220-Episode 218: Makoto Takatsuki Helps the Saint




""Thank you for this."
 We are eating breakfast prepared by Sa-san.
 We were getting excited about Lucy and the Soul Book and we were getting excited, and then Sa-san said, "Come on! I was pissed off.
 I'll take the time to examine the fact that my water magic proficiency level was 999 later.

 Today's breakfast was toast, vegetable soup, ham and eggs, and salad.
 It's a Western-style menu, but it looks like something you'd find in any Japanese restaurant.

 I put salad, ham and eggs on toast, and added mayonnaise to it.
 I bought the mayonnaise from Fujiyan's.
 I knew it was mayonnaise in an alternate universe! (Prejudice)
 As I munched on an impromptu sandwich, I shared the story of yesterday's dream with my friends.

So, Altena-sama was a good goddess (human). It's a shame about Ila-sama, though.
Ehh.........Ila-sama was such a goddess......shocking.
 Lucy was shocked by my story.

'Are you sure you're happy to turn down the offer to make the brave man of the sun your subordinate? Takatsuki-kun.
You don't like that, do you, Mr. Williams?
'Hmmm, sure, I'm scared, but if you're going to be an ally, you might as well stay...'
 Seriously, Sa-san is pretty tough, isn't she?
 Mr. Furiae is listening to our conversation in a daze.

"The princess?
What is it?
Is something wrong?
No, it's not!
 I guess so.
 Not much of a meal is going on.

 As we finished our meal and were drinking our after-dinner tea, I heard footsteps.
 There are a lot of them.
 Oh, were we expecting any visitors?

'Brave man, Makoto! Furiae! Are you there?
 It was Princess Sophia.
 In the back, the knights of the guards, Fujiyan, and........Priestess (Esther) of the Goddess of Destiny? 

'Good morning, Princess Sophia. What's going on?
Good morning, heroic Makoto. And Friae is there.
What?
 Princess Sophia approached us with a grim face.
 Furiae-san braced herself.


""What?"
 It's not just Furiae-san, but me, Lucy and Sa-san's surprised voices.
 Ta, the demon race from all over the continent...?

What do you mean...?
 Furiae's voice trembled.

'Apparently, in the dreams of the demon race, 'Lady Fortune(s) Woman(s) God(s) Ila,' appeared in the dreams of the demon race, and she made a prophecy that Saint Friae would establish a kingdom for the demon race! That seems to have brought the demon tribe to Lord Freyae's side...
Did Ila...?
 At Fujiyan's words, I shot a scowl at Esther, the miko behind everyone.
 Esther-san quickly looked away.

''Ila-sama...? What have you done this time?
 When I said that, the people around me gave me a jittery look.

'Brave Makoto, what do you mean? And here is Lady Esther....
Ila-sama~? Shall I turn around? I'll tell Lady Altena.
Stop!
 At my words, Esther flew over to me.
 I knew it, Ila-sama!

So? What did you miss this time?
'You didn't fail! If Freyae is going to be a saint and build a nation, you need people, right? That's why I made it known in the dreams of the witch race! Thanks to that, a lot of demonkind have come here, right?
''Ila-sama has descended?
 The faces of Princess Sophia and her knights in the guards are tense.
 It's a good thing that this goddess is always coming down.

I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this. We'll have to wait until we're ready...
What are you taking so long for, Takatsuki Makoto? The day after tomorrow is the return of the great demon king, right? Then a 'state of national emergency' would be declared and it would be difficult to move the people around. This is the best time to do it.
""Tomorrow!"
 With Ila-sama's words, the murmur around me increases all at once.
 Why haven't you told them something so important........

''Oh, that? Didn't I tell you that?
 No, you pompous goddess.
 Well, we all know that the Great Demon King's resurrection is within a few days, and I'm sure he's finished preparing for the war, etc. 

''Princess, are you okay?''
What? Yeah, yeah, it's okay...
 Too much information from earlier, I looked into the face of an overheated Friae-san.

''Your face is red?''
No, I'm fine! So ... kind of ... kind of close to my face.
You think you have a fever?
Huh.
 I put my hand on Friae's forehead.
 Mmm, it feels a little hot.

