Vol 1 Chapter 14 – Going to the Beach and Savoring My Wife in a Swimsuit’【Vol 1 – When Written in Kanji, It’s Saionji Yumeba】

When I opened my eyes, a sphere of light was floating before me.

《Hey there. It’s been a while, my friend.》

And from that glowing orb, the Reincarnation God’s voice echoed.

In a state somewhere between confusion and bewilderment, I looked around—and saw a scene clearly impossible in reality.

How should I put it? Like a landscape from a dream?

《Yeah. I think you’ve figured it out, but this is inside your dream, and you’re currently sound asleep while holding your wife.》

“Figures…”

《Also, this is a recording again, so I can’t respond. My apologies.》

“Pretty diligent for someone so busy.”

Not sure whether to laugh or be impressed, I decided to continue listening to the Reincarnation God’s message, but…

《…That’s what happened! Don’t you think that’s terrible? It’s abuse of authority!》

“I suppose so…”

I’d been listening thinking this would be some important message, but the Reincarnation God’s talk was mainly complaints.

Come to think of it, he’s a god who values fairness, so I’m probably the only one he can vent to.

Well, it wasn’t completely unrelated to me either.

Apparently Earth’s god did something unnecessary again—collecting the souls of humans who died on Earth and executing reincarnation, which is the Reincarnation God’s domain, granting them cheat abilities and sending them to this world.

According to the Reincarnation God, Earth’s god was probably peeking at my activities in this world, thought it looked entertaining, and decided to try it himself.

“He should just die.”

If Earth’s god appeared before me, I’d instantly feed him a god-killing bullet and replenish my ammunition.

The eight gods who became sacrifices before were too small-time, only providing one bullet per god, but a big-shot god might provide a whole magazine per deity, so I’d really prefer a big shot to appear.

One bullet consumed for one bullet replenished isn’t a good deal.

《So yeah, they’ll probably try to make their guy compete with you for entertainment, so watch out for opponents with cheat abilities.》

“Got it.”

《Well then, as your friend, I pray happiness visits your future. From the Reincarnation God.》

“…”

《P.S.: I won’t stop you from taking tons of photos since your wife is beautiful, but asking her to pose too provocatively in ways you can’t show anyone will become a dark history in the future, so you should hold back.》

“Mind your own business!”

As expected, an unnecessary postscript at the end made me deliver a perfect retort.

What’s wrong with it? I’m not showing them to anyone, so what’s the harm in requesting sexy poses from my wife?

◇◇◇

About a week had passed since the coup was safely resolved.

The three who’d been stripped of their royal status were imprisoned in a tower built outside the castle, and Yunix—likely the true mastermind—was apparently behaving himself on the surface.

Of course, neither Yumeba nor I believed for a second that Yunix had given up on the throne.

That aside…

“Isn’t this showing a bit too much?”

“It’s fine! We’re going to a private beach—just the two of us—so nobody else will see!”

“W-Well, if that’s the case… I guess it’s okay?”

Yumeba was currently trying on various swimsuits I’d made for our swimsuit date.

Of course, the location wasn’t some swimsuit shop in the capital, but our bedroom prepared for us inside House Saionji.

“Eyes over here, please!”

“L-Like this?”

“Perfect, perfect! That pose is absolutely gorgeous!”

“Ehehe♪”

And naturally, I was snapping photos of Yumeba in her swimsuit with camera magic.

Huh? What about the Reincarnation God’s warning?

Something this fun can’t be stopped even if I’m dumping the trouble onto my future self!

Today too, I kept snapping away at Yumeba, and my Yumeba Collection stored in my Dimensional Storage Item Box continued to grow more substantial.

◇◇◇

Today was perfect weather for the beach.

I spread out a beach mat on the deserted seaside I’d prepared as a private beach, set up a beach umbrella, and arranged cold drinks.

“Wow~ The ocean is amazing.”

And beside me, my beautiful wife in a swimsuit.

Could there be anything more luxurious in this world? No, there couldn’t!

“Come on. Let’s apply sunscreen so you don’t get sunburned.”

“…Okay.”

When I invited her, Yumeba nodded obediently while blushing, lay down face-first in the shade under the beach umbrella—and untied the strings of her bikini herself.

A husband applying sunscreen to his wife’s body is one of the pleasures of the beach, right?♪

I carefully, carefully rubbed my special sunscreen into Yumeba’s body.

“Mmm♡”

I even slipped my hands inside her bottom swimsuit piece that she kept on, thoroughly applying it to every corner of her body.

Yeah. I can’t allow my wife’s beautiful skin to be damaged by sunburn!

It’s not just for perverted purposes. About 30% is sincere!

“Now let’s do the front of your body too.”

“…Yes.”

Though embarrassed, Yumeba turned onto her back—she was covering her chest with both hands, but using the justification of applying sunscreen, I had her move her hands so I could thoroughly appreciate the view.

(Magnificent!)

Yumeba’s chest—her breasts—have grown to a size where they’d just barely fit in both my hands.

I fondle them in bed almost every night, but looking at them anew under the sun, they were beautiful breasts I could call ideal.

