《Frontier Diary – Diary of a Former Noble in a Remote World》


 1 . The wandering days started like this

    My name is Safate Greedo.


    I will be the second son of the Greed family, the great nobles of the royal capital, Parma.


    My family is one of the highest-ranking noble families in King''s Landing, and is one of the four supreme families among them.


    After graduating from the highest-ranking magic department of the Royal Capital Magic Academy, I worked as a teacher at the academy while continuing to research magic in the academy''s laboratory.


    I''ve been working there for nearly six years, but fortunately, my classes are well received by my students, and the headmaster recently personally offered me a job with him for life.


    It''s a smooth sailing for me in life, but in fact, I have a very big headache at the moment.


    I usually live in a teacher''s house in the school, but today I was returning to my parents'' house for that reason as well.


    My parents'' family, the Greed family, is one of the four supreme families, and they are so wealthy that they are ranked at the top of the richest class in the royal capital, Parma.


    The family consists of four brothers and sisters, one brother serving in the military, one sister who married into another noble family, and one sister who married into another noble family, for a total of six people, including the father and mother, who live in a luxurious mansion that resembles a castle.


    When I returned home, I was greeted by maids as usual, but I didn''t have time to say hello to the maids before I went straight to my father''s study.


    ''''Father, I would like to speak to you.''''


    In the study, my father, Gapoli Greedo, who was looking over some documents, looked at me and gave me a look that said, ''You again.......''


    There is a reason for this.


    My father, Gapoli, as a nobleman, has been given some of the cities in the vicinity of the royal capital by the king as the land under his direct control, and he has been entrusted with the management of them.


    It pains me to expose the shame of my family, but my father is an incredible spender.


    He is so devoted to collecting antiques and rare armor that he has built several luxurious mansions in the suburbs just to preserve them.


    Her mother, Rohee, is a great party animal and holds lavish tea and dinner parties every day to which she invites many of her royal and noble friends.


    His older brother, Prideaux, who is in the army, has virtually no swordsmanship or operational skills, but he has risen through the ranks by bribing the top brass and has risen to the rank of general at a young age........


    My sister, Tamar, and her sister, Causey, have married into an aristocratic family that their father has befriended.


    My sister, Tamar, has a poor relationship with her mother-in-law because she has a keen eye for collecting clothes, bags and ornaments, and she spends her days shopping at her daughter-in-law''s house of marriage....


    Her sister Causey is an irrepressible man-lover, so she says she''s married and has hired a man she likes as her butler to create a harem... In Causey''s case, her husband is also quite a woman-lover, and like Causey, he hires all the women he likes as maids to create a harem, so in a way, it''s a good match for her.


    Back to the point.


    My parents'' extravagant spending was ridiculous on a daily basis.


    To pay for their wasteful spending, my father continued to impose an unbelievable amount of taxes on the land he ruled.


    It was at such an outrageous level that it was difficult for the people to even lead a normal life.


    Naturally, complaints have been pouring in from the ruled lands, but my father continues to completely ignore them and silently kill them.


    He even encloses his dominion with a high wall to prevent anyone from lodging a complaint directly to the royal capital, and he even has his own private army constantly monitoring the area.


    I''m sure you''ll be pleased to know that I''m not the only one.


    I couldn''t stand still, so I spoke to my father anyway.


    I kept remonstrating with him, telling him that the situation needed to be remedied.


    But the situation did not improve, and when he heard that he had been informed a few days earlier that another temporary tax collection would take place, he returned to his parents'' house.


    ''Father!��Imposing more tax burdens on the dominant areas, or something like that, is beyond reckless!


    I bit back desperately, "Today, today," I said.


    My father was listening to me with his arms crossed and his eyes closed, but I could tell from the look on his face that he was not happy about it.


    When he was sure I had finished speaking for a moment, he let out a deep breath and said


    You''ve made your point, all right.


    My father stood up from his big chair and looked straight at me.


    I wondered if he would finally understand my admonition.


    I will no longer regard you as a son if you refuse to follow your father''s actions.


    You have disowned me! Get out of my Greed house!


    after that


    I was forcibly removed from the house by the guards ordered by my father.


    I''m not going to be able to get the books and household items in my room without handing them over.


    When I returned to the magic academy, I was immediately summoned by the headmaster and notified of my dismissal on the spot.


    It''s a very good idea to have a good idea of what you''re going to do with it.


    The Greed family has given us a large donation, and we can''t continue to hire someone who has disowned the house...


    and was effectively sentenced to immediate and permanent banishment........


    The majority of the savings from working at the magic academy........though most of it has disappeared with the purchase of magic books and the like......and since the academy felt sorry for me, they provided me with some severance pay, so I decided to use it to buy a cart and pack up the teacher''s dormitory.


    I was told to move out of the dormitory right away, but there was no way I would be able to find a place to settle down in a short period of time, as I had been forced to move out of my parents'' house.


    Thanks to the possession of several magic boxes, magic boxes that can store more items than the apparent size of the boxes, I was able to load all of the dormitory''s belongings, including furniture, into them.


    ''''Well it seems to be true that you''ve been fired.''''


    Basically, she was one of the few friends I could say was devoted to my own research outside of class time.


    In this royal capital, the status of sub-humans is basically low.


    If a sub-human tries to work in the capital, he or she only needs to do menial jobs in a nobleman''s mansion, but most of them find a job in the water trade at the end of the day or become a slave.


    The same is true for the elves, but there are races of elves that can use advanced magic, and races with special skills like this can also get teaching jobs at the magic academy this way.��Even so, there are quite a few people who are willing to associate with sub-humans, and she too was an isolated existence in the school.


    However, I personally believe that I had a good friendship with her as well, since I had no feelings of discrimination against sub-humans with other races.


    Erdena and I often studied together and occasionally had meals together, as we often shared the same magical research theme. As for meals, there were many people who looked at the subhuman Erdena with strange eyes in the general restaurants of the royal capital, so we often used the subhuman cafeteria in the back street.


    I''m sure many sub-humans looked at me with strange eyes here, but once you get to know them, I believe that sub-humans are more friendly and fun than their race.


    ''''...What are you going to do now?''''


    At Erdena''s words, I folded my arms and twisted my head.


    To be honest, I''m not that socially adept, so there''s no way I can count on it.


    It''s a good idea to be able to have a good idea of what you''re looking for. It''s not only that, but also that that father''s character doesn''t necessarily mean that he won''t harass you in some way... in fact, he had already arranged for you to be fired from the magic academy...


    To be honest, I don''t have a plan... but for now, I''ll just go to some frontier city... and the only thing I can do is...


    I am currently living in the royal capital, Parma.


    Around this city, there are many aristocrats'' dominions and vassal states in the forest.


    Far away from the city, in the forest and in remote areas such as between mountain ranges, there are cities called frontier cities.


    Although the frontier city is a subordinate city to the royal capital, unlike the royal capital, sub-humans make up the majority of the population in this city.


    Because of the distance from the royal capital, I thought that even people like me, who were exiled from noble families, would be accepted.


    ''''........I see. In that case, there might be something we can help you with.''''


    Erdena said that she could introduce them to her hometown, the frontier city of Greencombe in the southern forest.


    After all, her parents are part of the lord group of this city.


    I''m honestly grateful for the current situation.


    However, although there was some resistance to bothering my former colleague''s hands.


    That''s not a problem. I''d rather be useful in times like these.


    Erdena smiled and patted me on the shoulder.


    Erdena offered to buy me dinner in lieu of a parting gift in this city, so the two of us went out to a familiar sub-human diner.


    This restaurant in the back alley, "Three Dragons Pavilion," is run by a couple of goblin people, but the food is much better than those of the other races.


    Many sub-humans who work in the royal capital frequent this restaurant, and it has become a valuable networking place for sub-humans.


    ''''Oh?��Isn''t that Safate''s brother?


    As I finished my order, Black, a demon man (Ogre People) dressed in his familiar black armor, called out to me with his usual dynamic laugh.


    ''''I heard that. I heard you were disowned for beating up that gold-rich Gapoli?


    Erdena said, ''.......was it?'' Good job, with a targeted expression on your face!


    I felt a little saved by those words.


    ''''So?��What are you going to do now, mister?��As one would expect from a nobleman, you can''t stay here anymore.


    When I told the concerned Black that I was going to go to the Green Combes in the south with Eldena''s introduction.


    What the hell!��Then I''ll give you a lift on the wagon!��I just got a job carrying some stuff over there.


    Then he banged on my shoulder.


    To be honest, I was really grateful for the offer.


    You know, when you were injured, you helped me with medicine and other things, so I wouldn''t give a d*mn about it for you!


    Then Black laughed out loud with a gahaha.


    After all, this night''s meal was free as a favor to the owner.


    You''re a racial group, but you''re a patron of my restaurant.


    The owner laughed and said that to me, and although I felt a little sorry for what I had done myself, I was also happy.


    Erdena was.


    You can stay in my room tonight if you want.


    He offered to let me stay in the room of a single woman, but as expected, I decided to sleep in the bed of the wagon that I had just purchased that day, thinking that I couldn''t let him stay in the room of a single woman.


    ........When we parted, I wondered what it was about Erdena''s slightly bad mood that made me feel like she was in a slightly bad mood, and I thought back to the day when a lot of things had happened.


    Even though I interfered in the management of my father''s fiefdom, I myself grew up with the benefits of it.


    I''d like to be able to make a living that will benefit others in the new land I''m heading to.


    The next morning.


    The next morning, Black came to my wagon with his own wagon team.


    I was able to buy a wagon, but I hadn''t been able to arrange for a horse, so I was very grateful for his help.


    Erdena came up to me as I was hooking up my wagon to Black''s wagon.


    At first I thought she was writing a letter of introduction for me to submit to Green Convoy, but the sight of her arriving, strangely equipped with heavy equipment and a large load of luggage, made me tilt my head in disbelief.


    ''''Well I just wanted to investigate the magic stones around Greencombe so I''m going with you.


    I was told that Erdena herself would accompany me to Greencomb and speak directly to her parents, who were part of the city''s lord group.


    I was inwardly very happy to have someone I knew well enough to stay with me for a while.


    It was a very reassuring and joyful thing for me, as I had lost everything in the past day.


    I''m ready to go.


    Yes!��Then we''re off to Greenconvoy!


    Black''s words were responded to by his servant child demons with a vigorous voice.


    .........


    I''m a little girl.


    I heard a familiar voice.


    When I looked out of the wagon, I saw a cat person (Cat People) running up from behind it, gasping for breath, carrying a large load.


    ''Huh? Unya?


    She was the Greed family''s maid, a cat person named Unya, who worked as a maid.


    Although she was a maid, she was treated like a slave because she was a subhuman, but she was a really hard-working cat who always worked hard and always had a smile on her face.


    She was a little older than me, but we were close in age and we got along well in the mansion.


    When I asked him to stop the carriage, I ran over to Wunya.


    ''''Yo ... thank goodness ... well, you''re in time, Nya ...''''


    Even though she was sweating, Unja hugged me with a big smile on her face.


    ''I was surprised to hear that you disowned the mansion, Bo-chan.


    Come to think of it, when I was kicked out of the mansion yesterday, it was so sudden that I couldn''t say goodbye to Unja.


    I had planned to send a letter to her and the others who had been so kind to me later, but it was really nice to know that someone had come all the way to see me like this.


    ........But what is this massive amount of luggage that Unja is bringing with her.......


    Anya had come in with a small cart full of luggage and was pulling it along.


    These are the books and laboratory equipment that the little one treasured. These are some of the books and experimental equipment that were about to be thrown away, but we managed to get them back.


    Anya said and smiled.


    I''m very grateful for that.


    The reason for this is that there are many valuable books that I have collected over the years. I''m sure my father would be quick to throw them away because they have no monetary value due to the fact that I do a lot of writing, but to me they are all important things that I have collected over the years.


    ''Also, I''ve brought a set of my things with me, Nya.''


    With that, Unja stood up once, bowed deeply to me, and


    I''ve resigned from the mansion. I''ve resigned from the house, and I''ll earn my own food. I''ll earn my own food, so I''m asking you to keep working for me, little master.


    I couldn''t help but freeze at that sudden offer from Unja.


    For some reason, I got the feeling that the wagon''s Erdena was glaring at me and Una with an extremely unhappy expression.

 2 . I managed to find a place to live

    I, Safate, left the royal capital, Parma, where I lived for many years, after being allowed to ride in Black''s packets of demons (auger people).


    Faced with the fact that I was disowned and driven out of my home without being able to do anything about the people of the territory who were struggling with taxes, I still hadn''t gotten my mind in order.


    It''s not enough to save money, and the future is quite uncertain, but I just have to do it, and I have no choice but to force myself to look forward to it...


    Unja, the cat people who used to be a maid at my parents'' house, who had been forced to accompany me, may be tired from the exhaustion she went through when she left the house, but as soon as she left, she began to sleep soundly, leaning against my shoulder. It''s a good thing that you''re able to get a good idea of what you''re looking for.


    The journey from Palma, the royal capital, to the frontier city of Green Convoy by wagon train takes about 20 days.


    The first three days or so were always uncomfortable because we couldn''t get used to the rocking of the wagons.


    Somehow, after four days, I start to feel better, thanks to Unja''s help and attention.


    Erdena had taken an interest in the books in my luggage and had been immersed in them the whole time.


    Indeed, even though some of them are rare in the King''s City, I''m rather interested in being able to read the books in the midst of this wagon''s sway.


    On our fifth day on the road, we were overtaken by a wagon team from King''s Landing.


    They seemed to be in a hurry, so Black gave way, but for some reason Unja was staring at the wagons with a grim expression on her face.


    ''What''s wrong?''


    Hmm... It''s nothing.


    Although Unya smiled as she said this, she was still somewhat concerned about the wagon squad from earlier.


    After a week of leaving the royal capital, the width of the road on the street visibly narrowed.


    There were almost no more troopers to pass by and only Black''s wagons were advancing on the road.


    There aren''t many inn towns from here on out. There are not many inn towns from here on out," he said.


    Then Black laughs with his usual bold smile.


    Day 14.


    ''We''re going to take a shortcut from here.


    As Black said this, he turned off the road and entered the steep mountain path.


    This is the old highway. It''s a good way to get to the Green Convoy, although it''s rarely used nowadays because of the construction of a road that makes a big detour around the foot of the mountain.


    In Black''s words.


    ''''........I know there was an old street......but this is the first time I''ve actually gone through it.''''


    Eldena, who was from Greencomb, also looked around curiously.


    It''s a little bit of forest, there''s the remains of an old village. It used to be a little bit of a lodging town, but people have all moved out along the road, so nobody lives here anymore.


    I looked closely in the direction I was told, and I saw what looked like the wall of a house hiding in the trees.


    It was wrapped with so much ivy and other debris that unless we were careful, we couldn''t really tell that it was a house wall.


    We continued on our way for the next six days or so, and then we began to see a huge wall in front of us.


    It looks like we''re at Greencomb. We''re lucky it didn''t rain this time.


    Black smiles boldly as usual as he says this.


    As I was looking at the walls, I was a little sentimentalized by the thought that this is where my new life will begin... and then Black, who brought me here, said


    Safate, I visit the city regularly. When you do, we''ll have a drink or two together.


    He smiled at that.


    I''m sure. Then I''ll buy you a drink, I promise.


    Then I laughed back.


    However, such a laughing face of mine was soon to disappear.


    ''''........So, Safate-san. Since you have been issued a ban on entering all frontier cities, I cannot allow you to enter the Green Comb here.


    At the entrance gate to the city, three of the guards gathered around me as I was being surveyed for a load, and said this to me.


    Hearing those words, Eldena stepped between me and the guards and glared at them.


    ''''This person is the eldest daughter of the Greenpot family, a member of this city''s group of lords, and I, Eldena, am the guardian. And you still say no?


    Although the guards were visibly upset by those words.


    "And anyway, it''s a strict order from King''s Landing...


    At the attitude of the guards, "I can''t talk to you guys," he said, and then Erdena told us to wait for a while, and ran at a great pace into the frontier city.


    A few moments later


    Erdena, who was in a state of anger from the looks of it, came back.


    She said that she had received a notice from the noble house of the royal capital to ban me from entering.


    I''m not going to be able to get a good look at them.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find out what''s going on in the world.


    I''m sure my father used his position in the House of Lords to harass me.


    For now, I poured water over Eldena to calm her down.


    It''s not your fault, because it''s not your fault, I call out to Eldena, who is about to start crying.


    ''''Hmmm..........'''' I''m sorry, but I''m going to have to excuse myself for a moment.


    Suddenly, Unya bows widely and walks towards the city wall.


    "Hey, I''m just picking flowers.


    When he said that, he seemed to be talking to the guards to get them to use the bathroom.


    The shadow of a building near the entrance gate at the same time


    ...you succeeded in keeping him out of Green Conviction.


    And that''s for scooping Master Gapoli. A nice touch.


    ...the foolish one. If only we''d listened to Master Gapoli, we''d have all the time in the world.


    Well, I wonder where he''s going to go now. I think we should find out and stop him. As per Master Gapoli''s orders.


    Oh, is that right?


    The two suspicious-looking people who were whispering in the shadows were suddenly spoken to from behind, and they choked up.


    You guys are the guys in the wagon train that we passed on the fifth day after we left the capital, right?��I remember it so well because I felt a strange stare, Nya.


    As he said that, Unya''s tail grew abnormally long and wrapped around their necks.


    ...the elemental cat people... or the legendary fighting sub-human...


    "....I''m not going to show any mercy to those who do you harm, you little bastards...


    after a few seconds


    I threw the two motionless bodies into the shadows.


    After deciding to protect the little guy, and this blunder, you need to pull yourself together again.


    Unya''s expression was not her usual smile, but a grim one.


    In front of the castle gate


    When Unya returned, I was able to


    In the meantime, I can''t bother Black, so I''m going to ask him to let go of my stuff here.


    At those words, Erdena looked violently upset.


    Can you give me a moment to think about it?��I will definitely convince everyone. So.........


    Although he says so, I know full well that it is quite difficult.


    ''I''m glad you feel that way, but I can''t bother you or your family or acquaintances any more, you know?


    Eldena chokes on my words and goes into a slump.


    ''Whatever we do, we can''t let them pull the wagon without horses.


    As he said this, Black brought an old horse to me.


    He may be old, but he''s still got some power. You can go on for six days and nights," he said.


    As he says this, he sets the horse in my wagon.


    Black and the rest of the group walked into the green combe with an apologetic look on their faces.


    As expected, it was somewhat sad that they didn''t have their usual dynamic laughter.


    ''What do you want to do now, Botchan?''


    While Erdena''s idea seems to be the best move in the current situation.


    It was that father.


    Like this Green Combe, I can''t dismiss the possibility that he''s already got his hands around something.


    While I was thinking about this and that, Black''s words from earlier suddenly flashed through my mind.


    Well ... six days.


    Unja and Eldena gave me a dubious look at my words.


    Then we headed back the way we''d come with Kuro and his friends.


    On the way, we took the mountain path Black had used, and it took us six days to get there.


    There was the site of a village in the forest.


    This was the site of a former inn town that Kuro had told me about when I came here.


    The three of us split up to check out the village.


    There were 11 building sites.


    Among them, there were five buildings that could be used with simple repairs.


    One of them was made of hollowed-out forest trees, and at a glance, it was not immediately recognizable as a residence. From the top floor, one could see far into the distance.


    There were apparently former farm fields and a stream near the settlement that could be used for drinking water.


    For the time being, this was a good place for me to live.


    At my words, Unja nodded happily.


    "Let me do the cleaning.��I''m going to put it away so that the little guy can live in it right away, Nya!


    With that said, I took out the cleaning tools from my luggage and started working on it immediately.


    Somehow, it looks like we''ll be able to secure a place to live.


    I thanked Erdena for taking care of me so far.


    Originally, she was taking care of me while she came to investigate the magic stones around Greencombe, and I couldn''t cause her any more trouble.


    That''s what I thought.


    I''m going to live here and I''m going to live here.


    As he said this, he began to carry his stuff in with great vigor.


    I had no choice but to accept the offer, as the momentum pushed me over the edge.


    The hollowed-out wood house was the largest and least painful, so we decided to make it our first residence.


    The floor plan was.


    The first floor has one living room with a kitchen and four rooms.


    There is also a bath and a toilet, but this was in need of repair.


    The second floor has a living room and 3 rooms facing it.


    From the end of the living room, there is a spiral staircase that leads up to the rooftop observation deck.


    We decided to use the three rooms on the second floor as our private rooms.


    We decided to make the largest room on the first floor our research room, and use the other rooms as a storage room for the time being, and we all started to clean up.


    With a little wiping and cleaning, the room was ready to live in.


    ''Yes, yes, yes~!��I''m going to wipe them all down~!


    Erdena and I were overwhelmed by the speed of Unja''s wiping and cleaning.


    We managed to finish cleaning up the building after about half a day, so we started to bring in the wagon''s luggage.


    We found an unfamiliar magic box mixed in with our luggage, but when we opened it, we found a rather large amount of food, water, and miscellaneous items inside.


    Probably Black had kept it in there for us.


    I was really glad to hear that.


    After finishing our lunch with some portable food that was in Kuro''s luggage, I started to fix the bathroom and toilet.


    I''d like to prepare the room for my research, but I''d be in trouble for the rest of my life if those two things weren''t working.


    Both the bath and the toilet seem to use water from a stream, which is stored in a large water tank at the back of the house and then used to take advantage of the drop-off, but the pipes that drew the water were damaged.


    I was wondering what was wrong, but then I remembered that I had a glass pipe in my research kit that I could use.


    I connected it to the tube and found it was usable, although there were some difficulties.


    Just to be sure, I built a purification device with a magic stone between the tube and the tank.


    Since the inside of the tank was quite dirty, it was thoroughly cleaned with purification magic and then coated with magic. If I had done this, there would be no problem.


    The bathtub and toilet seat were also repaired with some simple DIY work, then cleaned and magically coated with purifying magic.


    Incidentally, this water system also served as the source of water for the kitchen, and now that the repairs are complete, the kitchen''s water system is now available.


    Also, there was a magic stone water heating system for the bath, but the magic stone had expired and was no longer in effect.


    I used the magic stone I had brought with me, and the system itself seemed to be intact, so I was able to use it immediately. The system itself did not seem to be broken, so it was immediately available for use.


    It''s getting dark, and we''ve managed to get the house cleaned up.


    Since everyone was covered in dust, we decided to take a bath in turn, but


    Hey, little girl. I''ll wash your back, little girl.


    "...you!��Wait a minute!


    I was surprised when Unja and Eldena interrupted me as I was entering, and I''m not sure if I''m loving it or what...


    Afterwards, we all ate a rather sumptuous meal that Unja had prepared for us.


    ''''........Where do these ingredients come from?''''


    I cooked a little bit of dried food that Kuro-san gave me.


    Erdena was surprised to see how easy it was to say, but Erdena was also surprised to see that it was quite tasty for an ingredient made from dried ingredients.


    ''Anyway, good job,''


    They responded to my words with smiles, and the three of us clinked our glasses together.


    My new life has finally begun.

 3 . I suddenly came across a fever

    I slept in a simple hammock since we didn''t have a bed yet, but it was quite pleasant to sleep and wake up, probably because I hadn''t slept on anything other than the wooden floor of a wagon in a long time.


    Erdena came out of the living room looking a little sleepy, but as soon as she saw my face, she said


    "...wait a minute...don''t look at me in my sleep...


    With that, he rushed into the bathroom.


    ''Good morning, Botchan, good morning Nya.


    In the living room on the first floor, Unja, the cat person (Cat People), was already preparing breakfast for me.


    She and Erdena returned, having groomed herself and her hair, and the three of us began to eat together.


    ''For now, we need to check on this neighborhood,''


    I say, as I bring my sandwich to my mouth.


    Oh, uh, well, in that case...


    Anya spreads out the paper on the tabletop, where there is no food.


    ''If it was a radius of about a kilometer, I would have checked the whole area before dawn, Nya.


    On the paper, the situation around the village was scratched out in great detail.


    Erdena and I were really impressed with the skillfulness of the drawing.


    According to Una, the village is located on the slope of a mountain, and there were no dangerous creatures in the area.


    However, he said that the other side beyond the mountain top was not very human-infested and seemed to be rich in hunting catches.


    The magic stone vein Erdena-sama is looking for seems to have some veins of magic stone as well.


    So it looks like we are on the verge of some self-sufficiency and the prospect of finding Erdena.


    After breakfast, we decided to spend the morning tending to some abandoned farmland near our house.


    Although the weeds are overgrown, there are glimpses of edible vegetables growing in their natural state.


    I removed the weeds with wind magic, stirred the soil several times with magic, and then disinfected it with sunlight.


    It''s very useful. Normally it would take three days to remove the weeds.


    Unya was very interested in the pile of weeds we had removed.


    Once some of the work was done, I returned to the house.


    After locking the windows and doors of the house with magic so that only Erdena and I could open them, the three of us decided to go for a walk across the mountain.


    Me and Erdena took our bows, as we might be able to hunt as well.


    Unja had her dagger at her hip and everyone''s lunches in her backpack.


    We crossed the mountains and descended a bit, and came to a rather wide plain.


    As we strolled around, we saw quite a few wild rabbits, and although we shot them with our bows


    Well it won''t be like... an archery range.


    And, as Erdena says, it didn''t quite work out.


    From the side of us, Unja ran out of the room with great speed and killed four rabbits in the blink of an eye with one of her daggers.


    Erdena and I were stunned by the speed of his feats, and we could not help but be stunned.


    One Month Later


    Life in the forest was going unexpectedly well, albeit slowly.


    We repaired the usable wood and furniture in the abandoned house and brought them into the house we were using for living, and we were able to put up a bed and a bookcase in each of our rooms.


    This allowed for reasonable storage for the items that everyone had brought with them.


    The research facility was simple, but it was equipped with enough equipment that it could be used to make simple medicines, and there were plenty of medicinal plants in the forest that could be used to make medicines, so we didn''t have any trouble finding the right ingredients.


    During the past month, Erdena and I had improved our archery skills so much that we were able to hunt wild rabbits and foxes with our bows.


    Once, when we encountered a big tatami boar, we managed to take it down with fire magic, but since we killed it pretty deep in the forest, it was a challenge to carry the animal we killed home.


    The settlement also cleaned up the habitable houses other than the one you live in for now, and made them ready to be used in case of anything else.


    One of the houses used to be a small inn, and had several rooms on the second floor, and at the back of the house there was a hut for stopping wagons and a stable.


    This is where we parked the wagons and horses we had ridden in, and there was still quite a bit of room to spare.


    I was deeply moved by the fact that this place used to be crowded with travelers before the paved detour was built.


    In the field, we planted some edible vegetables that we found in the forest, and they are growing well, although we are still waiting to see how it goes. The harvest will be a little later, but we''re looking forward to it.


    Then, just then...


    Hey, this is even better than I expected.


    Black, the Ogre People, accompanied by his troopers, stopped by this settlement.


    It''s a good idea to have a good time with your friends and family.


    However, there are already facilities for stopping carriages, stables, and even lodging, so it''s not hard to see why Black would be surprised.


    I thought we''d be able to find a place to live for the time being, but it''s not so bad," he said with his usual laugh.


    Black lets out his usual laugh.


    We couldn''t help but smile, too.


    Kuro had brought food and sundries for us.


    Since he insisted that he didn''t want money, he decided to stay the night instead, and we decided to have a party at night.


    Although most of the food was meat, vegetables, and mushrooms from the forest, Black had brought some liquor with him, and his followers, the goblin people, were happy to have a good time with us.


    During the feast, Black told me that...


    There is a small post town about two days southward from here on the highway, and it seems to be the place where the people of this village moved to, but I was told that I had already been banned from entering this place.


    I''ve been told that there is a large settlement of sub-humans at the foot of the mountain, about two days northwest of here, where trade is thriving and there is a lot of activity.


    If you''re interested in going there, I''ll go with you and introduce you to this place.


    Since Black said so, I decided to ask him for help.


    I thought that a place where we could trade would be appealing, and if things went well, I might be able to sell some of the medicines I had made.


    The next day, Erdena, Unja, and I set out on horseback with Kuro.��We didn''t go over the mountains, but instead followed a former highway for a while before taking a route into the forest. Even when Kuro isn''t there, I mark the path on my homemade map so that I don''t get lost.


    After stopping overnight along the way, I continue on for another half day, the forest suddenly opens up and a bustling village appears before me.


    The perimeter of the village is covered with a wooden fence, and the dog people, who have been watching from a watchtower, notice us and come up to us.


    Hello, Googus. Hello, good to see you after all these years!��I am!��Black!


    ''Oh!��It''s you!��It''s been a while!��How are you!


    They seemed to know each other and were shaking each other''s hands and laughing at each other.


    Thanks to Black''s introduction, we were allowed to enter the village right away.


    Almost all the people in the village seemed to be sub-humans, and I, being of an ordinary race, seemed to be a rarity, attracting a lot of attention.


    I''m sure you''ll find that if you want to do business in this village, you''ll have to show your face at the union," said Black, as he led me to the union''s hut, which he said was their office.


    "Oh?��Hey, Mr. Black!��It''s been a while!


    ''Oh!��Alea''s looking well, too!


    Black introduced me to the union''s clerk, an ant people, a woman named Alea.


    These people are my acquaintances," I said. They live in a forest nearby and they want to trade with us in this village.


    If you''re a referral from Mr. Black, you should be fine. In the meantime, can you fill out this form for me?


    The document that was handed to me said that, "Trade Application for Village at the foot of Mt. Gorun" and had a list of simple questions.


    First, there was a column to fill in the name, but since I have been disowned by my parents, I don''t have a family name at the moment, and as I was wondering what to do, the


    A name is all that matters in there. This is a subhuman village. Nobody cares about your last name.


    Black says that and pats me on the back.


    Relieved at his words, I just write ''Safate'' in the name field and fill in the rest of the details.


    ''Safate, are you selling drugs?''


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find out what I''m talking about by looking at me with a look of satisfaction.


    It''s not much, but I can use magic, so that''s what I use to mix it up.


    As he explained that, Alea


    Just in time!


    I was quick to say so, but he grabbed my hand and ran off.


    According to Alea, the number of people in some parts of the village who have been suffering from high fevers of unknown origin has been increasing recently, and she was troubled by this.


    He said that if there was a medicine for that, he would love to sell it to them.


    He took us to a small church on the outskirts of the village.


    When I entered, I saw about 10 sub-humans lying on bedding laid out on the floor, and an owl person (Owl People), who seemed to be a sister, was walking right and left among the sub-humans with a vat of water in his hands.


    ''Who are those people, Alea-san?��This place is full of feverish people, sir.


    I deal in medicine. I also have the ability to do some simple healing magic, so I might be able to help you with something.


    At my words, the owl rushed up to me with a visibly delighted expression on her face.


    Her name is Yome, and she says that she is here to perform therapeutic acts and do church work as a Sister, as she can prepare simple herbs.


    At any rate, I looked around at all the patients and found that they all had high fevers and all had red spots around their necks.


    ''''It''s ... depa fever, isn''t it?''''


    Well I agree.


    Eldena nods at my words.


    .


    When a person is injured in the woods, a virus called Depa bacteria enters the body from there and infects the body. Depa bacteria often breed in rotting meat.


    Depa bacteria that enter the body multiply in the lungs and there is a high risk of droplet infection through coughing or other means.


    There is a high risk that an infected person will develop a high fever and die from it.


    The antipyretic I had brought with me added a disinfectant spell to the antipyretic I was giving the patients to drink.


    ''You should take it too, Yome and the others. Even if you haven''t contracted the disease yet, there''s a good chance you''ve been infected since you''ve been in contact with the patients.


    But.........how much is this medicine? Not everyone here is very well off...


    ''I don''t need the money. There are people in danger right now, and we can''t just abandon them.


    A little boy!��Are you sure?


    My words startled Anya.


    You''ll have a glass of unja like that, okay?


    My strong words were met with a nod of approval from Unja, and so....


    The effect of the medicine was immediate, and the patients began to lose their fever within a few hours.


    According to the sub-patients, there was a place near the village where many rotting corpses of tatami boars had been left, and they had developed a fever while trying to bury them.


    At any rate, it seemed certain that that was the source of the infection, so I advised them to burn all the carrion instead of burying it.


    Immediately, Googus, the guard, went out with his men and incinerated all the meat as I had instructed him to do.


    Perhaps this would put an end to the fever.


    The news of this one was soon spread throughout the village.


    We tried to return home, but the villagers welcomed us with open arms, and that night we had a big party in the village tavern.


    In the middle of the bar that had been turned into a banquet hall, Unja was happily dancing with the villagers.


    She was enjoying herself in the middle of the tavern, dancing with the villagers. Why don''t you go out with me?


    "Meow-ha-ha..." "Woo-ha-ha is for you, little one.


    I''m enjoying watching all of that happen.


    Thank you for your help.


    Erdena gets the food and hands it to me.


    Thank you for your hard work.


    I was able to do enough work today to get her to say that.


    I''m happy to have been able to realize that.


    The party continued without end on this day.

 4 . I helped the Ryujin sisters

    At dawn, I, Safate, Erdena, a cat person (Cat People) Unya Elf, and the three of us went to the place where the flesh of the dead beast that caused the depa fever had been corroded in large quantities.


    Because there was something that didn''t seem to be right.


    The place had already finished incinerating the carrion, and all the ashes had been buried in the ground, and although it was slightly raised, there was hardly any trace of carrion there.


    ''''Umm........I knew it.......''''


    Looking around, I crossed my arms and pondered.


    This place is in the forest at the foot of the mountain, and I don''t think it''s a place where there''s plenty of food for the beasts to rush to.


    How could such a large number of corpses of beasts be found in such a place, and also in a rotten state?


    ...It''s not possible that the people in the village threw it away or something?


    ''''According to the people in the village yesterday, the meat from those beasts would be edible, so throwing it away is unthinkable, and in the first place, everyone should have noticed it before it went bad like that...''''


    Although this position was in the shadow of the hill from the village, the villagers must have been aware of it by the stench of it before it corroded so badly that the Depa fungus could grow.


    We returned to the village, and since we couldn''t find an answer to our question, we returned to the village.


    When I returned to the church, I was relieved to see that all the people I had given the drug to yesterday were recovering well.


    I can''t thank you all enough!


    In this village at the foot of Mount Gorn, where I came to see how things were going, I had to help people in a way I hadn''t expected, but it was still nice to be appreciated.


    I received more food than I could carry as a token of my gratitude from the families of the people I had treated, and I borrowed a cart from the village to return home.


    We left the village and a short distance down the road.


    Unja suddenly began to pay attention to her surroundings.


    Frowning, I was mainly concerned about the rear, but when I looked closely, I saw a figure that seemed to be glancing at us from behind a tree behind us.


    Hmmm..... I''m not sure if they have any hostile intentions. Please be careful.


    Unja readied herself in a position to bring out her knife at any time and slowly approached the figure.


    Then the figure appeared so easily that it was anticlimactic.


    Although it seems to be a subhuman


    ''''I don''t know what it is ... it''s an atmosphere I''ve never experienced before either...''''


    Erdena, who is often involved with the sub-human, nods her head.


    Anya, after exchanging a few words with the sub-human, brings him to me.


    According to Unja, the subhuman''s sister was badly injured nearby and she was looking for the right moment to call out to him for help.


    ''She heard that Bocchan and Lady Erdena had performed a therapeutic act in the village and came after her, Nya said.


    Although I didn''t have any medicine already, I could use healing magic, so I decided to go with her anyway.


    Her name was Ela, and she usually lived with her sister at the farther end of the forest.


    Ela looked quite young, probably around 10 years old.


    A few days ago, she happened to come to the village to sell food and was attacked by a beast.


    Ela led me to a cave not far from where they had just come to check on him this morning, where they had processed the carrion that had caused the Depa fungus.


    In the back of it, just as Ela had said, lay a sub-human girl with wounds all over her body.


    Some of the wounds were quite deep and it was obvious that her life was in danger.


    Immediately, Erdena and I began to cast healing spells around the deep wounds.


    Although there was some degree of recovery, the situation was still unpredictable.


    I thought about going back to the village once, but I also agreed with Eldena that we should take him home, even if it would be a little overwhelming, since there were neither sufficient medicines nor facilities in the village to treat him.


    However, it would certainly take at least a day to carry him home on a wagon.


    ''There''s no point in worrying about it, shouldn''t we be in a hurry anyway!


    The only way to do it now is what Black, the Ogre People, says........


    That''s what I thought, and then Aela.


    Well if you and your sister and one other person, I can handle it...


    And then she looks at us.


    I''ll figure it out, even though I have no idea what that means.


    Certainly, if Ella''s sister, who is badly injured, and I can get back home together, we can start the healing process. When I tell her that, she says.


    The truth is ... not in public ... but ...


    As he said this, he began to change his appearance before our eyes.


    Some races of sub-humans are indeed capable of transforming their own appearance into that of animals of their own race.


    Although we had never actually seen them in person, we knew about them from knowledge...


    The one that appeared in front of us was a dragon.


    However, even though it was a dragon, it was quite small.


    Probably, it seemed to me that it was still immature as a dragon, just as Ela was still very young as a human being.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find out more about this as well.


    Then she took her wounded sister in her own arms and gave a small bow to Erdena and the others she would be leaving behind before taking off into the sky.


    Then, almost without a pause, Ela landed near the house at my command and returned her form to that of a human form.


    With the help of Black''s attendants who were waiting at the house, I carried Ela''s sister into the house and immediately began to treat her with the herbs and potions I had left in reserve.


    The effects of the treatment soon began to show, and by evening, Ela''s sister woke up.


    Ela''s sister said her name was Aura.


    She thanked me for the treatment, but inexplicably she was very cautious and kept staring at me as if she were snarling at me.


    Ela and perhaps this aura is also a dragon person (dragon people) who can change into a dragon.


    However, I felt like I understood the cause of that carrion, too.


    Dragons are indeed strong, but dragons that haven''t yet matured are good suckers for large carnivores, who are slower to move and easier to finish off.


    They are also the perfect prey for the race to earn the title of dragon slayer, and are generally easy targets for them.


    The two were probably attacked by a large beast in the forest, and the older sister fought back by transforming into a dragon to save her sister and using a corrosive poison to fight it off.


    Immature dragons are not yet able to breathe fire.


    Instead, I''ve heard that it can emit a poison from its fangs that corrodes the flesh of its enemies.


    That was probably why the beast''s flesh was left in a large amount and in a heavily corroded state in that place close to the village.


    The fact that the two of them ran for their lives, and as a result, the lives of the villagers were in danger, is an unbearable feeling.


    That night


    With Aura and Aela in front of me, I told them both my guess.


    The two of them were at first exasperated and choked on their words, but then


    I will.


    ''Even if this is true, I have no intention of harming you or spreading the word that you''re dragons, I promise.


    When I told them so, they finally admitted that I was right.


    They were surprised that the carrion they had created had caused a plague in the village, but were more relieved than they were when I told them that all the patients had been treated.


    After this, the two men softened their wariness of me, and this time they began to thank me repeatedly, and this was a situation that would get them in trouble.


    The next day, Una Erdena, Erdena and Kuro hurried the wagon home.


    After all, Erdena was


    What happens if Safate is eaten by the dragon?


    He was so out of it that the three of them came back without a wink of sleep.


    As soon as they got back, Erdena hugged her, but she regained her normalcy.


    "...wow, what a shameful thing to do with me...


    And then he turned bright red and distanced himself from me.


    For now, I explained to the three of them what happened, and then introduced them to Aura and Aela.


    Aura and Aela thanked the three of them profusely and were very grateful.


    By the evening of that day.


    You''re right, I don''t have time for this. I''ll be back in a few minutes, so stay strong!


    Black''s group left the village.


    It was a shame that they had to leave, but I was strangely happy to see them as it was almost decided that we would meet again and again.


    Since it would still take a month for Aura''s injuries to heal completely, she was going to live in the house until then.


    I cleared out a room on the first floor that had been used as a storage room and set up a room for Aura and Aela to live in.


    I am very glad that I studied pharmacy and medicine as well as general magic when I was a student.


    It''s a good thing that I was able to save the people of the village and save Aura because of this study.


    My father ... or rather, my ex-father used to tell me that I should only take rich patients and make a chunk of money and help the Greed family prosper... It''s annoying to think back.


    Within a week, Aura was able to stand and walk.


    She walked with him to about a field near the house, and he began to help her harvest vegetables and help Wunya with her cooking with Ela.


    The two of them especially liked the view from the rooftop observation deck, and they often enjoyed the view from there.


    After a while, one day at dinner.


    Aura asked us to do a favor for her.


    The two of them used to live with their mother, the three of them, deep in the mountains, but their mother died suddenly of illness not long ago, so they had to live alone.


    ''''At first we were going to live in a village at the foot of Mount Gorun, but if you guys don''t mind, could we have it here?''''


    Then Aura bows her head.


    Ela bows her head as well beside her.


    I tell them both to raise their heads.


    For me, I''m rather happy to have more friends, but what about Erdena and Unja?


    When I said.


    I don''t think that''s a problem.


    If you like, my dear, we''re not dependent on Anya.


    And he agreed to join us willingly.


    Thus, we have a new friend to join us.


    If the two of them were to be found out to be dragon-people, they would still be immature and would likely have many problems, so I decided to have them both wear a magic stone ring filled with disguised magic.


    As long as they wear these, they can emit a hint of lizard people, so unless you''re a person with a very high level of magic power, you won''t be noticed that the two of them are dragon people.


    In addition, the beasts will have no way of recognizing them either.


    ''''Well Mr. Aura what are you trying to say?''''


    ''Oh, my God!��Mr. Eldena!��How long have you been there!


    We are completely alert and alert.


    Eldena?��What are you talking about?


    ...this one here...and it''s so insensitive...


    I''m rooting for my sister!


    Meownya is on your side.


    As I looked at everyone who started to say this and that, I was completely baffled, but... for the time being, can we just call it a congeniality?

 5 . A pharmacy student and a bear came over

    It has been about two weeks since Aura and her friends arrived.


    I''ve finished producing quite a few of the potions in my home laboratory, so I decided to go peddling to the village at the foot of Mount Gorn.


    You can arrive in just a few hours if you can get a ride with Aura and the others who have been transformed into dragons, but Aura''s injuries haven''t healed yet, and more importantly, it would be troublesome if someone found us or we were attacked by a group of large beasts, so we decided to go by wagon.


    Since Aura wasn''t in a state to go far yet, Unna, the cat people, decided to stay behind as a caretaker, and Erdena and I would head out to peddle.


    Even before we left, Erdena was in a strangely good mood, and Aura was in a bad mood, but what''s wrong with her?


    On the way, while looking for a place to camp, we found a rocky area where water was seeping out of the ground.


    There were several trees with fairly thick trunks growing in a dense cluster near there, and it looked like we could rest on them.


    The top of that tree was more comfortable than we expected, so we decided to spend the night there.


    There was just enough space in the trunk of the ground to fit the wagon and the horses perfectly, so I hid the wagon there, attached a simple wooden door at its entrance, and cast an air-blocking spell just in case.


    ''''........If we built a hut on top of this tree, it might be just the right interim lodging place.


    She seemed to like the top of this tree, and Eldena was also looking around happily.


    ''''........If I could just bathe you I could attack you.......''''


    Hmm?��Erdena, you said something.


    ........no, no, no. It''s nothing........yeah, everything.


    We decided to finish our dinner of simple food and go to bed early that day, despite the fact that Erdena was acting strangely suspicious.


    We left early the next day and were able to reach the village at the foot of Mount Gorn well before noon.


    I feel sorry and happy that we were allowed to enter the village with a face pass, since we had cured the villagers'' illness last time.


    Before going to the trading post, I went to the church on the outskirts of the village.


    ''Lady Safate and Lady Erdena!��It''s a pleasure to see you again!


    Yome, the Owl People, who was cleaning up, greeted us with a big smile on his face.


    He said it was a natural action for a Owl to do, but I was a little surprised to see him turn his head 180 degrees to his back and find us.


    Yor��m�� told us that there had been no cases of the Depa bacteria since we had distributed the drugs, to our relief, Erdena and I hadn''t seen any patients since we had last seen them.


    I''m sure the girls will be happy to hear that when we get back home and tell Aura and the others.


    They were quite concerned about the depa fever that they caused, you know.


    I happened to pick up the medicine that Yome was producing, and I looked at it for a moment and my face clouded over.


    Sure, it has medicinal properties, but it''s strangely full of impurities.


    ''Actually I learned it mostly on my own, based on this book.


    Yome looked down apologetically.


    The book was indeed a book that described how to produce medicines using herbs and other medicines, but it only described a fairly simple method of production. Therefore, it was quite an unreasonable product for a beginner to use as a reference.


    Besides, there were only a few types listed.


    My father was a fine priest and doctor who studied pharmacy in the frontier city of Greencomb. But he died suddenly of an epidemic and I took it upon myself to see what I could do.


    Even though it''s a good thing to see, that medicine is well done for a self-taught person.


    So I decided to


    If you want, you could come over to our house and learn a little bit about medicine?


    I invited him to join me.


    Yome looked blank at first at my offer and then


    "Ho...really? ...Oh, but I don''t have much money...


    ''You don''t have to worry about that. If you can help me with the farm work and the housework, that''s enough for me. I''ve also taught pharmacy and medicine, so I''m sure I can be of some help with this.


    Yorme was happy to hear that, with a small leap of faith.


    Since there would be no one to provide medical care in the village with Jorm��''s absence, we suggested that we should come back once a month to deliver the medicines on a regular basis and leave a stock of medicines at the town hall.


    We had to make preparations, so we parted ways with Jome and went to the union office to discuss our proposal with the union''s ant people, Alea, and she came up with a proposal.


    Yom��''s a natural-born girl. The village made it convenient for him to take over as a doctor. Study hard, that''s a good thing.


    That''s how they agreed.


    As for the stock of medicines that we had to keep on hand, the union agreed to buy them from us.


    We were grateful for this, too.


    After the talk at the town hall, I handed Alea the medicines for placeholders and explained to her the efficacy and usage of each one.


    After that, we show up at the trading post and sell the medicines at our assigned stall.


    ''Oh! Look who it is, it''s my brothers from the other day!


    The sub-people at the trading post come up to me in unison with smiles on their faces.


    They all say thank you for the recent depa fever and


    Your pills are just as effective as the rest of them!


    They bought medicines one after another.


    We had brought mainly wound and painkiller medicines that could be left at home, and they were all sold out in no time.


    We also brought some vegetables from the field, but we decided to bring them back to the store because the ones sold at the trading post were much better looking and better quality.


    Perhaps it was because I had mentioned on a recent visit that I was growing vegetables in my family''s garden.


    Safate, take it home and plant it if you want.


    Some farmer''s uncles handed us a bunch of vegetable seeds.


    We''ll see what we can do with them when they''re ready.


    However, this is going to make a big, useless field more lively.


    In the trading post, they were selling seedlings of fruit-bearing trees, so I bought some to try out.


    We also stocked up on the vegetables and meat that Unja had asked us to get, and loaded them into the wagon.


    On this day.


    You''ll have to stay in the church!


    And Yome told me to take advantage of the favor.


    Dinner was Jome''s homemade soup with a variety of ingredients.


    Although it wasn''t as good as Unya''s, it was quite good in its own way.


    ''Yes, this is delicious. Jorm�� is a good cook, isn''t he?


    When I complimented him on that, Yome turned bright red and was embarrassed.


    As dawn broke, we left the village.


    We were only two when we came, but this time we will return home with three of us, including Jormae.


    For your information, this trade in the village, although the medicines were sold out, the price was very high, so we bought some food, and that''s why we lost some money.


    It''s a good thing that you''re able to have a stable life at home, because you''re almost self-sufficient for now, and the ingredients for the potion are mostly from the forest, so you don''t have much of an ordinary expense, and your life itself is stable, so you can''t help but take it easy.


    On the way, we spend one night in the tree we used to come to, and the next day we head home.


    ''Botchan~! Welcome back, Meow!


    Una runs up to me with great speed, but when she tries to hug me, Erdena interrupts her between us.


    Something about the two of us, we''re both laughing at each other, but our eyes aren''t smiling.......


    ''''Next time........I''ll definitely succeed in giving you a welcome hug~''''


    Well that''s not going to happen.


    I would like to introduce Yome to you all again.


    My name is Yome and I''m pleased to be here to study. It''s a pleasure to meet you all.


    The three remaining members of the house, Unja, Aura and Ela, also welcomed Jome with smiles.


    We decided to let them use the room on the first floor that we had been using as a storage room.


    This filled three of the four rooms on the first floor, as the largest room was the laboratory and dispensing room and one room was Aura and Ela''s room.


    As a result, the room they were using for storage was running low, so they decided to use the small single-story house adjacent to the house as a storage room.


    This is an old inn town. I''m sure it''s been unoccupied for a long time, but I''m amazed at how well they''ve kept it clean.


    As I looked at the village, Yome was constantly impressed with the state of the village.


    Even so, there is still a lot of work to be done, such as cleaning up the broken house that is not likely to be habitable yet, and there is still a lot of work to be done.


    Well, there''s no point in rushing, and I''m hoping to do these things slowly.


    At dinner, I''ll report back to everyone in the detention group about what''s going on in the village.


    When I tell them that the depa fever had subsided, I see that Aura and Aela are genuinely relieved.


    I also tell them that I brought back vegetable seeds and fruit saplings, which we will all plant in the near future.


    ''''Come to think of it, we''re going to have a harvest festival soon.


    Yormae said that a harvest festival is held every year in late autumn, on a rotating basis in a large frontier city.


    I was unfamiliar with the festival, as I had only ever lived in the capital, but I heard it was quite busy every year.


    However, it seems that because of the interference of my disowned family members, I am now prohibited from entering the main frontier cities, so I will have no choice but to forgo participation in this year''s event.


    However, I would like to show up at some point.


    The next day, I started to study Yomei.


    For now, as a matter of practice, I asked him to soak the ingredients at home and prepare the medicine as Yorme usually does.


    Although Yome''s handiwork was a little faltering, he worked very carefully and made good sense. However, because he hadn''t learned the basics, we found problems with the herbs, such as decocting parts of them together that needed to be removed, or too much decocting and deteriorating.


    However, these can be improved with study.


    Or rather, I could say that he was a very promising student.


    While I was studying pharmacy with Yome.


    In the field, the seeds of the vegetables they brought home yesterday were being sown, mainly by Unja.


    However, they weren''t familiar with the types of seeds, so they couldn''t decide whether they were good seeds to plant at this time of year or not.


    At any rate, Erdena stared at the seed book and somehow managed to plant a few seeds that had been identified.


    After that, he planted a fruit sapling in a sunny, slightly open area.


    I heard that they are supposed to produce some pretty sweet fruit, so I''m looking forward to it now.


    After dinner, Yor��m�� continued to read the books on pharmacology that were in the laboratory, but he couldn''t seem to understand any of the difficult words.


    I wondered if there was a school in the village.


    I asked Yorm�� if there was a school in the village.


    Simple literacy is something that Alea from the union teaches the kids twice a week.


    He is a former teacher and I wish I could be of some help in this area as well.


    He is also a former teacher, so I wish I could be of some help in this area as well, but I don''t know what to do with a four-day round trip.


    Early the next morning


    Hey, little girl!


    I could hear Unja''s cheerful voice from outside the house.


    I went to look around to see what was going on, only to find that she was carrying a little black bear with her.


    "It seems to have gotten separated from its parents. It has wandered into the fields.


    The little black bear is a small bear with a mild temperament among bear species, feeding mostly on vegetables, tree sprouts and bark, and not much meat.


    Among them, this little black bear is quite small, as if it were still a child.


    When I gave him some vegetables, he seemed to be very hungry and started to eat them with great vigor.


    Come to think of it, since it wandered into the field, does that mean that it has ravaged the vegetables in the field?


    And I was worried.


    No, no~. Do you think this Unya would let you do that?


    At that moment, I thought Unja''s eyes seemed to glow suspiciously....


    And it felt like the little black bear cub was freaking out and shaking...


    After I fed him, this little black bear became very friendly with me.


    We thought it might be a little dangerous if my parents came looking for him, but we decided to return him to his parents and leave him at home for a while.


    We decided on a name for him, but everyone started to think about it with great enthusiasm, and in the end, after a lot of clamoring and boisterous discussion until late that day, we settled on Korok. As a result of the clamor and noise until late that day, we settled on Korok.

 6 . I was asked by Kuro,

    Let''s think again about sub-humans.


    They generally have the same body as the race and have parts of other living things in their bodies.


    They usually have the abilities of other living things that they have.


    Very rarely, there are subspecies that can change from human form to other living things.


    Why have I been thinking about this since early in the morning?


    In my bed, after I just woke up.


    Because there was a girl sleeping where Korok, the little black bear I slept in bed with last night, was supposed to be.


    Korok had been sleeping with me since I fed her first, and she had become very friendly with me, but... Korok seemed to be a subhuman subspecies.


    He seemed to notice that I was awake, and Korok woke up with a start.


    "Ahhhhh... master, good morning, bear.


    I smirked.


    When the blanket slipped off Korok''s body, he was bare underneath it, and as expected, this was pitiful, so when I tried to find something to wear.......


    Hey, little girl! It''s a nice day today, I want my bedclothes.......


    I was just about to knock when Unja, the cat person (Cat People), walked in, found Korok on the bed and froze.


    ''Bear!''


    Korok, who was not good at Unna, also stiffened on the spot.


    ''''........................B-boy? ... this is ... whose child is this?


    It''s something of a cringe and a strange, hard smile, Unja.


    For now, calm down.


    At breakfast, I introduce Korok to everyone again.


    "Nice to meet you all~


    Korok smiles at everyone as he fills his mouth with his breakfast potato salad. Everyone is soothed by the sight of him.


    Well you''re not allowed to sleep in Safate''s room from now on.


    Kumar!


    It was Korok, who exclaimed at Erdena''s words.


    Korok said.


    Scary people were chasing me around.


    It''s a bear that ran away hard.


    The bear was able to get away faster than the one in bear form~


    I managed to get away, but I''m starving!


    There was a field.


    Una I''m so scared...


    Korok?��What did you say?


    It''s nothing.


    They may have been attacked by slave-hunters or robbers or something of the sort.


    Korok must have had a rough time of it, too, for such a young man.......


    Korok is still very young and is very energetic and loves to play.


    Even when I''m teaching Yome to study, he doesn''t hesitate to come in and play with me.


    ''Master!��Let''s play, bear!


    And every time they flirt with each other, they are pinned down by Unja.


    Since Aura is still recovering from her injuries, her younger sister Ela is the only one who can play with her, but it seems to be a challenge for her to deal with the dragon people, even if she is a dragon person.


    However, Ela is still very young, and she is very happy to have a friend of the same gender who is close in age to her unexpectedly, and she plays with him until she is exhausted.


    Korok playing with Ela was a smiling sight, but


    The amount of food he ate was unbelievable.


    After all, he gobbled up as much as four people - me, Erdena, Unna and Jorda Yohme - all at once... Where does he fit into that tiny, thin body?


    We''d better hurry up with our planned field expansion.


    ''''Well how should I put it...........................one problem after another.


    Erdena sighs as she checks the food stockpile.


    The only thing that matters is that we are fortunate enough to start living together like this, so we have to do our best to provide for them.


    "...We?��Is it?


    Yeah. Us.


    At my words, Erdena turned something bright red and slumped.


    What did I say that was so strange?


    The next day, after a long time, Black''s merchant team of demons (Ogre People) came to the village.


    ''''What is it?''''��When did you get more bear girls and even more owl sisters?


    Then Black laughs, as usual.


    His laugh makes me feel better.


    This time, Black has brought me a small request.


    He told me that there was an epidemic of a disease in a remote eastern city and asked me to make some medicine to treat it.


    When Black was shown a list of the requested medicines, he decided to accept the request since they were all capable of being manufactured with his home facilities.


    As the quantity was quite large, we had to wait a few days before we could make them all.


    In the meantime, Black and his followers, the demons, have been helping me to build more fields.


    They knew all the varieties I had gotten from the village at the foot of Mount Gorun and told me what I could plant now and when to plant the ones I could not.


    We were amazed at Kuro''s knowledge, as he travels from town to town and village to village doing his business.


    We finished all the chemicals Black asked us to make in 4 days.


    Basically, Erdena and I made them, but we also asked Yome to help us with our studies.


    I''m sorry to pay you later, but I''ll bring you the money when I''ve made the delivery. You can look forward to a souvenir while you''re at it.


    With that said, Kuro hurriedly departed.


    Although he said he was looking forward to bringing back some of his own produce, he had already left behind a good amount of vegetables and other sundries this time as well, and I felt sorry for him.


    We would be happy to help them in the future if we could, as we did this time.


    A few days later.


    We are headed to the village at the foot of Mt. Gorun for our monthly delivery of medicine to the village.


    This time it was decided that it would be just me, Jorme and Aura.


    Erdena and Unna didn''t agree to go with us until the last minute, and after a lottery among all of us, those two were given detention....


    This time we set out with a few building materials.


    On the way, we stayed one night at a place where we found a dense concentration of trees with thick trunks that we found last time, and we used the materials we brought to make a little hut on top of the trees.


    Since we didn''t have a lot of materials, we were only able to build a simple roof to protect us from the rain, but if we can gradually enhance it in this way, it should be a comfortable place to stay between us and the village at the foot of Mount Gorn.


    The next day, we left our lodgings in the trees early in the morning and arrived at the village at the foot of Mount Gorn before noon.


    On that trip, we went to the union office to deliver the promised medicine.


    This is quite a valuable source of income, thanks to the union''s purchase of them.


    While I was talking with the union''s ant people, Alea, we talked about the frontier city of Greencombe in the south.


    I heard that there was an epidemic of a disease that was spreading through the city and that it was in serious trouble.


    I asked him about the situation, and it seems to be the same disease that is spreading in the eastern frontier city where he was headed.


    This epidemic is nearly impossible to cure with any kind of magic, and only special medicines with special ingredients can make it effective.


    Most of the doctors in Greencombe seem to be magical doctors, and since there is no one who can mix drugs, it seems that they are unable to control the spread of the disease.


    I''m not sure if it''s a good idea, but I''m sure it''s a good idea for you.


    It''s a very good idea to have a good idea of what you want to do with it, but it''s not a good idea to have a good idea of what you want to do with it.


    Two days later, when I returned home, I gathered everyone together and discussed this with them.


    As expected, Erdena was


    I don''t care about the family that treated you like that...


    While saying that, he has a complicated expression on his face.


    After all, he must be worried about his family.


    For the time being, I thought about giving the medicine to the guards guarding the gate and returning home, but Unja objected, saying that there might be someone from the royal capital who might be there.


    After thinking it over, we decided to execute a little plan.


    The first step was to create a potion.


    Since we already knew what the special ingredients were, we were able to produce a significant amount of the potion in two days.


    We carried it by wagon to the vicinity of the green combe.


    We used a mountain road to avoid being seen by travelers and guards, but Erdena from Greencombe was very knowledgeable about this area.


    As it was, I waited for it to get dark, and I approached one of the gates of Greencombe in secret, with Korok.


    Naturally, I cast a cloaking spell to eliminate any sign of them.


    Korok is quite powerful in bear form, so I have him carry a crate of medicine in bear form.


    It seems to be a part of the game from Korok''s point of view, and he was happily following behind me.


    Anyway, I successfully left the wooden box containing the medicine in front of the gate like this and left.


    ''''........If I had put a letter in it, your reputation would have been better......''''


    Erdena seemed slightly unhappy.


    For me, I wasn''t really interested in that kind of thing, because I think that if the people in the city are cured of their diseases, that''s all that matters.


    ''''Well, that''s the nice thing about Safate.


    With that, Eldena laughed at me.


    ''Master~? Was Korok useful to you too, Bear?''


    Between me and Erdena, Korok breaks in between me and Erdena and slides his face into mine.


    Even Erdena, who was slightly unhappy with the gesture at first, seemed to have to laugh in the end.


    Although I''m curious about what happened to the frontier cities to the east that Black went to and the Greencomb to the south, I''ll hope that it had an effect, as there is no way to confirm it at present.

 7 . Episode 7: The hot spring was managed somehow

    After breakfast, Aura, the sister of the Dragon People (Dragon People), took me to the bushes near the house, saying she had something she wanted me to see.


    There, quite a few dragon scales had been put together in one place.


    I''ve heard that Aura is a dragon that is still in the process of growing, so she moults several times like this, and late last night, it seems the time for her to moult came and she did it here.


    Speaking of dragon scales, they are a valuable commodity that is sold for a high price.


    ''''I''ve never seen scales that have just molted before...''''


    I was checking the condition by touching this and that, but Aura looking at me with an embarrassed face.


    When I asked her about it, she said she felt embarrassed as if she was being checked for old underwear, as humans call it... Oh, I see.


    Aura wanted to ask me for advice on how to dispose of these scales.


    Certainly, dragon scales are the first thing that won''t burn or rot.


    With Aura''s permission, I decided to use half of these scales as research material for me and Erdena, and the other half will be sold somewhere when Black comes next time.


    Erdena was checking out these scales, her eyes shining as much as mine.


    Immediately, she wanted to use them in the concoction and holed up in the lab.


    Since the lab was taken over, we had to study with the Owl People, Yome, in the living room on the first floor.


    Since Yome has no basic magical abilities, he can''t use healing magic, but his knowledge of pharmacology is quite impressive for a self-taught person, and his plotting is good, so he absorbs what I say.


    Even as a former teacher, it''s a pleasure to be able to teach students who are worth teaching.


    On this day, Unja, a cat person (Cat People), Aela, the younger sister of the Dragon People, and Korok, a little black bear person (Little Bear People), went out hunting with me.


    But in other words, Unja hunted while Ela and Korok played in the grassland.


    We returned home in the evening with a bag full of eight wild rabbits, four snakes and five long-eared birds.


    I heard that a collock in bear form was hunting the hares with great speed... maybe he was trying to play with them, I thought, and I was glad to have a valuable source of protein.


    It was about time to head to the village at the foot of Mount Gorun for the monthly delivery of medicine to the village, when Black''s wagon fleet visited the village.


    I received the money for the medicine I delivered the other day, and it was much more than I was promised at first... I was surprised to find myself in front of an amount of gold coins that must have been ten times as much.


    As I arrived there, things were getting pretty serious. There were even counterfeit drugs on the market, and people were suspicious and anxious.


    I gave your medicine to one of the patients and showed him the effects.


    Kuro smiled vigorously as he said that.


    Although it was a little complicated for me, I heard that the epidemic has been completely cured thanks to this medicine, so I''ll consider it a good thing.


    I''m not sure if I''m happy with the high price of the drug, but I''m afraid I''m not cut out for this kind of business.


    I''ve been told that a weapon is a weapon shop. It''s impossible for you to imitate me and sell things for a high price, just as it''s impossible for me to imitate you and make medicine.


    I nodded at Black''s words, sure.


    Here, I ask Black if he can sell his aura scales somewhere.


    ''''Ho!��The best of both worlds!��Okay, okay!��Just wait and see!


    Black thumped his chest and laughed, as usual.


    As usual, we stayed for four days while they checked the fields and did some additional work for us.


    It was just as well that the former inn is now open for use, so we can take Black and his party in without any problems.


    Black said, "I can stay and eat for free! How nice! He laughed at us.


    The day after Black and the others left, we also left for the village at the foot of Mount Gorun to deliver the medicine.


    This time, there were four of us, myself and Erdena Ela Korok.


    At first it was just me and Erdena Ela.


    "I want to go to Korok too!


    And I was spoiled... well, it''s true that Korok will miss me, who I miss the most, and Ela, who is the best friend of mine, when they are gone at once.


    On the way out, we were able to get the house on the tree at the relay point into a pretty serious state, thanks to Korok carrying a fairly large amount of building materials.


    The roof is now solid, and the walls and floors have been installed, so it''s in good shape to keep the rain and wind out.


    As usual, we spent one night here before arriving in the village at the foot of Mount Gorun the next morning.


    We showed up at the union office to deliver this month''s leftover medicines and receive our money.


    There, I heard rumors of an epidemic of diseases in the frontier city of Greencomb.


    It is said that the city was miraculously saved thanks to the medicine that was placed outside the gate.


    Some of them even claimed that the gods saved the city, even though they didn''t identify themselves.


    ''Ah!��That''s Korok and his master!


    We giggled, holding back Korok''s mouth in a hurry as he was about to say, "I''m sorry," he said.


    Anyway, I was glad to see that it had worked.


    I''m sure Erdena didn''t say anything, but I could see that she was relieved. It''s a city where my relatives live, you know.


    On this day, we finished our shopping in the city earlier than usual and left our bags and wagons at Yorme''s church before we all made our way up to Mount Gorn.


    Joruri said there were some ruins in the middle of the mountain, so we decided to go up to see them.


    After a few hours of walking along a rather steep mountain path, we found the ruins.


    After a few hours of walking along the steep mountain path, the ruins appeared quietly between the trees.


    It looked like a huge gate made of stone, but its top had been shattered, and fragments of stone that seemed to be the remnants of the gate were peeking out of the dirt.


    I once read about it in a story about a brave man.


    The brave man destroyed five of the six gates leading to the demon world, leaving only one of them intact.


    He lived near one of the gates, and even now he watches for invaders from the demon world to come in.


    After all, it was hundreds of years old.


    I don''t know if this gate is one of the destroyed gates or not, but the figure of the gate gave off a somewhat divine atmosphere.


    I decided to take home one of the stones that had fallen to the ground as a souvenir.


    We spent the night in the village and left for home the next morning.


    We spent the night at a stopover in a tree and returned home early the next morning.


    When we got home, we were greeted by


    Boy!��We''ve been waiting for you~!


    And then Unja came in with a great force.


    She was expanding her field and suddenly hot water erupted out of nowhere.


    We went over there and found that a considerable amount of hot water was gushing out of the center of the field we were cultivating, some distance away from our usual fields.


    I wondered if they had hit a vein of underground water or something, but I couldn''t understand why hot water was gushing out of such a shallow place in the first place.


    As I got closer, I found that the hot water was leaking out of a gap in what looked like an old pipe.


    My guess is that this hot water is leaking from something that was used when this village was still inhabited.


    After filling up the gap in the pipe to stop the hot water from flowing out, we analyzed the components of the hot water and found out that it was a so-called hot spring.


    Hot springs are a rare hot spring in volcanic areas, and are said to be effective in tending to nourishment, beautifying the skin and treating injuries.


    I followed the end of the tube in the earth with my investigative magic and found that it led just below the house.


    I hadn''t noticed due to the pile of leaves that had been deposited here, but there was an open-air bath in this place that was in the process of being built.


    It was probably intended to be a trump card to attract visitors in the late days of the inn town.


    I managed to extend the pipe, which had been cut off and blocked in the middle of the bath, and cleaned the bathhouse.


    After removing some of the blockage, I poured hot water into the bathtub, which was designed to fill up the bathtub and automatically flow out toward the stream.


    I don''t think there is any problem because we have already confirmed that there is no substance that may cause any abnormality to the river ecosystem.


    For a while, the process of polishing the bathtub, flushing it with hot water, stopping it, and polishing it again was repeated, while the roof and other parts of the bathtub were also made.


    It took about three days from the start of the work, and the open-air bath was successfully completed.


    The work itself was not so difficult because the stone arrangement of the bathtubs was well made.


    Although inside of the bath is divided into men''s bath and women''s bath, there are two types of baths.


    In the women''s bathhouse, the voices of frolicking Koroks were echoing all over the place.


    I was the only man in the men''s bathhouse, and it was all alone.


    When I think about it, I realize now that I am the only man in this village. When I think so, I feel embarrassed somehow.


    Nevertheless, this hot water was quite good.


    I knew from my research that the ingredients are strong, but it just felt good.


    "Huh....this is good hot water...


    Absolutely. I never thought I''d find such a nice bath again.


    .........


    .........


    .........


    ....Huh?


    That voice ... it sounded like a woman''s voice ... and it came from right next to me ...


    I turned my head fearfully to the side and saw


    A glamorous woman was comfortably in the hot water.


    ..............I don''t recognize her.


    The woman giggled and chuckled in front of me, who froze at the incomprehensible situation.


    What? You brought a strawberry yourself and you don''t have that face, do you?


    I start laughing mischievously.


    I am confused, but then I hear a disturbing voice in my ears.


    The source of the call is the women''s bathhouse.


    Wait a minute........I hear a woman''s voice coming from the men''s room.


    What did you say?��Who slipped away!


    Korok, I''m going in with my master!


    I thought to myself, "Oh no," but it was already too late, and the women in the women''s bathhouse were rushing into the men''s bathhouse.


    "Yes, ladies!


    The woman was smiling and smiling and waving a fluttering hand at Unja and the others.


    ''There lascivious b*tc*!��I will not allow my Safate to be insolent!


    Erdena grabbed the woman with great force.


    ...but...


    Erdena''s hands were scuffling in the air.


    What?


    Having lost her purpose, Erdena fell straight into the bathtub with a thud.


    If I''m not mistaken, Eldena slipped past the woman and fell into the bathtub.


    ........Then.......is she a ghost or a thought body?


    ''What?��I''m not very good at this. You''re right about the ideation.


    That woman laughing at that.


    In that woman''s right hand, there was a stone that she had seen somewhere.


    .........Ah.


    A stone brought back from the ruins of Mount Gorun''s Gate!


    Great answer.


    The woman smiled happily and kissed the stone.


    "It''s the thought body of the guardian of the gate, the guardian of the gate in the past, the Fordente.......

 8 . I stayed up all night with intellectual inquiry

    The woman, who called herself Foldente.


    I tried to observe her, but she was naked in the bath.


    I can''t stare at her intently, so I, Safate, slightly remove my gaze from her.


    ''Oh?��I don''t mind if your lordship sees me, you know?


    As she said this, she paused to emphasize her breasts as she ruffled her hair with her hands.


    ''So there, lascivious b*tc*!��That''s enough!


    It''s a very good idea to be able to have a good idea of what you''re looking for when you''re in the marketplace.


    It''s not just a matter of time before you get a chance to see it.��Girl.


    Foldente laughs happily at the embarrassingly dressed Eldena, who is plunging into the bathtub with her butt high in the air, and pretends to slap her ass.


    From earlier, this Foldente has been replying to my thoughts, even without me saying a word. Perhaps it can understand what you are thinking about.


    ''''Yes...I can understand most of what you''re thinking.


    As if seeing through my thoughts, Foldente smiles with a woof.


    She calls herself the keeper of the gate.


    I have a lot of questions to ask her.


    I''m not gonna answer your prayers.


    But he didn''t answer our questions very well.


    But the reason I came to this hot spring is because


    It''s been a long time since anyone has come to the ruins of the gate, so I just came along to pass the time. But we didn''t expect to find a hot spring like this one, and we were lucky enough to get to bathe in it.


    With that, he soaked up to his shoulders in the hot tub and exhaled pleasantly.


    I wondered if it was possible to feel a hot spring in spite of being a contemplative body, but after being made to feel this good, I could think that it didn''t matter.


    In the end, this day, after soaking in the hot water until he was satisfied, he said, "Well, I''ll come back later," and disappeared just as abruptly as when he appeared.


    That night.


    I was reading the books in my room about the legend.


    As I read the descriptions in those books, I found several descriptions of the Demon Gate.


    "There was a gatekeeper at each of the gates of the demon world.


    The names of the gatekeepers were not mentioned in any of the books.


    However, in one of them, there was a copy of a relief of the ruins that seems to be carved with the figure of the gatekeeper, and among the six figures carved on it, there was a woman who seems to be warming up in the bath.


    Among the six figures carved on the reliefs, there was a woman who seemed to be bathing in the hot water, and I wondered if she was Foldente?


    Oh, my!��That''s right!��This is a strawberry. How did you find me?


    The next day, I showed the copy of the painting to Foldente, who appeared again in the hot spring, and she looked at it happily, pointing at it.


    There was no mention of her name, but she said she was still in hot water, so I guess I was right.


    That''s what I thought.


    What are you talking about?��Look, the name of the strawberry is engraved here.


    Saying that, Foldente points to what looks like a pattern carved into the side of the picture he is bathing in.


    What? Are these letters?


    I thought you were so knowledgeable, but you don''t know any magic symbols?


    It''s a dubious look on Foldente''s face, but the truth is, I''ve never seen any demon world characters.


    In the first place, there should have been no interaction between the demon world and the human world since hundreds of years ago when the brave men are said to have destroyed the gate leading to the demon world.


    Before that, some people are even suspicious about whether the demon world really exists in the first place.


    ''''Hmmm........that''s right.


    Foldente thinks for a moment, and then begins to chant.


    After a while, a piece of parchment appears in front of her.


    ''''Oh, thank you for the hot spring, you can accept it. The translation and calligraphy of the demonic script


    I gulped for a moment at those words.


    Huh? Such an amazing thing... what?


    It''s not that great. The point is, it''s just that nobody knows about it.


    With that, Foldente smiled, as usual.


    If Foldente''s words were true, then it means that some people, not the public, know about this word...


    However, I have no way of confirming that now, and I didn''t think about it any more than that, and I was staring at the parchment out of pure intellectual curiosity.


    Then Yome, who was looking at it with me.


    There''s a book in the church with a script similar to this one.


    It''s locked in a vault where no one can read it.


    It was a good idea.


    I asked him to lend me a copy of the book when I visit the village next time, and he agreed.


    It''s always nice to learn something new, no matter how old you are.


    The next morning, this time, Aela, the younger sister of the Dragon People (Dragon People), had molted and a lot of scales came out.


    They are slightly smaller than my sister''s Aura''s, but they are still all beautiful.


    Next time Black comes back, I''ll ask him to sell them again somewhere else.


    We decided to go to the village at the foot of Mount Gorn to deliver the potion, even though it was a little earlier than planned.


    The main reason is that I was curious about the book that Yorme had mentioned.


    ''Bocchan... This time it looks especially fun...''


    My companion this time, Unja, looked into my face and smiled happily.


    Come to think of it, I''ve been thinking about this and that a lot lately, so maybe I haven''t been smiling as much.


    When I think about it, I feel a little embarrassed that I''m excited for the first time in a long time with the parchment I got from Foldente.


    Because of my feud with my ex-father, I''ve lost a lot of things, but I''ve realized once again that I''m an intellectually inquisitive person to the core.


    As usual, we spent the night at a tree top lodging along the way, and arrived early the next morning at the village at the foot of Mount Gorn.


    ''I hope you''ll be pleased.


    As soon as I delivered the medicines to the union, I went straight to the church and received a box that Jordaan, who was with me, had brought from the back of the warehouse.


    When I opened the box, which was quite dusty, I found five books inside.


    Despite the dust, they were all in good condition.


    The characters on the books were definitely those of the magical world.


    The letters on their spines, which I read through with my freshly remembered memory, were


    Magical World, The Book of Magic


    And each of them was numbered I to V.


    The letters made me feel uncomfortable, but I put the books away in the wagon to finish my business in the village first.


    ''Nah? Didn''t you know that the official name of the magical world is the magical world?


    Two nights later.


    When I returned home, I was relaxing in the hot spring as usual, and I was stunned by the words of Foldente, who was relaxing in the hot spring.


    The knowledge of the demon world has been almost completely lost since the brave men defeated the demon king hundreds of years ago and destroyed most of the gates that connected the human world to the demon world, so all interaction has been lost.


    The demon world is a world full of magic, and the people who are skilled in handling magic live in it.


    It''s also a very good idea to have a good idea of what you''re looking for, because it''s a good idea to have a good idea of what you''re looking for.


    So, Foldente is not the people of the Demon King?


    Oh, no. I''m from the magical world. We''ve been watching over them from the gates of the demon world to make sure they don''t go to the human world.


    When I said that much, Foldente said that''s it for today and started to get lost in enjoying the hot springs.


    It''s a very enjoyable time for me to hear stories from the long ago like this.


    It''s a good idea to have a good time to talk to your friends and family.


    "You''re difficult, too,


    So I had no choice but to return a bitter smile to Foldente, who laughed at me when I said that.


    When I got out of the bath, I opened the magic book I brought back from the village.


    From a cursory look at the book, I could understand that it was roughly an instructional book about magic in the magical world, but what was interesting was that its content was pretty much the same as the magic of the human world (this world) that I knew about.


    This makes me think that both spells are originally from the same lineage, but I will have to do more research on that.


    I suppressed my desire to read it quickly and slowly turned the pages, and before I knew it, the night had begun to dawn.


    ''''.........I''m trying too hard.


    The next morning, Erdena looks at me with a fuming expression as I appear at the breakfast table with a sleepy face.


    ''''........although, if you ask me, it''s typical of Safate....


    Then he chuckled.


    On this day, Black''s wagon squad of demons (Ogre People) arrived.


    Black was in a good mood as the Aura Scales that he asked to be sold last time had sold for a very high price.


    Then I asked him to sell the Aura scales again.


    ''What!��You can''t leave it to me again!��All right!��I''ll go sell you another high one!


    Then he laughed with a ga-haha.


    Strangely enough, while Black''s wagon party was staying in the village, Foldente did not come to the hot springs.


    As usual, after staying there for four days, Black helped us build more fields and collect firewood before he left.


    At that time, I showed him the example sorcery book and told him to combine it with a request to obtain a book written in such a script if he found one.


    Hmm....I can''t remember where it was written, but I think I''ve seen it somewhere. I''ll keep an eye out for it.


    Black said that and left.


    ''Thanks, I don''t like demons.


    On the night that Kuro departed, Foldente, who showed up at the hot spring for the first time in a long time, stretched out his arms and legs in the hot water as if he was enjoying the hot spring for the first time in a long time.


    It''s a good thing that you''re a good friend of mine.


    While saying that, he chuckles as usual.


    ''Well, you don''t have to hate me so much, do you?


    Unja, who is soaking in the hot water with him, offers Foldente the glass of liquor that Black left for him.


    Partly materializing his body, Foldente slowly brings it to his mouth


    Oh my God it''s quite good.


    It''s a good idea to have a good idea of what you''re thinking about if you''re bringing such a good drink.


    I''m sure you''ll have to change your mind a bit if you bring such a good drink.

 9 . I tried some of the magic of the demon world

    Lately, I''ve been having a pretty good day.


    When I wake up in the morning, I work in the field.


    In the morning, I''ll be teaching both Yome and Aura to study.


    In the afternoon, we worked on creating and researching drugs and renovating the village, playing with Korok and Aela in between.


    In the evening, we talked in the hot springs, bathing and talking with the fordente and port.


    Then, after creating and researching the drug again, read the magic book of the magic world.


    In particular, the time spent talking with Foldente and reading through the magic books of the demon world has been particularly enjoyable for me lately.


    In the magic books of the magical world, there were many things I saw for the first time, branching out unexpectedly from the magic I had learned so far.


    I tried a few of them, and some of them succeeded easily, and I myself was surprised when I tried to implement them.


    One of them was the ''figure change''.


    This allows you to change your appearance into another person or species.


    The chanting wasn''t too complicated, so I went for it, and I instantly changed into the form of Black, a demon person (Ogre People).


    According to the description, the effect will expire if the effect is stopped chanting or if the surgeon faints or dies.


    Does the fact that it''s deliberately stated ''by the surgeon'' mean that it can be done to others as well?


    The next day, I tried this magic against everyone, and it succeeded in changing Eldena into the form of Unya, but it had no effect on everyone else.


    On the contrary, Eldena tried this magic on me and everyone else, but everything failed here.


    ''''The shape change is hey, it''s mainly for the racial races to disguise themselves as subhuman races.


    That night, I told this result to Foldente, who came to the hot spring as usual, and he said that while giggling as usual.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find out more about this. It''s a good idea to have a good idea of what you''re looking for when you''re in the market.


    While Foldente said that and smiled mischievously.


    Erdena, instantly turning bright red, rushed in with great vigor to cover Foldente''s mouth, but as usual, she was contemplative on the verge of doing so and, as usual, she plunged into the hot tub.


    I didn''t quite understand the meaning of that ''personal emotional synergy'', and I tried to ask Foldente a question, but he said, "I don''t need to know! I''m not sure if I''m going to be able to find out what''s going on, but I''m sure I''ll be able to find out why, so I''ll be able to ask her next time.


    It''s a good idea to make sure that you have a good idea of what you''re looking for.


    It''s not a book or knowledgeable person, but a person you actually meet, talk to, and have minimal physical contact with...well, a handshake is enough.


    Probably, you still can''t change into the person you want to be, but if you get used to it, that will be possible.


    Incidentally, on this day, I tried this magic several times to try it out, and I was able to change myself into the form of Korok, and Korok saw it.


    "Master''s got a Korok bear.


    I was strangely happy that he was overjoyed to hear me say that, so I used up too much magic power and had to sleep for half a day the next day, and I had it coming....


    Another magic I tried this time was called ''Plant''.


    The explanation was.


    "You can turn the branches and leaves of a tree into the plant''s habitat of choice.


    The only thing it says is that it is written.


    I didn''t quite understand the meaning of this, but when I looked at the illustration next to it, I realized that the branches and leaves of a large tree had been transformed into a number of round shapes, and the plants that formed the round shapes were not the leaves of the tree itself, but each one was made up of a completely different plant.


    In other words.


    You can divide the branches and leaves of a tree into several round blocks, and each block can be used to grow a completely different plant........?


    That''s pretty much it.


    As usual, I asked Foldente about it, and he replied that my guess was about right.


    To add to that, a plant is like an ''experimental growing plant''.


    For example, let''s say you''ve got a plant that you''ve never seen before.


    Normally, you can''t increase the plant without the seed.


    But with Plants, you can grow the same plant by simply assimilating a part of the plant into the core at the center of the block.


    Moreover, the growth time is very fast. The amount of plants that can be grown at once is limited to one plant block.


    The evidence is better than the argument.


    The next morning, I tried to cast a plant spell on a large tree growing near my house.


    The chanting was pretty complicated, so I failed twice, but after the third time, the tree''s leaves began to rustle, and the tree''s leaves began to transform into several round blocks.


    ''Master! Korok, we need more fruit in this tree, bear!


    Korok had brought me the pink-coloured peels of the lush fruit, the pilch, that Kuro had brought to me after eating them.


    We had already planted a sapling of pilch, but it was said to take three years to bear fruit, so Korok probably couldn''t wait.


    It''s a rare fruit that can''t be harvested in these woods.


    I tried to assimilate these skins into the core of the block.


    I waited for an hour or so, but there was no change, and I wondered if I had failed, but...


    the next morning


    ''Master!��That''s a great bear!��It''s an amazing bear~!


    Right in front of a jumping and happy Korok, the block of wood that I had assimilated the pilch bark from yesterday had a block full of pilch berries in its rounded leaves.


    Korok, who is an avid tree climber, climbed the tree as soon as I gave him permission and harvested a handful of pilch berries, which he distributed to everyone.


    Indeed, this magic is useful.


    In the future, we will be able to cultivate the herbs that will be used as ingredients for potions, and hopefully conduct experiments to cross-pollinate the herbs with each other, and obtain the results in a short period of time.


    The only problem is that the blocks are basically located high up in the trees, which makes them quite difficult to manage.


    This is a problem that needs to be considered, as the harvest can''t be managed by the Koroks alone.


    Also, according to Foldente, plant magic speeds up the life of the original tree.


    If we were to recklessly use it as a plant, the mountain might peel off, so we have to do it systematically.


    By the way, these are the fruits of the pilch that we produced this time.


    When we harvested them, they grew back as much as we harvested, so we had enough to fill a carriage with them.


    We went to the village at the foot of Mt. Gorun to sell them, but we were able to sell them at a very high price.


    For what it''s worth, they said it''s rare to see so many pilch berries on the market now in early winter, as they only produce them in the early spring and summer.


    I am reminded that the plant has substandard capabilities in many ways.


    If it keeps up, it will be a good source of income..., I thought, but here''s the problem.


    I had heard that pilch berries are prone to pests, but one day, a large number of pests suddenly appeared and the whole block of pilch berries was wiped out.


    I was reminded of the need for normal agricultural pest control.


    The hot spring where Foldente comes to bathe almost every night is a hot spring for us to enjoy, but it would be a shame if we were to use this facility by ourselves.


    However, we don''t have the manpower to maintain that facility at this time.


    And with the Royal House of Lords in the capital, that is to say, the current situation where I''m under the scrutiny of my former father, Erdena and Unya have told me that it''s premature to set up a facility where a large number of people can gather near my residence, and I''ve been pondering over this and that to come up with a good idea.


    ........things don''t always go as planned.


    I pulled my eyes away from the book on my desk once more and stretched wide.


    ''''Well I always do, but you''re putting down too many roots.


    Erdena, who was sitting across from me doing other research, went to the kitchen to make me a cup of tea, to have a smoke.


    ''''........I wonder if this tea leaf can be increased in the plant too?


    Well, it would be quite nice if we could increase the production of tea leaves, and tea leaves of such a high quality, wouldn''t it?


    As we smoke, the conversation between me and Eldena turns to research, as it always does.


    It''s a common occurrence since Erdena and I were doing research together in King''s Landing, and I like this time very much.

 10 . I was supposed to confront Salamander

    Many of the magic described in the magic books of the magical world are things I''ve never seen before.


    Therefore, it is very interesting, and it is fun to learn it.


    However, the contents of the book are often fragmented, so it is difficult to understand the contents and effects, and there are various restrictions set up, and I have to think about how to use them.


    I tried a magic called "Wall Generation (Wall Makeover)" and found that it worked.


    I was able to generate a sturdy, fairly large stone wall.


    This would be useful for building houses in the mountains...........................I thought.


    This wall........when I move a certain distance away from it, it starts to move with me.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find a lot of people who will be able to help you with this.


    When I asked Foldente about this magic, he told me


    It''s mainly used to prevent attacks on allies.


    It''s not a good idea to use it against the walls of a house, because the chanters'' magic power is consumed at a constant rate as long as the walls are formed.


    And that was that.


    Really, things don''t work out the way you want them to.


    A few days later.


    I arrived at the village at the foot of Mount Gorn on the day of my monthly visit to deliver medicine.


    This one unit belongs to the royal capital, and the villages scattered throughout this unit pay an appropriate amount of tax to the capital every year.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find a lot more information on this in the future.


    According to Alea, the knights of the garrison have been doing something suspicious lately.


    It is said that the knights of the garrison frequently go out to the depths of the forest in the northern part of Mount Gorun and do something.


    ''''There are a lot of ferocious beasts in that area.......I hope nothing happens.''''


    I heard that the village had given a warning, but the only response from the garrison was, "There''s no one out there going to such an area.


    When I heard that story, I couldn''t help but feel bad about it.


    ''''Well........the knights in the garrison are generally a group of newbies or incompetents, you know.


    On the way home, Eldena the Elf sighed as she said this.


    These words could be said to be a true representation of the reality of the frontier garrison.


    It is very difficult to return to the capital once you are there, so it is very unpopular to work in a frontier garrison, and it is rare for anyone to take the initiative to go there.


    Therefore, in order to secure the necessary manpower for this garrison, which has so many of them, most of the knights of the King''s Landing try to keep the headcount in line by either sending fresh recruits who don''t know the right or left yet, or sending those who have caused some problems as left-behind. As a result, the knights working in the frontier garrison are generally characterized by low moral character, and there are not a few of them who go to nearby villages without permission and demand payment for escorting, which is supposed to be done for free, or perform acts that resemble extortion or robbery.


    "I guess they are trying to get rich by finding an underground dungeon that looks like it might contain ore or treasure...


    I remember the stories I hear often in the royal capital, and I too can''t help but sigh.


    It''s a good thing that they have the time to devote to such things, they need to do more to protect the local police force.


    It wasn''t just me, everyone had a bad feeling about it.


    It was two days after we returned home that the bad feeling became a reality.


    ''Master~, there''s some kind of bear on fire up in the mountains~''


    At Korok''s words, I rushed to the window.


    I wondered if Mount Gorn had erupted, but it hadn''t.


    The area at the foot of Mount Gorun, deep in the forest, was covered in a raging fire.


    I''m not sure if this is a forest fire, but it''s something strange...


    Normally, a forest fire would spread gradually.


    However, this fire occasionally stretched a straight pillar of flame to the surrounding area, spreading the fire''s scope.


    It was as if there was something spitting flames, something on the loose....


    That''s unusual. Salamander is furious.


    Foldente, who had been soaking in the hot spring since daylight, let out a carefree voice.


    After all, there''s a huge cave in that vicinity, and there''s a huge salamander living there for nearly a hundred years.


    That salamander is not the kind of boy who would go into a rage and lash out.


    Foldente puts his index finger to his cheek and cocks his head slightly.


    ''''It''s not good ... I can feel the vibrations of someone running away in that area.


    There''s a settlement of forest-dwelling sub-humans in that area.


    At Erdena''s words, Yome looks flustered and flaps his hands.


    Anyway, it''s not good if I don''t do this.


    "There might be something I can do. Anyway, let''s get there as soon as possible.


    However, to get to that area, it would take more than a day on horseback, and more than half a day to get a ride on a Korok in bear form. Moreover, it''s unknown whether Korok, who is still a child, has the stamina to run for more than half a day in the first place.


    ''''Mr. Safate!��I can go!


    As I was thinking about it, Aura called out to me forcefully.


    It''s true that if you''re riding on Aura''s dragon form, you can reach it in a few minutes.


    "Aura, please but please don''t take it too hard.


    Although she was feeling better, she was still a sickly Aura.


    Nodding at my words, Aura stretched out all at once in the clearing in front of the house.


    ''Hahhhhhh!


    It roars loudly.


    Its roar gradually became that of a beast, and its form changed into a red-scaled dragon (dragon) form.


    Although I had seen her sister Ela''s dragon (dragon) form before, her aura was only her sister, and it was two times larger than Ela''s dragon (dragon) form.


    You will be able to get the most out of it.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to help me.


    Aura nodded a little at my words, and with that, her wings flapped wide, and at once she soared into the sky.


    We arrived in a few moments, and the area around the base of Mount Gorn was a complete disaster.


    The forest around it had been extensively destroyed and engulfed in flames as the salamanders there continued to rampage through the area, spitting fire in a mess and trampling the surroundings.


    In that one unit, quite a few of the fleeing sub-people could be seen.


    We have to stop that salamander somehow....


    However, this salamander was extremely large.


    I''m not going to be able to get my hands on any of them.


    It''s a good idea to use my own magic to help you out, but I can''t think of a magic that''s effective against such a huge salamander.


    ''''Anyway, we''ll just have to try it.''''


    Once she has landed, Erdena jumps off the back of the aura and chants at the salamander, which continues to flail about.


    In response to the chant, thick green ivy wraps around the salamander''s legs, trying to hold it in place.


    It is a natural magic that Erdena specializes in.


    ........But the salamander took an abominable glance at the ivy wrapped around its own leg and spat out a flame from its mouth, burning it away in an instant.


    Eldena was good at nature and earth magic, but it wasn''t a good match for Salamander, the incarnation of fire.


    ''Erdena, Unya, and Yome, let them blame the people who are running late!��Make sure you never go in the direction the salamander is going.


    Ella, make sure no one else has missed running from the sky.


    Aura, take me one more time and get me closer to the salamander, please.


    Everyone nodded at my words and ran to each of them.


    Ela took on the form of a dragon herself and flew up into the sky.


    Then, Aura, please.


    At my words, he roared loudly once and his aura soared with power.


    ''Duh?��What are they going to do?


    I was startled when I suddenly heard Foldente''s voice from behind me.


    I didn''t think he was following me with his thought body.


    ''''Come to think of it, can''t you use Foldente''s magic to stop him?


    At my words, Foldente frowned.


    I could do whatever I want when I''m alive, but I''m useless now.


    I pause for a hand up.


    Although I was disappointed, because I expected quite a bit, I''m in no position to say that now.


    Anyway, let''s do what we can do.


    Having made up my mind to do so, I put my hands in front of me and began chanting.


    -Chanting, Lightning


    -Fire Lance


    -Chanting, Ice Block


    I fired a series of high-powered attack magic at the salamander in succession, which I can do now.


    However, although I was able to slow down the salamander''s movements somewhat, its hot scales seemed to prevent it from doing much damage to the main body.


    Me, and the aura carrying Foldente on board, danced in a circle around the salamander to make it easier for me to attack.


    Since I wasn''t yet an adult dragon, Aura, who couldn''t let out a roar of fire (breath) because she wasn''t yet an adult dragon, would swoop in on the salamander whenever she saw an opening and attack its body with her sharp claws, but she couldn''t even scratch it against the salamander''s hard scales.


    ''''At least if I can stun him, hey. That guy should be able to calm down, too.


    Foldente said, hmmm, thoughtfully.


    Fainting........fainting.......


    I desperately think about it.


    However, I''ve already tried most of the attack magic I can use.....


    Then a thought occurred to me.


    ''It''s one or two things... but I''ll give it a go!


    Aura!��At top speed, plunge straight for the salamander''s head!��Straight ahead and level, please!


    Hearing my words, Aura bellowed loudly, and once it was in the sky, it flew up to the sky in a big way, and from there, it closed its wings and fell in a direct slide.


    The aura, which was falling towards the ground at a considerable speed, unfurled its wings just before it crashed and turned its direction of travel towards the salamander without slowing down.


    Aura maintained a horizontal angle to the salamander and glided towards the salamander without slowing down.


    "No way, you''re going to hit me?��You''ll never be safe with this little dragon girl if you hit her, either!


    Foldente materializes only his hand and pokes me in the head.


    But I don''t move.


    I''ve been staring at the salamander while facing straight ahead, and Foldente, who had been watching my face from the side, hmmm, and after a moment''s thought, folded his arms and


    Oh, my goodness, you''ve got a plan, don''t you?


    I started humming behind me, just to see what I could do.


    The salamander in our direction of travel notices a red dragon/aura charging directly at him and tries to spit fire out of its mouth.


    I chanted a moment earlier than that, and


    -Chanting, Ice Block


    A huge chunk of ice was dropped on the salamander''s head.


    Like before, it didn''t do much damage, but it was enough to interrupt the flames he was about to spit.


    Now.


    -Chanting and Wall Making


    A huge wall forms behind me as I ride the dragon.


    The wall is chasing me, riding on the aura and rapidly moving away from me with great speed.


    The feature of this magic is that the wall created by the wall-generating magic follows the surgeon while maintaining a certain distance away from the creator. The weight of the wall is not felt at all, but the hardness of the wall remains the same.


    ''''Still aura!��Keep going and just barely slip past the side of the salamander''s head!


    Just as I said, the aura is about a piece of ice and slips past the salamander''s head, which is shaking its head, at super speed.


    The next moment.


    The wall that had been chasing me smashed into the salamander''s face.


    -WWW!


    The unvoiced roar of the salamander echoed in the sky.


    It shook the surrounding trees violently, like an ultrasound.


    The wall that had been generated by the chanting shattered into pieces of wood from the impact of the violent collision with the salamander.


    The salamander slowly fell to the spot, showering the pieces of it all over his body.

 11 . I had to clean up after the Salamander incident

    I''ve seen all kinds of wizards in my time, but I''ve never seen anyone smash a wall-making wall into an opponent without using it for protection.


    Beside Salamander, who was belly up and completely unconscious.


    Foldente, who had landed, descended from the aura of his dragonized aura, was literally holding his belly and laughing hysterically as he watched Salamander''s figure.


    However, from my point of view, it was a bitter plan that I managed to come up with while I was already full of it, so even though I was told so by Foldente, I somehow managed to return a bitter smile.......


    ''''But........this is the first time I''ve ever seen such a huge salamander........''''


    Unja, who had just finished leading the evacuation of the sub-humans and rushed over to me, had a stunned expression on her face beside me.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find out what''s going on.


    How big do you think she''s going to get?


    Foldente is still laughing hysterically and continues to bang around Salamander''s torso... I wonder if that will wake him up and he won''t start flailing around again, and I start to break out in a cold sweat.


    For now, since the salamander shows no signs of waking up, we gather the sub-people we had evacuated.


    There are eleven of them in a total of five families.


    The breakdown.


    Dwarves ... 4 (parents + 2 children)


    Unicorn people (unicorn people) ... two (sisters)


    Hawk People ... two (father and daughter)


    Fox people (fox people)........one (daughter)


    Buffalo people (buffalo people) ... two (husband and wife)


    Although no one was seriously injured, almost everyone had burns and injuries, and for the time being, Erdena and Yorme were giving first aid to the victims.


    However, even more serious than the injuries were the fact that all the residences of everyone here had been destroyed.


    The flames and tails of the rampaging salamanders and the crashing of their massive bodies had burned some things, destroyed others, crushed others, and left no trace.


    Since there are still some habitable buildings in the village where we live, we offered to provide them as a temporary home for the time being, and all of us offered to use them.


    Aura and Aela, who are still in their dragonized state, continue to work on extinguishing the fire by way of stomping around the area where the flames are smoldering, so I''m going to have everyone here transported once that''s over.


    In the meantime, everyone went back to their residences to see if there was any luggage that could be taken with them.


    In the meantime.


    .................GWWWW


    Salamander woke up with an earth-shattering voice.


    Aura and Aera, who had been working to extinguish the fire, hurriedly returned to us, wondering if they would begin to rampage again.


    "It''s okay, I think he''s already cooled down.


    ...and the voice of the guardian of the gate is ................


    At Salamander''s words, Foldente moved his figure instantly to Salamander''s eyes.


    I''m sorry, but there''s nothing left but speculation. I saw two of the best things in the world.


    A runaway lizard and...


    Fainting giant lizard, fainting on his belly, disheveled.


    Then he starts laughing again, holding his stomach again.


    "I don''t want to go into a hole, I even destroyed the cave I used to live in, and I don''t think there''s any more holes for you to live in as a salamander.


    It''s a good idea to have a good time with your friends and family.


    It''s a very good idea to be able to have a good idea of what you''re looking for.


    There must be a reason for this, I can''t help but think so.


    To my question, the salamander


    In the end, I am not the one who forgets me.


    He began to speak in advance.


    After all, for some time now, knightly men in knightly attire had been invading the cave where Salamander lived, challenging him to a fight against the undead-type monsters that had spontaneously occurred in the cave, and taking out valuable ores and other items that were scattered throughout the cave.


    He had been asleep for a long time, and then a group of men tried to take out the pearl from his forehead.


    They had been asleep for so many years that they never dreamed that the pearl that was peeking out of the rock was the head of the salamander, since his body was completely buried under the rock. Moreover, the digging operation was carried out with an explosive magic, so that the blow struck the salamander''s reverse scales, of all things.


    Dragons and salamander species have a part of their body called reverse scales, scales that are extremely unpleasant to touch.


    The exact reason for this is still unknown, although there are many theories as to why, such as the concentration of nerves and sharpness of the scales.


    However, there is no way to find out exactly why, since the mere touch of its scales is enough to make a dragon lose its self-awareness and begin to lash out.


    Silly me, why don''t you just turn into your human form? Or have you slept so much that you''ve forgotten how to be?


    Mhm.


    Foldente''s words were apparently on target, and it took Salamander a good two hours to recall the chanting that transformed him into human form.


    ''Once again, I thank you for stopping me.


    The salamander in human female form was nearly two meters tall, with a feminine form, and her hair was bright red. Her skin was also reddish and her eyes were red.


    When he was in human form, he was bareheaded, so Erdena had hurriedly made him put on some clothes, but he was quite indifferent, "I don''t mind," he said.


    I''m sure the opposite scales are usually hidden underneath the other scales, right?��The fact that the magic hit there means that it was on the surface, right?��How long have you been asleep?


    Well no I''m really....sorry.


    I couldn''t help but chuckle as I watched them both being scolded by their parents.


    However, there are a few things in this salamander''s story that cannot be overlooked.


    When it comes to the knightly guards that appear in this frontier, the only ones that fall under this category are either the guards of the frontier cities or the knights of the frontier garrison.


    The guards of the frontier cities rarely went out of the city because their primary duty was to protect the city.


    Therefore, it was likely that the one who had snuck into Salamander''s cave was a member of the garrison''s Knights.


    If it was indeed the Knights of the Garrison, the following main problems would arise.


    1. the prohibition of hunting activities outside the frontier permit area


    There are many sub-humans living in the outlying areas, and most of them are of a species rarely seen in the King''s Capital, so all hunting activities in the areas where such sub-humans may live are prohibited. This is because a knight in King''s Capital who is not used to seeing sub-humans would find it difficult to distinguish whether the sub-humans who can be turned into beasts are really just beasts or not.


    The forests in this area are dotted extensively with sub-humans who can beastify, so almost the entire area is a no-hunting zone.


    The exception to this is when a vermin that cannot be defeated by the city guards occurs and a request is made to destroy it.


    However, I have not heard of any such request occurring in the village at the foot of Mount Gorun. If a request had occurred, there is an obligation to inform neighboring villages, so if the request had occurred, there is no way that this village closest to the area affected this time would not have been contacted.


    2. prohibition of usurpation of mineral resources


    The Knights are prohibited from usurping mineral resources in the frontier areas, not to mention the prohibition of robbing sub-humans of their private property.


    The mineral resources are all revenue items for the frontier cities, by agreement between the King''s Capital and the frontier city groups.


    In return, the frontier cities pay taxes to the royal capital every year.


    The usurpation of mineral resources in the frontier areas was an act of usurpation of the resources needed to pay this tax, and if the evidence was handed over to the King''s Capital, it was a felony so serious that everyone in the garrison in question could be imprisoned.


    At any rate, based on Salamander''s story, it seems clear that the Knights of the garrison were committing these two violations.


    However, without proof, the garrison''s knights would all be blown away.......


    In fact, the only evidence we have at the moment is the story of the Salamander, and if the Knights are desperate, they will try to put the blame on this Salamander on the contrary... Well, it''s true that he went on a rampage as a result, so that''s that.......


    Yes, just as I was pondering this, Korok, who had been looking around, came back to me.


    ''Master~, this bear was down over there~''


    As he said that, he pulled one of the female knights with him.


    That armor is definitely from the knights of the royal capital.


    Searching around the neck of that knight who was fainting, I pulled out the silver plate with the affiliation that all knights wear down and checked it.


    "Lumias Tender, 411th Frontier Garrison, 131st Regiment, Royal City Knights.


    It was marked.


    Seeing that he had fallen alone, he had probably come to steal and escaped late. Judging from his appearance, he had just become a knight.


    Since he is believed to be a member of the main culprit this time, the silver plate that proves his identity was retrieved and bound behind his back. The injuries were treated with my healing magic.


    Afterwards, the village guards and villagers at the foot of Mt. Gorun came rushing in, concerned.


    They had asked Yorme to go tell them that the problem had been resolved.


    They thanked us in return for our help.


    Later, they said they would definitely like to hold a banquet in the village to thank us, and we decided to accept the offer gratefully.


    Once I tried to decline the offer, saying that I was just doing what I deserved to do.


    Are there many good things to eat?


    And Korok was the first to fall in, and he had to join in without a fight.


    Salamander, who had turned into human form, had apologized to the villagers along with Foldente.


    Until then, he had spoken so casually and hatefully to Salamander, but on the spot he had apologized sincerely.


    After all, those two people have known each other for a long time, so it was a matter that made me realize again that they are good friends.


    It''s a very good idea to have a good idea of what you want to do with it.


    It''s a very good idea," he said, "but the guys from the garrison used to hunt for fun in the forest, so we used to chase them out.


    After that, Aura and Aera carried the sub-people who had reassembled with the few remaining burnt belongings to our village one by one.


    The salamander repeatedly apologized to these sub-people as well.


    However, it was also said that their homes had been destroyed, and some of them were looking at us delicately....


    Nevertheless, no one died, and everyone accepted the apology for the moment.


    I hope that things will somehow go better with this, but first of all, I have to deal with this and that while confirming the acceptance of the village.


    All the problems are yet to come.


    By the way, about the salamander...


    I don''t have a place to live anymore, either.


    So, I''m going to follow along.


    Salamander said that from now on, he would stay in human form.


    By the way, he asked me to call her "Sarah".


    What?��That?��It''s a salamander, Sara?��It''s kind of appropriate, isn''t it?


    This is the name you gave me a long time ago, isn''t it?


    "...Oh, hello?��I''m sorry, is that right?


    At the words of Salamander''s Sarah, Foldente couldn''t help but blush.


    As I was listening to the exchange, I couldn''t help but chuckle.

 12 . I was invited to the feast

    After the Salamander riots ended, we brought the affected sub-humans and Sala, the salamander who had become humanoid, and others to our settlement.


    The place was originally uninhabited, but we''re remodeling it so that we can live there. I think we can live here without any problems for now, but please feel free to tell us if you need anything.


    That''s what I told everyone, but for some reason, the sub-humans gathered in one place and began to discuss something in a whisper.


    I''m sure they have something they want to discuss with you, since you just arrived here.


    He said, "Hey, you''re the human, you''re in charge here, aren''t you?


    It''s nice of you to help us out but how much are we willing to pay you in return for your protection?��After all, we''ve all been kicked out of our homes and are nearly penniless...


    I couldn''t help but nod my head at those words.


    ''Quid pro quo...?��I don''t have anything like that in mind, but...


    And then he says what he actually thinks.


    "........Sorry. Maybe my ears are out of whack, so I''m going to ask you again.................Did you really say that?


    Yes, it is.


    The dwarf father asks me back with a surprised expression, and I answer immediately with a natural expression.


    Eldena, an elf who has been watching the situation behind me, comes forward with a wry smile and comes to talk to me.


    According to her.


    Whenever one is rescued by the racial garrison knights and others in the frontier areas, or asked to defeat vermin, they are always asked to pay a monetary return.


    This is supposed to be a prohibited practice, but it is broken without a hitch in the frontier areas, and the King''s Landing also tacitly accepts it as an outlet for the dissatisfaction of the frontier workers.


    The sub-humans, who have lost most of their personal fortune, are wondering what to do with the money that I, as a member of the same race as the knights, had provided them with rescue work and homes, and so on.


    After explaining to me, Erdena turned to the sub-humans and


    ''This is a race that does not do any of those things. You can rest assured that he will be sheltered.


    Then he laughed at everyone.


    At those words, Unya agreed and


    If you ever need any help, I''m always here for you.


    and lifted the hem of her skirt to show her how gracefully she bailed.


    In the back of the room, he says, "Yeah? We''re rescuing you for free! Yome was surprised. She was from a village at the foot of the village of Gorn, so it was probably because she was more used to the ways of the Order.


    Incidentally, she seemed to think that she would be asked for money at a later date regarding the pharmacology course I''m currently conducting.................of course, I have no intention of receiving such a thing.


    The effect of having Erdena and Unya, who are sub-humans, assuring me of this was also significant, but...


    ''The guardians of the gates, Strawberry, and Foldente, I can vouch for the word of these men!


    The effect of a single word of the word was the greatest.


    ''''Oh you ... not you ... not you, you''re the guardian of the gate!


    As he said this, all the sub-humans prostrated themselves in front of Foldente.


    It is said that the guardian of the gate used to shelter the sub-humans living around the area and that he is revered as a god by the sub-humans in this area.


    So, the sub-humans were finally relieved and went into an empty house.


    After that, they asked everyone for blankets and a change of clothes for the time being.


    As soon as you can contribute from your stockpile, we''ll give you what you can.


    We decided to go to the village at the foot of Mt. Gorun later to purchase clothes that could not be provided for immediately due to size or other problems, or items that could not be provided for from our stockpile.


    For the time being, we shared a meal at my house in the village, and I asked Unja to take care of that.


    Incidentally, the three young daughters, the two daughters of the dwarf family and the hawk people (Hawk People), quickly became friends with Korok, the little black bear people (Little Bear People), and the five of them, including Ela, were running around the village.


    ''''Well, well... the food was good, but I didn''t expect to be able to get into a hot spring as well...''''


    After everyone had eaten, I told everyone that they could use the hot spring as they wished and released them, but everyone, including the dwarf father


    ''There are hot springs here?


    And first of all, I was surprised


    "You think you can do what you want with subhuman eagles?


    I was surprised again as he continued.


    ''Hey, to the father of the hawk, it''s the young master of the buffalo.


    Father called out to the two sub-humans who were bathing with him.


    He says to them, "This man is not quite the race we know.


    I still can''t believe everything you say, but for now, I agree with you.


    He saved my wife and I believe in him.


    ''''Well that being said, I''ve had my only daughter saved, and I''m not saying I don''t trust you, so please understand that.


    I naturally feel the same way. Then we know what we have to do.


    ''''......... Let''s pledge to spare no effort for him.


    Me too.


    The three of them nodded widely as they looked at each other.


    ''''Yes~Yes~ I think we''ve settled our story.


    Suddenly, I hear the voice of Foldente coming from the women''s bathhouse.


    A barrel of sake and a cup appeared in front of the three of them as they thought they heard a snap of fingers.


    "No more hard talk, how about a drink?��My treat.


    ''Oh, if you''re going to serve Lord Safate, you''re going to get a favor from your guardian!


    I love it!��To the Lord Protector!��Here''s to you, Master Safate!


    Mo~!


    You can''t have too much to drink, honey!


    From the women''s bathhouse, the buffalo wife called out to him.


    However, her face was filled with laughter.


    It''s good to have a good time, isn''t it?��Well, let''s have some fun over here too!


    Even in the women''s bathhouse, everyone was having a good time.


    The next morning, as we were about to go out to the village at the foot of Mount Gorn to buy some food, a messenger from the village arrived first.


    The ones who arrived were the Ant People (Ant People) Alea and some of his men from the union, who have always been a great help to us, and the Dog People (Dog People) Gugs and some of his men, who were the chief of the guard.


    They all said they came here as representatives of the village, handed us a letter of thanks for defending the village from the Salamander attack and asked us to join the banquet to thank us again.


    If that was all, I would have gone over here even if you didn''t bother to come, but Alea and the others cut to the chase that brought us all the way here.


    ''''So... there is a thing. In addition to the fact that it''s a very good idea to have a good time with them.


    I''m sure that Alea and the others came all the way down here because they thought that talking about money in front of the villagers might make me feel bad.


    But of course my answer is obvious.


    I''m not going to ask you all for anything in return for this case, as I''ve told all the sub-humans. I believe it is only natural to help those in need.


    At those words, Alea and the rest of the group from the village at the foot of Mount Gorn froze in place, often with a dumbfounded look on their faces.


    ........Eh?��Now, who says you don''t need money?


    How is it possible for that race to say that?


    ...misheard, is that not what you heard?��How is that possible?


    The ants and villagers were whispering to each other in secret, and I smiled and said the same words again.


    So, I don''t want anything in return. It''s just the right thing to do.


    Well I''ve never heard anyone say that to me before.


    Elee, with an expression of mixed emotions - surprised, touched, happy, and not knowing what to do, in any case - took my hand and thanked me by bowing her head over and over again.


    Afterwards, I told him that I wanted to go purchase the supplies that sub-humans needed, and that I wanted to purchase them while I went to the banquet.


    I''d like to be able to pay for that, at least!


    And since Elee was stubbornly refusing to budge here, we had no choice but to take care of him, and handed him a list of the necessary supplies.


    After that, everyone in the village, including all of the sub-humans, got into the carriage that the village had prepared for us, and we were to head directly to the village at the foot of Mount Gorn.


    In the carriage, we were thanked once again by the dwarf fathers and others, and were also told many things about the area.


    The stories I learned here were very useful to me, as I am still in my early days in the area. I''m sure they will be useful for some kind of medicine at a later date.


    The village carriage is much faster than the one I own, and we arrived at the village that evening.


    In the village square, I am once again thanked in the presence of all the villagers.


    The fact that I didn''t receive any gratuity at all was made public on the spot, but everyone was unanimous in their reaction to the fact that I hadn''t received any gratuity at all, and they were all saying, "That''s not true..." and "Are you sure...? Is there such a thing as a race? The guards'' googly eyes were buzzing with the


    Look, look! He hasn''t touched any of this!


    Then he unwrapped the holo of the wagon loaded with money that he had brought to my house and showed everyone. (I have to admit, I was surprised he had brought such a thing with him.)


    When the villagers saw this, they all cheered at once.


    The party that night was very lively.


    Unja danced merrily in the middle of everyone, as usual, and the villagers, who were in tune with her, danced together.


    Erdena usually sings a slow-paced tune, but on this occasion she sang a cheerful, light-hearted song that matched Unya''s tempo and made everyone feel at home.


    Yome, who is supposed to be the guest of honor, says, "I''m more at home on the hospitality side," and busies himself with carrying the food and clearing away the empty plates.


    Aura and Aela hide the fact that they are dragon people (Dragon People) in this village, and that they are skalenians (Lizard People), so they are able to blend in with the feast without being recognized as the dragons who confronted the salamanders. The title of Dragon Slayer was a measure to avoid putting the two who had not yet become adult dragons in unnecessary danger, as many of the sub-humans as well as the race were seeking it.


    On the contrary, Salamander Sarah had revealed her identity and apologized to everyone repeatedly for what had happened.


    She was already a fully grown dragon, so even if she was attacked when she was in her human form, she would not be killed in the first place.


    In response to her sincere apology, not a single villager blamed her, as the people in the village had already heard that the cause of this one incident was the Knights of the Garrison.


    Beside her, Korok had collected an amazing amount of food from various plates and was continuing to eat it at an amazing rate, and the villagers were curious to see where it was going into her little body.


    Good one, little girl.


    Here, try this one.


    And bring more and more food.


    It''s true that Korok happily accepted them and took a bite out of them.


    But I was surprised to learn that Master Safate was a dragon rider.


    Alea, who was entertaining me beside me, said with a slightly surprised nuance.


    In this world, more than a hundred years ago, when the brave men defeated the last Demon King to appear at this point in time


    The number of dragons decreased drastically as all the dragons migrated to the demon world, and the existence of the dragon cavalry, which was said to be the strongest type of soldier, is said to have died out soon afterwards.


    This is why, in the history of the world, the exiled princess knight Valentine, who is said to have fought alongside the brave men against the demon king, is said to be the last of them.


    However, in my case, I was only being carried along by the aura of her dragon form, and I wasn''t able to draw out her power or anything else, so I couldn''t really call myself a dragon rider in the true sense of the word....


    ''Thanks to the excellence of that dragon, I didn''t do anything.


    As I laughed at that, Aura gently stopped me from saying, "That''s not true," with her hand and just laughed.


    However, the story of the Dragon Warrior spread to the neighboring countries at a great pace, and would affect me in many ways later on, but I''ll tell you about that later.


    Later on, as the number of residents in my village increased, they suggested giving the village a name, and also suggested that I take on a new name.


    The idea of naming the village was certainly on my mind as well, but the latter made me think twice about the new name.


    It is true that I have already been disowned by my parents and therefore deprived of my aristocratic surname, Greed, so I am not particular about taking a new surname, but the name Safate is a name that I have been taking since I was born, even though my parents are like that, and I was slightly particular about it, or rather attached to it.


    In the event that you''re not a fan of the name, you may want to take a look at the following tips.


    During the banquet, I discussed this with the subordinates who were to live in the village, and they all agreed with me.


    After that, the name of the village was changed to Liberty.


    My name is still Safate, my real name. As a street name, I''ve decided to take the name Gossage Free.


    Anyway.


    The lively party was held throughout the night, and by dawn, almost everyone in the village, including me, was drunk.


    What a bunch of slackers!


    In such a situation, only Unja seemed to be the same as usual and was busily cleaning up the square.


    In the midst of my unclear consciousness, I thought about such things.

 13 . I went to the royal capital a little

    �� �� �� �� after a few days of feasting in the village at the foot of Mount Gorn


    Wangdu, Office of the Director of the Frontier Bureau, Central Agency


    ...another scandal?


    While checking the pile of documents that had been passed around on the tabletop, Fanneria, the Elf Fanneria, the head of the Central Agency''s Frontier Bureau, sighed loudly.


    The Frontier Bureau was a department that oversees the frontier located far away from the King''s Capital, with departments in the east, west, north, south, south and west, and Funnelia was in the overall position of those four departments.


    Although it sounds good to say that the four departments are in charge of the maintenance and management of the more than 1,000 frontier garrisons, as well as information management and guidance, the frontier garrison is not very popular to begin with, and more than 90% of the personnel who work in the frontier garrisons are either freshly enlisted recruits who don''t know anything about the left or right, or those who are sent off to off-duty jobs that get sent away after causing problems.


    As a result, morale is generally low, and problematic cases continue to occur almost daily in various parts of the country, so Fanelia''s job, as the supervisor, is to arrange for the settlement of a mountain of paperwork and post-processing.


    It''s a good thing that you are a master of light magic, and because of this, she was selected to work at the central bureau of the capital despite being a subhuman from the frontier, but she got tired of the factional strife and promotion battles within the central bureau, so she voluntarily took the post of director of the frontier bureau, which is a half-quiet position.


    However, the sheer number of scandals and the severity of their contents have left her too weak to feel even a sense of dismay these days.


    This day Fanneria also sighed heavily as she looked through the stack of documents piled up in the pending box.


    ''''You''re still working seriously hard, as usual.


    A woman unexpectedly appeared in front of Fanelia''s eyes.


    Faced with that figure, Fanelia braced herself for a moment.


    ''Look who it is it''s been a long time since we''ve seen each other, Foldente...was it thirty-two years, six months and eighteen days ago when we last met?''


    You''re the only one who can remember that many details, aren''t you?


    Then, that figure, that figure, Foldente, laughing with a giggle.


    ''''........If you, who have already become a thought body, came all the way here from that gate, is the requirement regarding this?''''


    Fanelia pulled out a report from among the pile of pending documents and presented it in front of Foldente.


    The 411th Frontier Garrison Case, Results of Investigation and Proposed Punishment of the 131st Regiment for Misconduct


    What?��It''s just yesterday, and you''re so quick to deliver these reports.


    ''''Well don''t say too much. There are so many scandals that I still care about this one.


    To Foldente, who was couscous laughing, Fanelia lowered her eyes and slightly pouted in disapproval.


    This case was an investigation regarding the salamander riot that had occurred in the neighborhood of the village at the foot of Mount Gorun the very other day.


    The contents of the report clearly stated as fact that after the incident was settled, an investigation had been carried out by the neighboring frontier garrison, and it was clearly stated that unauthorized collection of frontier goods, which was prohibited in the 411 garrison, as well as hunting and other combat activities for the purpose of hunting and other activities in the prohibited hunting area, had been carried out.


    Initially, the knights of the 411 garrison had denied all of this, but a suspect had been followed out of the village at the foot of Mount Gorun, and the testimony of the suspect had revealed all of this, and based on that, this statement had been compiled and delivered by fast flying mail.


    ''Before I go any further, the 131st Regiment is disbanded, and all the knights and others who belong to it are dismissed.


    A new regiment of knights will be formed and assigned to the 411 Garrison.......Since it can''t be right away, the surrounding 410 Garrison and 412 Garrison will be taking over the security together for a while.


    Listening to Fanelia''s words, folding her arms and bobbing her head from side to side, Foldente smiled a small smile and


    So, I thought I''d take a huge weight off your shoulders.


    At Foldente''s words, Fanelia wrinkled her brow.


    ''It''s only when you say that that it''s not a big deal... as it has been in my experience.


    A look of disgust is blatantly on his face.


    However, Foldente doesn''t care about that and continues to speak.


    ''''How?��Why don''t we grant autonomy to that area?


    Autonomy?


    It''s a very good idea to have a good idea of what to expect. It''s a very good idea to have a good idea of what you''re looking for.


    It''s a good thing that the people around you are not doing a good job, but they are demanding a lot of money from you.


    Funnelia chokes on her words, having been hit in a sore spot.


    ''So hey?��It''s a good idea to let someone trustworthy rule the land.


    It''s not a good idea to have knights who do not do their job properly and always cause problems.


    After being hit with even more pain, Fanelia was even more at a loss for words.


    Who said anything about subhuman?��It''s the race that I''m recommending.


    Foldente flipped through the report and pointed to one of the places.


    Are you talking about this ''Unidentified Race 1'' people?


    You''re not Safa you''re Gossage Free. I''m from King''s Landing. Now he''s the leader of the Liberty Village, a small village.


    At those words, Fanelia nodded her head.


    "...Gossage? ...Liberty Village?


    It''s a very good idea to have a good idea of what you''re looking for.


    It''s not surprising that you don''t know about Liberty Village, it''s an upstart village formed by the sub-humans who lost their homes in the recent riots.


    Fanelia is convinced by Foldente''s explanation, ah, I see.


    ''''........but you''re not a nobleman either, are you? The idea of such a thing becoming a lord is....


    He''s a fighter.


    At Foldente''s words, Fanelia was momentarily speechless.


    ''''.........This one will be the one to govern the dragon?''''


    That''s not all.��I have two fire dragons and a ground dragon following him.


    At those words, Fanelia was even more speechless.


    It''s not just the fact that the current human world rarely encounters the dragon tribe, but this person has three dragons in tow.


    It''s a good idea to make such a person........a lord so that we can keep track of their movements, or else it would be bad for the royal capital.


    Foldente chuckles at that.


    Fanelia often stares at Foldente intently.


    To Fanelia''s gaze, Foldente returns her own gaze while giggling as usual.


    ''''........In case something goes wrong?''''


    Of course I''ll take full responsibility for my recommendation, don''t I?


    Once again, the two intertwined their gazes.


    A moment of silence, and then Fanelia suddenly began to laugh.


    ''''Alright, let''s do that. Let''s appoint Lord Gossage Free as Viscount of the Frontier and proceed with the procedure to make the entire area that the 411 garrison was in charge of as his jurisdiction and recognize its autonomy.


    Foldente is a


    If you don''t accept my plan, I''ll lead this guy to the royal capital with two fire dragons and an earth dragon.


    If you agree to my plan, I will take charge of the Gossage and make sure they don''t rebel against King''s Landing in any way.


    That was what he was implying.


    Even if the invasion by the three dragons actually took place, the royal capital would not fall, but the fact that it had been invaded could have no small adverse effect on the surrounding frontier cities.


    It was Fanellian''s decision to take a comprehensive look at all of this.


    You will have to pay a certain amount of taxes, though.��As expected, it wouldn''t be a good sign for the royal capital to fail to do so.


    I know.


    As he said this, Foldente placed a small bag of skins on the desk.


    The inside of the bag is filled with small fruit seeds.


    I have 100 seeds, so I''m going to pay you a hundred years in advance.


    Then Foldente chuckles.


    After being stunned and dumbfounded by those words, and after losing movement for a while.


    "...how do you expect me to report this to my superiors...


    With a bag of seeds in her hand, Fanelia holds her head in her hands.


    However, there is no sign of Foldente in the room.


    A few days later


    ''Oh! Lady Foldente is back, bear~


    When Korok was about to enter the hot spring, he saw Foldente and ran over happily, jumped into the tub and sat down beside Foldente.


    You''re still in good spirits.


    Bear.


    The two of them are soaking in the hot tub together.


    You haven''t been seen for a while?


    Erdena had come in to bathe with Korok, and at the words of Erdena, who had come in to bathe with Korok


    ''Hmmm? You''re no good to me, ya-boo-your-own.


    Saying that, it was Foldente who was chuckling as usual.


    ''''By the way, Foldente-sama~''''


    ''Hmmm?��What is it?


    The bag of fruit seeds that Korok was collecting is gone - don''t you know that bear?


    I''m sorry, I just don''t get it.


    Foldente chuckled as he said this.

 14 . I became a frontier Viscount

    About a week has passed since the banquet in the village at the foot of Mount Gorun ended.


    The village we live in, a former abandoned house, is now Liberty Village, with nearly 20 residents.


    Our dwarf father, who is also an expert woodcutter, has directed the work, from felling the trees to building the houses, and has restored everything that we couldn''t repair with our own skills to a habitable state.


    The hauling of the wood has been a struggle, mainly by a powerful young buffalo couple, and in addition, Sarah, the salamander, has been a terrific and monstrous help in the work.


    The tree cutting has been done mainly in the direction of the village at the foot of Mt. Gorun, and we are planning to cultivate the area to be used as a field later on.


    We think it''s essential for everyone here to have additional fields in order to have a stable life.


    We''ve also been working on improving the magical plant in the magical world, which failed before, but that hasn''t been very successful...


    If this magic is successful, the leaves of the tree will form several independent colonies, and by fusing any part of the plant you wish to grow into the core of the colony, you will be able to grow the same food as the original plant as a substitute for the leaves of the core. If you fuse multiple plants into the core, you can cross breed them together and see the results of the breeding process right away because it takes less time to grow.


    For that reason, I''ve always wanted to take advantage of this opportunity, but it''s difficult to counteract pests because colonies can only be built high up in the trees, and it''s also difficult to harvest the crops, so the question is how to improve the situation.


    The reason why a messenger from King''s Landing came to Liberty Village was because everyone in the village was busy doing this and that.


    I''ve heard that they didn''t know the location of the village and had been pondering the area many times, but Foldente, who noticed their presence, brought them here.


    It''s not a good idea to get a good message from the capital, but the messenger held out a document to me and said


    "Lord Gossage Free.


    For your services in the last Salamander affair, I hereby grant you the title of Viscount of the Frontier by the King''s Landing and grant you the autonomy of this entire region.


    ...Yes, I''m sorry, what did you say?


    Not only me, but also Eldena the elf and Unna the cat person who was with me and Unna the cat person, all made a stunned expression.


    But for some reason, only Foldente was chuckling as usual...


    Incidentally, the titles of the royal capital can be roughly divided into


    Baron - Viscount - Marquis - Duke - Grand Duke


    of the five levels.


    The Greed family I was disowned by is one of the highest "four dukes" among the Grand Dukes, and it is the highest rank among the nobility.


    What I was appointed to is a title on a par with the second from the bottom, the Viscount.


    It is the lowest title bestowed on nobles who are recognized for ruling in the frontier, and they may be promoted based on their achievements.


    When I checked the resignation letter that was handed to me, it clearly stated that the vast area around Mount Gorun would be my ruling area.


    Presumably, it was the area that was governed by the 411 Frontier Garrison.


    Come to think of it, I heard that that garrison had been abolished and all the knights to which it belonged had been deported...


    This included the village at the foot of Mount Gorun, but other than that, there didn''t seem to be any other notable settlements.


    By the way, Greenconvombe, the frontier city closest to Liberty Village, is naturally out of my jurisdiction, but the relative of Erdena, who is in charge of it, is a ''baron'' in terms of baronial rank, and I''m higher in rank than him.


    The letter of resignation included, as a matter of course, the payment of taxes to the royal capital.


    What do you mean you''ve been paying for a hundred years in advance?


    We are not at liberty to discuss the details with you, as the Chief Communications Officer.


    And that was that.


    I don''t know how it''s going to happen, but at the end of the resignation letter


    The guardian of the gates, Mr. Foldente, is hereby established as the guarantor of Mr. Gossage.


    I think I have a pretty good idea who''s behind this.


    We''ll have to have a good talk about it a bit later.


    To be honest, I couldn''t immediately answer whether or not it was a good idea to accept this or not, but the case from the royal capital has already arrived as a matter of decision.


    But right now, rather than that, as a young man with absolutely no experience in estate management, would I be able to manage a fiefdom that would enrich and feed all of the people living in this area... To be honest, I wasn''t at all confident that I would be able to do so.


    So, while I was troubled in my room, Erdena came in with a knock on my door.


    ''''Well you seem to be quite troubled.......................I thought it was about that.


    Yes, with a chuckle, he hands me a cup of tea.


    ''''........Since it''s you, aren''t you trying to take on the responsibility of managing the territory all by yourself?''''


    He stood beside me and put his hand on my shoulder.


    ''You need to rely on everyone else more.


    I''m here too.


    There''s Unja-san too.


    They''re all willing to help you.


    Is it intentional that my name isn''t in there?


    Foldente appeared at the door before I knew it, giggling as usual.


    Well?��I have absolutely no idea what that means.


    Leaving aside for now Foldente, who blurts out in his usual tone, Eldena turns to me again.


    ''''........There is no one who can do it perfectly. Why don''t we all just do it together?��If you do your own ideals here, the ideals you kept thrusting upon your father,


    At Erdena''s words, Foldente also nodded repeatedly in satisfaction.


    ........................My, ideal?


    The next morning.


    I spent the night thinking about it, and somehow decided to move forward with the appointment of the frontier viscount to manage the estate in a positive way.


    All the villagers are gathered in the living room on the first floor of our house for breakfast, and I tell everyone about this event on the spot.


    I did not understand the difficulty.


    I don''t understand the difficulty, but I swear that we will follow you.


    Everyone else agreed with Father Dwarf''s words, so I felt like I had made a step forward.


    At this point, I told everyone about my own basic policy for managing the estate.


    Keep taxes as low as possible.


    I will set up a public enterprise and use the profits to finance the estate.


    Establish a neighborhood watch to guard and defend the territory.


    When I told them this, they all buzzed in unison.


    Especially when it comes to taxes.


    ''That''s certainly very much appreciated but are you sure it''s all right?''


    In response to Father Hawk''s words.


    ''What you say is true.


    This is just an ideal.


    In the worst case scenario, we may have a situation where public businesses don''t perform well and taxes will have to be raised... But even if that happens, I will make sure to explain how it happened, and I will keep the tax increase to the minimum necessary.


    For that purpose, everyone, please lend me your support.


    I nodded my head deeply to everyone.


    ''.........yes, I have a duly noted, my lord.


    Everyone nodded vigorously at my words, as did my hawk father, who nodded broadly and uttered words of approval.


    ''''However, what do you want me to do with your work that can be made into a public works project first?''''


    Unya puts her index finger to her cheek and cocks her head.


    Yeah.........that''s exactly the biggest problem.


    Here, the area around Mount Gorn is rich in nature, but it doesn''t produce any particularly rare ores, nor does it have any plants that could become specialties.


    For the time being, we have the income from selling the molted scales of Aura and Aela the other day, so it looks like we can get by, but of course there is a limit to that as well....


    Hmm?��Will the molted scales turn to gold?


    Sarah, who had heard me talking to myself, gave me a surprised look.


    I said, "Then why don''t you dig up the site of the cave I used to live in?��It''s disintegrating now, but I''m sure there''s a fair amount of my molted scales buried deep inside that thing.


    You?��How long have I lived there?


    At Foldente''s words, Sarah thought about it, hmmm........


    ''Well I think it''s been fifty years...''


    You!��You can''t wait to say something important like that!


    Anyway, first the contemplative body, Foldente, was going to rush to the site to check out the situation, and we were going to get ready before we left.


    After all, these were scales that Sarah had molted in her salamander form.


    And it has been deposited for over 50 years.


    The dragon tribe''s entire body scales are renewed every few years when it becomes an adult dragon, but when Sarah, who is easily the size of a small mountain, has more than 50 years'' worth of scales that shedding...it''s hard to imagine how much more than 50 years'' worth of scales could be.


    Dragon scales would weather in a few years if exposed to the wind and rain, but I''m told that Sarah''s scales are buried deep in the depths of the cave, and in the soil, so maybe this is promising.


    Just before noon, taking advantage of being a contemplative body, Foldente returned, having transitioned and gone to check out the site.


    It looks good. There''s a tremendous amount of scaly deposits under the ground.


    Everyone cheered at the report.


    However, Sarah was the only one who didn''t seem to feel anything and kept twisting her head with a doubtful expression.


    We decided to go to the site after finishing lunch.


    After lunch, we tried to leave right away, but at that moment, a representative of the village, Alea the Ant People, came from the village at the foot of Mount Gorn with a few Ant People and guards, and I ended up being the one who answered the call.


    ''Congratulations on your appointment as lord,''


    It seems that a transmission officer from the royal capital had also been sent separately to the village at the foot of Mount Gorn, and Alea congratulated me with a big smile on her face.


    ''''I''m confused by the way things have turned out, myself, but... anyway, I''m looking forward to working with you in the future.


    Alea grabbed my proffered right hand with both of hers and ran it up and down repeatedly.


    After exchanging brief greetings with the group from the village at the foot of Mt. Gorun, we decided to send Alea and her group through the living room on the first floor of the house for a brief meeting about the future.


    "...yes? Well what did you just say? .....


    When I told them that we were planning to keep the taxes as low as possible, Alea and the rest of the group in the village at the foot of Mount Gorun all opened their mouths and were stunned.


    We''re trying to keep taxes as low as possible. Instead, we''re planning to set up a public works project that will allow us to run the village.


    When we need people to do this project, I would like to ask the people in the village at the foot of Mount Gorun to help us.


    Naturally, we will guarantee a reasonable wage for all those who do so.


    Alea, who had opened her mouth at my words, finally came to her senses after a long time


    Well as a representative of the village, that''s great, but what will you do if you can''t stand up to it?


    ''At that point, I''m going to have to be honest with everyone about the circumstances of why it happened and ask them to let me raise my taxes. I promise to keep the tax increase to the minimum necessary. For now, that''s it for now, okay?


    My words finally seemed to make sense to her, and she slammed her chest and


    "All right, I have it!��As a representative of the village at the foot of Mount Gorun, I promise to do my best to support my lord at that time, Aru!


    Naturally, I''ll be happy to help with the public works manpower as well!


    I couldn''t help but smile at Alea''s words.


    I decided to ask Alea and the others, the union of the village at the foot of Mount Gorun, to manage the village at the foot of Mount Gorun as before.


    Originally, this area had no lords.......or rather, the truth of the matter was that because of the frontier, there were no racial lords to be found in this area, but for that reason, the frontier garrison was also managing the area, and Alea from the union was taking over the role of the village''s lord.


    We decided to make adjustments in the direction that the village association at the foot of Mount Gorun would be placed under my direct control and become part of the public organization, and we decided to discuss the details later.


    With this, we can now easily discuss the future management of the village, and now we have to head for the cave site.


    Hey, buddy. Don''t worry, we''ll take our time.


    Anya forced me, who had just seen Alea and her group off, to sit down in a chair and offered me a cup of tea on the table.


    This village has just begun. If you don''t go slow, you''ll fall over.


    Then she smiled at me, smiling in front of my face.


    I sat back in my chair and slowly sipped the tea I''d been served.

 15 . A group of bone humans appeared

    I left Liberty Village a little late, so the sun was well into the sunset by the time I arrived at the site of the cave on Mount Gorun.


    Oh, here we are at last.


    I''m not sure if it''s a good idea for me to be able to get to the top of the list, but I''m not sure if it''s a good idea for me to be able to get to the bottom of the list.


    When Foldente examined one of them with his search magic, it seems that there is a sedimentary layer of dragon scales from about 100 meters back from the area where the entrance to the cave was located.


    So when Erdena Dwarf Father and Hawkman Father tried digging through it, the bedrock in this area was so hard that they were almost unable to dig through it, and almost all of the pickaxes they used were destroyed.


    "....this is........even if we had a bunch of people working on it......it would be a pain in the ass.......


    Erdena is breathing heavily and looking up at the heavens.


    "Mm.........this was far beyond my expectations.......


    The dwarf father, who was proud of his strength, was also sitting there sweating.


    The results of the trial digging had been so disastrous, it was hard to know how to carry out future digging....


    The cave is completely collapsed and buried, and the rock that covers the cave needs to be excavated and removed, but when the rock is this hard, there is no way to work with it....


    I folded my arms and racked my brain for a better solution.


    "My lord, the point is, we can dig in here, right?


    Sarah walked up beside me and looked around the cave as she said this.


    ''It is, but...''


    I was wondering if, by any chance, he was going to take on the form of a salamander and dig around here.


    ''''No, if he gets to be that big here, he could crush his scales too.


    So that''s what I was going to do.


    Then what is Sarah going to do, I wondered, and she was in front of me with her arms folded in front of her.


    Yeah well, we''ll start working on it after dark.


    As he said this, he looked at the sun, which was turning red and setting between the mountains.


    A few moments later.


    As the sun was setting behind the mountains and the surroundings were beginning to darken, Sarah


    Well, I guess we''d better get started.


    As he said this, he held his right hand to the ground and began chanting.


    In time with the chanting, a huge magic circle appears with Sarah at the center, and a large number of skeletons gush out from the periphery of the circle.


    We were completely overwhelmed by the sheer volume of skeletons, and froze on the spot.


    In front of our eyes, a large number of skeletons generated by Sarah headed for the ruins of the cave and began attacking the bedrock one after another, destroying the rocks that were in their way.


    The individual digging power may not seem like much, but since there are so many of them anyway, they are slowly but surely creating new holes in that hard rock.


    ''''You, you could use this kind of magic.


    Beside Sarah, Foldente was also looking at the bone people (skeletons) with a surprised expression on his face.


    ''''When I was asleep, the walls of the cave would often break when I turned over, and I''d have these guys repair them.


    When Foldente heard that, he chuckled.


    It''s an amazing magic, but it''s a shame that it has such a poor use, isn''t it?


    As he said this, haha, he had a dry laugh.


    Come to think of it, I once read about it in a book that summarized the lore.


    It said that since many skeletons (skeletons) often live in caves where salamanders, the dragons of the earth, live, one must be especially careful about the presence of salamanders when entering a cave where there are many skeletons.


    Despite my speculation, the work goes on and on.


    Since the skeleton is an undead monster, it does not have the concept of "tiredness" basically.


    Therefore, theoretically, they can continue to work without sleep or rest.


    However, to be able to summon and control nearly a thousand skeletons at once is quite an impressive feat....


    ''My lord, can we pile up the rocks we''ve carried out in the open space over there or something, since they''re in the way?


    Sarah asked.


    Hearing that, I thought about it for a moment.


    Certainly, the vacant lot is not used now, but it''s a waste to just pile up the rocks there, or maybe it will be a problem to deal with afterwards, and so on.


    Hey, Sarah. Could you make a stone house like this out of that rock?


    I displayed a simple three-dimensional blueprint of a simple masonry dwelling in front of Sarah with my projection magic.


    When I was repairing a damaged house in the village, I thought it would be a good idea to bring in stones from the mountains behind the house and rebuild it if it was not repairable, and I had been diligently designing it.


    She was studying this and that for a while, and then she turned to me.


    ''Hmmm ... it can''t be exactly the same as this one, but I''m sure we can manage it if it''s similar, is that okay?''


    When I tell her that, of course, I''d like to ask for that, Sarah points her right index finger at the three-dimensional blueprint of the masonry house I''m projecting.


    Then the exact same design appears right next to the one I am projecting.


    Sarah makes some corrections to the drawing that she seems to have copied, and then she throws it into the magic circle that continues to generate a skeleton underneath her feet, shining and developing.


    Then the skeletons began to carve the stones they brought out with stones in their hands, dexterously working on the vacant lot to shape them into a house.


    This work continued until morning without a break.


    It''s a very good idea to be able to have a good idea of what you''re looking for when you''re in the market.


    ''''It''s a dark attribute.......it can''t exist under the light of day....


    It made me realize that magic isn''t a panacea either, after all.


    According to Sarah, he can summon them again at night.


    By the way, I asked her how many bone people (skeletons) she could summon at a time.


    ''''If I didn''t run out of magic, I could make as many as I wanted... the highest I''ve ever made was 5,000... but I think I still had plenty of magic to spare even then.


    However, it seems that the summoning still consumed a reasonable amount of magic power, and after confirming that the operating bone man (skeleton) was gone, Sarah lay down in the shade and began to sleep as it was.


    ''''Thank you for your help,''''


    I covered Sarah, who continued to breathe in her sleep, with a blanket and then went to check out the excavation site where the skeletons had been working a while ago.


    "....this is really amazing...


    The dwarf father, who had come to check out the cave earlier, was looking around the entrance of the cave where the bone man (skeleton) had been digging, with his eyes blinking.


    The remains of the cave, which had completely collapsed even though he had only worked on it for one night, had been dug about 20 meters from the entrance.


    If we keep this up, we should be able to get to the scale layer in five days.


    Beside me, Foldente also said so, and was looking around while chuckling.


    However, looking around carefully, there are some places in the cave that look fragile, and if we continue digging, we''ll need to reinforce these places as well. I''m going to consult with Sarah once she cools her eyes.


    ''''........Safate this is amazing.


    Outside the cave, Eldena, who was clearing away the bones of the bone-man (skeleton), beckoned me to join her as she gazed at the bones and exclaimed in admiration.


    After being told by Eldena, I realized for the first time that these bones, which are the remnants of the skeleton that Sara summoned, still contain a considerable amount of magic power, and if it can be processed well, it may be possible to refine the magic stone by using it as a raw material.


    The magic stone is a valuable item used to create magic items, and if this skeleton bone could be used to increase production, it could be used to create a new magic item.


    A skeleton created by Sara''s magic in the night.


    ��arrow (mark or symbol)


    Digging at night.


    ��arrow (mark or symbol)


    In the morning, they are reduced to bones only, and then to the raw material for the magic stone.


    and a flow of all waste would be created.


    Erdena said that she wanted to turn one of the houses that the skeletons had already completed into a magical stone factory.


    Certainly, this place is close to where the skeletons are working, and it''s also a good place to bring in the remains of the skeletons that have been turned into mere bones.


    When I agreed to this, Erdena was to go to the village at the foot of Mt. Gorn to procure the necessary supplies to begin the preparations.


    I''ve been working with my dwarf father and others to gather the remains of skeleton bones scattered around, but I think if we have the skeletons gather by this workshop before the sun rises, the remains of the bones won''t be scattered here and there, and it will be easier to collect them...I''ll discuss this with Sarah when she wakes up, too.


    As I was resting in the shade of a tree, a falconer''s daughter, who had been staying at the village, came flying in the sky in hawk form.


    I was told that Kuro''s wagon team had arrived.


    I wanted to talk with Kuro about the future, so I decided to leave him in charge of the work here and return to the village.


    I''m not sure if I''m going to be able to make it back to the village or not.


    The way he moved me made me feel uncomfortable.


    I think I''ll have to think of some kind of countermeasure in this area, since I''m sure I''ll have to take care of my hawk father more often in the future when he moves on a whim like this.


    ''''Oh!��You''ve returned, my lord!��I''m glad to see you''re moving up in the world!


    In Liberty Village, Black, an ogre people (Ogre People) dressed in his usual black armor, was waiting for me to return while keeping Korok and the others company, and as soon as he saw my face, he ran over and tapped me on the shoulder.


    Even though he calls me lord-dono, his tone is the same as usual, and it''s rather very pleasant to see him treating me with his usual ga-ha-laugh.


    I received the proceeds of the sale of Aera''s scales from Black, and it was quite a bit more than the last time I had Aura''s scales sold.


    The last one was very popular, so this time we had some people from the merchant''s association bid on it, but the price jumped even higher, just as we expected.


    After all, Black says that and smiles with a hahaha.


    After all, I think it''s amazing that Kuro has been traveling all over the continent for many years in business.


    I escort Kuro to the living room, conference room, and reception room on the first floor of the house and thank him again for his help.


    At the same time, I ask Unja to serve me a cup of tea.


    This is a very high quality tea, isn''t it?


    As Black said, the tea leaves used for this tea are one of the high class tea leaves in the royal city owned by Erdena.


    I''ve been experimenting with the magic plant in the magical world, but the problem of pest damage and harvesting has been taken care of by the father and daughter of the hawk man for the time being, which is why they are able to produce tea leaves like this.


    I told him that I would like to ask Kuro to sell this tea as a part of the public works, when the system of increasing the production is ready.


    I don''t mind, but my lord, I have a proposition for you.


    When he said that, he asked Wunya for another cup of tea and grinned.

 16 . I ran around here and there

    "Are you going to build a store in a frontier city?


    Well, what if we set up a storefront in the neighboring outlying cities?


    There are three outlying cities surrounding Liberty Village, within a five-day commute by carriage.


    They suggested that we set up shop in these outlying cities as a Liberty Village and do business there.


    I''d love to have a store there, but there aren''t any cities that will let us subhumans set up shop there.


    Not only in King''s Landing, the tendency of races to disregard sub-humans is deep-rooted and is spreading almost all over the continent. It is not unusual for small villages to have subhuman shops, but in large outlying cities, it is not uncommon for a subhuman to have a shop.


    Most of the time, they are lucky if they are able to become a scullery maid or, at best, a hired manager.


    Even if they were lucky enough to get a permit, they were usually given only a bad location, such as a corner of a back street.


    Then," he said. I''m thinking that if the owner of the tribe is the owner of this Liberty Village store, there''s a good chance I''ll be able to get permission to open a decent store in a frontier city.


    Then I would have a base of operations, and the lord would have a stable place to sell the village''s goods.


    Well that''s certainly a good story for me, too.


    However, since the village''s public works projects are not yet up and running and they have nothing to sell, they have decided to apply for a store as soon as they have an idea of what to do with it.


    We''d like to ask the village to help us pay for the store and the salaries of the staff.


    In return, I''ll take care of all the merchandise delivery.


    We''ll decide our share of the proceeds at a later date.


    Saying that, Kuro laughed and smiled as usual.


    Although it felt pretty tough to suddenly pay the entire cost of the store, if Kuro was willing to take care of all the transportation work afterwards, then surely, that would be more beneficial to the village.


    Anyway, since we can''t just spend the money of this newly established village like hot water, we decided to talk it over with everyone first and settled the matter for today.


    Black said that he would stay here for 4 or 5 days as usual, so I would ask him about the surrounding frontier cities and villages during that time.


    When we were done talking.


    It''s a spa!��The hot springs!��It''s the best thing about this place for me.


    With that, Black ran off to the hot springs.


    The next morning, Father Hawkman carried me again to the site of the cave on Mount Gorn.


    The next morning I was carried by Father Hawkman again, and we went to the cave site of Mt.


    Even though only one night had passed, the cave had been dug out considerably, and three new houses made of excavated stones had been completed beside the cave.


    Although none of them were so large, all of them were two stories high, and they were already habitable, and in one of them, Erdena had already set up a magical blast furnace and other equipment, and had begun the process of smelting the bones of bone humans (skeletons) into magical stones.


    ''''I''m still groping, but I think I can manage it.


    Erdena looked at the magical blast furnace beside her as she added the pile of bones carried by the dwarf fathers and others into the blast furnace one after another.


    ''''If I wanted to, I''d like to have seven more blast furnaces... after all, the number of bones isn''t half bad.''''


    Certainly ... that''s enough for a thousand bodies in one night.


    As I recall, there were two medium-sized magic blast furnaces in my magic box, so I told Eldena that I would bring them the next time I came.


    Eldena will likely use this place as a base for generating magic stones.


    This is going to be the first public works project in this village, so even for me, I''m very excited about it.


    When I went to look at the former cave site again, I found Sarah lying on the back of a wagon by the entrance, wrapped in a blanket and sleeping.


    I figured she must have been tired from commanding the bone man (skeleton) all night.


    Once you give the skeleton some instructions, it can work on its own. It''s just a sleeper in its own right.


    I materialized beside me, and Foldente was scowling abjectly.


    Even so, it continues to generate that many skeletons, and we need you to work hard again tonight, so I desperately appease Foldente, who is trying to beat Sarah up.


    Afterwards, while strolling around the cave site with Foldente, we discuss this and that about the future of Liberty Village.


    In terms of life experience.


    The body has already disappeared and has been looking at this place for more than a hundred years since it became a contemplative body.


    I think her opinion is very useful.


    ''''Well for now, we need to create a town hall to organize the official functions of the village.


    That said, the tree house I''m living in now is good enough for me, I thought.


    Don''t you forget that you''re a frontier baron now?


    You are a miserable nobleman living in a wooden house, and the surrounding towns and villages will look down on you and all the inhabitants.


    If you are treated like this, trade, contracts, and everything else will be against you.


    Certainly, I think that Foldente is right.......but it seems like the goal is to look good, and I can''t agree with it somehow.


    Foldente, who was looking at me, who was troubled, with the usual chuckle, was


    Well, that''s what I thought you''d say.


    I''ll ask Sarah to build you a little stone house.


    It''s not expensive and the labor is practically free.


    Well sure, that''s... no, I think that''s the best way to do it, too.


    Finally, I nodded, and with another chuckle, Foldente took out a map with Mount Gorn at its center.


    The town hall is just down the road from here. I think it''s a good idea to build the town hall a little bit down here.


    From there, we can extend the road to the village at the foot of Mount Gorn, and we can build buildings around it that can be used as shops.


    While explaining to me, it seemed that Foldente was continuing to ponder this and that, and from time to time, he would think about it and continue to explain to me.


    I''m not sure if it''s a good idea for me to be able to get the job done.


    ''''My lord!��I''m glad you''re here.


    From the town hall, Alea the Ant People ran out with great speed and greeted me.


    Behind her, her subordinates, the anthropoid anthropoid people, came straggling along, and bowed their heads together.


    In total, there must be about 10 of them....


    When I thought about it, I had to pay everyone in the town hall''s salary as well... I realized and pondered for a bit about what was going on, but then Alea saw that, and she


    This is the village association at the foot of Mount Gorn, and it has been agreed that the association fee will continue to be paid for the maintenance of the village at the foot of Mount Gorn. The union fee will continue to be paid for the maintenance of the village at the foot of Mount Gorn. Therefore, we don''t need to worry about it for a while as our salaries will be paid from there.


    Then he patted me on the chest.


    There was a part of me that was uncomfortable with the idea of having everyone in the village pay for these expenses in addition to taxes.


    The villagers said that they were much more grateful for the reduced taxes.


    In fact, the villagers had voluntarily decided that they would rather be left in charge of the running costs of the union.


    I''m grateful, and I''ve decided to take advantage of that favor, but I think it would be nice if I could somehow bear the union''s maintenance costs someday....


    Once again, I ask Alea to briefly explain the current state of the village at the foot of Mount Gorun.


    The population is about 500 people, and the inhabitants are all sub-humans.


    Agriculture, hunting, and trading with the harvests are the only means of subsistence for everyone.


    The only trading partners are the neighboring frontier cities, and the villagers conduct their own trade, not mediated by the union. In addition, there is no one who goes to the royal capital to trade.


    I''ve heard that there are no outstanding specialties, so it''s unlikely that peddlers like Black who travel from place to place on the continent will stop by.


    I''m sure that all of us ants people will work hard for our lord. It''s a sure thing.


    I smiled at Alea, who slapped my chest and said, "Thank you.


    The conversation died down and I was just about to head back to Liberty Village.


    My lord, my lord, please wait a minute.


    The chief of the village guard, the dog people, Googus, came running up to me.


    From behind him, the sub-people, who seemed to be his subordinates, were following him.


    They are all wearing simple armor and weapons.


    I would like to introduce you to the entire guard of the village. I''m sure they are usually farmers or hunters, but they all do their best for their lord.


    Then, Gugsu saluted.


    Following that, everyone behind me saluted as well.


    I was very happy to see that they were all smiling at me, even if it was a thoughtful salute.


    In the meantime, they offered to send personnel to the cave site if security was needed, so I asked them to take a look around the cave site at a moment''s notice, and I decided to ask them to continue guarding the site for the time being, other than that.


    It wasn''t until after dark that I asked my father, the hawk father, to come and return to the village house.


    ''''I understand that it''s your job, Botchan, but you shouldn''t try too hard, Nya.


    Unja, who has prepared dinner for me, puts her index finger on my cheek and gives me a reminder.


    It''s true that I''m a bit tired after running around all day, but it''s also been a day where I''ve been able to confirm that I have a lot of problems to deal with.


    As I was eating dinner and pondering this and that


    ''Oh!��The master is coming home, bear!


    Korok, who seems to have been playing upstairs, finds me and runs up to me.


    Maybe it''s because he hadn''t been here all day, but he''s not playing at all.


    I couldn''t help but ask Unja for help, but she just smiled and ignored me, saying, "Please help her a little.


    Well, maybe this kind of time is important, too....

 17 . My house moved on foot

    It has been 4 days since we started digging at the site of the cave in Mount Gorun.


    The hole that was dug has become quite deep, and the light of day no longer shines through, so the skeletons are able to work day and night.


    However, the work of carrying the rocks out of the cave, processing the rocks to create buildings, etc., was still done at night, so this work was still done only at night, but the speed of the digging process accelerated rapidly.


    Finally, on this night, the group of people who had been digging finally reached the top of the dragon scale sedimentary layer.


    The dragon scales dug up by the skeletons were immediately brought into the stone collection station, where they were cleaned and polished, and all of these simple tasks were done by the skeletons alone.


    For the village of Liberty, with a population of a little over 500 people, it is an extremely valuable and indispensable labor force.


    It''s not the human world''s, but the magical world, or the demon world as it is commonly called, by the way, this summoning magic is not from the human world, but the magical world, or the demon world as it is commonly called, but Sarah said that even I can do it if I learn how to chant it.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find a great deal of information on this topic. When I read it carefully, I found that the annotations stated that I should refer to "specialized books that specialize in summoning" for information on how to chant.


    I hurriedly checked the magic books I had in my possession, but I was disappointed because there was no ''specialized book on summoning'' in the magic books I owned.


    The scales that were dug up were somewhat painful, but


    This is the best material for a weapon.


    The quality was so high that Kuro assured me that it would be a great product.


    He said he could sell it as it was, but he suggested that if the quality was this good, why not try making it into armor here?


    The dwarf father immediately tried to make a prototype of the shield, but because the material was of too high quality, he was unable to use his own tools to make it work.


    It seems we need to start by improving our facilities and equipment...


    Just as he was thinking this, a group of dwarves he knew came to the village of Liberty in search of his dwarven father.


    A total of twenty-three of them, each carrying a large amount of goods in their wagons.


    The twenty-three were.


    One of the chiefs is called an elder.


    Eight dwarf couples, 16 of them.


    Six dwarf children.


    He had heard a rumor that the taxes in my village were low and did not discriminate against sub-humans, so they had moved from the other side of the mountains to live there, after a majority of the village decided they wanted to live there as well.


    It seemed that many of the dwarf''s old friends were there as well, and he was happy to see them again, hugging them all with a smile. Some of them seemed to be friends of Father Dwarf''s children, and they too were holding hands and laughing at each other.


    Father Dwarf introduced us to Elder Dwarf.


    Elder Dwarf Father assured us that the rumors we had heard were correct, and he once again offered to let us live in the village.


    We were in need of a craftsman who could make armor and other items of armor, so we answered immediately and accepted the offer.


    The dwarves are all very skilled armor makers.


    As soon as I had a look at their freshly dug up scales, I saw that they were


    I''ve lived a long time myself and I''ve never seen dragon scales of such high quality in my life and I''ve never seen anything like it.


    Then, they rolled their eyes.


    The other dwarves were all looking at these scales with amazement, but they all immediately offered to let me make a weapon out of them.


    Their momentum, or rather their enthusiasm, was so great that when I was amused.


    Dwarves are craftsmen to the core. When they see these fine materials, they can''t wait to make something great with them.


    Then Black laughed with a guffaw.


    We discussed with the dwarf elders and their party that we would create a workshop and residence between the town hall under construction and the former cave site and have them work and live there in the future.


    I was going to ask Sarah to start working on it as soon as possible tonight and have a bone man (skeleton) work on it.


    We can take care of our own living quarters, you know. We won''t let our lord''s hands be tied.


    The dwarves entered the forest with their axes in their hands and began to cut down the trees and build houses for everyone to live in at a high rate of speed.


    While they worked, they had a brief meeting with the dwarf elders to discuss


    The dwarven community is free to use any of its members as long as they are in the area.


    The village will provide all materials.


    The village will provide any tools and facilities the dwarves need at its expense.


    So far we had no trouble agreeing to this.


    We both begin to worry about how much to sell the finished product for.


    I can judge whether or not this kind of armor is a good product or not, but when it comes to putting a price on it, I am a complete novice.


    The dwarven elders and everyone else in the dwarven community are also skilled in manufacturing, but they are also amateurs when it comes to putting a price on them.


    In fact, they had been taken advantage of there, and had been forced by the race to work for a rather awful low price on a number of occasions, so they had recently retreated deep into the forest.


    We were both wondering what was going on.


    Well, I''ll tell you what I''m gonna do with it.


    And since Black has readily agreed to do so, I think we can work it out somehow.


    If this is the decision of Kuro, who has traveled across the continent to do business, there is no doubt about it.


    As for the sales, we''ll ask the village to pay some money according to the total amount of sales, and we''ll work out the details later on.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find a way to make the most out of your time with us.


    They were talking about wanting more magic blast furnaces, so I brought my magic blast furnace that I had kept in my magic box at home and came to give it to them.


    In the workshop, Yome the Owl People had joined me to help, and he and Eldena were in the middle of moving the bones of the Bone Man (Skeleton) into the blast furnace.


    Erdena noticed me and said she was going to take a break, calling out to Yome as well.


    I wondered if I was interrupting, and


    I''ve been working all morning, so it''s rather nice to have an excuse to take a break.


    He smiled at that.


    While Erdena prepared the tea, she said that the magic blast furnace was being set up next to the blast furnace that was already in place.


    I''m glad we have more blast furnaces, but honestly, we could use more people.


    Erdena smiles as she brings a tray with tea and tea sweets on it.


    When it comes to handling a magical blast furnace, it''s difficult to handle it unless you''re a person who is familiar with magic in a certain way.


    If you simply want to transport materials, for example, you have a bone man (skeleton) to help you during the night and that seems to be enough, but the current situation is that there is an overwhelming shortage of manpower during the day and people who can smelt magic stones that require magic power.


    ''''Well I have the perfect person in front of me, but you have a lot more hard work to do.


    Eldena smiles bitterly as she says that.


    It is true that I have a doctorate in Potions, and I am used to this kind of magic refining, and I think that I can be a good enough asset here, and above all, I really want to specialize in the work here if I am allowed to.


    I told him that I would try to come help him whenever I had free time, and left the place.


    As I left the magic workshop, this time I was stopped by Foldente.


    I''m not going to be able to get my hands on any of them.


    I was just thinking, "You''re moving so fast.


    There are 4,000 skeletons working on it right now," he said.


    Saying that, Foldente laughed with a chuckle.


    With 4,000 people, I couldn''t help but chuckle at the fact that it would be a force that wasn''t even close to a single knightly order. Naturally, I don''t intend to use it in that direction at all, but.......


    When it came to moving, I thought I''d have to call Unja and everyone back in the village to make sure they were prepared.


    Oh, that''s okay. Home will be there for you.


    ...the house? Can you come?


    Foldente explained.


    The house that the plant worked its magic on, didn''t it? Trees that have received plant magic will be able to move by themselves.


    I''m quite surprised that that magic had such an effect on me.


    It''s a very good idea to have a good idea of what you''re looking for.


    Foldente taps me on the shoulder and tells me to take care of that one.


    Then Foldente says, "Well, I''ll get right to it.


    Then he disappeared, as if to drown it out.


    And that night ... the work was done.


    ''Awesome bear!��It''s an amazing bear~!


    Colocque peers out the window of the tree house, looking around and shouting with excitement.


    From another window, Aura, Aela, the dwarf children and others are peeking out of the window as well, cheering.


    Our tree house was [walking] through the forest, with everyone like that on board the house.


    With roots as a substitute for legs, they were striding along at a brisk pace, and the way they were advancing at a good clip could only be described as odd.......


    The view from the tree was a delightful one, and not only the children, but also Unya and the falconer''s father


    This is great." "No, not at all.


    And I watch the scenery flowing happily by.


    Overnight, our plant-turned-home, which had taken us from Liberty Village to the site of a cave on Mount Gorn, had reestablished itself behind the nearly completed house and settled in as if it had been there for years.


    The building that''s left over there, maybe we should turn it into a hot spring inn.


    I nodded to Foldente, who chuckled at that, and I nodded.


    Indeed, that might be a good idea. Above all, it would be a shame to abandon such a pleasant hot spring.


    Well, I can''t help but chuckle at the thought that Foldente will probably go through with it even if he doesn''t tell me.

 18 . Some strange person came over

    It''s been a few days since we moved the Liberty Village Hall to the side of the former cave site on Mt. Gorun.


    The fact that most of our construction work as a village has been concentrated in this area makes it much easier for us to make rounds and check on the situation, which has been helpful.


    The settlement in the forest where we were originally located is also being worked on by the people of the village at the foot of Mt. Gorun, splitting up the work so that it can be used as a hot spring inn, just as Foldente had said it would be.


    As usual, I heard that Foldente found time to soak in the hot springs whenever he had a break in the day.


    Soon, the town hall building was completed, but at first there were no desks or chairs at all to put inside.


    So the entire dwarven community worked together and in no time at all, the inside of the town hall was lined with magnificent shelves and desks.


    The quality of the shelves and tables was beyond my expectations, and I wondered if they could be made into a specialty item.


    I should talk to the dwarves about it next time.


    Now that the Liberty Village Hall is up and running, I''d like to formalize the organization of the village, which had been vague and ambiguous.


    The lord of the village will be me, Safate, but the official name is Gossage Free.


    I''ve been harassed by my former father in King''s Landing for various reasons, so my real name is basically not to be used outside of the village.


    As a secretary, I''m a cat person (cat people), Unja.


    Mainly manages my schedule.


    As the Diplomatic Section, Foldente


    Mainly, I''ll be negotiating with other villages, tribes and cities, as well as being my consultant.


    Alea and the others as the General Affairs Department, all the former union clerks (Ant People) in the village at the foot of Mount Gorun.


    Mainly responsible for the general accounting of the village.


    As the Public Works Department, Salamander Sarah (and her summoned demons)


    I''m mainly in charge of civil engineering for the village - I''m mainly working on the dragon scale diggers now.


    As the Building and Production Division, all the dwarven elders and dwarven men.


    Mainly making houses and furniture, and armor with dragon scales.


    As part of the magic department, Eldena.


    Mainly making magic stones and potions


    As the guard section, the Dog People, Googs, and other former village guards at the foot of the village of Gorun


    Mainly maintaining security within the territory of the village


    Unicorn Sisters, as the General Affairs Division.


    Receiving complaints and appeals from the villagers and accepting applicants


    After gathering everyone in the conference room to discuss my ideas, we decided to try it out this way for now.


    Since the rooms for each department and the receptionist''s office had already been set up, I asked them to think about how they should proceed with their work.


    Actually, I had wanted to leave the Foreign Trade Section to Kuro, but he refused, saying, "I''m not good at that kind of stuff," but he was willing to take on the same kind of work, which I was grateful for, but I felt bad about it.


    In case there is a problem in each department, they will contact me directly, and as a liaison, a hawk girl has been assigned to the secretarial department as a subordinate of Unya''s.


    Initially, I decided to pay for all three meals in the cafeteria at actual cost instead, as my salary does not pay so well. The wives of the dwarves were to be in charge of cooking for the time being.


    The road from the town hall to the village at the foot of Mount Gorn - formerly the village at the foot of Mount Gorn - is almost complete, and construction of the surrounding buildings for shops is in progress.


    All the streets are paved with cobblestones and there are squares and parks along the way.


    These designs have been designed with a great deal of Foldente''s knowledge.


    ........


    Although the village is becoming more organized, there are still fundamental problems.


    This village is located in a very remote area, and yet it does not have any special products.


    We need to create something to attract travelers and caravans to such a village, but.......as expected, I can''t think of a good plan that would be easy to come up with.


    For now, we are in the midst of wondering if there is anything more that can be done with the sale of the armor produced using the bargained-for items from the dragon scale sedimentary layer and the prospect of earning quite a bit of profit from the sale of the armor.


    Although the village''s new strategy of attracting visitors had effectively fizzled out, by contrast, Sarah''s excavation work on the cave site was progressing well.


    She had now succeeded in creating a tunnel between the entrance of the cave and the dragon scale accumulation site, blocking out the sunlight, which allowed the dragon scales to be carried to the accumulation site even in the daytime, further speeding up the work.


    As usual, the construction work around the streets can only be done at night, but some people have begun to move into the shops and houses that are already completed, and the Unicorn sisters of the General Affairs Department are working on dividing the houses into sections to accept them.


    When the unicorn sisters first arrived in the village, they were so woozy that they couldn''t do anything, but recently they have finally become accustomed to the village, and they have offered to let us do the general affairs work for them as well.


    Both of them are good-looking, polite and personable and have a good reputation, but lately it seems that there are more and more elderly people who come to the general affairs department without any business..................


    Then a few days later.


    Are you the lord here?


    I was in the lord''s office of the town hall, continuing to process a pile of papers, when a woman suddenly appeared in front of me.


    Literally, a woman appears out of the blue.


    Originally, this room is located at the far end of the town hall, so anyone who needs me must first show up at the general affairs section, and it would be strange if I didn''t hear from the unicorn sisters of the general affairs section.


    ''''Oh, it''s a hassle, so let me just cut off the doorway.


    As she said this, the woman lowered the huge backpack she was carrying and sighed with a huff.


    The woman was a little taller than me, and although she had her long, shaggy hair pulled back in a hassle-like manner, there was no point in putting it together too much, was there?��It''s so spread out that it seems like a good idea. More than anything else, the jacket she was wearing caught my eye and didn''t let go.


    The jacket she is wearing has a huge bear''s face printed on almost the entire surface, which is what is known as an animal print, but it is conspicuous and conspicuous.


    I''ll introduce myself again.


    I''m Gianbarea. I''m an underground dungeon creator from the magical world. Well, here''s a little token of your acquaintance.


    As he said this, Giambalea handed me a small bag of candy in my hand.


    I nodded my head as I stared at that bag of candy and Gianbarea in turn.


    ........Underground Labyrinth Creator (Dungeon Creator)?


    I nodded my head at an unfamiliar word.


    According to Jambalea''s explanation, it is the people of the demon world who specialize in designing and building such underground mazes (dungeons) as caves to hide treasures and passageways under castles.


    Well, all of my colleagues went back to the demon world before the destruction of the brave gate, and I''m probably the only person in this world who has created an underground dungeon.


    Giambalea smiles high as she says this.


    I''m puzzled, wondering what such a rare position would be like for me.


    ''Hey, up-and-coming new lord, how are you?��Why don''t you hire us?��I''m going to study a lot now as an inauguration gift.


    Jambalea was rubbing her hands together in front of me while saying that, with a big smile on her face.


    .........or rather, what?


    ...and hire an underground labyrinth creator?


    ...Me?��In this village?


    I couldn''t understand, and I had to roll my eyes.

 19 . I was supposed to build an underground labyrinth (dungeon)

    What''s up?��One underground labyrinth per village to hide this village''s assets and prevent demons from attacking!��That''s the norm in every city now.


    Jambalea leaned towards me as she said this.


    I''ll give you a thirty percent discount on the regular price, and if you wish, I''ll give you an underground labyrinth whore as a gift for the night. What do you think?��Aren''t you suddenly very motivated?��Hey.


    Without regard to my confusion, Giambalea hugs my shoulders and pats me on the face, relentlessly asking for a contract as well.


    ''''........Where did that come from, you sow?''''


    Erdena, who has rushed into the room with tremendous force, kicks Giambalea in the face with the same momentum.


    Before that blow, Giambalea crashes into the wall behind me with such force that it seems as if she''s going to be caved in.


    ''''.........I had a bad feeling, so I ran over to see if.......Safate, are you hurt?''''


    Erdena is checking my body with a worried expression, but right now I''m more worried about Giambalea, who is sticking to the wall like a frog and twitching continuously, than I am about myself...


    several minutes later


    When Jambalea finally recovered, I decided to listen to him again.


    This time, Erdena and Foldente were also in attendance.


    This sister is so bad at it.


    ...What did he say?


    ''No, no!��It''s nothing!��It''s nothing!


    I listened again to Jambalea''s explanation.


    He said, "We were also very successful about a hundred years ago, when we had a steady stream of work.


    I''ve been asked by the demon king to turn his base into a labyrinth and by the king to create a labyrinth to protect his treasure house.


    At first it was Giambalea, who spoke with great enthusiasm.


    But because the brave man defeated the Demon King and also destroyed the gates of the demon world, there is no peace in this world.


    I haven''t been able to find a decent job for 50 years now...


    Here, Giambalea, after looking down once, grabbed my hand with both of his hands and


    ''''Therefore, handsome lord!��You''re the last hope for our family!��Please!��You''re employing our people? ��I don''t care what kind of small-scale underground labyrinth you let them build!


    Saying that, Giambalea leaned closer to me.


    Large tears were spilling from those eyes.


    Erdena silently grabs Jambalea''s hand and squeezes it up.


    Oh, man, you got me...


    Giambalea chuckles and tucks the eye drops in her hand into her pocket, but Erdena''s gaze is already chilling at an unfashionable level....


    However, even in my village, there is no need for such an underground labyrinth.


    As Jambalea said himself, as the heroes defeated the Demon King and destroyed the Demon Gate, this world has been peaceful ever since.


    I can''t think of any drunken person in this era who would bother to build an underground labyrinth that is expensive to build and expensive to maintain.


    ''''Well, that''s why I''m here,'''' said the newly minted lord, a gullible and gullible-looking man.


    ...What did you say?


    Oh, Chow!��I am!��You''re going around selling to a nice, up-and-coming, motivated lord, aren''t you?


    On the way, Erdena pointed out the part where her true feelings were spoiled by Erdena, and Gianbarea was in a great hurry to reiterate them, but Erdena''s gaze has reached a level where I can''t even look directly at her anymore, so I want Gianbarea to refrain from saying or doing anything that could make the situation even worse...


    According to Jambalea, this is how they''ve been selling their wares for the past few decades whenever a new lord or village chief is born, but they''ve never been able to sign a contract.


    "I guess it won''t work this time either, huh?


    Saying that, Giambalea looked down again and then tried to tease me, but Erdena gussied up her right hand and held down the eye drops that Giambalea tried to take out.


    .........tch.


    Giambalea, who is now absolutely tongue-tied, huffed and sighed loudly


    You know, I''ll sell you a whore. This is always popular. We get a lot of additional orders too, you know?


    While saying this, the whores in the form of cute girls dressed in various outfits take out the printed paper.


    The most popular one is this gothic loli maid Chaparralei. The most popular one is this gothic loli maid Chaparralei.��This one has 72 breasts, but I can answer that demand. You can also choose from a variety of sisters, elves, tentacle girls, man''s daughters, woman''s sons, and even Futanari-san, which one do you want?


    Thank you.


    It seems that if he couldn''t get a contract for the underground labyrinth, this is how he sells the whores he created as a nighttime companion.


    Moreover, there are many people with the words "out of stock" pasted on the paper, which suggests that there is a high demand for them, but considering what Jean Barea has said and done up to now, one might suspect that even this paper is part of the ruse.......


    And, well, Gianbarea is just about to lean back and keep selling to me.


    On that desk, Erdena lands a dang right leg!��He slapped him roughly.


    Wordlessly, he grabbed Giambalea''s chest and pulled her in front of his face, pulling her


    "....you... you''re not going to bother with the person you''ve been pining for for years... and I''ll take care of that for you...


    In front of Erdena''s low voice, slowly speaking to her, and the sheer power of her unusual power, Giambalea turned blue and continued to rattle and shake.......


    As expected, I felt sorry for her, so I coaxed Erdena to let go of Giambalea, but I refused the whore''s offer anyway.


    Gianbarea''s shoulders slumped in disappointment, apparently shocked at the failure of the business meeting.


    And


    Throughout this exchange, Foldente kept thinking about something.


    Hey, Safate, do you have a minute?


    He raised one hand and called out to me.


    "What do you think about building an underground labyrinth (dungeon) for the purpose of training?


    Me and Eldena nodded our heads at those words.


    Giambalea, who had caught the scent of the business meeting, leaned forward with a tremendous bite.


    Foldente''s story was this.


    In this continent ruled by the King''s Capital, the farther one went to the frontier, the higher the ratio of sub-humans was.


    Therefore, the area where a certain number of sub-humans live has a forbidden hunting area to prevent sub-humans from being mistakenly used as targets for hunting and training purposes, but because of this restriction, the beasts that are at a level where they can easily be used as targets for hunting have escaped into the forbidden area, and with that, the level of the beasts outside the forbidden area has become abnormal These days, it''s rather famous that adventurers are having a hard time training because of the imbalance in the ecosystem, and that they are not able to train as much as they would like.


    I was thinking of making an underground labyrinth for such adventurers.


    It seems that they are going to make an underground labyrinth (dungeon) here for adventurers who are struggling with their training.


    If you do that, how about this!


    Jambalea leans forward and begins to talk.


    It''s for training purposes, the underground labyrinth we''re going to build is three 10-layered ones. Beginner, intermediate and advanced.


    We''re going to differentiate them by the levels of the beasts and traps that appear, but the higher the level, the more luxurious the items that are dropped.


    Naturally, there will be a fee to challenge each dungeon, but instead, we''ll allow players to take home all the items they obtain in the maze.


    The beasts that appear in the maze are real, and I''m sure there are times when you''re about to die, but if that happens, you''ll be deported... Well, you can charge for the medical expenses separately, and you can even set up a hospital in the waiting area.


    And each dungeon should have a time limit, and if that time is up, you''ll be deported. The time limit can be extended for an additional fee.


    If we can provide accommodation in the hot springs in the village, we can welcome adventurers who come to the dungeon as guests there as well.


    If the mass production of dragon scale weapons progresses, maybe adventurers who come for the underground labyrinth will buy them in the village?


    Besides, it''s an underground labyrinth for the purpose of training, and if you take the matter into consideration, it might be used as a regular training ground for the city or the knights of the city.


    Jambalea and Foldente were talking more and more to each other while exchanging their opinions, but listening to the two of them, it seemed that this underground labyrinth for training purposes would be very suitable for attracting visitors in this village that didn''t have any specialties.


    However, the problem was that even if the adventurers were to take on the beasts and monsters, how would they be able to secure them.......


    I thought it was a good idea to use Sarah''s summoning magic, but all of the skeletons created by her summoning magic are currently being used to mine the dragon scales and build the city, and I doubt that we can afford to send any more of them into the underground maze (dungeon).


    Besides, it''s also a question of how to procure the rare items that the adventurers would want. The dragon scale armor made by everyone in the dwarf settlement is certainly an excellent drop item, but it''s a bit weak for attracting visitors on its own...


    That''s where the creator of this underground labyrinth (dungeon creator) should be.


    When he said that, Giambalea placed the backpack on the desk.


    The first thing you''ll notice is that the monster appears in the... here.


    I took out a number of transparent boxes from which a large number of capsules were stored.


    Inside these capsules are many monsters that we have collected over a long period of time in the demon world. We''re going to place them in the underground dungeon.


    They''re all contracted with us under a missionary contract, and if we tell them to stay in the dungeon, they''ll never leave.


    Even demons defeated by adventurers are forcibly sent back to this capsule, and after a certain amount of time they are regenerated, and can be sent back to the underground dungeon as many times as needed.


    I stared intently at the capsule as it was explained to me.


    Inside, beasts and monsters the size of the tips of my fingers seem to be floating inside the capsule as if they were sleeping. A bone man (skeleton), a bat (viper)


    I''m not sure how many of these things are in the collection, but there are a number of things that seem to be dragons and giants (cyclops)... I''m horrified just thinking about how much of an ability Jambalea has to control all of these things as an emissary.


    ''''As for the drop items.......I''m sure that that dragon scale armor alone would be a topic of conversation, but I''d like to see a few more eyeballs.''''


    It''s not much of a stretch.


    Beside Giambalea, who was scratching her head, Foldente chanted a short chant while chuckling as usual.


    Then, a pair of twin swords appeared in his hands...


    "...what? That''s....


    Even I, a novice in armor, can see that it is extremely expensive and rare.


    It''s a weapon for attacking, but it''s designed to automatically equip a number of additional magic effects such as recovery magic effects, speed increases, and military strength increases just by equipping it, and the strength of the weapon itself seems to be naturally quite high.


    It''s a good idea to display some of my treasured items in the reception area.��I''m sure this will be enough to bring in customers.


    It''s a gathering, isn''t it?


    It''s a drawing room, right?


    I feel like we both have a bad smile on our faces...


    This underground labyrinth as a training ground would certainly be beneficial.


    After this, I had everyone who has Alea and the town hall office get together ASAP to discuss this matter urgently.


    There were a number of opinions, but in the end it was unanimous and they approved it.


    I asked Janbaleah to create an underground labyrinth for training purposes as soon as possible.


    As for the location of the labyrinth, we discussed it with me and Foldente after the plan was finalized, and we also worked with the Public Works Department and the Building and Production Department to finalize the plan.


    By the way, let''s talk about Jan Barea''s salary.


    That can wait until after the underground dungeon business starts.


    I''m going to learn more about it, I promise.


    Jean Barrere laughs at that, but his eyes don''t smile, or maybe it''s my imagination that they look like the "3" symbol....


    In the case of our family, money is important, but we''re more grateful to be allowed to manage the underground labyrinth (dungeon) as we please.


    So, please stay with us for a long time, my lord.


    I shook hands with Gianbarea, and she shook my hand.


    So, we''ve started building the dungeon, and now you want to show us where it is?


    When we arrived at the site of the underground dungeon we had selected after consulting with Foldente and I.


    Wow, that''s quite a place.


    Jambalea looked around and nodded in satisfaction.


    Then, from the backpack, he took out a clear box containing a capsule that was slightly larger than the capsule that contained the monster.


    Hmmm....this one''s better since it''s near the volcano.


    He took one of them out and tossed it at his feet.


    The next moment, a five-story building made of red bricks appeared there.


    ''''It''s one of the buildings we used to use for the dungeon''s reception and administration office back in the day. I''ve made many of them, but my favorite is that I saved it like this, so I can recreate it whenever I want.


    Naturally, I stood there for the first time with this kind of magic, so I couldn''t help but stand there.


    It''s a very good idea to have a good idea of what you''re looking for.


    It''s a good thing that you''re not the only one.


    .........


    Incidentally, the beginner level of the underground maze will be completed tomorrow, while the intermediate and advanced levels will be completed within a week.


    I''m sure the contents will continue to be upgraded even after it''s completed. It''s going to be fun every day from now on!


    Then he laughed.


    At Foldente''s suggestion, it was decided to have Black go peddling around the neighboring frontier cities with the armaments made by everyone in the dwarven settlement.


    He would also spread the word that an underground dungeon for training purposes had been built here.


    Unfortunately, the magic stones have only reached the prototype stage, so they were put off this time, but thanks to Eldena''s hard work, things are going well, so we have high hopes for the future.


    In the streets where the buildings are completed, villagers are starting to set up shop there.


    Most of them are still local people, but they are gradually becoming more and more active, and the open space in front of the town hall is becoming quite crowded.


    If Black''s peddling becomes the talk of the town, people might come for the dragon scale armor and the underground dungeons, so the town hall is also hurrying to set up a shop to sell them.


    Since the dragon scale armor is exclusive to the town hall, it will only be sold at two places: the monopoly or the armor shop that will be built on the first floor of the reception area of the underground labyrinth (dungeon) created by Jambalea.


    While I was busy with this and that, the falcon girl arrived with an urgent call from the unicorn sisters.


    She asked for advice on how to get the people who wanted to join the village.


    I decided to interrupt my current work and hurry back to the town hall.

 20 . Everyone from the Frontier Small City Union came

    When I returned to the town hall, I found Foldente standing in front of the reception room.


    "Let''s have a little meeting first, shall we?


    Then he puts his hand on my shoulder and whispers in my ear.


    Foldente says that you should only respond appropriately to what the other person says.


    He said he would wrap up the conversation.


    I can''t quite understand the meaning of what is being said, but since the other party has come to that point now, I decided to nod for now to Foldente''s words that I will explain the situation later.


    Inside the reception room, three people I had never seen before were sitting on the couch.


    When I entered the room, the sub-human women on either side of me immediately stood up from their seats and greeted me, but the well-dressed middle-aged man sitting in the middle only raised his right hand a little while he sat down.


    He told me that the three of them were lords of each of the three outlying small cities north of the village of Liberty, about a three to five day walk away.


    The three cities have an agreement with each other to form a federation of frontier small cities, and the middle-aged man sitting in the middle is the representative of the federation.


    And the representative of the Union of Frontier Cities, a middle-aged man, told me that


    I would like to bring this village under the umbrella of our Confederation of Frontier Cities.


    Saying that, I said with a giggle.


    Even though it''s my first time seeing him, I''m a little offended by the middle-aged lord who is talking to me from quite a superior position.


    Perhaps sensing this, the sub-human woman on the left has a slightly troubled expression on her face, looking at me and the middle-aged man in turn.


    However, the middle-aged man continues to speak without regard to that.


    A newly-built village is not qualified to join the Union of Frontier Cities, but... you see, I am a generous person.


    I wanted to make the young lord''s life a little easier.


    Then he starts laughing high again.


    I''ll give you a rough rundown of the city''s pecking order


    royal capital


    ��arrow (mark or symbol)


    A city under the direct control of the royal capital


    ��arrow (mark or symbol)


    Cities near the King''s Capital (a territory of the King''s Capital)


    ��arrow (mark or symbol)


    frontier town


    ��arrow (mark or symbol)


    small frontier town


    ��arrow (mark or symbol)


    village


    ��arrow (mark or symbol)


    settlement


    This is roughly how it looks like, and even the villages are under the jurisdiction of the King''s Capital.


    The King''s Capital determines each city based on the total population of that city, but sub-humans can only be lords of small outlying cities, and if a small outlying city is promoted to an outlying city, it will be considered as an outlying city.


    New racial lords are created.


    The system is changed to a council system with a plurality of sub-humans and a number of races equal to or greater than the sub-humans.


    You are forced to transition to either of these, and this is where the sub-human discrimination comes in, too.


    The middle-aged man is a lord of a small frontier city, so it is true that he is superior to me, the lord of the village.


    As I was nodding in agreement with him, Foldente, who had been listening quietly with his eyes closed, laughed as usual and got up from his seat.


    You''ve made that clear to me.


    He turned his gaze to the middle-aged lord.


    ''''Ha, it''s good to see people who know what they''re talking about, so now you guys have our


    I want to decline this offer once and for all.


    You''re with us... what?��What do you mean no?


    The middle-aged male lord, who seemed to be expecting me to agree to it of course, was often stunned with his mouth hanging open.


    The subhuman female lords on either side of me also seemed to be the same, looking at me and Foldente in turn with a surprised expression.


    When I took a glance at those expressions, slowly, Foldente chuckled again


    This Liberty Village has just been built, and we''re in the middle of setting up the structure.


    For some reason, after placing particular emphasis on the ''troops'' part, Foldente bowed gracefully and slunk out of the room while pulling my hand.


    In response to the middle-aged male lord who tried to stop us from leaving, Foldente, as he was leaving, said


    I''m sorry I can''t help you, Baron. My frontier baron is a poor man with no time to spare.


    Then he closed the door with a slam.


    As it is, when I returned to the lord''s room, Foldente unfolded a map of the neighborhood and began to explain to me.


    The three cities, you know, need the troops of this city to fight as a shield in the front line, you know.


    Then he pointed to the three frontier small cities north of Liberty Village the one frontier city further north.


    The frontier city of Batcombe.


    It''s a frontier city with a council of humans and sub-humans, but it''s also a frontier city whose name lingers on in the King''s Landing for some reason or another... even though it''s the more notorious one.


    It''s the one that is most notorious for its notoriety, but it''s the one that lashes out at the surrounding small cities and villages and then suddenly fights them, stealing their money and goods and taking their inhabitants away as slaves.


    This is how the frontier cities are rapidly becoming huge.


    Naturally, this kind of behavior is said to be a problem in the royal capital as well, but since Batcombe pays a large amount of tribute every year apart from taxes, they dare not question it.


    ''''Recently, I heard that this Batcombe has attracted the attention of that union of middle-aged male lords of small cities.


    After hearing this far, I could see the story.


    Perhaps the current strength of the Union of Frontier Small Cities is unlikely to be able to compete with the strength of Batcombe.


    That''s why they''re considered to be dragon horsemen, and in addition to the two sky-moving dragons, they''re rumored to have a huge salamander at their side, so they''ve turned to me.


    That''s good advice.


    So, you''re the new guy. You''re the front line! I guess he was going to say, "You''re lower class than us! That''s why he brought up the status of the city more than necessary and said to us, "We are lower than you! I''m a lowlife! I guess he wanted to bring it up.


    ...you''re a baron!


    It is so.


    The city''s rank would certainly be higher than that of a small frontier city of middle-aged male lords.


    The middle-aged lord is a baronet and I am a frontier viscount, which makes me higher in rank.


    So the middle-aged lord tries to talk in the ''city class'' and


    In the end, Foldente ended the conversation by getting back at him with a ''knighthood''.


    I''m not going to bring up such a knighthood and act so arrogantly, but I had more than a little dislike for that middle-aged lord''s attitude, and it would be awful to be thrown into the front line with such a plan, so, well, well, it can''t be helped, this time, I laugh bitterly, I guess.


    It''s a good idea to ignore this story.


    It''s not like Batcombe is going to do anything to destroy a small city in the middle of nowhere. It''s a good thing that the capital city would send a strike force to destroy us if we did that.


    The small townspeople are going to be our shields.


    It''s true that this seems like the best thing to do at the moment, but... let alone that middle-aged male lord, I feel like I might have done something wrong to the female lords of the other two cities.


    It''s a good opportunity for them to reevaluate the coalition," he said.


    It''s all well and good to have high ideals, but it''s not always possible to live up to them. You must not forget that the lives of everyone in the village are at stake.


    Certainly, in the current state of this village, we have no choice but to think of it that way, right?


    For now, I put an end to this story here, but I heard that the three lords are still staying at the inn on the street.


    I''ve decided to ask Foldente and the others to continue investigating the movements of each lord and the movements of Batcombe and the surrounding outlying small cities to the extent possible.


    I''m not going to be able to get a good idea of what I''m talking about. I''ve been getting pretty good at figure transformation, but I''ve been having trouble spreading my consciousness to each of them when I perform an altered form. Well, even Foldente has taken a few years to master that, so I''ll try to be patient.


    It''s been a few days since the visit of the three lords of the Union of Frontier Small Cities.


    After all, the three lords have not asked us to meet again since then, but we received a private letter from one of them, asking us to come back another day to say hello.


    We decided to wait for her to visit us again, as we could make a decision after hearing what she had to say.


    In the meantime, the number of visitors to the underground labyrinth (dungeon) had increased noticeably.


    I''m sure this is because of the effect of Kuro''s publicity.


    Is it true that in this underground labyrinth (dungeon), you can get a dragon armor?


    I heard from the demon peddler that you have a good cultivation ground?


    Quite a few visitors have rushed to the gate of the village fort and are asking the guards who are accepting them to enter the village.


    The underground labyrinth (dungeon) of the report has already been completed for advanced players, and preparations are fully in place to receive them.


    I heard that there were many adventurers who tried the advanced level, but they got stuck at the 2nd level boss (Cyclops) and had to start again from the intermediate level.


    Other adventurers are testing their skills at the beginner''s level first, while also collecting drop items.


    Incidentally, these drop items can be purchased at the armor shop on the same floor as the reception desk in the underground labyrinth (dungeon), and with the money from the item sales, you can buy more powerful weapons at the armor shop and try again.


    .........


    What?��Of course it''s worse to be destroyed, isn''t it? If you don''t want to be destroyed, all you have to do is be strong.


    Laughing at that, Giambalea I don''t think what you''re saying makes sense........


    Some adventurers have already decided to stay for a long time and use the stagecoach to stay in the hot springs for a rest and relaxation.


    The hot spring inn is in charge of a young couple of newly arrived elves who have joined the village.


    The young elf master was a hired cook while traveling from place to place, but he fell in love at first sight with the young elf matriarch in a nearby village and married her. She came to the village to settle down.


    Because of her outstanding cooking skills, rumors about her are becoming quite popular, and some adventurers who were initially staying in the town are starting to move to the hot spring town after hearing the rumors.


    Because of this, the young elf couple and the young buffalo man couple, who are also engaged in farming, are running out of manpower, so we''ve decided to have four antsy people to work as accountants and customer service staff for the hot spring inn, and we''ve also asked for several people from the dwarven villages to be dispatched to help us build more facilities.


    As a matter of course, although Foldente also spends his evenings in the hot springs, we''ve had a separate bathtub built for her, so she is able to relax and enjoy herself without being disturbed by other guests.


    One day while I was continuing my work in this way


    You guys are so overworked. You need to get some rest!


    and both me and Erdena were forced to be taken to the spa by Foldente.


    This was the perfect time to do it.


    ''A bath bear with the master!��It''s been a long time since I''ve seen a bear~!


    The children, including Korok, were very happy and excited.


    I realized that this kind of thing is good to do once in a while.


    Incidentally, the fact that Eldena almost drowned in the women''s bath because she fell asleep in the bath tub is another story.

 21 . There was a person who came

    The first phase of the construction of the road leading from the town hall to the village at the foot of the Gorun village is almost complete.


    The buildings facing the road are all used as shops and houses, and there is a back road on each side of the road, and a shop and house on each side of the road.


    The shop and house facing the street is about 30% larger than the one facing the back street.


    The building is rented out to village residents free of charge and to outside residents for a fee, but so far there has been no renting of the building to outside residents.


    For those who wish to rent it out, if the adjoining shop/house is still vacant, the two shops can be combined into one. In this case, the actual cost of construction is charged, but the space is still available free of charge until the two shops are combined; in the case of three or more shops, a monthly rental fee is charged in addition to the construction fee.


    In addition, the basic structure of the building is all


    1st floor, retail space + storage space + room


    2nd floor, 2 storage spaces + 4 rooms


    The second floor of the building is also used as a shop and the third floor is used as a residential area, etc. The building is built with this structure.


    In this case, there is no charge for just a shop space on the second floor, and if you want to add a residential area on the third floor, you will have to pay only the actual cost.


    In addition to the rental shops and residences, there is a public store, a market, a square and even a small theater.


    Also, to my surprise, this street street has water and sewage systems.


    Water is drawn from the river at the foot of Mount Gorn, about 2km away, into the stone underground water system, and once stored at the water management facility, it is purified and sent back to the city. Once stored and purified, the water is sent to the city.


    The sewage water is collected from the city at the sewage management plant, where it is purified of toxic substances before being discharged into the river at the foot of Mount Gorn.


    Solid excrement mixed with sewage is collected separately, and an experimental facility for processing straw and other materials into fertilizer is being operated.


    These are functions that are commonly used in King''s Landing, but not when they are used in such a remote area.


    According to Mr. Foldente, there used to be a rather large city in this area more than a hundred years ago, and the water and sewage facilities used in this visit are the remains of the city that were purified, repaired and reused.


    Personally, I am very interested in these remains and ruins, so I would like to ask Mr. Fordente about the old town next time. If there are other ruins, I would definitely like to see them.


    It''s been about a month since the dungeons started, and the number of visitors is increasing day by day as Black''s advertisement is very widespread.


    The structure of the dungeon is very elaborate, with each level of the dungeon being a square of 1km square with pillars at equal intervals. There are moving walls between them, and the walls operate at a certain time to change the route.


    Also, depending on the day.


    Monster encounter rate down to 6th level, chance to challenge the lowest level!


    "Dragon Festival! You can be a dragon buster too!


    "Push the limits of your magic! ''Objection Invalid Monster Festival!


    There are many different ways to make the game more interesting, and the challengers look forward to the updates, extend their stay, and continue the challenge, creating a synergistic effect that is beyond imagination.


    Incidentally, the dragons that appear in the underground labyrinth (dungeon) all have weakening restrictions on their abilities, so it is not possible to become a state-sanctioned dragon buster (dragon buster), and they are only officially sanctioned by Liberty Village. In fact, if an adult dragon breathed serious fire (breath) in a closed space like the underground labyrinth (dungeon), the entire hierarchy would be turned into a sea of fire...


    The adjustments around here are meticulously and cleverly made by Jambalea, who keeps updating them in real time.


    I knew that she was originally a resident of the demon world, but she is a mage who specializes in creating underground labyrinths (dungeons).


    It is said that she was created by a mage working for the Demon King.


    Our abilities are already too outstanding. After our master died in our underground dungeon, even the Demon Lord at the time treated him as a danger to himself and he was expelled.


    The more I hear about his background, the more I feel like I''m talking to a great man, but Erdena, who kicked that great man in the foot when they first met....


    While I was having a meeting at the town hall, I received an urgent call from the security office in the north, so I asked my hawk father to carry me.


    Before, he used to carry me by his foot, but he thought it was too heavy for him to carry me to the feeding ground, so we made a special sitting basket and he carried me in it.


    Arriving at the scene, my falconer father and I were stunned by the sight.


    The territory of Liberty Village was completely surrounded by a stone barrier created by mobilizing skeletons, but one corner of it had been completely destroyed.


    Upon closer inspection, there was an unfamiliar object near the destroyed gate.


    The object was generally round in form, with unusually large hands and short but thick and sturdy-looking legs. It seems to be made of metal, but I''ve never seen such a machine before, so I have no idea what it is.


    The guards said that they heard an unusual sound and rushed to the gate, but this mysterious machine had broken down the gate and gotten inside.


    As it tried to move toward the village, the guards confronted the three golems loaned to them by Jambalea for security purposes, and finally succeeded in stopping it, but the mysterious machine had completely destroyed one of the golems and the other two were missing limbs.


    ''''Oh my goodness, I didn''t expect to see a demon armored infantryman here!


    The Foldente, who must have heard the commotion and appeared at the scene, had a startled look on his face as he stared at the mysterious aircraft.


    I mean.....Demonized Infantry?


    I was tilting my head in the air at a name I''d never heard of.


    According to Foldente''s explanation, this demonic infantry is a weapon of the demon world. Hundreds of years ago, the Demon King used them to fight for supremacy in the Demon World.


    Normally, hundreds of aircraft would line up side by side in formation to invade, overrunning and crushing every enemy and obstacle in their direction of travel.


    ''''........But if such a weapon exists, I think it wouldn''t be surprising if it was more legendary and historical.......''''


    In response to my question, Foldente chuckles as usual and pats the magic infantry with a chuckle.


    ''''This girl, hey, she has a fatal flaw........it''s not that she can''t turn suddenly, but she can only go straight basically.


    ...What?


    I shut my mouth as hard as I could.


    It''s because it''s made for the purpose of moving forward and forward, so it can''t turn sideways immediately. Moreover, you can''t get out of a pit, and you can''t get up on your own once you fall down... So, the demon king who had this machine made stopped making it right away because he thought it was no good. Therefore, there were not many people in the demon world at that time who knew about this machine.


    ...but how can such a thing be here and now, moving like this...


    Well, that''s, uh...


    Saying that, while searching behind the demonized infantry with his hand, Foldente found a certain lid and pressed the button that was hidden inside it.


    Then, a ''pshaw'' of air gushed out from the middle of the demon-armored infantry''s torso and the upper part fell backwards.


    ''''We''ll just have to ask the person inside, directly.


    In the lower half of the bare, magic-armored infantry, a person who appeared to be a girl was sitting.


    The girl, with two levers in her hand that seemed to be for piloting, seemed to be surprised that the upper part of the demon armored infantry suddenly opened up, and was looking around while rolling her eyes.


    The girl looked right and left in the pilot''s seat for a while, but after five minutes or so, she finally seemed to calm down and came down the ladder from the pilot''s seat.


    ''''Oh.... where in the demon world is this...?''''


    The girl, still doddering, asked coyly.


    ........Eh? ...the magical world?


    Her name is Lil Pop. She said that she is a soldier of the Mechanical Corps of the country of Bolvar, which is in the demon world. Her race is that she is a beast demon.


    According to Foldente''s supplementary information, the beast-men are a created race of beast-men who have been magically transformed into demons.


    I was in charge of restoring this magical infantry that was unearthed in the ruins.


    I was in charge of restoring this magic-armored infantry that had been excavated at the ruins, and I was doing a test run of it when I accidentally fell into a ravine.


    When I destroyed it, a golem attacked and I fought it, but I noticed that the situation around me was different from the demon world, and I was in a state of panic.


    It doesn''t happen often, but in the land where the ruins of the gate are located, it''s rare.


    As I folded my arms, Foldente began to speak to me.


    Originally, it was easy to travel between the two worlds by passing through the gate that connected the human and demon worlds, but since the heroes who defeated the demon king more than a hundred years ago destroyed most of the gates in this world, it is no longer possible to travel between the two worlds using the gate.


    Foldente sighs as he says this.


    ''I am fortunate to have someone who knows a lot about the situation.


    Lil Pop bent at the waist at a tight 90 degrees to Foldente, bowed, and


    With that in mind, I''d appreciate it if you could show me how to get back to the demon world.


    I kept saying that.


    "The strain is basically a one-way street from the demon world to the human world... so the only way to return to the demon world is to pass through the only remaining gate that is said to be still managed by the brave men...


    Well where is that gate?


    It''s a good idea to have a good time with them.


    ''''The brave man, hey, he''s been gone for a long time now... and since he''s immortal, I''m sure he''s out there somewhere...''''


    Needless to say, the lillpop plopped down on the ground and didn''t get up for a while as he was driven back...


    It''s not possible to just throw out Lilpop, who suddenly came to this world and has nowhere to go, as well as he can''t just throw her out like this, so instead of allowing her to enter the staff dormitory as an employee of the town hall, she will be asked to join the guards as a guard section worker.


    I couldn''t help but chuckle back at the giggling Foldente.

 22 . I once again came to a remote small city

    One of the lords of the Union of Frontier Small Cities, who had previously received a letter of intent, came to the village once again.


    When I met her in the reception room of the town hall, she told me her name was Chrome.


    She told me that she''s a subhuman fairy, and that there are many races like her that are classified as fairy in her small frontier city of Pickus.


    The cat fairies (ketsies) who live in my village used to live around her city in the past.


    I greeted Krome with Foldente.


    She had come with ten or so attendants, but she had come alone for the meeting with me.


    ''I''m sure you were offended by the irreverent attitude of our Union of Frontier Small Cities at the recent meeting.


    I would like to apologize to the flat.


    As he said that, Krome suddenly bowed deeply.


    Indeed, although I had quite a few thoughts about the attitude of that middle-aged male lord who was always looking down on me, I didn''t have any particularly bad feelings towards Chrome himself, and when I told him that honestly, Chrome had a relieved expression on his face, as if a weight had been lifted from his shoulders.


    And so, finally, Chrome got down to business.


    The reason why she had come this time was still to consult with them regarding the frontier city of Batcombe.


    According to her story, the small frontier city of Pix, which had many fairies, had always not liked to fight, and had always signed peace treaties with neighboring cities and villages, keeping them neutral.


    However, the frontier city of Batcombe, located to the north of Pickus, invaded the settlements to the south of its territory one by one, and rapidly expanded its territory to the south.


    It is said that it now borders the city of Pyx.


    We have an alliance with Geghemorse, a small city on the western border, and Eads, a small city on the western border, but if possible, we would like to form a friendly alliance with Liberty Village to the south.


    As he said this, Crome bowed his head again.


    By the way.


    Gehmose, a middle-aged male lord, Geldos, the head of the Federation of Frontier Small Cities


    The small frontier city of Eads is a small Elven female lord, Raymuris.


    These two men, each as a lord, manage their own frontier small cities.


    As I pondered what to do with Pix''s offer, I turned my gaze to Foldente beside me.


    He shook his head as if to say, "I think it''s okay."


    I understand. With that kind of friendship, I''ll accept.


    As I said this, I held out my right hand.


    Perhaps relieved by my words, Crom held my right hand with a smile and bowed his head many times.


    After Crom left, I returned from the reception room to the lord''s room, and Foldente


    Well, I suppose it wouldn''t hurt to have a friendly relationship, now would it?


    As he said this, he chuckled as usual.


    To that, I agreed with him.


    If I had accepted the offer of the last middle-aged male lord, Geldos, and joined the Union of Frontier Small Cities, there was a strong possibility that I would have been treated as a lackey for sure, and forced to guard the frontier city of Batcombe at all times as a precaution against them. Besides, in the unlikely event that a conflict broke out between them and Batcombe, they would have been the first to be put in charge of the front line.


    However, with a friendly relationship like this one, there is no need to worry about being forced to make such a one-sided offer, and there is a high possibility that exchanges in the field of trade and the like can be conducted on an equal footing.


    The fact that it is impossible to trade on equal terms with a small, out-of-the-way city of a higher rank is a big advantage for us to accept this offer.


    I''ve decided to prioritize the building of friendly relations with Pyx regarding trade, and in the near future, I plan to go and say hello.


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    Recently, the production of magic stones had increased dramatically.


    The magic workshop processes the bones of skeletons that have been left over from excavation work to create magic stones, but the only person in Liberty Village who can do this is Eldena the Elf.


    It''s possible for me to do this too, but I''m too busy with my work in the village right now to go and help out.


    Although Yome, the Owl People, has been helping Eldena, she is unable to use magic, so she is solely engaged in the task of transporting the bones.


    Because of this, the production of magic stones hadn''t increased very much, but recently, it had increased at a significant rate.


    What in the world had happened.......I looked into the magic workshop while wondering what had happened.......and there, as usual, Erdena and Yome were busily working.


    After trying out my practiced alter ego magic, Eldena seemed to have a very good affinity for this magic, and not only did she easily succeed in plurality of bodies, but she also quickly succeeded in moving each body with a separate consciousness.


    Erdena immediately utilized this magic, and thanks to the fact that she continued to work with multiple selves, the number of magic stones produced increased as a matter of course.


    Just the moment I entered the magic workshop.


    And it took me quite a while to understand the scene when I was approached by 20 Erdena''s at once.


    Incidentally, the magic stones that Eldena is manufacturing are finished to a very high degree of purity, and we are thinking about converting them into drop items in the underground labyrinth (dungeon).


    I''m thinking of converting it into a drop item in the underground dungeon.


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    The next morning, the guard''s dog people, Googus, came to me with a puzzled expression on his face.


    ''''No, no...well, I have to tell you about your daughter...''''


    He then turned to Lil Pop, the Beast Demon, who had recently been assigned to him as a guard.


    He said that Lil Pop is a very serious worker.


    If I tell you to patrol the village, you keep going until you''re told to stop.


    If I tell him to guard the forest, he says he''ll do this as well, and he''ll do it exactly the same way, but the problem is that there''s something else going on.


    I was worried, too, when I heard that story.


    I''ve been listening to that, and Foldente begins to chuckle as usual.


    It''s a good thing that you don''t usually know anything about demons.


    According to Foldente''s story, a mage is a man-made humanoid machine that is created by the hands of a top-level mage with advanced magical skills and enormous magical power.


    Since the machine is powered by magical stones created by compressing the vast amount of magical power held by the mages, it basically does not need to eat or sleep.


    ''''What is it then?��If that magic stone''s magic power runs out, that little girl will die?


    That''s the reasoning behind this.


    "Theoretically, that''s true, but if that magic stone were to expire.......it would be at the earliest 10,000 years or so before that happens.


    At these words, both me and Googus can''t help but look surprised.


    .........well, I''ve never heard of a magic stone with such a powerful magic power!


    By the way, it seems that there are a lot of mages and demon kings in the demon world who are aiming at the magic stone, which is the core of these mages, and most of the older generation of mages were destroyed and their magic stones were taken away.


    By the way, it seems that these mages are what we would call wizards in our world.......well, I''ve heard that their abilities are far superior to ours.


    It''s a very good idea to have a good idea of what you''re looking for.


    That said, he chuckles.


    It''s not just a matter of time before you get your hands on it.


    I wonder if that''s the way it is...


    The best I could do was to say, "I don''t know.


    With that said, Googs went back.


    Even though Googs had military experience, he said this was the first time in his life that a woman had been assigned to a subordinate, and he realized that he was making me feel a lot of trouble, and I felt sorry for him, but I couldn''t help but feel sorry for him.


    I don''t think it''s anything like that. I think it''s more like a feeling of being attracted to the opposite s*x.


    Foldente chuckles as he says this.


    ''Consciousness as the opposite s*x?''


    Well, it''s kind of like the way Eldena feels about you, isn''t it?


    Saying that, Foldente presses his index finger against my nose.


    I was so impressed with Foldente.


    Does that count as friendship?


    And when I returned the words.


    You''re going to have a hard time, Eldena.


    As he said this, Foldente sighed.


    ...Did I say something strange?

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    Today, since this morning, he had been riding on the back of the Dragon Form (Dragon Form) Aura and training for his riding flight.


    Until now, I had been doing this discreetly in the middle of the night, but the surrounding cities had already seen me as a dragon rider, so I decided that there was no need to hide it.


    Although it is called training, I thought it was also a refreshing change of pace for Aura, who is always in her human form, but it felt good to flap her wings under the blue sky, and she kept circling around Mt.


    I couldn''t practice releasing magic from a mounted position, so I repeated the balancing act of riding and the practice of chanting quickly in this position.


    I''ve been training for about an hour, and that''s it for today.


    Since only a few people know that Aura is a dragon, Aura walked into the cave where the layers of dragon scales were being mined in dragon form (dragon form) and took a break in the compartment where the dragons could rest in dragon form before returning to human form.


    By the way, since Aura, who returned from the dragon form to the human form, becomes naked, I left this place first.


    From this compartment, an underground passageway extends to my office in the town hall, so if I return to the town hall through it


    ''''My lord it''s not fair that you are always with your sister. Next time you''ll have to ride with me.


    Aura''s sister, Aela, was waiting for me, looking a little displeased.


    Since she is Aura''s sister, naturally she is also a dragon person (dragon people) and can transform into her dragon form (dragon form).


    I thought for a moment that if a stranger saw me saying something like ''get on'' to a still young Aela, she might get a misunderstanding if she was still young, but when I promised her that I would ask her to do it next time, she finally got in a better mood.


    After taking a break, I headed to the underground dungeon of Jambalea.


    It''s not only for the sake of the company, but also for the purpose of training my own attack magic.


    It''s a good idea to be able to have a good command of medical magic, but as long as you are a lord, you need to be able to do a good job of fighting.


    I''ve been thinking about such a great idea, but I''m still at a level where I can''t clear the beginner''s labyrinth (dungeon)...to tell the truth, I''ve only made it to the 4th level.


    ... Today, I want to break through the 5th level at least.


    After completing registration, I went through the entrance of the beginner''s underground labyrinth (dungeon).


    After advancing a bit, you''ll reach an elevator, a box-shaped room that moves up and down automatically, and you''ll enter the room.


    When the door closes automatically, the room goes down, and after a while, it stops and the door opens.


    A vision of a cleric appears in front of you.


    "Now the challenge of the underground dungeon is about to begin... I wish you good luck with your warrior spirit.


    When the phantom said his words and bowed, the phantom disappeared as if to drown out.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find a great deal more to say about it.


    I''m not going to be able to get out of there.


    I got into the spirit of the game and stepped into the underground labyrinth (dungeon).


    The day was going well at the beginning of the day, and I was able to progress smoothly up to the 3rd level, but at the 4th level, I ran into a party of 3 bone-human knights (skeleton knights) and had a hard time.


    Since the monsters of the knight class are equipped with shields that can absorb magic to some extent, they are very incompatible with people like me who are not very good at attacking methods other than magic.


    Even so, I managed to get to the 4th layer, but this time the challenge ended with the 4th layer boss again.


    It could be said that the boss this time was a Skeleton Knight Giant, which was also out of luck, but I was also defeated by force, so I couldn''t help but feel a sense of disappointment.


    I wish I could have tried again sooner, but I had to return to the town hall at once because I had to wait for work.


    By the way, I should add that I paid the regular amount for the challenge.


    I''m not going to get any special treatment just because I''m a lord.


    ********


    When I returned to the town hall, I found Foldente waiting for me in the lord''s office.


    I heard that there was a movement in the frontier city of Batcombe.


    The army of Butchcombe is gathering near the border of the small frontier city of Gehemorse.


    It''s supposed to be a military exercise, and they''re actually repeating the exercise, but the baronial lord of Gehemorse is so frightened that he''s advancing his troops near the border of the city in the same way.


    When I say that much, Foldente looks at me, chuckling as usual.


    Batcombe''s M.O. is roughly the same every time.


    They are deployed near the border of the targeted opponent city and repeat the exercise there.


    ��


    Suddenly, one day, its army invades the opposing city and commits an act of looting.


    ��


    When the troops come home.


    "Thank you for taking part in our military exercises.


    After that, it is said that there are cases where the army of Batcombe is defended by Batcombe''s troops against the opponent''s city that has been weakened because it was overrun, while stationing itself unilaterally, charging the cost of stationing, and then, without further ado, incorporating it into Batcombe territory.


    I''m sure that even that baronial lord is not foolish enough to fight a battle right away, but anyway, I''ll keep a close eye on him.


    At Foldente''s words, I nodded my regards.


    ********


    It''s been a long time since Black returned to the village with his wagon team.


    This time, he seemed to have gone around quite extensively to promote the underground labyrinth (dungeon) and to sell the dragon scale armor.


    I''m a little tired, too.


    Black says that, but laughs as usual.


    We ride to the hot spring village in a stagecoach with Kuro and the rest of the group, who want to take a hot spring bath.


    In the carriage, they told us many stories about their journey.


    As for the underground dungeon, I showed them my dragon scale armor and told them all about it.


    You can get this kind of armor from a drop item, can''t you?


    He said that there was quite a bit of buzz around the city when he agitated for it to happen.


    Well, if you look at the situation in the city today, you can see how effective it was.


    I''m sure there are many more adventurers who will come to challenge you.


    Saying that, Black laughs with a hahaha.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find a way to make it work.


    It''s a good idea to have a good idea of what you''re looking for.


    A young buffalo man and his wife have been cultivating this area, and their pace of expansion is quite remarkable.


    I had heard that they were in the process of adding more and more seedlings from my own fields, but it was clear that the area was even bigger than I had seen the other day when I headed to the hot spring resort.


    The young elf proprietor of the hot spring village''s hot spring inn went out of her way to greet us personally, despite her busy schedule.


    I had heard that Hot Springs Village was also thriving, but I heard that almost all of the rooms, including the additional lodging facilities, were booked up and fully booked for the foreseeable future.


    There is a regular stagecoach service from the hot spring village to the dungeon, so people are starting to relax here after visiting the dungeon.


    However, I''ve heard that a young couple of elves and four ant people are not enough, so I have to think about how to deal with the situation as soon as possible.


    After that, I enjoyed the onsen with Kuro and the others.


    It''s been a long time since I''ve had a leisurely soak in a hot spring, so I felt relaxed.


    I''m sure you''ve been through a lot, but it''s good to have some time like this once in a while.


    I return the smile to Kuro, who laughs at me with a gahaha, saying that, totally.


    Before dinner, Eldena and Yome from the magic workshop also came to the hot spring inn.


    ''''........Sorry I''m late.


    Erdena, who was supposed to come in the stagecoach with us, apologizes, but since she has to work, I feel rather sorry for making her do it.


    Anyway, while the two of us were in the hot spring, we started dinner with Kuro and the others at one of the banquet halls that had been reserved for us.


    The food cooked by Unja and the dwarf wives in the town hall and the cat elf (Ketsey) in the dungeon diner were delicious, but the cooking skills of the young elf master, who worked as a cook for hire in various places, were exceptional.


    I have to say, the food here is really good.


    "''Tis true.


    Black and his group, who have been eating various cuisines in various places, are very happy to eat their meals and bring their drinks to their mouths.


    ''Master!��Here comes the bear!


    And Korok, Aura, Aura, Aera, and others who should have been left on the other side suddenly burst into the room.


    In the back of the room, Unja is smiling and smiling, so she must have brought them with her... or so I thought.


    Son?��What''s the matter, were you leaving Unya behind too?


    And then he managed to sneak up on me with his amazing sword...


    That''s because I was going to be back as soon as I finished eating.


    In the middle of the party, even the other adventurers who were staying at the inn were involved in the big party, and the banquet hall was filled with the boisterous voices of everyone until dawn.

 25 . Another Side-Bat Combes Great Sword Hero

    In the dungeons of Liberty Village, the woman was held captive.


    The woman captured by the Lilpop guards in the small frontier city of Pickus had not yet awakened, and her consciousness was still refraining in her brain from the memories of the battle of the other day.


    �� �� ��.


    It had already been more than ten years since Batcombe hired her as a mercenary.


    She had been wielding and fighting with a great sword, and now she was one of the three heroes of Batcombe, a hero of the great sword, and one of the three heroes of Batcombe.


    Her oldest partner, the Shield Stronger, had enlisted in Batcombe with her, and was also a comrade in arms who had fought with her all along.


    The combination of the great sword hero and the shield strongman had reaped and defeated any large number of enemies, and had defeated any strongman.


    The two assistants, the archer and the magician, were not always the same person.


    This was because two of them, the hero of the great sword and the strong man of the shield, were too strong to force the other two to be needed.


    Even so, these two were still following them, mainly because of the plunder.


    After the heroes of the great sword and the strongest of the shields attacked, they are responsible for rooting out the gold-eyed objects and the armaments and stuffing them into the magic box.


    Although both of them were actually skilled in bow and magic, this party had little opportunity to show off their prowess.


    Incidentally, in Batcombe, those appointed as heroes and strongmen are forbidden to give their names, and will always be referred to as heroes and strongmen.


    �� �� ��.


    It''s been a few days since we set up a blatant provocation in the small frontier city of Gehmose.


    Although the enemy forces can be understood to be trembling with fear, as expected, it is impossible to cheat later on by using it as ''appreciation for the partner of the exercise'', so the story that the top brass is planning this and that has been heard.


    However, the three heroes were all bored with this situation of just mischievous confrontation.


    The only reason why the heroes and strongmen belong to Batcombe is because they can fight.


    It''s a good idea to have a good time with them.


    Most importantly, if they returned home victorious, they would be greeted with jubilation by the city folk of Batcombe and receive letters of thanks and rewards from their lords.


    The heroes were all satisfied with their treatment.


    ''''........I''ve had enough of this.


    The Hero of the Great Sword was on his way to the frontier small city of Pix with his party.


    He hadn''t taken any prior formalities, thinking that it would be fine to report back to the commander after the fact.


    They may complain a little, but I had a feeling that if I took the loot as a souvenir, they would agree to it after the fact, as usual.


    Besides, if we attacked with a small group of people, we were riding with four mounted men through the woods, thinking that if we attacked with a small number of people, we would get lost during the exercise and just say that we seemed to have the wrong guy.


    It wasn''t long before we reached the walls of the small frontier city of Picks.


    The walls here are made of wood and there are watchtowers here and there.


    "Girl, let''s rampage through the streets as soon as possible.


    At the words of the strongman of the great shield, the hero of the great sword gave a small nod.


    At the hero''s signal, the bow strongman shot his bow at the figure in the watchtower, and the figure fell down with a small groan.


    The great sword hero of Batcombe has come to the exercise. Let''s go!


    Although somewhat forceful, the four of them, who didn''t care much as it was always the case, took the Great Sword Hero''s voice as a signal to come forward in unison.


    The Great Sword Hero''s party attacked, and for a small hour.


    The battle situation was one-sided.


    The party of four great sword heroes were attacking one-sidedly, not dealing with the hundred or more pixie garrison at all.


    The great shield strongman used a shield raid (shield bash) to knock the enemies together, and the great sword heroes cut into them as they ducked. Since the goal is not to kill, he uses the great sword as a sideways nudge to knock down his opponent instead of the blade.


    ''''What''s the matter, what''s the matter?��I''m not even sweating over here yet!


    The strongest of the shields waved his shield while laughing.


    ''''Today''s enemy doesn''t have much of a good weapon.......too bad.


    The magic strongman and the bow strongman were mumbling as they retrieved their armor from the fallen enemy soldiers. Again, the two of them had hardly participated in the battle since it began, and were diligently working on recovering weapons from the fallen soldiers.


    ........It wasn''t crunchy at all, but well, it was a good way to pass the time.


    The Great Sword Hero, who had finished knocking down the opponent he was facing, turned to his horse with a slightly sluggish look on his face.


    ''''Battlefield confirmed, enemy shadow 4. All of them are likely to be enemy scouts due to their weakness.


    Suddenly, a woman''s voice rang out on that battlefield.


    The heroes of the Great Sword who turned their gaze to its source.


    There, a woman who looked like a petite little girl was looking at the great sword heroes while holding an unfamiliar weapon in her hand.


    The hero of the great sword stopped walking back to his horse and turned to the woman.


    ''Oh, is that a magic gun?��You don''t see those weapons very often.


    While looking at the weapon the woman is holding, the great shield strongman says.


    ''''Well, you won''t be able to penetrate my shield if you launch your magic power as a bullet, though.


    With that said, he held his shield up and moved forward at once.


    From the looks of it, the opponent didn''t look so strong, but being treated as ''inertia weakness'' made the big shield strongman angry.


    Suddenly, a shield raid (shield bash)


    With this, everyone in the party of great sword heroes were sure that the childlike woman would be flying in the air.


    However


    Hm, it has a bit of offensive power, but it''s only a scout. There''s no need to send out the magic armoured infantry.


    Such a woman made a small taut gesture towards the strong man of the great shield who was rushing in.


    The next moment. The next moment, the body of the strongman''s shield was blown right off to the side and plunged into a nearby tree trunk.


    Up until now, no matter how powerful the attack was, the Great Shield Strong Man did not let go of his shield, but there was no shield left in his hand.


    But that didn''t mean he let go of his shield.


    When he was blown away by the woman, the shield in his hand had been completely shattered and there was not a trace of it left.


    Although they didn''t know what had happened, they instinctively decided that they had to attack, and the strongest of the archers and the strongest of the magicians were ready to attack.


    ''''It is late, sir.''''


    The woman fired what appeared to be a magic gun in her hand at the two men.


    Immediately, the magical strongman deployed a defensive wall, but the bullets ejected from that weapon crushed that defensive wall without a trace and blew the two of them apart.


    ''''Ki........you.......''''


    In just a few seconds, the great sword hero smiled wryly, even though his three companions were rendered unable to fight.


    ........I didn''t expect to meet such a formidable opponent.


    That, the desire to fight dominated the body of the great sword hero.


    ''''Now!''''


    He held the large sword at the top of the big stage and leapt at once.


    Above the woman''s head, with one motion.


    ''''Hm.''''


    -Gasp!


    The woman stopped the blow by grabbing it with one right hand.


    "That''s the offensive power of a scout. But it''s too big a swing, too much force, too much power...what kind of combat training have you received?


    The woman sighed and looked at the great sword hero with a sigh and furrowed brow.


    To the astonished and trembling hero of the great sword


    A single scout''s strike would be too great.


    As she said this, the woman twisted the great sword she was holding in her right hand.


    With the recoil, the hero of the great sword fell right to the side and slumped to the ground.


    That''s why I''m not a scout...


    This was where the Great Sword Hero''s consciousness was broken.


    Then.


    After being escorted back to Liberty Village, the hero of the great sword woke up to find that the person who had defeated him was Lil Pop.


    ''''Is that woman the Knight Commander of this village or the Captain of the Guard?


    At those words, the guard-like dog people (dog people) standing in front of the prison


    Ah, she''s a guard trainee. She''s a new recruit who just got assigned the other day.


    She replied.


    This one word was more than enough to break her heart, the hero of the great sword.

 26 . I had to clean up after the Battle of Batokonbe

    You know... you were the one who told me to take it easy!


    But, sir, I don''t believe we can be too hard on a simple scout.


    No, that''s why he''s not a scout, he''s one of their generals.


    His level of competence would not make him a general. He was only a lowly scout.


    The group of us returned from the frontier small city of Pickus.


    In the lord''s office, Rillpop, one of the three heroes of the frontier city of Batcombe, Hero of the Great Sword, and Rillpop, who had captured the group without a care in the world, were clamoring with the guard chief dog people, Gugus.


    Normally, Rillpop is an obedient person, but when it comes to matters of battle, he can be quite stubborn.


    But even so, I didn''t know that a beast-magician specialized in battle has such amazing strength...


    Gazing at the two of them from the side, Foldente laughed with a chuckle.


    The other day, Lil Pop was stuck in a distortion of time and space and was transferred from the demon world to this world.


