This is just a pseudo one though, I add.
It isn’t exactly the same copy as the original.
I just borrowed the general idea.
For instance, there is no torii or the characters for “man” and “woman” written on it.
Eve, who has been listening, runs her eyes over the parchment.
(T/N: 男 / man and 女/ woman were apparently in a version of kokkuri-san.)
[“Kokkuri-san”……? It only looked like a piece of paper with just a bunch of letters written on it though……]
On the other hand…
[I see…]
It seems that Erika understood what I meant.
Her instantaneous comprehension really is impressive.
On the parchment, there’s a string of characters that resembles the so-called “A-I-U-E-O order” that is written in the language of this world.
I also didn’t forget to add the “yes” and “no” letters written in this world’s language.
However, I don’t know the rules for arranging the characters that way.
Thereupon, I asked Seras to help me make one before dinner.
[You can control how your familiar moves, right?]
[Yeah.]
[Then, you should be able to point out a letter on this table with your familiar’s limbs, right?]
[It’s possible.]
[In that case, you should also be able to point towards the “yes” and “no” words here—–]
[Of course, I can do that.]
The transmission time using this method is a bit longer than making her familiar speak.
However, it would greatly reduce the burden that Erika would have to bear.
On our journey—- Yes, for example, right when we are resting or before bedtime.
If the situation isn’t urgent, we can use this method to communicate information slowly.
……I normally should have thought of this before we went to save that princess.
I revalidated the information I knew from Erika.
[You can pick up human conversations through your familiar, right?]
[That’s the selling point of the familiars. That’s also why the “familiars” are so useful…… that they are considered very dangerous and have been almost completely eradicated.]
[In other words—-]
Tap
I tap on the parchment with my fingertip.
[When we talk with your familiar, you should be able to understand what we say.]
[Yeah.]
[We’re able to acquire a great deal of information, even if you’re able to answer with just a “yes” or “no”.]
“That’s right”, Erika nodded.
[It would be easier to convey if it’s just questions that can be answered with “yes” or “no”.]
In that case, asking questions that can be answered with “yes” or “no” would be better.
It’s akin to how Pigimaru’s “affirmative” and “negative” answers by changing his color.
However……
That also means that the familiars…
“—are the ones who gather important information.”
That is the major premise of this conversation.
In other words—– the majority of the results will depend on Erika’s side.
The ability to gather information can make a difference.
That said…
Erika had gathered that much information without ever leaving the Golden Demon Zone.
You could say that I could rely on her when it comes to her information gathering ability.
Putting her thumb under her chin, Erika looks like she’s deep in thought.
[Certainly, with this paper…… It’s going to take some time to convey what I needed to say, but it’s going to allow us to communicate information without having to burden myself by speaking through my familiar. I see, I hadn’t thought of this.]
[It’s not that you didn’t think of it, it’s that you never had any reason to think about it. You’re living here, hiding from others, so communicating with someone from the outside would more of a risk.]
[……Well, I guess so.]
[Besides, the familiars aren’t beings that were open for the public, right?]
[They aren’t.]
That means there was no one she could communicate with.
They were only used for their own information gathering.
She never had a chance to communicate with others.
[Even if that were the case, I think I should have at least thought of it.]
Erika said, with a slightly vexed pout on her face.
[No, well, once you understand it, you would think that “The heck, that doesn’t sound so imaginative at all.”, but this “not so imaginative” idea would sometimes be hidden in a blind spot, until you’re told otherwise……]
“Fuunnn…” I snorted.
[It isn’t actually that imaginative.]
[You’re just being modest, Touka.]
[I’m not being modest, I’m just stating the truth.]
This idea that came upon me, this “Kokkuri-san” isn’t something I invented.
If I remember correctly, I think this “Kokkuri-san” was originally derived from a western practice of table-turning.
That’s why I couldn’t say that this is something I invented.
At the end of the day, the amazing ones are those who came up with this in the past.
I’m not included among the amazing people.
Cutting the story short, I roll up the parchment.
[Anyway, with this, I think we could rely on the information that you acquired from the outside world. With this method, you won’t collapse on your own every time you speak with your familiar. Thereupon—- I want to ask you again. Will you lend us your strength?]
[That’s what I intend to.]
[Thanks.]
And with that…
Erika moved on to the next part of the conversation.
[What kind of information does Fly King-dono want Erika to find out?]
I told Erika that I wanted her to find information about some people I wanted to be investigated.
What I mostly want to know was what the heroes are up to.
I also told her the reason why I wanted them to be investigated.
If she’s able to, I’d also like to know what the goddess is doing but……
[You don’t have to force yourself to gather information on Vysis. I don’t want her to know that someone’s investigating her movements and I want to avoid being noticed by her as much as possible.]
If it’s that f*cking goddess, she might know about the existence of the familiars.
She should be seen as an opponent whose risk detection is much higher than the Heroes.
[Then, should I just give priority to the Heroes from Another World? And…… Acquiring the information of Sogou is the top priority among the Heroes huh.]
[Yeah.]
[Do you have a bad relationship with this Sogou?]
[No, she’s rather a friendly one. I mean, she’s probably the friendliest person among the class.]
[That means…… Touka is worried about this girl, so you want to know what she’s up to.]
Looking like she’s probing my reaction, Erika added.
[——or so I’d like to say, but it doesn’t look like that huh.]
I let out a sigh.
[It’s a bit more complicated than that.]
She may be the friendliest.
But she’s also the one I’m most anxious about.
In addition to that inherent skill, she even uses an ancient martial art called Kisou-ryu.
I mean…
Please think about it again.
An ojou-sama high school girl who’s a user of ancient martial arts sent to another world……
When we’re in our previous world, I’ve always felt that we’re living in different worlds.
……She’s wearing too many protagonist factors around her.
[What about the other Heroes?]
“No.” I denied.
There are also those people who I felt were living in a different world, though in a different meaning.
[There are also the Takao Sisters…… Even back in my previous world, I don’t have any clue what they’re thinking about. Especially the Older Sister, she’s like an alien.]
[——-Hijiri huh.]
Eve interrupted.
[I’ve only met her once, but Hijiri certainly isn’t just an ordinary human.]
“Fumu fumu fumu”, Erika closely listened about the Hero’s personality.
[That Hijiri girl is one of the three S-Ranks, right? Then, should we prioritize Sogou and the Older Takao for surveillance?]
[Yeah. The first priority is Takao, then the Older Takao. It’s just that……]
[As I thought, you would also be bothered about the remaining S-Rank?]
[It’s this guy called Kirihara…… At least, he isn’t someone I can easily be friends with.]
Although I was able to get information about the skills and other information about each S-Ranks from Sogou……
I don’t even know the comparison of strength between the three S-Rank Heroes.
Who is the strongest among them?
There’s a possibility that Kirihara and Takao Hijiri would rapidly grow on the eastern battlefield.
The Heroes of Another World can grow rapidly as they level up.
Skills too, have the potential to greatly change.
I’m not the only one improving.
Even Sogou is said to have been “transformed” by her own inherent skill.
That’s why—- she’s difficult to read.
It’s difficult to formulate countermeasure guidelines against her.
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