Reincarnation into the Barrier Master

Episode 397: Kataoka Naotaroo

That night, when the children were quiet, a family meeting took place in the dining room of the Imperial Mansion. There, too, was the appearance of Meek.

I tell stories from Sandiyu without covering them up. All the wives who heard the story shut up.

"... aren't you surprisingly okay?

It was Sidi who broke the silence. She lays her index finger on her jaw, looking up to heaven dressed to deduce as usual. Everyone's gaze gathers on her.

"Siddie. Did your instincts work?

"Yes, although unfounded, I feel that Mr. Sandier's concerns will end in concern."

"Nevertheless, Linos, let one go..."

Rico looks at me with a worried look on his face.

"Dear Rico, I'm fine. I'll go with you. I've been meaning to do that since the beginning."

"What do you do with Pietris?

"It's about that..."

Sidi carefully explained the itinerary leading up to the inside of the elf. Upon hearing that the three old Dwarves would be allowed to travel, Rico was quite frightened, but the proposal was accepted because May said that their physical condition would be handled responsibly.

Finally, I asked Meek what she thought, but she still revealed her desire to go back inside the elf. We made sure we respected her intentions and, first of all, came to the conclusion that we were just going to go and decided that the meeting would be over. As soon as it was dissolved, Matocal and Soleil went back to the room with their scissors and their children. Even though I was still a baby, my two children were sleeping with me suyasuya without crying at all. You must both be good kids.

After that, while I take a bath, I think about what I'm going to do. However, if you think about it, you have no idea what to do with it. Someone took a bath when I thought this was useless. It's Sidi.

She sat next to me and started washing her hair with tequila. Her hair wash time is surprisingly short. The reason for this is that the shampoo and rinse work great. Just wash your hair gently and the dirt will come off, and rinse and the like should be soothed and rinsed with hot water. This is all great stuff, so I thought it would make me some money if I sold it, and this is for Sidi only, and they can't use it for anyone else. It seems to work for people with pretty stiff hair and strong creases, and they are sure to be bald when used by normal people. For that matter, I've never used this shampoo either.

I'll flush your back where Sidi's washing her hair. Then the two of us wash our bodies together and go into the hot tub.

I usually sink my body into a hot tub in embarrassment, but things are kind of weird today. With that said, even when I wash my body, I usually try to be shy, but I didn't really feel that today. What, you look happy.

"Did something good happen?

"What!? No... nothing"

"Are you up to something?

"... nothing, thank you, señor"

Her response got a little bumpy. I unwittingly leak a smile.

"Sidi's like Naotaro Ichioka."

"Kataokana Ottaro? Duh... what does that mean?

"It means I suck at every cow. You're good at spotting other people's lies, but you're a jerk to hide your feelings. Whoever sees it, it's totally different than usual. I wonder if something's wrong."

"Ugh..."

She is on the water to half her face, turning her face bright red. The way it bubbles with Bukubuku is kind of adorable.

"So, what happened?

"It's a secret."

"Why not? Is this some kind of bullshit, too?

"Oh no... I don't..."

Say it.

……

"Well, I'll lay it together, okay?

"Lay it together?"

"Oh. You're gonna take me straight to my bedroom, throw Siddie's body in the bed, and you're gonna storm me, right? Focus on satisfying my desires without any regard for Sidi. You don't see Siddie's face at all, do you?

"I don't... I don't like it!

"Then say it"

"Ugh..."

"Shall we put it together?

I slowly take Sidi's arm. Then she suddenly rises. I can see the young body round.

"Ko...... I'm going back to the Principality"

"Huh?"

"If you won't be nice to me, I'll take Peer back to the Principality. I don't want to be rambled!

There are tears in Sidi's eyes. And finally, she cried out.

"Ugh... sorry. I'm sorry. It's okay, it's okay. Be proper and gentle. As usual, no, I'll be kinder than usual"

"... really?

"Really."

"... you were seriously trying to ramble me earlier, weren't you?

"Huh? Huh? Why?"

"When Master Linos is told a lie, his voice goes up. Earlier, my voice was low...... Half of it was a joke, but half of it was trying to ramble on me, wasn't it? Hold me down, force me..."

"That's not true. No, that's not true. No, to be honest, I'd be lying if I told you I didn't want to. I have aspirations. But I don't want to do anything Sidi doesn't like. That's not all I do. Look me in the eye, my eyes."

Sidi, who was staring me in the eye, nodded slowly. Apparently, you figured it out.

"Just tell me what happened. It bothers me. I trust Sidi, and although I don't think she's the kind of person who works evil, she still... huh?

That's what I'm gonna say. I'm gonna stand up and hug Sidi gently. She slowly let her body sink into the hot tub, keeping her face bright red.

"... don't you get angry?

"Huh?"

"Promise me you won't get mad"

"It's okay, I won't be angry"

"The key to the crossover... is ready."

"What?"

If you ask me, it seems that Sidi has successfully developed a key that will open any door, from mistake to development. It was Sidi's brother, Garto, who made it, and it seems that it was he who brought together a piece of Dwarf technology to create that key.

The key to crossover, if you ask me, is the key that gives shape memory functionality, so that you can freely change shape to the shape of the keyhole. It is dialed, like a vault, and there are some questions about what people with complex shapes do, but there is no dialed vault or the like in this world in the first place, and how complex shaped keys are to be made is the criterion for their high level of technical ability. Thinking about it, with plug-in keys, anything you can freely change shape may have, in a way, created a hell of a substitute.

"By the way, what the hell are you gonna use that key for?

"... to peek into the treasure trove of the Elf Royal"

"Huh?"

If you ask me, there is a secret Excalibur inside the elf that is said to boast some of the best cuts in the world. Sidi really wants to see that sword. He wants to see the sharpness.

"It doesn't look like they're going to show it to me... then..."

"No, no, that would make the relationship even more difficult."

"... right? So I tried to do it alone without telling anyone"

"Why are you so obsessed with Excalibur in the first place?

"Because I want to make it"

"Huh? Why?

"Because Master Linos wants it."

"Me?

"Previously, when I asked King Maintier to paint a portrait, Excalibur and... It's just hard to get, so let's make it... But I can't make it into not seeing the real thing... so..."

"Huhhhhhhhhhh! Right, Excalibur! I see, that's what you took!

I burst into laughter with my belly. Sidi is staring at that with a little scary eyes.

"Siddie's cute."

"Huh?"

"I'm fine. You don't have to make Excalibur. That's enough."

"Oh no..."

"I don't need another strongest sword. No, we just have to make it a world we don't need. That armor Sidi made for me is great too, but you just have to make it a world where you don't have to wear as much armor as possible. That's what I think."

"Ha... yes..."

"However, the key to that crossover can make many people unhappy if used in the wrong way. So Sidi, you need to keep that key under strict control."

"Understood."

"Come on, it's time to go up. I'll give you a special lift from here to your bedroom with a princess in your arms."

"Huh? No..."

"You don't like it?

"... please"

Sidi, who drips with a bright red face, was really cute. That night I treated Sidi nicer than usual...