#T/N: Adapted to a Bonus Chapter of Tate no Yuusha no Toaru Ichinichi vol 3. Can be read on mangadex as ch 22.5
“The seas offshore have become turbulent since the wave occurred.”
Currently, we are looking offshore from the beach.
WIth the medical treatment for the three heroes having been completed, even though we’re in a situation where we should be having a meeting, it was decided that the meeting would be held at a later date.
According to the Queen, it was, seemingly, to give them time to accept the fact that they had been defeated and face reality.
Looking at the dark clouds continuing to linger far offshore also contributed to my unease.
The Cal Mira Archipelago has warm and tranquil waters, where storms would never reach… or so they say, but… here I am, witnessing this bizarre scenery…
A small storm is brewing on the horizon. It not even coming close was a bizarre sight, but seeing no one questioning said sight made me realize that this is a different world.
Though, aside from that, the sea is calm and beautiful.
The clear emerald green sea and the pure white sandy beach, which definitely cannot be seen in modern Japan, reminded me of Hawaii and Guam.
No… maybe even more beautiful than that.
With it even shining prismatically from time to time, perhaps due to the sand in this beach being mixed with substances that are not found in the world of modern Japan.
Combined with the fact that the island glows red at night, emitting a mysterious light at times. That’s why it’s so bright even at night.
“It can’t be helped,” Raphtalia commented.
“Yaaay~”
Seemingly out of boredom, Filo started swimming in the sea.
Nowadays, she’s even become able to swim in either of her filolial and human forms.
I was thinking of renting a swimsuit and enjoying a temporary vacation on the beach, but I can’t seem to relax whenever I see the storm in the distance…
Well, I can’t help but feel that Raphtalia and Filo’s swimsuits are attracting strange gazes from their surroundings.
Even so, the swimsuits here are quite modern looking. Like the swimsuit that Raphtalia is currently wearing being a bikini, one that is normally seen on the beach in Japan.
“You see, Onee-chan did try to wear the swimsuit Filo is wearing right now~”
“Filo! Didn’t I tell you not to say anything about it!”
The one Filo wore is the school swimsuit, in navy blue. Just who the hell spread this kind of swimsuit in this world!?
… Well, it must have been spread by a hero who was summoned in the past.
“Despite being a kid just until recently, you’ve chosen quite the bold swimsuit.”
“This was all they had!”
“Oh, I see.”
Raphtalia prioritizes her mission to fight the waves after all. I expected such an answer.
… Well, I suppose it would be natural for Raphtalia if she was a child.
This is a different world in the first place. Would they even have a habit of buying specialized clothing just to enter the sea? I’ve heard that going completely naked was also normal in Japan’s case back then, so them going in naked for this world could be normal…
“Raphtalia, how have you been dressing yourself when going into the sea?”
“I wore a loincloth and a sarashi.”
“Well, it’s a safe choice… Wait, is it really safe?”
I guess I’ll say it’s safe for convenience.
“We are here on the beach after all, I suppose we could go and play something.”
“What are we going to be playing with?”
“If it’s with Raphtalia… maybe we can play beach volleyball if we could get a ball? Oh, the heroes are also here.”
Are they here for a change of pace or something? The other heroes, aside from me, look to be relaxing on the sandy beach in their own ways.
Motoyasu is… picking up girls and bragging about himself as usual? I could even hear him saying that he can surf. Well, this is you we’re talking about, so I’m sure you could. It’s a wonder how you even ended up as a gamer.
Itsuki is… lounging on a beach chair with sunglasses on!? He’s even downing the juice given to him by that person in squirrel costume, acting like a waiter..
What are you, a rich guy!? It doesn’t fit your character!
And… Ren was in his usual outfit, looking enviously towards his comrades enjoying themselves on the beach. He can’t swim, after all.
Ah, looks like he got stopped by the Queen when he was about to go hunting. The Queen then made her way towards me with Ren.
“What is it?”
“I’m thinking of holding an event on the beach to deepen your friendships before the meeting, so I’d like to hear the opinions of the heroes.”
When I turn my gaze, Ren looks uncomfortable. But he doesn’t seem to have anything in particular to say.
Motoyasu and Itsuki sensed the situation and made their way over here.
“Since we’re here, how about we enjoy the sports of Sir Heroes’ world?”
Hmm… It’s not that I don’t know what the Queen’s intentions are.
Other than deepening the relationship between us, she also had the intention to make the heroes properly recognize the high physical abilities of Raphtalia and myself.
But will these guys agree to it?
“I don’t mind, but…”
At the same time I gave my agreement, the heroes nodded along and sharpened their eyes.
Yeah, it’s something to be curious about, and they don’t seem to have any intention of objecting anyway.
