No Game No Life Vol 4 Chapter 2

With a smile on her face, Steph fainted without speaking a word–––……

Part 1

When it comes to vacation spots, they could probably be divided into two

During summer, many people will instinctively flock to these places, like

- To be honest, the stubborn grains ofsand that refuse to get off the body,

brings pain and discomfort to the body, while the sea wind corrodes one’s

people come to places like these.

different matter.

Under a parasol that looked like a Japanese oil-paper umbrella, Sora lay on a

At both sides of Sora, were multiple Werebeasts that appeared to be Miko’s

Their hanten

that were spread open at the chest area – which apparently

and their skin revealed underneath the cloth that covered only the lower half

appeared even more flashy and attractive than the sun itself.

“…Sora-san, to think that you can remain unfazed under this sort of heat…

“Yeah! Isn’t this all because ofJibril’s secret sunblock concocted from light

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without even turning around:

loincloth again, right?”

men have any other clothing choices when it comes to water-related

As Sora had predicted – wearing only a loincloth – a muscular old man

Sora sighed in frustration, then spoke while pointing at himself:

“- Sora-san, you have that sort of fetish?”

as well!”

reply filled with disgust.

“You don’t wish for other people to see your frail body, but that's fine, Sorasan,

“I just don’t want to become a muscular guy like you! Also, don’t call me

important as well, I may not look like it, but I have been training!”

- He was surprised himself as he could only do fifty push-ups and sit-ups

“…Let’s change the subject, aren’t they done yet?”

you heard?”

you!?”

“Hey, Shiro, you’re not done yet?”

Behind Sora – Shiro’s reply drifted from the shade behind a clump of trees.

seemed that she was having trouble wearing her clothes by herself.

room?”

and that someone was you!”

That was an unspoken fact, so Sora as usual, naturally, automatically,

But then he was chased out, which resulted in the current situation.

permitted by God (Tet), I would stillrefuse!”

Sora felt only remorse at retreating from the changing room only due to a

- Now let’s think of a way to cheat Ino, and sneak into the changing room.

“…I’m done, des.”

- Hearing the voice of a young girl, Ino suddenly took on the voice of a

Upon seeing Izuna who was the earliest to finish changing, Ino sighed in relief.

be some immoral clothing.”

to wear 「Schoolswimsuits」!”

That swimsuit was – from Sora’s world… an old-fashioned schoolswimsuit.

To elaborate further, even the Eastern Federation didn’t possess a chemical

But – schoolswimsuits were originally woven with silk before the Second

So this was a perfectly woven product created by Steph, closely following the

Steph – you’ve really outdone yourself.

“Let me say this again, you’re too shallow, old man. Without the seasoning of

- Yes, on top of the schoolswimsuit Izuna was wearing, she also had on a

around her were wearing.

the Eastern Federation’s culture -!

Izuna walked in front of Sora, then as though wanting to see how she looked

“Is this alright, des?”

could be classified as a national treasure.”

and was giving a thumbs-up of approval, Ino –

didn’t let my granddaughter wear any immoral clothing.”

“U, um… I’m done changing.”

Hearing Steph’s embarrassed voice, Sora turned around to thank her – but

Steph’s cheeks were bright red, just like the impression her normal clothes

added ruffles and a belt made from semi-transparent material, and her eyes

From what Sora knew, Elchea shouldn’t have possessed that sort of

Speaking of Elchea’s swimsuits there was only – that.

lingerie and looked old-fashioned, which was the only swimsuit Elchea

Because of that, Sora had to plead Steph to make a new swimsuit.

From her expression, she had probably selected a swimsuit she liked from

But the reason why Sora froze on the spot wasn’t the swimsuit.

point of almost bursting from the swimsuit – and the numbers endlessly

“- I, impossible! Eighty-nine, fifty-eight, eighty-nine… the power levels are at

“You – how did you know – No! What are you talking about!!”

「Bust measurements」, making Sora tremor uncontrollably.

Did I miss it since the steam was too dense earlier!?

“Eh, ah! R, really? I, it’s nothing…”

Sora was about to say something else to her, but –

fashion of your preference.”

