Let's talk about what has happened since then.
　As expected, the Demon Warfare Tournament was temporarily suspended and postponed to tomorrow by the Queen's words.
　I don't think it's possible to continue like that, so it can't be helped.

　Well, Hulam and the others, but they were arrested in a blitz.
　Even though it was an attempt, they were charged with the crime of state mayhem, that they planned to commit a subversive act that would involve the entire kingdom.
　Various other crimes, including breaking the dojo to Kensei-ryu, were revealed by his own confession.

　In particular, Amalia and Lelis-chan were said to have assassinated a key figure in the kingdom on Hulam's orders by making it look like an accident.
　At this rate, the two of them would be imprisoned in the kingdom's basement and continue to be subjected to severe interrogation.
　Since what they were doing was just what they were doing, in the end.......that's what will happen.

　As for Hulam, he temporarily escaped execution due to his achievements in developing new magic.
　He was sent to the frontier to the settlement after I sealed his magic wave and suicide. I am treated as a slave. He's completely dead to society, so he won't be able to return.
　Since it's that guy, I'm unexpectedly unfazed by the fact that I'm the hero of this world! You might dig up a stump while shouting, "I'm not sure I'm going to be able to do that.
　Then you can go ahead and explore a new world in a penal colony full of men without your favorite female slaves.

　The fate that awaits you will not change if you try to rise from the bottom anyway.
　When things have cooled down and are forgotten, he will see a horrible vision of the world through my "Death Countdown Cheat" and end his miserable life.
　The end of his madness was death. He will disappear meaninglessly without anyone taking care of him.
　So, it's an execution with a full life. Well, it's kind of slippery for me.

　Maybe the queen was also bitter about Hulam's despotism. The captain of the Kingsguard said something to that effect.
　But it's hard to criticize him openly because of his achievements in developing new magic. I'm not sure if it's because of this that Hulam's power has risen while I've been doing this and that?
　If that's the case, then maybe that guy's outburst was a convenient scandal for the Queen.
　Well, I don't really care.

　Anyway, that's beside the point.
　For some reason we had been invited to the royal castle.
　Well, since my identity is known as Sword Star Toris, it's not like it's any wonder why.

　I heard that they were going to have a dinner party with the queen as a state guest, so I decided to join them without reservation.
　It's not like they're the scum of the earth who summoned me, so at least I'm in their debt.

　There was only the queen and the old man who was the captain of the Kingsguard in the room that was paid for.
　The sumptuous meals are not greasy and are well seasoned for the Japanese taste.
　This is because Hulam has taken care of the ingredients and cooking methods. This may have been his greatest achievement.
　Ituna and Sianne look pleased with themselves, more than anything else.

　Across from the long table.
　Across the long table from me, the queen looked at me with loving eyes.

''It's been a really long time, by the way. You don't remember me, do you?'

　I can only scratch my head at the Queen's question.

'Well, where did I meet you?'

　I guess she expected my answer, but the queen's expression was clearly twisted into sadness.
　She let out a sigh, then held her forehead and shook her head.

'It's a shock when it's finally said clearly, isn't it? But you are a being who lives in a different time than I do. It's probably the only way to go.

　It's hard for me to hear you talk like that.

As I said at the convention, you saved my life when I was a child.

　Not angry or blaming, the queen speaks to me quietly.

　Let's see, a child means you weren't a queen yet.
　When you say you saved the little princess from the bandits........
　Ah.

"Don't tell me you're........a tomboy Elle?
It's been a long time.

　The queen smiling mischievously.
　Her face exactly matches the smile of a girl of about 10 years old that I remember.
　Well, if you ask me, you still have a shadow of your old age.

So you don't think the old man is Gallinopo?
Yes, sir.

　The old man, the Captain of the Kingsguard, nodded hawkishly.
　No, you, you were more skinny and hirsute!
　That's the wrong image. I don't know!

'I mean, seriously!　Wow, you two are getting better!

　When I was staying in another world to fulfill my pledge, I happened to save the country's princess.
　I remembered that I'd been to this other world before, but then I remembered that. This was the world at that time.

