Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari:Web Chapter 174

Melty’s Job

The next morning.

“Come to think of it, the messenger knight isn’t here.” (Naofumi)

I didn’t see the female messenger knight. Where did she go?

Raphtalia, Rishia, and some of the slaves were taken to a training camp by the Granny.

Gaerion was playing with Atla and Taniko……..

• Growl*

Gaerion complained of hunger.

His consumption of the Bioplant’s fruit was so fast that its production couldn’t keep up.

“Then, you guys go hunting again today.” (Naofumi)

“Oka~y.” (Taniko)

“Kyua!” (Gaerion)

“We’ll be going.” (Atla)

“Atla! I’m going too.” (Fohl)

Fohl joined their party again today.

Well, isn’t that fine?

“I won’t let any enemies come near Atla!” (Fohl)

“It’s alright, Brother. And besides, Gaerion-chan will protect me.” (Atla)

“Alright shmalright! As if I’m gonna entrust Atla to this monster.” (Fohl)

“Kyua!” (Gaerion)

“You’re not a monster, Gaerion!” (Taniko)

And so they leave with a commotion.

I’m glad that they seem to be having fun.

“Well, I guess I’ll also go hunting in the ocean. I wanted to raise my level anyway.” (Sadina)

Sadina naturally says these words while heading to the ocean.

Now then, I should also go do some land management.

The villagers had my instructions, and it became relatively deserted in the daytime.

And when the peddling group leaves, the personnel will decrease.

I taught a simple medicine recipe to the Lemo slaves, the other dexterous slaves, and also those with an interest in making medicine.

Just after noon, I announced that the food made by the slaves learning to cook was ready, and we had lunch.

It was a peaceful day.

I felt uneasy about what Rat's activities, but she should’ve been looking after the monsters in the monster hut.

“Count.” (Rat)

Rat made an appearance as we were eating lunch.

“The Count is also letting the monsters Class Up, right?” (Rat)

“Yeah.” (Naofumi)

“I’ll pick out some of the monsters to Class Up soon, so would you be able to take care of it?” (Rat)

“Got it.” (Naofumi)

That reminds me, monsters can Class Up as well.

“The Caterpilland?” (Naofumi)

“That’s just it. Even if I research on the Caterpilland, it won’t get much stronger with a Class Up. It grew up, but its abilities aren’t that high, despite this being under your influence.” (Rat)

Hmm...

Speaking of which, she said that before when wondering whether to modify it.

Even accounting for modification, it’s a rather weak species.

“Nevertheless, it would be better to go through with it anyway?” (Naofumi)

“That’s true.” (Rat)

After we finished talking about the monsters’ Class Up, I made an appearance in the town.

The shops’ products have improved; they seem to have expanded favorably. The problem would be the formation of factions, but the Accessory Merchant seemed to have them all under his thumb and there weren’t any big problems.

I visited Melty’s estate.

Melty was there struggling with a stack of official documents just like the Queen had been.

No way... she dealt with them promptly, just like her mother.

That Melty did. That Melty did.

“Firo-chan Charm.” (Melty)

“Yeah.” (Firo)

She struck a pose at Firo to relieve some of the stress from her work.

At first glance, she looked like an idiot.

“You guys...” (Naofumi)

Both of them were idiots.

But I won’t say that.

Yeah. I’ve heard that intelligent kids have some strange habits.

I’m sure that this is something like that.

Melty’s a bird enthusiast, so she probably has that kind of fetish too.

“Huh? Well, if it isn't Naofumi. What do you want?” (Melty)

“I came to see how the state of affairs here are.” (Naofumi)

“We’re doing well.” (Melty)

Melty took a break and climbed up on Firo’s back while massaging her shoulders.

Why did she ride her...?

Was she pretending to ride on a horse or something?

I really don’t understand the relationship between these two.

“The people in the castle are working hard and the people in the Commerce Guilds are also putting in effort for Naofumi’s sake. I guess there is a problem with Demi-human adventurers not understanding the whole situation.” (Melty)

“I see. By the way, the knight who usually passes on messages isn't around... and I also don’t know the whereabouts of a number of our soldiers.” (Naofumi)

“Huh? You didn’t hear? We received a leave of absence saying that she and a number of soldiers were accompanying the Battle Instructor and were secluding themselves in the mountain.” (Melty)

I almost fell over.

What was that?

She said she wanted to be taught, but she went so far as to take a vacation!?

How motivated was she!?

“Well, Naofumi’s obtained the warping skill, so moving has gotten easier, right? We just need to receive messages from the castle now, so her priority dropped.” (Melty)

“So that's what happened... I’ve never tried using her to send messages to the castle though.” (Naofumi)

“It’s only you that didn’t use her. We relied on her when Shadow had other official instructions. Really...” (Melty)

The stationary on Melty's seat… there was some sort of cross symbol on them.

