Sousetsuka

14-15. Bolhart (2)

 

Satou's here. There was a time when the word Missing Link was popular. At that time I mistook the 'link' part with 'ring', once I lost my face when I talked about it with a friend.
It seems to point out the lack of continuity with the phenomenon, but I don't think I'll ever come across it as long as I live normally.


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"To the right~, a little bit to the right~?"

Tama is giving an instruction to us using flags in the open space near the city hall.
She was just here a while ago, fast little thing.

Following her instructions, the brownie in flight uniform landed the airship in the open space.

Dwarves in work clothes are peeking through the windows curiously from the city hall.
Since there were a lot of plump ones, it made me remember a flock of sparrows standing in row on a pole cable.

"It's been awhile, Sir Pendragon."
"Please excuse me for my long silence."

I exchanged handshakes with Driar-shi the mayor who came to greet us.
Driar-shi's secretary and daughter, Jojori-san, is also with him.

"Oh? Isn't it Galhar! Why are you here?"
"Hey Jojori, your surprised face is wonderful too. I'd like to have a date in the sky together with you."
"Mou, oh Galhar."

Jojori-san reacted while not wholly blushing to Galhar-shi who naturally said some playboy's line.

When they met in the magic shop back then, Jojori-san acted like an older sister to Galhar-shi, but it seems there was some kind of change during these half year.
According to Arisa, Jojori-san seems to be the type of "A firm career woman who's drawn to no-good men."

"Master, where should we carry the souvenirs to?"
"Master, requesting instructions."

Liza and Nana came with the carts where I put the wine barrels, so I confirm Driar-shi for the place to put them.
I held back my laughter when Arisa said, "Bar~rel", with an unusually cute voice in front of the wine barrel, it was strange but since it was just Arisa being eccentric like usual, I ignored it.
<TLN: Atelier series reference.>

"Ah Pochi! That box is different."
"Different nodesu?"

I stopped Pochi who was going to carry a wooden box with a set of sake cups inside.

"Galhar-san, this wooden box is a souvenir for Galhar-san, could I bring it to your shop?"
"Much appreciated! Even though I still have the liquor you gave me, thanks for that."
"Mou Galhar! You haven't said your thank about the scroll workshop right?"

Huh, what is it about?

"Right! I wanted to write a letter but then a day had passed. You spoke about me to Viscount Shimen right? Thanks to that, I was able to regularly stock the popular 『Firework』 scrolls. The deserted Galhar shop has now become a business big enough that I could hire a clerk."

I don't remember ever especially talked about him, but I feel that I've spoken the topic about Galhar in the duchy capital's scroll workshop.
The workshop manager, Jung-shi probably worked about it.

"It's really thanks to Satou-san. Galhar's shop can now continue without worrying when it's going to bankrupt."
"That's awful Jojori. The goddess of fortune, that is you, is watching over my shop, so it won't go bankrupt you know."

When I was watching over the two's married couple-like conversation with warm eyes, Mayor Driar-shi came to call me.
Looks like my request to meet Elder Dohar has passed.


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"""God Metal (Orichalcon)!"""

The moment I took out the Orichalcon Ingot in Elder Dohar's room, the dwarven blacksmiths who were peeking on the entrance raised surprised voices at once.

"The heck you peeking at, you fools!"
"""We're sorry boss!"""

Elder Dohar drops his clenched fist to the dwarves who are doing seize in a line one by one.

"Sorry for the fuss."
"Please don't worry about it."

While the dwarves are still doing seiza, Elder Dohar went back to the table, and picked up the ingot.

"This is the God Metal (Orichalcon).... Furthermore, it's not a mere God Metal."

Elder Dohar looked at the ingot from various angles.
This is the first time I heard that, I wonder if it has some kind of classification?

"It must have been refined with the power of a quite high order Source. I can feel the blessing of the spirits just by touching it."

It's relatively easy to manufacture them as long as there are Crimson Treasures--Philosopher's Stone alchemy material, but there's no need to put a damper on Elder Dohar and the dwarves' passion, so I keep my silence.

"However, with this kind of God Metal, the usual facility used for mithril won't be enough."

Elder Dohar is looking at the ingot with a stern face.
Alright, this is the right [something like this might happen] timing to take out the Orichalcon hammer and anvil.

"Dohar-sama--"
"Alright Satou! Come with me!"

--Huh?

Elder Dohar stood up with whamp and then called to me.

Um, Orichalcon hammer and anvil....

"Jojori! Call Driar here! Tell him we're doing the Oblation Strike!"
"Yes!"

--Oblation Strike?

Some mysterious words appeared from Elder Dohar's mouth.

"Boss! O-Oblation Strike, that means--"
"That's right! I'm letting Driar to take over. We need to select Jojori's husband."

With Elder Dohar's words, the dwarven blacksmiths starting with Zajir begin to take strange poses to appeal with their muscles.
So Jojori-san really is popular among dwarven men.

"Satou, I said it before, don't you want to become Jojori's husband?"
"I am sorry, but our races are different."

I used the 'different races' excuse which was used by High Elf Aze-san to decline the marriage proposal.
It's a bit unfair, but there are times when it's necessary for an adult.

"--Oh right, yer' not a dwarf huh."

Elder Dohar murmured with a face like a dove that was shot by a peashooter.
Apparently, he completely forgot about my race.

"Can't be helped, I can't hand down my techniques if you can't deliver an heir."

Elder Dohar is thinking hard with his short arms folded
Then Driar-shi and Jojori-san rushed in.

"Driar! Who's going to be Jojori's husband? Decide it now!"
"H-husband is it, father?"
"G-grandfather!"

Driar-shi and Jojori-san were surprised to hear Elder Dohar.

Driar-shi who's composed himself from the shock first asks the perplexed Jojori-san with a soft voice.

"Jojori, whom do you want to be your husband."
"Ga--I..."

Jojori-san who was going to answer faltered.

I feel that she was going to utter Galhar-san's name.
Let's help her out a bit.

"Dohar-sama, do you want Jojori-san's husband for his blacksmithing talent? Or is it for his caliber as a mayor?"
"Neither. As long as he has the strength to take Jojori even after I knock him down, that's good enough."

Truly dwarf-like sense of value.

That kind of point does not suit the dandy Galhar-san.
If I had to say, the frank Zajir-shi suits that more.

For a while, silence rules this place.

"--I can't wait anymore. Let's get some suitable young lad to do a marriage interview for later."

Putting Jojori-san who couldn't answer onto the back burner, the impatient Elder Dohar continued the talk.

"The Oblation Strike is for me, Satou, Driar and Jojori to do--next we need a blacksmith and a magician. The blacksmith is, Zajir, you come."
"Yea! Boss!"

Zajir-shi whose name was called by Elder Dohar pushed his arm toward the sky and joyfully shouted.

The dwarves around him hit Zajir-shi with fists contained with blessings and envies.
Zajir-shi who smiles back to the strikes while covered in blood is scary. Dwarf's blessing is quite violence.

"Next, we need a magician.... It's either of Don or Hahn brothers."
"Father, those two will sulk if you choose either of them."

Driar-shi stopped Elder Dohar's decision.

"We should choose another magician. For the magician assigned to do the Oblation Strike, he not only needs magic, but also arithmetic skill."
"T-then, let's ask Galhar-san. He had just come to the city hall."

Jojori-san pushed with Driar-shi's assist.

"Right. We'll go with that."

I don't know whether Elder Dohar noticed the unnaturalness of the two or not, but he easily accepted.
Zajir-shi grimaced with the reappearance of his rival, but he didn't make an objection to Elder Dohar's decision.


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"Awesome, the heat is getting higher."
"I-is this the road to the deepest part?"

While overlooking the red hot magma below from a suspension bridge, Zajir-shi and Galhar-shi muttered.
This place is the deep underground of Bolhart City, a different map area where the City Core is located.

After taking the cold water purification ceremony, everyone changed to white blacksmith clothing.

After crossing the suspension bridge and a long stone stairway, we advanced through a sandbar in the middle of a magma river.
There's a Japanese-style shrine, a barrier is set around the precincts.

『Land Lord Dohar, please give the permission for people besides Driar to enter.』
"Ou! Give the permission to Satou, Jojori, Zajir, and Galhar."
『Acknowledged.』

Elder Dohar replied to the voice of the City Core.
The barrier protecting the shrine is removed, and then we enter the inside with Elder Dohar leading.

I'm already used to seeing City Core area, but it's a bit different here.
There's a big window in the slightly Japanese-styled shrine, and bubbling magma can be seen from it.

"We've come for the Oblation Strike. Prepare for it!"
『Acknowledged. Please appoint the next Land Lord.』
"Driar."
『Completed the registration, please appoint the next proxy.』
"Oy, driar, do it."
"Y-Yes. I appoint Jojori as the proxy."
『Completed the registration, manifesting the Oblation Strike tools.』
]
In front of the City Core, an anvil made from blue crystal and several blue hammers and tongs appeared.
Apparently, they're made of magic power.

Next time I'll do various experiments in the city that I rule in Holy State Parion.

"Listen! Driar and Galhar take care of the operating board there. That operating board is going to be the deciding factor of the processing of God Metal that's harder than mithril. Driar, teach Galhar."
"Yes! Our responsibility is grave, but you should be able to do it. Show father that arithmetic is not unneeded!"
"Yes, teacher!"

Looks like Driar-shi gets along well with Galhar-shi.

"Satou, have you made another sword after the Fairy Sword?"
"Yes I have."
"Show me."

