Izayoi-Bara: “I’m very sorry for this.”

Izayoi-Bara-san apologizes.

Her smooth dogeza was oddly fitting.

After the commotion in the city, given the circumstances, I had to part ways with Aya-san at the restaurant.

Despite asking her to guide me, I ended up rudely disregarding her kindness due to my own situation.

I feel very sorry.

Aya-san forgave me with a smile, but I decided in my heart to definitely make up for this.

…I feel like I thought the same way last time, but it’s probably just my imagination.

Moreover, I left the cost of the meal and the compensation for the damaged knife and fork to the person who ruined my moment of bliss.

She’s in a high position, so she should be making enough not to worry about this much.

After, I shared a carriage with Izayoi-Bara-san, which was arranged by a competent member of the Second Knights Order.

The atmosphere inside the carriage heading to her mansion was like a wake.

After a few minutes of being jostled in the carriage, we arrived at Izayoi-Bara-san’s mansion, which was a large Gothic-style mansion.

After being greeted by numerous servants, such as maids and butlers, I was led to a room in the mansion…

――and now here we are.

Izayoi-Bara-san bows her head.

No, is it Rose-san now?

Normally, it would have been out of the question when she pointed her sword at me in the restaurant.

If that had happened in a place out of sight, I would have finished her off immediately.

However, I understand that Rose-san has some kind of unavoidable circumstances.

In fact, it was clear from the parts she was aiming at with her ability that she was fighting to capture me.

In the end, I felt like she got heated up and came at me with the intention of killing me outright though.

There’s that and, I feel sincerity in her apology.

There is plenty of room for leniency in her circumstances.

Well.

Let’s stop thinking about this and start replying.

Arata: “It’s okay. You must have had some reason.”

Izayoi-Bara => Rose: “Thank you.”

Rose-san is teary-eyed, perhaps because the unfamiliar sitting position was tough.

Also, her voice is slightly trembling.

Perhaps the posture of the dogeza was harder for her than I assumed, as she was still in her armor from the triumphant return.

I want to believe that she wasn’t afraid of me.

＊＊＊

I start questioning Rose-san after she calms down.

Arata: “So, how did Izayoi-Bara-san come to this world?”

Rose: “Why…why do you know about my…eh⁉”

Apparently, Rose-san didn’t realize that I was a reincarnated person.

She’s clearly surprised.

Really, is the ability of the locals who can become the commander of the Second Knights Order okay?

After waiting for Rose-san to calm down again, we exchange information.

First of all, she, as the person inside the Shinki Izayoi-Bara, seems to have passed away in the original world.

That’s because she was stabbed with a knife by a crazed fan during a live stream.

This was due to an inadvertent (usual) mistake, where the sound of an election car entered the live stream video, and her place of residence was identified from the candidate’s name.

She regretted that she should have properly prepared a soundproof environment.

Then, when she woke up, she was in this world in the form of her player character.

From then on, she seems to have climbed up to the position of the commander of the Second Knights Order while acting as 『Luna La Pases Rose 』.

I heard her full character name for the first time in a long time, and I thought her naming sense was devastatingly chuuni.

Rose: “I never thought it would turn out like this… I didn’t think about it when I first reincarnated.”

Arata: “It’s been a year since you started the game.”

Rose: “Yes, I had just surpassed level 500 in my last gaming live stream.”

If she’s level 500, she’s just stepped into the middle class.

From here, pushing through with abilities gradually becomes ineffective, and it becomes the stage to improve player skills.

If Rose-san had been playing the game for another month and improving her skills, I might have been in danger.

…Actually, probably not.

Because it’s Rose-san.

She seems to be the type to get caught in a simple feint and scream.

Rose: “How did you come to this world?”

Arata: “I came here because of an illness.”

Rose: “That’s…”

Arata: “Don’t worry about it. I’m having fun here now.”

But what’s the difference between me and Rose-san?

Rose-san reincarnated as an in-game player character.

On the other hand, I reincarnated with the same physical body as in reality.

Is there a reason… or is it the difference in the way we died?

Rose-san seems to be encountering a reincarnated person for the first time like me and doesn’t seem to have any information.

We’ve both introduced ourselves, so let’s get to the main point.

Arata: “But why did you suddenly point your sword at me?”

Rose: “Actually, I’ve been followed by some strange people recently.”

According to Rose-san, she was attacked once before the subjugation operation and twice during the operation.

The attacks were sudden, but they were not enough to overturn her status, so she seems to have repelled them all three times.

Rose: “I thought I might be attacked during the triumphant return, so I was on guard, and when I found someone with a strange status, I…”

Arata: “So you jumped to the conclusion that I was the attacker.”

That’s a case of collateral damage if I’ve ever heard of it.

And what’s wrong with my status?

I’m just an all-out attack status with no VIT and MD enhancement, and I don’t have a particularly special status.

Rose: “So, what’s your real level? Judging from your skill that completely defeated my ability, it’s over 800――”

Arata: “72.”

Rose: “…………?”

Arata: “I don’t have any items or skills for disguise. I told you I reincarnated with my initial equipment two weeks ago, didn’t I?”

Rose: “………………………………eh??”

Rose-san froze.

After requiring a good few tens of seconds to reboot, she covered her blushing face with both hands.

She seems to be ashamed of being completely defeated by an opponent with a level difference of 400.

On top of that, she seems to have taken damage from confidently speculating that my level was over 800.

Really, how can someone like her serve as a commander?

Is the level and status of the inhabitants of this world low?

Or are her subordinates excellent?

…Probably both.