130-Episode 128: Makoto Takatsuki talks to the goddess




Princess, let's sync up.

 In a recent battle against a mass runaway demon (Stampede).
An option based on the "RPG Player" skill appeared. 
(I wonder what would have happened if I'd been in sync with 'Furiae' instead of 'Lucy'...)
 I want to know the consequences.

'Err, what shall we do?'
 Mr. Furiae acted like he wasn't keen on it, like he was joking around.
''Wouldn't it be better to explain properly to the angry princess?
What?
 A quick look behind me.

....
 Princess Sophia was there, puffing out her cheeks and staring at me gingerly.
''........Brave Makoto. What do you plan to do in sympathy with the Moon Priestess?
 Oh, what?
 Are you mad at me?

Bye! Keep the two of you in a lover's quarrel!
 Mr. Freyae ran off.
Hey, hey! Where are you going?
'I'm at the Wizard and Warrior's! I wanted to go to the spa too!
 He ran at a great speed while saying.
 Feet fast!
 What, you wanted to join the girls' club?

....
 And me and Princess Sophia are left behind.
 Princess Sophia's gaze is still cold.
"Well, Sofia. What you said earlier about 'attunement'........
 I explained the options for the 'RPG Player' skill.


'Well..... To see how your skills work.
 Good, they're convinced.
Aya told me about it. I've been told by Aya that when you're 'in tune' with Lucy, you do a............................... Don't tell me you're even a moon priestess...?
I won't!
 It's all very misleading!

 That's just Lucy.
 ...does it take a kiss to synchronize with Lucy?
 After all, they didn't check it out. You too.

'When it's me you just hold my hand...'
What?
It's nothing!
Oh, yes.
 This is a dangerous topic.
 Let's digress.

'I'm an apprentice wizard, so I can't fight on my own.
 In case you're wondering, though, there's spirit magic.
 It depends on location and timing.
 I talked about my status and magic power.
 I explained the situation that I've recently managed to get by with my 'magic sword' that uses 'tuning' and 'spirit magic'.
 Hearing that, Princess Sophia's expression becomes serious.

''Brave Makoto........I can't believe it, but your occupation is 'Magician Apprentice', isn't it?''
''My level is over 30 and my 'magic power: 4'. Even intermediate wizards are hopeless. I'm really weak.......sorry for being an unreliable hero.
 Haha, he laughs with no effort.

'No, it's not.'
 Grabbing my hands, Princess Sophia continued her words.
'You have helped me in King's Landing Horne, in the Land of the Sun, and in this city. The people of King's Landing, the Knights of Roses, the people of McAllen, they are all grateful to you.
 He looked straight at me and interrupted my words.
'No one thinks you're unreliable,'
Thank you.
 Let's not get too down on ourselves.
 Also, I'm going to glance back.

"" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "
 The Knights of Roses, led by the old guardian knight, who are watching it from a little distance.
 Yeah, I guess they're paying attention to me, though.
 Gaze, I can really feel their gaze, can't I?
 Well, it's the princess's bodyguard, right?
 It can't be helped.

Well, let's go for a walk.
'Yes, where are you going by the way? Makoto the Brave.
We're almost there. There's the building.
 I pointed to a mansion with a large gate.

'That's the mansion of the Lord of McAllen, isn't it?
'Yes, I thought I'd pass on the information I heard from the women of the Order to Chris and Fujiyan.
Okay. Well, let's head over.
 I guess Princess Sophia is okay with that.
 We walked through the gate.


 The Princess of Wales.


This is Lady Sophia and the truth! I'm so glad you're here!
 There was a very upset Chris who was very upset.
(Hmmm ... was it annoying not to have an appointment?)
 Maybe he didn't have the common sense of a working man.

 By the way, Chris's father, the current lord of McAllen, has been ill or something, so he's acting as the lord.
 Of course, Fujiyan and Nina are with him.
 Princess Sophia and I were shown into a large reception room.
 The knights of the guards are waiting elsewhere.

''As a matter of fact, I heard this story from the Order of the Snake...''
 I shared the story that Friae shared with me earlier, the story that he had heard me tell.
 The expressions of the three of us become grim.

''If a demon of that scale comes again, we can hold out.......''
We must reinforce the wall as soon as possible!
 Nina-san, Chris-san's tone is harsh.