I can't take out a holy sword or a magic sword, so I take out a katana made of Damascus steel from the Storage bag.
I didn't reach the deepest secret of katanasmith taught by Ban in the labyrinth's lower layer, but I feel that it's quite a splendid work of mine.

"You've become quite good--"

After looking at it from various angles, Elder Dohar contemplated for a bit.

"Zajir, you take care of the Phase Hammer."
"Ey! Boss!"

Zajir stroke his own chest while having a smile on his whole face.

"Satou, read the scroll here. Can you read dwarf language?"

Skimming it, the dwarf language doesn't seem to be that different from elf language.
After secretly using force magic's [Translate], I was able to correct the difference in nuance.

"I can."
"Then I'll leave it to you."

Reading it more, I was shocked.

--Isn't this the dwarf's secret!

What are you doing showing this to an outsider.

"Dohar-sama, isn't this document something that shouldn't be shown to me?"
"I don't mind. It has to be with the greatest blacksmith--no, a blacksmith that can imagine the strongest. I and Zajir cannot imagine a sword that surpasses holy swords. I can feel that from the sword you made earlier."

I see, then I'm certainly fit for it.
After all, I do know a sword that surpasses holy swords--.

"Are you ready!"
"""OU!"""

Everyone answered Elder Dohar.

"Melting operation starts."
"Confirming the semi-fluid state, commencing the countdown, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1."

Driar-shi and Galhar-shi control the operating board.
The ingot on the anvil became red-hot and began to become soft.

"Oblation Strike, begin!"

With Jojori-san's signal, Elder Dohar and Zajir began to strike the ingot.
I put on the circlet-shaped tool, and imagine the strongest arm from the Shinza.

However, unlike in games and anime, it seems I can't simply just imagine it.

A magic sword's circuit was written in the book I read earlier to help me imagine it.
Judging from that, my position is to design all the magic circuit that will be granted to the sword.

And it seems the magicians, Driar-shi and the others are supporting it.

Now then, imagine it--.

The Divine Sword that can slay gods appear in my mind.

The blade of darkness.

"Hai!"
"Hou!"

The passionate yells of Elder Dohar and Zajir-shi striking the Orichalcon echoed.

I imagine the materialization of the magic circuit.
But the ideal is too high, it seems that it'll need an absurd capacity that won't fit the sword.

A question appears at the same time.
Did the dwarves continue to do such an absurd work from generation to generation?

--What?

A magic circuit that I'm not familiar with appears in my mind.
I wonder if it's from the City Core or perhaps the Accumulated Knowledge (Library) in the Dragon's Vein?

From the Accumulated Knowledge, I elect the circuit that complies with the image I have.

A precise circuit that seems impossible for people to get.
There is not even 1 bit of waste, it bears a vivid resemblance to the artistic programs from Z80 era.

"Amazing, it's amazing, Jojori."
"Yes, what a beautiful numerical formula."
"You two, concentrate on your work! The sword won't be perfected if there's even a slightest error!"
""Yes!""

I faintly heard the voices of the three people assisting with the calculation.
It's probably possible to create a sword equaling the Divine Sword if this keeps up.

--Wrong.

Denial appeared in my mind.
I wonder what's not right.

--Wrong.

The sword that's going to be completed now is the strongest sword.

--Wrong wrong wrong.

Alert-like voice echoes in my head.
Blue light shines before my eyes, the golden Orichalcon that's shaping up into a sword in Elder Dohar's hand, the red hot magma that surrounds the room....

--I see.

I realize the one answer that can't be expressed in words from the depth of my heart.


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『Finished the sequence of Oblation Strike. Please give it a name.』

The City Core's voice cuts the serene atmosphere.

"T-this is--"
"How beautiful."
"A-awesome. I can feel more power than the hero's holy sword I saw in the past."

Zajir-shi, Jojori-san, Galhar-shi were impressed with the completed sword.

"Father, congratulations."
"Yeah, it's thanks to you guys and Satou."

Driar-shi supports Elder Dohar who has exhausted his power.

"Satou, try putting magic power into that sword."
"Yes."

I receive the delicate slender sword.
It's a golden sword that looks exactly like the Divine Sword.

I slowly put magic power into it.

Light burst out.

"Blue light? Is it a holy sword?"
"It's not! There's red light too."
"Is it a magic sword? Or maybe a holy sword?"

The shocked voices from the surrounding didn't reach my ears.

I increase the quantity of magic power I put into it.
I've put a lot, but neither Holy Edge nor Magic Edge occurs.

The red and blue light become intertwined, spinning into one color.

"Violet light?!"
<TLN: See *TLN at the end of the chapter.>

Driar-shi's shout echoes.

At that time, what appeared in my mind were the odd sense of [Burning-like enthusiasm of the dwarves] and the [The imagined Divine Sword that brings freezing-like ruin and extinction].

That's why, I wasn't imagining the [Divine Sword] but a [Sword that can destroy the Divine Sword].
And then, this mysterious sword that emits violet light is the finished product.

"I name it. Holy Magic Sword--"
<TLN: the 魔 (ma) in the 'magic' part can also be translated as demonic/cursed.>

Holy Magic Sword huh, it's quite a fitting name.
Properly speaking, it's probably going to be named with the city's name or Elder Dohar's name.

"--Pendragon."

WHY?
How did that happen?

Elder Dohar who took the sword from my hand thrusts it into the City Core.
To be exact, to the hole opened in the City Core.

『Holy Magic Sword Pendragon, oblation complete.』

The City Core's voice reverberates.

Come to think of it, it was an [Oblation] Strike huh.
If the sword is not going to be present, I guess there's no problem even if it's named whatever.

Now that the ceremony is complete, everyone besides me is going to take a rest until they can walk back to the ground.
During that rest, I asked Elder Dohar about the reason for the name.

"Your house name is from the name of a hero who crushed a dragon right? Don't you think it's appropriate for that strongest sword?"

I see, come to think of it, I think I remember telling that story during our drinking chat.


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Afterwards, Driar-shi inauguration of the office of the land lord, Elder Dohar retirement, and the announcement of Jojori-san's engagement happened at the same time, the whole Bolhart City was wrapped in festival.

The candidates for Jojori-san's fiance are the two who participated in the Oblation Strike, Galhar-shi and Zajir-shi.

The viewing flight that was very popular in the labyrinth city was also terrificly popular here, one part of the people who lined up for their turn made a big uproar that almost ended into a fist fight.
I've closed the Gate inside the small airship so there's no problem.

During the seven day drinking bout, I participated in drinking bouts with various brands of liquor that the people brought together with Elder Dohar and the others.
There were a lot of strong liquor enough to numb my tongue, but since I had a convenient body that could only get light drunkenness, I enjoyed the taste in full.
Among many of the smashed dwarves, the dwarves acknowledged my superiority in a strange meaning.

In addition, my companion were--.

The family-oriented members were taught blut and wurst-like sausages made from domestic animals that usually only appear during a festival and various sausage recipes from the female dwarves.
For some reason, the sausages that Arisa remodeled with magic were popular among the Bolhart's children.

The meat-eating members were vigorously hunting the monsters around Bolhart to supply the meat, they were revered like gods by the people who participated in the festival.
It seems the [Meat Song] which started with [Meat, meat, meat~] lyric composed by Pochi and Mia had become a boom by the time we were departing Bolhart.
In addition, the painting of [Hamburg Steak of Sunlight Filtering Through Trees] that master painter Tama made seems to be displayed in the Bolhart's art gallery.


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After the festival is over, the day when we were going to depart toward Muno Earldom, I asked a question to Elder Dohar after noticing a certain thing.

"Dohar-sama, where did the offered sword go to?"
"According to the legend, it's said that perhaps it's presented to heaven."

I see, looks like it's told that it's an offering to the god.
Judging from the way Elder Dohar spoke, it seems the City Core didn't have an answer to the question.

I look at the character string displayed on the Exchange Column's mailbox.
There--.

[Holy Magic Sword Pendragon] characters are displayed.














*TLN: Back then someone in the comment section suggested that I used violet as the word in Japanese could also mean that (EITHER CAN BE CORRECT depending on the context so please don't assume that this is an arbitrary decision from my side as a translator, it's still 100% true to the source). It had been established so much that I couldn't change it even after the raw of this chapter came out, but now that this chapter is translated, I think it's more appropriate to use 'purple' rather than 'violet' to refer to the color from now on. Readers, please take note.

Yes I know violet is a kind of purple.

























Previous Chapter

14-14. Bolhart (1)

 

Satou's here. Meeting a friend in an unexpected place makes for a lively conversation. There were even times when the day ended before you realized it even though you met at noon.


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"What a wonderful scenery."
"Yes, this must be the famous great river of Oyugock Dukedom."

Princess Shistina replied to Zena.
Our small airship is currently going upstream in the sky above the great river.

The other girls are also enjoying the scenery from the viewing deck.
This place is protected with [Canopy] magic, it's a safe design that won't even let their skirts flipped by the wind.

"Nice view~?"
"Tama, that place is dangerous nodesu!"
"It's awright~"

While that may be so, Tama, doing a daunting pose on top of the thin railing is a bit.

"Master, it's a flock of migratory birds so I report."
"Nn, flamingos."

Nana and Mia are pointing to a flock of fatty pink colored birds that are crossing the large river.
They're a bit different than the flamingos I know, but they're probably the flamingos here.

Arisa who was looking at the spectacle listlessly suddenly looks taken aback and then she swings her arms.

"Those who are free, look to the port side!"
"Arisa? That's the starboard you know?"

