Chapter 56
In the evening, I visited the Bozes residence in the capital .
I kept the appointment properly, and after the time of dinner, of course .
When I took the appointment, the Earl said that we should have dinner together, but Im sorry I will come after dinner to get in with these requests .
Its also bad to stay for a long night, so I cut to the chase .
Mitsuha: Earl-sama, I tried to make this . I want to make money by making it popular
A straight ball! It is a relationship between me and Earl-sama, I will go with my real intention .
Earl Bozes: What in the world is this?
Mitsuha: It is a game tool . this is how you play it
In my explanation, Earl-sama listening eagerly while nodding as if he was huffing . (TL joke: like a pedo heavy breathing on a loli)
Of course Iris-sama, Beatrice-chan, Alexis-sama and Theodore-sama are also listening . You look too serious, Did you think that you cannot play with me if you dont remember? Yeah, well, thats right, I guess
For the time being, I explained Othello and played against Earl-sama .
At first, trying to explain, while playing . 2nd time, is the main battle .
For the 1st match in the main battle, I took it easy and I won with a little difference .
For the 2nd match, I tried seriously, but for some reason Earl won .
3rd match have a taste of my full power, [ununununununu]!
, what will I do if I get muddy! () (TN: a reference?)
As expected of the Earl, you understand the principle so strong . What will happen if you challenge Sabine-chan .
4th match, gununununununu .
2 wins and 3 losses For novice challengers .
Suddenly Iris-sama grabbed my shoulder .
Yeah yeah, the next is Iris-sama .
Iris-sama, who was watching firmly at the Earls match, was strong from the beginning to the middle .
I try to take a corner, but since I dont try to take sufficient space for some reason, there is no place I can hit! I dont understand it as well .
I was surprised by the fact, that I was supposed to have an overwhelmingly advantages But its gone in the blink of an eye .
N- no way, how good are these people?
Novice challengers, believe it or not 1win, 4 losses .
Even if you say that youve done it many times, it is a history with my middle school friends after all! Its a secret society that [plans to conquer the world with Othello] or something I dont really know for sure
Shiku, shiku . (TN: crying SFX)
Next up, Beatrice-chan .
Quite a good game . We fought back and forth .
Thats right, enjoy it like this!
Enjoy it as you can but, its 4 wins and 1 loss in favor of the expert . (TN: lol she calls herself the expert . )
But even with the same 4 to 1, it was cozy match, unlike the match against Iris-sama which is miserably intense .
Mitsuha: And well, thats it, its just like that . Also There is another game, called [Shogi], but this has a difficult set of rules, so please keep a good eye on the manual . Ill come again to do a trial match next time
Earl Bozes: Fumu Its quite interesting . So, what should I do?
As expected, Earl-sama, is a fast talker!
Mitsuha: I would like to spread Othello the masses right away, and Shogi is to be introduced first, to the nobility and military personnel . For those who knew the fun of Othello which is easy to play, the Shogi will be quite interesting as well . Earl-sama would do it in a conspicuous place, and would recommend it to the military, saying that its just a good exercise for the military personnels head
Earl Bozes:But even if you say that, I cant do it alone what about my opponent?
Mitsuha: Well as of now, the King, the Prime Minister and Sabine, at the moment . you can play Shogi with them . Sabine-chan is Currently the strongest in this . Please, be very careful if you are betting something .
Earl Bozes: Eh . ?
Is the Earl doesnt like the opponents who have been mentioned?, or is it because Sabine-chan is the strongest among them?
Mitsuha: Since the products will arrive in about 20 days, please dont make it too flashy for now, and endorse it little by little . Dont force it too much, its not good . And after 15 ~ 16 days, please strike in front of people and go to the offensive .
Earl Bozes: Somehow it sounds like a plan for usurpation of the throne .
Mitsuha: Hahahaha, the King himself is also a comrade .
The Earl smiles wryly . Yeah, it is a picture of, [a bitter smile of a shrewd man] .
Alexis and Theodore: Ano ~
As I turned around to the source of the voices, Alexis-sama and Theodore-sama with Othello boards .
Mitsuha: Ah, its gotten late, so I will be heading back . Since I will leave the Othello and shogi behind, please play with Alexis-sama and Theodore-sama . Well then, I will excuse myself .
Alexis: N- no way .
Theodore: You got to be kidding me
The two of them are stunned for some reason I wonder why? Did you want to play with me that much? You can play (with each other) as much as you want from now on . Its gotten quite late, so Im going home .
Oh, come to think of it, isnt Alexis-sama the one who turn into a viscount and became independent?
Will you go home today? Or is it, because there is no money to prepare your residence here in the capital?, [I wonder if I could live at my parents house in the capital, for the time being] . Lifes hard isnt it . .
When I say my farewells to Earl-sama and Iris-sama, and tried to return to my shop, they went to the gate and saw me off .
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I firmly refuse the Earls offer to send me to the shop by carriage, . . and so I went home by walking . Earl-sama also knows that I can escape at the time of emergency, so he cannot be too persistent .