    Until now, she had been devoting herself daily to being an apprentice guard who faithfully obeyed Gugs'' orders, so everyone, including Foldente, had been unable to measure her abilities, but this one incident revealed part of her abilities.......


    For the time being, although all of Batcombe''s great sword hero party was captured, what to do after this depends on how Batcombe''s side comes out, but Batcombe''s troops that were deployed near the city border with the frontier city of Gehemorse immediately and unilaterally declared the end of the exercise and withdrew.


    Thanks to this, Geghemorse finally got ready to take a break.


    After that, the patrol in the Batcombe territory by the three heroes was carried out in a big way, but there was also a party of great sword heroes firmly present there.


    The Great Sword Hero was a man, and it was obvious that he was a different person from the Great Sword Hero who was currently being held in Liberty Village, but Batcombe did not release any statements regarding this ''previous'' Great Sword Hero party.


    In other words, the Great Sword Hero is here, and there is no Great Sword Hero who was detained after attacking somewhere without permission, right?��This is the attitude that I have.


    In the meantime, I tried to approach Batcombe about handing over a group of great sword heroes to him, but


    There are no soldiers in Batcombe.


    He was all over the place and didn''t seem to be responding to the conversation at all.


    Well, I don''t know what to do...


    At my words, the four people gathered in the lord''s room, Foldente, Erdena and Gugs, all folded their arms and frowned.


    I know that Batcombe won''t admit it honestly because of the city''s membership, but.......I didn''t expect it to be boiled or roasted, do as you please.......


    At Foldente''s words, everyone nodded widely and sighed loudly.


    Although they exchanged opinions about this and that, no particular plan came up, so in the end, they decided to leave it up to their own wishes.


    After telling them this, the two strongmen of the bow and magic chose to have them immediately released and leave the city.


    In contrast, the hero of the great sword and the two strong men of the great shield offered to let me think about it for a moment, and so, in the meantime, although we have guards to watch over them, there is no real restraint, and the town is allowed to go out and walk freely in the treatment of the accommodation of the town hall to keep them.


    We were looking around the city for a while, but we noticed the existence of the underground labyrinth (dungeon) on the way.


    "...Is this the place to test your skills? ...in a city like this?


    They spent more than half a day in the underground labyrinth (dungeon) after that, even though they were dubious about it.


    The next day.


    ''My lord, I want you to hire me as an apprentice to this village guard!


    And the two of them offered to do so, well, it was only natural in light of this trend.......


    As soon as they became apprentices to the guards, they took the lead in performing patrol duties under Rillpop without reluctance.


    During their breaks and off-duty hours, they would spend their days tackling the underground labyrinth (dungeon) together.


    Incidentally, the highest they have reached at this stage is the seventh level of the party/advanced level.


    ********


    A messenger from the small frontier city of Pickus arrived from the small frontier city of Pickus to thank us for our recent visit.


    It''s a thank you for repelling an attack from Batcombe, but since that Batcombe does not officially acknowledge the fact, it''s ostensibly a ceremonial greeting.


    When we met with him in the reception room of the town hall, the lord''s elf Krome repeatedly bowed his head while thanking us for the other day''s visit, but since the number of times he did so was so high, we were rather fearful.


    Once again, he offered to continue our friendship in the future, which we agreed to do, and then the rest of the conversation turned into small talk.


    As a reward, we were able to get permission to set up a Liberty Village branch sales office in the town hall of the small frontier city of Picks as a thank you.


    This was a very nice offer, as I had been thinking of doing some sales in the surrounding cities.


    We made a promise to visit the small frontier city of Pickus later to confirm the location and to discuss the details.


    I didn''t expect the attack on Batcombe, but thanks to that, we were able to have a good talk and it turned out okay.


    Foldente chuckles at that.


    That''s exactly what I said, and I agreed with him.


    For the time being, I have to think about what to sell at Picks, how to assign personnel to the store and how to replenish the supply chain, and so on, and I have to give it shape before I go to Picks.


    All I could do was sigh and think about how much more work there is to do.


    ********************.


    The mass production of magic stones made from human skeleton bones at the fairy''s magic workshop in Eldena''s magic workshop has also started to take off, and recently they have started selling not only drop items from the underground labyrinth (dungeon), but also at stores and public sales outlets on the street.


    ''''........This!��Isn''t that better quality than the magic stones in King''s Landing.......


    It is very popular with wizards and mages who come to the village to see the underground labyrinth (dungeon).


    There are many people who offer to visit the magic workshop, but this is a trade secret, so I have to decline the offer.


    It''s not a good idea to show the way Erdena, who used alter ego magic, is working with dozens of people....


    In Eldena''s magic workshop, Yome, an owl person (Owlpeople) who helps with the work, has had her study of pharmacy continued by Eldena''s alter ego in between work, and she works hard at this and that on a daily basis.


    In the meantime, she, who is also a cleric, has come up with a little item.


    The pieces of bones of skeletons, which are the raw materials from the creation of the magic stone, were packed in a small cloth bag and used to pray for blessings in the church, which is a so-called amulet.


    When I sold these pieces at the store as a blessing for those who challenge the underground maze (dungeon), they sold reasonably well at first, but then


    ''I challenged you with this amulet and you dropped a rare item!


    The popularity of the game exploded when an adventurer started to say, "I don''t want to be a part of this,


    Now, Yome had become so busy that he didn''t have time to help Erdena.


    ........By the way, since Yome can''t use alter ego magic, he has to work alone, and the amulet wasn''t produced in time, and before you know it, it was treated as a rare item in a different sense, as if you were lucky if you could buy it at the shop.......


    ************************.


    In proportion to the increase in the number of visitors to the village who come for the underground labyrinth (dungeon), the number of complaints and requests to the town hall is also increasing.


    Although it is the lord''s job to deal with them, this is quite a painful task.


    For requests related to security, Googus has given orders to the leader guards to focus on the areas where the requests have been made, but recently, with the addition of Daiken-san and Daiken-san, in addition to Lil Pop, whose activities at the recent Picks have been pervasive, the effect has been immense.


    There are many complaints about the lack of accommodations, so we are adding more accommodations in the hot spring village while adding more accommodations in the vicinity of Kaidogai, but since there are many people who sit down to challenge the underground labyrinth (dungeon) and stay for long periods of time, the situation here is not improving very well. I''m wondering if it would be a good idea to consider building communal facilities (apartments). If so, the population will be included in the permanent population and the village population will increase. If that happens, the possibility of the village being upgraded to an outlying small city will increase, and I think there is room for consideration.


    While I was thinking about this and that while I was preparing the documents


    Why don''t we take a break?


    And Erdena brought me a tray of tea and cookies on a tray.


    She had just taken a short break, too.


    ''This is how we used to take a break together in the labs in King''s Landing, isn''t it?


    We sipped our tea together, remembering our former workplace.


    I thought again, although the surroundings have changed in many ways, it''s nice to have someone with whom I can share the same kind of time with.

 27 . Im thinking of restarting the plant that was left unattended, talking about school, etc.

    The tree house where we used to live in Hot Springs Village is enchanted with a plant.


    This is a magic that allows the leaves of the tree to become a spherical mass of leaves, each of which can produce a different plant.


    The convenient part of this magic is that it is possible to regenerate and cultivate the fruit from the bark of nuts, even valuable medicinal herbs and rare flowers can be cultivated if you have a part of them, and seeds can be generated, and the cultivation time is very fast, so it is very suitable for experimental cultivation, but if you have nuts, you can''t use this magic. In addition to being quickly damaged by pests and birds, the collection process was also very difficult because the leaf masses were only produced in the higher parts of the large tree.


    The tree itself, thanks to a side-effect of plant magic, was able to walk on its roots as its legs, and now it had moved on its own from its original growth site, and had put down roots behind the town hall-cum-mansion, as if it had been growing there for decades, but due to the problems I mentioned earlier, it had been limited to growing fine tea leaves in a relatively low spot.


    ''What, my lord, don''t you know about the fang-eye spider?''


    When I went to inspect the underground labyrinth, the caretaker wizard, Jean Barea, showed me a capsule containing a strangely shaped spider, saying so.


    This spider literally has fangs all over its body, which not only protects itself from birds, but can also attack birds that come near. Moreover, since it feeds on pests, if used properly, it will not only protect the nuts and other fruit from pests and vermin, but it will also collect the nuts and other fruit from the trees of the plant.


    It is said to be a spider that lives only in the magical world.


    We''re indebted to our lord for help.


    With that said, Gianbarea gave me something that belonged to him, so I immediately decided to use my emissary magic to make me an emissary master and have me work in the plant.


    I tried to create pilch berries before, but they were quickly destroyed by birds, so I tried to create them again with one of the plants and, just as before, the berries were fully formed in one night.


    But the fang-eyed spiders got rid of all of them and harvested the fruit busily.


    The fang-eyed spider got rid of them all, and also harvested the fruits. A lot of bears~!


    At this, Korok, who was very fond of pyrch berries, was delighted and was quick to munch on them.


    According to Jambalea, the fang-eyed spiders increase and decrease on their own, according to the size of the plant, and never increase more than necessary, nor do they leave the plant.


    I''m going to try it out from now on, but for the time being, I think I''ll have to spend it on producing pyrch fruits for Korok and the kids.


    ****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************.


    The lord is also busy with his work, but one thing he does without fail is the production of medicine.


    This is the work that has become a habit since the time when I was still living in the current hot spring village, when I went to the village at the foot of Mount Gorn (the current village at the foot of Mount Gorn) once a month to sell medicine.


    Just like before, I deliver them to the village once a month, but the difference is that now they''re free for everyone to use.


    It''s true that since becoming a lord, we haven''t received any money, but the medicines are also valuable in these parts of the country, and some people say that we should sell them, but in a way, we also want to relax.......although we don''t cut corners at all, but if it''s useful to everyone, that''s fine, I think.


    ''''........Well, if you say it''s like you, it is.


    Saying that, I''m actually quite happy that Eldena the Elf is also coming to help me in between her busy work in the magic workshop, but I''m keeping that to myself.


    ********


    Then one day


    I received a petition from several villagers asking if they could build a school.


    I asked the chief of the guard, Gugus, who was born and raised in this area since the settlement at the foot of Mount Gorun was a village, about the current situation there.


    It''s true, there''s a strong tendency for subhumans to think that learning is unnecessary in the first place. Parents teach their children the minimum level of reading and writing, or Yorme of the church held an open-air classroom once in a while.


    It was a good idea.


    The population of the village has been growing recently, and after consulting with Foldente and Erdena, we decided to give priority to the construction of the school, as everyone was in favor of it.


    It was decided to build the school not in the vicinity of the town hall, but in a settlement at the foot of Mount Gorun.


    The school will be built not near the town hall, but at the foot of Mt.


    As for the teachers, I''m the one who allowed it.........


    Do you think you''re going to die creating more work?


    Well not at all I admire your ambition, but it''s reckless.


    Well, it took two people, Foldente and Erdena, to get pissed off at me a lot.......


    For the time being, it was decided that Foldente would take care of the basic reading, writing and calculating, but since she has been extremely reliable in diplomacy, we decided to look for additional personnel as well, in a hurry.


    Just as we were about to search for personnel in this way.


    ''Um...I don''t even have a face to meet at this time...but I''m wondering if you would be willing to hire me for mercy...''


    With that said, the magical powerhouse who had once been one of Daiken-san''s party came to the town hall.


    She had left this village of her own volition after she was captured before, but because rumors were spreading everywhere, she was looked at with blank stares wherever she tried to go, and she was in no condition to go very far, so she had no choice but to return to this village and live in the shadows while whispering.


    Since she originally had a teaching certificate in the royal capital, she decided to dare to ask for help.


    Naturally, there were some opposition to her employment, but there was still resistance to disrespecting someone who offered to help the village....


    For the time being, it was decided that Foldente would always monitor him as the boss, and we managed to convince everyone of that.


    By the way, the former magic strongman was to be called Magic-san.


    ************************.


    The next day, we left Liberty Village for a visit to the small frontier city of Picks, which we had been planning to visit for some time.


    This was for two new purposes: to prepare for Liberty Village''s on-site sales office and to visit the school in Pickus.


    My only knowledge is of the school in the royal capital.


    The same is true for Eldena, who is from the frontier city of Greencomb, who has lived in the royal capital since she was a child, so she wanted to proceed with the construction of a school in her own city after seeing and hearing about what a school in the frontier was like.


    Erdena and I were both researchers and teachers when we were in the capital, so we felt even more strongly about it.


    That''s why I asked Eldena to accompany us on this visit.


    I also asked Kuro, the organizer, to accompany me on this visit to help me decide what form the shop should take.


    Black is advising us on the shopping district on the main street, which is starting to become more and more prosperous.


    Thanks to Black''s knowledge of the continent, he has been peddling for decades, so there are very few problems in the shopping district.


    I''ve offered to pay him, at least as a village advisor, on more than one occasion.


    "You...it''s not you...you can''t get money from your lord. The lord was good to us sub-humans from the time he was in King''s Landing. We were more than happy to see him in those days.


    Then he laughs at me with his usual gahaha.


    Because of this, I''d like to have Black take the initiative to run the business of the traveling sales office we''re building in Picks, and have him receive some of the profits from this place as his personal compensation, but I''m not sure if Black would be willing to accept this.......


    I''m sure you''ll find the familiar faces of the ''Three Dragons'' are all here. When you''ve finished your troublesome conversation, why don''t we have a party in a tavern for the first time in a while?


    When Kuro said that and laughed with a gahaha, I nodded with a smile at the offer, thinking that I should probably return to the village tomorrow.

 28 . Another side I went here and there a little

    When he saw that Safate, the lord, had left for the small frontier city of Picks, accompanied by Elf Erdena of the magic department and Black, a peddling demon (Ogre People), Foldente shook his head from side to side several times and


    Okay, now, let''s get that hassle out of the way.


    Stretching widely, he walked into the town hall.


    Then, as if to drown out Foldente''s figure, he disappeared.


    As an incorporeal, contemplative body, Foldente is able to move instantly within the continent, if it is to a familiar place.


    If it is in the presence of a person with a gate stone, it can move with pinpoint accuracy, but otherwise it will move to a general position, so it is not uncommon for it to occasionally appear in a wall and panic.


    This magic drains a certain amount of power, but a night in the hot spring would recover that as well, so she seemed to be using it these days without worrying too much about draining her power.


    The first place she visited was the inn village along the road.


    A hot spring village where Safate and the others had lived not long ago. It is a village where people who abandoned this place have moved in.


    There is a cobblestone road that leads from the royal capital of Palma to the frontier city of Greencomb via the frontier city of Batcombe, and along the road, there is a stream running nearby that makes it easy to use water.


    The reason was the newly built Liberty Village.


    In the past, the route used to cut through the mountains using unpaved mountain roads, so people used to take the new cobblestone roads, although they had to take a long detour to get around the foot of the mountains.


    In addition, the road from the village to the Liberty Village street was paved with stones and extended to the road to the Green Convoy in the south of the town, so that the flow of passengers changed to stay in the spa town, pass through Liberty Village, and then head for the Green Convoy.


    Since long ago, the village chief and other residents of the inn village were all impatient, as their main livelihood has been to deal with peddlers heading south.


    Some of the residents had recently tried to destroy the cobblestone street leading to Liberty Village, and so Foldente had gone to the street village to deal with the incident.


    When he showed up as the diplomatic representative of Liberty Village, he was greeted by the village chief and other village executives in a frenzy.


    Everyone''s faces were pale and slick with fat sweat.


    The reason for this is that the gang that attempted to destroy the road the other day has already been captured by the Hot Springs Village Division of the guards led by the dog people, the Gugs, and they have already informed the Kaido Village of their intentions.


    ''''Oh, come on, mate,''''


    Foldente receives the tea served in the reception room with a big smile on his face.


    Even as he pours the tea into his mouth in a slow gesture, his eyes are relentlessly focused on the village chief and the three others seated in front of him.


    As they sipped their tea, their eyes were focused on the three men sitting across from them, including the mayor.


    As for the village chief, he was in a room that felt chilly.


    Well, I must say, it''s very hot today.


    And while wiping the sweat from his forehead many times.


    In front of such three people, Foldente does not say a word while drinking tea.


    Slowly, he brings the tea to his mouth, drinks a little, and releases the teacup from his mouth.


    He repeated this action, slowly, over and over again.


    I''m really sorry for the inconvenience caused by the poor management of the village with regard to this incident.


    The village chief, unable to bear this silence, put his hands on the desk and bowed deeply.


    At this, the two executives, from both sides, said, "Excuse me! He bowed his head in the same way.


    After this, the village chief desperately started to explain, but Foldente just kept listening to all of it, with the familiar chuckle of Liberty Village.


    This act of "not being able to get anything back" was conversely a tremendous pressure on the village chief.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find a good deal more than you need to know.


    On the contrary, even if the village chiefs try to keep quiet, Foldente also remains silent and continues to look at the village chiefs.


    Within an hour after the conversation began, the village chief and the rest of the innkeepers were sitting in their chairs, looking exhausted. The same sentence has already been repeated a number of times as an excuse for an explanation, but Foldente has not said a single word during this time.


    In between, he only smiled, offered his empty teacup and asked three times for more tea.


    The village was in crisis.


    We all had some concerns about our future.


    I was jealous of how well Liberty Village was doing.


    When the village chief, who had been repeating such a non-excusable excuse over and over again, uttered the same content again, Foldente finally uttered a word.


    ''So?''


    They were already exhausted from exhaustion when the word came out.


    At first the chiefs had hoped to use the village''s plight as an excuse to keep things quiet, but after an hour of refusing to speak, Foldente''s response had been a bit of a surprise.


    I''m not sure that''s allowed.


    It was enough of a response to make that decision.


    Even though they were right in front of Foldente, the three of them began a babbling discussion, butting heads together.


    Although they were talking in a whisper, they were all too distracted in the quiet reception room to care that Foldente could hear everything.


    The three of them were watching the situation with a chuckle, and Foldente held out a map that he had brought with him and indicated the corner of the map.


    It was a map of the Liberty Village street street, and Foldente pointed to an area of it that was currently under construction.


    There, the map said, was 20 for stores and planned to be developed around an inn and diner.


    Twenty in stores - that was about the same size as this inn village.


    And.


    I mean, if we forgive her this time, she''ll probably do it again, won''t she?


    Then why don''t you just move to our village?


    Yes, says Foldente, silently.


    Yes, it didn''t take long for the village chief and others to understand.


    After all.


    After the mayor and executives offered to give the villagers some time to get them to agree to move to Liberty Village, the


    We''ll take care of all the moving expenses. Oh, we''ll let the perpetrators of the destruction do all the hard work for a while.


    After stating this, Foldente left the inn village.


    She had only had enough conversations during her stay to have one handful of them.


    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *


    Foldente headed straight to the frontier city of Greencomb.


    Normally, she would have to pass through a barrier at the gate, but she didn''t dare to pass through it and materialized her figure in the city.


    From there, she turned her feet to the church, located in the Greencombe.


    The Greencomb is only a frontier city, and it is the largest city at the southern end of the continent.


    It''s not just a matter of time before you''ll be able to get your hands on a new one.


    When Safate was disowned by his father Gapoli and driven out of his home, Gapoli, an influential nobleman, issued a notice in the name of the House of Lords that Safate should not be allowed to enter any of the frontier cities, so Liberty Village and Green Convoy remain estranged for now.


    It''s a good thing that you''re not the only one who can do this.


    ''What can I do for you in this church?''


    One of the sisters, who was cleaning up, noticed Foldente - elven specs - and walked up to him.


    "A few days ago, a family member, who was ill, was saved by a potion from a village. I wanted to thank the gods for bringing me to that village.


    As he said this, Foldente - the elf specifier - folded his hands in front of his chest and bowed deeply.


    In his hands, he held the empty potion bottle that Safate usually used to fill the potion he had created himself.


    ''''I see, then, come inside.''''


    So saying, Foldente - the elf specifier - was led to the chapel.


    There, Foldente - the elf specifier - put the medicine bottle in his hand on the altar.


    With God''s help, I came across the medicine of Lord Greedo of Liberty Village. It has helped me to heal my ailing family. It was all with God''s help.


    Then she bowed her head deeply.


    The Sister, who had been watching the situation of the Foldente - Elf Spec - from behind, folded her hands and bowed her head as well.


    .........


    His gaze is fixed on the potion vial that Foldente - an elf spec - has placed on the altar.


    The story goes back a few months.


    Here in Greencomb, an epidemic has broken out.


    With the city in chaos and none of the city''s medical wizards able to cure it, a crate of medicine was delivered anonymously out of the city one day. The potion brought the epidemic to a halt and saved the city, but the person who provided the potion has yet to come forward. For this reason, the people of Green Convombe honored the person who gave them the medicine as "Saint" and kept the vial as a gift from the saint at the back of the church.


    A bottle very similar to the vial was now placed in front of the sister.


    When the sister realized this fact, she was visibly upset.


    After confirming the situation with a sideways glance, Foldente - Elf Spec - stood up and


    ''Thank you very much for the opportunity to thank God. I would like to offer this bottle as an offering to God.


    With that, he bowed deeply to the sisters and left the church.


    From behind the closed door, "Sh, Father! I''m sure you''ll be able to find a way to make the most of your time with us," confirmed the sister''s loud voice, and Foldente - the elf specifier - chuckled as usual.


    With this, Foldente had an idea that the Green Combe, who was difficult to contact from the Liberty Village side, would take some kind of action from the other side.


    Unlike the frontier cities, the lord of a frontier city, unlike the frontier small cities, is supposed to be ruled by a race or a joint race and subhuman.


    The race tends to place great importance on the church, which has strong authority in the royal city, and if that church were to tell them anything, they would not remain silent.


    I hope this will be the first step in a friendly relationship!


    Foldente left the Green Convoy, giggling as usual.


    To be continued

 29 . Somehow the women are...

    It''s already been a few months since I became the lord of Liberty Village.


    The management of the village has managed to run smoothly.


    The population of the village is doing well, partly thanks to low taxes and partly thanks to our efforts to improve the town, and many of the sub-people who used to live in the surrounding areas of the village have moved in, and the population, which started out at a little over 500, is now over 2000.


    The population is still growing slowly, and preparations are underway to accommodate them.


    At present, Liberty Village covers an area with a radius of about 30 km around the volcano, but so far only about 20% of the area has been developed.


    Originally a volcano, the area around Mount Gorn is covered with a very hard bedrock layer, which makes it difficult to grow trees and vegetables, and also makes it difficult to cultivate. In addition, the rest of the forest is covered with huge trees that are nearly 100 years old and it takes a lot of effort to dig them out and cultivate them.


    This makes me nostalgic for the days when I had to pay attention only to the area within a 5 km radius where people were already living.


    If we send all the manpower work by the skeletons created by Sarah''s summoning magic to reclaim the land, the reclamation work will also progress at a very fast pace, but since we can''t move forward with reclamation with the current state of affairs, we have decided to proceed with reclamation and reclamation work by focusing on the development of the area centered on the settlement at the foot of Mount Gorn.


    Incidentally, the town hall, the underground labyrinth (dungeon), and the dragon scale sedimentary layer excavation site are all concentrated in this area.


    The hot spring village is a few ticks west of here by carriage.


    In the past, the roads were so bad that it was necessary to spend a night on the way to the village to get to and from the village.


    This hot spring village used to be a lonely place with only a few dwellings and abandoned houses, but they have built an inn that can accommodate about a hundred adventurers at a time, forming an inn village around it.


    Although the permanent population is small, there are always around 100 troop merchants and adventurers coming and going in this area.


    Considering its remote location, this number can be said to be quite large.


    The other day, all of the residents of the post village on the southern highway moved to the vicinity of Liberty Village Hall, leaving the post village unoccupied, but they are making preparations to turn the area centered on this post into a vast farm, but they also need to recruit the people who are in charge of this area, so there are still too many things missing and too many things to do.


    Liberty Village now has a ratio of 2 to 8 between racial groups and sub-humans, and from the point of view of the people of King''s Landing, which is a racial supremacist village, it would be a frontier village.


    But I don''t mind this.


    If the officials in the capital city find out about this idea of mine, they will probably look at me very reluctantly, but I''ll take that as a matter of course.


    ********


    While I was reaffirming the current situation in the village and pondering about the future work, the news arrived that the delegation from the small frontier city of Pics had arrived.


    When I went to Pyx the other day, there was a plan to send a teacher to the village school.


    When I greeted them, I found that it was indeed a delegation led by a group of teachers.


    ''''My lord?''''��My name is Nirmana from Picks.


    The petite, bespectacled woman bowed deeply as she greeted them.


    In addition to her belongings, the wagon team she had brought with her was filled with this and that, as well as the desks and chairs for the students she had promised at the Pix, and other supplies used at the Pix school.


    As for the desks and chairs, it was planned to have everyone in the dwarven community take a look at them and make desks and chairs for the school.


    At the moment, the school will be managed by Foldente and I, while Magic-san, the former magician from Batcombe, and Nirmana, who arrived today, will teach the students as teachers, while coordinating the whole operation.


    The building for the school is already in place, so I took Nirmana with me to inspect it.


    I heard from the Lord of Picks. His Highness is planning to make this school a place where both aliens and races can study together.


    Nirmana shook my hand in both of hers as she said this, and swung it around.


    She has a racial father and a subhuman mother, and has been persecuted ever since she was a child.


    She couldn''t stand it any longer, so she moved from the royal capital to the small frontier city of Pickus.


    I''m so thrilled to see someone of my lord''s race.


    Then Nirmana waved her hands around repeatedly.


    You''ll see. I''m trying to do a lot of things... things... yeah, things...


    I smiled at that, but the odd emphasis on ''many things'' was odd to me.


    From that day on, Nirmana


    My lord, I have a matter to discuss with you about the school.


    He came to me every so often for advice.


    The content of the consultation was generally for the betterment of the school, which was very helpful to me.


    You know, every time the school-related conversation is over, I always have to


    My lord, would you like to join us for dinner, if you don''t mind?


    My lord, I have made breakfast. Would you like to join me?


    My lord, I made a lunch for you. Would you like to have it?


    My lord, would you like to come to tea at three o''clock with me?


    And she always invites me to dinner.


    When we have tea, she also brings me home-made cookies, which I am grateful for, but it has become a standard practice for a while now that she always comes in a little before mealtime to discuss this and that, and when it is time to eat, she finishes the conversation and invites me to dinner.


    ........Is it too much to ask, or is it too much to ask, as if she''s coming for mealtime?


    The frequency of this was so frequent that on the third day, Erdena came in at the right time.


    ''........The lord is busy. You should cut him some slack on that sort of thing.


    And he softly declined.


    That Eldena.


    I am puzzled as to what it means to ask that.


    In response to this, Eldena, Nirmana


    I don''t mean to intrude on your life. It''s just an invitation to say ''if you want''.


    And he responds with a smiling smile....is it my imagination or is it that his eyes don''t seem to be smiling at all...?


    And ... it was a very tense lord''s room.


    Just then, at the right moment, there was a knock on the door and I invited him in, but thank goodness for that.


    ''''Um... my lord, I tried to make a lunch for you...''''


    There, the aura of the Dragon People (Dragon People) had come with their lunchboxes.


    And, well, the lord''s room at noon that day was enveloped in an air that was hard to explain.......


    ********


    Despite these problems, the preparations for the school are progressing smoothly, and the unicorn sisters in charge of general affairs are in the process of asking villagers to apply for a place at the school.


    The village will be paying for all school fees and school lunches, so the burden on the students'' families should be reduced considerably.


    The revenue from the underground labyrinth (dungeon) is reasonably stable at the moment, and the armor made of dragon scales sold at the public sales office is selling at a fairly high price, so the school should be able to run without problems thanks to this revenue.


    Thus, as I was hurrying to prepare for the school, I received a report from Black, the peddler, that he had begun operating a traveling sales office in Pix on a trial basis.


    The demand for foodstuffs is higher than armaments in that city. We''ve been focusing on the fruits that the lord produces in his plants.


    It was a good idea.


    While most of the products sold were fruits that can be harvested in these regions, such as pilch, there were some fruits such as barna that can only be harvested in the southern part of the country at a slightly higher price.


    I was reminded of the importance of choosing the right sales strategy for each city.


    Along with the opening of the Pick''s sales office, a regular stagecoach service began operating between Pick''s and Liberty Village.


    At a time when the village was suffering from a shortage of labor, the bear people, who were good at manual labor, came to the village and willingly agreed to work pulling the stagecoach.


    Together with all the Wild Boar People, they have been working hard from day one with their vigorous voices.


    Liberty Village is still in the process of development, but I can feel that we are making progress step by step, which is very rewarding.


    I''ve got to keep up the good work, and I''ve got to keep up the good work, too.


    If you want your lunch, little one, Anya can make it for you.


    And from beyond that Unya, you can see Nirmana, Erdena and the others who appear to be carrying their lunches..........Hey, what''s going on with everyone!

 30 . Anyway, thats a story...

    Just as Erdena Aura Nirmana was frequently coming to invite him to dine with her in between the business of the city''s internal affairs, word was received that a messenger had arrived from the frontier city of Greencombe, south of Liberty Village.


    The frontier city of Greencombe, located in the south of Liberty Village.


    Here, the relatives of Eldena the Elf are named in the lord''s group.


    Because of this connection, it was the first land I set out for after I was disowned in the royal capital and had nowhere to go, but due to the harassment of my father, who was very influential in the royal house of nobility in the royal capital, I was denied entry to the city.


    I''m sure you''re not going to be able to find out what I''m talking about.


    It''s a very good idea to have a good idea of what to do with it.


    The messengers were the three bishops and sisters of the Church of the Greencombe.


    They said that they came as emissaries for a group of lords of the Greencombe.


    We talked a bit about the church.


    There are two major sects on this continent.


    One is the Bobblebum religion, which has racial supremacy as its holy book.


    One is Tersulianism, which preaches the protection of sub-humans.


    There are many sects on the continent, all of which are derived from one of these.


    The church in the village of Liberty is of Tersulianism, and is now administered by the Owl People (Owlpeople), Yome, as Sister.


    And the bishops who come today as messengers to the Green Combe are from the Boblebam religion, and this bishop is an influential person with a good standing in the royal capital.


    After exchanging greetings with the bishops, they chatted for a while.


    "Hmmm? It''s my use of....


    As I was about to say that, I was huffy.


    I''ve delivered a pandemic disease medicine to Greencombe, but I didn''t tell him my name because I was afraid of what he might do if he found out about me to my former father in King''s Landing.


    Contrary to my intentions


    ''Oh ... so you were the saint after all!


    Saying that, the bishop and everyone else in the Green Convoy got up from their seats in unison, knelt down on the spot and began to worship to me........what?��What''s going on?


    It''s hard to understand what''s going on, and I''m in a bit of a quandary, but at any rate, I''m facing a situation where I can''t do anything about it right now, and I''m in a bit of a quandary.......


    after a short time


    The bishop and his party finally released me from my prayers and sat me back down, and I finally got comfortable.


    The bishop told me that the medicine in the vial, which was delivered to him at the time of the epidemic, cured him instantly of a disease that could not be cured by healing magic.


    The person who delivered the medicine left without telling us his or her name... This must be the saint who saved us.


    A few days ago, a lost lamb brought a certain vial of medicine into the church. Apparently, the medicine made by the lord of this Liberty Village saved the lives of his relatives.......the medicine bottle that was brought in was the same bottle that contained the saint''s medicine.


    To be sure, that medicine bottle is a distinctive object... when I was still in King''s Landing, I had a glassworker I knew mass-produce one with a shape designed to efficiently store medicines, and stored it in a magic box, so it was certainly unlikely that anyone other than me would use this bottle.


    In hindsight, it was quite careless of me to use such a unique bottle, but...


    Anyway.


    As a result of this one incident becoming known to the people of the city from the church, and as a result of this story being passed on from the bishop to the group of lords, the bishop and others were sent to confirm that if the lord of Liberty Village is indeed a saint, he would like to establish a friendly relationship with Greencombe.


    I''m not going to be able to say that I''m the wrong person, I told them that I was the one who performed the medicine, but I did the right thing as a human being, so I didn''t want them to be more grateful than they needed to be.


    What a profound man you are!


    And then he was even more impressed, and I was bowed down again and knelt down....


    The day had already begun to fade when I managed to finish the whole talk successfully in the midst of the untenable situation where every time I said something, I was moved, shed tears, and worshipped.


    Finally, the bishop said


    I''m sure the city will send a messenger to the village with regard to friendship between the city and the village, so we''ll work out the details then.


    He smiled and said so with a smile and headed back to the Greencombe.


    Since we were here, I suggested that we should stay the night today.


    No, no, I have to tell the city about your saint as soon as possible.


    With that statement, I became a man on a wagon.


    I was exhausted from the constant derailing of the meeting, but the substance of the conversation was very meaningful.


    The largest city in the region where Liberty Village is now located is Greencomb.


    If it becomes possible to trade with this city in a friendly manner, even greater profits can be expected than trading with small frontier cities such as Picks, and it is thought that there will be an increase in the number of people from the Green Convicts visiting the village.


    In the same way that the stagecoach service was opened up between Green Convoy, it may be possible to open up a regular stagecoach service between Green Convoy and Pickus, and there is no doubt that various possibilities have opened up.


    ''Oh?��You look so happy, don''t you?


    While peering into my face from the side, Foldente chuckles at me as usual.


    ''''Well, regardless of how it happened, this is how I was able to connect with Greencombe.


    When he finished listening to my words, Foldente let out a small breath


    I don''t know why... but I do know that I have a connection to Green Convoy.


    Foldente had just said that much when there was an unexpected knock on the door.


    The door was opened before I could answer, and


    I beg your pardon, sir. Due to the urgency of the situation, I will not wait for an answer.


    A lillpop enters the room staggeringly.


    With his hands, he grabbed the person he had tied up and dragged him into the room by the scruff of his neck.


    "These two men were attempting to infiltrate the dragon scale mining site, and when I attempted to question them about their duties, they countered with poisoned arrows, and I seized them, but they committed suicide with the poison they had concealed in their possession.


    Those words blew away the slightly buoyant mood I had been in earlier.


    It''s a good idea to be able to have a good idea of what you''re looking for when you''re in the market.


    The dragon scale mining site is the most important resource in this village, it''s a secret.


    I nodded silently at Foldente''s words.


    The place where Salamander Sarah''s decades worth of dragon scales are mined is so important to Liberty Village that they have used the holes they have dug and covered the surrounding area with rocks to prevent its full extent from being seen by the surroundings, limiting its access to the area.


    If the intruders were to arrive at the place at the same time as the arrival of the messenger from Greencombe, I think the timing would be too good to be true.


    After all, Greencomb is a racist city. Don''t you ever forget that?


    I nodded silently at Foldente''s words.


    ********


    A few days after the messenger from Greencomb returned.


    It was finally decided to start school.


    At first, we had thought that we would start in the spring, but since we had more children who wanted to be students than we expected, we decided to start the school ahead of schedule on a trial basis.


    There were 41 students in total at the beginning.


    There were 37 sub-humans and four of their race.


    They would be the youngest class in the King''s Capital, and would begin with learning to read, write and calculate.


    Nirmana, who comes to the lord''s office whenever she has time and invites me to dinner, has proven herself to be extremely talented when she finally takes the podium.


    It''s not easy to teach a class while listening carefully to each child and making sure that the entire class understands together and moves forward, rather than forcing them to move on.


    I''m not sure if I was able to give that much consideration to the whole class, though I myself stood on the podium when I was in King''s Landing.


    Also, the former magic strongman of Batcombe, Magic-san''s class was also quite good.


    She would nominate a student anyway and make them answer a question.


    Loudly in front of everyone, as a basic rule, and if they answered correctly, she would clap loudly for them, and if they made a mistake, she would communicate her disappointment with her body in a loud voice and gesture.


    The students never get bored of the lessons because they are taught with their whole bodies.


    They are more solid than I thought.


    Saying that, Foldente, who was supposed to be teaching, could only chuckle.


    Thus, the school in Liberty Village got off to a better start than expected.

 31 . The messenger of Batocombe came over

    At first I couldn''t believe my ears when I heard the news of our visitor.


    I was inspecting the roadside streets that were undergoing maintenance when the hawker girl came to me in a hurry to tell me the news and said the same words again to me, who was stunned.


    ''''A messenger from the frontier city of Batcombe is here at the town hall.


    As I hurriedly returned to the town hall, I was greeted by Foldente and Unja.


    I''m sure it''s not a good idea to have the guards in attendance, but I think we need to be prepared.


    According to Foldente''s instructions, the chief of the guards, Dog People Googus, and several guards, including Beast Fiend Lil Pop, were already waiting in the next room of the reception room.


    Frontier City of Batcombe


    It''s a frontier city that is widely rumored to have repeatedly launched skirmishes against surrounding villages and small frontier cities, calling them "exercises", and lost in the confusion of these skirmishes, looting them.


    Although fighting between cities is strictly forbidden by the royal capital, it is said to be tolerated by a large amount of tribute.


    Why did the emissaries from that city come to Liberty Village, which does not border the city?


    Even if you think about it, there''s no way you can get an answer.


    Moreover, as long as the visit was with an official messenger, it would be hesitant to disregard it.


    Even though there are no borders between the cities, we must consider the risk that they might use that as an excuse to send something to us.


    If you''re in any danger, I''ll protect you, even if I have to pay for it with my life.


    I''m flattered, but I''m about to go to the press conference and I don''t want you to get so worked up at the beginning.


    When I said that and laughed bitterly, Unja smiled a little and softened the killing spirit that had been leaking out of her body.


    I''m not sure I''ve ever seen such a thing. You''re younger than I thought.''''


    When I entered the reception room, the messenger greeted me with a big smile.


    He appeared to be over 50 years of age.


    As it seems that he is a knight, the figure dressed in armor shows the manners typical of a warrior, and I could sense that he himself has considerable ability.


    "Well, don''t take a stance like that.......but I know it''s hard to get people to trust you like that.......


    As he said this, the messenger raised his hands to show that he was unarmed, then gave a big bow and


    My name is G?tter G?. I''m the lord of the frontier city of Batcombe.


    Then he grinned.


    .........huh? ...my lord?


    At those words, not only me, but also Unja''s expression hardened.


    Probably the same is true for Gugs and others in the next room.


    I''m sure you''ll be pleased to know that I''m not the only one who''s taken a seat.


    ''''I guess the young lady over there wasn''t surprised it''s a bit of a shame.


    Just because I''m not old, you know?��I guess it will depend on what happens next, if you''re surprised or not?


    At Foldente''s words, it was Geltor who laughed outright, ''That''s right,'' he said.


    I''m not very good at talking about all the details.......let me just get straight to the point.


    With that, Gelter leaned forward from his chair.


    I need my guys to use that dungeon or whatever it is called, but I need my guys to use it.


    According to Geltzer.


    When he heard about the construction of an underground dungeon in the village of Liberty, he thought to himself, "It''s probably a sneak attack anyway. I heard that they only thought it was a good idea.


    However, when adventurers and knights who were returning to King''s Landing after experiencing the dungeons stopped by Batcombe on their way home, they were all praising the dungeons.


    Hearing this, the fierce men of Batcombe''s army said "We want to try it too".


    I''m sure you''re aware of this, but... well, you know... because of all the rumors about our city, there are severe restrictions on military personnel leaving the city.


    Saying that, Gelter ducked his head with a bitter smile, looking bummed out.


    Batcombe has set strict restrictions on the actions of those who belong to its army, as there are too many acts of blowing up battles in surrounding cities and other areas.


    One of these restrictions is that they cannot enter cities and villages that have not signed a treaty with the military without permission.


    In addition, when going out of the city, military personnel are required to carry a memory crystal that records all of their activities, and if someone fails to do so, no matter how much money they have paid in tribute, they will not escape severe punishment.


    I didn''t dare to mention the part about ''unworthy rumors''.


    ''I appreciate your appreciation of the underground labyrinth (dungeon), but isn''t it too much to ask for the people of Batcombe to come to this village? After all, we don''t border the city and...


    At my words, Gelter nodded broadly.


    ''So I was thinking, could you get a stagecoach out of this village?


    Naturally, the armor used in the underground labyrinth (dungeon) should be sealed in a magic box. Its opening will only be done when challenging the underground labyrinth (dungeon).


    It seems to me that there is some truth in wanting to challenge the underground labyrinths (dungeons).


    I''ve heard that many of those who belong to Batcombe''s army are very belligerent and prefer fighting.


    However, when it comes to concluding a treaty of passage with Batcombe, which is constantly notorious for various things, I can''t help but think of various disadvantages.


    Then, will you accept this condition as well?


    Beside me, who was thinking, Foldente approached Geltor, giggling as usual.


    ''What terms?''��I''m going to agree to most of them, okay?


    Geltar turns to Foldente and leans forward.


    To Geltar, Foldente informed him of the following


    In the event of a treaty of passage, cities and villages that have signed a treaty of friendship with Liberty Village will not be subject to combat activities - including exercises - if they have signed a treaty of passage.


    The number of people who can stay in the city at one time is limited to 50, and the next one will not be accepted until 50 people have returned to the city.


    These terms and conditions should be put in writing and exchanged with each other in the same sentence.


    Fifty people... hmmm...


    Although Gelter only had difficulty with the number of people in the room, he finally agreed to the whole idea.


    Our guys....I''m embarrassed to say, but there are a lot of fast and furious people here...they''re a little uncontrollable...so I think if we let them vent in an underground dungeon or something like that, they''ll calm down a little...


    Saying that, Gelter laughed out loud.


    When I told him that if we are going to run the stagecoach from Batcombe to Liberty village, we have to pass through the small frontier city in between, and we can''t give permission until we get permission from that frontier city.


    We decided to have another discussion with the small frontier city of Pix, which currently has a friendly relationship with Liberty Village and borders Batcombe, after discussing the matter with them, and that was the end of the day.


    .... but...


    Hey, my lord.........well, what.......that''s it for today, but.......the underground dungeon......can I have a go at it? Can I have a go at it?


    Saying that, Gelter clasped his hands together towards me and asked me to do it.


    I couldn''t help but giggle in front of that childlike gesture.


    As a special case, Gelter took on the challenge of an underground labyrinth (dungeon).


    Hey, hey!��This is even more fun than I thought it would be!


    He enjoyed it to the fullest while shouting with glee, and in the end, he challenged the solo/advanced level five times, and advanced to the maximum of five levels.


    Gerther returned to Batcombe while joyfully holding the large shield of dragon scales, a rare item he was able to obtain with a drop item, and returned to Batcombe.


    It''s like having a big kid to deal with.


    At Foldente''s words, I couldn''t help but nod with a chuckle.


    Just.


    It was also true that he felt somewhat more comfortable than he had after the meeting with Greencombe, which had been somewhat of an afterthought, as he felt uncomfortable.


    Anyway, he''d have to go and talk to Picks first.


    I started to check my plans for tomorrow for now.

 32 . The actual situation of the pigeon combe and the offer of the green pigeon

    The acceptance of the underground labyrinth (dungeon) challengers from Batcombe had begun.


    A total of seven carriages, five large stagecoaches with the first 50 people on board and two wagons carrying their cargo, had arrived at Liberty Village via the frontier small city of Picks as planned.


    As promised, the Liberty Village Guards have been guarding the wagons since they entered Picks.


    ''What a pompous thing!


    Saying that, the person in charge of accepting Batcombe''s side, Vibrina, laughs, but her expression also looks slightly ill-at-ease.


    That would be true.


    If Batcombe''s bad reputation wasn''t so bad, there would be no need for such a heavy-handed security guard.......


    She was well aware that the Batcombe was blowing up a few combat actions here and there that were called exercises.


    However, when it came to this topic, Vibrina was


    "....Your father and I are very concerned about this matter.......I''m sorry.......but please don''t do any more than that.......now......


    Then she would shut her mouth.


    After regaining her composure, Biblina went to work accepting the group of carriages that had come.


    However, it seems that when she lived in Batcombe, Biblina had her maids do all those kinds of chores.


    She is not accustomed to this kind of miscellaneous work, so whatever she does, she''s baffled and confused. Since she is not familiar with these kinds of tasks, she is confused about what to do and asks Unja to help her with the task for the time being.


    Because of the conversation we had earlier.


    I couldn''t help but notice that Biblina was gloomy, so I visited Daiken-san, the former hero of the Great Sword of Batcombe and now working as an apprentice guard in Liberty Village, and asked him about the situation.


    Naturally, since it concerns the internal affairs of the country I was formerly in, I thought it would be nice if he could tell me as much as possible, but


    ''I''m not required to keep it confidential, and I''ve never been trusted when I tell you.


    When he said that, he began to speak heavily.


    According to Daiken-san, he said.


    There are two main factions within the Batcombe.


    One is the Lords faction, led by the Lords, Gelter.


    One is the military faction, mainly the military leaders.


    In Batcombe, this military faction has held most of the power and the majority of the troops for generations, and it is their troops that are doing all the fighting and looting of other countries under the guise of exercises.


    With regard to the attack on Picks that I carried out, there was a secret order from the upper echelons of the military... Well, I''m not going to make excuses now.


    Incidentally, of the party of great sword heroes she led, the three of them, Great Sword-san, Great Shield-san and Magic-san, were more of a military party.


    According to her, they were of the "If it provides a place to rampage, that''s fine" type of thinking.


    She said that only the strongest archers were barely military, and because of that connection, she said that she was now back in the army in Batcombe and on some kind of mission.


    In order to control such a military outburst, Gelter has been trying to control the military''s outbursts for the past 10 years since he became the lord of the land, and the use of the underground labyrinth (dungeon) this time is probably part of that.


    ''''I looked at the people who came to the underground labyrinth this time, and I''d say there were 6 lords and 4 military factions.


    The military faction, and I''m sure they''re not the only ones.


    ''''There is a place where you can test your own martial prowess without having to take part in a plundering exercise, and if you become a Lordship, you are free to use this place.


    The aim is probably to persuade them to do so.


    In the unlikely event that the military faction tries to do something, since the lord faction has a larger number of people, it will be a check on them, and even if something actually happens, it will be easy to subdue them..........they are deliberately creating such a situation.


    In line with this, it is also significant that Biblina, the daughter of Lord Gelter, is present in Liberty Village.


    Even though the military faction is in control of most of the city, it is the lord faction that possesses foreign diplomatic power, and if the military faction caused any problems at the destination where the lord''s daughter was dispatched, it could be a cause for the purge of the military faction.


    The reason why Biblina was being dispatched to Liberty Village here was because of a combination of complicated circumstances to that extent.


    When Daiken-san told me this much.


    ''If I make a big move, it might provoke the military faction in some way. It would be helpful if you would tacitly agree to allow me to support Lady Biblina in the shadows.


    Then I bowed my head.


    While I couldn''t officially admit to that, I personally had to respond to the request by all means.


    Daiken-san laughed at me, saying that it was enough, and I felt a little shrugged off... if only I could do something more...


    This time, I gathered only those who held positions in the town hall and told them about it in private.


    It would be problematic if the word got out, but we felt that if we didn''t have a common understanding in the village, we would be in trouble if something happened.


    Everyone''s reaction was that they understood the situation, but they weren''t sure if it was right to take everything they said for granted.


    Basically, however, everyone agreed that we would continue to accept the current system, which had just begun.


    Along with this, I''ve decided to have a few guards take turns guarding Biblina as a constant helper.


    For me personally, I need to rethink my approach to Geltor. Mainly in a favorable direction.


    ********


    Some time after the start of the interaction with Batcombe.


    This time a delegation from the frontier city of Greencomb came to the village.


    The delegation consisted of a total of ten people, including the bishop who came last time, four church officials and six members of the lord''s group''s entourage.


    Their story was that.


    As a token of friendship between the village of Greencomb and Liberty, they wanted a Bobblebum church to be built in the village.


    The village of Liberty will pay all the costs of construction.


    Liberty Village will bear all necessary post-construction costs


    Incidentally, post-construction costs include


    Membership fees for church groups


    Annual Offering to God


    A monthly offering of thanksgiving for God''s blessings


    All of the personnel costs of the priests and other church workers and the maintenance of the church''s facilities


    All the priests and other workers in the church, even the cleaning crew, will be sent from the Green Combe to do everything, he said.


    The village will now receive God''s blessing. Oh, what a wonderful thing!


    I placed the pledge on the tabletop and folded my hands in front of my chest as if the bishop were giving thanks to God.


    I''m sorry, but I can''t take this story.


    I made it clear that I was going to refuse.


    The bishop staggered exaggeratedly and said, "Blasphemy? He stared at me with a tight expression on his face.


    The village of Liberty is still a newly built village and does not have the financial resources to pay for the church''s expenses to that extent, so he tells them again that he refuses.


    The bishop said that if that was the case, the association would provide a loan, but the loan was of course interest-bearing and I refused three times, saying that it was impossible now.


    The bishop has repeatedly asked me to reconsider, but I have no intention of accepting such harsh conditions, nor do I have any intention of actively accepting the racial supremacist Bobblebum religion.


    The village of Liberty has over 80% of its inhabitants who are sub-humans, and there is already a Telsulian church that advocates for sub-human patronage.


    The Tersulian church does not demand any money from the village, and Sister Yome, an owl people, even works herself to raise funds.


    The bishop, who has been urging us to reconsider again and again, finally said


    ''If they refuse to talk to the church, it could cast doubt on our future friendship with the Green Convicts, wouldn''t it?


    I even started to say it.


    I''d be lying if I said I didn''t hesitate a bit, but I kept shaking my head to the end.


    After the mission went back to the inn.


    I called the town hall officials together again and told everyone what I had to say today.


    I apologized to everyone for turning down the church on my own.


    If I was a lord who said yes to that, I''d be out of office, wouldn''t I?


    I was relieved when Googs said that and everyone else agreed with him.


    Since the delegation is still in the village, they may come back tomorrow with the same proposal, but I told them once again that I was going to reject it as well.


    After everyone left, I asked Eldena to stay behind for a bit and apologized again for what happened today.


    Her parents were a group of Greencombe lords.


    It was distressing to know that she was happy that the relationship between us and Greencombe, which had been deteriorating for a while, had been getting better for a while now.


    But Erdena is.


    "...What are you talking about?��It would have been harder for me if you had taken me up on that offer.


    He said and hugged me gently.


    ''''I''m glad you care about me but that doesn''t mean you''re going to misread what''s important.


    I nodded again at Erdena''s words.


    As I had expected, the Green Convoy came to me again first thing in the morning the next day and again begged me to build a church.


    This time, they made a lot of concessions, such as half of the construction costs being held by the church, but I told them once and for all that I couldn''t accept the offer.


    By the time the bishops finally gave up and went home, the sun was already shining.


    These two days have really worn me out.


    I know that my lord shouldn''t be making such weak statements, but I was still quite mentally drained.


    Such a fold.


    Erdena visited the lord''s office again.


    ''''Would you like to join us?''''


    With that, he brought me my lunch and drinks.


    Erdena didn''t ask me what happened with Greencombe, and we enjoyed our meal together, exchanging idle conversation.


    That was all there was to it.


    I felt a little bit better after she left... haha, I have a simple mental structure, I


    ************************.


    Because of the response to the facility from Greencomb, it was destroyed for two full days.


    I started my work today by processing the paperwork that had been piling up this morning.


    The number of people moving into the village has been increasing steadily.


    Most of them are sub-humans, and there are still many cases of people who used to live in the neighboring villages and move in by themselves.


    They are often looking for work as well, so we introduce them to the public works in the village, and this service has also been well received.


    There were reports of some of the Batcombe soldiers causing skirmishes in the village, but Vibrina took care of both cases immediately, and thanks to that, it wasn''t an important one.


    The on-site sales office we run in the small frontier city of Picks has also been doing well, with Black, the demoness (augmented by the augmented people), taking the lead in sales. We also received a post-mortem report that they had been able to hire a few residents of Picks as temporary employees due to a lack of manpower.


    A young buffalo man and his wife, who are farming in an inn village on the old road, informed us that the work was going well, but that the farmland was so large that they needed to replenish their manpower.


    In response to this, we have posted job advertisements in the village inn, dining room, and reception area of the underground labyrinth (dungeon), so we can only hope for a response in the future, so we replied to that request.


    I''ve heard that the expansion of the hot spring lodges has been settled, and they''re doing well, with an occupancy rate of 90% at any given time, but we''ve also received a request from a young couple of elves to replenish their staff.


    I''ll have to make another job ad for the hot spring hotel....


    The underground labyrinth (dungeon) continues to have its highest occupancy rate to date, thanks to customers from Batcombe repeating the challenge multiple times a day, I''m told.


    ''We''re making a lot of money,''


    I can almost hear Gianbarea''s voice saying, "I''ll be able to hear it.


    There were reports from the magic workshop, Eldena, that the production of magic stones was going well.


    The magic stones produced and sold here have been well received at the sales office in Picks, and they are hurrying to build a system to increase production as they are waiting for them to arrive.


    It seems that there is no particular problem with the management of the school, but while the number of applicants is gradually increasing, it seems that they need to consider increasing the number of teachers for the future as well, since they are lacking in the number of teachers.


    Salamander Sarah''s mining operation of the dragon scales seemed to be going well.


    Even if she continued mining at this rate, she was sure that it would not be depleted for more than ten years yet.


    Thus, after checking the reports from each department.


    I''m happy to hear that the situation in the village has been favorable for all of them.


    I can say that I continue to process them with a smile on my face, but I can say that I''m troubled by the fact that there are many reports of a slight shortage of human resources and the pile of paperwork doesn''t seem to have decreased at all, no matter how hard I try.


    I''m going to have to work a lot of overtime today.

 33 . After all, the story about the church is difficult

    The other day, I decided that we should do something about the church-related problems brought to us by the Green Convicts, so I asked the three members of Foldente Erdena Kro to come together.


    At the present time, Liberty Village does not have any particular religion as a village, although there is only one church of the Tersulian Church, a sub-human patronage sect.


    The Greencombe has been persistent in suggesting that the village should build a new Bobblebum church and give patronage to the Bobblebum religion.


    I have been refusing to accept this offer.


    Bobblebum''s religion is racially supremacist and is not suitable for Liberty Village, where 80% of the population is subaltern people.


    Moreover, we are asked to pay for most of the costs of building the church, and to pay for the maintenance of the church, as well as the yearly and monthly payments of money and goods... Frankly, I''m tired of this.


    I asked them what religion they were following.


    Well I don''t.


    I can''t be a Tersullian because my father is in the Lord''s Group of Greencombe, and the Bobblebum religion doesn''t allow sub-humans to join in the first place, in principle.


    Eldena the Elf crossed her arms and said, "I am a Tersulian, but that doesn''t mean I have to go to the main temple to make regular offerings.


    I''m a Tersulian, but that doesn''t mean I have to go to the main temple to make regular offerings. In the first place, Tersulianism doesn''t ask for money.


    Black, the Ogre People, said that and drank his tea in one gulp.


    The reason why I mentioned money is probably in retaliation for the fact that there was a lot of money involved in the conversation about Green Convex.


    I''m not a fan of


    When he was in King''s Landing, he became a member of the Bobblebum religion.


    This is because the former family of the Greed family, who were the four dukes of nobility, had obtained a high position in the headquarters of the Bobblebum religion in King''s Landing... Well, it was rumored that they bought that position with money.


    Now I am non-denominational, as is Erdena.


    Although it seems to be considered Tersulianism by some people because of the treatment of sub-humans that does not discriminate against them as a race.


    ''''So, what school are you of?''''


    Black asked Foldente about it.


    It''s Voronism.


    And then he chuckles, as usual.


    ''Fallonism?��What''s that?


    Black gives me a puzzled look.


    Black''s reaction can''t be helped in a way.


    The Fallon religion is a sect that worships Fallon, who was the great mage of ancient times and called the strongest magic demon god, an esoteric sect that is secretly worshipped by wizards and mages.


    Come to think of it, the wizard who joined the party of the man who was said to be the last and strongest brave man in this world was this Fallon, or was a descendant of this Fallon, and so on and so forth.


    Eldena and I also respect Fallon as a magic user, but not as a religion like Foldente did.


    Well, it''s that we know it as the knowledge of those who study magic.


    And, well, here''s the thing.


    If it''s King''s Landing, it''s probably four bobblebums in four.


    In one village in a remote area like this one, if four people gathered together, the sects would be that much more divided.......that''s how it is.


    Considering the two major religions on this continent, Bobblebum and Tersulianism, as well as professional sects such as Folonism and indigenous minorities, the number of religions on this continent is nothing short of the stars.


    After discussing with everyone


    Even if we as a village decide on a recommended denomination, let''s not force it on the villagers and allow them freedom of religion.


    This direction was quickly decided upon.


    The question was which denomination to recommend....


    I wish we had a religious sect that gave equal protection to all races and subspecies.


    Black was right, there are many different sects on this continent.


    Strangely enough, I have not heard of any sect that treats one kind of people and a sub-human equally and wishes for their coexistence and co-prosperity.


    Although there have been a few times in the past when the topic came up, most of them were persecuted by the Bobblebum religion and almost all of them have disappeared.


    ........Come to think of it, when I was in King''s Landing, I remember there was a new sect that was established to give equal protection to races and sub-humans.


    The people of that sect.


    I remember it well because it was based in a tavern I used to frequent in King''s Landing called the Three Dragons Pavilion, where they were conducting missionary activities.


    We were collecting donations to build a holy hall dedicated to a deity called "Holy Wings," but as usual, we were interfered with by the Bobblebum religion, and before I knew it, we had disappeared.


    As I recall, there was a flag... a yellow fabric with wings painted on it, and on either side of it were the figures of a man and a sub-human...


    And after thinking this far, I remembered something.


    ****************************.


    The street behind the street in Liberty Village.


    The corner of a so-called back street, one street off the main street


    Inside the store, which is getting ready to open, a woman is cleaning the store.


    The woman, dressed in what is said to be an Eastern style kimono, is busily running around the store, her wooden shoes chattering.


    ''''Brother, we''re about to open, so let''s hurry up and get ready.


    At those words, the man in the kitchen, who was cooking food to be made up, nodded silently.


    He was a skinhead, with eyes so narrow that he couldn''t tell if they were open or not, and although his body was slender, his arms were enough to suggest that his entire body was quite muscular.


    ''''Brother, it''s a good thing we made it to this village nonetheless.


    All the cities and villages up until now would kick us out just because we''re bishops of the Bunn religion.''''


    At the woman''s words, the man in the kitchen nodded repeatedly with tears of frustration.


    ''''To repay this favor, let''s try to make a good profit so that we can build the Holy Temple.


    As she said this, the woman draped a cloth pinned across the entrance of the shop with a wooden stick, called a nolen, over the entrance.


    On the nolen was written ''Sweetshop Bun''.


    Beside Noren was a flag with wings painted on a yellow ground, with human and sub-human figures on either side of it.


    ''Come on, you''ll earn your keep today.


    I knew it was the Bunn flag I thought I saw it on my tour.


    I mean....huh?


    A voice suddenly came from behind the woman as she was about to get fired up for the opening of the store.


    The woman was violently upset that the voice recognized the flag she had just raised as that of Bunnism.


    Although Bunnism had been doing missionary work in the royal capital a few years ago, its aim of coexistence and co-prosperity of all living things, including races and sub-humans, had drawn the wrath of the racial supremacist Bobblebum religion, and it had been persecuted so violently that it had been forced to flee the royal capital.


    ''''Oh ... ah ... ah ... sir ... do you know this flag?''''


    A woman who listens intently.


    Yeah, I''m familiar with it. I''ve seen it before in the Three Dragons Pavilion.


    At those words, the woman''s whole body tensed up.


    .........Eh? What? King''s Landing? ........And isn''t the Three Dragons Pavilion the place where we were most persecuted!


    A woman rushes around in a panic.


    Her brother, who was in the kitchen, noticing her appearance, runs out in a frenzy.


    You''re the manager.......and you''re the bishop of the Bunn Church, is that correct?


    At those words, my brother gave a small nod, silent.


    Then


    Safate, the man who had been speaking to them, offered to let them protect Bunnism as the village''s recommended religion.


    The church would be given the use of a Tersulian church, located in a settlement at the foot of the village of Gorun.


    This church was built more than ten years ago by the Tersulian religion, but since the death of the priest more than ten years ago, it had been neglected without an official priest being assigned to it, and Yome, the Owl People, had cleaned it up and used it as a hospital and church.


    Such neglected churches existed in many remote and sparsely populated villages and settlements, regardless of whether they were Bobblebum or Tersulian, and according to the decision of the king''s capital, those churches to which no priest had been assigned for more than ten years could be used as the property of the inhabitants as they wished.


    Since Yome, who had been using this church with the approval of the people of the village, had also received permission to have Bunnism use it, all that remained was to see if the two Bunnists would accept it.


    A few days later.


    Inside the church, there was a sweet-bun woman wiping hard, wiping down the church.


    ''''We have to do our best to live up to our lord''s expectations.......right, brother!


    At the woman''s words, my brother nodded repeatedly as he sat upright on the floor in front of the altar and popped his hand on a religious instrument called a wooden fish.


    My brother, Siyaka.


    Sister Ten.


    The Bunn teaching by the two men was to begin anew on this day.


    ************************.


    As soon as the decision was made to recommend Bunnism, the town hall made a formal public notice.


    Since it was only a recommendation, there was no particular confusion, since the notice emphasized that entry into the religion was of free will, along with the fact that everyone was also allowed the freedom of the religion they currently believed in.


    Rather, when my racial lord recommended Bunnism, which ideally encourages the coexistence of races and sub-humans, and declared that he would not persecute the sub-human patronage of Tersulianism either, the voices of support for me, especially from sub-humans, became immense.


    Unfortunately, as I expected, there was some discontent among some of my people, and some of them left the village because of this, but overall it was only a small part of the movement, and I was relieved to hear that.


    Nevertheless


    In Liberty Village, the reason why they decided to take a stand for the Bunn religion is because they wanted to reject the persistent attempts by Greencombe to recruit the Bobblebum religion, so I should make sure to get information on the influence of those factors as well... It''s really difficult to do something like this.


    Thank you for that.


    The small frontier city of Picks has issued a statement that it will not distract from the mission and faith of Bunnism.


    This is probably


    I guess that''s one way of saying thank you for all the work we''ve done for you with Batcombe.


    I think I have to thank you again when I come to pick''em up next time.


    Although the decision to recommend it was based on various speculations, the coexistence and co-prosperity of races and sub-humans is something that I personally would like to promote.


    We still have a long way to go, but I believe that we have to work hard for it, one step at a time.


    Botchama, Botchama!


    Unja rushed into the office.


    What''s going on!��And then, in front of me, who was bracing herself for a moment, Unja said


    That sweet food called zenzai from the sweet shop bun is too good to be true!��This is the only way we can eat together now!


    I was quick to say so, but he grabbed my arm and started running.


    But it''s more like Unna, and I think that''s good.


    After this, I enjoyed two cups of zenzai with Unja.

 34 . The spillover effect of Bun religion

    A few days after the Bunn religion was recognized as the recommended religion of Liberty Village.


    The Bunn people who had fled to various places had begun to gather in Liberty Village.


    So far, there were about ten of them in total, including the Siyaka brothers and sisters, and except for the brothers and sisters, all of them were sub-humans.


    Everyone in the Bunn religion has been going around early every morning, cleaning the shops and the area around the church, and the church itself has been cleaned up.


    After that, they hold a sutra recitation, led by the Siyaka brothers and sisters, but when that is done, they all go off to work and are engaged in various jobs around the village.


    They have been actively participating in the cultivation of the farmland, which is led by a young buffalo man and his wife, and have been a valuable asset to the church.


    Most of the money for the church comes from the sales of Bun, a sweet shop run by Siyaka.


    Many of the sweet foods here, known as dungo and silko, are unfamiliar to those in the royal capital, and have already become the talk of the town as a hidden gem in the Liberty Village, with strong sales being recorded daily.


    When I asked Unja about it, she said


    I often go there with Aura and Korok. I also have a loyalty card.


    And that was that.


    ........there''s such a thing as a loyalty card....


    As for the missionary work, they only leave handouts describing the teachings of Bunnese religion at the church and at the sweet bun store.


    He said that he only explains to people who inquire about it, and that he does not actively solicit people to join the mission.


    After a while, I went to check out the church.


    Then I noticed a large, unfamiliar object on the altar that hadn''t been there before.


    Although it was shaped like an egg, it had some sort of wing-like object growing out of either side of it, giving it a somewhat distorted look.


    I asked Ten, who was showing me around the church, to see what it was.


    "When my brother was on a journey to the West to cultivate himself, he found these divine wings in the ruins.


    In response, Shyaka nodded while clasping her hands together in silence.


    Behind me, who was twisting my neck, Foldente, who had come along with me, was twisting his neck as well, "Ah........by any chance.......


    As he said this, Foldente, who seemed to have an idea, ran out of the church.


    After a while, Foldente returned with Lilpop, who was an apprentice guard.


    When they arrived at the church and saw the deity, Lil Pop saw it.


    Hi, isn''t this "Magic Airmen"?


    I said that and smiled happily.


    As Lil Pop approached the deity, he stuck his hand into the back part of it.


    Then the part of it opened up into a lid article.


    Lilpop pressed a button inside it.


    Then the egg-shaped deity began to emit light once, its wings extended to the left and right, and from the top of its head, a head-like part popped out, and the whole thing clattered and began to unfold in place.


    Its shape gradually changed from its initial egg shape to a shape like a great eagle flapping its wings.


    ''''Is this........a weapon of the demon world?''''


    A supplementary weapon, to be precise.


    They are called "magic armored airmen.


    By combining it with your own armored infantry, it can be given the ability to fly.


    By the way, this magic airborne soldier is an unmanned aircraft that can be remotely controlled by the magic infantry.


    ''''With a little adjustment, it should be able to be controlled by its own armored infantry, and it should be able to merge with them.


    I''m not sure if it''s too early to say so, but Lil'' Pop is about to start working on adjusting his magic airman while rolling up his arms.


    I hurriedly pulled Lil'' Pop back in such a hurry.


    Although its true identity is a magical airborne soldier, a weapon of the demon world, it is still a goddess in the eyes of the Bunn religion.


    Whether or not it''s okay to dismantle or modify such a thing so easily.......so I immediately explained the situation to Siyaka and Ten.


    Ten is starting to get a big, huge glint in his eye.


    ''Our Goddess ... was actually a wing of righteousness to punish evil, wasn''t she?


    And I was moved in a strange direction.........


    They were holding hands with a similarly moved Shyaka, who was crying tears of joy.


    Behind them, all of the disciples who had gathered to hear the story were also crying tears of emotion as well as the two of them, holding their hands together as they bobbed their heads.


    They graciously accepted the fact that Lil Pop might adjust and possibly use this divine body.


    ''Wings of justice are wings of justice only if they are used to protect justice. Who would refuse to do so?


    Ten was still crying tears of joy.


    He grabbed both of Lil Pop''s hands and bowed his head over and over again.


    For now, that''s why.


    So the Lil Pop was a goddess, or rather, he was also given permission to adjust and work with the magical airborne soldier on display in his place....


    ..........or rather.......the ruins of a magical object lying around......maybe I want to go investigate it if I get the chance!


    ************************.


    A few days after the incident with the deity


    My lord, I''m making a rather troublesome request today, but...


    Biblina, who had come as a caretaker of the Batcombe soldiers, came to the lord''s room with a puzzled expression on her face.


    What''s wrong with her?��So I asked him about it.


    Some of the Batcombe soldiers want permission to come to the Bunyan church and worship there.


    There is some foreshadowing in this.


    Previously.


    Lil Pop, an apprentice guard from Liberty Village, overwhelmed and eradicated a party of heroes from the old Great Sword with just one person.


    The story is said to be so widely known in the Batcombe Military Department that, although it has not been out in the open, no one knows about it behind the scenes.


    That lillpop, it seems, has been infiltrating the Bunn church.


    ��arrow (mark or symbol)


    Is Lil Pop a Bunnist?


    ��arrow (mark or symbol)


    Is the Bunn religion the god of warfare!


    Such rumors are prevalent among the Batcombe soldiers, and as a result........


    Well, it''s true that Lil Pop spends almost all of her time outside of her patrol going into the Bunn Church and adjusting her demon airmen, but she''s not


    "I am a fighter-magician. I''m not interested in religion at all.


    I said.........


    In case you''re wondering, I told Biblina about that too.


    "Yes, well....


    Biblina said, and then she let out a loud sigh.


    The soldiers coming from Batcombe are included in the militant, military faction.


    Because of this, the range of activities within Liberty Village was restricted, and the settlement at the foot of Mount Gorn, where the Bunn Church is located, was out of their range.


    In case you''re wondering.


    I gave my permission on the condition that the Lords'' soldiers, who are always moderate, and Biblina would accompany them.


    ''Also, please promise not to pick a fight with Lil Pop for the purpose of testing his skills.......this is just a word of concern for all the Batcombe soldiers.......''


    It is so.....


    Lil Pop didn''t mean any offense at all, but he was a bit of a quickie.


    We will identify hostile action and immediately respond to, destroy and subdue it.


    And then the overwhelming aggression... oh... just remembering the devastation at the scene of the complaint makes me a little giddy...


    At those words, Biblina.


    I''m aware of that. I know as well as I can.


    He chuckled at that.


    This Vibrina.


    On my first day in Liberty Village.


    Is that you?��Who says you''re treating the hero of the great sword as a baby?��Just imagine what kind of a man he is, but he''s a very dickskinny little boy. I''d say that doesn''t make the rumors any less believable.


    That''s what I said to Lil'' Pop, and I put up a fight with him.


    Just one second later.


    He had been knocked unconscious by that face slamming into the ground.


    It was a bitter smile based on the experience of knowing firsthand.


    ************************.


    The reputation of Bungyou is sublime.


    The Bunyas do not ask for any offerings, and they rarely solicit people to join them.


    For this reason, even those villagers who were skeptical in the beginning gradually accepted the presence of the Bunn religion.


    Especially in Liberty Village, where there are many sub-humans, Bunnism, which preaches the coexistence and co-prosperity of races and sub-humans, seems to have been rapidly accepted.


    The Bunnese who have been working diligently to cultivate the land in the dense work area are all earnest and dedicated to their work, and they have been received very favorably by everyone in the farming area, and this rumor has spread to the village as well.


    At this rate, they''re going to fit into everyone''s lives in a good way.


    It''s a relief for the village that recommended it.


    ........just behind the scenes.


    There have been reports of some suspicious people breaking into the church on several occasions, attempting to raid the interior and attempting to harass them.


    These men had all been captured by Lil Pop, who had recently been sleeping in the church for the adjustment work of the Magic Airmen.


    Without exception, the captured prowlers had all taken poison and committed suicide, and although their identities were unknown, it wasn''t hard to imagine that they were probably from the hard-line Bobblebum religion, which was often hard-line.


    The area around the church, I suppose, would be safe with Lil'' Pop around.


    There is still some unease in the direction of Bunn, the sweet shop on the street.


    I asked the chief of the guards, Googus, to increase the patrol security in that direction.


    I could only sigh, as I thought, that matters related to religion are not easy to end, I thought.


    ********


    That night.


    As usual, I was wrestling with a pile of papers, even though it was long past my working hours, when Foldente came to me.


    "Hey, there''s something about the neighborhood that you should hear about.


    According to Foldente, there is something strange going on in the nearby frontier cities of Batcombe and Greencombe.


    In Batcombe, he said.


    Although they have been sending out their troops to the dungeons in Liberty Village one by one, the fact that some of the returning soldiers were so inspired by the Bunn School is said to have upset the upper echelons of the military faction, which is an enforcing faction, quite a bit.


    They are skeptical that they might be nostalgic for the Lords, and some have even suggested that they should immediately stop sending the soldiers to the underground labyrinth (dungeon).


    However, since the soldiers'' opinion of the dungeon is so high, some people think that if it is cancelled unilaterally, the military faction might give up on it.


    In Greencomb, the


    They are upset that the village of Liberty has endorsed the Bunn religion.


    Apparently I''m being treated like a "saint who saved Greencombe from an epidemic" by the Greencombe folks - which is also why the Bobblebum sect wanted to embrace me - but I''m not.


    If the village of Liberty, which I govern, encouraged Bunnism, was the saint a Bunnist?��The story is spreading rapidly.


    At the same time.


    The rumor that a Bobblebum bishop went to Liberty village to propose the establishment of a Bobblebum church, but was refused because he demanded an exorbitant amount of money for the church, seems to be spreading.


    Well, in both cases, the spark that originally existed inside the city has begun to smolder.


    Foldente chuckles at that.


    I am.


    We need to digest that kind of fire while it''s still burning so that it doesn''t smolder in Liberty Village.


    Then he laughed back.

 35 . I tried too hard again and was taken away this time...

    I have to admit, mornings have been hard these days.


    Liberty Village has many places that are still under construction.


    I try to look around those places as much as possible during the day.


    As a result, all of my paperwork has to be done in the afternoon and after hours, and there are often days when I can barely crawl into bed before dawn.


    Still, we have work to do, and we have to work hard today...


    With that in mind, I got dressed and opened the door.


    "Master, today we''re going to play with the Koroks!


    In front of me, Korok, Aura Era, Unja and Eldena were lined up in a line, waiting for me to walk through.


    No, Korok, I have a job to do...


    It''s a very good idea to have a good idea of what you''re looking for.


    I''m sure that today''s inspection is full of places that would be enough for me to go around in your place. It''s just that the lord has been working without a break for more than a month now, so you should have a good rest today and tomorrow.


    I thought that was what was said out of the blue, but then Unya and Eldena took me away in a hug on both sides...but, hey, wait a minute!


    ************************.


    ''''Well you wouldn''t be able to get your work out of your head if you were in the village anyway, would you?''''


    As Erdena said this, an aura came in the cave, transforming into a dragon form.


    The aura rode the group of us and in the blink of an eye, it soared high into the sky.


    ''''It''s a great feeling bear~!


    Korok is having a blast.


    Everyone else is smiling and looking around, but it''s been so long since I''ve been able to forget about work and go somewhere, that I suddenly have trouble sleeping.


    ''''Well fine, just sleep until we get there.


    I felt like I could see Eldena''s smile just before her eyelids closed.


    It felt so soft and nice under my head....


    And.


    I wasn''t quite sure how long it had been, but I woke up on Eldena''s lap pillow.


    ''....Good morning.


    Eldena smiles as she says that.


    When I woke up, Eldena''s smile was there, could it be that she had been watching me sleep for a long time?


    Erdena only smiled at my question, but did not respond to my question.


    I''m feeling very bothered....


    I woke up, and when I got up, the aura had already landed.


    Apparently, they''re at their destination... and...


    Za-zas.


    Zaza~........


    Um..........what is that thing in front of you, all spread out in front of you......could it be the ocean?


    ...Isn''t it the ocean, by any chance?


    Erdena said and handed me a bag in her handbag.


    I''m not going to be able to get it right. I''m sorry to have chosen at random, but use it if you want.


    Erdena smiles smugly as she says that.


    As I recall, the ocean is the closest thing to Liberty Village, isn''t the Halwai Coast to the south?


    That place is supposed to be a stagecoach ride of about half a month... Oh, but he flew in on his aura, so I guess he got there in a few minutes.


    With that in mind, I looked up at the sky and the sun was still low.


    It looks like it will be a long time before noon.


    ''''Master~!��I can''t wait to swim with you, Bear!


    Korok, who''s already changed into his swimsuit, buzzes me with his hands buzzing.


    Right.


    Since it''s a favor to all of you, I''ll let you rest well at least for today.


    ************************.


    I changed into my swimsuit and walked to the beach, where Unja had already set up a parasol to make a place for us to rest.


    You haven''t been getting enough sleep because of all the hard work you''ve been doing every day," she said. First of all, you need to get a good rest here...


    ''Master!��Come on, bear!��Sea bear!��Swimming Bear!


    Despite being in the middle of Unja''s story, a super high-spirited Korok grabbed my arm and pulled me straight into the ocean at once.


    ''Korok!��My little one is tired from hard work day after day!


    ''Right now I''m busy playing with Korok, bear!


    Korok runs away happily, taking my hand, not even bothering to look at Unja as she chases after him.


    Five seconds later.


    Wunya grabbed me by the top of my head and lifted me straight up.


    I''m sorry, bear - I was just too excited.


    I wish I knew. I wish I knew...


    The Koroks had raised the white flag so easily.


    As I thought it might be dangerous to move around so quickly, I decided to enjoy the feel of the seawater in a relatively shallow area.


    ''Master!��Watch me for a minute, bear!


    Around me, Korok swims in a strange form.


    ''How''s the bear?��An awesome bear?


    That''s great, Korok can already swim.


    When I was impressed, Korok chuckled happily.


    "More and more bears!��I''m looking at you, bear!


    With that, Korok swims offshore.


    Five minutes later.


    A little further down the road, my foot goes out.


    They''ll be able to get it done.


    Korok started screaming.


    I rushed to swim to help him.


    How much do we have to do?


    Unja swam at a great pace, and in no time at all, she was back to collect her Korok.


    How fast that swim was.


    Korok was saved, and he was firmly lectured by Unja.


    While saying that, Erdena, who had changed into a swimsuit, came over.


    .........eh.


    What can I say?


    I wasn''t usually very conscious of it...well, I''d be lying if I said I wasn''t.


    It might be accurate to say that I try not to be conscious of it.


    Yes, Erdena is a beautiful woman.


    She looks great in a bathing suit, too.


    I couldn''t help but admire her appearance under the sunshine.


    ''''.......What''s wrong?''''


    I finally came to myself after being asked that.


    ''Sorry, I''m sorry I was just staring at you...''


    I couldn''t help but say that honestly, but Eldena heard it.


    Really? ...Does it look good on you?


    She looked into my face, cheeks slightly stained.


    I could only nod my head in confusion at such an Eldena, and


    Hey, little guy, we''re barbecuing.


    If Una hadn''t called out to me, Erdena''s smile would have sucked me in....


    Yeah, if I really kissed her, I''d be mad as expected, Eldena too.


    ************************.


    The food in these places tastes even better than usual.


    Aura and Aela in their swimsuits were smiling and chewing on their meat.


    "We''ll be adding more seafood soon, so everyone is going to eat it.


    Unja says that while putting this and that on the net.


    Well, she''s already gotten some seafood from somewhere.


    In front of me, Unja runs toward the rocks, arms around me.


    A few minutes later.


    Meow.


    Unna came back with an armful of shells and fish.


    Oh, um........is this area safe for fishing rights and such?


    What a strange worry I had.


    We''re on the free coast, so that kind of thing is okay.


    I was relieved that Erdena had done her research well in advance.


    ''''Maybe....''''


    ...Wait a minute, Eldena did you just mutter something scary at the end?��Hey?


    I was really curious about that.


    Come on, little girl, come on, eat up.


    With that, Unja took me in her arms and led me to the grill place, and this story is now a moot point.......


    I mean, Unja, if you hold on to me so tightly, the feel of my chest directly on your arm...


    ************************.


    After all, on this day


    We played in the sea until late in the evening.


    Anyway, Korok''s energy was incredible.


    Aura and Ela seemed to be having a great time with them.


    Una was like a mother to all of us, always watching over us, so I was able to take it easy and relax.


    If it wasn''t for Una, Korok would have been drowned five times.


    The sun was getting low, and I told him it was time to go back.


    "...what are you talking about?��I''m staying here today.


    And, Erdena.


    If you look closely, you''ll see that Unja has already set up her tent in the shade of a rocky area...


    I thought carefully about what Foldente said before we left.


    I think he said ''today and tomorrow''...


    I can''t believe I''m just being surprised.


    Seeing Korok and Aura enjoying themselves while looking at the finished tents made me think that this kind of thing might be a good idea from time to time.


    Besides.....


    "...?��What''s wrong?


    No, no, it''s nothing, Eldena.


    After the incident in the daytime, I''ve been conscious of Erdena, and so...


    ************************.


    Here''s a third party perspective*.


    I see that you are asking where my lord went!


    At Biblina''s words, Foldente turned away.


    Well, I''m sure he''s got his wings spread out somewhere. I don''t know where he''s going.


    Then he chuckles, as usual.


    Biblina turns to Foldente and


    "Nuh-uh...


    And then he gritted his teeth.


    ''Tell him immediately when he comes back!��This Biblina here says she''s offering to give you dinner to thank you for your hospitality!


    After saying that, Biblina turned her back to Foldente and started walking towards her room.


    Foldente was chuckling as he watched Biblina''s back as she walked away, her shoulders angry.

 36 . I had a little time on vacation

    I was pointed out to me that I''ve been having a hard time working these days.


    I''ve been brought from Liberty Village to Halwai Beach in the far south.


    I''m going to get something to eat for dinner, too.


    "Korok is coming too!


    After finishing setting up the tent in the shadow of the rocky shadows to shelter from the rain and wind, Unja moved with Korok to the rocky shore of the waves.


    I turned my attention to Eldena.


    Well why are you looking away, Eldena?


    The way Erdena was acting, I have another concern.


    ''''My lord, aren''t you tired?''''


    Do we need a shoulder rub?


    As I was looking at Erdena, Aura and Aela came over and reached for my shoulder.


    ''Sorry, and I''m not that tired...''


    I said that, but they overrode my restraint.


    Aura right shoulder.


    Ella starts rubbing my left shoulder.


    I could tell from the rubbing that she was rubbing me.


    I was just so tired.


    My lord, you''re going to miss your shoulder.


    I can''t help but feel that the aura that started rubbing me rather lightly is gradually becoming more and more amazing....


    Ella''s already screaming something close to a scream.


    ''''Can you two have a minute?''''


    Then Erdena walked up to me.


    Erdena made the two of us step back a little and put her hand on my shoulder.


    Maybe she''s doing some kind of healing-type magic, I can feel the stiffness coming off my shoulders from deep within....


    I''m going to let Eldena''s healing help me unwind for a while.


    I asked Aura and Aela to rub me again, and this time it''s working harder than before.


    The two of them seem to be getting easier to rub too, and they are humming and rubbing me.


    And so I''m having my shoulders soothed in that way.


    Hey, little girl!��Big catch.


    Bear!


    Wunya and Korok returned with what looked like a huge fish.


    You know, it''s like a spear on the tip of its nose, but you were able to capture it....


    In front of us who are stunned, Unja deals with this huge fish with a single small knife.


    As expected of a return bloodbath, the sight of Una working in her bathing suit is a bit splatty, but.......


    That said.


    I just had the fish meat grilled in the net for me.


    "Good bears!��It''s so good!


    It''s really good, this is really good, as Korok screams with admiration.


    Everyone else is eating it too, cheering.


    ''Come on, come on, there''s more. I''m going to eat a lot of it.


    Unna is grilling fish meat and shellfish from the net as she says this.


    It''s a good idea.��Does Anya eat?


    Anya''s okay.


    Unna laughs at that.


    I thought to myself, "Well, that''s........" and I held out the fish meat I had been saving on my plate to her.


    Unja smiled happily at me and


    Amm!


    He ate it in one bite.


    "It tastes even better when you have a little girl do that for you.


    Unya laughs at that.


    .........


    ''Master, ahhhhh bear, and ahhh bear for the Koroks!


    And then Korok walked up to me with his mouth wide open.


    Hey, wait a minute!


    He chuckles and turns his attention to Korok.


    It''s like, in the background, even Aura and Ella are opening their mouths, like...


    Wait a minute, everybody. Hey, Eldena....


    How is it that Eldena, who was behind me, hasn''t opened her mouth?


    You don''t mind if I come in?


    Erdena said, reopening her open mouth a little wider.


    ********


    and so on


    Dinner was a lively affair for everyone.


    Unja, who had just finished grilling the fish meat, sang and danced in her swimsuit.


    And then Korok joined in and started dancing.


    We all started clapping for it.


    We all had a great time until late.


    ************************.


    A few hours after entering the tent.


    The tents were separated for men and women, but I woke up in a hurry when I felt the presence of people.


    Then I woke up.


    Master - Sleeping bear with me


    Korok started to try to get into my tent, making a half-sleepy noise.


    Korok doesn''t seem to know where the entrance is and hits the side of the tent.


    I couldn''t afford to let him destroy my tent here, so


    I rushed out of the tent and picked Korok up and carried him in my arms towards the women''s tent.


    He was almost asleep, and Korok immediately began to sleep in my arms.


    Well.


    I''m glad we came to the women''s tent, but can we just open it up and go inside....


    When you hesitate to do so.


    Erdena came out from the back.


    I whispered to her and she quickly let Korok into the tent.


    I was relieved as I tried to get back to my tent.


    Then Erdena, who had taken Korok inside the tent, came out of the tent as it was.


    ''''Would you like to walk a bit?''''


    I said yes to Eldena''s offer.


    We walked along the rocky shore for a while.


    The sea at night was somehow mysterious and very beautiful.


    "...you''re always the same...always working so hard for someone else...


    Eldena said and sat down on the rocky ground.


    ''You haven''t changed a bit since you were a student...''


    Um, does that mean I haven''t grown up?


    No, it''s a compliment.


    Then Eldena smiles at me.


    I sat down beside her.


    We stood shoulder to shoulder for a while, looking out at the ocean.


    ''....I, I''ve been watching you for a long time.


    Eldena said abruptly.


    ''Always upright, always working hard for someone else... I''ve always seen you like that...''


    As she said this, Eldena rested her head on my shoulder.


    From there, Erdena looks up at my face with an upward glance.


    In that regime.


    We''re going to look at each other.


    Eldena gently closed her eyes.


    I slowly worked my way to Eldena''s lips.


    Master - Sleeping bear with me


    From behind me, Korok''s voice again.


    Me and Erdena look into each other''s eyes and move away from each other to the left and right in a great hurry.


    ''Huh~?��Is Eldena with you?��Sneaky bear, Korok would like to be with his master.


    As he says this, Korok dashes over to us.


    Then.


    ''Yes, yes, yes, Kolok mustn''t interrupt me. Little master and Lady Erdena were talking about something important.


    Unja appears from the rocky ground and grabs Korok in a hug.


    ........eh? ...You''re not going to....


    Una looked at me and Erdena.


    Young master, Miss Erdena, would you like to be a concubine?


    I smiled at that.


    At those words, Eldena and I couldn''t help but blush with a bright red face.


    ************************.


    After Korok and Unja left.


    ''''Well that was ruined.


    Erdena smiles somewhat happily as she says this.


    ''''But, well, it''s fine to be like us, isn''t it?''''


    As I say this, I can''t help but laugh too.


    After laughing at each other.


    We kiss each other softly.


    It was such a dear kiss, a confirmation of our feelings for each other.


    Erdena put her arms around my neck.


    Don''t take it easy and you can always count on me.


    She whispered in my ear.


    I hugged Eldena gently.


    ****************************.


    the next morning


    After having breakfast, we grilled the leftover fish meat and shellfish from last night, we enjoyed swimming again.


    However


    Me and Erdena were mostly lounging in the shade of parasols on the beach.


    I feel like I''m watching over Korok, Aura and the others who are frolicking in the ocean.


    Unja and Aura join in the circle from time to time, but Aura is restrained as she plans to turn into a dragon on her way home and take us for a ride.


    Once again, we finish our lunch with grilled seafood that Unya got from the rocks.


    After putting away the tent and the net roasting equipment, he soared into the sky on the back of Aura, who had taken the form of a dragon.


    On its way.


    Wunya came over to me quietly.


    You can be a mistress, little one. It''s nice to meet you.


    I said again and smiled.


    I''m really at a loss as to how to return this smile.


    Erdena is smiling happily as she looks at me and Unja in turn.


    As I stared at that smile, I remembered last night and got a little nervous.


    ''''Huh?��Is there something wrong with you, master?��There''s something wrong with the bear.


    For some reason, Korok walks up to me in a hunch.


    I give him a cheating hug and ask him to sleep with me today when I get home.��I say.


    ''Really bear!��Korok, happy bear!


    Korok banshed as he said that.


    On the back of Aura, everyone laughed out loud as they stared at Korok like that.


    Thus.


    My vacation ended well.


    ************************.


    When I was about to return to my room at the back of the town hall, Biblina and Nirmana were waiting for me.


    With Biblina looking like she''s bitten down on a bitter worm.


    My lord, it''s terrible that you didn''t invite Nirmana here on your day off.


    Nirmana hugged me as if she was about to cry.


    ''''I stopped you in your tracks, just in case.


    Behind them, Foldente is giggling.


    I''m approached by the two and I have a confused look on my face.


    Anyway, I''m going to ask you where you''ve been for the past two days and what you''ve been doing over dinner.


    Biblina grabs my arm and pulls me along as she does so.


    ''''No, that''s this Nirmana first.


    Nirmana embraced the other arm and sat down on it.


    ''Walla-ja!


    It''s me.


    The two of them start to stare at each other with me in between.


    I''ll be able to


    Erdena was staring at him while giggling.


    Her face looked as if she was saying "thank you for your help".


    After all, I ended up being the tug-of-war tug of war here for nearly half an hour after this.......oh dear.

 37 . Somehow I was disturbed and I was in trouble

    When I returned from my two-day vacation, I found a pile of papers on my desk, just as I had expected.


    "I''ve done a lot of rounds and simple petitions.


    And Foldente is chuckling as usual.


    I thanked him and gave up this morning''s visit and blamed him for the paperwork I had to do this morning.


    Around noon.


    ''Master!��Lunch is important~!


    As I said this, Korok came running into my office at a great pace.


    I''m glad to see that Korok is in a good mood after having played a lot of games with me in the ocean, but I''m not sure if he''s going to be able to find his way into the lord''s office.


    Dinner!��Dinner!


    And I can''t help but run around singing....


    As I was thinking that, Eldena, Aura, and Aela come in a little later to Korok.


    ''''.......lunch, want to join us?''''


    In Eldena''s hand was a large basket.


    I paused my work and moved with the others to the lawn behind the town hall, where we opened Eldena''s basket and had lunch together.


    Here we open Eldena''s basket and have lunch together.


    Yo, I''m finally done with my work.


    From the magic workshop, Yome came rushing over and joined the lunch circle.


    It seems that Erdena, Aura, and Ela made the bento for us.


    They all look very colorful and delicious.


    ''Master, eat Korok''s too, bear!


    Huh?��Did Korok make something, too?


    I was a little startled, and Korok offered me a big smile and a petite tomato.


    ''Here''s a washed up bear.


    Korok laughs at that.


    I giggled at Korok and took it to my mouth.


    "Yes, it''s delicious.


    As I said this, Korok happily hugged me.


    And so I spent a leisurely lunchtime...


    I got back to the office a little late for my noon start time.


    There was a figure of Biblina and Nirmana standing in a state of Nioh.


    I took the trouble to invite you to lunch and now where have you been walking around?


    My lord, it''s awful, I''ve been waiting for you all day.


    I couldn''t help but giggle as the two of them pressed on me....


    ************************.


    There was some complications.


    Anyway, I''m getting back to work.


    This area is warm to begin with, but the temperature in Liberty Village is much warmer than the rest of this area.


    This is because the heat from the lava reservoirs underneath Mount Gorun in the center of the village raises the temperature of the ground around it.


    As we will see, Mount Gorn is still an active volcano.


    We should be prepared for the possibility of an eruption if it happens...


    Well, I''ll be able to drink all this magma out of a mountain of it.


    Yes, that''s a very matter-of-fact statement, Sara.


    In its true form, Sarah is a giant salamander, and can breathe fire on its own, so maybe that''s possible...although it''s a little too far beyond what you can imagine....


    I thought it would be a shame to leave this kind of land feature as it is.


    A prototype public bathhouse using geothermal energy has been built and is now in trial operation.


    A part of the water from the river at the foot of Mount Gorun is drawn underground and geothermally heated water is used for the baths.


    Although it does not have the same effect as a hot spring, the hot water is always provided in a large bath, and this kind of facility is rare in such a remote city, let alone in the downtown of the royal capital.


    In addition to the sub-humans living in the village, the soldiers of Batcombe who come to challenge the underground labyrinth (dungeon) are also very popular.


    The fee is free for all the villagers during the trial operation and a small fee is charged for non-villagers - Batcombe''s soldiers and users of the underground labyrinth - but with the popularity of the public baths, I think we should consider the fee structure and hurry up the official operation.


    Even though this public bathhouse was built, the hot spring village is still very popular as always.


    Unlike public baths, hot springs have a strong effect on healing fatigue, and there is no end to the number of users who seek out the hot water.


    In addition, the excellent cuisine prepared by young elf master is also very popular.


    For that reason, we need to do something about the matter of increasing the number of lodging facilities, which is constantly being requested, as soon as possible...


    The school is also doing well.


    Three students, Korok and sisters Aura and Aela, have also enrolled here, and they all seem to be enjoying themselves.


    According to Mr. Magic, there are a few children among the students who have magical qualities, and they have offered to teach magic lessons from time to time.


    It was known that there were some sub-humans with strong magical powers, but unlike races, sub-humans are not given the opportunity to learn magical powers in the first place, so even if they possessed such powers, they were more likely to be buried.


    This is something I want to do proactively, and I''m beginning to ponder this and that with Foldente and also Eldena.


    ************************.


    Inside Liberty Village, though, things are developing steadily, albeit slowly.


    As if in in inverse proportion to this, the situation in the vicinity is becoming more and more confusing.


    Biblina, who is acting as an intermediary for Batcombe, came to visit me in the lord''s room.


    With a slightly reluctant look on her face.


    Is this a good time?


    He handed me a letter of intent that he had in his hand.


    It was from Gelter, the lord of Batcombe and father of Vibrina.


    It advised us to be wary of the disturbing activity inside Gehmose, a small frontier city located between Batcombe and Liberty Village.


    They told me that some important people from Batcombe''s military faction had been visiting Gehemorse frequently in recent days.


    Gehemorse borders both Batcombe and Liberty.


    If Gehemorse and the anti-Gehrutheran Batcombe army joined hands, it would be


    It is not inconceivable that the anti-Georgetan Batcombe forces would rush through Gehmose territory and attack Liberty village at once.


    The anti-Geortier forces of Batcombe are aware that Liberty Village is close to the Lords, including Geltar, and have recently shown quite open hostility to them.


    There are a few of the military faction''s soldiers who come to the underground labyrinth (dungeon), and there are quite a few who are creating a rancorous atmosphere, but since Geltar always dispatches more soldiers from the Lords'' faction due to his consideration, and because the Lords'' daughter, Biblina, is always on the lookout for them in the village, there is currently no one who acts openly, but if things continue as they are, there is no reason to expect anything to happen at any time.


    Also, even if it''s Gehemorse.


    Because of my previous refusal to join the Union of Frontier Cities, it is unlikely that the Lord of Gehemorse, Geldos, has a good impression of me.


    If those two forces are currently communicating implicitly, it is reasonable to assume that there will be some kind of movement in the near future.


    I''m sure your father has asked me to inform my lord of this.


    Your father has asked me to inform the lord of this, and for now, I''ll be even more careful about the soldiers coming from Batcombe.


    The total number of soldiers coming from Batcombe has always been determined to be 50, but if the heroes of the Great Sword, Twin Swords, and Great Spear and his party were to infiltrate the village in large numbers, all of them would rampage through the village at the same time, and the combined forces of the military faction and Gehmose would come in response to them.............Just thinking about it makes my head hurt.


    Please pray that it doesn''t happen.


    Biblina and I had a meeting to discuss the future, and we confirmed that we would set up a network of contacts so that I would be notified as soon as possible in the event of any urgent communication from Gelter.


    It seemed to me that tensions had increased somewhat with Gehmose.


    This is where an unexpected side-effect enters the picture.


    Krome, the lord of the small frontier city of Picks, who was on friendly terms with Liberty Village, sensed the disturbing movements of Gehmose and


    If you''re planning to do something wrong in Liberty Village, the Pics will no longer be part of the Frontier Cities Coalition.


    He notified them.


    The representative of the Union of Frontier Small Cities, the middle-aged lord of Gehmose, Geldos, was so violently upset by this that he hurriedly visited the pickets. He gave a desperate explanation and begged him to maintain the Frontier Small Cities Union.


    Imagining that Geldos in a great panic, me and Foldente couldn''t help but gush about it.


    However, I don''t think Geldos has given up everything just because of this one incident, and most importantly, I don''t think the anti-Gelter faction in Batcombe will back down.


    In any case, it seems unlikely that we will be able to keep our eyes on the anti-Gelter faction in Batcombe and on Gehmose''s movements.


    ************************.


    When I returned to my room after working late, I noticed that the bed was strangely raised.


    I quietly approached it and looked at it, and found Korok inside, curled up in a ball, breathing in his sleep.


    Normally, Korok spends time with Aura and the others and sleeps with them, but since we went to the beach together the other day, I can''t help but feel that he''s been overly spoiled by me.


    ''''Mnya.......master........''''


    Nevertheless


    I felt sorry for Korok, who was sleeping so comfortably, and I felt sorry for him, waking him up and sending him back to his room


    I changed into my nightgown and slipped into it beside Korok.


    Korok hugged me in his sleep, and


    "Master my favorite bear....


    With that, he began to sleep again.


    Thanks in part to Korok''s warm body, I soon fell into a deep sleep.


    The next morning


    I woke up with a scream as my head was bitten by a kolok that I had mistaken for a nut in my sleep....

 38 . The Battle of Gehemoth Part 1

    The news was delivered out of the blue.


    ''A mysterious giant creature has appeared in the frontier small city of Gehemorse.


    It is moving southward, destroying the city of Gehemorse and heading towards our village!


    I, who had been asleep with Korok, jumped up at the news of the swallow man who had flown in from the northern fort, who had come by air from the northern fort.


    I had been detecting some disturbing activity in Batcombe and Gehmose for a while now.


    ....while destroying the city of Gehmose?��I''m not sure what to make of this part.


    Nevertheless, since this monster is advancing towards Liberty Village, we need to respond quickly.


    I asked the swallow man who delivered the news to tell the guard captain, Gugsu, the same information and to hurry up and tell him to head to the northern fort.


    To my words.


    Yes, sir!


    As soon as he replied, the swallow man immediately jumped out of the window.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find a way to make it work.


    For the time being, can we leave that measure up to you?


    I said a single word to Foldente, please, and I started to run towards the town hall.


    Just then, Aura, who seemed to have received a call about the incident from somewhere, was running with her hair full of sleeping habits, as if she had woken up in her sleep.


    As soon as Aura spotted me, she ran up to me.


    I stared at Aura.


    Sorry to wake you up, but we need to head north. Can you do that for me?


    My words.


    ''Of course! Leave it to me!


    Aura nodded vigorously and ran off with me.


    ******** Here''s a third party perspective.


    In addition to the guards stationed on duty at Liberty Village and Northern Fort, the guards


    Lil Pop, who had rushed in at a great pace, climbed onto the top of the fort and looked northward from there.


    ''''.........What is it.......that monster?''''


    Far ahead of her gaze, flames are rising from what seems to be the entire city, and she can faintly see something continuing to swell within it.


    To the guards, it appears to be nothing more than something moving.


    ''The head ... like a dragon ... like a lion ...''


    Even the shape of the thing seemed to be clearly visible to Lilpop.


    She didn''t seem to have any idea what the monster looked like, and she was nodding her head incessantly.


    ''''Huh.......there''s a chimera.......''''


    Sarah, who had just arrived, murmured absentmindedly beside Lil Pop, looking in the direction of the fire hand as she did.


    ''Chimera........is there one?''


    Maybe, just maybe, but it''s not very good.


    Now that I think about it, the feathers are really bad.


    Beside the two of them who were discussing about the figure of the monster in the far distance, the dog people (dog people) of the guards, with their eyes blinking, looked at Gehemorse and the two of them in turn many times.


    .....


    The dog-man tries desperately to look into the eyes again and again, but no matter how many times he tries, he can only see something large moving in his eyes, far beyond his gaze.


    but


    I don''t see it that clearly.


    What?��Can''t you see?��You''re so ugly.


    On the contrary, the guards get a suspicious look from the two of them.


    With a confused look on their faces, the guards began to stare at Gehmose and the two of them again in turn, wondering if their own eyes were more strange....


    ''''Yes, yes. You''ve arrived at a great place, but I''ll save the monster for a while. We have a little more time to get there, you know.


    Foldente appeared behind the two of them and stepped up beside Sarah and Lil Pop, slapping his hand with a slap.


    ''More importantly...''


    As he said this, he pointed to the forest below the fort.


    I need you to look after the customers, too, okay?


    Then he chuckled, as usual.


    The destination that Foldente pointed to.........


    In the dark.


    Despite the windlessness, the trees continued to sway unnaturally over a fairly wide area.


    The shaking was gradually and surely coming towards the fort, and moreover towards the fort.


    ''''Ho........you are our guest, as the monster appears?''''


    Lilpop re-holstered the magic gun he was carrying under his arm, and with a single motion, jumped down from the edge of the fort.


    But despite the jump, no noise was made at all, and Lilpop instantly melted into the midnight darkness.


    ''You''re going to regret coming here at night... well, if you have time to regret it.


    Sarah, who was still on top of the fort, was beginning to chant while looking around.


    That, on the ground in front of her, a black magic circle had appeared on the ground in front of her, and it had begun to spin suspiciously.


    ****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************.


    The group that emerged from the woods was uniformly dressed in black.


    Under the cover of the dark night, they were advancing towards the Liberty Village fort, cautiously wary of their surroundings.


    They were all quite heavily armed, and together, they exuded a considerable killing spirit.


    The apparent leader of the group had already noticed that the Liberty Village Fort had become very noisy a little while ago.


    They are probably in a hurry to find a monster that has been moving southward, rampaging in the rear - in the streets of Gehmoos - and are advancing the group, analyzing it as they go.


    They are cautious, hiding in the dark.


    Roughly five hundred of them.


    It was thought that their troops were several times larger than the number of troops, as they were believed to include a considerable number of strong people.


    Once they reached the border of the forest, they all stopped once.


    They spread out widely, taking the form of facing directly towards the fort and moving to their respective positions that had been discussed in advance.


    Once the leader made sure that everyone was in place, he gave a small signal.


    Upon receiving that signal, they all rushed towards the fort at once.


    It was then.


    As if in response to their movements, a large number of black something appeared in front of the fort in large numbers and rushed towards them with tremendous force.


    ''''Wha........what! This!


    The leader of the group retreated slightly, cringing at the sudden occurrence.


    That black something that suddenly appeared from the direction of the fort, in tremendous numbers and with tremendous force, crushing everyone at once.


    The majority of the five hundred people were swallowed by the black wave in an instant, but some of the stronger ones somehow wielded their hand weapons and tried desperately to resist.


    Nevertheless, they were outnumbered.


    After all, their opponents, whose identities remained unknown, were easily over a thousand in number, and the number seemed to be increasing.


    ........This is.......the only way to retreat.


    The leader, who had been desperately wielding his sword, somehow managed to shout a retreat, but there was no way to check if his voice was getting through to the rest of the group, as the surroundings had been swallowed up by the black wave.


    Anyway, I try desperately to retreat, trying to break away on my own.


    ''You weren''t crushed by the bone man (skeleton), were you? You are interested, aren''t you?


    In the direction of their progress, a small woman suddenly appears, holding what looks like a magic gun in her hand.


    "Yeah, move!


    Towards the woman, the leader swings the sword in his hand to the side.


    From earlier, the black wave - which the woman said was a bone man (skeleton) - has been cut in both directions many times, a swing with great destructive power.


    The


    The woman grabbed the sword in one hand and grabbed it with the other without a care in the world.


    Although not as sharp as Mr. Daiken, he had a reasonably sharp tachi-suji, didn''t he?


    The whole sword, lifted the leader, and in one motion, slammed him to the ground.


    ''But it''s still sweet.


    The mysterious group that was advancing toward the fort, the five hundred


    Most of them were crushed by the 2,000 hordes of bone-humans (skeletons) that Sarah had summoned.


    The dozens of strong men who hadn''t been crushed, all of whom had tried to escape, were slammed to the ground by Lil Pop and captured.


    ''Well, it looks like the first wave has passed.


    While gazing at the scene under the fort, Foldente was chuckling as usual.


    From the tip of his gaze, the shadow of the monster that was swarming in the fire of the city of Gehmose was gradually coming towards the fort (here).

 39 . The Battle of Gehemoth Part 2

    From the direction of Gehmose, a mysterious monster is gradually moving southward in the middle of the process.


    From the direction of Liberty Village''s town hall, Safate riding a dragonized aura, Biblina riding a horse and other Batcombe soldiers arrived at the northern fort.


    You can''t go in there without a request for assistance to other cities (Gehmose), so everyone was waiting around the fort.


    ''''Chimera, hey........''''


    While looking in the direction of the monster, Foldente murmurs while staring into the eyes.


    ''''I wonder if this means that there was someone who could use molding magic...''''


    chimera


    They are said to be composite monsters created by fusing multiple monsters together using powerful magic.


    It is said that the Demon King fused the demons under his command to fight against the heroes, but there are no records of them appearing only in the battle at the Demon King''s Castle, so the details are unknown.


    There are two main reasons for the extremely low number of appearances of this type of creature.


    One is the problem of magic power.


    Since it fuses multiple powerful life forms into one, it requires magic that requires a correspondingly huge amount of magic power, but it is said that the only people who have such a huge amount of magic power are the demon king and the brave.


    In the first place, the human world today is disconnected from the demon world, so it''s hard to believe that the demon king generated it, and the heroes are also said to have abandoned the worldly world and are living in seclusion, so this one is also hard to imagine.


    The other is the issue of demon compatibility.


    It''s easy to think that if you combine powerful life forms into one, they will become powerful demons on their own, but in reality, that''s not always the case.


    It is said that there are some combinations that cancel each other''s abilities by fusing, and there are also combinations that start to get along with each other within the fused body, but in the first place, it is difficult to find such a powerful demon, and there is no way that it is possible to study the compatibility of these combinations.


    That''s why it was said that creating a chimera was extremely difficult... or rather, impossible to begin with...


    The monster now coming from Gehmose, towards the village of Liberty, was undoubtedly a chimera.


    Three heads.


    One looks like a cyclops and has one eye and one horn.


    The other two were impossible to identify.


    Their tails seemed to be fused with a giant snake''s head at the end of them.


    The entire body of the monster, including all of its heads, was sludgy and was about to melt away.


    The whole thing was liquidy, and whenever it moved, the whole thing was deflected in a zlou, zlou, zlou, which made it difficult to figure out what the exact shape of its entire body was.


    Sarah had commented on that, saying that it was ''very poorly done''.


    A black bone-man (skeleton) was generated from the bodily fluid part that was stripped from the body of the chimera-like creature.


    However, the skeletons were missing or almost melted, which is probably due to the fact that they were created from the body fluid that was failing to fuse, and they were in a state of being a skeleton.


    I''m going to take out every last one of those skeletons with the Knights of Batcombe!��Okay!


    Biblina stands at the head of the troops and raises her spirits, and the soldiers who were following her respond.


    Forty percent of the soldiers are supposed to be military factions, but perhaps because they are able to fight, they all seem to be united.


    ........However, in the unlikely event that the military faction is linked to this chimera-like disturbance, there is a possibility that Vibrina is in danger.


    It appeared that they had sensed this, and Daiken-san and Daishirou-san were running side by side with Vibrina solidified on either side.


    This sense of smell was as expected of a former Batcombe hero.


    Around the border of the city, when we entered Liberty Village, a battle between the skeleton and the Batcombe soldiers began.


    The skeletons were defeated one after another because the generation of the skeletons was not strong enough, but they were added to the skeletons from the rear of the skeletons and there was no end in sight.


    We need to defeat the chimera-like creature to solve the problem.


    The chimera pseudopod came near the border of the city.


    First, Aura strikes first from the sky.


    Swooping down from directly above.


    GUAAAAAAAAAAA.


    It spits out red lotus flames into the Chimera Moth.


    The Chimera Mogul is hit directly and sinks its massive body with a thud, but it quickly resumes its advance.


    -Chanting, Lightning Giga


    The aura-backed Safate hits the chimera monster with a high-level magic.


    The impact gouged the back of the chimera monster and sent it flying.


    However, the popped pieces of flesh were used to create countless skeletons.


    You can''t use offensive magic in this situation.


    Safate bites his teeth at the state of affairs.


    The aura of the aura that has flown through the sky spits out another round of flames and burns away at the group of bone humans (skeletons) generated from the flesh pieces.


    And


    Towards that aura in the air, a giant snake, the tail of a chimera-like creature, closed in.


    I managed to avoid it in the nick of time, but the purple liquid dripping from the serpent''s mouth seems to be a powerful venom, and when it falls to the ground, it melts around it and emits a strange smell.


    The serpent''s tail stretched to an extraordinary length as it aimed at the aura in the air.


    Since its speed is quite fast, the aura is also struggling to avoid it, making it impossible to find a way to counterattack.


    ''''Hmm, it''s about time for me to take my turn, isn''t it?


    Lil Pop, who had been checking the situation from within the Demon Armored Infantry, began to act.


    A huge cannonball appeared in the shoulder area of the demon-armored infantry.


    Magical cannon. Fire in the hole.


    At the same time as Lil Pop''s voice, a bullet with huge magical power compressed is fired from its cannon barrel.


    It hits the head of the tail snake that was chasing around the aura.


    Quite effective, the head of the tail snake makes a violent sound and falls down into the forest.


    ''''It is still going, magic power reload.


    When Lil Pop pressed the button, the vacuum cleaner-like device on the back of the magic infantryman sucked in a large number of the skeletons Sarah was generating - the ones that had just killed the mysterious soldiers.


    That''s right.


    Lilpop''s magic infantry had been using Sarah''s skeletons as fuel for their magic bullets.


    Biblina, who didn''t know this fact, was puzzled by the sudden decrease in the number of Sarah''s skeletons that she had counted on as allies, but she had never imagined that this had happened.


    Thus, even though burned by the aura and eaten by Lil Pop''s magic bullets, the chimera did not stop moving forward, this time the salamandered Sarah appeared in front of them.


    I can''t let her go any further.


    Sarah moved forward slowly and ran head-on into the chimera monster.


    The soft body of the chimera continues to try to move forward with Sarah''s huge body buried in its own.


    However, it had difficulty advancing with Sarah trapped in its body, and finally it stopped.


    But because Sarah and the chimera pseudo are so close together, the aura couldn''t breathe out the flames and was circling around it.


    Lil'' Pop has been firing his magic bullets at the chimera monster for an hour.


    They were at a standstill for an hour, but Sarah''s movements were slowing down.


    Watching the situation, Foldente, with a bad feeling, broke out in a cold sweat.


    It''s not just a matter of time before you get to the point where you can''t breathe. .....


    That, a bad premonition of Foldente''s was true.


    Sarah was literally immersed in the body of the soft-bodied chimera dreadnought.


    Therefore, the entire front part of her body was inside the chimera pseudo, and naturally, her entire face was also buried inside it.


    As a result, she couldn''t breathe, and as a result, her movements had begun to slow down.


    With Foldente''s telekinetic waves, Aura and Safate, sensing the emergency, focused their attack around the chimera spider''s head.


    However, the soft parts are very thick, so it''s not easy to free Sarah.


    Incidentally, Lilpop, as usual, continues to shoot magic bullets at the chimera monster.


    It has been a long time since I''ve felt that! Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on!


    And a few dozen minutes later.


    Sarah''s huge body finally collapsed, with a thud.


    The sight appalled everyone, including Foldente, Aura, and Safate, were astonished.


    But.


    The next moment.


    Zuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzu...........................


    A strange sound came from the chimera-like creature.


    Zuzozzozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozozo.


    That sound started to get louder and louder.


    ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.


    Then they began to hear it clearly.


    All of the people around them were uniformly astonished when they realized what that sound was.


    I do.


    Sarah was inhaling the chimera-like creature at a tremendous rate.


    The sound I heard earlier was the sound of that sucking in.


    Even though it was a strong body that was able to support its huge body, even though it was soft, all of those things were being sucked into Sarah at a furious rate.


    That, so much momentum, even Lil Pop had stopped shooting magic bullets and leaned away from the magic infantry to observe.


    And half an hour later.


    Guez.........


    Sarah, whose belly had grown enormously, was shaking her head as she repeatedly burped and shook her head.


    ''''........Apparently, it didn''t taste good......''''


    It was Foldente who laughed at the situation.


    After that, when Biblina and the rest of the Knights of Batcombe and the Guards, including Gugs, who came late, had finished sweeping the skeletons that remained in the vicinity, the morning sun began to light up the area.

 40 . Im trying hard to clean up...

    After the first night, I had the Swallow People (Swallow People) mobilize all of them to go check the damage in the area and gather information.


    In the meantime, we will check the damage around the northern fort.


    Fortunately, there was no damage to the fort itself, thanks to the fact that we were able to stop all foreign enemy attacks before the fort, but the entire forest area that became the battlefield was


    Chimera-like poisoning


    Sparks of the Aura Flame


    The result of a war between two giant creatures and a large number of soldiers.


    The combination of various influences made the situation quite bad over a wide area.


    ''''I''m sorry.......if I could have attacked you a little better......''''


    Aura, who had returned to her human form, was apologetically sullen, but thanks to her hard work, we only had to do this much damage.


    I put my hand on Aura''s shoulder as I told her this.


    With my words, Aura seemed to regain some of her energy.


    Sara, on the other hand, inhaled all of the chimera sham.


    He was still in his salamander form, still lying down near the fort.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find a lot more information on this.


    Whatever it is, it tastes so bad and it''s barely digestible.


    Foldente was chuckling in front of Sarah''s eyes.


    He said that he can''t return to his human form until he has digested it to some extent, and at this rate of digestion, it will probably take a few more days.


    I told him not to take it easy as he was the biggest contributor to this project.


    When I get back to human form (human form), I''m going to be treated to some good food.


    ********


    In the early afternoon, the swallow people who had gone out to gather information began to gradually return.


    According to their information.


    The chimera pseudo-apparent appeared out of nowhere from the outskirts of Batcombe.


    Heading south, destroying the city of Batcombe.


    The city of Gehmose was also destroyed as it was, and then they approached the village of Liberty.


    The damage to the center of the frontier city of Batcombe wasn''t small either.


    Fortunately, it had already been confirmed that the lord, Gelter, was safe.


    They must have been relieved to hear that Vibrina''s group, which had left for Batcombe first thing in the morning, had been informed.


    Meanwhile, the damage to the small frontier city of Gehmose was quite extensive.


    Most of the city''s main buildings, including the town hall and the lord''s residence, had been destroyed or severely damaged by the chimera that had invaded from the north, and the middle-aged lord Geldos was reportedly still missing.


    In addition to the absence of the lord, the town hall has been destroyed and the command system is completely paralyzed, so it seems that the restoration work is not progressing as expected.


    For the time being, I asked the Swallow People to inform the town''s union officials or the town hall officials that if they needed help from us, they could offer it at any time, and I asked them to head back to Gehemorse.


    Fortunately, the small frontier city of Picks and Eads, which lies to the east and west of Gehemorse, were not affected, I was told.


    While I was gathering information, a feather fairy arrived from Picks.


    The feather fairy has brought a letter of intent from the lord Krom, which says


    It was noted that I''d like to know what''s going on in this case, to the best of my knowledge, and I''d like to know what''s going on.


    I am.


    I asked the feather fairy to give a message to Chrome that this one is still investigating the situation as well, so I''ll visit them soon and explain it to them.


    The feather fairy nodded and flew quite quickly towards Pix.


    Anyway.


    There is an overwhelming lack of information...


    I inspected my surroundings, waiting for information from the swallow people.


    ********************.


    As the sun began to set, two fast horses, coming from different directions, arrived at the northern fort at about the same time.


    One of them was from Batcombe.


    The messenger of the fast horse carried a letter of intent from the Lord of Batcombe, Gelter.


    In it.


    He would like to apologize for the incident and explain the situation, and would like to visit me as soon as possible so he can meet with me.


    It also stated that the surveillance, and currently, Gelter himself was not lightly injured and that he had to prioritize the recovery of the city of Batcombe, so he needed to wait a bit.


    From the contents of this, I can only surmise that


    It is assumed that Walter knows something about that chimera spook.


    While I certainly want to know the truth of the situation as soon as possible.


    Right now, I am more worried about Gelter''s injury than that.


    I asked the messenger to return the message to tell Gelter to take it easy.


    The other was from Gehmose.


    It was the union of the city of Gehemorse that had sent the fast horse to him.


    According to the union, the town hall in Gehemorse was completely paralyzed, and recovery work and treatment of the injured people in the town were not progressing fast enough, so they wanted us to come to their aid.


    After receiving the offer of a fast horse, I immediately began the task of organizing a support team.


    In order to prioritize the treatment of the injured, I organized a medical team led by Erdena and Yorme, gathered as much medicine and other supplies as possible, and had them leave as soon as the boar''s stagecoach was ready.


    I also called for the people of strength working in the agricultural fields.


    I''m planning to send these people to help with the removal of debris and other tasks.


    I really hope Sarah''s belly gets better soon.


    ********


    The next morning.


    I led my troops, mostly agricultural workers, to Gehmose.


    The forest on the way to the city was in pretty bad shape, with the trees where the chimera wolf had advanced being razed to the ground.


    The state of the city was also worse than I had imagined.


    Since the chimera shroud had attacked in the middle of the night, quite a few people who had been sleeping were affected.


    Erdena and the other medical units that had arrived in Geghemorse earlier were carrying the injured into the large buildings that had not been destroyed, such as the auditorium, where they continued to treat them.


    When I arrived, the head of the union in Gehemorse, the ant-man, repeatedly bowed his head and clasped my hands as he thanked me for my help.


    When I responded that in times of trouble, it''s up to each other, he bowed his head more fearfully.


    I asked him about the extent of the damage and discussed with him the areas to be cleaned up first.


    He said that restoring the functioning of the town hall would be his first priority.


    I instructed the reconstruction team to begin their work from the area where the town hall was located.


    When I finished giving the order and confirmed that the work of clearing the debris had begun, I returned to the area where Erdena and the others were continuing their treatment and helped them there.


    We''re in a complete lack of manpower, anyway.


    We need to treat the injured people as soon as possible


    In the meantime, I heard some gossip from those who were being treated.


    First, the rumors about Lord Geldos.


    When the chimera pseudo-attacks


    That the lord, Geldos, had apparently been the first to flee in a carriage loaded with a large amount of gold and silver treasure.


    This unfortunately seemed to be true, as quite a few townspeople had made similar witness statements.


    Normally, a lord would have to take the initiative in times like this to guide the evacuation...


    Next, rumors about the frontier garrison.


    When the chimera pseudo-chimera attacked, the town hall was not functioning, so the union members sent an independent request for help to the nearby frontier garrison.


    It is said that the soldiers of the garrison received the request and came as far as Gehemorse.


    However, the soldiers who discovered the chimera-like creature were so frightened by the sight of it that they ran back to their homes without doing anything....


    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *


    Why did the chimera pseudopod appeared?


    What was the mysterious troops that attacked with the chimera pseudopod?


    As for the root of the case, we still had no information about the case.


    Nevertheless


    Right now, I''ve decided that it''s more important to hurry up the work of restoring Gehmose, and I''m taking the lead in that work.


    If we are able to hold a meeting with Gelter in Batcombe, this fundamental part will be clarified somewhat... and then we will be able to prepare and submit a written report to the king''s capital.


    While I was thinking about this and that, I kept on treating the injured people.

 41 . Gator of Butcombe came over

    When the chimera-like creatures attacked, most of the soldiers who took advantage of the attack were


    Every single one of them was crushed in front of the large number of skeletons that Sarah created, but some of them survived.


    The most.


    The survivors were all captured after being beaten to a pulp by Lil Pop, and they are still unconscious.


    Although they are all alive, it will likely be a long time before they can be questioned.


    In the meantime


    I''ve been in Gehmose, working on the recovery and healing process.


    The lord of the frontier city of Batcombe, Gelter, came to ask for you.


    Since he was unable to ride his horse due to an injury he sustained during the Chimera-mobbing riot, he was visiting by carriage.


    According to him.


    He took on the chimera-like creature head-on, breaking multiple ribs, bleeding profusely, and suffering countless bruises and bruises, and the doctors have ordered him to stay in bed for at least a month....


    But.


    In spite of this state of affairs, Gelter was said to have continued to spearhead the reconstruction work in Batcombe.


    When I met with him, Gelter''s complexion was quite pale.


    Anyway, before we start the interview, let me apply my healing and recovery magic.


    I''m sure you''ll appreciate the sentiment, but you can use it on the villagers. I''m just going to spit on it and it will heal itself.


    With that, Geltor tries to terminate my treatment prematurely.


    You will put up with a lot of skinny-dipping.


    His daughter, Biblina, who had accompanied him, poked him in the side for his words.


    Biblina is in a great panic.


    ''You''re not just an injured man I''m sure Biblina knows that...''


    At my words, Biblina nodded repeatedly and said, "I''m sorry," and she apologized honestly.


    Once Gelter was well enough to talk.


    He was able to tell me what information he was able to learn at this stage.


    First of all, about the chimera-like creature that appeared


    There were three monsters used in the synthesis of this chimera.


    One of them, the Cyclops.


    It is said that the military faction of Batcombe had encountered and captured this when they marched to the northern mountainous region in the past.


    As expected of Gelter, he never dreamed that such a large monster was hidden underneath the city.


    However, the identity and source of the monster that was fused with the cyclops remains unknown.


    "We''ve detained the people who were involved in covering up the cyclops over here and asked them what happened, but they say they don''t have any idea.


    Gelter frowns abjectly and sighs.


    He also heard that there are no wizards in Batcombe who can use magic powerful enough to create chimeras.


    It''s a good idea to be able to have a good idea of what you''re looking for.


    It''s a very good idea to have a good idea of what you''re looking for.


    Foldente, arms folded, looks unusually reluctant in thought.


    The sum total of this story.


    There is a high possibility that someone other than Batcombe''s military faction was involved in the appearance of the chimera, and that person was at least able to use magic in the demon world to fuse multiple demons to create a chimera....


    At the same time, that person was likely to possess at least two giant monsters as well.


    ''''Although........if they brought such a stupid big monster into the city, I''m sure my guards would notice it......but that''s not the case at all.......''''


    Then, Geltor scratches his head.


    I folded my arms and pondered this and that...


    Suddenly I thought of something.


    The magician Jambalea, who is using the underground labyrinth (dungeon), usually seals the huge monsters that appear in the underground labyrinth (dungeon) in small capsules.


    If the person who seems to be the mastermind behind this event is someone who can use magic in the demon world, he may have brought in a giant monster to be synthesized in a small capsule just like Giambalea.......


    Nevertheless, there is no way to confirm whether this hypothesis is correct or not, as the person who knows the truth about this case has not been caught yet.


    Since no new ideas about the chimera pseudopod was likely to emerge from my thoughts, I put the subject aside for a moment and asked him about the mysterious soldiers who had taken advantage of the chimera pseudopod fiasco to attack the city.


    According to Gelter''s story.


    As for the 500 or so men who attacked the city, it was believed that they were definitely from Batcombe''s faction.


    After the incident, I checked all the soldiers in Batcombe''s army and found out that


    The number of troops in the military faction had been unnaturally reduced by about 500.


    Incidentally, when I asked them to check on the soldiers who had been severely wounded and had yet to wake up, they said they all looked familiar.


    ''''.........or rather, it''s a mixture of the twin-sworded heroes and their party members.......''''


    With that, Gelter crouched down with his head in his hands as hard as he could.


    ...you are nothing more than a disgrace to the city.


    As for Biblina, it was hard to stop her as she emitted a momentum that was about to cut into the heroes who had not yet woken up.


    Inside the Batcombe.


    They''ve got every single one of the military guys in custody, and they''re listening to the details.


    Many of the top brass in the military faction have disappeared after the incident.


    The only people who were detained were the lowly ones, so there was very little information that could be obtained.


    After all, we can only expect to see what the Twin Swords Hero will tell us after he wakes up.


    The story so far is almost all that Gelter can tell us at this point.


    We were assured that he would be the first to contact us if he could obtain any new information in the future, and on that day, Geltar and Vibrina returned to Batcombe to work on the recovery.


    ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************.


    It''s been a few days now.


    Beyond the northern fort, Sarah, still in her salamander state, continued to shake her body from side to side while repeatedly burping with her large belly.


    She had inhaled all of the chimera that had attacked her, but she still hadn''t been able to fully digest them, so she couldn''t return to her human form.


    At any rate, there''s nothing we can do about it.


    Jean Barea, who came from the control room of the underground labyrinth (dungeon) after hearing about the situation, took out some capsules to contain the demons and threw them into Sara''s mouth while looking at her in that state.


    Then, within a few minutes, Sarah''s abdomen was suddenly caved in.


    Even Sarah was stunned by the sudden change in her condition.


    This is...


    This was thanks to Jambalea forcing the chimera-like substance that remained undigested in Sarah''s stomach to be stored and sealed inside the capsule.


    The capsule that contained its contents in Sarah''s stomach was


    Hey, we need to get this stuff.


    Giambalea chanted briefly as he said this, and was instantly back in his hands.


    ''In the meantime, I''m going to analyze this and find out what monster was used.


    Saying that, while staring intently at the recovered capsule, Jambalea went back to the control room of the underground labyrinth (dungeon).


    In addition, it should be noted that


    Sarah''s stomach had returned to normal and she was supposed to be able to return to her human form at any time, but for some reason, even after half a day, she was still sitting there in her salamander form.


    Foldente continued to stare at her, frowning.


    You?��Masakaa, you''ve forgotten the magic of getting back to normal, haven''t you?


    He said this and looked at Sarah with zit eyes.


    At those words, Sarah


    No no no, I''m not, I''m going to be back soon, yes.


    And then I nodded.


    So, you know ... well, yeah, okay, just give me a few more days anyway ... I''ll remember it soon enough.


    ........Just as Foldente had intended, Sarah seemed to have forgotten about the chanting.


    It wasn''t until a day later that she returned to her human form.


    ****************************.


    I had asked the people in Liberty Village who were involved in this battle as an interceptor to submit a written report on the status of the battle and what they had noticed, but there was one thing that bothered me as I was checking it out.


    It was a report from Lil Pop.


    According to her description, there was a suspicious luminous body floating around the chimera shadowy figure that was rampaging this time.


    Therefore, in order to destroy it, she kept firing magic bullets repeatedly even while Sarah was engaged in a struggle with the chimera monster.


    As a result, when most of its light body was destroyed, the chimera monster''s movements became sluggish and the jelly-like condition of its body obviously became worse.


    I tried to get Lilpop to tell me about this light-body, but he told me that he hadn''t seen it for the past few days.


    According to the guards, ''I have found it,'' he said, ''but it was too soon, or it disappeared at a great rate.


    Although I don''t think she is in any danger, I hope she will come back soon.


    Anyway, there are still a lot of things we don''t know about her


    And it''s an obvious fact that we have a lot of work to do.


    Master, are you okay?��You''re a pale bear.


    Korok was very concerned about me.

 42 . There were people on the other side...

    �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� Royal Capital - One of the Archbishop''s rooms


    ''The Chimera has gone out of control? ...., what does that mean?


    .........no details, just the possibility of a contingency for the Fiendish Sisters'' fusion magic.


    So, what happened to the witch sisters you were dispatching?��Why aren''t you coming to report to me?


    ...disappear as the Chimera disappears.


    Your servant magic has not yet expired. Just find them and bring them back. They are the backbone of our faction''s growing power within the Bobblebum Sect.


    We have mobilized all of the shadows.


    "''Are?'' What did you say? What''s the matter with you?


    Recently, there have been a number of shadows we''ve sent to that area that have been unnaturally disappearing, so there is some concern.


    Is the Lord of Batcombe involved?


    ....details are unknown, and similar incidents are common in nearby outlying small cities and villages.


    ''''Yea, dammit... anyway, bring those demon sisters back as soon as possible... it would be the last of our faction if they were to be outsmarted by another faction...''''


    �� ���������� Suburbs of the capital - A room at an inn in a nearby city.


    ''Geltor is still alive....


    Yes I have intelligence from the intelligence we''ve sent into Batcombe, and they''ve seen him leading the rebuilding efforts in the city.


    "So the fact that the eagles and the other military factions have decided to stand up has become meaningless....


    ''I hear that this one has wiped out the military faction within the Batcombe army...''


    Bobblebum cultists... they ripped us off so badly, and now this is what happens when the time comes...


    ''''Although........although, we were partly responsible for forcing the demon sisters to activate the chimera in one day when they had told us to wait three days to activate it.......''''


    It''s their job to do something about it! The reason I almost got cropped by Gelter in the first place was because that sister''s chanting was too obvious!


    ''''I didn''t expect a magic circle to float up to the ground.......''''


    Anyway, we won''t be going back to Batcombe while Geltar is alive and we''ll continue on to Bobblebum Cathedral in King''s Landing.


    Would you shelter me, please?


    I''ve been paying you all that money for it and you can''t say no to me.


    Far northeast of Batcombe - along a certain roadway


    I don''t know how many days we''ve been running.


    Anyway, we must be far enough away from Gehmose.


    I had no idea that a monster like that would attack us, but...


    Anyway, I managed to get most of the hidden treasure out of there, or so I thought. Anyway, I''m not going to die in that place.


    I don''t care what happens to a small city like Gehmose.


    Anyway, I''ll use this treasure to change my name and start afresh.


    Well, maybe this time you don''t have to be a lord to fit in with the city''s powerful people.


    With all this money, you could do anything you want on the frontier.


    What... what?��The following carriage is noisier than the one after it...


    What is it?��Attack!


    What attacked us!


    Thieves!


    And, and, anyway, give them the money to pull out of this place in peace..........geez!


    My ... the ... carriage ... fell over...


    There was something around your neck a sword?��I''ll share some of my treasure with you.


    zash


    �� �� �� �� �� Northern Batcombe - Deep in the mountains / In the caves


    Sis, you got the water.


    Did you put up your wards as well as you went?


    ''Yes, yes - it''s not a problem.


    The cave is perfectly warded. But it''s not safe out there.


    I hope you''re up to speed on your injuries and return to King''s Landing.


    Really, I''m tired of that magical infantry.


    The emergency activation was causing instability in the Chimera''s condition, but to maintain its shape, it had to deploy a maintenance spell around it, and now it''s shooting at Jalvin and Sister Serbin with such precision.


    ''''........I didn''t expect that there was a demoness in the demon world who could shoot magic bullets that powerful......''''


    Sister Selvyn, you can''t do transference magic yet, can you?


    Anyway, when we get back to King''s Landing, we''ll use our secret magical beasts to crush that village!


    Are you a Hexenbiest?


    ''''Oh, that''s right, you still have three magical beasts stored in King''s Landing!


    .........and whose is it~?


    Did you follow Jalvin when he went to get water?


    The warding in this cave is a marvelous thing, isn''t it? But the wards were full of holes when we moved.


    Now, if you don''t put up a fight, we''ll just take him out.


    If you resist, I will terminate you here and now.


    Well you can''t hurt my sister Serbin, can you?


    Well that''s enough, Jarvin you can take me wherever you want to go.


    Selvyn, is that you?


    She''s a Beast Fiend. She''s a witch-magician who specializes in fighting.


    We''re fusion mages who specialize in fusion magic, so we don''t stand a chance.


    You will be compensated for your life if you stay put.


    ....hmm?��What is it, sir?��Slavery enchantment is at work here, sir?��You are in the way, sir.


    -Pakin.


    ...eh?


    ...What...?


    I have cut off your servant''s magic, sir. Now, you will follow me in peace, sir.


    You don''t have to listen to that old cathedral turd anymore...


    Come on, let''s hurry up.


    I''ll follow you to the end, right~!


    Sister! Guide us, of course!


    Nowhere in particular. We are going to the village. Look, we must hurry.

 43 . I almost understood the truth of the matter...

    Early in the morning, I received word that Lil Pop had returned.


    At any rate, he said he had something he wanted to contact me about as soon as possible, so he had his hawk people (Hawk People) father transport him back to the Liberty Village Town Hall.


    ''''Ri........my lord, I would like you to do something about it.......there is.......''''


    In the town hall, Lil Pop, who is being hugged by two unfamiliar women, greets me with a salute, despite his bewildered expression.


    Beside her, the chief of the guard, Googus, who apparently had already heard what was going on, was looking at Lil Pop with a wry smile.


    These two.


    One is Jalvin, my sister.


    One is Selvin, my sister.


    Both of them are said to be mavens who specialize in fusion magic that creates chimeras.


    It is said that when they were sent to this world from the demon world, the Bobblebum cultists in the royal capital had cast a servitude spell on them.


    I''m going to have to say it. I''m not sure if this is your doing.


    In Foldente''s words.


    Yeah, of course~


    That old bastard''s orders.


    Yes, the two of them reply.


    The one who ends with "none" is my sister, Jalvin.


    I know that the "no" in the end of the word is my sister, Selvin.


    However, the two of them are almost perfectly alike in their appearance and their voices are similar, so without this difference in endings, it would be completely indistinguishable as to which one is which.


    The two of them would answer my questions, but always remained in a hug to Lil Pop.


    My sister Selvin, from the looks of it, looks like she''s injured in her skirt and in her lower body, and when I asked her about it, I heard that she''s still pretty badly injured.


    He''s healing naturally. He just needs time.


    So, he said he would decline the therapeutic act.


    In the meantime, I told him to feel free to let me know if there was anything I needed to do.


    After listening carefully, I heard that this injury was sustained by Jalvin when he was shot by Lil Pop''s demonized infantry when he was flying around the chimera pseudo-photorealic body and was shot through by Lil Pop''s demonized infantry.


    Not only me, but also Foldente.


    At the time, I thought there was something in there, but I didn''t notice any light........


    It is so much more than that.


    The power of mages who specialize in combat is breathtaking.


    Through the testimonies of these two, I was able to understand the general situation of the Chimera Pseudo Incident.


    The military faction in the frontier city of Batcombe had the support of the Bobblebum Sect in the capital.


    That, the military faction and the Bobblebum religion faction were threatened by the hostile Lord Gelter''s faction, who had recently begun to rapidly regain power within Batcombe.


    Therefore, they have planned to wipe out the lord and his faction under the guise of an accidental attack on the city by a giant monster, the Chimera.


    While doing so, they also attempted to overrun the village of Liberty, which had recently endorsed Bunnism and was on friendly terms with Gelter.


    After the chimera attack, he instigated the village to say that the reason why the monster had come was because the village did not worship the Bobblebum religion, with the intention of exterminating Bunnism and reintegrating it into the Bobblebum religion''s power structure.


    The Selvin Jalvin sisters, sent by one faction of the Bobblebum religion in the royal capital, who were behind the military faction, were creating a chimera in the basement of Batcombe, but because they used their powerful magic, they were noticed by the Gelter faction. Therefore, the magic that would take three days was cut off in one day, and the chimera, which was still in its halfway state, was released.


    However, because of the half-heartedness of the generation, the chimera went out of control and overran the city of Gehemorse, which it was supposed to jump over, and headed straight for the village of Liberty!


    The story goes something like this.


    But after hearing the whole story.


    I showed the Selvin sisters to their room and asked Lilpop to guard them as well.


    Lilpop looked heartily uncomfortable at this, but he somehow agreed to it, although reluctantly, which was a relief.


    According to Foldente''s story, a magic-specialized mage is equal to a baby in front of a battle-specialized mage.


    However, even a magic-specialized mage is not strong enough to take on a human strongman.......


    After listening to the conversation, I decided to go to see Gelter in Batcombe first.


    I think it would have been better to have them come and hear the story of the Serbin sisters in person, but my decision was based on the fact that Geltor was not able to walk easily at the earlier meeting.


    �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� ��


    The next day, I visited Batcombe in an early stagecoach as soon as possible.


    "Hey, hey, you didn''t have to come. If you''d told me, I''d have flown right over.


    Gelernter smiled at that, but he was still pale as ever.


    Perhaps he is spearheading the recovery process on a daily basis.


    Anyway, before we start talking, I''m going to have you undergo my healing magic and medication treatment.


    In between, I asked them to pay the man off, and in between treatments, I told Gelter what the Selvin sisters had told me.


    At first, Gelter listened with his usual slightly coy look, but his face soon changed to that of a lord, and by the time he finished talking, he was silent and deep in thought.


    ''''.......First of all, let me apologize for getting you involved in the faction war in Batcombe.''''


    With that, Gelter bowed his head deeply.


    I tell him that I want him to quit doing that anyway.


    I understand that when you''re in charge of a city, there are problems, big or small, that exist.


    Even a city the size of Liberty Village has this and that problematic issue.


    But when it''s on the level of a frontier city with 10,000 people, that''s not so bad.


    Geltzer told me.


    He said that this one incident has allowed him to wipe out the military faction, within the Batcombe.


    This is being done by his daughter, Biblina, who is taking the lead in doing this.


    ''If I was well, I wouldn''t have taken a back seat to my daughter.


    It was Gelter who laughed as he said that, but I don''t think it was my imagination that I felt the expression on his face as a parent happy about his daughter''s success came to my mind.


    Also, as far as the Serbin sisters were concerned, regarding fusion magic.


    I thought it was strange, but I didn''t really know what was going on, and I was trying to figure out what to do... Well, we were on high alert.


    This was the case.


    In other words, the military faction had been overly cautious of Gelter''s movements, and as a result, they had gotten ahead of themselves in a way that was close to self-destruction, resulting in an incomplete chimera.


    ''Well, the people who were thought to be the ringleaders were the ones who were all in line, lounging around in the rear and complaining about it all the time.


    Gelter said and sighed loudly again.


    After going through the whole story.


    I consulted with Gelter about the Selvin sisters.


    What should we do with them now that they are unofficially under our protection in Liberty Village?


    Normally, they should be sent to the King''s Capital, and the judiciary and the Frontier Bureau of the Central Agency should be entrusted with handling their case.


    However, if the two men were working under the orders of those from the Boblebum faction, there was no small chance that they would be harmed by the dark machinations of the church if they were taken to the capital.


    Together, there is also the possibility that they will try to silence those who have seen and heard this story.


    After consulting with Gelter.


    For the time being, the two of them were to keep their mouths shut by deciding to remain in unofficial custody and not be included in the report to the royal capital.


    ''''I''m sorry for all the trouble I''ve caused you,''''


    And then Geltor, who holds my hand.


    I thought he was a great guy, but this whole thing has changed my mind.


    And while they say that, the majority of their successes in combat are subtle, as the majority of their work in combat comes from Sarah, Lil Pop, Aura and others.


    I''m not just talking about the battle, I''m talking about the support for Gehmose and the care for Batcombe afterwards... It''s not easy to see how someone could do something this fast, this fast.


    I laughed at that.


    It was somewhat gratifying to have someone like Gelter say that much to me, even though I knew it wasn''t worth it.


    ''''So. If you''re such an excellent lord, I''d love to see you get my prancing horse girl as a wife, what do you think?


    And then Gelter suddenly brings up Biblina.


    It was so sudden that he was in a slumber.


    Father! What are you talking about!


    Biblina, who has just arrived, seems to have noticed what we''re talking about and takes a bite out of Gelter with a bright red face.


    You have no problem with that, do you?


    Having been told that, Biblina stretched Gelter''s face as hard as she could, making his face turn even redder.


    After this, it went without saying that the full recovery of Geltor''s injuries was expected to be delayed by about two weeks.......

 44 . I went to the royal capital

    I tried again to gather information about the former frontier small town of Gehemorse, which I was to govern, and then reorganized the current situation.


    Based on the data from Gehmose Town Hall and the stories of the Ant People


    The main industry of Geghemorse is the trading of the ores that are produced in the mines of the territory.


    Although the quantity is not large, it seems that valuable magic stones and precious pearls are produced in good measure, and they sell them wholesale to the Chamber of Commerce to make a profit.


    Even though they sell wholesale to the Chamber of Commerce, the city didn''t go to sell them.


    A sub-branch of the Chamber of Commerce was located in the territory, and that sub-branch controlled practically all of the mining operations, and the city only received money as the Chamber of Commerce told it to.......


    Geldos single-handedly sold out the mining concessions in return for a bribe from the Clover Company~


    Saying this, the ant people of Gehmose Town Hall regretted it as they stepped on the ground.


    Because this concession was being controlled by the Chamber of Commerce.


    Gehmose''s revenues were so tight that it was hard to believe it was a small frontier city.


    In the most recent month alone, the village of Liberty''s revenues were nearly five times higher than those of the village of Liberty.


    To remedy this tight situation, heavy taxes were imposed on the city''s residents.


    But the financial situation in Geghemorse was so bad that it was impossible to maintain and repair the city''s roads, let alone improve the public facilities.


    As for the guards.


    Because of their inability to pay their salaries, they are firing all the guards they employ as a city.


    Instead, citizens were forcibly recruited to guard the city.


    Naturally, there was no training, and it could be said that they were completely apparent only.


    The old lord Geldos, who had come to Liberty Village before, had supposedly boasted about this military equipment...


    The first thing we need to do is to find out how to deal with the Clover Company, which has the mining interests in their hands.


    I heard that the members of the Clover Company who were supposed to be in Geghemorse have disappeared since the Chimera Pseudo fiasco the other day.


    Since their mansions have all collapsed, there is no way to hold a discussion with them in the Geghemorse area at this time.


    I''m planning to go to the capital to express my gratitude for the upgrade to a small frontier city and for my own elevation in rank, once the district is in order.


    It would be great if we can somehow buy back the interest in this discussion.


    While I have a general idea of what''s going on in the Gehmose area.


    It could be said that it was just a matter of sorting out a pile of problems... To be honest, we didn''t expect it to be this bad.


    Nevertheless, the first thing to do was to hurry up the restoration of the destroyed city functions.


    The center of the city had been badly destroyed, but since it was time to rebuild it, we decided to build a north-south, east-west road to the northwest.


    North to the frontier city of Batcombe


    East to the small frontier city of Picks.


    West to the small frontier city of Eads.


    And the south is planning to create a cobblestone street to head to the town hall in the Liberty area, which is now the center of the small frontier city of Liberty.


    The work is to be carried out at a rapid pace at night by Sarah the Salamander, a bone man (skeleton) summoned by a summoning magic.


    Sarah, who just had a terrible experience during the recent chimera spoof fiasco.


    Just in time for the feast. I''ll leave you to it.


    And he accepted with a big smile on his face.


    I have to work out the details with Foldente and the ants in the Gehmose area as soon as possible.


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    While I was working on the reconstruction of the city, Krome, the lord of the small frontier city of Pix, and Raymuris, the lord of the small frontier city of Eads, came to ask me at the same time.


    The two men congratulate me on my elevation to the rank of Lord and Lady Liberty''s status as a frontier small town.


    The two of them then said.


    I offered to reunite the Union of Frontier Small Cities, which had been tied up mainly in Gehmose, with Liberty as the center of the Frontier Small Cities.


    Since I had only just become a lord myself, I refused this offer.


    As a result of subsequent discussions, an agreement was reached that the three cities would operate under a council system.


    This is how the new Frontier Cities Coalition was formed.


    We had already established a friendly relationship with Pyx and a sales office, and it was agreed that we would establish a sales office in Eads as well.


    At the same time, I heard that two of the city''s branch sales offices were located in Gehmose, but both were destroyed in the chimera pseudo-chaimera fiasco.


    We have decided to do this as part of the restoration work being done in Liberty, and as soon as both cities are restored, they will once again be allowed to continue operating their sales outlets in the Gehmose area.


    While there is still much work to be done, the


    Since there was also a need to urgently discuss the mining concessions with the Clover Chamber of Commerce, which was the biggest concern in the Geghemorse area, as well as the fact that I had been told by a messenger to visit early in return for the upgrading of the noble class and the upgrade to a frontier city from the royal capital, I decided to go to the royal capital once here.


    It is necessary to take a certain number of people with me to the royal capital.


    The reason for this is that, after the audience with the king, the Department of Frontier Affairs of the Central Office, which is in charge of frontier cities and small frontier cities within the Central Bureau, the central office of the king''s capital, needs to process the paperwork and explain the situation with regard to the upgrading of the frontier cities, and this requires a rather large amount of materials.


    In addition to this work, there was also the possibility of being invited to a dinner party by other lords, nobles, or merchant associations, and they would need someone to accompany them.


    With these considerations in mind, the


    I''ve decided to ask Foldente to sum up this delegation and


    Unja will take care of you during your stay.


    As a practical secretary, Erdena


    Ten men, five each from the Liberty District and the Gehmose District Office of the Ant People, for a total of ten men, to handle the paperwork in the Frontier Department.


    Lil Pop as a security guard, just in case.


    A total of 15 people, including me, decided to head to the above.


    ''''Woo~!��I want to go to Korok too, bear!


    And although Korok was quite spoiled, the King''s Capital has a strong tinge of racial bias, even if only for the sake of it.


    As a badly noticeable group of delegates, composed of sub-humans except for me and Foldente, I had to give up this time, considering the danger of what might happen.


    Needless to say, they made me promise to buy them a souvenir instead.


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    We set out in three stagecoaches to be pulled by the boardman.


    First, we stopped in the frontier city of Batcombe and met with the lord, Gelter.


    Gelter laughed at me and said that if he wasn''t injured, I would go with him and teach him this and that...


    I would have liked to celebrate at your sister''s place, but I guess that''s a different time.


    And then he gave a guffawing laugh, as is typical of lords.


    Father!��It''s easy to imagine what you''re talking about!


    And then Biblina gives him a great slap.


    At this meeting, Biblina offered to accompany me to King''s Landing.


    "Well, I heard that you lived in King''s Landing, so I don''t think you''ll need a guide, but maybe you can at least introduce me to some of the other lords.


    It was Biblina who said that and laughed.


    "........I''ll take care of everything around me. An outsider is an outsider, so please be like an outsider and have only the minimum amount of contact with them, and from then on, please use your own weight.


    ''Oh?��What''s that?��Are you going to put up a fight with a straw man?��Strawberry, is it up to the straw to decide how to deal with Safate?


    And then Erdena and Biblina are on the verge of an outburst, and I have to be in a huge panic.


    Anyway, with my desperate persuasion, the situation is somehow settled, but I''m starting to feel sick to my stomach wondering what''s going to happen from now on.......


    A few days after leaving Butchcombe.


    The stagecoach was moving at a good pace.


    Since the journey would take about 20 days, it was not unreasonable to proceed while stopping at lodging towns and other places.


    Along the way, we stopped at outlying small towns, villages and settlements to introduce the outlying small town of Liberty and to explain about me, the new lord of this town.


    Since this road is an important passage from the royal capital to the frontier small city of Liberty, I decided that it was also necessary to advertise it to the surrounding areas.


    For a while after Batcombe, I didn''t feel that way, but as we began to get closer to King''s Landing, more and more people began to raise their eyebrows at the large number of sub-humans in my delegation.


    I''ve been thinking about this since I lived in the capital, but I''ve never gotten used to this kind of prejudice, and it''s unpleasant to say the least.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to see the huge city walls of the capital at the end of the road.

 45 . Part 1 in the royal capital

    It''s been nearly a year since I was disowned and forced to leave my home because I gave my father too much advice.


    I never dreamed that I would return to this royal capital as a frontier count and lord of a small frontier city.


    We, the Liberty delegation, are being inspected for cargo at the city gates.


    Looking up at the gates of the royal city, I was vaguely reminded of the events of the past.


    The spa town


    depa fever


    fortente


    Aura and Aela.


    jambalee


    Many encounters and events come to mind in bits and pieces.


    I was in a daze like that, but I was quickly brought back to reality.


    ''''My lord, about that discussion at the frontier station, Al...''''


    Ten of us were checking and discussing the huge amount of paperwork at the back of the wagon, when Ant People called me over and asked me for advice.


    These anthropoid people - I''ve been aware of them since Liberty was just a village - they do a great job.


    Their processing, comprehension and leadership skills are considerable, and when I asked the union ant people to handle the paperwork that used to be done by more than 100 people in the old Geghemorse town hall, only 15 of them have demonstrated even greater processing skills than before.


    ''What do you mean, Al? ''''We are usually only entrusted with handling the affairs of the union at best, Al.


    The lord has selected us for the big role of accounting in the town hall without any prejudice whatsoever. It would be a shame if we didn''t respond to that.


    Alea, who was an acquaintance of mine from the village at the foot of Mount Gorun, laughed happily as she said that. The other ant people (ant people) and others were laughing as well, and nodded their heads repeatedly.


    So, when it was said in a revised manner, I felt somewhat embarrassed....


    The guard of the Royal Capital guided me to the inn that had been prepared in advance by the Royal Capital side.


    Perhaps because I''m a knight in shining armor, it''s a rather opulent building.


    Biblina, who belongs to the frontier city of Batcombe, is


    We were told that we would be staying at the inn where Batcombe has a regular lodging in the capital tonight.


    We all tried to enter the inn, including the boar who pulled the stagecoach for us.


    But then men who looked like the manager of the inn came rushing in.


    As for the elves but not the ants and boars....


    He made a blatant expression of disgust.


    This is a response due to the racial bias peculiar to the royal capital.......


    ''My lord, Alea and the others will take up lodging in the subhuman city.


    Alea and the others laughed at that, but


    ''Then I''ll stay with you in the subhuman town. I''ve got a meeting and all, so there''s no point in staying with me if I can''t stay with you.


    As I say this, I leave the inn with Alea and the others.


    ''The frontier count!��What, what a stupid thing to do!


    The manager came after me in a panic, but


    ''You mustn''t bother the inn here, you know. Don''t mind me.


    With that, I left the inn with a smile on my face.


    On that foot, I headed to the Three Dragons Pavilion in the corner of the subhuman town.


    "Hey, welcome.....


    The goblin manager and his wife, as well as all the customers in the store, had stunned expressions on their faces when I walked into the store without any discomfort, still wearing my aristocratic formal wear.


    The majority of customers in this shop are always sub-humans, and it''s not often that a race visits.


    But.


    When I lived in King''s Landing, I used to frequent this restaurant with Erdena because I liked its food and atmosphere.


    I''m not sure if it''s because they are in the King''s Capital and have magically changed their appearance, but the manager and his wife don''t seem to know who I am and continue to stare at me with a quizzical look on their faces.


    So I approached the counter and called the manager and said in his ear


    Long time no see, manager. It''s me.


    When I say that, I release the shape change spell so that only the store manager can see it.


    When the manager sees my face, his eyes blink for a moment and then


    Oh, my God, you''re alive!


    He said and gave me a big smile as he banged on my shoulder.


    ''Hey guys, this is an old friend of mine!��Give him a welcome welcome without any rough edges!


    At the manager''s words, the atmosphere in the store, which had been a bit of a wait-and-see atmosphere, became somewhat relieved


    I cast the spell again and looked back at him, shape-shifting.


    It''s nice to be back in a familiar place for the first time in a while. Today is my treat and I hope you all enjoy the delicious food here.


    Then he waved his right hand wide.


    At these words, the customers in the store cheered in unison, but only one of the ant people (ant people) who were in charge of the travel expenses this time had a very pale face.


    I told him that I would pay for it with my allowance, and he finally relieved me, yes.


    As for the lodging, thanks to the fact that the second floor of the Three Dragons Pavilion was rented out, the entire delegation was able to stay at the same time.


    We quickly took off our traveling clothes and went out to the restaurant again.


    The rumor that I''m treating them to a meal has spread, and sub-people are flocking to the restaurant.


    They were all surprised to find out that a racial aristocrat was a friend of the manager of the Three Dragons Pavilion.


    The fact that this nobleman was chatting with the sub-humans, eating the same dish, and chatting with them was even more surprising, and soon after, they were laughing together.


    I used to think that the race was full of uppity people, but when there''s someone like you, it''s not so bad.


    The swordsman-like Kobold happily piled the cup on top of me, hugging my shoulder.


    Everyone laughed along with him.


    ''Yes Nya. In this atmosphere, we have no choice but to dance.


    Ororo? Look who it is, you''re some kind of nobleman from the House of Greedo, I think.


    Gesi.


    Excuse my epic misunderstanding. Okay, come on, everybody, have fun.


    At Unja''s feet, the goblin that had taken a heel drop on her face was rolling around completely unconscious.


    And so the night went on with a buzz.


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    the next morning


    We met up with Biblina and her friends, who had been looking for us all night.


    We were worried about you. We went to ask you to dinner, but you are not staying at the inn so you could at least give us a call to let us know!


    With his arms folded and his brow frowning, Biblina complained a lot, he went to the Central Agency Frontier Bureau.


    This is where the paperwork associated with the current upgrade to a frontier small city is to be done.


    Mainly, we are supposed to report our current financial situation, population and economic development level to them for approval.


    Normally, after making a rough application here, they bring back any deficiencies or inadequacies and make up a document to fill them in again and submit it, but


    "Well, first of all, let''s talk about the population...


    ''Here''s the current total population data, here''s the occupational data, here''s the ratio of men to women, here''s the age data. What''s still out there, Al?


    Oh, uh ... that''s all right, or ... next to the economic situation ...


    Here''s Liberty''s population by economy and occupation, economic development index and estimated monthly revenues. Here''s the base of the Colne, here''s the Gehmose area, and here''s the other one?


    and by the ants (anthopeople) who had already prepared the too-perfect paperwork for me.


    All the cases were cleared and completed without any problems.


    The work was supposed to take at least a full day to complete, but it only took half a day.


    I really can''t thank the antsy people enough.


    After lunch at the Three Dragons Pavilion, the five of us, Foldente Erdena U?a Lil Pop and I headed out to the Clover Trading Company.


    This is a trading company that has purchased the rights to a mine in the Geghemorse area from the former lord of Geldos and has been raking in the concessions.


    The reason for our visit was to try to negotiate back the concessions.


    The chairman of the Clover Company is a short, rather large man, whose name is Clover, like the name of the company.


    ''Well, well, well, it''s Gehmose''s ... ah, it''s Liberty now, isn''t it? It''s a painful way for the new lord to show up.


    I shook his hand as he twirled his cigar, but his hand was strangely greasy and uncomfortable in a way that made me feel uncomfortable.


    Nevertheless, I decided that I had to get my concessions back somehow for the sake of the city, so I began to discuss it, and they agreed to return the concessions to me so easily that it was anticlimactic.


    That said.


    This was due to Liberty''s encouragement of Bunnism, which aims to reconcile the races and sub-humans.


    For what it''s worth, the Clover Chamber of Commerce is deeply connected to the Bobblebum Church in business, so they are forced to refrain from doing business with pagan cities.


    In other words, it seems that having a relationship with us Liberty''s, who encourage Bunnism, has become a case they have to avoid.


    Although they charged us a reasonable amount of money, it was somehow able to be paid immediately.


    I was able to make the payment immediately on the spot, and they were able to hand over the rights to me safely.


    Perhaps because they are recommending Bungeeism, they were not even served tea, and when the business meeting was over, they were sent out of the store as if they were being kicked out, and although Unya and Erdena seemed to be quite unhappy with the situation, they were


    Well, you won''t have to deal with these guys anymore, so why not be happy about it?


    And everyone thought twice about that, as Foldente chuckled as usual.


    Then, as we were heading to the inn.


    Excuse me, but are you the Earl of Gossage Frontier, in the small frontier city of Liberty?


    I was approached by a woman who was quite a bit younger than me, who seemed to be in her twenties or so when she was in the city.


    Her name is Alpha Quinn, and she is the chairman of the Quinn Chamber of Commerce, which does business in the royal capital.


    She has become the chairman at a young age due to the sudden death of her predecessor.


    She asked me to let her talk to me, and I went straight to the Quinn Chamber of Commerce.


    Quinn Shokai was headquartered in a rather small building compared to the Clover Shokai I mentioned earlier.


    ''''When my father was still alive and well, we had a much larger store... but after my generation, we just couldn''t do much about it...''''


    Then, with a wry smile, Quinn served us a cup of tea, which she brewed herself.


    After the typical greeting, she begins to talk to me about the main topic.


    She had heard a rumor that the small frontier city of Liberty was producing dragon scale armor, and she had asked me to be her sales representative in the royal capital.


    This sale of the dragon scale armor in the royal capital was something we had been thinking about, so we could say it was a boat ride.


    However, the quality of this armament was quite good, even though it was self-praised, so it seemed that even if we took the conversation to a larger trade association rather than the Quinn Trading Association, we would have been able to have a reasonably good conversation.


    Since they hadn''t been in the King''s Capital for very long, they decided to bring this story back once.


    Quinn was


    "A good answer, please.


    With that, he bowed his head deeply as he walked us off.


    Once we got back to the inn, we told the ants about the Quinn Trading Company.


    Opinions were split in half.


    On the one hand.


    The opinion that the Dragon Scale Armor is definitely an item that can be sold at a high price in the King''s Capital, and that it should be possible to make a contract with a larger trade association.


    The other.


    Quinn Co. is reputed to be a trustworthy business partner since his father''s generation because of their reputation for honest business practices, even though they are not a major company.


    The conclusion was that I was left to my own devices, and I had to be troubled by the fact that I had been entrusted with the clogs, but after this, I was invited to a gathering of the famous people of the royal capital, so I put the matter on hold and headed for the venue.

 46 . 2 in the royal capital

    Dear Lord Gossage, what a surprise.


    When I went to the gathering of masters in the palace, Quinn, the chairman of the Quinn Trading Company, whom I just parted ways with a few hours ago, greeted me in a bright red dress unlike the one I saw earlier.


    She told me that she had been invited to this gathering as one of the greats.


    It''s also a fate, come on, let''s go together.


    And then it was Quinn, leading me on.


    She''s been waiting for you for a long time.


    Foldente, who had come with me, whispered an earful to me and giggled, as usual.


    Beside him, Erdena, who had also come along, was looking at Quinn with a slightly sullen expression on her face.


    I don''t think that Quinn, who I just met, has the kind of emotions that Eldena fears, but...


    Let''s just leave it at that for now.


    I''m hiding my real name, Safate, and showing up to this gathering as the Count of the Gossage Frontier.


    I''ve heard that this gathering is meant to be an introduction to the new lords, and on this day, there are a total of four other newly appointed lords in attendance besides me.


    The other four were those who had just been appointed as co-lords of the frontier cities.


    I was the only lord of a small frontier city a step below that.


    Because of that status.


    Because the frontier cities to which the participating co-lords belonged were all relatively close to the royal capitals, the other four members seemed to be chatting and discussing with each other in good humor.


    It''s not that my surroundings are lonely at all.


    I said, "Now, Count of the Frontier, would you like to try this dish?��I like this. Or would you like me to bring you a drink?


    I''m not going to leave my side, and Quinn has been taking care of me for a while now, without a care in the world.


    I''m not the only one, why don''t you say hello to the lords of the frontier cities over there?


    I tried to encourage him to do so.


    No, no, no, as far as I''m concerned, you''re the only one I''m here with today!


    Yes, it''s been said once and for all, and there''s nothing more I can say.


    Erdena had a sullen look on her face the whole time because of how sticky she was.


    Now, can I get your wife something to drink as well?


    And then Quinn told me.


    ...Oh, ma''am?


    And while he turned bright red, his expression changed to a smiling face from then on throughout.


    Erdena is his wife........


    Sure, I know he''s a waste of time for me, but...


    After the incident at the beach the other day I can''t stop thinking about that, and that''s why I can''t stop thinking about it...


    Just like that.


    The venue is always filled with friendly conversation and atmosphere.


    Only we, the area around the Liberty Village Mission, was in a kind of isolation, with only Quinn and his people in the area.


    At first, I thought it was simply because of the size of the city, or because it was far from the royal capital.


    When you can avoid it so blatantly, there are only so many things you can think of....


    That''s because Liberty, a small frontier city, recommends Bunnism, not Bobblebumism....


    In King''s Landing, although the city ostensibly allows free worship, the reality is that it is a state of racial supremacy and is practically a one-denominational state of Bobblebumism.


    This also cast a dark shadow over business transactions in the capital, as merchant associations and shops that do not believe in the Bobblebum religion are excluded from all business activities related to the church, effectively making it impossible to do business in the capital.


    Therefore, even here, if word got out that they approached us, who are recommended by the Bunn religion, they would not be able to do business in the King''s Capital, so they all kept their distance.


    However, Quinn of the Quinn Trading Company is the only one who has been following our side for a long time with no regard for such things.


    According to her story.


    In her father''s generation, the Quinn Chamber of Commerce also followed the Bobblebum religion, and her father had actively hired sub-humans who were capable of doing so.


    Because of this, he was gradually alienated from the church, and by the time of his death, he had no choice but to fold up his shop in Omotesando and focus his business around the subhuman district.


    ''Well, I was okay with that. I''ve been good friends with all the subalterns in the store since I was a kid.


    Then Quinn smiled at me.


    Oh, that''s the kind of person Quinn is, I understood by that smile.


    Well, may I help you with your business?


    He returned the smile.


    ''''....Huh?


    Yes, I would like to enter into a wholesale contract with you exclusively for distribution in the small frontier city of Liberty, the royal capital.


    Quinn was stunned at first by my words.


    As soon as my brain understood what it was saying, he hugged me, spilling large tears and giving me a complicated look that made it impossible to decide whether he was laughing or crying.


    When the exchange with Quinn had died down


    I saw a figure enter the hall.


    Gapoli Greedo.


    That''s my former father.


    Gapoli was listening to the explanations of his secretaries as he went around to the lords of the frontier cities, smiling and shaking hands with them.


    I wonder if he''s going to come back to me too.


    I was thinking about this and that, even though I''m changing my current appearance with magic, if they found out...


    When Gapoli got an earful from his secretary about something


    ... "Oh, that poor city in the middle of nowhere ... and it''s not bobble bum religion.


    Yes, he mumbled in a whisper, gave me a quick glance, and then left the hall without further ado.


    Well, in a way, although it was as expected, it still wasn''t a pleasant experience.


    Perhaps sensing this, Erdena gently hugs me on the shoulder.


    I give a small, "Thank you," and I turn my attention back to the hall.


    In the end, the only person who visited me that day, other than Quinn''s people, was Vibrina from Batcombe, who came late to the venue.


    ''''What is it?''''��They left them alone just because they say they are Bunnese, but they have no interest in selling.


    Yes, it was Biblina who raised her voice for everyone to hear.


    Lady Beverly!��Please don''t!��We''ve just been asked to sign an exclusive contract with our company, Quinn Trading Company, at last!


    With that, a teary-eyed Quinn desperately tried to cover Biblina''s mouth.


    �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� ��


    On this night.


    Lil Pop, who had been acting on another mission, came back to the inn late.


    She had gone to retrieve the luggage of the Selvin sisters, who were unofficially in Liberty''s custody.


    According to Selvin''s information.


    It is said that there are many demons living in the royal city under a servitude contract.


    These demons all listen to the orders of the bishop of Bobblebum and others and do this and that.


    The residential area is located behind the cathedral, and it''s a place where they have to be very careful in their own way.


    Anyway, I''ve put them all in the magic box I borrowed from my lord, sir.


    ''I''m sorry,'' says Lilpop absentmindedly.


    ''Are you all right? You know, the security and....


    If there was a witch who specialized in security, we might have had a bit of a problem, but it''s not so easy to guard our own race.


    Yes. Staring at Lil Pop, who says simply.


    Needless to say, I was really glad she was one of us.


    The next morning


    ''Good morning! Lord of the Frontier!


    Quinn from Quinn Trading Company came to the Three Dragons Pavilion early with a contract.


    For what it''s worth, Quinn himself is a regular customer of the shop, and the owner of the shop told me that


    Take care of him for me.


    I was encouraged to do so.


    Alea from Ant People and four other accountants were also in attendance to discuss the contract, but basically, we agreed to accept the contract as it was drafted by Quinn.


    That''s how solid the contract was, and it was beneficial to us as well.


    From now on, the magic stones and dragon scale armor that we are creating in Liberty will be widely traded in Quinn Trading Company''s store.


    ''''No........widely......I feel a little sorry when you say that.......''''


    Although Quinn laughed bitterly as he said that, but that was also what he expected her to do in the future, and they shook hands with a smile.


    After that, he decided to hand over all the several dragon scale armaments and magic stones to Quinn, which he had brought with him as a sample.


    ''''This........is even more amazing than what the demon peddler showed me before.......''''


    Quinn had a business connection with Black''s squadron of demon people (Ogre People) who were now helping the small frontier city of Liberty''s business of traveling sales outlets on an exclusive basis, and he had been shown Liberty''s dragon scale armor at that time.


    ''''With this, I think we can do great business not only in the royal capital, but also in the surrounding cities... no, I''ll do it!


    That''s the spirit, girl!


    Quinn''s words were echoed by the Kobolds who were present at the meeting.


    With this agreement, we finished our plans in King''s Landing, and after a brief tour of the shops in King''s Landing, we left for the small frontier city of Liberty in the early afternoon.


    This return delegation included.


    I''m going to Liberty to buy some stuff as soon as possible!


    and Quinn himself had been joined by a few clerks.


    Thus, he met new friends and


    With bitter memories of my former father in mind, I headed home.

 47 . When I go back and resume my hard work

    After returning from King''s Landing, I immediately began to work on the reconstruction of the Geghemorse area.


    Along with the reconstruction work.


    During this visit to the King''s Capital, we were able to buy back the mining concessions that had been monopolized by the Clover Chamber of Commerce for many years, so we also started work on the mine maintenance at the same time.


    But, regarding this mine.


    After having the dwarves work on the mine, I found out that the area that can be mined has been largely excavated at this point, and there is little chance of producing any more magic stones.


    The reason why the Clover Company let go of their interest in this mine so easily is because they knew about this kind of situation aside from the religious issue, isn''t that the reason ...


    I was just grateful for that.


    When we asked the skeletal humans (skeletons) summoned by Salamander Sarah to dig deeper, we discovered a new vein of magical ore underneath a rock that was too hard for humans and sub-humans to dig.


    This vein was of good quality and quantity, and could be utilized for industrial purposes in the Gehmose area.


    Adjustments were immediately made to build a smelting and crafting facility for the magma stone in the vicinity of this prospecting site.


    This work was carried out by a group of people, mainly from Gehmose, who had previously been employed by the Clover Company as menial laborers.


    They had been paid quite low wages when they were working as menial laborers, but from this time onwards, they decided to work on a full commission system.


    Specifically, they would sell the products made from mined magical stones that were smelted and crafted, and the wage would be increased or decreased according to the profits.


    Naturally, there was a minimum wage, but everyone in the group was very pleased with the system that allowed them to increase their income as they worked harder and harder.


    Quinn of the Quinn Trading Association, who came from the royal capital, was also very interested in the magic stone, and in addition to the dragon scale armor, he also approached me about the rights to sell the magic stone in the royal capital.


    Although the details of the contract would have to be discussed again, Quinn had a big smile on his face as he replied in the direction of considering this positively.


    ''''What!��Look who it is, it''s Miss Quinn.


    Black, a demon man (Ogre People), returned from a traveling sales office in the small frontier city of Picks, found Quinn and ran up to him, laughing happily.


    According to Black.


    He''s the most understanding businessman in King''s Landing for subhumans, this one.


    Apparently.


    Quinn was also happy to see his old friend Kuro, and they were chatting for a while.


    But...


    There, they were two people whose roots were in business.


    A few hours later, both of them had serious expressions on their faces and began to discuss this and that.


    They said, "No, it''s not worth it unless you add 20% more.


    ''No!��Ten and a half percent!��We can''t give any more away either!


    I was simply overwhelmed by the power of the two men as they continued their discussion, folding their fingers over and over again.


    Well.


    A small frontier city, right here in Liberty.


    Slightly south of the center of the district, the central area centered on the town hall and the street street.


    This is the center of it.


    To the southwest, at the foot of Mount Gorn


    To the west, the hot spring village area where we first moved to


    To the south, the agricultural area where the old shukubamachi was located


    And to the north, in the former frontier small town of Gehmose.


    The stagecoach, which is run by the boars and others, makes regular trips to each of these areas, and the comings and goings of people between the various sections have become quite active.


    Apart from these stagecoach services, there are also regular services to the small frontier city of Pyx and to the frontier city of Batkombe, and now they will start regular services to the small frontier city of Eads.


    With this, a network of stagecoaches has been established linking Liberty Picks Eads and Batcombe, as well as providing direct service to the two cities in the Frontier Cities Alliance.


    Thanks to funding from each city in the form of subsidies, they have been able to keep fares low and have been extremely helpful in improving usage rates.


    The underground labyrinth (dungeon), one of Liberty Village''s main industries, is also doing well as usual.


    This time, we conducted a publicity campaign in King''s Landing as well, and perhaps because of this, the number of challengers from the King''s Landing area is increasing noticeably.


    Because the military faction has been disqualified, the number of challengers from Batcombe has been eliminated, and the number of participants from here is also increasing very rapidly.


    Father is troubled by the number of men stationed in the dungeons and dungeons, and he''s worried that it''s interfering with the number of men in the garrison.


    Biblina was laughing at him.


    Although Quinn showed interest in this mechanism, he was more interested in the armor of dragon scales that could be obtained as a drop item in the underground labyrinth (dungeon), and was fascinated by the


    ''Um!��Here!��It might be possible for me to get it, right?


    And, sniffling, I went on to try solo and beginner level.


    He was deported in the middle of the first level.


    Naturally, there were no drop items.


    Quinn was going to try again, but his companions, including Kobold, were desperately trying to stop him.


    We''ve secured a hot spring village for Quinn''s group to stay at, but


    At first, the quiet, mountainous location of the


    I''d rather be in the middle of all that noise...


    And some Kobolds and others were not happy about it.


    First of all, they soaked in the hot spring and were all amazed at how good it felt.


    ''''No~........what is this, it comes alive~......haha.......''''


    Quinn''s eyes rolled back in the bathtub as he soaked in the hot water, and he ended up being carried out after an hour in a sweat.


    Afterwards, they were again amazed by the young elf master''s characteristic cooking.


    Since he had traveled all over the world to train, even though he was in a remote area, young master Elf''s cooking was comparable to the first-class restaurants in the royal capital.


    ''''Miss........this is my first time cooking like this.......I''ve never seen anything like this before.


    I''ve never been there but it''s good anyway.


    We were relieved that they seemed to have been taken care of by all of us who were eating with single-mindedness, but needless to say, we immediately put a stop to Quinn''s attempt to secretly take the young elf master to the royal capital afterwards.


    The next day.


    After another press conference at the Central District Town Hall, Quinn and I, along with Black, Ant People, and others, finalized the negotiations.


    Roughly.


    Dragon scale armor


    A magical stone created from the bones of a skeleton


    It was decided to distribute these two products to the Quinn Chamber of Commerce and have them sold in the royal capital.


    The magic stones in the Geghemorse area have not yet taken off in the processing-related business and are still in a state of limbo, so it was decided to make another contract when there was a prospect of stable production.


    In addition to this, Quinn was also interested in the rare southern fruits that were being produced by plant magic, but it was a pending project at the moment, as it would take too long to transport them.


    In the future, it would be nice if an air transport unit of the Yan people and others could be established, but this was also a problem for the future.


    He said, "Thank you very much for signing a contract with our company, Quinn Trading Company. I will do my best to meet your expectations!


    Quinn held my hand firmly and had a big smile on his face.


    After this, we spent three more nights in the hot springs and then Quinn''s group returned to the royal capital.


    Quinn bought two carriages'' worth of dragon scale armor and a magic stone as purchases for this time.


    This Quinn''s group of merchants had


    Hey, let''s see if I can''t make it to King''s Landing for the first time in years.


    Black''s troopers went with me.


    Black will be checking on the sales of Liberty Village products at Quinn''s store and introducing the underground dungeons in King''s Landing.


    Something like this.


    After I returned from King''s Landing, I had been absorbed in my work with Quinn.


    ''It''s been a while since I''ve been back, and I want you to play more bear!


    The day after Quinn and the others returned to King''s Landing, we decided to take a day off and go hiking with Korok and Aura Era.


    Our destination was the lodging on the trees that we used to use in the forest on our way from the hot spring settlement to the settlement at the foot of Mount Gorun.


    In the past, the road was not paved and we had to spend one night in between, but now that the cobblestone streets have been built, we can reach this road in half a day.


    So, we were supposed to eat the lunch that Aura had worked so hard to make together, but


    I''ve got some free time.


    And then Erdena joined in.


    ''My lord! I wish I could join you!


    And then Nirmana joined in.


    Well, you''ve done something very interesting.


    And even Biblina joined in.


    Everyone else had packed their lunches, too.


    ""We''ll start with the lords."


    They all said this in unison and stared at me.


    Anyway, we got a whole batch of everyone''s lunches, and they were all delicious, so I told them so.


    ''''Well mine was the best, wasn''t it?''''


    ''I tried so hard!��It was good, wasn''t it?


    My bento was quite a masterpiece.


    "Say, honestly, weren''t the strawberry lunches the best?


    And then they began to compete with each other all at once....


    However, in the meantime, Korok started to eat his lunch at an alarming rate, which sent everyone into a panic, and we had a good time for a long time.

 48 . It seems that he digged it, punched it out, and met him.

    My lord, may I have a word?


    It was unusually early in the morning when Sarah, a salamander, came to ask for the lord''s office in the town hall.


    Sarah had been summoning bone humans (skeletons) almost every day and night to work on mining the sedimentary layers of dragon scales and reconstructing the Gehemorse area, and she always returned to her room early in the morning for a good night''s sleep.


    ''I''m fine, but are you the one who doesn''t need to rest, Sarah?''


    Oh, I''ll be fine, as soon as we''re done talking, I''ll be resting up.


    As she says this, Sarah bites down on a big yawn in front of me.


    ''''I''m sorry to be so quick, my lord, but the person I would like you to meet tonight... no, it''s not a person... now, what on earth can I say about that...''''


    Something about Sarah, who suddenly starts to think about it.


    Not a person... you mean like a subhuman or a monster?


    It''s not quite a subhuman... or a monster... or a... uh... you know... what... what... what... what...


    After this, Sarah thought about it for nearly 20 minutes, but in the end, she couldn''t seem to find the right words to reveal the other person.


    Anyway, I''ll bring him back here tonight to meet you.


    He said only that he had concluded that he was going to go back to his room.


    And that night.


    After dinner, I was waiting for Sarah while I had a meeting with Foldente in the lord''s office.


    Ah, my lord, have we kept you waiting?


    Sarah opens the door to her room at the same time as I knock, and enters the room.


    ''Hello?��Not that there''s any point in knocking, is there?


    That gesture is deliberately exaggerated by Foldente, who shows his voice in an exaggerated manner.


    Of course, I''m not really mad at Sarah, but I''m not really mad at her.


    No, no, I''m... I''m sorry.


    I bow my head as I slumber.


    I don''t mind that much, and I ask Sarah to raise her head.


    Then Sarah takes a glance backwards, scratching her head a bit, and


    My lord, you''re not the one I wanted to talk to this morning, my lord, you''re not the one I wanted to talk to this morning...


    She immediately introduced Sarah, who was about to start worrying as she did this morning, to Sarah, introducing her first for now, and then she led those who had been standing behind her into the room.


    ''Begin, my lord. I am Drindrindorun, the great sorcerer of the dead (Elder Rich) who lives underground. Please feel free to call me Dorn.


    The one who called himself Dorn, who was clad in a cloth of beast''s skin and carried a staff in his hand that held magical power.


    And his face, coming out of the cloth, was a perfect skull.


    According to Dorn''s story.


    He was a sorcerer who lived hundreds of years ago.


    He studied the magic of the demonic world as well as the magic of the human world and the magic of the heavenly realm, but at some point, when his body began to die, he tried immortality magic on himself and became an undead due to his success.


    He created a closed space deep in the cave where he could not be disturbed by anyone and continued to study magic for a long time.


    The place where he created the closed space is the cave that Sarah chose as her home afterwards, the place that collapsed due to Sarah''s outburst.


    It''s a very good idea to be able to have a good idea of what you''re looking for.


    ''''Well, it''s been a long time since I''ve gone to collect magical plants and magical stones, but I was surprised to see that the other side of the doorway was filled with earth and sand.


    Saying that, Dorn rattled his clattering face bone, as if it were a skeleton.


    "It just so happened that a bone man (skeleton) smashed through the earth and sand on the way to that lab... and that''s how I met Dorn.


    Oh no, I thought about smashing it with my magic, but if I broke it badly enough, it could have fallen down even more, so I''m glad I did.


    Then they laugh at each other.


    Dorn is still just clattering his bones.


    Two men who met at a drilling site.


    So when Sarah told him about the recent situation in this vicinity, Dorn learned that this area, once a forest at the foot of a volcano, had been turned into a small frontier city.


    I have been working on this for a long time. I would be happy to give this magic a try.


    Saying that, Dorun clatters his bones.


    The great sorcerers of the dead (elderliches) that I know are usually a type of dead monsters that rarely appear in desolate graveyards and the like, and they have powerful magical powers and a strong desire to exacerbate the evil of living things, and they try to destroy every living thing they come across.


    With this knowledge, I was slightly wary of Dorn.


    As we talked about this and that, I found that Dorun was quite different from the average dead man great magician (Elder Rich), and he clearly possessed the memories of his life and maintained the same intentions as he did back then.


    ''''Since you are in a position where you are forced to always consider the safety of your people, it is natural for you to be wary of me, a dead man you have never met before.


    What do you think?��In the meantime, how about they hire you on a trial basis?


    Dorn offers to do so.


    The magic workshop that Erdena manages is chronically short on labor, and I told her that she might be very grateful if she could help out there.


    ''Magic stone generation?��And using a skeleton bone?��I don''t have much experience with this, so I''m very interested in it.


    And since he was very much on board, he was asked to enter Eldena''s magic workshop as a trial for now.


    This Dorn.


    Being undead, he didn''t need to take a break at all, so he was able to work 24 hours a day, all the time.


    Just like Sarah''s summoning of skeletons, several types of summoning magic can be used, and in addition to skeletons, it is also possible to create harpies and dead knights.


    Unlike Sarah''s summons, the demons summoned by Dorn were able to work in the daytime, so while working in the magic workshop, he also summoned and dispatched workers to the civil engineering work place.


    Dorn''s magic was given to Erdena.


    ''''Well Dorn''s knowledge of magic is mainly pretty old magic, but it''s all pretty substantial. I''d rather be taught.


    I''ve heard it said that he is such a good teacher.


    When it comes to this, it''s only natural that I want to study under him


    I''m thinking of asking for help next time when the work at the magic workshop is on track.


    By the way, I found Dorun before I introduced him to everyone, Lil Pop, the apprentice guard.


    "Senior undead in the city!��And in the middle of the day?


    He fired his magic gun, no questions asked.


    "Well, my lord. I was delighted to receive a rousing welcome from the lovely young lady, but the rousing spirit was so intense that I was about to ascend into heaven.


    Saying that, it was Dorun, who was clattering the bones of his face.


    After Dorun joined the frontier small city of Liberty, the one thing that was helping besides the magic workshop was the guard department.


    According to the head of the guard, Googus.


    Recently, on the outskirts of Liberty, there have been many incidents of raids on fields by undead monsters in the southern part of the city, but due to the vastness of the farmland and the overwhelmingly small number of guards compared to the newly added territory, the defeat of such undead monsters has been slow, I heard.


    Which one of us would you like me to try to convince?


    When Dorn went to the farm, all the undead that had been haunting the farmland disappeared, and the damage to the farmland was completely eliminated.


    It''s nice to be of service to the people.


    Then he was a dorn, clattering the bones in his face.


    Although there are still a lot of problems.


    Thus, another one ... one?��One? .........Well, thanks to the addition of such friends, I was relieved to see that the problems were being solved, albeit a little, thanks to the addition of such friends.

 49 . A flying magic ship...

    Since Dorun the Elder Elder Rich, a dead man''s great magician, has joined our magic workshop, the generation of magic stones has become much faster.


    Thanks to this, the number of magic stones and other items we sell wholesale to the Quinn Trading Company in King''s Landing has greatly increased, which we are very grateful for, but there was one problem.


    Dorun was.


    It doesn''t matter what I do, never mind your salary.


    He refused to accept his salary.


    Even though they are undead, as long as they are working in a public office, I think I have to pay them.


    However, my lord, you don''t pay a salary to the skeleton that Sarah-dono summons, do you?


    If you ask me, I''m almost convinced that it is indeed.......


    As for the bone person (skeletons), since they are added to Sarah''s salary as a summoner and emissary - mainly as a meal allowance - it often becomes a pushover.


    As he said this, Dorn put his hand to the back of his head, looking strangely embarrassed while he did - I thought it looked like he had reddened - the bony cheek area.


    According to Dorn, he had a married wife.


    His race is the same dead great sorcerer (Elder Rich).


    It''s about 50 years ago, I guess, that we met because there is a thought magic that can only be perceived by a mortal great sorcerer (Elder Rich), and that''s how we met. She''s intelligent and educated....


    (This is followed by about 30 minutes of Dorn bragging about his wife.)


    So, now that you''ve been elected to public office, I''d like to welcome her to the land.


    And if you could employ my wife here as well....


    After all, he said, his wife is immersed in research in a cave near the frontier city of Giana Combe, which is quite a bit farther north than the royal capital.


    I thought that if he or she could use shapeshifting magic, he or she would be able to come here in a heartbeat.


    You can only transfer to a place that you have been to with transferable magic.


    Moreover, if the shape of your memory has changed, it is possible that the destination will be inside a newly created wall.


    It was a good idea.


    I''m not afraid to pick him up.


    The problem was the destination.


    Speaking of the frontier city of Guianacombe, it would take at least two months by carriage from the royal capital to the north.


    But if it is from Liberty, it will take 3 months one way or 6 months round trip.


    The only person I can think of who seems to have knowledge of the land north of the King''s Landing is Black, the peddler''s ogre people, but even so, I can''t help but wonder if he can travel on a 3-month road trip with a dead man''s great sorcerer (Elder Rich) who is weak against sunlight.


    Yes, Dorun noticed me being troubled, and he noticed that


    Oh, my lord, if it''s transportation, don''t worry, I can provide it for you.


    If you are willing to go, I can provide you with transportation that will give you ten days to make change for a round trip.


    Then, he bowed deeply.


    Since it would take some time to prepare, he asked to be allowed to work in the corner of the cave where the dragon scale deposit layer was being mined, and Dorun used his transition magic to move on.


    About two hours later.


    In thought waves from Dorn.


    We''re ready for you, and we would like you to join us in the cave.


    I was informed that I was going to the cave with Foldente, who had just returned from a meeting to the small frontier city of Eads.


    There


    ........this is........


    I gasp for breath at the first sight I see.


    Next to him, Foldente is also


    Well, well I never thought I''d see this in the human world.


    He exclaimed in admiration.


    ''''Yes, this is the DDD, a magic ship that I restored and improved from the one I was stranded on in the Demon World.


    Then Dorn pointed to the point


    It floated in the air inside the cave.


    It had a round hull with three sails and what looked like a turret could be seen in places.


    ''This DDD, sir.


    It has a capacity of 100 people and can be piloted by a basic crew of one.


    It''s fueled by magic stones. As long as it''s one of the magical stones we produce in our workshop, it should last you ten days before the hull was modified in two days at most.


    in addition to this


    The turret will automatically search for and attack the enemy just by commanding the pilot


    The hull has an automatic repair function and can be restored to its original condition in two days even if the ship is totally destroyed


    Automatically catches the wind when the sails are deployed to keep the fastest speed at all times


    It is said to have such functions as


    ''It''s just that, well, what can I say... this is the first time I''ve ever flown it, isn''t it?


    Dorn''s, at these words, me and Foldente were instantly speechless.


    ''''........What? What? First time....


    Yes, it''s my first time. I''ve played around with it and tried to fix it up, but I think it''s going to be okay. Theoretically.


    Then it was Dorun, clattering and clanking his bones again.


    By the way.


    "When you receive your wife, then this DDD is presented to my lord for you to use as you see fit.


    It was a good idea.


    For the time being, after a few test flights in the suburbs, we were able to fly without any problems.


    When we circled to the frontier city of Batcombe, we were able to watch Gelder in the town hall, even as his eyes blinked.


    Based on these results, I decided to agree to go and pick up Dorun''s wife, as well as to test the long-distance navigation.


    Above all, this magician ship.


    If the ship can sail long distances, if it can be used as a regular service to the King''s Capital, it may be able to make a round trip in three days or so, which will likely contribute to receiving travelers and adventurers.


    Most importantly, it is a magic ship that no one has experienced in this world today.


    In terms of the buzz, it has a lot of promise.


    I''m not going to be able to say that I''m not going to be able to do anything about it, but I''m going to be able to say that I''m not going to be able to do anything about it.


    When we were about to select the people who would be going there


    Almost everyone in the town hall showed interest in this unusual vehicle, and the lord''s office was flooded with applicants.


    As expected, since it is not possible to do it with everyone, after much deliberation


    As a pilot, I


    Lil Pop Aura Aura Aera, father and daughter of a hawk, as a contingency force and liaison


    Eldena, as the management of the magic stone.


    Here.


    The area around Guianacombe is rumored to be overrun with ancient giants, so go out and hunt them.


    In accordance with the instructions of the administrator of the underground labyrinth (dungeon), Gianvalea


    Yes, sir! Of!


    They were joined by the Selvin-Jalvin sisters.


    Needless to say, Lil Pop, who was being followed around as the ''big sister'' to these two on a regular basis, looked disgusted to death.


    Such Lil Pop also wanted to bring in these two aircraft because the work of interlocking the magic armored infantry and the magic armored airborne infantry has been completed, and he also wanted to experiment with their flight...


    As for the demon-armored airman, since it is an item that is enshrined daily as a divine object of the Bunn religion, the fact that it would be taken away for a while made Siyaka and Ten turn blue.


    However, in the end, they managed to agree with me and said, "Ka........as God wills.......


    By all means!


    The two of them were relentlessly reminding me that I was going to be there.


    Incidentally, Dorn was not going to accompany them.


    (Henceforth, Dorn''s honeymoon fantasies will continue until they have three children.)


    Anyway.


    We were to leave the next morning, and I had a meeting with the Ant People and others while I was away.

 50 . Its an empty boat trip...

    The next morning.


    With the town hall staff seeing us off, the magic ship DDD left for Guianacombe in the north.


    We asked Salamander Sarah to build a simple boarding area next to the town hall, and we boarded the ship from there.


    Although this boarding area is currently only a spiral staircase, there are plans to create a waiting area, shop, cafeteria, and other facilities in the lower part of the building by the time we return from GianaCombe.


    .... and...


    Within minutes of leaving, the problem was discovered....


    It is a stowaway.


    Last night.


    "I want to go to Korok too!


    And it was Korok, who had been furiously babbling about it.


    I''ll take care of it. Anya will take care of it.


    And thanks to the cat people (Cat People), Unya, coming forward, I was able to get a handle on it... or so I thought.


    I didn''t expect these two to be sneaking into the loading area together...


    ''Excuse me~ Unya''s curiosity got the better of her.


    Bear.


    In front of me at the helm, they look apologetic...but they apologize with a big smile on their faces.


    And


    It''s outrageous that you would not invite a strawberry to such an event.


    And while proudly declaring, the one who hit the cockpit after our departure was the lord''s daughter of the frontier city of Batcombe, Biblina.


    Although she''s proudly declaring it, she was hiding in her luggage just like Unja and the others until they left, so it''s hard to keep up appearances, but she seems to be completely through with it, and as soon as she enters the cockpit


    Oh, this is a beautiful sight....


    And we had been completely turned into one passenger.


    For now, although three people were added unexpectedly, that degree does not seem to have any impact on fuel consumption, and as for food, we have brought more food originally, and in some cases, it may be possible to have Lil'' Pop, who can use the magic infantry flying form, go out as a scavenger hunt unit.


    As we pass over Batcombe.


    Laird Gelter, who came out of the town hall window, said, "Next time, put me on too~! I was screaming at him.


    Father, you''re one step ahead of me.


    ''Vibrina!��Oh, no!��If I thought I couldn''t see you!


    He found Biblina, who turned a triumphant smile on him, and stepped on the ground in frustration.


    The mage ship was extremely fast.


    It passed through to Batcombe in about half a second and was moving northward in a hurry.


    The flag of Parma is on the right side of the ship''s hull as a proof that the ship belongs to the royal capital, Parma.


    On the left side of the ship''s hull, the flags of the small frontier cities are displayed.


    We are hoping to create a flag for the small frontier city of Liberty in the near future, and we are arranging for an open call for proposals to be made in the near future.


    As our altitude stabilized, we deployed our sails and our speed visibly increased.


    Drunn told us that the design is designed to catch the wind automatically, and the effects of this are clearly evident.


    Day 2.


    We reached the skies above the royal capital as early as possible.


    Here, they paused above Quinn Chamber of Commerce, and from there, they descended to Quinn Chamber of Commerce on a rope ladder.


    ''''Wha........what is it!��What was that?!


    Quinn''s mouth is watering at the sight of the magic ship for the first time.


    "It''s a magic ship provided by a newly hired dead man great wizard (Elder Rich) in our city. As a matter of fact, I''m planning to use it to make regular flights between the royal capital and Liberty.


    Quinn''s expression lights up at my words.


    ''It!��It''s great!��There''s plenty of buzz, and it''s definitely going to be well received!


    Therefore, it would be nice if you could leave the setup of the depot and the sale of the tickets at King''s Landing to Quinn Trading Company....


    Yes, of course I will.


    I held out my right hand as I said that, and Quinn grabbed it with both hands with great force.


    ''Thank you!��Thank you!


    He bowed his head repeatedly, going up and down violently.


    Quinn kindly provided us with food and water free of charge, and we once again set out for the north.


    By the way.


    Our stay at the Quinn Trading Company lasted about two hours, during which time there was a tremendous crowd of spectators.


    Hey, how much do I have to pay to get in that thing?


    The Quinn Chamber of Commerce was inundated with inquiries.


    I''ve heard that among them were many royalty and church officials in addition to noblemen''s messengers.


    At this rate, you can expect quite a few users once the regular flights start sailing.


    Basically, the magic ship would continue to sail at night.


    Once the navigation is stable, there is no particular need to steer the ship, and there is no problem in leaving it to automatic control.


    We do try to sleep on the side of the steerage in case of unforeseen circumstances, such as being attacked by magic, but there has never been a situation where we had to get up and deal with it to this extent.


    Of the rest of the crew, Lil Pop, who didn''t need to sleep specifically because of the mages, continued to adjust his magical infantry and magical airmen, but for everyone else, he slept in his cabin.


    I''m trying to get them to experience how comfortable they are in their guest rooms and how comfortable they are when they sleep, and I''m trying to use what I''ve noticed to help them in the future


    Well why don''t you build a superior room?��Aristocrats don''t like to share a room with a commoner because they are too proud to do so.


    Instead, set the rate for that room higher. And in return, give them a lower rate for a regular room, and they''ll appreciate it more.


    Biblina''s opinion was the most helpful.


    In addition, some people suggested that it would be a good idea to improve the dining room and a system to allow people to spend money on board the ship during the cruise, and I will take this into account as well.


    Also from Korok.


    I need a better seat with a better view of the ground.


    We decided to consider building an observation seat with more windows.


    While we were talking about this, on the third day from the capital, we began to see the Guianacombe.


    The whole area around the Guianacombe was dense with dense forest.


    Here and there, cylindrical shapes of earth protruding from the ground are scattered about, and people have built cities on top of them and are living there.


    The frontier city of Guianacombe is built on the vastest of these lands.


    People and goods are transported to and from the surrounding cities by air by falconers and swallow men, and basically no one goes to the jungle area except to secure water or hunt.


    The earth jutting out of the jungle begins to appear ahead, and everyone in the cabin gathers in the wheelhouse to catch a glimpse of the scene.


    "........If we were in the south, we probably wouldn''t be able to see this scene in our lifetime.


    In Erdena''s words.


    That''s a big deal! Desperate to see the bear!


    And Korok was slumped against the window, his eyes frantically widening.


    They were all laughing at the scene.


    Something''s coming, big birdie bear.


    And the next thing Korok said was.


    Zzz.........


    There was a heavy sound as if something had hit the hull, and at the same time the hull shook loudly.


    ''What the hell happened?


    Deploying a magical radar that allows you to see what''s going on around the hull of the ship, you can see what appears to be a giant, ancient bird, and a monstrous bird that is lashing out at the hull of the ship.


    As you look closely, you can see that these ancient birds are swarming around the huge expanse of land ahead, where the frontier city of Guianacombe is believed to be located, and many of them are repeatedly swooping down towards the city.


    Could it be that Guianacombe is under attack?


    Biblina makes an impatient voice.


    Nevertheless, with almost no information available, it''s hard to decide whether it''s a good idea to embark on killing the monster bird at this point.


    ''''For now, the birds that are attacking the ship, Serbin will retrieve them.


    Jalvin''s going too, isn''t he?


    The two of them, both demons, are quick to say so, or they run out of the wheelhouse.


    ''That one!''


    As they stepped out onto the deck, they saw a monstrous bird that was about to attack the hull again.


    On the deck, the monster bird spotted a figure and changed its trajectory to face the hull of the ship and glided toward the two men.


    ''You''re a good boy~''


    Jalvin took a capsule from the bag on his hip to retrieve the demon.


    "''In the name of the witch Jalvin, you command it - ''Forced captivity''.


    He throws the capsule toward the sky and chants.


    Then the capsule is enveloped in light, and the light extends in a straight line towards the monster bird.


    Guaah!


    The monster bird, startled by the light, stopped its movement in the air for a moment, but


    It was swallowed by the light and stored inside the capsule.


    The giant bird''s body quickly became smaller and smaller, and by the time the capsule returned to Jalvin''s hand, it was about the size of the tip of his index finger and was chirping inside the capsule.


    After this, as the two of them captured the monstrous birds one after another, they seemed to have sensed the danger and hurriedly dispersed and disappeared into the jungle.


    ''''...............''''


    When Lil Pop was finally ready to go out, he was tongue-tied in the midst of the demonic infantry for not being able to make it.


    When he came to rest over Guianacombe, he could see the city waving at him in a friendly manner.


    After a while, a few hawk-like figures came to the magic ship.


    When they greeted them on the deck, the falconer got down on his knees and bowed to them.


    Thank you for saving my life. I am the captain of the guard in the frontier city of Guianacombe, Eel.


    Then he shook my hand.


    I squeezed his hand back.


    ''''I know it''s very rude to ask such a favor of our new guests.


    Would you please help me to govern this skirmish with the ancient monster race?

 51 . I was trying to find the source of the conflict

    According to Eel, the captain of the guard in the frontier city of Guianacombe.


    A few hours ago, the ancient monster tribe had suddenly attacked them.


    Since the ancient monster tribe''s intelligence is low and only a few of them are able to communicate with their chiefs, they have been concentrating on defending themselves without knowing why they were attacked.


    ''''Normally, our people of Gianacombe and the ancient monster tribe had established a friendly relationship with the ancient monster tribe, but... I have no idea what happened...''''


    As he said this, Eir held his head in his hands.


    ''''I''m wondering if you all can somehow get the chief of the ancient monster tribe to find out the reason for this attack.


    If they are dealing with people from countries that are not directly related to this Giana Combe, the chiefs might be able to show up and talk to them.


    Saying that, he bows his head deeply again.


    However, the magic ship has already been attacked, and


    In addition, some monstrous birds were also captured by the Selvin sisters.


    If these actions were seen as hostile, it seemed dangerous to bypass them.


    I wanted to help them somehow, but I was thinking about the conflict between putting everyone in danger... and folding my arms in thought.


    ''''Let''s go. I want to help those in need as much as you do.


    Saying that, Erdena taps me on the shoulder.


    ''''Myself, I haven''t been able to test-drive the magic armored infantry, either. Engagement is what we want!


    We must not engage in battle at the outset!��I think the best thing to do is to talk about it first, don''t you?��It''s not all about gimping!


    Although Biblina stilled the motivated Lil Pop, she herself was already wearing her armor and was motivated.


    ''''I''ll protect you and Ela too,''''


    Aura, the dragonborn, nodded vigorously, and behind her, Aela nodded as well.


    Pressed by everyone''s words, I decided to accept this offer.


    Since I have to fulfill my original objective of bringing back the wife of the dead man great sorcerer (Elder Rich) Dorun, I asked Eel if he had any idea of the dead man great sorcerer (Elder Rich) living in this vicinity.


    ''....Speaking of which, I''ve heard that there is a dead sorcerer in the caves of Grango Volcano, a little north of here.


    I was able to get the information that


    That area is close to the ancient monster tribe''s stronghold and it would be dangerous to go near it now.


    This was the case.


    Nevertheless, either way, if that was close to the root of the place, I would have to go to that area to talk to the chief of the ancient monster race.


    I decided to gather everyone together and devise a plan.


    First of all, we moved to the side of Grango Volcano with the magic ship.


    While fending off the attacks of the ancient monster tribe, I''m going to look for the head of the ancient monster tribe, manage to get into a discussion with him, and find out more about the situation.


    After that, I''ll decide on a course of action depending on the situation.


    Roughly speaking, it was decided that this was the way the operation would go, and that the search for the cave would be done after the discussion went well.


    ''''........Speaking of which, what was the name of Dorun''s wife?''''


    ''Oh, it''s ''Tiana Tiana Deanna'' and she says you can call her Deanna.


    We''ll get it over with in no time.


    I smile back at Eldena, who smiles so, too.


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    The operation began immediately.


    We left the magic ship for Grango Volcano.


    After advancing for a while, as expected, the monstrous bird from the direction of the volcano flies in from the direction of the volcano.


    However, in addition to the dragonized Aura and Aera sitting on the deck and threatening the surroundings, it seems to be affected by the fact that some of their companions were recovered by the Serbin sisters'' forced capture magic earlier, so they only shouted threats from a considerable distance and in the distance.


    At worst, if they were going to attack us here, I was planning to add Aura Aela, plus Lil Pop''s magic-armored infantry flying form to start eliminating them, but since this was the situation, I would move to Plan B.


    "Ahhhh, ancient monster race, can you hear me?"


    With the voice extension of the demonic infantry in full effect, Lil Pop speaks to the people around him.


    "We do not wish to fight, sir. Why are we attacking Guianacombe?


    I would like to know the truth of it, sir."


    As if they couldn''t understand Lilpop''s words, the monstrous birds around the magic ship continued to shout threats incessantly.


    Still, when Lilpop continued to voice


    "Kettai na hitori no yo, damaru ga yo.


    A heavy bass voice came from the jungle below.


    ''''I am Dirano, chief of the ancient monster race. Do you want to hear me get angry?��Man no man.


    At the same time, a huge tyrannosaurus-like monster appeared, pushing away part of the jungle.


    For now, we succeeded in drawing the chief out into the discussion.


    I bring the mage ship to a halt at Dirano''s line of sight, and we walk out on deck to face each other.


    Since I''m in charge of this ship, I step forward.


    You can also have a look at your own eyes while controlling Aura and others'' attempts to intimidate you excessively.


    I''m not sure what you mean by anger, Mr. Dirano. I would like to know if you would like to know.


    At least the men of Gianacombe have no intention of fighting with you at all.


    Hearing my words, Dirano shook his head from side to side for a while, and after pondering what was going on


    I will not be allowed to sing this abominable song any time soon.


    "...a song? .........?


    The story of Dilano was this.


    For the past few days, he said, a monstrous song had been coming from the direction of Gianacombe, night after night.


    The song contained an investigation that seemed to control death, and it was said that all of the ancient monster tribe felt intense fear.


    It is said that some of the monsters, unable to bear their fear, attacked GianaCombe.


    "We don''t want to be attacked...our song is to be cursed.


    At those words, Eel, who had accompanied him, twisted his head around.


    ''Wait a minute... that song-like thing was heard in Gianacombe as well, but we thought it was some kind of ancient monster race ritual or something, so we held back...''


    At Yale''s words, this time Dilano twisted his head.


    ''''Sole ha-certain ka?''''


    ''Oh, I''m sure of it. I swear to the gods of Guiana.


    South as seen from the ancient monster tribe''s settlement.


    North as seen from the frontier city of Guianacombe


    I knew that a mysterious song coming from that direction seemed to be the cause of the commotion, but the question was what that song was and who was singing it.


    The two of them have the following opinions in common


    The song could only be heard at night and was sung throughout the night.


    For now, would it be best to wait until the night to find out the source of that song?


    As I was discussing it with everyone on deck, Lil Pop, who had joined this conversation while on board the Demon Infantry, had his voice extension turned on.


    "Then you will look for Lord Deanna after that, won''t you?"


    And then he joined the conversation.


    The huge volume from the demonic infantry right next to me made everyone on deck cover their ears involuntarily.


    Hey, Lil Pop, you''ll have to turn off the voice extension when it''s not needed....


    And that''s exactly when I thought, "Who is that?


    "Who''s that?��Who called me?


    Suddenly, a woman''s voice echoed on the deck.


    At the same time, a magic circle unfolds and a transition gate (gate) appears.


    ''''I''m busy preparing for the move, so please make it quick.


    Passing through the transition gate, a figure with a feminine voice appears, completely covering her entire body with a hooded cloak.


    And then...


    Huh?��You called me? .........this guy is not.......


    ''Yes, I''m Deanna. Tiana Tiana Diana. I''m the Great Magician of the Dead (Elder Rich).


    Then she looked around.


    For a moment, Deanna was checking out the mage ship from the deck.


    ...Isn''t this ship ... the DDD, Master Dorn''s DDD?


    Deanna confirms to me in a calm voice.


    ''Yeah, yeah. Yes, this ship is definitely the DDDD, and we''re here to pick you up...


    And that''s when I said that much.


    ''Hey! You''re here!��It''s me! I''ve been waiting like crazy to see when I''m going to meet my darling!


    And Deanna was twirling around on the spot, letting her voice rise in a sweetness that was unimaginable from the dignified, quiet tone she had been speaking in.


    After that, Deanna''s story went on and on until she met Dorun and had three children, and then it finally came to an end.


    The words ''similar couple'' popped into my mind.


    Beside me, Erdena had the same expression on her face as I did, and I think she was probably thinking of the same words.

 52 . It was...

    We now know that Deanna, the Great Magician of the Dead (Elder Rich), is Dorun''s wife in the small frontier city of Liberty, and that she is the person we have come to look for.


    We can take her back to Liberty and be done with our business, but we now have the task of finding the mysterious singing voice that is causing the skirmishes between the ancient monster tribe and the frontier city of Gianacombe, and bringing them together.


    Leaving Deanna''s reception to Unja, we once again began to discuss the matter of the mysterious singing voice


    .... but...


    You''re the captain. Can I have a word? Can you help me load up my stuff?


    And Deanna grabbed me by both shoulders with a gusty grip.


    According to her, she said that she could bring all the packages at night with transition magic, but right now, since it was daytime, her magic power was weak and she wanted me to help her load them.


    ''''........Then why don''t we just use magic to load it in at night?''''


    I said that to Unja, who nodded her head.


    ''Aha! Can''t you understand why I''m so eager to see Master Dorn as soon as possible? Huh?


    He said with a tremendous swordsmanship, making Unna flinch.


    By the way, it is said that she can do almost nothing at the moment because she has consumed a considerable amount of magic power when she transferred onto the ship.......


    When Deanna''s offer was made to the chief of the ancient monster tribe, Delano, and the chief of the Guianacombe guards, Eir, he informed them of the


    Do you not want to put my problems before your own?


    I need you to focus on solving our problems for now.


    And, of course, they objected, as they should.


    ''You mean that? ...Oh no, did you say? The big one over there?


    And Deanna, whose magic power must have been depleted, packed up on Dilano and Eel, clad in a terrible robe of magical power on her body.


    How much I love Dorn.


    How quickly I want to see Dorn.


    These are the things that I''ve been rattling on and on for over an hour.


    I''m sorry, I''m sorry.


    "...let''s get your problem out of the way first.......no more disputes....


    It made the two of them break completely.


    ''''It can''t be helped, so I''ll help you guys unravel the identity of that mysterious song thing, and in the meantime, you''re going to carry my stuff in, right?


    Beside me at the helm, Deanna lurches around and occasionally taps me on the shoulder with her staff.


    I follow her instructions and lead the magic ship forward to Grango Volcano, being careful not to irritate her anyway.


    We head south from the ancient monster tribe''s settlement, and when we''ve diverted the volcano to the east.


    Yes, over there. Stop where that rock rises.


    They follow Deanna''s instructions and bring the ship to a halt.


    Aura, still in her dragonized form, and the demonic infantry flying form piloted by Lil Pop, boarded the ship a few at a time and descended to the rocky area.


    Then, at the bottom of the rock, which is difficult to see from the air, there is an entrance to a cave.


    I''ve already packed my bags. We''re already packed," he said. Come on, let''s go, boys, let''s go!


    As soon as we entered, Deanna immediately sent Unja, Biblina and Erdena on a wild goose chase with their wands, urging us to work quickly.


    If our movements were to slow down, they would immediately come up to us and smack us on the head with their wands, so that none of us would be able to relax for even a moment.


    The luggage packed into the wooden box was carried out of the cave, and from there, Lil Pop''s magical infantry flying form carried it up to the ship.


    It was Lil Pop who was mumbling and carefully carrying the luggage out.


    The way the luggage was being carried out smoothly.


    ''At this rate, it''s going to be ready soon, oh, I can''t wait for the time when I''ll meet that man, Master Dorun...''


    Deanna crosses her arms and looks up into the air, often stopping her movements.


    Her cheeks are reddened......................


    And.


    Wait a minute, Deanna will be here soon, la la la la.


    An impressed Deanna began to sing abruptly.


    With gestures, she moved to the right and left in the cave, creating a wonderfully heavy bass sound in the cave.


    After a while, there was a lot of noise outside the cave.


    ''Ano song da........ano song datoiu no ni heard in the daytime!


    ''Kook ... so abominable when you hear it up close, this song is such an abomination!


    Delano and Eel, who had been helping to carry their belongings just outside the cave, were all pressed to their ears and frowning at each other.


    In the jungle, the sounds of frightened, fleeing and screeching ancient monstrous beasts were coming from everywhere.


    Even the monstrous birds have jumped up from the jungle and are flying away to places where they can''t hear the song.


    ...Um, Deanna-san.


    I call out fearfully to Deanna, who is singing and dancing pleasantly.


    ''Is that how you sing every night? ....recently.


    ''Yes, yes. You were so moved by the fact that the day to meet Master Dorun was just around the corner, and you were singing about this feeling of excitement. So what is it?


    I''m not the only one.


    It was in the cave, everyone had figured it all out.


    That song that the ancient monster tribe had said was an ''abominable song''..................that song that they had told them to stop immediately.


    Deanna was singing about how happy she was to see Dorn, and it was her voice....


    She is, in addition to being a skeleton.


    They were singing in a cave, and what was merely a heavy bass voice was reverberating in the cave, echoing through the jungle as if it were a song of death.


    I knew what caused the skirmish.


    I don''t know how to tell this to the half-mad, monster tribe.


    At the same time, I wondered how I could get Deanna, who was singing in a very pleasant way, to quit this song in a gentle way...


    I frowned and put my head in my hands as I thought about the two things.


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    a few moments later


    After the luggage was put away, I asked Deanna to return to the mage ship immediately and rest in her cabin.


    Needless to say, I asked Unna to take care of her partner and gave her strict orders to make sure that she would not go outside the room within the Ghianacombe area at all.


    Since Deanna had boarded the magic ship, she managed to calm the ancient monster race and others, who were still slightly confused, although the song was already deafening, and


    I explained to Dirano and Eel what happened.


    They were the first to


    "....deha a no song is a joyous song........


    "I find this hard to believe.


    And I had to get my head around it.


    As soon as Deanna entered the cabin, she somehow agreed with the fact that she could no longer hear the singing that had been coming from the cave earlier.


    And when she told them that she was going to take them to the frontier small city of Liberty now, so they couldn''t hear that song anymore, the two of them finally showed a look of relief.


    However, they begged us to stay and check it out with them since they couldn''t actually hear the song at night.


    Now, you''re ready to go, aren''t you? You must go to your darling as quickly as possible.


    The two of them were unnerved by Deanna''s tremendous swordsmanship as she came out on deck, dragging a restraining Unja along with her, and they allowed us to leave at once.


    After this, we left the Guianacombe.


    With the sails up and the wind in our face, the DDD was sailing briskly, and we arrived at the small frontier city of Liberty a day earlier than we had come.


    And


    Darlene!


    Oh!��My honey!


    Dorn greeted Deanna as she got off the magic ship, and the two of them hugged each other tightly.


    We, too, were somewhat moved by that scene...


    Oh, I can''t help but write a song about the emotion!��Darling!


    Okay, honey!��Then let''s sing it together! A song of love.


    Then.


    We received quite a few complaints at the town hall that their abominable voices were echoing through the streets.


    I asked them to sing only in their private rooms.


    I asked them to sing in their private rooms only, because it''s too irritating for children," I told them.


    By the way, it goes without saying that I made their private room completely soundproofed.

 53 . Back in the city, and so on...

    It''s been a few days since Deanna, the dead man''s great magician (Elder Rich), arrived.


    Dorun''s mood is very good because he has been able to receive her, who until now could only talk to him in telekinesis, and he is in a very good mood.


    The two of them have been assigned to work on generating magic stones in the magic workshop, and their production had jumped nearly five times.


    This is even more than when Erdena was working with her own magical alter ego.


    Basically, the two of them were working at night.


    Erdena in the daytime, and Jome


    At night, Dorn and Deanna.


    This two-shift system is working well, and the production of magic stones and other materials has increased dramatically.


    This is very gratifying because the raw material is the bones of bone humans (skeletons) summoned by Sarah the Salamander, so they are virtually infinitely available.


    Just.


    The two of them are in a very good mood, working every day.


    Sometimes, while moving through the hallways and other places.


    I often start singing out of the blue.


    "....it was scary bear I heard some scary song...


    And then there were times when Korok and others were so frightened by his voice that they couldn''t go to the bathroom in the middle of the night and ended up drawing a map of the world on their bedding the next morning.......


    According to Dorn.


    ''Oh no, I''m trying to be careful, but I can''t help but sing with too much joy. Hahaha.


    So....now, what to do from now on....


    �� �� �� �� �� ��.


    When I went to pick up Deanna.


    As a result, although I was able to make a connection, to some extent, with the frontier city of Gianacombe and the ancient monster tribe that inhabited its vicinity, I was unable to have a conversation with either of them because Diana kept rushing me so hard...


    Three days after returning to Liberty.


    An air express courier arrived from Guianacombe.


    The letter was from Gilvestre, the lord of the frontier city of Gianacombe.


    It contained a note of thanks for resolving the current disturbance and a request to visit Guianacombe again.


    This was very gratifying for us, so we wrote a letter back immediately and asked the falconer to take it back to us.


    I asked him to take it back to me. I told him that I would visit him again in the near future and that I hoped we could continue our friendly relationship.


    It''s something that''s been on my mind quite a bit since I returned to Liberty.


    It''s just that these monstrous birds


    We got brought home and we were quick to go.


    That''s good, I brought something back!��You guys!��We''ll do it together!


    Yes! Of!


    and the caretaker of the underground labyrinth (dungeon), Jambalea, and the Selvyn sisters have fused together with other monsters...


    It seems to be very happy that the monster bird can now dock on the back of a cyclops or fly around the 5th floor of a dungeon.


    �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� ��.


    While I was concerned about the matter of the underground labyrinth (dungeon), Quinn of the Quinn Trading Company came from the royal capital.


    ''''My lord!��Thanks to you, our armor and magic stones are selling like crazy!


    According to Quinn, because the existence of dragons is extremely rare in the current human world, armor made from their scales is rarely on the market, but now that Quinn''s company has sold a large quantity of very high quality items, adventurers and knights are competing to buy them.


    In response to that, Quinn approached me to increase the volume of trade.


    The current dragon scale armor is mainly


    Drop items in the underground labyrinth (dungeon)


    Merchandise at stores in the underground dungeon and on the street


    Sales at outposts in the frontier city of Batcombe


    It was necessary to distribute them to places such as the United States and Canada, so it was decided to make it convenient for them to increase the number as much as possible.


    And another requirement was the magic ship.


    The other day, on the way to the north, when we took a temporary break over the Quinn Trading Company in the royal capital


    How do I get in that thing?


    The inquiries flooded into the Quinn Chamber of Commerce, and they said that the number of inquiries were increasing with each passing day.


    The magic ship, having brought Deanna home safely, was


    "I present this ship to my lord as promised. You may use it as you see fit.


    Since we''ve been formally handed over by Dorn, we now need to decide on the location of the berth and the associated arrival/departure area, as well as the number and time of flights to and from Batcombe.


    Although we haven''t yet heard of his intentions, the lord of the frontier city of Batcombe, Gelder, will undoubtedly ask us to dock in Batcombe, so while taking that into consideration, since we''ve made contact with him this time, we''d like to think about flights to Guiacombe in the north, but the problem is that we have only one ship at the moment, and if we''re making a round trip to Guiacombe and back, the number of flights between King''s Landing and Liberty will be reduced by that amount.


    We''ll have to make some adjustments in this area as well.


    In the meantime, they had to deal with the inquiries that were flooding the Quinn Chamber of Commerce in King''s Capital, so they decided to arrange for a test ride in the near future.


    Quinn said he would create and distribute test ride tickets as soon as he returned to the King''s Capital, and he quickly loaded up his luggage and returned to the King''s Capital.


    Thinking about it in this way, it would be helpful if there were a few more of these magic ships....


    Well, it would be a lot of work to make it from scratch, but there''s nothing we can''t do.


    The answer came back to me.


    According to Dorn


    The hull of the ship is the same as the one that actually floats on the sea, but it is difficult to add additional functions, mainly magical ones, such as deploying a magical barrier on the hull and giving it the ability to automatically catch the wind.


    However, right now, there is a DDD issue that was originally created in the magical world, so they can use it as a reference, so it''s possible to create enough duplicates.


    As for the manpower, Sara will summon a bone man (skeleton), and if it''s magic, I and Erdena will also help, and under the condition that the town hall will bear the costs necessary to create it, the creation of the second magic ship will begin.


    This magic ship...


    In Liberty, they''ve built a depot right next to the town hall, and that''s where the magic ship is now docked.


    Hey, my lord... can''t we get a ride in that thing?


    The people of the city were very interested in this project.


    The original plan was to fly over the city three times a day for two days, but the tickets we had prepared in advance ran out so quickly that we had to extend it to three times a day for five days.


    Incidentally, we had to extend the number of days for 3 times 5 days.


    Of course I''ve got mine, right?


    And needless to say, the Lord of Batcombe, Gelter, who heard this story, came with great speed....


    Geltar came over to me, and I consulted with him on the spot regarding the arrival and departure of the magic ship.


    ''Drink all the terms. Just do Liberty''s bidding.


    I was relieved when he said that and smiled vigorously.


    In return, I get a free pass and you''ll give me a pass whenever I want, okay? Huh?


    He laughed mischievously at me, and I was left to ponder on what to do about it.


    Father!��I suppose I''ll get that free pass privilege for myself, won''t I?


    You''re the one who got in the car the other day. Dismiss it! Dismiss it!


    And then, in the Liberty''s lord''s office, I could only smile as I calmed down Gelter and Biblina, who had started arguing with each other....

 54 . Well, there are so many different things...

    When the Dragon People put a person on their back


    The problem of compatibility with the person riding on its back arises.


    In the past, even when dragons were still plentiful, the number of dragon riders was very small because it was very difficult to find people who were compatible with each other.


    It is said today that the princess knight Valentine, who is said to have fought alongside the legendary heroes in the past, and the white dragon Houte, whom she rode, were the best combination ever in that regard.


    ''So, sis. Do you understand?


    In the staff dormitory of the town hall, in the room of Aura and Aura, the dragon people, Aura''s younger sister, Aura was crowding her sister Aura.


    ''''My lord and your sister have great chemistry with each other, right?��That''s why you have to appeal more and get to know your lord even better!


    ''''Well that''s... well that''s the thing but...''''


    Aura slumps down, slumping and slumping at Ela''s words.


    With a sigh, Ela sighs at the situation.


    ''That''s why you''re losing to Miss Erdena and Miss Biblina!��We need to work harder!


    Well you could say that.


    Erdena is very slender and beautiful, and she''s only an elf...


    You look like you''ve known the master for a long time, and you even have the dignity of an older couple who''ve been together for years...


    She''s Mr. Biblina, she''s Mr. Biblina, and she''s a nice buddy who''s out there and she''s retracting where she''s retracting....


    And she''s as pretty as Erdena....


    Oh, and by the way, Mr. Unja always declares Mr. 2.


    She''s a big sister, very perceptive, has great style...


    Nirmana has that positive appeal, too...


    Oh, and when you say that, you''re a little Korok....


    Mumbling, Aura crinkled both index fingers together in front of her eyes as she cringed, and Aela sighed loudly again


    ''Anyway! You can''t just sit here and dawdle!��Come on, let''s invite my lord to go somewhere to play!


    As I said that, I grabbed Aura''s hand and forced her to stand.


    ''Oh ... hey Aela, I didn''t even change my clothes.''


    Shit!��Hurry up!��What if, while you''re doing this, my lord has made a promise to someone else!


    -A few hours later, in front of the Lord''s private chambers


    You''re out with Master Erdena, if you''re a baby.


    Wunya, who had just come to clean the lord''s room, said


    See! Your sister is limping around!


    And it was the aura that desperately soothed Ela, who was stepping on the ground.


    �� ��������������������


    Are you sure about this?��Did you do this to me?


    I couldn''t help but chuckle at Erdena''s words.


    It''s a day off, and I''ve been making rounds in the territory with Eldena since early morning.


    That''s why it''s an excuse


    I really wanted to spend a bit of time with Erdena because I''ve been so busy lately, and I haven''t been able to spend much time with her.


    The two of us were looking around at the settlement at the foot of Mount Gorun.


    ''Oh!��My lord, good work!


    ''My lord, you''ve always been a great help to me!


    And I am approached everywhere I go, and I am immediately surrounded by a crowd of people.


    These days, I think it''s the equivalent of being called around by everyone like this and being surrounded so quickly that it''s almost impossible to be private in the city...


    I''m not sure if this is going to be the same as the usual patrol.


    So I took Erdena and I headed for the cave at the foot of Mount Gorun.


    Here, Salamander Sarah mines a sedimentary layer of dragon scales every day and night, and at the same time, there is also a space where the aura of the Dragon People (Dragon People) and Aela are turned into dragons, and so on.


    In one corner, there is also the dock of the DDD magic ship, and the magic ship, which has not started regular operations, is docked here.


    ''''.......no way?��For this?


    At Erdena''s words, he nodded with a smile, and the two of them quickly boarded the magic ship and set sail.


    It was modified after the flight voyage from Giana Combe, and was equipped with a stealth function that made it difficult to see the ship from the ground by deploying magic.


    After activating the stealth function, we departed and slowly made our way through the cave.


    Near the entrance, we met eyes with Sarah, who was summoning a large number of skeletons, and she gave us a quick wave, so we waved back.


    This stealth function doesn''t seem to work very well on Sarah either...


    ''''.......What about the lord using the city''s property, the magic ship, for his personal use?''''


    Erdena says teasingly beside me as I steer the ship.


    Her tone sounded more like a child sharing a prank than an aggressive one.


    ''It''s officially going to be up and running soon so.......trial runs are important, right?''


    It was Erdena who nodded with a wry smile at my words.


    After this, we proceeded east, taking turns taking a nap while on autopilot.


    After this


    Erdena and I enjoyed a short air trip together.


    �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� ��


    After enjoying the flight with Erdena, I went to the lord''s office and was detained by the people who were waiting for me there.


    Where have you been wandering around without being in your room?��How brave of you to keep this straw man waiting, don''t you think?��Here, let''s go to lunch.


    Hey!��I was waiting for you first, sir.��I should have priority over lunch.


    No, well I''d like to join you, so....................


    Sis! Try harder!


    Biblina Nirmana, Aura and Aela came running up to me as soon as they saw me coming back.


