"You came back dressed like that. I wondered what happened."
"It was a lot of fun"
In contrast to Puri Puri and angry Nera, Tina is smiling and smiling. After that, we finished buying small souvenirs and returned to the Overweg house with teleportation magic. Anyway, I didn't have a place to change Tina's clothes, so I'm still a novice adventurer.
Because the gatekeeper of the Overweg family was excellent, he immediately noticed that it was us even if the appearance had changed, and welcomed us into the mansion without any problems, but Nera looked at us and looked away. I fished it out and started getting angry. Even if one country and one castle were to be ruled and so on, and so on, and so on, and so on, it would be irrelevant.
However, Mr. Reilera and Helian calmed down Nera, and the place soon settled down. But after that, even after she sat down for dinner, Nehra's moodiness continued. I don't think she's really mad, but I think she's pouting because Tina looked so happy.
"Would you like to go on a date with Nella next time?"
"...is it a promise?"
"Good for you, Nella."
His expression was still a little sullen, but he seemed to be in a good mood. Leila-san also seems satisfied with the interaction between me and Nera.
"Even so, the food in the Geppels Kingdom is delicious."
The main dish is mutton stewed in a spicy soup, and the staple food is thin bread like naan. Its flavor and taste are similar to soup curry. In addition, there are stir-fried dishes with Chinese-style sauce and grilled lamb halves. Every dish is elaborate, and the spices are tangy and appetizing.
"Because the food culture is the pride of the Kingdom of Geppels! The hero's cuisine of the Kingdom of Miscronia is delicious, but I think the cuisine of the Kingdom of Geppels is on par."
"I don't think it's enough to use rare spices and seasonings, but compared to the cuisine of the Kingdom of Goebbels and the Kingdom of Miscronia, the cuisine of the Kalendale Kingdom is much simpler."
"There's no mistaking it though. Salted fish from the southeastern part of the Kingdom of Miscronia is a stinking weapon."
"Ah, that smell was amazing... I didn't want to go near the royal castle for a while."
Helian looks away. Oh, did you go to the castle after that Surströmming attack? It was kind of a pity.
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"Well then, I'll take some time off around here today."
After a fun time, we decided to leave the Overweg family. I bought some souvenirs, and the story of purchasing cloth and threads was also settled. It seems that Nera was able to enjoy her time with Reilera and the others, and me and Tina also enjoyed a day adventure date. I had a nice day today.
"It would be nice if you could stay the night."
"As expected of that. I have a pregnant wife waiting at home.
"I see, I'll welcome you then. I've sent a fast horse to the territory, so the supplies should be ready in five days."
"Okay. I'll visit you after five days."
When I turned my gaze to Nera and the others, they also seemed to have parted ways with Mr. Reilera, and they walked over to me.
"Well then, Rayleira-san, how are you doing? I will visit you again someday."
"Yes, see you next time. Bring the other children with you."
Embrace Nera and Tina in your left and right arms and concentrate your magic. The destination is, of course, Clover's lord's mansion.
"Understood. See you soon!"
My vision blacked out for a moment, and I felt like I was floating. We returned to the front of Clover's lord's mansion in an instant like a blink of an eye. Perhaps because Clover is further west than Pidona, the sun has not yet set here.
"I'll be busy again tomorrow."
"Yes.
"Are you okay? You worked as an adventurer for a day, right?"
"It's okay, I just used magic while walking around.
"But you did something you weren't used to.
"yes"
When I opened the door of the lord's mansion, I felt a lively atmosphere from the back of the mansion. Judging from the faint smell of cooking, it must be in the middle of dinner. Just to be sure, we purify the three of us firmly and then turn our feet to the dining room.
"Oh, welcome back! Taishi-san!"
"Oh, I'm home."
Stroke the head of Marl, who called out to me first, and look at the food prepared on the table. Rice porridge, cold shabu-shabu with thinly sliced meat, cut fruit, salad, bread and soup. Applicants seem to have some sort of meat steak attached.
"Welcome back. What about dinner?"
