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Chapter 4 - Rule Number

Part 1

The two Imanity kings were sitting on the throne, busy playing games.

"——Why——why can't I win, des!?"

black hair——she was Izuna.

another world.

and thoroughly studied the game, we are like TAS players

. There is no

".....Izuna-chan, give up....Like this...Much to learn...."

while Shiro controlled the right side of the DSP. They were playing using

They'd only brought two consoles from the other world, so they had to make

Although it looked to be a handicap, to Shiro and Sora, this reflected their

"I won't give up, des! One more time, des!"

"...Izuna-chan....Too reliant on eyes....Need....Predict...."

own!"

albeit panicky.

——these few days, Steph painstakingly ran errands everywhere in order to

Steph seemed to be out of breath, but Sora's eyes didn't leave the handheld

"Whoa~ what happened? Steph."

corner by the Eastern Union!"

"During the competition, the Eastern Union withdrew their talent and

"....Nuu, ah....Eh?"

Steph was stunned because Sora already knew the situation.

[Everything on their continent].

technology, equipment and necessities away from their territories, preventing

This didn't violate the Oaths, as what Sora requested was [Everything on their

Upon seeing Sora laugh while saying this, Steph asked:

Sora absently replied, his eyes still glued to the game:

[Everything on their continent]."

If this happened, they would have only [Gotten] land.

rate.

would take time, it shouldn't have any problems.

those facilities would be better.

"Don't worry——the game has yet to end."

After being close to death, the game hadn't ended yet——?

not to pass out in front of him.

At this time, a new face entered the hall.

"Oh, it came? I was waiting."

"Its not as if, I already know it——the letter from the Eastern Union right?"

Sora opened the letter handed to him.

Sora merely glanced at the contents, not bothering to even read it.

"Here!"

him.

"Yes, I can——how did you know?"

"The Eastern Union's sole representative——[Miko] summoned us, so we

Sora casually uttered out. However, both Izuna and Ino reacted to those

"Mi, Miko-sama summoned you !?"

"Of course it's surprising——"

This name was known to all. The person who united the countless islands of

In just half a century, she successfully rose the ranks of the Werebeasts to

Werebeasts.

However, Jibril laughed and replied with a completely different meaning.

to [Summon] Master even though the positions are reversed, this is simply

Jibrilsmiled sweetly while saying so, which prompted Izuna and Ino to glare

To the Werebeasts, she was probably that kind of existence, but Sora——

means——there is an emergency that requires my immediate presence."

"——you seem to know what is happening."

said:

——Kemonomimi land!"

"Then——because it is a long-distance space transfer, please don't let go and

Masters, taking off your clothes would stop it. Ah, Masters shouldn't hesitate

"....Jibril, that's enough, let's go."

However, probably because Sora couldn't wait to reach the Kemonomimi

"I'm really sorry, Master. Because this is a long distance space transfer, I

Jibril calmly said while spreading her wings wide open.

wings emitted a faint sheen and began to glow.

"——!"

Ino and Izuna used their hands to cover their ears.

compressing air and start to have breathing difficulties.

Sora didn't know.

something unpleasant would happen——

compressed Elemental particles surrounding the air.

Her eyes were looking at a distant place. She then said:

[The atrium in the center of the huge building]."

residence], Ino protested——

Werebeasts, this may be a far cry from a comfortable journey, but don't

Without a chance to speak out——

The scenery——was switched.

"Ouchhhhh...."

around.

Southeast Asian look-a-like architecture surrounded the place, and in the

into the center of [Miko's home]...But probably because the area was huge.

The numerous high-rise buildings emitted red lights. The trees blocked the

"Ah, right, there's a time difference."

"——eh?"

Sora and Shiro also held onto their slightly pained heads, before looking

Jibril clasped her hands together in prayer, silently implying to her Master that

"....Jibril, what's wrong with Ino and Izuna?"

superior five senses. They probably heard the extremely high-frequency

"....Wuuu, fortunately we are too weak to not feel your race's pains."