Hearing the two voices, everyone turned around at once – suddenly, Sora’s

Sora and Ino didn’t have the time to think, instead following their instincts,

obligatory for them to do so.

The two goddesses – one of them was Jibril.

light shooting down from the sky was waving around in the sea-wind and sun,

That structural beauty almost at the point of perfection would make any

And that artwork of a body, was wearing the swimsuit Sora had

Jibril normally wore extremely revealing clothes as well, so Sora had selected

She had used a large female shawl as a sort of belt wrapped around her

The halo spinning around on her head, added a sort of holy aura to her.

goddess descended from the heavens.

Her golden hair, ears, tail and snow-white skin, under the bright glow of the

With her subtle body curves, ifJibril was considered an extreme beauty –

Her delicate skin that was usually hidden under a kimono was now

But the swimsuit was spread out like a butterfly in the night, revealing her pink

Her golden hair and twin tails would shake as she stepped along the beach,

immortal, godlike fox demon – a heavenly fox presiding over one actually

The two men still kneeling on the ground, had tears flowing down their

They were praying to an unknown existence for reasons they themselves did

“…Hatsuse Ino, has finally realized why he lives and exists upon this earth - !”

God of exceptional tastes for creating Jibril and Miko upon this earth – ah,

- The creation of a religion.

“- Well, it’s true that something like this would happen when compared to

“…? Did they get sand in their eyes, des?”

tilted her head in confusion.

“Mm, rise, how about you lift up your heads, and properly enjoy the privilege

Jibril immediately knelt and began kowtowing upon seeing Sora’s actions,

Hearing the words spoken by the two women, Sora and Ino stood up in

Again setting their eyes upon the two’s sacred figures, Sora and Ino looked

“…I feel like I’ve enjoyed myself immensely already.”

“..Let’s go back.”

- Both of them were becoming philosophical.

barriers between them, and the gap between races had been bridged.

thoughts within themselves, sympathetic towards each other.

The world is such a beautiful place –

Steph yelled at the two men who were still undergoing revelations in the

- Eh?

“Please allow me to answer, Master, I believe we were here to pay a visit to

…Ah, right, Sora finally remembered.

It was Plum who had said that the Seirens would send a boat to fetch them,

Because the capital of the Seirens – 「Oceando」 was at the bottom of the

Jibril had never been there and she couldn’t see it as well, so she couldn’t

So, according to their earlier arrangement, Plum would guide them from here,

“Hmm? What happened to Plum who said she’d guide us earlier?”

“Whoa!?”

He didn’t know when it had appeared, but a pair of eyes looked up at him

his legs.

“D, don’t be so inconsiderate… t, this is already my limit!” Plum answered.

and tears appeared in her eyes.

she still needs to avert the rays of the sun –“

Since it was transmitted through blood-sucking, it would mean that the

“…Oceande only sends their 「Reception Boat」 at night! Why did we have to

- That’s right.

Plum complained in frustration, why had they come in the daytime which was

“No, but this is the sea, you want me to skip the swimsuits in a situation like

- If not for Jibril’s secret 「Sunblock」, Sora wouldn’t have come in the day

“Oh yeah, Jibril, is the sunblock useless on Plum?”

death.”

“Ah, no… it’s fine if an even stronger spell is cast… but it would use up too

They remembered how exhausted she had looked when she had first came to

Which means, for her to walk around unfazed under a blazing sun like this,

“Um, about that… because of the quality of the Seirens’ blood, well, I’m

Suddenly, a sweet smile appeared on Plum’s face.

magic ~ ehehe ~ ☆”

With her suggestion immediately rejected, Plum could only shut the box again

“…Hey, considering that they’re ranked twelfth place, aren’t the Dhampir a

- Even when comparing with the preset abilities of the vampires back in his

“The ability of the Dhampir corresponds with the blood that they have

Jibrilreplied.

concealing magic – like let’s say, the blood of an Elf, 「Assassins」 that are

large threat on the battlefield.”

