After transferring to the town of Egarton, I first headed to Lilith-san and the others’ party house, but since they weren’t home, I went straight to the adventurers’ guild in Egarton.

“Masayoshi-oniichan!”

“Oh, Masayoshi!”

“Masayoshi-sama!”

“Masayoshi-niisan!”

When I entered the dining hall of the adventurers’ guild, I found everyone from the A-rank adventurer party Verdant Wind, which included Lilith-san, along with Ian-san’s group, Fists of Steel, and the two adventurers who had helped with my training all sitting together.

“Masayoshi-san, so you won safely! Congratulations!”

“Well, I figured there wasn’t anyone who could beat Masayoshi-san anyway!”

“Thanks to everyone’s help, I was able to win the duel without any issues! Truly, thank you all so much.”

“For Masayoshi-sama, that much is only natural!”

“Yeah, I heard the enemy was defeated instantly. As expected of the one who succeeds the true Grand Mage!”

“…No, Ian-san. That rumor has been exaggerated…”

It seemed that not only in Bradley but also here in Egarton, false rumors had spread.

“Well, whatever the case, let’s have a toast! We heard yesterday that Masayoshi won the duel, so we’ve been drinking together since noon today.”

That explained why Lilith-san’s group, Ian-san’s group, and the adventurers who had helped with my training were all drinking together at the same table.

“Alright!”

“Then, a toast to Masayoshi’s victory!”

“Cheers!!”

Lilith-san led the toast, raising her cup, and everyone joined in. Just like in Bradley earlier, having everyone celebrate with me like this made me genuinely happy.

“Still, a High Elf, teleportation magic, and even extreme magic… the world is really vast…”

“After hearing about Masayoshi-san’s fight, even that wyvern swarm we fought seems cute in comparison…”

“That takes me back. We could probably take on that wyvern swarm now, don’t you think?”

“In our case, it was a dragon. Even now, I don’t think we’d stand a chance against that thing…”

“…Indeed. Even if we chipped away at it little by little, blocking that breath attack multiple times would be nearly impossible.”

“Whoa, so Lilith-san’s group fought a dragon?”

“Seriously!? That’s amazing!”

“Looking back, we were reckless. We were pressed for time, but we should have properly geared up, gathered more people, and come up with a strategy before heading into battle. Oh, by the way, Masayoshi-niisan, the lord of this town, Marie, who you saved back then, has fully recovered. She said she wants to thank you in person, so could you make some time for her?”

“Of course, that’s no problem.”

The lord of this town, huh? Thanks to the secret medicine, it seemed her illness had been cured. When I had some free time, I should visit her with Lilith-san’s group. The payment for that secret medicine had already been received during the duel training.

“She’s busy catching up on work today, but she said she’ll sort it out soon, nya.”

“I see, got it. I’ll go after a little while then.”

“Yeah, just drop by when you have time. Alright, let’s keep drinking!”

“Yes, thanks to everyone’s help, I managed to win the duel. Today’s on me, so eat and drink as much as you want!”

“Masayoshi-san, thanks a lot!”

“We’ll take you up on that!”

“Alright, let’s get to the main topic. Masayoshi, there’s something I want to ask you.”

“Yes, Lilith-san? What is it?”

“About that important person in the royal family you mentioned before—what exactly is your relationship with them?”

“……”

Huh? Did the atmosphere just change all of a sudden…?

“Now that I think about it, I never explained, huh? Her name is Sara, the Third Princess of this country. I had a bit of a connection with her when I first arrived in this world, and she’s helped me out a lot since then.”

“So she’s helped you out… But that means you’re not married or even dating yet, right?”

“……No, but I do have feelings for her.”

“I see, then that means it’s still fair game.”

“Exactly!”

“Huh!?”

Before I knew it, both Rurune-san and Lilith-san had entwined their arms around mine. Since both of them had rather ample chests, I could feel their softness pressing against my arms. …If I had to compare, Rurune-san’s was slightly bigger. …Wait, that’s not the issue here!?

“W-Wait! I just said I have feelings for Sara-san, didn’t I!?”

Even someone as dense as me had noticed that Lilith-san and the others harbored some feelings toward me. That’s precisely why I had made it clear that I liked Sara-san first!

“Yes. But with someone of Masayoshi-sama’s caliber, there’s no need to limit marriage to just one person, is there?”

“Yeah, even if we were to marry, I wouldn’t mind not being the first wife or anything!”

Oh, crap! I totally forgot that polygamy was perfectly fine in this world!? Even the Grand Mage had a full-blown harem!

“Tch, I lost the seat lottery, so I guess I have no choice. Then, I’ll take this spot.”

“Everyone’s so unfair, nya. I guess I’ll take this spot, nya!”

“W-Wait, Nonoha-san, Nenea-san!?”

Nonoha-san slipped behind me and wrapped her arms around my neck, while the petite Nenea-san climbed onto my lap and sat down. What the hell is this harem situation!?

This position was seriously dangerous! Specifically, the fact that I was now surrounded by four beautiful women meant that my lower half, which was directly under Nenea-san, was at risk of reacting!

This was exactly the time for my Calm and Composed skill to shine! Please, I beg you, my lower half—stay under control!