12. Drawing Witch

Author's Note : Main characters appear from here.

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After I got home and took a nap, I drive the car toward the station. 

I park the car in the parking lot in front of the station and enter the only coffee shop here. 

After a while, my phone shake.

[I arrived at the station, SHINO](TN: SHINO was written in english)

I smiled witty and returned a mail. 

[Rafaero, In front of the station, Minoru]

(TN: Rafaero name of the cafe, and if you don't get their mail composition, They put their name on their mail when they send, so SHINO is the name of the sender on the first mail)

A woman in a sovage wearing a soft suit comes in front of me and sits silently.(TN: Sovage is a name of a fashion brand)

"Oh, it's been a long time" (Shino)

"...... No way did I expect you to use the【ORDER】"(Minuro)

Between us, when we receive【ORDER】, we have to rush and meet together. 

It is the only fixed rule that exists in our group without any other restrictions.

"I'm sorry, I will talk about it when everyone came."(Minuro)

"Oh, I think Miya can't come, We met in Paris last week, but it is probably going to be a place of conflict by now." 

"Why are you so stupid? When I say conflict place, it is Syria." (Minuro)

"I do not know that place, but perhaps it is not a place that can receive emails." (Shino)

" Really ... ... then how about leader and Tatsuhiko? " (Minuro)

"They will come. For sure, to receive【ORDER】mail from you, I thought what kind of trap is it" (Shino)

"Where that come from!"(TN: Not sure about this " どこの孔明だよ！") (Minuro)

"What are you talking about?, We are like an army and staff officer."(Shino)

That right, We feels like we are been doing the role like deputy leader, strategist, and staff officer.

"That kinda surprising thing to hear .... But, in terms of frequency this is the fourth time?" (Minuro)

The【ORDER】was already invoked three times . 

Leader twice, Tatsuhiko once. 

"Although I think that it was a command not related to you and Miya" (Minuro)

"So I should be glad to be here?"(Shino)

"Do whatever you like" (Minuro)

She turned her head furiously, I order tea on the waitress.

"Oh yeah, about the pendant you designed, It was bought by someone ."

Accurately it is a goat. 

"I do not mind. Even if the owner see it he won't know, because I know that I did not put my inscription in it. So there no a problem even if you give it away" (TN:Kinda hard to get but continue reading this chapter so you will know what she meant) 

They should be here any minute now.

Her name is Tsumura Shino , She is a gifted girl who launched the SHINO brand all by himself.

In the university her name is known as the Drawing Witch. 

I don't know how many designs she have created, and also she have wide field of expertise.

She said that after she pass the University Entrance Exam, it seems she have created a "drawing that manipulate human emotion" on the spot. 

"When I made four drawings and showed them to the four examiners, they were laughing, angry, happy and crying"

It seems possible to manipulate the hippocampus of people through drawings, and by amplifying the emotions it is easy to appear. (TN: Hippocampus is part of the brain that regulates emotion)

It is a very wonderful talent, and also the brands she launch while studying was very popular.

Nevertheless, her curiosity and self-evaluation is low. 

When I thought of such a thing, I receive a mail on my cell phone. 

[I arrived at the station. Where should I go, Tatsuhiko]

It was an email from Tatsuhiko. 

[If you see a cafe called Raffaello, come inside. Shino was already here, Minoru]

In certain meaning, it was good that Tatsuhiko arrive next. 

As I thought of that, the door of the coffee shop opened and a big guy came in.

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11. End of contact

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After teaching me how to use the transition gate I came back to the earth.

"Ah, As expected after all"

The center of the field, the place where the spaceship was located before was now beautifully leveled, and a metal base was placed on top of it.

It is a square of 200 m side, and a circle is drawn in it.

"It's the same one back on the star, it's really stands out is it?"

I'm getting it free, so I can't complain much, but it's still conspicuous when it stands out so much.





"Although I can cover it with reflection panel, it still can be touch, so if someone get close it will be exposed "(Goat Merchant)

"That's fine"

So I can't change my minds now.

I do not know when will big brother will come to reconnaissance.

"For now. I will project nearby image for the time being. Later on, I can change it to any image you like"

"Sorry for all the trouble"

"No, It's okey.... Oh yeah ...... I will give you a communication equipment so we can get in touch in the future"

The goat merchant took out something like a ribbon.

