162 . Another World Trip 2
First, we toured the Royal Palace with Sabine’s guidance and then have a luncheon .
I said to the King of this country that [The king of the country near my homeland who took care of me in the past will come to see my condition], to which he replies [You should invite them here by all means] .
Originally, he wanted to throw a [Welcome Party!], but I asked him to stop doing such an exaggerated thing and settled with just a luncheon and a small social gathering . He said, [At least have a banquet], but it would be annoying to have many nobility coming, so I vetoed his proposal .
I mean, just who does he think would be interpreting all the conversations!?
That’s why we’re having a luncheon and social gathering .
The conversations would depend on my interpretation anyway, so I don’t have to worry about leaking strange information .
And, during the meal, I interpreted the king of this country… His Majesty’s words which he talked about my activities in this country and some guileless chats, of course I cut or slightly modified the inconvenient parts . (Note: she changed the way she addresses both kings from this point on, the King = the one from earth, His Majesty = the one from this world)
The after-meal social gathering is a small tea ceremony with His Majesty’s family (the eldest son is absent), the Prime Minister Zaal, and three other ministers .
…yeah, even if anyone talk about exchanges or foreign trade, I didn’t say that I will interpret those parts . And yet, why does everyone want to take the conversation towards those topics… no, of course I get what their motives .
Both His Majesty and the King are strangely eager, but it’ll be troublesome if they propagate the conversation on their own accord .
There’s no way that the likes of a Viscount could interrupt the talk between Kings, of course, [Normally] that is . And, of course, I am the opposite of [Normal] .
“sir King, even if you make such a deal, who will carry the items?” (Mitsuha)
“Ugh… . ” (the King)
“Your Majesty, complex machines would fail quickly if you don’t maintain them frequently, and when that happen, who will fix them?” (Mitsuha)
“Ugh…” (His Majesty)
“In the first place, you can’t even read the letters of each other’s contract” (Mitsuha)
“ “Uuu…” “ (both kings)
Alright, I won!
[Don’t proceed the talk on your own accord!], even if I say something like… tte, there’s no such a thing like [on their own accord], without my interpretation, nothing will proceed .
I don’t think Sabine-chan or Colette-chan, who can speak broken English, would betray me . In the first place, without my transfer ability, nothing can be done .
If His Majesty begins to use his position to make strange orders, I will just abandon this country and relocate my headquarters to another country . And his majesty knows that, so there’s no chance of doing something of sorts .
Well, if a coup takes place and an ambition person usurps the throne, then I there’s a chance that I might flee from here…
And just like that, the social gathering is over .
“Well, it was fun…” (
I was worried that the King would feel bored because there’re nothing to gain from talking with the King of another country of a low civilization level that doesn’t benefit his own country .
Well, the luncheon and the social gathering seemed fun, but he said that only for politeness’ sake…
I set this meeting up because of the strong request from His Majesty who knew about this visit trip, and I thought that it would be an appeal to the King’s national interest and other countries if they know that [He met and talked to the King of her Country] .
His Majesty is a good person, but he’s a newcomer with a completely different civilization background and he had to talk through an interpreter, I don’t think it was that fun for him .
“That’s right . It seems like we see our country several decades ago… I’m sure this hits the nostalgic vibes for Your Majesty too…” (Bureaucrat-san)
“Umu . It seems that the king of this country is also worrying and suffering in the same way as I was . How nostalgic…” (the King)
Ah . Speaking of which, he certainly succeeded the throne at a young age .
At that time, it seemed to be a small country that had no resources, was not even a “developing country” because it had no sign of being developed at all . 40 – 50 years ago, there were plenty of places without electricity, gas or water on the Earth . …No, even now, there will be many such places on the Earth .
When I chose a small, honest country to invite to the first round-the-world conference, of course, I also looked at the leaders in each country .
According to the report, the king succeeded in his mid-twenties, when the country was continuously suffering from starvation due to drought, famine due to pests, epidemic spread, and being swung around by the wonder of neighboring countries and the great power behind them .
Perhaps he’s feeling nostalgic seeing the appearance of this another world country overlapping with his own country on its olden days .
And the king who probably appeared to be much older than his actual age, soon dying from the remaining endemic disease that has killed many after dedicated all of his life for the country and its people .
Hopefully, he will stay in the sight of a god somewhere, get cheat abilities and reincarnate in a different world, and he can live a life for himself rather than for the others…
“Then, just like the usual travelling-custom, you’ll have a free time to buy souvenirs” (Mitsuha)
No, even though I said it’s free time, of course I’m still stuck with them for security and interpretations .