　Wow, that's really nostalgic.
　If my memory and body clock are correct, it was in the year 2464, about 3 hours, 43 minutes and 22 seconds ago.
　That was back when I didn't even have a cheat and was very weak.
　Of course, I'm talking about weakness now, but was it that long ago?

'It was 50 years ago, you know. Do you remember? Back then, you were teaching Liam, my servant, the sword.
'Oh, yeah, that was him!

　I mean, the last time I came to this other world, my pledge was to teach a kid named Liam a sword.
　He is Aesem's father.

　I think the pledge itself was something like "I want to be strong" or something like that.
　The princess who played a lot of pranks on me at the time was the tomboy Elle, the queen in front of me.
　I remember Gallinoppo, Elle's bodyguard, was the one who suffered the most.

　The queen slowly meditates, perhaps to ruminate on the memories.

'You didn't want to say your name very often.
'Well, back then I kind of hated the idea of making a name for myself in another world.

　I scratched my head in self-mockery at Elle's nostalgic words.

　Liam asked me my name over and over again, but I stubbornly refused to tell him.
　I was summoned by an oath, and if I fulfilled it, I'd be done with my duties and disappear. That's why you don't have to tell me your name I remember telling him over drinks.

　As a result, though, that's why I was left with a dishonorable name.

''But even so, Sword Star Toris Gallinoy.......hey. So that's all you could hear?
Yes....

　Elle nodded at my blurbs with a gentle smile.

　It's nothing special, it's just utter rubbish.
　After rescuing Elle from the bandits, a summoning team appeared at my feet for some reason.
　Right before transferring, Liam asked me for my name, and I had no choice but to respond with a spur-of-the-moment thought: "I'm Ryouji Sakagagi Ryoji, an otherworldly tripper passing by.
　In the process of finishing my name, I was summoned to the next world.

　Yes, just like in the other world of the theatrical company members.

　By the way, the lines I was able to say in the middle of my speech were.
　I could only say one line in the middle of the play, and that was, "And... and... and... and... and... and... and... and... and... and... and... and... and... and... and... and... and... and... and... and... and... and... and... and... and... and... and... and... and... and... and... and... and... and... and... and... and... and... and... and... and... and... and... and... and... and... and... and... and... and... and... and...
　In other words, Toris Gallinoy.

　When I saw the stance of Eizem, I knew that this is the world where he taught Liam the sword.
　I'm not sure if this is a good idea or not, but it's not.
　'Why Toris?' I didn't think that the punchline to the question "What's your name?
　I never imagined it until the queen announced her full name, Kensei, in the semi-finals.

　Looking back, that was the reason I started calling myself "The Otherworldly Tripper," isn't it?
　Perhaps the reason I no longer feel hesitant about saying my name is because somewhere in the back of my mind I had a regret that I couldn't tell Elle and the others my name.

'By the way, how did I end up fulfilling my pledge in the first place?
'I'm sure Liam's real wish was to have the power to protect me.

　Come to think of it, it was Liam who cut down the master of the bandit who took Elle hostage.
　Oh, right, so that's it.
　So all the reason you wanted to be strong was for Elle.

How did that guy end up?
...in the war.
Okay.

　The emotion I could pick out of Elle's voice wasn't sadness, but nostalgia.
　It must have been a long time ago for her now.
　One could only imagine what had happened between Liam, who had served as the kingdom's point man as the Kensei School, and Elle, who had become the queen.

'By the way,'

　Elle held up her index finger and changed the subject.

''Your pledge is to win the Demon Warfare Tournament, isn't it?　Then you wouldn't be gone out of nowhere today, would you?
Oh, I see, Elle. You conspired to do it.

　Giggling, Elle was like a child.
　It made me realize that the queen in front of me was the little girl who liked to play pranks at that time.

'I still have things to think about, you know?　I wonder what my life would have been like if I had followed you.

　I don't want you to get the wrong idea, so let me tell you, I wasn't asking a 10-year-old girl to be my wife.
　I was tired of being royalty, and Elle asked, "Can you take me? He asked.
　Well, I said no.

