In a Different World with a Smartphone Chapter 331: Beach, and the Two Visitors.

(Note: author note upfront. It says a bit long. I cant judge whether this chapter is actually longer than normal with my eyes, but Ill leave this warning here anyway.)

For the meeting of the World Alliance this time, other than the existing members, six new members, Egret, Eashen, Elfrau, Ryle, Hanock and Palerius, would be joining for the first time.

Well, I say meeting but as usual, its still gonna be something like a home party with everyone being focused more on having a good time.

Ah, right right, Palerius Island has now become Palerius Kingdom after being officially recognized as a country by the others. Mentor Central too became Queen Palerius on that occasion.

With this, with the exception of Nokia Kingdom and Horn Kingdom, every country on the Surface World had become a member of the World Alliance, numbering 18 in total.

To be honest, Xenoas and Ferzen have probed the two countries I mentioned for their intentions regarding the World Alliance, but apparently they did not receive good results.

Im not too sure myself, but apparently theres some internal discord within both countries, and they havnt been able to focus on outside matters, or something like that.

Its not something we can butt into, so for now I intend to silently watch their situations.

For the moment, I invited the new members to the conference room, aka the game room, within Brunhild as usual.

First, I handed them mass-production model smartphones and taught them how to use theirs. Everyone else were the same as every other time, some drinking tea, some playing games and some having talks with each other.

Shirahime-san, the Mikado of Eashen, had already been taught the way to use the smartphone before, so shes helping to teach it this time round.

I see, this is indeed quite convenient.

The king of Hanock Kingdom, Carlo Oru Hanock, said that while attempting to make a call to the person in front of him.

(Note: oh no. Oh sh*t. Since this is an alliance meeting with all the new members, theres gonna be all sorts of new names *blood drips from corner of mouth*)

Ive met the Hanock king once before, during the Yulong conflict, with the introductions of His Majesty the Emperor of Regulus. A glasses-wearing uncle in his forties with no special physical traits.

Hed pass off perfectly as a middle-management staff from some random company somewhere. However, even though he looks plain, hes actually quite the ruler from what Ive heard. Well, if he has no real abilities, it would be impossible to protect his small country from Yulongs political pressure in the past. A textbook example of dont judge a book by its cover, Id say.

Its great that it can do many things, not just communication. Such as this recording function; Id really like to record a few operas with this.

The king of Ryle Kingdom, Barstra Durga Ryle the Fourth, laughed while receiving the call of the Hanock king.

Hes an old man with a low height and some fat to his belly. Despite having dwarf blood in him, hes a rather peaceful person. Since a large number of dwarfs live in Ryle Kingdom, he also acts as a representative for the dwarven population. Even though the person himself has a personality that dislikes violence and also doesnt drink alcohol, the exact opposite of dwarfs in general, somehow hes doing well at managing them.

Oh, I see! This way you can take pictures of yourself too, is it?

What could this part here be, Shirahime-sama?

Oh, light is shot out from there when you try to take a picture in a dark place. You can change the setting yourself, but leaving it on [auto] is the most convenient since it would then decide when to use the function by itself.

Mentor Central, who is now the queen of Palerius Kingdom, is being taught the camera function by Shirahime-san together with her fellow queen from Elfrau Kingdom.

Before long, the three of them started taking commemorative photos together. Theyre like a bunch of high school girls. Two of them are over 1000 years old though

Since our country is far from others, this is a thankful gift.

The king of Egret Kingdom slides his fingers along the surface of the smartphone while the same gold-colored feather decoration is shaking on top of his head with each movement. Im currently teaching him how to send a mail. I had completely thought this person to be one of those muscle-brained warrior types, but it turned out hes quick on his head and has rather dextrous fingers, too.

A while after that, since he can already send and receive as well as reply to mails, I decided to stop the lecture for the moment.

For the meantime, all the leaders here are free to relax in the room, so they went around exchanging mail addresses and phone numbers with fellow rulers while talking about various topics.

After this, in the afternoon, Ill transfer all of us to the private beach of the Egret King, and well enjoy the sea together there.

As expected of a kings private beach, the soft sand as well as the clear waters are top-quality sights that Ive not seen anywhere else, and a splendid villa was also built on top of a cliff overlooking the beach, offering breathtaking view.

Ive taken the time yesterday to finish up the safety measures here, including using [Prison] to keep out any dangerous marine creatures from the vicinity of the beach. If anyone were to accidentally find themselves drowning, Sango and Kokuyou would immediately recover them.

Still, when the representatives of the various countries, their families plus their guards all came to the beach, it turned from a private beach to a public one in an instant. The number of people is a bit too high

The royalty percentage here has turned into something outrageous-degozaru na

If something suddenly happened here, itll turn into a crisis for the entire world, eh

Yae and Elze who had already changed into swimsuits said something like that casually. Dont say dangerous things like that

Most of the group had changed into swimsuits and were enjoying the beach. Other ones who are bad with the sea, or ones who find the southern sun too strong for them are relaxing in the villa of the king of Egret.

