Chapter 318

Chapter 318 - Confinement, and Golem Engineer

Translated Story

TL/ED: Pixel .

Confinement, and Golem Engineer .

How did it go?

Not working . Shes not reacting to me at all . Still as depressed as ever .

The Phrases [Sovereign] Mel . Currently, shes within the Babylon facility, or more precisely inside the Rampart of Babylon . (TL: there was an extra sentence in the raw about whether they should call her [King] or [Queen], but since weve already switched to [Sovereign] since last chapter, I decided to skip it . ) It may make us sound bad, but currently shes being confined by us . The room shes staying in within the castle is properly sealed by a [Prison], so theres no worry of either her escaping or the Phrase noticing her location .

Its made while also including some of my divinity, so even if I move myself to the Reverse World it wont disappear . Its the ultimate prison-slash-shelter .

Well, Im more worried about her mental condition than anything else .

After that, I told Mel everything that had happened, and everything that is going on currently .

I told her how the ones who decided not to follow the new [Sovereign], that Mel had appointed to lead Phrasia, had picked up the secret art to cross dimensions that Mel had discarded before she left and gained that power for themselves .

And how they, for the sake of taking back Mels power or to take it for themselves, had rampaged across countless worlds, sometimes bringing that world to destruction .

How Ende and Rize had been crossing worlds together with her, watching over and supporting her from the shadows .

And how, upon arriving in my world, Yura started plotting something nefarious after obtaining a new power for himself, and the Phrase too faced the threat of the variants .

As a result of teaching her all those things, perhaps due to receiving a large shock to her psyche, Mel had become depressed, and didnt talked much after that .

Shes a Phrase as well, so I think she wont die even if she doesnt eat or drink anything, but seeing her so depressed has made me question whether Ive said something unnecessary Yeah, I know . I did say something unnecessary .

And I cant find that bastard Ende too Isnt this exactly the time for you to unexpectedly show up, you idiot .

I cant find Ende using my search magic . Hes probably in the gap between dimensions again .

While I definitely cant pin all of what Ive mentioned onto Mel, its the truth that she herself had been the starting point for all this mess . I dont have any intentions to tell her to Take responsibility or Die and repent or anything like that, but the people who have been killed by the Phrase probably wont be satisfied .

The one with the most responsibilities here would, no doubt, be those stalker-ish guys that have been following her all along .

If possible, Id like for her to persuade the Phrase to leave this world, and all others, alone . Since she had made a complete revival, that shouldnt be something impossible .

Touya-san, regarding that person What will you do?

Yumina asked me with a concerned face . Ive told His Majesty the Belfast King and Queen Yuel that the [Sovereign] had been successfully sealed . Well, its not a lie, at least .

What does Yumina think is best? The Phrase are our enemies after all . Should I kill her? Or seal her away forever?

I asked her a slightly mean question in order to avoid giving an answer which might sound short-sighted . In the end, I still want to do something about Mel, though .

I wonder how Yumina thinks about this, on the other hand .

I think I understand a bit of how that person feels . Ive fallen in love with someone not of this world too, after all . I believe shes probably just simply, desperately trying to not become separated from Ende-san, to the extent where shes not taking her surroundings into consideration . Although it had developed in an unfortunate direction right now, I still think theres something we can do .

Saying that, Yumina held my hands with her own . As if pushing my feelings from behind, her upturned heterochromatic eyes stared straight at mine .

She had come here on a path which unfortunately created unintended consequences, and conflict had been born from that; still, if its Touya-san, you can fix this situation . Please save that person .

Roger that . Ill do all that I can .

Please do . We will help you however we could, too .

Looking at my fiance whos smiling pleasantly, I feel that my thoughts were easily seen through . Arent I already rolling in the palm of her hand Im probably not gonna become a strong husband in this family . Well, I already knew that, but still .

Thats right isnt it . As a tentative candidate for godhood, cant I even do this simple thing?

Ah, also . If you find Ende-san, please smack him once in the head hard . For a man to leave his sweetheart alone while shes suffering like this, Ende-san fails as a boyfriend . Absolutely no good .

No, I think theres some elements here that cant be helped

I think thats being unreasonable, you know . Quite a bit . He probably doesnt even know his lover is here, after all . And Im the one who made it that way, too (TL: wait, Ive seen this plot in doujins before Im sorry, couldnt resist . )

Im angry at him for something else too, so for the moment I think I will hit him once when I see him .

For Mel, Ill leave taking care of her to Liora of [ Rampart ] for now .

I think itll be alright but, in case she tries to take any kind of suicidal actions, Ive instructed Liora to forcefully restrain her using restraining tools made with divinity-enhanced materials and loaded with Program beforehand .

Ive finished talking with the spirits too, so even if the two worlds merge together, there shouldnt be any cataclysmic changes occurring I think .

Theres still some concerns left, so I decided to go to the farmlands to consult Kousuke oji-san regarding them in detail . I can trust his words the most among the gods currently on the ground .

Its not as if I cant trust the other gods, but their way of solving problems are always extreme

Even if we call it joining together, its not like the two worlds will overlap each other or anything . The two worlds will just be connected while staying next to each other .

Saying that, Kousuke oji-san removed his cotton gloves, and lined them up side by side on the ground .

I see, the gloves arent overlapping but only sticking to each other at one point, huh?