Lulu corrected Arisa's mistake.
Looking at Arisa's awkward expression and her theatrical tone, it must have been some kind of parody.
<TLN: Apparently, a gundam's reference. Episode 31 of the original anime.>

"Master, I caught two birds for now, I wonder if they're delicious roasted whole?"

There are two flamingos with wired harpoons on Liza's arms.

--Liza, too quick.

"If I'm not mistaken, it tastes like chicken, should we barbecue it?"
"Yes! Once I've drained the blood, I'll strip off the beautiful feathers."
"Yeah, I'm counting on you."

I've eaten some flamingo in a trip abroad back then, but I never thought that I would get to eat it in another world too.

We arrived at the grapevine mountains in the evening of the day.

There was still some time until the ships cruising the large river stopped coming, so we went to the herd of Sky Deers in the neighboring summit to kill time.

"Prey~?"
"Pochi will catch them this time nodesu!"
"You can't."
"Pochi can't nanodesu?"
"Yup, you can't."

The beastkin girls wanted to hunt the sky deers, but since I had a little debt with the Sky Deers, I told them not to.
The slightly downhearted Pochi looked cute, but I can't yield here.

Afterward I negotiated with the management of the Phantom Firefly Cavern's service and got the permission to directly cruise in the cavern by half-submerging the airship in the water.

"Oh my! This place is the famous Phantom Firefly Cavern isn't it! Mrs. Litmaiya boasted about it when she got married."
"Hee, that stiff principal did huh~"

While the princess who came here for the first time and Arisa were conversing about a common acquaintance, they look around the Phantom Firefly Cavern.

Zena-san who also saw the cavern for the first time looked at the ceiling too much, she lost her balance and fell back.

"Kya"
"Are you alright?"
"Y-yes! Thank you Satou-san."

Supported by me, Zena-san seems to be embarrassed with her blunder, she looks really bashful.

"Kuh, he naturally raised a flag!"
"Mwu, guilty."

Arisa and Mia muttered something, but everyone was able to thoroughly enjoy the Phantom Firefly Cavern without any trouble.
It's possible to enjoy the time here no matter how many times you come here huh.


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After we had done greeting the viceroy of Gururian city, we changed our clothings to commoner clothes and took a walk around the city.
We're split into several groups since it'd be too conspicuous if we were in one large group.

The ones who are with me are Arisa, Lady Karina and Sera.

"Is this gururian? I like ankoromochi more desuwa."

We got some huge adzuki beans after defeating plant-type monsters [Adzuki Shooters] during our leveling in the labyrinth, so there was a time when I made some koshian and ankoromochi.
That reminds me, her face was full of bean jam along with Pochi and Tama wasn't it.

"Y-you're eating it with bare hands?"
"That's right! You don't split them with chopsticks, the right manners to do it is by heartily biting them whole!"

Arisa instills some manners to the bewildered upper-class Sera.

She pushes her face asking for me to wipe the bean jam around her mouth.
Geez, what a hopeless girl.

"I did this to service Master."

....Don't lie.

I stopped Sera who looked like she was going to follow Arisa's nonsense, and wiped Lady Karina who was too late to be stopped.
For some reason, Sera who should be spotless looked vexed. It's a mystery.

"Ah! Noble onii-chan!"

A little girl who was cleaning a hardware store found me and then happily ran to me.

....Who is she again?

"Look, she was one of the girls who rode in our carriage when we came to the city back then."

I recalled her with Arisa's help.
Ah, come to think of it, we did let a pair of villager sisters who were looking for employment to ride in our carriage.

"Is your big sister healthy?"
"Un, she is!"

The little girl's line of sight was locked on to the gururian that I was eating, so I let her eat it.
She's in the middle of her work, but a mouthful should be fine.

"Yummyy!"

I intended to only give her a mouthful, but since it looked like she was even going to eat my hand, I gave her the whole gururian.

"Now then, Master, your hand please."

I pinned and stopped Arisa who was going to lick the remaining red bean paste on my hand.
Sera presented a handkerchief, but I used life magic [Soft Wash] to clean the paste instead of dirtying the handkerchief.

The little girl and Arisa said, "What a waste!"
The two must have different meanings of that.

An acquaintance showed up from the hardware shop that the girl was working at.
It's Galhar-shi, the dwarf magic shop manager who helped me in defeating the [Golden Wild Boar King], I'm greatly indebted to him.
The big sister villager girl came out from behind him, but I'll leave it Arisa to talk with her.
I lightly put up my hand to respond the villager girl big sister who bowed her head.

"It's been awhile Galhar-san."
"If it isn't Satou-dono!"

Galhar-shi firmly shakes my hand for the reunion.
Thinking it was strange that he came out of a hardware store instead of a magic shop, I asked him about it.

"The shopkeeper here has a hobby y'see. I came here to challenge him in an 『Arithmetic Game』. I couldn't do it at all when Driar-shi became a mayor, but he, Jojori and I learned 『Advanced Arithmetic』 under Driar-shi you see."

Galhar-shi had a faraway look toward the sky while saying, "It was fun."
I asked him about his plan after this, it seemed that he's going to take a carriage to Bolhart city by the request of a merchant friend.

"I plan to go to Bolhart city too, would you like to go together?"
"Is it alright? Then maybe I should take the ride."

Since he readily consented like that, it was decided that we were to go together but--.

"Eh? Airship? Personal airships, aren't those only the Boruenan Light Ships? Eh? Is it because of Misanalia-sama?"

--And so he was panicking for the first half of the trip.
I feel like I somehow did a bad thing.

"Are you alright?"
"Yeah sorry for troubling you...."

After drinking a jug of ale, he changed back to his dandy calm state.

"S-so, are you going to Teacher's forge in Bolhart city?"
"Yes, there's that too.... I've got my hands on some God Metal (Orichalcon), so I plan to present them to Dohar-shi."
"God Metal (Orichalcon)? The one manufactured by High Elves-sama?"

I wonder if it's known as something High Elves created?
Even without High Elves, you can manufacture them as long as you have some philosopher's stone and high level skills.
In fact, I can manufacture them just fine.

"No, I got it from a little connection of mine."
"Beautiful.... So this is God Metal (Orichalcon). The ultimate metal used to create sacred treasures."

I showed him an Orichalcon Ingot while saying so, and then Galhar-shi muttered alone like he was thinking hard.

"If we have this, then teacher will surely....Jojori...."









Previous Chapter

14-13. Territory of Duke Oyugock (2)

 

Satou's here. I like my barbecue medium rather than rare. I thought anything but well-done was impossible when I was small, but it seems my way of thinking changed with my age.


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"Here's the barbecue."
"We've put some vegetables too."

Arisa and Hikaru presented me a plate with some food.
Before my eyes, Lulu and the participants of the cooking contest are currently grilling the barbecue like they're competing while treating the meeting participants in this barbecue meeting.

"Are you still worried about it?"
"What is it about?"

Arisa and Hikaru exchanged words while taking seats besides me.

"There's a loli girl eating meat between Pochi and Tama right?"
"The girl in high spirit who's really enjoying herself is it."
"Right that's her, that girl is 80 year old you see."
"Hmm, and?"

Is there any problem, Hikaru said while looking puzzled.

"'And', aren't your reaction too light to see someone who looks 70 younger than she is?"
"I mean, since she's a level 50 saintess, it's not strange for the country to assist her in prolonging her life isn't it. Looking at her skill composition, she probably can use Prayer magic too."

Prayer magic is a magic that can grant every kind of wish, its user is extremely rare.

According to Hikaru, there was a time where the user even successfully revived someone.
However, the criteria for the prayer magic to be granted by the god is unsettled, the combination of the praying clergyman and the granting god and the situation seem to be changing.
It'll be hard for the wish to be granted if you keep asking for the same thing or something selfish.

"By assist-- you mean something like the 『Rejuvenation Medicine』?"
"Un, that's right. Most Selbira explorers don't do it, but explorers in Saga Empire regularly get ahold of several pieces of Blood Beads every month from the [Bloodsucking Labyrinth], so it's not something that rare."

Yet I think they're not circulating in the market.

When I asked about it to Hikaru, she said, "One of the beads only rejuvenates several years of your life. Maybe the nobles of Saga Empire bought them all up?"
During the time when Hikaru was excessively hunting the [Rejuvenation Medicine], she often disputed with the retainers of the lineage nobles too it seems.

Come to think of it, the pope of Holy State Parion was youthful even though he was 150 year old.
I wonder if he's keeping his youth using [Rejuvenation Medicine] and [Prayer Magic]?

"So, what's the relationship between that loli girl's rejuvenation and Satou's listlessness?"
"That's--"

I stop Arisa who was going to answer Hikaru and talk about it myself.

"I've ended up reviving someone who should have died a natural death."
"Hmm? It was before she died right? Prolonging your life with [Rejuvenation Medicine] was normal during my nation founding time you know?"

From Hikaru's perspective, it doesn't seem to be different than healing a sick person with magic potion.
However, that's not the problem here.

"Even though the person herself had accepted her death, I acted contrary to that and kept her alive out of my selfishness."

It was before her death to be exact, but there's no mistake that I had twisted the Head Miko's will.

"But, you know."

Hikaru pats my head.
It seems I've lowered my head due to the remorse before I realized it.

"The person herself looks really happy you see?"

Arisa pushed her flat chest to my head, and turned my head toward the venue.
There's the figure of loli Head Miko happily racing toward a whole roasted haired cow together with Pochi and Tama at the place where Arisa is pointing at.

"Wait, Arisa. I was about raise my affection level, don't steal the march."
"Fuffuun, first come first served!"

Affection....

