Chapter 618 - Chapter 550: A Matter of Compatibility
"Squeal!"
Mion, Bell-buchou, and I each submitted our requests to support and logged in.
When I came to the reception room, intending to ask El-san what had happened after yesterday's events, Sweee came flying in at an incredible speed and hid behind Mion's head.
"Sweee-chan?"
"Uhm…"
Sweee was glaring at Emeraldia-san, who was hiding behind El-san. El-san, for her part, let out a deep sigh.
"My apologies. Emeraldia-sama is simply too fond of fairies and mythical beasts…"
"No, well, I had heard as much."
Leaving that aside,
"Sweee, don't you know Emeraldia-san?"
"~~~…"
At my question, Sweee turned away and whistled.
Usually, her whistles are clear, but she must have been flustered, because no sound came out at all.
"Haa… Emeraldia-san, Sweee and the others are part of our family now, so please don't do anything they dislike."
"Ah, y-yes…"
I don't think Sweee truly dislikes it either.
It's probably like a cat, where being fussed over too much is annoying.
"Sweee-chan, please cheer up. Let's have some snacks."
"Squeal!"
At Mion's words, Sweee immediately perked up.
If anything, it felt like snacks were more important than Emeraldia-san.
"Huh? Where's the White Dragon Princess?"
"The princess is resting… but she'll likely wake up for snack time."
El-san smiled.
I guess we'll have snacks first, then ask in detail what happened.
Incidentally, according to what Bell-buchou heard, nearly half of the intruders on Sabana-san's island were demons. They were all defeated either during or after Sabana-san's rescue.
"Couldn't they capture any?"
"I heard they captured one. Marie-san apparently choked it out."
"As expected of her!"
"Eh, really…?"
Choked it out? Do demons even have carotid arteries?
Well, there are probably attacks that cause unconsciousness, so it's not impossible, I guess…
"Shou-kun?"
Oh, right. Now, what should I make?
Come to think of it, I don't think I've made pound cake yet.
I'll try making a plain one, and if that goes well, maybe I'll make one with Dried Grapeful mixed in.
…
"I see. So, you came back to this island because a lot of people showed up."
"Yes."
Emeraldia-san, who had split from us yesterday to search for Sabana-san, apparently found Sabana-san quite easily.
Or rather, she found Esason and the others.
"Emeraldia-sama is sensitive to the presence of fairies, you see."
"I see."
When I looked at Sweee, who was stuffing her cheeks with pound cake full of Dried Grapeful, she huffily turned her face away.
As I thought, Sweee probably noticed too. She disappeared yesterday when Emeraldia-san arrived.
"Argenta-san went to the Dragon Capital?"
"Yes. However, there's talk of a captured demon, so she should be in Necropolis now."
They're probably interrogating it, so maybe this will reveal the objective of the World Quest?
Oh, wait, were the demons who were with them also searching for the Emergency Magic Crystal Stone in the control room over there?
Perhaps noticing my deep contemplation,
"If any information is obtained, you will be contacted. You should simply leave the rest to Argenta-sama."
"You're right."
Well, it doesn't seem like there's anything more I can do.
…Though I do need to return the Emergency Magic Crystal Stone I ended up picking up at some point.
"Althena-chan, Sweee-chan, would you like seconds?"
"Yes!" "Squeal!"
"Ah, m-me too…"
"Of course."
I wonder, is Emeraldia-san going to stay here after all?
The guest rooms are empty, so it's perfectly fine, but I wonder what Argenta-san thinks about it.
After dinner, while eating water yokan for dessert, I consulted Hime.
About the Emergency Magic Crystal Stone I ended up taking with me, it should rightfully belong to Sabana-san.
"That's a difficult situation. In the end, without the ring that holds administrative authority, the door wouldn't have opened, would it?"
"That's true, but…"
"Hmm…"
Hime is deliberating because she knows I don't want to lie.
Even if I pretended it never existed from the start, no one but the GMs would find out.
"By the way, what did you do with the door leading to the control room, Nii-ue?"
"Hm? Well, I made sure to close it properly."
"Then, until Sabana-dono is able to open that door, there's no choice but for Nii-ue to hold onto it."
Well, that's the only way.
Sabana-san will probably get a ring with administrative authority eventually, so I'll have Azure-san give it to her then.
"Ah!"
"Hm?"
"I said I closed the door properly just now, but maybe I should have left the door open that they opened…"
"The ones who opened the door were defeated by demons, were they not? And I hear those demons were also vanquished by Leona-dono and her companions. Even if the door to the control room is closed now, no one would find it strange."
That's certainly true, but… hmm…
Come to think of it, I also left the drops from the players defeated by demons in the control room. I wonder what will happen to those?
…
"It seems everyone who founded the Chaos Empire deleted their characters."
" "Eh?" "
I wondered how she knew, but apparently the player guild they had established had disappeared.
So that's what happens to guilds when everyone deletes their characters. In other words, the drops in the control room really became nobody's property.
"To have forcibly invaded and founded a nation, only for it to be immediately annihilated, and on top of that, to have been deceived by demons… how unfortunate…"
How disheartening.
"Uhm, what is Sabana-san planning to do from now on?"
"Regarding that, Sabana-san is apparently going to make another video announcement soon. A lot of people don't know what happened yesterday, so she has to explain that."
Even Natto and Iincho didn't know the full details.
After explaining it in detail, she reportedly plans to change the operation of the Transfer Magic Circles from now on.
"Actually, I already know the contents of that."
"They've asked if they can place the Transfer Magic Circle from Necropolis on the Southern Island."
"Ah, if that's the case, then it's safe."
The Transfer Magic Circle from Necropolis to the Southern Island is well-protected by Azure-san and the Dragonfolk Tribe, and on the Southern Island, Gaju and his companions are keeping watch.
The problem is whether they can persuade Ice Princess Anshia, but given the recent blunder, it's said she won't be able to strongly oppose it.
"However, if Sabana-dono establishes her own nation, that will create problems."
"Ugh, true…"
When you think about it that way, Ramune-san's island is actually doing pretty well.