In the evening, I visited the Bozes’ residence in the capital .
I kept the appointment properly, and after the time of dinner, of course .
When I took the appointment, the Earl said that we should have dinner together, but I’m sorry I will come after dinner to get in with these requests .
It’s also bad to stay for a long night, so I cut to the chase .
Mitsuha: 「Earl-sama, I tried to make this . I want to make money by making it popular …」A straight ball! It is a relationship between me and Earl-sama, I will go with my real intention .
Earl Bozes: 「What in the world is this?」
Mitsuha: 「It is a game tool . this is how you play it… 」
In my explanation, Earl-sama listening eagerly while nodding as if he was huffing . (TL joke: like a pedo heavy breathing on a loli)
Of course Iris-sama, Beatrice-chan, Alexis-sama and Theodore-sama are also listening . You look too serious, Did you think that you cannot play with me if you don’t remember? Yeah, well, that’s right, I guess…
For the time being, I explained Othello and played against Earl-sama .
At first, trying to explain, while playing . 2nd time, is the main battle .For the 1st match in the main battle, I took it easy and I won with a little difference .
For the 2nd match, I tried seriously, but for some reason Earl won .
3rd match have a taste of my full power, [ununununununu]!
……, what will I do if I get muddy! (……って、私がムキになってどうする！) (TN: a reference?)
As expected of the Earl, you understand the principle …so strong . What will happen if you challenge Sabine-chan .
4th match, gununununununu…… .
2 wins and 3 losses…… For novice challengers…… .
Suddenly Iris-sama grabbed my shoulder .
Yeah yeah, the next is Iris-sama… .
Iris-sama, who was watching firmly at the Earl’s match, was strong from the beginning to the middle .
I try to take a corner, but since I don’t try to take sufficient space for some reason, there is no place I can hit!… I don’t understand it as well .
I was surprised by the fact, that I was supposed to have an overwhelmingly advantages… But it’s gone in the blink of an eye .
N- no way, how good are these people?
Gyā hā! (ぎゃあああ！)
Novice challengers, believe it or not… 1win, 4 losses .
Even if you say that you’ve done it many times, it is a history with my middle school friends after all! It’s a secret society that [plans to conquer the world with Othello] or something… I don’t really know for sure…
Shiku, shiku…… . (TN: crying SFX)
Next up, Beatrice-chan .
Quite a good game . We fought back and forth .
That’s right, enjoy it like this!
Enjoy it as you can but, it’s 4 wins and 1 loss… in favor of the expert . (TN: lol she calls herself the expert . )
But even with the same 4 to 1, it was cozy match, unlike the match against Iris-sama which is… miserably intense .
Mitsuha: 「And well, that’s it,… it’s just like that… . Also There is another game, called [Shogi], but this has a difficult set of rules, so please keep a good eye on the manual . I’ll come again to do a trial match next time … 」
Earl Bozes: 「Fumu…… It’s quite interesting . So, what should I do?」
As expected, Earl-sama, is a fast talker!
Mitsuha: 「I would like to spread Othello the masses right away, and Shogi is to be introduced first, to the nobility and military personnel . For those who knew the fun of Othello which is easy to play, the Shogi will be quite interesting as well … . Earl-sama would do it in a conspicuous place, and would recommend it to the military, saying that it’s just a good exercise for the military personnel’s head……」
Earl Bozes:「But even if you say that, I can’t do it alone… what about my opponent?」
Mitsuha: 「Well as of now, the King, the Prime Minister and Sabine, at the moment . you can play Shogi with them . Sabine-chan is Currently the strongest in this . Please, be very careful if you are betting something . 」
Earl Bozes: 「Eh… . ?」
Is the Earl doesn’t like the opponents who have been mentioned?, or is it because Sabine-chan is the strongest among them?……
Mitsuha: 「Since the products will arrive in about 20 days,… please don’t make it too flashy for now, and endorse it little by little . Don’t force it too much, it’s not good . And after 15 ~ 16 days, please strike in front of people and go to the offensive . 」
Earl Bozes: 「Somehow it sounds like a plan for usurpation of the throne … … . 」
Mitsuha: 「Hahahaha, the King himself is also a comrade . 」
The Earl smiles wryly . Yeah, it is a picture of, [a bitter smile of a shrewd man] .
Alexis and Theodore: 「「Ano ~…」」
As I turned around to the source of the voices, Alexis-sama and Theodore-sama with Othello boards .
Mitsuha: 「Ah, it’s gotten late, so I will be heading back . Since I will leave the Othello and shogi behind, please play with Alexis-sama and Theodore-sama . Well then, I will excuse myself . 」
Alexis: 「N- no way … … . 」
Theodore: 「You got to be kidding me…」
The two of them are stunned for some reason… I wonder why? Did you want to play with me that much? You can play (with each other) as much as you want from now on . It’s gotten quite late, so I’m going home .
Oh, come to think of it, isn’t Alexis-sama the one who turn into a viscount and became independent?
Will you go home today? Or is it, because there is no money to prepare your residence here in the capital?, [I wonder if I could live at my parents house in the capital, for the time being] . Life’s hard isn’t it… . .
When I say my farewells to Earl-sama and Iris-sama, and tried to return to my shop, they went to the gate and saw me off .
I firmly refuse the Earl’s offer to send me to the shop by carriage, . . and so I went home by walking . Earl-sama also knows that I can escape at the time of emergency, so he cannot be too persistent .
