A Pervert Appeared, So I’m Returning to My Country (2)
“… She finished quite quickly, huh?”
“She did not give us any time to be surprised”
“And~ I’m~ done~ It didn’t even serve as a pastime. I’ll go back to the dorm to prepare for my return home. It’s a temporary parting with friends, so I have to give them a wonderful present.”
“Don’t send state secrets, okay? Like the construction technology of the airship…”
“She wouldn’t do that, right?”
“No one needs the design of an outdated airship, right? The design of a new model is already done.”
I have been working on it since I received the request. Let me show my Father an engine-equipped airship. With the help of the Dwarven engineers, I should be able to finish it in two months.
“Outdated, huh? Haha, the ship that the whole world is researching is considered outdated? Gil, what do you think?”
“Scholars worldwide would get angry. They still can’t build the outdated one…”
I personally don’t understand why they can’t make it, but well, it can’t be helped. Anyway, I’ve already devised plans for the construction of the dock. The plan is to attach horizontal tunnels to a large vertical hole and create six airship docks on each floor. If it gets cramped, we can easily expand by digging further underground and creating more horizontal tunnels. I’m currently planning to construct six docks, so busy days are ahead, with the installation of magic cranes and the construction of magic furnaces for power sources. But, for someone like me who celebrates research and being a recluse, it’s not a problem.
The resurrected airship departed, carrying the remaining Arland soldiers back to Arland. Some of them, for some reason, opposed returning without us, but when my Big brother whispered something in their ears, they obediently returned. I wonder what he whispered… At that moment, my Big brother had a devilish smile.
As for me, I can’t go back for another three days. I had to put my luggage in the Treasury, and it seems that Anon and others will be coming tomorrow. The day after that is a spare day. Father and the others seem to be returning home early. I wonder if work has piled up… Mr. Volken must be waiting with a mountain of documents.
The next day…
“Friends have come~”
“Please, at least knock~!!”
“… Long time no see?”
Anon and teary-eyed Keena vigorously opened the door that had been fixed in a day. Sharon was… as usual. I was busy packing, so I told the Knights that if they come, let them in, but even the Knight who guided them was speechless. It’s truly a breach of manners. I signaled to the Knight that it’s fine, and he bowed apologetically and left. He probably understands because he also has a daughter.
“Long time no see? Well, it’s been a few days for me personally.”
“I heard you were sleeping, but you seem fine now. You’re a princess, so tell me how to address you! How should I treat you?”
“Just the way you always do…”
“Let’s keep it casual. You’ll end up bald like His Majesty.”
“Just as before…”
… Anon, that’s a disrespectful remark… Let’s keep this between us. The King might mind, but he’ll probably forgive with a wry smile.
But Keena seemed a bit more mature than usual… Sharon surprisingly hasn’t changed much. Anon… has become more muscular? Did she intensify her training? Everyone looked well and they all likely worked hard.
“So, you know, I was like, ‘How did you fall behind against a monster this weak, stupid old man?!’ and then he got even angrier and challenged me, like, ‘Can you defeat it with this sword using the same strength as mine?!’ and I totally beat it in return.”
“It’s because your father, who’s supposed to be the one teaching, is weaker… He gets angry in a different way.”
She can’t really get lectured, huh… oh!! So, if I surpass Father and Mother, does that mean I won’t get lectured anymore?! I guess it’s time for me to focus on training too. I’ll find time to join the Knight’s training.
“Anon, be a little… more merciful, or should I say show some restraint. Uncle must have been feeling down behind his smile.”
“Anon is… just too strong, so it can’t be helped. I got scolded by my Dad for holding a sword.”
Sharon with a sword… I can already imagine it accidentally stabbing her.
“Well, it can’t be helped, right? I’m putting in effort too. My stupid old man, for some reason, wants to thank you later. He’s talking to your dad for some reason.”
“He’s in the Royal guard, right? Maybe he has some business? He might be apologizing for his incredibly rude daughter.”
“He wouldn’t do that~”
Deny it!! She was laughed at.
“You’ve changed a bit again, but I’m relieved that you’re still the same. By the way, what’s this?”
“While it’s evident that I’m an amazing magician, I think that you, Anon, who manages to ignore that, is going to be a big shot in the future. This? It’s a magic phone. Even if we’re far apart, we can talk using it, and I can also teleport to its location, so I can come to help anytime. Just insert a strand of hair when activating it, so only the person who does that can use it.”
“The-the-therere’s no way we can accept something so valuable‼”
“Thanks~”
“… I’ll treasure it.”