Translator: ShimizuA
*unedited
Unity and Order
After the banquet ended, those seven people return to their assigned home, put wood in the fireplace, and brush their teeth with salt while warming up. And when they preparing to go to sleep ーー
“Well, it’s look like everybody got settled down. From now I want to discuss how we deal with the bizarre trouble of getting stuck in a different world that happened to us.”
Tsukasa proposed to all of them. Five person responded with nod.
“We already able to move. Also we have grasped this world atmosphere. Isn’t now a good time for it?”
“No objection here.”
But, there was one who not joined the circle/group talk on the animal fur futon/mattress. It was no other than one of the super highschooler, the genius magician, Prince Akatsuki.
“Akatsuki too, just join the talk already~”
Shinobu stealthy tried to pull him to the futon. Thus Akatsuki started to resist while half crying as he couldn’t bear it any longer.
“No no NO! Or rather why you all so calm! Why you’re being so familiar at the party!? This’s another world you know!? There was cat ears, dog ears, even someone who looks like an elf!? Isn’t, isn’t something like this was impossible!?”
“But now we are here, so something like that is possible.”
“Rather, It doesn’t really matter if it was impossible or not right? Until now there also no one that could completely deny the existence of a different world.”
“I’m understand your anxiety, but please calm down. Instead of denying it please take look at the reality in front of you. Besides, Akatsuki have already seen the crash site right? Looking at it’s condition, us being alive itself was already impossible.”
“Guh……”
“What we have to do right now isn’t covering our ears and closing our eyes. It’s to survive in this unknown world, and searching for a way to go back. Is that wrong?”
“Uuh………”
Being refuted in rapid succession, Akatsuki lose his spirit. Shinobu patted his shoulder, and said,
“It’s alright you know~,Akatsuki. Anyway, even if you alone lose your way, please remember that we also here. If we all work together we will manage somehow!”
Maybe cheered by those word, Akatsuki finally decided to accept this situation.
“ …… fine.”
He then joined the group talk with that one word. After seeing that, Tsukasa resumed their discussion.
“So moving to the main subject…… As Shinobu have said, we need the power of all seven of us to deal with this situation. If we move separately with insufficient information about this world it will be inefficient. So basically I would like to you move as a team in my direction. Any objections?”
“Since Myself bad at thinking, it doesn’t matter for me.”
Keine followed Aoi’s consent.
“I’m have no objection either.”
“Well you’re the right choice for that.”
Again, Masato also give his approval, and Tsukasa continued the story.
“Thanks. ーー then for the basic policy, let’s consider to stay in this village for the time being.”
“EEHH!?” protest Akatsuki while being surprised. “W, why!? Shouldn’t we look for the ways back at once!?”
Masato immediately refuted Akatsuki’s opinion.
“Prince. I’m against that. People living in other places won’t necessarily be kind like Winona and the others, and—more importantly—we know too little about this world. We have no reason for being here. No knowledge of this place. No way to make a living. It’s far too risky for us to wander aimlessly around in some strange land without even the tiniest shred of clothing, supplies, preparation or information.”
“That’s right. Speaking about what we know now……, that is the civilization level in this world is similar Earth’s Middle ages.”
“Well if we compare it to our civilization that’s what you get, though there are some differences. And besides, dragon and magic exist in this is a world. So it’s oblivious.” (あてになるもんじゃねえよ。)
“Right~?. Well, to be honest, I’m saved that toilet was already a culture~.”[1]
“Uh-huh.”
“I understand that.”
“I also want to take a bath degozaru na~.”
“ ……Well, that’s about it. I understand your feeling, but for now we should think how we will live alongside with the Elm village’s resident. I hope you understand, Akatsuki.”
“U,Uh. I understand.”
“Very well. Now, with this as an objective, let’s sort things we have to do. In general we can separate it into three.
First, investigating this world.
Earlier Shounin[2] has said that, we know too little about this world. What kind of country is Flaregard? What kind of law they use? What is their currency, and how much daily necessities cost? What are the religion and taboo people believe in? And…… What exactly is this world “Magic” Riruru talked about? So firstly we will make Elm village as our base, and then we try to gather information from surrounding area.
And then second, obliviously is searching for a way to return to our world.”
“The hint we have for now is Winona’s story about “The Sven Braves” huh.”
“Yeah. We can investigate about that in parallel with this world. If we could understand about this world, we could shift our investigation towards that.
