324 # 324 Mel, Ende, and reunion.







 The war between the Kingdom of Primula and the Triharan Divine Empire ended with the signing of a peace treaty between the two countries.
 From that point on, it's a matter between the two countries, so I basically don't have a problem with it. Of course, Princess Ristis has made it back to the God Empire in one piece.
 The God Empire had some resistance, but the Senate was dissolved and most of the senators were captured and lost their nobility and property.
 The senators, including the chancellor, will probably be sentenced to something, but honestly, I'm not interested.
 I'm thankful for the gratitude of both countries, and for the time being I have connections to the powers that be in this world, and I can say that I've achieved my goal.
 Well, it's not a fundamental solution to the problem of how to deal with the mutant species when they attack.
 Anyway, I'll leave it at that for now, and just as I was about to return to the surface, a problem arose.

'So! Take me away!
Uh....

 The Elka engineer began to insist that he be taken to the surface. I beg you, stop clinging to your legs. It hurts the eyes of all the Primula's around me!

Fuyao-kun, her knowledge can be useful to us in many ways. There are some things we need help with, and I think it would be okay to take her with us.
'Regina, you said it well!

 Bish! And Engineer Elka points to the doctor. I don't know, maybe so, but this is going to be a lot of trouble.... I'm sure he has a personality problem.
 It's a good idea to have Fenrir along for the ride.

You're going to take him to 'Babylon'?
There's no guarantee that the secrets won't get out on the ground. We're going to be holed up in the Laboratory or Workshop anyway.

 

''Well, if the doctor says so........''
'Yay! Let's go to another world! I did it, Fenlilyou!

 I can't help but feel a tinge of unease at the Elka engineer who takes Fenrir's paw and makes him stand up and dance around in a circle, but, well, we'll figure it out.

''Another world........ Fuyao-dono, will you take me there someday? To the world of our ancestors.
I'll find someone with your name. Sooner or later, you'll meet someone with your name, Parellius. She's a pretty girl, isn't she?
I'm looking forward to it.

 Laughing, King Primula and I shake hands with each other. I promised to come back in due course and told him to visit the silver dragons on Dracliff Island if he had any problems.
 In the meantime, I've ordered the dragons over there not to attack people unless they are attacked. I can't speak human language, but there are many dragons that can understand it, so if I tell them my name and purpose, they will be able to contact the white silver.

''Then I'll see you later.''
Mm. Thank you so much for this. Thank you.

 While listening to His Majesty the King's voice, the three of us and one of them transferred to the surface world, the Hanging Garden of Babylon, at once with [Different Space Transfer].
 Once there, Engineer Elka waited for us, and I brought Yumina from the ground. Well, I'm sure she'll be fine, but just in case, you know.
 With Yumina's magical eye confirming that the Elka engineer had no ill intent, I asked the doctor to guide me to Babylon. The two of them and one of them left while scurrying around and looking at the area and asking the doctor at the side many questions.

'Fuyao-san. I don't think you can imagine, but that person is the tenth.......
'No, sir! I just wanted to welcome you as a member of our technical staff!
Okay.

 Yumina smiles at me. I instantly felt incredibly intimidated........ No, I really don't want to increase it anymore.
 And yet, I don't understand the idea of admitting a mistress, but I don't want to increase that one either.
 According to Yumina and the others, it seems that all Babylonian numbers, including the doctor, are in the mistress position. Is that it? Does that mean it's OK because you won't have a baby?

Well, yeah. I met Ende on the other side. That idiot was brainwashed into thinking he couldn't remember anything.
Mr. Ende? So what did you do?
Hmm? I beat him up and brought him back as promised, but...

 He takes out the dice-sized [Prison] that contains Ende from his pocket and throws it onto the garden lawn.

''Release [Release]

 At my words, 【Prison】 shattered and the fallen Ende appeared on the spot.
 Suddenly, that Ende jumped up and reached out towards Yumina and grabbed her.

''Gah!
No.

 d*mn it. I grabbed Ende's hand extended by Yumina, pulled him in and released a single backpack with force. To the idiot who struck my back so boldly, I'm going to give him a [Paralyze] as it is.

''Guhaha!

 He let go of Ende's hand as it went limp and unmoving.

'You noticed. ''This is the kind of thing [Prison] has trouble with.''

 Time flows normally, so he must have regained consciousness inside. And maybe he was looking for a chance to escape.
 But this bastard attacked Yumina. I already punched you a couple of times.

