123 命名

Venice...Paris...London...Tokyo...no. .... Victinias...Isla Sephira ......... Adelina...hmmm? No. .... No.

That day, I was alone from morning till dusk, mulling over the name of Masaru's city, looping the same thoughts all day.

"How do you name a city in the first place?

At first, I thought of naming the city after a city on earth, or a city in a game or a manga, but then I realized that I was more attached to this city than I thought, so I decided to come up with an original name.

Even when they have a child, they usually refer to existing names in various books or look up the characters to give them meaning.

And yet, in a different world, in a different language, in a different culture, in a different city, a person whose skills were being translated into a different language was going to name the child... It was not going to be an easy decision.

"Nii-chan... are you okay?

I was stuck in my thoughts, hanging like a bat from a tree branch for no apparent reason, when Zita called out to me from behind.

I'm sure you'll be fine. "Oh!

Oh! I'm sure you'll be happy to hear that.

It feels like a long time ago. .... It feels like a long time ago.

Yeah? It feels like a long time ago. Yeah?

I've been thinking about how long a year or two was when I was a kid, and it makes me feel old in a strange way.

The village looks different now. .... I'm not sure.

The village that used to be made of bare wood, grass, and animal skins has now transformed into a city made of stone and bricks. Masaru thinks that he did a good job on this.

The elders said, "You're God's messenger, aren't you? That's what the elders said. "What?

"What? What? ......... Ah, a messenger. .... No?

No?

Hmm. ......... Do they do the same thing? Well, it's not like I'm an errand boy or anything. No.

Secret service? You're not?

Well, I'm a friend of God. Yeah, that's what they said. Yeah, that's what they said.

You're a friend? That's awesome!

Is that awesome?

Masaru is frightened by the biggest look of respect he's ever gotten. It's very cute to see Zita's childlike appearance, as she usually tries to be tall and mature.

I'm not sure what to say, but I'll try. I'm sorry.

What? Really?

"Yeah, if there's a chance. Yeah.

Is your mother coming?

Yeah, yeah. .... Hmm?

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You can think about it over a nice crab dinner. 〜VICTINIUS

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How much do you like crabs? ....

......... Hey, man?

No, it's nothing. Really, Victinius is... hmm? Victinius and... Isla Sephira .........! This is it!

Suddenly there was a sound in my head that said this is it: ....

What's going on?

I just came up with a name for the city. Will you listen to me?

What? The name of the city?

Yes, the name of the city. From now on, the name of this city is ........... What's the name?

What's the name of ............?

.......... after a slow buildup.

Vintaglia! The name of this city is Vintaria!

"Vin? What's your name? ...... is hard to say. It's hard to say.

You'll get used to it.

Really?

Yeah, it's true!

After this, the name of the town was announced to everyone at dinner by Masaru and Zita, who were grinning the whole time. After all, the person who made the decision doesn't know why he chose this name. ....