"Moreover, it seems Satou regards life span as a sacred thing, but isn't that the sense of value from earth?"
"--What do you mean?"

I don't think that I regard it as sacred though....

"Life is absolute on earth. There's no human who doesn't die after all, things like human clone and copying consciousness to a computer to prolong life only exist in SF type literary works right."

I agree with Hikaru.
It's natural for living creatures to die a natural death.

"However, it's different in another world (here). Even if we regard the eternally living immortals, or elves who live a long seemingly-eternal live as special cases, there are many fairykins who live for thousands of years, and there are even normal humans who live for hundreds of years by continuing consuming Rejuvenation Medicine."

--The sense of value is different from the earth's because the premise is different.

It seems that's what Hikaru wanted to say.

"Besides, I know that there's an preconception of someone forcing someone else to keep living against their will on earth, but isn't it different in this case."
"That's right. There are probably not a lot of people who would refuse getting rejuvenated to their young body, though there are probably going to be a lot who would if they have to keep living in their aged body."
"Even if there's some, it's probably due to religious reason right?"
"Yeah, like refusal of blood donation or something."

I wonder how is the doctrine of Tenion Temple?

"Master~?"
"We've brought the most delicious meat nodesu!"

Tama and Pochi brought a bulging steak on a large plate.
Together with loli Head Miko.

"Satou-san, are you not feeling well?"

The Head Miko who totteringly walked to me, climbed on my lap and peeked at my face.

"He's worried as to whether he has obstructed Lily's natural death."
"--Obstructed?"

Hearing Arisa, loli Head Miko looked puzzled.

"Ah.... The words from that time is it? You're cruel--"

Loli Head Miko swelled her cheeks and glared at me.
As I thought, what I did was just imposing my hypocrisy....

"Telling everyone about my embarrassing words like this!"
"--Eh?"

What does she mean?

"I was just slightly enraptured by the situation. Being embraced by a gentleman who had good will during your death's bed, wouldn't that tickle your maiden's heart?"

--Head Miko-san?

"I understand!"
"Ah, nothing you can do about that."

Arisa and Hikaru also agreed.

"...Do you not hold a grudge?"
"Ara? I had conveyed my gratitude that day though?"

It did feel like she said, "Thank you, Nanashi-san."

"There is no falsehood in my words that day. Furthermore, I'm even more thankful now."

Loli Head Miko sits on my lap and stretches her hands toward the sun.

"Being young is wonderful. I can freely move my arms and legs, my joints aren't aching too. I can run without running out of breath, I can immediately stand up when I sit. I can even eat again the meat dish that I liked. Moreover! I had completely forgotten that food have such rich flavors."

The Head Miko's smile that won't lose to the sun is dazzling.
Although there's a feeling like she's trying to cheer me up, there is no fabrication in that smile.

"Right now, I'm really happy you know? That's why please don't look so gloomy okay?"

I was feeling gloomy until just a while ago, but I felt as if her smile washed that away.
As expected of Saintess-sama.

"But, where did Master and Lily get acquainted?"

Arisa talked like she was a wife probing her husband's affair.

"I think it was in Tenion Temple's sanctuary?"

Since loli Head Miko looked troubled, I told them that we met for the first time during Sera's revival through the [Revival Artifact].
I've talked about it with Arisa before, and Hikaru seems to know the existence of the [Revival Artifact], there should be no problem.
In addition, Tama and Pochi have gone to refill the emptied platter, so they're not here right now.

"Even though we talked a lot, we had only met three times huh."

My interaction with Head Miko-san can be counted with one hand, but the times I had with her were comfortable.
As for the reason why I was so upset when she was dying, I don't know whether it was because I didn't want to lose those comfortable times, or because I saw the death of my companion on her.

During that time, I felt a mysterious uneasiness in my mind, "I can't let this person to die here."
I don't have [Foresight] or [Prediction] skills, but when I think about it in hindsight, there's no doubt that my uneasiness was the reason why I denied her death.

"Now now, let's end the difficult talk. Satou-san, let's enjoy the barbecue meeting with everyone!"
"Yes, let's go."

While holding Loli Head Miko, I go to the venue together with Arisa and Hikaru.

Let's enjoy today too.


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"--To everyone who's gathered here. Yuu Tenion Head Miko has gone to God Tenion's side."

Several days after the barbecue meeting, we went to the funeral service of Head Miko at the Tenion Temple's cathedral in the noble district.

"It sure feels strange to go to your own funeral."
"Head--Lily-sama, I don't care if anyone heard it okay."

Interposing between Sera and me, loli Head Miko--Lily dangles her legs while looking at the funeral.

"From now on, the title of Yuu Tenion will be succeeded by assistant head miko Neyuna to assume as the new Head Miko."

Looking at Lily who's clapping her hands the foremost, Ms. Neyuna smiles bashfully.

The day Lily was rejuvenated--.
At first they were going to announce that Lily was rejuvenated by god's miracle, but in the end, it was decided to announce that the Head Miko had passed away and passed the baton to the assistant head miko, Ms. Neyuna.
The reason was because there was a high possibility that old people in the continents would flock here to seek for the rejuvenation miracle.

It seems that loli Head Miko is going to support Tenion Temple as an apprentice miko Lily.

Further, the duke, the king, the king's body double who are all Lily's old friends have been informed about the rejuvenation via Hero Nanashi.
Lily's acquaintance during her time as a hero's attendant--the warrior, Mrs. Blum Julberg and Ms. Sebelkea in the labyrinth city--are going to be informed gradually, so I didn't help contacting them.


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"Nana and Nana's masita!"
"Nana, play!"

Nana and the sealionkin's children who are playing with her wave their hands toward me.
The girls are wearing uniforms of Echigoya Firm's spinning mill.
Of course they're not formal staff members, but they're hired to work on odd jobs.

"My, how cute."
"Cute? Miko is cute too."

A sealionkin child who's being held by Nana is looking at Lily adorably.
They look of the same age outwardly, so it's somehow heartwarming.

"Master, requesting the ultimate colored lunch box for the lunch."
"Since I didn't prepare any lunch box, should we buy from the stalls?"
"Masita, sardines tasty."
"Masita, octopus skewers tasty."

As requested by the sealionkin children, we head toward the shop which sells octopus and dried sardines skewers.

"Do they suit your palate?"
"Yes, I often ate them ever since I was small."

Lily who's holding a sardine skewer and an octopus skewer on both hands bragged a little.
She's probably enjoying her return to child's mind.

"Oba-chan, buy me some food."
"You, are you out of job again?　Eat these pickles if ya like."
"Waa, thank you. Oba-chan I love you!"

I heard a deja vu conversation from the crowd.

"You seem busy nowadays."
"Un, the girls who couldn't stand working as prostitutes have all gone to work on the spinning mill, so I got a lot of customers, my waist hurts."
"To hire people without letters of recommendation, Echigoya Firm sure is generous."
"Ahaha, at first everyone gossiped that they were a new fraud."
"You don't want to go there?"
"I can only work as a prostitute, I won't go there. I have some regular customers too."
"I see, then do your best kay."
"Un, that's why please give me a bit more pickles!"

It's the combination of the oba-chan and the prostitute onee-san who taught me about Kuhanou Pickles before.
It seems they're as energetic as ever.

I was thinking of calling them, but stopped since I was with children.

After sending the sealionkin children to the spinning mill, I joined everyone, and enjoyed the singing of Cyriltoa the diva.

We stayed longer than planned, but since we're not in a hurry in this trip, it should be fine.
Our airship flies away while being seen off by the people of the Duchy Capital.

Next, we'll be going to the self-governing dominion of the dwarves.
Let's go meet Elder Dohar in Bolhart city!










Previous Chapter

14-12. Territory of Duke Oyugock (1)

 

Satou's here. There are many things with [Eternal] word added aren't there. [Eternal Love] is fine, but I sure don't want to get close to the [Eternal Separation] words.


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"--The winner is Lulu Watari! The pupil of the miracle chef, Lulu Watari has won the overall victory!"

Called by the host, Lulu who looks nervous gets up on the stage.

I, who was sitting on the special judge seat, also got called by the official to go up the stage.
I'm in charge of giving the trophy to the champion.

Since one of my companion is participating in the contest, I only had to give brief comments on the grading.

"You've done well Lulu. Congratulations for the victory."
"Yes, thank you very much!"

The venue is filled with applauses when Lulu receives the trophy.
This place is a big theater prepared by Echigoya Firm, so the guests should be able to see this scene from their seats.
There are a lot of people buying and consuming food, maybe because they saw some appetizing dishes during the contest.

"Next, the runner up, the chef of Echigoya Firm, Mr. X!"

On top of wearing a black mantle, his body is covered in bandages and he's even wearing sunglasses.
The only people who know the real identity of Mr. X in this place are Arisa and me.

"During the final, he was defeated with a very narrow margin by Lulu Watari, his cooking ability which he displayed up until that time had won him complete victories, it was truly miraculous! Together with Chevalier Lulu Watari, hone your skills and broaden the road of culinary in Shiga Kingdom!"

The host praises Mr. X with an awfully passionate speech.

When I gave him a trophy that's smaller than the one before, the applause from the judge's seats were more passionate than the ones from the audience.
From their point of view, the flavor cooked by Mr. X which was more attuned to the judges is probably better liked than Lulu's flavor which was more attuned to me and my companions.
If Lulu didn't notice that during the final, she probably wouldn't have won.

"--U-um! Mr. X-san."
"What is it, Lulu-dono?"

Lulu called Mr. X who came down the stage after receiving the trophy.

