Ohanabatake no Maousama

"Let's get the information together first. I'll pretend to be reading out the damage that my deputy chairman, Adelia, is seeing here." Adelia looked down to read the documents.

"The storm that hit Lynchardt territory about two weeks ago caused heavy rains over half a day, causing rivers to flood. Local floods, especially in the Hamplet village, Damage is happening. "For some reason, Kudels's gaze was pointed at the village representatives, but the intention is unknown. Adelia had no choice but to look back at the paperwork to continue her assigned work, turning to the next page with a moody feeling.

"Specific figures are 52 dead, 360 injured, damaged houses ..." The numbers confirm the damage again, and may have revived the memory. When I noticed, tears came to the eyes of the village representatives who were present.

And those miserable figures are groaning again from the face of the reconstruction aid team. Speaking of the 52 dead, this is a considerable loss for the village, which has a population of around 1,000. In addition, nearly half of the victims are working young men.

"The reason many young men are affected is that they were working to close the water supply to the fields to prevent flooding of the farmland. Most have been swallowed by this, and it has been reported that the upstream dams were aging and could not withstand the accumulated sediment and flooding and were damaged. " At present, humanitarian disasters due to lack of flood control facilities are large. While almost everyone in this place looks sober, the village chief spins words as if they had read the air.

"Everyone in the village knew that the upstream weir was starting to break, and that it wouldn't be long anymore. Of course, we and the lords repeatedly applied for restoration. If the dam had been repaired, this would not have happened. "

After she had separated her words, she continued in a sobbing voice.

"He was killed by the people in this village ... because of his neglect."

――What's that !? The crisp air has replaced the fear of tears and freezing. Her words are a clear treason. In general, it is a dialogue that is not enough if heard by the lord or deputy.

"It's good. Rather, let's say it to the fullest. Let's get to know all over the country and make that man's lifelong wound." I saw nooki.

No, not just the village chief. A similar light can be seen in the eyes of the village representatives present. so. The village was on the verge of runaway, now with resentment and hatred of the representative.

I thought it was strange from the beginning, but the deputy should have left the recovery of the village to adventurers. If the Deputy Secretary had taken direct command and was working on a reconstruction project, it must have been raining blood. But what kind of ugliness can be scattered in social circles, even with the help of other lords in this situation? In that respect, there are many ways to seal the mouth if you use the adventurers and slaves to carry out the reconstruction work. Yeah ... no matter how much.

Realizing that, Adelia turned her gaze to Kudels, fearless. However, the middle-aged man with glasses smiles with a smile as if it were within expectations.

You know this situation from the beginning ...? No, he would rather not miss such a risk.

-If this worst situation is as expected, please move a little, not sneaking! You, the leader, Adelaia's gaze as if staring, Kudels shrugs as if he could do it I sighed. He cut it out in such a way that he could talk to a cow taking a nap.

"That was hard. But revenge can only be achieved if you live. First, why not survive? You will die before you do anything, you guys." However, the villagers, who had breathed so much air that they would kill the deputy even if they stabbed, returned to me at once. Certainly, if you say it, you will not be revenge, but you will be in line with suicide before that.

"Yeah ... but ... can this village really survive? To be honest, in the situation where late night monsters have invaded the village and are attacking livestock recently, "Then, the village chief who returned to me replied reluctantly, and tension ran across the members' faces.

Local governments, rather than villages, set up shrines and temples in the early stages to welcome patron deities. By doing so, the land becomes a place of God's blessing, and demons and demon beasts cannot enter.

The lack of even the minimum functionality means that this is not a village but a place to live. It is no longer the same as the middle of the wilderness. In other words, if you were sleeping in a bed at night just because you were in a building, it would have become a bait for a monster that had invaded the village ...

Adventurers who are confident in their skills do not know, and it is a matter of life and death for civilians who have lost their administrative abilities and slaves who are pure labor. Seeing such an upset, Kuders looked over them with a gentle smile.

"What are you upsetting? In this dangerous situation, hundreds of injured people and young children are waiting for our help. There is food we have carried for a while, and if the villages are not secure, the restoration of farmland will not be possible. " However, she was unable to completely dispel her anxiety.

Now what do you do? As if responding to Adelia's gaze, Kuders raised his right hand greatly.

A beautiful rainbow-colored light flashed in his hand. This is a by-product of the magical power that reacts with the air.

What magic? The people who were amazed by the beautiful magical powers before their eyes suddenly thought about such a thing. But the long, long chants, which are crucial to large-scale magic, are never heard.

Then, Kudels cast a short spell of one word, emitting its magic in all directions.

It blooms, "" At that moment, the whole village shook.

"Wow! It is. In front of them, steel vines were tangled and roses of bronze rose ... a tremendously huge metal wall was spreading as far as the eye could see.

"If I told you to do the same thing, I wouldn't be able to do it first. It's not a strategic magic. It's a court magician who brought about a hundred magicians from the same land as me, I might be able to do it ... "An adventurer who seems to be a local surgeon looks up at the rose wall while muttering with a voice that is both impressive and jealous. With my own eyes, it is hard to believe that this was achieved alone.

What's more, it's triggered by a word of chanting omitted? It is no longer the realm of God. Indeed, the world of light.

Perhaps you have used some precious catalyst, but what kind of thing do you have? Hopefully, I'd like the catalyst to be divided ... No longer was the mage's head full of how to get into that elusive ringmaster.

On the other hand ... "Huh, it's a beautiful thing." "It's going to be good money to break branches and bring them to the city." Behind the adventurers, villagers who don't know anything look at these beautiful sculptures. Muttering selfishness. It's selfish, but most of the things people think are like this. After all, it's the "world" of many people.

Behind him, Adelia interrogated Kuders. Moreover, it is a fierce sword curtain that seems to show the vision of a horn growing on her head.

"Grandmaster ... Isn't this project a landmine?" "Fuhfu, that's right? It's challenging. I don't think the whole picture has been seen yet, but the wonderful thing is that it's about three steps. It's a worthwhile landmine that can be expected. The troubles are still to come. "While screaming at Adelia biting in the tone of resentment and nobody, Kuders smiles with a smile on her face.

"That face, when were you trying to notice when I noticed? I'm so hateful." "I'm also saying, this is a first aid." Looking at the metal rose I made , Kudels shrugs.

"Anyway, it's just metal, so it will rust and become useless. You'll notice, but it doesn't work against flying monsters. It doesn't make sense if you don't think about it. "" Well, that's exactly what you're saying. In addition, you've decided to show your power and show your subordinates support. " Politics is something you expect to achieve as much as you can in one thing, but it's hard to understand this much, but it's too much for yourself. "If you think, please do not hesitate to declare defeat." "Defeat ... declare !?" Adelia reluctantly rumored the word in the mouth of Kuders' mouth .

"I told you first, I'm going to put you at the center of this plan." That is, what seemed to be a long way off was a sign that you should try to do it with your own strength. In other words, relying on Kouders is the same as Adelia declaring defeat. Theory Notices that the quibble resembles, and Zhu runs quickly on Adelia's face.

"Look, look at it! Your turn is no longer on the edge!" And Adelia screams with a shriek ... as he digs into the village rebuilding project, as Kudels had guessed.