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Chapter 41: Understanding the Situation[1]
「I believe this
much explanations about the tools will suffice for you?」(Kazura)
After finishing
the explanation of all the tools on top of the table, Kazura turned his
attention towards Nelson and Zirconia, who were sampling the minestrone on
their plate.
Havel, who had just come back into
the room, was also participating in sampling the food alongside with Isaac and
took a bite at the minestrone in his plate.
「Yes, they are all magnificent
tools. Thank you for your explanation.」(Nelson)
Nelson put down the spoon that
he held onto his plate, giving his thanks while smiling.
「Then, I wish to
receive an explanation about the situation in the territory.」(Kazura)
「I understand. Zil,
the documents.」(Nelson)
「I will bring all
of it, Isaac, please help me carry it.」(Zirconia)
「Yes, Ma’am.」(Isaac)
Being asked by
Nelson, Zirconia and Isaac quickly left the room.
After they both
left, Nelson glanced towards Valin and Valetta, who sat beside Kazura.
「The documents that
I am about to show to Kazura-sama have some absolute secrets about my territory
written in them. I am sorry, however for these two to see it is……」(Nelson)
「Hm, is that so?」(Kazura)
Hearing Nelson’s
words, Kazura consented and turned towards Valin and Valetta who sat beside
him.
For the time being
except for Kazura, who Nelson trusted as Greysior, the documents couldn’t be
shown to Valetta and Valin, who were only accompanying Kazura so they could
explain the condition in Grisea Village.
「Nelson-sama, if
you permit it, while you're giving Kazura-sama the explanation, may I question
Valin-san and Valetta-san in another room about the events that transpired in
Grisea Village until now?」(Havel)
「Hmm, you’re right.
Kazura-sama, may we?」(Nelson)
「I don’t mind.
Havel-san, I believe you understand that……」(Kazura)
“Don’t ask them
too many questions like an interrogation.” Was something that Kazura about to
say, however Havel responded with a smile.
「Yes, I will
absolutely abide to the promise to Kazura-sama.」(Havel)
「……Promise?」(Nelson)
Since Nelson
didn’t know about the verbal promise that was exchanged to Kazura in Grisea
Village, with a puzzled expression he asked Havel.
「Yes, after
Havel-san’s group asked me to aid Arcadia, I made them promise a few things to
me.」(Kazura)
Hearing the word
“promise”, Nelson, for just a moment, sent Havel a stabbing glare.
Receiving Nelson’s
glare, Havel reflexively straightened his posture, but he still showed a
relatively relaxed expression.
「What kind of
promise is it?」(Nelson)
「Whatever I’ll do
in Grisea Village, your side will not interfere without exception. This is the
first point. The second point is that your side will not treat the village or
the villagers in an unjustified manner. To be specific, towards the inhabitants
of Grisea Village that have a close relationship with me, they won’t be
exploited to extract the knowledge I bestowed to them. I don’t mind laws that
have been in effect until now, such as the taxation obligation, however your
side will not amend the law to do the aforementioned actions. If these two
promise are broken by your side, then I will withdraw my aid from Arcadia.」(Kazura)
Nelson had been
thinking about what kind of promises had occurred, and so when he heard the content
of the promise from Kazura, he let out a sigh of relief.
If those were the
only contents of the promise then there would be no problem, as since the very
beginning he had intended to be careful in dealings with Grisea Village.
Furthermore, if
they would still abide by the previous law, he would be thankful, as he would still
be permitted to nominally rule the village.
Even if it was only
a small village with a population of approximately 100 people, if the tax
revenue from the village suddenly stopped, with Isteria's current tight
financial situation, it would be quite a blow.
Of course, he
believed that Kazura’s support would have positive economic effect, however he
wanted to avoid a situation where he lost ontrol over the village and their tax
revenue.
「I understand. I
will also abide to that promise, so I humbly ask you for your support…… Hevel
lead them to another room.」(Nelson)
「Yes, Sir.
Valin-san, Valetta-san, please this way.」(Havel)
Guided by Havel,
Valin and Valetta left their seats and followed Havel towards the room’s
entrance.