    And even Korok heard their voices.


    Lunchtime Bear!��Korok is going with you, bear!


    And then they join this circle.


    Erdena and two of the people who came into the room afterwards, Foldente, were watching the scene with a wry smile.


    ''''You too, it''s hard work, isn''t it?


    I''ve been laughing at Foldente''s words, but if possible, I''d like to have a helping hand here....

 55 . I had a test run of a mage ship

    At last, the regular service by the magician ship DDD was to be put into service.


    For the time being, the ship will depart from the town hall of Liberty, a small frontier city.


    ��arrow (mark or symbol)


    Gehmoos District


    ��arrow (mark or symbol)


    Frontier City of Batcombe


    ��arrow (mark or symbol)


    royal capital


    It was decided to patrol this route.


    It took some time to get permission to operate in King''s Landing, as there was no precedent for this, but


    The procedure for launching a mage ship is proving difficult.


    As soon as this rumor reached the city, complaints flooded the town hall of the royal capital.


    As a condition for approaching the royal capital.


    Stow the gun gate when approaching the royal city.


    Guards should be stationed at all elevation points and information about wanted criminals should be posted so that they are not involved in the escape of wanted criminals.


    was imposed.


    With respect to the allocation of fares, the


    All fares for passengers from Liberty - including the Gehmose area - are from Liberty


    Fares for passengers from Batcombe are 20% Batcombe: 80% Liberty.


    The fares for passengers from the King''s Capital were to be 90% Quinn Chamber of Commerce to 10% Liberty, instead of the operating tax imposed by the King''s Capital being paid in full by Quinn Chamber of Commerce.


    To coincide with the start of the regular service of the magic ship, a communal wholesale market was opened by Liberty''s town hall and right next to the magic ship''s boarding gate.


    This is a facility where traders from a total of four cities - Batocombe, Pix, and Eads - in addition to those registered at Liberty Town Hall will be able to open markets for traders, and they will be able to negotiate directly with traders from the King''s Capital to buy and sell goods.


    This was the idea of Black, the Ogre People, but...


    This is a very efficient system that allows peddlers who come on board a magician''s ship to meet with several vendors at once.


    This system is not even available in the royal capital at the moment, and everything is still in its infancy.


    If you let me do this, I''ll be in charge!��I''ve dreamed of it for years.


    With that said, I am relieved that Kuro has agreed to be in charge.


    Today, only one flight was invited to operate, and for this flight, we invited town hall officials, representatives of various cities, influential people, and heads of business associations.


    We decided to charge only for the luxury cabins that had been introduced at Vibrina''s suggestion, and all the general cabins were opened to the public free of charge, but despite an unforeseen event that resulted in a rush of bookings for the luxury cabins, the preparations went smoothly overall.


    When we explained about the joint wholesale market and that we were still looking for applicants, there were quite a few vendors who offered to participate on the spot, so we decided to take care of the procedures as soon as we returned from the flight.


    We used the depot for the magic ship that Sarah''s Bone Man (Skeleton) and the others had created at a rapid pace, and had them board the ship, but the Lord of Batcombe, Gelder, interrupted us without a grown-up to be the first one to get on board, and his daughter, Biblina, was pissed off at him severely.


    The ship''s steering will be handled by the Great Shield-san.


    In case they try to take this magic ship by force of arms, we have selected a person with high fighting ability.


    At first, I was going to ask Daiken-san to do it.


    How could I possibly do something so petty?��I don''t know anything about anything but the sword.


    And since she was told with a smug look on her face, she will be asked to be in charge of the security of the magic ship as an assistant to Daeshield-san.


    Basically, the two of them will be in charge of managing and guarding the mage ship, and five of the guards will take turns being in charge of guarding the ship, but it seems that a fierce battle has been fought over the rotation of these five men, even among the guards.


    In addition to this, we have hired 20 maids from Batcombe, and we''ve decided to rotate them 5 at a time to serve our customers.


    They are known as the Gelter Destroyer Maid Squad - commonly referred to as the GDM Squad - and it seems that in addition to their skills as maids, they are all very skilled in battle.


    By the way, they are under the command of Geltor in Batcombe as his secretary and bodyguard.


    In the case of the Chimera pseudo-incident, Gelter survived the incident because of their work.


    For meals, the GDM team serves food in the luxury cabins, while the regular cabins are served in the observation room in a buffet style.


    The ship will spend one night on the ship and will arrive at the royal capital in two days.


    This will make a difference in the scenery you see from the boat, and I thought it might help you enjoy the ride.


    When we boarded the ship, everyone was so curious that it was difficult to move forward.


    Since it was an invitational voyage, the wheelhouse was open to the public, and quite a few people came to watch.


    ''I wish my city had one of these.


    And Gelder laughed, but according to Biblina, he''s ordered his subordinates to study whether they can make something just like it... as expected of a Gelder.


    When the meal is over and night comes, they are supposed to rest in their staterooms, but there are quite a few guests, especially those in the general staterooms, who enjoy the scene in the observation room until morning.


    It was quite cold in the observation deck in the morning, and we received some complaints or requests for consideration.


    When we operate regular flights, it would be better to prepare some blankets in the observation deck for rent.


    The next day, the magic ship arrived safely at the magic ship depot built next to the King''s Capital and Quinn Chamber of Commerce, but the people of the King''s Capital who knew the first magic ship would arrive that day had rushed in, and the area around the Quinn Chamber of Commerce was filled with a tremendous amount of people.


    This time.


    After dropping off the passengers from Liberty, he returns to Liberty with the replacement passengers from King''s Landing and returns to Liberty.


    After dropping off the passengers from King''s Landing at Liberty, he returns to King''s Landing, collects the Liberty passengers who had disembarked at King''s Landing, and returns to Liberty again.


    After dropping off the passengers at Liberty, he would collect the passengers from King''s Landing and send them back to King''s Landing.


    Following this process, we dropped off the passengers from Liberty Village at the depot next to Quinn Trading Company and were guided by a Quinn Trading Company employee to the inn that Quinn Trading Company had arranged for us.


    The atmosphere on board the ship was completely different from that of the outward journey as there were many aristocrats and church officials on board, although they were replaced by passengers from the royal capital.


    The atmosphere on board was completely different from that of the outward journey. Nevertheless, for those upper-class people too, traveling by air seemed to be a special experience, and they were enjoying the view from the observation deck, shouting with admiration.


    As on the outward journey, there were quite a few passengers who tried to spend the night in the observation deck, but since I had been lent a blanket at the Quinn Hotel, I could handle them without any problem this time.


    When we arrived at Liberty, Liberty''s union staff took the lead in serving customers.


    They took us on a tour of the underground dungeon and street, and stayed at the hot spring village for the night.


    This hot spring facility is the first of its kind in King''s Landing and was quite popular.


    The flight to pick up Liberty''s passengers was left in charge of Daeshield-san and Daiken-san, and I returned to the town hall.


    It''s a good idea to be able to have a good time with them.


    I explained the situation to Erdena and Foldente, who welcomed me, and asked the Ant People to prepare some materials.


    In the end, the business talks continued intermittently until late at night, and although it was quite painful for me, who had come back after an almost all-nighter at the helm of the ship, it was


    ''My lord! This was a pretty good deal we were able to put together, Al!


    And the ant people (ant people) and the others were very happy to see me, so for me at least, it was a relief.


    After that, when I fell asleep propped up on the desk in the lord''s office, Erdena put a blanket over me and brought me breakfast as soon as I woke up.


    Then, it took a few minutes for Erdena to be late for such a thing.


    ''My lord, good work!��I''ve brought breakfast.


    Nirmana came in with a huge basket of food, but as we couldn''t eat that much, we invited Korok and others to join us.


    I sensed a strange atmosphere between Erdena and Nirmana, but


    This is really good.


    And let''s just say it was a good thing, because we were all soothed by Korok''s smile as he continued to munch on his Nirmana-made sandwich.

 56 . Because it is a mage ship and a green combe

    One month after the test run.


    After making all the preparations, the official operation of the magic ship began today.


    The ship will return two days after its departure to the King''s Landing, and will operate three times a week with one day for hull adjustment.


    It seems that with the invitational service, the boat has gained a lot of recognition in the capital.


    According to Quinn of the Quinn Chamber of Commerce, tickets for the King''s side are already sold out until February.


    I''ve heard that all tickets for the Liberty side are also sold out a month in advance, and there are even people who go all the way to the small frontier cities of Picks and Eads, where there are still some boarding tickets left over.


    Since there is only one mage ship at the moment, the number of customers who can board the ship has been reduced because the outbound passengers are able to purchase a set of tickets for the return trip at the same time.


    This is where the work on the magic ship #2, which is being built by Dorun, the dead man''s great magician (Elder Rich), is up to us.


    I have asked him to generate magic stones and other items in the magic workshop, so although I can''t say it''s too much, I was hoping that it would be completed as soon as possible.


    The effect of this magic ship is said to have a great impact on the people who make a living from peddling and the trade association.


    It is a good thing that you are able to come and go in just one day for the journey that would take a month and a half by carriage.


    This is why merchants from the settlements and cities around Liberty are gathering together, and they are beginning to pack up their magician''s ships with their goods and take them to the capital.


    Thanks to this trend, they can now bring in perishable foodstuffs that were previously impossible to bring in to the capital due to lack of freshness, and their sales channels have expanded.


    But they just can''t load them into the peddlers'' wagons.


    To compensate for this, I saw for the first time a service that rents out carriages at each of the boarding and alighting points, which turned out to be unexpectedly successful.


    Especially on the King''s side, the number of people who wanted to use the service seemed to be very high


    I even got the wagons for the Chamber of Commerce to lend out, and they''ve lost all their business to the magic ship business.


    And then Quinn came to visit the town hall and let out a happy scream.


    In such a


    For the first time in a long time, a messenger came from the frontier city of Greencomb.


    This city has adopted the racial supremacist Bobblebum religion as its urban religion, and had been relentlessly trying to impose it on Liberty, but after we recommended the Bun Bun religion, we had lost contact with them.


    Because of that history, we hadn''t been in contact with him, so his visit was a bit surprising.


    The people who came were not the Bobblebum priests who had been negotiating with us in the past, but people from the Green Convoy union.


    Their representative, the Ant People (Ant People)


    The Lords of Greencombe have taken a back seat to communicating with each other since our city has become Bunnsian, but we, the Greencombe Guild, would like to have our own communion with Liberty.


    He offered to do so.


    I just can''t help but wonder what to do about this.


    I can see that Foldente, who is also present, is frowning while holding the fan in his hand to his mouth.


    I''m not sure what to say.


    In the event that this offer is accepted, it could be taken as an act of ignoring the wishes of Greencombe''s higher-ups and emphasizing the relationship with the union...in other words, it could be taken as an act of recognizing Greencombe''s representative as a union.


    However, when it comes to the Bobblebum religion, just like the chimera pseudo-chaos earlier, when there is a dispute, nothing good happens.


    Therefore, I decided to take a look at the matter and I''ll get back to you at a later date.


    Now, now........what shall we do?


    Inside the reception room where Greencombe''s Ant People (Ant People) and others had left the room, Foldente folded his arms and looked up at the ceiling.


    ''''The fact that Greencombe''s union wants to interact is definitely related to the magic ship.......''''


    If the magic ship''s route is extended to the frontier city of Greencomb.


    Originally, the benefits of the magic ship were immeasurable, since Green Convoy''s specialties included an extremely large number of fresh foods, fruits and vegetables.


    It was precisely because of that judgment that they had come to this union''s own negotiations.


    It''s a good idea to have a good idea of what you''re going to do with it.


    Snap the fan and close it.


    No wonder you''re worried about it I''m going to go check on the other side.


    With that, Foldente left his seat.


    ''''I''ll go too. As expected, this is something the lords need to discuss with each other........


    When I said that, Foldente said


    You''ll have to wait a bit longer, but what''s the point of negotiating if you''re going to be the first to resort to last resort?


    And then he said that, giggling as usual.


    You can have my stuff, Eldena, for that.


    With that, he left the parlor.


    A week later.


    The two of them, Foldente and Erdena, together with the entire Greencombe union, had gone to Greencombe to meet with all the lords.


    The lords who are in charge of the frontier cities have a rule set by the royal capital.


    Basically, the race was to be the lord of the city.


    This is a measure because the metropolitan religion of the king''s capital is the Bobblebum religion.


    However, while it is absolutely required to be a race, it is not required to be a boblebamist. It has been said that the measure may have been taken in consideration of the possibility of some backlash if it is made so strict, but no official position on this has been specifically issued.


    Since frontier cities often grow in size and are basically elevated from villages and frontier small towns, there are some cases in which the lord of the frontier small town era is a sub-human.


    In such cases, it is stipulated that the lords must appoint the same number of racial lords as the representatives of the sub-humans, and that there must be a council of several lords.


    The frontier city of Greencomb is exactly this pattern.


    During the time of the frontier cities, the elven clan ruled as lords, but after annexing some of the surrounding villages, the city was upgraded to a frontier city, and at that time, a racial group was appointed as lords, all of whom were bishops of the Bobblebum religion.


    Incidentally, the


    One of the lords of this group of Greencombe lords, a lord from the time of the frontier small city, was Eldena''s own father, and the other elven lords were all her relatives.


    Therefore, this time Foldente had brought her to the negotiating table, and it had been very effective.


    Early in the discussion, the priestly lords of Greencombe and the other priestly lords of


    I would like to interact with them, but it is premature.


    We are considering it in the cities.


    I can''t give you a quick answer.


    This is the kind of content that I was talking about, and I was talking about it from the top, as if it were obvious.


    How about bringing religious issues into inter-city affairs?


    One of the elven lords, Eldena''s father, has suddenly taken a bite out of the bishop and others.


    In fact, there is a problem between Eldena and her father.


    Once, when Safate was driven from the royal city and came to the Greencomb for protection, he had refused to accept him, following the wishes of Gapoli, Safate''s father and an influential member of the nobility, after Erdena had unleashed a furious fury on him.


    "I don''t think of you as my father from now on! Think of Erdena as dead!


    And my daughter beat me to the punch with her disowned.


    I don''t know how that happened.


    Erdena at this bargaining session remained silent throughout, sitting in a chair with her eyes closed.


    Eldena''s father was initially puzzled that Eldena had come to this bargaining session, but


    If we don''t show them the right side of things here we may never get another chance to improve our relationship with Eldena.


    Because of that thought, there was a prearranged arrangement between the Lords of Greencomb.


    Stalling the answer.


    This was a sudden reversal of their policy.


    Naturally, the other lords were baffled by this protest and tried desperately to suppress the situation, but


    We in the union can''t stand to have our business opportunities squandered because of religious affiliation.


    The press conference room was thrown into uncontrollable chaos as the union representatives and others repeated their statements at the drop of a hat.


    In the midst of all this, suddenly Foldente spoke up


    What do you think? We can''t afford to go on like this, so why don''t we take a majority vote on what we''re going to do?


    Well, it''s only fair and best...


    The bishop huffed at Foldente''s words.


    The lords of the Greencombe were five in race and three subhuman elves.


    As such, the intentions of the city were called collegial, but the intentions of the race always took precedence over the intentions of the race by an unequal resolution in the name of a majority vote, although it was called a collegial system.


    He was so used to that that he couldn''t help but agree to Foldente''s offer.


    We''re here because...


    Lords of Greencomb.


    Lords of Greencomb - Elves - 3


    The Emissary from Liberty 2


    Green Convoy members 5


    Well, since the bishop agrees, we shall take a majority vote.


    First of all, those in favor of ''communicating with Liberty without bringing up the religious issue''?


    The bishop and three others could not help but stare at Foldente, who raised his hand with a giggle, with a very pale face.


    -a few days after this.


    A treaty of amity exchange was signed between the frontier city of Greencomb and the small frontier city of Liberty, and it was decided to add Greencomb to the route of the mage ship.

 57 . It’s the moody Erdena and the small magic ship.

    They ran into Foldente and Erdena in the corridor of the town hall, but Erdena turned to the side with a pui and stuttered away.


    At the sight of them.


    Oh my...


    And Foldente couldn''t help but giggle.


    However, even though she knew that she was the cause of the problem, she could only turn her head and chuckle.......


    The reason for Erdena''s displeasure is because of her recent visit to the frontier city of Greencombe.


    I''ve been asked to accompany Erdena to Greencombe without being informed of the details, and she had been asked to sit with him based on Foldente''s belief that if she was there, her father and other relatives, who are the lords of Greencombe, would be accommodated.


    Things went according to Foldente''s speculation.


    At the last minute, thanks to Erdena''s father who intervened in the conversation, a treaty of amity was signed between Greencombe and Liberty in a way that did not bring up the religious issue.


    But that was where the problem began.


    He was Eldena''s father, who had previously been disowned by her for infuriating Eldena.


    When the meeting ended, he offered Erdena to somehow correct his mood on the matter that he had said in Liberty''s favor this time.


    However, Eldena was not.


    What do you think you''re doing?


    However, as a matter of course, she refused to do so, but if she did not back down now, she would be back to her old self, so Erdena''s father asked Foldente, who was present, to bridge the gap between her and Erdena.


    As for Erdena, of course, I thought she would refuse to do so.


    I understand. I''ll be happy to help you in any way I can.


    And Foldente, of all people, has readily agreed to this.


    Naturally, Erdena was annoyed by this, but even so, Erdena knew that as long as she was working for Liberty, she couldn''t afford to cause trouble to the Liberty''s lord, Gossage, Safate.


    Even if this matter of improved relations with Greencombe, I know in my head that in the long run it will be for Liberty''s benefit.


    ........just.


    Yes, she sighed.


    With her feet, she went to her room and opened its door.


    Then, near the entrance of that room, there was a huge box that Foldente had left with her from Eldena''s father.


    And its contents were the source of her anger and annoyance.


    ''You''re at a good age now..........''


    When Eldena was working at the magic school in King''s Landing, her father proposed a marriage proposal to her and sent her a mountain of matchmaking artworks every chance he got.


    This time, as soon as he saw that the relationship had improved a little, as expected, he resumed sending the paintings through Foldente.


    ''''So if only Safate would make it clearer...''''


    It was Eldena who couldn''t help but say it out loud.


    What''s wrong with me?


    And the person who happens to be passing by her room asks her about it.


    Erdena, who didn''t expect to be asked by the person in question, becomes upright and immobile on the spot while her face turns red.


    ''''Nah........it''s nothing......yes, everything.......''''


    The door of the room is hurriedly closed as if to escape, desperately appealing with both hands to show that it''s okay, but Erdena


    He bit his lip while leaning back against the door, aware of a part of his irritation.


    �� ���������


    I was in the process of asking Dorun, a dead man''s great sorcerer (Elder Rich), to increase the production of the magic ship, when I received word that a prototype had somehow been made, and I immediately headed for the cave at the foot of Mount Gorun.


    ''''Well, it''s just the prototype stage before we can build something on the same scale as that magic ship,''''


    Saying that, Dorun showed me a small magic ship that was about 1/3 the size of the DDD, compared to the DDD, a magic ship that had just started service the other day.


    ''Although it is indeed small, that makes it possible to sail at a higher speed than the DDD. This ship is particularly suitable for transporting large quantities of cargo, since all of its passenger compartments are used as warehouses.


    Dorn says that this small mage ship is a so-called transport-focused ship.


    The DDD has a darker hue as a passenger ship, with most of the space on board being devoted to the staterooms.


    Therefore, the space for loading luggage is small in comparison to its huge hull.


    It is said that this small mage ship is capable of carrying more cargo than the other two ships.


    I''m making two prototypes of these ships for now, so please try them out and give me your feedback.


    After saying that, Dorn bowed reverently.


    Incidentally, this small magician ship is named TTD No. 1 and No. 2 after Drunn''s wife, Tianatiana Diana.


    The first of these small magician ships was dedicated to the common wholesale market that operated near the Liberty Town Hall.


    It was introduced as a means of transporting goods to be traded here as soon as possible, and the results immediately exceeded all expectations.


    The TTD is so fast that the DDD can make the round trip to Wangdu in one day instead of two days.


    This time saving effect was having a particularly large impact on the Green Convoy, which had just completed its training.


    The green conveyance''s specialty of fresh food and fruit would have been damaged if it had taken nearly a month to transport them by wagon, but the ability to make a round trip in one day has made it possible to transport large quantities of fruit, which is considered a delicacy in King''s Landing.


    The Ant People of the Green Converts, who had gone to the trouble of signing a contract with Liberty, are said to have been overjoyed by this achievement.


    As for the second model, I''ll be using it exclusively for a while.


    This is because I thought it was necessary for me to communicate with the ancient monster tribe living in the surrounding area and the frontier city of Giana Combe in the far north, with whom I had formed a friendship the other day when I went to pick up Dorun''s wife, Diana.


    I''m thinking that if things go well, I may be able to operate regular flights to Guianacombe on an exclusive basis, but I''ll have to listen to Guianacombe''s intentions regarding this, so I''ll discuss this with them again when I next visit.


    �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� ��.


    When I went to Guianacombe.


    The monster bird is an ancient monster tribe captured by the Demon Sisters, Selvin Jalvin, but it now belongs to the underground labyrinth (dungeon) and the guard unit.


    In the underground dungeon, he created a huge dome-shaped space to keep the monster bird alive, and he runs around in all directions there, toying with the challengers.


    The monstrous birds belonging to the guard unit are


    All right, guys, I''m gonna need you to listen to me, okay?��Do you understand?


    They are listening to the words of the Dog People (Dog People) Gugs, the chief of the guards, who is shouting so loudly, more than I thought, and when they do patrols and the like, they carry Gugs and the other guards on their backs to scout the territory from above.


    So they are guarding the entire area of Liberty, a small frontier city whose grounds have become very vast.


    These monstrous birds are very happy with their work and life in Liberty and say they don''t want to go back to the north anymore.


    Nevertheless, the method by which they were brought in was akin to an abduction.


    When I go to GianaCombe, I think I should give Dilano, the chief of the ancient monster tribe, a talking to.


    By the way, what about these monster birds?


    It seems that they are quite obsessed with Aura and Aela in their dragonized state, and as soon as they turn into dragons and begin their flight training, they are often seen jumping up and flying around them happily together.


    According to Aura and Aela.


    I''m not very happy about it.


    So it seems that the thought has not been rewarded........

 58 . Self-management is still important...

    It began abruptly one day.


    At first, the inhabitants of some areas of the settlement at the foot of Mount Gorun complained of abnormalities.


    Fatigue, joint pains, and unusually high temperatures.


    The number of patients, which started out as a very small number, exploded with each passing day.


    The symptoms were different from those of the so-called common cold, and some children and elderly people were beginning to be seriously injured to the point of being life-threatening.


    ''Influenza, hey, what''s this?''


    Foldente says as he looks over the documents.


    I''ve heard of it, too.


    It''s a type of vicious cold that is rare and pervasive in many parts of the continent.


    It differs from mere colds in that it can easily become severe and emit particularly abnormally high temperatures, and there is no drastic cure.


    Although this is the first time I''ve come across this cold in person, I learned about it when I was studying pharmacy in the royal capital.


    I studied the books that I had in my possession to find out everything I could about this disease.


    In some of these books, I found a detailed description of cases of the common cold and its prescription.


    It was written by a wizard named Stelum.


    Based on the description in the book, I immediately produced a vaccine and administered it to the patient, with great success.


    The high fever disappeared immediately, and all symptoms were cured in less than a week.


    This led to a rapid increase in the production of this vaccine.


    Even though the outbreak was spreading in only some parts of Liberty, I had a bad feeling that it was not going to go away here alone, because I had a bad feeling about it.


    This prediction was to be true.


    It seems that this year was a hit year for this cold, and not only in Liberty, but also in the neighboring small frontier cities of Picks and Eads, the frontier city of Batcombe, as well as the King''s City, patients have begun to appear in the city.


    Fortunately, thanks to the early increase in vaccine production, they were able to respond to them early, and this pernicious cold that had begun to spread in many places was rapidly subsiding as they all began to show signs of expansion.


    The widespread spread of this common cold had a lot to do with


    There was probably no doubt that the regular operation of the magic ship was involved.


    If people were to come and go over a wide area, this kind of problem could happen... I thought again that it was necessary to anticipate this kind of situation to some extent.


    As a result, we were able to increase production of vaccines as soon as possible, and this time, we were able to make a success of it.


    Thanks to the fact that the damage from colds around the country has started to subside.


    I was relieved, too, when I finally felt a sense of relief, but it was a mistake.


    It''s not that I was caught off guard, but.................I''ve fallen ill with this cold.


    Not only was I busy dealing with this malignant cold, but I think I was also tired from working without a break, including procedures and meetings related to the launch of the magic ship, cooperation talks with surrounding cities, business negotiations with the Quinn Chamber of Commerce, etc.


    The symptoms were quite severe, and it seems that his lungs were even inflamed....


    "I would be ashamed to admit it if I hadn''t had Wunya by my side.


    While she was taking care of me, her cat person (cat people), Unna, looked apologetic.


    She seems to feel even more responsibility since she takes care of me on a daily basis, even taking care of my personal affairs.


    I hope you don''t mind that this illness is my failure to take care of myself because it''s only my fault.


    I tell him that, and tell him over and over again not to worry too much about it.


    A few moments later.


    Are you all right?


    Erdena, who was directing the generation of the Influenza vaccine, jumped into my room with great speed.


    For a while, Eldena and I had been taking the lead in generating this vaccine as well, but because I was down, she was left alone to do it.


    I tried to tell her how sorry I was for leaving her to orchestrate the vaccine production, but her symptoms were too severe for me to put into words.


    I''ve already prescribed and taken medication that works for this disease.


    It would take at least a week for me to fully recover, and this is just the time when my symptoms are at their heaviest.


    I heard that after Eldena, Nirvana, Biblina, Aura and Aela and others came to visit me one by one, but I didn''t remember much at the time because I was almost unconscious due to the high fever.


    Three days later


    With the help of the medication, I was finally clearer and my general symptoms began to subside.


    I wondered if I would be able to resume my work in bed.


    ...work? What are you talking about?��I will never forgive you until you are completely healed, will I?


    I had no choice but to lie down on the bed meekly as Erdena gave me a chilling smile that sent a chill down my spine, and....


    However, it''s still a new frontier small city in Liberty with many problems.


    I hear there are some small problems and some urgent matters that need to be voted on.


    The majority of them have been very helpful, with Foldente settling on behalf of me while doing the work of keeping the requirements brief for me.


    That said.


    Foldente has been discussing cooperation with the neighboring small cities on the frontier, as well as with Batcombe and Greencombe, and negotiating with the various parties in King''s Landing, which makes me wonder if she''s the one who will collapse from overwork.


    You may have forgotten this, but I don''t have a body anymore.


    Saying that, Foldente giggles as usual.


    She''s the kind of person who...


    I''ve been using the hot springs every night to nourish my spirit, and I''m still going strong.


    By the way, if you feel sorry for me, you need to get some rest and get well.


    I couldn''t help but smile back at Foldente''s words.


    As my symptoms improved.


    The previous members started to come to visit me again.


    They brought fruits, snacks, flowers for my room, etc., but they all brought so much that my room was filling up in no time.


    To that state.


    "...he''s a sick man, you know?��You need to be a little more careful.


    Eldena chided everyone, but


    I dare not look at the fact that she took the initiative to bring me food and flowers.


    And within a week, my condition was almost fully recovered.


    By that time, the influenza, a malignant cold that had been prevalent in many places, had gone downhill a lot.


    However, the number of patients has not been reduced to zero, so we have continued to increase production of vaccines, but through the King''s Capital''s Quinn Chamber of Commerce, we have been inundated with requests to purchase vaccines from outlying cities and small towns throughout the country.


    This year was just like that," he said. Maybe this year was just a coincidence.


    I could only hope that Foldente''s words would be brought to an end as soon as possible, but


    You worked too hard, and that''s the reason you''re tired, so you should be more aware of yourself in the future.


    Saying that, Foldente pressed my forehead with his index finger.


    This time, all I could do was nod meekly....

 59 . Announcement dinner party in a remote small city, part 1

    On this day, I toured the Geghemorse area.


    The reconstruction of the streets destroyed by the chimera has almost finished and


    Thanks to the nightly raids by the bone men (skeletons) summoned by Sarah the Salamander, the interior of the city is more neat and tidy than ever before.


    The city road, which stretched from east to west and north to south, centered on the sub-branch of the town hall for managing the Gehmose district.


    North is the frontier city of Batcombe.


    To the east is the small frontier city of Picks.


    To the west is the small frontier city of Eads.


    And the south leads to the town hall in Liberty.


    The mines that we bought back from the Clover Chamber of Commerce in King''s Landing previously.


    We had managed to break up the hard rock, and the new veins that were underneath it were beginning to be mined one after another with magical stones and ores.


    We''re making arrangements to sell these ores to the Quinn Chamber of Commerce as soon as possible.


    The chairman of the Clover Chamber of Commerce heard this story.


    I should have sprung more on you in the first place.


    And he was stepping on the ground at the gathering of the merchant chairman of the royal capital, Quinn told me.


    And, well, just like that, while I was relieved that the management of the Gehemorse area was starting to get on track, I was greeted by Foldente as I returned to the town hall in a small magician''s boat.


    Foldente waited until I took a breath before he began to talk.


    It''s about time we had a small frontier city unveiling.


    And Foldente.


    She said.


    When the size of a city rises, it is customary to hold an unveiling party like this, inviting influential people in the territory and nobles, as well as those involved in neighboring cities, to a dinner party with the meaning of an unveiling party.


    ........I''m ashamed to admit that I''m not very knowledgeable about such things, but at that time, I could only reply with a "Oh, really.......", and afterwards I felt very sorry for Foldente.......I should study more about the city.


    Until now, the Gehmose area was still recovering and


    On top of all the other diplomatic problems.


    Plus the whole magic ship thing, and that''s just to add to it.


    It''s not like I''ve been down and out.


    Now that Gehmose is mostly back on track, I think it''s about time.


    That being said, when I think about it


    Indeed, as Foldente says, it might be time to do it now.


    I''m not.


    In the meantime, I''m just wondering what to do with the invited guests.


    What to do with the venue?


    What to do with the food.


    Accommodations for invited guests


    That means of transportation.


    Setting up security for invited guests.


    .........wow......I started to think about it and more and more things I needed to do came to mind.......well, hey, this is going to be quite a lot of work, isn''t it?


    Looking at me panicking at the side, Foldente chuckles as he chuckles.


    Well, well, maybe we should take a break first, and then we can think about the content, right?


    He said this and placed a booklet on my desk.


    In the booklet, he wrote


    "Small Frontier City Liberty Unveiling Dinner Implementation Plan.


    When I looked inside the book, I found that it contained a rough draft of almost everything I had been concerned about.


    I was referring to the materials from the dinner party we held when Batcombe became a frontier city. Will you take a look at it tomorrow?


    Foldente said that.


    Well, I''m going to take a bath in the hot springs, so I''d better be off.


    He disappeared from my sight.


    Really, you''re so dependable, Foldente.


    It was a thank-you note as I stared at the booklet.


    I wanted to repay him for his help.


    I have to work hard and grow as a lord one step at a time.......I thought again.


    �� �� ��.


    the next morning


    I''m still sleeping, and someone is knocking on my door.


    Who could it be?��So early.


    With that in mind, I opened the door to find Biblina there.


    Biblina was smiling somewhat nervously as she smiled.


    Yo, yo!��Ah, sorry to bother you so early in the morning but I just had some business to attend to........may I come in?


    having said that


    Without waiting for me to give my permission, he zips into the room.


    He''s still going at his own pace.


    I thought, and then Biblina went to my bed in a straight line and gabbed up the covers.


    When she saw that there was no one in it, she put her face to the futon and began to hum and smell it.


    I couldn''t help it.


    Biblina looked surprised for some reason.


    ''Oh, oh!��You see, it''s nothing.......it''s nothing......it''s nothing......it''s just that you''ve brought someone in with a woman.......oh, no, I''m not talking about that. I hope you didn''t hear that.


    She said that and waved her hands in the air with a bright red face.


    I''m still a bit sleepy, and I can''t quite understand Biblina''s intentions.


    Well, if that''s what Biblina wants you to do...


    I replied.


    Then Biblina laughed happily and


    Well, that would be very helpful, by the way.


    He looked at me intently.


    I heard from Foldente that you are holding an unveiling dinner for the small frontier city of Liberty.


    I told Vibrina that I was going in that direction.


    Then Vivalina said.


    First, he smiled happily.


    Next, that smile turned bright red.


    And then he started fiddling with his hands...


    What the hell is wrong with you?��I was thinking, and then Biblina took a deep breath and turned to me.


    You see I will be your partner for the unveiling of the....


    When Beverly said that much.


    The door to my room was thrown open in disarray.


    Huh? What?


    I was confused, and then Erdena came in from there at a great pace.


    Eldena fleshed out Vibrina with an ice-cold smile on her face, and


    ''''Hey you ... what were you just going to say to Safate?��I thought we all promised so much at the hot springs yesterday that there would be no loose ends, right?


    As she says this, she is grilling Biblina''s chest with the index finger of her right hand.


    Biblina, on the other hand, is Biblina, and she huffily takes her gaze off of Eldena and turns away from her.


    What are you talking about?��I don''t really have any memory of this, do I?


    And then I started whistling something while I was saying that.


    The whistling is extremely high and hoarse, which makes it all the more suspicious.


    Erdena grabbed Vibrina by the neck with a guiding hand.


    So you turned your gaze on me.


    "...Ready?��If a thieving cat comes along like this and offers you a dinner party partner, don''t take it, right?��Okay?


    So, with repeated reminders, I pulled Biblina out of the room.


    ........What the hell was that all about?


    I''m so confused.


    ''Huh?��Is the door open?


    As I said this, Wunya came over with breakfast.


    I''ve been busy lately, so I''ve had something easy to eat delivered to my room.


    She put a tray of breakfast on my desk.


    Is it possible that Lady Beverly or Lady Erdena is here by any chance?


    As she says this, she looks at me.


    To Unja, I''m like that.


    Both of them came and went away like a storm.


    I chuckled as I said this.


    Unja smiled at me and smiled at me.


    If you''re having trouble finding a partner, I''d be happy to take you on as a partner for now.


    Saying that, she lightly lifted the hem of the left and right sides of her skirt and bowed reverently.


    Yes, I''m confused.


    Unja chuckles again.


    It''s the lady that the lord will take with him to the unveiling dinner.


    Normally, it''s customary for his wife or his future wife to accompany him.


    Then he looked at me again.


    Anya wishes to be a concubine of the little man, so she won''t complain whoever the little man chooses as his wife, so don''t worry.


    I bobbed my head with a peculiarity as I said this.


    With this explanation of Unja, I finally understood the reason for the morning''s slap in the face.


    Both Biblina and Erdena are my partners... or rather my future wife-like position...


    and


    Thinking that far, I folded my arms and thought about it.


    I don''t think I''d be that popular to begin with, and I''m sure you both felt sorry for me if I didn''t have a partner to choose from, and that''s why you were running for office.


    And so on and so forth.


    My little girl is as insensitive as ever.


    Then he began to chuckle.


    Huh?��What''s so insensitive about it?


    I couldn''t understand the meaning of those words, and all I could do was nod my head.

 60 . Announcement dinner party in a remote small city, part 2

    On this day.


    I discussed the unveiling dinner with Foldente again.


    As for the venue.


    We will use the public hall in the Gehmose area, which is undergoing reconstruction.


    We will be focusing on the hot spring settlement area, which is located just to the south of the area, as a place to stay.


    In anticipation of a certain number of participants, we need to reserve a room at an inn in the hot spring village as soon as possible.


    As for the food.


    We can ask the young master of the hot spring village to help us out.


    And his food is so good that it''s one of the reasons why there are so many repeat customers in the hot spring community.


    As far as customer service goes, I''m going to ask Unya to help me choose people and teach me how to treat them.


    I don''t want to remember too much about it.


    In my former home, my mother, who was a lavish trifecta, held these parties every night, so the maids of the mansion, including Unja, were in rotation to handle the reception.


    Among them, Unja was practically in charge of the maids.


    Just.


    I''m trying to forget that she was given the cold shoulder just because she was a subhuman, but I can''t forget it, even if I tried...


    I called Una and asked her to talk to me about this matter.


    "Leave it to me, Anya, I''ll take care of everything for you, little one," she said.


    Then he said that and slapped his chest with a don.


    Really, I''m thinking, you can count on Unya to be reliable in a situation like this.


    Unja, so-so, came up to my side.


    So I''m asking you to please consider this matter, mistress.


    Yes, I whispered in my ear.


    He laughed mischievously while sticking out that tongue with a tehsil.


    For better or worse, she''s free-spirited.


    But ...


    Because she''s always by my side, I''ve been able to concentrate on my work, leaving her in charge of taking care of things around me without worry.


    I saw Unna off as she left her room to get ready as soon as possible.


    Foldente and I have resumed our meetings.


    She had made me a plan, and we were discussing it based on a plan she had made for me.


    The details are so detailed that it''s easy for me to think about this and that.


    Since it is customary to have guests tour the territory by invitation


    I''m going to start with


    Foldente recommended it in his plan.


    Liberty''s town hall is the center of the street.


    The Underground Labyrinth of Jambalea


    Mining site in Gehmose


    Hot spring village


    In addition to these three locations.


    The great farming region of the South


    We decided to consider having them look at this place as well.


    This southern part of the great cultivated area is


    The young buffalo couple has been encouraging us to develop around the former innkeeper''s area, and the young buffalo couple is leading the way.


    It has already become a considerable granary.


    This is a far cry from the days when the area at the foot of Mount Gorun, which was at the foot of the volcano, had only very meager land and depended on an influx of food from the outside.


    Now actively out of town.


    It''s starting to get to the point of exporting to Picks and Batcombe.


    My additional ideas.


    Well, that''s a good thing.


    He smiled and agreed with me.


    It''s been far more years than I have.


    Foldente keeps watching this world.


    When she approves of his ideas, it''s like being praised by his mother..................


    Ever since I was a little girl.


    I was partying so much every night, and I don''t remember my own mother being there for me.


    Somehow, I don''t feel like I''m happy about it, or even like it''s an opportunity to work hard... yes.


    As opposed to these.


    We''re talking about hiding it from the invited guests.


    Bunyan church.


    Dragon scale mining facility at the foot of Mount Gorn


    As for Bunnism.


    I thought that Liberty was the only one who has already publicly endorsed Bunnism externally, so I didn''t bother to hide it...


    Even if it was just a matter of time, this religious issue was so transparent in the shadow of the earlier chimera riot.


    In the unlikely event that they were to visit Bunnism and not be taken advantage of and cause a ruckus of some kind....


    Therefore, as far as Bunnism is concerned.


    As a precaution, we''ll keep the church facilities private, but


    It was decided to make arrangements to have the Bunn Siyaka preach at the commemorative event.


    As for the dragon scale mining facility at the foot of Mount Gorun


    This facility is more than just the underground labyrinth of Jambalea, it''s also a mainstay of our frontier small town of Liberty''s income, and I thought it would be a good idea to have it looked at more positively.


    ........Currently working here are a large number of bone humans (skeletons) that Salamander Sarah is summoning with her black magic.


    Moreover, the cave contained many scenes that would be better left hidden in a different way, such as the maintenance dock for the magic ship and even the space used by Aura and the others to turn into dragons.......so it was decided to keep it hidden.


    When we had worked out the story to that extent for the day, we decided to end our discussion about the dinner party.


    I asked Foldente to revise the plan in line with what we had discussed today.


    Later, I decided to discuss the revised material at a regular town hall meeting with the heads of each department in the town hall.


    Shortly before noon, we finally settled down, and as I stretched out and exhaled


    Foldente chuckled.


    Well, you''re going to have to do some more work.


    With that, he left the lord''s office.


    ''''Another job?''''


    So I twisted my head around.


    As if to replace Foldente, Nirmana came running into the lord''s office carrying a large amount of lunch.


    ''''My lord, your Nirmana is here!


    While saying that, Nirmana put the huge amount of lunchboxes on my office desk with a bang.


    .........or rather, isn''t this a bit much?


    I''m sorry to hear that.


    Nirmana smiled and smiled.


    I wanted to show the lord my cooking skills, so I took it a bit too far.


    That''s what I said, but no, I said it''s still too much.


    Staring at my bewilderment.


    Nirmana said as she moved to my side.


    How''s that?��Don''t you think a woman who is a good cook is suitable for a wife?


    As he said this, he put his hand around my neck...


    "...wait a minute, you thieving cat.


    Just then, Erdena came running in at a swooping pace.


    Eldena ran up to Nirmana, who was frozen in a position with her hands around my neck, and


    I grabbed him by the scruff of his neck and pulled him away from me.


    "Hey you, I thought you didn''t allow this kind of direct approach because it would annoy him.


    While saying that, Eldena glares at Nirmana.


    .........I''m sorry, I can''t help but feel that since yesterday, bits and pieces of words like "ban" and "discussion", words that don''t ring a bell to me at all, have been exchanged only among the women.......


    So, to my confusion, Eldena said


    It''s strictly forbidden.


    After that, he and Nirmana were having some kind of whispered argument.


    ''''I''m totally baffled,''''


    Before I knew it, Unja had come into the room with my lunch on a tray.


    At the sight of her.


    Nirmana and Erdena were both surprised to see


    So that kind of direct approach is...


    Saying that, he walks over to Unja.


    Unya smiled at the two of them and smiled at them.


    This is what I always deliver to my little girl.


    It''s for my little one''s health.


    The dignity of this area was so impressive that I couldn''t help but applaud, as expected of Una.


    But oh well.


    I didn''t want to waste Nirmana''s lunch that she had made for me.


    We invited Korok and the falconer girl and others and had an impromptu luncheon with everyone.


    ''''It''s a delicious bear~, and since I''m with my lord, it''s a very delicious bear~''''


    Korok is overjoyed.


    Seeing that smile on his face really soothes me, too.


    Nirmana, who saw me looking at Korok who was eating his full meal with such a gaze, said


    I can''t imagine an ambush.


    Yes, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah...........


    This one doesn''t seem to be going away for the time being.

 61 . Demonstration dinner party in a remote small city, part 3

    Because.....


    Anyway, there''s so much to do that I can''t even keep track of it all myself...


    And Foldente.


    Recently, he has been absent from the city because he has been negotiating with neighboring cities


    When we were both face to face with each other.


    Hey, I don''t know what''s going on with you guys.


    And, you know, that''s the other thing...


    And they''re all rubbing off on each other.


    This unveiling dinner alone.


    You have a number of projects going on at the same time, and you don''t want to find out on the same day that something has been omitted.


    So


    It was decided to ask Eldena to be in charge of this unveiling dinner.


    This is because


    The magic stone generation process that Erdena is leading is


    Because the two of them, Dorn and Deanna, are enough to make the rounds.


    Come on, honey!��Let''s do it again today!


    Yes, darling!��I''m sure you can handle it!


    And, well, they are generating an amazing amount of magical stones every day while dietting a love song.


    How amazing is it?


    Every day, a thousand human (skeleton) bones are brought in as material.


    It was so amazing that it could all be converted into magical stones in half a day.


    Even when Erdena was working with alter ego magic before, it took at least two days to turn all the bones of a thousand bodies into magic stones, so you can see how amazing it is.


    Oh, and by the way.


    The magic workshop where the two of them are working has now been renovated to be completely soundproofed for use.


    Whatever.


    The whole time we''re working on it, the two of them are constantly singing.


    As for Deanna.


    So the northern frontier city of Gianacombe combines destructive power to the point that it becomes an opportunity to fight with the ancient monster race.....I can''t even imagine what kind of effect it would have on the surroundings if I didn''t soundproof it, yes.


    Yome, who was helping Erdena with her work, is now a school teacher, and he''s teaching the kids how to read and write simply.


    Nirmana said.


    She''s very talented, and her teaching style is very polite and good.


    And he is so good at it that his own teachers praise him for it.


    Nevertheless.


    As for this school.


    Although the number of students has been growing for some time.


    We can''t afford to hire more teachers to teach...so I''m bewildered that we have to do something about this part of the problem as well.


    Let''s get back to the topic at hand.


    Erdena is in charge of this unveiling dinner.


    We asked each department to make progress in their preparations, and to send invitations to the guests and to confirm their attendance, and to make arrangements for accommodation.


    As for sending invitations, we asked for the following


    We are choosing the people we should invite, after asking the opinions of the ants in the Gehmose area, the settlement area at the foot of Mount Gorn, and the town hall road area, as well as others in their respective unions.


    As it was a small frontier city, we couldn''t leave out the influential people in the neighborhood.


    The surrounding cities.


    Frontier City of Batcombe


    Frontier City of Greenconv.


    The small frontier city of Picks


    Eads, a small frontier city


    These cities are naturally not to be missed.


    In addition to the operation of magician ships, they''ve already built a stagecoach network, and they''ve also set up sales offices for each other.


    ........Or rather, as for Batcombe, I heard about it from the lord Gelter, who seems to have heard about it from Vibrina.


    Of course you''re going to invite me, right?


    And I''ve already received a letter urging me to do so....


    And King''s Landing.


    The department that oversees the frontier and the Central Agency''s Office of Frontier Affairs, which manages the frontier small cities.


    The Quinn Chamber of Commerce, which has been doing business as a window to Liberty lately.


    I''m going to send out invitations to both of them, naturally.


    It wouldn''t hurt to send invitations to the nobles as well, but.........


    Foldente spoke to me with a complicated expression on his face.


    ...A nobleman........


    The face of my former father flashed in my mind.


    That''s why he was completely ignored at the new lord''s gathering held at the royal capital, earlier.


    This time, it''s the unveiling of my city, and even if I send an invitation head-on.......


    I suppose that''s one way to think about it.


    ...I''ve been doing some thinking.


    It was decided to send out invitations to all four Lords of the House of Lords.


    Implementation, when Batcombe was upgraded to a frontier small city, Gelter had also sent out invitations to the four lords.


    ........though it seems that he hadn''t even received a reply from anywhere.


    Especially.


    I wonder if my ex-father, who won''t budge unless he''s talking about something that''s worth money, will ever come around....


    Although I have personal feelings about it.


    Anyway, we decided to just do it.


    The rest.


    I''ve heard that if you know any wise men or ex-brave men who live in seclusion in the area, you''re welcome to invite them too.


    I''m not from this district to begin with, so I don''t know anyone like that at all.


    I''m going to ask the unions in each district to do another survey on this place.


    ''''Well that''s about it. I''ll list them once, so you can look them over before you send them out.


    Erdena got to work as soon as she said that.


    And giving directions to the invited guests.


    The public hall where the event will take place is in need of some renovation.


    I got in touch with Sarah, the salamander, and had her work on it as well.


    After finishing the meeting with Erdena and Foldente, I went to the underground labyrinth run by Giambalea on my feet.


    And then my eyes widened.


    The reception area at the entrance of the underground labyrinth was packed with adventurers who were challengers.


    In the coffee corner.


    People swarmed together exchanging information about the labyrinth''s inner workings.


    Whenever an interesting story starts somewhere, everyone gathers around it.


    And the sales office.


    It is crowded with adventurers who are looking to buy equipment.


    After all, there is even a buying place for items obtained in the labyrinth.


    Get the item.


    ��arrow (mark or symbol)


    Redeem unwanted items once you''ve completed the labyrinth challenge.


    ��arrow (mark or symbol)


    I''ll use the money I get to buy new equipment.


    ��arrow (mark or symbol)


    We''re going to try the underground labyrinth again.


    This trend is well established.


    In this underground labyrinth, goods and gold can be successfully distributed in this underground labyrinth.


    As it should be.


    The diners who cater to these customers are also very busy.


    I''ve heard that hand-held lunchboxes that you can bring into the labyrinth are selling like hotcakes.


    I visited the control room of the underground labyrinth.


    Jambalea is


    Thank you for coming all the way, my lord. Are you just going to have a cup of tea?


    They greeted me with a caracara laugh and a happy smile.


    Surrounding them was Jalvin Selvin''s fused magician sisters.


    ''''Thanks to these two, we''ve been able to improve the monsters for the underground labyrinth, and it''s been a great help to us.


    Jambalea is bangin'' on both of their shoulders with a happy smile on her face.


    The two most important ones.


    Hey, sir, you don''t want me to touch you like that.


    We''re all yours, Lil Pop, sister in body and soul.


    As he said this, a look of blatant disgust appeared on his face.


    Ever since Lil Pop saved me once, the two of them haven''t been blunt like this ever since.


    However, if I said this to them, or said this to them...


    My lord knows!


    etc., but I didn''t dare to say it because I might make a suicide attack towards Lil Pop.


    While chatting with Jambalea and


    I also told him about the usual dinner party.


    Giambalea is.


    I''ll drop in for a few meetings, but I want to keep the maze closed, so I''ll be right back.


    This was the case.


    As a creator of the underground labyrinth (dungeon creator) from the demon world, she doesn''t really want to participate in this kind of ceremonial party, but


    ''''I''m standing up to my lord, who recognizes our abilities and lets us like the underground labyrinth like this. You should be grateful.


    Jambalea laughed as she said this, as she always did.


    She''d been wandering around the country looking for someone to hire her.


    Me, I said, soaking up the memories.


    Jambalea held out a small bag of candy from her pocket to me.


    ''''You treat your lord with a certain amount of favoritism, don''t you?��You''re taking me out to dinner once in a while.


    Saying that, Jean Barea smiles with a smirk.


    Come to think of it, when we met for the first time, he gave me this candy.


    While receiving the candy.


    I left the underground labyrinth with a promise that I''ll be invited to dinner again next time.


    ********


    Back in the room.


    A recent tradition.


    The ladies were waiting to greet me.


    I checked the front of the room from the bend in the hallway.


    In front of the room, Nirmana, Aura, and Eldena were already gathered in front of the room, and


    There was some kind of clamorous discussion going on.


    You''re not getting a partner.


    I think it''s one-sided.


    Yeah, and I''m not gonna give it up.


    Apparently, they''re talking about my partner at the dinner party.


    I''m afraid it''s up to you to decide who to choose.


    Maybe it''s because we haven''t decided yet, but this is why we''re getting visits from everyone day after day...


    something


    I can''t help but be unsure of my choice, because I know that whoever I choose, someone will say something to me.


    Staring aside at everyone arguing at the front of the room.


    All I could do was fold my arms and think.

 62 . Demonstration dinner party in a remote frontier city part 4

    Since the other day.


    We''ve finally finalized the destinations for the invitations that we''ve been discussing with Foldente and the ants from the various districts'' unions.


    It didn''t take long to decide on the relationship between the royal capital and the surrounding cities.


    The question was how far to call them from within the small frontier city of Liberty.


    Because


    Personally, I was hoping that the dwarves, falconers and young buffalo couples who have been living in harmony with Liberty since before it became a village would definitely participate, but when we tried to invite these people in detail, it turned out that the planned venue for the event, the public hall in the Gehmoos area, was not going to be enough.


    In.


    We''ve had a lot of time to think about this.


    The dinner will be held with a focus on external guests and


    Apart from this meeting, we''ve been talking about holding a festival-like event in the small city.


    I''ve got more work to do as a result.


    If it''s a festival, we''d like to coordinate with you.


    And since the union ant people were very motivated, we decided to leave this one up to them.


    In the meantime, as soon as the draft is finalized, we''re still going to ask them to come and consult with us.


    So you have to send out a letter of invitation to an external shipping address to get there.


    For the text, I have Foldente search for my idea and use it.


    The printing process is done with the magic rotary printing machine we use at the town hall in full operation.


    We put it in the envelope we addressed.


    The work itself was completed by Erdena alone.


    because


    The result of using her signature alter ego magic and increasing herself to 20 people to work.


    So it took less than half a day to complete the entire task.


    Working with this splitting magic seemed to be a no-brainer for Eldena, as she was used to it from the time she was generating magic stones.


    This splitting magic.


    I thought maybe I could learn it somehow.


    I have been practicing from time to time, but I just can''t get it right.


    Although I can get to the division, I can''t get it right.


    It''s just that I can''t quite get my split-self to work independently.


    When I used splitting magic.


    We split up, and the increased me would all act exactly the same way....


    According to Foldente.


    It seems that this splitting spell has an affinity, so maybe I''m not a good match for this spell, and that''s why I feel a little depressed, yes.


    We''ll have to go back to work on the splitting magic.


    Thanks to Erdena, I have an invitation that was made.


    So now we have to ship it out.


    It''s a neighboring city.


    Frontier City of Batcombe


    Frontier City of Greenconv.


    The small frontier city of Picks


    Eads, a small frontier city


    I was told that these four cities can be delivered to their respective town halls, so I arranged for them to be delivered by the air freight service provided by the hawks.


    In


    The problem is the invitation to the royal city.


    Specifically, the invitation to the House of Lords and the Central Agency Frontier Bureau, which has jurisdiction over the frontier cities.


    And you need to give it to the Quinn Chamber of Commerce, which has become a point of contact for business in King''s Landing.


    In


    I''ve been thinking about it a lot.


    I''ve decided to go there in person to deliver it, as well as to say hello.


    If I take the small magic boat for the town hall, I can get there and back in two days.


    Except for the Quinn Chamber of Commerce.


    Information addressed to noblemen is to be sent to the reception of the nobleman.


    I''ve been told that I can give each of them to the receptionist at the central office and they will do the rest of the work for me, so I''m sure I''ll have half a day to do it.


    In


    I was rushing to get ready to leave tomorrow morning.


    Biblina, who seemed to have overheard the story, came hurriedly over.


    I wondered what was wrong.


    I hear you''re going to King''s Landing, and it just so happens that I, too, have some business to attend to in Batcombe.


    I''m sorry, may we take a ride?


    And that was it.


    I told him that my business was just to hand out invitations, so I would only be there for half a day.


    Yeah, no problem, no problem it takes two days to get there and back, so if that''s all you have...


    As I said this, I started to think about something.


    Huh?


    The round trip would certainly take two days, but I don''t plan to dock anywhere in between.


    What is Biblina trying to do in the last two days?


    I asked him about it.


    Well, that''s okay.


    Vibrina only responds with "I don''t know what to do".


    Well, what do I care...


    And at this point, the conversation was over and I rushed to get ready.


    In


    The day of departure.


    In the morning, we went to the cave at the foot of Mount Gorun where the small amphibians were landing, where they were mining dragon scales.


    Biblina, who had arrived earlier.


    Somehow, I''m dressed to the nines in an amazing dress.


    Let''s see, I''m arriving at King''s Landing tomorrow....


    When I said that.


    But that''s beside the point... what do you think, my dear?


    Saying that, Biblina spins around in front of me.


    What can I say?


    It''s quite refreshing to see her in this kind of outfit, as I remember her only being a manly man, or in light armor.


    I got a little nervous myself.


    ''No I really do look different...''


    I told him honestly.


    Biblina smiled happily.


    ''Well, well...''


    So I got into a good mood and boarded the little magician''s boat.


    In.


    As a result, we''re headed to King''s Landing.


    Me and Vivalina.


    It was supposed to be.


    The stowaway was found shortly after we left port.


    ''I''m here, bear~''


    Not even a few minutes after we left, Korok suddenly burst into the wheelhouse.


    Anything.


    This morning, when he saw me getting the small mage ship ready, he took the liberty of getting into the back of it....


    ''Yes, it''s not too late!��Turn back and leave it behind!


    It was Biblina who insisted on it.


    "Master, I want to go with Korok, please.


    I''m tired of crying... and I don''t like being pushed around like this.


    What do you think?


    I''m sorry.


    And now, the sisters Aura and Aela have come out of the hold...


    It seems that he overheard me going to King''s Landing in a small magician''s boat, just like Korok, and that''s why.


    You must return after all!��Go back to traveling alone with my lord and me!��Put it back!


    And then Biblina, half in tears, pleads with me....


    free of charge


    They didn''t come out until nearly half a day after we left.


    If we turn back from here, we''re practically wasting a day...


    We had no choice but to head to King''s Landing with the four of us.


    In


    I thought that if the three of them suddenly disappeared, everyone in Liberty would be worried about them.


    According to the three of them.


    ''I''ve told Unja...''


    I mean, if you''ve been listening to me, Unja, you could have told me...


    Well.


    And if I''d been told that beforehand, I probably wouldn''t have allowed the three of them on board...


    Aside from Biblina at work.


    And the three Koroks, Aura, and Aela have completely followed me, Asobide.


    I''m having that conversation.


    If you say so, Ms. Biblina, it should be private.


    Something like that, Aura says, turning her gaze to Biblina as she goes.


    Oh come on, Ulla, Biblina is riding on Batcombe''s business, she''s not here to play, right, Bib.......


    Wait a minute, Vivina, why are you turning away now?


    Oh, well.


    With a flurry of activity, the magician ship progressed towards the royal capital.


    This small magician ship was a


    Except on departure and arrival, self-propelled steering is not a problem.


    Just.


    As I''m a worrier, I need to check the steering regularly for now, or else I''ll be worried.


    I went back to my cabin once I was sure that the autopilot was working fine.


    Then.


    There, Biblina and the Aura Aela sisters and Korok are waiting for you.


    It''s a cruise. Let''s talk about it.


    That''s the kind of offer Aura made, and we all got to chat about it.


    I''ve been busy lately.


    We never had the opportunity to get together and chat with each other, even just a few of us.


    I was happy to have the time to do this.


    With us on board


    So the grimoire traveled at high speed in the darkness of night.

 63 . Announcement dinner party in a remote small city, part 5

    A Night on the Magic Ship


    I was taking a nap in my cabin.


    In the meantime, the small mage ship is sailing on automatic navigation, so even though it''s safe.


    Because I''m up every two hours to go check it out, just in case.


    The door to my cabin opened softly.


    I wondered if someone had come in.


    I heard the bed I was lying on creaking, and it sounded like someone had gotten on top of it.


    Oh, and there was Korok.


    The spoiled little Korok was...


    Today.


    "I want to sleep with my lord, my lord''s bear.


    I said, and I''m the one who has to get up on a regular basis.


    I had Aura and Aella sleeping with me today.


    I guess I''m getting lonely after all....


    "...Korok, you need to get back to your room later.


    I hugged the figure in a daze with my half-asleep head.


    ''Hi, hi!


    ....Huh?


    I don''t know, as soon as I gave her a hug, a woman screamed.


    That voice is not a Korok!


    I woke up in a hurry and turned on the magic light.


    In my arms I see a startled and rigid Biblina....


    And Vibrina.


    I''m wearing something very thin, and to be honest, I''m not sure where to look...


    ''I''m sorry, Vibrina I thought it was Korok sneaking in...''


    I call out to Biblina so, while averting my gaze.


    .........but why is Biblina in my bed.......


    ...Oh, well, when I went to the bathroom and came back, I must have gotten out of bed and was in the wrong room.


    It''s a mage ship, and you''re not used to it, and you''re going to make mistakes.


    ...or is it just a little?


    It''s like the words I was thinking in my head were leaking out of my mouth.


    Biblina hugged me again as she said this.


    Biblina said something to me, her face turning bright red.


    at that moment


    "I''d still rather be with my lord!��I''ll sleep with you, bear!


    As I opened the door to my room with great speed, this time Korok came into the room.


    Vibrina looked over her shoulder at Korok''s appearance.


    "You joke!��Why can''t you come back in another hour!


    It''s kind of like that face turning red and getting angry with a great swordsmanship.......


    but


    Korok didn''t give a d*mn about Biblina''s condition.


    My lord, my lord, I''m with you.


    He was humming something, and he quickly started snuggling into my bed and quickly started to sleep....


    VIBRINA.


    Staring at the Koroks like that.


    "...no........I''m getting discouraged.......


    After saying that, he slumped his shoulders and went back to his room.


    ........What the hell did Biblina want to do?


    Although the question remains, for all intents and purposes, unanswered.


    The little mage continues to sail on without incident.


    As planned, before noon the next day, we arrived at the Quinn Chamber of Commerce in the royal capital, where the magic ship''s boarding station was set up.


    It was a day when there were no regular services for the magic ship, so the magic ship''s boarding area was relatively empty.


    When I saw the arrival of the small mageship


    There''s going to be extra flights?


    You can ride it now?


    The people of King''s Landing, with such a desire, rushed to the Quinn Trading Company.


    For a while, it was hard to clear up any misunderstandings among the people gathered.


    Although there was an unexpected loss of time


    I went to the House of Lords in an hour and went to the office where the undersecretary was.


    So I handed him the invitation and said a quick hello.


    At first they were very polite to me because of my noble birthright, but when they found out that I was a lord of a remote, outlying annual city, their attitude changed blatantly.


    Oh, yes, yes, I guess I should just hand these out.


    He put the bundle of invitations addressed to noblemen on the shelf and didn''t even try to pick it up at the end.


    I''ve always known that the House of Lords has changed its attitude towards people, but


    No way.


    I never thought I would be subjected to this kind of discriminatory treatment.


    So I was shocked, not a little bit.


    I went to the central office, dragging this with me a little bit.


    I handed the invitation to the receptionist, which was addressed to the Frontier Bureau.


    ''You brought it yourself, my lord. Thank you for your efforts.


    Here, we ended up being very polite, which is a far cry from the House of Lords.


    If you think about it.


    There are many departments in this central agency that have jurisdiction over the frontier.


    A lot of people from the frontier ask about it, so maybe they don''t have a prejudicial response to those people or anything like that...


    Oh, excuse me, I''m in a bit of a rush.


    As I was thinking about this, two men and a woman ran past me at an amazing pace.


    The woman was incredibly petite, but I wondered if she was a child.


    There are more than just those two.


    Visitors who seemed to be from the frontier were visiting this central office incessantly.


    These people, too.


    I guess you''re trying to be as insular as I am....


    When you think about it.


    The events in the House of Lords made me smile, because I was so worried about the events in the House of Lords.


    So by the time we returned to the Quinn Chamber of Commerce, we had completely regained our energy.


    ''''Ah, my lord, welcome back.


    Quinn, the young chairwoman of the Quinn Trading Company, welcomes me with a look of exhaustion on her face.


    Yeah, I''m sure he had a hard time dealing with people asking to take him on this little mage ship...


    Well, it was a mad rush, yes.


    As I expected, Quinn laughed and talked about how the rush was so great with his body language and gestures... I''m so, so sorry.


    While talking with Quinn like this, he also helped me mend some souvenirs for the Liberty guys.


    If I had the time, I''d show up at the shopping district and have a look around at the Sanryu-Tei for dinner.


    I don''t have time today anyway.


    I just handed him an invitation addressed to Quinn while talking with Quinn.


    Yes, of course we''ll come running in!


    While saying that, he readily agreed on the spot.


    Thanks to Quinn, we managed to avoid the situation of not having a single visitor from the royal capital.


    According to Foldente.


    We need to have at least one visitor from King''s Landing at the unveiling of these cities.


    Later.


    That lord doesn''t have a central connection.


    You don''t know the difference.


    And so on.


    Personally, I don''t mind it.


    I''ve heard that if that kind of bad publicity spreads poorly, it can blatantly affect the number of visitors to a city.


    It seems to be the so-called rumor damage.


    Quinn had done a great job of wrapping up the pile of souvenirs and loading them onto the small magic ship.


    Aura Ella Korok, who had gone to tour the city, also returned.


    As expected, I couldn''t let the three of us walk alone in this royal capital, where the idea of racial supremacy is so strong, so I asked Quinn and asked the strong-armed members of the Quinn Chamber of Commerce to be our guides.


    The only thing left to do now is to wait for Biblina to come back after finishing her business.


    As I was thinking.


    Lady Beverly was back a long time ago.


    And Quinn.


    Whatever.


    Disembarking and leaving me, Biblina headed into town.


    I came back in just enough time that I could almost get a meal.


    He asked Quinn to offer him some tea, and he drank it down and quickly returned to the magic ship.


    If it was such a simple matter, why didn''t you just let me finish it for you, even if Vibrina didn''t have to go out?


    Well, I guess I did think about it.


    Maybe it''s because Biblina was sent out, and it only took a short time.


    I didn''t dare to touch that, but I was greeted by Biblina, who met me in a small magic ship.


    Sorry I''m late.


    So I smiled and waved my hand.


    Eventually.


    Even if you count the time of the commotion on arrival, I was done with all my errands in about four hours.


    They returned to the frontier small city of Liberty in a small magic ship.


    In


    For some reason, even on the night of the trip home, there was a situation where Biblina came crawling into my bed in her oddly skimpy nightie.


    At this time, I had just gone to the wheelhouse of the mage ship to check the route.


    In


    At this time, Korok, who had crawled into my bed and slept


    ''Biblina, terrible bear, bear that took off Korok''s clothes and tried to eat Korok.


    As he said this, he asked me for help.


    ''It''s not!��You''re wrong!��It''s not just a mistake!


    Vibrina had turned bright red and made an upturned voice at Korok.


    Korok said.


    Something about Biblina hugging Korok, who was asleep, and then licking him all over as he took off his clothes....


    Hmmm ... what the hell did you want to do, Biblina?


    When I ask him that.


    ''Don''t listen with a straight face!��You insensitive man!


    Biblina spat that out and went back to her room...


    And, well.


    In the end, we successfully accomplished our goal of distributing the invitations.


    We returned to Liberty the next day as planned.

 64 . Announcement dinner party in a remote frontier city, part 6

    It''s been a few days since I went to King''s Landing to hand out invitations.


    Responses to the attendance have been gathered one after another.


    Since I''ve made Quinn Commerce Association the place to submit my attendance at King''s Landing, the regular mail of the magic ship is delivered when there is a Liberty flight from King''s Landing.


    The deputy director of the frontier bureau told us that he would be attending the day of the ceremony.


    In response to this, we asked him to address us during the ceremony on the day, and we informed him of this and coordinated the ceremony here.


    Invitations distributed through the House of Lords to each nobleman, along with a ceremonial congratulatory message of absence, have also been received.


    Apparently, it is unlikely that these high ranking nobles who belong to the House of Lords would take the trouble to attend a ceremony in a remote city, let alone in a powerful city near the center.


    However, after a week, this trend started to feel strange.


    This is because


    A few of the noblemen began to reply that they would have their deputy present.


    ........Huh?��What do you mean?


    Well, I''ve been struggling with that.


    Quinn of the Quinn Trading Company, who delivered a reply while I was buying.


    ''''It''s a magic ship. All of these nobles have direct control over the frontier, so we are trying to get to know them first, because we want to have the regular service of Lord Safate''s magic ship operate there.


    He laughed at that.


    I see, that makes sense.


    Apart from this kind of trend, requests to operate regular services of magic ships are arriving incessantly from various frontier cities.


    As there is only one large magician ship at the moment.


    If you''re going to make more stops in cities along the route we''re currently operating in, you''re welcome.


    The only offers we have now are those that require significant course changes across the board, and if we accept them, it will affect the quickest travel time, which is the biggest advantage of regular flights.....


    In the future, we will be forced to put it on hold until the second magic ship that Dorun is creating has a chance to be completed.


    In the meantime.


    Among the notices of noblemen''s attendance was one that contained a letter of intent that was applied to me personally.


    It was from the Charles family, an aristocrat who is in a very low position in the House of Lords.


    In his letter of intent, he wrote


    We look forward to seeing you after all these years.


    And the content was in the name of Riboneia, the head of the Charles family.


    ........Trouble is, I have no recollection of this Charles family or the name Riboneia.


    Even if you say "it''s been a long time since I''ve seen you", I''m hiding my real name, Safate, from the center, and working under the name of Gossage, and it doesn''t seem strange to say that you haven''t seen me in a long time, to begin with.


    When I''m troubled with something like that...


    Erdena, who was organizing the attendance, stood up with a bang as soon as she got the Charles family''s attendance notice in her hand.


    .........eh?��What''s the matter, Eldena?


    And with that in mind.


    Safate that acorn cupola is now the master of the house.


    He told me so.


    When she called me an acorn-eyed mirror, I finally thought of it.


    When I was a teacher at a university in King''s Landing, there was a girl who was very enthusiastic about taking my classes.


    The girl always wore a pair of homemade glasses made from acorn tree branches that grew in her garden, and I was impressed by them.


    ........Oh, but that''s funny....


    In the center, I''m a gossage operating as a gossage.


    How can you say "it''s been a while," this girl?


    I''ve had a lot of trouble with it.


    I decided to force myself to accept that it is still related to the magic ship.


    I''m not sure if I''ll be able to attend the event, but I''ve received a proposal from the Chamber of Commerce in King''s Landing, which I hadn''t sent out an invitation to, so I''ll be coordinating that as well.


    It''s not a bad thing to be on good terms with other merchant associations, although there is a decision to make the Quinn Chamber of Commerce a business partner in the King''s Capital.


    And there are some deals that Quinn Chamber of Commerce is not good at.


    When you come across such a case, it''s important to get involved with other business associations that you can ask for help.


    Quinn knows this too.


    It seems that the Quinn Chamber of Commerce has rejected all requests from rival merchant associations that currently deal mainly in dragon scale armor and magic stones that they deal with us, and the approaches from such merchant associations have not arrived to an unnatural degree.


    The attendance from the royal capital is also all over the place.


    Finally, the flow of the ceremony has been confirmed.


    With this, the number of items to be arranged for the eve of the ceremony, arrangements for the lodging for those staying the night before the ceremony, and preparations for the extra flights for the magic ship, all of which are increasing.


    All of this work related to the unveiling event is on top of my regular duties, so my workload is increasing by 50% on a daily basis.


    In.


    On this day, I was working late in the Oval Office.


    Foldente came into the room.


    Okay, why don''t you just relax for a change?


    And I was forcibly taken to the hot springs.


    We didn''t go to the hot spring village.


    We''ve been working for a while now to run a pipe from the hot spring settlement to this Liberty Town Hall, and now it''s finally taking shape.


    When I was taken by Foldente to the bathing facility under construction at a little high place of Mt.


    Erdena, Biblina, Korok and the others were already in there.


    ........I mean, it''s not a mixed bath, is it?


    He said I was in a hurry.


    I haven''t finished the girls'' bath yet.


    And Foldente.


    No, but that would be a bad idea, and when I was in trouble.


    I don''t care about the straw.


    And, Vibrina.


    I mean, I''m in a lot more trouble than you are, so I''m rejecting you...


    Yes, I''m confused.


    "My lord is coming in, bear with me!


    And Korok, in his naked state, pulled my arm and forced me to go to the hot spring.......


    Still resisting.


    Korok tried to forcibly pull my clothes off, which almost tore them off...


    In fact, at this point, I''ve given up on the idea.


    He went into the whole group of women, apologizing for bathing with a towel wrapped around his waist.


    Unusually, Sarah was there as well.


    Sarah is usually supposed to be in command of the bone people she summoned at this time of day.


    Yeah, lately, being able to summon a bone-human conductor has made things easier for me.


    He laughed at that.


    .........which is fine.


    Sarah could you please cover me with something to cover me up?


    What are you talking about?��Is it in me and my lord, never mind.


    Sarah said that and laughed it off with a big smile.


    When Eldena heard that line, she heard it.


    "...Safate, what do you mean by that?��Could you please elaborate on where Sarah''s statement is truly intended now?


    And then he came at me with a smile that wasn''t a smile at all.


    And then there''s Vibrina.


    You never touched a strawberry. You''ve been holding him captive?


    And then he came at me with a look of 120% rage on his face.


    I don''t know.


    I feel like I''m supposed to have come in for a breather, but I feel like I''m only getting worse as a result.


    And Foldente was the one who forced me to bring him here, so why don''t you hold them both down?


    That''s what I thought.


    You need to mind your own business.


    And while you''re at it, you''re drinking with Sarah and....


    or rather (say)


    I don''t remember turning them into my girls at all, and I seriously think it would be too bad for them if they were called my girls in the first place.


    It''s hard to get your money''s worth, isn''t it, Biblina and Eldena?


    And then Foldente says that and laughs again.....


    In the end, the day didn''t leave much to be desired.


    So I had to go back to my room, yes.

 65 . Announcement dinner party in a remote small city, part 7

    On this day, I''m still working on paperwork for the city.


    ...do you have a minute?


    And then Erdena came over.


    I stopped working.


    What''s going on?


    I walked over to Erdena.


    Erdena handed him a letter.


    "...to the small frontier city of Liberty, a letter of congratulations.


    So, as I heard Eldena say shortly, I opened the seal and looked through it.


    It''s one of the four lords.


    It was a gift from the Greedo family to a small frontier city called Liberty.


    My family''s former home.


    Disowned, it is that house that was disowned.


    The other day.


    When we were just a small frontier city.


    At the unveiling ceremony hosted by the King''s Capital, the


    Maybe it''s because I''m the lord of one small city in the frontier, or maybe it''s because I''m the lord of one small city in the frontier, but I''m that, you know, Gapoli who left without even looking at me, let alone greeting me.


    ''''Well there are a few more celebratory gifts that have arrived as well.


    As I listened to Erdena''s words, I thought for a moment.


    He is that father..........my ex-father.


    He is the father who has a nose for money and profit.


    The fact that his father sent a letter of congratulations to Liberty, a small city in the middle of nowhere, to which he had no intention of giving a tooth, means that this Liberty is at least worthy of being recognized as such........


    I thought about it so much that I stopped thinking about this in isolation.


    ''Thank you, Eldena. So, if you''ve received congratulatory letters from other nobles, could you put them together?


    That''s what I said.


    Is that what you want?


    So, Eldena asks with a complicated look on her face.


    I''m going to ask Eldena.


    ''I think I have to. I''m in a position right now where I have to lead everyone in this city and I don''t think it''s a good idea to bring more personal feelings into this than you have to... I guess.


    He complied.


    Erdena heard that.


    Well I''ll do it then.


    Then I said so, and went back in with an invitation.


    I said.


    At least we''re in a city where that father sends a congratulatory letter, while realizing that


    Once again, he went back to organizing the paperwork.


    �� �� ��.


    this day


    I spent the entire morning working on paperwork.


    In the afternoon, we moved to the Gehmose area.


    We used a small magic boat for the town hall to get around.


    As the small magician ship approached in the sky above the Gehemorse area, I noticed a huge crowd of people gathering in the streets below, chasing this small magician ship.


    It''s true that this small magician ship is very convenient, but


    Every time I seemed to be in a hurry to get somewhere, I thought this was a bit of a long shot, but


    But that doesn''t mean there''s any solution to the problem, so I went straight to the town hall in the Gehemorse area.


    There, I got off the small magic boat and


    We moved on to the Auditorium.


    This was the main venue for Liberty''s small frontier city unveiling dinner, which was to be held this time.


    Being guided by the town hall employee, I checked inside.


    The preparations for the event have already begun, and according to the antsy guy who showed me around


    In half a day, everything will be ready to go.


    Yes, he told me.


    After listening carefully, he told me that Erdena had also come to check on the place yesterday.


    Because I also have the normal business of the city to deal with.


    I''ve been left to deal with matters related to this ceremony.


    Erdena has been really good to us.


    And a report on this ceremony.


    He''s giving me what he sees and hears for himself.


    This time, I visited this auditorium.


    This is because the preparations for this auditorium, which Eldena gave me a few days ago, are a little behind schedule, but it seems that Eldena has already arrived and given her instructions.


    Apparently the delay was after they had made up for everything.


    I told everyone who was preparing the venue


    Thank you all for your hard work. Don''t push yourself too hard.


    I called out to him and went back to the town hall.


    Then


    The ants came to this Gehmose area.


    ''My lord, I know you''re busy, but we need you to come and work here more often.


    If you don''t do your job well, you will be in trouble.


    As I said this, you led me to the old lord''s room.


    When I entered the current frontier small city lord''s room, there was a mountain of documents on the desk in front of me....


    anything


    These days, the Gehmose area is


    We''ve made the rebuilding of this city a top priority by mobilizing Liberty''s labor force.


    It was incredibly fast, and the reconstruction was finished.


    So, this time, there was a literal pile of matters regarding the district''s finances.


    Especially this time around, this district.


    This is the place that suffered the most from the chimera fiasco, and


    It''s not just about looks.


    We have to do everything we can to get these finances back on track as soon as possible.


    At first, I went through this pile of documents.


    As I expected, there were many requests for financial support that required a significant amount of money, so I couldn''t give an immediate answer.


    I decided to take those documents back to Liberty Town Hall once to scrutinize them.


    Stay tuned.


    We''ll be returning to the town hall in a small magician''s boat.


    What?��I''ve done some work over there, you''re a great workaholic.


    Foldente, who had just come to the lord''s office, said this to me while laughing at me.


    I tried to say it back, but


    There were parts of what Foldente said that couldn''t be said to be all wrong....


    In the meantime, we have decided to deal with the petitions for renovation and additional restoration work in the direction of doing this as a priority and will propose it at the council meeting scheduled for tomorrow.


    As it was decided to submit it to the council meeting


    I spent the entire afternoon running around the town hall preparing related materials and laying the groundwork in advance.


    In the end, it took me until late this evening to somehow get a break from the day.


    I sat down on the couch in the lord''s room and took a breath.


    I''ll make you a cup of tea.


    Erdena came to look in the room, and as she said this, she brought me two cups of tea and some baked goods.


    I thanked her and said thank you.


    ''By any chance, has Eldena been working this late on some ceremonial thing I''m asking you to do?


    I asked him that.


    Erdena smiled and laughed.


    Well that''s not the point.


    Yes, he said it enigmatically and smoked me for asking further.


    In


    From there, we''d bring our tea to our mouths with light banter.


    ''Yes, the meeting is coming up and I thought I''d ask you to make it official.


    Can I ask for a partner for the day?


    Yes, I told Erdena.


    At a meeting like this.


    Since it is customary for a lord to always have a spouse or prospective spouse or secretary with him or her


    I''ve been thinking about this meeting since the day I decided to hold it, and on top of that


    For some reason, the ladies were doing this and that around the place, creating an atmosphere where it was impossible to ask for help.


    Now that it''s just the two of us, it seemed like a good time to ask you to join me as my secretary.


    That''s what I was thinking.


    Eldena heard those words.


    I don''t know, I just suddenly started ragging on the tears.


    Are you sure you want me to?


    And while saying that, he was trying to curry favor with me...


    I''m not going to tell Eldena that.


    ''''Well, Eldena''s been doing a lot of preparation for the ceremony, and she knows the most about this ceremony, so I thought it would be best to have her join us as secretary...''''


    When I said that, Erdena leaned closer to me.


    I don''t want to be a secretary.


    While saying that clearly, she gazed into my eyes.


    .........um, that''s.......


    I was looking back at Eldena''s gaze.


    Oh, my lord, there you are.


    and


    At the worst possible time, Biblina walked in.


    "Wait a minute, what did you guys just do, what did you try to do to me while my eyes were still black!


    We had been staring at each other at close quarters, and then he strolled over to us...


    in the end


    So my partner''s case is already under control this night, yes....

 66 . Demonstration dinner party 8 in a remote small city

    Are you stupid?


    In the lord''s office, when I told Foldente about the events of last night, this was the first thing he said.


    Nope.


    As far as this time is concerned, I am indeed aware of it.


    Erdena, who asked me to be her partner.


    Are you sure it''s me? Then he cried and wept.


    "I don''t want to be a secretary," he said in no uncertain terms.


    ''I don''t want to be a secretary,'' he said.


    Erdena is my future wife candidate for this role.


    That''s what he said.........


    How can you still be so hypothetical?


    I''m going to be pissed off at Foldente again


    For once, I really can''t say it back.


    Or rather, there is no room anywhere to talk back....


    At the end, though, it was vague because of Biblina''s arrival.


    After that, I still haven''t dared to meet with Eldena.


    Even if I did meet her, I don''t know what kind of face I''d be able to cut off...


    When I kept worrying about that, Foldente said


    So?��What I''m struggling with is that you haven''t yet decided who you want as a partner?


    That''s what I''ve heard.


    That''s not true.


    I don''t think I could have had a better partner for this dinner party than Erdena.


    That''s not to say that I don''t have a feeling that it''s because she''s been taking care of the relevant business so far.


    But


    But more than that, it has to be Eldena, or else I don''t like it.


    That''s what I think.


    If you''re so sure, why don''t you just tell him?


    Folded arms, Foldente says to me with a dumbfounded look on his face.


    I don''t mean to sound awkward.


    First of all, I don''t know what to look like to tell you how I feel about this.


    ... no.


    This is an escape.


    ''''Well I have to say it properly in any way I can.


    When I said that.


    Foldente sighs, sighing.


    Well, good luck with that.


    I said, and then I walked out toward the doorway, my right hand fluttering in the air.


    So that''s where Erdena was standing.


    .........eh.


    Did you hear what I said before?


    When I asked her if she was dreading it, Erdena said she was going to walk straight to me.


    Just let me hear it loud and clear. How do you feel?


    As he said this, he held my face in his hands.


    At close range.


    We form a stare at each other, me and Eldena.


    I swallowed my spit once.


    I want you to join me as my partner... well... my wife... for the weekend''s unveiling.


    That''s what I said.


    Just.


    I realized after I said it.


    I haven''t even gotten married yet, and I haven''t proposed to him... it''s all a bit of a goof...


    Yes, I was on the verge of getting my mind messed up, and Eldena


    I''ll take it. You.


    And then he kissed me.


    We''re not.


    We held each other''s lips for a while longer, and then embraced.


    I don''t know, I''ve been thinking a lot of things.


    I don''t think Erdena likes me.


    He''s just hanging out with me because he feels sorry for me.


    but


    Thus, when we embrace each other.


    I always wanted to do this with Eldena, you know?


    I always wanted to be with Eldena, I guess.


    Yes, I thought to myself.


    Erdena''s lips parted, and a slightly sulky look came over her face.


    You''ve been waiting a long time.


    Then he hugged my neck and kissed me again.


    �� �� ��.


    After all, there was a lot of work to be done after that.


    We didn''t have much time together.


    That night, after I finished my work, Erdena came to my place.


    We went straight to my room.


    We spent that day together until morning.


    In the morning, I woke up to find Eldena''s sleeping face, just as she was born.


    When I was staring at her sleeping face, she woke up and started to sleep, too.


    Oh my God, how long have you been watching this?


    As he said this, his cheeks flushed.


    We looked at each other and smiled at each other, and then the door to our room was slammed open.


    ''Why is it locked bear~, I want to sleep with you bear~''


    I mean.


    Colock''s voice saying that, even though it''s already morning.


    I''m glad I locked it up tight, with relief.


    We hurriedly dressed and welcomed Korok into the room.


    Korok was


    Why is Erdena there?


    Korok nodded his head as he said this.


    We laughed anyway.


    �� �� ��.


    that day


    I officially announced that Eldena was to be my partner for the unveiling.


    "And as a secretary, naturally?


    And then Biblina came in with a great sword in her hand, but


    I was very clear.


    As a wife.


    I told her so.


    I can see why Biblina was shocked by those words.


    Likewise.


    aura


    Nirmana.


    These two were also kind of very shocked.


    I thought that thing with Nirmana was a social call.


    You''re so serious about it.


    So he broke down in tears as he said that.


    Foldente is


    That''s what you get for screwing everyone over... and not letting them whine about it.


    I chuckled at that.


    As for me, I don''t feel like I''m playing around with it at all.


    When I hear that, I feel kind of bad about it.


    free of charge


    After a while, Vibrina.


    I have not given up on the candidate.


    Yes, he said it to me, but I''m not.


    No, I''m not a candidate.


    I told him so again.


    Oh, no! He doesn''t hear me!


    So Biblina ran off, holding her ears...


    In this situation.


    Only una.


    Congratulations, little one.


    He congratulated me for saying that.


    And don''t forget to tell me about Una''s mistress.


    And I''ve been firmly nailed down.


    You know, Una, I''m not such a mistress.


    No, no, no, I don''t mind.


    That''s why I care!


    It''s something of a day.


    So it was like this all the way through the morning and all the way through the night, and that''s why I didn''t get a proper job.


    The next day.


    After a day, the people around me seemed to have calmed down, as expected.


    Congratulations, my lord.


    And everyone at the town hall congratulated me every time we passed each other.


    It was very embarrassing.


    Meanwhile, just before noon, Erdena came to the lord''s office.


    Again, on this day, we were only together until morning.


    I''m feeling a little embarrassed about this.


    Erdena explained to me the progress of the ceremony without showing the slightest hint of that.


    Already, the attendance is all there, and arrangements for meals and accommodations have been made.


    I''ve also finished what I need to do, including preparing for the day''s speech that Eldena asked me to give.


    Erdena and I.


    I had to double-check for leaks.


    We both confirmed that we were okay.


    Well this is the first time we''ve worked together, isn''t it?


    Erdena blurted out.


    I''m sorry, that was a weird thing to say.


    He said, and his face turned red.


    Even though I was trying to be calm.


    I knew Eldena would be embarrassed, too.


    I could feel that, and that made me feel somewhat relieved, too.


    Somehow, we were both laughing at each other.


    Oh, my God, we''re being presented with a lovebirds'' marriage?


    Foldente walked into the room, giggling and tapping us on the shoulder.


    From such Foldente.


    I heard that guests from neighboring cities and the royal capital are already on their way to Liberty.


    I''m pretty fired up about it, too.


    Finally, tomorrow, the unveiling dinner is in full swing.

 67 . Announcement dinner party in a remote small city, part 9

    The morning of the unveiling dinner for the small frontier city of Liberty has arrived.


    There were a few guests who had already arrived in Liberty the day before.


    One of them.


    The lord of the frontier city of Batcombe, Gelter.


    Even though today is the day of the unveiling, he said he''s going to challenge the underground labyrinth that Jambalea is running from the first thing in the morning.


    ''It''s beyond insane to stay in an underground labyrinth on a day like this!


    And perhaps they would be brought back soon, as their daughter, Biblina, left the town hall with a great sword in her hand.


    The town was decorated with flags and decorations that added to the ceremonial mood.


    When I was looking around the city


    Congratulations, my lord!


    Good luck with the ceremony!


    And everyone in town gave me a warm shout-out.


    I feel like that''s all I can get out of my chest.


    Over that city.


    Soon after, multiple dragons began to dance.


    The dragon people, Aura and Aela.


    And the multiple pterodactyl monsters and others that Jambalea is using in the underground labyrinth are demonstrating to make the ceremony more exciting, but this effect was immense.


    ''''I heard that the lord here is a dragon rider (dragon rider)... but it''s true.


    And that''s what all of the invited guests were saying to each other.


    A dragon rarely seen in this world.


    And having been able to see more than one.


    There were glimpses of it in some of the guests.


    A ceremony in this remote city...


    The atmosphere was very convivial, and a very friendly atmosphere was formed.


    In the vicinity of the Auditorium in the Geghemorse area, where the event was held


    Sarah turned into a salamander and welcomed the invited guests.


    Although many of the guests were impressed by her appearance.


    On this day, Sarah, who had been working on civil engineering in the territory until dawn with the bone men she had summoned herself, was


    That was fine until he appeared by the side of the public hall in the form of a salamander.


    Not long after that, I moved into sound sleep mode.


    Hey! What are you thinking?


    Along the way, we had a few raids on the Foldente.


    Sarah ended up spending most of the time dozing off.


    In a way, she''s the city''s most distinguished servant, so I thought it was at least an unveiling, but...


    �� ��.


    after that


    The auditorium in Gehmoos was soon filled with guests.


    At the back of the hall there was a standing-room-only eating area for lunch.


    Ho, that''s quite...


    I never thought I''d find this kind of food in such a remote area...


    And it was very well received.


    The food here is.


    The young elven master who runs the hot spring settlement had created all of this for me.


    He''s so good that there are quite a few repeat customers who come to the spa for his food, so it was a natural result.


    I am.


    From this point on, we''re going to have to get dressed up and go into the hall.


    Beside me, Erdena, also dressed in formal attire, follows me.


    Thus.


    Once again, I look at Erdena in full dress.


    I can''t help but admire how beautiful she really is.


    I think her usual unpretentious and rough appearance is also very nice.


    Even in full dress, this is.......................


    I seemed to be unconsciously turning my gaze to Eldena.


    On the way, Erdena caught my eye.


    What''s wrong with me?


    He was really worried about me.


    I''ll be honest with him.


    You''re so beautiful, I''ve been admiring you.


    I told him so.


    On this occasion.


    You''re an idiot.


    And then it was Erdena who said that and turned sideways with a huff.


    I was happy to see that he seemed to be in a good mood the whole time after this...


    ''My lord, I wish you a very happy day.


    While I was making the rounds of the hall, Quinn, the chairman of the King''s Capital and Quinn Trading Company, arrived in a dress.


    Normally, she dresses like a man and gives priority to ease of movement.


    I''m just as thrilled as I was when I first saw Eldena, freshly dressed, earlier.


    Just.


    Erdena beside me, perhaps sensing the mood, pinches my arm at the perfect time.


    There is a conciliatory smile on her face....


    That''s why I thought it was still scary to be a woman.


    From Quinn.


    There is a proposal to move the landing place of the magic ship in the capital to a new location on the outskirts of the capital.


    What is it about the magic ship that currently arrives and departs from the roof of the Quinn Trading Company?


    The number of passengers alone is quite large.


    That''s why they built a commercial facility for those passengers and had the magic ship land on the roof of the facility.


    In this way, the passengers of the ship would pass through the facility on their way to the ship, and the aim was that they would drop money on their way.


    They were willing to let Liberty reign in a percentage of the sales of this commercial facility as a magic ship expense, and we talked about this matter in a positive light for now.


    It''s a place like this.


    Quinn must have gone out of his way to bring us a good economic story.


    I thought, "That''s a real businessman''s touch.


    After that


    At the same time that Quinn left my side, some people from the Chamber of Commerce approached me.


    On the surface, they were congratulating me in a friendly manner.


    Hey, guys.


    I''d love to have a business meeting with you sometime, so please take some time.


    Yes, he went ahead and made a verbal promise.


    Probably.


    Quinn Trading Company''s current monopoly on dragon scale armor, high quality magic stones, and the operation of magic ships.


    It was obvious that he wanted to play to those interests somehow.


    Just.


    It''s not a good idea to run for profit.


    The people who came together for money, when the money is gone, they''re all gone.


    I used to live with my parents, the Greeds.


    I''ve just seen the ugly side of people like that in a disgusting way.


    I still don''t like the people who come by to feed these stories.


    Or so I thought.


    Eldena put her mouth to my ear.


    I understand, but he''s a guest of honor. Don''t be so obvious.


    Yes, I''ve been warned.


    When did it happen?


    Apparently there was a pretense of disgust for people who cling to their interests.


    I thanked Erdena for her help.


    Once again, I braced myself.


    As I was doing so, the people who were attending on behalf of the nobles of the royal capital this time began to surround me.


    These people.


    These are the people who want their own aristocratic families to have regular services of magic ships in the lands and cities they own on the frontier.


    As expected, this is the kind of seat that


    I didn''t have anyone who was willing to open up about it overtly.


    They all seem to be fighting each other off.


    I found it a little humorous the way they were always working in groups, trying to get out of the way and not make personal contact with me.


    I was dealing with everyone like that.


    I knew it, Dr. Safate.


    Yes, I heard a voice calling me.


    When I turned around, there was a woman standing there who looked very fluffy.


    Just.


    I feel a fierce sense of discomfort when she calls me teacher.


    because


    I''m not going to be able to get a good idea of what to expect when I''m in the middle of a ceremony, so I''m going to use my street name of Gossage, which is the street name in the royal capital, and I''m also going to change my appearance with a little magic.


    The woman came running up to me happily, looking at my face.


    ''''Uh-huh, I see that you''ve been magically altering your appearance a bit, but I won''t be fooled. I''ve been taking classes with you all along.


    After being told that, not only me, but even Eldena next to me huffed.


    Ah, that acorn-eyed mirror!


    once


    She listened very intently to my lessons when I was a teacher in King''s Landing.


    I saw you briefly when you came to King''s Landing to report your promotion to the small frontier city, and I was sure of that ever since then... but I''m glad to see you are well.


    When she was taking my class, she, the current head of the Charles family, who called herself Neire, Liboneire, was even shedding tears as she stared at my face.


    In front of her like that, I don''t know if it was my imagination or not, but I don''t think Erdena''s expression was strangely strong......

 68 . Demonstration dinner party 10 in a remote frontier city

    The current head of the Charles family, Riboneia, spoke to me, and almost immediately


    Hey, little man, I think it''s time for you to come up on stage.


    Unna, the cat person in charge of customer service in the venue, smiled at us and came to our side.


    The ribboneier still seemed to have spoken, though.


    Since I was the lead actor in the ceremony, he seemed to have agreed that it was not unreasonable to ask for help.


    Later.


    He said, bowed gracefully, and parted once.


    After parting with Livonair, Erdena


    ...I have a feeling this is going to be a bit of a mess...


    What did they say?


    I''m going to stand up on that stage.


    I look around at all the guests.


    At the same time


    Erdena moved to the moderator''s booth, and when it was time to go, Erdena


    "Today, you are cordially invited to join us in celebrating Liberty''s ascension to small-town frontier status...


    Solemnly, he began to preside over the commemorative ceremony.


    The meeting began with a speech by me, the lord of the city.


    ''''Now, from the Lord of this frontier small city of Liberty, Gossage, I greet you all.


    I, Safate, as I was called in King''s Landing, bowed, and then looked around the hall again.


    For this day.


    I''ve been thinking about it for a few days, and rehearsing this and that.


    When it comes to the show, my mind goes blank...


    Somehow, I managed to finish the greeting itself.


    On this day.


    at this time


    I had no recollection of what I said or how I said it.......at all.


    After the meeting.


    Erdena.


    Well I guess that wasn''t so bad.


    And then I was giggling.


    Well I''m pretty sure I''ve done something....


    If we ever have a ceremony to celebrate the promotion of a frontier city.


    I''m going to take today''s lesson and apply it to my life.


    Then


    Moving on to congratulatory speeches


    first (of all)


    I''m here as a representative of the Central Frontier Bureau in King''s Landing, a civilian official.


    He opened the ceremony he had brought with him.


    Well, today is a very auspicious day for...


    He gave a standard greeting.


    The department mainly oversees cities, towns, and villages in the outlying areas.


    These meetings are often attended by congratulatory letters only, from the Central Frontier Agency.


    It seems to be quite unusual for a person to be dispatched like this, even though he or she is a substitute


    As the civilian officials took the stage.


    So there was quite a stir from the audience.


    Next.


    The lord of the frontier city of Batcombe, Gelter, is here to greet you.


    As expected of Geltar.


    He''s used to this kind of greeting.


    He delivered his speech with dignity and occasionally humor throughout, wowing the audience.


    Among them.


    "I''m not a bastard!


    And then suddenly, Gelter and his daughter, Biblina, even started arguing with each other, and so on.


    Really, it was a fun speech all the way through.


    Actually.


    It was during this next speech that a dispute arose.


    In the urban pecking order.


    After this, a priest, one of a group of lords, who was visiting from the frontier city of Greencombe, was scheduled to greet us.


    I will not speak on the same platform as that man!


    And then he suddenly began to groan.


    This priest said "the one


    Siyaka, the founder of the Bunn religion, who advocates the coexistence and co-prosperity of race and sub-humanity, as recommended by Liberty.


    This priest is of the boble bum religion, with racial supremacy as his doctrine, because he is a


    In a way, I could have predicted this to happen.


    I could have predicted that.


    From the time of the pre-speech meeting, I was persistent.


    The ceremony will also include a speech by Mr. Siyaka, the guru of the Bunn religion, if you don''t mind.


    And I had to check it out.


    This bishop.


    I''ve heard no such talk.


    He said that and then tried to leave the venue.


    I found out later.


    This priest''s actions were a harassment of me for not approving of the Bobblebum cult''s recommendations until the end, and


    Suddenly, he boycotted the speech and tried to sling mud in my face.


    But


    As it turned out, this was an unexpected source of help.


    "Priest, you''re in the middle of a meeting. Where the hell are you going?


    Saying that, the priest who was heading for the exit was surrounded by the ants of the market union, from the frontier city of Greencomb.


    They were.


    Thanks to the regularity of the magician''s ships operated by Liberty.


    The company has benefited from being able to sell Greencomb''s specialty fresh food products in the royal capital.


    Therefore


    The ants, who had sensed the priest''s movement in advance, detained the priest who had taken action and started questioning him.


    This caused


    In the end, he refused to say hello, but he was introduced on the stage, so he was able to accept the introduction.


    We managed to get it together and save my face, but...


    On such a platform.


    You''re an amazing guy in your position as a lord. I can''t do it. My heart is too small.


    Geltzer was just having fun, teasing the Greencomb priests.


    So I had to get cold feet in there.


    After that


    Greetings.


    The small frontier city of Picks


    It goes on with the small frontier city of Eads.


    Then.


    We move on to greetings from the Liberty volunteers.


    Among them.


    During a speech by Siyaka, the founder of the Bunn religion, he said


    After all, there was a groan from the audience.


    The spectacle of the guru of a sect not of the Boblebam sect worshipped in King''s Landing greeting the crowd.


    It was probably the first time for everyone here, and in a way, it was expected.


    In all likelihood.


    In case anyone tries to interrupt this greeting of the Siyakah, in case anyone tries to interrupt it.


    I had a lil'' pop up on the sleeve of the venue, and he was waiting for me, fully armed.


    Somehow, she didn''t get a chance to come out and finish her greeting.


    "....It''s not funny, is it?


    And.


    Lil Pop had a blatant look of disgust and repeated tongue lashing for what hadn''t happened.


    After this


    You''re talking out of your ass on a sunny day!


    And then the Chief of the Guard and Lil Pop''s boss, Googus, came over and collected Lil Pop for me.


    As a matter of fact, Lil Pop''s voice could be heard in the front row of the hall.


    So it really helped that Googs came, yes.


    In the meantime, the other guards guarded the hall for the rest of the day, and


    The meeting came to an end without a hitch.


    Now, please enjoy food, drink and conversation to your heart''s content.


    With my opening remarks, the meeting came to a close.


    As it was, we moved on to the luncheon and the city''s unveiling of the event.


    The venue will remain open until tomorrow


    From the current standing lunch party.


    Until the next dinner feast, they were able to look around the city''s main facilities.


    They let him go.


    The Underground Labyrinth of Jambalea


    Hot spring facilities


    Large cultivated land


    We will have regular stagecoaches in service at these locations at all times until tomorrow noon, when the meeting ends, and


    We''re going to let people see the areas we''re releasing as they please.


    On this liberation


    The one who was most enthusiastic was Gianbarea, the dungeon creator who ran the underground labyrinth.


    For the duration of the meeting, the underground labyrinth would be open to the public for free.


    We have made sure that you can enjoy it to the fullest extent possible.


    Around the entrance building of such an underground labyrinth


    Normally, you can only meet these rare monsters in the depths of the labyrinth.


    He waved to all the participants in a harmonious manner.


    This scene was


    It was quite a shock.


    After the meeting, word spread quickly across the land that these monsters were there to greet us.


    It has also contributed considerably to the increase in the number of customers.


    By the way.


    I''m a Jambalea with a free entry fee.


    It seems that they''ve narrowed down the probability of dropping items considerably.


    "We didn''t find any rare items," is what I heard people complaining about after the meeting.


    It''s open to the public free of charge, and that''s why we managed to get them to agree with us...

 69 . Announcing dinner party in a remote small city, part 11

    While guests are touring the city from place to place.


    I toured a few of them.


    First, the underground labyrinth


    This is where Jambalea, along with the Jalvin-Selvin sisters, were fully prepared to greet us.


    It''s a little hard to find rare items, isn''t it?


    Except for a few complaints about the difficulty of the game, the game was generally well received, and I was happy to see that everyone in King''s Landing who tried the much less difficult underground labyrinth had a big smile on their face after the challenge was over.


    However.


    The Jalvin-Selvin sisters were in a rather opulent dress, so it wasn''t a problem.


    The crucial jambalea is an abbreviated ceremonial dress with a leopard print all over it.......or rather, what is that, that very simple adventure outfit that could be called a very simple adventure outfit....


    I''ve never seen anything like it, Jean Valere.


    I heard it''s called "jaaji" for some reason.


    I bought it at a flower festival in Brakombe, and it''s really easy to use.


    And it''s a rare one of a kind.��Cool?


    I have a big smile on my face while doing so, but... I don''t know, I don''t know, I don''t feel like it''s appropriate for a day like this...


    I didn''t want to say too much about it, and when the moody side of Giambalea was not offended by it, we moved on to the next place.


    If you go to the Bunn church in the village at the foot of Mt.


    In front of the church, Siyaka was setting up a soup stall and welcoming visitors.


    And by "visitors,


    Most of them are guests of honor, mostly from within Liberty.


    None of the visitors from King''s Landing had come or gone.


    ''''Well,''''


    In a way, it''s to be expected, but I still feel a little sad about it.


    Or so I thought.


    Oh, so this is the Bunn church.


    As she said this, Quinn of the Quinn Chamber of Commerce came in with her attendant Kobolds.


    She


    It''s very rare for a business association to open in the King''s Capital, and they are actively hiring sub-humans.


    But that doesn''t mean they are stingy with their salaries.


    She is paid a wage equivalent to the age at which she hired a civilian tribe.


    She''s the one who ostensibly pretends to be a bobble bum follower before she does business in King''s Landing.


    He''s actually an atheist.


    So today, I''ve come to see the Bunn Faith, as recommended by my lord.


    As he said this, Quinn quickly ate three cups of Siyaka''s soup.


    ''No, this is delicious!��I''ve never experienced sweetness like this before.


    After the meal, he immediately asked me if I wanted to open a restaurant in the capital or if he could teach me how to make it.


    I had to spend some time here, so


    I cancelled my planned visit to the large farming area and returned to the site where the ceremony and lunch was to take place in the Gehmoos area.


    There.


    Already, the customer service team led by Unja was preparing for the banquet hall with great vigor.


    Already


    We saw some guests who seemed to have returned after visiting several places.


    I invited them to a meeting room in the Gehmose town hall.


    This place.


    I was prepared to bring them to a place like this when I needed to entertain multiple guests on a moment''s notice, so it came in handy right away.


    Me and Erdena, who is always with me.


    Here, they made tea for everyone early on.


    The guests in attendance were all in attendance.


    Your wife is lovely.


    And he was very complimentary of Erdena....


    Well.


    We''re not married yet.


    "I''m engaged," he replied.


    We''d love to have you back for the ceremony.


    Everyone laughed happily as he said this.


    Then


    Erdena offered everyone a cup of tea.


    Erdena, at this time, was in a strangely good mood and had a harmonious smile on her face throughout.


    Perhaps at this time


    So I thought the words "nice wife" and "engaged" must have made her happy.


    Then, a little while later, around.


    Anya has arrived in this room.


    Meow-nya came to this room.


    We are ready for the dinner party, please move to the hall.


    With a big smile on her face, Unja tells everyone that.


    She is led by Unya.


    I returned to the venue with my guests in tow.


    The hall was filled with


    We''ve already had a few guests return.


    Hey, I''m letting you guys take your time.


    As he said this, Gelter greeted me with a conciliatory smile.


    By the way.


    Gelter said he was adjusting to the underground labyrinth until just in time.


    Indeed, I''ve always told you to keep your age in mind, but...


    Biblina sighed loudly.


    It wasn''t long before


    Everyone who had gathered at noon reassembled and the place became lively and lively.


    At the appointed time


    I took Eldena to the stage and gave a brief speech.


    Our little frontier city of Liberty is still very much a work in progress.


    I would like to ask for your help in order to grow.


    So say.


    When he bowed his head deeply, the audience gave a warm round of applause.


    ''It''s nice to meet you too,''


    I managed to remember hearing Quinn''s voice saying that a lot.


    At this point, I was so full of it that I couldn''t remember much else.


    Then, in the hall that transitioned into a May-rainy dinner party.


    Table after table of sumptuous meals.


    Everyone in the maid squad, led by Unja, smiling amicably.


    Would you like a drink?


    Can I get you something to eat?


    They continued to walk around the venue without a break.


    On the way


    If someone wants to talk to me privately.


    You could have come for me on the spot.


    When someone drinks too much and looks sick.


    Immediately, they called in the medical unit organized around Yorme, or


    They really pay attention to every little detail in the venue.


    This time.


    It''s just that this meeting has gone on without a hitch.


    This and other activities of Unja.


    Foldente, who took care of the drafting of the preliminary preparations and all the negotiations with external cities, etc.


    Erdena for organizing the internal preparations and paperwork.


    and


    That''s why I really felt that it was all thanks to everyone.


    Before midnight.


    As I came up to the stage again, I announced the end of the dinner party itself.


    In case you''re wondering, the venue is still open for a while after that.


    After this announcement, most of the guests left the hall in a hurry.


    That''s because


    Shortly after this closing statement, the


    That''s because the last regular flight to the hot spring village leaves.


    Most of the guests this time.


    We have a lodging in this hot spring village.


    In addition to the hot springs, which are a rarity in King''s Landing.


    The young elf in charge of the food here, the young elf, is a skilled cook.


    Quite a few people seemed to think that if they didn''t eat tomorrow''s breakfast at all costs, they would.


    More.


    The breakfast that will be served to all of you at this venue the next morning.


    This production was also created under the general direction of the young elf''s young master.


    Around midnight.


    There were only a few people left in the hall.


    However, those few people are the ones who


    Black the Demon


    Quinn of Quinn Trading Company


    Gelter in Batcombe


    These are the kind of people I''ve been privileged to know personally.


    Once again, congratulations.


    Congratulations again, but the important thing is just getting started.


    Gelter laughs at that.


    For many years.


    It felt very heavy, just because of his words, which were based on his continued efforts in the frontier city of Batcombe, where he had crossed over with the forces of the Boblebam religion.


    But


    I looked around the hall again.


    They''re starting to clean up everywhere but our own.


    Eldena, who has been by my side for so long.


    I looked around again at the faces of my trusty friends.


    Yes, we''re going to continue to work together as a team.


    I said, and shook hands with Gelter in a guttural manner.


    Yes.


    It''s all coming up.

 70 . This from the royal capital part 1

    It''s been a week since Liberty''s promotion to a frontier small city unveiling dinner.


    The party was a great success.


    His reputation in that royal capital was also very good.


    In particular.


    The hot springs and the underground labyrinth are two of the things that were quite popular during the meeting.


    Even after the end of the meeting, there was no end to the number of visitors who used the regular flights of the magic ship to come for these two every day.


    The young elf master who runs the hot spring village told me


    We''re getting more requests for more people than ever before.


    They also asked me to consider adding more facilities to accommodate that.


    We haven''t left the increase in people to their liking, either, because it''s up to them if they want to.


    Expanding the facility is also a very difficult problem.


    Because


    The hot spring community is a


    We''re opening on a little flat area on a mountainside.


    All of that flat area has already been developed.


    The only way to add more facilities would be to cut down the mountainside.


    Currently, the


    Sarah, the salamander, who is responsible for such civil engineering work, is the one who is responsible for that kind of work.


    We have already finished the restoration work in the Gehmose area and are now starting to develop the undeveloped areas near Liberty Town Hall, so we will ask them to work on the expansion of the hot spring community at a later date.


    Just


    Assuming that the facilities in this spa settlement are expanded.


    And since we''re seeing the human body required to maintain it again


    I don''t know why my head is hurting, but...


    In the meantime.


    After that meeting, I started living with Erdena.


    In a mansion built as a lord''s mansion, for one thing.


    This building.


    Now that the town hall has been outgrown, it is sometimes used as a substitute for a meeting room or accommodation for guests, which can be a bit uncomfortable.


    Nevertheless


    Since Eldena and I started living together.


    You''ll take care of everything for me, won''t you?


    And Wunya moved in with joy, and she immediately took care of all the housework, including cleaning and laundry.


    Just.


    As for the food.


    My voice is non-negotiable.


    And Erdena is doing a great job.


    Also.


    "Korok should be with his lord, bear!


    And, after a lot of fussing, Korok has been sitting in the mansion.


    Waking up in Wunya''s room, sleeping with Wunya and


    At mealtime and when I get home.


    My lord, let''s play, bear!


    And then he''d run up to me and play with me.


    I don''t feel like it''s me and Eldena''s daughter.


    I told Eldena that.


    Well I''ll do my best.


    And it seems to have been taken to mean something else...


    After this, me and Eldena moved in together.


    I was wondering if it would be in the form of a secondment from Butcombe, and I was wondering if it would be back to Butcombe, per Biblina, who is helping Liberty with the town hall work.


    This is a very comfortable place. You are still in charge.


    She seemed to be somewhat blown away when she told me that.


    I was reassured that she would be a good friend and help me from now on.


    Your father told me to get a good hatchling and impregnate it with a good little one, so do me a favor.


    Yes, I whispered in my ear, and no, I had to return the giggle to Biblina, who whispered in my ear.


    Again.


    I moved in with Erdena a while ago.


    The two dragon people, Aura and Aela, visited me in a rather modified manner.


    According to my sister, Aura.


    ''''The only person I can trust with my back is my lord.


    May I continue to serve by your side in the future?


    He asked me, somewhat nervously.


    I''d like to say the same.


    Both Aura and Ela have known each other since Liberty was still just a settlement, and since they''re both kindred spirits.


    It''s nice to have you with me.


    Yes, I told him with a smile.


    In response to this.


    The aura is suddenly


    ''Good I was afraid you''d say no...''


    And then he started sobbing in front of me.


    I had to do something that made me cringe.


    I found out later.


    What''s the aura offer at this time?


    I want you to keep yourself by my side as my mistress.


    It was meant to be...


    naturally


    I had no idea what it meant.


    Do you have a minute of your time?


    and


    So I was later subjected to a lengthy collection of circumstances from Erdena.


    Just.


    Aside from the concubine.


    Erdena agreed to let me help her, so it was a relief for me, too.


    The most


    So it took me two days to get this approval...


    I just told him that.


    Although the aura was confused at first.


    After discussing something with Ela for a while.


    ''''If I can serve my lord''s side, then that''s the first thing I''ll do...''''


    That said, he accepted it.


    Just.


    At this point, the "first


    I needed to take a few more words from the


    Aura, the


    I''m not giving up my position as a concubine.


    First, you have to serve by my side.


    Someday he was going to have some kind of offspring and that''s what he thought.


    Yes, sir.


    After this, she continued to approach me every time she saw me.


    in this situation


    Nirmana, who has come over from the picks to teach, is also a teacher.


    My lord, it''s a beautiful day today, why don''t you eat lunch with us?


    And when it''s lunchtime, they come to invite me to join them.


    Like this.


    Around me, I mean.


    I don''t mean me.


    The women who kept approaching me for this and that.


    Despite the fact that I started living with Eldena.


    I can''t help but chuckle at the fact that they continue to approach me as they have done in the past.


    ...Oh, no.


    Only una.


    Now I can be a concubine as I have declared.


    And then he smiled and began his fierce approach to me....


    as one would expect


    When Eldena and I woke up in the morning, in bed.


    Erdena and I were both surprised to see her sleeping snuggled up to my back....


    No you see, Una I don''t want to do that but I don''t want you to do that.


    Oh, don''t worry. Anya won''t mind.


    And then he smiles at me, but....


    This is a deliberate distraction, isn''t it?


    Eldena, too, although she didn''t look very good.


    I''m sure you''re a person who''s never made a mistake.


    I hadn''t missed the fact that Eldena was laughing at that and her eyes weren''t smiling at all.......


    and so on


    I had returned to my normal duties as a lord.


    The news has come to me.


    The news came in that a lowly nobleman from the royal capital has offered to move to the small frontier city of Liberty.


    Normally, a nobleman would protect the land he was given as a reward for his kindness for generations to come, and in many cases, he would use the profits from the land to maintain his home.


    But


    Some of them have fallen away over the years, and many of them have sold their land to other nobles and trade associations.


    Such cases of nobles who no longer have land within the royal capital and move to the provinces are rather common.


    In this case


    One of the advantages of that nobleman is that he is guaranteed to live in a small city that has been given protection and a job placement, etc.


    Even if they were to stay in the royal capital with the loss of their land.


    The position in King''s Landing is not just for the children of powerful noblemen, but for the children of powerful noblemen who are waiting their turn.


    There was no room for the fallen aristocracy to break in.


    Therefore, if they tried their best to find a job in the royal capital, until they managed to find some food, they might rather just eat up their few remaining assets.


    In


    As for the benefits of a city hosting such an aristocracy.


    It is nothing short of making it easier to pass petitions to King''s Landing.


    There are far more than 1,000 outlying small cities alone in King''s Land.


    Some of them have gotten together to form an alliance of outlying small cities to form an independent economic policy.


    When those outlying small cities want to do something, they go to the Central Frontier Agency, which is the body that deals with small frontier cities in the capital, to ask for help.


    on that occasion


    The system is designed to give priority to any accompanying letter from a nobleman living in that city, depending on the number of such letters.


    Although this is not openly acknowledged, it has become a half-open secret.


    This is because


    The House of Lords should have to take care of the fallen nobles.


    These days, the House of Lords is an organization where rich aristocrats are dominating and privatizing, so there is no tendency to take care of these fallen aristocrats.


    But


    This House of Lords has a huge budget from the royal capital to manage the nobility and deal with all the problems, so they felt that their position might be in danger if they left the fallen noblemen as they were.


    So the elders of the House of Lords thought.


    So, they sought out the provinces to receive them.


    Instead of driving the fallen aristocracy out of the sight of the royal capital and sending them to the outlying cities to be taken care of there, they were given preferential treatment in exchange for the demands of the host cities.


    If these appeals to the center are granted


    In some cases, a city''s multi-year budget may be approved as a subsidy, so it can''t be ignored in general.


    Like me.


    It''s not uncommon for people to be selected for a position as a nobleman in recognition of their abilities, starting with the management of a settlement.


    Cases like mine are so rare.


    That''s why I''ve heard it''s a bit of a hot topic in the royal capital.


    I''m wondering if this offer is also influenced by such a hit.


    I''ve been waiting for that now, as I haven''t received the detailed material yet.


    The head of the Charles family, Riboneia, suddenly asked me about it.


    She opened


    Thank you for your help.


    And then he bowed to me and Eldena.


    I''m sorry, I don''t understand what''s going on here.

 71 . Part 2 from the royal capital

    He came out of nowhere to visit me.


    Thank you for your help.


    That''s how he greeted me, the head of the Charles family, Riboneia.


    At first, I wasn''t sure what he was talking about, and I was confused.


    The timing is right.


    You''re telling me this at a time when it''s....


    ''What?��Haven''t you received your file yet?


    Yes, as you may have guessed, I am a nobleman who wishes to move to this small frontier city of Liberty.


    The ribboneier said, and bowed again, and then


    The materials from King''s Landing did not arrive until a day later.


    In that letter, which arrived by regular mail from the magic ship, there was a request from the Central Frontier Bureau requesting that she be accepted.


    At any rate.


    We asked the ribboneier, who had been asked to stay temporarily at a lodging facility near the town hall, to come to the town hall again and hear more from her.


    She said


    ''My family was already in pretty bad shape during my father''s generation.


    Despite this, my father even put me through college.


    I wanted to go straight to graduate school, but at this point our family''s cash flow was terminal...


    I tried my best to get back home and get our finances back on track, but it wasn''t strong enough...


    So says Riboneia, smiling a little sadly.


    I wondered if I''d heard something that I was sorry to hear, and


    I told him he didn''t have to do it.


    ''''No, my lord will have to ask, or I''ll be in a bit of trouble...''''


    And then he went on with his story.


    ''We managed to settle our debts by giving away all the cities we owned, etc...


    My family has lost all sources of income, and we can no longer live in the royal city.


    So we were hoping to find a job in a provincial city somewhere


    I understand you are looking for a teacher in our city...


    Then the ribboneier held out his teaching certificate to me.


    Then he bobbed his head again.


    So much for being told.


    The story finally sunk in for me, too.


    The point is, she was looking for a job.


    He saw the job offer I was submitting to the Central Frontier Agency, and he volunteered to come.


    I pondered again.


    Sure, my city is under-resourced.


    The chronic shortage of manpower in the schools and other hot spring communities and large cultivated areas is quite serious.


    In such a situation


    She has studied at a central university and has worked as a temporary lecturer for a while, so it would be really helpful to have her as a teacher in the school.


    and


    We''re talking about such a shortage of people.


    Livonair''s face lit up even more.


    ''As a matter of fact, when I decided to move to this provincial city.


    We fired the mansion and those who worked in the city for tears and tears....


    If you would be willing, would you be willing to employ me in such a place?


    That''s what he offered.


    Indeed.


    If that''s the case, it would help us and that''s fine with us, I told the riboneer.


    For now.


    It was decided to hire Libonaire himself as a teacher at Liberty School and


    As a place of residence, we showed her the public housing arranged by the town hall.


    Then, at the same time that Riboneia was moving into that public housing with her family.


    The former servants of the House of Liboneia, of whom we spoke earlier, came to Liberty one by one.


    The number of people and their composition.


    Maids ... 11.


    Gardeners ... 14


    Civilian officials ... 12


    It was something like that.


    When I looked at it this way, I realized that the Libonair house was big, after all.


    Just.


    These people.


    The people who can work at the head maid level have already found a new place to work.


    The majority of those who came to my city were still menial jobs.


    Just.


    I had a feeling during the interview.


    Everyone was young and very motivated.


    This should be no problem...or rather, I''d love to ask for it.


    I think so.


    We were allowed to hire them all as village employees.


    On top of that.


    I asked the former maids to go around to the hot spring village, the hot spring inn run by an elf young master.


    The former gardeners were asked to go to the large cultivation area, which is led by the buffalo young master.


    The rest of the civil servants were sent to the accounting department of the hot spring community, and the rest of the civil servants were sent to work with the ants at the management facility in the Gehmoos area - the former Gehmoos Town Hall.


    At first


    I was a little worried that there would be some problems, such as refusal, because I would be asked to work for sub-humans in every department...


    After a week or so.


    Every department has expressed their incredible gratitude.


    I''ve heard that everyone in every department that was under the riboneer has been working very hard.


    He said that every department has been very helpful.


    Both young master elf and young master buffalo are still asking for help.


    I was relieved from the bottom of my heart to hear that the situation was not as dire as before.


    The most important thing is that the ribboneier himself is doing well as a teacher.


    The kids are already loving it.


    Thus.


    The people involved in her home have moved in together, which has eliminated one of the biggest problems in various parts of the city.


    Such a riboneer.


    I tell him that the city''s talent shortage has been eased, and he thanks me for my help.


    No, no, I''m glad to be of service to you and we were the ones who helped you.


    And then he thanked me for the reverse.


    In addition to that one word.


    Well I''d appreciate it if you could help me train my successor.


    Then, for some reason, Riboneia''s cheeks turn red.


    Just, well.


    I genuinely told him that if I could help in any way, I''d be happy to help.


    The ribboneier turned red and pressed his cheeks from side to side with his hands.


    I''m sorry to be so impudent, but it''s nice to meet you.


    With that, he left the town hall quickly.


    The next time such a ribboneier came to me was


    Three nights later.


    She came in on this day, as if she had taken a clear shot at Erdena''s business trip to the small frontier city of Pix.


    Riboneia, who asked for me at a little attack time, before midnight.


    She was wearing a hideously extravagant dress.


    You''re just going to show up in front of me.


    "I have come, my lord, if it is presumptuous of me, to be born to you, my lord...


    I''ll just... give you a minute.


    I did tell him I would do what I could to help, and I promised.


    "Yes, and so I will have a litter...


    ...I''m sorry, but that''s a case that falls into the category of things I can''t do?


    When I said that.


    The ribboneier smiled and smiled.


    ''Oh, it''s all right, your real wife is Lady Erdena, isn''t she?


    And I have no objection to that at all.


    In fact, I think it''s a good match for you.


    Here''s what she said again.


    I''ll be a concubine.


    As long as you help me have a child to carry on the family, that''s all right.


    Then he smiles.


    ... no, wait a minute.


    Aristocracy in your family, isn''t it?


    The current head of the family is a concubine and that''s a problem.


    My father has already agreed to that.


    Then he smiles.


    And, well.


    I''m so confused that I''m trying to push away my bewilderment with my momentum.


    And then Biblina came along at just the right time.


    "My lord, a man who crawls on the floor at night, my lord, is a man who can''t afford to be careless or careless... There are many candidates for this man''s position as a concubine.


    Say that ... just a minute.


    If you listen carefully.


    If that''s the case, wouldn''t that make Biblina a candidate for my concubine, too?


    Biblina, why are you turning away from me there?

 72 . This is a survey of the site of the site of Kaitaku Village, part 1

    At the behest of the lord lord, I, Captain of the Guard of the frontier small city of Liberty, Gugus, and his party have come to investigate the site of the former frontier village south of the Green Convoy.


    The purpose of the investigation is threefold


    One is a survey of the current status of this former frontier village


    The first is the re-examination of the underground mineralization around the former settlement site.


    One, to see if there are any survivors left in this neighborhood.


    Well, it''s been years since it was abandoned, so I don''t think it''s unlikely that there are any survivors, but since the lord lord has reminded me to be sure, I''ll give it some thought.


    Since this area is also the habitat of large carnivorous creatures, I selected an elite squad of guards with Lil'' Pop as the centerpiece... or rather, if Lil'' Pop, the battle witch, is there, it will be no problem to leave most of the battle activities to him, or perhaps it will be solved even if he is left alone... even if I tell him, he won''t listen... (sigh)


    We also needed to investigate an underground vein, so we asked five dwarves to accompany us.


    We were told that it would take several days to investigate the vein of ore, so we also prepared facilities for simple lodging and food, and after about half a day to complete our preparations, we and our party left Liberty''s guard station that day.


    We traveled by high speed wagon and stayed the day at Greencomb.


    It used to take four or five days to make the journey, but now the cobblestone roads have been built so that a day''s journey overland is enough to get us there.


    This roadway is a feature that has been enhanced all at once since the current lord''s lordship, but it has really helped.


    Since we''re leaving at the request of the Green Combe union, we were able to get a pretty good meal and lodging for the day, and all of us, including me, were very impressed, but only Lil Pop.


    "I am in charge of the armored infantry.


    And then he was fiddling with the demon infantry throughout the night like he always did.


    The demons don''t have to sleep or anything, and that''s why I''ve never seen that guy sleep.............................but I''d tell him to at least take a bath every day.


    The lillpop guy, if you leave him alone, he''ll keep spending all his time without a bath and


    I often find myself walking around with the smell of nitrous smoke and oil all around me.....................and I have to force myself to take her into the bath.


    I used to have some reservations about it, thinking that Lil Pop is a woman too........


    When the whole town is telling you to "do something about those oily guards," you know...


    Every time I force Lil Pop, who doesn''t like it, to take a bath with me, I''m getting a lot of bad press from my people, but then you guys do it.


    The next morning, we left the Green Convection.


    After a few days, we arrived at our destination, the site of the settlement village.


    ........But, well.......I guess this is what you would call an all-over-the-road village.


    At the entrance of the pioneer village, there is a large gate and the surrounding area is covered with wooden forts, but because they have been abandoned for several years, they are covered with so much vegetation that at first I didn''t realize that there was a man-made structure there.


    The interior of the fort is similar, with buildings, wells, etc., but all of them are covered with vegetation and dense vegetation.


    As expected, there was no sign of human life.


    Well, it would be amazing if they were still alive in this state.


    After confirming that there was an excavation site at the back of the frontier village that looked like an entrance to an underground mine, we looked around for a suitable place to stay.


    Most of the houses were unusable because they were covered with plants and trees, so we were forced to build a simple hut at the base of a huge tree in the center of the village.


    The lillpop guy really comes in handy when it comes to this kind of work.


    This kind of work is not really within our jurisdiction, sir.


    and so on, but he cuts down, processes and assembles several huge trees by himself.


    What''s amazing about a mage is that he doesn''t need to use any tools to do so, but his hands subtly transform themselves into a shape suitable for such work.


    The tips of his hands became a saw or a hammer, and I was constantly stunned when I saw it.


    After creating a hut that the entire group could sleep in with room to spare in a matter of seconds, Lilpop went to patrol the surroundings without a break.


    I decided to go on patrol with Lilpop, leaving the task of carrying the luggage into the hut to everyone else.


    When I follow him like this, this guy is blatantly


    Have you been doing enough on your own?


    He''s rather slowing you down, isn''t he?


    But I''ve gotten used to it, and I''ve mastered the skill of letting those eyes go by.


    I don''t mind it, because I''ve gotten used to it, and I''ve learned to ignore those eyes.


    After a week around the fort, we learned a few things.


    The area around the fort is as thick as a dense forest with vegetation.


    No sign of life.


    However, traces of large organisms regularly strutting around the area can be seen.


    The problem is the third one.


    There are several brand-new animal trail-like structures around it, and it looks like a large creature is circling this area.


    I don''t know how long the cycle is, but anyway, it would be best to finish the investigation of the underground vein as soon as possible, and retreat quickly.


    I''ve been worrying about that at the same time as I''ve been worrying about it.


    A colossal creature, sir. That''s very exciting.


    And the lil'' pops that are ready to kill me are getting worked up about it....


    Well, this guy was going to join the usual patrol while getting covered in undead return blood during the battle with the chimera pseudo, too.......the stench damage from that time was terrible.......


    I mean, he''s covered in so much blood, but did he just make that "ka-ka-n" face...he''s a battle junkie, man.


    At any rate, if we ever get into a battle with a large creature and he gets hit by the blood of a large creature, we''d better take him out for a bath right away....


    After returning to the temporary housing, me and Lil Pop met up with everyone and briefly told them about the situation we had seen.


    As it was, we decided to go to bed early after having a meal for the day.


    Lilpop and the other guards take turns staying awake.


    Honestly, I think one lillpop would be enough, but this guy has a bad habit of getting caught up in the maintenance of his magic infantry sometimes and neglecting his security duties, so I can''t be too careful...


    At any rate, the first day dawned uneventful.


    After breakfast.


    The dwarf squad, along with two-thirds of the guard unit, headed to the underground mining site.


    Me and Lil Pop were in charge of guarding the perimeter, again that day, and we left a few guards in the hut as well.


    Well, other than the large creatures that seemed to be circling the outside of the fort, there wouldn''t be any problems... until this time, I thought.


    Then, a scream went up.


    It was from a group of dwarves who had headed to the mining site.


    I never dreamed that a creature of that size would be lurking in a former mining camp it was my fault, my fault.


    It was my fault.


    A large creature chasing after it with great speed.


    From a distance, watching that big thing, Lil Pop and I ran towards it as fast as we could.

 73 . Its a survey of the site of the Kaitaku Village, part 2

    This is a giant creature that jumps out of the mining site, but there is no creature in my memory that matches it.


    It resembles something I saw in the northern Geanacombe, like the Delano-dono.


    And who''s that, says Lil Pop? What''s this Delano thing?


    .........oh, I remember there was something called the Ancient Kaiju Tribe in Gianacombe.......


    I mean........wait a minute.


    I''m going to pull back, and I''m going to lillpop my magic continuous gun.


    Wait for the shot!


    And then I signaled to the giant creature.


    Hey, are you an ancient Kaiju tribe by any chance? Isn''t it?


    I called out to him.


    "Is the captain a fool, sir! I could have cleaned up the mess if I''d just shot him over there!


    There was no response to the call, so... well, I guess so.


    I don''t know how I came to that conclusion.


    Anyway.


    I''m wondering if he might be an ancient Kaiju.


    I approached the monster, thinking that we might be able to communicate.


    Unfortunately, it seems that this one was just a monster.


    So they attacked me all at once.


    Anyway, I was running for cover.


    The lillpop has been giving me a lot of flak.


    ''''I''m going to get the magic armored infantry, so you will be responsible for stalling him here.


    As he said that, Lil Pop super-accelerated and disappeared.


    I mean...........How am I supposed to stop him?


    You can at least leave your gun! I''d like to say.


    That gun Lil'' Pop uses, you can''t fire it unless you have magic power... and I don''t have magic power...


    Anyway, I change my escape route to a meander, not just a straight line.


    At the same time, I dogmatize my own body and speed up my sprint.


    Somehow, the giant creature has managed to keep up with me, but this guy is pretty fast for a big guy... well, it''s because he takes a huge step.


    I was thinking, "Well, that''s pretty bad...


    This monster was bumping into trees all over the place, so I couldn''t get up to speed.


    In the meantime, Lil'' Pop on his magic infantry somehow arrived.


    She''s not moving at all.


    What''s the matter with you? I was just thinking.


    We will lure them into a 45-degree forward range.


    And then she told me what to do.


    I was.


    These demon armored infantry can only go straight ahead, and their attack range is limited to a 45-degree frontal range.


    Anyway, we need to get them within that effective range...


    This is where I lost consciousness.


    Yeah, I don''t want to get caught off guard but I didn''t think another giant creature had been here before.


    I was knocked unconscious right then and there by a new monster that suddenly entered the game and kicked me as hard as it could.


    And...


    When I wake up.


    What''s going on?


    The face of that giant creature was right in front of me, and I was seriously freaked out.


    "Ah, you''re awake, sir.


    Lil Pop, who seemed to have just defeated this giant creature, called out to me over the head of this guy lying on the ground.


    After that, though, he somehow managed to turn his magic infantry to the side and put them both away.


    The lil'' pop that came in front of me thinking that.


    If I may, sir.


    There were twenty-one problems with the inciting behavior of the captain-dono I just mentioned.


    I will explain them to you one by one, so please make sure to tap into that brain marrow, down to the marrow.


    Eventually, Lil Pop''s sermon continued for nearly two hours after that.


    After the sermon was over, we inspected the mining site and the surrounding area of the settlement, and found that one of the fences in the village was broken, and it seemed that the giant creature had gotten in through there.


    It seemed that they had used the former mining site as a nest, and there were seven of what looked like their eggs in the back of the former mining site.


    Maybe those two were a couple who attacked us to protect these eggs...well, there''s nothing we can do about it now that Lil Pop has taken care of them.


    Anyway, we decided to take the eggs home with us.


    Depending on the situation, Jambalea or Selvin from the underground maze (dungeon) might be happy.


    For now, there didn''t seem to be any other threats to the mining site, so I asked the dwarves to continue their investigation.


    After that, they spent about 3 days mining here.


    The dwarves tell us.


    I knew we were out of the woods.


    It was a good thing that the


    And now that we have the results.


    We packed up our bags that day and headed to the frontier city of Greencomb.


    Incidentally, we couldn''t take the carcass of the giant creature we killed, but we couldn''t bring it back with us, but we knew it could become a source of depa fever if we left it there, so we dug a huge hole and buried it.


    ''''It''s unfortunate that we have to use our magic armored infantry for this kind of thing...''''


    And Lil Pop said, well, I''m sure his magic infantry made it quicker. Yeah, it was a real help.


    Twice during our stay, a giant creature circled the side of the village.


    We let this one pass under our breath.


    Anyway, once we found out that such a big thing is walking around in this area, we decided to end our mission.


    If you want to find out who they are, you need to ask Sarah''s sister to become a salamander.


    I submitted the report to the Greencombe union and went straight to the inn that day.


    We couldn''t even bathe in the water during our stay in the pioneer village because the well had dried up, so everyone must have smelled terrible.


    The inn''s receptionist''s sister looked amazing, too.


    As expected, Lil Pop tried to avoid the bath, so I grabbed him by the neck and forced him to accompany me to the bath.


    It''s called s*xual harassment!��It is an abuse of authority!


    It''s only at times like this that this guy gets so precise.


    Anyway, the bath was over for now.


    I slept soundly in bed for the first time in a long time that day, and returned to Liberty the next morning.


    I reported the results to the Lord-Lord.


    He thanked me quite a bit, but I know you always work so much harder than I do, so you can always turn in work like this, right?


    The giant creature eggs you brought back were of great interest to Foldente''s sister and Unja''s sister, but Unja''s sister was about to eat them, if you know what I mean....


    Anyway, the egg was entrusted to sister Giambalea, as expected.


    She said she was going to study the hatched creatures and possibly dispatch a strike force, but...........................I''m not feeling very good about it.


    Well, for now, let''s just go back to my room and get some rest.......


    And when I got back to my room, I found Lil Pop standing in the doorway of my room.


    What do you want? if you ask me


    Are you okay with the wound, sir?


    He asked me if I was worried about him.


    I was a little happy that even this guy was worried about me, just in case.


    Well, I told him not to worry because he''s the captain there and he wouldn''t die from that kind of thing.


    He looked a little relieved, but........well, this guy is basically expressionless.......so I didn''t say anything unnecessary, so I separated from Lil Pop on the spot and went into my room.


    Yup.


    Well, then, let''s go to bed.

 74 . Eggs of the ancient monsters, part 1

    When I received a report on the site of the settlement village from Chief of the Guard, Googs, I was


    I immediately went through the post-processing of this and that.


    First of all, the eggs that Gugs and the others brought back.


    This was examined by Jeanvalle, the person in charge of the underground labyrinth.


    Jambalea was


    Since he runs an underground labyrinth, he is extremely knowledgeable about the ecology of magical beasts and the like.


    Therefore, I thought that I might be able to find out something about this egg, so I asked her to take a look at it.


    "I think it''s most likely an ancient monster tribe or something close to that, living in the vicinity of the Geanacombe in the far north, but...


    Then Giambalea muddles through the conversation.


    What''s wrong?


    When I heard that, I saw that.


    Then Giambalea says this and thinks about it.


    In response to this Jambalea story.


    I''ve gathered the whole town hall together, and after much discussion.


    It was decided to deliver these eggs to Guianacombe.


    Above all.


    Even in Jambalea, it is an egg whose identity is unclear.


    It seems to be definitely from the ancient monster tribe, so if you can take it back there, you can take it back and


    At the same time, I thought I would like to find out more information about the owner of this egg.


    To get there, I used a small magician''s boat that I had left at the town hall.


    It would take about 10 days to get there and back.


    Because we need to explain the situation.


    We decided to have Googs accompany us and also have Lil Pop accompany us.


    Anyway, the three of us were ready to leave.


    .............................I have a bad feeling about this.


    Anyway.


    If you ever go somewhere like this, on a spur of the moment, on a magical ship.


    There''s always someone spoiled or stowed away, and...


    There were a lot of things that were really happening, and I had a lot of concerns about this one, too.


    All the usual spoiled members, including Korok, are uniformly quiet.


    Despite the fact that they felt something unpleasant about it.


    The next day, in the early hours of the morning, me, Googs and Lil Pop sailed from the town hall.


    "...we''ll take care of this one.


    Erdena told me that as she looked off.


    Since that dinner party.


    I had Erdena do a lot of things for me in a deputy town hall position.


    Even if I''m gone for a while, they are more than capable of filling in for me.


    With Eldena and the ants in the town hall seeing us off, we boarded the ship.


    As soon as we boarded the ship, we had Lilpop check out the inside of the ship.


    We have no stowaways.


    I''m relieved to receive a report that


    Anyway, it''s going to take days to get to Guianacombe, even on a mage ship.


    Well, whatever happens...


    This time, they have a case to deliver eggs to the ancient monster tribe living around Giana Combe and ask them what''s going on.


    So you literally don''t know what''s going to happen.


    In that situation


    The small magician ship sailed away.


    In the morning light.


    We began to glide northward.


    In


    This is where the Koroks appeared.


    The magic ship left and gradually began to accelerate.


    Aela, who had been transformed into a dragon, suddenly boarded the ship on its deck.


    From its back, Korok came down happily.


    I.


    I saw it from the wheelhouse.


    So I held my head down.


    �� �� ��.


    Ella, you can''t give in to Korok''s ego, can you?


    I was in front of him.


    There was a joyful, ever-smiling Korok on his face.


    ''I had a favor to ask of Korok, too...''


    But I wanted to join my lord.


    Says Ela and grabs my arm.


    While looking at Aela, Korok also


    ''My lord!��I''m with you, bear!��I definitely want to be with you, bear!


    Saying that, Korok lays his own hand on Ela''s hand.


    Both of them together, a big smile on their faces.


    That''s why he''s staring at me.


    And the grimoire ship is already approaching its transit point, the royal capital.


    It would be a bit of a hassle to turn back now.


    When I get back, I''ll do my best to clean the town hall with Unya on the condition that she and I do our best to clean the town hall.


    I decided to allow this move.


    We stopped temporarily at the Quinn Trading Company in King''s Landing.


    This is where we purchased additional food for Ela and Korok, which had increased unplanned, and had them brought in.


    During that process.


    I asked Quinn to take a look at the eggs in the example.


    "When it comes to the eggs of the ancient monster tribe and a rare species, I''m sure there are fifty thousand people who want them.


    If you raise them from an infant, they''ll be able to get along just as well with them as any other beast by imprinting on them.


    It''s easier to handle this and that if you take to them well...


    Here, Quinn was a bit at a loss for words.


    After a bit of thought, Quinn


    ''''........When it comes to the ancient monster race, there will be no shortage of people who take it as a good asset and try to misuse it......''''


    Yes, he said in a slightly sad tone.


    Indeed.


    Quinn is right.


    Even with the earlier chimera pseudo-fest that occurred in Batcombe.


    Let''s say that this egg is in the hands of a mastermind.


    He waited until these seven hatched and became the lower part of his faithfulness, and then he let them all run rampant at the same time....


    That''s not to say that''s not a possibility.


    Listen to Quinn.


    I looked again at the egg.


    Eggs are


    They are all quite large, and they are all that big, enough for a child to get inside if he or she folds their arms and legs.


    ''Hmm?''


    in the meantime


    Something about the sound of fumbling behind the eggs....


    My lord, I''m going to have a look.


    Googus hears the sound and walks around to the rear of the egg, with Lil Pop in tow.


    Lil Pop is already moving with two magic guns at the ready in case of a contingency.


    And.


    The two of them headed to the back of the egg.


    ...and my dad and ...mom?


    And a little girl''s voice.


    I huffed and followed the googles.


    Then, there it was.


    A newborn baby girl, apparently of the ancient Kaiju race.


    She is literally hugging Googus and Lil Pop in her newborn form.


    That ancient monstrous girl is.


    In terms of species, it''s more like a harpy, or a winged monster...


    That''s how she came out, and both of her hands were large wings.


    A girl like that.


    He judged his parents by the so-called imprinting effect of the first two people he saw at birth.


    ''Hey lord, do something about it.''


    Yes, while Googus pleads with me with a confused look on his face.


    ... well, isn''t it good?


    Lil Pop said, slinging his gun over his shoulder.


    He picks up the winged girl, who isn''t trying to pull away from him and Googs, and seriously observes her body.


    Anyway.


    It''s no use saying this and that about what has become


    We have to get this egg to the ancient Kaiju tribe before another one of their children is born.


    As soon as we finished loading our bags at the Quinn Chamber of Commerce, we left.


    We left and for a while.


    The winged girls ahead of us are always with the two Googs and Lil Pop.


    After all.


    All Googus has to do is try to go to the bathroom.


    I''ll go with you...


    As he said this, he tried to follow while pulling Lil Pop''s arm.


    ''''My lord I beg you to do something about it.


    Yes, the googly eyes that keep begging.


    Just.


    On the other hand, Lil Pop, on the other hand, has not shown much interest in the actions of this monster race.


    I don''t care how much this winged girl...


    I need you to be with me.


    Even if you begged.


    I''m afraid not.


    Yes, he said it once and for all, and was absorbed in his own business.


    Just.


    When I''m not working on that sort of thing, I feel like I''m always with a winged girl...


    Anyway, I''m going to make sure we get to Geanacomb as quickly as possible


    He sped up the magic ship.

 75 . Eggs of the ancient monsters part 2

    There was an emergency when one of the eggs suddenly hatched.


    The magician ship we were on had no problems navigating, and we reached the frontier city of GianaCombe''s territory a little earlier than planned.


    This magician ship...


    Not only in Guianacombe, but also in the ancient monster tribe that inhabits the surrounding area, it seems to have been widely practiced.


    I wasn''t suddenly intimidated as I was the last time I visited.


    However.


    The winged monster that came to check on us seemed to have found Aela among us.


    A few winged monsters. They were often unable to leave the surroundings of the magic ship for a long time while making courtship calls.


    Nevertheless


    Since there was no hostile intent towards us, we couldn''t make it indefensible, so we decided to sail with the winged monsters in tow for a while, although I felt bad for Aela.


    Soon, we began to see the high ground where the frontier city of Ghianacombe is located.


    Ghianacombe exists on a rocky plateau that looks as if it is growing out of the ground, and


    On its heights it forms a huge city made of stone.


    After sailing towards Guianacombe for a while.


    A few falconers flew in from the direction of Giana Combe.


    They greeted the falconers as they landed on the deck.


    One of them was the Chief of the Guard, Eir.


    He had previously mediated a dispute with an ancient monster tribe, and


    Yale greeted me with a big smile.


    U?


    Yale asked me that in a very scary way.


    ''The man is married to a male dead wizard who lived in my city and is living on good terms with him, so I don''t think he''s coming back here.


    When I told them that, not only Eel, but even the falconer who had been following behind him, had a look of relief on his face.


    We arrived at the Ghianacombe with Eil leading the way.


    Even though we arrived soon afterwards, we were able to


    I asked Eel to take a look at the egg immediately.


    Then, Eel rolled his eyes and froze in place for a while.


    I was discussing the matter with the hawkers who had come with me.


    After a few moments, he approached me.


    I''m going to ask you to keep this egg a secret for now, so that no one else can find out about it.


    Or so they say.


    We were told to wait in the magic ship for a while.


    We had an hour to wait.


    When Eel came back.


    I apologize for the early arrival, but a member of the Ancient Kaiju Tribe would like to see you in secret and would be willing to accompany you to your assigned location with an egg.


    That''s how he talked to us.


    When I agreed to it.


    Yale quickly transferred the eggs to the wagon fleet he had brought with him.


    We went along with that wagon.


    The girl from the Kaiju tribe that hatched


    The whole time she''s been hugging Lil Pop, she keeps scurrying around anxiously.


    She''s a girl.


    I wondered if I could get along with Korok, Ella and the others.


    I had both of them actively talking to me, but this girl was holding onto Lil Pop and never leaving his side.


    Other than Lil Pop, she seemed to only let Googus in on her.


    Dad.


    And then he smiles happily.


    Basically, it''s still the same lil'' pop that''s always with us.


    That''s why


    Even now that she was in the carriage, the girl wasn''t going to leave Lil Pop''s side at all.


    That''s what Lil Pop was for, though.


    This is another frustrated face to see.


    No matter who you are.


    You are not welcome here.


    And that face is speaking in silence.


    Just.


    Despite that state of affairs.


    Lil Pop doesn''t treat the girl like she''s evil.


    Even if she was hugging him.


    I''m just going to give that kind of magical firearm a nudge when I reach for it out of curiosity, and then I''m just going to ignore it.


    Even in this carriage.


    The lil'' pop that runs through it is.


    Lil Pop sits beside himself and keeps a vigilant eye on his surroundings, protecting the girl who is anxiously hugging him with her small side.


    The wagon team carrying us passed through the breach in the Giana Combe and down to the base of the high ground.


    Although we passed through three checkpoints along the way, we were able to pass through all of them with almost a free pass, since the guard chief, Eel, was accompanying us.


    What was surprising.


    The thing is that all of these checkpoints were quite crowded with people.


    Especially at the last barrier.


    On the forest side, a fairly large shopping area had been formed, and there were even taverns and inns.


    There are many different kinds of sub-humans living in Guiana, and they set up shop here.


    And Eel.


    I''ve heard that those who save up money here will gradually climb the barrier and eventually become able to do business in the GianaCombe.


    This is a place where only those who work hard are rewarded for their efforts.


    We are now in the middle of the city at the last barrier, and we entered a building with our wagons.


    There were already several sub-humans waiting inside.


    One of them.


    A tall woman walks up to Eel and shakes his hand.


    This is the lord of the small frontier city of Liberty, of which I spoke earlier.


    That''s what Eel introduced me to.


    This woman.


    My name is Protokenra. I am a diplomat of the Ancient Kaiju Tribe.


    He says so. She bows to me.


    May I see the egg you''re looking for right away?


    She cut me off as such.


    I invited her into the carriage.


    I asked to see the eggs.


    Then.


    Protokenra is


    This is....


    Yes, I''ll exclaim on the spot and often stare at that egg in silence.


    Occasionally


    ''No way ... no, but this is ...''


    Protokenra was mumbling to himself.


    A while later.


    She finally returned her gaze to me.


    My lord this egg is definitely from our ancient monster tribe.


    And since there is no doubt about it, there is quite a problem.


    As he said this, he pondered again.


    After a while, Protokenra called out to the squire who was following himself and gave him some instructions.


    The squire, having received those instructions, left the building shortly afterwards.


    ''I have sent for someone familiar with the matter, please wait a moment.


    With that said, the protokenra


    I instructed the remaining squires to have the carriage begin preparing a meal.


    ''''From what I hear, I heard that you were sent out here as soon as you arrived... at least let me serve you a meal.


    Protokenra says that and bows her head again.


    I''m about to thank him for the offer.


    "My lord, this is delicious!��Best bear!


    And Korok was already eating his food with a single mind and cheering.


    The gesture was so innocent.


    The air inside the carriage was at once soothing.


    Protokenra too.


    Not the somewhat diplomatic smile I had earlier.


    A more crushed smile was on her face.


    ........Come to think of it, she also said that she was an ancient monster race, but I can''t help but think that there are ancient monster races that are human-sized too.


    In my image, the ancient monster race were all very large in body size.


    That''s why I had this image of being forced to live in this forest.


    I, too, am a giant monster that is essentially 15 meters long.


    Protokenra says and laughs at that.


    She says.


    It is said that among the ancient monster tribe, there are some who can change into human form like this


    The men are generally of high intelligence.


    This is how they are doing their external business, he said.


    As I was proceeding with my meal while chatting with Protokenra about such things


    Soon after, the squire who had just walked out returned.


    Protokenra walked up to the one who


    He exchanged whispered words with the person for a while.


    Then.


    She turned to me again and said.


    The chief of the Ancient Kaiju Tribe wishes to speak with you if you would be so kind as to visit us for a few more minutes.


    Protokenra spoke to me so.

 76 . Eggs of the Ancient Monsters Part 3

    He was guided by a diplomat of the Ancient Kaiju Tribe, Protokenra.


    We were led to a corner of the dense jungle that stretched out below the Guianacombe.


    It was at the foot of a small hill and


    We are led into a cave at the foot of it.


    Inside the cave.


    It''s not dark, as there are magic lights lit in places.


    I''m not so worried about my footing as I am about my progress.


    After a few minutes of walking in this manner, the cave suddenly turns into a large space.


    The cave suddenly turns into a large space


    In the middle of it all stood an old man.


    He was a very small person with green skin and a very small frame.


    After all, like the Protokenra, it''s probably a much larger figure by nature.


    I''m still very uncomfortable with this size.


    As he said this, he and Protokenra were laughing at each other.


    Soon after, we were introduced to that person.


    We were told that this person was


    I am Jagrad the chieftain of this entire race of ancient monsters.


    As he said this, he held out his right hand to me.


    I squeezed that hand back.


    For a moment, a strange sensation came over me.


    ''I''m sorry to be so ex post facto, but...''


    I have seen the situation from your memory... thank you, my dear, but I can''t understand a word you are saying to me as a human being, because I can''t hear you very well.


    While saying that, Jagrad smiles bitterly.


    I didn''t feel comfortable mentioning that to someone I''d never met before, so I refrained from doing so.


    That''s because you are old, of course. The way you look doesn''t matter, does it?


    Completely ignoring my face ring, Lil Pop said so loudly........


    Me turning blue and googly eyes.


    Jagrad in front of us.


    Well... okay, aging... that makes sense.


    When I said that, I started laughing, which made me feel strangely happy.


    Well, even though the result is okay.


    I wondered if it was a problem to have Lil'' Pop, who is so prone to saying whatever is on his mind, in the room with me, but....


    in this situation


    Jagrad shifted his eyes to the eggs we''d brought with us.


    After staring at them for a moment.


    ...There''s no doubt that this is the royal egg of the ancient Kaiju race...


    He clicked his tongue evasively as he said this.


    Jagrad pondered for a moment, then


    He said he''s going to face us.


    I''d like to ask you to keep this a private matter, but...


    I began to talk up front about it.


    Anything.


    This ancient monster race was often targeted because of their characteristics.


    Since many of them are generally of low intelligence, it''s easy to enslave them.


    That''s why there are no shortage of people who want to guard their homes or make a spectacle of the ancient monster race, which boasts a huge body.


    Even in such a situation.


    These eggs of the ancient monster tribe are sold at a particularly high price.


    They can be hatched and then enslaved and used as is, or they can be used


    In some cases, it''s even been eaten as-is.


    which reminds me ...


    The eggs of the ancient monster tribe were a popular delicacy among the upper class nobles in the royal capital.......


    I sighed involuntarily, remembering the memories of my time in the capital.


    In


    These eggs.


    I have been instructed to keep this from the public, much to the disgrace of the royal family.


    This egg must have been smuggled out of our royal colony about six months ago... I know what it smells like...


    Jagrad nodded his head in agreement.


    We secretly asked Guianacombe to look for the egg as well, but thank you for bringing it to us.


    Then he said and bows his head deeply.


    And


    At this point, Jagrad looked at my face again.


    These eggs....I think this is one less than the one that was stolen....


    And when I say that.


    He turns his gaze toward Lil Pop.


    That gaze.


    It was directed at the girl behind Lil Pop, who was trying to hide.


    Yep.


    This is a cub that hatched from one of these eggs.


    For it appeared right before the eyes of this child, just after it was born.


    This child has a certified daddy, Googs, and a certified mom, Lil Pop.


    Such is the case with Lil Pop.


    girls, while casually hiding them with their shoulders.


    Can I help you with something?


    While saying this, Lil Pop turns his gaze to Jagrad.


    I felt very uncomfortable.


    There was a certain amount of discipline and routine


    I don''t see the point in following such an old-fashioned rule.


    She''s the one who brings in her own rules in a matter-of-fact way, such as


    He hates to get into trouble, for one thing or another.


    ''It would be more meaningful to maintain our magical infantry than to get involved in such things, sir.


    She had a habit of saying that, compromising and running away at the drop of a hat.


    So she was.


    He is defending the girl who, if he defends her, will undoubtedly get into a lot of trouble.


    Jagrad gazed at Lil Pop''s figure.


    As it was, a moment passed.


    Then Jagrad opened his mouth, and


    "...and the young lady there, is that your mother?


    So I ask.


    Then.


    The girl instantly wagged her head vertically.


    Jagrad saw the gesture.


    I saw a big smile on his face.


    Well well you will take good care of him, my boy.


    I said and smiled at him.


    After that, I was the only one who was taken by Jagrad and taken further into the cave.


    I was ready for something to be said about that girl.


    For that matter, Jagrad said


    Well, you mustn''t miss her so much that you''d better not rip her out of your life.


    having said that


    I hope you, my lord, will do the same for the boy.


    She bows her head to me.


    I had no choice but to bow my head in return.


    After that conversation.


    Jagrad begins to talk about the main topic, which I was the only one called upon to discuss.


    According to Jagrad.


    The people who stole these eggs.


    I''m sure they''re rooted in or based at the site of that pioneer village that Gugs and others sent me to investigate the other day.


    If we don''t leave those people alone.


    Also, at any moment, someone could sneak into this ancient monster tribe''s village and steal their eggs.


    I''m sorry to trouble you, but I need your help in catching the people who stole the eggs.


    So says Jagrad.


    Anything.


    Since the capture team is made up of the ancient monster tribe, mainly those who can take on human form.


    They wanted to ask me to guide them through.


    "Should a battle occur, we will take care of it, and I would ask for your help.


    That''s what I am begging for.


    Indeed.


    It''s more than likely that this person is a thief specializing in monster eggs.


    I agreed to this, partly because I wanted to do something about it while there was no damage in Liberty.


    Jagrad is.


    ''I''ll form a captive force in a moment, and I want you to stay in this settlement for the night.


    That''s what I was told.


    Afterwards.


    Please take care of her.


    Yes, he reminded me, and I bobbed my head deeply again.

 77 . Eggs of the Ancient Monsters Part 4

    After our meeting with Jagrad, we moved to the shopping area in front of the main entrance.


    "Would you mind waiting here until we''re ready?


    He nodded to Eel, the head of the guard, who told him so.


    We will spend some time in the city for the time being.


    According to Yale, we would be ready to go by tomorrow morning.


    This is where we are going to stop today.


    The shop we were led to is


    Dining room and shop on the first floor


    There''s an inn on the second floor.


    Mr. Eel has already paid for the meal.


    As long as you eat here, you''re welcome to have your meals at no charge.


    Yes, the girl at the restaurant told me.


    I wasn''t so hungry.


    I need to eat!


    Korok appealed furiously.


    Even the girl at the restaurant couldn''t help but laugh.


    The characteristics of the food at the cafeteria are as follows


    Anyway, the amount of each item, the amount of each dish.


    The small number of items are all served in large portions.


    Korok is


    He was so excited to see his favorite meat dish served in a pile, and he ate it with great excitement.


    ''This is delicious!''��It''s so delicious!


    And a big smile on his face, Korok.


    I always thought.


    Korok''s smile makes me happy just by looking at it.


    It''s so carefree and innocent.


    Maybe it''s because she''s still young, but her emotions come straight to her.


    When you say those words.


    Korok suddenly looked frustrated.


    You''re not a little bear, Korok is already a great lady bear.


    Then he stood up.


    He winked at me, clasping his hands together behind his head.


    Yup.


    It''s very difficult to react.


    I guess he thought he was trying to be mature or bewitching, but


    For me.


    It looked like a little girl playing around, and that''s why


    "Terrible bear, excuse me.


    Phew, I''m Korok, who puffed out his cheeks as he said that.


    Despite the gesture, as he brought the meat to his mouth, he quickly returned to his original big smile.


    Yup.


    That''s still a better fit for Korok than bewitchment.


    �� �� ��.


    When we finished eating, we were


    I walked around the shopping street.


    I was very interested in the shopping mall in such a remote area, and also in the area bordering on undeveloped land.


    I wondered what things are handled in such a place


    I wonder what the store looks like.


    How much?


    What''s the market rate?


    I was thinking this and that as I walked around the store.


    The chief of the guard, Gugs, patted me on the shoulder.


    I know how you feel, my lord, but can''t you just forget about work and enjoy yourself for once?


    It''s kind of weird to walk around with your eyebrows wrinkled up like that in such a vibrant city.


    I laughed at that.


    That''s what he said.


    I put my hand to my brow.


    Oh, dear.


    I knew it was a metaphor, but I just, you know.


    Come to think of it, Googus is right.


    I didn''t come here for a visit, and I''m just here to pass the time.


    It''s not that I''m not here to inspect, it''s just to pass the time.


    I turned my gaze once again to the city.


    I looked again.


    It''s very crowded in the city.


    Not in a bad way.


    The multitude of species continues to come and go, and it''s always vibrant.


    There are sub-humans transporting freshly harvested vegetables through the mud, and


    The owner of the store trying to buy it in transit.


    A business meeting that starts on the spot.


    and


    Everyone in the free air.


    People come and go with great energy.


    When I walked around the city


    Suddenly a girl stood in front of me.


    "You''re the guy from upstairs, aren''t you?��There''s no point in hiding it, I can tell by the atmosphere.


    The girl, who had a red bandana wrapped around her head, snickered as she said this.


    I''m sorry, but I''m not from upstairs.


    I''ve come to visit you from another land, I told her.


    What?��Don''t tell me you''re a guest on a magic ship!��How can such a big man be in such a remote city!


    And, well, I was kind of very surprised.


    It''s just...


    I realized with these words of hers.


    I knew that the magic ship was supposed to be a vehicle for the wealthy in its own right.


    Just.


    This is a part of it that can''t be helped in a way.


    Even if the magic stone that powers the magic ship is okay.


    So the main body of the magic ship is always in need of repair and maintenance.


    There''s also the cost of maintaining and operating the depot that''s set up at each location.


    It''s more than I first thought.


    It''s currently costing a lot of money to maintain the magic ship.


    Still.


    The luxury rooms favored by the rich and famous will be priced higher, and


    That''s why we''re also paying less for seating for the general public.


    We need to continue to look into those areas and work hard to make them available to a wider range of people.


    Or so I thought.


    You know, I''ve been thinking about that.


    The girl looked at him suspiciously.


    ''''Hmm~ If your brother was the one upstairs, I would have wanted you to stock up.


    As she said this, the girl pointed to a corner of the shopping district.


    There was a shabby-looking stall there.


    There were several children sitting in the middle of the room.


    "I''m Lexpona, their sister.


    Lexpawna beat her chest.


    I''ve only got a small cart like that now.


    Someday, I''ll make this Lexpawna Trading Company a household name in the King''s Landing, so you can at least remember my name.


    Lexpona said so cheerfully.


    I don''t know what Lexpawna is selling, she says with such authority.


    I was curious and looked at the stalls.


    There were vegetables that seemed to be freshly picked from the fields and hand-made accessories.


    The vegetables are from our farm just down the road. They''re really good.


    Then Lexpona says that and smiles with a snicker.


    According to her.


    They want this vegetable to be stocked in stores all over the city of Guianacombe.


    But


    It was the accessories that caught my attention more than the vegetables.


    I think they were made by scraping stones found here and there.


    They''re all pretty well crafted... no, not so well, isn''t this great?


    ''Whoa!��Really, this is very nice.


    Aela, who had come with me, couldn''t help but squeal with glee.


    That accessory was


    The stone is carved and shaped into a beautiful semicircle, with various patterns carved into it.


    The patterns give the viewer a very mysterious image.


    Who made this?


    When I say that.


    One little girl at the back of the children timidly raised her right hand.


    "Her name is Moffaveratta," she said. She''s very shy," she said. He''s always in the corner making these stone works.


    Lexpona laughs at that.


    Moffaveratta, perhaps embarrassed by Lexpona''s words, blushed and slumped.


    According to Lexpona.


    The children who work here all have no parents.


    I''m taking care of the orphans in the jungle who got in an accident or were killed by a monster... and I''m just showing off.


    Lexpona laughs at that.


    While listening to those stories.


    I stared at the accessory and the mofabellatta in turn, and


    You got any more of this stuff?


    I asked.


    Then Moffaveratta nodded coyly.


    He went back to where he had been earlier and brought a box from there.


    In it.


    There were not only stones, but also accessories made of little pieces of crystal.


    They are all quite well crafted.


    This.


    You might want to have a look at it, per Quinn of Quinn Trading Company.


    With that thought in mind, I bought all of these accessories.


    That moment.


    What?��Can I buy this?


    I, no one has ever looked at me before!


    And Lexpona.


    It would be.


    Accessories like this would never go out of style in a land where people are struggling to survive.


    With enough to feed and shelter.


    For the first time, people begin to care about their clothes.


    This is what a famous management scholar in King''s Landing told me.


    That''s what I think, too.


    Anyway, I am.


    I was allowed to purchase this accessory and paid more for it.


    ''What?��Hey, so much!


    And the more astonished Lexporters.


    I turned my attention to Lexpawna and Moffaveratta.


    Next time you see someone named Quinn, he might ask you.


    In the meantime, do you think you can make some more accessories for me?


    That''s what I told him.


    Moffaveratta smiled a very happy smile and bowed his head repeatedly.


    That''s what happened.


    Our time in the shopping district flew by in the blink of an eye.

 78 . Eggs of the Ancient Monsters Part 5

    the next morning


    As we were having breakfast in the inn''s dining room, Chief of the Guard Eel came in with about ten men in tow.


    ''These men will be the captive force.


    Yale said, and introduced everyone to me.


    Although they all look like people.


    They are all ancient monster races, and in their original form, they are giant monsters.


    By the way.


    As the commander of these ten men, Eel will be coming with us.


    ''I''ll be looking forward to working with you for a while.


    And Eel.


    For me, it''s nice to have someone who is familiar to me accompany me.


    After shaking hands with Eel and finishing breakfast, we


    They moved on to the frontier city of Guianacombe, where the magic ship is located.


    There.


    After loading up the captors'' luggage, we left for the frontier small city of Liberty.


    Everyone of the ancient monster tribe...


    It seems that this magic ship was the first time for all of them.


    I''ve heard rumors but I never expected it to be so soon.


    They were both impressed and amazed.


    To all of those ancient monster tribes.


    How''s the bear?��Awesome bear?


    And for some reason, Korok was looking very smug, which was somewhat amusing.


    On the way.


    I stopped at the Quinn Trading Company in King''s Landing.


    I showed Quinn the stone jewelry.


    It was that accessory that Moffaveratta had made, from Lexpona''s shop.


    Then Quinn, his eyes widened.


    This technology is amazing!��It''s like a gem that shines in the rough when it''s polished...


    I marveled at that.


    With relief that the reaction was just as I imagined it would be.


    I explained to Quinn what had happened.


    Then Quinn nodded with a humph.


    All right, I''ll see Mr. Moffaveratta at Guianacombe in a few days.


    Yes, he promised me.


    To Guianacombe.


    Although the number of flights is small, there are regular flights on the magic ship.


    They were going to use that to their advantage.


    After such a conversation with Quinn.


    We returned safely to the small frontier city of Liberty.


    When we arrived at the town hall''s magic ship depot by the dragon scale mining cave


    Welcome back.


    And Eldena was the first to greet me.


    I feel bad for Biblina and the others who are waiting behind them, but I''m still very happy to be greeted by Erdena.


    To me like that.


    Well I''ll let you have your real wife.


    And I don''t know, I don''t know, I think it''s kind of like what Biblina was muttering about.


    Anyway, the first thing to do is to direct the guests.


    They''ve been gathering to greet us.


    I''m going to briefly explain to Eldena and the others what happened.


    I told him that I was going to take this captive team of 11 people, including Eel, to investigate the area around the site of that settlement village again.


    After that


    We arranged for an innkeeper in town to accommodate these eleven people.


    We chose a restaurant with a dining room and the owner of the restaurant.


    You''ll have to charge the town hall for these people''s lodging and meals.


    And I asked for it.


    Even though my stay was short.


    So I figured that since they had done so in Guianacombe, I should do so.


    While Yale and the others were taking a break at the inn, I went to the office of the town hall.


    Even though the number of cases to be processed has decreased considerably thanks to the manpower shortage being eliminated considerably thanks to the migration of the Charles family, there was a good amount of paperwork piled up, so I look through it.


    ''''Thank you for your hard work, Bocchan.


    Wunya brought me a cup of tea with her usual smile.


    She has been taking care of me since her time in the capital, so she knows exactly what I like in a tea.


    On this day, I was a little tired after my long journey, so she took care of me


    She serves me a slightly sweet tea.


    I''m bringing the tea to my mouth while thanking Unja for that.


    That Wunya was sort of wandering around me, sniffing and humming.


    Hey, little man, are you looking for a new girlfriend over there?


    And one word.


    Huh?


    I don''t remember that at all, but...


    Is that so? .........or is it a strange woman''s scent coming from around here.......


    And Unja smells all over my pants pocket.


    Oh.


    Speaking of which, I''ve got some accessories made by Moffaveratta.


    I brought some home with me, I thought I''d take some home with me.


    "Here you go.


    As I said this, I handed the accessory to Unja and explained the process.


    Then Unja, smiling.


    Well, all right, then.


    As he said this, he happily wore the accessory, which was a necklace.


    Unja, smiling at me.


    I''ll pay you back in kind, my dear. Just let me know when you''re ready.


    And just as he said that, he put his mouth to my ear


    It''s been a good day for the last three days.


    She whispered to me with a bewitching smile instead of her usual innocent smile.


    For a moment, my heart skipped a beat.


    Thanks for your consideration.


    And soon she''s back to her usual routine again, bowing and leaving the room, Unja.


    It''s something.


    Una always gets me down, and that''s why I think that....


    �� ��.


    which reminds me ...


    I wondered what happened to the girl born from the egg of the ancient monster race that I brought back with me.


    That''s what I thought.


    I went to Chief of the Guard Googs'' room.


    ''Oh, my lord, uh...''


    And Gugsu, whose upper body is half-naked, responds to you in a somewhat clipped manner.


    It seems he just took a shower.


    ''Don''t get me wrong. It wasn''t like that, you know.


    He takes me inside the room, repeating the words, "I''m not going to be able to do that.


    In


    In that room.


    There was Lil Pop, naked, wiping that girl''s body.


    ''''Ah, my lord. Good work, my lord.''''


    Lil Pop doesn''t care that he''s naked, but he''s putting clothes on the girl.


    ''Father, do you have any prettier clothes?��The goop looks lovely in this kind of outfit.


    And throwing words at Googs.


    ....What?��Father.


    Oh, it can''t be helped.


    When Lil'' Pop called me ''captain'', he made a sad face, you know.


    I asked him, "Why don''t you call him ''Papa'', Mom? So I don''t have any choice...


    And googly eyes.


    And so it was explained to me.


    It''s true that even the ancient monster tribe has asked me to take care of this child.


    It''s reassuring and gratifying to have two people who accept me like family.


    If the town needs help, just let me know and we''ll see what we can do. Let us know if the town needs help, and we''ll see what we can do.


    I tell him that.


    He left the Googs'' room at a quick pace.


    After all, Lil Pop was still naked.


    I''ve been scavenging for clothes to dress my goop.


    To be honest, it''s partly because I had trouble finding a place to look.


    However.


    And before you know it, they even named it Goopop...


    Probably taken from Googs and Lil Pop, though.


    The way Lil'' Pop, who had never shown any interest in anything other than fighting, was looking for Goupop''s clothes in a single-minded effort to find them was a refreshing sight.


    What was I thinking?


    For some reason, Erdena''s face came to mind, and...


    I am.


    I made up my mind to take Erdena out to dinner in the evening, and hobbled back to the town hall.

 79 . Battle of Battle Combat Battle 1

    That night.


    I asked Eldena to join me for dinner.


    I feel like it''s been a long time since I''ve been to GianaCombe for a while.


    I''m already engaged to be married to Eldena, so I don''t have to hide anything.


    When the two of them were found eating together, Vibrina, Nirmana and the others would follow later.


    They start demanding that we take them to dinner themselves, so these days, in the hot spring settlement, we get a room and eat there.


    When we got to our room, Erdena had arrived first.


    I asked her if she had made me wait a bit.


    No, I''m just here early.


    He laughed at that.


    We were chatting pleasantly for a while.


    The inn''s room attendant brought us our meals.


    No matter when I eat, the food of the young elf master is really good.


    Erdena and I often enjoy this food for a while.


    After a while.


    Suddenly, we were talking about what happened earlier in Guianacombe.


    I was


    And what the investigative team has been doing.


    I told him that I would be cooperating with that investigation team.


    Then Erdena


    He looked a little worried.


    ...Are you a member of the search party?


    He asked me that.


    I thought about it for a minute.


    ''I''ll think about it if I''m asked to, otherwise I''m not going to participate.


    Unless you want to ride an aura and fight with it, but bare-handed combat is just not my thing.


    And in response.


    Eldena looked a little relieved.


    ''''As for me, I need you as a dragon rider (dragon rider) in a situation where I need you.


    I don''t want it to happen.


    I said, and chuckled.


    After we finished eating, we moved on to the spa.


    Hi. Hi.


    And on the way.


    I bumped into a Libonair.


    He was a nobleman and settled here in Liberty Village.


    Riboneia now teaches at the school.


    She has a great reputation and has been a great help to me as well.


    It seems that she is also on her way to a hot spring.


    May I join you, sir?


    I said, and went alongside Erdena.


    Of course, it wasn''t a mixed bath, so we parted at the entrance.


    ''What?��Aren''t you going to use the family bath? And riboneia.


    This family bath is called


    It is a bath that is a private room.


    It''s a hot spring that''s specially designed for families with kids who want to have fun and enjoy a large bath.


    In some cases, it is not uncommon for couples to use this service together....


    How could it be?


    Erdena said, and quickly went to the women''s baths.


    And then the ribboneiers followed.


    I didn''t mind coming with you, though.


    As he said that, he glanced at me.


    ........to tell the truth.


    At this time, Eldena and I had rented a family bath.


    We were going to enjoy the spa together.


    Since Riboneia suddenly appeared and began to act together, we pretended to be unaware of it and moved to the general baths like this.


    ........But Riboneia also appeared at an amazing time!


    I was just thinking about that while I was in the hot springs.


    ...Speaking of which, the hot springs have a lot to offer.


    A lot of former maids who used to work at the Livonair mansion, I think...


    .... no, no, no, no, no, no.


    Those maids giving information to the ribboneier.....................is probably overthinking it.


    Yup.


    I was enjoying this bath now, thinking about it.


    Then.


    Oh, my God, you''re all alone in a hot tub.


    and


    Before I knew it, Foldente was sitting right next to me.


    She was a contemplative body.


    This is how he surprises me when he shows up on a godsend.


    Just.


    Maybe it was because of the riboneia thing that day.


    Somewhere in the back of his mind, maybe he even anticipated the arrival of Foldente.


    Even more than I expected, I took her appearance as a matter of course.


    ''''Oh my goodness, I''ve gone to great lengths to scare you.


    Foldente chuckled as he did so.


    She didn''t make any particular effort to hide her voluptuous body, and was enjoying the hot springs beside me.


    Indeed.


    I guess I could have predicted her appearance.


    As far as her body is concerned, that''s why


    When I''m having trouble finding a place to look at him, Foldente chuckles and is deliberately provocative.


    Just.


    After a while, as ordinary spa guests came in


    "Zannen.


    As she said this, Foldente disappeared.


    She''s the kind of girl who freely and uninhibitedly hangs out in men''s bathrooms.


    They never show it when there are male guests other than me, do they?


    Relief.


    I enjoyed the hot spring for a while.


    When I got out of the hot spring, Erdena was still not there yet.


    So I sat down on the sofa in the waiting room of the spa and took a deep rest.


    Out of the family bath, Googs emerged.


    Googus was carrying the girl Goopop, the girl born from the egg of the ancient monster tribe as an example, on his shoulders.


    Next to her was Lil Pop, followed by Lil Pop, who was carrying a package that seemed to contain everyone''s clothes and other items.


    Lil Pop remains the same as usual, with a somewhat disarming expression on her face.


    Googus had a big smile on his face and looked delirious to the goop on his shoulder.


    The three of them.


    I don''t think he''s aware of it.


    They moved on to the snack corner attached to the rest room.


    "What would you like to eat, Goop?


    As soon as he sits down, Lil Pop asks him so.


    At the sound of his voice, Goopop is pondering as he peers at the menu.


    Lil Pop is sitting in a chair, folding her arms and staring at Goopop''s situation.


    The expression on her face is mindlessly not the one she had before, showing no interest in anything but the act of combat.


    I can''t help but notice a gentle motherly expression mixed in somehow.


    It''s something.


    I watched the three of them with a smile on my face.


    Sorry for the delay.


    And then came Eldena.


    Such was the appearance of Eldena.


    The Googs have found out about my presence.


    Gee, you''re here!


    Whereas Googus is blushing as he says this.


    Lil Pop was unperturbed and fed Goo Pop the chocolate parfait she had ordered for him.


    He said a light hello to the googles.


    I went back to our room with Erdena.


    By the way, I told her that I didn''t see Riboneia with us.


    "...She told me what she wanted and then she left first.


    He said, and sighed loudly.


    Anything.


    Please seriously consider the matter of your mistress.


    That''s what he said, so....


    At those words, I can''t help but put my finger to my brow.


    This offer.


    Unya has been saying this ever since she left King''s Landing.


    Now that he''s officially engaged to Erdena


    Starting with Biblina, the only daughter of the lord of the frontier city of Gatacombe


    Nirmana from the small frontier city of Pyx.


    Even Aura is talking about such things...


    You''re not even married yet.


    That''s what Erdena says and laughs at me.


    I''m going to be the one to tell Eldena.


    ''I''m not going to have a concubine if we get married,''


    I tell her so.


    To me, Erdena says


    ''Well it''s not that I don''t believe you.


    ...because you''re too nice.


    Yes, with meaningful words and expressions, she hugged my neck and put her lips on my own.


    �� �� ��.


    the next morning


    On this day, we''re both taking the morning off.


    Me and Erdena woke up a bit sleepy.


    There''s a lingering memory of last night.


    We were asleep in each other''s arms, naked, holding each other.


    ...Good morning.


    Eldena''s face looks up at me as she leans back into my arm pillow and looks up at my face as she looks up at the upper hair messenger.


    She looks even more beautiful than usual, and I can''t help but be thrilled.


    I couldn''t help but react to her expression.


    Oh, dear.


    Erdena noticed that and, smiling with a smile, climbed up on my body again....


    I''m having a very late breakfast.


    Me and Eldena ate in the esophagus.


    We went back to the town hall together.


    Well I''ll see you tonight.


    Erdena said and headed towards her workplace.


    Well


    I''m me, and I have this business to attend to, so...


    I just went to the lord''s office.


    In front of the entrance, I came across Biblina with her arms folded in front of her.


    As soon as she saw my face, she said


    Where have you been poking around all night?


    And suddenly, he was in full grumpy mode.


    At this minute.


    I guess she was coming over last night to take me out to dinner.


    I had some idea of the reason for Biblina''s moodiness.


    You want to join us for lunch?��I invited her to join me.


    Then Biblina said


    Well, well, if you say so, why don''t I go with you?


    And then he smiled at me and said, "Where''s the grumpiness from earlier?


    I was very relieved.


    In.


    She''s not.


    He walked into the lord''s chambers with me.


    Didn''t my father make the offer before?


    It''s about the big martial arts tournament in Butchcombe.


    And Vibrina.


    Come to think of it, Gelter told me about it before we headed to Guianacombe.


    And with that in mind.


    Hmm, have you thought about the organization that hosted it?


    And, Vibrina.


    Yup.


    I''ve asked Erdena to coordinate this matter within the town hall.


    I had heard last night that it was fine.


    I have no problem with that as Liberty.


    Yeah, I told him.


    So we''re in, then?��Okay, three per team, please.


    As he said this, he held out some paper to me.


    Huh?


    It says something about signing up for the big martial arts tournament....

 80 . Battle of Battle Combat Part 2

    To Vivalina in Butchcombe.


    It''s a bit of a show, my dear. Your father will be there.


    Of course you will be out, won''t you?


    It was such a lighthearted thing to say...


    I just need a second to...


    I''ve certainly been riding the aura of my dragon state and releasing magic from it.


    I''ve had very little personal experience fighting and I''ve never been able to use a sword or anything else but my mind.


    It''s practically all magic, so...


    I looked backwards for a rescue boat.


    If you''re going to be a contestant, you''re going to have to add Anya to your party.


    I mean.


    I mean, I can''t believe that Una is so motivated.


    Anyway, I''m going to have to ask you for a quick answer.


    I''m not going to be able to get away with it, but I''m going to go on a tour of the territory, calling it an inspection.


    Well, there''s still a deadline to meet, so make sure you select the right people for the job.


    Vivrina laughed at me, but I couldn''t help but smile back.


    Indeed, this story.


    I suppose I could say no.


    It''s a personal invitation from the Lord of Batcombe, Geltar, who has been paying attention to us for some reason.


    With that in mind.


    Me, on my way to the dragon scale mining site.


    ''What is it, my lord?��I see you have something on your mind?


    There was Sarah, the salamander, there.


    Sarah was here.


    He summons skeletons every day.


    To those bone humans, buried deep in this cave, she continues to dig out her own scales.


    For decades'' worth of adult dragon scales.


    We still haven''t gotten to the bottom of it.


    These scaled weapons are already a popular item in King''s Landing.


    Occasionally, the Knights would order in bulk, so it was a great success anyway.


    While I greeted Sarah.


    I noticed something strange in that cave.


    ''''Sarah, that pile of dragon scales over there........''''


    Yeah, I was just pointing at it.


    Unlike the dirt-covered dragon scales that are always dug out of the depths of the cave.


    Somewhere in there, it feels brand new, as if it''s still clothed in a mucous membrane.


    Such a pile of scales had been created.


    Then


    Sarah looked a little embarrassed.


    ''Well no it''s been a while since I''ve molted myself and that''s the shell of it.


    When he said that, his cheeks stained with embarrassment.


    We''ve been mining dragon scales for a while now.


    I wondered why I was so embarrassed.


    ''I don''t think of the old scales as anything but worn-out old clothes.


    The escapement scales... well, if I were to compare it to the sensation of being seriously scrutinized for freshly undressed underwear, I''d say...


    I see.


    Sarah and the others, from a dragon race perspective, I wondered if that''s how they perceive the scales, the shells, in that sense.


    I was unconsciously impressed.


    Then.


    Maybe it''s partly due to embarrassment, Sarah.


    Back to the topic at hand.


    Speaking of which, my lord, weren''t you upset about something?


    Yes, he asked me again.


    So I did.


    When I told her that I was in trouble because Biblina had asked me to enter a big martial arts tournament to be held in Batcombe


    ''Oh, my lord, will you be able to go to that tournament?


    I would love to get out there, but I''ve been working here for a long time, and I don''t know anyone who would be willing to come out with me.


    Sarah laughs at that.


    Wait.


    If Sarah wants to compete in this tournament, she can do it too.


    If you join me and Ugna''s team.


    That''s going to make one team somehow.


    So I called out to him.


    ''What!��I''m grateful for that.


    My lord, I have no objection to you.


    He had some kind of glint in his eye as he said that.


    In case you were wondering.


    Because it''s against the law to fight by turning into a salamander, right?


    ''Oh, I understand that much.


    Because that''s what I''m after.


    Sarah clenched her fists in both hands as she did so.


    You''re going to flaunt it to me.


    I can''t help it.


    I am somewhat relieved to find a very reliable helper.


    Somewhere in my heart


    I was also thinking that time was running out without finding a partner.


    Well, that''s.........


    �� ��.


    Sarah showed me around the cave.


    After finishing the inspection, I went to a school in the village at the foot of Mt.


    Although the students should have already left school at that time


    ''Oh, my lord!��You came all the way out here to see me, didn''t you?


    and


    Nirmana, who has been sent by the Pics as a teacher, greeted me with a big smile on her face.


    Such a Nirmana.


    Not your usual stylish appearance.


    It''s like wearing armor like a heavy knight on your body.


    I''m not sure I''m going to be able to get away with it, but it''s a bit embarrassing.


    Nirmana smiles shyly as she says that, and holds up that big shield.


    ''''I-''''


    I''m a school teacher, though, and that includes an instructor at a knight training school, you know?


    So says Nirmana, smiling mischievously.


    Whatever.


    She is as heavy in the knighthood as she appears to be.


    They fight with magic.


    So, I''m going to a big martial arts tournament in Butchcombe.


    I''ve been asked to attend as one of the representatives of the Picks.


    I thought I''d give it a little workout after school.


    having said that


    Nirmana waved the shield in her hand lightly.


    That shield is.


    It''s made of a metal that''s quite thick, and also quite hard.


    Nirmana handled such a shield with ease, and


    Uh-huh. I guess you''re not so sure about that.


    As he said this, he had a satisfied smile on his face.


    I am.


    While I admire her for that.


    ...who you don''t want to take on in the first round.


    Yeah, I thought so, too.


    I had a wry smile on my face.


    I wonder if he sensed such a complexion on my face.


    Nirmana looked into my face.


    ''What?��Could it be that the lord will be participating in this tournament as well?


    Nirmana smiles while saying that.


    ''Normally, I would do whatever you say.


    That''s not going to happen in this grand martial arts tournament, right?


    Saying that, Nirmana smiles again.


    ''''After all, since many of my students will be coming in...................If I cut corners, they''ll find out in one shot.


    Heh.


    Yeah.


    I''m usually the ladylike Nirmana.


    That''s one aspect of it - somewhat surprised to find an instructor at a knight training school.


    I still don''t know if I want to hit her in the first round...


    Looking back at that charming smile.


    That''s what I thought.


    �� �� ��.


    At the school, I talked to Yome and others after Nirmana.


    Confirmation that the school is running fine.


    Yup.


    At first I wondered what would happen to the school.


    Glad to see that things are going so well.


    There are schools in King''s Landing and other places.


    In King''s Landing, where racial supremacy is strong, school attendance is limited to the ethnic population, and only the wealthy seem to be able to afford it.


    But


    In this Liberty school, there is no separation between human and sub-human.


    We are all learning together.


    We''re still on a small scale.


    I''ve been dreaming about it since I was in King''s Landing, and now it''s becoming a reality.


    In this school.


    I''m hoping that she will continue to grow and develop.


    �� ��.


    When I returned to the lord''s quarters after this, I went around a few places.


    Just then, Biblina asked for my room again.


    Biblina smiled and smiled at me.


    What do you think?��Did you find your friends?


    You couldn''t have done it anyway, could you?��I can''t help it, it''s a special straw party...


    Biblina, apparently, had planned to do that all along, and the application form in front of me, with one name left blank.......


    And, Vibrina.


    Doesn''t this paper, what does it say, ''marriage license''?


    ''Wow!��No, no, this isn''t the same thing!��He had this in secret, in case he needed it at any time...


    Biblina''s face turns red and she pulls back the paper in a great hurry.


    Such is Biblina''s appearance.


    I couldn''t help but laugh.

 81 . Battle of Battle of Battle Combat 3

    Biblina, who had come to the lord''s room.


    I told him that my team had been selected.


    Well, it''s been decided...........................


    indicates irony


    He left the room looking very disappointed...


    Did you want to team up with me by any chance?


    ...but I''d be a liability to my teammates, and I''d be a liability to them.


    She''s one of the teams competing for Batcombe, and you don''t think she''s going to.......


    And so on and so forth.


    I''ve filled out the registration form.


    unaffected


    Sara.


    Then I wrote down my name and asked Yanjin to deliver it to the Gelter in Batcombe.


    �� �� ��.


    the next day


    I overheard a bit of gossip and headed out into the underground labyrinth.


    This underground labyrinth is


    Jambalea used the abilities of the underground labyrinth creator (dungeon creator) to create


    It''s a facility that I run.


    I''ve heard this place has become very popular.


    I''ll tell you what, it''s worth a try.


    The first floor of the building that serves as a waiting room to enter the underground labyrinth was crowded with an overflowing crowd.


    The underground labyrinth is always a thriving place.


    It''s a little bit like nothing I''ve ever seen before...


    I looked around in confusion.


    Oh, my lord, don''t pout.


    and


    One of the ketsies in charge of the reception desk in this underground labyrinth noticed me and greeted me.


    She, too.


    I was returning from picking up an item the customer asked me to take to the store corner.


    He had several armaments in his hand.


    I didn''t want to keep him too long.


    I am.


    There''s a great turnout.


    And then he called out to Ketsey.


    That Ketsey smiled and smiled.


    It''s affecting you.


    Then he pointed to a corner of the reception area.


    There it was.


    In addition to the usual receptionist.


    "Special Reception


    and a corner with a birch listed at the top of it, and


    In particular, there was a rush of people who wanted to attend there.


    If you look closely, you''ll see that behind that reception desk


    "Countermeasures for the Great Battle of Batcombe


    Three versus three, specialized fighting exercises.


    and other papers are taped to the back of it.


    And the adventurers in that line of participants.


    It''s more or less a threesome.


    Apparently, this place.


    As a precaution against the upcoming martial arts tournament in Batcombe.


    It appears to be a special stage where you can play 3 vs. 3 matches.


    In


    Take a closer look at the poster.


    The challengers are in teams of three.


    There are three matches.


    You can play 3 times against each other regardless of whether you win or lose.


    Your opponent.


    A team made up of three humanoid monsters that appear in the underground maze.


    Teams that have competed and excelled in past Batcombe Grand Martial Competition


    You can choose from these


    And this is what it seems to look like.


    There doesn''t seem to be any drop items or anything like that.


    In particular, this ''team that has excelled in past tournaments''


    I''ve heard that it''s becoming very popular to be able to play against


    We need to hone the coordination among the three of us here.


    And.


    The challengers in line are


    Everyone seemed to be in high spirits, and they were waiting for their turn.


    However


    That''s Jambalea indeed.


    They''re preparing and running a stage like this to coincide with the Great Batcombe Martial Arts Tournament.


    I was really impressed with his careful preparation and business acumen.


    I was


    I visited her in the underground labyrinth control room and told her about it.


    There''s no way I''m letting this raggedy business opportunity pass me by!


    What?��You don''t have to prepare the drop items, and no one complains if you charge the same amount as the underground maze.


    We only have one room, and we don''t have to hide monsters or anything, so it''s really easy for us.


    Giambalea sits in a chair and smiles very happily.


    ........yeah.


    It was all I could do to tell them that I didn''t want to receive any complaints.


    �� ��.


    In the afternoon.


    Chief of the Guard, Eel, who had come from Guianacombe, asked for my room in the town hall.


    ''Thank you for your help in the matter of the inn.


    First of all, Eel thanked me for that.


    I''m sure he''s made arrangements with the town hall to send the money for lodging and other expenses.


    I will


    I told him that I didn''t mind that he was just letting me do what he had done to me over there.


    Then


    When I heard that they were all coming this way.


    He asked me to prepare a few things for him.


    I promised to arrange for those items to be delivered to the inn as soon as possible.


    After that


    From Yale.


    I''d like to head out there tomorrow and survey the area.


    He offered to help me.


    I agreed to it.


    I had the chief of the guard, Googus, called in.


    ''My lord, you wanted to see me?''


    Soon after, Googs appeared in the lord''s office.


    ...but...


    Um, why are you lillpop and a goo-pop together?


    I was so confused that Googs chuckled at me.


    I''m sorry but that guy from Goopop can''t seem to be alone...


    He was scratching the back of his head as he did so.


    Beside such googly eyes.


    A lil'' pop dressed up with a goop on his back.


    He stood with a grumbling look on his face.


    The goop on its back is...


    Apparently, she''s crying herself to sleep.


    The tears are clearly visible around her eyes.


    With his hand, he grips the edge of Googus'' clothes tightly.


    That, with his other hand, Goopop is holding on tightly to Lil Pop with his other hand.


    If Lil Pop''s original strength was the strength of Lil Pop, he should be able to shake it off with ease.


    Lil Pop, with only a hint of grumbling on his face.


    He kept carrying the goop on his back.


    The sight of it.


    I''m confused, too, if I may say so.


    I''m just asking two people to take care of the goop.


    I mean, I can''t say anything too weird.


    Anyway.


    I told the two men in such a state that I would like to ask for directions to Eel.


    Just.


    Since Goopop is in such a state, we''re going to have to have a small mage ship to move him around.


    I gave them permission to use it to stay in the area.


    This will make it less dangerous for the Goopop to be with us.


    ''Thank goodness, because at this rate, the Goopop guy will never listen to me and say he''s going to follow me.


    Googs chuckles at that.


    Eel looked at Googs and Lil Pop in turn.


    Are you two married?


    That''s what I asked.


    In response, Lil Pop, with his amazing swordsmanship.


    No, sir!��The captain and his men...


    That''s what I was going to say.


    That''s where the goo pops just woke up.


    Isn''t it your mom and dad?


    As he said that, he got kind of teary-eyed again.


    Such is the voice of Goopop.


    Lil Pop looked up to the heavens and


    after a short time


    I''ll take my wife, sir.


    Yes, that''s why I said that little...


    I don''t know.


    The goo-pop on Lil Pop''s back is very happy.


    Lil Pop sinks in inverse proportion to that.


    Just.


    Maybe it was my imagination, but it didn''t seem like Googus was all over the place...


    Anyway.


    That''s how we got our story straight.


    Now we''re going to have a meeting with Eel and the others individually.


    Those who need to.


    Talk to them to buy it on the street streets of the city.


    I spoke to the dwarves who run the forge and told them to feel free to offer me a special order if they needed one.


    As I watched everyone leave the town hall.


    The goo-pop is still on the back of Lil Pop''s back.


    He looked at me and smiled and waved at me.


    I smiled and waved back, too.


    I knew kids were cute, I thought.


    I don''t know.


    I look at Lil Pop''s limping profile.


    I felt kind of bad about being happy about that, and...

 82 . Battle of Battle Combat Battle #4

    this day


    I moved to the frontier city of Batcombe in the morning.


    This is because we have entered the period of the great martial arts tournament to be held in Batcombe.


    This big martial arts tournament was


    It''s a convention that Batcombe regularly hosts.


    I had heard about it even when I was still in King''s Landing.


    I never dreamed that I would be a part of it.


    This tournament is well known in King''s Landing.


    If you do well in this tournament, the nobles in the capital often offer you employment during the tournament, and it seems that adventurers from the frontier are quite enthusiastic about participating.


    When I visited the lord''s office in Batcombe


    The lord, Gelter, was tending to his armor in something of a good mood.


    ''''Yo!��Are you sure you''re ready for this?��I''m fired up, too.


    That said, I was a gerter who was ready to compete.


    After a while, a couple of women, who looked like maids, came into the room.


    My lord. My lord, you still haven''t received permission to fight.


    Didn''t I tell you earlier that you are not allowed to participate in this grand martial arts tournament?


    As he said this, he took up Gerther''s armor one by one and left the room.


    Geltar, who was left behind.


    I felt so sorry for him because he was all white and I felt so bad for him.


    Because of the circumstances, I didn''t have any more words to say about it.


    Give me a weapon to pity me!


    I left the lord''s room in Batcombe, leaving Geltor to say so.


    The big martial arts tournament, though.


    The event period starts today, so


    First thing this afternoon.


    The opening ceremony will be held in the arena in the center of the Batcombe, and the preliminary rounds will begin.


    This grand martial arts tournament is


    Teams of three will participate in groups of three, and one leader will be chosen.


    The battle will be one 10-minute match.


    Stun your opponent''s leader or surrender, and you win by one


    If both leaders are alive and well after 10 minutes of fighting


    The winner is the one with more of the other two remaining


    If there are an equal number of people left


    If the match is not decided within five minutes, the judges shall decide the winner.


    If the match is not decided within five minutes, the judges decide the winner.


    In short, the rules of the game are as follows.


    Although magic is basically free, it is


    When using a summoning system, the summoned monster beast is also converted into a single monster beast, so the total number of monsters on a team cannot exceed three.


    However, since it is allowed to summon a new hexenbiest after a summoned hexenbiest is withdrawn, this is a pretty tricky opponent.


    By the way, the


    My team was originally supposed to be allowed to pass on the qualifying round, being a team from a co-host city lord.


    I''m daring to offer to participate in the qualifiers because I think it could hurt this tournament if my abilities are too far apart from those who will win the qualifiers.


    I don''t know my opponents yet.


    I''m sure Unja and Sarah are already in the arena, ready to do it.


    I, too, finished the formalities regarding the co-hosting of the event at the town hall in Batcombe and headed to the arena.


    ''''My lord, this way, this way,''''


    then


    Sarah, who was near the entrance to the arena, waved her right hand and called me over.


    I ran up to her there.


    Sarah was apparently having some kind of conversation with the girls and the people who seemed to be their parents.


    Hmm?


    If you look closely, you can see something around you... especially people in the magic professions, buzzing around looking at this girl''s mother....


    I''ve been wondering what''s going on.


    Sarah parted with a wave of her right hand to the girl and walked over to me.


    ''That girl, she was my kind of person.


    That''s what Sarah says.


    So that means that girl is a salamander too........


    The two rescued her from being captured and enslaved by thieves.


    They''re raising him as a child now... thank goodness.


    Sarah says, and smiles happily.


    I''ve heard this from Sarah before.


    Sarah''s race, the Salamander, is an unfortunate dragon.


    She can''t fly like a wyvern.


    I can''t even dive under water like Leviathan.


    Therefore, salamanders/especially, children''s salamanders are


    Easily targeted by adventurers looking for the title of Dragon Slayer.


    It''s a rare case where a dragon can grow up to be an adult dragon like Sarah.


    And he''s just a kid.


    If we don''t get those two to protect us, eventually we''re going to have to...


    ''If those two were insignificant, I would have forced myself to take them back.


    Well, I''m sure those two will be fine, and his wife is a legendary wizard.


    Then Sarah says that and laughs.


    Okay.


    That''s why the wizarding types were buzzing around looking at that wife....


    However.


    When even such an amazing person joins in....


    I''m really impressed with this tournament.


    �� ��.


    In the afternoon.


    With the opening declaration by Guelter, the preliminary rounds began in the arena in the center of the Batcombe.


    The teams that made it to the finals last year were exempt from qualifying across the board, he said.


    Walter''s daughter, Biblina''s team, and


    Apparently, the Nirmana team representing the frontier small city of Picks is exempt from qualifying.


    The qualifying round will be held in seven blocks from A to G, and


    I''ve been assigned to C Block.


    According to Gelter, it would probably be tomorrow morning.


    Two teams will survive from each block.


    A total of 28 teams, including 14 teams that won this qualifier and 14 teams that were exempt from qualifying.


    They will play in the final tournament.


    The qualifying exempt teams are.


    The three heroes of Batcombe are also in attendance.


    Right now, the Great Sword, the Twin Swords, and the Great Bow are each calling themselves strongmen, and each seems to be forming a team with their own friends.


    Incidentally, Daiken-san, who is currently in Liberty and is also the coxswain of the Magic Ship Regular Service, who is also a bodyguard, used to be a strong member of the Great Sword of Batcombe.


    That''s why I approached him about participating, but


    I find this more agreeable at the moment.


    And she is dedicated to the job of steering the magic ship.


    She''s always supporting her, though, with Daishi-san.


    Daiken-san and Daiken-san, who is much older than Daiken-san, these two really breathe well together, or rather, they are close. They''re always together, even if you find them in the city, and after all, it''s probably because they used to work together for many years as a party of the strongest people in Batcombe.......


    Unna, who has been following me in the bleachers to watch the qualifiers as my bodyguard, rolled her eyes and


    ....What?��Was it?


    Well, in the midst of this conversation.


    The venue''s Qualifying A match was reaching its climax.


    It seemed that one of the teams that would win the preliminary round had already been decided.


    Senior Wizard Team


    The representative team of Gatacombe, a frontier city


    These two teams are said to be playing for the remaining slot.


    Apparently, it''s rare for a team like Advanced Wizard to participate in a tournament like this.


    It''s true, even in my image, the only image of an advanced wizard is holding a study session in the bookstore in the royal capital.


    It was the last match between two winners.


    Just when you thought it was going to be a fierce battle...


    It was something that the Batcombe team won pretty easily.


    After the game.


    There was something about a group of senior wizards protesting in the back of the hall.


    Don''t tell me you''re having a conversation when you''ve lost!


    So, before Geltzer''s batch, he hurriedly ran back to


    And so the first day of the big martial arts tournament came to an end.

 83 . Battle of Battle Combat Battle Part 5

    There will be a dinner for the participants and other interested parties that day, and


    I will be there as a representative of one of the co-host cities.


    As I''m preparing for that.


    Do you have a minute?


    And then the Lord of Batcombe, Gelter, arrived.


    We''re having a dinner party afterwards.


    Gelter brought something, like a lunchbox.


    Well, consider yourself fooled and have a little taste.


    He said that and recommended this bento to me.


    I took a bite of the bento and was surprised to see how good it was.


    I was surprised when I took a bite and said, "What do you mean, this is really good.


    The liquid used in the seasoning is a great match for the meat and also the


    The meat itself is delicious!


    I was surprised.


    A merchant from an outlying city in the far east was opening a stall. I didn''t think it was possible for him to sell lunchboxes made of high quality meat that even the top restaurants in the capital couldn''t easily use.


    Gelter laughs at that.


    If you ask me, such elegant tasting meat.


    I don''t remember ever saying that, even when I was in the royal capital.


    I really felt that the world is a big place.


    So that''s how I felt.


    Walter and I were just talking about this and that.


    Good morning.


    As she said this, Erdena came into the room.


    After this


    I''d asked for a partner of mine to represent the host city at the dinner.


    Erdena is


    It was a different appearance than when I was my partner at Liberty''s unveiling the other day.


    Dressed in a white dress with a bewitching back that opens up roughly, the


    Even her face was covered with makeup that gave her a clean look.


    Such was the appearance of Eldena.


    Gert whistles involuntarily.


    Surely, with a beautiful lover like this, the little bastard must be having a hard time.


    Then he laughs with a huff and a puff.


    Gerther.


    that barnacle


    I''m pretty sure that''s what you mean by that, but I''m pretty sure that''s what you mean by Biblina.


    But isn''t Biblina a beautiful woman, too? You''ll find someone soon enough.


    Yes, I just had a few words for Gelter.


    I''m quite determined, aren''t I?


    As she said this, Biblina walked into the room.


    Biblina.


    It''s as if he was competing with Erdena, wearing a blue dress on his body.


    The makeup is applied perfectly.


    Just.


    He''s not even aware of the way he walks.


    That, because of the big walk that ruined your appearance.


    So Gert is looking up at the heavens and....


    Vibrina.


    He seems to have realized his blunder, and with a slight blush on his cheeks, he moves to my side, correcting his walk.


    "Erdena, I would like to have my strawberry with me today.


    We want to show everyone that Liberty is on friendly terms with our host city, Batcombe.


    So says Biblina, smiling at her.


    First.


    It was obvious that she was going to say no to him instantly, Erdena.


    When you brought up "urban friendship," I couldn''t help but stammer.


    or rather (say)


    I don''t know why people keep gathering around me like this...


    With that in mind.


    He smiled bitterly.


    Hey, little girl, we''re ready.


    And now Unja is indoors.


    Unna is also dressed in a bewitching outfit that is different from her normal routine, with her chest roughly open to her navel.


    The gesture is usually almost perfect, and she smiles and goes right in front of me


    We''re happy to accompany you as your partner in crime.


    Yes, I will not bother my rightful wife, Lady Erdena.


    With that, Unya turned her gaze to Biblina.


    I hope you won''t do anything foolish tonight, lest you embarrass the little one.


    Lady Biblina, my second concubine.


    While saying that, she turns her sharp gaze to Biblina.


    To such a Unna, Biblina


    Who''s the second?��How many times have I told you I will not give you the first name?


    As he said that, he pressed his own forehead to Unja''s forehead....


    I don''t know.


    There''s a huge fight about to start in a room that''s about to go down in front of you.


    Hey, hey, my lord.


    At least hold those two down until you can get dinner.


    I''ve picked out some clothes that are loose around my belly because I''m going to eat my belly full.


    and


    Before I knew it, Sarah the Salamander had walked into the room.


    He was leaning against the wall next to the entrance, giggling.


    That''s how it came out.


    As Sarah herself said, she''s wearing a fluffy outfit all over the place.


    Perhaps because the fabric is so thin, or perhaps because it feels like its brown bare skin is showing through, I can''t help but get a thrill out of it.


    While looking around the room where such a group of women had gathered


    Gert.


    I hear that you have a penchant for heroics. In fact, I envy you.


    And while saying that, I''m laughing my head off again.


    Nope.


    I''m not trying to be a hero.


    I''m not even a fan of the color...


    You laugh at that.


    My lord.


    So while saying that, an aura in a dress entered the room....


    Oh, yeah.


    It''s kind of instantaneous.


    Erdena.


    vibrancy


    Una''s gaze clashes with that of Aura''s, and it''s kind of an amazing spark...


    In the meantime.


    ''My lord, what is it?��This room is a scary bear.


    As he said this, I saw a soppy, dressed-up Korok come in.


    For me, this has been a huge relief, I mean, I''d say it has helped me a lot.


    With the advent of this Korok.


    The atmosphere has been totally relaxed.


    I was inwardly relieved.


    We all moved around the room.


    Before going to the dinner party.


    Once I moved to the arena, where I went to check out today''s results and the plans for tomorrow and beyond.


    That''s what I saw.


    I found out that the Gatecombs team that won the first round of qualifying today has withdrawn from the main round.


    Three sub-humans, I thought they were a good team.


    What''s going on?��Or so I thought.


    For what it''s worth, the team was there to test their skills.


    The team withdrew from the final because they didn''t train hard enough to participate in the final, saying they felt bad for the other teams.


    Yes, Unja told me.


    It''s kind of a waste of time.


    If they did it themselves, then it can''t be helped.


    I''m sure the nobles of the capital city also showed interest in those three.


    But since all three of them were sub-humans, I wonder if they would ever call on him.


    And Sarah.


    Indeed.


    If your abilities are recognized, you should be able to attract the attention of nobles and others in King''s Landing and be offered employment with a sufficient guaranteed salary.


    Racial supremacy is rampant in King''s City.


    I wonder if anyone would bother to hire a sub-human....


    Or so I thought.


    What''s going on? Quinn from Quinn Trading Company is making a move on hiring.


    And Unja.


    Yeah.


    Well, when I hear people talk like that.


    I was a little relieved to see if the royal capital was not so bad.


    I was


    After confirming that their turn was tomorrow afternoon, we headed to the dinner party.

 84 . Battle of Battle Combat Battle No. 6

    On the way to the dinner party.


    I found a place that sold some pretty good cakes during the day.


    Biblina spoke to me, as I remembered.


    There were people from all over the city, village and hamlet for this big martial arts tournament.


    Quite a few stalls have been set up by such people.


    According to Biblina.


    I heard that there was a place in one of them that served the most delicious cupcakes.


    I bought a few extra for you and the others, but they were so good, I just ate them all... forgive me.


    Vibrina laughs at that.


    Forgive me or not.


    And it''s something she bought with her own money.


    When I tell Biblina that.


    I''ll get you one tomorrow. Well, we''ll do our best to celebrate you passing the preliminary round.


    Biblina laughs at that.


    Casually, I wish I didn''t put so much pressure on you like that...


    �� ��.


    Dressed up, with Erdena Biblina Unna in tow, I made my way out to the venue where the Batcombe dinner was taking place.


    It was just Batcombe, and Biblina was immediately surrounded by everyone.


    Good evening, everyone.


    and moderately mingling with everyone else who has gathered there, and Biblina doesn''t always want to leave my surroundings.


    I''m not going to let that happen to Biblina.


    "...Is it really necessary for the daughter of the Lord of Batcombe to be treated with such salt?


    And then he looks at Biblina with a smile that Eldena is not smiling at.


    To Eldena, Biblina says


    ''Isn''t it enough that we have the honorable face of Biblina here?��In the first place, it''s more of a problem to interfere with a mistress'' love life.


    And then I''d say the words back to him.


    It''s like I''m surrounded by...


    Eldena on the right.


    So, with Biblina constantly camped out to the left, they''re all looking at each other...


    Oh, my lord, you''re here.


    The one who called out to me in such a shura state was the Captain of the Guard, Googus.


    In front of me, I saw Lil Pop feeding Googles some kind of meat....


    You know, I told him to keep his goop company, but then he joins the preliminaries...


    Googus chuckles as he says that.


    To such a googus, Lil Pop


    We were only assisted by one of our guards, the Kobolds, who were wounded and short.


    That said, lil'' pops.


    Now, goo-pop, eat up, big boy.


    While saying that, he offers the meat to the goop.


    Oh, by the way, there was a qualifier today who was firing his magic gun around like crazy.


    You know, the one with the bandana wrapped around his face.


    Yeah, that''s this guy.


    And googly eyes, giggle again.


    If I recall, the guard team that Lil Pop joined back then.


    You were tied in overtime with a martial arts team from Gatecombs that made it through the qualifying round....


    It''s kind of like that, even though I shuddered at such a lillpop''s true nature, his ability as a battle mage.


    Is it good?


    Yes, to a goo-pop, but hardly a smile.


    But when I see you taking care of them, it makes me feel like


    .........I feel like my perception of Lil'' Pop has changed a lot, yes.


    The team that Lil'' Pop helped out in the game has had a great run since then, but


    The fact that the team had lost all of its matches up to that point had an effect on them, and they didn''t seem to be able to qualify after all.


    Nevertheless.


    Apparently, Lil Pop himself was very happy to have been taken care of.


    While being taken care of by Lil Pop


    Goopop is smiling happily at me.


    Eldena is staring at those goopers.


    Kid, that''s good.


    I blurted out.


    I heard those words, and I couldn''t help but turn my gaze to Erdena.


    Erdena seemed to have caught a glimpse of me too.


    Our gazes collided there.


    We couldn''t help but look at each other.


    You know, we''re just trying to fit in.


    and


    It''s the instant tea, well, it''s Biblina.


    I''d like you to get a little air time.


    With a wry smile, we parted from Lil Pop and the others and went into the dinner party.


    then


    I saw Quinn Quinn, the young female president of the Quinn Chamber of Commerce, who was scurrying around for something.


    ''''What''s wrong?''''


    I ask that, and Quinn chuckles at me.


    ''Oh, my lord.


    As a matter of fact, I was looking for the demons who were active in today''s preliminary round.


    And when I say that.


    Quinn turns his gaze to the hall again.


    Anything.


    They are looking forward to welcoming him to the Quinn Chamber of Commerce in anticipation of his fighting ability.


    The Quinn Chamber of Commerce has its headquarters on the outskirts of the King''s Capital.


    For generations, sub-humans have had their own idiosyncrasies.


    The one who now follows Quinn as his bodyguard is also a Kobold swordsman.


    In the royal capital, where racial absolutism is rampant.


    This isn''t supposed to be...


    When I thought that, Quinn said with an ahaha and a self-important smile.


    There are very few people who want to work for a weak trade association like ours.


    In fact, if there are sub-humans who want to work for our company, I''d like to ask them to come down and work for us.


    After saying that, he disappeared into the hall, scurrying around again.


    The Quinn Chamber of Commerce now.


    She''s not as cash-strapped as her father''s generation was.


    In addition to the dragon scale armor series that we have exclusively purchased from Liberty, good quality magic stones and other items have exploded in the royal capital.


    In addition, they operate the Royal City depot for regular magic ships, and their revenue is also considerable.


    Despite the fact that they are making that much money.


    Quinn has never changed her policy of actively hiring sub-humans.


    Her attitude is truly mind-blowing.


    ''I hear she''s still single, but I''m sure she''ll have a good match.


    And with that, I asked Eldena to agree with me.


    Eldena sighed loudly at me, huffing and puffing.


    ''''Don''t you realize that ... it is you who that one is favoring?''''


    And, Eldena.


    ........what?


    That''s not true, Eldena.


    I laughed back, hahaha.


    It''s kind of like a big sigh, not only for Eldena, but also for Biblina.


    In short, this man is........insensitive, or perhaps he doesn''t understand the atmosphere.......how did I end up falling in love with such a troublesome man?


    But then, I''m kind of bobbing my head....


    I was just starting to feel some troubled air.


    What''s up, man?


    And then the Lord of Batcombe, Gelter, walked over with a big smile on his face.


    He was surrounded by


    The maids, whom Gelter calls the "Destroyed Maid Squad," were guarding Gelter without a hint of caution, while waving big smiles around.


    Not long ago.


    It was in the Batcombe. It was Gelter, whose life was being threatened by the opposition.


    For the moment, the threat has passed, but the


    You never know when they might attack again, so it''s important to keep a close watch on them.


    These guys, they won''t leave my side for a while.


    They won''t even hug my arm or expose themselves at all....


    As he said that, he looked at the maids that were developing around him for a moment, and then


    Geltar, who turns his gaze around me.


    Around Gelter, five women in matching maid outfits, with long sleeves and long skirts, surrounded him.


    I''m surrounded by Erdena Biblina Unna, and all three of them are in revealing dresses.


    .... well, I don''t know what Gelter is trying to say.


    Because he said that, Gelter was pulled by the ear by a woman who seemed to be the head maid.


    Have fun, mostly. Okay, now I''m going to go greet the elders over there.


    He was cunningly dragged to another part of the hall.


    In doing so, Gelter


    "Good luck in the preliminaries tomorrow!


    And then he fluttered and waved at me.


    Yeah, I know, my qualifier is tomorrow.


    I''ve pulled myself together, once again.


    I''ll do my best to protect you, little one. Don''t worry.


    And then Unja smiles at me as she says it.


    As a man, I don''t know if I''m supposed to feel relief at this line.


    Aside from magic, I''m a total stranger to bare-knuckle combat, so I''d like to ask you to cut me some slack on that...

 85 . Battle of Battle of Battle Combat Part 8

    The Great Martial Competition in Batcombe


    It was the afternoon of the second day.


    So me, Sara and Unja are participating in the qualifiers.


    Ex.


    You''re one of the co-hosts, so I hope you''re representing us.


    Yes, I joined the war because the Lord of Batcombe, Gelter, told me to.


    There were no participants from the small frontier city of Eads, which is co-sponsoring the event as well as Liberty.


    To Guelter.


    Wasn''t it mandatory for the co-host cities to participate?


    I asked him that.


    Did I say that?


    So you said that and laughed.


    Well.


    It wasn''t until after the qualifying round had already started that I realized I had been tricked, yes....


    We made it through the first round thanks to Sarah and Unja.


    As it was, without a moment''s rest, they slipped into the second and third rounds.


    ........and


    As usual, Sarah and Unya are dominant.


    As for Unia, I had heard about her amazing fighting skills and speed since I was a nobleman living in the royal capital, but this was the first time I had actually seen her with my own eyes.


    In Unna''s case, it''s impossible to describe how fast it is.


    Probably, when the other party realizes it, they have already been caught behind.......and so on.


    The weight of the blow is not half as heavy as Sarah''s, either.


    The blow will knock him out and leave him unconscious.


    Even if you only graze her, you can take a considerable amount of damage, so your opponent no longer even tries to get close to Sarah.


    ........As a result.


    As the qualifying process progressed, I found myself being targeted more and more by the other teams.


    nevertheless


    When I was a teacher in King''s Landing, I also taught offensive and defensive magic to a certain extent.


    While deploying a moving shield (moving shield) around


    You can deploy the Fire Lance around you and hit a frightened opponent with your shield, and so on.


    So while defending themselves, they were always in a position to participate in the attack as well.


    .............Most definitely.


    I only had one direct attack on me during the qualifiers.


    Well, I mean, I got hit by one attack.


    It was a party of twin-sworded heroes from Batcombe.


    It wasn''t until much later that I learned that these three were last year''s sixth-place team...


    and so on


    Me, Sara, and Unja got through the first three qualifying rounds without incident.


    After the qualifying round


    We had an award ceremony at the venue.


    "Don''t play with me until you get a shot at me, okay?


    The presenter, the Lord of Batcombe, Gelter, handed me the trophy with a smirk.


    Anyway, I''ll do my best.


    So that''s all we could do.


    After the awards ceremony was over, we moved with the other qualifiers to the corridor to the competitors'' waiting room.


    It''s getting there, for us players.


    May I have a word with you?


    You, the knight over there, do you have a moment?


    and


    A large number of people who were waiting for us approached us all at once.


    This.


    That''s why they''re called Scouts.


    So these are the people who are trying to scout out the players in this tournament who seem to be promising and hire them as mainline mercenaries/guards.


    And that''s because


    In King''s Landing, people who are skilled in sword and martial arts are


    First, they are usually collected by the knights of the castle, and when the nobles and merchants try to employ the fierce men themselves.


    The only way to do this is to recruit for the Adventurer''s Guild or to scout for these martial arts tournaments.


    Just.


    It''s a bit lonely, I thought.


    It means that not a single scout has approached Unya and Sarah.


    No.


    I''m not even going to let them go if they get scouted, from my point of view, so that''s something.


    You''ve made your abilities known to the whole world.


    So none of them have been approached by the scouts.


    I''m sure the fact that two of them are representing a small frontier city, Liberty, has an impact on that.


    It affects more than that.


    Because they''re subhuman.


    So it seems to be.


    After all, racial supremacy is still as prevalent in King''s Landing as ever, and


    It''s not like I''m going to hire a sub-human for the sake of it.


    When I was still a nobleman in King''s Landing.


    Wunya, being a cat person, was employed by her former family.


    Even with this, it wasn''t as a formal maid, but rather as a so-called slave-like contract.......


    In that case


    Oh, isn''t this my lord?


    One of those scouts was Quinn Chamber of Commerce/Quinn.


    Quinn noticed me.


    He ran up to me with a big smile on his face.


    First of all, congratulations on qualifying.


    He said, and bobbed his head.


    And then.


    Quinn looked up and turned his attention to Sarah and Unja, who were standing on either side of me.


    As long as you two don''t have any members of my lord''s entourage out, we would be happy to scout for you.


    He said, and smiled at me.


    Then.


    After a short conversation with us, Quinn went back to scouting.


    Quinn is not like other scouts.


    ''Hey there werewolf, can I have a word with you?


    and


    I was taking the initiative to talk to a sub-human warrior who had been doing a remarkable job in the previous qualifying round.


    Well, you''re not talking to me, are you?


    And.


    So the sub-humans had surprised me in reverse.


    Even in King''s Landing.


    I can''t believe there are still people like Quinn like this.


    It makes me very happy.


    �� ��.


    after that


    Back in the waiting room.


    Thank you for your efforts. Congratulations on qualifying.


    Erdena, who was waiting for us to return, greeted us with a big smile on her face.


    In the room.


    Other figures include Biblina, Googs and others.


    We were all cheering for you in the audience.


    He smiled at me with a smirk.


    When I hear that.


    Googus chuckles and


    ''''No, I think the Goopop guy got bored watching these fights.


    I started to doze off in the middle of the game.


    Lil'' Pop brought me back to the anteroom here because it couldn''t be helped, but...


    As he said that, Googs looked at him.


    With Goopop lying on the couch, breathing in his sleep.


    There was Lil Pop, who had apparently fallen asleep with a blanket over that goop and stroking its head.


    Lil Pop was asleep with his face snuggled up against the goopop''s face, with his own face snuggled up against the goopop''s.


    I''m exposing my unprotected sleeping face there.


    Lil'' Pop is always spewing murderous energy around us, and in a way, it''s valuable to see him like this.


    What was I thinking?


    Just when you thought those lillpops had disappeared from your eyes in an instant.


    ...What is it, my lord?


    indicates irony


    I heard Lil Pop''s voice from behind me.


    it seems that


    Even though he was asleep, Lil Pop sensed a good sign.


    I''m told he moved on the spot instantly.


    If only Lil Pop had been a little more sleepy.


    in this situation


    We all drank the drink Erdena had brought for us, and we finally took a break.


    If we could, we wanted to just go back to Liberty and get some rest.


    Well the dinner party is about to begin today.


    Saying that, Erdena pulls my hand back.


    Just because I''m the lord of the co-host city.


    But they won''t let you go just because you participated in the preliminary round, yes.


    I am.


    I told him to at least wait until I had showered and moved to the bathhouse.


    At that point


    I put my mouth to Erdena''s ear.


    Can we talk after the dinner?


    Yes, when I say the words.


    Erdena is


    I''ll be waiting for you in your room.


    So he said that and smiled a little mischievously...

 86 . Battle of Battle of Battle Combat Part 9

    the next day


    The qualifiers continued as usual in the Great Martial Competition.


    In those qualifiers.


    Nirmana, who is participating as part of the Picks selection team, is


    It''s a far cry from the kind smile they usually show at Liberty''s school.


    ... no.


    In a way, it would be better to say that he kept that smile on his face.


    ''That step in is a point deduction of 3.......if this were a battlefield, you''d be dead, wouldn''t you?


    As he said that with his usual smile, he repeated the shield bash with the large shield in his hand, and


    He led his team to the finals of the tournament despite finishing second in the qualifying round in impressive fashion.


    That''s what I''m talking about.


    In Picks, I''m Nirmana, who is not only an elementary school teacher, but also a teacher at the Knight''s School, and once again, I was concerned about that.


    Hmmm........you fell in love with her again?


    Nirmana appeared suddenly beside me as I was staring at the results of the qualifying round and thinking about it.


    When I kissed my cheek with a wicked smile on my cheek, she smiled mischievously.


    You see, Nirmana would be in trouble if a strange rumor got out.


    Nirmana held her cheeks and said that to me in a hurry.


    No, no, I think it''s rather convenient, personally. I think I''m on target.


    Saying that, Nirmana now pulls her face towards my lips.


    ''''........So, you''ve been saying that you''re a sweetheart on a daily basis, haven''t you?''''


    Here''s where Eldena appears.


    If she hadn''t twisted Nirmana down on the ground with her hands, I''m sure she would have kissed me.


    �� �� ��.


    A few evenings later.


    With all of the qualifying rounds completed, the big martial arts tournament is now only the final day of the tournament.


    At the dinner that night.


    All of the teams participating in the main competition were up on stage.


    A rally was being held for tomorrow''s final tournament.


    Unlike previous dinners, this one was different.


    The number of people in the hall was obviously almost double the number of people at the same meeting until yesterday.


    The drinks and the food seemed to anticipate that.


    It was more than twice as well prepared as yesterday.


    Well, this is the usual scene.


    They only show up at the dinner table on the last day of the budget and after the main game, because they leave the job of checking and recruiting to the people below them.


    On stage, Biblina told me so.


    I mean.


    Today Biblina is so beautiful.


    Normally, she''s a bit on the masculine side of things.


    Today, she is dressed in a light blue dress, and she is all over the place, behaving in an elegant manner.


    I couldn''t help but gaze at her.


    What is it?��Have you fallen in love with him again?


    She says so and smiles a little.


    She smiles a little, and I


    Well, you''re so beautiful, I couldn''t help but admire you.


    Yes, I told him exactly what I was thinking.


    Biblina, right then and there, thought she had turned red in the face.


    Oh, you''re getting better at flattery, my dear.


    As he said that, he turned away in a huff.


    By the way.


    Two women were waiting behind her.


    According to what Biblina had told me beforehand.


    These two are said to be the most outstanding sisters among the female magic knights who report directly to Biblina.


    They call those names Jill and Jira.


    At any rate, they''re about the same age as Biblina.


    They''ve spent some time together since they were young.


    Those two...


    I''m on stage, but I''ve turned away from Biblina.


    She was soothed with a somewhat confused expression on her face.


    So I thought to myself, that scene is just like a real sister!


    �� ��.


    that day


    With teams like Biblina and Gelter that are exempt from qualifying.


    A team like me and Nirmana, a team that has qualified and won.


    We each got together for a dinner, and we had a great turnout.


    The participants were gone from the hall pretty quickly.


    And that''s probably true.


    After all, today''s event is just a showcase for the participants for tomorrow''s final tournament.


    The players who are preparing for the real thing are


    After just showing my face, I would have gone back to my room early after enjoying the free food and drinks provided in the venue.


    Normally, I would have gone back to my room.


    I myself would like to get back to my room as soon as possible to rest and recuperate for tomorrow.


    In this grand martial arts tournament


    Since our small frontier city, Liberty, is a co-sponsor of the


    Attendance at these meetings is compulsory.


    As I was greeting and chatting with the guests that kept arriving one after another, Gelter said to me


    I''ll give you a chance to do that in a little while, and you can go back to your room now.


    Yes, he whispered in my ear and smiled at me with a smirk.


    After all, I''m a new lord.


    So I really appreciated these words from Gelter.


    After a while.


    When Geltzer came up on stage again


    Now the party is over.


    You can all still enjoy the drinks and food here in Batcombe, but


    I''d like to ask tomorrow''s leading men to leave here, now, please give them a round of applause.


    Yeah, say hi.


    He takes the initiative and begins to applaud.


    The whole audience begins to applaud.


    It quickly turned into a loud, cracking cheer.


    And now, I wondered, which way should I retreat?


    I was somewhat confused in the hall.


    Then.


    Follow me in this direction.


    And.


    Like me, Biblina, who, as the daughter of the host city''s lord, had been forced to deal with a scattering of guests, rushed over at a fast pace and took my arm as she left the dinner party venue.


    We walked out of the venue and down the street behind it.


    Biblina looked around.


    Oh, man, I''m just tired of letting those old men f*ck around.


    As I say this, Vibrina enters a building in some kind of alleyway.


    I''m being pulled by the arm, and I''m also going into the building...


    This room, which belongs to the town hall of Batcombe, is now used as an anteroom for guests.


    Saying that, Vibrina sits down on the sofa at the back of the room.


    Biblina turns her gaze straight to me.


    We were silent for a while, and then we zipped along.


    When it was just the two of us, and that kind of time was going to pass.


