ranslated by Green Cake
Edited by
It was morning when I realized it. It’s bad enough that time flies by so fast.
I feel like I need to add a little more… to the embroidery. If I can improve the performance little by little, I don’t want to cut corners.
No matter how hard I try, clothes don’t have the durability of armor, so I have to work at it slowly.
In the meantime, I’m going to cook a meal… today might be another day of gearing up…
♦
I decided to make a simple meal, but I was careful to keep a good balance. The reason why I did this is that the people in the English department’s lab are finally able to eat properly now.
So we’re eating together in the lab. It’s a big deal because they can now eat normal food on their own, albeit slowly. I guess it’s compensation for their correction in this area.
So I guess it’s time to ask the people in the English department about the situation.
♦
“Didn’t you guys stay with Fukuyama-kun for a while?”
“Yes, but he left a long time ago and never came back. We were worried too, but… when we tried to go looking for him, suddenly there were more monsters around here… Before that, there were few monsters at night, but suddenly there were more vicious monsters. I couldn’t go out… anymore.”
… Maybe the reason there are more monsters around here is because… Ketorami is gone… Let’s not think about it.
“So we ran out of food, but when we tried to go outside, we got scared that there would be a lot of monsters…”
… I am very sorry.
What the hell is this? Did I almost kill these people indirectly by going around?
That’s right, that’s what happens when the top of the ecosystem suddenly disappears.
I was a little thoughtless… No, I can’t. I don’t think I could have afforded that much thought at that point.
When I think back on it now, I realize that I was in such a tight spot that I didn’t have time to think about the people around me.
Let’s just say it’s a good thing that I survived. Please let me.
It was Fukuyama who started the whole thing by taking the head of the ecosystem with him! I’m sure he’s the cause!
“So I was so hungry that I couldn’t move… when I noticed it, I got help… I couldn’t say it all the time, but the porridge I got was really delicious to death. I was so hungry that I thought I was going to die… Thank you.”
I can’t help but feel horrible when people bow to me.
But I’m glad you enjoyed it. I think that hunger is the best seasoning, though.
But I’m afraid I’m partly responsible for making you that hungry… But if I tried to explain, it would probably be a huge hassle… No, but I’m obligated to explain… Hmmm… Yeah, well, I’ll take this secret to my grave…
“So you guys have been in the English department lab ever since Fukuyama disappeared?”
“Yes. That’s why I don’t know much about the situation… What happened to us?
Oh, okay, that’s where. Well, I don’t know where to start explaining…
♦
I explained. Briefly. The day would be over if I went into details.
In other words, it seems that we’ve come to another world with our school. The cause seems to be the temple. And how to get back.
I also explained how this world works, or rather… how skills, corrections, and professions work. There’s nothing scarier than being ignorant, you know.
“So, the reason we’ve been alive for a month without eating or drinking is because of this correction?”
What, you didn’t eat or drink that much! Not eating, but not drinking either!
I was a little curious, so I asked him to show me his dog tag, and sure enough, he had the [Hunger Resistance] skill. I don’t know when he got the skill, but I’m pretty sure that he managed to survive with the benefit of both the skill and the correction.
I don’t want to be in a situation where I have to use it… but just in case, I asked for approval and then tried to see if I could [Share] it, and I was able to…
Maybe this will help me survive a month without drinking or eating… I never want to do that!
By the way, no other skills were harvested. Yeah, I had a feeling about that. I’ve already given up. It’s because I’ve given up that I’m not satisfied with the acquisition of [Hunger Resistance].
♦
The health of the people in the English department lab seemed to have returned to normal with Kariya’s recovery magic, so after asking them what they wanted, I ended up leaving them in the care of the information room and newspaper club.
Apparently, one of the girls in the English department lab, Arino-san, was a member of the newspaper club. She said she wanted to be with us, so the other four of us joined her in the information room and newspaper club.
… I hadn’t even considered the possibility of you working with us. We’re going to declare war as the Demon King, so if we’re together, you’re going to get involved… Above all, the other girl, Mizusawa-san, vehemently opposed the idea. She said, “I don’t want to be with Maito-san.”