"I got it over there. But that's right. Would you like some wine?"
"Yes, I'll prepare it now!"
"Oh, good good. I'll bring it. Please eat slowly."
I stopped Deborah and Seatan who were about to get up from their seats, and brought wine, cheese, and some kind of chunk of dried meat from the kitchen. After that, it's time to chat. He talks about how the cloth deal seems to be going well, talks about Tina working as an adventurer for a day, and hears about the events that happened at the clover and the lord's mansion today.
"Minor trouble, huh. Well, as expected."
"Right. Former slaves lack spirit, or rather, they're passive, or to put it bluntly, can you say that they have a slave nature? It seems like that kind of thing doesn't fit with the people who already live in this clover. "
"I see... Well, this isn't something that can be done overnight. We have no choice but to stick with it patiently. We should watch carefully so that it doesn't lead to discrimination in the future."
Should we consider creating a law that prohibits discrimination? All citizens of the Brave Demon Federation are equal under the law, or something like that. Should it be widely known as a basic principle rather than a law?
"I think it's good! Taishi-san, you're clearly stating the original idea behind this country!"
When I spoke to them, the reaction was generally positive.
"It's a good idea to let everyone know about the rise of this country once more. Especially the demons who have muscle all the way up to their brains should be told. It's a nature that especially respects strength, so it's possible that former slaves will be seen as weaklings."
"Is Arkenia okay?"
"We were protecting humans who got lost in the Great Sea of Trees. The problem is the demons.They don't really obey the master.It's like they're working together because of the same interests.For the sake of the future, we should talk frankly once more. Jarou."
Certainly when you say so. The river people, the Antilles, the beastmen and the centaurs are following me because they need my protection. Originally, Arkenia and the demon race are people who can live in the Great Sea of Trees without any problems on their own.
As for Arkenia, I was the first to subdue it by force, and Kusuha, who is the absolute leader, married me, so they are obeying me. There is only mutual interest.
"There aren't many demon tribes who have moved to Clover.
I didn't mean to disrespect you, but did you keep your distance?"
"Yes. There are a few people coming and going and goods exchanged, but I don't think we are able to interact as much as the river people and Arkenia. There is also the problem of physical distance."
"Is it a matter of distance? It's true that the demon village is far away."
In the past, I used to operate a regular flight through the transfer gate, but since I came back, it's been a mess and I haven't been able to do that either. The village of Arkenia is still within walking distance (but limited to Arkenia), and there's a canal between it and the settlement of the river people, so you can come and go without any problems.
Fairy tribe? Worrying about such a mysterious creature is useless. They're the ones who are likely to come back to life even if the explosion scatters.
"I wonder what's good about having a friendly relationship with them quickly."
"It would be the quickest for the master to take a wife from the demon tribe."
"No, that's a little... even for me, there's something called discipline... something."
Eyes meet with Melkina.
"If Taishi, who is going to reach out to Mother and Rifana and bring them back, would be persuasive, wouldn't it?"
"Guhaa!"
Melkina's words and smile deeply pierce my heart. It's absolutely fatal.
"Well, that's going to hurt me too... But, look. Here's one thing that's necessary for the future, right?"
"As one of the options. It's not good to bring it up, so if there is a proposal from over there, please think about accepting it. Of course, there will be compatibility, so no matter what. I don't mean it."
"... I'll do my best."
"Is everyone okay?"
Everyone nodded at Marl's words. Marle has been entrusted with all authority regarding my female relationships. If she says yes, that's the decision. Even so, aren't you guys too good to hear each other? Are you okay?
I don't think there's much I can say about a case like this.
"In other words, if you're going to take a wife from a demon race, wouldn't it be better to take a wife from a centaur, river people, or fairies together?
eh? Are you Melkina?
"Fumu, that's also true. Let's proceed with the selection."
Eh? Mr. Kusuha?
"That's right. If it's just the demon tribe, you might get dissatisfied."
eh eh eh? Nera! ?
"Okay, let's go in that direction."
