Today I'm going to make a reversible using the paint and wooden boards I got in the village the other day.

　Reversi is a game that takes a minute to learn and a lifetime to master. It's a game for two players that may seem shallow but is actually quite profound.

　After writing 8 x 8 squares on the board, all you have to do is cut the board into circles and color them in.

　How easy it is to make! Whoever thought of Reversi first must be a genius.

　While I was thinking that, I painted it with a brush, and it was completed.

I got it!

What's that?

　I don't know when sister Elinora came into my room, but she was biting her head off.
I tug on my sleeve.

"It's a plaything called reversible.

What's that? How do you do it?

　As expected in a world where entertainment is scarce, the appetite for fun is great.

'It's not easy! So in essence, if you have more left at the end, you win!

　Once I taught her the basic rules, sister Elinora was immediately motivated. She looked at the stone with black and white on the front and back and admired it, "Heh.

　That's a great catchphrase. Even Elinora sister seemed to be able to learn it right away.
　By the way, I taught her the rules, but I didn't teach her any tricks.

''I'm going to dye everything in my color!

Okay, Elinora, you first.

　I put down two stones, one black and white, and give the first attack to my sister Elinora.

　Crackle, crackle, and hit each other.

'This one is also sandwiched in between, so it's white.

　Sister Elinora likes to turn over and add more pieces of her own, and she turns over every single one of them early on in the game, looking like she's in a good mood.

　It's too brilliant a bad move.

''Ah, it was taken!''

　I also lifted up Elinora's sister, so when we reached the middle of the game, Elinora seemed to be convinced of victory.

'You're so weak, Al, even though you thought it up yourself.

　It's time to fight back. It's time to fight back.

How about this place? This one, this one, and, oh, it flips over diagonally on its side too.

'What? Huh? Why? Why?

　I found a place full of holes and took away one white stone after another from sister Elinora.

　It's not just a matter of time before you'll be able to get it back. The soy sauce and other definite stones do not move slightly as if to reject the sister Elinora.

You can't hit it there. So I guess I'll pass.

'What? Really.

Not this time.

"...wow.

Oh, I'm free there this time. It's just one flip.

...just one thing.


　And the last turn is over.

The white stone was divided and the black stone was there to cover it.

The result, fifty-six to eight, was my overwhelming victory. Kukuku, it's overwhelming! My army!

　Now, what will be sister Elinora's reaction? I'm curious about her reaction since she was silent at the end.

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

　Elinora's sister, with her mouth hanging open, is looking up at the board.

　I'm not that much of a serious player, but I'm only holding what is called the point.

　Reversi is an eight-by-eight sixty-four square, so if I can get thirty-three frames, I can win.

　You make your opponent take as many stones as possible, and you lose your opponent's opportunities to play.

　Increase the number of fixed stones that can never be turned over again.

　I think those are the three general points.

　If you take the four corners, you won't lose. If you take a lot of edges, you'll win. There are a lot of people who are like that, but surprisingly, it's not so bad.
　My friends say, "Give me the ends! But because I was going for the edges, I would get caught in the stoner trap so easily that everyone would beat me.

　My friends would only go for the edges, so I just learned to fight against them, and I couldn't do C's and X's and all that stuff that intermediate players use, you know?


What's the matter?

This is interesting!

　I called out to my sister Elinora when she didn't respond, and she looked up with a gabber and gave an innocent voice.

''Heh?''

Again! Again!

'Oh, all right, all right. Don't shake my shoulder.


　the fifth time

Again!

Okay.

　tenth time

Again! Now hold the edge!

'What?

　eighteenth time

How can you lose?

Hey, I'm tired of this.

One more time! It's one time!

　Nineteen times.

Yes, with a stoner trap.

'What? I took the edge off!

Okay, done. It's time for dinner.

There's still time!

'What? I said one more time.

Mother Erna said she'd be mad at me if I was late.

Just go! Again!

You can have your brother Silvio do it later!

Al, can we get dinner now? What are you doing?

　I guess we're the only ones not at the table, and Mother Erna came into my room to check on me.

'I'm doing this!'

　Hey, Elinora, what do you think of this? He pointed his finger at Reversi.

'What is it?' .... different colors on the front and back of the round board. There's some sort of line on the board.

　Mother Erna looked at the pointed, reversible stone in her hand with interest.

'I wonder how they play with it?'

