After sharing the supper with the lord of Kiyama, I began to chat with him on a daily basis.

First, I said, "I don't think I'm going to make the island my own just because I defeated the demon, and the island was settled." But, "I want iron interests for building a ship that defeats monsters. The honest circumstance of "" is mixed and conveyed.

Then the lord of Yoshiyama Kiyama says that he can transfer the mining right of the iron mine Tekkozan on Onigashima (in exchange for a prize paid through the guild). .

The prize money through the guild pays the bond, and the Far Eastern lords say they have a hard time.

He also promised to "provide techniques for fostering civilian troops" so that he could protect with the help of Yoshiyama when the demon again attacked from hell, and he promised to "provide techniques for steelmaking."

by the way.

You may think that you should import iron if you want to do such a crazy thing, but that is where you want to stick to "domestic".

Well, if you're just building a ship, you might be able to buy the exact type of steel, if you order it for that exact design.

But we fight monsters on ships.

Considering “remodeling”, repair, and maintenance to match the battle conditions, I really want the ability to make steel myself and cast it as we want.

We already have an excellent blacksmith's workshop, and in conjunction with that, we were trying to foster “technology that can make iron from steel ore”.

Then, when the issues of Onigashima were concluded in this way, the parliament eventually closed.

After a detailed negotiation with the Minister and the lord of Okuga about the "ship" and the date of technical cooperation, he decided to return to the territory because he said, "I just proceed with the talk." .

Heine ...

When the horses were lined up and arrived at Tokumo, the plum buds began to flicker on the mountain road as at the Kanzashi Kanzashi counter, and the cold weather was much easier.

The weak monsters on the west side of the territory are also in a good mood by jumping on and off.

In addition, when I saw a jujube woman running up the mountain and picking mushrooms, I felt very warm.

"" Welcome back, master !! "

Then, when you arrive at Yakata, the maid will welcome you.

Manaka and Ikoka who were away from home.

Speaking of which, when I returned from Hafenfeld earlier, the house was covered with dust, but this is not the case this time.

The maids had cleaned them properly, and it wasn't a pleasure to be greeted by others when they came home.

When I suggested that I hired a maid, I wondered if Igarashi-san's hobby was true.

"I'm home!"

"Kaya! Welcome back!"

Now, as I sat down in the living room and took a break, the two watermelons took me to the Imperial City, and they were surrounded by Kyakuya.

That said, none of them had ever left this distant cloud.

"Well, that's it! The boat! The ninja! ... Uh, uh, uh!

The watermelon, rather than returning to his daily routine, seems suddenly excited, turning his eyes and talking.

However, it was not transmitted at all, and the two surviving were only laughing bitterly.

Fufu, it's very interesting.

"Eiga ..."

In such a case, the side of the thigh feels like "Whip ♡ Whip ♡" like a youthful leg.

I looked next to the sofa, thinking "What's going on?"

"... I have secured mining rights, so will Akira and Shohei go to the Onigashima mine at once?"

"Oh, yeah. They don't want to go a bit yet."

"?……why?"

"Yeah. First of all, you have to make a 'port' no matter what you put it in. I'll come to Shohei from good and talk to you tomorrow."

"understood……"

And the next day.

Shohei Yoshioka, the priest (son) of Yoshioka Shrine, has arrived.

He was the leader in the "dyke making" that he saw when he first came to this territory.

He has knowledge of civil engineering and can make grounds with his spirit ability. He works with Akira on drilling and investigating the ore.

In such a reason.

First of all, consulting with him was necessary in port making.

"Lord. Did you know why the port of Tomokuro is in that" Monster appears, where no one lives on the west "?

"No, I don't know. I was wondering why ...

I think a bit and say what I thought "maybe."

"Maybe the tide is there?"

"exactly"

It is said that the tide near here often follows the east coast of the territory.

When a ship arrives from Skahama in the west, there is a port on the east coast and it is difficult to approach the port due to the tide.

Conversely, the west coast is largely unaffected by the tide, thanks to the terrain that protrudes south.

That is why the port was created on the west side, even if it was far from the village.

"I want to create a new port on the south coast near the estuary."

"Still, it will be exposed to the waves."

"Is it better to make it on the west coast?"

"But, to tell you, that's the problem ..."

Shohei says that the western coast is not very deep.

Conversely, it seems that the southern tip is deeper in terms of water depth.

"Then, what should I do?"

"To build a new port on the south side, we need to build a strong 'breakwater. If we continue to use the west side, we need to dig deeper into the water.

So that's it.

Which plan to proceed with ...

In order to judge it, we set out to investigate.