We took a short detour as the Dark Kobold was taken care of. Why, it's too fast and unnatural for an armored or fully self-driving car. I decided to take a vacation in the town of Niim if I needed to adjust my time anyway.

　It's the only place in Aigis to go on holiday. A coastal town where the clear water pours into the distant Alps. There is not a large but lively, the sea is calm and clear and blue. The seafood is delicious.

　It's a great town for a vacation, and you need a company trip every now and then. You get gems, cobalt and other rare metals from the Dark Kobold as loot, and you can redeem them and have warm pockets.

　Window flowers are said to try to reclaim cutting tools with cobalt and rare metals. The in-car factory uses chips, end mills and other cutting tools, but they wear out and lose their accuracy if used.

　To save on supplies, they now use different types of tools for roughing and semi-finishing to reduce the time spent on new tools. But if I can recycle some of the discarded tools and rare metals into materials, I can save even more supply.

　Well, I'm purely on vacation after I sell my jewelry. Maybe I'll go fishing.　I'll just send the money to Alpes first.


Aigis Shield Country

Prince Basilio, please refrain from recklessness. I've had my heart broken, going into the Dark Kobold's den.

I'm sorry. An orientalist from the Kingdom of Ares, and an exterminator of demons in the Alps. I had a suspicion of spies, and I wanted to see them in person because they sounded interesting. But I guess he wasn't a spider.

'Indeed. Too conspicuous to be an Eastern man and too dumb to be an interloper. He's probably an investigator, as I understand it.

Hmm. And even ex-refugees can't kill brigands. Even the Dark Kobold made peace, hiding a mercenary who looked like a thief, but was killed by the Dark Kobold. If that looks like a malicious agent, it's a knothole. Interesting, but probably harmless.

'Really?　Princess Fortina has been working on a puppet for the Eastern puppets, sir.

'I'll leave that to you!　You'll get bored easily, maybe...

There it is, the prince's propensity for getting in the way of things, and you're going to have to take responsibility for that until the end.

'And can I show you Aegis's shield?　It's a national treasure?

'If it's only Aegis's shield, it's no problem. It's faster to show them and satisfy them than to be suspected. Make it work, okay?

"As you wish.


Slightly more luxurious accommodations in Niim.

'I didn't think you could fish for tenya in this world, the bream (Mormora) here is not sleek. I tried it as sashimi.

　The water was clean and we caught a lot of fish on the pier, even with simple traps. The sashimi was good.

It was my first time catching raw fish.　But it's delicious - the wasabi twang is addictive, too!

　The bream is the pick of the bottle!　Kids are fried goby!　Well, Midia has the Dryad factor and her hair is dark green. Maybe she can photosynthesize or something....

　No!　The idea was going to be like a black business.

'This soy sauce and horseradish?　Goes great with the sashimi!　We can eat sashimi at my workshop in Olin, but it's too expensive.

　Well, there was sashimi in ancient Rome, too. Wasn't garum a ridiculously expensive spice with fish sauce and vinegar?

'I was lucky enough to be allowed to bring in and cook. Well, I got pissed off when I went to the Alp Section and they told me to get to the Alp, if it's temporary. But it's only a few days if the armored car gets serious, and we'll take it easy at times. I've got some gold in the jewels the Dark Kobold gave me.

It's hard work and all, but it's good food. It's a good idea for me to go on a trip with Ryota... I'll pour you a drink, okay?

I was happy when you picked out your feminine clothes, too.　I'll share the flounder with you, then eat, eat, eat.

　Manya's outfit.

　Her head is a sepia-colored straw hat. Above is a blue shirt and a black leather jacket. Underneath is a pair of brown cargo pants. The shoes are jungle boots...........not girly at all.

　But the material is good. Short but shiny silver hair, clear amber eyes, a sharp, clean-cut face, healthy brown skin, and a small, put-together, crisp style. And yet, the way he's dressed now, he looks like a boy.

　Well, the materials are exactly what Anya bought, but when push comes to shove, there's an outfit I made based on a fashion magazine....

　But isn't it usually just me mending the finished product?　In this world, is consulting and making things up as you go along?　It doesn't matter that she was happy with the result.

Clothes I made for Anya.


　But now it's completely men's clothing. Manya is only a craftsman, so even her everyday clothes are practical.

　By the way, Window Flower and Mogu are obsessed with cobalt research, so the three of us are currently dining together. It's something to say, but the meal is sandwiched between two lovely, beautiful people. It actually feels very good. Of course, I wouldn't do anything to help my precious friends, would I?

　When I think back, I didn't have any natural interactions with the opposite s*x in Japan, except for business entertainment....

What do you guys want to do?　Company trip to this town, you can forget about work, okay?

　It's been too much killing lately with all the extermination. I'm going to let the girls enjoy themselves at the resort to relax and enjoy themselves after a long day. As the leader of the group, it is an important job to improve the well-being and motivation of the group members.

'Then the hills in town are made into flowerbeds and the view is great!　Would you like to go with me tomorrow?

I was recommended to you by a kid in town. Watching the horizon in the sea breeze is a fun thing to do. Wouldn't that be nice?

　Oh!　Are you a tourist?　You're learning how to spend your vacation!　As far as I'm concerned, neither of us knew how to play...

Well, I'll pack a lunch and we'll go tomorrow. Don't forget your hat, it'll be a hot sunny day.

　We were completely tipsy and felt good for the first time in a long time. The bed at the inn is large and clean. This is what a vacation should be like.


Next day, we headed for the hills of the town.

　I invited him to join me and the window flowers, but he got angry at me. I asked him why he was angry, and he was stunned, and even let out a sigh with his head in his hands, and then he just shrugged it off.

　What's wrong with that?
　Isn't this a bit harsh?

　I had no choice but to leave my window flower and mog and the three of us headed up the hill, bragging about our fishing.