"Starp! Wait. Wait. How about adding more? My body is one, so if I add more, I think I'll spend too little time with each person." I don't think it's a good thing to have a physical relationship, and I'm very sad that I won't be able to spend much time cultivating affection with everyone!"
"Taishi-san... I'm very, very happy that you're thinking of us."
Marle dyes her cheeks red and smiles. But she soon returned to her serious face.
"But that's it, this is this. This is also the pain of national birth, so we can endure it."
"No, is that so? You think I'm not okay?"
"If it's Taishi-san, you'll be fine!"
"I have a heavy trust without any basis! Help me Kusuhaemon!"
"What the heck... Anyway, if it's something you need, give it up."
"No way"
I looked around everyone's faces to see if there was anyone on my side, but no one seemed to be on my side. I can not believe that.
"Taishi can make everyone happy.
"That's right, Taishi-kun. You're the one who makes everyone happy, aren't you? Everyone's happy. You don't have to carry everything on your own, so don't worry."
"Or rather, it's good because you can switch with various partners, isn't it? Men admire that kind of thing, right?"
"Rifana. Dreams are dreams, so it's okay..."
For me, Marle, Flam, and Tina were too much for me to devote their lives to as an individual. In the blink of an eye, the numbers increased, and now there are twelve of them. Honestly, I think it's too heavy for me to carry the lives of twelve people. On top of that, if I add any more, I will be crushed.
And I told you that kind of feeling.
"There's no need to think about it that much. It's enough to feel like you have more lap pillows and body pillows."
"Really, Taishi-san hasn't changed since we first met, right? Don't think too much about responsibilities and just have more girls, okay?"
"Eh..."
The former princesses of Kalendale Kingdom and Miskronia Kingdom start saying outrageous things.
"I think Taishi-san, who is sincere towards women, is admirable and I like him."
"Yes, I think so too."
Tina and Rifana seem to support me. It's one of the few common sense people around me.
"Hey, if you're as heroic as your master, even if you keep quiet, women will come to you.
"There are a lot of girls who like Taishi, even among centaurs and river elves.
"Why don't you make those girls officially mistresses at this time too? Look, Taishi-kun saved some daughters from the unscrupulous aristocrats and has them in this town, right? And Stella-chan too. It's a pity to tease her too much, you know?"
Among the wives, Kusuha, Karen, and Elmina-san, the three who are particularly free-spirited in this direction began to say outrageous things. No, the vanguard is Marl.
"Wait, isn't the gap between the existence of me in you and the existence of me in reality dangerous? I'm not that kind of sex monster, am I?"
Those girls are probably illegal slave demi-human girls who were captured by the corrupt nobles of the Kingdom of Miscronia. He was a bastard who collected daughters of various races, from rare demi-humans such as night demons, winged races, crystals, and harpies to common demi-humans such as dwarves, elves, and beastmen, but he was forced to disappear. I protected them with this clover when I rescued them when they became me.
I know that almost everyone liked me after some trouble, but I was already engaged to Marle and the others at that time, so I didn't have that kind of relationship.
And Stella is Nera's maid. She is a relative of Nela, or rather, she is her cousin, and her features are very similar. She looks like she would definitely be considered a sister if they were lined up in similar clothes. She, in other words, she is a beauty on par with Nera, who was even said to be the jewel of the Kalendale Kingdom. She has a bright personality, and she's a mischievous girl, so I don't hate her, or rather, she even asked me to go with her on her first night with Nella, but... no, it's not a shame. .
"I mean, it's impossible, physically impossible, even if I make full use of transfer magic and my physical ability, it's impossible. Even now, I'm sorry that I don't have enough opportunities to interact with everyone, but I can't do it anymore!"
"Mr. Taishi"
"yes"
"If you give up, that's the end of it."
Marl is bishy! He gave a thumbs up and gave me a wink. Does that name come up here?
"Taishi"
"Yeah?"
Karen this time? what?
"It's unacceptable to say you can't do it even though you haven't done it."
