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Part 14 

— It was the time when the festival had ended and the streets were dyed with the hues of the setting sun. 

In the middle of the vermillion streets, KuroUsagi was crying in a loud and exaggerated fashion. 

"Iza…. Izayoi –san you big idiot, big idiot, super big big IDIOOOOT~~!!!" 

*PakPakPakPakPakPakPakPakPakPak!* 

And it was accompanied by the flurry of sounds that came from the repeated smacking of the folded fan against Izayoi's head. 

Unlike his usual self, Izayoi did not dodge the beating and was receiving it obediently this time. 

"It, It was such a difficult chance to come by... Actually it is all thanks to everyone that we could get this sum of funds for our reconstruction efforts...! And just to pay of the finds would leave us back to where we started..." 

"....That's right. It was a rare chance for us to have gotten such a big victory in this game of competing interests, and now the pile of golden plates that were supposed to be our compensation for the participation will now be confiscated." 

"Mhm. Orginally, we were expecting to give a treat for everyone to eat a scrumptious meal. And this time, it really is unforgivable, no matter what it may be." 

"...I'm sorry. I have no excuses." 

Asuka and Yō sighed as though they had given up while KuroUsagi's face was really awash with tears. 

Leticia had a troubled smile as she was the only one who stepped in then. 

"Mah, Mah, let's just leave it. Anyways, it was just some easy money. It comes easily and goes easily. Even if we were to use that sort of easily earned money to help with the reconstructions, it wouldn't have meant much would it?" 

"Well, ...perhaps you are right on that." 

Mu! Asuka pouted her lips. But giving it further thought, if the money earned from wearing that miniskirt maid costume were to be successful, that sort of accomplishment would be a story that would be passed down for generations to come would it? 

Reflecting on that possibility, it might just be a good ending for them. 

"But let's take it as a favour from us okay? It is something that everyone here is giving to Izayoi, right?" 

"Mhm. No matter when it may be, I will return the favour when I can." 

"But in the end, what is the grand prize of this game? Although it seems that [Kerykeion] is the winner and all." 

"Mhm? Aahh, what are you bothered about? Even though you have figured out the underlying competition between the commercial powers, you still haven't figured that part out?" 

"...Then if you put it that way, it would seem that Izayoi, you have figured it out already?" 

I'm guessing that he did. She then unfurled the paper which the girls group had jotted down all the observation points about the game that were tidied thus far. 

The Gift Game <RaimundusLullus> is one that uses the contents for the Gold transmutation technique, the "Alchemy of Gold". The victory will go to the person who gathers the seven pieces of Golden Plates. [Willo'wisp] seems to have figured out the rewards and deemed it to be of no use. The large scale Communities of [Kerykeion] and [Queen Halloween] have joined the fray. From the points of 3 and 4, it would be plausible to speculate that the prize is something that will not matter unless it is given to a large scale Community. "And the biggest clue of all is the participation of [Kerykeion]. That group is a commerce focused Community that is famous as a part of the gods group in this world and the outside world as well. Even the crest of the famous Japanese University that offers courses on economics uses this logo. As long as it is a person related to that group of people, it can be assured that it isn't just a normal authority right?" 

"...Right. But isn't giving it further thought a very difficult task to do?" 

"You are right on that too. So what comes next will only be my speculation... Ojou-sama, Kasukabe, there's still one more important clue that hasn't been used in that paper for your discussion. —Do you know what it is?" 

"...," 

"... ." 

"Okay, times up. The answer is "gold transmutation"." 

Izayoi replied with a mischievious smile. 

Instantly, Asuka muttered as though she had caught onto something. 

"—gold transmutation...transmutation…transaction... Gold moulding? Could it be the rights to investing in the gold minting of [ThousandEyes]?!" 

"Aahh. As expected of ojou-sama of the financial conglomerates. That is a really good guess there." 

*Haha* Laughing as he followed it up with a supplement to explain. 

"It could also be the start of a new currency and the subsequent issuing rights. [Queen Halloween] seem to want the rights from Shiroyasha and it is said that in the past, the permeation of faith is similar to the permeation of currency. So Queen-sama might have wanted to stick her foot into the battle for the market." 

"Ha~... So that's why Queen decided to send her knight down to the lower levels?" 

"That's right. And that means it was me who beat back the Queen's knight and prevented the potential erosion of our markets by the Demon Lord." 

Indeed, that's the case! Leticia raised her hands in admiration. 

Izayoi laughed in his good mood as he retrieved the last remaining piece of the gold plate out from his Gift Card to pass it to KuroUsagi who was sobbing uncontrollably. 

"But... it is really embarrassing but this is the only one left. This is the golden plate that I won from the Queen's knight-sama. I hope that it can help out with our living expenses somewhat." 


"...Yes. Continuing the lecture would be meaningless. Let's just forget it this time." 

"Well, if you can do that, it would really be helpful. Otherwise— This invitation letter would be wasted." 

—Aie? KuroUsagi straightened her rabbit ears as she gave a dazed voice. 

Held in Izayoi's hand was an invitation letter that was sealed with the wax stamp of a Great tree design. 

And the recipient was addressed to [No Name]'s Jin Russel-sama. 

"That, That's ... the Harvest Festival of South Side, District of the water and Great Tree! The invitation to [Underwood's Great Waterfall]?! Why, Why would there be such a valuable invitation?!" 

