After the dress fitting ended, everyone wanted to watch movies, so I set up the player and projector and taught them the simple controls.
They had a fierce rock-paper-scissors tournament to decide what to watch. Somehow Croco was there too, and she won. When I asked what she wanted, she chose a battle anime adapted from a light novel.
「This one!」
「Oh, 『The Eminence in Shad〇w』? Nice choice.」
「Ehehe～」
It wasn’t a movie, but whatever. I started playback. Everyone stared at the screen intently. They couldn’t read the text or understand Japanese, but they still seemed to enjoy it.
「Well, okay then. I’ve got something to take care of, so I’ll be back later, everyone.」
「「「「「Okay～」」」」」
They were only half-listening, but it couldn’t be helped. I flew off to where Marian was waiting.
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「Hey, I’m back～」
「Ah, Yuuki-san!」
「Yo, Yuuki. Long time no see.」
「Shisho! Long time no see!!」
「Yuuki-san, it’s been a while.」
I had promised Marian we would meet the three heroes for a discussion.
「How are the weapons feeling for all three of you?」
「Awesome! They’re dozens of times better than anything I used back in my world!」
「Me too, me too～ Shisho’s weapons feel so perfect in my hands!」
「I mostly use magic, so I don’t rely on them much, but with this I could probably hold my own against a normal swordsman…」
The two of them were thrilled. Even Caleb had a slight upward curve at the corners of his mouth, he was clearly pleased too.
「Good, good. That’s why I brought presents for everyone today.」
「What is it?」
「Yay! What what～?」
「A gift…?」
I pulled out an improved bath set.
「Ta-da! It’s a bath!」
「「「A bath!!!」」」
「Yeah～ I’ve been building large-scale bathhouses lately, and with all the equipment I figured out how to make portable showers and stuff, so I brought some.」
「The best!!!」
「「「「!?」」」」
Caleb shouted louder than I’d ever heard him. Tears streamed down his face as he began worshiping the bath set.
「And I brought food too. Something different from the usual～」
「Oh～ That’s great.」
「Shisho is the best!」
David hugged me tightly. He smelled of sweat…
「Ah, yeah… Take a bath before we eat, okay?」
「Okay～」
「Got it!」
「Let’s go!!」
Caleb, already completely naked, marched triumphantly into the bath.
「That guy… I didn’t know he had that kind of personality…」
「Yeah, I was surprised too…」
「Right…」
I followed after them, filled the tub with hot water, and set up the shower and bath so they could use both.
「All right, I’ll warm up the food, so take your time and relax～」
「Ooh!」
「Yes!」
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「So, Marian. How are the three of them doing?」
While stoking the fire in the simple stove, I asked for an update.
「Well… Everyone’s level is around 1900. The highest is Takeshi at Level 1977.」
「Then it looks pretty safe.」
「Yes! With Yuuki-san here too, victory should be certain…」
「The problem is we still have no information on the other Evil God…」
「About that…」
Marian’s expression darkened. Had something bad happened?
「We detected the Evil God’s presence in the former capital of Filresia…」
「For real…? When I went there before, I didn’t sense anything…」
「It seems the Holy Sword you used sealed it, so there was no reaction until now.」
「I see… Then it couldn’t be helped. But why is it showing up now?」
「Well… the seal appears to be weakening.」
「Seriously!?」
I started to stand, but Marian grabbed my sleeve.
「Yuuki-san, please wait.」
「No, we have to hurry and crush it before it’s too late, right!?」
「This Evil God is actually two bodies forming one whole. Even if we head to the royal capital immediately, we won’t make it in time from this side…」
「Now that you mention it… yeah…」
The fire in the stove had settled nicely. I placed the pot on top.
「So it will still take at least half a month from here…」
Marian looked down at the ground.
「This dungeon is really that deep…」
「Yes… This safe area is on the 150th floor. The deepest level, where the target Evil God is, is the 300th floor…」
「Ugh… That’s a lot…」
「Yes. I’m providing support, but it will still take some time…」
「By the way, can’t we teleport?」
「No. This dungeon is special. You can only transfer to floors you’ve already visited. Even with divine power, I can only see through to about 50 floors below us.」
Marian spoke with a guilty look. I wished she wouldn’t blame herself so much, it couldn’t be helped.
「Is that the Evil God’s power?」
「I believe so. It seems this world is connected to other worlds as well. I’ve been dealing with that issue too, learning from Rie-senpai while handling it in parallel.」
「Wait, that means… oh no!?」
Right as I was about to say something crucial, the pot boiled over.
「A-Are you okay!?」
「Yeah, I’m fine. Just a little spill.」
「Thank goodness… So, Yuuki-san, what were you about to say earlier?」
「Ah, that… Let’s talk about it later. Everyone’s coming out now.」
I glanced over. The three of them emerged from the changing area in the back.
「Fuu～ That bath felt amazing…」
「Yeah～ I feel alive again～」
「It was a wonderful bath…」
「Indeed. We need to explain the plan to everyone as well…」
「But first, let’s eat!」
It’s inconvenient when my predictions come true, but for now I just wanted to restore everyone’s energy.
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Author desu!
Here’s a small tidbit:
Yuuki’s spatial storage (item box) now holds enough power to keep things running for about a month.
I’ve also prepared solar charging for the portable power banks.
Since the whole family moves together, a lot of power is needed, so preparations are thorough.
In addition to anime, there are Western movies, Japanese films, animal documentaries, and educational videos for middle and high school studies.
Games are in there too, but after everyone got completely addicted the one time we tried playing in this world, they’ve been sealed away.
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