Arc 17: Everyday Life #4
Chapter 130: Surprise morning, and the fourth
[Hnn…………….?]
In the morning, I vaguely saw a girl’s face in front of me as I drowsily opened my eyes. As the morning sun came in, she was sleeping beside me while peacefully breathing in her sleep.
[…… Why is Yumina……?]
As I felt relieved by my fiancee’s face, I closed my eyes again. She then reached her hands out and hugged me as she twisted her body. I also hug her closely without resisting. She smells so soft. I am calming down for some reason. When I hug her just slightly stronger, she leaks out [N…] cute voice. This is good. I want to keep hugging her forever…….
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Why is Yumina even here? I am pretty sure I went to bed alone yesterday. Or rather, I only sleep alone! Everybody has their own rooms, and I don’t do [That sort of thing] with anyone! I drench in sweat immediately and wake up from dreamland.
[Fuowaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!?]
I jump away from the bed and fall to the floor due to that leap. After I fell down on the back of my head, I felt surprised more than I felt the pain. Or rather, It didn’t feel that painful.
[U…..eh……? Ah, Touya-san…… Good morning…….]
As she rubs her sleepy looking eyes, Yumina gets up from the bed. The adorable silk pajamas looks good on her. This appearance of her is also lovely. Wait, that’s not it!
[Wh~, why is Yumina here!?]
[Ara, is it strange for married couples to sleep in the same bed? Recently Touya-san has been quite busy with the country’s issues and is hardly paying any attention to me. So I have to at least do this much]
She says this while laughing and smiling. I unquestionably have been busy lately and couldn’t keep you company, but even so! I wish you don’t do something that’s bad for my heart. And, we are still not a married couple yet.
12…Ah, is she 13 already? Just by sharing the bed with a 13 year old girl, I will be told ‘How could you’ if it was my original world even if I didn’t do anything.
[Well then, let’s go to Belfast’s Castle since it has been promised earlier. I will be preparing now]
As Yumina goes down from the bed while saying that and comes towards me who is sitting on the floor, she leans over, gives me a light kiss and then leaves. Eh?
Yumina quickly leaves the room while I’m still being surprised by the sudden turn of events. She is fast.
……. Let me correct it. It is not like I did anything.
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We have come to the Castle of Belfast after a long absence. I guess the only thing different from before is that the knights guarding the place have kneeled while greeting us. I would be fine even if they didn’t go that far, but because it seemed that it was [Decided] already, I couldn’t say a word.
When we enter the room further inside the castle, Queen Yuella-sama is sitting on a sofa in a relaxed manner. Her stomach has grown fairly big. Is she in her eighth month?
[Welcome, Yumina, Touya-san]
[How are you doing, honored mother? Do you feel sick anywhere?]
Yumina approaches Queen Yuella and touches her stomach. Will the baby be born in two more months? It has that kind of mysterious feeling. Or rather, should I call it the mystery of life?
[Where is the king by the way?]
I restlessly look around but don’t see him. However, I have already told him in advance that we will be coming today.
[If it is that person, he is at the baseball field] (TL: she sounds angry lol)
[Baseball Field?]
[They had broken a part of the western district’s castle wall, made an expansion, leveled the land there and made the field]
Queen Yuella explains while laughing. You say they have made the baseball field. I wonder how should I say this, but I feel like I should learn that power that mobilizes people. The pretext is to have the citizens watch baseball. It seemed they were looking forward to it everyday, but it actually looked like as if the King only wanted to enjoy it himself.
Because I was interested in what kind of place it was, I left Yumina behind for the time being and moved to the site with [Gate]. They have built a splendid baseball stadium in a place where there was nothing in it before.
[It is like a genuine thing…….]
When I go inside, his Majesty the King and his teammates are gathered around the pitcher mound and are talking.
[Oooh~, Touya-dono, you came at a good time! Get over here for a moment!]
[What on earth had happened here?]
The king who quickly recognized me beckons me to come swiftly. What the heck it could be about?
[In case the ball enters the home run zone after it bounces, is this a home run?]
[Haa?]
What’s with this question? Did you say a home run after bouncing? Even if you suddenly ask me this… Frankly, I only played outdoor baseball when I was in elementary school. I don’t anything about it yet. I take out my smartphone and search for the rule on the net.
[Etto, please wait a moment. Baseball rules…Bouncing…Home Run…….Etto…….Ah, found it, found it. It is a “ground rule double”]
[Ground rule double?]
[It is a two-base hit]
[I see! Alright, let’s continue the game!]
