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Armadi felt a sense of foreboding as he looked at the world Erginus had created.

When she first wanted to create a game after repeating the same world countless times, this was the scenery she created.

She was determined to seek support from other worlds, but nothing seemed right from the first attempt.

In the other world, the Armadi were mere strangers, not gods, and they could not catch up with the culture they had built up over a long period of time in a day or two.

Although I was able to quickly become familiar with the tools that were available to me, there was a huge gap between that and making games.

Games were a collection of the cultures of the world. Making games fun by combining various arts and entertainment was by no means an easy task.

After several failed attempts, Armadi’s solution was to create a small artificial space in the world he lived in.

She created a bunch of little worlds here and asked the God of Play to test them one by one, until she found the best result.

That game was called Soul Academy.

Armadi, recalling the memories of that time, smiled and stepped onto the world.

If I had known this would happen, I would have come with him. I came alone because I was in a hurry, but it would have been more fun if I had come with him.

I wish I could go back and come back right now, but Lucy asked me to do something, so I have to do the bare minimum.

Armadi, feeling the eyes of those around him, leisurely stepped onto the dirt floor.

Although there are differences between fairy tales, they all have something in common. Since they are stories for children, they contain a moral.

The same goes for this fairy tale called The Giant’s Garden. The conflict between the cats and the giant seems deep now, but it will definitely end in a friendly atmosphere.

Well then, I guess I can do whatever my heart desires for a little while now.

Armadi, smiling, walked lightly towards the flowers and greeted the glum-faced giant.

“Hello, Giant.”

Those who had tried to talk to the giant out of curiosity swallowed their saliva at Armadi’s greeting.

Until now, everyone who had spoken to the giant had been ignored because they were considered impure.

Right now, I’m keeping my mouth shut for the sake of saving face, but I wonder how the great Lord Armadi would react if he were rejected by a giant.

“…Hello.”

However, the people’s worries were in vain. The giant, who had stubbornly kept his mouth shut, lowered his head for the first time.

“Why are you here?”

“Keeping track of the gardener’s duties.”

“Do you really think your garden will be appreciated on its own?”

“If the garden I created was truly beautiful, then yes.”

As the giant spoke seriously, Armadi smiled faintly and shook his head.

“It’s the ideal direction, but it’s not the reality.”

Although it was an unpleasant situation for the stubborn giant, instead of getting angry, the giant looked at Armadi.

“Why?”

“There is no word that is as distant from humanity as the word objective.”

If there is a significant difference between the garden pursued by a cat and the garden pursued by a giant, people will choose the better one.

But if there are only minor differences, people’s minds will inevitably lean toward the one they prefer.

“Look at the cats right now. They’re acting all cute around people.”

The cats under the flowers now were actively utilizing their appearance.

They have stolen people’s hearts by showing that women who steal men are not called thieving cats for nothing, as they run around with their soft fur, carrying people, and complaining to people with their faint voices.

“If this continues, we’ll lose?”

“Then I have to lose. Even if he moves, what can I do like a cat?”

The giant didn’t think he could do things like cats.

He is the one who feels uncomfortable even sitting here. How can he talk to them with a smile on his face?

“Why do you have to do that? It’s disgusting when you act cute like those cats.”

“Is that so?”

“What would a gardener do? It’s a gardener’s job.”

As Armadi spoke with a smile, the giant opened his eyes wide and immediately sat up.

Those who watched the giant move without knowing what was going on were terrified when they saw him pull out a sword, but soon their misunderstanding was resolved when he sat down in front of a tree and began to carefully trim each branch.

“I can trust those eyes.”

It was unclear whether it was because Armadi was chattering away next to them, or whether they really noticed something in the giant’s eyes, but as the royal family of the country headed towards the garden the giant had created, several others also headed there one after another.

*

I was watching people move around with their own thoughts on the flower, and I stiffened the corners of my mouth as I watched them slowly getting excited.

Those who turned towards the cats believed what the cats said and raised their voices, while those who looked towards the giant and admired it had their blood vessels in their necks stand out.

And in the meantime, those who had been following the fairies also took their own side after seeing the garden they thought was beautiful.

