Part 1
After that, Sicily sent me home.

It’s true!

It seems it’s not unusual for an aristocrat to do such a thing before marriage. But, Sicily doing that right away is somehow different…

I think it’s better to a.s.sociate a bit more as lovers, to have our feelings for each other grow.

So for once, I went to pick up Sicily and Maria once again, and waited for everyone to come at my house.

「By the way old man, old hag.」(Sicily) **TL: It’s Ojii-sama and Obaa-sama(polite) btw, I just find it funny if Sicily were to say it, xD**
「Hn? What is it?」(Merlin?)
「Hm, is something wrong?」(Melda?)
「When we’re on a trip to each country, you can use the mansion in Claude’s  town freely.」(Sicily)

Our trip serve as an installation of gate and joint union for each country… and the opposite? While we’re gone, you can go to Claude’s town and use the residence there freely.

「Eh? Is that okay?」(Merlin/Melda?)
「Yes. s.h.i.+n-kun and me… is engaged after all, Ojii-sama and Obaa-sama is a family, so that’s only natural.」(Sicily)
「Is that okay? Claude’s hot springs feels good, do you not mind us using it without reserve?」
「Yes. The employees has already been told. And everyone was glad. They can be of a.s.sistance to hero-sama.」(Sicily)
「Then,  Since there are servants in the house, a frequent visit is not all that bad.」(Merlin/Melda?)
「Yes! By all means!」(Sicily)
「Then Merlin, I’ll be counting on you.」(Melda)
「… I, I’m not a horse carriage though…」(Merlin) **TL: Yes you are since you can use gate…**

Is it a common problem for people who can use gate?

Grandma used a foot towards Grandpa, who had some question.    But you can’t defy Grandma.

… Grandpa… live strong!

「Ah, can we bring some servants in the house too? They should took off work occasionally.」(Melda?)
「Of course, it’s no problem.」(Sicily)
「Are you sure? Melda-sama」

The house keeper Marika-san whom stayed by the side asked. Do employee’s welfare not common?

「Sicily says it’s good, so there’s nothing to hold back. Besides, you’ve been taking care of us, you should relax and go to hot spring sometimes.」(Melda)
「I understand, then let me take up your kind offer. Thank you, young miss.」(Marika-san)
「Yo, young miss…」(Sicily)

Since my engagement with Sicily, the servants of the house came to call Sicily young miss.

Not accustomed to that, Sicily’s face turned red and became bashful.

「Haa, so nice… I also want to be called young miss.」(Mary)
「Mary’s house is an Earl right? Don’t you have a fiance?」(s.h.i.+n?)
「It’s the house… finding one’s own marriage partner is the rule of the house…」(Mary)
「What kind of rule is that. That’s unusual for an aristocrat right?」(s.h.i.+n?)
「In the past, there seems to be an ancestor-sama who have an unwanted marriage. But that person has a lover, so she ran away with him… as the ancestor was a competent woman it caused a loss of talent… so it has been decided that marriage will not be forced.」(Mary)
「Th, that kind of drama…」(s.h.i.+n?)
「Thanks to that our people is in difficulty. Nii-sama and also Nee-sama are struggling hard to find a partner.」(Mary)
「I see… they have it hard…」(s.h.i.+n?)

That drama of Countess Messina… I wonder what happened?

Everyone gathered to imagined what happened in the past of Messina’s family.

「s.h.i.+n-oniichan, good morning

!」(Mei-chan)
「Good morning Mei-chan. Which reminds me this is the first time right.」(s.h.i.+n)
「Yes desu!  Onii-sama has been mean until now so I couldn’t come…」(Mei-chan)
「… I see… you may come anytime from now on. You don’t have to mind Gus. Uncle Dis also comes often.」(s.h.i.+n)
「Yes desu!」(Mei-chan)

It seems she’s been deceived by Gus until now and so couldn’t come.

So I told her she can come anytime from now on.

…. I have a feeling that the Queen will eventually come too… though I haven’t meet her yet.

