When I inquired what Sei was storing after mastering the Inventory, I was met with a mountain of weapons, including knives and wooden swords, as well as concealed weaponsâŠ
Eh, I heard that Sei was adopted by a samurai family, but are you sure he wasnât adopted by ninjas or something?
âUmm, well, what do I say. The more we prepared for assassinations coming our way, the more the number of weapons grewâŠâ
Apparently, on their way from Yahatul to Doristan, the things were stored in Byakko-samaâs Inventory and kept away.
Isnât that what we call smuggling, one where you canât get caught at baggage checks and never be found outâŠ?
Inventory is convenient, but depending on how you use it, it can be very dangerous.
I only thought it was a great way to keep food from spoiling, but I have to be careful not to let the wrong people learn it for bad purposes.
âUmm, Sei-san, are you perhaps a combat fanaticâŠ?â
⊠Seeing Mariel-chan so stunned at the mountain of weapons, I consulted with Sei, and we decided to let Mariel-chan and Ruby on Seiâs secret.
Iâm sure that Mariel-chan will cooperate after knowing Seiâs circumstances.
âSei-san is the illegitimate son of the Emperor of YahatulâŠ?â
âHmph⊠I see. So thatâs why you are under the protection of Divine class like Byakko-sama and Suzaku-sama.â
Mariel was speechless at the shocking confession, and Ruby nodded his head in understanding.
âI⊠to be honest, donât want to be the next Emperor. It was my current parents who raised me, and I donât have any memories of my deceased birth mother. But that didnât stop the Imperial Concubine from trying to assassinate me in order to make my half-brother the Emperor. So, not wanting to put my Stepfather and Stepmother in danger, I left Yahatul and sailed across the sea.â
âOh my, you are experiencing such hardships despite being so youngâŠâ
âThat⊠Sei-san, you must be going through so muchâŠ!â
âOh no. Iâm having lots of fun every day now, so Iâm doing great.â
Sei smiled at Ruby and Mariel-chan, who looked at him with pained expressions.
I see⊠Iâm glad heâs having fun nowadays.
At least itâs safe in the academy, especially in this special dormitory, and everyone is on Seiâs side, so he doesnât need to worry.
Still, itâs sad to think that he lived in fear of the shadow of assassination every day to the point of carrying weapons like this.
â⊠That being the case, I think I need to be armed to some extent in case of an assassinationâŠâ
ââNo, thatâs not good.ââ
Sei gently reached out to store the weapons in his Inventory, but Mariel-chan and I stopped him.
No, we werenât intimidated.
Iâm simply starting to suspect that Sei was simply a weapons enthusiastâŠ
That said, I could understand Seiâs concern, so we all decided to keep it a secret that it was stored in his Inventory on the condition that he would never take it out under normal circumstances.
Afterward, âSeiâs weapons workshopâ opened, and he started explaining about the weapons one by one with a big smile on his face to Mariel-chan, who said with reserve, âIâm interested in the weapons of YahatulâŠâ
Mariel-chan must have been remembering her previous life as she mumbled, âOh I see, so this is how it was madeâŠâ and âOh⊠I could have reproduced it better if I had used that material at that timeâŠâ and so on. She must have been remembering her previous life as a cosplayer. There were anime about Japanese swords, wasnât there?
I guess itâs not like âThe soul of a three-year-old until a hundred,â but rather, âthe soul of a past life until another worldâ instead.
I was not interested in weapons or combat, so I returned to my room in the middle of the lessonâŠ
The next day, seeing Mariel-chan looking so gaunt and Sei in a good mood, I was convinced that I had made a wise decision in leaving the room halfway.
âYou leaving early was the correct decision, you know? They were talking late into the night until your teacher came back, so I had to rush to them to put away the weapons and cover them up⊠It was a lot of work. Thanks to Marielâs company, I didnât get much sleep either.â
Ruby was in a bad mood, and Mariel-chan paused for a moment.
âNono, Ruby, you dozed off halfway, okay!?â
âWhat are you saying? If I donât sleep on a proper bed, I wonât be able to get a good nightâs sleep, which is bad for my beauty. What are you going to do if my shiny fur gets dull? Hmm?â
âUgh⊠Iâm sorry.â
âGood. I will have you tailor clothes for me today as an apology, okay?â
âEhh!? Donât you have to go to sleep early todayâŠ?â
âHmm, it canât be helped. We canât have your skin get rough either⊠so do it as soon as possible, okay? Iâm looking forward to seeing âthatâ design take shape!â
âUgh, yeaaahâŠâ
It seems that Mariel-chan promised to make a costume for Ruby.
Mariel-chan replied reluctantly, but her mouth immediately broke into a smile as if she was happy to hear Rubyâs words, filled with expectation.
Iâm envious of Mariel-chan because she used to be a self-made cosplayer and is apparently good at sewing.
I wish I could make something for Mashiro and Kurogane, too, but my talent in the creative direction is not very good⊠Iâm sure I left my artistic sense in my Okaasamaâs belly.
How nice, I wish I could talk to them about cooking, which is my specialty⊠ah, not good.