"Thank you for teaching me the point I was lacking at!"
"Hmph, it was you who noticed it by yourself."
"No! If you didn't tell me, 『Whom do you intend to feed those cooking for』 I might have continued making my mistaken self-conceited dishes."
"If you understand that, make more delicious cooking from now on. I look forward to the day we meet again."
"Yes! I won't lose next time!"

Lulu who should be the winner declared like she was the challenger toward Mr. X who went away while raising his arm.

After seeing that off, I gave participating medals and some brief comments to the participants who didn't won the third place.
The other six chefs' cooking were delicious too, but Lulu was prominent even among them.
Looks like preparing a rival so that she won't become conceited is a good decision.

"Lulu! Congratulations for your victory!"
"Congrats~"
"Happy nodesu!"
"Nn, great."

Lulu who came back to the waiting room got congratulated by the other girls one by one.
Then, the sound of rumbling stomaches resound.

The sounds of Tama and Pochi who were being carried by Liza on her arms were the loudest, but my Attentive Ears skill picked up the sounds from Liza's and Lady Karina's stomaches.

"There's still a long time before the meal, should we borrow the cookwares from the contest management to make something and eat?"
"""Ye~s"""
"Yay! Nanodesu!"

Tama seems very happy, she makes five clone bodies and dances.
One of that body is still being carried by Liza.

Unlike the kagebunshin that appears in manga, this must be a type of magic.
I'll study under Tama-sensei and try to become a genuine ninja.

And then, even though I only intended to make some light lunches for my companion, somehow or another it became a barbecue feast with the venue.
Since I had taken some [Digestive Medicine] and eaten a lot of cooking during the contest, I got to only work as a skewer turner, but since everyone was happy, I deem it good.

In addition, since remote controlling Satou's doll AKA Mr.X while doing another thing was quite difficult, I ought to think of another way before the next match with Lulu.


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"We bestow Lulu Watari with 『Oyugock Dukedom's Special Grade Kitchen Master』 Noren and supplementary prizes."
<TLN: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/noren >

During the ceremony in the duke castle, Lulu was given a congratulatory address and Noren from the duke.
I've never seen any shop that hangs Noren on its entrance, it's probably some kind of good luck charm like when you give surume and kombu during an engagement gifts exchange.

The female executive branch manager of Echigoya Firm in Oyugock Dukedom, who came in place of Mr. X-sensei as he was "sick", received the [Oyugock Dukedom's First-class Grade Kitchen Master] Noren and the supplementary prizes with a stiff face.
I'll present her with some liquor for this hardship later.

After completing the ceremony without accident, we left the castle and went to one part of the noble district.

"Hee, so this is the mansion that Lulu got?"
"Y-Yes... That seems to be the case."

Viewing from the carriage that had stopped in front of the mansion, we saw a big mansion that Lulu received as the supplementary prize.
It's small compared to an upper class noble's mansion, but it's on the upper side of a lower class noble, a splendid mansion that look like it's for a baron.
It's located in the lower class noble district, but since it's facing toward the main street that connects the noble-use harbor and the duke castle, its location is quite good.

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, Viscount Pendragon-sama. The gate will open shortly, please wait a little."

A butler who ran from the mansion told me so and opened the gate.

I thought he looked familiar, turned out he was the butler who was managing the detached building of Earl Wolguck's mansion when we stayed there.
It was probably arranged by the previous Earl Wolguck who are in the duchy capital.

Around 30 maids are standing in line in the rotary before the mansion's entrance.

Everyone is wonderfully wearing a maid uniform.
Looks like it's finally begun to spread in Shiga Kingdom.

"""Welcome back Master."""

When I got off the carriage, the maids bowed their heads all at once.
According to the AR readings, it seems they're employees dispatched by Marquis Lloyd and Earl Houen.

"The master of this mansion is not me, but Chevalier Watari over here you know?"
"P-please excuse us."

The butler apologized while bowing his head.
It seems there's a discrepancy in the communication.

Not only the mansion has been cleaned, fine furnitures that are usually found in the mansion of an upper class noble have also been prepared inside.

Moreover--.

"It's amazing! It's completely equipped with magic tools for cooking."
"They are items from Earl Houen's magic tool workshop which are coveted among the merchants. My master would be pleased if Chevalier-sama would use them habitually."

A veteran maid dispatched from Earl Houen house answered Lulu who was gleefully looking at the brand new magic tools.
We're not going to permanently stay here, so I tell her not to bring things like microwave oven, steam cooking and IH cooking heater.

Lulu wanted to cook with the mithril kitchen knife set she got along with the Noren, but since we're invited to a banquet in the evening, there's no time for it.
Lulu was longingly watching at the kitchen, but when Arisa called her, she went to the closet room to dress up while looking like her back hair stood up.


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"Now my lady, allow me to take your hand."
"Eh, um? Is it alright for me to be escorted?"

Lulu happily takes my hand even while looking hesitant.
Lulu is the lead role today, so there's no need to hesitate.

"Sir Pendragon has come!"
"Viscount-sama! Do you remember me?"
"Satou-sama! Please dance with me."

When we entered the assembly hall, some familiar loli noble daughters and unfamiliar young ladies met me.
I don't know the reason why I'm this popular, but thanks to Sera and the princess's guards, I escorted Lulu without any interruption.

"C-can I really dance in such a prominent dance party?"
"Please don't worry. Zena-sama looks beautiful even compared to the other ladies."

Liza backed up Zena-san who was getting anxious.
I think the parties in the royal castle were more flashy, but it's probably just a rounding error of the refined Zena-san.
In order to make her get accustomed to this early on, I'll let her participate in this kind of events more.

"Meat tasty~"
"This meat here is delicious too nodesu."
"Cut fruit."
"Mia! This fruit is a rose, so I report."
"Nn, pretty."

Tama, Pochi, Mia and Nana are engrossed with the dishes together with Lady Karina.

"It seems you add this sauce to the meat."
"The sauce is spilling~?"
"If you put another meat above the meat, it won't spill nodesu."
"As expected of Pochi desuwa."
"Nice~"

Glad that they're enjoying it.

"Did you not know? Sir Orion has gone back to visit his hometown."

When I asked a familiar-looking young noble about Lady Karina's little brother, Orion-kun, I was told that he's currently visiting Muno Earldom.
I haven't got any mail from Muno Earldom since I've been traveling with an airship recently.

"Satou-dono, I've collected the pedigree of the eastern small country group."
"Thank you."

Toruma gave me a booklet that contains the condensed information of the eastern small country group.
I only skimmed at it, but I saw that it had information about the tastes and the ways to negotiate with important figures, even better than the tourist book.

He'd have been successful if he used this talent in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs....

"Satou-dono! Why didn't you invite me to the barbecue meeting!"
"Truly truly! It was already over when I rushed there after my retainer informed me about it!"

Marquis Lloyd and Earl Houen who were usually always smiling pressed me with menacing looks.
These two should have eaten a lot as the judges, I never thought that they had enough willpower to eat more.

"I'm very sorry. I was worried about your stomaches so I kept it a secret while intending to invite you two for another day."
"I-is that so! As expected of Satou-dono."
"U-umu! I'm looking forward to the next barbecue meeting!"

The barbecue meeting is already decided huh.... These two's stomaches sure are youthful.

Afterwards, Viscount Shimen, Viscount Emlin, and even the previous Earl Wolguck couple wanted to participate too, the scope of the barbecue meeting was getting bigger.
I intended it to be a small meeting, but since the invitee had increased too much, we will open the meeting in two days, borrowing the duke's castle open space.
The retainers of Marquis Lloyd will handle everything besides the cooking, so I only need to tell the required ingredients and tools to him.

"Head Miko-sama is?!"

Sera who was talking with a priest of Parion Temple leaked out a voice of surprise.
I had a bad feeling when I saw Sera running toward me with a pale face.


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"Head Miko-sama!"

Together with Sera, I visited TenionTemple, and the two of us were led to the sanctuary where the Head Miko was.
They might misunderstood that I was Sera's fiance since everyone including the princess had stayed in the parlor.

"....Sera, I'm happy to see you in the end...."
"Don't say the end! Please don't say the end...."

When we met the Head Miko in the sanctuary she feebly lied sideway.
She has [Infirmity] condition.

"....You've brought Nanashi-san along too."
"No, this person is Satou-san."
"The child back then....Come...."

Beckoned by the Head Miko, I sit down beside Sera.

"....Please take care of Sera."

The Head Miko's shaking hand puts my hand on top of Sera's and then she puts her own hand above them.
Thin, light hand....

"....Sera you've overcome your fate."

Light is lost in the Head Miko's eyes.

"That's why....Find your happiness...."
"Head Miko-sama!"

Sera clings to the Head Miko who has lost her consciousness.

"""Head Miko-sama!"""

The priests make Sera fall back, and then they begin to heal the Head Miko with holy magic.
Sera wanted to participate too, but since the boost effect from the sanctuary would decrease if people without priesthood participated, she was rejected.

Before long, her condition stabilized with the effort of the high ranking priests, priests and miko, we left the sanctuary.
Sera wanted to stay, but since she looked like she would be a hindrance, I took her back.
In addition, I gave a lot of recovery magic potion to the temple.


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....Life span huh.

I think about the Head Miko's condition while patting Sera's head.
Sera who was crying while clinging to me until just a while ago had cried herself to sleep.

I lightly put her under mind magic [Quiet Sleep]. She should be able to rest until tomorrow now.

I change into Nanashi and then head to Tenion Temple's sanctuary.
Head Miko's [Coma] condition had gone away, so I visited her as Nanashi.

