A Chronicle of Life in a Different World
Chapter 385: Periodic reports Part 3
I've known Natalia for almost two years, but it's very rare to breathe clearly. Therefore, Reurus also asked with confusion.
"... aren't we having a good discussion?
I hear that it is the old people who are opposed to migration. That's why Natalia would have trouble coping because she doesn't want to pull the young man's leg.
Even if you heard the story, you immediately think you can't abandon it. Natalia, who was born and raised in the abandoned city of Laval, will never be recognized.
"The construction of the town is going well... rather it seems to be going further, but this one is pathetically useless... because they've lived in the abandoned city of Laval since before I was born, so I can't leave strongly."
"... it's unusual for you to show such a reaction."
Normally, Natalia always shows perseverance, but this time it seems like she's in deep trouble. She is throwing a deep sigh while pointing her elbows at the reception desk.
"You've known me since I was born, and you talk to me like you treat my grandchildren and grandchildren? Some of them have lived in Laval Waste City since its inception, so they say they will die in this place because they will live before they migrate....."
"How old have you been since the beginning of Laval Waste City?
It was Natalia who talked in a state of deep difficulty, but I asked because I was worried about my age as a Reurus. The Amendura family is the fourth generation in Natalia and will be quite old from the very beginning when the abandoned city of Laval was created.
"I'm over ninety at my oldest age. It's unusual for people to live that long, but some of them were born when the first Amendura family members were 'administrators'... but there aren't many of them, but there are people in their 70s and 80s."
(In my previous life, this world would have been a mess for a long time...)
Medical technology is not as advanced as in previous generations in Japan, and given the hygienic environment, food conditions, and the threat of monsters, it can be said that you rarely see it live long enough.
Although we do not know the average life expectancy of Reurus, Dominic, Gilba, Bernard and others are treated as “elderly people” in this world. It would be astonishing if they were nearly twice as alive.
"I hate to ask you this... but are you sure you're going to live before you migrate? Then I think I should fulfill my wishes....."
"I can't get out of town, but I do what I can in town every day. When you look at my face, you're fine enough to tell me if I'm married or if I have any children."
"That will definitely last longer."
It feels like there was such a person in the previous life, and it is a revulsion that puts a thrill into my heart.
"And then... they told me I couldn't leave everyone sleeping in this town."
"That's...."
But I was troubled by Natalia's continued words.
Naturally, there is also a cemetery in the abandoned city of Laval. It will be decades since Laval Waste City was created, but how many people have lost their lives so far?
The population of Laval Waste City is larger than that of nearby villages, reaching more than 2,000 people. Originally fewer and probably more over time, in the meantime dozens of people - hundreds if not worse.
Some may be unaccompanied like Reurus, but many of those born and raised in the abandoned city of Laval will have their families asleep in this land. Even if it's not a family, the “town mates”, such as adventurers and business mates, are asleep.
I don't want to leave them or them behind. Still, I don't want to disturb a future young man.
If the old people insist on that, Natalia, who has changed from the 'Administrator' to the ruler, won't be strong enough.
(As far as I know, this country is buried... if it was cremated and put in a urn and put in a tomb like Japan in the previous life, then I could have thought of transferring the tomb...)
We can't just dig back and move all the cemeteries in Laval Waste City. It may be possible with the help of the dwarves, but it will take a lot of time and effort.
Even if you spend those hours, it must have been a long time ago. Whatever the speed at which the town is being built, it should take years for all the inhabitants of the abandoned city of Laval to actually migrate and live.
In the first place, I feel uncomfortable with revelating the tomb as a revus.
"I know how everyone feels, and I'm glad you're so attached to this town. As an individual, I would like to make my wish come true as much as possible... but as a baron, I also need to manage the“ people ”..."
As for Natalia, it seems that her position as a baron and her position as a “fellow town” are mixed and she cannot make a decision. Unusual for Natalia, Reurus clashed with words.
"Using your power as a baron to force you to take him?
"Do you think we can do something about that?
"I can't... I can't even get you out of my sight..."
As a realuse, I am convinced that the city's companions - they can't choose tough means over old people.
"If you can't convince him, he'll have to convince his family.
"Some people say that the whole family is sleeping in the cemetery.
Natalia would have thought and considered what Reurus would have thought. There is no response.
"Of course, I'm not moving out right now. It's only been two months since we started building this town, and we still have time... to keep talking and find a solution."
"... I see."
Reurus thinks it's a difficult story.
Laval Waste Town is an important place for Reurus, but it hasn't been two years since we got here. In addition, they may be absent for longer periods of time on request, so they will live less than half the time.
Those who were born and raised in the abandoned city of Laval, those who migrated from the middle of the way, and those who came into circulation. Each of them will have different thoughts about the abandoned city of Laval, but it will be very difficult to find a satisfactory solution to everything.
Natalia would have been cut off by other things, but judgment was slower than usual about the abandoned city of Laval and its inhabitants.
(Well, you're right, there's still time... if the town you're building takes some form, some people will change their minds, and we have to do what we can.)
Reurus cares about the abandoned city of Laval and his fellow towns - but for some reason, he is only a “newcomer” in time.
There's nothing more we can do than Natalia, who was born and raised in the abandoned city of Laval and struggled to make her friends in the abandoned city live a normal life.
If there is anything that can be done, it will be enough to encourage the construction of the town.
Reurus, who decided to do so, talks about new topics to change the air.
"Speaking of which, I have one question I'd like to ask you... okay?
"What is it?
"It's not a big deal... no, it might be a big deal, but I was wondering what the name of the town we're building right now would be."
It is the name of the first town in the Baron of Amendura. Is it still called the town of Amendura, or is Shaw called Montrat in the place name?
When Reurus asks if it would be inconvenient to call the name of the town, Natalia looks small and disgraceful.
Speaking of which, I didn't tell you. I didn't expect town building to go so fast, and I was going to tell you after it took shape somewhat.... "
That's what Natalia says about the town.
"Speranza, I'm going to call it that."
Speranza, Baron of Amendura. I'm sure that's what they'll call it.
However, Reurus will have difficulty trying to say the name of the town.
"Su, Spera... Speran... Speranza... isn't it hard to say something?
I'm not going to put a finger on it, but as a revulsion, it doesn't seem like my tongue won't turn. But Eliza and the others looked strange.
"Speranza... I think it's normal."
"Speranza, I can tell you that.
"Speranza... I don't think it's hard for me to say either."
"... Speranza"
Eliza and the others say the name of the town. The Reurus who heard it was convinced that his pronunciation was just bad.
"Su, Spera... the town of Speranza... should I call it like this?
"Yes, I named it after the first name of the Amendura family."
I can only nod ambiguously to Natalia, who asks me what I think.
There seems to be a lot of trouble with the residents of the abandoned city of Laval, but there are limits to what we can do in Speranza, the town that is currently under construction.
Reurus thought that Natalia would still persuade the inhabitants of the abandoned city of Laval to find a compromise.
So Reurus and the others leave the Adventurers Association and spend the night at home for the first time in about two months.
When the day changed, he received a letter from Natalia containing instructions for Collard to travel to Baron Amendura's territory.