Even though we found the way to return to our previous world, we don’t understand what it means.
And so, let’s deduce it together.
“What’s fragments of our world?”
“No ide—a…….would be nice, if it’s something we will know just be looking at it……”
……please don’t let it be something invisible. Is what I thought but, mh—m, in reality, there’s the possibility that that’s the case, a—h, I don’t know. I really should have just asked the [Alive Grimoire]!
ad be stuck in there?
But, unexpectedly, we found an answer that felt right quite quickly.
“Wouldn’t it be fine to consider the fragments of our world to be the classrooms or the students? Or possibly both.”
As expected of Hagasaki-kun, his brain is built differently.
Well, thinking about it normally, that would be it. I had missed that.
Right now, the only things from our world, are us students and the classrooms.
“Then, we just need to gather the classrooms and restore the school?”
“Isn’t it fine to think of it that way? I don’t really get it, but can’t we just go with that plan for now?”
I see—. Restore the school, huh.
The classrooms are scattered around. We just need to gather them and assemble them.
……hm? Something is on the tip of my tongue, what was it, something, important……
Ah.
“Is the school song, for that?”
floaty
“A—h”
“A—h yes yes, that, probably.”
The last time we tried singing the school song, the classroom floated.
Wouldn’t that be because the chemistry lab is a classroom on 2F?
It feels like if we got people in all the classrooms and sang the school song, they would probably all float and somehow return to their original positions.
Mhm, thinking about it that way feels right.
For now, since our future plan is decided and it is already late into the night, time for bed.
Seriously, that [Alive Grimoire]-san really took some time.
……ah, guess I’ll go for a bit.
After watching them go off to bed, I headbutted the book again. And [Share].
wait
“Yaho—”
[You really came!]
The instant I found the book inside the book, this is what I get!
What is it what is it, you didn’t trust me?
“No, just, stopping by a little, to show that I’ll protect my promise. I’m going back already. Actually, I’m sleeping.”
My MP is already exhausted, I’m sleepy.
[Sharing] with the book is less tiring, but the consumption is still large.
[Can we talk a little more? I am free anyway]
“Shut u—p, I said I’m going back! Lack of sleep is the natural enemy of the skin and brain!”
Unfortunately, I am not free. I am going to be busy sleeping.
And so when I told it to let me go back, this time it started the mysterious glow without any objections.
[Then it cannot be helped, make sure to come again]
“Mhm. Next time, I’ll make time to talk a little instead of just stopping by.”
[No need to force yourself]
“Mhm. Then see you aga—in”
The [Alive Grimoire] is somehow getting cuter and cuter.
innocent book
Okay, it’s morning.
I overslept a little. Not good not good, I need to make breakfast.
Let’s use the vegetable soup I made extra of yesterday, changing the taste by throwing in tomatoes.
Then thin slices of cooked meat with a vegetable salad, bread and jam should be fine.
It doesn’t look like I have to the time to cook rice. Sorry, rice faction.
nuu
Everyone
woke up once the meal was done, this is already the routine.
What is it? Do these guys have skill that lets them wake up at the perfect timing when breakfast is done? Nn?
smell
After finishing breakfast, we confirmed today’s plans.
“Today, we’ll prepare to go to 1F. According to the [Alive Grimoire]’s information, there seems to be humans living at 1F. Furthermore, there is slavery and there is the possibility of Maito being stolen. We will set aside today to prepare counter-measures for that. Make what you have to and practice what you have to individually as discussed earlier. If we are not done by the afternoon, then continue. If we are done by the afternoon, we will have a strategy meeting. Okay, dismissed.”
“Wait a sec! What, what is [As discussed earlier]! I’ve never heard of that!”
Things seemed like they were about to start just like that, so I rushed to interject and they looked at me with indescribable expressions.
“A—h……it’s like that? We talked about it in the lecture hall while changing before bed, so of course you don’t know.”