“Let’s get started. What kind of sports are there in Sir Heroes’ world?”
“Maybe soccer? Or basketball?” said Motoyasu.
“Hmm… baseball,” said Ren.
“Airsoft!” yelled Itsuki.
Soccer, basketball, and baseball would be fine, but we don’t have enough people.
But airsoft? Seriously?
“We’re on a sandy beach, are we not? Wouldn’t it be better to do something related to it instead? Like beach volleyball or beach flags?”
“What is it about airsoft that you’re dissatisfied about!”
“Think about procuring equipment, we’ll end up doing it with real guns instead! Do you really want to kill each other!?”
“Ugh…!”
“Well then. Please do teach me about what kind of game it is and its rules.”
“Ah… So…”
And so, each of us explained the various competitive sports that are limited to what we could do on the sandy beach, then the Queen would decide and host them.
For some reason, the competition proceeded with us heroes being the referees.
Well, with the adventurers on this island seemingly having quite the amount of spare time, they’ve been hyping the excitement about the team battle that was going to occur between the heroes’ companions.
It’s like a little sports day.
“Next is watermelon splitting”
“…”
Well, it’s a nice sport to play on the beach. The problem is that watermelons don’t exist in other worlds, so any round fruit would do.
After explaining the rules, Filo has herself blindfolded and spun around after moving a far distance away from the fruit.
“Forward, forward!” I said.
“Go back! Back!”
There are many, many people who gave out directions that were the opposite of mine… Oh well, that’s just how this game is played after all.
“This way~!”
Without hesitation, Filo runs to the fruit and smashes it with all her might. And of course, by putting that much force into it, the fruit splattered all over the place.
Eeh! Seriously!
Like that, the various competitions continued on.
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“We’ll be having mud wrestling matches next! Whoever wins this match, will get 200 points! There’s still a chance for a comeback!”
A gong then mysteriously sounded, and before I knew it, Raphtalia and Bitch were glaring at each other in a mud ring even though it was a sandy beach.
The excitement of the audience reaches its climax, as passionate cheers fill the air.
The male voices… are especially noisy.
Come on, remember. Just how did it come to this?
If I remember correctly, Motoyasu was babbling about mud wrestling or something. I was talking to Ren and Itsuki about the possible remaining competitive beach sports back then, so I was too late in realizing it. How did he even get to arrange this bout anyway?
“Hey, Motoyasu! This is supposed to be something you do on the beach, so why mud wrestling!?”
“Yeah!” said Itsuki.
“It’s strange no matter how you look at it,” Ren commented.
Where did you even get the mud from… oh, magic. How convenient, considering how difficult it must be to turn the place muddy…
“It’s slipping off! I can see it slipping off! Ren, Itsuki! We couldn’t see it when we tried to peek, so burn this scene into your eyes!”
What the hell is this guy saying?
“Oh… is that so…”
“It doesn’t matter what you say, he won’t listen.”
“Yes…”
Ren and Itsuki gave up after seeing Motoyasu’s reaction.
This competition doesn’t involve your companions after all.
Especially Itsuki, is that fellow of yours wearing a squirrel costume in charge of the punchline or something? That person was just ridiculously flying in the air while screaming “Fueeee” throughout the event today…
During the tug-of-war, Filo pulled with all her might… and obviously, that person got sent flying into the sky in a spectacular fashion. Looking like some sort of Japanese giant flying squirrel.
“Gnnnn……”
“Fnnn……”
Bitch threw mud onto Raphtalia’s face, aiming to shove her from behind in her moment of blindness.
“Haah!”
“I won’t let you!”
Raphtalia twisted her body with all her strength, dodging Bitch’s shove before pushing her away.
And then with a ping sound, a trap, or rather, a random trap, activated in the place where Bitch was. Such was suggested by the heroes’ companions to the Queen, thinking that it’d be boring to just compete normally.
Wasn’t Bitch in charge of setting up this trap?
Ah, she self-destructed by the trap she set up to embarrass Raphtalia?
“Ah!”
A plate made of a large flat stone fell onto Bitch’s head. Making a resounding sound of a nice hard smack.
Serves you right! All is well if the result is good!
“Agh!” Bitch falls forward into the mud.
“Raphtalia-onee-chan, playing in the mud is so fun~!”
“Is that so? It’s a little sticky and I want to wash it off quickly…”
“Looking good. That angle! Erotic! So erotic!”
Even though his beloved Bitch got knocked out, the excited Motoyasu was looking at Raphtalia and Filo playing in the mud as well as Bitch’s raised ass who sunk into the mud in a very stupid position.
Well… it was a good way to relieve boredom, and the day’s event ended while I was feeling good.
