第434話~ご主人様と家族達~
「向こうは向こうでよろしくというかなんというか、それなりにやってたよ」
俺の子供達や孫達と一晩過ごし、オミクルへと戻ってきた俺はこちらで待っていたシルフィ達に向こうでの出来事を報告していた。
「イクスも今期の王政を勤め上げれば多少は自由が利く立場になるだろう。そうしたらこちらに連れてくるのも良いかもしれないな」
「こっちはまだまだ未踏破の地域が多い。冒険好きのイクスならきっと大喜び」
シルフィの言葉にお腹を大きくしたアイラが頷く。アイラのこういった姿を見るのはこれで八度目だが、何度見ても彼女の小さな身体で大丈夫なものなのかと心配になるんだよな......本人はケロッとしてるんだけども。
「うちの子達はどうでした?」
「把握できる限りでは皆元気にやってるみたいだったよ。流石に全員の動向を把握するのは無理だったけどな」
メルティが頬に手を当てて困ったような表情を浮かべる。彼女との間にできた最初の子供は普通の羊獣人として生まれてきたから、今はもう他界している。しかし、彼は彼でしっかりと家庭を築き、可愛いお嫁さんをもらって可愛い孫達を俺達に見せてくれた。その孫達が曾孫を、曾孫達が玄孫を作って俺とメルティの子孫達はメリナード王国の各地に根付いている。
「お父様、私の一族はどうでしたか?」
そう言って声をかけてきたのは狐獣人の女の子だ。金色の狐耳と五本の尻尾が特徴的な俺の可愛い娘である。彼女の名前はヒカリ。俺と狐耳獣人のビャクとの間に生まれた娘で、メルティと同じ魔神種である。
「メルティのとこと同じさ。だけど相変わらずメリネスブルグ近郊で働いてる子が多いみたいだ。ビャクと同じように城で働いている子も多いみたいだしな」
「そうですか......こっちがもう少し落ち着いたらまた会いに行きたいですね」
「行こうと思えばいつでも行けるんだけどな」
今回、俺が向こうに行ってきたのは子供達の様子を見るついでにこちらでは手に入りにくいものを調達してくるためであった。大概のものは俺の能力で作ることが出来るが、それにも限界がある。
具体的に言えば、絵画や芸術作品の類は俺の能力では作れないし、書物の類もガワは作れても中身はどうにもならない。この能力との付き合いもまぁ長いが、融通が利くようで利かんところも相応にあるのだよな。
「こっちはどうだったんだ?」
「こっちは平和なものだ。いつもの襲撃が二回ほどあっただけで、それもゴーレム達が片付けてしまったから私達の出る幕がなかった」
「襲撃があったのに平和とはこれいかに」
こちら――オミクルには俺達のような人族を脅かす脅威が存在する。まぁ、あちらにいるのと同じ魔物であるわけだが、こちらはその種類と数が段違いに多い。こちらに最初に来た時には押し寄せてくる魔物を相手に二週間ほど戦い続ける羽目になった。俺がゴーレム兵と武器弾薬と各種資材をしこたま用意していなかったら危なかったな。向こうに帰る方法はわからんわ、魔物だらけで人の気配が全く無いわで本当に大変だった。
オミクルにある人口建造物は廃墟ばかりで魔物の巣窟になっているし、空を飛んで移動しようと企てたら飛行型の魔物の群れに撃墜されかかるし、だからといって鬱蒼と茂る森林を行こうとすればそれはそれで魔物の大群に襲われるし......本当にこっちに来た当初は大変だったものだ。
苦難の末にこちらで生き残っている人々のコミュニティを見つけてこちらの魔物への対処法を聞き出し、巣を潰して回って地域の安全を確保してはコミュニティを支援して少しずつ人族の版図を広げてきた。結局こっちでもあっちでもやることが変わってないんだよな。まぁ、こっちは基本的に対話不能の魔物が相手だから、あっちよりは気が楽な点も多いが。
「一時期に比べれば平和なものだろう? こっちに来て最初の二週間くらいの頃の夢を未だに見るぞ」
「あの時は大変でしたよねぇ......」
「私も未だに夢に見ます」
蜜酒の入った盃を片手にシルフィが肩を竦め、メルティとヒカリが苦笑いを浮かべる。アイラもコクコクと頷いているので、やはり彼女たちにとってもこちらに来てからの最初の二週間は若干トラウマになっているらしい。もう随分前の話なんだけどな。
「そういやシュメル達は? セラフィータ達も居ないようだけど」
「ああ、コースケがあっちに戻った後に東区画の方でちょっとな。大した規模のいざこざじゃないが、母様とドリー姉様が放っておけないと言うんでシュメル達と一緒に事を収めにいった。あと、グランデは昨日コースケがあっちに行った後にどこかにフラッと行ってしまった。まぁコースケが帰ってきたからすぐに帰ってくるだろう」
「イフとアクアは西区画で見つかった地下書庫に籠もってる。きっとそのうちカビが生える」
