Chapter 36: Really Cannot Help But to Drink
Today, as always, the National Diet is in the middle of deliberations.
Many might wonder whether deliberations really do take so long, but actually they don’t, barring any significant extension.
Incidentally, so people have been wondering what would happen to the reverse-summonings when the Diet happens to not be in session, but even the author does not know.
It’ll be fine. Surely Amaterasu-sama will do sothing about it. Maybe.
“Ahh, I just rembered. There will be a reverse-summoning today. So then about the matter that Councilman Okita had been drawing attention to since quite a while ago......”
“Did you just offhandedly ntion sothing of extre gravity, Pri Minister?!”
The importance announcent that Adachi-kun slipped into his response as an offhand comnt evoked a tsukkomi from the Tsukkomi Onii-san aka the young Diet mber.
Whereas the other Diet mbers have sowhat given up already, this young mber who is still going strong with his tsukkomis is actually surreptitiously enjoying a rise in popularity. But the person himself is not glad at all about the fact that his ratings are rising because of his tsukkomis, so he has been secretly considering whether he should give up as well.
“In the first place, where did you get such information from?”
“From Linbel-san.”
“Excuse ? Why Linbel-san?”
The surprising answer causes all Diet mbers to turn their gazes towards the corner of the Diet hall where Graios-san and Linbel-san are together on standby.
“Actually, Linbel-san’s deep religious faith has been acknowledged by Amaterasu-sama, and she has been officially ordained as Amaterasu-sama’s miko.”
“Miko?!” 1
Shocking news. In the modern world is born a dark elf miko who serves the Sun Goddess.
When she cos to the Diet, she wears a suit out of consideration for the place’s atmosphere, but it seems that the ti for her to wear her true uniform as a miko is not too far off.
“So from now on, Amaterasu-sama’s august words will all co through Linbel-sa—”
“IS THIS PLACE JAPAAANNNNN!!!!!!!!”
As if to overwhelm Adachi-kun’s voice in the middle of his explanation, a hoarse, manly voice reverberates throughout the Diet hall like a bomb.
“Kuh...... finally, finally my greatest wish has been granted.”
The one who’s seemingly shedding tears of deep emotion is an ossan with a splendid beard who’s around the height of Adachi-kun’s waist.
He is shouldering on his back a rucksack that seems like what a mountaineer would use, on top of which are alarming items like swords and hamrs. Everything about him just screams ‘dwarf!’ so clearly that it’d be more shocking if he turns out to not be a dwarf.
“Welco to Japan. I am the one serving as the Pri Minister, and my na is Adachi.”
“O-, ohh. Sorry, I was just too overco with emotion. I am Ognil, from the Dwarven Kingdom. I have answered the summons in Juuzou’s place.”
Seemingly affected by the calm-as-always Adachi-kun, Ognil-san returns to his senses and introduces himself, confirming the fact that he is indeed a dwarf.
In spite of that full-chested roar at the start, he turns out to be a rather reasonable person who can be talked to.
“Is the Juuzou-san that you ntion perhaps soone from Japan?”
“Indeed. He’s a chef who recently just randomly wandered over. Everyone had their guard up against him at the start, what with him being an outsider, but for so reason everything that he makes is just too delicious. Now he’s so famous as a chef that there probably isn’t any dwarf who hasn’t heard of him.”
Apparently the Japanese who wandered into another world this ti is a chef with remarkable skills who is able to flexibly adapt to his surroundings.
It’s great that he’s safe and all, but the fact that a person of such skill has been lost to another world is a regrettable fact indeed.
“Previously you ntioned sothing about your wish having been granted. Does that an you have so specific aim in coming to Japan?”
“Do I indeed. Thing is, Juuzou wasn’t the first Japanese that I had t. When I was a wee brat, I saved a man who was lying by the roadside on the brink of death. He gave this katana as thanks.”
“A katana...... please pardon asking, but how long ago was this?”
“Roughly 500 years ago, I think?”
A number beyond any Japanese’s wildest dreams was just raised like it’s nothing, but in comparison to Linbel-san’s it really isn’t that much, so all the Diet mbers are calm. By no ans is it because they’ve all stopped thinking entirely.
“This katana’s sharpness. Its beauty. I’ve tried for centuries to make another just like it, but I’ve never even co close. Which brings us to this ti’s reverse-summoning to Japan. I’m totally going to go all out, alright?! I’m going to learn all your techniques and mass produce katanas hell yea!!”
“It would be troubling for us if you mass produce them, but I understand how you feel.”
Turns out Ognil-san is a sword fanatic who’s been entranced by a Japanese katana.
But actually, making a katana requires permission from the governnt, and earning this permission requires at least 5 whole years of training.
Taking in a quick tempered and moody dwarf as an apprentice? Let’s all pray that the swordsmith master who takes him in does not get a hole bored through his stomach.
“And there’s one more thing too. When Juuzou opened his shop, he treated us to sothing that he said to be alcohol from his hotown in celebration......”
“......”
Ognil-san’s suddenly depressed mood causes the Diet mbers to exchange glances in puzzlent.
But Linbel-san alone is covering her ears. Elves and dwarves get along badly. Thus she could predict what is going to happen next.
“WHY DIDN’T HE SAY BEFOREHAND THAT HE ONLY HAD ONE BOTTLE!!!! I WENT AND SWIGGED IT ALL DOWN IN ONE CHUG GODDAMMIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
Ognil uses Noble Roar!
Council mber A is Intimidated!
Council mber B is Intimidated!
Young council mber is Intimidated!
Adachi is not affected!2
“...... Graios-san. Let’s make a reservation at the pub that we went to that other ti.”
“Consider it done!”
The Pri Minister is instructing a forr emperor to make a reservation at a pub, in response to which said forr emperor is raising a thumbs up while displaying a beaming smile.
The scene is just filled with material to tsukkomi on, but unfortunately the young Diet mber is still affected by Intimidation so there’s no one to do the tsukkomi-ing.
Today, too, Japan is at peace.
1 Miko = ‘shrine maiden’ Basically the Shinto counterpart of priestesses, as in girls dedicated to serving their god through various duties and rituals.
2 This is a Pokémon spoof.
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