Hmm....?

　In the morning, when I opened my eyes in slumber, I saw a girl's face vaguely in front of me. In the morning sunshine, she was sleeping beside me, breathing peacefully and comfortably.

''........What is it Yumina.......''

　I close my eyes again, relieved to see the face of the girl who is my fiancée. I twisted around and she reached out and hugged me. I don't fight it either, but I hold her close. She smells soft and nice. Somehow it calms me down. I hug her a little tighter, and she lets out a cute little voice, "Hmm.... This is good. I want to hold you forever......... ............................... Wait a minute.

　Why is Yumina here? Yesterday I went to bed alone, I believe. I mean, I've only ever gone to bed alone! Everyone has their own room, and I'm not doing "those things" with anyone! All at once I was blubbering and sweating, and I was awakened from my dream world.

'Whoa!

　He bounced up from the bed and fell to the floor on the way there. I fell off the back of my head, but my surprise outweighed the pain and I didn't feel much pain.

''Uh........? Ah, Fuyao-san........good morning.......

　Rubbing her sleepy eyes, Yumina raised herself up on the bed. She looked good in her pretty silk pajamas. This look is also cute. Not!

What, why is Yumina here?
'Oh, it's not strange for a married couple to sleep in the same bed, is it? Lately, Fuyao-san, you haven't been paying attention to me because it's all about the country, so you should at least do this.

　He says that with a smirk on his face. Though it's true that I've been too busy to deal with him lately! I don't want you to do anything too heartbreaking. Also, we're not married yet.
　Twelve... oh, you're 13 now... and I can't imagine what people in my old world would say if I was in bed with a 13-year-old girl. I didn't even do anything.

So, let's go to the castle in Belfast today as we promised before. I'm going to get ready.

　Saying that, I got off the bed and walked over to me, who was sitting on the floor, and bent down to give Yumina a light kiss. Eh!
　Yumina slips out of the room gingerly while she's surprised by the suddenness of the situation. Quick.
　........let me correct you. It's not that I didn't do anything.



　It's been a long time since I've been to a castle in Belfast. What is different from before is that the knights of the guard will kneel down to greet you. They don't have to do that, but since it seems to be such a "rule", I can't interrupt them.
　When I entered a room at the back of the castle, I found Queen Euell sitting on a comfortable sofa. She has grown a lot. Was it eight months old?

Welcome, Yumina, Mr. Winter's Night.
How are you, mother? Is there anything wrong with you?

　Yumina approaches Queen Euell and asks her to touch her belly. It's already been two months since she was born. It's a strange feeling. It's the mystery of life, or something like that.

By the way, where is the king?

　I look around but can't find it. I thought I'd let you know ahead of time that we were coming today.

'He's from the baseball field.
Baseball field?
''We tore down part of the west wall and expanded it. We cleared it out and built it.

　Queen Euell explains with a laugh. So you made it, the baseball field. Somehow, I feel like I want to learn from that energy. I heard that the name of the game is to let the citizens watch the baseball game and enjoy their daily life, but I saw that in reality, I just want to enjoy myself.
　I was curious to see what it would be like, so I left Yumina and took the "gate" to the site, and found a reasonably nice stadium where there was none before.

''It's authentic, this is...''

　I walked in and found His Majesty the King and the players gathered on the pitcher's mound for some kind of discussion. What is it?

'Oh, Fuyu-dono, good point! Listen to me for a minute!
What's going on here?

　The king, who had spotted me at first sight, beckoned me to come quickly. What the hell is this?

If it bounces and goes into the home run zone, is it a home run?
What?

　What's that? A bouncing home run? I don't care if you say that all of a sudden. Honestly, I only played baseball in elementary school as a grassroots baseball player and I don't know that much about it. I take out my phone and search for the rules on the internet.