Yeah, Mizusawa-san is apparently in the home economics department, so, well, yeah, I can’t help it. Yes… yes. I know it can’t be helped, but it’s still hurt. Even though I know that I can’t be liked by all people and that we can’t always understand each other. Yeah.
♦
While agonizingly fighting Mizusawa-san’s body blows, I tried almost without confirmation, or rather, without expectation. In spite of this, I was able to [Share] my vision with the three languid maid dolls that I had given to Tsukimori-san of the newspaper club, so I didn’t have to contact her in advance for Ketorami riding, and I was able to easily [Transfer] and leave the people of the English department lab with her.
Hmm, I’m glad I gave her this maid doll. I should definitely give this to Homura-kun and the others the next time I see them, the dispatch maid doll.
However, since it was such a visit, Tsukimori-san was very angry with me.
“Maito! You! What do you think I went to the trouble of adding a [Communication] bracelet for?”
It seems Tsukimori-san was taking a nap. I’m sorry.
“Well, are you there, Saegusa?”
“What? It’s… again, Arino! Are you okay?”
When Arino-san, who was behind me, showed her face, Tsukimori-san face instantly brightened and then turned into a huge frown… This is not good. She’s going to cry, she’s going to cry.
When it comes to recognizing the signs that a girl is about to start crying, I’m a confident person!
“You know, you have no idea how worried we were about…”
“I’m sorry.”
“You’re such an idiot! You should have at least called… I’m so glad. I’m so glad…”
“Yeah, yeah, I’m sorry, I’m sorry…”
Then Tsukimori-san and Arino-san hugged each other and were happy to see each other again. I know how you feel, it hurts.
… I can’t tell Tsukimori-san that I was partly responsible for Arino-san nearly starving to death. That’s true. If I tell her, she might kill me. I’ll definitely take it to my grave, let’s do that.
♦
Hearing that Tsukimori-san and Arino-san were rejoicing over their reunion, other members of the newspaper club came over one after the other to rejoice over their safety, and as the crowd gradually grew larger, I decided to leave the crowd and look for Saegusa.
I thought it would be unfair if I didn’t explain about the condition of the people in the English department before leaving.
As I was searching through the crowd of people, I was unexpectedly tapped on the shoulder from behind.
“Hey, Maitou-san.”
… Yeah. What is it?
“Are you still not over your love of men?”
I saw Mizusawa-san’s insistent smile a little below my eye level, so I smiled too for the time being.
♦
Let’s get our heads and hearts straight for a moment.
It all started last winter.
The girl who was in the home economics club and the chemistry club started to go to a cram school, and it became too difficult to juggle two club activities and a cram school. So the other girls and I discussed it and decided to quit the club activities.
The reason why I was hated at this point is really unreasonable for me… At that time, I was about to participate in the prefectural science exhibition, and I was practicing hard to eliminate the rags in my oral presentation.
Because of this, while the other girls were leaving at 5:00, I was answering the chemistry teacher’s questions endlessly until about 8:00, and when I got stuck, I had to check and fill in the blanks, and when I found blanks in the poster display, I had to go and fix it… After that, I went home alone, so I never had a chance to talk to the other girls in my class.
Then, when the science exhibition was coming up at the end of next week, and we were about to print out posters and have a pre-presentation meeting in the club, all three girls except me quit the club.
They told me before they submitted their resignation forms, all three of them.
However, I couldn’t leave the club normally because I was about to announce the science exhibition next weekend, and I told them that I would stay in the club.
I told them that I would stay in the club… The girls said that it was because I wanted to be among the eight boys, and they gave me a rather harsh verbal attack, but that was the end of it.
So, the three girls joined the home economics club with the girl who started it… The club was full of girls, and it seemed to be just right for me to be the topic of conversation.
At that time, I realized that I shouldn’t underestimate the spread of gossip among girls.
It was a needle-in-a-haystack situation for a while after that, and the rumors were getting out of hand.
Even so, there were some girl friends (angels… or demons) who kept a close relationship with me, so I managed to keep it together.
So far, so good. It didn’t really matter.
The biggest problem for me was that… the chemistry club had already become a comfortable place for me.
Yes, it was fun, simple as that.
