Vol 5 Chapter 5 (1/2)
Chapter 5: Libra Festival
Part 1
”No, you can't force it this way”
”Please queue up orderly!”
”I have received your documents Yes, Okay”
The sweet voices sounded out harmoniously
Elder Tales was a game, so the characters in it were either beautiful cute ladies or handsome stylish men
Hence, if a certain nuathered in one place, especially if they were Adventurers, it would
be a beautiful sight But this was even ant than that
This was the countermeasure HQ set up near the entrance of the exhibition lobby for this eency
shi+roe was sighing silently inside
This was not the first ti hard for Soujirou They say that 'Women in love are
more beautiful', and it was true shi+roe explained it as the blushi+ng cheeks, watery eyes, and the gentle
expressions
But Soujirou's followers they called theuards did not stop at that They seemed
to have heart signs floating all over their bodies, and this aura was reflected in their voice which sounded
sweet as honey
(It is super effective)
shi+roe surveyed the area with a dull expression
The young ladies with blue ar order all over the place, even witnessing the
deals between People of the Landthem advice
Their moveh hundreds of hours of training
But it was i
These were the real skills the personal guards of Soujirou possessed, who took a lot of effort from shi+roe
in convincing theh you couldn't tell froanized
group
And their telepathy netas ever-increasing
Froade which had Soujirou as its guild master has about 30 odd
irls in this event was more than 50
”Tactician shi+roe”
The neat-looking young lady greeted shi+roe
It seemed like shi+roe assumed the tactician position out of nowhere This was because Soujirou instructed
'When you reach the place, listen to shi+roe-senpai's orders'
”5 more people have arrived, they can form a team and move out”
shi+roe knew she was competent and experienced from this concise report
Only the core uilds like 'Silver Swords' or 'Army Bikes' could match her
”Ah”
shi+roe thought about how to say this
Even though this was his battle plan, he kne complicated his expression must seem
”Where is Soujirou?”
”Yes Sou-sa, escorted by the 4th team”
shi+roe calculated the time as he looked out theIt was about time to move to the next phase
”Contact Soujirou and ask him to return to the countermeasures HQ and link up with the 5th team Then
proceed on a 45-minute patrol mission in the lobby The 4th team will take over the duties of the 5th,
which is guarding the HQ andthe counters Also, form the newcomers into teams of 3 and detail
them to the city zone patrol”
”Roger I, I, I”
”?”
The young lady's face turned red,shi+roe moody
”We, the 5th, will patrol with Sou-sama as per Tactician shi+roe's orders!”
This announce here squeal in joy
The girls ether with Sou-sama!' 'It's my first time!' 'What should I do, my panties are not cute
enough!' these words that were full of points to retort Their eyes were no longer just watery, they were
beco heart-shaped
Their assumption was spot on
shi+roe's plan this round used the patrol (dating) with Soujirou as bait to draw in volunteers to help
Soujirou would slowly patrol the clothing exhibition with 3 or 4 girls With the instructions to take it
slow, this was actually a date Soujirou had been authorized to buy gifts for the girls with a budget of 20
gold for each of them The money was sponsored by the Round Table Council
When shi+roe had a flash of brilliance and caht: ”This is an excellent plan!”
But he retorted at the same time: ”Will this kind of tactic actually work?” But from the results, it was
super effective
Although shi+roe did not know the details, Soujirou's personal guards were united like steel (proclaimed
by the girl he was conversing with) According to her, from Soujirou's secretary to the newcomers, they
had a pyramid-like command structure They used this structure to for all the
disputes in the area by themselves
Even when Soujirou alking the streets sloith a tea
the area, being prepared for any eency shi+roe instructed thes
got out of hand They could also inti them to take the matters to the Round
Table Council
shi+roe was at high alert in the beginning, worrying about the People of the Land spies or merchants
escalating issues despite all this But the People of the Land could not bring themselves to do that when
facing these alluring ladies, and things had calmed down
The girls had surprising motives
The look in their eyes literally changed as they carried out their patrol duties orderly and seriously They
handled situations honestly and tactfully, showing no flaws They et closer to Soujirou if
they volunteered for this, that hat they were i Soujirou appeared in front of them quite
often and took different groups on patrol,them to work harder
Since Soujirou ht see them at any moment, their attitudes were careful and respectful They were like
loving cats as they focused on acting their role of a cute girl, but shi+roe could feel the aura of a tiger from
them
Unlike the h on adrenaline, shi+roe's spirit was at rock bottom He didn't envy Soujirou
and didn't want to build a hare such an obvious difference would make any man moody
Soujirou was an outstanding young entle, polite, and reliable in battle He also had a goofy
side, tickling your desire to protect hi Because back in
the Debauchery Tea Party, Saki and Nazuna spent lots of ti
to them
Even so, shi+roe still didn't get it
(Is that all it takes to be so popular?)