Iris-sama who did not know about it, was dissatisfied with it, but I told nothing because I think that there was a reason for this, because the Earl, who was very over-protective, would say so to me .
… Do you think there was a hidden guard?
The last thing I heard from behind me is [Fine, you win! ]… It was Iris-sama’s voice .
Alright, I’m addicted, I’m addicted! (TN: HELP) (よし、ハマってるハマってる！)
With this condition, let’s go around Adelade-chan’s place, the Lansen’s house, the Pasteur’s house, where I did not go to the party, and the aristocracy, where some good people were . Because it was said that, you can come over whenever something happened .
Oh, of course, during daytime . Because visiting at night, is something I can only do in the Bozes family .
Also, [good people] means exactly as it is . It doesn’t mean that [good people] are convenient for me! … . well …Maybe .
Oh, and the party I also went to the first, uh-, whoever went out to a girl, that elder sister handed out a girl, not only over there but also to other nobleman parties . (TN: confused? well so do I)
Because it is after the evening, it did not affect my daytime behavior, and it is not much remembered because it is a similar party that does not have a substitute every time .
There are, good people, people with high ability, useful people, and meticulous people, that needs to take notes properly, and then enter them on a personal computer later on .
Oh, [people with high ability] and [useful people] are not the same . It’s completely different .
Some people are useless even if they have the ability, others are very helpful even-though they’re lacking of it . Well, there are dozens of people who don’t have the ability and are also useless . There are few people who have the ability and are useful as well,… It’s true! .
Well, at the very least, it’s enough to say [useful] .
Because I am aware of [hard to use, people], there are strangely less complications now .
The territory itself is not attractive at all . On the contrary, it seems that even if they are the third son or the fourth son, they do not want to be a son-in-law . (それどころか、三男坊、四男坊であっても婿入りしたくないというようなところだ。)
Well, I chose that kind of place for myself, to [repel insects] .
But then, somehow, there are many people who recommends their own sons . It’s certainly not a [malicious, strange way of engagement], but its still a [strange way of engagement] … … .
I wonder if they realized, that our territory is going to develop in the future .
For the next few days, I went around the aristocracy on the list and lay the groundwork . I also bought another few extra sets Othello and Shogi in Japan, because I ran out .
And then tell everyone how interesting it is…… . There was no need to .
Everyone was delighted that I personally came all the way to play and I was excited more by the game . For the next few days, I carried around the Othello game set in search of an opponent, and teach those who are likely to be a good match against me .
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16 days after Mitsuha’s visit to Bozes’ capital residence .
There was a small crowd at the Kingdom’s central square .
Resident 1: 「What, what’s that …?」
Resident 2: 「Oh, it’s the, [mercenary girls] they are playing something quite entertaining, its gathering a lot of attention . It’s very easy, it looks interesting, and there is a constant crowd since morning . 」
Resident 1: 「Wow … . Let’s go and take a look… A cute girl?」
Resident 3: 「Oh, that’s a lovely girl and also a beautiful girl!」
Resident 4: 「…… I’m going . 」
Instead of Sven’s group who were employed in the Viscount territory, the players are the mercenaries who received a nomination request from Mitsuha .
There are several other groups, and they are doing the same thing in various places in the capital . Some of them are also dressed in ordinary clothes like town girls . I asked both men and women, but the ratio of women is higher .
The reason why I made it a nomination request, rather than a general request, is because it is important to look good in order to fortify advertisement .
In addition to Mitsuha’s fame, there were also rumors that Mitsuhha’s request would turn out to be a lucky one, and so few people would refused the nomination request . There were also times when Mitsuha gave priority, to those who were likely to suffer because of less profit .
Sitting on the stone steps, men and women who are excited about the game happily with a lightning corn in one hand . (TN: officially its lightning corn now)
The rumors of that game gradually spread .
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In the royal palace, an afternoon meeting has finally came to an end .
When everyone who was in attendance, was about to rise to return to their own residences .
King: 「Anyone wants go for a Shogi or Othello match after this?」
Many lower Nobles: ( ( (Shi ~yougi? Osero? ) ) ) inner thoughts
Everyone is dumbfounded on the sudden words of the King .
At that time .
Earl Bozes: 「Oh, that’s nice! I shall be your opponent!」
Prime Minister:「No, No, the last game was frustrating, me first!」
Earl Lansen: 「I am bringing both game boards . You can do it on two tables! 」
Earl Pasteur: 「What are you carrying that around for?, Earl Bozes is also … … . 」
Suddenly the hall became excited, the King, the Prime Minister, and some Higher aristocrats . .
Noble 1: (What is… . What are they talking about?）
Noble 2:(Is this an opportunity to get close relationship to the King and his associates? What is, Shi ~yougi?)
Noble 3: (I don’t understand, what they’re saying!)
The Lower Aristocrats rushed-in and gathered-up information in panic, after the meeting has adjourned .
Rumors of the two game boards spreads like a wild fire .
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And then, 4 days later .
Posters were pasted on various parts of the capital .
[ New game equipment, Othello and Shogi are now on sale! ]
[ A tournament Will be held! Win the amazing prizes, dress-up the Princess of Thunder and eat together while patting her head! ]
No, you can’t get multiple prizes for yourself .
It was a dispicable scam .
I’m having a problem with my internet connection, it’s getting too slow so i might post the next chapter after 2 weeks at worst .
