Three days had passed since then.
　Although there was some confusion, Takeda's domain had managed to regain some composure and a new lord had been appointed. Apparently, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Takeda, Mr. Kosaka, who had asked us to rescue him, had been hiding the son of Lord Shingen from Kansuke.
　It seems that Kansuke knew that Shingen had a son, but since he was manipulating the lord himself, did he not make much of a problem of it?
　There is no doubt that this incident was caused by Kansuke, but I wonder if that Kansuke we fought against was acting on his own will. Is it too much to think that the artifact had taken over his mind, and that he had subconsciously kept his hands off the son of his late master?
　At any rate, his son, Takeda Katsuyori, became the lord of the domain and was assisted by the Four Heavenly Kings.
　I told Oda not to pick a fight with him, though. Well, it's not necessarily true that our world and the world I was in are synchronized in every way, so it may be just a groundless fear. I don't want to hear the news of Takeda's downfall a few years from now.
　Anyway, the battle between Tokugawa and Takeda was settled for the time being, so we decided to go to our first destination, the "Ruins of Nirya".
　The ruins of Nirya is located in the southernmost part of Ichen, outside of Shimazu territory. As luck would have it, Baba's old man had stopped by there when he was young, and I was able to retrieve his memory. Honestly, though, I wondered what kind of a punishment it would be to hold hands and forehead with a burly old man.

''Then father, mother, and also brother and Ayane. I will go.
Yeah, have a good day, okay?
'Fuyao-san, take care of my daughter, okay?

　When I was saying goodbye to Oedo's Yae's parents' house to leave for the ruins, I was bowed deeply by Shichie-san. I didn't know how to return it, but I bowed my head in the same way. Next to Nanashige, Shigetaro and Ayane were looking at us with a smile.

''We'll come back to visit again next time, slowly. At that time, we'll invite you to our home in Belfast.
I'm looking forward to it.

　I shook hands with Shigetaro and opened the "gate" to the ruins.
　Waving to Yae's family, we walked through the Gate of Light and found ourselves on a sandy beach.
　An endless stretch of ocean and white sandy beach. In the distance, I could only see a rocky area and a small forest, but the rest was empty.
　Checking the map, it seems that this is a small isolated island completely. Well, even though it's an isolated island, if you swim for 200 meters, you'll reach land.
　The emerald green sea shines in the sun and gives off a dazzling light. The white sandy beach is white because it contains a lot of coral and shells that have been crushed into small pieces, I think.

"Wow, it's beautiful!

　As Yumina walks along the white sandy beach, her eyes are drawn to the ocean in front of her. Ember at her feet looks like she's having a hard time walking, and yet it's a stuffed bear that's frolicking along beside her. What's really going on with that guy's "program"?
　The master is walking gracefully on the sandy beach, holding up a black parasol from wherever he took it from.

It's been a long time since I've been to the beach.
Yeah, sis.

　The twin sisters also walked along the beach, receiving the sea breeze.
　Yae tried to follow it, and took off her sandals and tabi in the middle and became barefoot. The sand must have gotten annoying.

''Heat! Ouch! Ouch!

　That's hot. It's the sunshine. Even though it's still a long way into the afternoon, the sun is shining brightly in the clear blue sky. In the light of the sun, the sandy beach should be turning into a scorching hell.
　Like a strange dance, Yae runs towards the ocean, lifting her legs one by one to escape the heat.
　It's a stunning tropical resort, but no one has any idea where the ruins are.
　Well, Shigebei-san said it was the "bottom of the sea" or something like that. Are they really underwater ruins?
　I tried searching for "ruins" in a map search. And I found a hit. Oh, seriously........it's really the bottom of the ocean.
　It looks like it's about 100 meters off the coast, but I can't see anything.... You have to dive to see it?

'Leanne. Don't you have any magical laws that allow you to operate in the water?
'There's some magic that crosses over water or something. I think I've heard of non-attribute magic that allows you to breathe underwater, but I wasn't interested, so I don't remember it.

　That's the most important part........
　For now, shall we dive into the sea and check out the ruins? If I had a bathing suit, I would change into it, but there is no such thing in this world. It's somewhat embarrassing to dive in just your underwear.
　When I walked to the edge of the waves, Else, Linse, Yae and Yumina were all barefoot, playing with the waves as they came in and out. They seemed to be enjoying themselves, splashing and frolicking in the water.

'It's nice and cold! If I had a swimsuit in this, I'd swim in it.''
Wait a minute. Have you got one? Swimsuit?

　I almost froze involuntarily at the one word that Else let out. I thought for sure it was something that didn't exist in this world.

''...? You can find them at the store. I heard that there are many different types of swimsuits on sale these days depending on the region.

　Linse answers my question.

Then we're here on the beach, we can't afford not to enjoy this situation.

