Zebu and the others took a small boat and soon arrived on Yashiori Island.
After asking the island's villagers, they learned that Xiu Yuan was at its westernmost edge.
When they arrived, they found Xiu Yuan sleeping in a hammock strung between two trees, basking in the sunlight without a care in the world.
Seeing how comfortable he looked, they exchanged smiles, then began discussing something among themselves.
Afterward, the four of them approached him cautiously.
"He really is out cold..." Chiyo muttered softly as she looked at Xiu Yuan.
"Isn't he just? Taking a nap somewhere like this-he really knows how to enjoy himself..."
Zebu spoke with a beaming smile, too.
"Ready..."
"One... two... three!"
At the signal, all four kicked Xiu Yuan out of the hammock at once.
"Hey!!! Who was that?!"
Xiu Yuan jolted awake as he hit the ground and hurriedly scrambled to his feet.
"Hahahahaha..." ×4
The four women couldn't stop laughing at his reaction.
"Shogun, what brings you here...?"
Xiu Yuan scratched his head awkwardly and asked with a sheepish grin.
"If we hadn't come, how would we have known you were enjoying yourself here all alone?" Kitsune Saiguu sat down on the hammock with a smile.
"Exactly. You ran off here for a vacation right after the war ended." Chiyo followed her onto the hammock.
"Let me think about how to punish you~"
Zebu narrowed her eyes, crossed her legs as she sat on the hammock, and gave him a teasing smile.
Seeing this, the gentle Baal joined in with considerable interest.
The four stunningly beautiful women sat on Xiu Yuan's hammock while he stood awkwardly before them, looking as though he'd been caught in bed with someone.
"Well..."
"Isn't that your fault, though? All four of you are so beautiful..."
"Hanging out