, with similar dark circles under her eyes and is wobbling while holding her ass, also checks out the commotion.

（Pardon the interruption from the ceiling.）

Casie appears by phasing through the ceiling.

I wonder how the towel under her arm passed through the ceiling.

「Nh, it's quite noisy.」

Flantica walks into the bathroom wearing her clothes and raises both arms waiting for a maid to strip her like it's the most natural thing to do......judging by her attitude, it must be Neisha inside her.

「I'll be getting in with my clothes, got it!?」

Natia clutches the chest area of her bath gown and enters the water.

「Everyone, come in already.」

I spread my arms, inviting everyone and everything.

Submerging myself up to the chin, I survey the room with narrow eyes.

My children are swimming happily, my women are talking to each other, and the orphans are shrinking away timidly though Melissa is mediating and helping the reserved ones join in the circle.

I close my eyes and spread my arms and legs in the center of the bathtub.

Not only do I have flowers in each hand, rather I'm surrounded by a field of flowers and the many buds will also eventually blossom into beautiful flowers.

「Is it fine to continue life like this?」

Celia places a hot towel on my face.

In addition to how good it feels, the lack of vision causes a wave of sleepiness to wash over me.

I can't hear the shrill screams of the children.

My one complaint is that the argument between Myla and Sekrit is a bit annoying.

「Oh my man, there was a bath!? Mu, what a lovely garden of flowers, can I borrow one or t――」

Shrieks of several dozen women overlap.

Anastasia hurls a bar of soap at the pervert's feet, allowing Sekrit and Myla to trip the unbalanced individual.

「Expel him!!」

Celia, who is covering her body with her hands, commands the children to push the fallen Gildress.

Despite his stupidly muscular body being heavy, it easily slides on the polished floor slathered with soap bubbles.

Not wanting to knock away the infant who is pushing him, Gildress lets himself be pushed until he is flushed outside through the opening where water is being discharged.

「Nuooooo!!」

His large body gets stuck once, but is dislodged by a collective attack by the women and is finally swept away.

Evil has perished.

Now I can be at ease......and sleep.

「Aegir-sama, Aegir-sama. You mustn't sleep.」

「Mu, Celia? You've gotten so pretty.」

I scratch the underside of her chin.

「Prrprr......gosh, you're still half-asleep! I'll wash your body, so please get out.」

The pleasantly chatting children and the quarreling women remind me exactly of a scene that I saw sometime and the sensation of time resuming assaults me.

「So it's been three years.」

「Yes. It was rather busy for such a leisurely life. The great rebellion of the south and the conflict with the city states......the elf dispute was major too. The stupid Gido might also come back from his reflection. There is also......the visit request from the Olga Federation, was it really a good idea to reject it?」

Truly lots happened, perhaps enough for the events to span hundreds of years.

However, the peace here, or at least the women were not in danger.

Then I guess everything can be summed up with 'lots happened'.

「Though we've been through a lot, it hasn't gotten worse than when I flipped everything over. That much I know for sure.」

「There's also the fact Myla-san became jobless.」

「You have it wrong! It's a happy thing!」

Myla, who cuts in, has an inflated belly.

「Getting pregnant because of the post-battle tension......」

「Urk, I thought His Majesty could endure one more thrust, but he spilled his seed before he could pull out......」

In other words, I didn't pull out in time and came inside.

「Hahaha, sorry sorry.」

「Also, there's......」

「The doggy girl.」

One of the orphans fills in the blank for Celia.

Having words directed at her, Gretel glares, then turns red and covers her face.

Of course, her belly is also swollen.

To put it simply, we were having sex doggy style late at night in the courtyard and was coincidentally spotted by someone, which led to the kids rushing out.

By the time we realized, I was near climax and discharged in the presence of people and Gretel howled like a dog due to her shyness. My seed got her pregnant and she became known as the doggy girl.

Then a shadow appears over us.

It is Nonna who shows up.

The moment she stands next to me, an alluring scent wafts in the air.

If I am to describe Nonna, knowing it might offend her, over the past three years she has gotten more naughty.

She always had overwhelmingly good looks, but the tiny childishness left in her face has vanished and she has become a complete pure beauty.

「The softness in her breasts has also increased and it feels like they are enveloping you when you touch them.」

Nonna props up her boobs with her hands and puff out her chest proudly.

「Are you sure they're not just saggy?」

Carla interrupts and tussles with Nonna.

This is just like when they were teens.

Everyone else has changed slightly too.

Leah has become the leader of the orphans and gained some courage, Melissa is totally a gutsy mother, and Celia is cute. Mel is somehow holding on.

「Agewise, everyday is like walking a tightrope. Lacking care for even one day and my skin......my hair......oh, I want youth......」

I pat Mel with a smile as she pounds my chest in frustration.

