It is readily denied. So having all the attributes is not the condition to be a compatible person, is it? Then what on earth is the condition to be called a compatible person, I wonder?
「Since I was told to cover myself when Touya-sama saw my pantsu, you are compatible person. 」
「Really?! What kind of compatibility is that?! I don’t understand! 」
「That is important, you know? Should Touya-sama lose to his desire and have assaulted me, then you would have been thrown on the ground. Also aside from that, if my pantsu appearance was left as it was, that would also qualify you as incompatible person and you would be politely requested to go back to the ground. 」
(TL: the ground as in below the sky garden, not the one on which they currently stand)
Eh, seriously? That pantsu exposure had such significance? That is extremely suspicious.
「We and Babylon were to be entrusted to someone who was kind and considerate towards others, and so the professor thought of this kind of test. 」
「Uh huh, the professor is weird. 」
「I can’t deny that. 」
You don’t deny it. As I thought, weird.
「We were told that the final judgement would be left to our individual discretion. Instead of a ladies’ man who is excessively tender and experienced towards women, the ideal person would have self-control while still be interested in peeking, a taciturn person who pretends not to have an interest was preferable. 」
It appears that the compatible person is selected based on those criteria… Or rather, what is with being a taciturn person! How rude! Do not be tricked with things like safety!
「With that, I have become your possession. Please treat me well from now on, Master. 」
「Ha… 」
I have a feeling I was just dragged into some frightful troubles. Even having not met the professor, a deceitful face comes to mind.
For the time being, I will bring everyone here. It would be better to discuss this once. After talking to Shisuka, I open the [Gate] towards the ground.
「Sky Garden… right. It’s possible that this is a legacy of the Ancient Civilization Paruteno. 」
While looking around the vicinity, Rin indulged in deep emotions.
Ancient civilization Paruteno. A super-civilization that brought forth various magics, and tools, that implemented them, the artifacts.
The Babylon is also one of the legacies that that civilization created, so it can be called an artifact by itself. If that is so, Shisuka may also be an artifact.
Everyone is looking around the garden. When I asked Shisuka, she said the Garden consists of 4 Paruteno dome segments… First of all, I don’t know the extent of a Paruteno dome. At any rate, it is certainly big.
Since there is also a botanical garden-like area, a water fountain, stepping stones, flower beds, ponds and the like, it is a garden which any person into gardening would jump at.
Because it is a garden which you can appreciate while walking in, I somehow understand why everyone is getting carried away. When I look at Julio-san, he seems delighted.
In a corner of the garden was a pavilion, which was a resting place near the pond, Me, Rin, and Shisuka were relaxing.
「And so, is the thing Rin was trying to obtain here? 」
「Who knows. I thought that I would be able to discover some ancient magic, but I managed to find something more. 」
Indeed, it’s even possible to say that this Babylon itself is a crystallization of an ancient magic. A Garden which was extremely unlikely to last for more than 5000 years, flowers that do not wilt, a barrier to turn invisible to the enemy, I probably won’t know what kind of ancient magic was used, because those things are truly wondrous.
The person called Regina Babylon, the creator of all this was no doubt a genius, I think. However, she is a pervert, who forced this child to expose her pantsu to reveal my character.
「Shisuka, is there anything else aside from this garden? 」
「No, there is nothing. It is just a private garden, which merely drifts in the sky-gozaimasu, different from the others. There are no treasures, no weapons. It is just a lovely garden, floating in the sky-gozaimasu 」
「I disagree, you could say that this in itself is similar to a treasure. 」
「Arigato-gozaimasu. However, you are already the master of Babylon [Sky Garden]-gozaimasu. 」