Next day.

Just like yesterday, me, Saria, and Al were eating a little late lunch at the inn.

By the way, Olga-chan and Zora, and Rurune that was taken by Olga-chan, were visiting
the orphanage again.

Apparently, when they went to the orphanage with Saria yesterday, it seems that they
promised to play today as well. For Olga-chan, I’m glad she made friends who are close
to her age. Zora seems to have become accustomed to it without being scared by the
children.

However, I don’t know how Rurune will be treated.

When I was eating a meal, Al opened her mouth as if she suddenly remembered.

“That’s right, we touch on the subject yesterday a little, but has Seiichi and Saria
accepted a request?”

“Eh?”

“Request?”

When I involuntarily tilt my head, Al continues with a slight dismay.

“Well, I haven’t received much requests because I’ve been busy lately, but more than
that, Seiichi and the others don’t seem to be accepting requests…”

“Nn, I went to Claire-san’s orphanage yesterday, but it was not a request…”

That being said, after I took the exam to register at the guild, I don’t remember receiving
a decent request.
…I’ve completely forgotten it, or something…

I originally registered at the guild, to collect information about Kannazuki-senpai and

the others, and I just wanted something that’s like an ID card, so I don’t have any
particular enthusiasm for a request.

“Even though Seiichi and Saria were able to make a lot of customers at the time of their
exam, it doesn’t make any sense…”

“Ah, ahaha…”

I have no words to return.

In the exam when registering for the guild, Saria took care of the children at the
orphanage, and I was asked to take Milk-chan on a walk at Adriana’s house, but thanks
to the mutual satisfaction of the clients, as Al said, we supposed to have been able to
receive regular requests from them as our customer.

However, I became a teacher at the academy, I’ve thrown the soldiers of the Kaizer
Empire into the sea, and I helped Luthia’s father… I didn’t have time to accept a normal
request at all.

Or rather, when I think about it like this, I’ve spent a hard life, me.

Al sighed at me, as I look far away.

“Haa… well, I knew you’ve been busy. Besides, a request is not compulsory.”

“Tha, that’s right!”

“――――But!”

Even if I tried to get on Al’s words, interrupting my words like that, Al turned his
scornful glare at me.

“Because your ability being F rank is a fraud!?”

“E, eh? Is that so?”

“Why are you twisting your head there!”

“After all, the people at the guild headquarters are only C-ranked and below, even
though they have the ability.”

“In other words, you’re admitting that you’re a pervert?”

“Hah!?”

I was stunned by Al’s words.

Ce,certainly, if it stays like this, I’ll be treated the same as those perverts…!

“I, I have to raise my rank right now…!”

“…Well, S rank is also only for weirdos, though.”

“Where’s the salvation!?”

It’s not even good if my rank is low, and what should I do if my rank is high!?

Then, Al exhaled a sigh.

“Haa… well, calm down. I’m not saying you become S rank all of a sudden, at least get
out of F rank.”

“Tha,that’s right…”

For the time being, let’s get out of the F rank just as Al says.

When I have set another goal besides going to the sea, Al who finished eating her meal
stood up.

“That’s why, let’s go to the guild.”

“Eh?”

“In the guild, we’ll try to find out if there’s a request for work in the direction of a city
near the sea. If we’re lucky, we might get an escort request.”

“I see…”
“So, you’re done eating, right? Let’s go now.”

“Eh? ah, wai!”

I was still eating, and as I hurriedly put the food in my mouth, I chased Al.

***

“Mu? Oh, if it aren’t Seiichi-kun and the others! It’s rare for you to show your face in
the guild.”

When I visited the guild headquarters for the first time in a long time, Gassur who
continues to take a macho pose next to the receptionist as usual, said that with his
teeth shining white. Is this person, really working?

As I have a question that I don’t know how many times I asked, Al asks Gassur.

“Gassur, is there anything we can do like going to the sea at a recent request?”

“The sea? What’s wrong?”

“Ah, actually…”

To the question of Gassur, Al told him that I wanted to go to the sea.

Then…

“Se,Seiichi-kun… to be so mentally tired… what happened?”

“Don’t look at me like that!?”

Gassur looked at me with sympathetic eyes from the bottom of his heart.

“We adventurers are free. But even if it’s that… you don’t have the option to rest, isn’t
it proof that you’re being driven to the corner?”

“Uh, that’s…”

I don’t think I’ve actually been cornered, but since I don’t remember playing purely
happily, I just made a suggestion that I want to go to the sea.
Since I came to this world, I’ve been in continuous battle. I rarely had a chance to play
on Earth, though.

The adventurers around us who were listening to our conversation, also turned their
gaze at me like they’re looking at a poor thing.

“Oi oi… if you’re so tired, why don’t you break things with me? I’ll hand it over, you
know?”

“Seiichi-shi… will you watch over the little girls with me? You’ll be healed, you know?”

“No no, how about getting naked here with me? It’s liberating, you know?”

“Can you not try pulling me into a criminal’s path!?”

I don’t like this anymore! About this treatment just because I said that wanted to rest
for a little!? I’ll cry!?

I wonder how much I appear to be cornered to be sympathized by perverts.

Thinking about it that far, I suddenly realized something.

Ah… if I think about it carefully, I wonder if there’s a different manner of thinking

about taking a break in a different world from Earth.

If anything, my current thinking circuit was leaning to black and being silly.

“Well, aside from their invitations, the desire that’s emanating, it’s really pleasant!
Seiichi-kun, you too, should expose your desires, and let’s take care of the guards
together!”

“Are you stupid?”

“HAHAHA! It’s a muscle joke!”

What kind of joke is that. The Guild Master recommended me take care of the soldiers
in this country.

I involuntarily glare at Gassur, but Gassur continued to pose without seeming to care.
“Well? Is there a request after all?”

When Al stares at Gassur in a stunned manner, she said so, and Gassur answers while
changing his pose.

“Umu, it’s just right, there’s only one escort request that have arrived. As Altria says,
it’s the port city of this country… an escort request to <Southern>. I haven’t decided
on the rank setting of the request yet, but… well, it’s not just Altria-kun, but Seiichi-kun
and the others will be there, so it’s fine.”

Apparently, we should escort someone to the town called <Southern>.

It’s just that, I heard one thing that I was worried about.

“Err, I and Saria are still in F rank, but can we accept an escort request?”

“Fumu, I’m assuming that it’s supposed to start from D rank, but A rank Altria-kun is
also there, so that wouldn’t be a problem. Besides, Seiichi-kun and Saria-kun are also
strong, I knew it.”

“…Well, no comment.”

For the time being, my status remains disguised and I intend to hide it, but I wonder
if it’s been a lot of trouble to hide it lately, or my body is just so messed up that I can’t
hide it… I gave up.

No, I’ve done so many things that I can’t deceive them no matter how I think about it!
It’s too late now!

Is it better to hide it at first so that I won’t get into trouble? I was thinking about it, but
whether I hide something or not, when I get into trouble, I’ll get caught up with it, and
it won’t make much sense.

“Well, that’s why, I don’t think it’s a problem to accept this request. However, your low
rank does not change, and the other party doesn’t know you yet. Even so, because we
will mediate for you who are low in rank, the request fee may be a little cheaper, but I
want you to understand that.”

“That doesn’t matter. As for me, if we’ll go to the sea anyway, it’s only better to get a
request so that it can be made into Seiichi’s achievements.”
“I see. Then, tell Eris-kun, and go through the procedure by all means. I’ll contact the
client, so come to this guild headquarters tomorrow!”

We told Eris-san about this escort request as instructed by Gassur, and after we’ve
completed the procedure, we left the guild headquarters.
The next day, when I visited the guild again, I search for Gassur.

However, although he usually does muscle poses near the reception desk, I can’t see
his figure today. A’re?

When I was just tilting my head, from the room at the back of the reception, Gassur
appeared.

“O—i! Seiichi-kun! Over here!”

“Oh”

We didn’t expect that we’ll be guided to the back of the reception, so we move with a
little surprise.

Then, inside was a room like a drawing room, with a good quality desk and sofa.

…Are they using this? It’s very beautiful, but…

When I was wondering if there was any use of this room at the guild headquarters,
Gassur came over.

“Nice for you to come. Without delay, let me introduce Seiichi’s client. This is Scar-san
from [Scarface Firm].”

Scarface Firm!? What is that company with a name that seems to be dangerous!

When I was involuntarily surprised by the name, a man appeared from behind Gassur!

“Kukuku… I’m Scar. Nice to meet you?”

What should I do, no matter how I look at him, he looks like an illegal trader person…!
The man introduced by Gassur, had a big scar on his face with a skinhead, and had a
body like a fine large man.

Being dumbfounded by the large man… When I stared at Scar-san, Scar-san broadly
grins.

“Fuh… are you the ones who were going to take my request?”

Then, Saria cheerfully raised her hand to Scar-san’s question.

“Yes! That’s right!”

“As far as I’ve heard, you are F ranks, but… I wonder if it’s alright? Ah?”

Scar-san may not have the intention to threaten us, but no matter how I look at him, I
was being hurl away!

However, he is right that I and Saria are F rank, so when I was wondering what to
answer, Gassur opened his mouth.

“Hahaha! Scar-san, rest assured! I vow to my muscles that I guarantee their power!”

“There are more reassuring materials than that.”

That’s right, isn’t it!? He just swore to his muscles, and not to God!?

…No, but, from Gassur’s perspective, muscles are more important than God. How
about that, too?

“Ah… leaving the Guild master there aside, I’m an A-class adventurer, so I can follow
you if anything happens.”

Looking tired somewhere, Al held her head, but she was able to say so to Scar-san.

“Fuun… I see. That’s a relief.”

“Etto… if there doesn’t seem to be any problem, we would like to accept the request
from you, but…”

“Ah, it’s fine. Just a confirmation? This Gassur bastard, I didn’t expect that he’ll send in
sensible people.”

Distorting his frightening face that will make some people cry depending on who sees
it, Scar-san laughed. I, I wonder if he’s a good person.

For the time being, it seems that we were able to receive the request safely, making me
feel relieved at that, and I say this as I was curious.

“Uh,uhmm… Why did you decide to hire an escort? Scar-san seems to be able to fight
too, but…”

“That’s because of thieves, war, and the turmoil lately, I believe? In order to protect
myself.”

Mou~ I’m really sorry, but no matter how I look at you, it looks like you’re on the side
that robs!

Forgive me! I know that it’s just my distorted view no matter what, but at the very
least, forgive me for what I think in my heart!

“Indeed, everyone in our store can fight, but considering about what we’re dealing
with… I’m worried that we alone can’t protect the products. Because thieves come to
steal it even if they struggle to death, I believe?”

What are you carrying!? I think that it’s worth a lot of money for thieves to come and
steal it!?

“Etto… forgive my impoliteness, but what are you dealing with?”

“Nn? That’s… It’s a magic powder that can make you super high with just one taste.”

Guard-saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaans!

No matter how I think about it, that’s dangerous! Coupled with its appearance, it’s the
worst!

Aside from my unsettledness, Scar-san took out a carefully packed white powder from
his bosom.

“This is the miracle powder that makes everyone happy… the [Heaven Powder] ”
“Its dangerousness is increasing more and more…!”

No matter how I think about the name of the powder, it only smells illegal!? This escort,
is it really okay for us to accept it!?

I inadvertently activated the <Advanced appraisal> skill, on the powder that Scar-san
had in his hand.

<Heaven Powder>… A kind of condiment miraculously created as a result of Scarface

Firm combining various spices, amino acids, and new types of umami ingredients. Its
exquisite saltiness and faint sweetness can become a habit, and addicts continue to
appear due to it. However, it does not contain narcotic components that are harmful
to the body, and it is also good for your health if only an appropriate amount is ingest.

It was really legal…! Moreover, it’s good for the health!?

That’s, it’s the same type of powder that is sprinkled on a certain rice cracker!?

Is it also here in this world!? That’s!?

Then, Gassur, who was listening to the conversation, nodded with a mysterious
expression on his face.

“Umu. Because of this product, Scar-san asks for an escort every time he goes to
another city. If the product he is dealing with is not this powder, then if it was the case,
Scar-san wouldn’t need an escort. Anyhow, even if he was looking for an adventurer, it
has to have at least an A-class ability. His employees were also talented people of B
grade or higher.”

What kind of store does he has really? A company made up of people as strong as
adventurers… too mysterious.

When I was terrified by the fighting power of the Scarface Firm, Scar gave me additional
information about [Heaven Powder].

“Incidentally, in the past, one country was destroyed over this powder, it was that
popular, you know?”

“I think we should ban it right now…!”

It may be legal, but its existence itself is too dangerous!

“If they can’t get their hands on this powder… there’ll be riots all over the world, and
the world will end, I guess?”

“To that extent!?”

Isn’t it more dangerous than the Demon God? This powder.

Far from the Demon God, the world would be in crisis with just a single powder, you
know?

“Well, if you taste this powder, you can forget any unpleasant things in one shot… Yes,
with this, all of humanity will be happy.”

The more I listen to him, the more I think that it’s a dangerous stuff!

…A’re, wait a minute.

The Demon God would be revived with negative emotions from all over the world, and
his power will get stronger, right? But this powder makes everyone happy, so no
negative emotions will be born, right?

Why is there such an exquisite equilibrium relationship!? Powder and Demon god!?
Because the other party is a God, right!?

“However, this powder also has a weakness.”

“Eh?”

“I didn’t say it? This powder, is a condiment.”

Yup. Surprisingly, this powder is a legal seasoning. It contains no narcotic ingredients.

No, really, how?

“It was such a condiment, but… this alone is too delicious, and there is no dish that it
can’t harmonized.”

“It didn’t up just a seasoning?”

It’s no longer just a dangerous powder for the appearance of addicts one after another,
right.

Moreover, I’ve seen a very similar seasoning in a certain ingredient hunter manga! If
it actually exists, it’ll be such a dangerous thing!? (TN: Toriko reference)

“Well, the fried chicken and tempura, which are in the recipes recently spread by the
heroes from another world, I found out that this seasoning goes well with it. Also, for
grills and fried rice, and then… You mentioned rice cracker, right? It goes well with that
too.”

No matter how I think about it, it’s the rice cracker that makes you happy in Japan,
right! What are you spreading, heroes…!

However, if you ask me, both the fried chicken and tempura seems delicious with it. I
don’t know if this powder tastes the same, though.

“And with that, in the port town where you’re going to escort me this time, fried fish
has become a recent boom. So, that’s where our [Heaven Powder] comes in. Well, we’ve
been handling it for a long time, but after finding out that it goes well with tempura
and fried chicken, it became more popular.”

“I, I see…”

I was surprised, because their motive was good.

No, I’m the one who’s strange. Because, it’s legal. It’s just that its effect is weird.

…But I’m not convinceeeeeeeeeeeed!

When I was holding my head involuntarily, Rurune, who had been silent until now,
opens her mouth with a sharp expression.

“Fuun. That seasoning, can I taste it?”

“…Glutton, that’s a terrible drool.”

“It,it looks like a waterfall…”

Her expression itself is dignified, but as Zora said, Rurune’s mouth was drooling like a
waterfall. Wipe it cause it’s dirty!

Also, letting Rurune eat such a dangerous thing… I don’t know what’s going to happen!

At this rate, it seems that she will forcibly take away the powder that Scar-san has, so
I decided to move the conversation quickly.

“We,well then! When will you depart?”

For us, it’s fine to leave now.

Tentatively, the foodstuffs and other things are in our various item boxes, and even if
we don’t have any foodstuffs, if we moved back to this Terviel with Scar-san and the
others, and then transfer again, there will be no problem.

“I would like to start the departure now if possible, but… is that okay?”

“It’s fine! Perhaps, are you in a hurry?”

“Ah… It’s been a while since I last delivered [Heaven Powder] there. By now, the people
in the city of <Southern> may be killing each other in search of this stuff…”

“It will not be ban after all!?”

It’s no good if it develops into killing each other!?

“That’s why, I want to go right now. Is it okay?”

“U,understood! Let’s go right away.”

Don’t go making a joke about killing each other with just one seasoning like this! I
want to believe that it’s a joke, but… Scar-san’s expression is so serious that I can’t ask!

―――― In this way, we who safely finished the face to face meeting and confirmation,
immediately left for the port town of <Southern>.

…Please show me the blue sea, not the sea of blood!

“―――― Hand that oveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer!”

“This is mineeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!”

“Uhihihihi! It’s, delicious! Deliciouuuuus!”

“Hah!? It,it’s gone already!? Mo,more, give me moreeeeeeeeeeeeee!”

[…]

The port town by the sea in the Welmburg Kingdom, which took about a week… we
arrived at <Southern>.

What was spreading in this place, was not the scent of the salt water, seafood and the
glittering sea that I expected, but rather a battle royale by the residents here.

Everyone’s eyes were bloodshot, regardless of their age or sex, and they are competing
for the [Heaven Powder] that we brought just now.

Aside from us who were staring at the scene stunned, Scar-san, the head of the Scarface
Firm, who requested us this time, called out to his subordinates.

“Tsk… as I thought, they’re running wildly…! Oi, bastards! Stop them even if you have
to hit those who are rampaging! After that, sell the products that we have brought, sell,
sell, sell it to them!”

[Oh!]

Everyone at the Scarface Firm are, as Gassur said, all strong men, so as I thought, no
matter how I look at it, I can only see those people doing shady business.

However, it can be said that the only thing which is good, is that no bandits attacked
us. If they attacked us, it seems that they’ll come to us and steal it with desperation.
Looking at the scene in front of me now, I don’t think that it’s a lie anymore.

After giving instructions to each of his subordinates, Scar-san turned to us.

“Well… I was in your care up to this time, I guess? This is my gratitude for taking care
of me, apart from your reward. Please receive it. “

Saying that, he handed a document certifying that the request was fulfilled, and also
the [Heaven Powder], which is currently undergoing a looting battle.

“Eeeeeee!? N,no, I don’t particularly…!”

“See you then! I’m going to silence with my subordinates the people in the town as it
is.”

I immediately tried to return the powder, but as Scar-san said that, he went straight to
the town as it was.

“Eh…? What should I do with this…?”

“Ah, Milord? If you don’t want it, then I,I’ll eat it!?”

“I will absolutely never give it to you.”

“Gahn!?”

Even though, there is a scramble occurring in front of my eyes, giving such a thing to
Rurune, I’m scared of that!

I can only see the future of her monopolizing it by defeating all the people in the town
who are fighting!

I immediately threw the [Heaven Powder] into the item box, and I gazed at the town
of Southern again.

“…this, is it okay for us to enter as it is?”

“I don’t know. At least, this is not a situation where they can do inspection, right?”

Al didn’t seem to be so surprised, and said so in a dumbfounded manner. A’re? Is this

normal? Is it the usual!?

Nonetheless, since we were still just standing as it is, we went straight into the town.

Once we’re inside, there’s a bustle that is different from Terviel and the academy city,
and as expected, because it was a port town, many seafood shops were lined up.

…However, the owners of the stores are all competing for the [Heaven Powder] that
they desire, so it doesn’t look like we can buy anything.

“Regrettably, I don’t think we can eat anything right now.”

“There are no people in the shop.”

“Gahgahn!?”

Following the [Heaven Powder], Rurune, who was probably the foremost who had
been looking forward to the food of this town, was shocked again while standing still.
Aside from the [Heaven Powder], as expected, she’s too pitiful to not even be able to
eat the food of this town.

Even now, Scar-san and the others are stopping… A’re, he told them to stop them even
if they hit them, but is that okay? Isn’t the feeling of them doing shady business work
increasing more and more?

Anyway, after a while, the [Heaven Powder] will be transported inside, and this turmoil
too will subside.

“For the time being, let’s go and report our request accomplishment first.”

If possible, I wanted the townspeople to tell us the location of the Adventurer’s Guild
in Southern, but that doesn’t seem to be the case now, so we have no choice but to look
for it ourselves.

Al was astounded at the situation of this town, but it seems that this is the first time
Al came to this town, so as expected, she did not know its location.

“Ah! Isn’t that it?”

After walking around the town for a while, Saria points to one building.
Then, I saw a building with the same sword and shield sign as the guild headquarters
in Terviel.

“Oh. It doesn’t look that different.”

“Well, the guys who belong there will be very different, though.”

“Eh?”

Al said something strange, so when I go inside while twisting my neck, the construction
of the building itself is not much different from the guild headquarters, and was built
with a bar attached.

However, there is only one obvious difference.

That is――――

“Eh, there’s no… pervert here…!?”

No matter where I look, armed people generally look at the request bulletin board,
and were chatting while drinking alcohol at the bar, creating an unthinkable peaceful
space at the guild headquarters.

“A, Al! Is this place really the guild!? It’s not a mistake that we’re at a city hall!?”

“You’ve been poisoned too much.”

“Huh!?”

I noticed when Al told me.

Yes, that’s right…! This guild is normal! That guild is weird! Dangerous, my common
sense has been taken over without me knowing it!?

“…Ah, my common sense and ordinariness have been deprived…”

“What are you saying?”

I was calmly tsukkomi’d by Al. Well, lately, my normalness has been running away. Just
inadvertently.
When we move to the reception desk for the time being, a woman with tanned skin
greets us with a smile.

Her clothes also seem to be based on the design that Eris wore at the guild headquarters,
but perhaps to suit the climate of this sea town, it is quite open and has a lot of skin
exposure.

Certainly, the temperature in this city isn’t extremely hot, but it’s pretty hot. I’m not
particularly struggling with the effects of my equipment, but Al was sweating a little
by the time we came into this guild branch.

“Welcome to the Southern Branch! Is it placing an order for a request? Or, is it a new
registration?”

“Ah, no, we’ve accomplished a request, so I’m reporting it.”

“I see! Then, let me take look at the documents and your guild card.”

When I handed over the documents that I received from Scar-san and the guild card,
the receptionist opened her eyes slightly, the moment she confirmed it.

“Ah, you were commissioned by Scar-san. Coming from another place, you were
surprised by the people in the town, weren’t you?”

“Eh, yes. That’s right.”

“Well, it happens once every few months, but please rest assured that it will calm
down properly.”

Such a terrifying scramble occurs once every few months!?

I’m surprised at the frightening information, but looking at the people in this guild, it
seems like it’s really some kind of a festival. A troublesome and savage festival, though!

The lady at the reception who completed the procedure based on the documents I
handed over, floats a smile.

“Yes, I have confirmed the fulfillment of the request. Congratulations! By completing

this request, the ranks of Saria-sama, Seiichi-sama, and Zora-sama have risen from F
rank to E rank!”
“Eh?”

“Eeh!?”

“Oh.”

As I was surprised at the unexpected report, Saria raised an impressed voice. When it
came to Zora, her eyes were dots.

Rank up… I didn’t even think about it at all, but did we get to accept such a request?

If it was F rank, it would have been necessary to achieve 10 for the same F rank request
and 5 for E rank request, but…

Aside from me, Saria often helped with the orphanage, and if that had been processed
as a request, that would be convincing. Still, it’s a mystery that my rank went up!

No, if I say that, it’s strange that Zora, who has just registered, ranked up.

Then, the receptionist told me as if she comprehended what I was thinking.

“As for this rank-up, Saria-sama has accumulated certain number of achievements
with her help for the orphanage that she sometimes went to, but this escort request
was processed as a D-rank request, so with this one, it turned into a form of a rank up
for you.”

“Ah, I see…”

Certainly, Gassur also said that the escort request is assumed to be from D class.

In other words, because we fulfilled the request of two ranks higher, we ranked up…

“That’s why, the rank-up of Seiichi-sama, Saria-sama, and Zora-sama is official, so

please be relieved.”

“Thank you very much”

“And, this is your newly updated guild card.”

When I checked the card that was handed over to me as she said so, there, it says E rank.
I registered with the guild, and did not receive any requests. Finally, I’m E-rank… it’s
too late though! My body is evolving every time!

“We did it, Seiichi!”

“A,ah”

“No, no way, I never thought that I’d rank up so quickly…”

Zora also stares at the card she received, and said so.

Or rather, I registered earlier than Zora, but she already caught up to me, I guess?

“Come to think of it, will Rurune and Olga-chan not register?”

I didn’t think too deeply about it, but these two certainly has the abilities.

In particular, Olga-chan is still young, but she has more experience than I do, and she
should also have a lot of knowledge about adventurers.

Well, Rurune only has a high level of fighting ability that I do not understand, but other
than that, my insecurity factor for her is oversize, but…

“I am a knight of Milord, so. I will not accept any other requests!”

“Ah, come to think of it, that was the setting.”

“Setting!?”

That’s because, I only have the impression of you eating. What’s more, even if you said
that you’re a knight, you prioritize your appetite!

“…I, don’t even want to accept a request to register. It’s enough for me to be with
Seiichi-oniichan and the others.”

“I see.”

When I stroked Olga-chan’s head, Olga-chan squinted happily.

We have finished all the procedures, but since it’s a hassle, let’s ask her about her
recommended inn in this town.

“Uhmm, this is my first time coming into this town, but do you have any recommended
inn here?”

“If that is so, then I recommend the [Black-tailed Gull Pavilion]!”

As we asked the receptionist to tell us where it was, we thanked her and left the Guild
Branch in Southern.

***

“This is the [Black-tailed Gull Pavilion] huh…”

“It’s big!”

When we went into the place where we were taught, there was a splendid building
that can be said like a resort hotel on earth there.

Moreover, it was built in a position that’s facing the sea, and I can expect its scenery
from the balcony.

Incidentally, by the time we leave the guild after completing the request fulfillment
procedure, the state of the town has also become quite calm, and here and there, the
businesses had resumed.

…Albeit temporarily, I think that powder that stops the economy of the whole town is
really dangerous.

As we enter the building, at the entrance of the building, decorative plants and small
water fountain, and there are also rattan chairs and desks, which were reminiscent of
resort hotels on earth.

I’ve never been to a place like this on earth before, so it’s pretty fresh.

“Welcome!”

When I was unintentionally looking around, the clerk-san called out.

Her clothes, are also very cool-looking with short sleeves and short pants, so her skin
was quite tanned.

“Etto, we’d like to stay, but is there any vacant room?”

“Yes, it’s alright! The number of tourists always decreases during this time of year,
so…”

I know right! I don’t think there any tourists who will come all the way here to see the
people, of such a terrifying town!

“Then, what about your room? If it’s now, we can prepare the best room for you in our
hotel, but…”

“How much does it cost?”

“Two gold coins per person per night. However, we are very proud that the room is
worth the price!”

Oh, that doesn’t really bother me.

After all, the main reason I came to this city this time is to take a break.

I can spend as much luxury as I can.

I don’t usually spend that much money, and perhaps because I’ve defeated a lot of
monsters, I have too much money to use…

“As for the number of customers, two rooms for three people can be prepared, but…”

“That’s no problem, so please give us that room.”

“Understood!”

I certainly used to mind it a lot before, but for some reason, I got used to staying in a
room with Saria, so I don’t care about that now. I haven’t done anything wrong to feel
guilty, and I’m very healthy!

As handed her 12 gold coins for six people, I received the keys in exchange.

“Then, your rooms will be room 601 and room 602 on the top floor. Meals are also
included in the set, and you can eat anytime you go to the dining room, so please use
it by all means.”

After hearing the words of clerk-san like that, Rurune was the first to react to the word
meal, so we moved to the room once before we went to the dining room.
“Wah! It’s wide!”

“Truly…”

We who moved to the room where we were guided, were surprised at the interior of
the room.

It’s not just the tallest room, even if there are three large beds lined up, it is still wide,
and even an amateur could see that the floor, desk, and chairs were all made up of high-
quality materials.

The most amazing thing is, the view from the balcony of this room.

What’s more, this balcony overlooking the ocean, is equipped with a jacuzzi.

The Jacuzzi is a magic tool that is only available in this suite, and it seems to be
ridiculously expensive. Or rather, what a wide range of magic tools. Even though
electricity and science haven’t been developed in this world, magic can do almost
anything.

As expected, there seems to be no world-class magic tools like the TV and the internet
here, but still, this is more than enough.

Looking inside the room, Saria, who also found the jacuzzi, had her eyes shining.

“Amazing! There is a bath in the room! Seiichi, let’s get in together!”

“Tototototogether!?”

“Bah! Saria, what are you saying!?”

Both I and Al opened our eyes to Saria’s outrageous remarks.

However, Saria curiously twists her head.

“Why are you surprised?”

“Wh,why, is it… it’s normally bad to think about that, you know!?”

“Why? I’m Seiichi’s bride, right?”

“Fua!?”

When I came here and she said that she’s my wife, my thoughts stopped.

