Hmmm.

"Hey, what's up?"

"Ah, Jude, good work."

I haven't heard of any new black swamps being discovered since I returned from Hawk territory.

Even though I thought that [Saintess] business was finally out of business, what I did remained the same.

Today, as today, I was thinking about new herbal crops before going through the fields given to individuals in the laboratory's herb garden.

The person who showed up there was a familiar one.

I turned to the relaxed voice and saw Jude leaning his neck strangely.

I was wondering where to plant the new herbs.

A new one, the one we've been collecting in Hawk territory?

There's a lot of that, but there's a lot more.

Some of the plants harvested in the Hawk Territory had the power to call them medicinal herbs.

In time, I was thinking of planting something that I hadn't yet grown in the lab that might be useful for future research.

However, it wasn't just Hawk's herbs that I wanted to plant.

Among the things sent from Klausner territory and Zaidela, there were some that I wanted to plant.

"Hmm. I don't know what to plant, but isn't it too early to plant it now?"

"I see. Maybe we can plant it later." just..... "

As Jude said, the season is winter.

It's not the right time to plant herbal seeds.

It is self-evident that planting it will not work, so I do not intend to impose it.

So, what's bothering you before the fields?

Herbal seeds sent from Klausner and Zaidela were sent to the lab.

All researchers in the lab have the right to use it.

You can imagine what would happen if you gave the blind people rare seeds of medicinal herbs.

Everyone planted the medicinal herbs they cared about.

As a result, the Institute's herb garden, which is said to be vast, has been filled with gratitude for a long time.

It's a place.

"That's right. I want to expand my field, but I don't have a free space.”

"Let me use the common spaces."

"Maybe it's hard for you too." The potion fields requested by the Knights cannot be scaled down, and the rest of the place is going to be a war. "

Ah, that's right.

There is also a shared field in the herb garden, where many medicinal herbs that are often used in laboratories are grown.

The medicinal herbs needed to make potions wholesale for the Knights are also grown here.

As you can see from the word sharing, it is possible for us to use some of them for a limited time, but there are not many places where we can use them.

For this reason, there has recently been a fierce struggle between researchers for a place.

Jude's research focus is primarily on potions, so having a personal field isn't enough to expand on.

Still, he probably knew about the crowds in the herb garden.

Jude nodded heavily to the word battle, saying that there was a verse to his mind.

Why don't you talk to the director?

To the director?

"The director will be aware of the recent crowding." Why don't you come up with a solution? There's a way to buy all the medicinal herbs for the Knights from the Chamber of Commerce. "

Jude was right.

I need your permission to expand my personal field, to get permission to use the shared field.

It doesn't start when you're alone.

Yeah, I'll ask the station director.

"Yeah, that's good."

Jude nodded at the suggestion as his thoughts got stuck, and nodded with a smile.

Then, as Jude waved him off, he quickly headed to the director's office.

"Expansion of the field?"

“Yes, I was thinking of planting a new herb in spring, but I didn't have enough space.”

"Oh, it's crowded these days." I want to plant a lot of things, too.... "

Unlike Jude, the Director's research is on medicinal herbs.

I use my Director privileges to own a larger personal field than anyone else, and I use some of the shared fields.

Even the director hesitates to increase the amount of medicinal herbs to be planted, so it seems that the herb garden is crowded.

You seem to think about a solution, even if you know it's difficult because you have the same problems.

When the director visited the office, the director leaned on his eyebrows and touched his chin with his right hand.

However, it seemed that no good idea had come to mind, and the director sighed heavily when he removed his hand from his jaw.

I will apply to the Royal Palace, but I think it is difficult to expand the herb garden any further.

"Is that so?" I think there are still some spaces available. "

"That's it, I'll probably use it for something." When I applied before, I was turned down. "

You've already applied, right?

It was before you came, so we might have to deal with it differently now.

Well then, let's reapply.

I don't know when I applied last time, but as the director said, the situation may be different at that time and now.

There is also the word "no," and I thought it was only the ants that said it.

As she pushed her back, she urged her to apply again, and the director, who had a serious face, changed his expression.

I had a slightly unpleasant feeling about that.

What is it?

No. You can apply again, but you're the only one who can do better.

What's a good way to do that?

I'm the only one who cares about the word (...).

The director opened his mouth with a smile as he unexpectedly raised a wrinkle between his eyebrows.

Tell His Majesty that you want land to grow medicinal herbs and you'll have it ready for you soon.

That's not the territory we talked about before, is it?

Don't say that.

I refuse.

"If I thought I had some kind of bad feeling..."

I've heard before that you give me your territory for a reward, and I refused.

Wasn't that story over yet?

The director also gave a bitter smile when he turned down the soup with a bitter expression.

Same as ever.

I already received the reward.

The right to view the library during lectures at the Royal Palace.

They were given as a reward in lieu of territory.

I can't say I want more territory right now.

However, the director seems to disagree.

"Even if you said you received it, you've earned a lot of credit since then." I think you'll get your reward again. "

In that case, I can't control the territory.

“Just like the Chamber of Commerce, you can have someone you trust manage it.”

The director is not talking about himself, so I can say it like that easily.

A feat, isn't it?

I wonder if they've been purifying the black marshes all over the place.

Didn't you get paid separately from the Institute's paycheck?

Is it simply a reward for the expedition to various places, and another reward for the success of the purge?

There's a lot of income from the salaries of the laboratory, the dividends from the Chamber of Commerce, and the rewards for participating in the monster crusade, but it's not a good thing that you've become strangely careless because you can live without any limitations.

I have to check it properly once.

Well, I don't remember that well, but if the director says so, it's highly likely that the reward will come back from the Royal Palace.

"It's a territory..."

Even if I were to say the same thing as the Chamber of Commerce, I feel that the size and responsibility of the Chamber and the territory are different, but what do you think?

Even if the agent manages it, the conversation is too loud and I'll step on the boulder.

But if I had territory, I could grow as many medicinal herbs as I wanted.

"Ugh..."

"It's not just about medicinal herbs. Can you grow Zaidela's vegetables?"

"Ugh..."

"Besides, your Majesty will have all his servants." Don't take it from me. "

Although he refused, the director invited him to complain, as if he was seeing through his inner conflict.

Indeed, it is fascinating to be able to enjoy a vast field.

Plus, you can grow all-you-can-eat vegetables that are difficult to grow in the lab.

So, maybe rice too!?

No, no, no, calm down, you're on your own!

Shake your head left and right to shake off the temptation.

I knew it!

"All right, all right."

It's a fascinating story, but no matter what I think, I don't think I'm the lord.

Besides, if you become a lord, your legs will fall away from the lab.

That's what makes me lonely.

After reconsidering and refusing, the director nodded with a smile like he had no choice.

I talked to the director like that, a few days later.

A shocking word popped out of the director's mouth.

"It's now possible to build a laboratory room."

What are you talking about!?