As they were
exiting the room, Valetta sent a worried look towards Kazura, but when Havel
asked her, she immediately left the room.
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A few minutes later,
after Havel and Valin’s group left the room, Kazura began to scan the large
amount of documents that were piled in front of him with a rigid expression.
Zirconia sat
beside Kazura, while Nelson sat in front, explaining the situation of his
territory towards Kazura.
Besides the
documents that were piled up in front of him, there was a huge mound of
documents beside the table. Next to it was Isaac who hand over the documents that
Nelson needed during his explanation.
「The damage to
southern and eastern Isteria aren’t that great, however the damage at the
western and northern region are devastating. The ceaseless drought has caused
the majority of the crops that should have entered harvest period to wither,
and the ground has become so dry that it can’t be used to plant the next seasons
crops. The price of the food in the region had a steep increase, causing
economic hardship for citizens of Isteria.」(Nelson)
「(This is bad, I
can read this worm-eaten letter to some extent but I can’t read the technical
terms……)」(Kazura)
While receiving the
explanations from Nelson and Zirconia, Kazura read the sentence written in the
documents and was secretly worried.
He had been taught
this world’s letters from Valetta, however it had only been 3 weeks since he
began learning the alphabets.
He could read
simple words, however the documents that he was reading right now had sentences
filled with technical terms.
From the bottom of
his heart, he envied Valetta's astounding learning abilities. She had only
began to learn Japanese for a mere 10 days but she could smoothly read Japanese
sentences.
「Because of the
drought, the amount of the aid from Gregorn Teritory has also rapidly
decreased……」(Nelson)
While Kazura was
troubled, the explanation proceded fast.
Even if he put on
airs, he couldn’t understand the sentences, so maybe he should confess right now
that he couldn’t read the letters.
「Nelson-san, may I
have a word with you.」(Kazura)
「Yes, what is it?」(Nelson)
「I am sorry to say
it so late, but I can’t read this country’s letters. Because of this, may I ask
you to read to me the main points from these documents.」(Kazura)
Hearing Kazura’s
words, Nelson and the others in the room had the same surprised expression.
However, Zirconia
immediately smiled and replied, “Understood”, and then received the documents
from Kazura, began to read the point together with Nelson’s explanation.
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Then 2 hours
passed.
Just like what he had
shown before, Kazura had a rigid expression as he casted his eyes at the large
notebook in front of him.
He had written the
main content of Nelson’s explanation using a ballpoint in the notebook; however
the contents were only the rough points.
It wasn’t
something that would cause destruction of the territory in several days, but if
the weather and public order didn’t change, maybe between half a year or a year
from now, there was a possibility for all of Isteria to be struck by an
unimaginable famine.
「First things to do
is to improve the food situation in the territory. Afterwards is to come up
with a countermeasure for the flood that might occur in next year's rainy
season. In addition, we have to address the matter of hygiene problems in the urban
area, the destruction of buildings in rural area because of worsening public
orders, and the chronic funds deficit…… These problems make a quite a pile.」(Kazura)
「Although this is
embarrassing, however we don’t have enough help as it is. We have already reached
the limit of our food reserve, if this drought continues then there is a
possibility that this territory will turn into a starving hell. Even
during the last several hundred years there hasn’t been any drought that has lasted
this long……」(Nelson)
Nelson answered
with an indescribable downhearted expression.
Based on the
explanation that Kazura had received not long ago, the food production had
decreased and so the food price had jumped suddenly, causing even Isteria
citizens to undergo food ration distribution.
However, if the
current situation continued then it would be a foregone conclusion that the
rationing wouldn’t last long.
When the food
rations stopped, perhaps there would be rampant food riot and looting from the
wealthy that has been stockpiling food even until now.
Just like what
Nelson said, it would become a starving hell.
「The extreme
one-sidedness of the estimate budget towards military spending concerns me,
but… Since the situation is like this, let’s not interfere with it.」(Kazura)
When Kazura spoke
about “military spending”, Zirconia’s expression stiffened for a moment, but
when he said to not interfere with it, she showed a relieved expression.
