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Minasan oideyasu. This is Yukkuri demasu!

The last chapter!

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Author:

Dozeumaru(どぜう丸)

Translator:

Yukkuri Oniisan

Editor:

So-Chintzy

Enlightenment Arc

Chapter 2: Let’s Create an Educational Program C

Author’s Note: Zenpoko-kun was like this

image. I remembered it when I wrote it, a toy similar to it that I had in the

past…… Its form changed according to its emotions, or so was the character

setting that I had thought of. However, there was no chance to show it yet.

Left: Zenpoko-kun Tsujou (Usual) Mode, Right: Zenpoko-kun Yaruki (Eager) Mode

✦✧✦✧✦

The short drama of Zenpoko-kun

and Juna onee-san finished and the broadcast projected yet another place. This

time it wasn’t a stage, but a place that was similar to a reception hall, where

ten children of ages 3 to 5 years old could be seen. There wasn’t any

uniformity in them as they freely moved around, sat, ran, or lied down.

By the way, these children were the

children of the castle’s workers who were looked after in the daycare

establishment inside the castle. Since we were talking about creating n educational

program, then there ought to be child spectators in it, too. After receiving

the consent of their parents (well, since their employer the King asked it,

they couldn’t exactly say no to me……), I was able to get them to appear in the

program. Then amongst the children, there was a teenage girl mixed in.

She was the former Amidonian

Ducal Princess, Roroa. Just like Juna, Roroa was wearing boyish attire. Then, she

called out from the middle of the children.

「Now,

everyone~. Let’s call the Singer Onee-san out~. Ready~ Go!」(Roroa)

「「「「Juna

Onee-san‼」」」」(Children)

Roroa yelled and the children

followed suit. Then,

「Ha~i」(Juna Onee-san)

While waving her hand, she

entered. Juna-san stood beside Roroa.

「Now,

everybody. It’s time for a song♪.」(Juna Onee-san)

As she said this, she started to

clap her hands into the beat.

◇　◇　◇

「Roroa!?

What in the world is that girl doing!?」(Liscia)

Liscia looked in my direction, so

I shrugged my shoulders.

「When

I mentioned to Roroa about creating the educational program, she said 『That

sounds interesting! Darlin’, I also want to appear~』 and

threw a tantrum. I couldn’t help it, so now she plays a role as Juna’s

a.s.sistant and appears in the program.」(Souma)

「Can

you choose the cast just like that!?」(Liscia)

「…… I

can’t win against a weeping girl, landlord and investor.」(Souma)

This 『Together

with Oneesan』 show was being sponsored by the company 『Silver

Stag Store』 that was publicly

headed by Sebas, while Roroa was its shadow president. Right now, it was

investing in various businesses and research in our country. Research and

development for food, healthcare, military and other fields that were related

to the citizens’ lives were put as our priorities. Hence, the national treasury

was always in a state of barely being afloat. Even though, eventually the

increase in population would increase the tax yield and cover the expenses, it

wasn’t something that will happen right now.

『Due

to the establishment of the training schools and cla.s.ses, the budget is already

strained! We don’t have any leeway to put more money into an educational

program with unclear effectiveness! Please have a bit more restraint!』(Colbert)

……Was what the Finance Minister

Colbert had said while in tears. As expected from someone with a “brake” role

next to Hakuya, he was stiff with the strings in the purse. Although I was relieved

that there was a reliable person looking after the purse…… I had no other

choice, but to ask Roroa’s company to finance the show.

「The

world is such a tough place.」(Liscia)

「It

sure is.」(Souma)

……Well, perhaps Roroa already

predicted this situation ever since she established her company. Actually, if

Roroa didn’t finance it, then this show wouldn’t exist. If I didn’t yield to just

a slight selfishness from my talented fiancée, then I will incur divine

punishment. I looked back to the hall and saw Juna-san, Roroa, and the children

singing 『Close Hands, Open』[1] together.

「「Close

your hands, open your hands♪

Clap your hands, close your hands.♪」」

While looking at Roroa, who was

making exaggerated hand movements, the children danced to mimic her. The sight

of the children hopping with their arms and feet flouncing around brought

smiles to one’s face. As my heart was warmed by the children’s angelic actions,

Liscia asked me again.

「I

know why you want to make educational programs, but why are there so many

songs?」(Liscia)

「Songs

will linger in one’s ears and are also easy to propagate. You could strangely

remember the songs that you heard in your childhood, right? It will remain

inside one’s mind much more easily than regular methods of teaching and can be

disseminated far more widely.」(Souma)

To give an example, in my case, before

I learnt about 「Irohanihoeto」[2], I remembered the children song, 「Irohamatsuri」[3]. Then, even though it could be said that I was still

confused on the order of the 12 Chinese zodiac, the song 『Zodiac

Merry Go Round』[4]  really helped

me in remembering them. The remembered melodies were quite hard to forget. ……These

were the wonderfulness of children’s songs.

Liscia replied in admiration.

「I

see…… If I think about it, Souma’s plan is indeed amazing.」(Liscia)

「Hm……

Well, since my job is to think after all.」(Souma)

「It

ought not to be as simple as you say, since it’s a policy that puts the citizens

into the consideration.」(Liscia)

Liscia sent me a respecting

look…… so I averted my eyes away.

「Hey,

why did you turn your eyes away?」(Liscia)

「Well,

you see, it’s not entirely for the citizens’ sake…… It could be said that I

have a bit of self-interest in doing this……」(Souma)

「Self-interest?」(Liscia)

Liscia gazed towards me intently……

Can’t be helped, let’s confess.

「At

the end of this year, there will be a coronation ceremony for me and also our

wedding ceremony, right?」(Souma)

「S-seems

so.」(Liscia)

When she heard about marriage, Liscia’s

cheeks became red. That action was so touching…… But let’s continue the talk

for now.

