Chapter 202

―――The 31st day of the winter month, the number of days remaining in this year was in the single digits.

On that night, Yuri was in his office on the first floor of the Royal Palace of Yuritania.

Yuri's office work consists of checking the reports that come in from all over the country every morning, grasping the situation in the city, and then going through some documents and putting a seal of approval on them, so it generally only takes about three hours.

That's why Yuri only stays in her office in the morning, and usually doesn't stay here until the afternoon.

Recently, I've been so focused on the Volmisian Empire that I've been neglecting things related to Shinto City. The sun was going down before I realized it, and I had lost an entire day of work just checking information on various fields, such as the construction status of the land, the operation of educational facilities, and business and employment-related matters.

(Anyway, I'm glad things are going well for the most part.)

Yuri breathed a sigh of relief when she was able to confirm that there was no hindrance to the progress of the “Shinto City” that was nearing completion.

―――Even if Yuri, the leader, is not supervising, everything is running smoothly.

Thankfully, there is a rare group of people around us who make this possible.

Yuri once again thanked no one for the good fortune she had been blessed with.

(……But there will definitely be more than a few “problems” in the future.)

At the same time, the thought made Yuri feel a little melancholy.

The number of gods that have already been welcomed into the current “Shinto City” is almost 90% of all the gods that existed in the game『 Atros Online 』.

Conversely, we have yet to welcome nearly 10% of the gods to our land.

If you ask why, the reason is clear.

It is because the remaining 10% are all gods with problems of varying degrees.

The most common is the ‘belligerent’ god, which probably accounts for about 80% of the remaining gods. There are also a few inherently evil gods.

As for Yuri, she doesn't necessarily think that all gods must be welcomed in Shinto City. Therefore, I think it is quite possible to choose not to welcome gods whose nature is malignant, such as the latter mentioned earlier.

However, as in the former case, it would be a shame to exclude certain gods just because they are ‘belligerent’. I think it would be a shame to do so.

For example, in the game『 Atros Online 』, Susanoo, a god with an extremely violent personality, is too good to be eliminated.

After all, Susanoo possesses a high divinity that is comparable to that of Amaterasu, the presiding deity of Takamagahara. Naturally, the benefits of having his deity in the land were comparable to those of other gods.

What's more, Susanoo is the younger brother of Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi. If we did not welcome only one of the siblings, they would miss him as well.

(Summoning them and then twisting them by force is probably the best way to go…)

In the beginning, the belligerent gods in『 Atros Online 』may seem hostile and pounce on the player. However, when the player shows his or her martial prowess, their attitude suddenly changes and they become friendly to the player.

So, if Yuri, the Empress, shows her martial prowess to the belligerent gods she welcomes, it will be possible to make them calm down.

To do this, it seems to me that the quickest way to show one's martial prowess is to directly confront the belligerent gods.

To tell you the truth, I don't really like violent solutions, but… As long as I can't think of a better way to do it, I guess I can't help it.

“Unnnn…”

Shaking her head, Yuri shook off the feeling that she was beginning to feel a little depressed.

When you're feeling down, you need to refresh yourself. Fortunately, there is a very suitable facility for this purpose in the Shinto City that is being built.

As Yuri left the office, she looked around.

All of the members of the Yuri Empire live in the Royal Palace of Yuritania. Yuri was going to let one of the first children she met in this royal palace accompany her for refreshment.

“Oh―――Soufflé, may I have a moment?”

Yuri called out to the girl who was just walking with her back to her.

All of the children living in the palace were Yuri's ‘real wives’. So, of course, Yuri knew immediately who it was, even just by looking at her back.

“…Sister! What can I do for you?”

A small girl turns around at the sound of Yuri's voice and comes running up to me.

Her name is Soufflé, and she belongs to <Himeyuri>.

I've already had a deep connection with her when she served as my ‘love duty’ a long time ago. Since then, I don't think we've had much of a chance to deepen our relationship.

It would be nice to spend some time with her after all these years.

“I have a question for Soufflé, if you don't mind.”

“Ah, yes. What is it, sister? Ask me anything!”

“Do you think Soufflé would mind if I ‘treated' you like a child?”

“Eh…? Treat me like a child?”

“Yes.”

Yuri responded to Souffle's words by nodding slowly.

I don't know what you're mean, though she could see it clearly written in the slightly confused expression on Souffle's face. Yuri didn't say anything, but waited quietly for her answer.

“Well, yes… I think I'm an adult now, and if someone else told me that, I'd probably hate it just a little bit. But if it's… sister, I'm sure I wouldn't mind being treated like a child.”

“Well, that's superimposed. By the way, do you have any free time in the future?”

“Yes, I'm free, no problem…?”

“I'm going to go to the hot springs in the city―――”

“I'd love to join you!”

Before Yuri could finish, Soufflé said with a biting tone.

Unexpectedly, Yuri's face suddenly broke into a smile.

With an unbearable laugh, Yuri gently takes one of Souffle's hands.

Then, using the transfer magic, she jumped with her to Shinto City.