 But still, you don't say "get out" or anything like that, even though I'm the one who brought the demon to you.
 I thought I'd get a little more flak for it.

''We can provide some troops from the Roses royal family to McAllen, if only a little.
'No! Lady Sophia! That would affect the protection of the royal city. You can't do that...
 Oh, we're talking about something else.
 I have to tell you what I think, since I didn't do it without thinking about it.

"Mr. Tuckey, tell me what you think...
 Fujiyan shook it off so I could start talking.
 That's what I'm talking about.
 I know what I'm talking about.
"Yeah, actually...
 I told him my plan.


 ◇


Really, is that possible?
If that's the case, I'm sure it can withstand a monster of this magnitude from last time!
As usual, you come up with some interesting ideas.
 Chris-san and Nina-san are surprised, and Fujiyan chuckles.

''There's a chance that Eir-sama won't allow you to do it that way... eh? Are you sure?
 At first, Princess Sophia had a stern look on her face.
 But it seems that Eir-sama followed up.

Thank you, Miss Eir-sama!
 I don't know if you can hear me, but I'll thank the ceiling for you.
'Oh, um! Why does Master Eil call you 'Makokun'! You sound so familiar! When did this happen?
Uh, yeah. It's just my imagination.
Is there something you're not telling me?
 Eil-sama, please be a little more strict with Princess Sophia.

''........''
 Princess Sophia is staring at me, staring at me.
What is it?
No.
 With a puff, he went over to Chris.

'Christiana McAllen. I need to talk to you. Could you give me a moment?
'Yes, sir! You're referring to the proposed additions to the walls of McAllen? I was going to ask Princess Sophia to give her approval to the Royal House of Roses.
All right, then, let's talk about it over there.
 Princess Sophia and Chris went to the other room.

 The ones left behind were Fujiyan, Nina and I. I didn't understand the conversation, so I asked her a question.
 I didn't understand the conversation we had just had, so I asked Fujiyan a question.

'Do you need Princess Sofia's permission just to add to the castle walls?
'Hmmm, it was a long period of peace, so that's the rule then...'
 It seems that if the lord strengthens the walls of his city without permission or increases the number of soldiers suddenly, he will be suspected of 'rebellion', so he needs the permission of the Roses royal family.
 What a lot of trouble.

It sounds like Chris is having a tough time. I'll have to help him with the political stuff.
 Nina's rabbit ears droop apologetically.
''Haha, it's not. What Princess Sophia wanted to talk to Chris-dono earlier wasn't about politics, you know.
 Fujiyan said with a laugh.

"?
 Me and Nina look at each other.
''Princess Sophia apparently wants to consult with Chris-dono on how to deal with 'her fiancé's own(s) love(s) other(s) than her(s) own(s) own(s) love(s) person(s)'...''
...What?
Oh, yeah.
 What?
 I have a hard time keeping up with it for a moment.
 Nina claps her hand with a pop.

Speaking of which, Master Takatsuki-sama and her husband are in a similar situation. I'm afraid it's more difficult for you, Mr. Takatsuki.
 Nina-san looks at us meaningfully.

 Chris, the next McAllen lord, and Nina, the gold-ranked adventurer, are the two wives of Fujiyan.
 A combination of nobles and adventurers.
 Indeed, the combination of Princess Sophia, Lucy and Sa-san is similar?


 Except when they first met.
 Nina and Chris are currently very close to each other.

 Princess Sophia, who is currently living together temporarily, and Lucy and Sa-san.
 So far, there should be no problem........

Takatsuki-sama. Please do your best.
Come on, Mister Tuckey, if you're tired, let's get a drink.
 Fujiyan and Nina tapped me on the shoulder.
 Ehh, Nande? 

By the way, Mister Tuckey. If you have some time, why don't you go to my shop that will be opening soon?
Fujiyan's new shop?
 Yeah, I'm interested in that.

What kind of place?
You'll see. It's just that it's lunchtime. I'll come with you.
Well, I'll go with you as my bodyguard, okay?

 Work (?) Leave a message for Princess Sophia and Chris inside.
 We walked out of the house.


 ◇


 I came with Fujiyan and Nina to the shopping district.

This is the place.
Oh, oh my....

