"Whaaaaat?!" (Other 3)
When Mile explained the situation to Reina and the rest, they let out cries of shock. That would be surprising. This was a kind of time travel, albeit to the future. And through Mile's Japanese Stories, Reina and the other two understood the concept of traveling to the past and future, including, of course, the pitfalls and cautionary tales that over-confident time travelers fell into.
"This time, there's no need to worry about time paradoxes or anything like that, just the passage of time." (Mile)
After hearing Mile's explanation, Reina and the other two breathed a sigh of relief. But…….
"But we lost precious time. We should have been able to warn the entire continent through the guild and prepare for invaders from another dimension, that was precious time..." (Mile)
Admittedly, such an absurd story would probably be hard to believe. However, Mile and the rest of the Crimson Vow were a trustworthy party, and there was no need for them to tell such a lie that would certainly mean losing everything if they were found out. Besides, if push came to shove, they could have given the names of Mavis and Mile...Adelle as noble families. So, there was a chance that they would be believed to a certain extent.
However, the loss of 38 days was significant. Too much... Perhaps Reina and the other two understood this as well, as they were relieved to hear that they would not disappear due to a time paradox or continue to wander forever between time and space like the characters in the Japanese Stories, but their faces did not look good.
(Nano-chan, what is the current situation in each country...? No. Since Nano-chan and the other nanomachines cannot support or favor any particular power in this world, they cannot tell us information about each country...) (Mile)
Mile muttered this to herself, but...
[No, I can tell you.] (Nano)
(Huh? Whaaaat?) (Mile)
[The invaders from another dimension are not "a force in this world," so even if we tell Mile-sama about it, it doesn't mean we're "participating in one of the forces in this world." And in this case, since it's the invaders versus the people of this world, all the people in this world can be considered allies, a single force. And we Nanomachines are naturally in the position of protecting the life forms of this world...] (Nano)
(Even if you leak information to me, it's between friends so it doesn't violate any taboo!) (Mile)
[That's right] (Nano)
Apparently, the Nanomachines were quite flexible.
(So, do you know anything about the intruder other than what I heard from Slow Walker?) (Mile)
[While Mile-sama was preparing the palanquin, I contacted Slow Walker and received all the data on the intruder, both past and present. Add to that the real-time information from allies (Nanomachines) across the continent, and we analyze it at the Nanomachines command center, and we can predict with a fairly high degree of certainty the location and timing of this main invasion.] (Nano)
(Good! As expected from the Nano-chan! Sasu-Nano!!) (Mile)
[Hehehe! This is a piece of cake for us! Nanomachines's scientific knowledge is the best in the world!!] (Nano)
...Somehow, Nanomachines's vibe or behavior seemed different than usual. Mile noticed this. Although she usually didn't notice anything about other people when she's around humans...
(There's no need to push yourself, Nano-chan...) (Mile)
[Huh? Wh-what are you talking about?] (Nano)
(Slow Walker was speaking quite naturally, so you were trying to make a joke to show me that "We are not like this primitive junk, we are advanced machine intelligences that can think and speak more like humans!" You don't have to do that, just be yourself, okay?) (Mile)
[...] (Nano)
[{......}] (Nano)
[<{[...]}>] (Nano)
It felt as if the surrounding of Nanomachines had frozen. ...She said something she shouldn't have said. That was something that Mile understood very well...
Reina and the other two still stood there in silence, either still recovering from the shock or stunned and not knowing what to do. During this time, Mile became anxious to get information from Nanomachines quickly.
(Anyway, please tell me about the current world situation! We, Crimson Vow, can't decide on a course of action unless we know what to do!) (Mile)
[Yes, I understand] (Nano)
And what Nanomachines said to Mile was...
It had been 38 days since Mile and her group entered the cave.
Meanwhile, a dimensional rift had appeared to the east of the royal capital of Aubram Kingdom and remained open.
From there, a large number of monsters appeared one after another, and together with the monsters from this original world, they began to move westward.
Aubram Kingdom immediately declared a state of emergency in the surrounding countries, allowing unlimited foreign military and mercenaries to cross the borders and requesting aid.
Each country correctly recognized the situation and realized that if they left it as it was, after Aubram Kingdom was destroyed, their own countries would be next, so they immediately decided to send large-scale troops, leaving only the minimum necessary military forces to maintain peace in their own countries and prepare for any eventuality.
However, since Albarn Empire had a large amount of military power left behind, Kingdom of Tils and Kingdom of Brandell were forced to allow the territorial armies of the nobles' territories bordering Albarn Empire to remain.
Currently, the combined forces of the various countries were camped to the east of the capital of Aubram Kingdom, preparing for the battle against the monsters that is approaching in a few days.
(…Can we win?) (Mile)
[Although there are a lot of monsters, most of them are horned rabbits, kobolds, goblins, and something like that, and any adult male in this world who has a weapon and is not a combat class can deal with them. ...If it's one-on-one. If the soldiers could defeat the majority of the monsters above the Orc class, then even if they missed out on some monsters below the Goblin class, the troops left behind in each country, the mercenaries and hunters who didn't join the battle, and strong ordinary men would be able to defend the city until the combined forces soldiers returned. Another advantage is that there is a large city just behind, so supplies are abundant. However, that is...] (Nano)
(That is?) (Mile)
[That is, if they don't do foolish things like prioritizing the protection of their own people over the protection of the residents of other countries, causing some of the troops dispatched from other countries to turn around and retreat from the battlefield in pursuit of monsters they missed, or forcing the front lines of battle onto the military of other countries, unwilling to wear down their own military power.] (Nano)
(Ahh...) (Mile)
[And how many S-rank or higher monsters are there that can be defeated by human armies without any hesitation...] (Nano)
(...are there ancient dragons perhaps?) (Mile)
[No, there are no ancient dragons among the enemies...] (Nano)
(Ah, I see…) (Mile)
Yes, the invaders might have normal dragon species and sub-dragons like earth dragons, mole dragons, and flying dragons, but they didn't have any ancient dragons. Absolutely not.... Mile had originally predicted this, but Slow Walker's explanation confirmed it.
(But to begin with, that's not the main entry point, according to Slow Walker's explanation...) (Mile)
[Yes. But humans don't know that...] (Nano)
(Ah, I guess it can't be helped...) (Mile)
And, sure enough, time was running out. Reina and the rest of the group surrounded Mile, demanding an explanation...
Author's Note
On Friday, July 2nd, the sixth volume of my book "I'll Save 80,000 Gold Coins in Another World for My Retirement" was finally released!! (^^)/
The cover and illustrations are by Keisuke Motoe, who is also in charge of the comic book adaptation. Don't confuse it with the comics...
Thank you very much. (^^)/
And now, an announcement.
Actually, despite my busy schedule, I've been trying my hand at browser games.
...Not as a "player" but as a "maker". (^^;
Distribution: DMM GAMES
The official name is "Angelic Link" and the abbreviation is "Enkuri".
Pre-registration began today.
I was in charge of overseeing the worldview and creating 10 side stories.
And what's more, the character design is done by Sukima-sensei, who also did the illustrations for my work "I Shall Survive Using Potions!" (^^)/
To search, just google "Angelic Link" or "Angelic DMM"...
(The rules of Narou prohibit pasting URLs or direct links to sales pages, etc.)
Thank you very much. (^^)/
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I hope this will help all Narou authors get more job offers for game-related work...