Today, I came to the territory alone.

It\'s strange, because when the number of people who care about you increases, you\'ll want more time alone, and when it decreases, you\'ll feel lonely.

Everything seems to be just superficial. 

"Ah, lord-sama! Welcome!"

"Hey, shopkeeper. Can I have the same as usual?"

"Yes, immediately!"

Saying that, of course he prepared alcohol, the specialty of our territory, white silver peach juice.

It would be a problem if a child imitated me, the lord, after seeing me drinking.

I don\'t know if I am that popular... but children at the orphanage aren\'t always well-behaved.

I didn\'t do anything in particular, but these children like me, and want to imitate me, so they will imitate whatever they see as cool from me.

As I was thinking about that, the owner brought me a jug of peach juice.

"Enjoy!"

"Thank you"

I didn\'t forget to chill it before drinking.

There is no such thing as an ice magic tool in a commoner\'s shop, and naturally the juice that comes out has the same temperature as the room, so I  made sure it\'s properly chilled.

Then, one mouthful.

Yeah, I like the rich peach savor.

"It\'s delicious. How are you doing these days?"

“Thanks to Lord-sama, the menu has increased, which is a big help.

"Then that\'s good"

I sometimes help the shops I like, but I also quickly kicked out troublemakers of our territory, so no one complained that I am biased.

"Hey, shopkeeper...Eh! Are you the rumored lord?"

Suddenly, while I was talking to the owner, I heard a voice behind me.

When I turned around, there was a harem-like adventurer party with one man and three women.

"Yes, that\'s right."

“As I thought… Is it okay to sit next to you?”

"OK"

When I said that, the man said "thank you" and sat next to me with a refreshing smile that would make an ordinary maiden blush.

Well, I don\'t think anything of people of the same sex.

I\'m envious of good-looking guys... But I also think that, it\'s going to be a mess, if my face is too good-looking.

I thought that the other three would follow the man and sit on the man\'s side, but there was only one person sitting next to me.

"Hey, Mel. Do it after you get the lord\'s permission."

"It\'s not good, huh?"

"Well, that\'s fine, but..."

"You see"

What an easy-going woman.

Is she around 20 years old?

The magician-like robe and the style that seems to be somewhere between a beautiful little girl and a mature woman are ordinary, but she somehow emits an attractive atmosphere.

The woman, who had slightly thinner blond hair than Shalltear and beautiful Amagis eyes, drank the silver peach juice I was drinking, and said, "Oh, it\'s delicious," and smiled.

Any man would sign for such a woman. 

"Sorry, lord-sama"

"No, she is quite interesting. So, what do you want from me?"

"Yeah, I just wanted to say thank you..."

Did I do something for the thank?

"My name is Valeris. I\'m an A-rank adventurer."

An A-rank adventurer, huh?

“When subjugating the Thunder Tiger, I wasn’t here due to another request…I heard that lord-sama cleaned it up. Thank you.”

"Well, even so, you are quite polite."

"As someone who loves this city, it\'s only natural. Besides, thanks to lord-sama, this city has become more lively than before."

……There are such adventurers.

I can\'t say that I just wanted the magic stone.

"Do not worry about it.  I\'m also the lord after all.  By the way, do you have any plans when you retire from the adventurer family business?

"...? No, I haven\'t decided."

"Then, if you don\'t mind, why don\'t you work at my mansion?

“At the lord’s mansion?”

"Yeah, if it\'s okay with your other friends."

Valeris and the others were puzzled by the sudden invitation, but there was one person who reacted differently.

"Good, looks like it\'s going to be fun"

"Um... is it Mel?"

"Yeah, well, it might be difficult to continue for them. And, Valeris\'s child might be coming soon."

"Hey... Mel!"

"It\'s okay, lord-sama already knows that you\'re in that kind of relationship anyway. Right?"

Ah, so it\'s really a harem.

"Is Mel different?"

"Me? Unfortunately, I am not interested. Valeris is handsome, but he is not my type."

Heh, I thought everyone was like that, but...

By the way, the other two girls were looking down with red faces at Mel\'s remarks.

"I see. Well, I might ask you to be a nanny, so think about it."

