Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari:Web Chapter 135

Artificial Feeding

I let Firo pull the carriage and we march in the middle of the night; we arrived at the outskirts of Raphtalia’s village in the morning.

“Master, we have arrived.” (Firo)

“Good.” (Naofumi)

While I was sleeping, Kiel tried to play a prank on me and got reprimanded harshly by Raphtalia.

Of course, with the exception of Raphtalia and Rishia, the slaves got harsh restrictions and the slave mark was set to activate immediately if they tried to attack me.

Also, because of what Bitch did before, now I immediately awaken when something happens.

On the first day, we went to work with the slaves to demolish the building wreckages.

“This house is important to me!” (Kiel)

Kiel shouted in rejection.

“It’s important to treasure your house, but look, the roof has fallen and the walls have been destroyed. It’s a pity, but you’ll have to accept that there are houses that can still be repaired and those that are beyond repair.” (Naofumi)

I searched for stuff that either has monetary value or can still be used, but they are either robbed, or there simply is none. There are still some items left behind, but they are already too rusted to be of use.

The water well seems salvageable.

The field… seems to need some considerable maintenance.

“I understand the feeling of not wanting to discard your memories, but from the standpoint of reconstruction, the stuff that is going to get in the way needs to be discarded.” (Naofumi)

“But-“ (Kiel)

“Kiel-kun! Stop saying selfish things!” (Raphtalia)

Raphtalia warns him. Well, there's not necessarily a need to stop him.

Even so…

“This is the house that you once lived in.” (Naofumi)

“It is!” (Kiel)

“Then, the newly built house here will be yours.” (Naofumi)

“Eh?” (Kiel)

The brat called Kiel looked at me with a puzzled expression.

“Under the condition that you will become the one who manages the communal house, you will become responsible for the place where the others are gathering.” (Naofumi)

“U-un.” (Kiel)

Kiel nodded vaguely to my words.

“That’s why — NOW! Firo!” (Naofumi)

“YES!” (Firo)

The moment Kiel showed an opening, Firo charged at the deserted house and promptly did flying kick at the fulcrum of the house to destroy it.

“AaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!?” (Kiel)

Leaving the dumbfounded Kiel, I went to the next task.

Before noon, the materials for building houses and the castle’s soldiers that the queen prepared had arrived.

Stones, lumber… and is this plaster?

“Hero of the Shield-sama's objective is to reconstruct this place, correct?” (Soldier)

The soldier seems to have heard the story from the queen.

“Aa, at the very least, I want the roof to be constructed before the day's end. I’m aware this is an unreasonable request, but I’m counting on you.” (Naofumi)

“We might be soldiers, but we do have some knowledge about construction. So please leave it to us.” (Soldier)

“Please do.” (Naofumi)

Construction and conscription… are they even related?

And then I realized it was about to become noon.

“For the time being, we will leave the building to the soldiers. Raphtalia, Firo, and Rishia!” (Naofumi)

“Yes.” (Raphtalia)

“Wha—at?” (Firo)

“What is it? (Rishia)

Those three replied to my call.

“After this, I will start making lunch. After you've finished your meal, you three along with the slaves will go out and begin demon extermination.” (Naofumi)

“Understood.” (Raphtalia)

“Yeah.” (Firo)

“I’ll do my best.” (Rishia)

“I’ll leave the squad composition to you. Having too many people will be detrimental to the EXP that will be obtained, okay?” (Naofumi)

I haven’t attempted to do an actual measurement; just how much will the amount be decreased by?

Rather, how does the distribution system work? I have no idea at all how the EXP distribution system works.

“Is there anyone who knows the details?” (Naofumi)

“Um…” (Rishia)

Rishia raised her hand apologetically.

“What?” (Naofumi)

“The people who are inside the party receive the same amount of EXP. The maximum limit for that is 6 people. Any more than that will cause the amount of EXP obtained to decrease.” (Rishia)

Oh, so that’s why you were left out.

Though if I said that, she would probably cry ‘Fueee’, so it’s better to stay silent. It’s annoying.

In an expedition with a large amount of people, there doesn’t seem to be a problem in dividing the group.

That means that it is sufficient to organize 6 people in 1 team.

Instead of multiple teams fighting against one demon, it’s better to separate into different areas.

“I understand the explanation.” (Naofumi)

“Alright. Then we will be splitting up.” (Naofumi)

“Leave it to me.” (Raphtalia)

I gave authority to Raphtalia to make a party.

At the present we had 8 slaves, so Rishia led two people while Raphtalia and Firo led three each.

