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Last Embryo Volume 8 Chapter 1 Part 1

CHAPTER 1

And now, let us go back to the present.

A week has passed since the first round of the 2nd War for the Sun’s Authority on the Lost Continent of Atlantis ended.

As for the problem of where to relocate the natives, the local Communities raised their voices of support, and thanks to that, the things progressed rather quickly. Among them, the one that was the most eager to accept the population of Atlantis was the 『No Name』Community that was appointed as the 「Floor Master」of the East Side and rapidly expanded their territory.

The natives of the Atlantis continent were a group that could become an immediate asset for 『No Name』since they wanted as many strong warriors among their ranks as possible.

There were many disputes over various other issues that needed fixing, but first of all, it was decided to settle the matter of the natives accommodation in the form of lending the land to them and supporting them in the reconstruction effort.

Kasukabe You, the current leader of the 『No Name』Community, who finally finished checking over all of the post-incident documents, laid down on the table, completely and utterly exhausted.

「Ah…I’m finally finished with all the documents needed to accept the natives. I’ll have to thank all of the members of the 『Six Scars』who offered us their support in handling this matter.」

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「You need not only land for them, but also food and clothing. And whenever those are needed, it pays to have connections to a friendly commercial Community, right?」

Asuka puts a wry smile on her face as she brings the tea to her mouth.

In the seat next to her, Sakamaki Izayoi was grinning and leaning on one elbow.

「Well, it’s a big deal, Ojou-sama. There are a lot of things to do, such as expanding the Community and coordinating with our allies as well.」

「It’s true. I can’t do whatever I want like certain someone from somewhere even though I want to, so isn’t it about time for that certain someone to finally take over?」

「There are so many things I want to do as well, but the world just won’t leave me alone. But when things do calm down, I promise to help you with running things, okay?」

Izayoi said that in a joking way, but essentially, he wasn’t lying about it just now, because he truly was feeling a little bit sorry for You after he dumped the responsibility of being the leader of 『No Name』onto her.

However, the truth that Izayoi learned while on the Lost Continent of Atlantis continued to gnaw at him, preventing him from living his life peacefully for the past week.

Star Particle Bodies research and the victims of that research. The shadow of the international organization leading the experiments that seemed to be looming over them wherever they went. And then… the collapse of the aorta of the stars and the catastrophic eruption that turn their world from a blue planet into a planet of death.

(And as if that wasn’t enough, we also have the appearance of that guy who called himself 「Celestial Spirit of the Blue Star」. The 2nd war for the Sun’s Authority is one of the few opportunities to travel between Little Garden and the Outer World without limitations, so now is nt the time to be thinking about returning to 『No Name』.)

Demon Lord Typhon, who fell unconscious at the climax of the battle in Atlantis, has yet to regain consciousness, which worked against them, since he was currently the only person possessing the knowledge of the things that they needed to hear more about: the dark side of the Star Particle Bodies research and Homura’s and Izayoi’s father, Saigo Touya.
Many of Izayoi’s father, Saigo Touya’s acquaintances have died under suspicious circumstances, and Izayoi had never heard a chance to hear about any of them in detail, but Typhon might possess the knowledge about the final piece of the puzzle that Izayoi and the others don’t know about.

Incidentally, Izayoi would’ve liked to hear everything that he might have to say right now, but Typhon, Arjuna and Krishna have been detained and ordered to rest indefinitely for the time being, so now they have no choice but to wait quietly for Typhon to wake up on his own.

………However, they also cannot allow all of You’s hard work to be squandered, and pile even more work onto her.

Now that the status of Leticia and Croix remains unknown, the Players had to take care of everything, but if this keeps up, the entire Community is going to go bankrupt at some point. If they don’t want the things to collapse sooner rather than later, then at the very least they should leave the handling of internal affairs to someone who actually knows how to handle internal affairs.

「… Well, I don’t think it’s going to be all that bad. I’ll talk to Koryuu, Shiroyasha and old man Garol later, but right now I think I’ll wait for just a bit longer.

「Un. If the worst-case scenario comes to pass, we will leave the participation in the 2nd War for the Sun’s Authority to Izayoi, but…」

If it seems impossible in earnest, I’ll leave the sovereignty war to Izayoi, but…「

「No, that’s not going to be possible.」

The two were surprised to receive such an immediate answer from him. Both Asuka and You thought that if there was one person who should continue fighting in the War while the others retire, then it would naturally be Izayoi. However, he looked at them as if they said something unbelievable, and when they gave him the look, he proceeded with an explanation.

However, Izayoi looked at me in amazement as if it was only natural,

「Wait, don’t tell me that you have already forgotten that my physical age will soon reach a point where I will be treated as an adult? So yeah, because of that, it’s going to be impossible to participate in the War any further as a Player.」

「Ah…!」

「T-That’s right! I completely forgot that Izayoi-kun will be coming of age soon!」

The two, who had completely forgotten about the fact that from the physical standpoint Izayoi was almost an adult, were once again reminded of the pretty grim situation that the 『No Name』Community was currently in. At this rate, only Uesugi Kenshin, who was supporting them on Tokuteru’s orders, will be able to continue participating in the War, which meant that their ability to continue the Game was in jeopardy as well.

With that, the matter of securing capable personnel that would take care of things while You would be away became even more crucial than ever.

「There’s a little time until the next round of the War starts, so I’m afraid that we have no choice but to entrust the management of the Community to someone who’s just bored and has nothing better to do.」

「Y-Yes, pretty much. But don’t worry. I know a lot of people whom I can trust, so I’m going to go talk to them now.」

You was trying to act bravely, but her expression was pretty gloomy. Looking at her closely now, she did look like she was exhausted both physically and mentally. Seeing her in such a state, even Izayoi felt a prick of guilt in his conscience, so while scratching the back of his head, he said:

As expected of the 16th night, his conscience seemed to hurt, and he raised his index finger while scratching his back hair,

「Ugh… okay, I get it. Until we find a suitable replacement, I will be handling all of the Community’s affairs, so you can go and have some rest now, Kasukabe.」

「Eh… but you’re busy with important matters in the Outer World as well, aren’t you, Izayoi-kun?」

「Finding a suitable replacement is not a matter that’s going to take just a few days, right? Since the current situation of 『No Name』is not exactly ideal, acting preemptively and doing things ahead of schedule might not be a bad thing to do. So except for the cases where your personal decision is going to be absolutely necessary, I will be handling everything Community-related.」

Declaring as such, Izayoi chewed on a straw with an annoyed expression. It was nice of him to do that, but created yet another troubling issue they needed to deal with.

Stopping the destruction of the world, uncovering the secret of the Star Particle Bodies, and now searching for someone who would help their Community out of a bind… looks like Izayoi is just going to have his work cut out for him to improve their situation.