'Wait, wait a minute, Fuyu-dono. I don't understand what you're saying. Are you Yumina's son?　Our grandchildren?

　Well, that's what happens. His Majesty the King of Belfast and Queen Euell are surprised to see their eyes wide open in Belfast Castle. Prince Yamato, Yumina's brother, was sleeping peacefully in Queen Euell's chest.

''Let's call it a time-space-magic accident, I was swept into our era from the future. Oh, don't worry, it seems we'll be able to return to the future in a few months without any problems.
No, that's not what I'm talking about...

　I know the feeling. It's troubling to be called a grandson from the future all of a sudden, isn't it?

''I thought I had gotten used to Fuyao-dono's kiteretu behavior to some extent, but this time it's extremely extreme again...''

　His Majesty the King let out a dismayed voice. Oops, I've been casually dissed. It's not my fault this time.

It's the first time I've been here. My name is Hisato Mochizuki. I'm glad to hear that your grandfather and grandmother are still in good health in this era.
Oh, oh..... That's very polite of you....

　His Majesty the King, who unintentionally bowed his head in the same way to Kuon, who bowed his head in greeting with pettiness. Ah, this is the same reaction as mine. You can't help but feel that way when dealing with this girl.

''She's quite polite for her age........''
'Hmmm, I know, I know, right!　My Kuon is a very nice girl!　He's a prince among princes!

　At the words of the queen, Yumina, who was beside Hisato, stretched out her chest and made a smug face. Yumina has really become a parental idiot too..... Well, it's not hard to understand.
　Hisuon is smart, polite, his face is well-groomed like Yumina's, and he has a good personality. What kind of prince is that!　I'm tempted to go into it, but I can't help it because I'm a prince.
　I was even more surprised when I told His Majesty the King and his other wives' children were coming too. I should also mention that I have already greeted His Majesty Emperor Regulus, His Majesty the previous King Restia, and others.

''Are all of Lord Fuyu's other children daughters?''
Yes. My son is the only one here in Kuon.

　His Majesty leans back from the sofa as soon as he hears my words, and asks me with a twinkle in his eye, "Does that mean this is the next King Brunhild?

'So that means this is the next Duke Brunhild!　Mm, Yumina, you did it!
'Yes!　I did it!

　I don't know what it is, but the two of them are smiling at each other. After all, it seems to be important for a royal family to produce an heir.
　Queen Euell asks Kuon with Prince Yamato who is sleeping in her arms.

The prince Quon is Yamato's nephew, isn't he?
'Grandmother, please call me Kuon. 'Yes, His Highness Yamato is my uncle. He used to play with me a lot when I was little.

　When you were little, you were still little. Well, even though you are bigger than Prince Yamato in front of me.
　According to Hisato's story, Prince Yamato and Edward-kun at Duke Ortlinde's place seemed to be playing with our children very often.
　At any rate, Yakumo can use 【Gate】 and Yoshino can use 【Teleport】.
　It seems that my sister and brother were breaking into Belfast's castle without permission, quite freely. I'm truly sorry........
　As I was apologizing to the future King and Queen of Belfast, Queen Euell came closer to Kuen.

''So, what kind of child is Yamato becoming?　Are you doing well as the next heir to the throne of Belfast!　More on that part!
Well, yes. Uncle Yamato is a man with a strong sense of justice and a straightforward personality who puts the feelings of his people first. Father also said that he would make a good king.
'Oh!　Oh well, well, that's great!
'Oh, yeah, right!　That's my son!
"Huh...

　Their Majesties broke face at Hisato's words and turned to look at Prince Yamato in his sleep. Is that an endorsement from future me? For me, it's a delicate feeling.
　I don't think it's flattering to my son, so it's probably true. Does that mean the next generation of Belfast is safe?
　Then there were many occasions when Their Majesties asked their grandson, Hisato, many things, but there seemed to be some things he couldn't answer, so he was slurring his words.
　Hisato is intelligent, so he wouldn't talk about what Grandma Tokie had told him not to say. It seems unlikely that he would be as careless as Alice. It's a pity, though.
　As soon as I finished greeting my grandparents and returned to Brunhild, Alice robbed Kuon. It seems that he wants to go down to the castle grounds to play with the two of them, after all.
　Yumina tried to follow her, but Lean's words of 'It would be hell to have a date with a man's mother following you around' managed to stop her, and she looked away from them with a somewhat drawn-out smile.

