Mondaiji-tachi ga isekai kara kuru soudesu yo:Volume SFP Chapter 1
NOTICE - This story is not a part of Mondaiji-series. It's just one of the stories that was released in a single volume called S WHITE Sneaker Bunko 25th Anniversary Celebration Anthology along with other short stories from several authors.
Chapter 1
Part 1
—— Farewell Party·Flower Viewing Field.
A feast surrounded by blooming sakura.
For the sake of sending off Shiroyasha who was returning to Heaven, many Communities especially went to the place 「Thousand Eyes」held the feast. In the seven day seven night feast, the Communities that participated had already crossed the racial boundary.
Beastmen and eudemons, spirits and yōkais, devils and ghosts…
The Sakura Avenue that was brought for today’s feast, swayed in the night breeze and sakura petals danced in the air.
Izayoi who raised his head to appreciate this dazzling scene, mumbled in a satisfied voice.
“...A scenery with flowers, moon, breeze and birds. This kind of feast is also not bad.”
Tilting his red wine cup, leaning on the sakura tree trunk.
At this moment, a giant water pillar rose from a corner of the feast.
As he watched the foam sprayed across the place, Izayoi let out a bitter smile.
“What an elegant rampage. Well, to Shiroyasha, this is the last time to mess around, that much is reasonable.”
He straightened his body, looked over to the direction of water pillar.
In this grandly held farewell party, Shiroyasha conducted a Gift Game in the center of this place. Shiroyasha alone was rooted in the circular battleground (Gladiator Ring) floating on the water, if anyone could push her out of the ring, he would be the winner. As there was no obstacles, this fight had become a contest of ability.
However, nobody could compare to Shiroyasha who was the strongest in the star spirit level.
Despite holding doubt to “is there even anyone who is qualified to participate in this Game”, they were still residents of Little Garden. Those hoping to participate swarmed in like a landslide.
Those confident in their strength, in their tactic, were all idiots who wanted to participate.
People wishing for a fight against the strongest Floor Master Shiroyasha were as many as the stars in the sky. They also treated this as part of the feast entertainment. Although it was a fight without any chance of victory from the beginning, challenging an opponent far above their own ability itself was enjoyable.
However Izayoi was different. If he were to fight, then the goal was of course victory.
Facing an opponent without caring about winning was just laziness and self-indulgence, it was rude to the opponent.
“Well, it is Shiroyasha after all. It shouldn’t be a simple contest of strength...there is no need to hurry. Since the Game will continue throughout this seven day seven night. I will just look at the situation today.”
In addition, tonight was a beautiful scene of moon and sakura complementing one another.
He should carry out a foolish rampage in such a night. Just as he was about to raise his cup and enjoy the atmosphere on the first night —— from afar, Asuka’s voice called out.
“Izayoi-kun, what are you doing! Come over quickly!”
Nn? Izayoi looked towards the voice.
On the other side of his sight, the major force of 「No Name」 were sitting on the blue sheet laid underneath a sakura tree.
Kuro Usagi, Kudou Asuka, Kasukabe Yō and Leticia gathered as a group of four. The main powerhouse of the Community had gathered for what purpose? Izayoi tilted his head in disbelief, asked Asuka back.
“What is it, Oujo-sama. So sudden.”
“We are about to begin 「No Name」 operation meeting. It’s a rare chance Izayoi-kun, come and participate also.”
Just as Asuka finished, Kuro Usagi continued with a bitter smile.
“Although Kuro Usagi is not interested...but Asuka-san and Yō-san would not listen to me and want to pay back Shiroyasha with “a debt from time unknown”.”
“...Aye?”
What a surprise, he murmured.
Although Izayoi was not uninterested, to think Asuka would enthusiastically encourage him to participate. Izayoi swirled his empty cup while sitting on the sheet where the girl’s team gathered.
Kuro Usagi nimbly refilled Izayoi’s cup after seeing him sit down. After filling up, she twitched her usagimimi and smiled towards Izayoi.
“No matter when, it was thanks to Shiroyasha-sama that we are able to participate in a feast held by 「Thousand Eyes」 like this. As a member of the Lower Floor, we want her to leave without worries.”
“You want to pick a fight with her for this? Isn’t there any other suggestion that can utilize the girl power, our female group?”
Izayoi smiled in bitterness. It shouldn’t be a suggestion from a young girl even if it was a mistake.
Leticia who was standing by at the back put her hands before her chest and nodded in agreement.