I,is that okay…? Saria is my bride, so is that okay…!?

When I was unable to think normally, with her face bright red, Al screams.

“Tha,that maybe so, but I’m here too!?”

“Eh? Al isn’t going in with us?”

“Eh!?”

Saria-saaaaan?

This time, Al hardened to Saria’s remark, that Al was also going with us.

“I,I,I,I,I I together!?”

“Yup.”

“I, I… with Seiichi…?”

Al had her face steadily getting redder, but eventually, it seemed that it exceeded the
range that her brain could process, and smoke blew out from her face.

“Al, pull yourself together! If Al won’t pull herself together, then who’s going to
tsukkomi!?”

“Me and… Seiichi… Naked…”

“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal!”

Not good, Al’s not coming back…!

For me, there’s no doubt that this is a heavenly situation getting in with Saria and the
other, but I want to have a healthier relationship…!

When it came to Al, she hasn’t even let my parents greet her…!

When I grabbed her shoulders and shook it to get Al back to her sanity somehow, Saria,
who had made the bombshell remark, looked out at the sea from the balcony and
opens her mouth.

“Even so, it’s amazing! This is the sea…”

Al, who finally returned to her senses to Saria, as she muttered with an emotional
appearance, turned her gaze to the sea as well.

“A, ah. It’s definitely amazing. I didn’t think that there is such a really huge puddle.”

“Puddle…”

As Al gave a bitter smile at her analogy, Saria nods to Al’s words.

“It’s a really big puddle! I’ve seen ponds and rivers, but there is such a large world of
water spreading in this world…”

The impression of Saria who saw the sea for the first time, made me glad that I left
that forest with Saria again.

I hope I can continue to see the world that is unknown with Saria and the others after
this.

After spending a relaxing time for a while, Rurune and the others came to our room,
and we head straight to the restaurant.

***

“““““……”””””
When we came to the restaurant attached to the hotel, we were just dumbfounded.

“Fumu… it has a fair taste… mu, this one is also hard to throw away… Oh, this seasoning
is to my liking… Oi, its amount is small!”

In front of the dishes that were carried and piled up on plates as they are, Rurune
crosses her legs, with a dignified expression while talking about things like any critic
would do.

In such an incomprehensible scene, the employee-san who brought the meal was only
utterly speechless.

Rurune said that she is hungry, so I ordered food on one end anyhow, but the result is
the sight in front of us.

We who stay in the finest rooms, as part of our room service, it seems that it’s possible
to have our meal brought to our room, but that can take a long time to wait, so we
came to the restaurant to fill Rurune’s stomach at any rate.

“Mu, what are you doing? Can you bring me a replacement fast?”

“Ye,yes, right away!”

“No no no!”

I was dumfounded and was just staring at such a scene, but I finally tsukkomi’d.

“I know that you were hungry, you know? But isn’t that strange!? Why is the top of
plate got empty as soon as she delivers the food to you!?”

“Of course, that because I’m eating it, you know?”

“Are you kidding me!?”

I seem to be asking about what is obvious to Rurune, but I want you to wait.

When the dish was brought in a little while ago, she has already emptied the plate
without us knowing what the food is.

Moreover, Rurune who said that she has eaten the dish, didn’t seem to be specially
chewing, and while sitting in a very natural posture, she even does conversation
normally in this manner. No matter how I look at it, her mouth doesn’t seem to be eating
something

If you had something in your mouth, it would at least be hard to talk, and no matter
how fast you eat, there’s indeed a limit.

“It’s that a magic trick!? You’re talking normally, even if you’re eating!”

“Eh? I eat it with my body, so…”

“What are you talking about!?”

What is eating with your body!? You eat with your mouth, right!?

Or rather…!

“You’re the only one who’s been eating since a while ago! Give us some meal too!”

“Seconds!”

“Listen to my taaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalk!”

Refill, not!? Look, at the employee-san’s face! Since it’s super cramped!?

If it’s just one meal, the room charge already includes the meal fee so there’s no problem,
but no matter how I think about it, Rurune’s meals is beyond the limit. I’m sure I’ll pay
extra. Even though I don’t have to worry about money at all, Rurune had better keep
in mind to restrain herself.

“In the first place, you shouldn’t eat it with such conveyor belt sushi sense!? No matter
how you look at it, it’s a high-class cuisine… wait, you were eating it immediately after
confirming it, so I don’t know what kind of food it was…!?”

Due to the quality of the hotel, the food served at this restaurant should be high-class,
but I don’t know it at all because of Rurune.

We’ve only seen plates since we came to the restaurant, right?

Then, while emptying the food that the employee-san brought in again, Rurune
responded to my words.

“What’s a conveyor belt sushi!?”

“Can you stop reacting only to food!?”

Or rather, if Rurune were to come to Earth, she will eat up all the conveyor belt sushi
without it going around to the next seat. It’s that worst.

When we arrived in the town, due to the [Heaven Powder], shops were closed
everywhere, and since she couldn’t enjoy the food, I know that Rurune is happy.

But we were also the same, and were sad that we couldn’t eat the seafoods.

“Wah… Rurune-chan, you eat a lot.”

“…This, what we will eat, is the remains?”

“Co,come now…? What does that…”

It seems that Saria and the others don’t know what to say with Rurune’s eating. But of
course. I’m confused too!

When I was holding my head in Rurune’s running wildly, for some reason, Olga-chan
starts crying.

“O, Olga-chan!? What’s wrong!?”

“…Gusu. I’m sorry, Seiichi-oniichan. Glutton, is no longer a living thing…”

“No longer a living thing!?”

Then who is in this place now!? She was originally a donkey, right!?

“…Gusu. Glutton, became the universe…”

I don’t understand it anymore.

What and how can she change jobs from a donkey to universe.
It’s entirely my mistake of, giving Rurune human food. That must be it.

“I don’t know it anymore, but that’s enough, let us eat it tooooooooooooooo!”

Somehow, we managed to control Rurune’s rampage, and were finally able to start
eating.

Rather, it may be more correct to say that we were finally able to see the food straight
on the plate.

In front of us, who had only seen empty plates until now, such as the clear sashimi and
well-boiled fish, a lot of very delicious dishes jumped into our eyes.

…It’s too scary to say that such delicious and beautiful dishes got empty without
getting into our eyes.

It looks like such delicious cuisines, but there was only one dish that I was uneasy of.

That is…

“A,are… this fry… was the [Heaven Powder] used on this?”

―――― It’s a fried white fish dish.

According to Scar-san, [Heaven Powder] seems to be very compatible with fried

chicken, tempura, fried food, etc. so, it wouldn’t be strange if it was used in this dish.

So, when I asked the employee who brought the food while being terrified…

“Ah, rest assured. We do not use [Heaven Powder] in our establishment. Or rather, I
don’t think it’s used in any cafeteria, you know?”

“Eh, is that so?”

“Anyhow, the taste of all the dishes will be taken by the [Heaven Powder], so… as a
cook, it’s not a good thing to add it. Of course, no store prohibits it for personal use, so
if you want to use [Heaven Powder], you have to own it by yourself. Many chefs also
have [Heaven Powder] in their homes, so we’re not denying the [Heaven Powder] itself.“

“I see…”
The adverse effects of [Heaven Powder] are terrifying.

Perhaps its taste is good, but it makes the cook grieve too much.

But for me, who wants to enjoy the food in this city, it was very appreciated.

It seems that Saria and the others were the same, but only Rurune was a little
disappointed. We can’t just feed it to this guy.

Even though, I don’t know what is with that universe, what will happen when she eats
the [Heaven Powder]? She’ll become a God?

“Nn—! This fish, is delicious!”

“Ah. It’s my first time eating raw fish, but… it’s pretty delicious.”

“…Nn. This black soy sauce? It goes well with it.”

“I, I like this clear soup stock!”

Everyone seems to have found their favorite dish, Saria on nitsuki (TN: fish boiled in
soy sauce), Al is sashimi, Olga-chan is on fried chicken, and Zora seems to like the soup.

There are fish dishes in Terviel too, but I can’t eat sashimi without using fresh fish, so
this is the first time in a long time that I also ate raw fish.

Just in case, before I eat it, I activated [Advanced Appraisal] and checked for the
presence of parasites, but there was no problem around that area.

Perhaps, unlike earth, there may not be many parasites of fish in this world, though.

It’s hard to put all the dishes in my mouth, and I was very anxious, but as I thought,
together with Al, the sashimi was delicious. I have eaten these for the first time in a
long time, but the presence of soy sauce and wasabi is also great.

However, if you think that soy sauce and wasabi are related to Earth, that is not the
case, it was said that it’s a condiment that is often used in port towns on a daily basis.
Originally, it was condiments that came from the eastern country.

Come to think of it, there seems to be a country which is similar to Japan called the
Eastern country, and I would like to go there someday.

When I finish the meal while thinking about such a thing, an employee-san came and
clear the plates.

“How was your meal?”

“Ah, it was very delicious!”

“I’m glad to hear that! In this current situation, there aren’t many customers coming
from outside…”

Certainly, with the Kaizer Empire beginning the war, tourists from other countries
may not be expected.

“That’s why, we were relieved that our customers said that it was delicious. By the
way, are you going sightseeing in this city?”

“Yes. Tentatively, I am registered as an adventurer, so we came to this town on a

request, but our big purpose was for sightseeing.”

“I see, so that’s it.”

When I saw the employee-san nodding as if she was satisfied with my words, I suddenly
asked.

“So, when looking around this town, do you have any recommended places? So far,
we’re only thinking about playing in the sea… If you have any recommended location
of the sea, please let us know.”

The employee-san answered my question with a smile.

“I see, so it’s sea-bathing! If that is so, then the [Heaven Beach] is what I recommend,
you know? It’s the biggest place, and it’s location is very close to this inn!”

“Oh, that place looks somewhat fair. What, is the origin of the name?”

“Yes! It was named that way because it was a sandy beach like the [Heaven Powder]!”

“We can’t get away from that powder!?”

This town is dangerous! No, that powder is dangerous!

“However, that sea is also a recommendation, but for me, I also recommend the lake
in the western forest!”

“Eh? There’s a lake here?”

“Yes! In this area famous as a port town, you can eat a lot of seafood products. However,
there is actually a forest nearby, you can also enjoy the mountain fruits, you know?”

Hee… that’s amazing. You can enjoy both the sea, and the mountain in this place alone
huh.

“Well, there’s a lake in the nearby forest, and you can also enjoy fishing there! Of
course, if you bring the fish that you caught, we can serve it as your dish, you know?”

“Let’s go to the lake, Milord!”

“You got caught with food.”

The donkey got caught in front of the fish.

Rather than that, it’s not just seafood here, we can also eat freshwater fish such as the
river fish here.

All of the dishes served at this restaurant were seafood, so personally, I’m also curious
about the fishes in the lake.

On Earth, rivers and lakes have an image of being dirty, but in another world, the air
is clean, and the water is not contaminated with chemical substances, so it’ll be
somewhat safer. Well, they say that they are afraid of river fish due to parasites, so
they don’t eat them raw, and it’s cooked properly, but… what about in this world?

I felt it when I appraised the sashimi a while ago, but there may be few parasites in
this other world in the first place.

I was perplexed in the employee-san’s words, so I ask everyone.

“What are we gonna do? The sea is nice, but fishing on the lake does seem to be fun,
doesn’t it?”
“I want to go fishing! I’ve never done that before!”

“Don’t mind about me, too. Besides, we don’t have to enjoy it all in one day today, right?”

“…Nn. We’re on vacation, and we should play in the sea tomorrow.”

“I agree. I’ve seen a lake in the dungeon, but I’ve never gone fishing, so I’m looking
forward to it!”

Everyone seems to have no problem in fishing, so it’s decided that today’s schedule is
fishing.

As Al and Olga-chan said, we don’t have to play everything today, we can just go to the
sea tomorrow.

“Just in case, there is a possibility that monsters and beasts will appear in the forest,
but everyone was adventurers, so I think it’s okay.”

“That’s indeed true. For the information, thank you very much! I’d like to go fishing
right away.”

“No, no. Also, if you need a fishing rod, there are also shops that sell fishing gear on
the right side after you leave the inn, so I think you should take a look at that place! Oh
fish, I’m looking forward to you.”

Maybe the employee-san’s aim was the fish in the lake, and when I heard her last
words, I smiled wryly.

After thanking such employee-san again, we went to the fishing tackle shop where we
were taught, and set out for the lake.
We, who were recommended to fish in the lake by the restaurant employee, after
buying each of our favorite fishing rod at a fishing tackle shop, have arrived at the lake
which is our destination.

The lake is not as big as Lake Biwa on earth, and it was big enough which can be
overlooked, but it looks beautiful without any trash, that you often see on earth.

The water isn’t transparent, but I’ve heard that crystal clear water isn’t actually
nutritious, and in this case, it’s good enough that it looks a little muddy. I don’t really
understand, though.

Anyway, according to employee-san, there is a possibility that monsters will appear

along the way, but we were lucky enough not to encounter them.

Well, it’s one of the tourist destinations, and adventurers may have been moving on a
daily basis to ensure the safety of the surrounding area here.

However…

“There are no people.”

“Indeed.”

It was nice to have arrived to the lake, but we couldn’t see anyone besides us.

“Hmm… even if there were no tourists, I thought there were would be people in this
place that’s living in Southern.”

“Isn’t that like, impossible? It’s seems that they were dying to demand for the [Heaven
Powder] that we carried.”

“…They were.”
Al’s words, made me involuntarily convinced.

Normally, there would have been people here, but limited at this time of season, I think
everyone has a choice between desperately seeking the [Heaven Powder] and their
normal work.

“Ah! What is that?”

“Nn?”

When I was looking at the lake, Zora suddenly pointed to something.

“Ah, that. That’s a boat.”

“It’s floating on the lake, but what does it do?”

“You ride on top of it, and you can move on the water. You use an oar, a stick use for
rowing.”

“There is such a vehicle, isn’t it.”

For Zora, who has lived in the dungeon, everything she sees on top of ground must be
fresh.

Her eyes were sparkling like the like which is reflecting light.

“Even so, I wonder if we can rent a boat. Moreover, it’s unmanned…”

As I look closely, there is a signboard and something like a collection box in the place
where the boat is stationed, and those who want to use a boat, will have to put money
in that collection box.

In Japan, there are many places where they put unattended money, such as unmanned
vegetable sales places, and offering boxes at shrines, but I never thought I would see
it in such a different world.

That’s because, the security in this world is so bad that it cannot be compared with
Earth.

Some of them are thieves, some are monsters.

I wouldn’t normally think of doing unmanned selling, in such a world, but…

“I wonder if it’s established here.”

“Well, this is a special place. That’s about the same as the royal capital.”

To my mutter, Al said so. Well, it’s good to have good public order.

When I was involuntarily impressed, Rurune who had been fidgeting for some time
now, pulled the hem of my clothes as if she couldn’t bear it any longer.

“Mi,milord…”

“Nn? What’s wrong?”

When I turn my face to Rurune, Rurune with her eyes moistened looks up at me in a
pitiful manner.

“That’s, I want to catch and eat fish as soon as possible…”

“You just ate lunch, you idiot!?”

Even though it’s been less than an hour since she ate at the restaurant, Rurune says
so. What’s going on with this guy’s stomach?

Olga-chan opened her mouth when she was surprised and dumbfounded by Rurune’s
remarks.

“…I don’t agree with Glutton’s opinion, but I also want to fish.”

“Surely, we didn’t come here to talk. Look, let’s do it right away, shall we?”

“I agree.”

Prompted by Al, we each started preparing.

The fishing tackle shop handled a wide range of fishing rods, from the poor ones which
is just wooden sticks attached with threads and needles, to the latest fishing rods that
has assist function for which I don’t know how they were made.
It seems that the assist function is fixed to the power of the magic tool, and the fishing
rod was uselessly expensive. Anyway, it’s five gold coins. You can even stay in the hotel
that we’re staying in with it.

However, I do not want such a state-of-the-art fishing rod, and I wish I could leisurely
do fishing normally, so I bought a fishing rod made up of decent materials. Or rather,
everyone bought the same thing.

The structure of the rod is no different from the fishing rod that I often saw on earth,
but it seems that the material itself uses a mysterious mineral called <Bamboo stone>
which is not found on earth.

It’s a material that doesn’t break easily even when too much load is applied, so it’s
good, and is perfect for fishing rods. If this mysterious material is on earth, it seems to
be useful in various places. I can’t think of anything I can do with it, though.

The bait that was also sold to us is the standard earthworms, but to tell the truth, the
bait recommended by the employee-san at the fishing tackle shop was sold to us half
forcibly.

As for the bait, it was said that it exerts the strongest bite that is incomparable to
earthworms and insects, but…

I didn’t have the time to complain because the accounting was done in a short time
flow without even me checking the contents, but is that all right? Well, it’s a shop that
the hotel employee-san taught me, and I don’t think that she’s going to push something
weird.

I immediately took out the bait that I put in the item box, and activated [Advanced
Appraisal].

<Heaven Powder Paste Fishing Bait>

“Oiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!?”

That powder appeared even if we came here!? How far can you use that powder!?

Is this town seriously pickled with fish!? No, it’s actually of condiment!

I was trembling by the paste bait I had in my hand, but I immediately realized that she
was there, and I hurriedly turned my gaze towards Rurune.

“Nn? What? This bait. It smells strangely delicious, but…”

“Stooooooooooooooooooop!”

“Mi,milord!?”

Rurune, as I expected, put her nose close to the paste bait, and was trying to smell its
scent and eat it. I won’t let her off my eyes or give her a chance!

“Ru,Rurune! As expected, you should consider eating fish bait!?”

“Bu,but Milord. This bait smells very good…”

“If you eat this, we can’t catch fish, you know? If that happens, we won’t be able to eat
the river fish that you were looking forward to, but are you okay with that?”

“Tha,that’ll be a problem!”

Rurune who received my words, was staring at the bait with some regret, but eventually,
she seemed to have given up and began to attach it to the hook. Sa,safe…!

Safely, as I finished checking how Rurune hung the fishing line on the lake, I turned my
attention to the paste bait I had.

…This, is it okay to use? I won’t catch humans by mistake, right?

When I was really worried about that town, Saria, who had begun fishing a little earlier,
rushed over to me.

“Seiichi! Look, look!”

“Nn?”

“Tadah! I caught a big fish!”

“Oh! Amazing!”

In Saria’s hand, was a magnificent fish with dazzling silver scales.

According to the results of my appraisal, it seems to be a fish unique to another world
called <Quake>, and is a fish that can be eaten normally in the city.

If there’s one point I’m curious about, its…

[Kukekekekekeke]

No matter how you look at it, the eyes of the fish are not good!? I can even hear strange
sounds from it! I mean, do fish even cry!? Normally!

The appearance of the fish, which has nothing to Tsukkomi with, made me increasingly
uneasy about the paste bait that is in my hand.

However, base on the results of my appraisal, this won’t appear to harm our bodies if
this fish is eaten with the effect of the paste bait. The fish is so insane that I can’t believe
it!

Because this fish with distinctive eyes that was staring at me, has its black eyes half
up as if it was drowning in pleasure at first glance, and I can even see something like
a drool from its mouth. I don’t know what that means.

Saria continues smiling as she greatly pulls on the fish.

“Fishing is fun! It’s faster for me to catch it with my bare hands like when I was in the
woods, but this is interesting!”

When she told me that, as I was in the <Forest of Endless Love and Sorrow>, I suddenly
remembered that Saria was catching fishes for me with her bare hands.

As I thought, it would be easier for Saria to catch it with her bare hands. It doesn’t feel
strange for her to catch it with her bare hands when she’s in her Goria form, but… if
the current Saria catches a fish with her bare hands, the picture of it will look very
surreal.

“But, Al is more amazing!”

“Eh?”

“See, that!”
When I turned my gaze at the direction Saria pointed, I saw Al’s figure fishing.

However, it looked different from the fishing that I knew.

That’s because――――

“This guy is also big. Well then, let’s go for another… wait, I’ve already caught one…”

When Al hung down her line, the fish already bit it and was caught at that moment. It
was exactly biting at every cast.

When I was staring at the scene while being stunned, Al, who noticed my gaze, turned
a confused expression to me.

“Hey, Seiichi. I’ve been able to catch pompon fish since a while ago, but… is this normal?”

“N,no, I don’t think that’s the case, but…”

“Right… what’s going on?”

Al was tilting his head, but somehow, I thought of the reason.

Before I met her, Al had a second name called [Disaster], and was unlucky.

Al couldn’t move freely from the royal capital, Terviel, because of her bad luck which
affected her surroundings.

I don’t know the details, but it seems that an adventurer that Al knows has erected a
barrier to Terviel, and it was said that her bad luck was suppressed in Terviel because
of it.

In fact, due to the effect of her title, Al’s luck number on her status was even negative.

However, due to the effect of the item I obtained by defeating Treasure Box which I
encountered in the dungeon of the Black Dragon God, the effect of her title got canceled,
and her bad luck so far disappeared like a lie, and she got a ridiculous amount of luck.

Moreover, that was a story before she went around various dungeons with me.

Now Al, is called a [Transcendental], who was over level 500, so I don’t know how
much her luck status has grown.

That’s why it’s no wonder that her current state of biting at every cast is like that, but…

“Gununu… fishing! Why fishiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing!”

“…Glutton, noisy.”

“A, ahaha… ah, the line is being pulled!”

“…Nn. Then raise the rod.”

Next to Al’s peerless fishing which was unfolding, Rurune is just in a not catching
anything state. What the opposite…

On the other hand, Olga-chan and Zora, who are fishing in pair besides Rurune, were
catching a moderate amount of fish in a heartwarming state that is relaxing to watch,
and were enjoying themselves. Above all, both of them seem to be having fun.

While I was looking at everyone, Saria tilts her head.

“Why are you not doing it too Seiichi?”

“Nn? No, I’m thinking about doing it soon.”

“Is that so! If it’s Seiichi, then it seems that you’ll be able to catch something amazing!”

“No, I wonder about that.”

At any rate, my status hasn’t come back yet, so I don’t have luck or anything. What really
is going on with it? Should I apply for a search?

For the present, I’m worried about the paste bait, but if I care about it forever, I can’t
do anything, so I by no means started fishing.

Once I dangle the line, a special conflict may have appeared in me from there, but…
No, I can’t look at the fishes with those eyes.

When I was enjoying leisurely fishing while staring at the surface of the water, the float
on my hanging line sank.
“Oh, something took it.”

I lifted the rod lightly when the float sank.

Doppaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!

““““““…………””””””

It was, a gigantic fish.

It’s as slim as a dragon, thick, and covered with large silver scales.

Its face is like a dragon, no, a crocodile? Shark? Anyway, it has a huge mouth full of
heinous teeth.

By all means, I swung up the rod in front of the fish, which was bigger than the lake,
and it was thrown into the air because I swung the rod upwards. Rather than that, the
eyes of the fish I swung up were also dots. It has a face, as if it never thought that I
would be able could catch it.

Although I was stunned, I just activated [Advanced appraisal].

<True Bahamut Lv: 10000>

Bahamuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut!?

What’s more, it’s [True], [True]!

But on the contrary, I was convinced.

Because no matter how I look at it, it’s bigger than the lake! Where did that body fit in
it!?

Besides, its level is strange no matter how I look at it! If this is a game, it’s not a back-
boss class, let alone a last boss anymore!? Why is it in such a lake!? Far from being
heroes, there are only addicts of a dangerous powder around here!?

I mean, I was thinking that the one who pulled my line at that time was just a small-
fish class fish by all means!? At least it’s not a caught fish that’s bigger than the lake!
It didn’t particular feel like I hit a big one, but I caught it normally, did I? Since I was
able to catch it without any resistance!?

A’re? Was it easy to catch it because my strength was strange!?

There are various things I like to tsukkomi.

But let me say one thing first…!

“You are, a freshwater fish!?”

“It’s strange that you touched that point!?”

Al tsukkomi my tsukkomi. (TN: A double tsukkomi!? What the heck!?)

No, Al-san. Rather than saying that, for me, Bahamut is a fish which was entrusted a
position like a last boss in a game, and I can’t think of it being in a lake.

It has that atmosphere which it seems to be in the depths of the sea. I admit I was
being biased, though.

The True Bahamut still can’t seem to believe that it was caught by me. What, it’s really
true huh…

When I looked up at the Bahamut, who was dumbfounded in the air, a kick pierced on
such Bahamut’s face!?

“Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut!”

“Gugiyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa”

Rurune’s kick, easily blew off the super-enormous Bahamut.

However, Rurune did not even permit such Bahamut to fall at the place where it was
blown away, and when she came ahead at the place where the Bahamut was being
blown away in an instant, she hit it with a kick again.

“I’ll! You! Eat! For this day…! I’ve been waitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing!”

“Gya!? Guge!? Gugo!? Gugyu!? Gugegegegegegegegegegegegegegegegegegegegege!”

Kick Kick Kick Kick Kick Kick Kick Kick Kick!

Rurune was, continuing to release kicks already with raging momentum.

“It’ll be my… foooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood!”

“Gugueraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!?”

Finally, when she hit a powerful blow to the Bahamut, Bahamut was slammed into the
lake again.

A tremendous amount of water splashes, and we are covered with water from the top
of our heads as if we were exposed to a heavy rain.

And when the water droplets settled down, a completely KOed Bahamut emerged
pitifully in the lake.

“Rurune-chan, is amazing”

[…]

Despite getting wet, Saria carefreely said such a thing.

Then, Rurune came back with a proud look.

“Now then, Milord. I finally did it! It’s our long-wish Bahamut!”

“…”

“Milord?”

“…Rurune, will have no dinner.”

“Miloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooord!?”

To my ruthless words, Rurune screamed.

No, we who got wet… were not fine, but still good.

However.
“Rurune, look around?”

“Fue?”

Even at the time I caught the Bahamut, there were certainly ridiculous splashes of water,
but the boat floating on the lake was still safe, and it had no effect on the surrounding
trees.

However, when Rurune slammed it into the lake again, the boat floating on the lake
got smashed, and the surroundings were in a mess.

What are we gonna do with this?

“…Glutton, as expected.”

“E,etto… Kushun!”

“…Zora-oneechan, are you okay?”

“Ye,yes. It was so sudden, so perhaps my body got a little cold…”

“…As I thought, Glutton is no good.”

“No, no good!?”

With those words from Olga-chan, who is quietly angry, Rurune opened her eyes even
further.

“Ah… I don’t care about Rurune’s treatment from now on.”

“You won’t care!?”

It seems that Rurune have been stabbed by Al’s words at the end, and her movement
stopped.

“More than that, what are we going to do with this situation.”

“Well, if you think about the boats normally, it would be a compensation…”

“The boat is still good. What are we going to do to the surroundings here…”
In the aftermath of Rurune’s kicking, the trees became disordered, and even the
surrounding soil was in a disaster.

“Haa… For the time being, let’s do something with this using magic.”

“You can?”

“Well… when I threw the soldiers of the Kaizer Empire into the sea in the Valsha Empire,
I’ve returned the trees in the empty spot using magic, so it’s alright.”

“First of all, you noticed that that precedent has greatly blown away, right?”

No problem. I’m aware of it. At that time, I did that with a lot of momentum, so now
it’s part of my black history!

As I left Rurune, who turned white as if she had turned into ashes, I collected the
Bahamut for the time being, and while restoring the surrounding environment with
magic as much as possible, we returned to the city to apologize, including for the boat.
“Bahamut… Bahamut…”

We came back from the lake, and apologized to all the different places.

Meanwhile, Rurune continued to mutter in delirium about Bahamut.

That’s because, the entire Bahamut that I caught, was decided to be donated to the
town of Southern.

For the time being, the great person in the city… I headed to the so-called town mayor,
and bowed my head, but in the first place, it seems that it was the first time they knew
that a ridiculous existence called Bahamut lived in it, so rather, they were anxious
about it.

That’s why, I feel more guilty, but when I told them that we’ve successfully defeated it,
and was going compensate for the broken boat, they were surprised but they said that
I didn’t have to worry about it.

As the town mayor, he said that he was thankful that the damages were only around
the lake, even though such a legendary-class monster came out, but since I felt sorry,
I decided to donate the Bahamut that I caught.

When I brought it back, the Bahamut turned into drop items just like any other
monsters, but the drop items are in the form of each part of the Bahamut, and I’m not
really sure, but as expected of a legendary monster, its scales and fangs can be used
for something.

However, since I did not defeat it, but Rurune was the one who defeated it, the skill
[Complete Dismantling] did not activate, and I didn’t get any status or skills. No, I don’t
need it. Even if I get its status, I have no status to display it! It’s not like I can freely create
skills to do something about it!