"If you roll it on your wrist, your skin will absorb it. It can only talk to registered people, but it can call it regardless the distance. It has also perfect cover"

"Thank you... Is this expensive? Because if I can, I would like to ask for four more of that."

"Fine, it's okay"

I received five ribbons.

I will roll one on my wrist right now.

The length was automatically adjusted when am rolling it.

"It feels like am not wearing it at all, I don't really understand this"

"The data is in. You can change the registered name to however you like, to call someone you just have to call the name"

"OK."

"I still have some place to go. I still need to deliver the Divided Notice"

"Really? Sorry I didn't know. And also can I ask for one last thing?"

"Okay, what is it?"

"The Divided Notice, what is it use for?"

"It has a power to change the future of a star, if it is not too late, it is possible to lead it to a good direction."

Said by the goat merchant while winking.





After the goat merchant leave, I took out my cell phone.

The time now is around midnight.

"It was 9:00 pm when I left the house. So I guess it was about 3 hours"

I think that it was a meaningful three hours.

I slowly opened up my mobile phone and I type an email.

"Do not feel bad"

The subject of the mail is [ORDER] only.

Then I wrote [at ○ ○ station (the nearest station of our house)!]

"Okay! Mail Send!"

While watching my mobile phone while the mail is being send, I opened the door of my car.

"Speaking of which, It was daytime on the other side"(TN: "On his Star")

Jetlag.... Or perhaps.... the length of the day is different on earth.

I thought of such a thing while starting the engine of the car.

I will go home first.

Then I will take a short nap before I head to the station.

I drive the car while thinking about my college friends who said that our next meeting would be on the graduation ceremony.





Human beings all over the world. (TN: I don't get this line " 人間万事塞翁が馬。" )

I muttered so.

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Author's Note: First contact volume is finished.

The plot has not been prepared yet.
That pounding feeling is good.
The next chapter starts with the new volume with the appearance of the friends of the MC.

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10. Using the Ring

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While I was walking down the meadow, I found that the ring was absorbing something.

I wonder if this is the surplus energy that stars are emitting.

I wear the ring in the middle finger of my left hand.

I think that it's looks like a silver ring, but probably it is made of ingredients that doesn't exist on earth.

"Which one do I use?"

"【Start-up】".

A 3D hologram of this star emerged from the ring.

There is a gently rotating star and a translucent menu.

"【Present Location】".

The 3D hologram moves grimly and zoomed.

Orange light flashed at the place of the meadow.

When pointing to the forest next to it, a gray point appear and a dotted line was drawn.

Is this orange point me, while gray point is the route and distance?

2700m has come out, it is written in Japanese.

"It's pretty interesting, next is to try the menu"

I tried clicking the point registration in the menu.

【Current location is now registered】.

With a beep sound, the contents registered in the list are now recorded.

When clicking [Details], The registration number, date, time, coordinates, registered name and etc. were written.

It seems the registered names can be change freely, but why are there five coordinate?

Let's ask the goat later.




I tried to use all of the commands.

I manipulated the weather, made a mountain, changed the desert into a forest.

They were all possible with the power of the ring.

Of course it seems to consume energy according to the scale.

I found that almost all commands on the menu can be executed by just speaking the commands.

If it is on the ground, In 3D hologram you can move to anywhere instantly, and if it is a registered location, you can move to it just by command alone.

"So this is the power of the Star Guardian Ring ...... Although it is limited to this star, The【Point Register】,【Move point】, and【Search】is such a cheat."

At that time, a red dot appeared on the 3D hologram of the planet, along with the sound of pon pon. (TN: I can't think of a better sound effect so i just leave it raw)

"【Warning Off】"

The sound and the blinking red dot disappears.

"The goat have seems arrived"

The place where the red dot appeared was the position where the transposition gate was found in【Search】earlier.

"Let go meet him... 【Move point】"




"Oh Minoru-dono, How was this star?"

"It's the best."

I appeared with a teleport. but the goat merchant was not surprised

"That's good. I have already established the dislocation Gate with Minoru-dono field. Since the coordinates were linked here, you can use it without any problems."

"Thank you. By the way, there are five coordinate...... usually it is three, right? "

Is it not decide by the position of three sides: length, width and height?

