Al, do you have anything for us to play with?

'Hmmm. What would you like?

　I open the shelves to look for a toy to satisfy Ra-chan's request to play with everyone.

　By the way, Alecia is away from me, struggling with a kendama.

　Reversi and chess are for two people. It's not quite the same as Rah-chan's request to play with everyone, although it can be played by four people.

　Jenga is great for four players, but I don't think I'd recommend it because it makes a lot of noise and collapses, and the shouting can be annoying at night.

　It was pretty noisy when I did it with Irvine and Malt.

　Once again, I haven't made many games that I can play with four people.

　The shelves are filled with a wooden bamboo dragonfly, figurines made of earth magic, a ping-pong racket, a frisbee, a drawing set, a frame, a ring toss, a kokeshi... it's really a kid's toy box state.

'Wow, it's like a treasure chest!

　Peeking in from the side, Ra-chan exclaims in admiration.

　Surely this could be a treasure chest. At the very least, it contains a lot of my favorite things.

'Hey, Al. What's this box with the round thing on it?

Yeah, it's a grimoire.

　Ra-chan had his eye on a magic tool that he bought in the royal capital.

''Ho, what effect does it have?''

"When you put some magic into it, the disk will spin around and around.

　I let the magic power flow a little bit, and the disc on the magic tool spun around.

''Haha, it's true!　It's spinning!

"...what does this mean?

　Raa and Eric smile innocently and look at each other in a boring way.

'I know what it means. There are so many possibilities for spinning--

　I was about to talk to Eric about the possibilities of spinning when it hit me. About an easy game for four people to play.

'Hey, what's up?'

Wait a minute. I've got a fun idea for a game.

　Leaving Eric looking doubtful, I take out a spinning magic tool and a set of art supplies.

　I unfold a large piece of paper and write squares on it with a pen and write the events on it with a bang.

　When I set up the spinning magic tool on top of it, I make a roulette with earth magic and set up a needle made of paper that looks like a flag on the outside.

''What have you been chiming on the paper just now, making?''

　At this point, the Japanese would know what I want to do.

It's the game of life.

　Yes, what I'm making is a game of life.

　This would be a good idea because you can play it with up to eight people and you won't have to worry about playing it with a large group in the future.

What kind of game is that?

Wait for me to explain it to you now.

　While calming Ra-chan, who asks me with a twinkle in her eye, I prepare the pieces that will be the players.

　Normally, I would insert the pin-shaped pieces into a carriage, but since we don't have cars in this world, I make a carriage for this world.

　After making a small carriage, the pin-shaped player is inserted in the hole from above.

　Since the player is traveling alone at first, it's a good idea to put him or her in the coach seat.

　If you have a partner, you can put a woman next to him or a child behind him.

It's kind of cute!

You're really handy, aren't you?

　Rah loves the miniature carriage set and seems to enjoy looking at it.

　Girls love miniature things like this or dollhouse-like things.

　I think she would be happy if I made something like that for her as a souvenir and gave it to her. I'll try to make one when I have time.

　If I make a doll version of it, Viscount Doll would be very happy.

　Well, I'm sure they'll be busy with the puppet show over there, so I'll just send it to them when the time is right.

　Once we have a player, the next step is money and profession cards.

　Money is a coin in this world, so lowly coins, copper coins, silver coins, gold coins, and gold coins of the right size are refined with earth magic.

''You!　Now you've magically created a copper coin!

'What!　Al, you can make money!

　Maybe it's because I made a copper coin with earth magic, but I can see Eric and Raa's misunderstood reactions.

　Even though the questions mean the same thing, the former is coated in lust for finding a golden tree, and the latter is just pure, innocent praise.

　Because it's symmetrical, it's a clear picture of how dirty Eric is.

'No way. I just used earth magic to mimic a coin.

What's your complication? For a moment, I almost mistook you for a god.

　They say that if a person can make money, they can be promoted to God.

　I mean, why should I be pissed off when that side just misunderstood me on its own?

'Wow, the actual money and the picture are the same, right?'

Yes, especially with a copper coin, you'd think it was the real thing at first glance because of the similarity in color.

　Ra compares it to the real copper coin that Loretta took out.

　When you look at it this way, don't think to yourself that they're similar, even though it makes you feel proud of yourself.

'Maybe if I mix one of them up and use it, they won't know...'

Mix it up?

''Maybe if you mix in a couple of magically created fake copper coins when you pay for ten coppers, the stall won't know.

　It is a trick that has been used at events in the past life.

　While I was busy paying the bill, I heard that they were all foreign ten-yen coins that I thought were 100-yen coins.

"Wow!　Al, you're so smart!

Please don't do this. If you do that, you will degrade yourself as an aristocrat--no, as a human being.

　Loretta chides the innocent Ra-chan with a straight face.

　Yeah, this isn't good for a bit. Let's pick a topic, even if it's a joke.

　Unfortunately, the colors are all earthy, but the size and design are well imitated, so it's not a problem.

'Alright, now that we've got it all set up, let's talk about it.

Alecia, stop that and come quickly!

''Well I'm almost getting the hang of it, but it can't be helped. They're spreading out something that looks interesting and I'll join them.

　Rah-chan called me over and Alecia, who was busy practicing her kendama, came over and sat down.

　From the glimpse I got, it looked like she was still far from getting the hang of it, but let's not go into that.

So how do we play this game of life?

'In a nutshell, you spin the roulette here and advance the pieces by the number that's there. And then we compete to see how much money we have at the finish line.

Oh, so it's all just a game for more money?

　That's what Alecia is all about. It helps that she understands right away.

''Yes, but there are many different paths, and it's up to the person who decides what path they want to take. This way could be adventurers, and the other side could be nobles.''

　Of course, the path of the game of life is different from the one in the previous life.

　You can take up events and professions that properly fit the culture of this world. You can become an adventurer and get rich, a nobleman and increase your taxable income through various businesses, or a merchant. It's different and original than today.

'I see, the very path of life ... so it's a game of life. I can choose a different life than the one I have now, and it's going to be interesting to see the events that go with it.

You've come up with some pretty elaborate games in a short time... Oh, and there's the way of the knight.

Al, wizard!　The wizard!

A wizard's path is right here.

It's true!

　When I showed him the path of the wizard, Ra-chan was pleased.

　However, it's the game of life and life that doesn't always lead you to the path you wish for, but I won't say anything to make you blanch like that.

'Al, let's get on with it!'

Yeah, let's try it then.