Sabaku darake no Sekai de , Ossan ga Denshimane de Musou suru

'Oh!　You really have me in the picture!　But they are too similar........Taro-dono, is there no danger of my soul being drained because of this 'shashin'?

Don't worry, Lalabelle. It's not like that at all. Come to think of it, even in the world I was in, the first person to have his picture taken in the past said something like that. Some people stubbornly refused to have their picture taken because of it.

'Right. He refused to take a picture. That man would have gotten his life straightened out.

No, though he later died in a rebellion. He was a famous politician and soldier named Saigo Takamori, but...

What does that have to do with photography?

'It's all right, it's a superstition. Besides, Lalabelle's bride looks so beautiful in the picture.

'Mr Tallow. How about me?

'Miu Miu looks beautiful in the picture too. I guess it's because I'm a good original. Because I'm normal.

When we left Shipland, we got married, albeit suddenly.

As for the marriages in this world, if you're in the Burt Kingdom, they have a ceremony in the church and record it, but I was the one who was supposed to be dead, and Larabell and Mew had also abandoned their former identities.

Looking at the dried up oasis in the water source, the people in the Kingdom of Bart would understand that they don't think the two of them are dead, but they are already dead.

It seems the logic is that since they have abandoned the oasis that the king gave them with great care and escaped, such a person is no longer a royal or nobleman of the Baat Kingdom.

It's impossible to continue living in an oasis with a dried up water source, but from the king's point of view, it's very convenient for him to be able to call his unwanted sister and her best friend dead.

That's why we had a ceremony with just the three of us.　

Although we only bought the dress, ring and other items through 'online shopping' and celebrated with treats, drinks and a wedding cake.

I rushed to marry Lalabelle and Mew because, anyway, these two were so unsure of their looks that even though I knew in theory, my instincts told me that they were avoiding me because I was ugly.

By the conventional wisdom of this world, we are dorks.

That's the perception I've had for many years, and it's not something that can be fixed so easily.

The only way to solve this problem is to get married as soon as possible.

From my point of view, they are both beautiful, and it would have been impossible for me to marry such a beautiful girl with a beautiful girl in my previous world, given my looks, talents and financial strength.

Anyway, we had chosen to live a life of wandering in the desert by boat.

I didn't care what people thought of us outside, so we got married as soon as we left Shipland.

And now we were looking at a print of a picture taken at that time together.

Incidentally, I was worried that Lalabelle would take out her soul when she took the photo, but this might be the first time someone has ever taken a photo of her.

I've heard that in Taro's world, shashin is commonplace. If people were dying every time you took a picture, that society wouldn't be able to exist.

That's good to hear.

'The world may have changed, but it's human to be resistant to new things, isn't it? Mr. Tallow.

'On the contrary, Mew isn't afraid of that sort of thing. He's quick to understand.

It's a wizard trait. Wizards in this world are just as much a part of the culture as priests.

The creature?

'Well... since there are many unusual people among them... is there a fine line between 'genius and something' as they say in Taro's world?　A foul-mouthed nobleman once made fun of me for being like another creature...

In many cases, the invention of something new requires a break with the conventional wisdom.

It's probably not a good match for aristocrats who stubbornly try to defend the common sense of the past by calling it a tradition.

Come to think of it, the magic power to move ships was also invented by wizards.

Other tools that were powered by magic power........not so many, but they were widespread.

It's very expensive, though, so apparently only the rich can buy them.

I heard that things like alchemy are usually the responsibility of wizards.

'I've heard that the device that projects the human form is in the process of being researched. Moreover, I've heard that they have a lot of trouble with no color, and all-natural color is just a dream.

In this world, they've been doing research on the camera itself.

However, I heard that they are struggling mightily with the black and white photography stage, and they are still not sold to the public.

When Miu Miu saw the 'digital camera' I bought, she was amazed at its performance.

We don't have electricity in this world, but we buy solar panels, storage batteries, and chargers from online shopping.

In his current life, he didn't use much electricity, so the solar power was enough to provide him with power.

Maintenance?

When it's not working, you can just go 'online shopping' again and buy a new one.

If I didn't have time to spend on repairs, it would be faster to beat the sand beast and buy a new one.

I took digital photos of Lalabelle, Miu Miu, and my bride and groom with my digital camera and printed them out using my laptop and printer.

Then, I put them in a photo frame that I also bought from "online shopping" and that was it.

They were delighted that it would be a great keepsake, since only the three of us would see the photos anyway, and color photos themselves are out of this world.