The pop idol status of Soujirou made people doubt whether this was some kind of spell They were
envious, but unable to suppress their anger It was so unfathomable shi+roe mumbled to himself
”Tactician-dono, this is the first time we've ht, the 16th
team”
shi+roe looked at the happy young lady standing at attention in front of hi his unfathomable
feelings again
(Why are such girls being mass-produced? Love is so mysterious How should I put this, those popular
with the opposite sex are geniuses at soerous too)
shi+roe recalled how Soujirou was
A handso to complain about as a friend Since
they were playing gaether, they should be friends, but it was a bit different from the female
perspective
”Understood Teams 9 to 18 will carry out zone security duties”
”Zone security? Sounds like a special police force!”[8]
The young lady was happy about soently shi+roe understood that he must
not retort or resist such women who had this sort of emotion
”Hmmm, ah, my lord”
Akatsuki called out Her gaze shi+fted between shi+roe and the Crescent Moon Alliance stall Her aard
expression probably ca
”What is it?”
”Erht?”
Akatsuki rereement
Now that she o on stage to market their merchandise
shi+roe was in charge of miscellaneous jobs and was an extra in the line up, Akatsuki was the main
character they were counting on The old-world fashi+on clothing Akatsuki ith Henrietta's help
should be used for the purpose of displaying on stage
But Akiba was under attack right now
They really had no time to do this
”My lord is going to keep his word right?”
”That is correct”
(Hold it Maybe not?)
shi+roe adjusted his glasses and thought
The intention of the enemy was to overwhelm the administrative capability of the Round Table Council
with their saturation attack, causing loss of confidence and even internal strife To counter that, they
should keep the schedule of Libra festival as close to their plan as possible shi+roe had been thinking that
way, but was now considering changing this policy slightly
(Outsiders won't knohat our schedule is like If it looks like a success, some ad-lib performance
should be fine)
When shi+roe thought about this, his freedom of action increased drastically
He stopped breathing,the chess pieces in his mind with the timetable in his heart His own moves
and other players' counterdata he had and information to be confirmed,
gradually filling the chessboard
shi+roe was not a God, so he could not see ive
more than the expected a their crude plans with their
arrogant actions
For creatures like hu their footsteps behind
Adding in this supplementary data, the unseen chessboard slowly surfaced
The hard work of the citizens, the honest attitude on-site With the festive atround,
all kinds of groups made power plays around the city of Akiba
shi+roe thought that there were countless chess players of his level in this world For him, this was a way
to sound out his thoughts to himself There were tons of situations he could not handle
shi+roe contacted Krusty and Isaac, asking them to clamp down on violent incidents within Akiba Other
pieces he couldto the policy of keeping the incidents below
the table, all the scenes were uilds in Akiba would join in
to handle the situation, gathering powerful players all over the chessboard
Right now, shi+roe was unable to take on the enemies' movements alone, so he asked Soujirou for aid His
personal guards advanced to the front line facing the
proble people This was an ability shi+roe didn't have
It also helped in another area
shi+roe recalled his petite companion's telepathy call from the Production Guild Liaison Committee
shi+roe could feel her tender but deterue, shi+roe could
see the is for its first flight
Charasin's processing speed increased and the inco drastically This was thanks
to the patrol sent by Isaac to nip the trouble in the bud, earning tiuards to
re problems
They regained control of the situation faster than expected
It was still early, but shi+roe could already see the ending He was ready to activate the next plan
shi+roe noticed the word 'freedoht about which chess pieces
he couldthe Libra Festival timetable and make the event even more lively
The ene rumors Their objective was to lower
the unity of Akiba as a whole, so others would think 'Akiba is no big deal' It had nothing to do with facts,
just an attack on the psychological level The best way to counterattack was to make the Libra Festival
eventhe satisfaction of all participating to its peak
” My lord?”
shi+roe heard Akatsuki's worried voice, lifted his head and smiled at her It was a smile Henrietta
described as 'black hearted'
”Ah! Akatsuki? Please ask Henrietta to prepare the costuuild for help, try
to come up with a set of clothes that will make people's nose bleed”
”Ah?”