「そんなこと言って。八人目ができてなかったらアイラもそこに加わっていたでしょうに」
「そうだとしても、コースケが帰ってきたらそばにいる。私は出来る女」
そう言ってアイラは胸を張るが、相変わらずその胸は慎ましいままである。というか、アイラは本当に老いる気配というものがない。いや、それはアイラだけでなく長命種の全員がそうなのだけれども。
「なるほどな。グランデは心配いらないとして、いざこざってのは?」
「コースケ派と母様派の諍いだ」
「あ、あぁー......それ、セラフィータが出てって大丈夫だったのか?」
「些細な擦れ違いだろうし、母様派の連中は母様の言うことは絶対に聞くから大丈夫だろう」
「どうにかならんのか、アレは......」
三人の答えにしょんぼりする。
俺派とセラフィータ派の諍いとは何か? それはつまり、どちらが主神に相応しいかという派閥間の争いである。いうなれば推し戦争である。どっちがセンターに相応しいかと言い争っているのである。
「あいつらさぁ、俺達は神様でもなんでも無いって言ってるのに本っ当に聞きやしねぇよな」
「まぁ......仕方がないのではないか?」
「こちらの方々は短命種の人が多いですし......」
「彼らから見て何世代経っても変わらず生き続けている私達が超越的な存在に見えるのは仕方がない」
オミクルにも人族はいた。しかし、彼らは揃って非常に短命であったのだ。彼らの寿命は平均たったの五年で、長生きしても十年ほど。生まれて一年で急速に成長して成人し、二年経つ頃には子供を作って、四歳頃から老いが始まる。最初は彼らとどう付き合えばよいのかわからなかったが、今ではなんとか上手く関係を構築できていた。いや、上手くいきすぎて現世に降臨した神々みたいに扱われているわけだが。
「結局まだ彼らの短命をどうにかする手立ては見つかってないんだよな......」
「西区画のの地下書庫で何か見つかればいい」
こちらの人々というのは短命で、言い換えれば命のサイクルが非常に短いわけだが。調べたところそういう方向に自ら進化というか変化した節があるんだよな。まだオミクルに存在した文明がどのようにして滅びたのかなど不明な点が多いが、見つかった資料などを調べた結果、大昔に魔物の大繁殖か何かが起こって文明が崩壊したらしいということはわかっている。
その後、生き残った人々は様々な生存戦略を模索し、結果として生き残ったのが種としてのサイクルを早くして、短命な代わりに短期間で即戦力を多く生み出すという戦略を取った彼らであったというわけだ。
「他にも生き残ってる人族はいるかもしれんが、なかなか手が回らないよなぁ」
「こればかりは急いでも仕方がないだろうな。幸い、私達にはまだ時間がある。ゆっくりとやっていけば良いさ。何ならイクス達に手伝わせることも、後を託すことだってできるのだからな」
「コースケはいつまで経っても生き急ぐクセが抜けない」
「コースケさんらしいですけどね」
「父様はいつも忙しそうですよね」
嫁達だけでなく娘にまで言われてしまった。仕方ないだろう? 三つ子の魂百までって言うじゃないか。百が二百になったところでそう変わらんよ。
「しかし、話を戻すけど皆わかってないよな。俺が創造神だって言うならシルフィはそのご主人様だっていうのに」
「今更その話を持ち出すのか......もう百五十年以上前の話だろう」
そう言ってシルフィが苦笑いする。後にも先にも俺に首輪をつけて引き回したのはシルフィだけだぞ。そう簡単に忘れられるか。
「いつまで経ってもシルフィは俺のご主人様だってことさ」
苦笑いするシルフィの盃にインベントリから取り出した瓶から蜜酒を注ぐ。そういや出会った当初からこの蜜酒とも長い付き合いだな。
「それじゃあコースケの主人として命じる。今日はコースケが作った料理を食べたい気分だ。クラフト能力を使わないやつをな」
「おっと、そう来たか。食材は何があったっけかなぁ」
シルフィの無茶振りを受けてインベントリの中身を吟味し始める。昔のことを思い出したから、久々に雑なタコスっぽい何かでも作ってやるか。それだけじゃ足りないからスープを作って、肉も焼いて......うん、手が足りんな。ヒカリに手伝ってもらおう。
「オーケー、なんとかなりそうだ。それでは仰せのままに、ご主人様」
「うむ、苦しゅうない」
大仰なやり取りを交わし、互いに笑う。
こっちの世界に来てからもうすぐ二百年。まだまだ生き抜いていくとしよう。俺の可愛いご主人様と、その家族達と一緒にな。
435 Episode 434 - Master And Family
I was doing pretty good over there.