　Oh? What's the process?

'Well, let's see, we take turns hitting these stones and sandwiching them between the opponent's stones to make them our own!

Oh, so that's the other side of the coin.

　Sister Elinora and Mother Erna sit down and start to explain the rules.

'So whoever has the most colors of their stone at the end wins!

Oh, it's easier than you think. Do you think I can put the stone down as I please?

You can't put it where you can't get it.

All right. Let's do it.

Yeah!

　So that's what happened.

　I left Erna's mother, who was happy about what she was typing, and Elinora's sisters, who were feeling good about their experience, and headed downstairs to the dining room.


　When we entered the dining room, we were seated in the top seat, like a conference room with Nord Dad in the center. Brother Silvio has already taken a seat as well.

　The dishes are already laid out and ready to eat, but two people are not there.

''Al, what's wrong with Elinora and Erna?''

I'm still in my room.

Well, it won't be long now.

No, I don't think I'll be here any time soon.

What's going on?

'I'd say it was, or I'm obsessed with it,'

Silvio. Go have a look.

Yes, sir.

　Brother Silvio nodded and left the room with Totetete.

''Ahhh. Dad, we're going to be late for dinner today.''

'What? What do you mean?

　After twenty minutes, Brother Silvio did not return, and when the head maid's lightning struck, it was finally dinner.

　That day, Reversi was taken away by Father Nord, and for three days Sister Elinora, Mother Erna, and Brother Silvio had been sulking.

　It turns out that when you give entertainment to a place that is hungry for it, it can be incredibly addictive.

　From now on, I have to be careful when I serve them.





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　I ran out of materials because I made two new reversals for my family.
　Oh no, I didn't expect to make three that quickly...

　I knew that Sister Elinora and Mother Erna would want everything, but I didn't expect Bartolo to want it too. I want to show everything to everyone I know. Someone who is absolutely addicted to it, or something.

　That's why I decided to head to the village today, since I had an appointment with Celia-san.

　The warm spring sunshine felt nice and warm. The plants were swaying in the breeze as if they were rejoicing in the spring.

　Spring and fall are popular with everyone because they provide an impeccable moderate temperature, neither hot nor cold.

　If you ask me which season is my favorite, spring and autumn are the two most likely to come first.

　Summer or winter. There are not many people who answer immediately when asked if they like summer or winter.
Summer is my favorite season. It's delicious.

'Yes, but you don't want to sweat and stuff, do you?'

'Oh, right - so it's winter then?

　There may be many people wandering around, thinking that summer is better in one way or another, or winter is better in another.

　Those people end up in spring and fall. In other words, people are more popular in spring and autumn.

　As I was walking down the street, I arrived at the place where I met my brother and an old man (who was sitting on my ass) when I first met them.

'I don't see either brother or old man today,'

　I look around, hoping that if an old man were here, I would be able to play with him.

　The green, pre-harvest wheat was still swaying in the wind. It seemed to welcome me to the village of Coriat.

　I guess it's only three months away from being a golden carpet.

　I continue down the wheat road (named) to the village square where people are bustling about.

　.........But I wonder if Natalie-san is that scary.......


　When I went to the diner where Celia had business to attend to, there were four men who were lounging around even though it was mid-morning. Oh, there's an old man. Wouldn't Natalie be mad at me? You okay?

　I thought farmers were pretty hard and busy. That's what I thought, but I decided to assume that they had worked early in the morning and were only now coming for a break.

'Oh, Master Alfried. What can I do for you?

'What? Remember? I'm talking about the tools I want to use to make a new dish.

'Oh, ah, yes, you did. Of course I remember.

　Celia waved her hand in a flutter and laughed bitterly.
　You just stopped for about two seconds. I definitely forgot about it.

'I hear you're going to have Logan cook something for me?

Yes, I need a frying pan and everything.

'If it's Logan's house, it's just north of the village chief's house. It's a potted house, and they should be working on it at this time of day, so you should hear some good sounds.

All right. I'll be off.

　I hear a shrill "Yes" from behind me and leave the dining room, but I stop myself.

　It's time to bring some life to the village. With that in mind, I took out the reversible set that I had stored with spatial magic.

What's the matter with you? Don't you know the way?

No, it's not. Play with this one if you want.

　I gave Celia, who tilted her head, a reversible set, gave her a brief lesson on the rules and headed to Mr. Logan's house this time.