Great Sage 38 – Season 1 Epilogue

There’s a secret in my home.

It’s not something common, like that my dad is actually a kitsune, or that there secretly exists supernatural powers in this world that are regulated by governments and organisations behind the scenes.

In a small outdated shopping district, on the second floor of a school uniform clothing store that you could find anywhere.
A room that my grandparents used to use, that’s where it is.

Above the tatami mat is a futon, an old low table with a worn chess set, and a closet in the back. Tapping on that closet three times in a row is a magic key that causes it to open.

“Hey Maya-chan, what’s up?”

Inside the closet is a thirty tatami sized room with a large round table in the center that could seat ten people. A man who could be a model for a fashion magazine sits gracefully at the table like a medieval king and speaks to me.1

Beneath his black robe, like that of a hollywood magician, is the clothing of a medieval knight that he wears without complaint.

The ceiling is high with over ten doors on the circular walls that surround the table.

Each of those doors connects to storage magic rooms, or sub dimensions made with transfer magic, some are even things known as [Otherworld Tunnels] made by that man…..

It seems that it’s now easy to travel between worlds.

I have only once set foot inside the place this man calls the warehouse. Sealed inside was many incredible magic tools and cursed objects that he had discovered in a dungeon or received as gifts from countries and royalty from another world as well as a mountain of gold and silver.

The rare metal he sold to the mafia in the past were piled up at the entrance to the point I thought it might actually be garbage.

Its size is tens of times larger than the Tokyo dome and even the owner himself doesn’t have a good grasp of everything within.

He calls it storage magic but due to the man’s strength and technique it’s become a magic on a whole new level.

“The high class cake set that Queen-san bought online has arrived so I came to deliver them”

Seeing the box I’m carrying, a young girl with pink hair and a gothic lolita dress comes flying out of the space behind the man where there was nothing before.

“Maya, let’s eat together!”

This sweets loving girl is feared as a legendary witch in the other world but now she is my master in magic and one of my few best friends.
Perhaps hearing our voices, one of the doors open,

“Then I will prepare some tea, how many?”
My former classmate, a nekomata in maid clothing appears, peeks at the sweets in the box and smiles.

She’s currently living in one of the rooms of this subspace and is the leader of the [Combat Shrine Maiden Squad] that used to work for a group of onmyouji. She also helps the man with running the hot spring inn that he owns.

It seems that this nekomata, Haruka, also wants some cake,

“For now prepare ten cups, a few more people would still be fine I think”
Queen-san responds,

“Then I’ll call An-chan over too”
She walks off towards a different door.

After which a middle school girl with fluffy red hair and a large chest wearing a sailor uniform with a miniskirt and loose socks appears.

“Great Sage-sama, it is an honour to be invited to your tea party”
She bows elegantly while greeting us.

She’s a former saint from another world and of well known noble descent it seems. Her appearance may be strange but there’s a refinement that can be felt from her actions.

In order to get used to her younger body as well as recover mentally, she has been staying in a room in this storage magic as well as getting treatment from my aunt’s hot spring.

The hot spring seems to have magical properties for people from the other world so she often goes together with the magician woman called Moulin.

It appears that baths themselves do not exist in the other world so they were impressed by this [method of treatment for mind and body].

According to Moulin, after taking a few friends to visit, she thought that it would be possible to take guests from the other world as a business.

“How are you Ange? Feeling alright?”
The man talks to the big boobs loose socks girl causing her to perk up and smile,

“With your help the recovery is progressing smoothly. All thanks to Great Sage-sama”
She falls on one knee and, a brings her arms together as if to emphasise her chest while bowing her head like in prayer to a god.

As a result her high quality lace panties can be seen though…..

“Then once this call is over, let’s all have tea together”
The man peeks at her panties and chest as he deploys his magically altered smartphone into the air.

That former saint cant be underestimated, she knew what she was doing with that outfit and panty shot.

The call is connected to Alona-san, a russian mafia like person who is currently revitalising the onsen and shopping district and trading with the other world,

“The Kashizu Sect’s greatest firepower, Yuikuu’s disciples, have left and come to this city. The Shimogami School is dissolving, bringing the Combat Shrine Maidens to this city too. Not to mention the legendary kitsune clan, all of them adore that man. And once you include interacting with the other world, this is the greatest chance for me to take control of the hidden organisations of Japan….. no, the world!”

Or so I’ve heard her speaking to herself in a frenzy before while breathing heavily and sweating…..
I hope she doesn’t die from overwork.

Haruka prepares black tea for the cake as the man’s call finishes and he looks toward the table with a smile on his face,

“Then shall we eat”

I stuff my mouth with the shortcake in front of me.
The way I dexterously move the fork, and gaze longingly at the strawberry above the fresh cream is cute if I do say so myself.

Then…..

“Maya-chan, um, are you feeling any after effects?”
He gazes into my eyes with concern.

“Dunno, I’m not sure what even could be a side effect”
I avert my gaze to hide my rapidly beating heart.

I’m not sure when I fell in love with this man.

After he removed the curse placed on me and mom?
Or was it that time he commanded Ryuujin-sama, named himself the Great Sage, and charged towards the enemy?

I don’t want to admit it but perhaps it was when I first met him….. my heart was stolen by the sadness, kindness, and strength in the depths of his eyes.

I thought love was a disease.
If there’s a side effect, then it’s definitely the beating in my heart that won’t stop.

This disease called love, will it eventually fade away, or will it continue to grasp my heart and stay.

I stay silent,

“I still need to find a better way of dealing with your mom….. I’ve learnt a lot from this case but there’s definitely more places where the other world is linked to this one. When you consider the fusion of modern weaponry and magic used by the Shimogami or the outflow of smartphone technology….. Hmm, I’ll need to consider the demon races movements and dig a bit deeper”

He crosses his slender legs as her takes a sip from his tea cup.

Mom has had her memories of the other world and the kitsune removed and is living as she used to but, this her relationship with this man is as frustrating as a romance manga for primary students.

Just this morning when giving him a fried egg, their hands touched and the two of them turned red.

Since my greatest rival, mom, is like that, there’s not a sense of danger which helps mentally.

It seems the one I’ve fallen in love with is not interested in incredible wealth, nor in being remembered in history or political power, and he’s a late bloomer too…..

Only a select few has the knowledge and power he has, he’s hardworking, holds a strong unshakeable will, and is known and adored by many as a Great Sage.

“Hmmm, it’s not easy to obtain that small happiness is it”
He says with a sigh.

Hearing his words, Haruka smiles while pouring out tea for the rest of the table like a real maid.
Queen, sitting next to the man, happily swallows her fourth cake, licking the cream off her fingers.
Ange-san who was watching puts her hand over her mouth and smiles in a dignified manner.

On such a leisurely afternoon, surrounded by beautiful girls…..
Even then this Great Sage that returned from another world just wants to live quietly.


Season１　End
The story continues

Translator’s Notes:
1: 30 tatami is approximately 55 square meters.

I know this is sudden but I’ll be dropping this series. I started translating back during the pandemic and I don’t have the time I used to now that things have more or less returned to normal and this felt like a good point in the story. I’m sorry to all the fans of Great Sage.

I will be continuing to translate A Misunderstood Mentor as well as Kage no Jitsuryokusha which currently has an anime airing. They’re both great novels in my extremely unbiased opinion so I’d be happy if you gave them a shot.

Thanks for all the support on this series.