    I''m still embarrassed to admit it.


    Apparently, it was the same with Biblina.


    "...you know, it''s something to be ashamed of, this kind of thing...


    As she said this, Biblina got up from the couch.


    You said you''d be face to face with me.


    You see, Safate.... about that concubine of yours...


    Biblina cut in with a slightly nervous look on her face.


    Choking on her words a bit, Biblina swallowed her spit once.


    Well, I''m kidding, but that wasn''t really...


    ''........Is there something wrong with my concubine?


    Oh, no, from a room that was supposed to be just the two of us.


    Suddenly a third party voice.


    Biblina froze on the spot as if startled by the voice.


    Such is the front of Biblina.


    Eldena came up behind me.


    "...I''m going to take Safate out of the hall, so if you follow me with a bad feeling.......


    Yes, I''m going to give a big sigh.


    With such an Erdena in front of me.


    Biblina''s face remained red in her


    No, no, I mean, you know, it''s not...


    And he continued to give incoherent, or rather, wordless explanations....


    Well.


    I didn''t quite understand what Biblina was trying to say.


    Eldena took me by the hand and led me out of the building.


    "...and that''s why you''re so lax on the side...


    And that''s why I had to take a lot of Erdena''s sermons.

 87 . Battle Battle of Batocombe Part 11

    That night.


    A big feast was being held in the dinner room in Batcombe to celebrate the end of the big martial arts competition.


    The grand martial arts tournament was won by Biblina''s team.


    Biblina''s team was a trio with her childhood friends, the female swordswoman sisters Jill and Jira.


    The pattern of Jill and Jira, the magic knights, cutting into their opponents with a combination of speed and breathlessness, with Biblina leaping into the confusion.


    The reason for the victory was that Biblina assessed the battle situation well and did not miss the time of the assault.


    ''This guy from last year would have been easier to deal with.


    After losing to Biblina in the semi-finals, Gelter said that and crumpled up Biblina''s head with a huff and a laugh.


    You will not be treated as a child forever!


    When Biblina poked back at Gelter''s flank, shouting loudly.


    It''s like, Geltar, you know, you just crouched down in that spot with a great look on your face and....


    I don''t know if he got hurt in the tournament or....


    I came by to see if you wanted to talk to me.


    ''''Well I don''t want my daughter-in-law to see me looking so unbecoming.


    And with that, Geltor stood up with a sook.


    It''s obvious that you''re overwhelmed, and you''re in a lazy cold sweat.


    This look.


    Even Biblina, who poked at me, was in a big hurry to call her own maid.


    Anyway, the tournament is over, so I want you to take it easy first," said Gelter, and he put his mouth to my ear.


    Well, I guess.


    If the bastard could see his grandson''s face as soon as possible, he could retreat to the porch and live a peaceful retreat with his grandchildren.


    So, once he pulled his mouth away and smiled in front of me, Geltar smiled at me


    Well, I''d appreciate your cooperation.


    Geltar says that and smiles with a snicker.


    But I''m in trouble.


    I can''t help you.


    I don''t have many male friends that I could introduce to Biblina and...


    When I was a teacher in King''s Landing, when I wasn''t working as a teacher, I continued to devote my time to study and research...


    To Geltzer.


    I folded my arms as I did so in return.


    Gelter had a wry smile on his face.


    As usual, you''re as dull or insensitive as ever...


    And as he says this, he puts his arms around my neck.


    Anyway, take care of Biblina for me.


    She''s a prancing horse, sure, but she''s also pretty good-natured.


    I said, and when I huffed and puffed again.


    "Enough!����Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!


    Biblina, her face turning bright red, broke in between me and Gelter.


    So, this is where the story gets lost in the murky waters of...


    My lord, thank you for your help.


    As I was walking around the hall and chatting with officials and participants, Nirmana, who represented the small frontier city of Pics, came running to my side with a glass of wine in her hand.


    Nirmana was


    I''ve been a visiting teacher at Liberty.


    He''s a teacher at a school that works with kids.


    He said that he is also working as a teacher at the Knight''s School in Picks, so he participated in the preliminary round and


    It was a stunning finish to the last eight.


    Her team was


    She was a heavy knight and a party of swordsmen and archers.


    While Nirmana used her large shield to block the enemy''s attacks.


    The archer distracts his opponent with his arrows, and when the enemy is up in the air, the swordsman rushes in.


    Furthermore, Nirmana''s picksteaming tactics were to follow up with a shield bash.


    This battle method was.


    In a way, it''s a textbook strategy that anyone can predict right away.


    "There''s a lot of people who make fun of textbook battles.


    The fighting methods in the textbooks are meant to be simple and powerful.


    If you neglect it, you''ll get hurt.


    Nirmana laughs at that.


    I watched her game too.


    That''s a three for three move.


    While saying that, the way he knocked his opponent down with a shield bash and kicked his opponent''s head up without hesitation as he rolled on the ground and knocked him out...


    So it was difficult to imagine the killing spirit from the usual jovial, smiling Nirmana, and


    So the way I look at Nirmana has changed a bit.


    ''''No, no~ it''s a whim, a whim.


    It''s Nirmana who chuckles at that.


    But I do hope you get some sort of reward for winning.


    Nirmana hugs my arm as she says that.


    I couldn''t help but feel a thrill at the sight of Nirmana, who was dressed in a dress that was different from the usual, with her back wide open.


    My lord has a lot of work to do.


    Erdena, who came running up to me, was quick to say so, or took my arm and took me away from the place.


    Nirmana was looking at me like she was sorry to see me like that.


    While we''re at it.


    And Eldena, who got me out of here.


    I was dressed in a pale purple dress with a wide open back on this day.


    It looked very good on the tall and stylish Erdena, and I told her what I thought.


    ...You just catch me off guard sometimes.


    As he said this. His cheeks turned bright red.


    Hm?


    Does this mean that they were pleased with it?


    Yes, I think that''s a good idea.


    As I was pondering this, Unja came up to me.


    Normally, when there is a meeting like this, Unja takes the initiative to do the work behind the scenes.


    He was trying to help serve them on this day, as he should have been.


    They told me that you were in the finals, that you were the one to receive the award, and they wouldn''t let me help you.


    While saying that, she had a look of heartfelt disapproval on her face.


    Incidentally, on this day, Unja was attending the meeting in her maid''s uniform, unchanged from the usual.....and thinking that


    These maids'' uniforms are party material.


    Saying that, Unya turned her back.


    Looking closely, that maid''s uniform was roughly open at the back, exposing the skin around her stomach.


    ........Looking at it like this, Unja''s waist is very thin.


    I was staring intently at Unja''s exposed waist, or rather, her navel.


    Unja''s smile is not her usual energetic one.


    With a somewhat bewitching smile on his face.


    "....underwear has its own characteristics.��Shall I check it out?


    Then he took my hand in his and shook it.


    Then Erdena came between me and Una.


    Well you mustn''t play too much of a joke, Una.


    Eldena, puffing out her cheeks a bit, calls out to Unja so.


    To such an Eldena, Unja.


    We won''t bother your mistress, please don''t worry.


    When I said that, it wasn''t the bewitching smile I had glimpsed earlier.


    He responded with his usual cheerful smile.


    �� �� ��.


    Thank God I''m finally free of all that.


    It was near dawn, and Vibrina finally walked up to the corner of the hall where me and Erdena were stationed, with a look of relief on her face.


    Relief or nothing.


    And today, the star of this meeting is definitely Biblina.


    Well, that''s true, but...


    He said, and a wry smile appeared on his face, and Vibrina


    Hmm?��May I ask for something to celebrate?


    Suddenly, she said that to me.


    I smiled at Vibrina and smiled at her.


    ''Of course. I was just thinking of something for Nirmana as well, and I''m thinking of something for Biblina to commemorate the occasion...


    That''s all I said.


    Biblina suddenly kissed me on the mouth.


    It was awkward.


    I was momentarily stunned by the momentum of that kiss, and I froze in place.


    After a brief moment, Biblina''s lips parted.


    Well, well, well. As you are a country lord, you will have to leave it at that.


    So that''s what he said, but his face was red.


    By the way, after this


    Hey, Vibrina, what were you doing just now?


    Erdena, who had an angry look on her face, chased after Biblina with great speed.


    Biblina is in Biblina.


    I will not tolerate a day like this!


    So while saying that, they were trying their best to run away from the venue.


    I was smiling at the two of them.


    The ringing of the bell that heralded midnight echoed softly through the hall.

 88 . The Mysterious Bandits Part 1

    The Lord Commander sent me, the Captain of the Guard, Googs.


    I''ve gathered all of the guards to form a select squad so that we can go out to explore the area around the pioneer village.


    I went to that one unit last time and I know the area well, so of course I''ll go.


    Now, who else.........


    Of course I''ll be there, sir.


    And Lil Pop


    For such lil'' pops.


    I snapped at him as hard as I could.


    "Hey, buddy, since you''ve got a goop to take care of, I thought you were supposed to be out of town for a single round of scissors.


    That''s what I said, and Lil Pop was like.


    That''s all right, sir. I think I''ve got a better idea.


    I''m just saying that and slapping him on the chest.


    I''m a little nervous about this guy, because he''s always thinking outside the box.


    So, what do you do?


    We can take the goop on the magic infantry, sir.


    And Lil Pop with a smug look on his face.


    I immediately put a deco pin on Lil Pop''s forehead


    What are you doing, sir?


    Lil Pop backpedals slightly, holding back from taking a hit from my deco pin.


    ''Think about it. That was supposed to be a one-seater, right?


    Besides, this is a reconnaissance, I can''t have something that obvious along with me.


    I told him so flatly.


    In fact, there''s no way I can carry a demon armored infantry that is twice the size of that humanoid, and can''t even turn around properly.


    Then, the lil'' pop one, this time sitting there.


    We''re going anyway, sir!��I will not move here until you acknowledge me.


    Oh, for f*ck''s sake, quit being such a pussy!


    Anyway, when the lillpop guy starts to complain, he''s out of control.


    You can''t move even with leverage until you get your point of view across, and since you''re so poorly skilled, no one can compete with you...so you can''t even force them out.


    Sitting cross-legged, arms folded, Lil Pop stares straight at my face.


    Oh, God, this stubborn father mode is really annoying.


    And I''m looking at you like I''ve bitten a bitter bug.


    Goopop, who had been watching it from the shadows of the entrance, came running up to me with something.


    In


    goop


    I hugged Lil Pop, who was sitting on his stubborn father''s seat.


    ''Dad you can take me and my mom and I...''


    It''s like he''s looking at me with his eyes watering.


    The Latest Goop.


    It''s only been a short time since she was born, but she''s already grown up like a 10-year-old girl.


    I guess that''s just because she was born from an ancient monster race egg.


    And this goo-pop.


    Dark-haired, clean-cut, ladylike, like you couldn''t kill a bug.


    Yes, they''re dainty.


    I know it''s got a lot of parental elements in it.


    Anyway, I can''t take a goop to a place where it''s not safe to take a pretty girl.


    Then he folded his arms and turned his head to the side with a pout.


    I thought a goop walked up to me and grabbed my arm.


    Huh?


    What happened to me?


    It was something, and I found myself being thrown down at the feet of a goop.


    ........I didn''t notice it at all, or rather, I didn''t even know I''d been thrown......


    Yes, the goo-pop who looks down at my confused face is looking down at me.


    ''I can take care of myself so I want you to take me with you.


    Yes, you look at me with those moist eyes.


    .........


    Yeah, there''s no way around it.


    Anyway, if I deem it unsafe, I''ll send Lil Pop and the rest of them back.


    Those instructions are absolute. If you can abide by them, I''ll let you come with me.


    When he said that, Lil Pop


    But that''s a condition I find somewhat difficult to accept.


    That''s right, mumbling and getting up with a dokorasho.


    I mean, you''re such a loli girl on the outside, but your words and actions are too old-fashioned.


    Well...


    Here''s where I turned my gaze back to the goop.


    ''Two more things to add to your goop.


    One, always stay with me or Lil Pop at all times, and never leave.


    As he said this, Goopop nodded, smiling happily.


    ''So, one more thing...''


    I''m still looking like I''ve been thrown down at the feet of a goop.


    ''''Well don''t use that throwing technique now, never use it when you''re in your skirt.


    ....in full view.


    When I say that.


    Goopop, who didn''t seem to understand what it meant for a while, was dumbfounded right there.


    I pointed to the short, fluttery skirt of my goop and


    Finally, he noticed that my underwear was in full view, right below me.


    His face turned red as he held up the hem of it.


    ''If you understand, go change into your pants. At least the place you''re going to go from now on ain''t a place you can go in a skirt.


    As I said this, Goulpop ran off, his face turning bright red.


    then


    And something about the cobolts under my command kept coming up to me.


    Captain, that''s really not fair.


    What?


    You can''t really have an angel like that as your daughter, can you?


    A combat junkie with a rear-end job, for Christ''s sake.


    So, it''s even more unlikely that your wife is a lil'' pop.


    That''s the only red dot in the Guard.��What, are you messing with it as fast as you can?


    After this, I''ll be


    Until Goop came back in a pair of shorts.


    I guess I''ll just have to listen to my guys whine on and on...........


    �� ��.


    In the morning, I selected those who would accompany me.


    Starting with me, Lil Pop and Gou Pop, there are 10 of Kobold''s elite.


    This brings the total number of people to 21, including the Eels who are coming from Guianacombe.


    Now we just need to find out what happened to the Green Convoy that we''ve been in contact with.


    Just as I was thinking this, Foldente appeared in the room.


    ''I''m back from Greencombe.


    When he said that, Foldente sat down in a chair, saying, "Oh dear.


    I''ll just have a cup of tea.


    He sighs as he says this.


    This is the usual pattern when Foldente comes to our guard building.


    Well, I''m sure he''s allowed to be that relaxed, so I don''t mind.


    With me in front of him.


    When he took a sip of the tea his men were holding, Foldente sighed and


    Greencomb was looking for the bandits.


    The strike team is already on its way, arriving in Liberty in two days.


    You should discuss it with Eel and work out a plan of attack.


    I''ve made it clear to them that they have to work in accordance with our strategy.


    Then Foldente chuckles.


    ''''I get it anyway. Good job.''''


    I smiled at him and smiled at him.


    Foldente looked around me.


    "I wasn''t sure what to expect at first.


    We''ve become such a nice family.


    Then he chuckles.


    When I turn around.


    Right behind me was a goop who had changed into shorts.


    Behind him to his left was Lil Pop with several magic guns at the ready.


    .............................Hey!


    Goop, though.


    Is this the kind of ''I''m going into a hand-to-hand combat'' kind of woman you think I deserve?


    I turn my jito eyes to me, and Foldente still smiles with a giggle.


    Anyway, we''ve got two days to kill before we meet up with you.


    ....why don''t you do a little family service for them?


    When I said that, the one with the fortente, he stared at my crotch.


    It''s just that you''ve been very sweet to her, but you''ve been very sweet to her.


    Then he laughed again.


    I couldn''t help but blush a little and cough deliberately.......


    What are you guys doing looking at me like that?


    Huh? Break it up!��Dismissed!

 89 . Mysterious bandits 2

    Two days until the troops from Greencomb arrive.


    So we have an unexpected opening.


    First, I went to the quarters where he was staying to see the Captain of the Guianacombe Guard, Eel.


    It seems that Eel had heard about Greencombe from Foldente.


    We were just gathering the other members together to exchange information.


    I said, "I don''t want to bother you, or I''ll come back to you,


    No, it''s no problem if you''re the Captain of the Googus Guard.


    Then he let me in the room.


    There are 10 people in total, plus me and Eel, for a total of 12, filling Eel''s room.


    Yale''s room has a reception area as well, but...


    With the use of the bedroom space as well, this number of people can finally fit in.


    There.


    There was a reaffirmation of what was currently known about the mysterious bandits, with Yale as the moderator.


    Nevertheless


    There is very little information on this bandit group.


    There are still advance teams covertly working on this and that, but


    And we don''t even know the full extent of it yet.


    The group.


    It''s about 20 to 40 people, and the total number changes daily.


    You must be suitably armed.


    You must regularly change your place of residence.


    Well, here''s what we''ve heard.


    This isn''t any different than what us Liberty operatives have been reading and passing it on to Eel.


    On top of that.


    I knew the biggest problem was the third one: "He changes his place of residence on a regular basis.


    This is just another way of saying that you''re that cautious.


    If they find out that we''re on a strike team, they''re going to run away to a place they''re secretly preparing as a place to stay, then it''s going to be very difficult to find them later on.


    I knew it.


    We need a firm grasp on the strength of the bandits.


    If we don''t destroy all the bandits with a single assault...


    Those discussions took place.


    In the middle of it.


    A map of the area around the site, apparently prepared by Yale and his team, was distributed to everyone.


    Everyone should have the contents of this map in their heads before you leave.


    When Yale said that, the meeting was dismissed.


    Then


    In Eel''s room, where everyone was disbanding to the May rain enemy, I faced him again.


    "I''d like to send a few of our own intelligence units ahead of you.


    I was asked to discuss this with him.


    I thought it was okay, in my opinion.


    In the meantime, you should know the size of your unit. I''ll need to know before you leave.


    I told him and agreed to this.


    It''s a personal thing.


    So they decided that the more information they could get, the better.


    Well, it would be good to tell Foldente right after this.


    Well, there would be no hindsight.


    After that, Eel and I chatted for a while.


    Then we shook hands and parted at the end.


    I moved to the town hall on my feet.


    The lord was


    I wasn''t at Butchcombe because I heard you were there for the big martial arts tournament.


    Foldente was doing some paperwork.


    I told him that I had discussed it with Eel earlier.


    Then Foldente said


    Oh, thank goodness for the intel. There''s so much uncertainty in that place.


    That''s what he said and showed his approval.


    It''s partly because I gave my consent ahead of time at my own discretion.


    I was so relieved to see Foldente like that.


    Let me know when you hear something.


    Yes, as a reminder, I was.


    Yeah, okay.


    I replied and left the town hall.


    �� ��.


    At any rate, I think we''re almost done with what we have to do today.


    I moved to the town hall dormitory on my way out.


    I''m living in a town hall dormitory, partly because the rent is so cheap.


    Now I''m not alone.


    We were taking it to Guianacombe, where it hatched from an ancient Kaiju egg.


    That''s where I first saw me and Lil Pop, the goo-pop who thinks me and Lil Pop are his parents.


    Such is Lil Pop, who is thought of as a mother by Goopop.


    The three of them live in this room, which was originally meant for single people, in a room with only two rooms.


    They''ve outgrown it, and


    If Goopop grew up as it is now, because it would certainly make life difficult for him here.


    I''m also house hunting, and I showed up at a real estate agent in town a few days ago.


    Oh, my goodness, when did you get this Googus guy?


    I got a huge grin from my childhood friend, Grianna, who works as a real estate agent.


    I''m doing this for my childhood friends, so put a good word in for them.


    That''s what I said.


    Do you think we should plan on having ten kids in the future?


    And then I started looking for a place to live.


    I don''t have any plans to do that.


    I returned a wry smile as I said that and left the store for the day.


    If I find a good place to live, they promised to call me later.


    Well, now we''ll just have to wait and see.


    I walked into the room with that in mind.


    Daddy, I''m home.


    As he did so, Goopop came running up to me with a pat on the back.


    The word "dainty" really does fit that goop.


    I stroked the goop''s head and patted it with my hand.


    I''m home. I''m done for the day, for now.


    He said and hugged Goopop tightly.


    Goopop, too, with a happy smile on his face.


    So, Dad, you''re going to be with me all day?


    As he says that, Goopop happily buries his face in my chest.


    Yup.


    She''s really cute.


    Since we''re here, why don''t we all go out for lunch?


    I called out to him.


    Oh, hey, Dad, I made you lunch.


    And goo-pop.


    On the table in the kitchen, where I was led with my feet, there were dishes lined up this and that.


    Heh.


    You''ve done so much preparation in such a short time.


    I''m looking around at it and admiring it.


    You know, my mom taught me everything I know.


    ...Yes?


    I''m the one with a big smile and a smiling goop.


    I frowned as I took turns staring at Lil Pop, who was standing behind him.


    Wait, wait, wait, wait...Wait, wait, wait.


    The lil'' pops I know are.


    I want to eat my food. I want to eat my food.


    And then I always say, "Just like that! Or a chunk of meat grilled with a thump.


    Well, that''s just the kind of image I have of the food that''s so bold and unapologetic.


    But


    Speaking of the food that''s laid out in front of me.


    Egg wrapped around a stick


    Soup with many ingredients


    Simmered vegetables chopped into small pieces


    Oh, well.


    I''ve spent a lot of time and effort creating all this stuff.


    Lil Pop, who noticed the way I was looking at him.


    If we''re going to teach our daughter, we''ll have to get serious about it, won''t we?


    What is it, sir?


    You are a captain and a father, and yet you have no idea of such things?


    Then he glares at me with a dumbfounded expression.


    No, wait a minute.


    You know, you''ve been staring at me like I''m the one who''s been stunned.


    You know, the things I''ve experienced in your cooking, they''re all so dynamic.


    I don''t remember any of it.


    Then he turns away from me.


    Oh, that''s a handy brain, huh?


    Well, you know.


    I''m so grateful to be able to enjoy the food that my wife and daughter made.


    When I was a mercenary, I never dreamed that this day would come.


    When I took my seat...


    Goopop and Lil Pop are also at the table.


    So.


    All hands on deck.


    ""Thanks a lot."


    And then I started eating it.


    So, the first thing I did was to bring the vegetable stew to my mouth... yeah, it''s so flavorful and delicious.


    When he said that, Goopop smiled happily


    I''m glad. I was worried about your taste buds.


    That''s what I say but I''m kind of embarrassed when my daughter tells me that.


    I was talking to Goopop like that.


    You two will finish your dinner and head out, as quick as you can.


    Lil Pop told me so.


    ''We are short of clothes for Goopop, sir.


    I am going to buy clothes for my daughter, who is about her age.


    That''s what you say, Lil Pop, but you should buy your own clothes too.


    You''re always all over the place and rarely do the laundry.


    Saying that, Lil Pop.


    You will be begging your father nicely today.


    And then he ignores my words and starts talking to Goop...


    Well, we can force him to buy it when we get there.


    As I said that, I brought the soup to my mouth.


    I mean, this soup is really good........

 90 . Mysterious Bandits Part 3

    Me, Lil Pop and Goopop left the room.


    We immediately headed to the street street street on that leg.


    The development of this place is a bit surprising.


    Before Safate''s arrival, this area had been the site of a volcano and was a desolate land with no plants or trees, but even though it''s been less than a year since then, there are still so many people coming and going, it''s very crowded.


    It''s a pity that


    The permanent population is still very small.


    Now, a lot of people who come and go here now, via Liberty, are just stopping by to do business in the neighborhood.


    So.


    If there are a lot of people like that, then some of them are going to be bad at it.


    Out of the corner of my eye.


    I didn''t miss the adventurer in the storefront of the store in the front left, with the fruit in his bosom in remembrance.


    The adventurer was walking away from there as if nothing had happened.


    I snuck up on the guy from behind.


    Hey, what are you forgetting?


    Yes, I called out to him.


    And then this guy.


    I just started running out of time.


    Well, it''s within the realm of possibility.


    I kicked the side of my leg, the one that was floating in the air behind the rushing adventurer.


    Then.


    The adventurer''s legs, which were originally supposed to go straight out, bent forward at an angle and


    As a result, the adventurer fell down with a flourish as he was dressed to stumble to his own feet.


    And then, on the spur of the moment.


    The unreimbursed fruit rumbled from the adventurer''s breast pocket....


    You forgot to pay for it, didn''t you?


    I said that, and I snickered.


    That''s why it''s said that you''re a soft touch, sir.


    Behind me, I suddenly heard Lil Pop''s voice.


    When I turned around, a man who seems to be one of the adventurers seemed to be creeping up behind me.


    Well.


    By the time I turned around, Lil Pop had completely silenced me with a gatling magic gun he was holding under his arm.


    ''Oh, come on, boys, come on,''


    And now some voice from behind us.


    when you look at it


    The adventurer with his arm wrapped around Goop''s neck and a dagger in his other hand.


    .........how many of you have been able to.......cause trouble when people are on different missions.


    That''s all I can do. We came here to make a profit, and now it''s all gone, and we''re having a hard time eating, so if you want to save her life, leave all your money.


    I''m just saying.


    In the arms of a man who, I say, has a goop.


    ''Dad, you''re not in a skirt right now, right?''


    I mean.


    Yeah, that''s good.


    Yeah, I''ll tell you what.


    What, you''re talking about ignoring people... what?


    The man.


    At the same time I responded, Goopop took me by the arm and threw me forward.


    He didn''t seem to have any idea what he had done to me, and I was stunned as I lay at Goopop''s feet.


    And.


    Goop, such a man''s face.


    I hope you''ll be very sorry for yourself.


    As he said that, his foot....


    �� ��.


    After handing over the three captured adventurers to the guards who rushed in, we...


    The attackers are coming. You should make a few more patrols.


    I gave a word of warning to my subordinate who came over to hand him over, but


    Well, you know what?


    Because of the large number of influxes, there are more than a few people like that.


    Our guards usually deal with these guys accordingly.


    So, now, we''re on our little day off until another mission starts.


    I''m going to go to the clothing store.


    Welcome to the house. Oh, well, we have two lovely ladies.


    Two young ladies.


    I''m biting down on my laughter, but Lil Pop is silent and gives me a huge elbow strike to the side of my head.......


    Oh, sir, are you okay?


    The clerk came running up to me.


    Naturally, Lil Pop is ignoring the gun....


    And, well.


    Let these guys pick out some random clothes.


    I told him, and I settled into a break room at the back of the store.


    This clothing store is for women.


    The only women I''ve ever been with have been streetwalkers.


    They''re not even close to these shops.


    What a sentimental experience.


    Look who''s here. It''s not Googs.


    And as I said that, the woman at the store offered me a cup of tea.


    What''s that?


    Well, that''s a rabbi.


    When I was a kid, there was a cobolt that lived in the neighborhood.


    There was this and that, and didn''t we move to Pix, I think, when I was working as a guard in the village at the foot of Mount Gorn after I went through a mercenary career, right?


    Liberty has come a long way.��That''s why I came back. After all, it''s where I was born.


    Rabbi smiled at that and sat down beside me.


    What''s up with you today?��A tribute to the water girl?��You''re still a widower anyway, right?


    So says Rabbie, who laughs with a nisi.


    Well, this guy has always been like this.


    She''s frank, open and cheerful.


    I guess you could say she''s the kind of girl that everyone likes to see.


    And I''m...


    Yeah, I''m just trying to buy some clothes for my girls.


    As I say this, I point to a corner of the store.


    There.


    I''m picking out a bunch of clothes with a shopkeeper, a goop.


    Lil Pop stubbornly prodding the shopkeeper no matter what he recommends.


    ...I mean, Lil'' Pop, he''s a bastard.


    I''m just pointing fingers at these people.


    I don''t know, that Rabbie guy, he''s just rolling his eyes and looking stunned.


    Well, I never thought you''d get married, Mr. Labby, but I''m surprised you got married.


    What, do you have to drag your voice out of there, man?


    I don''t know, and then...


    Rabbie''s got his head in the clouds somewhere.


    Okay, well, just relax.


    And then she disappeared so fast.


    Hey, I was going to tell them about it.


    I was going to introduce you to two of my friends, but now you''re one of them.


    �� ��.


    And, well.


    With a well-chosen goo-pop of my own choosing.


    I forced myself to pick Lil Pop.


    After buying clothes for the two of us, we went back to our room.


    I''m gonna go clean up some clothes.


    And a very happy Goopop ran to his room.


    It''s just that this was originally a storage space, and I''m making it exclusively for Goop.


    I told you that I didn''t need this kind of thing.


    The Lil Pop guy was mumbling about the clothes I bought without even taking them out of the bag.


    Well, never mind.


    When the time comes, I''ll be able to force you to come to me.


    What do you think, Lil Pop''s guy, he took out the Gatling magic gun he used in the city from his magic bag and started servicing it.


    Is the woman in the shop familiar to you?


    I asked.


    What, you noticed.


    Yeah, that''s an old friend of mine. He''s one of my best friends. I''ll be sure to introduce you.


    I said that and smiled at him.


    The one with the lillpop, he looked down like he was in some kind of bad mood.


    I don''t really care.


    And one word.


    ...then don''t even ask me.


    �� ��.


    in the meantime


    The guards came to my room.


    Since I''m working on another mission, I''m leaving it up to Kobold, my second-in-command, for now.


    It was a message from that XO.


    Anything.


    We captured three adventurers earlier in the city.


    I''m talking about weird stuff and...


    For what it''s worth, they heard about some lucrative jobs around the frontier village near here in Liberty.


    In.


    You know, the job description.


    "Egg collection


    ......


    It''s getting kinky all of a sudden, isn''t it?


    I went back to my room, telling him that I would go to the guardhouse after I got ready for now.


    ''It''s urgent, I''m going out. You stay here with Goopop.


    I told him so, Lil Pop.


    You''re not going to go to that woman, are you?


    or rather (say)


    You, why do you have to be a rabbi here?


    Are you baking a rice cake?


    ''No ... it''s not like that ...''


    So says Lil Pop, who unusually stammers.


    In.


    I forced my lips over those lips and twisted my tongue into them.


    Lil Pop, unusually, twirled his tongue himself.


    And then, often


    We exhaled hot breaths and separated from each other


    Now, listen to me about the Goop.


    I''m on a mission, sir.


    I said, and to Lil Pop, who saluted me, I left the room, giving him a thumbs up on my right hand.

 91 . Mysterious bandits 4

    I moved to the town hall with Kobold, a guard who came to the room.


    I was ushered into the lord''s office there.


    In addition to the lord, everyone in the upper echelons of Liberty, such as Foldente Erdena, had gathered there.


    ''''I think you''ve heard most of what I''m saying...''''


    Then he began to speak, according to the lord.


    The three adventurers heard about the job of collecting eggs in Urina Combe, a small frontier city further north of Batcombe!


    This Urinacombe is a city that could have been upgraded to a frontier city if only the population were to be considered.


    There''s not a lot of good things to say about this town anyway.


    The person who runs the city is a woman named Erna Cotta.


    And he''s leading a dark organization called the "Dark Attraction" that''s controlling the town.


    Normally, the Central Frontier Agency should be in charge of this, but this city is a member of the dark charmers from the point of view of its lord, and it''s a city that can''t be taken seriously, well, like an extraterritoriality.


    So.


    The guys I just talked to said they heard about egg collection in such a tavern at the end of Urinacombe.


    I''m telling you that we have an advance unit on site and we''ve been asked to join them.


    That''s what my lord says.


    So..........that means that the bandits we''re going to capture are most likely to be Urinacombe, or rather, those who are under the breath of the charming voice of darkness.......right?


    I folded my arms and thought about it.


    Aside from Lil Pop, this is not a case where I can take Goopop with me.


    Well, we''ll have a family meeting about this when we get back to the room.


    In.


    After this, Eel from Guianacombe also came to this place.


    However, I didn''t know much about this dark winning voice, probably because Eel lives in Guianacombe in the far north.


    But


    ''''The eggs of the ancient monster race have been traded in secret for a long time at a high price, so it may have strong implications.


    A secret deal.


    It''s not a bad delicacy.


    Maybe that''s not what the people who want it want.


    I think that''s extraordinarily true, just because I''m looking at a real-life example of a goop.


    Probably for the child that was born.


    If you can instill obedience in them from a young age, they''ll be able to control big magical beasts as they please in the future.


    But here''s another question.


    What kind of ancient monster tribe around the abandoned frontier village that the bandits are looking to collect eggs from?


    Last time we went out to investigate, Lil'' Pop knocked him down in front of Eel in Gianacombe and it wasn''t pretty.


    No, that''s all right. I''ve already heard the story. Since you''re all attacked, I think it''s only natural that it''s self-defense.


    Eel bowed reverently to me after saying that.


    I was so relieved to hear that.


    And here''s the thing.


    Our team of Guianacombe investigators have had a chance to take a closer look at the area around the settlement, and it appears that the ancient monster tribe is still lurking around that settlement village.


    According to Yale.


    I heard that they found traces of an ancient monster tribe roaming around the pioneer village.


    Come to think of it.


    When we went out there to investigate, they put some kind of animal trail outside the settlement.


    Maybe that was also, perhaps, a trace of a different guy than the one who was lurking in the cave in the village.


    ''We explored that possibility based on the Gugs'' report.


    So the results of the Googs'' findings were really helpful.


    It''s a bit of a shame that we didn''t find the others as well, although the lord said so.


    ........Well, even so, there were half of academics or non-combatants in the investigation team at that time.


    To be honest, it was tougher than that.


    And I heard that this information has already been sent to the Green Convoy''s survey team that is coming this way.


    We''re going to go after this.


    I opened a map on the desk in the lord''s office and examined the route to investigate and capture them, as well as predicted where they might be hiding.


    At the same time, I also flushed out the places where the ancient monster tribe might be hiding out.


    Putting all of this together, a wetland area to the south of the settlement village emerged.


    This is a densely forested area that is perfect for the ancient monster race with its huge body to hide itself.


    But don''t the ancient monster race also have the ability to turn into human forms like Eel?


    I said, and Eel shook his head from side to side.


    The ancient monster tribe that can take human form is limited to the royal family and a few other tribes. We have no idea who is missing from those tribes, so the only people who can take human form are the ones in ancient monster form.


    That''s what he said.


    Hmmm.


    I don''t believe in absolutes in these things, but well, I won''t dare to say it.


    After that.


    It was agreed to send an advance team to that swamp.


    Before we capture that bandit group.


    The first thing we need to do is to get rid of the ancient monster tribe that''s laying eggs for the bandits to swarm around.


    So, it was Foldente''s opinion that he was adopted.


    In


    I was naturally chosen as the advance team, since I was on my way to investigate Kaitakumei Village last time, and they''re going to choose about five more people by tomorrow.


    I heard that five more people will be joining from Eel.


    You''re dealing with an ancient tribe of Kaiju, right?��Are you sure you can handle this number?


    So I asked the question.


    Later, me, Aura and Sara will join you.


    And, lord.


    And Sarah''s a salamander.


    The aura is a wyvern.


    I see, I think it''s a good decision to silence the ancient monster race, right?


    Then, we''ll confirm the next morning''s meeting time, etc.


    At this point, the discussion in the lord''s room was broken up.


    �� ��.


    I made a face at the guard''s quarters before returning to my room.


    ''Ah, Captain, good evening, sir.''


    And the XO was leading us all through it.


    He was one of the first guards I hired when I arrived in this village.


    I was useless back then... but seeing you working so hard now, it''s very emotional.


    I''m going to be the XO.


    I picked five men from the unit that was supposed to leave the day after tomorrow and told them to meet me at the town hall entrance tomorrow morning.


    ''Yes, sir, then, as soon as possible.


    The XO was quick to say so, or he ran off at a run towards the guards'' dormitory.


    Well.


    That''s all the manpower we need.


    I went back to my room on my feet.


    I opened the front door.


    Welcome home, Daddy.


    As I said that, Goopop ran up to me like he was waiting for me.


    If you look closely, you''ll see that he''s wearing the clothes I bought for him in town today.


    ''Oh, that looks good on you,''


    When I said that, Goopop smiled happily.


    I''m so happy because my dad bought me these clothes.


    As he says this, he turns around and shows me the spot.


    Then.


    "Goop, the Googs are tired of talking.


    They must be fed quickly.


    Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.....


    Then dinner for the three of us at the kitchen table.


    "Luxury is the enemy.


    It is enough to eat. It''s not so extravagant.


    Saying that, Lil Pop, who is turning away and chewing his own meat.


    And that night.


    So, what was decided at the meeting just now, sir?


    Just as Goopop started to sleep, Lil Pop opened his eyes with a snap and asked him.


    Lil Pop is a demon, but he doesn''t have to force himself to sleep, right?


    Before he came to live with me, he used to spend all night maintaining his magic infantry.


    And then I thought, well, I can''t hide it any longer either, so I made up my mind.


    I heard that the bandits are working for some pretty nasty people, and I''m sure they''re not the only ones.


    We''re sending out an advance team to investigate and capture the ancient monster tribe lurking in that area.


    And tell them, Lil Pop.


    I understand and I''ll try to convince Gupop to do what I tell him to do.


    It was kind of anticlimactic, and he easily agreed not to take Goopop with him....


    Then I will go and do a final check on my magical firearms for tomorrow, sir.


    And as he says this, he gets up out of bed and...


    .... although...


    When you''re dealing with a group of people who are the breath of the Darkness'' winning voice, you certainly need Lil Pop, the strongest guard in Liberty, to be the strongest guard in Liberty.


    That''s what I call rational thinking.


    You couldn''t argue with a lil'' pop like that.


    I''ve been staring at the ceiling, thinking about asking around Unja to take care of Goop tomorrow.


    Then Lil Pop looked into my face and saw me.


    Don''t you want to do that today, sir?


    and


    Well, I''m not really a fan of it either, so...


    I got out of bed so I wouldn''t wake Goop up.


    He moved into the next room.

 92 . Mysterious bandits 5

    the next morning


    I got up early and got ready to leave the room.


    ''I''ll leave the goop with Lord Unya and then follow him.


    That''s what I said, and I left the goop thing to Lil Pop.


    ''No!��I''ll go with you~


    And, well, the goo-pop is limping along....


    It''s just, well.


    Well, I couldn''t really hike all that fast this time.


    So I had my heart in the right place.


    I moved to the town hall, with a limping goop trailing behind me.


    When I got to the town hall.


    ''Good evening, Captain Googus Guards.


    and the five guards and others who had assembled earlier.


    I asked the XO for help yesterday.


    As is to be expected of a man who can do his job well, that''s only because I chose him as my deputy chief.


    Well, while praising myself, I was transferred to the lord''s office with the others.


    ''''Ah, googly eyes. Good job.


    In the lord''s room, the lord''s Safate had been busy doing this and that since early today.


    .........or rather, when is this lord taking a break?


    Sometimes the women around me force me to take a break, and all I can imagine is that I''m finally giving up and taking a break....


    And, well, you know, I''m thinking about something else.


    It''s a bit late for that.


    And then Lil Pop came in with a magic firearm.


    ...but...


    ...Hey, what''s up?��What about those blue eyes?


    I''m a bit of a fool for a little girl, sir.


    says Lil Pop.


    There''s a big blue tang around his right eye....


    Apparently, a goo-pop has gotten to you.


    Did Goopop meekly leave you with Wunya?


    That''s what I heard, and Lil Pop was like.


    They have been physically silenced.


    Yeah, he just said it outright.


    For now.


    I''m gonna have a hell of a time getting my goop to work on my mood when I get back from my mission, my friend.


    In the meantime, Eel and the other five members of the GianaCombe team had arrived, so we left immediately.


    Our destination was...


    This is the site of a former settlement to the south.


    The plan for this day is to go as far as we can take the horse-drawn carriage and then enter the settlement on foot first.


    It''s a long march, and we plan to be in the frontier village by nightfall tonight, so we just have to hurry.


    We were given a ride in a horse-drawn carriage to the far end of the village, and we were going at a trot through the dense jungle.


    Since the bandit group is also on the prowl in this zone, everyone carries weapons and moves as closely as possible.


    At the front is Lil Pop.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find a way to make it work.


    It''s true that it would be good if we could go at this pace, but after two hours, as you would expect, the battened-up guys start to appear.


    "It''s inevitable, isn''t it?


    Okay, so we''re going to take a pause in front of Lil Pop, who''s gasping for air with his magic gun on his shoulder.


    That Lilpop guy never takes a break from looking around.


    He''s a very energetic guy, a reliable guy.


    Yeah, I was just admiring him.


    "Incoming attack!


    Lil Pop''s voice suddenly rang out.


    At the same time, the sound of Lil Pop firing his magic gun could be heard.


    What the hell is that?


    As I hurriedly went to call out to Lilpop, a great number of bows and arrows suddenly swung at me.


    I run up to Lilpop while brushing them off with the basket hand I wear in my right hand.


    ''''What about the enemy?''''


    Eleven in the right front. They are armed with bows. But they may have weapons for close quarters combat.


    With that said, Lil Pop.


    I picked up something fist-sized and round, and pulled out a pin at its head.


    One, two ... now!


    Then he threw the bow toward the one that was being launched.


    Then.


    Gahhhhhhhhhh!


    And, well, with a hell of a bang.


    Their screams echo through the air.


    What the hell?


    That round thing exploded with all this pomp and circumstance?


    You''ll have time to blabber, and you''ll be throwing googly eyes too, sir.


    While doing so, Lil Pop arranges the round ones from earlier on the ground in pieces from the magic bag at his waist.


    I pick up one of them.


    I was just watching Lil Pop do it.


    Pull the pins out of his head.


    One, two, now!


    And then I threw it.


    Then, at the end of the throw, I heard another violent explosion.


    At the same time, the presence of fleeing enemies and screams echoed through the forest.


    As expected.


    Those guys who took two of those explosions in a row.


    He immediately began to withdraw.


    ''Captain!''


    Are you okay?


    Just in time, the arrows stopped flying, and the guys in the rear rushed in, just in time to see the arrows stop flying.


    ''They''re on the run, we''ll capture as many as we can.


    I said, and stood up next to Lil Pop.


    Ah.


    It was cool up to this point.


    At this point.


    An arrow that flew into my chest pierced my chest.


    ''Googus!''


    I saw a lillpop run up to me with an amazing look on his face.


    I''m in a slowly muddling consciousness.


    I just stared at Lil Pop''s face.


    �� ��.


    ...Huh?


    When I woke up I found myself in my room.


    No way, was this all a dream?


    I was about to stand up when I felt a sharp pain in my chest.


    Adadadadadadadadadadadadad...


    When I looked closer, I saw that my upper body was wrapped in bandages that were wrapped around my upper body.


    In


    A goo-pop heard me.


    Dad!��Daddy''s awake!


    And then he hugged me.


    ''Oh, hey, goo-pop, I''m glad you feel that way, but you''re going to have to simplify tackling me to the wound.


    Because Dad, it''s been three days since I''ve been asleep.


    And then Gupop kept on crying like that....


    In.


    I looked closer and saw Lil Pop in a folded arms position behind him.


    Lilpop was staring at me in silence.


    ''What happened after that?''


    That''s what I ask, and Lil Pop asks me.


    As Captain Gugs was hit by a poisoned arrow and fell into a coma, we temporarily withdrew from the area, but we captured some members of the group of thieves who were unable to move due to the impact of the explosive bombs, and brought them back with us.


    However, perhaps startled by the sound of the bombs, the ancient monster tribe was nowhere to be found in the marshland that was our search point, and the lord''s search party has now taken over the investigation.


    When I say that much, Lil Pop walks over to my side.


    The report is complete.


    After saying that, he joined Goopop and hugged me.


    ''''I''m sorry ... while I''m with you ...''''


    Yes, it''s a lil'' pop that speaks of apologies.


    No, that''s not true.


    I think my actions of rushing to your side and standing up carelessly at that point in time are what deserve to be reprimanded...


    but


    The one with the lil'' pops.


    I''m with Goopop and he''s holding me and not moving.


    ........at this minute.


    I''m sure you were there for me the last three days when I was unconscious.


    This is something I heard later.


    After I was hit by an arrow.


    I heard that Lil Pop rushed into the enemy lines at a tremendous pace and destroyed the bandit group by himself.


    After that, he carried me on his back alone back to the carriage.


    According to Erdena, who treated me.


    If I''m even half an hour late getting back to the city...


    It was...


    The day after I woke up.


    I''ve got a message from my lord, and Foldente has brought it to me.


    They''re calling off the search for a week, and if they don''t answer the questions, they''ll come back.


    And you''ll be home until you''re better. Safate gave me strict orders not to overdo it.


    I''m in a life-and-death situation, and I''m in trouble.


    Well, I was in a real life-and-death situation this time, and I got everyone in trouble.


    Let''s just go easy on him this time.


    What do you think?


    That Foldente guy, he was staring at my crotch really hard.


    I see you''ve come back to active duty.


    I mean.....


    You know, how do you know that?


    Oh, well.


    So this search ended in a rather indigestible way.


    Well, I''ll do my best next time, I thought to myself.


    This report is finished.

 93 . Destroying the bandits and the day of starlight

    The capture of a mysterious bandit gang that was to take place in the vicinity of the former frontier village and


    The capture of an ancient tribe of monsters that are thought to inhabit the surrounding area.


    We''re here to report a joint manhunt between Liberty and Geanacomb, following an attack by the thieves.


    Such as the effects of the exploding bullets used by Lil Pop to drive away that bandit group.


    A combination of those causes caused me to put it on hold.


    And that''s because


    We engaged an advance team of bandits and destroyed this one, a joint search team including Lilpop.


    So, maybe it was because we beat the bandits too thoroughly.


    So the information about the bandit groups that were operating in this area has been abruptly lost since then.


    To this.


    Googus took a poisoned arrow to the chest and was seriously wounded.


    This was partly because Lil Pop was enraged by this and relentlessly pursued the enemy bandits.


    When I heard this report, I was like.


    So I was rather surprised there, that even Lil Pop, who always does his job with no expression or emotion, can be furious.


    Nevertheless, since Googs was seriously injured, the team that had left before us was asked to withdraw here and


    I''m leading the second squad, and we''ve continued the search.


    For the aforementioned reasons, the bandits had already found no sign of the bandits, although traces of them were scattered about.


    But


    There are several members of the banditry captured by the lillpop, so we will take these men back to the city and interrogate them.


    As for the interrogation, I''ll leave that to the guards and others.


    After that, we continued to search the area with Eel and others in Geanacombe, but


    We were unable to find the ancient monster tribe from around the wetland area in the example.


    After that


    We have continued our search here for nearly two weeks with no significant results.


    �� ��.


    Once we returned to the town hall, Liberty, Ghianacombe, and all of the survey team from Greencombe who joined us later.


    Our objective has been accomplished, and we will return here.


    That''s what the Greencombe survey team said.


    Well, this can''t be helped.


    Originally, Greencombe was a


    They had been working at the request of a small village belonging to Green Convoy that was being damaged by this mysterious bandit gang, and as soon as the bandits disappeared, their role was as good as over.


    But even so...


    And then they spent the next two weeks helping us find the ancient Kaiju tribe.


    Instead, all I can say is thank you.


    I am.


    Captain of the Greencomb survey team.


    Thank you so much for your cooperation.


    I''ll be back to thank Green Convoy again.


    I told him so and we parted with a firm handshake.


    In response to this.


    Eir of Guianacombe had a very complicated look on his face.


    As for Eel.


    I want to find my people and bring them home at all costs.


    We have already exceeded our planned survey period.


    The next day, Eir came to the lord''s office early in the morning.


    "I''ve discussed it with the other people who have come here to Liberty.


    We, the Guianacombe survey team, are going to end the survey here and return to Guianacombe.


    I cut it out.


    Just.


    Instead of terminating it completely.


    Would you be willing to allow a couple of people to stay here in Liberty and help me gather information?


    Yale said so.


    Two young women came forward from among the members of the Guianacombe survey team that was standing behind them.


    This is Arnas of the Guianacombe Investigative Group.


    This is Collet, as well.


    The two introduced themselves as such, and then bowed deeply on the spot.


    Thank you for your help.


    That''s what you told me.


    Sure.


    And the banditry case isn''t completely cleared up yet.


    So even with the ancient monster tribe, we still haven''t solved anything!


    It''s nice to meet you too.


    I said that.


    He shook hands with Earl Arnas Corle.


    In response.


    At noon that day, we used the town hall''s conference room for a brief dinner party.


    And it had already been nearly a month since we had accepted the facility from Guianacombe.


    Many of the people in the town hall had become friends with Eel and everyone else in Gianacombe, too.


    Thank you all for your hard work.


    Together, let''s continue to work together for the development of our cities.


    After my brief greeting, the dinner party began.


    ''How is Lord Googs, how is he doing?


    Eel, who was chatting with me, asked me this.


    Gugs is still recovering at home after being hit by a poisoned arrow," he said.


    The poison has already had no effect on him, but he''s resting up for his big day.


    Yes, I responded.


    ...To be exact, I''ve been getting a lot of hope from Googs to return to the field.


    "Googs still needs to be well rested, sir.


    And Lil Pop comes straight to me at every turn.


    free of charge


    "I will work my ass off for the Googs.


    That said, Lil Pop actually does the work of the guards for Googs.


    So, for me as well, I want Googs to rest well, that''s what I''m thinking.


    We''ve known each other for a long time, ever since I settled in the current hot spring community.


    �� ��.


    In the middle of such a dinner party.


    Can you give me some privacy tonight?


    Erdena asks me that in my ear.


    I look back at my notebook.


    I made sure that all the cases listed are all finished this afternoon.


    I''ll be fine.


    Yes, I told Eldena.


    Then Erdena smiled happily


    I''ll call you tonight, okay?


    That''s what he said to me.


    �� �� ��.


    My lord, you''re gone!


    evening


    I had finally finished my work and was getting ready to go home when suddenly Vibrina came running into the lord''s room.


    I was wondering what was going on...


    I hope you''re not busy tonight.��Go with the straws.


    As she says this, she folds her arms in place and smiles.


    I mean, is it Biblina too?


    What?��I didn''t think there was anyone else who noticed the starry day besides Warawa!


    Biblina says this, and she''s kind of clenching her teeth on the spot.


    ''Yes?''��What''s that starry day?


    When I ask her that, Vibrina says


    ''Huh?��I... I mean, who told you that?��I don''t think you heard me.


    I mean.


    I''m acting very suspiciously, turning my voice inside out.


    Huh.........is a starry day something bad to let people know about?


    What do you think?


    The door to the Lord''s chambers opens again.


    My lord, it''s a starry night. So tonight, let''s talk about love with Nirmana here as we gaze at the stars.


    Nirmana enters the room, and as she says this, she takes my arm and tries to take me out of the room.


    ''This, Nirmana!


    As for starry days, strawberries are my first guests!��Don''t run off!


    Then Biblina stops Nirmana from doing so in a big hurry.


    In


    The two of them were staring at each other.


    My Lord that lord would you have some time to spare tonight?


    And even the aura entered the room.


    I mean, what is it?��What''s that starry day?


    Yes, I''m confused.


    It''s a starry day today.


    As he says this, this time Unja comes indoors.


    In


    According to Una, this starry day...


    In magical astronomy, they say it''s the day of the year when the stars fall the most.


    The stars are falling ... oh, you mean the meteors.


    And you know what, they say it''s the day when wishes come true for men and women to talk about love under such a starry sky.


    Unja says that and smiles at him.


    In response to those words.


    No, no, I mean...


    And that red-faced, speechless Biblina.


    Beside it, the aura of a slumped, reddish face.


    So, talk to me about love.


    Nirmana, who keeps tugging on my arm as she says this, and


    Good grief, I thought.


    My lord, may I have a few moments of your time tonight?


    And even the ribboneier came to the room....


    �� ��.


    That night.


    On the roof of the lord''s house, I was looking up at the stars.


    Beside it, I saw Eldena''s figure.


    I''m gently holding you in my arms.


    "...why is this happening to me?


    Erdena, while saying that, turns a slightly grumpy expression to me.


    ...................That''s right, that''s what happens.


    Me and Eldena are surrounded by


    vibrancy


    aura


    Nirmana.


    ribboneier


    There are these women.


    Well, okay, Lady Erdena, let''s all just enjoy the starry day.


    As she says this, Unja distributes the drinks to everyone.


    "..........originally, on a starry day, one man and one woman, one man and one woman at a time......


    Biblina is mumbling somewhat unhappily as she says this.


    You''re not satisfied with the way things are going, you can go ahead and get out of here?


    Yes, in front of a prickly and sarcastic Eldena.


    It''s just that we''re all staring at each other and... hey, hey, hey, let''s not fight, okay?


    Oh, well.


    With me in a state where I can only smile bitterly.


    The women gathered around it, the women.


    in the end


    The result of gathering in the lord''s office and giving in to their demands as they crowded in.


    So I had to chuckle at the current state of the rooftop.


    I was in a state of bewilderment, and above my head


    Countless starbursts were happening, and they were coloring the night sky beautifully.


    I didn''t have time to enjoy it all the time.


    Well, I can''t complain because I deserve it....

 94 . Two of Guiana Combe and one of the nobles

    The investigation team of GianaCombe has returned home.


    We used the regular scheduled service of the Magic Ship, which Mr. Daiken had been operating all over the place.


    Eel, the head of the Guianacombe Survey Group and the head of the Guianacombe Guard.


    I want to experience how this magical ship normally operates.


    That''s what I offered, and that''s why this happened.


    The Guianacombe survey team was


    Half of them are in the executive suite.


    The other half was in the general stateroom, and we were divided into two halves to go home.


    These regular flights, especially the general cabins, are always overflowing with passengers.


    I was a little worried about whether Yale and the others would be okay....


    after that


    The two remaining Liberty men from the Guianacombe survey team


    The two of them, Arnas and Corle, would be assigned to the guard division of the small frontier city of Liberty for now.


    At first, they would be classified as customers in the guard section.


    I was supposed to get the "outside staff" treatment.


    I''d like to take this opportunity to experience your regular shift.


    The two of them offered to do so, and they were assigned to the regular business team, which also does regular patrols of the city.


    Incidentally, these two men are women.


    The guard department has only two women in it at the moment.


    One is Lil Pop.


    The other is Kobold Lizzie, who is in charge of the accounting department.


    And Lizzie is usually in the town hall taking money in and out, so she doesn''t have much contact with all of the guards.


    The two newly assigned to this project are


    A department that had been nothing but lillpops for a long time suddenly had two more flowers, and so on.


    "Mr. Arnas, would you like to go to dinner tonight?


    Mr. Corlez, would you like to go out with me tomorrow?


    and other guards who are trying to get the two of them to go on a date, despite their working hours, according to the report.


    And the head of the guard, Googus.


    You guys don''t have any sense of time or place.


    And although he reprimands everyone


    ''''I don''t want to be told that by someone who abused his authority to make his subordinate Lil Pop his own.


    And a number of sulking guards.


    In


    Each time, the googles are


    First off. I haven''t abused my authority.


    Secondly, I''ll tell you. I only asked Lil Pop out for dinner after my shift.


    Let me tell you something else. I didn''t own that thing I''d rather be stuck on my ass.


    And I''m arguing against it every time.


    It''s such a googly thing to argue with, but it doesn''t seem to be fun in any way.


    �� �� ��.


    Thanks in part to the guards patrolling the area on a regular basis like this.


    The streets of Liberty, a small frontier city, are very busy at the moment, and there are no particular places that are dangerous to enter.


    In the old Gehmose area.


    I''ve heard that there was a backstreet, etc., centered around a store that specialized in gambling.


    At the time of the usual chimera pseudo-fiasco, all the inhabitants of the backstreets had left for somewhere else, and now there is no trace of them left.


    In this connection.


    Every once in a while, there is one case that comes to the town hall with an offer to open a business and they reject it.


    That''s the slave trade.


    The city has grown and


    Perhaps it''s because the city owns that magical ship, but recently there have been offers of a slave trade in the city.


    This is


    It''s not about selling slaves at Liberty.


    Buying sub-humans as slaves in and around Liberty and


    So they are trying to sell the sub-humans they have acquired in this way in King''s Landing.


    Now Liberty is.


    In order to combat the poor, public works projects are actively allocated to the poor and


    I don''t think the business that the slavers have in mind is viable with the welfare system and all that.


    These slavers were often associated with various black market associations.


    If even one of those shops is in the territory, it could be a magnet for those dark dwellers.


    That''s what Gelter of the frontier city of Batcombe once told me.


    So I''m turning down all applications to open a slave trade at this stage.


    As for my ideals.


    The world where this kind of slavery is a viable business should end as soon as possible.


    Although I sincerely want to see a world where everyone can live equally


    I''m just a commoner, a mere lord


    What in the world can I do, and how far can I go.......well, I often ask myself that question while looking at my hands.


    I''m not going to be able to do that.


    Bocchanama has been very kind to a slave maid like Unya.


    I''m sure he''ll make a wonderful world for us.


    Then he smiled at me.


    Indeed.


    Now we just have to do what we can do one thing at a time.


    I am.


    Once you put both cheeks in your hands, you go back to work again.


    In that situation.


    An aristocratic riboneer who recently settled here in Liberty.


    My lord, may I have a word?


    He asked for me.


    According to the riboneer.


    An old friend of mine wrote to me asking for a tour of Liberty, where I settled.


    As he said this, he presented me with a letter that seemed to have arrived from the royal capital.


    I remembered the name of the noble family.


    I''m sure it''s an upper-middle-class family for an aristocrat


    As I recall, he was one of my father Gapoli''s direct subordinates...


    The method of managing the estate was similar to that of my father.


    I still remember that when I was living in King''s Landing, I dared not to have a relationship with them.


    When I was living in King''s Landing, I still remember that I dared not have a relationship with the Liboneia.


    ''These are people who are questioning the way their parents are running the estate.


    I moved here the other day, and I sent you a greeting card, and you seemed interested in what it said.


    And that was that.


    Whatever the case, the riboneer


    The lord of this city takes the initiative in managing his estate, not using slaves.


    The city has a very low number of poor people due to the active introduction of public works in the city.


    Treats races and sub-humans equally, without distinction.


    etc., etc.


    I heard that he sent this kind of information, but whatever.


    He said he''d like to see the place with his own eyes.


    That''s the kind of riboneia.


    It''s hard to determine if there''s some other agenda there.


    For ribboneiers.


    We''ve had some of those aristocrats working hard in various departments in Liberty Village that were short on talent.


    And to return the favor.


    Now, when these gentlemen come in, I will be happy to speak with them as well.


    When he replied that, Riboneia looked somewhat relieved and


    I''m glad to hear that.


    I''ve been pondering what I would do if someone said to me, ''I called you here on my own, so you should deal with it yourself.''


    Riboneia smiled on the spot, looking very happy when she said that.


    It was kind of like, just being able to see that smile made me feel a little less tired.


    Immediately, Erdena suddenly became extremely grumpy....


    What''s going on?


    So I ask.


    ...nothing.


    Just by responding that way, he turns away again...what the hell is going on?

 95 . Visitors from the royal capital

    It''s been a week since Riboneia consulted me.


    Some of her former schoolmates are coming to the small frontier city of Liberty on today''s scheduled magic ship.


    The other day, Liboneire told me


    The alumni offered me a tour of Liberty, and I agreed to it.


    In response.


    So we came right away.


    In the past, it would have taken quite a few days to get here to Liberty, even by carriage.


    Now, with regular services between Liberty and King''s Landing at a pace of one a week, I can''t help but feel how convenient it''s become.


    Well.


    In welcoming these men, I have other things on my mind.


    I''m not sure if it''s because


    I am a disowned member of my family and Greed family.


    For that reason, when I was newly knighted, I changed my noble name to "Gossage Free".


    When I go to the Royal Capital, I also make use of shape-changing magic to avoid being suspected by the upper echelons of the House of Lords, but when it comes to the Riboneia''s schoolmates, they are all my students from the days when I taught at the Royal Capital and the Royal Capital School.......


    And then I talked to Eldena.


    Finally, after explaining the situation to everyone who would come, I decided to meet with them as myself/Safate.


    As a matter of fact.


    They are the ones who want to change the way their parents'' generation is currently running their business, defrauding the territory.


    If I can be of help to them, I am rather happy to be able to do so.


    I''m still young and inexperienced, and I still have a lot of work to do.


    I''ve always thought so, but before I know it, I can''t stop thinking that the next generation has already begun to move forward.


    Then why don''t you think about an heir?


    Eldena slips up to me with that.


    And she''s engaged.


    I couldn''t be happier with the idea of a child between her and me, but....


    I was staring at Eldena''s face as I thought about that.


    We were both in a good mood before we knew it.


    My lord, let''s have dinner with the strawberries this evening.


    And.


    As if in a timely manner, Biblina came into the lord''s office as if she had seen it coming.


    It was Vibrina before.


    I was just in a good mood with Erdena, and I was raising my voice.


    After I notified all the parties involved of my engagement to Eldena.


    Well, I give Erdena my rightful wife, albeit reluctantly, but I have not yet given up my rightful place as mistress.


    And then he comes to me every time he comes to ask me out for a meal or a date.


    If she is as beautiful and vivacious as Biblina


    I''m sure there are plenty of good partners out there...


    When I say that, Biblina always lets out a big sigh and


    It''s not my eyesight that makes you want to be your woman.


    He says this and looks me square in the face.


    It''s not that I''m not happy about the way I feel, but....


    I can''t help but wonder why they care about me, Unja and Nirmana.


    After all, this night.


    Me, Erdena, and Biblina went to dinner together.


    Before, she always insisted on being alone with me, but


    Ever since our engagement was made public.


    vibrancy


    unaffected


    aura


    I don''t have much objection to going out to dinner with these three people anymore.


    ''''Well it''s true that you''ve been a great help to me, and at least for a meal, you know.


    That''s what Erdena says, and she smiles at me.


    Seeing that smile, Biblina.


    Oh, yes, he had a sense of entitlement.


    And then we talk about it, somewhat happily.


    I can''t really describe it.


    I''m not talking about the relationship between a man and a woman, but rather with Vibrina.


    It''s also true that they feel close to each other, perhaps because of their somewhat similar positions as a lord and a lord''s daughter.


    Until Biblina gets a good one.


    I''d like to continue our good relationship with Eldena in this way.


    �� ��.


    last night


    I woke up on the bed in my room.


    Eldena is sleeping next to me.


    After dinner.


    Erdena and I spent the night here after Biblina and I broke up.


    Well, we''re engaged, I guess that''s about as much as you can get...


    If you spend the night in your room, the next morning, you have to get dressed early.


    ''Good morning, little one. Did you have fun last night?


    And then, with a big smile on her face, Unja comes to our room with breakfast for two.


    With me and Erdena beside her as she hurriedly puts on her clothes.


    Anya prepares the breakfast that has been brought in.


    If you are having a hard time with the nightly activities, I''m always happy to come in between.


    Please feel free to call out to her if you want to come with me.


    With that said, Unja boils out her morning tea.


    Erdena is


    No, no, no, no, no, no.


    Yes, he responded with a slight reddening of his cheeks.


    But, well.


    This light-heartedness from Unja is always... well, it''s like a morning greeting, you know.


    I reached for my tea with that in mind.


    Well, I''m not.


    With your permission, Anya can go ahead and do it now, okay?


    So good, I tucked the long skirt up to my ankles with my hands and tucked the lower half of my body into the.......


    �� ��.


    Now then - please leave the tray out of the room when you''re done eating.


    Unya said and left the room.


    .........why wasn''t Una wearing underwear.......


    You''re not going to make me available to me any time soon or... no, no, no, no, no, no. What was I thinking?


    Anyway.


    After Erdena and I finished eating, we both went to work at the town hall together.


    ''''Well I''ll see you later.''''


    Today, Erdena will be going separately because she has a school inspection to do.


    I walked into the lord''s office by myself.


    Good morning. Did you have fun last night?


    We were greeted by a giggling Foldente who chuckled as he said this.


    Foldente was.


    The fellow student from the Carbonair will be arriving before noon today.


    I''ve set up a luncheon in the conference room for you, if that''s okay?


    He told me this as I sat down in my chair.


    I was in it.


    Thanks, I was just about to ask you for help.


    I responded.


    Foldente nodded his head smiling at my words.


    I''ll check with the ribbon ribboneier.


    And I''m sorry, but you''ll have to wait until the inspection from the capital arrives to look over those documents.


    As he said this, he left the room.


    I remained alone in the room and looked through the documents that Foldente had told me to look through.


    There was


    A document was placed on the floor listing all the complaints and inquiries that have come in from various parts of the city.


    These complaints and other


    It used to be that almost all of them were about the "talent shortage.


    Thanks to the fact that everyone involved in the riboneia has moved here to Liberty.


    Thanks to the large number of talented people who have joined Liberty, and the right people in the right jobs, there have been almost no complaints about that.


    The other complaints that have come up are


    Increase the number of magic ships.


    We need more residential and commercial facilities.


    There are many of these two cases.


    As for the magic ship.


    And we already own it as a city, and we''re already operating almost all of it at full capacity.


    I''m afraid you''ll have to agree with me on this one as it stands...


    As far as residential and commercial properties are concerned.


    I''m currently considering this and that.


    I''ll tell you what.


    This is Liberty, which has already completed the city''s zoning process, which can be considered the first phase of development.


    It''s obvious that if we proceed with unplanned development from here, it would be a terrible idea.


    For that reason


    We''re currently looking at a second development plan for the city going forward.


    We need to hustle up our plans.


    So that''s what I thought again.


    Later.


    A letter from the Royal Academy of Magic in King''s Landing.


    I opened it up.


    It was from a man who was a former teaching colleague of mine.


    He was asking if I was interested in returning as a teacher at a magic school.


    My parents disowned me, and I was kicked out of school, and I don''t know what to do now....


    I was even more confused by the fact that the place of return mentioned in this letter was the magic school in the royal capital that trains wizards.


    What''s more, there''s been a jumble of schools that specialize in teaching wizards lately.


    I heard that not only the students, but even the teachers have been pulled out of the system called Tucine Education, which was started by the publishers, and there''s a serious shortage of talent... but I thought that place was managed and run by a senior wizard?


    I don''t think it''s the kind of place my kind of people can just walk into.


    When I see that they are trying to recruit people like this, even to me, by using the contacts of my acquaintances


    Maybe the magic school is in pretty bad shape...


    For now, let''s pretend I didn''t see it.


    well


    It''s time to go get everyone from King''s Landing


    I left the lord''s office.

 96 . Visitors from the royal capital, part 1

    I hurried with Unja to the boarding area of the magic ship.


    It seems that the regular flight from King''s Landing had just arrived.


    The assistant coxswain, Mr. Oishiro, was explaining the passenger information to the guards who were in charge of watching the passengers.


    This magician ship''s regular flights.


    North from Guianacombe to Greencombe


    In between, in addition to the King''s City, we are circling the cities of Batcombe and Picks in about a week.


    If we had to travel by horse and carriage, it would have taken us months to get there, but we have to make sure that we are well guarded in such a short period of time.


    We''re most concerned about


    Criminals prevented from boarding.


    That''s how they can travel this far in such a short period of time.


    There''s no guarantee that the people who commit crimes in some city won''t use it to escape.


    For that reason


    This magic ship''s embarkation and disembarkation point is closely linked to the various guard stations.


    When the local guard station receives information about a new criminal, the information is immediately transmitted to the magic boat embarkation point in that area.


    This information is then transmitted to the guards at all the landing sites by the regular mail of the magic ship that travels from place to place.


    And


    There''s a crystal recording device installed at the drop-off point of the grimoire.


    Every person who gets on and off the train, every face is recorded.


    At the time of recording


    The system is designed to detect criminals if they have facial data in their profile.


    Thanks to the security system in place


    So far, there have been no cases of this magical ship being used to escape, which is a great relief to me.


    At the boarding area, as I was waiting with Unja


    Here you go.


    And the ribboneier came in somewhat rushed.


    It seems that Foldente had already told him about the luncheon that was to follow.


    "I''m sorry for all the trouble I''ve caused you,


    And a horrified riboneer.


    I''m such a riboneer.


    No, no, no, it''s always been good to me, and this is as good as it gets.


    I almost laughed at that.


    Then, with a somewhat shy smile on his face, Riboneia


    You don''t have to...


    I slumped down as I said that.


    in the meantime


    A few of the disembarkation passengers waved at the ribboneier.


    ''Guys, this way.''


    Riboneia also waved her hand, somewhat happily.


    And.


    I was surprised to see the faces in that ribonair''s gaze.


    All of them were familiar faces.


    They were all my students from my teaching days.


    It''s been a long time, Dr. Safate.


    While saying that, the faces of those students - all girls, but a total of five.


    I smiled and shook hands with all of them.


    I remember six of them in particular, including this riboneer.


    They were all the ones who always had a front row seat to my lectures and were always eager to ask me questions after class, and they were all sincere in their studies.


    Anything.


    The five of them have formed a circle in the school to study Lordship Management and are working on a research project


    The fact that they came here this time is part of that research.


    ''''We had our eye on this Liberty thing from early on, but we didn''t expect to find that Dr. Safate was heading up the effort...''''


    They all looked at me with a dismissive look on their faces and said something to me.


    I was able to say to them all


    I didn''t do much.


    It''s all thanks to everyone who helps me.


    He said that and smiled at me.


    The five of us who got it.


    Instantly, I took my notebook and pen out of my luggage that I had brought with me


    I don''t care about the people...


    "...and how to use it...


    .........the ability to identify people is also important.......


    We consulted with each other in a whisper and took notes on this and that.


    As I watch them, I


    .........this could be a disaster if you''re not careful with what you say, if you say something badly.


    And that''s why I felt a strange sense of urgency.


    �� ��.


    I took them to the town hall and showed them the street street that is being built in front of the town hall.


    This street is


    It connects the town hall of Liberty to the settlement at the foot of Mount Gorun, and


    It''s no exaggeration to say that this is the busiest place in our frontier small town of Liberty.


    There is one main street and


    There are two back roads, one on either side of it.


    A total of three street streets have been set up, with many shops lining the streets.


    All of the shops and houses on these streets are city-owned and built by the city, and


    Everyone who sets up shop here has a lease agreement with the city, and their rental income is one of the city''s most valuable sources of income.


    Essentially.


    A construction project of this magnitude would require a fair amount of money, manpower and time.


    This Liberty has a salamander, Sarah, who specializes in summoning black magic.


    Sarah is able to summon four figures of bone humans (skeletons) at a time with her summoning black magic.


    These bone men worked day and night to create this structure.


    Those bone men.


    Right now, we are mainly working on the excavation of the dragon scale cave by the side of Mount Gorun and the town hall, and


    We are mining the magic stone mines in the Gehmose area, and we continue to achieve remarkable results in both areas on a daily basis.


    However, I don''t want to mention that part because I don''t think it would be helpful.


    He elaborated on that part of the lease.


    ''Surely this is an idea and a mechanism unique to the emerging city...''


    In a city with a bad history, you might have to start by convincing the old inhabitants that it''s hard...


    No. Instead, if you give them preferential access to the new city...


    People are going to take my statement.


    We immediately take notes, say what we think on the spot, and immediately fight the discussion.


    Eventually.


    On the street street where I was going to just look around for a little while to get to the lunch area.


    After spending a light two chunks of time, we hurriedly moved to the town hall meeting room.


    Foldente was supposed to be setting up a lunch meeting here.


    I was hurrying down the corridor, thinking that I had eaten too much time on the street street that I hadn''t planned on.


    Oh, my God, here we are.


    Folded arms in front of the conference room door, Foldente was in front of the door.


    When he saw my face, he walked up to me with a wry smile.


    I''m sorry, Foldente," he said, "I''m sorry.


    I was pulling you all around a bit too much...


    Yes, he said I was apologizing to Fordente.


    The other five, and a total of six of the ribboneiers, stepped out in front of me, and between me and Foldente.


    No, it wasn''t Dr. Safate''s fault.


    It''s all because we held them back, sir.


    They follow me, mouth to mouth.


    Foldente looked around at all of them.


    Well, my goodness, you''ve been a popular guy since you were a teacher.


    He said and chuckled.


    Well, I expected you to be late, so I''m taking care of it.


    Come on, ladies and gentlemen, let''s go into the conference room.


    With that, Foldente led us inside the conference room.


    The meal was.


    I got it from the town hall cafeteria, but


    For a visitor''s menu, it was quite opulent.


    It sure looks opulent.


    Almost all of the ingredients used are from here in Liberty.


    These are the items that the cooks in the dining hall are working on.


    It may not be as good as the food that the nobles of the royal capital serve to their guests, but


    In my opinion, it''s a pleasure to be able to entertain with these local products.


    All five of us.


    It''s delicious.


    All of this is just from this city...


    Even as she puts her food in her mouth, she is still diligently taking notes.


    As he stared at everyone else, Foldente, who was in attendance, was


    That''s a student of yours, and that''s just as enthusiastic as you are.


    Yes, he whispered in my ear and chuckled.


    But, well.


    That''s a compliment, I mean, that''s a compliment.


    I smiled back.

 97 . 2nd visitor from the royal capital

    Five of Livoneia''s schoolmates from King''s Landing... or should I say...


    Five of my students from my days as a teacher in King''s Landing.


    As soon as we finished lunch, he started asking me questions about this and that.


    He says.


    About the tax system....


    About the law....


    The city''s development plan....


    I put my pre-prepared notes in hand.


    They would ask me questions with a twinkle in their eye.


    But


    I''m going to answer your questions, but there is one thing you must remember.


    "I''ll answer your questions, but there''s one thing you must remember.


    "I''ll answer your questions, but don''t forget one thing: this is a typical frontier city.


    When I said that, they all started to look at me with a puzzled look at first.


    So I continued with my words


    Since the city is located in a remote area, the majority of the population is made up of sub-humans.


    As a result, many of the people living here make their living by traditional farming.


    As we talked about this.


    "Are there no ''serfs'' in this city?


    One of them raised his hand and asked the question.


    Farmer.


    These are the so-called servants of the nobility, the ones they use as slaves.


    Among them, those who are mainly engaged in agriculture are called


    In King''s Landing.


    The slavers who deal in sub-humans are the official business, and the market is established.


    Powerful aristocrats usually have their own slavers to deal with.


    The sub-people purchased from the slavers are used as serfs and house slaves.


    This is a system that is unique to King''s Landing, which is based on the principle of racial supremacy.


    If you ask them.


    I''ve also heard that in the west, where sub-human dominated countries exist, conversely, races are bought and sold into slavery, but that''s beside the point...


    I am.


    ''Here at Liberty, we do not allow the sale of slaves.


    We are making it known that when we ask for people to work in agriculture, it is in the form of employment, and we are making it known that we require them to sign a contract.


    When I responded, the five of them began to discuss something zany with a surprised look on their faces.


    Well, I guess it can''t be helped.


    These five are the children of the so-called typical royal capital''s aristocrats.


    Although they are dissatisfied with the ways of their father''s generation, they haven''t come to the root of their dissatisfaction, which is the discrimination and disregard for subhumans.......


    ''In this city, sub-humans and races live as equals.


    Yes, the carboneias will follow up.


    Somehow, the five of us were able to agree on that.


    I don''t think I''ve completely figured that out.


    Now, if we can get people to realize that sub-humans are the same people, I think that''s a big step forward.


    After that.


    We finished our after-dinner tea while answering our first questions about the tax system and how the city works.


    This time we took the stagecoach to the Gehmose area.


    "I didn''t know that there were cobblestones all the way through the forest...


    They all looked out from the stagecoach that was galloping towards Gehmose, and they couldn''t help but look at it.


    Well, if you live in the royal city.


    It is rare for the inhabitants of King''s Landing to go out of the city, since everything is done within the city.


    Instead, merchants would go out of the city to do business with its citizens.


    Therefore, the main roads leading from the capital to various places are neatly paved with stones, but


    It''s not always built up to the main roadways that connect cities to each other.


    After that


    When I was guiding you through the streets of the old Gehmose district, which is centered on the town hall and has streets extending from east to west and north to south.


    Again, we''re all here.


    ''This is ... so much modern maintenance in such a remote area ...''


    And I will be amazed.


    Nevertheless


    There is a big reason why this Gehmose area has become such a modern city.


    Once, in Batcombe, the forces that confronted the lord Geltar made the chimera pseudo rampage, and this part of the city was overrun by the chimera pseudo.


    So, thanks to the injuries, the city was able to completely rebuild itself.


    Originally, this area alone was once a small frontier city, and


    This former Gehmose area is very much inhabited and is still in the midst of an ever-increasing number of residents.


    Therefore.


    We use the old Gehemorse Town Hall, which is still in the old Gehemorse area, as a sub-branch of Liberty Town Hall, but for the most part, we do more business here than at the main office.


    ''There''s a lot going on here,''


    While looking at the town, we all took notes on this and that.


    After spending the entire afternoon in the Gehmoos area, we moved on to the hot spring village.


    We were planning to have them stay the night here.


    We all arrived at the inn.


    First of all, I was overwhelmed by the size of the accommodation that was the central facility.


    Although located in the mountains, not many accommodations would be this large, even in the royal capital.


    Such a building has been created by cleverly using this area of the mountain slope.


    What surprised us all even more was the food that night.


    The young elf master who manages the food at the inn was


    Although he''s young... but he''s a long-lived elf, so he''s already lived over 100 years.


    Because of his life, he has trained in many places and honed his culinary skills.


    I''m proud of myself, but I''m not saying it can absolutely beat the fine dining restaurants in the royal capital, but at least it''s not inferior.


    As expected.


    The five of us were engrossed in our meals, bringing them to our mouths.


    I don''t think there''s anything like this in the house.


    On the contrary, I doubt if there are even restaurants that can serve this kind of flavor...


    Yes, everyone ate more and more of their food with a look of astonishment on their faces.


    In my opinion, as expected of the young master of elves, I was once again grateful for his existence.


    Actually, this young master of elves


    It seems that some restaurant managers and innkeepers in King''s Landing, who had fallen in love with his skills, had offered him a deal that was more substantial than Liberty''s.


    ''I''m happy with the way my lord lord has treated me, who has trusted me with everything.


    And then he refuses to do all of that.


    That''s what the young elf''s young master would say.


    We will continue to respond to those requests as much as possible.


    After that


    They enjoyed the hot springs.


    At first, they seemed to have imagined it was like the public baths in the royal capital


    It seems that he liked the effect and the view of the open-air bath completely.


    Combined with the fact that we were all women, we didn''t come out of the hot spring for two solid hours.


    Everyone.


    It was worth it just to stay here at the hot springs.


    He laughed at me happily, and that''s why


    I was also relieved somehow, thanks to that.


    On this day.


    After the hot spring, we will dismiss.


    We asked them all to move to their respective rooms.


    At that time


    I told them that I would show them around again tomorrow morning after breakfast at the inn.


    Tomorrow.


    We''re planning to visit the underground labyrinth and the great cultivation area.


    Gianbarea, the person in charge of the underground labyrinth, when I told him that in advance.


    Yes!��Leave the hospitality to us!


    I am.


    Somewhat apprehensively, I made my way back to the Liberty town hall on that leg of the trip.


    Since I had been dealing with everyone else that day, I hadn''t been able to get much done on official business, so I thought I''d look over a few things


    Well, welcome back.


    In the lord''s office of the town hall, Erdena was doing this and that document sorting and so on.


    ''''........I''ve taken care of the things that are sufficient for an after-action report first.


    That''s what Eldena tells me.


    I''m so grateful to Eldena for that.


    I picked up the remaining papers on the desk.


    Erdena made me a cup of tea.


    Hey, little man, I''ve brought you some tea.


    And at the same time as Erdena, Unja entered the room.


    What a surprise!


    You guys really understand my timing, you know.


    I was pouring them both a cup of tea.


    He got his work done.

 98 . 3rd visitor from the royal capital

    The next morning.


    The group from King''s Landing after having breakfast at the hot spring village.


    I came over early and had dinner with them.


    Everyone seems to love the hot springs here.


    As a matter of fact, I came in when I was awake.


    He said.


    The baths at the inn in this hot spring village are designed to be accessible to the basic enemy 24 hours a day.


    And that''s because


    Because of the three big tubs.


    While one is operating in the men''s and women''s baths, the other is being cleaned.


    The hot springs here are so rich in their ingredients that they get dirty in a day.


    In the past, when the bath was small and we all used it together, including me and Una Erdena, we just had to clean it a little bit after each bath, so it didn''t bother us so much.


    It''s not an easy thing to do when you''re dealing with customers.


    This cleaning work is done by Ketsey and her team, who have been working here for a long time, in shifts.


    Occasionally, there are cases of drunks attacking Ketsey.


    That''s why we have a full-time division of guards here in the hot spring village, but thanks to that, so far there have been no cases that have developed into major incidents.


    By the way.


    This hot spring village''s guard jamming station has become extremely popular among the guards.


    Well, as long as you stay here, you can enjoy the hot springs for free, so it''s only natural.


    In between breakfasts, we talked about this kind of guard stuffing system, and


    I''ve explained to everyone what''s going on here at Liberty.


    The guardsmen''s quarters.


    In addition to the hot spring villages, they are also built in the city boundary of the road, the large farming area, the underground labyrinth, the street street street, and the villages at the foot of the Gorn Mountain, where the guards work in shifts and patrol the area.


    So.


    The implications of this are different depending on where you are.


    For example.


    In a large cultivated clogged area that is still adjacent to an untouched forest or something.


    I''m more wary of vermin in the field than I am of people.


    In this hot spring village, the main focus is on policing the excesses of drunken guests.


    This kind of guard work can be cut down as much as you want under the guise of cost-cutting.


    However, increasing the number of these guards will lead to a more stable security situation in the territory.


    On the other hand, however, if we hire too many of them, it could be the cause of corruption....


    I think we should first determine a solid leader, and then we should consult with him or her as we go along.


    They all nodded at me when I said that.


    Just.


    I have some bad memories about this guard, in my opinion.


    Before.


    When I was a nobleman, I briefly helped my father run a fiefdom.


    In order to improve the situation of the territory, which was in extreme financial difficulties, the guards were abolished and autonomy was given to the inhabitants, but as a result, the territory was attacked by the surrounding brigands and suffered a great deal of damage...


    That''s part of the reason.


    I''m a big believer in the importance of guards in a city.


    As the city of Liberty has developed, the guard has been growing.


    Almost all of the former guards in the former frontier city of Gehmose were hired


    He has been retrained under the Chief of the Guard and Googs and has been assigned to the right place.


    Also.


    In the past, he was the chaperone for the acceptance of the Batcombe soldiers into the underground labyrinth.


    Now, as a mutual exchange of personnel between Batcombe and Liberty, Biblina and her knights, who continue to stay here in Liberty, have voluntarily joined Liberty''s guard unit, and as for the guards, they are more than enough.


    The most.


    These Knights of Batcombe have not neglected their guard duties, though.


    More than that, most people enjoy challenging the underground labyrinth operating in Liberty, and it''s already well-known that off-duty knights are almost certain to be immersed in this underground labyrinth.


    After breakfast, we took a stagecoach from the hot spring village to the underground labyrinth.


    This is the place where


    This is a public challenge type underground labyrinth managed and operated by the creator of the underground labyrinth (dungeon creator), Majin Jambalea.


    Originally, this Jambalea is a


    It is said that he used to make a living creating underground labyrinths to hide his treasures in response to requests from demon kings and rich kings, but it has been nearly 100 years since the last demon king appeared and was defeated by the brave Max.


    Thus, he is the one who turned to the task of creating an underground labyrinth to let guests in and challenge them.


    However.


    This person who created the underground labyrinth...


    Maybe I''m the only one left in this world?


    And, as Giambalea himself says, it''s very rare in this world.


    And Jambalea herself is not enough of this world to begin with.


    Nor is Lil Pop, who is a guard.


    They are the inhabitants of the magical world known as the demon world.


    They contribute this and that to the city in ways that the inhabitants of this world could never have.


    Especially.


    The underground labyrinth of Jambalea is


    The restaurant has been very popular since its opening, and


    Now that our relationship with Batcombe has improved dramatically, we have a large queue of people who don''t push it every day.


    Most of these participants are customers from Batcombe and


    With improved relations with Butcombe, partly due to the relationship between the stagecoaches starting to operate directly from Butcombe


    Guards and knights who have been off duty at Batcombe have come in large numbers every day to test their skills.


    ........It''s so crowded.


    Everyone from King''s Landing rolled their eyes at the success of the event.


    As for this underground labyrinth, in my case, or in Liberty''s case, I was lucky enough to meet someone called Jambalea, and it''s not something that I can recommend to other cities as is, which is a bit distressing, but....


    That''s how I was leading everyone through the underground labyrinth center with the entrance to the underground labyrinth.


    Yo!��Isn''t that Safate?


    I hear a voice calling out to me.


    I turn my gaze toward the voice.


    From the line of people challenging the underground labyrinth, Gelter, the lord of the frontier city of Batcombe, waves with a smile.


    I mean, Gelter-san, why are you here!


    I had a pain in my side the other day, and I was sitting quietly, and then the secretaries came around like a demon, so I came to relieve my sorrows.


    That''s what I''m saying, and it''s Gelter who''s huffing and puffing and laughing.


    Father!��I knew you were here!


    Just as I was talking with Geltor, Biblina came running in.


    We''ve just received a messenger from the Lordship of Batcombe, and they''re in an uproar because your father has suddenly disappeared!


    Saying that, Biblina doesn''t even try to hide her anger, and she closes in on Geltor.


    Geltar, who looks tazzy and backs away from Biblina like that.


    I know, I know, I know... just let me try one time, okay?


    I said, and I was desperately pleading with him.


    A few minutes later.


    Geltar was taken away by Biblina, who caught him by the scruff of his neck and took him away.


    "....that guy, Gelter...


    You don''t think the Lord of Batcombe''s...


    All the people behind me, all the people who were there for the visit, started zapping around like that.


    I''m going to be the one to tell them.


    He''s the head of the Knights of Batcombe or, well, he''s a great man and a close acquaintance of mine.


    So I faked it by saying so.


    Later, when I brought this up, Gelter


    Why don''t you introduce me to my stepdad?


    So I laughed at him....

 99 . 4th visitor from the royal capital

    Despite the fact that he happens to bump into the lord of the frontier city of Batcombe, Gelter


    I''m having everyone from King''s Landing take a look at the underground labyrinth.


    Then


    ''Good day, my lord, my lord!��And behind that is the inspectors.


    As he said this, Gianbarea, the person in charge of this underground labyrinth, came over with a big smile on his face.


    On his upper body.


    "Are we gonna get it?


    Well, as you can see, it''s a great facility.


    If you want to give it a try, let me know anytime. If you want to try it, let me know anytime.


    That''s what I''m saying, and it''s a janbarea that laughs with the nissies.


    If you look closely, the shirt she''s wearing.


    On the back of the book, it says, "Take it easy, take it easy"... How can I say, it''s a fine art....


    Everyone on the tour.


    I stared at this underground labyrinth, rolling my eyes.


    Well, that''s usually the case.


    What a job to create a simulated underground labyrinth and make it challenging for a fee.


    So I wouldn''t have thought of it either if I hadn''t met Jambalea.


    Additionally.


    It was also significant that this Liberty village was in the neighborhood of Batcombe, which could be considered a military city.


    There were adventurers from all over who came to seek out this underground labyrinth, but


    Batcombe comes to the challenge every day with a string of private stagecoaches.


    Almost all of the off-duty guards seem to go here.


    They put most of their paychecks into this underground labyrinth with you.


    It''s not surprising that Gelter used to laugh at me when he said that.


    My students, they are my students.


    I''m proud of my skills, and since I didn''t have the right type of person, no one wanted to challenge me in the underground maze, as expected.


    Everyone was impressed by the whole thing.


    He was glued to the crystal image next to the underground labyrinth, which showed live images of the underground labyrinth''s internal conditions.


    ''''The underground labyrinth is amazing, but...''''


    I can''t believe you''re projecting the situation inside of it in real time like this...


    They are.


    He was much more interested in the system than the underground labyrinth.


    The whole time.


    How to manage the underground maze and


    How to get out of the game when the game is over and how the magic works


    I''ve heard that kind of thing from Gianbarea many times.


    Well, that''s not so easy to teach.


    Then he smiled and smiled... oh.


    "Just give me the money if you want me to teach you.


    I had a hunch that''s what I was going to do.


    Well, I guess we should be on our way to the next stop on our tour.


    I left the place.


    ''''I wish you didn''t interfere with the money-making process, my lord,''''


    That''s what I said, and then Giambalea came crying to me.


    Jambalea, when I asked you about this underground labyrinth, you did the same thing and asked for money.


    And I''m going to pay the amount of money he''s asking for.


    Indeed.


    He did tell us how the underground maze works... but...


    And so on and so forth, one after the other, they demanded to be charged.


    You know, I''ve had a traumatic experience....


    Yes.


    Based on an earlier experience of ... yes ... yes ...


    �� ��.


    Then.


    When I returned to the town hall from this underground labyrinth.


    They put everyone on a small boat for the town hall and headed south to the large farming area.


    There was a reason why they took the magic boat to this vast farming area.


    ''''Wow, it''s really vast.''''


    Everyone on the mission was looking out from the bleachers of the magic ship.


    As I said this, I looked out the window at the scene outside.


    That''s as it should be.


    In the past, this area only existed at the lodging village along the road.


    A pioneering team led by a young buffalo couple who moved here worked this area from early in the morning until late at night.


    This area has now developed into a major agricultural area.


    As expected, it''s still not as big as the big farm that the Green Conveys are running with the whole city.


    Nevertheless, enough food is being produced to be self-sufficient in the city and sold to other cities.


    Some of them are


    The seeds are extracted from rare fruits that have been copied or duplicated using plant-magic trees, and they are used to massively increase production in this large farming area.


    These rare fruits are very popular with the elves and elves who live in the small frontier city of Pyx.


    Quinn from the Quinn Trading Company, who regularly comes from King''s Landing, is also happy to buy them.


    ''''These rare fruits sell very well in King''s Landing,''''


    And so it''s always a smiling Quinn.


    In


    You can see this large agricultural area from the air.


    In order for them to experience the vastness of the area, they came all the way to this area in a magician''s boat.


    Everyone.


    As I suspected, the view from the sky was overwhelming.


    I just kept looking at that vast expanse of farmland.


    I told the girls.


    In a place like Liberty, where the aristocrats are in charge of the management of these farms, it is usually left to the workers, but if the village makes a plan for the maintenance of the land and the farmers follow the plan, it is possible to create vast tracts of farmland in a short period of time.


    This is how I explained it to him.


    The girls listened to the humming and taking notes with great enthusiasm.


    Sometimes he raised his hand and asked me questions.


    .........as I thought.


    If you put your hand to it, it''s worth it in return, isn''t it.......


    So everyone else was nodding again and again, as if they were deeply moved by what one person said.


    Then.


    It''s right in the middle of a large farming area.


    The site of an old roadside village


    Now, our magical ship, which landed on the side of the village of the workers in the large farming area, is


    Well, thank you for coming.


    We were welcomed by the wives of a young buffalo couple and their wives who welcomed us with a grand welcome, and we were given a welcome lunch at the Al Meeting House in the village.


    There.


    There was a mountain of food created using vegetables and fruits from this area.


    Wow, this is really good!


    They''re all so fresh, you might say.


    and all the delegates.


    Every time he put his food in his mouth, he was thrilled.


    I knew it.


    I couldn''t help but smile too, thinking that girls in this age group look so happy when they''re eating good food.


    At the side of the young proprietress


    Something about a little buffalo girl who was helping with that.


    It''s a lovely time.


    Yes, as the landlady says, this daughter is the child of a young buffalo couple.


    He was born after he moved here.


    You should have a baby with Eldena, my lord, sooner rather than later. Sure, kids.


    As she says this, the young hostess gently hugs her daughter.


    Then the girl, smiling very happily, hugged the young mistress.


    Watching this scene


    I feel like I''m getting warmed up too.


    She''s the first of three boys and 11 girls. That''s good, I have a lot of kids.


    Saying that, the young buffalo mistress laughs again.


    ............ yes.


    I''m not denying that kids are cute.


    I wondered if Erdena''s body wouldn''t be able to sustain itself if she was having that many children.


    I couldn''t help but think about what it was.


    So I got a huff and my cheeks turned red.

 100 . 5 guests from the royal capital

    this day


    We were given a tour of the vast arable land south of Liberty and


    We have completed the entire tour course.


    Thank you so much for your help this time.


    On the way back to the ship, they all bowed their heads to me saying that.


    I heard that this visit to Liberty was very meaningful for the girls as well.


    The five of them were originally from the royal capital and had rarely left the capital before.


    It was a kind of culture shock to be exposed to a frontier city here in Liberty.


    Above all.


    Here in Liberty, I was honestly surprised to see how many sub-humans live here and yet they have a friendly relationship with their race...


    Well, as one of them said.


    Royal City, where racial supremacy is deeply ingrained.


    And the race-centered frontier city system that is formulated on that principle.


    In the districts where this system is rooted, there is more or less smoldering subaltern dissatisfaction with the race, and such a friendly atmosphere is unlikely.


    This Liberty.


    Although we are certainly within a framework based on the frontier city system.


    Almost all of the people who work at the town hall are sub-humans except me, and that doesn''t make me feel any better about it.


    Rather, I''ve asked all the sub-humans to do their best in places where they can make the most of their abilities.


    For all the sub-humans who are good at detailed work, I''d like to have them work mainly on the accounting and taxation side.


    For the horsepowered buffalo man, cultivation of the


    The kobolds, who are able to turn in small circles and have relatively high fighting ability, will be given a guard.


    They''re all working as hard as they can in the places they''ve been given.


    Thanks to that, Liberty is doing very well.


    I''m very happy to be able to introduce it to everyone who came to see it.


    Hopefully.


    If only it would create a stir in the aristocratic society of King''s Landing, where racial supremacy is still prevalent....


    �� ��.


    That night.


    The girls stayed one more night at the hot spring village.


    I was present at the dinner that night with Erdena.


    These five are my students, too.


    Some of them were taking classes in Erdena.


    Dr. Eldena!��It''s been a while.


    And some of them were happy to resume their work.


    Erdena herself.


    We were classmates in college together.


    At the same time, they became teachers and did research together.


    I thought the two of you were a good match for each other since your days as teachers, but I guess we''re together after all.


    When they heard that me and Eldena were engaged, they all congratulated me for saying that.


    For me, I''m surprised that people thought they were a good match for each other for so long.


    Then, as he said this, the five of them looked at each other and started giggling.


    He didn''t seem to realize it, but he had a lot of fans.


    There were a lot of kids who chose to take his classes because they wanted to talk to the teacher...


    When the five of us all said that together, for some reason, Riboneia turned bright red and slumped over... no way, right?


    Then.


    After finishing the dinner, I returned to the lord''s office on my feet.


    If it were true, I would have wanted to relax in the hot springs.


    I was almost completely occupied with the inspection team all day, so I didn''t get much work done today.


    Just.


    When I returned to the lord''s office, I found that the desk was beatifically clean.


    .........Ha.


    Lately, even if I hadn''t been in my seat for half a day, my desk would be piled high with papers....


    I twisted my head around as I thought about it.


    Foldente appeared.


    And Foldente chuckles.


    Well, sure.


    If that''s all you have, don''t, you should be honestly happy.


    With that in mind, I put those papers away as soon as possible.


    It was as if I was waiting for it to settle down.


    Well, let me tell you something.


    Foldente comes up to me as soon as I put down my pen.


    She says.


    The other day, they found traces of a mysterious ancient monster race that they failed to capture as a result.


    It''s like the area around the old settlement.


    As he said this, Foldente showed me a map of the area.


    Then


    That''s why the mysterious bandits are starting to move in on the egg...


    I muttered to myself, and Foldente began to giggle again.


    "Your answer.


    While saying that, one of the places on the map


    I pointed to a corner slightly north of the site of the settlement village in question.


    There was an area of intricate cliffs there.


    "The swallow people who were patrolling around here have encountered a bunch of those creatures.


    The other day, the


    The other day


    When we sent a three-city joint survey team to Liberty, Guianacombe and Greencombe


    As a result of running into a bandit group while the coordination was not working well and the days were taking forever.


    In the aftermath of the battle, both the ancient monster tribe and the bandits disappeared.


    Although the investigation team was later disbanded.


    Two members of the Guianacombe survey team are still in Liberty and have joined our ongoing survey of the area around the former settlement village.


    As you would expect, we can''t continue to walk through that uncultivated area.


    They usually ask the guardsmen of the Imperial Guard, the swallow people, who usually do transmissions in the territory and patrol the area around the city borders from the sky, to make a regular patrol of this area as well.


    This time


    These swallow people have encountered a group of thieves...


    I bit my lip involuntarily when I heard that.


    Last time, the guard captain, Googus, had been severely injured.


    This time we have to be even more careful this time.


    I asked Mr. Foldente to gather more information on this.


    At the same time, I thought I''d have a meeting with the guards tomorrow.


    Then I''ll set them both up.


    As Foldente said this, he disappeared from the scene with his usual giggle.


    �� �� ��.


    the next morning


    Even though it was still early, five delegates from King''s Landing came to see me as I was working in the lord''s office.


    The day before, the group had completed their entire inspection tour.


    I was supposed to return to the royal capital on the morning''s scheduled magic ship flight that day.


    ''''I was wondering if you''d like to join us for breakfast, since I asked for your room, and I was told it was this way.


    Yes, I''ve heard it all before.


    ....Huh?��Was there someone else in your room?


    ''Yes, Lady Biblina of Batcombe... well, she seemed to be in a bit of a bad mood for some reason...''


    And all of them.


    At those words, I couldn''t help but smile.


    Last night, when I was thinking about the bandit group and this and that, I fell asleep as it was on the couch in the lord''s room.


    I did take a quick shower though.


    I didn''t go back to my room yesterday, so....


    Well, I don''t dare to worry about how long Biblina has been in my room.


    I shared a meal with the delegation in the town hall cafeteria.


    The town hall canteen is


    They are open rather early in the morning for public works employees, and although they are proud of themselves, they are cheap, tasty, and have a good amount of food.


    Since it is open to the public, there were already quite a few customers in the restaurant even at this time of day.


    The group enjoyed the dinner here.


    The first thing in the morning, the magic ship returned to the royal capital.


    As they were leaving, the five of them were all together.


    Keep up the good work on the Ribboneian.


    Yeah, I kept reminding him.


    I''ve seen everyone off and once I''m stretched out.


    ...and you didn''t come back to your room, what are you flirting with the little girls for?


    And.


    Before I knew it, Biblina, who had come up behind me, was looking at me with a sullen expression on her face.


    I wasn''t supposed to have made any promises... and then I was reminded


    That doesn''t matter. You could at least have breakfast with me.


    As she says this, she pulls my arm.


    I mean, I just ate breakfast a while ago....


    Drink your tea, my dear, but if you''re too stubborn or insensitive for your own good, this man is...


    Yes, she was mumbling, but her body smelled awfully good.


    When I told it to Biblina


    ''Oh, yes!��It was all for naught because you didn''t come back.


    Vivrina''s cheeks are red in spite of her voice.


    While being taken away by her.


    I couldn''t understand why I was getting so angry at Vivalina and kept twisting my neck.


    .........you don''t think she came to crawl into my room at night or something......that''s ridiculous, right?

 101 . Between normal operations

    It''s been two days since the Riboneian schoolmates from King''s Landing returned to King''s Landing.


    Anyway, you just have to follow them.


    And, for two days, I was forced to accompany Biblina to dinner.


    As a result, Biblina finally got her mood back up.


    I see you and Vibrina have been getting along quite well, haven''t you?


    And now Eldena was in a very bad mood.


    So, in order to catch her off guard, they had dinner together and


    He''s also my fianc��, so we spent the morning together... and then we repeated the process for two days.


    Finally, Erdena got her mood back up, but....


    Hey, little girl you look tired, my dear.


    Yes, I looked so tired that Una, who brought me lunch, was worried about me.


    Haha....What should we do about this?


    That''s what I''m thinking about.


    He''s been feeding me information about the surrounding cities.


    They were a little jealous of the girls from King''s Landing.


    Then he chuckled.


    I don''t know why........


    As for me, I''m naturally engaged to Eldena, and I care about her a lot.


    I mean, even Biblina, as a good friend, I care about her very much, but...


    And when I say that.


    Foldente chuckles again.


    Women are so difficult to deal with.


    I mean, I know it''s in your head, but...


    If the man you love is with a young woman all the time, you know in your head, but you can''t help but think this and that in your heart.


    He said that and put his mouth to my ear.


    Eldena and Vivalina care about you that much.


    Then Foldente says that and giggles.


    Then.


    Dear Mr. Fordente, I don''t want you to forget the name Anya in there.


    She smiled at me as she brought me a cup of tea in the lord''s room.


    When I saw her face, I thought


    Anytime you''re ready.��And as he said, he lifted her skirt up...


    And then I remembered that I wasn''t even wearing underwear underneath it, and I couldn''t help but blush.


    Well, apparently, Una.


    He noticed that I was remembering this.


    He brought his face to my ear.


    Now....��"Check it out?


    He whispers in a glossy language, unlike his usual cheerful voice.


    And I


    I mean, no, it''s not like that, so yeah.


    And.


    So I pulled Unya away while she was behaving all over the place, as you can see.


    Unya then


    You''re always welcome at my house.


    And this time, he left the lord''s office with his usual energetic voice.


    ''''Namoromo,''''


    Unya always gets me.........


    �� ��.


    We had just finished lunch and were about to get to work for the afternoon.


    Black, the demon peddler, came to see me.


    He came to give us an interim report on the construction of the network of peddlers using the magician''s ship.


    She came to give us an interim report.


    The distribution network between the cities that the Magus ships come and go has been successfully established, and the fruits of the Green Convoy are lining up at the stores in the capital the day after the harvest, and they are very popular.


    Then, he says so and laughs vigorously with a hahaha.


    This, Black''s ga-ha-ha laughter.


    It was a laugh that I had heard often since we were together in the drinking halls of King''s Landing.


    Thus, even though the place is different, it sounds the same, and is very pleasant to my ears.


    And now Black is


    For now.


    He has set up trading posts in all the cities where the magician''s ship has made stops, calling his old peddlers.


    And it''s all ready to go.


    Then he laughs again, ga-ha-ha.


    Then.


    Stamp of approval on the documents required to apply for a trading post and


    We talked for an hour or so, listening to the projections of the necessary expenses and figuring out the math.


    ''Well, well, that''s the way it''s going to be, I''ll take care of you.


    As he said this, Black walked out, his black armor, which he always wears, clattering on.


    I watched him walk away.


    I started to prepare the relevant documents while looking over the case Black asked me to do.


    �� ��.


    It wasn''t until almost nine o''clock in the evening that I finally got around to working on Black''s project.


    I packed the stack of papers I''d finally completed into a bag and put them away in my desk drawer.


    The various parts of the town hall have already finished their business.


    I''m going to take this document to each of these places first thing tomorrow morning and give you instructions.


    So, I''m going to be stretching.


    Thanks for your help, little man.


    As he says this, Unya walks indoors.


    Unya is always like this.


    When my hands are free, she deftly brings me a cup of tea.


    I can smell the faint scent of herbs from the tea Unja has placed on the table....


    Did you notice that?��It''s a mixture of herbs that help to relieve fatigue.


    Then Unna smiles at him.


    It''s good to know that Black and Unya


    When I was in King''s Landing.


    Besides, you were really good to me when I left King''s Landing.


    Especially Unya.


    I was almost thrown out of my house and almost thrown away, but you arbitrarily evacuated my luggage and delivered it to me.......


    So you''ve quit your job as maid to the Greed family and are following me around.


    I''m really grateful to Una for everything she''s done for me.


    I smiled at him as I said that.


    Unja, unusually, seemed to look up and down a bit in thought.


    Hey, little guy, can I have a little treat for you?


    Then he leans his upper body slightly in front of me.


    What is it?


    Well, if I could I would say yes.


    Unja smiled and smiled.


    Don''t worry, Nya, just close your eyes there.


    I closed my eyes in my chair as Unja said that, and I closed my eyes as I sat down.


    chu


    What?


    I felt something on my lips, and I opened my eyes in a hurry.


    But


    Unja was already positioned far away from me.


    Thanks for the meal.


    Then she smiled and walked out of the room.


    I watched Unja''s back as she walked away.


    Sighing heavily, he drank the rest of the tea with a sense of relief.


    To be continued

 102 . Between normal operations, part 2

    While I was doing this and that, the normal business of the city, I was doing a tour of the city.


    It''s about time for a summer festival in a rural outpost.


    And the demon Black said.


    A summer festival?


    I nodded my head in agreement.


    Well, in the countryside, they hold a festival three times a year in spring, summer and autumn in the surrounding cities.


    Black says that and laughs with a smile.


    I was curious to hear more about it, so I asked Kuro for more details.


    Well, in a nutshell.


    It''s like all the famous shops in each city get together to set up their stalls and have a big party.


    A lot of people come to see these stalls, and the town becomes even more lively than usual.


    Then Black laughs again with a ga-haha.


    This story for sure.


    So I''m interested in it, in my opinion.


    I''m just saying.


    Today, the small frontier city of Liberty is


    It is a collection of settlements at the foot of the former Gorn Mountain, lodging communities along the road, and the small frontier city of Gehmose.


    And we''re in the process of developing friendships with the surrounding small frontier cities of Pyx and Eads, as well as the frontier cities of Batcombe and Greencombe.


    If only we could hold this kind of festival and set up our own stalls and make our relationship with each other more intimate....


    So that''s what I was thinking about.


    Just.


    As someone who has spent a lot of time in King''s Landing.


    First of all, I wanted to go to the summer festival to experience its atmosphere.


    In


    When I told Black that.


    Black started laughing again with another ga-haha.


    Mm-hmm, good point.


    Well, I''ll see if I can find a suitable summer festival for you.


    Since you said so, we''ll let Black choose where to go on the tour.


    For now, this case is here once and for all.


    I''ll wait for Black to speak.


    I''m here to address one of my biggest concerns of late.


    He decided to organize information about the matters of the Ancient Monster Tribe and the mysterious bandits in and around the Old Frontier Village.


    Once back at the town hall.


    I''m going to double-check the information about this case that I have compiled on my desk at the town hall.


    The hexenbiest who is believed to be from the ancient tribe of monsters.


    Lately, after all, the number of sightings in and around the old pioneer village had increased dramatically in the past few weeks.


    And.


    In proportion to this, there has been an increase in the number of people who seem to be part of the mysterious bandit gang as an example.


    Both of them have been informed by the guards who regularly patrol this area.


    The other day.


    The captain of the guard, Googus, who had gone to investigate this ancient race of monsters and the mysterious pirate group, was severely injured by a poisoned arrow.


    So we think we have to be very careful on our side.


    I''ve asked for Foldente.


    Then Foldente


    What can I do for you?


    As he said that, he suddenly appeared inside the lord''s room as usual.


    To such Foldente.


    After explaining the information we know now to Foldente.


    I want you to take this information to Greencombe and ask them how they plan to deal with it.


    I asked for that.


    The result.


    Like last time, I''m not sure if they''re going to ask me to help with the investigation.


    We need to make that clear first.


    As long as it resulted in a life saved


    The last time that happened, Googs could have been dead...


    With that in mind.


    I''ve been instructed to check and re-investigate the information on this case.


    Are you there, my lord?


    And then Googus came into the lord''s room.


    Only Googus, who had been poisoned by a poisoned arrow before.


    Are you hurt?��Are you experiencing any residual effects from the poisoned arrow?


    I just asked Googus about it.


    Googus laughed and said, "Heh, heh,


    Yeah, my body''s perfectly fine.


    I was relieved to hear you say that, but I was also relieved to hear that.


    Googs added to those words.


    So I hope you''ll add me to the new search party.


    So he said that and smiled at me with a smirk.


    I couldn''t help but choke up at such a googly eyes.


    I choked up, because


    It''s because Googus''s doctor has given him a month of absolute rest.


    I''ve been thinking about that.


    Googus smiled again with a nikah


    Just keep up the good work on the survey team, all right?


    After saying that, he went back to his room.


    Hmmm.....


    I appreciate the sentiment, but....


    That''s why information about that area is still very scarce.


    I''ve already infiltrated such a place with my men, if the Googs are ready.


    I mean, he could be a tremendous asset.


    At this point, anyway.


    For me, I don''t agree with the idea of having Googus return to the investigation team.


    I''ve been pondering on this.


    What is it?��He''s got a lot on his mind.


    As he said this, Kuro came into the room.


    I''ve picked up some information about the summer festival that will be held in the near future.


    As he says this, he lays out some flyers on my desk.


    According to that.


    I found out that there was a summer festival centered on the Gatacombe in the far east and a summer festival centered on the Dezra Combe in the southeast, which I heard was quite large.


    As I was watching it with Kuro, it occurred to me here.


    What about asking Gugs to observe this festival?


    It''s a remote city, and I''m sure there are a lot of vermin.


    If the Googs are going to go, it''s almost certainly going to be Lil Pop.


    I''m coming with you, sir.


    That''s what you would say.


    Now Googs and Lil Pop live together, and they''re close enough to raise the ancient monster race of Goopop together...


    And on top of that, if I join the investigative team I''m sure you''ll agree.


    "Safate, I need to talk to you about...


    As she said this, Biblina came into the lord''s office.


    Biblina said


    "I''d like to train an elite unit of Batcombe''s finest in forestry...


    And that was that.


    Whatever.


    When Geltor heard that Liberty and the three cities of Guianacombe and Greencombe were collaborating on a survey, they were unable to make much progress.


    Father says to train your troops in warfare, to do what you can for them.


    And that was that.


    For this mysterious bandit group.


    It''s partly because of the shadows of those behind the scenes in the vicinity of Butchcombe.


    And I''m sure that''s what the recipient, Gelter, was instructed to do, but it was just the right offer at the right time.


    I will.


    Recently, there have been an increasing number of sightings of what appears to be an ancient monster tribe, and I told him that I was considering sending a team to investigate.


    Biblina''s eyes sparkled.


    Good timing!��Let me help you by all means.


    So, they offered to do so.


    Now that we have an idea of the troops we''re going to investigate.


    I called Googus to the lord''s chambers once again.


    I''d like you to visit a summer festival in a frontier city.


    I told him so.


    In.


    The look of disgust on Googus''s face as he did so....


    It was just so amazing.


    At this time, Lil Pop, who had requested to come to the lord''s room on a separate flight from Googs, came to the lord''s room.


    ''''You, what are you doing here........''''


    And I''m a cloudy googly face.


    I asked the freshly arrived Lil'' Pop to visit the summer festival again.


    Then, Lil'' Pop.


    He turns to face the googly eyes with a huge grin on his face.


    Did you hear that, sir?��Captain, sir.


    Because of your recklessness, I have been sentenced to a sabbatical.


    Yes, Lilpop here is involved in this too.


    Yes, just when you think you''ve repeated those words for all the world to see


    My lord, lillpop, I''m going to be off duty with this strange man.


    Oh, may I ask for one of your men, my lord?


    That''s what Lil Pop tells me.


    When I allow it.


    Do you mind?��Until your injuries are fully healed, you will endeavor to provide family services until your injuries are fully healed.......do you understand?


    Yes, the lil'' pops were following behind Googs around, repeating relentlessly.


    What can I say?


    At first glance, it looked like he was just trying to harass me.


    I''m sure, in Lil Pop''s own way, he was worried about Googs, and that''s what he did.


    After all.


    The one who brought back Googs, who had been hit by a poisoned arrow and was unconscious, with a desperate look on his face, was none other than Lil Pop himself.


    I watched the lillpops who had left with a wry smile.


    I stayed in the room and held a meeting with Biblina, who was still in the room, to discuss the investigation team.

 103 . Subjugation of bandits part 1

    This time, she and Liberty''s Lord Safate have decided to join forces to take down the bandits.


    Last time.


    I heard that the Liberty Guards and the three cities of Guiana Convoy and Green Convoy went to deal with it jointly, but they were intercepted and failed.


    Well, that''s when she decided to take a stab at it.


    Well, that sounds good, but...


    This is also due to the wishes of your father, Lord of Batcombe, Geltar.


    This is because...


    This band of thieves is closely related to Urinacomb, a small frontier city located in the north of my city of Batcombe.


    This Urinacombombe.


    Anyway, there are no good news.


    It''s not surprising that this city has become a frontier city in terms of population alone.


    This city


    It''s an open secret that they are ruled not by their lords, but by a dark organization known as the Dark Charming Voice.


    He is at the mercy of the boss of the dark charmers, a woman called El Nakotta.


    Normally, such problematic cases should be controlled by the Central Frontier Bureau, but with the entire staff of the town hall occupied by the charming woman, it''s not an exaggeration to say that the town itself has become an extraterritoriality.


    Well, this Central Frontier Bureau, you see.


    They were the ones who ignored our pleas when we were suffering from the outrageousness of the military faction, so I don''t have high hopes for them.


    So, then...


    Back to my point.


    Regarding this band of thieves, I have information that many of these Urinakombe, or rather, the ones with the winning voice of darkness, are involved.


    I''m sure this is because of the fact that the bandits captured by Safate during the last investigation team had a tattoo of the charming voice of the dark-skinned member.


    It is regrettable that the people he captured on this occasion


    A lillpop would have doomed them all to death, wouldn''t it?


    I heard later that she was furious that her lover had been mortally wounded and that she was furious... Well, I''m not so careless as to reprimand her for being in such a state.


    Well....


    This time, on your way to capture the bandits.


    We''ll round them up and turn them in to the Central Frontier Agency.


    There is also a plan to round up the small frontier city of Urinakombe and all the dark charmers.


    No argument.


    And I don''t expect it to be that easy.


    Well, the plan is that if we can capture them this time, at the very least, it will be enough to control the movements of the dark lovelies.


    On this day, too, I visited Liberty Lord Safate''s room for a meeting.


    The main force of this strike force is made up of the best troops in Batcombe, and we want to show the surrounding cities that Batcombe is here to stay.


    Not really.


    I didn''t come here to score points by showing Safate that I''m useful.


    Well, I don''t think so.


    It''s just that in half an hour, it will be noon.


    I managed to buy some time and plan to go to lunch with them as it is....you idiot!��What do you want me to say, you idiot?


    �� ��.


    So, then.


    In the end, we succeeded in stalling until lunchtime, but


    Erdena came into the room at lunchtime and didn''t back down at all, so the three of us finished our meal together...


    I''ll tell you what, that elf woman.


    You think that because she''s engaged to Safate that she''s a bride... no, she doesn''t have the luxury of luxury.


    Well, I''ll take that as a good thing, but...


    Well, anyway.


    I wish you and Safate could get to know each other better.


    That man, that''s the kind of thing that makes him hard or dull...


    Well, that''s good.


    That''s one of the good things about the man.


    When she returned to the room reserved for those involved in Batcombe that Safate had sent her to, she quickly unrolled the map and gathered her entourage.


    Gentlemen, can any of you bring us any new information?


    When the mistress asks, Zilgrian, of the Purple Rose, an intelligence unit under her direct control, raises his hand.


    The bandits, as you know, are not from the old frontier villages, but we have found signs of them hiding in the Denabasta Gorge, not far from the Greencomb.


    He said that and pointed to a corner of the map.


    It''s not like they haven''t conducted a survey in the past.


    And I haven''t heard from Safate that he''s investigated that area.


    But when I was told to take another look at it, I saw that it was


    The site of an old frontier village where thieves were active until recently.


    The area where Safate and the rest of Liberty''s investigation team engaged the bandits.


    And the settlements around the Green Convex that continue to be attacked and looted in detail.


    All of these things are now settled in a large circle.


    ...Then it is highly probable that this Denabasta Gorge is the new stronghold of some bandit gang.


    Everyone nodded in agreement with her words.


    Well.


    So we must focus our attention on this area.


    "Zilgrian, take the best of the Purple Rose and investigate this area in secret.


    There is no need to probe the area in detail.


    Find out if the bandits are out or not.


    The rest of you must be ready to attack this area at any time.


    Since this is a remote and backcountry area, make sure there is plenty of food and water available.


    I will tell Safate about this, and we''ll discuss the strategy again.


    When the mistress says this, everyone gathered in the room walks out of the room with a smile on their faces.


    In


    She checked her watch once, and then went to her room next to this one to catch her breath.


    The maid in charge, Tara Bouretta, brought the tea with her expert hands.


    I''m sure the young lady will be resting before she goes to see Master Safate.


    While saying this, the Tara Boletta prepares the tea beside her mistress.


    Maybe it''s because he''s been working for the bloody Warawa for so long.


    You''ve made a good point, as if you were peering into a mistress'' belly


    I''m getting ready to make a cup of tea, but there are no sweets.


    ''What?��After this, you''ll probably invite Master Safate to dinner after you tell him about the bandits, won''t you?��Therefore, I see no need for the tea cakes, do you?


    He says that and laughs with a smile.


    Mu~!


    I can''t argue with that.


    Well, though, there is no doubt that this one is useful.


    The mistress slowly savored the tea that was served to her.


    I decided to wait and wait for the clock to point at 4:00 pm


    You''re going to be there.


    If you provide us with information on the bandits and discuss with them what to do about it.


    And by the time we''re done talking, it will be ready for dinner.


    well


    Tonight, we''re going to find out where to take Safate.


    As Mistress is thinking about this, Tara Bouletta hands her some flyers.


    She looks at them.


    They are all fliers for the latest hot new restaurants opening in the Liberty area.


    Do you have any recommendations?


    And a laughing Tara Boletta


    It''s still a bit cold out here, isn''t it?

 104 . Subjugation of Bandits Part 2

    Now, in addition to gathering information on the bandits.


    We must also form a strike force.


    We, in Batcombe, are also a nation of mercenaries.


    We have a very strong force, and we can lend them out as mercenaries upon request.


    We''re mainly responsible for defeating bandits and powerful monsters.


    The greatest job in the world is guarding King''s Landing, isn''t it?


    My Batcombe, in the middle of nowhere.


    I''m here to provide general security for the royal capital.


    Well, there is one main reason for this.


    That''s because


    The King''s Landing is relatively calm from the center to the east.


    The west, however, is different.


    In the far west, beyond the Tiretira Mountains, the country of the subaltern peoples is still in turmoil.


    For this reason, the royal capital has stationed troops in various parts of the Tiretira Mountains, so that it can respond immediately in the unlikely event of an invasion of the subalterns from beyond the mountains.


    In the event that the subalterns were to come across the mountain range, they would be able to respond immediately.


    So that role has now come around to Batcombe.


    From her point of view, all she has to do is get along with the sub-humans.


    There.


    Bobblebumism, which advocates racial supremacy, and


    The conflict between the two major religions on this continent, Tersulianism, which advocates the preferential treatment of sub-humans, is also troublesome.


    As a matter of fact, this religious issue has gotten involved in the


    It''s not like anything bad happened to my Batcombe.


    Now, back to the story.


    We''re going to take down


    It was decided to assign only troops directly under the Mistress''


    Batcombe as an ultra-elite unit.


    We have a unit of three heroes, three men who excel in their individual skills.


    These men are the workhorses of Batcombe.


    So we have decided to leave them behind.


    Because...


    This banditry includes Urina Combe to the north of Batcombe, or rather, the dark charmers who continue to control Urina Combe, and if they find out that Mistress has pulled out her troops from this banditry, there''s no telling what they will do.


    Therefore, she has decided to send only troops directly under her command for this strike team.


    We have already gathered them here in Liberty in secret.


    The main forces are the two swordswoman sisters, Jill and Jira''s female knights.


    These two are also her childhood friends, and they have a good feeling about each other.


    In the last great martial arts tournament, they participated in a trio with their mistress and won the tournament.


    And now the unit led by Jill and Jira are all gone all of a sudden.


    They''ve probably broken in, as Urinacombe''s lovely spies in the dark will tell them immediately.


    Half of them.


    "Routine maneuvers, long term entry into Liberty''s underground maze of military exercises.


    And move it under the name of


    The other half of the house is divided in quarters.


    I''m going to blend in with the rest of the Guard of King''s Landing.


    We are in the midst of assembling them in Liberty, after having extracted them from the path.


    There is a reason for this deliberation, of course.


    Previously.


    Safate''s team was attacked en route.


    This tells us that the information about the unit had been leaked in advance.


    Just.


    This information was leaked.


    It''s hard to believe that it was leaked by Liberty.


    And that''s because


    In Liberty, our lord Safate always patrols the streets and listens to everyone.


    He also listens to the words of his staff.


    There''s not a single person in Liberty who can say a bad word about him.


    That''s how well-liked and well-liked he is.


    Yes.


    And so, then, there is no line of leakage from Liberty.


    In.


    Neither is Guianacombe, which was part of the last survey.


    This city is self-reliant and has created its own culture in the northern frontier.


    If it weren''t for the magician ship Liberty launched, we probably wouldn''t have ever seen this kind of power in our lives.


    And if that''s the case...


    It''s the most suspicious...


    The line at Green Convoy is the one that I consider most dangerous this time.


    Greenconvoy.


    It is a city that encourages Bobblebum''s religion and has signed a treaty of friendship with Liberty, but the reason for this is that they could not ignore the wishes of the shopping district association, which placed great importance on Liberty''s business with the magic ship.


    That''s why.


    There are plenty of opportunities for the dark charmers to take advantage of you.


    If I tell this to Safate, he''ll have a hard time of it.


    His fianc��e, Erdena''s parents are a member of the Lord of Greenconvoy group.


    ...totally.


    This is what happens when you make a woman like that your fianc��e.


    If you''d been a concubine, you wouldn''t have had to deal with this........mumbling....


    Well, well, whatever.


    With the elite force of the mistresses thus assembled, it is planned to dispatch a strike force from Batcombe alone in advance.


    I''m planning to tell Safate about this at the last minute.


    He''s so disciplined that if I tell him about this, he''ll surely contact the people involved, and if that happens, of course he''ll tell Greencombe.


    Honestly, this line is not easy.


    As I was drinking my tea with that in mind


    My concubine''s maid, Tara Boletta.


    Then why don''t you just put your hand on that line?


    I say.


    Well it wouldn''t be so hard if you could do that.


    ''What?��As I recall, isn''t Liberty''s diplomacy entirely handled by Mr. Foldente?


    I''m afraid you should have a word with the gentleman, sir.


    Besides, he is a very intelligent man, and if we tell him what we intend to do, I''m sure he will understand the situation and take appropriate action, don''t you think?


    ...so you say.


    If you ask me, you are right.


    That woman Foldente........or is it a ghost?


    I wish you could call it a conceptual body.


    I was talking with the Tarabovretta when she suddenly appeared in front of me.


    This woman, as usual, is a godsend.


    Well, I''ll take that as a compliment.


    It''s Foldente who responds to her sarcasm with a giggle.


    Oh well.


    Thanks for coming in this way, we can talk fast.


    The concubine has decided to send a strike force ahead of us and


    I consulted with Foldente about my breasts, which I wanted to keep secret from Greencombe, but he said


    Well it''s true that there are some strange movements in Greencomb.


    I agree with you about that, I''ll make sure we get it right.


    He said it so easily, it was almost disappointing to me.


    Well.


    And we''re grateful for the offer.


    I thought it was okay, but I felt uncomfortable when I had to withdraw so easily from the game.


    ''What?��Should I have kneaded you more?


    I didn''t say that!


    I mean, you don''t have to come back to me to say that!


    She said she was very angry with the mistress.


    I''m just messing with you.


    Then, with a giggle, he disappeared again.


    ........totally.


    Facing this woman is more exhausting than discussing this and that with Eldena.


    The concubine was holding her head in her hands.


    I called Jill and Jira to my room, where they should have already arrived.


    As expected, both of them had already arrived here in Liberty, and


    When the mistress sent out an errand, she instantly came to the room.


    She quickly unfolded the map and began a careful discussion with the two men.


    We''re planning to leave early tomorrow morning.


    Well, I''ll be coming with you, and I''ll be having dinner with Safate tonight.


    Just as I was thinking this, Tara Bouletta put her mouth to her mistress'' ear


    I''ll make a reservation at a good place to eat.


    Yes, I whispered.


    I can''t react much before Jill and Zilla.


    Taraboretta, please take care of it.

 105 . Bandit subtermination part 3

    That night.


    I took Safate out to dinner at the restaurant Taraboleta had reserved for us.


    Sure enough, Erdena is sticking around...


    I''m sorry, but I have something very important to tell you.


    And I resisted a lot.


    If it''s a city thing, I need to know about it, too.


    And you look like you''ve been shoved out of the way.


    Erdena has recently been named Deputy to the Lord of Liberty.


    They have been sent out from Batcombe, and even the concubines cannot come out too strongly.


    As for the group of concubines who were enjoying their meal in a private room...


    When it came to the dessert stage, the mistress told me


    Well, I''m leaving in the morning to capture that gang of thieves, so I''ll be gone for a while.


    Yes, I told Safate.


    Sure enough, Safate was surprised.


    Liberty''s sentries will be coming along for the ride.


    I''m sorry to hear that.


    Well, you know, it''s easier to move around with fewer people around.


    Yes, I slurred my words and told him.


    .........As expected, before Erdena, whose father is present in one of the Greencombe''s lord groups, was present.


    Greenconvoy can''t be trusted, so go ahead.


    That''s not really true.


    And, well, the kind Safate...


    With the Googs case, I can''t allow it.


    And he will never shake his head.


    That''s the trouble with this guy.


    He will not let his friends, or the people around him, get hurt.


    And yet, he is willing to go to such a dangerous place.


    As expected.


    I''m going in for Biblina.


    He said.


    ....totally.


    You''ll have some negotiating to do with the rest of the people left in Guianacombe and with Greene Combe, won''t you?


    We need you to do better.


    Yes, I kept saying that, and finally, after a second.


    Don''t ever take it easy, okay?


    And then he sent me off.


    ...really, it''s so sweet.


    ...you''re a good man.


    If it weren''t for Erdena.


    After this, I was about to force my way into Safate''s room and create an established fact.


    They went into Safate''s room together.


    Well, we''re engaged to be married to each other.


    However, it''s kind of disgusting.


    Still, I have an early start tomorrow morning and...


    While I was in agony, the maid Taraboretta came in with a bottle of nightcap.


    I''m not happy about it.


    Did you expect to find your mistress in agony, having been dumped?


    To the concubine who said that, the Tara Bouletta


    Since the young lady was introduced to a man who was engaged to be married to a man who was cheating on her with his wife?


    He said so.


    .........well, I can''t say it back, can I?


    As soon as the mistress had mixed up her nightcap, the Taraboleta climbed into her bed and began to talk to her.


    I''m going to be your pillow tonight.


    That''s what I''ve been saying.


    She''ll always be a wee lass with this thing.


    ...but well, in spite of the nightcap, I''m going to follow you today.


    �� ��.


    The next morning.


    The mistress got up before the sun was still up.


    I left the Tara Bouletta in bed.


    I changed into the clothes I had prepared and left the room.


    The advance party that was about to leave was.


    We will meet up some time after leaving the city of Liberty to avoid being noticed by the lovely people of darkness.


    The gates of Liberty will open at dawn.


    Nevertheless


    The town is already quite crowded with marketeers and people who buy things at the market.


    Until a year ago, this area was


    Considering it was an empty volcanic wasteland.


    Really, I''m impressed that Safate has built an amazing city.


    My mistress, Batcombe.


    It was already ready when the mistress was born.


    That Safate.


    He disowned a nobleman''s house in King''s Landing.


    That''s exactly what you''ve done to get to where you are now, out of the shadows.


    I don''t know, I can''t help but be drawn to such things.


    Finally, the misfortune of not meeting that one before Biblina... no, you can''t tell me that.


    well


    When we moved to the gate at dawn.


    The gates were being opened just in time.


    Good work, gentlemen.


    Then the concubine waved her hand, and the guards


    ''This is Lady Biblina, thank you for jogging so early in the morning.


    Then he returned the salute.


    For this day.


    She used to jog outside the gate every day at this hour.


    All so that the lovely voices of the darkness wouldn''t find out, but I can''t help but wonder if she was over-sensitive.


    But I can''t help but wonder if I was too sensitive.


    Out of the gate, the mistress pretended to jog along the family crest wall, as usual.


    On the way, we changed course and went into the forest.


    And there, out of the city through another gate, were the mistresses'' men waiting for them.


    ''Considering the usual course of the princess, I assumed that you would be entering the forest here, and I was waiting for you.


    It''s nice to hear you say that.


    Ginger.


    The Mistress never told these men that they were jogging as a disguise.


    On the contrary.


    When you look at it that way, that''s why she was jogging.


    It''s easy to see why they would choose this place to hide, if not to say...


    Now you''re being a little transparent.


    Mistress thought she had been prepared for this, but she was unexpectedly sapped of momentum.


    Nevertheless


    The operation has already begun.


    The concubine


    We headed south with those who had joined us here.


    Beyond.


    When we moved to the original meeting point, all the participants were already there.


    ''Lady Biblina, this time I''m sure.


    Let''s go for a successful mission.


    The two female knights, Jill and Jira, who are also childhood friends, are also very motivated and lead their men.


    Even in the last big martial arts tournament.


    If it weren''t for these two, she wouldn''t have won.


    I''m expecting great things from you again.


    Yes, I tell you what, these two.


    Oh, no, Lady Beverly. You shouldn''t have done that.


    We were feeling a little overwhelmed...


    And then, as he said that, he wriggled around, blushing in some way.......


    As a mistress, I can''t understand their reaction at all.


    Tara Bouletta is a


    When they got to that point.


    If there are only three people in the situation, Lady Biblina and the two of them, please do your best to get away.


    That''s what you must tell her incessantly.


    It''s a funny story.


    Jill and Jilla are both women, huh?


    Yes, of course, Lady Beverly.


    We''re the same s*x, Lady Beverly.


    They were both very kind to me.


    ...I couldn''t help but feel that the reply was strangely convincing, but that''s okay.


    The concubines are


    From there, he got into a wagon disguised as a wagon for the pickets.


    We continued on the back roads.


    It was disguised as a disguise, thinking it would be less conspicuous than if a large number of people were to move carelessly through the forest.


    The only thing that can make you feel better is that charming voice of darkness.


    I''m going to do what I can to help.


    That day.


    We continued on the back roads and in the evening we decided to stay the night in a slightly open area.


    I didn''t want to be conspicuous if too many people were out of the carriage at once, so I decided to spend the night in an open area.


    The mistress waited in the carriage.


    After all, as the daughter of the lord, she has traveled from place to place, and her face is well known.


    Likewise.


    Jill and Jira, whose faces were known at the last great battle, were waiting in the same carriage as my mistress.


    Lady Beverly?��Aren''t you tired, sir?


    Lady Vivina, would you like a massage?


    And these two.


    It seems that she''s groping me incessantly... what is it?


    Anyway, we have to make our next move in the morning.


    Let''s not rest, now!

 106 . Defeat thieves 4

    When the concubines got up at dawn, they


    He quietly slipped out of the carriage and disappeared into the forest.


    The area around here is already known to be frequented by bandits.


    They may be suspicious of the arrival of this unfamiliar carriage, and may be keeping an eye on it.


    With that in mind, I investigated the area around the carriage.


    As my mistress had expected, a couple of men were hiding in the bushes not far away.


    This one was working with ten men.


    The two were captured without difficulty.


    I immediately dragged them to the wagon and ordered the wizard who had pursued them to cast a sleeping spell on them, causing them to sleep soundly.


    I would question them at length if there was time.


    The problem is that the absence of these two men will make the bandits more cautious, and they''ll disappear once again.


    I sent out Jill, Jira, and the rest of the elite troops, and began to search the entire area.


    The center of the search is...


    Naturally, it would be the bushes where the two men ahead of me had been hiding.


    I followed the footprints around it, advancing through the forest at dawn, trying not to make a sound and paying attention to the figures around me.


    Lady Beverly, there''s a...


    Jill pointed to a corner of the forest as she said this.


    When you look closely at his fingertips, you can see that there is something like a watch hut set up on top of a tree and he is looking around.


    But this watchtower


    It was set up so that it was well hidden in a tree, and my mistress would have missed it if Jill hadn''t pointed it out to her.


    By any chance.


    This watchtower may have been there when Googus was seriously wounded in the previous defeating party.


    Mistress.


    Jill, that was a good one. I''m gonna put you out of your misery.


    That''s what I said.


    I''ve already had enough.


    But Jill is huffing and puffing about something behind her mistress'' back.


    She is on all fours, walking through the grass, does she have something on her feet?


    You don''t seem to get your kicks from looking at the asses of the concubines, do you?


    The concubines are...


    If you get reasonably close to the watchtower in this tree.


    He let the archers shoot it.


    As expected, the archers killed all the men in the watchtower with one shot.


    The smallest of them was sent to check the inside of the watchtower.


    There were three people inside, and they were all being shot at with bows.


    And the most important thing was.


    Below the cabin.


    They found a place to stay on the other side of the street, in the direction we were coming from, which was believed to belong to the bandits.


    According to the report from a small person who went up to the hut


    When I sent the signal from the hut, the guards of this lodging place responded and apparently arranged to wake up everyone at the lodging place.


    Fortunately.


    It wasn''t yet dawn, and


    Perhaps thanks to the fact that we took care of everyone in this watchtower at once, there was no movement in the place we were staying.


    While hiding in the grass.


    And, as you go along, be careful of the traps.


    As I expected, there were quite a few traps around the place we were going to stay.


    Some of them were designed to make a sound as soon as they were released, so we proceeded without them, but the closer we got to the place we were going to stay, the less we could feel the traps.


    But the closer we got to the place we were going to stay, the less we could feel the trap.


    This may be just as well.


    You''ve been laying so many traps.


    They won''t move toward us without a second thought.


    They would be walking into their own trap.


    And if that''s the case, their only means of attack will be with their bows or, if they have them, with magical weapons.


    She called the wizard who had accompanied her to the house and sent him to search the area.


    She was told that the enemy was concentrating on this place of lodging.


    But...


    There are apparently several huts that look like watchtowers at some distance.


    Since the objective of the mistresses this time is only the main body of the bandits, if there is room, this watchtower should be staffed after the main body members are captured.


    This is where the mistress came up with a plan.


    First, have the wizards surround the area around the lodgings with fire.


    Then he''ll rush from the place where the mistresses are gathered now to the bandits'' lodging place.


    Naturally, there will be traps, but I''ll proceed while having people with shields ready to defend the perimeter.


    Most of the traps, judging from what we''ve seen up to this point, were probably poisoned arrows.


    We are the advance party and there are only a few of us.


    But the enemy has let their guard down and is nowhere to be found.


    We must take advantage of this opportunity.


    Tell the men to stand down.


    The concubines all move through the forest and wait in place.


    Then they received a sign from the troops accompanied by the wizard that they were ready.


    The mistress sent the go-ahead to the entire army.


    At the same time as the mistress gave the signal, the area around the bandit group''s place of lodging was engulfed in flames.


    As expected.


    The members of the bandits who came out of their lodgings are all holding bows and arrows in their hands.


    It''s easy to see that they''re all flustered by the unexpected heavy siege from the fire.


    The mistress, seeing this, gives another signal with her right hand.


    In response, the archers who have been deployed around the place where they are staying shoot arrows at once toward the place of lodging.


    ''''Gua!''''


    Ugh!


    The bandits immediately fell one by one on the spot, screaming.


    Then the bandits jumped into the fire, even though they were surrounded by fire, and


    He began to sprint through the bushes, brushing through them.


    Apparently, he had created a corner that hadn''t been trapped beforehand.


    They run there at a glance.


    Gaga.


    These men have one big miscalculation.


    And.


    There was one great piece of luck for the concubines.


    The destination these men were running to.


    This is where the main body of the main Batcombe unit is hiding, my concubines.


    It was a complete coincidence, though.


    This is too good to pass up.


    The mistress got up from the bushes and


    ''All of you!��Go on!


    I shouted that and leapt at the bandits rushing towards me.


    As for the rest, well, it''s an overwhelming victory.


    The bandits, who were in a panic because of the sudden fire, were in a hurry to get out of there.


    The concubines suddenly appeared on the escape route, and they panicked and stopped functioning at all.


    Like picking up fallen ears, they defeated one person, captured one person, defeated another, and repeated the process over and over again, and in less than ten minutes they succeeded in capturing the entire bandit group.


    Eventually.


    A group of 21 thieves were hiding in this place of lodging.


    I checked their luggage.


    We also found some eggs that seemed to belong to the ancient monster race.


    .........


    The ancient tribe of monsters sought by the people of Gianacombe may also be lurking in this vicinity.


    Gee.


    Since the mistresses do not have the equipment to capture the ancient monster race, which is expected to be quite large in stature, we''ll have to bring back the information and the eggs that the bandits have hidden away.


    After that


    I have sent troops to several bandit cells located around our lodgings.


    The place was already empty.


    The main body was probably built during its captivity due to an accident.


    Well, they also used fire.


    You can''t blame them for doing it in such a spectacular way.


    After that, the concubines were able to


    Make sure the fire is extinguished.


    In addition, the bandits broke as many of the traps they had set up as possible before heading home.


    Since it was not far to the carriage, it was not so difficult to transport the captured bandits.


    I thought about this one.


    Bringing non-combatant wizards along with me was more effective than I expected.


    I don''t like the senior wizards in King''s Landing because they are all lazy and lazy.


    The middle level wizard we hired this time was very hardworking and we had a very good impression of him.


    I heard that he was continuing to study magic as part of his "Two-Sin Education".


    I was impressed by the various systems in the world of witches and wizards.


    I''m happy to say that I''ve made a triumphant comeback with this achievement for today.


    So


    Take all this back with you.


    As expected, Safate will fall in love with her again what are you talking about, fool?


    Anyway, back to Liberty, hurry up!

 107 . After bandits and the accompanying Etsetra

    When I went to work that day at the town hall, I was greeted by Biblina in the lord''s office.


    Huh?


    As I recall, Biblina had just left for the defeat of the bandits...


    That''s what I was thinking, and then Biblina


    What are you talking about? I''m done with my work.


    I snickered as I said that.


    To be honest, I thought he was joking at first.


    Just then, the deputy captain of the guard station came rushing into the lord''s office with a change in his blood.


    ''''Lady Biblina''s strike force has returned after capturing that group of thieves.


    That''s what the Vice Captain of the Guard said.


    As I listened to it.


    You see? That''s what I''m talking about.


    And then, a smug Biblina.


    I am.


    On their feet, they moved to the guard station along with Vibrina, the deputy captain of the guard, to the guard station.


    Then they saw a group of what looked like a large number of bandits tied up there.


    The guards were in the process of bringing them in.


    According to Biblina.


    I ran into these guys on my way there, and I ran into them early on.


    Well, I got rid of them in a hurry.


    And that was that.


    The last time we had one incident where Googs was seriously injured.


    To be honest, I thought it would take a lot of work this time, so I just had to keep thanking Biblina incessantly.


    Biblina is.


    No need to thank me so much.


    They may not have much of a history with us, either.


    That''s what he told me.


    Well, I''ll see you later.


    Well, if you insist on thanking me I''d be happy to buy you dinner.


    He said so, and I agreed to it.


    So, tonight is fine then?��Absolutely not.


    With that said, Biblina went back to her room in a good mood.


    I went to visit Unja on my way to her room.


    Unja, I''m sorry, but can you set up a dinner for us tonight?


    I spoke to him.


    ''Yes sir?��How many people do you want to see and how many do you want to see?


    That''s what I''m trying to do.


    Well, that''s everyone who was with the capture team from Batcombe, so I''d say there were about 12 of us, including Vibrina and I.


    I told him.


    ....Huh?


    I don''t know, Unya is looking very reluctant...


    Hey, little girl was that a request from Lady Biblina?


    Hmm?��Yes, but?


    So I said to him.


    Unja''s face grew even more reluctant and


    ''Botchan I won''t say anything bad.


    I''ll leave tonight''s dinner alone with Biblina-sama.


    If you want to have the whole squad together for dinner, I recommend you to come back later.


    And he''s advancing so hard...


    Well, if Unja says so much.


    I asked him to make some adjustments in that direction, but as he was leaving, Unja


    You really don''t know much about that sort of thing, do you, little girl?


    He sighed as he said..........what?��Did I miss something?


    I''ll check again on that one.


    I once again moved to the guard station.


    All the bandits had already finished moving to the jail in the stuffing station and


    Now the arrangements for that interrogation had begun to be made.


    By the way.


    Normally, Googus is the one who takes care of these tasks.


    The other day, he was recuperating from an injury he sustained during a battle with this bandit group. I''ve been sent to visit a summer festival in a local city.


    If they were to be in the city and have them recuperate at home, etc.


    It''s a Googs thing, so the measure was taken because he might show up at the guard station immediately and perform his job even though it was his day off.


    By the way.


    I''d like to thank you for this visit.


    Now, I live with Googs, or rather, I live with... or rather, I live with Lil Pop, who lives with us, anyway.


    As a matter of course, they''re accompanied by two Goopop, a child of the ancient monster race''s humanoid species, who is being taken care of by the two of them.


    Since they don''t seem to be interested in getting married officially.


    So I thought it would be a good idea to take a honeymoon, and that''s why I asked for this job.


    I thought it was a good idea.


    If only I could get this kind of attention against Eldena.


    And then Foldente said that and sighed very loudly....


    Although Foldente gave me a strange, snarky remark.


    We have to interrogate these people and deal with them appropriately.


    I asked a swallow man working at the town hall to deliver an urgent letter to the Lord of Batcombe, Gelter, informing him of the capture of the bandit group as soon as possible.


    A message was entrusted to the swallow man by word of mouth from Gelter.


    From the swallow man who came back.


    Mr. Gelter has asked me to speak to you there, as he will be on his way to Liberty soon.


    So I was told.


    I thanked the swallow man for carrying the letter and bringing back the message.


    As he sat in his chair in the lord''s office, he began to think about this and that.


    The fact that Gelter would be heading here.


    There is speculation that they are trying to do something against this supposedly captured band of thieves.


    Especially Batcombe.


    I''ve heard that he''s constantly skirmishing with the gang of dark charmers who are said to be the lords behind this bandit gang, so I wondered if he might do something about that entanglement.


    Oh, and.


    Thanks to Biblina''s squad, we were able to capture the bandits, but


    Our other goal, the search for the ancient monster race is still in limbo.


    I''ve contacted the guard''s office to see if they can spare some manpower for this matter as well.


    I didn''t get a very colorful reply.


    ''''Right now, we have quite a bit of time devoted to monitoring and interrogating the people we captured to make sure they don''t escape, so if you ask me to go on top of that to explore the ancient monster race... it''s a bit difficult.


    That was the reply of the vice captain of the guard.


    I don''t want to be embarrassed.


    However, it''s only natural that the bandits have to be dealt with first and foremost.


    I need you to take care of your business first.


    I''ve contacted them.


    It would be


    We''ll have to send a replacement unit to...


    Well, what to do...


    When I think about this and that.


    Isn''t it about time, Safate?


    While saying that, Biblina came into the lord''s room, looking quite dressed up.


    ''''Hm?


    I''m sure it''s already past my work hours but I think it''s time to....


    and


    Having thought this far, I finally remembered that Biblina had told me to set up a dinner party.


    Then


    Unya came into the lord''s room at such an exquisite time that it was as if she had been watching me.


    Unja said in my ear


    I''m making a reservation at the Decora Pot restaurant.


    and


    He told me the name of a store I wasn''t familiar with.


    ...Huh?��I don''t know where I could find a place like this.


    I twisted my head around as I thought about it.


    Una continued handing me a card-sized piece of paper with a map to the store.


    Oh, right across the street from Siyaka''s.


    And thus, I took Biblina with me to dinner, just the two of us.


    On the way.


    Were the other members of the strike force good?


    Yes, I''ve just asked Biblina about it.


    "Well, I think that would be a formal dinner... in the first place, if you had invited them to today''s dinner, I''d be very angry, too... even though you said it was a reward for her.


    Biblina laughed at that.


    ........yeah.


    I guess I''m not the only one who''s wise.


    I''ve been so insensitive...


    Anyway, this was me having dinner with Biblina on this night, yes.

 108 . Search for ancient monsters

    I received a report from Gugs, who is on his way to the frontier region to visit a summer festival to recuperate.


    He told me that he arrived there yesterday and found the beer there very tasty.


    I thought it was some kind of ale.


    As I look at the contents of the letter, it''s not quite the same.


    It says that if possible, you should take it home with you.


    Since it''s a good time, I asked Yanjin to reply with something to the effect of please go and serve the family.


    What''s this family service thing you''re talking about, my lord?


    I''m sure I''m going to be scolded, but I thought, well, there''s the matter of the goo-pop


    �� ��.


    The bandits were successfully captured thanks to a Batcombe unit led by Biblina.


    That interrogation was quite difficult.


    Anyway, they were all very tight-lipped and wouldn''t spit anything out under some interrogation.


    Since there is a clause for handling captive criminals set by the royal capital, we can''t treat them too inhumanely, and these bandits seem to be familiar with that part.


    If I go any further, won''t I be in trouble with the clause?


    He ended up smiling thinly.


    Even the deputy captain of the guards was puzzled by the situation.


    She came to me for advice, but all I could do was fold my arms and ponder, wondering what to do.


    At that time


    A messenger from Gelter in Batcombe arrived.


    I heard the story.


    Will you hand the bandits over to us?


    He said.


    Anything.


    They want to use it as a bargaining chip in order to go directly to Urinacomb, which is practically controlled by the dark winsome voice that is behind these guys.


    As you might expect, when I told him that the questioning wasn''t finished yet


    Apparently, the messenger had received instructions on this subject as well.


    I''d like to take over the interrogation, too.


    He offered to help me.


    I decided to transfer the guards who had been involved in the interrogation of these men to Batcombe with me, since it would be a shame to leave everything to them.


    Just.


    As long as Gelter in Batcombe says he''s going to use these guys as a bargaining chip to discuss it.


    It seemed likely that Urinacombe knew we were capturing the bandits, and in some cases, they would come after us in transit.


    So we thought of a plan.


    We used a small mage ship used exclusively for town hall purposes and left Liberty at midnight on the day the messenger arrived.


    We sailed very low and arrived at the lord''s house in Batcombe.


    On the move.


    An unidentified flying object was captured by the arcane radar on several occasions.


    Perhaps, but perhaps the Urinacombe''s ... the dark charmers were on alert.


    Arriving at Batcombe.


    As I was unloading the prisoners, Gelter greeted me personally.


    I told Gelter.


    Thanks to Vibrina, we were able to successfully capture the bandits like this.


    I thanked him and we shook hands firmly.


    Instead of thanking me, I want you to plant a breeding stock... because I want to see my grandson.


    Gelter laughs as he says that, and then proceeds to bang me on the shoulder with a huff and a puff.


    Such is the case with Gelter, though.


    They finish shaking my hand and turn their attention to their captives.


    What''s going on, man ... it''s somebody I know.


    His face was twisted blatantly.


    I asked Gelter if it was mixed in with the bandit group he had captured before.


    Some of them are from the army that took part in the coup during the Chimera pose.


    And that was that.


    Speaking of the chimera-like coup de grace


    In the past, when Batcombe was still divided between the military forcers and the Lords, including Geltor, who were vying for control of Batcombe, the forcers brought out the chimera pseudopod and tried to make Geltor look like an accident and make him look like a dead man.


    At the time, the chimera dodge was incomplete.


    The military faction''s coup attempt failed.


    At that time, Gelter reversed this and set out to purge the military faction and succeeded in expelling the enforcers of the military.


    According to Gelter.


    The people from the military faction that we expelled in that case are mixed in with the bandits we captured this time.


    ''Leave the interrogation of these guys to me for a moment.


    Walter tells me again.


    At first I was only going to help.


    Even though it was the former, if there were people from Batcombe in the mix, it would still be Gelter and his position as a lord... I thought that, and I decided to accept Gelter''s offer.


    Then


    After all the questioning we''ve been doing with Liberty''s people, there''s been no progress in this investigation.


    In less than half a day, Gelter was


    We got our word. I got the location of the letter from Urinakombe.


    I told me, as I was being allowed to take a break in the guest house in Batcombe.


    Honestly.


    I can''t help but be surprised.


    Walter says and taps me on the shoulder, but


    ...I honestly can''t even imagine how he did what he did.


    When I told him that, Gelter said


    Well if you''re a law-abiding citizen, you''re in no trouble.


    Then a meaningful smile appeared on his face.


    For now.


    I''m now well aware that I''m not even close to Gelter''s footing when it comes to this part of the world.


    After this


    The meeting with Gelter became a steady stream of meetings.


    To hold negotiations with Urinacombe in the near future.


    During those negotiations, to denounce Urinakombe in regard to the banditry that he is carrying out behind the scenes.


    That when Gelter and the rest of the Batcombe forces go to Urinacombomb, they plan to call in an inspector from the Central Frontier Bureau in the capital to accompany them.


    He also asked me to accompany him as a representative of Liberty.


    For now.


    I had my own reservations about coming along with him, so I said yes at once.


    Gert.


    ''There are quite a few cities like this we''re all in trouble.


    and


    Implicitly, he''s also been complaining about the Central Frontier Agency.


    Having said that.


    And Gelter himself has even called in an inspector to coincide with this trip to Urinacomb.


    You can''t avoid them when you''re solving these frontier cases.


    I am


    As for the date of the deadline, I was told that I would be contacted after coordinating with Urinakombe for a new


    So the meeting was over for the day.


    �� ��.


    When I returned from Butchcombe.


    Once again, I called for the deputy commander of the guard.


    For the capture of the bandits was complete.


    This time, we have to search for the ancient monster tribe, so we''re meeting with them.


    Last time.


    We were going to search for the bandits and search for the ancient monster race at the same time.


    Because the Vibrina Squadron has taken care of the Thieves'' case ahead of schedule.


    So the search for this ancient monster race was the only thing left in limbo.


    To the Vice Captain.


    I''m going to ask you to re-adjust the number of people we can get out.


    I asked Sarah, the salamander, to coordinate a date for me to accompany her.


    Because although I know that they are supposed to be ancient monsters.


    Is this the kind of person who can become a humanoid?


    You''re still in Kaiju form.


    It''s unclear from that point on.


    We have to assume that our opponent is in the form of a monster, and we have to move in a position to capture it.


    For that reason.


    So we thought it was essential for Sarah to be able to change into her salamander form and to be able to deal with larger opponents.


    From Sarah''s side.


    If it suits you, I''m happy to accommodate you.


    I sighed loudly as I waited for a reply from the guards, as the reply arrived.


    I thought I had finally captured the bandits.


    And now I had a showdown with the master.


    And the Ancient Kaiju Tribe''s case is just the beginning.


    When you think about it.


    Perfect timing.


    My dear boy, I think you should take a break.


    And Wunya brought me a cup of tea.


    Thanks to her, I was able to clear my head, which had been in a state of stagnation, and


    I''m not going to be able to do that.


    Let''s do what we can do. Let''s just do what we can do.


    He laughed at me.


    That made me feel a lot better about myself.


    Well, you''re always welcome to talk to me about concubines.


    And, I would add, Unja....


    Really, if it weren''t for this...

 109 . Search for Ancient Monsters Part 1

    On Urinacombe''s discussion with the dark charmers


    With Butcombe''s Geltzer making adjustments to this and that.


    The search party for the ancient monster tribe was ready to go, so I decided to lead that one and head there.


    I also didn''t know when I would hear from Gelter.


    I would have liked to ask Googs to lead this search party, but I can''t say that.


    This search party.


    In addition to the guards, Sarah the Salamander and Aura the Wyvern have joined the search.


    My opponent.


    So, it was assumed that the race was not humanoid, but rather a large monster race that was still in the form of a large monster, even among the ancient monster race.


    Nevertheless.


    As for the aura, I''m also considering the fact that her aura is still very young, and I''d have to give her a lot of consideration if a situation arose where she had to change into her wyvern form.


    That said.


    In this world, the dragon race is extremely rare.


    In lore.


    When this world was once connected to the wizarding world through multiple gates.


    I''m told that a large number of dragons from the wizarding world inhabited this world.


    It seems that a former brave man almost destroyed the gate in order to cut off this world from the magical world.


    It is said that most of the dragons who had moved to this world at that time went back to the wizarding world, behind the Gate.


    Why the brave men destroyed the gate is unknown, as there is no lore left behind.


    Some say it''s to protect the world from the clutches of a malevolent wizarding invader.


    It is said that it was to force the armies of this world to give up their attempts to invade the magical world, but we don''t know exactly what happened, as the brave man at the time didn''t say anything about it.


    By the way, this brave man.


    For when he received the revelation of a brave man in this world, he received the blessing of immortality.


    Some say we still live somewhere in this world.


    He was the guardian of one of the gates that that brave man destroyed.


    To the extent that Foldente has already become an incorporeal thought body....


    Back to my point.


    That''s why, in this world, dragons are a valuable upper


    It is said that the title of "Dragon Slayer" earned by slaying the dragon is so highly honored that the holder of the title is guaranteed a position in the King''s army of their choice, if they are willing to do so.


    In such


    It''s an aura of youth.


    If I were to be surrounded by a group of seasoned adventurers.......that''s what I''m worried about.


    By the way.


    As for Sarah, who is already an adult dragon and can even use dark-based summoning magic at will, I wondered if there was any need to worry about that much.


    Because she''s also the one who takes naps in her spare time.


    In the meantime, I try to keep them within sight of each other.


    In addition to these two.


    We also borrowed a magical beast in a capsule from Jambalea, who manages the underground labyrinth.


    Here it is.


    If you break the capsule in two.


    A large monster beast is summoned and it will listen to the person who summoned it.


    The monsters that appear are


    Hold the broken capsule in your hand.


    Come back.


    If you instruct him to return to the capsule, he will return to the seal.


    This time, when we went to search for the ancient monster tribe.


    From Jambalea.


    golem


    Cyclops


    Manticore.


    I am borrowing the capsules of these three magical beasts.


    If possible, I don''t want you to end up having to use these capsules as well, but....


    With that in mind.


    I''m with a group of guards, two of the Guianacombe Investigative Group.


    This, plus Sarah and Aura, and we set off with the group.


    Destination.


    The other day, Biblina captured a group of bandits around.


    That bandit group had gone out of their way to use it as a stronghold, and also


    Some of the eggs of the ancient monster tribe have been found in that cargo as well.


    Isn''t there an ancient Kaiju tribe hiding out somewhere around here?��So I guessed.


    I''d heard from Biblina that I''d gotten a general idea of what was going on.


    We were able to get there fairly easily.


    On this day, I think the first thing we need to do is to secure the place where we should base ourselves.


    After all, we were in a dense forest


    This is because we decided that if we didn''t get it done before dark, we would be in trouble later.


    Just in case


    Avoid the area where the bandits were basing themselves.


    We decided to create a rationale for the moment on the side of a small hill, a bit farther away.


    It''s hard to see from the perimeter here.


    There is a river flowing a short distance away, and we judged that it would be easy to find water to drink.


    That day.


    After we finished setting up the tent and strolled around the area, the sun was starting to shine.


    We broke off the search a little early and everyone returned to the base.


    We split the 20-man search body into two units of eight men each and searched the perimeter.


    We found many brand-new footprints of what looks like a small monster.


    Huh.


    Such a small ... so to speak, one that is slightly larger than a human foot.


    Is there such a thing as a miniature Kaiju race?


    That''s the question that came up.


    According to two members of the Guianacombe investigation team.


    "There are documented cases of a half-human, half-monster, man-sized race of monsters that existed in the distant past.


    And that was that.


    .... although I suppose that situation was a very old event.


    So these footprints are a fact of life here and now.


    As I joined the others for a dinner of the preserves I had brought with me.


    And that there may be a human-sized tribe of monsters.


    That monster tribe should be stronger than humans, so if they were to encounter them, they would never take on a small number of people, and notified me, who was in charge of the survey team, or the deputy captain of the guards, who was the second in command, to contact them immediately.


    In


    On this day.


    A few guards were set up in a tree in the vicinity of this grounds and then went to bed.


    The guards were to take turns in pairs, and


    I''m in that rotation too.


    In that situation.


    My counterpart, Sarah, is running for office and following me around.


    ''I''m nocturnal, my lord, you can go back to sleep.


    That''s what Sarah says.


    That''s not going to happen, as expected.


    As I quickly look around, Sarah is looking around.


    You''re as serious as ever.


    I laughed at that.


    I was wary of my surroundings, thinking that I should keep this as a compliment.


    It was past midnight.


    There is a sound coming from the depths of the forest, stirring up something.


    ........This is definitely something coming towards us.


    I was in a thought wave with the Vice Captain of the Guard, who was still at the base.


    I passed this on in thought waves to everyone standing guard elsewhere.


    Unfortunately.


    Since I''m the only one in this search party who can use magic.


    I have no way of verifying that the thought waves from me were delivered properly.


    Anyway, me and Sarah continue to gaze from the top of the tree, deep into the forest.


    Not long after that.


    From deep in the forest, an ancient race of monsters emerged.

 110 . Search for Ancient Monsters Part 2

    The Ancient Kaiju Tribe that Emerged


    The two men from Guianacombe saw him.


    No, it''s not possible...


    I was choking up.


    We''ve been looking at it for a while now.


    The ones not so different in size from us.


    Just.


    The only reason why one could tell that these guys were the ancient monster race was because their lower body part was the only part that had the features of the giant ancient monster race, the Tyrano race.


    However, the upper half of the body was almost humanoid in shape, and although it didn''t wear any clothing, its face and the fullness of its chest suggested that it was most likely a female.


    This female was


    Surprisingly, despite the fact that the two men in GianaCombe unexpectedly shouted, they didn''t try to escape.


    Rather, they don''t seem to be pretending to be looking for us.


    I was puzzled by their appearance.


    The two men from Gianacombe and I looked at each other for a while, and then, after a brief look, we decided to appear in front of this ancient monster tribe''s female.


    Then, this female ancient monster tribe looked around at the three of us repeatedly.


    I thought that she was wondering if we were carrying a weapon or something, so I raised my hands first.


    The two men from Gianacombe followed suit, and this ancient monster tribe female, with a look of relief on her face, walked deeper into the forest.


    On the way.


    It was like he was telling us to follow him as he looked back at us several times.


    The three of us followed them.


    Other members of the search party, who had been watching us, hurriedly tried to follow us, but we were determined not to do anything that might increase the caution of the ancient monster female, who had let her guard down, so we held it still with our right hands.


    The ancient monster female with us walked deeper into the forest and soon led us to a little rocky area.


    Once there, both Gianacombe and I were taken aback by the sight.


    There was an ancient tribe of monsters lying there, still in their giant monster form.


    Then, the ancient monster tribe''s female who had led them here pointed to a certain part of this giant ancient monster tribe.


    When she looked at it, she saw that it had a rather deep wound.


    Apparently, this wound was causing this giant ancient monster tribe to be in a near-deathly serious condition.


    The two people of Gianacombe quickly diagnosed this wound.


    Don''t worry, it''s treatable.


    As soon as he said that, he opened the backpack he had brought with him, took out some medicine from it and injected it into the wound.


    I can see the process in action.


    This ancient monstrous female looked up at me with concern.


    I wasn''t sure if she could understand me or not.


    Don''t worry, those two are working on the cure now.


    When I said that, this ancient monster tribe female smiled at me and smiled at me


    Arigato.


    I responded with a single word.


    Although the treatment was completed shortly, it was decided that if we stayed here, the smell of blood flowing from this wound could attract other large flesh-eating vermin, so this ancient monster tribe female and the large ancient monster tribe had to be transported to Liberty.


    Thankfully, the ancient female understood our language quite well.


    Thanks to this, we now know a lot about these two animals.


    The two animals are.


    They''ve been living in this area for quite some time now.


    There used to be a herd of nine of them, and this female was the only one that didn''t grow in size, and only her lower half of her body had the strange shape of the ancient monster race.


    However, these nine heads were also


    A few of them were shot dead by a smaller woman, and then they were attacked by more men, and then they were reduced to nothing.


    Now these two cows were the only ones left.


    One of them had also been attacked by numerous men the other day, and had been severely injured and unable to move.


    This ancient monster tribe''s female couldn''t handle it, so she relied on us, not those numerous men, to show up.


    This ancient female of the monster tribe told me.


    ''Shot to death by a little woman'' is probably a reference to Lil Pop.


    I believe it was mentioned that when they first went to search the old frontier village, they were attacked and this was eliminated.


    Although I understand that part.


    The problem would be the part that says ''attacked by a large number of men'' afterwards.


    At first, these men - probably, the bandits from Urinacombe were aiming for the eggs of the ancient monster tribe that could be sold at a high price.


    So, they should have been skimming the eggs at the right time, not killing the ancient monster tribe, but why did those guys suddenly change their policy and attack this ancient monster tribe.......


    I was having a hard time believing that the two men from Gianacombe


    They probably went after this girl.


    I said.


    According to the two of them.


    The ancient monster tribe''s females, which did not grow to be as large as this ancient monster tribe''s females, and whose bodies remained in human form, were called an extremely rare species among the ancient monster tribe, and were born only once every few hundred years.


    However.


    The ancient monster tribe is a coveted item for collectors, and it is said that more than a few aristocrats will stop at nothing to acquire an ancient monster tribe with this figure...


    Based on this story, let''s put the story itself in perspective again


    The bandits.


    When this individual was found in the ancient monster tribe''s herd, the bandits changed their policy from collecting and selling eggs to capturing this super rare species.


    Then, the bandits would kill the other ancient monster tribe members who tried to protect this ancient monster tribe female, gradually isolating and cornering this ancient monster tribe female...


    in any case


    Thus, it was fortunate that I was able to save this ancient monster race female and the survivors of the ancient monster race.


    I''ll have Sarah the Salamander come up here afterwards.


    I had its form transformed into a salamander and had this ancient monster race on its back.


    Although it was quite a huge ancient monster race, it was


    In front of Sarah''s original form, which had already become an adult dragon, it looked very small.


    With such an ancient monster race on her back, Sarah slowly walks towards Liberty, wading through the forest.


    We follow her and return to Liberty.


    The ancient monster tribe''s female is also on her way to Liberty with us, but for now, we''ve got her to put some clothes on her upper body.


    This ancient monster tribe''s female had a pretty unhappy expression on her face, but


    Please.


    When I asked him again and again to wear this, he was reluctant to do so.


    Anyway.


    Thanks to the successful recovery of the ancient monster tribe, this series of incidents that had been pending for quite a long time was finally resolved.


    The most.


    As for the bandits.


    We still have some work to do to show off our captured members while we talk to Urinakombe.


    Even for the ancient Kaiju race.


    The question still remains as to what to do with these two sheltered animals after this.


    Either way.


    And there''s nothing we can do right now.


    As for Urinacombe, I''m waiting for a response from Gelter, who should be busy setting up a meeting at the moment.


    Well, for now, for now, I''m going to have them focus on treating their injuries, so even for me, I''ve decided to wait for that.


    Speaking of which.


    In the search for this case, I have asked the uninjured Gugsu to go to observe the summer festival being held in the frontier, but I wonder how it''s really going.

 111 . Tille and Korok

    The half-human, half-ancient, half-monster form of the female we''ve protected calls herself Tiele.


    This girl is not very good at speaking, but she seems to understand what I''m saying to her, and when I talk to her, she replies with gestures and a few words.


    By the way, this Tille.


    I didn''t think it was so big, but it seems to be old enough to be called a girl still.


    So when I finished talking with the two men from GianaCombe, I took Tiree to Korok and his friends'' room.


    It''s a large room that was originally built for Korok and his friends, but as expected, when Tille enters, it''s very intimidating.


    Still.


    Korok is a bear called Korok. Nice to meet you, Bear.


    Korok didn''t seem to care about the size difference at all, and went to talk to this Tille.


    Tille, who was probably very nervous after being surrounded by so many small-faced adults all this time, seemed to be very relieved by the arrival of Korok, and immediately went soft on him.


    There''s something about the way he looks at her that makes me smile so much.


    Tiree seemed to immediately give Korok a piece of his mind, licking up his face repeatedly.


    After being licked repeatedly with the long tongue characteristic of the ancient monster race, Korok was covered in that drool in no time at all...


    Ha-ha-ha, spoiled brat.


    And as if that didn''t matter, Korok was hugging Tille''s face.


    In


    As expected, I thought it would be a problem as it was, so I asked Korok and Ela to take Tiree to the bath.


    Tiree, who had probably only ever bathed in the water, was feeling a little dirty, and that was part of the reason for that.


    The public baths run by the town hall are designed to accommodate large sub-humans like Tiree, so there was no problem getting in, but


    It''s too big to wash.


    Yeah.


    I heard two voices from the bathroom saying


    My lord, I want you to do something about this bear.


    And when a bare collock popped out of the room....................Hey!��It''s a girl!


    So I immediately asked Unja to come in and join Korok and the others.


    Okay, okay. Please leave it to me.


    And then Unna says, "I''m sorry," and slaps her chest.


    She starts to take off her clothes right in front of me, thinking, "You really are so dependable in this kind of situation, aren''t you?


    Hey, hey!


    Oh, this isn''t a good place to be.


    It was a giggling Unya who said, "I''m sorry.


    The smile she had on her face, smiling in a somewhat mischievous manner, was somewhat deliberate, or maybe she wasn''t showing it to me on purpose.......no, no, no, that can''t be it....


    While she blushed as she unintentionally remembered Wunya''s nakedness.


    From inside the bath.


    Come on, let''s get a good wash.


    Bear!


    Sir!


    Whoa!


    And then the women''s voices started to come up.


    Tiree seemed to be enjoying herself in the midst of the crowd, so I was relieved to hear that she was happy.


    Hey, little man, Tiree wants to come in with us.


    And then Unja came out in a hurry.


    So, at least go wrap a bath towel around it.


    �� �� ��.


    For now, I left the baths to Unja and returned to the lord''s room, and just as I returned to the lord''s room, one of the Guianacombe''s arrived.


    According to the two of them.


    I was relieved to hear that the large ancient monster tribe that was injured was recovering nicely, and that it was worth the treatment.


    However, it seems that it''s still not a good idea to move her, even if she''s taking her back to GianaCombe.


    ''I apologize for the inconvenience, but if you''ll let me stay a while longer...''


    So I agreed to this at my discretion.


    By the way.


    This large ancient monster tribe was resting near the entrance of the cave where they were currently mining dragon scales.


    This cave was


    It''s originally a place where the salamander Sarah has been digging out the post-molt scales that she''s been storing underground for decades, but there''s also space in one corner for Sarah and other wyvern auras and Aela to molt.


    Sarah, who is already an adult dragon, only has to molt her scales once every few years.


    Still young and metabolically active, Aura and Aela molt their scales a few times a year.


    For them, being dragons, it''s just a waste product.


    So when the armorer sees this, it''s a drool-worthy, super valuable material.


    That''s why.


    In addition to the scales that they dug up, the armor made from the scales that these auras molted has become one of the specialties here in Liberty.


    But I digress a bit.


    Therefore, near the entrance of this cave, there is more than enough space for Sarah and Aura in dragon form to take a rest, and this ancient monster tribe is also resting in one corner of the cave.


    The bed is covered with a layer of brand new straw, and they lie down on it.


    All of that care and more is taken care of by the bone people Sarah is summoning.


    At first.


    I''m an ancient race of monsters who were surprised that these bone people came by.


    Sarah came in.


    Don''t worry. These are my guys.


    When I told them that, they seemed to be relieved and did the rest of the work.


    The sight of these bone men busily polishing their huge bodies with hot water is, in a sense, valuable, or perhaps.......


    What? In times of trouble, we''re both in trouble.


    It was very encouraging to see Sarah laughing at that.


    Now, back to the topic at hand.


    The two men of Guianacombe told him that they were coming back to Guianacombe once, along with a request to let the ancient monster race stay for a while longer.


    I''d like to hear from Guianacombe and the chiefs of the Ancient Kaiju Clan on how we should handle this matter.


    It was a good time to visit.


    Since it was also the day that the regular monthly grimoire to GianaCombe was to depart, I agreed and said, "Well then, we in Liberty are going to take care of those two while they are away.


    and shook hands with the two men, ending the press conference here.


    A short time later.


    That was a nice bath.


    And Korok came back with a big smile on his face.


    Tiree was


    He said it''s hard to walk down the corridor here at that size, so he''s taking a break in front of the public bathrooms.


    I went with Korok to check on Tiree.


    Tiree looked at me and


    "Hmm.


    And then she rubs her cheeks together while squealing.


    If the lower half of my body wasn''t that of the ancient monster race, I''d normally be dressed to be rubbed up against a girl............etc.


    You''re a natural, little fella, and the girls love you.


    And I''m going to laugh at you.


    I''d like to think that''s not true at all, but.......


    According to Korok.


    ''Tiree wants to sleep and wake up with the Koroks, Bear. No bear?


    He asked me with a pleading look on his face.


    Colock, these days.


    It seems that when I asked him to do this, someone told him that this pose would be effective, and he immediately dressed up like this....


    Nevertheless


    And you were just supposed to take care of Tiree for a while.


    Oh, that''s fine, just try to be nice to them.


    When I told them that, Korok, Ela, and Tiree all smiled and hugged each other.


    Suddenly, Foldente appeared beside me


    Hey, that pose works, doesn''t it?


    So that''s how I laughed and giggled, and then I realized that this was the source of my pleading pose.


    Foldente puts his mouth close to my ear so that the children who are rejoicing can''t hear


    The emissary from Urinakombe met with the Gelter of Batcombe and told me that he had a meeting with the Gelter of Batcombe, and that he was quite torn up.


    So, it was a matter of


    I have to think about how to deal with this, as well as being mindful of what I should be doing...


    Or so I thought.


    Apparently, he was looking a little scared.


    And all the Koroks were looking at me in confusion.


    So in a hurry I returned a big smile to everyone.


    .........Apparently, there is still a lot more to be said about Urinacombe, or rather, the winning voice of darkness.......

 112 . Googles and Suabir

    I''m talking about Tiree, the ancient monster race.


    I was just thinking about this and that about the dark charmers of Urinacombe.


    The Googus family, who had left to inspect the summer festival in the frontier city, returned.


    ''No, so, you know, the family asked me not to.


    I''m a blushing googly face, saying.


    Googus said, and Goopop looked forlorn when he said that.


    You''re not family?


    And then I''ll ask.


    Something.


    It seems that even Googus was at a loss for an answer when he was asked that, with a look like that.


    No, no, I mean, that''s why...


    And, well, he was all over the place with a simmering response.


    As Googs was responding to such a response, Lil Pop was beside him, sighing.


    You know, it''s a little late for that, isn''t it, sir, when you''ve held so many people in your arms?


    Yeah, what do you want to talk about, you know, your mouth?


    Well, while saying that, the composition of the Goo Gus desperately holding back Lil Pop''s sloppy mouth was unfolding....


    But oh well.


    If you were a lil'' pop when you first came into this world.


    If you''d done this, I''d have fired my magic firearm without question.


    I think I''ve learned to read the air in that area, or my personality has become more rounded....


    And, well.


    After the first such exchange.


    I just heard the report again.


    I was a little dismissive at first because it was a festival in the middle of nowhere, but that crowd was amazing.


    And googly eyes.


    The summer festival in Gatacombe, which I was sent to visit this time, is


    It is said that this festival is held jointly by Gatacombe, five cities and quite a few villages around Gatacombe.


    I heard that these festivals are held in spring, summer and autumn, and the main venues rotate among the cities.


    I see, so by rotating the main venues, they are trying to make all the cities more lively...


    I groaned to myself.


    The area where this Liberty exists is pretty much in the middle of nowhere.


    The area around the Googs this time was even more remote, and


    So the number of people living there is quite small.


    But


    Googus said.


    The people of such a city were all together, and


    The fact that such opportunities are always rotated three times a year was in some ways a breakthrough.


    When I think of it that way, the Googs


    There are a lot of unique stores, but the one called Omotenashi was amazing.


    As he says this, he places something drink-like on my desk.


    ''....Suavir?


    As I stared intently at the wooden container, the googly eyes


    ''Well, it''s a drink, but it''s good anyway.


    You should try it when you''re done.


    I even leaned over and said so.


    Even a rare lil'' pop is a rare occurrence.


    It is true.


    And I''ve even followed up with a follow-up, so maybe this is quite something....


    Well, that''s what I thought.


    As expected, I couldn''t drink alcohol during working hours, so I decided to get this one as a souvenir.


    After that.


    There was a series of reports on the items that were on sale at the festival.


    Most of them had a lot of food, he said.


    Well.


    Even in a frontier city like this one, even on the scale of the Green Convoy, the specialties are agricultural products, and I''m convinced that it will inevitably be so.


    Here, Googus once again took something out of the magic bag at his waist...Is that a plant fruit?


    They were sold at the convenience store I mentioned earlier, and they had a bunch of different kinds of spices.


    Gugs says.


    salt and pepper


    sugar cane


    miso seed


    I heard there was something called


    They bought one of them back here, a sugar nut.


    I asked Unya to get a knife and try to break this one in half.


    Just like the fruit that can be produced by the plant magic tree I''m using, it split neatly into two pieces from the middle.


    There was a white powder inside of it, and when I licked it... oh, it''s so sweet.


    Gugs says.


    This is supposed to be a spice that can only be found in King''s Landing.......


    I was surprised to see such a pure product being sold on a regular basis in such a rural town.


    And he was very much impressed.


    After that.


    I received the report that Gugs had briefly put together for me, and that was the end of the day''s report.


    Apparently, Googs had bought a lot of Sua Beer, which I had also been given, as a souvenir for the rest of the town hall, and after he finished his report to me, he went around the town hall with Lil Pop Goupop and two other people in tow.


    In


    Everywhere you go.


    Was it your honeymoon?


    Show me what you''ve got.


    And, well, he was told a lot of things by everyone.


    So.


    Googs himself.


    I can''t travel with them again.


    I said.


    The lil'' pop that accompanied this googus was


    Well, it was rather fun.


    And...


    Goop, too.


    It was so much fun to travel with my mom and dad.


    So he was smiling happily when he said that.


    And, well.


    Googs, though, says this, and then goes on to make a do-or-die statement.


    After we finished handing out the Sua Beer at the town hall, the three of us went back to the Googs'' room together.


    Well, despite the state of affairs.


    Would it be more accurate to say that we''re not family?


    after that


    Since it was still during working hours, I was doing a lot of paperwork.


    Then people came from all over the department.


    Doesn''t that Sua Beer come from our town hall?


    You should stock up on those Googus souvenir drinks.


    And, well.


    So, one by one, everyone says to stock up on Sua Beer in a different way.


    I wondered if it was that good.


    Huh?


    It''s still in the middle of work hours, how does everyone understand what this Sua Beer tastes like?


    And, well, I was wondering.


    I took a bite of this, too.


    ........Wow!��What is this?��It''s so good.


    I meant to take a bite at first.


    This sippy feeling in your throat is so refreshing!


    So.


    So I also drank this Sua Beer in an instant.


    Well I think I should stock up on it.


    That''s what I thought, too.


    I''m not.


    We''ve also begun to prepare the documents for discussion at the regular consultation meeting at the town hall, which is scheduled to be held early next week.


    Essentially.


    So I didn''t have that much work to do today.


    I could have gotten off on time if I wanted to.


    Personally, too.


    We wanted the city to come up with a positive policy on this Sua Beer import deal as soon as possible, so we''ve done quite a bit of rooting around.


    The final, city policy will be decided as a result of the next round of talks.


    I was doing this and that, hoping to somehow get some tasting products before then.


    When I returned to my room, I found Erdena and Unja were waiting for me to return... That''s strange, I thought I locked the door properly.


    And, well.


    The two of them also got a bottle of Sua Beer from Googs today and thought they should stock up on this as well as everyone else.


    So they came straight to me about it.


    then


    Safate, about this Suaveer...


    And then he ran up to Biblina.


    In.


    In the end, after this day, there were constant visitors to my room...


    In.


    So all of them were about this Suavir, yes.


    That said.


    For me personally, I wish I could stock this Sua Beer on a stable basis, yes.

 113 . Suabir, summer festival preparation start, Urina Combe

    The topic of the town hall boiling over with the Sua Beer that Gugs bought back from his business trip, but the heat is not slowing down at all, but rather getting hotter.


    And that''s because...


    It was discovered that there are still three crates of Sua Beer that Googs bought home for Lil Pop and the two of them to drink, besides the ones he gave away as gifts to everyone else, still in the crates.


    Sell it for me, for God''s sake.


    I can pay you.


    and everyone in the town hall was rushing to the front of Googs'' room after work....


    I immediately notified the town hall that we will be taking a hands-off approach as a town hall regarding Suavir, and Googs.


    Just pretend you''re done handing them out.


    I asked them to do so, and the furor has finally been put to rest.


    However, this should make us look at getting Sua Beer in full swing...


    I sent a letter to the store that Gugs told me about, and first of all....


    I''ll probably get back to you in a few days.


    I''m going to wait for that response and then I''m going to tell them to negotiate.


    We, Liberty, are also a frontier city, but to be honest, I was surprised to see such an amazing thing being built in a city even more frontier than that....


    �� �� ��.


    Based on the information about the Summer Festival that Gugs brought back, we have begun discussions about holding a Summer Festival in Liberty as well.


    It will be held for two days.


    We''re also accepting stalls from neighboring cities, and during this period, we''re working on measures such as running the last scheduled mage boat to neighboring cities until later in the day in an effort to attract as many visitors as possible.


    If it''s possible, it would be great if we could get the convenience store hospitality store in the outlying cities of Gatacombe, which produces and ships Sua Beer, to join us, but at this point in time, there are no scheduled magic ships operating in the area, so it''s not unreasonable.......


    That''s why.


    First of all, we approached the surrounding cities to participate in the project, while seeking the opinions of various departments within the town hall.


    Frontier City of Batcombe


    Frontier City of Greenconv.


    of the two major cities in this one area were quick to join us.


    And we are on friendly terms with


    The small frontier city of Picks


    Eads, a small frontier city


    Both of these cities also announced their participation in the event, and all of the cities that I personally thought would participate have informally agreed to participate, and each city has invited applicants to join their stalls right away.


    In the meantime


    Quinn, the chairman of the Quinn Chamber of Commerce in King''s Landing, went out of his way to ask


    I heard about the summer festival. We''d love to be a part of it.


    He offered to do so.


    Also.


    Recently, Black, who has been instrumental in keeping the wholesale market stable, has


    Can I invite my fellow merchants to join us?


    And so, he said.


    I''m sure you''re all very welcome here.


    That''s what I replied.


    We are coordinating to use the former Gehmose district for the summer festival.


    A large public hall.


    Adequate Accommodation


    Stone-paved streets


    A full range of stagecoach services


    In particular, the stagecoach, which is managed by the boars, is still highly used even now that the regular services of the magic ship have been put into service.


    This is because


    We can extend our regular service to any remote location upon request, and


    Punctuality, smiling, and problem-free customer service.


    This is the result of their efforts to take care of this and that.


    In response, I thanked the boars for this.


    ''What do you say, sir, that we want to thank you more than you for hiring us so aggressively when all we had to offer was this kind of power?


    Yes, I''m afraid to do so.


    This is how we can help each other, and we want to build that kind of relationship with everyone.


    Back to the topic at hand.


    We are coordinating the event in the Gehmose area, and we are also beginning to prepare advertising media.


    We have prepared a number of large sheets of paper to advertise the event, and are asking the bars and adventurers'' associations to post them.


    This is also posted on the stagecoach of the earlier boardman


    Naturally, I posted it on board the regular magic ship.


    I''ve posted this all over the town hall and everywhere else.


    We had two of them, Korok and Ela, join us as models for this one.


    Pictorially, I just used an image of the two of them eating a delicious-looking baked good from a prototype of a public sales office that they plan to sell at the festival.


    "Korokkuma!��Cute bear?


    Korok had a big smile on his face, but Ela didn''t seem to understand the meaning of the large-sized notice at first.


    I can''t believe it''s posted all over the place...


    And, well, every time I found a piece of paper that was upholstered, I turned bright red....


    While preparations are proceeding at a rapid pace.


    Safate, it''s just...


    And then Foldente calls me.


    She has an unusually serious look on her face.


    I run over to her to see what''s going on.


    We got a little bit of a complication about your participation in the summer festival.


    But I didn''t think that was........


    In front of me, who wondered about that, Foldente said


    Yeah Urinacombe.


    That''s what I said.


    Because of the incident with the bandits, of course we haven''t approached Urinakombe about opening a store.


    Just.


    We''ve been handing out example notice posters in the city and surrounding cities, so if Urinacombe is in the know, I''d say it''s a no-brainer....


    As you can imagine, this was a decision that Liberty had to make.


    I hurriedly asked for the Lord of Batcombe, Geltar.


    ''Why, if you''re going to Batcombe, I''ll have to ask him to protect you.


    and while Biblina, who is now settled in as the warden of the Batcombe branch office in Liberty, which was established before we knew it, accompanied us with a big smile on her face.


    Hey, good to see you.


    And Gelter greeted me with a smile.


    Nevertheless


    Geltor is a bit reluctant to do so, as he had already communicated his business to the hawks on their flight.


    It would be nice if they would at least make a move after they are done talking to each other, Urinacombe too.


    Gelter blurted out as he said this.


    Me too.


    I apologized for planning the festival before I''d even finished discussing it with Urinakombe yet.


    That''s good news. And I''m looking forward to this project, you know?


    So that''s what he said and laughed at me.


    Then.


    In the meantime, I sent another request from Batcombe to Urinacombe to set up a meeting about the bandits as soon as possible, and until I heard back from them, I''ll hold off on replying to their request to participate in the summer festival.


    ''I threatened to not let them participate in the Liberty Summer Festival if they didn''t respond, and I got an immediate response.


    And I laughed and talked with Gelter about it.


    The day after I returned from Batcombe, an urgent airlift arrived from the gerter.


    The contents were


    ''Urinacombe has asked to speak with me soon. Specifically, he wants it done by the Summer Festival.


    And so....


    Well, it looks like that case I was joking with Geltor about became a reality.


    Anyway.


    I had all of my upcoming matters Uchi, anything that wasn''t urgent, postponed or cancelled, and left Erdena and Foldente to deal with the summer festival, and I headed to Batcombe that day.


    ''It must be hard work for you too,''


    And again, this time, Biblina bought an escort for me.


    I''ll be there to protect your father, and I''ll be there to escort you to Urinakombe.


    And then they say.


    Well


    So it was finally time to talk to Urinacombe.


    I was looking out of the carriage, restlessly looking at the scenery outside....

 114 . Urina Combe Part 1

    When I arrived at Batcombe, I immediately went into a meeting with Gelter.


    Naturally, Biblina was also present.


    In the other room, as soon as it rang to just the three of us, Gelter was


    Well, you know what, it''s Urinacombe, and this time it''s going to be El Nacotta all of a sudden.


    And while doing so, he looks at me squarely in the eye.


    The small frontier city of Urinacombe


    It is a city whose entire operation is controlled by the Dark Chamber of Commerce, the Dark Charming, and Elnakotta is the female boss of the Dark Charming.


    There are other lords in Urinacombe, and it is said that the leaders of the Dark Charming are said to have been in charge of this lordship, but it seems to be a famous story that talks with Urinacombe will not get anywhere even if you talk with this lordship, and if a meeting is set up with the lordship, you can''t assume that Urinacombe has expressed an intention to not really listen to you.


    It is said that Gelter had repeatedly asked for a meeting with Urinacombe because of the bandits, but he was fed up with the fact that the only meeting he could get was with the lord.


    And then suddenly the boss, Elnakotta, replied, saying he would agree to meet with them.


    I don''t know what the vixen''s intentions are, but anyway, since she''s coming out, she seems to want to put an end to this whole banditry thing.


    That''s what Gelter said.


    I guess it''s because I can''t read my opponent''s moves, after all, and I''m still thinking about it with my arms folded.


    It''s the same with Vibrina.


    I''ve only met that woman twice but she''s just so elusive.


    After saying that.


    It''s kind of like Fordente talking tough, but with a lot of pressure.


    I say so.


    It''s such a tense scene.


    How can I say it, it''s really easy for me to imagine it.


    We didn''t have anything to discuss, and we couldn''t go to the press conference.


    After this day, Gelter told me what we know at this point in time.


    First, the bandits as an example.


    The interrogation of the captured bandits and others was almost complete, and it was already obvious that they were operating under the instructions of the Dark Charming.


    Gelter had already obtained the directive signed by Elnakotta, and I was shown it here as well.


    There it was.


    Instructions were given to capture the ancient monster race whether they were alive or dead, and if the eggs were likely to be available, to prioritize them.


    ''Well, I won''t readily admit that regarding these instructions...


    After all, if you allow this, it means you were directing unauthorized activities within the territory of another city.


    So, as Gelter says.


    It was in Liberty''s territory that they captured the bandits who were under the breath of the winning voice of darkness the other day, and from there they were attacking the neighboring villages belonging to Greencombe. These raids were mainly carried out by the bandits to get food, but apparently there was a time when Green Convoy thought that they were being harassed by Liberty... although I heard about it later, it wasn''t exactly a funny story. .........


    after that


    I also informed Geltor that Urinakombe had asked me to participate in the summer festival.


    Anyway, the first thing we need to do is to deal with the bandits. Once this is taken care of to a certain extent, I''d like to use it as a bargaining chip for us to consider.


    I told him.


    I''m sorry, but you have to do this.


    That''s what Walter asked me to do, so...


    After that, we had a series of detailed meetings, and the day went by so quickly that it was


    We''ll head to Urinakombe tomorrow and have dinner with you today.


    Yes, Geltar told me, and he took me out into the city as it was.


    I accompanied Geltar in one of the formal attire I had prepared to wear to Urinacombe, in case you were wondering.


    When Geltar saw that, he said.


    ''When I first saw it, which little boy came to play?��But I''m really starting to get a good look at it.


    He laughs at me when he says that.


    After being expelled from King''s Landing


    Despite all the twists and turns, we''ve had the privilege of knowing each other for a long time, and I can''t help but feel a little impatient and embarrassed when I hear those words from Gelter.


    On this day, not only Geltor but also, naturally, Vibrina was in attendance.


    Instead of her usual knightly appearance, she takes a place beside me in a dress with her back roughly open.


    How about today?��He''s not here either.


    Don''t bother guessing.


    No, no, no, no...


    I said this and that afterwards, but they didn''t listen to me at all...


    Well, despite all that.


    I''m sure you and Walter will continue to be lords of the same realm


    Batcombe and Liberty, let''s get along.


    Then we shook hands firmly and laughed at each other.


    Afterwards.


    We talked about this and that as we drank in the bar.


    "Well, when you''ve been a feudal lord for a long time, you know, there''s a lot that goes on.


    Gelter says that with drunkenness.


    But really, you''re gonna have to take care of Biblina, man.


    I haven''t forgotten how to say that, so....


    In.


    We then moved to a room at the inn that had been prepared for us.


    We''re coming in.


    And then Biblina comes into the room.


    And as soon as she enters the room, Vibrina is


    I thought that was a valid certificate for Liberty and Batcombe.


    As he said this, he started to take off his clothes and...


    I spent a good two hours trying desperately to hold them back and get them to leave the room somehow....


    Oh my God you''re bringing shame to a woman who''s ready to face her responsibilities.


    Yes, it''s Biblina who keeps mumbling.


    Well, that''s one of the things I like about it all, isn''t it?


    When I said that, he kissed me in a surprise way when we parted.


    You have to forgive me.


    So that''s how Vrina left my room.......but I''m sure she''ll continue to be pushed around in the future.......


    the next morning


    I was invited to breakfast at Gelter''s house, and I moved to Gelter''s house with the messenger.


    Hey, how''d it go last night?


    And then he asked me with a look that wasn''t like his daughter''s father.


    We haven''t done what your father wanted us to do.


    And when Biblina, who is present, said, Geltor, frowning at once


    ''C''mon, before I go to bed, will you let me see my grandson''s face?


    That''s what he says, but honestly, I don''t know how to respond to this....


    after that


    After briefly reaffirming yesterday''s meeting, I return to the inn, pack up my bags and get into the carriage.


    As it was, we moved to the Lord''s Hall of Batcombe, where Gelter was also getting ready in the carriage, and the female knights of Biblina were girding around it.


    As we nodded to each other, the group of carriages departed, protected by the Knights of Biblina.


    We would arrive at Urinacomb in the evening.


    Once again, I looked over my papers and pulled myself together...

 115 . Urina Combe 2

    Not long after, a group of knights joined the group of carriages that were heading to Urinacombe.


    ''''It''s been a long time since we''ve seen you, Master Safate.


    At the forefront of this is Nirmana from the small frontier city of Picks.


    She had come to Liberty from Pics as a school teacher on a personnel exchange, but due to the school''s summer break, she had temporarily returned to Pics, but when she came to say hello, I was in the midst of my own confusion with the banditry case, so I didn''t have a chance to meet her...yes, that''s right.


    And so she is...


    I have just been informed that you are leaving for Urinacomb.


    The reason for this is that the


    This is because


    Like Batcombe, Pickus also bordered Urinacombe on the border of that city, and he was a frequent victim of it.


    However, in the case of Pickus''


    When we signed a treaty of friendship with the Liberty, we surrounded all of their territory with a strong stone wall, and Urinakombe couldn''t easily mess with it.


    Well, at the very least, I''d like to thank you for being part of my bodyguard line.


    He says so and bows.


    This Nirmana.


    She usually teaches children to read and write gently, but in Pix, she also has a face as a military educator.


    She has instructed many knights, and she herself is an excellent heavy knight.


    Her prowess has already been proven at the great martial arts tournament she participated in with her instructor, in Batcombe.


    With her participation, I was expecting a reassuring helper..., but for some reason Vibrina has a very soothing look on her face....


    In the presence of such a Vibrina, Nirmana


    So you''ll take care of everything, even the bedroom.


    I said.


    ''Tassey!��I''ve decided that the mistress will take care of that!


    It''s kind of a chilling situation that continues to happen even before we arrive.


    With this group of Knights of the Pix, we entered Urinacombe on this evening as planned.


    As we passed through the gates and entered the city


    The city is rather neat and orderly.


    There are a few people who have been drinking early, but they don''t look at us as enemies.


    Somebody''s coming.


    It''s just like that, but it glances at you.


    And...


    On the other hand, it''s the whores who come rushing in eagerly!


    Hey, do you have your hotel arranged?


    Stop for the night.


    And then, from the window of the carriage, Vibrina was in front of the prostitutes who were relentlessly calling out to her from the window of the carriage.


    You don''t know!��You''re blocking traffic.


    And although I pushed him away.


    Biblina, surrounded by her whores.


    Oh, you''re a pretty girl.


    We''re right there with you.


    So, how about tonight?��Kitten.


    And now, it''s about to be Vibrina who has been caught.


    Thanks to Biblina''s sacrifice, we arrived safely at the inn that had been designated by Urinacombe.


    This inn was adjacent to the town hall, and the prostitutes I mentioned earlier didn''t go near it, but


    When I finished the formalities and entered the room, I found a list of prostitutes on the desk, and....


    The other thing that bothered me before we got here was the unusual number of caged carriages that came and went.


    Most of these carriages were covered with cloth, so I couldn''t tell exactly what was inside, but it was decided that slaves are the ones who are transported in these cages.


    Slavers are ostensibly forbidden, but that''s mainly for racial reasons, and the custom of treating sub-humans as slaves is still strong in many places.


    My city of Liberty, Gelter''s Batcombe, and Pickus have firmly entrenched the ban on slaves in their territories, even if they are subhumans.


    However, in Greencomb, such merchants are still partly in the dark even now........


    We were ushered into a dinner hosted by the Lords of Urinacombe this evening.


    Just.


    It''s an open secret that this lord''s man, although he is a lord in one way or another, is a member of the dark winning voice that effectively controls this city, and at this dinner party


    Someone else will tell you all about it tomorrow...


    So we were just talking about it, and none of the political discussion was going on.


    Well, that was to be expected from me and Gelernter.


    So we''ll have to wait until tomorrow to find out more.


    And after a formal greeting, we finished our meal and quickly returned to our room.


    I was in my room for a while, looking over the material.


    Yo, you''re still so serious.


    A shattered-looking Geltor came into the room.


    He looked like an adventurer at the end of the day.


    And Biblina, who is following behind her, has that kind of appearance.


    "Well, it''s a good learning experience to see the face of the city at night like this.


    As he said this, Gelter threw me a costume, too, in the style of an adventurer at the end of the day.


    So, we go out of the back of the inn and into town.


    By the way.


    I have left five knights in the room for me and Gelter, five knights each.


    There''s also a handful of them, and it''s a consideration that it''s better to be cautious.


    ''''Well, it may be a good social lesson for Safate, but........''''


    And Biblina is not happy all the way through, while Gelter


    Don''t look so glum!


    As he says this, he slaps me and Biblina in a jovial manner.


    Always smiling affectionately around me, Gelter walks away with his arm around my shoulder.


    From time to time, Gelter will put his mouth close to my ear and


    That corner - that''s the slaver - he''s supposed to stand there and assess the customers and lead them to the goods in the back.


    He tells me so.


    When I look at the place I was told to look, I see a subhuman-looking man with a silk hat and a walking stick standing on a street corner, looking around.


    But the man is so well attuned to his surroundings that I wouldn''t have noticed him if Gelter hadn''t told me.


    In addition to the many bars, there are just as many color shops, so-called brothels, and quite a few other adventurers who are probably members of the dark charmers.


    I''m sure you''ll find a lot of jobs here that are difficult to ask for openly. For that reason, adventurers from all over the world gather here for that...well, it''s a blowout.


    I hear that.


    "If you know that, then King''s Landing will crack down on it...


    That''s what I said, but Gelernter said to me


    ''Try that... you never know where a bad job offer is going to start getting ordered... and there are going to be a lot of end-of-the-world adventurers popping up all over the place who are looking for it...''


    When he said that, Gelter chuckled once and


    Turns out King''s Landing recognizes the city as a necessary evil... well, they''ll never admit it publicly.


    The point is.


    That the King''s Landing is implicitly trying to get this city to attract bad jobs, and to attract the end-of-the-day adventurers who are looking for those jobs....


    There are many illegal jobs for such adventurers.


    The one who manages them is the dark winning voice........


    Surely this is not going to be a straightforward matter....


    So I thought as I looked around the city.

 116 . Urina Combe Part 3

    I walked into a corner tavern with Gelter and Biblina.


    It''s a relatively large shop in this neighborhood, with a brighter looking atmosphere.


    Gerther, who had his mouth to my ear, said


    He said, and bent down slightly.


    Behind him, a full-body hooded figure had somehow slipped noiselessly into the background.


    When Gelter is bracing himself so as not to be noticed, a hand suddenly reaches out from the gap in that hood and reaches for Gelter''s waist.


    The target was Gelter''s magic bag.


    but


    Gerther grabbed his outstretched arm with a whimper, and in a flash, he tightened the hooded figure behind his back.


    ''Vibrina ... two to the right, one to the left.


    Gerther said shortly, and Biblina, who was standing beside him, instantly ran off.


    Stay tuned.


    As he fleshes out the figures who were trying to move hastily through the crowd, he grabs them one by one and brings them back to Gelter.


    Gelter seems to be very familiar with them and ties these men up with the ropes he took out of his magic bag.


    I''m going to be able to say that it''s a great deal more than that.


    ...pickpocket-snatchers are as common as waiters, so just keep your eyes open.


    He said that and winked at me.


    When I heard those words, I couldn''t help but move the magic bag hanging from my waist to the inside of my pants on my stomach side.


    Biblina and Gelter took the group of pickpockets they had grabbed and took them straight to the counter of the store.


    There, they received a sachet of something to discuss, and returned in a good mood.


    ''We''ve got some extra income, so, well, I guess we''ll just go and have a drink with it.


    Geltar says and smiles at me.


    We ordered our drinks and while we were waiting, Gelter explained to me that


    Pickpocket/theft groups that show up in stores are often ostensibly a bounty on the store.


    This is usually an ostensible and


    Like now, when the perpetrators are caught, they''re trying to make an excuse that the store was cracking down on them, too.


    So, when they actually get caught and brought in, this is how the bounty is actually paid out.


    You''re going to drink it all right here and then go home or you''re going to be ostracized by your frightened brothers later.


    When Gelter said that, he smiled again with a snicker.


    To be honest, everything I hear is too shocking for me, having lived in the royal capital for so long, but beside me, who was so bewildered, Biblina


    Safate, you don''t have to learn to do this. You shouldn''t have brought him to this bar in the first place.


    He said and frowned.


    I''m not sure what Biblina would say, either.


    Certainly.


    For a lord like me who doesn''t know anything about the world, or rather, the underworld, it''s a good thing that I''m not the only one.


    I think it was a good experience just to see and hear that this world exists.


    That''s why


    So on this day, we had a drink at this restaurant on Geltor''s treat.


    By the way.


    You''ve been drinking.


    Do you know what you''re going to be doing tonight?


    I was constantly accosted by prostitutes, and the number of them was overwhelming, but halfway through, Biblina hugged me and I was freed from their accosting.


    Hey, hey, Vibrina am I good?


    And as Gelter blurted out, the whore''s calls were focused on Gelter for me, and Gelter didn''t even have time to drink the endgame, yes.


    It''s hard to say no, I thought, and then Biblina


    I pretend to say no, but I''m sure you have your work cut out for you. And as proof, here...


    Then he pointed to a few sheets of paper that were gently placed by the side of Gelter''s seat....


    That is a piece of paper with the contact information of a prostitute on it. You give it to the innkeeper, and she will...


    Hey!��Biblina, don''t take it any further.


    As Vibrina was hugging me and talking incessantly, Gelter was smiling and desperately trying to stop her words, yes.


    Even after we left the store.


    We''ve been accosted by a handful of prostitutes.


    some of them


    Hey, honey, you want to spend the night with me?


    And even the woman who approached Biblina...there seemed to be homos*xual prostitutes, so there were really a lot of different people.


    Just.


    I was a little curious about....


    The slavers don''t talk to us, do they?


    Yes, I called out to Gelter.


    Yes.


    I''m a slave trader who stands on quite a few street corners, not to be outdone by prostitutes, but none of these men have ever approached us.


    Then Gelter put his mouth to my ear again.


    Those guys have a nose they only talk to people who really want a slave.


    So he tapped me on the shoulder while saying that...


    Back at the inn, we go into separate rooms on the same level.


    In


    I walked into my room and exhaled involuntarily while sitting on my bed.


    .........I thought I''d experienced a lot since becoming a lord, but there''s still a world I don''t know about in the world.


    With that in mind, I take off my clothes and move to the bathroom to take a shower to wash off the sweat.


    As I put my body into the bathtub and let the sweat flow, I hear some knocking on the room.


    I couldn''t help but frown at the thought of it.


    I can''t ignore what he asks for.


    I hurriedly finished my shower and wiped myself down and went back to my room.


    Oh, you''re taking a bath?��This is rude.


    In the room.


    In the center of the room stood a strange woman.


    The woman was


    You didn''t answer, so I''m just going in.


    I said that, and I had a smile on my face.


    What can I do for you?��I don''t recall having a woman in my room, sir?


    He said firmly, with his arms folded.


    Then the woman


    Well, well, hello to you all and welcome to the world but you''ve got some nerve. I might have liked it a little.


    I say this with a shrug of my shoulders and sit on the bed and cross my legs.


    Then.


    I don''t know if it was intentional or not, but she raised her legs up high and deliberately made that crotch area visible to me... what?��You haven''t learned anything?


    When I looked closely at the woman, who was not wearing any underwear on her top half of her body, she seemed to be looking at me with a somewhat glazed look....


    free of charge


    She''s certainly a beautiful woman, but I can''t read her age at all...


    She looks very young, but she doesn''t look very old... just make no mistake about it, she''s an amazingly beautiful woman, and she''s very stylish...


    And the woman.


    ''I was wondering what kind of boy that Gelter liked, but...''


    As she says this, she stares at me from head to toe.


    The woman who giggled on top of that.


    Hmmm... she seems like quite an interesting girl.


    And with that, he got up and walked over to me.


    At this point, the door to my room was thrown open with a bang.


    Safate!��You''re safe!


    And then Biblina, sword in hand, came running in.


    Biblina was


    I pointed my sword at the woman who had her arm around my neck.


    Yeah, stay with Safate, El Nacotta!


    That''s what I said.


    ....What?


    Ernakotta is the name of the charming, dark-skinned female boss who runs this Urinacombe behind the scenes...


    In front of my stunned face.


    The woman chuckled.


    That''s so rude. I was just trying to keep it a secret until this was over.


    That''s why I said...

 117 . Urina Combe Part 4

    The Night Inn


    My room.


    Beside me was Biblina, sword at the ready.


    In front of him is El Nakotta.


    I rolled my eyes involuntarily at the sudden appearance of Erna Cotta, the charming woman boss of the darkness who runs this Urinacombe, but


    In front of me.


    Despite being held up by Biblina''s sword, Elnakotta didn''t lose her spare face.


    ''Well, it''s no use if they found out about the secret meeting. I''m going to have to pull out for tonight in spite of that lovely young lady.


    With that, Ernacotta left the room with ease.


    Biblina was


    Not until Elnakotta had left the room completely did he lower his sword.


    She continued to stare at the room''s entrance for a while after Elnacotta left the room.


    For quite a while, Vibrina was bracing herself.


    Finally, he let out a deep breath and turned his attention to me.


    I just happened to see Elnacotta walking into this room and I''m glad nothing happened anyway.


    As he said this, he returned the sword to its scabbard at his hip.


    "Perhaps she wanted to seduce you before the meeting.


    Saying that, Biblina sits down on the sofa next to the bed with her sword in her arms.


    And.........eh?


    ''What?��It''s not going to happen again.


    We can''t have another El Nacotta attack, can we?


    Tonight, my mistress will guard this room in person, so you can sleep in peace.


    Then he stared at the entrance, holding his knees.


    No, no, Biblina.


    Then I''ll have the guards from Liberty come out here and get you out of there without you having to...


    That''s what I said.


    Don''t worry about it. I''m just doing my best.


    And then, after repeating that in a somewhat smoky manner, Biblina ended up staying in the room....


    So.


    For me, I have a meeting the next day, so I have no choice but to sleep....


    I felt bad for Biblina, but I let her rest in bed.


    And the next morning.


    I woke up with the incident at El Nakotta on my mind, but when I woke up, I saw Vibrina''s face in front of me....


    or rather (say)


    I was supposed to be sitting on the couch, holding my sword, Vibrina.


    When I woke up in the morning, in front of me, she was snuggled up with her sword in her arms, breathing in her sleep....


    This is me staring at his face, wondering a bit if I should wake him up or not.


    When I stare at it like this.


    Once again, I''m reminded that Biblina is a beautiful woman.


    Slit eyes.


    Thick lips


    The nasal lines are clear.


    Because she always speaks with a cheerful and expressive voice, the expression on her face that she usually does not notice is there....


    And.


    I couldn''t help but admire the look on your face.


    Hmmm.


    And then I saw that Biblina was about to wake up.


    I closed my eyes and pretended to be asleep.


    Then I saw Vibrina, who seemed to have woken up in turn.


    I, I, I, I, I, I fell asleep at the sight of Safate''s face, didn''t I?


    And then he waddled up and seemed to get up.


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    Fascination, Biblina I was thinking that it was me.


    And then, on my cheek.


    chief engineer


    And then I felt my lips....


    Don''t worry, the Lord will protect you even if he has to kill you.


    With those words, I felt Biblina get up out of bed and then I heard her sit down on the couch.


    After that.


    After a while, when I pretended to be awake, Biblina said


    Good morning. Nothing happened while you were sleeping.


    He said that and smiled at me.


    I can''t help but be tickled by that smile....


    Thank you. I mean, that''s very helpful.


    So that''s what I was trying to say, yes.


    �� �� ��.


    after that


    Beverly went out of the room so I could take a shower.


    After I finished showering and getting ready to go, I


    I started moving with Biblina, who was waiting for me outside the room, and we headed to the inn''s dining room.


    There, the guards had already gathered there, and they were on guard around the stairs and around the entrance.


    Just.


    When I asked him about last night.


    ''No, I don''t think there were any women who came in or out of the inn, but...''


    And that was that.


    So, then, either Elnakotta was still staying at the inn, or the inn''s guide had used a secret doorway to get in and out........


    Just as I was thinking about this, Gelter came down to the dining room.


    So I told him about the events of last night.


    ''Well, I guess Biblina was right I was going to try to hug you first, if you''re lucky.


    So good, he clicked his tongue.


    Incidentally, there were a couple of prostitutes at Gelter''s as well.


    It''s a gift from Lady Elnacotta.


    And I heard that he was sneaking into bed.


    I gave it back to you in a heartbeat.


    And I don''t know, I don''t really feel like I''m seriously regretting it....


    At the back of Geltor''s mind, his secretary and bodyguard, the members of the Geltor Destroyed Maids Unit, commonly known as the GDM Squad, were laughing at him... probably because they were with him, and it wasn''t hard to imagine that they did so....


    So.


    So, what happened next?


    To Geltzer who asks me if I''m


    Yeah, and then they didn''t come again...


    In response, Gelter said.


    No, no, no, not that way...


    Yes, frustratingly, he pointed to Biblina.


    So, I''m asking what happened with that thing and you sat there until the morning?��Hmm?


    So he poked me in the side with his elbow while saying that.


    Seeing Geltor like that, Biblina''s face turned bright red as she


    B-b-ba-boo!��I, I, I was only guarding Safate, and I didn''t have any ill intentions!


    That''s what he said out loud, and Geltor heard it.


    ''Oh, come on, you''re not going to push down the man you love with this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity without Eldena-chan''s interference?


    As I said that, I looked up to the heavens.


    Hearing those words, Biblina''s face turned even redder and


    So don''t say that to me, though, ''cause I''d rather be in front of that woman fair and square.


    That''s what I was saying, and I was putting my face close to Gelter''s.


    For us.


    My goodness, you''re looking good this morning.


    And then a woman''s voice came from the entrance of the dining room.


    When we all turned around at once.


    The woman who came to my room last night - yes, El Nakotta - was there.


    El Nacotta wave


    Unlike the bewitching figure he was in my room last night, he was dressed in a chic suit and


    He stood in the doorway and looked around once at us.


    The meeting is in two hours. I''m looking forward to a productive discussion with you.


    With that said, Elnakotta left the dining room with the click of his high heels.


    While looking away from the back of Elnakotta, Gelter looked away from the back of Elnakotta.


    Oh, man, I''m feeling pretty good about this whole thing.


    As I said this, he brought the breakfast that had just been brought to the table to my mouth.


    As I brought the bread to my mouth, I also began to think about the meeting.

 118 . Urina Combe Part 5

    That morning.


    Me and Gelter were ushered into the huge pavilion that stood near the Urinacombe Town Hall, not the Urinacombe Town Hall.


    Why were we supposed to be negotiating with Urinacombe and not the town hall...


    Yes, I''m confused, and I''m sure Geltor is going to be able to help me.


    "This is the winning girl boss of the Darkness and the private residence of El Nacotta yesterday and the home of the winning girl of the Darkness.


    Apparently, being put through here means they''re willing to get a little more serious about talking to you.


    He said and patted me on the shoulder.


    I stiffened my body somewhat at those words.


    After all, I''m suddenly at the headquarters of the dark organization, the dark winning voice.


    It''s impossible for me to tell you not to be nervous.......


    Me and Geltzer are surrounded by


    The Knights of Batcombe, led by Biblina, and


    The Knights of Picks, with Nirmana at the center


    And then there are Liberty''s vigilantes who are mainly Guard members.


    As you would expect, if the charming men of darkness attacked us seriously, it would be impossible for the guards, who have little experience in actual battles, to do so, so from the beginning we relied on the Knights of Batcombe, but thanks to the addition of Nirmana''s group, we''ve been really saved.


    As for me.


    Although I wanted Lil Pop to accompany me.


    He didn''t want to leave the side of Googs, who was still recovering from his injuries, and he refused to do so... and so...


    Well, that''s just like her, if you can call it that.


    As a precaution, I got a small capsule containing a compressed golem from the creator of the underground labyrinth, Jean Barea, so I''ll make full use of it when the time comes... and that''s what I''m thinking.


    When we were shown into the lavishly decorated reception room


    Already sitting across from him was Ernacotta.


    He sat deep on the couch, twirling a thin cigar in a cross-legged position.


    Behind him, four strong-looking men stood in place, standing upright and immobile.


    We were passed in front of such an El Nacotta.


    Me and Gelter were sitting on the couch, with Biblina and Nirmana escorting us on either side of them.


    I took one look at the formation and then


    He turned his gaze to Elnakotta, who was in front of him.


    Elnacotta was


    I made sure Geltzer and I were seated.


    Well, let''s talk about some stuff we''ll just have to make it quick because it''s complicated.


    That''s why I laughed like a joke when I said that...


    The discussion began with a question from Gelter.


    ''''You and the members of this dark charmers raided settlements and other places belonging to Batcombe Liberty Greencombe as a bandit gang, looting money and goods and harming the inhabitants... this is all acknowledged by the people who have captured them, but how do you take responsibility for this? ?


    Elnakotta chuckles when Gelter, who sits deep on the couch and crosses his own legs, says that.


    I don''t know anything about that. I was instructed to go get an egg from the ancient tribe of monsters, but other than that, they acted on their own and I can''t be held responsible for that.


    When he said that, he huffed and let the smoke from his cigar flutter out to the side.


    Gelter, who received this.


    So how do you explain this?


    Saying that, he placed on his desk the operational instructions signed by El Nakotta.


    This is what was recovered from that captured bandit group.


    In it.


    Collecting eggs of the ancient monster tribe


    in addition to this


    Permission to vandalize, kill and rob in the neighborhood


    Only posing as a thief.


    and other instructions are written on it, and it is signed by Ernacotta at the end of the book in his own handwriting.


    But


    Elnakotta took one look at this document on his desk.


    Isn''t it obvious that this is a forgery from that band of thieves?��What, Geltar, is he that geeky?��Hey.


    Then he chuckles again.


    This laugh.


    I feel like I''m completely belittling people.


    Honestly, just listening to it makes me sick.


    In fact, Biblina, who is standing beside me, seems to feel the same way I do, and her shoulders are shaking with a pull.


    But


    If I read too much into it, this could be another ploy by Elnacotta.


    Last night, Elnacotta had come to my room.


    We didn''t talk this way, although the time we spent conversing was short.


    Of course, last night, he was trying to hug me if he could, and I can''t say that was why.


    However.


    It can be seen as a deliberate attempt to make the other person angry so that they can''t have a calm conversation....


    And that''s why.


    Gelter, who is supposed to be quite short-tempered, continues to take a leisurely stance as he listens to this El Nacotta.


    I let out a light breath.


    Once again, I turn my gaze to the two people who are continuing the conversation.


    "So you''re going to call this a fake then?


    Of course.


    Elnakotta answers that immediately.


    Elnakotta is such a good friend that Gelter


    ''''Okay, okay, this is, well, we''ll just submit it to the King''s legal department, so let''s just finish the conversation here.


    As he said this, he picked up the documents he had placed on his desk again.


    You can see how it looks.


    Elnakotta continued to stare at him while giggling.


    ''''........But, well, it''s true that they ordered the collection of the eggs of the ancient monster tribe of the example in that area.......


    Well, how about this?


    In the future, if I order my subordinates to work in that area, I''ll make sure to ask permission from the surrounding cities beforehand...


    ...or is it just a matter of chance?


    Yeah, whatever the case may be.


    No exceptions?


    Yeah, no exceptions.


    Then I want it in writing. Now. Right here.


    As he said this, Gelter took out three blank sheets of paper and placed them on the desk.


    When Elnakotta saw them, he blatantly frowned


    I mustn''t do this........you''re asking me to fill out three documents for the same thing?


    She giggles while saying that.


    To such an Elnakotta, Gelter smiled with a snicker.


    Don''t bother. Just get on with it.


    As he says this, he points to the paper with his right hand.


    That gesture from Geltzer.


    Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.


    Elnakotta said and shrugged his shoulders, and then plainly wrote down what he had just said on a piece of paper and signed it.


    Then


    I confirmed that the three sheets were definitely the same, me and Gelter also signed each of them, and the document was completed.


    Then, Geltar gave this to


    One for me, and one for you.


    One for me.


    Then he handed the last one to El Nacotta and


    I''m supposed to take care of it.


    Yes, a reminder to Elnakotta.


    To this, Elnakotta is.


    I''m telling you, I didn''t do it in the first place.


    Then he says that and giggles again.


    Then


    Here, Elnakotta turned his gaze to me.


    Okay, now let''s talk to your young brother, not your old man.


    I said and smiled.


    I was a little taken aback by the suddenness of the conversation.


    What is it?


    Yes, I return my somewhat alarmed voice to Elnakotta.


    To me, Elnakotta is.


    Hey, hey, now that I''m not planning on saving it, don''t get upset.


    Then he says that and giggles.


    And when he finishes laughing for a moment.


    You know, that ancient tribe of monsters that you''re protecting, right?��How about turning it over to me?��Both of them.


    He said and looked me squarely in the eye.


    ''You know, that big guy, he''s going to bury his stubborn eggs, right?


    Then he chuckles.


    ''And while we''re at it, there''s one mutant, right?��I''m going to take care of a girl a little larger than a human and I''m going to pay you for it and I''m going to pay you for it.��It''s not a bad story, is it?


    Elnakotta giggles again.


    But.


    I stared straight back at El Nacotta as he stared straight back at me.


    ''''Those two are making arrangements to return them to their hometown, the forest around GianaCombe. In the first place, I think it''s insane how they can do this for a price.......they''re not slaves.


    I tried my best to keep my cool and responded that way... but I think I got somewhat emotional in that last word...


    At my words, El Nacotta


    You''re young but I don''t hate you for being young.


    He said and giggled again.


    It shouldn''t have been that long since we started talking.


    I was already sweating all over my back....

 119 . Urina Combe Part 6

    Okay, okay, well, so let''s stop talking about the Ancient Kaiju Tribe.


    Since then, Elnakotta, who had been persistently demanding the handover of the two ancient monster tribe members under the guise of protection, abruptly withdrew his offer during the prolonged discussion.


    Up until then, he had been making numerous demands, changing hands and even threatening at times, but the fact that he suddenly and unconditionally withdrew this proposal took me by surprise for a moment...


    Come on.


    Oh, I knew it.


    I didn''t think he was going to pull out without any kind of compensation, but I knew he was going to demand an alternative.


    Even though it was expected, I once again braced myself and listened to Elnakotta''s story.


    To me, Elnakotta said.


    Oh, don''t be so sure. You just need to do me a favor.


    I said, and once I exhaled the smoke from my cigar.


    And then Elnakotta, who once again turned his gaze back to me


    You''re having a summer festival, right?��Let me open up a store.


    Then he chuckles.


    ''Not a bad story, is it?


    We''ll take care of all the expenses for the stall.


    I''ll pay for everything, if you want to pay the entry fee.


    Oh, but....


    And so, here''s where El Nacotta said, with a smirk


    ''''I''d like to take this opportunity to start trading with that city while I''m at it.......like the dragon scale armor.......''''


    Then he looks into my face.


    However, this offer is to be expected.


    I had already predicted that El Nacotta would talk about this when they unofficially asked me to set up a stall at the festival, and I''ve already discussed this with everyone at the town hall about how to handle it...


    You are welcome to set up your own stall, but we would like to make sure that it is clear who will be transporting the goods and who will be coming in and out of the stall.


    As for trade, we can''t give our consent for this event until we have signed a new contract.


    Yes, I tell him my conclusion at Liberty.


    Then El Nacotta frowns.


    ''What?��I''m tired of it. It''s a good thing that this El Nacotta-san has conceded so much, so don''t just allow it to be a privilege to trade.


    Then he laughs again with a nimah.


    But I don''t back down.


    "We''ve done it with other cities. We can''t be the only ones to do this.


    Yes, I say back firmly.


    El Nacotta is.


    He stares at my face.


    For a long time.


    Ha-ha, little boy, you did pretty good.


    With that, Erna Cotta got up from her seat.


    Looking down at me, Erna Cotta said


    There will be two stalls. I''ll give you written notice of the number of people coming in and out. If any suspicion arises, it''s fine to cancel your stall at that point.


    He walked towards the exit as he said this.


    I''m done with what I have to say. Just talk to him.


    After saying that, Elnakotta left the room with a yawn.


    Incidentally, this is the person that Elnacotta called "that guy".


    He''s one of the men who''s been standing behind Elnacotta throughout the entire discussion up to this point.


    This man was the mayor of this Urinacombe town.


    This city manager.


    El Nacotta''s words, and he immediately sat down in front of me and Gerther.


    Now, let me just fill in the rest of the story...


    And I reaffirmed what Elnakotta had said earlier when I left, and documented it.


    I, Gelter, and the three of us, this city''s chief, confirmed the contents of that statement.


    We each signed three documents of the same content, and each of us was to own one of these.


    As for the unexpected, neither I nor Guelter had anything special to say about it...or rather, since Elnakotta had left the room, we had the thought that we wouldn''t be able to have any more in-depth discussions about it.


    The time period that El Nacotta was there seemed to be longer than it was.


    After she was gone, it felt like the time really flew by.


    The two of us, Gelter and I, shook hands with the man who was the mayor of Urinacombe, and then we left the house.


    The luggage of the inn was already loaded on a wagon, so we went back home along the road to Urinacombe.


    When we left the walls of Urinacombe, I let out a sigh of relief.


    Gelter smiled at me and said


    ''Lords, you know, sometimes lords have to face negotiations like this... especially in a city that''s in a position like you and I are in.


    That''s what I said.


    Indeed.


    With the dark side of the city, Urinacomb, just a stone''s throw away.


    I, too, will, by necessity, be involved with this city in the future.


    They say you can''t choose your neighbors, but that''s exactly what I thought.


    Then.


    Once I stopped in Batcombe, I hoped to have a dinner with Geltor there to discuss the matter.


    Because it was past noon when we left Urinacombe, the sun had set here.


    Since we left the Urinacombe in a hurry, all of us had to skip lunch, so I think we ate a generous amount of dinner.


    I''m not usually a big eater, but I ate a second helping.


    I was allowed to spend the night at the guest house in Batcombe that night.


    just as expected


    Safate, I need to have a word with you...


    And so, here comes Biblina....


    Initially


    I''m going to bed.


    Biblina was sitting in a chair and we were having a conversation.


    The topic of conversation was still Urina Combe, and


    I knew she was going to be hard to deal with.


    And Biblina seemed somewhat frustrated, but in the middle of that conversation, Biblina suddenly stood up and


    Well, as I''ve said before, I like you and I''m well aware that you have a fianc��e named Erdena, but I want you to remember this feeling.


    Then she kissed me on the cheek and left the room quickly.


    To be honest, I don''t have an answer for how I should respond to Biblina''s feelings right now, and....


    Nope.


    Well, to be precise, there''s an answer to that question because as far as I''m concerned, I''m not going to betray Erdena, so...


    But there is also a part of me that doesn''t want to break the friendly relationship with Vibrina.


    Maybe even the Biblina I mentioned earlier.


    He knew that if I came to a conclusion now, he would break up with me, and that''s why he just told her how he felt and left immediately...


    After all, that night.


    I was thinking about so many things that I couldn''t fall asleep.


    �� ��.


    the next morning


    Yes, it''s a good morning.


    And Vibrina appeared at the breakfast table as if nothing had happened last night, sounding cheerful.


    She was probably in high spirits, but I was relieved to see her cheerfulness.


    That thing yesterday.


    I thought it would be a bit sad if I were to be strangely distant or avoided.


    After I finished my breakfast at Batcombe, I was


    At this point, I split up with Gelter and headed back to Liberty.


    Biblina will also accompany me as my escort as she continues to work at the Batcombe Branch in Liberty.


    During the trip, Vibrina looked out the window of the wagon and peered inside from her horse.


    Safate, keep up the good work, will you?


    That''s why I smiled at him.


    I can''t help but feel that my relationships with women are getting more and more complicated or serious...


    Before I had a slight headache.


    The walls of Liberty were fast beginning to appear in the distance, and...

 120 . Rest at a hot spring inn #1

    When I returned to Liberty, I went to the town hall first.


    Here, I gathered the town hall management and gave them a rundown of what we had talked about at Urinaryinary Combe.


    In particular, when I told them that we would be accepting stalls from Urinacombombbe for the summer festival scheduled for next week, they seemed surprised, but they were relieved to hear that a letter of intent had been passed to them that said if any problems were to occur, we would immediately pull out.