The inside of the temple was not under my dominion, so I didn't use Unit Arrangement, I intruded using Sky Drive after getting near.
There was a miko on guard duty inside the room but since she looked like she was sleeping due to tiredness, I let her sleep under [Quiet Sleep] magic like Sera.

"....Nanashi-san?"

Head Miko's transparent voice reverberate in the moonlit room.

"I'm sorry for the late visit."
"It's okay....You came after all...."

I catch the hand which has extended to me.

"....The heaven has called for me."

The Head Miko calmly shook her head before I could deny it.

"It's alright....I know my own condition well...."

It's exasperating that my experience is lacking.
Unable to say even a word to soothe her at a time like this--.

"Hey, I have one last wish....Take off your mask and please show me your face...."

Since the Head Miko requested for it, I took off my white mask.

"So you really are Nanashi-san...."

Head Miko let out a smile that looks like it'll disappear.

"Please take care of Sera...."

The light on Head Miko's eyes decrease like during the daytime.
I use the same [Awaking] magic that the miko on duty uses.

"Head Miko!"
"Please call me by my name....I'm Lily...."
<TLN: Was translated as Riri before, either way's valid.>

I hold her in my arms and call her name, but Head Miko closes her eyes after fleetingly smiled.
Her life wavelength is disappearing in my arms.

The miko on duty went to call the priests in panic, but they had also fallen from the overworked condition.
I have to do something until they come.

"Lily!"

I use the forbidden magic [Life Force Transfer] while calling the Head Miko's name.
Her stamina stopped decreasing for only a moment, but it quickly began to decrease again.

I took out a holy sword from the Storage and repeated [Life Force Transfer] for as long as the magic power continued.
Aside from magic power, I don't have enough Blood Beads needed for the [Life Force Transfer].

It seems the priests seem to be in a hurry too, but their conditions are worse than during the day.
Even if they could make it, I don't think they can do anything about it.

I've used up all the Blood Beads.
There's no time to get more from the True Ancestor Ban.

100...90...80, Miko Head's life is running out while I'm thinking.

--Not yet!

I open the [Life Force Transfer] code and modify it so that it uses higher grade item than the Blood Bead, Blood Sphere.

...70...80....

My over-abused brain complained about the burn-like pain, but I don't want to hear it.

...50...40....

I did it!
However, there's no time to chant the [Life Force Transfer Rev] spell.
I decided to use a trick. I overwrite the registered [Life Force Magic] in the magic column with the revised version.

...30...20....

I feel twice the pain from earlier and has almost fainted from it, but I get ahold of myself somehow.

--Invoke [Life Force Tranfer Rev]

Alright! Head Miko's stamina has stopped decreasing.
It went back to a fixed value no matter how many times I repeated it. If this keeps up, it'll be just like earlier.

Compared to the Blood Beads, I have a lot more Blood Spheres, but it's not unlimited.

Is there anything I can do....

I recall my memory.
Anything, if I just have some kind of hint....

I felt a weak touch on my face.
The Head Miko has extended her slender hand, wiping down the tears streaming down my cheeks.

"Nanashi-san, thank you.... It's fine already."

The Head Miko who has regained her consciousness string soundless words.
Light does not return in her eyes.

"This...Aged body...Let it rest...."

Is there nothing I can do against aging....
Even though I have the power to overwhelm demon lords, am I powerless against providence of nature....

Can't I do anything but crying, praying for a miracle....

--Is that really true?

『You can't wait for a miracle. You have to make it yourself!』

Arisa's laughing face that was like the sun floated in my mind.

You're right, Arisa.

--I'll create a miracle.

Remember Satou.

I should have a way remaining.

If it's possible to create trees and fish, people should not be an exception.
Like I care about taboo.

--I open the source code of [Another World]. I look for the code I need.

I keep using the [Life Force Transfer Revised] in order to keep Head Miko's life, so the parsing goes too slow to advance.
Don't complain, Satou.

If a cheap CPU can do concurrent processing, there's no way that I can't do it.
If Multi-Core is not possible, then I'll do at least Multi-Threading.

With a reckless thought that's unbelievable for the usual me, I split the processing time.

>[Parallel Thought (Thread Think)] Skill Acquired.
>[Parallel Magic Usage (Background Cast)] Skill Acquired.

Cheers for Easy Mode.
When I activated the skills, the processing became remarkably easier.

--I can make it!

I've ran out of magic power from the holy sword, and the Blood Sphere that has lost its power turned into dust on my hand.

--So what.

I take out a spare from the Storage and continue the healing and the remodeling.

Well prepared means no worries.
I smash the malicious flag and I finally complete the new magic.

"■■■■■　■　……　■　『Generate Life』"

The Head Miko's body is wrapped in rainbow colored light.
I couldn't see her from the light, but the AR reading showed that her condition changed from [Infirmity, Verge of Death] to [None].

"Are you crying Nanashi-san?"

I can hear a clear voice from inside the light.
Hands wrapped in light wipe my tears.

"Head Miko-sama!"

The fastest priest finally jumped into the room.
Slightly later after him, priests and miko rush one after another.

Everyone has uniformly stopped at the room entrance, it seems they're surprised at the rainbow light that's wrapping the Head Miko.
I put on the white mask and turn around toward them.

The rainbow colored light disappears behind me.

"....Head Miko, sama?"

The Temple Head who looked dumbfounded asked like he was bewildered.

When I turn back toward the Head Miko, I see a six year old little girl who's wearing oversized bedclothing putting her hands on her cheek while looking perplexed.

>Title [One who Creates Miracles] Acquired.


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"Are you really Head Miko-sama?"
"Sera, this is the third time you know."

Loli Head Miko looks at the surprised Sera gleefully.
She's slightly fatigued similar to Sera when she was revived with the [Revival Artifact] back then, but  besides that she's exceedingly healthy.

"But, how?"
"I was bestowed with a miracle."

Loli Head Miko looks at me and smiles profoundly.

We have decided that her rejuvenation is to be a [Miracle of God].
God Tenion will likely not complain since it means that there will be many more people who will pray to God Tenion from now on. Probably.

I didn't intend for her to become this young, but let's consider it a good thing since her life is not in danger anymore.
Even Loli Head Miko herself is delighted, saying, "I can pass as Sera's little sister now."

Outwardly, she's going to be introduced to the public as an apprentice miko.
As the postscript, Loli Head Miko is also participating the barbecue meeting happily.


















































Previous Chapter

※ This is not in Satou's point of view. Main chapters will follow after.

SS: The Territory of Marquis Ganika, Later

 

"--This is, an old document?"
"Yes, it's in the castle's library, look at this Nereina."
"Is it a modern translation?"

Five days after Princess Shistina visited, I was called by the young lady to the castle.

"If this is true--"
"Yes, it should be an evidence of the undersea people's existence."

A servant of the marquis house, most likely someone of talent that could read ancient documents must have found it.
If we show this to marquis-sama, we might be able to persuade or even push marquis-sama to launch a full-scale investigation.

I feel clear like a small bird that sees the morning sun after a long while.

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"Excuse me!"

The young lady and I came to the work room of Marquis-sama.
Normally we would have been stopped along the way, but today there wasn't anyone stopping us. It's strange.

This must be my lucky day.

"That was quick."

--Eh?

I exchanged looks with the young lady hearing unexpected words from Marquis-sama.

"This girl is the one who has promptly raised the warning about the matter this time, she's Nereina-dono."

A young woman with golden hair cut to her shoulders stands up from the sofa in front of Marquis-sama.

She's wearing expensive looking clothes and graceful jewels as the accessories.
There's no mistake that she's an upper noblewoman, moreover, she must be a noble from the Royal Capital.

"She's Sala of Echigoya Firm."

--A merchant?

She looks like a noble no matter how you look at it right?

"Marquis-sama. Today I've come as a retainer of Duke Mitsukuni."
"So you were."

Duke Mitsukuni.... That famous Duke Mitsukuni from the time of Ancestor King-sama's world reformation!

While still feeling surprised we exchanged greetings with the woman who looks like she was born in a noble house.

"Now then, regarding the matter of undersea people---"
"It's true! Undersea people do exist!"

I impatiently interrupted Sala-sama.
It's already far more severe than impoliteness. If this keeps up, it won't end up with just scolding, I might be sent to my parent house's reflection room.
Now that it has come to this, I prepare myself.

"I-if you look at this book, the existence of undersea people is--"
"There is no need."

It seems Sala-sama was angered with the thing earlier, she flatly shut me down.

"Sala-sama, would you please listen to Nereina."
"Understood. Let it be after you hear me."

Thanks to the young lady, Sala-sama somehow agreed to take the time.
As expected of young lady! She's dependable.

After clearing her throat, Sala-sama starts to talk.

"After hearing the rumor about the undersea people, hero Nanashi-sama had gone and investigated it and found the undersea city, Nenerie, he judged that the undersea people (Neroids) in the actual site were warlike monsters after he got in contact with them and sealed the site with magic. After further investigation, he found the descendants of the ancient undersea people (Elder Neroids) living a primitive live on a solitary island near Nenerie, and after gathering the documents in the community, he identified that they were former citizens of the undersea city Nenerie."

Umm, isn't it just too fast?
We only started to perceive the abnormal situations half a month ago....

"Is it possible to use the undersea city?"
"It is not. The teleport gate which is the mean to go to the city has been broken, and unless you are like Hero Nanashi-sama who can stand high pressure, it is not possible to approach it."
"Is that so...."

The conversation that's happening between Marquis-sama and Sala-sama feels like a tale from some faraway country.

