Naturally, to everyone in the castle, why do you look like that?　I was wondered at. I used to change my appearance in [Mirage] and the like, so I didn't get into it per se, but why the child form?　So that's the part that I was rammed into.
　In the end, though, I fudged the reason vaguely. I can't say that I became a child by the power of God.

'I wish the World God could have transformed me before I left...'

　As I got smaller, I changed into the children's sleepwear I bought at Zanuck's while everyone else did their shopping. I felt indescribable when I saw my reflection in the mirror in my bedroom.

We won't be able to get a change of clothes just before we leave, that I'm afraid. I'm sure you've taken that into consideration.
"Oh, my God!

　Yae picked me up again. It's not a matter of whether or not it's heavy...........................or not.
　However, when you are lifted up so lightly, it makes me feel so miserable as a man. No, it's just a child's condition, so it can't be helped.

But he's so cute, isn't he? I wonder if I'll be like this when I have a son.
"...You even let me dress as a woman at Mr. Zanuck's place, boys.
'I wanted to see the daughter's version as well as my son's. It's nothing personal.

　But that doesn't mean........ You glare at Sakura, who replies calmly without seeming to be offended. I feel like I've lost something important over here........

You're not going to have to worry about it.　If you can't use [Invisible], you can't hide it.　There's no such thing as fairy folk over there, right?

　Else, who was combing her hair on the giant bed, questioned Leanne as she untied her twin-tailed hair. 'Oh, yeah, right.

'No problem. This feather reacts to the concentration of magnesium and reflects a certain pigment... well, it's something that you can't see clearly unless there's a certain amount of magnesium in the air, so if it's so thin that you can't even use magic in the other world, it's probably okay. And if it comes down to it, it's not impossible to hide it underneath your clothes if you fit it to your body like this.

　Leanne replies as she bends the wings on her back to fit her body. I thought about asking God to erase them, but apparently it's not necessary.

''Are Sakura-chan's horns okay too, I wonder?

　Linse looks at Sakura and asks the same question.

'Mine can be hidden in my hair if I shorten it, and I only use my magic when I stretch or shrink it, so it's not a problem. I assure you.

　I see. Then it's OK if you leave it shrunk. The horn of a cherry tree is the "king's horn". It seems to be a part of the skin that can be stretched out freely by magic, similar to the nails in a person's case. I wonder if the horn is a hardened keratin like the horns of animals. I heard that vampires can make their claws grow and contract freely to some extent, but I wonder if it's the same as that.
　Also, Sakura is a demon race, so her ears are a bit pointy, but I guess that's about right. Even if you are asked, you can answer 'It's fashion' and you'll get by.

But the world of the winter night is amazing. The world of the winter night is amazing, even in the middle of the night, it twinkles like a star.

　Sue muttered as she looked at the image of the earth projected in the air in her bedroom from my phone. The night view of Tokyo floats in front of Suu's eyes.
　The place we're going is not that big of a city, though.

''There are all sorts of magical passenger cars [Aether Vehicles] running around.
As I recall, the blue color of this 'symbol' is 'advance' and the red color is 'stop'.

　Lou and Yumina were reaffirming the rules they had taught you beforehand over there. Since there is such a tool, rather than explaining every thing the girls don't understand over there, it's obviously better to show them such a tool beforehand so that they can learn a certain amount.
　And if you use the [Recall] of memory transfer magic, you can share a certain amount of knowledge with them. Yae and the like would watch TV and the like over there and say, ''O you, you mysterious box! You don't have to go back in time and make contrasts like a samurai. If you know about it beforehand, you can accept that's how it is. There are similar artifacts in this world as well.
　Well, I've always shown movies and stuff like that, so I don't think they'd be surprised to see them on TV.

But I'm a little concerned about the fact that they don't allow you to wear a sword. Fighting without weapons....''
And now, that is. I didn't think you could even make a single wakizashi. I'll have to deal with it through body armor alone.

