Event Scenario/The Amiable Otaku
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 Kuala Lum |
"I'm home~" | |
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| After that... We asked Kuala Lum to take us to her place of residence. | ||
| Kuala Lum |
"Mmhmhmm. Magic big sis did a great job today too~. Gimme them compliments~, Mr. Otaku♪" | |
| Kuala Lum was looking up at the ceiling and was waving her hand as we proceed through a curious shop, which we are not sure if it is a bookshop or a general store. I don't know what the significance of this action is. Is it a special greeting in another world? | ||
 Dr. Gloria |
"I knew it, this is the otherworld after all." | |
| Dr. Gloria |
"...but only for Big Brother and everyone else." | |
| Kuala Lum |
"Hmhmmhmm, everyone is so stunned eh~? Can't blame you all for that, though?" | |
| Kuala Lum |
"I was also surprised when I first arrived in this other world~. All the buildings are tall and the roads are well paved." | |
| Kuala Lum |
"Even when I walk around in normal clothes, I get all kind of stares everywhere." | |
| Dr. Gloria |
"I can't blame them. Flamarinians basically dress like exhibitionists in the first place." | |
| Kuala Lum |
"What surprised me the most was, um, what they called electricity~ I don't really understand how it really works, but it's like... they store lightning magic and use it to live?" | |
| Dr. Gloria |
"Ah, I know what you are talking about, there is no electricity in Iris Cloud. Magic and sorcery are used instead to support the lives of the common people." | |
| Kuala Lum |
"? The little doctor knows about electricity? You are indeed a genius~, a genius doctor~♪" | |
| Dr. Gloria |
"I mean-" | |
| While an amused Kuala Lum patted her head (nonsensically), Dr. Gloria began to say something unbelievable. | ||
| Dr. Gloria |
"This otherworld, is probably, Doctor's 'true home'." | |
| Kuala Lum |
"What do you mean...?" | |
| Conductor |
Dr. Gloria was originally from another world who wandered into Iris Cloud. | |
| Kuala Lum |
"Eeh~, really~? I did thought you were a strange girl~?" | |
| Dr. Gloria |
"I don't want a Flamarinian of all people to call me a strange girl." | |
| Conductor |
I see, so that's why Dr. Gloria has been observing here and acting strangely. This must have been a familiar and nostalgic home for you. | |
| Dr. Gloria |
"Yes. Maybe... I don't know for sure that this is the world where Doctor used to live." | |
| Dr. Gloria |
"The level of civilization is close. Maybe it's a different country, even if it's the same other world. Perhaps this is a country in the Far East - Japan?" | |
| Kuala Lum |
"Oh my my, how well do you know it? It's true~ there is a Nishikese-like culture here, but this seems to be a country called Japan, doesn't it~?" | |
| Dr. Gloria |
"Of course it is, the military-looking people you saw earlier seemed to be speaking Japanese." | |
| Kuala Lum |
"Little Gloria, can you understand the language of people from this otherworld?" | |
| Kuala Lum |
"Amaa~zing♪ I've been living here for a year now and I still don't understand a word of it, and I even have to make hand gestures with Mr. Otaku~?" | |
| Dr. Gloria |
"I'll give you a 'Intimate Talk Pal' too, Miss Kuala Lum. It's a great tool that translates into any language." | |
| Kuala Lum |
"Oh my my~, that's very helpful~ It's a pity that I only knew the meanings of a few words after a year of living here~." | |
| Kuala Lum |
"Like, 'Since you called me a goddess, you're probably complimenting me'... I was only somewhat reading the vague nuances of the conversation~" | |
| Conductor |
You're still a great communicator. You are indeed 'Flamarine's Peacemaker'. | |
| Kuala Lum |
"Mhmmhmm. But I'm really happy~ Now I can properly thank Mr. Otaku who's been taking care of me for so long~♪" | |
| Kuala Lum |
"Mr. Otaku~, I'm coming in~? I have something to tell you-" | |
| Conductor |
Just as Kuala Lum floated over and peeked into the shop's back yard, a violent noise and a shout that seems to belong to a middle-aged man can be heard. | |