Eeh? That was enough for you?! The game is resumed like it was nothing.
I withdraw to the bench with His Majesty the King and watch the game.
[However, they are giving out a great deal of enthusiasm]
[It’s a given since we have a match with Rifurisu Empire next week. Fighting spirit is also in the air]
Have they already started doing something like that as well? I would have never thought international exchange games are already being organized. It’s already slipping more and more from my hands, isn’t it? I just hope it takes root as a general public entertainment once it comes to this.
[It is great that Queen Yuella-sama looks healty]
[Umu. The kid in her belly seems to be growing fast. All I can hope for is for her to safely give birth afterwards. At first, I was thinking I could adopt you into the family as Yumina’s groom if the child would be a girl. But given the current situation, I wish the child will be a boy. I want to play catchball together with him]
It might be good for the parent and the child to play catchball. It may be one of the dreams a father has. I guess another one is to drink sake together once he grows up.
……I couldn’t have a taste of that with my father……. I’m an ungrateful child.
[However, it’s a fact that my house team is insecure about their defense because all the guys from the other team have frightening power……]
[Finesse pitching, this also one of the tactics when the opponent is. .h.i.tting for home runs. Isn’t it that your only choice to hold them down is by breaking b.a.l.l.s?]
[Breaking b.a.l.l.s?]
The king eyes glinted with a flash. That’s bad. I said too much. However, it was already too late. I was being questioned about breaking b.a.l.l.s, and ended up spilling it out. A ball can break without having to use the power of magic.
Even for the people of this world, there seems to be a rule not to use magic in compet.i.tions like these where physical ability matters. Therefore, something like an item with magic detection capabilities was set up. There also included measures to prevent cheating. That’s why they didn’t seem to realize that they could break the ball without using magic.
I explain to them things like the Curve, Shot, Fork and Change-up. Starting with His Majesty the King, the pitchers also had doubtful eyes; therefore, I projected an animated movie I found on the net in the air. It seemed they got convinced as soon as I showed each one of the break b.a.l.l.s.
Naturally, I was asked to teach them how to do it, but I am pretty much an amateur. For now, I explain to them the way to grasp the ball and how to throw it while looking it up. “The only thing left is to practice!” – Or that’s how I deceived them.
These people are scary because they seemingly are able to throw the ball despite the teaching method used to teach them. Since it is pretty much unfair, do I also have to teach the empire’s side about breaking b.a.l.l.s later?
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When I come back with Yumina from the Belfast Castle, Kougyoku came from somewhere while flapping her wings, and landed on my shoulder.
『My Lord, a notice came from one of the scouts sometime ago, however…… 』
[Oh, did he find something?]
『I can’t completely make a conclusion regarding that matter. However, the scout has seen what appears to be a pitch black quadrangular auger made of a strange material』
A Quadrangular auger? Do you mean that it looks like a pyramid? I am worried about that pitch black material that was just said. But the transfer formation in the ice hole in Elfura kingdom also used that kind of material. This looks like a success.
[And, where is that ruin?]
『It’s on a small solitary Island floating in the ocean southwest from here. It’s located to the west of Sandora Kingdom』
It is pretty far. However, it is not a distance we can’t reach. Shall I go with Babylon as usual? I can also go with [Fly], but it is unpopular with everyone…….
I called out to our usual members. I move only with Rin and all of my fiancées when it is a matter regarding Babylon. I don’t have any plans to make its existence known. It will only cause wariness if others knew I have inherited the legacy of a super-ancient civilization.
I confirm the exact position of the pyramid ruin that is on the solitary island with map.
[It is a small island. I wonder if it’s considerably smaller than this country?]
[I wonder, can people live there?]
[Who knows. There are no diplomatic relations with this country at least. I also didn’t hear about this island as well]
If it’s this kind of island, there is no way information can be gathered. Is this exactly why a summoned bird that can fly in the sky was able to find it?
[This will be a fourth Babylon, I guess. Well, either [Hangar] or [Warehouse] will be good] – (Touya)
[It’s fine even if it’s the [Library]. Rather, I am more grateful if that is the case] – (Rin)
[I wonder if that isn’t the [Tower]] – (Yae)
[…I-i’m thinking if it will be the [Laboratory]…..] – (Lindsey, apparently)
[Then, I will bet on the [Rampart]] – (Elsie, apparently)
It becomes an object of betting. We still don’t know whether it is a Babylon ruin or not.
Then, shall we depart? Please be either the [Hangar] or the [Warehouse].