Hari ke-52 – Siang Hari, Kota Omui.
Yang kulihat di sana adalah pemandangan menakutkan yang mengejutkanku hingga aku kehilangan segala kata-kata. Aku tidak tahan lagi.
"Haruka-kun! Waktunya pas sekali, kita tidak bisa mengeluarkan benda ini dari bengkel? Terlalu besar."
"Bisa kamu masukkan ke item bag? Kita ingin meletakkannya di sungai."
"Bagaimana caranya membuat katana malah jadi kapal uap? Membuat meja jadi kursi masih wajar? Tapi kenapa katana butuh mesin uap?! Di tahap manapun kamu kesalahan, tidak mungkin katana berubah jadi kapal uap? Justru luar biasa kalau memukul besi dengan palu menghasilkan kapal uap! Tapi kamu pasti sengaja, kan? Ini kejahatan terencana, kan? Kenapa repot-repot bikin mesin uap kalau kita bisa mudah menggerakkan hal-hal dengan mana!"
Sebuah kapal uap sebesar yang diizinkan oleh bengkel. Masuk akal kalau mereka tidak punya cara mengangkutnya keluar. Baiklah, biarkan saja di sana.
"Ayolah, Nak. Repot banget kalau kamu tinggalkan begitu saja! Aku sudah dapat pesanan manufaktur dari Omui-sama, jadi aku butuh bengkelnya, jangan tinggalkan itu di sini!"
Ini kapal uap roda-paddel berukuran sedang. Bagaimana mereka bisa bikin kapal padahal tidak bisa bikin meja saja? Kalau mereka coba bikin kursi, apakah jadinya jadi kapal juga? Kapal diperkuat besi dengan besi menutupi badan dan titik struktur penting? Nah, mesin uapnya pasti terbuat dari besi juga. Kalau kayu, aku pasti punya rasa hormat tertentu untuk para Geek.
Dan kenapa kakek hanya menonton, bukan menghentikan mereka? Pasti kakek bantu juga? Kan terlihat terlalu rapi di finishing, tanpa pengalaman badan kapal pasti berlubang, kan? Kakek pasti bantu, kan? Berpura-pura tidak berkaitan, tapi pasti komplis, kan?
Tidak perlu dibilang, setelah membuang kapal ke sungai dan menaikkan para Geek ke atasnya, aku menembakkan banyak meteor dari atas. Aku berusaha keras hemat mana, tapi habis semua? Dan tetap tidak bisa menenggelamkannya? Bajingan itu melengkapi kapal dengan perangkat barrier!
Mengerjakan langkah keamanan, mereka menginfus batu sihir dengan Barrier Magic milik Guardian, mencoba membuat perangkat barrier sederhana, tapi tidak bisa dibawa ke level praktis, dan mereka memasangnya di kapal, mereka benar-benar berniat kena meteor. Haruskah aku langsung gunakan disintegrasi atom?
Saat itu, saat aku melompat ke udara, aku melihat Si Bodoh bermain kejar-kejaran dengan kobold, tapi aku akan berpura-pura tidak melihat. Sepertinya alih-alih beradaptasi dengan dunia lain, mereka justru beradaptasi dengan Hutan Iblis. Pekerjaan mereka sekarang kemungkinan besar berubah jadi seperti Liar.
Aku juga mikir bikin kapal kargo untuk kayu atau besi, tapi kapal diperkuat besi? Mau lawan apa mereka? Dan yang bikin kesal adalah usaha mereka mencegah terbakar? Lagipula, memasang perangkat barrier yang terlalu besar untuk penggunaan praktis di kapal memang ide bagus, tapi upaya mereka mencari countermeasure justru mengganggu! Mereka benar-benar mengganggu!
"Aaah~. Aku merasa kosong? Secara mental? Bukankah hari libur bertujuan memberi ketenangan hati dan jiwa? Aku heran Armored Pres-san dan yang lain masih di toko serba ada? Mereka pasti berkerumun di tas-tas baru padahal tidak punya uang. Kenapa aku kerja setiap malam suply toko serba ada barang baru, tapi mereka bawa pulang ke penginapan? Apa gunanya mengantarkan ke toko serba ada?"