Since there was a
possibility that the war with Balveil 4 years ago could resume, which Kazura had
heard from Valetta, perhaps this large military spending was to prepare for
this.
Although he was
curious on what the budget spending was for, it would be pointless to get
involved in everything, so he decided to not interfere in it for now.
「Then, about
improving the food situation, I will do something for this, however, since I can’t
help too much, I also hope for cooperation from your side.」(Kazura)
「…….Ooh! Thank you
very much! If it is something that is within our capability then we will do anything
to help, by all means, we will gladly offer our cooperation!」(Nelson)
“I’ll do
something” after Kazura said these words, Nelson and Zirconia had this
expression as if to say, 「Eh!? For real!?」, but Nelson with a smile pasted all over all his face, stood from his
chair, and took Kazura’s hand to show his gratitude.
In contrast, Isaac
didn’t show any particular reactions at Kazura’s statement, he just stood, smiling
in full satisfaction beside Nelson.
「Next, about the
countermeasure against for the flood and hygiene issues, please tell me more
about it in detail.」(Kazura)
「Do you also want
to help in that matter?」(Nelson)
「Since I have a
good grasp of the situation, I might b able to help to prepare some kind of
countermeasure for it.」(Kazura)
About the problem
of the flood and environment hygiene, Kazura had heard a rough explanation
about it from Havel when they were en route to Isteria.
From the
impression he had at that time, he believed that he could give assistance for
it based on the degree of the damage and how to deal with it.
However, this all depended
on whether Kazura could cope with the content of the support or not.
「Then, this might
be too quick but I wished for everyone to prepare something. The time limit is……
Let’s see, please prepare this within 3 days.」(Kazura)
「I understood. Then
what kind of things do we need to prepare?」(Nelson)
「About that, a
thick cloth bag about this size……」(Kazura)
Kazura spoke while
drew the size with his finger atop the table.
The size that he
drew was about the size of a 45 liter rice sack that was usually used in a Japanese
household.
「So, it’s about
this size. Isaac, prepare it quickly.」(Nelson)
「Yes, Sir!」(Isaac)
Having understand
the size of the of the bag, Nelson ordered Isaac.
「Ah, please wait.」(Kazura)
Kazura suddenly
stopped Isaac, who was going to exit the room after receiving the order.
「It’s about the
number, it will be 2……」(Kazura)
Kazura seems to
want to speak something but then he stopped to think. Isaac was going to ask,
“Is it 2 bags?”, but the reply from Kazura made him dumbfounded.
「No, it will be
troublesome later if the number is not enough. Please prepare 3000 bags. Please
prepare this quickly.」(Kazura)
「……Eh?」(Isaac)
「Ah that’s right,
so that the cloth bags can be closed, please make it have a cord like a sack
bag. Furthermore, I wish for carriages from Nelson-san.」(Kazura)
「……Ho-How many do
you need?」(Nelson)
Leaving Isaac
struck flabbergastingly in front of the door, Kazura turned the conversations
towards Nelson.
「Please prepare enough
carriages needed to transport the 3000 fully packed bags simultaneously from
Grisea Village to Isteria. Even if it is not a carriage but a cart or wagon, it
won’t be a problem. Also please prepare sufficient number of soldiers to
prevent the cloth bags from being stolen. Don’t forget to prepare the carriage
drivers and the cart pullers. Since it will take several days to transport the
bags to Isteria, then it would take large amount of supply and manpower, umm……
For now just prepare for about 300 people. If possible, people who can stand
doing farm work for a long period of time.」(Kazura)
「Gu……I-I
understood……」(Nelson)
「Zirconia-san.」(Kazura)
Next, Kazura
turned towards Zirconia who sitting beside him. Her shoulders shook as she was
mentioned.
「A-Ano, I need to
brief the officers after this so……」(Zirconia)
Zirconia said this
while averting her eyes and trying to leave her seat, however Kazura
immediately put his right hand on her left shoulder, putting power into his
grasp.
「Now, now,…… please
sit……」(Kazura)
Zirconia could
only feebly nod towards Kazura who was smiling, but his eyes showed that he
wasn’t laughing at all.