In other words, this time is not the king that has to follow me around, but I will follow the king who free to decide where to go .
Since we spent a lot of time at lunch and social gatherings, we had only a couple of hours left before sunset when the store started closing . I have to translate every conversation, so it’ll take some time .
“Please take this” (Mitsuha)
I opened the drawstring bag I took out of my pocket and took out several coins out of it . I divided them into two shares and offered it to the king and his aide .
“This is the currency of this country . Both of you have 5 silver coins each . One silver coin is worth about $10 . …please remember that meat and vegetables are cheap, tools and clothes are expensive, and handicrafts are varying in prices . Please think carefully and buy what you like as souvenirs” (Mitsuha)
“…we get to spend money huh! The snacks are just up to $2 . 50 huh!” (the King)
The King said so while giving a broad smile . Bureaucrat-san is also chuckling somehow . Did you remember when you were children?
Well, they have 10 silver coins, worth $100 . They won’t be able the big ones . If I give them too much money and they buy a lot of things, it’ll be annoying . It’s like giving pocket money to children, you can’t do anything but to put up with it .
“I’ll get this!” (the King)
And the king suddenly pointed at a knife at the armory store near our starting point . No, like I said! Such a thing is expensive . Even on earth, you can’t buy such a thing for $50 or $100 . And it’s made from a metal that I’ve never seen on Earth .
Well, I don’t know all the metals on Earth .
I never touched golf until I got the gold coins here, and I’ve only seen platinum in the jewelry catalogue . I’ve never seen cobalt, and I only know the name of rubidium and francium . No, well, the possibility of seeing them somewhere without knowing them is not zero though .
But this is probably different .
Metals to be processed into knives are generally limited due to material properties, material costs, and difficulty in processing . And this look and lightness this knife has . …maybe, it’s [not the well-know one on earth] right?
Anyway, it’s definitely not something they can buy for the amount I gave them .
Or rather, I gave [10 silver coins for both of you] to prevent this .
Even though I said that it was too expensive to buy, the King asked me to ask for the price anyway, so I just asked the owner of the store . And when I tell him that it’s out of question with just 10 silver coins…
The king took out his pouch from his pocket and began counting gold coins .
“Alright, is this enough?” (the King)
“Eh?” (Mitsuha)
The King said that with a smile to the stiffened me .
“Isn’t it natural to prepare local currencies if you’re going to travel somewhere? I exchanged this for tens of thousands dollars, with this, I’ll be able to buy it right?” (the King)
(Note: remember that Mitsuha asks Wolf Fang to exchange the gold coins for dollars, naturally the gold coins will circulate on the Earth . Lol)
And his pouch is still big .
“Your Majesty, we have to hurry! We should buy as much minerals, plant seeds, and meats as we can! Living animal will be difficult in this short time, but let’s try to get them as they are . We can do the DNA analysis later…” (Bureaucrat-san)
Bureaucrat-san hurries the king by saying so .
“Th…” (Mitsuha)
“ “Th?” “ (the king and his aide)
“They got meee!!” (Mitsuha)
And a few hours later .
The King and Bureaucrat-san with Beaming, Satisfied Face, carrying a large amount of [Souvenirs] they purchased .
…Damn!
But, since it’s not written in my terms and conditions that it’s prohibited to trade the gold coins, they can trade it with other countries . And I wrote the new agreement that the prohibition to trade the purchased items to other countries, assuming that those rights are kept here, and if there’s a discovery that is likely to become a seed of gold, they have to pay royalties .
Of course, I could refuse to transfer the purchased items, but that’s a bit…
A great woman should gracefully admit her defeat .
And It doesn’t change much for me no matter which country I offer . It would be better to increase the GDP of an emerging nation by 10%, rather than to increase the GDP of a superpower by 0 . 0001% .
Souvenirs for the King from this world . Yeah, take it, you thieves!!
“Then, let’s go back!” (Mitsuha)
Transfer to Earth .
And with that, the journey ends .
I don’t know what the King’s disease is .
But, of course, when I transferred them from Earth, I couldn’t have them bring pathogens and parasites to the other world, so they were excluded .
In addition, when we return to Earth from the other world, I did it in the way I usually does, which is [transfer while excluding toxins and harmful substances accumulated in the body] . Because it’s has become habitual, I just did it without any deep meaning .
Also It’ll be annoying if there’s a bad reputation because he says something like [I have been sick since I went to the different world . I guess something like the air, water or the food have bad substances for the body] .
Hopefully, the king who has dedicated his life to the country could see his own country develops and to become successful and well known with his dedicated efforts…
Comments