”Teams 9 to 18!”
”Here!”
The members in the vicinity responded immediately and shi+roe stood up and declared fearlessly
”Move out and patrol the city zone! Sorry to trouble everyone, please lend me your support I will treat
everyone to a feast after the mission is over today, please show Soujirou your cute and beautiful side!”
Part 2
Lord Marvis' words made Raynesia turn pale
She didn't understand She wasn't clear about it at all
Raynesia ser
”Ok princess, please prepare with haste all right?”
”Eh, Ah about that”
Raynesia turned around for help, Elissa in front of her was lecturing aunder her as she
reviewed a copy of the documents from Lord Marvis' henchmen
”Princess”
”How is it?”
”The docuht lie with us, a loophole in ement
oversight”
Oversight
Loophole in ement
Even though Raynesia heard the words, her brain wasn't processing them The blunder soaked slowly into
her consciousness,liquid
Simply put, Lord Marvis had already informed Raynesia in advance to prepare a warehouse for him when
his shi+p reached Akiba The sareement to help was
sent in reply
This ot about it when preparing for the
festival That was the whole story
But there was no way to tell what really transpired Therein
miscommunication, or an error by the administrative clerk Or Raynesia was too busy and stuffed the
document somewhere and lost track of it
But this was not the time to reviehat really happened
Lord Marvis was holding a reply froht on Raynesia's
part
And Raynesia as the host had the obligation to assist the guest and s convenient for him Also,
the daughter of the Corwen family stationed in Akiba and the noble sea merchant from the west Lord
Marvis had different statuses If you took into account the hidden tension between the eastern and western
federations, she had no choice but to eat humble pie
Raynesia was a woman
In accordance to the nobles of the People of the Land, she was not educated in the ways of politics But
she could learn about it from the social world
”H to tell me you are not ready for me? I already sent in the
request in advance”
”About that”
It was easy to apologize
But Raynesia was not used to such dealings and was unable to judge whether she needed to apologize
now The lazy Raynesia wouldn't think 'I should have put in more effort to learn if I knew this kind of
situation would co she could do about this
She should have asked a few competent bureaucrats to be dispatched here from Maihama, that should be
obvious She had already gotten perrandfather with some constraints to pick several
followers to bring along to Akiba, but that was still not enough
”Is this the Corwen clan's way of doing things? Or is your working relation with the Adventurers with
Akiba just an illusion?”
Histone made Raynesia lower her head
Her heart was full of retorts, but Raynesia was not sure of the correct way to say it, or which way of
expressing it erous
Anyway, she needed to apologize and cooods on the shi+p to appease him She would
worry about the details later, could she drag this proble and solve it after the dinner party?
Raynesia thought numbly
People called her a beautiful princess
She would get cohts and bureaucrats from whichever banquet she went to
Raynesia knew that she was acting a role that suited her status in their frozen-like daily lives, but she
could feel her body teht now Raynesia was unable to understand this
Why were her e her so unhappy?
This regret didn't cos The unhappiness, regret, and
remorse must be because of this carefree city
”Evening!”
Raynesia as looking at the luxurious carpet stiffly realized so before her
because of the shadow dulling the color of the carpet Her eyes sprang up to look at the back of someone
wearing unfamiliar clothes
The shi+rt made from soft cloth not seen by People of the Land before and a hooded vest This was the
young man who pushed Raynesia down a cliff with noon the day of the crucial speech
for the battle of Sand Leaf, shi+roe
”shi+roesama?”
”Who is this?”