✦✧✦✧
It was one hour
since Kazura had allocated a large amount of work towards Nelson’s group.
Kazura was in the
Nelson’s residence plaza together with Valin, Valetta and Havel who were in the
separate rooms until now.
In the plaza there
was a closed carriage waiting for them, but it wasn’t the same carriage that had
taken Kazura’s group this morning. There were 4 muscular men standing before
the carriage.
The men were
wearing breast plates made from linked bronze plates and bronze helmets with
hinged bevor[2][ii].
They carried round
shields behind their back and were heavily armed with either a short spear or
bow in their hand and a short sword in their waist.
The men couldn’t
be said to be either young nor old, but they gave off an air of soldiers with
long military service.
「I will stay here
for another 3 days, so give my greetings to everyone in the village. Even if I
am late to arrive at the village, I will absolutely return so please do not
worry.」(Kazura)
「B-But……」(Valetta)
Hearing Kazura’s
words, Valetta want to say something but she hesitated and just look at Kazura
for a moment. She then hung her head down and showed a demure expression.
Perhaps she was
worried for Kazura, but her expressions made Kazura troubled.
「(It would really
helpful to me in various things if Valetta-san can be together with me, but……
Thats not going to happen, right?)」(Kazura)
If Kazura could
say his true feelings, then he wished for Valetta to remain with him in
Isteria.
Although it may only
be for a few days, staying in an unknown land alone is lonely, and he believed
that it would be helpful if he had Valetta, who could learn many things
extremely quickly. Furthermore he felt more relaxed with her.
If Kazura had requested
「Please stay with me」, Valetta would
surely say yes without any hesitation.
However, Kazura could
not do this.
If Kazura began to
depend on Valetta even once, then Kazura would come to always relying on this
girl, and every time Kazura has to stay at Isteria, then she would have to
leave Grisea Village and follow him.
That was not a
good thing.
If he exploited
this girl’s goodwill, then it would end up separating her from her treasured
things.
「(Even when she
wanted to learn many things, she refused Valin-san’s recommendation to go to
Isteria and chose to remain in the village. If for my own convenience I tear
her from her father then I am not a God, but a Devil.)」(Kazura)
Kazura believed
that Valetta more than anything else wished to stay at her father side.
Furthermore, as
much as possible he didn’t want to trouble Valin and Valetta or the people of
Grisea Village too much.
Inside Kazura’s
mind, the position of people of Grisea Village had already changed from people
in great crisis that he needed to help, to important people that he needed to
protect at any cost.
While Kazura was
thinking in front of her, Valetta suddenly raised her face and spoke with an
expression on the brink of crying.
「…… Please return
quickly, will you?」(Valetta)
She muttered this
with a small voice and then casted her head down again.
Looking at Valetta
make this expression, Kazura smiled wryly, and gently patted her head.
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In case Western Reader couldn't comprehend Kazura's action at the last part
of this chapter. Please remember that Japanese culture put high regard in the
principle of "Not Troubling Others", and they go to such extent for
this. This might sound stupid to Westerner, but for Japanese this is one of the
great virtue someone should had.
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yea i kinda knew about the japanese values of "not bothering another" because it's quite often mentioned in "risou himo seikatsu"
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Thanks for the chapter <3
ReplyDeleteYEAH ! New chapter !!
ReplyDeleteLuckily you got a new laptop pretty fast :)
Good Luck with your reclaiming of all the data.
Thanks for the new chapter!
ReplyDeleteIm pretty sure he's planning to make a damn to redirect the water.
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ReplyDeleteYukkuri-danna!!
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SAIL THE FREAKING SHIP ALREADY
ReplyDeletethank's for this chapter !!
ReplyDeletekind of boring, but looks like he's actually gonna bring over 3000 bags of rice?
ReplyDeleteIts kind of uncreative for to him to just keep buying stuff to bring over. I know he won the lottery, but it isn't endless billionaire money.
most likely sand bags.... or concrete
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ReplyDeleteNii-san, thank you very much for the hardwork!!
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ReplyDeleteUgh, the 2nd girl, where is she???
ReplyDeleteTy for the work. :)
I'm thinking maybe Nelson's daughter.
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