    With this.


    I''d like to get the two Ancient Kaiju back to Ghianacombe before the festival if possible, but I have yet to hear back from Ghianacombe.


    I asked my falconer father to get in touch with GianaCombe.


    The two ancient monster tribe is still in Urinacombe while the dark charmers are coming and going, which is a problem.


    Now we just need to get the details across.


    After asking questions about it, the meeting was dismissed.


    I went back to my room.


    I sat down on a chair and felt a tremendous weight in my body, probably because I was relieved to be back in the room I was used to.


    ''Here''s some tea for you, Botchan.''


    And then the wunya came over to me.


    Thank you.


    It''s a bit languid to say the words of........


    then


    As expected of Unja, who has been taking care of me since I was a nobleman.


    My little girl is very tired.


    When he said that, he suddenly placed his forehead against mine, against his own.


    I''m sure you don''t have a fever, but you seem to be tired.


    Then Unja kissed the top of my nose and


    In this state, you can''t even deal with Eldena-sama. You''d better go to a hot spring and get some rest.


    Then he smiled at me and smiled in front of my face.


    Then.


    I don''t care what I''m up to, I''m all for taking a dip in the hot springs.


    And before I knew it, Erdena, who had come into the room, nodded repeatedly with her arms folded.


    ''''Well........so, Unya, may I ask you to make arrangements?''''


    Hello?


    At Erdena''s words, Unya hemmed her skirt with both hands, bowed gracefully, and left the room.


    When she was sure that Una had gone, Erdena walked over to me and


    I''m just glad you''re okay.


    As he said this, he hugged me.


    Even though it was only one night and two days....


    Even though he was accompanied by an escort, he rode into the stronghold of the winning voice of darkness, so this attitude of Erdena is inevitable.


    We embraced each other for a moment.


    Erdena let go of the body and


    You just need to get some rest at the spa.


    After saying that, she kissed the head of my nose with a tutu.


    As I was thinking that, Erdena was smiling and laughing.


    Okay, I''ll go get ready.


    And with that, I left the room.


    I couldn''t help but chuckle as I thought about that.


    �� �� ��.


    Once I returned to the town hall, I cleaned up the paperwork that was left on my desk.


    It didn''t take long for me to finish the paperwork, as there are few urgent matters to deal with these days, and I returned to my room on my feet.


    the reason is that ...


    There, in addition to Erdena with her luggage, there''s even Biblina and Unja


    We are both back from Urinakombe. Let''s get some rest, shall we?


    And then he laughed at Biblina.


    Let me take care of you and Miss Eldena.


    Unja laughs at that.


    In front of their smiling faces.


    So me and Eldena had to giggle as we looked at each other.


    Well, let''s get going.


    ''Master, you are a terrible bear!��I''m taking Korok with me, bear!


    And then Korok and his good friend, the ancient monster tribe Tiree, burst in.


    When this happens, all four of us look at each other and laugh at each other....


    �� ��.


    We took a fast carriage to the hot spring resort in the hot spring village.


    There were four of us in the carriage: myself, Erdena, Unja, and Biblina.


    Tiret and Korok are running alongside the carriage.


    I''m not sure if


    As a subspecies of the ancient monster race, Tiree was quite a bit larger than a person, even though she was small, so they didn''t have a carriage that could carry her.


    So, as she was thinking about what to do with it, Tiree was on her own.


    "Run.


    So that''s what I said.


    I actually got it on the edge, and it''s very fast.


    So it''s keeping up with the speed of the high-speed carriage with no difficulty.


    And since my good friend Tiree is running.


    The Koroks are running, too!


    And Korok followed suit.


    We know well that Korok is as carefree as the hot spring lodge and back, but since we were worried about Tille''s fitness, we were rather relieved that Korok was running with us.


    �� �� ��.


    Not long after, we arrived at the spa inn.


    Unja had already made a reservation for us, so the young elven landlady who greeted us at dusk.


    Come on, I''ll show you around.


    With that said, he quickly led me to my room.


    Just.


    The young elven matriarch was a little surprised to see Tiree''s large body, which wasn''t part of her original plan.


    So you''d like to join us, then?


    While saying so, they managed to remake the room into a larger one, which was a big help.


    Come to think of it, we had a group of nearly 30 people come in at a moment''s notice, and it was very crowded...


    The young elf proprietress turned her gaze to her right as she said this.


    Then, there was a group of people, mostly sub-humans, who were entering more and more of the great hall.


    ''''I heard that those people came from a remote area called Laracombe to inspect this hot spring.


    Oh, yeah....


    In fact, there are many people who come to inspect this spa facility, but it''s usually noblemen from the royal capital who try to emulate it in their own territory, so the fact that a city came to inspect it, albeit unofficially, was of some interest to me.......


    free of charge


    I was just casually staring at that group of people.


    His gaze was riveted on one point.


    There was something about a demon female student ape woman going into the room with a crate, and the words on the crate were written on it.


    I think it says "Suavir" on it...


    Suavir.


    I think it''s the same name as that beer that Gugs bought as a souvenir when he went to visit the summer festival in Gatacombe the other day, and it was so well received that he was asked to import it as a liberty beer....


    And with that in mind.


    Hey, little girl, you need to forget about work, and get some rest.


    And then Unja puts her arms around my neck and takes me away.


    No, that Unja.


    At least make sure that the beer those people have is that sua-beer....


    And so on.


    We were escorted to our room where we were to stay.


    Well, I''m going to take a look at the fold and try to talk to the delegation from Laracombe or something like that city that''s supposed to be bringing that Suavir to us.


    Why don''t we start with a long bath?


    With Erdena and the others who said that, we started to prepare to head to the big bathhouse....

 121 . Rest at a hot spring inn #2

    We were ushered into our room and quickly moved to the hot spring.


    As always, the hot springs here have a very nice view.


    This hot spring facility is located on the side of a cliff, and from there you can get a great view of the cliff and the canyon.


    Recently, they put up a magic wall, so you can see the view outside from here, but you can''t see here from the other side.


    This is also because


    Lately, we''ve been using more and more airlift flights of falconers and swallowers from Liberty to various cities and stages, but it seems that the area around this canyon is part of the air route, and that''s why we''ve received several complaints.


    That''s why we''re deploying a magic wall using magic stones, but Foldente


    We didn''t want anyone to see us.


    But the magic wall is lifted in the middle of the night, and they are enjoying the hot spring while drinking alcohol... Well, according to Foldente, "The magic wall makes the view cloudy and cloudy... Well, it''s a large bath that you can enter 24 hours a day, but there aren''t many people who use it in the middle of the night, and the hawkers and swallow people are blind at night, so they rarely fly, and even when they do fly, they are invisible.


    And, well, as I''ve been in the spa.


    I was hoping to run into someone from the group that had brought in the Sua Beer I mentioned earlier, but alas, I was the only one in the spa...


    But, well, I feel like I was able to relax a lot thanks to that.


    It was only one night, but the trip to Urinacombe was extremely mentally draining....


    I felt like I was going to fall asleep if I kept going in, so I called out to the women''s bath and then left the bath a little early.


    I''m not going to be able to get out of it, but I''ll be able to get out of it.


    The men''s and women''s rooms are separated, but Googus is scheduled to join me in the men''s room later.


    They actually wanted to stay with the Googs family, but there didn''t seem to be any other rooms available today, so they were set up with us.


    I mean.


    I think Googs and Lil Pop are totally recognized as a couple now.


    I''m going to turn this story into a lil'' pop.


    I don''t care.


    I say, but the googly eyes don''t seem to be all over the place.


    When it comes to Goopop, he usually calls them both "Dad" and "Mom"....


    I''m thinking of those three.


    At some point, I pictured myself walking around with Erdena with a child in tow...


    While I was thinking about that, I apparently fell asleep on the couch.


    I woke up with a huff.


    Good morning.


    Erdena, sitting on the couch in front of me, was smiling a bit mischievously.


    I looked closer.


    Inside the room, not only the meals of the men, such as me and Gugs, but also the women''s meals had been brought in together, and we were all in the middle of eating together.


    ''In case you''re wondering, we were going to cover you up until you woke up, but... I''m sorry...''


    With that, Erdena led me, who had just woken up, towards the room where my meal was being prepared.


    ''Oh, Safate, you''re up at last,''


    I came to my seat and was greeted with a big smile by Vibrina, who was seated next to me.


    She quickly tried to pour a drink, but before she could, Erdena held out the bottle to me.


    Eldena has a triumphant expression on her face.


    A somewhat regretful look on her face, Vibrina.


    I couldn''t help but shrug my shoulders as I was caught between them.


    So, after I got my drink from Eldena and Vrina.


    I was struggling to empty my cup for Unja and Nirmana, who were coming up next, and I was struggling to empty my cup for them.


    Oh, by the way, my lord. I met a guy from Gatacombe at the hot springs earlier.


    And googly eyes.


    When I heard the story.


    Right after I got out, Gugus went into the hot springs, and right after that a guy from Gatacombe came in.


    His name is Takla, and he''s a nice, friendly guy.


    So says Gugs.


    I regretted not being able to ask him about Suavir because I didn''t meet him at the hot spring resort, although I thought it was a strange name.


    However, just because he is from the Gatacombe doesn''t mean he is related to Suavir, so....


    I decided to wait for the next opportunity and took my chopsticks to the young elf''s food, and so....


    Since Tiree was eating with us.


    Tiree had me sit in the corner of the room.


    Thanks to the rooms designed to accommodate large sub-humans, the room didn''t feel impatient at all, even with Tiree, who was quite large.


    Tiree himself seemed to feel at home, and was happily eating his meal with Korok.


    The two of them were eating so happily that everyone couldn''t help but smile as well.


    What can I say, thanks to that, the fatigue of the past few days is gone in a flash.


    When Tiree saw my face, she said


    Arigato.


    He smiled at that.


    Korok hugged that smile from the side, but as it was, Tiree lifted his head and Korok went straight into the air.


    Good view, bear.


    And Korok is very excited.


    As I looked at them, I thought about this and that.


    Liberty is a small town in the middle of nowhere, growing nicely.


    We all have a smile on our faces like this.


    But


    In King''s Landing, racial supremacy based on the state religion, Bobblebum, is still considered absolute, and the aristocrats do whatever they want with their own faces.


    The royal family seems to be restraining themselves, but I hear that the daughters of influential aristocrats are now being sent into their ranks and their influence is growing.


    Although it''s still good around our Liberty


    More than that, there are frontier cities, frontier small towns and settlements farther away than the royal capital.


    I''ve heard of many places that have been left without lords.


    Some of these cities, like Urinacombe, are ruled by a dark winning voice who makes a living doing underhanded business....


    I''ve worked so hard to get here, and I''ve worked so hard to get here.


    I''ve seen and heard many things again, and I''ve been thinking about it.


    What can I, a mere lord of a small frontier city, do to help.......


    As I slumped over and thought about it.


    Erdena gently shook his hand.


    What''s going on?


    As she said this, Erdena was staring at me with concern.


    When I look closely, I see everyone in the room, including Biblina, Unja and Nirmana, staring at me.


    I look around at everyone like that.


    No, it''s nothing it''s just that I''ve been blessed with a lot of company and I''ve been grateful to all of you.


    He chuckled as he did so.


    At that, Eldena smiled and smiled.


    ''Well you''re doing your best so we can all do our best together of course I am too.


    He said that and smiled at me.


    I responded to that smile with a smile of my own.


    Okay, guys, I''ll get the next round of drinks. You better have a drink.


    As he said this, he moved towards everyone.


    And then Unja.


    No. No. Today is a party for the little one. We can''t let the little one do the work.


    He says and forces me back to my seat.


    ''''Hey, hey, unja...''''


    I tried to somehow escape from Unja''s hands, but Eldena and everyone else lined up in front of me again and


    Now, if you can spare a few minutes, take our cup.


    So she said, and first of all, Biblina came up with a bottle of booze.


    With a triumphant look on her face, Vibrina


    Eldena looks a little frustrated


    So there was the opposite scene from earlier, and I couldn''t help but chuckle as I accepted that Vibrina''s drink first.


    Apparently, today, I''m going to be drinking until I''m crushed.......

 122 . Rest at a hot spring inn #3

    The dinner party started.


    Erdena.


    vibrancy


    unaffected


    Nirmana.


    I had been drinking from a group of women who had come with me, and my face had turned bright red earlier than usual.


    I''m naturally a strong drinker, but...


    As I dozed off after the bath earlier, I started to hiccup in my seat in no time at all.


    This room where we''re all eating together is essentially the men''s room and the children''s room.


    Since everyone was already in a state of partying from the meal, I thought it would be a bit of a distraction if I laid down here, so I decided to let them rest in the ladies'' room for now.


    ''''........are you okay?''''


    Eldena, who accompanied me to my room, peers in with concern.


    I am.


    I just need to lie down for a while and I''ll be better.


    And when I say that.


    I was allowed to crawl into one of the futons that were already laid out in the room.


    I climbed into the fresh smelling futon and took a breath.


    I apparently started breathing in my sleep right away.


    Thank you for all your hard work but don''t take it too hard.


    Something like that and Eldena''s voice.


    I felt something touch my lips, but I fell asleep without being able to check it...


    ...hmm?


    When I woke up, apparently quite some time had passed, and the view beyond the window was enveloped in jet blackness.


    Then


    Well, well, well. I hope he''s finally awake.


    And then I saw Foldente sitting on the couch by the window, drinking a drink.


    Apparently, he''d just rushed in after work.


    The party''s over, they''re just having a drink.


    He said this with a mischievous smile, holding up the cup in his right hand and then bringing it to his mouth.


    I tried to get up to move toward Foldente.


    ...but...


    Huh?��Is it heavy?


    I look around me, confused.


    There were no lights on, and although I couldn''t make out much for a while due to the total darkness.


    Gradually, as my eyes became more and more accustomed to this darkness, I discovered the reason for its weight.


    To my right, Vibrina was to my right.


    To my left, Erdena was lying close together, and from behind Erdena, Nirmana was asleep with her hand outstretched to me.


    And at my feet...the futon was kind of up in the air, but when I gently lifted it up, I saw Unja holding my legs and breathing in her sleep....


    I mean, I wonder if it''s not too hot, sleeping in this kind of thing, but on the contrary, I''m worried about it....


    And, well, you know.


    So I was completely surrounded by the usual group of women.


    But I still tried to get out of it somehow.


    ...what are you doing?


    "...you are so tired, please go to bed like this until morning.


    And.


    So Biblina and Erdena pulled me down to the futon at the same time....


    As he watched me, Foldente was


    Yeah, well, Safate, everybody loves you, don''t they?


    So I chuckled as I said that.


    While I''m laughing, I just need a little help.


    I closed my eyes meekly, thinking that I had indeed come to relax today, and that I would just stay quiet.


    Probably right away, he started breathing in his sleep.


    I thought Erdena and Biblina whispered something to me from left and right, but I could barely hear them, so...


    �� ��.


    Because I went to bed early, I woke up pretty early the next morning.


    The women also woke up at about the same time as me, probably because they slept well together.


    But Una, who was sleeping at my feet, is already gone, and when I woke up, she woke up to find


    Would you like to take a bath in the morning, little man?


    She showed up in her usual maid''s uniform and brought me a change of clothes to change into... I really admire Unja''s work.


    After this, as we were all moving to the hot spring


    Oh, Master Safate, you''re just in time.


    While saying this, the young elf''s young mistress came running up to me.


    According to her, she came to visit me in the banquet hall last night as well, but she refrained from doing so because I was tired and resting early.


    I apologized to the young elf proprietress for that, and told her that I was sorry.


    You got a case that''s so urgent?


    I called out to her.


    Then the young elf''s young mistress held out a single small wooden barrel to me.


    When I looked at it, I was surprised.


    So it was that Sua Beer........


    Everyone who tasted it raved about how good it tasted and asked for it to be imported to Liberty, the Sua Beer.


    What''s up with that?


    So I ask, and the young elf proprietress


    The guests from the Gatacombe were drinking it with great relish, so I gave them a bottle of it, and it was so delicious... I asked my husband to drink it, and he said he''d like to use it at our ryokan as well...


    And so.


    For what it''s worth, I heard that one of the customers of the Gatacombe was related to the store that deals in Sua Beer.


    That''s why he and I, the lord of Liberty, had come to ask to meet with the people of the Gatacombe.


    As for me.


    We have been having near misses since yesterday, but it was a hooray to find out that the people from the Gatacombe had this Suavir, and that they were also related to the event.


    Since it''s still early in the morning, the people of the Gatacombe might not be awake yet.


    The young elf matriarch.


    When the people of Gatacombe were having breakfast, I asked if they would be willing to approach the Suavir official for a meeting with him.


    The young proprietress of the Elves''


    I understand. Well, I''ll call you to your room when we''ve settled things out.


    I told him, and he went back to where he came from.


    Although it was still early in the day.


    This hot spring inn has a lot of people coming and going.


    The merchants who arrived early and the


    On the contrary, the merchant corps, which was to leave early


    Apparently it is not unusual for adventurers who have finally reached this place to come in for lodging.


    The young elven landlady is running this place with a group of men under her command.


    Just a year or so ago.


    When I first made this hot spring resort a hot spring resort, it was run by just two young elven couples, and I was really impressed with the development of the place.


    The young elf proprietress told me that she was ready to be called up at any moment.


    We hurried to the hot springs.


    It would be useless if everyone in Gatacombe disappeared while we were in the hot spring.


    That said, I''m sure the young proprietress of the elves will be able to make the pause while she stretches the conversation out.


    After all, making the other person wait for me was uncomfortable.


    When I entered the hot spring, I exhaled heavily while looking at the spectacular view.


    Next to him, Googus is also in the hot spring.


    "After all, it''s nice to be in a hot spring.


    As he says this, he stretches wide.


    Soon after.


    From the women''s baths, he could hear the joyful voices of Korok, Goop, and Tiree.


    Perhaps the women had come to the hot spring as well.


    It''s a good idea to have a good time with your friends and family.


    It''s a good idea to be able to have a good time with them.

 123 . Rest at a hot spring inn #4

    As I was returning to my room after an early hot spring, the young elf proprietor called me at a great pace.


    Anything.


    The men from the Gatacombe have just arrived at the hot springs.


    And that''s it.


    I don''t know, I''m still thinking that this time I''m going to have a near miss or we''re going to cross paths.


    Thanks, I''ll be there in a minute.


    I said that and went back to the hot spring.


    Then, I noticed some people in the hot spring where there were no other guests when Googus and I were there....


    I took off my clothes again and went to the spa.


    When I opened the door, there were a few sub-humans and one person of the race inside.


    People of this race,


    I was having a very casual conversation with all the sub-humans around me.


    Yeah, he doesn''t seem to be a bad person, and I''m relieved inwardly too.


    ........but I don''t think I''ve seen this guy before...


    ...Was it the Great Battle of Batcombe? ........hmmm.


    Well, aside from that, the first thing we need to do is negotiate with Suavir.


    If we don''t organize the conversation well, everyone in the town hall might get angry at us.


    The young proprietress of the Elves has strongly requested us to do so, and it''s a big responsibility.


    ''''Hello.


    I called out to him and sat down next to him.


    I thought to myself, "Good morning," and I was getting impatient with myself for being so nervous, pretending to be calm....


    Well, despite the blunder, we continued to chat for a while, and I was told that this man was the manager of the store, and that he was also the one who made and sold Sua Beer.


    Then, all I had to do was tell him the main problem.


    I asked him, "Will you sell Sua Beer, which is sold in your store, wholesale?


    It was a true hit and miss, and I asked for it.


    .... but...


    As expected, this manager, with a very puzzled look on his face, starts to think about it.


    And then, after thinking about it.


    ''I''m sorry. Sua Beer is a small production run, and we don''t have enough of it to sell it wholesale over here.


    And then he bows his head in an apologetic manner...


    Apparently, this Sua Beer is very popular in his shop, and they are selling out as fast as they can make it every day.


    I heard that he is in the process of establishing a production increase, but


    They were planning to build a hot spring inn in the town of Laracombe, and were planning to sell Sua Beer there, so they couldn''t afford to sell it wholesale to other cities.


    I didn''t expect him to be so honest with me, so I was afraid of him.


    Perhaps it''s the personality or the personality of this manager.......


    I left the hot spring, promising to increase production when I could afford to do so again.


    �� ��.


    When I came out of the spa, the young elf proprietress was waiting for me, pulling her handcuffs.


    Apparently, she wasn''t too keen on knowing the outcome of whether or not she could get the Sua Beer in.


    I''m just sorry...


    When I told the young proprietress of the elves about the results, she was not as disappointed as I thought she would be.


    ''No, it''s a pity we can''t get them in the store sooner, but we might be able to get them in someday.


    As for me, I''ll be looking forward to that day.


    The young proprietress of the elves.


    I was relieved to hear that, too.


    When I returned to my room


    What''s up?


    And everyone, including Biblina, started biting into me.


    The


    Nevertheless


    Well, I''m sure he''ll be happy to oblige when he''s ready to increase production and sell wholesale.


    And it was a disappointing but positive Biblina.


    Incidentally, of all the ladies, Biblina was also the one who was looking forward to this sua-beer the most...


    I thought that she might send a purchasing party to the Gatacombe if she was bad at it.


    The area around Gatacombe is really a frontier, so it doesn''t seem to be a place enough to put a regular magic ship into service, which is a bit of a shame, but for the sake of this Suavir, I seriously think it would be okay to operate regular flights at least once a week... but for now, I''m thinking of discussing this with everyone else on another occasion.


    We finished breakfast early and enjoyed the onsen once more.


    Because Tille and Korok, who had been in sleep-deprived mode until breakfast, insisted on going in.


    The ladies also said it was not too late to go back in, so we all went back to the hot spring.


    I had to take one more bath than everyone else in order to talk to everyone in Gatacombe, but I was enjoying the hot spring once again.


    Onsen is so nice!


    I''ll tell you what.


    And the two men who happened to be in the room with me.


    No, not at all.


    This is soothing, isn''t it?


    So, they agreed with me.


    In the meantime, me and Googus got out of the hot spring.


    The ladies have been hard to come by.


    Perhaps.


    We think that Tiree and Korok are frolicking.


    So me and Googs take a break on the couch in the great room.


    Then, when the women who had been waiting at the side came up to us


    Would you like a massage?


    I called out to her.


    I remembered that the young proprietress of the Elf had recently started such a service, and I asked her to try things out.


    This massage was done while I was sitting on the couch.


    They mainly focus on the head to neck and then the shoulder line.


    If you''re too stiff, they''re going to have you moved to a bed that''s set up off to the side of this great room.


    ''Um, I''m sorry, but I need to get a good stiffness out, so could you move me to the bed?''


    And so I suddenly became the person in that category.


    I asked the massage, the elf lady who was giving me the massage.


    There''s a tendency for it to run down this neck to the shoulder blades.


    So, when I was getting a massage...


    It''s a nice hot bath.


    And then I heard Korok''s cheerful voice.


    Apparently the ladies were up.


    I was about to get up, having gotten my massage up to here.


    Well here it is. Let him finish.


    And that''s what Erdena told me when she came up to me...


    I took him up on his offer and got him to continue the massage, but after a while I seemed to have fallen asleep.


    When I woke up suddenly, at about the same time


    Thank you for your help.


    The elven woman who was giving me a massage said.


    When I stood up, I found that my neck area was quite clear.


    However, it seems that even with this, the stiffness still hasn''t fully loosened.


    If you have time, please come back for another massage this week.


    I was told, but then Erdena put her mouth to my ear.


    I''m going to do it for you when I get home.


    So I couldn''t help but chuckle and wonder if that was a good idea.


    After that.


    We waited for Korok and Tiree, who had been eating a lot of snacks while waiting for my massage to end, to be satisfied before we went back to our room.


    After packing our bags and making sure we hadn''t forgotten anything, we left the inn.


    Please come back anytime.


    And with the young elf proprietor seeing us off, we moved towards the town hall where the lord''s hall was located.


    Just like when we came, Korok and Tiree are running alongside the carriage, and it seems that the two of them have become even better friends at the hot springs this time around, and they were happily chatting as they traveled at high speed.


    While we don''t yet know what Guianacombe will say in the future.


    So I thought, if possible, I''d let these two stay together.


    Well


    When we returned to the town hall, the preparations for the summer festival were waiting for us.


    It doesn''t seem to be so easy to take it easy.

 124 . Liberty Summer Festival Part 1

    After resting for a while in the hot springs, I regained some energy and got back to work right away.


    Because


    The summer festival, which had been postponed due to the intervening Urinacombe project, will be held.


    Nevertheless


    While I was busy working on the Urinakombe case, Erdena, who has taken over as my assistant, was doing a lot of the talking for me, which was quite helpful, but according to Erdena, who was working on my behalf during this time.


    ''''.........There is a problem with you doing all this workload all by yourself. It''s an important job as a lord to allocate the work more appropriately........


    And that''s why I was pretty pissed off.


    Part of me would rather do it myself than have someone else do it for me.


    I have a habit of holding on to everything... I realize it''s not a good thing, but it hasn''t improved much, and I feel very bad about asking people to do things for me...


    Just.


    As Erdena said, this is something I need to fix in the future, and I''m thinking again.


    Now, in the meantime, we''re having a summer festival in Liberty.


    The main venue is the street in front of the town hall.


    We will use this central square as a free zone, and here we will accept stalls from other cities.


    We will ask Black, who is in charge of the wholesale market, to coordinate these stalls.


    Black is already in charge of the wholesale market and has access to trading companies and vendors from all over the country.


    But honestly, I have no intention of doing business with them.


    I''ve already told Black that.


    It may be a cheap and idealistic theory, but I have no intention of giving up this place.


    In fact, the Quinn Trading Company in King''s Landing has been doing business with my city in good standing, and I''ve heard that Quinn''s sales themselves have more than doubled thanks to our dealings.


    Moreover, since we operate a regular magician ship that connects the inside of Palma, the trading companies and traders in the King''s Capital who stubbornly believe in racial supremacy can no longer ignore us, which is something I am keenly aware of.


    It''s such a big deal, in a nutshell.


    Now I''m just the lord of one small frontier city.


    So now I''m trying to do what I can to make sure I''m doing the best I can...


    Well.


    It would be nice to accept each city''s stall in the central square.


    The problem is still Urinacombe.


    Why Urinacombe wanted to participate in Liberty''s summer festival is still a mystery, but anyway, since the acceptance of the festival was decided, it is necessary to plan an appropriate response and countermeasures.


    First of all, we''re going to place guards in the central square as a matter of course.


    We plan to assign some of these to Urinacombe exclusively.


    Also.


    We''ve already had talks with Geltor about having Batcombe''s stalls set up on either side of Urinacombe''s stall and having the Knights of Batcombe and others mixed in with the shopkeepers of that stall.


    In addition.


    The Liberty Bureau Chief of Batcombe, Biblina, has promised to focus on security at the venue, and I think it would be a bit safer if we had done that.


    Also, in response to this.


    I''m also requesting that the two ancient monster tribe members who are currently being kept in Liberty be transported to GianaCombe as soon as possible, but I''ve heard that this is a very difficult task.


    That''s because


    It seems that Tiree and the rest of the ancient monster tribe that inhabits the area around Liberty are the descendants of those who broke the law of the ancient monster tribe that based themselves around Gianacombe and escaped, and it seems that the ancient monster tribe is completely divided over whether or not it''s acceptable to accept them.


    It seems that GianaCombe is also trying to get in between the two sides of the story, but it seems that the prospect of that is not at all clear...


    It''s the only thing that helps.


    The thing is that Tiree is truly happy to be here in Liberty with one of the ancient monster races.


    Korok is very much a part of this.


    These days, whenever he has free time, Korok frequents the entrance to the dragon scale mining cave where Tiree and the ancient monster tribe are resting in their recuperation, and he plays with Tiree.


    Recently, Aura, Ela, Auro and others have joined them, and Auro has even taught Tiree how to read and write in simple ways.


    I have no idea what''s going to happen to these two ancient monster people after this, but...


    I can''t help but hope that they all end up with a smile on their faces, but I also hope that the dark winsome voices of Urinacombe, who have been targeting these two, don''t do anything about it.


    I digress.


    I''ve also sent information to Gatacombe about other cities'' stalls for this summer festival.


    It''s a bit more distant than I expected, but it seems that there was a wizard in the group who could use a fairly high level of magic, so I''m thinking that as long as he wants to come, he''ll be able to use transference magic to get there.


    And I digress.


    When it comes to wizards.


    The news that senior wizards who were taking the wizard-only course at the King''s City Magic School have been arrested has become a hot topic.


    It is said that they were asked to investigate a vein of mineral deposits in a provincial city, but they only defrauded the city of money and did not investigate the case.


    It seems to be a case of resenting being accused of this and having that city attacked by bandits...


    I mean, I mean ... honestly, what''s this all about?��So that''s all I can say.


    In both cases, it seems that at first the senior wizard side didn''t want to fight with them, saying that there were no facts, but after the physical evidence such as the crystal that recorded the conversation, and the captured bandits and the executors of the senior wizard were turned in to the knights of the king''s capital, the situation changed drastically, and they were turned in to the knights.


    It is rumored that the organization that unites the senior wizards, the Tea Party Club of Senior Wizards, is lobbying the judiciary to lighten the charges in exchange for a large amount of compensation.


    Incidentally, it is said that they tried to get the senior wizards who led the bandits to post bail, but since the judiciary judged that ''granting them bail would surely cause trouble,'' the senior wizards who led the bandits will not be granted bail and will remain locked up with the bandits in the castle''s prison until their sentence is confirmed.......


    When I worked at the wizarding school, the senior wizards I interacted with didn''t seem like the kind of people who would do that... they didn''t seem to be very good at socializing, but they were all eager to learn and to teach...


    Well, that''s enough of the meandering and we''re back to work on the summer festival.


    We are working on accepting people from other cities, but now we need everyone in the city to participate.


    This is a city''s summer festival, so it''s meaningless unless everyone in the city can enjoy it as well.


    We don''t think it''s meaningful to hold a festival just to make the city happy.


    That''s why we''re setting up a special booth at the town hall and inviting people who want to set up shop.


    We''re also planning to give out souvenirs to those who want to take part in the festival, to encourage as many participants as possible.


    In my vicinity, we''ll be able to get a colloc


    I want a bear.


    And he raised his hand, but of course he wants to do it with Tiree....


    In the meantime, we''re accepting Korok''s application as an application, and we''re going to discuss with everyone again how to handle this...


    Now, after a quick summary of the case for now, I''m


    I''ve decided to go into town to do some field work.


    And then, in front of my room, there''s Korok


    I''ll show you.


    So he was singing and moving around with something....


    I really had to find a better way to do it as soon as possible, and I couldn''t stop thinking about it.

 125 . Liberty Summer Festival Part 2

    While we were working on the Summer Festival, we received some not-so-pleasant news from Gianacombe.


    Regarding the treatment of Tiree and the two members of the Ancient Monster Tribe, they asked us to put it on hold for a while longer.


    Normally, it would be best to return them to the Ancient Monster Tribe.


    It seems that they are still inconclusive as to whether they are related to the people who are on the run for breaking the law.


    I''ll have to decide if I can return them to the other side, or if they''ll continue to live here in Liberty.


    I''m frustrated because I want to make a firm decision on that quickly and make him calm down....


    Lately, Tiree has become a very close friend of Korok.


    Lately, I''ve been in the Korok''s room.


    As a result, one ancient monster-sized monster race has been left in the cave, and I was wondering if I should take care of that one, when Sarah, the salamander who continues to work in this cave.


    What do you think?��How''s it going?


    She seems to be able to talk to me often, which is really helpful.


    The other day when I went to take a peek, I came across Sarah asleep on the belly of this ancient monster tribe, and it''s true that Sarah basically works in the middle of the night and takes it easy during the day, so that''s not so bad.


    Just.


    The fact that Sarah and Korok have been on good terms with the ancient monster tribe has been very helpful, not only in terms of mental care, but also in terms of protection.


    As for the ancient monster tribe in the cave, there''s no doubt that Sarah is there, and since the bone people work around it almost 24 hours a day, there''s no problem in terms of security.


    As for Tiree, she is in a dormitory at the side of the town hall, so Lilpop and the other guards are working there full-time... or rather, Lilpop lives in the same room as Guard Captain Gugs in the same building, so there are two of the strongest duo of guards working there full-time, so there''s a lot less to worry about.


    In the midst of all this, we''ve been making arrangements for the Summer Festival, and in addition to the participants from each city, we''ve almost finished coordinating those who wish to participate from Liberty.


    It''s starting to become a hot topic of conversation in the surrounding cities as well, with Quinn of the Quinn Trading Company from King''s Landing offering a stall as a trade association, and a shop from King''s Landing setting up a stall.


    This is because


    It is strange that a trading company doing business in such a city would open a store in a regional city in a remote area where the percentage of sub-humans is close to 90%, so it would be strange if this did not become a hot topic.


    Particularly sensitive to this topic is the frontier city of Greencomb.


    Among the cities around Liberty, the ratio of sub-humans is extremely high, and even after a friendship agreement was signed with Liberty, the relationship between Liberty and the sub-humans has ended up being somewhat distant because Liberty does not recommend Boblebamism, the state religion that advocates racial supremacy, but rather Bunnism, which preaches the coexistence and co-prosperity of races and sub-humans, but when Greencombe heard that a trading company from the King''s Landing was opening a store in the middle of all this, it was like


    ''''A trading company in King''s Landing has set up shop, but if the neighboring Green Convoy neglects this, it will be a problem later...''''


    Initially, he came up with the idea of


    If any of you city folk want to join us, we''ll let you.


    The stance that was the stance of the target audience.


    As a city, we will have a minimum of five openings.


    And that''s why I''ve completely changed direction....


    Well, I''m grateful for this, so of course I''m making arrangements to accept the offer.


    This kind of negotiation with other cities is basically done by Foldente.


    Since Liberty is beginning to play a central role in this area in many ways, the number of diplomatic deals that need to be discussed is increasing enormously, and inevitably, there has been a huge increase in work for Foldente, and I am very grateful for the hard work he has put in.


    Foldente himself is


    I never dreamed I''d be used so badly as a contemplative body.


    I''m giggling as I say this, and I''m giggling as usual.


    Foldente, as an entity, is almost like a ghost or an apparition....


    Hey, hey, hey, don''t put your thoughts away with those silly little creatures, will you?


    And, well, that''s what it seems to be about, yes.


    We also decorated the streets in a festive way for the day, and made them dance with confetti.


    At the same time, we also put advertising signs on the regular magic boats and carriages to make them more appealing.


    Including these expenses, we have to make a budget request from a trial calculation, but these former employees of the shopping arcade union have been working as accountants in the town hall, so there is no problem.


    However


    It seems that Foldente is constantly filing expense claims for food and beverage receipts in various cities for use in diplomatic receptions.


    My lord, that was unacceptable.


    And I feel like I''ve been getting a lot of complaints, especially lately.


    Just.


    It is true that Foldente''s diplomacy is diverse and


    She was the one who helped me gather this and that information about the dark winsome voice that continues to control Urinacombe, where I went for a meeting the other day, so I can''t just take her word for it, and so....


    Please use it fairly and honestly.


    And by reminding me that I''ll be satisfied for now, Ant-Man has compromised with me for now, so the problem has been cleared up, albeit temporarily... well, I don''t feel like it''s just been put off.


    Some of the stores that are already in the city''s streets are


    "Summer Festival Co-sponsor.


    Many of the shops have started offering discounted sales as a way to sell their goods, and the number of people who come to Liberty for that purpose is beginning to increase, and the streets are more crowded than usual.


    As I made my way around, I thought to myself, "At this rate, this summer festival is going to be a success," and I couldn''t help but smile.


    Gelter from Batcombe also came to Liberty early and said he would help me out, but a sort of Batcomberiberiberiberty branch office has already been set up in Liberty, and Biblina is stationed there as its director, but as expected


    Father should have been better off staying in the House of Lords, doing his work.


    That''s what I was saying...


    Well, this Geltor and Vibrina are their own father and son, and although they are constantly quarreling, it is the result of their love for each other...


    As I''m already impressed by my own parents.


    So there are times when I wish I had a father like this somewhere.


    That being said, Biblina.


    It''s a real mess with my dad.


    And I was smiling high and mighty.


    He was brave enough to stand in front of the chimera pseudo-chimera pose when it rampaged, trying to delay its invasion for even a second.


    At about the same time that I received word that Geltar would be coming tomorrow, that Urinakombe.............


    I''ll start setting up shop tomorrow.


    I was very puzzled by the news that I had received.


    Thus.


    It''s a gradual process, but that''s how the story is progressing for the summer festival.


    Hopefully.


    Really, I can''t help but hope that Urinakombe doesn''t cause any problems....

 126 . Liberty Summer Festival #3

    I''ve been busy preparing for the festival.


    My lord, would you please come and join us?


    Sarah the Salamander asked.


    I wondered what''s going on.


    Mister Deterra wants to speak to you.


    He said.


    This Deterra is the large she of the ancient monster race we protect in Liberty.


    She is currently recuperating in the cave where she is working, but during her recuperation, she became so comfortable with the group that she has asked them to call her by her name, and now everyone else is calling her by that name too.


    When I visited Deterra with Sara, she stood up and looked perfectly fine.


    We are so grateful to you for your protection.


    He thanked me for my help.


    I am.


    Never mind that I did what I deserved.


    I told him.


    He was terribly impressed.


    Afterwards, Deterra told me


    Do you want me to accept the Ancient Kaiju Kingdom?


    I asked.


    All I could do was frown.


    I mean.


    It seems that the generations before Deterra and Tiree had broken the laws of the ancient monster tribe''s township to come to the vicinity of this Liberty, and the ancient monster tribe.


    We can''t have any of his offspring breaking the law like that.


    It seems that there are quite a few opinions on the matter, and I just recently received word that Guianacombe, which is acting as an intermediary, is also struggling to adjust to the situation.


    However, Deterra is


    When I was at a loss for a response, he seemed to have already anticipated it.


    He has offered to let me live here in Liberty permanently.


    He asked me if I would like to stay permanently in Liberty. I will live in the city of Sonja, Tillemot.


    So says Detera.


    She seems to know that Tiree is good friends with Korok as well.


    It seems that Tiree has made a good friend, and I offered to let him stay with me, together.


    ''''My lord, I would very much appreciate it from me as well.


    Sarah, too, bowed her head in agreement.


    I''m sorry to hear that.


    I''ll have to get permission from Geanacombe and the Ancient Kaiju Tribe, but I''ll make some adjustments in that direction.


    I was allowed to reply.


    At my word, Deterra bowed her huge head and thanked me repeatedly as she rubbed it against me.


    Deterra offered to work with Sarah, who I had become friends with, so I decided to have her work with me at this dragon scale mining site.


    When it came down to it, there was an underground labyrinth run by Jambalea.


    Even with the large size of Deterra, it''s unlikely that he would have any trouble finding a place to work...


    �� ��.


    Normally I would have wanted to go directly to the Ghianacombe, but with the summer festival right around the corner, that''s not going to happen, so I had Foldente head over as a messenger to the other side.


    She has the best oratorical talent in Liberty, and I''m sure she''ll probably be able to get the story together without any problems.


    I''ll be sure to follow you when you get back.


    Saying that, Foldente left with a small magic ship while laughing with a giggle.


    It''s a good idea to have a good idea of what you''re looking for when you go to the beach.


    It''s a good thing that a legendary wizard''s transfer magic is able to come and go from one end of the continent to the other.


    I''m not sure if it''s the same level of magic as Foldente, but I''ve heard that he''s not yet a legend, even if he''s a human being or a thought body that can use magic like Foldente... So how great is a legendary wizard?


    The following day, the security posture and the location of the stalls were reconfirmed in order to begin accepting stalls from outside cities.


    This included.


    The Liberty Guard unit, led by Googs and led by Lil Pop


    Knights of Batcombe, led by Biblina


    Knights of the Pix, led by Nirmana


    And that''s how the blue-eyed faces came to an end.


    What can I say?


    I''m so grateful that all the cities are cooperating with us for this festival in such a small city in a remote area, but when I tell everyone at the meeting


    Googlyphs


    You''ll be doing your part for the man who made this town great, you know?


    And then smile at me.


    VIBRINA.


    I have never forgotten how much I owe my father, Geltar, for helping me regain control of Batcombe.


    Then he smiles.


    Nirmana wave


    "My beloved Safate...


    As I started to say in my usual tone, my subordinates in the rear were almost stunned, so I asked them to cut the words short....


    Well, that''s what Nirmana says.


    And the Batcombe had some help with the Picks when they were still in the grip of the anti-Georgette faction.


    It was a scene that made me realize that what I had done up to now was not wrong.


    I told everyone again the example and started the meeting.


    However


    Two things are important in this meeting


    Security for customers coming in from the outside


    and


    Watching for the winning voice of the darkness that is Urinacomb.


    With regard to the latter in particular, although he had recently gone to Urinacombe and signed an agreement with Elnakotta, the female boss of the Darkness'' winning voice, he was quite adamant about the ancient monster race, even at the table, so I honestly couldn''t predict what he was going to do to me.


    Therefore.


    The people involved in this Urina Combe stall are scheduled to be constantly monitored by the Women''s Order of Biblina and the Liberty Guard Corps.


    That''s why I thought the safety of the general public would be.........


    Let me help you with that.


    and Quinn, the female president of the Quinn Chamber of Commerce in King''s Landing, has agreed to send me a group of Kobold mercenaries that the Quinn Chamber of Commerce has hired to guard the wagon fleet.


    I told her it was a mercenary group and that I would pay the prescribed fee, but Quinn


    "It''s always been a pleasure to work with you, Mr. Safate.


    and the Quinn Chamber of Commerce was going to have the entire cost of the project.


    Since they were stubbornly not listening to me, I had no choice but to agree to it.


    There''s a part of me that''s a little nervous about what he''s going to say to me later on, so....


    That night, we had a simple dinner with all the people who would be on guard duty during the festival.


    They were to be on guard duty during the festival, when everyone was enjoying themselves.


    Although all the troops are on a shift system, we need them to guard the festival while everyone is having fun, so we thought we''ll let them do this.


    Then, the female knights of Batcombe


    I can''t believe they''re treating me like this, just for providing security.


    And I was very impressed.


    Biblina heard her subordinate''s voice.


    Next time I''ll be a concubine.


    So it was kind of funny to hear him say, "I''m sorry," and it was kind of funny.


    Googs was in the audience with Goopop.


    After all, the young, already starting to show signs of beauty, Goopop was very noticeable in the hall, and the young male knight of the Picks was aiming to call out to him at every opportunity.


    The fact that the Goo Gus prevented this with its ironclad defense was mainly a source of laughter for the guards under the Goo Gus.


    By the way, this goo-pop was hatched from an ancient monster race egg


    The ancient monster race seems to grow up all the way up to its youthful form, and even Goop has already grown up to the late teens of his race.


    By the way, there are basically three forms of the ancient monster race


    One who grows in the form of a giant monster like Deterra.


    Those who, like Tiree, grow up to be half man, half dinosaur, and one size larger than their race.


    Those who, like Goop, grow up looking almost identical to their race.


    And apparently, Tiree''s case is the rarest of all, and is the coveted case of such subhuman enthusiasts.......


    This is the reason why the dark winning voice is so obsessed with Tiree.


    Apparently, cases like Goop''s are not as rare as Tiree''s case, and in fact, there are some settlements of the Ancient Monster Race that are inhabited only by this racial-type Ancient Monster Race.


    Nevertheless.


    Such is the case with Goop.


    Now, with Googus as my dad and Lil Pop as my mom, I live every day with a smile on my face and


    Even though it was just a matter of course, I''m very happy that I left them with Googloss and Lil'' Pop and Goop.


    As a result, the three Googs, Lil Pop and Goo Pop are now living together, and I sometimes see them going shopping together.


    Just.


    That''s why Goopop is like that, and since he has the blood of the ancient monster race, he thought he had to be careful just in case.


    Oh, I''d keep myself busy if I were a goop.


    I was a little relieved when Lil Pop said


    ...you goofball. I don''t know how they managed to remove a man from the front line just because he got knocked up, sir.


    That''s what I was mumbling about, Lil Pop.


    Huh?��What did you just say?

 127 . Liberty Summer Festival #4

    Ehhh, due to a major problem, it was necessary to rebuild the security system of the festival.


    The ace of the Liberty Guard unit, or should I say.


    Probably, she alone has more combat power than one division of the female knights of Batcombe, and I, for one, was planning on deploying her as well, Lil Pop, the magician.


    I heard that she''s pregnant.


    It''s nothing to worry about, even if it''s just an impregnation. We will deploy to the front line.


    And the lillpop is forcing me to screw it up...but I can''t deploy to the front lines like that, knowing I''m pregnant.


    Still, Lil Pop was biting back at me.


    Googs heard it and came running in.


    Come on!


    But, sir...


    Well, I mean, we had a terrible argument with each other as we left.


    However, I was taken aback by the fact that a witch can get pregnant....


    Foldente was on his way to Ghianacombe and wasn''t there, so I went to talk to Gianbarea, the creator of the underground labyrinth, who is a wizard in the same wizarding world as Lil Pop, to see if he could help me.


    What the.....


    I froze, making a kind of amazing face.


    And beside them, working for Jambalea, another demon, the Selvin Jalvin sisters.


    A witch is pregnant?


    You didn''t know about this?


    And I was also surprised.


    And according to Jean Barrere, who was thinking about this and that


    Well, it''s true that mages were created by mages in the wizarding world.......I knew they could do anything, but I didn''t expect them to have the ability to reproduce......I never thought about it.


    I''ve heard.


    So the Serbin Jalbin sisters were nodding yes and no to Jambalea''s words.


    And afterwards, Jambalea and Selvin Jalvin sisters were putting their heads together and whispering to each other.


    The three of them suddenly look up at me with a grin on their faces and turn to look at me.


    I can''t help but have a bad feeling about this.....


    I am.


    Well, I guess I''ll just be going now, thank you for that wonderful story.


    So, with a drawn-out smile, I was about to leave Giambalea''s room.


    Selvin quickly rushed to the door, closed the door and clicked the key....


    And Jambalea and Jalvin hugged me from both sides.


    Hey, my lord, we''d like to try and see if we can get pregnant...


    You want my help, don''t you?


    As I said that, all three of them gave me a glazed look... no, I mean, that''s why...


    And, well, I was in a very dangerous situation.


    There.


    My lord, I still don''t agree with the revised security plan.


    So, as he said this, Lil Pop kicked in the door.


    ''What the hell are you doing?''


    Did you break the door?


    It''s awful!


    It doesn''t matter, my lord!


    Well, after that, it was Jambalea''s room that turned into an incredible chaos, but with Lil Pop in a state of rage, we managed to get out of this predicament.......


    After that, it was Lil Pop, who continued to balk.


    So, in the end, they compromised on the idea of taking on my security when I was in the lord''s office while guarding Goop Tiree Korok.


    Still, Lil Pop was difficult to deal with at first.


    Goop and Tiree need extra guards, especially since they are being targeted by the dark charmers.


    I was finally able to convince him that this was a good idea.


    However, this result


    Goopop was just so excited to be able to stay with his stepmother Lil Pop for the entire festival.


    Let''s go to the fairgrounds together.


    And that''s why I was hugging Lil Pop.


    Well, I''d really appreciate it if you could stay in your room and keep me safe, but that''s not gonna happen.


    Well, when Goop and the others go to the festival, I moved to Erdena''s office while thinking about whether I could better coordinate my inspection and increase the security, and so on.


    Erdena has a dedicated office next to my office, since she''s currently being asked to work as an assistant lord, so she has her own office next to my office.


    ''''I''m sorry to bother you,''''


    When I entered the room while saying that, I found that Erdena was just having a meeting with her secretary, Yorme.


    Yome was also helping out at the magic stone workshop that Eldena was in charge of before, but we decided to officially leave that to Drunn and his wife, and we''re going to have them both hold office in this assistant lord''s office together.


    Incidentally, Erdena''s secretary is Yome, though.


    My secretary is Una.


    Can I help you?


    Erdena interrupted her meeting with Jome and turned to me.


    So I did.


    Did you hear about Lil Pop''s pregnancy?


    I asked.


    ''''Yeah, I heard about it. I was just meeting with Yorme about the changes in security posture with that.


    So Erdena responded.


    So I said.


    Lil Pop gave them both an update on the fact that he''s going to be mainly guarding the children


    ''When the kids go to the festival, I think I''ve timed my inspection with my visit and added a little extra security. Could you coordinate in that direction?


    I told him.


    Yeah, it''s no problem at all.


    While saying this, Erdena began to shovel this and that into the documents at hand.


    After that, after some discussion and a bit of chit-chat, I left Eldena''s room and moved to the central square of the city.


    Then Unja and Googus came after me with great speed.


    ''What''s going on?''


    I asked in a panic.


    It''s not like that.


    And googly eyes.


    ''Botchan. I don''t want you to go from place to place without protection and without contacting me.


    And Una.


    ....it was.


    I went to Jean Barrere''s with the intention of doing a little bit of that, and then I went around and around and around and around and around.


    He didn''t provide any protection, didn''t say where he was going...


    ''Well, it''s bad enough that my lillpop is coming back with no security while going directly to the lord to talk to him.


    As he said this, Gugs took up a position beside me.


    Now, my lord, I''ll protect you from this one.


    He said that and smiled at me with a snicker.


    Then Wunya stood beside Googus like that.


    Unya, Lady Erdena asked me, "The little one was walking alone, what''s going on with the guards? I was just about to get angry with him, so I''m going to join you.


    I said that and smiled at him.


    .........how can I say, I''m sorry for causing trouble for everyone, I''m apologizing inwardly and flatly


    As such, there was no way I could refuse to accompany Googus and Unya.


    The three of us moved to the central square.


    Stalls from various cities were preparing to set up their stalls there.


    And, of course, Urinacombe''s stall was preparing to open its own.


    The stall in Urinacombe was mainly for alcohol and food, and then the application said that they would be selling armaments.


    Honestly, I wanted to prevent this from happening somehow because it would mean officially allowing people to bring in armaments, but Liberty couldn''t say it too well before selling the armaments of the dragon scales....


    The workers, mostly women, seemed to be working without any problems so far, and they were smiling and talking openly with the people in charge of the stalls in other cities around them.


    ........The stalls on either side of Urinakombe''s stall are those of Pix and Batcombe, but there are many Knights of the Order mixed in among the workers.


    Also, there are female knights commanded by Biblina standing in various parts of the central square in the name of venue security, but the area around the Urinacombe stall was under particularly thick security.


    After confirming the state of that security, I once again returned to the lord''s office in the town hall.


    Most of the things were ready to go, and


    So now all we have to do is wait for it to start.


    I looked out the window as I sipped the tea that Unja had made for me.

 128 . Liberty Summer Festival 5

    The morning of the festival finally arrived.


    As expected, they were nervous, and I woke up much earlier than usual.


    Since I only took a nap on the couch in the lord''s office because I was up late looking over documents in the lord''s office yesterday, I feel like I still want to sleep, but my eyes are brighter than usual.


    When I raised my upper body from the couch, I found a blanket draped over me.


    Although it''s summer, it can be chilly in the mornings here in Liberty, at the foot of the mountains.


    Unja, or maybe Erdena, I don''t know.


    I folded it up, thanking him.


    Then


    Good morning, little man.


    It was as if I was waiting for him to get up and take a break, when Unja walked into the room.


    To be honest, I was a little surprised at how well timed it was.


    Unja doesn''t give a d*mn and puts the tea and breakfast on a tray on the table beside the couch where I''ve been sleeping.


    There''s a large bowl of soup, bread, a salad of raw vegetables and a little bit of stir-fry.


    This is always accompanied by a cup of tea.


    I don''t eat much in the morning, so Una prepares a well-balanced menu of small portions for me.


    I''m really grateful for the help I''ve received from Una, and I''m always grateful to her.


    There''s no need to thank me, I''m just doing what I''m supposed to do as a member of the family.


    And lately, I''ve been calling out the word "side room" a lot, probably because Foldente taught me the word "side room"... and I always say that I have a fianc��, Erdena, and that''s good enough for me...


    I''m always waiting for you.


    And then I smiled and left............................hah, oh dear.


    If I didn''t care about Unna, I wouldn''t have to worry about her so much, but.....


    After drinking a cup of tea to clear my head a bit, I turned my attention to the city through the window.


    It was still early in the evening, and there were already many people on the streets.


    They all seemed to be in the festival business.


    I''m getting ready to set up shop.


    Setting up the venue in a hurry.


    Everyone seems to be busy, walking around with related documents in hand.


    Stallholders from neighboring cities can be seen pulling wagons toward the central square.


    It looks like the crowds on the streets will continue uninterrupted until the festival begins.


    My first official event of the day is the opening ceremony at 9am.


    By then.


    Geltar, lord of the frontier city of Batcombe.


    The Lord of the frontier small city of Picks, Krome.


    The three of us meeting with both lords.


    The union leader who has come to the small frontier city of Eads as the acting lord of the Lords


    The union leader who has come as the acting lord of the frontier city of Greencomb.


    The meeting with the two men.


    I also plan to receive greetings from representatives of the participating villages from time to time.


    One thing that I am a little concerned about is that we haven''t had a visit from Urinacombe since.


    It is said that when a city participates in an official event of such a city, it is customary for the lord or the acting lord to go and greet the lord of the city, and although I think Urinakombe should know that much....


    Anyway, since there may not be any urgent offers, I''m going to tell everyone where I''m going, especially today, so that I can respond to that as well.


    ........I know I should always do this, but I have a tendency to think about this and that while making a move.


    I decided to head to the street to take a look at the city before my visitors arrived.


    ''Unja, are you there?''


    I voiced that, and almost immediately.


    You wanted to see me, little man?


    And then Unja walked noiselessly into the room.


    I told her that I was going to inspect the street, and she said


    I''ll see what the guards can do. Please go to the entrance of the town hall and wait for me.


    With that, she left the room as noiselessly as she had come in, fluttering the hem of her skirt.


    I quickly finished dressing and moved to the entrance of the building as Unja had told me to.


    The two female knights under Biblina and Unja were already waiting there.


    Regarding the duration of this festival.


    I''ve been having my knights dispatched by Batcombe and Picks as security reinforcements, but thanks to the offers from both Batcombe and Picks that there would be some problems if command authority were scattered, Liberty has been entrusted with command authority over all the knights coming to Liberty for this period.


    The reason that Unja just now brought two female knights under Biblina''s command is probably because they were dispatched to protect me at this point in time.


    The two of them will take care of you.


    We have many visitors scheduled for today, so please return early.


    I bowed my head to Una, and I replied that I understood.


    Then it''s nice to meet you.


    They exchanged greetings with the two female knights, and the three of them went around the city street.


    Despite the normally deserted hours of the street, many shops had already opened their shutters and people continued to come and go busily.


    On a stage in the middle of the street, there is still quite a bit of room, though the opening event and other events will be held by those who wish to attend, so they are talking about allowing people to jump in.


    Past that point, we found ourselves in the central square.


    Although there were many people on the streets so far, the crowds on this central road were far greater than that.


    As each of the neighboring urban settlements were planning to set up their own stalls, the central square was already crowded with people from each city preparing for the event.


    Because there is a limit to the number of wagons that can enter the central square at one time, there was a line of people waiting to get in, but some of them couldn''t wait for their turn to come, and they were crowded with people carrying their goods while they were waiting.


    While looking around the central square, there was one place that was heavily guarded.


    I didn''t have to be me to know that this was Urinakombe''s stall.


    Nevertheless.


    I asked Nirmana, who is on guard duty at the current time, to secretly ask her how she was doing.


    So far, no sign of trouble.


    And that was that.


    Urinacombe was obsessed with the ancient monster race, and as long as that ancient monster race is still remaining in Liberty, I think it''s a good idea to be careful.


    I said a few words of consolation to Nirmana and then left.


    Afterwards, I wanted to inspect the road to the settlement at the foot of Mount Gorun.


    At this point, after receiving a request from Unya, Tsubaito-san flew over to look for me.


    A representative from a neighboring village has arrived to say hello. Please return immediately.


    He conveyed the message to me, so I trundled back to the town hall.


    When I returned, I was greeted by Unja.


    The representative of the eastern hamlet is here.


    Unya told me as she trudged down the hallway with me.


    When I walked with Unya to the reception room, an elderly sub-human with antlers was waiting for me.


    ''Thank you for allowing a small settlement like ours to participate today,''


    I shook hands firmly with the subaltern who said so.


    Afterwards, while we were chatting, I heard that it was raining heavily in the east of the region.


    I heard that this sub-human''s village was not particularly damaged, but I was still afraid of natural disasters.


    As I was having a conversation with this sub-human, the representative of the next settlement soon arrived.


    After this, at this rate, the heads of the settlements and cities paid me a courtesy call almost without interruption.


    In some cases, I felt a bit distressed because they had been put together too much and had no choice but to meet with all three parties at the same time.


    It''s okay on the other side. We came on our own.


    Although he laughed at me, I couldn''t help but feel sorry for him.


    On the way


    Hey, congratulations.


    I was very happy when Walter came in with a big smile on his face, but we didn''t have much time to talk because the next visitor soon arrived.


    Don''t worry about it. Let''s just talk about it another time, have a drink.


    With that, Gelter walked towards the venue.


    I had been dealing with such visitors until just before the opening ceremony.


    Hurry up, little man.


    I hurried with Unja to the venue where the opening ceremony was to be held.


    When I arrived, it was just about time for the opening ceremony.


    I looked around the hall, still breathing hard, and saw


    The place was already almost full.


    Although this venue has been rented out to some famous artists in the past, the fact that it was filled to capacity was probably due to the condensation of the festival.


    Erdena, the hostess of the festival, gave me a brief introduction.


    I''m going to say a quick hello to everyone and


    Ladies and gentlemen, have a good day.


    When he finally strangled the audience with these words, the audience cheered in a way that made them shout in unison.


    The summer festival has begun.

 129 . Liberty Summer Festival #6

    The city was crowded with more spectators than I had imagined.


    Stalls lined the streets and the streets were filled with customers.


    Since the regular carriages and regular magic boats were built, the number of visitors to Liberty had increased, but to be honest, I hadn''t expected so many visitors to come here.


    Nevertheless, thanks to our well-thought-out security plan, although there were a few small skirmishes between visitors right after the opening of the festival, security was soon put in place and the festival began to go on without any major disruptions.


    It was then that Elee, the ant-man at the town hall, came to visit me.


    I had asked Elee and the other ants to manage the stalls as well.


    We had quite a few cancellations on the day of the event... so we had a nearby stall set up and rented out the space to people who wanted to participate on the day of the event, was that a good thing?


    Elee asked me for my consent to deal with it after the fact.


    The name of the settlement that was cancelled that day and the location of the space


    He handed me a very detailed document with all the results of his work.


    Not only Elee, but the ants are very detailed, fast, and accurate in this kind of work.


    They always follow all the rules and regulations to the letter, which is a big help to me.


    I went through the documents Elee handed me and


    Yeah, I''m good to go. Thank you for your time.


    While saying that, I sign the last of the documents.


    Yes, sir I''ve asked to open a stall that day.


    What''s this?


    Elee bowed her head apologetically at my question.


    Apparently, I seemed to have embarrassed her and I felt sorry for asking.


    Well, I''ll go back to this stall when I have time to look at it again.


    ........the question is whether I''ll have the time to do so.


    I''m thinking that, and in my vision.


    Hey, little girl.


    I already had a picture of Una who was coming for me, so...


    �� ��.


    Anya called me back to the town hall, and I was


    I met with Quinn, who introduced Quinn, who came from King''s City.


    "It''s very gratifying for those of us in the Chamber of Commerce to have this kind of festival. It''s a good way to make money and a good place to find new business partners.


    Quinn smiled at that.


    During the conversation, the subject of bringing Moffaveratta, who was in Lexpona''s shop in Ghianacombe, to King''s Landing, came up.


    I had met her in Ghianacombe by chance, and her skill at making accessories was so good that I had introduced her to Quinn.


    At first, we went to Guianacombe to buy them from her, but they were so popular in the capital that we asked her if she would like to work in the capital, and she agreed.


    Quinn laughs at that.


    It''s a place where sub-humans can work without being discriminated against, and I''m sure Moffaveratta will enjoy working there too.


    According to Quinn, the stalls at this summer festival today are also selling her accessories, so I''m planning to have a look around when I visit the stalls.


    ... I wonder if there''s really time to look around!


    �� ��.


    Even after Quinn left the room to go to the stall, the visitors to me were incessant.


    Representatives from neighboring villages.


    peddlers


    Representatives of the Chamber of Commerce


    A particularly large number of people thanked him for the wide acceptance of stalls from the surrounding villages.


    Here in the neighborhood of Liberty, a small frontier city, the percentage of sub-humans living in the neighborhood is high because it is far from the royal capital.


    Because of this, there are many settlements of sub-humans who gather and live in the forest, but those sub-human settlements are not easily allowed to participate in the city''s events.


    In this neighbourhood, we can say.


    Although Gelter''s Batcombe has recently adopted a policy of broadly allowing sub-humans to participate, he said that he excluded sub-humans when the forcefulness of the example was broad, and


    Other than that, it''s just that the pixies were relatively more accepting of sub-humans for the festivities.


    I look forward to working with you in the future.


    Me, who is still bowed to by the head of the Kobold settlement.


    Me, who saw him off.


    Who''s next?


    Yes, I just approached my secretary, Unja.


    I''ll have lunch here. I''ll tell our visitors to come back in a minute.


    As he said that, he brought my lunch to my desk.


    Before I knew it, it was already well past noon, and I couldn''t help but chuckle as I thought to myself, "Oh dear, all I did today was greet people and deal with visitors.


    As we ate lunch, I asked Unja how the Urinacombe stall was going.


    I''m open for business as usual.


    This was the case.


    According to everything, a worker at the picket shop next door got to know the Urinacombe workers and had a conversation with them.


    The Lady in the Dark said they had to attend all the festivals around here to show off their territory.


    That''s what the story said.


    Incidentally, there were quite a few stalls from Liberty at this summer festival.


    Many of them came from the Geghemorse area and the villages at the foot of Mt.


    The school, which is mainly run by Nirmana, will be singing a song on the stage where I gave the opening address.


    Apparently, Korok and Ella will be joining us.


    You must come and see this bear.


    I''m pretty much nailed to the wall, but...


    The underground labyrinth in Jambalea is also a festival, so they have a super easy underground labyrinth for kids.


    The monsters that appear in the labyrinth are weakened so that all participants can clear it, which seems to be very popular.��I heard that the underground labyrinth is also open to the general public with a 20% discount on all entry fees, and I heard that many of the regular players from Batcombe are using it to their advantage. ...and then I can see Geltor, who is joining in all over the place, with Biblina at his back.......


    Although Bunnism doesn''t do anything special just because it''s an event.


    The sweet shop is now open, and Unja said it''s already very popular.


    The wholesale market that Kuro manages for us is also doing well as usual.


    We''ll use this festival as a chance to increase the number of visitors.


    But I''m looking forward to seeing the results of that, too.


    The hot spring village run by a young elf couple is also very popular and is already booked up for three days before and after the festival period.


    My lord, I cannot make room for you during this period, so I ask for your patience.


    And I received a call from the young elf mistress first.


    That''s how I was reviewing the documents.


    Hello, little man, may I send the first guest in this afternoon?


    And then Unja came to the lord''s room.


    What do you mean, there are already six people waiting........


    In my mind, I was apologizing to Korok with my hands clasped together, thinking that I wouldn''t be able to go to the school''s stage event

 130 . Liberty Summer Festival 7

    ''Why didn''t you come to see me?


    When I was in the lord''s office, exhausted after finally finishing dealing with the visitors, Korok, who was in a super grumpy mode, came charging at me.


    No, it''s my fault.


    There was a performance of a song on stage for the school Korok goes to, but...


    You must come see this bear.


    That''s right, in spite of Korok''s repeated reminders, I didn''t even get to see the festival, let alone go see Korok and his friends on stage, because I spent almost all of today''s time dealing with visitors.


    The only time I''ve been out of this room was when I went to check out the streets early in the morning and went to the stage to give the opening remarks... Seriously, I haven''t even gone to the bathroom today....


    However, I was the one who said I was still going.


    "I''m really sorry, Korok.


    I lowered my own head, stroking the head of Korok, who was staring at me with his cheeks pouched and puffed out in front of me.


    Then.


    Although Korok still remained grumpy for a while.


    Ella walked up to me softly from behind and tapped me on the shoulder.


    I know you''ve had a hard time with your job but that''s a stretch.


    Korok says, and then turns back with a slumped shoulder.


    Ah, yes.


    ''Korok, if you don''t mind, I''d like to hear the song you sang today in here.


    I''m exhausted from work, and I''d love to hear some cheerful songs from Korok.


    When I said that.


    Korok turned around, his face glowing with a flash of light.


    If you insist, it''s your call!


    Then he rushed to my side again.


    But.


    This time it wasn''t an angry face, but a big smile.


    Just by smiling at her, I felt that my tiredness had been blown away.


    Then.


    Ela, who had followed Korok to the lord''s office, also sang a song with him.


    It''s apparently a folk song from this region, but it''s a very cheerful and light song.


    They sang it with a big smile on their faces.


    The next thing you know.


    Erdena, Yorme, Unya and the others also heard this voice and gathered in the lord''s room.


    Then Korok


    ''So many bears?��It''s all right, I''ll sing it again from the beginning.


    He seems to be in a good mood and starts to sing once more.


    Ella seems to be very happy to be singing, too.


    Before I knew it, we were all humming the song after Korok and the others.


    In the end, Korok sang the song five more times.


    �� ��.


    After that, Korok was


    Tiree and Rice Bear.


    As I said this, I left the lord''s room.


    I decided to have dinner in the lord''s room with everyone who had gathered in the room, since it was so important to me.


    Ela had joined the stage with Korok, but Erdena, Yome, Unya, and the others were supposed to have a hard time working in the morning to deal with the festival.


    Unya was there to deal with the visitors who came to visit me.


    I heard that Erdena and Yorme went around the city several times to inspect the city instead of me, who was stuck there because of the visitors.


    I''ll send you a report on the results of the inspection again.


    Erdena laughed at me as she said that.


    .........


    Erdena''s reports have been filled out in so much detail since she was a student that it was difficult to read them, which is why she was famous for them, I thought...


    Don''t worry. I''ll go easy on you this time.


    So Eldena, who said that and smiled again, felt somewhat scared, yes.


    Talking about that.


    Here you go, ladies and gentlemen.


    And then Unja came back into the room with a tray in her arms.


    We all put the plates of that meal on the table.


    Okay, everybody, good luck on your first day.


    And then he toasted with a glass of cold water.


    Perhaps because of the festival, the food was quite sumptuous.


    According to Una.


    The town hall is open to the public today, so that''s why.


    I tried it out.


    This opening of the cafeteria, which I tried out, seems to have been very popular since noon, and even now it seems to be crowded with customers who want to finish their dinner at the cafeteria.


    I''m really grateful for that.


    As I finished eating, one of the guards came to my room to ask for my room.


    Since it was a report on today''s security situation, I asked Ela to go back to her room, and everyone who remained decided to listen.


    First of all, as for Urinacombe, which has become the biggest concern, I''ve heard that they''ve been developing their stalls as normal so far.


    Incidentally, they''re asking for a meeting with me at the end of tomorrow''s business day.


    As a representative of Urinacombe, I couldn''t say no, so I decided to discuss with Unja later and see what time we would meet.


    Apparently, reports of drunken fights and pickpocketing have also been received.


    None of the fights have been dealt with at an early stage, so they haven''t been serious, but the number of pickpocketing incidents has been low, but intermittent, and we plan to step up our efforts to control them.


    Everyone, including me, nodded at the guard''s report.


    After the guards left the room.


    We all discussed the day''s events.


    For now, the festival seems to be going on with great success.


    ........I just never dreamed that welcoming a festival as the lord of the host city would be such a difficult task.


    For example, Gelter of Batcombe, who used to hold a large martial arts party, was the organizer of the party, and on top of that, he himself participated in the martial arts party, so even after all this time, he was bowled over.


    According to Unja, Gelter was


    I heard you were spending all day in the underground maze.


    He chuckled.


    The other day.


    ''''In the underground labyrinth at your place, I still haven''t been able to get the Dragon Scale Armor to drop.


    I was complaining about it, but I was a little curious about how today was going.


    We dodged the chatter about the festival in the lord''s room for a while before we parted ways.


    After everyone left the room, I decided to lie down on the couch and take a nap.


    After sweating in the shower attached to the room, I collapsed on the couch and closed my eyes.


    I feel mentally quite tired from the fact that the inexperienced things are going on and on, including the meeting with the dark winning voice the other day.


    However, it was still only the first night of the festival, and


    Tomorrow night we are also waiting for the closing remarks and a dinner for all concerned.


    I can''t dismiss the possibility that we will be inundated with requests for visitors tomorrow, as we have already had since the visits from Urinacombe.


    Anyway, I''m going to get some rest now, and when I wake up, I''m going to take a look around at the streets.


    My eyes are closed and I''m in a daze.


    In my ears.


    Thank you for all your hard work, little one, and I always love you.


    Along with that voice, I felt something touch my lips.


    I fell asleep before I even opened my eyes to check it out, and so....


    �� ��.


    After all, it wasn''t until the dawn that I woke up.


    ...........................I woke up again at a very half-hour.


    I walked to the window, standing tall.


    Outside the window........the street was still deserted, as it was still before dawn.


    At this time yesterday, everyone preparing to open a stall was filling the street.


    Everyone has already finished setting up their stalls, so they are probably just resting up for the second day of business.


    There are guards standing at equal intervals in front of the stalls.


    In the meantime, although we''re asking people to take responsibility for managing their own merchandise at the stall, we''re going to have to provide a minimum level of security as the organizers.


    This was strongly requested by the representatives of some of the villages we met with yesterday, so I''m really glad we planned for this from the beginning.


    As I looked down at the street, I let out one big yawn.


    Just then, at the right moment, Unja walked into the room.


    I had fallen asleep, so the magic light was off.


    We were alone in a dimly lit room before dawn, me and Una alone.


    ''Hey, baby girl, can I get you something to drink?


    I pondered Unja''s words for a while, then


    Well, I think I''ll have a cup of tea, please.


    I replied.


    Unya smiled and smiled.


    Okay, I''m going to go get ready.


    With that, he leaves the room.


    ''''Well come to think of it, Unja,''''


    Yeah?


    Did you say something to me yesterday when I fell asleep?


    That''s what I asked, and Unja said.


    Well I don''t remember.


    He laughed something like that, evilly, and walked out of the room.


    Whenever Una acts like that, she''s usually up to something........


    I chuckled and decided to wait for Unja to come back.

 131 . Liberty Summer Festival #8

    The second and final day of the Summer Festival hosted by Liberty, the frontier city, has arrived.


    As this was the first festival for Liberty, everyone seemed to be moving around in confusion on the first day, but on the second day, perhaps the lessons learned from the first day had been put to good use, and everyone''s movements had visibly improved.


    In particular, the movements of all the guardsmen were much improved on the first day.


    On the first day, it seems that the policeman''s plan for the patrol wasn''t well penetrated, and there were a lot of complaints that everyone was concentrating on a small part of the festival and leaving other parts of the festival unattended, but the head of the guard, Gugsu, led a meeting on the first night to improve this.


    With the help of the swallow people, I asked them to report to the headquarters of the guard station on how the troops were being patrolled, and then Gugus would give orders based on that.


    Perhaps because of this, on the second day, the number of complaints about security decreased dramatically.


    The pickpocketing that was happening in some parts of the city had also been discovered where the money was hidden, and most of the people who had been robbed of their money were said to have their money back.


    From eyewitness information, they were secretly looking for a small person in a black cloak, but they couldn''t find him on the second day... Maybe he wasn''t there on the second day, I thought, but if he hadn''t been there on the second day, then why would the perpetrators have stolen the money once? He didn''t get away with it... did they find the money before he escaped?��And so on, and so forth, and so forth, and so on, and so forth, and so forth, and so forth, and so on, and so forth, and so forth.


    As for me, I spent the second day in the morning dealing with visitors.


    When we ended our meeting yesterday, there were still about five groups of village representatives who wanted to thank us for allowing them to participate in the festival, so we were expecting them to come in the morning.


    I noticed this while sipping a cup of tea that Una had made for me and looking at the town hall, and I felt sorry for this, so I took care of it by opening the town hall a little earlier that day.


    From there, though, it was the same as the first day, with visitor after visitor, with no break at all.


    We were finally able to take one break for lunch, thanks to Unja''s consideration, but I was already in a very tired mode at this point.


    But this was the last day of the event, and there was a dinner party scheduled for the closing ceremony, and so after a certain point in the evening, Una adjusted the schedule and politely refused all the guests, but


    In the midst of all this, in between visitors, he blurted out a message to me.


    There''s a representative from Ulinakombe here to see you.


    And that was that.


    Although I could have refused before I refused other visits, Urinacombe had verbally told me yesterday that he wanted to meet with me.......and above all, I thought that El Nakotta might have entrusted me with some kind of letter of intent, and that''s why I decided to meet with him at the end of the day.


    ........As a result, there was nothing major to say.


    The woman, a representative of Urinacombe, was


    Thanks for letting me join in on this one.


    And then he laughs unbendingly.


    Although I briefly wondered how he would use that language on behalf of the city.


    I''m glad I could help.


    I ended up responding in a general way, but then this representative


    I''ll take this for you.


    He held out an envelope to me.


    When I checked the contents it was a personal letter from El Nakotta.


    I was a little nervous, but


    The content was disappointingly simple.


    Thank you for allowing me to attend the festival.


    If there''s a festival in the future, I''d like to be a part of it.


    At the end of this kind of content.


    Let me know if you change your mind about the Ancient Kaiju Tribe.


    And although it was well written, that was all.


    It wasn''t El Nacotta, and I didn''t think it would be a good idea to ask him too much about the root of the problem, so we exchanged a typical conversation and parted ways.


    I''m going to make sure we get a good dinner party on this site.


    The way he smiled and walked out of the room, I could only get the impression that he was in charge of an ordinary store...


    Urinacombe


    The Darkness of the Night


    And El Nacotta.


    As I folded my arms, I wondered about the distance between this place and the frontier city of Liberty and what kind of relationship we should have in the future...


    Safate, it''s time to go.


    As she said this, Erdena came to call me.


    I hurriedly moved to the stage with Erdena.


    This is where the closing ceremony is to be held, and I''m supposed to give the final speech.


    The speeches from the representatives of the participants and the voices of the guests in the questionnaire were read out, and then


    Finally, as I stood on the stage, I thanked all the participants and told them that I hoped to hold the same festival again next year, and then I made my closing remarks.


    ''''I''m sorry for the tiredness, but we''re going to move on to the dinner party.


    Erdena handed me a glass of water, and as soon as I drank it down, she withdrew her hand and left the stage.


    The number of people attending the dinner party was smaller than I had expected, perhaps because there were so many people cleaning up stalls that day.


    However, it was only more than I expected, and the number of participants was quite large.


    Even in this situation, all of the guards should be making the rounds of the city in the midst of clearing up, so I think I should give them something to comfort them separately at a later date.


    However, the current members of the guards are all talking about the fact that the captain of the guards has gotten Lil'' Pop pregnant, so if we held a drinking party at this time, it would definitely be all about that topic... or so I thought.


    In the midst of all this, Erdena and I went around the hall together, greeting and chatting with all the participants.


    Again, I was greeted one by one without even having time to eat.


    Still, I was able to eat more than I expected thanks to Erdena''s cleverness in the intervals, and she brought me drinks and food.


    The meeting had been arranged to end a little early to take care of the people who were returning to the town and the village without staying overnight.


    The meeting ended when I gave a short speech from the stage, and the participants left the venue in their own way.


    I had the leftovers from the standing-room-only section suitably packed, and then went out to Korok''s room in the dormitory.


    It''s my lord, my lord.


    And Korok, who was still awake, greeted me at dusk with his roommates, Aura, Ela, and Tiree.


    I told Korok.


    I got a bowl of rice for you guys to eat.


    With that, he handed Korok the folded bag he''d gotten from the hall earlier.


    He said that since he has a large body, Tiree, he''s been getting more, so he''s getting more, so it probably has to be something that will satisfy everyone.


    Korok, there''s more bears to eat.


    So Korok told me to stop.


    I asked Korok to share this with everyone, and I moved to the town hall.


    Business is long overdue, but there are magic lights everywhere in the town hall.


    Everyone was cleaning up for the day, so I went around the town hall and thanked everyone for their help.


    I''m not sure if I''ll be able to say a formal thank you again, but I wanted to say a few words to everyone who has been working so hard.


    After going around the town hall, I went to check on the status of the cleanup of the hall... or so I thought


    The guards have already confirmed the status of the cleanup, little one. Please wait for the report.


    As he said this, he pulled me to my room.


    "You''re just so tired, please take a rest for today.


    With that, Unya let me into my room and didn''t move an inch from that door and place.


    So I gave up on going out into the city because of Unya''s forceful stance and decided to shower in my room and go to bed quietly today.


    In the shower.


    Would you like me to wash your back?


    I was surprised when Wunya opened the door as I got into bed, saying, "I''m sorry," and then Wunya said


    Thanks for your help, little one. But you shouldn''t try too hard.


    Then he pecked the head of my nose and smiled at me.


    I''m so glad that she''s always treating me the same way, even though her status has changed, even though she thinks that I''m just a child of the house.


    Hey, little man, if you want, I can sleep with you like the old days.��I used to do that a long time ago.

 132 . Guina and Rilna

    The summer festival held in Liberty was a great success.


    There were reports of record sales across the board at the wholesale market, which was managed by Black, and at the town hall sales office.


    The number of people who visited Liberty during the festival was also significant, and not only the lodgings in the hot spring village that had been hosting these guests, but also the lodgings around the town hall that had just been added were full every day.


    However, there is a concern that if we were to recommend additional lodging facilities just because they were full for this event, they might become redundant in the normal season.


    It seems that Geghemorse area, which had only set up a stall, was also quite crowded, and if this area had been involved a little more, the festival might have been more exciting, I thought.


    Also, the biggest problem was dealing with the visitors.


    I think the fact that I was stuck dealing with visitors for two days in a row and couldn''t take a look around the festival at all is a bit of a problem.


    Although I have Erdena as my deputy lord, I had asked her to handle the stalls at this festival, and she was too busy dealing with them to move around...


    Originally, this Liberty began as a settlement and grew from there to a small frontier city in a short period of time.


    The biggest thing was probably the incorporation of the Gehemorse area.


    When the chimera pseudo rampage, the city was severely damaged to the extent that it was hampered by the rampage, and the lord of Geghemorse, who was supposed to be responsible for its recovery, apparently ran away... There is a theory that he was killed by bandits while escaping.


    Rapidly growing urban functions


    This festival has made me realize that the current structure of the town hall is a bit too small to carry out this task.


    For the time being, I think it would be better to appoint another deputy lord.


    To tell the truth, there are people for the job, but...well, it''s a fortunate thing that I''m a vice-lord, so...


    She''s knowledgeable and thoughtful, and most importantly, she thinks about everyone... She''s still my right hand man in diplomacy, but I''m not sure if it''s right to give her that much of a position as a so-called ideological body... a ghost, in other words.


    When I was wondering like that, Korok, who had come to visit me in the lord''s office


    My lord, Korok, I''m going to help my lord when he grows up.


    That''s why I was strangely happy that she smiled at me, yes.


    As for personnel, I have received word that Foldente, who is on her way to GianaCombe, will be back tomorrow, so I''ll discuss it with everyone after she returns.


    I also think we need to do something about the guards.


    Even though nothing happened as a result this time, I think it was quite a problem to be swept up by Urinacomb and have to get Batocombe and Pix to help with the guards, as well.


    A big part of this was the fact that Lil Pop, Liberty''s strongest guard, had to leave the front lines because she was unexpectedly pregnant.


    At any given moment, Lil Pop was able to do the work of about a thousand people by herself without a care in the world, and I think it was true that there was a part of me that relied on her somewhere in the back of my mind.


    It seems to be very special for a demon to get pregnant, and even the same demon jambalea and others rolled their eyes, so I can''t even consider how long it would take Lil Pop to give birth, but, well, I think I should just think about a year or so, just like my race.......I don''t know.


    Then there was an unexpected knock on my room.


    ''Come in.''


    I called out to him.


    Excuse me, my lord.


    With the Captain of the Guard Googus in a good mood.


    Excuse me, sir.


    Lil Pop entered the room, looking the usual way.


    .........What?


    Lil Pop I think you''re getting pretty big, don''t you?


    This is my old lil'' pop.


    My belly, which was puffy and swollen a few days ago, has cleared up now.


    Beside me twitching my little neck, Googus snickers at me.


    I''d like you to meet Guina and Rilna.


    When Googs said that, a little boy and a girl came from underneath Googs'' feet.


    Huh?


    Has the baby been born already?


    Googus laughed happily in front of my stunned face.


    ''No, it seems that some sub-humans give birth within a few weeks of conception... apparently, Janbarea said that Lil Pop might have some of those genes in him... so he was delivered safely two days ago, my first and second sons and daughters.


    If you look closely, you''ll see that behind Googs, Goopop is also smiling.


    She''s the adopted daughter of the two of them, but she''s already completely integrated into the Googs family.


    ........But the least family-like of the family is, well, Lil Pop in his wife-like position.


    I never thought that I would actually be able to have a child.


    Lilpop says that, and though he''s trying to be blunt on purpose, his voice sounds a little embarrassed and uptight.


    At their feet, Guina and Rilna walk towards Lilpop while cluttering up.


    Lil Pop holds them in his arms as if he had no choice.


    Guina and Rilna are smiling happily.


    You''ve said your greetings, haven''t you?��Then we are frogs.


    After saying that, Lil Pop quickly left the room with Guina and Rilna in his arms.


    ''''That''s how it is, well, keep up the good work.


    With that, Googus left with Lil Pop in pursuit of him.


    ''Hey, wait a minute, he wants me to hold one or the other,''


    Googles aren''t very good at carrying things, sir.


    I couldn''t help but chuckle when I overheard that conversation, and Goopop chuckled at me, too.


    Now, excuse me.


    Saying that, he left the room and followed the two of them.


    ........It was like an amazing tornado passed by.


    As I was thinking about this, Unja just brought me a drink.


    Nah, it''s a surprise. I didn''t think you''d beat me to it.


    Unja looked at the door as she said that.


    I mean, she said, she''s going to get ahead of me.


    Well, of course, it''s for Whoonya and her little boy.


    Unna smiles at that.


    I''ve been asked to be a mistress for a number of years now, but in front of me, smiling bitterly like that, Unja has a look of dissatisfaction on her face


    Oh, you''re not serious, are you?��As long as it''s OK with you, Whoonya, it''s OK with me right now.


    When I said that, he suddenly started lifting his skirt.


    ''No, no, that''s not the point, now anyway...''


    And then, with a bang, the door to my room opened.


    And there was Biblina.


    Biblina said as she leaned closer to me, her eyes widening.


    Did you hear that?��Safate, I hear that Gugus is having a baby...so how come you and I are not...


    You see, Vivalina, calm down... because you and I aren''t married and we''re not on the same side of the family...


    And now, when you think about it.


    My lord, did you hear that?


    And then Nirmana came running into the room.


    My lord, may I have a word with you?


    And then he even came to the aura of being strangely dressed.


    For a while, the lord''s office can no longer do its job...

 133 . Frontier City Training Introduction

    The streets of Liberty, a small frontier city, still seem to be buzzing with activity for summer festivals.


    A tour of the city shows it well.


    The streets of Liberty''s streets are about 70 percent full of shops, until now.


    All the shops on the main streets were occupied, but one of the back streets wasn''t very popular, and the one farther from the town hall had a lot of empty space.


    But the residents of the surrounding villages who set up stalls at this summer festival told us that they were not interested in the festival.


    If you''ve got a spot open, I''d love to have it.


    We have received quite a few offers to help.


    A common thread among the settlements making these offers was that the majority of the settlements were south of Liberty and around the Green Cone.


    However, when you think about it, this makes sense.


    The people who came to Liberty this time are all sub-humans.


    In terms of location, these people would naturally want to open a store on the roads of the frontier city of Green Convoy.


    But the frontier city of Greencomb is a city that, like the King''s City, has a preferential racial policy and adopts the Bobblebum religion, which is a doctrine of racial supremacy, as its urban religion.


    For this reason, surrounding villages are not allowed to set up shop in the city.


    I heard that it is difficult to sell wholesale in the market.


    In the midst of this, Liberty accepted many sub-human settlements almost unconditionally at the summer festival we held earlier.


    As you would expect, though, we refused all slave traders and anything related to the s*x industry.


    At that time, we didn''t charge a lot of money for a place because we were sub-humans, nor did we assign the place to a bad location or anything like that.


    Naturally, we made sure that everyone took home their share of the proceeds.


    As for Liberty''s earnings, we had a small portion of the festival''s participation fee and location fees from the stalls, but other than that, most of the proceeds came from the public sales and wholesalers, the land value labyrinth, the hot spring villages, and the regular magic boats and regular stagecoaches.


    So it was still quite profitable.


    Let me backtrack a bit.


    After the festival, people who thought they couldn''t open a stall in Green Convoy, but could open a stall in the small town of Liberty, asked to open a stall in a vacant stall at the same time.


    In the meantime, we''ve made an announcement to everyone beforehand


    No room on the front road.


    May I take the back roads?


    We did confirm that everyone who applied for a place to stay had a chance to check out the site further before making a decision.


    Oh, they talk about back roads, but they''re paved with cobblestone.


    It''s no problem at all.


    With that said, they made an immediate decision, and some of them came that afternoon with a carriage full of goods in tow.


    This filled up a lot of the vacant shops.


    ''Doesn''t that sound kind of nice?''


    After returning from Guianacombe, Foldente was also in a bit of a good mood, as the city was more bustling than he had expected.


    Incidentally, the talks about taking over the two ancient monster tribes that Foldente had gone to negotiate with


    Well, I finally got him to agree to it on the third day in a row of screaming and shouting.


    After such an arduous task, both the frontier city of Giana Combe and the ancient monster tribe''s settlement had given their consent.


    With this, we could officially welcome Deterra and Tiree to the small frontier city of Liberty.


    I told everyone about it.


    He and Korok looked after Tiree well.


    The two Sarahs who had been taking good care of Detera were happy anyway.


    Naturally, they were overjoyed as well, and Tiree hugged Korok and shed a few tears for a while.


    Honestly.


    Since the Urinakombe, or the Darkness'' winning voice, which is aimed at these two people exists in the neighborhood, I couldn''t let my guard down, so I thought I had to think of a plan to increase the number of guards as an example, as soon as possible.......


    It was on one such day that the news arrived.


    ''''A messenger from the Central Office Frontier Bureau in the Royal Capital?''''


    Meow.


    Without any prior notice, a messenger came from the royal capital, Parma.


    There were two people who came on the regular magic ship.


    A man and a woman were escorted into the reception room of the town hall by Unja.


    ''''We didn''t have any prior notice.


    Foldente also has a quizzical look on his face, but as I haven''t actually heard anything, I can only nod my head.


    This central agency frontier bureau is a department in the royal capital that monitors and has jurisdiction over the frontier areas.


    It has jurisdiction over almost all of the vast area of Palma except for the land occupied by the aristocracy and the land around the royal capital.


    Therefore, the number of employees working there must have been the largest among the royal capital''s government offices.


    Here, they also take care of the promotion and demotion of frontier cities, as well as the management of the frontier garrisons that guard the surrounding areas.


    In a small frontier city like ours, if you want to apply for public works, and if your application is approved, you can get a percentage of the cost paid by the Central Agency frontier department, which is in charge of reviewing and paying for the works.


    By the way, I''ve been claiming the cost of restoring the Gehmose area, but I still haven''t been paid... maybe that''s what you''re talking about?


    With that in mind, I headed to the reception room with my deputy lord, Erdena, and diplomatic officer, Foldente.


    In the reception room, we exchanged brief greetings and immediately began the main topic of discussion.


    The first to open his mouth was a male emissary.


    ''''Frontier City Liberty Lord Gossage, you are the frontier city lord. I have decided to ask you to undergo the Frontier City Lord training.


    I am from the Gossage family, a powerful noble family in the royal capital.


    However, I was disowned by that family and was kicked out of my home.


    For that reason, I thought that using my real name in the vicinity of the King''s Capital might cause some problems, so I''ve decided to use "Gossage Free" as my registered name in the King''s Capital.


    Even now, I''ve cast a shape change spell and changed my appearance slightly... although I''m not used to the nose and mustache.


    So, that''s the offer.........not a small frontier city, but a frontier city lord training?


    As I was twisting my head involuntarily, the female emissary opened her mouth.


    After a comprehensive review of the city''s size, transportation network, security, and the quality of the city''s citizenry...well, I think the percentage of sub-humans is too high, but as a result of a comprehensive review by the Central Agency''s Frontier Bureau, there is a plan to upgrade Liberty to a frontier city.


    Therefore, we would like to have Lord Gossage-san receive training in the royal capital for that purpose.


    Erdena was especially responsive to those words.


    ''I''m as pleased as I am.


    ''''The period of time is approximately one month. However, if you fail to pass the last test, you will have to stay behind until you do.


    If you can find a permanent lodging, you may stay there as well. I will pay for your lodging later...


    After a quick overview, the two emissaries handed me a document that contained the same information as the briefing.


    ''''The training will begin in two weeks. By then, please make sure you have completed the paperwork to hand over to the city''s representative before coming to the royal capital.


    With that, the two messengers bowed lightly, shook hands with me, Erdena Foldente, and left the town hall.


    ''You did it, Safate,''


    I was a little stunned, and Erdena hugged my shoulder.


    Foldente nodded his head in agreement.


    Well, I didn''t expect to hear about a frontier city so soon.


    He chuckles as he says that, as usual.


    It certainly is.


    I had talked with Foldente a few times, but I was concerned that the number of city folk was still too small and there were too many sub-humans for Liberty, a small frontier city, to become a frontier city.


    For me, I wasn''t going to kick out any sub-humans just because I wanted to be promoted to a frontier city, let alone the number of city dwellers, so I was going to let the rest go with the flow, and so I was more confused than happy that the frontier city was mentioned so quickly.


    However.........as I reviewed the paper that the messenger left behind, I finally felt a surge of joy come over me.

 134 . Frontier City Training Introduction 2

    It would be cool to say that I''m busy preparing for my training in a frontier city, but that''s not really the case.


    That''s because


    There was a time in the past when I was hesitant to ask people to do their jobs and I was holding it all together, and then I collapsed from overwork....


    At that time, from everyone in the town hall, including Foldente and Erdena.


    Allocate work in moderation.


    Sharing of information


    We wanted to make sure that this was done right...and I was pointed out to them that this was something that was done and taken for granted as a government office running a city.


    Learning from that time, today at Liberty, we have weekly information exchange meetings with the heads of each department, and we try to share information there.


    In addition, we have


    Since we were able to communicate with each other without any problems, we were able to communicate with Foldente, who travels around as a liaison with other cities, the deputy lord Erdena, who assists in internal administration, and me, the lord.


    After a couple of simple meetings, I think we''ve mostly solidified the city''s body of work for the month I''ll be gone for now.


    Here''s to Foldente.


    I heard that some people didn''t pass the final exam and didn''t return home for a year, so don''t let that happen to you.


    He laughed at me while saying that, and I feel even more pressure....


    For me, it''s only a month, so I was planning to go alone.


    Anya will be with you.


    And then Unja begged me with an amazing sword, and she didn''t take a step back.


    I''m really happy for her, but we''re going to the royal capital.


    It''s me and Una, who used to live in the royal capital.


    I''m going to use my shape change spell and participate as a Gossage, which is my other name, but with Unja accompanying me, no matter how much I try to be inconspicuous in my activities, there''s no guarantee that I won''t be spotted by someone I know somewhere.


    As we talked about it, Unja


    Okay....okay.


    He backed off a bit as he said that, and I thought he agreed with me.


    On the spot, Unja.


    Phew!


    I exhaled lightly and began to change my appearance on the spot.


    After a while, there was an adorable cat person standing there with a smile on his face, a little chunkier than the usual Wunya!


    According to Ugna.


    I can change my appearance a little bit.


    So....


    And then again with that appearance.


    Let me go with you, little man.


    And I begin to beg again.


    ..........how should I put it, if she does this much, I have no choice but to give in......


    So in the end, I ended up taking Unja with me to this training.


    Although Una is overjoyed at this result, Erdena, Biblina, and Nirmana have all turned their zit eyes on me.......no, you guys are your business.......


    As a result of our conversations, I had to buy everyone a meal that night.


    The next day.


    Quinn from Quinn Trading Company, who had apparently heard this story, came to visit me.


    ''Congratulations on the promotion of Liberty to a frontier city at last,''


    That''s how they celebrate.


    The biggest advantage of becoming a frontier city is that the city management subsidies given by the King''s City will be greatly increased.


    The taxes to be paid to King''s Landing will also increase, but it will be increased many times over, so there will be more things we can do as a city.


    The city will have a separate budget for maintenance and repair of the city wall, as well as the maintenance of public roads, which had been done by the city itself.


    ''''By the way, my lord, have you already decided where to stay in King''s Landing?


    Quinn asked me that, and I told him that I hadn''t thought about it that far yet.


    In that case, I invite you to stay in my house or, well, it''s not a house at all, but I will entertain you as best I can, if you''d like.


    That''s what he offered me.


    Quinn knows the circumstances of my being a former nobleman, so he doesn''t have to feel uncomfortable, and most importantly, he is a business association that is friendly with Liberty, so it was ideal for us to stay in the royal capital.


    I will take care not to disturb you.


    As I said this, Quinn and I shook hands, and this is how we decided on where I would be staying in the royal capital.


    After this conversation, Quinn and I dodged a chatter about the summer festival the other day.


    Quinn told me that the Quinn Business Association had set up three stalls for convenience, and all of them made quite a bit of money.


    ''It was really nice to hear from you,''


    Quinn laughed at that, but she always dressed like a man and used her subordinate Kobolds so crisply, and this kind of smile sometimes makes me nervous.


    I couldn''t help but stare at her face like that, and


    Well is there something on my face?


    And I got flustered when he asked me back....


    Quinn left and shortly afterwards, I returned to my room, having finished my duties for the day.


    Then Korok noticed that I had returned to my room and came running down the hallway.


    When he opened the door to my room with a bang


    "My lord, take Korok to King''s Landing!


    "I wish Korok could take you to King''s Landing.


    So you can guess that he wanted to say that.


    However, we can''t take him to Korok, as expected.


    After all, I can''t take Korok for fun, because I''m not going there to play, so there''s no way I can take Korok for fun.


    But that''s okay!


    Korok said, "I''m sorry," and he bit back.


    I need Korok to keep Tiree company.


    So we asked them to do so and somehow managed to get them to back off.


    A few days ago, it was officially decided to protect the ancient monster tribe of Tiree here in Liberty, but we can''t take them out too much because they are much bigger and more conspicuous than the normal human tribe.


    For that reason, he passes through the dragon scale mining site that is directly connected to the town hall, and Auro plays the role of protector for him in the clearing behind the site.


    Although Tiree is getting along well with everyone at the town hall for the first time recently, his best friend is still Korok, and he''s guessing that Korok would feel very uncomfortable if he were to leave the town for a month, even if it''s only for a month, because he''s going to the capital.


    Sure enough, when Tille heard that Korok was going to King''s Landing, he hugged Korok and didn''t like it.


    Well, in the end, I''m glad that he was patient with me, but I also wish I could use the magic ship to come back if I had a break in between.


    I walked Korok back to his room and thought to myself, "Oh dear," as I returned to my room.


    Welcome home, little girl.


    And this time it was a strangely pouty Unna who was packing my luggage into a bag.


    .........I mean, doesn''t she look a lot different than she did just now?


    So I asked Una.


    Una looked a little embarrassed and depressed.


    Actually, it''s been a while since I''ve made a change, and I''m having trouble keeping my figure stable, Meow.


    I said that, but in front of my eyes, Wunya was changing into a little girl-like figure.


    I''m not going to be able to say that I''m going to leave you behind.


    So that''s what Unja was begging me to do....


    Well, first of all, I told him to do his best to make sure he was stable.

 135 . Frontier city training Introduction 3

    I''m going to King''s Landing to study in a frontier city.


    Tomorrow, I''m finally going to leave for King''s Landing.


    So tonight, everyone has agreed to hold a pep rally for me.


    The venue is an inn in a familiar hot spring village.


    There were quite a few guests that day as well, but the young proprietress of the Elves had managed to get a large hall reserved for the party.


    While the host, Erdena, was the hostess of the event.


    I sat alone in the upper section of the room and everyone else was lined up in front of me.


    This hot spring village will be a very memorable place.


    It''s the first place where I ended up after the Greed family was disowned and I had nowhere else to go.


    At that time, there was only an abandoned town, and we all worked hard to repair it and make it livable.


    Me, Erdena, and Unja.


    And that Black who sent us home.


    The history of Liberty, which began here, is about to be traced back to a frontier city...I can''t help but get excited just thinking about it.


    Just when you think you can draw a hot spring, the Fordente will settle in.


    At first I thought Korok was just a bear.


    I got to know everyone in the village at the foot of Mt. Gorun because of the medicine.


    You met Yorme and Googus here, too.


    I''m helping Aura and Ella.


    I don''t remember having to fight Sarah the Salamander after that.


    And then I hooked up with Sara afterwards.


    Jambalea said, "Do you want the underground maze? I don''t remember the last time a salesperson came to me and said, "You know what?


    So Lil Pop came to this world by accident.


    Now she''s Googs'' common-law wife with three kids and....


    Siyaka and Ten continue to practice Bunnism at their own pace, as usual.


    But in the case of the two of them, they''re more famous now as sweetmeats.


    They were all staring at each one of their faces, and yes, they were soaking up the memories.


    So, let me just say that Safate...


    Erdena talked to me.


    For me, I had so much to tell everyone.


    I was so caught up in the memories I was having while looking at the faces of the people I was with that I was feeling a little teary.


    Anyway, good luck and I''ll be back in a month.


    And that''s why I could barely say that...


    You could use a little wittier greeting, couldn''t you?


    Just like a little girl.


    But I thought it was better than the damp one....


    The pep rally started rather early, and on the way to the hot springs, we were allowed to take a dip in the hot springs as we pleased, but no one went to the hot springs, and everyone was hanging out around me.


    ''Sorry I''m late, sorry I''m late,''


    And even Gerther, the Lord of Batcombe, Gerther, who should not have been speaking to me, showed his face.


    Gelter took me in his arms and held me by the shoulders.


    Before I tell you to go for it, I''m going to tell you two things.


    He looked into my face as he said this.


    ''''First of all, a frontier city is important after you become one................keep this in mind.


    When I said that, Gelter pushed my chest area with his fist.


    The reason why the fist felt so heavy is because he knows the hardships we''ve gone through since we became a frontier city, I thought.


    Come to think of it, I experienced a lot of things with Geltar.


    I was really worried when I heard that he had been mortally wounded during the Chimera Pseudo Riot.


    After that incident, Geltar''s Batcombe, which had successfully wiped out the military faction, was no longer seen as a threat by the surrounding cities as it used to be.


    In front of me as I was remembering that, Gelter made a two with his finger.


    And secondly you should be good to Vibrina.


    As I said this, she took Biblina, who was nearby, into her arms and pushed her into my chest.


    ''''Hey, hey father, what are you doing, all of a sudden!


    Biblina becomes angry as she turns red in the face towards Gelter.


    ........But maybe it''s my imagination, I don''t feel any sign of her trying to get out of my chest, but......


    Gelter laughed at Vibrina and laughed at her.


    ''''You''re going to the capital as a lord to receive training in a frontier city. You''ll be able to use your position to make various connections.


    Those things can be very useful for the city later on.


    He said that and held a glass of liquor to me.


    I''m not going to let that happen.


    I''ll do my best to include that.


    As he replied that, he turned his own cup to Geltor and went.


    �� �� ��.


    Later, when the date was about to change, as expected, some of them started to sleep.


    However, since the room wasn''t open separately, they had no choice but to sleep here for the day, so whenever someone fell asleep, Unja or Yorme would immediately carry them to the side of the room and put them in the futon they were laying on.


    Incidentally, Unya has been trying her best to fix her slimmer, more beautiful cat person appearance by means of the shape transformation example.


    I''m not quite used to it either, since Unna usually has a cute face.


    I''m going to be your chaperone, so I''ll be dressed for anyone who wants to see me.


    So I''m stubbornly insisting on that.


    I was starting to feel a little sleepy too, so I decided to take a dip in the hot spring and then head to the hot spring to sleep.


    As expected, no one was in at this time of day, and it was completely rented out.


    This hot spring where you can look out the window and see the mountain canyon is really comfortable.


    I was muttering about that.


    Well, it''s really nice, isn''t it?


    and


    Before I knew it, Foldente had appeared next to me.


    As a contemplative body, sneaking into a man''s bath would be a piece of cake for her, but as expected, this is something she''ll never get used to.


    ''I can''t get used to it, I can''t enjoy it!


    Then, with a chuckle, Foldente deliberately emphasizes those breasts towards me.


    And then


    There you are, Foldente.


    As he said this, Erdena, who had just wrapped a towel around her body, came in shamelessly.


    ''Excuse me?��Foldente is milking Safate, is he not?


    As I said that, I ran to the hot spring, but Biblina seemed to be in quite a hurry, and the bath towel she had wrapped around her body fell off as soon as she came into the hot spring....


    "Wow, come on, Safate, not now!��You can''t turn your back on me now.


    As I said that, I went back to the changing room once.


    I noticed that Foldente and Erdena were hanging out together on either side of me with a look on their faces as if it were natural.


    I even remembered a strange memory of this scene that used to happen a long time ago...


    �� ��.


    The next morning.


    After having breakfast at an inn, we left the hot spring village and headed for our respective workplaces.


    Good luck.


    I''m rooting for you.


    You should come home once in a while.


    They all say a few words to me.


    I stood at the entrance of the hot spring inn until the end and saw everyone off.


    After that, once I returned to the lord''s mansion, I went to my room and put my luggage into the magic bag.


    As I was displaying the list of contents and checking to see if I had forgotten anything, Erdena came in.


    As soon as she entered the room, Eldena hugged me and put her lips on mine.


    I let go of her lips.


    You don''t have to worry about this.


    Then, Erdena smiles at me.


    I gave Eldena a hug, this time from me.


    "I can focus on what''s going on over there now that Eldena''s here.


    Then he said that and put his lips on mine.


    �� �� ��.


    Shortly after, I received word that a small magician''s boat for the royal capital was ready to go, so I headed to the boarding area by the town hall.


    Everyone from the town hall had gathered there.


    As I boarded the magic ship with encouragement from everyone.


    Unja was already on board, and Dorun was taking the helm.


    ''Come on, Botchan, let''s go.


    I nodded to Unja as she said that.


    And then the small magician''s boat with us on board slowly left the landing and flew up into the sky.


    We were headed for the royal capital.

 136 . Quinns Private House #1

    The mage ship docked at the embarkation and disembarkation tower set up beside the Quinn Trading Company in the royal capital, and I prepared to disembark with Unja.


    ''''I''ll schedule your return in a month.


    The Elder Rich Dorun who has steered the magic ship up to this point gave a guffawing thumbs up as he said that.


    What can I say, I can''t help but think that I don''t need to put pressure on them at this time, but that''s how much they''re expecting me to do so.


    Unja and I shook hands with Dorn and got off the boat.


    Shortly afterwards, the magic ship steered by Dorn left the tower and took a route to the small frontier city of Liberty.


    On either side of the ship, the flags of the royal capital and the small frontier city of Liberty were fluttering.


    Feeling proud of the scene, I watched the magic ship off for a while.


    Well.


    With the arrival here in the royal capital, I, Safate, will be spending my training period as a gossage in the royal capital.


    With the help of shape change magic, I changed my appearance a bit and became a moustache, and once I exhaled, I walked through the door of Quinn Trading Company.


    ''''Well, well, well, I''ve been waiting for you.


    Quinn greeted me with a big smile on his face.


    I had told him in advance that I would be arriving today, so he must have been waiting for me without leaving for a business meeting.


    ''The shop is heavily trafficked, so I''m sure you''ll be staying at my private residence for the duration of your stay.


    As soon as he said that, Quinn immediately put me and Unya in the carriage and left the Quinn Trading Company.


    The carriage continued on the front road for a while towards the outskirts of the city.


    ''''It''s a bit far from the training building of the Central Agency''s Frontier Bureau where the training will be held, but we''ll have a private carriage waiting at all times, so feel free to use it... of course, feel free to use it for your personal use.


    Quinn says that and smiles at me.


    Just as Quinn says, the carriage is going out of the center of the royal capital more and more.


    .....................Surely this is tough without a carriage.


    I thanked Quinn again, with a wry smile on my face.


    The carriage stopped in front of the Western-style house as we passed through the shopping district and the city walls began to come into view.


    ''''This will be my private residence.''''


    While getting off the carriage, Quinn points to the Western-style house as he says this.


    ''''It is, after all, the private residence of the chairman of a small business association and I''m sure it will be inconvenienced by some inconvenience, but.......''''


    Quinn is afraid to say so, but


    The three-story house is well maintained, albeit quite old.


    Although small, the interior of the building seems to be very practical and utilitarian, with rooms arranged in a way that makes good use of space.


    The house was built by my great-grandfather, who founded the Toelb Company, the predecessor to the Quinn Trading Company, and it has been a private residence in my family for generations.


    Quinn explained.


    This building.


    3 floors above ground and 1 floor below.


    There is a carriage house and storage building around the perimeter, with a small garden attached to it.


    ''It used to be a garden... but now it''s all planted with edible foodstuffs, and I''m ashamed to admit it.


    Quinn smiles a little embarrassed as he says that.


    I''m also thinking that the first thing I did when I settled in an abandoned village was to farm, so it''s not something to be embarrassed about, I guess.


    ''....In fact, there was a time when we had to starve in the harvest of the fields here, so...


    As he said this, Quinn''s expression darkened a bit.


    I was having trouble deciding how to respond to the subject.


    There you go. You are welcome to stay in this room for the duration of your stay.


    With that, Quinn let me into a room on the second floor.


    It was a southeast corner room, very sunny and furnished with large windows.


    There were four rooms, one of which was the bedroom.


    Of the other three.


    One room has a closet and a full-length mirror.


    One room is lined with a large desk and bookshelves with a variety of books inside.


    There is a large sofa in one room that could be used for entertaining guests.


    There is also a small attic storage space and a simple kitchen with shower, toilet and sink.


    "It will be a room for long term guests...although it''s the first time I''ve used it since I was born.


    Quinn chuckled at that.


    Nevertheless, the room was well cleaned for me and every room was full of good smells.


    As I was checking out the room, Quinn turned to Unja and


    ''''So we have a room here for your companion, Miss Wunya.......''''


    As he said this, he tried to lead her to another room.


    Then Unja


    Anya''s fine right here in the room.


    With that, he walked quickly into the attic storage warehouse.


    This attic storage warehouse


    You can enter and exit from the closet room and use a somewhat steep staircase.


    Inside, it''s certainly not impossible to get in, but it''s a simple structure with bare wooden planks.


    ''''Miss Unja, you don''t have to live in this place...''''


    It''s Quinn who''s flustered as he says that.


    In front of Quinn and me, Unja hums in front of me and takes out her own stuff that she has packed in her magic bag.


    ........Since I''ve also experienced that when Unja becomes like this, she won''t move even with leverage anymore.


    ''''For now, let him do what Wunya wants I''m sorry for all the work you''ve done to prepare the room.


    I apologize for my apologies, and Quinn said


    As he said this, Quinn was baffled to no end.


    Not long after, four sub-humans came into my room.


    Quinn stood beside the four of them.


    "These are the men who work in my house.


    Please do not hesitate to call on these men if you need anything.


    As he said this, he introduced us to each of them one by one.


    First, Kirko of the White Fox tribe.


    She is the maid of this mansion and does all the cleaning, washing and customer service by herself.


    "Basically, if you need anything, please call me," she said. Ring the doorbell and I''ll come to you immediately.


    Next, the monocular Menoko.


    She is a bit petite, but she is the cook of the mansion and she also manages the garden and yard.


    ''''I can prepare breakfast and dinner for you just let me know if you need a packed lunch and I will prepare it for you.


    Next, Dengo the Sheepman.


    He''s a crooked old man, and he handles the carriage, and he also takes care of the horses for the carriage.


    Finally, the demon Lerd.


    The red-skinned, lanky man is in charge of guarding the castle and patrolling the area around the mansion, especially after dark.


    They seem to have three siblings, and they have a younger sister named Bulua Iero downstairs.


    I hope you don''t go out at night, that I''m sure. I can''t take it easy sometimes, therefore...


    The four of them basically share a room on the first floor right outside the entrance.


    "I''ll be in my room in the back of the house, so if you need anything, please don''t hesitate to call me.


    When Quinn said that and bowed his head, the four men in the back bowed to me again.


    I bowed my head in front of everyone in the Quinn family.


    We''ll be needing you for a while longer.


    So he greeted them.


    Unja followed and bowed her head to everyone.


    ''''We are planning a small but welcome dinner tonight. Menoko should be in high spirits as it''s been a while since we''ve had guests.


    Quinn laughed at that, and Menoko flashed his big single eye as he said it.


    Shit!��Master Quinn!��I don''t want you to say anything that would make Menoko nervous.


    So they shouted in protest.


    Everyone in the room laughed at Menoko''s situation.

 137 . Quinns Private House, Part 2

    That night when I arrived at Quinn''s private residence.


    Quinn hosted a welcome party for me and Una and I. The guest room in his private residence was decorated with flowers and smelled very fresh.


    The guest room in the private residence where it was held was filled with flowers everywhere and smelled very fresh.


    ''All the flowers in this room were grown by Menoko in his garden,''


    Quinn laughed at that.


    Nevertheless, this was a lot of work.


    On either side of the entrance door.


    The flowers are arranged at regular intervals on the wall and on the table in large vases filled with flowers.


    By the way, all the flowers on display are edible varieties.


    Kirko, the White Fox tribe, explained the aperitif to me while geeking out about the aperitif before me.


    Come to think of it, yesterday Quinn mentioned that the garden is a field, and I couldn''t help but chuckle at Menoko''s thoroughness....


    In the midst of all this, Kirko was serving everyone a meal.


    Let me help you with that.


    Saying that, when Unya got up from her seat and was about to move at a fast pace towards the kitchen, Kirko stood in front of her.


    "I appreciate the sentiment, Conn, but to have had to help entertain a guest who should be welcomed, as a maid in this Quinn-sama''s private residence...


    Yes, Kirko explains in a vague way.


    ........Only, before she could finish talking about it, Unja slipped by Kirko''s side and went into the kitchen.


    ''''Wait a minute Kon!��That''s why I can''t ask you to help me, Con...


    Well, no hard feelings.


    But, sir, Con...


    I can hear their conversation leaking out from the kitchen.


    ''''Quinn-san, I''m sorry. My chaperone took the liberty of........


    I felt that this was too much, or rather, rude to Quinn, who was hosting this meeting, so I said so in apology.


    With me in front of him, Quinn


    ''''No........I''d rather enjoy seeing that always calm and collected, always cool Kirko in a hurry.......''''


    As he said that, Quinn seemed to be trying hard to hold back his laughter as he leaned forward....


    If you look closely, you can see that Dengo the sheepman and Lerdo the demon, who were standing behind them, were also laughing hysterically....


    Well, although he said so, I felt that I had to be very careful with Una later on.


    �� ��.


    Soon after, the food was ready to be served in the guest room, the venue, and the welcome party was ready.


    At the long table, in addition to me, Unja, and Quinn, there were also two other people, Dengo and Lerdo, who were seated at the long table, except for Menoko, who still had some cooking work to do, and Kirko, who was serving the food.


    At first, "If you allow me to say hello, we will go to the other room.......


    That''s what they said, but I thought that I''m going to be taking care of them for a while from now on, so I asked Quinn to allow them to sit together.


    Well, it''s not that I didn''t have a feeling of atonement for that sin, that Una had made a crude mistake in the first place, but.......


    I''m going to apologize to Kirko again later.


    Now, when you''re ready to go...


    As she said this, Quinn stood up heavily.


    She usually dressed as a man and ran this and that shop business, but now she was wearing a light red party dress. She''s also wearing makeup, which she doesn''t usually wear, but looking at her like this, Quinn is still a beauty, she thought.


    Quinn smiled at me as she smiled at me thinking about that.


    "We are delighted to welcome Lady Gossage, Lord of the Small Frontier City of Liberty, into our home.


    I hope that during his stay in King''s Landing, you will make this house your home away from home.


    Here''s where Dengo, who had been standing up with Quinn


    We, the servants, will do our best to make Master Gossage feel at home in this house.


    He said, and bowed reverently.


    And the Lerd followed.


    At the same time.


    Menoko and Kirko, who had appeared at the kitchen and the door that led to the pathway of this room, also took a bow on the spot.


    In response to this.


    I got up from my seat and thanked the servants for letting me use their room and said, "Thank you for your help from now on.


    Quinn grabbed an aperitif.


    So, cheers.


    As he raised that glass while saying so sternly, the welcome party began.


    �� �� ��.


    The food that Menoko is cooking for us is


    While not flashy, all of the dishes are very tasty and bring out the flavors of the ingredients well.


    There is a different wine to pair with each meal.


    I couldn''t help but be impressed by the many ways in which the wine was prepared.


    "You should try this wine with this meat dish.


    Kirko even follows up with this and that at the right time to match the pace of my meal.


    Quinn has been telling me about the situation in the capital.


    Since this is the first time I''ve spent this much time in the capital since my parents'' house was disowned, I listen to every single one of his stories with great interest.


    Quinn said.


    It is said that a law is being drafted in the direction of taking some kind of action against the lord-less cities that exist in the remote backcountry.


    And that''s because


    My frontier small city of Liberty, even though it''s a frontier, is still a category close to the royal capital.


    I''ve heard that there are quite a few frontier cities that exist farther out than that that are left without lords because their lords have died or disappeared of their own accord.


    It seems that they want to take care of those namby-pamby cities and fix them up once and for all.


    I also heard that in the area far to the west of the royal capital, where only sub-humans are said to live, the conflicts between the cities are becoming quite intense.


    The rumors about that region are only about a subhuman nation, so it''s extremely unusual for the topic to come up in the capital city, which has a policy of racial supremacy.


    That''s why we receive many orders for armor from medium-sized merchants like us.


    So Quinn told me.


    That chamber of commerce is making money on sub-human partners.


    It''s because too many of them think that the mere mention of it will hurt the sign.


    There are some business associations like Quinn that do business in good faith, regardless of race or ethnicity, and to such business associations, orders come in from sub-humans, and at the same time, information like this is brought to them.


    While listening to such conversations with great interest


    And I will talk about the summer festival at Liberty the other day, and


    Thus, the meeting continued in a harmonious mood.


    �� �� ��.


    I returned to my room on the second floor, which was supposed to be my room, and took the shower provided in my room to lightly sweat off the sweat.


    As soon as I got out of the shower.


    Come in, little girl.


    And he handed me a bath towel with both hands.


    I didn''t want to have to wait at the door.


    Hey, little man, what are your plans for tomorrow?


    Unja asked me that as I was changing into my nightgown.


    There''s still a week before the training begins.


    ''''Well.......for now, let''s take a look at the entire city of the royal capital.


    And since we''re going to be commuting to that area, it''s probably best to get to know it a little better.


    Well, I''ll ask Dengo to arrange a carriage for you in that direction.


    Unja bowed reverently and walked out of the room on her feet.


    A closer look revealed a cup of herbal tea on the desk.


    I''m not much of an expert on these things.


    The herbal tea that Unna makes me before bed sometimes contains herbs that have a relaxing effect.


    I took the cup in my hand and walked over to the window.


    When I opened the curtains, I saw a beautiful starry sky in the sky.


    ........I wonder if Eldena and everyone else in the city is looking at this starry sky


    I carried the herbal tea to my mouth as I thought about it.

 138 . The city of the royal capital 1

    The next morning, I woke up quite early.


    The bed was wide and fluffy, but I guess my body still wasn''t used to it.


    I stood up once, standing up taller.


    knocking


    And there was a knock on the bedroom door.


    Hey, little girl, are you getting up now?


    Yes, I heard Unja''s voice.


    ''Well, since you''re here, let''s get up.


    As I say this, I get up from the bed in my nightgown.


    Then Unja opened the door and came into the bedroom.


    "Good morning again, Botchan," she said.


    Unja bows her head in that way.


    That outfit is the usual maid''s uniform.


    Since I woke up, there was still very little time between us........


    Unja, when the hell did you change?��I can''t believe you were here as soon as I woke up and you''re already dressed.


    When I asked her that, she smiled at me.


    It''s only natural for a maid to be able to do that.


    That said.


    Well, I''ll go get you a cup of tea, so please excuse me.


    I walked towards the kitchen.


    I was a little surprised to see the back of it.


    As I suspected, Unja was in a hurry to get dressed, and one of the buttoned back parts was off....


    Unja....


    What is it, little girl?


    Well the buttons on my clothes are....


    Meow!


    Unja, who has always had a fast-paced, cheerful image.


    She was so distraught.


    This Una will be the snake of a lifetime.


    While saying that, with a bang, he took off his jacket once and.............................unja!��You''re not even wearing any underwear!


    The breasts, which are quite voluminous, are ... no, no, I didn''t see them, I didn''t see them.


    Anyway, I hope you''ll forget about that little blunder.


    Wunya, zealously, moved to the kitchen to make tea again.


    �� �� ��.


    There was a table on the balcony, so we decided to have a cup of tea there.


    Since Quinn''s mansion is located on the outskirts of the capital, it is close to the city walls.


    You can see it on the right side of the balcony, but on the left side of the balcony, you can see a tranquil cityscape.


    It is not like the city center of King''s Landing where buildings that are dozens of stories high stand in a row, nor are there any shops lined up without gaps like the streets.


    Nevertheless, the houses in the surrounding area are all more appropriately described as mansions, and their garden areas are all very large.


    There is a wide waterway in Ai Dae, and some of the mansions have boats floating on it.


    ''''I''ve lived in the royal capital for more than 20 years myself but this is the first time I''ve seen the sights of this area.


    I whisper to myself as I bring my tea to my mouth.


    Unja smiles at me and says


    It can''t be helped. When the noblemen of King''s Landing have business to attend to, they will summon you to their residences.


    Yes, he told me.


    In addition to racial supremacy, the status disparity in King''s Landing is quite severe.


    There are not a few people who openly change their attitudes just because of whether or not they have a title.


    ........Just because I''m the son of a famous aristocratic family, the Greed family, I was treated as a child and in my childhood......


    I remember I didn''t like that, and I even transferred to a regular school using a fake name... but they found out soon enough and took me back.


    I finished my tea and put my cup down.


    "Would you like another cup of tea, little one?


    ''No it looks like there''s still time for breakfast, so let''s take a walk in the garden.


    When I said that, Unja said.


    Okay, I''ll go and do some cleaning up, so please be patient.


    As he said this, he put the cup I had finished drinking from into a tray and moved to the kitchen.


    �� �� ��.


    Soon after, me and Unja leave the room and walk down the hallway.


    Then.


    Good morning, Mr. Gossage. Where are you off to?


    While saying that, Kirko, the maid of Quinn''s mansion, ran over and bowed reverently.


    Even though I''ve decided to call myself Gossage in the royal capital, I''m used to being called Gossage in Safate, I still feel terrible about the discomfort, thinking that


    ''I woke up early, so I thought I''d take a little walk in the garden.


    When I said that, Kirko said.


    Well, in that case, I''ll let Kirko here show you around.


    As he said that, he turned his back on me and Unja.


    ...Oh.


    Um, apparently, I was unexpectedly in the hallway.


    Kirko also seems to have been in quite a hurry to put on her maid''s uniform, and the buttons on her back are off one by one.......


    �� ��.


    Well, what can I say, I hope you''ll forgive me for my earlier error.


    Led by a red-faced Kirko, Unya and I were ushered into the garden.


    Unna is not really poking around, probably because she''s done it herself this morning.


    I''m not sure if it''s because I''m doing the same thing, but I''m not sure if it''s because I''m a little embarrassed about it, and she pinches my back.


    The garden I was led to


    According to yesterday''s description, it should be managed by the Menoko of the Monocular Tribe.


    The garden is not that large, but it is very well maintained.


    However, as the description said, there are many edible vegetables, or rather fruitful things planted in the garden.


    There are flowers and grasses in the garden.


    If you look closely, these are all herbs, so that means they''re edible too.


    ''The Menoko maintain this place, maybe at this time of day...''


    Kirko looked around.


    Oh, isn''t that Kirko?��What''s going on, so soon?


    I''ve been hearing these voices and it sounded like they were coming from way up high.


    I looked up at him.


    There was a Menoko on a high ladder that was in the middle of harvesting the fruit that was at the top of the tree.


    Such a Menoko, when he noticed us next to Kirko


    ''This is Master Gossage!��I''ve been looking down on you from such a high place... aww.


    I tried to get off the ladder in a flamboyant hurry.


    ''Oh, don''t mind me, just keep working. You can treat me as family while you''re in the care of this mansion.


    Menoko was still very much afraid when I said so.


    However, after we were in such a hurry that the ladder almost fell over, Menoko finally resumed her work quietly.


    ''I''m harvesting the ingredients for today''s breakfast I want you all to have as much fresh food as possible.


    Menoko smiled at that and smiled.


    I''d like to have more meat, though.


    And the demon Lerd, who seemed to be on his way to the patrol, walked up to our side, laughing.


    To such a Lerdo, Menoko...


    You serve the meat from the field every day, don''t you?


    While saying that, he put his hands on his hips.


    To such a Menoko, Lerdo gives a look of obvious disapproval.


    It''s about the beans, isn''t it?��It''s true that there''s no nutrition in it, but I wouldn''t feel like eating a bowl of rice with something that simple, even if I ate a whole bowl of it, that I wouldn''t feel like eating it.


    Such a discussion has begun.


    However.


    I was unexpectedly able to have a chat with everyone working at the residence, and I was happy to be able to feel a little closer to them.


    �� ��.


    After that, once I returned to my room, I was led by Kirko to the breakfast room shortly afterwards.


    The room was not the guest room from yesterday, but the dining room everyone always uses.


    Although not as large or luxurious as yesterday''s, this room was also nicely appointed and had flowers on the desk.


    Kirko said.


    The Menoko will chop them up and make a tea for you later.


    I heard that.


    I was really impressed with how much they were getting wasted.


    After happily finishing breakfast, I returned to my room and changed into my going-away clothes, while everyone laughed at the three bowls of simmered beans served to me.


    When Unja and I went to the front door, the carriage was already ready and Dengo the sheepman was waiting for us with the door open.


    ''''Thank you for being on time, Miss Quinn is quite loose, so...''''


    Dengo says that and smiles at me.


    Unja and I smiled back at him and got into the carriage.


    Soon after, the carriage began to drive towards the downtown area of the royal capital.

 139 . The city of the royal capital 2

    I am now on my way to the castle town of King''s Landing.


    I''m riding a carriage driven by Dengo the sheepman from Quinn''s private residence at the Quinn Trading Company, where I am indebted to him, to the center of the city from almost the edge of the city, which is quite a distance.


    If you go to the center of the city from the city wall, for example, if you go on foot, you would leave in the morning and arrive at the center in the evening.


    Therefore, it is common to travel by horse and carriage within this royal city.


    In that sense, this Dengo should be of some help to me while I''m under the care of Quinn''s mansion.


    I went from the carriage to Dengo.


    I''m sure this is going to take a while, but thanks for your help.


    So I greeted Dengo again.


    Dengo looked a little surprised at me.


    I''m sure you''re not going to be able to get away with it, but I''m sure you''re going to be able to get away with it.


    Dengo laughed a little happily when he said that.


    That said, you must give me the carriage''s schedule the day before.


    It''s not necessary for me to attend to your schedule to meet with your daughter''s schedule or the Chamber of Commerce.


    You told me so.


    Yeah, you''re right.


    I''m just a guest.


    Although Dengo is in charge of the carriage of Quinn''s private residence, I''m not the only one who gets to ride in that carriage.


    I''ll have to pick up Quinn, who lives in the villa.


    In some cases, there would even be work to pick up and drop off guests of the Chamber of Commerce.


    Quinn doesn''t hire too many extra people, so perhaps Dengo is also busy every day.


    When I think about it, my act of getting a carriage out for the reason that I wanted to see what''s going on in the city seems like a selfish annoyance to me...


    Anyway, I''m going to think carefully before I ask Dengo to do so in the future.


    �� �� ��.


    The carriage came along the city road to a position where the city could be seen in about an hour or so, and then entered the city road behind one here.


    This was a normal behavior in the racial supremacy of the royal capital.


    Because.


    Here in King''s Landing, an unspoken rule has been established that carriages driven by sub-humans must not use the front roads, and sub-human driven carriages like Dengo''s must travel the back roads.


    That''s why the aristocrats don''t hire sub-humans to handle the carriages.


    ........However.


    The current me, who has an aristocratic class, doesn''t care much about such things.


    After all, the regular stagecoach that operates in the frontier small town of Liberty is run by the boorish people, and... ah, but during the festival


    "I''d like to have a race-controlled carriage, please.


    I heard that there was a visitor from King''s Landing who complained to me about it.


    While I was thinking about this, the carriage arrived at the Quinn Trading Company building shortly afterwards.


    Today I plan to walk around the city on foot from here.


    I''m planning to stop by the Central Agency''s Frontier Bureau in the meantime to complete the procedures for the Frontier City Training course, and I need to register Quinn''s private residence as a place to stay.


    Unja and I get down from the door that Dengo reverently opens for us.


    The return flight is scheduled for just before nightfall, so please be back before then.


    With that, Dengo bowed to Unna and me, and once again rode to the wheelhouse and drove off in his carriage to wherever he was.


    I decided to go ahead and say hello to Quinn, so I stepped into the Chamber of Commerce building, but


    Oh, the Chairman just left for Batcombe on a liner.


    Yes, one of the cobolts working in the shop told me.


    I figured that Batcombe would have a morning outbound flight and an evening return flight, so I figured that if I could use these regular morning and evening flights, I might be able to make a day trip to Liberty....


    After leaving the Quinn Trading Company building, Unya and I headed to the central office of the royal capital.


    This is a 20-story stone skyscraper, a high-rise structure that is rarely seen in a remote city.


    Since I lived in the capital, I have often wondered how such a tall building could be in such a state of disarray and not fall down.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find a way to make it work.


    It''s just that...


    I''ve been told that in some buildings a degraded version of this permanent magic is being used, which seems to be causing some problems.


    It''s a very good idea to have a good idea of what you''re going to do with it, but it''s also a good idea to have a good idea of what you''re going to do with it.


    What can I say?


    I''m also walking along the back streets with my sub-human companion, Unja.


    It''s not a deserted backstreet at all.


    The only difference is whether or not there are sub-humans coming and going.


    I arrived in front of a high-rise building with a sign that said "Central Office" on it.


    After entering, we asked the general receptionist where the frontier bureau was located, and then we went to the frontier bureau on our feet.


    The building has an automatic boarding machine, a system that raises and lowers the box-like room in which people board.


    It allows us to get to the 20th floor, the top floor, in a matter of minutes.


    When Unja and I boarded the automatic boarding machine, we were the only guests in the room.


    I pressed the button on the seventh floor, where the frontier station is located, and put my finger on the button to close the door.


    Oh, wait a minute.


    Then I heard voices.


    I took my hand off the close button and a man with a subhuman came running into the automatic boarding machine.


    "Thanks for the help.


    Breathing a little on his shoulder, the man thanked me, and then he saw that the seventh floor had already been pushed.


    I don''t suppose you''re here for frontier city training too, by any chance?


    Then he smiled, a slightly happy smile on his face.


    I''m not sure I have anything to hide, I thought.


    ''Yes, yes. I arrived in King''s Landing yesterday, and I was just here today for the formalities.


    I responded.


    To me, he said.


    So do I. I''m Riknas, and this is my caretaker, Sreena, who came along to take care of me.


    As he said this, he held out his right hand to me.


    As I squeezed that hand back, Srina bobbed her head with a peck at the back of it.


    It''s a good thing that you''re not just a dog person from the shape of your ears.


    It''s a good thing that you''re not a fan of the newer versions of the game.


    When Riknas saw such a situation of Sleena, he saw a wry smile on his face.


    Oh, forgive him. I went to see a friend of mine in King''s Landing and all the maids were of my race, so I was feeling a bit uncomfortable.


    As he said this, he stroked Sreena''s head.


    Then, Sleena


    ''Ta, I know, but I always ask you not to treat me like a child like that, Wah.


    As he says this, he is angry with his shoulders and his cheeks are puffed up, but his tail is wagging from side to side, so it''s obvious that he is very happy....


    I, too, introduced myself as Gossage, and we were often chatting away when the automatic boarding machine arrived at the seventh floor.


    As we walked into the frontier station together, Riknas and I told him that we were here for the frontier city training.


    Then, please tell us the name of the city you belong to, so that we can prepare the relevant documents. I''ll prepare the relevant documents.


    When the woman at the reception desk told me that, I


    Gossage, Lord of Liberty, a small frontier city.


    I told him so, but next to him, Riknas


    I''m Ryknas, the next Lord of Urinacombe, a small frontier city.


    That''s what he said.


    Huh?��Urinacombe?

 140 . The city of the royal capital part 3

    I bumped into a man who claimed to be the next lord of the small frontier city of Urinacombe, Riknas, at the Central Agency Frontier Bureau.


    His age was younger than me... probably still in his teens.


    His somewhat petite body seemed to give him a strong impression.


    We just briefly dodged a greeting.


    Now, Mr. Gossage, please go into this room.


    Mr. Licnas, please join me in this room.


    I was ushered into a separate room.


    ''Then,''


    Bye.


    We exchanged a brief greeting and Riknas and I each walked into the room we were led to.


    In front of me sat a young female employee.


    ''Thank you for your time today, Master Gossage,''


    The female staff member stood up from her seat and bowed reverently.


    ''''Well, I will now go through the procedures for the frontier city training...''''


    As soon as she said that, the female employee sat down and immediately asked Unja and I to be seated as well.


    As I sat down, the female employee told me


    You''ll need to sign this form first.


    After saying this, he handed me a sheet of paper.


    This paper was labeled "Consent to Participate in Frontier City Training Program" and it had a preprinted message to the effect that he would admit to participating in this training program.


    By signing this form, he was expressing his willingness to participate in the frontier city training program.


    After signing the first document


    Oh, so this is what the process is all about.


    It wasn''t long before I thought, "I''m not going to do this.


    The female staff member put the documents in front of me one after the other, one after the other, with a ridiculous amount of thickness.


    It''s a lot of work just to look through them, but on top of that, they want me to decide on an elective course.


    I hadn''t heard such a thing beforehand, so I was very confused.


    Don''t worry, everyone will listen to a thorough explanation before making a choice... that''s why I''m here.


    That''s what the female staff member said to me, and that finally calmed my impatient feelings a bit.


    After all, it was nearly five hours after I was sent to the room that I finished looking through all the relevant documents and signing all the papers.


    Yes, that''s all for now. Thank you for your hard work.


    The female employee smiled at me like she was used to, but as for me, I was in a state of exhaustion.


    Meanwhile, Unja, sitting next to me, has been sitting still with her eyes open, not moving, and she''s dozing off.


    Well, Unja wasn''t good at this kind of paperwork to begin with.......


    I kept wondering if I would have rather had them wait for me outside.


    When I finally got out of the room and was about to leave the frontier station


    Mr. Gossage, I have a note for you.


    Then the woman at the reception desk handed me a piece of paper.


    It was from the next lord of Urinacombe, Riknas.


    I''ll tell you all about it.


    That''s all it said.


    The lord of Urinacombe is always rumored to be the puppet of the dark winning voice, and I had heard that this is why it is difficult to be promoted to a frontier city, but the fact that the next lord of Urinacombe, Riknas, came to receive training in a frontier city like this, I was somewhat interested.


    ........If you have the time, it might be good to listen to what he has to say.


    I thought so, but...


    I couldn''t help thinking that they should at least write down the place to stay.


    By the way, I heard that Riknas finished all the procedures in about 10 minutes after the explanation started, and he was waiting for me to come out for a while.


    When I heard that story, I thought it was amazing that he finished going through that amount of paperwork in 10 minutes...


    "Mr. Licnas didn''t ask for any explanations, he just signed the papers and left.


    It seems to be that........what?��Is that what you want?


    The copies of all the documents you signed today have been handed to you, so you can check them later, but checking the contents after you sign them.......


    I couldn''t help but chuckle as I put the pile of today''s materials I had just received into the magic bag on my hip.


    �� �� ��.


    If I had intended to, I would have gone to the Three Dragons Pavilion, a restaurant I''ve frequented since I lived in Wangdu, for lunch, but I was too busy at the Central Office Frontier Bureau to take my time and there was no time to relax.


    We had no choice but to give up on the meal at the Three Dragons Pavilion and found a bakery nearby and ran over to it.


    Welcome. You don''t look like you''ve never seen a customer, do you?��If you''d like, please continue to be my patron.


    The girl standing in front of the stall smiled at me.


    There wasn''t much bread left in the stall, which was already getting ready to close, but it still smelled quite tasty.


    Even Una seemed to like the smell, sniffing and wagging her tail.


    Anyway, I bought one of the deep-fried bread-like items first, and Unja and I took a bite of it on the spot.


    ...Yes, this is quite good.


    Even though we were hungry, it''s a very tasty bread, this one.


    I bought about six more loaves of bread at random.


    Wow, I''m so glad you bought so much bread at this time.


    The girl is smiling happily as she says this.


    The girl puts the bread she bought in a paper bag in bulk.


    I''m Coronea, and I run a bread stall here a couple of days a week, so keep up the good work.


    I smiled at that.


    I told the girl - Coronea that I''ll be back, and I hurried down the street with Unja.


    After all, the time for the carriage appointment with Dengo is quite close.


    I was determined not to bother her suddenly from the first day, so Unja and I rode almost at a gallop down the street from the middle.


    Thanks to that, we somehow managed to get back to the Quinn Trading Company just in time for the appointment.


    Then Dengo.


    Well, I don''t think I''m that strict, so you can take it easy next time.


    He said to me, feeling horrified and breathing heavily on his shoulder.


    So, it was time to leave, and Wunya and I were waiting in the reception room in the Quinn Trading Company for a while.


    In fact, I heard that Quinn was supposed to ride with us on this carriage flight back to his residence, but he hasn''t come back yet.


    The young lady is probably having a long business meeting.


    Drinking tea in front of me, Dengo bobbed his head apologetically.


    I''m really sorry that Lady Gossage rushed you into this.


    He told me so.


    I told him not to worry about it, that work was a priority for me.


    So.


    After all, we hadn''t had lunch yet, and Unna and I were pretty hungry after all, having only eaten one piece of bread.


    Even though it was nearing dinner time, we couldn''t help being hungry, so we asked Mr. Dengo


    Please don''t tell Mr. Menoko.


    With that said, we both started to eat the bread we had just bought at Coronea''s store.


    Yes, it''s still delicious.


    Unna too.


    Hey, little girl, we hit the jackpot.


    He is enthusiastically munching on a piece of bread as he says this.


    Then Dengo-san.


    ''Mr. Gossage you would have to ask for a bribe to keep that snacking a secret from Menoko?��May I?


    He smiles and tries to reach for the bread.


    Apparently, we were eating so well that he wanted to have one himself.


    I told Dengo-san.


    Now, take your pick and please don''t tell anyone.


    I said that and smiled at him.


    Dengo smiled at me, too, and took a piece of seasoned bread and brought it to his mouth.


    Then Dengo-san


    Mmm, I suppose I shouldn''t tell anyone when I''ve been given such good bread.


    He said that and laughed out loud.


    Unja and I couldn''t help but laugh at Dengo-san.


    Suddenly the reception room of the Quinn Company was filled with the sound of laughter.

 141 . The city of the royal capital part 4

    Sorry to keep you waiting.


    As he said this, Quinn rushed into the reception room nearly an hour past the scheduled time.


    As Dengo had said, there was still a problem with the business meeting.


    "When we were ready to sign the contract, he asked for a further discount... and since we had already agreed to the deal, it was supposed to be over right after we signed it, but...


    As he said this, Quinn had a wry smile on his face.


    Later, when Quinn had just finished giving instructions for tomorrow, while receiving a report from Kobold, who was on store duty, Quinn


    Come on, let''s go back to the house.


    It was another half hour or so before Quinn finally made it home.


    Quinn in the carriage was still in exhaustion mode.


    Well, being offered a change of contract at the last minute like this is very emotionally draining.


    I was sighing as I said that.


    Well, that''s enough of my business.


    So, is Mr. Gossage''s errand done?


    So, Wynn, whose expression switched to a big smile, spoke to me as she said that.


    I smiled back at Quinn as I returned the smile to him.


    ''''That''s right. I''ve successfully completed the procedures for the frontier city training........


    As he said this, he took out one of the example instruction booklets from the magic bag and showed it to Quinn.


    Quinn was stunned.


    ''''Oh, the contract description that is required to be read when you sign an annual contract with the Royal City''s errand department is also that thick.


    He smiled bitterly as he said that.


    I couldn''t help but chuckle at the fact that a business association like Quinn needs a bunch of documents like this not only for business related to the Frontier Bureau, but also to do business in the King''s Capital, and I couldn''t help but laugh at the fact that it''s called bureaucratic work.


    Come to think of it, I can''t help but chuckle at the fact that


    I promised myself that if I ever made it back to Liberty, I wouldn''t forget to bring a souvenir to Elee and the other ants in the town hall.


    �� �� ��.


    I thought at that point that I could take it easy for a few days from that day to the start of the training, but the next day I realized that was a very naive outlook.


    The next day


    "I''ve just finished accepting applications for frontier city training, so you''re invited to come back to the frontier office.


    I received a call from the Quinn Chamber of Commerce.


    I have designated Quinn Chamber of Commerce as my contact in King''s Landing, that''s why this news reached Quinn Chamber of Commerce.


    When I heard this, I talked to Dengo about it.


    ''Yes, I don''t have any plans for this evening other than I need to go to the Quinn Trading Company building to pick up Miss Quinn, so that''s fine, Meh.


    He told me so, and I was immediately directed to the Central Agency Frontier Bureau.


    Just like yesterday, they dropped us off at the Quinn Chamber of Commerce and I accompanied Unya to the frontier bureau.


    He said he was going to the same department as yesterday.


    ''You must be Mr. Gossage of Liberty, a small frontier city, and thank you for your early visit.


    The female staff member at the reception desk smiled at me when she said that.


    But


    My eyes are not on those female employees.


    I was pouring over a pile of papers that were piled up behind it.


    The female staff member held one of the piles in her arms and placed it in front of me.


    This will be your advance study reference book. On the first day of training, there will be an exam based on this reference book, so please read it carefully.


    I smiled as I said that.


    So while saying that, he brought a bunch more papers....


    I packed it in a magic bag, though, so it wouldn''t get in the way.


    I was handed a tremendous amount of documents, more than 20 reference books alone and nearly 100 bundles of related documents, and I couldn''t help but smile a little dryly, thinking that I''d have to look through these in the days leading up to the start of the training.


    By the way, here''s the document.


    I''m told that all the students staying in the quarters the Frontier Bureau is preparing for had already taken their materials home with them.


    I''ve been going through some of the remaining material.


    "For Urinacombe.


    Looking at the pile of materials still in place with a paper saying "The next lord of Urinacombe, Riknas, seems to be staying somewhere in the royal capital.


    I waited for a little while, but there was no sign of him coming.


    I thought about asking the female receptionist to take a message, but she''s only met with me once, and she''s the next lord of Urinacombe... after pondering that...


    I look forward to seeing you at the training.


    I decided to leave the message to a female staff member and did not dare to include her contact information.


    After that


    I had some time on my hands today, so I went to the diner in the back alley, the Three Dragons Pavilion.


    When I was still living as a nobleman, I used to frequent this restaurant.


    I''m sure there are many sub-humans there, but as I had many sub-humans among my colleagues at the time, I found it useful as a place where I could come for a meal with everyone without hesitation. Above all, the food was delicious.


    It was lunchtime and the restaurant was almost full.


    The restaurant was almost full.


    Yes, the proprietor of the old Ogre Man talks to us with her usual smile.


    Me and Unya told her that it was fine, and we were instantly led to a table in the corner of the room.


    The sisters at the table, who seemed to be of the spirit race, looked surprised when I, as a human, sat down.


    Here in the royal capital, where racial supremacy is commonplace and racial persecution of sub-humans is commonplace.


    I''m sure he was surprised.


    I was about to say something to him.


    How do you do? This is my master. I''m a subhuman, and he''s the kind person who treats me like an ordinary maid.


    Unya explained that to the two of them.


    The two of them were relieved to hear that, not because of their race, but because of the fact that Unya, a subhuman, said that.


    Hi. Hi.


    Nice to meet you.


    Although his words were short, he gave me a somewhat relaxed smile.


    In the kitchen, which I could see from the table, the manager of the nostalgic little demon restaurant was busily continuing to cook.


    I had planned to secretly reveal my identity and rejoice in our reunion.


    We didn''t want to stop our busy schedule, so we decided to have a normal meal on our way home.


    After we finished eating the delicious food, we asked the owner for the bill.


    Our restaurant is catered to subaltern customers, but we welcome all races, so please come by again anytime.


    The landlady laughed at me.


    It was a shame that I had to leave, but today I just said hello and left the shop.


    �� �� ��.


    Later that day, we returned to Quinn''s private residence with Quinn, who came back almost two hours overdue for this day as well.


    So, after returning to the mansion, I immediately return to my room and arrange all the documents and reference books that were handed to me today on my desk.


    From a cursory glance, there''s a lot to read.


    As soon as I finished dinner that day, I began to read through these documents.


    After all, there are only a few days left before the training begins, so I have no choice but to read them incessantly.


    Except for meals and the occasional walk in the garden, I''ve been holed up in my room, reading through this pile of documents and reference books.


    As for the contents...


    Changes in the frontier city system


    Its effectiveness


    Introduction to the achievements of famous lords.


    From contents such as


    Taxes paid to King''s Landing


    How to claim public works fees


    Encouraging racial supremacy


    The content of the book was wide-ranging, even regarding the in-depth content of the book.


    Especially with regard to racial supremacy, it''s talked about at every turn, but none of it is "recommended" and none of it is "required".


    As usual, I''m feeling incredibly uncomfortable about this.


    I frantically read through these documents anyway.

 142 . Frontier City Training Introduction

    The days leading up to the start of the training in the frontier cities flew by in a blur, as we were given a tremendous amount of reference books and booklets to work on beforehand.


    After all, even if I read through them from morning to late at night, I may not have been able to get through half of them.


    Nevertheless, I somehow managed to read through the entire contents of the course twice, checking off what I thought was important and focusing on the most important content.


    This was helped by the books on the bookshelf in my room, which Quinn had prepared in advance for me.


    This was a personal collection of items that Quinn had collected for me that he thought were relevant to the frontier city training program, and it helped me a lot in reading the material.


    I felt rather sorry for having to go this far, and I offered to pay for some of the book, but


    ''''No, no, these are items that were requested to be disposed of by those who had previously completed the frontier city training program, so there''s no real cost to them.


    So that''s what he said.


    ........Just what is the right way to keep something that you asked me to get rid of?��I was just wondering a little bit.


    They have an agreement with the Quinn Chamber of Commerce to dispose of everything in a manner that suits them.


    We have a contract with the store that allows them to own it, take it to a used bookstore or sell it as used paper, so there''s no need to worry about it. If you have something you want, you can take it home with you.


    Quinn laughed at that.


    If that''s what you mean.


    I was relieved and continued to study this and that using this book as well.


    �� ��.


    The day before the start of her training in the frontier city, Biblina, the daughter of the lord of the frontier city of Batcombe, came to visit Quinn''s private residence.


    She said, "My father had some business to attend to. He asked me to run some errands for the Central Bureau, so I thought I''d drop by and see you.


    Biblina hugged me with a big smile as she said this.


    Quickly, Unja.


    "Lady Biblina, if you continue to be overly skinny with the little one, I''ll report you to Lady Erdena, okay?


    As she said that, Biblina reluctantly walked away from me....


    I''m glad to see her, but I think of her as my best friend, but she has her father''s approval and wants a more intimate relationship with me, so I really don''t understand why people like me so much.


    That said.


    As I said earlier, it was still nice to see Biblina after so long.


    I spent some time chatting with Unja in the room I was renting as my own room.


    I''m sure Erdena is doing well, but she looks a little lonely because she doesn''t have a master to look after her.


    Biblina told me this as we drank the tea that Unja had made.


    When I heard that, I wrote a brief letter to her.


    "Vibrina, I''m sorry, but can you get this to Eldena?


    I asked him to do so.


    Then Biblina


    Do you have a letter for the mistress?


    He smiled nastily as he said this.


    ''You''re talking to Biblina now, you know, like this.


    I can''t help but giggle as I say that.


    Vibrina, to me, is...


    That''s something you don''t understand about women, my dear.


    As she said this, she stood up and suddenly kissed me on the cheek.


    ''I''ll keep the change for your letter delivery,''


    Saying that, Biblina smiles a little shyly.


    .........Really, I''m in trouble.


    Soon after, Kirko, the maid, came asking for the room.


    ''''If it''s alright with you, Biblina-sama, would you like to join us for dinner, Quinn has said that Con?


    Kirko bowed reverently and said so to Biblina.


    I also asked her if she wanted to eat with me, since I''m here, too.


    As much as I''d like to, you''ve been neglecting your work for a while now.


    With a chuckle at that, Biblina took the Batcombe carriage she''d been riding in and headed back to King''s City.


    This was something I found out later.


    On this day, Biblina was on guard duty at Liberty, where she was on guard duty at the magic ship depot.


    Oh, I don''t want to be patient.


    As soon as he shouted that, he boarded the magic ship and seemed to ask for me almost in fits and starts.


    Later on, I heard that he was severely scolded by Daiken-san, who is running the magic ship, Gugs, who is in charge of its minor responsibilities, and Erdena, the acting lord.......


    I''m flattered, but you''re your father''s daughter, Biblina.


    However, once I got used to the training, I had to go back to the city to see my face, or else someone else might come along....


    �� ��.


    daybreak


    Finally, the first day of my training in the frontier cities has arrived.


    "Good morning, my dear boy, did you sleep well last night?


    Unja called out to me as she cleaned the clothes I was going to wear.


    As usual, she does these jobs exactly as well as she can, which is why she''s really helpful.


    I changed into the formal clothes that Unja had prepared for me and went downstairs.


    As usual, after finishing breakfast with Quinn and everyone else in the mansion, I


    They climbed into Dengo''s carriage.


    Quinn, who goes to work at the Quinn Chamber of Commerce store, is with me.


    Unja will accompany me and will wait for me to return while I help her with her work at the Quinn Trading Company.


    ''You can wait for me at the mansion while I relax.


    I told him.


    No, no, no, I just want to see you as soon as possible, little one.


    Unya smiles as she says that.


    By the way, at the mansion, Unya has a


    Hey, little man, if you need anything for the evening, I''m always here for you.


    So, Mr. Gossage, good luck.


    Hey, little girl, we''re rooting for you.


    With Quinn and Unya cheering me on, I headed out of the Quinn Chamber of Commerce all the way to the Central Agency Frontier Bureau.


    �� �� ��.


    When I got to the Central Agency Frontier Agency.


    All frontier city trainees to the 10th floor lecture hall, please.


    The woman at the reception desk told me so, so I used the automatic boarding machine and went up to the 10th floor at once.


    On the 10th floor, there was a room labeled ''Frontier City Training'', so I walked to it and opened the door.


    I opened the door as I walked up to it. "Good morning, you''re the one attending the frontier city training course, right?


    A female staff member inside approached me and said so.


    I showed her the participation badge that I had received beforehand.


    ''Yes, indeed ... then please take a seat of your choice and wait.


    As he said this, he led me by the hand to the desk in the back.


    The seats are gradually raised from the front row, so that the people in front and their heads are not in the way.


    However, there is a thin magic wall unfurled in front of it, which is probably meant to check for cheating when a test is administered.


    I remember that the magic school where I used to work also had this system in place.


    In the room, there were already several people seated in addition to me.


    I greeted them all lightly and sat down in a seat in the middle.


    Soon, more and more people began to gather in the hall.


    I''d seen it in my preliminary materials.


    This frontier city training is not just for those who will soon become lords of frontier cities.


    Many of the students studying in the Urban Management Department of the Wangdu School are also attending this course in anticipation of their future.


    Soon after, nearly twenty people gathered in the hall.


    Wow, I''m going to be late.


    While saying that, Riknas came running into the room.


    Everyone couldn''t help but laugh at the gesture, but it seemed that the participants were now all present.


    As Riknas took his seat, the door of the room was closed and a first-aged man stood at the podium.


    I''m going to be in charge of your training, I''m Grand Nuts, Inspector of the Frontier Bureau of the Central Agency. From now on, I look forward to working with you.


    This was the beginning of my training in the frontier cities.

 143 . Frontier City Training Part 1

    The training for the frontier cities in Wangdue began.


    After a brief greeting from the Central Agency''s Frontier Bureau Inspector Grandonats''


    Then we''ll begin the test immediately, shall we?


    On the signal of the grand-nut, the question papers are handed out to all participants.


    ''Time limit is one hour, then let''s begin.


    The exam started with almost no explanation.


    Well, I had heard about this exam when I received the information beforehand, so I wasn''t surprised at all.


    ''You''re testing me all of a sudden, I''m not listening...''


    And one person is mumbling about it.


    I can tell by the voice it''s the next lord of Urinacombe, Riknas.


    I mean, didn''t you hear it when you received the materials?


    It was a fairly loud murmur, and I could feel the people around me chuckling unconsciously.


    As expected, this was not good.


    The groundnut gave a deliberate coughing fit.


    Hearing this, everyone hurriedly closed their mouths.


    Soon, the inside of the lecture room became quiet.


    The content of the exam, as we had heard beforehand, was mostly questions about what was described in the reference books and materials.


    I had read through everything, so I didn''t feel it was that difficult, but I was fed up with the large number of questions....


    Somehow I managed to fill in all the answer boxes.


    Mm, it''s time, then.


    The grand-nut shouted, and at the same time the attendants collected the answer sheets.


    I looked around.


    What do you think?��Did you get it?


    No, I could barely fill up half of it.


    A young group of people talking in a light-hearted way, such as.......perhaps those were students.


    It felt like there were two groups in existence: such a group, and a group that was looking over the remaining stack of question papers again.


    After the collection of the answer sheets was finished, the groundnut


    Then you will be graded. We''ll divide you into groups based on the results.


    As he said this, he left the room.


    Then one of the remaining attendants moved to the stage and said


    "There will now be a 30-minute break. During this time you are free to do what you please, but you are not allowed to leave this Central Agency Frontier Bureau building. At the same time, please take your seats five minutes before.


    As he said this, the attendant was staring at Riknas.


    Rikunas was smiling bitterly, as if he looked very bummed out, but the way he looked made the audience burst into laughter.


    What can I say, I think Riknas was well remembered by all of the participants today... well, not in a good way, that is.


    ''Oh no, I''m overwhelmed, all of a sudden an exam and all.


    Riknas and I were talking outside the hall, and the first thing Riknas said at the opening was that he laughed.


    I chuckled.


    Didn''t you ask them when you got your file?


    having said that


    Yeah, I was just overwhelmed by the sheer volume of material.


    Riknas laughed at that.


    It was strange to hear that story, because it seemed somewhat like him.


    Just.


    ''''We''re both being trained as frontier city trainers to become frontier city lords... let''s get that part right.


    Yes, I told her with a wry smile, but I wasn''t sure how much of that was understood.


    Soon after, 30 minutes passed


    Grandonut returned to the room.


    The granddonut nodded with satisfaction, making sure they were all in the room.


    Now, the top five finishers are announced. I want all those who have been called up to stand.


    As he said this, Grandonut coughed lightly with a piece of paper in hand and began to read the contents.


    ''First place, a hundred ... a perfect score, Kiristic.


    Amidst a bit of a buzz in the hall, a neutral looking man stood up quickly.


    I could hear what sounded like a sigh from some of the women.


    He''s apparently a candidate for lord of the Amazocombe, which is quite a bit further south.


    ''Second place, 96 points Riknas.


    The whole room began to buzz tremendously at this announcement.


    It would be.


    It would be harder to tell him not to be upset that he was called in here after he''d suddenly jumped in on the verge of being late, or that he''d forgotten he had an exam to take.


    Such was the case with Riknas, who was making a peace sign to me.


    Although I don''t feel too much of a dislike for him because he has that personality, I was slightly disappointed to lose, so.......


    Third place, 95 points Gossage.


    This is where my name was called.


    Somehow, rather than feeling proud, I was more relieved that I had been called.


    He stood up and lifted his head as everyone applauded him.


    Fourth place, 92 points for Melanesia.


    It was a small girl with glasses who stood up amidst the applause.


    The girl, who seemed to be a student, was bowing her head in fear, and was bowing to the crowd.


    Fifth place, 90 points........Gabozh.


    Amidst the applause, a rather tall man stood up.


    From his height of nearly three meters, he must be half subhuman.


    With an embarrassed blush on his cheeks, he bowed and stood there, moping around in place.


    And


    After announcing his fifth-place finish, Grandonut cleared his throat once.


    Those of you seated at the table have all failed to score a 90.


    Listen, tomorrow morning we will retest the test.


    Those of you who did not score over 90 points will be sent home.


    As he said that, Grandonut left the room, just like before.


    At those words, the hall was filled with a collective groan.


    It would be.


    Of the 20-plus participants, all but five were retested.


    If you don''t score more than 90 on that exam, they won''t let you take the training....


    In the midst of this groan, an attendant came up to the stage again


    Those of you who are currently standing, the five of you who are standing, please remain here.


    All of you who are not, please reconvene in this hall tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m. ... and then leave.


    That''s what he told everyone.


    In response to these words.


    Those who were treated as disqualified left the venue in a self-conscious manner.


    They will probably study hard until tomorrow morning....


    You''re giving them a hearty shout-out.


    Now, all five of you, please gather in front of me.


    At the voice of the attendant, we gathered around the stage.


    ''Congratulations on your decision to participate in the frontier city training program, everyone.


    The training will start tomorrow morning at ten o''clock at this venue. All of you who have passed the retest will be joining us from there, so please keep that in mind.


    As he said this, the attendant handed us a gold plate.


    The attendant hands us a gold plate, "During your training, please wear this plate at all times. It will serve as your identification.


    When I checked the contents, my name and the name of my city were inscribed firmly on it.


    ''''Now, please take the training materials for the week starting tomorrow to the back of the room and take them home.


    The attendant tells us to turn around and we turn around


    There were stacks of materials, as large as the amount of materials from the other day''s advance, piled up in a pile, each one divided for its own use.


    ''''........Eh?��That''s a week''s worth?


    I couldn''t help but notice that Riknas was screaming at me.


    Yes, it is.


    The attendant responded to it with a sly smile.


    To such an attendant''s response, Riknas


    Oh, come on. Really?


    I was muttering to myself.


    For once, I''m sure the other four, including me, all felt the same way as Riknas.


    �� �� ��.


    Everyone had just finished storing their stacks of documents in their magic bags.


    Hey, since we''re here. Why don''t we get a bite to eat?


    So Riknas calls out to everyone.


    I really want to learn from this positive attitude of Riknas.


    Yes, it''s a good idea.


    I showed my approval while saying that.


    Kiristic gave such an overtly hostile expression to Riknas


    I don''t think so.


    After saying that, he quickly left the room.


    I was often stunned by such a situation of Kiristic, but


    Once again, the four of us decided to go out to dinner.

 144 . Frontier City Training Part 2

    Of the five who passed the test.


    Except for Kiristic, who came in first, we moved to the cafeteria in the frontier bureau.


    First, let''s say good job after the exam.


    Riknas raised a glass of water with a smile.


    Given Riknas''s personality, I thought that he would suddenly start drinking, but


    I don''t drink in broad daylight either.


    He laughed as he said that.


    So it''s hard to decide if he''s really serious or unserious.


    Well, by far the unserious side is too obvious.......at this stage.


    Once the toast was over, we exchanged introductions once again.


    Following Riknas and me.


    First, Melanesia stood up.


    I''m Melanesia from the Royal Capital Nobility School. I don''t know if I''ll be able to become a lord in the future, but I''ll do my best, and I hope you''ll do your best.


    Then he bowed gracefully.


    Gaboz then stood up.


    As expected, at nearly 3 meters, he was conspicuous just by standing.


    Just because Gaboz stood up, it felt like all the gazes around him were gathering.


    In the midst of all that, Gaboz bent his back shyly.


    "Gaboz the son of the Lord of Delacombe in the north it''s a pleasure to meet you.


    Even though he was whispering and talking so fast that we could barely hear him, Gaboze, who was the one in charge, was letting out a sigh of relief that he had just finished.


    Eventually.


    No, no, no, no, no. We''ll do it again.


    And Gaboze was forced to redo the greeting 10 times afterwards, and by the end he was already blue....


    We''re either pretty good together or we''re all great at caring for each other.


    Anyway, we had a good conversation.


    Most of the topics of conversation were about today''s exam, well, it was only natural.


    Tomorrow, though, it''s all about having fun.


    So we agreed with Riknas who said that with a smile.


    After leaving everyone at this diner, I went on my way to the Quinn Chamber of Commerce.


    If it were true, I was thinking of wandering around the city for a bit since the examinations were over, but after receiving so many assignments, I had to look through them for now or else I wouldn''t feel comfortable.


    As I left the building in the frontier bureau with that in mind


    Are you some kind of frontier city trainee?


    While saying this, a woman approached me.


    ........It''s rare to find a sub-human in the middle of a city like this!


    That''s what I thought, and the woman


    Hello?��Wasn''t it?��If so, I apologize, but....


    He looked a little confused in front of me, who didn''t reply.


    Just.


    It''s not a good idea to reveal your identity before you know who you are.


    ''Well if I knew what you were, I might be able to respond to you?


    He responded in a conciliatory manner.


    Then the woman smiled happily at his words.


    ''Oh, brother, you seem to be listening to me.


    I''ve been having trouble........no matter how many times I talk to someone who looks like that, they just disappear in a hurry....


    That''s what the woman said.


    Probably the people she''s talking about are the people who failed today''s exam and are taking the make-up exam tomorrow.


    If you don''t pass tomorrow''s exam, you''ll be disqualified immediately, and of course you won''t have the mental composure to listen to a stranger''s story at your leisure.


    In front of me, the woman smiled at me and said, "I''m Volnisa.


    I''m Volnisa. I''m the leader of the subhuman mercenary group ''Seeds of Deconus''.


    The other party has revealed his identity, and I


    My name is Gossage. I''m Gossage, and I''m the Lord of Liberty, a small frontier city.


    As you may have guessed, I''m here for frontier city training and you wanted to see me?


    When I said that, Volnisa smiled happily.


    ''''Oh my, you''re that Liberty lord!��Thank God for that!��I can''t believe you''re right in front of me if you wanted to meet me once!


    Volnisa said that.


    Just give me a minute, okay?


    As he said this, he led me to the back streets.


    It''s not that dangerous, even though it''s a backstreet.


    The only thing the backstreet in the royal capital is that it is a place where there is a lot of sub-human traffic.


    Once there, Volnisa removed the turban wrapped around her head.


    There were three large horns growing on it.


    ''''Let me introduce myself again.


    dragonfly


    It is literally a hybrid between a dragon and a human.


    It is said that it is common for a dragon in humanoid form to give birth to a human female child, who is said to have the power of a dragon in spite of being human.


    The generation indicates how many generations are counted from that dragon, and


    If you''re a first generation, your parents.


    In the second generation, it was my grandfather.


    Each one is a dragon.


    But even so, to a certain extent, I still had the strength and swordsmanship, so I gathered a group of sub-humans who had been using up all their power on a whim to form a mercenary group.


    Then Volnisa looked into my face.


    Hey, if your city is promoted to a frontier city, will you hire our band of mercenaries to guard it?


    If we become a frontier city, we''ll have a standing guard.


    We want you to use us to fill in for that.


    If you''re a Liberty lord who understands sub-humans, you won''t mind us having a bunch of sub-humans around, right?


    Volnisa continues to smile while saying that.


    After hearing this story, I understood most of it.


    The bottom line is that Volnisa is looking for a job.


    If possible, put together the entire mercenary group that he is leading.


    However, there is one major impossibility in this story.


    ''''It''s true that I''m still having trouble gathering the number of guards...


    But I can''t respond to you in the current state of affairs, knowing nothing about your abilities or your mercenary group.


    When I say that.


    I told him that I had done my own research on the mercenary group "Seeds of Deconus" and that I would like to respond to him.


    Well, just so it''s known what we''re capable of, would you mind assigning one of us to your protection?


    Of course it''s free.


    As Volnisa said this, a demon man appeared from the shadows.


    I''m the only one who has the power to do this. I''m sure you''ll be able to find the right one. I''m counting on you.


    Saying that, Volnisa clasps her hands together in front of me and worships me.


    ''''........hmmm. That being said, I''m only training from tomorrow, and I don''t even need a separate escort.......


    I say this, confused.


    He just wants people to see how serious I am about personal security.


    I don''t offer s*xual services, but I do offer a massage.


    While saying this, Volnisa worships me again.


    Beside such Volniza, the blue-skinned woman also bows her head.


    ''''I''m Swordsman Bulua I''m a demon race as you can see. I would very much appreciate it if you could take it from me.''''


    That said, I''ve been bowing out a lot of times.


    .........wait a minute.......I think I''ve heard of a blue devil''s brouah somewhere......and it was just recently.


    I folded my arms unconsciously as I stared at Bulua, and....

 145 . Frontier City Training Part 3

    In the end, I was pushed out of the way by the dragonborn Volnisa to have the blue demon Brua, a member of her mercenary group, the Deconus Seeds, at my side as a trial guard.


    ''''I''ll be looking forward to working with you for a while from now on.


    When I said that, Bulua bowed reverently and followed me.


    Bulua is slender but quite tall. She''s thin in many ways in terms of style, so I can''t help but feel a bit like Erdena in terms of atmosphere.


    I took Brua back to the Quinn Chamber of Commerce and explained to Quinn what was going on, and he took me to another room with a cloudy expression on his face.


    That''s where Quinn told me.


    ''''Lately, there has been a growing movement to advance racial supremacy, and as part of that movement, there is a noticeable movement to prevent jobs from going to sub-human mercenary groups... That mercenary group to which he belongs was probably influenced by that.


    And that was that.


    So I could imagine that the other side was coming to talk to me in a pretty dire situation.


    Just.


    It was pushed out of the way in terms of form, but it''s true that I had my own thoughts about the story.


    That said, the current frontier small city of Liberty is suffering from a chronic shortage of guards.


    This was largely due to the fact that the guards of the last incorporated former frontier small city of Geghemorse had almost escaped during the Chimera Pseudo Riot.


    Many of the guards who fled at that time are now secretly living in the reconstructed area of Geghemorse, but there is no one who is willing to become a guard again.


    ''''........So I''m thinking that it would be good if we could hire these mercenaries as guards....


    Quinn nodded widely at my opinion.


    I think that''s a good idea.


    If those jobs are lost, it will allow us to send jobs to the sub-mercenaries who are currently in trouble in King''s Landing, and I think the sub-people will be very happy.


    Thus, Quinn personally agreed with me.


    I wrote a quick letter on this occasion.


    The addressee is Erdena, who is acting as acting lord of the small frontier city of Liberty.


    I write a greeting to her and a brief update on me.


    As a main point, I wrote to him that I would like him to discuss the hiring of guards for the sub-human mercenary group in King''s Landing with the Chief of the Guard, Gugs, and others.


    I left that letter with Quinn.


    ''Just tomorrow, there''s a liner coming in for Liberty, so we''ll leave it to it.


    That''s what he said, so I decided to take him at his word.


    �� �� ��.


    I didn''t tell Bulua this information, as it was still in the consideration stage.


    But she was quietly tentative anyway.


    And yet, he is always paying attention to my surroundings.


    At first I thought it was amazing that even I, who am not very good at that kind of attention, could see it.


    If you think about it, wouldn''t you rather turn off those signs?��So that''s the question that came up.


    I asked Bloor about that directly.


    It was a great idea.


    It''s still amazing, or maybe he thinks about it a lot.


    From a Brua''s point of view, he was happy that I had noticed that, and he seemed to be in a bit of a good mood in the carriage on the way home.


    �� �� ��.


    Soon after, the carriage carrying Quinn, Quinn, and Bulua arrived at Quinn''s private residence.


    ''Thank you all for your hard work, Con.


    Welcome home, little girl.


    We were greeted by the mansion''s maid, Kirko, and my attendant maid, Unja, who both greeted the carriage.


    This was a recent sight.


    Today, the Lerdo came rushing in here.


    Lerdo, who usually guards the area around the mansion in the middle of the night, should still be taking a break at this time.


    While I''m at it.


    The Lerdo runs up to the carriage and bends down to look behind me, his huge body bent over.


    Out of the corner of my eye.


    ....Huh?��Bulua has a very confused look on his face.


    Huh?


    That''s what Burua said, and Lerd said.


    This is my place of business. But what is the point of you being here when you said you were going on a warrior training trip?


    And I''m going to talk about it in a very angry way.


    And, well.


    I didn''t want to talk to them in the doorway, so I had them both transferred to the reception room.


    And then I talked to them.


    The red demon Lerdo and the blue demon Obrua are their own brother and sister.


    ''''This guy is a softling who comes back as soon as he says he''s going on a training trip...''''


    Well, in terms of the argument, the story went on as it was overwhelmingly correct.


    "I''ll take care of this one for you.


    Lerdo said so, and said he would let Bulua stay in his room, and I was going to ask him to do so, but


    My brother has a tendency to preach.


    That''s what I''ve been blurting out, so....


    �� ��.


    Nevertheless


    It seems that Lerdo, too, has shown a certain amount of understanding about Bulua''s mercenary activities, and he has given me permission to serve as his bodyguard, with the condition that I only go to the capital.


    ''''I''m your absent-minded little sister, but by all means...''''


    That''s what he told me, but it''s not like I''m going to make Bulua my wife or my side room... I couldn''t help but giggle at the thought.


    The next morning


    I am going to the royal capital for training.


    Bloor is following me closely and getting into the carriage.


    Quinn is with me.


    In the carriage, it''s usually Quinn who is talking to me.


    I''m sure he''s using the wood for me, but maybe because Quinn is a good talker, the journey to the royal capital is starting to feel strangely less long.


    By contrast, Bloor is very quiet.


    Even when Quinn is talking with me, he doesn''t really get involved in the conversation.


    It was like he was just nervous about his surroundings.


    �� �� ��.


    When I arrived in the capital, I was escorted by Bulua to the Central Office Frontier Station.


    I''ll probably be home around 4pm.


    I told Bulua that.


    "I understand, sir. I will act accordingly.


    He bowed reverently to me as he said so.


    I felt a little embarrassed by that bow, but I went to the venue yesterday.


    then


    There were different people sitting in chairs than the five who had passed the test yesterday.


    This is.


    It was like everyone else who had passed an extra exam that had been held here before I arrived.


    There must have been a little over 20 people in total.


    There are only about ten people left here in total.


    Even if you add in the five who passed yesterday''s class, we''re still a few students short... and it looks like some of them were cancelled.


    I was the first one to come in yesterday''s successful group.


    Everyone in the hall seemed to have no time for that, and they continued to look through the massive amount of documents.


    If you look closely, you''ll see that the document is


    It was a training material that we, yesterday''s successful candidates, had been handed yesterday.


    Probably, they''ve been instructed to look over it before today''s training starts, at least to the locations of today''s classes.


    We, the group that passed yesterday, were able to relax and look through it at home.


    Everyone here just passed the test earlier, so while it''s not a bad idea, it''s not a bad idea.


    I know how much of it is too much, and I was just trying to give everyone a shout-out on the inside...

 146 . Frontier City Training Part 4

    Five days have passed since the training in the frontier cities began.


    The training is a rigorous program of lectures.


    The first day started at 10:00 a.m. due to a make-up test, but from the second day, the lectures started at 9:00 a.m. and went until 4:00 p.m. with an hour lunch break in between, so there was no fixed break time.


    The lecturers giving the lectures interrupted them according to their progress, and some lecturers did not have any breaks at all, indicating that the female participants were having a difficult time.


    Furthermore, as the training progressed, the


    These are the materials for tomorrow''s training, so please look them over in advance.


    With that said, there are half a dozen materials and booklets that the Grand Nuts use their staff to carry and crowd out after the training is over.


    Even so, Riknas and I spend about 30 minutes every day in the Frontier Bureau''s cafeteria after the training program, talking to each other.


    I think it''s just a coincidence that we''re all taking the same training course.


    It was the first time that Riknas, who said he was the next lord of Urinacombe, said that and called out to everyone.


    Although I was the only participant on the first day, the number of people began to gradually increase on the second day, and today, the fifth day, there were about ten of us in all.


    Four of the five members of the first day''s passing group, all of them, with the exception of Kyristick, have started to participate, and everyone seems to be getting to know each other in a reasonable way.


    At first, there were some people who were quite wary of Riknas because he was a candidate for the lord of the city controlled by the dark organization "The Dark Charming", but at least everyone who is currently attending the meeting does not seem to think that badly of him.


    But as Riknas himself has said.


    ''Oh, you can''t avoid the problem of the dark charmers, in my case.


    Although he was jokingly so, he seemed to be quite concerned about it.


    As of now, it seems that the real power of Urinacombe is not in the hands of the lord, and there is no doubt that the dark winning voice is almost in control.


    However, it seems that the Central Agency''s Frontier Bureau, which perceived the situation, belatedly began to put pressure on it.


    I''ve heard that the charming voice of the darkness is beginning to emphasize the friendly relationship with the surrounding cities.


    The other day, I was in Liberty for the first time in my life.


    The other day, a dark winning voice in the name of Urinacombe participated in a summer festival held in Liberty.


    All of us in Liberty were stumped by the fact that he obeyed the rules from start to finish and left the festival without causing any problems, but there''s a high possibility that he was being used by the Central Agency''s Frontier Bureau to show that Urinacomb has such a friendly relationship with the surrounding cities, in response to pressure from them.


    The fact that Urinacombombomb was obsessed with the ancient monster race''s eggs also comes into view in this connection.


    That said, if the pressure from the Central Agency''s Frontier Bureau continued to increase, there was no doubt that no matter how much of a dark charm of the largest dark organization in Parma, it would become jittery.


    For that reason, they are trying to lobby the nobles to somehow stop the frontier bureau''s movement, and I think they want eggs as a handout in that case.......


    When you think about it that way, everything is connected......................to a sickening degree.


    It seems that the reason why Riknas is able to receive training in a frontier city like this is also the result of the pressure by this frontier bureau on Urinacombe...........the dark charm of the city.


    Circumstances are what they are, and since the cities are so close, I hope that I can continue to build a good relationship with Riknas in the future.


    ........However, when we finish talking and are brought back to reality, there is a large amount of material that we have to look through before tomorrow, and everyone usually part ways with a bitter smile.


    �� �� ��.


    In the meantime, Gugus arrived as a messenger from Liberty.


    "Well, my lord, you want to learn more?��I definitely don''t want to, though.


    Googus laughs as he says this.


    It''s only been about 10 days since we traveled to Liberty, though, and this conversation felt strangely nostalgic.


    I met Googs in the reception room of the Quinn Company after the training.


    The business of Gugus was a response to a matter I had approached Erdena about in a letter, "Why don''t you add the mercenary group ''Seeds of Deconus'' to your guards?


    ''''At the Liberty meeting, we''ve generally talked about accepting them, but we''ve decided that we''ll still need a trial period, and we''d like the mercenary corps to come to Liberty right away.


    As soon as Bulua, who was still following me as my guard, heard this story


    Oh, really?��The current crop of our species of Deconus is in a difficult situation, having been put out of business as mercenaries. As soon as we decide that, we will gather them all together.


    With that, he ran off into the city.


    Soon after, Brua brought all the members, including Volniza, the leader of the Deconus Seeds, along with all the members.


    The total number of members gathered in the back of the Quinn Chamber of Commerce was 25.


    All of them are sub-humans.


    Volniza shook hands with me and Googus with a big smile on his face as he shook hands with me and Googus.


    I really appreciate this offer. Trial run or not, I''ll take care of it, thank you.


    Then she bowed her head deeply.


    According to her, the Deconus Seeds were led by Volnisa, and her one-armed presence was Brua.


    Underneath that, as a troop leader.


    Golem''s Gorden.


    Zalbein the Wolfman


    Deden the Madwoman.


    Laran of the Apes


    The above four people are following them.


    Underneath them are the ordinary members of the group, but their faces are diverse and all are sub-humans.


    It seems that all of them have already agreed to go to Liberty.


    ''''Thank you for your help.''''


    And all of them bowed their heads in unison.


    The whole group was immediately transported to Liberty on the regular magic ship.


    At that time, from the Googs''


    ''''To be honest, we''re still short of guards even with these numbers.


    If the meeting is still able to hire this kind of mercenary group, we will consider it positively, so please contact me again if you have any discussions.


    That''s what I was told.


    Indeed.


    If the current royal capital is enforcing a clampdown on sub-humans to that extent, there is a high possibility that many mercenary groups like the Deconus Seeds have also appeared.


    When I told Gugsu of my approval, I was planning to show up at the Three Dragons Pavilion, which is also the dining hall of the sub-humans, in the near future.


    As I was leaving, Googus


    Oops, I almost forgot.


    Then he handed me a letter from Eldena.


    "We''re all waiting for you.


    When we shook hands and said goodbye, Gugs said so and left.


    Afterwards, I came home and looked through the letter from Erdena.


    The letter smelled very good, as if it had been impregnated with incense.


    The contents of the letter were bland and clerical in nature.


    There was nothing about himself.


    Korok.


    The Ancient Kaiju Tribe.


    City.


    I couldn''t help but smile, thinking it was really typical of Erdena, as she listed exactly what I seemed to care about, but at the end of the line


    I can''t wait to meet him.


    It was written that way.


    I could feel her feelings for me in those words.


    I decided to put the letter in a magic bag and carry it with me every day.


    The next morning


    There was a letter on the desk I use for studying.


    There was no name of the sender of the letter.


    When I opened it, I found


    "I''m always fascinated by you.


    And the letters of Unja.....


    Apparently, I was inspired by my happy look at Eldena''s letter last night.


    I turned my gaze toward the door.


    Unya, who had prepared tea, was standing there, turning away.


    Really, what should I say at a time like this?


    I just chuckled as I thought about that.

 147 . Frontier City Training Part 5

    The content of the training in the outlying cities is more demanding than I had expected.


    After taking the training from morning to evening, I had to write a report on the training and submit it the next morning.


    In addition, they are handed the next day''s training materials when they return home and instructed to look over them before the next day.


    So, the next day''s training starts on the assumption that you have read all the materials, so if you don''t read them beforehand, you won''t be able to understand what the lecturer is talking about at all.


    In fact, there were even trainees who were made to leave the room in the middle of a lecture because they failed to prepare for it.


    And today, this weekend.


    In the afternoon, an exam is being held.


    It''s a test to see how well I understand what I''ve been taught during the week.


    If you don''t get more than 90 points, you have to take a supplementary exam as well as the previous exam.


    If you don''t get more than 90 points in the supplementary exam, the course qualification will be revoked.


    However, five people who passed the first day of the course, including me, passed it on the first try this time, too.


    I was able to score 100 points, which put me in the lead, along with Kiristic, who also got a perfect score.


    Many of the people who passed the re-test had also passed, but five of them had to take a supplementary exam.


    The make-up exam is supposed to be held tomorrow, so we won''t know until the end of the week whether they passed or not.


    And tomorrow would be the first holiday since this training program began.


    Although Lycknath had asked if we could have a get-together, the students didn''t seem to be in such a mood, perhaps out of consideration for the five of us who had been sentenced to a supplementary exam, so it seemed to be a wash this time.


    I went back to Quinn''s office after packing the piles of materials for next week''s lecture into my magic bag, and took a short break in the reception room as I watched Quinn return from his business meeting.


    Then


    Mr. Gossage, you''ve got a visitor.


    And the clerk, Kobold, came to inform me.


    Huh?��Wondering who it was, I walked out towards the store and saw Kiristic there.


    ''''I''m sorry for asking you on such short notice may I have a word with you?''''


    I led Kiristic, who offered to do so, to the reception room.


    Kiristic seemed to be moping around for a while, looking at my face.


    ........but really, Kiristic has a woman''s face, she has a beautiful face!


    You think I do.


    ''I''m going to be blunt I think you should keep your distance from Riknas.


    Kiristic told me so.


    ''Gossage may not know this but that Urinacombe in Riknas is practically controlled by a dark organization that once caused my Amazocombe to suffer quite a bit of damage...''


    After hearing that story, I thought I understood why Kiristic had been so disgusted with Riknas on the first day of training.


    Indeed.


    The current Urinacombe is effectively ruled by the dark charmers if you only look at it from the edge, and it can''t be helped if Riknas is seen as nothing more than a puppet lord candidate.


    However.


    As someone who actually saw and heard the movements of the Central Agency''s Frontier Bureau and the actions of the dark winsome voice that went along with them, I thought it was premature to dismiss Riknas as evil all together.


    ''''I know how you feel but I think you should separate the dark charmers from Riknas first.


    That''s how I started the conversation.


    Afterwards, when I told him about the festival that occurred between Liberty and the Darkness Charming and the incident with the ancient monster race, Kiristic seemed quite surprised.


    After all, it seems that information involving the winning voice of the darkness is not easily conveyed to the outside world unless you become a party to it.


    ''I didn''t know that happened I''d never heard of it before.


    And Kiristic was also listening to my story with interest.


    And I wondered if Kyristick had come to me just to say that.


    No, since you''re the only person in this training program that I''ve deemed worthy of speaking with as an equal, I thought I''d drop by to say hello and let you be my friend from now on.


    Kiristic laughed at that.


    I could imagine that this was probably because I got the same perfect score as Kiristic on the exam, I could imagine.


    Kiristic was on top of that.


    And I wouldn''t want you, my friend, to have any association with such a troubled individual with ties to a dark organization with no apparent connection to my city, so I thought I''d give you the benefit of the doubt.


    He smiled at that and smiled.


    .........or rather.


    From my point of view, I couldn''t help but chuckle, thinking that it was some kind of great superciliousness, like we were friends because we got a perfect score, or that if we were my friends, I shouldn''t go out with this guy.


    Kiristic, in between conversations.


    "I urge you to disassociate yourself from Lycknath at all costs.


    And then I kept screwing up.


    At any rate, I had a feeling that if I argued with the room here, it was going to be very long again, so I continued to phase in and out of Kiristic''s story.


    Soon after.


    ''I enjoyed our meaningful conversation today. Thank you.


    And with that, Kyristic left the Quinn Chamber of Commerce.


    So that''s all I had in mind.


    However.


    I''m sure we are all friends of the same frontier city training program, so I''d like to continue to build friendships with them.


    �� ��.


    If it was true, I was supposed to be at the Three Dragons Pavilion by the time Quinn came back to talk about recruiting the sub-human mercenary group that I had promised Googs, but the sudden visit of Kiristic took up a lot of my time, and it was around the time of Kiristic''s return.


    Sorry to keep you waiting.


    With that said, Quinn came back, so the day went straight back to Quinn''s private residence.


    �� �� ��.


    When I returned to my private residence, besides my maids, Kirko and Unja, Lerdo the demoness greeted me.


    Lerdo ran up to me as soon as I got out of the carriage.


    "Thank you, Mr. Gossage, for your help in finding a job for me. I would like to thank you very much for helping me find a good job for Bloor.


    He squeezed my hand with such force that I could shed tears.


    It seems that he received a letter from his sister, Brua, who went to Liberty to join Liberty''s guards.


    ''This city is vibrant, and I''m fired up for my job as a guard.


    I heard that he seemed to be very pleased with it from the written statement.


    I was very grateful to hear that, even for the lord of Liberty, so I was filled with trepidation.


    When I heard that story.


    The sooner we go to the Three Dragons Pavilion to discuss the matter of the sub-human mercenary group, after all, the better, Lerdo thought, folding his arms.


    I''d introduce him to this place if I could find out what happened to my youngest sister, Iero, who we haven''t heard from for some time now.


    That''s what he said.


    I told her that if it was Reldo''s sister, there would be no mistake, and that she should feel free to talk to me when she got in touch with me.


    �� �� ��.


    I came back to my room and was doing this and that.


    How are you going to spend your day off, little man?


    Unya asked me that.


    I was thinking of returning to Liberty if I had the time, but there is an overwhelming amount of material to work with, so I decided to take a look at it first.


    I''d like to have a look at it," he said. "Then, young man, you can start tomorrow afternoon.


    Yes, Unja said.

 148 . Holidays between training sessions

    I have two days off for the weekend.


    I woke up on the first day of my vacation and washed my face in the bathroom provided in my room.


    Come in, little one.


    As soon as I did, Una handed me a towel.


    When I looked closer, I saw that she had already made me a cup of tea on the table.


    I can''t tell you how helpful she is, but she''s really doing a great job of it.


    I''ve been reading through the materials until breakfast, with a cup of her tea in one hand.


    There''s a pile of materials and booklets that have been distributed almost every day for the past week, and I''m amazed at how they keep popping up one after the other, and there''s so much to remember every day.


    Moreover, there is a summary exam for the week at the end of every week, and at the end of the month, there is a summary exam for all the training courses.


    If you don''t get 90 points or more in all of these exams, you can''t pass the frontier city training program.


    Nevertheless, since they will be responsible for the lives of nearly 10,000 city residents, it may be natural for them to be able to do this much.


    I had a lot of thoughts, but in conclusion, I had no choice but to do my best, so I looked through the materials.


    I was able to read through all the materials in the morning as planned.


    When I closed the documents and stretched out in my chair


    Hey, little girl, how about a little break?


    And then Wunya came over with a cup of tea.


    ''It''s good to see you. I''m just finishing up.


    As I laughed at that, Wunya gently offered me some tea and tea snacks in front of me.


    Come to think of it, Unya wanted me to go out with her this afternoon.


    I checked.


    Yes, ma''am. If it''s okay with you, little one, I''d like to take care of you.


    Unya smiled at that.


    Wunya''s business was fine after lunch, so me and Wunya ate lunch with the others at the mansion.


    I heard that Quinn is going to work on his days off and won''t be back until tomorrow morning.


    I heard that he''s even going to Guianacombe, after all.


    Truly, Quinn is doing business on his own, working hard.


    I''ve heard that there are many business associations in the capital that leave all the business to subordinates and the top brass only do what they can to please the nobles.


    I''m really glad that I chose Quinn as my business partner in the small frontier city of Liberty.


    However, Quinn is also a woman, and if there''s someone good enough for that, I''d think to myself, but....


    I''m hoping that she''ll just register with the registry, but because everyone around her keeps telling her that she''s the lord of the land, please hold a proper ceremony, it''s getting harder and harder to get things done.


    When I start thinking about it, my head starts to hurt more than the training.


    While I was thinking about this, I was looking at the garden from the balcony of my room when I saw the Menoko, a monocular tribe, taking care of the garden.


    I heard that Menoko is in charge of maintaining the garden of this rather large mansion, and I heard that all the trees, flowers and grasses planted here are used for food.


    If you look closely, you can see that the trees are indeed fruit.


    I thought it was a grass, but when I looked closely at it, I found it was a herb, a vegetable seedling, and so on.


    I take care of these almost all by myself and use them in my meals, so Menoko.


    To some people, this favor might not look very nice, but I take it very favorably.


    The same is true for Quinn, which is why Menoko is doing what she wants, but according to what I''ve heard before, there was a time when the garden was in such dire straits that this garden field was the last stronghold, so I can''t help but think that it''s because the memories of that time never fade.


    I was standing on a similar balcony thinking about that.


    Hey, little man, do you have a minute?


    With that, Unja came to the balcony.


    I was waiting for her, too, because I was going to go with her.


    Yeah, I''m fine.


    When I told her that, Wunya took me to the bedroom.


    Now lie down on the bed, please.


    I started to say.


    When I think about it, Unja smiles at me.


    Don''t worry, my dear. I''m going to give you a good night''s rest, so I''m going to massage you.


    As he said this, he laid me down on the bed on my back.


    Come to think of it, I remembered that I used to get massaged by Unja a lot in the past.


    It was still in the days of the aristocracy, so I''d forgotten all about it.


    Unya cooked aromas on the table above my head.


    I feel more mentally relaxed than usual, perhaps because of that smell.


    Unna put her hands on my back in silence and began to slowly unravel my body.


    I could tell from Unja''s touch that my back was stiff.


    It must have been a good thing, because I didn''t even feel much of a sensation when Una touched me at first.


    Along the way, I climbed onto my back and slowly put my weight on my elbows against the pressure points.


    From my back to my waist, from my thighs to my toes, Unya slowly and carefully squeezes me.


    He must have been unknowingly tired these past few days, having worked late every day to look over the next day''s material.


    And I think that Unya sensed this and that''s why she decided to let me meet her on this break to give her a barbarian massage.


    Unya continuing her massage.


    I mean, what?


    I don''t know what ... something is wrong.


    Yeah.


    My arm was rubbed while I was rubbing my legs, or I felt a sensation in the soles of my feet while I was rubbing my neck.


    Huh?


    I opened my eyes when I noticed something wrong and turned around to look over my shoulder.


    And there was Eldena.


    ''''Well I was already going to surprise you after the massage.


    Erdena resumed her massage as she said this.


    At my feet, Unja also smiled and resumed her massage, as did Erdena.


    ''''Well I just wanted to see your face so I came for half a day.''''


    Erdena said, and continued to massage her.


    However.


    Eldena is there, after all.


    ''Unya, I''m sorry, but...''


    When I said that, Unja smiled and smiled at me.


    Well, then, Una will be gone for two hours.


    Then he bowed with a bow and left the room.


    In the meantime, I got up from the bed.


    "...Oh my God, I''m still in the middle of my massage.


    Eldena, with a slightly troubled expression on her face, gently hugs me.


    I also hug Eldena like that.


    ''''.........I missed you.......you shouldn''t be saying this in just one week.


    Erdena said, and slowly kissed me on the mouth.


    It was still daylight, but me and Erdena slowly folded onto the bed.


    �� �� ��.


    Two hours later.


    I''m really going to miss this.


    Although my maid, Kirko, strongly suggested that I eat dinner.


    Eldena left the mansion shortly before supper, saying she had a meeting first thing in the morning, so she had to return to Liberty on today''s final liner.


    As I saw Eldena off.


    I''ll be home for the next holiday.


    That''s what I told Eldena.


    Eldena smiled at me.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find a way to make it work.


    After saying that, he left the mansion.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find a way to make your life easier.


    I''m not sure how long this has been going on.


    When I said that, Unja was staring diagonally upwards.


    What?��I''m sure I''ve told you exactly what to expect from Una~


    He said that in a somewhat barbwire-like tone.


    I chuckled and pecked at Unja''s forehead.

 149 . Second week of remote city training Part 1

    After two days off, the frontier city training began again.


    It was the second week, and it was still the same.


    Most of the lectures are based on a mountain of reference books and materials.


    There''s also an exam on the weekend based on this, so if you don''t get your revenge on the content from the beginning of the week as well, you could be in big trouble on the weekend.


    And that''s what we all thought.


    When this day''s lecture at the beginning of the week ended, the head of the training, Grand Doughnut, arrived.


    He said, "Well, I''d like to inform you that this week I''m going to visit a frontier city near the royal capital for hands-on training from the day after tomorrow until the weekend.


    As a result, this week''s exam will be held after tomorrow''s lecture.


    If you don''t get a score, you won''t be able to participate in the field trip, so you''ll have to work like hell.


    Grandonut said, and left the room.


    At this point, there was a big reason why the grand doughnut went out of his way to tell him to "die for it.


    If they failed tomorrow''s exam, the next day or the day after would normally be the re-test.


    However, according to the Groundnut''s explanation, the day after tomorrow they would gather in front of the Frontier Bureau at the first thing in the morning and move to the site, so there would be no re-testing... In other words, if they failed to get a passing score on tomorrow''s exam, they would be disqualified immediately and their eligibility to participate in the training would be revoked.


    As soon as the staff informed them of this, the participants were in a panic.


    However.


    Kiristic said that he would turn his condescending gaze on everyone.


    ''Wouldn''t you rather have an easier week, since you only need two days?


    So that''s what he was muttering about...


    So Kiristic''s argument is certainly not wrong, either.


    However, the way he said it was still harsh, so


    It was also true that Kiristic had become quite buoyant among these trainees over the last week.


    I received such a visit from Kiristic and was asked to take care of him, and so...


    So, to be honest, I had to be confused as to what to raise and how to do it.


    The next day''s class, I think everyone was even more enthusiastic than usual.


    Normally, we would take the content of the day''s lectures back home and discuss what we had questions about or didn''t understand in the lecture room the next morning, but today, we had an exam right after the lecture was over, so there was no time to review or confirm what we had learned in that way.


    Therefore, everyone immediately asked the lecturer about the places they had the slightest doubt or didn''t understand.


    Last week''s lecture was a rather good trend, considering that in general, most of us were struggling to transcribe the content of the lecture in our notes.


    Incidentally, both me and Kiristic used to raise our hands and ask questions on the spot from the middle of last week''s lecture.


    The training ended an hour earlier than usual.


    Then, without a break, I wondered if a grand doughnut walked into the lecture room.


    All right, everybody get ready for the test.


    As soon as we said so, the attendant started handing out the test papers to us.


    And as soon as the test papers were handed out


    You have one hour. Then let''s start.


    At the signal of the groundnut, the test began.


    Just.


    As Christine said, I felt it was very easy to take this exam because it only has two days'' worth of content.


    After all, there were only questions from yesterday''s lecture and today''s, so I was able to finish the exam fairly quickly, as it was still fresh in my mind.


    ''Okay, that''s it,''


    At the same time as the time, the groundnut called out.


    At the sound of his voice, the attendant quickly collected the exam paper.


    Granddonut left the room once with these exam questions.


    Immediately after this, several female students had left their seats.


    That''s probably true... after all, they hadn''t had a break at all since lunch until here...


    When all of these female students had returned, Grandma Nuts came into the room again.


    ''''Well, this time I will only announce a perfect score.


    Chyristic Gossage Lycnus that is all.


    Grandonut clapped as he said this.


    All of the students in the course hurriedly applauded as well.


    In case you''re wondering, I was called by name as well, but I applauded in respect to the other two.


    However, Kyristick had a blatant expression of disgust towards Riknas, and....


    Thus, after a perfect score was announced.


    But the next person to leave the room will be disqualified.


    With that, Grandonut called out a few names.


    One of them was Gaboz''s name.


    Like us, he was one of the five people who had passed the first test on the first try.


    Gabozh turned pale, packed his bags, and left the room.


    I had some mixed feelings about the reality that one of the four people I started this training with and spent the most time with was gone.


    Just.


    The grand doughnut is that all of the disqualified people leave the room.


    Then I''ll explain the on-the-job training that starts tomorrow.


    He began to explain the next training program as if nothing had happened.


    He said that this training program would take us to a frontier city near the capital, where we would tour the city and submit a report at the end.


    This frontier city is recognized by the Central Agency as a city with excellent management. This frontier city has been recognized by the Central Agency as an excellent city to manage.


    It was Grandonats who said that and smiled.


    �� �� ��.


    When the briefing was over and we were dismissed, I left the lecture hall and hurried to the exit of the frontier station.


    I wanted to have a little chat with Gaboz.


    It was also a bit of a regret that we hadn''t had a single dinner party among the trainees last week, partly because I didn''t have the time to mentally relax...


    But I didn''t see Gaboz.


    When Gabozh left the room, he seemed to have gone straight back to his quarters.


    I was thinking of going to meet him in his quarters, but


    I didn''t feel good about chasing after Gaboz who had gone that far...


    I''ve dodged their contact information, so I''m thinking of sending them a letter next time.


    �� �� ��.


    When I returned to Quinn''s private residence, I immediately began to prepare for the training that would begin tomorrow.


    Since it''s going to be three days and two nights, I''ll need a change of clothes, and I''ll probably need some study tools.


    Although I have a magic bag, so I have no trouble taking it with me, I thought it would be a good idea to take even unnecessary things with me, so I scrutinized the contents to some extent.


    Since one squire is allowed to accompany me.


    Leave it to me, little one. I''ll do my best to support you.


    Unya tapped me on the chest with a big smile on her face.


    After all, it''s better than going to an unfamiliar place alone.


    It was really reassuring to have a good-natured Unna with me.


    That day, I reviewed the training in my own way and decided to go to bed early.


    And then Unna.


    Hey, little girl. Good night.


    With that, he greeted her and closed the bedroom door.


    Unya never misses a greeting like this every day....


    Not long after, the bedroom door opened softly.


    From there, Unja peeked out of the room.


    Hey, little man, do you need a night out?


    I said that and smiled at him.


    .........What can I say, Unna''s greeting always ends up being a set up.


    I returned a wry smile to Unja like that.


    No, that''s okay.


    He replied that.


    However, Unya was not.


    Well, I''ll see you tomorrow.


    He pulled his face back as he said this.


    This time, staring at the door, which was completely shut, I shrugged my shoulders, feeling like, oh dear, I''m going to get into bed.

 150 . Second week of remote city training Part 2 – Visit

    The next day, I left Quinn''s mansion early in the morning and took Dengo''s carriage to the royal capital.


    It''s a little bit of a relief that Quinn went out of his way to make me go to work at the Chamber of Commerce to meet him, so I didn''t have to have Dengo make two round trips.


    ''I''m fine, meh.


    Dengo laughed at me for saying that, but still, as a person who is indebted to me.


    From the Quinn Chamber of Commerce, Unja and I headed to the Central Agency Frontier Bureau.


    There were already several carriages lined up in front of the building, even though it was before the meeting time.


    ''''Those of you heading to the frontier cities, please wait for a while.


    The attendant told me so, and me and Unja were standing by the side of the carriage, when we met an unexpected person.


    ''Hey, hey,''


    It was Gabozh who spoke to me in a timid tone.


    I was very happy to meet him, because I was worried about him yesterday, but Gabozh told me


    Today, I''m going to be a trial run.


    He told them so and smiled happily.


    What''s more, he gathered all the students who had been disqualified from the exam so far.


    While we''re on a tour of the frontier cities, they''re going to make repairs and retest.


    This time, I''m going to get in I promise.


    Gavoz holds out his right hand to me.


    "...It was nice to see your letter... thank you.


    That made me happy, and that''s why


    When you''re done, we''ll take another training course together.


    Yes, I told him with a smile.


    Besides Gaboz, other people I remember seeing walked into the Central Agency Frontier Bureau.


    As I saw everyone off, it seemed that the frontier city inspection group had all arrived shortly afterwards.


    At the time of the departure of the inspection group, Grand Nuts, the person in charge of this training program, gave a speech.


    I''m not going to be able to get a good idea of what I''m going to be doing, but I''m going to be able to get a good idea of what I''m going to be doing, and I''m going to be able to get a good idea of what I''m going to be doing.


    I''m not going to be able to get out of the house.


    ''I''m the Brench Cruller who''s supposed to be mentoring you guys during this training. I don''t want you to get into any trouble.


    He was a well-dressed, mature male staff member who smiled as he did so.


    Following the instructions of this brench cruller, we rode to the carriages, which were basically carriages for four people.


    I''m sure you''ve all heard of it.


    It''s not a bad idea to have a few hours of sleep before you get home.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find out more about the


    I''m sorry, but I''ll take care of you.


    He tapped me on the shoulder as he said that.


    It didn''t take me long to figure out what that word meant.


    I mean.


    I moved to the designated carriage and found Kilistick sitting there alone.


    This Kiristic.


    He gets a perfect score on every test, and his grades are very good.


    I mean, in addition to Kiristic himself not trying to mingle with his surroundings.


    Wouldn''t put me in a room with you guys, would you?


    The reason for this is because he repeatedly makes condescending remarks such as "I''m not a fan of this kind of thing".


    I''m one of the few trainees that Kristick has a conversation with in the training room.


    I was one of the few people he would have a conversation with.


    ''Oh come on, Kyristick was smiling and talking, how did you get along with him?


    I even made him say so.


    But I don''t think I''ve done anything that would make sense, and I don''t understand why Kyristick is acting in such a favorable manner towards me.


    Apparently, he doesn''t have any companions at Christine''s.


    I climbed into the carriage.


    Hello, Kristick. Take care of me for a while, and this one will take care of me...


    Meownya.


    Yes, both Unya and I greeted him.


    Then Kyristick said


    I thought I saw a little look of disgust on his face as he turned to Unja...


    While I was thinking about that.


    The carriage carrying us left shortly afterwards.


    In the midst of all this, Unja was staring intently at Kiristic''s face.


    As Unja was staring at him, Kiristic looked somewhat uncomfortable all the time.


    Then, Unja.


    Oh!


    Then he popped his hand.


    Then he whispered something in its ear as he leaned towards Kiristic.


    Then


    Kyristic looked surprised at first, and


    And then he turns bright red.


    He faltered and finally nodded a couple of times.


    ''What, what''s going on?''


    When I ask that, Unja sends a signal to Kiristic with her eyes once.


    After making a thoughtful gesture to Unja, Kiristic made a thoughtful gesture for a while and then shook his face from side to side.


    After confirming the gesture, Unja


    I''m afraid I can''t tell you that from my own lips.


    He said and smiled.


    After this incident, Kiristic began to exchange conversations with Unja as well.


    The inside of the carriage became a much more harmonious atmosphere than it had been earlier, so I''m grateful for that, but.......I was still inevitably curious about the content of what Unya was talking about with Kiristic just now.


    In the end, that question remains a question.


    The carriage continued south for half a day and entered a certain frontier city surrounded by walls.


    The frontier city of Rebecombe


    According to the material we were handed in advance.


    The city''s population is about 20,000, mostly racial commercial cities, and it''s a city that trades extensively with surrounding cities, including the royal capital, and has a stable revenue stream.


    The carriage arrived at the town hall of Lebecombe.


    As we got out of the carriage here, Brench Cruller was in front of us.


    Now, we will have lunch in the town hall dining hall but those with sub-human squires will not be allowed to use the town hall dining hall, so only the squires will be allowed to finish their meals elsewhere...


    That''s what they told me.


    It is true that Rebecombe is close to the royal capital, so I think it can''t be helped if racial supremacy is strong here.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find a way to make it work.


    Well, little master, I''m going to finish my meal somewhere else.


    I said that and bowed my head.


    I''m coming with Una.


    I said that to Unja and turned my attention to the brench cruller again.


    Do you want me to come back here after I finish eating?


    I asked him so.


    Then, with a rather startled look on his face, Brench Cruller said


    I mean, Mr. Gossage, can you take advantage of this place?


    I came to tell you again that, but I


    No, I''m going to dine with my squire, then.


    Saying that, I left this place with Unja.


    I could hear the trainees'' buzzing voices behind me, but


    Well, to be honest, I''m used to this kind of thing, so I decided not to worry too much about it, and I was heading to the back streets with Unja.


    ''Oh come on, let us go with you,''


    As he said this, Riknas came after him with his own retinue.


    Sleena, a dog-man in a maid''s outfit, was


    Um, Mr. Riknas, are you sure it''s okay with me to be with you?


    And this one, too, looked just as confused as our own Unja.


    ''It''s okay, he''s not the only one. We''re not the only ones who have a problem with it.


    I was laughing while saying that.


    Well, I had no reason to refuse to go with him.


    So you want to come with me?


    That''s what I asked him to do.


    I''d like to join you.


    And Kiristic came from behind him.


    Kiristic doesn''t have a squire, and even if he wasn''t with another us....


    Although I thought so, Kiristic stubbornly refused to budge, and in the end the five of us moved to the back streets.


    On the road, Kiristic makes a look of disgust at Riknas and tries to hide behind me, but he doesn''t have to follow me to that point....


    And yet.


    I feel like I''ve experienced this situation in the past, so...

 151 . At that time, in the remote small town Liberty

    It''s already been a little over three weeks since Safate left for King''s Landing for his frontier city training.


    Here in the small frontier city of Liberty


    As the acting lord, the day-to-day administration was being carried out while the deputy lord, Erdena, was in command of the campaign.


    .........


    ~Lord''s office


    ''Lady Erdena, my God!��Oh my God, Master Sarah has wandered off!


    Erdena exclaimed at the guard''s words as he rushed into the room.


    Yes, I do.


    ...So do you have a note or message to give this time?


    No, nothing like last time...


    Erdena sighs at the guard''s words.


    The last time Sarah had been gone in a huff, it had been about a week.


    Sarah said that she was even in a remote city quite far to the east.


    ''We''re salamandering along the road, so the days haven''t taken so long,''


    That''s what he said.


    However.


    Erdena thinks that only Sarah, who is responsible for the excavation work of the flow scales in the small frontier city of Liberty and is also responsible for the civil engineering work in waiting, should be present at the weekly meeting of the heads of the various departments.


    But


    Since Erdena became acting, Sarah has never been to that meeting.


    This is the second time she has gone AWOL and abandoned her job without notification.


    Working for Sarah is a group of boneheads she''s created.


    Since Sarah seems to give instructions in her absence, the work does not get delayed, but she is completely unable to respond to new or urgent requests.


    Moreover, Sarah is also asked to guard the giant of the ancient monster race, Deterra, which is being protected in the frontier small city of Liberty.


    Incidentally, the last time Sarah suddenly disappeared, Deterra missed her so much that Erdena ended up spending a considerable amount of time with her as Deterra''s talking partner, but


    Lady Erdena.


    Then a government official from the drilling site of the Scales of Flow came to the lord''s office.


    That official didn''t even get around to greeting her.


    Lady Erdena, Lady Deterra wishes to see you, but...


    He told her so.


    Erdena heard those words.


    They''re already here.


    He sighs loudly inwardly.


    Erdena slowly gets up from her seat.


    Well okay. I''ll be right there.


    As he said that, he left his seat.


    �� �� ��.


    After all, on this day.


    Eldena spent half a day with Deterra in her residence, which was set up in a corner of the Scales of the Stream excavation workshop.


    She had all her intervals of office work turned over to this place, and conversed with Deterra as she worked.


    This restraint lasted until before the evening.


    ''I''m home, bear!


    When Korok came back from school, Tiree and Aela were able to switch places with Erdena as she came to play with Detera.


    By the way.


    When Deterra plays with the Koroks, she seems to enjoy moving around, which means that she''s going to be able to feel quite a bit of vibration around her.


    As a result, the Town Hall.


    "The earth shakes with a mysterious...


    Is the volcano okay?


    It was not uncommon for them to receive letters saying things like


    �� ��.


    You hear that?��You mean Urinakombe?


    The next day, as soon as Foldente returned from negotiating with Greencombe, he visited Erdena''s office.


    Erdena told Foldente that


    ...What''s going on?


    I frowned as I said that.


    Ostensibly, it''s a small frontier city, a city where the lord also exists.


    The reality was that this was a city that was famous for its dark winning voice controlling the entire city.


    ''''I heard that an army is going to be sent from the royal capital to defeat the charming voice of darkness in the near future.


    Foldente told Erdena so.


    According to Foldente.


    It seems that the Central Agency frontier bureau has been conducting a simultaneous survey of cities without lords or cities with problems with their governing functions in even more remote areas of the frontier that were completely ignored until now, and it seems that those cities that were judged to have problems in the survey are being subjected to a very strict inspection, but under such circumstances, Urinacombe It is said that this investigation has led to the dispatch of a team of investigators, but about 80% of the team is made up of guards, and there are many rumors that this is a unit that is using the name of the investigation to destroy the charming voice of darkness.


    (But if the story has leaked out like this, wouldn''t the winning voice of the darkness be wary of them and go into hiding for a while?


    Erdena thought about this and that while folding her arms.


    I''m sure you''ve been thinking about it for a while now.


    I''m sure you don''t have to worry so much about it. It''s not that I was told to send out an army or anything substantial.


    He turned to Erdena and told her so.


    With a somewhat dissatisfied look on her face at those words, Erdena nodded on the spot.


    �� �� ��.


    (As for Urinacombe, we''ll have to keep an eye on him for a while.


    With that in mind, Erdena immediately called for the Captain of the Guard, Googus.


    Soon after, Erdena came in front of Gugus, who came in front of her.


    So that''s why. Would you please close the search for the Urinacomb area?


    That''s what I told him, and Googs took it.


    Yeah, I''ll take care of it. We just added a new guard to our ranks.


    He laughed as he said this and said.


    This, Googs says, is the new guard.


    It was a group of people that Safate, who had been sent to the royal capital, had found locally and scouted to come here to the small frontier city of Liberty.


    When Erdena heard Gugus''s words, she


    ''''I''ll leave the arrangement to you, but be on your guard...''''


    Gugs nodded vigorously to Eldena as she said that.


    �� �� ��.


    In the meantime, it was past the end of the day''s regular working hours.


    (...Oh dear, really, work never ends.)


    In front of the pile of documents still left on the desk, Eldena couldn''t help but chuckle.


    ''''........Safate also had this kind of work to do.


    Eldena muttered and reached for the documents on that desk.


    Eldena reads each of those sheets carefully and goes to put her signature on them.


    The documents that Eldena finished reading and approving are received by Foldente, and the documents that need to be taken to other departments in the town hall are transferred directly to the desks of the people in the departments concerned on the spot.


    This caused a considerable number of documents to be cleared away at once.


    ''''........Foldente, that''s very helpful.''''


    Eldena smiled at that.


    To such an Erdena, Foldente also returned the smile.


    Don''t say thank you, but let''s get this over with.


    As he said that, he pointed to the rest of the pile of papers.


    However, that pile was quite small, due to the fact that he had already processed a considerable amount of them.


    Erdena checked that pile of documents again.


    ...When we''re done with this, we could go to a hot spring.


    He said that and smiled again at Foldente.


    To such an Eldena, Foldente also returned the smile.


    Just when you think you''re ready, it''s a good day. Let''s finish up the rest of the day and take a hot bath together.


    At such words of Foldente, Erdena also smiled back at him.


    (.........Anyway, if Safate was here too.


    As she thought this, Eldena had a slightly sad look on her face.

 152 . Second week of remote city training Part 3-Visit

    That night, a welcome dinner for the inspection party was held by the lord of the frontier city of Rebecombe.


    When I checked, I found out that they still can''t allow sub-human squires to participate.


    However, since I''m in the position of being in charge of the training, I decided to participate in the beginning of the meeting.


    It''s not necessary for you to be so concerned about Unya, dear.


    I told her to wait at the inn.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find a place to stay in the subaltern area of the city, because Rebekombe''s lodgings were also forbidden by law.


    I''m sure the people who have been living near the capital for a long time would be hesitant to enter the subhuman town, but for people like me who have been dealing with subhumans since I was a child, it doesn''t bother me at all.


    However, the sub-humans I came into contact with, who lived as nobles, were all slaves.


    Even Una is one of the former slave subhuman maids.


    In other words, even though she''s such an excellent maid, I wondered once again how she could be mistreated just for being a subhuman.


    After attending the meeting, I stood up from my seat just as the Lord of Rebecombe''s greeting was over and the meal had begun.


    Since it was buffet style, I didn''t have to worry about the food.


    I had intended to leave the venue, leaving my seat so that I wouldn''t be so inconspicuous.


    I''ll join you.


    As he said this, before I knew it, Kiristic was walking alongside me.


    ''''Me too ... I haven''t liked it for a long time, you know, this racial supremacy.''''


    We left the venue, chatting with Kiristic as he said that.


    Shortly afterwards, Kiristic and I arrive at the inn where we''ve been waiting for Unja.


    Kiristic is...


    Well, I guess I''ll be staying here, then.


    As I said that, I started the process of staying at the store''s owner''s partner.


    ...I just had a few concerns about this kyristic.


    When I was still a member of the Greed family.


    Because of the high status of being one of the four noble families, the people around me treated me like I was touching a boil, but there was only one child who treated me normally.


    Because of the fact that the girl was quite shy, she herself was a bit of a floater from the people around her, but she often talked with me.


    That child''s family was also a nobleman, but because his father was selected to be the lord of a small, outlying city in the countryside, they moved away and that was it.


    ........Only, if I''m not mistaken, the child should have been a girl.


    Kiristic is indeed a bit neutral, but she always dresses as a man, and.......


    To begin with, the name is different.


    As I recall, she was


    ...Minis Mink.


    I was muttering that unconsciously.


    Then, as if he could hear me, Kiristic shook his body.


    He turned his gaze to me and smiled at me.


    "...Brother Safate, have you finally remembered?


    Yes, she said to me.


    I could not help but be stunned by her words, and....


    �� ��.


    Kiristic went straight into the inn, as he was moving his luggage in his magic bag.


    Shortly after that, Kiristic~Minimink, who came to the room where me and Unya were, smiled at me again.


    ''''Totally... you''re using such a shape changing magic and you''re using a fake name, so I got defensive.''''


    Kyristic - According to Minnisminck, he was here to visit a summer festival held in the small frontier city of Liberty.


    When I saw my brother Safate addressing the opening ceremony, I thought my heart would stop beating.


    He laughed as he said that.


    I heard that he applied for a visitation with me afterwards.


    The two days during that festival were already booked full of visitors, so they were refused.


    ''I''m sorry to hear that,''


    I said and apologized to Kiristic.


    However, Kiristic was


    ''That''s not proof that we''re a thriving city. I''m rather pleased.


    Then he laughed again.


    ''''Well I was looking forward to hearing that the Lord of Liberty was attending this training, and I was very amused when I saw the bearded brother standing there.


    After saying that, Kiristic laughs again.


    .........But I didn''t know this Kiristic was that Minismink.......


    Minnis Mink always walked behind me.


    We were the same age, but he always referred to me as "Brother Safate" and adored me.


    Ah, I see.


    Was this the reason why I had taken Kiristic hiding behind me at lunch with Riknas as a somewhat nostalgic feeling?


    ''''...But why is Minis Mink pretending to be a man and participating in this training?''''


    When I say that, Minnis Mink, aka Kyristick, is


    ''There''s a lot of matchmaking and stuff just because I''m the lord''s daughter I''ve been passing it off as a man for a few years now. To be honest, it''s a pain in the ass.


    despite that being said


    ''''Well then, I''m really in a bind this time because I''m starting to get matchmaking offers from women...''''


    He added, and sighed loudly.


    Surely the minisminks have been around for a long time.


    My dream is to follow in my father''s footsteps and become a great lord.


    And I''ve been saying that for a long time.


    Although we have both grown up in our bodies.


    The kindred spirits remained the same as in the past, and Kiristic and I ended up chatting in my room late that day with Unja.


    I heard that Erebuscombe, where Kiristic-Minisminck is located, is a little north of Batcombe in Gelter from my Liberty, and I learned that it''s not that far away.


    I''ve already visited Liberty, and Kiristic has already known about it.


    "When you''re done with your training, I''ll go back to visit you as the Assistant Lord of Erebacombe.


    That''s what he told me.


    �� �� ��.


    During the inspection in REBECOMbe, we observed many inspections related to distribution.


    Because it is a prosperous trade city, there were many interesting places, such as facilities that can receive a large number of wagons that go back and forth between neighboring cities, as well as the locations where branches of the various merchant associations that have their headquarters in the royal capital are located.


    Nevertheless.


    Although the scale of these facilities is small, a reasonable distribution facility has already been built in Liberty.


    This was due in large part to the influence of Kuro, a peddler, who, prior to becoming a trading supervisor in Liberty, used to ply this vast continent with his wagon teams.


    We toured these facilities, and the training session was soon completed.


    The training itself was certainly worthwhile.


    The training itself was certainly meaningful, but I had a lot to learn about the evils of racial supremacy.


    However, I wish I could learn from this experience and make use of it for my future city management.


    �� ��.


    After the training was over, we returned to the capital and got off the carriage in front of the Central Office Frontier Bureau to hear a final greeting from Brench Cruller.


    After a few words from Brench Cruller, he told us that he hoped we would be able to use this training as a reference in the future when he became a lord.


    Then don''t forget to submit a report on this training at the end of the week.


    With that reminder, the day was dismissed.


    Me and Kiristic had been summarizing what we had trained for that day every night, so I didn''t feel particularly bothered about submitting reports.


    Reports, huh?


    I was somewhat struck by the fact that Riknas looked quite reluctant.


    Well, I have two days off tomorrow.


    I''m going to try to get back to Liberty once this vacation is over.

 153 . Holidays for remote city training Part 1

    When I returned to Quinn''s mansion after the inspection training, I put together a report on the same day.


    To be honest, it wasn''t that much of a task as I kept a record of every day during the inspection.


    The exams have already been completed this week, and all I have to do is submit this report at the end of the week, so I plan to return to the frontier small town of Liberty for the holidays once tomorrow.


    I''d already told Quinn about it.


    ''Then I''ll be back at Liberty tomorrow. I''ll be back the night after tomorrow.


    I just told him that again at dinner.


    ''''I''ve secured the tickets for the regular magic ship, so please pick them up at the Chamber of Commerce tomorrow. Also, I''ve prepared some souvenirs for you all, so I hope you can take them home with you.


    That''s what he said.


    However, even though I was allowed to rent a room in the mansion for free, I didn''t feel comfortable asking him to take care of me so much on top of that, so I talked to him about letting me at least pay for the cost of the souvenirs.


    No, no, no, it''s just a courtesy.


    He didn''t agree to it.


    In the end, it was only after a generous hour of discussion after that that we came to an agreement to pay half the cost.


    However, I also think I was too stubborn in response to this favor, so when I come back from Liberty, I''m going to buy a good souvenir for Quinn and everyone else in the mansion to take home.


    �� �� ��.


    The next morning, after breakfast with everyone in the house, I


    So I''ll be gone until tomorrow night.


    I told everyone that and left the mansion.


    Today, Quinn is off in the morning, so he and Unja are in the carriage.


    ''''It looks like the weather will be fine today and tomorrow, so the trip on the magic ship will be very comfortable.


    Dengo and I had such a conversation with Dengo as we took a leisurely carriage ride down the city streets towards the city.


    Once in the city, we went around one back street as usual and arrived at the second corner of the street to the building of the Quinn Trading Company.


    Here, the building of the Quinn Trading Company is located in a back street usually used mainly by sub-humans and others, but only in this neighborhood there are quite a lot of racial people coming and going, and the rather spacious wagon stop maintained by the Quinn Trading Company is also very busy.


    The reason for this is because right next to this building, there is a landing place for the regular Magical Vessel run by the small frontier city of Liberty.


    When it was time to launch this magic ship, Quinn was the first to ask me to take care of all the maintenance of the depot in the royal capital.


    It''s a good thing that I''ve been doing well with the Quinn Chamber of Commerce, so I''ve been leaving all the magic ship related business in the capital to them, but looking at it this way as a customer, I can see how this magic ship business is thriving.


    Normally, this backstreet is a place where people of the king''s race don''t even try to approach just because there are a lot of sub-humans, but Quinn said that 80% of the customers of the magic ship are of the race.


    In fact, most of the people who boarded the scheduled mageship that was about to take off were also racial people.


    In the beginning, he said, there were times when the staff member checking tickets would get in trouble simply because she was a Kobold woman, but Quinn and the entire Quinn Chamber of Commerce continued to take a firm stance on the matter.


    Quinn rarely talks about these difficulties.


    When she comes to Liberty, she always tries her best to keep a smile on her face in front of me, and I consider her to be a really trustworthy partner in that sense.


    After receiving the luggage that Quinn had prepared for us at the Quinn Trading Company, Unja and I lined up at the end of the line of people boarding the regular magic ship.


    Dengo, who gave us a ride in the carriage, gave us a lift.


    Have a good flight.


    He said and waved me off.


    Not long after, Unja and I boarded the magic ship.


    What Quinn had prepared for us was not a general seat, but a private room.


    There are three different grades of regular magic ship.


    The general seats at the end of the row of windows that offer a view of the surroundings.


    There are no partitions here, just fixed chairs lined up in a row, and valuables are stored separately in the luggage storage room.


    There are also two other private rooms.


    There are two other types of private rooms, one of which has a sofa that doubles as a bed.


    Two adults can stay in these rooms, but children can stay in these rooms for up to two additional people for the price of one room.


    All rooms have large windows so you can enjoy the view from the sky.


    The other is the upper class room.


    There are two rooms, one of which is a bedroom, and you can enjoy the view from the sky from either room.


    This room is located in front of the ship, so you can enjoy the view from the sky.


    Drinks such as alcohol and simple meals are provided, and Ketsey is taking turns to board this upper room.


    The control of the ship is done by Mr. Great Sword and Mr. Great Shield, the former hero of the Great Sword and Mr. Great Shield, the strong man of the Great Shield, two people who serve as guards in case of emergency.


    In addition to this, the kobolds under Gugus have been boarding by turns, but Gugus often complains that they are always inundated with applicants and have a hard time getting in.


    When we got into the general private room as per our tickets, Unja and I finally took a break.


    I was tired from the training, and a little sleepy from the training, so I laid down on the couch for a bit.


    Then I woke up and found myself asleep on Una''s lap pillow for some reason.


    We''ll be arriving soon, so why don''t you go to sleep in the meantime?


    I just felt sorry for Unya''s lap pillow, and I tried to get up in a hurry, but Unya


    So why don''t you go to sleep until we get there?


    As he said this, he held my head down and pinned it in his lap.


    In the end, I ended up spending the time until Liberty arrived in Unja''s lap, unable to move.


    Soon after, the magic ship arrived at the small frontier city of Liberty.


    Just before that, we were passing through the frontier city of Batcombe, but I seemed to be completely asleep at the time.


    Liberty''s magic ship depot is located right behind the town hall.


    Not only were people being unloaded from the landing tower, but also a considerable amount of cargo from the royal capital was being unloaded from the separate stairs for luggage.


    ''''What, aren''t you the lord?''''


    The first person who called out to me as I came down the passenger stairs was the demon Kuro.


    It''s a good idea to check the cargoes from the capital and give instructions on where to bring them in, and then come up to me after giving instructions to his subordinates.


    It''s a good thing that it''s been so long since I''ve seen you in about three weeks.


    Black says so and laughs with a smile.


    I shook hands firmly with Kuro as we exchanged hands.


    Yeah, I thought it would be really nostalgic.


    He smiled as he said this.


    ''''My lord bear~!


    Then Korok came running up to me with great speed.


    Tiree is running from behind him, but Tiree is a massive man of nearly five meters, and everyone around him is turning around in surprise.


    Regardless of that, Korok jumped up to me.


    "Welcome home, I missed you~


    Korok hugs me with a big smile on his face.


    Tille also licks my face, smiling happily.


    Because of his size, my face, or rather my upper body, is covered in drool in the blink of an eye.


    Erdena came to pick me up shortly after that.


    What''s going on with your outfit?


    As I said this, I struggled to hold back my laughter as I looked at me, who was looking amazing with Tiree''s drool.


    To Eldena like that, I was, for now.


    I''m home.


    That''s what I said.


    So my short vacation to Liberty has begun.

