Ah, I failed!!
You don't have to take the trouble to make your own bingo cards to sell them! They even have ones with nothing written on the numbers!
Apparently you can print them out using software that randomly assigns numbers within the rules used for bingo cards.
Then, if i replace the font of the numbers with numbers from this world, i can make as many as we want. Ah, lack of preliminary research led to a big loss...
Well, if I run out of what I prepared this time, I'll probably ask some programmer to do it as a side job. Ah, I guess I have to ask them to create the number font for me...
There was a company that commissioned us to create a font so that I could create documents and other things in the languages of this world. It had already been delivered and I was using it.
If I asked them, things would go smoothly.
When I first approached them, they said, "Is that a Zentraedi[1] script?"
By the way, at the Bozes family, Iris-sama won a prize at bingo.
It was a relatively later product, so it wasn't very good... but maybe that was just because I knew the cost and it was easily available.
People here had different values than I did.
Unfortunately, the Marquis-sama, Alexis-sama, and Theodore-sama did not win.
Beatrice-chan, like Sabine-chan and Colette-chan, was a person on the management side (God-sider), so she wouldn't be participating.
Well, these three could always get their hands on something like the prize for this bingo game.
...However, the joy and elation of winning in a game were two completely different things.
Ah, okay, okay, I have something to do today...
"Ah, tomorrow, gather everyone on the sandy beach, okay?" (Mitsuha)
"Eh? Whaat?! Up until now, you have never officially appeared in front of the prisoners..." (No. 6)
Well, that alone didn't explain my intentions.
"I was thinking of releasing some people through amnesty. This is a pardon for Beatrice-chan's coming-of-age celebration, so No. 6, you're included too." (Mitsuha)
"...Eh? Huh? Whaaaa~t?!!" (No. 6)
Oh, he fell to his knees on the ground and started crying...
"So, I would like to decide who will take over your role..." (Mitsuha)
Third Person View
"...Then, as his successor, I..." (No. 28)
"That's it. At first glance, it looks like we have been abandoned and neglected, but Archpriestess-sama is a merciful person. If we, the prisoners, are in a real crisis...such as serious illness, serious injury, lack of water or food, or the possibility of killing each other due to division among our comrades..., she provides us with some kind of assistance through me, the informant, so that everyone doesn't know. And sometimes we are given luxuries." (No. 6)
No. 6's explanation made No. 28 fell to his knees.
"...I see! Sometimes, things like 'wooden boxes that seem to have fallen from the deck of a ship during rough waves' or 'things that look like cargo from a sunken merchant ship' that wash ashore on the shore..." (No. 28)
"Hahaha! How convenient! By chance, a box containing tools, nails, fishing hooks, and medical supplies will be washed ashore! Are you really a talented agent to believe that?" (No. 6)
"...Haha, ha..." (No. 28)
No. 28 blushed a little and scratched his head. But that couldn't be helped either.
Under normal circumstances, it would feel strange, but if you found a wooden box washed ashore on the shore under these conditions and found the supplies you were craving inside, it would be natural for you to jump at it without thinking.
"...So, that's why I've been released and excused from my role. And the person who will take over that responsibility is..." (No. 6)
"......" (No. 28)
No. 6 spoke solemnly to No. 28, who remained silent.
"It's been two years since I was appointed guardian of the exile island. Now, it's your turn, No. 28..." (No. 6)
"...I understand that. However, there is one thing I would like to ask you. Why me? I'm new here. There are many people here who are older than me. Nevertheless. Why was I chosen?" (No. 28)
No. 6 answered No. 28's most reasonable question with a slightly sorry look on his face.
"...That's why. Since you're new, you'll still be here for a while, right? If informants keep changing so often, it'll be a pain to give explanations and stuff like that..." (No. 6)
"......"
Hearing this, No. 28 put his hands on the ground and hung his head...
The next day, all the prisoners gathered on the beach because they had received a message that the Archpriestess-sama would like to talk to them.
Since they didn't know the time, they came as soon as it got light and gathered shellfish and edible seaweed to kill time, but...
"I, appear!" (Mitsuha)
Then Mitsuha appeared.
...She was in a cage about 2 meters square...
"What on earth is that?!" (Prisoners)
No wonder everyone was shouting that.
It would be understandable if they, the prisoners, were in the cage, but why was the Archpriestess-sama in the cage?
The cage itself was sturdy, made of iron bars and covered with fine wire mesh, giving it a very seismic look.
"Ah..." (Prisoners)
Surprised by its sudden appearance where there was nothing else, the prisoners spontaneously let out a cry of attack, but they seemed to understand the reason immediately.
All the guys here were good in their own way.
...Yes.
This cage was not meant to confine the Archpriestess-sama but to protect her from the prisoners.
With such a sturdy and fine-mesh wire mesh, no matter if they used their bare hands or a stick, they wouldn't be able to harm anyone inside in an instant.
With just a few milliseconds, Mitsuha could evacuate by transfer.
...And after that, Mitsuha would never come to this island again.
In the first place, if something were to happen to Mitsuha, there would be no way for the prisoners to escape from here.
Aside from Mitsuha, it didn't seem that anyone knew about this place, or even that Prisoner Island existed.
Under such circumstances, there was no way anyone would try to harm Mitsuha.
Besides, even if they managed to harm Mitsuha and escape, there was a good chance that their employer, who didn't want that to happen, would eliminate them in order to cover up the information.
Mitsuha probably knew that much, but she probably didn't want to be optimistic and took unnecessary risks...
"I have some news for you all." (Mitsuha)
Everyone had something they wanted to ask to the Archpriestess-sama.
They were not enemies of the Archpriestess-sama, but servants of a friendly noble family.
They were only gathering information at the behest of their employer, who wanted to play a small part in the development of the Yamano Viscounty.
What they wanted their employers to know was that they were captured and that they were still alive.
...Otherwise, there was a possibility that their wife would think they were dead and remarry, so they really wanted to prevent that.
And many other things....
However, that was only possible after listening to the story from the Archpriestess-sama.
"This time, Count Bozes has been promoted and became a marquis. And his daughter, Beatrice-chan, has finished her debutante ball and is now an adult. On this occasion, to all the prisoners, a pardon has been granted!!" (Mitsuha)
"Oooooooooooooooooohhh!!" (Prisoners)
The prisoners was cheering.
The day of liberation they had been waiting for so long.
The day had finally come when they could return to their wife and children.
The prisoners clapped each other's shoulders and shed tears of joy.
And then...
"……for two people!" (Mitsuha)
Mitsuha's ruthless declaration sent them into the depths of despair...
Author's Note
Notice! (^^)/
"Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World for My Retirement" Volume 12 of the comic will be published on December 7th… this Thursday!
Published on December 1st, "I Shall Survive Using Potions!" Thank you for your continued support along with the 10th volume of the novel! (^^)/
Also, I bought a new writing monitor last Saturday.
From the previous 28 inches to a large 43 inch screen! (^^)/
I put the 28 inch one on the side and use it as a sub monitor.
I hope this reduces eye strain...
Furthermore, I will be replacing my computer this weekend.
I bought the current one when I decided to make my debut as a novelist, and I've been using it for almost eight years now...
So, why did I write it here...
If there is no update next week, please think that something sad has happened. (^^)/
It's not because of health reasons, but because the migration of systems and data has failed, or because I can't connect to the internet, or because I can't access "Narou"...
So, there is no need to worry if there is no update next week. (^^ゞ
...Well, somehow, it turns out! (^^)/
Translation Note
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zentradi