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Translator: Kazumi
Editor: Kabur & Silavin
Kousuke, refreshed by the women’s arrangement, was working on the development of magic tools.
Thanks to Nana, he had proven that he could “see” a monster’s weak points, so he did not feel the need to pursue this further.
Thanks to his two protectors, Kousuke rarely had to face monsters himself.
He also wanted to help the women, but he had learned that if he made a bad move, it would end up as a waste of his time, so he decided to leave it up to each of them individually.
As a result, he returned to making magic tools.
Kousuke’s current goal was to develop a communication tool that could be used without wasting expensive materials.
If he could develop such a tool, it would surely become the centerpiece of Crown’s products.
He felt the need for it during his adventuring activities.
Although there were many other things he wanted to develop, he decided to start with a communication device.
However, just because he had decided on this did not mean that the first product to be developed would be a communication tool.
It often happened that while he was developing a certain tool, he came up with another tool.
That was fine with him, since it would lead to the creation of a new tool.
So Kousuke was working on the development of a magical tool when Peach came into the development room, which was unusual.
Usually, the women rarely came to the development room.
If they do, it usually happens when something is wrong.
“Peach, is everything okay?”
“Yes. I’m sorry to have disturbed you.”
“No, that’s okay, did something happen?”
Kousuke checked again with Peach, who apologized..
It was not like he was already at a climax in terms of work, so it didn’t really matter to him.
“Well~. I was wondering if I should tell you…”
Peach prefaced this in a way that seemed to be perplexing even to herself, and then cut to the chase.
“I had a strange dream…”
“A dream?”
There was no way Peach would come to talk to him about this if it was just a simple dream.
Of course, it must be due to the power of the blessing that has just been manifested.
…or so, Kousuke thought to himself.
“Yes~. I just don’t know for sure if what I saw was simply a dream or if it was caused by the blessing.”
“…Hmm. I see.”
Hearing that, Kousuke also understood why Peach was puzzled.
“By the way, do you remember what it was about?”
“Some parts are vague, but generally speaking…”
“Can you tell me?”
“Of course.”
Peach answered, telling Kousuke as much as she could remember.
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One day, several days after Peach told Kousuke about her dream.
Alec came to visit him at the administration floor.
When Kousuke was called over to see Alec, he had a somewhat puzzled and complicated expression on his face.
“I’m sorry I’m late.”
“Oh, no. I apologize for calling you out.”
“Is there something wrong?”
Alec took a few moments to speak to Kousuke.
“A few days ago, we had a guest in the government office.”
Kousuke tilted his head inwardly as Alec began to speak.
Alec was usually the type of person who would not make such a deliberate preamble, but instead would start right into the main topic of conversation.
“A guest?”
Trying not to let such thoughts show on his face, Kousuke also tapped his head.
“Yes. He claims to be the Tower administrator, and he’s threatening me with trouble if I don’t let him see you.”
Hearing Alec’s explanation, Kousuke was somewhat convinced.
If he had been asked to meet with Kousuke under normal circumstances, he would have been turned away at the door.
However, if it was the Tower manager, the situation would be different.
After all, there were many things about the Towers that even Alec didn’t understand.
If they refuse to accept it, there might be a possibility that it might really become a problem.
“Is it a hassle? Well, I can’t imagine what they will do, but…”
As for Kousuke, he only knew about the Tower on this continent.
And, considering that, he couldn’t think of anything that would be troublesome.
“I see.”
But the fact that they told this to him indicated that they knew what they were talking about, in a way.
“Well, that’s the point. But I could not confirm whether it is genuine or not. No, I should say that there is no way to confirm.”
According to Alec’s story, the man who came claimed to be Karl-Bachem.
And indeed, Karl-Bachem was the administrator of <Bachem’s Tower> in the Kingdom of Gates on the northern continent, as Alec said.
The reason why this fact was known was because it was a famous story in the northern continent that the Bachem family had managed the Tower of Bachem from generation to generation.
It was also true that the Kingdom of Gates, which was one of the largest kingdoms in the northern continent, grew with resources from the Tower of Bachem.
The close relationship between the kingdom and the Tower was also known to neighboring countries, or rather, not hidden from them.
The Bachem family, which managed the Tower, was one of the most privileged families in the Kingdom of Gates.
The relationship between them had been going on for a long time, or rather, they were inseparable, since the founding of the Kingdom of Gates was closely related to the Tower of Bachem.
“Kousuke, by any chance…?”
Peach was about to say something when Alec told her about them, but Kousuke stopped her.
“So, what did this Karl guy say?”
He knew what Peach wanted to say, but he figured he would hear it first.
“Whatever he says. First, he’s all about meeting you, and I haven’t heard anything at all.”
“That’s all? He just wants me to meet him?”
Kousuke tilted his head in wonder.
Alec was not so naive as to go out of his way to get Kousuke to meet with him just for this reason.
The fact that Kousuke had been able to stay away from the Fifth Floor until now was definitely Alec’s achievement.
There was no way Alec would let him meet with Kousuke just for this reason.
“Oh, of course, that’s not all. There’s also the fact that it is believed that the Gates Kingdom is behind the pirate ruckus, but that’s not the only reason.”
After a pause, Alec continues.
“Karl and others say that if you ignore them, you can’t call yourself a god. I was trying to tell him that’s not true…”
Alec would like to say, “That’s absurd,” but he had no idea what was going on in God’s Realm.
He had nothing to deny, so he decided to take the story with him.
It was not hard to see why.
“As a god, you know.”
To put it bluntly, Kousuke couldn’t care less about such things, but the people around him would no longer allow it.
Especially the two guards.
Hearing exactly what he had just said, their eyes were becoming increasingly hostile.
Suppressing it with just a glance, Kousuke confirmed something.
“If I may ask, were there priests here with them?”
“Yes, they were there, I think? If there weren’t, I could have brushed it off as impossible to talk about.”
The other party seemed to have thought this through.
The presence of the clergymen made the story more convincing.
“Well, they did go all this way, so I guess I’ll meet with them.”
“I see.”
Alec’s expression became complicated when Kousuke agreed to meet.
“Didn’t you want me to meet them?”
Seeing Alec like that, Kousuke said with a wry smile.
“No, I did. If I set a precedent like this, you know.”
He was concerned that someone would use the same trick again, this time to request a meeting with Kousuke.
In addition, he was also afraid of the two people behind Kousuke’s back glaring at him.
“Oh, that’s okay. It’s definitely just this one time.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes. But still, those people have done some stupid things, haven’t they?”
Alec tilted his head as Kousuke said this, but both Kouhi and Mitsuki looked aghast.
Obviously, their expressions were different from their earlier intimidating expressions.
Alec did not know why this change had occurred.
Kousuke, the cause of the change, simply smiled mildly.
“I don’t want to think too much about this… Can I leave it to you, then?”
“Yes. But I’m going to ask Alec to be present as well, okay?”
“Of course.”
Alec nodded in agreement with Kousuke’s confirmation.
If he was asked to do something similar in the future, he would be the one to deal with it next time.
He was also interested in knowing exactly how he would do it.
Alec had no idea what Kousuke’s “stupid thing” was, but he guessed that there was something going on, given the change in Kouhi and Mitsuki’s behavior.
