262 応相談

"Only two weeks out of town and you've aged?

When I returned to Vinteria, I found Mikoto in a state of unveiling.

"I wish people would stop saying I'm old before they say I'm grown up. .... I'm sorry.

You look terrible, though, don't you?

"Says the guy who threw me in the middle of all these surprise people and then disappeared?

Well, I'll ask you what happened, including what happened to you. I'll ask you what happened with that.

Masaru was stunned to hear all that Mikoto had been through in the past two weeks.

You're alive... I'm going to give you a treatment and a massage, but you need to rest today. It's good to know that you're not going to do anything crazy... well, I know that you have no intention of doing anything crazy. .... It's good to know that you have no intention of doing anything strange.

What? What? I'm doing something weird?

Yeah, I've been watching you. Yeah.

Where are you? I mean, help me out here, you f*cking watcher!

Sorry, it's not a person. Me and one of Victinius' angels were hiding. They're my family, they're loyal to what I ask of them, and they haven't grown up to be free thinkers yet... they were just born. "What?

"What? You have a child? And not an angelic child, but an angel with a child!

I'm sure you'll be able to understand what I'm talking about.

"I don't know what kind of knowledge Mikoto has. I don't know what kind of knowledge you have, but when you use your knowledge of the earth, please think about the person, the situation, and what is beyond that knowledge. I'm not sure what I know.

That's .... That's .

You don't want to get involved in a war, and you don't want to start one, either. You don't want to get into a war, and you don't want to start one, do you? Gunpowder?

Gunpowder... is it really necessary when there's magic?

Magic isn't all-powerful, you know. I'm sure you'll be able to figure out how to use it. I'll tell you more about the reality of magic.

When I told him more about the reality of magic, his eyes widened in surprise once again.

"How much of a cheat are you playing with the world? "How much cheating are you doing with the world?

"It's all very impractical magic. There are a few geniuses like May who are a little crazy, but they are not suited for magic because of their race and they don't have much maximum firepower. Monsters and monsters are more of a threat. I don't know.

"So is it intentional that everyone is equipped with swords, spears, bows and arrows?

I'm sure that if you need something else to fight demons and monsters, someone will make it for you. If you're losing the battle for survival against natural born creatures, what choice do you have?

I'm sure you'll be able to figure out what's going on.

I'm not saying you have to put up with it, but you have to take responsibility for it. Besides, we're from the same town! If there's anything you want, just let me know and I'll see what I can do. Really?

"Really? Then I want a Japanese sword! Can't I have a Japanese sword?

Japanese swords... no problem. I'll give you a few strikes and you can try them out. I know how it goes.

I know what's going to happen, but you can't know until you use it and experience it. After all, such a romantic item will stay in your mind forever.

"Well, give me about a week. In the meantime, I've got a lot of black ants to dismantle, so do your best!

"What? You mean that thing again?