Chapter 19: The Distant Birds
"I didn't expect that there would be such a place besides Hakoiwa."
In the leisure room, the girl with an aristocratic atmosphere took a sip of black tea elegantly, looked at the scenery outside the window, and turned back to Arthur and said.
Arthur was slightly stunned, and the coffee that was halfway up was gently put down.
"Hakoiwa, is there really such a world?"
"Well, it's a magical, fun world."
"Fun...... Is it? ”
It would be a very interesting place for the eldest lady in front of me to say such a thing.
But...... Does it really exist? Hakoiwa.
"By the way, I haven't been introduced yet, my name is Arthur, Arthur Elwend Reinhardt."
"Erwend? It seems like a great surname. ”
"Oh?" Arthur raised his head in some surprise, "Asuka also knows this surname?" ”
"Well, when I came to this world, I had this knowledge in my head."
There was no dissatisfaction with Arthur's direct use of such an intimate name, and the girl explained with a smile.
Sure enough, the initial favorability was very high.
Arthur's eyes flickered, and he put away the careful thoughts in his heart that continued to be tentative, and began to talk to the girl about some interesting things.
Although he was just a dead house in his previous life, when facing these two-dimensional characters, he was unexpectedly talkative.
I don't know if it's the talent left over from the original owner of this body, or other reasons, in short, it should be a good thing, right?
Let Z16, who had already eaten and drunk, take Asuka to visit the entire destroyer, Arthur sat in place, looking at the black teacup left by the girl opposite, and pondered for a while.
"Hakoniwa...... Is it? ”
"Is this a place that can be compared to Hakoiwa?"
It seems to be getting more and more interesting in this world.
A fiery glint flashed in his eyes, and the corners of Arthur's mouth curled slightly, revealing a slightly excited smile.
The protagonist mode and the golden finger are all together.,That's not a good fun.,How can you be worthy of yourself for this trip.。
"I'm looking forward to seeing it in the future."
Picking up the cup and gesturing slightly in the direction the girl was leaving, Arthur took a sip of the rest of his coffee.
In the future, it seems that it will not be lonely.
……………………
Night fell quickly.
Because there is an extra person on the ship, the role of those cooking robots in the kitchen is also reflected.
Arthur, who had regained some appetite, passed by the kitchen, and his nose smelled the tempting ~ human fragrance coming from inside, and the feeling that he was not too hungry was suddenly magnified countless times.
"Strictly implement the recipe information, and use super technology to control the heat of the ingredients."
This kind of cooking robot probably makes the whole world's chefs unemployed, right?
Nowadays, people who still use human power to cook are either top chefs who are more skilled than cooking robots, or poor people who are poor and backward and cannot afford to buy cooking robots.
It's really two extremes.
"It's hard to imagine that in this day and age, there are still people who need to work part-time to support themselves."
"Hmm...... Birds? ”
The voice in his ears made Arthur nod subconsciously, and then he realized that the girl in the red dress didn't know when she had appeared beside him.
"Is it also the smell of food?"
"That kind of thing, don't say it so directly."
The girl's face was slightly red, and she pouted and complained.
This move made Arthur can't help but chuckle.
Compared to the noble and elegant lady, this kind of bird is more cute.
"Why do you say that?" Walking out of the kitchen with the girl and coming to the dining room on the side, Arthur thought of Asuka's previous words and asked with some confusion.
"Because of that......
Sitting beside Arthur, Asuka raised a finger and tilted his head slightly, as if reminiscing.
"At that time, wasn't there a theory? It's about workers and communism or something. ”
A little troubled frowning slightly, the girl thought for a long time, and gave such an answer, which made Arthur puzzled for a while.
"Workers and Communists?"
"Yes, that's the theory that Marx proposed."
Finally remembering the other party's name, Asuka clapped his hands lightly: "There should be something here, the theory proposed by Marx." ”
“……”
Was it Marx's theory of socialism?
"Yes, there may be......" Arthur thought for a moment, the history of this world was exactly the same until 1961, so Marx's socialist theory must also exist.
"That's right, didn't he say that if the productivity reaches a certain level, it will achieve real **, and all the people in the world don't need to do anything, and they can live very well."
"Forehead ......"
"It's a beautiful idea, but it's a pity that Japan didn't follow this path at that time......
Speaking of this, Asuka sighed with some pity.
Arthur looked at the girl and suddenly remembered that the other party seemed to be someone who lived in the forties of the 20th century.
At that time, Japan had just been defeated in the war, and the whole country was mourning.
Asuka was born under such circumstances, and the 'demigods' were born from the Japanese people's weariness of war and their desire for heroes at that time, and they inherited the people's faith.
With such a birth, the girl will naturally be a little sensitive to this aspect of things.
If Japan had chosen socialism, maybe there would have been no war, maybe it wouldn't have been like that. ’
Such a thought should be the girl's heart at this moment.
"That kind of world may only exist in the imagination......
Communist society? That kind of thing, it's beautiful, but ...... I'm afraid you won't believe this, will you?
I don't know, if the human beings of this world had not gone out of the planet, and the earth that had continued to develop for more than a thousand years, would it have become that kind of fantastic existence?
"I feel like the world is ...... right now Look," the girl's eyes twinkled, pointing to the small robots that were cleaning around the restaurant, "isn't this kind of productivity already up to that requirement?" ”
Arthur chuckled and didn't say anything.
This world, after all, is unfair. If you want to change, you can only work hard.
You don't have to do anything, you can live in peace, eat and wait for death, what is the point of such a world? What is the difference between humans and livestock?
"It is precisely because of this kind of 'fighting' mentality that people will be people."
Fighting with the sky, the earth, and the people, this is what I expect to be a human being.
What's the point of living on Earth and eating and waiting to die? Can that kind of human civilization still reach the height of dominating the universe today?
"I'm glad I live in this era."
“……?”
Asuka blinked, looking at Arthur with some confusion.
The girl sighed and came back to her senses, only to find that Arthur on the other side had fallen into a strange state.
"Sister Asuka, don't worry about the Admiral, the Admiral will have this for two hours every day."
Z16, who jumped and ran over, saw the strange atmosphere of the scene, pondered for a moment, and then spoke to Asuka with a serious face.
"Every day?" Asuka understands something that can't.
"Well, this thing seems to be called the second disease or something."
“…… Alas? Is it a disease? ”
Although Z16 said so, Asuka from the 40s couldn't understand what kind of existence the second disease was.
The two beautiful girls, one big and one small, looked at each other and were silent for three seconds, and at the same time shook their heads, indicating that they could not understand.
Arthur looked at the two innocent and confused girls with a black face.
Inexplicably, it was regarded as a secondary school disease...... Although it is true that he has a bit of a secondary two tendency, it is ......
Well, it's actually the onset of secondary two diseases.
"Why should I be idle and think about these things?"
Covering his face, the boy felt that his reputation had been ruined.
What a failure.
"Drip--the ingredients are ready."
Outside the door, the electronic sound of a robot came from the kitchen, drawing everyone's attention.
"Anyway, let's eat first."
"Oh, eat, eat~"
"Hey, do you eat this on Z16 too?"
"Admiral, Z16 can eat anything~"
"......" That's not really good news.
In the midst of the noise, the day ended.
Arthur didn't notice that on the back of his left hand, the pattern of the longsword had changed slightly.
The Sword of the Royal Road, the degree of completion - 20%.