| Mr. Otaku |
"●☆■×◎▲~!?" | |
| Kuala Lum |
"Oh no~? Is there a problem with the translation device~, I still can't understand what Mr. Otaku is saying~?" | |
| Dr. Gloria |
"It seems like he's just ranting normally... It's the same as animal noises, so it's impossible to translate." | |
| Mr. Otaku |
"......Tch!" | |
| Dr. Gloria |
"I guess calling someone an 'animal' is rude to someone we've just met, isn't it? Um, I'm sorry for interrupting, but Doctor and friends are-" | |
 Mr. Otaku |
"......! ......!" | |
| The middle-aged man who seemed to be "Mr. Otaku" also uttered an inarticulate voice and ran away briskly. He then locked himself up in a room at the backyard. | ||
| Dr. Gloria |
"Uh, what? Did Doctor say something strange...?" | |
| Kuala Lum |
"Mr. Otaku, he doesn't like to chat with other people~. This is just a guess, but it seems that Mr. Otaku is of a species called hikkikomori." | |
| Dr. Gloria |
"Species." | |
| Kuala Lum |
"Yes~ The hikkikomori species are probably forbidden to interact with others for religious reasons? It's like they are not allowed to talk to other people~♪" | |
| Kuala Lum |
"I tried for a year to befriend him in every way I could. In the end, I couldn't even talk to Mr. Otaku face-to-face even once~" | |
| Dr. Gloria |
"So Kuala Lum is just living here on her own rather than staying with him...?" | |
| Kuala Lum |
"Mr. Otaku doesn't talk a lot but he is very kind. He takes care of me kindly, preparing meals and beds for me and so on~" | |
| Kuala Lum |
"Instead, he makes me wear something like the magical big sis outfit from earlier and takes photos of me with his camera~. I think that's probably a religious ritual of the shut-in tribe too~" | |
| Dr. Gloria |
"Are you sure you're okay? Did Mr. Otaku and the others do anything weird to you?" | |
| Kuala Lum |
"No it's all alright~, Mr. Otaku is a gentleman~♪" | |
| Conductor |
I'm more curious than that. This Mr. Otaku, who we only saw for a moment, wasn't he wearing the costume of an officer in the Eisengrad army? | |
| Kuala Lum |
"Oh my, how did you notice that! This is supposed to be another world, but every once in a while I remember seeing things that exist in Iris Cloud~." | |
| Kuala Lum |
"It seems that the military uniform Mr.Otaku was wearing, and this magical big sis's costume I'm wearing, were originally from our world - our Iris Cloud world~. | |
| Kuala Lum |
"It seems that every so often, such 'flotsams' drift into this otherworld, and Mr. Otaku seems to have a hobby of collecting such things..." | |
| Conductor |
So Mr. Otaku picked up Kuala Lum and protected her as an extension of his 'hobby'. | |
| Dr. Gloria |
"Speaking of familiar. That monster, the one they call the Jyaku, was a Mist Monster too, no matter what you think." | |
| Dr. Gloria |
"That kind of monster shouldn't have existed in our world." | |
| Dr. Gloria |
"What do you mean? Why would something like that drift here, like a flotsam?" | |
| Dr. Gloria |
"Is Iris Cloud and Doctor's home world - this otherworld, starting to blend together?" | |
| Conductor |
It's a bit tricky. I'd like to know how to get back to my home world, and if it's not a problem, I'd like to use this place as a safe base and do some research. | |
| Kuala Lum |
"Oh, I'll talk to Mr.Otaku about it~." | |
| Kuala Lum |
"Hellooo~, Mr. Otaku, can I let my friends live here too~?" | |
| Dr. Gloria |
"......" | |
| Conductor |
I'm sorry, Doctor. I'm sure you'd normally be happy to have made it back home, but you look like you've just been slapped in the face. | |
| Dr. Gloria |
"Eh? No, Doctor was sent to Iris Cloud when I was really young, so I don't actually have much attachment to this world?" | |
| Dr. Gloria |
"Doctor never thought I'd want to go back, or that I'd ever be able to go back, until just now." | |
| Dr. Gloria grimaced as she picked up each of the items in the shop. She traced the strings of letters that resemble ancient St. Irish with her fingertips. | ||
| Dr. Gloria |
"Ah, but... It's still a bit nostalgic, eheheh♪" | |