This is my wife, you know? Jealous, aren’t you?

“Lio. Um… hurry and apply it.”

“Leave it to me!”

And receiving Yumeba’s request, I began thoroughly applying sunscreen again.

People in this world basically don’t go to the beach.

Because the ocean has even more active monster presence than on land, and if you swim at the seaside, there’s a high probability monsters will attack and eat you.

The location I chose for our private beach was no exception, and this ocean too was filled with monsters—but thanks to barrier magic I developed for this day, they can’t approach within a 10-kilometer radius.

Actually, I set it so even if they’re human, anyone besides Yumeba and me can’t enter.

My wife’s swimsuit appearance is mine alone, and I have no intention of showing it to anyone.

For that reason, Yumeba and I could fully enjoy the beach—swimming in the ocean, splashing water at each other, sometimes embracing and getting intimate in the water.

Of course, I had no intention of making it a day trip, so at night I brought out a cottage I’d made with magic that I’d stored in Dimensional Storage Item Box, and in a romantic atmosphere, we whispered our love and made love in the fresh air of our destination.

Yumeba had a slightly different atmosphere than usual during the trip, and I became absorbed in seeking her out.

◇◇◇

After fully enjoying the beach for about three days and returning home to the capital satisfied…

“Welcome back.”

“…”

For some reason, Yukina-san in angry mode greeted Yumeba and me with a scary smile.

(Huh? Huh? Did we do something to make her angry?)

(I-I don’t know. This time I properly submitted a leave request to the Imperial Guard, so we didn’t do anything wrong.)

Not knowing the cause, I consulted with Yumeba in whispers, but we still had no idea why she was angry.

“You two…”

“Gulp“

And as Yukina-san began speaking, Yumeba and I swallowed nervously…

“If you’re going to the ocean, invite us too!”

“…”

Our thoughts involuntarily stopped and our minds went blank.

“I know you went to play at the ocean! I won’t pursue the method, but I can tell you traveled from the capital in the landlocked Empire all the way to the ocean!”

“…”

“But going to the ocean is fine! I’m sure Emilio-kun did something, and transfer magic seems convenient, but that’s not the point!”

(She knows.)

Apparently my poor attempts at hiding things don’t work on Yukina-san, the world’s strongest creature.

I don’t know how much she knows, but from this situation, she probably realizes I’m Alisa.

“I wanted to have an ocean date with Darling too!”

“…”

Well, apparently everything Yukina-san wanted to say was condensed into that one statement.

In other words: “If you’re going out to play, invite us too.”

“Well, but we went to play as a married couple alone.”

“I won’t get in the way. I want to play alone with Darling too.”

“…We’ll invite you next time.”

“Now!”

“…Pardon?”

“I want to go to the ocean now! So take us there!”

“…Is it okay for the head of House Saionji to leave the capital?”

“I can keep it hidden for about three days, so come pick us up in three days♪”

“Ah, yes.”

In other words, you want us to manage for three days. Understood.

And so we ended up transporting the fully prepared Yukina-san couple to the private beach, bringing out the complete beach set and overnight cottage, maintaining the barrier magic, and then returning home.

And after somehow returning home exhausted…

“I feel kind of… conflicted thinking about Mother and her husband using the bed where we made love.”

“Ah.”

I’d forgotten because I was tired, but that cottage was the one we’d used.

Actually, since I didn’t prepare two or three cottages, it’s only natural, but…

“Definitely conflicted.”

I don’t think that lovey-dovey couple will just sleep at night, and thinking about my mother-in-law’s couple making love on the same bed where we made love—I felt incredibly conflicted.

Incidentally, when we picked them up three days later, Yukina-san returned looking radiant.

Apparently they enjoyed the beach even more than we did.

I knew it, but the level and experience of their marriage is different from ours.

◇◇◇

Today as always, Yumeba went off to Imperial Guard training, so I transformed into Alisa and headed to the Adventurer’s Guild.

The coup had no particular effect and it was deserted as usual, and the staff kept urging me to advance to S-rank.

That said, these were everyday occurrences, so there were no particular incidents…

“Apparently the borders have been restless lately.”

A familiar staff member brought me that news.

“Do you have any idea what nation would invade the Empire?”

“It’s still just rumors and we haven’t verified them, but I’ve heard skirmishes are occurring frequently near the northern and eastern borders.”

“North and east? Two locations simultaneously?”

“No. Multiple northern borders and multiple eastern borders.”

“…”

The Empire’s territory is vast, so multiple nations face the north, and naturally there are multiple borders.

And similarly, the east borders multiple nations with multiple boundaries.

“Could a coalition army have been organized?”

“…It’s just rumors.”

A coalition army—more precisely, an Anti-Empire Coalition Army—and in the past, multiple nations have cooperated to simultaneously invade the Empire.

The Empire hasn’t waged wars of conquest for over ten years, and during that time, surrounding nations may have recovered their national strength and are plotting invasion strategies…

“Sounds like it could get troublesome.”

“…It’s still just rumors.”

Even if it’s just rumors, we should prepare for simultaneous attacks from multiple nations.