"Are you insane! There is a limit to how much you can defy the laws of

without informing, how much do you want to look down on people before

Hearing Ino shout this out, Sora thought :[Is there a need to even ask these

"Old man, your true face is showing, calm down a bit, it's only just——"

"...Painful..Want to vomit, des."

YOU DO THIS TO THE WORLD'S TREASURE!!!"

aside from Master! I'llreflect on this!"

"....This is...The Eastern Union?"

like that , so I thought——"

"Miko's home was built 920 years ago, you'llsee interesting and high-rise

information I've read from Master's tablet, if this was compared to Masters'

Sora recalled what he saw.

Empire State Building, built after the Year 1930 using the latest buiding

"...Yet they have advanced to a virtual game level? Darn."

Sora was troubled and couldn't accept being [Corrected by a fantasy

"But Jibril, you are aware of this because of the books?"

the Eastern Union."

"Isn't that territory infringement!"

when you've reached the point where you have the rights to claim your

(laughs), intruding is not law-breaking. Even if violent actions were to be

"Oi, you vermin! You implied something else when you pronounced Mikosama!

Everyone started shouting, when suddenly——

——*ching*

in their movements.

Sitting on the railing of a red bridge across the garden pond was a beautiful

She was wearing red, black and white, standard Miko clothing. A golden

Basking under the moonlight and the red lights that illuminated the garden,

She was like gold——her cold eyes that emitted light reflected the figure of

"I thank everyone for coming here from the other side of the ocean. I

garden——also known as [Miko], pleased to meet you."

This was the sole representative for the Eastern Union——the Werebeasts'

Seeing her figure, Izuna and Ino immediately fell to the ground and bowed.

the territories, gave them our rights and they even offended you. I don't have

"So, sorry, des...."

Werebeast language! You need to watch your——"

me tired."

"Oh~So you are Miko? You're just like a painting. Can I take a picture?"

Sora regretted about the fact that he didn't bring his SLR camera out.

"He, hey! She is super VIP of another country! Be polite!"

"Hm? Why? Shouldn't the caller be the one kneeling instead?"

Steph felt the pain caused by the space transfer and started hugging her head.

"What interesting people....Well, I was the one who called you here, it stands

"——but I called you here because of a protest, so I won't kneel, forgive

"Ara? I don't remember us protesting about something."

Ino and Steph wanted to shout out. With a different tone, Miko answered in a

"About this....Then I'll go straight to the point."

obvious that there were different meanings behind that smile.

Miko said, her style and atmosphere didn't collapse. Sora revealed a

"Haha, is that so, as expected of the Elves. They took action faster than I

Only Shiro, Sora and Jibril truly understood what Miko had meant.

Ino and Steph looked confused, but Miko ignored them and started sighing
and revealed a bitter smile.

"You should be aware that if our continent is snatched away, the Eastern

territories, or else the political and economic activities would stop functioning.

She didn't finish her words when Sora suddenly laughed and continued for

"As a precaution, you completely moved away key technologies, technical

——exactly.

Sora said:

stupid to not take measures in the form of an [Insurance]."

"There is no point if the land can't be controlled, and Elchea would need to

be simple. As long as it falls in my hand, we will be pleased."

entirely possible.

saying:

"——you already know what we intend to do, right?"

"Really...You aren't even letting [That time] off."

"When we were evacuating the important materials from the mainland, you

Gard to [Surround Eastern Union]."

"What——"

be speechless].

This time, Miko stared at Sora and said.

"I also think so, it was more logical to think that way instead of believing the

"Yes, logical thinking....Bounded by that kind of thinking resulted in our

Miko showed a wry smile and closed her eyes.

This time Ino was really speechless, as he shifted his gaze.

master's plan.

No, according to [Miko], who said that it was [From the beginning], then

When Sora visited Ino...He had already——

built the third largest country in half a century——)

——yes, Jibril was a member of the 18 Council members——previously a

Even when she became Sora's property and was removed from the

Jibril, conveying words to The Flügel would be easy.

you the method to win].

Perhaps unhappy about the fact that she lost, Miko had a bitter smile and

With the sound of the clogs hitting together, the golden fox said with a piqued

"Elven Gard, Avant Heim and even Elchea.....With so much countries backing

evident.....I can't stand it."