'I don't know what it is...I feel like I've been separated from my children in a day of parenthood...'
'No, I didn't actually give birth to him, so don't worry about it so much.

　It comforts a slightly chipper Yumina. I'm sure that time will come eventually. Well, that's still a long way off.

"Your Majesty.
Hmm?　Camellia.

　As I was thinking about the future, before I knew it, Tsubaki-san, the head of the Brunhild Intelligence Agency, was standing in the living room. What was going on?

I heard that what looks like the synthesized beast known as the Chimera has appeared again. This time in a fishing village by the sea in the Kingdom of Rhea.

　Here we go again.
　This is the Chimera, a curse-wielding synthetic beast created by the Apostle of the Evil One, with a mysterious octahedron core embedded in it.
　This half-fish-man type of thing has been seen all over the world's seashores.
　In terms of strength, they aren't that strong. However, if you are wounded by these guys, you will be infected with the "curse".
　When wounded, the person will develop a high fever and collapse, and their body will begin to mutate. Eventually, he or she will become a half-fishman.
　The half-fishman loses all memories and emotions of his human body and vanishes into the sea.
　It's sickening, as if the 'Messenger of the Evil One' is gathering their own soldiers.
　This synthetic beast called the Chimera has something that could be called the blessing of the evil gods, or it doesn't even respond to [Search]. Abominable. I think a [Search] that diffused divine energy would work, but the range is so small.......
　I don't know if they know that or not, but they've never appeared in the vicinity of Brunhild. Well, except for Dungeon Island, there's no sea in Brunhild.......

''What is the damage to the Kingdom of Rhea?''
''I heard that the villagers who were attacked abandoned their village and fled, but it seems that some of them were killed. When the Golem Knights of the Rare Kingdom came to the rescue, there was no one in the village...

　Those victims were definitely taken away as half-fishmen........
　After all, they are most likely to be based under the sea, under the sea floor.
　I've asked Coral and Kuroshio to mobilize their subordinate animals that live in the sea to look for them, but I haven't gotten any solid information yet.
　The dolphins, seals, and turtles are smart enough to understand what we are saying, so they are able to move about, but the fishes, which are the most common, are so cluttered that it is doubtful they understand what we are saying. Do you feel like you can't catch up with the conversation?　It's a fish....
　Do we have to wait patiently for them to find something?
　I've asked Red ball and the birds to watch from the sky. And it's only my theory that they're based at the sea.
　Ah, yes!　And while we're at it, I'll ask them to let me know if they see any unusual kids!　According to Kuon and the others, Stef seems to be quite naughty, so we might be able to find him soon.
　I sent a telepathic message to Benigama to tell him what I had in mind.


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'Look at you, Kuon!　This shop has been around since this time!　And the bread tastes a little different, too!　It's funny!

　Alice took his hand and Hisato looked up at the bakery in the corner of Brunhild. He thought back to how he and Alice used to buy and eat the bread here in the future world.
　Did the different taste mean that the bakers were not yet skilled?
　Inside the shop, the bakery owner is laying out the bread. The owner of the bakery is a familiar face to both Alice and Hisato, and they often give him a free pass. The man seen through the window is much younger than the man Kuon knows.

'No one here knows us, yet we know the people of the town so well. It's a strange feeling.
Yeah. That's what I thought.

　This is the town I've lived in since I was born. There are some buildings and other things that have not yet been built, but not much has changed there. The two of them have quickly adapted to this town.
　Eventually they found their favorite place. It is a park on high ground. The park doesn't have any playground equipment, just a few benches, but it's a tourist attraction that people who know about it can see the whole town of Brunhild.