And last…… Third. This probably the most important thing for now, rebuilding this village’s finances.”
Here once again they silently nodded in agreement.
“As expected we can’t just say goodbye after troubling them.”
“The favor received by Ourself[3] way more than a night’s lodging and a meal[4], so we have to sincerely repay it back!”
“That’s right. Everything of that is important to us. Therefore, I’m thinking that each of us should take a work that match our aptitude. Any objection so far?”
They all keep silent to show that they didn’t have any objections.
“Then I will give each of you an order for now. First is Aoi.”
“Myself?”
“You possess the best combat ability among all of us. You wouldn’t become a hindrance if you participated in hunting with the hunters. I want you to help the men’s work and support the village’s finance.”
“Acknowledged. Fortunately my beloved sword, Houzukimaru[5] is save. Be it tigers or lions, I definitely hunt them down.”
“Looking at the vegetation around here there was impossible for a lion to be here……, but it seems a bear called “Lord of the forest” which its height is over 5 meters could appeared, said the village’s chief.”
“Scary. Isn’t that a demon?”(魔物かよ。)
“Well this is a world where dragons exist. I wouldn’t be weird if it exist. Telling that to Aoi is like teaching Buddhism to the Buddha[6], she can be careful enough. —— Next, Ringo.”
“…… mn.”
The one who he called next, was the genius inventor, Oohoshi Ringo. When he said her name, her body shuddered and she stood up.
“I entrust you to secure our means of communications. Each of us have a mobile terminal, but there’s neither 4G or Wifi in this world. At this rate will become difficult to exchange information with another member who was away. That’s a problem. So here I want you to have our terminal remodeled so it can be used in this world. —— Is it possible?”
In response to Tsukasa’s question, Ringo nervously alternating her gaze to Tsukasa and the others. Everyone here were already classmates since junior high, but while she already extremely shy to begin with, since ‘That Incident’ in their junior high times, Tsukasa was the only one she could put her trust in. Since Tsukasa also understand that, he added to Ringo, “If it’s embarrassing, I don’t mind if you whisper it to me.”
With that Ringo seems relaxed, so she moved to Tsukasa’s side by sliding her ass, and put her small lips on his ear and answered by a quiet voice that only he could hear.
“……hm, um. …… It’s, possible. My laptop, was okay, and the materials, could be salvaged from the aircraft wreckage……somehow.”
“Do you have the tools, right?”
She nodded, and clapped her hands. Suddenly —— countless manipulator arms[1] came out like a spider’s legs, from her backpack/rucksack which leaned on the room’s wall.
“Wo,wowo Woah, what a shock!”
“Wow. Are the manipulator’s tips can become various tools? That’s convenient, isn’t it?”
As Masato said, Ringo’s manipulator can do almost all of industrial manufacturing, such as welding, lathe, even laser processing, as well as basic tools such as pliers and drills. You didn’t have to worry about tools if you have this. However——
“But how about charging? There’s no power outlet here you know?”
To Shinobu’s question, again Ringo whispered to Tsukasa, “That, is okay.”
“I have checked the crash site, but there wasn’t any radiation detected……from it.”
“That plane was powered by ‘small nuclear reactor’ made by Ringo, so if the power section was damaged radiation contamination should have occurred. Since that didn’t happened, there wasn’t any big loss on power section. —— It’s something like that.”
“Uh, hm. Although there is a limit on how much uranium that can be refined for fuel, if it’s for electricity, it’s okay for the time being, I think.”
“That’s reassuring. Then let’s begin immediately tomorrow.”
“…………, uh, hm……”
(Hm?)
Ringo replied with affirmation. But there was a little pause in her answer.
“What’s the matter? It seems there’s something you want to say.”
“ ……!”
Ringo’s shoulder jumped after being pointed out. It seems was on mark. There was one thing she wanted to do beside her task. But, if she was to say it, would Tsukasa disapproved? That’s why she couldn’t say it.
However, Tsukasa’s keen eyes didn’t overlook her subtle changes. He also knew how to draw out Ringo’s opinion from herself, who excessively concerned about other’s mood and gaze.
“If you have something to say, please don’t hesitate to speak it. That way I can give instruction and I’ll be thankful for that.”
I’ll be thankful for that.
His words made Ringo relieved, once more she put her lips near his ear, and awkwardly chose her words.
“ ……… Umm, you know? When I went to the crash site……, I looked at the valley’s red wall which the plane nose sunk into…… I think ‘perhaps this’, so I examined it, the result was……this.”