First of all, we had the same hobbies. Our interests were also relatively similar. Also, we were very much in sync when it came to thinking.
They were people who were willing to think. And I’m a person who likes to think.
And I really loved it when I was doing all that.
… Well, I mean, I was comfortable there. Really.
… If I were a man, I would have had more strength and stamina, and more importantly, no one would have complained about me being in a place that was comfortable for me, I thought. It was very frustrating.
That’s the way it is from the public’s point of view, isn’t it?
That’s what happens even if the inside is actually rather murderous. I’m aware of it. I don’t think it can be helped it.
But unfortunately, I was born a woman, and there wasn’t much I could do to change that, and I didn’t have the pride to abandon my comfort zone, you know?
That’s why I decided to do this, you know, at that time.
I thought to myself, “I’m not going to stop doing what’s fun for me in order to be liked by people I don’t like. Yes.”
If people don’t like me, why don’t they just hate me? If they don’t like me, why don’t they just stay away from each other? It’s peaceful.
As for me, I don’t understand why people would go out of their way to get close to me when I don’t like them. It’s not rational.
I think you should do something more productive, but I guess I’m wrong. Yeah, I don’t understand. I’ll never understand you. It can’t be helped, because we’re human.
♦
So it’s over. If it’s over, it’s over.
I’m already prepared. I know what the price of being here is.
And for me, this is the place I want to be, no matter what the price.
If this is the cost of doing so, then so be it.
It’s all up to me to pay for it as normal.
“Yes.”
It’s not a big deal, just say it like a normal greeting, and Mizusawa-san looked surprised for a moment, and then quickly left in a boring manner.
… Yeah, I won.
♦
After that, Saegusa was found rather quickly, and after giving a brief report on the condition of the people in the English department lab and our current situation (the latter of which he already knew from the [Communication]), he quickly returned home via [Transfer].
“Oh, welcome back. Good work.”
When I came back, I only glanced for a little while, but I was grateful to have a friend who just kept making equipment and gave me a proper thank you with just their voice. Yeah, I know.
I’m sorry for all the hard work you’re doing, but… I’m going to take a break for a bit.
ranslated by Green Cake
Edited by
It was morning when I realized it. It’s bad enough that time flies by so fast.
I feel like I need to add a little more… to the embroidery. If I can improve the performance little by little, I don’t want to cut corners.
No matter how hard I try, clothes don’t have the durability of armor, so I have to work at it slowly.
In the meantime, I’m going to cook a meal… today might be another day of gearing up…
♦
I decided to make a simple meal, but I was careful to keep a good balance. The reason why I did this is that the people in the English department’s lab are finally able to eat properly now.
So we’re eating together in the lab. It’s a big deal because they can now eat normal food on their own, albeit slowly. I guess it’s compensation for their correction in this area.
So I guess it’s time to ask the people in the English department about the situation.
♦
“Didn’t you guys stay with Fukuyama-kun for a while?”
“Yes, but he left a long time ago and never came back. We were worried too, but… when we tried to go looking for him, suddenly there were more monsters around here… Before that, there were few monsters at night, but suddenly there were more vicious monsters. I couldn’t go out… anymore.”
… Maybe the reason there are more monsters around here is because… Ketorami is gone… Let’s not think about it.
“So we ran out of food, but when we tried to go outside, we got scared that there would be a lot of monsters…”
… I am very sorry.
What the hell is this? Did I almost kill these people indirectly by going around?
That’s right, that’s what happens when the top of the ecosystem suddenly disappears.
I was a little thoughtless… No, I can’t. I don’t think I could have afforded that much thought at that point.
When I think back on it now, I realize that I was in such a tight spot that I didn’t have time to think about the people around me.
Let’s just say it’s a good thing that I survived. Please let me.
It was Fukuyama who started the whole thing by taking the head of the ecosystem with him! I’m sure he’s the cause!
“So I was so hungry that I couldn’t move… when I noticed it, I got help… I couldn’t say it all the time, but the porridge I got was really delicious to death. I was so hungry that I thought I was going to die… Thank you.”
I can’t help but feel horrible when people bow to me.
But I’m glad you enjoyed it. I think that hunger is the best seasoning, though.
