A week after Kousuke designated the surrounding area of the Central Continent as a divine realm.
With a look of exhaustion, Towa visited the management layer.
“This time, I’m staying overnight and relaxing to my heart’s content!”
For some reason, she declared this as soon as she arrived at the management layer.
Moreover, it seemed she had left her wife and child at the royal palace, and had come to rest entirely by herself.
“It’s fine here, but was it really necessary to bring Daniela and Tobi?”
Towa replied with a wry smile to Kousuke’s worried question.
“Actually, I thought I’d relax in my private room and play with my child, but Daniela told me that wouldn’t be a vacation and that I should go alone.”
Towa’s vacation at the management layer was Daniela’s idea, as she saw how tired Towa looked.
For Towa, even when in her private room, she was always talking to someone.
To avoid this, coming to the management layer was the best option, but if Daniela and Tobi were there, she would have to be considerate in a different way, and it wouldn’t feel much like a vacation.
So, Daniela suggested that Towa should try resting alone for a change.
Towa initially refused, but in the end, she was persuaded by Daniela and decided to come to the management layer for a one-night, two-day stay.
“Hmm… Hmm, I still think your wife is too good for you, Towa.”
“Whaaat?! Father, you’re saying that!?”
“Huh! What do you mean by that!?”
To Kousuke, who involuntarily raised his voice, Towa replied with a deadpan expression, “That’s what I mean.”
Kousuke was about to retort further upon hearing this, but before he could, Floria interjected.
“It’s fine to play around with your family, but couldn’t you do it after you’ve relaxed a little?”
To the two who started bickering the moment they met, Floria suggested this with an exasperated expression.
After leaving her luggage in the guest room, Towa headed to the lounge space.
There, Kousuke, Shurein, Silvia, and Floria were already relaxing.
“Oh. Are you all here? Where is Mia?”
Kousuke asked this, thinking that Mia would undoubtedly have been among them before they went on their journey, but Floria casually replied.
“Mia is visiting the Succubus village.”
“The Succubus village?”
Towa tilted her head, as the connection between Mia and the Succubus village didn’t immediately click.
Of course, she knew Miku was there, so it wasn’t entirely unrelated, but she had a stronger impression of Mia interacting with Miku when Miku visited the management layer.
Floria blinked her eyes at Towa’s reaction.
“Did I not tell you?”
“?… Tell me what?”
“Oh, right. I haven’t told Towa yet.”
Floria began her explanation with a preamble and a nod.
“During our journey, Miku awakened to her Streep abilities. Mia is going to teach her as a teacher.”
“Miku, is that so? That’s quite something.”
To Towa, who widened her eyes in surprise, Silvia asked with a chuckle.
“Were you surprised?”
“Surprised… No. It’s hard to imagine succubi and musical instruments together, but if you ask whether they suit each other, I would say they do.”
After all, succubi are reputed to have beautiful appearances.
It’s easy to imagine that they would look stunning playing musical instruments.
Floria nodded with satisfaction at Towa’s answer, but then a thoughtful expression crossed her face.
“Oh, right. Since Towa is here, perhaps it would be good for her to hear Miku play?”
At this impromptu suggestion, Shurein and Silvia exchanged glances.
“I see. That might be a good idea. Towa, who listens to music all the time, probably has a refined ear.”
“That’s right.”
At any royal party, music is always performed.
Naturally, the skill level is top-tier within the country.
Towa, who listens to this kind of music daily, has a refined ear, just as Shurein said.
Of course, the fact that Towa herself has studied the fundamentals of music since childhood also contributes to this.
Towa blinked at the sudden proposal from the three mothers, but understanding their intention, she slowly nodded.
“Well, I won’t deny that, but wouldn’t Mother also be the same in that regard?”
Considering the age factor, Towa suggested that Floria might have been listening to music for longer, but Floria shook her head.
“I’ve been retired from the active scene for quite some time. While my fundamentals are solid, in terms of trends, I can’t compete with Towa.”
“I see. That’s certainly true.”
While Asgard doesn’t change much in terms of music’s development, trends still emerge.
Even the highest level of music heard by royalty from various countries is not immune to this.
Considering that, Floria’s words accurately hit the mark.
After nodding for a moment, Towa turned her gaze to Kousuke.
“So? Shall we go now?”
Towa asked if they should head to Miku’s village immediately, but Kousuke replied with a wry smile.
“No. Towa came here to rest, right? Why the sudden consideration? We can just call Miku here.”
Kousuke stood up as if to go himself, but Shurein, after exchanging a look with Silvia, stopped him.
“Since we have this opportunity, why not let them spend a little time alone as a family? We’ll call Miku over.”
“Yes, that would be best.”
Kousuke is always accompanied by Kouhi or Mitsuki, so in a strict sense, it wouldn’t be just a parent and child, but no one here would point that out.
Towa’s face briefly lit up with joy at Shurein and Silvia’s words, then became subtly pensive.
“I would love to say that’s wonderful… but when the three of you are left alone, I don’t know what you’ll say, and that’s very intimidating.”
“Hmm. Is that a preamble to wanting to be teased?”
“It is not!”
Everyone present burst into laughter at Towa’s heartfelt cry.
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Towa had intended to report the results of the ritual to Kousuke and the others as soon as she arrived at the management layer, and then relax, but her plan went awry from the start.
However, she wasn’t in a hurry, as the ritual report could be made at any time.
While Shurein and Silvia were away at the Succubus village, there were fewer people, so instead of work-related reports, they shared trivial daily events.
Towa, in particular, was eager to hear stories from their journey around the continent.
As the king, Towa couldn’t simply take off on a journey whenever she pleased.
Therefore, the experiences of those who had traveled firsthand were valuable and informative.
It was undoubtedly characteristic of Towa to be thinking as a king even at a time like this, but Floria was the same, so they were indeed a similar mother and child.
It should only have taken about an hour to speak to Miku and Peach and bring them to the management layer, but Shurein and the others returned with Miku nearly two hours later.
Shurein and Silvia were simply being considerate to Towa, who hadn’t visited in a while.
Of course, Towa was aware of this but allowed herself to be pampered without saying anything.
Kousuke and Floria were no exception.
Whether Towa was thoroughly teased during that time was unknown to anyone except the parent-child trio and Kouhi and Mitsuki present.
Huh?
This was supposed to be Towa’s report on the ritual results… Huh? (As it’s important, etc.)
Towa’s impressions of Miku’s performance will be in the next chapter! (Where did the results report go?)