 154 . Holidays for remote city training Part 2

    I was soaked in Tille''s drool that I went to a public bath near the town hall.


    I asked Unja to bring me a change of clothes and I went straight to the public baths.


    This public bathhouse was built to alleviate the hot spring village''s constant overcrowding, but even though it was only noon, it was quite crowded with visitors.


    There is also a snack and rest area, but both of them are almost full.


    About 30% of the customers were local Liberty people, and the rest seemed to be traveling merchants.


    And almost all users are sub-humans.


    The public baths here do not distinguish between races and subalterns, so it is clearly marked at the entrance.


    For that reason, guests from the royal capital do not use this place at first.


    The only exception would probably be Quinn.


    According to Black.


    After all, this is the only public bath in all of Parma where subhumans are welcome to come in.


    I heard it was something.


    I thought it would be in a town or village where only the more remote sub-humans would have been able to get away with it.


    They don''t have the best bathrooms in the world.


    And that''s what they say.


    I got out of the bath.


    My lord bear, the bear I''ve been waiting for!


    And Korok, who had been waiting for me in the waiting room, instantly hugged me.


    When I looked closely, I found that Aura and Aela had also come over, and they came running to me, chasing after Korok.


    ''''My lord, welcome back.''''


    My lord, I''ve missed you.


    They took turns holding my hand as they said that.


    ''Today the Koroks have a monopoly on their lordship, a bear they won''t give to anyone else.


    He growled at the two of us as he said this.


    I chuckled.


    Get along, or I won''t give you anything.


    When he said that, Korok said


    Huh?


    And then I froze in place.


    And then about five minutes later.


    ...and it''s just a bear bear to bring back.


    As I said this, they reluctantly agreed to quit intimidating the others, but they didn''t seem to want to give up sticking to my side, so they walked with me, still hugging me around my waist.


    Outside the public bathhouse, Erdena and Unja were waiting for me, so we went straight back to the mansion once we were there.


    Just behind the mansion is a two-story stone mansion.


    It''s not my mansion, but rather the mansion of Liberty''s lord, and it''s Liberty''s property.


    Although I have some personal belongings here, I spend most of my day in the town hall lord''s office, and most of my visitors are answered in the town hall''s reception room, so I honestly think it''s a waste of my time.


    I even offered to offer it as a staff dormitory for the town hall, but


    If a lord is living in a dormitory, it''s a matter of public record.


    So we were stopped by everyone at the town hall, including Eldena.


    Right now, me, Unja, and my fianc��, Erdena, are using this place.


    ''''........If Liberty becomes a frontier city, there will be cases where we receive guests from the royal capital in this mansion, so please keep that in mind.


    Erdena reminded me of that, but as I''m still in the middle of my training, I can only nod anyway with a wry smile.


    (It wouldn''t be fancy if I failed the exam with this.)


    As we were moving to the mansion, Erdena


    Well come to think of it, Sarah''s been away lately.


    That''s what he told me.


    What''s more, he said he found a child of his own kind, a salamander, and he went to check on the child.


    When she came back, Sarah told Erdena that she had told her.


    ''I''m a salamander''s kid. I was wondering if he was really happy with his life but I''m glad I went. I got to see with my own eyes the way they live with a smile on their faces.


    He smiled at that.


    After all, he was being raised as the child of a man and an elf couple in a pretty eastern city.


    I''ll have to check in on you occasionally.


    Sarah told me that''s what she said.


    ''''Well I''ve made it a point to remind you to tell me in advance when you go next time,''''


    That''s what Eldena says.


    This time, Sarah seemed to have disappeared out of nowhere without telling anyone, and there was a big fuss about it until Foldente transitioned and found Sarah on the move.


    ''I''m really sorry that something was happening only when I wasn''t there.


    When I said that and apologized to Eldena, she was in a panic.


    ''I''m rather sorry I haven''t been firm.


    And we were dressed to apologize to each other for a while.


    Then.


    ''I need to eat something sweet, Siyaka!


    As Korok said this, we all headed down the street to a sweet shop run by Siyaka, the guru of the Bunn religion.


    Siyaka, in his capacity as the guru of the Bunn religion.


    When he''s not in the morning and evening hours of doctrine, he''s the owner of a sweet shop in one of the back streets of the street, where he makes and sells sweet things.


    ''Ah, my lord, come!


    Shyaka''s sister Ten, who was sprinkling water in front of the restaurant, smiled at me and greeted me.


    As I entered the restaurant, Shyaka, who was cooking in the kitchen, bowed deeply to me and I smiled and bowed to her.


    I sat down at my seat.


    Next to him, Korok sat down with a natural look on his face and


    Aura and Aela took over the seat across from them.


    Erdena and Una sat down at the next table with a giggle.


    I''m the one surrounded by Korok Aura and Aela, and the three of them are me.


    "How was King''s Landing?


    What''s the atmosphere like?


    Are there a lot of people?


    They started asking me questions about this and that, one after another.


    I''ve been so busy since before I went to the training that I haven''t been able to keep up with the three of them, but it seems that being around but too busy to talk to them and not being able to talk to them because they''re far away are very different.


    With that in mind, I listened and answered everyone''s questions until the sweet treats they ordered arrived.


    Afterwards, I had something called Shiratama-dumpling chilled soup, and as usual, their product was sweet and delicious.


    And I was about halfway through my cup.


    My lord, can I ask you for another bear?


    And then Korok beside me asked me.


    I mean, Korok should have ordered a rather large container of something sweet like an extra-large parfait, but the container was already empty, and Korok was looking at me with a big smile on his face.


    I wiped the cream off his cheeks as I lifted them up and ordered more, but Korok ended up eating three cups of this oversized parfait and


    Phew, I''m so happy!


    As he said that, he patted his own stomach.


    ........Totally, Korok is a girl too, right?��You shouldn''t dress like that.


    That''s what I said.


    ''Good bear. I''m just happy to be with my lord in Korok today, so that''s fine, bear.


    For some unfamiliar reason, it was Korok, who once again popped his belly for some unfamiliar reason.


    He then headed back to the mansion, looking at the street.


    On the way there.


    I''m staying at the hot springs today.


    Erdena said.


    From there, Erdena led us to the stagecoach station.


    The stagecoach was just about to leave for the hot spring village, so we hurriedly jumped on it.


    Then we''ll go, Bufo.


    The boar pulling the stagecoach began to pull the large stagecoach, which could hold up to 20 people, with a brisk voice.


    When we first started living in this area in the old days, the only way to get from the town hall to the village of Dumsen was via animal trails, so we had to stay one night on the way, but now that the cobblestone roads have been laid out, we can get there in an instant.


    This cobblestone road is the result of the efforts of the bone people Sarah has been summoning all night long.


    I was remembering that as I stared at the cobblestones from the stagecoach window.


    Even in the carriage, Korok was in a good mood the whole time.


    before long


    d*mn!


    He stared out the window and started waving his hand happily.


    Then I saw Tiree, an ancient monster tribe, running alongside the stagecoach.


    Tiree was too big to ride the stagecoach, so I told him to come later to take it easy, but he couldn''t wait.


    I guess he wanted to be with Korok more than anything else.


    They are really good friends, and recently they have been living together in a large room that they built for Tiree.


    The stagecoach carrying us and Tiree, who was running alongside us, arrived at the hot spring village not long after.


    Tonight, we could enjoy the hot springs for the first time in a long time.

 155 . Holidays in remote city training Part 3

    That night we stayed at the hot springs village west of Liberty.


    It was once an abandoned village that Erdena Unya and I made it livable.


    We were at our wits'' end when we couldn''t get into the green combe we were relying on, so we started to take shelter from the rain and wind anyway, and now there are five five-story lodgings in a row, with a young couple of elves and nearly fifty subhumans working here.


    The giant tree house we maintained and made livable back then is now an ordinary giant tree behind the lord''s mansion in the royal capital, because the plant magic made it able to move around on its own.


    It''s a good idea to have a good idea of what you''re looking for when you''re looking for a job.


    However, I can copy hard-to-obtain fruits and vegetables that are hard to obtain, so I can increase the production of rare fruits and vegetables that Black brings to the wholesale market from time to time and get their seeds.


    When I hear about this, I want to lose track of time and devote myself to this kind of work, and that''s why I''m reminded of the fact that being a lord isn''t a pattern.


    ''''........What are you thinking about?''''


    Eldena called out to me.


    It seems that I was mixed up in thought for quite some time, and Eldena has a worried look on her face.


    More so, right after this.


    ''My lord!��Bath!��I''m going to the hot springs!


    When Korok gave me another hug as he said this, it became somewhat of a vague statement.


    At times like this, this Korok''s innocence is very soothing, or rather, a lifesaver.


    As for the hot spring, we were able to get a large room with indoor hot water because of Tiree''s presence, so we had to go there.


    However, I decided to let Erdena Korok, Tiree Aura, and Aela use the indoor hot water in the room, while I used the large bathroom.


    ''''Separate bears!��My lord will go in with you, bear!


    In the meantime, I''m relaxing in the lounge after I finish bathing, so I asked him to come call me when the ladies are done bathing.


    I moved to the large bath.


    After all, the view from here is very good.


    This is a large bathroom where you can bathe while enjoying a panoramic view of the surrounding area, and it''s still quite crowded with people.


    I rinsed the bathwater, washed myself off and then took a leisurely dip in the tub.


    When I was relaxing like that


    Hey, I didn''t know you were coming back.


    As I said that, Gelter came in beside me.


    The fact that the Lord of Batcombe showed up out of the blue without prior notice surprised me too.


    If I told you in advance, you wouldn''t be able to see your son-in-law''s astonished face, would you?


    As he said that, he laughed with a huff and a puff.


    When I expressed my disapproval of the name... I mean, I already have a fianc��, Erdena, and I''ve made it clear that I have no intention of having a concubine.


    Yeah, no need to rush. But you can take care of it whenever you feel like it. You know, my son-in-law.


    So that''s what I''ve been told again.


    That said.


    I''m honestly glad to have met Gelter like this, I''m the closest to him among the lords of these neighboring cities, and he''s also close in age to my father.


    However, in contrast to my father, who was very thick with white hair and a white beard, Gelter has almost no gray hair, and his body is well-built and toned.


    Although the two of them are very different in every way, I enjoy talking with Gelter more than I do with my father.


    After getting out of the bath, Geltor and I continue our informal conversations even as we move to the lounge.


    Then a member of the GDM~Gelter Destroyed Maid~ squad, who is Geltor''s secretary and bodyguard''s maid, came over with something to drink.


    ''Well, drink it, you''ll be surprised.''


    I was surprised when Gelter told me that, and I took a sip of it pouring into the glass.


    ''This taste.........no way, it''s Sua Beer?


    Good answer!


    Gelter, apparently pleased to have been able to surprise me to the core, drank his glass with a big smile on his face.


    He said that he had just started doing business with a company called Dontacosuco Trading Company, which is based in a remote small city called Nakankombe in the east


    ''It''s not much, but I''m going to get it delivered once a month. Well, when it arrives, we''ll have a lot of fun together.


    While saying that, Gelter tapped me on the shoulder as if he was enjoying himself.


    If it was this kind of invitation, I''d rather welcome it, so I nodded widely and drank my first Sua Beer in a long time.


    Not long after, Erdena came to call me over.


    Oh, Mr. Gelter.


    When he noticed Gerther, he went to see if he could ask for additional food for the night.


    ''I just came to visit you in your camp, so, well, it was a good night.


    While saying that, Gelter didn''t seem to be getting up from beside me at all, and he already looked like he was ready to join the feast.


    As expected, Erdena.


    ...Yes, I was able to add more, so please join us.


    When I told them that, they stood before me and went to the room.


    The three of us, me, Eldena and the girls from the GDM unit, could only laugh at that, looking at each other.


    It''s a dinner party that started in the evening.


    You''re back, Safate.


    As he said that, Biblina came in with a big smile and a bottle of booze and


    My lord, it''s been a long time.


    While saying that, Nirmana from the small frontier city of Picks gave me a hug.


    Hey, man, I''m here to see you.


    Yes, sir.


    And then Googs and Lil Pop came in with their kids and so on.


    There were more and more people in the room, and before I knew it, the room was packed to the brim.


    Gelter started to relax in the indoor bath.


    Really, though, it doesn''t make me happy to see an old man naked.


    While I was saying that, before I knew it Foldente had come to the party as well.


    In the end, the dinner party turned into a feast, and I was able to enjoy the company of everyone I knew well for the first time in a long time.


    I had a little too much to drink, so I went out for a walk in the night breeze.


    A party is still going on in the room.


    I left the inn and went up the mountain.


    There are still some fields on the slope of this mountain, and I think this is where they protected the Korok


    Then, when the mountain slopes out a bit, we sit on a rock there and have a great view of the hot spring village, including the hot spring inn, in front of us.


    I can also see the valley ahead of me and the lights of the city of Liberty in the distance.


    I can see the lights of the city of Liberty in the distance. I feel very emotional when I think about the fact that I''m in this vast land right now.


    As I look down the valley with that thought in mind.


    May I sit with you?


    As I said this, Eldena came over.


    I shifted the part I was sitting on, and Eldena sat down, leaning against me.


    I think she probably had a lot to talk about.


    In fact, so did I.


    It''s just.


    Seeing the same scene while cuddling up like this, it somehow fills my heart with a feeling of contentment.


    Before long, Erdena and I are kissing each other on the mouth without a trace.


    We cuddled together for a while as it was.


    My lord, are you a bear?


    I could hear Korok searching for me.


    When Erdena and I heard that voice, we moved away, a little regretfully.


    It''s not a bad idea to have a good time with your friends.


    �� �� ��.


    The next morning ... or rather, I woke up when the sun was quite high.


    After eating a late dinner with everyone who was left in the room, we hurriedly left the hot spring village.


    But, since I had plans to return to the capital in the evening, I had to take the daytime boat, and the time was pretty much running out.


    I went around the town hall to say hello to everyone who had come to work, and I left a gift for everyone else to take to Eldena.


    Well, here you go.


    I received the souvenirs that Erdena had prepared for everyone in the royal capital, and I hurriedly boarded the regular magic ship.


    ''''........Good luck with your training.''''


    Eldena waved her hand as she said that.


    Behind them, Korok, Biblina, and Foldente and the others were all out in force to see me and Unja off.


    Soon after, the magic ship departed.


    Two wyverns looked out the window of it, running alongside us for a while.


    Aura and Aela.


    Waving to them from the room, both of them squealed happily.


    The two animals turned back around the city border.


    After that, the ship went on its scheduled course and arrived at the royal capital in the evening as planned.


    When Unja and I got off the ship, we were able to see


    Welcome back, Mr. Gossage.


    Quinn from the Quinn Chamber of Commerce greeted me with a big smile.


    I returned the smile to Quinn.


    I''m home, Quinn. Thanks again for your help.


    As he said this, we shook hands again.


    This was the end of my hectic holiday between training sessions.

 156 . Frontier City Training 3rd Week Part 1

    After returning to King''s Landing from the small frontier city of Liberty, I immediately returned to my training life the next day.


    To my delight, Gaboz had returned to training from that day on.


    ''''Hey, I managed to pass the make-up exam,''''


    Gavoz said to me happily.


    He was one of the five people who passed the first test, and I''m really happy to see them all back together again.


    The content of the training program has visibly changed in the third week.


    Until last week, the training was full of lectures on the laws of the frontier cities from morning to night, but those lectures were reduced to half a day and more group discussions were held in the afternoon.


    According to the Grand Nuts, the head of the training program, this was done in order to draw out the thoughts and ideas of our fellow trainees, and then determine their suitability as lords.


    In my case, the small frontier city of Liberty was upgraded to a frontier city, so I came to receive training as part of that, so there''s no particular problem.


    According to Kiristic.


    ''''It''s a 50-50 split at best as to whether the lord''s son will be able to take over after him, and depending on the results of this aptitude test, he could be sent to a city quite far away.


    I was told that it was a good idea.


    I had expected that there would be a discussion on racial supremacy in relation to Bobblebum religion as well, and as I had expected, the agenda for the third day was


    "On Racial Supremacy and the Management of Frontier Cities.


    And so it was.


    Most of the trainees seemed to have expected that this topic would come up at some point, so there was not much of a stir.


    I was in the same group as Melanesia for the day''s discussion.


    I was one of the five people who passed the first test, a student of the school attended by the nobility of the royal capital.


    The rest of the group was a total of five members, all of whom I honestly had only some degree of face-to-face recognition with.


    Each group was joined by one staff member from the Frontier Bureau who doubled as a moderator and recorder.


    The staff member was supposed to record the contents of the discussion in as impartial a manner as possible.


    ''Mr. Gossage, how are you dealing with this problem as the active lord of the frontier small town of Liberty?


    When Melanesia spoke to me about this, I explained the current situation.


    The small frontier city of Liberty, where I serve as the lord, has a population of nearly 80% sub-humans.


    From among them, we select and promote capable people without regard to their race.


    in addition to this


    The city''s services are not basically divided into racial and subhuman services.


    The city does not discriminate between races and sub-humans.


    There is no discrimination on the basis of race in public events such as festivals.


    Both races and sub-humans attend the same school, and classrooms are not separated according to race.


    These are the realities of Liberty in a nutshell.


    As expected, or rather, the staff member recording the content of the conversation had a blatant expression of disgust at what I said.


    Here in the royal capital, this reaction is rather normal, and since I had made my comments with the expectation that it would probably be so, I didn''t mind the staff''s reaction so much.


    What was surprising was Melanesia''s reaction when she asked me this question.


    Melanesia was listening to me, taking notes and looking very interested in what I had to say, but after I finished, she started to think about it for a while.


    Normally, I would have to respond with words that glorify racial supremacy, but the idea of selecting the right person for the right job without being limited by race is a wonderful one.


    As I said this, I nodded my head repeatedly, perhaps to convince myself that I was right.


    The other three members of the group did not dare to touch on what I had to say, but instead they talked about how the city should be managed based on racial supremacy, which made Melanesia''s statement stand out more than it should have.


    All the groups seemed to have ended up discussing a simple topic.


    However, I was told later that both Riknas and Kyristik had expressed quite negative opinions about racial supremacy.


    I''ve been in contact with many subhuman maids since I was a child, and Kiristic has been in contact with subhuman maids since I was a child, so I had to agree with them.


    This day, the legal training held in the morning was relatively light in content.


    Why don''t we get together for a drink today and get acquainted?


    I decided to accept Riknas''s invitation to invite everyone else to do so, as he does every day.


    Then


    May I come in for a visit?


    That''s what Kyristick says.


    I''ll go out with you.


    and two of the Melanesians joined us, for a total of four people to go out for drinks.


    I invited Gaboz to join us.


    I mean, I''m on the make-up test, so I''ll study harder.


    While saying that, he left early.


    As for Gaboz, despite the fact that he''s come to train as a representative of the city, he''s been disqualified once, so it''s no wonder he doesn''t have much time to spare mentally.


    However, if the results of this weekend''s exams are bad, tomorrow will be a disaster for me, so I think I''ve got to end the day in moderation.


    "Anyone know of a good place to eat?��I''ve been getting a lot of bad luck lately.


    Riknas blurted out as he said this.


    ''Where are you looking for a store?


    Yeah, just across the street, at the corner. I''m hitting the area around that diner where the diners gather, at random...


    I couldn''t help but chuckle as I looked around the area that Riknas had pointed at.


    That area is full of race-run shops that have been in business for a long time, and most of them are more concerned with prestige, doing business by the name of the shop than by taste.


    As for Riknas, he was probably always walking around with his squire, the dogman Srina, so he would have been refused entry or sent to another room that deliberately served only one level of inferior food for subhumans to accompany him.


    That''s because there''s no way they could have had good food.


    Kiristic seemed to have come to the same conclusion as I had, and a wry smile was on his face.


    I''m going to tell everyone


    Don''t you all mind eating in the same room with the subalterns?


    When I asked them that, they all replied that they were fine.


    ''What?''��You know a good place?


    Riknas came to me with an excited look on his face.


    I wish I could fit into Riknas'' mouth like that.


    With that in mind, I walked towards the back street.


    �� �� ��.


    The Three Dragons Pavilion was crammed with sub-human guests as usual.


    ''''Yes, welcome.......oh?��Are you a racial visitor?��That''s unusual.


    The proprietress of the goblin people (goblin people) approached us with a smile.


    This is a restaurant and inn run by a couple of goblin people.


    When I used to live in King''s Landing, I used to frequent this restaurant.


    The taste of the food was to my liking, and I liked the atmosphere of the restaurant.


    I''m a familiar face to the couple, but they don''t seem to notice me now that I''ve magically changed my appearance.


    ''Wow, I didn''t know there was a place like this,''


    Riknas was looking around the store with an amused look on his face.


    Melanesia was similarly looking around the store with a somewhat excited expression on her face.


    Aside from Riknas, this reaction from Melanesia, who said she had been living in the royal capital all her life, was a bit unusual.


    Normally, if you''ve been living in King''s Landing for a long time, people would have been exposed to bobble bum religion, and racial supremacy would have been drilled into them, and they would have been disgusted by these subhuman-rich restaurants.


    Anyway, we all asked for a recommended course and had the drinks looked at at randomly.


    So I pretended to go to the bathroom and peeked into the kitchen for a bit.


    ''Ah, brother, what can I do for you?''


    Inside the kitchen, the general of the little demon people (goblin people) was busily wielding a pot.


    I turned to that old general.


    Hey, captain. Long time no see.


    As he whispered that, he unlocked the figure-changing magic in the face area so that only the general could see it.


    ''''Ah!''''


    When he saw my face, which had broken the spell, he laughed happily and rushed to my side.


    He had been a regular customer for nearly 10 years, and he remembered me well.


    You are the only person of your race who came to our shop so persistently," he said.


    The general laughed at that.


    For a while, the general and I chatted secretly.


    At the end of that, I also told him that if there are any people in the subhuman mercenary corps who are in need of work, I''d like him to introduce them to me.


    I''m sure there are a lot of people like that due to the tightening of the royal capital. Okay, I''ll talk to them. Just send them to the Quinn Company, okay?


    Yes, please.


    I smiled at the general and reworked my magic and headed for the bathroom.


    Just for appearance''s sake, though.


    When I returned to my seat from the restroom, the drinks and food had already been delivered to my seat.


    ''''As expected of a restaurant recommended by Gossage, it''s the first time I''ve been able to taste something that I''ve found to be good in King''s Landing.


    Riknas was laughing as he said that.


    He even asked for more drinks already.


    ''I told him to wait until Gossage got back, though.


    Kiristic turns his tight eyes to Riknas.


    The first thing that comes to mind is the fact that you''re not the only one. You''re not going to get any women if you''re always wearing a businesslike face like that.


    ''''This restaurant is really better than any of the restaurants on the front street!


    Melanesia, too, is happily munching on her food.


    With my return, Kyristick has finally picked up his drink.


    Cheers.


    As he says this, he offers me a barrel of liquor.


    I match the keg of my own sake with the keg of Kiristic''s sake.


    Cheers.


    That''s what I said in return.


    Good food and good drinks made it possible for us to have a meaningful dinner on this day.

 157 . Frontier City Training Week 3 Part 2

    The three of them, Riknas, Chyristic and Melanesia, who seemed to be completely in love with the Three Dragons Pavilion, have been going to the Three Dragons Pavilion every night since the first day I showed them around.


    Riknas had also brought his squire, Sleena, the dog person, with him since the second day.


    Wow, this is really good.


    Slina was eating her food while buzzing her tail as she said this.


    That tail movement is just too amazing.


    Oh, you know, dog lady, it makes me so happy to see you so happy.


    And the proprietress of the little demon (goblin) was very pleased and served Sleena a special soup.


    ''''You''re already the lord of a frontier small city, aren''t you, Gossage?


    Melanesia asked as they ate.


    ''Yes. I''m doing my best with everyone''s help.''


    Melanesia thought for a moment as I replied, and then she turned her gaze again to me and


    ''Um, if you don''t mind, can''t we take a tour of the city once during our next vacation?''


    Huh?��A tour?


    ''Yes, I grew up in the King''s City and ideally I would like to run a city without discrimination between sub-humans and races, but I''ve never seen a city actually run that way...''


    As she said this, Melanesia leaned in closer to me.


    ''Please!��I honestly wasn''t at all happy with the training I got the other day at Rebecombe. Please, I thought I''d help...


    As she said this, Melanesia clasped her hands together in worship to me.


    It is true that Lebecombe was a racially supremacist city, so it''s not hard to understand what Melanesia was saying.


    Well, I was just going to go back to Liberty, too.


    Yeah, I was just planning on going back to Liberty, so that''s fine with me.


    When I told him so, Melanesia


    ''Yes!��Thank you!��Thank you!


    He jumped up on the spot while saying that and was happy.


    It''s rare for someone to be able to express their emotions so straightforwardly, even though they''re still a student and young, isn''t it?��I couldn''t help but giggle at Melanesia''s emotional outbursts.


    ''Then let me join you. Since you prefer Melanesia, of course it won''t be a problem, will it?


    Kiristic also said that to me.


    Maybe it was my imagination, I didn''t feel like I was staring at Melanesia with a somewhat miffed expression on my face, but.......well, I don''t think I''m going to mind that.


    ''''Then I''d love to be a part of it...''''


    Riknas also raised his right hand as he said this.


    Then Thrina, who was sitting beside him, hurriedly held his hand and


    No, Master Licnas, no.��Master Riknas must return to Urinacombe this weekend, Bau!


    That''s what he said out loud.


    At Slina''s words, Riknas began to cover his face with his hands.


    ''''d*mn, is it just me and my own animal?


    As he said that, he wore a look of deep regret.


    Well, Riknas''s Urinacombe and my Liberty are located quite close to each other, so I think it would be easy for us to meet after the training is over.


    Well, you know, Riknas is within striking distance of something in the future.


    But when Riknas heard my words, he nodded his head and said


    It''s said that a journey is a road trip!��I wanted to go with you guys!


    Then he sat back in his seat.


    You''re gonna get burned tonight. Gossage is paying for your drinks tonight.


    How can that be?


    I couldn''t help but go into it at Riknas'' words.


    Melanesia and Kiristic were watching our conversation with smiles on their faces.


    This is how we were able to finish our meal.


    �� ��.


    The next morning, I headed to breakfast a little early, and I went to the kitchen first.


    I''m not sure if it''s a good morning, Mr. Gossage, but.......well, did you have something rough to do?


    The monocular Menoko, the cook of the mansion, noticed me and was looking at me with a surprised or frightened expression on her face.


    Menoko has always had a frightened look about him, and sometimes I feel bad about talking to him.


    I''m such a menoko.


    Lately, I feel bad about the fact that I''ve been coming home for dinner out all the time.


    Menoko''s food is always good, but I had a hard time saying no to a friend of mine who I met during a training program.


    Menoko chuckled as I told her this.


    No, no. I''m sure you don''t mind me saying so. I believe that networking is an important part of a lord''s job.


    And because of that, I''ll be working hard to make breakfast for you, so you can count on me.


    I thanked Menoko again for saying that, and I moved toward the room where breakfast was being prepared.


    Again, we ate Menoko''s delicious breakfast before heading to the training.


    After today''s training, we''d have two days off tomorrow.


    We''re supposed to take Melanesia and Kyristik back to the small frontier city of Liberty with us tomorrow morning, but first we have to make sure we do our exams from this afternoon.


    This week we had only half-day training on laws and ordinances, so the scope of the exam was quite narrow, and all the trainees were able to get over 90 points.


    So, all the trainees got over 90 points.


    I can''t help but make careless mistakes.


    Riknas, who got one question wrong and got a 98, looked frustrated as he said that.


    We each had to prepare our own luggage for the day, so we didn''t go to the Three Dragons Pavilion, but we had to go back to our respective places of accommodation.


    "I''m going to the Three Dragons'' pavilion!


    Riknas was the only one who said that and took Sleena with him into town.


    I said goodbye to Melanesia and Kiristic and went back to the Quinn Chamber of Commerce.


    ''Oh, Gossage-sama, we''ve been waiting for you.


    One of Quinn Trading Company''s Kobolds - the head of the customer service team, as I recall - who found me after I returned from training, came running up to me.


    ''''What do you mean, there are a few people waiting for you, like the head of the sub-human mercenary group or something.


    I had an idea of what those words meant.


    Thanks, I''ll be there in a minute.


    As I said this, I moved to the reception room where the commanders were waiting for me.


    There were three sub-humans sitting there, waiting for me.


    When I walked into the room, the three of them


    Oh, Mr. Gossage?


    With that said, everyone got up in a hurry.


    I''m Gun Bird, leader of the Gun Bird Mercenaries, introduced to you by the master of the San Long Pavilion.


    "Like me, the head of the Laramire mercenary group, Larami.


    This is Mirele. Nice to meet you.


    They each bowed to me as they greeted me.


    The three of them were representatives of the mercenary group that I had asked the master of the Three Dragon Pavilion to be willing to come to Liberty as guards.


    According to the three of them, according to their explanation~.


    The Gunbird Mercenary Group is a mercenary group formed by the eagle man, Gunbird, and the bird race, with a total of 11 members, led by the eagle man, Gunbird.


    The Laramilele Mercenary Group is a mercenary group formed by the Reptilian race, centered on the twin sisters Larami and Mirele of the Serpent People, with a total of eight members, all of whom are women.


    We''ve been out of work since the royal capital strengthened its policy of eliminating sub-humans, and we''ve been wondering how we''re going to feed our members.


    Gambard was smiling happily as he said that.


    At Gambard''s words, Larami and Mirele also nodded and


    It''s all the same to me.


    ''''I used to have a job escorting the noble ladies, but that policy was tightened up and all of that was suddenly cancelled...''''


    As he said this, they both shrugged their shoulders.


    These two mercenary groups have both unanimously agreed to go to Liberty.


    ''''There are other mercenary groups that have a difference of opinion among their members, but in this kind of situation, good things must come first.


    Gambard laughed at that.


    As Gambard said, even Liberty can''t accept any number of people unconditionally.


    Liberty''s Chief of Guards, Gugs, has asked for an increase of about fifty men for now, so it seems that both of these mercenary groups will be able to accept them without any problems.


    I''m going back to Liberty tomorrow. If it''s possible, if the Commander alone can go with me, I''ll be able to get a briefing from Guard Captain Gugs...''''


    I was about to say that.


    ''You talk so fast!��If we are the Gunbird Mercenaries, we can call out to them now and they''ll all be ready to go to Liberty in the morning.


    Gambard snickered at that.


    Then, Larami and Mirele were also in a hurry.


    Wow, so do we. I''ll have them ready to go right now.


    Yes, I''ll make sure it''s done by tomorrow morning!


    Yes, I raised my voice.


    I told him that he didn''t have to push himself, but Larami and Mirele didn''t have to.


    ''No!��It''s okay!


    Because of this repetition, the conversation has been progressing in the direction of meeting tomorrow morning in a steady stream.


    I excused myself from my seat once here and called the rabbit Raylins, who is in charge of managing the operation of the regular magic ship at Quinn Trading Company.


    ''''........so, can we get 19 more people on tomorrow''s regular magic ship?''''


    Well I can handle the general seating without a chair, if you don''t mind.


    This chair-less observation room means that you will stay in the observation room until you arrive, so you are free to stand in the chair-less observation room or spread something on the floor and sit or lie there.


    I went back to the reception area.


    I''m all set to take a seat on the mage ship without a chair, if that''s all right with you?


    When I told them that, Gambard, Larami and Mirele looked surprised.


    ''What?��Well, the magic ship!


    As he said this, the three of us began to blabber on about it.


    I listened carefully.


    Hey, can you guys afford to pay for all these people?


    (Don''t be ridiculous I''m just trying to make ends meet these days.


    So the three of them were whispering to each other about it.


    And when I heard that story, I was like.


    "Liberty will take care of the money for the mage ship, so all you have to do is meet up with us. Also, here ... sorry it''s not much, but can you take this as a reserve?


    As I said this, I handed some of the money I had to hand over to Gambard and Larami.


    Then the gambler looked at me with a roll of his eyes.


    "Oh, you''re lying!��Will they pay for all that travel? .........I thought we were going to travel in our own carriage.......


    Beside them, Larami and Mirele were also stunned.


    ''''And even a reserve fund...You''re going to get this much?


    ''That''s more than a month''s worth of escorts, this...''


    I smiled at the three of them who were perplexed by various things.


    I don''t know what we do here in King''s Landing. It''s the small-town, out-of-the-way Liberty way of doing things, and I''d like to welcome you all.


    I told them so.


    Then the three of them.


    Oh, thank God!��What a generous lord you are!


    They''re not all that different from each other.


    Yes, really.


    He said that and asked me to shake his hand.


    I exchanged smiles as I shook hands with the three of them stiffly.

 158 . Third holiday of remote city training Part 1

    The next morning, after leaving Quinn''s private residence earlier than usual, Unja and I headed to the Quinn Chamber of Commerce in the city.


    When we arrived at the Quinn Trading Company, we noticed many sub-people gathered around the wagon depot by the store.


    When I looked closely, I saw Gambard and Larami Mirele in the center of the group, apparently gathered by members of the mercenary group that I had spoken with yesterday that was heading to Liberty.


    Gambard noticed my arrival.


    Yo!��General.


    I ran up to them with a smile, raising my right hand.


    Following that, Larami and Mirele and the members behind them also rushed towards me.


    As expected, these members were members of the Gunbird Mercenaries, Larami and Mirele''s Laramie Mirele Mercenaries.


    All of them rushed up to me.


    "Hey, guys. From this day forward, this is our captain, don''t forget it!


    Gambard called out to the people around him as he did so, and all the members of the group responded to him.


    ""Okay."


    And then he raised his voice.


    In the meantime, I''m still waiting for an interview in Liberty by Guard Captain Googs, so the hiring is not yet confirmed, but I couldn''t bring myself to talk about it because everyone here is already very excited about it.


    When I was talking about this and that with the gamblers


    I need to talk to you about something...


    As he said this, Gambard asked me about the carriage.


    I''ve heard that the Gambard mercenary group has a special carriage that is said to be heavily armed with magical firearms, and if possible, they would like to take it to Liberty.


    However, according to the agreement with the royal capital, it is forbidden to load cargoes equipped with magic guns and heavy weapons onto the magic ship.


    Only ordinary arms such as swords and shields could be brought on board.


    Now, as I was pondering what to do, Quinn, who was listening to this story nearby, came up to me with a smile.


    ''''If you don''t mind, Quinn Trading Company will deliver it to Liberty?��There are also flights that carry the cargo overland, so we can transport it with you.


    Quinn offered to do so.


    Gambard acknowledged this offer with a smile and


    Good luck with that.


    As he said this, he shook hands with Quinn.


    Not long after, Melanesia and Kiristic came to the Quinn Chamber of Commerce together.


    ''We just got together there,''


    Melanesia laughs as she says that.


    Beside Melanesia, Kyristik was still dressed as a man today.


    Probably not telling Melanesia........I felt I had to do something to accommodate her in Liberty.......


    As I was thinking about this, a regular magician ship from the north appeared in the sky and slowly docked at the magician ship boarding and alighting tower next to the Quinn Chamber of Commerce.


    When all the passengers at the royal capital had finished disembarking, the passengers from the royal capital began to enter.


    We were the last to enter the ship.


    Me, Unja, Melanesia, and Kiristic had taken tickets for a general private room, but since a total of 19 members of the mercenary group are in the observation room, I''m the only one who goes there once to say hello.


    In the observation room, everyone in the mercenary group continued to stare out the window, cheering at the scene that was spreading out.


    Gambard noticed that I had come, and chuckled.


    I''m sorry. These guys are used to seeing the sky, but the view from the magic ship is very unusual.


    The Gunbird Mercenaries are a group of bird people, so they can all fly.


    As they were cheering at the view from the sky, Gunbird must have followed them.


    What I think, Larami started giggling at such a gambard.


    ''What?��What is the one who took the initiative and cheered earlier saying?


    He called out to Gambard.


    At those words, Gambard''s face once again broke out in a wry smile.


    Apparently, Gambard himself was enjoying the view from the magic ship quite a bit.


    Not long after, the regular mage ship with us on board left the embarkation and disembarkation tower and began to soar high into the sky.


    It would take about half a day to get to Liberty from here, even if we stopped at Batcombe.


    Everyone in the mercenary group cheered incessantly as they gazed out the window at the sight of the ship drifting at high speed.


    Even the initially quiet members of the Lara Mirele mercenary group were soon joining in with the gamblers in shouting.


    I left the observation deck at some point and returned to the cabin.


    Inside the cabin, Kyristik and Melanesia were talking as they drank the tea that Unja had prepared for them and looked out the window at the scene.


    ''It''s really amazing that a ship like this flies through the sky on a regular basis,''


    Melanesia''s eyes sparkled as she said this.


    Kiristic, too, continued to gaze happily at the scene outside the window, though he didn''t say it aloud.


    Unja had prepared a drink for me, and we all spent the time on the empty boat trip drinking it and talking with each other.


    On the way, the regular mage ship that docked in Batcombe arrived at the depot in the frontier small city of Liberty not long afterwards.


    The ship will later go to the frontier city of Green Convoy, which is located south of Liberty, and will return to Liberty from there.


    Although Greenbomb is the final destination, because there is only one person who can regularly take care of a regular mage ship, the Elder Elder Rich Dorn who lives in Liberty, the mage ship will spend the night in Liberty every time it makes a round trip, and will be inspected by Dorn here.


    As we disembarked, the scheduled grimoire departed shortly afterwards for the Green Convoy.


    As I was seeing the ship off, I noticed that


    Welcome home, bear!


    As he said this, Korok ran up to me today with a smile on his face.


    Korok hugged me the same way he did last week.


    ''Are you not done with your training yet, Bear?��I can''t wait for you to be with me forever, bear.


    And as he said that, he rubbed his cheek on my stomach.


    Tiree, the ancient monster tribe, came from behind and pampered me just like last week, licking me in the face and... in the end, I ended up drenched in Tiree''s drool, just like last week.


    It''s a disaster.


    Googs came from the back of Korok and his friends, and he was trying hard to hold back his laughter as he watched me.


    And I''m in a terrible situation all over, but I''m trying my best to keep a calm demeanor.


    These are all the mercenaries who want to join the Liberty Guard.


    This is the Gambard Mercenaries, and this is the Lalamirele Mercenaries.


    I explained this to Googus, and he looked around once and


    I''m Googus, the Captain of the Liberty Guard. I''ll be interviewing for the job afterwards, but well, good luck with that, guys.


    He smiled with a snicker as he said that.


    Here, a total of 19 members of the mercenary group moved with Gugus to the guard''s office.


    Gugs would conduct an interview there to determine the final acceptance or rejection, but when he had asked me to secure personnel before, Gugs had


    ''Well, I''ll hire them all unless I''m in a position to do so. After all, we need as many people as possible right now. And all we have to do now is train them.


    That being said, well, we''ll all be fine.


    In the midst of all the chatter on board.


    The gambards told me last night at the tavern that I had prepared a regular mage ship as a means of transportation to Liberty, and that I had even paid for the preparations in advance, and that the gambards had told the members of the mercenary group they knew in the tavern.


    They''ve gone back to their buddies with their blood on their hands, so I''m sure they''re probably working hard to put together a story for Liberty right now.


    If this story is true, then when I return to Quinn Trading Company tomorrow, a new group of guard-hopeful mercenaries may be waiting for me....


    With that in mind, I headed for the town hall, with Korok leading me by the hand.


    Melanesia and Kyristik followed from behind.


    Melanesia was looking at Korok, who was hugging my arm.


    ''Really ... this city is where sub-humans have normal contact with their race.


    While saying that, he was making a sound like an admiration partition.


    In my opinion, it''s quite normal for me to walk around while being hugged by Korok like this, but if you ask me, I''ve never seen races and sub-humans walking hand in hand like this in the royal capital.


    With Korok still holding me, he took Melanesia and Kyristik to the dining room first, and so


    "Korok is a hungry bear.


    He smiled at Korok after saying that, but if that''s the case, why don''t you say a word first to say so....

 159 . Third holiday of remote city training Part 2

    After lunch in the town hall cafeteria, we walked along the street, partly because Melanesia wanted us to.


    Liberty is a small frontier city with one main road and one back road running on either side of it, for a total of three roads leading from the town hall to the village at the foot of Mount Gorun.


    Melanesia glanced back and forth between the front and back roads.


    ''Ho, it''s really true that sub-humans walk normally on the front streets in this city!


    As Melanesia would say, the streets of Liberty had a mixture of races and sub-humans coming and going on both the front and back streets.


    The ratio of race to subhuman on these streets was roughly three to seven, with the subhuman population outnumbered by the subhuman population.


    Even with that 30% of the race, the majority of them are traders and peddlers from other cities who came in regular magic ships and wagons, and the rest are those who live in the Gehmose area, which is almost all of them.


    It''s a good idea to be able to have a good time with your friends and family.


    However, Melanesia, who was born and raised in the capital, found this scene hard to believe, and her eyes kept blinking as she looked around.


    If I were to become a lord, I would like to see a city like this... a city where people and sub-humans can live together in harmony.


    Incidentally, when the subject of Elebacombe, where Kiristic''s father, who has come with Melanesia, is the lord, comes up, Kiristic is a bit depressed


    ''There''s a larger percentage of races in Erebacombe... right now they''re following the policy of the king''s capital and treating the sub-humans coldly, but when I become a lord...''


    As he said this, he clasped his right hand.


    After taking the two of them to look around the street, I led them to the ''sweet shop Bun'' run by Shyaka.


    ''''It''s kind of........eastern in style.......''''


    Melanesia stared at them curiously as she looked at the nolen at the entrance and the kimonos worn by the serving women.


    Afterwards, the two ate cold silko with white ball dumplings.


    What is this?��I''ve never had it before, but it''s so sweet and delicious!


    Melanesia let out another impressed voice.


    Kiristic also seemed to like the taste of it very much and was enthusiastically pouring the silko into her mouth.


    They ended up having two refills and a total of three cups of cold silko.


    Korok, can I have another bear?


    And this is the fifth time Korok has asked me if this is the fifth time I''ve had a refill....


    When we finished eating, I told them that the restaurant was run by Siyaka, the Bishop of Bunn, and Melanesia and Kiristic both looked at each other simultaneously.


    ''Wait!��Buh-boom teaching is what it is, isn''t it?��It''s a religion whose doctrine is the reconciliation of races and sub-humans, isn''t it?��There''s been a lot of talk about it in King''s Landing lately, but.......what?��Why is that Bunn bishop working for you!


    No wonder Melanesia is surprised to say so.


    All the construction, maintenance and human rights costs of the church are paid for by donations and contributions from the faithful.


    Almost all of the noblemen living in the capital believe in the Bobur Bam religion and all of them donate a lot of money generously.


    There is a reason for this.


    Many of the royal family members in the royal capital, Parma, follow the Bobruvam religion.


    The aristocrats wanted to take advantage of the influence of Bobblebum''s religion and donated money to the church, which enabled the church to keep running smoothly.


    It is said that the headquarters of Tersulianism, a sect that patronizes sub-humans, is located in the sub-human country, which is said to be located further west of the Tiretira Mountains, but the reality of this is still unknown, as the race and the sub-humans are still at war with each other, bordered by the Tiretira Mountains.


    As for its doctrine, it is widely known among the sub-humans living in various parts of the capital, as the bishops of Tersulianism go to various places to preach their doctrine.


    On the other hand, Siyaka, the bishop of Bunn, runs a sweet shop in this way and uses the proceeds to fund the activities of Bunnism.


    He does not accept any offerings or donations from his followers, and focuses solely on preaching reconciliation between races and sub-humans, so many of the sub-humans living in Liberty have already converted to Bunnism.


    ''''Huh.......I didn''t know there was such a religion.......''''


    When Melanesia heard my explanation, she was simply impressed and nodded repeatedly.


    The chyristic also seemed to be surprised by this


    I''ve always thought of religion as something that cost money.


    As he said this, he nodded in place as often as Melanesia did.


    �� �� ��.


    We left Bunn''s sweet shop and returned to the town hall on our feet.


    Erdena greeted us.


    ''''........Thank you for your hard work. You two are welcome too.


    While saying that, Melanesia was in front of Erdena, who bows her head lightly.


    She''s beautiful.......are you from the elves?


    I asked her that.


    To such Melanesia, I said.


    ''Yes, Eldena is an elf. And she''s my fianc��e.


    I told her so.


    Then Melanesia said.


    ''Whoa!��I didn''t know you were engaged, Mr. Gossage!��And with such a wonderful person!


    While saying that, her cheeks were red and happy, but beside her, I think Kyristick became very unhappy, maybe it was my imagination, but....


    Since we had decided to relax at the mansion that day, I took Melanesia and Kiristic with me as we moved into the mansion.


    ''''Well, let me show you two to the room you''ll be staying in, Nya.


    Unja, who had remained in the mansion to prepare for the two men''s stay, led them into the mansion as she said this.


    I''m going to tell them.


    So I''ll see you at dinner.


    Once I told him that, he went back to his room.


    It''s a very good idea to have a good idea of what you''re looking for. I''ll never leave you,


    Korok says with a smile, and holds me in his arms.


    Erdena is looking at Korok like that.


    ''''I''ve been waiting all week for you to come back now and then.


    He had a wry smile on his face as he said this.


    After all, Korok was


    While Erdena told me about the events of the past week in the city and


    While having dinner with Melanesia and Kiristic and others.


    And he didn''t leave my side until it was time to take a bath.


    At the rate he was going, I was thinking he might start insisting on sleeping with me at night.


    ''Tiree will miss me. I''ll sleep with Tiree at night.


    With that, Korok went back to the room where Tille was waiting for him.


    Not long after Korok returned to his room.


    ...Is it all right?


    As she said this, Eldena came into my bedroom.


    Eldena, who was changing into her nightgown, sat down beside me, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, looking over some papers.


    I feel most at home next to you.


    As she said this, she gently leaned on my shoulder.


    I gently hugged Eldena like that, and together we fell into bed.


    ........But....


    At this point, there''s a hard knock on the bedroom door.


    ''The lords come to the Koroks'' room, that''s a good bear.


    I could hear Korok''s voice saying that.


    Erdena and I, who had already taken off our clothes, had to put them back on in a great hurry, and we looked at each other with a wry smile.

 160 . Third holiday of remote city training Part 3

    Korok broke into my bedroom last night.


    ''Huh?��Why is sister Erdena there too, Bear?


    He looked at me suspiciously.


    ''Anyway, I''m going to sleep with Korok, bear!��Tiree''s with me too, bear!


    He dragged me to his bedroom, repeating this incessantly.


    Erdena, with a wry smile, followed suit, and I ended up sleeping with Erdena in the bed in Korok and Tille''s room for the day.


    It''s almost as if Korok wants to spoil me because I''ve been going to King''s Landing so much lately.


    Tiree, a subspecies of the ancient monster race, a girl on top and an ancient monster race on the bottom, was sleeping curled up next to Korok''s bed because her body was too big to fit in the bed.


    On that bed, I had to sleep with Korok holding me tightly, and Eldena was sleeping beside me like that.


    I had slept until morning with Korok holding me so tightly that when I woke up, my right arm, which Korok had been holding me to, had lost all sensation.


    I couldn''t let Korok worry me, so I tried to act like he wouldn''t find out, but Erdena seemed to have found out sooner or later.


    I''ll get you some restorative medicine later.


    I was so relieved to have that whispered in my ear.


    In the morning, once I returned to my room, I found someone standing in front of my room.


    When I looked closer, I saw that it was Biblina.


    Biblina was standing there, looking unhappy, but as soon as she found me, she


    You!��Where have you been walking around all night!��My mistress has been looking for you for a long time because she''s worried about you.


    As he said this, he walked up to me shamelessly.


    I apologized for not being in the room, and


    Yesterday, I was sleeping with Korok at the behest of him.


    As I tell Biblina that, Korok smiles beside me and


    It was a great pleasure to sleep with my lord, Korok.


    That''s what he told Vrina.


    It seems that even Vrina, as expected, couldn''t sustain her anger any longer in the face of that overly happy look.


    Well, you''ll forgive me this time but if you do it again, I won''t forgive you this time.


    I said and walked down the hallway, turning away from him with a pout.


    I feel bad that I disappeared from my room without telling him where I was going, but if I think about it, it must have been quite late since I disappeared from my room after Korok came to call me.


    Biblina must have found out that I wasn''t in my room because she visited my room after I was taken by Korok... What did Biblina have to do with visiting my room at such a late hour?


    I was twisting my head as I said this, and Eldena, who was standing beside me.


    You''re really quite insensitive about this sort of thing, aren''t you?


    He was smiling at me while saying that.


    In the end, I couldn''t even imagine what that smirk meant.


    �� ��.


    Hello, little one, breakfast is ready.


    After being told that by Una who came to the room, me, Erdena Korok and the three of us moved with her to the dining room on the ground floor of the mansion.


    This room, which is directly adjacent to the kitchen, is designed to serve freshly prepared food immediately.


    However, I rarely use this mansion as I am usually holed up in the town hall.


    That''s why I''ve rarely used the mansion during this dinner until now.


    In the kitchen, several ketsies who usually cook in the town hall cafeteria had come over and were cooking this and that for me.


    In the room, Melanesia and Kiristic had already arrived as well.


    ''Good morning, did you two sleep well yesterday?


    I smiled at them and said that to them.


    They both smiled back at me.


    Thanks to you, I was able to get a good night''s rest. The beds in the dormitory are very hard, so to be able to sleep in such a soft bed was a dream come true.


    Melanesia''s cheeks slackened with a smirk as she said this.


    Kiristic also nodded in satisfaction.


    I''m so grateful to Miss Unya for her attention to this and that.


    I said and bobbed my head towards Unya, who was standing beside me.


    Unja smiled and smiled at me.


    It''s my job. Don''t worry about it.


    He bowed to the two of them as he said this.


    They were all eating their breakfast together while Unja served them, and in the middle of it all, Melanesia raised her right hand and


    Well, if you don''t mind, I''d be happy to take you on a tour of the town hall afterwards.


    He told me so.


    So, after finishing breakfast, I took Melanesia and Kyristik to the town hall.


    The town hall is located right next to the mansion, so it''s easy to get there.


    When I went inside, Melanesia was constantly looking at the staff members who were working in the room.


    ''''Really........it''s full of sub-humans........''''


    Melanesia nodded her head yes and again as she said this with a sense of admiration.


    The King''s Town Hall basically employs only racial employees.


    It''s not a bad idea to have a good time with your friends.


    However, in Liberty, even sub-humans are actively hired as regular employees of the town hall if they are judged to be suitable for the job.


    Well, this is an area where only sub-humans originally lived, so I think it''s inevitable that there will be many sub-humans.


    When I said that, Kiristic shook his head from side to side.


    The majority of lords who are posted to cities where only sub-humans live, you know, secure human resources for their race in the royal capital, and then have them work only near themselves.


    Melanesia nodded widely at Kiristic''s words.


    As they toured the town hall and made their rounds.


    When I came to the guard station, the captain, Gugus, was just in the room and was working on this and that.


    "Ah, the lord. No, I was just registering the guys from yesterday.


    According to Gugs, after leaving me yesterday, he told me that he had interviewed all of the mercenaries, and out of the nineteen, he had passed the interview without calling any of them and had decided to hire them.


    Thereafter.


    You know, I''m just looking for more people to fill in the gaps as we speak, so...


    You said so.


    I am.


    As soon as I need to talk to you, I''ll send you the information.


    After saying that, he shook hands with Googus once and then parted ways with him on the spot.


    Then.


    After visiting the underground labyrinth that was open to adventurers, we continued to visit the armor manufacturing factory for dragon scales and then returned to the town hall.


    It was getting close to the time for the scheduled magic ship to leave for the royal capital.


    Once I was separated from Melanesia and Kyristic, I moved with Eldena to the lord''s office.


    When we were alone there, I gently hugged Erdena and


    Look after the city for me for a while, will you?


    Yes, I whispered in its ear.


    Erdena gave a small nod to my words.


    But come home soon.


    After saying that, she put her own lips on mine.


    I''m not going to be the only one in the lord''s room with only two people in the room, and our lips are pressed together for a while.


    �� �� ��.


    When I got out of the town hall, there was a regular mage boat docked at the top of the mage boat embarkation tower next to the town hall, and I climbed aboard it along with Unya, Melanesia, and Kiristic.


    As I waved to Erdena, Kuro, Googs and others who had come to see me off, Korok came running out of the circle.


    Korok came up to my side.


    My lord, I need you to get down.


    While saying this, he beckoned me with his right hand.


    It''s a good thing that you''re not going to have to worry about the fact that you''re not going to have to worry about the fact that you''re not going to have to worry about the fact that you''re not going to have to worry about the fact that you''re not going to have to worry about the fact that you''re not going to have to worry about the fact that you''re not going to have to worry about the fact that you''re not going to have to worry about the fact that you''re not going to have to worry about the fact that you''re not going to have to worry about it.


    I''m not sure if it was a kiss, but he pressed his face against mine, but when he took his face away from my cheek, he


    ''I''ve always done it with my sister Erdena, and I''ve tried Korok too.


    Then he snickered.


    At those words, I and Eldena, who was in the circle of people who were seeing me off, couldn''t help but turn bright red.


    Then I


    Really, you''re good friends with your fianc��, Erdena.


    Yes, we boarded the magic ship while Melanesia chilled out, but for some reason Kyristick was suddenly in a bad mood at this time too...


    With her gaze fixed on Kyristick, I twisted my head around, while Unja looked at me like that.


    You''re so sensitive about these things, my dear.


    That''s what I said, but if you have any idea what''s going on, I''d like to know.


    As I was thinking about this, the regular magic ship left the embarkation and disembarkation tower and took off directly into the sky.


    If nothing happened, they would be in the royal capital half a day later.

 161 . Last week of remote city training, the day before

    It was the evening of the same day when the regular mage ship carrying us, who had spent two days of vacation in the frontier small city of Liberty, docked at the embarkation tower of the royal capital.


    Maybe it''s my imagination, or maybe it''s just that there are many people around the embarkation and disembarkation tower today, when I got off the ship


    Ah, Lord Gosage.


    One of the sub-humans among the people gathered around the boarding tower pointed at me and said that.


    Then


    Mr. Gossage, it''s a pleasure to meet you. My name is Bro... and I''m the leader of the Broadsides Mercenary Guards, sir.


    I''m Jarnase, head of the Jarnase Mercenary Guards. It''s a pleasure to meet you, Master Gossage.


    I''m Gorolongo of the Gorolongo Mercenaries and it''s a pleasure to meet you.


    Most of the sub-people who were around me gathered around me.


    They had heard that Gambard had been hired by the small frontier city of Liberty for good treatment, and they wanted to be hired as well, so they gathered here, waiting for my return.


    And this amazing group, you know.


    Yes, first of all, only the Commander will gather. The group members will wait in the back.


    Thanks to Unja''s quick instructions and the way she dealt with everyone in the mercenary group, the area around me, which had been completely surrounded by sub-people, finally cleared up.


    In front of me, the leaders of the mercenary group gathered in front of me, but there were a total of six of them, including the leader alone.


    If you add up the members of the group, there was a group of nearly eighty people in total.


    The conversation seemed to be dragging on, so we parted ways with Melanesia and Kiristic, who came back together.


    ''Thank you for everything,''


    I look forward to working with you tomorrow.


    The two greeted me politely and left.


    As I saw them off, I looked around again at the group leaders and the group members who were waiting behind them.


    I had a brief conversation with the group leaders, and it seems that all of the mercenary groups had been working as mercenaries in the capital for several years, and their achievements were perfect. Even the job performance certificates issued by the Adventurers'' Union did not show any record of abandonment of work, and none of the mercenary groups seemed to have any problems.


    Well, Liberty''s guards were chronically understaffed, and I figured that with this many people, Googus would accept me well, so I made everyone wait there and walked into the Quinn Chamber of Commerce building.


    I walked over to the rabbit man, Leilins, who was in charge of managing the regular magic ship''s operations.


    ''Leylins, I''m sorry to be so abrupt, but can we get an extra eighty or so people on the scheduled mageship to Liberty tomorrow?


    Yes, I asked, and Leilins smiled and smiled.


    I figured that was probably going to happen, so I''ve already booked you a seat on the first flight tomorrow morning without a chair.


    He smiled at me as he said that.


    After all, it seems that this group of mercenaries had gathered at Quinn Trading Company right after I left for Liberty yesterday.


    I apologize for causing so much trouble, I bowed to Raylins, and he smiled again.


    No, no, I had to pay for the time and date of Master Gossage''s return, so it didn''t hurt us.


    I borrowed some letterhead here and wrote a letter of introduction to Googs.


    Since I can''t go back to Liberty with the rest of the mercenaries tomorrow due to a training session, I thought I''d leave the letter of introduction with them.


    When I finished writing the letter of introduction, I put it in an envelope and sealed it.


    I took it in hand and went out of the store once again.


    When I appeared, all the mercenaries who had been buzzing around until then closed their mouths and took care of themselves.


    To such everyone, I


    Now, you will take the scheduled sorcerer ship first thing in the morning to the frontier small city of Liberty. The price of the mage boat is Liberty.


    will bear the entire cost.


    At those words, the sub-people began to buzz all at once.


    ''''Hey, he says we can get on the magic ship!


    ''Seriously?��I didn''t think I''d ever get to know you.


    I''m so excited.


    When the buzzing of these sub-people had subsided to some extent, I opened my mouth again and


    ''So, when you get to the other side, please give this letter of introduction to the attendant in the boarding tower. He should be able to get Chief Guard Googs for you.


    I said and handed it to the nearest one, Brolaws.


    "Hey, buddy, don''t lose that stuff you''ve been drinking tonight.


    I know, I know, I know.


    Without a moment''s hesitation, Browns was chilled out by the other commanders.


    The sub-people laughed again at the scene.


    So, I took out a cloth bag of money from the magic bag on my waist here.


    ''''We''ve been waiting for you!''''


    I heard something like that from the mercenary group members, and they all laughed at the same time, but I thought that maybe this was everyone''s true intentions as well.


    After all, I heard that the sub-human mercenary corps had been dried out of work across the board after the incentive of locking out sub-humans that the royal capital suddenly enacted.


    The sub-human mercenary corps working in the King''s Capital were probably being hired quite cheaply, so it''s obvious that they would immediately dry up if such a thing were done.


    In such a place, if you hear that you can get a job if you volunteer for the Liberty''s guards and even receive a reserve, it''s understandable that money-hungry mercenary groups would gather like this, and if that money is handed over to you now, it''s only natural that they would be happy.


    ''''Well then, I will give you the reserve money, so all the group leaders will line up in front of me...''''


    I was still in the middle of my words, but the group leaders immediately formed a line in front of me.


    The gesture made me smile a little as I handed each of them the reserve money.


    Yay! Now we can drink like hell tonight!


    As soon as the leader received the money, everyone in that leader''s mercenary group instantly cheered.


    Then, they instantly walked away from the group that cheered and walked towards the city, and eventually, when they finished giving the money to all the mercenary groups, the sub-people that had gathered so much were cleanly gone.


    Well, it''s easy to understand, but I chuckled, wishing I had at least been allowed to say a final greeting.


    In the meantime, Unja and I climbed into Dengo''s carriage and headed back to Quinn''s private residence for the first time in two days, thinking that we''d better say hello to everyone here before our departure tomorrow morning before the training session.


    �� �� ��.


    When I was finally able to return to Quinn''s mansion, I began to review the training up to last week.


    The week from tomorrow is the last week of training.


    If I pass the final exam on the last day, I''ll be qualified to become the lord of the frontier city.


    ........If I fail this exam....


    I''ve heard that I''m going to have to go through two weeks of training again, and then I''m going to have to retake the exam, but of course, I''m going to have to pay for that extra cost.


    Besides, I don''t feel comfortable being a further guest at Quinn''s private residence, and I think it''s time for me to end my absence from Liberty....


    The weekend started off with dealing with Gambard and the other mercenary groups, showing them around Melanesia and Kyristik, and the rest of the time I was pampered by Korok all the time, and then when I came back I was busy dealing with a new group of mercenaries... Perhaps it was because I was so fidgety that I felt furiously sleepy as I flipped through materials.


    Then Unja, who seemed to have noticed me, rushed over to me and said


    You''re going to need to sleep in bed, little one.


    As he said this, he snuggled up to me and took me to bed.


    I lay down on the bed as it was.


    You''re not doing yourself any favors, little girl.


    As I said this, I was still conscious up to the point where Unya had pulled the covers over me, but that''s where I seemed to have fallen asleep.


    That''s when I felt something soft against my lips, if it was my imagination...


    �� ��.


    The next morning, I woke up refreshed, and I looked at Wunya, I asked her about her lips, and she smiled and smiled


    Come on. I don''t know Anya.


    When she said that, Unya was laughing while holding her own lips with the index finger of her right hand... but was it my imagination that her smile looked somewhat like a prank?

 162 . Last week of remote city training Part 1

    On this day, I forced Dengo to get the carriage out earlier than usual.


    As it turned out, I''m sorry that I had to ask Quinn to get ready in a hurry, too.


    ''No, no, there''s a lot of work that needs to be done in the shop, so that''s not a problem at all.


    Quinn laughed at me as he said that.


    Although Quinn Chamber of Commerce is classified as one of the medium-sized merchant associations in the King''s Capital, it manages the boarding tower, which is the only boarding and alighting place in the King''s Capital for regular magic ships, and sells tickets exclusively to them, and is the only one in the King''s Capital to sell dragon scale products made by Liberty, and sales are beginning to rival those of the major merchant associations.


    ''''I really want to hire more people, but if we do it poorly, we''ll be in trouble if something goes wrong.


    Quinn laughed when he said that, but only Quinn''s words had weight, as he had once been on the verge of going out of business due to poor performance.


    When I arrived at the Quinn Chamber of Commerce, all of the mercenary group had already gathered in front of the boarding tower of the magic ship.


    I walked over to everyone.


    ''I''m sorry I can''t accompany you today, but I''ll say hello to you again when I return to Liberty after my training is complete.


    So he told everyone.


    Then all the mercenaries.


    And why did you come all the way out here so early to tell me that?


    And everyone seemed to be very impressed with it.


    Thank you so much for doing this for us subhumans.


    There was even a group member who started crying while saying so.


    Due to the training start time, I couldn''t wait until the regular magic ship arrived, I finished greeting everyone in general and went to the training on my feet.


    Then, in front of the training room, Riknas was waiting for me.


    You know, after today''s training, can you make some time for me?


    Riknas has a serious expression on his face instead of his usual lightness.


    I had a bad feeling about that while I


    Yeah, okay. Then after the training.


    With that promise, we went into the training room together.


    ''Oh, Mr. Gossage!''


    Inside the training room, Melanesia and Kiristic were waiting for me.


    They came running up to me from their separate locations.


    Thank you for everything you did the other day.


    Yes, they both thanked me.


    I ended up apologizing for giving them both back as they were to deal with the mercenary group.


    I''ll show you around whenever I get a chance.


    Yes, I told them both.


    Not long after, we hurriedly followed to our seats as Grandma Donuts came into the training room.


    �� �� ��.


    Since it''s the last week, the training was half new content and half review content.


    Anyway, since the final exam is coming up at the end of this week, I''m fired up for this week in many ways.


    After the training was over, Riknas and I went into the reception room of the Central Frontier Bureau.


    We both walked into this room that Riknas had rented beforehand.


    Then, as soon as Riknas is seated, he says


    We''re having a bit of a problem in Urinacombe...


    That''s what he cut out.


    Come to think of it, Riknas had gone back over there last weekend to do some business in Urinacombe, where his father is the lord of the land.


    When Riknas looked at me


    As a matter of fact, all the members of the Dark Charming in Urinacombe have disappeared.


    That''s what he said to me.


    I couldn''t help but widen my eyes at those words.


    Speaking of the Darkness Charming, it was an entity that practically ruled Urinacombe, and it was widely known.


    All those dark charmers were gone?


    To tell the truth... this weekend the knights were supposed to arrive in droves from King''s Landing... but apparently they sensed it beforehand, and when the knights arrived, the mansion and its base were all empty...


    When he said that, Riknas clicked his tongue in an abject manner.


    It was well known that the royal capital had recently embarked on various reforms.


    Heavy use of racial mercenary groups within the King''s Capital - Tightening up the sub-human mercenary groups.


    They are implementing a series of measures, including the disposal of troubled frontier cities and small towns, in rapid succession.


    I had heard before that Urinacombe had been picked up as one of those problematic frontier small cities, but it seems that the punishment was supposed to take place this weekend.


    And then the members of the Darkness Charming, who sensed that, were gone beforehand........


    The question is, where have the dark charmers who are involved in many of the dark commerce that is rampant within this continent disappeared?


    It seems that Riknas was right, and there is certainly a high probability that the dark charmers will be hiding in various cities like that.


    I exchanged stories with Riknas for a while, and on this day, I parted with Riknas at this place.


    As I headed to the Quinn Chamber of Commerce, I was going to write a letter to Erdena to tell her of this, and leave it with someone in the Quinn Chamber of Commerce who was heading to Liberty.


    Then, as I entered the Quinn Chamber of Commerce.


    Oh, Safa, it''s Gossage in here.


    There was a figure of the Foldente in the Chamber of Commerce.


    Whatever it was, it was an ancient monster race that was supposed to be protected in Liberty.


    The chiefs of the Ancient Kaiju Tribe are now demanding their money back, so we''ve been talking to them.


    He was chuckling as he said that.


    From the looks of it, it looks like the talks have come together nicely, and from my point of view, I''m relieved to hear that.


    After all, the two members of the ancient monster tribe are already familiar with Liberty, and Tille and Korok have become good friends like sisters, so I really don''t want to separate them now.


    When I took Foldente to the reception room at the back of the store, I told Foldente what I had just heard about Riknas.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find out more about this as well.


    He chuckled as he said that.


    While it was true that Foldente was right, he had to be wary of it now that it had happened.


    ''Will you tell this to Batcombe, Pix, Eads and Greencombe when we return to Liberty?


    When I said that, Foldente nodded and


    Also, I''ll tell Googus to make sure he''s on guard, and not to delude his two daughters.


    He said that and went on giggling again.


    That''s right........Gugs is the father of my two daughters, if you think about it.


    His wife is Lil Pop, that witch, and it''s not quite right........


    As usual, the two of them don''t seem to have any intention of getting registered, but when I think of them, I can''t help but think of Erdena''s face too.


    Foldente was aware of my feelings.


    You''re going to have to think about it.


    As he said this, he tapped me on the shoulder.


    The only thing I could do was to return such a bitter smile to Foldente........


    �� ��.


    After leaving Foldente, I returned to Quinn''s mansion in Dengo''s carriage, which had come to pick me up.


    On this day, I finished dinner with everyone at the mansion, and after taking a bath, I immediately began reviewing today''s training.


    ........However, I still couldn''t help but be concerned about the Darkness'' winning voice.


    "Is there something you''re worried about, little one?


    Anya, who had sensed that I was in an unusual state of mind, came right up to me.


    I don''t think this kind of insight is really a match for her.


    I told her the story of Rhykunas, too.


    I might have to be a little careful when I get back to Liberty.


    When I told her that, Unya smiled at me.


    If anything happens to you, I''ll make sure you''re safe, even if I have to pay for your life.


    That''s what he said.


    It''s certainly a nice thing to say, but....


    I gently hugged Unya.


    ''Little girl?''


    Wunya hugs me back with a slightly startled expression on her face.


    It''s nice to hear you say that, Unja, but please do me a favor and save your life. Even if I survive, it will be sad if you die....


    When I said that, Unja looked a little confused, but


    Thank you very much, little one.


    As he said that, he smiled happily.

 163 . Last week of remote city training, part 2

    The next morning, as I was having breakfast with Quinn and the others, Quinn mentioned the subject of the dark winning voice.


    ''''I heard that a pretty widespread warning notice has been issued for everything. I think that''s unusually fast for the usually slow-moving royal capital.''''


    As Quinn says, it has become customary for King''s Landing to be generally slow to take action.


    For example, when a frontier city, town, or village asks for a budget for a river breakwater that is about to collapse, it is said that it takes a year to get a budget, and it is not uncommon for it to take another year before the money is actually paid out.


    In such a situation, the warning notice against the winning voice of darkness was issued in practically one day, and I don''t think it''s an exaggeration to say that this is indeed an unusually quick notice unbecoming of the royal capital.


    ''''This is........it would be fine if the King''s Capital is doing it in earnest, trying to destroy the Dark Charming, but.......''''


    Quinn slurred the last word as he said it.


    Well, it''s easy to imagine.


    The bottom line is that the possibility that there was a strong push by some people who feared the retribution of the Dark Charming is undeniable.


    The Dark Charming is said to control the underworld of this world.


    Probably, there must be a significant number of noblemen in the capital who are benefiting from it or are connected to it behind the scenes.


    The dark charmers always tried to maintain a strong connection with the central part of the capital to prevent a situation like this from happening, and they also did this and that to deceive the eyes of the capital.


    As a means of doing so, he participated in Liberty''s summer festival as a neighboring city to show off his friendly relationship with neighboring cities, and behind the scenes, he was unusually obsessed with obtaining the eggs of the ancient monster tribe that some nobles are said to want behind the scenes due to their delicacies, despite the fact that trade is ostensibly forbidden, and so on....


    In this short period of time, there have been two cases involving my small frontier city of Liberty alone.


    It would not be surprising if they had done something to other cities as well.


    So, it''s no wonder that they were trying to do something to other cities as well.


    It is not difficult to imagine that the members of the band, including El Nakotta, who escaped from the case, are very angry.


    If the aristocrats, who were flocking to the interests of the charmers of the darkness, feared that their anger would be directed at them, if it was during the period when they were parasites in Urinacombe like before, but now that they have completely disappeared, it is rather counterproductive because it is impossible to know from where they will retaliate.......


    �� �� ��.


    After finishing the day''s training, I was asked by Melanesia if I wanted to go to the Three Dragons Pavilion, but I was concerned about the one incident of the Darkness'' winning voice, so I refrained from going there today.


    Today, Wunya was accompanying me to the royal capital, and when I came out of the Central Frontier Bureau


    Thanks for your hard work, little man.


    He greeted us as he said that.


    We were walking down the street towards the Quinn Trading Company, but there was something strangely noisy in one corner of town.


    "Is something wrong?


    Unja''s ears were twitching as she said this.


    The eyes are sharp and alert, as if she''s watching her surroundings.


    I followed Una''s lead, getting slightly cautious as I walked towards the noisy area.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find a few of them in the middle of the street, where only carriages come and go, and a large number of guards have gathered around them.


    I concentrated on the stories of the people around me.


    According to the people gathered around the area, the carriage in which the nobleman was riding was apparently attacked by someone.


    ''''Botchan........that carriage.......''''


    Apparently, Unya has noticed it too.


    That carriage the Greed family''s carriage my former family''s carriage I''m sure of it....


    �� ��.


    Soon, the entire area where the carriage was stopped was off limits.


    The guards who had fortified the perimeter.


    "What you see and hear here is what you say to yourself.


    If there are any witnesses to the attacker, please come forward immediately.


    I chased away the onlookers while shouting that.


    I tried to stick around for a while to see if I could get some information, but


    After a while, the guards began to look at him suspiciously, so he gave up on gathering any more information and went back to the Quinn Chamber of Commerce once.


    ''Master Gossage, were you asked?��I heard that the carriage of the Fourth Duke was attacked by a group of unidentified people earlier.


    When I returned to the Quinn Chamber of Commerce, Quinn, who was inside the shop, spoke to me in a panic.


    From Quinn''s information, it seems that he only knew that the carriage that was attacked belonged to the Fourth Duke.


    I walked into the back of the Chamber of Commerce with Quinn.


    ...The carriage that was attacked is the Greed family''s carriage.


    At those words, Quinn''s eyes widened.


    So, let''s see, Mr. Gossage''s former family...


    I was often immensely disappointed as I said this.


    I asked Quinn to keep this matter to himself and to gather as much information about this attack as he could.


    Quinn nodded.


    ''Okay. Let''s try as much as we can with our contacts.


    With that, I left the shop early.


    Me and Unya went back to Quinn''s private residence in Dengo''s carriage first, and in that carriage, my feelings were quite subdued.


    The Greed family is considered to be the first of the four lords.


    I''m sure they had a high level of security, but when it was attacked like this, I can only assume that it was a very skillful person who committed the crime.


    ........Which means, the possibility of the Greed family being closely linked to the charming voice of darkness is high......


    My father, Gapoli, is indeed dirty with money.


    He was often ridiculed by other nobles for buying the position of the four dukes with money, and I know that he actually spread the money around here and there.


    In order to raise that money, he kept squeezing money out of his direct lands.......


    It''s certainly not surprising that in this vein, he was connected to the dark winning ways and worked to make money.


    The nobles are strictly forbidden to have any contact with the underworld.


    If this attack was a warning to the Greed family from the dark winning voice I honestly can''t imagine what will happen next time.


    Indeed, I''m a person who has nothing to do with the Greed family now.


    ........However, I can''t help but wonder about the house I was born and raised in....


    While I was thinking about this, Unja, who was sitting across from me, moved to sit next to me and gently hugged me.


    I''m sure you''ll find out about the rest after the training is over.


    Unja pats me on the back as she says this.


    With an indescribably complicated feeling, I let myself fall back on Unja.


    �� �� ��.


    According to Quinn, who met with me the next morning at breakfast.


    Even within the royal capital, there seems to be a pretty strict gag order on this matter, and very little information is out there.


    As he said this, he frowned.


    It is true that if the rumor of an attack on one of the four duke''s carriages spread easily, it could lead to a problem of responsibility for not only the nobleman''s vigilantes, but also the royal guards.


    As I listened to the story, I kept thinking about how this problem would evolve in the future.

 164 . Frontier City Training Last Week Part 3

    It has been two days since that carriage attack happened.


    During this time, very little information about this case has been circulating in the capital.


    Although some people have been gossiping about it, I haven''t heard a single word about the royal guards moving in, or that the noble families are being investigated or anything like that.


    I think that there is some kind of collection of information behind the scenes, but I haven''t heard anything about it for the past two days.


    After all that happened in broad daylight, it wouldn''t be surprising if some information was leaked...


    Quinn was twisting his head incessantly as he said this.


    This topic was frequently discussed at the training center on the first day, but on the second day, Grandma Nuts showed up at the training room before the morning training and after the evening training and said


    "The recent attack on your carriage in King''s Landing has caused quite a stir, so I suggest you concentrate on your training and not worry about anything else.


    That''s what I told everyone.


    The point is, this is as good as saying, "Don''t talk about this matter.


    After this notice, none of us talked about the subject.


    In the evening of that day, after a long time, we went to the Sanryu-Tei with Unja, who has been accompanying us to Melanesia Kyristik, but as soon as we entered the restaurant, the proprietress came running up to us and said


    ''You know, don''t talk about the carriage incident. I don''t know where the guards in plainclothes are listening.


    They told us in secret.


    Yesterday, when the shop was abuzz with this topic of conversation, the guards suddenly rushed into the shop and said


    Those of us who have been talking about the carriage attack will be asked to follow them as witnesses in the case.


    and took all the customers who were in the store at that time away.


    How should I put it, you''re doing something drastic.


    Melanesia said that in a whisper, but that''s exactly what happened.


    However, I don''t think any more new information about this matter will come to light at this minute.


    I quietly asked the landlady to let me know if she learned anything new about the case, and after finishing our meal, we left the Three Dragons Pavilion.


    After leaving Melanesia Kyristic, I returned to the Quinn Trading Company.


    Then, in the shop, the Royal Capital Guards were waiting for me to return.


    "You are the Lord Gossage of the frontier small city of Liberty, aren''t you?


    A man who seems to be the leader of this guards, dressed in armor that is a bit more luxurious than the other members of the group, stepped out towards me.


    ''''Yes, yes, but what can I do for you?''''


    I told him so, and the captain of the guard.


    ''''According to a notice from the Royal Capital Guard Bureau, we would like to have the Royal Capital Guard Corps stationed in all the boarding and disembarkation towers of the regular magic ships for a while. This is the directive.


    When he said that, the captain of the guard showed me the directive.


    Indeed, the text of the directive contained what the head of the guard corps had just said.


    It was also signed by the head of the Guard.


    Perhaps the criminal group is planning to check the passengers who board and disembark because they don''t want the criminal group to be able to use the regular magic ship to go from one city to another at will.


    However, they were planning to put guards in all the boarding and disembarking towers.......which would be a maximum of seven locations, but they were planning to put guards in all of them.


    If he refused the request from the royal capital, the permission for the regular magic ship to pass through to the royal capital might be revoked, and as long as there''s nothing to worry about, there''s no reason to refuse it, so


    ''''I understand.


    When I said that, the captain of the guard looked a little reluctantly.


    This is not something I can tell you and I want you to be quiet and obey my orders.


    That said.


    It seems that a gag order has been enforced here as well.


    I rented the Quinn Trading Company''s reception room and had a meeting with the head of the guard corps to discuss the future.


    As a result, I asked the members of the guard corps to go to Liberty once, and I told them that I would like them to get permission from Erdena, who is the current acting lord and is also acting as the person in charge of the regular magic ship.


    Since I made a stroke to say that I agreed to this matter, I made a letter with my signature on it, sealed and sealed it, and handed it to the head of the guard corps.


    When the Commander of the Guard received it


    "Thank you for your help.


    With that, he bowed and left the Quinn Chamber of Commerce.


    ''''I see you''re still struggling after all.


    Quinn said softly as he came up beside me.


    I nodded as well, turning my gaze to Quinn''s face.


    �� �� ��.


    The day went straight back to Quinn''s private residence in Dengo''s carriage.


    Quinn still had some work to do, and he was going to stay at the Chamber of Commerce for the day.


    I finished dinner with the rest of the guys at the private residence and began reviewing today''s training as usual.


    I was looking over the training materials we used for today''s training, and occasionally the case in question would pop into my head.


    I kept shaking my head as I looked over the material, but today I couldn''t seem to concentrate.


    I''ve decided to take an early rest on a day like this, so I took a shower to wash off some sweat and went to bed a little earlier than usual.


    The next morning


    Maybe it''s because I went to bed early, but I woke up pretty early... but something is wrong with me.


    My left arm feels strangely heavy or something....


    When I turned the covers over, I found Unja.


    She was asleep, curled up with my left arm as a pillow.


    When she noticed that I''d turned the covers over, she jumped up in a hurry.


    I''m so sorry, I''m so sorry, I''m so sorry, Auntie...


    As he said this, he stood next to the bed and bowed his head repeatedly, in a hurry, which was unusual for Unya.


    According to Unya''s story.


    I was acting strangely, so he put his hand on my forehead and gently checked to see if I had a fever or something.


    I just sort of wandered off and curled up in my little boy''s arms and fell asleep.


    While saying that, Unja scratches the back of her head while smiling bitterly.


    Seeing that expression, I felt like I didn''t feel like getting angry anymore....


    In fact, it was only because of Wunya sleeping with me that I was able to wake up refreshed that day, which was a good thing, but if I told Wunya about this, she didn''t dare to mention it because she was afraid that this time she might sneak into my bed with a conviction.


    After that, nothing else happened in the royal capital.


    In the meantime, the training progressed and finally the last day arrived.


    On this day, the morning was to be the final exam and the results would be announced in the afternoon.


    As we entered the hall, we waited, and not long afterwards, a granddad came into the hall with a couple of staff members in tow.


    He looked around at us once.


    Even if you don''t get a passing score on this exam, there will be a retest after two weeks of training, but I have faith that you will all pass this exam today.


    After the greetings from the groundnut, the final exam began shortly afterwards.


    As expected of a final exam, the amount of questions was enormous.


    There were 10 sheets of question paper alone, and it took a lot of time just to read and understand the questions.


    I just read the questions one by one and wrote in my answers.


    The only sounds in the room were the sound of flipping through the question papers and writing in the answers.


    The half-day exam time went by in the blink of an eye.


    Although we were allowed to sit in the middle of the room and go to the bathroom in between, none of us left our seats in the middle of the exam.


    Everyone who had taken the test moved to the cafeteria in the building, as the grading would take place during the lunch break.


    As expected, there was no one in town for lunch today, so almost everyone participating in this training had gathered in the cafeteria.


    But perhaps because everyone was concerned about the results of the exam, there were few people talking to each other.


    It''s a good thing that you can''t get away from the fact that you can''t get away from the fact that you can''t get away from the fact that you can''t get away from the fact that you can''t get away from the fact that you can''t get away from the fact that you can''t get away from the fact that you can''t get away with it.


    Shortly afterwards, everyone who had finished lunch returned to the venue in a May-rain style.


    I came back to the hall early to review the exam questions.


    Melanesia, who was sitting a little ahead of me, was also reviewing questions with a reference book in hand.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find out more about this as well.

 165 . Last week of remote city training, part 4

    The groundnut entered the room, and once he looked around the room


    Then we will announce the results. Those of you who have been called to the front, please step forward.


    As he said this, he picked up the papers.


    The first person to be called in was Kiristic.


    He was the only one who got a perfect score on all the exams in this training program. You have passed your first class.


    Grandnut said and handed him the papers with a smile.


    Kiristic took it, smiling happily.


    And I was the next one to be called in.


    I had missed one question on the first exam, so I guess that''s why I was second.


    I was handed the paperwork with a smile from Grandonaz as well as Kiristic.


    Those who passed the test were to go to another room in the Central Frontier Bureau to complete the necessary procedures immediately after this.


    I walked down the corridor with Kiristic, who was waiting for me in the corridor.


    Then


    You''ll both be waiting!


    Melanesia followed us with a smile.


    Apparently Melanesia was the third person to be called up.


    It was a bit surprising, since it was Riknas who had been a regular on the list, but it was nice to know that our friend who had become so close to us during the training program had passed the test.


    The three of us walked down the corridor together.


    When we got to the designated section, we found


    Now I''m going to ask you to come over here one at a time.


    I''m not sure if this is a good idea, but I''m sure it is.


    There, I was made to sign various documents.


    There were nearly 30 of them.


    I signed an oath to abide by the rules of a frontier city, an oath to fulfill my tax obligations as a lord, and many other documents.


    It took me about an hour to read through all the documents and finish signing them.


    When I left the room after I finished signing all the documents, there was a line of people waiting to get in line in the hallway.


    I couldn''t help but breathe a sigh of relief when I saw that Riknas and Gaboz were safely among them.


    In the end, there were a total of four people who had failed after today''s exam.


    They will all have two weeks of additional remedial work next week to take the supplementary exam.


    I hope that they will be able to pass the test next time, as they are the ones I trained with this past month.


    �� ��.


    "Since we''re here, why don''t we have dinner at Sanryu-Tei and go home?


    Melanesia invited me to do so.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find a good deal more information on this.


    I''ve been wondering about the dark charmers, but since this is the last time I''ll be seeing them in the capital after training, I decided to hang out with them for a bit.


    I''ve heard that Melanesia also approached Riknas and Gabozh, but both of them went home to do some business.


    I don''t know about Gaboz, but I could easily imagine that Riknas was probably about Urinakombe.


    However, I didn''t tell the two of them about this case that came to mind, as it would have been unnecessary for everyone to worry.


    At the Sanryu-Tei, we toasted each other with tea and congratulated each other on our success.


    ''''So this makes the two of you lords of the frontier cities?''''


    Melanesia asked me that.


    ''''Hmm... In my case, I have to go through this and that in the small frontier city of Liberty, where I''m currently the lord, so it''ll be a little while longer.


    That''s how he answered.


    In fact, in order for Liberty to be upgraded from its current frontier small city to a frontier city, the city and town hall must be developed, inspected by the Central Frontier Agency, and approved as a frontier city as a result of that inspection.


    I''ve already been handed a mountain of documents for this, and they''re in a magic bag on my hip, but honestly, I''m feeling a bit heavy because I have to take them home and work on this and that while consulting with the town hall.


    And Kiristic, too.


    ''''My father is still in office, and although you might be able to offer me stories of other frontier city lords, I''m only interested in following in his footsteps...''''


    That''s what he said.


    Melanesia hummed and nodded as she listened to us.


    ''''I''m still in school, but I''m a so-called graduate student, so if I could get a story about a city lord from some city, I''d love to do it, but... it''s not the first time I''d get a story about a lord from such a young person.


    He laughed as he said that.


    Nevertheless, Melanesia has done well, and I hope that she will gain experience and become a good lord.


    Afterwards we had a dinner while chatting.


    I didn''t talk about the winning voice in the dark because I was worried about the plainclothes guards, but while I was in the restroom, I quietly asked the proprietress if she had any information about the


    It''s nothing to that.


    I made an apologetic expression while saying that.


    When I saw that expression, it made me feel sorry for him.


    So I changed the subject.


    ''My training ended today and I''ll be back at Liberty tomorrow.


    It''s been a short time, but I''ve enjoyed being here again.


    I smiled and told the landlady so.


    Then my husband came out of the kitchen and


    I''m too dumb to know what that training is like, but congratulations anyway.


    I hope you will continue to be a lord loved by everyone.


    They said that and shook hands with me repeatedly.


    I returned the handshake with a smile.


    �� �� ��.


    ''I''ll see you again, since the cities are so close to each other. Melanesia, feel free to come visit us in Liberty.


    I smiled at them as I left the shop.


    ''Well, keep up the good work.''


    And Kyristick, who replied.


    Yes, thanks for everything.


    Melanesia bowed her head repeatedly as she said this.


    We shook hands a few times and parted in front of the store.


    I walked back to Quinn''s shop.


    Then Quinn came out to the front of the store and


    ''Congratulations. I already heard you were accepted.


    He squeezes my hand as he says this.


    I squeezed his hand back with a smile.


    "Congratulations, Botchan, on your birthday.


    From the side of him, Wunya also came out and congratulated me with a smile.


    We had been instructed not to bring our personal guards with us because of various meetings at the Central Frontier Station that day, so Unja, who had always accompanied us to the Central Frontier Station these days, had been waiting for us here.


    Quinn and I got into the carriage and the three of us headed back to Quinn''s private residence.


    When we returned to the mansion, I told everyone in the house that I had passed the training.


    I''m not going to be the only one to have to deal with this.


    "We''re treating you to a feast today!


    Menoko, the meal attendant, said that with a big smile and went back to the kitchen.


    Just as he said, the dinner that day was quite opulent.


    It''s not an exaggeration to say that the food is comparable to that of the young elf master of the best hot spring inn in Liberty.


    When I tell him that, Menoko turns bright red as he tells me that.


    No, it''s not.


    I was getting smaller as I said that.


    Perhaps because the main topic of conversation that day was my passing the training, Quinn didn''t seem to dare to talk about any of the topics related to the dark winning voice.


    It''s a good thing that I''m not the only one who''s been in this situation.


    �� �� ��.


    I finished my meal and went back to my room.


    While I was taking a shower, Unja had cleaned up everything in my room, and the room I had used for the past month was a bit garrulous.


    I sat down on the chair I had been allowed to use for the past month to study and closed my eyes.


    The past month ... so many things have happened.


    Meeting new friends.


    The New Guard.


    Checking out the current status of King''s Landing


    And then there''s the dark charm and the Greed family case.


    To be honest, this last matter still seems to be dragging on, but now that the training is over, I have to do what I have to do.


    As I was thinking about this, Unja came over with a cup of tea.


    "Happy new year, Botchan.


    Unya said that to me again.


    I thanked her and smiled back.


    "You''ve really helped me a lot this past month, Anya.


    When I tell her that, she smiles at me.


    No, no, no, I''m just doing my duty as a little maid, little girl.


    That''s what she told me, and then Wunya put her mouth to my ear.


    I thank you for agreeing to be my mistress... nya.


    Then he smiled somewhat lustily.


    I had no choice but to return the smile.


    �� ��.


    The next morning, I left Quinn''s private residence in Dengo''s carriage as everyone in the mansion saw me off.


    ""Thank you for your help,"


    They all bowed their heads as they said this, and then waved to the departing carriage.


    "We''ll miss you, Master Gossage, a bit.


    Dengo told me this as he steered the carriage.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find a way to make the most of your time in the city.


    I''m sure you''ll be happy to hear from me personally when you come to the capital.


    Dengo laughed at that.


    �� �� ��.


    I''ll be at Liberty the day after tomorrow, so I''ll see you there.


    Quinn laughed at me.


    I thanked Quinn and the Chamber of Commerce again for everyone and shook hands with everyone who was there.


    Later, as I was buying souvenirs for everyone in Liberty at the Quinn Chamber of Commerce, a regular magic ship docked at the boarding tower next to the Quinn Chamber of Commerce.


    I climbed up the embarkation and disembarkation tower and boarded the magic ship.


    In the vicinity of the embarkation tower, the king''s guards from the royal capital were standing at the entrance of the embarkation tower and the entrance to the magic ship.


    As I thought, the response to the one incident of the dark charmers was still going on.


    Thus, although there were still some lingering effects of the incident, my exercise was successfully completed.


    Not long after, the regular grimoire with me and Unja on board left the boarding tower and took off into the sky.


    Just when I thought we could go home now, I was hit by intense sleepiness.


    I''m sure the fatigue of living in the unaccustomed royal capital was beginning to set in.


    I''m sure you''re not the only one who''s noticed this, but Unja came over to me with a blanket in hand.


    I''d like to ask you to take a little rest until we arrive, my dear.


    In a private room.


    We were sitting across from each other, me and Unya, and she put the blanket over me and sat down beside me.


    I closed my eyes, asking Unja to wake me up just before she arrived.


    ''Thank you for your help, Bocchan.''


    Unja''s, that voice was the last thing I heard, and I fell into a deep sleep.


    At that time, I felt something soft touch my lips, maybe it was my imagination, but what was that?


    Maybe it was my imagination, or maybe it smelled like Unja...

 166 . Return to Liberty Part 1

    After finishing my training, I returned to the frontier small city of Liberty on the regular magic ship that day.


    Although I''ve returned several times along the way, I''m really glad that I don''t have to go back to the King''s Landing anymore, or rather, that I''m free of my training.


    As soon as Unja and I got off the magic ship, Korok came to meet us.


    I hadn''t called in advance because it was my day off and I didn''t want to make everyone feel bad about it, so I thought there would be no pickup, so I was very happy about this pickup.


    I found out later that Korok had heard that my training program was ending yesterday, so I was going to have to wait for him.


    "My lord will definitely be back in his grimoire today.


    Saying that, he had been hugging the window since morning, waiting for the magic ship to come to him.


    ........If it had been a retest, he wouldn''t have been able to come back that day, so in that sense, he was happy to have passed the training without incident.


    ''Welcome home, bear!��The bear I''ve been waiting for!


    Korok jumped on me and happily rubbed his cheeks as he hugged my neck.


    Behind him, Tiree is also there.


    Here at the Magic Ship Embarkation Tower, the town hall dormitory where Tiree and Korok''s room is located is also close by, so they must have come with Korok.


    Tiree says he loves his lord very much, so he''s happy to welcome you here. So he says he''s happy to welcome you.


    When Korok said that, Tiree nodded with a smile, shaking his large body from side to side, characteristic of the ancient monster race.


    Lately, it''s been my pattern to become drool-covered after being licked by Tiree, but today I thought it would be okay with Korok hugging my neck, but Tiree didn''t give a d*mn and licked me with Korok as if that were a problem.


    It seems to be an act of affection from Tille''s point of view, but for me, I can''t get angry when I am told that.


    I ended up getting drooled on by Tille again this time.


    The difference is that this time Korok was drooling as well.


    I thought I''d take a shower and freshen up, so I hurried to the lord''s house.


    Then


    ''Oh!��Safate, you''re back!


    When Biblina spotted me, she ran over to me with a big smile on her face.


    Until yesterday, I couldn''t react for a moment because I was going by my fake name, Gossage.


    Don''t look so surprised, you must be tired.


    Biblina said and hugged me.


    ''Bi, Vibrina I''m drooling on Tiree right now...''


    She hugged me tightly, without regard for my words, and


    I don''t care. They don''t need to be washed off. I''ll take care of this now.


    As he said this, he didn''t want to leave at all.


    Eventually, a drool-covered Biblina said she was going back to her room to change, so we parted ways here, and Korok and I went back to the lord''s hall, with Wunya joining us.


    Erdena seemed to be having a special meeting and couldn''t see me right away, so I moved to the bathroom to take a shower while I could.


    "Korok is going in with you, bear!


    As I said this, Korok came after me with great vigor.


    Well, he''s just a kid... I thought, so I went into the bathroom with Korok.


    Then


    ...Well, may I come in with you, mistress?


    And then Vibrina, who was supposed to have returned to her room, came out of the bathroom door with an embarrassed expression on her face.


    I couldn''t help but cover my crotch with my hands at the sudden appearance of Vibrina.


    Now, as expected, Vibrina is not good.


    I tried to say no right away.


    Vivina is coming in.


    As he said this, Korok happily pulled Biblina''s hand away from him and let her into the bathroom.


    ''Well, I don''t have any ill feelings, you know?��As a sign of good work, I thought I''d give you a slap on the back...


    As she said that, Vibrina was holding the soap in her hand.


    Since Biblina has a bath towel wrapped tightly around her body, although I''m not naked, I''m a stark naked figure.......and as expected, I''m embarrassed


    Biblina, I need you to wash the Koroks too.


    The mood in the bathroom didn''t get any more mature, thanks to Korok''s bareheadedness and the happy passing between me and Biblina, but rather, the atmosphere in the bathroom became more like a young couple taking a bath with their child.


    Biblina seemed to feel the same way.


    When you have children, you might as well give them a bath like this.


    As she said this, she smiled at me.


    I couldn''t help but blush as she smiled at me, looking strangely cute in that smile.


    After a while, I asked Vibrina to take Korok out of the bath first, and then I got out of the bath as well, but when I returned to the living room while wiping my hair with a towel


    Welcome home.


    There was Eldena standing in front of Biblina, who was sitting on the sofa.


    Eldena is looking at Vibrina, who was in the bath with me, with a smile on her face, but her eyes weren''t smiling at all, and Vibrina, who is staring at me with those eyes, wasn''t smiling at all.


    No ... well ... what ... what ...


    And he was at a loss for words throughout.


    Just then, Erdena was told that Korok


    ''I had a great time in the bath with Biblina and my lord, now I''m going to get Eldena in there too.


    It''s a good thing that you''re in a good mood, because you''ve been flirting with it all the time, and it seems that Erdena couldn''t do any more than that.


    After that, the moment Erdena took her eyes off him, he said, "So, see you later," and hurriedly left the mansion.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find the best way to make the most of your time in the world.


    Welcome home.


    He hugged me and said, "I''m home.


    I''m home.


    As I said that, I hugged Erdena too.


    Thanks to the fact that Una successfully took Korok to the other room, I was able to hug Erdena for a while.


    Eldena pulled away from me with a little regret.


    ''''Well there were no major problems, so I''ll tell you about Liberty while I''m away after the holidays.


    Then he hugged me again.


    Have a good rest today and tomorrow.


    He smiled at me and told me so.


    I was a little curious about the people of the sub-human mercenary group, so I headed to the guard''s stuffing station with Eldena.


    It''s a holiday today, but the guards are on shifts, and there''s always someone to pack up, so I showed up at the stuffing station, thinking that there would be someone there.


    Ah, my lord, you are back, aren''t you?


    There was a fully armed lillpop in the staging area.


    It seemed that Lil Pop was just about to go out on a patrol and was about to utter some words in front of the guards and others.


    ''''Ah!��Isn''t he your husband!


    Then one of the guards lined up in front of Lil Pop raised his hand with a happy smile.


    Upon closer inspection, it was the leader of the Gunbird Mercenary Group, Gunbird.


    The guards in front of Lil Pop right now seemed to be former members of the Gambard Mercenaries, and they were all waving happily at me.


    Lilpop was looking at those gambards with a sideways glance.


    They have a bad habit of letting their guard down and neglecting the basics, but as a general rule, they are very serious about their work, so if you work hard enough, you should be able to use them.


    I laughed as I said that, and then I heard the gumbard say that.


    What?��Lieutenant-Captain Lillpop, are we still going to be squeezed?


    I made a pathetic noise, but Lil Pop walked up to the gumbard and said


    He was the guy who first said, "There''s no way I''m going to lose to this little girl," right?��I will show you the guts, sir.


    He was looking up with a sharp look in his eyes as he said that.


    In front of Lil Pop, Gambard''s knees are rattling in front of him, and I couldn''t help but chuckle, thinking that Lil Pop must have done something to him as soon as he arrived.


    According to Lilpop, the sub-human mercenary groups I''ve been recruiting in King''s Landing have all done well, and


    Googus would have been pleased to see you, sir.


    Lil Pop smiled when he said that.


    Somehow, I was a little surprised to see that smile in front of me, because I had only ever had the image of Lilpop with a Buddha''s face at all times, and I thought that this might be because Lilpop was having a child.


    I left the guard station, telling Lilpop that I would come back to see him again, as Guggs was patrolling the Gehmose area with the other guards, and I left the guard station.


    Then I saw Korok, who was walking with me.


    My lord, I''m hungry!


    He hugged me as he said that.


    I don''t know, I don''t feel like I''m always eating something when I''m with Korok, but it''s definitely getting close to lunch.


    So, Eldena, let''s go have lunch somewhere.


    I reached out my hand as I told Eldena that.


    Eldena smiled and nodded as she grabbed my hand back, smiling.


    While holding hands, Eldena and I walked towards the city streets, with Korok in tow.


    Not towards the streets of the royal capital, but towards the familiar streets of Liberty.......

 167 . Return to Liberty 2

    After finishing lunch, I immediately returned to the mansion.


    It''s a holiday, everyone in the town hall is basically closed, and I just came back from the royal capital, so I wanted to put my things away.


    ''''Well the meeting''s already over, so I''ll help you.


    Erdena said so, and she accompanied me, but it was only Korok who was walking with me.


    Come on, let''s go have some more fun.


    He pulled me to my feet as he said that.


    I couldn''t help it, so I promised to eat dinner with him today and to play with him tomorrow.


    That''s a good bear!


    Korok said with a smile and went back to his room where Tille was waiting for him.


    ''Welcome back, Botchan, Nya.


    When I returned to my room in the lord''s mansion, I found that Unja was in the middle of cleaning up this and that.


    I had asked for all the laundry at Quinn''s mansion, so all the changes of clothes were in Unya''s magic bag, but those seemed to have already been put away.


    Let me help you get rid of your stuff, little one.


    Unya walked over to me with a smile on her face as she said that.


    I had a good amount of my stuff, but with Unja and Erdena''s help, I was able to finish cleaning everything up in about two hours.


    Of all that stuff, the largest part of it was still the materials and textbooks I was given for the training.


    Anyway, new teaching materials were added every day, and sometimes a whole book was handed out as a material, so we ended up with nearly seven boxes of crates.


    It''s very impressive to think that I''ve shoved all of these into my head in the past month.


    Thanks to the fact that I had already been working as a lord of a small frontier city for a few months, I knew a lot of the content, so not everything was new to me, but it''s true that I went through all the materials over and over again.


    For my part, I sincerely hope that I don''t have to take another training course that requires me to read and understand so much material.


    Apart from the materials, there were also two crates of paperwork required to elevate the frontier small city of Liberty to frontier city status.


    I''ve read through them in King''s Landing, so I have a general grasp of their contents, but it seems that the only thing Liberty needs to deal with is the matters related to the organization of the town hall.


    Specifically, the frontier cities are supposed to have to appoint two deputy lords in case of an emergency.


    The current Liberty has one deputy lord, Erdena, so they have to appoint another one.


    If the current lord was a sub-lord, we would have to appoint a new racial lord and have an equal number of racial and sub-lords in council, but since I''m a racial lord, that''s not necessary.


    We''ll discuss with everyone again who to ask for a deputy lord.


    When I said that, Eldena agreed with me.


    Eldena has two of these crates of promotion-related documents in front of her.


    "I''d like to take a look at it and see if I can borrow it for a while.


    I said.


    Indeed, I also thought it would be better to have him look over it since he was the Vice Lord, so I readily agreed to lend it to him.


    When Erdena heard my reply, she packed the wooden box into her magic bag on the spot.


    Not long after that, we finished packing up our stuff and were taking a break with the tea that Unja had made for us.


    Then


    Goodnight and welcome home.


    While saying that, Foldente appeared in the room.


    It''s a unique appearance for her, a thought body that originally had no reality, but even that feels nostalgic now.


    Foldente is sitting across from us who are drinking tea.


    It''s a good thing that you''re able to get the best out of it.


    He folded his arms as he said this.


    At those words, I, Erdena, and Unya all leaned forward involuntarily.


    According to what Foldente said, ten members of the Darkness Charming were thrust into the guard jambs of the royal capital.


    At any rate, it seems that the knights from a rather distant frontier garrison brought them in, but it seems that among their captors were people of a fairly high ranking position in the Dark Charming, and they are currently being interrogated in the royal capital.


    ''''........But how could you send them back safely from such a remote garrison?


    Eldena sounded impressed when she heard the story.


    According to Erdena, at any rate, several members of the Dark Charming were once captured in a city near Liberty as well.


    However, the members who were captured at this time were taken back by other members of the Dark Charming while they were being taken by the knights of the frontier garrison near that city towards the capital.


    In the capital, we haven''t heard much about the dark charmers since that incident, but they don''t seem to be behaving quietly after all.


    I heard that Erdena''s case has already been conveyed to Guard Captain Gugs, so I''ve decided to pass on the information that Foldente just brought back to Gugs.


    In the evening, I was planning to go ask Gugs about the state of everyone in the mercenary group, so I''m going to tell him while I''m there.


    �� �� ��.


    After chatting in the mansion for a while, I headed to the guard''s quarters with Erdena and Foldente.


    ''Yo, welcome back,''


    Googus had already returned to the staging area.


    He had patrolled the Gehmose area and returned in a carriage, apparently.


    ''I heard from Lil Pop, I heard your training went off without a hitch.


    Googus banged me on the shoulder as he said that.


    I return the hospitality with a smile.


    In front of Gugsu, I saw Jarnase and Blorose, who I had dealt with in King''s Landing, smiling at me.


    The two of them are waving at me with smiles on their faces.


    I''m sure they are all members of Jarnase and Blorose''s mercenary group.


    I''m sure they''ve listened to me and are doing their best. It''s a good thing that all of the guys that the lord introduced to me from the capital were good luck, so I''m really grateful.


    Gugus smiled with a nikah as he looked around at everyone in the mercenary group.


    They were all smiling happily, as if they were happy to be praised by Gugus.


    ''So, my lord. Can you take some time off sometime?��I''d like to have a welcoming party for these guys, and I''m hoping the lord who introduced me to them will be able to attend.


    When Googs said that.


    I owe you my life. I''m going to make sure you''re okay.


    As he said this, Jarnase winked at me while brushing up his hair.


    It''s a good idea to open the chest button on purpose to emphasize the ample breasts, so I was unintentionally stuck looking at them.


    When Erdena noticed this, she gently pinched my back with an unhappy expression on her face.......or rather, she pinched me pretty hard.


    I told Googus that I would be happy to participate and asked him to let me know again when the date was set.


    When I expressed my intention to participate, everyone in the Tsumesho let out a collective cheer.


    ''''All right, we''ve got to make sure we connect with our benefactor!


    Yeah, totally.


    My lord, you should be prepared for this.


    I''m not sure if I''m going to be able to make it through this drinking party in one piece, but I can only smile at the people cheering in front of me.


    �� �� ��.


    I heard that my farewell party will be held tomorrow afternoon at the usual hot spring village, so Eldena, Korok and I decided to have dinner in my room today.


    It''s been a long time since I''ve had a home-cooked meal from Una, but it was still delicious and I was happy to be nostalgic for some reason.


    Come to think of it, she''d been making it for me from time to time since I was still a nobleman, and I figured that must be part of it, but beside me as I was reminiscing about that...


    "Unya''s food is good, bear, another bear.


    Korok didn''t hesitate to give me three refills.


    ''Everyone eat a lot of food, please.''


    Unja also smiled at Korok as he smiled at me and Erdena as he prepared another round of drinks.


    After finishing dinner, Korok went back to his room, saying he was going to sleep with Tille.


    ''Well then, Una will go back to her room too.


    While saying this, Unja also went back to her room on the first floor of the mansion.


    I went back to my room with Erdena.


    I entered my room.


    Thank you for all your hard work.


    As she says this, Eldena puts her hand on my shoulder and gently kisses me.


    I would take Eldena into my arms.


    We moved straight into the bedroom.


    There, we kissed each other again, and Eldena and I fell straight into bed.

 168 . Return to Liberty 3

    the next morning


    "Good morning lord!


    And then Korok knocked on my door, even though it was still before dawn.


    I was in bed with Erdena, and both of us were sleeping in the aftermath of last night.......naked.


    So we got up in a hurry and put on the clothes we had taken off at the end of the bed.


    I''m really glad I locked the entrance to my room.


    But I wondered what on earth happened to Korok so early too........


    ''I went to bed too early last night, bear I woke up early and I wanted to see my lord.


    I smiled as I said it.


    What can I say, I''m glad you feel that way, but I often reminded Korok to hold off until at least breakfast time next time.


    All right, I''ll be more careful next time.


    I laughed again, but I wasn''t sure if he really understood me or not.


    We ended up going with Korok and taking a walk for a while in the pre-dawn streets.


    Me, Erdena, and Korok almost went, but it was still early in the morning, so I took Tiree with me.


    Tiree usually stays in his room at the back of the mountain, except for when he and Sara play together, but today, Tiree was in a good mood the whole time because he was able to walk around the city with me and Erdena, and he followed behind us, swinging his body from side to side.


    We passed a few merchants carrying goods to the store, but


    Oh, you''re big.


    I didn''t know they had kids like this in their lordship''s house.


    Or something like that, and people didn''t seem particularly surprised.


    Well, if you think about it.


    Everyone knows that I''m a wyvern-riding dragon rider, and the magical beasts in the underground maze seem to think that I''m using their pets... so maybe that''s why they aren''t too surprised to see me with a girl like Tille.


    That''s just the way it is, I wonder what''s going on...


    After the walk, I returned to the mansion with a happy Tiree in tow.


    Korok is going to have breakfast in his room with Tiree, the bear.


    Saying that, Korok and Tille were about to go back to the room, but on the way, Tille turned back and gave me and Erdena a kiss on the cheek.


    I''m sure Tiree got aroused while I was rubbing her cheek, so she licked me and Erdena with her tongue, and finally Erdena was baptized with Tiree''s drool.


    Eldena looked around at her drool-covered figure.


    ''''I''m sorry I laughed at you before when you got covered in Tiree''s drool and this is not going to be fancy.


    He chuckled as he said this.


    We decided to go straight back to our room once and take a shower...


    Do you want to come in with us?


    I couldn''t help but go along with Eldena''s invitation.


    At first, I took a normal shower, but when I was looking at Eldena''s body, I couldn''t help but feel a little...


    I ended up taking a bath for almost an hour afterwards....you know what I was doing, I mean, you get the idea.


    When I finally got out of the bath, Erdena and I were greeted by Unya with a smiling face.


    ''''Well, I''m going to go reheat my breakfast, so please have a drink first, Nya.


    While saying that, Unja was crisply preparing breakfast for me and Erdena.


    .........it seems that she prepared it just as we got back, but we took an unexpectedly long bath.......actually, it wasn''t......but anyway, because we stayed in the bathroom for so long, she had to reheat it, and I felt kind of bad about that....


    Well, well, you''re both young.


    That''s right, Eldena and I couldn''t help but redden our cheeks after being told that from the front.


    �� �� ��.


    Today, the Onsen village will be hosting a party for me.


    It''s supposed to start around lunchtime, but I wanted to relax in the hot springs for the first time in a long time before the party, so after finishing my breakfast, I headed straight for the hot spring village.


    As usual, I got a temporary stagecoach, and the usual scene unfolded, with Tiree running behind me.


    Today, Korok also rode with Tiree, and they both looked very happy.


    When we arrived at the lodge, our room was not yet ready, and we went right into the hot spring.


    The hot spring overlooks the valley and is a really pleasant place to be.


    Just soaking in the hot spring and looking out the window, I felt my heart was refreshed.


    I was the only one in the men''s bath, so I thought I could relax, but


    Korok will like this one today.


    and a stripped-down Korok broke in.


    Kolok, who was lined up beside me and soaking in the hot spring, was


    After all, there''s nothing better than being with your lord.


    He leaned against me as he said that.


    Well, it was good up to that point, but then he stopped in a hurry to start swimming, taking advantage of the fact that no one else was around but us....


    I thought we went in rather leisurely, but Erdena and Unja weren''t up yet.


    So Korok and I leaned back on the couch in the rest area and relaxed.


    After a while, Erdena and Unna came out, but for some reason, Giambalea was with us.


    It was unusual for Giambalea, who rarely came out of the control room of the underground labyrinth, to be in the hot spring...


    What are you talking about?��You came to the lord''s celebration, didn''t you?


    I laughed as I said that, hahaha.


    I''m grateful for that but I was just thinking that you''re here so early for that.


    I mistakenly thought it started at 8:00 a.m. I couldn''t do anything about it, so I went to the hot spring to kill time. So we had to use the hot spring to kill time.


    When he said that, Giambalea laughed again.


    At the hot spring, Giambalea met two people, Erdena and Unja.


    As a result, he was in the hot water a bit longer because the three of them were talking about this and that.


    Jambalea is basically an amazing talker, but even after she got out of the bath, she kept talking to herself.


    In the end, we were forced to listen to Jeanvalea''s stories until the venue was ready for the farewell party, and...


    �� ��.


    The venue was ready to go, the young elf proprietress came to call us, and we moved to the great hall.


    Tiree, who had been waiting outside, had been let into the room first.


    As soon as he saw her, Korok ran up to her.


    As soon as Erdena, Unja and Giambalea entered the room, everyone else gathered soon after.


    Why didn''t you wait until the mistress went to your room to pick her up?


    Biblina protested to me with a look of anger on her face.


    That''s why I don''t like women who are always impatient and get angry.


    And then Biblina noticed Nirmana, who was uttering a line of dialogue that belied her conciliatory smile.


    I''m not impatient. I''m just concerned for Safate, that''s all.


    As I said that, I attached myself to Nirmana.


    As Biblina and Nirmana were arguing about this and that, Aura and Aela came up to my side.


    ''''My lord, thank you for this training,''''


    The two of them bowed their heads to me while saying that.


    Maybe it was my imagination, but I felt like they were both wearing very cute clothes, so I complimented them on that.


    ''You did it, sister!��It was worth the hard work you put into choosing.


    Yeah, yeah, yeah.


    And the two of us were having a great time talking about it in secret.


    Within an hour after this, the hall was almost full.


    Most of them were from the town hall, and I could see the faces of Kuro, Sara, and even Foldente.


    ''''Well, Safate, say hello...''''


    I went up to the podium as Erdena immediately responded to me.


    And I was just about to open my mouth to say something I didn''t feel like saying...


    I''m just saying, let''s get this over with.


    ''''Oh!'''' exclaimed the newly joined gambard, who had just joined the guards, as his face turned red.


    ''''Oh!��Are you already drunk?


    The chief of the guards, Googus, was trying to stop me, but... well, I thought that such a goof-up might be typical of Liberty, and I


    ''The training is over!��Let''s go for the promotion of a frontier city.


    When he said that, he raised his glass.


    Taking that as a sign, everyone in the room raised their glasses at the same time.


    I emptied my glass as I looked around at everyone''s faces.


    I don''t know how long it will last, but I''m going to take it easy today.

 169 . Return to Liberty 4

    My farewell party that started at noon ended up continuing until the next morning.


    Everyone was taking a nap in between, but Jeanvalea, who hadn''t participated in a drinking party in a while, seemed to be enjoying herself from start to finish.


    When more and more people started coming to pour drinks around me, Gianbarea started to move closer to Erdena, Biblina and Nirmana, but eventually she was talking to Sarah, who was drinking in silence, pouring drinks and talking to her.


    I''m not sure if that''s all the people Jambalea went around with, though, as I myself had fallen asleep sitting down a few times in between...


    It''s kind of like this at every Liberty party, I chuckled to myself as I thought about it.


    I was told that there were several private rooms in the inn for napping, and I thought I''d be allowed to lie down in one of them before dawn, but the men''s room was already occupied by all the mercenaries, so there was no room left for me to get in.


    I had no choice but to return to the great hall to find Korok asleep in the back of the room, leaning against the sleeping Tiree''s stomach.


    I decided to come in next to Korok and let him sleep for a bit.


    Tiree''s belly was more comfortable than I thought it would be, and I fell asleep in no time at all.


    When I woke up a short time later, I was surprised to find Eldena, Biblina, Nirmana, and Unja snuggled up to me.


    �� ��.


    We left the hot spring inn before noon and took a temporary stagecoach back to the town hall.


    Even on the way back, Tille and Korok ran back behind the stagecoach.


    It was funny to see them in good spirits, but the sunlight was a little hard on my sleep-deprived eyes.


    I got out of the stagecoach that arrived in front of the town hall and quickly returned to the mansion.


    As expected, it was too hard to just take a nap, so I took a shower to lightly sweat off and then tried to lie in bed for a bit, but when I finished showering, I


    Hey, little man.......uh, someone''s here to see you....


    Unna approached me with an apologetic expression on her face.


    I''m sure you''ve heard that the representative of the subhuman villages around Liberty who heard that I had returned from training has come to say hello.


    I''m not sure if I''ll ever be able to get to the point where I''ll be able to get to the point where I can''t just return the favor, so I decided to meet him in the mansion''s parlor.


    The person who came to greet me was the head of the falconry settlement who lives in the nearby mountains.


    There are falconer fathers and daughters living in Liberty as well, and they do this and that work for the air transport service at the town hall, and the people of this settlement sometimes help me with this work.


    Most of my conversations with the head of this hawker''s village were of the sort that I''m talking about in response to the training and chatting with him.


    "When this Liberty becomes a frontier city, we would like to have our settlement here as part of it, so please do us all a favor.


    This seemed to be the most important thing he had to do.


    When you are in a frontier city, you are even given the task of managing the area around the city.


    To be more specific, if people who don''t live in the city, but live near the city and want to belong to it, they will have to take care of that as well.


    Specifically, I will be making patrols and taking care of people to avoid being attacked by monsters and brigands, and taking the lead in constructing public works such as the city streets and walls.


    Although the expenses will be paid by the king''s city at a later date, the work of the king''s city is very slow, so they will have to pay for a long time.


    For this reason, there are some cities that reject all applications for affiliation from the residents in the vicinity, even if they are promoted to a frontier city, and several instructors at this training course said, "We would like to ask you to accept the affiliation as much as possible.


    However, I had no intention of refusing the training because I have been working in the Takanin community for a number of times.


    In that case, it''s my pleasure to be here.


    As I replied, the head of the Hawkman settlement smiled happily and asked me to shake his hand.


    I was about to return to my room when the chief of the Hawkman community left after about an hour.


    Hey, little guy there''s still a person waiting to see you.


    Unja said that apologetically.


    After listening carefully, I heard that besides the head of the Hawkman settlement, representatives of the six settlements are present at this point in time...


    Moreover, all of the villages had worked together several times before, so it was hard to refuse the meeting with the head of the Takanin community now that I met with him.


    Later that day, I met with the representatives of 6 villages, but 3 more villages'' representatives arrived during the meeting, so I finally met with 9 villages'' representatives.


    By the time everything was over, the sun had already set, and in the end I wasn''t able to do anything for myself today.


    I wanted to do this and that because I knew I''d be busy returning to the town hall tomorrow, but I decided to give up meekly, saying that what had passed was inevitable.


    Since I had been helping Unya deal with her hospitality role.


    I''m sorry, little one, but we''re not ready for dinner tonight.


    And of course, that''s what happened...


    I had no choice, so I was getting ready to go out for dinner today with Wunya and I thought I''d go out for dinner.


    I''ll go with you, and I won''t let you refuse.


    As she said this, Vibrina came in with great speed.


    She was probably waiting somewhere in the mansion for me to finish my visit.


    So, as the three of us, Unja and I, plus Vibrina, were about to go out to eat


    I''ll come with you.


    And now Erdena came running in with great speed.


    Apparently, Erdena was also waiting for my visit to end somewhere in the mansion....


    So the four of us, me and Una, plus Biblina and Erdena, were about to go out to dinner.


    Um, can we join you?


    And now Aura and Aela come in and....


    Eventually, after this, we were finally able to go out for a meal when Foldente joined Nirmana....


    �� ��.


    We finished our meal at a newly opened diner, which was pretty good.


    We headed back to the mansion, thinking that we could go back to eat there again soon.


    When I arrived at the front of the mansion, I told everyone that


    I''ll see you tomorrow.


    Then I was about to say goodbye but then Aura and Aela raised their hands in a horrible way.


    ''Well, if you don''t mind, I was wondering if you could tell me what happened in King''s Landing...''


    That''s what he said.


    Then it was up to Biblina.


    Well, mistress, I want to hear about the past month.


    As he said this, he joined the conversation.


    In the end, I ended up inviting everyone who went to dinner to the mansion to talk about the events that took place in the royal capital.


    I left out the details of the training, as expected.


    A new friend I met out there.


    Everyone at Quinn Trading Co.


    The Sanryu-Tei, which I hadn''t been to in a while


    I talked about it vainly.


    Everyone seemed to enjoy listening to me, and I became happy to remember everyone I met during my training.


    I was in the capital just a few days ago, but now that I''m safely back here in Liberty, I feel like I''m already in the past.


    This city of Liberty may be a kind of home for me.

 170 . Deputy Lord 1

    It had already been a few days since my farewell party at the Hot Springs Settlement ended.


    I had returned to my usual duties as the lord of the small frontier city of Liberty.


    Dealing with petitions and complaints from the city''s citizens.


    Tour of the city


    A meeting of heads of departments in the town hall


    Meeting with representatives from other cities and communities


    The main thing is this.


    Liberty is overwhelmingly populated by sub-humans, with a 9:1 ratio of sub-humans to races.


    Perhaps that''s why the ratio of sub-humans is also overwhelmingly high among the newly-influenced city folk.


    However, recently, beginning with the emigration of a former aristocrat from the royal capital, Riboneia, who took his officials with him, there have been an increasing number of cases of people of the race living in the vicinity of the royal capital emigrating to the city.


    This is closely related to the fact that Liberty operates a regular mage ship.


    The distance between Liberty and King''s Landing, which used to take nearly a month to travel by horse and carriage, can be covered in half a day if you take a regular mammary barge, and it seems that people are beginning to feel no need to go to King''s Landing.


    This is because the taxes in the royal capital are extremely high.


    In simple comparison, the amount of tax for an ordinary life in the capital is almost 10 times higher than that in Liberty.


    This is due to the large total population and the need to have a large number of employees in public institutions, and the fact that King''s Landing is solely responsible for maintaining security on the frontier.


    Although the financial situation of the capital is published every year, there has long been a sense of uncertainty about the true amount of tax revenue and how much of it is spent, as is evident from the fact that the question of how much of this figure is correct is the subject of intense debate at the annual meeting of the Royal Capital Council.


    The cities within a few days'' ride of the capital, for example, all have the same or slightly lower tax rates as the capital.


    Nevertheless, many people do not leave the capital, even if the tax rate is a little higher, because the city does not have the same capacity to maintain security as the capital and does not have water, sewage, and other public facilities.


    However, there are a few areas in the city where the tax rate is set at a low level.


    Many of them are in the back streets where the sub-humans live.


    The king''s capital, which promotes the Bobblebum doctrine of racial supremacy, continues to adopt measures to exclude sub-humans, but it does not try to exclude all sub-humans.


    This is only because it needs a certain number of people to work on jobs that people do not want to do, such as cleaning work and sewage management.


    Although there are some disadvantages, such as the fact that instead of low taxes, there are no guards to patrol the streets, so they have to organize vigilante groups, and even if the streets, water and sewage systems are damaged, they are not easily repaired, so they have to fix them themselves, but even so, there are not a few sub-humans who do not leave King''s Landing because of the high wages, regardless of the nature of their work.


    In such a situation, the King''s Capital decided that all escort duties would be handled by the King''s Capital''s guards, and all the sub-human mercenary groups that had been engaged in this work until then were eliminated.


    In the meantime, I, who was staying in King''s Capital at that time, recruited several sub-human mercenary groups to Liberty and hired them as new Liberty guards.


    When I was working in King''s Landing, I heard that in addition to the contingency fee, there were many cases where the employer''s race would make some kind of complaint against you and you wouldn''t receive the remuneration you were originally promised.


    Everyone in the sub-human mercenary corps is grateful for that treatment, and the majority of sub-humans work very hard.


    However, there are some who try to be lazy because of the fixed salary, but they are strictly disciplined by the leader and deputy leader of the sub-merged mercenary group to which they belonged before.


    Furthermore, there is no hindrance in that area, as the guard captain, Googus, who stands above him, and his assistant, Lil Pop, a demon in the position of an inner wife, are always keeping an eye on him.


    Rumors of Liberty''s generous treatment of the former royal capital''s sub-human mercenaries seem to be spreading all over the place, and adventurers who are confident in their skills sometimes come to Gugus as guard volunteers.


    Ever since the former frontier small city of Gegemose was incorporated into Liberty, there has always been a shortage of guards, and at this rate, this problem will soon be solved.


    Liberty''s population is gradually increasing, and it continues to develop as a city.


    �� �� ��.


    Nearly in the evening, after I finished visiting the head of a skallion settlement living near the city, I returned to the lord''s office to take a break.


    ''''How about taking a break, little one?


    My secretary, Anya, brought me a cup of tea at the right time.


    I thanked her and sipped my cup of tea.


    Preparations for Liberty''s promotion to a frontier city are progressing.


    The only problem that remains is that it''s going to be a sub-lord.


    Currently, Liberty is a frontier small city.


    A frontier city does not need to have a vice lord.


    However, to become an outlying city, it needs to have at least one lord and two deputy lords.


    If the lord is a sub-lord, he or she must appoint another sub-lord of the same or more racial group, and must have the same or more racial groups as the sub-lords in a council system.


    In Liberty''s neighbourhood, this is the frontier city of Greencomb.


    Liberty currently appoints Eldena the Elf as Deputy Lord.


    So we need to appoint at least one more person.


    As for this one person, it is preferable to select one from the race of Eldena, as she is a sub-human.


    This is supposedly to prevent the sub-human sub-lords from colluding and trying to unseat the lord.


    Nevertheless, knowing that there was once an incident in the frontier city of Batcombe where a racial deputy lord secretly joined forces with the church forces to kill the lord, Gelter, and rule Batcombe in his hands, one can''t help but wonder about this idea as well, and twist one''s neck.


    However, I''m still thinking about who should be selected according to this policy because I don''t know what the inspection team of the Central Frontier Management Bureau will say if I don''t make the appointments in accordance with this policy.


    ........but....


    Liberty has a small racial population to begin with.


    The selection process has been difficult because the race itself that works at the town hall is first and foremost small.


    There are some ideal people, but....


    This is Biblina.


    Biblina has already cleared the frontier city training I took the other day and is qualified as a frontier city lord.


    She has experience working as a frontier city guard, and recently she''s cooperating with the guards here in Liberty to maintain security with her own knights, so the town hall and the people of the city think favorably of Vibrina.


    But the problem is........Biblina is the daughter of the lord of the frontier city of Batcombe, Gelter.


    Since Gelter has no other children, the current situation is that Biblina is Gelter''s successor.


    ........To be honest, I don''t understand what is so attractive about me at all, but it seems that not only Biblina, but also Geltar likes me very much, and Geltar has been very impressed with me at every opportunity.


    Take care of my daughter for me.


    Do you have kids yet?


    I receive such letters every now and then.


    When I was thinking about it, I was drinking a cup of Wunya tea.


    Oh, Safate, there you are.


    While saying that, that Biblina herself came into the lord''s room.


    Biblina walks in front of me while laughing good-naturedly as usual.


    According to the guards and the knights under her command, she usually only wears a spicy expression and rarely smiles, but I, on the contrary, don''t remember seeing her spicy face so much....


    In the midst of all this, Biblina put her hands on my desk and pulled her face to mine.


    ''Safate, have you decided on another deputy lord?��If you haven''t already decided, I''d like to run for office.


    Biblina said, looking me straight in the face.

 171 . Deputy lord 2

    Vibrina suddenly said she wanted to be the Deputy Lord of Liberty.


    I was just thinking about that and the person who was thinking about it as a candidate came to me and said he wanted to take that position....


    ''I''m flattered by the sentiment, but isn''t Biblina the daughter of Gelter of Batcombe? What are you going to do about that one?


    When I asked her this, Biblina stretched her chest out on the spot.


    It''s no problem. �� That''s no problem then, as it''s a place for her to learn how to become a lord. I want you to serve as the deputy lord. My father has already agreed to this. Even though it''s part of the study, I want you to be comfortable with the fact that I''m going to serve you well.


    It''s certainly a grateful offer, but when you''re appointing another city''s......and the lord''s daughter as your deputy lord, you have to give her father, Gelter, a proper greeting first..............................and that''s what I thought.


    Hey, good job. Sorry I missed the good time at the party last night.


    While saying that, Geltar came popping up in the lord''s room.


    I don''t think there was any particular call for a visit, but.......as I was thinking that, Gelter walked up beside me, smiling with a smirk as usual.


    ''''Well, that''s why. I would like to ask you to take care of the Vice-Lord of Vibrina. Seriously, this guy has the qualities, but he''s overwhelmingly lacking in experience... I''ve sent him to other cities before as an assistant vice lord...


    When Gelter started to say that, Biblina suddenly turned red in the face.


    The mistress of the house just slapped three and a half lines on him because he always harassed her so much.


    When I said that, I pouted and turned my head to the side.


    .........What a story, it''s very much like Biblina.


    I was able to confirm that Gerther''s consent had been obtained, and I was able to reply that I would think positively about Biblina''s appointment as deputy lord.


    Then Biblina smiled happily.


    Come on. Now that your father''s out of the picture, take your ass back to Butchcombe.


    And then he suddenly said coldly.


    To this, as expected of Gelter, he could only smile bitterly.....


    Gelter''s sudden visit to Liberty was not in regard to this appointment of the Vice-Lord of Vibrina.


    When he came on another matter, he was suddenly in Vibrina.


    "Would it be all right for you to run for Deputy Lord of Liberty?��Okay?��Huh?


    He pleaded with her.


    When she heard that story, Biblina turned bright red again.


    Yeah, I told you to keep your mouth shut!


    He grabbed onto Geltor as he said this.


    After that, after a while of pushing and shoving between Gelter and Biblina, Gelter got down to business.


    ''''As for the example, about the dark charmers, I''ve overheard a few things...''''


    With that said, what Gelter cut out was.....


    It seems that the Dark Trade Association, which has pulled out of Urinacombe, the main base of operations, has been mining this without permission by suppressing the magic stone veins in various places.


    This was confessed by the executive of the dark charmers who was captured in the city of Gatacombe the other day during his interrogation in the royal capital.


    "Liberty has a vein of ore in the Gehmose area, don''t they?


    I thought it might be a good idea to guard that area as well.


    I still didn''t know what Gelter had told me.


    As Gelter said, the magic stone vein being excavated in the Geghemorse area was dug from the easiest place to dig, and the vein itself stretches from north to south.


    If they were secretly digging in the uncultivated forest area spreading to the north of it.......I wondered if they would do such a daring thing......but at the same time, I couldn''t say that it would never happen, as I had previously entered the Greencombe''s territory without permission and chased around the ancient monster race~Tiree and the others, so I couldn''t say that it was absolutely not there.


    After that, he and Gelter exchanged chit-chat with Vibrina.


    Shortly after, Gelter and Vibrina left the lord''s office, and I had the guard captain, Gugs, called for me to replace them.


    ''My lord, what''s going on?''


    Not long after, he appeared in the lord''s office, and after apologizing to Gugus for calling him out of his busy schedule, he told him what he had just heard from Geltar.


    Then Gugus folded his arms and began to think about it.


    ''''I see........that uncivilized forest area certainly isn''t patrolled much. I do patrol the area around the city wall beyond that, but I can''t always see everything there...


    Googus said, and then.


    I''ll ask Hawkman, Swallowman and the others to help me plan for a tighter security system in that area.


    With that, he left the room.


    Then, as if to replace the googly eyes, Foldente materialized in the room.


    ''Oh dear?��What''s going on here?


    Just as Googs ran off, Foldente looked away from his back to me with a nod of his head.


    I also told Foldente what Gelter had just told me.


    Oh, well, I was just coming to tell you that, you know, Geltar''s one step ahead of me.


    He chuckled as he said that.


    However, there was one more piece of information about Foldente.


    I''ve been kicked out of King''s Landing, I heard that wizards and sub-human mercenaries are under the umbrella of the dark winning voice, hey!


    The wizards are probably the senior wizards who were teaching wizards at the witchcraft school.


    You can find a number of different types of witches and wizards in the city.


    The sub-human mercenary group was probably influenced by the fact that the king''s capital had suddenly taken all of those jobs away from the sub-humans, assuming that from now on, the guards of the guard bureau would take care of the work of guarding important people and guarding private residences that had been undertaken by the sub-human mercenary group.


    Some of them moved here to Liberty and became Liberty''s guardsmen, but this is only a small part of the cases where they were able to successfully change jobs.


    Anyway, I have to keep this in mind and think again that I need to think about how to deal with it when we have events in Liberty in the future.


    And so, since the arrival of Foldente, we talked a bit about the Deputy Lords.


    For me, I''m thinking of Biblina, and that she''s running for the position. I told her that her father, Geltar, had also agreed to the matter, and Foldente


    I think she''s the right girl for the job. In the beginning, she was just a sharp kid, but she''s grown up doing this and that here at Liberty.


    I chuckle while saying that.


    Foldente has given me his approval, and I''m going to consult with Erdena as well regarding the appointment of Vibrina''s deputy lord and take the necessary procedures.


    Erdena has gone to inspect the cultivation area in the south today, so I have to wait for her to return.


    As I was thinking about this, I noticed that Foldente kept smiling in front of me, smiling at me.


    Foldente was gazing at me, staring at me.


    You''re starting to sound like a lord I''m a little surprised.


    As he said that, he chuckled again.


    I''m not really aware of it myself, but it made me happy to hear that from Foldente, who has been with me ever since I came to Liberty, so....

 172 . Deputy lord 3

    In the afternoon, Erdena returned from an inspection visit.


    A young buffalo man and his wife, who are in charge of the cultivation area in the south of the country, had asked me to go and check out the canal because they wanted to create additional cultivated land, and according to Erdena, I had been asked to go and check it out.


    Well I don''t have a problem with building a canal but I''d rather have a farm crew in the cultivation area.


    This was the case.


    A young buffalo man and his wife have taken the lead in turning the old shukuba village into a large cultivation area around it, but they are absolutely short of workers.


    Just when I thought the shortage of guards had been solved, there was now a shortage of farm workers....


    As I listened to Erdena''s words, I couldn''t help but chuckle.


    For now, I''m thinking of putting out a job offer as a town hall and circulating it to the surrounding sub-human settlements as well, but this is a method I''ve done several times before, so my expectations aren''t very high.


    So, I need to think of some countermeasures for this matter again...


    After a brief report from Eldena, I cut to the chase about the Vice Lord.


    ''''As for me, I''m thinking that it would be a good idea to have Biblina do it.


    I told him so.


    Candidate in person


    The approval of his father, Geltar.


    Foldente''s recommendation.


    As I told her these things, Eldena thought for a moment and then


    ''''Well it''s true that she may indeed be the right person for the job... she will be the Lord of Batcombe one day, and it will be good experience for her to do so.


    That''s what he told me.


    "I''m sure she''ll be a Lord of Butchcombe one day.


    And I wonder if he had an agenda when he repeated that five times in the conversation that followed?


    (...I don''t want someone who is overly fond of you to stay around forever.)


    Hmm?��Erdena, what did you just say?


    No, not really.


    Thus, I obtained the approval of the current Vice Lord Eldena, and we discussed this at the town hall meeting held two days later.


    At the meeting, we were able to get the approval of all the members because Eldena, the current Vice Lord, had already given her approval, as well as Geltor, who had also given his approval.


    Next, we discussed with everyone if there was a good idea for a manpower solution for the cultivation area, but there was no way we could come up with an immediate solution for this one, so in the end we decided to continue the discussion.


    After the meeting ended, I immediately called Vibrina.


    ''What do you want, my lord?


    Biblina immediately came to the lord''s office.


    ''''Regarding the deputy lord that Biblina was running for, since it was approved at the town hall meeting earlier, I''m going to make the appointment official.


    ''Oh!��Finally!��Okay, Safate, you can count on it!��I will take away every headache you have.


    As she said this, Biblina smiled happily.


    Then Biblina walked around the desk and walked over to me, sitting right next to me in the chair.


    ''........................I am truly glad to be of service to you.


    As she said this, Biblina hugged my neck and kissed me on the cheek.


    ''Hey Vibrina!''


    At that moment, the door to the lord''s office was thrown open with a bang and Erdena came in.


    Erdena said as she walked over to us with Zucca Zucca.


    With such an attitude, we will have to wait and see regarding the matter of the Deputy Lords.


    As he said this, he looked down at Vibrina.


    Then Vibrina pulled away from me.


    "Han, watch and learn. I will serve Safate better than Erdena.


    As he said this, he fleshed out his own face against Eldena''s face.


    Right beside me, the two of them become dressed in a stare each other while keeping their heads of noses together.


    .........How can this be happening?��Totally.


    Shortly after.


    They''re both on duty right now.


    I interceded for them, and they finally pulled their faces away.


    "Hun.


    And at the same time, he turned away.


    .........How can I say it, I felt a little bit like I had done something a little bit prematurely......


    �� ��.


    A few days later, I formally announced Biblina''s appointment as Deputy Lordship to the entire city.


    At the same time, I asked Biblina to come to the lord''s office and handed her a letter of resignation.


    ''''From now on, I look forward to working with you as Vice Lord of Liberty.


    Leave it to me. I''ll do my best.


    Biblina was smiling happily as she shook hands with me.


    Eldena was worried, but this time she was smiling and applauding me.


    ''''Well I have quite a few problems with you, but I appreciate you as a human resource and I have high hopes for you, right?


    That''s what Erdena was talking about, but the fact that she went on to repeat, ''Although I have quite a few problems with you,'' five times in the conversation that followed.........I guess she must have a special agenda after all.


    With this, Liberty has cleared the various conditions for promotion from a frontier small city to a frontier city.


    Just to be sure, I asked the three of us, Eldena and Vrina, as well as those in charge of each department in the town hall to gather together and review the information we received from the Central Frontier Bureau to make sure that there were no omissions.


    A few days later.


    Yeah, I think I''m okay with that.


    I said as I finished checking for the third time.


    Erdena and Biblina and everyone else who had joined me in the checking process nodded in agreement with my words.


    In response to this, I decided to ask the Central Frontier Bureau to inspect Liberty''s promotion to frontier city.


    If this inspection determined that there were no problems, Liberty would be promoted to a frontier city.


    However, it seems that the re-inspection is often sent after other work, so it''s not uncommon to have to wait for several years even if you apply for it.


    That is why I want to make a decision at the first visit.


    I scraped up the inspection application form and left it to Mr. Foldente.


    Incidentally, I used this inspection application form because it was in the materials related to the promotion of the frontier city given to me by the Central Frontier Bureau.


    When Foldente received a sealed envelope containing the inspection application form from me


    All right, I''ll be back later.


    Saying that, she instantly disappeared from in front of me.


    If Foldente is still alive, I wonder if she''s not the right person for the lord, let alone the deputy lord.


    After all, she''s existed around here for over a hundred years and is extremely knowledgeable about the surrounding area.


    She has the ability to talk and negotiate with other cities and the royal capital without difficulty.......


    Regrettably, because she is already a non-physical thought body.......a so-called ghostly existence, she is in principle not allowed to be appointed to positions such as lord or deputy lord.


    Well, as a matter of fact, we can''t even consider when their existence will collapse and disappear, so in a sense it''s only natural.


    I''m hoping that Foldente will continue to teach us, and I hope that he will remain in existence forever.


    �� �� ��.


    A few days later, Constance returned from King''s Landing.


    "I''ve arranged an inspection.


    According to Foldente, a delegation of inspectors was to come in a month''s time.


    Oh, after that, Liberty will finally be a frontier city.


    Biblina speaks in a tone of voice as if she has already passed the examination.


    For me, I''ve prepared for all of this, so I want to believe that it will be all right...............

 173 . New system

    Biblina starts working today as the new Deputy Lordship.


    I walked into the lord''s office.


    Oh, Safate. Morning.


    Biblina was sweeping inside the lord''s office.


    ''Safate,'' she said, ''I just wanted to make sure the lord''s office was cleaned up so that he could start working comfortably.


    She said, and Biblina smiled.


    Upon closer inspection, the room left traces of what appeared to be freshly cleaned, from the windows to the desk tops to the glass of the bookcase.


    ''''Vice principal, I should be able to do this,''''


    Biblina was flapping her chest as she said that........no, I don''t think that''s the job of the Deputy Lords.......


    When I think of it that way.


    "...Good morning, Second Vice Lord.


    While saying that, Eldena came into the lord''s room.


    At her words, Biblina gave a drawn-out smile as she watched.


    ''Well, well, well, isn''t this the same Vice-Lord, Eldena? From this day on, we are the same Vice Lord, Biblina, and it''s a pleasure to meet you.


    He held out his right hand to Eldena as he said that.


    Eldena smiled back at Vibrina and smiled at her.


    Well it''s my pleasure, my second vice lord.


    While saying that, they clasped hands back.


    In front of me, the two of them are shaking hands harmoniously on the surface, but.......needless to say, the air in the lord''s room has become very tense.......


    Once I brought them back to the Vice Lord''s office, I sat down on a chair and sighed loudly.


    ''''Little girl, it''s one thing to go through and another to go through.


    Unja chuckled and offered me a cup of tea.


    I sipped it as I drank it down.


    (I have a feeling it''s going to be a lot of extra work...)


    That''s what I was thinking.


    After taking care of the matters that had been passed around to us last night, I once again asked Eldena and Biblina to come to the lord''s office.


    Erdena had Yome the Owl as her secretary.


    Biblina had Faran, one of the GDM squad, the Gelter Destroyed Maid Squad, who used to be an escort and maid under Gelter, as her secretary.


    I''ve been keeping Unya as my secretary, but I''ve decided to add Aura as my new secretary starting today.


    If Liberty is promoted to a frontier city, the number of trips to the royal capital will certainly increase, and the frequency of visitors is expected to increase as well.


    The other day, when we held a summer festival, there was an incessant stream of visitors, so our secretary, Unja, had to spend all her time answering them and had to ask the deputy lord, Erdena, to help her with other duties, so this is a personnel move to prepare for such a situation.


    Aura has been following Eldena while I''ve been in the capital for training, so she should be able to understand the workings of the town hall to some extent. I''m hoping that she will be able to help me while learning more about Unja from now on.


    I sat down at the conference table with Eldena and Biblina and we began to talk.


    We''re going to discuss and decide again on the division of roles in the future.


    Up until now, I''ve been in charge of the overall administration of the city and Eldena has been assisting me, but I''ve decided to have Eldena and Vivaldi take on some of the tasks I''ve been taking on.


    First of all, Eldena is responsible for planning and organizing the festival, as well as managing and operating the regular magic ship.


    As for the summer festival, the summer festival was very popular, and we''d like to hold this kind of festival on a regular basis, so I''d like Eldena to be the main person in charge of planning and running it.


    Naturally, I''m planning to work with her on this matter, but at the last Autumn Festival, I was too busy with the visitors and ended up having to have Eldena take over most of the management of the festival in a hurry, so I''ve decided to leave Eldena in charge from the start so that she''s ready to be flexible in the event that such a situation arises.


    As for the regular magic ship, there is a high possibility that I will be away from Liberty more often in the future, so from the beginning, Eldena will be in charge of it to prevent it from becoming a situation where it has to take over every time I am away.


    Next, I decided to have Vibrina take charge of the city''s security.


    Until now, Biblina had been cooperating with the Liberty Guard unit led by Gugs as a friendly ambassador from the frontier city of Batcombe, but now that Biblina has officially become a deputy lord in Liberty, the Knights of Batcombe who had been stationed in Liberty will be sent back to Batcombe. This is expected to be the case. For this reason, I''m going to have Biblina work with the Googs from now on to maintain security within the city.


    ''That''s the thing,''


    When I had spoken that much, Biblina raised her hand.


    The knights who have been following her as a member of Batcombe have asked me to hire them to be part of the Liberty Guard along with her.


    It was a long time ago that Biblina and the knights under her command were sent to Liberty.


    At that time, it was a time when Batcombe was controlled by the anti-Gelter faction, but at that time, an underground labyrinth was opened here in Liberty. There was a system where you could get rare armor and battle ornaments as drop items in the maze, but when the knights of Batcombe heard about it, they asked Gelter to arrange for me to join the Liberty''s underground maze. I was consulted by Gelter and I agreed to it, but Biblina and her knights were sent to keep an eye on the Knights of Batcombe so they wouldn''t cause a disturbance in Liberty.


    Most of the knights still staying in Liberty are all those who have been following Biblina since this time, and they are very fond of her.


    It''s a good idea to have a good idea of what you''re looking for, and you''ll be able to find out what you''re looking for.


    According to Biblina''s story.


    "I told them that my mistress had been made deputy lord, and I also said a few words of thanks to those in the Order, telling them that you should return to Batcombe...


    He says he doesn''t want to leave his beloved Biblina, and that he is already used to life in Liberty and has established friendly relations with the guards led by Gugs, among other things, and that he wants to stay on.


    I''ve heard that some of them have had lovers while living here in Liberty for a long time.


    I also overheard a knight who tried to mess with the young elven mistress of the hot spring village and was shot by the young elven master with arrows....


    The cost of maintaining and operating the guards is partly due to the fact that if you become a frontier city, you will receive a significant amount of subsidy from the royal capital, I decided to take this story.


    I''m rather grateful to everyone who is already familiar with Liberty.


    In exchange for a large sum of money, they will have to take on the responsibility of guaranteeing the safety of the surrounding villages, so in that sense they are very grateful.


    When I was talking with Eldena and Vrina, I noticed that Aura was taking notes with her shoulders very straight.


    This is the only member of this group who will be involved in administrative work for the first time in earnest, so it''s not hard to understand how she feels


    ''Aura, you don''t have to be so nervous, we can all just work together.


    When I said that, Aura got a nervous look on her face.


    Yes?


    I said out loud.


    Well, you can leave Safate to her, can''t you?


    Biblina laughed at that.


    That''s non-negotiable!


    I responded reflexively.


    Everyone was surprised at Aura''s sudden and clear statement, but after a while, Aura herself finally seemed to realize what she said.


    No, I mean...


    He sat back in his chair with his face red...


    This is how Liberty''s new regime began, albeit with some slapstick.

 174 . Inspection Preface

    Finally, in three days, a delegation will arrive.


    The results of the tour will determine whether Liberty can move from a small frontier city to a frontier city.


    Until two or three decades ago, it wasn''t so difficult to make the transition to a frontier city.


    However, as a result of the establishment of frontier cities based on such loose criteria, there are apparently many frontier cities in underpopulated areas far away from the capital that have become desolate and lonely with no lords.


    Many of these outlying cities used to attract people for one reason or another, and were promoted to outlying cities with the momentum they had, but since that reason disappeared, they are said to have been left abandoned as a result.


    There are various reasons for this, such as the discovery of a vein of some kind, but the vein dried up, or a prosperous stopover point on the road rapidly became desolate as a stopover point for the road was built elsewhere, but the common denominator is that the lord threw it out when it became useless, and no one wanted to take over afterwards.


    As a result, many of these frontier cities are managed by the shopping street associations within each city, and in fact, their function as cities has collapsed.


    As a result, the inspection system was launched.


    As a result, the inspection system was launched. The inspection was used to determine whether or not a city could be promoted as a frontier city, based on a comprehensive assessment of the city''s future potential, the leadership of the lord, the existence of a sub-landlord in the event that the lord had an emergency, and the functioning of the city hall.


    We''ve already prepared the required charts of the number of Liberty''s residents for the past few months, the financial statements, and the organization chart for the guards, among other things.


    As for the financial documents that are supposed to be reviewed thoroughly, the ants have been mobilized and led by the ants of the finance section''s Alea, so I think it should be okay.


    In the past, when this area was a village at the foot of Mount Gorn, Alea was in charge of all operations including the settlement of accounts for the village.


    Whenever I suddenly ask him something, he responds in a very short period of time with an accurate and unmatched answer because his documents and books are always neatly organized.


    When I was being promoted to an outlying small city, I remember the time I was screened in the capital, Alea handled all financial matters perfectly, and the person in charge of the capital was overwhelmed from start to finish.


    Ants work really hard.


    In particular, the ants are particularly good at financial accounting, which involves numbers and money, and they always keep our books, documents, and cash in perfect condition, so I have to admit that this inspection was one of the most reassuring cases for me.


    Incidentally, these ants are always working furiously, and of the current eighteen ants, about thirty percent, or six, are always taking a vacation.


    Alea once told me that this is a habit of the ants, and that they work so hard that they take turns to take a well-deserved rest.


    It''s the style of the ants to work in shifts of six people each, taking their leave in shifts, but this was not accepted in the capital.


    You have to work your hours exactly.


    I heard that there were some ants who worked at the finance bureau in the capital at one time, but they all left shortly afterwards because of the government''s unique system of forcing them to work in the government.


    Well, even for Alea, she worked for nearly two weeks straight for 24 hours a day, and then took a week off from there.......if it was Liberty who understood and allowed it, but it certainly wouldn''t be acceptable in the King''s Capital, that''s why I thought.


    On the contrary to the finance section, I''m a little worried about the Guard Bureau....


    The Guard Bureau is made up of all the former sub-human mercenaries accepted from King''s Landing, under Lil Pop, who is the head of the Guard, Gugs, who is his common-law wife and has been appointed Deputy Guard Chief.


    No, I''m managing it but, you know, I''m just not very good at the writing business...


    And as I have always said, there are many deficiencies in the paperwork related to the matter.


    We''ve inspected them three times now, and in all three cases, deficiencies have been found, and currently, Biblina, who has been appointed Deputy Lord, is continuing to instruct and check them with her secretary, Faran, on a constant basis.


    I''m thinking that it would be better to assign one staff member to the Googs'' place dedicated to paperwork, and I''m thinking about it.


    As for public works, it''s starting to become quite a full line-up, including the mining of dragon scales and its processing and sale of processed goods, the operation of regular magic ships, the operation of underground labyrinths, the operation of hot spring lodges, and the formation and operation of a wholesale market involving the surrounding settlements and cities, all of which are doing well, and, well, they won''t be seen as a problem for this either.


    The one thing that has stuck with me a bit is that Liberty, a small frontier city, does not endorse bobblebumism, which is a doctrine of racial supremacy.


    However, Liberty is a city where sub-humans make up more than 70% of the total population, and therefore, if Liberty recommends Bobblebum religion, it may cause a great decrease in the number of urban residents.


    If I explain this to the inspection team, they will understand.


    I was thinking about this and that while checking the materials on the inspection in the lord''s room.


    Aura is waiting for me at the side of the room.


    I officially appointed her as my secretary the other day, and she started working there yesterday, but she''s wearing the same maid''s uniform as Unja, and she keeps glancing at me with a nervous expression on her face, and continues to fidget.


    Probably, she''s looking at me while wondering if there''s anything I can do to help her, and while I appreciate the sentiment, I''m a little concerned.


    However, if you suddenly pay attention to it, there is a possibility that you might break Aura''s motivation to do it....


    I had no choice but to put up with being glanced at like that.


    ........maybe it''s just my imagination, I don''t feel like the aura is making my cheeks red, but it can''t be that she''s happy to see my face all the time or something......yeah.


    As I was working on that, Unja came over with a letter.


    The sender is now Riknas.


    It''s Rikunas, the one I was with in the frontier city training I received in the royal capital before.


    Now he''s back in Urinacombe, and he''s supposed to be working with the current lord''s father on the reconstruction and maintenance of Urinacombe, where the dark charmers have disappeared, but....


    When I checked the contents of the report, I found out that he had something he wanted to discuss with me regarding the reconstruction and maintenance of the site, and asked if we could meet soon.


    Maybe the reconstruction and maintenance work is not going well.


    I would have answered immediately, but I decided to finish the inspection which was coming up in three days, and after that I would make a letter saying that it would be OK to fly to Urinacombe.


    It looks like we''re not the only ones in trouble... With that thought in mind, I resumed checking the stack of documents once again.


    Then, at this moment, Aura came in front of me.


    My lord, why don''t you take a tea break?


    He told me so.


    I had just taken a break from reading the letter and I was


    I''ll take care of it.


    As she answered that, she put the document back once it was about to open.


    Then Aura smiled very happily and ran off at a trot towards the hot water room.

 175 . Visit 1

    Finally, today is the day that the inspection team from the royal capital will arrive.


    According to the advance notice, they will arrive by the first scheduled magic ship in the morning.


    ''''Aww.......it''s finally happening.


    Aura, who was in charge of entertaining with Una, was standing behind me, looking very nervous.


    ''It''s okay. If you''re about to spill your tea, you can hit me.


    No, you can''t do that!


    At my words, Aura turned bright red and shook her head from side to side.


    So it seemed to be good to be surprised, and Aura seemed to have calmed down a bit after that.


    We were lined up in front of the boarding and disembarkation tower of the magic ship.


    Beside me, the Vice Lords Erdena and Biblina were lined up beside me.


    Behind Erdena, Yorme.


    Behind Biblina was Farran, followed by each of them.


    These five, plus Unja and Auro, were waiting to greet the delegation from the royal capital.


    The guards are waiting around the tower.


    However, this is not because of the arrival of a delegation from the capital, but rather it is a usual scene when a regular magician ship arrives.


    The guards always have the latest wanted list with them to check for bounty hunters among the people arriving on the ships, and to be ready to respond immediately if the bounty hunter starts to run amok.


    Not long after, a regular magic ship appeared from above the clouds.


    With a heavy bass sound, the magic ship slowly made its way to the embarkation tower.


    Every time I look at it, the hull of the magic ship is large and majestic.


    I was a little impressed as I looked up at it.


    After a while, the passengers who had finished the disembarkation procedure in the tower came down one after another.


    I''m sure you''re not the only one.


    ''You must be Mr. Gossage?��My name is Porunde, I''m from the Central Frontier Agency and I''m here to inspect.


    The woman in the middle of the three of them was holding out her right hand to me as she said this.


    Right now I''m called by the pseudonym Gossage, which is registered in the royal capital.


    It''s a good thing that you''re not going to have to worry about the fact that you''re not going to have to worry about the fact that you''re not going to have to worry about the fact that you''re not going to have to worry about the fact that you''re not going to have to worry about the fact that you''re not going to have to worry about the fact that you''re not going to have to worry about the fact that you''re not going to have to worry about the fact that you''re not going to have to worry about it.


    I''m not going to be able to get a good look at them, but I''m going to be able to get a good look at them.


    I''ve made it known to everyone that they should call me Gossage or just the lord in front of the inspection team.


    Wow, what if I said that by accident...


    And I was most worried about Aura.


    Well, she was only supposed to serve tea, and she wouldn''t be calling my name.


    I shook hands with the three members of the delegation, exchanging greetings with them.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find your way to the top.


    I''m not sure if I''ll ever be able to find out what they are.


    I''m not sure if I''ll ever see them again.


    The first person I greeted was Ms. Porunde, who is the head of the delegation.


    She was a rather elderly woman with short red hair, quite slender.


    The one standing behind her is


    One is called Mr. Cruller, a slightly chubby-looking woman with glasses.


    The other was Kochip, a woman of rather small stature.


    The three of them followed me into a reception room on the second floor of the town hall.


    Here, Mr. Porunde looked around at us again.


    ''As we have been informed in advance, the inspection will take two days.


    Today, we will examine the documents. Tomorrow, we''ll go around the territory to inspect the territory, so I intend to do that...''''


    When he finished saying this in a clerical tone, Mr. Polunde sat down in a chair.


    Then.


    So let''s start with a survey of our financial situation.


    As soon as he sat down in his chair, Mr. Porunde spread out the materials he had brought with him.


    At first I thought they were going to have a chat over a cup of tea, but the unexpectedly rapid development of the material made me a little upset.


    But that''s Unja.


    As soon as Polunde-san suddenly announced that she was going to start her inspection, she walked into the conference room with a handful of baked goods in her hand.


    ''Well, gentlemen who have come all the way from the royal capital. Why don''t you take a break first?


    As he said this, he distributed the baked goods in front of everyone.


    Probably because they couldn''t prepare the tea in time, they brought the tea sweets they had prepared in advance ahead of time.


    Polunde-san said as she looked at Unja.


    As he said this, he brought the baked goods to his mouth.


    Looking closely, Kruller-san had already finished his baked goods.


    ..........Perhaps Mr. Pollunde was watching from the side as Kruller-san finished his baked goods......so he had no choice but to eat them all together to hide the fact that Kruller-san had finished them prematurely......


    Well, it''s a story that doesn''t affect a lot of people.


    Soon enough.


    Oh, here you go.


    A nervous-looking Aura came into the reception room with a cup of tea on a tray.


    Then Wunya, who had left the room once she had finished handing out the tea treats, comes into the room with her.


    Perhaps she is trying to check on Aura''s reception and also follow up on it.


    Really, Unya is well aware of this.


    With Unya''s eyes glowing like that, Aura smiled and handed out the tea.


    I was thinking to myself, ''I don''t think the cup of tea is really going to fly off,'' but Aura finished handing out the tea safely.


    ''''I''m sorry,''''


    Excuse me.


    Aura and Unya left the reception room, bowing together.


    Only, shortly after that, from behind the closed door.


    Ouch!


    I heard the sound of a person falling over, along with an aura''s voice saying, "I''m sorry.


    Perhaps the aura had fallen.


    The voice was echoing well inside the reception room.


    Hearing that voice, Polunde and the others opened the documents once again, with a slight wry smile on their faces.


    �� �� ��.


    First of all, as an inspection of the financial situation, Alea and the other ants came into the reception room.


    The fact that Alea and the other ants entered the reception room caused Porunde and the others to move their eyebrows a bit, but Alea and the others didn''t seem to pay any attention to the situation of Porunde and the others


    This is Alea, who is responsible for all financial matters in this city.


    As he said this, he bowed his head towards Polunde and the others.


    ''''........the person in charge of the ants......Okay. Well, let''s start by checking the documents related to your income status for the last five years.......


    As Polunde said that, he looked through the materials he had on hand.


    �� �� ��.


    Alea and the others who went on to explain the financial relationship first were truly amazing.


    When Mr. Porunde and the other three asked questions.


    I''ve got some information about that in here and here.


    Immediately, it took several people to take out the relevant materials from the magic bag and present them in front of the inspection team.


    In the face of that too quick and accurate explanation, Polunde and the three of them, as time passed


    ...wow, that''s the most complete set of financial statements I''ve ever seen.


    Absolutely.


    They had gone so far as to exchange such words in a whisper.


    Thanks to the success of Alea and the others, the financial-related inspection, which was originally scheduled for two hours, ended in half an hour.


    (This could end pretty quickly....)


    I thought so inwardly, but the inspection of the guard bureau''s documents that followed took three times as long as planned, and on a plus/minus basis, it turned out to be a huge minus.


    "My lord, I''m sorry...


    The Captain of the Guard, Gugs, who had pointed out quite a few mistakes, bowed to me apologetically during the break, but Gugs had been leading everyone and preparing for the patrol, and I couldn''t blame him.


    If I had wanted to, I would have looked over the documents beforehand, but I couldn''t do that because Googus'' documents were in a state where he stayed up all night and finally finished them this morning.


    Well, most of the things I pointed out were typos, omissions, and writing mistakes, and Mr. Porunde said that we just need to rewrite them, so I think we need to stop talking about this.


    So I''m going to end this story here.��Huh?


    Lil Pop, who was present as the deputy guard captain, grimly pushed into Googus'' cheek with his right fist as he said that.

 176 . Visit 2

    The first day''s visit was all done in the town hall.


    We made good progress on financial matters, and the guards took a lot of time, so the tour ended up mostly on schedule.


    As for the accommodation for the day, we were going to arrange a hot spring hotel in Liberty, but a member of the inspection team told us that the hotel was not available.


    We''ll take care of our own accommodation. No need to entertain us.


    We had been told so beforehand, so we hadn''t arranged it from here.


    I went to the entrance of the town hall to see off Polunde-san and the other delegates with the three deputy lords, Erdena and Biblina.


    ''''Well, we will be visiting various places tomorrow.


    When Polunde-san bowed his head in that way, the other two bowed their heads as well.


    ''''It''s our pleasure, and we look forward to working with you tomorrow.


    As I bowed my head as I said this, Erdena and Biblina followed me.


    In front of us, Porunde and his friends walked towards the street before we saw them off.


    We don''t know where they are staying, but judging from where they are going, they seem to have reserved an inn along the street.


    When Polunde and his friends disappeared among the crowd, we returned to the lord''s room.


    When I returned to the lord''s office, I took out the documents related to the guard station once again.


    I''m sure you should have told me earlier that this Gugs guy is not good at paperwork.


    Biblina was also mumbling and grumbling and picking up the documents related to the Guards Bureau.


    As for the Guard Bureau''s documents, there are quite a few sticky notes stuck on them, and I''m under strict orders to make quite a few corrections, so I''m trying to deal with all of them before I forget, but anyway, the amount of paperwork I have to deal with is not half bad.


    We have no choice but to do it, so Eldena, Vivalina, and I take out the documents and fix the parts that are pointed out to us.


    When the corrections are made, the two of us who are not working on the corrections check the corrected parts and then remove the sticky note.


    The three of us were working together to make sure there were no errors or omissions in the corrections, when there was a knock at the door of the room.


    Come in.


    I said, and Aura walked into the room.


    ''What''s going on?''


    When I asked, Aura looked a little confused and


    ''''Well the inspectors from earlier have just returned...''''


    He told me so.


    I walked quickly to the entrance of the town hall with Erdena and Biblina.


    Then, just as Aura had said, Porunde and the rest of the inspection team were standing there.


    The main entrance was locked because the town hall had already finished its business, but Aura happened to come to wipe the glass in the front door and noticed the three people standing in front of the door.


    ''How can I help you?��Did you forget something?


    When I asked that, Mr. Polunde held out a piece of paper to me with an apologetic expression on his face.


    I''m sorry to bother you outside of work hours, but could you tell me where this inn is located?��We''ve all been looking for it, but we just can''t seem to find it.


    I took the paper and looked it over.


    "...Gundarok...?


    To me, the name didn''t ring a bell.


    I''m sure I remembered all the shops that opened in Liberty, but I didn''t remember seeing an inn with that name.


    I didn''t remember hearing of an inn with that name not only in the Liberty area, but also in the Gehmose area.


    Erdena is nodding her head beside me.


    I''m not sure I''ve ever heard of such a name in the Gehmoos area.


    It''s an inn in the frontier city of Batcombe, isn''t it? It''s privately owned and operated, but it''s famous for its excellent food.


    Hearing Biblina''s words, Mr. Polunde couldn''t help but put his hand to his face.


    As he said this, Mr. Porunde chuckled.


    ''''It can''t be helped. Then I think I''ll get an inn in the city at random.''''


    When I said that, Mr. Porunde and his friends bowed their heads to us and started to leave.


    I stopped them and said


    What do you think?��If you''re coming to Liberty, why don''t you stay at the hot spring village?��It''s a weekday, and there are probably rooms available today.


    I offered.


    Then Mr. Polunde said


    ''''No, but ... but ... if you have the inspection team do that ...''''


    I was showing some difficulty in saying that.


    Mr. Porunde, I''m hungry.


    I''m going to look for a place to stay now, and if I can''t find one, I''m going to have to bother Mr. Gossage again...


    The other two of them ended up saying those words to Mr. Polunde.


    Well then, I''ll make an exception this time...


    After saying this, we finally agreed to head to the hot spring village.


    I immediately arranged a temporary stagecoach and accompanied him to the hot spring village.


    ''''No, you don''t have to go that far...''''


    Although Mr. Polunde said so, he had to accompany them just in case there was no possibility of a group of guests arriving in a hurry.


    As luck would have it, there was an empty room in the hot spring village.


    I left the young elf proprietress in charge and was about to leave the inn.


    Then Polunde-san stopped me.


    ''''With all due respect ... the lord knows the names of all the shops that have opened in the town?''''


    Yes, they''ll be passing around a permit to open a store, so I''ll be checking with them.


    When I replied, Mr. Porunde nodded several times with a strangely impressed expression on his face.


    After that, the young elf proprietress led us into the inn, and after seeing them off, we reentered the stagecoach that we had boarded and returned to the town hall.


    I''m sure the young proprietress of the Elf will take care of the stagecoach arrangements, so I''m not worried about that, but just to be sure, I told the boar who was towing the stagecoach to wait at the hot spring village first thing tomorrow morning.


    After that, we returned to the town hall''s lord''s office and finished the paperwork for the guard station until after midnight.


    �� �� ��.


    The next morning, the stagecoach arrived at the town hall 10 minutes before the start of the inspection.


    It was a good thing that I was paying attention to him, since the person who was pulling him in was the same boar I had asked him to wait for last night.


    If you look closely, you can see that Kruller-san, who is waiting behind Polunde-san, is not looking good.


    It''s probably, but........it looks like she drank heavily last night.


    When Polunde got off the carriage, he walked over to me, who had come to meet him, and said


    Thank you so much for introducing me to such a wonderful place. With all due respect, I never thought I would find such good food in such a remote area.


    He smiled as he said this and held out his right hand.


    ''''No, no, I''m glad you liked it.


    I squeezed Polunde''s hand back as I said this.


    ''''Yes, I liked it so much I even had an idiot who couldn''t get up in the morning...''''


    Mr. Polunde said, and then glared over his shoulder at Mr. Cruller.


    Out of the corner of his eye, Mr. Cruller


    I have no reputation to maintain.


    He was scratching the back of his head.


    The second day of the visit began with such troubles.

 177 . Visit 3

    The second day of the visit is scheduled to include an inspection of facilities in the small frontier city of Liberty.


    They are supposed to confirm the income facilities that we have submitted in advance and the security system.


    Mr. Porunde, who had just arrived at the town hall, politely refused my suggestion to take a break when I greeted him.


    We''ll start with an inspection of the underground dungeon.


    That''s how it came to be.


    The underground labyrinth (dungeon) is a facility that has existed since shortly after this frontier small city of Liberty was created.


    It started when Jean Barea, a former magician from the wizarding world, happened to come to me to sell it, but I never imagined that it would become something this amazing.


    The current underground labyrinth is a single five-story building that rises above the ground with a single entrance and administrative facility, with ten different underground labyrinths spread out below it.


    The basic underground labyrinth has 10 floors underground, one for solo and one for party.


    Aquatic Monster Underground Labyrinth


    The Underground Labyrinth of Flying Monsters


    Giant Monster Underground Labyrinth


    The Deadly Monster Underground Labyrinth


    Frozen Earth System Underground Labyrinth


    The Scorching Earth System Underground Labyrinth


    Trapped Underground Labyrinth


    An underground labyrinth for children


    The Knights of Batcombe regularly come here to train for a few days in various elaborate underground labyrinths, and thanks to this, they contribute to a stable income.


    It''s not just a simple contest of skill, but also a secret of the popularity of the drop items, which are armor with dragon scales, and there were many adventurers who challenged the underground labyrinth for the drop items.


    When I led Polunde and the others to the underground labyrinth, Jan Barea greeted us at the entrance of the building.


    ''''Hey, hey, hey, my fellow inspectors, have you made any money?


    Jambalea talks to Porunde and the others in his usual fashion.


    By the way, the shirt he''s wearing today has the words ''today''s main character'' written on it.


    It seems that a shirt with such words is Giambalea''s favorite, but.......I don''t know if that''s a good idea for welcoming a public inspection group.......


    Then Giambalea found Mr. Cruller standing behind Mr. Porunde.


    Oh, that''s yesterday''s sister. You had a nice drink last night, didn''t you?


    He was in a very good mood and laughed as he said this.


    Apparently, it was Jambalea that Mr. Cruller had been drinking with him last night when he had a painful drink.


    ''See, this one has been going to work very well since this morning.


    After seeing Jambalea''s condition, Polunde-san started to pester Krueler-san again.


    This Giambalea is a wizard from the wizarding world and so he''s also very good at drinking.


    Although he offered his help, the way Polunde-san looked at Cruller-san did not change much.


    After that, Jambalea led Mr. Porunde and the others to the underground labyrinth.


    Although it would be easiest to understand if he challenged them, it would be impossible for the so-called civilian Polunde-san and the others to challenge the underground labyrinth.


    So I asked them to look at the central government room where Jambalea is always caged in.


    There''s the synthetic mages Jalvin and Serbin there, but since the two of them had been working in the dark for a period of time as pawns of the King''s Capital Association, I asked them to leave their seats for this day just in case.


    The organization of the capital is so complicated that if someone from Porunde knows and remembers Jalvin and his friends, it might cause problems later on... After all, these two were brought in by Lil'' Pop, who took them in with the same forcefulness as kidnapping, and afterwards they were hired to work for Liberty, so I can''t help but think about it.


    This underground labyrinth was created by a resident of the wizarding world, Jambalea, who made full use of the power of the wizarding world, and as expected of Porunde and the others, it seemed to be beyond the scope of their understanding, and they simply nodded in agreement with Jambalea''s explanation.


    When the inspection of the underground labyrinth was over, he led Polunde-san and the others to the dragon scale mining site.


    Since this place is a secret place within Liberty, we asked them to look inside from near the entrance, where we would hold a questioning session.


    When we came to the entrance of the cave where the magic stone is being mined, Sarah, the person in charge of this place, came in from the back.


    Because we had told her in advance that we would have an inspection visit today, Sarah, who usually smells like a maniac, explained to Porunde and the others with the minimum of words.


    Polunde-san and the others rolled their eyes when they realized that the people working at the back of the cave were the bone humans that Sarah had summoned.


    Mr. Porunde looked impressed as he said this.


    The next stop was the hot spring village, which Porunde and his friends had visited last night when they stayed there.


    The area to the south of the hot spring village, where the inn town used to be, is being cultivated by a young buffalo couple who are in charge of cultivating the land, and is expanding day by day.


    In order to introduce this area, I asked Aura to take the form of a wyvern.


    The group on the back of Aura''s wyvern soars into the air and within a few minutes, we are in the air above the grain fields.


    What a wonderful sight....


    Polunde and the others looked impressed as they looked down at the grain fields from the back of the Aura and continued to marvel at the sight.


    Because we had to travel by air, we were unable to listen to the young buffalo couple in charge of this place, but Erdena and I took questions from them.


    After this, Porunde and the others, who had checked the reconstruction of the Gehemorse area from the back of the aura, went to check the magic stone mining site in the Gehemorse area.


    ''''I heard that this place has dried up,''''


    We found a new vein of ore a little further down the line.


    After listening to my explanation, Mr. Porunde looked at the magic stone mining site with admiration, saying how well you found it.


    After this, we returned to the town hall, and next, Mr. Porunde inspected the central wholesale market just outside the town hall.


    Black, the former captain of the Onijin Merchant Corps, is in charge here.


    When we arrived, Kuro stopped working at the back of the market and came over to us.


    He took questions from Mr. Porunde and the others, but there were not so many in-depth questions.


    Finally, Polunde and the others checked the guard''s office.


    There was one captain, Gugs, who had stayed behind to prepare for the inspection.


    All the others were in the process of going out on patrol.


    ''I didn''t think it would be rude not to welcome you all to the inspection, but we can''t skip the patrol at this time today, either.


    Googus said that.


    No, it''s more of a business as usual, which I like very much, personally.


    Mr. Polunde smiled at me as he said that.


    When Googs saw that smile, he gave a small gut pose.


    He must have been very happy because he was goofing around with his materials yesterday.


    Afterwards, Gugs responded to Polunde''s questions.


    The questions here were mainly about how to manage the guards that belonged to us, and how to confirm the commitments of the patrol.


    Gugs is a bit of a thing with paperwork, but other guard-related work is always spot-on, so he answered those questions without hesitation.


    Thus, the entire inspection was over.


    The second day of the tour, which was originally expected to take a full day, was completed in about half a day, partly because we were allowed to use the wyvern-turned-Aura for transportation on the way.


    We decided to have lunch with Mr. Porunde and his friends at the town hall cafeteria.


    At the table, Mr. Porunde said


    I don''t think I''ve ever seen a city that has a system this well established in a small outlying city.


    That''s what he told me.


    I was very happy to hear his praise for the results of our life-prolonging efforts, which we''ve been working on through trial and error.


    After lunch, Porunde and the others returned to the capital in the liner that was one flight earlier.


    The results of this inspection will be reviewed by the Frontier Management Bureau in about two weeks and will be sent to the final decision meeting. Please wait for a while until that is completed.


    After saying that, Polunde-san and the others returned to the royal capital.


    ''''Oh dear.......somehow the inspection ended safely....


    I stretched out wide as the magic ship disappeared from view.


    Erdena and Biblina gently placed their hands on my shoulders.


    ''''Thank you for your hard work, Safate.''''


    Now all you have to do is wait.


    They smiled at me and I smiled back at them.

 178 . Urina Combe 1

    The day after my visit ended, I sent a letter to Riknas.


    It was in the frontier city of Urinacombe.


    Before the visit, I had received a letter saying, "I have something I want to discuss with you about reconstruction and maintenance, could we meet soon?


    I''ll be there soon.


    I had a letter with that kind of content delivered to the Yanjin postman.


    I don''t know the contents of the letter, but it seems to me that it would be a good thing if Riknas, who can do pretty much anything and always had excellent grades in the training exams, were to consult with me.......


    I started to work on the paperwork that had been put off for the past few days to prepare for the visit and for the actual visit, for now.


    Just because the inspection was coming does not mean that the city was not functioning still.


    That''s why I continued to work on the paperwork while keeping my mind focused on the fact that I couldn''t let even a small amount of paperwork get behind me.


    I''ve been prioritizing urgent paperwork for the past few days, so I''ve accumulated quite a bit of paperwork.


    It took me until late at night to finish these documents.


    I came back to my room exhausted.


    Hey, little girl, welcome back.


    Unya greeted me with a smile.


    Wunya, while accepting the coat I was wearing.


    Would you like some tea?��Would you like to take a bath?��And the food is ready for you.


    Then he looks at me with a smile.


    I think for a moment.


    ''Well may I have a bath first and then a light meal, if you don''t mind?''


    Yes, he told Unya.


    Then Unja.


    Yes, sir.


    I smiled at that and left the room once.


    In the meantime, I moved to the bathroom attached to the room.


    I''ve been stuck to my desk all day, and my body feels like it''s getting restless.


    After washing myself, I sink into the tub.


    The temperature of the water is comfortable.


    "Hmmm....


    I couldn''t help but squeal in relief.


    Then.


    Oh, my lord...


    Aura''s voice came from behind the door of the bathroom.


    ''''Hmm?��What''s wrong, Ora?


    No....well...if that''s what you''re looking for, I thought I''d flush your back...


    Aura says that in a somewhat upbeat voice.


    I couldn''t help but smile at Aura''s words.


    ''No, no, I can''t have you do that. Aura is my precious secretary.


    I called out to her.


    Then, for some reason, the bathroom door gently opened and Aura appeared from it.


    Aura was just wearing a bath towel wrapped around her body.


    With its face turning bright red, Aura was staring at me.


    ''''..........Ah, you see, my lord-sama. Wa, I also say that my lord-sama is very important to me..................


    As he said this, he tried to come coyly into the bathroom.


    Then


    Hey, you thieving cats and thieving wyverns.


    Vibrina''s voice came from behind such an aura.


    ''I had a bad feeling about something, so I ran over to see, you little girl, it''s a hundred years too early to try to seduce your mistress Safate.


    As he said this, he grabbed Aura''s bath towel from behind and tried to pull her out of the bathroom.


    However, the recoil caused only the bath towel that was covering Aura''s body to come off


    What the hell?


    Biblina fell backwards, along with her bath towel.


    As a result, an aura of nakedness in the bathroom was in front of me...


    ''No, no~~~''


    Suddenly, Aura sat there, screaming as it happened.


    After that, it was tough again.


    Erdena and Unya heard Aura''s screams, and they instantly ran into the bathroom.


    Safate what does this mean?


    Erdena came running into the bathroom and said some very cold words to me, alternating between Aura sitting naked and me in the tub.


    Unya is Unya, and


    ''Little girl, if you''re going to be messing with Aura, I''d like you to order this Una to be a night owl as well.


    As she said this, she suddenly started taking off her clothes, and the bathroom area went into an amazing state.


    Eventually, Erdena got mad and threw everyone out of the room, but as I was thinking that Aura could have at least waited until she got dressed, Erdena turned to me again and


    You''re too lax on the side!


    She held me in her arms as she said this.


    In the end, I was taken to the bed like this, and Erdena and I got into the act.


    I hadn''t eaten dinner yet, so I was feeling a little hungry, but.......


    �� ��.


    The next morning, I ate more breakfast than usual and went to work at the town hall with Erdena.


    On the way, I also met up with Biblina, but she


    Well, Eldena I''m sorry about last night.


    And she had an apologetic look on her face.


    I''m sure that Erdena, after making sure of her love for me last night


    ... okay. Be careful next time.


    Yes, she replied with a smile.


    Staring at that calm demeanor, Biblina


    ...This is the kind of composure a real wife has. d*mn it.


    He was whispering something in a whisper...


    We had a meeting in the town manager''s office, since I, the town manager, and the two deputy town managers, Erdena and Biblina, were all there.


    I''m going to Urinacomb today. I''ll leave the city matters to you two while I''m away.


    When I said that, Erdena and Biblina smiled and nodded at me.


    ''''Yeah, I''ll take care of it.''''


    You''ll be safe with your mistress and Eldena, won''t you?


    The two of them smiled at me like that, and I smiled back.


    Now, then, it''s time to choose a companion...


    Urinacombe was the city that was rooted by the dark charmers who were said to be in charge of the black market throughout this continent.


    Even though they had already disappeared from the city when they sensed that a strike force had been dispatched from the royal capital and were already gone from the city, it didn''t mean that there weren''t still some remnants of them left.


    Therefore, I decided to ask the chief of the guards, Gugs, to provide me with an escort.


    "It would be best if I or lillpop could go with you...


    Saying that, Gugus scratched his head apologetically.


    Because lately Googs has been working hard late every day for the training of the greatly increased guards, so he can''t leave the city.


    Since Lil Pop, Googs'' wife, is also going along with him, the two of them are really working without any time to spare these days.


    ''''So, please take these guys with you.


    With that, Gugus brought three sub-human guards with him.


    Cornes, the bird people.


    Chias of the Leopard People


    Dodona of the Golem tribe.


    Maybe it was because the two of them, other than Cornes, were women, but I didn''t think Erdena frowned a little bit, but the three of them put me in front of them and saluted.


    I''m humbly requested to be my lord''s bodyguard.


    We''ll be here to protect you, Death.


    Dodona, hang in there.


    Everyone greeted each other nervously.


    In front of the three of them, who were nervous stiffly, Googus smiled at them with a nikacha.


    ''''These guys are some of the most physically gifted among the sub-human mercenaries brought in by their lord. You''re not going to be useful, I guarantee it.


    That''s what he said.


    If Googs can say that much, it should be okay.


    ''Take care of everyone.''


    I said with a smile, and the three of them took care of themselves again.


    Yes!


    He replied with the most respectful salute.


    We were to use a special carriage called a special carriage heavily armed with magical firearms to go to Urinacomb.


    It looks like an ordinary carriage, but it''s a heavily armed carriage with a magical firearm with a continuous firing function attached inside the carriage.


    This one belongs to the Gun Bird Mercenaries, but I heard that Dornes, who will be accompanying you this time, is a member of the Gun Bird Mercenaries.


    ''''I was in charge of this magical firearm in the mercenary corps. Leave it to me.


    Kornes told me that with a smile.


    To be honest, I thought for a moment that it was necessary to go to this point to go to Urinacombe, where the Darkness Charming had already left, but the other party is that Darkness Charming.


    It''s the same charming voice that attacked my ex-father''s carriage in the middle of the capital.


    I''m not going to be able to get to the bottom of it.


    It''s been a long time since I''ve seen Riknas, but I wonder how he''s doing.


    The carriage with me in it slowly departed from the town hall.

 179 . Urina Combe Part 2

    The carriage carrying me, my escort Cornes of the bird race, Chias of the leopard race, and Dodona of the golem race, smoothly moved northward along the city road and soon arrived at the fort on the border of the frontier small city of Liberty and the frontier small city of Pickus.


    This would be the place where Lil Pop had emerged from the demon world and rushed into it before.


    That time, there was a big fuss about an unidentified demonic infantry breaking into the city walls and breaking in.


    I don''t know what would have happened if it wasn''t for the escort golem that Jambalea had lent me....


    Such is the case with Lil Pop, who is now an integral part of Liberty as the wife of the Guard Captain Googs and as the Deputy Commander of the Guard.


    ''''It''s kind of impressive when you think about it.


    I was thinking about this as I looked at the city walls, which had already been repaired and didn''t show any traces of Lil'' Pop''s magic-armored infantry rushing into them.


    Then I was reminded of this.


    Would you like a cup of tea, little man?


    As he said that, Unya held out the pot to him....


    ''Wait a minute. What''s Unya doing in the carriage?


    I rolled my eyes involuntarily.


    Yes, Unja should have stayed in Liberty because of the mansion thing.


    In front of me, who was surprised, Unja


    ''Nya. I was worried about my little boy and the next thing I knew he was jumping on the roof of the carriage, Nya.


    He stuck out his tongue in a "teh-heh" kind of way while saying that.


    When Cornes heard those words, his face turned pale.


    ''''Oh, no... do you mean that I didn''t realize that a suspicious person was on the roof of the carriage and didn''t notice it until the person himself came out!


    As he said this, Cornes slumped down with his head in his hands.


    So did Chias, who was sitting beside him.


    ''Oh, my God, Des!��There''s no way I can protect my lord by doing this, Death!


    As he said that, he suddenly pulled out a knife from his hip.


    It''s over.


    As he said this, he tried to scrape his own neck with that knife.


    ''Wait!��I mean, you don''t have to take it that seriously, or rather, you''re just a bit special, Unja.


    I hurriedly reached out to Chias as I said this.


    However, Chias was quicker than that and held the knife to his own throat.


    Hunya.


    Huh?


    What?


    Des?


    At the sight, me, Cornes and Chias couldn''t help but let out a barefaced cry.


    It was a knife that Chias held up to his own throat, but when I looked closely at it, it was a paper toy with a blade.


    ''''Don''t do anything dangerous, Nya.


    While looking at us, Unya was smiling at us, and in her right hand, she was holding Chias'' knife.


    Apparently, Unya had swapped out Chias''s knife.


    Maybe she''d swiped her hand beforehand in anticipation of this happening when she appeared, but


    ''Unya you should have told me that if you did then you should have told me earlier it was bad for my heart.


    I said this as I let out a breath of relief, and Unja smiled at me.


    Oh, hi. Hi, hi. Sorry.


    While saying that, he handed the knife in his hand to Chias.


    I was a little worried that Chias would try to take responsibility and commit suicide again after he got the knife back.


    Lady Unya it''s really amazing.


    As he said that, he looked at Unya with a respectful gaze.


    From the looks of it, there seems to be no worries about self-determination.


    ........ just.


    ''''Miss Unya, after this mission is over, I''d like you to practice on me.


    Chias was crowding Unya as he did so.


    With the way things were going, when they returned to Liberty, Unya would be stalked by Chias, but since she deserved it, she would leave it to Unya herself.


    Despite the fact that such a thing was happening in the carriage, Dodona, who was in the wheelhouse, didn''t seem to notice the clamor at all.


    I''m finished with the extraction of the ramparts.


    Yes, he called out to the inside of the carriage, looking normal.


    Cornes looked a little irritated by the situation.


    Hey, Dodona. You were out there and didn''t notice Master Unya on the ceiling of the carriage, did you?��What are you doing out of the ordinary?��A little reflection...


    He turns his angry voice that way.


    Then Dodona would put on a cool face and poke her face into the carriage.


    Dodona, I realize it. Lady Unya, I''ve decided it''s time to make a problem night.


    After saying that much, he pulled his face back.


    Then Unya was staring at the small window where Dodona had shown her face earlier.


    Dodona was the only one who noticed Unya.


    They went on sounding impressed.


    Then, when they realized that Dodona was the only one who noticed that there was a person on the carriage, even though they hadn''t noticed it, and that they knew by the signs that it was Unya, both Cornes and Chias slumped down with an apologetic expression on their faces.


    ''''Ya, I''m still going to give myself up, Death.


    Chias said something like that again, but this time with Unya sitting right next to him.


    I just got banned.


    Unya said and tied Chias'' hands up behind his back in a matter of seconds.


    Unya put Chias on her own lap as it was.


    ''Calm down a bit Nya. Chias is still young Nya, if he dies every time he fails, it will be a disgrace to the face of Gugus, who selected Chias to be his escort this time, right?


    He said this in a gentle voice, admonishingly.


    Hearing those words, Chias scowled with a huff, and after a moment of silent contemplation


    ''''........Unya-sama is right, Death. I will reflect on it, Death.


    He said in a small voice.


    Unya confirmed his reply.


    Well, it''s all right then, isn''t it?


    As he said this, he removed Chias''s restraints, but Chias remained lying on Unya''s lap.


    ...Oh, um...but I''d like to keep it that way for a little while longer.


    As he said this, his cheeks were red.


    Although there was such a commotion, the carriage itself was well on its way to Urinacombe.


    We entered Picks from Liberty and took a course to the frontier city of Urinacombe, entering the eastern road from there.


    This road becomes a mountain crossing on the way.


    The knights of the frontier city of Batcombe regularly patrol this area, and although there are no bandits, if it gets dark, there is no guarantee that they won''t be attacked by nocturnal magical beasts.


    I put my face to the small window.


    Dodona, do you think you''ll be able to get past the mountains ahead of you by nightfall?


    Yes, he called out to Dodona at the wheelhouse.


    Then Dodona said.


    "Son of a b*tc*, that''s not a good time.


    He replied that.


    It seems that Dodona also had a firm grasp of the situation around here.


    By the way, Chias in the car held a short bow (bow) in his hand just in case, and Cornes held a magic firearm in his hand.


    Kornes right.


    Thias left.


    They were looking out of their respective windows to see what was going on outside.


    Sure, there are demonic beasts, but it''s a mountain not far from Urinacombe, and if it''s not good, there''s a possibility that the dark charmers are lurking there...


    Just as I was thinking this, the carriage suddenly picked up speed.


    "More kills!


    Dodona''s voice from the wheelhouse.


    At the same time, Chias released his bow from the window.


    ''Tategami Lion!��And it''s a herd death.


    As Chias said, numerous tatagami lions were attacking the carriage from behind the trees.


    The Tategami lion is one of the most ferocious of all monster beasts.


    They have a habit of hunting in packs, and they can be very troublesome if they are surrounded.


    Then, Unja looked at those tategami lions from inside the carriage while looking over Chias'' shoulder.


    Well that''s a bit odd.


    As he said this, he held the shortsword in both hands.


    Then, just as Chias bent down a bit to load his bow, he jumped out of the window.


    That window was supposed to be quite small, but Unja passed through it without a care in the world and let herself leap out of the carriage.


    ''Wunya!��Don''t be reckless!


    I couldn''t help but exclaim.


    A few minutes later.


    That''s about it.


    Unya was smiling smugly as she wiped the sweat from her forehead.


    We were stunned as we got out of the stopped carriage and gazed around Woonya.


    The carcasses of dead lions were piled up around her.


    It was then that Unja jumped out of the carriage and with the shortsword she held in her hand, she precisely cut through the throat whistle and instantly killed all the Tegami Lions that had attacked her.


    At this sight, Chias, who had only fired a few arrows, excitedly ran up to Unja.


    Unya sister, you are wonderful! I would love for you to take me as your apprentice.


    Chias is hugging Unnja''s arm while saying that.


    It''s a good thing that you can''t get away with it.

 180 . Urina Combe Part 3

    ''Speaking of which, Unja, did you say something before you killed the Tatagami Lion? ''It''s a little funny''...


    At my words, Unya nodded.


    ''Tegami lions are indeed vermin, Nya.


    As she said this, Unja looked up at the mountain of the tatami lion she had defeated, folding her arms.


    Then, as Chias walked over to such a mountain of Tategami Lion, he held out his right hand.


    If you look closely, you can see a magic circle unfolding at the end of his hand.


    Chias, who had been doing so for a while, looked back at me and Unja.


    These lions have some kind of enchantment going on here... berserk, I think, or something like that.


    I told him so.


    There was a group of Tegami lions that had been enchanted to go berserk in the mountains along this road.


    This road is the only way to get to Urinacombe from the west.


    A group of such a ferocious magical beast in such an important place must have caused some trouble...


    I''ve been thinking about this for a while, and then I turned my attention to Chias again.


    "But Cheas is amazing, to be able to investigate the magic that was cast on you.


    It''s a peculiar thing... but I''ve been good at that kind of thing since I was little, Des.


    Chias was horrified as he said this.


    This is an amazing ability if it''s supposed to be.


    Even if there was someone who was controlled by some kind of magic, it would mean that she would be able to detect it in advance.


    At the entrance of a nobleman''s party hall, wizards and mages with abilities like hers are always waiting at the entrance to the party, checking to see if there are any magically manipulated assassins in the room.


    Because of this, every nobleman always keeps people with this kind of ability on hand.


    If Chias were a race, he would have been promised a high salary as a hanger-on for these nobles.


    ........But just because he was a subhuman, he was not blessed with a place to make use of his abilities, and as a result, he had no choice but to become a mercenary......And even that mercenary job was stripped from the capital.......


    Really, the racial supremacy that is so prevalent in this world is....


    As I was thinking about this, Unja walked over to Chias.


    "You''ve done a great job, Chias. I hope you will continue to do your best for the little one.


    Chias said that to Unya, his cheeks flushed red.


    ''Yes, yes, Death!��I''m going to do my best for sister Unja, Death.


    Well, that''s why we''re here for you, little girl.


    No, I''m going to do my best for my sister, Una!


    In front of Unna, who was frowning, Chias kept repeating that over and over with a big smile on his face.


    At this rate, it seems that Unja is going to be stalked by Chias for the time being.


    �� �� ��.


    We collected the corpse of the Tategami Lion in our magic bag and hurried to Urina Combe.


    There were three reasons for retrieving the corpse.


    The first is to prevent the spread of disease.


    The flesh of a rotten beast, if left untreated, can rot and produce pathogens.


    This is because it is particularly prone to becoming a breeding ground for depa fever, which has a high fatality rate, and adventurers are obliged to burn or bury the corpse after removing the ears of evidence to receive rewards when they defeat a monster.


    Secondly, preventing the incitement of magical beasts.


    If you leave a dead meat that smells like blood poorly, it could lure other demonic beasts from somewhere.


    And the third one, it''s for food, or rather, for sale.


    This Tegami Lion is a Hexenbiest, but its meat is said to be very tasty.


    Because it is a powerful beast, it is rarely sold in the market, but when it is occasionally sold, it is a rare item that is sold for a very high price.


    �� �� ��.


    Although we lost some time because of the Tategami Lion fiasco, we managed to arrive at Urinacombe before dark.


    Then, a group of knights was just about to leave from the gates of Urinacombe.


    When I looked closely, I saw Riknas in armor at the front of the group.


    When Rikunas noticed me waving through the window of the carriage approaching the gates, he dismounted and came running up to me.


    ''''Hey, man, you''re arriving very early,''''


    ''I came here in a hurry because I didn''t think I''d arrive before nightfall. Anyway, Riknas, are you on your way out somewhere? It looks like you have the Knights in tow.


    When I said that, Riknas chuckled.


    Saying that, Riknas lets out a sigh of relief.


    But I can''t help but giggle in front of Riknas'' situation.


    Faced with such an expression on my face, Riknas put a questioning look on his face.


    �� �� ��.


    Riknas had prepared a lodging for us, partly because we had sent him a letter in advance.


    Rikunas, who was riding and leading us, had a surprised look on his face when he heard that we had come across a herd of tatami lions and that we had killed them all.


    ''Oh come on ... really?��I was in trouble because that herd of Tategami lions had slipped the road from the west...


    Riknas still looks skeptical.


    When I arrived at the lodge, I went around to the back of it and pulled out all the piles of dead lions that I had stored in my magic bag.


    It''s a good idea to be able to have a good idea of what you''re going to be doing.


    ''''No........the entire Knights of Urinacombe couldn''t do anything about it, these guys.......''''


    The carcasses of these tatagami lions were all bought by Urinacombe.


    I could have taken it back to Liberty, since it was a rare item to begin with and would have a high market value.


    I''ll use this meat to entertain you, okay?


    So Ricnas begged me to do so, and I agreed.


    All of us were invited to the Riknas'' private residence for dinner.


    Once we were undressed at the inn, we changed into appropriate clothing and headed with them to the Riknas'' private residence.


    When we went out to the front of the inn, there were guards, apparently arranged by Riknas, waiting for us.


    When the guards came out of the inn, they said


    ''Ladies and gentlemen of the frontier city of Liberty, I will be happy to escort you to the private residence of Mr. Licnas.


    I said as I saluted.


    Guided by the guards, I and the others walked down the street.


    However, the inn that Riknas had prepared for us is just a stone''s throw away from his private residence, so it''s not that far away.


    That''s probably why they hadn''t prepared a carriage or anything like that.


    ........However.


    I nodded my head as I turned my gaze towards the city.


    Before........the city of Urinacombe was full of life in the days when the charming voice of darkness still ruled.


    But now, it didn''t seem to be vibrant at all.


    Even from a distance I could see it clearly, and it was easy to see that the streets were unpopular and deserted.


    Not only me, but also Unja, Chias and the others seemed to have noticed this, and a look of confusion appeared on their faces.


    ''''For a frontier city, this place is pretty subdued, isn''t it?


    Kornes whispered that, and Chias and Dodona nodded in response.


    I walked through the front door of Riknas''s private residence, sensing that everyone in the rear was doing so.

 181 . Urina Combe 4

    We entered Riknas'' private residence and were led straight to the dining room.


    There, Riknas was sitting on the lord''s seat, welcoming us, and


    ''''Normally my lord''s father should have to greet me but he''s in bed with a lot of heartache...''''


    Riknas said apologetically.


    ''You saw it too.......Urinacombe is in a terrible state right now....


    As he said this, Riknas came over to sit beside me in his chair and spread a map on the table where our food had not yet been delivered.


    I knew immediately that it was this map of Urinacomb.


    However, there are many red markings on that map.


    This red cousin this red cousin this is the place the dark charmers smashed up when they disappeared from this city to make up for it.


    Riknas bites his lip as he says this.


    As you''ve no doubt guessed. That''s why the security situation has deteriorated and the city''s population has disappeared by half in the last few weeks. There are a lot of these hexenbiests, and they''re out of control.


    Then we''ll have to repair the walls as soon as possible...


    As much as I''d like to, but the dark lovelies, they''re uprooting the city''s money and running away with it and I can''t do anything about it.


    When I said that, Riknas sighed loudly.


    "Moreover, even the bandits attacked us at the drop of a hat... haha, what can we do?


    Riknas smiles a self-deprecating smile.


    If you look closely, you can see that dark circles have formed under Riknas'' eyes.


    ''''So, Riknas. What can I help you with?


    When I said that, Riknas made a surprised face.


    ''''You........are you going to help Urinacombe in this state?''''


    Isn''t that why you called me here, to ask me for a loan?


    When I said that, Lycknath was


    I''m sorry. I owe you.


    As he said this, he put his hand on my shoulder.


    Afterwards, we discussed our future plans over a meal that had been brought to us.


    I heard that Riknas was stunned to see the devastation of Urinacombe when he returned from the training he was taking with me.


    I heard that the knights who came from the King''s capital to capture the dark charmers also returned after seeing this devastation.


    We''ll report to the King''s Landing, but when it comes to the reconstruction budget, we, the Order, cannot get involved.


    That''s what he said as he left.


    It''s a good thing that they are not in the same boat as the rest of us, because it''s not in their jurisdiction.


    I heard that there is one knight''s order stationed there just to see how things are going, but they don''t help with reconstruction or even the night watchman, they just stay there.


    No matter how much Riknas asked for help with the night watchman.


    We are stuck with nothing more than a case of the dark and winsome.


    They keep prodding him, saying.


    ''''You''ve requested a reconstruction budget from the royal capital, haven''t you?''''


    ''Oh, of course... but I don''t know when they''ll be able to put it on the meeting, although they said they''d put it on the meeting...''


    Riknas laughed self-deprecatingly again as he said that.


    The King''s Capital has an unusually large area under its jurisdiction, so it always has a huge amount of petition cases to deal with.


    Therefore, just because it is urgent does not mean that they will be given priority to deal with them.


    In fact, it is even true that when a remote village was devastated by a flash flood, it requested reconstruction assistance from the royal capital, and the related budget was only approved three years later... after all the surviving villagers had already abandoned their village.


    But wait.....


    That''s when I had an idea.


    ''Riknas, you''re saying that the Knights stationed in the city won''t move unless it''s a dark winning case.


    Yeah, I know.


    When I heard Riknas'' response, I turned my gaze to Chias, who was sitting across from me and eating his meal.


    ''''Chias, let''s go to the Knights'' garrison together later.


    Yes, ma''am.


    Chias saluted towards me with a startled expression on his face.


    Riknas was watching such an exchange between me and Chias with a strange expression.


    �� �� ��.


    After we finished eating, I moved with Chias, Unja, and Riknas to the place where the Knights were stationed.


    The Knights had created their own hut at the southern edge of the city and were stationed there.


    A bearded knight in extravagant armor walked toward us from inside one of the largest such huts.


    ''''Well, well, well, Provisional Lord Lycknath, what do you want at this kind of dinner time?��I''ve told you many times that we, the Knights of Bradrick, can''t help you with anything other than the dark and charming case.


    The Knight Commander was flustered as he said this.


    He must have been just in the middle of eating his dinner, and there was leftover food stuck to his mouth.


    I took a step forward, stopping Riknas, who was frowning abominably, while I took a step forward.


    ''''Sir Knight Commander, I would like you to take a look at this.


    As I said this, I took out one of the carcasses of a tatami lion that I had put in my magic bag.


    I had gotten one of the carcasses back from Riknas before I came here.


    "Well, this is a magnificent carcass of a Pyramid lion and you want to bribe us with its meat?


    While saying this, the Knight Commander smiles with a nimble smile.


    ''''Knight Commander, this Tategami Lion was made violent by magic. It was defeated by the men of my hand.


    What?


    The Knight Commander rolled his eyes at my words.


    "Well, do you have any proof of that?


    Yes ... chias.


    Yes, ma''am.


    I gave the signal, and Chias stepped forward.


    Chias placed his hand on the corpse of the Tegami Lion and deployed a magic circle at the end of his hand.


    The results of the examination by that magic circle were displayed in front of everyone in a windowed state by Chias.


    There was a firm


    "Traces of psychic magic are present...


    That''s what it indicated.


    ''Well, you don''t think that subhuman woman can detect magic?


    Yes, that''s right.


    The Knight Commander rolled his eyes even more in front of my words.


    I continued to speak to the knight leader who was speechless.


    ''''This magic, I think it''s highly likely that the remnants of the Dark Charming have granted it to the demonic beasts to harass Urinacombe?''''


    At my words, the knight leader growled.


    After this, the knight commander gathered the former master of the order and began to consult with them.


    The result.


    Due to the suspicions that the dark charmers in the Urinacombe area are giving out magic, we thought we''d join you in guarding the area at night.


    The Knight Commander seemed reluctant to say so.


    ''''As I will join the guard as soon as possible from tonight, Temporary Lord Lycknath, could I have a meeting with you?


    Yes, of course. Thank you.


    At the words of the Knight Commander, Riknas nodded repeatedly.


    I was smiling at Riknas like that.


    Honestly, I could have wielded the title of ''frontier earl'' but.......if I did that, I would be doing the same thing as the nobles in the royal capital.


    Rather than doing it that way, I think it''s important for me to do what I can do this way, one by one.


    Anyway, this will reduce the burden of Riknas and the rest of Urinacombe''s guards when it comes to security.


    Well, then, the next priority would be to repair the destroyed city walls.


    ''''Well then, I want to contact Liberty ASAP, but what should I do...''''


    I folded my arms and thought about it.


    It would take a day to get here, a day to fly the wagon.


    Then someone would have to get back to Liberty at least once.


    The sun has already set today, so we can''t move until after dawn, but I''d like to move as soon as possible, but...


    That''s what I was thinking about.


    "There you are.


    With an amorous voice, Foldente appeared in front of me.


    ''When I come back from King''s Landing, you won''t be here, will you?��I''ve been looking for you.


    Foldente is chuckling as he says this.


    Foldente is a contemplative body whose body disappeared a long time ago.


    That''s why you can freely transfer from one place to another if you are alone.


    ''''Foldente, you''ve come to a good place,''''


    I couldn''t help but walk over to Foldente.


    ''Oh my God, do I feel like I''m being helpful?


    Foldente chuckled again as he said this.

 182 . At that time in Liberty ~ Kuma!

    "...a lordless bear, a bored bear, a bored bear.


    The lord''s office in the town hall of Liberty, a small frontier city.


    Korok, who is sitting in the lord''s chair, is propped up on his desk, making a bored sound.


    At the sound of his voice, Erdena, who was organizing documents at the table beside the lord''s desk, couldn''t help but chuckle.


    ''''........Korok, I know how you feel, but you can''t stagger the desk.


    I know what I''m talking about.


    Korok said in frustration, scrubbing the top of his desk with his hands.


    After doing so for a while, Korok turned his gaze to Eldena.


    ''Erdena. When will the lord bear come back?''


    ''Well I haven''t heard exactly what it is either... well, I don''t think he''s going to be back for a month like he was the other day.


    Oh, bear.


    At Erdena''s words, Korok stood up from his chair, scratching his head with his hands.


    ''Can''t help it bear I''m going to go for a walk with Tiree until dinner.


    ...and don''t be late for dinner.


    I know that bear.


    Raising his right hand towards Erdena, Korok left the lord''s room and went back to his own room.


    The door of Korok''s own room was considerably larger than the door of a normal room.


    This was because Tiree, a subspecies of the ancient monster race, was living with him.


    Unlike the purely ancient monster race, Tiree is half ancient monster race in its lower body and half human girl in its upper body, but due to the fact that the ancient monster race was originally huge, Tiree is nearly three meters in length, so Korok''s room is equipped with a special door to allow Tiree to enter and exit without problems.


    Tiree''s back.


    Korok said with a smile, and Tira, who had been curled up in the corner of the room, got up with a puff of a smile on her face.


    ''Korok, Okaeri,''


    Tiree runs up to Korok, uttering a single word.


    Normally, the ancient monster race cannot speak the language of a human.


    Only the ancient monster race that was born with the ability to change into human form can exceptionally speak human language, but the half-beast, half-human Tiree was initially unable to speak human language at all.


    However, while living with Korok, Tiree had begun to learn to speak human language, albeit only in one language.


    Tiree rubbed his own head against Korok on his return.


    Korok was also smiling happily as he received the gesture of affection characteristic of the ancient monster race.


    ''''Tiree, I''m not having an ally and I''m not busy bear, do you want to go for a walk with me?''''


    When Korok said that, Tiree said


    I''m coming!��Koroktoik!


    He nodded repeatedly in happiness as he said this.


    The two of them left the room as it was and walked out of the mansion.


    Due to Tiree''s large size, they couldn''t go into the city.


    Therefore, the two of them had decided that their walk course was solely in the forest that led from behind the town hall to the dragon scale quarry.


    ''''A bear?''''


    As he was about to head into the forest, Korok noticed Giambalea standing in front of the administration office of the nearby underground labyrinth.


    ''A rare bear. ''A rare bear, a jambalea that''s always holed up in his room, but he''s out there.''


    Korok ran towards Gianbarea as he did so.


    Tiree followed behind him.


    ''''Giambalea, what are you doing bear?''''


    Oh, Tillets on the Koroks, huh? You getting good at that?


    Giambalea smiled at Korok and Tiree, who came running up to her, and said a few words with a nika smile.


    ''Have you already got it?��I don''t understand the bear.


    Korok twisted his head at Giambalea''s words.


    Beside him, Tiele was twisting his head in exactly the same pose as Korok.


    Haha, that was a bit early for Korok and his friends. Well, that''s okay. So, what can I do for you?


    ''The always holed up Jean Barea was outside, Bear. I was wondering what he was doing.


    Korok said and nodded at him.


    Beside him, Tiele was nodding in the exact same pose as Korok.


    While looking at the two of them making such a breathtaking gesture, Giambalea couldn''t help but let a wry smile appear on his face.


    ''''Ah, well, here it is, I was thinking of a new dungeon.


    A dungeon bear?


    That''s right. We also run an underground labyrinth to train beasts, but our customers asked us if we could make a labyrinth where flying-type beasts could be trained.


    ''I don''t understand bears, why would you train a beast?''


    There is a city to the east of the capital that regularly holds a tournament where beasts compete with each other for a prize. So we make sure that the beasts that compete in these tournaments are trained here.


    At Giambalea''s words, Korok twisted his head again.


    ''It''s kind of disgusting to make a beast fight a bear. It''s like making a Tiree fight a bear, isn''t it?''


    Well, some of the beasts we''re going to fight are definitely from the ancient Kaiju race.


    When Giambalea said that, Tiree, who seemed to understand the meaning of the words, backed away involuntarily.


    Then Korok stood between Giambalea and Tiree and opened his arms.


    "Tiree is a bear that Korok will protect. I won''t let him fight.''''


    Saying that, Korok says, "Galle," and raises his voice.


    Jean Barea couldn''t help but smile at such a Korok.


    It''s not, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Tiree is not a target, so don''t worry about it.


    Really a bear?


    Really?


    "Then it''s a good bear.


    At Giambalea''s words, Korok let out a sigh of relief.


    Tiree, too, smiled happily as he placed his hand on Korok''s shoulder.


    Korok and Tiree ran towards the forest, waving to Giambalea.


    Giambalea smiled and waved at the two of them.


    ''''Well, seeing you guys as good friends makes me feel better.


    After saying that, Giambalea looked up at the sky again.


    It''s a good change of pace for us too, so let''s see if we can put our thoughts together so far.


    As he said this, Giambalea picked up a sketchbook that he had left nearby.


    When Korok and the others entered the forest, they were just about to find Sarah working in the forest with the bone people.


    When Sarah noticed them, a smile appeared on her face.


    ''''Oh, Korok and ... and ... and ...''''


    Sarah repeats "and........" over and over again while pointing at Tiree.


    At Sarah''s situation, Korok stares at Sarah with his eyes half-open and zitzing.


    ''''Sis Sarah. Did you forget Tiree''s name again bear?


    ''Yeah, yeah, it''s Tille. I haven''t forgotten you I''m just a little stuck for words around here...


    Sarah pointed to her own throat area as she said this.


    Korok continued to stare at Sarah like that with zit eyes.


    ''Oh?��I see Korok is with you.


    The two men were standing next to each other when Foldente appeared.


    It''s a good thing that you''re not going to have to worry about the fact that you''re not going to have to worry about the fact that you''re not going to have to worry about the fact that you''re not going to have to worry about the fact that you''re not going to have to worry about it.


    ''Oh, oh, Foldente. What is it, what do you want me to do?


    It''s a good thing that you have a good idea of what you''re looking for.


    You will find that you will be able to get the most out of this.


    ''My lord bear!''


    At Foldente''s words, Korok could not help but lean forward.


    �� Korok is different. I''m sure you''ll be able to find out more about this. I''m sure you''ll be able to come with me when you''re done here.


    All right, all right. Then give me a minute to finish up.


    Saying that, Sarah rushed towards the bone people who were continuing to work in the rear.


    As if to replace Sarah, Korok moved his face closer to Foldente''s.


    ''Foldente, Korok is going too, bear!


    What?��I didn''t call you, and you''re only in my way to begin with.


    "But I''m still going, bear, and it will be useful!


    Korok let go of his hair with a shake and a forceful release of good will.


    ''Tiremo!''


    Behind them, Tiree goes on to say as forcefully as Korok.


    It''s a good idea to be able to have a good time with them.


    It''s a good idea to have a little bit of a wait... Anyway, this is not a game.


    I know, bear, work.


    Un.


    "Both Korok and Tiree are useful bears.


    Un.


    Every time Korok said it forcefully, Tiree said it forcefully and nodded his head.


    While being approached by such two people, Foldente had a puzzled expression on his face as he put his index finger on his right cheek.


    ��A few minutes later ��.


    Salamandered Sarah was sprinting towards Urinacombe.


    On her back, besides Foldente, were the figures of Korok and Tiree.


    Korok and Tiree continued to enjoy looking at the surrounding scenery while riding on Sarah''s back, which was advancing at a tremendously fast pace.


    ''You''re fast Bear!��That''s what I''m talking about, Sarah, my sister bear!


    Un.


    It''s a good idea to be able to have a good time with them.


    I''m not sure if I''m going to be able to get to know you better or not, but I didn''t think I''d end up being an escort for Korok and the others.


    I don''t want you to have to find your way around, but I''m not going to.


    Sarah uttered those words as she sprinted.


    Then, facing Sarah, Foldente sighs loudly again.


    It''s a very good idea to have a good idea of what you''re trying to do.


    Nu-uh-uh?


    When Sarah heard Foldente''s words, she hurriedly turned to the east.


    It''s a good thing that you''ve got a good idea of what you''re looking for.

 183 . Urina Combe 5

    The next day, I asked Foldente to give a message to Sarah in Liberty, and when I saw her transition to Liberty, I went around the streets of Urinacombe with Riknas.


    ''''Oh no, you''ve saved my life. The knights of the royal capital joined the night patrol, so our guards only needed half of them. That allowed us to give a lot of our men a break yesterday.


    Riknas said that and bowed to me.


    However, Rikunas himself seemed to have taken the initiative as usual to be a night watchman, and as usual, a large bear was spreading under his eyes.


    Riknas, a few of Urinacombe''s guards, and everyone I had brought along with us went around the city in the carriage Riknas had prepared for us.


    The scene I could see from the carriage was even worse than the one I had seen from the front of the mansion yesterday.


    Nearly half of the stores along the street were unoccupied, and even for those that were open, the number of items sold in the stores was very small.


    "Because Urinacombe is located in a mountain basin, there''s only one wide road in the east and west that wagons can use to pass through... and since magical beasts and brigands began to appear on the roads and attack the wagon teams, there were no more merchants to risk coming all the way to Urinacombe,


    Riknas had a self-deprecating smile on his face.


    ''''Moreover, there''s even a giant magical beast appearing on the scene, and since the city walls were destroyed by that thing, even the city''s functions have been paralyzed...''''


    As I listened to Riknas'' words, I continued to stare out the window.


    At the back of the street, there should be a castle wall that should be rising up, but like Riknas said, I couldn''t see a structure that looked like a castle wall anywhere.


    (This is in worse shape than I thought it would be.)


    I continued to frown as I compared my surroundings with the map at hand.


    After spending half a day circling the city, we returned once again to Riknas''s private residence.


    In the carriage, Riknas told me


    ''''I''d appreciate it if you could help with the reconstruction as much as you can.......well, I''m sorry to ask you to do this at a time when your city is busy doing this and that to promote itself to a frontier city.......''''


    As he said this, he bowed his head repeatedly.


    Riknas himself only had experience of helping his father, the current lord, unofficially.


    For that reason, it seems that he has no contacts or connections anywhere.


    The current lord, who is the father of Riknas, was also a puppet ally who was controlled from behind by the charming voice of darkness until not too long ago, and moreover, everyone involved in the surrounding cities knows that fact.


    Therefore, one could only wonder, ''''Have they really been freed from the control of the Dark Charming? It seems that all the surrounding cities are looking at me with skepticism, and all of them have decided to wait and see what happens when Urinacombe asks for cooperation.


    It seems that all the cities have decided to take a wait-and-see attitude towards Urinacomb''s request for cooperation.


    As I spent nearly a month with him during his training in the frontier city, I know well that he is not the kind of person who would try to deceive or betray people with such a thing.


    I''m not going to tell him.


    I''ll help you in any way I can.


    He popped his shoulder as he said that.


    At those words, Riknas smiled happily and nodded repeatedly.


    Then


    "R-Richnas, Master Ricknas, we have a problem!��There''s a huge magical beast approaching towards the city!


    The guards rushed into Riknas'' private residence in a panic.


    ''''d*mn it, they''re here again.


    You mean that giant hexenbiest you''ve been talking about?


    Riknas said that in an abominable manner and ran off while clicking his tongue.


    I, along with Unja, Chias and the others, will be chasing after them.


    ''''I''m going to take care of the giant monster opponent narao!


    Dodona, the golem tribe that was chasing after me, said that while putting all her strength into her body.


    Then, the body quickly became huge and changed into a monster beast form that was at least five meters tall.


    It is true that with this form, it looks like it can fight against giant monster beasts.


    Around them, Cornes and Chias are running alongside Dodona with swords and bows at the ready.


    We ran up to the ruins of the city wall with Riknas and the guards who were leading the way.


    In front of them, just as the guards said, there is a huge demonic beast figure, which is coming towards us at great speed.


    It was at that time.


    ''''Ah, lord bear!''''


    I thought I heard a voice from that demonic beast that sounded like I heard it somewhere else.


    ''''My lord~!��Korok bear! Here comes the bear!


    ...Yeah, I''m pretty sure that''s Korok''s voice.


    Why do I hear Korok''s voice when I''m supposed to be in Liberty?��With that in mind, I took a closer look at the demonic beast coming towards the city, and that demonic beast is the Salamander that Sarah is changing into.


    And on its back, I can see Korok and Tiree riding on it. Next to them seems to be Foldente as well.


    While me and Unya were stunned, Sarah in salamander form came near the ruins of the castle wall and put aside something she was holding in her mouth and transformed her figure into a human form.


    ''''My lord~!


    Korok and Tiree got off their backs and ran in a straight line towards me.


    Korok continued to hug me.


    "My lord, we missed you, bear, we''re here to help.


    He rubbed his cheek happily as he said this.


    Tiree seemed to be happy to see me too, and began to lick me with his colock in a frenzy.


    This is Tiree''s way of expressing his affection for me, but when he does this, I always end up drooling all over him.


    Sure enough, in no time at all, me and Korok were soggy with Tiree''s drool.


    Sarah and Foldente walked up to us.


    ''''Lord, you''re late. We were taking down a beast that attacked us on the way.


    Sarah said, and pointed to something she had been holding in her mouth when she was in salamander form.


    ''''Wait a minute, you''re lying...''''


    Riknas, who had been staring at the tips of Sarah''s fingers, rolled his eyes in disbelief.


    The same goes for the guards around them.


    You can also have a look at the same thing.


    ''''What''s the matter? What''s wrong with that beast?


    But what''s wrong with that giant hexenbiest who ruined this city is the Unicorn Gryphon and you took it down, didn''t you?


    You people wanna talk about how that little blob of crap can ruin a city?


    At Riknas''s words, Sarah gave a bare, stunned voice.


    Contrary to Sarah, the guards of Urinacombe, including Riknas, cheered in unison.


    ''''Yay, that big magical beast has been exterminated!


    This is going to cut down on the number of Hexenbiests that come into town.


    Hooray.


    The guards cheered from mouth to mouth.


    ''You''re exaggerating on this level,''


    Sarah continued to stare at all of them with a dumbfounded expression, as usual.


    While the guards surrounded Sarah and shouted their thanks and cheers


    "Do you have a minute?


    Foldente spoke directly to my brain with thought waves so that everyone else could not hear.


    I''ve been trying to get the story out of him, but Sarah crushed the entire base.


    I couldn''t help but chuckle while listening to the content of Foldente''s thought wave.


    The group that Sara crushed, based on the story, seems to be the Hand of the Dark Winning Hand who were trying to hurt the magical beasts in Urina Combe.


    It means that Sarah, on her way to Urina Combe, not only did she defeat the griffon, their ultimate weapon, but she also killed the group.


    I don''t know if the group is all of the dark charmers who were attacking Urinakombe, but with this, they should not be able to do anything to Urinakombe.


    Thinking about that, I chuckled again.


    Korok was looking up at me with a nod of his head.


    "Lords, are you happy to see Korok?


    That''s what Korok says, but for now, after I showered Tiree''s drool off of her, I''d better ask her why she was following me on her own... I thought.

 184 . 6 of Urina Combe

    I was in the shower with Korok.


    "So, why did Korok come along?


    "I wanted to see my lord, bear.


    I know how you feel, but I told you to wait until it was too dangerous.


    "So the Koroks bear the protection of their lords.


    It seems that Korok still thinks he''s answering my question in a serious way.


    After that, the conversation between me and Korok has remained on a parallel track from start to finish.


    In the end, I ended this conversation by breaking off the conversation.


    Don''t ever leave my side, okay?


    I told him so.


    Then Korok instantly took me in his arms.


    "Okay, bear, I''ll never leave.


    He smiled happily as he said that.


    ........Apparently, it seems that everything will be interpreted in a way that is convenient for Korok.


    Well, thanks to Sarah, it seems that we were able to avoid a lot of danger, and it will be safe as long as we stay in this inn that we are allowed to use as a place to stay.


    It''s a very good idea to be able to have a good time with them.


    Incidentally, Dodona of the golem tribe is helping to bury the carcass of the unicorn gryphon, which has been transformed into a magical beast, and the other two guards are in the middle of helping with the work.


    Unlike ordinary vermin, the unicorn gryphon has an extremely strong toxin in its body that makes it unfit for food, but if left unchecked, this toxin will begin to decompose and produce the germs that cause depa fever.


    Riknas bowed his head again to me.


    ''Dodona-san has really helped me. It''s just that Urinacomb is not even ready for digging a hole right now.


    Riknas laughs self-deprecatingly at that.


    I tapped Riknas on the shoulder.


    Anyway, let''s start with what we can do. We''ll help you.


    Thank you. I owe you.


    At my words, Riknas once again bowed deeply.


    I introduced Foldente and Sara to Riknas.


    After they finished greeting Riknas, we spread out the map that he had brought with him on the table and settled in around it.


    This map has the destroyed areas of the frontier city of Urinacomb checked out in red.


    This is the same one that I was shown by Rycknas a while ago.


    For now, it''s imperative that we restore the destroyed walls of the city.


    Foldente said as he stared at the drawing.


    Me and Riknas nodded at his words.


    Then Sarah, who was looking at the map, turned her gaze to Riknas.


    ''''So, where can I get the stones that can be used for the walls?


    ''Oh, oh, then, from around the ravine here...''


    As he said this, Riknas pointed to a mountainous area a short distance north of Urinacombe.


    ''''Well it''s a bit of a distance, and I can''t help but hire some workers there...''''


    It''s a good idea to be able to have a good time with your friends.


    In contrast to such a Riknas, Sarah picked up the map and


    ''You can use the stone here, all right.


    With that, he left the room with a map in hand and a stalwart.


    I''m not going to be able to get to the bottom of it.


    You know where you are, Sarah? You don''t even have a sense of direction for free!


    Yeah, it''s all right. It''s just that way.


    What''s wrong with this place? The ravine is this way, not that way.


    Nuh-uh-uh?


    Such an exchange between Foldente and Sarah could be heard from the corridor.


    At the voice, Riknas had a slightly confused expression on his face.


    Those two?


    ''Oh, it''s okay, you two are always like that, you''ll get used to it.


    I laughed at Riknas as I said that.


    ���


    The next morning, just as it was still early in the morning


    Hey, can I just...


    Riknas rushed into my room with a change in his blood.


    As usual, Riknas still seems to have joined the night watchman and stayed up all night, and the dark circles under his eyes are darker than yesterday.


    ''''I, no, it doesn''t matter, it''s more important, that, that.......''''


    While saying this, Riknas was pointing out the window.


    The place where he was pointing at was a structure that did not exist until yesterday.


    Yes, the city walls.


    This was something that Sarah had worked on and restored during the night.


    As a salamander, Sarah is able to summon large numbers of skeletons.


    When Liberty was promoted from a village to a frontier city, she used these skeletons to build the city''s walls, excavate the layers of scales, and maintain the city''s roads through the night.


    The work could only be done in the middle of the night, as the bone humans would disappear after being exposed to sunlight.


    Nevertheless, Sarah could summon thousands of bone humans at a time, so she could proceed with the work by manpower and sea tactics.


    As a result, even though they had only worked on it one night, a considerable length of the city wall had been repaired.


    When I walked with a surprised Rhynchus towards the repaired castle wall, I found Sarah in a corner where she was collecting the dust from the bone men who had disappeared in the sunshine with her magic bag.


    According to Sarah, Dorun, who develops magic stones, asked her to bring back this dust as a valuable resource.


    And when Sarah finished cleaning up the dust, she turned to face me and Riknas once again.


    ''It was you, Sarah, thank you so much. I didn''t expect the reconstruction of the city walls to progress so quickly.


    Sarah was confronting Riknas as he said that, folding his arms.


    ''''Well, it''s not much of a task if you have a stone to cut out, I think we can finish repairing all the walls in a week.''''


    ''What? I-is it a week?


    ''What? You want it to be faster? .........Then, if I carry the stone in the daytime.......


    At Riknas'' words, Sarah begins to mumble and think about it.


    To such Sarah, Riknas shook his face from side to side in a great panic.


    ''''No, it''s not!��Reverse!��I was just surprised that I could do it so quickly.


    Yeah, right.


    Sarah nodded with satisfaction when she heard Riknas'' words.


    Then I''m going to sleep through the night and I don''t want to be disturbed.


    With that, he sat down in a nearby chair and began to sleep as he did so.


    ''Are you always like this, Sarah?''


    Yeah, that''s pretty much it.


    When I replied that, Riknas smiled and looked at Sarah with a smile.


    �� �� ��.


    Sarah''s work to rebuild the city walls progressed at a terrific pace night after night.


    It was so fast that the people of the city


    Or God must be working on it in the middle of the night.


    They began to gossip about each other, and at night it became the custom of the city folk to bow in gratitude in the direction of the sound of construction and then go to bed.


    While such work was going on, a group of guards from Batcombe arrived in Urinacombe.


    The one who led them was the lord, Gelter.


    When Gelter found me and Riknas, he gave his usual carefree smile.


    ''''I heard from Vibrina that you don''t have enough guards. I''ve brought two of our guards with me, and I''m going to use them to make a patrol. Feel free to tell me if you''re short. They are so busy these days, they are desperate for this kind of work.


    When Gelter said that, the guards nearby were


    That''s quite true, sir.


    He chuckled as he said this.


    Riknas stared at Gelter as he looked at him.


    Are you sure? For doing this for me.


    He said.


    With those words, Gelter said.


    Well, it''s about your son-in-law''s friend, of all people. As a parent, you have to show him a little of your good qualities, don''t you?


    I smiled at that and smiled.


    Riknas heard that and turned to me.


    You can thank your wife next time.


    That''s what he said... Well, I couldn''t help but think about how to clear up this misunderstanding.

 185 . Urina Combe Part 7

    Thanks to Sarah''s arrival, the reconstruction work of Urinacomb has started to move forward quickly.


    Although the work is basically only done at night, the monsters and brigands that used to come to Urinacombe to attack the city because of the broken city walls also work at night.