But I’m afraid I’m partly responsible for making you that hungry… But if I tried to explain, it would probably be a huge hassle… No, but I’m obligated to explain… Hmmm… Yeah, well, I’ll take this secret to my grave…
“So you guys have been in the English department lab ever since Fukuyama disappeared?”
“Yes. That’s why I don’t know much about the situation… What happened to us?
Oh, okay, that’s where. Well, I don’t know where to start explaining…
♦
I explained. Briefly. The day would be over if I went into details.
In other words, it seems that we’ve come to another world with our school. The cause seems to be the temple. And how to get back.
I also explained how this world works, or rather… how skills, corrections, and professions work. There’s nothing scarier than being ignorant, you know.
“So, the reason we’ve been alive for a month without eating or drinking is because of this correction?”
What, you didn’t eat or drink that much! Not eating, but not drinking either!
I was a little curious, so I asked him to show me his dog tag, and sure enough, he had the [Hunger Resistance] skill. I don’t know when he got the skill, but I’m pretty sure that he managed to survive with the benefit of both the skill and the correction.
I don’t want to be in a situation where I have to use it… but just in case, I asked for approval and then tried to see if I could [Share] it, and I was able to…
Maybe this will help me survive a month without drinking or eating… I never want to do that!
By the way, no other skills were harvested. Yeah, I had a feeling about that. I’ve already given up. It’s because I’ve given up that I’m not satisfied with the acquisition of [Hunger Resistance].
♦
The health of the people in the English department lab seemed to have returned to normal with Kariya’s recovery magic, so after asking them what they wanted, I ended up leaving them in the care of the information room and newspaper club.
Apparently, one of the girls in the English department lab, Arino-san, was a member of the newspaper club. She said she wanted to be with us, so the other four of us joined her in the information room and newspaper club.
… I hadn’t even considered the possibility of you working with us. We’re going to declare war as the Demon King, so if we’re together, you’re going to get involved… Above all, the other girl, Mizusawa-san, vehemently opposed the idea. She said, “I don’t want to be with Maito-san.”
Yeah, Mizusawa-san is apparently in the home economics department, so, well, yeah, I can’t help it. Yes… yes. I know it can’t be helped, but it’s still hurt. Even though I know that I can’t be liked by all people and that we can’t always understand each other. Yeah.
♦
While agonizingly fighting Mizusawa-san’s body blows, I tried almost without confirmation, or rather, without expectation. In spite of this, I was able to [Share] my vision with the three languid maid dolls that I had given to Tsukimori-san of the newspaper club, so I didn’t have to contact her in advance for Ketorami riding, and I was able to easily [Transfer] and leave the people of the English department lab with her.
Hmm, I’m glad I gave her this maid doll. I should definitely give this to Homura-kun and the others the next time I see them, the dispatch maid doll.
However, since it was such a visit, Tsukimori-san was very angry with me.
“Maito! You! What do you think I went to the trouble of adding a [Communication] bracelet for?”
It seems Tsukimori-san was taking a nap. I’m sorry.
“Well, are you there, Saegusa?”
“What? It’s… again, Arino! Are you okay?”
When Arino-san, who was behind me, showed her face, Tsukimori-san face instantly brightened and then turned into a huge frown… This is not good. She’s going to cry, she’s going to cry.
When it comes to recognizing the signs that a girl is about to start crying, I’m a confident person!
“You know, you have no idea how worried we were about…”
“I’m sorry.”
“You’re such an idiot! You should have at least called… I’m so glad. I’m so glad…”
“Yeah, yeah, I’m sorry, I’m sorry…”
Then Tsukimori-san and Arino-san hugged each other and were happy to see each other again. I know how you feel, it hurts.
… I can’t tell Tsukimori-san that I was partly responsible for Arino-san nearly starving to death. That’s true. If I tell her, she might kill me. I’ll definitely take it to my grave, let’s do that.
♦
Hearing that Tsukimori-san and Arino-san were rejoicing over their reunion, other members of the newspaper club came over one after the other to rejoice over their safety, and as the crowd gradually grew larger, I decided to leave the crowd and look for Saegusa.
I thought it would be unfair if I didn’t explain about the condition of the people in the English department before leaving.
