With the Founding Festival just around the corner, the atmosphere in the entire capital seemed to be buoyant. Especially this year, the royal family seems to be putting a lot of effort into the event, as all the Six Kings have announced their participation, and a lot of materials were brought into the main ceremony venue every day.
I had finished preparations for my stall perfectly and was just looking forward to the start of the event…… but then, a problem unexpectedly arose.
No, even though I said there’s a problem, it’s not like it affects me or my stall. The cause is that when I talked to various big-shot acquaintances about opening a stall…… Eden-san said “she would think of a way” about this.
When it comes to Eden-san, as long as her children, me, Aoi-chan and Hina-chan are at the stall, her parental affection expects to check how we were like…… but well, parental affection is good and all…… Anyhow, she has such feelings in mind.
However, Eden-san stands out. There was her appearance, with her really conspicuous huge wings. And then, there’s that terrifying thing she said about how she might inadvertently cut down those around her when she’s in a place where there are large numbers of local residents, which she referred to as walking lumps of flesh.That said, it’s difficult for Eden-san to go to the venue directly, but she would still like to go somehow…… and that is how she came up with this conclusion……
[……And that’s why it was decided that you would come to this world, “Amaterasu”-san……]
[Yes…… I was told to come here the day before.]
In front of me is a woman with long black hair, wearing what seemed to be a twelve-layered ceremonial kimono. She looks like a noblewoman from the Heian Era or around that time, and she’s the one who assisted Eden-san in explaining things to my uncle, aunt, Hina-chan’s family and Aoi-chan’s family.
[How should I say this…… Coming to another world at the behest of your boss, you’ve got it rough.]
[……You’re right. I certainly am her subordinate…… Even though I am high up among her subordinates, I still am her subordinate…… In any case, with that, I’m coming to the stall tomorrow, so I thought I’d go ahead and say my greetings.]
[I see, and the person next to you?][Yes! I’m “Mana”, and I’ve also been assigned by Eden-sama with the same task. You can think of me…… as Amaterasu-sama’s assistant, okay?]
[Y- Yes! She’s my assistant!]
The person who calls herself Mana has long wavy brown hair, gray eyes, a white one-piece dress and a cardigan. Unlike Amaterasu-san, the woman dressed in modern clothes spoke to me with a bright smile.
I wonder why though? With Amaterasu-san feeling extremely flustered like that…… Something tells me that she’s actually in a higher position than Amaterasu-san.
At any rate, after a brief greeting, the two of them left. Well, that was slightly unexpected…… Eden-san giving up coming to my stall in person, I mean……
Located in Trinia, in the boundary between realms, neither in the Human Realm, God Realm, nor Demon Realm. A place Eden uses as some sort of waiting area when waiting for Shallow Vernal’s permission.
Eden and Amaterasu were currently there, both kneeling before Mana and bowing their heads.
[Well then, as I told you both at the beginning, No. 76812 will operate that Paradise Eden.]
[Hahh.]
[And Amaterasu will go with me to my beloved child’s stall…… Act a little more naturally, will you? You were a little stiff today, you know?]
[M- My apologies! I promise I will do my best tomorrow!]
Hearing the words Mana…… Makina said, the gray-eyed Eden and Amaterasu bowed their heads deeply again. Immediately after that, they felt the presence of someone appearing in the space, and everyone braced themselves.
This is a special space that even Shallow Vernal can’t see into, but it’s still possible for beings such as Shallow Vernal and Kuromueina to come.
If those two show up, they would need to act as their supposed roles, so Eden tried to stand up quickly, but Makina stopped her.
She already knew who was coming here after all……
[……Makina.]
[Welcome, Alice. What are you——– Ow ow ow ow ow ow!?]
Alice appeared in that space, approached the smiling Makina, and lifted her body with an iron claw on Makina’s face.
[Wait, Alice! I didn’t make this body strong at all! It will break if you grip me too strongly!]
[Even after I told you all that, what in the world are you doing……]
[N- No, look, I’ve given up on visiting as Eden as promised…… and with my contract with Shallow Vernal, I can’t let my main body come over here…… In that case, “it should be A-okay if I just create a new body”———– Ouch ouch!? Why are you gripping my face even stronger!?]
[……Well, this happening is also within my expectations, so I guess that’s enough. However, I guess I’ll have a firmer talk with you so that you won’t bother Kaito-san during tomorrow’s visit.]
[……That’s strange. Rather than talking to me, it feels more like you’re going to beat me up…… As I said before, I didn’t make this body strong at all, so hold yourself ba———— OOOOOOOUCH!?]
And like that, Makina’s screams often echoed throughout the space, as she was given a long lecture by Alice.
<Afterword>
Serious-senpai : [I see, she would come like this huh…… And, with Makina claiming she’s not strong at all, how strong is she actually?]
? ? ? : [She’s as strong as one of the Six Kings. For Makina, it seems that not even being able to reach Quasi-Omnipotent Level made Makina recognize them as weak.]