”I apologize forHorizon, one of the 11 guilds that forms the
Round Table Council, shi+roe”
”shi+roe No family name? Hmmm”
”That's right, because I am an Adventurer”
The young man in casual clothes in front of Raynesia h he was
facing the grand noble of the west Raynesia took half a step forward even though she was dumbstruck
Adventurers were not faht have serious
repercussions To prevent this, Raynesia decided to become the shi+eld of Akiba
But a hand was placed gently on Raynesia's shoulder, stopping her with uncoth This
strong and big ed to Krusty Raynesia turned her head to look at Krusty as
stopping her fro at her
”Don't worry”
His glasses reflected the light so she was unable to see his expression But she could see a cruel smile on
Krusty's face
”Lord Marvis, welcome to Akiba With the fairy-powered shi+p, your shi+pping industry is bloo and
your name is renowned here”
shi+roe said with a s Marvis stare with his eyes wide open But his ironic smile remained as
he replied ”I' to the customs of the People of the Land, this attitude was akin to
ridiculing others
Considering the fact that shi+roe introduced himself as a member of the Round Table Council, he was
obviously ridiculing shi+roe and Akiba's Round Table Council His attitude frustrated Raynesia and made
her cheeks grow hot
But shi+roe didn't mind at all In the end, he probably didn't understand the customs of the People of the
Land
”And so, what happened? Elissa-san? Where are you?”
”Here shi+roe-san These are the details”
But shi+roe's words cooled down Raynesia's frustrated heart
Raynesia could only give a blank expression as she stared at hershi+roe that document She
didn't know the two of them knew each other Elissa wore a troubled face, but was still respectful
towards this young man
”Ahah, heneral picture Hey! Michitaka-san!”
shi+roe saved ti telepathy The man, who
leisurely walked over after hearing his nauild master of Oceanic Systems, Michitaka who
was built like a bear Michitaka greeted everyone as he walked over but was interrupted by shi+roe who
cut straight to the chase
”This is an oversight Instead of an oversight, it is more like clumsiness and embarrassment Michitakasan,
due to the blunder of Princess Raynesia, we have so issues”
”Oh I see, this is problematic indeed”
Saying this young man shi+roe didn't understand social etiquette wasn't quite right, it was more like he
was hasty and prag man since the first time
they met She was also bad with Krusty, but that was because Raynesia couldn't tell what Krusty was
thinking about
But she felt she was bad at handling this youngto
do anything no matter how ridiculous and will not compromise' She feared Krusty because he was
inco man because he was a hunter ould not
hesitate about using Raynesia as bait
”What are you up to? I aht?”
shi+roe explained the situation to Michitaka briefly with a smile after Lord Marvis finished
”This big uilds that comprises the Round Table
Council, Oceanic Systems Lord Marvis requires a warehouse to store his shi+po and has
informed Raynesia-san in advance to prepare one for hiotten about it or lost the
docu to this failure”
Lord Marvis nodded s with shi+roe
”That is correct The shi+pment this round consists of food and precious spices If you leave it in the hot
and huo hold on-board, it will rot in a few days”
Raynesia wanted to rebuke him when she heard his words
He was full of excuses But it was useless to point this out now
”See business deal”
”I came personally this time, so I took the best shi+p in ht?”
The hed like an animal shi+roe's attitude probably
pleased him
”The 'New Fairy shi+p Egiru' that ht? I heard the rumors, it is a
beautiful shi+p that reminds people of swans”
”Oh, that news has reached Akiba? That is so The cargo on this shi+p is going to be lost due to the
oversight of Raynesia-jou My dear Adventurers, don't you think this is a terrible betrayal?”
”It is indeed regrettable”
(Why is shi+roe-san taking the lord's side Does he mean that Adventurers don't need to care about the
People of the Land? This issue is obviously linked to the pride of Akiba right?)
”Anyway, I have some matters for Princess Raynesia too Akatsuki, Henrietta-san”
”Ah?”
Raynesia was focused on shi+roe, so she didn't notice the two of the without a sound It was
the coirl with black hair that pushed her into the brink during
the speech the other time
”The princess expressed her willingness to e”
”Ah? Ah?”