    Sure enough, it seems that it wasn''t just once or twice that such demonic beasts and bandits appeared in the place where Sarah was working.


    However, although the skeletons that Sara summons are not strong on their own, their numbers are in the thousands, and not a single magical beast or bandit was able to escape safely from being attacked by such a large group.


    Aside from the magical beasts, the bandits would have liked to be captured and questioned, but after the bone men had wiped out the bandits about five times, they hadn''t attacked at all.


    I wanted to find out if the bandits were under someone''s instruction or if they simply heard that Urinacombe''s walls were broken and came to attack, but there''s nothing I can do about it.


    In addition to this, the Batcombe Guards, led by Geltar, who came all the way from Batcombe, also played a great role.


    From sunrise to sunset, they were patrolling the mountainous area around Urinacombe, destroying every single hexenbiest and bandit that was hiding there.


    They captured the bandits as best they could and brought them back to Urinacomb.


    That''s where Riknas interrogated the boss of the captured bandits.


    You think that''s going to make me confess in your interrogation, son?


    And I ended up being laughed at impatiently.


    It''s a good thing that I don''t have any experience in interrogation, but that doesn''t mean I can''t do it, because I don''t have any experience in interrogating people, but that doesn''t mean I have to keep silent....


    Me and Riknas were looking at each other, and I was thinking about it.


    Oh, come on, man. I''ll show you how to interrogate a man the right way.


    Gelter spoke to us with a snicker.


    Me and Riknas moved with Gelter to the bandits who were trapped in the dungeon with him.


    And a few moments later.


    "....I''ll tell you....you know, I''ll tell you everything....but please don''t do it again...


    In front of Gelter, the bandit boss, who was strapped to a chair, looked out of breath.


    Right in front of him, Gelter was smiling at him with a snicker.


    ''''Hey?��If you talk about it in a logical way, even a blind bandit boss like this will be obedient.


    It makes sense...


    I couldn''t help but chuckle at Gelter''s words.


    Gerther''s interrogation was something that could not be put into words.


    "We can''t possibly do that now, can we?


    Yeah, I think so.


    Me and Riknas were arguing with each other, furrowing our brows.


    Gerther smiled again at us.


    That''s right. I''ve been working on it for several decades... Well, you have to remember that there is a way to do it this way.


    To Gelter who said that, me and Riknas nodded greatly, though we were puzzled.


    It''s a very good idea to be able to have a good time with them.


    It''s a very good idea to be able to have a good idea of what you''re going to be doing.


    Although it seemed likely that the mysterious person was the one of the Hand of the Dark Charming, he could only get that much information at the moment.


    After that, Sarah''s work was completed in a week, as planned, and the walls of Urinacombe were restored to almost their original state.


    Although Riknas offered to let me pay for the cost, this work was done by the bone men (skeletons) that Sarah had summoned, and the materials were collected from within Urinacombe''s territory, so there was practically no cost incurred.


    Besides, right now Urinacombe should have no money anyway.


    I suppose it''s a matter of Lycknath wanting to thank you as much as possible for me and Sarah for doing this much for me, but.......


    I turned my attention to Sarah here.


    And then Sara


    Well, if you''re going to thank me, I''m going to have to feed you.


    As Sarah said this, she took out the carcasses of the demonic beasts that she had apparently stored in her magic bag.


    There was a pile of carcasses of magical beasts that could be used as food, including a tatagami lion whose flesh was considered a delicacy, and other magical beasts that could be used for food.


    ''''I will provide you with the ingredients. Could you do that for me?


    Well, I''d be happy to do it.


    When Riknas said that, he returned to the mansion in a great hurry.


    Soon after, Riknas returned with a number of the mansion''s culinary personnel in tow.


    That night, a large number of dishes using the meat that Sarah had hidden away were prepared and laid out in the banquet hall to be served to Sarah and I, as well as my guards, including Korok, Tiree and Cornes.


    In fact, Sarah, who is a gluttonous eater, is able to store food inside her body, so she would be able to eat up this amount of food by herself without difficulty.


    But when Sarah is faced with that large amount of food


    Well, we can''t eat them all by ourselves...


    With that, Sarah opened the windows of the mansion''s banquet room and


    Hey, everybody''s partying in the house. Anyone can come, no matter what their status. We''ll serve you food!


    He shouted so loudly.


    His voice echoed not only around the mansion, but throughout the city.


    Soon, the town hall staff, guards, and people waiting for it to come together in a creeping manner.


    Sarah had everyone like that.


    Well, you''ll just eat it.


    As she said this, she invited them to the banquet hall.


    Everyone smiled and cheered in front of Sarah''s act.


    The guards from Urinacombe, the guards who had come from Batcombe, and the people who remained in the city gathered more and more, and the banquet hall soon became a large party with a large number of people.


    Korok, Tiree and others were also eating their food with relish.


    In the midst of all of this, Sarah hardly ate her food, but looked at everyone who was happily eating their food.


    ........Perhaps Sarah was offering the meat she was planning to sneak back home to eat in order to cheer up the discouraged townspeople as much as possible.


    I walked over to Sarah''s side.


    Sarah, when we get back to Liberty, I''m going to buy you a drink.


    I said in his ear.


    Then Sarah said


    Yeah, that would be great.


    She had a smile on her face, a smile on her mouth.


    Lately, Sarah has been wearing such a gentle smile.


    I think she''s been smiling that smile ever since I started visiting her from time to time with a child of the same Salamander tribe as Sarah, who lives in a city in the east.


    When I was thinking about that, Sarah was


    ''My lord, when you''re done here, can I have some time off?��I''m just going to go see a friend.


    That''s what I''ve been saying.


    Perhaps she wanted to go and see those Salamander children.


    Just out of the corner of Sarah''s eye, the children were eating their food while smiling happily, and Sarah had just gazed at them with a gentle smile....


    After that, Sarah spent a few days helping to repair the destroyed houses.


    I worked with Foldente to maintain the streets, treat the injured, and help with town hall work.


    Needless to say, Korok and Tiree came along with me in all of this.


    �� �� ��.


    We ended up spending nearly half a month in Urinacombe.


    Thank you so much. It looks like we''re on track to rebuild Urinacomb.


    Riknas shook my hand as he said this.


    ''What are you talking about? The hard part is just beginning, isn''t it?��But I believe Lycknath can do it.


    I squeezed Riknas'' hand back as I said this.


    Sarah departed from this place, heading east.


    After seeing Sarah off, we got into the carriage and headed back to Liberty.


    Riknas and everyone in Urinacombe waved us off.


    In the carriage, Cornes looked unhappy.


    ''Dodona and Chias were both pretty active, but I can''t believe I was only able to help with the patrol... I''m going to get mad at Captain Googus Guards when I go back.


    I said, "I''m sorry," and Cornes put his head in his hands.


    What do you mean, a patrolman at night is a very important job. You''ve done a great job.


    As he said this, he patted Cornes on the shoulder.


    ''But, well, it''s true that I wasn''t very active.


    Chias called out to Cornes with a nasty smile on his face.


    With those words, Cornes sighed loudly again.


    I couldn''t help but chuckle at such a state of Cornes.


    At the back of the carriage we are riding in, there is Tilet, who is running with the speed of the carriage because of his size, and Korok, who has transformed into a bear and is running alongside Tilet.


    I stared out the window of the carriage at the two figures and the walls of Urinacombe, which were visible behind them.


    Gelter and the other guards of Batcombe were going to be garrisoned for a while longer, and they remained behind those ramparts.


    The carriage with us in it slowly left Urinacombe.

 186 . Report of promotion

    When we returned to Liberty from Urinacombe, we were greeted by Erdena and Biblina.


    From Biblina we heard


    What do you think?��Was your father of some use to you?


    He asked me that out of the blue.


    I told him that Geltar had really helped Riknas and the other guards of Urinacombe, and he told me that


    Father, you do a good job once in a while. Now Safate can be proud of himself.


    He said and smiled happily.


    ''It was Biblina who made the request, I didn''t do anything to get my nose in the air.


    I said that to Vrina.


    But thank you, Biblina. You saved us all.


    I added and smiled at her.


    Then Biblina''s cheeks flushed a little and


    Well, I''m just doing my job as an assistant mayor.


    He was smiling happily as he said that.


    Beside him, the same deputy lord, Erdena, was making a slightly reluctant face, so.......


    So, that Eldena was the first to run up to Korok and Tiree.


    ''''Well I''ll be preaching to you later.


    Eldena says that with an angry expression on her face.


    It''s no wonder that Erdena says that.


    It''s a very good idea to be able to have a good time with them.


    It''s a very good thing that you''re able to get a good idea of what''s going on.


    So, Korok and Tiree, who had already heard the news from me and were being preached to by me, were


    I''m a remorseful bear.


    I''m sorry.


    He said this to Erdena and bobbed his head with a divine look on his face.


    Then Erdena sighed once and


    ''''Well I thought I''d give you a lecture, but Safate seemed to be pissed at you and you seem to be sorry, so I''ll tolerate it for once... just this once.


    As he said this, he gently stroked their heads.


    Both Korok and Tiree were delighted by those words!


    "Eldena, I love Kumar.


    Korok hugs Erdena as he says that.


    And then Tille, who was excited, tongue licked Erdena and Korok with his tongue as a sign of affection, and in the blink of an eye, the two of them became sticky with Tille''s drool.


    I couldn''t help but giggle at the sight of Erdena and Korok like that, and so....


    �� ��.


    Here, Cornes, Chias and Dodona are


    Then we''ll report to Captain Googs and then return to our regular duties.


    I said as I saluted.


    ''Thank you, all three of you, you''ve been really helpful.


    I shook hands with the three of them as I said this.


    I saw them off as they walked toward the town hall and returned to the mansion.


    ''Thank you for your hard work, Bocchan,''


    Unja followed me.


    The magic bag on Unja''s waist is filled with the items that Riknas gave her as gifts.


    I told her she didn''t have to push herself.


    After everything you''ve done for me, I''m not going home empty-handed.


    I was forcibly thrust into the magic bag.


    Unja, could you give out this souvenir to everyone at the town hall later?


    Yeah, just tell me what to do.


    Unya took the magic bag from me with a smile and ran towards the town hall.


    As if to replace Unja, an aura in a maid''s outfit came out of the mansion.


    My lord, welcome back.


    He greeted me as he said that.


    I went back to my room with such an aura.


    I walked into my room.


    ''My lord, some letters came in,''


    As he said this, he pointed to the top of the desk.


    There, as Aura said, there were several sealed letters that were strictly sealed.


    I quickly checked them and found that there was a sealed letter from Quinn, the royal capital, mixed in with the parenthetical letters from neighboring villages.


    I opened it first.


    ''''My lord, shall I go make a cup of tea?''''


    ''Yes, do you mind if I ask?''


    Yes, I understand.


    After I saw Aura leave the room with a bow, I took out Quinn''s letter and read through it.


    I couldn''t help but smile when I saw its contents.


    I''m sure you''ll be pleased to know that I''m not the only one who''s been in a position to know that Liberty''s promotion to frontier city has been officially decided.


    It''s always quite late for the king''s decisions to be communicated to the frontier cities, so Quinn must have anticipated that and sent me this envelope.


    In fact, the letter I received did not contain a letter from the king''s capital announcing such contents, and if a letter had been addressed to Liberty, Erdena or Biblina would have already informed me.


    ''My lord, is something good happening?''


    Aura asked when she came back with the tea ready and saw that I was smiling.


    I smiled at Aura, and she smiled at me.


    Yes, it''s been very good.


    I told them.


    I quenched my throat with Aura''s tea and immediately called Erdena and Biblina to tell them this.


    Biblina was


    ''Congratulations!��We must tell the whole city immediately.


    She was about to run out of the room when she said that, but I hurriedly stopped Biblina from doing so.


    ''''It''s not that I don''t trust Quinn, but it''s just that I think it''s better to announce these things only after the notice from the royal capital has officially arrived.


    When I said that, Biblina reluctantly withdrew.


    It''s nice that she''s happy to see me, but just in case something happens.


    So, for the time being, this became a secret between us in the room and Unja.


    �� �� ��.


    It wasn''t until two weeks after Quinn''s message arrived that King''s Landing officially announced Liberty''s promotion to a frontier city.


    As expected, it took quite a long time.


    The grand doughnut who served as my instructor for the frontier city training course in King''s Landing arrived to deliver the notice.


    I''m glad to be able to deliver this notice to you because you have passed my lecture with honors.


    The grand donut smiled happily as he said that.


    I also smiled back at Grandonut like that.


    I received the notice in the lord''s office along with Deputy Lords Erdena and Biblina.


    After handing over the notice, Grandnuts took out a large number of wooden boxes from inside his magic bag.


    It was crammed full of example rules and regulations, style books and question and answer books that were necessary for a frontier city.


    Although there was a large quantity, I had already studied everything related to these in my training at Grand Nuts, so I wasn''t that surprised.


    However, both Erdena and Biblina


    That''s a lot to take in.


    Now, that''s why all this red tape is...


    I was whispering to myself.


    At the sight of the two of them, Grandonut couldn''t help but smile, but when Grandonut looked directly at me again


    I know you''ll make a fine frontier city lord, my friend. Good man.


    He held out his right hand as he said this.


    ''I''ll do my best,''


    As I said this, I firmly squeezed his hand back.


    Thus, our frontier small city of Liberty was promoted to a frontier city.


    Along with that, the name of the city was also changed from Liberty to Liberty Combe.


    The frontier city of Liberty Combe was thus inaugurated.


    To the groundhog who went out of his way to visit us.


    We''ve set up a place for you to stay and have a good time.


    I told him so.


    No, no, no, I still have some work to do.


    After saying this, Grand Nuts boarded the regular magic ship and moved on to the next city.


    If I ever go to the royal capital again, I''ll have to go and thank him... I thought to myself as I saw Grandonatsu off.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find a way to make the most out of your time with us.


    ''It''s time, Safate,''


    Biblina tapped me on the shoulder as she said this.


    ''''Well we''re here to help.


    Erdena smiled as she said this.


    I stared at the two of them in turn.


    It''s a pleasure to work with you.


    He nodded widely as he said that.

 187 . Overtime processing and new processing

    Tomorrow, starting in the month of Thue, the frontier small city of Liberty will become the frontier city of Liberty Combe.


    Today, the last day of the outlying cities, many departments were busy in the town hall for the transition.


    The name of the seal that was used was changed.


    Change in the form of the application form with the city name printed on it


    Everyone in the town hall was busily working around to make sure all of the administrative items had been changed, and several people were checking them out.


    The city seal I used to approve the documents also had to be changed, so I asked the head of the dwarven settlement who was working as a blacksmith at the back of the hot spring settlement to finish it at a rapid pace.


    The head of the dwarven settlement who delivered the completed city seal to the lord''s office said


    I never thought Liberty Village would rise to the status of a frontier town.


    He looked deeply moved as he said this.


    They migrated to the area when Liberty was still a village.


    Since a good ore can be obtained deep in the hot spring village, they manufacture armor and other items using that ore while mining it.


    They also manufacture armor and other armor made from the dragon scales dug out of the dragon scale deposits behind the town hall, and the dragon scale armor is one of Liberty''s specialties and is widely recognized in the capital.


    I was able to chat with the head of the dwarf settlement for a while while as we talked about such things.


    However, this was the last time I was able to have a leisurely chat with the chief of the dwarf village.


    When the head of the dwarven settlement left, the deputy lord Erdena walked into the lord''s room quickly.


    ''''.........Safate, after this, I''m going to have a meeting with everyone who came from neighboring settlements and cities to congratulate you.......''''


    Yeah, I know. I think there were twelve pairs.


    I remembered the number I''d heard at breakfast, and Eldena chuckled at me.


    ''''Well that number is increasing one by one.


    Erdena stares out of the lord''s room as she says that.


    I, too, turned my gaze in that direction, and there was already quite a line at the entrance of the lord''s hall.


    ''''Eh?��You don''t mean to tell me that''s a line of people who want to visit me?


    At me saying that, Erdena nodded with a wry smile.


    The rumor that Grandonatz came to Liberty as an official emissary from the royal capital to inform the small frontier city of Liberty of its promotion to the frontier city of Liberty Combe seems to have already been widely known in the cities, villages and settlements around Liberty, and everyone who has heard of it has come to congratulate me in droves.


    It''s proof that they''re widely favored by the public, so we can''t treat them with indifference...


    I made up my mind and went to the reception room to begin the meeting with these people.


    I was grateful that many of the visitors were concerned about the large number of other visitors, and many of them took a lot of care to make the visitation short, and some of the chiefs of the village who were familiar to me were willing to meet with me as a group.


    Thanks to their kindness, we were able to get through to all the guests sooner than I had expected.


    However, we had to serve tea and sweets to everyone, so my two secretaries, Una and Aura, went back and forth between the hot-water supply room and the reception room many times, and also served tea to those who waited in the corridor, and by the time it was all over, Aura was sitting in a chair, wobbling from the knees down due to fatigue.


    However, in contrast to such an Aura, Unya looked no different from the usual.


    Would you like a cup of tea, little man?


    As I watched her listening to me, I thought anew how amazing she was.


    In the end, the visit took until late in the evening.


    However, if it hadn''t been for everyone who wanted to see me, I''m sure I would have crossed the date line.


    As I was thinking about this, I was sipping the tea that Unja had brewed for me when Vibrina, the deputy lord, came in carrying a bunch of papers.


    I''m sorry to say that I''m resting now, Safate, but I need you to look over these papers quickly.


    As she said this, Biblina put the papers on my desk in a heap.


    I finished my tea and picked up the documents and looked them over.


    Many of those documents were related to continuing the projects and contracts that we currently had as the frontier small city Liberty, as the frontier city Liberty Combe.


    One of the most important was the agreement related to the regular magic ship.


    The regular mage ships operated by Liberty were currently


    green conveyer


    Vatconvoy


    Palma, the royal capital


    Guyanacombe


    It has an agreement with the above four cities to operate a regular magic ship.


    This is only as ''Frontier Small City Liberty'', and now that Frontier Small City Liberty has become Frontier Small City Liberty Convoy, the name of that agreement maker must be changed, and the agreement must be replaced.


    Because of the late notification from the King''s Capital, the cities have already been briefed on the situation, and as for the documents, they have given their informal consent to send them in as soon as possible.


    However, that doesn''t mean we can''t drag it out.


    The documents related to the treaty on the magic ship will be sent to the cities tomorrow morning on the magic ship.


    As Biblina said that, she added an explanation of the capture to the documents I was reviewing.


    I''ve got to make sure that the agreement is also revised with regard to the central wholesale market that Kuro is in charge of, the underground labyrinth run by Jean Barea, the dragon scale mining site where Sara is mining using the bone people she summoned herself, the magic stone workshop that Dorun and his wife are running, and other projects that are official Liberty business such as the one where we pay salaries and pay on a piece rate.


    Anyway, the town hall staff is having a field day checking to make sure it''s all in order.


    Biblina giggled as she said that.


    I desperately tried to process the documents as quickly as possible for the sake of Biblina, and went over the contents.


    �� �� ��.


    Despite my best efforts, it was a little past the date line when I finished looking at all the paperwork that Biblina had brought with her.


    Every time I finished looking over the paperwork, Biblina would take it with her and run to the town hall to take care of the paperwork.


    Well, I guess that''s pretty much it for the little outlying town of Liberty.


    Biblina laughed at me as she groomed her messy hair.


    ''Well well in time, this is now the frontier city of Liberty Combe,''


    I turned my gaze to Biblina as I chewed on her words.


    In front of me, Biblina


    This is all thanks to Safate''s efforts. You''re doing very well.


    As he said this, he stepped closer to me and moved his face closer to mine.


    "...Hey...


    Ugh!


    Then Erdena, who had entered the room before she knew it, approached and popped Biblina''s head.


    At Eldena''s sudden appearance, Biblina retreated back with a red face.


    As she said this, Erdena left the documents she had been carrying on my desk.


    There were various documents lined up there, including documents related to the inauguration ceremony of the frontier city Liberty Combe scheduled for the weekend, as well as other documents.


    ''''.........just in case you can look over them tomorrow.......but I need you to quickly look over the list of people scheduled to be invited to this commemoration ceremony and the draft regarding the sending of invitations,''''


    As he said this, Erdena took some of the papers out of the stack and handed them to me.


    Eventually, it took me until dawn to read through all of these documents.


    As I finished looking through all the documents and stretched out, the sky was beginning to brighten outside the window.


    ''So it''s the frontier city of Liberty Combe from today...''


    I chewed on the words as I stared at that sky.

 188 . Frontier City Liberty Combe Part 1

    The first day of the month of Thue


    Finally, the frontier city of Liberty Combe has been inaugurated.


    Since the commemoration ceremony is scheduled for this weekend, today I''m just going to address the town hall staff and hand out fliers to the city residents.


    However, I have hardly slept at all since yesterday, as I''ve been busy with the remaining work from my days as a small frontier city and the process of updating our status as a frontier city.


    I''m still tense now, so I should be fine, but I''ve been working all night long, and I''ve been making a lot of careless mistakes and I''ve been feeling sleepy somewhere.


    For that reason, I decided to get some sleep, so I laid down on the couch in the lord''s room.


    I could have gone back to my room, but from now on I would only be able to get an hour or two of sleep at best, and if I went to bed and slept soundly, that would be a problem....


    I turned off the magic light in my room, draped the sheets I always had on hand and laid down on the sofa.


    I was disowned by a nobleman and after some twists and turns, I became the lord of a frontier city.


    I''ve been awarded a knighthood for calming down the chimera riots in the past.


    I''m not even close to my ex-father''s status, but with the support of everyone else, I''ve been able to get this far....


    But this is just the beginning, not the end.


    The city has to be developed as a city where all the city people living in this city can continue to live with a smile on their faces.


    I was thinking about this with my eyes closed.


    ''''Hmm?''''


    At that moment, I felt the presence of someone and opened my eyes.


    Then I saw Eldena''s face right in front of mine.


    ''''Oh my God, I''m sorry, I didn''t mean to wake you up.''''


    Eldena said and lightly kissed my lips.


    ''No you''re the one who isn''t sleeping, right?''


    I tried to raise my upper body as I said this.


    Then Erdena held me by the shoulders and


    ''''It''s okay with me. You''ve got a whole pile of work waiting for you in a little while, so get some sleep.


    As I said this, I immediately went to lie down.


    ........probably brought them by Eldena.


    I winced and chuckled.


    I''m sorry, but I''m going to have to sleep for a little while.


    When he said that, he closed his eyes again.


    �� �� ��.


    When I woke up, I quickly moved to my desk and went through the pile of papers.


    Then Unja came over and noticed that I was awake.


    ''''Good morning, sonny. It''s my heartfelt pleasure to inaugurate Liberty Combe, the frontier city.


    Unya said and bobbed her head.


    I smiled back at her and


    Thank you and keep up the good work.


    I said back.


    In the meantime, I''d like to bring you today''s breakfast, if that''s all right?


    ''Well, I think we''re going to be busy today, so let''s just get it done.


    Yes, sir.


    Lately, when it comes to breakfast, I''ve been taking breakfast with Korok, Tille, Erdena and the others, but since my desk is already piled with papers, I don''t feel comfortable if I don''t get rid of them first.


    ''My lord, I wanted to have breakfast with you, so I followed you, bear.


    So says Korok.


    There was also Tiree''s figure behind the door.


    The door to the lord''s room is not made large enough for the big-bodied Tiree to enter, so only his face is peeking out of the door.


    I stare at the two of them, and


    Well I''d be happy to have Tiree with me anyway.


    Saying that, he moved to his usual dining room with Korok and Tiree in tow.


    ''''After all, the food tastes better with my lord, Bear.


    I''m fine.


    Korok and Tiree ate their food happily in front of me.


    Seeing their smiles made me feel strangely invigorated, too.


    It was probably a good thing we ate dinner together after all.


    I was thinking about that as I looked at the two of them, and I was just about to finish my meal and get back to work when Biblina came running into the dining room.


    "Come on, Safate, join us for dinner, mistress...


    Biblina looked at us as she said this, and when she noticed that we had already finished our meal, she slumped her shoulders with a gulp.


    Except.


    "Safate, supper is a feast and you are invited by your mistress.


    With that said, he didn''t forget to install the promise.


    �� �� ��.


    After finishing breakfast, I returned to the lord''s office and quickly cleaned up the pile of papers.


    In the meantime, I received word that Sarah had returned, but it seems she couldn''t meet the salamander child she was looking for.


    She said she got lost on the way to her destination city and couldn''t get there.


    I''ve asked Sarah to do her best at Urinacomb, so I thought it might be a good idea to go with her when our work is done....


    While I was thinking about this, this time Foldente appeared in the room.


    ''Safate, I thought I''d hurry up and listen in.


    While saying this, Foldente put his mouth to my ear.


    I''m going to be able to say that the area around my former family home, the Greed family, has become somewhat noisy.


    The other day, the Greed family''s carriage was attacked in the traffic of the royal capital.


    The culprit is said to be the dark charmers who are said to be in charge of the black market throughout the King''s Capital.


    According to one theory........


    It is said that the King''s Capital has finally lifted a heavy hand against the Dark Charming and has begun to try to wipe it out of the King''s Capital, and it is said that the Greed family may have followed the trend and tried to settle their relationship with the Dark Charming.


    It''s no secret that the Greed family has been squeezing money out of the land they control here and there.


    But it''s hard to believe that they were able to maintain that much extravagance on the proceeds alone.


    In order to raise this money, there is always a suspicion that Gapoli, the current head of the Greed family, is connected to the dark winsome, and that he is involved in the black market and has made huge amounts of money.


    It was easy to imagine that the winning voice of the darkness must have been a part of that.


    The rumor was that such an upperclassman had suddenly offered to end the relationship, which had incurred the wrath of the Dark Charming, and as a result of this, it was said that this was the reason for the attack.


    It is said that there are rumors circulating in the capital that the king''s capital might take issue with this and launch a search for the Greed family.


    My father is one of the four dukes who are considered to be the highest level of nobility.


    Originally, if such a rumor were to circulate, the other nobles would have covered it up to curry favor with them, even if they were left alone.


    The fact that it''s now a rumor in the city as well means that the nobles have already decided that there is no need to humor the Greed family.


    Whether or not a search will actually take place remains to be seen, but in the worst case, they could confiscate their dominion and downgrade you to a middle-class nobleman.


    Foldente said that while placing his index finger on his cheek.


    It is true that there are many noble families who have been downgraded in the past because they were suspected of associating with the underworld.


    But when it comes to the noble families of the four dukes'' status, it''s a different story.


    It would be the first time in history that a noble family of the four dukes would be downgraded due to their association with the underworld, and the degree of shock would not be so great.


    I''ve decided to ask Foldente to continue to stock up on information on this matter, as well as add a letter to Quinn in the royal capital asking him to secretly tell me if he has any information on this when he sends out the invitation to the inauguration ceremony of the frontier city Liberty Combe.


    Anyway, there''s still too much unconfirmed information on this matter right now, so I decided to put this matter to rest and go through the documents left on my desk once again.

 189 . Frontier City Liberty Combe Part 2

    I had heard a few disturbing stories about King''s Landing in the morning, but it didn''t take long for me to get out of the way.


    First thing in the morning, I gave a speech at the town hall.


    I had all the staff gathered in the main conference room and I gave the speech.


    I thanked them for their past and asked for their future cooperation, and after the greetings were over, I was handed a bouquet of flowers by the deputy lords of Erdena and Biblina, and there was a surprise of a toss-up from all the staff.


    I was very happy with everyone''s feelings, but the words on the shirt with homemade lettering worn by Gianbarea, the head of the underground labyrinth, who was in charge of this body raising, were


    Liberty Combe, the frontier city of death.


    And I couldn''t help but notice that the "city" of the city was misspelled as "death"....


    By the way, when I met Gianbarea in the corridor after this, he was still wearing the same shirt, but the word "death" was painted out in black and the word "Shi" was rewritten next to it...


    Gianbarea, that''s not true either.


    Oh, my God, really?


    He was in a big hurry to take off his shirt and try to write again, but since he didn''t even have his underwear on underneath his shirt, he ended up with his top half naked in the corridor, needless to say, everyone around him was buzzing....


    Next, I went around to various parts of the city to greet the city folk.


    Liberty Combe is largely divided into


    A former abandoned village where we first settled.


    An inn village along the road


    Gehmose, a small frontier city


    Settlement at the foot of Mount Gorun


    All of these things are made up in one place.


    I visited them one by one.


    The area of the former abandoned village that I first visited is now a village with a hot spring inn at its center.


    The dwarves who have built a village deep in the mountains to do blacksmithing work are also treated as residents of this hot spring village.


    Here, the meeting was being run by a young elf couple who were in charge of the hot spring inn.


    ''''This way, sir.''''


    In the large banquet hall where I was shown in by the young elf proprietor, the people who worked in the hot spring village and everyone from the dwarven village had gathered there.


    I was about to greet everyone in front of them, which I did at the town hall.


    ''My lord, this is a happy day, isn''t it?��No hard talk, no hard talk, no hard talk.


    A word from the head of the dwarven settlement was the signal for everyone to start toasting at once.


    Everyone rushed in front of me in the blink of an eye, and


    Come on, my lord, let me pour you a drink for all that you''ve done for me.


    I''d love to.


    Get me a drink.


    They said so and poured me a lot of drinks.


    If I was in a normal state, I would have lost consciousness after being forced to drink 10 people''s drinks in one gulp, but thanks to Eldena, who had anticipated this, I somehow managed to avoid getting nauseated, but


    Hey, hey, this lord has a lot of potential.


    As a result, we had to pour more into the dwarves.


    The next place we headed out, much later than planned, was the area of the shukuba village along the former Kaido.


    This was a prosperous post village when the road went straight south from the hot spring village, but after Liberty built the road to the east of the hot spring village, the number of visitors drifted to that area and decreased drastically, so the villagers have all moved into Liberty.


    A young buffalo man and his wife have built up a farming settlement in the area of the abandoned former lodging village, and there were vast fields of rice in this area.


    This farming settlement has grown to the point where it now produces almost all of the crops consumed in Liberty Combe.


    The young buffalo man showed us to a meeting place in the settlement, where almost all the people engaged in agricultural work had gathered.


    Here I was able to do the greetings we did at the town hall without delay.


    My lord, take this.


    I was given a pile of freshly harvested vegetables.


    If it weren''t for the magic bag, we''d be in for a hell of a ride, I thought to myself with a wry smile as I thanked everyone for their help.


    The next stop is the small frontier city of Gehemorse.


    Literally, this is where a small frontier city called Gehemorse used to be located.


    When the city was destroyed by a chimera worm from Batcombe in the past, the lord of the city at that time went missing, so management was transferred to Liberty, who defeated the chimera worm.


    This area has the largest facility in Liberty Combe, and the inauguration ceremony of Liberty Combe, scheduled to be held in a few days, is scheduled to be held here.


    As preparations for the event have already begun, I had the residents of this area gather at the ground attached to the venue.


    There, I gave a few words of greeting.


    The majority of the inhabitants in the hot spring and farming communities I had visited before coming here were sub-humans, but this Gehmose area has the highest percentage of racial groups in Liberty Convey.


    In the Gehemorse area, I was able to finish the greeting without any particular problem and moved on to the last settlement area at the foot of the old Gorn Mountain.


    I''ve been to all the villages I''ve visited so far, and they are all connected by stagecoaches operated by the wild boars.


    I took a temporary stagecoach to the village area at the foot of Mt.


    The journey, which in the past would have taken several days to complete, took only a few hours, and I moved to the village meeting place.


    Here, Yorme, who usually assists Erdena at the town hall, was helping me with the arrangements.


    When Yome led me to the meeting place, the old chief gave me a bouquet of flowers on behalf of him.


    ''I never thought this whole area would become a frontier city.


    With a word from the old chief, I was lifted up by the others and thrown up in the air.


    After that, I was surrounded by people and time passed as we talked and chatted.


    In the end, I wasn''t able to say hello to anyone here, but the time I spent surrounded by everyone, smiling and talking with them was very meaningful.


    It was almost dark when I returned to the town hall in Liberty Combe after having visited all the areas I had planned to visit.


    The stagecoach arrived in front of the town hall and was greeted by Erdena.


    Biblina was absent as she and her secretary, Faran, were preparing for the ceremony at the meeting hall in the Gehemorse district.


    ''''Thanks for ....


    Erdena greeted me with a smile as I got off the stagecoach.


    ''I managed to get it over with,''


    I said that to Eldena and thanked the boar for riding me around the city all day.


    I''m sure that the stagecoach has moved out of the town hall, and then I moved with Eldena to the lord''s office.


    I had told everyone in the surrounding villages in advance that I would be away today as I would be traveling around the city, but it seems that quite a few of the surrounding villages had come to congratulate me, and there were numerous leftover letters on my desk and a mountain of congratulations lined up around my desk.


    Korok noticed me coming back and came into the lord''s office in a frenzy.


    ''Welcome back, lord!''


    Korok smiled and hugged him.


    By the way, my lord, that box smells really good.


    So he was drooling out of the corner of his mouth as he said that....


    I felt somewhat soothed by Korok''s gesture.


    After this, the first day at Liberty Combe passed with the five of us, including Korok, Erdena, Unja and Aura, who brought us tea, eating the fruit that was among the celebratory gifts.

 190 . Frontier City Liberty Combe Part 3

    Today I had been on my way to the Geghemorse area since this morning for preparations and meetings for the inauguration ceremony of the frontier city of Liberty Combe to be held tomorrow.


    In the temporary stagecoach, I''m accompanied by Biblina and her secretary, Faran.


    The preparations for the event have already been made. We''ve already received all the answers for your attendance using our regular graveyard ships.


    As she said this, Biblina handed me a list of participants for the memorial ceremony.


    Among them were the lords of many neighboring cities, including Grandonatz, who came to me the other day as an emissary from the royal capital, as well as Geltar from the frontier city of Batcombe and Pickus, a small frontier city, were scheduled to participate.


    Even from Urinacomb, Riknas from Urinacomb will be participating as an acting lord.


    As I was looking at those documents, Biblina continued to speak to me.


    ''I have already asked for and received informal consent from the King''s Capital to send a congratulatory message to Grandonats-dono, and from my father Geltar to send a congratulatory message from my seniors in the frontier cities, if I may be so bold. Safate will use this example as a basis for the greeting you will deliver on that day.


    As she said this, Vibrina handed me a sealed letter.


    If only the king''s capital had sent me the news earlier, we wouldn''t have been in such a hurry.


    As she said this, Biblina received the next document from Faran and began to review its contents.


    The arrangements regarding this commemoration ceremony and other things were in the large number of wooden boxes that Grandonats had left behind when they brought the notice from the royal capital.


    "Arrangements for Inauguration Ceremony after Promotion to a Frontier City


    Based on the booklet called "The Booklet", our Deputy Lordship, Biblina, has been taking the lead in the work.


    The other deputy lord, Erdena, has been flying around the Liberty Combe since yesterday to check the city''s management after its inauguration in advance.


    In the past, if it was Liberty, I would have done all of this kind of work on my own, but now that the division of labor system is functioning well like this, it''s really helpful.


    But now the division of labor is working so well that it''s really helpful.


    Shortly after, we arrived at the assembly hall, the site of the inauguration ceremony in the Gehmose area, and we quickly moved inside the hall.


    Inside, chairs and other items were already set up for guests, influential members of Liberty Combe, and ordinary city dwellers who had been chosen by lottery in advance to sit on.


    I''m sure all the townspeople who weren''t able to enter the hall that day will gather outside the hall and participate in the parade afterwards, so I''ve asked the Captain of the Guard, Googus, to provide security for the area as well.


    As she said this, Biblina was checking the status of the chairs and desks in the hall.


    After this, I had a meeting with Vivalina to discuss the day of the ceremony.


    I had a detailed discussion with her about where I would be sitting and when I would give my speech.


    She was supposed to stand offstage and give me a signal, but I couldn''t respond to her if I didn''t know anything about it.


    I was listening to her talk, taking notes as needed.


    She continued to talk about this and that as she moved around the hall for a minute or so.


    Well, I''m rushing through it, but that''s how it''s supposed to go.


    He smiled at that.


    It''s time to get into the swing of things, mistress, and do your best.


    When I said that, Vibrina hugged me tightly.


    I''m sure you''ve been working hard, so why not give yourself a little reward like this?


    As she says this, Vivalina continues to hug me.


    I lightly hug her back.


    Thank you so much. You''ve been very helpful.


    That''s what I said to her.


    Then Biblina''s face turned bright red as she backed away from me with a bang.


    He''s a deputy lord, you know. This is a piece of cake.


    Saying that, she trundled toward the exit of the hall.


    My secretary, Farrand, chased after Biblina as she did so.


    ''Miss, if I hadn''t given you another push right there...''


    Oh, shut up!��That''s enough for today.


    They went on and on, exchanging conversations like that.


    I chuckled and hurried after them.


    Afterwards, I heard that they were going to parade in a stagecoach from the front of the venue to the current Gehemorse district sub-branch, which used to be the former Gehemorse town hall.


    We''re requesting additional security along this route, along with the Googs and others, as well as Batcombe.


    Biblina was looking all around the planned parade course as she said that.


    I didn''t think it was necessary to be so strict, but then I reminded myself that I should at least do this, considering what happened with the dark charmers at Urinacombe.


    The whole time we were looking around the parade route, we were escorted by the guards who guarded the Gehmose area.


    The Guard Bureau has always suffered from a shortage of guards since its days as a small frontier city, but thanks to recruiting sub-humans from the capital and actively hiring sub-humans living around the city, they''ve somehow managed to secure enough men to provide a minimum level of security.


    Leave the safety and peace of the frontier city of Liberty Combe to us.


    Gugus, who was in the lord''s office the other day, was smiling with a snicker as he said that.


    After this, we had a meeting for the day in the Gehmoos district office, and then moved to the hot spring area.


    We were going to make a final confirmation of the plan to host those who wished to stay at the hot springs in the hot spring community for the commemoration ceremony.


    When we arrived, the


    ''''My lord and deputy lord, thank you for your service.


    The young elf proprietress came out to the front of the inn to greet us.


    The young elf proprietor was busy preparing the food for today''s guests, so she and the young elf proprietor did the final confirmation.


    According to the report, Biblina had made a detailed study of the guests'' dietary preferences, inedible food and drink preferences, and the young proprietress of the Elf had a final confirmation with Biblina about the meals to be prepared that day.


    When I was impressed that she was able to do so much research in such a short time, Faran came up to my side and said


    It''s just that Master Geltar of Batcombe was looking at it, and Lady Vibrina took it without permission.


    That''s what he told me.


    That night, a banquet will be held with all the guests, and I''m planning to attend it as well.


    We''ve prepared a room for you, my lord, so please don''t hesitate to let us know if you decide to stay the night.


    The young proprietress of the Elf smiled at me.


    The young proprietress of the Elf is a person who can do this kind of thing casually, so she''s always been really helpful to me.


    I shook her hand as a token of my gratitude, but Biblina looked at me and the young Elf landlady with a sullen look on her face, and....


    After finishing the meeting at the hot spring village, we finally returned to the town hall.


    When we returned to the lord''s office, it seemed that there were quite a few visitors today to celebrate the promotion of the frontier city, and just like yesterday, a pile of leftover letters and congratulatory gifts were placed on the desk behind the desk.


    The guests were hosted by my secretary, Unja and Aura.


    ''Thank you both so much,''


    When I said that, Unja had her usual smile.


    It''s nothing to worry about.


    He told me that, but from the fact that Aura, who was standing behind him, looked exhausted, she was quite busy.


    I gave Aura another word of thanks and picked up the letters on my desk to check them.


    Most of them are congratulatory letters, but there was also an invitation to the wedding reception of the lord of a frontier city somewhere in the mix.


    How about a cup of tea for the time being, grumpy?


    That''s what Unja said to me.


    ''Yes, do me a favor.


    I put the papers on the table.


    I''d have to wait until after I drank the tea Wunya had made for me to check the contents.

 191 . Frontier City Liberty Combe Part 4

    Finally today, the inauguration of the frontier city of Liberty Combe is being held.


    I''ve been welcoming the morning of this day in the lord''s office as usual.


    Since it became the month of Thue and the frontier city of Liberty Combe, there have been a lot of paperwork to deal with.


    Normally, Erdena and Biblina, the deputy lords of the city, would have examined the documents for me, but in the past few days, the two of them have been out of town for the inauguration ceremony preparations, and so the documents have been passed directly to me, who has been in the lord''s office to deal with the constant stream of visitors.


    I''ve been doing my best to make sure that I do everything right when they are busy, so I''ve been taking a nap on the sofa in the lord''s office every day and starting work again as soon as I wake up.


    The morning sunshine that came through the window woke me up, and as I raised my upper body, I stretched out wide once.


    Good morning, my dear.


    Unja came in the room just as I was waking up.


    I''m always amazed at how good her timing is.


    She must have been outside the room before I woke up, and she must have come in when I woke up, but I wondered if she was sleeping properly.


    I''m worried that she''s sleeping well. If she wanted to, she could sleep standing up.


    When Unya came back with a cup of tea.


    Oh, good morning, I''m sorry I''m late.


    While saying that, Aura came running into the lord''s office.


    Actually, it''s only a little after dawn and it''s not late at all, but in terms of Aura, she can''t help but feel that way because the same Unya, my secretary, is coming in normally.


    Well, although I think Unya is special, I appreciate the fact that she''s trying to do her best not to be outdone by her....


    Aura ... well, the front ...


    I removed my gaze from Aura as I said this.


    Aura seemed to have arrived in quite a hurry, and the front buttons of her clothes were fully open.


    Moreover, it seems that she was in such a hurry that she wasn''t wearing any underwear at all.


    ''Whoa!��I''m sorry!


    Aura turned back, turning bright red, and hurriedly put on her front button.


    Aura smiled at that, and Unya smiled at her.


    ''Don''t worry about it that much, Unya is always ready for a night out, ready to be offered a night out by the old man any day.


    When Unja said that, she tried to pull up her skirt.


    I hurriedly stopped myself from doing so, but the fact that she went out of her way to say so means that she probably isn''t wearing her underwear today either.


    After all that agony, I was drinking a cup of tea that Unja had brought me.


    Unja, I''m sorry, but can you get me some hot water and a towel to dry off?


    I asked that again.


    I really wanted to take a bath, but I wouldn''t be ready now, and if I had to start the water immediately, it would take some time to get ready.


    So I thought I''d just wipe myself off, but Unja smiled at me and


    Hey, little man, I''m ready for my bath, just in case this happens.


    That''s what she said.


    .........How can I say this, it''s really nice of you to take care of me.


    I used to be one of the best maids in my family''s family home, the Greed family, but because she was a subhuman, she was removed from her position as a key figure and did nothing but take care of me.


    Once I returned to the lord''s mansion, I took a bath that Unja had prepared for me.


    I''m not able to relax too much, but I was able to wash my hair thoroughly and get cleaned up.


    On the way.


    Hey, little girl, you want some help with your back?


    It was hard to stop Wunya from trying to break in, though.


    After finishing my bath, I ate the breakfast that Unja and Aura had prepared for me.


    Since it was still early, I heard that Korok and the others hadn''t gotten up yet.


    If I had more time to spare, I''d wait for them to get up, but I can''t say that today because I have a ceremony to attend.


    After finishing breakfast, I immediately returned to the lord''s office in the town hall.


    I went back to the lord''s office, where Vibrina was waiting for me.


    Oh, Safate, I''m sorry to trouble you so early, but is it okay if we head to the hall?


    Can you just give me a minute to change?


    I said that to Biblina and changed into the ceremonial formal wear that Erdena had prepared for me.


    In the meantime, Biblina was briefly reading out today''s schedule to me.


    After changing, I climbed into the stagecoach that Biblina had prepared for me.


    Today, Una was going to the venue with me as my secretary, and she climbed into the stagecoach with me.


    The stagecoach with us in it left for the Gehmose area, with Aura and Aela getting up and coming over to see us off.


    Carriages loaded with goods from the central wholesale market that Kuro manages are stopping here and there to unload.


    I know Liberty Convoy hasn''t been up for very long, but it''s nice to see it come to life.


    That''s what I thought as I looked out the window of the carriage.


    We arrived at the meeting place in the Gehmose area in a few hours, got out of the stagecoach, and moved into the hall.


    Inside the hall, Erdena was making a final confirmation of the decorations inside the hall with her secretary, Yorme.


    The entrance and the surrounding area were lined with fresh flowers that had been delivered to the lord''s office, and letters of official congratulations were posted on a bulletin board set up by the entrance.


    ''''Well I''m doing a final check of the reception area.


    Yes, that''s all right.


    I nodded at Erdena''s words and Biblina took us to the waiting room.


    I''d have to wait here until the ceremony started.


    Whenever there are guests over, send for Faran, the mistress''s secretary, to greet them.


    Yeah, okay.


    I replied as I walked into the waiting room.


    Vibrina nodded to me and left at a trot towards the entrance.


    Biblina is responsible for welcoming the guests at the entrance of the hall and guiding them to their respective anterooms.


    Today, due to the large number of guests, almost everyone in the secretarial section of the town hall is under Biblina''s command, and they are supposed to follow Biblina''s instructions to entertain the guests.


    Next to the lord''s anteroom seems to be the hot water supply room, and I can hear everyone in the secretarial section talking as they seem to be preparing tea and sweets.


    I picked up today''s ceremony speech that had been placed on the desk and went over it.


    ''....Speaking of which, did Sarah arrive safely?


    I suddenly remembered Sarah.


    I had received a letter of invitation to a wedding reception from the provisional lord of a city called Gatacombe, a frontier city.


    Since it coincided with the ceremony, I was going to finish it with a congratulatory letter.


    I''d love to be there.


    Sarah said.


    I listened carefully and found out that this is the city where the Salamander''s children live.


    .........but Sarah tried to go to that city the other day, but she got lost and couldn''t get there after all....


    All right, I''ll show you where to go.


    Foldente said with a sigh.


    I think it''s probably safe to have Foldente with me, but since he hasn''t come back yet, I''m feeling a little uneasy.


    When I was thinking about that


    I''m home.


    As he said this, Foldente appeared in the waiting room.


    ''Good work, did Sarah arrive safely?''


    Yeah, I almost took 32 wrong turns, but I got you there in time. Here''s a little something for you.


    Saying that, the bag Foldente held out to me was filled with Sua Beer.


    ''''Huh? This is, um...


    Yes, that beer that was so good. It was in the package Sarah gave me as a gift, so I grabbed it.


    Foldente chuckles as he says that.


    No, it''s true that this Sua Beer was very tasty and impressive when I drank it before...


    As expected, I shouldn''t drink this before the ceremony.


    I chuckled and stowed it away in my magic bag.


    ''When we''re done with the ceremony we can all have a toast.


    At my words, everyone in the room smiled and nodded.


    Just then, Faran entered the room.


    ''''My lord, the guests have arrived.


    Okay, I''ll be there in a minute.


    I stood up and moved after Faran.


    The time to start the ceremony was fast approaching.

 192 . Frontier City Liberty Combe Part 6

    Among the guests who attended the inauguration ceremony of the frontier city of Liberty Combe, those who wanted to stay the night were escorted to the hot spring inn in the hot spring village.


    The young proprietress of the inn''s elves welcomed everyone to the front door, and each person was escorted by a group of Ketsies, employees of the inn, while the kussies carried their luggage with them.


    The Ketsi tribe and the Koochie tribe are famous for not getting along with each other very well from the beginning, but the two tribes that have moved to the hot spring village and are working at the hot spring have been living nearby for a long time, and not only have they not had many problems, but some of them have married with different tribes and have had children.


    This is probably because the young landlady of the elves takes care of the situation, and when something is about to happen, she intervenes.


    I think it is because of such young proprietress Elf that we don''t receive any complaints from employees.


    Recently, the inn has become famous as a hot spring resort run by a young elven couple, and it seems that more and more elves are visiting.


    It''s not just me who was surprised when I heard about it, even my fellow Elf, Eldena, was surprised.


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    We, too, were ushered into the room.


    Erdena and I, being engaged, were sharing a room.


    ''''Well it''s a nice spa, but it doesn''t look like we''ll be able to relax today.


    As Erdena chuckled as she said that, I have a lot of plans for this and that after this.


    I have plans to have pleasantries with several people, including the Grand Nuts, and after I do that, the dinner party will soon be waiting for me.


    I chuckled to myself, thinking that they wouldn''t be able to release me so easily just because Gerther was there.


    I heard that Erdena is planning to have a chat with the female guests in Erdena while soaking in a hot spring with Crome, the lord of the frontier small town of Pix, the lord of Y''s, also a frontier small town, Raymuris, and the other female guests.


    Perhaps Quinn, the president of the Quinn Chamber of Commerce, will join them.


    ''''Take care of that one.


    At my words, Eldena smiled at me and lightly kissed me.


    ''''Well you shouldn''t push yourself too hard either.''''


    Erdena parted her lips and then said


    ...and no cheating, either.


    I added.


    There''s no way I''d have been able to have that much time to begin with, although I thought that Eldena was worried about me too.


    I know exactly what I''m doing.


    I replied back and left the room with him.


    My original plan was to have a pleasant chat in the reception room of the spa inn, a grand doughnut.


    I''ll be waiting in the big bath.


    I''m not sure what to expect," Vibrina, who had been setting up for me, told me with a wry smile.


    I hurriedly made my way to the large bathroom.


    Oh, there you are.


    Gerther was in a good mood and called out to me before Grandonut did.


    There are drinks and snacks beside Gelter and Grandonut.


    ''''You are not allowed to drink while bathing,''''


    I said this while I was doing the bathing.


    Well, don''t be so adamant. Today is a good day for you.


    Well, yes, it''s nice to have a change.


    Even that stiff grand-nut followed by Gelter said that.


    I chuckled again.


    Anyway, thank you so much for coming all the way out here today.


    We soaked in the bathtub as we greeted them.


    There were quite a few other guests in the bathhouse.


    It''s not just the people who have been invited to participate in the inauguration ceremony, but also the people involved.


    In the midst of all of this, the Grand Duchess began to have a brief conversation.


    The conversation began with the revelation of how the Gelter in attendance was a terrible lord in the past, and went on to talk about the recent training session.


    I''m not sure if it''s because of the alcohol, but about halfway through the conversation, the same story was repeated over and over again, and it became suspicious that something wasn''t quite right, so I asked Geltor to help me get Grandma Nuts out of the hot spring.


    "Well, that was a good bath and a good drink,


    The grand-nut seemed to be in a good mood, but he was somewhat dizzy, so I asked Cousy to come over and show me to my room.


    I''m not sure if it''s a good idea, but I''m sure it''s a good idea.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find a great deal more to say about it.


    Saying that, Gelter smiles with a snicker.


    I''m sure that the grand doughnut I saw in the royal capital always had a formal, or rather dignified, attitude.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find a way to make it work.


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    Afterwards, while I was chatting with a few guests, the time for dinner was approaching.


    I returned to my room once and took a breath before moving to the banquet hall.


    I''m not sure I''ve ever seen such a thing before.


    ''Unusual,''


    It''s a good idea to be able to have a good time with them.


    It''s a very good idea to have a good idea of what you''re looking for.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find a lot of people who will be able to help you.


    I moved with Dodona to the banquet hall.


    It''s a good thing that you''re not going to have to worry about the fact that you''re not going to have to worry about the fact that you''re not going to have to worry about the fact that you''re not going to have to worry about the fact that you''re not going to have to worry about the fact that you''re not going to have to worry about the fact that you''re not going to have to worry about the fact that you''re not going to have to worry about it.


    ''Dodona can take the food too, if you want.


    Dodona shook her head from side to side as I said this.


    Work first, don''t worry about it.


    That''s what I said.


    In Dodona''s case, he''s a stiff or very serious, anyway.


    Well, I guess that''s why Gugs is selecting him.


    At this rate, Dodona is unlikely to touch the food at all.......so I''m going to ask the young landlady of the elves to fold it up and let her have it on the way home.


    Not long after, we arrived at the banquet hall as well.


    It was still some time before the banquet started, but most of the guests were already in the hall.


    Even Grandma Nuts, who I had been worried about, was sitting in her seat, looking in good spirits.


    I wondered if it was a good idea to have two of the waitresses, Ketsey and Ketsey, already drinking, but I didn''t dare to look at them.


    After a while, when the party was about to start, I went up on the stage to greet them.


    As this is the kind of occasion to greet people, I did not want to be too formal or lengthy, so I gave a simple thank you and wished you to enjoy the food and the hot spring.


    Initially I had asked Grand Nuts to give the toast, but as I expected, it was already ready, so I hurriedly asked Geltor to give the toast.


    ''So, here''s to the new frontier city of Liberty Combe and my future son!


    But the atmosphere in the hall was still harmonious and the cheers echoed through the hall.


    Needless to say, right after this, a red-faced Biblina attacked Geltor with a tremendous swordsmanship.


    After that, the party continued until late in the evening.


    There was no specific end time set for this meeting.


    Those who are satisfied can return to their rooms whenever they want, and they can also come to the hot spring in between.


    Since the room was open until morning, they were informed that they could use it as they wished, and the next morning''s meal was to be served here as well.


    As I was the guest of honor, I was served a tremendous amount of drinks.


    I couldn''t refuse them all with a smile, but by the end of the day, I couldn''t take it.


    To sober up, I left the banquet hall and moved to the hot spring.


    I was going to dunk my feet in the bathtub and sober up a little.


    At this time, I was the only one in the large bathhouse.


    Hey, Safate, how are you?


    Foldente suddenly appeared out of nowhere.


    It''s the way she appears as a contemplative body without a body.


    Normally I would have said, "This is a men''s bath" and left immediately, but today I was drunk, or maybe it was because I was drunk.


    It''s been a long time since I''ve soaked in a hot tub like this with my forendente.


    He talked to them about such things.


    When the original baths of this hot spring inn were maintained, Foldente was strangely fond of this hot spring, and he would soak in it and drink every night.


    Every time he showed up at the men''s baths, Erdena was very jealous.


    I still go to the hot springs," she said, "but it''s just that Safate is too busy to come.


    Foldente chuckles at that.


    ''''I know you''ll continue to be busy with things, but don''t forget to take a break.


    Yeah, I''ll keep that in mind.


    I smiled back at Foldente.


    Then.


    A haphazard-looking Erdena, with only a bath towel wrapped around her body, rushed into the men''s bath with great speed.


    Erdena grabbed Foldente''s shoulder as it was and tried to pull him out, but there was no way she could hold on to Foldente''s thought body, so she ran straight into the bathtub.


    ........Come to think of it, I''ve seen this scene a lot too.


    I chuckled and reached for Eldena, who was only feet out of the hot tub.

 193 . Frontier City Liberty Combe Part 7

    The next morning we had breakfast with all the guests who had reassembled in last night''s banquet hall.


    After this, the invited guests will be taken directly to the regular merry-go-round tower next to Liberty Combe Town Hall in a temporary stagecoach, and will be driven directly to their desired anchorage.


    We thought that some of them might offer to enjoy the hot spring for a while longer, but everyone seemed to have finished bathing and enjoyed it thoroughly before breakfast.


    The hot spring resort was very popular among the guests.


    There was a steep cliff at the back of the inn, so that we could enjoy the panoramic view of the valley beyond the cliff from the big window of the hot spring.


    It''s the first time I''ve ever bathed while enjoying such a spectacular view.


    We received many such comments.


    What was even more popular was the meal prepared by the young elf master.


    The young Elf master had been training in various cities since he was young.


    They were treated as heretics and isolated in the world of elves, where people usually live deep in the forest, but they moved by chance to the newly established village of Liberty, where they have been living ever since.


    The two are...


    ''My lord was on good terms with Lady Eldena the Elf, and we felt that this person would accept us without discrimination.


    He told me that at every turn of events.


    Such is the cooking of a young master.


    You won''t find many places in King''s Landing that serve this kind of food.


    We even received many such comments.


    As we finished breakfast and were going through the checkout process, many of them were making reservations for the next one.


    Soon after, the temporary stagecoach carrying us left for Liberty Combe Town Hall, with the young proprietress of the Elf and her employees, Ketsey and Cousy, seeing us off.


    The same stagecoach was used for the return stagecoach as well, and the Grand Doughnut


    I''ll come visit you again soon. I''ll come back to visit you, but this time in private.


    He said that and smiled happily.


    Arriving next to the town hall in a few hours, Ichinata inspected the central wholesale market near the town hall and bought some souvenirs and other items there.


    Kuro, the demon man who runs this place.


    I recommend the fruit from Greenconvoy today.


    It''s a rare vegetable brought over from Guianacombe.


    When I was still in King''s Landing, Kuro would travel around the world peddling his wares.


    When I was still in King''s Landing, Kuro traveled around the world leading his own troop of merchants to peddle his wares.


    When I was searching for the idea of launching a regular sorcerous ship and using it to create a central wholesale market, he told me that he had a plan.


    It''s a dream of mine, too. Let me help you.


    He offered to do so and has been managing this place ever since.


    On the way, they have contributed to the development of the surrounding cities by helping to establish a wholesale market in the small frontier city of Pyx.


    He will also be sent to Urinacombbe, an outlying city that is still recovering from the riot of the winning voice in the darkness, to lead the wholesale market reconstruction.


    "I can''t get too old yet either," he said.


    Black says that and laughs with a hahaha.


    When I hear him laughing, it makes me feel better.


    But according to the story of one of Kuro''s men, the demon man.


    The head is on a very good terms with a guardian demon I met at a bar, and instead of getting older, he''s getting younger.


    I''ve heard that he''s a demon.


    It seems that her opponent is a demoness named Bulua.


    Upon closer inspection, I found out that Burua is the younger sister of the demoness Lerdo, who guards Quinn''s private residence.


    I was also surprised to see that we are connected in some unexpected way


    I just don''t know what I''m going to do with him.


    Black was in a hurry to deny it.


    Then, just then, Bloor appeared.


    ''Oh, darling, I forgot my lunchbox, that I did. Here, I brought it, that I did.


    Bulua smiled and ran to Black''s side.


    After arriving here, Black didn''t say anything.


    After finishing their shopping, the group boarded the liner, which was in anchorage in turn.


    I stood at the boarding gate with Erdena and Biblina and greeted each of them.


    Among them was Gianbarea, who was running the underground labyrinth, but today she was handwritten.


    Come back.


    He was wearing a shirt with the words "I''m not a fan of that" on it.


    Yes, I know how it feels, but I wondered what that outfit was like in a public place like this.


    Shortly after, the regular magician ship, which had confirmed that all the scheduled passengers had boarded the ship, departed.


    It''s a good thing that you''re able to have a good time with them.


    ''''Now that''s a weight off my shoulders.......but this is just the beginning, you know.


    Biblina also said that while stretching widely.


    She was right, the inauguration of the frontier city of Liberty Combe was just the beginning.


    I turned to everyone who was seeing off the magic ship with me.


    Everyone, once again, I look forward to working with you in the future.


    They responded to my words with a smile.


    Then.


    My lord, are you finished?


    While saying that, Korok, who was looking at us from the shadows, ran up to us.


    Behind him was the figure of Tiree, who was changing into a human form.


    He was probably taking some of Dorun''s medicine.


    The two of them said they were going to hug me.


    If you''ve done your job, I''d like you to play.


    Death.


    I''ve told him that more than once.


    Tiree still licks me as a sign of affection, but now that I''m in human form, he doesn''t drool all over me like he used to.


    But the drool from Tille''s licking of my cheeks, which focuses on my cheeks, has made my face look pretty awful.


    Although I couldn''t play, as I still had work to do.


    Well, it''s a little early, but I think we should all have lunch together.


    Aye, bear.


    Death.


    At my words, they jumped up and down on the spot repeatedly, delighted.


    I called out to the others who were there as well.


    We''ve got to get back to managing the underground labyrinth. We''ll leave it to Selvin and Jalvin, but don''t let anything happen to it.


    That''s what Gianbarea said, and...


    I''ve got... well, I''ve got my lunch.


    Everyone except the two Black guys who said that moved with me to the town hall cafeteria.


    Usually, Ketsey and the others are in charge of the kitchen.


    Incidentally, the Ketsies who work in this cafeteria were also working at the hot spring inn at first, but since everyone here didn''t get along very well with Cousy and the others, they decided to work here at their own request.


    It''s true that the cooking skills of Ketsey and his team are not as good as those of the young elf master, but their cooking skills are also quite good.


    The food here is always delicious.


    Korok had a smile on his face as he had a mouth full of rice.


    His face was full of rice grains as he hurriedly shoveled the rice into his mouth.


    ''''Well don''t panic, the rice won''t escape.


    Erdena was doing this by taking a grain of rice from Korok''s face.


    ''Korok, don''t bother Erdena too much,''


    I smiled and patted Korok''s head as I said this.


    Then Korok smiled and looked around at me and Erdena in turn.


    My lord and Eldena look like Korok''s mom and dad.


    I said.


    At those words, Erdena and I couldn''t help but feel our cheeks coloring.


    ........Speaking of which, although Erdena is still engaged, when Liberty''s business related to the frontier city is settled......that''s what I was thinking.......


    I looked at Eldena as I thought about that.

 194 . Greed House and Free House, Part 1

    The inauguration ceremony of Liberty Combe was successfully completed.


    I can finally get myself and Liberty Convoy back to normal business.


    However, it has only been a few days since Liberty Convey became a frontier city, and there is a mountain of paperwork that has to be done, and the fact that we can''t easily go to inspect the city is stressful.


    In the midst of all this, Kuro visited the lord''s office.


    I''m going to help rebuild the Urinakombe market as requested before," he says.


    Saying that, Black smiles with a gahaha.


    ''''Sorry to take you out of your busy schedule, but I''ll take care of you.


    I said and shook hands stiffly with Black.


    It was then that I saw the guard''s breuer through the slightly open door.


    Speaking of which, the head of the guard, Googs.


    I left an excellent sentry to escort Black to Urinacombe.


    He laughed at me, but that''s what he said.


    I was smiling a little as I thought about that, but then Foldente appeared in the room.


    What the hell is Black''s plan to take a girl?��There were only three of us when we came back, but you couldn''t have done it, could you?


    He chuckled at that.


    Black had turned bright red.


    ''Bah, you idiot, there''s no way that''s possible....


    Maybe it''s not...


    I don''t think there are any...


    .........Well, just be prepared for a little bit of this.......


    At first Black was in denial, but then he started to tone down his denial.


    The fact that Kuro, who always laughs off the situation with gusto, would talk like this shows how much he cares about Bulua, to put it another way.


    There''s a big difference in age between them, but I sincerely hope that they will continue to work together.


    ''Mr. Bloor, take care of Black for me.


    I called out to him from inside the room. Then.


    Mm, I''d like to have at least three children, that I do.


    And, well, the reply was even more vigorous than Black''s.


    Black, who was in the room, turned bright red and slumped down, but I don''t feel like he was the right person to deal with Black.


    After that, Black left while Foldente teased him a lot.


    Once Black was gone, I heard from Foldente.


    I asked him to deliver a thank you note to everyone who participated in the ceremony.


    "Everyone said it was a good ceremony.


    I was relieved to hear that, too.


    I''m sure you''ll find that the hot springs are very popular, and I''ve received many comments from people saying they would love to come back.


    I''m sure you''ll be happy to know that I''ve received many requests to visit again.


    That said, Foldente cut to the chase about my former family, the Greed family.


    The current head of the family, my father - my father because he''s been disowned, my former father because he''s been disowned - was rumored to be raided because Gapoli was suspected of having something to do with the Dark Charming, but


    Because Gapoli has decided to give the reigns of the house to a man named Prideaux, who serves in the army.


    I heard that a new rumor is going around that he''s not going to be able to get out of the military.


    I''ve heard that my ex-brother, Prideaux, has already quit the army.


    As a former brother of mine, I can''t say this, but my brother Prideaux had no swordsmanship or military prowess at all, but he bribed his way up to the rank of general at a young age.


    However, the bribery was so blatant that it was obvious even to those around him, and he was called a rich general by everyone without a care in the world.


    He had reached that point and even abandoned his position as a general who had bitten off more than he could chew, no matter what he was told, so it was certainly impossible to say that the rumor was impossible.


    There was a continuation of this story.


    I had an older sister and a younger sister who had married into another family, and the marriage had begun to blatantly distance itself from the Greed family.


    I''ve heard that because of this, my sister''s position in particular is beginning to be in jeopardy.


    Especially my sister, Tamar, her relationship with her mother-in-law is already getting to the point where it''s inevitable.


    I felt an involuntary headache when Foldente told me that.


    My ex-sister Tamar is an inexplicable spendthrift.


    I''ve been shopping for extravagant items since I was still with the Gapoli family, and even begged my ex-father to build a mansion to house the items.


    I heard that the relationship with my mother-in-law was deteriorating because she was living a similar life in her new home, but it has finally come to that point....


    By the way, I heard a rumor that ex-sister Causey, who is a man-holic, is building a harem of young men in her house of marriage, but it seems that Causey''s husband is also a woman-holic and is building a harem of young women, and in a way they are doing what they like to do and are getting along well with each other....


    I''m not sure if Causey''s bride is starting to distance herself from the Greed family....


    However.


    My sister is from the four dukes of the nobility.


    When it comes to divorcing that sister, the side that divorces should also have a corresponding disadvantage.


    It''s not so bad, as Tamar''s marriage is rapidly approaching with the Peer family, who are said to be the top candidates for the next four lords. People say that he''s going to marry the Peer family''s daughter after divorcing the Tamer family.


    Does the fact that there is such a rumor going around mean that the Greed family is in such bad shape?


    Well, we''ll see about that.


    Normally Foldente would be giggling here, but today she kept a serious expression on her face throughout.


    The Greed family was abolished from the four dukes, and in its place the Peer family became the new four dukes.......


    The serious expression on Foldente''s face told him that this gossip was beginning to ring quite true.


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    A few days after hearing the gossip about the Greed family from Foldente, Quinn arrived from King''s Landing.


    Quinn had brought several sub-humans with him.


    What are you guys...


    I was surprised to see those sub-people.


    All of them were definitely sub-people who worked as maids in the Greed family.


    They were all maids who were forced to do 3k~ dirty, hard, dangerous~ work for the sub-humans.


    By the way, Anya was one of those maids, but when I left home, she quit the house and followed me.


    "...I didn''t expect the Gossage Lord of Liberty Combe to be the son of Safate.


    You''re looking great.


    The sub-human maids, who had reunited after a long time, had tears in their eyes as they said this.


    ''''I''m glad to see that you all seem to be in good spirits as well, but what on earth happened today?''''


    As I said this, Quinn stepped forward.


    ''Everyone here.........was about to be sold to a brothel one way or the other. So although I thought it was unnecessary, I couldn''t let it go unnoticed.......so I stepped in between and protected it......


    According to Quinn, the maids were told by the head maid of the Greed family''s race.


    "Go here to help your master with his party.


    I heard that the head maid and the chamber of commerce had already made a verbal agreement to sell the subhuman maids to the chamber of commerce as prostitutes... Of course, no explanation was given to the maids.


    When the maids noticed that they were about to be sold off, they tried to run away in a hurry, but Quinn, who happened to be having a business meeting nearby, heard the commotion and protected them.


    It''s a good idea to have a good idea of what you want to do with it.


    Quinn also rolled his eyes at this coincidence.


    Unja rushed over after hearing the story.


    Hey, hello, hello!


    Wunya!


    Wunya! Oh, I can''t wait to see you again.


    They were hugging each other and rejoicing in their reunion with everyone.


    ........However, if the head maidservant wanted to sell the girls off to the whorehouse, does that mean they started to cut back on their excess personnel......


    As I stared at the maids rejoicing in their reunion, my heart was somehow not clear.


    I hope the other sub-people who worked in the mansion weren''t having a bad time like them....

 195 . Greed House and Free House, Part 2

    My former family, the Greed family, is closely connected to the Bobblebum church.


    Bobblebum religion is deeply rooted in King''s Landing, and its influence extends to the politics of King''s Landing.


    All the members of the King''s Council are Boblebamists, and the will of the church has a strong influence on the policies of the King''s Council.


    Therefore, if they are close to the Bobblebum religion, they can control the council as they wish.


    Gapoli, the current head of the Greed family, had continued to donate large sums of money to the Bobblebum religion since he was a middle nobleman in order to take advantage of it.


    It was worth it, and he rose to the rank of the Fourth Duke.


    Of course, I won''t say that he got to that point through money alone.


    Back then, my ex-father had been active in charity work, and he wasn''t so much of a spendthrift as a spendthrift.


    But after he became the Fourth Duke, he changed drastically.


    My father and mother began to spend more scattered and extravagantly.


    He still continued to donate money to the church, and in order to raise that money, my father raised the taxes in his immediate area to an extraordinary level.


    If anyone remonstrated with him about it, he used the church''s breathless aristocrats and senators to disqualify them.


    So, at some point, there was no one to admonish my former father.


    I aspired early on to a career in teaching, and from my childhood I attended boarding school.


    Perhaps because of this, I don''t think I had the personality to act faithfully to money, status, and desire like my brother, sister, and sisters, who stayed at home all the time and watched their father and mother''s actions closely.


    The fact that such a family is about to be inspected by the king''s capital may mean that they have been given up on by the Bobblebum religion, to which they had given so much money.


    Therefore, they are trying to change the head of the family and show that they have repented.


    Is he going to go to such lengths to cling to his position as the Fourth Duke...?


    When I think about it, I feel somewhat sad.


    In this situation, if he wanted to hold on to his position as the Fourth Duke, he would need to make further donations to the church.


    Nevertheless, they should have to raise money in other areas, as they are already squeezing a near marginal level out of the immediate area.


    The quickest way to do that would be to cut back on staffing.


    More than likely, laying off people employed by the race should be a bad sign for the church.


    That''s why they''re getting rid of the sub-humans they''re hiring for two or three bucks.


    Even the subhuman maids this time, they were even trying to sell them off as prostitutes to a trade association that runs a brothel inn....


    The current me is already a person who has no relation to the Greed family.


    I was newly granted the title of a frontier earl from the royal capital, and my position is that of Gossage, head of a noble family called the Free Family.


    Since the name Safate Greed had been erased from the royal capital''s register by my former father, my current name, Gossage Free, is officially the official one.


    However, my old friends Erdena and Kuro continued to call me Safate, and since I still feel more comfortable being called Safate, I still use that name in Liberty Combe.


    It''s not like I can do anything about the Greed family now, even if I am such a person....


    However, the fact that the sub-human maids that Quinn rescued were brought to me, and that they were acquainted with me, I wondered if it was fate in a way, but there was nothing I could do but protect them and shelter them.......


    Anyway, I decided to accept Quinn''s offer and hide the sub-human maids.


    And as Quinn said, I think it''s dangerous to hide them in Quinn''s private residence in the royal capital.


    I''ve decided to have the girls work on the paperwork at the Gehmose District Sub-Office.


    Here, the Liberty Combe town hall has been receiving visitors from all over the city since it was just promoted to a frontier city.


    There is no guarantee that there is no one among such people who knows about them, and if that person tipped off the Greed family, they might in some cases press them to buy them out.


    In that respect, the Gehmose area is far from Liberty Combe Town Hall and is just a residential area with no tourist attractions, so it was only because they thought it should be unlikely that anyone would go out of their way to visit there.


    The management of the Gehmose area is now in the hands of Vibrina.


    The reason for this is because it''s adjacent to Batcombe, and I thought it would be easier to manage.


    I asked Biblina to come to the lord''s office and explain the situation.


    ''....so I''d like all of these sub-humans to work at the Gehemorse District Office for a while.


    Biblina smiled when I said that.


    Oh, we were short on staff. Well, we are grateful for the opportunity.


    That''s what he said.


    Thus, the 10 sub-human maids that Quinn had protected and brought in were all going to work in the Gehmose District Sub-branch while being sheltered.


    Now we have an idea of what to do with the sub-human maids we''ve protected, but I can''t help but worry about the other sub-human maids.


    My father, Gapoli, has private residences and villas all over the place, and he employs many sub-human maids as his menial servants.


    Of course, they were not formally employed, but were almost like slave contracts.


    The sub-human maids they hired in this way were used for cheap wages, but there must have been more than 100 of them....


    I told Quinn and Foldente that I wanted them to find out if they had any information on the sub-humans who worked for the Greed family.


    And, of course, anything about the Greed family.


    ''Okay, I''ll keep an eye out for it,''


    With that, Quinn returned to King''s Landing in his liner.


    Well, I''ll go back to infiltrate King''s Landing after my break.


    Foldente said that while chuckling as usual.


    After I had finished making the necessary arrangements, the sub-human maids, who had finished their meeting with Biblina, came back to the lord''s office with Unja.


    The leader of these sub-human maids, the fox man Nariakoa, stepped in front of me.


    ''''Botchan.......I''ve heard a lot of things from Unja......you''ve really gone through a lot of trouble up until now.......''''


    As I said that, Nalia Core bowed deeply towards me.


    At the same time, the nine sub-human maids who were standing behind me also bowed their heads in unison.


    I laughed self-deprecatingly, saying that this was also the result of admonishing my father Gapoli even though I knew it was impossible, and in a way, I had it coming.


    After that, after chatting with everyone for a while, Naliacore and the others left with Biblina for the Gehemorse District.


    The Gehemorse District Sub-branch would be quite safe as it was guarded not only by Liberty Combe''s guards, but also by the former Batcombe knights that Biblina had brought with her privately, as well.


    When I finished seeing off Naliacore and the others who left the lord''s room while bowing repeatedly, Unja came in front of me once again.


    ''Thank you so much, Botchan, for saving my best friend, Nariacore and the others.


    Unya said and bobbed her head deeply.


    ''And they''re not people I don''t know either.


    I smiled at Unya as I said this.


    Then Unya bypassed the desk and moved right next to me.


    "You have done so much for me. Just thanking you won''t be enough to make any of us feel better.


    When Unna said that, she suddenly kissed me on the mouth.


    It was so abrupt that I couldn''t dodge it.


    Una began to remove her own clothes as she kissed me.


    There, Erdena was standing there.


    Unja, who was about to do things, had a puzzled look on her face as she stared at Eldena, who was standing in front of her desk with her arms folded.


    Erdena was staring at Unja as she stared at her.


    ''''So you can explain to me what this is all about until it makes sense, right?


    I said so.


    The fact that she wasn''t smiling at all in her eyes sent a chill down my spine, and that''s why....

 196 . Greed House and Free House, Part 3

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 196 . Greed House and Free House, Part 4

    It''s been a while since the frontier city of Liberty Combe was established.


    Although there were more than twice as many documents as there were in the frontier cities, the amount of paperwork seems to have finally settled down, and it seems that the amount of documents circulating has decreased considerably.


    I guess it''s just after the transition from a small frontier city to an outlying city that the paperwork was so difficult.


    I decided to establish a new department at the town hall.


    I decided to name it ''General Affairs Planning Division''.


    The department will be under the direct control of me, the lord, and Eldena Vibrina, the deputy lord, and will assist the three of us in our work.


    In a manner of speaking.


    For me it''s Una and Aura.


    Yorme for Erdena.


    Farang for Biblina.


    We each have a secretary to assist us in our work.


    Even at the recent inauguration of Liberty Combe, a frontier city, the


    I''m doing the paperwork for the transition to Liberty Combe, a frontier city.


    Erdena is in the process of negotiating with surrounding cities.


    Biblina will meet with the security system and prepare the venue.


    I was so conspired up with those tasks that I could hardly do anything else.


    The General Affairs and Planning Division was set up as a department to follow up on the work of the Lords and Deputy Lords by having all of the staff support these tasks as a section and have them inspect the territory for me and report the results of their work.


    For the staff, I had a few aliens working in the Accounting Department and a couple of guards who also helped me out.


    The guards were mainly tasked with inspection duties.


    I''m hoping that the ants will be able to give me an immediate estimate of the maintenance and repair of the facility or the need for new construction if the inspection results in the need for new construction.


    Among the members who had been mediated as guards were Cornes, Chias, and Dodona, the three men who had recently accompanied me to Urinacombe as my escort.


    ''It''s an honor to work with you like this,''


    Cornes said with a slightly nervous look on his face.


    ''It''s nice to meet you too,''


    I said this with a smile and shook hands with everyone.


    Initially, I was thinking that I was going to give the head of this general affairs and planning section a chance to get Foldente.


    You can join us as an employee, but he''s usually out somewhere, so you can''t be Chief.


    Then he chuckled as usual.


    As for the section chief, since there is no one suitable for the job for the time being, it has been decided that I will take over the role of section chief as a temporary measure.


    The number of staff members is still small, but I''m hoping to eventually welcome the former sub-human maids of the Greed family who are currently working at the Gehmose branch to this department.


    �� �� ��.


    It was at that time that Kilistique arrived as a messenger from Ereborcombe.


    I had sent an invitation at the recent inauguration ceremony, but at that time I was absent from the ceremony, and only a congratulatory letter and a congratulatory gift should have been delivered.


    This kilistick.


    He has the appearance of a man, but is originally a woman, and his real name is Minisminck.


    In order to train as a lord, Minismink dares to pass as a man to prevent suitors from coming to him, but when the originally beautiful Minismink dressed as a man, his beauty was highlighted, and now it seems that he is receiving an incredible amount of marriage proposals from women.


    ''''I''m really sorry for being rude during the memorial ceremony because there was a matter that I just couldn''t refuse,''''


    The minisminck entered the lord''s room and bowed her head deeply as she said so.


    Now she was standing before me as a minisminck in a woman''s dress, not as a male figure, a kiristic, but as a minisminck in a woman''s dress.


    ''You came all the way down here to tell me that?��I knew what was going on in the letter, and you didn''t have to go this far...


    When I told Minis Mink that in the midst of the chatter, she turned her gaze to me with a frown.


    ''''Brother Safate it''s true that I came to congratulate you once again, but I actually have one more request to make.


    According to Minnis Mink....


    While working as an assistant to the lord in Elevacombe and assisting him with his duties, he continues to receive matchmaking offers from women, and he has even been asked to marry the deputy lord''s woman....


    "Well to be honest, I''m not able to settle down and study my lord in Ereba Combe, so I''m wondering if you would be willing to let me work for Brother Safate in this frontier city of Liberty Combe.


    But you''re the Assistant Lord of Liberty Combe, are you sure you want to work there?


    I''ve already got my father''s permission. As a matter of fact, my father has already obtained permission for me to meet with him and sometimes he''s the go-between for influential people in King''s Landing, and it''s getting to the point where he can''t do his job these days.


    According to Minnis Mink, the reason why he was absent from the inauguration ceremony was because he was set up for an arranged marriage meeting with a nobleman from the royal capital as an intermediary for a dinner party, and he and his father, the lord, were unable to escape.


    Minnis Mink had also brought a letter of introduction from his father, the lord.


    The letter of introduction stated that he wanted Minnismink to allow her to study in the frontier city of Liberty Combe, as Minnismink had said.


    I''m sure you''ll be pleased to know that we have a formal letter of introduction, and that''s just the way things are. And if you''re a minismeinck, I''m a kindred spirit, so I''m very grateful.


    With that said, I decided to officially welcome Minis Mink as a staff member of the frontier city of Liberty Combe.


    Because working as a male Kiristic, his identity might be immediately exposed, I decided to have him work as a female mink dispatched from Ereba Combe and ask him to join the newly formed General Affairs and Planning Division, and I immediately asked the two deputy lords of Erdena and Vibrina to come over and introduce Kiristic and Mink to them and explain the situation.


    ''''........That''s why I''m thinking of having you join the General Affairs and Planning Section, which has just been established and is lacking in human resources. It''s a department that assists the work of the lords and deputy lords, and I thought it would be a good learning experience for her.


    When I said that, Erdena and Biblina made a strangely complicated expression.


    ''''........We have no objection to hiring you as an employee. We have a letter of introduction........


    I can''t help but feel that I''m a childhood friend of Safate''s...


    Erdena and Biblina said that, somewhat crudely.


    In front of them, Mink has been smiling peacefully throughout.


    Afterwards, with my intercession, both Eldena and Vivaldi agreed to the Mink''s case.


    ''Well, can you come over when you''re ready?''


    When I say that, the mink


    ''Oh, I''m getting ready to go. I''ve got a carriage waiting outside with a load of luggage, so could you direct me to the room we''ll be using?


    He said and smiled again.


    The preparation is so good that Biblina couldn''t help but giggle.


    You''ve prepared so well, what are you going to do if Safate rejects you?


    ''I had no doubt that brother Safate would listen to my request. He''s always been a very kind man....even if he''s super slow....


    At the end, Mink said something in a blur.


    I couldn''t hear it well enough, but Erdena and Biblina seemed to hear it and nodded repeatedly.


    After that, I didn''t feel like the three of them went into a one-color inspired state... what the hell...


    After that, they decided to let Mink use an empty room in the staff dormitory.


    Mink immediately brought his luggage into the designated room.


    I never thought I''d end up working with Mink like this....


    As I was thinking about that, Erdena was beside me.


    ...really, super dense...


    I thought I blurted something out...


    What''s the matter with you, insensitive?


    Well, what are you talking about?


    Erdena was just dithering from start to finish in response to my questions.

 197 . Greed House and Free House, Part 5

    With my childhood friend Mink joining the newly established General Affairs and Planning Division, the work of the General Affairs and Planning Division has begun to flow smoothly.


    I''ve been concurrently working with the lord for the past few days, but I couldn''t stay in the room because I was too busy with the lord''s work, but now that the mink is stationed in the General Affairs and Planning Division''s room, it''s easier for everyone to get moving.


    The inspection of the territory led by Kornes and the other guards is immediately useful.


    I''m not going to be the only one who has been in a position to do so.


    It''s a good idea to have a good idea of what''s going on in the city, as the guards also patrol every day, but Cornes and the others carry out a lot of investigations that the guards don''t do, such as interviewing the citizens and investigating the current state of public facilities.


    If there is something in the report that is of concern to me, I can just go there and pinpoint it, and it helps save me time.


    Since Mink has just come to Libertycombe and is unfamiliar with the territory, she actively accompanies Kornes and the others when they go to inspect the territory, and she is doing her best to grasp the actual situation of Libertycombe as soon as possible.


    She actively talks to everyone in the section and creates a congenial atmosphere, and the atmosphere in the General Affairs and Planning section seems to be very good since the mink arrived.


    It seems that the atmosphere in the General Affairs and Planning Division has become much better since Mink arrived.


    ''''Miss Erdena, Miss Biblina, Miss Unya... you have a half-hearted way of looking at the lady of the lords.


    There was even a staff member who came up with such a statement.


    ''Mink, don''t be offended. We don''t mean to be offensive, either.


    I said, but Mink smiled at me and smiled at me.


    ''I don''t mind it. I''d rather be honored.


    He said so.


    ''Not only can you add me to your concubine, Wunya-san, but you can also add me to your concubine?


    ''Give me a break. Unya is just saying that to herself.


    When I responded to Mink''s words.


    Yes, my dear, you are very poor at that.


    And then Unja suddenly appeared, sighing loudly.


    ''Don''t do that kind of thing, really. I''m too busy to even get married to Erdena to proceed with the conversation...''''


    I don''t know if it''s just my imagination, or if it''s just my imagination, but I don''t think Mink looked strangely happy when I was saying those things to Unja....


    �� ��.


    In the town hall, when the General Affairs and Planning Division began to operate smoothly, Foldente returned from the royal capital.


    I heard that my former family, the Greed family, which is in turmoil, is in turmoil again.


    First of all, they''ve officially changed the head of the family from Gapoli to his eldest son, Prideaux.


    I was not particularly surprised by this, as I knew it would happen sooner or later, since he had resigned from the generalship he had acquired and clung to with money and returned to the Greed family, but I was quite surprised when I heard that his former brother, Prideaux, had declared that he would give up all rights to the lands under his direct control that he had sold as soon as he became lord.


    It was unheard of for a nobleman to give up the land under his direct control.


    The lands under direct control were lands given to the nobles by the royal capital, and as long as they paid the set tax, they could manage their domains as they pleased.


    Normally, a nobleman would develop the land under his direct control and build a town and collect taxes to finance his own family.


    The Greed family has risen to the position of the four highest noble families, the four dukes, and they were also excellent at managing their fiefdoms.


    However, when the city developed to some extent, they repeatedly used their skills to squeeze out the citizens by imposing a heavy tax on them with guards to prevent them from running away.


    Therefore, although the Greed family owned the most land under their direct control among the four dukes, when it came to the amount of revenue from the land under their direct control, they were always the lowest among the four dukes.


    Abandoning the land under his direct control, the land that was entrusted to him by the King''s Capital, would be like proclaiming that he had failed to manage this land under his direct control.


    Goodness gracious, the Greed family is spreading the word as soon as the head of the family changes hands with the King''s Landing, though no one is taking them at their word.


    Foldente chuckled when he said that.


    Even though he''s been replaced, I''ve heard that his former father Gapoli is still sitting in the Greed family... and honestly, I don''t think his former brother can steer the Greed family...


    Even though he''s already disowned me, I''m still concerned about my former parents'' house....


    I asked Foldente to continue to gather information in the royal capital.


    If you need anything else, please let me know.


    I understand.


    As Foldente said that, he disappeared with his transition magic.


    If his ex-brother had abandoned his direct control, what would happen to the people who worked and lived in that direct control area... with the state of the Greed family that I''m hearing about, it would be reasonable to assume that he abandoned it along with the direct control area...


    Thinking about that, I folded my arms and went on thinking.


    �� �� ��.


    Biblina, who seemed to have informed the Greed family of the situation, came into the lord''s office.


    Biblina tapped me on the shoulder.


    Don''t worry about it. You are the head of the Free House now, aren''t you? You will do what you have to do first.


    I''m sure he''s right.


    It''s a good thing that you''re not going to be able to find out what''s going on.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find out more about this in the future.


    I''ve got a lot of things on my mind to do with running this frontier city of Liberty Combe, where I''m the lord of the land, so I don''t have the luxury of owning land.


    It''s a good thing that the mistress and her father, Gelter, are always ready to help you if anything happens. "Well, if anything happens, my mistress and my father, Geltar, will always be there to help you.


    Biblina smiled as she looked at me squarely and smiled at me.


    I''d been worried about my former parents'' house, but I couldn''t help but be drawn to her smile....


    Just then the door of the lord''s office was opened and the lord of the frontier city of Batcombe, Gelter, came in.


    ''Hey, Safate, I thought you might be worried about your parents'' house. I thought you might be wondering what happened to your parents'' home, so I came to see if you were worried about them... hmmm, but...


    When Gelter noticed me and Biblina, who were about to kiss each other on the mouth, he said


    Is that... Me?


    Well it''s a once in a lifetime opportunity...


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find a way to make the most of it," said Gelter, who was scratching his head with an expression of "achaa", while Biblina walked over to him, shaking her body in a trance.


    ''Why is father so ill-timed? If only it were already half an hour late!


    Wow, I''m sorry, I''m sorry I''m sorry I''m going to leave the room now and you can continue.


    ...What''s the rest of the story?


    Biblina and Gelter started bickering, but before I knew it, Eldena was standing beside them with her arms folded.


    Although Erdena had a smile on her face, her smile was somewhat cold...


    No, no it''s nothing.


    Oh, hey, it''s nothing.


    In front of Eldena, as expected of Geltor and Vibrina, they had to back down meekly.


    Then Eldena turned to me and said


    ''As I always say, you''re too lax on the side.


    So that''s what I''ve been told...

 198 . Greed House and Free House, Part 7

    The Greed family was stripped of its status as the Fourth Duke and demoted.


    When I heard the news from Foldente, who had returned from King''s Landing, I had a somewhat cold feeling.


    The former head of the family and former father, Gapoli, who was so obsessed with money that he kept squeezing as much as he could out of his direct control.


    An aristocratic family that continues to do so cannot continue to prosper forever.


    It is because I thought so that I admonished my former father, but as a result I was disowned and driven out of the family home.


    That''s probably why, when I heard this news, I still had a feeling somewhere in my heart


    Oh, I knew it.


    I couldn''t have any more feelings than that, and...


    I have no desire to save the Greed family.


    In a way, I think it''s a situation that was inevitable.....and self-inflicted.


    That''s why I hope that they will take this matter to heart and rebuild the house by making improvements and reforms.


    However, I''m hoping to do something about the former people of the immediate area who are lost in the streets because of this agitation.


    The bad guy is the Greed family, and the people under their jurisdiction are not to blame for anything.


    I''ve decided to ask Foldente to check on the condition of all the people of the former direct control area who have been scattered in exile.


    If they seemed to have a destination in mind, I asked them to leave them alone, and if there was a group of people who didn''t have a destination in mind, I asked them to direct them to the frontier city of Liberty Combe.


    I am very aware that they are sycophants.


    However, as a former member of the Greed family, this is quite a large part of my own bullying or atonement to my people for not being able to stop my former father''s outburst.


    �� �� ��.


    Within a few days, quite a few people came to the frontier city of Liberty Combe, accompanied by Foldente.


    As expected, or rather........it seems that everyone who had been driven out of their immediate area of jurisdiction were wandering around the mountains and fields, camping out in the open with nowhere to go.


    I welcomed these people into the public housing on the street behind the town hall.


    This public housing complex had been built on a fairly large scale, so it was able to take in the people that Foldente brought in this time with plenty of room to spare.


    The plan is to find work for these people as soon as their lives are settled.


    There are job offers in the large cultivation areas and the central wholesale market that are developing in the south, so we will try to introduce them there first.


    Not a few of the people of the ex-directorate who had been turned into exiles remembered me.


    They remembered me as the person who greeted everyone without magically changing my appearance.


    ''So it''s that old Saffate girl who''s been giving you a hand...''


    Everyone was surprised at first and then expressed their gratitude.


    I was told that I was regarded as a hero by the people under my jurisdiction...


    The reason is that the people under his jurisdiction who admonished his former father and heard him disowned as a result of his admonition are


    Safate Botan was disowned and kicked out of the house for admonishing Master Gapoli for our sake.


    Little Safate was the only one on our side.


    He said he kept thinking that.


    ''Anyway, here in the frontier city of Liberty Combe, I promise not to make you feel like you did when you were under direct control. You can live in peace.


    When I said that, they all burst into tears and were happy to see me.


    Erdena walked over to my side, staring at the people who were moving into the city while being guided by the guards.


    Then Eldena gently placed her hand on my shoulder.


    I nodded widely to Eldena like that.


    �� �� ��.


    Another week passed.


    Word came to the Greed family that a team of inspectors from King''s Landing was investigating.


    Quinn of the Quinn Chamber of Commerce, who had come from King''s Landing, told me that


    ''Whatever it is, it''s apparently an investigation into the relationship between the dark winsomeness and the exorbitant taxes imposed on the land directly under his control.


    It was a matter of time.


    However, since it''s my ex-father, I''m sure he''s already disposed of the materials that could be suspected to be related to the dark winning voice.


    If it was that ex-father, it would be a piece of cake.


    However, that''s not going to happen when it comes to the case that he''s been skimming off the land under his direct control.


    No matter how much they falsified or disposed of the documents, if the remaining people under their jurisdiction are interviewed, the rags will surely be revealed.


    If it was the Greed family in the past, they could have put pressure on the inspection team''s dispatchers not to carry out the hearings by attacking them with slush funds, but the Greed family, which is rumored to have already been ousted from the position of the four lords and is financially strapped, seems to have no way to do anything about it.


    Sure enough, an interview was also conducted with the land directly under their control.


    Within a week after such an inspection was completed, the punishment against the Greed family was announced in the royal capital.


    The Greed family, who had been stripped of their status as four dukes and demoted to a higher nobility, was reduced to a lower nobility in one fell swoop.


    Among the conditions of the promotion was the rebuilding of the lands directly under their control that they still owned today.


    As for the connection with the dark charmers, seeing that the case had been treated as an indictment due to lack of evidence, it was still likely that his former father had carefully disposed of the relevant documents.


    Although the Greed family has somehow managed to get away with their relationship with the underworld, apparently there are few people in King''s Landing who believe in their innocence.


    It is said that until now, the Greed family has been influential not only in the aristocratic society, but also in the political world of the capital, which is why a variety of rumors that have not been exposed to the public are now beginning to spew out on their own.


    In a sense, it would not be an exaggeration to say that the Greed family has come to an end.


    �� �� �� ��.


    A few more days later, I heard that my former sister Tamar, who had married into another noble family, had been separated and sent back to the Greed family.


    The next day, we also received word that the noble family to which his former sister, Causey, was married had unilaterally declared a break with the Greed family.


    Apparently Tamar''s relationship with her mother-in-law had deteriorated beyond repair because of her profligate spending habits, and with the Greed family being demoted, it should have been only a matter of time before this happened.


    Although Causey and his wife have been making a lot of mistresses together, that seems to be how they got along, and that''s why they took this step.........


    In addition, an investigation into allegations of bribery while serving in the military has also been launched into his ex-brother Prideaux, who took over his family''s house.


    Apparently, if he is found to have taken bribes, he could be stripped of his generalship at worst, and if that happens, he will be ordered to return the remuneration paid to him during his time as a general.


    Who would have thought that the Greed family, which boasted so much prosperity, would have come to this point in just a few weeks.......


    �� ��.


    Amidst the daily flow of negative information about the Greed family, a messenger arrived from the frontier city of Greencomb.


    ''''I wonder what happened all of a sudden with no prior notice.


    I nodded my head and moved to the reception room to meet those messengers.

 199 . Liberty combe and green combe part 1

    The one who came as a messenger from Greencombe was an elf under Eldena''s father''s command.


    Eldena''s father is one of the lords of the frontier city of Greencombe.


    Unlike Liberty Combe, Greencombe has a more complicated system of lordship than Liberty Combe.


    The frontier city of Greencombe was ruled by an elf family as lords during the frontier small city era, but it was upgraded to a frontier city by annexing several surrounding villages.


    The lords of the frontier cities are considered to be either racial or a pluralistic system of racial and sub-human lordship, which is absolute.


    This is a measure due to the fact that the King''s City encourages Boblebamism, a doctrine of racial supremacy, as its metropolitan religion.


    When a city that was sub-human in the days of the frontier cities is elevated to a frontier city, the city must either abolish the sub-human lords and appoint racial lords, or appoint lords of a race equal to or greater than the number of sub-human lords and have a plurality of lords in council.


    Greencomb also appointed lords of more than the same number of racial lords as the subhuman elven lords when it was elevated to a frontier city, but they were all bishops of the Bobblebum religion.


    The rules of the King''s Landing do not require them to be boblebamists, although they have race as an absolute.


    Because of this, there was no need to forcibly appoint bishops, but because there were almost no races living in the Greencombe, the Elf lords were in trouble and consulted the Central Frontier Bureau of the King''s Capital, and these bishops were dispatched as lords.


    Incidentally, one of this group of Greencombe lords, one of the lords from the time of the frontier small city, was Eldena''s own father, and the other elven lords were all her relatives.


    The messenger elf from Greencombe met me in the reception room and first congratulated me on my promotion to the frontier city, and then quickly got down to business.


    ''''The races currently serving as lords of Greencombe are in turmoil...''''


    All of the bishops dispatched to Greencombe are said to be the ones who receive large donations from a certain noble family in the capital.


    It seems that in return for their donations, the bishops were overpromising the noble families with rare fruits that are the specialties of Green Convoy on a priority basis.


    And it is said that the nobleman who donated a lot of money to the bishops of Greencombe is Greedo family.


    Their backer, the Greed family was demoted, and the bishop lords suddenly lost their financial backing.


    It is said that the bishop lords are in a panic and can no longer manage the city, so they are desperate to return to King''s Landing to find a new backer.


    The elven messenger continued his words.


    The current lords of Greencomb are five bishop lords and three elven lords.


    Even though it was a collegial system, there were more bishop lords of the race than bishop lords, so no matter what was decided, a structure had been created that could only make decisions according to the wishes of the bishop lords.


    Therefore, it seems that the procedure for the reappointment of the lords was to be carried out while the bishops'' lords returned to King''s Landing and were busy looking for new backers.


    The procedure for the reappointment of lords is a system that can only be carried out for lords who have been dispatched by the King''s Capital in a multi-lord system city.


    It is a system that only allows for the dispatch of a new lord if there is a lord dispatched by the King''s Capital.


    Normally, a letter of opinion from the bishop lords should be submitted along with it, but in the first place, the bishop lords would not agree to the submission of documents related to the reappointment procedure, which would mean their removal from office.


    But there is an exception to this system.


    "If a lord who should submit a written opinion has been absent from the city for personal reasons for more than half a month, he may be replaced by a written opinion from two or more racial lords from neighboring frontier cities.


    This is the case.


    It seems that the Bishop Lords of Greencombe have already been away from Greencombe for nearly a month.


    Therefore, the Elven Lords of Greencombe decided to proceed with the reappointment of the lords and asked me, a racial lord from a neighboring frontier city, to write a letter of opinion.


    The other one seems to have sent a separate messenger to Geltor in the frontier city of Batcombe with the request.


    I have no objection to this matter, and I''d rather not have to hope that the relationship with Greencombe will be good because those bishop lords are gone.


    I immediately prepared a written opinion on the spot according to the form that was handed to me.


    I listed the many acts that I had seen that interfered with good urban relations and that I believed their actions were causing a great deal of disadvantage to the Green Convoy''s shopping district association.


    When I was reviewing the documents, Eldena, who was out on an inspection of Liberty Convey, seemed to have returned and walked into the reception room.


    The elf messenger seemed to be acquainted with Erdena, and as soon as he saw Erdena''s face, he began to smile.


    ''''........You worked at my father''s mansion, I believe.......''''


    Yes, that is correct, Miss Eldena.


    While the two of them were smiling and chatting, I finished the paperwork.


    I signed the end and handed the sealed envelope to the messenger elf, who handed it to me.


    ''Please give my regards to the elven lords.


    I said with a smile.


    The elf messenger left the town hall, thanking me and Eldena repeatedly.


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    Less than half a month later, the procedures for reappointing the Greencomb lords were approved by the Central Frontier Bureau in the royal capital.


    Apparently, the bishop lords who were eager to find a new backer were in a panic because they hadn''t heard of it before.


    It was said that the former bishop lords tried to protest through their church organization to the Central Frontier Bureau and Green Convoy to have the punishment reversed.


    You''ve left the whole lordship in limbo for more than half a month, and now what?


    After being reprimanded, all of the former bishop lords were disqualified from being bishops, it was said.


    Incidentally, there were three racial lords who were newly sent to the Green Convalescent as replacements for the bishop lords, but they were all former employees of the Central Frontier Agency.


    This would not be the same as before, as no church officials were included.


    It seems that a new lord''s arrival ceremony was to be held around the time of the new lord''s arrival, and I received an invitation to attend the ceremony.


    This invitation was sent not only to me, but also to Erdena.


    There was also a private letter from her father attached to Eldena and me, but inside my letter was


    He wrote to thank me for my help and to ask me to take care of his daughter.


    It was written on Erdena''s side that she wished her and I to live happily together for a long time, and that she wanted to see her grandchildren''s faces soon.


    Eldena snuggled up to me as she said that.


    Her face looked so happy.

 200 . Liberty combe and green combo part 2

    The day of the new lord''s arrival ceremony in Greencombe.


    In addition to Erdena, I also took Unya, Aura''s two secretaries, plus Korok and Tiree with me.


    Tiree is humanoid with Dorn''s medicine.


    We were heading to the Greencombe in a temporary stagecoach.


    Long time no see, long time no see.


    Korok was staring at the walls of the Greencombe as he said this.


    Nearly a year ago, we had snuck into the Greencombe once.


    When the epidemic was going around, I had come to deliver a potion I had created, but at that time Greencombe was at a time when my ex-father''s harassment of me made him look at me as an enemy.


    That''s why I went with Korok to quietly leave the potion by the castle gate.


    As I suspected, the guards guarding the gates found the potion, administered it to the sick, and brought the Greencomb epidemic to an end.


    When I was remembering that, Korok came looking at me with a smile.


    I''m sure you''re not the only one who''s wondering what Greencombe was doing there.


    Saying that, Korok smiles bitterly.


    ........It seems that the only thing that remains of Korok is his memory of coming here.


    Well, both Korok and Tiree are still children, so I hope that they will grow up while they are still experiencing this and that.


    That''s one of the reasons why I brought them here this time.


    By the way, Lil'' Pop is guarding us this time, and along with him are her three children, Gou Pop, Guina and Rilna.


    Although they are children, their adopted daughter Goo-Pop has grown up reasonably well to begin with, and Guina and Rilna, who are growing very fast because they have inherited the blood of Rillpop, a witch, are already in their mid-teens, and all three have grown up to be in their mid-teens.


    Moreover, since they are trained by Rilpop every day, they already have the ability to compete with even the lowly guardsmen.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find out more about this in the future. I am grateful for your permission.


    Lil Pop, who was running alongside the stagecoach, which was running at a fair speed, said that to me in the stagecoach.


    Not only Lil Pop, but all of her children, including Goopop, are running around the stagecoach as well.


    The four of them have been running around the stagecoach in this fashion ever since we left the Liberty Combe town hall, running around the stagecoach and guarding it.


    ''Lil Pop, why don''t you let the kids ride in the stagecoach at least? If you''re a guard, you could do it in a stagecoach, couldn''t you?


    As I said this, Goopop rushed to my side.


    ''''My lord, don''t worry, this is no big deal to us.


    Goop smiles as he says that.


    Around me, Guina and Rilna are also smiling and nodding.


    I heard later that the three of them are running with Lilpop to patrol the territory in Liberty Combe as well.


    The Liberty Convey is a large area, since it''s made up of two outlying small cities, but the fact that they''re running around the perimeter of it every day, that''s why I''m so afraid of them...


    �� ��.


    Soon after, the stagecoach carrying us entered the walls of Greencombe and stopped in front of the town hall.


    It was Erdena''s father who greeted us.


    Erdena''s father, one of the lords of Greencombe, greeted us as soon as Erdena and I got off the stagecoach.


    I''m really glad you''re here.


    He was happy to see me, with tears in his eyes.


    Afterwards, we were sent to the reception room, where Erdena''s father kept us company.


    Erdena''s father seemed to be in a good mood and kept talking to me and Erdena with a smile all the time.


    On the way.


    ...By the way, are the bear girl and the dinosaur girl your two adopted daughters?


    I tried to smile and deny it, because that''s what he asked.


    That''s what Koroks are for.


    Tiremo.


    And since we both said that, we were almost made to recognize her as our adopted daughter.


    To tell the truth, I had been secretly discussing with Erdena about whether to adopt Korok, who has no relatives, as my adopted daughter.


    Although Tiree has an ancient monster tribe of his own people who dote on Tiree, Korok has no such existence at all.


    However, in order to move forward with this story, I have to take care of me and Erdena''s marriage story first.......


    �� ��.


    Shortly after, we received word that the ceremony was ready and Eldena and I headed to the stage.


    Lil Pop was moving with us as our escort.


    Korok and Tiree, who were in attendance, moved with Goopop Guina Lil''Luna to the general guests'' table.


    The ceremony was held in the convention hall attached to the Greencombe Town Hall.


    The hall was almost full with many ordinary city residents in attendance.


    On the stage, besides me and Erdena, representatives from neighboring cities including Gelter, the lord of Batcombe, as well as other famous people from Greencombe were lined up in a row.


    The ceremony, which began shortly afterwards, proceeded without a hitch.


    The three new lords who had been dispatched from the royal capital were introduced, and the three of them gave their greetings.


    The three of them were


    "I have the utmost respect for the wishes of the Elven Lords.


    I received a generally positive response from the audience, perhaps because of my greeting to them.


    After the meeting was over, we were led directly to the dining room, where we were to participate in the dinner party.


    We also met up with Korok and his friends, who had moved to the general guests'' table.


    Korok had started dozing off at the beginning of the greeting by the new lord, and it was in full view from the stage.


    Korok, did you listen to me, okay?


    She asked me with a smile.


    I couldn''t do anything but smile while thinking about how I should answer.


    At the dinner party, Gelter came up to my side.


    ''So now Greencomb is back to what it should be as a frontier city.


    Gelter laughs as he says that.


    As Gelter said, Greencomb, when the bishop lords were in control of the real power of the city, Greencomb had become a floating presence in the region because it had ended up running the city so biased that it would be better to say it was under the direct control of the Greed family rather than a frontier city.


    ''''From now on, you and the younger generation will have to pull it together and say. Hurry up and make it easy on me.


    Walter laughed at that and patted me on the shoulder.


    I was at this point.


    I''ll do my best to make it worth your while.


    That''s all I could say.


    ''In the meantime, I''m going to give Biblina a grandchild...''


    In front of Geltor, who tried to continue like that, Erdena smiled at him, but the smile was so cold that even Geltor, as expected, was unable to say any more words.


    After a while.


    Don''t you dare fall on your ass.


    When Walter whispered that in my ear, I couldn''t help but laugh.


    Inside the dinner hall, Korok and Tiree continued to innocently munch on their food, and all of the participants were staring at them with smiles on their faces.


    ''Lords eat bears too, very delicious bears.


    Korok smiled and beckoned me over to him.


    I walked towards Korok like that with Erdena.


    �� �� ��.


    When I returned from Greencomb, Foldente, who had returned from King''s Landing, walked up to me.


    Foldente held out a piece of paper to me.


    I heard that the land abandoned by the Greed family will be recognized as a frontier small city and will begin to rebuild.


    So says Foldente, and on the piece of paper he offers.


    A Proposal to Establish a New Frontier Small City, Libidocombe


    and the title of the book was written, and underneath it was a list of names of people involved in the rebuilding process.


    One of those names was Gabozh.


    It was that Gabozh who had received training in the frontier city with him.


    Gaboz was said to be working as an assistant to the lord, working under the Central Frontier Bureau officials who would become the lord.


    Gaboz said that he didn''t have a job yet when he finished his training, but I sincerely hope that he will do well.


    I would like to visit him if I get a chance.

 201 . Liberty combe and green combe 3

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    Since the new lord officially took office, the number of interactions with the Green Comb began to increase quickly.


    First of all, the regular stagecoach was to be officially opened.


    It was only able to go outside the walls of the Greencombe, and the number of stagecoaches was limited to one round trip per day, but now it was officially allowed to enter the city of Greencombe.


    However, they asked me to help them run the stagecoach in the Green Convoy.


    This is because there was no stagecoach system in the Greencombe, and during the time of the bishop lords, only a few races used their own stagecoaches.


    It is said that there was a lot of talk about putting stagecoaches into service within the city, but each time the bishop lords were opposed to the idea.


    ''The Greencomb is well developed as it is now.


    And that was the ostensible reason, in fact.


    "Who would maintain a stagecoach when most of the city folk are sub-humans?


    They''ve always said that.


    That''s why Green Convoy was fatally lacking in stagecoach know-how, so I requested cooperation from Liberty Convoy, which had developed stagecoaches widely in the surrounding cities and had firmly accumulated that know-how.


    I consulted with the deputy lords, Erdena and Biblina, and after getting the approval of the two of them, I asked the boar people (boar people) elders who were running the stagecoach to come.


    The people who run the stagecoach in Liberty Combe are the Boar People, who were immigrants from Liberty Combe when it was still a small village.


    Since that time, they have continued to work with Sarah on the maintenance of the streets and the maintenance and development of the stagecoach.


    The Boar People (Boar People) elders I met with in the lord''s office heard my story.


    Mm, you can count on me. I''ll make your stagecoach business in Green Cone a success too.


    Then he thumped his chest.


    Soon after, the boar people who were setting up the stagecoach business in the Green Convey were selected and left for the Green Convey.


    I accompanied the boar people to the site.


    The stagecoach company that the Boarepeople will be setting up will have representatives selected from among the Boarepeople who will be dispatched this time, but they plan to appoint an Elf from Green Convombe as their deputy, and the Green Goblins and Plant Golems living in Green Convombe will work together with the Boarepeople to pull the stagecoaches.


    During the era of the bishops'' lords, Green Convombe had little to no interaction with outside cities other than with Liberty Convombe, but the stagecoach company to be established this time is said to be the first joint venture with another city since it became a frontier city.


    For that reason, we who arrived in Greencombe were welcomed by all the lords of Greencombe in attendance.


    After that, the Greencombe Stagecoach Company was officially established in a building provided by Greencombe as the company''s office building.


    The Liberty Combe Boar People (Boar People), who were accustomed to stagecoach operations, took the lead in building a stagecoach network within the city.


    As a result, the flow of people within the city became smoother, and at the same time, the distribution of Greencombe''s specialty fruit, which was produced in the outlying areas of the city, became smoother.


    Regular stagecoaches were also introduced for the sole purpose of transporting goods, and the flow of goods within the Green Convection became even smoother.


    As a result, the amount of fruits that were exported out of the city using regular magic ships also increased.


    Thus, even though it had just started, the stagecoach business was quickly beginning to bring many benefits to Greencombe.


    A letter of thanks had also been received from the ants of the Greencombe''s shopping district association.


    It stated that it was thanks to their help in getting the bishop lords expelled, but I believe it was just a catalyst.


    It''s the ants who are really working hard.


    I replied that I wished Green Conv''s further development and that I would like to help if anything happened in the future.


    Thanks to Greencombe''s open-door policy after the change of lords, the distribution network in the surrounding area had begun to revitalize at once.


    In the past, because of the Green Convection''s stubbornly closed policy, there was almost no interaction with the settlements and cities south of the Green Convection, but now that the Green Convection began to adopt an open-door policy, interaction with those settlements and city residents began.


    The first thing that came to Liberty Convey was a central wholesale market.


    Goods that had never been seen before began to appear on the market.


    In addition, residents of the area began to work together to open shops on the streets of Liberty Combe.


    Those shops soon became so popular that Quinn of the Quinn Trading Company apparently went out to negotiate for them.


    It seems that the stagecoach network that was developing in Green Convoy also extended to the settlements and cities in the southern part of Green Convoy, so it is likely that this trend will continue to develop further.


    �� ��.


    It''s very interesting.


    Biblina, who was looking at a map of the surrounding area in the lord''s office, turned her attention to me as she said this.


    ''Safate, look, before you know it, there''s Liberty Combe in the centre of Batcombe, Urinacombe and Greencombe,''


    When I looked at the map after Biblina told me to look at it.......sure enough, as Biblina said, our Liberty Combe was located in the middle of these four frontier city groups.


    Around it, there are also frontier small cities such as Picks and Eads.


    The stagecoach network starting from Liberty Combe covers all of these cities and small towns.


    As for Batcombe and Greencombe, they also have regular witchcraft ships in service, and these ships are connected to the royal capital.


    This area, which was extremely inconvenient, has become extremely convenient before I knew it. It used to take a mistress a few days to get to Batcombe and back from here, but now, thanks to the improvement in the roads, it can be done in half a day.


    Biblina laughed at that.


    I couldn''t help but chuckle at Vibrina.


    It''s one thing to contribute to the surrounding areas, but there are still a lot of untouched areas in Liberty Combe. We need to develop those areas as quickly as possible.


    Well, we have to start from the ground up.


    As I said this, Biblina smiled and hugged my arm.


    It is important to establish a trustworthy relationship with the vice lord, right? It''s important to establish a firm relationship of trust with the Vice Lord, right?��Fortunately, Erdena won''t be back until nightfall on her tour.


    Saying that, Vibrina tugs on my arm with a giggle.


    Then, Mink is standing in front of Biblina with her arms folded in front of her.


    Mink is looking at Biblina with a smile.


    ''''Vice-Lord Biblina, are you having lunch with Lord Safate? I''m sure I''ll have to sit in on the fellowship.


    As I said that, Mink came to hug my arm on the opposite side of Vibrina.


    ''''Oh, hey, Mink.......''''


    ''My Lord Safate, I don''t think you''ll have any objections.


    Mink said one way or the other and smiled at him.


    Biblina stared at Mink with zit eyes.


    ''''........Oh dear, another troublesome one.......''''


    In front of Vibrina who said that, Mink was still smiling in front of her.


    The only thing I could do was to smile as the two of them held me in their arms on each side.

 202 . Frontier City Part 1

    On this day, I had been going around the territory from morning to inspect the territory with the deputy lord Erdena.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find a way to make the most out of your time with a few of these things.


    ''''Korok is going too, bear, I want to go with my lord and Erdena.


    Before we left, Korok said that and complained about it.


    I wondered what to do about it since it''s going around as official business, but I hadn''t been able to do much with Korok recently because of the miscellaneous work related to the promotion of the frontier cities.


    I''m just trying to be quiet.


    Okay, okay, okay, okay!


    I made that promise and decided to take her with me.


    At times like this, Tiree is always with Korok, but as an ancient monster race, she generally doesn''t feel well in the morning.


    Especially since the mornings and evenings have been getting a bit colder lately, Tiree, who apparently takes a long time to get up to temperature, always seems to take quite a while to get up.


    That''s why he couldn''t get up for today''s inspection, which started in the morning.


    He must be warm because he''s sleeping with Korok, but Tiree''s body is nearly three meters long, and even with Korok''s warm body, only a part of him is warm.


    I think I should install a more powerful heater in their room for Tiree''s sake.


    During the visit, Korok was quiet as promised.


    He looked up at me and Erdena''s faces in turn.


    Ahem. Oh, f*ck.


    He laughed at that.


    In the middle of our inspection, Korok came over and shook my and Erdena''s hands without hesitation.


    When Erdena and I squeezed his hand back.


    "Heh, heh, just like mommy and daddy.


    Korok said with a smile and walked hand in hand with us between me and Erdena.


    We haven''t yet told Korok that we''re planning to adopt him as our daughter once Erdena and I are officially married, but lately Korok has been calling me "Papa" and Erdena "Mama" at every opportunity.


    It may be that he senses that we are behaving in a certain way, but he seems to be happy about it.


    �� �� ��.


    After finishing the inspection, I sent Korok back to his room and returned to the lord''s room.


    It''s a good thing that you''re not the only one who''s been there.


    Foldente greets me with a chuckle.


    I''m chilled out by Foldente, and I laugh at him.


    After teasing me for a moment, Foldente tightened his expression and


    I''ll keep you posted on the King''s Landing.


    That''s what he started out with.


    The royal capital...........in other words, my former family home, the Greed family.


    I''ve heard that the Greed family has given away all the land under their direct control.


    The Greed family had already given away most of their lands, they kept the lands that were more or less profitable, and there was still a chance that they could be promoted to middle class nobility if they could rebuild the lands.


    However, he had given away all of those remaining direct-controlled lands.


    Those lands under his direct control had the potential to develop in the future because of the mineral veins and rich soil suitable for cultivation, but he had sold all of those lands for two or three pounds of gold.


    The shadow of my sister Tamar flickered in my mind when I heard this story.


    The report from Foldente was just what I had a bad feeling about.


    It''s a good thing that you''re not going to have to worry about the fact that you''re not going to have to worry about the fact that you''re not going to have to worry about the fact that you''re not going to have to worry about the fact that you''re not going to have to worry about the fact that you''re not going to have to worry about the fact that you''re not going to have to worry about it.


    Trying to drown her divorce resentment in shopping, Tamar went on a shopping spree, even more so than before.


    The family''s coffers, which had very little money left, were apparently emptied by Tamar''s profligate spending by her ex-father, Gapoli, who was willing to spend money to avoid his demotion.


    In this case, there is no choice but to rely on the nobleman''s wages provided by the royal capital, but the wages provided to lower-ranking nobles are meager.


    There was no way to satisfy Tamer''s profligate spending habits with such a thing.


    So Tamer took the title to the land under his direct control without permission and sold it to the Royal Capital''s Chamber of Commerce for two or three pounds.


    However, this was apparently the result of Tamer''s outbursts as he was unable to pay his bills as a result of shopping around for the bill.


    As a result of this, the conditions for promotion to mid-level nobility included "rebuilding the land under direct control.


    It''s a huge problem now, because they disposed of the land under their direct control without permission from the royal capital. It''s a good thing that the Greed family won''t be promoted because of this.


    As I listened to Foldente''s words, I felt lightly dizzy.


    It is said that the current head of the family, Prideaux, had tried to talk to the king''s capital to get them to settle the matter quietly, but something happened to Prideaux that was very disheartening for him.


    As a result of the investigation into allegations of bribery during his service in the army, it seems that his brother was found guilty of bribery and will be stripped of his generalship retroactively.


    All of his military records will be expunged and he will be asked to return the full amount of his salary paid to him during his time as a general.......


    It was so well known even to non-military people that my brother Prideaux, who was not in the military, knew that he had gotten to the generalship by throwing money around, so it was obvious that this was going to happen as soon as he heard that the investigation had begun... but I never thought that this decision would be made at this time...


    After that, his brother Prideaux couldn''t decide what to do, and now he''s holed up in the mansion and doesn''t try to see anyone.


    Tamar, the older sister, is still trying to shop even though she''s fallen into this situation, and she''s now desperately searching for the antiques that her father and brother may have hidden away in the house.


    I muttered to myself.


    Even though the relationship has already been severed, this is my former family home.


    I''m not going to reach out to them because they had it coming, but I can''t help but feel a sense of helplessness.


    I asked Foldente to continue to ask him to bring me to Liberty Combe if he sees any of the employers of the mansion or the residents of the immediate area who are dismissed and lost on the streets because of the Greed family.


    �� �� ��.


    The problem of the Greed family still casts a dark shadow here and there, but it seems that the King''s Landing is starting to use this as an opportunity to cleanse the House of Lords.


    It is said that the royal capital is beginning to move to break the bad custom of bribing people to get promoted to higher ranks, which has become half the norm in the House of Lords.


    In the future, if this movement works and the House of Lords is cleansed, the day may come when we can say that the Greed family''s problems were not in vain....


    �� ��.


    In the meantime, the lord of the frontier city of Batcombe, Gelter, has sent me a letter requesting an interview.


    Normally, Geltar would pop up without warning to have a chat with his daughter, the deputy lord, Vibrina, but the fact that Geltar sent the letter in advance was a surprise to me.


    I told Biblina about it anyway.


    ''Huh?��I haven''t heard anything about it either, have I?


    He twisted his head in that way.


    Well, since it was possible to open my schedule for this day anyway, I sent a reply of approval.


    On the day of the event, I asked Biblina to be present, and I went back to the lord''s office to carry out my normal duties.

 203 . Frontier city 2

    A few days later, my lord, Gelter, arrived from the frontier city of Batcombe.


    I had received word in advance and was greeted in front of the town hall with the two deputy lords, Erdena Biblina and I. "Sorry to have you come all the way out here.


    ''''I''m sorry to have you come all the way out here to greet us,''''


    Gelter smiled with a snicker as he got off the carriage.


    ''''No, no, I rather think it would have been rude not to greet you like this before, so...''''


    It''s just that I''ve been doing this all this time with no prior notice, and I said, well, don''t worry about it. And it''s just you and me, man.


    Gelter turned his gaze to Biblina as he said this.


    To Gelter, Vibrina said.


    Why are you looking at a mistress there?


    What, you haven''t been taken care of yet? You.


    What?


    So that''s it. I''m parent-approved, so take care of one thing about Biblina for me.


    Gelter said and tapped me on the shoulder.


    In front of Gelter, Biblina''s face turned red and she was trying to say something, but it seemed to be all she could do to make her mouth crunch with an awkward smile


    Beside her, Erdena was smiling an icy smile, not only at Geltar, but also at me, and I had to walk down the corridor, horrified.......


    We transferred to the lord''s office while exchanging such conversations.


    Gelter, who had been chatting with us until then, was


    Okay, well, let''s just cut to the chase.


    As he said this, he spread out a map on the reception desk.


    It was a simple map of this area.


    I''m sure Safate is familiar with it, but this is a map of this area.


    It''s a good thing that you''re able to get a good idea of what you''re looking for.


    As he said this, Gelter pointed out the map.


    ''''There are also small frontier cities like Pyx and Eads, and quite a few villages and settlements around them.


    After pointing out a map, Geltor turned his attention to me once again.


    ''''Well, this is still my own personal opinion, but I was thinking that we should conclude a union of frontier cities with these four cities at the center.


    ''When you say the Union of Frontier Cities, is it like the Union of Frontier Small Cities that was previously signed by the three frontier small cities of Gehmose, Pix and Eads?


    Oh, yeah.


    Geltzer told me that....


    By forming a federation of frontier cities, it will be possible to protect villages and hamlets in the surrounding area, and even hold big festivals on a rotating basis.


    If the outlying cities remain independent, the procedure for holding a festival together is going to be a huge hassle. It''s also necessary to ask the Central Frontier Bureau in advance.


    But, if we are united, the notification to the Central Frontier Bureau will be exempted.


    It will also simplify the process of opening a store in one city to other cities.


    It is believed that this will lead to the creation of a large commercial area centered on these four outlying cities.


    I think the shopping area interaction will be handled well if we leave it to the ants in the shopping area association, and the shopping area association in Batcombe is already in favor of it.


    Gelter snickered at that.


    I immediately asked Alea, the head of the Liberty Combe shopping district association, to come over.


    The Union has an office in the town hall now, so Alea came right away.


    When I told Alea about the story I had just told her about Geltor, she told me


    As the head of the Liberty Combe Shopping District Association, I wouldn''t wish that on you.


    He leaned forward as he said that.


    I thought it would be a good idea to check the intentions of the shop owners who belong to the shopping district association.


    ''Alea, I''m sorry, but can you hear what everyone else has to say as well?''


    Yeah, it''s all yours.


    As soon as he said that, he got up and left the lord''s office in a hurry.


    ''''I thought the only impatient people were the ants in Batcombe, but.......ants are like that everywhere, I''m a little relieved.


    Gerther chuckled as he stared at the door that Alea had just left.


    Gelter said he was going to tell this story to Greencombe and Urinacombe afterwards.


    Well, of all the frontier cities in this area, I''m the longest serving lord, so I''ll do at least that.


    Then Gelter smiled again and put his arm around my shoulder.


    "Well, that''s why I''m seriously looking forward to seeing you about Biblina. It''s not going to be easy, is it?��A woman with a parent who tolerates a side room.


    But I''m gonna stop talking nonsense and get to work!


    Biblina pulled away from me as she tightened her arms around Gelter''s neck in a side hug.


    Geltar is being tightened up around his neck with considerable arm strength, but a smile of some kind of joyful feeling comes over his face.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find it. I''m sure you''ll be happy to oblige, son-in-law.


    You tell me you''re not my son-in-law yet!


    Biblina''s voice rises again at Gelter''s words.


    ''Not yet'' ... did you say ''yet''?��Now.....


    In the face of Vibrina''s words, Erdena turned her smile, which increased the cooling degree of her expression even more, to Vibrina and Gelter, but the two of them, sensing the strange atmosphere, sluggishly retreated.


    I watched them with a bitter smile.


    As I said that, I turned my gaze to Eldena.


    From the tip of my gaze, Eldena smiled smugly while her cheeks were slightly stained.


    That smile didn''t include the cooling degree that had been directed at Gelter Vibrina and her son earlier.


    Not long after, Gelter, who had traveled around Greencombe and Urinacombe, stopped again at Libertycombe on his way back to Batcombe.


    ''Both cities have agreed to it, both the Lords and the Shopkeepers'' Union have agreed to it.


    Gelter smiled happily as he said that.


    I had received a report from Alea that almost all of the shopkeepers in the Liberty Combe Shopping District Union were also in favor of this union, so I told that to Gelter.


    Geltar nodded with satisfaction after hearing that from me.


    I''m going to proceed with the formalities to the capital then, I''ll come back once the paperwork is ready.


    No, I''ll come to you this time.


    Well, don''t say that. That''s what I want to hear.


    But....


    As they were discussing the matter, Biblina, who came to the lord''s office, gave him a puzzled look.


    "Let your father do as he wishes, Safate," she said, "but the point is, he hates to do the paperwork, and he wants to get away from the city as much as possible.


    At Biblina''s words, Gelter was scratching his head as he chuckled in a battling manner.


    From the looks of it, Biblina''s words must have been a figurehead.


    Ever since Liberty Combe was promoted to a frontier city, I''ve been getting fed up with the mountains of paperwork I''ve had to look through, so although I have some sympathy for Geltor''s feelings, I don''t want to be stuck out of the city every so often for that reason....


    So I decided to make a compromise.


    ''Then why don''t we have representatives from each city meet at Liberty Combe?


    The Liberty Combe is in the heart of this outlying area of the city.


    When I say that, Geltor


    No, no that wouldn''t give us much time to get out of the lord''s office...


    I was about to argue with him, but in the end, Biblina threatened him, and Geltor agreed to the idea, albeit reluctantly.


    I saw Geltor''s carriage off in front of the town hall as he headed home after his talk.


    It looks like you''re going to be a little busy again.


    At my words, Eldena and Vibrina nodded.


    ''''But it''s also for everyone''s sake.


    Eldena smiles as she says that.


    I smiled and nodded at Eldena.


    I''m sure your father probably won''t be returning to Batcombe straight away, but he''s probably going to the hot spring village and spending the night there.


    Vibrina is staring at the stagecoach with zit eyes.


    The stagecoach with Gerther on board is still visible, but for now it was on the shortest course to Batcombe, but when the stagecoach approached a certain corner, it suddenly turned.


    The road ahead of the bend leads to the hot spring village.


    See, I knew it!


    Biblina sighed loudly as she said that.


    As I witnessed the movement of the carriage with Biblina, I just kept giggling, so...

 204 . Frontier city 3

    A few days later, a meeting to form a coalition of frontier cities was to be held in Liberty Combe.


    I distributed the invitation to each of the neighboring cities.


    Thanks to Foldente''s help, I even got a response right away.


    The body has already disappeared, and Foldente, a thought-body being, is able to shift at will.


    I''ve been able to make use of this power to distribute these letters and convey urgent communications to the other side.


    This is a great help to Liberty Combe as well, with Foldente handling the negotiations and information gathering for us.


    Everyone''s been very receptive.


    As Foldente had reported to me, early on the morning of the day, representatives from all the frontier cities began to arrive at Liberty Combe in droves.


    After welcoming everyone in front of the town hall, I immediately escorted everyone to the conference room.


    Gelter, the lord of the frontier city of Batcombe, hadn''t been able to arrive easily, but just before the time for the meeting to start, he rushed into the town hall with his secretary and the captain of the Gelter Destroyed Maid Squad, commonly known as the GDM Squad, Deefena.


    ''''That''s why I offered to wait until after the meeting at least.


    Maybe it was my imagination, but I had the feeling that Diefena was poking at Geltor while fixing the disarray in her own clothes, making some kind of red face...


    Anyway, after arriving safely at the meeting, Gelter handed out the documents he had brought with him to all the participants.


    Incidentally, the people attending this meeting were


    From the frontier city of Liberty Combe, I, the lord, and my deputy, Erdena Biblina.


    From the frontier city of Batcombe, the lord, Gelter, and his secretary, Deefena


    From the frontier city of Greencombe, there are four of the lord groups, a racial lord and two elven lords each.


    From the frontier city of Urinacombe, the acting lord, Riknas


    From the small frontier city of Pyx, the lord, Chrome, and two of his secretaries, the fairy tribe.


    From the small frontier city of Eads, there is a lord, Raymuris, and two elves, his secretary.


    There are several outlying small cities south of the Greencombe, and we were trying to get them to attend this meeting, but one of the Greencombe lord groups, Erdena''s father, who is one of the lords of the Greencombe


    ''I have been given a power of attorney from all the lords of the neighboring frontier small towns in our Greencombe.


    With that said, he submitted four documents.


    It was to the effect that ''All authority regarding the Association is delegated to the Green Comb representative'', and at the end of the document was the name of each frontier small city and the signature of the lord.


    ''''Well, well, let''s get the association started, shall we?''''


    When everyone had finished reading through the documents that had been handed out to them, Gelter called out in a loud voice.


    The document explained the future of the Union of Frontier Cities, among other things.


    A lot of text was devoted to mutual help, especially in the economic field and mutual cooperation with regard to urban guards.


    I didn''t find any problems with the content, but I did have one point...


    ''''Well I don''t disagree that the representative of the Union of Frontier Cities is Gelter, but I''m wondering if it''s a good idea to have my name on the vice-president.


    Well my name was written under the name of Gelter, as a deputy representative........


    The Lords of Greencombe are considerably older than I am, and I thought they would be more suitable for the job.


    ''Oh, well, in that case, I''ve already received informal consent from all the Lords of Greencombe, so it''s not a problem.


    In front of Gelter who said that, the four lords participating as representatives of the Green Comb nodded in unison.


    In front of me, who was confused, Gelter smiled with a snicker and said


    Well, you know, it''s just to make things easier for me and the uncle lord of Greenconvex... Well, that''s half a joke, but, well, the younger generation is working hard, and that''s why they want to be selected.


    Gelter said that and patted me on the shoulder.


    If that was said, and in addition, I already had the informal consent of all of the Lord''s Group of Greencombe''s lords, then it would be a bad idea for me to adamantly decline here... After thinking about that for a while, I thought about it.


    ...I understand. I''ll do my best.


    I stood up and replied, and bowed my head to everyone in the hall.


    When I accepted the position of vice-representative, no other opinion was expressed.


    It''s a good idea to sign this as proof that you agree with the establishment of the Coalition.


    As he said this, Walter handed me a document.


    In that document.


    "United Frontier Cities Agreement


    and at the end was already signed by Gelter.


    When I checked the document, I wrote my signature underneath Geltor''s name.


    Erdena, who had received the document from me, went around to the other participants with it.


    All the delegates who had been handed the document by Eldena were checking the contents and writing their signatures at the bottom.


    It took a little over ten minutes.


    All the participants finished writing their signatures.


    After collecting the paperwork, Erdena handed me the document first.


    I check to see if the signatures on the document I received are in order.


    After confirming that all the signatures of all the participants have been properly scratched, I also check the contents of the power of attorney submitted by the Green Convoy representative and hand the set to Gelter.


    Like me, Gelter confirmed the signature on the agreement and then confirmed the contents of the power of attorney.


    ''''Yes, then, since the representative and deputy representative have confirmed that the documents are in order, I hereby declare that the new Frontier Cities Union has been established.......well, it will be operated on a temporary basis until the approval of the royal capital arrives,''''


    Walter said, and then.


    Well, that being said, I look forward to working with you all.


    With a smile on his face, he went to the side of all the participants and exchanged a firm handshake with them.


    As soon as the meeting ended, Gelter began to prepare the documents to be submitted to the King''s Capital.


    The consent form with everyone''s signatures scratched on it, the accompanying power of attorney, and the booklet explaining the coalition this time - the same one Geltar had initially distributed to all the participants.


    When he had finished preparing them, Gelter sealed the sealed envelope in which they were loaded with wax.


    Then, well, do you mind if I ask Ms. Foldente to bring it to King''s Landing?


    That''s what the voice said.


    At the same time as his voice, the figure of Foldente came into view behind Geltor.


    ''''Yes, yes, you''re rough with people, aren''t you?''''


    Foldente said this without receiving the sealed letter in Geltor''s hand and then disappeared.


    Geltar, who had been staring at the area where Foldente had disappeared


    Well, I don''t think they''d say no, but I''m not sure I''ll be able to do that until I get the letter of authorization.


    He smiled bitterly as he said that.


    Fortunately, a messenger from King''s Capital brought the approval letter for the Union of Frontier Cities just 26 days after Foldente brought the documents to King''s Capital.


    Considering that it takes about 20 days by carriage from King''s Landing to Liberty Combe, it only took about 6 days to be approved in King''s Landing.


    "For a regional frontier bureau with a heavy backbone, you''ve responded very quickly.


    Biblina was smiling happily as she said that.


    Nevertheless, this Union of Frontier Cities that was inaugurated, but as soon as it was launched, it was found to have a few difficulties.


    In particular, the problem is Urina Combe.


    This Urinacombbe is currently experiencing an abnormal decrease in the number of territorial residents and even the functioning of the city has been paralyzed due to the incitement of the dark charm affair as an example.


    In this regard, Liberty Combe has already dispatched support troops.


    Right now, in order to reorganize the wholesale market, I''m dispatching Black, the head of the wholesale market at Liberty Combe.


    Once again, I have to ask for some kind of cooperation from other cities as well, while thinking about that, I asked Foldente to go check the situation in Urina Combe.


    If I don''t get the latest information, I won''t be able to answer any inquiries from other cities.......that''s what I thought.


    In the time it took for Foldente to come back, I took care of the paperwork at Liberty Combe.


    At this rate, it looks like the busy days are still ahead of us.


    I''m thinking that it would be a hassle if Korok started to spoil it by wanting to play with me and Erdena, so I''m going to play with both Korok and Tiree once this paperwork is done.

 205 . Frontier city 4

    After finishing the day''s work, Foldente came to me.


    I''ve been asked to gather information about my former family home, the Greed family, in the capital recently, but I didn''t think that any more ugly news would come out.


    According to Mr. Foldente, this time it was my former sister, Causey, who caused the problem.


    I''ve been told that she''s carrying the child of her lover.


    It''s a very good idea to have a magical appraisal of the child of the mistress.......well, if he or she is playing with a man that flamboyantly, of course his or her father-in-law and mother-in-law will look into it, too.


    Foldente giggles as he says that.


    Causey''s position has been downgraded to second wife, and it seems that talks are underway in the direction of welcoming the first wife from another noble family to her husband, who is the heir to an aristocratic family, Causey''s husband.


    But now that she has been downgraded to the second wife of a noble family, she is no longer allowed to behave as she pleases.


    All his mistresses have been kicked out of the house and his right to spend the money as he pleases has been taken away, and he is now halfway to confinement.


    In the event that they are all kicked out of the house, and the rights to spend the money they want are taken away from them, it is likely that they are locked up in a halfway house, and there is no other option but to divorce them and send them back to their parents'' house, but they cannot do that because they are cut off from the Greed family, which is the family''s house.


    I felt my head ache again as I listened to Foldente''s report.


    �� �� ��.


    I was slightly depressed after hearing Causey''s story, and I sat on a chair and sighed for a while even after Foldente left the lord''s room for other business.


    Then there was a knock on the door of the lord''s office.


    ''''Come in.''''


    The door opened as if to answer my voice, and there was Korok and a humanoid Tiree in human form.


    ''My lord, I''m here, bear.''


    Korok laughed happily and hugged me.


    ........that was it.


    I had a bit of free time today, so I had called Korok and Tiree to take them out to dinner or something.


    Korok hugged me and gave me a slightly suspicious look.


    ''My lord, what''s not fine bear?''


    As I said this, Korok reached for my head and patted me down.


    It''s a good thing that you''re a good sport. I want you to cheer up.


    Korok like that with a worried look on his face.


    Tiree, who was beside him, also rubbed up against me with a worried expression on his face, and licked my cheek as usual. It''s an expression of affection from Tiree, the ancient monster race.


    I winced inwardly.


    "Thanks, you two. You''re all set.


    He smiled as he said that.


    Gazing at that smile, Korok and Tiree also smiled at me.


    ''''Good bear. A lord is best when he''s in good spirits.


    As he said this, Korok pulled on my right arm and Tiree pulled on my left arm.


    ''We''re going to get some good food soon, bear!


    Ikou!


    Looking at the two who were smiling as they said that, I left the lord''s room while being pulled by the two of them.


    After this, we met up with Erdena, and the four of us headed to the dining room.


    On the way.


    I''m going with you, mistress.


    When we arrived at the dining room, there were five of us, with Biblina joining us.


    Korok is now an adult lady bear.


    As he said this, he couldn''t help but chuckle at Korok''s request for a children''s lunch, and then Vibrina said to him


    You got water in there? If you want, I can buy you some juice.


    I felt like he was trying very hard to take care of me.


    I wondered what was wrong with him, and he looked at me suspiciously.


    What, it''s nothing serious but, you know, I think it''s important to keep in touch with Korok and Tiree.


    Biblina smiles as she says this.


    I wonder if she''s thinking that since she heard from somewhere that I''m going to adopt Korok, she should get closer to Korok and his friends or something like that.......


    In the face of such a vibrancy, Korok was able to


    Thank you, sister Vivina, thank you, Bear.


    He smiled happily as he thanked me.


    Every time we saw each other.


    ''Take care of my daughter. She''s more of a concubine, or rather, a side room.


    Although there is the matter of Gelter who continues to say so, from my point of view, I have no intention of having a relationship with anyone other than Erdena, and of course my concubine has no intention of having one either..............................and I''ve told Biblina about that.


    Don''t you like being a concubine?


    When you ask me that.


    I don''t hate you, but...


    I''d have to answer that... and then I''d say...


    Well then, you''re ready for the long game. Well, you''re prepared for a long-term battle, mistress.


    �� ��.


    After dinner, we took a short stroll through the city streets.


    ''My lord, we have to go quickly, bear.


    Korok is innocently happy and tugs at my arm repeatedly.


    I''m not sure if it''s because I''ve been so busy with work for a while that I haven''t been able to deal with it properly, but today Korok doesn''t want to leave my side, not even for a moment.


    I''m not going to be able to get a good idea of what I''m talking about.


    Behind them, Erdena and Biblina are walking side by side.


    ''''I''m sorry but my mistress has no intention of giving up on that one either.


    Well I believe in him.


    The two of them are having such a conversation.


    If it was me before, I would have wondered who they were talking about, but now I know that they are talking about me.


    Lately, Unja has been very aggressive in her approach, and I don''t know if it''s just my imagination, but I don''t think her aura is appealing to me either...


    It''s kind of like I''m thinking about that, and I think I''m going to wrinkle my brow again from overthinking it.


    Anyway, for now, I''m going to enjoy my walk with Korok and the others.


    �� �� ��.


    When I returned to the lord''s room after sending Korok and the others to their rooms, I found a sealed letter on my desk.


    When I looked at the back of the envelope, I found that the sender was Gelter of the Union of Frontier Cities Batcombe.


    I immediately checked the inside of the envelope and found out that the contents were about the Frontier Cities Coalition.


    The application for the establishment of the Union of Frontier Cities that Geltar sent to the King''s Capital has been approved, and a letter of approval will arrive soon.


    A messenger from the capital will visit Geltor, the representative of the federation, to hand him the letter of approval, and it was written that I, as the deputy representative, should be present at the time.


    It seems that a messenger from the King''s Capital may arrive as early as early next week, and they''ll let you know as soon as it''s confirmed.


    In the past, it used to take dozens of days to exchange letters with the royal capital as they used to do this kind of communication by carriage.


    But now, thanks to the fact that regular magician ships are in daily service between the King''s Capital and Batcombe and Liberty Convey, we can exchange such letters in one day.


    Because of that, this matter is also progressing very quickly, even though it''s not even been a few days since we sent the documents to the King''s Capital.


    It''s going to be busy again... When I was checking Geltor''s letter with that thought in mind, at the end of it


    "So, I''m always ready to be a grandpa.

 206 . Frontier City Part 5

    The fact that Unja and Vrina are interested in me, and are approaching me in that way, as I''ve never been in a s*xual relationship, I''m not sure why I''m the subject of that. I was puzzled by this, but when I discussed this with Erdena without a second thought, she sighed loudly.


    ''''.........You have been quite popular with students and fellow female teachers since you were a teacher in the royal capital, right?


    What?


    I''m so confused by those words.


    Honestly, I can''t think of anything that would make sense to me.


    There was the occasional child who would bring me a lunch box or give me a handmade scarf, but that was just because they felt sorry for me because I wasn''t eating well and I was dressed in a cold outfit, so....


    As she said this, Eldena sighed loudly again.


    ''''Well I think it''s admirable that you''re so blunt.


    That being said... hmmm...


    I folded my arms and thought about it.


    Erdena was looking at me with a wry smile.


    ''''...By the way, what''s your perception of Mink?''''


    ''Mink? She''s a childhood friend of mine, and I''m sure she thinks of me like her own sister, and I''m sure she thinks of me like her own brother, too.


    When I said that, Eldena let out a sigh as she giggled.


    ''''Well that''s why you''re so insensitive.


    I mean, you can''t say that, but....


    Anyway, they do their job well.


    And I trust them and think of them as my friends.


    I''m not going to lie to you about this feeling.


    So, while I hope that they can continue to help me, I''m also wondering what to do about it because I don''t think I can live up to their feelings.


    �� ��.


    I''ve decided to shelve this matter for once and get back to work because there is no way I''m going to get an answer on that side of things....it''s also called escaping reality.


    I received another letter from Gelter, and it has been officially decided that a messenger from the King''s Capital will arrive early in the week.


    Since it''s a matter concerning the approval of the Union of Frontier Cities, I''ve decided to adjust my schedule so that I''ll be going to Batcombe on this day.


    I''ll have Erdena and Vrina, the deputy lords of the city, come to the meeting right away.


    ''''........Then I''ll cancel all plans for Monday''s visitors and reschedule the meeting with the other party to reschedule the day.


    ''Mistress, arrange for a stagecoach and an escort. I''ll go to Chief of the Guard''s Googs later.


    As soon as they heard what I had to say, they began to work quickly and efficiently.


    In the past, I was the one doing all of this work, and it would often take me a whole day to complete the whole process.


    With that in mind, the two of them have been a great help to me.


    At the same time, the newly established General Affairs and Planning Section, which is an auxiliary body for our Lords and Deputy Lords, has also been very helpful.


    Mink and the rest of the staff mainly take care of matters related to petitions from the people of the city, and for minor matters, Mink does all the work, including site inspections, estimates, and bidding, as well as making arrangements for contractors.


    For minor projects, Mink does all the work for me, including site inspections, estimates, bidding, and arrangement of contractors.


    If there is a problem, he always consults with me and makes sure that he doesn''t go off on his own.


    At the weekly department head meetings at the beginning of each week, Mink gives me a precise report on ongoing projects.


    Her reporting is so clear and concise that other department heads have started to follow her lead.


    Such a mink had come to consult with me regarding the repair of the street in the Geghemorse area.


    ''It would be great if you would, because I didn''t expect Sarah to be gone for so long...''


    It has already been nearly half a month since Sarah went to a city in the east quite a bit as my substitute, but since she still hasn''t returned, it was mainly repair-related business that was beginning to get in the way.


    This is because the bone humans (skeletons) that Sarah can summon were taking on the task of repairing the city streets and walls during the night.


    Although the skeletons she summoned were working around the clock at the dragon scale mining site, only Sarah, the summoner, was able to give them orders on what to do.


    It''s a good idea to have a local contractor to help you with any urgent repairs that need to be made.


    When the work talk was settled, I mentioned to Mink about the conversation with Erdena.


    I was told that I think of you as my own sister and you think of me as your own brother, but I was told that you are insensitive.


    As I chuckled at that, Mink smiled at me and approached me.


    ''''Brother Safate, I have no doubt that I thought of you as being like my own brother... but that was a long time ago.


    When I said that, Mink suddenly kissed me on the mouth.


    I was completely caught off guard and couldn''t dodge at all.


    I tried to move backwards in a hurry, but Mink hugged me with both hands.


    For a while, Mink and I had our lips on each other inside the lord''s room.


    Mink said that while turning away, looking a little embarrassed.


    ''''........By the way, it was the first time I kissed your highness on the mouth......''''


    Mink adds that.


    ''Ki, I know how you feel, and I''m happy for you, but I have a fianc��e named Eldena...''


    ''Isn''t Brother Safate a frontier count? If he''s the head of a noble family, I don''t see any problem with him having a side room?


    ''Oh, no, no that''s true, but then you''ll have to...''


    ''I was shocked when I heard that Brother Safate had a fianc��e, but now I don''t mind being in a side room if I can be by his side, so... just remember...''


    Mink said with a depressed look on his face.


    Well, then, that''s that.


    He strode out of the lord''s room with a make-believe smile.


    I frowned as I put my index finger to my lips, and I was reminded, as if after all this time, that this is what Erdena meant....


    �� ��.


    On this day, I went to the control room of the underground labyrinth run by Jambalea in the morning.


    It seems that they have received a request to create an underground labyrinth to train magical beasts to participate in the fighting tournament, and they wanted me to consult with them.


    ''''That''s why I''m thinking of using the magma pools underneath Mount Gorn.


    Giambalea explains, pointing to the window she has displayed in front of me.


    The shirt she is wearing has ''Cheerful greetings at dusk'' handwritten on it.


    Won''t that stimulate the magma and cause Mount Gorn to erupt?


    That''s not a problem. We''ve built a separate cave for the magma to escape to in case of emergency.


    Saying that, a large hollow space had been created at the point where Jambalea pointed.


    As a mage with a special skill as an underground labyrinth creator (dungeon creator), Gianbarea must be good at that much.


    ''''Also, we need to take measures to prevent the demonic beasts we brought with us from going out of control, as well as a defense system in case they do go out of control...''''


    Make sure you do that too. We''ve modified the system so that we can dispatch hexenbiests from the underground labyrinth to suppress them when they begin to rampage through the city. We can work together with the guards to deal with them.


    When I heard Giambalea''s words, I often pondered in my brain and


    Well yes, I''ll take care of it that way.


    I gave him permission.


    ''Yes, you see, I''ll get right on it.


    With that, Giambalea happily made her way to her workbench.


    ''''Then we''ll get on with the work!


    Big sister Gianbarea, we''re going to make even more money.


    All right, Selvyn, Jarvin, keep it tight.


    Jalvin and Serbin, the fusion demons working for her, gathered around Jambalea, and the three of them happily began their work.


    Jalvin and Serbin had been forced to work as slaves for the church forces before.


    Immediately after being rescued by Lilpop, they hadn''t been willing to leave his side because they adored Lilpop as a big sister, but nowadays, they called Jambalea a big sister and continued to work happily under him.


    I have to create an environment where everyone can enjoy working with a smile like Jambalea and the others....


    As I looked at them, I thought so, but that didn''t stop me from wondering about the side rooms and all that.

 207 . family

    On this day, a messenger from Greencombe arrived.


    The messenger was carrying a letter from Erdena''s father, the lord of Greencombe.


    It stated that he had a request to make regarding the expansion of the stagecoach network.


    The Greencombe is reorienting itself to an open-door policy with the new racial lords in post.


    As a result, the outlying small cities, settlements, and villages south of Greencombe, which had been keeping pace with Greencombe and adopting a non-opening policy, are also reverting to an open-door policy at the same time.


    The stagecoach network that stretched from Liberty Convey to Green Convoy was considerably enhanced in line with this, and I heard that there were requests in Green Convoy from outlying cities further south to extend the stagecoach network to Uchu.


    For that reason, it was noted that I would like to have a meeting in Greencombe when I have time.


    They were planning to have representatives from the other frontier cities that had offered to extend the stagecoach service to Greencombe at that time as well.


    They said they''d be happy to do it any time other than during the New Year''s holiday season, but they''d be happy to do it as early as possible.


    For me, I didn''t have any major plans other than the Union of Frontier Cities approval ceremony in Batcombe, which is scheduled to take place early next week, so I told the messenger that it would be fine if it was anywhere other than there.


    A letter from Erdena''s father was enclosed, a private one separate from the official one.


    Along with asking for a good day, it stated that he and Erdena would love to come visit the Greencomb with me.


    In addition, it also stated that they didn''t mind having a child before the ceremony....


    I''ve been so busy as a lord that I haven''t been able to move forward with the idea of marrying Eldena.


    I don''t care if we don''t have a ceremony.


    Erdena has said so........so I thought that it might be possible to just put the registry in first and have the wedding reception later.


    However, even if I did that, it would be a bit awkward to proceed with this conversation without talking to Erdena''s parents.


    If it was before, but now the rapport with Greencombe has improved, and at the same time the rapport between Erdena''s father and Erdena has improved a lot.......


    That''s why I''m planning to bring Eldena to the upcoming stagecoach network meeting and tell Eldena''s parents that I''m planning to register her there and get their permission.


    From the contents of the letter, I think they already have permission to do so, but I thought it would be better to give them a proper greeting.


    I''ve decided to have dinner with Erdena and Korok for that day''s dinner.


    "I love eating dinner with my lord and Eldena, Korok!


    Korok was smiling happily at that.


    When we finished eating, I was stroking Korok''s head.


    "Korok, if me and Eldena get married, would you be interested in being our child?


    I spoke to him.


    At first, Korok listened to my words with a scowling look on his face.


    For a while, Korok was staring at me and Erdena''s faces in turn.


    "...Korok ... can you be the child of your lord and Eldena, Bear?


    As he said this, he came to look at me again.


    I nodded widely.


    That is, if you like the Koroks.


    I kept saying that.


    Then Korok gave me a huge hug.


    "Good bear, that''s very nice!


    Korok nodded over and over again, smiling and sobbing.


    I hugged Korok gently.


    Erdena, who was sitting across from me, also came over and hugged Korok from behind.


    As the two of us hugged, Korok woofed and cried, but he was smiling the whole time.


    As for Tiree, Deterra, who is also of the ancient monster race and Tiree''s bloodline, had already agreed to take her as his daughter, and Tiree was very happy about it.


    However, since both Tiree and Korok wanted to spend time together, and since Deterra''s very large form meant that she couldn''t always be with Tiree, Korok and Tiree decided to make sure that they could still spend time together in the same room.


    Korok and Tiree still live in a room in my house, and I''m going to let them stay there.


    However, from now on, Tiree and Korok will always have their meals together as well.


    On this day, after I sent Korok to his room, Erdena was going to stay in my room.


    ''''Well I can''t believe Korok was so happy to see you.


    Eldena, who was lying on the bed beside me, smiled happily.


    ''Well I was very happy too.


    I gently stroked Eldena''s head as I said that.


    Eldena is accepting my hand as if it feels good.


    As I stare at Eldena like that


    Eldena I love you.


    I told her.


    Erdena heard my words and came to hug me.


    "...I love you too.


    When I said that, Eldena looked up and kissed me.


    I held Eldena in my arms.


    �� �� ��.


    My bedroom door was slammed shut pretty early the next morning.


    ''Mum, Dad, mum, let''s get some dinner bear.''


    I could hear the cheerful voice of Korok outside the door.


    Me and Erdena, who were asleep on the bed, naked with each other, jumped up and hurriedly put on our clothes with a giggle.


    We put on our clothes and opened the bedroom door.


    "Good morning, Daddy. Good morning, bear.


    Korok hugged me and Eldena as he said this.


    It was officially a little further down the line, but I guess Korok couldn''t take it anymore.


    He rubbed his cheek against me and Erdena over and over again with a big smile on his face.


    ''''Well, it''s going to happen sooner or later...''''


    Well, I guess it doesn''t matter, does it?


    Me and Erdena exchanged those words with each other, and then gently hugged Korok.


    Then, Tiree, who was behind her, had a slightly sad expression on her face.


    Tiree also misses us a lot, so........


    Tiree, come here.


    I said this with a smile, and Tiree''s face lit up with a flash of light and she came over and hugged me and Erdena.


    The four of us hugged each other for a while.


    Shortly after, Unja came into the bedroom.


    Breakfast is ready for you, little one, and Miss Korok and Tiree.


    Wunya said with a smile.


    ''Korok, miss bear?''


    Yeah?


    "Heh, thank you, Bear, Unya.


    Korok continued to smile happily as he thanked Unja.


    Tiree was also looking at Korok''s figure with a smile.


    Now, after we all eat breakfast, we have to go to the lord''s office immediately........


    I got off work a little early yesterday, so I''m sure there will be a pile of papers on my desk.


    While I was thinking about that, I decided that for now I would enjoy my dinner time with Eldena, Korok and everyone else, plus Tille.

 208 . Frontier City Alliance #1

    A messenger came again from Green Convoy.


    It was yesterday, but I suppose that''s why Greencombe wants to move forward with the expansion of the stagecoach network as quickly as possible.


    The messenger, who met with me in the town hall reception room, greeted me and Vivalina, the deputy lord I was meeting with, and then immediately got down to business.


    ''''As a matter of fact, there is a regular meeting tomorrow morning at Greencon with representatives of the remote small cities and settlements in the south at Greencon. I apologize for the short notice, but I was wondering if you would be willing to come to this meeting...


    I had to check all my plans for the end of the year before I came here, but I should be able to find some time tomorrow.


    ''Vivalina, I think I''d like to go out for a visit,''


    When I said that, Biblina nodded her head as she checked the material at hand.


    I''m sure you can handle the guards tomorrow, so there''s no problem.


    He said.


    Erdena was also scheduled to be present at this meeting.


    Originally, she was supposed to attend this meeting as well, but she suddenly had other commitments to attend, so she''s going to a different department now.


    However, Erdena has also confirmed in advance that her schedule is open tomorrow, so I promised the messenger that I would go to the meeting tomorrow.


    The messenger thanked me and Vibrina repeatedly as he climbed into the carriage he''d gotten in and headed back to the green combe.


    Biblina saw the messenger''s carriage off with me.


    ''Then I''ll go to the Chief of the Guard, Googus, and arrange for the guard for tomorrow.


    After saying that, he smiled and waved his hand towards me and left quickly.


    I returned to the lord''s office with that foot and decided to deal with the documents left on my desk for now.


    I knew that there were many documents that came back to me even when I was a frontier small city, but since becoming a frontier city, I feel that the amount of documents has increased in a circle.


    This is also what a lord should do, I told myself as I checked the contents of the documents.


    Just as I finished looking at the documents left on my desk, Wunya and Aura came into the room.


    They both acted as my secretary.


    First, Unya stepped forward.


    Hey, little girl, I''m just going to send the completed paperwork back to the relevant department.


    Then he reached for the wooden box on my desk labeled ''processed''.


    On my desk, there were two small boxes on the entrance side.


    For one, the ''unprocessed''


    The other one is marked ''Processed''.


    The documents that come around to me are first put in an unprocessed wooden box.


    Of course, if I''m present when the document comes around, I pick it up on the spot.


    I take care of the documents in this unprocessed wooden box.


    When I finish processing them, I put them in the unprocessed crate, except for items that I want to give direct instructions to someone in a hurry.


    When I put the unprocessed documents in the box, my secretary, Una, will return them to the relevant department.


    ''Thank you for everything, Una,''


    No, no, no, it''s just another thing for a secretary to do.


    Unja said that with a smile and lifted the unprocessed wooden box with a flourish.


    It''s a good thing that the contents of the box are quite packed and it''s rather heavy, but Unja is able to hold it lightly.


    Then I''ll put it back here again when I''m done processing it.


    As he says this, Unja takes a step back.


    Then, as if to replace her, this time Aura steps forward.


    Aura is holding a pot of tea and a tray with a cup on top.


    ''My lord, would you like a cup of tea?''


    Aura approached me so with a slightly nervous look on her face.


    Aura, who has only been my secretary for a short time, still looks nervous when she brings me tea.


    Maybe she was a little traumatized by her fancy fall the first time she was here.


    I smiled at Aura and smiled at her.


    Yes, please.


    I returned the words.


    Aura smiled and nodded, then moved to my side and poured a pot of tea on my desk.


    Meanwhile, Unya bowed and walked out of the room, holding the crate in her arms.


    I walked away from Unya and sipped the tea that Aura had made for me.


    I sipped the tea in my mouth for a bit.


    My lord, do you have a moment?


    Biblina, who we had just parted ways with, walked into the lord''s room.


    ''''Oh, no problem. I was just catching my breath.''''


    I said to Biblina.


    Now that we''re here, why don''t you have a cup of tea, Biblina?


    I said those words.


    I turned my gaze to Aura, and she


    Yes, sir. One more cup or so will be ready soon.


    He nodded as he said this.


    ''Mmm, shall we have some then?


    Biblina replied with a smile at me and Aura.


    As Aura went to get her cup of tea, Biblina handed me the papers.


    ''I''ll let you know tomorrow''s security arrangements are in place. The paper is, well, a reminder. That may change tomorrow, but just take a look at it.


    I nod to Biblina and look over the document.


    The guard of the carriage was to be taken care of by three people, Cornes of the bird race, Chias of the leopard race, and Dodona of the golem race.


    Dodona was also to be the carriage operator.


    Since my last visit to Urinacombe, I feel that these three have had more opportunities to serve as my bodyguards, but since the chief of the guard, Gugsu, went out of his way to arrange it, Gugsu must have that much faith in these three men.


    I''ve been working together with them in Urinacomb, and the fact that they know each other helps me not to have to worry about them.


    As I was looking over the paperwork, Aura came back into the room with an additional cup.


    Aura quickly brews a cup of tea from the pot and offers it to Biblina.


    Aura tried to place it on the desk of the reception set in the room, but Vibrina controlled it and asked her to place it on my desk.


    When Aura did as she was instructed and placed the cup of tea on my desk, Vibrina stood and sipped it.


    ''''I''m in a bit of a hurry, I''ll have to leave you dressed like this.''''


    As she said this, Biblina took a quick gulp of her tea.


    ''Not too hot ... but not too warm ... but not too wet ... hmm, aura, it was a good tea.


    Biblina said and smiled at Aura.


    Aura smiled happily at Vibrina''s words.


    Oh, thank you.


    He bowed deeply.


    In fact, I think Aura is getting better and better at making tea, and although she is not yet at the level of a wu?a, she is under the tutelage of this wu?a, and I am convinced that she is getting better at it.


    She is not yet at the level of a wu?a, but she is under the tutelage of that wu?a, and it is no wonder that she is getting better at it.


    Biblina thanked Aura for the tea


    Then I''m going to the repair job site.


    As he said that, he left the room.


    I had told them that they could use the extra budget to handle the urgent matters.......but when will Sarah come back.......


    It''s already been more than half a month since I attended the wedding reception of an acting lord of a certain frontier city instead of me, and I still haven''t heard from him.


    I asked him to go and tell Foldente that I want him to come back as soon as possible, but he hasn''t even come back to that Foldente.


    Sarah''s lack of direction is beyond my imagination, so....


    With that in mind, I went through the security paperwork for tomorrow once more.

 209 . Frontier City Alliance 2

    On this day, one night later, I left with Eldena for the frontier city of Greenconven.


    We are escorted by three people: Kornes of the bird race, Chias of the leopard race, and Dodona of the golem race.


    Dodona steered the horse, while Chias stood next to him.


    Kornes accompanies them as they fly over the carriage.


    Therefore, it was just me and Erdena in the carriage.


    I lightly finished the day''s meeting.


    ''''So ... after the meeting, but I''m going to formally greet Eldena''s parents.


    I told him so.


    I''ve already told her in a letter that I intend to register her and that I''m going to adopt Korok as my daughter.


    Erdena sat across from me at first, but when I told her about it, she moved to sit next to me.


    ''...Thank you, Safate.


    Eldena said and gently kissed me.


    I held Eldena gently in my arms.


    It''s been a long time coming, but now Eldena and I are officially married.


    I''ve been thinking about having a wedding reception as soon as possible, but I haven''t been able to find a way to make that happen because I''ve been busy with this and that.


    ".........that''s not important.


    Then Eldena kissed me again.


    We spent a little time together.


    The carriage carrying us arrived at the Green Convex shortly afterwards.


    On this day, a regular meeting was being held in the Green Convoy with the representatives of the outlying small cities and settlements to the south.


    We have heard that many of those outlying small towns and settlements are interested in participating in the stagecoach network from Liberty Combe.


    We are here today to hear what those people are asking for.


    The representative of the stagecoach management company that is established in Greenconbe had already arrived at the town hall and greeted us.


    The stagecoach management company is run by a group of wild boars who pull the stagecoaches.


    These boars are punctual and are good at remembering the routes, but they are not very good at math, paperwork, and negotiations. That''s why they ask the ants to help them with those tasks.


    This ant-man is called Kurek, and he is one of the subordinates of Alea the ant-man who is working as the chief of the finance section at Liberty Combe.


    ''''My lord, thank you for your hard work,''''


    Yeah, well, good job, Krek.


    We exchanged a brief greeting and were led into the reception room in the town hall by a Greencombe town hall official who was standing with Kurek.


    ''''We''ll pick you up as soon as the meeting is over,''''


    The staff member, an elf woman, bowed deeply and left the reception room.


    I talked with Kurek about the status of the stagecoach operation.


    According to Kurek, the new stagecoach network that is being developed here in Green Convoy is doing well in general.


    ''It''s still small in scale, but all of our services are almost always full,''


    Krek smiled happily as he said that.


    As they were exchanging such a conversation, the Elf staff member from earlier entered the reception room again.


    ''''The previous meeting is over, please come in.


    The Elf staff led me, Erdena Kurek, and I to the conference room.


    Inside the conference room where a liaison meeting had apparently been held earlier.


    When we walked into it, everyone greeted us with applause.


    One of the people applauding us stood up, and one Kobold stood up.


    ''We are keen to expand the Liberty Combe stagecoach network. We wish you well today.


    After saying this, Kobold walked over to me and shook my hand.


    Following this, the representatives in the room came to me one after another to shake my hand.


    When the handshake had run its course, a meeting began.


    The meeting was supposed to be a meeting to listen to the demands of small cities and villages on the frontier that wanted to expand the stagecoach network.


    To that end, I spread out the map of the southern region of the frontier city of Greencombe that Kurek had prepared for me on my desk.


    ''As soon as possible, would you all who wish to enter the stagecoach, please mark your mark on this map?


    So I called out to them.


    As soon as I finished speaking, everyone in the conference room rushed to the map.


    In the blink of an eye, many marks were written on the map.


    As everyone finished writing, Kurek began to check it out.


    Kurek was from a settlement south of the Green Convoy and was extremely familiar with the terrain in this area.


    Because of this, he is able to immediately determine what kind of terrain surrounds the marked markings and what kind of route would be most efficient.


    Kurek folded his arms from time to time as he drew lines and annotations on the map and pondered.


    Still, within five minutes.


    That''s about as good as it gets.


    As I say this, I take my gaze off the map and look around at all of the representatives gathered around me.


    ''''Now let''s start the hearing........First of all, here in Azu village, the place where we want to stop, why are there five places we want to stop in this small village?''''


    ''Oh, and by the way, there are a lot of elderly people in our community...''


    In this way, Kurek went through the map one by one, checking each of the points he had doubts about.


    On top of that, he quickly dismissed the ones he thought were unreasonable and unnecessary, while he suggested more of the ones he thought would be better.


    Inside.


    Please don''t say so, please add to it.


    If there was a case that was deemed unnecessary by Krek, I would listen to the representative again, discuss it with him, and then make a final decision on the matter.


    However, since Kurek''s decision was correct in almost all cases, there wasn''t a single case that was overturned by my decision.


    Although the discussion got pretty heated, the meeting still ended in less than three minutes.


    I think the meeting went smoothly, thanks to Krek''s initial rough decisions.


    I had heard from Alea beforehand that Krek was excellent, especially in tasks like building a stagecoach network, but I didn''t expect him to be this great.


    ''''Then, we will operate the new stagecoach in line with today''s decision. As for the preparations for that, I''ll leave it up to Kurek, the head of this Greencombe stagecoach company, so.......


    Upon receiving my greeting, Kurek bowed again to everyone.


    At the latest, the stagecoach will be in operation by the end of this year, as decided today. Thank you for your cooperation.


    He said and bowed his head once again.


    When the meeting was over, Kurek rushed out of the conference room without so much as a greeting.


    Probably, he would take the matter that had just been decided upon back to the company and begin the preparatory work for the operation as soon as possible.


    I wanted to thank him for today, but Kurek''s actions were so quick that I didn''t have time to do so.


    I consulted with Erdena and decided to visit Kurek again early in the new year to thank him again after the new stagecoach network had begun operating.


    After this meeting, Erdena and I met with Erdena''s father, one of the lords of Greencomb, in another room.


    ''This is my office, please,''


    So says Erdena''s father.


    Erdena''s mother was already sitting on the reception set in the room.


    I was in front of those two.


    ''As I have told you in my letter, I would like to marry Miss Erdena. If you will permit me to do so....


    I don''t give a d*mn about that.


    Thank you for your continued support of Eldena.


    Eldena''s parents nodded repeatedly at my words and said so.


    I''m sure you''ll be happy to know that I''m not the only one who''s been in this situation.


    After this, we had lunch with Eldena''s parents.


    Next time, please bring your adopted daughter, Korok-san, with you to visit us.


    After Erdena''s father said this, he said


    And I''m expecting to have two children.


    I added.


    Me and Eldena said, "Preferably sooner rather than later...


    And that''s all I could say...

 210 . Frontier City Alliance 3

    After all the meetings in Greencombe, Erdena and I showed up at Krek''s office in Greencombe.


    This office operates as the Greencombe branch of the Liberty Combe Stagecoach Association.


    The stagecoach network within the Greencombe has already been completed, and full-scale operations have begun with this office as the centerpiece.


    I''ve heard that they will adjust the number of trains as they see how the trains are used.


    When we arrived at the office, Kurek was in the middle of creating a stagecoach network around Green Convoy, with a map spread out on his desk in the center.


    When Clek noticed us, he stopped working and led us to the reception set.


    I''ve just finished constructing the stagecoach network based on today''s requests. I think I can manage it.


    Krek said as he offered us a cup of tea.


    However, he said that there was quite a shortage of carriages themselves and the number of boarermen to pull the carriages to run all those stagecoach services.


    ''''As for the carriage, I''ll ask the dwarf chief of the hot spring village for help. I''ll also discuss the towing crew as soon as I return to the Liberty Combe stagecoach association.


    My lord, it''s a pleasure to meet you.


    Then, after receiving the paperwork from Kurek specifying the specific number of carriages and towing crews needed, Erdena and I left the office.


    The return carriage, like the outward journey, was also guarded by Cornes, Chias, and Dodona.


    According to Chias.


    The roads around here are much safer than they used to be, and vermin are rarely seen anymore.


    It was a good thing.


    I say that because the diplomacy between Greencombe and Liberty Combe became normalized, the guard unit of Liberty Combe began to take over the security of this area.


    Previously, security of this area was handled by Green Convoy, but Green Convoy originally only owned guards that could guard the walls, and the guards outside the walls were apparently almost untouched.


    It''s a good thing that you can''t get away from the fact that you can''t get away from the fact that you can''t get away from the fact that you can''t get away from the fact that you can''t get away from the fact that you can''t get away from the fact that you can''t get away from the fact that you can''t get away from the fact that you can''t get away from the fact that you can''t get away from the fact that you can''t get away from the fact that you can''t get away from the fact that you can''t get away from the fact that you can''t get away from the fact that you can''t get away from the fact that you can''t get away with it.


    ''''This area has been personally guarded by Deputy Captain Lil'' Pop-sama, leading an elite unit, so the security has been restored in a short period of time.


    Chias added.


    ''''Well Dodona, one day I want to join an elite squad .......''''


    Yeah, me too.


    Cornes, who was flying through the air, agreed with Dodona at the wheelhouse.


    Protected by the three of them, the carriage carrying us returned to Liberty Combe.


    We didn''t return to the town hall, but instead headed towards the hot spring village.


    We didn''t want to return to the town hall, so we continued on to Liberty Combe, where we visited a Dwarven village located deep in the hot springs.


    In the depths of the hot spring village, there are many trees suitable for woodworking, and there are veins of mineral ore underneath.


    This is where they use the scales of dragons dug out from deep in the caves behind the town hall to make their weapons and armor.


    I''ve asked all of the dwarves to make the stagecoach used by the stagecoach association, so this time I came to ask them to make the additional carriages that Kurek asked me to make.


    As soon as I arrived at the village, I visited the dwarf chief.


    I''m sure the chief is already quite old, but he''s still wielding a hammer among the younger Dwarves.


    I met the chief in his workshop, and after exchanging greetings with him


    Actually, I''d like to request that you manufacture an additional carriage for me...


    Yes, I''ve cut out an errand.


    What I want to add is ten carriages for now.


    ''Is this one of those? Are you sure that''s the same shape as that carriage you''re delivering to Liberty Convoy?


    Yes, that''s all right.


    While I was having this conversation with the chief, a few dwarves surrounded us.


    Hmm, a carriage of that size shouldn''t be too difficult to manufacture.


    Luckily, I got some dry wood and we''re ready to go.


    What about the hardware for the axle? Did you have it in stock?


    I could make that shit up in half a day.


    I need you to make enough hardware for every unit. You can take as many men as you need. We''ll work the wood for you.


    The dwarves exchanged lively conversations around me and the chief, and in the course of those conversations they decided on their respective assignments, and then quickly moved off to work on their own.


    The chief looked around at everyone and then turned his attention to me again.


    I know," he said, "but it should all be ready in three days. When you''re done, shall we take it to the town hall?


    Yeah, that''s all right. I look forward to working with you.


    I shook hands with the chief and left the dwarven settlement.


    If I had the time, I would have liked to join the chief and the others at the hot spring inn for some of the elves'' food, but due to our busy schedule today, we passed the hot spring inn and moved on to the town hall.


    When we returned to the town hall, I thanked the three guards and said goodbye to them at the entrance of the town hall.


    We parted in the corridor, as Erdena was also going to return to the deputy lord''s office once.


    "...it was a pleasure to be here today. Keep up the good work, dear.


    As Erdena said that, she lightly kissed me after making sure there was no one around.


    After parting with Eldena, I returned to the lord''s office on my feet.


    As expected, the desk was full of crates that were used to hold documents awaiting approval.


    I pulled out a document that seemed to be urgent on the spot and went through it.


    Not long after, Wunya and Aura came into the room.


    ''Would you like a cup of tea, Botchan?''


    Well, I guess I''ll just have to take it with me while I fill out the paperwork.


    When I say that.


    Then I''ll be ready.


    Aura said in a cheerful voice and bowed and walked out of the room.


    Lately, it seems that Aura has been in charge of my tea.


    Aura returned shortly afterwards, ready for tea, and placed her cup on my desk and made me a cup of tea.


    ''Thank you for everything, Aura.''


    No, no it''s just part of my job.


    Aura bowed deeply, her cheeks slightly stained.


    As I sipped the tea that Aura had made for me, I continued to look through the pile of papers.


    In the end, it took me an hour just to go through the urgent documents.


    Frowning at the time I''d unexpectedly spent, I hurried out of the town hall and walked to the stagecoach association''s office along the main road.


    Since it was a hurried move, Unja had accompanied me as an escort as it was.


    ''''Oh, my lord, you didn''t have to come all the way down here, but if you call me, I''ll come to you, Boa.


    The head of the stagecoach association, a boar, greeted me with his usual dynamic smile.


    I greeted him with a smile.


    I have a very special favor to ask of you today...


    That''s how I started the conversation.


    I''ve been informed that the stagecoach association at the moment is not over or under staffed and has been able to operate without any problems.


    When the stagecoach network was extended to Greenconvoy, there was no problem.


    However, since this project required nearly three times as many boars as the one that extended the stagecoach network to Green Convoy, I was worried inwardly, but.......


    The chief heard what I had to say.


    Oh, I could have that many more men ready tomorrow, Boa.


    Then he laughed boldly.


    According to the chief.


    Since Liberty Convey has become a frontier city, many of our people have been moving here. We were getting a little overstaffed, so we''re rather grateful to them.


    I was relieved to hear that.


    I was relieved to hear that answer and again asked him to select the right person for the job.


    After that, I had a quick chat with the chief and left the office.


    In the afternoon, I continued to work here and there to complete various tasks.


    On this day, it was quite late at night when I finished all the work.


    .........as expected, I''m sure Korok and the others are already asleep.


    With that in mind, I returned to the mansion.


    Daddy, welcome home!


    Then Korok came over and hugged him cheerfully.


    In the mansion, Tille and Erdena were also there.


    ''''What''s going on, so late?''''


    "Today is the Parma Feast Bear, and we''re all going to have dinner together.


    At my words, Korok said with a smile.


    I had forgotten about it in all the busyness, but... well, today was the Holy Feast of Parma.


    This Parma Holy Day, which was set aside to celebrate the founding of Parma, is a day when all the family members come together to eat and pray for the health and happiness of the entire family.


    On the table, Unja was just bringing the meal to me.


    ''Daddy, hurry up, bear.''


    Korok smiled and pulled me along with him.


    I walked towards the desk where the food was laid out, looking at Korok with a smile.

 211 . Frontier City Alliance 4

    The day after the Parma Festival ended, I left for the frontier city of Batcombe.


    The day after the Palma Sacred Festival was over, I left for the Frontier City of Batcombe to participate in the reception ceremony for the letter of recognition of the Frontier City Union from the Central Frontier Bureau of the King''s Capital to be delivered to Batcombe on that day.


    The new Frontier Cities Coalition will be headed by Geltor, the lord of the frontier city of Batcombe, with me serving as the vice president.


    I''m sure there were other suitable candidates for the position.


    We''re gonna need the younger generation to step up their game.


    So it was Geltor''s decision to give me this great role.


    To be honest, I wasn''t sure how much I could do, but I knew I didn''t have many chances to experience such a thing.


    After leaving the town hall, I stopped by the administration office in the old Geghemorse area on my way.


    One of the deputy lords, Biblina, has been staying here lately, repairing the walls and roads in the area.


    Today, I''m going to Batcombe, and since Biblina is the daughter of the Lord of Batcombe, Gelter''s own daughter, was supposed to accompany me, I came to pick her up like this.


    When I arrived, Biblina was already standing in front of her office waiting.


    I''m sorry, didn''t want to keep you waiting?


    You''re on time. Don''t worry about it.


    Biblina got into the carriage as she said that.


    By the way, the guard of the carriage is Cornes, Chias and Dodona this time as well.


    The three of them may have been assigned as my personal guards.


    As a matter of fact, we can''t afford to take a platoon of guards with us every time we go somewhere, so this kind of small, elite group is honestly a big help, and I''m sure the guard captain, Gugs, is taking that into consideration.


    We put Biblina on a carriage and moved to Batcombe.


    The old Gehmose area is located in the northern part of the frontier city of Liberty Combe and borders the city of Batcombe.


    There is a huge stone wall on the border between the city and Batcombe.


    This is a remnant of the time when Batcombe was practically controlled by the sub-lords of the church.


    In the past, this city''s border wall was a top priority security area, and there was a time when most of Liberty Combe''s guards were stationed around this wall, but after Geltor regained authority as a lord, they didn''t have such tight security.


    There is only one guard platoon stationed at the gate of the city in order to check people coming in and out of the frontier city of Liberty Combe.


    We received a check from the guards at the gate, and we went into Batcombe territory.


    It''s called a check, but it''s just a formality for my carriage, the lord of the land.


    We headed north on the road, and soon the carriage with us on it arrived at the town hall of Gehmose.


    Guelter was greeted by Deefena, Guelter''s secretary, captain of the Guelter Destroyed Maids Unit, commonly known as the GDM unit, and Guelter''s first secretary, as she was answering a messenger from the Central Frontier Bureau of the King''s Capital that had already arrived.


    ''It''s rare. ''It''s unusual that your father would not come to meet you when Safate is coming.''


    Biblina nodded her head while saying that.


    ''''No matter how much, you wouldn''t leave the messenger from King''s Landing alone to greet me, would you?


    Your father is very fond of Safate. No wonder he goes to such lengths.


    Biblina said, and Diefena giggled as she said that.


    You''re just as sick as usual.


    I said.


    Accompanied by Diefena, Biblina and I were led to the reception room.


    Inside the reception room, Gelter was welcoming a messenger from the Central Frontier Bureau in the capital, and the messengers were two young women.


    ''I see ... the usual bad disease.


    Biblina let out a sigh while muttering in a whisper.


    ''''Well, well, these are the messenger lords from King''s Landing. You wouldn''t be able to talk to them if I didn''t greet them, would you?''


    That''s what Gelter said, but as I saw the stunned expressions on the faces of Biblina and Diefena, I couldn''t help but ponder how to respond to them.


    After such an exchange.


    Then I see that the Lord of Liberty Combe, the lord of the frontier city, has arrived and...


    The messengers of the Central Frontier Bureau stood up as they said so.


    In response, Gelter also stood up.


    ''''Then, I will award you a certificate of approval from the Union of Frontier Cities.


    As he said this, one of the messengers, a long-haired woman, handed Geltor a bundle of documents she had taken from a large bag.


    ''''We have indeed received them. I''ll do my best to work with the lord of Liberty Combe and all the cities and villages that are members of the Union of Frontier Cities to make them more prosperous.


    Gelter bowed reverently as he accepted the papers.


    Me and Biblina followed suit.


    After that, the messengers completed the formal transmission of the paperwork.


    Then we''ll be off.


    So he went home quickly.


    Well, don''t be in such a hurry, would you like to have dinner with me?


    And Gelter was chuckling at the women with a nikah.


    Of the two, the short-haired woman seemed to be unperturbed, but the long-haired woman seemed to be the one with the long hair.


    "I''m grateful for your concern, but I''m away at work in King''s Landing today.


    He said this coldly and moved quickly to the regular mage boarding area.


    After seeing off the messenger, Gelter turned to me again.


    I''m not going to be the only one who can do that. I''m looking forward to working with you.


    As he said this, Walter lightly tapped me on the shoulder.


    After that, we went back to the reception room and had a meeting to discuss the future.


    However, the meeting was already done when we submitted the application to the capital, so it was just a confirmation process.


    ''''As planned, Batcombe will help rebuild Urinacombe. I would like Safate to work with Greencombe in coordinating the outlying small cities and settlements south of Greencombe.


    I nodded at Gelter''s words.


    Until recently, the frontier city of Greencomb was operating based on an ultra-closed foreign policy.


    Because of that, the small frontier cities and settlements around it have become isolated in their own right.


    However, in this regard, the Green Combe has begun to host regular representative meetings and has begun to build a mutual cooperation system, albeit gradually.


    As part of this, they have asked for the extension of the stagecoach network in the frontier city of Liberty Combe to the outlying small cities and villages in the south.


    However, since each of them were running their own isolated operations, it seems that there are not a few villages that have been abandoned and are now uninhabited.


    The pioneer village we went to search for when we were asked by Green Convoy was one of those abandoned settlements.


    Here, for example, an ancient monster tribe that had become wild because it had been abandoned had settled in the area.


    If brigands were to settle in other abandoned areas as well, it would be a big problem, so they are planning to investigate such abandoned areas in collaboration with Green Convoy.


    This is also thanks to the change in the lord of Greencombe.


    The catalyst for that change was the fall of the Greed family and their inability to fund the previous lords.


    Afterwards, after discussing the recent developments in our cities with Geltor, Vibrina and I returned to the frontier city of Liberty Combe.


    ''Come visit me again anytime you want,''


    Geltar smiles at that and smiles with a smirk.


    ''What is it? Won''t the mistresses invite you to dinner?


    Such is the case, and Biblina speaks to Gelter with a sarcastic look on her face.


    It seems that G?rter has no choice but to smile back at such Vibrina.


    We said goodbye to Geltar and drove the carriage towards the frontier city of Liberty Combe.

 212 . Dark Revolution 1

    I''ve received approval from the Frontier City Coalition, and as the lord of Liberty Combe, I feel I must do my best as its deputy.


    Just then, Quinn of the Quinn Trading Company arrived from the capital.


    Quinn came to the lord''s office.


    Congratulations on your appointment as vice president of the Frontier Cities Coalition.


    He congratulated me.


    Then, after a short conversation about it, Quinn


    Well there''s something you should know.


    That''s how he cut it out.


    ''''Right now, it''s starting to become a problem in the vicinity of the King''s Capital, and there''s a large amount of shoddy armor using dragon scales that''s starting to appear on the market.


    In the past, there were many dragon tribes in this world, and there were many armor that used their scales.


    However, it is said that when the heroes ended their conflict with the demon world, many of the dragon race returned to the demon world.


    Because of this, there are hardly any dragons in this world today, and because of this, armor using dragon scales is not readily available in circulation.


    In such a situation, we are fortunate in Liberty Combe.


    Wyvern''s Aura and Aela.


    Salamander Sarah.


    Three dragon tribesmen are staying there, and these women have provided us with scales after they have molted, and we are manufacturing armor using those scales.


    In particular, Sarah, who has been alive for quite a long time, had a period of time when she retreated to the depths of the cave, and the scales she shed during that time were deposited in the depths of the cave, and Libertycombe dug out the scales that were deposited and processed them into armor.


    Half of this armor is provided to Jambalea, who runs the underground labyrinth.


    Jambalea turns the dragon scale armor into a drop item in the underground labyrinth, or sells it at the armor shop he runs in front of the entrance to the underground labyrinth.


    The other half of the armor is sold on consignment in the King''s Capital by asking the Quinn Trading Company to sell it to me.


    This scaled armor is processed by everyone in the dwarven settlement, and because of its extremely high quality, it has already become quite a hot topic of conversation in the royal capital, and the armor made of dragon scales from Liberty Combe is treated as a major brand.


    I heard that counterfeits of such Liberty Combe products are circulating in large quantities in King''s Landing....


    "The fakes are poorly made goods using skull monster scales, disguised to look like dragon scales.


    That''s why it''s hard to tell that they''re fakes at first glance, and that''s why a lot of merchants, connoisseurs, and knights are being tricked into buying them.


    Quinn frowned at that.


    ''So, have you received any complaints at Quinn''s place then?


    Since all of the people who were victims this time were purchased from non-Quinn Trading Company partners, it''s not that I can''t tell you, but it seems that somewhere in the back of my mind I had the thought that it might be a fake.


    According to Quinn, some of the knights, especially those who were duped


    You couldn''t tell the difference between a real one and a fake one?


    There are many people who are afraid of being ridiculed and won''t talk about it even after they realize they''ve been tricked.


    Quinn folded his arms as he said this.


    It''s a good thing that you''re not a connoisseur of the good stuff," he said, "or that you''re a knight who''s strapped for cash but wants to look good, or that you''re in dire need of a bridge to cross, or that you''re a connoisseur who has a good amount of money but isn''t a connoisseur and doesn''t own much good stuff. It smells like they''re trying to pinpoint and sell to people who are likely to get their hands on these dangerous products... But that kind of information is not something that even we in the Chamber of Commerce are supposed to be able to grasp accurately. .....


    Quinn said, and then sighed loudly.


    ''''Which means there''s a possibility that someone in a position to know that kind of information is providing guidance...''''


    Yes, I believe it''s for the best.


    Quinn nodded loudly at my words.


    After this, Quinn and I continued to discuss this and that.


    As a result, we decided that from now on, all the armor with dragon scales that we would ship from the frontier city of Liberty Combe would have a certificate of authenticity attached to it.


    However, if we only had a certificate of authenticity, then the certificate of authenticity could also be forged.


    I''ll talk to Dorn about this and see what I can do about it.


    As an Elder Rich, Dorn might be able to come up with some kind of magical solution.


    With that thought in mind, I decided to go to consult with him as soon as the meeting with Quinn was over.


    ''''I''ll see if I can come up with some countermeasures on my end as well. Also, if I get any new information, I''ll get back to you.


    I''m sure you''ll be happy to know that I''m not the only one.


    After seeing Quinn off, I went to visit Dorn''s workshop.


    Dorn is an Elder Rich who had set up a laboratory deep in the cave where Sarah had originally retreated to hone her own magical skills for many years.


    His body has already disappeared, and his skeleton is possessed by his own thought body.


    It is Drun, however, has a great deal of magical power, and he is the one who created the regular grimoire that is currently operating in the frontier city of Liberty Combe.


    It is correct that this magic ship was originally a vehicle for the magical world, and Dorun repaired this damaged magic ship to make it work.


    I visited Drunn, who was still mass producing magic stones with magical powers today in his magic workshop.


    Incidentally, the magic stone that Drunn is creating is now one of the specialties of the frontier city of Liberty Combe.


    When Dorn heard my story.


    ''''Then how about adding a magic stone to the certificate with the ability to authenticate?


    That''s what he said.


    According to Dorun''s explanation, in the future, when selling dragon scale armor, he would also include a certificate of authenticity and an appraisal demon stone in the set.


    When placed between the certificate and the dragon scale armor, this magical stone will assess whether or not the dragon scale armor is indeed the item described in the certificate, and if not, it will display the city flag of the frontier city of Liberty Combe inside the magical stone, otherwise it will turn completely black.


    You''re right, can you make a prototype with that in mind? I''ll have the dragon scale armor to be used for the prototype turned in right away from Jambalea''s place.


    Oh, I see. Well, it''s time for you to...


    Dorn bowed reverently to me as he said this.


    I''ve been working with Dorn, the lord of this land, since he was a former resident of this land.


    I worked hard to bring his wife, who is now an Elder Rich, the same as Dorn, to this land, so Dorn is really doing this and that for Liberty Combe and I. He''s really doing a lot of work for us.


    I left Dorn''s workshop and headed for the underground labyrinth on my feet.


    (At this rate, I might have to think about attaching appraisal certificates and appraisal magic stones to the drop items in the underground labyrinth as well...)


    I hurried towards the underground labyrinth with these thoughts in mind.

 213 . Dark Revolution 2

    The next day, Dorn came to me to ask me.


    ''I''ve made a prototype, but how would you like it to look like this?''


    It seems to have turned out just as I wanted, and Dorn says so in a good mood as if he were singing.


    I was allowed to check the item with Erdena and Biblina as soon as possible.


    On the reception desk, there was a dragon scale shield that Dorun had brought with him and a prototype appraisal demon stone and appraisal book on the reception desk.


    When he placed the appraisal magic stone between the appraisal book and the armor, the magic stone began to glow with a golden color.


    This brilliance proves that the item described in the certificate is the armor next to it.


    Incidentally, when I changed this armor to the ordinary basket hand I kept in the room, the appraisal demon stone did not react at all.


    ''''The magic that makes the magic stone shine gold is probably impossible for an ordinary wizard to replicate, so I think it''s safe to say that this is a relief first.


    Saying that, Dorn stretches his chest.


    I''m sure you can understand the meaning of Dorn''s words, because Eldena and I can also use some recovery-type magic.


    Moreover, Dorn has made up this appraisal magic stone with a very common magic stone.


    This is a technique that can only be done with a sorcerer''s considerably high magical ability.


    ''''Dorun, if you''re going to do this much, you''ll need to add to the reward for that...''''


    I was about to say that.


    But Dorn told me.


    ''''To me, this is just a trivial task. I usually don''t do a good job other than maintaining the magic ship, so if you don''t allow me to do this, I''ll be punished for it.


    ''''But they''re also creating magic stones for me...''''


    That''s a simple job that could be done by the rich who use them. It would be bad for my reputation as an Elder Rich if I had to keep getting paid for that kind of work.


    He kept repeating that, and he didn''t even try to listen to me...


    In the past, Erdena used to create magic stones in this workshop, but Erdena did this work while becoming exhausted every day.


    It is true that both Eldena and I have some magical power, but compared to Dorn, the Elder Rich, we are not even close to his feet.


    I have no choice but to offer my deepest thanks this time, and I plan to thank you again at a later date for something else.


    Along with this, the distribution channel of the dragon scales has changed slightly.


    Up until now, the dragon scales dug out of the caves where they were excavating the sedimentary layer of dragon scales were transported to the dwarven settlement by the bone men (skeletons) that Salamander Sarah had summoned with her summoning magic during the night.


    The dwarves would then process it into armor.


    Instead of leaving the dragon scales, the skeletal humans who brought the dragon scales took them back and delivered them to Black at the central wholesale market.


    Here, Black discussed the matter with Jambalea, who manages the underground labyrinth, and the armor brought in was divided into two parts: one for the underground labyrinth and the other for sale in the central wholesale market.


    The goods being sold wholesale to the Quinn Trading Company in the royal capital are the ones that were sent to the central wholesale market at this time.


    So, during this process, the bone men who retrieved the armor from the dwarven settlement changed their route to go to Dorn''s workshop.


    Dorn created a certificate of authenticity and a magical stone for each piece of dragon armor that was brought in, and then delivered the set to Black at the central wholesale market.


    The transportation from Dorun''s workshop to the Central Wholesale Market is done by Dorun''s errand boys and girls.


    By the way, Black, who is in charge of the Central Wholesale Market, has been absent since he has been away on a mission to support the reconstruction of Urinacombe.


    For this reason, the person currently in charge of the central wholesale market is an ogre named Ginn.


    Ginn is Black''s right-hand man, who was a long-time deputy platoon leader in Black''s merchant corps, and he is also Black''s


    You can''t go wrong with him.


    He is a demon, so much so that he can say so.


    Always dressed in silver armor, the diminutive Gin runs around the central wholesale market from morning to night every day.


    His appearance has become a specialty of the central wholesale market, and on the occasional day when Gin is off


    It''s a bit boring not seeing Gin-san running today.


    There are even people in charge of purchasing from other cities who say so.


    So, I told Gin about this change in stocking route, but a few days later, Gin came asking for me.


    "My lord, I have a matter that I would like to ask your permission to discuss...


    With that, Ginn cut me off from the conversation.


    Ginn was


    This time, I don''t forgive them for distributing fake dragonscale armor.


    After saying that, he invited a few demons into the lord''s room.


    ''''These guys have been with me since I was in troop commerce with Black-san, and they''re my dependable subordinates.


    According to Ginn''s story, these demons are intelligence agents who go to various places, acquire information on local prices and gossip, and pass it on to Ginn.


    ''''........So, I thought I''d have these guys look into the people who distributed the fake dragon scale armor this time.


    Needless to say, I''m also quite upset with the people who spread the fake dragon scale armor this time.


    Therefore, I decided to give my permission to Gin''s idea.


    ''''However, just to be sure, you''ll need to bring an escort with you as well. I''ll talk to Chief Guard Googus about it.


    I wouldn''t worry about it, but we all have a certain amount of experience in the arts, don''t we?


    One of Ginn''s subordinates, a demoness, laughed at that.


    But even I can''t compromise here.


    With such a large, dark movement on such a large scale, it''s a good idea to be on the safe side.


    Well, if you say so, my lord, I''ll oblige.


    With that said, all of Ginn''s men eventually convinced me to provide an escort.


    As soon as Ginn and the others left the room, I quickly left the room and headed to the Guard Bureau''s office.


    Fortunately, Googus was inside the guard bureau''s office.


    ''''Googs, sorry to bother you when you''re busy, but can I have a word?''''


    Yeah, I''m just stewing on some paperwork at the moment, so I don''t mind.


    With that, Googus got up from his chair and stood tall.


    The rabbit woman sitting at the desk beside him told Googs that


    ''It doesn''t boil down to anything, I was just stamping my seal on the paperwork I processed, so why does it boil down to that?


    As he said this, an expression of dissatisfaction appeared on his face.


    This rabbit person''s name is Elanetta.


    He was a newly hired person to assist Gugus, who was extremely bad at paperwork, with his paperwork.


    Originally, Elanetta worked at the town hall in the small frontier city of Pix, but she moved in with her parents when they moved to the frontier city of Liberty Combe.


    She wanted to work at the town hall in Liberty Combe because she used to work at the town hall, and she applied for the job because the town hall in Liberty Combe was hiring temporary employees.


    In fact, Elanetta is so good at processing paperwork that the paperwork that had been bogged down at the Googs'' place has begun to flow smoothly, as if it were a dam.


    The next time I buy you a drink, I''ll buy you a drink. I''ll buy you a drink next time to put you in a better mood.


    ''''I''m not too happy to be invited by a wife-beater, but the restaurant that Chief Gu Gu Guess Guardsman is taking me to has great drinks, so, well, I''ll go.


    I told Gugs, who was dodging such conversations, about Gin''s case earlier.


    ''Yes, sir. Then, well, I''ll consult with Lilpop and arrange for an elite to be attached to the manpower. Once the personnel are chosen, I''ll have them visit the lord''s office directly and you can give them instructions there?


    Okay. Well, I''ll be ready to go in that direction.


    I said, and then we chatted for a bit before leaving the guard station.


    As I returned to the lord''s office, I looked around the town hall.


    Among them, in addition to those who have been working hard since this Libertycombe was still a small settlement, I could catch glimpses of the faces of the newly hired men and women.


    I wonder if it means Liberty Combe is growing up more and more.......


    I hobbled back towards the lord''s office with that thought in mind.

 214 . Family year end

    The end of the year is here again.


    It''s the first end of the year since we became a frontier city, Liberty Combe.


    The town hall is open until the 29th of the month of Thue and is closed for two days, the 30th of the last day of the month and the 1st of the next day of the month of One.


    The town hall in King''s Landing operates on the same cycle, which is why the frontier city of Liberty Combe is also closed on the same dates.


    That''s why, on the 29th, cleanup was taking place all over the town hall.


    As an example, I too had begun cleaning the lord''s office.


    Unja and Aura, who had finished cleaning the reception and hot water rooms, offered to help, so I started cleaning with them halfway through.


    However, it was only in the early stages of cleaning that I was able to do so.


    Shopkeepers from the shopping district and heads of neighboring villages came to visit me one by one to greet me at the end of the year.


    At first it wasn''t so bad, but after lunch, the number of visitors was so great that I couldn''t spend the afternoon cleaning.


    In the end, I ended up having Unja and Aura do most of the cleaning in the lord''s room.


    ''Sorry about that, I should have at least cleaned this room myself,''


    No, no, no, it''s part of my job.


    Yes, I do.


    To me, who was afraid, Unja and Aura said that with a smile.


    I feel I should thank them again for their kindness, but now, what should I do for them...?


    I put that matter on hold for the time being, and after dealing with visitors, I went around the town hall to say hello.


    "Thank you for your help this year,


    I went around saying that to everyone with my heartfelt thanks.


    I''m not the only one.


    No, no, no, you''re welcome.


    ''My lord, thank you for taking the time to do this.


    That''s how they said it back to me.


    I went around and said hello to him, but not all the town hall is closed.


    That''s because the Guard Department makes patrols in the city without a break during the New Year''s holidays.


    In particular, this year''s New Year''s holiday season, the frontier city of Liberty Combe is expected to have a large number of people, so this is even more so.


    In other words, the current frontier city of Liberty Combe has a church that is the headquarters of the Bunun religion.


    For this reason, it is expected that believers are expected to visit this church in large numbers to offer prayers at the end and beginning of the year.


    The Bunn religion is


    Boblebamism, a doctrine of racial supremacy


    Subhuman absolutist Tersulianism.


    Unlike these two religions, their doctrine is one of reconciliation and coexistence and co-prosperity between races and sub-humans.


    Because of this, the number of followers is gradually increasing even in this frontier city of Liberty, where many sub-humans live, and the wave of followers is spreading around the frontier city of Liberty.


    The guards of Liberty Convoy will protect those people.


    Since Liberty Convey, which had already been promoted to a frontier city, had recommended it, and the capital had accepted it, I don''t think the Bobblebum religion would harass us in any way, but I can''t say that there is no possibility that Bobblebum''s followers would try anything.


    That''s why there''s a patrol there.


    When I showed up at the guard station, the chief of the guard, Gugs, was just there, and he was just there to patrol.


    Therefore, I asked Elanetta, who was working on the last paperwork of the year, to stay in her room.


    Can you tell Googs that I said I''m sorry for the hassle over the New Year''s holidays?


    That''s what I asked him to say.


    ''Yes pion.


    Elanetta looked extremely unhappy and told me so.


    It seems that Googus has escaped from his paperwork and has been at the site since this morning.


    I told Elanetta.


    ''Googs are doing a great job of it too, so cut them some slack.


    I could barely tell that with a wry smile.


    Later, after a bit of Elanetta''s complaining, I left the guard station and headed back to the mansion.


    As I was leaving the town hall, Biblina and Erdena were both waiting for me at the entrance to the town hall together.


    I asked Eldena for permission to have dinner with them tonight.


    Biblina laughs at that.


    In front of Biblina, Erdena is


    ''''In return, you''ll have to leave as soon as you''re done eating. I promise.


    I reminded him so.


    We moved once to my mansion.


    When I returned to the mansion, I went to Korok''s room.


    I opened the door to his room.


    Daddy, welcome home!


    As he said this, a smiling Korok came to hug me.


    In the room, there was also Tiree, who had been transformed into a human form by Dorn''s medicine.


    Tiree follows Korok and hugs me as well.


    I hug them both for a while, and then


    I''m going to dinner now, you two, get ready.


    I told him.


    "Okay, bear.


    Tillemo!


    The two of them smiled and said that, but first they took off all their clothes in front of me and then moved to the front of the chest of drawers... Well, they''re both still kids and that''s just the way it is, but sooner or later I''ll have to make sure to teach them that they shouldn''t do this kind of thing.


    And now that Korok has been adopted by Erdena and I.


    In addition to the two of us, I''ve decided to invite Unja and Aura, who helped me clean up today, to join us for dinner.


    Because it was just as well that Unja


    What are you going to have for dinner tonight, little man?


    That''s what you came to hear, so.


    ''I''m going out to eat with Erdena and the others, do you want to come with me?''


    That''s why I invited him to join us.


    It''s just, the aura.


    Can I invite my sister, Ella, too?


    I said so, so of course I allowed it.


    In the end, we ended up going out for dinner with a large group of eight people.


    We hadn''t had this many people out for a meal lately because we''ve been so busy, and everyone seemed somewhat happy to be there.


    Especially the way Korok seemed so happy.


    It''s a bear. It''s a good bear.


    He even held me in his arms while he said so and didn''t move away from me.


    We had a meal at a restaurant that recently opened in the shopping district.


    It''s a good place to get a good reputation, and we had a lot of food that we had never seen before in the capital, but all of it was delicious, and everyone seemed very satisfied.


    After the meal, Biblina left early as promised and


    She''s spending the New Year''s holidays in Liberty Combe, see you soon.


    Then she laughed and headed back to the dormitory where her room was.


    After leaving Vibrina, we went back to the mansion.


    Unja Aura and Aela also lived in my mansion, and went back to their rooms.


    Tiree also moved to the dragon scale mining cave where the ancient monster race, who were my parents'' substitutes, lived.


    Therefore, me, Eldena, and Korok gathered together in my room.


    Although I say my room, I should probably say it''s just me and Erdena, since I''m currently living here with Erdena, who has already joined the registry.


    In front of me and Erdena, Korok was smiling happily in front of me and Erdena.


    Mum and Dad, we owe you so much this year. We owe you a lot of thanks for your help this year, and we will continue to do so for many more years to come.


    Then, after bowing his head once, he came over and hugged me and Eldena.


    ''I love you both, mommy and daddy, bear.''


    Me and Erdena were hugging Korok with a smile on our faces together.


    .........Come to think of it, this might be the first time the three of us in the family could spend a relaxing time together.


    I gently stroked Korok''s head as I thought about that.


    Lately, there have been some problems with armor made of dragon scales and such, but I wish they would leave me alone for at least these two days..........

 215 . Buddhism and guards

    It''s the beginning of the year, and the streets of the frontier city of Liberty Combe are full of people today, too.


    Most of these people came to the Bunn Church for the first prayer of the new year, I think.


    This Bun Bun religion, which has the doctrine of harmony and coexistence and co-prosperity between races and sub-humans, used to be active in the capital, but they were persecuted by the Boble Bambs, and as a result they came to this Liberty Combe.


    At that time Libertycombe was looking for an alternative religion to Bobblebum, and as a result they decided to protect and promote the Bunn religion.


    Probably in the royal capital, there was again persecution by the boble bum religion.


    In fact, the mere endorsement of Bunnism in this Liberty Combe was enough to cause the frontier city of Green Combe, at a time when bobblebum priests were the mainstream of the lord group, to express its dislike for Liberty Combe and to remain unfriendly for quite some time.


    However, the influence of Bobblebum religion is also fragmented in this frontier area.


    After all, the sub-humans were far more numerous than the races that worshipped Bobblebum religion, and there was no soil for Bobblebum religion to grow in power in the first place.


    As the lord of Liberty Combe, I myself did not have a good impression of Bobblebum''s bigoted doctrine.


    The reason I didn''t accept Bobblebum''s doctrine was due to my childhood experience.


    I was born the second son of a noble family, the Greeds, in King''s Landing.


    I was not an heir to the family, nor could I marry into another family, so I continued to be treated as somewhat of a nuisance in the family.


    While my brother Prideaux, sister Tamar, and sister Causey were assigned a maid of their race, I was assigned only a subhuman maid.


    I''m not sure I''ve ever seen such a thing.


    I''m not sure I''ve ever seen such a thing before in my life.


    I was rarely allowed to have meals with my family, so it wouldn''t be an exaggeration to say that they were my real family in a sense.


    As a result of my childhood, I didn''t have any prejudice against sub-humans.


    Rather, I wondered why they were persecuting sub-humans, who were not so different from our race, at all.


    It was that experience that led me to protect and promote Bunnism in Liberty Combe, but I never imagined that it had become so widespread in such a short period of time.


    The site of the former Tersulian church that is currently used by the Bunn religion as its head temple is the former site of the former Tersulian church.


    In the present church of the Bunn religion, a great number of people have gathered.


    The majority of them are sub-humans, but there are also some racial figures scattered among them.


    I sincerely hope that Bunnism will continue to be recognized at this rate, and that the world will become a place where races and sub-humans can become equals, but...


    Now I have to get Liberty Combe, which was just promoted to a frontier city, back on track, and as vice president of the newly formed Frontier Cities Coalition, I have to get this coalition back on track as well....


    As I looked at the line of people leading to the Bunn Church, yes, my resolve was renewed.


    The line to the Bunn Church is escorted and guided by guards.


    Many of these guards were mercenary groups who had lost their jobs in the royal capital due to the decree of virtual banishment of the sub-human mercenary groups that had been enforced in the royal capital not long ago.


    In the past, many sub-human mercenary groups had gathered in the royal capital.


    They were mediated to work as guards for the nobility and guards of the direct lands run by the nobility.


    Although the fees were kept low, there was no need for any of the mercenary corps to have trouble finding work because of the large number of them.


    However, the Bobblebum sect was not happy about it, and they lobbied the King''s Council to expel the sub-mercenaries, and finally they enforced it.


    As a result, the sub-human mercenary group was expelled from the capital and the capital''s guards took over their duties.


    However, I heard that this system change is beginning to fall apart as soon as possible.


    According to Foldente, who has been regularly probing me about the state of the King''s Capital.


    The work done by the sub-human mercenaries was pretty bad stuff. The guards of the territory under their jurisdiction were in a land where there were many bandits and hexenbiests... There were many incidents of the guards being sent to such a land, and they would abandon their missions and run away.... I''m hearing that we''re getting a lot of complaints against the Congress for enacting this bill.


    ''It''s a complaint about your immediate jurisdiction, so the nobleman is talking about it, isn''t it?


    Yes. But this bill was enacted at the urging of Bobblebum''s religion, and the Congress has been struggling to cope with it. I feel like I''m doing it.


    Foldente laughed with a chuckle when he said that.


    However, if the decree to expel the sub-human mercenary group enforced in the royal capital was lifted, would the sub-humans employed as guards in the frontier city of Liberty Combe return to the royal capital.......


    I was a little curious, so I asked the Captain of the Guard, Googus, about it.


    Oh, they''ll definitely stay. I''ve heard that the remuneration for the guards at Liberty Conveyance is better than what they were paid for the work they did at King''s Landing. Moreover, as long as you''re working here as a guard, you won''t be deprived of any food. It''s a good thing that you are a mercenary in the capital, because you have to constantly work with the nobility to get jobs, and even then you may not be able to get jobs.


    I was relieved to hear that, too.


    After all, everyone of the former sub-human mercenary corps is now an indispensable part of the Liberty Combe''s guard corps.


    Especially since the territory that had to be guarded was quite large now that it had become a frontier city, the guards would be in real trouble if they were reduced now.


    As for the guards, Googus has been running them well while staffing them.


    His wife, Lil Pop, is also commanding the elite troops while at the same time taking care of the guards at the same time.


    The two of them work in tandem to keep the guards of Liberty Combe well organized.


    Thanks to hiring Elanetta and starting to take on the Guard Bureau''s paperwork, Googs has been able to focus more on his field work.


    I''ve heard that Elanetta herself is constantly complaining about how she has too much work to do, so I think I should go and listen to her complaints again next time.


    In addition to the commotion over the fake dragon scale armor from the capital, I have also received a request from Green Conv''e to investigate the abandoned land.


    I''ve been working on the fakes of the dragon scale armor for a while now, and we are currently evaluating the effects of the fakes, but as for the investigation of the abandoned land, I think I need to go to the Green Convoy to hear the details.


    It''s early in the year, but I am already swamped with work.


    Anyway, I have to do it one by one.


    I picked up the documents in the unprocessed box on the lord''s desk while thinking about that.


    ''''.......But this.......doesn''t feel like it''s reduced at all......''''


    I kept staring at the unprocessed box as I said those words.

 216 . Former Kaitaku Village Storm Part 1

    The Three Days of the One.


    I left for the frontier city of Greencombe with my deputy lord, Eldena.


    Today, we got a good flight on a regular mage ship, so we traveled with it.


    As an escort, the usual three people, Cornes of the bird people race, Chias of the leopard people race, and Dodona of the golem race, are accompanying us.


    ''''The magic ship is nice, not having to fly by yourself is going to be a lot of fun.


    Cornes had a glint in his eye when he said that.


    Are you sure about this, Des?��Apparently, a boat made of wood flying through the air is something I can''t get used to.


    Thias was shaking his body with a firm grip on the railing, shaking his body in small increments.


    Dodona seemed to be interested in the inner workings of the grimoire, and she kept looking here and there throughout while guarding my surroundings.


    We arrived at the Green Convoy in about an hour.


    If it were a carriage, it would take more than half a day to get there.


    This magician ship is really amazing.


    Cornelius was repeatedly impressed as they disembarked, but Chias pushed him aside and disembarked first, and then landed on the ground.


    We''d rather be on the ground.


    We couldn''t help but chuckle as Chias exhaled heavily as he said that.


    Since we had announced our arrival beforehand, Erdena''s father greeted us at the entrance and exit of the magic ship''s embarkation and disembarkation tower with a few entourage members.


    Erdena''s father, one of the lords of this Green Convection, which has a multiple lordship system, was


    I''m really sorry that I have to ask you to go to the trouble of dealing with a problem that should have been handled by me and my team at Green Convoy.


    So many times he apologized.


    The reason why I visited the Greencombe this time is because, as Erdena''s father said earlier, it was at the request of the Greencombe.


    It''s a vast area of jungle in the area northwest of Greencombe and southwest of Liberty Combe.


    This place was not originally a jungle.


    In the past, a certain trading company in the King''s Capital had taken the initiative in trying to build a frontier village here.


    The King''s Capital''s Central Frontier Bureau had also cooperated in this project.


    At the request of the Central Frontier Agency, Green Convoy was appointed to oversee the area and act as a consultant.


    However, the frontier village project was quickly abandoned.


    It seems that the vein that the Chamber of Commerce had relied on in the area was not what it should be, and they were unable to extract much fruit from it.


    The Chamber of Commerce, which had hoped to lure pioneers to the region to mine the ore and sell it exclusively in the capital, quickly ran out of money.


    It seems that the promise of a living wage guarantee to the pioneers became a burden, and the company fled in the night.


    The village was abandoned as soon as the settlers returned to their original land.


    Therefore, Greencombe, who had been asked to watch over the land, was nominally managing the land, but the current Greencombe didn''t have enough guards to investigate the frontier village.


    Greencombe, which had a closure policy up until now, had only hired enough guards to maintain the city''s security at all times.


    It was also influenced by the fact that all of the racial lords in the lord group at that time were bobblebum bishops.


    The bishops continued to donate most of the budget that should have been spent on the increase of the guards to the Boblebam Church Book Society in the capital.


    Now that these bishop lords have been effectively exiled, Greencombe is also working hard to increase the guard, but it''s still a halfway house.


    Recently, the royal capital has embarked on an inspection of the lands under direct control of the nobles, which they had previously monopolized.


    This is due to the fact that the Greed family has been exposed for their sloppy management of their lands, but it seems that there have been more than a few cases of other nobles managing their lands as badly as the Greed family, and the House of Lords is in an uproar because of these revelations.


    It seems that the capital has begun investigating the issue of abandoned land in the frontier, and the Central Frontier Bureau has issued a notice to Greencombe, the current watchdog, to report on the current situation and future prospects of the former frontier village.


    "It seems that the royal capital is aware that that area has been abandoned.


    Eldena''s father sighed at that.


    But I can understand why Erdena''s father would sigh.


    After all, the area around the settlement was a dense, densely wooded area, and quite a lot of vermin lived there.


    I heard that this is said to be the reason why the people of the pioneer village disappeared so quickly.


    The land seems to be reasonably fertile, so it''s possible to cultivate the land and turn it into a cultivated area, but that means we need to get rid of all the vermin that live in this area.


    However, the current Green Convoy doesn''t have enough guards to handle such a task.


    That''s why we''ve asked Liberty Combe to help us.


    So today, I came to Green Convoy for the purpose of replying to that request and to have a meeting in the future.


    I was shown into the conference room and discussed with the lords of Greencombe while organizing the information I had drummed into my head beforehand.


    As a result, we came to a consensus that we would use the abandoned frontier village to build a farming area around it.


    It was decided that Liberty Convoy would be responsible for the reconstruction of the village and the extermination of the vermin that were nesting in the surrounding area.


    It was decided that all expenses would be held by Green Convoy, and if the King''s Central Frontier Bureau formally approved the development of the area as a cultivation zone, they would also transfer management rights to that area to Liberty Combe, and from then on, it was expected that Liberty Combe would be allowed to proceed with the cultivation and farming as it pleased.


    I''ve been discussing the matter with Eldena in a whisper.


    Eldena had been reviewing the documents many times.


    ''Well I don''t think that''s a problem under these conditions.


    So he gave me an earful.


    In response, I decided to accept the offer.


    As soon as I return to Liberty Combe, I''ll start preparing to send a strike force to the frontier village.


    I said that and got up from my seat.


    All the lords of the Green Convex took turns holding my hand as they thanked me for my service.


    The meeting ended a little before noon.


    Erdena''s father had invited me to have lunch with him, but since it was just the time for the regular magic ship to leave, we decided to have it another time.


    ''''You''ve suddenly got a big job early in the New Year, haven''t you?


    At my words, Eldena nodded at my words.


    Anyway, that area is the den of demonic beasts, and more importantly, it''s also the area that the dark charmers used to use as a stronghold.


    I tightened my mind once again as I remembered that.


    �� �� ��.


    When I returned to Liberty Combe, I went out to the guard station on my feet.


    Unfortunately, the Chief of the Guard, Googs, wasn''t home, but his wife, Lil Pop, was just in the room.


    So I


    Tell him I''ll need his help with the vermin around the old settlement.��I''ll come back to you later to tell you.


    So I told Lil Pop.


    Then Lil Pop.


    You don''t need to organize the guards to take them away, sir.


    He was puffing out his chest as he said that.


    I don''t know what Googs will say to me later if I allow such a thing.


    So, I asked Lilpop to make sure to follow Gugs'' instructions.


    I left the guard station and went back to the lord''s office.


    The wooden box on my desk that holds the outstanding documents was full again.


    I chuckled as I checked the contents of the stack of papers, knowing that I had to get rid of them first.

 217 . Former Kaitakumura riot #2

    The next day, Gugsu came to me in the lord''s office.


    ''''My lord, I''ve organized a strike team to exterminate the vermin around the frontier village as you said.


    Saying that, Googus handed me the paperwork.


    Thank you for responding so quickly on such short notice.


    I thanked Googus and went over the papers.


    The captain of the strike force had Lil Pop''s name on it.


    There were four units organized under it.


    A flying squadron led by the avian Cornes.


    A search party led by the leopard-people Chias


    A strike force led by Dodona of the Golem tribe


    In addition to these three units, the Knights who were formerly Beverina''s bodyguard had been organized as a defeating force #2.


    These knights were the troops that had been dispatched from the frontier city of Liberty Combe even before Biblina became the deputy lord of the frontier city of Liberty Combe, and were stationed to assist Liberty Combe, which was lacking in guards, and although they belonged to Batcombe, they were under the umbrella of Gugus and followed his instructions.


    At the same time that Biblina was appointed Deputy Lord of Liberty Combe, all of them offered to become affiliated with Liberty Combe, and they all became affiliated with Liberty Combe''s Guard Bureau as it was.


    ''''Oh, about those knights, at first I was looking for a bunch of rough guys from the mercenary corps, but when I showed this to my boss, Biblina, she said, ''If that''s the case, why don''t you take those guys with you and give them a go? Lately, there are too many people on patrol.


    The Guard Bureau used to be under my direct control, but since it became a frontier city, it has been under the direct control of Vibrina, the Vice Lord.


    Well, it was the former Knights of Batcombe, and besides, I don''t think Vibrina would recommend a unit that has a problem in carrying out its mission.


    ''''Yeah, I don''t have a problem with the former Knights joining.


    I went on to reply to Googs.


    As I was reading the document, I noticed one place that caught my attention.


    The medical bureau personnel and Transportation Corps personnel were listed as companions, and among them was the name of Jalvin.


    Speaking of Jalvin, he is a fusion mage, who has the ability to follow and fuse magical beasts.


    He was the mage who tried to create this chimera at the time of the chimera pseudo riot that occurred before.


    It was an evil deed due to being enslaved by a powerful faction within the Bobblebum religion, and Lil Pop rescued him from it.


    Since then, Liberty Combe has been protecting her and her sister Jalvin in secret, and has had her and her sister Jambalea, who runs the underground labyrinth, concocting magical beasts to appear in the underground labyrinth.


    ''''Googus, are you taking Jalvin along with you?''''


    ''Oh?��Oh, that was Jean Barea''s offer. You know, that''s where the ancient monster tribe that went savage used to hide out?��And if such a hexenbiest is lurking around, I''d love to get it as a material for the hexenbiest that will appear in the underground labyrinth," he said.


    Googus chuckled at that.


    Come to think of it, that was true.


    Jambalea and the others had captured the winged ancient monsters on their own and brought them back when they headed to Giana Combe before, right?


    And now they''ve strengthened and fused those ancient monsters, and are now using them as the magical beasts that appear in the underground labyrinth.


    Incidentally, this has already been discovered by Gianacombe and the Ancient Monster Tribe, and Jambalea, Jalvin, and Serbin have been placed under very strict restrictions on entering and exiting Gianacombe and the Ancient Monster Tribe''s residential area.


    If I hadn''t stood between Gianacombe and the Ancient Monster Tribe and resolved the Demon Voice riot, I might not have been able to get away with such lenient measures...A shiver runs down my spine when I think of that.


    Do you think you can get me a hexenbiest?


    It seems like they keep trying to be reckless... Well, it''s probably a good idea to get them to come along for a break.


    Besides, if a huge monster actually appears, we don''t need to endanger everyone in the squadron.


    Yeah, okay. Okay, I''ll take this crew, then.


    I signed the paperwork as I said it and handed it back to Gugs.


    Then I''m going to get ready. I''m going to leave tomorrow morning, so please say hello to everyone then.


    Googus left the lord''s office as he said this.


    Not long after, Biblina came into the lord''s room.


    ''''Safate, I have your permission to thank you for your mistress'' selfishness.


    ''Oh, you mean all the Knights of the Order? And if Biblina''s endorsement is a good one, there won''t be a problem.


    Mm, I appreciate that.


    Biblina said and a smile appeared on her face.


    They have been a little slack lately, sitting on their haunches at the peace, and I thought this would be a good opportunity. They''ve been sitting on their laurels at the peace and have been a little slack lately.


    After saying this, Biblina left the lord''s office.


    I''m going to go and give them a pep talk now. Well, I want you to look forward to the results.


    Saying this on the way out, Biblina closed the door and left.


    �� �� ��.


    That night I was having dinner at the mansion.


    I''m with my wife, Eldena, my adopted daughter, Korok, and Tille, who lives with Korok in his room.


    Erdena''s secretary and maid is still preparing meals for them, but recently Erdena has been getting some cooking lessons from her.


    Today''s main dish, meat with sauce, was also made by her.


    As I brought the dish to my mouth, I asked Tiree about his time in the forest, hoping that it would provide some information.


    Tiree was in the midst of a herd of ancient monster tribes that had gone wild.


    Tiree''s adoptive father, Deterra, who is now protecting him in the cave, was among them, but the male was killed when he was spotted by the dark charmers, and the female was protected when she was about to be taken away for her prized eggs.


    In the end, only Tiree and his two cows survived.


    So I was careful to talk to Tiree so that he would not be hurt.


    Then Tiree said


    Tiree ... amario voetenay.


    After saying that.


    I''m not a big fan.


    He added.


    Although I couldn''t help but notice the ''big Kinakoyi'' that Tiree had mentioned, Tiree didn''t want to talk about it much.


    Apparently, Tiree, still a child, wasn''t allowed out much, so he really didn''t know.


    Maybe I should ask Tiree''s adoptive father Deterra in the cave to talk about this later.


    I thought about that as I dismissed this story here.


    So, Korok and Tille, how''s school?


    So he changed the subject.


    Tiree, who was able to become humanoid thanks to Dorn''s medicine, was to start school with Korok at the beginning of the year, and today would have been his first day.


    When I talked about it, Korok leaned forward before Tille did.


    "I had a great time with Tille," he said. There''s no better time to be together than with Tiree!


    He must have missed the fact that he always left Tiree in his room and went to school.


    Korok seemed to be truly happy that he and Tiree were able to go to school together from today.


    That seems to be the same for Tiree.


    Tiremo, Coloqt, with me.


    He had a big smile on his face as he said that.


    I nodded repeatedly as I listened to the two of them.


    I don''t have a lot of time to deal with them because I''m often too busy, but I have to listen to them like this at least when I have time.


    Besides, seeing them smile makes me feel happy and relaxed.


    I''ve been listening to their stories while thinking about this, looking at their smiles in turn.

 218 . Former Kaitamura riot #3

    According to what Deterra once told me, the ancient monster race is capable of laying eggs, even if they are only male.


    After all, many of them have a primary gender, but are basically hermaphroditic.


    It''s not hard to see why.


    However, the frontier city of Liberty Combe is currently protecting them, and they don''t seem to be thinking about increasing their offspring to the point where they are forced to.


    Incidentally, the ancient monster race that can change into human form doesn''t seem to have that kind of ability.


    For example, Tiree and Gupupop, who is currently being raised by Googus and Lilpop as their adopted daughter, can''t change their gender.


    There''s a reason why I''m remembering this story now.


    The site of the former frontier village where we''re going to send our strike force is a zone where ancient monster tribes that have gone wild used to live.


    In fact, the ancient monster tribe that lived there was laying eggs and trying to multiply their offspring.


    We have recovered all of the eggs and other materials that we were able to find, but there is no guarantee that the eggs we found were all there.


    If the ancient monster tribe that was born from the eggs we couldn''t find had grown up, laid more eggs and produced more babies... that''s how they could breed and create a new race of wild ancient monsters.


    However, even in that case, they couldn''t just get rid of the ancient monster race.


    When I went to investigate this area of the old frontier village before, I was strongly told by the frontier city of Guianacombe that the ancient monster race is protected by the royal capital due to its rarity, and Guianacombe is the main body that protects the race.


    For that reason, Guianacombe has been protecting all the frontier cities before.


    ''''If you find an ancient monster race, I want you to make sure you hand them over to GianaCombe alive.


    The notification was jointly signed by the Central Frontier Bureau of the King''s Capital.


    The Central Frontier Bureau of the King''s Capital is also named in this notice, and in the event of a deliberate violation of this notice, the King''s Capital will cut off subsidies and impose other quite severe sanctions, so I''ve heard that every frontier city is nervous about the matter of the ancient monster race.


    The reason why the frontier city of Green Convoy is difficult to deal with the old frontier village and the reason why the number of guards is low is probably also a reason, but I can easily imagine that this notification has had more than a little effect on them.


    Since I was a little concerned about this matter, I called the deputy lord, Vibrina.


    I''ve asked her to take charge of the Liberty Combe guard station, and I''ve also asked her to work with Lilpop, the captain of the unit that will be going to the site, on this matter of the old frontier village.


    When Vibrina came to the lord''s office, she heard this from me,


    "The mistress is concerned about that... and if she encounters one, Serbin is supposed to seal it up in a sealed capsule, but that doesn''t mean we can''t have a rampaging ancient monster race...


    He said this and thought about it while folding his arms.


