Newly written bonus chapter: The ordinary daily life of the most formidable couple

—Monday.

Just hearing that word makes many people feel depressed.

I am one of them.

The Royal Academy has five school days from Monday to Friday, with Saturday and Sunday set as holidays.

So today is the first school day after the holiday.

Ah~ah, going to the classroom is such a pain…

I want to go back to Sunday…

Why does a day like Monday have to come to this world…

“Fuaaaah… It’s already too much of a pain, maybe I’ll fake being sick and skip…”

“Hey now, what silly things are you saying. Here, I’ll tie your hair, so look sharp.”

In contrast to me, yawning grandly and running on full-throttle laziness, my beloved wife Letitia is truly together from the morning.

She got ready ahead of me and even helped me change clothes.

What a truly well-made wife.

To have my hair tied by such a wife from the morning, I’m a lucky man.

Ah, I feel a little motivated now.

“There, it’s tied.”

“Thanks, Letitia. Yep, okay, I feel like I can do my best today.”

“That’s good then. Come, let’s go to the classroom.”

Shoulder to shoulder, we, the married couple, left the private wing.

On this day, I was able to try a little hard.

—Wednesday.

Midweek… There are still three days left, including today, until the five weekdays are over.

What a pain… Why isn’t the whole week Sunday…

Even thinking that, classes proceed today as always.

By the way, right now is History class.

But honestly, it’s pretty boring.

Why do lectures make you sleepy just by listening to them…

“—And with that flow, the Vahlrund Kingdom was founded! This is a story from about five hundred years ago!”

Paula-sensei wrote on the blackboard while speaking crisply with the textbook in hand.

However, she spun around toward us students,

“Now, here is a question! At this time, a great war that decided the fate of the nation occurred with the countries that did not recognize the founding of the Vahlrund Kingdom. What was the name of that battle! Yes, Alban-kun!”

“Hmm… I don’t know and I’m not interested, so using my privilege as ‘King,’ I pass to someone else.”

“Oh-ho! This is a majestic abuse of power! It’s actually refreshing and worthy of praise!”

For some reason, Paula-sensei sent me applause.

She really has incomprehensible tastes, this person.

“Hmph… To be unable to answer a question of this level, the dignity of the ‘King’ will weep. Baron Odrant.”

Ivan said with a slight sneer, adjusting his glasses with a kuik motion.

This guy, too, never fixes his habit of bad-mouthing people.

I let out a “Haa” of a sigh,

“What is it, Ivan? If you’re saying that, you answer it.”

“Simple. The First Battle of Xenebatos.”

“Correct! Then Ivan-kun, what is the name of the hero who led the Vahlrund Kingdom to victory in the First Battle of Xenebatos!?”

“That is also too simple a question. The King at the time, praised as a wise ruler and a master of war—Dowell Vahlrund.”

Ivan said with a smile full of confidence, as if delivering a finishing line.

However, “Bubu! Too bad, incorrect!”

“…H-Huh?”

“Truly close! The idea that Dowell Vahlrund was active is a bit of old knowledge! In recent research, it is considered that he himself did not go to the battlefield! So, this is a tricky question!”

“I-Is that so…?”

“Yaaay, you fell for it.”

I casually mocked Ivan, who gave the wrong answer.

Ivan looked frustrated, but it’s his fault for missing it with such confidence.

“By the way, is there anyone who knows the true correct answer!?”

Paula-sensei asked everyone in Class F.

Then—Letitia raised her hand.

“Giol de Craon… The founder of the Royal Knights, and the ancestor of His Excellency Hugue de Craon, who is said to have defeated tens of thousands of enemies with only one hundred knights.”

“BigCorrect! Wonderful, Lady Letitia!”

Paula-sensei applauded loudly.

Caught up in it, the members of Class F also raised voices of admiration, “Ooh~,” and clapped.

I also nodded proudly, “Mm-hmm,” and said,

“As expected of Letitia. Smart as well as cute. Letitia really is the best.”

