400-Life like that





'Alfried, it's Bram! I need to talk to you for a minute!

 Now, just as we were about to play the game of life, an interruption bug knocked on the door.

 At that moment, me and Ra-chan look at each other and hold our breath.

''...........''

'Hey, we were having a conversation earlier! Don't try to pass it off under your breath!

 Tsk, he knocked on the door in a disciplined manner, and I was trying to feign absence, but it seemed that he had detected me by the leaked voice.

 I had no choice but to get up and open the door.

''Well what in the world are you talking about?''

Huh, I don't need to do that. I'll have a duel with you--

'What? I told him to be quiet in the mansion, but I don't think he understood what I meant.

 Bram is about to tell you in a great way, when Alecia's icy cold voice echoes.

 He has a smirk on his face, but his eyes are not smiling at all and you can sense a sense of awesomeness.

''Ah, Miss Alecia, how could you be in Alfried's room at such an hour!

'Of course it's because we're all playing together, right? Why don't you keep breaking in during the day and read the air a little bit?

 I warned him in the daytime when he interrupted my walk, but he didn't learn his lesson and came to me at night to interrupt my game of life, and he was very angry.
It's like...

"Get that man out of my way!

'Ugh! I'm sorry, too.

 In addition, here's a chase for Ra.

 He was looking forward to playing with her the most, and is bitter towards Bram, who often interferes with her.

 Bram is glared at by Alecia and even the young Ra-chan sees him as an enemy.

 He's an annoying guy who blows a duel, but I'm beginning to feel sorry for him.

 Furthermore, if he tells me to go back to my room like this, I won't be able to look at him and it's going to be awkward tomorrow.

The first thing that comes to mind is the fact that it's a good idea for you to play with Bram-sama. We're just about to start playing a game that can be done in large groups.

'Oh, yeah, sure. I'm going to have to mix it up.

 I suggested, and Bram smiled with a bit of a mixture of relief and happiness.

 I don't think he's a bad guy. It's just that he's probably just a bit of a pain in the ass for a number of reasons.

 After making additional Bram's pieces with earth magic, he was ready to go.

''I'll decide on the order first, then you can touch the magic tool and let the magic flow through it.

Yeah!

 When I said that, Ra-chan nodded and held his hand over the magic tool and let the magic flow through it.

 Then the roulette on it spun vigorously.

 It seems that he had poured out a little more magic power.

''Haha, spinning, spinning!''

 Still, Ra-chan is smiling innocently at the spinning roulette.

 It spins just enough to shed a bit of magic, but I'm enjoying it, so I won't say anything to water it down.
Ugh.

 The roulette stopped as the needle hit and the rotation force dropped.

"Six!

The person with the higher number is the one who moves the piece. Also, when you move your piece, you must turn it in the same way.

All right. I'll get the next one.

 Just like that, Alecia, Bram, Eric, and I spin the roulette to determine the order.

 Alecia has eight, I have four, Bram has two, and Eric has one.

 So the order was Alecia, Ra-chan, me, Bram, and Eric.

 By the way, the roulette wheel is limited to eight. It's not a very big number, and if the number is too big, the game will be over in an instant.

So it's okay to start with me?

''Yes, we just need to follow the events of the stopped squares. You will all start out as commoners and your possession will be three silver coins.

'I'm a commoner I can't wait to see what life will be like in this play.

 Alecia smiles and spins the roulette wheel.

 The number that comes up is two.

 Alecia takes the piece that is placed at the start and advances two squares.

 Then Aleixia read out the events and tilted her head.

I got the herb. I sold it to a peddler for a profit of two silver coins.'

Does this mean more money?

'Yes. I will give you two silver coins.

It's not much, but it's nice to have more money on hand.

 When I handed Alecia the two silver coins made with earth magic, she seemed a little happy.

 It would be an orderly result in the first square.

''I guess I'm next!''

 When Alecia finishes, Ra turns the roulette wheel with a woozy smile on her face.

 The number that came up was three.

'Defeat the demon. Sell the materials and get eight copper coins.'

I've slayed a demon!

You can have eight coppers for defeating the demon, Ra-chan.

 I'll be the facilitator and give Ra-chan a copper coin I made with earth magic.

''I've earned my own money for the first time!

Oh, great.

Yeah, that's great.

 The sight of Ra gazing at the made-up copper coins is dazzling.

 What a pure child. I can't help but want to give him a real copper coin stored in the subspace.

 I think I understand a little bit about the grandfather giving his grandchildren an allowance.

 But Alecia looks awkward when she said the amount is small with two silver coins. He was smiling but seemed unable to speak to me because of the glare.

 Is this what has been lost because of growing up?

''Then I'll be next, right?''

 When it's my turn, I spin the roulette wheel.

 Then the number of the roulette game was five.

'Take a nap in the meadow. One rest.

A break?

Next time it's my turn, that means I'm taking a nap and can't move.

Well, I guess that's what a nap is for.

 Yeah, I can't help it. It would be helpful if my family was as understanding and receptive as Rah's.

'Humph, you're taking it easy, napping out of nowhere at the start.

 And so on and so forth, Bram said in a great way.

 I guess he's burning something like a rivalry.

 But this game of life doesn't necessarily mean you can win if you move on.

''You're next, Bram-sama, but do you understand the rules?''

'I've seen it all from the side, and I know most of it. I'm going to be the first one to rise up and get the strength.

 Bram spins the roulette while staring at us for some reason.

 The number that the roulette pointed at was a seven.

 Bram was feeling superior to the relatively large number, but

I was injured in a battle with a demon. I'll pay you a silver coin for your medical expenses and have one day off.

"Wounded by a demon? That's ridiculous!

 You're no better than me at stopping at a mass that pays and even comes with a vacation.

 I guess that's another way of saying don't rush to live.

'I guess just because a big number comes up doesn't mean good things are going to happen.

 Eric nodded to the side of Bram, who was astonished.

 In fact, the bigger the numbers are in the beginning, the more subtle the events are so that they don't make much of a difference. But that's only in the beginning, though, and after that, it's just appropriate.

 For now, we're going to collect a single silver coin from Bram.

''I'm next........''

 Eric, on his last cue, leans over and spins the roulette.

'Noooo! Another one! Well, if you're going to proceed, even if it's only one--

"Dropped wallet. One square back.

 Eric, who was seething, paused as he read the events of the trout and shouted.

'You! We need to make some more proper trout!

'No, no, no, that's a proper trout!

 It's a proper description of events, and even the reasoning would be convincing.

'I'm not making any progress!

That's what this game is all about.

I don't get it.

 As I explained this, Eric sat back down with his arms crossed.

 Whether or not I'm comfortable with everything that happens in life is another matter. Sometimes it's like that.

'Well, now it's my turn.

 It's everyone's turn and you've got a general idea of what's going on.

 Now, this is where your life will be divided.