Just like Marl, he gives a thumbs-up. Why do you keep throwing in black stuff? I don't understand this.
After that, I kept appealing to refrain from increasing the number of staff, but there was no one who would take it seriously. why....
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A few days passed.
As for me, I was planning to go to the demon tribe's village as soon as possible, but Marl and the others stopped me.
"It's a philosophy that should be conveyed, no, it's a national policy.
If so, it is certainly true. It's good to get on board in high spirits, but it's not cool if you don't have the words you need to convey and get flustered.
That's why I've been deliberating on what kind of national policy to issue to all the people of the Brave Demon Federation. At first, a majestic one with a lot of difficult words was created, centered on Marl and Nera, but Deborah waited there.
"No, since it's a national policy or something like that, you know how to use difficult words, don't you?
"I see, there are two reasons.
"Hmm... if you say so, it's true."
"That's certainly true. But I think formality is also necessary."
I was honestly convinced by Deborah's words, but Marle and Nera have a difficult face. So, I spread my arms out to the two of them.
"It's my country, you know? It's simple, and it's suitable for other countries to look childish. Let's leave the difficult language as it is, and make something easy to digest."
With my remarks, the two of us managed to convince each other, and here's what we were able to do.
・The citizens of the Brave Federation are all equal, and all are friends. Let's not discriminate based on origin, race, or strength.
・All citizens of the Yuma Federation have the right to work and are obligated to do so. Let's all do our best and work together.
All citizens have the right to live a healthy and cultured minimum standard of living as long as they fulfill their obligations. Let's talk if you're in trouble.
"Yeah, it's easy to understand, isn't it? I prefer this one to the one written in difficult words."
I looked at the three articles written in chalk on the blackboard and nodded. The five people gathered in the lord's hall conference room today are me, Marl, Tina, Nera, and Elmina. Flamm and Karen are still on vacation because their morning sickness hasn't subsided yet. Melkina refuses to talk about difficult things and boycotts. The other wives are busy with small jobs in the feudal lord's building and work in Clover.
"Yes, I think it's fine too. The princesses have a difficult look on their faces."
Elmina-san agreed with my words, but the three former princesses, Marle, Tina, and Nera, have a difficult look on their faces.
Elmina-san this time is just an observer who watches over the scene. Recently, when it comes to meetings that decide the direction of the country, the three former princesses and I are the main ones, and one or two of the other members watch over the progress of the meeting as observers. there is
The simplification of the national policy is an opinion that Deborah came up with when she was an observer, so I think it's been producing good results so far. In the future, isn't it better to let not only us but also other village chiefs participate? Let's talk about that later.
"No, I've heard it from Mr. Taishi before as a philosophy, and I'm convinced. I know all the costs are going to go up."
"There's no problem for now, but when the number of citizens of the Brave Demon Federation reaches 10,000, 100,000, 1,000,000... I wonder how much we can cover."
"There is no king who has ever attempted something like this before. There is no precedent, so it is difficult to make predictions. We have no choice but to grope our way."
It seems that the three former princesses are simply worried about the expected difficulties. Well yeah, that's for sure. These three articles contain a lot of ideas about the world I originally lived in. Incorporating the concept of welfare is quite advanced in this world.
"The rest of the problem is… is it a countermeasure for lazy people?"
"Right. Since the second term is a major premise, I won't take care of people who don't want to work."
"Of course it is. Besides, there are lazy measures."
"Hou, as expected of Nera. Specifically?"
I don't think you'd suggest creating an informant system to find and punish lazy people, or setting up a dedicated investigative agency...it's a dystopian straight line. Nera is more of a common sense person, but sometimes she does things that aren't out of the ordinary.
"It's the Vault Temple. Vault is the god of law and judgment, and you know that royalty, nobility, knights and guards often worship it, right?"
"Yeah, you know."
Actually, it seems that Flam is a relatively devout believer, but since there is a fate or a bad relationship between me and Vault, I don't usually show it to the public. I'm just saying you don't have to worry about it. That sounds a bit complicated, but if you listen to it, there are many things you can agree with about the vault's teachings or the doctrine itself.
