I've borrowed Tempo.
'Tempo?　What does that mean?
Hmm?　Stores, stores. Stores.

　When I returned from the guild, I reported the results to Etowah.
　There was just a good property available along the main street near the central square.

''Eh!　Already? That's fast!　How much is the rent?
Three gold pieces.

　About 450,000 yen.
　The size is not so big, but it is totally cheap considering that it is a first floor store and a prime location.
　However, when you consider that the current rent for a stall is one silver coin a month, it's 30 times that much.

''I've signed a contract with the momentum, but I have to do the interior, and the opening will be after the Knights' parade is over.

　There's not many days until the parade. The grand master is working on the equipment for the knights' corps at a rapid pace, but I'm not sure we're ready for the parade.
　For now, I'll give it my all for the parade, and if I can hand out shop cards saying "new opening" to people I meet at the parade, I'll be very happy.
　Well, the store itself doesn't require much preparation.
　I've already previewed the shop with the guild staff, and it's only about 2.5 square meters at best, and although it's a bit old, it's still within the realm of something that can be disguised as "tasteful.

　However, since it's a high-class restaurant, it's necessary to create a certain level of class. Maybe they could make it a members-only shop with a reservation system to specify the date and time of visit, or maybe they could make it a little bit like a salon and serve customers tea and sweets.
　You can ask Mr. Bill, the dwarf master, who is an artist and can make anything, to do that.
　It would be good to bring in some wallpaper from Japan and put it up. There are all kinds of paints.
　Well, if we do too much of it, it might look too gloomy, so we'll try to make it look good. There are a lot of people like Aeon and Rebecca and Hetty to talk to.

What do you want to name the store?
Name?　Oh, I see.

　Before you can open a shop in the guild, you have to write and submit a registration card.
　Until now, they were street vendors, so the registration was quite vague, although it was also put out, but if they were to open a proper store, they would be a bit fussy.
　Originally, Elishe is a special commercial zone, and the policy is quite lenient on merchants, but as expected, if you have a shop, you'll have to pay more taxes than ever before.
　In this world, having a physical store means that you are a full-fledged merchant.

There's no need to give it a funny name, is there? I want a name that is easy to understand and has a certain charm.
'Yes. If we don't know what the store is called, we're going to lose new customers.

　New stores.
　I want one that's easy to understand and has a lot of appeal to customers.

You can get products you can't get anywhere else," he said. I'll discuss with you guys whether or not we should have a membership.

　It bothers me.
　I thought I'd come up with something quick--

Luxury fabric store Ayase.
The Elf's Village Antenna Shop, Sekaiju no Mori
"Made in Earth.
The Otherworldly General Store.
Furufuru Furumun, the store where you can meet the elves
The Crucible of the Horde. The Crucible of the Horde.
"The Secret Show, Micchan.
Curiosity Shop Ayase.
Atelier Itsekai.
"Another Sky
"Duty Free Nippon

............ I can't think of any good ones.

　I despaired of my lack of taste!

'Hmmm ....... It's annoying, but I guess you could call it a store for those in the know.

　Etowah's suggestion is also valid.
　Since we're not doing business thin and broadly for the masses, it might be just as well to be suspicious at first glance. Naming it 'The Elves' Store' is out of the question.

''Can't we just use the same name as the Knights?

　Deanna, who had been quietly listening to the conversation, interrupted.

'Hmm?　Artemis?
Yes, sir. Artemis. It's a good name, it sounds familiar somehow.

　Deanna says sullenly.
　Artemis, huh? It's true that it would be easier to connect with the knights if they were named after him.

What do you think of Etoi?
'Yes. I'm thinking Artemis is fine too. Although it's hard to get rid of the "luxury fabric store Ayase".
You've got some serious taste, man.

　That's why I decided on "Artemis" as my business name.
　Let's get the registration card out right away.



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　The next morning.
　It's been a while since we had a joint training session with the entire knight squad.

　Normally, one of us, Etois or Elepippi or Ion or Shamash-san, would be missing, but today the shop is closed, so it feels like a picnic and a training contest from hell.

　I watch the training as I practice my horse.

'Oh no, it's great,'

　The words spill out naturally.

　A short distance away, a battle is going on between Ms. Rebecca vs. Marina & Ion.

　I haven't used serious in my training lately.
　Before, there was a difference in arms, so even seriousness wasn't dangerous, but now it's banned because "just in case" is the norm. Nowadays, we mostly do it with wooden imitation weapons.

　You're right, it's not fashionable to be dead in training or anything like that: .......
　That's right, the training concentration might be more intense if you use serious.

　Of course, I usually use Serious in training against the still weak Elepippi.
　Or rather, I'm being forced to do the example 'training to be attacked all the time' against an empty-handed Shero-san. That was a normal one that almost killed me, so I'm a bit worried.


''Haaaaah!''
Phew!

　Marina and Ion work on Rebecca.
　They attack almost simultaneously.
　Marina's long hilt and Ion's fine sword rush Rebecca-san.

''Not yet!''

