Chapter 981 – Afterword ─ the Emperor and His Wife Go on a Honeymoon to a Place No One Knows About.
“Ceres remembers correctly! That’s right. Her mother has never really been on a honeymoon.”
Hedone and Venus looked at Agrippa, who spoke with an unnervingly bright smile, unable to say anything for a moment.
“Has she really never gone on a special trip since then?”
“Hehe, that’s right. He’s always worked hard, right?”
“I think the problem is that he left everything behind the empire and focused on the task…”
Venus rubbed her slightly heated forehead with the back of her hand and looked at the maids busily moving around her.
They were working very hard to prepare for Venus and Hedone’s honeymoon according to Ceres’ orders.
No matter how kind Venus may be, the royal family is the royal family. There was no need to prepare the suitcase by hand.
“But what happened to your father?”
“Abama is spending the day in Mama’s room these days.”
“Hehe, that’s right. You don’t know how great it feels to be able to talk about various things with him after such a long time.”
Jupiter Holympia, who had transformed into a woman, lived the rest of her life very quietly after receiving Venus’ forgiveness.
He never intervened in the affairs of the imperial palace and lived as if he were dead, as if he were not there.
“I’m glad you don’t feel uncomfortable or have any problems.”
“Hehe, try talking to Hedone later.”
At Agrippa’s words, Hedone smiled once and nodded.
“Then, how about going on a honeymoon with your mother?”
Hedone told her story very carefully. Venus also thought about it, but couldn’t bring herself to suggest it because she felt so sorry.
“Oh my! This is so! What is he talking about? Isn’t a newlywed couple’s trip a honeymoon? Is it okay for a woman as old as the Empress to act like a man?”
“But your mother too…”
“He has received the forgiveness of our daughter, Venus, and has become her freedom. He can travel as far as he wants, right? So don’t worry, and let the two of you have a good trip.”
Agrippa patted her with both hands and gently patted Hedoné’s shoulders, then took her by the waist and kissed her on the cheek.
“It was difficult because you suddenly had to do a mountain of work, right?”
“Oh, no, mother. It’s because I’m not good enough.”
“My baby really says pretty things until the end.”
Agrippa, with a smile, walked away from Hedone and looked at Venus.
“It is said that the burden of the emperor’s work will be reduced to some extent if he returns after his honeymoon.”
“That is very pleasing to hear, but is it possible?”
“All we have to do is work a little more on the advisory board. Shouldn’t your Majesty have more important work to do?”
“Thank you, mama.”
Agrippa, who had finished speaking sufficiently, nodded his head and stepped back.
As if to fill the spot, Ceres appeared clearing his throat.
“Your Majesty and Empress. Preparations for the trip are complete.”
“I’m glad the preparations were completed faster than expected.”
“Everyone has worked hard. As Mr. Ceres has already said, everyone should go back and rest comfortably.”
At Hedone’s words, the maids smiled and shook their heads and hands.
Everyone wanted to capture the sight of the emperor and his wife on their honeymoon.
“In the end, it ended up being like riding a carriage and heading beyond a dimensional gateway…”
Venus looked at the prepared carriage of appropriate size, stroking his chin, and shrugged his shoulders.
“Since I don’t have one or two pieces of luggage, wouldn’t it be inevitable to have a carriage?”
“In the end, I think it will be easier than carrying the bag by hand.”
“The journey by carriage won’t take that long.”
Ceres bowed and spoke, and Venus and Hedone nodded and slowly got into the carriage.
Unlike usual, there was no coachman, and Ceres got on the carriage as if to fill his place.
“Have a nice trip! My daughter.”
As the carriage seemed to be about to depart, Agrippa waved his hand and spoke.
“I hope you return in peace.”
“Goodbye, Empress.”
The wonderful maids whose names Hedone had not yet memorized also bowed and said hello.
“I hope you have a good trip!”
“I’ll come back safely, Mother! I hope the others can rest while I’m gone!”
Venus and Hedone spoke from the window, and as soon as Ceres heard them, he skillfully pulled the reins of the horse.
─Jiying!
At the same time, a huge dimensional gateway began to glow with a slightly deafening noise.
The carriage in which Venus was riding quickly jumped over the gate and was able to head to the honeymoon destination introduced by Ceres.
“We have arrived, but we will keep the carriage moving until we find a place for you to stay.”
When Ceres’ words were heard along with the clatter of horses’ hooves, Hedone leaned against the window again with eyes full of anticipation.
“Oh my… It’s definitely like Mr. Ceres said… This is a really great travel destination.”
“Isn’t it a place that no one knows about except Ceres and us?”
“That’s right. There’s no reason to get involved in petty political disputes just because you went on a trip to relax.”