After spending the night with my children and grandchildren and returning to Omikul, I was reporting what had happened over there to the Sylphies who were waiting for me here.
"If Ix also worked for the royal government this term, he would be somewhat in a position to be free." Then it might be a good idea to bring them here. "
"There are still many unspoiled areas here. If you're an adventurous Ix, you'll love it."
Aira nodded as her stomach grew bigger at Silfi's words. It's the eighth time I've seen Isla like this, but no matter how many times I've seen her, I'm worried that her little body will be okay... I'm so frustrated.
How were my kids?
"As far as I could grasp, everyone seemed to be doing well." It was impossible to grasp the trend of everyone on the boulder.
Mertie put her hand on her cheek and gave a troubled expression. The first child I had with her was born an ordinary sheep-beast, so now she's out of bounds. However, he built a solid family with him and showed us his lovely grandchildren who had a lovely daughter-in-law. His grandchildren have made great-grandchildren, and my great-grandchildren and the children of Melty are rooted in all parts of the Merinado Kingdom.
"Father, how was my family?"
It was the Fox Beast Girl who called out to me. She is my lovely daughter, who is characterized by golden fox ears and five tails. Her name is Hikari. A daughter born between me and the Fox-Eared Beastman's Byaku, she is the same Demon God species as Melty.
"It's the same as Mertie's." However, as usual, many children work near Merinesburg. It seems like many children work in the castle just like Bhaku. "
"I see... I'd like to see you again when I'm a little more calm."
I can go anytime if I want to.
This time, I went over there to see how the children were doing and to procure something that was hard to get here. Most things can be made with my abilities, but there's a limit to it.
Specifically, I can't make paintings and works of art by my ability, and I can make books and gawas, but the contents are irrelevant. I've known this kind of ability for a long time, but it seems to me that I'm flexible and I'm not as flexible as I think I am.
"How was it this way?"
"This is a peaceful place. There were only two regular raids, and the golems took care of them, so we didn't have a curtain."
"There was a raid, and peace is how it is."
This is Omikul. There's a threat to the human race like ours. Well, it was the same monster that was over there, but there were so many different types and numbers of monsters. When I first came here, I was going to fight the monsters that were coming at me for about two weeks. It would have been dangerous if I hadn't stockpiled the Golems, the weapons, the ammunition and all kinds of materials. I don't know how to get back there, but there were monsters everywhere and there were no signs of people.
The demographic buildings in Omikuru are all abandoned and turned into monster nests. If you plan to fly and move around, you will be shot down by a group of flying monsters. That's why if you go to the depressed forest, it will be attacked by a large group of monsters... It was really hard when you first came here.
We have found a community of survivors after the ordeal, learned how to deal with our monsters, and helped the community by crushing their nests and keeping the area safe, gradually expanding the map of the humans. After all, things haven't changed here or there. Well, I was basically dealing with a monster that I couldn't interact with, so I was more comfortable than that.
"Isn't it more peaceful than at one time?" I still have dreams about the first two weeks after I came here. "
"It was hard at that time, wasn't it..."