It was a moment of carelessness, but even Jibril was tricked by her, and now

“- Now it’s been reduced to this…”

It was obvious that she was still trembling within the box, with more tears in

“- I was thinking since earlier, the Elves and the Flügel, have only a one-rank

blood of an Elf, but she would evaporate upon drinking Jibril’s blood right?”

“Yes, because on the rankings there is a 「Segmentation」.”

“Essentially speaking, those below the seventh rank are 「Living Beings」,

“…Which means?”

reproduction are commonly classified as 「Living Beings」, which end at the

or concept, which you could think of those as 「Life」.”

That was a watershed incomprehensible using common sense, was how Sora

“Also, the ones ranked just above Jibril – are the Gigants right? What’s the

“…Let me think, for a standard Gigant, it would be too inadequate to kill it

five other companions – eh? Do you have plans of hunting one?”

This person over here with a disappointed expression on her face – could

Beings」.

position.

Especially the Imanity, or should I say us – ah, right.

Suddenly, Sora realized a long period of time had passed, so he directed his

“…Mm.”

She looked hesitant as though she didn’t dare to come out.

don’t have to force yourself!”

Not to mention Shiro’s hatred of it was even greater than Sora’s, which of

Shaking her head continually, although still hesitant, she stillslowly walked out

“…Oh~ how beautiful.”

“…Shiro, you’re really pretty, des.”

again instead.

- That’s how it was supposed to be, but –

The one that was nervously walking out was - 「A gemstone-like young girl」.

back of her head after careful preening.

like a crystal or a diamond.

though to compliment her beautiful hair or ruby-like eyes –

- Just like her cheeks, that flushed slightly red as well.

The sense of violation from looking so dreamily at his 「Sister」, made Sora

While those mumblings made Shiro appear somewhat uneasy.

Upon seeing Shiro say this while looking down and preparing to retreat again

He hurriedly – he himself questioned as to why he was being so panicky –

“N, no! No!! I was just surprised since Shiro’s so beautiful – no, wait, Shiro

know that… right? Eh?”

Jibril and Steph who were beside him looked immersed in her beauty as well.

As her heart rate increased, her expression hinted at something else – a tiny,

“…Really? That’s… good…”

“Master really is worthy of his title… isn’t this an unbelievably precious piece

“No, that’s not how it is, it’s normal to react to cute things ahhhh.”

air.

sort of internal conflict.

“Oh, hmm? Mm, yes, you look great! You, my sister, are my greatest pride

Shiro walked closer to Sora, which was when Sora returned to his normal

Being patted on the head by Sora, Shiro nodded her head as though finally

“-Uh, right, Plum, can you give us an estimate of when the 「Reception Boat」

Sora felt slightly awkward, and remembering his original aim, questioned

Hearing Sora’s words, everyone at once – looked over at Plum.

“Um, about midnight or so –“

Plum replied in a defeated voice:

After finishing her sentence – maybe because the sunlight was too

“It’s fine, what difference does this make?”

down on the grass bed Sora was using earlier, allowing her followers to fan

“Just take this as a well-deserved vacation, relax and wait for the boat, after

Sora and Shiro scratched their heads while smiling bitterly, and exchanged a

Shiro nodded her head.

Sora’s eyes swept over Steph, Jibril, Izuna and Ino each briefly, then spoke

“Wanna try having some fun suitable for the seaside?”

The blindingly white beach.

Through the blue sky that appeared as though sprinkled with paint, sunlight

There were only the noisy sounds of the waves and in the scenery with

A group of people appeared to be playing on the section of the beach where

brought to the others.

“I just need to pass this down right? I’m going to pass OK, Izuna?”

Izuna stretched her hand out to catch the ballflying in her direction.

“…? I don’t know the rules, des.”

based on the actions of others, as she didn’t understand the point of the entire

“Ah~ we weren’t really going to play games in the first place… but how

the ball to each other, whoever can’t catch it will be considered the loser –

“…I understand, des…”

“This really gives off a relaxing sensation… isn’t it great to just play relaxing

- Just like that, Steph still had a cheery expression on her face, but she still

Sora, Shiro and Izuna’s gazes, had become as sharp as knives.

「Game」.