Mereka sudah pecandu belanja total. Seolah mengejar kehidupan sehari-hari di dunia sebelumnya, seolah berusaha jadi lebih bahagia dari di dunia sebelumnya, seolah mencoba mengambil kembali apa yang hilang saat datang ke dunia ini. Tapi pakaian dan makanan mungkin batas apa yang bisa kulakukan untuk mereka. Saat ini mereka tidak bisa berbuat apa-apa selain mencoba melupakan diri dengan hiburan, jadi mereka minta masakan baru, dan beli baju lucu. Sudah hampir dua bulan sejak hari-hari di dunia asli.
Sebenarnya ada sesuatu yang tragis dari upaya putus asa mereka mencari kesenangan.
Saat seseorang di batas, mereka tidak bisa memikirkan selain survival.
Tapi saat ada kelonggaran, segala macam pikiran muncul.
Berbeda dengan kami, mereka kehilangan terlalu banyak.
Cowok-cowok nasibnya bagus, tau? Maksudku, para Geek menghabiskan waktu di dunia asli bermimpi pergi ke dunia lain, kalau apa-apa, dunia ini lebih nyata bagi mereka. Itu sebabnya mereka tidak punya masalah dengannya. Justru, di dunia asli justru masalah bagi mereka. Datang ke dunia lain mereka akhirnya serius.
Dan ini bahkan bukan masalah bagi Si Bodoh. Mereka penghuni dunia ini. Tinggal di hutan cocok buat mereka. Hanya karena mereka di dunia sebelumnya mereka olahraga dan jadi atlet hebat. Kalau mereka tinggal di sana, pasti mereka dapet uang dan ketenaran yang diinginkan. Tapi itu sebabnya mereka tidak merasa perlu pulang. Mereka akhirnya di tempat yang sesuai. Mereka tidak perlu bertarung aman, patuh aturan terus. Akhirnya bisa tarung serius, berjalan di garis tipis antara hidup dan mati, mencoba segala trik. Suku pejuang yang mati-matian karena kebosanan di dunia sebelumnya akhirnya bisa bertarung serius.
Dan aku tidak punya apa-apa di dunia itu. Ikatan yang tersisa mungkin hanya ke toko buku. Itu saja yang aku takut tinggalkan dan rindu banget.
Tapi di sini aku punya Armored Pres-san. Aku bawa dia keluar. Itu sebabnya aku ingin dia bahagia, hidup gembira dengan banyak barang bagus. Di dunia sebelumnya, aku tidak punya orang penting, tidak ada yang ingin kubahagiakan, tidak ada yang ingin kulihat tertawa, dan tidak ada yang aku takut kehilangan. Aku oke dengan dunia ini. Slime-san juga ikut, jadi aku punya banyak ikatan di dunia ini.
Tapi beda untuk gadis-gadis.
Tidak ada hal bagus berada di dunia ini bagi mereka. Mereka dibawa ke sini dengan segalanya untuk dikorbankan dan tidak ada yang mereka inginkan dari dunia ini.
Mereka jadi pecandu belanja hopeless dan gadis-gadis nakal egois yang tidak bisa diurus sudah cukup. Itu sudah usaha berani, masih bisa tetap waras? Tidak akan mengejutkan kalau mereka bentrok marah, menangis, menynap ke semua orang. Karena mereka berhasil tidak gila seperti Whatever-kun, 30 orang dari kita selamat. Gila pasti lebih mudah, tapi mereka bertahan. Kekuatan persahabatan pertemuan gadis-gadis saja bersifat supernatural.
Itu sebabnya hari ini lagi home industry. Makanan yang mereka kira tidak akan pernah terasa lagi, baju yang mereka kira tidak akan pernah kesempatan dipakai lagi, meski jelas tidak mungkin mengubur beban perasaan 16 tahun hanya dalam dua bulan, membuat mereka lupa semua orang yang mereka sayangi di dunia sebelumnya. Mungkin jauh lebih mudah bagi mereka untuk binasa di hutan saat itu, dikonsumsi keputusasaan, tapi aku selamatkan mereka karena aku tidak ingin itu terjadi, namun, sedikit yang bisa kulakukan selain bikin hal-hal yang mungkin membuat mereka merasa sedikit lebih baik? Kalau itu bisa menjaga senyuman mereka maka kerja malam adalah… Sebenarnya, bisa nggak sesuatu dilakukan soal itu?
"Kyaaaa! Aku ingat tas ini di toko! Aku pengen banget!"