This, as she pointed at her work goggles. It was also her invention like her rucksack, starting from zooming function for precision work, scanner to look inside of a machine frame from the top, even an analyzer that could calculate element composition of objects and atmosphere, a device with very diverse functions. And then she whispered Tsukasa something surprising.
“—————— Hoo. That’s ……”
“What’s going on?”
“Apparently there seems to be a bauxite deposit on the plane crash site.”
Tsukasa, Masato, and Shinobu leaked a surprised voice to this unexpected information. Meanwhile, Akatsuki who still haven’t caught up yet asked Masato.
“Hey Sanada. I have heard the name before, but what is bauxite?”
“It’s raw material for aluminium. Usually found at warm and humid environment, but since the planet isn’t uniform, it can be excavated in cold area.”
“ …… I, am……, want, to use bauxite here, to make aluminium. There wasn’t enough metal that can be used easily, and…… I don’t want, to be useless.”
“But how about the refinery?”
“‘Based on the blueprint in my head, I can make it in three days.’——— She said.”
“Wow.”
With that even Masato become speechless. As expected from the genius inventor that have gone ahead several centuries.
“However, while the necessary power can be generated by “Small nuclear reactor,” but it seems the materials from aircraft’s scrap wasn’t enough to make the electrolysis facilities for manufacturing aluminium.”[8]
“Hoo,” Masato smiled broadly to Tsukasa’s supplementary information.
“Then what should I do has been decided right?”
“You catch on fast. It seems Elk as the treasurer will go to the city to sell crafted goods made by the village’s women next week. The profit will be used to buy winter provisions. So Shounin. I want you to go along with him and make a killing. Then you can use the surplus after buying the village supplies, to gather the items Ringo requested as much as you can.”
“It’s easy to understand but, make a killing you say…… can’t you made it sound better? Like, I want you to help Elk.”
“You aren’t the type who help others, aren’t you?”
“ ……Hah. As expected from my childhood friend. Ya really know me.”
Masato shrugs his shoulder happily.
“I can get you anything as long as it exist in this world. Even if it wasn’t sold at the city. …… The biggest problem is that heartless bastard who inherited a fragment of the beautiful Winona genes, would he allowed me to accompany him?”
“Regarding that, I will negotiated directly with the village’s chief. Just leave it to me.”
“Then it’s fine. I leave that to you.”
Tsukasa nodded again, and moved his gaze to Akatsuki and Keine.
“And then Akatsuki and Keine. You two will stay at the village with me and we’ll help Riruru and the village’s women. When you didn’t understand the work feel free to ask the villagers. Also when you’re free, please help Ringo.”
“Please leave it to me.”
“What a good order! It’s the best to be safe!”
“You’re really honest. …… Lastly, Shinobu.”
“Yes Ye~s. What will Shinobu doing~?”
“I would like you to go to the city with Shounin, and gather information on this world as much as possible.”
“Specifically?”
“All of it. It’s history, politic, culture, magic ———, dig up everything. And if you can search for “The Seven Braves’” Winona talked about at the same time, please do. But don’t push yourself.”
“Nin nin~♪ Leave it to me! My legs will stuck if I don’t move you know~.”
As a journalist there was no more appropriate order than this for her. With this Shinobu agreed satisfiedly.
“I’m counting on you. Also, although this is only an additional instruction except for Shounin and Shinobu, I want you to memorize this in your free time.”
As he said that Tsukasa took a memo pad from his chest pocket, and hand it to Akatsuki. When he turned the memo, there were unknown letter written in set with Japanese like a wriggling worms packed tightly.
“Could be this, are this world’s letters?”
“Yup. It seems to be “Altean.” It contains a list of various “Altean” and it’s grammar that used in everyday life, I made it during medical treatment with Riruru cooperation. I have many opportunities to get in touch with the letters and Shounin and Shinobu already remembered it, so please you all also remembered it at least. Because those who can read and write will have broaden their range of action.”
“Uhe…… Me, I’m not good at studying. But it’s strange. Our letters is different so why we can communicate with Japanese?”
“Beats me. Is that some astronomical coincidence that the pronunciation and meaning were consistent? Or is there some sort of supernatural power intervening? …… At any rate it wasn’t a question that can be answered right now. Besides, at this time it can’t be helped if the mysteries and impossibilities increased once or twice.”
“Umu. Convenient things are good.”
