69 – Homecoming (2)

“… That’s why the Theseus family took care of everything, like housing.”

Nadia’s lengthy briefing is over.

Even if it was a briefing, it was hearing the facts written in the letter again, but it was different from coming and seeing it in person and imagining it in writing.

Because Mene, which was in ruins, has changed enough to make me wonder if it’s true.

“It seems that the health of the residents has improved a lot.”

“Fortunately, he consistently took the elixir. It was a small number at first, but I can see that they are getting better one by one.”

“Lisha, what is the population of Mene?”

“Ah, now… 107 people.”

“107 people? It has grown quite a bit.”

Unlike a month ago, when it was around 60, the population increased.

With this, it can now call itself a small village.

“Since the appearance of the town has changed noticeably, it must have been word of mouth from merchants passing by. A few people have been migrating there not too long ago.”

“You must have heard rumors about me, though? It’s like the fact that I kicked out all the workers last time. I don’t think they’re keeping their mouth shut.”

“yes. So, at first, I guess I was just going to look around the town. But the residents seemed to have talked about it, so they just sat down.”

The fact that he settled in the village of the Altane family, which was rumored to be vicious, must have been the breath of the residents who lived there.

They couldn’t have brought up a good story about Altane, who brought them to the brink of death.

“Isn’t it that I got a good score because the town is changing?”

“I-I think so too! Make a home for those who have lost their home… Also, because he gave me food… .”

‘It was your owner who caused the loss of the house.’

“Originally, if you make someone warm and full, you call that person Seonggun. Who, no matter how tyrannical, would give up on a situation that has turned 180 degrees? And Mene is said to be the last village chosen by those who have nowhere else to go.”

“That’s right.”

Anyway, the fact that the evaluation of me is changing little by little is really good news.

Since the village that should have disappeared is still alive, Mene’s existence will be of great help to me in the future.

There are still tasks to be done, but if done well, it can be used as a safe hideout as well as securing stable funds.

“I’m glad it went smoothly. Is everything going on around town?”

“A few goblins appear from time to time, but they do no harm to the village. Even that, the knights over there will catch it.”

Nadia pointed to the knights in the middle of the market.

The five or six knights roaming the village wearing shiny heavy armor were the ones I had previously requested from Zed.

The redevelopment of the village was going well, but there was no defense force, so I requested it from Zed, and he unexpectedly accepted it.

It was Zed, who seemed to be subtly blocked, but had a judo-ri.

Of course, this would also be to appeal to Reina.

“I didn’t know that the Theseus family would send knights.”

“This must be easy for Theseus, who is called the next four great families. I haven’t even inherited the title yet, but I’m even serving as a private.”

“On the other hand, there is nothing here.”

“I was embarrassed while I didn’t see it. Nadia.”

“Is there anything you can’t say in terms of receiving money?”

To the last, Nadia was an employee who was working in exchange for money from me.

Risha is also an employee, but should I say that Nadia is more like an outsider?

Unlike Lisa, who pays her salary from her family’s wealth, Nadia’s salary was covered by her own money.

Besides, Lisa feels more like a slave than an employee… There is no feeling.

Because you are too obedient

“Because you pay the most out of all the places I’ve worked for so far.”

Even though it was a business relationship like this, I liked that he fulfilled the role wholeheartedly.

However, since he is in a position to receive money, he does not know how it will change if his salary starts to fall behind.

It seems that there is still room for wealth, but this will soon run out.

I had to think of a way to get the money back from Mene, who somehow revived it.

“As expected, farming… shall?”

As soon as Mene’s general direction was presented to the two, these were the words Risha brought out.

“The first thing that comes to mind is farming. Previously, Mene also focused on agriculture.”

“In addition, the surrounding area is flat, so it is suitable for farming.”

“But, like developing and choosing farmland, it will cost a lot of money in the beginning. Right now, Mene’s funds are not so easy.”

No matter what you start out with, you will need some initial funding.

If farming isn’t a hobby, but if you’re doing it for income, you’ll need manpower and money to develop a huge amount of land.

‘Still, farming is not allowed.’

If so, there is not much initial funding, and you need a business that can produce results right away.

When I told the two of them, they couldn’t easily come up with an answer.

“It’s not something I’ll decide right now anyway. We still have enough money.”

“Why don’t you ask the villagers too? Whatever it decides, it is the people who carry it out.”