Kalau Daniel-san dan Bob-san tahu aku minta maaf. Maksudku aku juga pengen? Tapi aku punya cloth bag sebagai equipment? Ngomong-ngomong, apapun barang mewah yang aku bikin, tidak akan cocok dengan black cloak! Dan di atas itu, aku tidak bisa lepas tongkat dan tas kain! Jadi aku tidak fashionable sama sekali! orz
"Hmm? Terlalu besar juga? Tidak ada ukuran yang pas! Panggil produsennya!"
Jangan, daripada memanggilku untuk hal sekecil itu, ceritakan saja di penginapan. Juga, bukan tasnya terlalu besar, cuma kamu terlalu kecil. Kamu udang, apa yang dilakukan si kecil di departemen dewasa?
"Aaah~ sporty storage? Kantong lucu yang cocok untuk pesta? Meski aku tidak pernah diundang? Padahal bagian dari satu!"
Yeah, aku juga tidak diundang? Tapi aku juga bukan bagian? Tapi aku juga tidak mau 『LET'S PARTY』 dengan gob? Meski para Geek dan Si Bodoh mungkin melakukan itu. [1]
Mereka bersenang-senang, atau lebih tepatnya, banyak belanja? Alasan jarangnya hari libur mungkin karena penghasilan tidak mengejar. Mereka mungkin membasmi semua monster demi baju lucu. Apakah mereka sebenarnya sangat cocok untuk dunia ini? Atau mungkin mereka beradaptasi? Eh? Mungkinkah tekanan mental tidak berkaitan dan mereka cuma Avarice-san dan kawan-kawan? Justru mereka tampak mental tidak stabil soal baju.
[Catatan TL: [1] Referensi Sengoku Basara.]
Day 52 – Daytime, The Town of Omui.
What I beheld there was a terrifying sight that shocked me to the point of robbing me of all words. I can’t take it anymore.
「It’s Haruka-kun! That’s great timing, we can’t bring this thing out of the workshop? It’s too huge.」
「Can you put it into the item bag? We want to place it on the river.」
「How do you go to make katanas and end up making a steamboat? Making a table and ending up with a chair is one thing? But why would a katana need a steam engine?! No matter at which stage you screw up, there is no way for a katana to become a steamboat? On the contrary, it’s quite amazing if by hitting an iron with a hammer you got a steamboat as the result! But you definitely did this on purpose, right? This is a premeditated crime, right? Why would you go out of your way to make a steam engine, if we can easily power things with mana!」
A steamboat as big as the size of the forge allowed. Makes sense that they would have no way to transport it out. Okay, let’s leave it there.
「C’mon lad. It’s a huge pain if you just ditch it here! I already have manufacture orders from Omui-sama, so I need the forge, don’t just leave that here!」
It’s a medium-sized wooden paddle-steamer. How come they managed to make a boat despite being unable to make even a table? What if they tried to make a chair? Would that have ended up as a ship too? It’s an iron-reinforced ship with iron covering the hull and important structural points? Well, the steam engine is surely made from iron too. If it was wooden I would’ve found a certain respect for the geeks.
And why were you just looking, old man, instead of stopping them? I’m sure you helped them too? I mean, it looks too polished on finishing touches, without experience the hull would be full of holes, right? You definitely helped them, right? You are pretending that you are unrelated to this, but you are definitely an accomplice, aren’t you?
It goes without saying that after dumping the boat into the river and putting the geeks on it, I poured lots of meteors on it from above. I was trying so hard to conserve mana, and ended up using up all of it? And yet I couldn’t sink it? Those bastards equipped it with a barrier device!
Working on safety measures, they infused a magic stone with the guardian’s Barrier Magic, attempting to create a simplistic barrier device, but couldn’t bring it to a practically usable level, and yet they put that on the ship, they were fully intending to get hit by a meteor. Should I just go for atomic disintegration already?
During that time, when I dashed up into the air, I spotted the idiots playing tag with kobolds, but I’ll pretend I didn’t see that. It seems instead of adapting to the other worlds, they instead adapted to the Evil Forest. Their jobs most likely changed by now to something like Savages.
I also thought about creating a cargo ship for timber or iron, but an iron-reinforced boat? Just what are they planning to fight? And what pisses me off is their effort to prevent it from burning? Moreover, it was actually a good idea to put a barrier device, that was too huge for practical use, on the ship, but their attempts at coming up with countermeasures irritate me even more! They are really pissing me off!
