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Chapter 16
Chapter 16: The Work of Companions
First, I decided to build temporary housing for the newly arrived Dozle and Rick. That said, with magic, it would only take a moment to—
"No more magic today, desu."
My plan was instantly thwarted by Fii.
"Why not? I rested properly until just now, didn't I?"
Е_ǹŭm̂â
"Master Yuri was using magic until early this morning, desu. You still haven't rested enough, desu."
"That's not true. My mana's fully recovered."
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"This is punishment for pushing yourself, desu. Anyway, you're resting, desu. Leave today to Fii and the others, desu."
Fii forced me to take a break.
But could I really leave things to Fii and the others? A faint unease lingered. In that case, I'd just secretly—
"Rick is going to build the house, desu. He asked Fii to keep an eye on Master Yuri, desu."
Ẃ еb no vе̌l̊ Е̊_ṅ üm̄ а̊_
"Ah, ha ha! I wasn't about to use magic or anything, you know?"
"Fii hasn't said anything yet, desu."
I'd hastily dug my own grave.
"Fii really does have to watch you after all, desu."
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"Fine. Then I'll just watch Rick work from a distance. That okay?"
"Fii will allow that, desu."
Е n um̈а̀. їd
For some reason, I now needed Fii's permission. But being able to observe the newly arrived Rick's work was a good thing. Resigning myself, I brought Fii along and headed toward Rick.
He had already started building a house. It was a simple log cabin-style structure, just rough-hewn logs assembled together.
"Rick, any problems?"
I called out, asking if he'd encountered any inconveniences since coming to this territory. He let out a sound that barely qualified as a voice.
"...?!"
"Whoa— Watch out!"
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Using magic, I levitated a log that Rick had been about to drop. Fii scowled but said nothing—it had been an emergency, after all.
"Be careful. Dropping that would've been bad."
"I-I'm sorr..."
He still seemed terribly nervous. When I cautioned him, he practically shrank into himself. Rick, who should have been far larger than me, somehow looked small.
"No, I'm sorry too—for calling out to you so suddenly."
He seemed so excessively apologetic that I started to feel guilty myself.
Еn̆um̃ а
"N-No, not at all..."
"So you've already started building a house? You just arrived in the territory, didn't you? Aren't you tired?"
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"Me... strength is all I've got..."
"Your strength really is incredible."
As expected of an ogre—his strength was the genuine article. It was a bit of a shame he couldn't fight, but that couldn't be helped.
Name: Rick
Е̂ ǹ u̇_m̈.а
Gender: Male Age: 25 Race: Ogre
Class: Farmer
Level: 12
HP: 113/113 (A)
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MP: 5/5 (E)
Attack: 26 (A)
Ѐ.n̂ u m̃a
Defense: 13 (B)
Agility: 7 (D)
Magic Power: 3 (E)
[Skills]
Kind Heart: 10 (EX) Farming: 3 (D) Carpentry: 1 (E)
[Magic]
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Earth: 1 (E)
His strength stat was even higher than Fritz's, who had the Superhuman Strength skill. Truly an ogre. But what intrigued me more was the skill I'd never seen in the original game.
What kind of skill is it?
When I focused on the skill name, its details appeared. This feature worked just like in the game, which was a relief.
Kind Heart: Possesses a gentle heart that values others. Dislikes fighting; cannot fully exert strength in combat, and all stats are reduced to one-tenth. However, when a comrade is harmed, the kind heart erupts, tripling all stats.
The buff multiplier seemed a bit low compared to the debuff, but considering his already high base stats, the effect would be monstrous. Still, I probably wouldn't need to force him to use it. He'd said himself he didn't want to fight. More importantly, him having the Farming skill was a delightful surprise.
Ë ǹ ǔ m̌а̇ . і̆ d
Though right now, he wasn't working on farmland but building temporary houses.
"Is there anything I can help with? I'll lend a hand."
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"Me... fine."
Maybe just standing here talking was getting in his way.
"If you need anything, tell me anytime."
"Got it."
E n̆ ù m а̌
Perhaps I really didn't need to push myself with magic after all. I needed to learn to rely on others where I could. Maybe that was what Fii had been trying to teach me.
Thinking that, I headed next toward Dozle.
◇ ◇ ◇
"Well. Shall we head home?"
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"That's best, desu."
Spotting Dozle, we immediately executed an about-face and attempted to retreat to our own house.
Ё n̂ u m̃á
"Wait, wait! Why are you leaving?!"
Dozle had spotted us.
"I thought you might be busy."
"It's because you won't teach me how to make that so-called refrigerator!"