She gently kicked up from the parapet of the bridge.

With that one action, the golden girl arrived in front of Sora in an instant.

"The Eastern Union wants——to retaliate against Elchea."

Ino doubted his own ears, while Izuna was lowering her head.

Even so, the opponent was that——Sora and Shiro.

cheats.

close to none——

continued:

revealed, we can't be on the defensive. Furthermore, their methods caused us

"....Even if you did what you did in the past, facing against the Elves and

Sora smirked, causing Miko to smile in low self-esteem.

is against Imanity——Elchea."

"We've resources and technology to use as bait, in order to take back what's

cornered, and then demise.....Want me to repeat that?"

easily!"

——[Even if we die, you'll be the scapegoat]——her atmosphere seemed to

Then, Ino felt goosebumps.

higher than humans.

——This unbelievable fact caused Ino to feel chills down his spine.

releasing killing intent. No matter how disrespectful or rude it seemed——to

Using half a century to create the world's third largest country, the living god

Her opponents were two humans——but they used just [One step] to utterly

Sora faced up against her gaze head on and said:

Those words deflated the balloon-like atmosphere.

The persons stunned upon hearing these words were Ino, Steph, and also

"The motherland of Kemonomimis!? And a bunch of kemonomimis that are

cheat race!! Losing the Werebeasts would mean the loss of culture, why

if his brain is functioning properly or not!"

The tension in the air dissipated.

"Just because of this reason——okay, you want to retaliate? Okay, I

Concluding his words, Sora took out——a coin.

quickly okay?"

"I'll throw the coin and allow you to choose heads or tails, so I'd have to pick

okay?"

"The one who wanted to retaliate was me, and the rights to the game belongs

"Hmmm? Do you refuse to accept it?"

"——no, this can do."

two mere bald monkeys, fufu......And the final battle.....Is a coin toss——

Miko placed her hand on her waist, laughing untilshe started having

——this is interesting, since I don't have an escape route anymore.

against.

No matter what kind of cheats they used, with her Werebeast's five senses,

Furthermore, she was allowed to choose first, the side that she liked.

Ifshe lost even with these circumstances. Since no matter what....The Eastern

Miko formed a proud smile and said:

Sora happily looked at her.

"Sure enough, you belong to [Our side], I like this."

usage of their resources."

asking for a rejection.

Miko's judgement was simple.

what they lost.

limited.

"After the Werebeasts' rights are guaranteed, it is possible to request [Only]

chance to take back the resources——as expected of Miko-san, how

Sora smiled and said, saying that Miko's demands [Pass through].

"Then——this is the world's most dangerous coin, are you ready to start?"

"That depends on the contents."

since you have our piece."

representative rights of Miko——would automatically transfer to Sora.

It was equivalent to perishing——that was the meaning of the [Race piece] to

Hearing that so, Sora's eyes seems to say that that [Did not pass through].

"[Acciente]——"

Began——with the sound coming from Sora's hand.

The audible sound of the coin being tossed resounded after leaving Sora's

The golden Miko's pupil and hair——suddenly dyed red.

Nobody on the scene probably knew that Miko's body was originally [Blood

——no, aside from Sora and Shiro who was giving off [Is something strange

(Okay, I'llshow you, what my death struggle looks like.)

Her body's nerves swelled, exceeding her five, six senses, she could perceive

——there was a magic reaction, coming out from the Flügel.

Only the Flügel let out elemental particles at that moment,

(But, there must be a trick right?)

——following that was the sound of pounding.

herself.

movements within a 500 meter radius.

It was like an——[Enchantment].

that exists; from a leaf to a grain ofsand could be captured. Fully grasping

(There is no magic reaction in the surrounding area——as for the coin...There

Doubts started surfacing in Miko's heart.

even the particles could be read.

But Miko knew that the [Coin was tossed skillfully], and started calculating.

142 and 3/4 turns, once it reaches the floor, it would bounce 4 times,

The results of the coin toss was easily determined out, a fact that was quite

(....He is looking down on my actions and five senses.....Which is impossible.)

misjudge Werebeasts' five senses.

