The New Gate-Chapter 1Book 6: (5)
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Book 16: Chapter 1 (5)
A few days later, Shinâs party met with Filma and Sety.
âWeâre finally together! Itâs been a while, camping outside really takes a toll.â
âMy bedâŠmy bed is calling my nameâŠâ
The two newcomers, Sety in particular, looked exhausted. Sety would surely drift off to dreamland the moment she touched her bed.
Shin thought that, since she had been protecting the private area with the Tsumugins, she wasnât used to camping anymore.
Even so, she looked unnaturally tired.
In the game era they did not camp outdoors often, but even if she was a rear support member, Sety still had stats much higher than this worldâs standards. She should get tired much more slowly than the average person.
What would have caused her to be so exhausted?
Sety made it seem like they faced an especially powerful demon, but Filma, on the other hand, did not seem tired at all.
In her travels around the world, she probably camped often. Seeing her pull the dazed Setyâs hand made them look like sisters.
âLetâs stop here for today, then.â freewe(b)novel.com
After looking at their state, with a wry laugh Shin materialized Tsuki no Hokora. Schnee then brought Filma and Sety inside.
âIâd really like a portable building like this too. I thought it would be the same as before I was sealed, but after traveling with you guys, not having a bath is pretty harsh.â
âSomething like this might happen again, so I guess itâll be worth making some.â
âRather than that, an item that doesnât make you feel sleepyâŠâ
As Shin commented, Sety wobbled towards him. For whatever reason, she looked about to cry.
âSety isnât exhausted because of the camping, she just lacks sleep.â
âReally?â
âAaah!! Aaah!! Aaaahhhh!! Donât say it!!!â
Filmaâs words apparently shook Sety awake: she tried with all her might to stop her from continuing.
âIn the first big battle after joining with us, against the evil deity, she couldnât do much, right? She was super focused though, so I guess she had too much energy left in her. So in reaction to that, she really did her best this time. Day and night, she was out fighting demons. Thanks to that, you wonât find a demon no matter where you look in that country, but those efforts took their toll, and this is the result.â
âI see, so thatâs why only Sety looks so spent.â
Shin, convinced by Filmaâs explanation, smiled at Sety, who was covering her face out of embarrassment.
She worked that hard because she was worried about Schnee. Shin realized once more that she felt the same way as him and could not help feeling happy.
âThank you, Sety.â
âI can feel a lukewarm gaze from everyoneâs eyesâŠbut more than that, why is big sis Schnee carrying meâŠ?â
Also because she looked very young, Setyâs words and actions made her look like a little girl that tried to act mature.
Sety was thus picked up by Schnee and carried inside Tsuki no Hokora.
âThatâsâŠ?â
âSety is like the partyâs little sister, but Schnee is the one that treats her like that the most, no?â
âMore than a little sister, that looks likeâŠâ
A mother carrying her daughter. Shin did not finish his sentence, though. They looked like sisters, like Filma and Sety did, but Schneeâs aura made them seem more like mother and daughter.
Shin had set Sety as the partyâs little sister, but he thought that even if he hadnât, her personality would have assigned her to such a role all the same.
âLetâs go inside too.â
Shin and the rest followed Schnee inside Tsuki no Hokora. As announced, Sety was brought to the bath.
âOkay, Iâll go too then.â
Filma also headed towards the bath.
It was still a bit early for dinner. So, Shin decided to progress with the crystalâs analysis, while asking Shibaid, Tiera, and Yuzuha for their opinions.
Unlike Filma, Sety skipped dinner and slept until the morning.
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The next day, the party resumed traveling.
âAfter getting used to big sis Schneeâs cooking, eating in normal restaurants feels kind of lacking.â
Shinâs party departed after breakfast. Sety, sitting next to Shin on the coachmanâs seat, whispered to herself.
She was the only one to sleep until the morning, so she found it a bit embarrassing to ride inside the carriage.
âIf you cook by yourself, though, you donât really care how it turns out.â
âYeah, thatâs so right!â
When the party met Sety again, she was in the middle of cooking.
Shin didnât recall her having the Cooking skill, but she probably learned in the hundreds of years she spent on her own. At present, it had grown to Cooking IV.
