X Ao Tian and the Awakened Girl

Yakumo Ran's awakening was definitely an unexpected surprise. Yes, definitely an unexpected surprise.

Of course, this surprise had absolutely nothing to do with things like beast-girl settings. It was entirely because:

If Yakumo Ran woke up, I'd have an excuse to skip the upcoming New Eden military parade, Vidis military parade, Civilization Community military parade, Christianity military parade, Heroic Spirit inspection, one grand parade, three ribbon-cuttings, two government reports, two official talks, three public meet-and-greets, and a whole heap of other official events!

Can someone tell me what the hell this tear-inducing schedule was about?! Why did a perfectly good stay-at-home guy who only wanted to coast through life have to end up like this? A fourteen-day celebration had nearly the same number of godforsaken events packed into it. You people really couldn't handle a national leader's schedule!

Fine, I knew it was my fault for spending the first five days dragging my girls around to eat, drink, play, swindle people, and party while letting all the work pile up...

"It can't be helped. We bear responsibilities," Sandora muttered softly as she leaned against my shoulder while we waited for the teleportation. "The Empire's territory is still so small, and it's already this troublesome. Once our borders expand again... yes, perhaps we should think of an easier way. Back in the Old Empire era, I never had to worry about these vassal races. Besides, A Jun was the one who agreed to attend these events in the first place."

I silently imagined the terrifying situation I would soon face. Meanwhile, Lilina, standing beside us, began cheerfully broadcasting:

"Hello, listeners! Today is the first day of the year xxxx in the Imperial calendar. On this day of universal celebration, Azeroth World welcomes its Winter Veil Festival, the Vidis Empire will hold