Sunshine, beach, ocean, how wonderful they are. The dazzling sun signifies passion, the scorching beach represents freedom, and the ocean, well, it's a man's sentiment!

On the beach, cute girls in swimsuits are running, while on the benches, graceful ladies are waiting for someone to apply sunscreen for them.

And me...

I'm teaching kids how to swim.

"Hey, why do I see dissatisfaction in your eyes?"

In front of me, Aliyah suddenly looks up, her eyes behind the swimming goggles fixed on me.

At this moment, she's wearing a red children's swimsuit. Of course, she herself doesn't know that, probably never swam before, right?

"No, not at all..."

I shift my eyes sideways.

"Seriously, your comprehension skills are so bad. Why do you keep swimming in place without moving? Normally, you should be moving, right?"

"That just means you're not teaching me well."

Aliyah stands up straight and pushes up her goggles.

"Never mind, just teach me directly how to swim. When will this ever start?"

"You're giving up too easily, aren't you?"

"Too fast?"

Aliyah presses something in the air, probably checking the time.

"I've been practicing for half an hour now."

"Hey, hey, that's actually not long, right?"

"Too long, okay? I've never spent more than ten minutes learning anything!"

...

Hey, are you proud or self-torturing?

Looking at Aliyah's serious expression, I decided not to dwell on that question in case of a fight.

"Alright, alright, I'll teach you the skills and that's it. If you end up drowning, I'll come save you."

"You jerk!"

Aliyah kicks me into the water.

I roll out of the water, landing on a nearby reef.

"Hey, what are you doing! Attempted murder!"

"You're thinking indecent thoughts at a time like this!"

"Oh my goodness! Where did I do that? Are you making it snow on a sunny day? I'm more wronged than Lady Dou!"

"You're still denying it! What about saving me, isn't it just for artificial respiration?"

"No need for that, just a healing spell will do."

"..."

Aliyah looks confused for a moment before frowning.

"Go to hell!"

With that, she waves her hand, and a red light shoots towards me!

"Oh no! Don't damage the environment!"

With a bang, the reef under my feet returns to the embrace of the ocean, and I dart back to the shore with high speed.

"You guys really can't stay calm for a minute."

Blanche, lounging on a beach chair, takes off her sunglasses to look at us.

"I've only been back half a day and already experienced this."

Indeed, Blanche, who used to work in the Ais Empire, has joined us on this beach trip, along with Hill, Pure White, Fran, and the classmates Nellya, Alexia, and Beatrice.

Nana is here too, but she doesn't seem to enjoy the water, just silently watching the sea from the shore and eating fruit.

Well, other people couldn't make it due to family or other reasons, especially now that the news of the ongoing war between the dragons and the elves is creating a stir, with various countries on high alert.

Of course, there are several countries that have been plunged into turmoil due to the deaths of their leaders, but that's not something we need to be concerned about. After all, I'm not knowledgeable about politics. Just the title of 'King' alone gives me a headache, and as long as it doesn't involve the Ais Empire, the Witte Empire, or the Chelfa Kingdom, I prefer not to get involved.

Fortunately, these three countries also have no intention of expansion at the moment. After all, it's best to protect their own territories at this time, rather than wasting resources on unnecessary endeavors.

Of course, we didn't use many airships for this outing, mainly relying on Pure White's piloting skills with the 'Extreme Speed 3' airship. Pure White's piloting skills are exceptional; she can even play cards with us in the cabin and operate the airship remotely at the same time.

As for Dale, I don't know how many airships he brought out, but he definitely has quite a few in his possession. Currently, they are happily playing beach volleyball on the shore.

By the way, this is the seaside palace of the Hei Luoli family, a princess who ran away with Bai Yueguang. However, the situation in the eastern continent is not good either. As all the people from this palace have returned to the imperial city, we were allowed to temporarily use it.

Oh, and by the way, Blanche is now wearing a green swimsuit with leaf patterns, which looks like the leaves are directly covering up certain sensitive areas.

"Alright, everyone, come over for some drinks."

Following the sound, Pure White walked over carrying a plate much larger than herself.

"Thank you, Pure White," I said with a smile.

"You don't need to bother with these things, just enjoy the beach," I suggested.

"I'm just a maid; enjoying things like this doesn't serve any purpose for me," Pure White replied with a smile before setting down the plate and closing her eyes.

In the next moment, her skin color transformed into a healthy wheat-like hue.

"Uh..."

"See, master, I don't need to sunbathe at all," Pure White said proudly.

Indeed, a girl with a healthy wheat-colored skin tone is really great, and the color change even highlighted the tan lines from her swimsuit, which I would rate full marks for! Even if she was wearing a plain white swimsuit, I would still give full marks!

"Wow, it looks great... Ah!"

Before I could finish my sentence, I was kicked and sent flying, no doubt it was Aliyah.

"You...!"

However, this time, I did a somersault as I landed and ran straight towards the direction of the castle.

"Hey? Why are you running?" Aliyah chased after me.

"Don't we get beaten up if we stay put?" I smiled slightly, then ran behind a rock and vanished with a quick dodge.

Yep, I escaped.

The next moment, I found myself in an unfamiliar place.

"Where... is this?"