After receiving permission from Shia and Alice’s parents for the harem, I picked the right mont and flew to Japan.
With my master, Aika, of course.
"Hehe~ Mama, I’m sure she’ll like this too, right?"
"You really think so?"
"Yep! No matter how many tis I go through it, it’s always great~ Hehe."
My excited master on the flight.
It was only natural. After all, it had been half a year since my return. Plus, the news of our marriage.
And unlike before, wasn’t I a pretty impressive groom now? Master was only thirty-two, not that old either.
It was no surprise that her shoulders were a bit lifted in pride.
“...”
'I’m so nervous, I feel like I’m going to die!!!'
On the other hand, my heart was tightening in real ti.
It was because I knew how terrifying Master’s mother, my future mother-in-law, could be.
'Before the regression… Ugh. Just imagining it gives chills.'
She would always relentlessly ask, “Aren’t you having kids yet?” And every year, as it passed with no kids, it got scarier and scarier.
She could easily overpower even an S-Class #1 with sheer force, after all.
I was about to face soone like that, so it was impossible not to be tense.
"Phew... Seven-mber harem. I wonder if she'll forgive ."
"I told you it’s fine~."
"You think so? You think she’ll turn a blind eye again this ti?"
"If she doesn’t forgive , I’ll throw a tantrum and make her approve it! Don’t worry, my lord!"
“...”
'If Master throws a fit now, there might be an earthquake or sothing?'
And so began my anxious trip to Japan.
***
I didn’t head straight to Master’s family ho.
From my previous trip to England, I learned that I was going to be detained no matter what. Rather than visiting the family ho first and making things awkward for my mother-in-law, it was better to get the business done first.
It didn’t take long.
“Yujin, I’m really grateful for you agreeing to such a big request this ti!!!”
“Oh, no need to thank ~. The katana was worth it. Yep.”
I quickly reached an agreent with Brother Suguru.
The villain and hypnosis treatnts were contracted to be done right after the U.S. treatnt. Furthermore, the dia play involving the katana Brother gifted would be part of the plan. I was ready to do whatever he asked for.
Unlike during my trip to England, this ti, it felt a bit too generous…
No. This person was my benefactor who would support Master and my marriage no matter what. No matter how much he gave, it would never be a loss. Yep.
Brother, please keep running for re-election and even a third term.
“So, can we take a photo?”
“Ah, taking a photo with you, Brother? It’s such an honor~.”
“Hehe. I’ll make sure it’s not just a photo, I’ll treat you to a al. You can look forward to it.”
“Oooh! Master, Brother’s buying us lunch!”
“Heh... If my disciple likes it. Let’s go.”
“Yes!”
I didn’t refuse the al request either. It was only natural, as I wanted to earn his favor for the harem of seven.
“Um…”
“Yujin, is the food not to your taste?”
“No, it’s not that. It’s actually better than a lot of Korean restaurants.”
'I never thought I’d be eating dolsot bibimbap all the way in Japan.'
Though it was a bit awkward that the al was bibimbap, I decided it was because Brother was treating well.
After all, maybe this was a political taphor—that we were now like family, sharing a al.
“Well then, Brother. Take care on your way.”
“Right. The secretary can speak Korean, so if you need anything, ask him.”
“Thank you!”
After taking so pictures of the bibimbap al, we ended and comfortably made our way to his family ho in Brother’s car. It was nice that no reporters followed us.
It was comfortable, but…
“Hik... Hik...”
“My lord. Are you that nervous? Are you okay? Want to touch your chest?”
“Ah, no… Hik!”
Physically, I was fine, but ntally, I was extrely uncomfortable.
I was trying to escape the reality with work, but in the end, it was inevitable. I was heading to face soone terrifying when they got angry.
'And the situation is worse than before the regression.'
Master was thirty-two, still young, but…
A man with three wives?
Now, it was seven.
It was terrifying just to imagine.
I had no idea how my mother-in-law would react.
—Creeek.
“Mama~ I’m back~.”
“Go, good evening…”
That’s why I froze as soon as we arrived at the family ho.
I was no longer the S-Class #1 or the future association chairman. I was just the biggest jerk in the world, a middle-aged man.
“Oh my. How are you, dear?”
“…Huh? Mama, Korean?*”
“Gonbu, hasseo!”
My mother-in-law welcod without knowing my inner turmoil. Her gaze was dripping with sweetness.
It was so overwhelming I felt like I was going to die.
“Hajimashite. Watashi wa...”
“You can speak in Korean. Anything you don’t know, Aika will explain for you.”
“Yes... Can you, um, bring so tea? I have sothing important to discuss.”
I couldn’t take it anymore and asked for so tea. I couldn’t bring myself to talk with just my words.
“Tea...? Ah, ocha (お茶)!”