“That would be nice too. Lisa. Post a notice about this on the town bulletin board later.”

It’s not something to do right away anyway, so if you post it in the village, after the practice is over, you’ll come up with some good ideas.

If more than a hundred people put their heads together, anything will come out.

“It’s really amazing. To think that a person who was called a tyrant would care so much about the village. Any reason?”

Nadia spoke up with curious eyes.

Now that the ruined village has completely changed, she and others will think the same way.

“Because if the jurisdictional territory is judged to be unrecoverable, even the precarious title will be taken away.”

Now that I’ve come, I’m better. So trust me. It’s too late to say that.

Altean has been living like this for several years, but if he suddenly changes his stance, that will cause people to distrust him.

Rather, it is an action to protect the title. It is much better to give the impression that

No matter what I do, there will be an image of me doing it to protect my title, so at least there will be little backlash.

“Hmm.”

“Do you have anything to say?”

“No, nothing.”

Nadia looked away from me for a moment and then stood up, sorting through the stacks of papers that were spread out.

“The overall progress of the village development was sent by letter. But before you go, look around the town and go. Why don’t you show your face properly this time?”

As I was getting ready to put on the hood I received from Risha, Nadia quickly stopped me.

“Isn’t that rather counterproductive?”

“If it had backfired, people who would have already left would have left. It’s better to show your face once in a while than not to show your face completely. After all, you are the lord.”

“Your lord.”

Lord of Mene.

Count Altyn.

It was Mene, a village that was only a facade to maintain the county, but now it has begun to function as a village.

There is still a long way to go, but the potential for development is endless, and this was a sight that was not even seen in the game.

“Or why don’t we go to Kazune, the one we saw before?”

The day I first met Nadia.

I remembered the day a woman had asked me to find her child who had disappeared into the woods.

Come to think of it, I haven’t seen you since I moved to the village.

“Are they all right?”

“Go and find out for yourself. It’s useless to ask Risha.”

Nadia stopped me from approaching Lisa and pushed me away with her hand.

“ah. And the girls you talked about last time. It is still difficult to meet people, so it will be difficult to meet them this time.”

“Is it that severe?”

“Because it is more important to recover from the body than to be severe. And… You have to adapt.”

“adaptation?”

“Anyway, not now. I’ll send you a letter later, so come at that time.”

“Then it will be difficult to meet today. I get it.”

I wanted to see the children I saved from the church, but I decided to listen to Nadia because I couldn’t get in the way of my mind by visiting them. She must have her own thoughts. decided to believe

As soon as I was easily pushed back and kicked outside, I immediately heard the door slam shut.

I didn’t mean to go there like this, but I guess it doesn’t matter.

Because I was also curious about her and Kazu’s current situation.

It was not yet a large village, so most of the residents were living together in one place.

In addition, while designing the house, the names of the residents were written on the entrance so that the current status of the residents could be known, so it was not difficult to visit directly.

As I walked around the village without wearing a hood, I could still feel the stinging gazes on me, but the anger wasn’t as great as before.

‘In the first place, it’s difficult to openly express anger toward that Altane.’

Wouldn’t the fear have lessened a lot, though, unlike before?

A town where everyone is given the same house and everyone has the right to be healthy.

I was at an age where I never dreamed of running a village, but I wanted to keep these two things unconditionally.

It is still at the level of a village, but I wonder if it will be able to prosper as a decent village someday.

‘The structure is simpler than I thought.’

There weren’t many residents in the village yet, so there weren’t that many built buildings, so it was easy to find.

I looked up at the red brick building in front of a plaque with two names on it.

Karina

Kaz

“Well.”

When I found a little child in the woods, I shuddered.

The day I ran without knowing anything, found the child lying down, and won the fight against the Ent.

‘But, he wouldn’t know that I moved?’

Come to think of it, no one would have noticed me because I was wearing a hood at the time.

Besides, the kid named Kazu had passed out already, and when he moved to the village, he left it in a deserted vacant lot.

In short, there is no justification for entering this house.

‘Is there any reason to stop by?’

“Mom, I’m coming!”

“Come in a little early today.”

“Oh, I know… uh?”

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Just then, a small child opened the door and came out.

“I have to close the Kazu door properly… ah.”

And the woman behind it.

In the momentary awkward atmosphere, I met two eyes, a woman and a child.