　Rebecca-san handled Marina and Aeon's brilliant coordinated attacks, but still handled them lightly with her wooden sword.
　Even with a two-man attack, Rebecca still has room to spare. What's going on with the power gap in this world?

　Nevertheless, both Marina and Ion are good enough moves.
　If Marina is rigid, then Ion's sword is soft.
　As expected, she was trained by the legendary mercenary leader, and as expected, she is a skillful sword.
　However, Rebecca, who is trained in real battles, goes even further.
　No matter how talented she is, Aeon's sword might be just a princess' sword after all.

　Nevertheless, Ion is already quite capable of fighting.
　It's not an honorable thing to have three vocation in the field of combat. The "General" and the "Holy Knight". If you're serious about practicing, you'll soon be overtaken by them.



　Rebecca-san and Marinaion's mock battle was over, followed by Shero-san and Marina's grueling battle.
　Both of them are serious.
　Rather than normal training, it was combat training using Marina's example of the 'Thunder Hammer Mjolnir Hammer'.

　The difference in ability between Shero-san and Marina is still considerable, so it shouldn't be a problem ....... It's a good thing that you're able to get the most out of your time with that level of dangerous training, so you might be used to it.
　Well, if it comes down to it, Deanna will take care of it with the spirit stone.

Come on!
Yes, sir!

　Marina holds a huge hammer as tall as her height.
The "Thunderbolt Mjolnir Hammer" is a magic weapon that was dropped by the One-Eyed Giant "Argeese" of Luklaera.
　It is said that, contrary to its appearance, it feels lighter than the halberd to Marina, who is equipped with it. It's said that it can be wielded roughly the same as a hammer made of wood.
　That part is the same with my magic sword. Rebecca-san's holy sword seems to be the same, and it may be something like the characteristics of a magic weapon.

''Haaaaaaah!''

　Marina wields the hammer.
　Just buzzing around an object of such huge mass is a bit of a threat.

'Sweet!　There's a lot of room for error!

　But it didn't work on Mr. Shero, and he was easily flicked by the sword and staggered.

'Faster!　Hahaha!　Hammers tend to be monotonous in their attacks.

　Shero, who has plenty of room at all.
　Hmmm, the hammer is a powerful weapon, but it certainly has to be monotonous against humans, doesn't it? It's just "shake and mussel". ......

'Guhnu!　Then this is it!　Lightningfa something!

　Marina shouts as the attack is played and she retreats.
　The hammer begins to thunder with a bang. It's a chattering attack.

'Icke!

　Mjolnir Hammer to the ground with a thud!　And swing down.
　A shower of lightning splashes out, just as it did with Argeese.

'Oh, so this is the one you mentioned before!

　At the same time, he throws his two-handed sword (claymore) in the direction of the lightning's progress.
　After the lightning is absorbed by the sword, it slips to the ground.
　In a moment's time difference, Shero closed the distance at once and thrust his fist out in front of it while stepping on the mallet that Marina swung on the ground.
　It's a tremendous ability to judge the situation.

''Well, I give up.

　Marina gives in.
　Well, if you're dealing with Shero-san, this is how it should be. We also talked about how to counteract the chattering.

I'm sure you'll be able to find it. I've got a bit of a temper tantrum.
Wasn't it right?
A little bit. I wouldn't have been able to move if it was a direct hit.

　No, no, no.
　If you were hit by one, wasn't it a direct hit?　Is it safe by the freak standard?
　I haven't been hit by that one yet, so I don't know if it's good, but both Shamash and Rebecca were stuck in a heap. ......
　No, was that a direct hit that ate a few of them?
　Hmmm. I don't even feel like verifying it...okay, .......

　The training continued after that.
　At Shero-san's request, we were also able to see the stiff battle between Shero-san and the demonic beasts Shamash-san summoned. Serious Shero-san is amazing. The dynamism of the body and the level of excitement is a bit impressive.
　The slash that made the golem's head jump off the side of its neck... I don't know what's going on here.

　I also tested the performance of the Holy Sword Ascalon.
　As expected, according to Rebecca, using the Ascalon makes you feel lighter.
　It's probably due to the special effects attached to the sword.
　Also, it is an excellent weapon, and can easily cut off a few iron bars with little effort. It's just that it's called the sword of the dragon killer. It's just that the scales of the dragon are said to be hard.


　The battle training is always done at Rebecca-san's house, so basically no one comes.
　The place near the monster spot, people don't go near it unless there's a good reason for it to happen.　
　That's why Aeon also comes out of the mansion to participate in the training, but she seems to enjoy moving her body and is sweating with a smile on her face.

"Aeon, you can move around quite well. Did you train a lot back then?
Yes, sir. But it's very slow, indeed.

　Yes. You've been holed up in the mines for two years.

"When you can move around more, when things cool down, you can join the knights. As long as it's Aeon, of course.

　When I said that comfortably, Ion looked sincerely surprised.

'What ......?　Can I join the Knights, can I join the ......?
I don't care. What's wrong with that?　Oh, because it wouldn't be good if their identities were revealed. Well, if you disguise yourself, it won't be a problem.