“Then I’ll start cooking lunch, so lend me a hand.” (Naofumi)

“Yes!” (Raphtalia)

Then the three people begin to help as much as they can.

“Raphtalia-chan will be helping out?” (Kiel)

Having just recovered from his absentminded state, Kiel began to stare at me, who is in the middle of cooking preparations, while asking Raphtalia.

He recovered pretty quickly. Is it because he is still a child?

“Raphtalia-chan was always bad at housework.” (Kiel)

“Erm…” (Raphtalia)

With a troubled look, Raphtalia sends me a glance.

What? What do you expect me to do?

She seems to want to show her friend her good side, as Raphtalia timidly began to open her mouth.

“Should I help?” (Raphtalia)

“Should I just randomly grill some meat or make some soup? I would prefer it if it were a dish that I could just leave over a fire for a while.” (Naofumi)

The meals that I make taste good, so I’ve been the one who did the cooking.

I’m already used to it. Lately, everyone has been leaving the cooking to me.

“It’s enough if you can just help me clean up.” (Naofumi)

I began to cut the ingredients into chunks. The meat was large so it was kind of hard to cut with a cooking knife.

With that said, when Raphtalia was the one who cooked the food, it didn’t taste good. Firo said to just leave all the cooking to me…

I ignore their complaints and began cooking.

By the way, it’s possible to cook the recipe with the shield, but there is a very big flaw in that method. Before fighting the turtle spirit, cooking was already easy. I tried cooking with the shield at Calmira Island, but…

“Food is coming out of the shield!” (Firo)

Firo stared at my shield enviously with great excitement.

“Ah, it was made with the shield’s skill.” (Naofumi)

“It’s awesome.” (Firo)

The food that is served is a spaghetti-like food that is unique to this world.

The name of the food seems to be naporata.

To be honest, it sounded like the variety kind of pasta from my world, and the shield seems to change the name of the item so it resembles the items from my world.

“It tastes somewhat… normal.” (Raphtalia)

“Yeah… normal.” (Firo)

It seems like the food quality was affected. It tasted normal and didn’t contain the subtle, delicate tastes.

It doesn’t taste bad. But it doesn’t taste good either. It’s definitely normal.

“Master’s cooking is way better.”(Firo)

“That’s true. Even when it’s cold, the food that Naofumi-sama makes is still delicious.” (Raphtalia)

“I-I got it.” (Naofumi)

For some reason, those two stared at me with reproachful gazes, making me remember that I’ve been looked at with those kinds of eyes.

Come to think of it, these two are no longer satisfied by food from restaurants and are only pleased by the food that I cooked.

I don’t think it’s possible to become a gourmet after just eating my food once. But, at least they seem to be motivated by my food.

Come to think of it, what would happen if this situation where I'm the cook got reversed?

For the time being, I'd better assemble a cooking team, because at the moment there are no restaurants in the surrounding area.

“Here, the food is ready. After you finish eating, go out already.” (Naofumi)

I distribute the meat that I grilled above the crude iron plate and the soup that has been cooked.

“As I thought, this is absolutely delicious.” (Slave A)

“Yeah! It’s really good.” (Slave B)

The slaves devour the food with smiles on their faces.

I also treat the soldiers that built the house to some food as well.

“This is… I’ve never eaten such a delicious grilled meal before!?” (Soldier A)

“Are you kidding? They made some of those at the castle and they didn’t taste good at all.” (Soldier B)

The shield’s handmade correction is endless.

Did you guys knead any salt and spice on the meat beforehand?

The slaves devoured the food that I cooked.

Nevertheless, there is no need to eat that much.

It’ll be bad if I don’t prepare enough food after they return from leveling.

“Now then, you lot! Each and every one of you will be carrying a weapon, and with them you will fight.” (Naofumi)

And with that declaration, the slaves become scared just like the old Raphtalia, who turned pale when she first received bladed tools.

I hand out the secondhand weapons that I got from the castle to them. Most of them are daggers designed for beginners.

“Prepare yourselves knowing that if you do not fight, you will feel pain in your chest. And if you do that, don’t ever think of returning to your hometown.” (Naofumi)

“Gu…” (Kiel)

Kiel tried to complain to me on behalf of the others.

But Raphtalia interrupts him and prevents him from saying anything.

“I don’t exactly need you people for anything. Only for territory development. But, because Raphtalia has been obediently following my orders, you guys will become her present. So don’t misunderstand or anything.” (Naofumi)

The slaves were glaring at me provokingly.

I’m used to playing the role of the bad guy in this world. Besides, I’m not doing this for charity or anything. There is no need to be anxiously worried about the future since I’m planning to return to my own world anyway. I just need to prepare a place for Raphtalia so she can spend her time peacefully.

