The Strongest Onmyoji and the Shikigami With AI are Unparalleled in Another World ~ A Second Life Properly Enjoyed Using Artificial Intelligence ~ - Chapter 125

After the king left, I spent some time relaxing in my room.

As expected, using the Grand Purgatory Curse yesterday had taken a toll on me, so I was a bit tired.

In the evening, when everyone returned, I told them that everything was over, skipping over the details of my conversation with the king.

We had a discussion and decided to take tomorrow off and leave the day after in the morning.

The next day.

Everyone spent the day doing as they pleased, going out or just relaxing.

As for me, I was too lazy to go out, so I rested in my room.

Then, I heard a knock on the door.

“What is it?”

“Yuuma-sama, you have a guest.”

“Leanne, right?”

“Yes. She is waiting at the entrance.”

I had been expecting this.

To be honest, I thought she might come, so I had been waiting in my room.

“I’ll be right there.”

“I’ll wait here.”

AI-chan said, so I left the room alone and headed to the entrance.

There, Leanne, wearing her usual guild uniform instead of a dress, was waiting for me.

“Hello, Yuuma-sama.”

“Hey. Heading out?”

“No. I have some work to do. I’ve been dumping too much on Kenneth.”

I figured as much.

“So, what’s this about? The king told me everything.”

“Yes, I heard that too. I was supposed to explain it myself, though.”

“He’s quite the escape artist, isn’t he?”

Not to mention the affair.

“So I’ve heard. I’ll strengthen security a bit. Oh, by the way, when do you plan to leave the capital?”

“Tomorrow morning.”

“I see. Would you like me to escort you?”

Escort? Ah, teleportation.

“Is that okay? It’d certainly help, but isn’t it something you can’t do openly?”

“It’s fine. Please let me escort you. Besides, I have some business in Celia Town as well.”

Business, huh?

“It would take two days by carriage, so I suppose I’m grateful… but at the very least, my companions will figure out the teleportation, right?”

“That won’t be a problem,” Leanne said firmly.

“I see… then I’ll rely on you. But wait, what about the carriage we came in?”

“That won’t be an issue either. I’ll have it delivered to the district mayor of the western ward. Besides, if you let it go, it’ll return on its own.”

Now that I think about it, it was a smart horse.

“Got it. In that case, let’s set the departure time for tomorrow afternoon. Mornings are a bit rough.”

“It’s been cold lately, hasn’t it? Understood. Please come to the guild tomorrow afternoon then. Well, I’ll be off now.”

Leanne bowed and left the inn.

After seeing her off, I returned to my room.

“Huh? You aren’t going out? I thought for sure she came to fight for you.”

AI-chan said with a surprised look when I returned to the room.

“Who knows. More importantly, we can head back via teleportation.”

“Oh! We’ll avoid camping in the cold!”

“Exactly. It’s quite convenient.”

“I see… so that’s how it is…”

AI-chan seemed to start thinking about something, but I ignored her and sat down, drinking the now-cold tea.

“Oh, let me brew a fresh pot.”

AI-chan and I spent the afternoon relaxing in the room, waiting for everyone to return.

When evening came, everyone was back, and we had our last dinner in the capital. I told them about Leanne’s offer, and we agreed to leave the next day in the afternoon.

The next day, after waking up late, we had breakfast, and got ready to leave.

By noon, after finishing lunch, we thanked the inn staff for their hospitality and headed out.

“Teleportation, huh… Can we really get back in an instant?” Annie, who was riding on Koma-chan, asked as we walked toward the guild.

“It’s amazing. One moment I was in the castle, and in the blink of an eye, I was at the sea.”

“That’s a terrifying gift.”

“Yeah. And she can even summon tornadoes and storms.”

“At that point, she’s practically a god.”

True.

“She’s supposed to be a shrine maiden, but since it’s another world, who really knows?”

“Well, I don’t really get your world either.”

“I’ve been living here for a while, and even I don’t get everything sometimes.”

“Maybe that’s just how it is.”

Probably.

By now, it feels normal, but it’s still strange how a room can be bright at night.

Turn a faucet, and water or hot water comes out.

It’s convenient, but it’s still one of those ‘what even is this?’ kind of things.

As we were talking and walking, we arrived at the guild and went inside.

Since it was the afternoon, the guild was less crowded than usual, but there were still more than ten adventurers present.

While observing these people, Kenneth, as usual, approached us.

“Hello, everyone. The guilmas has informed me, so please follow me.”

Kenneth said this and guided us to a room in the back.

“Kenneth, thanks for all your help.”

I decided to express my gratitude to Kenneth.

“No, I should be the one thanking you. Especially for protecting me when I had to deliver urgent news. I think guilmas was genuinely ready to kill me.”

“Probably.”

His eyes were serious back then.

“It was quite troubling. Well, we don’t have to worry about that anymore.”

With that, Kenneth knocked on the door.

“Guilmas, I’ve brought Yuuma-dono and his companions.”

“Enter.”

We heard Leanne’s voice from inside, and Kenneth opened the door.

Inside, Leanne was standing and waiting for us.

“I’ve been expecting you, Yuuma-sama,” Leanne said with a smile.

“Ah, sorry for the trouble today.”

“No need to apologize. You’ve helped us a great deal, so this is the least I can do. Besides, I, Leanne Lavandier, will do anything for you.”

Ra-Raban… eh?

What was it?

“I’ve gotten used to the names in this world, but they’re still different.”

“Is that so? Well, my last name doesn’t matter much anyway. It’s not like you’ll need to use it.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes, that’s right,” Leanne said with a bright smile.