 The first thing I noticed was the 'smell'.
 The scent of boiling pork bones, a scent I hadn't encountered before in the other world.
 Inside the restaurant, there seemed to be only a counter, so at first glance I couldn't see the kitchen, but steam was bubbling out of a huge pot.
 The smell must have come from that pot.

 The big yellow sign says "Fujiwara House".

(Hey, this is...)

Come on, Mister Tucky.
Uh-huh.
 Fearfully, we passed through the curtain and took our seats.
 Fujiyan followed suit.

"Master, Takatsuki-sama. I'll be on guard, so take your time.
 Nina never comes into the store.
Apparently, Miss Nina is not very good at that.
 Fujiyan explained.

'Welcome, what's your preference?'
 A man who looks like the owner of the store asks you a question.
 Is this a thing? Will it work in another world?

Hard, normal, normal, normal.
Yeah.
 My order came through!
I'll have a hard one, a thick one, and more rice. And I'll have rice.
Yeah.
Fujiyan, it's a three-step process of premature death.
Well, I can't stop doing that.

 On our way home after high school classes.
 When we went to the ramen shop in Oimachi together, Fujiyan was always like that, too.
 It's nostalgic.

 Soon after, a bowl of ramen is placed in front of us.
 My throat rumbles.
 Using a wooden spatula, I take a sip of the soup.

(Hot!)
 But it's good!
 The rich taste of pork and soy sauce spreads on the tongue.
 Dissolve some grated garlic in the soup. 
 Twirl it around the noodles and sip.
 It's that taste I had in the previous world! 

 The rest of us slurped our noodles in a single-minded effort.

(Ugh, that was delicious...)

Fujinami! When will this noodle shop open?
 I'm gonna have to make a run for it!

Well, I'd like to open it right away, but there's a problem.
Problem?
 With all this deliciousness?
 I'm sure there's nothing wrong with the taste!

Your husband is trying to offer this noodle dish at an impossibly low price.
 Nina peeked out of the brick wall to tell me.
'Nina-dono! Ramen is the people's friend, folks! It doesn't matter if it's not a low price!
But the more we sell, the more we lose, the less money we make!
 Nina-san said with a pizzazz and Fujiyan was dispirited.

''We're in the red........''
 I did think it would be difficult to recreate the same taste as in Japan in a different world.

'The ingredients are too expensive, yo.
But we can't give it this flavor if we compromise the ingredients!
'But not at the price you say, Master!
You know, with the sides and the drinks and the profits...
That's going to slow down the customer turnover.  
Ugghhh....
 Fujiyan is being debunked by Nina.
 It's going to take a while for it to open.
 The taste is great, though.

(When it opens, I'll invite Sa-san to join us.)
 But when I asked him out to a ramen shop in the past, he looked at me like "What?"...?
 No, I'm pretty sure they didn't eat ramen when they came over here!
 While thinking about this, I listened to Fujiyan and Nina's discussion.

 Afterwards, I left Fujiyan and Nina, and when I got home, I thought, "Huh? Have you gone to the ramen shop, Takatsuki-kun? Sa-san asked me.

 When I told him about Fujiyan's, he said, "Next time, I'll definitely go! He said.
 Good.
 I guess I was right to ask him out.

"....
 Princess Sophia and Lucy were looking at me like they wanted to go so badly, so I invited them to go with me.
 Aside from Lucy, will Princess Sophia be okay...?

 Noodle shops and princesses.
 What's wrong with that?


 ◇


 --That night.

 I had a dream.
 An empty space.
 A place for the goddess.

 And today, it was me, and I wanted to be there.
 I needed to talk to Noah about something.

"Dear me. The boy is, indeed, reckless. Sacrifices are forbidden from now on!

 He looks a little angry, but his tone is gentle.
 Master Noah is standing with his arms folded.
 Her shimmering silver hair and white skin.
 Her pale dress glows with a divine light.
 As usual.


 The problem is the woman next to her.


 A smile filled with affection.
 She has clear light blue hair and a blue dress.
 Four pairs of wings of light that are faintly visible on her back.
 She looks vaguely like Princess Sophia.
 However, the person who radiates an air of holiness that is far removed from humanity is there.

''Haro, Makoun.

 The woman smiled at me with a fluttering wave of her hand.