As I was searching through the crowd of people, I was unexpectedly tapped on the shoulder from behind.
“Hey, Maitou-san.”
… Yeah. What is it?
“Are you still not over your love of men?”
I saw Mizusawa-san’s insistent smile a little below my eye level, so I smiled too for the time being.
♦
Let’s get our heads and hearts straight for a moment.
It all started last winter.
The girl who was in the home economics club and the chemistry club started to go to a cram school, and it became too difficult to juggle two club activities and a cram school. So the other girls and I discussed it and decided to quit the club activities.
The reason why I was hated at this point is really unreasonable for me… At that time, I was about to participate in the prefectural science exhibition, and I was practicing hard to eliminate the rags in my oral presentation.
Because of this, while the other girls were leaving at 5:00, I was answering the chemistry teacher’s questions endlessly until about 8:00, and when I got stuck, I had to check and fill in the blanks, and when I found blanks in the poster display, I had to go and fix it… After that, I went home alone, so I never had a chance to talk to the other girls in my class.
Then, when the science exhibition was coming up at the end of next week, and we were about to print out posters and have a pre-presentation meeting in the club, all three girls except me quit the club.
They told me before they submitted their resignation forms, all three of them.
However, I couldn’t leave the club normally because I was about to announce the science exhibition next weekend, and I told them that I would stay in the club.
I told them that I would stay in the club… The girls said that it was because I wanted to be among the eight boys, and they gave me a rather harsh verbal attack, but that was the end of it.
So, the three girls joined the home economics club with the girl who started it… The club was full of girls, and it seemed to be just right for me to be the topic of conversation.
At that time, I realized that I shouldn’t underestimate the spread of gossip among girls.
It was a needle-in-a-haystack situation for a while after that, and the rumors were getting out of hand.
Even so, there were some girl friends (angels… or demons) who kept a close relationship with me, so I managed to keep it together.
So far, so good. It didn’t really matter.
The biggest problem for me was that… the chemistry club had already become a comfortable place for me.
Yes, it was fun, simple as that.
First of all, we had the same hobbies. Our interests were also relatively similar. Also, we were very much in sync when it came to thinking.
They were people who were willing to think. And I’m a person who likes to think.
And I really loved it when I was doing all that.
… Well, I mean, I was comfortable there. Really.
… If I were a man, I would have had more strength and stamina, and more importantly, no one would have complained about me being in a place that was comfortable for me, I thought. It was very frustrating.
That’s the way it is from the public’s point of view, isn’t it?
That’s what happens even if the inside is actually rather murderous. I’m aware of it. I don’t think it can be helped it.
But unfortunately, I was born a woman, and there wasn’t much I could do to change that, and I didn’t have the pride to abandon my comfort zone, you know?
That’s why I decided to do this, you know, at that time.
I thought to myself, “I’m not going to stop doing what’s fun for me in order to be liked by people I don’t like. Yes.”
If people don’t like me, why don’t they just hate me? If they don’t like me, why don’t they just stay away from each other? It’s peaceful.
As for me, I don’t understand why people would go out of their way to get close to me when I don’t like them. It’s not rational.
I think you should do something more productive, but I guess I’m wrong. Yeah, I don’t understand. I’ll never understand you. It can’t be helped, because we’re human.
♦
So it’s over. If it’s over, it’s over.
I’m already prepared. I know what the price of being here is.
And for me, this is the place I want to be, no matter what the price.
If this is the cost of doing so, then so be it.
It’s all up to me to pay for it as normal.
“Yes.”
It’s not a big deal, just say it like a normal greeting, and Mizusawa-san looked surprised for a moment, and then quickly left in a boring manner.
… Yeah, I won.
♦
After that, Saegusa was found rather quickly, and after giving a brief report on the condition of the people in the English department lab and our current situation (the latter of which he already knew from the [Communication]), he quickly returned home via [Transfer].
“Oh, welcome back. Good work.”
When I came back, I only glanced for a little while, but I was grateful to have a friend who just kept making equipment and gave me a proper thank you with just their voice. Yeah, I know.
I’m sorry for all the hard work you’re doing, but… I’m going to take a break for a bit.