Anyway, he thought that it’s not a good idea to take all of the Bahamut, but still, with
the exception of Rurune, we got an amount of Bahamut that we couldn’t consume on
our own.

Bahamut seems to be delicious, and I definitely want the people in this town to eat it.

When I donated the Bahamut with that in mind, the current Rurune got completed.

“Don’t be so depressed. There’s a lot of fish that we’ve caught, and Bahamut isn’t
something that you can completely eat. What if I said that we would cook it at the
[Black-tailed Gull Pavilion]?”

“But… but… it’s not aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall!”

“No, as expected, we don’t really need all of that…”

I wonder how many days will we keep eating Bahamut. It’s not curry.

No matter how much Rurune can consume it alone, it’s not like it’s a good thing to go
along with her. Above all, Rurune doesn’t know how to cook, but other people can cook.

As Rurune was screaming, Olga-chan turned her scornful eyes towards Rurune.

“…But, glutton, is without meal today.”

“I don’t wannaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! I don’t wannaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”

She was wildly weeping.

Rurune, a super beautiful girl if she remained silent, was snottily crying without
shame of being heard.

However, it seems that Olga-chan is not going to forgive her either. I think it’s fine for
me, but I changed my mind because I’m just going to spoil her who’s rampaging like
that. It’s nice liking to eat, but don’t run wild.

Rurune kept crying until the end, but in the end, Olga-chan’s forgiveness didn’t come
forth, so we left Rurune in the room, and we had dinner at the restaurant.

By the way, at that dinner, the river fishes and Bahamut that we caught were also served,
but not only are the fresh water river fishes delicious, but everyone was surprised at
the deliciousness of Bahamut.

This is indeed delicious. According to the restaurant employee-san, tomorrow morning

and noon, they are very much looking forward to preparing various Bahamut dishes,
including the ones served today.

We who were able to eat meals in a peaceful manner because Rurune wasn’t there,
returned to each of our room, and took an open-air bath on the balcony and went to
sleep slowly.

***

“Uh… delicious… it’s delicious…”

Next morning.

Rurune, who was freed from without meal, was crying and eating breakfast at the
restaurant.

Moreover, unlike yesterday’s lunch time, she was eating slowly, while tasting properly.

We were surprised at her appearance, but Rurune talked about her change in tears.

“I, I was foolish… Before food everything is equally the same, killing others to live, and
taking… the history of cooking that our predecessors have accumulated in order to
make such a meal more colorful with the concept of life and death, I didn’t really taste
that well, I was just stupid and honest to its deliciousness… Ueeeeeeen.”

I, I don’t know what that is, but just not eating dinner yesterday seems to have caused
a tremendous change in Rurune’s heart.

At the time of the Royal Capital Cup, she didn’t eat breakfast because it was just
livestock feed, so she didn’t eat it, but it seems that she became very responsive to the
forced ban on meal.

Rurune was able to eat her long-desired Bahamut, but her reaction when she ate it
was the same as the river fish, and she ate it while saying [It’s delicious… Now I’m
grateful for everything… It’s delicious…]

Uhmm… I’m worried if she changed that far, but let’s see what will happen for a while.
If I think about it normally, that rampaging appetite can be suppressed.

After finishing our meal for the time being, we are planning to go to the sea today as
originally intended.

However, since none of us have swimsuits, we headed to the place where the hotel
employee-san recommended swimsuit was being sold again, and we will go to the sea
after we bought it.

For that reason, we, who were ready, went out immediately.

***

I bought a swimsuit safely, and came to the sea a little earlier.

“This place is the [Heaven Sandy Beach] huh…”

Regardless of the origin of the name, it can be said that it was heaven, the pure white
sand spreads all over the area, creating a beautiful contrast with the color of the deep
blue sea.

The reason why, I came into this place first is, because Al and the others told me so.

Apparently, it will take time for them to choose a swimsuit, and I was asked to go to
the sea first and get ready.

That’s because, apparently, when going to the sea, the parasols and tables need to be
rented out, so I was here for such installation.

Base on that information, I rented umbrellas and tables and looked around.

“Hhmm… There are no people here at all.”

There were no people, just like the sea fading away from the tourist season.

Well, if I think that this sea is reserved for us, then I’d rather appreciate it.

Looking for a suitably good place, when I was relaxing with the parasols and tables
setup, Al and the others came.
“Seiichi!”

“Nn? Ah――――!?”

I turned to Al and the others, and I became speechless.

I was setting up generally without thinking about anything, and they were buying
swimsuits, but if I think about it normally, they will wear the swimsuit they bought…
In other words, everyone’s figure was quite stimulating.

Firstly, Al wore a pure white bikini that looks great on her brown skin.

“Ho,how is it…? Do,does it look good on me…?”

“E,etto…”

The appearance of such Al while being embarrassed was too fascinating, and Al
becomes more and more red when I was being speechless.

“Sa,say something! It doesn’t look good on me anyway!”

“That’s not the case! But… that’s… you were beautiful, so…”

“~~~~!”

Al turned her face redder than ever before.

Then, Olga-chan called out to me.

“…Seiichi-oniichan. Look look.”

“Is that, a swimsuit? That’s an unusual material!”

What the, Olga-chan was… wearing a so-called school swimsuit. Moreover, the word
[Olga] is written in hiragana on her chest. It’s absolutely the work of a hero!

I was surprised at Olga-chan’s swimsuit, but Zora was also, in an enticing swimsuit
figure.

Zora was wearing a green bikini which was like Al, but she was wearing a pareo, and
was very mature-ish.

“Milord, how about me? Do I look good?”

Rurune is a little quieter than usual, but Rurune who asked me with uneasiness
somewhere, was wearing a shorts-type swimsuit with green and white stripes, and it
fits well with the usual lively Rurune.

“Olga-chan’s swimsuit was unexpected, but it looks great! Zora looks like an adult, and
Rurune was, that’s… I think it looks cute.”

Even though I was raised to praise what I thought was good with my mother, it’s indeed
a high hurdle to compliment a girl in a swimsuit!

To me who don’t have any resistance for girls, it’s very exciting and pleasing, but I
suddenly realize that I am suffering from an extravagant trouble that I am stumped.

“A’re? What about Saria?”

“Nn? If it’s Saria――――”

“―――― Seiichi!”

“Oh? Sari――――!?”

I turned to Saria’s voice, and I was lost for words again.

That’s because ――――

“How is it? Look good?”

“Why are youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!?”

―――― There was Goria in a red bikini.

“Mou, what about me Seiichi. Do I look good?”

“Before I look at you, I ask for an explanation of why you look like that…!”

“I thought that Seiichi would be delighted with it… is it good?”

“It’s differeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeent!”

I thought of this at the time in the school festival of Barbador Magic Academy, but what
does Saria think I am!?

…No, I was the one who confessed to her in gorilla, is that it huh. I see.

Looking closely, I’ve come to think that Goria is also cute!

“Ah, it looks good ZE☆”

“Iyan, embarrassing”

As I thumb up at her, Goria put her hand on her cheek, and wriggled her body.

And then, when I think that her body suddenly glowed, she returned to the usual Saria.

“I was told that I looked good by Seiichi, so I’m satisfied!”

“I don’t know the standard of Saria’s satisfaction…!”

Saria’s swimsuit, who returned to her human form, already looks great on her, and
honestly, I’m having a lot of trouble with where to look…

As I thought, Goria’s figure was gentler to my eyes!

Then, Al, whose face was red, cleared her throat once.

“Kohon. For the time being, why don’t we stop talking here and play? This is sort of a
rental business.”

“That’s right! Then Al, let’s go!”

“Eh? Wait… Saria!?”

When Al got pulled by Saria, they run straight to the sea.

“…Is Zora-oneechan going too?”

“Ye,yes! It’s my first time swimming, so I’m nervous…”

“…No problem. I’m also new to it. That’s why, I’ve borrowed something like this.”

“Eh? That is…”

“…This seems to be a tool called [Floating Ring]. It floats in the water, so it’s safe if you
grabbed onto this.”

Apparently, we could also rent a float at the shop where we bought the swimsuits, so
she prepared a float for two people, and take it to the sea with Zora.

As I watch each of them head out to sea, Rurune, who was left alone, called out to me.

“Uhmm… will Milord not swim?”

“Eh? Ah, just a minute…”

While looking at the sea, I suddenly thought of earth… before I evolved.

I’ve been to the sea, but I don’t have many good memories of water.

For example, if I enter a private room in the bathroom, I would usually have water
pour over my head, and most of all, the swimming class was the toughest.

The guys who bullied me often revert the teacher’s eyes from me, as they held my head
down, and I almost drowned.

I reported it to my teacher that I would die with this, but… the teacher didn’t respond.

[―――― You said that your classmates were about to kill you, but how were you alive
like this?]

[Sensei! If he’s dead, he shouldn’t be here!]

[Don’t say quibble things!]

[I’m being treated of quibbling!?]

―――― I wasn’t able to get the other party to believe me like this.

I think I said something very straightforward! I really cried at that time!

What’s more, the bullies came to sink me thoroughly so that I won’t get found further
by my sensei, the sensei who I told that. I really wanted them to focus those efforts at
swimming.

Hence, even if I detest swimming and reported that I’ll be on a trip, sensei didn’t pay
any attention to me…

[You. You have good courage to try to skip in front of a teacher, huh? As a cross, keep
swimming until I, your teacher, permits you to.]

[N,no, as expected that is――――]

[Don’t say anything. If you had that meat waste, you wouldn’t sink, right? Get started!]

[Hidebu!?]

…This is also the end of me being made to continue swimming endlessly.

If my pace slows down even a little, or if I try to feel lax at it, the reprimands flies from
sensei without needing to ask questions, which caused a very negative chain. Even if I
think about it now, I can’t do anything about it!

As a result of being made to continue swimming endlessly by the guidance of sensei,

and the water attack from bullies in such a manner, ironically, I became good at
swimming.

However, it doesn’t change that I still have unpleasant memories of it.

The reason why I came into the sea… was purely because I wanted to overwrite my
water-related memories with fun memories.

Just being able to come to the sea with Saria and the others, makes me feel more
rewarded than ever.

“Somehow, I am satisfied just by coming to the sea.”

“Haa… By the way, Milord.”

“Nn?”
“This sandy beach… can I eat it?”

“Don’t eat it!?”

It certainly looks like the [Heaven Powder], but! But it’s just sand!

“Good grief… Don’t say stupid things, Rurune, let’s play too. Looking at this scene a
little more, I will also swim.”

“Is, is that so? Then, I’ll excuse myself first.”

When Rurune said so, she ran towards Olga-chan and the others.

There were many things that happened before I came into this world, but I’ve made a
lot of important people.

There are a lot of guys whom I don’t understand well, such as the Kaizer Empire and
the Demon God’s Cult, but I wish I could protect my loved ones on my own way.

When I thought about such a thing, I went to the sea a little later.
“Ah, Seiichi! Here here!”

“Oh, I’m going now!”

While I was looking at the sea, I was called by Saria, so I headed to the sea.

Well, it’s no use thinking about a lot of things in the past and things I don’t know about
the future! Let’s have fun now.

“Then, here I go!”

I ran into the sea, and jumped in it as it was!

“Buhe!?”

However, instead of jumping into the sea, for some reason, I think I plunged into the
sandy beach from my head.

“Peppe… A, a’re? It wasn’t the sea yet—”

Shit, this is embarrassing.

Me who was going to dive into the sea with all my might, dug into the beach from the
top of my head.

“Nn… I thought I had leaped into the sea for sure. Whatever! Let’s try again…!”

I run out again, and jump into the sea――――.

“Fubera!?”

―――― I can’t!?
“Why!?”

I had thrusted my head into the sandy beach again, and raised my face vigorously.

No matter how I think about it, it’s weird! I’m sure that I’m in a position to get into the
sea right now!

I raised my face, and looked in front of me, and I was lost for words with my situation.

That’s because――――

“The sea… is avoiding me…!?”

Yes, as if there was a gaping hole in my spot, the sea beautifully disappeared around
me. Rather, it’s getting away from me.

“Hey… wait! Please!”

As soon as I stood up, I ran towards the sea.

However, at the same time, the sea moves and continues to avoid me.

“Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy? Let me swim tooooooooooo!?”

The sea avoids me as I chase and chase after it. What am I saying?

But, it really is.

That is, if I take this a little seriously, I’ll catch up with it, but if I do such a thing, this
entire sandy beach is likely to disappear with my first step, and I don’t know if this
planet can withstand it… What am I really saying?

However, as I say many times, it can’t be helped because it’s really the only way.

Seeing me desperately chase after the sea, Al who was playing with Saria nearby, looked
at me with half-open eyes.

“…What are you doing? Seiichi”

“The sea is running away from meeeeeeeeeeeeeee!”

“I don’t know what that means.”

“I don’t even know toooooooooooooooooooo!”

What is it that I can’t swim, even though I came to swim in the beach!? Can anyone
even explain this situation of me being avoided by the sea in the first place!?

Whether my wish has been granted, Brain announcer-san unexpectedly called out to
me.

[It has a lot of fear to touch Seiichi-sama, so the sea avoids you.]

“What is that being feared by the seaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa?”

From the perspective of us humans, I think nature is more fear-inspiring and great!?

When the sea breaks on its own, the story of Moses, who is famous on earth, comes to
my mind, but its contents are completely different.

Even that Moses-san, broke the sea with some kind of God’s power or just great power.

At least the sea didn’t broke on him like what happened to me!

“Or rather, I can’t swim even when I come to the sea!?”

What did I come here for? To aim for the dusk? That’s not good!

As I continue to do endless tsukkomi, brain announcer-san reservedly speaks to me.

[Uhhmm… if you want to cross the sea, should I open a way?]

“You don’t have to open iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit!”

What, such unconditional treatment manner. Scary.

“I! just want to swim normally! I don’t care if I get wet, so make it normal!”

[Ye, yes… If you say so…]

When I thought that the voice of the brain announcement had disappeared, the sea
that was avoiding me, as I approached it little by little with a feeling of reluctance, at
last, I was able to enter the sea.

“I did… I did it… I’m, in the sea…!”

“No, what are you seriously saying?”

“I don’t even know!”

I had no choice but to answer Al’s calm tsukkomi.

“Whatever! Then I’ll swim right away!”

When I regained my mind, I floated in the sea and tried to swim as it was ――――

“…”

[…]

I was made to lie on my back before I knew it, I floated without any resistance, and I
was moving on the sea without my knowledge.

What’s more, it carries me in the direction that I want without my consent. It didn’t
take me any effort to do so.

Saria and the others were silently staring at such a figure of mine.

……

“―――― I didn’t say that it was this kind of swim…!”

[Su,such!?]

“What are you surprised at!?”

No matter where and how you look at me, I’m just floating, though!? I look like a corpse
in the water depending on who’s looking!?

When I got up while tsukkomi’ing involuntarily, I heard the brain announcement’s

voice again.
[Bu,but, it will put a burden on Seiichi-sama…]

“I’m just swimming, so there’s no burden or anything!?”

In any world, there are people who move while getting entertained by the sea!

Moreover, this is something that only I, who was floating, can understand, but It
dexterously manipulates the water stream and massages my whole body like a
waterbed while carrying me at a comfortable speed. You thought this was fine for me!

But what I want to do is swim, and not like a drowned body!

I appeal to the announcement in my brain from the bottom of my heart.

“If you can help me in any way you can, help me more normally in the form of a skill!
I’m in the sea, so adapting to that environment, or something like that! That’s alright
with me, so!”

[A,adaption, is it? In my humble opinion, I wonder if even the omniscient and almighty
God is a necessity for you*, the God of trash(kami sura gomi), but…]

The hell, who are you talking about?

What is even trash God!? Also, don’t call me you*! (TN: *the you used here is 御身(onmi)
an honorific or respectful way of saying you in sonkeigo)

[In spite of that… environmental adaptation, is still necessary?]

“Eh, you’re going to ask me there!?”

[Anyhow, Seiichi-sama doesn’t have to adapt, since the surrounding environment will
match to Seiichi-sama, so…]

“Let me be a human!?”

[? Of course, Seiichi-sama is a human being, you know?]

“It’s divergence from the image of a human being inside me is great…!”

No matter how you think about it, don’t talk about me being human. I’m already, a
human-shaped Nanika*. (TN: Something which isn’t known)

I just, want to enjoy the sea normally! That’s why, I just want the ability to match it!

That is, a peaceful skill that feels like a <Swimming> skill!

[Hah, if Seiichi-sama asked that much, then…]

Then, the announcement in my brain replied, although I appeared to be not somewhat

convinced, of whether my complaint was understood by it or not.

[Skill <Aquatic*> has been acquired] (TN: The kanji used “水棲” can also mean ‘living
in the water’)

Not just swimming! I can even live here!

It’s a ridiculous difference just by contrasting one letter!?

Apart from that, I don’t plan to live underwater!

Why doesn’t it feel like a normal swimming skill!?

No matter how you look at it, that’s very far apart from a human!?

To me who continued my surging waves of tsukkomi, the brain announcement raised

a voice of approval for some reason.

[Ah! I see, that was very discourteous of me. But it is certainly so!]

“Oh, you finally understood huh…”

Will I get the <Swimming> skill with this?

I can swim without it, but it’ll be somehow different if there was a correction.

[Skill <Aquatic (no oxygen required)> has been acquired.]

“Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!?”

That’s very far from humans! It’s worse than before!?

This means, that I don’t even need air in the water!? Even fish breathes!

Brain announcement, where do you want my body to go!?

[? Did you have any inconveniences?]

“There are only inconveniences, though!?”

[However… I thought that this would be suitable for Seiichi-sama, who is a <Human
Being>, but…]

“It’s not a <Human Being> that I know…!”

At least I don’t know any humans who can spend time in the water without breathing.

[Well, isn’t that fine? With this skill, Seiichi-sama will be able to fully enjoy the sea.]

“Hah!? No, just a little!? At least, the <Swimming> skill ――――”

[Well then, have a nice day-off!]

“Waiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit!”

Come back! Please! Come baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!

No matter how much I scream, the brain announcement did not answer.

As I was battered, Saria and the others approached me.

“What’s wrong? Seiichi.”

“You, are noisy wherever you go…”

“So,somewhat… Due to the excessiveness of the world, I’ve become able to live
underwater…”

“What happened in this short amount of time!?”

Al, that’s what I want to ask too.

However, the brain announcement had no reaction which is the other party I should
questioned, and I have no longer any choice but to accept it.

“Damnit! This is a mess! I’ll swim to my heart’s conteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeent!”

“Oh!”

“I, I don’t really understand, but… whatever, if you’re that eager, then let’s swim together!”

While being invited by Al, I swim in the sea together with Saria and Al.

Saria, who originally caught fish in the river of the <Forest of Endless Love and
Sorrow>, is also good at swimming and she swims smoothly in the sea.

Al has rarely come to the sea, and she hardly went outside until she met us, so she didn’t
even have a chance to swim, but still, she’s swimming beautifully without any worries.

And speaking of me…

“…Seiichi.”

“Yes?”

“That’s not called swimming!”

“I know right.”

I was running under the sea.

It may not make sense, but I want you to feel assured.

I too don’t even know what this means.

However, I am not swimming in the water, but I can move freely in it as if I were moving
on the ground.

With that outcome, just like running on the ground, I succeeded in running underwater.

What’s more, I don’t have to touch the bottom of the sea, and I can build a foothold just
by the momentum of the water stream, so it’s literally running underwater.
It’s possible for me to swim normally, but this one has a faster movement speed as you
can see.

“Oh, that’s amazing, Seiichi! Then, I’ll try it too!”

“Eh?”

Then, when I thought that Saria, who was watching my movement, suddenly turned
to her Goria form, in underwater ―――― or rather, she started sprinting on the surface
of the sea.

“I did it”

“Scaryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!”

Among other things, it’s the terror of the Gorilla who is sprinting on the surface of the
sea with her whole power! Moreover, her posture is super beautiful! In what place did
she become a track and field athlete!?

Al, who was watching the scene the same as me, muttered.

“…I am, the most normal here.”

“No, even I too――――”

“You’re not.”

Before I even finished, she denied it… I just yearned being normal a little…

When I was enjoying the sea with Saria and Al, I heard a voice from the sandy beach.

“…Seiichi-oniichan.”

“Nn? Olga-chan… what is that!?”

When I turned my gaze towards her voice, a super-splendid castle was completed there.

“A,a’re, when did you…?”

“Come now… it’s just, I could see Olga and Zora playing together on the beach, so I
guess they made it together.”

“So big!”

As Saria said, the sand castle near Olga-chan is, no different from our height.

When I went to Olga-chan and the others to see the castle near them, Olga-chan stuck
out her chest.

“…Nn. I did my best.”

“It’s amazing!”

“…Mufu. But it’s not just with my power. It’s thanks to Zora-oneechan.”

“He?”

Perhaps because she didn’t expect that she’ll throw the dice at her. Zora raised a
surprised voice.

“…This castle is sturdy, because it’s been solidified, by Zora-oneechan’s ability.”

“Hee! I see.”

When I was involuntarily impressed and turned my eyes to Zora, Zora shyly turned
her gaze away.

“Well, that… lately, for some reason, I’ve been feeling better… I used to indiscriminately
change my surroundings, to stones regardless of my will. But now I can control it freely
of my own will. Moreover, I can now control the strength of petrification.”

We’re surprised that she has, grown like that.

“Zora-chan, you’ve done it!”

“Ah, I think that’s amazing. I know how happy you are not to be swayed by the power
you’ve had trouble with.”

Zora laughed happily at Al’s words.

“Then, Zora’s glasses are relieved from its duty?”

Those glasses were originally made to suppress Zora’s abilities, but if she can control
them now, then it’s not needed anymore.

I think she heard that, but Zora shakes her head quietly.

“No, this is… Seiichi-san produced this thing for me. Because of this, I was able to look
at people without being afraid, and I was able to see the outside world without fear.
That’s why, this is, my treasure.”

“I,is that so.”

“Yes!”

She turned a straight smile towards me, which made me feel quite embarrassed.

For me, I just acted on my own, hoping that I could get rid of Zora’s troubles even for
just a little, so I was very embarrassed to be thanked this much, and to be told that
that glasses were a treasure.

When I was thinking about changing the topic somehow out of my embarrassment, I
suddenly noticed something.

“Come to think of it, where’s Rurune?”

“A’re? she’s certainly not here?”

Everyone doesn’t seem to know Rurune’s whereabouts, so when we look around.

“―――― Milord!”

“Eh?”

I heard Rurune’s voice from the sea, so when I turned my gaze toward that voice―――

“I caught this!”

“What did you catch!?”

What the, Rurune was heading towards us, while blasting the surface of the sea, just
as the time Goria ran on the surface of the sea.

What’s more, for some reason, there is an ominous creature on top of her.

It’s ridiculously huge, and its appearance looks like a mollusk, just like octopus and
squid, with tentacles extending from all over its body.

While we are all dumbfounded by the too unexpected creature, I activated [Advanced
Appraisal] on the mysterious creature.

<Evil God: —->

“What did you briiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing!”

Evil God! It’s Evil God…!

Where did she get it!? No, why is it here!?

No matter how I look at it, it’s more dangerous than the true Bahamut that she
defeated yesterday! Because it doesn’t have a level!

Rather, it’s not the same being as the ultimate goal of the Demon God’s Cult in terms
of category!? You’re kidding me!?

It looks like I’m going to loss a bit of my sanity since seeing it, but is that okay!?

“If my eyes aren’t being strange, I think that it’s a dangerous guy as I see it, but…”

“…Altria-oneechan, it’s okay. I believe it’s dangerous even if I see it.”

“Tha,that’s true… Somehow, it looks frightening…”

“It’s twisting and turning.”

Saria. You, really had strong guts! No matter how I look at it, it’s like the end of the
world is about to come!

Then, my [All Language Comprehension] skill got activated, and I heard the words of
the Evil god in front of me in my head.
[…did… do… nkey… donkey… that… donkey… Is… scary…]

Rurune-san, what did you do?

I see the evil god shivering in fear without its own silhouette, you know?

I was stunned as I stare at the thing that Rurune brought… Or rather, when I looked
up, Rurune was floating an exuberant smile.

“How is it, Milord! Doesn’t it look delicious!?”

“Sorry, I don’t have the sensibility to say that this looks delicious! Why did you bring
it in the first place!?”

In response to my natural question, Rurune turned an apologetic look.

“That’s… I’ve caused a lot of trouble to Milord yesterday, so… so, you can call it an apology
of mine… I’m going to let not only Milord but also everyone else eat what I’ve caught…”

“Rurune…”

No way, we were surprised that a word came out of Rurune’s mouth that she’ll gave
away her food.

I think last night’s dinner removal was quite effective. No, I think it was too effective,
but.

Anyway, Rurune seems to have brought this evil god to us with her own meaning of
yesterday’s remorse.

To have us eat it.

“Rurune, you…”

“Milord…”

“I’m sorry, I can’t eat this…!”

“Su,suuuuuuuuuuuuch!?”
No, I’m happy with Rurune’s feelings, but in what world are there people who will eat
this evil god!?

Even if it does look like an octopus… No, it’s impossible after all!

When Saria and the others nodded to my words, Rurune also seemed to have realized
that all of us wouldn’t eat it, so she dropped her shoulders.

“Tha, that’s right… I can’t force you to eat it… I understand. I will responsibly eat it…”

“Eh?”

When my eyes were dotted to her unexpected remark, Lulune opened her mouth and
ran to the evil god!

[Gyaaaahh… the hell… the heeell… donkey… scary… he,heeeeeeeeeeelp]

“Mogumogu… after all… as I expected… It’s good even if it’s raw… the saltiness of the
sea… what is it…”

“““““…”””””

The evil god steadily fitted inside Rurune’s belly.

At that time, I could hear the evil god’s death cries, but… I didn’t hear anything. I
couldn’t hear anything!

And finally, when the last tentacle entered inside Rurune’s mouth, Rurune stroked her
belly with a smile.

“After all, it was delicious as I expected!”

“I.is that so? That’s… good, right?”

“Yes!”

For the time being, Rurune grew a little (?) and what she had done, made me honestly
pleased, that this city had escaped from the crisis of the world.

***
When Seiichi and his companions were having fun in the port city of Southern, Ranze,
the king of the Kingdom of Welmburg, was busy with work.

“―――― The report of this territory, and the amount of tax collected are strange. I
know that there was a poor harvest last year and the tax revenue was low, but there
are no rumors or information like that this year. I will have you submit it again, and
find it out.”

“Hah!”

Under Ranze’s instructions, the soldier receives the documents and leaves.

Without looking at the soldier, he moves on to the next paperwork, but after seeing
the letters written on the documents for a long time, the color of fatigue appeared in
Ranze’s eyes.

“Kuh… I’m having trouble with my eyes getting tired recently… Thanks to Seiichi, my
life expectancy has been extended, and even though I am in good health itself, if I cram
my root too much, it seems that it will eventually break my body…”

Involuntarily looking at the documents piled up on his desk, he blurted out.

Then, the door of Ranze’s room was knocked again.

“Enter”

“Hah! Pardon me!”

“I’m sure you are… one of the soldiers in charge of patrolling near the border, right?”

“Hah! It’s a great honor for me to have His Majesty remember my face!”

As the soldier says, Ranze knew not only his name, but the face and the affiliations of
each soldier.

Therefore, he immediately knew the affiliation of the soldiers who came to the room
in this manner, but he tilts his head at the same time.

“So, what’s wrong? The fact that you came all the way here… what happened near the
border?”
“Hah. Actually…”

Upon hearing the report from the soldier, Ranze expressed a look of doubt.

“Nn? Lately, you’ve seen the Kaiser Empire move near the border?”

“Hah! Apparently, they were looking for someone, but…”

“…I don’t understand why, but there’s a lot of distance from that country to ours, and
above all, they didn’t come into contact with the border. But there’s indeed soldiers
there… It definitely smells like trouble…”

Ranze, who seemed to be tired, deposited his body on the back of the chair.

“Besides… I don’t want you to work near that area too much. I’m worried by the
[Mountain] that appeared. The hell, what purpose does it have…?”

“What would you like for us to do?”

“…Let’s see. If they’re searching for something as you said, it may be important to the
Kaizer Empire. Go call Louise.”

“Hah!”

Once the soldier step back as it is, he came again with Louise in tow.

“Your Majesty, I have brought you Louise-sama!”

“Thanks for the trouble. Please withdraw.”

“Hah!”

When the soldier falls back as it is, the remaining Louise approaches Ranze.

