The Principle of a Philosopher by Eternal Fool “Asley”

- - Oct. 8, 1 p.m. -

It's been six days since I arrived in Falltown, a week since I left.

The minimum amount of water a human needs is a few litres a day. Many times ice is added to the well, but it does not change to water scarcity, and the current state of adhesion.

My hands were thinking, but I couldn't do anything for the last six days for a reason. We waited for everyone to recover from fatigue while we secured food.

I don't know how fatigued everyone was at the extreme, but I still decided it would take that much time to heal their physical and mental fatigue.

There are dried fields in the central district of Falltown, but there is no reason why there are crops due to water shortages, and the main sources of food are animal meat from hunting and monster meat. Besides, it's wild grass and mountain vegetables that can be picked from nearby mountains and woods.

Monster meat is often as delicious as animal meat if cooked correctly.

Of course, you can't eat zombies, but Marine Lizard meat is very nutritious and tasty with chewy elasticity and moderate lipids. Some women and children hated monster meat, but when I took the initiative, Reed, and Mana were eating, it was quickly wiped out. Then, the surrounding stereotypes gradually changed as well.

When I lived in the lower realm, monster meat was a regular diet, but I can deduce that the culture was obsolete at the same time that it became a resource-rich world.

Speaking of culture...... am I to blame for feeling that those levels of culture haven't grown much? No, it might not be an exaggeration to say I'm retreating. I still don't know if it's Falltown specific, but when I ask Ryan, he tells me that nothing changes much.

What the hell is stopping the world from growing?

With Falltown's proper form of instruction collapsing, the surrounding people were in a completely protective position.

Ryan is the head of town, but he is also a warrior at the same time. So I guess I could only really turn my consciousness in the direction of protecting the town.

That's why I joined forces with Rayna and gave work to non-old women and children. I thought it was the life, or work, given to me that a man desperate to live could feel energized. Giving work as a living thing, the result leads to helping people, turning around and empowering them to live.

It is unclear whether this gear will turn out well, but the life of a town with a population of about a thousand people, which cannot be called a town, will begin here.

Master, I've brought a few trees from the woods.

"Oh, take it to the square. I'm still digging holes out of town today. Watch your MP level."

I'll take care of it.

A huge pouch carrying several trees jumped over a collapsed outer wall to the square.

The boys are working together in the square to dismantle the tree with a scarecrow. Porch does the rough dismantling, but we still need manpower to further subdivide it from there in order to turn it into a resource.

If the young are not defeated yet, the old men will hold the bamboo, make firewood, and the large wood that is dismantled will be used for repair work by the women's hands.

In addition, in the fields of the Central District, Lina and Mana work with energetic girls to cultivate and plant fruit seeds collected from the mountains.

Falltown is a town surrounded by flats. But apart from the South Side alone, you have to creep through the east, west, and north gates to get north.

The living space is in the South Side, but the one with the fields is the narrow Central Side. East and West of the center...... I mean East and West, and North is turned into a nest of monsters.

Only compartments like those cut in triangles can make a living place. The main route is a barricade of rubble, etc., where there are no monster intrusions, but the sounds of monsters heard late at night seem to have scared residents all the time until now.

Of course, I'd like to ask Reed and Ryan for your extermination, but the current situation is that the gatekeepers at the South Gate are the best.

The focus should now be on improving living conditions first.

What I've been doing in the last six days is what I just said about digging holes.

Dig a hole to the south of the town, and set up a high moat with its soil. It aims to prevent the monster from entering and to form a huge lake in its hole.

If this is done, we will be able to prevent the entry of monsters from outside the gates for now. Of course, we won't be able to prevent the intrusion of flying monsters, but in recent years, such damage seems to be minimal.

I can't be relieved, but this is what I'm working on as a top priority because I want the means to counter monsters looming from shore.

"Ho ho ho! Soil bulge (Doton-ryuki)!.................. Phew"

"Ha-ha-ha, it's a brilliant thing to see whenever you want. Soon a moat was formed in the southwest."

Ryan, who was watching from the gate, laughs and talks.

Around laughing but not neglecting to be on perimeter alert, I'd say he's just the owner of a style you could call a boulder length.

I still think I need information, and I got a peek at the status of Rayna and Ryan the other day. Don't tell that annoying little pouch of course.

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Raina.

LV: 33

HP: 344

MP: 71

EXP: 71504

Special: Rigid force/rigid body

Title: Rigid, Secretary, Swordsman

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Ryan.

LV: 62

HP: 1231

MP: 111

EXP: 418419

Special: Aerial Dancer, Rigidity, Rigid Body, Disease

Title: Rigid, Long, Swordhawk

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Rayna was as strong as she expected, but she was amazed at Ryan's strength.