“Even if you know it, if that isn’t helpful for going back to the earth, frankly I don’t really care.”
“ …… Basically everyone’s reaction is indifferent, isn’t it?”
“Nya ha ha. Well it’s clear that it’s not something that could be answered just by thinking right?”
“That’s how it is. Now……, that’s all instructions from me, any question?”
Once again they answered it with silence. At that moment, the first course of action of the Seven Super High Schoolers have been decided. The will seriously begin to move for the sake of returning to the earth from tomorrow. Therefore before that Tsukasa once again looked around to all people who surrounded the fireplace, ……and said.
“Everyone, suddenly we dragged into this unrealistic situation, what I’m most concerned about is whether if we can get back to the earth or not. In fact, it couldn’t be helped, since we didn’t have any clue at present. ——However, there is nothing to worry about. Please remember. Unreasonable. Reckless. Impossible. Unrealistic —— such thing, we have countlessly gone through that before coming here. That’s why we were called “Super High Schoolers.” And right now we, all seven of us, have gathered in this place. In that case there’s no such thing as impossible. Actually I think it was rather excessive.”
“Fufu, certainly that’s true.”
“Yea. Rather, I’m worried that this modest world is gonna swallowed by us.”
“I know right? So well, at least let’s take it easy. Because if we do it seriously, this world might be destroyed.”
Affected by Tsukasa’s composed speech, all six of them boldly smiled,
“““YEAH!!!”””
And thus vowed their oath to return to earth.
Translator notes:
Modern toilet started becomes widespread at the 19th century. People in middle ages just dump their waste on the road, or somewhere near their home. Tsukasa calls Masato Shounin. The kanji is still same. Aoi use 拙者ら. A samurai’s we. 一宿一飯. She means accommodation. I translated it literally. 鬼灯丸. 鬼灯 is Houzuki, ground cherry or Physalis alkekengi, 丸 is -maru, a common ending for boys name. 釈迦に説法. Have the same meaning with ‘teaching your grandmother to suck eggs,’ but I use the literal translation since it’s shorter and sounds better. Robot arms, like those in a factory. Process used in manufacturing aluminium are Hall–Héroult process and Hoopes process, and both are electrolysis process.
Translator: ShimizuA
*unedited
Unity and Order
After the banquet ended, those seven people return to their assigned home, put wood in the fireplace, and brush their teeth with salt while warming up. And when they preparing to go to sleep ーー
“Well, it’s look like everybody got settled down. From now I want to discuss how we deal with the bizarre trouble of getting stuck in a different world that happened to us.”
Tsukasa proposed to all of them. Five person responded with nod.
“We already able to move. Also we have grasped this world atmosphere. Isn’t now a good time for it?”
“No objection here.”
But, there was one who not joined the circle/group talk on the animal fur futon/mattress. It was no other than one of the super highschooler, the genius magician, Prince Akatsuki.
“Akatsuki too, just join the talk already~”
Shinobu stealthy tried to pull him to the futon. Thus Akatsuki started to resist while half crying as he couldn’t bear it any longer.
“No no NO! Or rather why you all so calm! Why you’re being so familiar at the party!? This’s another world you know!? There was cat ears, dog ears, even someone who looks like an elf!? Isn’t, isn’t something like this was impossible!?”
“But now we are here, so something like that is possible.”
“Rather, It doesn’t really matter if it was impossible or not right? Until now there also no one that could completely deny the existence of a different world.”
“I’m understand your anxiety, but please calm down. Instead of denying it please take look at the reality in front of you. Besides, Akatsuki have already seen the crash site right? Looking at it’s condition, us being alive itself was already impossible.”
“Guh……”
“What we have to do right now isn’t covering our ears and closing our eyes. It’s to survive in this unknown world, and searching for a way to go back. Is that wrong?”
“Uuh………”
Being refuted in rapid succession, Akatsuki lose his spirit. Shinobu patted his shoulder, and said,
“It’s alright you know~,Akatsuki. Anyway, even if you alone lose your way, please remember that we also here. If we all work together we will manage somehow!”
Maybe cheered by those word, Akatsuki finally decided to accept this situation.
“ …… fine.”
He then joined the group talk with that one word. After seeing that, Tsukasa resumed their discussion.
“So moving to the main subject…… As Shinobu have said, we need the power of all seven of us to deal with this situation. If we move separately with insufficient information about this world it will be inefficient. So basically I would like to you move as a team in my direction. Any objections?”