(-I must win-!)

them – released a burning fighting spirit…

Shiro spoke while asking for the ball back, silently exchanging a glance with

- Shiro who took the ball back, nonchalantly dipped it in the seawater.

Just like that, the paper-made beach ball with only its bottom drenched in

It had even accurately – grasped the instant where there was no wind.

It was a wordless exchange ofschemes, but Steph passed the ball just the

Shiro had messed with the ball – if Steph were to pass the ball directly, the

As a result, the ball passed by Steph to Izuna spun slightly in the air.

water, the path of the ball would shift irregularly.

Izuna instantly spotted the slight shift of the ball.

and saved it.

But, Izuna’s petite body had released the overwhelming strength of a

- Because of that, the ballflew at an abnormalspeed, approaching closer to

However Sora remained calm, and grumbled to himself.

Izuna’s save became as if it was a deadly smash from a professional volleyball

the sea, creating a pillar of water.

but when it reached Sora’s position, it had nowhere near the originalspeed.

- That was an extremely heavy ball that was completely absorbed with water.

Shiro passed the soaking ball that had become heavy in an instant to Steph

“Eh? Ah, eh!?”

Steph could just catch it.

catch it –

Even ifshe could catch it, it would only fly to a position a fair distance from

- Can’t catch it.

- Upon seeing Sora and Shiro whose mouths were curled up in victory and

“…Don’t look down on this little girl – des!!”

The water originally swirling around her feet explosively spread out, revealing

Izuna boosted forward as though intending to rival the force she had just

Chasing the ball that was almost hovering over the ocean surface, Izuna

The ripples created by waving her arms about were strong enough to create

With a boom…

hands explode, Sora yelled loudly:

“-? …! Y, you cheated, des! You’re despicable, des!”

protested in dissatisfaction.

“…The person unable to catch the ball will be considered the loser… as long

That’s right, if Izuna as a Werebeast were to hit the ball that had become

it wouldn’t be able to take the impact, thus it cannot be passed to the next

Despite understanding that this was what Sora and others had planned since

- If the ball hadn’t burst when it did, what would’ve happened?

stepping and waving her arms about… Steph asked as though complaining:

“Eh? Since it’s a game, then of course not.”

“Since it’s a game, isn’t it normal to strive for victory with one’s goals, des?”

only allow herself to be swept away with the waves…

“Oh… they managed to beat Izuna in sports, that’s really something… even

- Her sentence was interrupted.

breasts!

milliseconds too slow.

breasts, but Miko managed to glare sharply at the 「Culprit」.

Jibril who was facing the brunt of her gaze feigned ignorance instead.

“According to Master’s literature, to 「Expose one’s breasts」 at a place like

“Oh~ really… so you must adhere to the same fate as well then?”

Miko had unquestionably taken on a 「Battle Stance」, while Jibril chuckled in

“Fine, no problem, but if you think a dog that can merely crawl on the floor

mind-set?”

the floor you know?”

While their killing intents impossible to detect with the naked eye clashed and

-…

“…Eh? Steph… you can swim?”

from that an astounding truth like that existed, caused Steph to question her.

“…Amazing, des.”

politics, cooking, sewing… but even proficient at swimming, however I have

water!?”

animalshould remain on land!!”

Steph smiled bitterly and grasped Shiro’s hand.

swim, here, I’ll teach you.”

“Here, I’ll hold on to your hand, just start from kicking the water with your

Steph comforted the uninterested Shiro and began teaching from the basics.

But –

“Aaaaahhhhh!”

instant.

“WaaaaaSHIROaaaaaa!”

up to grab her.

“…Nii…Shiro wants to learn… to swim!”

with tears streaking down her cheeks.

“You two over there! Can you at least respect – or at least obey the laws of

His emotional voice gradually got weaker after seeing the scene that lay

What was before him was –

“Hah, despite being so arrogant, you’re only at this standard, right, huh?”

Right below her, Miko who had jumped out below from below the water

her.

outstretched hand by a few millimeters.

breasts with both hands.

appeared to have been snatched away, so she released a murderous aura

“Heheh ☆ Say your prayers, I’m gonna skin you alive ☆”

Werebeast」?

instant, even soared in the air.

had her body change from red to golden –

- Upon seeing the events unfolding before her, even Izuna couldn’t believe her

Sora decided to give up, and instead turned around, ignoring them.