“That’s right masters. It is obviously a chance to put the results of maid training in action here.”
“Ara. That is that, this is this. Sending Leticia over will definitely make Shiroyasha happy, our revenge will also just make Shiroyasha joyous.”
Asuka declared full of confidence.
Yō who was blankly eating the food at a corner of the sheet, suddenly thought of something and asked.
“Izayoi, will you join as well?”
“Alright, what to do. If the main force of 「No Name」 is participating, I cannot just sit out…”
He quickly ascertained everyone with an eye signal. If it was a normal enemy these members would not have a problem, but unfortunately this time it was the strongest Floor Master Shiroyasha.
She who possessed over half of the Sun Authorities was undoubtedly strong.
Fighting each other to death might have one in a million chance, but to compete in strength with pushing her out of the ring as the rule, difference in calibre already decided the outcome. Then, to compensate for that difference in calibre ——
Right then.
A giant water pillar rose again in the direction of the Gladiator Ring.
It must be someone who was sent flying by Shiroyasha after losing. Participants that flew high into the sky fell one by one like the water foam.
Elegantly beaten again, in the eyes of a respectful Izayoi, a familiar face reflected.
“—— Master, please ddooodge!”
Dong dong dong dong!!! Shadows of people that rushed past with violent force shook the sakura branches. And there were more than just one.
Two shadows that fell —— Pest and Shirayuki-hime from the maid team, both shook their wet heads and sighed in regret.
“...What is that, even messing around also needs a limit.”
“That is obvious, washing board. My main God is the strongest race that held fourteen Sun Authorities. She is not someone ordinary people like us could challenge.”
“Guh, so noisy udder snake. I also know this.”
Pest pouted and turned her head away.
Those two often quarreled in the past, but due to reasons unknown they seemed to be in a good relationship now. Izayoi closed in on the two maids, joined in with a teasing tone.
“Oi oi, I was wondering who fell down...If it isn’t our maid team. Don’t tell me you picked a fight with Shiroyasha again?”
He revealed a pranking smile and asked.
Shirayuki-hime rearranged her soaked kimono, sighed in awkwardness.
“Hng...This is the last stage to send my main God off. How can I not participate. It’s only a final wish before farewell.”
“Hehe. Then, what about that dotted maid?”
“No real reason. Just wanted to try once, facing the Sun Authority head on.”
Although Pest answered as if it was nothing, she pouted regretfully.
Thinking about the reason she arrived in Little Garden, it couldn’t be helped. The grudge she held after disappearing from that one loss was not light. Despite challenging once there was a chance, she was hideously beaten.
Watching them, Izayoi held his chin and showed an action of thinking temporarily. Looking up while deep in thought...suddenly, he turned towards the girl’s team as if he thought of something.
“...True. Since our maids fought bravely, then as their masters we also have no reason not to challenge as well.”
He showed a provocative smile towards Asuka and Yō.
Hearing Izayoi’s participation, their eyes beamed and stood up full of motivation.
“That’s right. Let’s repay a debt from don’t know what time.”
“Un. This time won’t be like last time.”
“Ah ah. We must let that useless god suffer from time to time.”
He clashed his fists, showing his full motivation. Shiroyasha often played pranks on them as she liked. Izayoi was not an exception. This would be the last chance to repay that gift.
Kuro Usagi and Leticia also nodded energetically and rose up.
“Since it’s a rare chance, Kuro Usagi also wants to join. I will relieve all the stress from the sexual harassment built up until today!”
“It is a maid’s shame to let masters fight alone. The shame from my useless colleagues, I will erase it with my own hands.”
Pyon! Kuro Usagi whose usagimimi stood straight, Leticia whose tiny chest puffed out.
The two in question wanted to rebut being called useless, but was rendered silent from the fear of the sharp glance by the head maid. It seemed that the power relationship in the career was laid bare.
“I will ask just in case, will the dotted maid and busty maid go or not?”
“I will pass. Since there is no defeat condition, it seems possible to challenge an infinite number of times, it may look advantageous but there is no feeling of a winning chance.”
“I also have no will to —— Oi who is a busty maid, brat!”
Hiss! Shirayuki-hime bared her fangs. Izayoi skipped through with a laughter and stood akimbo, pointing towards the Gladiator Ring where Shiroyasha was.
“Then, let’s bring an elegant...farewell for the strongest mondaiji of the East Floor!”
The new elites of East Floor raised a loud cry.