“Since Myself bad at thinking, it doesn’t matter for me.”
Keine followed Aoi’s consent.
“I’m have no objection either.”
“Well you’re the right choice for that.”
Again, Masato also give his approval, and Tsukasa continued the story.
“Thanks. ーー then for the basic policy, let’s consider to stay in this village for the time being.”
“EEHH!?” protest Akatsuki while being surprised. “W, why!? Shouldn’t we look for the ways back at once!?”
Masato immediately refuted Akatsuki’s opinion.
“Prince. I’m against that. People living in other places won’t necessarily be kind like Winona and the others, and—more importantly—we know too little about this world. We have no reason for being here. No knowledge of this place. No way to make a living. It’s far too risky for us to wander aimlessly around in some strange land without even the tiniest shred of clothing, supplies, preparation or information.”
“That’s right. Speaking about what we know now……, that is the civilization level in this world is similar Earth’s Middle ages.”
“Well if we compare it to our civilization that’s what you get, though there are some differences. And besides, dragon and magic exist in this is a world. So it’s oblivious.” (あてになるもんじゃねえよ。)
“Right~?. Well, to be honest, I’m saved that toilet was already a culture~.”[1]
“Uh-huh.”
“I understand that.”
“I also want to take a bath degozaru na~.”
“ ……Well, that’s about it. I understand your feeling, but for now we should think how we will live alongside with the Elm village’s resident. I hope you understand, Akatsuki.”
“U,Uh. I understand.”
“Very well. Now, with this as an objective, let’s sort things we have to do. In general we can separate it into three.
First, investigating this world.
Earlier Shounin[2] has said that, we know too little about this world. What kind of country is Flaregard? What kind of law they use? What is their currency, and how much daily necessities cost? What are the religion and taboo people believe in? And…… What exactly is this world “Magic” Riruru talked about? So firstly we will make Elm village as our base, and then we try to gather information from surrounding area.
And then second, obliviously is searching for a way to return to our world.”
“The hint we have for now is Winona’s story about “The Sven Braves” huh.”
“Yeah. We can investigate about that in parallel with this world. If we could understand about this world, we could shift our investigation towards that.
And last…… Third. This probably the most important thing for now, rebuilding this village’s finances.”
Here once again they silently nodded in agreement.
“As expected we can’t just say goodbye after troubling them.”
“The favor received by Ourself[3] way more than a night’s lodging and a meal[4], so we have to sincerely repay it back!”
“That’s right. Everything of that is important to us. Therefore, I’m thinking that each of us should take a work that match our aptitude. Any objection so far?”
They all keep silent to show that they didn’t have any objections.
“Then I will give each of you an order for now. First is Aoi.”
“Myself?”
“You possess the best combat ability among all of us. You wouldn’t become a hindrance if you participated in hunting with the hunters. I want you to help the men’s work and support the village’s finance.”
“Acknowledged. Fortunately my beloved sword, Houzukimaru[5] is save. Be it tigers or lions, I definitely hunt them down.”
“Looking at the vegetation around here there was impossible for a lion to be here……, but it seems a bear called “Lord of the forest” which its height is over 5 meters could appeared, said the village’s chief.”
“Scary. Isn’t that a demon?”(魔物かよ。)
“Well this is a world where dragons exist. I wouldn’t be weird if it exist. Telling that to Aoi is like teaching Buddhism to the Buddha[6], she can be careful enough. —— Next, Ringo.”
“…… mn.”
The one who he called next, was the genius inventor, Oohoshi Ringo. When he said her name, her body shuddered and she stood up.
“I entrust you to secure our means of communications. Each of us have a mobile terminal, but there’s neither 4G or Wifi in this world. At this rate will become difficult to exchange information with another member who was away. That’s a problem. So here I want you to have our terminal remodeled so it can be used in this world. —— Is it possible?”
In response to Tsukasa’s question, Ringo nervously alternating her gaze to Tsukasa and the others. Everyone here were already classmates since junior high, but while she already extremely shy to begin with, since ‘That Incident’ in their junior high times, Tsukasa was the only one she could put her trust in. Since Tsukasa also understand that, he added to Ringo, “If it’s embarrassing, I don’t mind if you whisper it to me.”
With that Ringo seems relaxed, so she moved to Tsukasa’s side by sliding her ass, and put her small lips on his ear and answered by a quiet voice that only he could hear.