Sora spotted Ino as he turned around, and followed his line ofsight.

Izuna.

followers into the chaos as well, all of them were completely drenched –

“Oh… I see, it’s still unforgivable on their part to almost let Shiro drown, but

Sora carried Shiro back onto the shore.

“Yeah, it would be perfect without you.”

muscular old man wearing only a loincloth.

smiled cheerfully.

The dazzling sunlight and the white beach.

The waves created by her feet, and the wind blowing in from the sea, seemed

“…I guess I need a rest once in a while.”

Smelling the salt of the sea breeze, Steph suddenly thought to herself when

Since Sora’s bunch came along – no, since her grandfather passed away.

“Isn’t it great to be able to come here…?”

- Beepbeepbeep.

Sora yelled with both his eyes half open.

the shore with the spirit and energy of half-dead bodies.

“Phew… I apologize, Master, I really can’t enjoy the ocean… when the sea

“My tail’s so heavy after absorbing all the water, des… how troublesome,

“Phew~ this feels terrible, who exactly thought of thalassotherapy

, it’s just

“My sincerest apologies, Miko-sama, for troubling you to play along with

Everyone’s moods seemed to have taken an about turn for the worse, just

“…Eh? Eh?”

the middle of the sea alone, watching everyone else return to shore.

to the shore now.”

tablet computers set up at the trees along the shore.

“-Hmm? Sigh, Steph don’t tell me you were actually having fun earlier?”

while massaging their bodies.

Maybe because he didn’t think that she wouldn’t notice at all, Sora spoke

“…Among everyone here…none of us like the ocean at all…”

Everyone agreed while nodding vigorously.

She spoke while grooming her golden fur:

was talking about… I still don’t really understand… there’s a ton ofsand on

“Shiro-san – now!”

- At the same time, Shiro’s eyes lit up as well and gave Jibril a thumbs-up,

“…Miko-san…I suggest that you use…this brush and…hair conditioner.”

“…Fondle…phew…”

laugh, and buried her head in Miko’s golden tail.

his hands.

“I’ll help Izuna groom her fur, here, Izuna come over here.”

Their eyes met – and both men glared at each other.

“If Sora-san were to groom her fur Izuna would be contaminated by your

Izuna ignored their quarrel, and unhesitatingly walked forward –

“Hurry up, des.”

“..Old man, being able to incur the killing intent of others without speaking, is

Looking at Ino’s expression that was so cheerful he could almost hear cries of

forehead.

- It seemed that everyone had forgotten about Steph’s existence

Part 3

“…Heheh, the sunset is so beautiful… heheheh…”

a world of her own, what was on Steph’s face was… a smile.

“- I’m bored.”

“Ugh, how despicable to run away after you’ve won, des.”

tic-tac-toe and other games in the shade of the trees, all these activities that

place, and upon hearing Sora’s exclamation, Izuna protested, refusing to give

“Ah, it’s not that, it’s not because I’m bored of playing games with Izuna.”

“Hey, Plum, shouldn’t the Reception Boat be here by now?”

- It appears that everyone had forgotten their original purpose, and cried out

Plum stuck her head out from under the box.

Plum’s exhausted expression once again reminded everyone of her expression

“Um, I, didn’t I say that they’d only be here about midnight…”

and I’m getting bored.”

The still-exhausted Plum complained dissatisfiedly.

“No, I’m bored, I want to go now, either that or I’m going back.”

Plum appeared defeated, while Sora ignored her and exchanged a glance with

Ever since they reached the shore, Miko was being stroked by Shiro in the

- They nodded slightly, and spoke at once.

“…Mm…Shiro is…tired…”

Plum appeared heartbroken, while Sora opened his mouth to speak.

“Here.”

“Have you got the position?”

- Calculated?

On the map detailing the perimeter of the Eastern Federation, the records of

deduced the rough position of the 「City」.

horizon and said:

“- I obey?!”

face while kneeling on the floor to accept his order.

Plum asked uneasily, but Ino was about to ask the same question.