Should I write on it as a prank? I drew the design of a paper aeroplane.

“Which reminds me, aren't the laws publicized in this town? I’m sure it was written down somewhere.” (Naofumi)

“Yes, this region is under the protection of the Hero of the Shield. Nevertheless, Demi-humans have been trying to discriminate against humans.” (Melty)

“That’s troubling.” (Naofumi)

Discrimination is forbidden; the Hero of the Shield treats Demi-humans and humans alike. I had rules written down for everything.

It’s not that I didn’t understand the Demi-humans' plight.

But there were fools who felt like they could do whatever they liked here, just because I was friendly toward Demi-humans.

Of course, I won’t tolerate that sort of thing.

I won’t forgive senseless discrimination.

If they have a reason, I might forgive them to a certain extent.

Otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to discriminate against the other heroes, right?

“Ah, so lucky. Naofumi’s slaves are patrolling so we’re managing without problems so far, but when the town grows further, there might be some problems that we can’t ignore.” (Melty)

“… It should be similar to what happens in the castle town.” (Naofumi)

“That’s true. We have to be tolerant to a certain extent, but I wonder if the people from Silt Welt and Schild Frieden know that.” (Melty)

Melty took a deep sigh.

To think that this child has to be burdened with middle management. Being a princess is hard work.

“I’ll be honest. We've kept this from you, but we've been receiving a lot of abandoned Demi-human children. It’s concerning.” (Melty)

“… Huh?” (Naofumi)

“You've only made the Demi-humans you've personally chosen into slaves, right? However, countless people abandon their children near this town, wanting them to become your subordinates without knowing that.” (Melty)

“What are you doing about it?” (Naofumi)

“For now, we’re deporting them back to what we think is their own country, judging by their language and species. It’s not like we can’t discern their species. We’re also receiving the deportation costs from the other state, but we don’t know how serious they are.” (Melty)

“So the Demi-human countries are actively helping.” (Naofumi)

“Now, can you warn them in some public place? It's troubling.” (Melty)

“Is that so… I understand.” (Naofumi)

Not directly interfering with me was something they said when they were peeved.

I wonder if there’s any way to handle this problem.

It’s not that I can’t pick up the abandoned children and turn them into slaves, but if I do, there'll be no end to it.

I understand that, so I can’t do it.

“It’s true that we profit from the money left by the Demi-human adventurers, but regulating them is hard… and besides, humans come too.” (Melty)

One way or another, there’s an emphasis on Demi-humans.

Come to think of it, most of our population is made up of Demi-humans.

“If Firo-chan wasn’t here for the disturbance before, it would have been dangerous.” (Melty)

“I see that I’ve been helped in many ways.” (Naofumi)

“If that's what you think, won’t you warn them? At least by the end of today.” (Melty)

“I understand.” (Naofumi)

I brought Melty with me to the town square.

I stood on the platform established in the square and vocalized loudly.

“Er… everyone who put in effort for the sake of the town’s development, and all the adventurers who are utilizing the town, I have some things I want you all to hear.” (Naofumi)

After I checked that everyone had gathered, I started talking.

I didn’t have a script, but it was simple to say all the things I memorized earlier.

“Lately, some people have the misconception that we are a privileged class, and have been causing some disturbances. That’s why I’m giving this warning. In this town, there are no social statuses between races.” (Naofumi)

A third of the demi-humans started to protest.

“I’m not really saying to forget the past and make friends. However, whether it’s this town or the village, our purpose is reconstruction. My goal is not to create a town in Melromarc that will provide Demi-humans with hospitality, but I want to have a government like that of the previous lord's. Please don’t forget this.” (Naofumi)

I heard that the previous head wanted to spread the awareness that Demi-humans and humans were equal living beings, in both hospitality and discrimination.

I also joined that cause.

“In the same way, my raising of slaves is a not a charitable enterprise, but for the sake of increasing the war potential during the waves. Please bear in mind that I don’t have the intention of raising any abandoned children.” (Naofumi)

This was a problem I had to bring up in public.

It’s not something that could be left unsaid.

Jeez… did they really think they could ask anything of God?

Whether it was Silt Welt or Schild Frieden...

They’re nations which I may visit eventually, but I hope that they’re the kind of nations that don’t like to be influenced, if possible.

That is, when these problems occur.

I finished the announcement with no problems, and returned to the village.

After that, Melty blamed me for the delay in her work, which was actually the result of her playing around with a paper aeroplane. She had Firo teach her how to make one and used the paper on her desk – the document with a cross that I had drawn on as a prank.

Come to think of it, I’ve made paper aeroplanes with the children before.

Although they didn’t fly very well because we used the leaves of the Bioplant instead of paper.

I was told that that paper had the plans for the town written on it.

Indeed, you’re still a child...

When I told her that, Melty’s face turned red, after which she became hysterical and left with Firo.

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