Ch.361The Country of My In-Laws (1)

And as time passed, the overseas trip approached.

Various preparations consumed quite a bit of time.

“The vaccine shots were tough…”

The Kingdom of Neverdreaming had over five endemic diseases, and going to the embassy to get each vaccination was quite an ordeal. My arm was already covered with needle marks.

“With all these needle marks, I look like a drug addict.”

Tina made a comparison that could be considered quite dangerous depending on who heard it.

“Let’s drop that comparison…”

That’s a risky topic.

“Now for the final procedure related to your trip. Just in case… I think you might need this.”

An official from the Kingdom of Neverdreaming pulled out some documents.

But… there was a snail sitting on top of the official’s head.

“Um… is nobody going to mention that? There’s a snail on his head.”

Eri finally spoke up.

“It’s our kingdom’s custom. Custom. Having a snail on your head means you’re a high-ranking official. There’s even a saying for women to marry men who are friendly with snails.”

Tina explained.

“See? That’s why we didn’t mention it. Even after hearing the explanation, it still doesn’t make sense.”

Taiga said.

———

Anyway, the paperwork continued.

“Well… our kingdom is currently in quite a dangerous situation. The ‘witches’ are becoming more subversive by the day. Your lives could be at risk.”

The Neverdreaming official said something crazy with a serious face.

“Wait. What do you mean our lives could be at risk…”

My expression and those of my girlfriends immediately hardened.

“Exactly what I said—your lives could be at risk. Our country is dangerous. It’s different from Japan. This document states that if your personal safety is threatened, you bear the responsibility.”

The official explained.

“Hold on. What are you talking about?”

Kana’s expression immediately turned rigid.

Without realizing it, Kana emitted an incredible killing intent. Kana… despite acting cool, she must have been really looking forward to this overseas trip.

“O-Of course… nothing like that will happen!! You are honored guests of the kingdom. Even the ‘witches’ aren’t bold enough to invade the kingdom itself!”

The official hastily replied.

“What exactly are these witches?”

Umi asked.

“Witches, literally. Don’t you know what witches are?”

The official tilted his head as if this was common knowledge. This was hopeless. Their common sense was completely different from ours.

“So… in short, they’re like a terrorist organization? Threatening the kingdom.”

I quickly summarized the situation.

“Ah! That’s exactly right!”

The official smiled brightly. It felt like he was being vague about something… but whatever.

“Alright. We can handle that much.”

No matter what happened, our group wasn’t the type to die easily. Besides… if anything happened, I planned to protect everyone with all my might.

After signing the documents and getting all the vaccines, we finally completed all preparations.

———-

Haneda International Airport.

That’s where we all gathered.

“Alright. Let me take attendance to make sure everyone’s here. The original harem… Eri, Umi, Taiga.”

I immediately checked the members.

“Is this really necessary?”

Taiga said with a disgruntled expression.

“Uhuhu. ‘Original’… that sounds nice.”

Eri smiled sweetly.

“We are the original. We were the first after all.”

Umi said confidently.

“And then… the kendo team members: Tina, Kana… Thumbs-up Man?”

I called the next harem members. These were the ones I got close to during my kendo life.

“No! Why is Thumbs-up Man included!! He’s not even coming on this trip!!”

Kana got angry.

“I just felt like mentioning him…”

I gazed wistfully beyond the airport. Thumbs-up Man… I wonder how he’s doing. I kept thinking about him. What can I do? I already missed him.

“And why is he listed as a harem member…”

Tina also seemed to notice something strange belatedly.

“And… my coworker Mika.”

I called for Mika.

“Yeah, I’m here.”

Mika responded casually.

“And the friendly mother-daughter pair, Aiko-san and Aki-san.”

I confirmed those two as well.

I wanted to bring Madoka too… but children were a different matter. After signing that life-related waiver, I lost all desire to bring kids along.

“And chauffeur Violet.”

I called out Violet’s name.

“Who are you calling a chauffeur!!”

Violet shouted.

“A chauffeur transporting love directed at me.”

I immediately stroked Violet’s cheek as I spoke.

“Oh my… I mean, that line was terrible!!! Not even witty!!”

Violet immediately got angry.

“And Kirtan?”

I called for Kirtan.

“We could just take a spaceship and get there in one go, why bother with this.”

Kirtan grumbled.

“Try riding an unidentified flying object. You’ll get shot down if you’re caught on radar.”

That would be no laughing matter. It was best to just quietly take the airplane.

Anyway, that was our group. It was quite large. Honestly, I never imagined the members would grow to this size.

We had booked the tickets to the Kingdom of Neverdreaming long ago. The Neverdreaming embassy had provided them. They even helped with currency exchange as an added detail.