　Hilda murmured with a slightly raised eyebrow, and Yae nodded her head in response.
　That's why. It's not often that you get into a situation where you have to fight, and even if you do, they usually don't have any weapons. It's a good idea to be able to have a good time with them.
　I'm not sure if they realize it or not, but the nine of them are clearly strong. I'm sure you'll be able to find out what's going on in the world," he said. I'm sure you'll find that the most powerful adventurers will not be able to defeat even the weakest Suu, even with a few strong adventurers.
　Yae, Hilda, Else, Lou and other vanguard groups such as Yae, Hilda, Else and Lou as a matter of routine, while wizard rearguard groups such as Yumina, Linse, Lean and Sakura also receive regular training from Sister Morobane and Uncle Takeru. Su and Sakura are even being taught covert techniques by Lapis, Tsubaki, and others.
　And on top of that, they have the sisters' blessings and affiliation. The men from the other side won't even be able to deal with them. On the contrary, I'm afraid I'm going to have to worry about hurting them too much.
　Well, I just hope it won't be such a problem.

Well, we have to get to bed early tomorrow, so let's get to bed.

　Yumina pats the pillow. Up until now, even though we sleep together, I've refrained from sleeping on the couch or on the edge of the bed, but since we're already a couple, no one can sleep on the same futon without being flippant.
　 I resent the World God a little bit.

'Winter night is next to the straw!　I'm going to hold you the opposite of what you usually do!
What?

　Sue squeezes her from behind and dives straight into the bed.

'Mmm. That's not fair, Sue. Me too.

　This time Sakura hugs me from the other side and we're in a sandwich situation. What is it, it should be a very happy situation, but I feel crushed because of my child's condition, and the pain comes first.

''Muguugu........''
''That's enough for both of you. Fuyu-sama is suffering, isn't she?

　Calmly, Lou pulled them both off. Thank God......... Suu and Sakura had their mouths agape, though.
　Sometimes it's Sakura who often competes with Suu like this. In terms of age, Sakura is older than Lou and Yumina.

"Are you alright, Fuyasu-sama?
Yeah, I'm good. Thanks, Lou.
No, no. Come on, we have to get to bed early today.
What?

　This time, Lou hugs me and I fall straight into bed. Huh!　It's the same as it was with Sue!

Hey, Mr. Lu!　It's not fair!

　This time Yumina hugged her from the other side. Taking advantage of that, Su and Sakura also jumped in again. So bitter....!

No. Shouldn't you be in the war, sir?
It would be a shame to just sit back and watch.
What do you want me to do, sis?
Oh, yeah. We are your wives now, you don't need to be afraid of us.
'Yes, yes, that's it. I know you're excited about the unusual darling, but are you guys going to keep doing this every day until you get back from your trip?　Let's make one fair decision here.

　With that, Leanne brought in a box of rectangular blocks from the side table next to the bed. She crisply assembled them and completed a single tower.
　The tower is made up of fifty-four rectangular blocks in total, alternating between three in each direction.
　It is a very popular party game in Japan, where the player who pulls out one of the lower towers except for the top one, stacks them on top of each other, and knocks them down off balance loses the game.
　That was the leftover prototype I gave to Mr. Orba of the Strand Trading Company.

I see, so that's how it's going to be decided, right?　That's funny.
So whoever crumbles is out, right?

　Else and Linse gave a small nod. In a manner of speaking, they've all experienced that game. I don't think there's that much difference in ability.

''Alright!　Then let us begin!

　Sue starts rolling up her arms with enthusiasm. Everyone else says, ''It's getting interesting.......! I'm going to get into the game like.... No, I don't think I should stay up late and go to bed quickly....
　Then a few times, gasp!　I think I heard the sound of the building blocks crumbling, but I don't know much about the outcome of the game as I was left alone in bed and fell asleep.
　That night, I had nightmares about being caught by a pack of Tentaclers.
　When I woke up in the middle of the night, I found that everyone was holding me by my arms and legs and I couldn't move. As expected, though, it was painful as it was, so I escaped by [teleportation].
　That would make me dream like that........
　Leaving the bed where everyone was sleeping, I fell asleep for the second time with Amber, who was sleeping comfortably on the sofa, as my pillow.
　Thanks to that, I didn't have nightmares about the Tentacler, but I think I had nightmares about Ember being crushed. Sorry.




Well, are you ready to go?