Unfortunately, or rather, Lalabelle and Miu Miu looked as beautiful as models in a wedding brochure, not to mention that I'm just an old man.

''(In this world, you still can't get online...)

The use of the computer is going to be very limited.

I don't have any advanced skills in programming and so on.

'I see that your world is developing advanced technology, Taro. It's nice and easy to do laundry.

Since I had secured a power source, I also bought a washing machine.

Water is precious in this world, so laundry was infrequent, but in my case, I could easily buy water, so I tried to do laundry often.

I buy clothes and underwear for both of them so that they can be washed.

I also buy everyday clothes and other items, but I don't think men's clothes are important at this time.

I also buy detergent and finishers, but I use eco-friendly products made of all natural materials, just in case.

Mew told me that there was no problem with draining them into the desert anyway, because the sand beasts would eat them right away.

I heard that the bad eating habits of the sand beasts are amazing, or rather, that this world is the end result of the collapse of a highly developed civilization in the past.

I remember there was an anime about the creation of sand beasts to clean up the polluted world at that time...but that can't be true.

'We can put the pictures up here. What shall we do about dinner?

As we left Shipland, we sailed slowly during the day, and at night we stopped the ship to sleep in a safe zone on the map.

The distribution of sand beasts in the desert is quite uneven, and there were places where it was safe to stop the ship at night.　

The map the head of the Garcia Chamber of Commerce had given us had such points on it, and we had made good use of them.

It wasn't an absolute, but he had also placed the sensors he had purchased in preparation for it, and since there was no way Larabell and Miu wouldn't notice the presence of the sand beast, it was almost a relief.

'I'd like some ramen,'

'Yes. That's a good one.

Again?

Food production is difficult in this world and the variety is very limited.

They loved the ramen I bought and often asked for it.

Every day they enjoyed the variety of ramen products, from instant noodles to cup noodles, to local specialty ramen, refrigerated and frozen.

What may be familiar to Taro-dono is very unusual to us.

They come in many flavors.

How long does it take to eat everything?

I'm sure it's a long time coming.

There are many kinds of ramen sold on the 'online shopping' site, and yet the two of them seem to intend to eat all of them.

I don't dislike ramen, but it's hard for me to eat it every day.

I casually boiled some Soba noodles and started to eat them, saying that they were also a kind of ramen.

It's a strange color noodle. I feel it's very unusual since there is no such dish as noodles in this world.

We had dinner, enjoyed the dessert we had purchased, and for the bath we bought a large bathtub, so we filled it with water and Miu Miu magically warmed it for us.

The hot water felt good on my skin as it gets cold at night.

'I need a big bath,'

'Yes. I hear newlyweds take a bath together.

In this world, maybe it's only the richest couples.

Because the common people can only bathe or wipe themselves with a wet rag.

I'd like to accommodate the wives' wishes, but unfortunately it was not possible to rebuild a bathroom in one of the rooms on this ship by 'online shopping' alone.

You can buy the materials you need, but you can't buy the people to do the work and the work.

My carpentry skills are only amateur DIY, and I don't know how long I'll be using this boat either.

In the case of the bath, it would be prudent to be cautious because a bad leak would cause the wood of the boat to rot.

'It's a shame,'

'Hey!　Miu Miu!　Having said that, don't try to get in the bathtub with the slushie!

Why not, Mr. Lalabelle? We're a married couple.

Then I'll go in.

While scolding Mew for slipping out and getting into the bathtub I was in, Larabelle also took off her clothes and got into the bathtub.

Even though it's a larger bathtub, the three of us can't make it, so I'd still like to do something about a bigger bath.

This is fun for newlywed life, though.

'We can go to the pool. By the way, Lalabelle's sword skills are amazing.

The rock didn't move, so it wasn't too difficult.

Bathing in the middle of the desert is a luxury.

Since we were traveling in the middle of nowhere, we had spent the last few days living in our boat on a rocky area marked on the map as being free of sand beasts.

There was a good-sized rock there, which we had hollowed out and used as a small pool to enjoy a dip in.

The water came from the oasis of Trest, which was the only source of water left from the raid of the void.

We changed into swimsuits purchased from 'online shopping'.

The rock was hollowed out by Larabell's sword skills, and his skill is nothing short of brilliant.

He humbly stated that his opponent was a motionless rock, but it was because if a normal person did it, the rock would either crack or be hollowed out too far and penetrate and would be completely punctured.

