Chapter 10: The Escape Journey with a Stalker Companion – Part One
The hall was furnished with many tables, laden with a variety of luxurious dishes, giving the impression of a wedding celebration.
Yet, aside from the three of us and a few kimono-clad maids serving us, there wasn’t another soul in sight.
Upon seeing the abundance of food, Li Nai’s spirits lifted.
“Ooh! Juncheng! Juncheng! This is so delicious! Aren’t you going to eat any?”
Eat, eat, eat yourself to death, you glutton!
This girl slept soundly, played with us to her heart’s content, and now gets to feast… I’ve never seen anyone so lucky. She seems to be thoroughly enjoying herself, living a full and happy life.
“Daddy, what are you doing? You should eat too. This dinner is prepared for us. According to local customs, only the husband can enjoy it. You have to try everything.”
“Try everything? That’s quite extravagant…”
Honestly, I was rather curious about the dishes served at this wedding banquet. Just as I was about to step forward and taste them, I suddenly noticed crucial information within the novel’s words.
Huh? Wait a minute, only husband and wife can enjoy it?
Then why is Li Nai here?
Moreover, why did I bring this troublemaker along on the airship? Xiao An seemed to read my mind, and as she ate a pastry, she said.
“Mmm, sharing is caring. Since she kept me company, I decided to bring her along.”
“That’s acceptable?”
“Why wouldn’t it be? I am the master of this island and this country. My word is law here, and I can permit polygyny as I please~ Heehee. Besides, I’m a queen. Isn’t it normal for a queen to have a harem? Am I right, Daddy?”
Right about what!
Is marriage such a casual thing?
“Huh? We’re getting married? To Juncheng?”
Are you sleepwalking! Why are you suddenly realizing this now!
“Heh~ Is that so? It seems changing to a wife hairstyle was effective. I can get married to Juncheng so quickly~ I’m going to be a real wife.”
No, no, no, I don’t think it has anything to do with your hairstyle.
Speaking of which, hurry up and change that dangerous hairstyle! I suspect our airship crash was due to you changing that hairstyle.
“Then, will we be changing into wedding dresses later?”
“Yes, after we bathe in the hot spring, we’ll change into them.”
“I see. And then we’ll consummate the marriage tonight? After being a virgin for so many years, can I finally lose my virginity today? Should I start calling you husband? Hmm, I’ll practice first. Husband, husband~ Hus~band~”
She’s actually making me somewhat tempted… It’s just Li Nai!
It’s over. Li Nai is clearly enjoying this. This pace is steadily leading to a marriage ending. It’s irreversible now.
I can’t escape, and this is Xiao An’s territory. Not to mention, it’s a secluded island, and Li Nai, this idiot, is also an opponent.
As a result, there’s no one who can turn this situation around! I can only place my hopes on the others who might come looking for us… Even Lanhua, that stalker, surely wouldn’t have expected our airship to crash? And they might not be able to find this island… The possibility is minuscule. Ah, forget it. I’ll just give up thinking and go with the flow. Marriage isn’t so bad…
I glanced again at Xiao An, who was enthusiastically eating. Blonde hair, loli, cute. She calls me Daddy. She’s my daughter. C Then, every time she’s with me, she starts… I immediately knelt down and held my head in my hands. This doesn’t add up in any way! It’s too perverse! Although I have indeed done many perverse things and am a scum who has a harem… but marrying a loli daughter… I really can’t accept it!
“Eh? Juncheng, ah, no, Husband, why are you kneeling? It’s not time for the groom and bride to bow to each other yet?”
Things inexorably moved forward. Before long, the airship landed on the helipad at the mountain peak. Then, we had to trek to the open-air hot spring on the other side of the mountain. “Let’s go soak in the hot spring~ This trip is truly amazing, don’t you think, Juncheng Husband~”
“If it wasn’t with the premise of marriage, it would indeed be a good trip…”
“Hahaha, don’t look so glum. Today is a joyous occasion~”
“Sigh, I’m really at your mercy…”
I sighed, but Li Nai made a good point. Instead of overthinking, it’s better to enjoy the present happiness. Li Nai can live so carefree precisely because she doesn’t think about anything. In any case, I should soak in the hot spring to relax. There’s no need to be shy. I took off my clothes and ran into the hot spring, feeling my body melt. “….. This is really good.”
Then, Li Nai stripped naked and jumped in, splashing hot water all over my face. “Hey! Don’t jump in like that!”
