210話 侵略?
無理がありすぎる。
イグニトール王家が日本の皇族になっているなんて......しかし群衆がイグニトール天皇家に向ける眼差しは熱く、その喝采は確かに日本国民がイグニトール皇家を支持していると如実に物語っていた。
まるで足音も立てずに忍びよる暗殺者のように、知らぬうちに日本が侵略を受けたような印象を受けた。
「......」
そんなショックが内心を席巻するけど、周囲の反応は俺達の動揺なんてお構いなしに盛り上がりを見せている。
皇太子殿下の電撃プロポーズという一大イベントが
「私としたことが......突然このような事を申し出されても困惑してしまいますよね。ですが胸の内が、身体が、貴女を目にした瞬間から止める事ができなかったのです」
日本の象徴がイグニトール天皇家としてすり替わっていた混乱と恐怖、その内情を皇太子殿下は急なプロポーズに対し大きく動揺したのだと勘違いしたようで、困ったような笑みを浮かべた。
「は、はぁ......」
どう答えていいのかわからず、ただポカンとするしかない。
助けを求めて
「失礼を承知でお伺いしたい。貴女のお名前を教えては頂けないだろうか」
こちらの反応に対し、待ったなしで皇太子殿下は先を促そうとする。
結婚とか......彼は人生を左右する案件を進めている自覚はあるのだろうか?
というか、これってナンパですよね!?
恥じらいとかないのだろうか。
騒然と祝福モードで見守る人々の存在、無数の視線を気にせず堂々とした態度を一貫する彼を見て、権力者にふさわしい佇まいだと感じてしまう。
俺が呆気にとられていると、肩をコツンと叩かれる。
隣にいた姉が何か答えなさい、といった意味で急かしたようだ。
何やら褒められたけど、あまり嬉しくないのは何故だろうか。
それは殿下が男だからだろう。
これが茜ちゃんだったら嬉しいのだけど。
しかし、俺と違って観衆からは黄色い声が上がっている。主に女性陣からであり、男性アイドルを慕うような嬌声で叫んでいる。
そんな騒がしい民衆へ皇太子殿下は、絶対的権力者であるかのようにサッと右手を振るう。すると、そんなさりげない仕草で女性陣のざわめきは静まり返った。
「私はイグナル・トールン・フィア・イグニスと言います。ジンタロウさんの漢字はどのような字なのですか?」
天皇家なのに思いっきり外人さんみたいな名前だなと内心でツッコミを入れつつ、俺は皇太子殿下に自身のフルネームを説明してゆく。
全て聞き終わった殿下は感心したような顔で何度も頷き始めた。
「あの、皇太子殿下......仏が神々に付随した漢字だとご存知で?」
「うん? 貴女は......?」
「訊太郎の姉である、
と申します」
「訊太郎さんの姉君でありますか。これは失礼を......浅学ながら、仏が神と関連している字だというのは最近知った事でして。タイの周辺で仏教なる新興宗教集団が活動を始めたと聞き、異郷の信仰だとは認知しています。もしや、訊太郎さんのご親族、ご家族は新興宗教を信奉する方々ですか?」
「いえ、無信教です」
ほっと胸をなでおろす皇太子殿下に姉が首を傾げる。
「ええ。我が国、日本は正式に『
何やら、話の流れが穏やかではない。
その空気を過敏に姉や親友たちが察知し、自然と皇太子殿下と俺を遠ざけようと前に出てくれる。
俺達が発する険呑な空気は、周囲の人間にも伝わったようで『なんだ? あの態度』『皇太子殿下に対して無礼じゃないか?』なんてヒソヒソと耳打ちし、決して好意的ではない視線が集中し始める。
俺は身の危険、というよりみんなの被害を危惧し、不穏な気配を霧散させるべく
シスター・レアンにもらった地位を開示し、とりあえずは話を逸らす、というか微妙な空気をうやむやにできただろうか?