“……hm, um. …… It’s, possible. My laptop, was okay, and the materials, could be salvaged from the aircraft wreckage……somehow.”
“Do you have the tools, right?”
She nodded, and clapped her hands. Suddenly —— countless manipulator arms[1] came out like a spider’s legs, from her backpack/rucksack which leaned on the room’s wall.
“Wo,wowo Woah, what a shock!”
“Wow. Are the manipulator’s tips can become various tools? That’s convenient, isn’t it?”
As Masato said, Ringo’s manipulator can do almost all of industrial manufacturing, such as welding, lathe, even laser processing, as well as basic tools such as pliers and drills. You didn’t have to worry about tools if you have this. However——
“But how about charging? There’s no power outlet here you know?”
To Shinobu’s question, again Ringo whispered to Tsukasa, “That, is okay.”
“I have checked the crash site, but there wasn’t any radiation detected……from it.”
“That plane was powered by ‘small nuclear reactor’ made by Ringo, so if the power section was damaged radiation contamination should have occurred. Since that didn’t happened, there wasn’t any big loss on power section. —— It’s something like that.”
“Uh, hm. Although there is a limit on how much uranium that can be refined for fuel, if it’s for electricity, it’s okay for the time being, I think.”
“That’s reassuring. Then let’s begin immediately tomorrow.”
“…………, uh, hm……”
(Hm?)
Ringo replied with affirmation. But there was a little pause in her answer.
“What’s the matter? It seems there’s something you want to say.”
“ ……!”
Ringo’s shoulder jumped after being pointed out. It seems was on mark. There was one thing she wanted to do beside her task. But, if she was to say it, would Tsukasa disapproved? That’s why she couldn’t say it.
However, Tsukasa’s keen eyes didn’t overlook her subtle changes. He also knew how to draw out Ringo’s opinion from herself, who excessively concerned about other’s mood and gaze.
“If you have something to say, please don’t hesitate to speak it. That way I can give instruction and I’ll be thankful for that.”
I’ll be thankful for that.
His words made Ringo relieved, once more she put her lips near his ear, and awkwardly chose her words.
“ ……… Umm, you know? When I went to the crash site……, I looked at the valley’s red wall which the plane nose sunk into…… I think ‘perhaps this’, so I examined it, the result was……this.”
This, as she pointed at her work goggles. It was also her invention like her rucksack, starting from zooming function for precision work, scanner to look inside of a machine frame from the top, even an analyzer that could calculate element composition of objects and atmosphere, a device with very diverse functions. And then she whispered Tsukasa something surprising.
“—————— Hoo. That’s ……”
“What’s going on?”
“Apparently there seems to be a bauxite deposit on the plane crash site.”
Tsukasa, Masato, and Shinobu leaked a surprised voice to this unexpected information. Meanwhile, Akatsuki who still haven’t caught up yet asked Masato.
“Hey Sanada. I have heard the name before, but what is bauxite?”
“It’s raw material for aluminium. Usually found at warm and humid environment, but since the planet isn’t uniform, it can be excavated in cold area.”
“ …… I, am……, want, to use bauxite here, to make aluminium. There wasn’t enough metal that can be used easily, and…… I don’t want, to be useless.”
“But how about the refinery?”
“‘Based on the blueprint in my head, I can make it in three days.’——— She said.”
“Wow.”
With that even Masato become speechless. As expected from the genius inventor that have gone ahead several centuries.
“However, while the necessary power can be generated by “Small nuclear reactor,” but it seems the materials from aircraft’s scrap wasn’t enough to make the electrolysis facilities for manufacturing aluminium.”[8]
“Hoo,” Masato smiled broadly to Tsukasa’s supplementary information.
“Then what should I do has been decided right?”
“You catch on fast. It seems Elk as the treasurer will go to the city to sell crafted goods made by the village’s women next week. The profit will be used to buy winter provisions. So Shounin. I want you to go along with him and make a killing. Then you can use the surplus after buying the village supplies, to gather the items Ringo requested as much as you can.”
“It’s easy to understand but, make a killing you say…… can’t you made it sound better? Like, I want you to help Elk.”
“You aren’t the type who help others, aren’t you?”
“ ……Hah. As expected from my childhood friend. Ya really know me.”
Masato shrugs his shoulder happily.
“I can get you anything as long as it exist in this world. Even if it wasn’t sold at the city. …… The biggest problem is that heartless bastard who inherited a fragment of the beautiful Winona genes, would he allowed me to accompany him?”
