260 # 260 New relatives and singing magic.








 I've decided that the new gods are my uncle and his children, or cousins, in a manner of speaking. It's a good idea to have more brothers and sisters.
 Well, I didn't like the idea of calling a forty-ish farmer god my brother, and the king's father is also troublesome.
 So it was decided that we would be my uncle and his three children.

 My uncle, Kosuke Mochizuki. (Farming God)
 His eldest son, Sosuke Mochizuki. (God of Music)
 Her eldest daughter, Mochizuki Karina. (Hunting God)
 Her second daughter, Mochizuki, Suika. (Sake God)

 In terms of age, the only people younger than me are the sake gods, so we can call them Uncle Kosuke, Kanasuke's brother, Karina's sister, and Drunken Hana.
 Rather than calling him my relative, though, everyone was more surprised at the drunken Drunkenness of Drunken Flowers. In the end, the words that came out were an excuse not too different from an alcoholic's: "If I don't drink, I'll have a mysterious seizure", but everyone believed me.
 Later, Lean told me that there were a few dwarven children and others who were drinking at that age, but there were also a few who were drinking at that age. Drunken Flowers is not a dwarf, but she doesn't have a mother, so perhaps her mother was thought to be a dwarf.

''There's another increase all at once.
I'm sorry. It's a long story.

 As we walked down the road to the farmland east of the castle, I was talking with Yumina next to me.
 Yumina and the others know that my sisters and I are not related by blood, and that I am from another world. I'm sure they know that "uncle and cousins" this time does not mean "blood related".

''So, well... my uncles and cousins are just like your sister-in-law...''
''Ah... well, I guess I'm good at one skill. It's not the combat aspect, though.

 He's a hunter's god who never misses his prey. Besides bows, he's going to use traps and guns, and machetes and axes and... what? Aren't you a much better all-rounder than Morobane sister who can only use a sword? No, if it's simple strength, it's the Morobane sister who specializes in combat.
 The four of us have already become accustomed to this country and have started doing what we want to do. I've been told that you're going to help me, but that's why I came here today to confirm what you're doing.

'Oh, isn't that your uncle?'

 Youmina points to her uncle Kosuke, aka the God of Agriculture, thrusting a hoe into the field. He was working with sweat on his forehead, wearing a straw hat and a hand towel around his neck and farm clothes. It's too good-looking. No, it's only natural that it looks good on him. He's the god of agriculture.

'Hey, Fuyao-kun, Yumina-san. Hello.

 He greets me with the same threadbare smile as always. How ... sober.

'Do you cultivate your own fields? You could use someone....
I'm not saying that those who don't work should not eat, but it's just what I want to do. It's wonderful to cultivate farmland and make new food for the people.

 Apparently, if you use the power of a god, you can even harvest it all at once, but that doesn't make you any more attached to it, and it's boring. It's forbidden to use it in the first place, though.
 Even so, he is a god of agriculture, and it seems that his knowledge can be used in this world as well.
 A while ago they were spraying something, but I heard it was made by crushing the bones of a hexenbiest into small pieces. I don't understand what the magic element contained in the bones of the monster beast is or something like that, but I don't understand. The only thing I was impressed with was Arraune's rakshé, which I followed as an assistant.
 To be honest, it's a big help since it seems to be able to look after the paddy fields as well as the fields. It's a scene that's too plain, though, and makes me doubt that it's a god race.





 When I came back to the city from the farmland inspection, I found the central square where the clock tower is located was noisy in some way.

Is something wrong?

 As Yumina and I headed in that direction, we heard some joyful music. Could this be...?
 As I made my way through the crowd, I found the god of music, or rather, Kanasuke's brother, playing his guitar beautifully in front of the fountain in the central square.
 I mean, that guitar is one of the instruments Sakura asked me to make for her. Did you take it out of the castle?
 After making a piano, I got into the swing of things and tried my hand at making flutes, trumpets, castanets, and a whole bunch of other instruments. But I left them at the Order's quarters without practicing. Some of them got interested and wanted to practice.
 When Kanasuke's performance ended, the crowd gave a thunderous round of applause. Some of them were moved to tears. That much?

That was a great performance!
Well, I don't think anyone can beat that performance...

 Music isn't as popular in this world as it is in ours, so I don't blame them. If we sold simple recorders, guitars and harmonicas, maybe it would spread more. It might be a good idea to have Kanasuke's brother teach you music at school.
 Leaving Kanosuke who started playing again, we headed down the street to the guild. There is a bar next to the guild, and speaking of a bar....

'What is this...?'

 Several drunken men were lying at the entrance of the tavern.
 I dodged the men and walked into the restaurant and sure enough, Drunken Flowers was drinking at a bar table.
 A man clutched a glass in front of Drunken Flowers was drunk at the table in front of her.

'Ah, Fuyao Onii-chan! Onii-chan, do you want to drink with me too? If you win, you'll have to pay for the drinks!
"Who does?