“What did you talk about?”
“Then, start with your own work.”
As if escape is victory, they scattered instantly.
……somehow, I feel extremely left out.
involve the maid!
They all seem to be doing their own things, so I will be working on [Embroidery].
I embroidered the hem of the long underskirt with bay laurel patterns using thread dyed with bay laurels.
……even though I’m moving my hands myself, this is too fast.
It’s the strange feeling of your mind somehow not being able to keep up with your hands.
autopilot+boost
Okay, it’s done.
It’s done, so equip.
Now then, how much has it’s performance changed?
rare to legendary?
To carry out an experiment on it’s performance, I tried controlling puppets.
I tried activating them and making them all move independently. Ah, of course by increasing the number one by one.
One, two……and as I went on, oh wow, I succeeded in moving 20.
Which means, it’s 1.5 times the original performance! I think the extra 2 is probably because my ability to manipulate my own MP has increased due to challenging the limits of [Puppet Manipulation] last time.
When I tried [Appraising] it (You might think, just do this first, but I want to try it out, after all, I’m in the chemistry club), it has the two effects of [Increased Maximum MP] and [150% Maximum MP]!
The [150% Maximum MP] is probably the effect from the embroidery. Embroidery is amazing.
……but this, this was cloth dyed with bay laurels embroidered with thread dyed with bay laurels, what happens if it was different?
Actually, would the embroidery itself have an effect without the thread being dyed?
and test
Yes, if curious, experiment.
Experiment. Prepare long strips of cloth 5cm wide, 50cm long. Prepare 6 of them and dye 3 of them with bay laurels.
Then prepare 3 types of thread. Dyed with bay laurels, dyed with rosemary and no dye.
Then make the 6 sets of bay laurel cloth embroidered with bay laurel thread, no dye cloth with bay laurel thread, bay laurel cloth with no dye thread, bay laurel cloth with rosemary thread, bay laurel cloth with bay laurel and rosemary thread, no dye cloth with no dye thread.
Then appraise them one by one. Also, somehow equip them, like a headband, and check the effects on [Puppet Manipulation]. Carry this out in just the plain one-piece dress and the headband to be able to see the effects clearly.
oh yeah, double thread
Results.
Err……it became amazingly, complicated.
First, the easiest to understand is bay laurel X bay laurel.
Same as before, it had the two effects of [Increased Maximum MP] and [150% Maximum MP].
The number of puppets that can be controlled at once is 9.
The surface area of the headband is a lot less than the long underskirt, so that’s how it turned out.
control
Next, easy to understand, bay laurel X no dye.
This had only [Increased Maximum MP]
But I could control 10 puppets.
……meaning the increase in MP is large.
This would be amplifying the effect of the cloth with the thread.
better than +50%?
And the strange no dye X bay laurel.
Somehow, the effect became [Increased Magic Defense].
I could control 3 puppets.
And the even stranger bay laurel X rosemary.
This was somehow, somehow, [Reduced MP Consumption]
I could control 9 puppets.
…where is this going
And the most amazing bay laurel X (bay laurel+rosemary).
This had [Increased Maximum MP], [Decreased Mp Consumption] and [150% Maximum MP].
I could control, wow, 14 puppets.
whew
And the one I kind of understand, no dye X no dye.
It was [Increased Defense].
I could control 3 puppets. Basically, the limit of puppet manipulation without equipment.
….just use multi-thread
……err, I somehow get it but don’t really get it, that strange feeling but……embroidery increases the effect of the cloth based on the effect of the thread, something like that?
……mhm, I’ll investigate a little more later on.
Right now, it’s time to prepare lunch. Mhm.
dont think
Lunch is flame-broiled bear meat with rice, miso soup and fruits.
Breakfast was bread, so we’re going back to Japanese cuisine.
Miso soup is instant homeland after all. Got to have it every now and then.
homesick medicine?
“Are you guys done?”