“Regarding that, I will negotiated directly with the village’s chief. Just leave it to me.”
“Then it’s fine. I leave that to you.”
Tsukasa nodded again, and moved his gaze to Akatsuki and Keine.
“And then Akatsuki and Keine. You two will stay at the village with me and we’ll help Riruru and the village’s women. When you didn’t understand the work feel free to ask the villagers. Also when you’re free, please help Ringo.”
“Please leave it to me.”
“What a good order! It’s the best to be safe!”
“You’re really honest. …… Lastly, Shinobu.”
“Yes Ye~s. What will Shinobu doing~?”
“I would like you to go to the city with Shounin, and gather information on this world as much as possible.”
“Specifically?”
“All of it. It’s history, politic, culture, magic ———, dig up everything. And if you can search for “The Seven Braves’” Winona talked about at the same time, please do. But don’t push yourself.”
“Nin nin~♪ Leave it to me! My legs will stuck if I don’t move you know~.”
As a journalist there was no more appropriate order than this for her. With this Shinobu agreed satisfiedly.
“I’m counting on you. Also, although this is only an additional instruction except for Shounin and Shinobu, I want you to memorize this in your free time.”
As he said that Tsukasa took a memo pad from his chest pocket, and hand it to Akatsuki. When he turned the memo, there were unknown letter written in set with Japanese like a wriggling worms packed tightly.
“Could be this, are this world’s letters?”
“Yup. It seems to be “Altean.” It contains a list of various “Altean” and it’s grammar that used in everyday life, I made it during medical treatment with Riruru cooperation. I have many opportunities to get in touch with the letters and Shounin and Shinobu already remembered it, so please you all also remembered it at least. Because those who can read and write will have broaden their range of action.”
“Uhe…… Me, I’m not good at studying. But it’s strange. Our letters is different so why we can communicate with Japanese?”
“Beats me. Is that some astronomical coincidence that the pronunciation and meaning were consistent? Or is there some sort of supernatural power intervening? …… At any rate it wasn’t a question that can be answered right now. Besides, at this time it can’t be helped if the mysteries and impossibilities increased once or twice.”
“Umu. Convenient things are good.”
“Even if you know it, if that isn’t helpful for going back to the earth, frankly I don’t really care.”
“ …… Basically everyone’s reaction is indifferent, isn’t it?”
“Nya ha ha. Well it’s clear that it’s not something that could be answered just by thinking right?”
“That’s how it is. Now……, that’s all instructions from me, any question?”
Once again they answered it with silence. At that moment, the first course of action of the Seven Super High Schoolers have been decided. The will seriously begin to move for the sake of returning to the earth from tomorrow. Therefore before that Tsukasa once again looked around to all people who surrounded the fireplace, ……and said.
“Everyone, suddenly we dragged into this unrealistic situation, what I’m most concerned about is whether if we can get back to the earth or not. In fact, it couldn’t be helped, since we didn’t have any clue at present. ——However, there is nothing to worry about. Please remember. Unreasonable. Reckless. Impossible. Unrealistic —— such thing, we have countlessly gone through that before coming here. That’s why we were called “Super High Schoolers.” And right now we, all seven of us, have gathered in this place. In that case there’s no such thing as impossible. Actually I think it was rather excessive.”
“Fufu, certainly that’s true.”
“Yea. Rather, I’m worried that this modest world is gonna swallowed by us.”
“I know right? So well, at least let’s take it easy. Because if we do it seriously, this world might be destroyed.”
Affected by Tsukasa’s composed speech, all six of them boldly smiled,
“““YEAH!!!”””
And thus vowed their oath to return to earth.
Translator notes:
Modern toilet started becomes widespread at the 19th century. People in middle ages just dump their waste on the road, or somewhere near their home. Tsukasa calls Masato Shounin. The kanji is still same. Aoi use 拙者ら. A samurai’s we. 一宿一飯. She means accommodation. I translated it literally. 鬼灯丸. 鬼灯 is Houzuki, ground cherry or Physalis alkekengi, 丸 is -maru, a common ending for boys name. 釈迦に説法. Have the same meaning with ‘teaching your grandmother to suck eggs,’ but I use the literal translation since it’s shorter and sounds better. Robot arms, like those in a factory. Process used in manufacturing aluminium are Hall–Héroult process and Hoopes process, and both are electrolysis process.