chapter 6
6 – Recruitment Proposal – 3
When I was at Moorim, I had to expand my senses every day and be wary of my surroundings. I still grind my teeth thinking that I had to be vigilant even to the bottom of the ground because there were also those who used jidunsul.
It is actually quite troublesome to express feelings.
Because you have to feel everything around you. I don’t know if you’re a person with a thick nerve, but I’m not that kind of person either.
But this world was different. Because no one knows about me in the first place. There are no useless relationships.
With that alone, I was able to relax.
Yeah~. How long has it been since you walked comfortably like this?
“Whoa.”
Still, it’s good to eat comfortably, but it’s dangerous to get rid of vigilance itself.
To be honest, my vigilance is decreasing, perhaps because of this relaxed atmosphere.
No matter how peaceful this world may be, it is not without friction.
There’s a guy who’s aiming for Lady Lucy right now, and he says there’s also a monster.
It’s good to enjoy peace, but living with peace of mind inevitably dulls the blade.
If you want to live happily here for a long time, you’ll have to be careful.
So I reopened my senses, and I sensed the constant gaze from behind me.
Lucy kept staring at me.
I can’t. Even though it’s between employer and employee, we still have to be close as human beings. How long can I not treat you so rigidly?
“Hey there. Atram.”
“Hmm?”
“What do you like, Lucy?”
“Huh? Miss Lucy? Uh… Uhhh. I think I know why you decided to stay at our estate.”
Do you know that I love peace?
That’s right. People are quick to notice. That’s great.
“You said you told the lady to hire me? I will never forget this debt.”
“It’s enough to fight hard when fighting monsters later. Ah. We’re almost there.”
“Ohhh…”
When I went up the hill, I saw something in the distance. In Moorim, I felt my heart pounding as I watched the manor, which seemed to be at the level of a small city.
A golden wave swayed wonderfully in the farmland, and cows and horses grazing peacefully, as if there was a pasture in the north of the estate.
The river that crosses the manor didn’t seem that big, but it seemed to be enough to supply the drinking water inside the manor.
I like the fact that the walls around the manor are smaller than I thought, but looking at everything else, it seemed to embody peace itself.
“Nice place.”
“That’s right. It’s a quiet place, except for monsters only appearing during harvest season in the monster forest. Also, the cultivated land is fertile and the wheat yield is not small.”
“I see…”
From now on, you’ll be able to live comfortably in that peaceful place, right? Hey Looking forward to this
I closed my eyes.
The only memory that comes to mind in the darkness is a life of battle full of blood and flesh every day.
Goodbye to such a terrible life now.
Lying in the pasture and watching cows and horses grazing. Or enjoying a festival with people.
A life like a dream where you spend a drink with your colleagues and later get a foxy wife and live happily ever after.
I thought it would be possible over there.
“Why but?”
“Oh, no. I’m moved by the thought of living in a place like that…”
“I’m really impressed with something special. Now, let’s go.”
It sounded like he was grumbling, but Atram’s expression wasn’t bad.
I guess it was good that I liked the star, Youngji.
That’s how I talked about Yeongji with him. Stories like which bar is delicious and which restaurant is good. It’s a simple story if simple, but it was also the most important information to me.
“Come to think of it, do you believe in Goddess?”
“Goddess?”
“Yes. This world must be seen as living under the grace of the Goddess.”
“Are there only goddesses? Other gods…”
“There are evil spirits… But don’t go anywhere and say you believe in evil spirits. Only war, violence, and evil spirits believe in evil spirits.”
“They are useless people in the world.”
“Ohhh. I like it. Then, would you like to go to the temple with me when we go to the manor? The priest of the temple is also very nice.”
“Ohhh… If you’re such a great person, I’d love to meet you.”
“Then let’s go worship together this weekend.”
I knew that one of the best ways to get to know people was through religion.
Originally, isn’t religion a good thing to unite?
Right now, even the Demonic Cultists did things like cannibalism, vampirism, and human sacrifice, but since they were bound by one religion, the Demonic Cult, they had a strong bond with each other.
Listening to what Atram said, it seemed that this world had religions following goddesses and religions following evil spirits.
However, evil gods are literally evil gods, so those who follow them are similar to demons.
They do all sorts of bad things and sell the name of God.
We arrived at the estate while talking like that. They checked us on top of the low wall and opened the door, where the soldiers fell into the barracks.
“Let’s go to the lord’s residence first. We need to register your identity. Lady, are you all right?”