If there wasnt interference from the evil god, itll probably at most be something like We found a new continent! kinda thing . Well, they wont believe that its a continent that is the splitting mirror image of their own, thats for sure .

So that means, theres no worry of it becoming something major and throwing the worlds into confusion?

With regards to the merging of the world, that is . Once the merging is complete, the appearance rates of the evil god or its dependants from within the dimensional gap would skyrocket . Since that new world would have lost the protection of the World God-sama .

A massive attack of the variants At worst, we should probably seal the movements of the Phrase using Mel as a shield .

The variants can strengthen themselves by absorbing the regular Phrases . Its best for us if the latter would exit the stage as soon as possible since I dont want the evil gods faction to gain any more power than it already has .

Well, theres no need to be worried much . Thinking that you need to do everything by yourself, that could become the deciding reason for your failure, you know? The seeds you have sowed in this world have already budded, grown beautiful flowers, and are now fruits that have ripened . You have nothing to fear from the likes of an evil god .

Those words are very appreciated for me . As expected of a god related to the earth, the God of Agriculture . Id like a love goddess and a drunkard goddess somewhere to listen to these words as well .

Still, Im worried about the Reverse World since the people living in this Surface World can at least deal with Phrase and variants by themselves somewhat . Would those golems of theirs be a good method of defense?

There seems to at least be some golems that can even defeat variants, at least . The others, though

If I think about it, thats right The [Crown] series and similar golems should be able to deal with the variants by themselves . However, what if its an advanced-class variant? Would they really be able to win?

I should increase the number of my collaborators in the Reverse World as well .

For now, theres the chivalrous band of thieves, Red Cats Ah, there was Elka the engineer . The wandering golem engineer with a wolf-type golem, Fenrir, as her companion .

Im pretty sure they said shes a genius at the level where the number of similar people in the entire world can be counted with one hand I cant see how though . I have some serious doubts on whether she can become a useful addition to our forces when I remember her unkempt hair, ultra-thick glasses and ragged white coat .

Did you think of something?

For the moment, yes

Then, get to moving . Theres no need to rush it, but being lazy also cannot do, ok? The buds cannot grow if you dont till the field and sprinkle it with water, after all .

Thats right . For now, lets go over to the other side and have that girl listen to my talk . It shouldnt be useless since she might also know of the existence of a golem that can stand up to the variants .

Well then, Im off for a bit .

I pray for bountiful harvests on your end .

I bid farewell to Kousuke oji-san who took up a hoe, and transferred to the Reverse World using [Dimensional Transfer] .

Now then, Elka the engineer Here she is .

I search for Elka on my smartphones map . She seems to be in a place quite a distance up north from the Holy Capital Alen where we met last time .

I plan to first move to the Holy Capital using Gate, then fly in the direction of the engineer using Fly . Come to think of it, I didnt eat lunch yet, so might as well do that in the Holy Capital too while Im at it .

I transferred to the capital, and moved towards the caf that had become familiar to me . On the way, I also bought a piece of newspaper from a newspaper stand . My eyes are immediately drawn to the bold words on the front page .

The Golden Monster Appears Again

The variants have appeared in this world again . Whats more, it was in this very Holy Capital .

It seems that the golem corps belonging to the Holy Knight Order had somehow defeated the variants, but one of the big nobles of the kingdom lost his life in the conflict . Apparently, that noble was plotting the assassination of the current royals or something, so most of the public believe it was a form of divine retribution .

So theyve even appeared at large cities like this one

The variants have always been drawn by the negative emotions of people so far, but they might be becoming indiscriminate .

Its unlikely, but perhaps due to the merging of the two worlds, the world barrier of the Reverse World is also becoming weaker

If thats really the case, all the more reason for me to figure out a solution quickly .

In order to meet with Elka as quickly as possible, I gave up the plans for lunch and left the Holy Capital using Fly immediately .

I didnt forget to erase myself from sight with [ Invisible ] . There are times when I pass by flying ships after all . I flew up quite far into the north, until the region around where the Kingdom of Hanock is located in the Surface World .

She should be somewhere around here

I reduced my altitude and speed and looked around the ground surface . The pointer was moving slowly, so I believe shes walking on the road down there

Nn? Is it that?

I can see a shadow moving on the road down below . A wolf-shaped figure was pulling along a woman wearing a worn-out white coat by the collar .

Without a doubt, thats the golem engineer Elka as well as her guard, the wolf-type golem Fenrir .

The professor was only being dragged along by Fenrir and didnt show any signs of movement . Dont tell me, was she injured!?

I cancelled [ Invisible ], and landed in front of Fenrir .

Oi, are you guys ok!?

Nn!? Oh! If it isnt Touya-dono! Its been a long time, have you been doing well?

Fenrir released Elka whom he had been holding in his mouth, and sent a greeting this way . As usual, a nice sounding baritone voice .

Not that, what happened!? Did Elka-san hurt herself or

Mu? Ahh, its nothing . Master just spent too much on worthless things in the previous town, and forgot to buy food supplies for herself .

Ha!?

For a second, I failed to comprehend what he was talking about, but the loud *Gyurururururururu* sound that came from the engineers stomach made everything clear to me .

Im, so, hungry

Im filled with unease thinking about the trustworthiness of the person in front of me, whos looking this way with a face that looks as if shes about to die soon .

Are you ok

As if saying Im not, the *Gyurururururururu* sound of her stomach rang out again .

I heaved a small sigh unconsciously .