"--Nereina!"

Called by the young lady, my thought that was flown far away came back.

"I'm sorry."
"It is fine, accept this Nereina. It's a reward from His Majesty."

It's a gorgeous necklace that can be said to be luxurious even for a daughter of an earl house.
Moreover, there's a piece of highest grade Shiga Pongee under it.

Furthermore! There's even a letter of commendation from His Majesty!

"Accept them."
"I will respectfully accept."

I received the letter of commendation and the reward with proud feeling.

Of course, the young lady also received them too.
Because this is an achievement of us both.

"Then, I'll be going around to each village in the territory."
"--Villages?"

I inadvertently asked the question after hearing Sala-sama's unexpected words.
Villages are places where commoners and officials go, as nobles, we've never set foot in them.

"Yes, besides young ladies, there are storytellers who had warned about the undersea people in every village, so I'll be going to reward them too."
"Is it alright for me to go too?"
"Yes, if Nereina wishes for it."

'I promised to listen to your story after all', Sala-sama teased me.
I felt that my face reddened up to my ears, but right now my interest is ahead.

I wonder what kind of tales are told by the village storytellers.
I thought of that while riding a small airship with Sala-sama.

The thing about me getting upset and shamefully crying and shouting when the small airship levitated is a secret.





※ Sala is one of the earliest Echigoya's executives like the Manager. This should be the first time she's mentioned in name.


TLN: Chapter 14 is still on-going









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14-11. The Territory of Marquis Ganika

 

Satou's here. There is an unexpectedly large amount of omens of fall. But those many omens get overlooked until the fall.


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"Dried fish~?"
"They're aall fish nanodesu."

I brought Tama and Pochi along to one of the big fishing villages in Marquis Ganika's territory.
We came to this village to search for fish as presents for people who live in the mountain regions.

This territory of Marquis Ganika is in the middle of the air lane that connects the Royal Capital and the territory of Duke Oyugock, it's an elongated shaped territory that mostly faces the sea.

"Merchant-sama, would you buy our product nya?"

When we were walking along the dried fish racks toward the place where there was a lot of people, a girl with strange end word talked to me.
She's a catkin like Tama. Unlike Tama, her hair and eyes look bad, but it doesn't seem like she has an ill intention against us.

It's annoying to correct her that I'm a noble, so I decide to continue the talk while leaving her misunderstanding alone.

"You really saved me nya. We've been getting a whole lot of fish for a half of month, we couldn't eat them all, so we had to turn them into dried fish nya. Yet the usual merchants said, 'every fishing village in the territory is getting a good haul, the price has fallen', they were reluctant to buy them, it was troubling nya."

When I asked about the dried fish's price, it was bizarrely cheap at only 5% of the price in the Royal Capital, so I bought a lot as recommended.
This girl seems to be the boss of this village, catkins and gillkins people with big builds carry the baggage one after another when the girl orders them.

"Are you only going to buy the dried fish nya? We also have dried abalones and beautiful shell cratfs you nyaow?"

The shrewd catkin girl tried to sell some expensive products.
The shell crafts' craftsmanship were not quite that good, but since I heard that they were the handiworks of widows and girls from poor houses, I decided to buy them all as they weren't that much anyway.
I can just sell them in the inland branch offices of Echigoya Firm.

Another fisherman-like gillkin came to sell some fresh mackerel-like fish, so I brought a basketful of them.

When I bought one, more fishermen came to me one after another to try to sell their fish.
It seems the story about big haul is true.

"Octopus~?"
"The octopus outside the labyrinth are small nodesu."

Tama and Pochi who saw octopus among the seafood tilted their heads in puzzlement.
Of course they're small compared to the Dungeon Octopus that are more than 10 meter big in the labyrinth.
Even those are small compared to the Kraken that live in the open sea though.

While having that exchange, Tama and Pochi stuff the products that we've bought to their magic bags.

"Work~ work~"
"Pochi will work hard too nodesu."
"Magic bag nya! As expected of a great merchant, they're different nya!"

The catkin girl made a fuss when she saw that.
There were many merchants who have magic bags in the Royal Capital, but there's probably no peddlers going around fishing villages who have one, no wonder it's rare.

Then, a catkin old man wearing worn-out clothes appeared.
Perhaps it's just my imagination, but the surrounding people's eyes are steep.

"Hear me! Everyone! This big haul is an omen of the undersea people from the deep sea attacking! We have to abandon the seaside and run away to the mountain now!"

--Undersea people.

Without caring the atmosphere around, the old man makes his speech while scowling at the sea.
I tried searching the sea map just in case, but I couldn't find the thing called undersea people. Of course, I've also searched the seas outside the territory.
There was a lot of monsters, but that was just the usual so I ignored it.

"Bemud-jiisan, we have a customer right now nya. Talk your nonsense to your pet dog in your house nya."

Once the catkin girl did that, the villagers around also sneered at the old man.

U~n, I hate this kind of mood.
I urge the catkin girl to settle the payment, and lead the villagers' interest from the old man to me.

"Excuse me, how'd you like to be paid, with cash or jewels?"
"Of course cash nya! It'd be good if it's in copper coins so we can distribute it to everyone nya."

Even though we bought so much, I only had to pay with 73 copper coins. I've been buying things with gold coins so far, so this feels strange.
The villagers who saw the piled up copper coins made a fuss, "We're having a feast today!"

We were invited too, but since we needed to prepare the lunch, we refused.


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The thing that the old man earlier talked about caught my interest so I moved to the [Return Teleport] point outside the territory of Marquis Ganika and re-executed [All Map Exploration], but there was no new information besides the fact that there was an outbreak of monsters called Sea Orc that I saw for the first time in the bottom of the sea of the continental shelf.
I think being called 'deep sea' even though they're living in the continental shelf is a bit wrong, but I shouldn't mind the trivial.
<TLN: The sea orc's japanese name has "Deep Sea" on it, but the author only calls it "Sea Orc" as the "official" English name/katakana.>

For the time being, I pull one of the Sea Orcs with space magic and check it.
These Sea Orcs are basically a pig with fins as their limbs, and there's a swordfish-like horn on their forehead. Their average level is level 3, they're extremely weak. It seems there are various sub-species just like Demi-goblins.

There is a lot of them, but since they're so weak that the monsters in the sea could trample them down, they probably won't even get to the ground what's with the sea several kilometers around them containing many powerful monsters for them.

Right, there's no way that a world crisis will always be around the corner.

"Welcome back, Master."
"I'm back."

When I got back to the small airship, a brownie in flight uniform greeted me.
Even though this ship can be left unmanned, I let brownies who wish for it to handle the ship during the normal cruises in turns.

This flight uniformed brownie is an airship maniac even among those brownies, he's doing his duty while wearing handmade goggles and flight uniform.
Moreover, it seems he likes to steer the ship with the wheel on the upper deck that's exposed to the strong wind and sunlight instead of the one in the bridge.

Once the brownie got back to the steering wheel, I turned on the anti-wind magic on the rear deck, took out beach chairs from the Storage, and began to check the information in the tourist book and the one I got from the map.

This territory of Marquis Ganika is a long territory that's endowed with 1000 kilometer long coastline extending from the east to the west, there's only a few inhabitable area as it has four cities, seven towns and many villages around them.
There are inlets protected with barrier pillars every 40-50 kilometer of the coastline to prevent monsters from entering, they're used as evacuation sites for ships that are cruising on the coast.
It seems the fee for entering these inlets are the source of income for the territory of Marquis Ganika.
Looking at the map, it seems most of the villages in the territory are located along these safe inlets.

Looking things with the Senrigan (Extra Clairvoyance) magic, the big haul isn't only happening in the village earlier, but it's a common situation among the villages and towns in the territory.
This [Senrigan (Extra Clairvoyance)] is an advanced version of [Clairvoyance] magic, I can view anywhere on the map with it.

I contact Echigoya Firm's Manager through Telephone magic.

『Yes, Elterina speaking.』
"Manager, do you know about the big haul phenomenon in the territory of Marquis Ganika?"
『--Yes, we are aware of it. We have received reports pertaining it from the branch offices in the marquis territory.』

Tifaliza who heard about it from the manager recheck the report once again.
According to the report, the haul is 20% better than the last year.

"It seems the haul is exploding even more in the actual site than the report suggests."
『Should we instruct the branch offices to buy more?』
"Yeah, if it's something that can be preserved dry, then you can buy as many as you like as long as it's not higher priced than the conventional market price."
『Understood.』

I'm glad that she's quick to handle things, but I feel a bit lonely that she doesn't ask about the reason or the storage site.
The preserved foods that we'll buy can be featured on the branch offices in the inland.


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The airship that's arrived in the capital of Marquis Ganika's territory is met by the next marquis and the chief nobles.
This is probably because I'm accompanied by Princess Shistina.

Since this is our first city, I'd have liked to tour it with everyone, but we had to participate in the tea party sponsored by the marchioness until the evening banquet.

I gave the usual snack sets and magic-made glassworks as the souvenirs.
Since Marquis Ganika is a sailor, I had prepared a glasswork modeled after big caravel ship.
It was not hard to do since I only imitated the real thing. I picked it since I thought it'd probably look better than some glass sword.

"Oh! I have never seen such a meticulous glasswork even in Oyugock Dukedom. Wonderful! Truly a wonderful item! With such an item, I cannot return the favor without giving back our heirloom, the Sea King Five-Pronged Spear or the Twin Sea Dragon Wand."

It seems Marquis Ganika really liked it, he told a joke that made his wife and retainers to lift their eyes.

