Chapter 937: How to Spend the Year-End and New Year Holidays 6
Since there was no need to rush to get up even in the morning, we slept in, occasionally landing in the desert for bathroom breaks, as Laila and Leda soared through the desert’s blue sky toward Talc.
“Are we flying straight toward Talc right now?”
“I’m flying while keeping an eye on the landmarks. In a little while, we should start to see some green in the distance”
“Hmm……so there are landmarks in the desert, too?”
“People can only see their surroundings from the ground, you see. From the sky, it’s surprisingly not as flat as you’d think”
While listening to Chibi Laila’s explanation, I gaze out the window, still holding the naked Sharon in one arm.
“The desert……I can’t believe we were in a snowy plain just yesterday”
“We’ll probably arrive around mid-afternoon”
“That’s right. Isn’t it hot?”
“Emma cools the air as needed, so I’m fine”
Emma occasionally has sex with me, and every now and then she spreads her arms wide and spins around, scattering cool air throughout the 「Sexroom」. It’s already winter, so the outside air isn’t that hot, but when ten people are crammed into a room that isn’t exactly spacious, the air does tend to get a bit warm. It’s especially hot for me since I’m constantly having sex with my female slaves whenever I have a spare moment. However, thanks to Emma’s cute little bursts of cool air and the occasional ventilation we do on the ground floor, we were able to stay comfortable.
“If Irina were here, we wouldn’t even need to ventilate. I should learn that purification magic next time”
“Dianne, can’t you do it?”
“Even I have my weaknesses. When it comes to my magic repertoire, I’m no match for Irina or my older sister”
I realize once again, even in her absence, that Irina really is a genius. Since I’m a complete layman when it comes to magic, I can only judge the relative skill levels based on what they say themselves……but hearing Dianne-san admit this makes it feel suddenly more concrete. Dianne-san is by no means someone who’s bad at it. She even uses magic I’ve never heard of anywhere else, like illusions that give individual targets to the crossbow squad. Yet even someone like Dianne says she’s 「No match」 for them. It’s not often you find such a clear-cut standard. ……And just as I was impressed by that.
“Well, it’s fine that there’s the option to solve it with magic. ……But for ventilation, wouldn’t it be enough to just open the windows?”
I tried suggesting a practical solution.
“You’d better not do that. It might be okay right before or after landing, but”
“Eh?”
“The air inside the cabin will get too thin. Since we sometimes have to climb to higher altitudes to avoid mountain passes or sandstorms, we should maintain an airtight seal as much as possible”
“……I feel like we could manage if it’s just for a little while”
“Altitude sickness is miserable. Rather than being lazy and exposing ourselves to unnecessary danger, it’s much better to be thorough about ventilation during landing”
Umm. 「Sexroom」……no, 「Mobile Cabin」mass production is now on the horizon. Yet, the fact that operating it requires sporadic landings and special magic countermeasures just feels a bit clunky…….
“Either way, I’d still rather pee on the ground”
Naris said that, and I thought, yeah, that makes sense. ……Or rather, only Naris could casually say something like 「Pee」 at a time like this. Ever since that incident when we ran into Princess Ran, she seems to think she’s in charge of anything related to peeing……though I doubt that’s actually the case.
“Ultimately, I’d like to be able to just keep flying the whole time”
“That’s impossible in this cabin. It’s fine that we can sleep here, but I don’t want to do my business in front of everyone. At the very least, you’d have to make it bigger and set aside a private room just for that. The ventilation system would come after that, right?”
“Ugh……”
She has a point. I guess I did set my sights a little too high, all at once.
“Now, now. We’ll figure that out someday, but it’s time, Talc☆”
“Maybe I should get dressed soon”
Just as Hilda and Dianne pointed out, the scenery of the oasis city is drawing closer beyond the window. And since we’ve been naked and having nothing but sex the whole time, my female slaves and I decide to get ourselves presentable before landing this time. After all, this is our final destination, not a stopover like Basson. This time, we’ll refrain from dragging things out with lingering reluctance.
The Spirit Festival. A festival symbolizing Celesta’s summer and winter. Of course, it’s celebrated in places other than Talc as well, and while the purpose of giving thanks to the spirits is the same everywhere, each town has its own customs. However, Talc is also one of Celesta’s leading trading hubs, and there’s hardly anything that can rival the banquet hosted by Carlos-san, one of the city’s top merchants. Since we can attend it with pride, it would be a waste to go out of our way to spend the Spirit Festival in another town. Of course, there’s also the noble cause of seeing off people who should return to this town, like Isabel-san and 100-man Commander Becker.