"In the case of interstellar, there will be misalignment with those three, because the universe continues to expand, the speed of expansion is different at the center and outer edge of the universe"

Redshift space distortion? Are you serious? (TN: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redshift-space_distortions)

"So, the distance from the center point of the universe is needed as the fourth one"

Isn't it that the place where the big bang happened.

That is kinda amazing.

"And the other one?"

"It is time, accurately it is time correction by speed"

Well, I don't really understand.

"The planet is rotating around a star, but the individual time is different depending on its rotation speed, although it is almost always negligible ."

Oh, I see.

"It's Urashima effect, is not it?" (TN: I google Urashima effect and I think it is time dilation)

"Yes, because all stars doesn't have the same axis, so we need the fifth coordinates."

Truly advanced civilization, it's so cool.

I suddenly noticed.

Urashima effect ...... Urashima Taro It is word you won't understand unless you know it. (TN: I think his making a pun here)

"I just noticed it now, but your good at Japanese."

"During the repair of the boat, I gathered and decoded the most used language in the area. I got it from the radio waves, So there's no problem as long as I have thirty minutes."

Maybe it used some kind of advance civilization tool, but I guess he won't say it.

Would it not be better to have that machine as a compensation?

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9. Star Guardian Ring

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TN : Title can also be "Master Ring" from the previous chapter. So I will start using "Star Guardian Ring" now than "Master Ring" because it sounds better.

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It is a kind of glass that I picked up in my college days. 

I thought it was a part of a cheap chandelier, so my friends made a design based on it and made it a pendant. 

Somehow I had learned that an goat alien came to earth looking for it. 

Although it was okay to give it to him if it's necessary, he says he will give me one from one of those he showed me as compensation.

So, why is it became a planetary weapon or a missile?

"Somehow, I need explanation about fifth civilization or something like that, is it okay?"

"It is roughly divided into technical level, Level at which interstellar movement is impossible is called zero civilization. After that, If it can use the phase route it will be about third civilization. This phase route is in order, so since the concept of distance can be ignored, Interstellar movement becomes possible without taking a huge amount of time"

So it seems the number rose up as corresponds to the advancement of a civilization.

In the present explanation, is Earth feels like a zero-civilization?

"It is a fifth civilization if it can use the Transposition Gate[Classical Gate]"

Because it seems like an imagination, I won't ask any more.

It seems to be a cheat from the following list.

If I use any of them on earth it will end on your next visit, It about that level of risk, but there was one thing that catches my eye.

"What is the Star Guardian Ring?"

"It is a ring that can accumulate the surplus energy of the star drips. It will continue to accumulate energy while it is in that star, And the owner can use the energy on the ring."

"Sounds awful, isn't it?"

"Because you can not use energy if you leave the star, you will have to be in the star if you want to use it, "

Hm.

In other words, why do you want to use it while you are in that star?

"For example, if I use the ring on earth, I can be a god of this star?"

"That will be so, but since the ring I already have is already linked, the ring that I can give you will have a planet included."

"Is that so ... ... It ashamed ... ... wait! what?"

What did you say?

"A planet ...... is included? In that ring ...? "

"If you want create a Star Guardian Ring of this star, bring a nucleus to the center of the star and collect power for a hundreds of years, so it is impossible right now."

Sorry goat merchant (It seem I am already fine calling you that).

"No no no, I do not care about that. More importantly, I am attracted to the planet include on that ring. What kind of stars is it?"

"It is a lush green star, since it's Star Guardian Ring was created early on, the surplus energy of the star never overflowed and seems to have developed a natural disasters. Although there is no intellectual life on that star, it is not dangerous. It may be not lacking in ways of fun."

It looks interesting.

No, it is absolutely funny.

But I wonder what is it like to be gone?

It is too lonely to live alone on the other side.

"For example, can I go back and forth between earth and that star?"

"In that case, let's set up a dislocation gate here, if it's between two directions you can go back and forth."

My feeling has already settled

"Then I will take that"

"Thank you so much. If so, you should go there right now, In the meantime I will arrange for the preparation here"

The goat merchant took out a small case from the empty space.

It sounds like magic.

"This is the ring, since the owner is blank, it will automatically recognized Minoru if you wear it. For now the star is sealed by this ring, but will be automatically remove after you wear it, so you can go right away. "

I wear the Star Guarding Ring.

