Let's Play The Game Of Life
「Al, is there no game everyone can play togetherー?」
「Hmーm, that’s right. I wonder if there is anythingー?」
In order to meet Ra-chan’s request to play with everyone, I open the shelves and look for toys. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Incidentally, Alicia is struggling with the kendama a bit away from us.
Reversi and shogi are for two people. The four of us can play them, but I feel like it is different from Ra-chan’s request of playing together with everyone.
Jenga is perfect for playing with four people, but it will bother others and make a loud noise when the tower collapses or when we shout so I don’t recommend it.
It was also quite noisy when I played it with Irvine and Mort.
Thinking about it again, I don’t make many games where four people can play together.
Inside the shelves are taketonbo, figures made of Earth magic, table tennis paddles, frisbee, a drawing set, a spinning top, ring toss, kokeshi.....it is truly like a children’s toy box. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
(Taketonbo)
「Waa, it’s like a treasure chest!」
Ra-chan said in wonder as she peered in from the side.
Indeed, this really looks like a treasure chest. It contains things I seldom play with.
「Hey, Al. What is this box with a round thing?」
「Aah, that’s a magic tool you know」
Ra-chan got her eyes on the magic tool I bought in the royal capital.
「Hou, what effect does it have?」
「The disc will spin round and round if you put mana in it」
When I pour a little mana into the magic tool, the disc attached to the magic tool spins.
「Ahahaha, it’s true! It’s spinning round and round!」
「……what’s the point of this」
Ra-chan innocently laughs while Eric says that looking bored.
「There is a point in that you know. There are many possibilities for a rotation――」
An idea flashed into my mind when I was about to explain to Eric about possibilities of a rotation. It’s an idea about a game that can be played easily by four people. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Oi, what is it?」
「Wait a minute. I came up with an interesting thing to play」
Leaving Eric who looks perplexed, I take out an art supply set and the rotating magic tool from the shelf.
Spreading out a large piece of paper, I then continued to quickly write out events on the paper.
After installing the rotating magic tool into the paper, I made a roulette-like thing using Earth magic and then set up a flag-like needle made of paper on the outside part.
「You’ve been writing something meticulously on the paper since just now, what are you making?」
At this point, any Japanese person will probably know what I want to make.
「It’s a Game of Life」
That’s right, what I’m currently making is the Game of Life.
With this, even eight people will be able to play together, we won’t be troubled if a large number of people were to play this later down the line, isn’t this a good idea?
「What kind of game is that?」
「I’m preparing to explain it after this, wait a bit, okay」
While calming Ra-chan - whose eyes sparkle, asking me about the game -, I prepare the pieces that will become the players.
Normally it will be a pin inserted into a car, but there is no such thing as a car in this world, so I decided on something that will match this world, a carriage.
If it were a small carriage, you could insert pin-shaped players on top of it.
Since you’re going to be traveling alone at first, it would be better to set it in the coachman's seat.
If you have a partner, you can have your partner sit next to it, and the children sit at the back, creating that kind of atmosphere.
「This is cute!」
「You really are skillful, you……」
Perhaps Ra-chan liked the mini-sized carriage, she happily looked at it.
Girls like miniature things like this and things that look like doll houses. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
They’re going to be happy if I make them for their souvenirs and give them. Let’s find some free time and make some.
If I were to make a doll version of them, then Viscount Dole will be going to be extremely happy.
Oh well, that person would be busy with the puppet show, so I’ll check on the timing and send it to him later.
After the players are done, next are the money and profession cards.
In this world, the currencies are using coins, so I create coins like stone coins, copper coins, silver coins, and gold coins with corresponding sizes using Earth magic.
「You! Just now, you created copper coins using magic, didn’t you!?」
「Eh! Al, you can make money!?」
Maybe it’s because I made copper coins using Earth magic that Eric and Ra-chan reacted like that and misunderstood.
They are asking the same question, but the former is filled with desire as if finding a money tree while the latter is a pure admiration.
Due to their symmetrical intention, Eric’s dirtiness became distinctly apparent.
「There’s no way I can do that. I just made them by imitating real copper coins」
「What the, don’t do such a complicated thing. I mistook you for Kami-sama for a moment, y’know」
It seems like a person’s status can be raised to that of Kami-sama if they can make money.
Or rather, even though you’re the person who misunderstood yourself, why do I get scolded for that?
「Amaziーng, the image, and the real money looked the same, aren’t they?」
「Yes, especially for the copper coins the color is similar at a glance, you are going to think it is the real thing」
Ra-chan compares it with the real copper coin Loretta took out. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Looking at it that way will make it seem like I’m singing my own praises, but I don’t think they look similar.
「It might not be found out as a fake if you mix one coin and use it…」
「Mix one?」
「When you pay 10 copper coins, you might not be caught if you use two fake copper coins made with magic at a street stall」
It is a trick that was also used in special events in my previous life.
While busy settling the bills, you would think that they were 100 yen coins, but it turned out they were 10 yen coins from a foreign country.
「Amazing! Al, so smart!」
「Please stop. If you do that then as a noble――no, your dignity as a person will fall」
Loretta chides the innocent Ra-chan with a serious expression on her face.
Un, this isn’t good. Let’s not choose this topic again even as a joke.
Regrettably, they all have the same earthy color, but there’s no problem since the size and design are all copied properly.
「Yosh, with this I’m more or less done with the preparation, now I will explain the game」
「Alicia, stop doing that and come here quick!」
「……I’m about to grasp the trick to play this in a bit but this can not be helped. They are spreading something interesting over there, I will also join them」
Called by Ra-chan, Alicia - who was absorbed in her practice in kendama - came to our direction and sat.
Glancing at her progress, it seemed like she was still far from grasping the trick in kendama, but let’s not delve into that matter now.
「So, how do you play this ‘Game of Life ‘?」
「Speaking simply, you have to turn this roulette here, and then advance your piece by the number shown. After that, you compete with each other about how much gold you have after you reach the goal」
「Hee, so in short this is a game where you need to increase your money, right?」
As to be expected from Alicia. She saved me the trouble of explaining the game by understanding the game quickly. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Yes, but there are various paths and it is up to the individual on which path you would like to take. This path is for a swordsman, a noble on the other side」
Of course, the path in this game is different from my previous life.
I made them with proper culture and profession that match this world. The path of adventurers that aims to make a fortune quickly, the noble’s path of increasing tax revenue through various operations, or the path of merchants. It’s an original Game of Life, different from the modern one.
「I see, it is exactly like life’s paths.......that is why it is ‘Game of Life’. You can choose a different life from your current life, and there are also events that match each path, which sounds interesting」
「You thought of such an elaborate game in such a short time......i, is there a knight’s path?」
「Al, magician! What about a magician!?」
「The magician’s path is right here」
「It’s true!」
Ra-chan was delighted when I showed her the magician’s path. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Although, in this Game of Life and real life, it is not always guaranteed that you can proceed to the path you desire, I won’t say something that will dampen the atmosphere like that.
「Al, let’s play it immediately!」
「Un, then shall we start?」
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