 He chuckles and says this to the drunken flower who holds up his glass with a kettle of laughs.
 There were other drunken customers in the store, and the waitress was dragging them outside to line them up. Were these all swallowed down by Drunken Flowers? I mean, how long have they been drinking?

'Oh well, I'll just run over and have three drinks first...'
I didn't come here to drink. You're done with it.
Aww.

 I take up the bottle of wine that Drunken Flowers was holding. Of the four gods that came this time, this guy is probably the worst offender.
 He picks up Drunken Flowers and apologizes to the tavern owner. Although he was horrified, he responded with a smile, as if he had made a profit on the other side.

'Totally ... don't drink too much,'
It's been a while since I've had a drink. I usually drink more slowly. Yumina-chan, do you want to drink with me at the castle?
No, I don't enjoy...

 Yumina pulls a smile on her face and waves her hand.
 What can I say........I thought that this restaurant that served this child who looks like a child on the outside might also have a problem, but it seems that the drunken flower guy took the liberty of mentioning my name.
 As for why he believed the suspicious little girl's words, he seems to have dragged a member of the order from the choke point to prove it. I'll have to apologize to that group member later.....

''Oh, isn't it Fuyu and the others?''

 When I left the tavern, Sister Karina came out from the next guild as well.
 This person registered with the Adventurer's Guild early and started working as a hunter. She seems to be mainly completing requests to defeat them and not going to dungeons. He doesn't want to hunt anything that can't be eaten, or something like that.
 He must have completed the request again this time. There was a large wild bird hanging in his hand.

Just in time. That's what we're having for dinner. You can give this to Claire, the chef.
Okay.

 In fact, there's been a lot of variation on the table lately, as my sister Karina brings me all kinds of prey. Whenever I receive a bird from her, I put it into storage.

I'd like to hunt bigger ones one of these days. I've heard you don't see many of these around here, so please take me to another hunting ground sometime.
'Yes. I'll give you a call so you can go around Mismid.

 There aren't that many large magical beasts in Brunhild. I'm sure there are plenty of them in Mismid. That place is also close to the Great Sea of Trees.
 Anyway, of the four of you, other than Drunken Flowers, I think we can get some help from them.

Hmmm. I have a feeling I've been dealt with in a very persistent way.

 Sharp. It's called sister Hanakoi, God is still not to be underestimated.





''........King, what is this?''
It's called a microphone, and it amplifies the sound. Well, there's more to it than that.

 Sakura tilts her head as she looks at the stand microphone placed in front of her.
 I've asked Sakura and her guard with Sakura, the dark elf Spica-san, to come to the Knights' training grounds to do a little experiment.

The target of the microphone is set to Spica-san, so can you stand over there for a moment?
Yes. Do you think we're in the right place?

 Spica-san, holding a sword and a specially made shield, leaves us and stands in the center of the training ground.

''Well, Sakura, try singing something lighthearted. Oh, while letting the magic power flow into the microphone.
I don't know, but I get it.

 Sakura nods honestly and sings into the stand mic. Oh, is that the song?
 A famous French pop standard number in Japan... well, it's lighthearted.
 As I recall, "Cherie" in this song is not a woman's name, but the French word for "dear".

'So, Spica-san, can you move, please?'
"Yes. Eh!

 We just ran for a bit, but we moved at a great pace. Spica-san himself was surprised when he ran. He stopped on the spot and jumped up nearly three meters.

''I'm extremely light! Like I'm growing wings!

 I ask Sakura to stop singing, despite Spica's bouncing around.

'Ah,'

 Spica-san's running speed drops visibly. Hmm. So it only works while she's singing, after all. And it seems that the effect changes depending on the tune of the song, that's for sure.

'King, this is........'
It's a form of granting magic. I named it Singing Magic. You can use cherry blossom magic and song as a catalyst to cast supplementary magic over a wide area. I'm not sure what the effect is until you try it out, but it's a magic to support your allies, so there should be no danger to their lives.

 Depending on how you use it, you might be able to make it work with Kanasuke's performance.

Well, next time, try singing your favorite song from Sakura.
Yes.

 Sakura sings one after another to Spica-san. How can I say this, the song selection is a bit reluctant.... There's a lot of Western music here, but it's all from the 60s to 80s. Well, my taste in music, especially Western music, comes from my grandfather, so I can't really blame myself for that. There is something that tugged at Sakura's heartstrings.
 The effects of magic are increased attack power, increased defense power, increased agility, increased magic resistance, and attribute granting. I'm sure there are many more effects, but that's about it for today.
 The advantage of this magic is that it works as long as the song reaches the area. No matter how many targets there are, the magic power consumed is only enough for one song. However, the effect wears off after the song is over, so the problem is that if you sing continuously, the burden falls on Sakura.
 I'd better prepare an item with a "refreshing" effect on it.
 The doctor is currently working on a plane equipped with the ability to activate this magic. It's also effective through the communicators, so it would be ideal to play it like background music.
 But the problem is that we can't divide up the effect: the right wing increases the attack power, the left wing increases the defense power, and so on. The recorded version doesn't seem to have any effect.
 I was pondering these things while watching Sakura happily continue to sing.