I gather Deanna, Marina and Rebecca because I have something important to talk about.

　I thought about ...... just saying it verbally and explaining it, but it would be quicker to talk to them if they looked at the actual mirror. Since you've decided to confess, there's no need to mimic a strange way of putting it out there.
　The most important thing is to get them to understand you correctly and cooperate with you when you need them to. Well, for what it's worth, I think Deanna and Marina, who are my slaves, are fine ...... and I trust Rebecca.
　Well, in case something goes wrong, we'll just have to temporarily freeze the mirror (called, "the mirror," which is impassable due to its installation against the wall).
　And, depending on my comprehension, it might be fun to invite the three of them to Japan.
　If I take Deanna, Marina and Rebecca with me to Akiba, for example, will they make a big deal out of it? Or maybe they'd be ignored by you: ......?
　In any case, I'd like to let them know a little bit about the world on the other side or something.

　I lead the three of them towards the basement, all three of them are naturally new to the basement.

''Wha, are you taking Rebecca to the basement too?　Dude, not just us slaves?

"Hmm, yeah, I've got some important things to talk about in the basement, and I want Rebecca to hear them too.

'Is it just a story?　Isn't this the basement as a secret little room where you use some kind of equipment to educate slaves who don't listen well with some kind of instrumentation or something, or a secret little room to nab them?

"...... what do you think I am, Deanna ....... ......Well, okay, you'll find out when you get there.

　I unlock the padlock on the basement door and open the heavy wooden door.
　In the room is, of course, a magic mirror that allows you to go back and forth between here and there. But, well, it's hanging from the other side right now, so it doesn't reflect anything.
　We all enter the room.
　There's no lighting in the room, so it's completely dark. It's too dark to see the expressions on everyone's faces, but let's talk about what we're going to talk about first.


The most important thing to remember is, ......, to put it simply, I wasn't born in this world.





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　Then I told the three of them the story of how I came to this world.

　That when I got the mirror over there, I was connected to this room rather than this world .......
　That when I was walking outside, I ran into Mr. Shero.
　There are many things that are different between the other world and this one, such as common sense, so I pretended to have amnesia and went to Elishe with Shero-san and Rebecca to get her blessing.
　That the knife I had with me at that time was something I made all by myself.
　That I was hawking the game with Efta, and that if I lost, I could just ton it back to the original world.
　That I brought the goods from the other side and sold them at the flea market.

　I thought about lying and misrepresenting myself a few times along the way, but I decided to tell the truth for the most part. There were a lot of other lies to begin with, like amnesia and other things, so I didn't feel any more sorry for Rebecca-san, let alone Deanna and Marina, and partly because I was simply tired of telling lies.
　However, I did fudge the inconvenient things I said (such as unique jobs and posting pictures on the board), though: .......

　3 of them listened to me till the end quietly.
　I was expecting a little bit of rejection, but Deanna said "no matter where you come from, my master is the same", and Marina said "Marina has already decided to devote her life to the Lord", which made me cry. Rebecca said, "Well, I know you have a secret. What does it mean that you told me as well as the slave? And so on and so forth.
　It's easier to give birth than to worry, I feel like an idiot for being so weirdly cautious.

　Now, I can actually make her come and go from the mirror, and if she wants, she can come to my room.


'So here's that mirror. It is connected to my room on the other side of the world. I'm hanging a cloth over it from the other side now, so you can't see anything in it.

'Hmm?　Let me ask you, where is that 'world out there' that Giraud is talking about?　The continent across the ocean?　Or maybe it's the Petit Co Lagoon that's just beyond the mountains...

　Hmm ......?　Huh?　I'm not sure if that doesn't come across well: ......?　
　...... Oh, yeah. I don't have the idea of an "alternate universe". It's not surprising, come to think of it.
　In a whisper, I said, "But we speak the language, and it's unlikely you're in the mountains ....... But I didn't know the blessing, so I'm not in this country or the land of fire ......" or something like that, Rebecca is mumbling. How do I explain this, I don't know how to explain this.

'Well, you know. I don't know where this world is either. So I don't have any idea where the 'world out there' is from the perspective of this world either: ....... Maybe it's the continent beyond the ocean that Rebecca mentioned, or maybe it's a completely unrelated, completely different world.

　I've muddled the expression a bit.

It's not a good idea to say "it's like a different world", and from what I've got, it's still more convincing to say it's a planet other than Earth. --I'm not sure what the other world is all about.
　It's a waste of time to think about it, but it's a world where the language is understood, the environment is the same as on earth, the length of the day is the same ......, but there are monsters that have magic that isn't earth.
　There's no way to explain these things, it's just a level of loss to think weirdly about it. There are two moons and strange oceans, but it would still be more convincing to say "this is actually a parallel world of Earth".

