Chapter 249

Tohsaka Rin, Tohsaka Rin.

After winning the suddenly started Rock Paper Scissors Tournament, I rang the cute golden doorbell. That sounded nice. Combined with the feeling of victory, it felt pretty good.

"Ahhh."

... Meleoron is making a terrible, discordant sound. This is not my fault. I blame Meleoron for losing alone.

"Don't use foul language, little sister."

"Noisy.

I'm angry...

I wish Rock Paper Scissors would disappear from this world."

"Why should Rock Paper Scissors disappear for your sake?

It's just inconvenient."

"Onii-chan, it's not just Rock Paper Scissors; any game has some mess, there's no helping it."

"Chen, you said too much just now, didn't you?"

"It's all true. Use your head."

"Kisama."

"Oh, I'm coming! Stop it!"

"Oh no, don't bump into the seam."

We argued about who should ring the doorbell. That is why I just suggested Rock Paper Scissors, hmm. I couldn't think of any other suitable method.

Meleoron remained dissatisfied, as if he wouldn't feel satisfied even if he bumped into the seam.

"Hehe.

It's too unfair, why not a lottery next time?"

A Lottery... Rock Paper Scissors can be decided quickly, but it's troublesome to do it one by one.

Tenno Sei was dumbfounded,

"You know. For a Lottery, you need a third party to maintain fairness, you know?

If everyone participates, what should we do?"

"Ugh, ugh, ugh, ugh, ugh, ugh, ugh, ugh."

"Don't leave it to others.

You made your wish, think about it yourself."

"Eh...

... For example, split into two people, and each prepares a draw?"

"No, the workload is too great.

That would mean drawing lots three times to determine one winner.

Look, the waiter is coming, hurry up and order."

"Ah!"

I had no choice but to win at Rock Paper Scissors. Treat this as training and do my best.

Every waiter can order whatever they like. After all, seafood curry rice cannot be removed. Crab salad, seafood soup, and fried seafood.

"Is everyone's order finished?"

Tenno Sei asked, and we agreed.

"Then...

Four tiramisu cakes. The end.

That is all for the order."

"I'm afraid. Please wait a moment."

Oh, you even ordered dessert. Tenno Sei is generous.

"What is tiramisu?"

The siblings asked at the same time. I giggled, waiting for Tenno Sei's answer with the same laughter.

"Hmm. It's a mixture of various things, but it's a powdery dessert.

Coffee, cocoa, chocolate. I wonder if it's cheese after that.

Grind it into powder and pour it over the cake, and you can enjoy the unique flavor and texture, but there are others—"

After chatting for a while, the dishes on the table were lined up one after another, and I started to eat. After all, there is only one island, and the deliciousness of the seafood is the real deal. No one will come to this island to fish, so this must be a treasure trove of seafood.

Tenno Sei ordered some appetizing fried octopus, so I borrowed some.

"... Wow. This is really delicious."

The amount of salt and the crunchy texture are really good. Fried seafood is delicious, but this is on another level.

Having said so much, even the older brother and sister wanted some, and Tenno Sei's octopus disappeared in an instant.

"Ah, I wonder if I should place another order.

Oh, how are you? Separately."

"Hmm?

Please. I still want to eat some more."

"Me too."

"I want to ask you too."

"Hmm.

... The budget has already piled up quite a bit."

"Cormorant."

When you say it like that, hey. The vegetables are in rows, and at this point, I feel it's still quite expensive.

"... If you are going to Otania to hunt Locust, that's fine."

Uranus spoke softly.

Hmm, if that's the case, it's enough. The event will take some time.

"I don't mind."

"Yes?

... Aisha alone?"

"Mm."

What is that. You want me to exterminate the Locust alone? Hmm...

"You don't want Uranus?"

"No, it's not like that.

But, if I do it Together with Aisha, we won't be able to get many Pearl Locust.

If you really do it well, you should be able to catch four or five, but Aisha kills the Locust too fast, and I can't keep up with the Pearl Locust."

Ah, I see. I was told it was one in a thousand, but after defeating 5000 I only got 3, so I think it's a very small number.

"So Uranus is only looking for Pearl Locust outside the field?"

"Yes, that will be more efficient.

I already know Aisha won't be harmed by the Locust."

"Hmm...

Okay. I will perform the Locust Extermination myself.

Then, can I order octopus tofu?"

The three of them were grinning from ear to ear. A little. I will be serious.

"Of course, yes."

Saying that, Uranus urged me to open the golden doorbell, so I picked it up and made it ring again.

Enjoy a variety of seafood dishes, exquisite fried octopus, super fragrant and sweet tiramisu cake, and enjoy after-meal coffee.

You said you would make money. Enjoy yourself here.

... But if it's delicious, everyone will eat it. I usually eat less.

Uranus took out a binder,

"—On the 'Roster/List'. 52."

Currently 52 "Pearl Locust"

Players who have it

10 people

Number owned

20

"No, it's still fine.

Shall we go to Otania right away after this?"

When I nodded with a smile while holding a cup of coffee in one hand, the satisfaction of the older sister and younger brother after the meal was swept away, and they made an "Mm" expression. Really easy to understand.

