CH 228

“Looks like he got beat up. That Roy just walked out looking like he’d been blown away.”

“You knew what I was capable of and you didn’t stop me, didn’t you, Linea-san?”

“Oh, really?”

When I saw Linea-san smiling at us coming back, I asked her about it, and she exaggeratedly opened her hands in return.

“I guess so. My [Discerning eyes] have the ability to see through, so I can understand the other party to a certain extent. I knew that you’re stronger than Roy, but he was the one who got involved in something trivial. He’s been getting carried away lately, so it’s good medicine.”

“I wish you wouldn’t use people. Aren’t you supposed to be nice to new adventurers?”

“I don’t think that’s a newbie’s strength. So, are you going to take a request today? The best I can find is around here. “

Linea-san smiled and presented us with a request form. Makina and I laughed at the change, and rummaged through the request forms. 

“Isn’t this good? Red Elk is a deer monster, right?”

“Yes, they’re called that because of their red eyes. They live in the mountains east of the Royal Capital, and there are a lot of buyers for them because they can use everything but their internal organs.”

“I’ve never seen such a monster before, so let’s go with this, Lars!”

“Okay, I want to take a look at it too. Well then, Linea-san, please.”

I signed the request form, thinking that it was a deer with a red nose and red eyes.

“Here, it’s a receipt stamp. How are you going to get to the mountain?”

“We have a carriage, so we’ll be fine, we’re off then”

Linea-san winked at us and told us to be careful. My gear is fine, and we should just take the carriage, and as we were heading for home, I remembered something important.

“Oh! I remember that Basleigh-sensei took one of the horses in the morning ……”

“What ……!? So that’s why it was so noisy this morning. What do you want to do, walk?”

“I don’t mind, but I’d like to let Basleigh-sensei know that there’s a party in the evening and I’d like to get the horse too.”

“That’s true, let’s go to the castle then.”

I turned my feet in the direction of a house in the residential area and started walking towards the castle. Now, I wonder if Basleigh-sensei made it in time ……?

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“Kedi-san, what is this budget?”

“Ahhh, this is the territory’s appropriation, so distribution isn’t a problem, right?”

“In this way, the Oriola territory, which suffered the most damage, would be severely affected. I’ll take care of the rest, so don’t worry about the budget. Then, next is–“

Basleigh was not able to make it in time, and even though Prime Minister Flugel was angry with her, she managed to resume the handover.

She learned about the budget and operations of agriculture, forestry, and fisheries, as well as the current status of each territory from her predecessor, Kedi, and studied the data closely.

“…… I see that the fishing industry hasn’t grown much, what about Treant in …… Brunnen, the eastern territory with the port?”

“I don’t think we’ve been over there that much. I have visited them, but it seems that other countries have built better ships and the catch is decreasing. The Lord has asked us to build some here too.”

“I see, let’s leave that to the other ministers and see what happens. How is Glasco’s territory?”

“For better or for worse, it seems that internal politics have been a little unstable since the return of the second son from a different mother, but the production rate of crops has not dropped.”

Basleigh is a little disappointed to hear that the internal affairs of Lux’s Glasco Territory, which she knew from his time at the academy, are unstable.

“I see …… I hope Lux-kun doing well. Now, let’s make a quick plan for the future.”

“Please. The pay is good, but I couldn’t be the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.”

“What are you going to do next?”

“I’ll be a sub for the Minister of Defense. Supporting the knights and court wizards.”

“Oh, I think you might be more suited for that, Kedi-san.”

“Haha, thanks …… wait, what!?”

“It’s like this because Kedi-san has put it together. The research is the hardest part, after all.”

Basleigh looks over the documents with her pen. There was a knock on the door of the office.

“I’m sorry to bother you while you’re working, but there’s someone here who wants you to return his horse.”

“Oh, is it Lars-kun? Yes, I’ll be right there. Please wait a moment.”

“Yeah.”

Basleigh leaves Kedi in the office and walks out.

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When Makina and I arrived at the castle, we told the receptionist at the entrance what we wanted and waited there.

“I wonder if she’s busy?”

“Well, she’s a minister, and she also has to take over. I’ve been helping my father and brother with their work from the side, but I have to do a lot of things within the territory. It’s going to be tough when the size of it becomes a country.”

“Yeah …… why don’t you just tell them about the party and walk away?”

Makina said, I don’t know if it’s the feeling of being sorry that’s overriding her. While I was thinking that the worst that could happen is that we’d have to fly with levitation, I saw Basleigh-sensei coming out of the entrance with a smile on her face. 

“Well, well, well, children. You missed me and came to see me, didn’t you?”

“I thought I sent word that I wanted my horse back, though ……”

“Ha-ha-ha, I’m just kidding! Johnny will be here soon, please wait for him. Are you going out somewhere?”

“So his name is Johnny.”

“I think she just named him randomly …… We’re going to the eastern mountains because we got a request. Also, there’s going to be a party at the guild tonight, do you want to come too, Basleigh-sensei?”

When I said that, she muttered briefly, “Oh,” and Basleigh-sensei’s eyes lit up.

“Sounds good …… I’ll go too.”

“I knew you’d say that.”

“Oh, Johnny’s here!”

Makina ran up to the horse, who was now firmly established as Johnny, stroked his head, and switched reins with a servant, who pulled him toward us.

“Can I leave it to Makina?”

“Of course. Shall we go then?”

“Yes.”

“Yes!”

We all started walking together, and Basleigh-sensei started walking too, shouting.

“…… Why are you following us?”

“You just said ‘I’m coming with you’, didn’t you? Lars-kun also said, ‘I knew you’d say that’.”

“What!? About that!? I was talking about the party!”

“Now, now, it’s the minister’s job to know what’s going on in the mountains, too …… Since I’m here already, let me investigate.”

“Are you okay with your work?”

“I’ve already finished everything I had to do today, so I’ll be fine for a bit.”

“It’s not even noon yet, but you’ve already finished!?”

She nodded to Makina’s surprise and pointed Johnny in the direction of the house.

“Now, to the eastern mountains!”

“It looks like it has a name, but that’s okay with you, huh.”

After the guild, we took the carriage and headed for the eastern mountains, feeling a little tired.

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Meanwhile, at that time ……

“…… She’s not coming back ……”

Kedi’s holding his head in the office.

They was accompanied by Basleigh-sensei …… and there was a stir before the banquet?

Thank you for reading!

[Afterword Theater]

“It’s time for me to ……”

The demon Regar has not appeared yet, so why should you?

“Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”

Hey, don’t pull my hair ……!?
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