「Good morning everyone. From today for this short while please take care of me.」(Eli)
「Oh, good morning Eli. It’s sudden but here.」(s.h.i.+n)
「What is this? This mantle?」(Eli)
「This, it’s a mantle to control the heat. You’ll lose considerable heat when flying in the sky after all. So this is necessary for that.」(s.h.i.+n)
「A mantle for controlling heat… just how much is it?」(Eli)
「Hn? Because it’s conferred by myself. The mantle is not that expensive?」(s.h.i.+n)
「This mantle, everyone’s battle garments they usually wears, the equipment of Ultimate Magicians has many abnormalities…」(Eli)
「It is after all! You’ll get numb when you’re with s.h.i.+n.」(Alice)

Everyone present nods at Alice’s words. I don’t know other house’s magical tools after all, and exploring the General Magic Shop haven’t been made since my first stroll in the Capital.

「There are a lot of magical tools in this house that I’ve never seen as well.」(Eli)
「The toilet was shocking. Seeing that, the toilet at home is unsatisfactory.」
「That I understand!」
「That was shocking indeed. Do you have no plans on selling it? Because I will make it the in’s toilet.」

What everyone was talking about, is the toilet with a hot water cleaning function.

The reaction when I showed it to everyone was interesting.

「Yeah, s.h.i.+n. About that toilet but, Tom said to sell it together with the establishment of the company in question but, what will you do?」
「What happened to that company after all?」
「With s.h.i.+n as the representative, the actual management was left to Sicily’s older brother Lois and Alice’s father.」
「Wow, only the relatives.」
「It’s better to start this kind of things by a relative. Because it’s reliable that way. When the business improves, it can hire a new employee.」
「A! I heard the story! Dad’s salary went up and he was so glad!」
「Hee… that’s news to me.」
「Instead of making money, there’s something you have to do right? You don’t have to do it all alone.」

I am also hired as an employee in my previous life, and things like management I don’t understand much at all.

「Right man in the right place ne.」
「It’s like that. You for humanity, is precisely working hard.」
「I understand grandma.」(s.h.i.+n)
「By the way, what about the toilet?」(Melda?)
「Ah, tell Uncle Tom that it’s fine.」(s.h.i.+n)
「Got it. Here, is there not something from Merlin too?」(Melda)
「Ho ho… it’s all already been said…」(Merlin)
「Gra, grandpa I understand your feelings as well!」(s.h.i.+n)
「… Is that so, s.h.i.+n is the hope of humanity, do your best.」(Merlin)
「Thank you, grandpa. Then shall we go Gus, during negotiations Gus is the right person for the right place.」
「Yeah, then I’ll entrust Mei to you?」(Augusto)
「If it’s s.h.i.+n-oniichan it’s alright!」(Mei-chan)
「Okay, then Ultimate Magicians, we are leaving.」
『Roger!』
「In addition, it’s not a trip.」(s.h.i.+n?)
「Don’t says things that will ruin the atmosphere.」(Eli?)

And then, we took off from Earlshyde Kingdom.

「Waa! it feels good!」(Mei-chan)
「Mei-chan, you’re tottering. How about you make it more stable?」(s.h.i.+n?)
「Like this(desu)?」(Mei-chan)
「You’re skillful, Princess Mei.」(Sicily?)
「Ehehe!」(Mei-chan)
「You look like you’re having fun.」(Eli)
「What? Are you not having fun Eli?」(Augusto)
「That’s not it but… I alone am being carried by Augusto-sama rather I feel guilty, or embarra.s.sed…」(Eli)

Because we are bypa.s.sing voice through a link, we can also hear the conversation between Gus and Eli.

It’s only me who’s using anti-gravity aside from everyone but, everyone in the team uses wind magic to move.

So comparatively we’re flying freely within the sky but, Eli who can’t use that wind magic, have Gus carried her in a so-called princess carry to move.

Because I negating the gravity, I am leading by the hand.

Looking at the place where the hands held intentionally, it seems Gus also wants it. **TL: Ahem, if the opportunity presents it, ya gotta take it.**

Because it’s tactless I won’t say anything.

There will be three countries to visit this time.

Swedes Kingdom bordered the south side of the Empire, and the eastern side of Earlshyde, but to the south eastern part bordering the Empire and to the eastern side of Swedes Kingdom is the Dam Kingdom. Located on the north side, bordering the east side of the Empire is the Kernan Kingdom, and furthermore to the north side bordering the north eastern side of the Empire is the Kurt Kingdom. This three.