「それは運命を感じずにはいられません。日本皇家と世界屈指の影響力と教徒を持つ聖イリス教の融和こそが、日本に富と名声をもたらします」
皇太子殿下は素晴らしいと歓喜し、周囲の人々へ両手を広げ、その喜びをみなで分かち合おうと大仰な仕草をする。それに反応し、観衆は喜色満面に豹変する。
「では再度、お願い申し上げます。どうか、私の婚約者になって欲しい」
燃え立つ赤髪をサラリとなびかせた皇太子殿下が、俺を熱心に見つめ......その場で
イグニトール姫が多くの臣下の前でお礼を言ってくれた時のように、ゲーム内に似たシチュエーションがここに再現された。
周囲の期待に満ちた息を呑む音、そして本人から伝わってくる断る事は許さないという気迫がぶつかってくる。その本気さに、皇家の誇りや体面を賭けて、勝負をしに来てるのは理解できた。
まがりなりにも俺だって茜ちゃんに告白しようとした身。あの緊張感と精神にかかる重圧は、半端ない覚悟がなければ、本心から相手を欲していないとできない事だとも理解はしている。
けれど、全てが唐突すぎるし......俺に男を、皇太子殿下が好きという気持ちはない。
だから誠心誠意。
俺は及び腰ながらも返事をする。
「ごめんなさい!」
あれから何とか家に辿り着き、精神的疲れや諸々のもやもやした気持ちを一気に洗い流すため、すぐに湯船へ浸かった。けれども、やっぱり気持ちは落ち着かず早々と風呂から出てしまった......。
『皇太子殿下が、一般人子女へ唐突のプロポーズをしたとの事で世間は大賑わいになっています』
リビングでぐでーっとソファへよりかかりながら、テレビのニュースを眺める。
自分には何も関係ないと自己暗示を簡単にかけられたらどんなにいいだろうか。テレビの画面にはでかでかと、俺が皇太子殿下にプロポーズされているシーンが流されていた。
「太郎。髪の毛をしっかり乾かして。あと、ちゃんと服を着なさい」
不憫な子を憐れむような目で姉が俺を見てくる。
「......あーい......」
髪の毛って乾かすのにすごく時間がかかって面倒くさい。
あっついから服を全部着るのが億劫だ。
なんでイグニトール皇家なんてのがあって、しかも皇太子殿下に告白されなきゃならないんだ。
断ったらすごい剣幕で人々が騒ぎだすし、帰るのに一苦労だったし、もう疲れた。
きっぱりと返事したのに、皇太子殿下の反応といえば『今回は残念なお答えをいただきましたが、私はまだ諦めきれません。またお会いしましょう』なんて意味深な捨て台詞を残していったし。
「溜息が多いわね。おいで、太郎。わたしが髪の毛を乾かしてあげるわ」
「うぁー......ありがとー」
ここは素直に甘えるが吉。
ぶぅぅーん、とドライヤーの音と熱風が髪の毛をなでる。後ろから温風の流れに沿って、姉の優しい手が流れる。
疲れた身体と心に染みわたる、姉の慈愛に満ちた計らいにしばらくは身を委ねてしまおう。
「太郎がお風呂に入ってる間、天皇家についてすこし調べたのだけれど」
姉は俺の髪の毛を乾かしつつ、決して明るくない声音で語り始めた。
「イグニトール天皇家の起こりは遥か太古からって事になってるわ。日本史の転換期には必ずと言っていいほど、イグニトール天皇家の名が出てきては大活躍よ」
「ほぇー......妖精の次は天皇家ね......」
「どうして天皇家が絶大な人気を誇っているかと言えば、それは日本国民に絶対的な安全と平和を保障しているからだそうよ」
「どういうこと?」
「そうね。さっきも言ったけど、イグニトール天皇家は事あるごとに日本を守るために、イグニトールの系譜が宿す代々の力を行使しているそうよ」
「具体的に?」
「武力よ。例えば......約800年前に、モンゴル帝国の
「う、うん」
「膨大な熱量、爆炎を発生させて気流を乱し、急激な気圧変化によって嵐を起こした。そして雷を落とし、
「まじですか......」
「ここ百年の最も偉大な功績は......第二次世界大戦。あれってアメリカに核爆弾を落とされたのは日本だったはずなのに......イグニトール天皇家の力で生成した『超級炎熱弾頭』を米軍の全軍事基地に落として大勝利を収めたそうよ。その威力は小型の核ミサイル並みだったそうね」
なんだよ、それ。
確かに、ゲーム内のイグニトール王家は雷と炎を司る血筋だった。
けれど、そんな核弾頭みたいな次元を超越した武力を個人が、一家系が保持していいものなのか?
そんなのが存在するなんて、もうめちゃくちゃじゃないか。スキル保持者の大量発生は防げたものの、そんな化け物じみた武力を持つ存在が現実へと浸食してしまうなんて、どうすればいいのか見当もつかない。
皇太子殿下......あんな幼い少年が、即座に都市一つを壊滅に追いやる力を行使できるかもしれない、という事実にうすら寒いものを感じる。
「......日本って敗戦国じゃなくて、戦勝国になってるの?」
「そうね」
最初は宗教、思想への干渉。
キリスト教や他宗教の消失、神々に対する信仰への浸食。
次は歴史の
妖精との国交や、妖精がいたという事実の植え付け。続いて、戦勝国として存在する日本。
政治、経済、法、軍事に関わる重役のすり替え。
「とても順序よく。ごく平和的に、日本が......人類が侵略されているように思えるわね」
ドライヤーの音が鳴りやむと、やけに室内が静かになったと感じてしまった。
212 210 Stories, Invasion?