Also there's......Pipi, who should be an adult now and yet why hasn't a single hair grown in her groin area or under her arms?

If Mel neglects those areas for three days, hair would be――

「Is it fun for you to bully a mature lady!!?」

She's pinching my nipple so let's leave that topic alone.

My kids have changed too.

The bodies of the boys especially have grown considerably.

Well even I was able to grow to my current size despite the poor environment and food when I was young.

It's impossible that kids with my blood won't grow after filling their stomachs with meat and fish as well as doing training.

「Papa~ I'll wash you too.」

The only one who doesn't have my blood is Rose, Catherine's child from her previous husband, but it's a father's blessing that she is the most attached to me.

「Look look Papa, my boobs have been getting bigger recently.」

Rose takes my hand and guides it to her chest.

They are small, but they are certainly becoming more defined mounds.

「It might be time to separate the baths...... With everyone being so good-looking, mistakes will happen. My kid in particular is quite knowledgeable about sex, seeing as how it's hard to avoid when Aegir-sama is doing it wherever he pleases.」

Melissa says, somewhat regrettably.

To her, taking a bath with the whole family is a time she looks forward to the most.

「They're still young. It'll be fine for a bit longer.」

Pleased with the growth of her breasts, Rose scoops bubbles onto herself and uses her own body to wash me.

Catherine watches with satisfied eyes, Antonio watches with sharp eyes.

「Owwww! Ana stepped on me!」

Everyone turns around and sees Bartolome holding his foot and crying.

He was frolicking with Anastasia earlier......it seems that Anastasia was losing the grapple and stomped on his toe with her heel.

A few seconds after Bartolome cries, Anastasia also cries.

She is fake crying, though she is more believable than Bartolome who is genuinely crying, confusing both Myla and Celia.

「Fufu, this is worrying for the future.」

「As the heir of the Hardlett house, why are you crying after getting into a fight!?」

Sekrit laughs, while Bartolome wails louder when Nonna scolds him.

I keep my eye on my surroundings next to them and place a hand on the crying Anastasia's shoulder.

「You're getting a full history lesson from Tristan tomorrow.」

「Geh.」

Anastasia's crying ceases and she swiftly drops a gold coin in the palm of my hand.

「Bribes won't work on me. Stop trying to buy people with such smooth movements.」

I'm more concerned about this girl than Bartolome.

Or maybe she'll be fine because she's so bold.

Anastasia stops pretending to cry and heads to the bathtub with a sigh.

Then she turns around and mutters in an annoyed tone.

「I don't think father can talk considering the state of your crotch.」

My gaze lowers to my crotch.

I see it's erect, but I'm not a pervert that gets aroused by his own daughter's naked body.

「How can I not get turned on when my beloved wives are naked. Besides, you're all used to seeing it.」

I smile as I turn around and throw a bar of soap at Anastasia.

「We're certainly used to it, but isn't it a bit too big? It's black, the tip is thicker than my fist, and those things bulging out like vines are veins right? How much blood are you sending down there?」

「I actually have a secret move. I learned it recently, if I put strength in my hips like this......hmp!」

With a grunt, the blood vessels on the surface of my dick swell and my entire shaft expands by two sizes.

It's a new technique I developed.

「Uwa, incredible......」

I feel a thud to the back of my head, and when I turn around, I discover it was Melissa and Nonna who simultaneously threw a bucket at me.

「What are you showing to your kid, idiot!!?」

「What kind of father boasts about their penis to his daughter!?」

「Sorry. It's been some time since an assassin came, and it was that technique that deflected a poison knife yesterday, I got a bit carried away.」

Anastasia shakes her head and sighs.

It's said that daughters come to dislike their fathers when they get to a certain age, is it true?

I think she's more fond of me than Nonna.

In comparison, Rose is getting closer.

I'm curious about her labored breathing and shaky pupils though.

Rose puts a hand on my stomach and opens her mouth for some reason.

Right as Antonio is about to start running, the door of the bathroom opens.

「My man. I'm borrowing the bath.」

「Argh, I'm the king so don't come in without permission. And don't enter the palace bath like you own the place!」

All the girls cover their bodies with their hands and crouch down.

In order to protect my wives and daughters, I happily intercept and attack Gildress.

「Owowow......」

I hold my crotch and fill up my bucket with water.

「Your important place is swollen. Did you bump it somewhere?」

Celia tends to my crotch.

「I had some good chemistry with this widow at the bar. I took her to a storehouse and had her put her hands on a pillar, but......we moved too hard and the pillar broke, causing the whole place to collapse. The millstone on the second floor came rolling down and fell on my dick. It's an embarrassing story.」

「Indeed. And it was actually more surprising than I thought. What's unbelievable is that your dick didn't break despite getting crushed by the millstone......ah, that reminds me.」

Celia smiles as she washes my swollen penis.

「This sort of thing also happened two years ago.」