If Miko answered [Tails], and it wasn't, then it was definitely a cheat which

However——Sora's heartbeat, Shiro's heartbeat, even the reaction ofJibril's

Even Izuna's heartbeat——they believed that Sora would win, what was

Before the coin hit the floor, heads or tails?

"....Tails."

was almost at the same time.

Devastation] in reality. Literally, it was a [Broken Bad blood]————a

Ifshe lost even after using that ability.....

The coin drew an arc and began to fall.

would be a cheat, resulting in Sora's loss.

was zero.

the cheat to pass.

——landing on the stone slate, it would bounce upon hitting it——

The coin was stuck between two stones——standing still.

——————....What?

Sora announced. Aside from Ino, Steph and Miko, everyone else——

"What a headache, if the coin stood like that, either both sides win or both

As if acting, Sora placed a hand on his chin and started thinking. He then said:

through. Which means, although Elchea's flag would be brought in, the

and there would be a mutualflow of resources.....That's about it, right."

At ease——to Sora who proposed an alliance while smiling, Miko was

——from the start, Miko understood.

Then, when the coin was about to fall, the slate——

the slates.

Complying with the [Ten Oaths], it would result in a loss when the cheat was

As long as Miko said that, she would win.

"Yo, you.....Isn't that condition....Better than my request!"

Miko would get benefits better than she requested, while Sora's request was

No matter how one looked, that kind of cheat, to Miko——to the Eastern

——Because of this, Miko couldn't point out his cheat.

"Ahh~ as the leader of the Eastern Union, both a smart and beautiful girl, yet

properties of a retarded girl and then become god!?"

Unless I missed something?

Then she immediately realised it.

as cute as Izuna, plus the leader is a beautiful blonde Miko, it definitely is a

——[Because of that reason]——

"Eh? What are you talking about? Do you want both sides to win? Or both

Miko was stunned, but Sora was stillsmiling as he wriggled his body.

should be it.)

The question of [Why], there's probably no one who would ask it. Miko

(That sort of thing...Do you even need to say...)

all.

She said while smiling. The fatigue caused by using [Blood Devastation]]

"Fufu, hahaha, really, this is really interesting! You guys! Hahahaha!"

What a stupid game.

These people played with the Eastern Union, with the Werebeasts——and

Miko could only laugh at that seemingly interesting method.

Sora's motive from the start was this, this was his real purpose——it was

That——

What that represents.....There was only one.

Because of this, she realised.

Like this——Sora who was full ofsmiles stretched his body.

At this time, Sora gave Miko another surprise, her expression as ifshe found

"About Elven Gard, we used the Oaths to tamper with the memories. So the

fabricated."

Raising his thumb up, Sora spat his tongue out. There was no expression

"So, if they challenge, you guys will be the predators——and let them come.

territories!"

Kurami and Fii——why they were there in the first place.

working for the elves, and then——attack on their weaknesses.

What flashed past Steph's mind was——yes...

"Ah, and then there is Avant Heim. We only used Jibril's influencing power to

the time when Avant Heim joins Elchea is ticking down, you can ignore

Spitting out a series of incredible things, Sora ignored the shocked crowd.

"——Okay——! Is is over? We shall end it here okay?"

"Wh,what, why do you have a look of restlessness."

"Huh!? Isn't that obvious? Because of this troublesome thing I had to do!"

"I did this so that I could touch the Kemonomimis, I already reached my limits

"Eh? Hmm? What?"

"...Let me touch——"

But Miko gave a beautifulsmile in response.

——I jump."

"If you had known it earlier, you should have added a [Rights to touch]

fight me one more time!"

anxiously:

"Erm——uhh~ around 8pm at night."

"Damn, can't help it! We will make do with the Kemonomimis on the streets.

"....Golden....Fox.....rub..!"

away.

affairs——no, to decide on important things! Miko-san——you better keep

Sora announced while pointing at Miko. Shiro agreed to Sora's words.

".....Prepare....Definitely....Touch you.....!"

behind:

affairs to you!"

