Chapter 764: The Tale of the Mechanized God ⑥ (1/2)

<Author's Notes>

I posted ”Let's go Fishing with Anima ⑥” at the same time in Chapter 757.

The rooftop of a skyscraper towering over a large city. Several hundred meters above the ground, Makina was on her hands and knees, trying to catch her breath.

At such a height, the wind should have been quite strong, but perhaps, Alicia may have done something, as she could only feel a gentle breeze around her.

[……Haahhh…… Haahhh……]

[I'm back~~ I bought you something to eat before we go out to play~~]

Standing in front of the ragged Makina, Alicia, who had gone out to buy food, came back with a paper bag in hand.

[Arehh? Makina, why do you look so tired? Are you that excited to be in a new city for the first time.]

[……That's not it. It's not because I was too excited, it's because I had my first skydive before I came to this city.]

[You lead quite an aggressive life~~]

[And whose fault do you think this is!? Tell me!!!]

Brushing Makina's accusations aside with a loud laugh, Alicia held out the paper bag in her hand.

[Well, putting that aside, we should eat while it's warm.]

[Mnghhh…… Geez, what a troubling friend you are. Thanks…… What's this?]

[It's a hamburger.]

[Hamburger…… Ahh, I think I've seen a lot of people eat this a couple of times with my clairvoyance.]

Seeing Making curiously looking at the wrapped hamburger she took out from the paper bag, Alicia shrugged.

[Saying that she has never eaten burgers, this is why you're a ”naive island girl”……]

[Naive island girl, that's the first time I've heard of that…… No, what's troubling is that it's true.]

After wryly smiling at Alicia's words, Makina moved closer to Alicia, and sitting side by side on the edge of the rooftop, the two of them began to eat.

Makina looked a little hesitant, looking at the food in her hands she's seeing for the first time, but after a little while, as if she had made up her mind, she took a bite of the hamburger, before turning to Alicia with shining eyes.

[This is delicious! I've never tasted food this tasty before!!!]

[Well, not if all you eat is jellies and canned military food.]

[Amazing, for a food this tasty to exist in the world…… I wonder how I should say this? I feel really moved!]

[For you to get so excited over a single hamburger, that's really cheap…… Well, I'm glad you liked it.]

[Unnn! Thanks, Alicia!]

[Ahaha, you're welcome.]

Seeing Makina eating her hamburger with a smile on her face, as if what she's eating really is very delicious, Alicia brought her own hamburger to her mouth with a kind smile on her face.

This experience, along with her gratitude to Alicia for taking her out of the birdcage, left a strong impression on Makina…… that later, when she was asked what her favorite food was, she would always say hamburgers.

For Makina, the taste of hamburgers may be the taste of her memories together with her dearest best friend, Alicia.

After finishing her meal, Makina was once again carried by Alicia and they moved to their next destination.

[……What's this place?]

[It's an amusement park. Well, it's fine if we just play around the city, but if it's here, we can play a lot here. This amusement park is also pretty famous around the area.]

[Fuehhh, amazing. How should I say this…… Seeing all sorts of different things kinda feels overwhelming.]

The amusement park seemed to be glittering even during the daytime, and Makina looked at the various attractions and the crowd of people with great interest. Seeing things with the power of clairvoyance and seeing them in person really would give you a different impression.

[Well then, Makina. What attractions do you want to go to?]

[H- Hmmm. I'm not really sure, so I'll leave it to Alicia to decide…… Ahh, but I had a scary experience earlier, so I don't want anything scary.]

[Okay~~ Let's go~~]

[Unnn!]

After seeing Makina happy with excitement, Alicia smiled and led her into the amusement park.

The attraction that Alicia chose was one that was somewhat close to the entrance, really makes you feel that you're in an amusement park, and met Makina's needs……

[……Hey, Alicia?]

[Unnn?]

[You see, this ride has some kind of sturdy guardrail, and it's slowly climbing up…… Is it just my imagination? Was it just me being someone who doesn't know much about the world? This…… Isn't this a ”roller coaster”?]

[Eh? Yes, that's right?]

Yes, it was a roller coaster. It was also the largest and main attraction of this amusement park, making it ranked among the biggest roller coasters in the world.

It made sense to choose a well-known and easily recognizable attraction first. However, this didn't meet Makina's requirement of ”something that isn't scary”.

As proof of this, Makina turned to Alicia with a pale face and shouted.

[Why!? Didn't I tell you I don't want something scary!!!?]

[Eh? Well, it's not like this ”slow” attrac———- Ahh.]

After looking as if she noticed something in the middle of her words, Alicia looked awkward for a moment before she stuck out her tongue and smiled.

[…..Tehe~]

[……I knew it. You just completely made a face that looked like you forgot about the difference in our physical ability!]

[……Makina.]

[Ahh… Ahhhhh…… It's already reached the peak…… W- What!?]

[Sowwy~~]

[I knew it! And it's already too late!!! Just be careful of this next———– Gyaaaaaahhhhh!?]

Apparently, Alicia really didn't have any bad intentions this time. Needless to say, her physical abilities are on a different level from Makina's. For Alicia, this roller coaster isn't something she categorizes as ”scary”.

Therefore, she chose a roller coaster, thinking that horror attractions, like haunted houses, weren't for Makina. And thus, once again, Makina's screams resounded.

[……Whoeehhh……]

[No, I'm really sorry. Next time, let's go with something that doesn't move too much.]

[……U- Unnn…… That would be great. But, wait a moment…… I can't move yet.]

[Makina, you look like a newborn fawn.]

[It's too hard of an attraction for someone like me to be the first experience of someone like me who's going to an amusement park for the first time in my life……]

When the attraction ended, Alicia apologized to Makina, who was holding onto a nearby pillar, with her legs shaking.

Makina seemed to understand that Alicia didn't mean any harm, so she didn't say anything to blame her. After a while, she stopped shaking and started walking hand in hand with Alicia again.

[……Hmmm, I think it's better if Makina chooses this time instead of me. Here, the pamphlet…… If you don't know something, I'll explain it to you.]

[Thanks, errr, which one would be good…… Ahh, what about this attraction?]

[Ahh, that's pretty popular. That attraction is based on a movie and uses the latest hologram technology, so it's very realistic and fun. It's not as intense as a roller coaster, but there is a part at the end where you would have to move a little bit faster.]

[Hmmm, I think I can handle that. Then, let's go here!]

[Alrighty.]

Smiling together as if they had regained their composure, they then headed for the next attraction together.