Homecoming.

Haku-san's curse-breaking and our discussion had finished, and we returned home to Golen Village.

… Let me just give my cheek a little pinch and—ow—hmm, guess I'm not dreaming then?

"? What are you doing, pinching your cheek right after getting home?"

"Ah, yeah. It's kind of a ritual to check whether you're dreaming or not."

Pinching your cheek can hurt even in your dreams, but if you start doubting whether it's a dream while you're dreaming, you can usually realize it is one. I'm basically a pro at sleeping. I pray for Beddhism nearly every day, after all.

"So, did you figure out if it's not a dream?"

"Yeah… Haku-san really did accept you and me being together, huh…"

"Well duh. Otherwise she wouldn't have said it's okay for us to kiss—even if there were conditions."

Rokuko puffed her lips out like, "I've been saying that this whole time!"

… Now that she mentions it, maybe she had been? Even if the condition was "If you kiss Haku-san 100 times, then you can kiss Kehma once," which was clearly just Haku-san wanting to get kissed by Rokuko.

"So, Kehma, when's the engagement ceremony? Onee-sama said anytime's fine."

"If I just throw out a random date she might override other people's plans with it… Let's have her check when people are free."

"I'll have her do that. The sooner the better."

Rokuko seemed totally ready to have the ceremony on the earliest open date.

Honestly, I don't have any objections to getting engaged. Or rather, I shouldn't. But… for some reason, I just don't feel up for it.

Probably because I still haven't fully processed the fact that Haku-san really accepted our relationship.

"Anyway, we've gotta finish the dungeon-top park for the wedding!"

"Wait, couldn't we just do the ceremony at the Beddhist church?"

"That is that and this is this! It's fine—there's no actual god in Beddhism anyway."

True. In a godless church, what exactly are you even swearing to?

Especially me—I'm the founder… Maybe I should swear to Rei or something?

"Why not swear to Soto instead? She's our kid, after all."

"Swearing our marriage to our child, huh… Children are the glue of a marriage, I suppose…"

Honestly, it's not a bad idea. Soto is a demi-goddess, so she's basically a god. Maybe we could even appoint her as the deity of Beddhism?

 

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Later.

While Rokuko went off to make arrangements, I headed back to my own room.

"Let's see here…"

I decided to examine the [Divine Underwear] I got from Haku-san.

The underwear in the box had been sexy black women's underwear, but once I touched it, it transformed into men's underwear.

It was the same as with the pajamas, I guess the appearance changes to suit the user's preference.

… So originally it looked like something Haku-san or Kuroe-san would wear? Yeah, let's not dwell on that.

"Wait, it used to be two pieces, but now it's one…? What's up with that? Eh, let's not to think too hard on that."

As for its effects, Haku-san had told me, "You're a hundred years too early," so using it might be out of the question for now… But as long as I don't intentionally activate its abilities, they shouldn't trigger—same as with the [Divine Blanket].

Still, to avoid any accidents, maybe I should ask Father how to properly use it.

Well, let's try it on for now. Rustle rustle…

… Yup, that fresh and snug feeling you get with new underwear. As expected of divine clothing—super comfy.

"Ah, already got a reply from Father… Oh yeah, that makes sense."

The special ability of the underwear is basically… some kind of seduction effect for nighttime activities. No wonder Haku-san was so vague when she explained it.

Also, apparently you can 'take them off' while still wearing them. Like making them vanish.

That kind of stealth feature might actually be really strong, but… thinking about why that feature exists makes me feel a little conflicted.

Being able to remove them without actually removing them is… yeahhhh…

"And it has a cleanliness feature—[Purify], and it even seems to be always active."

Since underwear is hygiene-related clothing, it makes sense that it would have powerful anti-dirt properties. Apparently, the rest of the Divine Bedding series also resists grime, but the underwear is especially effective.

And then—

"The default form is women's underwear… huh?"

That caught my attention. Wasn't the Divine Bedding made for the Creation God?

… So does that mean the Creation God is a woman?

Hmmm. The mother of all creation, huh?

"Master, excuse me. I've come to clean."

"Hm? Oh, Niku. Ah, wait a sec."

Since I was still in my underwear, I quickly put on the [Divine Pajamas]—a tracksuit—before calling her in.

That's enough investigation on the [Divine Underwear] for now.