　We moved to Zanuck's shop in Lifflet because it was the only place for clothing-related items.
　It seems that the demand for swimwear will increase when it gets hotter and hotter, so it seems that a large quantity of swimwear has arrived at the store. What good timing.
　I asked him if there is a demand for swimsuits when there is no ocean nearby. I also heard that some rich people have a swimming pool.
　At any rate, the ladies' choice of swimsuits is going to take some time, so I told them I'll be back to pick them up later, and we went home for a while. We're all going to have fun together, but it's a pity that we're out of the group.



'The beach, sir?'
Wow, that's nice.
What's the ocean, Cecil, sister?

　When I started talking to our maids, they responded in three different ways. Well, they don't seem to have any objections to participating, so I throw Lapis-san, Cecil-san and Renee into Zanuck-san's shop at the "gate".
　Then I dragged Claire-san from the kitchen and Julio-san from the garden and threw them in again.
　As expected, we can't throw out the security of the house, so we can't take Mr. Tom and Mr. Huck with us, can we? We'll make it up to them next time.
　I heard that Mr. Lime doesn't swim, so I took him with me and transferred to the Duke of Ortlinde's house. If they find out later that I didn't invite them, they'll be very annoyed.



''The Sea of Yisheng! Great! Let's go!
Father! It was a strawman that invited me to join you!

　Is that why this country is so bored? Why does His Highness the Duke want to go to the beach the most....... His wife Ellen-san is smiling at him beside him as he starts to frolic.
　At any rate, when I was sending these three and the duke's butler, Mr. Raym, to Mr. Zanuck's shop at the "Gate", His Highness the Duke said something outrageous.
　'Let's invite your brothers to join us.



'Ho-ho, to the Sea of Yisheng. That Al guy's got a good head on his shoulders.
It's been a long time since I've had a sea breeze.
Aren't you busy with politics and stuff?

　I ask His Majesty the King and Queen Euell, who are in a groove.

I've got a free day this afternoon. It's been a while since I've had a free afternoon and I was going to invite Al to play chess. So there is no problem.

　Is it good timing or bad? At any rate, the outfit as it is is is too conspicuous, so I'll have them both change into plain clothes. Mr. Zanuck will turn over if he sees you dressed like that with a crown on.
　In the meantime, I was going to go to General Leon's place and ask him to appoint someone to guard the king, but the general himself said he was going. What, really?

"I will not go with you on your vacation. And I'm going to enjoy it as well.

　And then he says that and slaps me on the back with a loud bang. So he says it hurts!
　By the way, I invited Charlotte-san to join us, but she refused as soon as she found out that Lean was there too. Is she that bad at it........
　After changing into modest clothes (though they still looked expensive), we took the kings back to Zanuck-san's shop at the "gate". Wow, there's quite a few of us.
　Huh? Why is Mika from "Silver Moon" and Ael from "Parent" even here?

Long time no see. What's up?
"Else-chan asked me to go to the beach with her. She wants to go to the beach with me.

　Else asked you out. Well, that's okay. We'll get the transition to the beach from the people who bought the bathing suit. I didn't want to bother with them anymore, so I fixed the gate.
　Using the iron and cloth from storage, I made a simple changing tent on the beach, using the modeling tools. The women's should be big and the men's should be small. Else and the others go in to change into their bathing suits, and I am shushed. Don't treat me like a dog.
　Also, I'll make some parasols and beach chairs for you to relax in, and a rather large sunshade for you to use. You don't want to get heat stroke, you know. And while we're at it, I'll also make some beach balls and floats out of rubber.
　A lot of people came to the beach after buying swimsuits. That's a lot of people.....
　Let's see, me, Else, Linse, Yae, Yumina, Lean, Lapis-san, Cecil-san, Rene, Claire-san, Julio-san, Lime-san, the Duke, Ellen-san, Sue, Raym-san, His Majesty the King, Queen Yuel, General Leon, and additionally Mika-san and Ael-san. (and two others) .................21 people. And nearly a third of them are royalty. Although it's also true that one third of the men are royalty.
　Well, since everyone seems to have bought swimwear and crossed over here, I close the "gate".......you didn't buy your own.......
　I choose an appropriate free size trunks type swimsuit. The color is black. This isn't nylon or polyester, is it? It's similar, but.... I wonder if it's stretchy and water-repellent or something. According to Zanuck, the material is made from the cocoons of insects called aqua butterflies, which live near water. It's also used to make high-quality umbrellas.
　Anyway, I thanked Mr. Zanuck and reconnected the "gate" to the living room of my house in Belfast and secured it in place. I'm sure I'll be in trouble for toilets and such. We'll have a meal and...yeah, I think we'll have a barbecue or something. We'll get a griddle and some coals for later. We've got plenty of meat and vegetables in the cellar. We'll need something to drink. We could make an ice cube with magic and chill some fruit juice or something. What else..... Hmm?
　........I feel like I'm the only one working from earlier, is it just my imagination? I'm not imagining it, I'm the only one who's working.
　I've got to have a lot of fun, too!
　Huh? What was the purpose of this in the first place?