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Chapter 157 - No Shame

This is the start of an adventure! Just as I was about to shove the figurines in, full of enthusiasm, Robo-Mi called a halt.

【REGARDING CHARACTER RELATIONSHIPS. WHAT WILL YOU DO?】

...Come to think of it, we hadn't decided that part. We all just crammed in whatever fantasies we wanted, but this is a game we're all playing together. That's our GM robot for you. She's keeping an eye on the details even the excited players miss.

"Oh, right. We need a reason to be traveling together."

"What should we do?"

Three female elves, two old guys, and one young girl. That was the breakdown of our characters. What reason would this whole group have for traveling together? The Arima brothers and I thought about personalities and such, but we never came up with backstories for why we became adventurers.

"...For now, how about the three of us are sisters?"

"Makes sense. That would give us a reason to be together. Not bad, Hero-sama."

"What about the pecking order?"

"Satou can be the eldest. She's the oldest, after all."

That's true. They were both in their early twenties. They spoke so casually to me I sometimes forgot, but they were actually younger than me.

"And Mao and I will be twins."

"Okay. So, as for our reason for being adventurers in the human world..."

"Yes."

"Yes, Satou-kun."

"How about we're the daughters of the clan chief?"

The characters we created were classic haughty elves who naturally looked down on humans and human society. I planned to make them soften up later, but for starters, you know?

"My character, Sugar, is the future chief, and you two will eventually hold positions of your own to support me."

Despite that, the future chief and her attendants completely underestimated humans. The father figure thinks this won't do, since becoming chief means dealing with humans will be unavoidable.

"I get it! So he sends us into human society as part of our training!" they both exclaimed.

"Exactly. We became adventurers because it's a convenient way to earn our daily bread."

"I'm sold on that."

"Then let's match our names to Satou's. How about I'm Honey, and Yuichi is Maple?"

"Okay."

Good, good. That settles our relationships. This should make it easier to interact with the other characters too.

"In that case, everyone, why don't we form a party with my character as the core?"

Sarna-chan spoke up, raising a small hand. When we prompted her to elaborate, she began to explain slowly.

"My character, Alec, is a former adventurer who's making a comeback for a certain reason."

To be honest, she said she hadn't really thought about what that reason was. She had planned to add it in as a postscript while the story progressed.

"I'll make his reason for returning to active duty his niece."

"I see it now! Saku-chan's character is the niece, right?"

"Yes. His brother and sister-in-law asked him to, so he's returning to active duty to accompany his niece until she can make it on her own as an adventurer."

And if she doesn't seem cut out for it, his role is to bring her back, Sarna-chan added with a nod.

"And Rika-san's character, Jack, will be a novice that Alec looked after before he retired."

"I see. So he takes pity on my Jack, who's still floundering around, and invites him to the party."

"Yes. Alec is a meddler. That's why..."

"He can't help but interfere with us too, since we're clearly not used to human society."

It was perfect.

"What do you think?"
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【VERY WELL. THE SESSION WILL BEGIN WITH THOSE SETTINGS.】

We shoved the figurines in once more, and the session began.

【FIRST, AN INTRODUCTION FOR EACH CHARACTER. WE WILL START WITH THE THREE ELF SISTERS.】

An image of a mystical forest appeared on the large television. In the middle of the woods, Sugar, Honey, and Maple, the three diabetic sisters... no, the three sweet sisters, were bathing in a spring.

【Just then, a familiar from their father, the clan chief, appeared.】

The narration suddenly got so fluent. Not that I'm complaining. An emotional delivery makes it easier to lose yourself in the story.







After changing, the three sisters returned to their home, where a stern-faced elf greeted them.

【As soon as he saw his daughters, their father said this. You are far too immature.】

Even if he is my father, I will not stand for such a baseless insult! Are you trying to pick a fight with me? If so, I will buy it at a high price. Each of us responded with the sort of haughty, pride-filled, and arrogant remarks befitting our characters. This was incredibly fun. A glance at the Arima brothers showed they felt the same, their faces breaking into grins.

(And sorry, kids. Just wait a little longer.)

The kids must have understood the atmosphere from watching our roleplaying. I could practically hear their silent screams of "Us too! Us too!"

<...I understand what you wish to say.>

After hearing their father's reasoning, the three sisters sullenly accepted his words. To Sugar's question of what they were supposed to do, their father answered. For a time, you will live in a human city where a friend of this father resides. There you will learn much. He set no time limit. He would have his friend send periodic reports, and he would make his judgment based on them.

【And so, the three sisters reluctantly left the forest.】

The scene changed here. Our introduction was over, and it was Saku-chan and the others' turn.

【In the early morning, before the sun had even risen. Two humans were preparing to set off from a small village.】

A dapper man of about forty and a girl of fourteen or fifteen, dressed in traveling clothes, stood at the village entrance. The man was likely Alec, and the girl Sakuya. Saku-chan had used her own name, saying it would be confusing to start with a different one.






Sakuya made finger guns with both hands and grinned, and Alec let out a deep sigh.





The stories one heard were always about the successful ones. There are far more stories of unsung losers, Alec advised Sakuya.


<...Sh, shut up! I decided I'm doing this, so this is fine!!>


Sarna-chan... your cheeks are twitching. You can't hide how happy and excited you are. You too, Saku-chan.




The "moderately prosperous" part was information from materials Robo-Mi had provided to help with the roleplaying. To think she even prepares materials like this. Robo-Mi, you're too capable...






The two of them slowly began to walk.

【Departing in the morning mist. What awaits them at the end of their path is...】

And with that, Saku-chan and Sarna-chan's introduction was over.

"Okay, I'm next!"

...We were this worked up before the adventure had even begun.