But the Training is just the beginning. From now on, it will become increasingly difficult, but you two cannot fail to Stick to it.

Use "Return" to go back to Otania as usual, and move from the entrance of the city to the field where the Pearl Locust event is located. Bathed in the afternoon sun, the wheat fields today are still shimmering with gold.... From now on, it will turn into a cloudy day the color of Locust.

After chatting with the landlord and coming out of the house, I made a Discovery that there were Locust everywhere in the field.

"Ugh... no matter how many times I look at it, I still can't get used to it."

Meleoron groaned similarly again. Well, this is certainly ugly.

"Then Aisha, let's run a lap."

"Yes, please."

Draped in the aura of Uranus, he immediately stepped into the field.

I used my hands and feet to cut down the Locust that jumped up all at once.

Concentrating on hitting the Locust for a while—

"Hmm?"

A voice came out involuntarily. The Locust were attacking me at a considerable speed, even though they looked the same as before. —So that's it. Was the target of the Locust dispersed because I was Together with Uranus before? If you do it alone, it will immediately crowd.

In this case, until you make the proper move. Don't worry about the Pearl Locust, just focus on hunting the Locust. If we don't clean them up, it will reduce the Training time for the two of us.

Outside the field, the three of them watched Aisha's fierce attack, which achieved Penetration through the nightmare-like swarm of Locust.

"Really, how much? That child..."

Seam silently affirmed Meleoron's words. The movements seemed more intense than before.

Uranus hung his arms beside his siblings, looking at the field seriously.

"It might be because I'm not there.

Before, I felt that he was aware of my movements and was a bit hesitant."

While looking for the Pearl Locust, those eyes were also watching Aisha's movements.

"... 1000 soon."

"Hurry!"

──Ah!?

"Roughly."

Aisha's strength, but Shim thinks Uranus's Sight Vision ability is more or less the same. Aside from his observation ability, the speed at which he processes visual information is also complete nonsense.

Uranus is moving. He circles around and charges into the wheat field from the side. I deal with the Locusts using both arms, and once I've stepped to a certain point, I extend both arms, step back quickly, and exit the wheat field.

"Book."

As Uranus pulls out the Binder and stores the cards, his eyes remain fixed on the field. Returning to his brother's side,

"Book. One card first."

Two people shocked inside. Just by being outside the field, Uranus is prepared to react immediately. If he wanted to, he could have followed Aisha the whole time.

"Little miss, be a bit more tense."

"……. Okay."

"?"

Uranus sees the siblings saying something and tilts his head. There are no traces of players around, so I didn't pay much attention to my siblings. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to count the number of Locusts defeated by Aisha, nor would I have been able to detect the Pearl Locusts.

Uranus charges into the field again. This time, I cross the front and get close to Aisha. After all, he extends one arm and immediately walks backward.

While watching Uranus put the card into the Binder,

"You, do you have eyes on your back?"

Meleoron asks the question he was truly thinking of. Why could he blow away the Locusts behind him while walking backward?

"Yes?

... Ah, that's because I sensed it with my aura. Just a light 'Ryu'."

Said as if it were easy. I don't think so.

The number of Locusts begins to decrease significantly. Aisha shifts her gaze. Uranus goes there to start Picking Pearl Locusts.

"Aisha, is there anything I can help you with?"

"No, I will do it alone until the end."

"Do you understand?"

Just before walking backward to leave the field, Uranus advances again. Pushing diagonally forward, he extends his hand again. From there, he walks backward again and exits the field.

"Book."

Uranus puts two cards into the Binder. Meleoron sighs.

"……What is it?"

"I was too shrewd, I just sighed."

"You weren't praising me, were you?"

"I didn't mean any disrespect."

Hearing this, Uranus shrugs.

"Book.

... Aisha's movements are somewhat similar."

"?"

"What are you talking about? Do you look like one person?"

"Ah, no...

At the Kazama Style headquarters, there is an expert named Rina.

The movements are similar.... But Aisha said she is not a disciple."

"Oh, what did you say?

After all, it's a lie, isn't it?

In fact, it's like a disciple. I feel like I'm misleading you."

"Well.

But I feel like I need to keep it Hidden. In fact, this is correct.

It's not Kazama Style now, so I really don't know..."

The Kazama Style headquarters is located in Amustol. If it is true that he learned Kazama Style while he was in Japan, then it makes no sense to say he is a disciple of Rina, the head of the headquarters.

Uranus wants to avoid prying as much as possible, but there are too many mysteries about Aisha. I cannot stop my thoughts from drifting.

"Aisha, 25 more!"

"I understand!"

Aisha responds while swinging her ears and using the wind pressure from her kicks. 23 left.

Uranus is also worried about Aisha; she shouldn't be able to perceive aura, but her ability to perceive signs is extremely high. While grasping the location of the remaining Locusts, Uranus realizes once again how accurate Aisha's detection of them is.

Every move, like a martial arts demonstration, and her keen insight are at the level of a martial arts master. Unless someone gave her thorough Training, it shouldn't be a level she could reach at her age.