She looked tired from her trip, but she nodded her head as if she would work anyway. Trying to avoid Elan’s anxious gaze, she came towards me.
“Hmm. I’m sorry that you seem to have to work all of a sudden as soon as you come to the territory. Cheonyeong. If possible, may I ask you to patrol the area first?”
“It doesn’t matter… What about patrolling?”
“This is a matter related to the security of the territory. I do not know what happened while I, the lord agent, Atram, the security officer, and Elan, the security officer, were all away… Elan. Can you help me?”
“Okay. Alright, let’s go then.”
“Is it okay if I don’t register for an ID?”
“I’ll take care of that. When you’re done, you can come to the lord’s residence with Elan. Please.”
She spoke earnestly to me in her tired voice.
Well, there’s no problem with checking the atmosphere of the territory and looking around.
“Elan. Then, on the way, stop by Priest Hiran and let him know that we have returned.”
“Okay.”
Hiran is a priest. Are you referring to the priest Atram mentioned earlier?
Good. It would be better if you were a peace lover.
After splitting up like that, I moved with Elan to the residential area where people live. As she walked along without saying a word, she opened her mouth.
“Have you ever done anything like policing?”
Keep the peace.
I was the one who disturbed the public order.
“There’s something I’m more curious about.”
“What?”
“Is there anyone who raises monsters in the territory?”
“…There’s no way that’s the case!”
“Whoa, whoa. That’s right, right?”
As soon as he arrived, he seemed to be working.
I laughed, feeling the spirit of the monster.
“Okay! Shall we go to work then?!”
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I walked the manor with Elan. It’s called patrol, but overall it’s a fairly peaceful place, so there was nothing particularly disturbing about it.
I thought the back alleys were a bit problematic, but compared to Moorim, this is a really clean area.
Looks like a really nice place to live.
“The streets are cleaner than I thought.”
“It’s probably because the sewage treatment facilities are well equipped.”
“Huh? What do you mean by that?”
“Stein Manor is quite an old place. It used to be much bigger than this. That’s why sewage treatment facilities are well built for people to live in.”
“Sewage treatment…”
At each end of the stone floor there were certainly holes for sewage disposal. It seems that if you dump the filth from each house or store there, it will be collected and disposed of in one place.
“Is it spread all over the territory?”
“For the most part.”
“That must have cost a lot.”
“There used to be a mine in the Stein estate. It’s a gold mine.”
“Ohhhhh… Then it would be worth building a facility like this.”
Owning a mine in the central plains could have tremendous power in a region.
That is why it was not uncommon for a fight to the death over the ownership of a mine. If there was a mine at a similar level here, especially a gold mine, it would not be impossible to create a related facility like this.
“By the way, are you saying that the income from the mine was used on the people? Wow~. You are a great person.”
“Most of the Stein family’s ancestors are great people. That’s why I became involved with the Stein family.”
“That sounds like another interesting story. Could you do it while you’re gone?”
“It’s not difficult to do, but it’s not particularly fun. One of the Stein family’s ancestors helped my ancestor, and since then, our family and the Stein family have been close.”
It’s really nothing. However, even if I said that, it would be difficult to get a good reaction, so I just said it with a smile on my face.
“It sounds like you’ve become close friends. It’s really cool.”
“You think so?”
“Isn’t it?”
“I think so too. Hey. You have eyes, right?”
With a grin, she tapped me lightly on the back. Good. Could this have raised the sensibility?
I saw the floor as I was walking while agreeing with the story in moderation. I could feel demonic energy deep down here.
“Anyway, is the sewage treatment facility underground?”
“Huh? Yeah. It’s in the underground sewage treatment plant. I heard they’re constantly purifying with magic and artifacts… Why?”
“Is it possible to raise monsters in a sewage treatment plant?”
“Hah? It can’t be. It’s been treated magically, so even slimes can’t live there.”
“By the way, demons from below… So, I can feel the aura I felt from monsters. No. Isn’t it a monster? Anyway, it’s a pretty unpleasant aura.”
“…What?”
After being silent for a moment, she looked straight at me.
“Really?”
“Aren’t my words so trustworthy?”
“Hmm. To be honest, I don’t have much…”
I can’t believe it! Isn’t there a society where we trust each other!
“I’m kidding. Seeing how they found monsters in the monster forest, it’s believable.”
Laughing, she tapped me on the side.
“It’s not fun.”
“My good jokes don’t work…”
Which part is advanced?!