Im wearing a pair of trunks underneath and a loose parka on top too, for that matter. All the swimsuits here are luxurious articles made using first-class materials, provided by Zanack-sans clothing shop.

Holding things Ive lent out such as float rings, beach balls and rubber boats, the children rushed out to sea to play.

Lets see, thats Mismedes Prince Remza (10) and Prince Alba (7), and Hanocks Princess Lilac (10) and Princess Milnea (8).

Paluf Kingdoms boy king (10) and his fiance Rachel (10) are there too, playing together in the shallows. Children sure get along fast, eh.

Oh, thats Refreeses Prince Ridis (12) and Mismedes Princess Tia (11) over there laughing together in the shades of some trees. Oya oya, I sense some nice atmosphere there

Ah, a dazzling first love-nano yo.

And there you are

Before I noticed, Karen nee-san was already besides me and looking in the same direction while grinning. That pink bikini and pareo set, shes already in full-on vacation mode, isnt she.

Just saying, but dont do anything extra, ok?

I wont-no yo. Something like both sides having their first love, its way too interesting a situation for me to meddle in, you know? Thats just crude-no yo

Your remark is already plenty crude enough. Well whatever, if she says shes not gonna do anything then I guess I can ignore this side for now.

Karen nee-san then headed off towards Yumina and Suus place. I was going to go sit down on the beach chairs set up on one side, but when I was about to do so, I caught the sight of a man lying down on the beach some distance away as if hes been dead for centuries.

Why is the Demon King of Xenoas down for the count over there?

A heat stroke? Was what I thought, but it seems to be wrong. The dark elf, Spica-san, who served as Sakuras guard, came to me and offered the explanation.

Um, His Majesty the Demon King was taking nonstop photos of Sakura-samas swimsuit figure with the smartphone, and when Sakura-sama noticed she looked at him with scornful eyes and said Disgusting to him straight (Note: I just thought about it. Is Sakura actually a S? Hmmmm)

And so he fell down like a corpse due to that shock, huh. This father-daughter pair is the same as usual

Well, I think theres a problem for a man to take a mountain of photos of a girl in swimsuits, even if that man is her own dad

Itll be bad if he gets heat stroke, so carry him to a shade somewhere please.

Yes.

I dont think the Demon King can be done in by something like a heat stroke, but well, just in case. Spica-san, together with Sirius-san who is her father as well as the guard for His Majesty the Demon King, took the nonresponsive corpse away.

Touya-san.

Mm? Ah, Linze And Princess Reliel

Long time no see.

When I saw the figure of Refreeses crown princess besides Linze who had called out to me, I reflexively took a stance.

The author of those dangerous romance novels Shes an enemy to me, in a certain way.

You two knew each other?

Weve talked several times through Yumina, you see. Shes a faithful reader of mine, so

Princess Reliel lowered her voice so as not to be heard by others around us. Shes hiding her activities as an author from her father, the Refreese emperor, after all.

If its only that much, there probably isnt a need for her to be so secretive, but given the nature of her works

Touya-san, actually, I was hoping if you could give Riru-sensei Ah, Princess Reliel a smartphone too.

Eh? Why?

For my writing activities, obviously. The things Im writing are a bit too risky to use paper for, you see. Theres always the danger of a cleaning maid or someone else finding a discarded piece and reporting it to father. With the smartphone, however, I can carry it anywhere, which means I can write anywhere I want, and it also has added secrecy. Its the perfect magic tool!

I almost fell off the beach chair trying to back off from the princess who was getting closer while excitedly talking about the pros. O-oh, I see, so thats the reasoning.

I understand, but is it really fine to give it to her I feel like I should refuse here, for the sake of myself and all the other men that have become models for her novels in the past.

And as I was hesitating, Linze shot in some supporting fire.

Touya-san, Riru-sensei actually writes scripts for theatrical plays as well, and she is currently in the middle of drafting her next piece. Would you please help her out?

Plays? Oh, right, there was that time I watched one with Yumina back at the Belfast capital. The Adventure of the Hero Toya who saved Princess Yuina from the Black Dragon, was it.

That was quite obviously something modelled after us, but the contents were completely original. Hmm, that play was something wholesome and decently entertaining

I looked at Linze once and sighed. Well, if Linze asked me like that, I couldnt refuse now could I. She probably wont misuse it anyway; shes a good person. Shes a close friend of Yumina, after all. She does bring her fair share of problems though

I took out a mass-production model smartphone from [Storage], and passed it to Princess Reliel.

Ask Linze to teach you how to use it Please use it in a way that wouldnt contravene public morality and order. Please, public morality and order.

Whyd you tell me that twice? Well, whatever. Thank you. Oh, also, if its possible, do you have any magic tools useful for printing?

Really, this girl As for that magic tool, Ive been planning to give it to the other countries later, but I guess she cant just borrow it from her father, the Refreese emperor, eh.

I opened [Storage] again and took out a thin folded notebook-like device.

If you put a piece of paper between the two sides and put your smartphone on top of it before pressing the print button, it will print the material you want onto the paper; a portable printer.

Since its something I tried making by myself rather than with the professors help, I can only get it to print one piece at a time right now.

