The Man Picked Up By the Gods (Reboot)

Evening

Good job!

How many hundreds of people cooked it?

I don't know because I haven't counted it, but I want you to distribute it after you continue cooking.

It was repeated until the ingredients ran out.

Along the way, a few small queues occurred in the queue, but with the cooperation of the Macho team and the surrounding people, it quickly calmed down and the cooking ended safely. I cleaned up after myself.

The rest of the baggage will be brought to the church by the Macho team, so Yudham and I will just go home. I was supposed to have you drive me to the north gate every day, but... as soon as I left the gate, it was space magic.

Yudham-san, before I go to the north gate, may I take a short stop?

No problem.

So I decided to take a short stop and go home.

As you walk through the setting sunlight, you'll see one of the districts where new residences converge in zoning. Even though it was almost nightfall, there were children who ran around without losing to the cold.

Good evening ~

Ah, Ryoma!

"Slime child."

The back boss is here!

Come on... I don't mind the first one and the second one, but the third one. I wanted to ask if there was a boss on the back, but the children ran off cheerfully.

It's still busy here, isn't it?

It's a neighborhood with a lot of nightlife.

Some Beastmen with animal characteristics seem to have the characteristics of nocturnal animals. It seems that there are individual differences in whether it is a complete night-time type or it is possible to work during the day, but there are many such people in this district for now.

"There were a lot of" "Tsuru (mole) people" "

“I see. About half of the people in this district were Turtle Man.”

They have the characteristics of a mole, as the name of the race suggests. It's not that you can't get out in the sun, but it seems that you can feel more comfortable in a dark environment than in a bright one. And it's the underground activity that's really worth it.

Because it is a small person, it is easy to move in narrow places, and there are many people with strength, but the best thing is the special "feeling" that you can understand the collapse of the underground tunnel and the danger level. If you have a good sense of this, not only the risk of collapse, but also the presence of groundwater and toxic gas can be detected to avoid the danger.

A lot of Turtle Humans are characteristic of cities close to mines.

"I'm sure people will be particularly dependent on you for mining work in the mines."

Incidentally, they prepared a house with a basement, saying that "the house is easier to live in than the basement". Therefore, it seems that most people use the main living space as a basement, and the first and second floors where sunlight enters are used as warehouses or rented out as vacant rooms.

Now, when I left the district, I saw my destination.

It is a collective dwelling of slum dwellers with no houses, commonly known as a "shelter", in the north-east of the city of Gimmel.

Four square buildings built with sand slime and sand magic are lined up at regular intervals.

I imagined the apartment and the estate... but it looks like a "poorly managed student dormitory" because it doesn't feel clean and feels rough. The dormitory where my college acquaintances lived was like this.

Good evening.

"You're here again, rich Bowes."

"This isn't where people like you come from, but you come here really often."

I lit a fire in the empty space and called out to the couple who were warming up, and they replied ruthlessly. Words don't sound welcome, but they don't.

They know that I created this shelter and that I have an affair with Mr. Libre, who is the coordinator of the slum. In addition, when I come here, I give a little "souvenir", so this is also quite welcome.

“I brought the 'usual' with me today, so let me talk to you for a second.”

Well, if you want to talk about it.

"Hey! Here comes the usual Bowes and sake!"

And when they heard the voice, there came forth from the building a multitude of men with vessels. The sight of them gathered in layers of dirty and torn clothes is like a zombie movie, though they don't speak.

With such foolishness in mind, three large barrels of cheap wine bought from each barrel the other day by spatial magic, and three large barrels of white sake that our goblins can mass-produced as they desire. I also took out a box full of Ramon fruits and Jija roots, and a box full of tools, and finally asked the Metal Slimes to come out.

With the cooperation of the Metal Slimes, the white wine was sliced in large quantities with a slicer (the Metal is their own body) and poured into barrels.

[Heat]

Add only heat (...) with fire magic while stirring with the prepared stick, and warm until just before boiling.

The fewer the ingredients, the more miscellaneous the preparation, but the more delicious the "warm liquor" and "hot wine" are, the better.

Please take turns, there is also Ramon slice in the hot wine, so please take it with you if you want it ~

"Mr. Manager, I'll take care of the wine."

You said, line up in two rows!

One at a time!

Now that we are ready, the people who were already accustomed to lining up will come out with the liquor bowls, so pour the liquor with the handles that were prepared.

"Always helpful."

”Ahh, hah... it's warming up”

Nhihihi... this one will stain you on a cold day

Thus, when I was pouring from one drink to the next, by the time I finished distributing the prepared liquor, the intended person came.

"Milord, I'll have a drink too."

That's what I'm talking about, a man with a thin dirty cloth wrapped around his body and calling me husband, such a small talker. My hair is clipped messily, my face looks good, but I don't have any cleanliness.

I haven't seen you in a long time, but how are you?

"Yes, thanks to you. Giggle, hehe, hee hee hee

"How have you been lately? Have you had any trouble?"

When I hear it, the man takes the booze he receives and goes around behind me so he doesn't get in the way of the rest of us.

"Nothing in particular around here. It's peaceful. My husband had a house prepared for the rainstorm, and it was cold for those who didn't stay in the original place. I hardly ever talk about dissatisfaction... well, if only people gathered here, there would be some quarrels and relationship problems, but in that area, Ribble's husband broke my bones."

“I see. If there's no major problem, that's fine.”

"Yes, thanks to you."

The man took a sip, drank a warm white wine, and exhaled heavily.

