Last Embryo V3 Interlude 2

Interlude

───Spirit Train "Sun Thousand".

　　　　The most extravagant VIP room - The Sun Room.

"......The summoning was a success, I see. You have my thanks, Queen."

The voice floating with the smoke of the censer belonged to a woman, a kimono-clad beauty with a dazzling silver hair who had watched Izayoi and Parashurama’s fight from the corner of this super-extravagant VIP room. The fan in the woman’s hand was covering her mouth - a clear sign of annoyance.

Judging by outward appearance alone, this was without a doubt a lovely and dazzling young girl. But if you looked into her eyes, you would see them shine with cunning.

The silver-haired and golden-eyed girl presently tapping her smoking pipe against the ashtray… was the previous winner of the Sun Authority War - the King of White Night, or the Demon Lord of White Night to those who feared her.

Shiroyasha.

A rather displeased Shiroyasha that was staring at the viewing crystal with a sour face.

“I didn’t expect the Sixth Avatar to awaken before the First, especially since this isn’t the time for it to do so. What are your thoughts on this?”

Shiroyasha turned towards her neighbors - Queen Halloween,The Golden Queen responsible for summoning Izayoi’s group, and the leader of “Twelve Devas”, Indra. 

Queen answered with an apathetic tone.

“...Ultimately, Sixth is of no import,” replied the Queen with obvious disinterest. “Nevertheless, its personality is akin to yours, no?”

"You just had to point out something so stupid! No, well, I can see your point, but still!"

Biting her nails Shiroyasha glared at the viewing crystal. She finally had the chance to appear at the Opening of the Authority War, but that dense being had to show up and make her feel horrible for no reason!

Queen smirked, amused with Shiroyasha’s reaction.

Tokuteru, on the other hand, didn’t say a word and simply stood there in silence.

"Well, there are no problems for the time being. So far everything is going as planned."

"Hohou? Are you saying you knew that Decayer would appear?"

"No, I just knew one of them would awaken. My return to the Little Garden left an opening for a Divine Spirit to use and materialize in the world. It’s actually fortunate that the Decayer took it first."

“Think about how this bothers me though! I went to the trouble of making myself young to match the Players, so the last thing I want is a competition with that dunce!"

Everyone completely ignored this rant by the former kimono loli who now looked every part the adult beauty. In other circumstances Tokuteru would have amused himself with teasing her, but now was not the time for such things.

"So, where exactly did you send Izayoi’s group?” he asked Queen with a docile expression. “It’s not easy to summon them to the Spirit Train while it’s traversing the Ley Lines, right?"

"......It's not difficult. Just a bother."

"Okay, okay, I got it. So, where did you drop them?"

"...At the first battle stage ahead of time. With some pamphlets. They may be attacked by local humans and Eudemons, but that should not be a problem for those people."

I see, nodded the two.

Queen probably judged that it was better to send them to the destination rather than the moving vehicle that served both as the HQ for the tournament and a mean of transporting players between the stages.

"It's regrettable that I won't be able to see Izayoi's astonishment───but the problem now is the sixth Avatar, Parashurama. Rather than calling it a God's Avatar, it would be more accurate to call that a "Last Embryo"."

"Yeah. Since she awakened, it means that "Kali Yuga" is steadily drawing near. We better hurry up with the Authority War before it is too late."

All three of them nodded in agreement.

But then───a young girl cheerfully yelled from beyond the smoke.

With an excited shout of, "White Nightyyyy♪ Come drink with Kuu-chan────!!!" she jumped into a flying tackle aimed at Shiroyasha, ready to slam her entire body down into the seemingly flatfooted King. However, Shiroyasha was no longer in the mood to play around and, in a great display of reflex, intercepted the newcomer with a timely high knee.

"Take this!"

"Yelp!"

The so called World King screeched as she was sent flying into the nearby wall, slamming into it hard. 

"Uugh......You are horrible. Sending your old friend hurtling through the air with a flying knee kick is just too much. What would you do if my cute face got hurt?"

"You are annoying. If you were a young girl I would have hesitated. But you are not. You are a World Dragon from the same generation as me. Getting crushed by you would be painful! "

Shiroyasha dusted her hands complaining as Kurma scratched her head, not feeling any sense of shame for her behavior. All of a sudden, Shiroyasha smelled strong liquor.

"......Hm? Oh, were you drinking something there?"

"Yup I was, I was~ "Shuten Douji" and his girls arrived and gave me lots of drinks, you know~?"

"All right, cut it out and drop your drunk act! Alcohol that can even make Dragon’s get drunk isn’t just lying around able to be picked up from--"

"No, wait, Shiroyasha. Since "Shuten Douji" brought it, perhaps it's the sacred sake or something similar?"

Shiroyasha froze in her tracks.

Normally the Sacred Sake referred to the special rice wine that was used in festivals in the lower world. However, Little Garden had a different variation. The Sacred Sake brewed in this world used clean water and a God’s Blessing, meaning it was a brand specific for beings that couldn’t become intoxicated on normal alcohol, such as war gods and dragons. There were other brands that used special nectar and soma for a similar effect, but that wasn’t the point. 

Feeling that something was amiss, Shiroyasha quickly approached Kurma and grasped her by the collar. 

"Hey. By any chance, was this alcohol distributed in the lounge of the VIP wagon?"

"That's right~♪ It was really something! Everyone got drunk, hic! Aaand they bumped their shoulders together! Then they traded fists! And when blades started flashing it was... hic! ... a really nice mess!"

Kurma’s happy laughs were followed by hiccups and the strong stench of alcohol. 

Being able to effortlessly imagine just what kind of disaster this would make, Shiroyasha and Mikado Tokuteru pinched the bridges of their noses.

"......This is bad."

"Very. We wouldn’t be able to play this off as a joke if the Hosts begin to rampage on board before the first game begins."

"I know, right? Let's pray that they are only rioting inside the VIP wagon."

Many of the Hosts on board were mutual enemies, ready to fight with one another at the drop of a hat. As such, special preparations were made to help the Hosts relax in the lounge without inviting conflict. Preparations like the enchanted censer that would calm the folks, or the special barriers separating the seats so that no one would see other patrons’ faces. All of this to avoid any unnecessary brawls. That work would be for nothing if the Hosts would go on a drunken rampage now. There was no time to waste, Shiroyasha and Tokuteru had to settle the situation now!

"Sounds bad,” said Queen reclining back in her chair, clearly not bothered in the slightest. “Shall I send you off, perhaps?"

""You come and help too!!!""

Eh, no, Queen ignored their request.

Before Shiroyasha could say anything, the flustered conductor barged in.

"S-Shiroyasha-sama! It's a disaster! Kouryuu-sama and Vayu-sama are drunk! They destroyed the lounge gate during their fight and they are now wreaking havoc in the front wagons! At this rate, they will destroy the operation and power carriages and the Spirit Train will go berserk!"

"W-What did you say!!?"

As expected, Shiroyasha panicked.

Tokuteru facepalmed even harder and stared at the heavens.

"To think it was the youngster from our side of all things......Ugh, sorry about this, Shiroyasha. The way I am now, I can't handle those two."

"You really are useless when it counts! Queen, send me off!"

Whatever you say, thought Queen, slightly amused by the situation. She snapped her fingers.

Not too long after Shiroyasha disappeared from the room a sound akin to a volcano eruption reverberated throughout the Spirit Train.

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