It's too much to do.
I can't believe the Ignitore royal family is becoming a Japanese royal family... but the crowd's eyes on the Ignitore royal family were hot, and its praise did tell the true story that the Japanese people supported the Ignitore royal family.
I was under the impression that Japan had been invaded before I knew it, as if it were a sneaky assassin with no footsteps.
......
Such a shock sweeps the inside out, but the surrounding reactions are giving us a boost without worrying about our upset.
A major event, His Royal Highness's electric shock proposal, stops time (when) for a moment, and cheers overflowing with people's joy ripple like rough waves.
"What I did... I'm confused when you suddenly offer something like this, right? But inside my chest, my body couldn't stop you the moment I saw you."
His Royal Highness seemed greatly upset by the sudden proposal, laughing troubled by the confusion and fear that the symbol of Japan had been replaced as Emperor Ignitore's.
"Ha ha..."
I don't know how to answer it, I just have to pocan.
I turned my gaze to my sister at night (Yuki) and evening glow (Yuki) for help... but I couldn't seem to keep up with the situation without everyone or this clap, and I was groaning (yum) with an indescribable face.
"I would like to ask you to excuse me. Could you tell me your name?"
In response to this reaction, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince tries to encourage ahead without waiting.
Marriage or something...... is he aware that he is going through a life shaping project?
Or is this a numb?!?
Am I not ashamed or something?
Seeing him consistently with the presence of people watching in noise and blessing mode, with grandeur without worrying about countless gazes, I feel that he is a deserving stand-up for the powerful.
When I'm distracted, I get a knock on the shoulder.
My sister next door answered something, and she hastened it in a way.
I was praised for something, but why am I not too happy?
I guess that's because Your Highness is a man.
I'd love it if this was Cee.
But unlike me, there's a yellow voice rising from the audience. It is mainly from the women, screaming with a whisper admiring male idols.
To such a noisy people His Royal Highness waves his right hand as if he were an absolute power man. Then, with such a subtle trick, the women's stiffness quieted back.
"I say Ignal Torn Fir Ignis. What is Mr. Jintaro's kanji?
I will explain my full name to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, whilst I insist that you be as outsider as possible.
Having heard it all, His Highness began to snort again and again with a face that seemed impressed.
"Um, Your Royal Highness... did you know that the Buddha is a kanji that accompanied the gods?
"Yeah? Are you...?
"My name is Shintaro's sister, Buddha Makoto."
"That's good"
"Are you Shintaro's sister? This is disrespectful... I recently learned that Buddha is a word associated with God while studying shallow. I have heard that buddhist emerging religious groups have begun to operate around Thailand and I recognize that it is a foreign faith. Are Shintaro's relatives and family members followers of emerging religions?
"No, it's not faithful"
My sister leans her neck against His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who lays down her breasts with relief.
"Yes, my country, Japan, is officially showing its full cooperation with the 'Rainbow Goddess (Arco Illis)' Church... because if my wife is an emerging religion that is disturbing the public, she will take a rather forceful approach."
Somehow, the story doesn't flow calmly.
My sister and best friends perceive the air hypersensitively and come forward to keep nature, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and me away.
The dangerous air we emit seems to have been passed on to the people around us. 'What? That attitude. "" Isn't that disrespectful to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?' What a hissing ear, never favorable gaze begins to concentrate.
I'm more of a danger to myself than a danger to everyone else, and I name them after them to fog disturbing signs.
Would it have been possible to disclose the status that Sister Lean had given him and, for now, get out of the way, or have some subtle air?
"That can't help but feel destined. It is the harmony of St. Islam, with its royal family and the world's foremost influence and followers, that brings wealth and fame to Japan."
His Royal Highness rejoices that he is wonderful, spreading his hands to the people around him and doing a great trick to share his joy with all of us. Reacting to it, the audience turns leopard on its delightful face.
"Again, please. Please, I want you to be my fiance."
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, with his burning red hair sarahed, stared eagerly at me... kneeling (kneeling) on the spot and proposing again.
Similar situations in the game were reproduced here, as when Princess Ignitol thanked me in front of many ministers.
Breathtaking sounds full of ambient expectations, and a temper to not allow yourself to say no coming from the person. To its seriousness, I understood that you were here to fight, betraying the pride and decency of the royal family.
Even though I tried to confess to Sy. I also understand that that tension and the heavy pressure on the spirit can't be done without wanting someone from the bottom of my heart if I'm not half ready.
But it's all too abrupt... and I don't feel like I like the man, His Royal Highness.
So sincere.