“…This woman is serious,” Lily whispered.

“Shh!” Natalia quickly hushed her.

“Well, I don’t want to keep you waiting too long, so let’s get you to Celia Town. Kenneth, I’m leaving the rest to you.”

“Understood. Don’t forget there’s a meeting tonight.”

“I know, I know… Alright, everyone, hold on to me.”

At her instruction, we touched Leanne.

As expected, she flinched slightly, though she didn’t react when anyone else touched her.

“Everyone ready? Here we go. 3, 2, 1, and… now!”

As soon as Leanne said that, my vision went completely black.

In an instant, we arrived in a room somewhere.

“Whoa! Wh-what the!?”

I turned toward the voice and saw Jeffrey, the guilmas of the western district, sitting in a chair, looking at us in shock.

“Yes, we’ve arrived. This is the guilmas’s room in the western district.”

Well, of course it is, since Jeffrey is here, but I didn’t expect to teleport directly into his office. I’m just glad his heart didn’t give out.

“Huh? Wait, weren’t you guys in the royal capital? And why is the guilmas from the capital here? What? What’s going on?”

Jeffrey seemed completely confused.

Poor guy.

“I’ll explain everything to Jeffrey. You must be tired, Yuuma-sama, so please head back to your dormitory.”

Leanne smiled as she made the suggestion.

“Is that okay?”

“Yes. I have other business to attend to, so this is where we part.”

“I see… let’s grab a meal again sometime.”

“Yes, I’d be delighted.”

Leanne responded with a smile.

“Alright, we’ll be heading back then. Thanks for everything.”

“No, no, the pleasure was mine. Please take your time and rest.”

“Will do. See you later, Jeffrey.”

I raised my hand, and Jeffrey glanced between me and Leanne before nodding.

We left the room, chatted briefly with Pamela at the reception desk, and made plans to have dinner together. Then, we headed back to our home, which we hadn’t seen in a while.

 

♦ ♦ ♦ Leanne PoV ♦ ♦ ♦

 

Yuuma-sama and his group left the room.

After seeing them off, I turned to Jeffrey.

“You’ve got yourself an incredible talent, haven’t you?”

“Huh? No, I didn’t really plan on it.”

“Hmph. Well, whatever.”

I sat down on the sofa and tapped the table with my fingers.

Seeing this, Jeffrey, who had been seated at his desk, stood up and sat on the sofa across from me.

“Why are you here? More importantly, how did you do that?”

“It was my teleportation gift.”

“Huh?”

“I won’t repeat myself.”

Too much of a hassle.

“Eh?”

“Jeffrey, don’t let Yuuma-sama leave this town.”

“Yeah, that’s already the plan.”

As expected.

“I figured as much. Not that I mind, but it seems you’ve made good use of the district mayor’s daughter.”

“I didn’t use her! They just hit it off on their own. Yuuma’s a natural-born charmer.”

“I know. It’s not a bad thing.”

It just means he’s that attractive and charismatic.

Yeah, I get it, I get it.

“Uh…”

Jeffrey averted his eyes slightly.

“What is it?”

“No, it’s nothing… Is that what you came here to tell me?”

“Yes, and to inform the district mayors as well. The royal family is going to intervene in this town.”

“Wait, are you serious?”

Jeffrey looked at me like he couldn’t believe what I was saying.

“When I say ‘intervene,’ I don’t mean that we’ll be meddling in your affairs or those of the district mayors. We’re just placing a coordinator to ensure no problems arise.”

Besides, meddling would be impossible.

“A coordinator…? Is that just to keep Yuuma from leaving town?”

“Exactly.”

“He’s not going to leave. He’s got plenty of women here to keep him happy, and he has no intention of going anywhere.”

“I’m telling you not to do anything unnecessary.”

We can’t let Yuuma-sama get caught up in trivial politics.

“So, does that mean the coordinator is…?”

“Me.”

“I figured as much…”

“I’m going to inform all the guilmas’ and the district mayors. Just so you know, this isn’t my decision alone—it’s been approved by my uncle.”

My uncle gave his approval with a nod.

Though, he did seem a bit exasperated.

“By the way, what are you going to do about the guild in the royal capital?”

“I’ll manage both. I have teleportation, after all.”

“I see… You’re really going that far?”

“I can’t allow Yuuma-sama to leave. Absolutely not.”

No, no way.

“I bet His Majesty must have given a wry smile about all this.”

How does he know that?

“Well, that’s how it is. Keep giving Yuuma-sama good jobs, just like before.”

“Even if you don’t tell me, Pamela will do that on her own.”

The district chief’s daughter, huh?

“I see. That’s fine, then. I have other matters to attend to.”

With that, I stood up.

“That guy already has five women, you know. Are you really okay with that?”

Those four plus Pamela.

“I will never use the name ‘Lavandier’ again.”

“Oh, I see… What do you even see in him?”

“You will never understand.”

Heh…

I left Jeffrey’s office and looked toward the reception area.

Three receptionists were looking at me. I stared intently at the blonde woman petting a kitten.

So that’s Pamela.

She’s definitely beautiful.

And she’s got a great figure too.

“I see, I see.”

I muttered to myself as I shifted my gaze away from Pamela and continued walking, eventually leaving the guild.

I still had to give the same explanation to the other guilmas and district mayors.

And there was a meeting scheduled for tonight.

But…

“The weather’s nice.”

Today was a clear, sunny day with not a single cloud in the sky.

Still, winter would soon arrive, bringing cold weather.

Well then… time to go house hunting!