“Your Majesty. It was said that you have called for me, but what’s wrong?”

“Actually, it seems that the figures of the soldiers of the Kaizer Empire near the border
towards the [Mountain] can be seen. Apparently, they were looking for something or
someone, but I want you to see the situation.”
“Hah… but, I’m not really good at covert operations, though…”

“You don’t have to worry about it. In the first place, it won’t be a problem even if it is
within the border, and above all, it’s troublesome when a [Mountain] emerged. If they
get in your way, you can attack. That’s why, take the <Sword Saint War Maiden
(Valkyrie)>, and find out what the Kaizer Empire might be looking for.”

“Your will”

Louise bows her head and leaves.

Ranze sighed, as he looked at her figure.

“Geez, that country doesn’t do anything decent… I want to take a bath as soon as
possible.”

Ranze sighed again, and when he regained his mind, he started his next job.
“Now then, can we return to the inn soon?”

After playing to our heart’s content in the sea, I suggested that to everyone.

“That’s right. I played a lot today, and I was getting tired!”

“Well. In normal battle, you also moved the parts of your body that didn’t move much,
and if you’re not good at it, you will have muscle pain tomorrow, right?”

“Then, why don’t I massage Al’s body when we return to the inn?”

“Eh? Saria, you can do that?”

“Yup! Leave it to me!”

Towards Al, Saria pounded her chest.

It’s been less recent for Saria to do anything, but as expected, she has ridiculous specs.

She can do housework and everything perfectly.

Moreover, it’s even more surprising because she was a gorilla before she turned into
a human.

When I was surprised at the high specs of Saria, Olga-chan suddenly pulled the hem
of my pants.

“…Seiichi-oniichan”

“Nn? What’s wrong?”

“…Something is coming”
“Eh?”

When I turned my gaze towards the point where Olga-chan was pointing, it certainly
looks like something was drifting as if it had been washed up.

I can’t see it well from here, but what is it?

“Just in case, I want to confirm it. If it was a person, that’s bothering.”

That said, it’s about the person who was drifting ――――

“It’s a persoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooon!?”

The one who was washed up on the sandy beach was, one person… a man? Female? I
mean, it was an androgynous-like person.

However, what attracts me more than that was the clothes the person is wearing.

What the person is wearing was… a hakama* and haori* like such, and she/he was
dressed as if she/he had jumped out of a Japanese historical drama. Anyway, there is
something like a katana on the waist.

I mean…!

“Whawhawhawhat should I do!? This is, a person!? It’s a person!?”

“Calm down stupid! First of all, you should confirm his/her consciousness, right?
Besides, you can check him/her with recovery magic!”

“Huh!? Certainly!?”

I lost my mind to the drowned corpse who was drifting, but I immediately regained
my mind, and I activated the highest-level magic of light attribute, the [Healing of the
Virgin Lady], which is the most effective recovery magic.

As it is, the light is sucked into the body of the person who was lying down in front of
me.

Then, a change came to the person who was lying down.

“Uh…”

“It’s alive!”

“I guess. He/she isn’t hurt now with Seiichi’s magic, but as I observe her/him, he/she
is still weak, so… at once, we should take her back to our inn. We can take care of
her/him until after she/he wakes up.”

“Understood.”

When I held the fallen person in my arms, we hurried back to the inn.

***

We arrived safely at the inn, but immediately after arriving at the inn, the person I was
carrying woke up.

“Nn…? Thi,this place… is…”

“Ah… Are you okay?”

“Tsu!?”

The moment I called out, the person I was holding reached for the katana that was
attached on his/her waist, and pulled it out.

“Hah!”

“Seiichi!?”

Al raises his voice in response to his/her sudden attack, but…

“Wha!?”

Surprisingly, before the katana touched me, it bent so much that I couldn’t tell what
was going on, and it became like a kind of sculpture of contemporary art.

Looking at the sword, the person who pulled out the katana opened his/her eyes wide,
and Al let out a sigh in astonishment.
“…No, I don’t know what’s going on. What and how can a weapon be shaped like that?”

“Come now?”

“Why don’t you know?”

I’m sorry, I don’t understand even if you say that.

Even when I fought the soldiers of the Kaizer Empire before I left the Barbador Magic
Academy, their weapons and armors gradually fell apart just like this one.

If it’s worse, he/she may hurt himself or her/his body may break…

But I want you to believe me. I didn’t do anything from my side…!

With that in my mind, the person who pulled out the sword slipped out of my arm,
and showed vigilance.

“You guys… who are you!?”

“No, that’s my line…”

“Tsu!? Wha,what, is that figure! Shameless!”

When I was puzzled by the person wearing a hakama who was being vigilant, I noticed
what we looked like right now, and she turned her face red and pointed at me.

“What… it’s a swimsuit, though…?”

“Swimsuit…? What an incomprehensible thing! Is there a guy who loiters around

shirtless! The girls there too, wha,what is with their appearance!? Outrageous,
outrageous!”

I’m not sure, but apparently for the person in front of me, it seems that it’s her first
time seeing a swimsuit.

Certainly, it looks like underwear just by looking at it. Well, I don’t really feel it unless
I’m told with that.

Such a thing doesn’t matter, but let’s move on with the talk.
“Why don’t you calm down and listen to me? We just carried you because you were
lying down on the beach.”

“I was lying down…? No, wait. I* was…!? ” (TN: She was actually referring to herself as
sessha. And, also I was hoping she was a girl so it’s a ‘she’ now hehehe~)

When I suddenly thought that she fell silent, the face of the person in front of me
turned pale, and tried to run out suddenly.

“Mu-sama…! Ku!?”

“Oops…”

“Hey!?”

However, even though her wounds were healed by magic, her strength haven’t
recovered, but I was able to hug her on the spot where she was about to fall.

“Ge,get away from me, your rude! You… it’s impolite of you not to know Mamorigami
Yaiba!”

“I’m sorry, I don’t know you…”

“What did you say!?” (TN: The name sounds boyish, so I’ll revert to “he” now)

The person wearing a hakama in my words… Mamorigami-san opened his eyes wide.
I’m sorry, I really don’t know you.

For the time being, I thought that maybe I was the only who didn’t know him, so I
asked everyone.

“Do you know him?”

“I don’t know!”

“I also don’t know him.”

“…Don’t know.”

“M,me too…”
“I have no interest!”

About one person had an obvious answer, but anyway, no one here knew about
Mamorigami -san.

However, it seemed to be quite shocking for Mamorigami -san, and he collapsed from
his knees.

“I,if you don’t know me then…? Yamato was such a person to be feared, this me is…?”

“By the way, that Yamato? I also don’t know him…”

“…”

Mamorigami-san fell silent for a while, probably because of my words that’s terrible.

Mamorigami-san opens his mouth as he watches while worrying about the situation.

“…I want to ask a question. This place, where?”

“This place, is it? This is the port city of the Kingdom of Welmburg, Southern, we’re in
the Black-tailed Gull inn.”

“Welmburg Kingdom… in a foreign country…!? Ho,how come…”

“Uhmm…?”

“…I’m sorry, I lost my composure.”

Then, Mamorigami-san stood up calmly, perhaps because his confusion had settled
down, and bowed his head.

“…It appears that you have helped me. Even if it was a misunderstanding, I pointed my
katana at my benefactor, I’m sorry.”

“N, no. If there was a stranger near you suddenly, you’ll be wary, and… besides, it’s my
fault, I guess? I don’t know if it was like such, but I made your sword become like that…”

“Ah…”
Mamorigami-san stared at the katana in his hand, perhaps remembering it due to my
words.

Al pokes my side in the appearance of such Mamorigami-san.

“…Oi, Seiichi. You can do something somehow.”

“Eeh!? Even if I was told to somehow… I don’t even know how…”

“No, no matter how you look at it, that katana? Wait that weapon, didn’t it seem like it
was reluctant to attack you?”

“The sword hates me!?”

What the, weapons hate me.

…No, it’s too late. I was a man who was being avoided by the sea.

When it comes to that, did it become like that itself in order to not really attack me?

The,then… will it return if I forgive it?

“Etto… you can turn back, I guess?”

It was at that moment when I called out so.

The katana, which was bent so complicatedly, returned to its original form in an instant.

“Wha!?”

“Eh, seriously”

“…I didn’t think that it would really turn back.”

“Oi!”

Al said to me that I could do it, but there was no reaction from her!

Mamorigami-san, who was staring at the katana again, wields the sword several times
on the spot.
His swordsmanship is very beautiful, and I knew that Mamorigami-san was strong
even from an amateur’s point of view.

After swinging the katana to a certain extent, as if its inspection is over, he puts it in
its sheath and bows her head again.

“I’m indebted. Originally speaking, it was the result of me jumping to wrong

conclusions, but… you restored my weapon back.”

“That’s… I’m glad I was able to restore it.”

“…I didn’t give my name yet. I call myself Mamorigami Yaiba. The 18th generation of
the Mamorigami family who serves the Yamato family for generations degozaru.”

Amazing, he said degozaru!

I was deeply impressed by his wordings, but the more I looked at Mamorigami-san,
the more I felt that he was a kind of person who’ll jump out of a historical drama.

Indigo blue hair tied together with long eyes.

It’s really like a samurai getup.

What do I say, he seems to be in the Shinsengumi*. He’s a handsome guy. No, his face
has no connection with it, right…?

His tone feels like an overseas person who admires samurai, but it suits him very well.

We also briefly introduced ourselves because Mamorigami-san named himself, but

Mamorigami-san has an apologetic look on his face.

“If it’s true, I would like to repay you guys, but I have to return. Therefore, I would like
to give my gratitude on some other time.”

“That’s fine, but… are you okay?”

“What, no matter how I see it, I was full of confidence in my own arms… It was my
blunder at that time, but now, I’m okay.”

Mamorigami-san stares somewhere far away.

I’m not sure what happened, but it doesn’t seem to be a topic we can step into.

“Etto… you said you’d be back, but do you know its location?”

When I asked him that, Mamorigami-san frowned, and looked greatly embarrassed.

“That’s… I didn’t expect to come to a foreign country, so I have no clue. The only thing
I know, is that my country is just across the sea…”

“Sea? What is the name of your country?”

When Al asked, as if she had noticed something, Mamorigami-san shook his head.

“My country doesn’t have a name. That’s because, it’s still in a state of struggling for a
small territory… Come to think of it, I’ve only once heard how my country is called by
the outside world. I’m sure it was… the eastern country, degozaro.”

“!”

“I see.”

Al sighed at Mamorigami-san’s words.

Rather than that, the eastern country… it was a mysterious country where I often
heard only its name, but I didn’t understand the actual situation in there.

Certainly, from the appearance of Mamorigami-san and the atmosphere of his name, I
wonder if that’s true? I was predicting it, but it was properly told that I was right.

“That why, my apologies, but I have to leave this place right away. In my country, the
one I serve is waiting for me.”

“Is that so…”

“It seems that there’s a lot of circumstances, and it’s no use for us to forcibly keep you
here. This place is our home land, and there’s nothing we can do.”

As Al says, we’re here in Southern for sightseeing, so we can’t help very much.

Then, Saria raises her hand.

“Yes! Then, why don’t we ask about a ship in the guild?”

“Eh?”

“Mamorigami-san came from the other side of the sea, right? Then, I don’t think you
can go home without a ship!”

“Well.”

“If there’s something we could help, isn’t it like to ask where a ship is?”

As Saria says, it looks like we can do that.

Fortunately, we came to this place earlier, so we know a little about the land, and the
location of the guild branch perfectly.

“For that reason, we would like to assist you with the information to a ship, but…”

“Tha,that’s right! I’m grateful that you were just helping me, but… I can’t give you
something in return…”

“Now now, if you have to hurry home, then come and go obediently here with us.”

It seems that he was thinking about something with Al’s words, and Mamorigami-san
nodded with a hesitating look.

“…I’m indebted. By all means, I beg you.”

―――― While caring for Mamorigami-san, who hasn’t returned to his normal condition
yet, we moved to the Guild Branch of Southern.
So that Mamorigami-san can return to the eastern country, we visited the guild branch
of Southern to hear regarding the ship.

There was the receptionist who did the procedure to fulfill our request, so we went to
talk to that person, but…

“That’s… unfortunately, currently, we’re not sailing to the eastern country.”

“Such!? Why degozaru!?”

“From the very end, there’s no such thing as trade between the eastern country and in
this place, the Welmburg Kingdom. I also heard that the eastern country do not do
business with other countries in the first place.”

“That’s…”

Apparently, the receptionist’s words seem to be true, and Mamorigami-san just shut
down his mouth

I’m not sure, but it seems that the eastern country is like a secluded country. It doesn’t
have to look like Japan in the past, but… No, it may be a culture unique to this world,
and I think it would be a good idea to make it generally the same as Japan.

“Therefore, there is no ship heading to the eastern country in the first place.
Furthermore, although I know its rough position, no safe route has been found. You
can’t take out a ship in a place like that.”

“…”

“…And that’s, what I just told you was also a big reason, but more than that, we’re more
cautious about fishing in the sea now.”

“Eh?”
“The ships of the Kaizer Empire are leaving and cruising on a regular basis, as if they
were occupying the vast ocean one after another. Unfortunately, the Welmburg Kingdom
has a special terrain, so there’s a little anxiety about its shipbuilding technology and
naval forces, so it’s definitely going to be disadvantageous if it becomes a naval battle.
Fortunately, thanks to its special terrain, the Kaizer Empire’s ships cannot reach this
area, so its impact on the town is not great, but… even so, there are many seafood that
can no longer be caught because it’s impossible to fish far away.”

“Kuh…”

Mamorigami-san has an expression full of regret on the words of the receptionist.

I mean, the Kaiser Empire is entirely an evil thing, but hey. If the current situation is
really for the good of the people of the Kaizer Empire, then from the Kaizer Empire’s
people’s point of view, it may be a good thing, but that too is suspicious.

In the end, it turned out that Mamorigami-san had no way to return to his country, and
we went out of the Guild feeling disappointed.

***

“What should I do…”

Even after we left the guild, Mamorigami-san was visibly depressed, and we don’t even
know what to say to him.

Meanwhile, Mamorigami-san headed naturally for the sea with a fluttering gait, and
stared at the sea in a daze.

“…I have, to return home anyhow. However, I have no way to do that… I who was called
as Mu-sama’s sword, and was being feared as the <Heaven Blade>, but such
powerlessness…!”

“Mamorigami-san…”

“I don’t know if I should ask you this, but do you have to hurry home?”

When Al asked with a troubled expression, Mamorigami-san nods.

“Ah… before I got washed away into this country, I was fighting against the wolfmen.”
“Wolfmen?”

“…It’s the group who was aiming for Yamato Muu-sama, who is my lord. It was good
that we have escaped while protecting Muu-sama to the north from those attackers,
but their number overwhelmed us. Muu-sama is in danger as it is, and… one of my
people became a decoy, to dealt with the assailants. However, the assailants are more
skilled than expected, and I was cornered and finally fell into the sea degozaru.”

Somehow, the figure of Mamorigami-san who was cornered by the cliff toward the sea,
which I often see in suspense, came to my mind.

“From there, as Seiichi-dono and his companions know… I have drift away in this
country in a faint state.”

Mamorigami-san laughs without so much power.

The story was heavier than I expected…!

To be honest, I don’t know Mamorigami-san at all, so I don’t know who he was serving
or why he ended up in that situation.

That’s why, wait, someone about the same age as me tries to protect his lord at the
risk of his life… No, if you think about it in this world, it’s pretty normal.

“By the way, do you have any idea who the attackers were? Honestly, I think that if
you’re dealing an opponent with such experienced skill, you will get the same result
even when you return, but…”

When Al asks so, Mamorigami-san regretfully distorts his expression.

“…There were too many people I can think of to be the mastermind. There’s no such
thing as king, in my country. Therefore, the country is always in disarray, and the battle
over the whole country continues. And, due to some circumstances, the Yamato family
that I serve, were small, but possessed a great power. I believe that those who had a
sense of crisis about it, attacked Muu-sama…”

What, is that like Shura no Kuni. (TN: A reference from the manga “Fist of the North Star”)

This continent right now? Is in a state of war, but no civil war has occurred. Perhaps I
just don’t understand it, but…
Rather, when I’m in this Kingdom of Welmburg, I forget about that. After all, the guild
headquarters guys are so strong! This town is also scary!

With that in mind, Mamorigami-san’s facial expression becomes even more serious.

“…But recently, I heard a strange rumor degozaru.”

“A strange rumor?”

“A suspicious person who is not from my country has been going in and out…”

“Nn? Isn’t that, something strange? No matter how much you trade with foreign
countries, right? “

“That’s not the case degozaru. The people in my country have been suited with a mass
of pride. Consequently, I think that my country is superior to other countries, and
although it’s possible for them to abide, many houses considered that it’s absurd
degozaru. Above all, if other countries got involved, it’ll be troublesome when
someone become its ruler degozaru.”

“That may be the case, but no matter how much…”

“People from outside countries may not be familiar with it, but my country is all about
the strong. And, like no other, the house that aims at the whole country in my country
is, the ones who believe that they are the strongest and have no doubts with themselves.
Those guys shouldn’t ask for help from the outside.”

It’s a value we don’t understand, but the eastern country seems more closed than
expected. Or rather, it can be said that it’s isolated rather than closed.

Even in Japan, there was some trade even during the national isolation period, but it’s
not that greatly soar. However, for them to be able to do that, they might be at least
self-sufficient.

“…I’ve talked a lot degozaru, but in the end, I can’t go back to my country right away.
No matter what I do degozaru…”

Seeing Mamorigami-san looking at the sea with regret, we just looked at each other’s
faces.
“What are we gonna do?”

“Uhmm, no matter what I say…”

When I answered Al’s words unintentionally, Saria raises her hand.

“Wouldn’t it be better to help rather than worry?”

“Eh?”

“Because you don’t hate helping, right?”

“That is, well…”

We nod to Saria’s words.

“I don’t know various things, but I do think that we need to help him…”

“…Nn. I’m just, bewildered.”

“I, I want to help if possible!”

Rurune seems to have no particular opinion and is silent, but it seems that everyone
wants to help Mamorigami-san.

Even if I say that I’m going to help, and take Mamorigami-san to the eastern country…
unfortunately, no one, including myself, has been to the eastern country, so I can’t send
him with transition magic.

“The problem is, how to escort Mamorigami-san back…”

“Eh?”

“Eh?”

Saria raised a wondering voice, so when I stared at Saria unintentionally, Saria tilted
her head.

“What if Seiichi took the lead?”

“Yes?”

Not only me, but Al and the others tilted their heads to Saria’s words.

“No, no, no, I still want to very much take it, but uhmm, the way is…”

“Why don’t you ask the sea?”

“Ask the sea!?”

I was surprised at Saria’s unexpected remarks.

“What are you saying, Saria. Why can I do such a thing ――――”

While saying that, what happened in the ocean today came to my mind one after
another.

“……I think I can do it.”

“You can do it!?”

Al quickly tsukkomi’d to my mutter.

No, I don’t think it’s possible if you think about it normally, right? I don’t even know
what I’m saying.

But if the sea had avoided me because it’s afraid or for reasons that doesn’t make sense
to me, then it’ll likely accept my request.

When I approached the sea while raising suspicion, Mamorigami-san tilts his head as
he sees my state.

“? Seiichi-dono, what’s wrong ――――”

“Sea-san, can you transport us?”

“What suddenly happened degozaru!?”

When Mamorigami-san raised his voice to my behavior that can be said to be a

reckless action ――――
[……]

The sea, dexterously created a thumbs-up figure.

“……”

[……]

We were now, advancing towards the eastern country at a tremendous speed.

And in addition to that―――― we were sitting on the sea.

Al quietly opens her mouth in the situation where no one can understand no matter
how they look.

“…Hey, Seiichi.”

“…What?”

“What are you?”

“I want to ask that tooooooooooooooooo!”

To Al’s quiet question, I shouted so.

As a result of the incomprehensible challenge that I requested to the sea, the sea
responded. It has responded…!

Because of that, we are in a situation where we’re the same as ninjas, who can also sit
on the sea, while being dumbfounded, and we’re being automatically transported to
the eastern country in a relaxed manner.

Moreover, there’s no shaking even though we were being carried, and we don’t have
to do anything to the monsters that appear on our progress because the sea disposes
them on its own will before we got to engage with them.

For all that, the sea has coiled to the whole body of each of us, offering us a full body
massage, and when I think that fishes suddenly appeared in front of us, the sea chops
it with its water cutter-like knacks and serves it as sashimi in front of us. Of course, the
sea created the shape of a plate for the sashimi.

Everyone was greatly amazed, with the no less than its best treatment… No, only Saria
and Rurune are in normal operation. Aside from Rurune, Saria really has a huge caliber.

But seriously, I didn’t think that it’ll take us to the eastern country just by me asking it.

It’s not that I didn’t think that it was possible, but as one would expect, I was thinking
that I’ll make a raft from pieces of wood, and that everyone would ride on it, bringing
it to the sea.

I haven’t thought this at all… No one predicted that everyone will be able to ride on
the sea without preparing anything, and will be carried with super favorable treatment!

In this indescribable situation, Mamorigami-san muttered in a daze.

“…There are outrageous people in foreign countries.”

“Wait! Don’t get this guy and us mixed together!”

“Terrible!?”

Al-san. You don’t have to deny it in a matter of seconds…

“Isn’t he the same as you people! You’re getting along well!”

“No matter how you think about it, we’re different kind from him!?”

“I was treated as a different species!?”

In Al’s words, I suffered mental damage.

Another kind… different… human mon… I can’t check my status now because it left for
a journey from me, but I’m a human being… maybe.

When I was overwhelmed by the damage greater than I expected, Zora suddenly
raised her voice.
“A,a’re! I can see an island!”

“Eh?”

When I turned my gaze towards Zora’s pointing, I could certainly see the land.

I don’t know the exact size because there is still a lot of distance between us, but I get
the impression that it’s a small continent rather than an island.

Well, is there some Daimyou* on that land? There were people like that, who are
fighting for supremacy for it, so I wonder if it was this small plot of land. Even Japan is
small if you look at it from the globe or the world map, but in fact, even if they use the
Shinkansen or an airplane, it’ll still take a long time from its end to end.

As the sea was carrying us straight to the land, gradually, the whole picture of the
island came into view.

Apparently, there was no place where we could anchor in the location where we were
transporting, and anyhow, we can see a lot of reefs.

Moreover, I couldn’t see a sandy beach, and there’s just a big cliff towered in front.

“Can’t we land without climbing on top of that?”

“No, as I expected, if we go around, there should be a sandy beach, but…”

When Al and I were having such a conversation before approaching the land,
Mamorigami-san noticed something.

“Tuh!? Muu-sama!?”

We were caught by Mamorigami-san’s impatient voice, and when I looked closely at

the land, the figure of a woman wearing a gorgeous kimono being protected in the
back of a ninja costumed person at the cliff, jumped into my eyes.

Men in the same kimono which look like Mamorigami-san, were facing these two
people, and all of them are in a state of drawing out their swords.

There is no doubt that their atmosphere isn’t calm by any means…

“Awe,awesome… it’s topknot…!”

“What are you impressed with!?”

No, that’s because! It’s a real topknot!? Not a wig!

Mamorigami-san just tied his hair normally, so I thought that there wasn’t a topknot
culture…!

When I was only impressed in a strange place, the men who seemed to be samurai
started to move!

“No, as it is…! Seiichi-dono! Please transport me to that place!”

“Eeeeeeeeh!? E,even if you told to transport you…”

In the first place, it seems that there’s no land for us to go up properly, and we have no
other choice but to land on our own, but…

When I was thinking like that, the brain announcement suddenly talks to me.

[Seiichi-sama. This here, please leave it to us.]

“Eh? Le,leave it to you…”

What is this, very terrible feeling I’m having.

[Well then, here we go――――!]

“Wait, wait, wait! Go you said… no way…!?”

[This is it!]

““““““――――!?””””””

“Gyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahh!? As I thouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuught!?”

When the sea that was carrying us suddenly changed into the shape of a huge arm, it
lifted us up in the palm of its hand and threw us up to the top of the cliff!
“Amazi~ing! We’re flying well!”

“…Pleasant.”

“We,we’re flying in the sky!?”

“Se, Seiichi! You bastard, you really lack common sense!?”

“I,I’m sorryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!”

We are blown to the top of the cliff while reacting at each other. If it stays as it is, we
will become gucha☆* on the cliff instead of a po〇yo* on the cliff. (TN: SFX for things
splatting)

The people who kept glaring at us on the cliff, noticed us approaching the land
gradually, and somehow, they pointed their fingers at us and started making a noise.

“Muu-samaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”

Meanwhile, Mamorigami-san, who was only thinking about protecting the person
named Muu-sama even in such a situation, as he takes a Iai sword drawing stance in
the air, using the air as a foothold, like Saria’s [Heaven’s Thrust], he rushes to the
samurai men with tremendous momentum!

“Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”

“Mamorigami-san!?”

“Seiichi! Rather than worrying about Mamorigami-san, if we don’t do something about

this, we’ll hit the ground at this rate!”

As Al said, if we leave this alone, we will kiss the ground.

Well, to be honest, at our level, I don’t think that it’s going to be a problem to fall from
this height. On the contrary, I will be able to remain unscathed no matter where I fall.
In the first place, can I even receive damage right now…? Aside from mental damage
that is!

However, I don’t have the courage to confirm it, and anyway, I don’t know about Saria
and the others.
That’s why, I tried calling out to the land just like what I’ve done to the sea under no
circumstances.

“That’s! Land-san, will you please!”

“What are you saying!?”

It was the moment when Al raised a surprise voice.

A part of the cliff changed dexterously, and it transformed into a thumbs-up figure like
at the time I requested the sea.

And when the thumbs-up hand opens as it is, it gently accepts us.

Moreover, I don’t know what the logic behind it is, but the moment it received us, there
was a poyon, and it didn’t feel hurt at all, as if I was being hugged by a balloon.

Wrapped in the hands of the rock as it is, we were gently lowered onto the cliff.

Then, Mamorigami-san, who was assaulting earlier, was making a big turn towards
the samurai men’s fight.

“Haaaaa!”

“Stu,stupid!? Why is the <Heaven Blade> here!?”

“This guy should have died!?”

Apparently, the appearance of Mamorigami-san was unexpected for the samurai men,
so they were very confused.

It seems that, the same can be said for the people near us, one in a ninja costumes like
Olga-chan, and the woman in a gorgeous kimono, they were both staring at
Mamorigami-san in a daze.

However, as Mamorigami-san said before we came here, the samurais seemed to be

formidable, and Mamorigami-san was being gradually pushed.

“Seiichi! What do we do? Will we help Mamorigami-san?”

Saria says so while tilting her head, but if we help here, we will get involved in
Mamorigami-san’s problem until the end.

…Well, I have understood that at this late hour.

“It’s strange… I should have been out for a vacation…”

“Give up. Seiichi will always be at the center of a turmoil wherever he goes.”

“I’m not happy!”

When I was having such an exchange with Al, the person in ninja costume, and the
woman in a kimono who had been staring at Mamorigami-san in a daze, noticed us.

“! You guys are…”

The voice of the person in ninja costume was that of a woman, and she displayed
vigilance towards us to protect the woman in the kimono.

When we arrived here, these two people became alert, so as I was thinking that if we
moved openly, we would get attacked, the brain announcement calls out once more.

[Seiichi-sama. What do you need to worry about?]

“Eh?”

[Seiichi-sama just, has to say this.]

The announcement in my brain continues with a form full of confidence.

[Okay? Please repeat my words as they are.]

“Eh? A,ah.”

I’m not sure, but if I want to manage this situation, I’ll have to follow it huh.

Al and the others who noticed that my appearance had changed, silently looked at me.

Aside from Saria and the others, Al seems to think that I’m gonna do something again,
that’s insane or incomprehensible. You don’t have to be so vigilant!
As expected, it’ll not be something that will soar like a little while ago in this situation.

[Then, here it goes ――――]

I just mindlessly say the words of the announcement in my brain.

“―――― Sea-san, Land-san, please end this!”

[ [Yes!] ]

……

…A’ree?

When I follow the voice of the announcement in my brain, the result of repeating it as
it was, a pillar of water has spring up from the sea behind us.

Furthermore, when huge rocks emerge one after another from the cliff, while connecting
like a chain, it flies towards the samurais.

“Wha,what!? Bufoa!?”

“Wa,water is… buheeeeeeeeee!”

“Rock tentacles ―――― gaeah!?”

With tentacles made of sea and tentacles made of rock, the samurais are being
stamped one after another.