———

“What should I do… I’m so nervous.”

Umi stomped her feet anxiously.

“I know. Umi, you’re so nervous that your chest keeps trembling like an aspen leaf.”

I commented while looking at Umi’s dynamically shaking chest.

“Really! Shota! You only look at those places!”

Umi laughed with a squeal.

“I can’t help but look at such beautiful breasts.”

I laughed and kneaded Umi’s chest.

“Oh my…!”

After fooling around like that, the time came.

——–

After completing the check-in procedures, our entire group boarded the plane.

“Not many people here…”

Well, who would go to a country they’ve never heard of? Thanks to that, the plane was about half empty. It was actually surprising that it was half full.

Now that we were on the plane, there was only one thing to do.

Click! Click-click!

“Earplugs standby. All okay.”

I immediately put in my earplugs.

“Eye mask standby. All okay. Docking complete!!”

I put on my eye mask.

The only thing to do on a plane was to sleep. Making noise would be inconsiderate. Sleeping was the fastest way to pass time.

“Wait! Shota!! This is my first international flight ever!! Don’t sleep!!”

Eri, who had claimed the seat next to mine as the official wife, immediately interfered.

“Eri, flights to Europe are more boring than you can imagine. It’s like a room of time and mind. Besides, you’ll be disoriented all day from jet lag when we arrive. Building up energy now will keep us strong throughout the trip.”

I said firmly.

“Aww… I’m lonely~”

Eri immediately clung to me with aegyo. Really… she knows too well that I’m weak to her aegyo.

“Alright. Then…”

I finally decided to entertain Eri. Some kissing and cuddling should do. I took off my earplugs.

“Okay, okay.”

In the end, I gave in to my girlfriend… maybe that’s kind of sweet? That’s what I was thinking when…

“…………”

In that brief moment, Eri had simply fallen asleep.

“…Is this some kind of joke?”

I couldn’t help but question this situation.

————

After a long time passed, the plane arrived at Neverdreaming International Airport.

“Yawn… slept well.”

It seemed my girlfriends had quickly figured out the survival technique for international flights—the secret technique of sleeping like a storm.

“Welcome, Princess. And your companions.”

Men in suits greeted our group respectfully.

“We will escort you directly to the palace. Please come this way.”

It seemed they had already prepared transportation in front of the airport. Wow, this is convenient already.

“We’re really benefiting from Tina.”

I smiled and patted Tina’s voluptuous bottom.

“I… might have been born a princess for this moment.”

Tina blushed and made an unnecessarily burdensome statement. No… isn’t that a bit of an exaggeration?

And as we headed toward the parking lot in front of the airport…

“Witches!!! Witches!!”

The voices of airport security guards shouting at incredible speed reached our ears.

“Witches?”

That terrorist organization or whatever.

“Everyone!! Hide behind the cars! We’ll handle this!!”

The kingdom’s officials immediately drew pistols from their coats.

KWAAANG-!!!!!

At that moment, an explosion rang out.

“Uwahaha!! Found them!! The princess and… the hero!!! We heard the prophecy that the hero would return to this land!!”

“There’s the pointy-head!!”

The voices of old hags could be heard.

When I turned my head toward the voices, an unbelievable sight unfolded.

SWOOOOSH-!!!!

Witches in black robes were flying around at tremendous speed on broomsticks equipped with rockets.

TADADADADADADADA-!!

The broomsticks were equipped not only with machine guns but also grenade launchers at the ends.

“They really are witches!!!”

Shit, it wasn’t a metaphor but actual witches!! And they weren’t even human!! Their skin was literally green!!

“Target that one! Capture him!!”

The witches immediately closed the distance toward me.

Damn it…

“Weapons!! Do you have something like a sword?!”

I immediately shouted toward the officials.

One of the suited men quickly moved toward the trunk.

“Here it is!!”

The suited man threw something toward me.

Thump-!

Something heavy landed in my hand.

It was a combat battle axe. An axe that looked like something a Horde warrior would use.

“Why do you have this in your trunk?!”

I couldn’t help but question that point.

“It’s our army’s standard issue equipment. Useful for both logging and close combat.”

They said with serious expressions.

I would have preferred a sword… but what can you do. Since it was standard issue equipment, it had a good weight to it.

“Heeheeheee!! Catch him!!”

The witches tried to snatch me from the air while riding their broomsticks.

“LOK’TAR!!!!”

As the broomstick flew toward me, I swung the axe with great force.

SPLAAASH-!!

The axe cleanly split the approaching witch in two. It was the impressive power befitting an axe.

“Come on!! All of you come at me!!!”

I shouted loudly while holding the axe. Nobody is going to ruin our overseas trip!!!