Under the full moon’s bright radiance, the feast became more lively.
The starry night sky decorated by sakura petals that danced in the night breeze, made the Little Garden various Gods resided in more prosperous.
Part 2
—— Farewell party·“Gladiator Ring”.
In the Gladiator Ring surrounded by blooming jasmine flower, impacts that could shake the night scenergy could be felt now. Despite being called the Gladiator Ring, it was actually utilizing the shrine within the building.
The shrine planted with jasmine flower, was made to worship Shirayuki-hime. It now became the Game Centre for Shiroyasha’s farewell.
If the shrine was fully functional, Shirayuki-hime’s Gift that was blessed with Water God spirit level would fill the water kennel, bringing the rich water to the vast Lower Floor residents.
But that could not be fulfilled at the moment.
The last shrine left by Shiroyasha would be inherited by the next Floor Master.
If he who held the title of 「Great Sage who devastate Seas」were to become the East Floor Master, shortage of water would reverse in a dramatic way. And then that 「Great Sage who devastate Seas」Koryuu Demon King, entered a battle stance at the right end of the Gladiator Ring.
Standing across at the opposite end was a woman dressed in a beautiful kimono, colorful hairpins decorated her hair —— Current East Floor Master Shiroyasha.
The water current released by Kouryuu flowed in the quantity of several million tons, surrounding the Gladiator Ring in a whirlpool. However Shiroyasha was unshakable even within the whirlpool.
Shiroyasha opened her favorite fan and flashed vertically.
That action was simple, but the change brought about was drastic.
The flash from Shiroyasha transformed into light beam from the flame, splitted the whirlpool into two and vaporized it. The water current released by Kouryuu was evaporated in a blink of an eye.
Similarly residing in the Upper Floor of Little Garden, the scale of fight between those two could not be compared with those born in the Lower Floors. It seemed to be a good fight in a glance, but the degree of fatigue between the two already showed a huge difference.
Kouryuu showed a stance with both hands twining water current, but he was already panting tiredly.
In contrast Shiroyasha just opened her fan, overlooked Kouryuu as if it was nothing.
“Hu. There is only you left, Kouryuu?”
“Ugh, well...Although it isn’t my intention, it seems to be the case.”
Kouryuu exerted a bitter smile while watching every move of Shiroyasha vigilantly.
He did not join the Game to fight against Shiroyasha.
As the successor of East Floor Master, it was only courtesy to participate, he held such half-baked attitude to participate.
But before he realized he was already fully motivated to fight. If it came to this then there would be nothing to be picky about if he could just slightly fight on even ground ——
(Aiya...I thought I could do better. Who would have thought, I couldn’t even break through the familiars…!)
Opening his single eye, he observed the four glowing orbs surrounding Shiroyasha.
The light beam that cut open his whirlpool was also released from these glowing orbs.
Every glowing body possessed the power to vaporize Kouryuu’s whirlpool. If these were really familiars, then they would need to add at least five super before the familiar.
The appearance of the glowing orbs was at the instant the gong signifying Game start was rung.
Once the participants entered the ring, those glowing orbs immediately released strong heat, blocking the way as if protecting Shiroyasha.
Shiroyasha, after confirming the battle reached an end greatly twisted her shoulder.
“Aiya, there are so many who like to pick a fight in East Floor. This set of old bones can’t bear with it.”
“Your joke is just as powerful as your ability, Shiroyoruou. What can this degree of fight do to you?”
“Un, that is a indeed a little exaggerated, actually there isn’t any fatigue!”
Shiroyasha waved her kimono and chuckled.
There was no trace of tiredness on her who fought with thousands of people on the first day.
But in the latter half, instead of saying blown away by her, it was better to say blown away by the exchange between those two. If there was anyone who could intervene the fight between those two, there would only be one Community nearby.
“The famous Communities in the Lower Floor have all shown up. Then the remaining one is…”
“—— Yo. Kept you waiting Shiroyasha.”
At this moment, a voice came from the entrance.
Izayoi, Kuro Usagi, Asuka, Yō and Leticia entered the field holding onto their Gift Cards.
Izayoi and gang displayed an appalling boldness, Shiroyasha opened her hands to welcome them.
“Huhu, you are finally here. We were worried if you would come or not. Well, since it’s you ——”
“No, I didn’t want to come?”
“—— That won’t happen, oi oi oi oi I say!? Isn’t it too impolite to ignore the Game held by the kind-hearted God that gave special treatment to you guy on various occasions!?”