"Now chant [Return]"

I chanted

"[Return]"

Then return to the beginning.

I was standing in the middle of the meadow.

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8. Compensation

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The goat ... ... No, the merchant seems to be stunned by listening to my story. 

I would like him to understand what I mean. 

But wisely the merchant said nothing 

"I still haven't heard why is your spacecraft stuck in my field?"

"There is usually a flow of space that you can moved regardless of the distance, although it is called a phase route, but its use tremendous energy, It is necessary to have a mother ship and go down to normal route with a small spacecraft ... ... but I came to a place like this " 

The coordinates he specified must be went out of order or there must be some accident why he appears out here. 

"Well, I hope you fix it properly later. " 

"I am sorry, I will repair as soon as possible. I still have something to search and it will be finish before dawn."

"What are you searching?"

"I know that it is in this star area, so after I back to the spaceship, I can probably locate with the radar ... ... it is a small gem?"

What did he mean with "star area"? Is it probably mean the entire solar system? (TN: Maybe it will be better to called it star region?? I will replace it later if it fits better that star area)

"I think too wide to look for that"

"It called Divided Notice, It is a beautiful jewel that blends deep blue representing the universe and brilliant white representing stars, Since it releases a special wave, it can be narrow down to a certain extent. (TN : Can anyone think of a better name for this " 分水嶺の理ことわり ")

I recalled that word.

"Did you mean something like this?"

I took out the pendant on the neck.

I show him the stone on the pendant that was my design by college friend, and was crafted by my other friend.

"Oh oh oh!"

"When I picked up that stone I thought it was acrylic or glass because it was transparent"

The goat merchant opened his eyes when i mention that in this one year that the stone was attach to the pendant, the has color gradually appeared.

"It is colorless and transparent at the beginning, when it releases a unique wave it will change it color, and when it is completed the Divided Notice will stop releasing a wave."

Afterwards, when the repair of spaceship was done he inspected the stone and it was confirmed that it is genuine.

"Minoru, this is the Divided Notice ... ..." (TN: The name really doesn't sit well with me, maybe I can call it Reason of division? Or Dividing ridge)

"It is OK, it seems necessary, so you can have "

I handed the pendant to the goat merchant.

"Thank you very much, this decoration is also brilliant ..."

"It is a work of a friend"

"Yes, it seems you have a wonderful friend ... .... So for compensation for Minoru, how about I exchange with my own stock?"

" Well ... that's fine. "

Although it was okay to give it to me separately.

"Thank you. Then exchange for the Divided Notice ......"

The goat merchant operated the console.

Then a continuous list of item was shown in front panel of the spaceship.

[Spin tank warrior] A forces of fifth civilization, a unit to control the planet. You can control 50 at a time from the start of the action.

[Destroy Bomb] A weapon that can destroy a star without a trace. Can be used even with shield system.

[Create Missile] A missile which adjusts the stars so that people can live by adjusting surface temperature and atmospheric concentration. Complete in 20 days after landing.

[Instant House] A equipment that can build a residence where twenty billion people can live. Material included. It will be complete in seven days after activation.

[Master ring] A proof of the planet owner. It can use the energy you get from the stars.

[Star barrier] A barrier that can invalidate an interstellar attack of a seventh civilization and lower. Effective for two hundred years after launch.

[All box] A box that can temporarily move the ecosystem as it is use during large scale planet remodeling. Effective for two years.

[Star Production] By manipulating the gravitational field, you can transform a planet into a shining brilliant body. (TN: Those names are written like this, so I just wrote the top names) 甲殻車輪戦車部隊スピンタンクウォリア

"How about one from among them? "

Somehow, there a lot to choose from.

"...... It's is not just someone can acquire."

"I am a merchant dealing with stars ...... The items I handle are naturally related to it."

This goat! your dealing something dangerous, oi.

Heck! you can even control a planet!

"Well, there is demand."

So I have to choose from these....

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7. University Entrance Exam

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TN: I am not really confident how i translate this one, well I still translate it to be understandable. Enjoy!

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Three years later, I experience this, I stop studying for the college exam to investigate it. (TN: I really don't get this line "さらに三年後、これに味をしめた俺は、勉強そっちのけで大学を調べた") 

Then I found this one unusual school. 