In front of such samurais, not only me, Saria and the others, the ninja and the woman
in kimono, and Mamorigami-san was staring at the spectacle while being stunned.

And when I noticed it, everyone got knocked down on the spot, and they’re all fainted.

Ignoring the fallen samurais, when the rock tentacles and the sea tentacles who were
the ringleader itself(?) who knocked down the samurais, have set up on both sides of
me, brain announcement raised a voice.

[Know who you are in this place! You’re Seiichi-sama! Raise your head high, restrain
yourself!*]
Wait, wait, wait!

I was stunned and I was completely delayed in tsukkomi’ing, but where’s Mi〇-sama!?

In the first place, the voice of the brain announcement can only be heard by me!

First of all, everyone makes progress, even if their head is high or they restrain
themselves from doing anything!?

In a hurry, I suddenly noticed a gaze, and when I turned my face to that person, Al was
staring at me with an indescribable expression.

“…”

“Stop being silent! Anything is fine, so at least say somethingggggggggggggggggg!”

I couldn’t stand Al’s gaze, and I had no choice but to scream.

“I’m indebted… Once again, Seiichi-dono and his companions saved me…”

“No, we didn’t do anything, it’s just Seiichi running wildly…”

“That’s undeniable, I know!”

I made all the samurais fainted for the time being, but from there, the actions of the
Ninja and Mamorigami-san were quick, and they tied up the samurais one after another
with a sturdy rope.

And then, Mamorigami-san bowed to us again, but… it’s correct that Al and the others
didn’t have the time to do anything. I couldn’t have expected this to happen either!

We’ve had a certain amount of conversation with Mamorigami-san before coming

here, so he wasn’t particularly wary of us, but the ninja seems to be different, and
while hiding behind her the woman in the kimono, she gazes sharply at us.

“Mamorigami-dono. Why did you bring someone from the outside! Don’t you
understand the current situation!?”

“Of course, I understand. However, if this me haven’t acquired the help of Seiichi-dono
and others here, it would’ve been impossible for me to come back here now. In other
words, neither Eiya-dono nor Muu-sama should have been as safe as they are now if
it wasn’t for them degozaru.”

“That’s…”

As Mamorigami-san said, there seems to be no doubt that the situation they were in
was rough, and the Ninja woman shuts her mouth with a vexing facial expression.

Looking at such a situation, Mamorigami-san bowed his head while sighing to us.

“Haa… my apologies. I’d like to introduce them to you for the time being, but this lady
here, is Yamato Muu-sama, the master who I serve degozaru. And then, the one in
black clothes there, who is a ninja, who also serves Muu-sama… There’s no problem if
you think that she is a so-called spy. Her name is Tsukikage Eiya degozaru.”

Seeing the two people who were introduced to us again, Yamato Muu-sama, who
Mamorigami-san is serving, was an unusual girl.

Her age is younger than I expected, perhaps she’s about 12 years old.

Her clothes were not a Junihitoe*, but her kimono was made up of materials that even
an amateur can see as luxurious, and it’s was quite dirty, probably because they have
been running away thus far. (TN:Junihitoe(twelve-layered ceremonial kimono) =
“Junihitoe” is the name of a ceremonial Japanese court robe which is made up of at least
twelve kimono layers, the number of which depends on the rank of the person wearing
the robe.)

Her long, pure white hair and blue eyes gives the impression that she is somehow
hollow and absent-minded.

What do I say… she looks like a doll-san. I can’t feel the life on her, or rather, can I call
her inhuman…

On the other hand, Tsukikage-san wears a full-body black ninja costume same as Olga-
chan, and her head is completely covered with a black hood, so only her eyes can be
seen on her face.

Therefore, I don’t know what kind of face she has now, but I could just understand that
she was being wary of us.

That is, just right, I guess.

When I thought of that, it suddenly appeared, a pillar of water rose up from the sea,
and it moved just like a tentacle hand, kicking the samurais away.

Moreover, the rocks that were being connected like a chain one after another, not only
from the sea but also from on land, also moved like a tentacle and blew the samurais
away.

I was so suspicious that it can’t be helped anymore! If I’m in Tsukikage-san ‘s position,

I’m running away! I don’t understand the meaning too much!
After the two received Mamorigami-san’s introduction, and also us lightly introducing
ourselves, Mamorigami-san puts on a serious expression on his face.

“Seiichi-dono and his companions, have greatly helped me. With your aid, I was able
to return to Muu-sama’s side again… I would like, to express my sincere gratitude.
Thank you.”

“Su,such… here as well, I’m glad I was able to help.”

“…I’m indebted. And because I’ve been helped so far by you, I want Seiichi-dono and
his companions to escape from here by all means. Right now this country, is very
dangerous for those in the foreign countries…”

“Well that’s, I can understand it somehow in the way it looked a while ago, but…”

I don’t know the full extent of the trouble here, but at least, the situation of being
attacked by thugs like that every single day, is too dangerous for us to go sightseeing.

However…

“If you like, could you tell me the story?”

I naturally said so.

In my words, not to mention Mamorigami-san, Tsukikage-san also opens her eyes.

“…Are you okay with that? Seiichi”

Then Al, who was silently watching the course, opened her mouth.

“If you listen to the story here, perhaps, you can’t break up after that anymore?”

“That’s already, late now, I guess. I know that it’ll bother Al and the others, but… if
there were people who are being attacked like that, I can’t pretend not to see them.”

“…That so.”

Al laughed a little at my answer, somewhat satisfied.

Then, Saria and the others also open their mouths.

“It’s fine for me too! When in trouble, you have to help each other!”

“…Nn. Help each other, important.”

“That’s right! If my power will be useful…!”

“I will just, follow Milord’s will.”

Rurune has really grown up.

Just when I was being moved with Rurune’s words, Mamorigami-san opens his mouth
while being confused.

“Wa,wai a minute! Do you understand degozaru!? Once you hear my story, you can’t
say that it’s unrelated to you anymore degozaru! That’s why, if you leave this island
now…”

“It’s no problem. Besides, it’s hard to say that it’s unrelated to me when I just defeated
the people who were tied up there.”

“Uh…”

It’s already okay, I’ve sent them flying as beautifully as I can.

This being unrelated to me… I can’t say that very much.

“So, you don’t have to worry.”

“Is that so… If you’re going to tell me that much――――”

“Wait, Mamorigami-dono!”

Then, finally, as if she reached her limit of patience, Tsukikage-san opens her mouth.

“I can’t trust these guys right away! Especially those from outside countries!”

“Tsukikage-dono… I know what you mean, but why are you like that to the people
outside from the country?”

“Why don’t you…!… No, I only happen to know that after I lost track of Mamorigami-
dono’s whereabouts.”

“When I was away… did something happen?”

Tsukikage-san nods to Mamorigami-san’s words in a revolting manner.

“Ah… I have identified the entirety of the wirepuller who is doing something in this
country right now.”

“Wha!?”

“But it’s even more troublesome than that. The wirepuller has already wiped out the
influential people in this country. It’s no exaggeration to say, that this country is now
in the hands of the wirepuller.”

“Wha,what did you say!”

Mamorigami was surprised by Tsukikage-san’s words.

Certainly, according to Mamorigami-san’s talk, this country is not yet in order, and he
said that influential people like Daimyos* were fighting for the supremacy of it, but…
it seems that it’s different.

“This time the wirepuller, is from a foreign country. I can’t tell which country he’s from,
but… he has great power, and in just one night, all the other influential people except
for the Yamato family were added to his umbrella.”

“Such!?”

“…Somehow, that’s very suspicious.”

Al, who was listening to the conversation, knits her eyebrows at Tsukikage-san’s words.

Olga-chan, who was listening to Tsukikage-san in the same way, nodded once.

“…Nn. Speaking of country that comes to mind first in this situation, it’s the Kaizer
Empire, but…”

As Olga-chan said, considering about the things they’ve done so far, the foremost
foreign country to doubt would be the Kaizer Empire. They haven’t done any decent
things.

However, Olga-chan didn’t seem to have fallen for it, and was twisting her neck.

“…I knew a little about the situation in that country because I was in the Kaizer Empire,
but from the perspective of the Kaizer Empire, the priority to invade this country
should have been low. At the very least, such as the Welmburg Kingdom and the Valsha
Empire, and the Demon Kingdom, they won’t reach outside unless they conquer the
countries on the same continent. That’s because their force will be dispersed, and
their own country will be short-handed.”

“I see…”

Then, it seems that Tsukikage-san and her fellows heard our story, and they open their
eyes slightly.

“…You don’t seem know the country who is trying to take over this country, but
trusting you is a different story. For reasons unknown, my doubts about those from
the outside remain unchanged. Above all, if you’re really going to help us with your
power, with superficial abilities, you’re going to drag our feet, and just as I said earlier,
the people of the foreign country that’s currently controlling this country are so strong.”

Tsukikage-san’s worries are also justifiable.

Even if we say that we’re going to help, it doesn’t mean we can do anything.

Anyway… If it’s not the Kaizer Empire, then what country is it?

The Valsha Empire will take a little longer to stabilize the country from its last raid,
and the Demon Kingdom will also be noisy with the return of the Former Demon Lord
Zefar-san, the father of Luthia.

The Welmburg Kingdom where we live is ―――― Yup, they’re busy there in many
ways! I don’t think they have time to do such a serious thing. The soldier-sans are also
busy with pervert opponents.

When it comes to the continent where the Welmburg Kingdom and Eastern Country
is located, is it an invasion from a new continent that is different from it?

In fact, I don’t even know how many other continents there are, and it might be
possible.

“I understand Tsukikage-san’s concern. So, how can you determine that we have the
ability to help?”

“That’s right… Fortunately, Mamorigami-dono is back now. The proposal is based on

the assumption that you are also to become our companions…”

Tsukikage-san, who seemed to think a little, opened her mouth as if she had come up
with something after a while.

“Well, let’s do it like this. Right now, we are being chased by the subordinates of the
Lords who have fallen under the umbrella of those from the foreign country. To be on
the lookout for them, I want to test your abilities to find enemies first.”

I see, she will look at our ability to search for enemies.

Certainly, if we have a high ability to search for enemies, we do not have to worry about
unexpected attacks, and if anything, we can find the enemy first and then take a detour
and escape.

“Therefore, from now on, I will be lost in the forest over there once, and I want you to
find the hidden me.”

“Eh?”

“I’m a ninja. But of course, there are ninjas on the opponent’s side as well. Because an
attack from such a hand is the scariest. If you can’t find me in there, I don’t know when
Muu-sama will lost her life from their surprise blow. That’s why, I give you this trial. Is
that fine?”

We look at each other, but we all seem to have no problem with it, so we nod.

Then, Tsukikage-san nodded, and she turned her eyes to Mamorigami-san.

“That’s right. Mamorigami-dono, I’d like to ask you to be Muu-sama’s escort for a
while. “

“But of course, I’m going to escort her without you asking me…”
Mamorigami-san didn’t put it into words, but he looked at us with anxious eyes.

I guess that’s just right… Tsukikage-san is a ninja as the way she looks, and she’s better
at hiding than me.

The best among us in terms of searching… would be Olga-chan and Saria.

Needless to say, Olga-chan was active as an assassin.

Saria has lived in the forest, and she should be good at erasing and searching for
presences, and at hunting… Well, it might not have been necessary to erase her sign if
she was that strong, but at least I think she can detect presences at the minimum.

Al has also been nurturing her work around everywhere as an adventurer, and it’ll be
okay.

The problem would be me, Zora, and Rurune.

For the time being, when I went to the underworld, as the technique to defeat the evil
spirits, I learned how to handle Life force.

Thanks to that, if it’s a living thing, then I can detect those.

I don’t know how far it will work for Tsukikage-san until this begins, but…

But, Zora has only ever lived in a dungeon until now, and she’s the most unfamiliar
with fighting and searching for enemies among these members. Of course, there were
abilities which is unique only to Zora, so it will not be a problem for her to fight, but
she would be completely amateur in searching for enemies.

And my biggest headache here would be ―――― Rurune.

Can Rurune search for enemies?

I don’t know at all.

After all, she was originally just a donkey.

However, her ability to ate the Evil god, and her body becoming a whole universe, I
don’t know where her donkey element has disappeared to.
Even in combat, she has the power to kick powerful monster, and erase them with a
single shot.

Does such Rurune really have the ability to search for enemies… I have no idea.

When I turned my gaze towards Rurune, Rurune, who noticed my stare, just tilted her
head in wonder.

…Well, without relying on Rurune, it’s just a matter of us doing our best huh.

As I put together some of my thoughts within myself, to prevent the samurai that
Tsukikage-san caught for the time being, he tied them up more carefully, and laid them
within the reach of Mamorigami-san.

“Fumu… You can have a peace of mind in leaving me here.”

“Uhmm, is this okay? I knew we were going on a test, but doing a test in a place like
this…”

“You don’t have to worry about that. Other than the assailants here, there’s no one in
this place. In other words, there is somewhat a deferment before the other party
confirms whether we have been killed… Nonetheless, we don’t have time to do that
for a long time. I will explain the rules, While Seiichi and his companions are counting
down from thirty, I’ll hide in the forest near here. The extent to which I’ll hide… well,
although it’ll be appropriate, I’m not going to move to such an insane distance. I’m
going to hide in this vicinity as much as possible because I’m worried just in case
something happens to Muu-sama If Seiichi-dono and his companions find me, Seiichi-
dono and his companions will win. The time limit is… it should be about a moment.
Find me in the meantime. Are you ready?”

When I looked over to Saria and the others, they all nodded as they all looked like
they’ve braced their mind.

“Alright. Then… Start!”

As soon as Tsukikage-san said so, she quickly moved towards the forest, and disappeared
in an instant.

In the meantime, we talk a little while we count down.

“So… what now? Can we find her?”

“Nn… I think it’s okay, you know?”

“…Nn. I agree with Saria-oneechan. As expected, she can’t get far in 30 seconds.”

“But, the forest seems to be quite deep even if you look from here, right? Like Olga-
chan, she looks like she’s undetectable in the forest, and isn’t she had a knack for it?”

“I, I guess so. I don’t feel any of her presence anymore…”

Everyone expresses their opinions, but it was not particularly settled, and we finished
counting from thirty.

“Well, anyway, let’s go and look for her. If we can’t be recognized with this, then we
can’t even help Mamorigami-san.”

When Al was about to go to the forest while turning her shoulders, I suddenly came
up with something.

“Perhaps, I can do it?”

“Ah? What?”

Not only Al, but Saria and the others also stare at me with a curious expression, and I
called out to the ground.

“Uhmm… Land-san. Can you catch Tsukikage-san who moved a while ago?”

“…Oi, Seiichi? What are you ―――― “

“―――― Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhh!?”

Before Al asked me, we heard a woman’s scream.

When I involuntarily turn my gaze in that direction, the rock tentacles that knocked
down the samurai caught Tsukikage-san, and held her high in the sky.

And when the rock tentacle moves smoothly towards me, it gently drops Tsukikage-
san in front of us.
“…”

[…]

The silence, hurts.

***

―――― This is still, before Seiichi and his companions met Mamorigami Yaiba.

The most prosperous city, in the center of the eastern country ―――― [Eikyo(Eikyo)].

In that Eikyo, there stood the biggest <Sun Castle> in the eastern country.

If Seiichi sees this castle, it would look to him like a combination of a five-storied
pagoda and a Japanese castle.

In the reception hall of such Sun castle, a man sits gracefully, while drinking sake.

The hall is fitted with tatami mats, and you can feel the design of Japan during the
Warring States(Sengoku*) period around it, but for some reason, high-tech foundations
and mysterious shining circuits were laid out in some places, giving the impression
that it is extraordinarily mismatched.

It was such a mysterious room as if the future technology had been forcibly incorporated
in the Warring States period.

Then, one of his subordinates, approaches the man.

“I… would like to state my report… For the kidnapping of the Yamato family head…
we, failed…”

“―――― Hou?”

The man who heard his subordinate’s report said a single word with a cold voice.

The subordinate, who reported to such a man trembles with his head bowed.

“Tha,that’s… In retort to the counterattack of the remaining <Heaven’s Blade>, in that

gap, the head of the Yamato family…”
“Did you bastard come all the way here, to tell me your own incompetence?”

“Tha, that’s out of the question…!”

His subordinate just rubs his forehead against the ground, and keep bowing to the
man.

When the man looks down on such a subordinate coldly, he floated an inhumane smile.

“Whatever. I’m generous. I’ll give you another chance.”

“…”

“―――― Right now, bring <Muyuu*> to me.” (TN: 無有 = literal meaning would be
‘nonexistence or existence’, I guess he’s talking about Yamato Mu?)

“Ha,hah!”

His subordinate bowed again, and immediately left in front of the man.

Without seeing him off, the man just stares quietly outside.

“Fufufu… no way, I didn’t think that there was such an existence in such a remote
planet…”

The moment the man grinned, his figure distorted, tentacles appear from his back, and
his face cannot be called a human being at all, in which he transformed into a different
Nanika.

There was no doubt that he was not a human being in any way, because he has an
aspect of an alien-like face which can be called Gray on Earth, mixed with a little bit of
fish vestiges.

The man with such a transfigured appearance grins more and more.

≪If I get it with my hands… To me, the supreme ruler of the universe… Kukuku…
Gahahahahaha!!≫

The man who could no longer believe that his plan will succeed, couldn’t predict
anything that will happen beyond that.
“Seiichi-dono and his companions… your abilities… I recognize it…”

“…Yes.”

We who caught Tsukikage-san without moving from the spot in the first few seconds.

As a result, we were able to show our strength, but Tsukikage-san had an indescribable
facial expression on the result that was too unreasonable, and Mamorigami-san is also
confused.

Rest assured. I’m confused too.

Then, Al, who was eager to go looking for Tsukikage-san, sighed while being astonished.

“Well… we were transported while being entertained by the sea, and it’s already too
late now… Seiichi.”

“Ye,yes”

“You don’t even have to use magic anymore.”

“Noooooooooooooooooooo!”

If you ask me, then that’s right! It can’t be helped, right? If I ask them, then they will
move!

I don’t know how much magic I have right now, but at least it can’t be so easily depleted.

Nevertheless, is it not better if I don’t have to use magic?

Beside me who was grieving, Al continued in a quiet appearance.

“Barbador Magic Academy, had a high opinion of your magic skills, and made you a
teacher…”

“Stop! I don’t have any more spirit!”

“Isn’t it good for you to be energetic like that?”

This energy is just me in normal operation, so.

I want to be bright even if it’s painful. This is important.

When Al and I are having such a conversation, Tsukikage-san called out to Mamorigami-
san with an indescribable expression.

“…Is there only such kind of monster in foreign countries?”

“I, I don’t know… Seiichi-dono and his companions are the first persons I met from a
foreign country, so…”

“I’m sorry, but this guy is an exception among the exceptions. No one can imitate
Seiichi. Rest assured.”

“Is that so degozaro?”

“…Well, if Altria-dono’s words are true, then that’s, more reassuring.”

Saria smiles and tells Tsukikage-san, who seems to haven’t been able to organize her
thoughts yet.

“It’s okay! Seiichi can handle that one way or another!”

“N, no, Saria. I’m happy with that trust, but I don’t know how far I can manage to
handle it…”

“Be relieved. If you can’t handle it, it’ll be all over. “

“That’s just!?”

As expected, I don’t think that that will be the case, but… there are so many things in
the world that I can’t handle.
“Well, whatever. So, what are we going to do now? the mastermind is, that’s… he’s
aiming for Yamato-sama, right?”

“…”

When I said so, I turn my gaze at Yamato-sama, but Yamato-sama hasn’t changed since
the beginning, she was staring at the void with a hollow expression.

“Etto… Mamorigami-san? Is Yamato-sama, always, like that…”

“…I don’t understand what Seiichi-dono wants to say degozaru, but this is Yamato-
sama’s usual appearance degozaru. No, I wonder if its correct to say that it just
happened…”

“Eh?”

When I tilt my head to Mamorigami-san’s words, Mamorigami-san has a sunken

expression, and it’s the same for Tsukikage-san.

“…The current Muu-sama, is the result of containing Muu-sama’s own power degozaru.”

“Yamato-sama’s power?”

“That’s right degozaru. Do you know degozaru? This country… No, the impetus why
the land of this country was born from ground degozaru.”

“Impetus of why it was born from ground?”

Not only me but also Al and the others had a confused expression on his mysterious
words, that popped out one after another.

“This eastern country was born… with the great power of Mu-sama degozaru.”

“Ha!?”

With those unbelievable words, we became speechless.

This was born from the solid ground… eh?

“Tha,that’s… what do you mean?”

“It is what it means degozaru. This place where we originally lived, did not exist,
degozaru.”

“Of course, this wasn’t an uninhabited island, it really didn’t exist.”

“It didn’t exist, you said… In other words, it came from the surface the sea, you mean?”

“That’s what I’m saying.”

“…It’s the same system as Seiichi…”

“Can you stop putting us together!?”

I involuntarily tsukkomi’d to Al’s tired words. I haven’t created any land! I was just
asking it a favor!

“Wait… wait a minute. I’m sure that, Mamorigami-san is the head of the tenth generation,
right? Does that, mean that you have piled up generations outside of this land?”

“No, in this country, it’s the result of piling it up here.”

“The,then… Yamato-sama, what the heck…”

How old are you? I almost said that, but it wasn’t a question to ask a great person in
the first place, and above all, it’s not something that you ask a woman.

But I could only understand that she lived much longer than we did.

However, no matter how I look at it, Yamato-sama looks like a young girl, and she was
not like an elf like Barna-san.

“Returning to the story degozaru, it’s no exaggeration to say that this country was born
by the great power of Muu-sama. It’s just like God’s power degozaru.”

“However, those who revere that power, those who seek to eliminate it, and those who
tried to use it have appeared.”

“That’s…”

“That’s just a natural result degozaru. There is no doubt, that Muu-sama’s power can
be called that of a God. I just said that she created this country earlier degozaru but,
Muu-sama is able to create anything, not just land you know degozaru.”

“A,anything?”

“Anything, degozaru.”

“…Oioi, that’s no way…”

When Al noticed something and twitched her cheeks, Mamorigami-san said with a
serious expression.

“Of course ―――― humans too”

“!?”

“…This girl, got married, and had a child with her husband… is that what you’re saying?”

“That’s not it degozaru. She can create a human being, from nothing. The human
beings she has created are of different ages and genders… The place where such
created beings were gathered, was in this country degozaru.”

“…She’s really a God-sama huh”

In Al’s words, we can’t say anything.

After all, what she has done was God-like.

She has created land, and created life forms.

Such a thing, cannot be done by humans.

That’s, I, too ――――ca,can’t do that, right? It’s okay, right?

…It’s scary to think about it anymore, so let’s stop.

I can’t do that. I’m a human being.

Anyway, Yamato-sama is a person who can be exactly called God.

“The,then, Yamato-sama’s power being sealed is…?”

“…Muu-sama who wielded power exactly like God, although her great power is the
same as God, her heart was human degozaru.”

“Eh?”

“Muu-sama has created and been involved in many human beings, but there were also
a lot of people who betrayed Muu-sama who was their creator. That’s the people who
tried to eliminate Muu-sama, who I said earlier, and those who tried to use her.”

“Mu-sama, who was betrayed by human beings who can be said to be her own
children, was deeply hurt degozaru. And thus, Muu-sama sealed herself with her own
power so that her heart will not be hurt anymore. That’s what the current Muu-sama
is degozaru.”

“Such… poor girl…”

Saria uttered purely what she thought.

Not only the current Yamato-sama, but also Zeanos and the Black Dragon God, were
also tormented by humans in the same manner.

…It’s really a helpless race, human beings. If I say that, so am I.

“Well then, what was Yamato-sama’s current standing so far? Is she some kind of a
founding God?”

“Before her own heart was sealed, she had united this country together as a Queen,
but after the seal, she had become as much as a symbol of the country degozaru.
Therefore, the country was divided, and the Lords who aimed after Muu-sama emerged,
and it entered into the age of war degozaru.”

“I see…”

I wonder if Yamato-sama, has the same standing position like His Majesty the
Emperor*(Tennouheika) in Japan.

She’s more like the Emperor of the Warring States period if anything… I guess?
When it comes to that, one question rose from me.

“Why did, they want to aim for Yamato-sama again now? Yamato-sama herself sealed
such power, right?”

“…Ah. However, the person who is the mastermind of this time, seems to have the
power to break Muu-sama’s seal. That is why, they’re aiming for Mu-sama.”

“That’s… in other words, the power to create anything?”

“No. The other party, is not aiming at that power of Muu-sama.”

“Eh?”

“…Muu-sama, has another side of her degozaru.”

Mamorigami-san says so with a more serious expression.

Another side you said… is there still more?

“Muu-sama, has two sides degozaru. One is the <Existence who creates from nothing>…
and the other one is the <Existence who brings out nothingness>.”

“Brings out nothingness, what does it mean?”

“In other words, the power to turn everything into nothing.”

[!?]

We became speechless again, to the content of her ridiculous power.

She,she can turn everything into nothing…

Then, Al asked while twitching her face the same as before.

“I don’t think so, but her power is also…”

“Anything, degozaru.”

“…”
I’m out of words.

She can do anything.

In other words, even human beings, she can decide of whether they’ll exist or not.

“An existence that has both creation and destruction ―――― in other words, <Muyuu>.
This is Muu-sama’s true identity, and its everything the enemy is aiming for.”

Let me just say one thing.

I thought of the time I saved Luthia’s father, Zefar-san, but… this scale is huge!

What!? I thought it was almost the same when I dealt with that <Night Ruler>, but
there’s an owner of outrageous power in this place!

Is there really was a chance for the Demon God to enter!? In this world!?

No matter how I think about it, this is not a world where the Demon God can do
something!

No, perhaps, the Demon God is even more terrifying.

As I have thought, she’s more dangerous than me!

I can’t erase humans ―――― Oh? Doesn’t it feel more unpleasant with this?

D,don’t think about it. It’s fine. I’m human.

“I don’t know where Muu-sama’s power got leaked to the foreign country. However,
we cannot possible give Muu-sama to the outside country, that is only aiming at Muu-
sama for their own personal desires.”

Tsukikage-san concluded with a serious expression.

“…The story got a little longer. Let’s move now. As expected, those who attacked us did
not come back, so the opponent may have noticed that something is wrong.”

“Understood.”
When we all nodded, we just followed Tsukikage-san, and left the place.
“…”

“…”

While following after Tsukikage-san, Yamato-sama keeps staring at me.

By the way, Yamato-sama is being carried on Tsukikage-san’s back, so she went out of
her way to turn around.

“…”

“…”

“…”

“…Uhmm, what is it…?”

“…”

No good, she’s a type that doesn’t talk!

Well, no, according to Tsukikage-san and Mamorigami-san’s story, Yamato-sama

seems to have sealed her heart as well as her power, so even if she can’t have a proper
conversation, it can’t be helped.

Anyway, why is she looking at me?

…Huh!? No way, do I smell!?

“He, hey, Al. Do I, smell?”

“What are you talking about all of a sudden?”

“I’m a little unconfident of my body odor…”

After all, I killed a superior monster with only my body odor!

Then, Al lightly approached me, and sniffed me with her nose, but she shook her head.

“You don’t particularly stink, you know? Oh, I like this smell.”

“Eh?”

“Yeah, Seiichi, you smell good, I believe.”

“Sme, smell good…”

That’s, the first time I’ve been told by that.

It’s just that, aside from Al, Saria have also…

When Anakong was forcing me to marry her in the dungeon where Zora was, I thought
that there was something which was emitting from my body that really attracted gorillas.

For the time being, when I thought about the reason why she was looking at me, there
was nothing I could think of except my smell, but…

“…I wonder why she was looking at me so much. She was staring at me so much that I
want to hide in a hole…”

“…I’m not sure why Seiichi-dono suddenly cared about his smell degozaru, but for
Muu-sama, Seiichi-dono had something that catches her eyes degozaru.”

“Catches her eyes you said…”

“I’m surprised, too degozaru. Muu-sama, has never been interested in anything as far
as I know degozaru. Perhaps, after confining her heart, it has bever happened before.
However, for some reason, she showed interest in Seiichi-dono… She felt something
about Seiichi-dono, which I don’t understand, degozaru. Even though her great power
should’ve been sealed, such mystery isn’t overshadowed degozaru.”

“I,is that so…”

I wonder what such a God-like person, feels to an ordinary person like me. Is this the
overflowing sense emitting out from small citizens? (TN: Ordinary?)

Then, Saria opened her mouth with a smile.

