Avalon's Dungeon

　The next day, Alexis went to Valencia's room, where the medical officer and Valencia were already engaged in a heated argument.

「But shouldn't you do another day of rehabilitation just to be sure—」

「No, thank you. That's enough!」

「No, no, but you do have resilience, but you shouldn't push yourself too hard...」

「No, no, I've had enough!」

「Conqueror-sama seems to be very good at helping you. So if you ask him again—」

「No, I'm more than ready!」

　Alexis opens the door and smiles at the female knight who refuses with all her might, "I heard it."

「Hwahhhhh...! Alexis-samaaaa!?」

　Valencia's eyes are teary and her body is shaking violently.

「Hey, Valencia! Don't act like you've seen a monster!」

　She retorts, and the medical offices seem to have misunderstood that something terrible had happened, and Alexis notices that she is also shaking.

「Ah no way, that Valencia-sama is so frightened... Who is this man, after all?」

　She's mumbling like that.

「...Hey, you don't have to be afraid of me, okay?」

　When Alexis tried to talk to the medical officer, she shivered.

（Maria. It's your turn again...）

　It can't be helped. He'll have to ask her later.

　He's sure he'll get at least one word from her, such as, "Prince-sama, what have you done?"

　As he thought so, the medical officer said, "I-I-I have other duties to attend to...", and left the room as if she was running away. Thanks to her, there were only Valencia and Alexis in the room.

「By the way, Valencia, are you ready to go?」

　He looked back at the bed where Valencia was sitting. Then, she said, "Yes, of course," and quickly got off the bed.

「Even though I'm like this, I'm still in good shape!」

　She smiles at him, but it's a little too obvious.

「...Did you learn a lot from yesterday?」

　When he asked her clearly, she instantly looked like she was going to cry.

「Because Alexis-sama, it was much more intense than I thought it would be...」

「Hahaha. But you can stand that much, can't you?」

「No, I can't stand it.」

「But you were so wet and you made so much noise」

「Y-Y-You heard me wrong!」

　Hearing her sloppy answers, he was tempted to do the same thing to her again.

「You don't have to be so modest.」

「I'm not modest!」

　She started to get teary-eyed, so he thought it was time to forgive her.

「...Then, let's go back to Sagrado.」

　When he spoke to her, she gave him a surprised look.

「What? Are you sure?」

「Of course, it's your home country, isn't it?」

「Uh, yes.」

　She nods her head. However, he was puzzled when she started to look sad.

「What? Don't you want to go home?」

「No, no, it's not that. It's just—」

「Just what?」

　He nudges her on, and she sighs and mumbles.

「I won't be seeing Alexis-sama again for a while, will I?」

「Look. You're so vague when you say you've had enough rehab and when you say you won't see me again.」

　He patted Valencia on the head, and she clung to him tightly, as if she thought it was okay for him to spoil her.

「...Because. I-I think it's fine if you don't do it too much like that once a year or so.」

「...you don't mean you don't want me to do it again?」

「If it was more moderate... Well, you know... But—」

　Valencia is choosing her words with a downcast look on her face.

「...it won't be long before you become a priest-king...」

　Hearing that, Alexis realized.

　She thinks that if he is a king, she will never be able to have a relationship with him again.

「No way.」

　He patted her on the head.

「Even if I become a priest-king, I'm still me, okay?」

「But...」

「Do you think I can put up with only a limited number of women?」

「...I'm not so sure about that.」

　Valencia showed a complicated expression. But it was only for a moment.

「Then you don't have to think about anything, do you? Will you continue to be a foolish knight who becomes a slave?」

　She looked at him with her blue eyes.

　For a moment, she felt nervous, but she nodded without showing it on her face.

　And she immediately breaks into a smile.

「Hehehe. Alexis-sama—」

　The next day, Alexis went to Valencia's room, where the medical officer and Valencia were already engaged in a heated argument.

「But shouldn't you do another day of rehabilitation just to be sure—」

「No, thank you. That's enough!」

「No, no, but you do have resilience, but you shouldn't push yourself too hard...」

「No, no, I've had enough!」

「Conqueror-sama seems to be very good at helping you. So if you ask him again—」

「No, I'm more than ready!」

　Alexis opens the door and smiles at the female knight who refuses with all her might, "I heard it."

「Hwahhhhh...! Alexis-samaaaa!?」

　Valencia's eyes are teary and her body is shaking violently.

「Hey, Valencia! Don't act like you've seen a monster!」

　She retorts, and the medical offices seem to have misunderstood that something terrible had happened, and Alexis notices that she is also shaking.

「Ah no way, that Valencia-sama is so frightened... Who is this man, after all?」

　She's mumbling like that.

「...Hey, you don't have to be afraid of me, okay?」

　When Alexis tried to talk to the medical officer, she shivered.

（Maria. It's your turn again...）

　It can't be helped. He'll have to ask her later.

　He's sure he'll get at least one word from her, such as, "Prince-sama, what have you done?"

　As he thought so, the medical officer said, "I-I-I have other duties to attend to...", and left the room as if she was running away. Thanks to her, there were only Valencia and Alexis in the room.

「By the way, Valencia, are you ready to go?」

　He looked back at the bed where Valencia was sitting. Then, she said, "Yes, of course," and quickly got off the bed.

