Volume 1 Chapter 11 (2/2)
”Oh how beautiful!”
”The girls should be like that after all”
”Isn't she a bit overweight?”
”It's fine that way You don't get it huh”
”What a beauty I want her to be my bride”
”Compared to her, what's with that Witch?”
”She's all bones”
”She's too slender”
So like that
It was very unpleasant that the flames somehow reached to me
”Fuuh”
For the ti, I turned around the way I came from, and rushed towards the coffee shop
I escaped Because it was too unpleasant
”Welco-faced usting smile on his face
”U set”
I chose the top
”As you request”
The e with another employee
Well, they should be ridiculing my appearance
””
Needless to think, needless to say
Apparently in this country – the other side of the gate seely' is far from ordinary
”Hey look the ugly is sitting there”
”You fool! Don't talk so easily about the ugly ones You'll get infected!”
”D-damnit! My bad”
”Good grief”
Putting aside whether ugliness was infectious, it seems that even inside the coffee shop, the other custolares
I don't really get it, but it see to the objects of discrimination in this country
”Thank you for waiting Here's yourset”
The e left behind a coffee and a bread And also jam
A very
Then, while displaying an unpleasant smile, the employee said,
”Ms customer, I' this? We're getting complaints from other customers”
”Alright”
The laughter leaked out from some seat
After eating the antly, I headed towards the bookstore
I wanted to promptly escaped from here, but I can't because I made a promise
Reluctantly, as I walked while being pointed and laughed at, I finally arrived to the bookstore
The inside of the bookstore was engulfed in silence As expected of the sacred place of ladies and gentleulfed in bookshelves, or perhaps in the books they held in hand, so they didn't start looking towards me
So this is a safety zone
”Lets see” I loitered inside the store while recalling the book title requested by the Magician
After a while, I finally found it It was stacked in the corner of new books
Taking one copy in hand, I went towards the counter
”Weeelco accepted the book ”Shall I wrap it?”
”Please do”
She didn't take a blatant attitude, but shedeep down
As I leisurely moved my eyes away, I saw the bookmarks of books with bad taste piled up on the counter
They were crushed and flattened spider husks that were disgusting to even look at They had ”Bookmarks” written on them so they must be one There is no doubt
”Ah, could you put one of these bookes?”
”Customer has a bad taste, eh”
Then why are you even selling those bookmarks
When I left the store, I was surrounded by the adults
I don't knohat I', but I myself didn't understand what had occurred
Surrounding entleman I remembered
”Hey, you are the traveler who slipped in this country aren't you?”
The oily fat man spoke towards uy that was carrying down the luggage froate
”What do you mean by slipped in?”
I frankly said
”You secretly entered while we gate guards were carrying the luggage didn't you It's a lies aren't allowed”
”What?” I shouldn't have entered?
”Don't play duuard of that side should have given you the explanation That the second gate is a special location where only select few can enter Still entering in spite of that is extremely bad deed”
”Haah”
Now that I think about it, I think the gate guard asked me whether I knew of the country or not
”What's with your attitude!? In the first place, it will make the citizens troubled if someone like you stays here Get out at once!”
”I intended to do just that even without you telling me”
I already finished my business here
”Hmph, and don't come back”
I don't plant to co me that so relax I wanted to say that
But I'h to add oil to the fire so I just replied with ”Is that so~”
Part 4
”Oh my So you finally returned”
It was the worn out place outside the prospering country
She stood before the second gate as I left it It was good that it saved the trouble of searching her, but I think that o meet her was predicted somehow
It was as if I was dancing on her palm all this time
It's probably just ination
”hello I obtained the promised item”
”Oh Thank you”
She tried to take the book from my hands
”But before that, won't you letthe book over co up the book
She drew back her extended hands, and said,
”That's right──then, shall we go sit somewhere?”
So the place I was led to was a bench that didn't have any life in it It see tis, and the wood on it also had holes here and there
It gave of a cracking sound as we sat It was a little scary It felt like the plank would break with a 'Baam!' any time now
Opposite to ician gazed calmly at the tranquil scenery and spoke
”Coood here It's calm”
”Well, that's true”
Though I wonder if it isn't a bit too calm
”So, what do you want to hear?”
”You knohat I want to hear, don't you?”
The Magician, for a short while, became silent
Then, she started to speak bit by bit
”──You see, in old times, when this country was yet undivided, there lived one really ugly princess”
”Huh? Ugly princess you say?”
I inclinedof ”What do you mean?”
”Well, she would be a beauty by the standard of that other side──well, in short, it was a princess that would be ugly by your standards”
”That was pretty harsh”
”But it's true”
””
”Let's return to the topic──that ugly princess was self-conscious about her own ugliness At that tieneral idea of a 'beauty' was still normal, so she didn't have self-confidence in her appearance”
Fumu Fumu?
The Magician continued the talk
”That's why, the princess asked one traveler Witch ”Make my appearance beautiful” However the Witch refused She didn't know of a Magic that could taht that it wasn't right thing to do ethically”
”Was that traveler Witch you?”
However, she shook her head ”No I'ht?”
Saying so, she pulled the chest of her robe and showedthere for sure
”Then, how do you know of the request that the princess gave to that traveler Witch?”
”Because I'ot to know each other when she caether only for a little time”
”Haah”
”Both e were exactly the same as yours, and our appearances were also just like yours We were absolutely bright and beautiful”
”Haah”
Was she ad me? I don't understand
”Well, anyway, the traveler Witch turned town the princess' request It seems that she was quite persistent and eventually even turned into a quarrel Then, the angry princess exiled the traveler Witch fro ”You have some nerve to deny my request””
”By the way, I was just exiled as well”
”I thought as such”
””
It see hoould all end up
”Then, the princess reversed the concept of ugly and beautiful and dreay everyone as ugly froate And thus, the princess lived in harmony And they all lived happily ever after”
””
”Hoas it?”
”No well, even if you ask how”
It somehow became a headache
For now, let's ask what I want to ask
”However, was that okay? All of you were driven away froe if dissatisfied people appeared from there”
”And they appeared of course Although there wasn't anyone who thought of revolt”
”Is that so?”
”The dissatisfied people grabbed a large suht now, they are starting their lives frouess? Can't say that it's a wise idea though If you want to leave in co in this place would be the best choice──You getafter all This side is seems poor, but it's actually the other side that's poor”
””
”Thanks to the bad-looking princess who forced her sense of values, we are all living peaceful and ordinary lives On the other side as well, the people are living a life with no disco at people like us, they vent their daily stress
”Yeah”
I see
Looking from the other side, the people here are depraved existences that make them think ”I don't want to become like that”
So, bythe existences lower than the the peace, that should be it
It's skillful, or maybe poor, or indirect
”──Well, my talk is done with this Hoas it? Did it answer all your questions?” She held her hand out to me
I said while putting the book I bought in her hand
”Yes, h I'm still stressed ”By the hy did you want this book?”
”This is a new edition book, but they don't really distribute it here froht I'd use miss traveler”
””
I see
I was used with quite worthless reason
”Well, you got to know the other side, it's fine, right?”
”That's right huh──although I got so openly discriminated on the other side
”Oh sorry about that” She honestly apologized
”Don't mind it”
I already inserted es
”What did you think after traveling this country?”
Suddenly she asked while opening the book
The two in one countries, they were really peaceful yet with really strange relationshi+ps If I had to express it in a word
”I think it's a strange country”
I guess that ould sum it up
And she,
”That's also what I think”
Said so and turned over the page