Chapter 267
I dreamed of the Mt. Fujis summit. Nancy, who believed so, finally started to get up.
I had a delicious breakfast which had been brought into the suite room with everyone.
Nancy, see you later~.
Since Aya also has junior college today,
I send her off to Tokyo usingteleportation.
Aya-chan is also busy, huh.
I guess so.
***
For the day two of Kyoto sightseeing
were going to start fromFushimi Inari[1].
Seiji-sama, I feel that this place is somehow filled with mysterious power.
Indeed, theres such feeling.
Is it the effect of learning magic?
I feel like it is filled with magic power for some reason.
Oh!Whats this!?
A large number of gates(?) continue throughout the way!
This is what called Senbon Torii[2].
Senbotorii??
Its Sen(thousands)Shuiro(vermillion)Torii Gate.
I seee.
But, its entirely vermillion, huh.
This vermillion seems to be painted using dyes made from a mineral called cinnabar.
Speaking ofcinnabar, didnt I use it as an ingredient before when I made aphilosophers stonewhich was an ingredient ofelixir?
I used thecinnabarfrom the other world at that time, can the philosophers stone also be made using thecinnabarfrom Earth?
We passed through the senbon torii while having such a talk.
Afterwards, although Elena healed a rheumatic obaa-san who happened to passed by usingRecovery magic, there had been no problem in particular and we finished our sightseeing inFushimi Inari.
***
We, who leftFushimi Inari,
moved toHimejinext.
First, we hadconger eel mealfor lunch in Himeji,
then, we went to sightseeing theHimeji Castleafterward.
ShimejiCastle is cool, isnt it?
Particularly, the white wall.
Its not shimeji, its himeji.
We have to get ready to go back to Tokyo soon.
Ehh!
I dont want to go back today
Where did you learn such a line!?
Moreover, such a line is said when two people are drinking at a bar and have gotten drunk.
Nancy *giggle giggle* laughs happily while saying so.
Well, its good, she seems to have enjoyed herself.
***
We went to Himeji Station to take a train home.
Were finally going home, huh~.Its somewhat regrettable to part, isnt it?
Well, since we still have one day tomorrow, lets go somewhere around Tokyo.
Thats right!Then, I wonder where should we go~.
When we were having such talk, I felt a sign that something was approaching from far away.
Hm?Somethings coming.
Gogoo-!!
Hiee-!!
It was an excessive event, Nancy embraced me.
Elena and Hilda hugged me, too.
All three of you, calm down. Thats the Shinkansen.
Shinkansen!?Does the Shinkansen move that fast?
When it travels along this station, there are times when it passages through at 300km/hr.
300km/hour!?AAmashing[3]
The shinkansen passed by several times, Nancy and Hilda seemed to have grown accustomed to it and were delighted, while Elena didnt seem to have gotten used to it; every time the shinkansen passed by, *gyu gyu* she pressed two soft things on my body.
For a short while, I patted Elenas head who was in a somewhat slouching posture.
***
When we returned to Tokyo, the sun had already set.
Aah, we have returned to Tokyo~.
But, was it fun?
Un!
Everyone got off at the Tokyo Station with a smiling face,
however, I discovered something unpleasant on the map.
A large number of dots that indicatesdangersurrounded the area of Tokyo Station.
They numbered 30!
This is bad.
At that moment-
my smartphone got a call.
Its from Director, what could it be?
I have Nancy and the others to wait and answer the call.
Hello, is there something wrong, director?
u.
U?What in the world is the director doing?
He
He?
Help me!
Eh?Director!?
After the voice of the director asking for help, I heard a sound like a person getting struck.
What on Earth happened!?
Are you Maruyama?
From the directors phone, I hear a voice which isnt the directors.
Ive heard this voice before.
Its the aforementioned mafia boss voice.
Who are you?
For the time being, I pretend not to know what he is talking about and play along with him.
This man have been restrained. Bring Nancy along in exchange.
What to do!?
Alright, lets ignore him!
Stop with the stupid joke. Ill hung up because Im busy.
Wait, this isnt a joke
I hang up without listening to him until the end.
Immediately , I got a call from the directors phone again.
I turned the smartphone off without answering the call.
Of course, I know that its not a joke.
However, I mustnt negotiate here.
First things first, lets take Nancy to a safe place.
The director may have been hit, but I have no choice but to have him endure.
While they think that I think its a joke, he wont be killed.
The director will also probably be kept to the place where the pursuers from last time are getting tortured.
I have to rescue the director one way or another.
Seiji-sama, is the call already over?
Yeah
First, we must escape from the Tokyo Station in order to be not discovered by the thirty mafias.
All the Shinkansens exit ticket barriers are being watched, but its ridiculous that theres only one transfer/change(train) exit which is being watched.
I lead Nancy and the others from the transfer/change(train) exit which isnt being watched towards the conventional train line.
The conventional train line is being watched too, but
Japan is best for its number of platforms, there are also countless entrances and exits too.
All of it cant be covered with only thirty people.
We boarded a train from the platform that wasnt being watched and escaped from the Tokyo Station leisurely.
Nancy, you should stay at my house today.
Seijis house!?U-, Un, okay
Nancy was fidgeting for some reason.
Do you want to go to the toilet or something?
Translators notes:
[1]Fushimi Inari Taisha is the head shrine of Inari, located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan.
[2]Thousands of torii.
[3]Shushugoi