"Shiroyasha passed it to me. It seems like it is an invitation mailed from an alliance called [Draco Greif] who wishes for us to participate as their guests." 

Guests— That is a term that did not include the normal participants, but one that is reserved for the important guests who would be entertained warmly. 

And it was a treatment that a person of the denigrated term of [No Name] could not even dream of. 

Izayoi, Asuka, Yō, Leticia and KuroUsagi were cheerful as they held the invitation. 

"For us to receive an invitation to have a guest treatment...?! It must be the news of everyone's accomplishments of having defeated the Demon Lord reaching the ears of the South side!" 

Ya~~? Behind KuroUsagi who was in her state of joy, Asuka, Yō and Leticia were also wearing a smile. 

"Yeah, that should be it. Even for the commotion this time, I guess introducing my name and association might be a good thing." "...Although we are unable to have a scrumptious meal." 

"That's nothing. If we were to attend the Harvest Festival of the South Side, there will be delicacies that will naturally fill you to the brim. This will be just a small matter, my master." 

And standing before the group that were grinning to each other, Izayoi opened the invitation letter to announce. 

"The next stage for the [No Name] will be —South Side, the Waterfall in the district of the water and Great Tree. Let's brighten up and proceed with the preparations!" 

Exchanging hi-fives with each other, the group started to walk back to their home. 

With regards to the different world, the new stages and new meetings continued to bring them excitement that raced their hearts. 

 

 

Translator's Notes 

1.    ↑ [BionicMeerkat note - In case you forgot, Usagi = Rabbit & Mimi = Ears. 

2.    ↑ [magrefnotes: In Japanese, the “Drought(Kanbatsu)” sounds similar to the Kan Batsu. Eh, when I translate it back to Jap, it looks so obvious… It is the HanBa in Chinese, and I used the term HanBa during the translations of volume 5. It has the names of Hiderigami( god of drought), Kanbo(drought mother), KanBatsu(Drought Demon) where ‘Kan’ is ‘drought/dry’ and ‘Batsu’ is most likely Demon.] 

3.    ↑ [magrefnotes: the ‘You must work hard okay?’ can be reverted back to the ‘Gambatte’, if I’m not wrong.] 

4.    ↑ [magrefnotes: Heat haze is the phenomenon when there is a layer of heated air surrounding the object that our eyes are trying to see. This causes a mirage whereby the object looks blurry. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirage%5D] 

5.    ↑ [magrefnotes: all things will come to an end, there is no permanence.] 

6.    ↑ [magrefnotes: The strong eat and the weak get eaten] 

7.    ↑ [magrefnotes: from ch notes, the Japanese pronunciation of ‘exchange’ and ‘turn back’ have the same initial pronunciation.] 

8.    ↑ [BionicMeerkat note - You know the drill, Kitsune = Fox & Mimi = Ears] 

9.    ↑ [magrefnotes:According to Wikipedia, edible lye is a liquid obtained by leaching ashes to produce a strong alkali solution for the curing of food.] 

10.    ↑ [magrefnotes:many many is not my typo it was doubled so I just directly doubled it too. thanks to commentor shorty for suggestion :]] 

11.    ↑ [magrefnotes: Takenoko->bamboo shoots, gohan->rice. Bamboo shoot Rice. A seasonal spring dish in Japan] 

12.    ↑ [magrefnotes: my guess is Jin, Leticia, Kuro Usagi in that sequence for the conversation, but it is not written.] 

13.    ↑ [magrefnotes: yaoyorozu no kami literally translates into the 8 million gods of the Shinto religion. Omikami refers to Amaterasu omikami.] 

14.    ↑ [magrefnotes: Raimundus Lullus (1235~1316), one of his works is the <<The mystery of Mother Nature: the Fifth Element>>. In theory, alchemy only recognises the four big elements and so this ‘fifth element' was deemed to be the Philosopher's stone. At the same time, Lullus was the first to attempt the assimilating of the Cabbala into the theories of alchemy. This Cabbala should refer to the Tree of Life.] 

15.    ↑ [magrefnotes: I used DaiMaou because it seems weird to say it as Big Demon Lord when she's most likely going to be some loli demon lord judging by the author's preference.] 

16.    ↑ [magrefnotes:I changed it to E although the primary translated text says B: the Strength possessor, this is to fit in with the sequence spelled out earlier in this story. Rezel: It truly "E". 参加資格E:力ある者。] 

17.    ↑ [magrefnotes: I would like to point out that KuroUsagi's ears are really lousy…] 

18.    ↑ [magrefnotes: Free Zones would refer to the zones not controlled by a particular Community] 

19.    ↑ [magrefnotes: The author takes an interesting perspective, obedience of a knight is similar to obedience of a servant. Can't deny that myself. :o] 

20.    ↑ [magrefnotes: Quotes jogelotr:" If we suppose that this is the rendering of Japanese 光の神子, then it would be a girl (it would translate as "priestess of light"), and a quick search shows that a figure with that name is very common in modern japanese fiction (mainly LN, WN and games), but with no relation whatsoever among the characters other than its position as messengers, servants or protegées of a divinity related with light (well, some are power posessors able to use light)". Well, I'm using his explanation because it seems better than leaving it as the raw form. Though I would have wanted to find a Celtic person with a specific name, it does seem likely that the term is not a title of an individual and just a general term for a category. So there it is. Priestesses of Light :)] 

 



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