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Chapter 214 - To the Frontier!

After finishing our discussion with the Director and Satsuki-san, the three of us, Arc, Kaede-chan, and I, went out shopping in the afternoon. The next day, and the day after that, the three of us went shopping again from the morning and bought a large amount of things.

And then came today. This was the day to deliver the goods requested by the King.

I woke up early and sorted the various potions that had been requested in my room, placing each type into its own Item Bag.

"I guess this is everything. But man, this is a lot..."

The King had requested Healing Potions, Cure Potions, Translation Potions, Invisibility Potions, and Buff Potions. I had placed each of these into their respective bags, which were also Item Bags, so now eleven bags sat before me.

"Senpai."

The sound of a knock echoed through the room, along with Kaede-chan's cute call.

"It's open. What is it?"

Not that my door was locked anyway.

"Yoshino-san and Arc-chan are here."

Kaede-chan said as she entered the room. Behind her were Arc and Yoshino-san, who followed her inside.

"Hey there."

"Pardon the intrusion."

Arc and Yoshino-san greeted me with smiles.

"Hey, it's cramped in here."

Four people in this room was too many.

"Now, now. Are these the potions for the delivery?"

Arc chided my complaint as he looked at the bags on the floor.

"They are. Can you put these away with your storage magic? Item Bags can't be put into other Item Bags if they already have stuff inside them."

"Ah, that's right... Okay. I'll store them."

Arc said and held his hand out toward the bags. In an instant, all eleven bags vanished.

"That's amazing."

"You should have Nanaka learn it. She's a mage, right?"

"It would be annoying if she learned it."

She would definitely brag about it.

"You're so petty... Well, but, she has Clairvoyance... She seemed normal, but is she another one of those super-weird unique skill holders?"

"You said the same about my Alchemy, but is Clairvoyance one too?"

"It has levels. There's a legend that at level ten, you can see anywhere in the world. They call it the Eye of the Ruler. Of course, no one has ever raised it that high, so we don't know if it's true."

Amazing! The ultimate stalker.

"I wonder if you can see Frontier from Feire."

"Who knows? It's a scary ability, though."

"Well, I don't think she'll ever raise her level that high. She's a small fry."

Her magic is amazing, but she has no athletic ability or courage.

"Ah... She certainly didn't look like she was good at combat. But to have a unique skill like that, she must be quite a unique person. Just like you."

She's a despicable cheating stalker, but could she have other dangerous traits as well?

"What if Nanapon has been killing cats and stuff at night?"

I looked at Yoshino-san and Kaede-chan as I entertained this unpleasant thought.

"Stop it. That's creepy."

"That's right. Nanaka-chan is... just a little strange, but she's a normal person."

Even as they denied it, Yoshino-san and Kaede-chan looked a little put off.

"Looks like we really do need Satsuki-san to manage her."

I'm scared to leave Nanapon by herself.

"So the damn witch's disciple was weird after all..."

You're a disciple too.

"Oh, Disciple Number Two! Coming from a sexual deviant, that has a certain persuasive power."

"Who are you calling a sexual deviant!"

Arc got angry. But you know...

"You'd be fine with a man or a woman, wouldn't you?"

"I would not!"

"So if Lydia-chan became Lydia-kun and came on to you, you'd reject him?"

"...I would."

He absolutely would not.

"Yeah, yeah. Let's live our unique lives together."

"No way!"

No can do.

"At first I thought I wanted a unique skill, but I guess they're really not something an ordinary person should have."

Kaede-chan said with a serious expression as she looked around at us. Meanwhile, Miss Unique herself, Yoshino-san, had not said a word and was trying to erase her presence.

"You don't need one, Kaede-chan. All right, let's get ready to go. Sorry, but could you wait in the living room? I need to change into Eleanor-san."

I was only going to see the King and Mia, so it would be fine to go as I was, but this was business. It would be better to be dressed as the proper merchant, Ele-chan.

"Okay. Yoshino-san, I'll make some coffee."

"Ah. Thanks."

Kaede-chan and Yoshino-san nodded and left the room.

"What about you?"

"I'm going to change too. I'll be a prince over there."

Right, he did say something like that.

"Still, I'm becoming a woman, and you're becoming a man..."

"It's kind of weird, isn't it?"

It really is.

"Oh well. Let's change. Turn around."

"That's definitely my line. I heard from Nanaka, so don't try any of your stupid jokes."

That Nanapon, she told him about what happened in the changing room.

"I won't."

I said and turned away. Then I stripped naked, drank the TS Potion I had set out, and changed from Okita-kun to Eleanor-san.

"I've changed."

"That was unnecessary commentary."

"More importantly, what's that clanking sound?"

There's been a noisy sound of metal scraping for a while now.

"You really do change your tone of voice so suddenly... Anyway, I'm just putting on my armor. It's not like my body changes, so I don't need to get changed like you do."

That's nice and easy... but wait a minute.

"Weren't you wearing a skirt?"

I thought Arc was wearing a hoodie and a skirt.

"I took the skirt off, obviously."

"But seriously, do you need to wear armor?"

Normal men's clothes would be fine.

"I've been wearing it up until now, so it'd be weird if I suddenly stopped."

No, wearing armor is what's weird. This guy is a natural airhead.

"Well, do as you like. I'm done changing, what about you?"

Putting on the black robe is quick.

"I'm not done yet. Armor is a pain. But you can look this way now. It's fine."

Since Arc said so, I turned around to see him mostly in his armor, just putting on his gauntlets.

"Have you changed?"

"I drank the TS Potion."

I can't tell at all.

"Wouldn't it be better to change after you're married? No one will know unless they see you naked."

"I want to get used to it now."

"Hmm..."

Well, it's probably tough, but he should do his best. I'm already used to it.

"Alright! Is this about right?"

Arc seemed to have finished putting on his armor. Dressed in armor, he looked exactly the same as the first time I saw him.

"I don't think Lydia-chan will notice with this."

"You think so? Then that's good."

Hmm, but to think he has one despite having such a cute face. It's incredibly suspicious, but if I tried to check, everyone's opinion of me would plummet.

"Let's go to the living room. The others are waiting."

"You're right."

Arc and I left my room and headed for the living room. There, Kaede-chan and Yoshino-san were sitting at the table, drinking coffee.

"Are you ready?"

Kaede-chan asked, looking up from her seat.

"Yeah. Shall we go?"

"Okay. Oh, I'll just wash the cups first."

Kaede-chan said, then picked up her own cup and Yoshino-san's empty one and headed to the kitchen.

"Arc, did you forget anything? What about the souvenirs?"

I did a final check with Arc.

"I'm fine. I'll sort them out later. Honestly, I bought too much. Oh, and thanks for paying."

Besides groceries, Arc had bought a huge amount of things he thought might be useful, like bedding and so on.

"That's fine, but don't serve frozen pizza for dinner. I want to eat their food."

"I know."

The King must have really liked pizza, because he had Arc buy every type of frozen pizza in the supermarket. Honestly, it felt like the King himself might show up any day now.

"Sorry to keep you waiting."

Kaede-chan returned after finishing the dishes.

"Alright, let's go. Are all three of you ready?"

Arc asked.

"I'm ready."

"Anytime."

"Please."

When we all nodded, Arc held out his hand. And then my vision was dyed pure white.

I'm getting used to this teleportation.