“Seiichi, is fun just to be with! Isn’t Yamato-sama also having fun?”

“Eh?”

“Yamato-sama’s heart is sealed, but Seiichi’s conduct is strange, so I think that it’s
resurfacing with an irascible impulse that even that seal can’t suppressed it.”

“Wait, am I that strange?”

[Yup]

“Immediate answer!?”

Furthermore, everyone!

What’s going on with all of you nodding to Tsukikage-san, who didn’t participate in
the conversation? It hasn’t been that long since we’ve met, right? Do you think that I,
from such a person, is strange? Shut up, I’m aware of that, but!

Look, my common sense-san and normalness-san. It’s okay for you to return soon, you
know? You’re always welcome in my body.

“…We’ve arrived.”

Apparently, we have arrived at our destination, after such a silly exchange.

When I turned my gaze to the point that Tsukikage-san prompted, there was a town,
with an atmosphere like a hidden village in the forest.

I didn’t notice it because I was following behind Tsukikage-san without thinking about
anything, but apparently, we passed on a special road.

That’s because, while being surrounded by forest, there’s a steep cliff, and a number
of houses were built in the form of protruding from the cliff, which can normally be
seen from the distance.
However, the fact that I didn’t notice the houses until I got closer, means that there
must’ve been some special mechanism that was applied here somewhere.

I don’t know what that mechanism is, but well, it’s fine. I understand that I have no use
for it.

“Uwa~!”

“Amaziing…”

“…Nn. It’s full of foreign country feelings.”

“Ye,yes. It has different structures from the ones I saw in the royal capital and Southern!”

Saria and the others were also impressed by the scenery spreading in front of them.

As Zora says, the houses in this city were, made of wood, and not stone buildings like
in the Kingdom of Welmburg and other countries. It really has the impression like the
traditional Japan.

As for the appearance of the houses, there are many row houses, and its figures looks
familiar to me who is somewhat a Japanese person.

Smoke was rising from all over the town, and I found it to be flourishing.

Tsukikage-san tells us as we were impressed by such a town.

“This is my hometown, the [Shadow Village]. Originally, Yamato-sama should be in the

Sun castle of [Eikyo] which is in the center of this country, but it has already been
occupied by the enemy. And, now that the other Lords have fallen under his umbrella,
there’s no place where Yamato-sama can escape.”

“That’s why we, in this [Shadow Village], the hometown of Tsukikage-dono came here
degozaru. Seiichi-dono and his friends felt it somehow degozaru, but you have to use
a special method in order to get here. That’s why, I don’t think we’ll have to worry
about the enemy’s pursuit for a while. This village itself, is also on Muu-sama’s side.”

“I see…”

I wonder if this is the so-called hidden village for ninjas.

When I look around again, two men dressed like Japanese merchants during the
Warring States(Sengoku) period, approached Tsukikage-san in a hurry.

“Eiya! You’re safe!”

“Ah. A fortunate matter. Yamato-sama is here, too.”

“A shinobi’s* task, thanks for the hard work. It’s good for you to spend some time in
this village. Including the information we have gathered, we’ll give it to Eiya.” (TN: A
shinobi can be another word for ninja)

“I’m grateful.”

Apparently these two men are ninjas too, and after exchanging a few words with
Tsukikage-san, they vanished as if blending into the city. Co,cool.

When I look at the situation, Tsukikage-san turned around here.

“I kept you waiting. Those who I met earlier were ninjas(shinobi) just like me… Rather,
everyone living in this village is a ninja(shinobi). And the people in this village are one
of the forces that support Yamato-sama. You will spend some time at an inn this village
can provide. It’s this way.”

Following Tsukikage-san’s guidance, we proceeded through the city.

“Welcome! Do you want some dumplings?”

“This katana was that of a master craftsman ―――― “

“It’s cheap, it’s cheap! It’s freshly caught fishes today!”

All the voices from here and there are lively, and you can see that this village is
flourishing.

However, it’s also surprising that it’s so prosperous but not as much as the central city.
How prosperous is the central?

Or rather, I thought it was like a hidden village, and had a calmer and quieter image,
but it was such a scene that betrays my imagination. Of course, in a good meaning.
“We’re here”

“Eh?”

When I was moving while observing the state of the city with interest, a huge structure
has jumped in front of us, which can be said to be a castle.

However, there’s a curtain with the words [Hot bath] at the entrance, that indicates
that it’s not a castle.

In other words, the huge building in front of us is an inn.

It has an image, that is very close to a certain God’s bathhouse. What should I do, that
name is taken. (TN: Spirited Away)

After crossing the bridge, which looks exactly red, we headed for the inn where we
would stay, and a woman in a kimono came out of the inn.

When the woman comes in front of us, she politely bows her head.

“Welcome to our establishment. We have listened to the story. Now now, please relax
inside. We will do our best to provide you with hospitality.”

“Ha,hah…”

A stupid reply came out of my mouth, but I became in a hurry after realizing that.

“Ri,right, money! In this place, what kind of money is being used?”

Even if we stay in such an expensive inn, if we don’t have the money for it, then it’s just
going to be the pun.

Of course, we don’t have to worry about money in the Kingdom of Welmburg or on the
same continent, but the culture here is so different, and considering the origin of this
country, it’s not strange that even the money is newly created by the power of Yamato-
sama.

That’s why, in some situations, most of our money can be meaningless here.

Tsukikage-san and Mamorigami-san looked at each other, in response to my worries.

“What kind of money, you say…”

“I do think that it’s the same as Seiichi-dono and his friends, degozaru?”

“The same as us…”

“A’re degozaru. When you defeat a monster, it drops money, right degozaru? We’re
using it as it is.”

“Ah, I’m glad…”

Mamorigami-san’s words made me feel relieved for the time being. Apparently, the
money used in this country, is the same as gold coins and silver coins.

But come to think about it, I wonder what happens for you to get money from a monster?

Until then, it was said that it was the system built by the God who created this world,
but…

I didn’t really care about it, but it’s a mysterious monetary system at how it consists
of various wonders. I don’t honestly know if each country produces the same money
as the money we can get from monsters.

From the general public’s point of view, there’s no doubt that money that can be used
is enough, but it’s mysterious and bothering when I think of it in this way. Well, I don’t
have to worry about it right now, and the more I think about it, the more I feel like I’m
going to get stuck in a point, so I believe it’s better not to think too deeply at it.

When I was thinking about such a thing, the woman in the inn opens her mouth in a
hurry.

“Ah, rest assured, you won’t have to pay!”

“Eh? Is that so?”

“But of course! We cannot afford to receive money, for Yamato-sama’s welcome. Of

course, the same goes for her companions. It’s our duty to serve the Yamato family,
providing a respectful hospitality with Yamato-sama’s escorts… please relax at this
inn.”
What a good treatment.

We were treated by the sea and human beings today huh. Is it a trend?

“What’s with the long exchanges here, by all means, please come inside. Of course, we
have the best room available so…”

We entered into the inn, while following the woman at the inn who told us so.
“Th,this is…!”

After Seiichi and the others repelled the samurais’ attack, and headed straight to the
Shadow Village, after a while, suspicious men appeared in the place.

They were wearing a robe that covers their whole body, which is a little rare in this
eastern country, and their clothes don’t have a Japanese feel.

However, on the faces of the men, there were demon-like masks, which was very
ominous.

When the people of such mysterious group approach the fallen samurais, they check
each of the bodies.

“…Captain. It looks like everyone is alive.”

“However, all of them are badly injured, and it’s impossible for them to move
immediately…”

“Wha, what happened…”

The man who was called the captain, wanted to hold his head while listening to the
reports of his subordinates.

“I’ve sent more capable people than ever before, because I can’t fail again… That’s, this
occurred even in this situation where the <Heaven blade> is no more! Those who are
attached to the current Yamato family, I think it’s the lowly shinobi at most! How did
she…!?”

“Captain! One of the samurais has woken up!”

“Tsu! Bring him to me now!”

When the captain commanded that, a samurai carefully held by his men, was brought
to the captain which was full of wounds on his full body.

“What happened!? Explain!”

When the captain asked the samurai, while suppressing his emotions as much as he
can, the samurai manages to open his mouth, while enduring the pain.

“First, first… ly… <Heaven blade> is alive…”

“Wha!?”

The captain couldn’t hide his agitation when he reported that Mamorigami of the
Yamato family, the <Heaven blade>, who he thought was completely dead, was alive.

Mamorigami Yaiba, the current Head of the Mamorigami family who has protected the
Yamato family for generations, was feared as the <Heaven blade> because of his ability.

No one has measured his detailed strength, so they couldn’t say anything, but it was
said that his ability was comparable to that of foreign S-class adventurers.

They have thought that such <Heaven blade>, got also defeated in front of a large
number of people in the previous attack, and had died.

For this reason, they kick their next assault.

Yes, the captain and the others thought that, but…

“Kuh… It’s certainly painful that the <Heaven blade> was alive. However, you should
have been even more skilled than the guys who first attacked <Heaven blade>!
Moreover, your number of people is more than doubled!? And yet, why!?”

“That’s… I, don’t really understand…”

“You don’t really understand!?”

The samurai’s words surprised not only the captain, but also his subordinates who
were listening.

“You bastards, while possessing those skills, you say that you didn’t understand
anything!”

“Ah… guh… suddenly… Water tentacles… rock tentacles… kicked us one after another…”

“What is that situation!?”

I don’t understand what that means.

It was an impression felt not only by the captain, but also by everyone who was there.

There was no existence in this country who can manipulate incomprehensible things
such as water tentacles and rock tentacles.

Even if it was a new kind of monster, these samurais full of skills cannot be one-sidedly
defeated.

“We, we don’t even know… we. just… approached the target… we’re not familiar… it’s
like there were people from foreign countries…”

“What was that? Tell me more!”

“No… nothing in detail, by the time I saw those guys for a little… We, with those
tentacles… were all being beaten…”

“Kuh…!”

Considering the situation, no matter how one looks at it, the foreigners are suspicious.

However, when it comes to the possibility of them having done that before seeing the
actual state, it was quite troublesome.

“What was it… Is it a youjutsu* or a senjutsu*? Or is it a ninjutsu*?”

“No, they’re handling something called magic, since they’re from a foreign country. It’s
totally abhorrent…!”

The captain got furiously angry, that he’s about to throw up.

However, unfortunately, this tragedy was not due to magic, it’s just the sea and land
hearing Seiichi’s request, and there’ll never be an opportunity for them to know that
it was a suppression by the forces of nature.

The captain, who found out that he could not get any more information from the
samurais, gives instructions immediately.

“Some of you, bring back the samurais to this place! They have valuable strength even
if it’s a little.”

“Hah!”

“The rest, come with me! Perhaps, they are in the hidden village of ninja… they’re
likely hiding in the [Shadow Village]. Let’s look for the entrance of that.”

[Hah!]

The mysterious men, with their next action having been decided, begin to move
immediately.

“Just wait… next time for sure…!”

The captain ran through the forest, with such determination.

***

“Here is, your room.”

“Oh!”

We were guided, to an awfully spacious and large room.

By the way, Mamorigami-san, Tsukikage-san, and Yamato-sama are in different rooms,

so we’re the only ones here.

Our room has a good quality desk on tatami mats, a small teapot and teacup, hot
drinking water, tea leaves, tea confectioneries, etc. placed inside, and even pot-like
things are prepared. I wonder if that pot-like thing, is also a magic tool. Magic is amazing.

The tea leaves on the desk, I wonder if its green tea with its ambience? Let’s check it later.

In terms of space, it is wide enough for all of us to enter, and yet, it is breaming with
peaceful luxury.

When I was impressed by the tatami mats and cushions after a long time of absence, I
remembered something.

“Ah! Speaking of which, what should we do with our room at the Black-tailed Gull
Pavilion?”

“Ah… Certainly, what you said is true.”

“But we don’t have any luggage in particular, right?”

“Well, I guess. That’s why, I think it’s okay for us to leave right away, but…”

“I will transfer and tell them.”

“Is that so? My bad. Please.”

I immediately transferred from the spot and headed for the Black-tailed Gull Pavilion
in Southern, telling them that we’re checking out although it was a sudden story.

“Hah… Of course, there is no problem for you to leave, but it’s surprisingly sudden,
isn’t it?”

“I’m sorry. Various things happened…”

“No, no. As for us, we can’t thank our customers enough to have earned a lot of money,
and for giving us Bahamut, which is said to be a legendary ingredient in the whole city.
If you have the chance to come to this town again, please use this Black-tailed Gull
Pavilion.”

“Yes!”

What a nice person. I can leave feeling very pleasant!

The moment I thought so, the hotel employee-san continued as she remembered.

“Ah, the next time you come here, I recommend you to be mindful about the time.”

“Kuh! I’ll remember it!”

I thought I could go back in a good mood!

To remember those addicts at the last minute…!

However, as the employee-san said, let’s think properly about the time when we come
next time here. Such a battle, I don’t want to see it.

When I returned to the Hidden Village inn with transfer magic while having a quite
bitter thought, Al and the others were relaxing in the room.

“Oh, welcome back. My bad… wait, what’s wrong?”

“…No, just a little.”

“I,is that so? Whatever. You can sit here too, you know. This tea thing, is tasty.”

“It tastes strange, but it’s easy to drink!”

I sit down as prompted by Al and the others, and when I drank the tea that Saria had
serve me, as I thought, it tasted like green tea as expected.

“Hoo… it’s permeating, this taste…”

“You somehow aged at once, Seiichi”

“Like an Ojii-chan!”

It seems that my reaction was strange, and Saria and Al laughed at it.

Then, Rurune, who was eating tea confectioneries, gently offered me a tea cake.

“Milord. Please have this. It’s very delicious when you combine it with that drink.”

“Oh, thanks.”

Rurune, who has remarkably grown docile, was eating tea confectionery quietly
without drinking and eating too much. No, it doesn’t change that she was still eating a
fair amount of it, but it didn’t disappear in an instant like it used to, and she was tasting
it with her own mouth properly.
“…Futon, fluffy.”

“It’s amazing! It’s my first time going to bed which is drawn directly to the floor, but…
if it’s this, it will not hurt my body!”

“…Nn. Moreover, I can sleep with everyone.”

“I agree!”

Zora and Olga-chan were very close to each other, and they were chatting in front of
the futon that was prepared in the room. Certainly, the inn [Tree of Peace] in Terviel
and the [Black-trailed Gull Pavilion] that I went to earlier have beds, and Japanese
style futon is rare.

When each of us is spending a relaxing time like that, suddenly, Al opened her mouth.

“Even so, it’s strange.”

“Eh?”

“This is, a hidden village, right? Despite that, why is there such a splendid inn here?”

“If you ask me that…”

Since this is an inn, it should be a facility where people can stay, but due to the nature
of this village, it’s very unlikely that outsiders will stay in this place.

When I was tilting my head completely, I was suddenly called out.

“That’s because, influential people used to come to this place in stealth degozaru.”

“Ah, Mamorigami-san”

When I turned my gaze towards the voice, Mamorigami-san stood at the entrance of
our room.

“In stealth you say… is it that so?”

“…I can’t say it in a too loud voice degozaru, but it was a common sight for each of them
to come to this place with their mistresses etc. However, influential people do not
know the detailed location of this place degozaru. At any rate, they can’t enter this
village without me and my companions’ guidance, so…”

“The guide is, you have a native of this village among your subordinates?”

“Well, the shinobi of this Shadow Village have just served the Yamato family for
generations degozaru. However, Muu-sama, the head of the Yamato family, is in such a
state… There was a little lack of money for the people of the village to live degozaru.
Therefore, in the name of stripping money from other influential people, it couldn’t be
helped but liberate this town degozaru. If you want to come into this place, a shinobi
who is waiting at the main residence of the Yamato family… In other words, by calling
out to Tsukikage-dono, you’ll be able to come into this village in the form of a reservation
degozaru. Of course, the password when making a reservation is also adequate.”

“Sufficiently, there are quite a lot of things.”

Adult circumstances, is that what its called…

It’s just, if this place won’t be found out, then there’s no problem now.

Then Mamorigami-san claps his hand as he remembered.

“Right right. I’m here because I had something to tell you degozaru.”

“Eh?”

“First of all, you can rest as you like while you’re here degozaru. The usual escort will
be done by me and Tsukikage-dono.”

“Etto, it’s fine… rather than that, is that all right? We will also help, but…”

“It’s okay degozaru. Instead, if you see a suspicious person, I want you to please catch
them degozaru. Of course, if you can afford to do so, then do that, but… if it’s Seiichi-
dono and his companions, I don’t have to worry about that degozaru.”

“Well, it wouldn’t be a problem if Seiichi is there.”

“…I will do my best to live up to that trust.”

I involuntarily gave a few words. I,I wonder it it’s okay. I don’t know where that trust
comes from, but let’s just do our best.

Mamorigami-san nods to my words.

“Umu. And, another thing to get in touch with, is about this inn, but Seiichi-dono and
his companions are treated the same as me degozaru, so basically, you can use all the
facilities of this inn freely.”

“Facilities… Speaking of which, I didn’t ask what was in this place…”

“Well, it’ll be time for dinner, and at that time, there will be an explanation from the
landlady, but right now you can have a free hot spring, you know, degozaru?”

“There’s a hot spring here!?”

As I was just listening to Mamorigami-san’s words, I made a loud voice.

However, Mamorigami-san nodded without worrying about how I look.

“Of course degozaru. The hot spring of this inn has the best effect and scenery degozaru.
Moreover, there are no other guests now… In other words, it is unoccupied degozaru.
That’s the only thing we should be happy about in the current situation.”

“Oh…!”

I didn’t have many opportunities to go to hot springs on earth, but I originally like
baths. That’s why, I’m happy about the hot spring.

The jacuzzi at the Black-Tailed Gull Pavilion was also very nice with its scenery, but I’m
also looking forward to the hot spring here.

“That’s why, I have said to enjoy this village for a while degozaru. If there is anything
else, please contact me from here degozaru. Then…”

When he said that, Mamorigami-san returned to his room.

“Ah… nice hot spring…”

I immediately, came to the hot spring of the inn.

Of course, this is the men’s bath, and as Mamorigami says, there’s no one here but me.

“Now that you mention it, is Mamorigami-san a man? Or is he a woman?”

The quality and appearance of his voice is very neutral, so I don’t really understand.

Well, gender is not actually a big problem huh.

If I think about it normally, whether he’s a man or a woman, that’s the topic I should
watch out for when talking about things, in order not to make the other person
uncomfortable.

If he was keeping it, there’s nothing wrong with it.

“At any rate… this feels good…”

As I’ve heard, this hot spring appears to have a very good water quality, so my skin has
become silky smooth since a while ago.

Moreover, the scenery is good, and while the jacuzzi of the Black-tailed Gull Pavilion
had a panoramic view of the sea, this was built with an overlook of the mountain.

I don’t know what the climate is like in this country, but the trees in the mountains are
lush, and very refreshing.

This, if this place has a concept of seasons like autumn or winter, then in autumn, I can
enter while watching the autumn leaves, and I can take a snow viewing bath in winter
huh. Isn’t that the best!
“I’m not still, old enough yet to drink, though, but I wonder if adults will enjoy drinking
in this situation.”

Well, it was said that sake is dangerous in the bath, so it seems that it has disappeared
on Earth recently. Still, my yearning is there.

“Let’s bring Dad and the others in here again. I want my dad and mom to enjoy this.”

I was able to spend time with my dad and the others again in this other world. I want
to do a filial piety* even a little. (TN: Can be defined as ‘an act of care toward one’s
parents and elder family members’)

I rarely had a chance to take a bath with my father, and it looks like it’s going to be fun
to take a bath together.

“Haa… well, I don’t think it’s a situation where I can enjoy myself so much…”

It’s just right now, I’m in a slightly dangerous situation to genuinely enjoy this.

By no means, Yamato-sama has the ability like that of straight God, so we have to deal
with the guys who are aiming for her.

“It’s totally, inelegant. It’s definitely better to take a bath, quietly, and leisurely like
this.”

When I heard Yamato-sama’s story, I thought that it wasn’t satisfactory to have the
power like God.

Of course, I think it’s great to be able to do anything, but the little happiness in front
of me than such a thing… Well, that happiness is complicated, but it’s in my own nature
to cherish it. I’m originally a lower-class citizen.

When I was enjoying the hot spring relaxedly, the hot spring on next door… In other
words, I heard a voice from the women’s hot spring.

“Seiichi! Can you hear me?”

“Nn? Saria?”

“Yup! This hot spring, is very large! How about there?”

“This is also wide. Moreover, it was reserved by myself!”

“Is that so! Then, I’ll go there too!”

“Oh, that’s good ―――― wait a minuteeeeeee! That’s not good! This place has no mixed
bath!?”

“Eeh? But, we couldn’t go in at the Black-tailed Gull Pavilion, and I want to join with
you.”

“Uguh”

Wha,what a terrifying and fascinating proposal…!

However, this is not a mixed bath, but a place that’s properly divided into men and
women.

Whether it’s for a family bath or a mixed bath, it’s not good to break the rules of the
inn.

This man is a gentleman, and I have to clearly refuse it!

“It’s no,nonononot gooddd, Sasasasasaria!”

“You bastard, control yourself a little more!”

“I’m sorry!?”

Al’s sharp tsukkomi was audible from next door. No by this time, I’m embarrassed.
Because I’m in a sensitive age.

Somehow, when I managed to survive Saria’s fascinating proposal and enjoyed the
bath by myself again, I heard very happy voices from next door.

“Al! I’ll wash your back!”

“Eh? No, I’m not really…”

“It’s fine, it’s fine!”

“Oi oi! Geez… Then, I’ll wash Saria’s back later.”

“Yay!”

“…Amazing.”

“Nn? What’s wrong? Olga-chan”

“…Altria-oneechan’s breasts, are big.”

“Where are you looking!?”

“Bu,but, Altria-san’s breasts, are certainly big, aren’t they…”

“Oh, surely! Al’s breasts are amazing!”

“Wait… Sa,Saria!? Why are you touching…”

“…Saria-oneechan’s is also big. That’s nice.”

“Is that so? Olga-chan’s will grow big too!”

“…Looking forward to it.”

“Tha, that’s… Nn! Tha,that’s why… my, my breast, don’t rub it…!”

“Eeh? It feels good, yeah.”

“Ye,yeah then… hey… Stop…!”

“Speaking of which, Rurune-san also has big breasts, doesn’t she.”

“…Nn. Cheeky despite being a glutton.”

“What!? What is good, with something like this”

“…… Cheeky.”

“Wha!? O, Olga! My breasts… Nn!?”

―――― I, was floating in the hot spring with nosebleeds.

Th,the stimulation is too strong…!

Aren’t they a little too defenseless!? The one next door to you, is me you know!?
Perhaps, they’re not even conscious of me as the opposite sex!? Can I cry?

“Hah!? I was about to involuntarily go to the underworld again…”

I somehow managed to regain my mind, and shake my head.

“Wi,will I already ascend. It looks like it’s going to be overwhelming…”

In a different sense from the hot spring!

While my body is burning in a different sense from the hot spring for some time, the
moment I stood up to go back to my room, I suddenly felt a sign of a person.

“Nn?”

In an instant, is it Mamorigami-san? When I turn around thinking that… there’s a

mysterious group of people with demon masks on their face, wearing a full-body robe
even though we’re in a hot spring for some reason.

“…”

“…”

My eyes become dots, and we stare at each other.

And then ――――

“Nooooooooooooooooooooooo! Ecchiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!”

“This guy! Kill hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim!”

As soon as I screamed, the mysterious group mercilessly attacked me!

“Wait! This place is a hot spring, so! Take off your clothes!?”
“I don’t understand what you mean… Kill him quickly!”

“So sudden, oi!”

In this situation, I’m right, aren’t I? This is a hot spring, you know? Why are you
wearing clothes.

Even though my weapons and clothes are in the item box, I was too conscious of being
in the hot spring, so I avoid the opponent’s attack while being naked, in a very idiotic
state when viewed from the side.

Then, Saria and the others in the hot spring next door called out.

“Seiichi!? What’s wrong!?”

“I, I’m being attacked by individuals who I don’t understand anything!”

“Eeh!?”

During such a conversation, the man who seemed to be the leader of the mysterious
group clicks his tongue with an annoying feeling.

“Kuh! Even though we found the village, and were able to sneak inside…! What are you
waiting for! Kill him fast!”

“That, that is… our attacks don’t hit him enough that it feels unpleasant!”

“Tedious talk is good! Thereupon, slice off that swaying superb article as it is provoking
us!”

“Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!?”

Now that person, has told them to cut off my dick!? I’m definitely naked, so it’s shaking!

Regardless of its reproductive conduct, don’t slice it because it is still used when
excreting!?

“Kuh! I, I can’t hit it!”

“That’s provoking! Are you proud of that!?”

“Are you implicitly making a fool of us!? Indeed, you’re out of our standard, but we
too…!”

“Who are you, you bastard!?”

Didn’t you come to kill me!? Why are you commenting my dick!

I’m not proud of it, it’s your bad that you guys just attacked while I was only taking a
bath!?

“…What a bold enemy… While showing us that thing, which is out of our standard, and,
at the same time being aimed at the weak point, are you saying that you’re confident
that you can escape…!”

“I didn’t think thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!”

It’s already scary, these guys!

Perhaps, these people are the enemy pursuers that Mamorigami-san and Tsukikage-
san were being wary of, but they gave me a lot of remarks that steadily made me feel
insecure!?

“However, I can’t stay like this…!”

“Wha!? ―― Gaha!?”

When I approach one of the nearest assailants, I lightly touch his belly. That is, it was
as powerful as me stroking with feathers.

However, that alone blew away the opponent in an amusing manner.

“Thi,this guy!”

“My bad, but I still want to enjoy the hot spring!”

Starting with the first one, I take down the assailants rapidly.

Of course, I’m trying on going easy as much as I can, but… I wonder if I really am able
to go easy on someone. They won’t die from the effect of the skill <Avici hell> though.
Me to them one after another… No, as I tear off and throw the assailants who are
attacking my dick, and then cut them and defeat them with throwing momentum, at
last, only the leader man remains.

“You are the only one left, you know?”

“Kuh… to,to such a naked man…!”

“Because you guys attacked me in this place!?”

It’s not my fault that I’m naked! No, if you tell me to get dressed, it’s until then, but this
is a hot spring. I can’t imitate such a tactful thing. It’s simply the policy.

Then, the leader faces down, and laughs quietly.

“Kukuku… No way, I never thought that you were such a powerful person… it’s alright.
If this is the case, let’s settle it with me and you.”

“Ah, of cour ――――”

“My sword, and your sword!” (TN: The sword is, you know what it is ┏ (゜ω゜)=☞)

“What’s with that storyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!”

The leader looked at my dick, and got a knife in his hand… or rather, dagger? He’s
wielding it!

This guy, is he really trying to settle this with his weapon and my dick!? Is he stupid!?

“I caught you…”

“Darn it!?”

However, I who forgot to avoid the actions of the opponent, that was too stupid or too
unexpected for me, have allowed the opponent’s attack.

And finally, my opponent’s blade is on my dick… the assailant’s dagger has arrived!

“This assassin’s dagger game is… I woooooooooooooooon!”

“Noooooooooooooooooooo! Stooooooooooooooooooooooooooooop*!” (TN: Yamete!
( ͡• ʖ͜ ͡• ))

I just raised a voice like a girl.

However ――――

Pakin

“Whaaa!?”

“Eh?”

The assassin’s dagger that touched my dick, literally shattered.

At the same time, naturally, my dick is intact.

The stunned man stares at the shattered weapon, in his own hands.

And then, the leader man kneeled quietly.

“It’s my loss… just, my assassin dagger…”

“Are you guys stupid!?”

I don’t know what you’re talking about anymore. Weren’t you guys aiming for my life.
No, they came to take my life(most important thing) as a man in a sense!

Or rather, if I think about it well, why did a weapon that hated to attack me, hit me only
in this situation!? Without joking, my dick hyun!?

When I dealt with the soldiers of the Kaizer Empire, I was in a situation where it self-
destructed without permission, but this time, I fought normally.

As I twist my neck without knowing the difference, I heard the brain announcement.

[Because this fight, was literally a battle that shows off your status as a man. As
expected of Seiichi-sama. It’s splendid.]

“Is this world stupid!?”

It’s not splendid, you know! What? Are all the assailants like this? Is it okay? The
mastermind person, isn’t he people you hired wrong?

“A loss is a loss. Do whatever you want.”

“Etto… then, I’ll have you sleep a little.”

“Gah!?”

It’s a lot of trouble anymore, and above all, there’s no guarantee that he won’t run
away, so just in case, I fainted the leader man.

