The damage caused by the mutants that emerged in each country was considerable, though not catastrophic. The removal of destroyed buildings and other structures was particularly time-consuming.
　The Dverg, a magic machine for civil engineering work created by the dwarves, played a major role in this. Because frame gears inevitably cause a lot of damage if you fail to move them, training in a frame unit is necessary, but the small Dvergue allows you to learn how to operate it on the job. And it's easy to move.
　Moreover, unlike the frame gear, they could be purchased, and orders for the Dverg came pouring in from all over the world to Orba-san of the Strand Trading Company, who was entrusted with the sole responsibility of selling the Dverg from the dwarves.
　It seems that Orba had expected this, and although he had already mass produced the Dverg, the number of orders he received was even greater than that.

I'm not sure if I should be happy about it or not. It's a strange feeling.

　Mr. Orba said so, but I saw that he was making quite a bit of money with his gray-haired mixed fox ears and twitching tail.
　Maybe we'll get a Dverg in the Capsel Toy series sooner or later.
　Of course, in the underworld──the western continent, the large golems of the factory-made "factory" are very active, but...
　When I visited Babylon's "Hangar", I looked around at the frame gears lined up on hangers.

"I don't know if I'll ever have to use these things again.
Yeah, well, I guess you're not so sure about that.

　I was feeling a bit sentimental when Dr. Babylon appeared, dragging his lab coat around with an etheric cigarette in his mouth.

'What do you mean?'
I made this to explain that.

　The doctor took out a thin, transparent board the size of a notebook. There were two sheets of glass, one in red and one in blue, painted in dots of various sizes and circles.
　At first glance, they appeared to be irregularly painted polka-dotted glass sheets. What is this?

This is our world. This is our world, and this is Erca and Fenrir's world. Well, it doesn't matter which one you are. I'm sure you'll find a lot of people who are interested in it. If you pile them on top of each other...

　Dr. Burns put two sheets of glass on top of each other. Then they were divided into four colors: a red area, a blue area, a transparent area, and a purple area. What does this mean....oh.

''That's right. This purple area is the darker part of the magic element. In other words, it's a 'magnesium pool'. There are many 'magnesium pools' in this unified world.
Giant beasts...

　Giant beasts. They are giant beasts that grow in the magical element pools that are dense with magical elements and grow abnormally large.
　Normally, these pools are found in deep forests, the deep sea and the sacred peaks of Heavenly Geometry.
　However, once a giant beast appears in a town, the damage is catastrophic.
　The island of Parelius, once known as the Island of No Return, was once filled with giant beasts, and its large, high walls prevented them from entering the island.
　Are there magical element pools all over the place that could be the cause of the birth of these giant beasts?

I'm sure that doesn't mean these beasts are going to appear today or tomorrow. If it was originally created before the worlds overlapped, it's already turned into a giant beast, and it will take a few years for it to be born from this new pool of magical elements. There's also the matter of giant beasts crushing each other. As long as we can thwart them each time, I don't think it will be a problem.

　Naturally, there is not a single giant beast born from the demon pool. In this case, they are often of the same species, and as a result of territorial disputes, they crush each other, resulting in a decrease in the number of giant beasts. It could be said that the stronger individuals survive.

''Does that mean we should be ready to go out at any time?
'Yes, that's right. And that 'world boundary' you're talking about hasn't been repaired, has it?　And there's no guarantee that there won't be another invader from another world like the Frays.

　That's a bad thing to say.
　The truth is that there is nothing that I, as a divinity, can't fix, but my sisters told me that if I'm not good at it, it could be even worse.
　Since this case involves an evil god, it's OK for the gods to repair the wards, they said. Until now, there was no god to manage this world, so there was nothing I could do about it, but in the meantime, I've been recognized by the god of the world as its caretaker.
　I can't fix it, but asking other gods to 'fix it' is not a problem.
　The only problem is that there are no gods that I know that can fix it....
　Sister Morohara, Sister Karina and Uncle Takeru are out of the question. The Hanakoi Karen and Suika are also no good. The rest are uncle Kosuke and older brother Sosuke, but it seems that they are out of their league.
　To begin with, the lower class gods are, let's say, specialists in their field. In fact, it's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.
　The World God said he's going to send a suitable person sooner or later....... Please, please, may a decent god come.
　When I returned from Babylon, I received an incoming call on my phone. Hmm?　Is this from Silhouette from The Black Cat?　What can I do for you?




　I heard that they had something to discuss with me, so I moved on to Cantare, the commercial city of the Strain Kingdom, where the headquarters of the Black Cat is located.
　The entertainment district of Cantare, the second largest city after the Royal Capital. It was there that the Gekkoukan, the headquarters of the Black Cat, was located.
　It's daytime, so the neon light isn't brilliant, but the place is as gaudy as ever, isn't it? Well, it's a whorehouse, you know.

What in the world do you want?
I hope this isn't a dubious matter, but...