　Actually, it's not that easy to identify an individual.
　A princess who has been missing for two years now. A person who is already considered to be dead in the eyes of the world.
　It depends on the activities of the knight squad from now on, but as long as I'm careful, I think I'll be fine.
　It's true that it would be bad if it happened to match up with someone you know, but you can clean it up with a stranger's empty imitation.
　You can even change your hair color. You can even have contacts for your eye color.

I was thinking of asking Aeon to be in the Knight's parade.
'Yeah, yeah. Can I leave?　Is that okay? ...... Orica, you're not going to answer that, are you?
Orica isn't exactly a knight in shining armor: ......

　I can't believe he's going to be in the parade in lieu of his current immediate boss, Orica!　Maybe that's what it means. Well, that's understandable. I understand, but Aeon seems to be used to parades and is the kind of person I'd love to see out there.
　Of course, we'll have to disguise ourselves and put an iron mask on, and we'll be fully protected.

'There's no need to think so hard. In fact, there's not a chance in a million that Aeon's identity will be exposed. Ah, but if you're about to be found out, it's probably best to at least practice deception.
Are you practicing your deception?
'Yeah. 'Huh?　You think I'm a princess?　Haha. Pick-up artists these days are so good at talking~' or something like that.
Yeah, hey ...... I'm not so sure about that. ......
That's all right. I got a guy who knows what he's doing.

　So Aeon had to thoroughly learn the role of the 'beautiful woman who looks a bit like a princess' from Elepippi.
　Elepippi is quite good at creating roles as she is an aspiring actor.
　Aeon was set up as 'the third daughter of a tavern who was once invited by a nobleman in the imperial capital to become his mistress because she resembles the princess, and she was in trouble for lack of money when she left the imperial capital and ended up in Elishe, where she was invited by Jirou, a pick-up artist, to join the knightly corps for some reason or another. Who is a pick-up artist?

　Anyway, I'd better go to Grand Master's and order more iron masks for Aeon.
　By the way, the equipment for Aeon has already been ordered.



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Let's try teleportation!

　After the battle drills were over, I cut to the chase when we all wanted to eat the fried udon noodles Rebecca had made.
　It's become a quiet craze to season the noodles with the Soba-tsuyu I've brought with me, and the katsuobushi (dried bonito flakes) is dancing on top of the freshly made hot noodles.
　The katsuobushi (dried bonito flakes) were dancing on top of the hot, freshly made yakiudon noodles.

"You're not an outcast, Jiro.
''Oh, of course, you can have dinner first, but you see, it seems that as a benefit of increasing your clan's rank, you can instantly travel to the mansion. Don't you want to try it out?
You can do that?
Apparently. I don't know if I'd like to try it. Oh, well, let's have it before it gets cold. Let's have it before it gets cold. It's good.

　Zozozozozozo, I think about teleportation as I slurp my yaki udon noodles.
　On second thought, there might be some danger. Possibly.
　I mean, we're moving at a moment's notice. If the coordinates were to shift a bit, and they appeared in a completely different place, it would be a big problem. Above or under the ground, on the sea or in the mountains.
　Of course, it's a base registration to prevent that from happening, so it shouldn't be a problem. .......
　It might be better to do it alone, after all.
　Okay, .......

'Thanks for the feast!　I'm going out for a minute.

　Go outside and "Crankrank Run! He chants to the ring.
　From the ring, the spirit (small) in charge of the clan pops out of the ring.

'Hello Master!　How can I help you?
Yeah. I need you to show me how to teleport.
'Yes. The default setting is 'Teleport, to clan home' to the clan ring. You'll have to decide then which members to fly to.
Okay.

　It's easier than I thought it would be.
　I go back to the guys and tell them I'm going to the mansion for a bit.
　Then I walked out and opened my mouth to Cranling.

'So, is ...... okay? It'll be fine. 'Teleport, to Clan Home.'

　Then a magic circle of geometric patterns appears on the ground beneath the body, and it begins to glow white.
　A vocation board pops up.
　On it, 'Preparing for Clan Teleportation' and a number, which is probably a countdown, is engraved one second at a time.
　In addition, it says please select a clan member to teleport.
　Currently, all the members here have a check mark in the box. I unchecked that.
　The remaining time is 30 seconds. It's going to take quite a while.

Ah!　I thought I saw a sign of a spirit, but it's doing something!
Wow, Deanna!
'Oh!　Ayase, that's spirit magic!　How can you control spirit magic in human body!
Wow, Mr. Shamash!

　Elves and demons have found us. They have very keen sense of magic.
　But it's too late for that.
　I'm going to be the first to drone.

　The number on the countdown reaches zero and the light in the magic circle increases.
　The next moment when everything around us is engulfed in light. When I opened my eyes, I found myself standing in the living room of a familiar mansion.

''Oh ...... oh. It's a success ....... No. I don't know if there is a failure or not.

　A mild excitement washed over me.
　I've really moved on in a moment.
　I'm going to go down in history as the first human being to move instantaneously. ......

　I wandered out of the mansion and headed to Rebecca's house.
　I laughed as Deanna and Shamash-san looked right at me in front of the house.
　Teleportation is one day at a time, so I'll let everyone else experience it next time.