「So, at

that wedding ceremony, I plan to unveil the non-distinction between the Queen

Consort and Royal Consort.」(Souma)

Royal Consort couldn’t pa.s.s down

the throne succession rights, since it was originally a “Concubine” position

and was cosidered lower than the Queen Consort position. For this reason, even

if they were treated as the same “Queen”s, there were many cases where the

marriage ceremonies for the Royal Consorts weren’t performed grandiosely in

public. For the Royal Consort’s side, they were being wary of the Queen

Consort, so there were cases where the Royal Consort refused to be present. They

might be afraid that this ceremony would become the root of conflict in the

future. However, I want to change all of this.

「Even

if Roroa said that she’s fine with becoming a Royal Consort, if we consider the

Amidonia Region, then I intend to take her as the Third Queen Consort. However,

in that case, only Juna-san wouldn’t join the ceremony, right? If it’s

possible, I want to have a wedding ceremony with everyone.」(Souma)

「That’s

true…… I also think that would be better.」(Liscia)

Liscia said while crossing her

arms.

「Since

both Aisha and Juna-san had faced times of hards.h.i.+p times with me, I consider

them as comrades in arms. Ah, it doesn’t mean that I’m ignoring Roroa. You see,

she is like a cute and playful imouto. However…… Aisha and Juna-san are

special. Queen Consort or Royal Consort aside, I don’t intend to look down on

them.」(Liscia)

「I

see…… Then, I’m glad.」(Souma)

I was glad that Liscia as the

First Queen Consort was open minded about this case. Liscia and the others were

friendly, so I wasn’t worried that much, but……. Hearing it directly from

Liscia’s mouth was truly relieving. Really…… She is a girl that is far too good

for someone like me.

「Juna-san

will agree about partic.i.p.ating in the marriage ceremony…… But, is there any

relations.h.i.+p between this and the broadcast?」(Liscia)

「Yeah…….

Right now, the matter of my engagement with Juna-san is being kept as a secret,

but when the date to the wedding ceremony draws close, then there is no need to

hide that anymore, right?」(Souma)

「Of

course. Since the wedding ceremony will be broadcasted to the entire country.」(Liscia)

「Yes,

that’s why the announcement of the engagement will happen sooner or later……

Even so, at that time, which one would get the least backlash from the citizens?

The 『Song Princess(Lorelei)』

Juna-san or the 『Singer Onee-san』 Juna-san? ……」(Souma)

My eyes swam around while saying

this, so Liscia scornfully looked at me.

「Perhaps,

you planned this broadcast for that reason?」(Liscia)

「Well,

no. From the beginning, the plan itself was for educating the citizens. But, I

mixed…… a bit of my self-interests inside……」(Souma)

「I am

amazed. Could you just ignore the citizens’ eyes?」(Liscia)

「No,

I can’t. It’s a quite a serious problem, you see!?」(Souma)

After all, right now, Juna-san had

become the national idol that even made the National a.s.sembly pet.i.tion to 「Increase

her screentime on the Royal Voice Broadcast」. If

I announced her engagement like this, then a real riot might happen. That’s why,

in order to reduce that backlash, I was thinking to gradually s.h.i.+ft Juna-san’s

work from 『Song Princess(Idol )』

into 『Singer Onee-san』 from now on. Although I felt sorry about this, when I

inform Juna-san,

『If I

can sing beside Your Majesty, then I don’t care about my social position.』(Juna)

She said with a smile. Then, she

immediately nominated the Song Princess Komari Koruda to inherit her position.

Juna-san might be also actually be eager in this case.

―――then, while I was talking about this, the children

singing part was over.

「Good,

everyone. You have all sung wonderfully.」(Juna Onee-san)

「Everybody

watchin’ th’ broadcast, can you sing it nicely, too~?」(Roroa)

Juna-san and Roroa left some parting

words to close this program segment.

「What

about the program after this?」(Liscia)

Liscia asked in a whisper.

「After

this…… Is exercise time.」(Souma)

「Exercise?

Since there are only our acquaintances appearing in the program, then…… Aisha?」(Liscia)

「……

No. For the exercise, I have prepared a “screwball”. That’s why I chose him for

that role.」(Souma)

「Screwball?」(Liscia)

Then, Roroa called out.

「Now,

everyone. Next is exercise time. Let’s call “Exercise Oniisan” together~.

Ready~ Go!」(Roroa)

「「「「Exercise

Onii-sa~n‼」」」」

Following Roroa’s lead, the

children called out in one voice. Then,

「To-u!」(MAN)

From the balcony on the second

floor, a man jumped down. The man cleanly landed in front of the children and

raised one of his thumbs up an grinned with sparkling white teeth. The man is a

youth from the human race, with a height of about 185 cm. Even with clothes on,

it could be seen that he has a thick muscled body. His face could be totally

seen as ikemen cla.s.s, but his thick upward-slanting eyebrows, s.h.i.+ning eyes, and

sparkling white teeth, each of his features were strangely “strong”. The youth

put his arms at his waist, turned to the children, and said.

「Children,

thanks for waiting! Now, let’s move our bodies together!」(MAN)

The youth gave an energetic

speech while sporting an energetic smile. At the sight of such an energetic

youth, Liscia opened her mouth wide and muttered.

「……

Who’s that?」(Liscia)

☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽

Just imagine the Exercise Onii-san as the guy from Lazy Town. That’s it for this month.

I don’t know when Larvyde will return……

So I think I will translate my a.s.signed chapters

first……

Currently Genjitsugi Yuusha is considered as

just my side project… But I might elevate it into main project in this case.