I'm surprised because I say it was Ryan who crusaded most of the monsters until Reed and Raina were in public.

If I hadn't been in Falltown, I would have made a name for myself as a famous warrior. I'm not famous or anonymous in this closed environment, though.

A specially skilled "Air Real Dancer" is a sword technique that was popular when I lived in the lower realm, also known as "Sky Dance (Kuubu)," among warriors... is a sword technique loved mainly by swordsmen.

It was a roll when he defeated Old Snake, a four-metre viper who showed up at the gate two days ago.

Running out into the sky, the slaughter dropped from the universe instantly chopped Old Snake's body.

I was getting ready for battle. Me and Porch were totally barebacked. I see the root of why this town didn't perish was still Ryan.

"Thanks also to Mr. Ryan and Mr. Reed for taking turns keeping an eye on us."

"You're modest, and after this, you built a lake... Was it?

"No, I'm going to build the same moat as this one in the southeast part first. Fortunately, the water is a situation that we have managed to get enough of. I'd like to raise the safety level first."

"Ho, you still have foresight. I was going to advance, but that was impeccable."

"No, keep saying if you ever have any doubts. I think I have a lot of the wrong parts, too. It's full of trial and error, too. Thank you."

Ryan smiles and answers. Around the age when the wrinkles are noticeable, but when I look at this man's smile, my body builds strength as to why.

Is it from the style you can just be long, or is it the power that came out because you've been long? I think it has a kind of charisma.

"So, I'm not pointing out... May I just ask you one question?

"Yes, go ahead"

"... Lord Azley, I'd like to know your true age..."

That was a Zubari question. An instant surprise like they grabbed my heart ran all over my body.

It's not on a level where someone roses or anything. All I know about my age is Pooch, and there's no way Pooch would talk about it.

I guess this man came to this question in his knowledge, in his experience. And you couldn't have uttered any more lies from me than you were sure of it.

"I know it's silly to return a question with a question, but I'd definitely like to hear why I came to that question"

"... the people in this town will be young, and have a shallow knowledge of magic. But I would understand if I traveled through countries when I was younger. Your knowledge and strength of magic is not enough to be repaired in your teens. Even if my parents are tough and talented, I don't think I can be the magician you are at that young age. The amount of knowledge that can be packed in a finite amount of time, just as it takes a day to read a book, is still limited."

"Thank you. … it's still something that those of you who understand… yes, I live a long time… I've only lived about five thousand years, but I'm a human being who has lived far longer than a normal person"

"... five thousand years... no way, what's the legendary god drug Shizuku?

"Did you know, that's no way. It was a product that was purified by accident, but I drank it as soon as I could."

Ryan's face remained rugged.

Although I can hear the hustle and bustle in town, there was a quiet silence flowing before me and Ryan.

"... have you ever had regrets?

"It is true that we were out of information with the lower realm. We have Porch, and we don't regret the status quo."

"Really... so maybe -"

That's what I'm gonna say, but Ryan mumbled there.

I knew what was going on. Probably what Ryan wanted to say. "Then maybe you'll regret it from now on," he said.

Countless pieces of information come in more than research. The lower boundaries are fresh for me, but how long can that stay fresh? I wonder how long it takes to stay fresh in a human life?

I am not immortal. I think you can decide death for yourself. I think I'm still young.

That's all I thought about, but I stopped thinking about it.

"Well, it's time for dinner. It smells so good."

"Yes, just give me a moment to call Porch and let him take turns"

"Hahahahaha, whatever. You should give Lord Porch a rest once in a while, right?

"Uh, right. I appreciate your advice. Then I'll come and take turns after dinner!

That's what I said and left the place behind.

The square was handed out soup simmering the big bull Reed hunted today.

"Ah, Master, welcome home"

"Ooh."

"Then I'll take turns with Mr. Ryan!

"Yeah, I'll take turns soon, so you can rest today."

The moment I heard my words, Porch's expression changed dramatically. It was like falling apart from Falltown.

Who the hell are you? There's no way the master would say that!

Oh, you're absolutely right.

I feel like you never ordered me to "rest" even if you ever slept or played with me.

"Just give me some soup. We have to eat fast."

"So you're the devil's kind!? I guess he even uses illusion!

"I said I don't have time to hang out with farce! Bring the soup, you stupid dog!

"Hey, you just said you were stupid about me!?

There were troublesome demons. What do you mean, you're supposed to be doing good, but you're angry?

"Oh, I said, just give me the soup, you stupid dog!

"What is it, isn't it the master? No, I'm already surprised."

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"The master is the only one who makes fun of me. I'll bring you some soup now ~"

... could I have raised them the wrong way?