I reply while I sit back.
"Sorry!"
I managed to get to the house after that and immersed myself in the hot tub immediately to wash away my mental fatigue and all my spiritual feelings at once. However, I still felt restless and got out of the bath early......
"The crowd is very busy because His Royal Highness has proposed abruptly to ordinary children."
Watch TV news as you head back to the couch in the living room.
How good would it be if they made it easy to self-imply that it had nothing to do with me? The TV screen was filled with scenes of me being proposed to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
"Taro. Keep your hair dry. And get dressed properly."
My sister looks at me with pitiful eyes.
"... uh..."
Hair is a pain in the ass that takes so long to dry.
Wearing all your clothes is a hundred million robberies.
Why is there such a thing as the Royal Ignitore, and besides, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has to confess?
When I said no, people would make a scene on the awesome sword screen, and it was a hard time getting home, and I'm tired already.
I replied clearly, but speaking of the reaction of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince: 'I am sorry to hear your answer this time, but I cannot give up yet. I'll see you again' what a meaningful throwaway dialogue I left behind.
"That's a lot of sighing. Come on, Taro. I'll dry your hair."
"Wow... thanks"
Honestly sweet but auspicious here.
Boo-hoo, and the sound of the hairdryer and the hot air make my hair. Along the warm wind flow from behind, my sister's gentle hands flow.
Let's give ourselves up for a while to a measure full of the love of our sister, stained with tired bodies and hearts.
"While Taro was taking a bath, I did some research on the Emperor's family."
My sister started talking in a voice that was never bright as she dried my hair.
"Imperial Ignitol has been happening for far too long. It is important to say that the name of Emperor Ignitol will come out during the transition period of Japanese history."
"Ho... the fairy is next in line for the Emperor..."
"How can the Emperor be so popular that it guarantees absolute security and peace to the Japanese people?"
"What do you mean?
"Right. As I said earlier, the Emperor Ignitol is exercising the generational power of Ignitol's genealogy to protect Japan every time."
"Specifically?
"Force. For example... about 800 years ago, there was a time when a former Mongolian Empire attacked Japan with a large army... but there was a historical fact that the former military ship sank at the bottom of the water and the expedition failed due to rough waves that prevented the ship from landing, a sea storm called Kamikaze."
"Ugh, yeah."
"A huge amount of heat, exploding flames, disrupted the airflow and caused a storm by sudden barometric pressure changes. And it was Emperor Ignithol, who drew the blood of God, who threw down the thunder and drove the former convoy to destruction. It was supposed to save Japan."
"Are you serious..."
"The greatest feat of the last hundred years has been... World War II. It should have been Japan that dropped a nuclear bomb on the United States... they dropped the" Super Flaming Warhead "generated by Emperor Ignitol's power on all U.S. military bases and won big. That power was like a small nuclear missile."
What the hell, that.
Indeed, the Ignitol royal family in the game was a blood muscle that commanded thunder and flames.
But is it okay for the family to retain force that transcends such a nuclear warhead dimension?
It's already a mess that such a thing exists. Though the mass occurrence of skill holders could have been prevented, I have no idea what to do about the presence of such monstrous force eroding into reality.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince...... I feel flabbergasted by the fact that such a young boy may be able to exercise his power to destroy one city immediately.
"... Japan isn't a losing country, it's a winning country?
"Right."
At first, interference with religion, ideas.
The disappearance of Christianity and other religions, erosion of faith in the gods.
Next is the alteration of history.
National mating with fairies or planting the fact that there were fairies. This is followed by Japan, which exists as a victorious nation.
Replacement of executive officers involved in political, economic, legal and military matters.
"Very orderly. Very peacefully, it seems that Japan is being invaded by mankind."
When the hairdryer sounded louder, I felt the indoor quieter.
I Became a Beautiful Girl, but I’m still an MMO Junkie
美少女になったけど、ネトゲ廃人やってます。
https://www.novelupdates.com/series/i-became-a-beautiful-girl-but-im-still-an-mmo-junkie/
Adventure Comedy Fantasy Gender Bender Mystery Psychological Shoujo Ai
Accelerated Growth Adapted to Manga Age Regression Alchemy Appearance Changes Appearance Different from Actual Age Beautiful Female Lead Chuunibyou Curious Protagonist Cute Protagonist Demi-Humans Disabilities Doting Older Siblings Fairies Famous Protagonist Fast Learner Friendship Loli Male to Female Misunderstandings MMORPG Multiple POV Mysterious Illness Older Love Interests Overprotective Siblings Past Plays a Big Role Past Trauma Pill Concocting Popular Love Interests Race Change Sword And Magic Virtual Reality Weak to Strong
https://ncode.syosetu.com/n0170db/
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