Price of Management

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I immediately built a house of dirt, floated it into the sky, and lay down inside. It was very comfortable because it fit into the sleeping bag that I had prepared. You left the backpack with Julia's food and asked Woundee to preserve it indestructibly.

It was Wounded's recently discovered ability to apply healing power to food to preserve it indestructible. In many ways, Woundee was a prodigy. How did she live without us in her past life?

When ready, the earthhouse departs for ligand territory. And I asked him to take a nap with me on the road.

How long have I slept like that?

When I got up and checked the clock, it was a little over 2 pm. You've been asleep all morning. I knew it would be better if I took a hot nap.

Now I think of Julia, who was trying to figure out what to do, and insisted that I pull out her belly.

Every time I look at my stomach, my mood drops?

Disgusting!

I'll rip my belly out and be your skinny husband.

Running is the best exercise in diet, right?

However, there was no way I could run in this earth house flying in the sky.

Let's not just do that. It's annoying.

…… I had a very good idea when I was tempted.

I made two Earth hands.

You step on it, climb into the air, and start running.

Every step of the way, Earth's hand shook my foot in a swift motion.

Oh, great. Got it, got it!

I'm excited I'm slowly speeding up.

Two Earth hands moved back and forth to match my stride. I ran back and forth in two consecutive Earth hands.

You can run in small spaces. It means you can exercise without going outside. What a revolution in dieting.

All right!

I was so excited that I had a new idea that I ran for an hour.

Some people think I'm lazy because I live a lot, but I'm the third son of a historic knight family. I have been exercising harshly because of my father since I was a child. Even if I neglected my workout for a while, I could run like this....

“Hehe… hehehe… hehehe…! ”

Yeah, actually, it was hard to die.

I asked Woundee for help.

- Yeah!

Wounded quickly washed away my sweat and healed me to recover my fatigue.

Suddenly, I came back with my arms around me, and I was inspired again. Anger at Julia, who dared to insult her husband's stomach, inspired me to exercise.

I kept running, except for the time I ate and slept.

I repeated that life for six days.

About the time I arrived at Earl Ligand, I asked Noam.

“Norm, have you lost a lot of weight? ”

- Lost 300 pounds.

“Aja!”

I cheered as I clenched my fist. I lost 3 kg in 6 days!

She continued to jog after recovering her fatigue from Woundee. If I hadn't eaten all the barley packed food, I could have taken out more.

“Noum, show me my figure before and after the workout. ”

- Yeah, Dad.

Soon, the human body of the same type as me was formed from dirt. Left before exercise, right after exercise.

Well, maybe Julia didn't mean it. Obviously, I was a little belly fat before the exercise. You look terrible to me.

On the other hand, my postworkout body type was good. In a few more weeks like this, I thought I could get rid of the army.

* * *

Soon after entering the Earl Ligand's palace, you see the village of Batan.

The town is formed around a small fortress. Now it was a place to be called the Ligand Castle Village.

“Huh? You're much bigger than before? ”

The town was quite large without seeing it. It seemed to have grown about twice the size of the last time I saw it. It seems that the Vale Bandits have grown rapidly by accepting them as territory.

“Huh?"

“What is that? ”

The inhabitants of the village have found a floating earthhouse.

“That's it. Made by the lord! ”

“Lord!”

“The Lord is here! ”

“Haven't seen you for a while. What brings you here? ”

“Maybe it's the ogre. ”

“I thought I'd never see you again! ”

The colonists looked at me and raised their arms and cheered. Seeing that, I felt a little guilty. I am seriously neglecting my territory. I'm the only one they see.

I came out of the earthen house and waved to the settlers. Then the reactions of the colonists got hotter.

After greeting the colonists, I immediately got rid of the earthhouse and jumped over the castle.

I landed slowly on the top of the castle, flying round and round with the power of Wounded. I opened the window and went inside.

The Lord's Office is where I entered.

I could see a happy face there.

“My lord?”

It was Dean who was managing the territory for me.

“Hey, how are you? ”

“You're really here! ”

“Something big's come up on the territory. ”

Dean kneels down on one knee and formally greets you.

“It's so good to see you again. ”

“Likewise. You've worked really hard for me over the years. How are you doing on behalf of the Lord? ”

“Hard work, Lord. It was much easier to lead mercenaries around. ”

“Oh, you're used to it. Let me take a look around and I'll tell you, the territory is much more advanced than before. ”

“Because of the Lord and the support of the Caroc Merchants Guild. ”

“Yes. I will continue to support you. Good work from now on. ”

“In the future...?" ”

“Yes. You're Dean, the lord of all time. ”

I said Dean turned into a poop chewing face.

“Joo-gun.... I'm not really a manager, but why don't you look into other talent? ”

“Oh, you were doing great. Humble man.”

Who else could it be?

I'm busy with the Royal business, and I don't have a manager type to leave my territory to.

“I'm overwhelmed myself. To be honest, it wasn't that hard to manage and maintain the territory until then. But as I was clearing the Tex River basin and setting up the shipyard, my scale grew unbearable. ”

“Really? Hmm... ”

I can't stop worrying about crying with that serious look on my face.

“Are you sure you don't want to serve as Lord? ”

“Yes, there are too many elements to care about, so I can't afford it. ”

“Fine. I'll appoint someone else to be my lord, then. You'll be satisfied if the work is limited to military, right? ”

“Yes, I'll handle the military. It's my area of expertise. ”

“Good. Let's see other people's faces, then. Tell them to get together. ”

“Yes, Lord. ”

Good of you to come to the territory. Dean is at his limit, and the territory is rapidly evolving and needs clearing up traffic.

There's nothing wrong with listening to Julia. I should get a present when I get home. Of course, that gift should include my tight abs.

That afternoon.

At around 3 o'clock, Dean reports that all are converging in the first-floor hall. After a long time, the lord came, and it was formal.

Going down to the hall on the first floor, I noticed that everyone gathered in line.

“Greetings to the Lord!" ”

What a welcome.

Soldiers on the left, including Dean, Lex and Vale, and on the right, the Keepers of the Territory greet me in unison.

Huh? The baron was also in front of the group on the right.

The genius architect who designed my mansion was the most decorated baron in the territory except for me. Moreover, it seemed that I was being treated appropriately because of the precious talent I had personally recruited.

Baron Paoni bows slightly as he looks at me.

In the center of the chair, I plummeted.

“It's been a long time. Thank you for leading the territory well while I was away. In light of this, we award 50 Redyna prizes to everyone here. ”

Everyone's face turned pale in my words. Money is meant to be planted like this.

“In the meantime, ligand territory has undergone drastic changes. The Tex River Basin was on track, and the population was doubled with the influx of new territories. Thanks to this, the territory is unprecedented, but sometimes you will feel confused. ”

Dean, the most confused craftsman, nods justly.

“So this is the opportunity to significantly reorganize the management system of the territory and establish a new order. ”