Sora hurriedly exclaimed and left abruptly. Jibril didn't hesistate to follow him,

"Eh, you are lying right? This is a joke right!? I'm already tired handling our

going to throw all of that to me?! Oi!!"

Izuna kept glancing at Sora and Shiro's gradually fading figures.

ringing sound resounded forward.

"Ye, yes!"

"Izuna, what did I say!"

freed."

Since Sora agreed to the request, both of them didn't belong to Elchea

"——as the sole representative of the Werebeasts, I order you as [Miko], to

"Roger, des!"

to chase after Sora.

"Go ahead and learn from those interesting people, learn the [Methods of the

Miko smiled happily from the bottom of her heart and said:

——as declared by Sora, they would come back a few days later to settle

Undoubtedly, they would use that time to use a game to challenge and obtain

And undoubtedly——she would lose. Having those kind of thoughts caused

"This is the first time I thank my opponents. Perhaps they really might——"

With her heart jumping for joy, she looked at the figures of Sora and

"——defeat God."

To Sora and Shiro, this was a road that had a sense of nostalgia and an

Red neon lights shone on the street——

"Ahhh!? Old man, are you trying to interfere with our [Road of touch]!"

touching girls, stunning him speechless.

"Un? Ah~ I don't know why, but when Izuna said out [Their stroking skills

Seeing those kemonomimis letting out [Fuahh~~] sounds, Ino thought:

Because in the past, there was no one who could satisfy Izuna with their

In the Eastern Union embassy, Izuna actually said it was [Comfortable]——

Telling them that kind of thing would discourage him, so Ino switched back to

"Ahh, okay, cut it short, we are in a hurry."

"....If Miko-sama didn't agree to the challenge——what would you do?"

Even when she was cornered, Miko would easily take on the initiative herself,

——Go ahead and learn, learn the [Methods of the weak].

Ino finally saw it, the [Method that ensures no one dies] Sora told Izuna.

doubt.

actions.

"Until then——I just have to use the final harassment method I've prepared."

"——I just have to tell Avant Heim and Elven Gard the details to the game."

"I'll use Kuramifor Elven Gard, and Jibrilfor Avant Heim. [Let them do the

Union. So I wouldn't want to do it."

"...Because I've predicted that step, everything with the showdown with

——indeed, if the assumption that Sora was from Elven Gard that Miko

Before that, ifshe couldn't get back the territories....then they would really be

"I say gramps, do you know what [Checkmate] means?"

Then he started smiling.

be useless?"

"Checkmate——eh."

Everything was over starting from that day.

Indeed, this man gave a favourable benefit to the Werebeasts.

(Won't that mean....He could betray us that easily too....?)

expression.

"Okay, although I'm reluctant, we have to find a place to stay."

The rabbit-eared girl had a sad expression as she left.

"....? My house would do, des."

"There must surely be games at Izuna's house! Of course there is right!"

"Of course! We'll play until morning comes and we'll go roam the streets

they even have adult——"

"What! It won't be a problem if I secretly played it right!?"

"I, I finally caught up! Yo, you two...Why are the kings not in their country

Obviously the first to chase, yet abandoned by everyone was Steph. She

"Jibril! Bring Steph back to Elchea! And then you can come back!"

Jibril gently held onto Steph's shoulder.

"Ah, bring gramps over too! It would be hard on Steph alone."

"Wh——yo, you have to make me listen to those unpleasant sounds again!?"

"Okay then, please let me take you to Elchea King City okay?"

disappearance.

"....A little break, should be okay."

Okay, Sora cheerfully said:

————.....

....There were so many things to think about that Steph didn't want to think

"No one would die.....This is just a game after all."

after reflecting, she thought:

wrong.

——unless he really wants to conquer this world without any bloodshed?

.....The tenth of the [Ten Oaths].

"Th, that bonehead——no, that commanding man, next time I see him, he

Holding down his ears while rolling on the ground, Ino said. Upon seeing him,

"....You'll get used to it soon."

Ino then replied to Steph:

"...Yea, we have to endure this, Ino-jii-san."

formed....


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