217-Frame play




 

'Well, I guess the main way to play is to turn and bump each other around like this.......by the way!

 I take a new panel out of my pocket and throw it to the floor in the same way.

 Then I hit the first one I threw with great force and popped it off.

'Oh, I see!'

That's easy to understand!

 Perhaps the battle-like element of clashing with each other resonated with their sensibilities, and Roomba and Thor sounded excited.

'Now we just need to show each other our skills with the panels like this?

 I pick up the panel still spinning on the floor and turn it in my hand as if I were scooping it with my hand.

 It's a relatively simple technique called loach scooping or something like that.

'Oh!' You can do that!

 Apparently, Gates is interested in these little tricks.

'By the way, your fingers won't get cut if you put them in your palm, so don't worry about it, Thor?

'Shut up! I can't wait for you to give me the frame!

 We all laughed at Thor's reaction, but I handed the frames to him and the others.

 I was worried about whether or not they would be able to wrap the cord around it properly, but unlike in my previous life, I often use cord and rope in my daily life, and that's probably why Thor and his friends were able to wrap the cord around it with just one explanation.

 It's different when you're used to it in everyday life, after all.

 If you have been able to wrap the cord around a coma, the rest is easy.

 Place your thumb on top and hold it in front of your chest with your index finger on the side.

 All that's left is to toss it diagonally down and pull the string quickly.

 Thor and the others, hearing my explanation, quickly set up their frames.

'Alright, here we go!'

'Oh! We'll see whose panel stays in the end!

I will win!

 While looking at the three who seem more excited than usual, I take some distance from them.

 The three newcomers to coma throwing the panels in unison. I don't know what will happen.

"Iseh no de!

 Taking Thor's voice as a cue, the three of them threw the panels at each other in unison.

 And the next moment, all at once, gong! Gagagan! There was a rattling sound.

 Then, for some reason, a single frame passed by my face, which was behind me. Then it hit the cupboard behind me and there was the sound of something hitting something and something breaking.

 Utter chaos.

''Ahhhhhh! Yikes! Something's broken in the crockery!

 The frame that flew behind me was Thor's, or maybe it was Thor's, and he turns around and screams sadly.

 I'm sure the dishes are important too, but since he passed right next to my face, I think he should be a little more considerate....

 And then I look at Roomba and Gates, who are also new to throwing.

'Oh! You've hit the wall by misjudging! Gahahaha! Let's throw it again!

Let's try it again....

 Apparently neither of them were able to turn it cleanly.

 Rumba may have put too much effort into it, but he had hit the panel against the wall as hard as he could.

 The walls of Thor's house were clearly dented.

 Gates may not have landed the frame cleanly, but he was sliding on the floor paralyzed.

 They both showed a classic example of a brilliant failure.

'What broke?' 

 As I watched Roomba and Gates happily rewinding the string, Thor, who had recovered, approached the cupboard with a cry of frustration.

''Well maybe I pulled the string too far when I threw the frame.

 I've never seen a situation where it flew right behind me so far, so I can't rule it out. But I can only assume so.

"What the hell is that? You said Al told you that if you pull it when you pitch it, it spins better!

There are limits to what you can do.

 As expected, I didn't expect him to fly backwards either.

 I should have been more concerned about Thor, who was even worse at it, and put up a shield.

''Ahhhhhh!

What's up, Thor?

 As I'm thinking about this, Thor makes the oddest noise again.

 I turn around to see Thor there, holding a pretty blue cup in his hand.

 It's a cup that is out of place for a cup in Thor's house, and it's a cup that must have cost a fair price.

 Did Murat buy it because he was excited to drink tea, or something like that?

...This is my sister's favorite cup. Lord Elinora gave it to me a long time ago as a gift from her in King's Landing.

"...what? Sister Emma's?

 I'm glad it wasn't something that Mr. Murat was excited to buy.

 But things are going badly enough.

 I once played catch in the dining room with sister Elinora and got mad at her for breaking Mother Erna's cup.

 Women are pretty much rooted in the things they break, aren't they?

 No, but since it's the kind sister Emma, I'm sure she'll forgive me if I apologize honestly.

'Ah! You're hitting the wall again! Hard to keep up with the force, isn't it?

Are you sure you're not overworking yourself? A little more relaxed, like this...

 Kalalalalalaala!

"...don't you think Gates is relaxing too much?

...Maybe you're right.

 While Thor froze in shock, Roomba and Gates were happily spinning the panel, happy and worried.

 This one looks so relaxed and happy.

'Al! Can't you do something about the magic? Magic like this broken cup being fixed!

'You can use magic to heal physical wounds, but not the kind of magic that would fix something like a cup.

Oh, no...

 When I respond to him once and for all, Thor turns blue in the face.

 Unfortunately, there are some things even universal magic can do and some things it can't.

 The truth is I don't know, but there may be such a magic, but at the very least, I can't use it to fix a broken cup right now.

 It's a good thing that you're not going to have to worry about it.

 When I was about to suggest an honest apology, Thor looked up with a bang and said, "I'm sorry.

''Well then, no rice then! 

Rice?

 What is this guy talking about? 

 Had the shock of breaking my sister's cup finally gone to my head?

Al, as you said the other day. They say rice is sticky!

'Oh, I see. As I said, I don't have any rice that I just cooked? But I just dropped off the rice at Celia's, so maybe you could run in and share a few grains with me?

'Oh, yes! I'll be off for a bit!

 Thor takes my advice and runs out of the house with a hopeful look on his face.

 It's obvious that he doesn't have the option of honestly apologizing and getting angry. But it's refreshing to see it come to this point.

 I can't help but sympathize with its efforts to somehow cover up the evidence of its destruction, so I'll be watching it warmly.

'Oi! Al, check it out! You're not getting your coma right!

You'll have to look at me, too.

 Roomba, who keeps hitting the wall from earlier, and Gates, who keeps rolling the frame, finally want to get some advice.

 When I look at the wall in the direction Roomba is throwing it, I hurry to get underneath them, as I see a sinkhole in the wall that looks like it might have been hit with my fist.

 This is going to piss Thor off regardless of whether I broke the cup or not.

 I'll give him a good meal next time.

 With that thought in mind, I put a shield over the wall of Thor's house and gave Roomba and Gates some advice.