Price of Management

Chapter 6 Pioneering the Tex River

“Phew, how's my baby? ”

“Yes.”

“Sis, what I said to my baby in the womb. ”

“ ……. ”

“Of course I wanted to see my Sis. Come on, kiss me, kiss me. ”

I kissed Sis. And I kissed a belly that wasn't pregnant yet.

You're both adorable. You're both adorable! Don't you think you're gonna get me fired? When the baby is born, the storm will knock you out.

“Tsk, I don't even notice, do I? ”

Julia, who was staring at it like she was staring at me, grumbled when she got through the spikes.

I just gave Julia my attention.

“Why? Are we jealous again? ”

“Who told you to be jealous?! ”

I smiled at Julia, who was furious with the drain.

“Okay, come here. Let's kiss Julia, too.”

“Hmph, no! You think your kiss is some kind of prize? ”

“Sweetheart, don't be shy. Come here. Aren't you nice?"

“I told you not to use that old mouth of yours! ”

She's nervous about the tooling, but Julia's face is red. Shame on you, huh? That's why he's cuter.

I made Earth Hand and pushed Julia towards me.

“Ugh!”

“I got you!”

After a tight hug, Julia struggles.

Let go of me! Pervert! I'm calling it in! ”

“Suit yourself. But in order to report it, you have to do something to report it, right? ”

“Gaaaah! I won't report it! I won't!”

“Really? You're not gonna call it in? ”

“Yes.”

”Then I thank you. ”

“Aaaaah! Don't do it! ”

I hugged Julia and giggled with lips and cheeks.

After resisting, Julia rather sat on my lap, grabbing my neck and enjoying a kiss. The atmosphere became more and more distracting, but Sis looked at me with curious eyes, so I had to stop crying.

Ah, peaceful.

It's been a sweet holiday for a really long time.

After solving the Vale Bandits problem in the Vallard Mountains, I helped defeat monsters everywhere the Royal Troops asked for help. Only the Salamanders were excited. They slaughtered monsters on fire.

Thanks to my efforts, the security issues of the North have been resolved quickly.

As the worries of monsters or bandits ceased, the renovations gained more resilience.

I hired workers in the nearest territory and put them in maintenance. It was repairing the whole thing to the north at once. If we have enough money, we can take care of our business with this speed.

As I no longer have anything to care about, I decided to give myself a vacation. Well done, me!

That's why I'm hanging out with my wife at home like this.

Why do you want to go on vacation?

In the Kingdom of Leaden, I'm known to be busy with the Northern District's renovations. This is the beauty of the external muscle.

But Julia suddenly said.

“Honey, I got a letter from ligand territory while I was working. ”

“Really?"

“Did I say Vale? Thanks to him, there was a strong defeat of monsters on the Tex River, and suddenly there was a problem. ”

“What problem? ”

“Ogres live here. ”

“What?"

The ogre was a monstrous monster that could wipe out an entire village.

“Here's a letter. ”

Julia handed me the letter.

I read it.

Lord Zhou, have you been well?

It may have been a long time since you've seen it, but I am your lord, Dean.

Hahaha. Dean must have been disappointed because I didn't snore.

⁄ Thousands of people, led by Lord Vale, the newly knight of the ligand family, settled safely as settlers. Lord Vale and over 1,000 of his men have enlisted as soldiers in the territory, making a significant contribution to monster subjugation. Ser Vale, in particular, has a keen knowledge of mountain warfare mercenaries, making him an indispensable key player in clearing the Tex River. I just admire the attention of the master of talent.

This sweep of the Tex River was going smoothly, but we ran into a problem. A scout reported seeing an Ogre in a nearby mountain range along the Tex River.

If only Baron Andrew Guerrille, who the Lord had sent me to work so hard before, could defeat the Ogres, but unfortunately Baron Guerrille didn't do so last summer.

I laughed.

Baron Andrew Guerilla.

Earl Lindell sent me a spy. I lied and became my knight, but I sent him to ligand territory to do his job.

I think I ran away exhausted from the monsters. I couldn't stand the thought of killing monsters in the countryside without being able to perform my spy role.

Fortunately, the Ogre is not yet hungry, seeing that there is not much activity. However, we stopped defeating monsters because we couldn't provoke an ogre that was still standing.

I heard that He helped His Royal Army to exert his strength, but I hope that you will take care of the territory when you have time.

- Your loyal knight Dean.

What the...

I've been saving you for vacation, and you have to go back to work again?

No! It's annoying! I'm gonna be hanging out with my wives!

“Well, here's the deal. We'll commission a mercenary guild and hire a super mercenary with Expert skills and send him back to the territory. Well, that's a good idea, right? ”

“Honey, you go yourself. ”

Julia said cut it off.

“Huh? What did you say? Did I mishear you? ”

“See for yourself. You're the lord, but you have to manage the territory for the territory. ”

“Oh, you can do it without me. You know Dean? He's so trustworthy. ”

“Farewell."

“No, I mean... ”

“Farewell."

“Honey? We're not having this conversation right now. ”

“Go and work hard in the territory with your belly blown off. ”

“You, you! You must have hit my weakness again. What's wrong with my stomach? It's thin enough. ”

“What's skinny? The mood drops every time I see that belly. ”

You're digging deep into Cook's breasts, scary boy.

But you have to take a beating or two. I'm already immune to Julia's nagging.

I asked cis, the weapon of my spleen.

“Sissy, do I have a lot of belly fat? ”

The sheath shakes her head.

“Honey, you're thin. ”

“You see! Sis says she's thin. ”

“Sis, don't lie to me! ”

“It looks good. ”

Oh, my sweet Sis.

“Isn't she broken, really? ”

Julia, who was amazed, blurted Sis in a subtle tone in case a good idea came to her mind.

“Sis, think about this. It's bad for your health if you keep getting fat on your belly button. My dear, you don't want cis to get any worse. Right?"

What do you mean, "po-po-po-po-po-po"? Isn't it too much of a fetus to put on my belly?

“ ……. ”

Sis quietly thought, and said to me,

“…… lose weight. ”

“Huff!”

Turning to Julia, even the Sistema I believed in, I was shaken by betrayal.

Eventually, I decided to leave for ligand territory early tomorrow morning. I wanted to rest for another three days, but Julia started nagging again and again as soon as something happened. It was an outrageous message.

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