Ch.362Chapter 362 – Finally Enjoying Summer Vacation!

[Dearside: The celestial body enemy we called the Malevolent Star appears to have been completely annihilated? After cross-verification through five different methods, I’m certain of it.]

[Me: Thanks. Contact me again if your spaceship breaks down. I’ll fix it anytime.]

[Dearside: Let me know if such enemies appear again. We’re professionals at handling these matters.]

After exchanging messages with Dearside, I turned off the screen of my terminal and tossed it onto the table.

I had successfully eliminated the Malevolent Star using the black hole cannon installed on the spaceship, but one question remained.

Was the Malevolent Star that was hit by the black hole cannon truly annihilated?

A star itself had appeared as a conscious entity to destroy this world, and it was a being created from distortion.

Would something so extraordinary from its very birth truly be destroyed just by being hit with a black hole cannon?

If I had experience dealing with many such enemies, I might be able to make some inferences, but unfortunately, this was my first time facing an enemy like Arcturus.

Therefore, I needed help from someone with professional knowledge whom I could consult.

“And that was Dearside.”

As soon as Dearside received my contact, they dispatched an exploration vessel to investigate where the Malevolent Star had appeared.

And as a result, I received a message confirming that the Malevolent Star Arcturus had been completely annihilated.

From the investigation request to its completion, it took only two days.

Thanks to the investigation being completed in just two days, I could finally execute the plans I had made for summer vacation.

And what was that plan…

“Going to the beach or a valley for fun.”

For reference, the Gelebrio Empire bordered the sea, as evidenced by its ports that traded with the Eastern Continent.

And some areas had been developed as resorts for nobles and high-ranking officials to soothe their minds and bodies exhausted from excessive work.

Surprisingly, the resort I planned to visit during summer vacation was a place directly involved in development by the imperial family.

Originally, it was only available to direct members of the imperial family, but I could use it because I was specially recognized as a member of the imperial family.

Needless to say… this also applied to the women who had promised to marry me.

So I had planned to go to the imperial resort with eight women this summer vacation, but…

‘Arcturus ruined everything.’

It took a whole month from when it first appeared until it appeared again.

I had lost nearly half of my two-month vacation period.

Still, should I consider myself fortunate that half of it remained?

Yes, let’s think positively.

I would have gotten bored if I played there for two whole months anyway, so now that it’s reduced to one month, I can return before getting bored, right?

Besides, I can always go again later.

Right now, I’m bound by the shackles of the Academy, but once I graduate, I can travel wherever I want!

‘Well, even after graduation, there are still about six weddings left…’

A joint wedding with Sister Regina and Cheon Hyeryeong, and individual ceremonies for Eterna, Elena, Mina, Aisen, and Emelda.

Each has their own circumstances, so it can’t be helped.

By the way, Elena and Mina have already passed their graduation exams.

When I mentioned going on vacation during the break, they suddenly became diligent.

Then they earned their graduation qualifications right before the vacation…

‘The power of human determination is truly remarkable.’

Anyway, the number of people going to the imperial resort this time was nine, including myself.

One empire-certified mechanic, a former archmage, a celestial horse, a saint, two magicians, a margrave’s daughter, and an alchemy professor.

Each of them was exceptional in their own right.

Now that everything was settled, should I start preparing for the trip?

When I left my room, servants hired by Karen were moving around carrying luggage.

The reason for so much luggage was that we would be traveling by carriage.

This world does have teleport stations, transportation methods that even airplanes can’t match.

However, using teleport stations requires considerable expense, and even wealthy nobles or merchants find it difficult to use them for personal matters.

Naturally, the cost increases with distance.

So generally, using carriages was the norm.

That’s why I decided to travel by carriage this time.

It would take about a week by carriage to reach the imperial resort.

After arrival, we planned to spend two weeks there and then take another week to return by carriage.

Since it would take a total of one month, in addition to passenger carriages, two luggage carriages were prepared to transport our belongings.

“Ah, darling. I see your conversation went well?”

“It did. The Malevolent Star has been completely annihilated.”

“Really? That’s a relief. No matter how enjoyable a trip is, it’s not satisfying if there’s something worrying you.”

Words one would hardly imagine coming from a princess, but I’m now accustomed to this side of her.

Even the servants continue working diligently despite hearing Karen’s casual speech.

“Where are the others?”

“Everyone else’s luggage is already loaded. I took care of your luggage too, so don’t worry.”

Karen proudly declared that she had handled everything herself.

I patted her head affectionately.

“Isn’t this excessive affection so early in the morning?”

“Sister, are you flaunting your age like that?”

When Sister Regina and Cheon Hyeryeong opened the door and came out, I quickly removed my hand from Karen’s head.

“Well, since you haven’t had your first experience yet, even this much is excessive.”

“Hmm, this one agrees. Husband, when do you plan to spend your first night together?”

I could only scratch the back of my head at Regina and Hyeryeong’s words.

As they said, Karen and I had been married for over half a year but had only slept together without doing anything else.

But Karen and I have something to say about this—both of us have been so busy every day since getting married that we haven’t had time.

I mean, how are we supposed to do it when we don’t have time!

And when we return after finishing our daily tasks, we’re so exhausted that we just collapse into bed.

So how could we make any progress?

Moreover, the most important thing is that both Karen and I are “virgins” (…).

Since neither of us has experience, how would we know how to lead?

And all the experience I have comes from videos, comics, and novels from before.

“Hehe. But since we’re going to the beach this time, maybe something good will happen there?”

When Sister Regina smiled gently and spoke, I unconsciously averted my gaze.

In truth, both Regina and Hyeryeong are strong enough to overpower me and force a relationship if they wanted.

But they respect my opinion as much as possible, and above all, they say it’s their romantic ideal for the man to make the first move.

They say they feel their value as women is acknowledged when the man takes the initiative.

It’s a puzzling condition that I both understand and don’t understand, but thanks to it, my purity has been preserved so far.

But I can’t keep protecting this purity forever.

I’m now a husband to a woman and the head of a family.

So naturally, I should produce heirs to continue the family line.

Moreover, whenever I visit the imperial palace, my father-in-law and mother-in-law subtly pressure me about when they’ll see grandchildren, which is intimidating.

That’s why I’ve been diligently practicing the Celestial Horse Divine Technique in my spare time.

Even without learning martial arts separately, just mastering and practicing this mental technique boosts the body’s vitality and energy.

‘This summer vacation. I will definitely cross the line into adulthood.’

With that determination, I helped with the preparations for the journey.

After loading all the luggage onto the carriages, each of us took only a light handbag and boarded the carriage.

The carriage we would be riding was a 10-seater drawn by six horses.

“Alright! Let’s depart!”

By the way, Eterna was the coachman.

Why was she driving the carriage herself? Obviously, it was to reach the resort in the shortest time possible using holy magic and blessings.

After all, didn’t Eterna’s abilities allow Serin Ekatos to reach the Grendillet Mountains in an incredibly short time?

But surprisingly, Eterna was driving the carriage calmly this time.

And so we set off on our journey to make the most of our last summer vacation at the Academy.

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In the distant future, historians would evaluate this day’s journey like this:

It was a journey where the Empire’s hero, Grand Duke Aurelion, demonstrated his majesty in ruling over the sea.