And then, to the extent that the white breath disappears due to the cold,

"Well, if it wasn't for this neighborhood, there's one thing that's unusual."

Huh, what's going on?

"Look, it's the store I told my husband about before." That tavern that was always closed (......), there was a lot of liquor bottles and food trash that hadn't been open before, but it seems that it has increased in the last few days. Besides, it used to be once every few days, but now it's every day, so people who are scavenging for leftovers were happy. It looks like you're doing a lot of purchasing... so you might start selling soon. "

"Is that so?" If you open it, I'd like to go there once. "

"Well..." said something unusual, about this much. Everywhere else, there's just snow. "

"It's like heavy snow every day, and it can't be helped." Yeah, that's right. "

Now that the white liquor prepared here is gone, I will inform the surroundings and clear the barrels.

At that time, take out one package that was prepared in advance by spatial magic.

"I'm sorry about the leftovers from the lunch, but if you don't mind." "It's hard, so be careful."

"There's something. We rats have teeth, and" hard "is a big favorite." I like my husband for his generosity. See you later. "

When he receives the package I've given him, he swallows the wine left in the bowl and leaves.

By that time, the shelter's booze had broken up because there was no more hot wine. I'm headed to the north gate to go home again.

Along the way,

But now, do you always distribute alcohol there, Mr. Storekeeper?

It's really happening now, isn't it?

I thought you knew because you helped me without telling me anything.

No, I've heard rumors about it.

"Oh, you mean when I was investigating? Indeed, you've done it many times over the years. There are several reasons, the first of which is simply“ to consume your own liquor ”.

Our goblins are truly true to their desires. After they learned the taste of sake, they began to brew it every day on their own initiative, as long as they had the ingredients. And sometimes the "white sake" of the Fatma domain that they can make is short until completion, and it can be made in large quantities in a short period of time.

The Drunk Slimes also helped me dispose of it, but I also had a lot of stock left of the wine I bought to feed the slimes, so I had trouble disposing of it further.

"It's a waste to throw it away because you can't drink it all. At first, it was made by the goblins, so... if you think about it, it'll just accumulate"

"Are you the parent who keeps the children's paintings forever?"

"I don't know if that's the correct answer, but that's one of the reasons anyway, and... do you remember someone I was talking to earlier?"

"I'll be with you as an escort for now." I didn't keep my mouth shut because I seemed to know someone, but I didn't seem to be an amateur. "

"As I said, she's an" informant "." When I started doing a lot of things, I was introduced to Libre by Livre, who is the organizer of the slum. I get busy myself, and if you ask him about this city, he'll probably know.

In fact, he seems to have a good face at Gimmel, so if you ask him, he can gather all sorts of information about the city. The required reward is a meal with alcohol at the base price. Depending on the content, we will pay additional compensation. ”

"So I got a drink." Is it camouflage that you distribute to others? "

“There is also the fact that slum people are also indirectly helping us gather information. They also pick up garbage and work in the city, so the information dealer hears from them, scrutinizes it, and passes it on to me...

If you think about it, the people there are playing the role of investigators regardless of whether they are aware of it or not, so they also have the meaning of an honorarium. ”

When I answered that, Yudham seemed to be convinced.

"Did you get any new information today?"

“Yes, I spoke to you this morning about 'vigilance', but the enemy may have taken action.”

I think so. I know what the enemy is doing.

"Not entirely, but there was originally a suspicious person." Even if maintaining the status quo is the basic policy, there is no reason to leave such people alone. ”

"Isn't that commonly referred to as" swimming "?" Well, I think the store manager is more suited to investigators than I am. "

“I'm pretty good at administrative work, but I think you're better at communicating with people. I've been with you as an escort lately, but you'll get along with anyone soon."

"I see? I'm just talking normally." It's much easier to talk to nobles than to talk to them... or if you're talking about mastery of people's hearts, there are people who are even better than me. For the nobility, it's more like a basic skill. "

"Wow..."

I hate living in such a state... just thinking about it... is the area okay?

Well, by now, the Duchess and his wife are going to a party...... Good work.

I unintentionally took the lead.

As we continue this story, the air seems to be getting darker and darker. Let's change the subject.

"Yudham-san was from an aristocratic family." With all due respect, are you familiar with the rumors and circumstances of the nobility? I don't know anything about that. "

"I can't answer much about the past few years, because I almost run away." If it was until I was a student, I would be able to answer it to some extent. I guess it depends on what you want to hear.

"What do you want to hear... I don't think I've heard anything, and I'm curious... ah, to the best of Yudham's knowledge, can't you think of a house that has a reason to resent the Duke of Jamil for" things related to fire "?"

……

Here, Yudham only responds with a moment's delay.

"Why would you do that?"

"It's a continuation of this morning's story, isn't it? Why did the enemy choose" arson "as the first means of destroying Gimmel? I've been wondering about it for some reason. Well, it might have been all right if I could have caused the commotion, and I'm not saying it has anything to do with the identity of the enemy... isn't it?"

"...... I don't know if you resent me, but I think of the Duke's House and the House of Fire, the former Marquis of Volcano's House."

It's a family name I've never heard of.

Is the "former" Marquis different now?

"Yeah, because of the complicated circumstances, I was sent down, so I'm at the count's house now." That fact (...) has something to do with the Duke of Jamil. It's going to be a little longer if we talk about it, but-- "

Until I get to the north gate, Yudham will tell you about the former Marquis of Volcano.

Because of that, the wind was cold this night, and I felt lonely somewhere.....