'You're doing great, Elle. You don't have to think about 'what if' to deny her the way she's living now.
You still don't know anything about women, do you?
You're old enough to call it a woman's heart.
'Oh!　No matter how old a woman gets, she still has a woman's heart, you know?

　After exchanging an old-fashioned exchange, Elle clapped her hands with a pang.
　The waiters brought in dessert.

Come on, let's talk tonight. We want to talk about what has happened since then and we want to hear your story too.
Oh, I want to hear that too!
"Hun.

　Apparently, Ituna and Cianne are interested in it too.
　Well, this is going to be a long night....



"Founder of the Sword Star School, Sword Star Toris.

　As I waited arm-in-arm in the audience for Ituna and Cianne's semifinals to begin, Eizem, who must have stayed behind in the dojo, sat down next to me.
　We looked toward the stage as if we'd made an agreement with each other and didn't look at each other.

'Sacagawea is fine,'
Okay. Okay, Sacagawea.

　Eizem takes a clean bow as he is seated.　
　It seems that Liam had even drilled his son in to etiquette that I hadn't taught him.

'Thank you,'
You're welcome.

　Without changing my posture, I nodded my head alone.
　When Azeem returned to his posture, we stared at the stage again, unmoving.

'You gave us that much of a fight, Anta. I'm sure your students will be back.
I hope so.
And I'm starting to understand this whole magic wave thing you've been telling me about.
Okay.

　It's only been two days, but I've trained Eizem in the manipulation of the magic wave.
　I'm not sure how much time we have left, so I only taught him the tricks, but if he continues to train himself as I instructed him, he will eventually master it completely.

'Certainly, as you showed me, with this power, you can use a sword as good as the new magic.

　He did not give Eizem an appraising eye.
　Even so, Eizem looked at his hands as if he could see the magic waves.

''But the fact that anyone can learn how to manipulate this magic wave means that even if Hulam is gone, the new magic will continue to be studied and become stronger.
Of course you do.

　Elle also said that she would protect and develop magic so that it doesn't decline because of this incident.

''If that's the case, then I need to refine my Sword Star School and make sure it doesn't lose to the new magic.

　Eizem looks up as if he has remembered something and returns his gaze to the stage.

Did you know that?
No, I've never heard of it.

　Ah, so that's why Elle asked me to dig my roots about my conversation with Hulam.
　He said something about being able to fuse swords and magic by using magic waves, and his eyes lit up.
　Don't tell me you're going to use the name Sword Star Toris?
　Please, don't do it.

　As I made a reluctant face, Eizem opened his mouth with a serious face.

''Tell me one thing. What is the Kensei School ... what the hell is it?

　Kensei style, huh?
　Of course, I didn't call it that, and it's my own style... I'd like to say that it's my own style.
　To tell the truth, my swordsmanship is based on what I was taught by a sword master when there were few cheats.
　

　It's true that as a sword technique that is based on the use of magic wave motion, it can be said to be my original.
　However, it's a sword of jealousy and hatred that I originally created to slaughter powerful demon kings and cheat bastards.
　The name of the proficiency is rather plain, and even Eizem doesn't want to hear the truth about it.

''If I dare to say it, the Sword Star School is the very possibility that humans have.

　Defeating cheats without resorting to cheats.
　This is the raison d'etre of the Sword Star School.

　Eizem just bowed to my answer without changing his expression.
　It's as if he is offering his thanks for the match that is about to begin.

''Now, everyone, thank you for waiting so long!　A block semifinals!　A lot of things went wrong yesterday and it looked like it was going to be a washout, but we have a match between Ituna and Cianne!　Let's have you enter as soon as possible!

　After Jitsujyo-chan's cheerful voice, the whole hall was filled with applause.
　It's a standing ovation by the entire audience.
　Me and Eizem were the only ones seated in the front row, watching over Ituna and Cyanne as they went on stage.

''Demon warfare match, semi-finals.''

　The referees, who were properly evacuated off the stage yesterday and not blown away by Hoshi Tachi's shockwave, raised their hands in the air.
　While everyone watches the stage with bated breath, I felt something in the air that amused me, and I let out a big smile.

'Begin!'