Versatile: Alternate World



The Argo came out unscathed after passing through the Divine Winds. It would be more accurate to say that it wasn't harmed at all even though the winds were designed to repel anything that tries to bypass the winds.

Queen Tori stopped dancing as well and the cherry blossom barrier also dispersed after she stopped dancing. The girl in the kimono also opened her eyes and finally let my clothes go.

The two men started bowing as soon as the girl was confirmed to be safe.

"Thank you very much for saving our Ojou-sama from the accident. If not for you, we don't know what to do and what to say to her parents once we arrive at their residence."

"It's nothing. However, if you two are her guardians, you should pay attention to the person you are guarding at. You two have already failed on that duty and if I were your employer, I wouldn't even think twice about firing the two of you from your jobs. Next time, be prepared for anything to happen like that as that is part of your job."

After saying those words, I rejoined Queen Tori and Queen Tanya as we waited for the Argo to land.

"Wow, you were quite a badass there, Bladeheart. Even I didn't get to react immediately after the accident happened. You must have already expected that to happen."

"Yeah. I already expected it. It's not like I anticipated it, but based on how nonchalant they are and seem to be forgetting about the current danger which was the Divine Winds' wrath, I can already see someone will get blown away as a result which is what happened to her. If I was one second too late at grabbing her, she will be a meat paste by now and her flesh might already be swirling all around the winds."

"Still, I am impressed by your reflexes. The way you immediately thought of what to do after grabbing her is enough to say you have a clear mind and is already capable of thinking and doing a split-second decision. Only a few people are capable of doing that nowadays."

"Well, it's already a habit of mine so it's now natural that I will be able to do things like that immediately. It's not that uncommon for me."

We continue to discuss things with each other for quite some time until the Argo slowly landed on the nearby port for airships. Kamikaze Continent is well known for planes as a transport vehicle around the continent, making use of the blessing of the Divine Winds to fly high in the sky with multiple passengers in one vessel. Of course, it's only exclusive to this continent but once the continent is open to all and the Divine Winds are removed as a result, the planes will soon be used for transportation in the future as well.

Now that the Argo has landed, we are now leaving the Argo and finally stepping into the continent of Kamikaze.

"[You have entered the Continent of Kamikaze: The Land of Divine Winds.]"

"[You have discovered a new location: Soyokaze City]

Soyokaze City, the main port of the Kamikaze Continent and the only city in the continent that the Shogun has little control of as this was the city that was meant to be the center of business and where most foreign people gather. As a result, this place is more of a place run by the Kamikaze Inhabitants to cater to foreigners and travelers. And during the wrath of the shogun, this is the only place that was safe from the wrath and the only place where most of the evacuees decided to stay until the dangers are over.

"Huh... And I thought the Kamikaze Continent is currently in danger but it's kinda bustling. Is this normal?" Queen Tanya asked as she looked around wondering why the place is quite busy despite the problems happening.

"Because this place is more laid back and is more of a place that barely cares about the situation all around the Kamikaze Continent. You can say this is one of the independent cities where people can freely travel without the need to fear the current shogun's people."

Someone started speaking and a woman appears in front of us. She wears normal adventurer clothing for a brawler class that has already ascended to the second class, Monk that I thought she was a player at first. But since she lacks the arrow above the head which signifies the identification of a player, she is not one and she is a normal person in Alternate World. I won't call her an NPC.

"Oh, Ran! It's been a while since we last meet! How have you been?" Queen Tori immediately hugs the woman who just spoke to us all of a sudden.

"You know her sis?" Queen Tanya asked.

"Yeah. Remember the one I have contact with even when she started living here(my spy)? She is the one I am talking about," Queen Tori answered and we looked at the woman she referred to be the spy living here.

"I am Ran. One of Tori's close friends and the one who owns the nearby inn here. I already booked a big private room just like what Tori said in the letter."

"One? Does that mean I have to rent my own room while staying?" I frowned.

"Oh, no no. You will be with us, Bladeheart. It's one big room, we can sleep together as the room is enough for us three to use."

"Wait, wait, that shouldn't be right. I am a guy and you two are girls. Shouldn't it be separate?"

"Eh, it doesn't matter much since your body disappears when you sleep anyways and I doubt you stay much in the room when not sleeping. And besides, isn't it a great honor to sleep with two queens side by side? You have seen my body before so why won't you just sleep with us then? That's not even much of a problem."

She's got a point there but still, it feels a bit wrong for me but since they insist, then it's fine. Probably.

"Hahaha, don't worry. The bedrooms can be separated if one wanted to do so. So if you want to sleep alone, then there is a mechanism in the room that can give you a partition to divide the room into two so if you are not comfortable sleeping with them together, then you can just activate that."

"See? I told you, it's totally fine," Queen Tanya chuckled.

"So what was that you just said earlier? This area is out of the reach of the shogun?" Queen Tori asked.

"Not entirely out of reach but he does not hold direct power of control here. You can say that this place is more of an independent place rather than a city of the shogun's rule. Which is why it's much safer compared to the direct cities that were ruled by the shogun," Ran explained.

"Are you sure it's fine, Ran? Aren't the people gonna get angry at you for slandering the shogun?" Queen Tori asked.

"Nah, this was the talk in the city for the last couple of days. It was a pretty hot topic especially how ruthless the shogun has become and his sudden behavior of being a tyrant all of a sudden. Many express worries about the current situation which is why it's normal for people to speak on it."

"Is that so?" Queen Tanya showed interest in the topic.

"Yeah. But this shouldn't be discussed if you are in a different city. Compared here in Soyokaze City, the other cities with direct influence from the shogun will cost you your freedom and you might even get beaten up by the guards or even killed if you are persistent about it so if you want to discuss the current situation, please keep it in this city. If you travel to other cities and you can't help discussing it, just discuss it secretly and make sure you are speaking only with people you trust. Due to the amount of hands the shogun has, it's easy for you to get captured by them as a result. Anyways, enough discussion here, we should continue talking back in the inn. Even if we discuss it here openly, there is a chance a guard that is hired by the shogun comes by and it's better if we go discuss it somewhere more private. Shall we?"

"Yeah, let's go then."

Looks like nothing has changed much just yet if it's only imprisonment and being beaten by the guards in the other cities. Because in the past timeline, executions are being held there and sometimes they held public ones before. It's one of the optional events in the past timeline where stopping the execution can be done. It's also at that time that the Shogun has been slowly absorbed by the impostor that the original has slowly been replaced by the fake. Since it's not possible just yet, I think I can breathe easily for now. However, it's best to solve the problem as soon as possible. If not done sooner, there will be lots of innocent blood that will be spilled.