After enjoying life in the IS world for a while longer, it was time to return, so I specifically called all the women I was involved with together.
"I asked everyone to gather today because I have something to tell you: I want to take you all home with me for a trip." The living room was now full of people. Charlotte and her mother, Cecilia, the Shinonono sisters, Orimura Chifuyu, Laura Bodewig, Huang Lingyin, the Sarashiki sisters, Yamada Maya, and others had all come to my place. I stood in the center of the living room, explaining my main purpose. As for a certain goddess, she had already slipped away on her own after her mission failed.
"Your home? Do you mean your hometown? In China?" Cecilia, sitting on the sofa, looked at me with confusion. If 'home' didn't mean this current place, then it must be the Teacher's hometown. Meanwhile, Charlotte and her mother, who had been with me the longest in this world, looked thoughtful.
"Well, actually, I'm not from this world. I think more or less everyone has guessed that, right?" Hearing my words, most people looked somewhat relieved. After all, with such powerful and strange abilities, saying I was from another world seemed quite plausible. However, some were genuinely surprised, like Laura, who had never considered my origins.
"So, you're taking us to another world?" Shinonono Tabane looked at me with great interest, seemingly a little excited.
"Uh, how should I put it... you could say it's another world, a small one, but it's just my house. It's like visiting a remote ranch. There's no grand 'Great Thousand World' for you to see there, which is why I said we're going to my house, not my world."
"Oh, is that so?" Hearing me say that, Shinonono Tabane looked very disappointed, and the mechanical rabbit ears on her head drooped down. I felt there was a slight disappointment, but mostly it was Tabane being deliberately cute to manipulate me.
"You, you're always thinking about things that aren't important. Later, once you all get used to it, I'll give you a chance to explore other worlds. Also, taking you to my home isn't just for a visit. After all, you are now my people, too. Isn't it perfectly normal to live at my house?" When I said this, several of the shyer or more tsundere women, such as Shinonono Houki, Huang Lingyin, and Yamada Maya, blushed.
"Of course, you can come back here anytime. It's really just changing homes. Once I return and establish a connection between the two worlds, you can return with a single teleportation. That way, you can continue to attend school or work as teachers or whatever you like. It's absolutely no problem."
Considering that not everyone was as unattached in this world as Charlotte and her mother or the Shinonono sisters, I made sure to explain this point in advance. Those with family, like Cecilia, could come back occasionally to visit relatives and continue with their lives here.
"Hey, isn't that great? I thought it would be much more complicated. What are we waiting for? Let's go quickly!" Huang Lingyin's parents are still alive, so she was also concerned about this. Now it seems there's absolutely no problem. She had initially thought it would be very difficult to return and that she'd have to say a proper farewell to her parents, as world-traveling felt like a fantasy to IS's current level of technology.
"Then, does everyone agree?" Seeing that no one objected, I immediately activated the teleportation array. White light instantly flared up, and the women looked down to see a formation with intricate patterns.
"Oh, by the way, I might not be able to give you a tour of my home right away. It'll probably be a little later, so don't worry about me." No sooner had I finished speaking than the women felt a blur before their eyes, and the scenery instantly changed completely.
A blue sky, a vast grassland, and forests in the distance. Small animals occasionally appeared. Not far away stood some kind of castle? Or a villa? If you call it a castle, it also had a modern architectural style, but it was truly huge. Even from a distance, its grandeur was evident.
"Welcome to my nation, the Shadow Land (Ying Zhi Guo). As for a certain younger brother who's gone astray, I'll be taking him away first. We can chat later. Sakuya, please take good care of them. From today onwards, they can also be considered the mistresses here."
Before the women could fully react to the sight before them, a mature, aloof, and alluring older sister's voice rang out in their ears. Then, they noticed that I, who had just been in front of them, was gone, replaced by a silver-haired maid.
"Ladies, please do not worry about the Master's situation. This is just a new round of domestic violence; you all just need to get used to it. Now, I will lead you on a tour of the home." The silver-haired maid, as usual, spoke sharply about her shameless Master. Despite this, she still gestured professionally for them to follow. If I had been there, I would definitely have said, "As expected of the perfect and elegant Chief Maid," and then tried to take advantage of her.