'Well, wait a minute. Baseball rules...bounce...home run...and...er...let's see...oh, here it is. Entitlement two-base, right?
"Is it possible to communicate with a person who has been taking care of his or her own family?
I mean, a double.
'Right! All right, let's get the fight back on!

　What? That's it! The game resumed as if nothing had happened.
　I dropped to the bench with His Majesty the King and watched the game.

"But he's putting a lot of energy into it.
We have a game against the Lefries Crown next week. I'll be in high spirits.

　I didn't know they were even doing that. I didn't know that an international exchange match had already been arranged. It's getting further and further out of my hands. I only hope that this kind of thing will take root as a popular entertainment.

Queen Euell, it's good to see you are well.
Hmm. The baby seems to be growing well. The only thing left to do is to hope that the baby is born safe and sound. At first I was thinking that if it's a woman, Fuyao-dono would be able to get Yumina to be his son-in-law, but now that it's come to this point, I don't mind if it's a man. I'd like to play catch-up with him.

　A catcher's ball for father and son. That could be nice. Maybe it's one of those dreams a father has. Or maybe even a drink when he grows up.
　I never gave him a taste of that, you know. I'm not a very good parent.

But our team is not so good defensively. They have a lot of guys who can fly...
If you let them hit a home run, that's the end of the story. The only way to do that is to use a breaking ball.
A variant?

　Kiran and the king's eyes lit up. Oh, man. I said something unnecessary. But it was already late, and I was made to vomit when he questioned me about the changing ball. That you can change the ball without using magic power.
　It seems that even people in this world have a rule that they don't use magic for these kinds of physical competitions. That's why they installed items with magic-sensing abilities and other items, and there was also a procedure to prevent cheating from taking place. That's why they never thought they could change the ball without using magic.
　Curves, shots, forks, change-ups, etc., explain them. His Majesty the King and the other pitchers looked at me suspiciously, so I showed them each of the pitches in the air from a video I had found on the Internet, and they seemed to understand immediately.
　Naturally, he asked me to show him how to do it, but I am an amateur. I explained to him how to grip and throw the ball, which I had found out from a search, and then it was just a matter of practice! And I fooled myself.
　I'm afraid that even with this kind of teaching, the people over here are going to be able to throw it. It's not fair, so I guess I'll have to teach the people in the Imperial State about the changing pitches later.




　When I returned with Yumina from the castle in Belfast, a crimson ball came fluttering from somewhere and stopped on my shoulder.

''Lord, I just received news from one of the scouts earlier...''
Oh, what do you find?
"He says it's impossible to tell. It's a pitch-black pyramid made of a strange material.

　Quadrangle? It's like a pyramid. I'm curious about the pitch black material. The Babylonian transporter team in the ice cave in the Elfrau Kingdom was made of such a material. This could be a good thing.

"So where are the remains of this?
"It's a small, isolated island in the sea to the southwest of here. It's located west of the Kingdom of Sandra.

　It's a long way. But it's not unreachable. We could always take Babylon. I could take the Fly, but it wouldn't be very popular with the locals.
　I called out to the usual members. As far as Babylon is concerned, I'll just work with all my fiancés and Lean. I don't want to make anything about Babylon public. It would only make me wary of having the heritage of a super ancient civilization.
　Check the map for the exact location of the isolated island with the pyramid ruins.

"It's a small island, I imagine it's much smaller than this country. It must be much smaller than this country.
Do you think people live here?
I don't know. At least you don't have diplomatic relations with this country or any other country. I've never heard of an island like this before.

　If it was on an island like this, there was no way they could gather information. It's because they were summoned by a bird that can fly that they were found.

So it's the final Babylon. Well, let's hope it's just a hangar or a storehouse.
'The Library' will do. I'd rather be grateful for that.
I think it's the tower.
"....I think it's the institute.
Well, I'll bet my money on the Wall.

　Don't be a betting man. We don't even know if it's the remains of Babylon yet.
　Well, let's get going. Please, may it be a "hangar" or a "storehouse".