“There’s no need to worry that you might make a mistake in front of her wives again!”
As soon as Venus and Ceres saw the scenery seen through the window of the carriage, they were excited and even clapped briefly to express their joy.
The honeymoon destination introduced by Ceres was a huge island.
It was a completely uninhabited island where no one lived, and the countless nobles of the empire where the sun never set were dry that such an island even existed.
“My mother might know… But she won’t bother to interfere.”
“Ho, ho? Does Eve know about this place mean that there are objects and buildings from the old world?”
“Oh my god! That’s perfect. There are a lot of pretty convenient items, right?”
The happy two’s eyes shined innocently at the exotic scenery seen through the window of the carriage.
“You can see a pretty beautiful beach right away…”
“Aren’t there some trees that look quite strange? They have grown surprisingly tall.”
“Isn’t the color of the sea quite beautiful, Your Majesty? I hope we can swim together later.”
Hehe, Ceres and we will be the only ones on this island. Wouldn’t swimming be an easy task?”
Hedone nodded her head and snorted.
“It is starting to dawn on me again that she is married to His Majesty.”
“I think so too. I’ve been married to you for less than a week…”
The two, who had so much to do before even getting into a honeymoon mood, were happy as they held hands tightly in the carriage.
“Your Majesty, Empress? You may get off the carriage.”
As soon as the sound of the horses’ hooves disappeared, the carriage door opened wide and Ceres got out, bowed slightly and spoke.
“Thank you for your hard work, Ceres. I hope you can rest here too.”
“That’s right, Mr. Ceres, please rest with us.”
“It brings me great happiness to be able to escape from the complex work of the imperial palace and concentrate on the work of Your Majesty’s Lady’s Maid here.”
Ceres, who said something nice, winked once and then turned around.
“Mr. Ceres is also chaam…”
As soon as Hedone looked at the building Ceres had walked into, she was at a loss for words.
“Uh… It’s an incredibly tall building, isn’t it?”
“Wow, this really is an incredibly tall building. Didn’t it feel like the buildings where the elves live in the lands of other races?”
“This square-looking guy is like this…”
Venus, with an admiring face, was holding Hedone’s hand tightly even at this moment.
“This is a building called a ‘hotel’ in the old world.”
“A hotel?”
Hedone blinked his red eyes and looked around at the buildings of the old world.
“Ho, what is a hotel? Does your Majesty know?”
“Oh? Ahhh…”
Venus, who knew of course, raised the corners of his mouth and looked at Hedone.
“The hotel is a pretty interesting place.”
“It’s a fun place?”
Holding Hedone’s hand, who had a more puzzled expression on her face, Venus trudged to the hotel’s lounge.
Ceres was looking for an elevator, but Venus wanted to explain the concept of a hotel.
“This hotel is like that. Except for this place, you can think of it as a building full of rooms.”
“The room… Is full?”
Hedone could vaguely recall the inn.
“And in that room…”
Venus deliberately made a mischievous expression and grabbed Hedone’s waist tightly, pressing their bodies tightly together.
“Get a nice room and have a lot of sex.”
“Yes, three, sex? Really?”
“If you go up to Hedone Island and look at the rooms, you will see that there are many rooms with very large beds. What are you going to do with those beds? Even if you pay money.”
“Yes, the old world was more promiscuous than I thought.”
Ceres, who looked at Hedone in amazement, sighed and trudged over and pinched Venus’ buttocks.
“Ugh…!”
“You can think of a hotel as a place similar to an inn. It is a place that makes its business by providing rooms to travelers who visit this place.”
“It looks like they manage and rent out rooms a little more seriously than at an inn.”
Hedone rolled her eyes slightly after speaking.
“… But as Your Majesty said, the story of a place to have sex doesn’t seem to have changed much.”
“Isn’t that so? Don’t they make a lot of noise at the inn too!”
“What on earth do you two think an inn is for?”
Ceres pressed his heated forehead with his hand and slowly led Venus and Hedone into the elevator.
“I have taken care of the facilities to some extent, so there will be no difficulty in using them.”
“I guess we can just take this elevator up. I’ll ask for the best room.”
Venus entered the elevator very skillfully, while Hedone swallowed hard.
“It’s so different from the elevator in the Magic Tower, isn’t it? There are mirrors on three sides… Gooooo…!”
When the elevator moved with a clattering sound, Hedone was startled and grabbed Venus’ waist tightly.
“Ha, haha! There will be a lot of surprises for Hedone on this honeymoon.”
“You… Don’t think about teasing me too much! You idiot, Your Majesty!”
Although embarrassed, Hedone smiled at the thought of spending her honeymoon with Venus undisturbed and nuzzled his cheek against her shoulder.