On the north side of the Empire is the sea.

This time we will pa.s.s through Swedes Kingdom, and aim for the Dam Kingdom first, we’ll go around the country in turn from there.

Because of Swedes Kingdom from last time, there’s rehabilitation from the damaged suffered by devils, so we can’t stop by to sightsee.

Last time there was also the request for support and we pa.s.sed through the border without stopping, but this time we’ll cross over the border with proper procedure.

We can go by using optical camouflage but, that would make it smuggling, and it will become a question of how Gus came.

In that way we presented a proof of citizen to cross the border of Swedes Kingdom, and immediately left Swedes Kingdom and entered Dam Kingdom.

「Though late but Your Highness, can I ask a question?」(Alice)
「What is it? Corner.」(Augusto) **TL: コーナー Eh? Is there someone named Corner again?**

While going on foot to the royal capital across the border of Dam Kingdom Alice voiced a question to Gus. **TL: Ah, there is indeed, looking back at the old chapters, Alice’s surname is Corner, Alice Corner.**

「The devils to be frank are really not that strong right? I feel like we alone are enough to subjugate them…」(Alice)

Alice’s question is also reasonable.

If we honestly just subjugate the devils the current us is enough.

But Gus won’t do that.

「That’s right. But first of all we don’t know where a devil appears, so I want to make a situation where we can counter with other big powers including Earlshyde even if a devils attacks.」(Augusto)
「But, we provided a communication device for that, now we can be able to rush right away right?」(Mary)

Mary also took part on Alice’ question.

It seems that everyone has some doubts about this action.

「That’s right. To be honest we can just whoop the a.s.ses of the devils.」**TL: Original translation is 「To be honest we alone can compete against the devils.」but whoop the a.s.ses sounds better :D**
「Then why?」(Alice?)
「If we left it as it is, Earlshyde will be winning too much.」(Augusto)

Winning too much.

At this rate, we’ll be subjugating devils as Earlshyde Magic High School organized us to.

Because the army that saved the world is too powerful, the other major powers may feel unnecessary envy and a sense of crisis.

When that happens, a conflict between fellow humans may occur. **TL: Just crush them then, it’s not like they can do anything to you anyway.**

For that reason, it’s necessary that the fact that other powers fought with the devils as well, and let them think that they also save the world from crisis.

If somebody can subdue a devil that’s more than enough.

Even if that can’t be doneーpreventing the attack of the devil, that will be a merit.

「… If it’s Earlshyde alone the other country won’t have it pleasantly, so the union is for giving a meritorious service in war is that it?」(Alice?)
「The first for each country, is to protect the world. Not putting other shoes by mistake? However, there’s a possibility of it becoming a fire after all is settled if it’s done by Earlshyde alone.」(Augusto?)
「Although it concerns the fate of humanity! Why is it being envied!」(Alice/Mary?)
「That’s a country, and something called humans.」(Augusto) **TL: Greed. Humans are f*ckin’ trash, I say.**

Without a doubt, even if you save humanity from crisis there’s always someone who envies you for it. It’s a pain in the a.s.s.

Everyone who heard Gus’s explanation is angry.

「What’s wrong s.h.i.+n? If it’s you 『What s.h.i.+t is that!?』 I thought you’d be angry like that.」(Augusto)
「Ah… I had some degree of expectation.」(s.h.i.+n)
「Hou?」
「Probably the devils can be subdued by us alone. We can do it but… the neighboring countries who were frightened by the attack of the devils will appreciate it but, what will the other countries think who have no direct threat to them?」(s.h.i.+n)
「Fumu, it’s fluffy. To have made a prediction to that extent.」**TL: “As expected of you” is the right translation. Just found it funny that google translated it as fluffy.**
「That’s true… even if Augusto-sama explains it to me, I’m still a bit not convinced.」
「I myself, knows it in my head but…」
「I(sessha) also find it hard for my feelings to accept degozaru.」**TL: Just had to put that degozaru there.**

Thor and Julius who serve on the side of Gus which listened to the story, made a doubtful look.

Chapter 52 (1/2) end.