''It looked like you were delirious.
'Oh, well, hey. You've got your memory all jumbled up. Anyway, let's take you to Mel's and we'll jog your memory.

 It's too much trouble to get attacked every time.
 I made Ende float with 【Levitation】 and headed to the 【Walls】 of Babylon.
 I reached the room where Mel was placed under house arrest and put down Ende, who was torn to shreds.

''Ende muon!''

 Mel, the "King" of the Frase, who was a shell until then, rushes over and wakes up Ende in a hurry.

''Terrible.......who would do this.......!
Uh..... I was the one who did it, but wait, wait! Don't look at me like that! I'll explain! He had some kind of memory loss, you know? He attacked me. So I had to disable him. It was self-defense.

 I get a teary-eyed accusatory look in my eyes and tell him quickly that I had no choice. I can't deny that I was somewhat over-defensive.

'Memory...?'
I think she was close to death. That's why I lost my memory, and then a bad guy imprinted a strange memory on me, and he sees me as an enemy. By the way, he seemed to remember a little bit about you.
Okay, I understand. Then we'll treat you right away.
What?

 I couldn't help but shout out, and with a snap, the crystalline tentacles extended from the fingers of both of Mel's hands. Ten tentacles that stretched out like glass cords were fixed to every part of Ende's head.

''This brings back memories of Ende Muon. Please be careful, it may be a bit jarring.''

 As soon as I said it, a high-pitched sound began to resonate from both of Mel's hands. Unable to endure the sound that seemed to be tens of times greater than the ringing in my ears, Yumina and I retreated outside the 【Prison】 and shut out the sound.

''You said you were going to treat it, but...''
'Maybe it has the same abilities as my [Recall]. Perhaps it's interfering with Ende's psyche and trying to trigger memories.

 Somewhat imaginatively, I feel like my brain is being shoved into a microwave oven. ........It won't explode, right?
 Eventually, Mel in 【Prison】 turned around and looked at me with troubled eyes. Hm? What happened?
 As we enter [Prison] again, a panicked Mel speaks to me.

''Um, I think I'm probably back to normal, but just by moving my eyes, I get a reaction...''

 On Mel's lap, who seems troubled, Ende gives me an accusing look.

''Ah, [Paralyze]?''

 I forgot. Well, that's because I can't move.
 I approached Ende and applied 【Recovery】. Just in case it went out of control again, I kept it in a state where I could activate 【Paralyze】 again.
 Eventually, Ende slowly extends his hand to Mel's cheek, gently stroking it and smiling.

''........Hey, Mel. It's been a while.''
Endemuon...!

 Mel hugs Ende. 'It seems to have worked.

'I guess my memory has returned,'
Thanks to you. I remember the time when I lost my memory, too. You beat me up pretty good, Fuyuuya.
That was your fault. You're on your own.

 If I can make you hate me, I'll be fine. I thought as I looked over Mel's shoulder, who was hugging me, at Ende, who was frowning at me.

'By the way, why is Mel here? Did you kidnap him?
Don't say "kidnapped" or whatever the hell that's supposed to mean. It's more of a protection. I don't want any Freys getting together. There's a lot of stuff in here, so it's perfectly safe.

 You're a kidnapper over here too. For a moment, Ende's gaze turns stern, and he clearly says no. It's unexpected.
 Yumina quickly stands between us as we stare at each other.

'For now, Ende and Mel, why don't we talk to each other about what we've been doing and what we're going to do in the future? We'll leave the table.
'What? Wait, Yumina?

 With Yumina gingerly pushing me back, I was driven out of [Prison] and through the door of the room into the hallway. What is it?

''No, Fuyao-san. Your lover who was separated from you has been reunited after a long time? You have to be more careful.
Yeah, that's right.

 Yumina explained to me with an expression of half pity and half curiosity. I'm sorry for being so blunt.
 I'm sorry for my bluntness, but it's understandable.

"Anyone who stands in the way of someone's love life should be kicked to death by a horse," she said.
What's that?
'It's a word in my world. It means that interfering with someone else's love life is the most tactless thing you can do, and anyone who does that is going to get kicked to death by a horse.

 I'm no longer in a body that can be kicked to death by a horse, but I don't want to be kicked willingly. I have a lot of questions I want to ask Ende, but will I stand up to Yumina's face here?
 We can't escape from that [Prison] anyway. We took away the sacred artifacts too.
 We walked away from the front of the room Ende and the others were in, accompanied by us.