　The World God calls out to us.
　The place is the 'Garden' of Babylon. In addition to Hanakoi's sister and the other Kami Summers, Dr. Babylon, Sheska and the others, and even Ende and Mel have come to see me off.
　Seeing me, though, Ende was laughing the whole time. No goodies for you. Konnyaro.
　Yumina and the others have already changed into Earth clothes. For all intents and purposes, they are normal girls. Of course, though of course, they can be annotated as extremely cute.
　If it's just for looks, all of them except Yae are foreigners. Well, that way you won't be called out in a strange way. I'm sure it would be more noticeable anyway.
　It would be better if you think that the Japanese siblings (Yae and I) are guiding the foreign kids who are coming to stay with us... or something like that. Is that too much to ask?
　By the way, we don't have any hand luggage except for our phones. If you use the divine energy through my phone, it seems that you can use [storage] as well, although it's tiring, and I've put everything I need in it. Like everyone's clothes and the money I got from the World God.
　For example, frame gears and the magic vehicle 《Aether Vehicle》 that run on magic power don't run even if you send them over there.
　Brunhild wouldn't be able to transform into blade mode either. I mean, if they had that kind of thing, they would have been caught.

Then I'll send everyone to the other side now. You can contact me with Fuyao-kun's smart phone, so call me when you leave. I'll send a car for you.
I understand.
Have a nice trip. Have a nice trip.

　Just as we thought the World God was holding out his hand towards us, a flash of light hit our vision, as if something had exploded. Blinding!
　As I opened my eyes, my vision, which had been completely blank, gradually returned to normal.
　It was no longer the Garden of Babylon, but a straight road in the forest.

'Are we already there?'

　Scurrying around, Linse looked around. The path just stretched straight through a dense forest of trees. The emerald green sunshine was pouring down through the trees from above.

'Hey, is this really 'Chikyu'?　It just looks like a normal forest to me...
... no, I'm pretty sure this is not our world. Here, look around.

　Leanne turned her back to Else, who twisted her head. Her little feathers that would normally be there, emitting a phosphorescent light, were gone. No, if you look closely with your eyes, you can't see the outline of it, like you can see a boner....... You wouldn't be able to tell if you looked at it in a normal way, this.

In other words, this is Chikyu, that it is. ...But where is it?

　I can hear Yae's confused voice, but I'm the only one who can answer it.
　What is this place.........

''Ah, Fuyou-sama!

　With Lou's voice at my back, I started to run. The path through the forest becomes narrower and narrower, and the slope rises and then becomes an uphill slope.
　At the top of the hill I see a red roof and a nostalgic weather vane.
　I stop, looking up at the building. Towering in front of me is a small old western-style brick building. I'm pretty sure it was built in the Taisho era or something.
　Everyone who has been following me looks up at the Western-style house as well.

''This house..... Could this be Fuyao-san's home........?

　I give a small shake of my head at Linse's words. This is not my home. It's a few train stops away from this town with its Western-style houses. But this house is almost as nostalgic as my parents' house. But this house is almost as nostalgic as my parents' house, because this is.....

"This is not my house. This is the house my grandfather used to live in.

　I haven't been here much since my grandpa died when I was in middle school, but it hasn't changed at all. I'm pretty sure my mom takes care of it, but she's kept the garden and everything........ ........strange.
　Mom is my grandfather's daughter. Even for a picture book author, she's a dynamic person with a lot to offer. I can't imagine her taking care of the house, but....
　As I was feeling a bit confused, the phone in my pants pocket began to tremble. It's from the World God.

''Hello?''
"Oh, looks like you made it there in one piece.
Oh, yes. Um, why are you here?
I figured you'd need a base of operations to get things done in there. I made sure the water and electricity are ready for you. You know what to do there, don't you?

　I mean, yeah, but... It's doubtful that we can stay in a hotel with all the kids. It would be troublesome if the police were to report the incident.

But are you sure you want to use this room?
"It's only for a few days. He's your son. I don't see why not.

　Is everything okay?　I'm already dead over here, and I look like a kid.
　It's a house in the mountains, so I don't think most people come here. So my mom was like, 'No way am I going to live here without being inconvenienced! And then you threw it away.
　.........Yeah, I'll apologize when I'm standing in my dream pillow.

'Yeah?　Is the door unlocked?　What a mess.

　While I'm off the phone with the World God, Suu opens the front door with a bang. You open the door without hesitation.
　As I'm dumbfounded, an old-fashioned key falls down with a flash of light under my feet. Is this also the consideration of the world god?
　I mean, did the world gods leave it unlocked, or did my mom forget to call it in?　If it's the latter, I'm sure they don't have any suspicious people living here or something...or are we the suspicious people?
　I pick up the key with a feeling of resignation. It's only for a few days, but it's going to be tricky, grandpa.