âI heard that big sis Schnee has Cooking IX. I was surprised, but I guess itâs obvious. Her dishes are almost as delicious as master Cookâs.â
âSchnee did eat Cookâs dishes after all. She probably used them as reference and is trying to see if she canât make them even more delicious.â đ§đđđđžđđŁđđđđđ.đžđđź
Even if her skill level was inferior, Shin thought that Schneeâs cooking might have surpassed Cookâs, as the latter was limited by the game system.
His stomach was already in the palm of her hand. As well as the rest of his body.
âBy the way, what happened before we met? I heard a bit before we left, but devils? World Tree? Itâs stuff you barely even hear mentioned in this world, but you sure have been involved with both a lot.â
âWe didnât go looking for them, mind you. The devils were in the place we were teleported to. One of them is coexisting peacefully with humans too.â
Former players Hilamee and Masakado, Luxuria and Avaritia, the World Tree and Reforgerer. Shin told Sety about them to share the information with her.
âI guess that being with you means experiencing all sorts of rare events.â
âLet me assure you that none of it is deliberate.â
Shin couldnât deny it, but resisted the allegations as much as he could, a bitter expression on his face.
âAnyway, since you were alone with Schnee, was there any progress? Out with it, come on.â
âNow that was suddenâŠâ
The question came from Filma: she was probably listening to Shin and Setyâs conversation. She crossed over to the coachmanâs seats, eager to take the opportunity.
âItâs like Schneeâs aura got softer than before. Thatâs what tipped me off. Come on, out with it, and spare no details. Sety, get the other side.â
While chuckling ominously, Filma grabbed Shinâs arm.
Kagerou was drawing the carriage, so they just needed to occasionally give it instructions for it to know where to go.
Filma knew the carriage was in good hands, so she grabbed Shinâs left arm so he couldnât escape.
âRoger. Iâm interested too.â
Sety promptly obeyed and grabbed Shinâs arm as well. Blocked both left and right, Shin had no way of escape.
âShibaid, Yuzuha, out of the way, please.â
âYuzuha be considerate! I want to know what happened! Time to talk!â
âEveryone is worried about you. Here no one other than us can listenâ
âLook at that grin on your face! Youâre enjoying this, arenât you!?â
Shin heard some quarrelling going on inside the carriage too.
Conversation from the coachman seat could easily be heard inside. What Shin said to Filma and Sety would be heard clearly by the others too.
Everyone already knew that Yuzuha had made it possible for Shin and Schnee to spend time by themselves.
Shibaid already figured out everything when Shin called Schnee his âwifeâ in Lanapacea.
Yuzuha had an inkling too, but was curious about the details.
Only Tiera did not say anything, nor move an inch.
From the map and the presence it wasnât possible to tell a personâs expression, so Shin couldnât tell how Tiera was looking at the situation.
âDonât bully Schnee too much, okay?â
âThat all depends on you, Shin!!â
Shin realized that Schneeâs prediction was perfectly accurate, as Filma and Sety spoke in unison. He laughed, saying that they sure looked eager.
âCanât be helped then. Letâs start from after we were teleported.â
Shin started narrating what happened after he spoke with Filma and the rest of the party via Mind Chat.
Inevitably, there was an eruption of cheering when he got the point that they both confessed to each other.
Because it was the moment Schneeâs wish was realized and Shin announced that he would remain in this world.
âAnd after that you got down to business, right? Right??â
â!!!â
Filma was excited beyond measure, so much that her nose almost touched Shinâs. He leaned the other way, towards Sety, and found her silently yet excitedly blowing air out of her nose, prompting him to go on.
âWhoa, Iâm not going to talk about that! Itâs too embarrassing!!â
Shin meant to conclude the evening by simply saying that they âbecame oneâ, shifting to the next morning, but the pressure on his arms requested otherwise.
Why were they so interested in learning such intimate details? He staunchly refused to speak.
âEeh? Really? Come on, what do you have to lose?â
âYeah, yeah!â
âPipe down, you two!!â
Shin unleashed forehead flicks on both girls to quiet them down.
The quarreling inside the carriage had calmed down as well.
Shin, while thinking that Schnee was probably blushing violently to the tip of her ears, gave instructions to Kagerou about where to go.