In the center of the room stood a cylindrical pedestal, about waist-high. Atop it sat a bluish-white mineral resembling a crystal, the source of the bluish-white light.
Hajime raised his hands on the pedestal, closed his eyes, and concentrated.
The crimson magic gradually seeped into the blue-white light and seeped into the crystal.
Over the past month, Hajime and his companions had been working on not only the restoration of the capital, but also the dissemination of the true myths and history, the clearing of the stigma of the liberators, and the recovery of the artifacts, among other post-war matters.
For them, what happens in this cabin is the most important thing.
All of this is for their most cherished wish and most important goal - to return to their homeland Japan.
In order to achieve this goal, this month of preparation time is necessary.
At this moment, the door of the cabin was suddenly opened.
The person outside the door opened it only a little bit cautiously, appearing very conservative.
"Dad... can Myuu come in?"
The child's voice outside the door asked, her tone as reserved as the way she opened the door. She knew this matter was important, and she was thinking only of her father, not wanting him to be disturbed.
Hajime gently opened his eyes, a smile naturally appearing at the corners of his mouth.
"No problem, come in."
Suddenly, the door was opened grandly and Miao ran in quickly.
"Oh my~" Remia said behind Myuu with a warm smile on her face.
"Huh? Where's Yue-nee?"
"She went to the Empire. There seems to be a minor problem there."
"Oh my, oh my~ Is everything okay?"
"Not only Shizuku and the others, but Kaori and Endo are there too. They're definitely safe."
"That's not what I meant. After all, the people of the Hauriya tribe are all on the Empire's side... I'm worried that Mr. Ælfrelic's mental state won't be able to handle it."
"..."
Miss Lemya's guess was accurate. At this moment, Mr. Alfred was rolling his eyes.
Hajime decided not to think about it anymore.
Myuu climbed onto Shi's feet like a koala, raised his eyes and stared at him and asked.
"Dad, is the God Crystal still okay?"
"Yeah. Although it's only at the minimum level, the training should be going pretty smoothly."
Hajime's gaze dropped downwards, his sharp eyes carefully examining the crystal on the pedestal.
This is the result of Hajime's efforts over the past month - the man-made "God Crystal".
In order to travel to another world, the "Guidance Compass" and the "Crystal Key" are indispensable.
However, ordinary ores cannot withstand the magical energy required to impart conceptual magic and will inevitably be damaged.
If I were just making a tool that would only be used once or twice, it wouldn't matter. But...
"With this, can I go back and forth between Daddy's world and Myuu's world countless times?"
"Well, that should be possible."
Hajime raised one hand from the pedestal and stroked Myuu's head.
"Hmm~" Myuu made a sound, looking very comfortable. Remia narrowed her eyes gently.
"If I return to my hometown, but Myuu and Remia can never return, that would be too unbearable."
"Hehe, thank you for taking so much trouble for us, Hajime-san."
Remia's hand gently rested on Hajime's shoulder. This gesture alone was enough to clearly express her immense trust and love for Hajime.
"That's great! This way, Shia-san and Tio-san will be able to see their family again!"
"That's right. And I also want Cam and Edel-sama to come and see Japan."
If the best future goal was to find a way to travel freely between Earth and Todas, then Hajime would definitely strive for this goal without hesitation.
Hajime's desire to return home was so strong that it became a concept. Therefore, he also hoped that the important people who had established a bond with him in this world would continue to maintain their relationship with their hometown.
Therefore, he needed the most complete materials, minerals with the highest affinity with magic, and materials that would not be damaged no matter how many times they were used.
Those that meet this condition are divine crystals.
However, there are no more God Crystals in the Abyss. This fact had been confirmed using a compass during the material collection phase before the final battle. Perhaps other God Crystals exist somewhere in the world, but without a compass, blindly searching for a needle in a haystack is not a practical approach.
So, the final conclusion is "If there is nothing, create it yourself."
"If Myuu also had magical powers, she could help Dad..."
Myuu looked a little frustrated, making a "meow~" sound (?).
"Don't worry about it. Although the classmates in the class also provide magic power, the magic power of humans is actually just a drop in the bucket."
"I heard that this kind of crystal must have taken more than a thousand years to form, is that correct?"
"That's right. And it only forms where magical energy accumulates by chance."
The chances of this happening by chance are astronomical. Mana is the energy of the planet itself, and generally circulates continuously in nature. Only when several fortuitous factors coincide can it accumulate in one place to the point where it can form crystals. Generally speaking, such an event is impossible.
And that legendary alchemist's labyrinth actually contained this legendary mineral. Thinking about it later, Hajime decided it couldn't be a coincidence.
If there isn't one, then create one yourself. Hajime had this idea because he speculated that Oscar might have done the same thing.
Since the alchemists of the past could do it, I can definitely do it too.
Thus, all the technologies that Hajime had researched on his own were gathered in this small room.
"It's incredible that the 'power of the stars' could be gathered in such a small room."
"So where we are is actually one of the stars in the night sky. I never knew that. It turns out the world isn't flat."
Myuu and Remia spoke one after another, still seemingly unable to comprehend. As they explained, this small room and the pedestal in the center were artifacts imbued with the essence of gravity magic.