Although its a trial product, its usable. This should be enough for personal uses.

You saved me, thanks. Ill return this debt with some new novels

Please dont mind it! Really dont mind it!!

I dont want such a weird return gift, so allow me to decline.

Linze took Princess Reliel and went towards the villa. Shes probably going to teach the princess how to use the smartphone.

Yaa. Are you having fun? Your Majesty the Sovereign King.

Yes. Oh? Those are

The king of Egret who sat down on the beach chair next to mine handed something over to me. The thing that I received looked like a dried-up stick, and was releasing a unique smell.

Oh, the dried Tentakra?

Yeah, its finally finished. Try a bite.

When I held the tip in my mouth, I first felt the hard texture before a rich umami spreads throughout my mouth. Pretty good. This is a success, isnt it?

Pretty delicious, isnt it?

Umu. It goes very well with alcohol too. Hard to believe that this came from those disgusting- looking Tentakras

Certainly. Its even better if you put on some mayonnaise, you know.

Not wasting any time, I took out some mayonnaise on a small dish from [Storage], and dipped the dried Tentakra stick in before taking a bite. Uo, amazing. Putting some spicy sauce would work too depending on the persons tastes.

The Egret King too dipped another stick in the mayonnaise and put it into his mouth.

This is Very nice! Man, this taste just makes me want to drink even more now.

I was asked if I want to join him for some drinks, but I refused saying that Im a non-drinker. Im a minor by Japanese standards, but over here people as young as 14 or 15 are already drinking, so.

In exchange, probably hearing about the alcohol talk from somewhere, the Mismede and Ferzen kings came along, and the three of them started a drinking party while snacking on the dried Tentakra the king of Egret brought with him.

I looked for a good timing and excused myself from that place.

Id like to be excused from having to deal with drunkards, after all. And besides, the three of them are all similarly warrior types, so being with them has its share of troubles.

When I looked at the beach, Moroha nee-san was having a bout with King Reinhardt of Lestia using wooden swords. What are you guys doing, were at the beach you know

Karina nee-san is catching fish left and right in the sea with a harpoon, and before I noticed Suika had somehow mixed into the drinking party from earlier. And the source of this Hawaiian-sounding music drifting into my ears I dont even have to guess.

Kousuke ojii was cutting up some watermelons and serving it to everyone. The watermelons from Brunhild are sweet and delicious. Which is a foregone conclusion, given that the one who worked these crops is none other than the Agriculture God over there.

Now that I think about it, Im a bit hungry Those dried Tentakra sticks earlier cant be counted as food, obviously. Guess Ill eat something.

I took out a barbeque set from [Storage], and covered half of the grill with a mesh and the other half with an iron plate. I borrowed some vegetables from Kousuke ojii nearby, and started grilling them together with some dragon meat.

Drawn in by the delicious smell, Suu and Yae, as well as Luu; three people who all have a particular fondness of food among my fiances gathered here.

Looks delicious-ja no.

Degozaru na

Theyll be done soon so just wait a while longer. Luu, could you help me out a little?

Leave it to me!

I asked Luu whos good at cooking to make yakisoba besides me as I concentrated on the grill. I lightly brushed some soy sauce onto the finished grilled corn on a cob, and passed them to the other two.

Hafu-, hafu-, so hot!

Its hot but also sweet, delicious-no!

The two stuffed their cheeks with the grilled corn with relish. Now then, time to add more dragon meat onto the grill. Also, some vegetables like onions, pumpkins and green peppers. One mustnt forget to have a balanced meal.

Oh, looks delicious.

Touya-dono, give some to us as well.

Coming up

I started grilling some corn on the cob for the Belfast king and the Refreese emperor. The appetizing smell of the meat and vegetables being grilled as well as the smell of the roasted soy sauce drew even more people here within a while.

The yakisoba is done!

Ill take some of what Lucia made as well. Looks delicious.

Then I shall do that too.

The Regulus emperor took some of his daughters yakisoba, followed by her elder sister Princess Elysia.

I asked Kousuke ojii to take over cooking for me for a moment, and asked for some yakisoba from Luu as well.

The black pepper sprinkled on the noodles gives it an extra kick. Mm, delicious. The red ginger on the side also gives it a great accentuation. Luus cooking just gets better every time I eat it, eh?

Without stopping, Luu kept on making more things like foil-grilled fish with the fishes fished up by the Lihnea king, honey glazed spare ribs, grilled onigiri, grilled turban shell, shrimp grilled with salt, okonomiyaki, etc etc.

Each and every one of them are delicious. Kousuke ojii too made delicious dishes on the side like foil-grilled tomato with cheese and steamed onion. These are very nice, too. The taste of the ingredients is being brought out well.

After weve enjoyed the seaside barbeque, we played around until sundown.

After returning our guests with [Gate] back to their countries, we too bade farewell with the Egret king before returning to the dukedom.

Uu, so tired

Blame it on yourself for playing too hard.

Cant argue back at that

While replying to Elze who retorted with an amazed voice, I laid down on the sofa. Since I had to pay attention to