'You two look good together,'

It's a different item than the swimsuit I was wearing before, but it's not that expensive, so it shouldn't be a problem.

From my point of view, wearing a variety of swimsuits is more of a feast for the eyes.

Besides, every day, in the morning, I earned Eidolk by killing the sand beasts in the vicinity.

This, too, was for the sake of our abundance.

Since my combat skills were not very good, I had learned a little bit of spearmanship from Larabell, who was actually an expert spearman as well.

Lalabelle is a martial arts expert and is said to be good with other weapons as well.

When I said 'I envy you your dexterity,' she said that's one of the reasons why her brother has neglected her.

I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this in the future. That time, my brother's piercing gaze. Come to think of it, from that time on, my brother must have wanted to get rid of me somehow.''

'If you're a king, you're going to have a lot of talent, and that's what your relatives are going to use. 'I find it reassuring to have Lalabell in my life. I'm glad to have a beautiful wife as well.'

"You're a bigger man than your brother, Mister Taro.

'Really?　I think it's just because I'm not talented enough and I'm a coward.'

'I think it's also a talent as a king to admit that and try to make up for it with your subjects and family. 'My brother couldn't use me. I think he has a lack of trust in others.'

Larabell seemed somewhat sad as he spoke so.

It seems that being a king is an unfortunate outcome for someone who doesn't have that vessel to become one.

We enjoyed bathing in the middle of the desert, and for lunch we enjoyed barbecuing meat, fish and vegetables that we had purchased from 'online shopping'.

Of course we also bought barbecue stove and charcoal from online shopping.

The electronic money needed for these purchases can be obtained by defeating the sand beast, and it's not a bad idea to roam the desert forever, or when you get bored of it, to settle down somewhere else.

Let's grill some fried noodles.

That's a good-looking noodle dish.

This sauce, this condiment is delicious.

There was almost no seasoning in this world.

Even salt was in short supply, and even rock salt, which would normally be plentiful, was said to be hard to find in this world of only deserts.

There was no water where the rock salt was, and it was difficult to collect it, so salt was quite expensive.

Even when I was in King's Landing, the dishes served were all lightly seasoned.

I heard there was some kind of fish sauce and regional fermented seasoning, but the production was so low that it could hardly be exported.

They were inaccessible to the average person because of the huge tariffs that would be imposed on them once they were imported.

For this reason, the yakisoba noodles with plenty of sauce purchased from online shopping were a treat for Lalabelle and Miu.

''In Taro-san's world, they use plenty of seasoning in every dish, so it's a luxury.

'Yes. I even thought at first that it was a terrible idea to throw away the ramen tsuyu.

At first the two of us tried to drink all of the ramen soup because the seasoning was so precious.

I stopped them from doing so because it was too salty and not healthy.

'It's not a trip with a particular purpose, but we're getting bored here too, so let's move on, shall we?'

'That's true, too. You could do some sightseeing in Old Town.

It's an old town, so it might be fun to do some sightseeing.

Old Town is the self-proclaimed oldest town in the world, so there are still very many ruins and historical sites for tourists, and it seems to be a very popular honeymoon destination for rich couples.

Of course, there are also many hunters who are looking for dungeons, and I heard that it's an oasis that's as busy as a ship town.

''Ah, but before that there's a small oasis... this is it!

Checking the map, I found a small oasis a short distance away from Old Town.

This one is called 'Little Water Village', a rather unconventional name, perhaps to compete with Old Town.

It's a small oasis with the feel of a 'little village with water'.

I heard there are many boats that refill their water supplies here.

Little Water Village has a good spring of water for its size, so boats often stop by to refill their water.

Needless to say, there is a charge for this.

Since it's a small oasis, it seems that the main industry is to refill ships with water.

'It's an unremarkable oasis, though, because of Old Town,'

We could fill up on water there.

I've heard that if you refill your water in Old Town, it's very crowded and takes a long time, so there are a good number of boats that refill their water at Little Water Village.

It won't matter how much water we have, as we can store it in the "Interdimensional Warehouse".

Now that I've wasted it in the pool.

Water can also be purchased through 'online shopping', but I want to prioritize things that are not available in the rest of this world, and in the meantime, I've secured the usual Druk God coins, so I'll replenish my water at Little Water Village.

''But I hear it's really an oasis of nothingness.

'I just need to refill my water supply, that's all right. We'll just enjoy our honeymoon in Old Town.

'Lalabell is right. We're just taking a break before we get to Old Town.

The next day we were to launch the boat for Little Water Village.