“I heard those rumors too.”

When I told Yumeba after returning home, apparently the unsettled atmosphere at the borders was also rumored among the Imperial Guard.

“Right now investigation is top priority, but if a coalition army really is considering a simultaneous invasion strategy, I’ll probably have to deploy too.”

House Saionji doesn’t get involved in wars of conquest against other nations, but does act in defense against nations invading the Empire.

The name “Guardian of the Empire” isn’t for show.

“…Do they have the budget to hire A-rank adventurers?”

“Having adventurers participate in defensive forces would be difficult. Adventurers are nominally affiliated with the Adventurer’s Guild, and the Adventurer’s Guild isn’t an organization belonging to the Empire.”

“Hmm.”

Apparently it would be difficult for me to participate as A-rank adventurer Alisa.

“We’re still at the stage of confirming the truth of the rumors, and we don’t know if a coalition army will really attack, so it’s too early to worry. Besides… if it really becomes a defensive war, I don’t think it’ll take much time.”

“Why not?”

“Because if it becomes a defensive war, House Saionji will mobilize, right?”

“Ah.”

Yeah. Without even thinking about it, House Saionji mobilizing means the world’s strongest creature—Yukina-san—will move.

If she participates, it’ll definitely end quickly.

◇◇◇

The next day.

Today too, after Yumeba left for Imperial Guard training, I transformed into Alisa and used transfer magic to cross the border for information gathering.

Even though I say border, there’s no wall between nations—each nation simply has fortresses built near the border watching for intrusions from outside.

The reason walls aren’t built is because the Empire’s territory is so vast that building walls would require something like the Great Wall of China, requiring enormous money and time.

Plus, the Empire has territorial ambitions, so it might still expand—there’s no point building walls at this stage.

I checked World Map map magic and reached the town nearest to the border located in the Empire’s north.

This appears to be a town called Ratazo in the Kingdom of Trania.

The Kingdom of Trania is small compared to the Empire, but even so, it’s larger than average for a typical nation’s territory.

Perhaps because this town called Ratazo is near the border, there were guards at the town entrance, and entering required presenting identification.

Of course, I presented my plate proving I’m an adventurer, but…

“A-rank?!”

The guard who checked my plate widened his eyes in surprise.

And alternating between looking at the plate and me, his face became suspicious.

“…Is it real?”

“Does offending an A-rank adventurer somehow benefit you?”

Admittedly, I might be too young for an A-rank adventurer, but creating a fake of the plate that the Adventurer’s Guild keeps secret is impossible.

If someone could do that, they could make a business of it.

“Ah. If you need proof, shall I make you vanish?”

“—! My apologies.”

Perhaps sensing the danger of making an A-rank adventurer his enemy, the guard gave me permission to pass with a pale face.

After entering the town, I headed to the Adventurer’s Guild.

Right now, the only place I can gather information as Alisa is the Adventurer’s Guild.

I asked passersby for directions to the Adventurer’s Guild, expanding World Map map magic and switching to the town map while moving.

This magic—though I didn’t intend it—can zoom in and out, plus it displays the real-time situation as if viewing from above.

There’s no surveillance satellite, and I don’t know the principle—but I’ll accept it as “because magic.”

Thanks to that, I reached the Adventurer’s Guild without getting lost, but…

(It’s crowded.)

This town’s Adventurer’s Guild was much more bustling compared to the capital’s Adventurer’s Guild.

Well, rather than this town’s guild being crowded, the truth is the capital’s guild is too deserted.

The outflow of adventurers still hasn’t stopped due to Yumeba and me liberating the nearby monster territory.

I checked the request notices posted on the bulletin board…

(Lots of variety.)

There seemed to be more work than I imagined.

I thought I’d not only use my A-rank adventurer title but also complete jobs to build a track record and make information gathering easier, and at this rate, it won’t turn into a job scramble.

But there’s too much choice.

While wondering what to do as I gazed at the request board—a King Minotaur subjugation request caught my eye.

Minotaurs are bull-type monsters exceeding three meters, but King Minotaurs are an upper species exceeding five meters.

(This’ll do.)

I peeled the King Minotaur subjugation request from the board…

“That’s a B-rank adventurer recommended request.”

I was confused when someone spoke to me from right beside me.

I’d noticed someone was there, but didn’t expect them to address me.

When I turned my gaze sideways, a tall, annoyingly handsome blond man with blue eyes—in other words, a pretty boy—was smiling at me.

But from my perspective as someone who’s fundamentally male even in a female body—I want to spit out “Tch.”

“Is there a problem?”

“B-rank adventurer recommended means normally B-rank adventurers form a party to accept it. From what I can see, you don’t have companions, and accepting it solo would be reckless unless you’re an A-rank adventurer.”

I could have revealed here that I’m an A-rank adventurer, but…

“…”

Seeing three women glaring at me from behind him changed my mind.

“If you’re giving that warning, it means you’re confident in your abilities, right? How about we accept the request together?”

“Ah. Of course, that’s fine.”

Yeah. Maybe I’ll embarrass him in front of what seem to be his companions♪