Chapter 19 (2/2)

When I announced my fiancée around the neighborhood, people stopped pus.h.i.+ng marriage proposals onto me.

I also refused anyone who wanted to join my pirate crew, since my current quant.i.ty and quality are enough.

As a baronet, my military strength is strong enough and I’m quite strong myself.

So now, I’m living in the mansion with Adelle and Claudia (Yoko) as my fiancées.

Once you become a n.o.ble, there are restrictions to some extent.

Since we’re at war, we need to contribute in making strategies and be prepared to move immediately.

Everyone in the pirate group were a.s.sisting with a sea patrol task.

It seemed our Roxas will help us bond with the marines by cooking delicious food on the marine s.h.i.+p. 『Catching them by their stomach』

Even though we don’t spend time together as much as before, I still contact them in the morning and evening.

Even like this, I’m still the Big Boss.

Minor details like this are important as well.

***

Calming myself down to certain extent, in the Toudou Residence, we are now waiting for a visitor.

「I made some coffee. This magic artifact called 【Coffee Maker】 is sure useful」

「To be frank, I didn’t think that it would really be that useful」

「Since coffee can be drunk anywhere in the Kingdom… but I can only drink cold beer here and I think this is amazing!」

「Don’t you dare to drink any alcohol. The prince is coming」

「I know! I know!」

Today, the prince is visiting. Yesterday, a butler from the royal palace came to announce that the prince is coming.

「But what does the prince want to talk about?」

「That prince is someone who likes to stand at the frontline. It might be some sort of strategy meeting」

「Since naval combat is completely dominated by Masaki, maybe this time we will talk about land combat」

The sea has settled quite a bit since then.

The Empire’s s.h.i.+ps were reduced significantly so that even the neighboring countries can also deal with them.

When I checked the 【Map】, I could see 2 people pa.s.sing through the gate and heading to the entrance.

Let’s see who they are… It’s the prince… but who is the one next to… oh, it’s Jirou.

Jirou the s.h.i.+n.o.bi looked like any ordinary soldier.

(TL: need help with this 周囲の人たちもどこにでもいる顔なので見たことあるような…でぼんやりとした印象しか残っていない。)

The earl used up all his sober mind to tell me that information.

When I saw the two, I brought both Adelle and Yoko to greet them at the entrance.

The sound of knocking could be heard and Adelle opened the door.

「Welcome, Prince Leon. Jirou-dono. We were waiting for you」

「Baronet Masaki, you seem to be fine. You survived the flooding marriage proposal from the n.o.bles and the merchants」

「Yes, since I took both of them as my fiancées, everything has calmed down. We will hold the ceremony after the war has ended」

「Is that so? Once the war with the empire has ended, this continent will be a lot more peaceful. And our conversation today will take us closer to that day」

So it is a strategy meeting. I’m the same. I don’t want to prolong the war any longer. There’s nothing better but ending it as soon as possible.

「I understand. I’ll show you to the guest room」

***

「So this is the magic called【Room】. It sure looks amazing」

Prince Leon is Adelle’s older brother, so he’s quite trustworthy. That’s why I decided to tell him about the 【Room】.

「The taste of good old coffee… I never thought that I could enjoy this taste again」

Jirou was deeply impressed with the taste of coffee from the coffee maker, it was the first time he experienced the taste again after such a long time. (TL: coffee from coffee maker is not the same as the manually grinded one, but I prefer the manual grind)

「I’ll treat you whenever I can. There’s also a beer tap so you can enjoy a cold beer」

「Eeeh!! Please do!」

Jirou leaned forward on the table.

Of course, you can drink beer in this world, but it’s lukewarm.

As both of Jirou and I agreed, beer is best served cold.

「Jirou, does a cold beer taste that good?」

「Yes Sir! I am sure the prince would like it as well!」

「I see. Even so, I’d like to finish this matter first. Are you fine with it?」

「How thoughtless of me… I apologize for my misbehavior」

I’ll treat the prince and Jirou some beer and karaage later, maybe I’ll prepare some fried fish as well.

Let’s add the devilish combo into the prince’s menu!

「Masaki, about my business here. I’d like you to partic.i.p.ate in the operation to recapture a fort from the Empire sometime soon」

「Recapturing a fort… What is my role in the operation?」

「There’s a nasty person in the fort. I’d like you to attack and attract his attention. You were not even fazed when fighting the Leviathan, therefore dear father had recommended you for this task. So, can you do it?」

「A decoy right? I think I suit that role well. But who is this nasty person?」

Counter-measures will change depending on the enemy.

It’s better to gather information in advance.

「Let me continue first. There are things that I wanted to tell Masaki-dono as well. Masaki-dono… no… The 『Game Master』 of Britannia Online, Toudou Masaki」

Jirou dropped the bomb.

I never tell anyone about the name of the MMO I was worked as Game Master.

But this person in front of me know it.

If this information spread, there’s a high chance that they can guess the abilities that I kept hidden.

I regret not being careful and watched this person in maximum vigilance.

The air instantly turned heavy, it was a sign of a fight.

Both Adelle, Yoko, and the prince were puzzled at the unexpected change in the air and couldn’t move.

But Jirou broke the heavy air.

「Please don’t be so cautious. I guess I need to introduce myself once more」

Jirou presented a dark brown notebook. The book looked like deteriorated after a long period of time.

Inside the bottom frame was an emblem s.h.i.+ning gold, it was covered with a vinyl and some familiar words were written there.

「National Police AgencyーLife Safety Division. Chief of Missing People Countermeasure Department. Police Department. Tanaka Jirou… That’s my position 20 years ago. In search for the missing person since 7 March 2020, Masaki Toudou-san」

I need to slow down the translation because I need to focus on my thesis…

Let’s play the usual game.

Go find 5

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