“Ah, mhm. It’s kind of done. But……are we seriously using this?”
“That would be, the safest, but……”
Even while eating, their expressions were strange.
Something like self-hatred, humor, messed-up kind of feeling mixed with relief, that kind of super-strange expression. Are you guys okay.
“How about your side, Suzumoto?”
“Ah, well, somehow. ……are we really doing it?”
“Too late.”
……e—r, is leaving only me out intentional?
yes
While feeling left out, I finished a lonely meal, then after cleaning up, we started that strategy meeting thing.
I thought I would be an outcast since I’m left out, but that wasn’t the case. A—h, thank goodness.
“I think we will be going to 1F tomorrow. As for the problem of travelling between floors and Ketorami, since Maito is able to [Teleport], we can bring him along even when we move between floors. So there’s no problem here.”
Yes. Since [Teleport] can bring along others (it consumes more MP though) so even thought Ketorami can’t enter the ruins, I can bring him to a different floor with [Teleport] without going through the ruins.
Thank god, like this, the drop in my combat strength has been prevented. That’s good that’s good.
very
“So, the problem would be this. The inhabitants of this world.”
According to the [Alive Grimoire], there is a clear class system in this world and there is even slavery.
If what the [Alive Grimoire] said is true, with the fact that I, a maid, is serving them, everyone’s status should be citizen or above, but, well, this is also uncertain.
And more importantly, I, might be stolen.
A servant with low social status, otherworld human and female, all possible conditions that raises my value.
What a troublesome thing.
“The greatest worry, is the maid. There seems to be a chance of Maito being stolen. And, so. ……this is extremely, hard to say, but, Maito.”
“I would most sincerely hate to be left behind to house-sit.”
“Ah, mhm, there’s that too but……that’s not it, this.”
This=collar with a lead. The design is quite fancy, so it just feels like a fashionable choker though. They made this in the morning?
“……OH”
“We discussed and thought this would be those most certain way to prevent theft. Using this……you wouldn’t want to right? Mhm, sorry, it’s nothing. Forget it.”
“I have gotten a glimpse of your tastes.”
“Oi wait, this is most definitely absolutely not my taste!”
……mhm, well, basically, in order to prevent me from getting stolen, physically connect me to them, an extremely simple idea.
But, well.
“As expected, I would like to refrain, but I’ll use it if the situation demands it.”
“Ah, mhm……sorry.”
“It’s fine it’s fine, it was me being a maid in the first place that is bad.”
“But there being a maid at least means not all of us are slaves. So I think it’s actually good that you are a maid.”
A—h, that’s true too. Mhm, a maid is sometimes useful too.
“Well, if the time comes, I’ll be in your care.”
“Ah mhm……we’re really sorry.”
I’m starting to feel somewhat uneasy about the future. I’ll pray that I won’t have to use it.
definitely
“Then, second. If we are going to come in contact with the locals, it would be bad if the language wasn’t the same.”
A—h, I didn’t think of that!
The people of this world……speak Japanese right? Ketorami-san, Hanter and even [Alive Grimoire] do.
……ah, it was through [Share] so it was just translated?
“So Hagasaki-kun, President and I obtained the [Translation] skill. We roughly understood how to obtain it, so you guys get it by today as well.”
[Translation] skill. Easy to obtain.
Just keep reading or listening to a language other than Japanese!
……yes. Meaning, read the English books that were in the chemistry lab. That’s it.
On top of that, this is something we learnt from obtaining it, but those that are bad at English obtained the skill faster.
Is it that? English is the language of a different world?
……by the way, I was the 3rd fastest to obtain the skill. Ya—y! To hell with Engli—sh!
But thanks to the skill, I can understand English from now on. How wonderful skills are.
…fantasy language…
“So, I would like to establish a future policy.”
Okay, back to the strategy meeting.
“If, there are students forced into slavery, what do we do?”
……oooh, heavy.