Ninomae university, an unusual school where everyone pass in a single entrance exam. (TN: 二前にのまえ大学 Name of the university) 

It seems that the founder declare two pre-requsite which is "Untalented guy is not needed at my University". 

A university where only those talented one can enter. 

It is said only talented person can be accept at this level, and those who are not "will not be accepted", it can be said that it is a difficult university in a sense. 

There is no counter-measures. 

It is where ordinary person avoid, Even if you challenge it, it is a University where efforts doesn't matter.

My talent is that I am lucky. 

So as expected my talent should be perfect for this university. 

"If I am lucky, i should pass whatever exams I have", so that entrance exam was done to test the my luck. 




 In the first test, there are one hundred ping-pong balls and only 3 are with colors, and by taking three at random, I will passed if I take all 3 colored ping-pong balls. 

I thought I will probably fine, So I picked three from the box at once and pulled them out, and it was a hit. 

Turning the box over, and all that remains are white. 

I truly have a strong luck. In the second exam, I was told that I will pass if I can come to the second exam venue without a notice specifying the date, time and place. 

They will only wait for about thirty minutes after the start of the exam and I will failed if I did not come. 

Nine days after the first exam, I came walking to the a town which I crossed 3 town to get to. 

While I was resting in a small park in a the residential area, a familiar face appeared, I looked stupid when I saw it. 

"Why are you here?" I remembered with that voice. He is one of the examiners whose in charge of my college entrance exam. 

"... ...Just somehow?" (TN: Same way he answer the alien on chapter 5 " なんとなく") 

"............" 

I have no choice but to answer, but after seeing me as thought i was stupid, I put power to my shoulder and pulled out my documents from my bag. 

"I do not know exactly why you are here .... But you pass, this is the venue of your second exam, the exam began in five minutes, and the exam was about to end by noon .... I did not expect you to come" 

I got my acceptance letter from the examiner who looks exhausted and decided to enter the university. 

 Since I entered such a university, there are no changes in class. (TN: Not sure about this line " 同期の奴らも変わった者ばかりだった。") 

I guess it is because of that. 

I came up to the point just before graduation, without even acquiring general education at the university. 




 So I believe in my luck and try not to go against the turning point of life as much as possible. 

That's why I immediately came to see the field after my father told me about it.

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6. High School Entrance Exam

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"Only public high school!" 

Ten years ago father said such thing to my older brother. 

There are three public high schools in the school district where he can pass. 

Bottom school, base school and what school goes on. (TN: Not sure about the last part " 底辺校と底辺校となんちゃって進学校が。" ) 

It was common for all smart guys to go to a private high school. 

My older brother was smart, but he attended a public high school in accordance toward father.   

Three years later, I was worried about what to do, but at that time a private high school, famous for sports, announced that it would create a work scholarship program. 

Our house is poor, but it is not so poor that we can not live, but there is not enough money to go to high school.

But when I saw the recruitment conditions I was inspired. 

There were some conditions to be a scholarship student. 

It is written that there that income our household is within 2 million yen per year, and I must have intention to go to high school while working. 

Everything is true with my circumstances. Speaking of a farmer village with small population, 

There is no money, but there are lands, This is an environment that can not be thought as a city. In fact, the land holder is actually a farmer.

I do not know well about this, but when grandfather died, father seems to have inherited the majority of fields. 

So, the money was inherit by bachan. (TN: Grandmother) 

If I live with bachan then it is counted as living together, But we do not live together ... .... I supposed. 

On documents.   

What I meant is that since the home premises are large, the house where I and Father live and the house where my dead grandfather lived were built apart on the same premises. 

It is important, and the place number is also different. 

In other words, meals and baths are together, but only when we go to bed we are living separately, 

It is different on the documents. It can be considered as two separate househood.

So, if I looked at only at my parents' income certificate, 

I just cut 2 million yen. There is no income earned in bachan field. 

I quickly made a selection document, and in the composition to be submitted, I showed how I helped at the farmer's house work and appear as I was supporting the household, I passed quickly. 

The class was the same as the sports recommendation group which is said to be in separate class (not both), but with favorable conditions as the tuition fee is 90% off and there is no obligation to return even after graduation, I was able to go to high school. (TN: Not really sure about this one but you get the gist of it right?? RIGHT??)

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Author Note : The flashback will ends with the next story as university entrance examination.

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