“Hey, glad you made it, Andy-kun”
The first person to greet us after we landed in the garden of Carlos-san’s mansion was Nancy-san.
“Is Becker-kun here too? ……I thought he went to get his youth restored, but he looks old again”
“Is that so……?”
“Looking like that, even if you manage to come back, your wives will give you a hard time. ……You’d better work a little magic on yourself”
When Nancy snapped her fingers, maids appeared out of nowhere and led 100-man Commander Becker away.
“Hey, what’s going on, ma’am!?”
“Even a man’s face can be covered up a bit with makeup. Besides, I’ve ordered all sorts of potions to help Carlos perform better. You can use any elixirs besides your usual favorite, so please build up your stamina enough that you won’t be embarrassed on the night of the Spirit Festival. ……We haven’t forgotten your recent contributions, you know”
Nancy adds this crass remark with a smile. Truly, she has the poise of a married woman who’s hundreds of years old.
“And as for you, Andy-kun……from the looks of it, you seem to have a lot more stamina than Becker. Is this the difference between a prostitute and an amateur? ……No, if Hilda’s here, that shouldn’t be a handicap. I suppose it’s simply a difference in age and natural ability”
“……Umm, can you tell?”
I’d changed into clean clothes, washed off the dirt, and of course, there shouldn’t be a trace of sexual odor left. But the way she put it was as if she were saying, 「I can see right through you, you’ve been having a blast all the way here」. ……As I stood there looking awkward, Nancy-san flashed her usual, somewhat defiant smile and gave a light nod toward my back. When I turned around, female slaves were disembarking one after another. They, too, showed no signs of the dishevelment typical of an orgy. But.
“If you’d just brought them here without any fanfare, there’s no way these women, who even call themselves female slaves, would be looking so satisfied. Especially Hilda”
“…………”
She was way too perceptive. Well, I suppose there have been quite a few times when I didn’t have sex during long-distance travel, and the female slaves never seemed particularly dissatisfied afterward……or so I thought.
“You can tell those things, you know”
“……I’m no match for you”
“Even so, I’ve been their step-sister for several hundred years now”
As always, she’s a bottomless enigma, in a different sense from Carlos-san.
It seems the Tower Uprising has settled down as Carlos-san intended, and things are starting to calm down.
“That said, we still can’t let our guard down. Things are a bit tense, and we can’t just carelessly let the people from the Tower, who are right in the middle of it all, into the garden. Our household has always leaned more toward the Trident than the Single-Horn Tower, but even so, there’s no denying that keeping the Tower out will make things a little less lively”
“You mean it’ll be emptier than before?”
“It’s frustrating, but I suppose that’s how it’ll be. I was actually thinking it would be nice to have Gloria-dono, the artist, liven things up one more time, but I don’t see her here today”
“It’s amazing you can actually decide to have her do that again……”
“We do try to be flexible when it comes to adult entertainment, you know. ……Well, if we did it every time, it would lose its appeal. I’ll ask her next time”
Nancy-san is highly motivated to make the Spirit Festival a success. Well, even though it’s called 「Carlos-san」’s” Onyx Trading Company, Nancy-san is by no means an outsider when it comes to Onyx. It’s only natural she’s so enthusiastic.
“We’ll feature the Nord Dance as the main attraction, as usual……come to think of it, Mira and the others are doing the Polka, too. We’re not quite pulling all the right pieces together here. Maybe we should refine the lineup a bit……or perhaps have Julio put on a slightly larger-scale performance?”
Muttering to herself, Nancy-san moves away from me and resumes giving setup instructions. All around, maids and ogre workers receive their orders and pick up the pace.
“We should perform a trick too……wait, did I say that last time? I’d completely forgotten”
“That’s another challenge for next time”
“This time, we really must come up with an elegant performance”
Anzeros and Aurora stood by my side, watching the setup. I wondered for a moment if they were just bored, but then I realized they were probably my bodyguards. Incidentally, Princess Ran is heading into town for a sightseeing trip, fully protected by Dianne, Laila, Sharon, and Almeida. The dragons, too, are likely guarding me and the other female slaves as they see fit. I don’t think any scoundrel would dare attack me at this late stage, but I still have to be extra careful. Especially this time, if anything unexpected were to happen, Selenium definitely wouldn’t let it slide in Polka. I might even get banned from Talc. ……Well, strictly speaking, I have no reason to be given such an order. But neither I nor anyone else can defy Selenium. It’s no longer about strength or hierarchy; that’s just the position Selenium holds.
“Well, touring this place is nice, but……since we’re in Talc anyway, let’s go somewhere else”
“Yeah, you’re right”
I invite Anzeros and the others, and we decide to leave the mansion. Now then, where should we go to have some fun?