The confused Raynesia looked at Elissa to her right
Elissa shook her head and sighed softly
Raynesia was disappointed at her unreliable friend and looked at Krusty behind her left shoulder He just
shrugged in reply
At thisglasses lady captured Raynesia
Although their attitudes were respectful, they gave off an unco aura They reached for
Raynesia's clothes without regard for the fact they were in the view of the public
”Eh, what are you doing? He here Hold up, that's not it, I have an important
discussion with Lord Marvis, it is a crucial ,
aren't you ht?”
” Wasn't that just limited to the conference of the lords?”
”How can you take the oath of a knight so lightly! You want me, Raynesia, to think of it as a joke?”
The half-panicking Raynesia pleaded with Krusty in tears She could see the villainous sht
in glasses, but he was the only one who could save her
”We will need to extend the contractual period”
”Please think of soe obediently later, So let
s up with Lord Marvis!”
”shi+roe-kun that's what the Princess that extended her contract with me said”
The srabbed Princess Raynesia's hand from either side At
some point of time, this commotion became the center of attention within the hall Within the wall of
people surrounding them, Krusty rushed shi+roe to move to the follow up phase
”Roger that Krusty-san we are done with preparations on our side”
”Lord Marvis, I understand the situation, the documents have already been sent to Akiba's Round Table
Council”
Krusty as hiding his expression behind his glasses said simply in a normal volume at this
impressionable tiave a blank expression, but
composed his emotions and responded in a loud voice
”What? The Round Table Council had been infor about a
warehouse here right? Is that so you can prepare so easily? You don't understand, I didn't come in
a wagon Do you not follow our conversation so far?”
”'New Fairy shi+p Egiru' right? I remember its maximum load is 500 tons and includes freezer
compartments, a state-of-the-art vessel”
”You are right Adventurers Where can you find a warehouse that can store so oods and has
te to say you can prepare it right now”
Marvis said arrogantly as heoff his proud nature
Raynesia could feel a cold wave co over her
Not because of Marvis' arrogance But because of Marvis' ignorance of Adventurers
Marvis was a People of the Land noble and was used to co people The nobles of Eastal had
the saant nature, but they had no authority over Adventurers Marvis ht be cut down on the
spot for his taunting attitude
nobles had strong authority in the society of the People of the Land, but they were not immortal They
would be burned to ashes in a tenth of a second if they faced the wrath of Adventurers
Raynesia had no sy the Adventurers to destroy
thehteous fury
(Ah, ahah, why !)
”What? So you have inforreat But I heard your rental
warehouse is full of the cargo of traveling h you received the notice, but that's the
woeful state you are in”
”I am sorry, for this incident, I, Raynesia, will”
Marvis changed his target to the Adventurers and the Round Table Council His brash way of putting it
almost made Raynesia scream
”Here are the documents Michitaka-san”
But shi+roe produced a piece of paper like aeveryone freeze in the hall Raynesia
glanced at it for a mo around just now
Although it was hard to say for sure, but the Round Table Council of Akiba seemed to have received the
notice Raynesia didn't get
Michitaka took the docuh the contents and nodded
” Do you need wagons to ferry the goods?”
The hidden reed to this casually He gave a rin
and shrugged
”Could it be”
”Of course we have warehouses 500 tons right? That's nothing Oceanic Systeuild warehouse is
several times that of the warehouse opened for rental by the Adventurers for this event You think ill
be overloaded just handling the merchant caravans? Or you think Adventurers won't help People of the
Land?”
”!”
Michitaka's speech made Raynesia clench her fist
The Adventurers were covering for Raynesia's oversight Michitaka was a tough guy who preached the
glory of Adventurers in front of a roomful of People of the Land at the Ancient Palace of Eternal Ice
Raynesia could not i her so selflessly
(No, he didn't do it for me)
Raynesia peeked at the young man with his hand on her shoulder She had to raise her head to see his
expression since they were so close, but she couldn't tell even when she saw his face But Raynesia knew
this ly unhappy face, asked Michitaka for aid
on her behalf
”Krusty-sama”
”It was because of the perfect policing of the streets, to stop physical altercations, that it made us realize
this issue so late”
Raynesia didn't co to her about
” Krusty-sama? About that, I am”
”An i, a princess”
Raynesia uttered a word of thanks reluctantly to Krusty as not looking at her The favors she owed
this young rowing like a ball of rolling snow,
her conscience and pride scream in pain But Krusty said 'You should thank shi+roe-kun instead',