　Yae and Hilda's swordsmanship duo were firmly flanked on either side of me.
　Because of the location, they made a rule that when you come here, you must be accompanied by one of your fiancé's fiancé.
　You can't deny that you'll feel a bit suspicious when you come here. It's full of exciting elements like smell and atmosphere. Sometimes you'll see a half-naked woman in the corridor.
　The guard and strong-looking brother who found me at the entrance bows his head deeply. What about the fact that the king has a face pass in a whorehouse?
　Next time I meet Silhouette-san, I'll have her go somewhere else. I'll cry if word gets out about the king going to a whorehouse or something. In that sense, though, it was a good decision to bring Yae and the others with you.
　As usual, we were ushered into Silhouette-san's private room on the top floor, where a black cat and a black panther greeted us.
　The black panther is wearing a collar with a medallion around its neck, but it is Silhouette-san's summoned beast. It's a lightning-controlling beast called 'Lightning Panther'.

''This way, Your Majesty, Your Majesty the King.''

　Lightning Panther................................I believe his name is Shade. Shade is a summoned beast that can talk, so it can communicate with everyone except its master, Silhouette-san.
　At the back of the room, Silhouette-san was personally preparing tea for us.

''Welcome. I'm sure you'll find a lot of people who are interested in this. They are very active.

　When Silhouette-san smiled, Yae and Hilda looked a little frightened. I don't want them to tease me too much, since it will be troublesome later on.
　I sat on the sofa as recommended, got a cup of tea, and immediately went to take care of business.

''Actually, 'Black Cat' is thinking of expanding into other countries as well.
Other countries you still do it pretty widely.
Oh, not this one, not the Western Continent, but your country, the Eastern Continent.

　As a matter of fact, the people of the western continent and the eastern continent travel overwhelmingly from the west to the east. The reason for this is because, first of all, from the east to the west, there are only ships (high speed ships carrying wind and magic wizards), while from the west to the east, there are airships in addition.
　Furthermore, this is just my imagination, but I think people in the east are a bit wary of the magic culture and the magic culture, the unknown of magic, while people in the west are looking for the unknown of magic. Golems are completely the magic tool 《artifacts》 of ancient civilizations.
　It's like the eastern world is confused by the western world that is actively seeking friendships.
　Does this mean that Silhouette-san wants to advance to the east as well?

''Do you want to open a brothel in the Eastern Continent?''
'Yes, as well as other legitimate innkeepers. It's a little complicated because we are in business. We need the government officials to be a little flexible on this point. To be honest, I don't enjoy getting involved with people like Zabit.

　Zabit...?　Oh, he's the guy who was a leader of the Black Butterfly Papillon, the forerunner of the Black Cat, and harassed Silhouette-san a lot in an attempt to bring her under his influence.
　After that, I saw him once in the Holy City of Aren, the Holy Kingdom of Arent. He was trying to build an orphanage, but when he saw me, he ran away in a flash.
　It's true that it's troublesome to get entangled with those who control the underworld like that. Even the whorehouse is easy to be targeted. There are a lot of people who would say stupid things like 'join our family'.

What do you mean by that?
If possible, I'd like to get the government's approval. The inn, but the brothel must be difficult to get, if not the inn, then the brothel.

　I suppose. In a small-scale brothel, they treat the women who were kidnapped or in debt to be treated like slaves. Because Silhouette's place is a high-class brothel, the position of the women in the shop is rather stronger than the customers. If they had any problems here, they would be banned.
　As a matter of fact, there is talk of building a whorehouse in Brunhild (our house) as well.... They say it's a necessary evil, or rather, that if it's not there, crimes related to it might happen.
　What should we do about it?

I don't think there's a problem with the innkeepers. But the brothel depends on the country. I think it's impossible to do that in a Ramish country.
Well, we'll take care of that part ourselves. So, here's the thing.

　Huh?　Isn't your request for state approval a favor?　What's the point of this?

We were originally separated from the "Black Butterfly", so we still have a bit of a connection with the "Black Market", but I found something interesting there. But I found something interesting there.

　Mr. Silhouette put an old book on the table, written in parchment. This is another old book.

It's called The Shrubbery Chronicles," he said. It is the autobiography of Shraf Sykes, who used to be a priest in Dauburn. In it, he describes the cause of the conflict between the Flame Kingdom of Dauburn and the Ice Kingdom of Zardonia.
'What?　Have you found out why those two countries are fighting?

　The Flame Kingdom of Dauburn and the Ice Kingdom of Zardonia are said to be on good terms with each other. They are fighting each other without knowing exactly why. And the reason for this is in this book?

'Early on, he thought the sacrifice to the god he worships had been stolen by his opponent. In fact, it wasn't stolen or anything.

　Was the tribute to the god a sacrifice?
　According to the records of the shrubbery priest, long ago, Dauburn was told to offer the king's child as a sacrifice to the god of fire (who was probably actually a spirit), whom the country worshipped. But the king of that time, in his adoration for his child, lied that the other country had kidnapped the child, and tried to dismiss the sacrifice to the god.