The cabin itself is capable of rapidly and extensively drawing the power of the planets—the magical energy of nature. The central pedestal concentrates this absorbed magic and injects it into the top portion, formed by spatial magic, artificially accumulating it there. That's basically how it works. Students, whose magical power far exceeds that of the Todas people, come daily to provide any remaining magic.
The result was very successful. The crystal grew day by day, and the progress was as expected. On this day, it had grown to the point where it could create the "Guided Compass" and the "Crystal Key".
Only when the magic power of crystallization reaches saturation can "holy water" be extracted. However, the magic power of the newly cultivated divine crystal is not yet saturated to that level. However, obtaining the holy water is not the purpose of this trip, so it does not matter.
"If Myuu came to my hometown, maybe he could go to school. He could learn a lot of the knowledge you just talked about."
"Meow! Really?"
"That's right. And you can study with kids your own age, maybe you can make some friends."
"Friends... huh? So, does Dad go to school too?"
"That's right. We study together with my classmates. Aiko is our teacher."
"Meow..."
"what's wrong?"
"Really... can I make friends?"
"..."
There seemed to be a landmine hidden in the unintentional conversation.
What Miao meant was that Dad obviously went to school, so maybe he didn't make any friends?
Faced with such a pure question from Myuu, Hajime didn't know how to respond and looked away awkwardly.
"No, but lately, everyone's been coming to talk to Hajime-san a lot! Especially Endo-san, who often comes to chat with Hajime-san."
"Yeah. That's how it's been lately."
Hajime's tone was strange. It seemed that Remia's consolation had no effect.
He began to realize that his relationship with his classmates was partly his own fault, and there was no room for ambiguity.
Seeing his father's embarrassed look, Miao seemed to realize that he had accidentally stepped on a landmine, and his eyes wandered around helplessly.
"Hajime-san, what are you doing? Why are you bothering Myuu-chan so much?"
"Did anything happen while we were away?"
Shia and Tio returned from the Demon King's Castle.
The two entered the cabin and noticed that the atmosphere was not right. They tilted their heads in confusion. Miao Li started beside them and ran towards them.
"I'm telling you! Dad has no friends—"
“Oh my, Myuu! Stop it!”
"Remia, don't worry about me. It makes me more embarrassed. Myuu, I'm sorry that dad is a marginal person."
After hearing what the three of them said, Shia and Tio also got a rough idea.
The two nodded deeply to each other and smiled brightly.
"I haven't had any contact with anyone other than my family in the sixteen years since I met Miss Yue, so what?"
"That's nothing! I've lived in this secret village for over five hundred years, and I don't even have a single friend of my generation who can speak to me without using honorifics!"
Myuu was very surprised because she had many friends. Not only in [Enishen], but also in the past month, she had made friends with many children living in Feyalbergen.
Even many non-human beings are Myu's friends.
As an overwhelmingly social person, Myuu couldn't understand how it was possible for him to have no friends. Therefore...
"Let's end this topic here!"
Miao Ke had no hobby of tap dancing in a minefield. She was a smart little girl.
Hajime accepted her kindness calmly and immediately changed the subject.
"Is everything okay with the demon tribe?"
"It looks perfectly fine."
"Well, it seems there's nothing wrong at the moment."
Shia and Tio reported one after another, and naturally stood close to Hajime's left and right.
The two women's plump and soft breasts were squeezed and deformed.
Shia and Hajime's relationship was unlike that of ordinary companions, and the distance between Tio and Hajime was far greater than that of ordinary companions. The fact that Hajime naturally allowed them to treat him this way was the best proof of this.
"By the way, Master, you look really good with black hair. It's just like me."
Tio reached out a hand and straightened Hajime's hair.
As Tio had said, Hajime's hair was no longer white. Furthermore, his right eye was no longer covered by an eye patch, revealing a prosthetic eye that closely resembled a normal human eye. His arm had also been replaced with a prosthetic limb covered in artificial skin, giving it a clean, sharp appearance. Of course, his vampire transformation had also been lifted.
“Actually, I’m still a little uncomfortable with it.”
"Myuu too."
In Shia and Myu's minds, the image of Hajime was that of a man with white hair, and now Hajime's appearance seemed strange to them no matter how they looked at him.
"Why, you don't think it's suitable for me?"
"No, that's not what I meant."
"Yeah! Dad is handsome no matter what!"
"Yes, this style suits you very well, Hajime-san. Your hair was originally black, right?"
"That's right. What I'm saying is... since I'm going home, I should try to look as normal as possible."
Hajime said shyly, scratching his cheek.
"However, hair color can be changed at any time using a magical artifact, and prosthetic limbs and eyes can be replaced instantly. Although it may be unlikely... but if it is necessary to fight again in the future, I will return to my old appearance."
This must be Hajime's way of drawing a line between himself and others.
White hair, demonic eyes, and prosthetic limbs represent himself when fighting in another world.
If he wants to live a peaceful daily life in Japan in the future, he must first change himself from the outside, and use this to encourage his mentality to change accordingly.
“Is that so? Well then, I hope Hajime-san can keep his hair black forever!”
Shia narrowed her eyes and began to rub her bunny ears. Myuu, Remia, and Tio all agreed with her, their voices very gentle.
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