I walk out of the field, leave the wheat field, and tap the back of the Locust on the edge of my outer ear with my fingertips. Scraping the dirt off the soles of my shoes.

"Aisha, good job!"

"Good job.

The Locusts are now completely at zero. Good job, Aisha.

Even so, I still haven't broken a sweat..."

"Yes.

... This was supposed to be technical Training, but somehow the load wasn't enough.

Would it be better if we added some Heavy weight?"

"No..."

"In that case, it would be very helpful if you could do a Time Attack."

"Hmm, that sounds interesting too. It seems there is still room to shorten it."

"By the way, did you time it just now?"

"No, I didn't mean to."

"But I wonder if I can afford the cost of reducing it by 20 minutes."

Uranus took out a Binder and pulled out the page from the Empty Pocket.

"Oh. More than I thought. 6 Pearl Locusts?"

"Seven in total, including the original."

"……What are you doing with this? Either sell it or use it as Material for Exchange."

"Hmm."

"There is also the issue of the Floating Stone; I don't want to bury 3 free cards..."

"There might be other cards that can be used for Exchange."

"It has been more than ten days since the game resumed."

"But I think it's almost at the limit, right?"

Even when Shim pointed it out, Uranus made a thoughtful expression.

"Even if we don't secure it, it will be full soon."

"I don't think you will find someone to trade 4 or 5 Pearl Locusts. Being able to buy a B-Rank someday is not a good Material for Exchange."

"How much can I spend to buy this?"

Uranus frowned and answered Meleoron's question.

"……If selling, it's 80,000; if buying, it's over 800,000."

Wow. The price difference is huge.

"It's terrible."

"That would be a scam..."

"Although I don't think someone who can't accept this can clear the game."

"First, the card count is full, I can't even buy it, and I can't wait."

Ah, that's right. If you care about the number of cards you can make, you will want to secure it as soon as possible.

"Can you at least leave four cards that can be placed in the Specified Pocket?"

"I think you can sell it later."

"Yeah. I intend to do that too."

"Next time I want to do the Locust event, I'll sell the cards and do it again, then I can get them again."

"The quota is full, so I have to give up on making money with Pearl Locusts."

"Why?"

"Isn't it possible to buy as many as you can sell?"

Meleoron tilted his head.

Well, I kind of understand, but it's hard to explain. Leave it to Uranus.

"Because if you reach the card limit, you might have to wait for the yield."

"Pearl Locusts have a cap of 30, but if there are players who have Pearl Locusts as items after reaching this number, then the moment we sell the Pearl Locust Card, the Pearl Locusts of the players who have them as items will be combed. In this way, the number of cards we can obtain again will decrease."

Meleoron looked troubled upon hearing the answer. I'm not sure if he understands.

"This means that if you look it up in the 'Roster' and it is 29 or less, then it's fine, right?"

"No one is waiting for the harvest."

Uranus nodded satisfactorily at Shim's words.

"That's correct."

"In that state, you can almost certainly sell this card and get it back immediately."

"……Hmm, I know that."

"If you are going to make money anyway, shouldn't you make it now? Once you reach the limit, you won't be able to do that."

Uranus crossed his arms and answered.

"This event only happens once a day."

"It's not impossible for Aisha and me to split up and talk to the floor owner to get it once, but it takes time to hunt Pearl Locusts and exterminate the Locusts."

"Ah, a question."

"What happens if someone who didn't accept the request defeats the Locusts?"

Hmm. Seam's question also bothers me.

"Well..."

"In this kind of defeat event, if the player who started the event doesn't intervene, even if he is defeated, the count will not increase. Other than that, I can provide help."

"That's why it's an ant for only Aisha and me to take the Pearl Locusts."

"But even if only I receive it, if Aisha defeats the Locusts, the number doesn't increase at all. If the number doesn't increase, the Pearl Locusts won't become popular."

I see. In terms of time efficiency for making money, now is the best time.

"At least, come to exterminate the Locusts every day?"

Uranus and I exchanged glances and looked at Meleoron's Suggestion.

"...... I don't want to do this every day. I can make money, but it's not fun because it's like work."

"You're not serious."

"Setting other things aside, what you are doing is exterminating pests, right?

Even Aisha wouldn't want to do this until she gets bored, right?"

"Hmm... I don't want to reach the point of being bored.

I want to hold various events."

"I see.

Even if you are greedy and encounter other players, it is difficult to do. Because the exploding Pearl Locust can be stolen.

Well, let's move now. I must get paid, buy things, and then start Training."

The siblings looked up at the sky at the declaration of Uranus. If there is one, I think I will have the two of them do the next Locust extermination. It would be boring not to be able to test the results of my Training.

Locust Extermination Event Second Result

Aisha: Locust defeat score 4918, Pearl Locust capture score 0

Uranus: Locust defeat score 82, Pearl Locust capture score 6

Locust defeat score: 5000 x 20 Jenny = 100,000 Jenny

Locust extermination bonus: +100,000 Jenny

Event clear time: 16 minutes 39 seconds