    Although the two of them consulted with each other for a while, they could only conclude that at this point in time, they had no choice but to ask Lil Pop, who had Serbin''s sealing skills and the ability to deal with the ancient monster race with enough force to deal with them, to do his best.


    If this was simply a matter of eliminating them, Dodona and the troops of the Knights would be able to deal with them adequately.......


    Anyway, please tell the troops to put their own safety first and not to take it easy. I''ll say this before we leave, too.


    Yes, I agree.


    Finally, with these words exchanged, Vibrina and I ended our consultation.


    While I was doing this, this time Gin came into the lord''s room.


    ''''My lord, I''m sorry to trouble you at this time, but...''''


    Saying that, Gynn asked for advice regarding the armor made of dragon scales.


    Since the end of last year, fake dragon scale armor has been circulating around the royal capital, but thanks to the fact that Liberty Combe, the main source of the armor, began selling a set of appraisal magic stones and appraisal certificates, it seems that the fakes are rapidly disappearing from the market.


    However, I heard there was a new problem here.


    It seems that some armor with dragon scales that didn''t come from Liberty Combe was brought into Batcombe...


    Is that a fake that was brought to King''s Landing?


    ''''No actually I''ve been checking out the real thing, but by all accounts it''s the real thing.


    I was more than a little surprised to hear those words.


    This is because there are not many dragons in this world.


    According to legend, the dragon tribe left the magical world through this gate when the heroes destroyed the gate connecting the magical world to this world, and that''s why there are not many dragons in this world.


    However, I''ve asked Sarah about this legend.


    ''Really? I''ve never heard of it.


    This was the case.


    However, Sarah had been sleeping deep in the cave for decades, and it is possible that the events happened during that time. Perhaps it could have happened before Sarah was born.


    That''s why I was surprised by the fact that there are people other than Libertycombe who can use dragon scales as material for armor....


    It''s a good thing that you''re not the only one," he said, "but if the goods are the real thing, it''s a bit of a problem if they''re sold differently than we are.


    After all, we''ve introduced the grimoire and certificate of authenticity as an anti-fake measure.


    "Any armor made of dragon scales without a certificate of authenticity and magical stones is a fake.


    Yes, since Quinn Chamber of Commerce, the distributor of the dragon scale armor in the royal capital, has made a notice, if this is the case, the dragon scale armor being brought into Batcombe could be treated as fake, even though it is genuine.


    ''''Gin, who are the people who are bringing the dragon scale armor into Batcombe?''''


    Apparently, it''s a company called Don Tacoacoaco, based in a frontier city called Nakankombe.


    You don''t have anyone else, do you?


    Yeah, I don''t think anyone outside of that particular trading company has ever come to the store.


    I listened to this story and pondered it for a while.


    ''.........then why don''t we team up with this Dontacosuco Trading Company and form a sort of a Dragon Scale Armor Dealers Association?


    Agents Guild...?


    ''''Yes, there aren''t really many vendors that deal in armor made of dragon scales,'''' he said, ''''so why don''t these vendors join forces with each other to guarantee the quality of their union? Then I think that they should join forces with each other and form a union to guarantee the quality of their armor.


    ''''I see.......So you''re saying that you want to spread the appraisal magic stone and certificate system that Liberty Combe is currently running on its own to all vendors dealing in genuine dragon scale armor?


    ''You''ll have to bring the goods to Liberty Combe, but I think they''ll comply if we issue all the appraisal magic stones and certificates at Liberty Combe''s expense instead.


    Later, after much discussion with Gin, I decided to propose my idea to the Dontakosuco Chamber of Commerce.


    I heard that the Dontakosuco Chamber of Commerce comes to Batcombe once a month, so it was decided that Gin would go to Batcombe at that time.


    I told Gin that I would be willing to go to Butcombe in person if necessary.


    Then I will proceed in that direction. If someone other than that Dontacosuco Trading Company appears who deals in armor made of dragon scales, I''ll see if I can bring this story up each time.


    Ginn then left the lord''s office after reporting that he had not yet received any strong information from the demons he had sent to various locations to find the people who dealt with the fakes.


    After Ging left the lord''s office, I wrote a letter to Quinn of the Quinn Trading Company.


    ''''Since it seems that there are other people besides Liberty Combe who manufacture genuine armor made of dragon scales.


    ''''Armor made of dragon scales that does not have a certificate of authenticity and magic stone is a fake,'''' the announcement said.


    ''''All of the dragon-scale weapons we sell at Quinn Trading Company come with a certificate of authenticity, which guarantees their quality.''''


    After writing those details, I added a note that I was thinking of setting up an organization as Liberty Combe, an organization like the Dragon Scale Armor Handling Association.


    He asked the Yan people to have this letter flown to the Quin Chamber of Commerce in the royal capital on the same day.


    With the riots over the fake dragon scale armor and the old frontier village site issue, many problems are going to happen....


    I sighed loudly as I thought about it.


    Just then, an aura in a maid''s uniform came into the room.


    ''''My lord, would you like some tea? I don''t think it''s a good idea to put too many roots in it.


    Aura laughs at that.


    When I first started working as a secretary, my aura was nervous and awkward, but lately my aura seems to have gotten used to it, and at the right time she offers me tea and talks to me with a nice smile.


    ''''Yes, then, may I ask you to do me a favor?


    As I said this, Aura bowed with a happy smile on her face and walked out of the room once.

 219 . Former Kaitaku Village Uproar Part 4

    The next day, the vermin fighting party for the area around the old frontier village, led by Lil Pop, who was ready to leave, gathered in front of the town hall.


    When Erdena and I went in front of them, we greeted them briefly.


    After I reiterated to them that they shouldn''t take it too seriously, Biblina also greeted them in the same way.


    After that, they all got on the wagon.


    Then, we''re off.


    Lil Pop, who had gotten into the lead wagon, said so and saluted us.


    Behind me was Googs, who had been checking the wagon''s cargo until the end.


    At Googs''s feet were Guina and Rilna hugging each other.


    They were the two twins, the children of Googs and Lilpop, but they were already able to walk and were walking behind Googs on their own.


    Lilpop was waving to Googs and Guina Lilna once again, and Lilpop was waving to them.


    "...Googs, where is the goop?


    As he said that, he looked around.


    ''''Well, you should have been huffing and puffing behind me just now...''''


    Googus looks around as he says this.


    The two adopted daughters and the ancient monster race, Goopop.


    I want to help my mom!


    And I heard that he had been pestering her until the morning, but in the end, the lil'' pop


    That''s okay, sir. I was physically persuaded.


    That''s what he said.


    I didn''t dare to ask him what exactly his "physical" method was, but Goupop, who finally gave up on accompanying me, had been looking away from me since I arrived with Gougs.......


    ''Well, that''s the guy, I think he''s getting upset about his sulking, isn''t he?��I''m sure he''s seeing you off from the shadows over there.


    That''s what Googs said, and Lil Pop nodded at him.


    Now, Googs, take care of the children.


    He said, and saluted again.


    Googus, in turn, gave a


    Oh, I''m on it.


    He returned the salute as he said it, but then he walked straight up to Lil Pop and pulled Lil Pop close to him and kissed him on the mouth.


    For a moment, Lil Pop just closed his eyes and accepted it.


    What are you doing, sir? What are you doing?


    A moment later, he moved away from Googus with a panicked look on his face.


    After that, we saw off the departing wagon team.


    While I was staring in the direction of everyone else''s departure, Googus


    My lord, well, don''t worry about it. I''m sure Lilpop will take care of it if he''s around.


    I smiled at that and smiled at her.


    Guina and Rilna, who were hugging at his feet, also smiled and nodded.


    The underground labyrinth group of Jan Barea and Serbin, who had come to see off Jalbin besides us, were also here, and they handed Jalbin a number of large packages, along with quite a few sealed capsules, as they headed to the site.


    ''''What''s in them?''''


    And when I ask the question.


    Trade secret. I''ll see what I can do.


    Jambalea only smiled high and low as she said that.


    By the way, today she was wearing a white shirt with the words ''big fisherman''s prayer'' written on it.


    As usual, I can only nod my head at Jambalea''s clothing sense.


    �� ��.


    I saw the party of the strike force off and returned to the lord''s office.


    Hi, Safate.


    There was the figure of Foldente, who seemed to have just returned from the royal capital.


    Foldente, after a brief greeting.


    Can I ask you something about the fake dragonscale armor case?


    That''s how I came up with the idea.


    Guin''s subordinates have also started investigating this matter, but it seems that an investigation is also being conducted in the royal capital regarding this matter.


    This is due to the fact that Quinn of the Quinn Chamber of Commerce has submitted a damage report to the wholesale union of the royal capital and the royal capital court.


    Because of this counterfeit dragon scale armor circulating, the Quin Chamber of Commerce asked, "Isn''t the dragon scale armor that the Quin Chamber of Commerce deals in also a fake? It seems that the whole shop suffered a temporary drop in sales due to the rumors that the shop was damaged by the rumors.


    However, the scale of the case was quite large, and both the wholesale union and the court acted quickly.


    As a result.


    A loophole?


    Whenever a person intends to bring goods into the King''s Capital to do business, he or she is obliged to check the goods at the King''s Wholesale Association.


    This was a measure to prevent counterfeit goods such as this one from being brought into King''s Landing.


    Liberty Convey also mimics this system, with all goods brought into Liberty Convey being inspected at the central wholesale market first before they can be bought and sold within Liberty Convey.


    This is the reason why illegal or counterfeit goods cannot be brought into Liberty Conveyance.


    This time, a large number of counterfeit goods appeared on the market in King''s Landing, where the system is based on this system, and I felt quite uncomfortable about it, but


    Apparently, some noble family has been issuing powers of attorney for counterfeit goods.


    It''s a power of attorney for this noble family.


    "Our House of Lords vouches for the quality of this item, so there is no need to inspect it.


    As a result, it would eliminate the need for the union to check the goods and allow the goods to be sold off quickly in the capital.


    Of course, since the nobleman would be responsible for guaranteeing the quality of the goods, the nobleman would also check the quality of the goods very carefully.


    After all, if the power of attorney issued by that aristocratic family was a fake, not only would they be held liable for any damages related to the goods, but it could also lead to a credit problem for that aristocratic family.


    ''''So.........the noble family that issued the power of attorney for this fake armor made of dragon scales is the Greed family....


    Foldente frowned as he said that.


    When I heard that name, I couldn''t help but cover my face with my hands.


    It''s a very good idea to have a good idea of what you''re looking for in a new product.


    But because of this suspiciousness, the current master refused to accept it.


    So why was the power of attorney issued to...


    It seems that my eldest daughter, Tamar, who was dazzled by the large amount of money, issued a power of attorney without permission.


    When I heard those words, I covered my face with my hands again.


    That Tamer could do it.


    This is the same Tamar who had a keen eye for shopping and spent the family''s money buying all sorts of expensive clothes and ornaments, and as a result was divorced from her bride.


    When Tamer returned to the Greed family, she apparently tried to make more purchases to relieve her gloom.


    But the Greed family was already struggling financially, so it was impossible for them to do so, and Tamar was shut up in her house, unable to do any shopping.


    Even though she is my ex-sister, I felt giddy when I heard the outburst.


    I''ve heard that Prideaux and Tamar have been ordered to report to the Guard Bureau for a voluntary investigation.


    According to Foldente, although the interrogation is voluntary at the moment, if he is found guilty during the interrogation, he could be taken into custody and arrested without further ado, and the chances of that happening are very high....


    What will happen to the Greed family if that happens?


    Well, you know... since there is a rule that a person with a criminal record cannot be the head of a noble family the head of a noble family will be replaced by his sister, Causey.


    Foldente pressed his index finger to his cheek on his right hand as he said this and tilted his head back.


    The former sister, Causey, is someone who is anyway a man-lover and had a number of mistresses when she was married.


    When such a Causey takes over the Greed family........


    Thinking about it, I felt dizzy again...

 220 . Former Kaitaku Village Area Beast Suppression Team 1

    The team from Liberty Combe, the frontier city, arrived at the site of the old frontier village after the scheduled route.


    On the way, they were attacked several times by wild animals, but the task force, which was well prepared, managed to exterminate them without difficulty.


    This is where we will set up our base camp. We have a base camp here, and our elite troops will guard the surrounding area, so follow me.


    Lilpop, the captain of the strike force, quickly gave orders to the troops that had just arrived and left for the outside of the old frontier village walls at the same time as the elite troops he was leading were assembled.


    The old frontier village was once a village built by the Royal Capital''s Chamber of Commerce.


    Although the village had been filled with discovered veins of ore, these veins had fallen into disuse in the blink of an eye due to the fact that the reserves were far less than expected and had been abandoned.


    Originally, this area had been full of magical beasts, but thanks to the construction of the settlement village, the shadow of the magical beasts had disappeared, but now that the settlement village had been uninhabited for a long time, the magical beasts had already returned, destroying the settlement''s walls and leaving behind thick traces of their roaming around inside.


    The elite unit led by Lil Pop was made up of personnel selected by Lil Pop himself from those serving as guards in the frontier city of Liberty Combe.


    Originally a resident of the magical world, Lilpop is a witch who specializes in combat.


    It''s not just a matter of time before they are selected for this elite unit, as they are the ones who have been recognized by her, and being selected for this elite unit has become an honor among the guards, and there are many guards who have made it their goal to be selected for this elite unit.


    This time, there are a total of five elite troops being led by Lil Pop.


    In total, there are about twenty elite troops, and Lil Pop himself had selected those who were suitable for this mission.


    The woman of the human bat race, Van Beena


    The leopard girl, Windur.


    Hawk-Ear, a man of the human hawk tribe.


    Groba, a man of the Golem tribe.


    Mugana, the demoness.


    Vanvina has an excellent ability to use sound waves to assess her surroundings and is also a master of throwing knives.


    Windor is a master of the small blade and can run through the trees without slowing down.


    Hawkeye can see far beyond the reach of the Vambina''s sound waves, and he is also a master archer.


    Groba is not only a master at reading the flow of the atmosphere, he is also a monstrous force to be reckoned with.


    Mughana is a master of presence and a first-rate swordsman.


    ........and each of the five of them had a combination of top-notch abilities.


    Lilpop, who went out of the city walls with the five of them, was walking around the perimeter of the old settlement village along the walls.


    ''''This damaged part needs to be repaired as soon as possible.


    ''''That''s good, that it is, because this area is filled with magical beasts roaming around, that it is.


    Beside Lilpop, Mugana was looking around with her hand on the sword at her waist.


    Beside her, Vambina also looked around.


    ''''It''s okay to be at ease right now. There doesn''t seem to be any demonic beasts in the vicinity.''''


    Vambina, who seemed to be spitting out sound waves all around her, called out to everyone.


    At those words, everyone except Lilpop let out a sigh of relief.


    Lilpop looked back over his shoulder at them all.


    First of all, we must check the situation in the old frontier village. Let''s see what''s going on.


    The body position with a magic gun in both hands as it zipped along.


    Everyone was hurriedly chasing after Lil Pop''s rear.


    Behind Lil Pop, Vambina was positioned directly behind him and continued to send sound waves around him.


    Groba and Windor guarded either side of them, while Mugana walked behind everyone, guarding them.


    Hawkeye continued to look around, using the wings of his hawk to fly over all of them.


    They all circled around the old settlement village area without breaking their formation.


    ''''........There are more signs of demonic beasts approaching us than I thought, that I''m sure.


    When she finished circling around, Mugana took her hand off the sword at her waist and folded her arms while thinking about it, hmm.


    Beside Mughana, Lilpop was looking at the map of the old pioneer village that he had taken out of the magic bag at his waist.


    In that map, there were red X''s scratched in several places.


    ''''Mugana, is this the only place where there is a hint of that presence that has not been omitted?''''


    At Lilpop''s suggestion, Mugana turns her gaze to the map.


    After reviewing its contents for a while, Mugana


    Captain, this is the right thing to do.


    He said, and bowed his head lightly.


    At Mugana''s words, Lil Pop nodded back.


    You are instructed to instruct the army of engineers to repair the wall around the area where the monsters are roaming. Groba and Vambina are going to be in charge of guarding the wall. Hawkeye circles above the settlement village to check the surroundings. Mugana and Windor will follow him.


    He gave crisp instructions to everyone and moved into the village.


    ''''Yes,''''


    They all replied to Lil Pop, and each of them did as they were instructed.


    In the square in the center of the old frontier village, the tents had already been set up.


    A simple fire pit had been built and they were ready to prepare a meal.


    There was also the site of a well in the square, where some people were testing the water to see if it was suitable for drinking.


    ''Ah, Captain Lil Pop, just in time, we need to discuss something with you...''


    One of the men who had been checking the well called out to Lilpop as he approached.


    ''What is the matter, sir?''


    To tell you the truth, this well... seems to be running dry...


    How long do you think you''ll be able to keep the water you''ve brought with you?


    ''Well, I think we''ll save it, like five days...''


    Hmmm... that''s a little disconcerting.


    Lilpop gave it some thought.


    Hawkeye!


    He shouted into the sky above.


    Immediately, a Hawkeye descended from above.


    ''Captain Lil Pop, you wanted to see me?''


    In front of Hawkeye, Lil Pop unfolds the map in front of him as he says this.


    It has become necessary to secure drinking water," he said. Hawkeye and Windor need to work together to find a safe way to get to this river.


    Saying that, Lil Pop pointed to a corner of the map.


    It''s a good idea to have a good idea of what you''re looking for.


    I''m going to see if there''s a place for us to relocate our base camp if it''s safe to do so.


    "Ha.


    Yes, sir.


    After bowing to Lil Pop''s words, Hawkeye and Windor instantly ran from their spot and headed towards the river.


    ''''Therefore, as for the water, we will wait for a little while. In the meantime, we will use our engineers to repair the city walls.


    Okay. Let''s assemble the engineers who are setting up the base camp as soon as possible.


    The man who had advised Lilpop of the water matter took Lilpop''s words and once again made a short run towards the base camp.


    After seeing his back, Lilpop walked towards one of the wagons lined up nearby.


    ''Captain-dono, is there something wrong, that I''m not?''


    Mugana approached such a lillpop with a dubious expression on her face.


    In front of such a muggerna, Lil Pop let out a loud sigh once


    "...how long have you been hiding, sir? ...though I must warn you, if that is how you intend to hide.


    He called out so to the wagon.


    Then, as if in response to the voice, the wagon shook a little, and Lil Pop''s adopted daughter, Goopop, emerged from it.

 221 . Former Kaitaku Village Area Beast Suppression Team 2

    You can''t fool your mother, can you?


    Goopop got out of the carriage with his tongue sticking out of his perturbed tongue.


    Then Lilpop walked up to the goop and suddenly struck it on the head with his head with his fist.


    It was so fierce that Muggerna, who was accompanying Lilpop, couldn''t help but look at him.


    ''''Ta, Captain-dono!��That''s not a good idea, is it?


    In front of Mugana who said that, Goopop, who had been punched as hard as he could by Lil Pop, had fallen to the ground with his head in his hands.


    Rubbing his head, Goopop stood up and bowed deeply to Lil Pop.


    ''Mom, I''m sorry for following you around but I really wanted to help you...''


    Goopop almost said so.


    Lil'' Pop now takes an elbow strike to Goo Pop''s stomach.


    Goopop squatted down, holding his stomach in front of that too much shock.


    Looking down at Goulpop, Lillpop frowned.


    ''''This is not a place you can come to just to help out with the housework. Why can''t you stick to your word that I told you to take care of Guina and Rilna?


    Lilpop said, and placed his fist on the back of Goopop''s head as he was cowering.


    But this time, instead of the full swing he had made earlier, he only hit it with a light knot.


    ''''........Anyway, it can''t be helped what has come. It is my own fault for not noticing the signs, so I will tolerate it for once, but I will definitely follow my orders here.


    ''Uh, yeah, okay!��Thanks Mom!


    I''m the captain here, sir!


    Goo-pop hugs Lilpop happily, even though he is holding his stomach.


    Rillpop hugs Goo-Pop with a puzzled expression on his face, but stops him.


    (Captain''s love is spartan, that it is.)


    Mugana had a wry smile on her face as she stared at the two of them beside her.


    Lilpop, accompanied by Mugana and Goupop, took a look around the base camp on his feet.


    The base camp had been set up without any problems, as the Corps of Engineers, who had been well trained by Googs and Lilpop, had done the work.


    When Lilpop gathered the Corps of Engineers together.


    Thank you for setting up the base camp. I apologize for the fatigue, but I need you to do one more job.


    Saying that, he instructed the engineering unit to repair the city walls.


    Lil Pop pointed to the point on the map earlier where he thought the demonic beasts were wandering around and told them to repair that part especially in a hurry.


    ''''We will have a squad of guards to escort you, but if anything happens, you will blow this whistle.


    With that, Lil Pop handed a small whistle to the captain of the Corps of Engineers.


    The captain took it.


    Then we''ll get to work when we''re ready.


    Saying that, he moved towards the tents for the engineering troops that had been set up inside the base camp once.


    Lilpop parted from such a unit of engineers and moved toward the tents where the guardsmen were stationed this time.


    There, where they had already set up, several troops had entered the tents to take a nap.


    These were the ones who were scheduled to take their turn at not sleeping tonight.


    Lilpop walked to the side of the tent so as not to wake the napping guards, and found the waiting troops and walked over to them.


    ''Captain Lilpop, thank you for your help,''


    Noticing this, a man who looked like the captain of this unit saluted and greeted Lil Pop.


    Lilpop returned the salute.


    This will be quick, but I''m asking for a mission.


    He said, and gave instructions to escort the engineers.


    ''Ok, then we''ll join the engineers as soon as possible.


    The unit commander said and saluted again before returning to his troopers.


    Lil Pop looked at such guards for a while, but soon began to return to the path he had come from.


    ''''........Mom is really cool.......''''


    Goopop was walking after Lil Pop with an enraptured expression on his face.


    Lil Pop stopped in place, as if he could hear his voice.


    Saying that, Lil Pop turns his gaze once again to Goupop.


    When he said that, he sighed loudly.


    Goopop tried desperately to say something back to Lil Pop, but he couldn''t find the words to reply because he was right.


    Lil Pop sighed again, and then sighed


    Anyway, my orders are absolute. You understand, don''t you?


    He said, and immediately started back the way he came from.


    ''Uh-huh, okay, Mom,''


    That is why you must call me captain, sir!


    That''s what Lil Pop shouted out.


    But then he realized that it was next to the tents of the guards who were taking a nap, and he hurriedly clutched his own mouth.


    At his own blunder, Lilpop couldn''t help but redden his cheeks and become depressed.


    (..........................Even Mom would make this kind of face.


    Goopop looked at Lil Pop with a little smile.


    A few moments later, Hawkeye and Windor, who had been heading to the river, came back to Lil Pop.


    ''Captain, we have a bit of a problem...''


    As he said this, Hawkeye frowned.


    The two of them reported that the road to the river seemed to be secure with no problems.


    As for that river, it seems to be used by magical beasts as well, and when we went to scout it out, there were a bunch of saber panthers hanging out there...


    Hmm....


    When Lil Pop got that report, he thought for a minute.


    "Just as well, isn''t it? First of all, we will focus on killing the magical beasts that gather around the river.


    With that, Lilpop walked towards the guards'' tent again.


    After conferring with the guards, Lil Pop decided to head to the river early tomorrow morning with two units of the guards, and gave instructions on the spot to keep the troops organized.


    From the elite troops, he instructed Hawkeye and Windor to accompany them.


    ''''Mom it wasn''t, Captain, I........''''


    Goopop has a look of motivation on his face.


    But then Lil Pop turns his gaze to Goo Pop.


    You''re a house-sitter, of course. They''ll only slow us down.


    A dumbfounded expression appeared on his face as he said that.


    After that, Goopop asked to accompany him many times.


    But Lil Pop didn''t shake his head until the end.


    That night, Goulpop was lying in the small tent that Lillpop had brought for the captain and that Goulpop himself had set up.


    Goopop is lying in the small tent that he set up himself.


    Goopop is lying down, buzzing and mumbling.


    Then Rillpop came into the tent.


    Rillpop entered the tent almost without a hint of movement, and for a moment, Goo-Pop was stunned, but he kept his eyes closed and remained still.


    Then, Rillpop gently stroked the head of Goulpop.


    As he said this, Lil Pop had a gentle expression on his face that he rarely showed.


    After stroking Goopop''s head for a while, Lil Pop left the tent with almost as little sign of him as when he came in.


    Goopop gently placed his hand on the head that had been stroked by Lil Pop.


    The next morning


    Then I''m off.


    Lil Pop, who had an elite squad of Hawkeye and Windor and two squads of guardsmen with him, called out to everyone when he saw that they were all assembled.


    ''Captain, take care of yourself.


    Goupop called out to Lil Pop from among the guards who had gathered to see him off.


    This day''s Goupop didn''t stubbornly ask to accompany him like he did until the other day, but instead took the lead in doing the work behind the scenes, such as helping to serve breakfast to everyone.


    Lillipop saluted Goulpop and


    Then I''m off.


    After calling out to him again, he departed towards the forest.


    Goopop continued to stare at Lil Pop''s back with a glare.

 222 . Former Kaitamura area pest control group 3

    This story will be written from a third party perspective.


    [Text]


    The lillpop group, which had taken the mountainous road, soon reached the riverside.


    At the same time, Lil Pop frowned.


    ''''Hmm.......I didn''t expect it to get this far......''''


    As Lilpop says this, he fires a few rounds of the magic gun he is holding under his arm towards the forest.


    The trees in the forest shake violently, and at the same time, several vermin jump out from the area where Lilpop shot the bullets and rush straight towards Lilpop.


    There were seven of them.


    All of them are Tategami Lions.


    ''''Well........it''s a good decision since they''re just vermin.


    As Lil Pop said that, he randomly ran off towards the demonic beast.


    In the next moment, Lilpop snapped up the jaw of Tategami Lion, who was running at the front, with an uppercut.


    With the impact, the Tategami Lion leapt up into the air.


    Lilpop continued to slam the opposite fist into Tategami Lion''s abdomen.


    With the impact, the Tategami Lion, who was running in the front of the pack, was knocked into the crowd of Tategami Lions who were running behind him.


    The Tegami Lion herd stands still for a moment as this happens in the blink of an eye.


    Then the guards, led by Lil Pop, rush in.


    They fire their bows and brandish their swords as they surround the lions and attack them.


    The six remaining Tegami Lions are out of control, and they attack the surrounding guards individually.


    However, the guards, who have been training under Gugus and Lilpop, reacted to the attacks without panic and in less than half a minute they had defeated them all.


    The lillpop had the seven dead Tatami Lions immediately collected in their magic bags.


    As he did so, he gouged out the flesh from one of the Tatagami Lions and tossed it to a prominent spot on the riverbank.


    The smell of blood will attract all those magical beasts. Everyone will form up around this point.


    Following Lilpop''s words, the guards scattered around the area.


    Just as Lilpop had said, after this, a large number of demonic beasts attacked the riverbank.


    Attracted by the smell of blood, these monsters, without exception, swarmed over the meat of the lion that was on the riverbank.


    The guards lurking in the shade of the trees surrounded the lion, signaling to each other to attack at the right moment.


    The monster beasts that were absorbed in their flesh were helplessly wiped out before this simultaneous attack.


    As a result, Lil Pop and the others had succeeded in exterminating nearly 50 demonic beasts in less than half a day.


    ''''Hawkeye, what''s going on around you?''''


    Lil Pop, who was stationed at the top of a tall tree and killing the signs, called out to Hawkeye who was circling above him.


    ''''Well it looks like the demonic beasts that were roaming around have been cleared away for the most part. It''s daytime now, and well, I guess it''s something like this.


    Lilpop nodded lightly at Hawkeye''s words.


    After confirming a paragraph, Lil Pop gathered all the members once and went back to the base camp.


    ''''The carcasses of the demonic beasts will be handed over to the cooking staff. A squad of Hawkeyeers will take turns guarding the perimeter of the base camp from above. The rest of you will take a break and then take care of the surrounding area. And where is the Chief of Engineers?


    After returning to base camp, Lil Pop crisply rolled out his instructions.


    Following his instructions, the group that had just returned to base camp immediately dispersed.


    The commander of the engineering unit, who had been called in to replace him, ran up to Lilpop.


    ''''You wanted to see me? Captain Lil'' Pop.


    Hmm, I''m wondering if there''s any way to make the journey from this base camp to the river safer, but...


    At Lilpop''s words, the captain of the engineering unit folded his arms and twisted his head.


    ''''That would be difficult........I think the best way in this case would be to fence off the left and right sides of the road to the river, but if we are going to extend the fence to the river enough to withstand the attack of a large monster beast, it would take a lot of construction time.......''''


    At the words of the chief of the engineering unit, Lil Pop also twisted his head.


    ''''Hmm, I''d like to resolve this as soon as possible, but...''''


    Then Jalvin walked up to him with a smile.


    ''''Lil Pop sister, you want this Jalvin to take care of things here~''''


    Hmm, what do you plan to do?


    ''You''re going to dig an underpass between here and the river. We can build a canal through it~


    It would certainly be ideal if we could do that, but...


    "Mr. Jarvin, with our current equipment, we can''t build an underground passageway with our current equipment.......and we have no idea how long it will take to build it before we can verify the ground.


    In front of the two of them, Jalvin smiled smugly.


    ''''I''ll leave the work to this Jalvin~''''


    With that, Jalvin moved a short distance away from the base camp.


    There, Jalvin took out a single capsule from his magic bag.


    It was one of the items that had been entrusted to him by his boss, the labyrinth creator (dungeon creator) Jambalea, before he left.


    When Jalvin flicked it towards the ground, the capsule cracked open and a large mole monster appeared at the same time.


    This mole monster beast was one of the monsters that appeared in the underground labyrinth of the frontier city of Liberty Combe, which usually dealt with adventurers and the like.


    Jalvin had been entrusted with several of these monsters before he left.


    ''''You''re going to have this guy dig up the underground~ and the engineers will just have to maintain the interior of that hole.


    Jalvin said with a smile.


    After receiving the idea, Jalvin immediately began to work on it.


    After receiving Jalvin''s instructions, the Mole Monster Beast immediately began to create an underground passage.


    The mole beast, which is about three times the size of a human being, stuck out its fin-shaped hands in front of it and thrust them forward alternately on both sides. With this momentum, the mole monster beast quickly went underground in the blink of an eye.


    ''''At this pace, it should be able to reach the river area in two days~''''


    In response to Jambalea''s words, Lil Pop turned to the Chief of Engineers.


    Then in the morning we will check on the hole. Then we''ll consider any reinforcement work that may be necessary.


    He gave that order.


    With that, the Chief of Engineers immediately scuttled back to the Engineers'' tent


    Leaving this spot to Jalvin, Lil Pop returned to his tent once more.


    On the way there, Lil'' Pop saw Goupop helping the engineering and cooking unit prepare everyone''s meals with a sideways glance.


    Goopop returned to the tent and took off all of his clothes in it.


    After taking off his underwear as well, Lil Pop stuffed it into his magic bag and wiped himself down with a tightly wrung towel.


    When he''s finished wiping himself off, he takes out the change of clothes he had packed into the magic bag and puts them on.


    (You''ll be scolded by the googus if you don''t keep your hygiene in check.


    Once Lil Pop finished dressing, he once again made his way out of the tent.


    However, once he stopped before the exit, Lilpop took something from inside the magic bag.


    In Lilpop''s hand, he held the bandana that Googus loved to use.


    After staring at it for a while, Lilpop made a strip of it and wrapped it around his forehead.


    ''''Well, shall we go?''''


    With that, Lil Pop walked out of the tent.

 223 . Former Kaitamura area pest control group 4

    After making the rounds around the base camp that day, surveying the area around the base camp without a break, Lil Pop returned to the base camp as soon as the sun went down.


    ''Mom it wasn''t, Captain, thank you for your hard work.


    Goopop ran up to Lil Pop with a smile on his face.


    Lil Pop returned a light salute to Goo Pop and


    I have a meeting to get to, so I''ll be resting up first.


    As I said that, I walked into one of the largest tents set up in the center of base camp.


    ''''.........chit, I wanted to at least have dinner with you.......''''


    Goopop trotted toward the eating area on the south side of the base camp with a slightly sad expression on his face.


    After entering the central tent, Lil Pop called all the troop leaders who had been out scouting the area today and listened to what they had to say.


    According to that........


    It turned out that the entire area of the old frontier village where this base camp was located was apparently inhabited by quite a few demonic beasts.


    So far, there have been no reports of the ancient monster tribe being found in the wild, but there have been several reports of sightings of monsters such as the Little Mountain Bear, which is more than twice the size of a human being.


    ''''In order to keep this old frontier village area safe, we need to exterminate all the magical beasts within a kilometer radius...''''


    As Lil Pop said that, he folded his arms as he stared at the map that was spread out on the central table.


    After that, Lilpop told the commanders of each unit that the extermination of the demonic beasts would begin in earnest the next morning.


    After instructing each troop leader to make preparations before then, this night''s meeting came to an end.


    After the meeting, Lilpop was about to head towards the city walls on his feet.


    ''''Ah, captain.''''


    The human bat tribe''s Vambina, who was attending the meeting, stopped Lil Pop.


    ''''My unit will take care of the night security tonight. The captain should have the night off tonight.''''


    At Van Vina''s words, Lil Pop ponders on the spot for a moment.


    ''''........that''s right. Well then, tonight is a request.


    With that, Lil Pop shrugged off the magic gun he was holding at the ready and walked towards his own tent.


    Lilpop entered the tent, distracted as usual, and found Goopop sleeping in his sleeping bag inside it.


    It was already past midnight due to the prolonged meeting, so that was no surprise.


    Lil'' Pop prepared his own sleeping bag next to Goupop''s and climbed into it and laid down.


    ''''........Good night.''''


    Lilpop said those words to Goupop and then slowly closed his eyes as he did so.


    After a while, Lilpop felt a presence and opened his eyes.


    Goopop, who seemed to have woken up, woke up with a whimper.


    ''.......Oh, there''s Mom.


    Goopop said in a small voice, and then he fumbled out of his own sleeping bag and walked towards Lil Pop.


    As it was, Goopop put his hand on the zipper of Lil Pop''s sleeping bag and pulled it down and tried to crawl into Lil Pop''s sleeping bag.


    ''''What are you doing, sir? This one is for one person.


    Oh, you''re up, Mom...


    Goopop puts a hand to the back of his head as he chuckles before Lil Pop''s words.


    ''''Well you know what, I just wanted to sleep with you... ehehehe.''''


    Goopop says so shyly.


    Lilpop sighs in disgust and


    You''re narrow, but you''re in a world of trouble.


    As he says this, he moves himself towards the edge of the sleeping bag.


    Goopop happily crawls into the gap that has been created.


    Inside one sleeping bag, Goopop and Lil Pop were now dressed together.


    ''Thanks, Mum,''


    Goopop said happily as he hugged Lil Pop.


    ''''Oh dear, he''s in trouble, really...''''


    As he said this, Lil Pop also held Goopop close to him.


    Soon after, Lilpop gently stroked Goopop''s head as he began to breathe in his sleep.


    The next morning at dawn, Lilpop woke up and walked with Jalvin and the captain of the engineering team into the hole that the mole monster was digging.


    ''''There''s a lot more digging going on than I expected.


    As Lil Pop said, the hole had already been dug a distance that would have reached near the river.


    The captain of the engineering unit was looking around the interior of the hole, occasionally checking his surroundings with his hands and exclaiming in admiration.


    ''To dig a hole this solid in just one day is beyond anything I could have imagined,''


    Mogulan is the best of the best, isn''t he?


    Jalvin scratched the back of his head as his cheeks reddened, apparently happy to have the captain of the engineering unit praise the mole monster ~ Mogulan, whom he had brought himself.


    The hole had deepened once at the point of entrance by the base camp, and from there it was dug out to gently rise higher towards the river.


    This was to divert water drawn in from the river towards the base camp.


    At the head of the hole, a mogul was still digging the hole in a single-minded effort.


    Apparently, there was not much hard rock in this area, and Moglan was digging at a considerable speed.


    Behind the mogulan, a number of small moguls were active and were carrying the soil that the mogulan body had scooped out of the hole in a line.


    The commander of the engineering unit nodded in satisfaction after confirming the scene.


    ''''If the hole is this solid, we can start reinforcing it right away.


    Then you will make the necessary arrangements. Securing water is our top priority, sir.


    Lilpop called out to the Chief of Engineers as he did so.


    Lilpop then left the Chief of Engineers and Jalvin and went back out of the hole.


    ''''Oh, Captain, good job,''''


    Outside the hole, Vambina of the human bat tribe, Windor of the human leopard tribe, Hawkeye of the human hawk tribe, Mugana of the demon tribe, and other elite troopers just below Lilpop were preparing to leave with their respective guard units.


    Only Groba of the Golem tribe was absent here, as he was in charge of helping to repair the walls and guarding the area around the base camp.


    Lil Pop was...


    The heads of all units are assembled.


    So said a voice.


    In response to the voice, several people, mostly members of the elite troops, including Van Beena, gathered around Lil Pop.


    You''re just finishing your night shift, aren''t you, Van Beena?��Don''t push it, sir.


    That''s all right. My troops will be resting for a while before they leave.


    I understand, but you mustn''t overdo it, sir.


    Yes, I understand.


    After exchanging a few words with Van Vina, Lilpop looked around at everyone gathered around him again.


    Lilpop unfolded the map.


    Today''s attack will be focused on the western part of the base camp. Hawkeye will lead a squad of birders to monitor the movements of these monsters from the sky.


    I''m going to give instructions to each unit quickly and efficiently on the spot.


    I''m not going to be able to say that I''m not going to be able to do anything about it. We will act without any pressure.


    ""Copy that."


    They saluted Lilpop and went back to their unit.


    I''m sure you''ll be pleased to know that I''m not the only one.

 224 . Former Kaitamura area pest control group 5

    Three days had passed since Lil Pop''s order to start the operation to clean up the demonic beasts around the Old Frontier Village.


    In the meantime, the underground passage for drinking water that had been dug underground had been completed, and the water problem that had been a concern in the Old Frontier Village had been successfully resolved.


    Water drawn in from the river by the Corps of Engineers had been constructed to flow through the underground passage into the well, which had dried up, and thanks to this work, the well was ready for use again.


    Meanwhile, the cleanup operation by Lil Pop and the rest of the elite guardsmen continued every day from morning until nightfall.


    They would occasionally encounter a group of lions and other animals, which they would then destroy and bring back to base camp with their carcasses.


    What could be used for food was often sent to the food squads of the engineers'' units, where it would end up on everyone''s dinner table.


    In addition, tusks and skins that can be used as materials for armor and clothing are also being dismantled by the engineers'' unit, and preparations are being made to distribute these materials to the relevant places where they can be processed once they return to the frontier city of Liberty Convey.


    In the middle of all this, Rillpop was in the operations tent in base camp, staring at the map with his arms folded.


    ''Captain Lil Pop, what''s going on?''


    Then Vanvina, who had come back from defeating the demonic beast, came in.


    Lil Pop turned his gaze to Vanvina.


    Good night, sir. Van Vina has searched this area, as I recall, right?


    He pointed to a corner of the map as he said this.


    Vanvina checked the tip of Lil Pop''s finger and nodded once significantly.


    ''Yes, there it is.''


    So, what was the situation?


    Yeah, we haven''t run into any hexenbiests today.


    As she said this, Vambina went on to surround Lil Pop''s fingers with her own.


    Hmm....


    Lil Pop overwrites the marks Vambina traces with her finger with a red pen.


    Then he looked down at the map again.


    ''Vambina, don''t you think it''s strange?''


    Yes?


    I''m here.


    Lilpop pointed to a corner of the map in front of Vanvina, who looked dubious.


    That was the area where Van Beena had gone to search today.


    ''''If you look at the entire map, it seems that the demonic beasts appear all around the base camp, but in this one corner, there are very few of them.


    After being told by Lilpop, Van Beena also checks the map again.


    On the top of the map, the area that each unit had searched was filled out, with black dots scratched in the areas where they encountered demonic beasts, and underneath that, the type and number of demonic beasts they encountered were clearly written down.


    However, the area that Lilpop was pointing at.......within a radius of one kilometer, including the area that Van Vina had searched today, there was not a single black dot.


    At Van Vina''s words, Lil Pop nodded as well.


    ''''........There is something lurking in this area that even the demonic beasts are afraid of, and the demonic beasts are not approaching this area for fear of that something.......Can''t you think of it that way?''''


    At Lilpop''s words, Vambina nodded widely.


    At Van Vina''s words, Lil Pop nodded this time.


    ''''Then tomorrow, we will focus on this area of the city.


    With that, Lil Pop walked towards the tent where the guards were waiting.


    The next morning, after finishing their meal, the guards left the base camp with Lilpop in the lead.


    They were headed for the forest a little north of the base camp.


    Despite the fact that the terrain is prone to the lurking of demonic beasts, there was no sign of creatures in that area.


    ''''........It''s strange, isn''t it?''''


    Lil Pop couldn''t help but mutter while paying attention to his surroundings.


    (If there''s an ancient monster race or an equivalent big thing lurking in this area, it wouldn''t be surprising if there was at least a little sign of it...)


    Frowning at the lack of much sign, Lilpop continued to advance through the forest.


    After that, Lilpop, who had reached almost the center of the point in question, continued to look around with his magic gun at the ready.


    ''''........As I thought, there is no sign of them.......''''


    And that was when it happened.


    Lilpop''s eyes widened as he felt something looming ahead of him.


    But there was nothing but a forest, and there was no sign of anything else at all.


    The sound of the trees rubbing against each other was only slightly louder, and there was nothing else unusual to be seen.


    ''''........No, it is there!


    Lilpop shouted and fired a series of magic guns forward.


    The magic gun, which is designed to shoot out Lilpop''s magic power in the form of bullets, can theoretically continue to fire until Lilpop''s magic power is exhausted, and the power of each shot can be adjusted by Lilpop''s will.


    Lilpop will shoot out a magic bullet at the maximum output of the magic gun to the air in front of him.


    Then, countless impact marks were generated in the space in front of Lilpop, and fresh blood was splashed out.


    ''''Eh?''''


    Why?


    At this scene, the guards who were standing behind Lil Pop involuntarily widened their eyes as they unfolded, relying on the blood trail created by Lil Pop''s bullet holes to surround the area.


    Then, a monster beast as big as the ancient monster race suddenly appeared in front of everyone''s eyes.


    ''''You had its body surface assimilated into the surrounding landscape?


    Jalvin, who was in the background, spoke up.


    ''It would appear so, sir.


    Lil Pop circled around while continuing to fire his magic gun.


    The demonic beast tried to relentlessly chase such a lillpop.


    There, the guards that had been deployed around it all shot their bows at once.


    However, the demonic beast''s skin was hard, and all of the bows that were shot were played off.


    Lil Pop''s magic gun also didn''t attack the demonic beast''s skin to the point of stopping its movement, although it was wounding it.


    (Well.........what shall we do.......)


    As Lil Pop fired his magic gun, he was pondering.


    ''Sister Lil Pop, you''re leaving this to Jalvin~''


    Jalvin, who was standing behind everyone else, called out.


    Jalvin threw the capsule in his hand from its position.


    ''Miklasaurus, you''re going!


    The capsule that Jalvin threw out glowed in the air.


    After a brief flash of light, another monster beast appeared in front of the monster beast.


    The big-headed demonic beast with two horns on its head confronted the demonic beast while swinging its arms around with a bramble.


    ''''Mikrasaurus!��You''re going to get that guy in any way you can!


    When Jalvin raised his voice, Miklasaurus nodded once loudly and then rushed towards the demonic beast.


    In response, the demonic beast also growled and rushed straight at Miklasaurus.


    In front of the guards watching, the two demonic beasts grabbed each other crisply.


    ''''Alright, Miklasaurus!��Just keep going back!


    Then, Jalvin extended his right hand towards Miklasaurus.


    At the same time, Miklasaurus'' body began to glow, and even the bodies of the demonic beasts that Miklasaurus was holding on to began to glow.


    And in the next moment, the two demonic beasts disappeared from in front of all of them.

 225 . Former Kaitamura area pest control group 6

    What was it, sir?��That was.....


    With a dubious expression on his face, Lil Pop ran up to Jalbin.


    Jalbin smiled at Lilpop with a smirk.


    ''''This is a capsule magical beast specially made by big sister Jambalea~. Under the instructions of the messenger, it can materialize from the capsule and return to the capsule at will. And you know what........


    As he said this, Jalvin handed the capsule that was back in his hand to Lilpop.


    As Lilpop looked into it, he saw the Mikrazaurus that had appeared earlier and the unidentified demonic beast that had disappeared while being assembled by the Mikrazaurus.


    The two bodies didn''t twitch in an upright and immobile position inside the capsule.


    ''''So the demonic beasts inside the capsule go into a pseudo-sleep state. That''s why they don''t flail about.''''


    To Jalvin''s explanation, even Lil Pop nodded at Jalvin''s explanation, looking impressed with the partition.


    After that, although Jalvin examined this magical beast.


    You''ve never seen a Hexenbiest like this before...


    The only conclusion I could come to was that.


    Therefore, they decided to take this unidentified demonic beast back to the frontier city of Liberty Combe as it was, and asked the creator of the underground labyrinth (Dungeon Clearerator), Jambalea, to investigate again.


    After that, the group led by Lil'' Pop searched the area again.


    However, it seems that there was only one of these unidentified demonic beasts, and they did not encounter any other individuals.


    ''''.........Although, it''s hard to see how there is only one demonic beast that has grown to that size......it must have drifted from somewhere.......or lurked somewhere else......''''


    Lil'' Pop has been pondering in the operation tent.


    Every day, they continue to expand their search area to clean up the area of Old Kaitakai Village, but they never receive any reports of the discovery of the ancient monster tribe.


    It''s been half a month since Lilpop and his team set up a pace camp in the old settlement village.


    As a result of their thorough cleaning up of the area, there were almost no more encounters with magical beasts within a 1km radius of the Old Frontier Village.


    In response to this, Sarah was dispatched from the frontier city of Liberty Combe.


    Sarah is a salamander and is capable of using dark magic.


    After arriving at the base camp, Sarah used her summoning magic to create a large number of skeletons and had them build a fence around a 1km radius of the old frontier village.


    They would cut down trees in the territory and use them to put up fences about 2 meters high.


    The land where the trees were cut down was reclaimed to make it easier to make it into residential areas and fields later.


    At the same time, the damaged and dilapidated houses in the old frontier village were removed and some new houses were built there.


    The houses were used as lodging facilities for the troops who would later be stationed in the old settlement.


    The bone men could only work at night when the sun was not up.


    Because of this, nocturnal magical beasts sometimes appeared at the work site, but in order to deal with such situations, Sarah had also summoned several bone knights, the higher species of bone humans, and had sent three of them to guard the surroundings in pairs.


    Thanks to this, all the attacking monsters were exterminated by these bone knights.


    During the daylight hours, Lil'' Pop''s unit took over the task and continued to search for these monsters in the surrounding area.


    In the meantime, Groba, a golem tribe member, was taking the lead in creating the fences and other structures.


    As the golem tribe''s golem, Groba was able to do the heavy lifting and was able to work at a fairly high speed during the daytime as well.


    It''s been a week since Sarah arrived.


    The fence was almost complete, and gates and watchtowers had been installed in various places.


    Hmm.........I guess that''s enough work for this place.


    Lil Pop nodded with satisfaction as he looked around the finished fence.


    Beside him, Goopop walked with him.


    Since the fence was already completed, Lilpop would only let Goupop accompany him when he was guarding the interior of the old frontier village.


    He has always said that he wants to join the guards and help himself and his Googus in the future, and Lil'' Pop also wanted to give him a chance to learn how to be a police officer.


    Mom, it takes a lot of energy to be a police officer.


    Goopop wore upper body armor that he wasn''t normally used to wearing, and he moved around with a large shield on his back.


    In the event of an emergency, a large shield squad of recruits and young guardsmen were supposed to come to the front and build a defensive wall, so the relevant guardsmen were required to move with the large shield.


    The lillpop had allowed Googs to experience that step that everyone else had taken.


    ''''Isn''t that right, Googlyph? I don''t care how much it''s your daughter and Googus, I''m not going to treat you any differently. I''ll do my best from scratch.


    Ha-ha, I know, Mom.


    You are to be called captain in this building, are you not?


    ''Yes!��S-Sorry, Captain.


    Goopop takes Lilpop''s words and salutes him with a bicep.


    Lillpop looks at Goulpop with a sidelong glance.


    Enough chatter, sir. You are to keep a watchful eye on your surroundings, and especially on the men on the other side of the fence.


    Saying that, Lil Pop hurried ahead.


    Goupop and the guards who were following him followed behind.


    Then another week passed.


    After confirming that the inside of the fence was secure, Lil Pop decided to leave only a portion of his troops in the old frontier village and send the majority of them back.


    Initially, Lil Pop said he would stay behind.


    Well, you''re in good hands with me.


    Sarah offered to continue the work of summoning the Bone Man.


    With that, Lilpop decided to leave the remaining troops to Sarah, while he would command the frontier city of Liberty Combe''s returning troops.


    ''''The threat to this area has been eliminated, but we''re still on our way home. Don''t let your guard down until everyone has returned home.


    Lilpop was making the rounds among the troops preparing to return, shouting that he was.


    The next morning, at dawn, the returning troops left.


    Just as Lilpop had said, after leaving the old frontier village and advancing for a while, they encountered quite a few demonic beasts.


    Nevertheless, Lilpop and the others, who hadn''t lost their vigilance, defeated these with ease.


    The human bat tribe''s Vambina was alerted while emitting sound waves around them, while the human hawk tribe''s Hawkeye tribe''s Hawkeye led a squad of birds and spotted the surroundings from the sky.


    The human leopard tribe''s Windor led the fast-footed tribe''s guards ahead of them to make sure the direction of travel was safe.


    Once the monster beasts attacked, Groba of the golem race and Mugana of the demon race led their own troops to deal with them.


    Thanks to the success of the troops led by the elite troops, Lil Pop had little to do on the return trip home.


    However, Lilpop was watching the elite unit''s activities with a satisfied look on his face, while he and Goupop were devoted to providing logistical support.


    Soon, the walls of the frontier city of Liberty Combe began to come into view in front of the group.


    ''''You''re home at last, Mom.


    Goopop, sitting with Lil Pop at the wheelhouse, said happily.


    ''When we get back, Goo-Pop will be lectured firmly by the Googus for following you around on his own.


    Oh, yeah.


    That was the plan, wasn''t it?


    Hearing Lilpop''s words, Goopop had his head in his hands, frowning.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find a lot more information on this topic.


    The walls of the frontier city of Liberty Combe are now right in front of us.

 226 . Negotiation 1

    Lilpop and Gugs had visited the lord''s office to report on the results of the sweeping operation in the area of the old settlement village.


    According to the captain Lilpop, there was nothing unusual except for the appearance of an unidentified giant creature, and the magical beasts that inhabited the area could be swept away as planned.


    Currently, there is a squad led by Sarah that is still there, and they are cleaning up the surrounding area, building the city walls, and repairing buildings such as residential areas.


    ''Thank you, that was really helpful,''


    No, sir, it''s nothing serious.


    At my words, Lilpop bobbed his head with his usual expressionless face.


    ''''So, my lord, is that enough for today?''''


    ''Oh, yes. I''ll take a look at this report for the rest.


    So, that''s that.


    Googus bowed his head and lightly patted Lil Pop''s shoulder before the two of them left the lord''s room.


    After this, Googus said he was going to go to the hot spring village with the whole family to consolation for Lil Pop.


    It''s the first time in a month that the family has been together in the water, so I hope they''ll go and relax.


    In contrast to the old pioneer village project, which is progressing smoothly, work on my end has not been going well.


    With regard to the matter of setting up a sales association for the sale of dragon scale armor, Foldente met with Dontakosuco, the chairman of the Dontakosuco Trading Association, who is bringing dragon scale armor to the frontier city of Batcombe, and when he approached him about this, he did not receive a good response.


    According to Don Tacosuco, the reply was that they only sell dragon scale armor wholesale to Batcombe, so they didn''t feel the need for such a sales association.


    When he came back from the negotiations that ended in parting, Foldente sighed loudly in front of me.


    You know what, he said he wouldn''t mind joining the sales association if the Dontakosuco business association would write a letter of recommendation so that he could sell them directly in the capital.


    If you want to do business in King''s Landing, there are two main ways to do business.


    Direct sales and indirect sales.


    Direct sales is literally a method in which a trade association that wants to do business in the royal capital directly buys and sells within the royal capital.


    However, to do this, they need to get the permission from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of the capital and then join the Royal Capital Merchants Association.


    But this is surprisingly difficult to do.


    The number of business associations and merchants who want to sell directly in the capital is as numerous as the stars.


    In the middle of it all, there are many people of questionable background, but the Ministry of Commerce and Industry can''t afford to give permission to such people, so when they receive an application for permission, they will closely inspect it.


    Therefore, it usually takes quite a long time to get the results of the application, often two or three years.


    On the other hand, the indirect sale is the act of selling goods to the merchant associations that do business in the capital.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find a good deal more information on the subject.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find a great deal more information on the subject.


    As for the earlier direct sales, there is a subterfuge to this.


    If they had letters of recommendation from the lords of three or more frontier cities, they would be given priority for examination.


    According to Foldente, Dontacosuco has implicitly asked me to write the last one, since he already has two references for the lords who will write letters of recommendation for him during the negotiations.


    Do you know who these two people Dontakosuco is talking about?


    I''ve heard of two lords, Gelter of Batcombe and Takla of Gatacombe.


    Although I would think that if the Gelter of Batcombe, let alone Gatacombe, were to issue a letter of recommendation, there would be no problem, but you have to be careful about these things...


    With that in mind, I decided to ask Dontacosuco to come to Liberty Combe once.


    It looks like he comes to Butchcombe every month, so it should be fine.


    As Foldente said this, he left again to meet with Dontacosuco with the letter I had written.


    As for the Dragon Scales Armament Sales Association, we are now finally making progress here.


    I was reviewing the report that Googus and the others had brought with them.


    In the meantime, Aura brought me tea, and I asked her to call the deputy lord, Eldena, while I was at it.


    Not long after, Erdena appeared in the lord''s office.


    I sat Eldena down on the reception set and sat down in front of her.


    ''''This is the report on the cleanup operation of the entire Old Frontier Village. Thanks to Lilpop and the others, things seem to be going as planned.


    ''''Well then, we''ll have to organize the cultivation unit now.


    The deputy lord, Erdena, has also been put in charge of the cultivation area spread out in the southern part of Liberty Combe.


    The young buffalo couple who were doing the central crafting work in that area were also supposed to be Erdena''s subordinates based on their arrangement.


    ''''........Well then, I''ll go set up a meeting in the cultivation area after this.''''


    Yeah, nice to meet you...


    After saying that, I pondered for a moment.


    ''''...Safate, what''s wrong?''''


    Hmm? ...Yeah, I hope I''m overthinking it, but...


    I twisted my head a little as I said this.


    What I was concerned about was the matter of the mysterious giant magical beast that was in the report.


    Right now, that monster beast is being analyzed by Jambalea, but Lilpop and the others had encountered only one of them.


    Before the cleanup team left, Tiree, who used to live in that area, told me that


    "Big, big, fat, wicked, wicked.


    That''s what he said...


    ''''Well if you ask me, that''s certainly true...''''


    Erdena, who heard my story, also pondered for a while.


    ''''Although, there''s Sarah in the old frontier village now.......and I''m sure she''ll take care of it if anything happens.


    ''''Well you''re right I''ll certainly do that but I''ll also discuss it with Biblina just in case.


    Erdena said that and left the lord''s office.


    Biblina was in a position to manage the guard station in this frontier city of Liberty Combe, and Erdena was probably planning to get its cooperation as well.


    With this, it looks like the plan to rebuild the entire area of the old frontier village will somehow be able to enter the second phase.


    I began to prepare the paperwork to report the situation up to this point to the King''s Capital and Green Convoy.


    The plan to rebuild the whole area of the old settlement village is a project that Green Convoy asked Liberty Convoy to do in response to the King''s capital''s offer.


    It was agreed that Green Convoy would bear the cost of the project, but in order to get them to pay, we needed to submit a report including a detailed statement of the cost.


    Although the report to be submitted to the capital is basically the same content as the report to be submitted to the Green Convoy, there is a special form for the capital report, and it is necessary to use this form when submitting a report to the capital.


    If the style of the report to Greencombe is very similar to that of the capital, you can use transcription magic, so you only need to make one report, but the style presented by Greencombe was very different from the style of the capital''s report.


    Since each city is allowed to decide on the format of the report to the frontier cities, we can''t complain about it.......


    I sighed and got to work on the paperwork.


    It''s already well past my working hours, but I need to finish up to a point...


    Daddy, are you finished with your work?


    I had just run a few lines of the pen when Korok appeared in the lord''s office.


    ''Sorry, sorry, come on, let''s go.''


    I said, and as I stood up, Korok smiled and hugged me.


    I''ll be back soon. I have to go now.


    Korok said happily, and tugged on my hand.


    The report is still mostly untouched, but right now I thought it was more important to keep Korok''s smile on my face, and so...

 227 . Negotiation 2

    Last night we all had dinner together and then I took a bath with Erdena Korok and Tiree.


    Thanks to Dorn''s medication, Tiree has been able to change into his racial form, but he seems to be changing.


    In the beginning, he was able to maintain his racial appearance for a couple of hours after taking one dose of the drug, but nowadays he can maintain his racial appearance for about half a day after taking one dose of the drug.


    Thanks to that, Tiree has been sleeping in Erdena and I''s bedroom more and more often these days, along with Korok.


    Also, maybe it''s because we spend more time in our racial form, and we talk in that form, but lately Tiree is starting to be able to speak quite naturally, instead of the one-liners he used to have.


    I''ve tried to see if this potion wouldn''t work on Deterra, who is of the same ancient monster race as Tiree and who is Tiree''s blood relative, but unfortunately it didn''t work.


    According to Dorn.


    "In Tiree''s body, you see, there was originally racial tissue in his body, so all I had to do was amplify it, but there doesn''t seem to be any racial tissue in Deterra''s body, which is completely in the form of an ancient monster race....


    This was the case.


    We are having Dorun continue to investigate and research on this.


    Dorun is also currently examining the magic of the magical world.


    The five books of magic that Yor��m�� gave him when he first arrived in the village at the foot of Mount Gorn are the basis for his research, and Drunn is putting them into practice.


    It''s a very good idea to have a good idea of what you want to do with it.


    It''s a good thing that you''re able to use it, because it''s not just a book.


    My wife and I would love to study it.


    So I asked for permission, and that''s why I''m allowing it.


    In the meantime, Ten, the sister of Siyaka, the founder of the Bunn religion, came to see me.


    ''''Well, my lord, we actually found a strange book in the church''s storage room...''''


    With that said, Ten handed me a book written in that very same sorcery world script.


    I''ve been given a translation of the witchcraft characters that I had been given by Foldente before, and I read through the spine of the book.


    I found that the book''s cover said "History of Religion in the Magical World".


    When I opened the table of contents, I saw the words ''The Idea of Coexistence by Bobblebum'' on it.


    Coexistence?


    That word made me feel uncomfortable.


    If the existence of bobble bum in the world of magic is in agreement with the bobble bum religion believed in this world, then the word "coexistence" can''t follow there.


    Bobblebum religion is a religion that advocates racial supremacy....


    I was interested in it, but I''ll have to go back and read this book again as I have other commitments at the moment.


    Shortly afterwards, Black came asking for me.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find a way to make the most out of your time here.


    ''''No, it''s not so easy,'''' he said.


    Black chuckled as he walked into the room.


    I''ve been seconded to Urinacomb to help build a wholesale market in Urinacomb.


    I''ve managed to complete the building, but the reconstruction of Urinacomb is still in its infancy. Besides, there aren''t many shops doing business in Urinacombomb.


    As he said this, Black drank the tea that Aura gave him in a breath and turned to me again.


    ''So, there, I have a favor to ask you for a favor.


    "Wish?


    "Mm.


    Saying that, Black cut him off and asked him to mediate a trade association that would open a store in Urinacombe.


    ''The lord will hear of you in King''s Landing, won''t he?��I think it would be a great way to stimulate the local business community to open up a few shops and do business with us.


    I''ve been told by Riknas, who is acting as the acting lord of Urinacombomb, that the merchant associations that responded to this mediation will be granted priority sales rights in Urinacomb for the next few years.


    It''s not long before reconstruction has begun in Urinacombomb, but with the granting of priority sales rights, there may be some merchant associations that will respond.


    I''ll talk to Quinn about it for now.


    Oh, I trust my lord will say so.


    Black smiled happily when he heard my answer.


    When he heard my answer, he said.


    I keep Bulua waiting, we''ll be back in Urinacombe soon.


    With that, he left the lord''s office.


    I followed him out of the room and walked Black to his carriage.


    The woman sitting at the wheel of Black''s carriage noticed him and waved to him again and again.


    Thank you for your hard work, that I do.


    Oh, it''s Bloor, you''ve got him again.


    It was Bulua.


    Since Black said he was waiting for me, I was sure he was waiting for me at Urinacombe, but I didn''t know he was waiting for me in a carriage.


    Then why don''t we all just go out to dinner together and not be in such a hurry?


    While I was thinking about this, Kuro hurriedly got into the carriage''s wheelhouse in front of me.


    Bulua gently removes the helmet worn by Kuro and without regard to me, they kissed each other thickly. Black is also holding Bulua firmly in his arms.


    I was surprised to see Kuro flirting so openly with you.


    Well, I''m gonna go back to work.


    Black said this with a bit of embarrassment, and then he left the carriage with Bulua still holding him.


    I waved my hand at Kuro and the others with a wry smile and saw them off.


    After that, I returned to the lord''s office and wrote a letter to Quinn of the Quinn Trading Company.


    The contents of the letter are what Black asked me to do earlier.


    I asked him to open a branch in Urina Combe, and if possible, to call on his acquaintances in the Chamber of Commerce, and if they agreed to this offer, he would be given priority sales rights for the next few years in Urina Combe.


    I asked the swordsman to immediately have the written documents flown to the royal capital.


    With this, it should be delivered to Quinn Trading Company this evening.


    Come to think of it, the Lerd guarding Quinn''s private residence should have been Bulua''s own brother.


    I wondered for a moment if I should have written about Bulua and Kuro, but thinking back to the way the two of them were in love with each other, I decided it was a good decision to forgo it this time around for now.


    Speaking of which, we need to discuss with Greencombe again regarding the conversion of the old frontier village into a farming area, so we need to adjust the schedule for that.


    We were in the process of finalizing the boundary line with Erdena, when it was discovered that the actual boundary line between the cities and the area of the proposed cultivation zone were not aligned with the agreed-upon area, so we needed to fill in those areas.


    When Foldente comes back, the matter of the Dragon Scale Armor Sales Association will begin to move again...


    Thinking about it this way, I was reminded once again of the real pile of things that needed to be done.


    As I was sighing, I knocked on the door and Unja came in.


    ''Boh-chan, here are your papers.


    With that said, Unja brought me a pile of documents that I had to read through and make a decision on.


    As I stared at them, I couldn''t help but smile.

 228 . Negotiation 3

    On this day, I boarded the first scheduled sorcerer''s boat in the morning and headed for the capital.


    This is the reason why I''m going to look for a trade association that will open a store in Urinacombe, as requested by Black.


    This time, the deputy lord''s Vitalina is accompanying me on my trip to the capital as an escort.


    In addition to Biblina, there were three other people accompanying me as an escort, Cornes of the bird race, Chias of the leopard race and Dodona of the golem race.


    ''''You don''t need to have such a solid escort to accompany us.


    I offered to do so.


    Biblina came at me, very angry.


    ''''Lord, you should realize a little more firmly that you are now the lord of a frontier city.


    Biblina said.


    All over the world, there are still remnants of the Dark Charmers. They''re still active in many places, and even though their power is weakened, they still carry out attacks on the nobility in the middle of King''s Landing.��By now, you''ve forgotten all about it, haven''t you?


    What if they have their eyes on you and are planning to kidnap you if they see fit?��What will you do if someone demands a ransom?��Not in the first place....


    After that, Biblina''s sermon went on for quite a while.


    I''m sure she''s just worried about me, and I''m grateful to her for her words.


    Certainly, Biblina was right.


    I''ve been told that the dark winsome voice is still causing incidents from time to time on the frontier, although its power has shrunk considerably.


    I know this well because I get word from the royal capital each time it happens.


    Even the other day, there must have been word going around that a woman from the dark winsome end of the organization, who was conducting fraudulent activities using some kind of flying vehicle called Poluna, had been caught.


    I had regained my composure, keeping Biblina''s words firmly in my mind.


    Perhaps it was because I was depressed, but Vibrina suddenly had a worried expression on her face.


    I''m not sure if I said that too much, but I apologize for that.... But it''s all because I''m worried about you. I want you to understand that.


    Biblina said, moseying along.


    I''m... sorry.


    I said, and bowed my head.


    I was


    ''No, Biblina''s right. I just had to take that to heart again. I''m sorry I was the one who caused you to worry.


    Then I bowed my head.


    Vibrina and I apologized to each other for a while, and we bowed our heads to each other for a while.


    The regular grimoire ship passed through the frontier city of Batcombe and arrived at the royal capital in time as planned.


    When we and our group disembarked from the regular magic ship, Quinn, the chairman of the Quinn Chamber of Commerce, personally greeted us.


    He had had a letter delivered to the Yanjin last night, and that''s probably why he greeted us like this.


    ''''Master Safate, it''s been a long time.


    I shook hands with Quinn, who held out his right hand and I shook hands with him stiffly.


    Three men and a woman stood behind Quinn.


    These are representatives of the merchants who have been thinking about opening a store in Urinacombe.


    Apparently, Quinn had sprung into action as soon as he received the letter from me and had found a store that would be willing to consider opening a store in Urinacombe in this way, and he had gathered a representative of the store.


    ''Thank you for going out of your way, Quinn,''


    ''What do you say? The lord of Liberty Combe, a frontier city, is coming all the way here. It''s the least I can do.


    Quinn smiled when he said that.


    All four of them were with the Chamber of Commerce, which Quinn knew well, so it would be a relief.


    Afterwards, they rented the Quinn Chamber of Commerce''s reception room for a meeting, which was a bit contentious in terms of content.


    Of the three male shop representatives, two of them were


    I need a guarantee that I will be able to open a store in Urinacombe.


    He offered so.


    ''What exactly do you have in mind when you say guarantee?''


    ''''As for Urinakombe, we''ve had a chance to check it out here as well, but to be honest, its condition is not good. It''s true that the main body of the dark-eyed charm that used to be the stronghold of Urinakombe has been driven away, but we hear that it is being attacked and harassed by the remnants of the parties in the vicinity. In other words, we want to open a store in Liberty Combe as well. ...So that''s why.


    When I heard those words, I gave it some thought.


    If it was just about opening a store in Urinacomb, the full authority has been delegated by Riknas, who is acting as the lord, and the power of attorney has been entrusted to me, so the final decision is entirely up to me, so I can come to a conclusion based on my own judgment here.


    However, opening a store in Liberty Convoy is a complicated story.


    Currently, all of the merchant associations and shop owners in other cities doing business in Liberty Combe only sell their goods wholesale at the Liberty Combe Central Wholesale Market.


    Those who are able to set up shop in the outlying cities are mainly those who used to do business in and around Gehmose, a small town at the foot of Mount Gorun, and those who live in the surrounding villages.


    In addition to the outlying cities of Batcombe and Greencombe, the outlying small cities of Pyx and Ys allow shops to be opened in the form of public stores.


    The current Liberty Combe effectively does not allow merchant associations and others with headquarters in other cities to set up shop directly in its territory.


    These two men representing the Chamber of Commerce also knew that, which was probably why they had made this offer.


    But in order to give them permission to do this, they must first get permission from the Central Wholesale Market, and then talk to the old Geghemorse District Shopping District and the Town Hall Road Shopping District Associations.


    I thought about it for a while, and then I turned my attention to the two men again.


    I''m sorry, but I wasn''t expecting that offer. I''m sure you''ve been thinking about it for a while. However, since we will consider taking this matter back to the frontier city of Liberty Combe right away, would you mind if we took a little time to deal with it?


    They were listening to me while giving me a price-stamping look, and when they looked at each other and nodded to each other


    I understand. Well, I suppose we were at fault for specifying a store in a city other than the one you mentioned, so I''ll wait for your good response.


    He said, and bowed his head.


    By the looks of it, I guess this was already factored in.


    I decided to give them both another word of apology and put this matter on hold.


    ''''Is there anything else?''''


    As I said this, the female Chamber of Commerce representative raised her hand.


    I don''t think we need any other guarantees. If you''re willing to give us permission, we''d like to be able to head to Urinacombe now.


    The woman said as she stood up.


    Then the rest of the men got up from their seats as well.


    My chamber of commerce agrees.


    He said, and leaned toward me.


    It''s a matter of crossing over for me.


    I''ve been thinking that it would be disrespectful to the representatives of the Chamber of Commerce who came to me earlier to offer assurances, but...


    "We''re willing to be a little slower than these two, so don''t hesitate to give us permission. So it wouldn''t hurt to give us permission to get ahead of you.


    He offered to do so.


    I took him up on his offer, and I said to the representatives of the men''s and women''s shops


    ''Then I''ll give you two a permit to open a stall in the frontier city of Urinacombe, and you can head there right away.


    I told them so.


    Then they were delighted on the spot.


    Later, after the discussion was over, they went back to their shop in a frenzy after receiving a permit to open a shop from me.


    In contrast to them, the two men who came to ask for a guarantee looked calm and drank the tea that had been served to them.


    ''So, Mr. Quinn, and my lord of the frontier city of Liberty Combe, I look forward to your good response.


    With that, he shook hands with me and then left.


    Later, as I was having a brief meeting with Quinn, two of my women, who had first flown out, came back to Quinn Trading Company.


    ''''Quinn, and the lord of the frontier city of Liberty Combe. With your kind words, this Heart Trading Company, we''ll be heading to the frontier city of Urinacomb now.


    She smiled and shook my hand.


    The representative of the Heart Company, after greeting Quinn and I, left immediately.


    Now, I can''t afford to be like this either.


    We had to hurry back to Liberty Combe to get the permission to open a store in the frontier city of Liberty Combe that the first two had requested as a guarantee to open a store in the frontier city of Urinacombe.


    I jumped on a scheduled magic ship bound for the frontier city of Liberty Combe as soon as it arrived and went back to the frontier city of Liberty Combe.

 229 . Negotiation 4

    When I returned to Liberty Combe, I quickly returned to the town hall on my feet.


    I returned to the lord''s office with Biblina, who came back with me, and I immediately asked the other deputy lord, Erdena, to tell her to come to my room.


    ''''Are we in a hurry?''''


    Erdena, who came to the lord''s office, appeared in the lord''s office with papers under her arm, as if she was in the middle of other business.


    ''''I''m sorry to be so busy, but I had something I wanted to discuss with you in a hurry,''''


    When I said that, Eldena said


    I''m sorry, but can you let me just finish up the work I''m doing and give me half an hour?


    Yeah, I''m fine.


    Hearing my response, Eldena hurriedly left the lord''s office.


    Biblina, who saw Eldena''s back like that, looked away


    Oh, dear, I''m sorry Safate, but you can finally catch your breath.


    As he said this, he sat down somewhere on the sofa.


    If you think about it, since we left first thing in the morning today, we had been negotiating and moving without a break.


    During the trip, we were repeatedly discussing this and that about the problematic issue, so Vibrina and I are up to the present without taking a break that seems to be a break.


    As if sensing our situation, my secretary Unja and Aura were in the room.


    The two in maid''s uniform bowed to us.


    Come on, little girl. Come on, Vivienna, catch your breath.


    We''ve brought you some tea and refreshments.


    As he said this, the two of us placed a cup of tea and a plate of tea sweets in front of me and Biblina.


    ''Thank you. It helps.''


    As I was thanking them with a smile, Biblina was smiling and taking the cup in her hand.


    I thought I knew Safate well enough to know that he was an idiot at his job, but now that I''m actually here with him, I''m quite dismayed.


    As she said this with a wry smile, Biblina reached for the tea cake.


    Then the plate was suddenly lifted by Aura.


    ''Oh, Aura, what are you doing?''


    Aura''s cheeks puffed out at a bewildered Biblina, and she puffed out her


    ''''I don''t like people who say bad things about my lord.


    He said and pouted and turned away.


    Biblina, against such an aura.


    ''Oh!��I... I didn''t mean it like that. I didn''t mean to say anything bad. I''ll apologize to you and give you that tea cake, not the other way around.


    Biblina works hard to worship Aura.


    Aura''s cheeks are puffed out as she looks at Vibrina like that.


    ''''Please apologize to my lord.


    I said.


    With those words, Biblina apologized to me and Aura finally put the sweets back in her mouth.


    Vivalina, not wanting to be taken away from me again, brought the baked goods to her mouth with great speed and then swallowed them with all her might.


    Aura, who had been watching her with a sideways glance, finally put a smile on her face.


    Can you stay for another drink?


    I heard that.


    Biblina giggled and gulped down her tea with a guffaw.


    You''ll need a refill on the tea, too.


    I said, and swallowed again.


    When Biblina had just tucked all the tea and tea treat refills into her stomach.


    Here you go.


    Erdena came into the lord''s office.


    When I looked at my watch, I saw that just half an hour had passed.


    Eldena is very precise about everything, and she is also very precise about time.


    I''m sure this is something I can learn from, but as expected, it''s hard to be this precise.......


    I asked Erdena and Biblina to sit on the reception set and I sat across from them.


    ''I''ve already explained this to Biblina...''


    I said that and explained the situation to Eldena.


    When Eldena finished listening to my explanation, she put her hand to her mouth.


    In other words, you''re offering to open a store in Liberty Convey as insurance against opening a store in Urinakombe as well, those two merchants," she said.


    That''s the way it is.


    When she heard my answer, Eldena began to think about it.


    After a while, Eldena opened her mouth without hesitation.


    ''''........That''s right. Originally, the reason for restricting the opening of shops in Liberty Combe was a measure taken during the era of the small frontier cities to prevent the small local shops from being eliminated by the large merchant associations that were still small in size. All the shops there are solid and good, right?


    Saying that, Eldena shook her head.


    There might be a surprisingly large number of outside merchant associations that want to set up shop in Liberty Combe, which has become a frontier city.


    ''''Yes, that would make the logistics more active... oh, but then what would happen to the central wholesale market...''''


    What''s wrong with the central wholesale market?


    In front of Vibrina, who had a questioning expression on her face, I twisted my head while folding my arms.


    You see.........up until now, all the goods brought in by the Chamber of Commerce from the outside were bought and sold at the central wholesale market, and the commission was taken there, but if you allow the outside Chamber of Commerce to set up shop inside the Liberty Combe, you won''t be able to get the commission income from those sales.......that would worsen the profits of the central wholesale market, right?


    The central wholesale market is growing steadily, thanks to Black, who is managing it.


    The number of employees it employs is proportionately much higher.


    Since the market is operated on an independent basis, I was wondering whether or not it was right to take measures that would lead to a decline in revenue.


    The three of us discussed this issue for a while, but none of us could come up with a good opinion.


    So I asked Alea, the ant-man in charge of finance, to come to me.


    "So I''m wondering if we can do something about the decrease in profits at the central wholesale market...


    Alea, who had been listening to my words while nodding unhappily, folded her arms and nodded her head slightly.


    ''Right. Then it would be if we set the inspection fee, wouldn''t it?


    Inspection fee?


    Yes, sir. The goods brought in from the outside must be inspected as usual. They must be checked for stolen goods and goods that are banned by the royal capital. This inspection should be carried out at the central wholesale market.��If the money is collected under the guise of an inspection fee, the people of the trading company will not complain, and the central wholesale market will be able to avoid a large decrease in revenue. In fact, there are some outlying cities that charge this kind of inspection fee, and I don''t think the Chamber of Commerce will be opposed to enforcing it.


    ''I see ... then ...''


    We nodded at Alea''s words, and once again the four of us, including Alea, worked on the matter of inspection fees.


    In a moment or so, a rough draft was ready.


    ''''My lord, if you don''t mind, may I leave the consultation with Gin-san from the central wholesale market and the various shopping district associations to this Alea?


    Alea offered with a smile.


    ''It would be nice if you did, though.''


    ''Yes!��Then we''ll leave it to you.


    With that, Alea said she would go document the draft and left the room.


    ''''Oh dear I think I''m going to have a better idea of what to expect.


    I looked away from Alea and sighed loudly on the couch.


    At the same time, my stomach made a loud noise.


    When I looked at my watch, I saw that it was already getting close to evening.


    ''''Come to think of it, I missed my lunch...''''


    When I mentioned such a thing, Korok and Tiree came into the lord''s room at the right time, as if I had been watching for the right moment.


    ''''Papa are you still working bear?''''


    Korok was staring at me with trepidation.


    Come to think of it, this morning I went out before Korok woke up, so this was the first time I had seen Korok''s face today.


    That''s probably why Korok had come with Tiree to see me.


    I turned my attention to Erdena and Biblina.


    For now, since we''re waiting for Alea''s report we should go out for dinner a little early, right?


    Well that''s good, isn''t it?


    Yes, I don''t mind.


    I confirmed their replies and turned my attention to Korok and Tille again.


    "I''m done with my work. Let''s go to dinner together.


    As I said this, Korok was hugging me, his face lighting up with a flash of light.


    ''Daddy! Happy bear!��Let''s get going, bear!


    Tiree was also hugging me with a smile from behind Korok, who said so happily.


    I gently patted their heads, and they all went out to the street together.

 230 . Negotiation 5

    It was the next day that Alea the ant-man had a meeting with Gin from the central wholesale market and the representatives of the shopping district association.


    All the arrangements were made by Alea, and I attended the meeting and participated in the discussion.


    Ginn was


    If you''re willing to let me do the testing and still charge me for it, I have no objection.


    So they readily agreed to it.


    Although there were some negative opinions among the representatives of the shopping district association


    The vacancy rate in the Kaido Street shopping district, which Liberty Combe developed as a public works project, has remained at around 10%. There are no more requests from neighboring residents to open new stores, and it would be a shame not to take advantage of that...


    Attitudes softened after Alea''s explanation of the current state of the shopping district.


    Finally.


    Any new out-of-town merchant association or other entity setting up shop in Liberty Combe''s shopping district must be affiliated with a shopping district association and must follow the decisions of the association.


    They tentatively agreed to this condition.


    This decision will need to be communicated to the owners of each of the shops that are members of the shopping district association to obtain their approval, so they asked us to wait about a week for the final approval.


    After the meeting, I returned to the lord''s office to do some paperwork, but on the way, Foldente came in.


    ''''I''ve brought Don Tacosuco of the Don Tacosuco Trading Company,''''


    A small woman and a swordsman, who seemed to be her bodyguard, followed Foldente as he entered the lord''s office.


    It''s very nice to meet you, my name is Don Tacosuco, the chairman of the Don Tacosuco Trading Company, which does business in the frontier city of Batcombe in the north of here. My name is Don Tacoacoaco, and I''m the chairman of the Don Taco Commercial Association.


    The sun is shining today....


    Dontacosuco rubbed his hands as he said this, and repeatedly bowed his head to me and asked me to shake his hand.


    I responded to this with a smile.


    "Thank you for taking the time to visit us.


    I returned the greetings and urged them to sit down to the reception set.


    When Unja and Aura brought me tea and sweets, I started talking to Dontacosuco with Foldente.


    ''''But first, I would like to ask you to do me a favor.


    Dontacosuco looks at me with a smile as he sips his tea.


    It''s a very good idea to have a good idea of what you''re looking for when you''re in the market.


    Don Tacosuco smiled and told me so.


    In the course of our conversation, Foldente told me in his thought wave that Dontacosuco had a friendly smile and that he was instantly at ease with the people in the shopping district association.


    "If the president of the Chamber of Commerce is someone as charming as Miss, I''d love to see her join the Liberty Combe shopping district.


    He even pulled out a story like that.


    (No matter how well we''ve gotten along, it''s a bit annoying to have the contents of the pre-resolutions leaked to outsiders...)


    In this case.


    As the matter is still undecided, if you apply again when we make a decision, we will process it.


    I got Dontacosuco to agree with me by replying, "I''m not going to tell you what to do.


    I''ll remind the shopkeepers'' association later on not to divulge the details before the resolution.


    Afterwards, we again formed a sales union for the sale of dragon scale armor, and we discussed the idea of joint quality control.


    Dontacosuco was.


    If you''re willing to write a letter of recommendation for the King''s Landing, I''d be happy to agree at once.


    While saying this, he presented a letter of recommendation in front of me.


    The content of the letter of recommendation is to prove as the lord of the frontier city that this Dontakosuco Trading Association is a trading association that does not commit fraud, and all that is left is for me to sign the letter of recommendation.


    As for this Dontakosuco Trading Association, I had asked Gelter, the lord of the frontier city of Batcombe and Biblina''s own father, through Biblina, to talk to me beforehand.


    Yeah, don''t worry about that place. Dontacoaco may be a bit of a dick, but he''s not a bad company. He''s been doing honest business in Batcombe for nearly ten years already.


    I have received a response from him.


    Dontacosuco already had letters of endorsement from a man named Gelter of Batcombe and Takla of Gatacombe, who also showed them to me.


    I signed this letter of recommendation because it had Geltor''s approval.


    Then Dontacosuco smiled happily and said


    ''''Then, as promised, I will cooperate fully with the Dragon Scales Armor Dealers Association.


    That''s what he said.


    That said, if it''s just to sell wholesale to Batcombe, with whom we have already established a trusting relationship, there''s honestly not much of an advantage to the Don TacoCo Chamber of Commerce in joining this union as I first offered to Foldente.


    It''s a trade association that is already trusted by the lord''s Geltor, so there''s no particular obstacle to joining this union, which would be an extra step.


    However, it''s a different story if you''re able to obtain this letter of recommendation.


    The fact that the three cards were in place meant that Dontacosuco Business Association had applied to open a store in the King''s Capital, and it was confirmed that they would be given priority in processing their application.


    Then they would want to sell dragon scale armor in King''s Capital, and it would be a cloud of difference if they didn''t have a quality certificate from the sales association.


    In the King''s Capital, the poor quality dragon scale armor had just appeared on the market the other day, so other than the goods from the Quin Trading Association that were sold with this certificate attached to them, they were almost unnoticed....


    Thus, I signed a letter of recommendation from the Dontacosuco Chamber of Commerce.


    Dontacosuco signed an application to join the Dragon Scale Armament Sales Association.


    With this, one of the issues regarding the dragon scale armor that had been one of my concerns was resolved.


    After seeing off Dontacosuco with a smile, I once again sat back in my chair.


    Here, there was a knock at the door of the room.


    I was sure that Foldente, who had seen Don Tacosuco off, had returned, but it was Vivalina who came in.


    "Safate, I have some serious news from Sara," she said.


    As she said this, Biblina handed me a letter.


    The letter from Sarah was.


    A horde of unidentified monsters that can blend in with their surroundings has been spotted in and around the old frontier village.


    It was written in the book.


    It said that although Sarah, who had sensed the presence, had turned into a salamander and fought this off, there was no doubt that there were multiple magical beasts.


    I frowned at the fact that the concern I had felt when I had read the report from Lil Pop before had actually happened.


    The demonic beasts had been kicked off by Sarah, who had turned into a salamander, and so far there was apparently no sign of them appearing again.


    However, this is a story that can''t be left alone.


    I headed with Biblina to the underground labyrinth management tower''s janbarea.


    Gianbarea is analyzing the giant monsters that I captured in the past, so I decided to ask her about them.


    When I get one thing taken care of, there''s another matter of concern....


    Nevertheless, since I became the lord of the frontier city, I would continue to negotiate like this and complete the work of Liberty Combe.


    I regained my spirits and hurried to the underground labyrinth management tower.

 231 . Aristocrat 1

    It was Foldente who brought me the heady news from my first morning.


    ''The Greed family, hey your sister, Causey, has taken over the Greed family...''


    As soon as he returned from King''s Landing with transition magic, Foldente said that.


    But that in itself wasn''t particularly surprising.


    I''ve heard the news that Prideaux and Tamar were apparently captured by the Guard Bureau, so I knew that would happen sooner or later.


    It was rather Foldente''s next words that had me scratching my head.


    ''''That Causey, hey.......was captured by the guard bureau for adultery, right?


    criminal adultery


    It is a charge that applies when you have an affair with a partner with a wife and child.


    Whatever, according to Foldente.


    I heard that Causey was having a lot of relations with a man who had a wife and kids and he was being sued by all of them.


    It seems that their wives are all from the highest noble families.


    I can''t believe our husbands were cuckolded by that woman.


    And apparently it was an action that everyone had taken after they were all furious.


    If the Greed family still boasted the prestige of the four lords, the other party would have cried themselves to sleep without saying a word, and in fact, I heard that Causey had made the most of his position with his daughter-in-law, who came from the Greed family, to do whatever he wanted with her.


    But now that the Greed family has fallen, there''s no need to be afraid of their family history.


    At my words, Foldente nods his head.


    It''s a good thing that you can''t understand.......after all, there was no other example of an aristocratic family that had risen to the level of four dukes falling to this level of ruin.


    I couldn''t help but sigh loudly at Foldente''s words.


    I have no intention of reaching out to the Greed family.


    It''s everyone who had done something that could not be helped if they had fallen to this level, so in a sense, they had it coming, and.......


    I asked Foldente to let me know if he heard any rumors about the Greed family while I was gathering information in King''s Landing.


    �� �� ��.


    I was a little depressed by the story of my former family''s home first thing in the morning, but as a refreshing change of pace, I headed to the underground labyrinth control tower where Jean Barea was located.


    ''''Ah, lord, welcome!''''


    Giambalea greeted me at dusk with a smile.


    By the way, today''s shirt was a white shirt with the word "gold" written in black letters on it in big letters.


    Jean Barea, whose taste in clothes is still poorly understood.


    I told her that


    How''s the hexenbiest you''re analyzing?


    So I asked.


    Gianbarea shrugged his shoulders in front of me.


    I''m still not sure. We''re investigating it thoroughly, but this is the first time we''ve seen anything like this.


    So said Giambalea, and after a cackling pose.


    Honestly, it''s unbearable.


    Then he bowed his head as he clasped his hands together towards me.


    I hurriedly told Giambalea that there was no need to go that far, and after asking her to investigate for a while more, I left the administration building.


    I''ve got some time to spare, so I decided to have lunch with Erdena for the day.


    The place is my mansion.


    We had Erdena and Aura make a meal for us, but Erdena


    I''m going to have to get serious about cooking soon.


    As he said this, he was bringing the fried vegetables for lunch to his mouth.


    Eldena and I are already registered.


    We have become a legal couple and have adopted Korok as our daughter.


    Maybe that''s why I can see that Erdena has been trying out cooking and knitting a lot lately, but neither of us are quite there yet.


    Well, as a matter of fact, I''ve got Erdena doing important work for me, and when it comes to further training in housework on top of that.......


    But still, you know, I want to be able to do it.


    Erdena smiled at me when she said that.


    I felt strangely invigorated when I saw her smile.


    We promised to have dinner together with Korok and Tiree in the evening, and then Erdena and I went back to our respective jobs.


    In the afternoon I headed to the guard station.


    The purpose of this is to discuss how to deal with the demonic beasts that have appeared in the old frontier village with the head of the Guard, Gugus.


    When I went to the Guard Bureau, the Deputy Lord Vibrina had already arrived there.


    Since Biblina is also in charge of managing the Guard Bureau, she was asked to come here.


    ''''Mm, Safate, you''re right on time.


    Biblina, who was drinking tea on the reception set, smiled and said to me, "You''re the one who always comes early.


    Biblina is the one who always comes early.


    After exchanging such greetings, me and Biblina began to discuss the matter with Googs.


    Unfortunately, we didn''t come up with much of a good plan.


    In the meantime, the only thing I can think of is to send Lil'' Pop and his elite troops all over again,


    As Gugus said this, he folded his arms at the back of his head and looked up at the ceiling.


    In the end, it was agreed that on this day, they would organize another unit to head to the old settlement village again.


    However, as for the departure, they have settled on the fact that they will only leave after the results of the detailed analysis of the captured magical beasts that Jean Barea is doing.


    After that, I dealt with a few guests in the reception room of the town hall.


    Even now, there are elderly people who come to congratulate me on Liberty Combe''s status as an outlying city, so that''s how I''m dealing with them.


    In between visiting duties, I was doing my usual paperwork.


    Then the time for me to go to work arrived.


    Today, the day was all about confirming the current situation.


    It''s not a bad idea, but it''s not a bad idea.


    ........what will happen to my former family members from now on....


    I can''t help but think about such thoughts.


    However, the only thing left for me to do now is to think.


    That evening, we all had a dinner party with Eldena, along with Korok and Tiree.


    Aura and her sister Ela, who always participates as maids, also decided to have dinner together.


    Aura and Ela will be together!��Just a bear!


    As he said this, Korok continued to eat.


    Korok always looks really good and happy as he eats.


    I can''t help but feel cheered when I see him...he has such a wonderful smile.


    I have to do my best for everyone.

 232 . Aristocrat 2

    The next day, a sealed letter arrived from the royal capital.


    The envelope, delivered by regular magician ship, was from the House of Lords.


    I have a knighthood as a frontier nobleman.


    I''m not sure if it''s about that, but I can''t help but think it''s about that, since my former family home, the Greed family, is currently headless.


    According to Foldente, the last titleholder of the Greed family, Causey, was arrested for adultery, so there is no one left in the Greed family to succeed the head of the family.


    It''s a good idea to have a good time with your friends and family.


    You will be able to find a lot of people who will be able to help you in your quest to find the best possible solution to your problem, but at the same time, you can''t imagine what will happen.


    I was kicked out of my former parents'' house that caused such a situation without being able to do anything about it, and all I can do is feel a sense of regret...


    In the envelope.


    "I want you to come to the House of Lords in one of these days.


    It was described as.


    ''''.......What the hell is this all about?''''


    I called Eldena and Biblina, too, to hear what they had to say.


    Both of them, of course.


    ''Well I can''t even begin to consider what they''re going to say.


    Well, I suppose... well, for all intents and purposes, it''s the Greed family, but...


    He said that and just tossed his head in the air.


    It''s not a good idea to head out without any information, so I decided to listen to the story of Foldente, who is scheduled to come back this evening, and then decide on the arrangements for departure.


    He decided to have his deputy lord and wife, Erdena, accompany him when he went to the royal capital.


    ''Then you, mistress, will make arrangements to dispatch a guard.


    After saying that, Biblina left the room at a trot towards the guard station.


    For me, it''s the first time I''ve ever been summoned by the House of Lords, so I''m a little nervous, but I figured that since I was summoned, I''ll just have to go.


    While we were discussing the House of Lords, Alea, who was in charge of finance, came into the lord''s office.


    He told me that he was able to get the approval of the members of the Shopping Street Association regarding the acceptance of an outside merchant association and others earlier than expected.


    ''Thanks to that, everything is ready to go.


    Alea smiled happily.


    At first I had thought it would take about a week to obtain their approval, but the people in the shopping arcade were more cooperative than I had expected, and thanks to the fact that there were almost no objections, they were able to put it all together in just a few days.


    That''s just my imagination, but the people in the shopping arcade must have sensed the sense of entrapment that Alea was talking about...


    Liberty Combe has grown steadily from a settlement to a village, then a frontier small town, and then to a frontier city.


    Nevertheless, most of the people living in it are either people who originally lived in the area or those from neighboring villages.


    Perhaps that''s why Liberty Combe''s population growth has been quite slow in recent years.


    That''s also why the situation of the shopping district''s store openings seemed to have come to a head, he thought.


    Maybe everyone in the shopping district wanted to introduce new blood here.


    Yes, sir, I think so.


    I dodged a smile with Alea and dodged a smile and went to work on the documents again.


    I asked Erdena, the person in charge of commerce, to come over again and the three of us made a final proof of the draft.


    We took into account the requests made by the merchants during our discussion and scrutinized the content.


    However, the number of requests from merchants was not so large, and the revision process was completed soon afterwards.


    Well then, I''ll take this draft and send it to the relevant departments as soon as possible.


    Please, Eldena. I''d like to take it with me on my way to the House of Lords.


    Well, I''m on it.


    After saying that, Erdena left the lord''s room with Alea.


    With this, apparently, it will be possible to attract a Chamber of Commerce to Urinacombe and at the same time attract a Chamber of Commerce to Libertycombe.


    As the vice-president of the Union of Frontier Cities, I can be relieved if the revival of Urinacombomb is progressing based on this decision.


    While I was thinking about this, Unja and Aura came into the room.


    "Hey, baby-chan, want to take a break?


    Well, I''m just wrapping up, so take care of that for me.


    As I said this, they left the room once.


    Unja and Aura have been working as my secretaries, and they always come to offer me tea at the right time when I''m done with my work, or rather, when I''m done with my work.


    I''m sure it''s led by Unja, who used to be the Greed family''s maid, but she''s always really helpful.


    And Aura, who was a bit of a scaredy-cat in the beginning, has calmed down recently and is able to handle it.


    Not long after, Aura came back with a cup of tea and Wunya with a cup of tea.


    I rested for a while with the tea and snacks they brought me.


    Then.


    "Safate, I''m sorry about that earlier, but...


    As she said this, Biblina came back into the lord''s office.


    ''Yeah, I''m fine now, but what''s going on?''


    Yes, I received a letter from my father for my mistress, and in it was a letter for Safate.


    Saying this, Vibrina hands me a letter.


    Biblina''s father is Gelter, the lord of the frontier city of Batcombe and head of the Federation of Frontier Cities.


    I open it in front of him and begin to read it.


    According to the letter, he wanted to hold a meeting of the Frontier Cities Federation and asked me to arrange a date.


    "I understand that your father wishes to hold a joint event with the Frontier Cities Coalition.


    I nodded lightly when I heard Biblina''s words.


    ''It says you want to have a meeting beforehand... and would you be willing to come with me, Biblina?''


    Maybe after you answer the House of Lords call?


    Yeah, that''s what I''m thinking.


    I understand. Make a plan.


    After saying that, Biblina left the room.


    When it comes to the event........maybe it''s a consultation regarding a festival or something else that has been talked about before.


    We need to make sure we pack it in during the pre-meeting.......


    While I was thinking about this, I was putting away my paperwork and the day passed by in the blink of an eye.


    The day passed by in a blink of an eye as I finally put away my paperwork, and Foldente came back from King''s Landing as if he had seen it coming.


    As soon as he returned, he told me that


    Has the House of Lords already summoned you?


    That''s what he visited.


    ''Yeah, I just got it this morning.


    As I said this, I handed a letter from the House of Lords to Foldente.


    When you finish reading the contents of the letter, Foldente nods his head slightly.


    The best way to do this is to have a look at a few of the most important things in life.


    ''Yes. So, I was wondering if Foldente had any information in King''s Landing...


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find out more about it.


    It''s a good idea to have a good idea of what you''re going to do with it.


    After all, to suddenly cut off the noble families of the four former lords...


    Yes, I''m afraid you don''t want that to happen.


    I talked to Foldente for a while.


    ''''Well I guess we''ll just have to go for it anyway...''''


    That''s the conclusion I''ve come to.


    �� ��.


    Because of the prolonged consultation with Foldente, I was not able to eat with Korok and Tiree today.


    When I returned to the mansion, Korok and Tiret were asleep on the bed in my room, not in their own room.


    According to Unya.


    He said he was going to stay up until you got home, and he tried his best, but...


    It was a good thing.


    I gently stroked their heads, which were sleeping comfortably.


    Then they seemed to smile at the pleasant invitation.

 233 . Aristocrat 3

    A few days later.


    I went with Erdena to King''s Landing.


    Biblina arranged it.


    Cornes of the Bird People


    Chias of the Leopard People


    Dodona of the Golem tribe.


    The three elite members of the Bureau of Guard served as my bodyguards this time as well.


    As I was heading to the King''s Capital on the first morning''s liner, Korok and Tiree saw me off on this day.


    They still looked quite sleepy from waking up so early, but with Unja holding me by the shoulders


    Bye, Mum. Bye, Mum.


    Shy.


    He waved his hands hard.


    ''''........But really, what is it with the House of Lords calling me.......''''


    ''If this is the Central Frontier Station, I know it''s probably about Liberty Combe...''


    Inside the magician''s ship, Erdena and I could do nothing but crane our necks.


    In the end, without coming to any conclusions, the magic ship with us on board arrived at the royal capital in about half a day.


    It''s a good idea to have a good idea of what to expect when you arrive at the ship''s tower.


    ''''Thank you for your hard work, Master Safate, Master Erdena,''''


    Quinn smiled and held out his right hand, and Erdena and I took turns shaking hands with him.


    Later, in the reception room of the Quinn Trading Company, Erdena and I treated Quinn to tea.


    ''''........So, Quinn. About my being called to the House of Lords this time, have you found out anything about it?


    At me saying that, Quinn twisted his head.


    The very story that I called you to the House of Lords has not leaked through.


    At those words, we twist our heads again.


    "I don''t know what you mean.......there''s no other words in the letter that say we should keep it secret.......


    ''Maybe, but maybe it''s such a mess that I forget to add it.


    We took a short break while exchanging such conversations with Quinn, and then we took the carriage Quinn had prepared for us to go to the Central Town Hall.


    After a short time, we arrived at the central office building and walked to the most imposing building at the back of the building.


    It is the House of Lords.


    I''ve visited it several times in the past when I was a member of the Greed family, but this is the first time I''ve seen Erdena.


    ''''Well after all, I''m of the elven race,''''


    That''s what Eldena said.


    Hey you. Would you like me to wait for you after all?


    I said.


    But then I gently hugged Eldena''s shoulder.


    ''Don''t worry about it, you''re my wife.


    Saying that, we went straight into the House of Lords together.


    When I went out to the reception desk, the receptionist looked at Erdena with an expression of blatant disgust.


    This kind of place hasn''t changed a bit since the past.


    This royal capital encourages Bobblebum''s religion, which is based on racial supremacy, and naturally the nobles also believe in and worship Bobblebum''s religion.


    This receptionist must be a Bobblebumite as well.


    That''s why she''s a sub-race and just seeing Erdena, I thought she was acting like this.


    ''''Um ... what can I do for you?


    Oh, I''m sorry to receive this letter.


    The receptionist rolled her eyes as she handed the letter from the House of Lords to the receptionist, who made no attempt to hide her disgust.


    ''''Sh, excuse me, please wait a moment!


    The receptionist suddenly stood up and bowed deeply, then ran off towards the back of the building as if to escape.


    At the sight of that, even Erdena, who had had a hard expression until then, couldn''t help but smile.


    Often, she waited.


    Along with the receptionist from earlier, a man who seemed to be her superior arrived.


    ''''You must be the Gossage Frontier Count of the Frontier City Liberty Combe Lordship and his wife, we''ve been expecting you.


    As he said this, the man in charge led us to the back of the building.


    The receptionist kept bowing her head deeply to see us off.


    Quinn and the three guards were told to wait here, so we had to part ways with the four of us once here.


    ''''Well I''m sorry that the receptionist was rude to you earlier and I''m truly sorry. I''ll give her a hard time later, so please be gentle........


    Well, now that you''ve apologized, I won''t make things worse.


    As they walked down the corridor while exchanging such conversations, the man in charge stopped in front of a door that was located quite far back in the hallway.


    ''''You are all waiting inside here, sir...''''


    After saying this, we were led inside.


    There were a few old aristocrats waiting for us.


    When I walked in, they all stood up and bowed deeply.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find a great deal more information on this topic.


    Please have a seat.


    At that prompting, Erdena and I sat down in front of the old nobles.


    ''''Now, let''s get right to it, Mr. Gossage Frontier Count you are the second son of the former Greed family, Safate Greed-dono, isn''t that right?


    I felt a little defensive when he said that to me all of a sudden.


    It seems that one of the old aristocrats noticed me and waved me off with a smile.


    He said, "Oh, don''t be alarmed. I''m not here to punish you for hiding your real name or anything like that. Besides, you were formally expelled from the Greed family.


    After being told that and thinking for a while, I


    Yes, I am. I''m Safate, the man who was once the second son of the Greed family.


    As I said this, I looked around at the old nobles.


    Beside me, I saw that Erdena was preparing herself in case of an emergency.


    If the guards would rush in to capture me, I could sense that they would be willing to defend me, even if it meant taking their own lives.


    You may not be so defensive, ma''am. I will not punish you in any way for this.


    The old aristocrats looked at me again as I said this.


    The old aristocrats looked at me again and said, "Well, Sir Safate, since we, the House of Lords, have a hand in this, will you not return to the register of the House of Greedo?


    And I want you to take over House Greedo.


    The old aristocrats called themselves the Senate and said so after calling themselves the Senate.


    The Senate........I''ve heard of it too.


    It''s a group of people who have held important positions in the House of Lords, who, after handing over the position of head of the House to someone else, have come together as advisors to the House of Lords, and that is the Senate.


    The story of the people in the Senate was this.


    The Greed family, which had been in the position of the former four dukes, would be cut off if it continued like this.


    "Since we, the Senate, have agreed to serve as the fourth Duke of Greedo, we cannot bear to sever our ties with the House of Greedo.


    I couldn''t help but notice that the Senators were somewhat brusque in their remarks.


    My father, Gapori, has given away a great deal of money and goods in order to take the position of the Fourth Duke.


    Of course, the people in the Senate who are in front of me right now must have been part of the receipts.


    That''s why they''re not happy about it.


    The Greed family has been found to be corrupt so far, and there have even been arrests.


    From other nobles.


    Why did you appoint such a nobleman to the Four Lords?


    It is not hard to imagine that many people are saying, "I don''t think so.


    On top of that, if the Greed family is cut off, there will be a very serious investigation of those who pushed for the Greed family''s inauguration.


    If that happens, these senators will not be allowed to get away with it.


    That''s why they want to avoid the breakup of the Greed family and somehow vanish the responsibility for the appointment.


    I couldn''t help but sigh as I let my thoughts wander.

 234 . Aristocrat 4

    I can''t take this story.


    I said this with a quick, almost immediate response.


    But my response seemed to be well within the realm of what the Senate was expecting from me.


    Well, now, you''ll have to listen to us for a moment.


    He smiled harmoniously.


    The first thing that comes to mind is the fact that the Greed family is now corrupt, bribery, black market and.........


    No it''s all true and...


    I frowned at the words of the Senate member and replied with a frown.


    At my words, all of the senate members let out a sigh of relief.


    I could tell from this that they were being very cautious about this matter.


    I''m sure you''ll be happy to know that the Greed family is in a state of flux.


    As he said this, one of the old nobles of the Senate stood up.


    ''''If Lord Safate is willing to take over the House of Greed, I promise that our Senate will stand behind him.


    As he said this, the rest of the Senate nodded in unison.


    The backing of the Senate........


    This was a ridiculously unbeatable condition in this world.


    The former nobles in the Senate here were all men who had held important positions in the House of Lords and other offices, and they still had a great deal of influence in the House of Lords.


    They have a close relationship with the Bobblebum Church and have a great deal of influence in the Parma Assembly.


    If you can get the backing of the Senate, it honestly means that there is nothing you can''t do in this world.


    At the same time, however, it also means that the Senate will no longer be able to be proud of you.


    I''m sure Master Safate understands the meaning of these words, but........


    As he said that, the former nobleman slowly walked up next to me.


    I promise you that I will make sure that the frontier city of Liberty Combe, of which you are the lord, is given the utmost consideration. And as for House Greed.


    As he said this, the former noble spread his hands wide.


    ''''If Lord Safate takes over the Greed family, I will immediately return you to the senior nobility. And eventually, you will be returned to the Four Lords...''''


    As soon as the nobleman finished his words, the rest of the House of Lords stood up in unison.


    ''''What do you think?��We promise to help you with that and so I beg you to accept this offer.


    As I said this, the former nobleman spoke into my ear.


    I''m sure you understand, but if you don''t accept the offer, things could get a bit messy.


    As soon as I heard those words, I turned to the former nobleman.


    In front of me, that former nobleman continues to smile with a smile.


    ''''Safate sir, near the frontier city of Liberty Combe, where you are serving as the lord, there is a city called Urinacombe, as I recall?


    Yes I have.


    That city.........was practically ruled for a long time by black marketers, and isn''t it struggling to reconstruct it at the moment?


    ....


    No, no, please don''t get me wrong. I have told you that if you take over the House of Greed, I will do everything in my power to support your recovery.


    As he said this, the former nobleman let out a ho-ho-ho-laugh as he touched his white beard.


    This one word.


    "If I don''t take over the House of Greedo, I will stand in the way of Urinacombe''s recovery.


    It''s obvious that''s what he''s saying.


    The current Urinacombe is just beginning to finally improve its urban functions, and no matter how much money it has, it should be insufficient.


    That''s why Acting Lord Riknas has been desperately applying to the Central Frontier Bureau of the Royal Capital for reconstruction assistance every day.


    While repeating these tasks, Riknas continues to take the lead in the reconstruction work.


    He''s moving rubble, carrying materials, and serving as a night patrolman.


    If I don''t take over the Greed family, these ex-aristocrats in the Senate will probably try to pressure the Central Frontier Agency to deny approval to the application for reconstruction assistance from Riknas.


    If that were to happen, it was clear from the fire that the reconstruction work in Urinacombe would be stalled at once.


    I involuntarily tighten my grip on my mouth.


    The former aristocrats of the Senate continued to stare at me with smiles.


    The silence in the room continued.


    �� �� ��.


    At this point, the meeting was adjourned for once.


    ''Well, Lord Safate will need time to think about it.


    With that said, Erdena and I were led to a room in the House of Lords.


    It was a room in the basement of the House of Lords.


    In advance.


    I don''t want you out of the House of Lords until we''ve had this conversation.


    We were let in here after being told so by the former nobles.


    The guards are standing outside the room, and it was forbidden to go out at all.


    Although it is allowed to submit a letter of intent, the contents will probably be thoroughly checked and if there is a problem with the contents, they will probably be destroyed.......


    The room was well made and had a bath and toilet.


    I heard that if you come in, you''ll be provided with food and drinks.


    ''''........In other words, I won''t let you step out of this building and have any contact with the outside world until you agree to take over the Greed family......So that''s what you mean.......''''


    I involuntarily clicked my tongue in the room.


    Then, Eldena put her index finger to her mouth and motioned me to be quiet.


    When I looked at the tip of the gaze that Eldena was staring at, I found a surveillance crystal embedded in the ceiling.


    I sat down on the couch, my mouth tightening.


    Erdena sat down next to me.


    Eldena put her mouth to my ear.


    ''Well you can do whatever you want. I''ll follow you wherever you go.


    That''s what he said.


    At first glance, it would seem that if we agreed to take over the Greed family, we would be treated well.


    But there is no way the Senate will continue to treat us well.


    Probably, at some point, they will turn their back on us and ask for something in return for their hospitality.


    If that happens, not only me, but also the frontier city of Liberty Combe could end up at the mercy of the Senate.


    However, there''s nothing we can do about it after being completely confined to the house, even if we want to do something about it.


    I was regretting that I had come to this conference so ineptly.


    We thought about it for a while, but nothing came to mind, so we decided to distract ourselves with a cup of tea.


    We asked the guard outside the door for tea, and shortly afterwards a woman in a maid''s outfit came into the room.


    Naturally, the guards are waiting behind her.


    In the midst of all this, the maid put a cup in front of me and placed a sheet of paper next to it.


    It''s not just a matter of time before you get to the point where you can get your hands on it.


    When I took it in my hand, it read


    "Botchama.


    That''s what it said.


    Surprised, I turned my gaze to the maid''s woman.


    When I looked closer, I saw that the maid was in human form... but I remembered seeing her a few times before... she was definitely Unya, who was transforming into a race.


    Unja didn''t even look at me, she was pouring tea into her cup nonchalantly.


    I''m going to go along with Unja and pretend to be calm.

 235 . Aristocrat 5

    [Text]


    Unya, who is changing into her racial form, holds out a cup of tea in front of me and Erdena and leaves the room with a bow.


    The guards who came in with Wunya also leave with her.


    And as soon as the door to the room closes.


    "Uh.


    Gulp.


    The muffled voices of several men could be heard from outside the door.


    Not long after, the door to the room opened again.


    As they entered, Unya''s tail seemed to extend, and she went on to destroy the surveillance crystal attached to the ceiling of the room.


    ''''Botchan!��Lady Eldena!��It''s good to hear that you''re safe.


    After confirming the destruction of the crystal, Unya came hugging me and Erdena.


    The figure was not the figure of the race we had just seen, nor was it the usual cat people.....


    The tail on its back had nine tails, and its body was somewhat slimmer than usual, giving the impression that its entire body had become very sharp.


    ''''.........Unya, were you by any chance an elemental cat people?''''


    Erdena couldn''t help but shout when she saw the figure.


    I''ve heard of the name Nekomata People (Elemental Cat People), too.


    I''m sure it''s a sub-human that boasts a tremendous attack power.


    However, the Elemental Cat People were already thought to be extinct.


    Because of its high fighting ability, it was often used as a tool for assassination, and it is said to have been exterminated by the Bobblebum religion, which was concerned about its danger....


    We''ll talk about that later. Right now we need to get out of here.


    After saying that, Unja put her hands on the floor.


    ''''But Unya, we''re underground.......and if they destroyed that surveillance crystal, the guards will come running in immediately.......''''


    ''''Well maybe we can get out of here on our own if it''s just Unja, but not with us...''''


    Me and Erdena anxiously call out to Unja.


    ''Unya, at least you can get out of here and tell someone about our situation.


    As I said this, Unja smiled at me.


    As he said this, Wunya dug his claws into the cobblestone gap in the floor and ripped it off in one fell swoop.


    Underneath it was directly on the ground, exposing the dirt.


    Then Unya began to emit a strange squeal against the surface of the dirt.


    Its super high-pitched squeal was almost inaudible to our ears.


    However, it continued to make the air in the room shake.


    As Una continued its whine towards the ground, we heard the sound of footsteps coming from the corridor, with multiple guards running towards us.


    ''''Not good!''''


    I walked up to the door and quickly closed it.


    The inner lock has been removed, probably out of consideration for preventing people from getting holed up.


    Fortunately, the door is designed to open inward.


    I move the couches and desks in the room in front of the door.


    Eldena also tried to destroy the doorknob with magic.


    But the magic inhibition area seems to have developed in the room, and both Erdena and I were unable to use magic.


    Soon after, the sound of knocking on the door began to echo in the room.


    ''''Safate-dono, please open this door!


    Now we won''t do anything bad!


    The guards bang on the door and push it open, saying so verbally.


    Me and Erdena desperately push it in, pressing our backs against the couch.


    For a while, that offense and defense continued.


    ........That was when.


    The earthen surface where Unna was emitting squeals suddenly fell with a bump and hollowed out.


    Then, countless bone people appeared from within it and entered the room.


    From behind them, Sarah entered the room.


    ''Sorry, the bedrock was unexpectedly hard, it took me a while to dig through it.


    Okay, meow, you''re just in time.


    Sarah exchanged a few words with Unya.


    Meanwhile, the bone humans came into the room and started pushing the couch as they rushed towards us.


    ''You two, let those bone people do the rest, come on,''


    With that, Sarah beckoned me and Eldena towards the hole.


    We walked into the hole just as Sarah called us.


    We''ll be able to see what''s going on, and we''ll be able to see what''s going on.


    The inside of the hole is narrow, but the inside is quite wide, and thanks to that we were able to rush through.


    ''But Sarah, how did you find that place?''


    Ah, Lord Geltar gave me the details. He said that if the lords were to be put under house arrest, they would be there.


    Geltzer?


    ''Ah, when Lord Gelter heard that the lords had been summoned to the House of Lords, he came to Liberty Combe with a change of blood and should be up here now.


    Up?


    Well, I''ll tell you later. Anyway, I hear we have to get out of here before we can expose the elders of the Senate for what they''ve done.


    Once Sarah had told me that much, the hole led into a certain space.


    ''''Is this........is this by any chance the underground pipeline to the royal capital?


    Oh, yeah.


    At my words, Sarah nodded with a coy smile.


    There are various pipes stretching throughout the capital.


    The water pipes, sewer pipes and other pipes that are essential for life are all threaded together through these underground pipelines.


    "I dug a horizontal hole from the nearest underground pipeline to the Senate to the basement of the Senate, and then waited for the sonic signal from Lord Unya.


    Wunya''s sonic voice penetrates to the underground.


    Sarah and Unja smile at that.


    Erdena''s expression becomes cloudy at such two people.


    ''''........But with the underground plumbing passage close to the Senate, the guards will be coming soon......''''


    Oh, that shouldn''t be a problem. The guards don''t have time for that right now.


    What?


    Anyway, little girl, we have to get out of here first.


    With a puzzled look on my face, Erdena and I followed Unya and Sarah through the underground plumbing ducts as they were prompted.


    �� �� ��.


    Soon after, we emerged from one of the exits of an underground plumbing road in the back streets.


    To my surprise, there were a tremendous number of people surrounding it.


    I winced at the sight.


    ''Oh, it''s okay, Mr. Safate, these are all regular customers of my store.


    While saying this, the one who called out to me was the goblin people (goblin people) of the Three Dragons Pavilion.


    The guards suddenly became very cautious about this area after Unja and the others went in here, we are driving them out of here.


    The old man said so and smiled with a smirk.


    When I looked closely, I realized that the people gathered around him were all sub-humans.


    They are all familiar faces that I have seen many times at the Three Dragons Pavilion.


    They gave us a smile and pushed back all the guards who were trying to come here at once.


    ''''All the sub-people in this back street are on your side, don''t worry,''''


    As he said this, the old man, a kobold (goblin people), led us to the back of the street.

 236 . Aristocrat 6

    As we were guided by the old man of the kobolds (goblin people) to the back of the street, a wagon appeared from the shadow of a building.


    ''''Master Safate! Good luck!


    The man at the wheel of that carriage waved me over as he said this.


    I''m Dengo.


    This is Dengo, the sheepman who works for Quinn of the Quinn Trading Company as a carriage attendant.


    Dengo got off the wheelhouse and opened the door to the carriage and led us into it.


    ''Dengo, take care of the rest,''


    Yeah, you''re on it.


    Dengo replied to the old man of the goblin people with a smile and went back to the horsebox.


    ''''We''ll move as inconspicuously as possible from here on out,''''


    As he said this, Dengo slowly started the carriage.


    Then a large man standing at the back of the carriage walked up beside it, by the door.


    I gazed softly in that direction through the curtain-covered window, and there was the figure of the demon Lerd.


    It''s Lerdo, who is in charge of the security of Quinn''s private residence.


    When Lerdo noticed Erdena and I peeking through the window, he gave us a light wave.


    We smiled back at Lerdo and ducked into the carriage, closing the curtains and ducking into the carriage.


    The carriage seemed to be going from the back road to the front road.


    ''''........what is it, that voice?''''


    As Erdena said this, as the carriage approached the front road, some kind of noise began to be heard.


    The voice was gradually getting louder and louder.


    And when the voice began to be heard clearly, Erdena and I couldn''t help but look at each other.


    ''''I know that the lord and his wife of the frontier city of Liberty Combe are under house arrest here. We need you two to get them out here as soon as possible!''''


    It was definitely the voice of Gelter, who was using a magic loudspeaker.


    I turned my gaze outward through a gap in the curtains while being careful.


    It was just around where the building of the House of Lords could be seen in the distance, and I saw quite a few guards lined up in front of the House of Lords.


    ''''Biblina cancelled all the regular mage ship operations, and they''re sending everyone from the frontier city of Liberty Combe in a piston transport with Geltor, the Batcombe guards, and us,''''


    Sarah told me that while staring at the House of Lords from behind me.


    Beside her, Unja is nodding.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find a way to get out of it. Unja and the others will escape from the royal capital during this time.


    But Geltzer and the others...


    I''m sure Master Geltar won''t have any problems. I hear he''s got the Senate''s Seiryu School on his side, after all.


    The Senate''s Seiryuu School?


    I nodded my head at Sarah''s words.


    It seems that Erdena has never heard of it either, and we both nod our heads.


    In front of us, Sara seems to be trying to explain in front of us, but...


    ''''Um ... what ... what ... what''s with the Seiryuu School ... well ... that''s funny, I''m sure Foldente told me about it beforehand...''''


    He was shaking his head incessantly as he said this.


    Then.


    Sarah, she can''t remember the hard part, you know?


    Foldente appeared in the carriage.


    ''Foldente!''


    I couldn''t help but smile.


    Foldente is a thought body whose body has already disappeared.


    Therefore, it is possible to transfer to a certain amount of space like this.


    It''s not just a matter of time before you''re able to get in.


    Foldente smiled at that and waved his hand, smiling.


    What I just said is that the Senate is not all corrupt people with outward appearance of desire. There are some decent people who are trying to improve the corrupt Senate and the House of Lords, and they are known as the Seiryuu-kai.


    According to Foldente''s story, Geltar had been communicating with the Seiryu people in the Senate for some time now. When Geltar heard about my case, when he arrived at the royal capital in his magic airship, he used his contacts to contact the Seiryu ex-aristocrats in the Senate and the House of Lords to make sure that the people responsible for this case in the Senate and the House of Lords were unaware of it.


    They began to act after gaining their cooperation in this case.


    While Geltar was causing a commotion in the House of Lords, Unya and Sarah rescued the two men.


    Foldente nodded his head while folding his arms.


    It''s a good idea to bring them back to Liberty Combe once and protect them.


    Unlike usual, Foldente''s tone of voice is serious.


    At the sight of that, Erdena and I unconsciously swallowed our spit.


    ''''Well then, I''m going to sneak into the magic ship and........''''


    As I said this, Foldente shook his head from side to side.


    The House of Lords has detected that Geltor and the others are carrying everyone, and they have already surrounded the landing tower of the mage and the Quinn Trading Company.


    Quinn Trading Company too?


    I yelled out.


    ''I shouldn''t, I shouldn''t even bother Quinn...''


    When I said that, Foldente finally chuckled as usual.


    It''s a good thing," he said, "because even we can see that. It''s a very good idea to have an elite squad of guards led by lillpop in Quinn''s company, so it should be safe.


    Hearing Foldente''s words, I couldn''t help but let out a sigh of relief.


    But it was only for a moment.


    Thinking about what happened after that, I frowned again.


    ''''Then how do I get out of the royal capital.......at this rate, the gates of the city will be all seized......''''


    When I said that, Foldente chuckled.


    It''s taken care of, so it''s just a matter of getting there in one piece.


    As he said this, he sat back in his chair.


    Shortly after, Dengo from the steerage talked to the carriage in a whisper.


    At those words, Erdena and I winced and stiffened.


    ''''Let me take care of it, Botchan.


    As she said this, Unya transformed her body into a nine-tailed form again.


    Sarah, too, was bracing herself while bobbing her fingers.


    ''Stop that carriage over there! I''ll check inside.


    Well, well, well, Knights, what''s the matter with you?


    Yes, word has been sent out across King''s Landing that a criminal has escaped, and we''ve been ordered to inspect every passing carriage.


    Oh, dear...


    Dengo can be heard inside the carriage having such a conversation with the knights.


    It seems that the carriage is already surrounded by the knights and has stopped moving.


    However, the door of the carriage seems to be held down by Lerdo himself.


    Get out of the way!


    The voices of the frustrated knights could be heard.


    This is now the only way to jump out with Ichibachi or Unya and Sarah....


    That''s exactly when I thought it was going to happen.


    Doggone it.....


    From somewhere, an explosive sound came out.


    The sound seemed to be coming from the direction of the headquarters of the Bobblebum cult.

 237 . Aristocrat 7

    The guards surrounding the carriage were clearly upset by the roar that came from the Bobblebum cult''s headquarters.


    Then Dengo was there.


    Ladies and gentlemen, do you have some sort of emergency, please?��We''ll be waiting for you here, so why don''t you head over there first?


    He spoke to the knights in a calm manner.


    Dengo spoke to the knights without showing any signs of impatience in his tone at all.


    The knights seem to be talking to each other about something, and you can hear them talking from the front of the carriage.


    Then.


    No, no, I''m going to change this carriage now. Even with all my might.


    It''s early to say so, but I can feel the knights rushing around the carriage.


    It''s a very good idea to be able to have a good idea of what you''re looking for when you''re looking for it.


    It seems that Dengo, the maneuvering horse, is being held in custody and his voice cannot be heard.


    At the same time, spears were thrust into the windows on all sides of the carriage.


    I''m not going to be able to get a good idea of what I''m talking about, but I''m not going to be able to get a good idea of what I''m talking about.


    ''''If it comes to this.......''''


    As he said this, Unya was looking up at the ceiling.


    It was obvious that she was trying to snip through it and get out.


    But.........


    What would happen if Unya went out in this form?


    It is a race of Unya that was driven to extinction by the direct order of the Bobblebum cult due to its fighting ability.


    If its appearance before the Knights........


    Unya, wait a minute!


    I hurriedly clung to Wunya.


    ''Please let go, little one, please let go of me, this is the only thing I can do...''


    Unja said this and tried to unwind me.


    But I didn''t move while holding Unya in my arms.


    In that situation


    "Wait a minute.


    Sarah, who was pushing back the spear stuck in the window, called out.


    Sarah, who is putting her index finger to her own mouth.


    Following Sarah''s lead, we hid our voices and listened carefully.


    Look, look, look, if you don''t go to Bobblebum''s place as soon as possible, you''ll get into trouble like this.


    At the same time as those voices, the screams of the knights echoed around the carriage.


    Hearing that voice, Foldente began to chuckle.


    ''''Giambalea, you''re finally here, huh?


    Giambalea?


    I couldn''t help but widen my eyes at Foldente''s words.


    After all, Giambalea is famous for its reluctance to leave the city.


    No matter what.


    "We''re having the most fun in the underground maze here.


    It was Giambalea, who just laughed at that.


    When I opened the curtains of the carriage a bit, I did indeed see Giambalea''s figure in front of it.


    Jambalea is wearing a white shirt with a handwritten "True Strike Appears" on it and is smiling high.


    At his feet was a large Boston bag, and more and more bone men and golems were appearing from the open one, pushing back the knights around the carriage.


    After confirming that all the knights had been pushed back, Giambalea closed the Boston bag and lifted it up before getting into the carriage.


    ''Giambalea, I didn''t expect you to come too,''


    ''Oh?��Why do you say that?��If I hadn''t been picked up by you, I would have starved to death somewhere. I wouldn''t have been able to keep quiet when my benefactor was in such trouble.


    As he said this, Giambalea gave a high-pitched laugh.


    ''And hey, it''s not just me that''s coming, Jalvin and Serbin are also flaunting themselves.


    ''What?��Are those two here too?


    After all, those two were enslaved and dominated by the bobble bum scumbags. In other words, they know more about the structure of the Bobblebum religion''s headquarters than anyone else.


    ...then the explosion that occurred earlier was...


    Yeah, hey, there''s a couple of guys going rogue in headquarters.


    Giambalea laughed happily at me and Eldena''s words.


    Shortly after, the carriage with us on it began to move forward again.


    Because the horses were gone due to the commotion earlier, the demon Lerdo was pulling the carriage for us.


    The Lerdo, who was quite large, pulled the carriage without a care in the world.


    As a result, there was no one to be on guard around the carriage, so Sarah had to get out of the carriage and run alongside it.


    The carriage with us in it never saw the nobles again.


    On the other hand, the sound of intermittent explosions continued from the headquarters of the Bobblebum cult, and even black smoke began to rise.


    ''''Then, Jambalea.......isn''t that one a bit bad?''''


    I couldn''t help but roll my eyes at the sight.


    Erdena also seemed to feel the same way and was hugging my arm, trembling a little.


    In front of us, Gianbarea was


    What do you care about that? They''re connected to those scumbags in the Senate in the background. That''s a good sign.


    After saying that, he laughed again.


    Beside them, Foldente was also laughing with a giggle.


    With the two smiling people in front of me, Erdena and I also have no choice but to laugh in the air.


    But no matter how hard we tried, we could only get a dry laugh out of it...


    The carriage arrived at Quinn''s mansion not long after.


    ''''Ah, my lord!��Be safe!


    The guards coming out of the mansion came running up to the carriage.


    I recognized these guards.


    They were all former sub-human mercenaries that I had hired at Liberty Combe when I was training in King''s Landing.


    All of the former subhuman mercenaries were at their wits'' end when they were deprived of their jobs in King''s Landing because of the Bobblebum cult''s policy of keeping out subhumans, and they were at their wits'' end when they met me just as I was considering replenishing the guards, and since our interests coincided, they have been working for Liberty Combe''s guards ever since.


    The Liberty Combe Guards, a former sub-human mercenary group, split up into two squads when they arrived at the royal capital on the magic ship.


    Part of the squad was with Lil Pop to guard the Quinn Chamber of Commerce, and the other part rushed to this Quinn''s private residence to protect the place.


    Thanks to that, there were no Knights of the Royal Capital in Quinn''s private residence.


    ''''Come on, this way.''''


    We dismounted from the carriage and headed toward the garden, guided by the guards.


    Then I saw Aura and Aela there.


    The two of them are already wyvern-ized.


    "Well, let''s jump to Liberty Combe with this.


    We split up with Aura and Aela as Foldente was quick to respond.


    Soon after, they were soaring into the sky, flapping their large wings.


    Their speed was quite impressive, and in the blink of an eye, Quinn''s private residence became like a grain of beans.


    ''''Thank you Aura, you really helped me out.


    I said, putting my face around Aura''s neck.


    Aura heard me and let out a loud squeal once.


    This is how we finally succeeded in escaping from the royal capital.

 238 . Aristocrat Another Story

    ~ The story goes back to the point where Safate and the others visited the House of Lords.


    The former nobles of the Senate were aware of Safate and the others'' arrival at the royal capital in a regular magic ship, almost in real time.


    The former nobles of the Senate knew that the Quinn Chamber of Commerce was closely connected to the frontier city of Liberty Combe.


    Therefore, at the time they decided to present the subpoena to Safate and the others, they had acquired the building across the street and opened a dummy shop there to keep an eye on the Quinn Chamber of Commerce.


    At the same time, there is also a regular magic ship embarkation and disembarkation tower beside the Quinn Chamber of Commerce.


    The former nobles of the Senate kept an eye on this regular magic ship boarding and alighting tower as well as the movements of the Quinn Chamber of Commerce.


    A room at the back of the House of Lords.


    Inside the secret meeting room, where only a few people in the House of Lords knew of its existence, were the former nobles of the Senate.


    When they received word that Safate had come to the royal capital, they immediately gathered in this room.


    Among them were the current head of the House of Lords, the head of the Royal Capital Knights, the head of the Royal City Street Administration, and other people with considerable authority in this royal capital.


    ''''But I didn''t expect that Gapoli would fall from grace so easily.


    One of the former noblemen of the Senate said angrily, "I still have to earn my money from him.


    I had to earn more money from him, and I did him a favor.


    And to think that the children were all trash we may have picked the wrong men.


    The former nobles of the Senate were speaking ill of the Greed family.


    Those outside of the Senate just continued to listen to the conversation with an uncomfortable expression on their faces.


    ''''Well that''s fine. It''s fortunate that Safate, Gapoli''s second son, has been found.


    This man, the son of Gapoli, has risen to the position of lord of a frontier city.


    I suggest that he continue to run House Greed as we discussed, and then you and I will bring him under the control of the Senate.


    How about we get them to donate all the rights to that magic ship as well, as a gift?


    "Hey, hey, don''t you think it would be conspicuous if the city gave directly to the Senate? Let it say that it was donated to the Bobblebum cult, and we''ll have real control over it.


    But what if he doesn''t shake his head?


    I''m afraid I don''t know. All we have to do is lock him up in the Senate until he shakes his head as usual.


    At the same time, the former nobles of the Senate gathered in that room let out a low laugh in unison as they said those words.


    ''''So, for you guys........''''


    The former nobles of the Senate all turned their gazes to the House of Lords and other key officials of the Royal Capital here.


    ''''Please treat you guys as you always have,''''


    Anything coming from the frontier city of Liberty Combe is to be suppressed. Other important people, especially those of the Seiryu School, must never hear of this.


    You can do whatever you have to do to achieve that goal. You see, we are backed by the Bobblebum sect, so don''t worry about anything.


    But, but...


    At these words, the head of the House of Lords raises his right hand timidly.


    How do you think........isn''t this different from the past when we confined a store manager who refused to pay us our back taxes?��To have a lord of a frontier city, and also a frontier earl''s knighthood, under house arrest like this to get him to do what he says...


    When the Abbot said this, all the former nobles in the Senate turned their gazes to the Abbot.


    ''''.......My lord, you do not understand.


    What will happen if I don''t do everything in my power to get Safate to take over the House of Greedo and turn him into my slave?


    Let House Greedo cease to exist. There''s going to be a full investigation by the House of Lords Audit Office, that''s for certain.


    Those bastards in the Audit Bureau are a bunch of bastards who will never be paid. I''m certain that any investigation will expose the records of Gapoli''s years of bribery to and from us, not to mention the appointments of our own Senate.


    "And in return, they may discover the favors we have bestowed upon the House of Greedo.


    You know what I mean?��If they find out, you who have been taking bribes for years will not be allowed to get away with it.


    With those words in front of him, the Director became depressed and silent.


    The others didn''t try to open their mouths any further either.


    The former nobles of the Senate nodded in satisfaction at the situation.


    They nodded in agreement, "Anyway, if we can make Safate take over the Greed family and get them to listen to us, everything will be fine. Guys, take care of that for me.


    With that, the former nobles of the Senate laughed again.


    Then


    The former nobles of the Senate succeeded in putting Safate and his wife, Erdena, under house arrest as planned.


    The room is located in the basement of the Senate at the back of the House of Lords.


    Even though the House of Lords is constantly guarded by guards, the Senate has its own guards to guard the building.


    With such a heavy guard, it seemed impossible to rescue Safate and the others.


    Inside the conference room in the Senate, the former nobles of the Senate were gloating.


    ''''All we have to do now is wait for those two to break.


    While saying that. They were taking a leisurely meal.


    Then the guards came rushing in.


    ''''Oh, my God!��Someone has broken into the basement!


    At this news, the former nobles of the Senate rolled their eyes.


    The former nobles of the Senate immediately rushed all the guards into the cellar.


    However, the door remained stubbornly closed and showed no signs of opening at all.


    The former nobles immediately checked the image of the surveillance crystal.


    However, what was captured there was up to the moment when the woman who looked like a maid returned to the room.


    The former nobles of the Senate were desperate to take Safate and the others out of the room anyway.


    In fact, at this point, Safate and the others were already gone in this room, but there was no way the former nobles of the Senate could have known that.


    At this time, another movement had begun in the Quinn Chamber of Commerce.


    The spies of the Senate, who were conducting surveillance across from Quinn Chamber of Commerce, turned their heads when a magic ship that was not scheduled to operate docked at the embarkation and disembarkation tower.


    Then the Frontier City Libertycomb Guards elite unit led by Gelter and the Frontier City Libertycomb Guards elite unit led by Googus and Lil Pop respectively, rushed in and quickly took control of the spies'' store.


    Quinn had realized early on that the shop was suspicious, and while he dared to pretend that he was unaware that he was being watched, he continued to monitor it in reverse.


    With Quinn''s guidance, Geltar and his team had succeeded in getting to know the building in an instant.


    ''I know what those bribe-deep, corrupt old men in the Senate are thinking,'' he said.


    Gelter went first to the Central Frontier Station.


    Here, he summoned his old acquaintances, the Seiryuites of the House of Lords, and told them that some of the former noblemen of the Senate had put Safate and the others under house arrest.


    Knowing privately that the former nobles of the Senate were repeating such an act against those who did not follow their wishes, the Seiryuuists of the House of Lords immediately took action.


    At the same time, Gelter also began to act.


    Gelter, who joined up with the Batcombe Guards unit that had been hiding in the back roads where there were many sub-humans, rushed straight into the House of Lords.


    ''''Geltar-dono, what does this mean!


    Oh?��I''m under house arrest, and I''ve come to ask for the return of the Lord and Lady of Liberty Combe and their wife, who are under house arrest here.


    Gelter raised his voice against the guards of the House of Lords.


    The former nobles of the Senate panicked at the attack of this Guelter.


    Even though the guards of the House of Lords and the Senate were well guarded, their opponents were the guards of that frontier city of Batcombe.


    Known as a mercenary state, the strength of the guards of Batcombe''s guards was well known even in the royal capital.


    They are led by a fierce man, Geltor, who was once known as the King of Mercenaries.


    In a panic, the former aristocrats of the Senate not only assembled the guards in the basement, but also called in the guards of the Bobblebum Sect''s headquarters to confront Geltar and his men.


    As a result, the two men, Jalvin Serbin and Serbin, who had entered the Bobblebum Sect''s headquarters from a different route, succeeded in entering the headquarters of the Bobblebum Sect, where the guards were surprisingly thin on security, without difficulty.


    Here, they scattered magic bombs and drove the headquarters to the verge of collapse before escaping.


    ''''You''ve gotten your revenge for years!


    It''s good to know!


    The two joyful men then met up with Jambalea and evacuated the area, protected by a squad of guards led by Googs.


    At that time, the two men, Jalvin Serbin and Serbin, had succeeded in bringing out quite a bit of top-secret material as well.


    Originally, the whereabouts of these materials were considered top secret, and ordinary people were not even told of their whereabouts.


    However, Jalvin and the others, who had once been enslaved and served by the Bobblebum sect, had been entrusted with the security of this room.


    In King''s Landing, the arrangement had not been changed, as the two men had been thought to be dead.


    The two men had noticed this and had packed all of these materials into a magic bag and taken them out as a last-minute waste of money.


    This enraged the bishops of Bobblebum.


    The bishops ordered a hurried summons against the former nobles of the Senate who had pulled the guards out without permission.


    But at this point in time, they hadn''t been able to turn away Geltor and his men or enter the crypt.


    Meanwhile, the Puritans of the House of Lords were also working in secret.


    While the guards were being led by Guelter and his men, they were forcibly removing all the financial documents that had been kept in the back of the Senate.


    The work had been planned and carried out quickly, and by the time the former noblemen of the Senate were aware of it, it had been completely completed.


    It was only three days later that Gelter and the others left the House of Lords.


    It was only the day after they received word that Safate and the others had returned safely to the frontier city of Liberty Combe.


    Incidentally, on that day, the former nobles of the Senate who finally succeeded in raiding the crypt couldn''t help but be dumbfounded when they saw that there were only bone men there.


    ~And the story returns to the present here

 239 . Bond 1

    We were able to return to the frontier city of Liberty Combe safely after splitting up with the wyvernized Aura and Era.


    As soon as we left the royal capital, the bird people belonging to the royal knights were chasing us, but Aura and Era easily shook off the chase as they reached their maximum speed.


    After landing in the cave behind the town hall where Sara''s scales were being mined, Aura and Aela dropped us off and moved deeper into the cave in their wyvern form.


    When the two of them returned to their original form, they would be naked.


    Therefore, I have set up a closed space in one corner of this cave that the two of them can use to change into dragon form.


    The two of them went there.


    When I landed in the cave, I was assaulted by an unfamiliar sensation.


    To be honest I never thought that the royal capital ... the Senate would do this to me.


    I had heard about it from Foldente, and I had seen and heard some of it when I was an aristocrat.


    I''m sure there are only a handful of corrupt people who could do such a thing...I thought so somewhere in my heart.


    But these corrupt people have locked me up.


    If you look at the fact that even the guards of the House of Lords have arrived, then perhaps the House of Lords and the Knights of the Guard also have friends of those former nobles of the Senate.......


    Those knights who interrogated the carriage in the city could be part of that gang... and as I thought about that, I felt my heart tighten.


    It was then.


    ''Dad!��Mom!


    Korok came running up to me and Erdena, sobbing.


    Behind him was Tiree.


    The two of them came hugging me and Erdena as they sobbed.


    ''''Papa ... mama ... I''m glad you''re okay, bear.


    Yeah, well...


    The two of them continued to squeal as they hugged me and Eldena.


    ''I''m sorry for worrying you, Korok, and Tiree...''


    I hugged them both tightly.


    Erdena also hugged them both with me.


    Unja Sara Fordente was looking at us with a smile.


    ........Come to think of it, the reason I was able to come back here to the frontier city of Liberty Combe this time is because of everyone I''ve met so far.


    If it weren''t for Unja, who has been taking care of me since she was at Greed''s house, I wouldn''t have been able to escape from that basement.


    If it wasn''t for Sarah, whom I met when she stopped me from going out of control, I wouldn''t have been able to get out of the building in one piece.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find a lot of good reasons for your decision to go with us.


    If it wasn''t for Quinn, with whom I became acquainted through business ties, arranging for a carriage and mansion, we wouldn''t have been able to get around on the road, and it would have been difficult to keep Aura and Aela''s huge bodies out of sight.


    If it wasn''t for Lil Pop, who had fallen into this world after being stuck in the space-time gap, we wouldn''t have been able to ensure the safety of that Quinn.


    The guard chief, Gugs, who has been a good friend of mine since the days of the settlement at the foot of Mount Gorun, also seems to have been supporting our escape from the shadows.


    If it weren''t for Giambalea, who came to sell the underground labyrinth to my newly appointed chief, we wouldn''t have been able to escape the predicament in which we were surrounded by carriages.


    I might not have been able to get to Quinn''s private residence so safely if it wasn''t for Jalvin Serbin, who protected me at Liberty Combe after the Chimera Pseudo Incident, destroying the Bobblebum cult''s headquarters and diversion.


    If it wasn''t for the old man from the Three Dragons Pavilion and the regular sub-people who had befriended me when I was living in King''s Landing, I might have been caught coming out of the underground plumbing way.


    If it wasn''t for the tactfulness of Biblina, whom I''ve befriended since the Chimera Pseudo incident, I wouldn''t have been able to stop the operation of the magic ship and use it to raid Gelter and the others.


    It was also significant that Foldente, who had followed us from the ruins of the gate, took advantage of the fact that he himself was a non-physical contemplative body and coordinated with the surroundings.


    If it wasn''t for Aura and Aela, who had come to live together because of the Depa Fever incident, they wouldn''t have been able to return to the frontier city of Liberty Combe like this.


    And.........


    Eldena has always been there for me.


    If she hadn''t been there for me all the time, I would have been crippled.......


    I couldn''t have gotten through this one without the help of everyone I''ve met.


    I strongly believe that.


    That''s what I was thinking as I hugged Korok and Tiree.


    �� �� ��.


    Soon after, back to the size of the race, dressed Aura and Aela came in.


    ''My lord it''s so good to see you.


    As they said this, they both came over and hugged me, too.


    Thank you both. You really helped me.


    I thanked them and gave them a hug.


    We walked through an underground passage that extended from the cave and tried to get back to the town hall.


    "Safate, you''re not going that way.


    Then Foldente approached me.


    Foldente led us to the back of the cave.


    We passed through a work passage at the side of the cave and went out the back side of Mount Gorn.


    There we found Nirmana, a teacher from the small frontier city of Pickus.


    Nirmana was leading a group of knights that she had called in from Picks.


    She teaches children''s studies here in Liberty Combe, but she is originally a supervising teacher at a knight''s school.


    Many of them became knights under her tutelage, and all the knights who came this time are her students.


    The guards of Liberty Combe are heading to the capital in droves, so we''ll protect them.


    As Nirmana said this, she put us in the carriage and set off, keeping a tight guard around it.


    Nirmana avoided the front road and continued on the back road.


    ''Foldente, what is the meaning of this?''


    Hey, you don''t know what''s going to happen, do you?��I thought it was best to hide in a safe place for once, for now.


    When I said that, Foldente chuckled.


    Our carriage, heavily guarded by Picks'' guards, arrived at the hot spring settlement after half a day.


    Instead of entering the hot springs, we went into a small house at the foot of the mountain.


    This is a mansion built by Liberty Combe officials so that we and other Liberty Combe officials can use the hot springs without worrying about the eyes of other hot spring visitors.


    A considerable number of guards had already been deployed around the mansion.


    They seem to have been dispatched from the frontier city of Batcombe, and here and there are the faces of the Geltor Destroyed Maids, who are directly under Geltor''s guardian maids.


    When we entered the mansion, we were greeted by Biblina.


    Biblina had a happy smile on her face.


    I''m glad to see you''re okay. It''s good to see you are safe. You can leave the rest to your mistress, the deputy lord.


    Biblina said, her chest heaving.


    ''I''ll take your word for it and let you rest for a while.


    I thanked Biblina for her help, and she quickly showed me to my room.


    When I sat down on the couch in my room, I was more tired than I thought I''d be, and I fell asleep in no time.

 240 . Bond 2

    It''s been a week since I hid myself in a mansion on the outskirts of the hot spring settlement.


    Foldente showed up at the mansion.


    According to Foldente, who had returned after exploring the state of the royal capital....


    We were told that Gelter was loudly proclaiming that we, the lords and ladies of the frontier city of Liberty Combe, were under house arrest, and that he was openly asking for a meeting with the leaders of the Senate and the House of Lords every day.


    In response, the Senate and the House of Lords, other than the ringleaders of this incident, have begun to act, and during the past week, the ringleaders have been completely isolated in the Senate and have been forced on all sides.


    Moreover, the fact that the magician ships were not allowed to enter the capital was also said to have dealt a serious blow to the people of King''s Landing, especially the members of the Chamber of Commerce.


    The magician''s ships are able to transport goods to remote areas on the same day, and there are many merchant associations that are profiting from being able to quickly obtain rare items from the remote areas.


    When that operation was stopped without warning, the Royal City Merchants Association first asked the Quinn Chamber of Commerce, the agent of the regular magic ship in the city, to explain the situation.


    In response, Quinn


    ''All of this should be considered an emergency measure because the Senate has placed the lord and lady of Liberty Combe, a frontier city, under house arrest.


    They kept repeating that.


    Therefore, the brunt of the shopkeepers'' union soon turned to the Senate.


    In addition, the orders from the Bobblebum cult kept arriving at the Senate.


    A bombing in the headquarters of the Bobblebum cult.


    Some people in the Bobblebum cult''s headquarters had discovered that the noble guards had been moved by the Senate''s leaders on their own orders.


    Guelter.


    commercial association


    Boble Bam Headquarters


    The ringleaders of the Senate, who have been forced to deal with the situation from all three sides at the same time, are said to be completely stuck in the middle of the situation.


    With this move, the King''s Metropolitan Council has finally lifted its weight.


    Until now, the King''s Metropolitan Council, which had continued to respond to the incident with no regard for what happened because many of its members had accepted large bribes from the mainstream of the former nobles in the Senate, the masterminds behind the incident.


    However, as a result of the Senate''s purists in the House of Lords colluding with the Senate''s purists and continuing to petition the assembly, the assembly could not continue to ignore them, and the assembly voted in favor of summoning the Senate to testify.


    Many had argued that the witnesses should be called as witnesses, which is not legally enforceable and not a crime to commit perjury, but in the end the motion was overruled by a majority vote.


    This move was not only due to the actions of the Qing Dynasty senators, but also to the fact that the senators, who had always been frustrated with the Senate leadership group that had been imposing unreasonable demands on them, were happy to see the senators revolt.


    The testimony is open to the people of the city. This is getting interesting.


    Foldente was chuckling when he finished his report so far.


    In front of such a Foldente, I nodded once.


    More importantly, what''s going on with everyone else in King''s Landing who came to our aid?


    That''s what I went to visit.


    It''s true that I''m concerned about the subsequent actions of the former nobles of the royal capital.......the senate, but I''m more concerned about the people who came to our rescue.


    To me, Foldente...


    Don''t worry about it. I''ll be fine.


    He said, and continued his story.


    The ringleaders of the Senate, who were dressed in a completely blocked position.


    In the meantime, the guards who were guarding the Senate gradually disappeared as well.


    It is said that the guards, sensing that they were being used by the Senate, were somewhat unable to devote themselves to their duties.


    Thus, the guards of the frontier city of Liberty Combe are retreating with ease while the security of the entire royal capital is somewhat lax.


    The removal of the troops other than Lil Pop, who were guarding Geltor and Quinn Trading Company, was already almost complete and they were moving along the overland road.


    They''re on the move along the road," he said. It looks like Guelter is going to be out of here now that the council has acted.


    So how about Quinn and Lil Pop?


    ''Well that''s the only thing that bothers me...''


    ''''Well the ringleaders in the Senate will already know that Quinn and the others have helped us and if we leave it at that, they might try to get to Quinn and the others one day...''''


    Well, that''s why Lil Pop is packing it in right now.


    "...I don''t know.��As long as it''s okay with Quinn, but what about having him come to this Liberty Combe?


    Yeah, that''s a good idea.


    Foldente nodded widely in my opinion.


    I asked Foldente to consolation everyone on the move and ask him to tell Quinn what he had just said.


    Upon receiving that, Foldente moved from the spot with transition magic.


    In the room where Foldente was gone, I once again went to my desk.


    This room was a room in the mansion, maintained in such a way that Erdena and I could do our work.


    The ostensible work is being done by the deputy lord, Vibrina, as the acting lord.


    My main job right now is to look over the documents from the town hall that are passed around in secret from such Vibrina, and confirm the contents.


    Our personal care was done by Unya and Aura when we were in the usual mansion, but now that the workload has been reduced, Erdena is proactively taking care of it for us.


    She can do the cleaning and laundry without a hitch, but she''s not very good at cooking, or at having a very small repertoire of dishes, so she''s been practicing with Ursula, learning from her.


    I had a private conversation with Unna yesterday.


    "I didn''t mean to hide it," she said.


    According to what she told me, her father was an elemental cat people.


    Her mother was a normal cat person (Cat People), which means that Unya is a mixture of the two.


    Unja''s father was secretly hired by the House of Lords to do assassinations and other dangerous work, just like the other elemental cat people.


    Because of this, Unja''s father, whose life was being threatened, had her infiltrated as a slave of the Greed family, and they disappeared while he tried to keep her safe.


    ''So Unya''s parents might still be alive today?


    Well, that''s good.


    My words brought a smile to Unja''s face.


    But that smile seemed somewhat sad.


    ........as if she had already given up.......


    Anya said she was done talking about everything.


    She said that and came to stare at me.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find a way to make it work.


    I want her to stay here forever. Of course, I don''t want her to be an elemental cat person, but a cat person''s cat person.


    The words included the fact that I was not going to use Unya as an assassin.


    Unya is Unya, and there and no one else.


    She''s like a slightly older sister who''s been by my side since I was a child.


    When she heard those words, she smiled happily and went to hug me.


    I waited for her with my right hand.


    I''ve been telling you for a while now that I will never have a side room. I love Una Una, but that''s only as an older sister, and I have no intention of making it any more than that...


    Well, then, it''s just my sister!


    As she said this, she brushed my hand away and hugged me.


    I''m so happy to have you by my side.....


    As she said this, Unya was bursting into tears.

 241 . Bonds 3

    On this day, I met up with Erdena to welcome Biblina, who came to visit her mansion on the outskirts of the spa town.


    I''ve been in touch with them on a regular basis so we knew each other''s situation, but it''s been a long time since we''ve seen each other like this.


    It''s great to see you safe, isn''t it?


    Biblina smiled happily and shook hands with me and Erdena in turn.


    After that, we moved to the office room in the mansion.


    There, we decided to ask for advice from Vibrina.


    The reason why Biblina came here this time was to discuss a matter that she wanted to decide on a policy quickly.


    ''''I''m wondering what to do about the regular magic ship.


    With that, Biblina laid out some documents on her desk.


    Until now, the regular mage ships operated by the frontier city of Liberty Convey used to start at the frontier city of Liberty Convey and once they left for the Green Convey in the south, they would pass through Liberty Convey again from there and arrive at the Royal Capital of Batkombay - Ghianacombe, where they would turn around.


    That route used to run once a day, but it was stopped after the Senate house arrest incident at King''s Landing.


    There were two reasons for this.


    The first is voluntary self-restraint.


    Regardless of the form, this time the frontier city of Liberty Combe has broken the terms and conditions of its regular mammary boat service with the royal capital.


    No on-time operation


    No request for temporary flights


    You entered King''s Landing with an armed guard on board.


    For committing these acts, he took responsibility for himself and stopped the magic ship from entering the royal capital.


    The other was a request from the King''s Capital.


    Currently, the King''s Capital is in a very confused state.


    I''ve heard and understood this from Foldente, who has infiltrated the royal capital to find out what''s going on there, but the royal capital council has informed the Quinn Chamber of Commerce, which does regular magic ship agency business in the royal capital, that it''s difficult to accept it under the current circumstances where the crew is not ready to check, and they''ve responded to this.


    In light of these, the operation of the magic ships has been suspended, and as a result. Not only the frontier city of Liberty Combe, but also the cities around Liberty Combe were beginning to have problems.


    ''''........This is the bundle of the petition, isn''t it?


    As she said this, Biblina popped the pile of papers she had brought with her.


    It was clear at a glance that there were nearly a hundred of them.


    These petitions were all asking for the early reopening of the regular magic ship.


    Apparently, the frontier city of Green Convoy had been using the regular magic ships to export a lot of perishable foods such as painful fruits and other perishable foods to the King''s Capital, so the damage was particularly heavy, and there were many complaints in particular.


    There were many complaints from people outside of Greencombe as well, such as the fact that they had a contract with the King''s Capital Chamber of Commerce and wanted it to resume soon.


    ''''We''ve been thinking about increasing the number of regular magic ship destinations to other cities, but most of the requests are for the resumption of the King''s Capital flights, so.......''''


    At my words, Eldena and Biblina fold their arms and think about it.


    As expected, this is a no-win situation....


    I sighed as I looked alternately at the stack of petitions Biblina brought and the map of the area around King''s Landing.


    ''....hmm...''


    Then I remembered something.


    ''Come to think of it, most of the land that the Greed family owned, I believe, is up for sale, isn''t it?


    ''''........Yes, I believe the Central Frontier Bureau of the King''s Capital was conducting mediation sales.......''''


    I hear that the Greed family''s land is the only thing that hasn''t brought in any buyers.


    Hearing Erdena and Biblina''s words, I pointed to a spot on the map.


    It was a corner of the desert area close to the royal capital.


    ''''........What''s wrong with such a barren area?''''


    ''''In this desert, I believe there was a private property of the Greed family. In the past, magic stones were produced here, so it was very useful, but that vein of ore dried up nearly ten years ago and was abandoned until recently, so why don''t we buy this land in the frontier city of Liberty Combe and set up a tower for the magic ship here?


    Hearing my words, Erdena and Biblina pondered for a while as they looked at the map.


    Next to Erdena who said that, Vibrina had a reluctant expression on her face as she folded her arms.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find out what''s going to happen if you get permission from the royal capital.


    ''Yes, I''m sure you''re right. But I think it''s worth talking to them. We''re not the only ones who are in trouble because of the suspension of the magic ship''s operation, I''m sure the King''s Capital side has received complaints about it as well. If the royal capital side is struggling to deal with that, or.......


    After consulting with her for a while, we decided to have her go to the Central Frontier Bureau as an emissary of the frontier city of Liberty Combe to discuss as soon as Foldente returns.


    Probably they will be able to put conditions on it, but we can concede the parts we can concede and discuss the parts we can''t.


    ''''Well, then, my mistress will put together this petition so that it can be submitted to the king''s capital as a reference.


    Biblina said and went back to the town hall.


    It was decided that Erdena and I would prepare a petition, and we immediately went to work on it.


    It was that night.


    After finishing dinner with everyone, Aura and Ella came to visit Erdena and I. "Um....


    ''''Um........actually, I''ve been discussing this with Ela for a long time,''''


    As I said this, the two of them got down on one knee in front of us.


    ''''I was wondering if you would be willing to enter into a master-servant contract with me and Ela...''''


    According to the aura''s description....


    It is said that when Aura and her race find someone worthy of their master, they make a master-servant contract with him or her, and have the habit of serving him or her for life.


    I have heard of this in the lore.


    I''ve heard that one of the heroic followers who once saved this world from the invasion of the demon world was a dragon rider who made a master-slave contract with a white silver wyvern.......


    ''''We are the ones who were saved by our lord. If we hadn''t met our lord, we wouldn''t have been able to survive until now because we were little dragon sisters who had lost our mother. I would like to repay that debt and I have been thinking about it for a long time.


    ''I feel the same way as my sister. Please, please.


    After saying that, Aura and Aela lowered their heads again.


    Hearing their words, I couldn''t help but look at Erdena.


    Aura and Aela are still young.


    Is it okay for me to bind their future with a master-slave contract with me.......


    But.....


    Aura and Ela they have no more relatives.


    Their mother, who was their only family member, has already died of illness.


    They met us and are living in peace because they want to work here and be of service to me.


    After a while.....


    I accepted their offer.


    Erdena agreed to it with a smile.


    I understand that they have romantic feelings for me.


    I need to be treated as their sister.


    I didn''t forget to remind them so.


    At my words, Aura and Aela smiled happily at me.


    Right then and there, Aura and Aura''s sisters and I made a master-servant pact.


    The pieces of the dragon''s soul that Aura and Aela took out of their own bodies were transferred into my body.


    Even though it was taken out, it was in the form of a spherical object of light moving from the two of them into my body, so there was no particular pain or suffering.


    This would not only allow me and Aura Aera to telepathically talk with the thought wave, but it would also allow the two of us to become one when mounted on the two wyvern-formed people, allowing them to stand without any support on their backs in flight.


    ........although I don''t want to have to ride them to get to the point where I have to deal with them.......


    I look forward to continuing to be a part of your family.


    When I said that, the two looked a little confused.


    As they said this, Erdena and I both hugged the two of them gently.


    The two of them are important family members before they are squires. That''s what it is, and that''s what it will always be.


    We hugged her and Aura and Aela again, a smile on her face.

 242 . Enclave 1

    The next day, Foldente returned from King''s Landing.


    According to Foldente, in response to the order from the King''s Council to summon the Senate to testify, the leaders of the Senate had requested the date of the summoning to be postponed, citing ill health due to old age.


    The senate has been insisting on the order, and the deadline for the testimony set by the assembly is fast approaching, he said.


    ''So. I heard that the ringleaders of the Senate are desperately trying to get a meeting with you," he said.


    All those men for me?


    Yeah, yeah. Well, I''m sure he''s hoping that this will all be forgotten and that he''s already approached Quinn''s company in secret with a lot of money and goods to mediate this. Hey.


    As he says this, Foldente chuckles.


    ''So, what''s up with Quinn?''


    Oh, you''re just guessing. I said no right away and kicked him out. But he was so stubborn and persistent that Lil Pop had to physically remove him from the store.


    Foldente seemed to have seen the scene in person and continued to laugh at the memory.


    I let out a sigh of relief as I listened to what Foldente had to say.


    I''ve been worried that the Quinn Chamber of Commerce is harassing me... that''s what I was thinking, but if the Senate ringleaders think the Quinn Chamber of Commerce is the only way to contact me, I won''t have to worry about it for the time being.


    I''m sure you''ll be pleased to know that the people who are preparing to leave the city are also preparing to leave the city after hearing about our safe return to Liberty Combe.


    With this, the only unit that came out to the capital for us this time should be Lil Pop''s unit that continues to protect the Quinn Trading Company.


    In addition, I heard that Geltor''s actions, the unauthorized entry of the magic ship into the capital and the invasion of the capital by armed troops conducted by Liberty Combe of the frontier city, as well as Geltor''s actions this time, will be punished in some way at a later date.


    However, this is expected to be done after the Senate''s decision on the ringleaders is finalized.


    It seems that the king''s capital has been aware of the outrageous behavior of some of the Senate leaders and has been awkward about it for a long time, and they are planning to use this incident to wipe out the troubled former nobles of the Senate.


    It seems that he has decided to focus on that first.


    ''''Well, I''m sure it won''t get rid of the crime, but I''m sure the punishment will be quite light.


    Foldente chuckled as he said that.


    When the report from Foldente was settled, I discussed the matter of the example with Foldente.


    It''s a good idea to have the former direct control of the Greed family....


    While staring at the map I''ve unfolded of the area around the royal capital, Foldente is nodding his head with a humph.


    I''m not going to be able to get to the bottom of it," he said, pointing to a corner of the map in front of Foldente.


    It''s a good idea to buy this worthless land under former direct control from the Central Frontier Bureau, which manages it, and turn it into a landing place for new magic ships.


    Foldente listened to my words in silence for a while, and then, with a pop, he clapped his hands.


    Okay, I''ve got a good idea. Can you just let me handle this one for now?


    Yes, I''m going to, but what are you going to do, Foldente?


    Well if it works, it will work, and it will work.


    After saying that, Foldente chuckled and left for the royal capital again.


    �� �� ��.


    As Foldente headed to the royal capital, I looked at the map of the frontier city of Liberty Combe that hung on the wall.


    So far, there is no direct approach to the frontier city of Liberty Combe from King''s Landing.


    I have asked Foldente to carry out espionage in the capital so that I can always get the latest information from the other side, but the opponent is that capital.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find out what''s going on in the world.


    You can''t afford to neglect your preparations as a lord to be able to deal with whatever is said.


    You can''t afford to do anything that would cause trouble for everyone living in this city.


    My thoughts were growing stronger once again.


    As I was thinking about this, Erdena and Unja invited me out for a walk.


    You''re in a hot spring and you''re staying in your temporary office too long,


    ''''Yes, since we''re here, let''s take a break from it for a bit.


    The two of them forcibly dragged me halfway to the garden at the back of the mansion.


    Since the perimeter of the mansion is still guarded by Nirmana and the others, we can''t go out of the mansion, so it seems that this is where we''re going.


    Nevertheless, although the garden of this mansion is small, it''s very comfortable because it''s green and well-kept.


    In that corner, we spread out the lunch that Erdena and Unja had prepared for us.


    Besides us, Korok and Tiree, Aura and Ela also came with us.


    Korok pointed to a corner of the spread out bento and said


    The vegetables in this sandwich were shredded by Korok!


    He smiled and offered me that sandwich.


    Then.


    There''s one in there, the egg cooker, and Sister Aura did a great job.


    Ela told her with a smile.


    At Ela''s words, Aura became shy and depressed.


    I looked at Korok and Aura in turn as I looked at them.


    Thank you both. I''ll have some soon.


    As he said this, he popped the sandwich into his mouth.


    ''Yeah, it''s good,''


    When I said that, Korok and Aura, as well as Ela and Tiree, smiled as well.


    Erdena and Unna were also watching the scene with smiles.


    ''''........Now, there''s some tea, let''s all have it.''''


    Taking Erdena''s words as a cue, everyone reached for their lunch at once.


    �� �� ��.


    Thanks to Erdena and Unya, I was well refreshed, and I decided to rest early that day, dealing only with the hurried circulars that came around from Vibrina.


    After confirming that Korok and Tiree, who were sleeping together, had fallen asleep, Erdena and I moved into the adjoining living room.


    We kissed each other as we sat down together on the large couch in the living room.


    I''ve been very busy since the incident in the capital, and that''s why I haven''t been able to spend time with my wife, Erdena, like this.


    I''m glad you''re okay.


    Eldena strokes my cheek repeatedly with both hands as she says that.


    I held Eldena in my arms as well.


    I''m not sure if I''ll ever be able to find out what''s going on, but I''m sure I''ll be able to find out.


    �� �� ��.


    Early the next morning.


    You two better get up now, or Koroks are going to wake up.


    Wunya''s voice echoed in the still dimly lit living room.


    I woke up to that voice, which was small but came through well, and I got up in a hurry.


    It seemed that Erdena and I, who had sought each other out so many times last night, had just fallen asleep.


    As soon as I woke up, Erdena also jumped up in a panic and put on the clothes she had left on the floor.


    As for Una, she seems to be paying attention to us, and after calling out to the room, she retreats to the other side of the door.


    From the other side of such a door.


    Uh-nya, are mommy and daddy over there?


    He''s just running some errands. Please wait a little longer.


    I could hear such an exchange between Korok and Unya.


    If it wasn''t for Unya''s tactfulness, it could have been a terrible thing.


    Me and Erdena put on our clothes in a great hurry.

 243 . Enclave 2

    It had been a few days since Foldente had headed to King''s Landing again.


    As if to replace her, everyone in the guard unit from the royal capital returned to Liberty Combe.


    We bypassed the city roads and came back using the old roads and unused mountain roads, but thanks to our hard work, we were all able to return without injury.


    When Eldena and I heard the news, we immediately went back to the town hall and welcomed everyone.


    Among the troops was the guard chief, Gugs.


    When Gugus noticed me calling out to the guards, he


    My lord, I know you have feelings for me, but please be a little more discreet.


    He rushed over to me with a bitter smile.


    Currently, the ringleaders of the Senate are in a very difficult position.


    While I was busy dealing with the actions of Gelter, Gugsu and the others who had come to get me back, the Seiryu Faction in the King''s City had seized every bribe and documentary evidence of back taxes from me.


    Furthermore, I heard that there was a group of aristocrats and senators from the Qingliu School who were planning to have me testify about the entire abduction case to the Assembly.


    If I testify in the House of Representatives about all of this, along with the materials seized by the Seiryu Faction, there is a good chance that I will be able to bring the ringleaders of the Senate out of office and arrest them at once.


    Therefore, rumors are spreading in the House of Lords that the ringleaders of the Senate are planning to stop me from speaking, no matter what they have to do.


    I''ve been told by Mr. Gelter to be very careful about the safety of our lord. It seems that the current ringleaders in the Senate are in serious trouble.


    Gugs said that and quickly pushed me, who was in the middle of greeting him, back into the town hall.


    Once we returned to the lord''s office in the town hall, Gugus and I unfolded a map of the Liberty Combe area.


    ''''The lord now you are at the bottom of the cliffs of the hot spring settlement, but if a horde of people come pouring in here, we won''t be able to do anything... if the Senate ringleaders are able to move the main body of the Knights, the Liberty Combe guards won''t be able to do it alone.''''


    Gugus tightened his mouth as he said that.


    In fact, if the entire Knights of the King''s Capital had been acting seriously, it would have been easy to put down this time''s move by Gelter and Gugus'' move.


    However, among the Knights, only about a fifth of the entire unit acted in accordance with the wishes of the Senate ringleaders regarding this matter.


    The other units seemed to have decided to keep quiet about this matter and did not interfere at all.


    The other troops had decided to keep quiet about the matter, and hadn''t taken any action at all, apparently because they thought they were being bribed and had no choice but to obey the demands of the Senate leaders, but because it was clear that the Senate leaders were the ones who were doing the wrong thing.


    But if, as Gugs says, the ringleaders of the Senate are willing to move these knights without any pretense, even now.......


    That''s why I''ve instructed them to set up a second base here, just in case.


    Saying that, Googus pointed to the site of the old settlement village.


    ''''But this place hasn''t finished investigating the unidentified demonic beast yet, and...''''


    ''That''s why. The ringleaders of the Senate wouldn''t expect to hide their lord in such a dangerous place, and even if the ringleaders of the Senate were to send a horde of them, this place would buy them enough time. After all, the fort was built with the expectation of being attacked by a horde of ancient monster clans.


    Gugus said that, and then he smiled and went on smiling.


    The current site of this old pioneer village, Sarah was the main one who continued the pioneering work.


    Although the identity of the magical beast that can blend in with the surrounding landscape that captured one before is still unknown, thanks to the triple-layered fort that Sarah designed and built, no reports of damage have been received so far.


    Moreover, this former frontier village is currently part of the frontier city of Green Combe''s territory, but as soon as the surrounding area is finished, it will be handed over to the frontier city of Liberty Combe for free, but since this has not yet been reported to the king''s capital, the ringleaders of the senate are not likely to notice it that well.


    I''m afraid that until the Senate leaders are dealt with properly, we must do everything we can to make our move.


    I could only bow my head to Gugsu who laughed at me and thanked him.


    Although Googs has returned, Nirmana and everyone else in the small frontier city of Pickus will continue to guard the mansion near the hot spring village.


    The reason for this is because they thought it would be suspicious if they concentrated on the area where Liberty Combe''s guards, led by Gugus, do not have much time to guard.


    The troops from the small frontier city of Pickus were stationed around the mansion, ostensibly because they couldn''t get into the hot spring settlement. This was not unusual, as the guards of Batcombe who had finished training in the underground labyrinth also sometimes did this when they couldn''t get into the hot spring lodge.


    They take turns going to the underground labyrinth to train and enjoy the hot springs, and they are even doing some disguise work.


    A few days after Gugs returned.


    A few days after Gugus returned, Foldente came back from the capital.


    ''''It''s going to work out.


    As soon as he opened his mouth to say so, Foldente handed a document to Erdena and I, who were greeted in the office of the mansion.


    The document was written as ''Notice of Disposition (Provisional)''.


    What do you mean by this disposition, Foldente?


    ''''Yes, we are the victims, aren''t we?''''


    When me and Eldena said that, Foldente said


    All right, let''s see if you can hear me out.


    Then he started giggling.


    According to Foldente.....


    The King''s Capital Council and the Central Frontier Bureau were privy to the fact that this case was the work of some ringleaders in the Senate, and I understood that Erdena and I were the victims.


    But we can''t unquestionably say that the guards of the frontier city Libertycombe, along with the lord of the frontier city of Batcombe, Gelter, invaded the royal capital to arm themselves.


    But that doesn''t mean that I, the lord of Libertycombe, was captured at that point in time and couldn''t give direct instructions.


    Then Foldente rode into the Central Frontier Bureau.


    Foldente first apologized sincerely for the guards'' armed invasion of the royal capital, and then


    And to atone for my sins, I have agreed to take over the property of the House of Greedo in Liberty Combe, a small town in the Outlying Areas and put it under my control from now on.


    Yes, they have offered.


    It is true that none of the Greed family''s possessions are in a decent condition to live in, so it is rumored that no buyer is available despite the fact that they are on the market for sale at a price close to a knock-off.


    The Central Frontier Agency, which was in charge of disposing of the property, must have been in a quandary, and that''s why Foldente had brought this story to their attention.


    The Central Frontier Agency was in a bit of a bind, so Foldente brought the idea to them.


    Some members of the House of Representatives were opposed to the idea, claiming that it was too unacceptable.


    But then, what else would be the punishment for the frontier city of Liberty Combe?��Everyone had been thinking about it when it came to discussing the issue.


    As a result, they''ve decided to have the discussion at the next council meeting.


    I heard that the Central Frontier Agency is already working with members of Congress and the House of Lords to reach an agreement in that direction, so I''m sure they''ll decide on that first.


    After I finished listening to what Foldente had to say, I looked over the documents again.


    It was clearly stated on the document that Liberty Combe would purchase all of the estates of the former Greed family that had not yet been dealt with, and that Liberty Combe would be responsible for their management and administration thereafter.


    The amount of money written there is quite inexpensive, and if this is the way to pull the curtain back on the issue of the guard invasion, then we can say that we wish for it to come true.


    But here, Foldente frowned.


    ''''........In exchange, I was given one condition....


    "Conditions?


    Well, Safate, when you''re asked by the Congress, you''re supposed to come down to the Capitol and give your testimony on this case.


    When I heard Foldente''s words, my mouth tightened.


    I''m sure it will eventually come to that, but the way things are going, it doesn''t seem too far away that I will have to go to the royal capital again.

 244 . Assault #1

    A few days after Foldente returned to King''s Landing again, I received an express mail from King''s Landing.


    A few days after Foldente returned to the capital again, an express mail from the capital arrived for me.


    It was brought to me by a winged emissary working for the King''s Capital Council and it contained a notice of summoning witnesses from the King''s Capital Council.


    It has been decided that in a month''s time, the King''s Council will hold an intensive discussion on the series of cases involving the Senate, including the house arrest case. Therefore, we would like to ask the Lord of Liberty Combe to come to the King''s Capital Council on this date.


    In the messenger''s words, I


    Roger that, sir, one month from now.


    Yes, I returned the reply of consent.


    Unlike inviting witnesses to testify, refusing to attend the testimony without a valid reason or committing perjury is a crime.


    To begin with, there was no reason for me, as a victim, to refuse to attend this testimony.


    The messenger who heard my reply said


    Then I will report to the council as such.


    With that, he hurried back towards the royal capital.


    ''''It''s good.


    Erdena, who had been listening to the messenger and me behind me, had a complex expression on her face that could be taken as either relief or anxiety.


    ''What''s your anxiety?''


    ''''Your decision to testify means that the fate of the masterminds of the Senate is also in doubt. ........I was a little worried that those men who had gone so far as to put us under house arrest to protect their interests would be quiet......


    As she said this, Erdena gently grabbed my arm.


    That hand was trembling in small increments.


    Even for me, I would be lying if I said I didn''t have that anxiety.


    But..........the date has been set, and all that remains is for me to give my testimony that day at the assembly......it will be fine.


    I talked to Erdena that way.


    At the same time, I kept reminding myself that........


    But our fears came true that night.


    That night, Eldena and I, along with Korok and Tiree, were asleep in the mansion below the hot spring village when we heard a loud noise from the forest.


    Suddenly there was a loud noise coming from the forest.


    ''''What the hell?''''


    I jumped up in a panic.


    At the same time, Unna came running into the room.


    "Hey, little girl, you need to get dressed right away.


    Unya, what''s going on?


    We don''t know what it is yet, but something is attacking this house.


    At Unja''s words, not only me but also Eldena paled.


    When we hurriedly changed our clothes and left the mansion, a fire was rising across the valley where the mansion is located.


    There, some huge creature was standing there, rushing towards us.


    Ahead of it, a salamandered Sarah was standing in front of it, holding the creature back while spitting out flames from its mouth, but there were two of these creatures, attacking Sarah from both sides.


    Moreover, the creature has three heads each, and Sarah is in an inferior position as she is continuously attacked by a total of six heads.


    You can see the guards of the small frontier city of pix around the mansion, but the guards are in a battle stance with another group of unidentified people, and they are not able to protect Sarah.


    ''Come on, Botchan, please get in, Nya.


    From inside the carriage that had been prepared, Unja called out.


    I frowned as I looked at that carriage and Sarah in turn.


    Then, Aura and Aela came running out from inside the mansion.


    ''''My lord, we''ll go to cover Sarah-san,''''


    My lord, please take shelter.


    With that, the two of them transformed their figures into a wyvern in front of the mansion.


    I jumped on Aura''s back after a little hesitation.


    ''''My lord!''''


    "Little man!


    At my actions, Aura and Unya shouted at the same time.


    I could also see the worried faces of Erdena and Korok, who were getting into the carriage.


    I turned my smile towards the carriage.


    ''Don''t worry, I''ll take down that monster with Aura and go after everyone soon............Unja, take care of everyone.


    Okay, okay, okay, okay.


    As soon as Wunya''s mouth tightened, she took the reins herself and started the carriage.


    I watched her go.


    ''Aura, let''s go. I can''t let you guys be the only ones in danger.


    Aura was often puzzled by my words.


    But Aura sensed that my resolve was firm.


    "Acknowledged my lord''s wishes my aura and I will protect my lord''s life, even if I have to pay for it with my life.


    When he said that, he roared loudly once and flew up into the night sky in one fell swoop.


    After that, Aela also followed.


    When we arrived, Sarah was in the middle of continuing her solitary struggle against the two creatures.


    However, she seems to have already suffered a serious injury to her left shoulder, and her left arm is still slackly hanging down.


    Still, Sarah is trying to block the monsters'' invasion, spewing flames from her mouth.


    However, those monsters'' necks are long, and their necks suddenly extend out of the range of Sarah''s flames and bite her body.


    ''''That was........''''


    As I stared at those monsters from above, I was reminded of something.


    (Looks like........that chimera that appeared in Batcombe....


    A demonic beast chimera unleashed by Serbin and Jalvin, who were once sent by the Bobblebum cult''s strongest attackers to make Gelter a dead man.


    At that time, the chimera was still not fully grown, so it was confronted and defeated by Sarah in a half-blown state.


    However, those two bodies in front of us now were almost completely intact, and they didn''t appear to be in an unstable state like the chimera pose.


    ''''Aura!��Ella!��Flame from above!��We have to get those monsters away from Sarah!


    When I shouted, Aura and Aela roared at the same time, and once they soared into the sky, they descended at once towards the monsters.


    My body is surrounded by the light emitted from the body of Aura, who is in a master-slave relationship with me.


    Thanks to that light, I''m standing without support on the back of the aura as it descends straight down, but it doesn''t falter.


    Aura and Aela simultaneously burst into flames.


    The monsters, who apparently were not expecting the attack from directly above, were both eaten by the two flames.


    As it was, Aura flew parallel to the ground and left the battle line once.


    At the rear, Aela went straight to one of the monsters and crashed into it.


    The monster, which had been hit by the hit, fell down with a loud scream.


    The other monster is in a panic as it stretches its neck toward Ela.


    Behind it, Sarah rushed forward.


    Sarah lifted her aching left arm and held the monster''s huge body from behind with both hands, then lifted it up and shoved it with her body towards the cliff.


    Once out of range, Sarah rushed forward again and crashed into its back.


    As she crushed the monster, she tried to jump away, but the head of the monster underneath her attacked her.


    The monster bites her and Aela screams as the monster bites her.


    ''Aura!��Fly for that neck!


    Upon receiving my instructions, the aura soars into the sky at once and then glides away again as it is.


    As it did so, Aura''s body collided with the monster''s neck, and she bit into one of them.


    ''''Aura, keep it going, flame!


    At the same time as my instructions, intense flames of fire were released from the mouth of the aura that was holding the monster''s head in its mouth.


    The head of the monster, which had already turned into an adult dragon, was screaming loudly after being hit by the flames of Aura''s flames, but in the blink of an eye, it became silent and limp.


    In the meantime, Eira also escaped from the spot safely, but her wings seemed to be badly damaged and she didn''t seem to be able to fly away at all.


    ''Ela, turn back into a human form and get on here!


    When Aela heard my voice, she changed her body into a human form.


    Immediately, Aura landed on the spot and bobbed her head.


    From behind it, a standing monster came towards us.


    It pointed its two remaining heads towards us.


    ''''d*mn it, f*ck this!


    I reached out my hands.


    Chanting Wall Make


    We chant that.


    Then a huge wall is created between the monster and the aura, and the two heads of the monster that were rushing towards us collide head-on with the wall.


    At the same time, another wall I generated above the monster''s head is completed and it falls directly to the ground.


    The monster, which was directly underneath it, takes a direct hit and falls to the ground.


    ''Aura, still.''


    I called out as I took Aela in my arms and lifted my jacket over her naked body, draping it over her.


    At the sound of my voice, my aura rose quickly.


    Then I saw Sarah, who had already succeeded in silencing one of the monsters, stepping towards the monster that was coming towards us.


    The monster roaring at us.


    Sarah spits out her full-length flames towards that monster.


    The monster received the flames from directly behind us and let out a scream of despair from its mouth.

 245 . Assault #2

    At the same time that we and Sarah managed to silence the monsters, a large contingent of guardsmen arrived in large numbers from the Liberty Combe guard station.


    Working in conjunction with Picks'' guard unit, they exterminated the mysterious raiding party.


    This mysterious unit attacked the Picks Guards by sheer numbers, but they were unable to break down the Picks Guards, which repeatedly moved in a controlled manner with Nirmana at the center.


    Then the Liberty Combe Guards, led by Gugs, charged in from the rear and intercepted this mysterious unit.


    Although there were many of them, this unit, which was poorly led, was falling apart after a short time.


    At dawn, Gugsu and his team were inspecting the scene.


    Since it was obvious that the target of the enemy was me, I had moved to the temporary town hall that had been prepared in secret at the site of the old settlement village as planned.


    Here, the carriage piloted by Unja had arrived earlier, and Erdena Korok Tiree and the others were safe under Unja''s protection.


    According to Una, there was a group of people who attacked the carriage, but Una, who has become an elemental cat, helped them get rid of it.


    Thank you so much, Una, for protecting us all. Thank you so much, Whoonya, for protecting us all.


    I couldn''t help but hug Unya.


    I''m really glad that everyone was saved, and more importantly, that Una''s confidence was safe.


    The injured were gathered in a house below the hot spring village, where they were being treated.


    Members of the medical department from the town hall have been rushed in from the town hall to treat them.


    Sarah and Ela, who were injured in the fight against the monster, are now receiving treatment here.


    I can''t help but feel relieved when I hear the report that both of them, although not slightly injured, are in good condition.


    But then...


    Hey, little man, may I have a word with you?


    As she spoke to me, Anya spoke to me.


    The team that attacked Unya and her carriage last night has been captured and interrogated, but it looks like these guys are just a group of bandits and thieves.


    Bandits... or does that mean you were paid to attack us?


    I think you''re right.


    According to Unja, who locked up the attackers and made them confess, this group was all a mishmash of bandits and thieves.


    It seems that the gathered group was just handed a large sum of money by a mysterious man and asked to attack us.


    ''....From the fact that he says mysterious man, I take it that we don''t know the identity of the ringleader.


    At my words, Unya nodded with a disappointed expression on her face.


    The mysterious group captured by Gugus, Nirmana and the others was also composed of the same kind of people that Unja had captured.


    All of them were a mishmash of bandits and others, and none of them seemed to know about the ringleader of the group.


    I''m not sure if it''s a good idea, but I''m sure it''s a good idea.


    No matter how I looked at it, I could only assume that it was the ringleaders of the Senate.


    But to prevent them from being discovered as the ringleaders, they prepared a separate set of criminals, and then gave them money so that their identities would not be exposed at all.


    This means that no matter how many of the perpetrators were caught and punished, they could not be traced back to the real masterminds of the Senate, even if they could be punished.


    I couldn''t help but clench my fists while clicking my tongue.


    Unja and Erdena''s faces grew cloudy as they saw me looking so frustrated.


    That''s when it happened.


    "Is there a lord?


    It was Giambalea who walked into the room.


    Today, Giambalea, who was wearing a shirt with "Foolishness" handwritten on his chest, found me in the room.


    Oh, my lord, that monster is hilarious.


    He laughed loudly and banged on both my shoulders.


    ''What do you mean you can laugh...?''


    No?��I checked the body of that monster and whoever made it was a complete idiot. He was a chimera, but he didn''t finish it properly. And because of that, I''m sure he wasn''t able to use it to its fullest potential.


    Didn''t you say that you didn''t get the job done right, with the...?


    Oh, that''s right. A chimera is the ultimate monster weapon created by fusing strong monsters. There''s no way they could be defeated that easily by having two of them appear in perfect form. When I heard about it from Sarah, I thought it was strange, so I looked it up and sure enough, it was.


    After saying that, Giambalea displayed a window in the room.


    Inside that window, a part of the body of a demonic beast was displayed.


    ''''Take a good look at this place. See those stripes at the base of its neck?''''


    ''''Well if you ask me, it''s true...''''


    The streak that Jambalea pointed at was a long one that extended from the base of the monster beast''s neck to the monster beast''s body.


    ''''This streak is like a crack that occurred when the two hexenbiests didn''t fuse perfectly. This is the reason why the magical power of the two magical beasts are not able to fuse together properly.


    If there''s someone who can use perfect fusion magic or a Hexenbiest who can fuse them together, they won''t be able to do such a complicated job.


    I huffed when I heard Jambalea''s words.


    That''s what I mean. The organization that created the Chimera probably doesn''t have enough people to pull off a perfect fusion better than those two. Because of the loss of those two, a Chimera that should have been able to increase its power from one to five or ten, was only able to strengthen its strength to a pathetic three at the most.


    Jambalea''s words finally made sense to me.


    In fact, I had a feeling that last night''s fight with the monsters ended so anticlimaxly.


    It''s a good thing that you''re able to get the most out of your time with the help of a good friend.


    Nevertheless, it was true that I had the feeling that I was able to defeat them more easily than I had imagined.


    That, too, was finally understood after listening to Jean Barea''s explanation.


    As I was thinking about this, Giambalea spread his hands in front of me.


    And now, my lord, here''s the main thing.


    That magical beast is definitely the chimera that Jalvin and Serbin were involved in the initial production of. I''ve asked the two of them to confirm this, and I''m sure of it.


    "...If Jalvin and Serbin were involved then does that mean that the Bobblebum militants were involved in this attack?


    Well, I''m pretty sure that''s what I think... well, even if I turned this monster in, Bobblebum''s not going to admit to being involved.


    Hearing Jambalea''s words, I involuntarily folded my arms.


    ................It''s true.


    I had asked Foldente to look into it before, but there was no material left anywhere in the Bobblebum religion, not even the existence of Jarvin and Serbin. Naturally, there was also no material on chimeras at all.


    In the first place, it was impossible for the Bobblebum religion to have enslaved and used demons...


    That''s how far the extremists of the Bobblebum religion are keeping the manufacture of chimeras and those involved in it a secret.


    There''s no way those people would be willing to leave any evidence...


    I was biting my lip as I stared at the image.


    Then I noticed Jean Barea staring at me with a smirk on her face.


    ''My lord, you don''t need to look like that. This time, Jalvin and Serbin did a great job.


    As he said this, Giambalea took out several wooden boxes from the magic bag he wore around his waist.

 246 . Evidence 1

    What''s in this box?


    I nodded my head as I stared at the wooden box that Giambalea had taken out.


    In front of my eyes, Giambalea laughed and laughed carelessly.


    Apparently, these are classified documents that Bobblebum extremists have been hiding in the back of their headquarters.


    I said.


    At those words, not only me, but everyone in the room, including Unja and Erdena, rolled their eyes.


    ''''Boh, bobblebum cult... how does that happen...''''


    Oh, didn''t you go to rescue the lord the other day?��So, I thought I could have Jalvin and Serbin avenge the bitterness I felt when I was used by them before, so I raided the Bobblebum extremist building... Oh, this is something that Utira did on her own, and the lords didn''t know about it, right? The two of them escaped from the headquarters of the extremists at that time, do you think this is interesting?


    As I said that, Jan Barea took out a bundle of documents from inside one of the wooden boxes and held it out in front of me.


    It is written in red ink that no one except related parties are allowed to view the document, and the title of the document is.......


    ...the plan to attack the chimera in Batcombe is...


    Ah, I''m just going to take a look at what''s in there, but it contains the details of the chimera plan to assassinate Geltor. d*mn it, why didn''t you just burn it?


    Giambalea continued to laugh high as he said this.


    Beside him, I was swallowing my breath many times while reading the contents of the document.


    As Jambalea said, this document clearly stated how the extremists of the Bobblebum religion were involved in the events that occurred when that chimera-like creature appeared in Batcombe.


    Jalvin and Serbin were sent to Batcombe in secret to generate a chimera in an underground facility prepared by the collaborators and to rampage this chimera in Batcombe as soon as it was completed.


    After that, the plan for the recovery of the chimera, and even the plan for the recovery of Jalvin and Serbin was written down in detail.


    "Well, that plan was exposed beforehand due to Geltar''s prior knowledge of the plan, and the hurried criminals who unleashed the incomplete chimera were the cause of the fiasco.


    As I said this, Giambalea smiled high again.


    Then he took out another bundle of documents from another wooden box and handed it to me.


    This is the plan for the creation of the chimeras that attacked the hot spring village this time.


    My eyes widened again at Giambalea''s words.


    As I opened the document, I saw that it described that very chimera in a diagram.


    According to the plan, it clearly states in detail that since the fusion demons, Jalvin and Serbin, were gone, chimera generation was not progressing well with the remaining fusion demons that were enslaved and under the control of the extremists, and the plan was revised to create multiple individuals to compensate for that.


    "The shape matches that chimera perfectly. If this is the case, the Bobblebum extremists won''t be able to get away with it, will they?


    Jambalea said, and laughed happily again.


    �� �� �� ��.


    After that, I, along with my deputy lords, Erdena and Biblina, scrutinized the documents of the Bobblebum cult that Jambalea had brought to me.


    The contents were extensive.


    Starting with the aforementioned assassination plan for Geltor, the documents showed that the extremists had been creating chimeras for quite some time, that they had enslaved and used a number of magicians who had appeared here and there in the wizarding world, and that they had received a large amount of bribes from the Senate to facilitate this and that.


    It seems that these documents were on the verge of being destroyed, and thus were shoved haphazardly into a wooden box.


    Although it was unlikely that all of the evil things that the Bobblebum cult militants were doing were here, the contents of these documents alone contained a considerable amount of content.


    ''''........The question is what to do with these documents.


    I folded my arms as I stared at the wooden box filled with the documents.


    I''m a newcomer, though a lord, I''m still a newcomer, so I can''t judge the right person to hand over these documents to the right person and ask them to take appropriate action, but I don''t have the right person and I don''t have the right connections.


    I don''t have the right person and I don''t have the right contacts. "Well, Safate, I think you should talk to your father, Geltor, about this document.


    As I was troubled, Biblina called out to me that.


    Indeed, if it''s Gelter, he''s someone who has been the lord of Batcombe for many years and has many connections in the royal capital.


    He might also be able to lend some good wisdom on how to handle this document to get the maximum effect.


    ''''Well........Also, I''ll try to borrow her wisdom when Foldente comes back.


    At my words, Erdena and Biblina nodded at me.


    �� �� �� ��.


    A few days later, Foldente returned from King''s Landing.


    I''ve been told that Foldente was already aware of the attack on me and had been gathering information about it within the capital.


    I''ve been told that the attack failed quite early on in the capital, so I was relieved to hear that you were safe.


    Foldente hugged me as he said this when he returned.


    He''s always been cool and seems to enjoy rolling me around in his palms, and I''m surprised at how unexpectedly he''s acting.


    ''Thank you so much for worrying about me. You guys have helped me get through this somehow.


    He returned the words.


    According to Foldente, there was a lot of gossip in the royal capital that a monster had appeared in Liberty Combe.


    It''s famous that the Senate, in league with the Bobblebum religion, was putting pressure on people who were not good for them. It''s a very good idea to be able to have a good time with them.


    It seems that the reason I was placed under house arrest with Erdena in the Senate is because of Geltar''s loud bluster in front of the Senate, which has become so well known in King''s Landing that people in King''s Landing associate this with the attack, and it seems that distrust of the Senate has reached a rare level in recent years.


    ''''It was a few idiots in the Senate that caused this incident, right?��The other senators have been neglecting the idiots who harassed them as soon as they said something, but now they can''t stand the situation that they are also being criticized, and they are planning to do it thoroughly this time," he said.


    When I said that, Foldente twisted his head.


    It''s a good thing that there is not much conclusive evidence other than the testimony of Safate, though, because there''s a bit of a struggle.


    Well, about that...


    As I said that, I explained the situation to Foldente, showing him the crate I had received from Giambalea.


    Then Foldente picked up the documents in the crate and began to examine the contents.


    Bobblebum''s religion is an idiot for leaving all this stuff out in the open.


    When I said that, she tapped me on the shoulder repeatedly.


    It''s a good idea to get Geltzer and others to help you out.


    Foldente said, and then smiled with his usual chuckle.


    With that said, we decided to wait for Geltor to return and then proceed with this story again.

 247 . Evidence 2

    A few days later.


    Finally, Gelter returned to the frontier city of Batcombe.


    Gelter first took care of the miscellaneous tasks in Batcombe, and two days later, he arrived in the frontier city of Liberty on a regular grimoire ship.


    I greeted Gelter along with the two deputy lords, Eldena and Biblina.


    ''''I''m really sorry for the trouble I''ve caused you.


    I''ll tell you what I think, and Geltzer.


    Don''t worry about it. It''s a problem for my guys in the League of Independent Cities. What do you think we should do?


    He shook my hand stiffly as he said this.


    As we headed to the reception room, Gelter told me about the situation of the Batcombe unit.


    I was told that no one in the Batcombe unit was injured and that everyone had returned home safely.


    It''s a good thing that they were able to get their revenge for letting the Chimera run rampage through the streets before.


    Gelter laughed at that, but I could only hear his laughter until he entered the reception room.


    Once in the reception room, I showed G?rter the documents I had obtained from the Bobblebum cult.


    ''What''s this?''


    At first, Gelter looked over the contents with a twist of his head, but as soon as he understood the content, he rolled his eyes.


    ''''........Seriously. That chimera-like plan of yours, this is........


    After saying those words, Gelter continued to look through the documents incessantly.


    Silently, Gelter, who had spent nearly two hours scrutinizing the documents, exhaled heavily when he finished looking through all of them.


    I drank the tea that Unja had brought for me in one go, and Gelter once again looked straight at me.


    ''''........So what does Safate plan to do with these documents?''''


    "...I''m honestly torn about it. It''s just a matter of...


    Well, that''s to be expected... this is a hell of a piece of equipment... Depending on how it''s used, it could be a problem for the very existence of the Bobblebum religion. Moreover, there is evidence that the corrupt members of the Senate were involved in this, and depending on how it''s handled, it could become a scandal that could involve the Senate and the House of Lords.


    When I said that much, Gelter smiled with a snicker.


    ''''However, it seems like the people who are charged with this are the ones who are called extremists of the Bobblebum religion. Then we can still try. If it works, we might be able to get rid of the corrupt people in the Senate and the House of Lords.


    Then Geltor tapped me on the shoulder.


    "Okay, let''s see if we can''t start fighting back.


    �� �� ��.


    After that, Gelter and I discussed our plans for the future with Erdena and Biblina.


    When it was all wrapped up in the big picture, Foldente came back at the right time and asked me to listen to this plan again.


    ''''Hmm, I think it''s a good idea.


    We decided to put this plan into action, with Foldente agreeing to it with a chuckle.


    First, we made a duplicate of this document.


    We didn''t want to get too many people involved, so it was just me and Erdena Biblina doing the work.


    Four people, including myself and Geltor, checked the contents of the completed document, and each of us signed and stamped the document as being consistent with the original.


    When we were ready to make a copy of the document, we decided to store the original in the basement of Liberty Convey, the frontier city.


    Here, an elite unit of guards, led by Guard Captain Gugsu, is stationed in the basement and is always ready to monitor the copies.


    In addition, a large number of Sarah''s skeletons have been mobilized, so I can say that this is a perfect system.


    With that, I left the frontier city of Liberty Combe with Guelter and the others again.


    This was for the purpose of testifying in front of Congress.


    It would take about 20 days to get there by land, so we had to anticipate that travel time.


    I thought about riding Wyvern''s Aura and Aela to travel, but I rode the two of them out of King''s Landing when I escaped from King''s Landing, and the people in this mastermind group would naturally know that.


    I''m sure you''ll be pleased to know that I''m not the only one who''s been in this situation.


    Our march could be described as a kind of bizarre.


    Aura and Era, who are wyvern-ing the front of the line, are advancing from the skies while keeping an eye on the front.


    Around them, all of the swallow men, hawks, and other avian units belonging to the Liberty Combe''s guard station are forming up and following them.


    In the middle of the line, the golems prepared by Jambalea are guarding the left and right sides of the procession, with the salamandered Sarah advancing at the tail end of the line on alert.


    The procession proceeded with the Knights of the Batcombe Guards and the Liberty Combe Guards working together to place the carriage that we and Geltar were riding in at the center of the procession.


    Right behind the carriage that Gelter and I were riding in, Lil Pop was following us while piloting his magic infantry.


    There was also the option of advancing unobtrusively, but we dared to advance while showing off our presence in a dignified manner.


    It seems that our overly burdensome vigilance was effective, and we were able to arrive at the capital safely without being attacked by anyone on the road.


    It seems that this procession was the talk of the town before we arrived, and we were greeted with a warm welcome by the people of King''s Landing.


    The people of King''s Landing generally cheered us warmly, thanks to the continuous noise that Gelter had made in front of the Senate.


    We gathered at Quinn''s private residence, rather than at the inn that had been prearranged by the council officials.


    Quinn had requested and received approval in advance to allow us to stay at the King''s Capital, so we were already well prepared to receive the guests.


    Since Kirko the maid, Menoko the cook and others couldn''t handle such a large number of people alone, Unja Aura and all the members of the Gelter Destroyer Maid Squad of Batcombe also helped with that.


    The perimeter of the private residence is well guarded by Sarah, Lilpop, and everyone else who was guarding us along the way.


    In the midst of all this, Gelter and I, who had taken a break from the private residence, headed to the parliamentary office.


    The purpose of our visit was to report our arrival in King''s Landing in order to appear in court to testify.


    The carriage operated by Dengo the Sheepman has a carriage guarded by the elite of the demon Lerdo, Sarah and Lil Pop, who are mainly guarded around it.


    According to Sarah.


    There were several people watching us, but I don''t think they could see an opening.


    I was still certain that we were being watched.


    When we entered the assembly office, Gelter and I went to the reception room at the back of the assembly to file our reports.


    Then a few bishop-like men came into this reception room.


    They were followers of the leaders of the Bobblebum cult.


    They said they were from a group called the Main School, which was in direct opposition to the extremist group in the Bobblebum religion.


    Gelter seemed to be acquainted with these people and they exchanged friendly greetings with him.


    Afterwards.


    This is the Lord Safate, Lord of Liberty Combe, the frontier city.


    That''s me being introduced as such, and I thought that since the Liberty Combe, of which I''m the lord, recommends Bunnism rather than Boblebamism, that I wouldn''t be too welcome.


    Bobblebum is not a religion that loudly advocates racial supremacy, although the original Bobblebum religion is defined as a religion that should guide all living beings without distinction as to their ideology or race, and that race is the preferred race to guide.


    The bishops said this and smiled and shook my hand as well.


    After that, I took out the documents I had stored in my magic bag.


    Of course, this is the one we duplicated.


    The bishops had been contacted privately by Gelter in advance, and the bishops


    ...This is the.........


    When he said that, everyone looked at the document with bated breath.


    They all stowed it away in their own magic bags.


    Then I''ll be sure to give it to our bosses.


    After saying that, he bowed and then left the reception room.


    Although the guards seemed to be thin, the only people surrounding them were some of the most fierce people in the Royal Capital''s guard bureau, and


    They''re all from Batcombe, so I''m sure it''s a safe bet.


    Saying that, Gelter smiled with a smirk.


    Thus, having finished the formalities at the House of Lords, we returned to Quinn''s private residence.

 248 . Witness Call 1

    Testimony before Congress is in three days.


    Until then, we''re going to be at Quinn''s private residence.


    Quinn, I''m really sorry for the inconvenience.


    To my words, Quinn.


    ''''No, no, I am indebted to my lord for many things. It''s only natural that I would do this much.


    He laughed at that.


    Fortunately, Quinn Trading Company''s sales haven''t dropped that much.


    Since the regular magic ship operations have been suspended, the actual cost of necessary expenses are in the red, but if you exclude that, the sales themselves are able to maintain the level of sales before the incident.


    It seems that the fact that Quinn Trading Company is the exclusive seller of armor such as the dragon scales from Liberty Combe was very important for this.


    In addition to the fact that after the fiasco, they were very thorough in selling them with certificates attached, and because of the rumor that the dragon scale armor from Liberty Comb might not be able to be purchased in the King''s Capital for a while due to this fiasco, the stock of Quinn Trading Company, the only distributor in the King''s Capital of Liberty Comb, sold like hotcakes.


    ''''That said, unless we can get the magic ship back in operation soon, we won''t be able to stock up on goods from Liberty Combe in a stable manner. That would be a problem for the Quinn Trading Company as well. I urge you to do your best in this testimony.


    If the magic ships couldn''t enter the King''s Capital like Quinn said, if the magic ships couldn''t enter the King''s Capital like this, it would not only affect the Quinn Chamber of Commerce, which would not be able to purchase from Liberty Combe, but it would also spread to Greencombe and other cities that were selling goods in the King''s Capital.


    In fact, I''ve received several inquiries from the Greencombe shopping district association regarding the future prospects of resuming regular magic ship service to King''s Landing, and anyway, I think we have to come up with a solution to this problem as soon as possible.


    However, if the Council approves the disposal of the land near the Royal Capital that we are currently applying to the Council, then we will be able to plan this and that as a landing place for the Royal Capital for the regular graveyard ships.


    Since this is greatly related to the operation plan of the magic ship in the future, I hope that a decision on this matter will be made soon.


    It was early afternoon, the day before we were due to testify in Parliament, that the messenger arrived at our house, where we were unable to go out.


    A carriage with the Parliamentary emblem engraved on its body arrived at Quinn''s private residence, guarded by the Royal Capital Knights.


    I''m sure you''ll be pleased to know that I''m not the only one who has a lot of experience in this field.


    ''Safate, you''ve had a rough time this time,''


    After shaking hands with me, Grandma Nuts introduced us to the people from the Parliament who had accompanied us to the meeting.


    The Parma Parliamentary vice-president and other key members of the Parliament had gathered there.


    I was greeted by the five of us, the five of us, the deputy lords, Erdena and Biblina, the lord of Batcombe, Gelter, and Quinn, the lord of the mansion.


    They all entered the reception room of the mansion with Quinn leading the way.


    Then, without being seated, Grandonut unfolded the documents that he had kept in his pocket.


    I''m sorry for the urgency, but this is an urgent message from the King''s Capital Council.......the enforcement is scheduled for tomorrow, but I thought I had to inform Safate, the person concerned, in advance.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find a way to make your life easier," he said, and read the contents of the document in front of us.


    The contents of the document made us roll our eyes.


    "All those who have been repeatedly committing illegal acts in the Senate for many years, as well as those who have constantly enjoyed bribes, back taxes, improper gifts, and other improper favors from these people, are permanently banned from public office and permanently banned from the royal capital.


    With that said, Grande Nut handed me a document that listed the names of the people who would be punished in addition to what Grande Nut had just read out, and even Geltor, who was peeking at it from beside me, couldn''t help but look at it with his eyes wide open.


    ''''Hey, this is amazing........not only the council, but also the top brass of the Bobblebum cult is subject to punishment.......''''


    As I looked at that list again after hearing Gelter''s words, I found that the names of a significant number of people within the Bobblebum religion were indeed listed in that document.


    Probably, this means that almost all of the extremists whose names were listed in the document we submitted to them had been punished.


    I have heard that we will be punishing the members of the Bobblebum Sect separately, but since the Bobblebum Sect has agreed to this plan, it seems that they are considering punishing the members of the Bobblebum Sect severely.


    When Grandonut said that much, the deputy speaker of the council, who was standing behind him, stepped out.


    ''''This punishment is scheduled to be officially announced after the testimony of the lord of the frontier city Liberty Combe Lord, but in order to prevent the people subject to punishment from escaping and so on, all of the people subject to punishment have already been taken into custody.


    The deputy speaker of the House of Lords and the Senate, as well as the Boblebam Church, had asked me to meet with them after the Congress. He told me that he had not heard the details of the meeting.


    It was easy to imagine that after the testimony in the Assembly, it would be about this case, so I told the vice-chairman that I would accept the case on the spot.


    At the same time, I was also told that the former Greed family''s private land that Foldente had applied for will be dealt with as per Liberty Combe''s wishes.


    ''''Some private lands have already been recognized as new frontier cities and new lords have been appointed, but the land Libertycombe wanted was still untouched, so we were able to meet their wishes.


    According to the Deputy Speaker, it would not be officially enforced on this matter either until after the end of the Assembly tomorrow.


    When he had finished talking about the above, the Grand Nuts


    I''d like to have a cup of tea and relax, but I''m rather busy with preparations for tomorrow.


    After saying that, they immediately left Quinn''s private residence with everyone else.


    As I watched the Grand Nuts group leave, I felt a bit weak.


    I''m not sure how effective the materials we gave them would be, until I heard from the Grande Nuts, but I didn''t think that they would be dealt with on such a large scale.


    ''''The council is so drastic.......If that is made public, the royal capital will be in an uproar.


    Although all of the relevant documents had been taken back by the Grand Doughnut because of the pre-enactment period, Gelter rolled his eyes at the sheer number of people who had been disposed of in those documents.


    I was listening to Gelter''s story somewhat dreamily.


    I''m sure that with this, this matter will be resolved safely... I continued to watch the granddaughter''s carriage as I thought about it.


    I''m not going to be able to get a good deal more than just a few minutes.


    I put my own hand on her hand.

 249 . Witness Call 2

    Early the next morning.


    With Gelter and others guarding me, I left Quinn''s private residence.


    I had to be in court to testify before the Parliament.


    We were expecting sabotage by former noblemen of the Senate and, in some cases, by Bobblebum extremists, so we were all nervous as we made our way along the road, but we arrived at the House of Representatives without a hitch.


    As we walked into the congressional building, we were greeted by a grand doughnut.


    Grandnut and a group of council staffers led me and Eldena to the council waiting room, surrounded by our guards, Gelter and Lil Pop.


    According to Grandonut.


    Most of the idiots in the Senate and most of the Boblemites were captured yesterday, so it''s not so quiet.


    It seemed that this was the case, and the grand-nut laughed happily when he said that.


    Perhaps because of that, my and Erdena''s testimony went off without a hitch.


    I''m not going to be the only one who has been in a position to file a counterclaim, but the ringleaders of the Senate are all captured and not here.


    Therefore, after taking the oath, Erdena and I only had to tell as accurately as we could recall the fact that we had been placed under house arrest and what had been said to us by the ringleaders of the Senate on that occasion.


    After the testimony was over, Erdena and I were taken back to the anteroom, where a cogent explanation was given by a congressional staffer.


    If later on, if any falsehoods were discovered in the testimony we gave today, we would be charged with a crime.


    In that case, he would have to reappear in person and undergo the prescribed interrogation.


    In addition, the travel expenses for this appearance were handed to me at the same time as a brief explanation.


    In addition to the two of us, Erdena and I, we were also given some travel expenses for Geltzer and the others who were following us as our bodyguards, taking into account the risk of harming us.


    We were told that it would be some time before all the verdicts were handed down, but there were a few cases that were quickly decided.


    Before we could testify, a vote had been taken on the dispossession of the former Greed family''s private property.


    Thanks to that, our plan to create a commercial zone centered on a tower for the arrival and departure of regular magic ships just south of the royal capital was also put into action.


    After signing a few documents and receiving the notice of the decision to vacate the land, the council officials


    The entire process is now complete. You may now leave.


    He bowed to us and left the room.


    I was worried that there would be more trouble and interference, so I was deeply relieved that it was all over so easily.


    As soon as the council staffers left the room, they sat down on the sofa with a big sigh.


    ''''Phew...''''


    I let out a sigh of relief.


    It''s a good thing that you''re not the only one.


    It''s a good thing that both of you are tired, but this time we all have to get home safely.


    As he said this, Gelter tapped me and Erdena repeatedly on the shoulder.


    Thus, our testimony at the King''s City Council was over.


    �� �� ��.


    After we left the Congress, we went straight back to Quinn''s private residence and immediately left for the frontier city of Liberty Combe.


    It didn''t take us long to leave, as they had already made preparations for us with the intention of doing so.


    We thanked Quinn, shook hands firmly, and parted.


    However, after returning to Liberty Convey, we are planning to ask the Quinn Chamber of Commerce to help us develop a commercial zone using the enclave south of King''s Landing that officially belongs to the frontier city of Liberty Convey, so we''ll probably meet up with Quinn again in the near future.


    It''s been 20 days since we left King''s Landing.


    We arrived in the frontier city of Liberty Combe as planned.


    It seems that what happened at the congress has already been conveyed to everyone in the frontier city of Liberty Combe, and the people of the city greeted us with smiles.


    Eldena and I smiled back at them and waved to them.


    The carriage we were riding in continued down the street toward Liberty Combe Town Hall, with the town''s people cheering us on.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find a lot of new things to do with your time.


    ''''You must be tired,''''


    In the lord''s office, the deputy lord, Vibrio, greeted us with a smile.


    Biblina had been acting as the acting lord in my absence.


    Thanks to that, there wasn''t any particular work I had to do right away.


    You must be tired, aren''t you?��I''m going to take a few days to relax.


    Vibrio said with a smile.


    Then, Gelter, who was standing behind us.


    Well, I guess I''ll just take a couple of days to myself.


    She said with a smile, but as Biblina hobbled over to the gerter, she said


    "Your father has a lot of work to do!��Faran of the Geldestroyd Maid Squad told me, father, that you''ve abandoned your work.


    Geez... what the f*ck did that guy say?


    Anyway, goodbye!��Your father must return to Batcombe at once to do his job!


    Hey, hey, it''s one day. We could have a dinner party to celebrate.


    No questions asked!


    The two of them are having such an exchange.


    Not that I''m going to stand on the shoulders of Gelter, though.


    Biblina, at least let me have a dinner party today. You''ve been so good to me, and I''m so grateful to Mr. Walter.


    When I said that, Biblina was very reluctant to do so.


    "...well, if Safate says so...


    That''s what he said.


    �� �� ��.


    That night, I held a party in the parlor of my private residence.


    I invited everyone who helped me out this time, including Gelter from Batcombe, Nirmana from Pix, Director of the Guard, Googs, Lil'' Pop, Aura and Aera, and Sarah.


    It''s not yet official, so we''re just having a party to thank them for their safe return, but it''s unlikely that Erdena and I will be summoned to the assembly again for this case.


    I went on to enjoy the meal that Unya had gotten together with the young elf''s young master at the hot spring inn and served me with her skills.


    I think it''s been a while since I''ve been able to really enjoy a good meal, partly because I''ve been so nervous for a while now.


    ''That''s a good bear, Dad,''


    Korok, who was sitting next to me, smiled happily and continued to bring his food to his mouth.


    When I think about it, I think I''ve made Korok feel lonely.


    I''m sure I''ve made him feel lonely, too.


    I''m sure you''ll be happy to see me smiling up at him.


    It''s been a long time since I''ve drunk anything that day.


    I''m a strong drinker, so I didn''t expect to get sick in the middle of the meeting.


    I managed to stay in my seat until the end of the meeting, but I don''t remember much of the last half of the meeting.


    ''''Thank you so much for this,''''


    Somehow I managed to give everyone a closing speech, and then I moved to my bedroom as Erdena and Aura held me in their arms.


    As I lay down on the bed, Eldena quickly brought me some medicine and water.


    ''Daddy, are you okay bear?''


    Korok also looked at me as I climbed up on the bed and lay there with a worried look on my face.


    ''Thank you Korok, I''ll be better soon after a little rest.''


    I stroked Korok''s head and lay back down again, taking the potion Eldena had brought me.


    Looking up at the ceiling, I slowly closed my eyes, letting out a huge sigh of relief as I slowly closed my eyes.


    Tomorrow, I have to start doing this and that about the maintenance of the private land of the old Greed family that was dispossessed, and I''m also concerned about the Urina Combe thing that Black is doing for me... I wonder what happened to the old pioneer village....


    As I was thinking about this, I fell into a deep sleep before I knew it.

 250 . Enclave 1

    It seemed that the testimony was over and everything was settled, but as expected, things didn''t seem to be going so smoothly.


    When Erdena and I attended the testimony, the ringleaders of the Senate were captured and imprisoned, so we couldn''t make a counter-suit against the contents of the testimony, but later on, we were told that they were not going to respond to the contents of our testimony.


    It''s a matter of perception.


    It seems that they are lodging an objection to the assembly as


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find out more about it.


    It''s a good thing that they don''t call the testimony of Safate and the others ''bullshit''. It''s a good idea to say, "We did lock them up, but that was to keep them safe," or "There may have been some words and actions that could have been considered threatening, but we had no such intentions, and the fact that we used words that could have been misunderstood was a failure of ours. You keep making excuses.


    It seems that the ringleaders of the Senate also know that their moats are completely filled in and are desperately seeking to have their sentences reduced.


    It''s a very good idea to have a good idea of what you want to do with it, but it''s also a good idea to have a good idea of what you want to do with it.


    ''''........Since we have so much physical evidence, I doubt the result of the verdict will be reversed.


    At Foldente''s words, Erdena replied with those words.


    At such words from Erdena, Foldente nodded in passing.


    ''''I wonder why those Senate ringleaders continue to act like they''re stalling for time... that''s what''s bothering me a bit.


    While saying this, he had a somewhat unexplained expression on his face.


    In addition, I heard that very little information had leaked out regarding the current situation of the Bobblebum cult''s hardliners.


    I heard that the resolution of the assembly against these people had already been passed, and that the punishment hearing within Bobblebum''s cult was now underway.


    It is said that this is the biggest problem in the history of the Bobblebum religion, so the matter is being handled with great caution even within Bobblebum Church.


    After that, I decided to ask Foldente to go to the capital again to gather information in the capital, but Foldente gave me a suggestion.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find a way to make the most out of your time in the city. It''s a good idea to collect information on the council and the masterminds of the imprisoned senate, but if you want to collect information on the state of the city and gossip as well, that''s a good thing.


    Saying that, Foldente suggested that he would establish a chamber of commerce within the King''s capital.


    He said he was thinking of setting up a chamber of commerce and gathering information efficiently while doing business in the royal capital.


    ''''But isn''t it difficult to set up a Chamber of Commerce in the King''s Capital because there are so many restrictions?''''


    Well, I''ve got something for you.


    According to Foldente, the building was previously rented by the ringleaders of the Senate to keep an eye on the Quinn Chamber of Commerce, but the Chamber of Commerce''s rights to do business in the building were still intact.


    They wanted Quinn to buy it and assign it to them.


    The location is right across the street from the Quinn Trading Company, so no one would question it if they bought it. It''s a very good idea to be able to have a good idea of what to expect when you buy it, because it''s very easy to get a job as a subcontractor of the Quinn Company, and everyone else will think that you''re going to be able to create a business related to the Quinn Company.


    It wouldn''t be a big problem if he actually got a job placement and gathered information while doing it, and if any problems arose, it would be less of a problem for Quinn if he was working as a separate business association.


    ''''All right. Well then, may I ask you to make some adjustments in that direction?


    All right. I''ll leave you to it.


    After saying that, Foldente left for the royal capital again.


    �� �� ��.


    I then went through the documents on the enclave that had been given to me by the council again.


    There were a total of four former Greed family private lands that had been dispensed with this time.


    One of them is the private land just south of the King''s Landing that we most wanted to get our hands on.


    It is surrounded by desert and is not ideal for farming. However, since that road was changed to a more convenient route, there is no way to take advantage of its proximity to the capital, and it is currently uninhabited.


    We are planning to build a landing tower for the magic ship here and have the regular magic ship arrive and depart from here.


    We are planning to build an inn town around the tower for the magic ship and provide regular services to the city. By doing so, he believes that he can revitalize this land.


    I think this is a touchstone.


    In other words, if this shukubamachi with this magic boat tower as its centerpiece can achieve a certain level of success, it may be possible to form a similar shukubamachi in other places as well.


    If there is an outlying city nearby, if they could secure regular horse-drawn carriage service in partnership with the outlying city and launch regular magic ships, they would be able to generate revenue from the lodging town and also revitalize the outlying city.


    All of this can''t be done without successfully managing this desert enclave....


    However, it wasn''t enough to just work on this enclave in the south of the city.


    We also need to work on the remaining three enclaves that were disposed of together this time.


    These three enclaves were located in the northern part of the royal capital, some distance away.


    All of them are located where there used to be a vein of magic stone ore, but that vein has now been exhausted.


    Even in this enclave where there was no industry other than the veins, the Greed family continued to impose heavy taxes on this enclave.


    Because of this, most of the inhabitants have fled, but there are still a few inhabitants left in these lands.


    We need to understand their situation and take action as soon as possible.


    I had very little advance information about these three areas because I didn''t have it in mind to begin with.


    The land status report by the Greed family that was paid off by Congress is also completely useless because it has been altered to suit the Greed family.


    ''''Well as long as there are residents, we should go directly to these three places first.


    I thought about that as I looked at the map.


    Afterwards, we had an information exchange meeting with the deputy lords, Erdena and Biblina.


    We get together like this once a week to exchange information with each other.


    It''s a very good idea to have a good time with them.


    I''m sure there was nothing major that happened during our absence. Well, nothing major happened," he said, "but we''ve repaired the damaged hot spring village.


    As Biblina laughed at that, apparently there was no problem.


    I let out a sigh of relief at that.


    After that, I gave them the information about the enclave.


    ''''In addition to turning the southern enclave of the King''s Capital into an inn town, I think we need to hurry up and confirm the current status of the three enclaves.


    ''''Well, first we need to get a handle on the current situation of the residents.


    Eldena agreed with me.


    Biblina nodded in agreement with me as well.


    Well, I''ll discuss the plans for the inn town with Sarah and see what we can come up with. May I borrow this plan?


    Yeah, I''ll leave that to Biblina. I think I''m going to take the town hall''s little magic ship to the enclave.


    Afterwards, we had a quick meeting and went back to our respective jobs.


    When the meeting was over, I moved to the guard station on my feet.


    Hey, you''re the lord, what''s up?


    Chief of the Guard, Gugus, greeted me with a smile.


    "To tell the truth, I''m thinking of going to inspect the enclave to the north of the capital. I''d like to ask you to be my escort.


    All right, all right, I''ll see to it. Wait for me in the lord''s chambers.


    As I said that, Googs quickly left the room, tapping me on the shoulder.


    I went back to the lord''s room while thanking Gugsu for his kindness.

 251 . Enclave 2

    When I returned to the lord''s office, I called for Unja.


    ''You wanted to see me, little one?


    Unya instantly appeared in the lord''s office as usual.


    Behind her, Aura, who was serving as my secretary along with Unja, followed her.


    ''''I''m going to go now to inspect the enclave north of the royal capital, but I need you to prepare something for me.


    Having said that, all I asked Wunya for was food and water.


    I don''t know what kind of life the people left in the enclave are living right now, but it''s hard to imagine that they are living an easy life.


    I thought I''d bring food and water to support them.


    I''ll bring food and water to help them. I''ll talk to Gin at the market and get it for you.


    Thank you. Put your things on the little muckety-mucks.


    Roger that.


    Unja bowed and left the room quickly.


    ''''I''ll go and help you, too,''''


    Aura said, too, and bowed politely before following Wunya.


    Then three sub-humans entered the room, replacing the two.


    They were Cornes of the bird race, Chias of the leopard race, and Dodona of the golem race.


    ''''Cornes and two others from the Liberty Combe Guards Bureau''s elite unit, under orders from Captain Gugus, have come on an escort mission for our lord,''''


    I''ll pull my weight, Death.


    Dodona, let''s go for it this time!


    The three of them bowed towards me as they said that.


    The three of them used to belong to the sub-human mercenary group in the royal capital, but after the sub-human mercenary group was shut out of the royal capital and they got a job in the Liberty Combe''s guard bureau, their abilities were discovered by Googus and Lil Pop, and they are now part of the elite unit within the guard bureau, an elite unit.


    It''s a good thing that you''re able to get the most out of this unit, because it''s the most suitable for a small group of people to work on security.


    ''Good luck this time too, guys.


    Yes, I''ll take care of it.


    My words were answered by Cornes, the only male member of the group, with a spirited salute.


    In response, the other two smiled and saluted as well.


    I decided to ask the three of them to sit in the reception set and wait for me, since our departure would be after the food I had asked Unja and the others to prepare, but I remembered here that there was no one to prepare tea for me because the secretary, Unja, and Aura were out of the room.


    I had no choice, so I tried to prepare tea for everyone.


    My lord, you can''t do that to me.


    Dodona, Sulyo.


    The two ladies, Chias and Dodona, got up in a hurry, stilled me and ran into the hot water room.


    Dodona, however, came back with her shoulders slumped as she was unable to enter the hot water room because of her huge body.


    Later, as we were all chatting and drinking the tea that Chias had made for us, there was a knock on the door of the room.


    I called out, "Come in," and Sarah walked into the room.


    ''My lord, I''ve been told by Lord Erdena to accompany you to the enclave.


    Sarah said, forcing her to sit down next to me, who was drinking tea, probably because all the reception sets were occupied, and


    "...hmmm, tea....or do you have any alcohol?


    As he said this, he turned his gaze to Chias, but Chias was miffed.


    The sun is still high, Death. I don''t serve alcohol, Death.


    As he said this, he moved to the hot water room again and came back to prepare tea for Sarah.


    Sarah frowned slightly as she


    Well, I guess so...


    As he said this, he brought the tea to his mouth.


    Sarah was


    Lady Erdena says there may be cases where the building or other items need repairing, and she''d like me to come along for the ride.


    When he said that, he held out the empty cup to Chias and asked for a refill.


    I see, it''s true if you look at it that way.


    It''s an area that was heavily taxed, and even if the residence was damaged, it was quite conceivable that there was no way to fix it.


    As I was inwardly grateful for Erdena''s consideration, Unja and Aura returned to the room.


    ''Boy, we''re ready to go, Nya. The food is being loaded onto the small mage ship.


    Thanks, Una. You''re very helpful.


    I said that to Unia.


    All right, everybody, let''s move to the little muckety-mucks.


    Saying this, he moved to the cave where the small magic ship was moored.


    This cave behind the town hall is a cave where dragon scales are mined.


    Tiree''s adoptive father, Deterra of the ancient monster race, also lives in this cave.


    Unlike Tiree, Deterra''s body is too huge to live inconspicuously in this cave, but it is reasonably well maintained for him to live comfortably. In addition, Deterra himself sometimes walks around the cave in the middle of the night to relieve his stress, and he doesn''t feel that much pain in living here.


    After exchanging a brief greeting with Deterra, we boarded a small witchcraft moored in a stone dock near the cave.


    This small mage ship was created by Dorun the Elder Rich.


    It is made from the wreckage of a magic ship, but since it is very suitable for moving a small number of people, it is used for errands like this one.


    As we were getting in, Gin, who is acting as the market''s acting director, who was spearheading the food loading operation, came running up to us with a smile.


    ''''My lord, we''ve just finished bringing in the food,''''


    Thanks, Gin.


    I shook hands with Gin, signed the receipt, and said goodbye to him.


    After confirming that everything was ready, we left without further ado.


    This time, there are a total of seven people aboard the small magic ship, including me, Chias and three others, Unja and Aura, and Sarah.


    Chias and the others are my bodyguards.


    Una and Aura will be asked to take on the role of distributing the foodstuffs in the event that we have to do so.


    Sarah is going to be asked to do her best in case the building needs repairing.


    The small mage ship I was steering rose slowly up and out of the hole at the top of the cave and up through the cave and into the sky.


    This hole is usually only visible as part of the forest due to Dorun''s illusion magic.


    So if someone saw a small magic ship come out of this hole just now, it would have looked like a magic ship jumped out of the mountain.


    However, since this one unit was mining dragon scales, it was off-limits only to those who were involved, so no such people were present.


    We are planning to arrive at the northern enclave in about half a day.


    Although I''m planning to do a day trip, I have to be prepared to stay overnight depending on the conditions of the enclave.


    Although I have informed Erdena of this, I hadn''t told Korok in the morning, so if I couldn''t return today, Korok would miss me.


    Furthermore, because the permission for regular magic ships to enter the king''s capital has been banned indefinitely due to the previous commotion, the regular magic ships are currently operating between the three cities of Batcombe, Liberty Convey and Green Convey.


    Although there are many users between these three cities alone, from the point of view of trade in goods, there are considerable problems.


    In particular, Green Convoy, whose main export is fruit and vegetables and which has become so popular in King''s Landing, has repeatedly approached the company to resume flights to King''s Landing as soon as possible.


    It''s the same for Liberty Combe as well, and since they have stopped trading with the Quinn Trading Company, which sells magic stones and dragon scale armor wholesale, they are suffering a fair amount of damage.


    Therefore, as soon as the matter of the northern enclave that I am going to be dispatched to this time is settled, I have to start on the matter of the southern enclave immediately.


    While I was talking with Sarah about the southern enclave, we began to see a slightly open area in the forest ahead.


    Perhaps that should be one of the northern enclaves, our destination this time.


    I began to slowly descend the small magic ship.