"Uh... yes"

They nodded, but Valeris was  looking a little embarrassed.

"Come to think of it, lord-sama, is it true that you married Shalltear and Cecil?”

"Hmm? Yes."

"That\'s amazing, if they wait for lord-sama to become an adult, both of them will be reasonably old, right?"

What is it... this feeling that doesn\'t feel sarcasm even though it\'s stepping in.

Her personality?

"I don’t care about age."

“Hee, then, if I ask you, will you make me your fiancée?”

"Hmm, are you serious? I just met you, but I don\'t hate people like Mel."

My first impression isn\'t bad, so I\'ll answer yes.

Well, I\'m not serious.

"Yes, then, if you like it, call me to the floor."

"……Body pillow?"

(T/N: I really don\'t understand what they are saying here. He said 抱き枕 which is generally a giant pillow with a manga character drawn on it. So it is up to your imagination)

"It\'s soft, isn\'t it? Well, anything else is also fine."

It\'s not a conversation to have with a child, but... well, I couldn\'t deny that Mel was close to my favorite type.

Her look..or her temperament?

That\'s how it is.

"Huh? That\'s a cute bird."

Suddenly, Mel notices the Phoenix Freya-chan above my head and gently  lowers it from my head.

"S-Speaking of which, have you ever met an S-rank adventurer?"

While Mel was playing with Freya, Valeris asked me that.

"No? I\'ve never seen one. What is the matter?"

"No... I don\'t know if it\'s true because I heard it in another city, but I heard that someone who seems to be an S-rank adventurer riding a Pegasus goes around hunting monsters such as Sunny Dragon. But, I don\'t know of an adventurer who can summon the holy beast Pegasus, so I thought maybe he is the S-rank adventurer who is rumored to be secretly active in this city."

……It’s not about me, is it?

It\'s true that my figure was distorted by the Illusion Ring, so they probably wouldn\'t recognize me, but... Sunny Dragon sounded too familiar.

I remember hunting it as a material to make a ring for Philia.

"Heh, there are some great adventurers out there.  If there are such persons, I\'d like to meet them, but... I don\'t want to  force them to leave, so I\'m looking forward to the opportunity to meet them."

"isn\'t it!"

“Ah, of course, I have high hopes for Valeris, too."

"Yes! Of course!"

While changing the subject, I decide to build a good relationship with Valerie.

Yeah, I like him.

Actually, I want to remember the faces of A-rank adventurers and S-rank adventurers, but I hear that there are many bigoted people among them, so it would be a problem if they leave the city because I forcefully summoned them.

In this way, people like Valeris who voluntarily work hard for the city are precious, so I have to secure them after they are retired from being adventurer.

A former A-rank adventurer is also precious.

The other members may have children, so it would be good to ask them to live in as nannies.

As for Mel...well, she said she was looking for fun, so even if she isn\'t a nanny, she will probably find some kind of job for herself.

Or rather, Valeris is pretty handsome, but she is not interested, so in a way it\'s amazing... Personally, I\'m very interested in what kind of hobby she has, but I\'ll refrain from asking because it\'s inappropriate.

At the very least, I will have children with Philia, Cecil, and Shalltear, so we might need a wet nurse.

Philia\'s child will be the heir... Well, it\'s not good to be too strict, but I will have to do my best not to be too loose.

It seems that I really have to think about a lot of things, such as royalty and aristocrats.

It\'s really troublesome, but I cheer myself with the idea that if I do that, I can have a slow life.

"Hey, lord-sama"

When I was thinking about that, Mel, who was teasing Freya-chan, suddenly turned to me.

"What\'s it?"

“Are you planning to increase the number of your concubines?”

"... I don\'t know the intention of your question, but it only if I like someone."

"Is that so"

……What is it?

I was meaningful at Mel\'s words, but it took me some time to realize that the question had other meanings.

In the end, that day, I deepened my friendship with Valeris and returned home while being followed by a mysterious stare from Mel.

But I was surprised when Cecil came to me and quickly said something like, "... I  smell another woman."

I didn\'t have anything to be blamed for, so I answered her normally, but... the momentary shudder was probably just my imagination