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Neun invited her friend, Hapti, to the White God Festivalā¦ā¦ and after meeting up with Fors, who got lost and was under Kaito and his groupās care, they hung out in the White God Festival together.
After the three of the four members of the Hero Party looked around the lower-level to some extent, they came to the middle-level.
[ā¦ā¦I never thought Iād run into Vier (temp) here. The world sure is small, and taiyakis sure are delicious.]
[No, no, she didnāt look like her at all though!? The only thing that resembles her is the color of her hairā¦ā¦ Also, taiyakis are all about the red bean paste. I wonāt acknowledge this custard-filled abomination as taiyaki!]
[Well, I suppose itās possible for someone to mistake her as Vier if you look at her from behind. Even so, Danish taiyaki huhā¦ā¦ In the first place, why is the batter used in this confectionary called Danish batter? Iāve heard that it was named by someone who used to play the role of Hero, but is that āDanishā based on the name of that person or a place in their world? If they asked me, itād be better if they just called this custard taiyakiā¦ā¦]
Proceeding harmoniously, the trio ate the taiyaki and each reacted differently. Incidentally, Neunās hair was currently orange-colored because of the magic that allowed her to change hair color that she learned from Fors back in the Six Kings Festival, and with her hairstyle in the form of a side ponytail, even with her face uncovered by the helmet she usually wore, the people around didnāt realize her identity and were enjoying the festival as usual.
[Neun, why donāt you use Recognition Inhibition Magic? If you use that, you donāt have to disguise yourself, you know?]
[Iām really bad at using Information Concealments like Recognition Inhibition Magic. I can use them, but I have to be very careful or they will break.]
In response to Haptiās question as to why she didnāt just use Recognition Inhibition Magic, Neun said that she simply isnāt good at that type of magic.
Incidentally, Haptiās face wasnāt well known to anyone other than her friends because she basically always wore a hood while traveling. Even her statue is built with a hood on.
Meanwhile, Fors had shrunk so much that she didnāt match the appearance of her statue, so neither of them used Recognition Inhibition Magic.
As the three of them continued chatting, they arrived in the main plaza in the middle-level.
This area was treated as the main venue for the White God Festival, so many guests gathered at this place, while on the stage at the center of the venue, there were plays and other such performances by Gods.
[It seems like theyāre performing some kind of play?]
[Ahh~~ Itās probably that, isnāt it? The play they often perform at the Festival of Heroes, the story of the Creation of the World.]
[Ahh, if I remember correctly, Shallow Vernal-sama first created the three realms, and then she created the three Supreme Gods and the High-ranking Gods, who created the foundations and the laws of the realms, which became the world we know todayā¦ā¦ or something like that? I hadnāt been to Festivals of Heroes often, so I only knew what my family told meā¦ā¦]
Hearing Forsā words, Neun nodded in understanding.
The Festival of Heroes is Neunās least favorite festival to attend, and she had really only attended a handful of them. Rather, in the first place, she didnāt want to get anywhere close to the Friendship City, Hikari, which inevitably kept her away from the Festival of Heroes.
[However, thatās just a story they made for the show, right? I heard that Shallow Vernal-sama actually made everything, and then just left it all to the Gods to manage.]
[I heard that too. Well, I guess we can just enjoy it as the play that it is, right? More importantly, whereās Laguna?]
The three of them came here because they wanted to meet up with Laguna, the last member of the Hero Party, and each of them moved their gazes to look for her, but they werenāt able to find her. She also wasnāt in the dignitariesā seats where the rulers of the Human Realm were meant to be seated.
They conveyed in advance via hummingbird that the three of them will be here, so the reason why she isnāt sitting in the dignitariesā seats is that she went away for the moment to meet up with the three of themā¦ā¦ but it was quite difficult to find the petite Laguna in the rather crowded venue.
[Hmmmā¦ā¦ Should I call her?]
[Call her? Wait right there, sheās quite popular, both as a King and as an individual. Heedlessly calling her would bring about an uproar, donāt you think?]
[Ahh, itās alright, I wonāt call her by her nameā¦ā¦]
Saying this, a nasty grin appeared on Haptiās lips as she inhaled, before she shouted loudly.
[Oiiiii~~, Noja Loli~~ Where are you? Whereās the fake hag, who, even though is the second youngest of us four and isnāt even that much older than the youngest Neun, pretends to be old- Whoa there! That was close!]
(Note: Like FGOās Wu Zetian who ends sentences with -noja/-nanoja)
As soon as Hapti, who was shouting happily, hurriedly crouched down, the tip of a spear pierced the position where Haptiās face had been a moment ago.
[ā¦ā¦Yahooo~~ Long time no see?]
[Yeah, long time no see indeed, Hapti. Glad to see youāre aliveā¦ā¦ so I can kill you with my own hands!]
[Whoaaa, someoneās real mad!]
[How dare you, using peopleās insecuritiesā¦ā¦]
Turning around, Hapti saw Laguna, who obviously had a look of rage on her face.
Incidentally, the ages of the four members of the Hero Party, in order of seniority, were Hapti, Fors, Laguna and then Neun. Even if one considered that she didnāt know that Hapti was a Demon at that time, she still wouldnāt have been the oldest in the party as long as Fors was there.
[Insecurities? Isnāt that something youāve been calling yourself? I know it, you know? About how you tell Kaito about how youāre already old~~ Considering Kaitoās connections, Laguna is clearly on the younger side if you classified yourself!]
[Nghhhhhhā¦ā¦ T- Thereās this thing called flowā¦ā¦ I- I was disguised as an old man when I first met himā¦ā¦ In fact, I donāt say such things to Kaito that much after that!]
[At the age of 1100, calling yourself oldā¦ā¦ Pfft.]
Watching Laguna wave her spear with a face red with shame and anger, and Hapti responding with an expression that seemed to agitate Laguna, Neun and Fors chuckled.
[ā¦ā¦How should I say thisā¦ā¦ This feels nostalgic, doesnāt it?]
[Yeah, Hapti teasing Laguna and Laguna getting angry. It was a pattern I saw an astounding amount of timesā¦ā¦ It feels really nostalgic. Well, in the end, even though she really didnāt call her by name, they still gathered quite a bit of attention, which reaffirmed that Hapti was indeed a natural-born troublemaker.]
Serious-senpai : [Reality is that in this world, people who are just over 1000 years old are actually on the younger side.]
? ? ? : [Well, most of the people Kaito-san knows are actually thousands or tens of thousands years old after all. Considering that, someone whoās just over a thousand years old really would be considered young.]