"I'm still dreaming."
Silphy shrugged her shoulders in one hand while Mertie and Hikari smiled bitterly. Aira nods in relief, so it seems that the first two weeks since they came here have been somewhat traumatic. It was a long time ago.
"No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. It looks like the Seraphitas aren't here either.
"Oh, a little bit in the east section after Koosuke goes back that way." It's not a big problem, but my mother and Sister Dolly told me that they couldn't leave me alone, so I went with Schmel and the others to finish the job. Then, Grande went somewhere after Korske went over there yesterday. Well, since Koosuke is back, he'll be back soon. "
"If and Aqua are in the underground library found in the west section." I'm sure that mold will grow eventually. "
"Say that. If it hadn't been for the eighth person, Aira would have been there."
"Even so, when Koosuke returns, I'll be by your side." I can be a woman. "
That said, Aira's chest stretched out, but as usual, her chest remained calm. Well, Ira really doesn't seem to be getting old. No, not only Isla, but all of the Longevity species.
I see. Don't worry about Grande, but why not?
The Korskets and the Mothers.
"Ah, ahhh... was it okay for the serafita to come out?"
It's a slight rubbing mistake, and the Mothers will definitely listen to you.
"I wonder if I can do something about this..."
I'm worried about the answers of the three of us.
What is the difference between me and the Seraphites? In other words, it is a factional dispute over who is worthy of the Lord God. It is a war, to put it another way. We are arguing which is more appropriate for the center.
"They're saying we're not gods or anything, but we're not listening to books."
"Well... I guess I can't help it."
"There are a lot of short-lived people here..."
From their point of view, there's no way that we can look like transcendent beings who have been living for generations.
There were also people in Omikul. But they were all very short-lived. Their life expectancy is only five years on average, and they live ten years longer. In the first year of life, he rapidly grows up and grows into an adult. After two years, he makes children and begins to grow old when he is about four years old. At first I didn't know how to get along with them, but now I managed to build a good relationship. No, I'm being treated like the gods that have descended into this world so well.
"After all, we haven't found a way to deal with their short life..."
"You just need to find something in the underground library in the west subdivision.
These people are short-lived, in other words, they have a very short life cycle. When I checked, there were some sections that evolved in that direction. There are many unknown points such as how the civilization that still existed in Omikuru perished, but after examining the found documents, we know that it seems that the civilization collapsed due to the monster breeding or something happened a long time ago.
After that, the survivors explored various survival strategies, and as a result, they were the ones who survived the strategy of speeding up the cycle as a species and generating a lot of immediate combat power in a short time instead of a short time.
There may be other people who survive, but I can't help it.
"There's nothing we can do about this, even if we hurry." Fortunately, we still have time. You just have to do it slowly. I can let the Iks help me or leave me to it. "
Koosuke will live forever, and I can't get rid of the rush
It looks like Kosuke-san, though.
"My father always seems busy, doesn't he?"
Not only my daughters, but also my daughter told me. You can't help it, can you? It's called a hundred triple souls. It doesn't change when a hundred turns into two hundred.
"But I'll get back to it, but you don't understand." If I were the god of creation, Silphy would be the master. "
"Are you going to bring up that story now... it's more than 150 years old already?"
Sylphy smiles bitterly when she says that. Sylphy was the only one who pulled me around with a collar afterwards. Can you forget it so easily?
"Sylphy is still my master."
Pour mead from a bottle taken from the inventory into the bitterly smiling Silphy's mug. I've known this mead for a long time since we first met.
"Well then, I'll order you to be the master of Korsuke." I feel like eating a dish made by Korske today. Don't use your crafting abilities. "
"Oops, here you are." I wonder what the ingredients were. "
I began to examine the contents of the inventory in response to Sylphy's reckless manipulation. I remember a long time ago, so I'll make you something cluttered like a taco. It's not enough to make soup and roast meat... yeah, I don't have enough hands. I asked Hikari to help me.
"Okay, we're going to manage." Now, as you say, Master. "
Hmm, it won't hurt.
Laughing at each other as they exchange eloquent exchanges.
It's been almost two hundred years since I came to this world. Let's try to survive. With my lovely mistress and her family.
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