It's a relief to see a familiar sight, isn't it?
No, it's quite different. The red-roofed house over there wasn't around in our time, and the little house over there was much bigger...
Kudo is so detailed.

　Alice is swollen. From Hisen's point of view, he thinks Alice is too general, but he doesn't dare to say it. I know from experience since birth that if you strangely disobey a woman, the conversation gets complicated.

'I wish Stef could have come sooner.
''Really..... Just thinking about what that girl is doing now makes me sick to my stomach. The fact that there's no one to stop her means that she can do anything recklessly.......

　The thought of Kuon's younger sister, one of the younger ones, made me feel a surge of anxiety.
　Stef, Su's daughter, is a free-spirited person, for better or worse. She has an interest in everything, acts on the spur of the moment when she thinks of something, and although she reflects on it, she has no regrets. But she has no regrets. She is the freest person among her siblings.
　I can't count the number of times I've gotten hurt because of that reckless behavior. Anyway, I wish they would not do anything unnecessary and come straight here, but Kuon knows that is a fleeting hope.
　Kuon and Stef were almost at the same place when they were caught up in the dimensional quake. This means that Stef has already come to this time period. The reason he hasn't come to Brunhild yet is simply because of the distance, or........
　For God's sake, please don't cause me any diplomatic problems, Kuon prayed to God.
　As Kuon was sighing a small sigh, a single sword, still in its scabbard, which flew in from the sky with a sound of wind slashing, thumped on the ground!　I was thrust into it.
　It was the silver 'crown' that should have been taken by Kuhn, the Infinite Silver.

'Boy!　Miss, do something!　What the hell is wrong with you?　'I almost got filed off!
'Oh you have escaped from Babylon, haven't you? But how did you find out about this place?

　Kuon looks up at the sky. Of course, Babylon, which is in a state of stealth, cannot be seen from the ground.

You can't see it from the ground. That's about it. It's easy to fly from anywhere if you call on your boy, and if it's close enough, it's easy to transfer.
It's so multifunctional...

　If only it didn't have a weird chatter function, it would be a pretty useful sword, Hisato thought ruefully.
　When he was feeling such disappointment, Kuon's phone trembled in his pocket. The name of the incoming call was Kuhn. It would definitely be Silver.

''Yes, hello?''
'Oh, Kuon?　Is Silver going your way?
He's here. Sister Coon, what exactly did you do?
''I didn't do anything strange. 'I ran a little current through it to examine the material, and a little sulfuric acid. I tied him to the workbench because he was overreacting, but he cut his belt and ran off.'

　Oh no. What kind of torture is that, Kuon felt like plunging in. It probably shouldn't be done with humans, but it must have been very frightening from Silver, who had a will. I'm still shaking and trembling.

'So?　What have you found out?
'Some of them. It's true that Silver is both a golem and a magical creature. The use of special G-Cubes and Q-Crystals makes it a far cry from the 'crown' we've seen in the past. The sword itself is probably as strong and sharp as your father's crystal sword. Well, if it was originally made to counteract the Freys that appeared five thousand years ago, its performance is understandable.

　For now, I told Kuhn that I'll keep Silver over here and hung up the call, and Silver looked overtly relieved. He's dexterous, even for a sword.
　Silver seems to be more capable than I thought. Even though it's a disappointing sword that looks like a three down sword when you talk to it.
　However, this unfortunate personality seems to have been formed with Kuon as a target, so I have some mixed feelings about it.

''Will it be fixed if I correct it...?''
"Hee?　''It seems like the little boy has the same blackness as Miss Fairy Tribe, huh?

　Silver, zzzzzzzzzzzz!　And retreats. Silver may be a golem, but he is also a magical creature. If it's a creature, isn't it possible to discipline it?　He's probably smarter than a dog.
　And so on, Kuon thought, but he didn't realize that he was already disciplined.

''Mmm~. Kuon, you're cheating by only talking to that sword earlier!''
'No, I don't want to be called unfair...'