Oops, now it's more about lazy measures than that.
"The priest of the vault can use sacred magic that can detect evil and lies. So, invite the vault temple to clover and order those who are protected to serve in the vault temple."
"I see? What is your heart?"
"If there is a proper priest assigned to the Vault Temple, then the inside of the temple will become a kind of sanctuary. Just entering the sanctuary will make your whole body numb and hurt.In addition, the priests of the Vault Temple can use sacred magic to detect lies and evil, so why not use it?」
"Seriously, the Vault Temple is amazing."
If it's that easy to identify bad guys and lazy people, then that's convenient. It makes sense that he would receive tremendous support from kings, aristocrats, and knights who ruled over the people.
"However, to be honest, we don't get along well with the Vault Temple, or rather, we have a bad impression of each other.
"That's where Ernest-san comes in handy."
Tina smiles with a black smile.
Ernest is a hero surrounded by the Vault Temple in some town in the Kingdom of Miscronia. He has a strong sense of justice, is good, and doesn't doubt people... he's just like a brave man.
Since he came to assassinate me in a ridiculously honest way, he restrained me and listened to me in the office... but the problem is that the official hero who belongs to the Vault Temple has the courage to recognize its existence in the Kingdom of Miscronia and the Kingdom of Kalendale. The leader of the Demon Federation――in other words, he plotted and executed my assassination.
Of course, this is not a problem that can be laughed at. Regarding this matter, Marl has formally lodged a protest with the Vault Temple through the royal family of the Kingdom of Miscronia. Depending on the content of the reply, I will be dispatched directly again.
Yeah? Is that what you mean?
"Are you using Ernest's case as a shield to intimidate me? I see."
"Taishi-san, you shouldn't use such dangerous words to threaten me. I just ask you sincerely."
Marle puffs up her cheeks with an expression that seems to say that she is out of her mind. Hmm, I want to poke it, but it's a little far away and I can't reach it, sorry.
"Through my mother, I have officially protested as the Federation of Brave Demons, so it's time for a response. You will raise
"That's why Mama is called the witch of the Miscronia Kingdom, the hidden king, or the true king.
I do not think so? I think I'm quite involved in negotiations and I think I'm active in all aspects.
Are you thinking the same as me? Tina and Nera are smiling wryly. That's right... I wonder if Marl will have a nickname like Il-san in the near future.
"Um... Then, for the time being, is it okay if we take these three articles to each village and notify them of the contents?"
I looked around at the participants of this meeting, confirmed that everyone had nodded, and I nodded back.
I don't know how these three articles will be told later in history, but it would be nice if they were evaluated as the first on the continent to clearly state the right to exist. Why did the rare demon lord who scattered death and destruction have these three articles? Let's restrain ourselves so that it won't be thought, various things.
Hurry up and ask Nera and Tina, who can write beautifully, to make a clean copy, and put about three pieces of paper with three articles in the storage.
As I said earlier, even if I can read, I'm fatally bad at writing! By the way, if Marle doesn't put his heart into it, he'll end up with me.
"Okay, I'll be there soon."
"Is it a demon tribe village?"
"Yeah, the sooner the better."
Postponing, postponing... it seems like it's going to drag on forever.
"Also... I shouldn't go alone."
"That's right. Flam and I are no good, so Elmina-san and... Kusuha-san would be better."
"Isn't Kusuha not compatible with them?
"That's why, isn't it? From now on, you'll be a compatriot of the Brave Federation, so you should pick the buds of such troubles when you can."
I see, sure. From now on, we're going to do things together, so there's no point in avoiding each other forever.
"Then let Elmina-san and Kusuha accompany you. Elmina-san, are you okay?"
"Yes, of course. I'm also interested in the demon village."
"Ah, there are quite a lot of things to see in the village of the demon tribe.
It had the atmosphere of a good old country village in Japan. The fields were in good order, and there were shrine-like buildings here and there.