　Even if you say it with your mouth, you won't be understood, and it's probably the fastest way to talk about it, to invite someone from the mirror to the other side.

Then I'll go over there and remove the cloth from the mirror. Then you should be able to see my room reflected in the mirror.

　With that, I leave the mirror and go back to my room. It's just dusk now, and even if I remove the cloth, I won't be able to see this side of the room clearly from the other side unless I turn on the light.
　When I remove the cloth and turn on the light, the light leaks out (I'm not sure if that's the right word), and the mirror reflects the scene on the other side of the room.
　All three of them are just cowering in front of the mirror as if they are not located, only Marina is surprised by the noumenal nature of the situation.
　You're going to have to pull out your hand and show them to me.

　I walk back through the mirror to the three of them. The light in the room has brightened the basement and I can now see the expressions on their faces, but it's Deanna and Rebecca who are surprised as if I suddenly came out of the mirror. Marina is the only one who says in her usual good-natured, "It's amazing," she says, "It's a wonder.

Haha, as expected of Deanna and Rebecca, they were surprised too. Now, you can see my room in the world I used to be in over there. Would you like to go there for a moment?　I could at least offer you some tea.

A bit small for a master's room, don't you think?

I'm just saying. This is, you know, a different culture. Marina.

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　Hmm, I don't think Deanna and Rebecca's reactions are very good. In the other world, there was some kind of unpleasant superstition about "the one who comes out of the mirror is the devil incarnate" or something like that: ......?　If that's the case, I guess it wasn't good .......

'Hey ...... Jiro. I don't see anything in the reflection to me?　Does Marina see the world in the mirror?

　Rebecca looks confused. Marina seems to be able to see it all right, but Rebecca-san can't see anything.

''Huh?　What do you mean by that?　Don't you see, Rebecca?

'Giraud disappears into the mirror, and after a while I can see the light leaking out of the mirror. It's gray and dull from the start and doesn't reflect anything in particular!

'Oh, really, ....... Marina seems to be able to see that ....... Di, what about Deanna?　Do you see what's on there?

　I turn to Deanna and ask her.
　But if I remembered the way Deanna was scowling from her own room, the answer was as if I didn't have to ask.

'...... Yes, it's a solid picture, Master. ...... From the beginning, (・・・・・) I've been seeing (・・・・・) my own reflection (・・・・・) all along (・・・・・). To me, ......, this is just a mirror ......





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　In the end, no one could come through the mirror to my room.
　We all tried everything to see if we could get there, but it was impossible. It's a good thing that you're not going to be able to find a way to get there while holding hands with me, or if I reach out and pull her to you from the other side of the world ....... I did my best to scramble, but I couldn't do what I couldn't, and even Marina, who seemed to be the most likely candidate, didn't make it.

　Yeah, well, that's just the way reality is .......





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　Deanna was visibly depressed after that, as if she was so frustrated that Marina could see the world beyond and she couldn't see it.
　The master has no choice but to comfort her here ......, but I didn't know how to comfort her, so I tried to be cheerful and said, "Ha, there are things even high elves can't do!　Hahaha! And instead of comforting him by running his mouth, he ended up pissing him off in the opposite direction. He's a total quacksnake!　I can't even get a flag to stand in this situation.
　Rebecca just said, "Well, it's just the way it is. I'm not sure if I'm a master at this or not .......
　Marina is Marina, and she was disappointed that she couldn't go to the other side of the world, even though she could see it.

　But oh well, but when you take them to Japan, all you can do is let them see the sights and eat good food, so you have to force yourself to switch it up, which is good for you. Me too, ......, and those guys.

　By the way, I feel like I've been stumped a little bit by the mirror incident, but anyway, I was able to convince them of the secret that was on my mind, or at least get them to understand me.
　From now on, I'd like to bring in more and more products from over there and assign work to Diana and Marina so that we can get richer and more efficient.
　Especially since I'm the only one who can do Okku in Japan (due to the mirror incident), we need to keep hiring more and more people to do business in another world, for example, at flea markets, or as shop assistants if we want to have a store, because it's inefficient and inefficient. I'm not sure if Deanna and Marina will be able to work as shop assistants, but we need them to at least work for their own food.

　But for now, I think I'll give the bed to Deanna and the others and go back to my room.
　After all, it's New Year's Eve. It's New Year's Eve and we have to eat New Year's Eve soba, and tomorrow is New Year's.