“Can this mess be resolved like a fairy tale?”

When I first heard about this confrontation from Joy, I thought it was just a fairy tale, and that they were adults so they would just sort it out.

However, the current situation was the opposite.

Because it was a fairy tale and not reality, people got even more immersed, and because they were adults who knew everything, they argued even more fiercely.

When I see people trying to push through their own opinions within a narrow range that is too narrow to be considered a justification for the other party, I naturally come to understand why over-immersion is dangerous.

“Armadi, Runevia, and Erginus are here, so how could it get that heated?”

“Hey, you idiot. Look over there. Those people you were talking about are standing there, raising their voices. ”

My head started to hurt as I watched those I had trusted to control people become overheated and yell at me.

“Isn’t it acting? If those people talk calmly, other people will be in trouble.”

“I think that would be good, but.”

Just looking at the energy flowing out of the surroundings, it seems like it’s no joke.

As I was thinking about that, I felt a presence below. I turned my head to see who it was and found Rene, who was trying so hard to look cool that I actually found it disgusting.

“Long time no see. Lucy Arlen.”

“Prince. No, can I call you Rene now?”

“Do whatever you want. I don’t care.”

“Yeah, Renee. Why did you come here like that? Do you want to upset me so badly?”

“…what?”

Rene blinked in genuine embarrassment, but I didn’t interrupt. I have to say what I have to say, whether it hurts you or not.

“You don’t think you look cool right now, do you?”

“Ah. Isn’t it?”

“Of course not. Oh. Don’t tell me that the other ladies are cool. Those empty-headed bitches will like whatever you say and go “Aaaah!” ”

Rene, whose lips were trembling as if he was speechless, turned his gaze behind me, but Joy was also at a loss as to what to say in this situation.

Thanks to that, I was able to finish what I wanted to say.

“Wow. How can a guy who was once the first prince not be able to be objective about himself? It’s really pathetic. Pathetic.”

I nodded my head and headed towards Rene. I looked up at his puzzled face from below and blinked for a moment.

“Huh? Looking at it up close, it looks pretty good.”

“…Is that so?”

“Of course it’s a lie. Did you really expect it? Did your heart race? Phew! He really is an easy guy.”

I had been taunting him for a while, wanting to see him blush and tremble, but then I was genuinely taken aback by the small smile he let out.

“Why are you laughing? Are you a masochist too?”

“Seeing you make a scene while wearing that outfit reminds me of the old days. Thinking back then it was because of the curse, but now it’s not, my personality has gotten a lot worse.”

Ah, that’s right. Rene is the only person in this world who doesn’t mind me back then. Because he considers me back then a friend.

“So what? You don’t like it?”

“No. It’s better now. Every time I saw you in the social circle, you would look for me and turn your head, which was so pitiful.”

“Did I do that?”

“If you don’t remember, I can explain the situation at the time in detail.”

“No! No. No. There’s no need to do that. Yeah. No, I mean.”

When I hastily changed the subject for fear of bringing up my dark past, Rene shrugged his shoulders instead of saying anything else.

“Anyway, I learned something. You seem to dislike flashy things, whether it be yourself or others.”

“It seems like the price is going up.”

“Hmm. Joy. What do you think?”

“I think it’s a great outfit that’s not too far removed from recent trends.”

“Seriously!?”

Are you really saying that, no joke!? I was so surprised that I asked her in a questioning tone. Joy nodded.

“The current trend is like that. Don’t other people’s clothes look similar?”

“That was…but.”

Hey? Am I the one who’s behind the times? I used to think I had some knowledge of karma, but is that actually different!?

As I was struggling with the threat of one of my prides collapsing, I put my thoughts aside for a moment after hearing Rene’s question.

“There’s one thing I want to ask you more than that. Lucy Allen. What is the ending to this fairy tale that you wish for?”

“Why? If I told you what kind of ending I wanted, would you make it happen?”

“If that is truly your request, I will gladly do so.”

It’s my request. It’s not that I didn’t have any ideas in mind, but I didn’t want to tell Rene about them.

◦Guess the %◦.”

That’s why.

“If you can match it.”

It’s no longer fun.