To elaborate, it seemed that the situation needed to be stopped.

good.

He let out a breath of relief only after seeing Miko nod her head slightly to

But as he saw Miko smile as though to say 「Be careful though」, Ino’s face

Sora lifted up Shiro, and spoke a single sentence.

After which, Sora and others left the waterside, which was when Jibril asked:

She appeared impatient – but she still made the final confirmations excitedly.

「The First」 of the Ten Oaths.

“Any actions with harming intent, and any actions seen as involving violence,

actions not involving harming intent won’t be cancelled. Which means the

considered as violating the rights of anyone, so –“

“Make it as large as you can.”

bowed, but her facial expression contrasted with her actions as she smiled in

“Hahah, hahahahah~ I don’t know how many years it’s been since I’ve last

Jibril had an intoxicated expression on her face, and mumbled to herselfso.

- Suddenly distorted.

became distorted with their shapes changing.

The usage of violence in this world – any actions intending to cause harm will

Regarding this, Ino understood perfectly, but when personally faced with

“OK, everyone get back!”

This sentence, made all present Werebeasts, as though their bodies and free

“…Eh? What’s happening?”

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the ocean.

The sand on the beach even ignored gravity and began dancing about, while

The space that was slowly distorting and changing shape began to gather at

Plum was the only other one there who could see magic – the only other one

But as she looked at what Jibril was doing, she still appeared completely

Judging from Sora’s explanation earlier… it wasn’t surprising.

When the Spirits that are supposed to be in a place are removed, then one

And – in Jibril’s hands, the absorbed Spirits were being compressed,

light.

clearly what was going on.

form.

Regarding things related to magic or Spirits, Sora and Shiro could neither

The halo on Jibril’s head had become a ball of light from spinning way too

Which could only mean one thing.

Plum who had finally realized what was going on, hurriedly tried to seek

Yes, this scene could only mean one thing.

Shiro’s standards, never-before-seen, at a completely inhuman and irregular

As the shape was not fixed at all, 「It」 could neither be classified as a sword

But Jibril was grasping tightly onto it with her right hand.

“So then Master…”

Jibril’s right hand descended with a speed as though to leave her previous

That was all Sora and others could witness.

After a few seconds, along with an exploding sound loud enough to quake the

It was almost as if jokingly - 「The sea parted」.

“Kyaaaaaaaaaahhhh!”

The aftershock from the impact, swept Steph and Plum still in the box over to

- This is what they saw after that.

As though greatly relaxed, Jibril had an invincible, cheerfulsmile on her face.

Hearing that, even Sora and Shiro released a cold sweat.

suddenly recalled –

「Airstrike」.

–

“…Nod.”

for her who wasn’t present at the time.

“Anyway we can now 「See」 the capital of the Seirens, so I can teleport you

…The five senses of the Werebeasts were at their physical peaks.

Maybe because the previous strike had bent the light, for Jibril that had said

- Sora looked at everyone who had backed away earlier.

Miko and the Werebeasts appeared defeated, and returned to the beach in

“I had known this since earlier… but to see it myself, it’s just like a bad

“…Ugh… the best course of action would be not to get involved with the

Plum climbed out from the broken wooden box, and spoke after Miko,

Ino then yelled in panic:

Ino called out, apparently afraid of the sound ofspace distorting created by

“Ah, he’s right, Jibril.”

stop sleeping already, get up.”

Steph yelled alone, while everyone else ignored her reaction and gathered

“So we’ll teleport now, off to the capital of the Seirens – Oceande.”

“The distance is three hundred and seventy-eight point twenty-three

As though in response to her words, the seawater rumbled and began to

“So, I predict that Oceande won’t have any air.”

It was unclear whether they didn’t hear Plum, or whether they were simply

“So – I’m going to teleport the air in a radius of two hundred meters along

“-Eh?”

Miko’s voice rang out once again.

them at the seaside previously hurriedly left as well.

Leaving behind only the exploding noise at an extremely high frequency

“”Kyaaaaaahhhhhhhh!””

created.

grabbed onto tree trunks in defense – while any who could witness that

Chapter end