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Just another Isekai Lover~

Chapter 177: What about the Power Supply?

Leaving the manga room in the first house, I headed to the next one.

Looking inside, I found Haruka, Tsubaki, and, for some reason, Touya. He was supposed to be outside just a moment ago, so when did he…?

“Oh…”

Haruka and Touya, upon seeing me, froze with apologetic expressions. They were tightly holding game controllers in their hands. On the TV screen was a famous console fighting game.

“Oh? I know this. I’ve never played it, but I’ve seen it many times in gaming videos. It was popular over there, right?”

“…Sorry, Chief, we’ll be right back.”

Touya, looking downhearted, seemed like he was about to cry. Maybe he couldn’t forgive himself for letting his guard down.

He’s always reliable, so I tend to misunderstand, but he’s just turned sixteen, so this is normal behavior for him. Honestly, I feel relieved to see this side of him. I didn’t feel any sense of blame at all.

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“The security outside is perfect. It’s fine to play a little. Besides, since you can play games here… Wait a minute. Why are you able to play? What about the power supply?”

I didn’t realize it at first, but you can’t play games if there’s no power supply for the TV and the console. There’s no way there’s electricity running through here… What’s going on? As I thought about it, I quickly examined where the cables led to and found them plugged into a black box I didn’t recognize. There was a lid on the top of the box, and when I opened it, I found magic stones inside.

“A magic device for generating electricity, huh? But what about the voltage… Does fantasy correction work on this too?”

“My appraisal says it’s a ‘charged magic device.’ Seems like it’s made in the kingdom, and the creator seems to have a Japanese-sounding name, I guess.”

Haruka spoke with a slightly mischievous attitude. Indeed, the name of the creator sounded Japanese. Maybe it was made by someone with a profession like “Magic Technician.” However, I had no idea such a thing existed.

“There were some amazing people in the kingdom. …But seriously, after the manga café, now it’s a game center. The village chief here really does whatever they want… Well, they have good taste.”

“Chief, there are quite a few titles here that are the latest ones. Both the consoles and the games are almost complete. And look at this, the manufacturing date of this one is relatively new too.”

Saying so, Haruka held up what looked like a bag of potato-chips. There were also several Plastic bottles discarded. Although they were all empty, the manufacturing dates were all recent. All of them were produced after we were transferred to this world. From manga to games, and even food… It feels like you can order anything here.

(Even though they’re both village chiefs, it seems like their abilities are completely different. In terms of living comfortably, they’re definitely superior to me. Or rather, is this already the strongest?)

“All right, let’s collect all of this too. It’s important research material. Let’s bring it back and examine it carefully! Of course, you two will come along, right?”

“Yes, please leave it to me!”

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“Ah, unfair! I want to do it too!”

Seizing the territory and confiscating it. It feels a bit shady, but since it’s been discarded, there’s no problem. I want to believe there’s no problem. I felt grateful to the unseen village chief and decided to take it back.

Afterward, we looked around the property, but there were no new discoveries, and the investigation ended in about an hour. By the way, the third house was empty. It was disappointing not to know what it had been used for.

“Keisuke-san, what should we do with the barrier here? It doesn’t seem necessary to maintain it forcibly…”

With preparations for withdrawal complete, Sakura asked about maintaining the barrier.

“Hmm. There’s a beach nearby, so the fishmen would be delighted, wouldn’t they? It seems like you could even have a beach party, so it could be used as entertainment.”

“I see, that’s a good idea.”

We’ll observe the situation for a while before deciding, but eventually, we should be able to put it to good use.

“There’s one thing I’m curious about though.”

“Curious?”

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“This place was clearly abandoned for a long time, right? But there’s no sign of it being ransacked. Even though there are orcs roaming around… Isn’t that strange?”

“Indeed… The inside of the houses was also clean.”

“I don’t really get it either… But it feels like leaving it as it is might be the right choice.”

It was that rare sixth sense again. I haven’t felt it in a while. Of course, there’s no evidence… but…

“However, let’s remove the teleportation circle. I don’t think there is, but it would be bad if the other village chief were to use it.”

“I understand. We’ll withdraw, leaving behind a rear guard unit.”

“Understood. Let’s follow Commander Sakura’s orders.”

Thus, the investigation was completed.

I plan to continue searching, but the area is too wide. Since this is likely to be a long-term project, it was decided to proceed slowly and carefully.

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After returning to Nanasia, a meeting was immediately held. The agenda was, of course, about the harvest from this time.

Japanese culture, which I hadn’t seen in a long time. Once I saw it, my fading desires were revived. I’m interested in the village chief of the kingdom too, but I can’t resist immediate entertainment.

“What we collected today will be open to the public as entertainment facilities. I don’t feel the need to hide them.”

“The beastmen should be fine with it, but are you sure about the Japanese? Won’t they be influenced by the village chief of the kingdom?”

“There’s a possibility as Tsubaki says, but we could just accept that. I think it would be worse to hide it secretly and then have it exposed.”

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“That’s certainly not good.”

Tsubaki’s concerns are understandable, but if we waver because of that, it’ll be the same with other reasons. We’ll end up worrying about everything.

“It’s better than rumors spreading about some people monopolizing it, right?”

“Yeah, I agree with Sakura. It can be a way to relax on holidays, and it shouldn’t be that bad.”

Anyway, it’s a good thing that the entertainment elements are increasing. There might be some among the beastmen who are interested, and honestly, I want to enjoy it too. Since Tsubaki seems to be convinced and there were no negative opinions from other members, it was decided to prepare a dedicated building and open it up.

(At least in the beginning, it’s going to be quite crowded for a while. It seems like it would be better to appoint a dedicated caretaker to manage it.)

– The village chief of the kingdom is estimated to be a male in his mid-teens.

– The village chief of the kingdom moved his base several months ago or is already deceased.

– There is someone among the village chief or villagers who has the skill to order Japanese goods.

– There are Japanese people in the kingdom who can create special magic tools. Currently, it is highly likely that they have relocated to the empire.

– The orc-infested area had more orcs roaming around than expected. It was at a level where ordinary people without combat abilities couldn’t survive.

– The sea on the northern side of the continent was entirely sandy beaches. There were only naturally occurring driftwood, and there were no traces of civilization.

– Among the dungeons in the kingdom, 50 were surrounded by barriers. One dungeon near the capital was also secured.

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