According to the tourist book, the Sea King Five-Pronged Spear that he mentioned seems to have the effect of flinching the widely distributed sea-type monsters in addition to being effective against them, so it's an indispensable item for the fleet.

The Twin Sea Dragon Wand is a magic wand that acts as auxiliary for water magic, it's a key item for using the forbidden water magic [Divine Tidal Wave].
There's no magician that can use forbidden magic in the territory of Marquis Ganika but there's a lot of local water magicians here, so the item is an object of yearning in the territory.

"--Dear?"
"It's a joke of course. I will give my youngest daughter to the Viscount."
"Your excellency, if you joke too much, the snake king will change to the dragon king you know?"
"Princess Shistina is well-informed with our tradition. You guys, learn from her highness--"

I was hesitant what to say back to the marquis who was reminded by his first wife, but as usual the princess dealt with it before I could talk.
The 'you guys' that the marquis said are probably the daughters of his relatives who are in this place.

"Viscount-sama, what kind of place is the labyrinth?"
"Her highness, what kind of music is in fad in the royal capital?"
"Sera-sama, I will enter the temple apprenticeship next year. Would you tell me about the temple?"

When the marquis withdrew for governmental affair, the girls let out a barrage of questions like surging waves.
Most of them are asking the princess but since the princess has no interest in music or clothes that are in fad, they change the target to me so I don't even have time to drink the tea.

Every girl looks so happy, but there's one with a gloomy face.

She's not the marquis's daughter, but his niece, a daughter of an earl.
She's 15 year old, her physique is good and her shoulder-length hair leaves a lively impression. Her level is 10, her skills are [Water Magic], [Ship Handling], and [Etiquette].

"Nereina-sama, are the sweets not to your liking?"
"No, they're wonderful sweets that I've never tasted before."

I tried to talk with the earl's daughter in question, but since her nuance felt like she was annoyed, I stopped trying to talk with her in the tea party.


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After the banquet, I've got to enjoy some rum recommended by Marquis Ganika and liquor bragged by the upper nobles in a salon that's separated by gender. It seems there's a lot of heavy drinker nobles in this territory.

When I was sobering up on the balcony while feeling the wind, my Attentive Ears skill picked up a conversation between two women.

"Nereina, are the undersea people really going to attack from the bottom of the sea?"
"My lady.... I do not know either."

Apparently, it's a conversation between the earl daughter Nereina and the eldest daughter of the marquis.

"However, as checked by the retainers, there are many stories where fish and monsters that have never been before being sighted among the populace. Moreover, the fleet of Baron Donsuden that should have arrived last month hasn't arrived even now."
"Something might be happening beyond the sea--"

The marquis daughter muttered a sigh like it was not her problem hearing the fretting Miss Nereina.

Fumu, distribution huh.... I didn't check that.
I saw it on the map, but since I didn't know the previous information, I don't really know.

It seems interesting, maybe I should check it out a bit.

"--Tama."
"You called~?"

I didn't think that she would really come.

"Was the dinner good?"
"Ganika Shrimp was delicious~"

Tama who's in dress lets out a smile.
For today's banquet, I went with not only the princess but everyone including the beastkin girls.

"I see, I'd like you to do a little something--"
"Don't worry be happy~?"

A while after Tama had disappeared, several people came to the balcony.
I asked Tama to call Liza, Pochi, Nana, and Zena-san here.

"I'm sorry to interrupt you during the pleasant banquet, but I'd like you to gather some information in the town."
"Understood, Master. Awaiting your order."

Liza consented to my sudden request.
I want to know whether the conversation earlier is true.

"I'd like you to gather information from the sailors in the town's bar."
"Understood."
"Aye aye~"
"Roger nanodesu."
"Yes, Master."
"I-I'll do my best!"

Liza with Zena-san, Pochi with Nana, I open a gate to the nearby harbor for them to go investigate in groups.
Of course, they've changed to plain clothes.

I felt a bit hesitant sending them to harbor bar filled with rowdy people inside, but these girls should be able to repel some sexually harassing drunkards now. I hope they're careful not to overdo it at least.

"What about Tama~?"
"Tama has a special mission."
"Nin nin~"

Ninja has ninja's work to do.

"Leaving us behind, I can't let that happen!"
"Nn, same."

After Tama disappeared, Arisa and Mia appeared through teleportation.

"I've never intended to leave you behind. Arisa is to gather intelligence from Miss Nereina together with Sera, Mia is going with me to intrude the library and check the old documents there."

I should ask the marquis directly after checking for a bit.

"Eh~, I want to go with Master too."
"Then once Sera's investigation is over, ,contact me with [Telephone] and I'll summon you here."
"Can't be helped. Since Arisa-chan is a nice woman, I'll give you an okay."

It'd have left a good impression if she didn't click and wink in the end....


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"Mia, please check the books with chains over there. I'll look them all from the other side in turns."
"Nn, okay."

Once we arrived in the dark library through space magic, we immediately began the investigation.
I granted Mia with the dark magic's [Night Vision].

Looking up the book straightforwardly would be troublesome, so I put the books along with the shelves into my Storage and then searched the keywords [Undersea People], [Ravine], and [Disaster].
Even though I had checked half of the ten shelves, I couldn't find anything that matched them.

『Master, we've completed the inquiry.』
"Okay, I'll summon you here."

Sera is still with Miss Nereina and the marquis's daughters, so I only summon Arisa.

"Sera is still talking with Nee-tan and the others, so she stayed behind. Undersea people sounds like the prophecies of Nostradamus doesn't it. According to the marquis's daughters, there wasn't any story about whether the undersea people really attacked in the history books of the marquis house."

I see, it seems to be a so-called folklore huh.
According to the four people who investigated the town, one of the rumor circulating among the drunkard seems to be [Undersea people are attacking].

According to Tama who investigated the fishing village, fish that were usually only seen in the offshore getting caught on coastal waters, and a lot of cases where strong monsters rampaging on the coast seem to be true.

"Found."

Mia muttered.
The words [Undersea people] are certainly on the place where her fingers are pointing.


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"Hey, do they really exist?"
"Who knows, they may be if the thing written in that book is true."

I shrug my shoulder to Arisa's question.

These are written in the book that Mia found--.

『The ground shook like it was the beginning of the world continued on, people profited from the dried up sea taking the sea products by hands, killing sea monsters that couldn't move on the ground, getting  their hands on seemingly inexhaustible magic cores.』

The tide abating after an earthquake happened in my former world too.

『Such blessings didn't last long, from beyond the parched sea as the abominable inhabitants of the undersea city Nenerie came attacking. Without even getting the chance to name the undersea people, the people of the fishing villages were bitten from the head to toe, devoured.』

I feel that it's an allegory of tsunami, but I also feel that it's a written work by a reincarnated person who's into Ctulhu myth.

『However, the cruelty of the undersea people didn't last long. The king of Ganika that was bestowed the Sea King Five-pronged Spear from the god drove away the undersea people from the shore, the queen carrying the Twin Sea Dragon Wand pushed away the undersea people to beyond the ravine.』

It seems the territory of Marquis Ganika was an independent kingdom in old days.
I'd probably have to find the Sea King Five-Pronged Spear and the Twin Sea Dragon Long Wand and avert the crisis if this were an RPG, but since it's troublesome, I won't ask the marquis to lend them to me.

--With that information, I came to the sky above the place where the Sea Orcs are.

Written in the book that Mia found, during that time, there was a large quantity of eaten corpses of Sea Orcs getting washed ashore.
I've only brought Arisa here after some fierce rock-paper-scissor matches.

"Then, let's go."

I pick [Sea Divide] from the Magic Column and execute it.
The MP consumption is high for an advanced magic.

The seawater got pushed aside, and a perpendicular water hole several kilometer big in radius appeared.

"Uoooo, are you some kind of prophet!"

Arisa who's surprised hugs my head.
It seems she doesn't have enough leeway to sexually harass me today.

Ignoring the group of Sea Orcs who are floundering on the dried bottom of the sea, I move with Sky Drive.
Since I am the point of the Sea Divide, the divided part moves with me.

Sometimes there were tasty looking level 30 and above monsters scattered about, Arisa defeated them with her space magic.
Maybe I should have brought Mia who needs more experience points to level up.

After a while, we met a vertical cliff that looked like an ocean trench.
When we descended a bit, the radar's scope narrowed down. The trench seems to be of another map.

After executing All Map Exploration from the magic column, I see that the bottom of the trench is the [Undersea City of Nenerie].
Moreover, there are several tens of thousands of monsters called [Neroid] inside the city. <TLN: Yes, Neroid, not Nereid.>
Around 30% of those monsters have the condition of [Hunger] or [Starvation].

Perhaps in the near future, these Neroids would attack the group of Sea Orcs and might even reach the shore while chasing after them.

However, that will never happen.

Because--.


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"It's nice isn't it, finding another place to level up besides the labyrinth."
"That's right. They're too weak for Arisa and the others, but they should be good matches for Zena-san and the others' training."

I've completely enclosed them with space magic, so the Neroids won't be able to escape from the undersea city.
We tried to get in contact with them since they're called [Undersea People] for once even though they're monsters, but since they came attacking us with the intention to eat even without looking at us, we changed the objective to annihilation.
I also didn't get language skill, it didn't seem like we could converse.

Getting to tour and explore the undersea city while leveling up Zena-san and the others' levels is quite the bargain.
Along the way, I threw Sea Orcs that Arisa had defeated and unappetizing insect type monsters, so they shouldn't be annihilated due to starvation.

Nothing's happening in the world today too--.

There's no way that world crisis happens often.











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