He must have gotten it from Alan—Dozle was rubbing his cheek against the refrigerator box I'd made. I didn't want to interrupt his... whatever that was. Actually, I just didn't want to get too close. I'd wanted to leave, but—
"I showed you how I made it, didn't I?"
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"If it's made with magic like that, there's no way I can make it myself!"
"I didn't exactly build that so you could reproduce it, Dozle..."
That "refrigerator" had since become a massive walk-in freezer. If I showed him that, Dozle would probably go inside and never come out.
"More importantly—can you do any blacksmithing?"
"Without a smithy, how could I? While that merchant and the ogre get things ready, I'm off to gather ore. I'd at least like to find some iron."
"I see... In that case, want to use this?"
Еn̄ ǔ mа
I pulled out a stone pickaxe. Fii gave me a deeply suspicious look.
"You've been making things Fii didn't know about again, desu..."
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"I-It just happened to come together."
As I desperately made excuses to Fii, Dozle had already swung the pickaxe at the ground with all his might. An enormous hole opened up, as if a pitfall trap had been triggered.
"Ooooh! Is this a legendary pickaxe?!"
Dozle held up the pickaxe I'd given him, tears streaming down his face. That was definitely an overreaction.
E n û m а
"It's just a pickaxe. It's made of stone, so don't be angry if it breaks right away."
"This—just a pickaxe?! Do you take my eyes for worthless holes?!"
"No, really, all I used was stone and a magic stone..."
I'd only told him the truth, but for some reason he wouldn't believe me.
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"Anyway, even if you ask for it back now, I'm not returning it! That alright?!"
"Of course. Go gather lots of ore with it."
W̄ е̌ b̌ nоvеl̊ Е̂n̄ ŭ mа
"YEEEEHAAAW! I'll dig and dig and dig till I drop!"
Holding the pickaxe aloft, Dozle ran off somewhere, looking absolutely elated. A bit taken aback by his enthusiasm, I was still glad if it made him happy.
◇ ◇ ◇
Rick and Dozle had only just arrived, but they seemed to be settling into the territory surprisingly well.
"Right, then. It's about time I—"
"No, desu."
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"I haven't even said anything yet."
"Master Yuri was about to try working, desu. Leaving things to everyone else is also a lord's job, desu."
"But at least let me do the things only I can do."
The territory, encircled by the moat, was growing considerably safer. Thanks to Rick handling the houses, I'd been able to think about the village's infrastructure and defenses against external threats. Once the environment was in place, Dozle would handle the tools we needed for the town.
That being the case, what I needed to do now... was clearly to establish running water and sewage. I'd bring in water from the nearby river using pipes. It had been done in ancient Rome—with stone pipes, I could do the same here. Sewage, too.
Once those two systems were in place, the town's living conditions would improve dramatically. But to pull it off, I absolutely needed someone who could survey the surrounding land. I'd thought I might manage it myself by looking over the area, but the finer details were beyond an amateur. I'd started to consider asking Alan to bring surveying tools.
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"What do you think, Fii? A well would work, but if I'm going to do it, I want a full water system."
"Fii doesn't really understand, but... couldn't you use something like that cold box, desu?"
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"Infuse a magic stone with mana...? That could work, I suppose. But then either I or Sasha would constantly have to go around recharging everyone's houses."
"Is that so, desu? Then that's no good, desu."
"Well, I'll have to use magic to make the water pipes anyway. But once they're built, anyone can use them. So..."
"Starting tomorrow, you'll work hard on making them, desu."
Еňu m̄ а
It seemed that, no matter what, she wasn't going to let me use magic today.
"It can't be helped. I'll take my time building them, then."
Resigned, I started to head home—but for some reason, Fii had stopped in her tracks.
"What's wrong?"
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"Who's there, desu?!"
Until Fii called out, I hadn't noticed at all. But now I could sense it too—faintly, the presence of someone else. The fact that it had been so carefully concealed made it unlikely to be a friend.
Ê ňúm̈ȧ. іd
As if responding to Fii's voice, a demonic young man clad in jet-black clothes emerged from the shadow of a building that should have been empty.
"Oh? I thought I wouldn't be noticed. It seems a beast's nose is keener than I expected."
The moment the young demon stopped suppressing his presence, a wave of pressure washed over us so intense I nearly stumbled backward.
"Who are you?"
"I apologize for the late introduction. I am Sages, serving as an advisor in the Trismaris Demon Kingdom. Though, that means nothing to you—since you'll be disappearing here."
Sages flashed a sharp, predatory grin, extending his lethal claws. In an instant, he lunged toward us—
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—and then he vanished.
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