「Even though I'm like this, I'm still in good shape!」

　She smiles at him, but it's a little too obvious.

「...Did you learn a lot from yesterday?」

　When he asked her clearly, she instantly looked like she was going to cry.

「Because Alexis-sama, it was much more intense than I thought it would be...」

「Hahaha. But you can stand that much, can't you?」

「No, I can't stand it.」

「But you were so wet and you made so much noise」

「Y-Y-You heard me wrong!」

　Hearing her sloppy answers, he was tempted to do the same thing to her again.

「You don't have to be so modest.」

「I'm not modest!」

　She started to get teary-eyed, so he thought it was time to forgive her.

「...Then, let's go back to Sagrado.」

　When he spoke to her, she gave him a surprised look.

「What? Are you sure?」

「Of course, it's your home country, isn't it?」

「Uh, yes.」

　She nods her head. However, he was puzzled when she started to look sad.

「What? Don't you want to go home?」

「No, no, it's not that. It's just—」

「Just what?」

　He nudges her on, and she sighs and mumbles.

「I won't be seeing Alexis-sama again for a while, will I?」

「Look. You're so vague when you say you've had enough rehab and when you say you won't see me again.」

　He patted Valencia on the head, and she clung to him tightly, as if she thought it was okay for him to spoil her.

「...Because. I-I think it's fine if you don't do it too much like that once a year or so.」

「...you don't mean you don't want me to do it again?」

「If it was more moderate... Well, you know... But—」

　Valencia is choosing her words with a downcast look on her face.

「...it won't be long before you become a priest-king...」

　Hearing that, Alexis realized.

　She thinks that if he is a king, she will never be able to have a relationship with him again.

「No way.」

　He patted her on the head.

「Even if I become a priest-king, I'm still me, okay?」

「But...」

「Do you think I can put up with only a limited number of women?」

「...I'm not so sure about that.」

　Valencia showed a complicated expression. But it was only for a moment.

「Then you don't have to think about anything, do you? Will you continue to be a foolish knight who becomes a slave?」

　She looked at him with her blue eyes.

　For a moment, she felt nervous, but she nodded without showing it on her face.

　And she immediately breaks into a smile.

「Hehehe. Alexis-sama—」

　She was about to say something, but then she strengthened her hand holding him as if she didn't need any more words. As he felt her firmness, he decided that she was right and no further rehabilitation was needed.

「You are a sturdy one, huh?」

　He took her hand and squeezed her seemingly thin but firm palm.

「But I can trust the country in your hands.」

「Yes.」

　Valencia smiled proudly.

「All right, then, pack up and get ready. I'll be waiting for you in front of the fort with the others.」

「Eh? Alexis-sama, don't you have a diplomatic business?」

「We'll drop you off at the border in Sagrado. Come on, come on.」

　He lets go of her hand and she nodded in a panic.

「Y-Yes, Alexis-sama!」

　She nodded so cheerfully that when he lets go of her hand, he thought she would be all right.

　And in fact, she pulled herself away from Alexis.

「I'll do my duty as the leader of the group, I promise. So please rest assured that Alexis-sama will continue to do your duty.」

「Of course. I know you'll never betray me. So if you say so, I can trust you.」

「Yes, of course.」

　They made eye contact, and Valencia beamed happily.

* * *

　In front of the border, the female knight steps out of the carriage.

　Then she changed to a horse belonging to a soldier who had come to meet her at the border of Sagrado.

「Well then, Alexis-sama, and everyone else. Good day to you!」

　Alexis responded to Valencia's salute by waving from the window.

　Eden on the coachman and Maria, who is riding in the box carriage with Alexis, also exchange parting greetings with Valencia.

　The knight watched the carriage pull away until it was out of sight.

「I never thought I would meet Valencia-chan, by the way」

　Maria, who was sitting next to Alexis, said to him.

「Ah, yes. But it still seems to take a long time to defeat the monsters.」

「...I guess so. Until that's done, will the Avalon still be considered closed?」

「Maybe. It's a shame we have to leave it to them even in this condition.」

「But when you come back, you'll have to act like a king, won't you?」

　Maria leaned closer to him as she asked this.

「...And by the way. You haven't used me for the past few days. You've been working on Valencia, haven't you?」

　Alexis was startled when she touched his crotch.

「Hey, you. Don't tell me you're going to make a childish girl play again like in the past?」

「...No? I won't say that, I won't say that anymore.」

　Her eyes were not sharp over her glasses as she said this, but her hand remained in place.

「But when you go back to Sagrado, you're only going to take care of the kids there, aren't you? So I hope you'll pay attention to us just for the time being.」

「Yes, yes, I know.」

　"Still, Maria has really softened up, hasn't she?" He thought and put his hand on her waist.

「Don't tell me you're bored with me?」

　As she asks this, there was a hint of worry in her voice, so he answered.

「No, I'm not bored. I mean, the more the merrier, that's all.」

「Indeed, you are a Prince-sama.」

　She was stunned, but she did not let go of his body.

　Well, it's a good thing to continue diplomacy while enjoying their bodies, isn't it?

　With this thought, they head onward, letting the comfortable swaying of the carriage take care of them.

　　　　The end