Iris-sama who did not know about it, was dissatisfied with it, but I told nothing because I think that there was a reason for this, because the Earl, who was very over-protective, would say so to me .
Do you think there was a hidden guard?
The last thing I heard from behind me is [Fine, you win! ] It was Iris-samas voice .
Alright, Im addicted, Im addicted! (TN: HELP) ()
With this condition, lets go around Adelade-chans place, the Lansens house, the Pasteurs house, where I did not go to the party, and the aristocracy, where some good people were . Because it was said that, you can come over whenever something happened .
Oh, of course, during daytime . Because visiting at night, is something I can only do in the Bozes family .
Also, [good people] means exactly as it is . It doesnt mean that [good people] are convenient for me! . well Maybe .
Oh, and the party I also went to the first, uh-, whoever went out to a girl, that elder sister handed out a girl, not only over there but also to other nobleman parties . (TN: confused? well so do I)
Because it is after the evening, it did not affect my daytime behavior, and it is not much remembered because it is a similar party that does not have a substitute every time .
There are, good people, people with high ability, useful people, and meticulous people, that needs to take notes properly, and then enter them on a personal computer later on .
Oh, [people with high ability] and [useful people] are not the same . Its completely different .
Some people are useless even if they have the ability, others are very helpful even-though theyre lacking of it . Well, there are dozens of people who dont have the ability and are also useless . There are few people who have the ability and are useful as well, Its true! .
Well, at the very least, its enough to say [useful] .
Because I am aware of [hard to use, people], there are strangely less complications now .
The territory itself is not attractive at all . On the contrary, it seems that even if they are the third son or the fourth son, they do not want to be a son-in-law . ()
Well, I chose that kind of place for myself, to [repel insects] .
But then, somehow, there are many people who recommends their own sons . Its certainly not a [malicious, strange way of engagement], but its still a [strange way of engagement] .
I wonder if they realized, that our territory is going to develop in the future .
For the next few days, I went around the aristocracy on the list and lay the groundwork . I also bought another few extra sets Othello and Shogi in Japan, because I ran out .
And then tell everyone how interesting it is . There was no need to .
Everyone was delighted that I personally came all the way to play and I was excited more by the game . For the next few days, I carried around the Othello game set in search of an opponent, and teach those who are likely to be a good match against me .
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16 days after Mitsuhas visit to Bozes capital residence .
There was a small crowd at the Kingdoms central square .
Resident 1: What, whats that ?
Resident 2: Oh, its the, [mercenary girls] they are playing something quite entertaining, its gathering a lot of attention . Its very easy, it looks interesting, and there is a constant crowd since morning .
Resident 1: Wow . Lets go and take a look A cute girl?
Resident 3: Oh, thats a lovely girl and also a beautiful girl!
Resident 4: Im going .
Instead of Svens group who were employed in the Viscount territory, the players are the mercenaries who received a nomination request from Mitsuha .
There are several other groups, and they are doing the same thing in various places in the capital . Some of them are also dressed in ordinary clothes like town girls . I asked both men and women, but the ratio of women is higher .
The reason why I made it a nomination request, rather than a general request, is because it is important to look good in order to fortify advertisement .
In addition to Mitsuhas fame, there were also rumors that Mitsuhhas request would turn out to be a lucky one, and so few people would refused the nomination request . There were also times when Mitsuha gave priority, to those who were likely to suffer because of less profit .
Sitting on the stone steps, men and women who are excited about the game happily with a lightning corn in one hand . (TN: officially its lightning corn now)
The rumors of that game gradually spread .
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In the royal palace, an afternoon meeting has finally came to an end .
When everyone who was in attendance, was about to rise to return to their own residences .
King: Anyone wants go for a Shogi or Othello match after this?
Many lower Nobles: ( ( (Shi ~yougi? Osero? ) ) ) inner thoughts
Everyone is dumbfounded on the sudden words of the King .
At that time .
Earl Bozes: Oh, thats nice! I shall be your opponent!
Prime Minister:No, No, the last game was frustrating, me first!
Earl Lansen: I am bringing both game boards . You can do it on two tables!
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Earl Pasteur: What are you carrying that around for?, Earl Bozes is also .
Suddenly the hall became excited, the King, the Prime Minister, and some Higher aristocrats . .
Noble 1: (What is . What are they talking about?
Noble 2:(Is this an opportunity to get close relationship to the King and his associates? What is, Shi ~yougi?)
Noble 3: (I dont understand, what theyre saying!)
The Lower Aristocrats rushed-in and gathered-up information in panic, after the meeting has adjourned .
Rumors of the two game boards spreads like a wild fire .
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And then, 4 days later .
Posters were pasted on various parts of the capital .
[ New game equipment, Othello and Shogi are now on sale! ]
[ A tournament Will be held! Win the amazing prizes, dress-up the Princess of Thunder and eat together while patting her head! ]
No, you cant get multiple prizes for yourself .
It was a dispicable scam .
Im having a problem with my internet connection, its getting too slow so i might post the next chapter after 2 weeks at worst .