“Fufu, I am honored by your praise. …By the way, Alban, I told you before not to abuse the power of the ‘King,’ didn’t I?”

“—Eh? N-No, well, that’s~ um…”

“Besides, you seem to be ignorant of the history of the Vahlrund Kingdom… After school, I shall teach you thoroughly.”

Letitia said with a sharp, strict tone.

At this moment, my detention was confirmed.

—Friday.

Just hearing this sound makes my heart calm.

The five tedious, tedious, tedious weekdays are finally reaching their final day.

Tomorrow is Saturday. In other words, a school holiday.

Finally, I can spend a day lazily! Yatta!

…Is what I wanted to say, but,

“Letitia, what should we do for tomorrow’s date plan?”

Lunchtime—while pecking at lunch in the school cafeteria with my beloved Letitia, I asked her that.

“Eh? Hmm, let me see… Is there any place you want to go, Alban?”

“Ideally somewhere I can relax with Letitia. Or rather, anywhere is OK if I can be with Letitia. Even just inside our room.”

“Giggle, what is that? Then it wouldn’t be called a date, would it?”

Is that so?

I hear there’s a phrase called “home date” in the world, though?

But now that she mentions it, Letitia and I spend time in the same room every day.

In that sense, every day is a home date state, so maybe we certainly can’t call it a date.

But a place I want to go, a place I want to go, huh…

As I was thinking—”Ah,” Letitia opened her mouth as if she thought of something.

“Come to think of it, there was something I wanted to do a little…”

“Really!? If it’s something Letitia wants to do, I want to do it too! Let’s go with that! Decided!”

“…Are you sure? But if you say so, maybe I’ll take you up on your offer.”

—Saturday.

A~ new~ morning has come. The morning of~ ho~pe.

…Yes, the holiday Saturday has arrived.

The five weekdays are over, finally a break.

And it comes with the happy surprise of doing what Letitia wants to do together.

Thanks to that, my tension is also at its peak! …Or, it would have been good if it could be.

“Letitia… whaaaat is this?”

“What, you ask? A bucket, a rag, and a duster. I will handle the floor and around the bed, so Alban, please take care of the windows and around the veranda.”

“Yeah… okay… okay, but… Is this really what Letitia wanted to do…?”

“That’s right. The Big Room Cleaning. Usually, the housekeepers hired by the academy do it, but I thought we have to do it ourselves once in a while.”

Wearing an apron with a kerchief tied around her head, Letitia put her hands on her hips and said, “Hmph!”

—Let me say it again, but the Royal Academy we attend is basically a school for nobles of the upper class.

So, naturally, cleaning and equipment management within the school, the dorms, and even the private wing where we live are all done by exclusive housekeepers.

There’s no way nobles would clean their rooms.

If it were optional, the academy would turn into a garbage mountain in the blink of an eye.

Therefore, housekeepers are essential—but conversely, because housekeepers are always cleaning, both the school and the dorms are kept shiny and clean.

That is no exception for the private wing where Letitia and I live.

So I think there’s no need to clean, but…

“But look, inside the room is plenty clean, right? We don’t really have to go out of our way to do a big cleaning…”

“No good. There is meaning in doing these things with your own hands. Besides, it will be a show of gratitude to the housekeepers, won’t it?”

“Ugh… My wife is not only incredibly together, but she’s overflowing with wholesomeness… I love her…”

Is she an angel?

Definitely an angel.

Archangel Leticiel.

She’s truly a well-made wife.

Somehow, coming full circle, I’m starting to feel ashamed of myself.

“So, is Alban going to help? Or not?”

“Of course—if Letitia is doing it, I’ll gladly help.”

Letting my beloved wife clean alone while I roll around next to her is out of the question.

Besides, well, a holiday like this once in a while isn’t bad.

Husband and wife, sweating together to clean the room.

It looks surprisingly fun.

“Thank you, Alban. Then, as thanks for helping, shall we go out to the castle town together tomorrow?”

“Oh, yay!”

—On this day, I cleaned the room with all my might.

And on the following Sunday, we, the married couple, enjoyed shopping happily.