“Mama, I’ll bring it. You can talk with my lord while I’m gone.”
“My lord, huh? That’s so like you, Aika-chan. I haven’t heard that since high school classical class.”
“Hehe~ I’ll be back!”
“Mm~”
—Whoosh.
“...”
'What if Master leaves now...!!!'
Master left, and because we were speaking Japanese, I barely understood what she was saying. She must have gone to get the tea for us.
I almost reached out to stop her but barely held back.
'What if I’m left alone with my mother-in-law, who struggles with Korean, and , who can only say basic greetings in Japanese?'
“Ahem. Um, yes. Mama, first...”
There was no choice but to start the conversation.
My pronunciation was a bit awkward, but thanks to hypnosis training, I managed to have a conversation.
“So, you’re dating Aika?”
“...Yes.”
“And you’re going to marry her?”
“...Yes. That’s the plan.”
“Oh my, oh my~”
I started by announcing the marriage.
Her face imdiately lit up.
“Thank you. For accepting our daughter as your wife.”
Bow.
“...!!!!? No, why the dogeza?”
“She’s a bit lacking, but please take good care of her.”
“P-please, get up, Mama! Please!!”
‘I haven’t even ntioned the seven wives yet!!!’
On the other hand, my face was turning red with embarrassnt.
A dogeza. No, I only bent my waist about 45 degrees, but still, wasn’t that a proper, polite gesture of gratitude?
We had a long road ahead, and to start like this was overwhelming. I felt like I was about to hiccup from the pressure.
“Hik, hik!”
‘If soone like her gets mad…!!’
No. In the end, I ended up hiccupping.
This was scarier than facing that spider.
My mother-in-law’s gaze, which had been downward, shot up to et mine.
“Yujin, why the reaction?” “Well, the thing is… I still have more to tell… hik!” “...?”
Not understanding my reaction, she tilted her head in confusion. She stared at as though wondering why I was acting this way.
Then, her eyes widened slightly.
“By the way, I heard that DINKs (Double Inco, No Kids) are trending these days... Could it be?”
“Mama?”
“Could it be, Yujin, that you and Aika don’t plan to have children?”
“Hik!!!”
In that mont, the PTSD surged like a chill down my spine.
Before the regression, Mama used to pressure with a smile. The terror I had felt back then resurfaced.
And that wasn’t just the old Mama…
———It seed like I had hit a nerve.
Bow.
“I’m sorry!!!”
“...!!!?”
Suddenly, she slamd her forehead to the ground.
From a 45-degree bow of thanks, it shifted to 0 degrees. The deepest apology in Japan—dogeza.
My heart dropped with a crash.
“Why... why are you doing this?”
“Our Aika may be older, and a bit of a disappointnt, but... she’s always dread of being a good wife since she was young!”
“Please get up and speak, I can’t understand with all this Japanese and bad Korean mixed in!”
“I understand why you don’t want children, but please! Don’t let the Ninomiya family line end!!”
“Mama, please!! If it’s about kids, we’ll have them! Calm down!!”
“We can take care of the grandchildren, so please!!”
“Why aren’t you listening!?”
As a result, a huge ss broke out.
Mama, who resembled Master in her large chest, collapsed onto the floor with a dogeza, rapidly spewing a mixture of Japanese and poorly pronounced Korean in alien-sounding words.
Naturally, I couldn’t understand a thing and just stuttered.
I debated whether I should use hypnosis to calm her down a thousand tis.
‘What should I do… Ah! She’s misunderstanding because we haven’t made any kids yet, right?’
[Master! Co here quickly!!]
The solution I chose was to summon Master.
I quickly sent a ssage.
The response ca back instantly.
[My lord~? I went out to buy so groceries so we could talk easier. Why?]
[Mama’s doing a dogeza and causing chaos! Get back here, quick!!]
[......!!! I’ll be there right away!!]
And then, whoosh.
I could hear the sound of Master gathering her strength.
She arrived in the living room exactly 3 seconds later.
Squeak.
“I used body materialization to fly here... Eh!? Mama, what’s going on!?”
“Honestly, Aika may not be that smart, but please!!”
“Mama!!?”
Master was bombarded with criticism as soon as she arrived.
But it was fine.
Once my wife was here, calming things down was easy.
‘Even if they don’t understand each other, this will work!?’
Hug.
“We’ve already started making a baby!!”
“...Huh?*”
“Sex... I an, ecchi! We’ve done it!!”
I quickly pulled Master into an embrace and shouted it out loud.
I made sure it echoed throughout the house.
I hoped it would sink into my panicked brain.
Whether Mama understood or not, she slowly lifted her head from the dogeza.
“What... does that an?”
“Master. We’re going to have kids, right~? A lot of them, right?”
