Chapter 1732: Nighttime Founding Festival with Shallow Vernal ②

Chapter 1732: Nighttime Founding Festival with Shallow Vernal 2

In the past, when I was asked if I had seen Mt Fuji, I felt like my response was very subtle, saying I had technically seen it but I’m not sure if I had really “seen” it. I don’t have any direct memories of going to see it, but considering the location of where I lived and my mom’s hometown, it wouldn’t be surprising to see it from the Shinkansen when accompanying her back home.

However, it didn’t really leave a lasting impression, so I don’t think I was that interested in it. I mainly saw Mt Fuji through TV programs and magazine photos.

And now, even though I had come to another world, I never thought I would see Mt Fuji again for some reason...... Perhaps because I was seeing it without a medium like TV or photographs, Mt Fuji seemed to be shining...... No, I mean...... it seriously is shining, isn’t it? That Mt Fuji, I mean...... Being able to see the entire view implies that it should be in a place quite a distance away from here, but it’s clearly unnatural to see it so distinctly when it’s completely nighttime.

[......Oya?]

[Unnn? What’s the matter?]

Thereupon, I saw Shiro-san tilting her head beside me. The reason for her uttering that out...... doesn’t seem like because she also found Mt Fuji shining as strange. That mountain is clearly designed to be visible even at night, so no matter how I think about it, it must have been requested by Shiro-san.

[It seems Kuro is here. She’s with Earth God right now...... Fumu. I see she made that Mt Fuji invisible to everyone but us.]

[Well, that’s a very important thing.]

That follow-up is very important. After all, if Mt Fuji suddenly appears, shining around in this night, Hydra Kingdom would be in chaos. No, judging by Shiro-san’s tone, it seems like Kuro came later, so it’s possible that a few had seen the mountain, but considering Laguna-san and Chronois-san, I think making it not visible at this moment may have been a counter-measure...... or rather, an easy way to gloss things over.

And as I had expected, it seemed like it really was Eden-san who prepared the Mt Fuji. With Eden-san cooperating with Shiro-san in this kind of thing, did they have some kind of contract or something?

[Haahhh, geez...... If such a big mountain suddenly appears, it’s going to cause a big commotion. You need to keep in mind stuff like preventing people from approaching the vicinity, so at least cast something like Recognition Inhibition......]

[And why exactly do I need to be considerate of these lumps of flesh?]

[......I’m really glad I came here.]

[It’s not like it matters, this timeline is just another one of the parallel worlds anyway. No matter what happens here wouldn’t affect the original timeline in any way, so why bother?]

[It’s not about that..... Good grief, for the time being, I’ll inform Laguna-chan and the others, so don’t do anything weird, okay?]

[Well, that’s just rude. Have I ever done anything strange in this world?]

[Did you think I would say this if you haven’t!?]

After letting out another exasperated sigh, Kuromueina headed back to the royal castle to inform them what was going on. At any rate, as usual, Makina’s thoughts were headache-inducing, making Kuromueina even worried about taking her eyes off her even for a moment.

[......Ah~~ Kuro-san. It’s alright. I’ll take care of this idiot for now.]

[Unnn. I’ll leave her to you, Shalltear. I’m going to help with the clean-up at the royal castle for the time being.]

[That’s strange. No matter how I look at it, I’m clearly the victim here———- Wait, stop! Ouch! Hey, wait! Alice!? Why are you pulling my ear!?]

<Afterword>

Serious-senpai : [Kuro and Alice had come, so they now have a good lineup against Makina...... Unnn. For Makina, that is...... The only issue now might be that there’s that someone who, despite having an expressionless face, gets overly excited and can’t contain her enthusiasm.]n-)OvElbIn