　I don't know, but Alice is swollen. It has been a long time since it was just the two of us on a date, and Alice is a bit of a teetotaler, but Kuto still doesn't seem to understand the subtleties of her heart.

It's a good thing that you're a little boy, why is this little thing?
Not tiny!　My name is Alice!　Aristella!　Kuon's wife!
'No, I'm not yet engaged to...'

　When Kuon was about to poke Alice, who was stretching her thin chest towards Silver, Kuon was about to poke her, Silver put in an unnecessary word.

''Ha!　I don't know if you're his wife or not, but I'm your boy's buddy!　We're all in the same boat together, dying and living in the same boat!　I don't want you to compare me to my tiny little wife!'
'Chitty-chitty!　Puki!　He's a raggedy swordsman and he's got some nerve!　'Degraded Brunhild'!
Oh, my God!　Don't say anything!

　The girl and the sword, with Kuon in between, are jabbering at each other. They end up hitting each other (?). Kuon had no choice but to stop it because it was about to develop into a

''If we fight any more, I'll leave both of you behind, okay?　And I'll call for Sister Coon and Miss Mel.

　The arguing stopped with a snap.

'Yes, sir. Good. So why don't you two make up?
''Er........''

　A disgruntled voice leaked out from the two of them. Soooo, Kuon took out his phone from his pocket with a smile on his face.

"Let's make up!

　In a hurry, Alice and Silver meet their fists and handle heads.
　Giggling and pushing each other, Alice's face is drawn up and Silver's hilt is creaking, but that's okay.

''Then let's go somewhere to eat. .........Oh, by the way, I didn't have any money......

　I was torn between riding in a carriage or buying a souvenir at Regulus Empire because I had no money. As a result, I didn't have to ride in the carriage so I used the remaining money to buy a souvenir, but thanks to that, the contents of Kuon's wallet were empty.

Ah!　I'll buy you a drink!　I have some money from defeating a demon dragon called 'Nizu Hegg' with Rinne and others before!
No, I'm not expecting a girl to buy me a drink...

　And Kuon refrains from doing so. It's a good idea to be kind to children and women, and not to burden them," his mothers said. And he has a certain amount of pride in his own right.

Hmmm..... If you don't have it, it's okay if you don't have it, but it's better to have a little bit of it....... I'll have to think about it somehow.
"Again with the money. Boy, you're a prince, aren't you?　You could ask your father, the king, for an allowance.
'We are as self-sufficient as possible. Even my father uses the money he earns from the Adventurer's Guild to cover his family's living expenses. We don't spend a single copper coin of national tax money on our family's life.

　Basically, all of Brunhild's taxes and state revenues were applied to the state's business. Most of the royal family, the Mochizuki family's living expenses were covered by the pocket money of the head of the family, Fuyoru.
　The amount of money he earns from requests from the Adventurer's Guild, patent fees for various products sold by the Strand Trading Company, and rental fees for frame gear in each country is quite a bit of money. Despite the large number of people, he had no problem providing for his own family.
　Well, since there is a money-eating insect called 'Babylon', I have to deny it if you ask me if I have ample reserves.

'Then let's make some money together!　If you go out of town for a bit and hunt some demonic beasts, the Adventurer's Guild will buy them for you, so you can earn at least some money for food!
A Hexenbiest?　.........Oh, I thought the purchase could be done without a guild card. Hmm. Isn't that bad?

　There are relatively few magical beasts around Brunhild. That's because there are many adventurers who come here for the Dungeon Island, so they are reasonably thinned out.
　However, it doesn't mean that they are completely absent, so if you look for them, you should be able to find a hexenbiest or two right away.

''And I'd like to have at least some money for tea. ''Then shall we do that?''
'Yes!　Let's just you and me!
"Oops!　I'll never forget you're here too!

　"Interruption! "Machete boy! As they argued again, Kuon took out his phone to call his father and mother to let them know he was going out of town. This kind of thing was also serious.