“...Yes♡”
“See, Mama? If I said I wasn’t having kids, there’s no way I’d do sothing like that. Of course, I’ll have as many as Master wants.”
Saying that, I nuzzled my face into Master’s chest.
I couldn’t live without my wife anymore. I would do anything she wanted. If she wanted kids, I’d give her enough to form a soccer team.
That was the aning behind my action.
And it worked, clearly.
“Really...? Could it be, I misunderstood?”
“Of course! Don’t worry. A man who takes a beautiful bride like Master and doesn’t take responsibility is soone who deserves to lose his arms, in my opinion.”
“Oh my, oh my. I’ve really misunderstood…”
Her cheeks were bright red.
She seed to realize her mistake and got embarrassed.
‘Still, unlike Master, at least she’s embarrassed…?’
Well, she was a bit over the top.
She didn’t listen and imdiately went for a dogeza.
Watching that, I realized that Master’s over-the-top behavior was hereditary.
But still,
‘Master is cuter. Yep.’
I was already used to Master’s tantrums, so I calmly offered a seat.
At least it was resolved, and I silently whispered to myself.
“So, don’t worry, just sit down.”
“Ah, no. I’ll apologize for showing such an embarrassing sight with a dogeza…”
“...Please don’t do that.” ‘
'I’m the one who should be doing the dogeza.’
...The road ahead was long, and it was ruined.
***
The conversation with Mama ended quite anticlimactically.
“Seven wives…? Aika, could it be...?”
“Mm-hmm. I’m happy ♡”
“Hmm. Well, if Aika’s happy, I suppose it’s not my place to interfere.”
Even though I confessed to having a harem of seven, Mama didn’t seem to react much.
Instead, she just glanced at curiously.
I couldn’t help but wonder if this was the reason for her reaction.
“...”
‘Am I the weird one? But no, right? Before the regression, everyone was criticizing for it.’
That’s why I was standing in the backyard, sighing.
My thoughts were all over the place.
Rustling. I absentmindedly fiddled with the paper in my hand.
It was tanzaku—a strip of paper for writing wishes.
‘Why did it have to be right after the Tanabata festival?’
In Japan, during Tanabata, people hang tanzaku on bamboo to make wishes. The festival had passed, but since there were still so bamboo left, Mama suggested I write a wish, too.
It was a kind and considerate gesture, but...
“...Tsk.”
‘Isn’t this basically a love letter to Mir-sama?’
Considering my relationship with a divine being, well… I didn’t want it to look like a heartfelt ssage. Knowing Mir-sama, if she found out, she’d probably grant the wish, and I wasn’t sure how I felt about that.
“Ah, whatever.”
‘Let’s just write sothing.’
With a light heart, I quickly wrote down the words.
‘Harem Pure Love’—four characters that represented my motto, but to anyone else, it would probably sound like nonsense.
At this point, even if Mir-sama found out, I figured it’d be fine.
Ding!
[The top-tier skill ‘Divine Power: Sacred Strength’ smiles gently.]
[Why bother wishing for it? It’ll surely happen anyway.]
“...Phew.”
‘Since the status screen didn’t pop up, maybe I was just overthinking it.’
In the end, it seed like I was making a fuss for nothing, but well... it’s not bad to be cautious.
I tied the tanzaku and stood up. It was nearly ti for Papa to co ho, so I had to go greet him.
‘Okay, now I’ll go inside…’
“My lord~♡”
“...Hm? Master?”
The voice I heard at that mont made my head turn instinctively.
My eyes grew wide as I looked up.
“I picked so blueberries. Try them ♡” “Master!? Wh-what’s going on!?”
Master, who had gone to the bathroom for a mont, returned wearing a hakama, holding up the hem of her skirt with blueberries inside it.
And, lastly...
Her underwear was clearly missing.
[What about the underwear!!]
‘What are you planning to do if soone sees!?’
I panicked and quickly scanned the surroundings. It was a country house, so no one was around, but you never knew.
What was Master’s response to this?
“Ah, oops. I forgot I wasn’t wearing any.”
“Master, really... I’ll take the blueberries, but quickly lower your skirt.”
Slightly lowers.
“...How’s this?”
She actually raised her skirt even higher.
The blueberries fell out with a thud.
“Master? That’s, visible.”
“Now that I think about it, I don’t think we’ve done it in this outfit before. I was planning to tempt you later tonight...”
Flap flap.
“...Now that this has happened, do you want to? Make a baby with Aika ♡”
The tanzaku with the words ‘Harem Pure Love’ I had written swayed beside her.
“Here? But Mama’s inside, and Papa will be ho soon.”
Flap flap.
“...♡” “K-khgh! Co here!!!”
“Kyaa ♡”
Ding!
[The top-tier skill ‘Divine Power’ smiles with an oga-shaped mouth.]
[Have a good ti~.]
It was sumr.
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