"Boy, you've been making something nice lately."
"Ah, old man. Yes, I developed a new alcohol. Want a drink?
"Oh, okay. Well then, don't hesitate."
"Don't drink too much. It's just a prototype stage as a product. I let my alcoholic father drink it and left only what I liked. Well, I'll have to make sure it meets the nobles and knights later."
Hmm. As I heard, you're pretty alcoholic. But this one's gonna burn my throat. Who wants a drink like this?
"I don't know. I haven't tasted it. But it might be better to put something with a high frequency to sleep for a few years. That's a lot of research."
"Hah, is that so? It's going to be a long story. I'm going this way. It's more punchy than regular ones, but it's also easier to drink."
"I see. The old man likes you. Well, I guess we'll have to distill the existing liquor and try a lot at first. The number of distillations and the combination of materials must be patterned and recorded. Let's hear how Billy does his research and let the drinkers in Reed's house do it."
"Anyway, I'll leave it to you to sell, kid. I got an unusual drink. Some people definitely buy it."
"Of course. Because banning alcohol is enough to destroy society. Demand never runs out."
"Yeah? Where did that happen?
"Oh, no, I'm not talking about this. But not just liquor, there's good stuff for Balka, old man."
Right, kid. Alcohol, clothes, paper, medicine, bricks, furniture, glass products, and much more. And above all, food self-sufficiency is stable. It's good that there are a lot of products, but the fact that there is a lot of food is also a characteristic of Barca. "
Well... Not only my magic powers, but also the crops themselves have been increasing the number of things that can be improved. The seeds of vegetables I used to grow in the fields are quite popular, old man. "
"When you say that, don't remember the old days. I've seen you move around the field since I was still a kid. Remember the boy? When you first met me."
"I remember that. I went to sell sandals to my old man, didn't I?
"Yes, I was surprised that there was a child who didn't even name a well-made sandal for sale, and somehow I could rule the Knight's Landing like this. I can't believe it's only been a few years since then, I..."
I miss it. If you think so, it's no exaggeration that the starting point for my current appearance started with the purchase of a beast egg from my old man. I think it was probably the luckiest time Valkyrie was born from that egg. "
"... Valkyrie, you're a servant beast. Hey, kid. Are you still working on the beast's eggs?
"What is it, old man? Are you still saying you're wasting your time researching beasts?
"No, I wouldn't say that. A flying beast of rarer value than a mounted beast was born. That alone makes me think that the research is a success. But after all, it's hard to hatch a beast with the magic of a beast-type target. Now that the management of the territory has stabilized, you don't have to jump into expensive research, do you?
"... no, old man. I will continue my research on the Service Beast. This is a decision."
"Why are you so obsessed? If Balka's business is now stable and profitable, isn't that enough?
"It's the war, old man. I've learned something from the battle. It is the superiority of Valkyrie's high mobility. I was able to drop the Knight's Mansion one after the other as I headed west through Arbarest territory because of Valkyrie's legs."
"Is there another fight?
"I don't know. At least I don't want to fight. But if I have to fight, I want to go around attacking. It's tough to protect."
I see. Okay. But what is Carlos going to do?
I don't know. You're going to announce it on New Year's Day. See what Fontana will do next year. "
I see. You've been fighting, we humans. "
"I see, old man. I wish there was a peaceful world."
Even though the current book address is the city of Fontana, an old man came to me who worked in Vulcania and talked.
The old man poured the newly made liquor into the glass many times under the pretext of tasting it, moisturizing his throat.
When I was talking like that, it always became a dull topic.
Because it is winter when the snow began to fall, I will talk about it as I remember the old days.
Among them, he was worried that the work of the Service Beast was overwhelming the Balkan Knight Regiment's income and expenditure.
But I can't stop.
If Valkyrie's mass production is possible, we will have to continue our research, even if the results are not immediate.
And in reality, Valkyrie is powerful.
I believe this research will definitely help the future because I don't know when the battle will take place.
That's when I was talking to my old man like that.
"Excuse me. I will report to you."
"What's wrong? Something wrong?
"Yes, a demon came out of the northern forest."
"... ghost?
"Yes, the soldiers who were out to exterminate the big pig that came out of the forest ran into the demon. They tried to crush him with a magic attack from a long distance, but they were able to fight back. It seems that the surviving soldiers boasted unusual strength where they testified."
... really.
Does that forest even live there?
I was afraid that I had my territory in terrible places, and now I think it is even more terrible.
But I'm not sure what's going on with the report just now.
I decided to go to the scene where the demon came out at once.