NOVEL WEB c74
"That's all I have to report for this month."
'Well, the church hasn't been moving much?"
"Yes. It is possible that they are putting pressure on the merchants, but . Naamis-sama's investigations have not turned up any traces of them."
One month after the execution, the reconstruction of the city has been completed, and the condition of the people living in the city is as close as possible to what it was before the fire occurred.
However, they still seem to feel uneasy, and when I go to the city to check on the situation, I sometimes feel a look of anxiety that I can't hide: "Are they really going to be all right? .......
'Are there any new merchant associations that have withdrawn?"
'No, not particularly.'
Whether they remain believing my words about getting results or are preparing to go to other territories, I don't know, but I was able to make time to discuss countermeasures with the kings and their associates.
Shortly after the executions were carried out and the deaths of the senior officers were confirmed.
I sent a letter to the king and the prime minister informing them that I had executed the church officials and removed them from the territory, and waited for their reply, feeling nervous inside.
However, the reply from the king came back earlier than expected, and I opened and read the letter while trying to hold back my trembling hands.
[LOL.]
That was the only word in the letter.
I couldn't help but chuckle at this.
It must have been the king's best attempt at a joke, using expensive, high-quality paper.
The reply from the prime minister, which came later, was a proper one, praising my skill in keeping a certain number of merchants in the territory while destroying the church's reputation and executing its top officials.
It said that it would take a long time to destroy the church, and that for the time being, we should try to build up our forces while destroying those of the church who would try to touch my territory.
The announcement of the promotion was to be made by the king in the capital and by the prime minister in the house of Dickaman.
The Prime Minister would not travel by magic, but would come by ordinary means with knights to escort him.to show that he is telling the truth.
"Are you ready to welcome the Prime Minister?"
Yes, I am prepared to welcome him at any time, and I have increased the number of guards to maintain security in the territory.
"Good, keep up the good work."
Overall, the changes are good for the Dicaman family, but there are, of course, some bad ones.
Among the merchants who withdrew, there was a merchant who was quite powerful in the food sector.
Originally, in the Dicaman territory, they mainly grow materials for magic potions, so food self-sufficiency rate is not so good, but the merchant who withdrew this time was a merchant they had depended on for cheap prices and quality.
With Bosco and Naamis managing the stock, there is no problem to continue the same consumption as before for half a year, but it is something that needs to be resolved as soon as possible.
Perhaps the king and the prime minister will give support, but it is also undesirable to rely on them too much.
A friend should not just rely on the other person; relying on the other person is just a burden and a liability.
"Well, there is little I can do for those people. ......"
The only thing I can do is to use my knowledge to collect magical tools and prevent the incidents that happened in the original story.
But such things are lower down on the priority list. The collection of magical tools is also a matter of luck, and many of the events that occurred in the original story were basically detrimental to the country, so it is natural for the Dicaman family to prevent such things in advance.
"It's a dangerous situation, but it's manageable, I guess."
"Would you like to have some rest?"
"Oh, yes, I'm sorry, could I have something to drink?"
"Certainly, master."
The tea prepared by Bosco soaks into my body.
I am not sleepless, but my body is very exhausted.
Knock-knock.
"Come in."
"Excuse me. ......"
Yes, Maria has been stuck with me because she has acquired the ability of mercy, but to my surprise, Mina seems to be similar to me and couldn't hear my heart, so she spends her time with Mina when she can't spend it with me.
It's almost time for dinner, and I'd like to have dinner with you. ......
If it is just me and Mina, we can talk normally, but when there is someone nearby who can overhear , she becomes a little frightened like this.
Even now, I am hiding myself by just sticking my face a little bit out from Mina's shoulder.
"I don't mind, but I didn't know it was that time already."
'I've been at work the whole time since Master Khalil woke up, with only a few snacks, so I thought I'd call on you at dinner time too.'
......That's true."
I looked out the window and saw that the sun was beginning to set.
Today I had plans to make magic potions too, but my sense of time has become erratic as a result of concentrating too much on clearing the paperwork in front of me forever and every day.
'Either the three of us should eat, or go ahead and wait while I prepare it.'
"I understand, let's go Mina. ......"
"Yes, come on, let's go! "
I sent off the two who were too different in tension.
"...... Maria is still afraid of people, isn't she?"
"After all that happened, it can't be helped."
I explained Maria's situation to Bosco, Naamis and Noor, to these three people.
The thing is that she can hear people's voices mixed with lies, hiding her ability of mercy from the church that caused it.
As for the latter, regarding hearing people's voices, in order to hide her ability of mercy, she explained that bad memories from the orphanage are looping in her head.