While all the assailants were fainted, when I stood up stock still with a quite speechless
expression, I noticed that the direction of the changing room became hectic.

And then ――――

“Seiichi! Are you alright!?”

“Are you okay!? Seiichi!”

“Eh?”

Saria and Al, rushed inside with desperate looks ―――― while naked.

“““…”””

We stare at each other silently.

Saria looked blankly, but Al’s expression turned like she doesn’t know what was
happening, with her gaze gradually going down ――――

“Wha… whaa…!?”

“Buhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”

“Se,Seiichiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!?”

Finally, while keeping Al in sight, who dyed her face bright red, I floated up on the hot
spring again while spurting out nosebleeds.
“…One thing, I want to confirm degozaru, but…”

“…Yes”

“In foreign countries, is it normal to raise problems in your free time, degozaru?”

“I’m so sorryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!”

I decided to do the best dogeza ever in my life.

The reason why I was doing this, was because of the matter of mysterious men who
attacked me while enjoying the hot spring.

After that, it was nice that Saria and the others rushed to come to me, but… they
seemed to be in quite of a hurry, so all of us were naked towards each other.

Especially Al and I who were looking at each other’s bodies, I couldn’t stand the stimulus
and spewed nosebleeds.

And Al was…

“Uh… I, I saw it… I,is that size normal…? It, was big to that extent―――― I, I don’t
understand… I don’t understand it, you know…”

She was still turning her face red, while muttering something. Again, I’m really sorry.

If I bent my policy, changed my clothes obediently and then fought, such a sorrowful
incident would not have happened.

…No, those guys who attacked at the hot spring were the ones at fault! If they didn’t
attack me, I won’t have to worry about this! What have they done!?

However, Saria didn’t seem to care about it, as if nothing has happened. Well, when we
were spending time together in the forest, she was in gorilla form, so she was always
sort of naked!

That’s why we, who repelled the assailants despite those various things, immediately
changed our clothes, and handed over the tied-up assailant to Mamorigami-san.

Mamorigami-san, who sighed when he saw me going through a dogeza, had a serious
expression on his face.

“Well, it’s fine degozaru. For the time being, Seiichi and his companions were safe, and
I’m honestly pleased degozaru.”

“I,I’m sorry…”

“More than that, the problem is these guys who have attacked.”

Mamorigami-san sharpened his gaze, and turned his eyes to a certain place.

In there, the mysterious men I fainted are left tied up.

However, since all of their mysterious masks have been recovered, I now know their
true faces. Well, I don’t know any of these people, so I can’t really say anything when I
see their real faces, but.

However, apparently Mamorigami-san to these mysterious assailants… Particularly,

when he saw the face of the leader man who lost in a stupid game with me at the end,
he makes his face grim.

“No way, you fall to the enemy…”

“…Fun. Say anything you want.”

The leader man, is about in his 40s, and there was a big scar diagonally from his upper
left forehead.

However, his hair is not topknot like the samurais, but he has a loose and disheveled
hair, what do I say… the words thief and bandit is perfect for him.

“Does Mamorigami-san, know this person?”

“…I know him degozaru. Originally, he was from a venerable house, that protects Muu-
sama degozaru. While I protect Muu-sama directly by her side, this person has
military power… He was from the house with the role of checking other Lords with
military power degozaru. The head of that house, is this man, degozaru.”

“I see…”

A person who was originally in the position to protect Yamato-sama, had attacked us
in this manner.

Especially for Mamorigami-san, although they have some minor discrepancies, I think
they felt something like sympathy in terms of protecting Yamato-sama.

“Why… why degozaru. You were, responsible to the other Lords, for suppressing them.
That’s, why!”

“Mamorigami-dono. The world, is filled with things that are beyond human knowledge.
I have realized that though it was unpleasant.”

“What?”

“That man is… not a human being. It’s much more terrifying, he’s a monster.”

“Monster?”

In the word of the leader guy, Mamorigami-san’s expression becomes more and more
severe.

“You are, scared of something that you don’t understand, so you betrayed Muu-sama
degozaru!”

“Since Mamorigami-dono doesn’t know that man’s true horror, you can say something
like that! That man, far from Yamato-sama, he’s the most unstoppable opponent in this
world!”

“What are you saying?”

To the overwhelming dismay of the leader man, we were confused.

The most unstoppable in this world you said… what level is the other party? No way,
you won’t say that it’s the Demon God, right?

“…It’s already good degozaru. Rather, it’s more of a problem now that these people
have found out this place. The entrance to the [Shadow Village] shouldn’t be so easy
to find, degozaru, but…”

“…It’s too late.”

“Eh?”

The leader man, who raised his face gently, opened his mouth quietly.

“Late… you said, what do you mean degozaru?”

“I already, had no time left. It was because you prevented our first attack, and we
missed Muu-sama.”

“Hence, what’s wrong with that degozaru?”

“Don’t you know? Having had a second opportunity, I could never fail. However, it’s
not just by you, I was also prevented by the foreign people there. And now, since I
failed the first attack, that man has been observing me.”

“No way!?”

“―――― That man’s hand, is already in this place.”

The moment the leader man said so, Tsukikage-san rushed into our room.

On her back, there is Yamato-sama who is still expressionless.

“Tsukikage-dono!?”

“Mamorigami-dono, hurry up and leave here! Right now, a mysterious creature is

attacking this village!”

“Mysterious creature!?”

In the increasingly incomprehensible situation, we were just confused, and the leader
man held his head, and began trembling.
“Co,come on… it’s no good anymore. This country… no, this world… will be conquered
by that man…”

“You are ――――”

The moment Mamorigami-san tried to say something, suddenly from the window of
our room, something suddenly jumped in.

That thing is ――――.

“Kishaaaaaaaaa!”

“Wha,what the?”

“…It’s undulating.”

As Olga-chan said, the creature that suddenly broke into our room, was a mysterious
creature that looked like a fish with a human body attached to it.

However, it’s face is a little heinous to be called a fish, not only do its goggling eyes pop
out, but both its hands are tentacles and is undulating.

What the, is that the latest fashion, tentacles? When I asked the sea and land, it was like
tentacles.

“Wha,what degozaru, this creature!”

“That creature, is his subordinate…”

“His subordinate!? This unpleasant creature!?”

“Kisha!?”

The mysterious creature, which Mamorigami-san clearly said was unpleasant,

dexterously distorted its fishy face and seemed shocked. Ah, it cared about him saying
that…

However, at the same time, it seemed to have become angry at Mamorigami-san’s

words, so the mysterious creature has attacked without any questions!
“Kishaa ―――― Aaaaaaaaaahh!?”

However, the mysterious creature got blown away to the maximum without reaching
us.

As I turned my gaze at the cause, the figure of Rurune who was raising her leg is there.

“Don’t let a fish go ashore.”

What kind of point is that?

In the first place, if Rurune said that, then is it done? I was told that donkey don’t talk,
you know?

Well, that mysterious creature looks a little strange, but it doesn’t look like a fish.

However, Rurune did not run wild, even in front of such a mysterious creature.

“Rurune… has really grown…”

“…Nn. But on the contrary, I’m worried. Is she really glutton?”

“What’s with that phrase!?”

I’m sorry, Rurune. Even I don’t understand Olga-chan’s feelings.

“No… It was surprising that Rurune who saw a fish, hasn’t had her appetite come
first…”

“Milord… In,indeed, that’s what I used to be, but now that I’ve eaten Bahamut, it’s just
a little fish…”

Ah, rather than growing up, she just became a gourmet!?

However, it’s also true that I’m more grateful now that her appetite has calmed down
because she became a gourmet. Next time, let’s go and eat delicious food with Rurune.

After kicking the fish, as Rurune shakes her leg lightly, she muttered while being
astonished.
“Even so, can the people of this country be defeated to that extent? Do fish just grew
limbs normally here?”

Rurune-san! Normally, fish have no limbs!

I was involuntarily surprised by Rurune’s words, but I realized that there was one
here.

“Wait… Come to think of it, I failed to find out what that guy was in the end.”

“Nn… isn’t that really fine? We have defeated it!”

“I guess. Whoever the opponent is, if they attack, we’ll just kick them off.”

“I, I don’t know how much I can help, but I will do my best!”

Saria and the others reliably, said such things.

Then, when I suddenly noticed that Mamorigami-san and his fellows were quiet, I
turned my eyes to them and then…

“““…”””

Mamorigami-san, Tsukikage-san, and even the leader guy were stunned as they watch
us.

A,a’re?

Especially the leader man, his eyes are wide open.

“Thi,this is stupid… even our katanas, don’t work on that creature!?”

“Isn’t that like you bastards kitchen knife dull? Sharpen it well.”

“That’s why, I said it’s not a fish!?”

Rurune-san.

The weapon that the leader man has, moreover, the katanas possessed by Mamorigami-
san and the others, were not kitchen knife, you know?
It certainly looks like a fish, but it feels more like an alien.

…But compared to that Evil god that Rurune have picked up from the sea, this is still
cute.

When I thought about such a thing, a similar mysterious creature invaded through the
window again.

“Jeez… Even though I said that it’ll be the same no matter how many times you come…”

“Wait, Rurune! At once, I’ll confirm what this guy is, so!”

Before Rurune could kick it again, I immediately activated [Advanced Appraisal] on

the creature in front of me.

However…

[――――]

“A’re?”

Let alone its name, I didn’t even know its level.

That is, it’s not marked with question marks, it’s completely blank.

“Hmm? It’s strange… my skills were properly activated towards the Bahamut and the
Evil God, and I don’t think that the guy in front of me is stronger than the Evil god,
but…”

I was tilting my head to why its transcription that I saw was unknown, but the
mysterious creature has mercilessly attacked me just like that.

“Kishaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!?”

However, the mysterious creature begins to move as if it had lost control of its own
body, and continued to harm its own self.

“Ki, Kisha!? Sha!? Shaa!?”

When the mysterious creature which has an expression that doesn’t comprehend
what’s going on, was being hit by itself as it is, it went out of the window without
permission.

……

“I don’t know what that is, but it looks it’s fine!”

“““No no no!”””

Mamorigami-san, Tsukikage-san, and the leader man who heard my words have
denied my words with great momentum.

“Isn’t that strange!? What is that, phenomenon just now!? What and how did you do
for the enemy to suddenly self-destruct!?”

“Tha,that’s right degozaru! Besides, according to the story, I thought that our weapons
won’t work on it. What was that…”

“…O,our attack definitely didn’t go through to it. That’s why, that man told us to invade…
why…”

“No, no matter what you say why…”

That’s all I want to ask too. Isn’t it terrible that it run away without permission even if I
haven’t done anything?

Then, Al sighed at the appearance of such Mamorigami-san and the others.

“If you take action with Seiichi, and are surprised at this level, it’s not going to end,
you know? We’ve seen the same phenomenon several times, so we’re good one way
or another.”

“Several times the same phenomenon as that!?”

“Anyway, it’s useless to simply use your head for this guy. Anyhow, our thoughts are
overwhelmed that we don’t mind it anymore.”

“You don’t!”

Why do you think that I’m going out of my way to do something I don’t understand. All
of these are things I don’t recognize, and are unavoidable!

Al didn’t care about my protest at all, and asked Mamorigami-san and the others.

“Rather than that, what are you going to do now? With that level of guys, we can even
kick them off, and… better yet, why don’t we go into their stronghold?”

“Tha,that’s…”

Mamorigami-san was somewhat being indecisive, but Tsukikage-san thought for a

little, and then just nodded.

“…That might be good.”

“Tsukikage-dono!?”

“Mamorigami-dono. Did you see Seiichi-dono and his companions just now?
Apparently, they possess unimaginable power. Besides, the entrance to this village is
now known to the enemy anyway. The place for us to escape was just at the base of
the enemy.”

“I, I think that it’s dangerous degozaru, but…”

Mamorigami-san sighed before long after thinking carefully about Tsukikage-san’s

words.

“…This is, the only way degozaru. I’m aware of that degozaru. Then, from here, let’s go
to the enemy’s stronghold degozaru!”

With a single word from Mamorigami-san, we decided on our next destination, and
started to take action immediately.
We who decided to head to the enemy’s home base, immediately left the [Shadow
Village].

However, if we leave as it is, the village would be in a tough situation, so we tried to

deal with the mysterious creatures that attacked us before we left, but…

“Ki, Kisha… sha…”

“Ku,ka…”

“…(Bukubukubuku)”

For some reason, the mysterious creatures were rolling in an oxygen-deficient state,
like a fish launched on land, and we didn’t have to deal with them. Wha, what
happened? The guy who attacked us first was normal…

Perhaps, the air acted this time following the sea and land? That’s stupid… wait, I can’t
say that!

Well, actually, I didn’t do anything or ask for it, so it’s really a mystery. Well, it still
doesn’t change that I’m lucky, so that’s fine.

“Wha, what’s going on… The monster we struggled with, just like this…”

Meanwhile, the leader guy who attacked us is also following us to guide us to the enemy’s
home base, but seeing those figures of mysterious creatures, he seemed unconvinced.

By the way, the name of this leader guy seems to be Gonbei-san.

Then, Mamorigami-san, who was restraining Gonbei-san, opened his mouth while
moving.

“Gonbei-dono. What’s going on with Eikyou presently degozaru? Is it overflowing with

such mysterious creatures degozaru?”

“…That’s right. Moreover, it’s not only that. There are also a number of mechanical
weapons that we don’t understand. And most frightening one of all… is that man’s
aide.”

“Aide… Is it something different from those mysterious creatures?”

“Everything of it is different. First of all, it can understand our words, and speak it.
What’s more, it can freely manipulate powerful mechanical weapons, and in addition,
it can even use mysterious arts. How can we win against those people…”

Gonbei-san seems to be more scared of this aide than to the mysterious creature, and
his face was blue while being restrained by Mamorigami-san.

Even so, that mysterious creature and aide… is it the same marine product with a
change in variety? Is it such, an eminence fish? Will it be yellowtail at the end?

Anyway that’s, they remembered that his aide spoke our words, but… that mysterious
creature didn’t even activate the [All Language Comprehension] skill. [Advanced
appraisal] didn’t work on it either, what’s going on? In the first place, is it a creature
of this star?

No way, I don’t think that that mysterious creature is stronger than the Evil god that
Rurune picked up from somewhere and ate… The mystery is only increasing.

“It’s about time we tightened our mind! Eikyo is just around the corner!”

For a while, when we were moving in the woods, which I couldn’t very much call a
road, Tsukikage-san suddenly said so.

The reason for us moving in the forest like this, is to hide from those mysterious
creatures.

And when we finally get out of the woods, our destination, Eikyo, was certainly there.

―――― But in a way that no one can predict.

“Wha, what degozaru, is that…!”

A stunned Mamorigami-san muttered that.

However, no one, including Gonbei-san, could answer that question.

Because…

“What is, that iron box…!”

Just as Tsukikage-san said, the Eikyo which jumped into our eyes, although it is a city
which has prospered more than the Shadow Village, there are iron boxes above the
city… a lot of things floating which look like the so-called spaceships.

What’s more, there are towers in the city with a mysterious shape, that are unthinkable
in this era, and there are many bluish-white lines running through it.

It’s not just one.

It was built in a way that surrounded the city at equal intervals.

That tower is too sci-fi-esque, so it’s too mismatched with the samurai and the
townscapes that make you feel the atmosphere of old Japan.

“Ma, Mamorigami-san. Is that building, originally built there?”

With some confirmation, when I asked that, Mamorigami-san shakes his head while
being stunned.

“I,it’s not degozaru. That thing, I’ve never seen that degozaru…!”

“…Don’t only advance in the direction of a somewhat suspicious odor. You’re not
talking about invasion from another continent or of that level, is it? No matter how
you look at it, it’s from a different world, or a different civilization at that level.”

As Al said, everything that feels like from various science fiction spreading in Eikyo, I
didn’t think it came on this planet.

Then, does that mysterious creature means that it was an existence from the cosmos?

I can’t say anything because I haven’t seen the other continents, but if they have
enough power to build such a building, it’s strange that I haven’t come to this continent
until now.

“…For the meantime, let’s go and enter Eikyo degozaru. It’s hard to believe something
I don’t actually see.”

Mamorigami-san is right, so through something like a secret passage that Mamorigami-

san and the others used to escape from Eikyo, we were able to enter Eikyo safely.

Then, while hiding ourselves, we look around, but as I thought, those mysterious
creatures that are coming and going, and human figures, cannot be confirmed.

Above all, the towers that aren’t fit for this era and things that look like spaceships are
real, I have learned that as we approach.

“Gonbei-dono. That iron box…?”

“…Ah. That’s, a battleship. Even though we were desperately trying to build an iron
ship and float it in the sea, but the enemy owns such an iron ship that floats in the sky,
you know? How do you confront such an opponent!”

≪―――― Thank you for that, now then, just die. ≫

[!]

Suddenly, we heard a voice that seemed to be from a machine, from above our heads.

As I turn my gaze towards that voice, there was a mysterious creature like a fish that
has attacked in the air.

However, there is a distinct difference from the mysterious creatures we’ve seen so
far.

Until now, it was mysterious creatures that had exposed its instincts, or attacked
without a piece of reason, but the existence in front of us had the intelligence to throw
words at us.

What’s more, he was also wearing something that looks like a SciFi-esque silver armor.

In front of a mysterious creature different from the previous one, Gonbei-san turned
his face blue, and began to tremble.
“A,ah… yo,you are…!”

≪It’s not just me≫

[!]

Then, three additional mysterious creatures dressed in the same manner emerged?
They have appeared in addition to him once more.

Such four of them? The mysterious creatures, look down on us.

≪This is why I don’t like creatures of the stars that was delayed with their civilization.
They can’t even fulfill one of our Lord’s command ≫

≪Well, don’t say that. Their original structure is different. It is cruel to ask lower living
things for the same thing as us≫

≪In addition, it seems that they’ve also brought in the main subject, right?≫

The mysterious creatures keep talking in front of us, who are being completely left
behind.

Hence, I’ll just ask.

“Uhmm… suddenly attacking us, in the end, who are you guys?”

≪Fun. To open your mouth without our permission… Normally, I would’ve taken your
life immediately, but it’ll be the reward for bringing the subject, let us tell you≫

≪We are the <Four Heavenly Kings of the Universe>! The ones who serves Gyogyon-
sama, the new ruler of the universe! ≫

“The name is lamer than I expected!?”

There seems to be no doubt that they’re a space-related existence in terms of words.

But, more like that, a cool job title?

As I was surprised with the name that doesn’t have any twists, the <Four Heavenly
Kings of the Universe>, where I involuntarily tsukkomi’d, I press my mouths in a hurry.
“I’m sorry. I did not mean to offend you! In my perception, I just thought it was lame…
However, it’s a strange sensibility to say that we are inferior creatures…”

“…Seiichi. That’s, not an excuse.”

“Eh?”

I made an excuse for my Tsukkomi in a hurry, but I returned my gaze again to the aliens
with the words of Al who has a stunned appearance.

Then, the aliens dye their faces bright red like an octopus.

A,ara?

≪To taunt us like this…!≫

≪I,it’s true that <Gyouo Star> is said to be lame, but… ≫

≪You don’t have to say that clearly…!≫

They don’t know anything, but they’re not mentally damaged, right?

≪Be,because there are bastards like you who don’t understand our sense…!≫

≪As long as Gyongyon-sama conquers the universe, he won’t be made a fool anymore!?≫

≪Enjoy your own last sense at best!≫

“Eh, that’s your reason for conquering the universe!?”

You’re lying!? You’re planning to conquer the universe just because of that bad sense!?

Only that thought circuit of them is cutting edge!

≪Yes, it’s already good! Kill all of them except the subject there, and immediately
dedicate it to Gyogyon-sama! ≫

≪Oh! ≫

“Kuh!?”
When the aliens turn their eyes to Muu- sama, they each stick their arms out from that
spot.

The aliens’ arms have something which looks like a tablet terminal, the moment they
operated it, the arm part of the armor worn by the aliens suddenly changed.

The change was tremendous, and they turned into a blue warrior fighting in a certain
net world, with a gun barrel like figure from a certain space pirate.

However, what is clearly different from the two is that the shape of the barrel is of a
fish-like.

≪The technology of our <Gyouo Star> is packed, you should disappear before this
<Awesome Beam>! ≫

“It’s lame after all!”

No, it’s not just so much as lame!? Perhaps, you didn’t think about it a little more,
creator!

While my tsukkomi didn’t stop, the aliens all looked at us and fired their beam!

Wowowowowo

The sound of the beam! It looks something fine from a little while ago, and they called
themselves alien from stars, but aren’t they have too much reminiscent of fish? The
beam sound also sounds like [Buhb buhb buhb*]! (TN: Sounds of fish)

It’s not surprising that it’s not gyogyogyo, but it’s terrible anyway. No, that person who
always wore a fish hat on the earth would be happy for it.

The beam is not a straight ray of light as I imagined, but a fish-shaped light, but it
attacks like a school of fish.

As I looked at such an unusual beam, Al pulled my arm.

“Seiichi! This is not the time for you to observe it carefreely!”

“Wha!? That’s right!? We don’t know what that beam is, so we have to run away for the
time being ――――”
It was the moment I said that.

Ki,kishaa…

[…Eh?]

≪… Nn? ≫

When the school of light fish, suddenly began to struggle, their mouth repeatedly
closed and opened, and eventually, their body collapsed and disappeared as particles
of light.

No matter how I look at it, it seems like that light fish has died due to air deficiency.

[…]

Everyone just became silent in a scene that doesn’t make sense, but for some reason
other than the aliens, all of them turned their eyes towards me. A,a’re?

“…If you came to this far, then you’ll know who’s the culprit.”

“Se,Seiichi-dono is ridiculous I guess degozaru…”

“Eh, it’s my fault!?”

“Well, there’s no other one else, right?”

“That’s foolish!?”

Pointed out by Mamorigami-san and Tsukikage-san, Al calmly pointed at me. I, didn’t

do anything!?

≪O,our beam!? You bastards, what the hell did you do! ≫

≪All of Gyouo’s technology collected into our beam, how can you break down our
beam which can dispatch you at the elementary particle level if received!?≫

“The effect is dangerous for its name!?”

No, if it was such a dangerous beam, then I would be satisfied with the [Awesome
beam]… or not. It’s lame as I thought.

≪Yes, if this happens… we’ll directly… uh!? ≫

The aliens tried to attack directly because the beam did not work, but suddenly, they
held down their throat and started to suffer.

≪My, my breathe!≫

≪Wha,what’s happening… ≫

≪Gyo, gyogyo!?≫

≪… (Pakupakupaku) ≫

And at the end, perhaps they lost consciousness due to the lack of oxygen, they just
fell from the air to the ground.

[…]

“That’s why, don’t look at me!?”

I’m surprised too!

Even though they appeared with such a strong presence, I didn’t think that they will
collapse due to lack of oxygen just like with the mysterious creature!

A’re!? If the position of the person with Ki〇-sama is land and sea, the wind current
position that helps from the shadow in the empty air would be―――― do you want to
say that it’s air!?

When the painful silence continues, and there is an indescribable air, Tsukikage-san
sighed.

“…Haa, well it’s fine. Whatever the reason, the enemy executives have fallen. All that’s
left, is to defeat the enemy general ――――”

≪―――― Such a thing will never come ≫

[!]
Just like the four heavenly kings of the universe, I heard a voice from above, and when
I turned my eyes to the sky again, with tentacles sprouting from its back, which looks
like the same with the four heavenly kings of the universe, an alien who had been
upgraded a little was there. There is no doubt that this guy is an alien, but he seems to
be stronger than the four heavenly kings.

In front of that figure, Tsukikage-san and her fellows swallowed their breath, and Saria
and my companions also showed a state of alarm, but I just said what I thought.

“There are no unexpected variations in their appearances, I guess…”

“What are you saying in this situation!?”

No, that’s perfectly, quite so.

“The owner of that, who is it degozaru?”

When I was tsukkomi’d by Al, Mamorigami-san turns his sharp gaze towards the alien
in the air.

Then, the alien opened his mouth while looking down at us.

≪I am the king of the Gyouo Star, Gyogyon, who will become the new great emperor
of the universe. Inferior creatures ―――― aren’t that smart, are they? ≫

“Ku!?”

The alien in the air ―――― at the moment when Gyogyon guy said that, Mamorigami-
san, Tsukikage-san, and Gonbei-san kneeled on the spot as if they were being crushed
by gravity or something.

“Ma, Mamorigami-san!?”

“Se,Seiichi-dono and his companions… you feel nothing, de,degozaru… Hah…!?”

“Yes!”

“That’s stupid…”

Mamorigami-san and Tsukikage-san stare at us with an astonished expression, while

still looking in pain.

Even if I saw them with such a face, it’s actually nothing, and it seems that Saria and
the others don’t feel anything in particular.

Then, Gyogyon who noticed such a state of us, raises an unpleasant voice.

≪Nn? With the standing of inferior organisms, are you going to resist my words? ――
You deserve death. Die≫

“―――― Seiichi!”

At that moment, countless tentacles from Gyogyon’s back grew. and assaulted me!

“Uwaah, disgusting!”

When I was avoiding the tentacles while my true thoughts leaking, Rurune makes her
eyes shine.

“Milord! That, looks like a squid or octopus’ leg, right!?”

“I really don’t see that!?”

“Can I eat it!?”

“You’ll break your stomach!?”

No, it looks like a fish, and when it comes to tentacles, I can only think of squid,
octopus, and jellyfish, but when I look at the alien in front of me, they come to mind.

However, the tentacles that are attacking were still annoying, and we decided to cut
off all the tentacles for the time being.

“Raaaaaaaaaaaahhh! Wait, it’s strangely elastic and hard to cut…!”

“Ei! ―――― Al! If you hit it, it will burst open and fly!”

“It’s only for Saria, though!?”

“…Nn. Al-oneechan’s right. But if we use the power of Zora-oneechan, we can just
break it.”

“Certainly… Zola, can you go?”

“Ye,yes! Please leave it to me!”

When the tentacles are petrified one after another by the power of Zora’s eyes, Al
vigorously destroys them.
When he saw how we were doing, Gyogyon frowned at us more and more unpleasantly.

≪… You destroyed my noble arm huh. What an irreverence! Don’t think that you’re
going to die easily, you know?≫

At that moment, when an additional tentacle grows from Gyogyon’s back, unlike from
the fish-shaped beam emitted by the four heavenly kings, a flash of light like laser was
emitted from the tip of his tentacle, and attacked us.

“No, that’s, it seems like you’ll die easily if you were hit with that!?”

“Don’t just tsukkomi, you fight too!”

When I was screaming while avoiding Gyogyon’s attack, Al got angry with me. I’ll reflect.

“If that’s tentacle, then I…!”

“…Will you grow tentacles too?”

“I can’t grow that!?”

Al-san, why are you keeping such an eye full of suspicions at me?

I don’t know if it’s an octopus or a squid, but there’s some things that a human can’t
become ――――

“…It won’t grow, right?”

[Want to grow it?]

“Don’t grow it!?”

As I was suddenly thinking that the announcement in my brain is speaking, what am I

listening to?

Since the announcement in my brain is strange, in how it read my mind! Don’t guess it
further!
…Perhaps, the result of its guess connected to the usual ridiculous state of mine?

A’re, do I actually unconsciously want it?

No way, I can’t believe it within myself…!

≪A little bit… you damn inferior creatures. Die quickly≫

When I was thinking about my unconsciousness, Gyogyon’s attack becomes even more
intense.

That’s right, I’m not going to grow tentacles from my body, but I can use tentacles too!

“Land-san, will you please!”

“You, really don’t feel the tension!?”

This is just my personality, that’s why.

When I call out to the ground, at that moment, the ground swelled one after another,
and eventually, it transformed into a myriad of rock tentacles.

≪What!?≫

Gyogyon was surprised at that sight, but it was too early to be surprised.

When the rock tentacles head toward the tentacles of Gyogyon, it entangled, squeezed
and pulled everything of it out.

≪Gyaaaaaaaaaaaaa!?≫

“Oh! That’s amazing, Seiichi!”

“…Seems painful”

When Saria made a visor with her hand, she made a voice that sounded impressed
when she saw Gyogyon in pain. It seems that it has strong stimulus for Olga-chan, but
it feels strange that a beautiful girl like Saria is watching this scene without any
resistance. Well, she’s originally a gorilla.
Gyogyon, whose tentacles were all pulled out by my rock tentacles, when he was in
pain, it seemed that the mysterious pressure that was attacking Mamorigami-san and
the others disappeared, and they stood up unsteadily.