I wiped the water from my face. Li Nai sat next to me, our shoulders touching. “Oh! The temperature is just right! The last time I soaked in a hot spring was when I was a zombie underground. It took a twenty-kilometer walk to reach the underground magma layer. Because the hot spring there was too hot, it would sometimes scald my skin. If I wasn’t careful, my arm would fall off, hahahaha~”
She described it so vividly that it painted a picture, instantly shattering the romantic atmosphere. “Little one, why aren’t you in yet? It’s very comfortable!” Xiao An hadn’t entered yet. Wrapped in a towel, she cautiously touched the water at the edge of the hot spring, then quickly pulled her hand back, looking troubled. You’re the sun god, aren’t you afraid of hot water? Oh, right, you’re not anymore. Although the temperature isn’t particularly high, children’s skin is more delicate and more sensitive to heat than adults’, which is why Xiao An might not be able to adapt quickly. Xiao An looked at me and Li Nai, who were already soaking in the hot spring, and complained unhappily. “Tsk, human bodies are so inconvenient! Back then, even a thousand or ten thousand times this temperature was nothing to me.”
“Hahaha, from another perspective, isn’t the sensation of ‘hot’ a novel experience for you?”
Perhaps feeling that Li Nai had a point, Xiao An’s mood improved. Li Nai moved closer to Xiao An, scooping up hot spring water with her palm and gently applying it to Xiao An’s body. “If you first apply water to your skin like this, it won’t feel hot once your skin gets used to it. Mmm, okay, let’s start by slowly entering from your toes~”
Under Li Nai’s guidance, after a few attempts, Xiao An successfully entered the hot spring, her face flushed and her expression full of enjoyment. “It really is~”
“Hmph, see? I told you so? A-A-A”
No, come to think of it, the contrast doesn’t seem that significant. When Li Nai taught us before exams, she was very good at teaching. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have been the class monitor. In the underground, Li Nai was also deeply loved by the undead residents. And at school, students greeted her wherever she went. Although she usually seemed silly, she was surprisingly popular? Watching Li Nai take care of Xiao An, I couldn’t help but recall the gentle Li Nai I saw in the Mirror World, and the elder sister ‘Lin Ai’ who took care of me during the zombie outbreak… That gentle and thoughtful demeanor overlapped with the Li Nai before me. It made me think, perhaps Li Nai would be a good wife, a good mother….
“Ah~ It’s so comfortable~ A good night’s sleep, then playing games, eating delicious food, and now soaking in a hot spring. Later, I’ll put on a beautiful wedding dress and become a bride. Tonight, I’ll experience the happiness of being a woman. It’s perfect, perfect~ Life doesn’t get better than this. I feel like even dying after tonight would be worth it~”
“Heh, you’re satisfied so easily?”
“Oh my, after all, I was a zombie before. Since I died a long time ago, my only wish is to enjoy the ‘joy of being alive’.”
“That won’t do. You are my F Fubine, and also, my wife. I won’t let you die so easily. On the contrary, you must accompany me forever.”
“Kya~~~ Husband is so domineering~ You’re making me have a reaction~”
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“Don’t suddenly turn blue.”
“Hehe, happy women eventually turn blue. Although I can’t be immersed in blissful delusion like Lanhua all the time, I am truly happy right now.”
Truly happy…
Seeing me and Li Nai flirting, Xiao An, feeling left out, pouted and forcibly sat between us. “Mmm! Don’t leave me here making out! I’m the protagonist of this wedding! She’s just an accessory!”
“Got it, got it~”
“….. Forget it! As the main wife, I won’t quibble over such trivial matters. Besides, they should be arriving soon.”
“They? You mean Lianbing and the others?”
“Yes, they must be looking for you all over the world right now. Judging by the time, they should be here soon.”
“But this island is isolated from the world…”
“Even so, they’ll find it. Don’t underestimate those obsessed girls, Daddy. Don’t you know their power?”
Xiao An has a point. My harem group, when serious, are dangerous girls capable of destroying and recreating the world dozens of times.
“Then what are you going to do, Xiao An?”
“Do what?”
“If Lianbing and the others arrive.”
“Then we’ll get married together, of course.”
“Oh?”
That answer was quite surprising.
“I never intended to monopolize Daddy. I don’t want to fight with them; it’s too troublesome. We’ll all get married here together, then move to my country, and we can live a life of eternal happiness together.”
“Oh! Not bad, little one!”
“Is that so?”
Thinking about it that way, it really is not bad. This kind of ending is indeed the one I desire.