'Are you saying that you blamed the other country for not being able to perform the sacrifice?
'Perhaps he thought that if the sacrifice that was to be offered to him was taken by the other country, the god's wrath would fall on Zardonia. However, even in the other country, the Ice God wanted the king's son as a sacrifice. And the king of Zardonia acted in the same way as the king of Dauburn, and that's when the misfortune began.

　I doubt that the other country ever dreamed of doing the same thing. They blamed the other country for the kidnapping of the prince or princess, who was a sacrifice to both of them. What a stupid reason.

In the end, the wrath of God fell on their respective countries, turning Dauburn into a hot place and Zardaniah into a cold place, and he left them. Of course, this was only known to a few higher-ups. The king's selfishness couldn't be exposed, could it? Apparently, Shroff, the priest at Dowburn, was in a lot of pain. The quarrel lasted for years, even decades, because of the lies they told each other. Maybe he wrote "The Shroff Chronicles" because it was too painful to keep quiet.

　So the general public hates each other, blaming the other country for God's wrath, and then they fight over it for hundreds of years. That must make the priests sick to their stomachs.
　I mean, what do you mean, give me a sacrifice?　It might be useless to ask the fire and ice spirits now, but I might have to ask them again.

''The problem is that the reason doesn't matter anymore. The Shrubbery Chronicles was found in the old Holy Spirit Church in the Holy Kingdom. It's written in a secret, ancient spirit script, and few people can read it. Probably no one in the royal family knows about it.

　Well, it's a secret diary. That's because it's written in characters that are difficult to read. I mean, you could have ended the conflict between the two countries sooner if you had written it in a clearer language. Although it would be my own downfall if I was found out.

'But why would a book like that come now?
I had already gotten the book, but I hadn't deciphered it yet. I didn't have a clue what to do with it, but I had a chance to read it the other day. But you know, just the other day I had a chance to do something like that.
'What?　Ah.......... So that's how it is........

　Seeing Silhouette chuckle, I instantly understood why I was able to decipher the book.
　It's the "Mochizuki Fuyao" app. Certainly if it's that thing, you can use translation magic [Reading]. There was a list of magic you can use in the app description.
　It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you can do with it. I have a feeling that the other kings are doing something as well....

''So what do you want me to do with those two countries, that I don't know?
I would like you, the "mediator", to stop the conflict if possible. Many of the girls who have come to Gekkoukan are from Dauburn and Zardonia. Their children are starving, they don't survive, and when they do, they are sent off to fight in petty wars. It's a shame that the reason for that is this nonsense.
''Indeed......... If even the kings don't already know the cause of this, then this is a tragedy.......

　Hilda gets a sad look on her face. She's a royal too. I guess she has her own thoughts.
　As a king of a country, it's not very commendable for him to interfere in other countries' disputes. As an administrator of the world, if the world is not going to be destroyed, it might be best to just go with the flow.
　But this world will be a haven for the gods. I sometimes wonder what it would be like for the nations of such a world to be fighting each other.
　The World God told me to do my best so that when this world ends, I can say 'it was a wonderful world'. That shouldn't mean that we should ignore this conflict as something else.

'I understand. Let's do what we can. At the very least, we should be able to free ourselves from the scorching heat and extreme cold curse caused by the spirits.''
As usual, Lord Winterfellas!
'Thank God..... You're safe now!

　Yae and Hilda's faces are smiling. Yah, I don't think it's too early to rejoice.
　The problem is whether the kings of those two countries will believe in this 'shrubbery history'.... It's also about acknowledging the stupidity of your own country, or rather your ancestors.
　It's not foolish to refuse a sacrifice. Rather, it's a courageous thing to do to God (or a being you think you are).
　But it's not good that they feared the wrath of God, tried to blame it on other countries, and then had their own country cursed. And then they covered it up and blamed it on other countries, which is just plain stupid.
　Once they have gone that far, there is no turning back now, and the battle will continue in the mud. In fact, hundreds of years later, it's still going on....
　For now, let's talk to the Spirit of Fire and the Spirit of Ice again. At worst, if we can get those two to come down to earth, we might be able to make it. They are the gods (although they are fake) that the whole country used to worship in spite of their bent nature.

I'd appreciate it if you could do something about it. It's just that the kings of the two countries don't get along with each other very well. It seems that they see each other every time there is an armistice agreement, but every time they start cursing each other, it seems to get out of hand.

　Kids. That's what I'm hearing, and I'm scared to death. Why don't you grab the two of them and go toe-to-toe with them once and give them a good beating?
　Sometimes old people don't change their minds so easily, and I might as well take the conversation to the prince or princess or the next generation.
　Well. Well then, let's do something about the two countries that are having a trivial dispute in the name of the "Mediator". We have to go to the spirit world first.
　We left Silhouette and left the Gekkoukan.