Half of Shiroyasha took a hit for real.
The girl’s group consisting of Asuka and others looked at one another in confusion.
“I say, Kasukabe-san. Has Shiroyasha taken care of us at all?”
“Uh...giving us the Gift Cards?”
“Also helping Leticia-sama escaping from the claws of 「Perseus」.”
“Ah ah. That is indeed a great help. After that she introduced various Games to us...right? Originally we thought Shiroyasha is a mondaiji, but she actually helped us a lot.”
“What a surprise! Shocking truth discovered!”
“You guys are really impolite!”
Shiroyasha’s anger even caused her hair to stand up.
Although her actions focused on sexual harassment, but as a Floor Master she had never once cut corners. The title of strongest Floor Master was not just a name.
“Seriously...People like you guys who misunderstand also numbered many, so some people regarded me as one of the three mondaiji in Little Garden. But I am different from those ——”
“”””Ehhhhh!?””””
“Oi oi oi oi oi oi oi oi!? Wh...What’s with that reaction! Don’t tell me even you guys also misunderstood!? Don’t compare me with those three elites that ignores common sense, you need to add a “super” before my title of strongest race in being kind-hearted and sociable! Right, Kouryuu!”
“Yeah.”
“You are lying right!?”
“No, that is true Asuka-chan. Other strongest race, regardless of which were unreasonable and beyond common sense, that 「Brahman」 even dressed up and wander around in the real world. Compared to those, Shiroyoruou’s sexual harassment is juuuuust so cute. At least coming from Shiroyoruou’s mouth ——
『It’s a nice weather today, so I will let those Communities under the umbrella from horizon to the water level off by making some delicious tiramisu as I invade them.』
—— or the like, then rush out like a mad person. Isn’t it cheap to protect the peace with just one sexual harassment?”
“Un, that’s right. I am also troubled over 「whether to invade as a Demon Lord, or to go for sexual harassment」 for a long time before taking action. That’s why I am not wrong.”
It just felt like she was beating around the bush to make sexual harassment a justified act, but those from 「No Name」 did not have that leisure. Rather it was as if they discovered some shocking truth.
Izayoi showed a face full of melancholy while crossing his hands, deeply lamented.
“...In this world, there really are always people better than you. We must also train harder in our path of self-conceitedness.”
“No, not moving forward is fine.”
Kuro Usagi immediately tsukkomi[1].
Izayoi shrugged his shoulders and returned to the main topic.
“Well, I didn’t want to come today also had other reasons. The scenery prepared for the farewell party is very charming. I was planning to just enjoy the scenery of blooming flowers on the first day...but our girl’s team is really hot-blooded.”
Izayoi watched over Kuro Usagi and the others while plucking a jasmine flower.
Although they showed a rebutting atmosphere, it was true that they convinced Izayoi to take part. They could only pout and swallow their rebuttal.
Kouryuu from the minority guy’s team could only show a bitter smile and shrug his shoulders lightly.
“Since the youths are here, then as the Floor Master successor, I must show some backbone. —— Hence, it won’t be like before now Shiroyoruou.”
Kouryuu slightly raised his fighting spirit.
Shiroyasha on the receiving side also revealed a provocative smile, lightly giggled.
“Very well. I will also seriously be your opponent...That said, before we begin. Do Kuro Usagi and gang know about the Game rules?”
“That...Pushing Shiroyasha-sama out of the ring is considered victory, right?”
“Un. But that is too difficult for the participants. I am still the strongest Floor Master! A frontal confront is definitely useless. So I have prepared some aid to the participants.”
Pah! She snapped her fingers.
Following that, four glowing orbs blocked in front of Izayoi’s gang. The glowing orbs gradually faded, displaying the real body in the middle.
Orbs carved with Ox, Tiger, Dog, Pig four beast seals released a dazzling brilliance, unleashing an overwhelming existence. This was no normal Gift, everyone in the area instantly understood.
Shiroyasha then drew across the empty air with her finger, a Geass Roll drifted down.
<<Gift Game Name “Falling Sun”>>
·Participant: Free participation:
Winning Condition: Pushing the Game Host our of the field:
*Special winning condition:
*Solve the mystery of the four rampaging beasts, stick into the land sunk with the flower hairpin of the incense season.
Oath: Respecting the above, Shiroyoruou will hold a Gift Game.
「Thousand Eyes」seal
Translator's Notes
- ↑ Tsukkomi - playing the straight man.