“Are you okay?”

“I,I’m saved degozaru…”

“…I was caught by that tentacle, too… I still don’t understand it…”

“Tsukikage-san, don’t worry. There is no one who can understand Seiichi.”

“That’s not true!?”

I don’t think there is a boy as simple and clear as I am!

“Well, it’s fine. That… Man? That’s, our true enemy! That’s right, Gonbei-dono!”

“A,ah. That person, Gyogyon, the who is in control of the current Eikyo.”

“If so, that makes the story fast. If we defeat him, Eikyo will be back again…!”

“Tsukikage-dono, about Muu-sama ――――”

≪――――That’s right, it’s [Muyuu]! ≫

“!? Mu, Muu-sama!”

Suddenly, when Gyogyon holds his hand toward Yamato-sama, Yamato-sama, who was
carried by Tsukikage-san, was covered with a translucent sphere and came to the front.

“Wha!? This!”

Immediately, Tsukikage-san and Morigami-san attacked to destroy the sphere, but for
some reason, it doesn’t even have a single scratch.

≪Gahahahaha! It’s useless! You guys were all done when you came into this city! ≫

“Wha!?”
Yamato-sama, who was wrapped in sphere, heads straight towards Gyogyon, and
Gyogyon receives her by hand.

≪Did you think that I didn’t do anything in this city? I knew that you would eventually
move to regain this city. That’s why I set up a mechanism to capture [Muyuu] in
advance. I thought I’d kill you and then take her away, but… because you resist more
than expected. There was a need to prepare ≫

Apparently, our movement was predicted.

Well, even if Gonbei-san and the others didn’t come to the Shadow Village, there aren’t
many options left for us, so there is no doubt that sooner or later we were going to
move to take back this city.

Gyogyon, accompanied with Yamato-sama, raises his altitude as it is, and shouted high.

≪Look in this place! This moment, when I become the new ruler of the universe! ≫

The moment Gyogyon raised his hand in the sky, the mysterious tower that was built
around Eikyo, began to shine!

And when the radiance of such tower ends at the top, all at once to Gyogyon… or rather,
it was released to Yamato-sama next to him.

Yamato-sama who received that light, overflowed with golden light as it was!

≪This is it! I’ve been waiting for this timeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! ≫

With a smile of madness floating on him, Gyogyon turned his hand towards the golden
light released by Yamato-sama, and all the light has moved to Gyogyon.

≪Oooooohhh!≫

The golden glow gradually increases, and at the end, it emits a particularly strong light.

It was too dazzling that we closed our eyes in an instant, and when it’s felt that the
light subsided, we opened our eyes.

“Tha,that is…”
I look at Gyogyon floating in the sky, and open my eyes.

≪Kukuku… Kuhahahahahahahaha!≫

It’s not just me who’s surprised, Saria and the others, and Morigami-san and his
fellows were also staring at Gyogyon in a daze.

Because ――――

≪How is it, this is my new form――――≫

“What place did you change!?”

≪Eh? ≫

In response to my cry, Gyogyon had a stupid look on his face.

No, because…

“Since there was an indication that it seemed he became dangerous, I was thinking
that there would be a sudden change into his second and third forms like some last
boss. But nothing has changed, right? Is it just in my mind?”

“Why, isn’t it? There was such a flashy production. This way… he had transformed!…
Maybe”

“Eh? He looks the same to me.”

“…Nn. For me, he looks the same.”

“I,I’m sorry. On me too…”

“For a guy without tentacles, isn’t he worthless?”

“That’s only Rurune’s impression.”

But what has really changed with him? Isn’t he the same no matter how I look at him?

“Do Mamorigami-san and the others know what has changed from him?”
“N,no, for me… that…”

≪Shu,shut uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuup! ≫

When we were desperately looking for a strange point in Gyogyon, Gyogyon screamed
out as if he couldn’t bear it.

≪A,as I was listening silently, you can say whatever you want…! I, have become the
ruler of the universe!?≫

“No, even if you say something like that…”

≪… It’s already good. Then, let me show you the power I have gained! ≫

Gyogyon grinned as he held his hand over to Yamato-sama, who was floating next to
him.

≪For starters, should I erase this obsolete lower creature? ≫

“! Mu,Muu-sama!”

Mamorigami-san produces an impatient voice, but Mamorigami-san and Tsukikage-

san have no way to stop Gyogyon’s actions.

I don’t know what has changed from him, but if something really had changed, and he
became a ridiculous existence, then Yamato-sama would be in danger.

I immediately used the rock tentacles, and asked them to rescue Yamato-sama.

Then, Gyogyon took his eyes off of Yamato-sama, and annoyingly look at the rock
tentacles.

≪Fuun. You will disturb me again. But that won’t work anymore ≫

“Wha!?”

Without doing anything, Gyogyon simply turned his gaze to the tentacles of rock, and
the rock tentacles that were moving to save Yamato-sama returned to mere soil and
fell to the ground as it was!
When I was surprised at the sight, Gyogyon says as if he was proud of having won.

≪I, have the power of [Muyuu]. In other words, if I wish, all things, everything, will be
nothing and will exist. There is no one who can go against me anymore≫

“He, he really changed…”

“You’re still saying something like that!?”

It was so.

When I was receiving tsukkomi from Al, Gyogyon looks at me with his cheeks twitching
somewhere.

≪I, it seems like I was being ridiculed in this place… that’s fine. Then, I’ll kill you first,
not this lower creature! ≫

“Wha!? Seiichi!”

Then, I don’t know how Gyogyon did it, but when he appears behind me in an instant,
he grabbed me by the head!

Seeing that, Saria, who was nearby, hurriedly tried to reach out.

≪Now, with the stupidity in your own chest, you’ll be nothing ――――!≫

“Se,seiichiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!”

Saria’s cry echoed in the surroundings.

Saria’s screaming voice.

While gulping her breath, Al stares at me with an unbelievable expression.

Both Olga-chan and Zora, have opened their eyes in despair.

And at the center of it, soak in pleasure, Gyogyon with a wicked smile on his face
――――.

“…Nn?”

≪Ha?≫

Gyogyon was, staring at me, with his eyes dotted.

Looking closely, the eyes of Saria and the others were also in dots.

“Wha,what’s going on degozaru?”

Then, as if to represent the feelings of all of them, Mamorigami-san muttered in a

confused manner.

≪Tha,that’s stupid! Why!? Why haven’t you disappeared! Why can you stay calm!?≫

“No, rather, what did you do?”

Saria and the others were looking at me with a sorrowful expression, but to be honest,
I didn’t know why they were so worried.

Because, I have no idea what he’s done to me.

“What did he do you said… You, the tentacles of rock that you have created, a mass of
unreasonableness, it has been returned to just soil, you know!? You’ll usually become
wary!?”

“A mass of unreasonableness!?”

I unintentionally tsukkomi’d towards Al’s words, but I see, that’s what they meant.

Apparently, my rock tentacles didn’t work, and it seems that Gyogyon in front of us
looked even more monstrous than me to Al and the others. Well, I’m sure that I’m the
only one who can make an incomprehensible attack like the rock tentacles.

Wait a minute. With that cognizance, isn’t that where you usually say that I’m a
monster? Is that okay?

When I was thinking about such a thing, releasing his hand from my head, Gyogyon
stared at his hand while being stunned.

≪Impossible… It’s impossible! I certainly got the power of [Muyuu]! This power is like
that of God! With this power, I should be almighty! It can’t be defended… ≫

[―――― You bastard, you can’t do anything to Seiichi-sama, you know?]

Suddenly, the voice of brain announcement echoed.

It sounded so natural that I thought it was speaking to my brain as usual, but it seems
that it’s different.

“Wha,what the!? What is that voice!?”

“Ama-zing! It feels like it’s echoing directly in my head!”

“Eh?”

What, the voice of the usual brain announcement, it seems that it’s heard not only by
me, but also by everyone in this place. What does it mean?

Such a question came to my mind, but what shocked me more than that was Gyogyon,
who was being called out by it.

≪Wha,what, who, where are you, to make such me foolish! Show yourself!≫
[When you can’t even see my figure, your extent is known.]

≪Wha!?≫

Uhmm, Announcement-san? I’ve never seen your form either, though? Do you have a
figure?

As the situation becomes more and more chaotic as to where to start to tsukkomi,
Gyogyon screamed.

≪Do,don’t make fun of me! With the power of [Muyuu] in my hands, the [Existence]
called the [Limit] that should exist should become [Nothing]! In other words, I can
evolve infinitely! With that power――――≫

[So?]

≪Wha?≫

Since a voice that was more indifferent than expected returned, Gyogyon had a
confused expression on his face.

It’s exactly the same with us, and If what Gyogyon is saying is true, then he has become
a ridiculous existence.

I have evolved by eating the [Fruit of Evolution], but I don’t know if I can evolve
infinitely like Gyogyon.

However, the announcement continued with the same tone.

[Infinite, nothing, finite, everything can be comprehended by Seiichi-sama]

I’m not Rome, you know? (TN: From the idiom ‘All roads lead to Rome.’, which means
everything leads towards Seiichi, which is Rome)

[The Infinity, finiteness, void, death, everything you talk about, it’s under the control
of Seiichi-sama. No, we ourselves serve him without permission. If Seiichi-sama
decides that he doesn’t need it, such kind of thing will disappear.]

Wait, wait, wait!

I don’t understand what that means!?

If what the announcement says is true, if I deny death, no one will die!? It’s not the
uproar when I went to the netherworld, anymore!

Since when did I become such a monster!?

…Perhaps, from a while ago.

[And, you frivolously said that you’ve evolved, but… do you understand its roots?]

≪Wha,at…?≫

[The world far and wide… The omniverse, the dimensions, anything and everything in
your concept is with Seiichi-sama! Abilities, powers, characteristics, concepts,
authorities such as adaptation, learning, imitation, growth, and evolution that exist
there… In all the beings that hold them, Seiichi-sama is the root, and due to Seiichi-
sama’s compassion, the omniverse people were only allowed to use their abilities. To
you attaining it, you’re below draff]

≪Wha… wha…!≫

No, root, you said!

I’m still a teenager!? I haven’t lived since long ago!

In the first place, he’s talking about human beings, right!?

No one had been able to keep up with the content of the messy story any longer, except
for Gyogyon and the announcement. Even for me, who seems to be a person concerned-
ish, they’re talking nonsense.

Then, Gyogyon, who is able to talk with the announcement on an equal footing,
shouted while staring at the sky.

≪Tha,that’s why I’m saying this! From the inferior creatures there, if I evolve… ≫

[That’s pointless. You have only evolved, and all that has evolved will be the power of
Seiichi-sama.]
≪Ha!?≫

“Ha!?”

“Why are you surprised!?”

Because it’s the first time I’ve heard of it!

Despite of me who keeps being confused, the announcement continued coldly.

[Did you get it? No matter how much trash-like power you get in evolution, your
difference with Seiichi-sama will not be filled. No, there is no difference from the
beginning. After robbing you of your evolved power, Seiichi-sama will evolve. That’s
not all. Even now, as you consume Seiichi-sama’s precious time, various beings continue
to evolve, grow, and adapt in other dimensions and omniverses. And Seiichi-sama will
evolve as much as they do. Moreover, all the power of the evolved existences will be
that of Seiichi-sama. Well, due to Seiichi-sama’s compassion, the unrelated existence
continues to grow as it is, but… if don’t, it will weaken and only Seiichi-sama will
continue to grow stronger. That’s it]

Wait. Such ability, I don’t know that.

What’s more, other dimensions? You said that I was also getting power from other
people!?

≪We,well then… is he no longer omniscience and omnipotent…! ≫

[He’s not the same as such a thing]

“Such a thing!?”

Omniscience and omnipotent is such a thing you said, what!? I’m, not any longer that!?

It seems that we have the same thoughts, Gyogyon also screams with his face red.

≪You bastard, how much do you want to ridicule me…! All-knowing and all-powerful,
is everything I want! My dream! As long as I have it, I can reign as the only supreme
God! That’s… ≫

[It’s an extremely small scale dream. After all, such as omniscience and omnipotence,
it’s only a slave of Seiichi-sama.]

“Seiichi, you…”

“Don’t look at me like that!?”

Don’t understand! I don’t understand it! Was there such a slave!? I don’t need it!?

That excessively too much for me guy!

What’s more, you’ve said that that all-knowing and all-powerful is my slave, but I don’t
know anything about it, though!?

Then, the announcement changed from its attitude towards Gyogyon, and it spoke to
me with a gentle voice.

[You don’t have to worry about anything, Seiichi-sama. As a matter of course, Seiichi-
sama can do anything, and all those miscellaneous matters of yours will be handled
by us… What Seiichi-sama wants to do, everything, will be completed or help by us.
There is no necessity, or opportunity for you to use force. Omniscience and omnipotence
will do it for you.]

That’s scary!

It’s no longer at the level of worship!?

First of all, what is that omniscience and omnipotence doing without permission!?
Who are you talking about!?

In the first place such an existence, why can it live in one world as an individual!

[That’s of course, because we know that Seiichi-sama greatly desired such a thing. For
us, we would like to avoid a situation, where Seiichi-sama would wield a sword by
himself, but Seiichi-sama himself seems to want to move on his own, and… we only
want Seiichi-sama to live in good health and happiness, so we’re just helping him to
go that. We will never do something that Seiichi-sama doesn’t like.]

That’s a frightening manner of treatment!

That is, it’s just the horror that everything ended without me knowing what’s going
on!?

If that’s the case, then it’s normal for me to want to move with my own hands. No, I
can no longer trust my normality.

[At any rate, no matter how much you struggle, or whatever power you have, your
defeat will not change. You should go back to space quietly.]

Aside from us who were completely left behind, the announcement concluded so.

Then, Gyogyon, who couldn’t bear it at last, released his power.

≪This me―――― don’t make me stupiddddddddddddddddddddd! ≫

“!”

A large number of tentacles, have grown from Gyogyon’s body! Wait, that feels gross!?

Until now, the tentacles grew only from Gyogyon’s back, but now, the tentacles grow
from Gyogyon’s face, hands, and exactly from his whole body, and from the tip of the
tentacles, he attacks us while shooting laser randomly.

What’s more, the spaceship-like existence that stood still above Eikyo, started moving
towards us!

“Oi, Seiichi, what did you do!? That voice who spoke to my head, are you related with
that guy!?”

“There were a lot of somewhat difficult stories to tell.”

“…Nn. I don’t understand at all.”

That’s fine, Olga-chan. I don’t understand either.

I’m just thinking about such a thing as if to escape, but Gyogyon’s rampage did not
stop, and when the spaceships like gun barrels also appeared one after another,
something that seems to be energy accumulates in it.

“Wha!? At this rate, Eikyo will be!”

“Rather than that, we have to do something about Mu-sama…!”

As Morigami-san says, we have to collect Yamato-sama who is still floating in the air.

Since it seems that Tsukikage-san and Mamorigami-san cannot recover Yamato-sama

in the air, for the time being, I jumped lightly from the spot.

“Se, Seiichi-donooooo!?”

As I came to the spot where Yamato-sama was in an instant, I touch the sphere that
envelops Yamato-sama as it is.

This, is a hindrance.

The moment I thought so, the sphere shattered in an instant.

…Yup. I felt like I understood a little of what the announcement meant.

Holding the liberated Yamato-sama, I try to get down to the ground, but when Gyogyon
noticed it, he moved to stop me.

≪You’re escaping huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh!≫

The tentacles that grew from Gyogyon gradually became intertwined, eventually
becoming a bundle, and the energy that was compressed to the limit accumulates at
the tip of it.

And, that was released aiming towards me.

However ――――

“Err, I’m already good with such…”

When my true intentions leaked, the energy that was heading towards me withered
as if to say [Ah, yes], and it dissipated before it reached me.

≪Wha,what’s going on!? I have, [Muyuu] in my hands, so I should be the ruler of the
whole universe! Why is that!?≫

[For one thing, you are misunderstanding]

≪Eh? ≫

Gyogyon, who couldn’t hide his agitation because of what seemed to be his special
move ended without any resistance, in response to the announcement voice that was
heard again, uttered a dumb voice.

[From the existence that Seiichi-sama cares about, do you really think that you’ve
taken her power away?]

≪No… no way…!?≫

[The figure of you that is so proud to have taken the power after receiving our
direction, it was really humorous, you know?]

≪Ah… Aaah…!≫

Gyogyon, who screamed on the spot, gradually lost the momentum of his voice, and at
the end, like the mysterious creatures, and the four heavenly kings of the universe, he
became oxygen deficient, and collapsed as it was.

……

“Eh, What is with this?”

“““That’s mine / our lines!”””

Everyone tsukkomi’d me.

Gyogyon had done the most incomprehensible way of doing things so far.

When we gazed at his figure in sort of amazement, Announcement speaks out to us.

[How was that? We, so that Seiichi-sama can have fun even a little, did our best as
much as possible!]

“Ah, yes.”

[In which case again, when Seiichi-sama encounters something, let’s sublimate it into
entertainment in the same manner!]

“Ah, yes.”

[Then, with this――――]

Just, to me who responds with the same words, the announcement disappeared with
high tension, from the start to finish.

My head can’t keep up with it for a while, so let’s sort it out once.

As I can infer from the words of the announcement, as he thought that he has taken
the power from Yamato-sama, apparently, it was just a misunderstanding of Gyogyon,
and he didn’t actually take anything away.

This and that, is it the almighty which the announcement said? I wonder what He did.

What’s more, all of those, were for entertainment.

For the present, I have various things to say.

First of all, I don’t understand the meaning that the omniscience and omnipotent will
do everything, and the motive and the end of Gyogyon’s conquest of the universe were
blown away.

But, what I want to say more than that is…

“He didn’t transform after all…”

“That’s what you’re thinking!?”

Al quickly tsukkomi’d to my mutter.

No, with that kind-ish of atmosphere showing out from him, I thought there would be
a dramatic change, but opening the lid, nothing has changed.

Even so, Gyogyon insisted that he had changed…

“What do I say… he was pitiful.”

“…Nn. I feel a little sympathy.”

“I don’t have any room to sympathize with the guy who was an enemy, and made a lot
of noise, but… I agree with Olga on this. As he thought that everything has been
planned, when Seiichi came, his plan was crushed from the ground up, and it becoming
as one spectacle… what kind of nightmare is it?”

“I have no words to return!”

Al is right. Rather, I think I’m more of a villain than the enemy.

After all, what he planned with all his might, was just consumed as entertainment!

Saria, who was listening to our conversation, tilted her head with a mystified expression.

“But if he was trying to do something bad, then isn’t that unavoidable? He was going
to do something unpleasant, and it isn’t odd to think that it won’t happen to ourselves.”

Saying that, Saria’s words seemed to have some truth in it.

Even if I’m a nightmare for the enemy, if the plan on that side became successful, it
would be a nightmare for us. Which is which.

“One thing I can say is, don’t do anything wrong, I guess.”

“…Nn. Be a good boy.”

I stroked Olga-chan’s head who’s full of determination.

“―― No, I don’t understand what’s going on degozaru!?”

As I think that something would come together beautifully, Morigami-san, who had
been solidified until now, approached closer at me.

“Why in the world, Seiichi-dono degozaru!? As I think that I suddenly heard a voice in
my mind, the enemy got killed without me knowing… I don’t understand why
degozaru!”

“It’s okay, you know.”

“Eh?”

“I don’t even understand.”

“I can’t help but think about that too degozaru!?”

Even if he said so, I can’t do anything about it. I don’t know what I don’t know!

“Ah, rather than that, Yamato-sama…”

“…”

Yamato-sama, who I was able to bring back safely, was handed over to Tsukikage-san,
but for some reason, her facial look is still expressionless ――――

“…Foreign country, is scary.”

“Tsukikage-san!?”

She was insanely scared. Such… even though there are no humans who are so harmless
towards human beings and animals…
As I was about to get lost, I suddenly heard what I was thinking.

“So, what are you going to do now? For the time being, it seems that the enemies
including Gyogyon have been killed, but…”

Yes, after receiving the announcement’s words, Gyogyon became short of air as it was,
but in fact, it’s not only Gyogyon, but also the spaceships crashed outside Eikyo one
after another.

In other words, the current Eikyo is the same as before, except for the mysterious
tower that was built.

…It seems that, that mysterious tower was also meant to take power from Yamato-
sama in the end, but even that was treated as a stage equipment. Horrible.

“Tha,that’s right degozaru… First of all, we can check the state of the people in Eikyo,
and do a lot of things degozaru. And whatever the circumstances, we were helped by
Seiichi and his companions degozaru. In order to repay our gratitude, by all means in
Eikyo, we’d like for you to have fun.”

Then, Saria and the others, who were listening to Morigami-san’s words shone their
eyes.

“Can I get in at a hot spring again!?”

“Of course degozaru”

“The,then, is it fine to expect a meal!?”

“By all means, come receive and know the taste of Eikyo…”

It seems that, we can enjoy the Eastern country that could not be satisfied with just
being in Shadow Village.

We were delighted with that, and were taken by Mamorigami-san and the others, and
were invited to a particularly large castle.

***

“―――― A little more!”

When Seiichi and his companions were in a state of mess in the Eastern country,
Kannazuki Karen and her company were running through the forest near the border
of the Welmburg Kingdom.

“Haa… haa… my, my feet…!”

“Hino-kun! If you stop here, those guys will catch up…!”

Karen and the others who slipped out from the group of heroes, in addition, Agnos
and the other F-class members who have joined them, to escape from the hands of the
Kaizer Empire, were heading to the Kingdom of Welmburg, which is not yet ruled by
the Kaizer Empire.

However, on the way, they were chased by the soldiers of the Kaizer Empire who
finally realized that Karen and the others had runaway.

Even now, the angry voices of the Kaizer Empire’s soldiers can be heard from behind
Karen and the others.

“Chase! Never let them escape! The [Sword Knight] and [Black Holy Knight] maybe
near the border of the Kingdom of Welmburg! If they cross the border, we may have
to fight them. Even though we’re strong, it’s troublesome to deal with them. No, never
let them cross the border!”

All the soldiers of the Kaizer Empire, have become [Transcendents], and they had no
bit of intention of losing to Louise, the [Sword Knight], which is the strongest force of
the Kingdom of Welmburg, and the [Black Holy Knight].

However, since they have not yet ruled the Welmburg Kingdom, they have the perception
that it’s troublesome to fight head-on, and they hated the possibility of taking damage.

However, there was one advantage for the soldiers of the Kaizer Empire.

That is, this place is no [mountain].

The [mountain] of the Welmburg Kingdom is not literally an ordinary mountain.

The mountain, which exists on the part of the border of the Welmburg Kingdom, was
the back of a certain monster.
Usually, the monster does not move, and is always sleeping.

However, when a large number of people pass over the [mountain], the monster wakes
up and begins to move.

Therefore, the soldiers of the Kaizer Empire do not usually attack from that direction.

However, because the destination where Karen and the others had escaped was in the
direction without the [mountain], the soldiers of the Kaizer Empire were also able to
pursue them with all their might.

“Ka, Kannazuki-senpai! How much more!?”

“I don’t know. But we have no choice but to keep running…!”

When I was running with my face distorted by Shouta’s words, we finally pass through
the forest.

However, beyond that ―――― was an empty grassland.

“Such…”

By running in the forest until now, they were able to sow a chase from the Kaizer
Empire.

However, it was only a matter of time before they will be caught in a large grassland
without any obstacles.

“Oioi, seriously… we just have to come here.”

“…This can’t be helped. No one here, is familiar with the geography of the Kingdom of
Welmburg.”

Blued answers Agnos’ words bitterly.

When all of them were dumbfounded by the sight in front of them, the soldiers of the
Kaizer Empire caught up.

“Geez… it took a lot of trouble… I don’t know how you’ve done it, but it appears that
the bracelet seems to be having no effect? Once again, I’ll rob away you guys’ freedom
with even more powerful items. Also, could you tell me everything about how you
escaped from the effects of the bracelet?”

“Ku!”

Although Karen and her company are heroes, their level is not particularly high, and
their fighting ability is low.

And more than 100 [Transcendents] soldiers of the Kaiser Empire were gathered in
that place.

There is no longer, a possibility that Karen and the others can escape.

Then, Nojima Yuka, a friend of Seto Airi, who have escaped with Karen and the others,
raised her voice.

“Listen silently, and we say whatever you want you said… it was you bastards who
deceived us! What’s wrong with us running away! That idiocacy, and depriving us of
our freedom again? Are you kidding me!”

“Ooh, exactly what this girl said. Why does it feel like you bastards have already won?
Hah!?”

Following Yuka’s words, Agnos also opened his mouth, and he immediately provoke
the soldiers of the Kaizer Empire.

To the two people who had bad mouths, Blued held his head involuntarily.

“This is not the case to have a dispute right now…”

“Well, it can’t be helped soyu~. Rather, there is also the last useless resistance-like
face, isn’t it?”

“…Airi, I don’t think you should say that, even if you were thinking about it.”

“I don’t care, but I, really want him to excuse us for wanting to run further. “

Airi and Yuka’s friends, Noa Shimizu and Rumi Amagawa, also spoke out.

It was Yuka’s group who has a strong assertiveness in that place, and while the others
have anxious facial expressions, they were being wary which showed in each of their
reactions.

However, regardless of the soldiers of the Kaizer Empire, they look at them coldly.

“No matter what you say, you guys are done here. ―――― Come now, take them.”

The soldiers of the Kaizer Empire tried to restrain Karen and the others while closing
their distance.

When everyone in that place were thinking that ―――― It was at that moment when
they thought so.

“…Nn?”

Suddenly, one of the soldiers heard a buzzing sound in his ear.

At first, the soldier tried to ignore it because it might have been just from his mind,
but the sound gradually became stronger, and the other soldiers began to feel
something wrong, so he noticed that it was not from his mind alone.

“Wha,what the!? What is that sound!?”

“This sound is…”

The sound was also heard by the ears of Karen and the others, and everyone looks
around.

Then, when the soldier noticed that the mysterious sound came from overhead, he
looked up at the sky ―――― and uttered speechless.

“Wha――――”

The moment everyone was lured and looked up at the sky, something huge was coming
down ――――.

Zushaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

A tremendous shock wave strikes Karen and the others.

Involuntarily, as they protect their faces with their arms, they brace their legs
desperately, and eventually, the great gale and the tremor of ground settled.

“Wha,what the heck is…”

Karen raised her face up timidly, and looked at her surroundings, and… what the, there
was a huge rift between the soldiers of the Kaizer Empire and Karen and the others.

It was as if, it was cut by a single slash… such a cross section was made.

Like Karen, the Kaizer Empire soldiers shouted when they noticed the sight in front of
them.

“Wha,what the hell was thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!?”

They were hunting down Karen and the others with great effort, but the soldiers cannot
take action in front of the huge rift that is made up to tear the two groups apart.

At any rate, the width of the rift is tremendous, it’s easy to say that it’s 500 meters, and
in addition, the end of the rift cannot be seen even if they try to bypass it further.

What and how, can such a rift be made suddenly.

Moreover, if you look only at its momentum, it has the momentum which can cut a star
in a single stroke. Rather, it was a miracle that this planet was not cut.

However, Karen could not afford to miss this situation.

“Hah! Everyone, let’s run away from this place now!”

“O,oh!? I don’t know what was that, but you’re right!”

“Wha!? O,oi, wait! Waiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit!”

The soldiers of the Kaizer Empire desperately raise their voices, and try to chase after
Karen and the others, but they have no way to cross the other side of the rift.

After the soldiers of the Kaizer Empire scream with abomination, Karen and the
others were able to escape safely.
And then, as they keep running in the meadows for a while, they discovered another
group of soldiers in armor right in front of them.

“The,they are…”

“No way, they pinched us!?”

Karen and the others became tense about another Kaizer Empire soldiers.

However, looking at the flag raised by the soldier in front of them, Blued unfasten his
tension.

“No, it’s different. That is… the flag of the Welmburg Kingdom.”

[!]

Finally, in front of the group of soldiers in the country they’re aiming, Karen and the
others were about to pass out.

However, right now, they don’t know if the group in front of them is really from the
Welmburg Kingdom, and they couldn’t take that off their mind easily.

In front of Karen and the others who are in such a state of their very limit, a woman
on behalf of the soldiers ―――― Louise appeared in front.

“You were… certainly, the students of Shishou, right?”

Louise had a mystified look on her face, but with the appearance of a familiar face,
Karen and her company were now able to escape in the truest sense of the word.

―――― And that huge rift which helped them with that, no one knows that it was a
blow that a [Human] shot when he fought the Night King, at the end of the universe
somewhere far away.