“Now then… Firo, I want you to place all the monsters that you defeat into the wagon. There are a lot of uses for them.” (Naofumi)

“Yeess!” (Firo)

Mainly as food.

Later, just like what Ren did, I should absorb those materials into the shield.

Right now, those Heroes are still way ahead of me.

“Come on, off you go then. See ya.” (Naofumi)

I point at Firo’s carriage and ordered them.

The slaves reluctantly ride in the carriage. Firo started to pull the carriage and went off to hunt.

“Mind the speed.” (Naofumi)

“Ye-s!” (Firo)

The carriage made a goto-goto sound as Firo pulled them.

“I’ll leave the house construction to you then.” (Naofumi)

“U-understood.” (Soldier)

I asked the soldiers to begin construction, set the shield to start compounding, and next is to start cooking.

There's only a little bit more time before the demon eggs hatch.

Before the Spirit Turtle meat runs out, I need to find a way to supply food.

“Well then…” (Naofumi)

The slaves that went together with Raphtalia returned back in the evening.

Everyone is exhausted. The demons that were defeated are loaded onto the chained carts. At the moment, we urgently need to replenish the food stores; they did good.

But right now, there is something far more pressing.

Guuuuuu……。

Guuu……。

Kyururururururu……。

Gugyururururururu……。

The sound resounded like a roar.

I wonder what would happen if they suddenly increased their level in an environment where food was scarce? I’m slightly curious.

Perhaps they wouldn’t die, but they’d definitely be starving. I think that while looking at Raphtalia.

The body which is undergoing rapid growth wants nourishment, and thus they become hungry.

“You guys finally returned. Did you fight properly?” (Naofumi)

“Erm, everyone did their best.” (Raphtalia)

Raphtalia answered with a smile.

I saw the slaves' faces and their expressions are difficult.

I didn’t ask for a Spartan level of effort, but they seem to be unsatisfied.

“Fuee…. So tired.” (Rishia)

“Oh, Rishia, how was your condition?” (Naofumi)

“It feels easier to move than before.” (Rishia)

Certainly, her stats are higher than before the level reset. With this, battle should become a little easier.

“Rishia-neechan. Why are you wearing a plushy?” (Slave)

“That's because Rishia is a plushy maniac.” (Naofumi)

“Fuee!” (Rishia)

Rishia tries to deny it while shaking her head left and right, but there is no mistake about that.

“I really have to accept it after all.” (Kiel)

Kiel finally consented regarding the management.

He hates me, so he can’t trust me.

“If you work, then it’ll be fine. It’s dinner time now.” (Naofumi)

I set the spirit turtle stew and the steaks that I prepared beforehand down on the table.

I did this because I’ve been expecting it.

Even though I made a lot of them, they’ll definitely disappear immediately.

“““Waaaaaa.””” (The Slaves)

The slaves began to eat excitedly.

Yoshiyoshi….

“Master, where is Firo’s share?” (Firo)

“You have it.” (Naofumi)

I take out Firo’s portion.

It is about 1.5 times the size of the slaves’ portion.

“Only this much? I want to eat more.” (Firo)

“If you want more, go hunt it yourself.” (Naofumi)

“Buuuu.” (Firo)

Firo sulks.

Sorry, but I’ve made a pretty large amount. I can’t just cater it all to just one person.

“““Thank you for the food.””” (The Slaves)

What? When I was in the middle of chatting with Firo, they already ate everything!?

For the time being, they are satisfied.

“Alright kids, go to bed immediately for tomorrow’s preparation.” (Naofumi)

“…Ye-s.” (Slaves)

I crammed the slaves into one of the houses that the soldiers from the castle repaired in half a day, and the rest of us went to sleep in another house.

The house’s windows are still broken; it can be used to defend from the rain, but the wind is still blowing in.

I wonder what I should do for tomorrow’s food...

“I’ll sleep at the place where everyone is.” (Raphtalia)

“Got it, I’m counting on you to get them used to it, even if it’s just for a little bit.” (Naofumi)

“Yes.” (Raphtalia)

Raphtalia leaves in order to sleep with her old friends.

Firo was already half-asleep. She began to nod off.

Rishia is reading a book that she took out of nowhere. She is a hardworking person.

I began compounding for the preparations of my next plan. While at it, I went and checked the levels of all slaves. It seems the average level that they raised to is 15. Their stats all rose as well. Judging from Raphtalia’s growth pattern, I want to raise their levels, even those that are unsuitable for combat, to at least 30.

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