'Yes, Fu-chan. Calm down.
Mako, you need to stay away from Huli.
 Sa-san popped Friae-san's shoulder and Lucy pulled me off Friae-san.
 Hey, I was worried about the princess because she doesn't seem to be feeling well.......

''As for the rushing demon race, leave it to the land of commerce (Cameron)! We're building a temporary residence outside the capital city of Sinfonia to receive them. Even food and other things will be taken care of by the mercantile state (Cameron).
Oh, you're the man, Ila.
 Ila-sama, who is Esther-san on the outside, huffs and puffs her thin chest.

''Huriae, identify the personnel needed for the founding of the country from the assembled demon race. I'll prepare a place where we can interview them in turn.''
Wow, did I...?
'You can't build the country alone. We'll have a commercial nation (Cameron) to support you while you have the people to support you.
Okay, okay. I'll try.
 At Ila-sama's words, Friae-san nodded vigorously, though she seemed anxious. 
 This...................I have to help with something.

''Fujiyan. I need you to support the princess!''
Oh, I see. I understand.
 At my words, Fujiyan immediately understood.
 Right now, Furiae-san will have a group of people with many different agendas, so I'll let Fujiyan's 'mind reading' help me judge who I can trust. 

''Princess, can I ask Fujiyan to help me?''
'That's fine but what about my knight?'
Of course I'll help you.
Yeah, okay.
 The princess's expression gradually regained its composure.

''Something is going on on its own, but I'll help you too, Friae.
Is there anything we can do to help...?
I'm sure there will be. Foo-chan, if you need help, just let me know!
 Princess Sophia, Lucy, and Sa-san are also going to help us.

 We headed to the place where the demon race was gathering.



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'I'm tired, my knight...'
I think we'll have delivery today...
Good for you, Huri. You're a big hit.
 Around evening.
 Hime, Saasan and Lucy are languishing in the living room of the inn.

'You all look exhausted,'
I've been busy...
 Princess Sophia spoke to me, looking worried.
 Today alone, she had finished interviewing more than a hundred demon tribe members.

 Lucy checked the abilities of the wizards.
 As for the warriors, Sa-san tested their practical skills.
 As for the personalities, Fujiyan checked them in "Reading".
 The final interview was conducted by Furiae.

 Friere-san would only interview the most outstanding people among the gathered people in person.
 Since nearly 1,000 demonkind have already gathered, the ordinary people (the demonkind) have been divided up by Princess Sophia and Esther's subordinates to make a roster.

 For now, they're hurrying to secure people with experience in civil engineering and agriculture.
 Also, there are many demons in the former land of the moon, so we need people with combat skills.
 However, many of the demons are wizards, so they don't have a problem with fighting.
 And so on and so forth.

 Me?
 I was just watching next to Mr. Furiae.
 There's nothing to do. 

''Well then, I have an appointment with Princess Noel now, so I'll be heading to Highland Castle.
 Princess Sophia grabs my hand, looking like she's not going to let go.
 I squeeze it back.

"Thank you, Sofia.
If that's what you think, then please leave me alone.
 A pinched cheek with a pinched expression.
 Um, I don't know what I'm going to do.
 Okay! If you're in trouble, I'll give you a hug.

"Yikes!
 When I hugged Princess Sophia, she let out a cute scream and said, "You're a cheater, aren't you?".
 Her expression became gentle, so I'm sure it was the right route to take.

(Okay - good job, Mako-kun.)
 Master Eil saw it.

"..........
 Lucy, Sa-san and Friae looked at me too.
 I tried not to look at them, but I couldn't.



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 At night, I was still training in my room at the inn.

 Finally, tomorrow is the resurrection of the Great Demon King........
 The biggest incident (event) in history that I've been told about often since I came to another world.
 This.........gets me excited.
 Well, let's practice magic in preparation for the Daimaimaou battle!

Not the usual.
 It's important to do what you normally do, Noah-sama.
 As they were having such a conversation, there was a knock on the door with a "conk".

 Did Lucy come to invite me to train, or did Sa-san come to talk.....
 I guessed it would be one or the other.

'Come in,'
Yes, I'm coming in...
 I didn't expect it, and it was Saint Friae in her nightgown who came in.