CH 87.1

The sweet smell lured me out into the garden where greenery seemed to glitter under the warm spring sunlight.

Small flowers were blooming, butterflies were flying, and white ball was falling from the sky.

White ball…..?

I picked up the white baseball that had rolled by my feet and while I was wondering, I heard someone’s voice coming from behind the hedge.

「Oh darn, this is a noble’s house……」

「Go apologize」

「I don’t want to die～」

「Idiot, you’re the one who threw it there」

I see.

I tossed the ball back over the hedge and heard the footsteps moving away with a whoosh.

It seems like baseball, which started last fall, has completely taken root in this city.

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The Schenker Baseball Stadium is the headquarters of this world’s baseball.

Noon that day, the place was packed with baseball fans from all over Torquiva.

The owners of all the 12 noble teams in Torquiva are lined up on the field.

Yes, today is the opening ceremony of the city’s baseball league, which will last from spring to winter.

On the podium in the center of the field, the president of the Baseball Player’s Association, Venerable Estoma, dean of Torquiva Magic Academy, was giving his speech.

『………you can have a lot of fun in your life but it’s better if you enjoy something new. Baseball is a game with a short history but it is enough to make this old man’s heart beat wildly. Let us compete fair and square, without distinction between young and old, male and female, and within the limits of the rules. I hereby declare the opening of the House of Lords League. 』

The speech, which should be good but was too long to get into my head, finally came to an end and the audience burst into a round of applause, which did not discriminate between nobles and commoners.

The owner’s stepped back with Venerable Estoma and in their place, the players of the league’s first game appeared in the stadium.

The commoners formed a long line at the ticket window to buy betting tickets while the nobles bought snacks and drinks to enjoy this memorable game that would remain in history as long as baseball lasted.

This was completely unintentional but the baseball stadium has become a magical place where nobles and commoners mingle and enjoy each other’s company.

The commoners, while showing consideration by not paying attention to the VIP seats, looked forward to the fancy games between nobles. And nobles, while not saying a word, looked forward to the games between nobles.

Although the nobles did not say so, they allowed the commoners to watch the games as witnesses.

『The first pitch will now be thrown by former major general, His Excellency Majess, principal of the Magic Academy. Ladies and gentlemen, please stay silent.』

With such an announcement, the robed principal stepped up to the pitcher’s mound and with a fireball, the ball was literally on fire, struck out beautifully.

Principal, you must have practiced a lot……

Raising his hand and looking around the bleachers, the principal looked more energetic than I had ever seen him before.

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Along with the start of the baseball season, the production site of the super behemoth beast type magic construct began to operate again.

The hundred-meter-long dock, which had been filled with trash and sand, was cleaned up and a tent was put up over the entire area to shield it from the eyes of the outside world.

Presently, Torquiva is a spy paradise which is only natural.

The guards too, have been recruited from somewhere and are on guard along with the part timer students from the Magic Academy.

Even for counterintelligence, we can’t just send them out in the open……well, the magic construct project we’re currently doing is nominally a student’s personal research.

Spread around the corners of my tents are strong looking people. I was making final preparations before the creation of the magic construct with Laura-san and those guys are here, following us around, in the name of surveillance.