「Aaah~. I feel drained? Mentally? Aren’t days off meant to give relief to the heart and soul? I wonder if Armored Pres-san and others are still at the general store? They are probably swarming all over the new bags despite having no money for them. Why do I work every night to provide the general store with new goods, but they keep bringing them back to the inn? What’s the point of delivering that to the general store in the first place?」
They are complete shopping addicts by now. As if they are chasing after the everyday life they had in the previous world, as if trying to become happier than they were in the previous world, as if trying to get back what they lost coming to this world. But clothes and meals are probably the limit of what I can do for them. At the moment they can’t do anything aside from desperately trying to distract themselves with fun, so they keep pestering for new dishes, and buying up cute clothes. Almost two months have passed already since the days we spent in the original world.
There is actually something tragic about their desperate attempts at finding enjoyment.
When one is near the limit, they can’t think of anything but survival.
But when leeway appears, it allows all sorts of thoughts to surface.
Unlike us, they lost too much.
Boys have it nice, you know? I mean, the geeks spent all their time in the original world, dreaming of going to a different one, if anything, this world is more real to them. That’s why they don’t have a problem with it. Rather, being in the original world was an issue for them. Coming to a different world they are finally getting serious.
And it’s even less of an issue for the idiots. They are dwellers of this world. Staying in the forest suits them just fine. It’s only because they were in the previous world that they did sports and became excellent athletes. If they remained there, they surely would’ve had all the money and fame they’d wanted. But that is why they feel no need to go back. They are finally where they belong. They don’t have to fight safely, abiding by the rules all the time. They finally can give it their all, running a thin line between life and death, trying every trick they can. A warrior folk that was dying from boredom in the previous world can finally fight seriously.
And I don’t have anything in that world. The only lingering attachment I have might be to bookstores. That alone I loath to part with and dearly miss.
But here I have Armored Pres-san. I brought her out. That’s why I want her to be happy, live a joyous life with lots of nice stuff. In the previous world, I didn’t have anyone important to me, no one whom I wanted to be happy, no one whom I wanted to see laugh, and no one I didn’t want to lose. I’m fine with this world. Slime-san also decided to tag along, so I have tons of attachments to this world.
But it’s different for the girls.
There is nothing nice about being in this world for them. They were brought here with everything to lose and nothing they wanted from this world.
Them being hopeless shopping addicts and unmanageable selfish spoiled brats is enough. That is a valiant effort already, being able to still remain of sound mind? It wouldn’t be surprising if they threw a violent fit, raging, wailing, snapping at everyone around. Since they managed not to go insane unlike Whatever-kun, 30 of us survived. Going insane surely would’ve been easier, but they are holding out. The friendship power of girls-only gatherings is supernatural.
That’s why today it’s home industry time again. The food that they thought they’d never taste again, clothes they thought they’d never get a chance to wear anymore, although it is obvious that there is no way to bury the weight of sentiments accumulated over 16 years in a mere two months, making them forget about everyone they held dear in the previous world. It most likely would’ve been a lot easier for them to just perish in that forest back then, consumed by the despair, but I saved them because I didn’t want that to happen, however, there is little I can do except make things that might make them feel a little bit better? If that can keep their smiles then working at night is… Actually, can something be done about that?
「Kyaaaa! I remember seeing this bag at the shop! I wanted it so much!」
If Daniel-san and Bob-san find out I’ll apologize. I mean I also wanted it? But I have the cloth bag as equipment? Come to think of it, no matter what kind of fancy stuff I make, it won’t go along with the black cloak! And on top of that, I can’t part with the stick and a cloth bag! So I’m not fashionable at all! orz
「Hmm? It’s a bit too large as well? There is no good size at all! Call the manufacturer!」
Please don’t, instead of calling me for every little thing just tell me about that in the inn. Also, it’s not that the bag is too big, it’s just that you are too small. You are a shrimp, what is such a little thing doing in the adult department?
「Aaah~ a sporty storage? A cute pouch that will be suitable for a party? Although I never was invited to one? Despite being a part of one!」
Yeah, I never got called too? But I’m also not a part of one? But I also don’t want to go 『LET’S PARTY』with gobs too? Although the geeks and the idiots are probably doing that. [1]
They are having fun, or rather, having a lot of purchases? The reason for the scarcity of days off probably lies in earnings being unable to catch up. They might exterminate all of the monsters for the sake of cute clothes. Are they actually very suited for this world too? Or maybe they are adapting? Eh? Could it be that mental strain has nothing to do with this and they are just Avarice-san and comrades? On the contrary, they seem to be mentally unstable when it comes to clothes.
[TL Notes: [1] Sengoku Basara reference. ]
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