Pioneering the Apocalyptic World - Chapter 62
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We all came to Grosso village today.
It’s to simply introduct our new residents Fricka and Fin, especially Fin, I think it’s likely that she will be taken care for few days at time in the future.
Even if we can return every few days, it will be tough for a single person (even if Fricka was there too) to be at the base while we go exploring. Those who leave her alone will also be uneasy.
“Ah, Miko-sama!”
The children spotted us and ran towards us. ……After all, mofumofu is good…….
For a while, I was charm-…… When I was actually dealing with them, there was this kind of conversation behind my back.
“…Does Rion-sama like small children?”
“Isn’t it just as you see it?”
T-This misleading wording…!
Putting myself together.
To the two rare elves who are new faces here, everyone was curiously glimpsing, there were some children who were completely staring at them, and I felt like I was going to be bombarded with questions. But it seems that if I started to talk we would not be able to proceed, so when I said, “I talk later.” they listened honestly. …….Because it is after that Alness village, I feel like my heart is being cleansed…….
I tried to ask them where Ryza-san??After her arm healed she became the new chief??but they said “We will guide you.” and started to pull my arms, so I let them. When I held their hands and said “I’m counting on you guys.” they smiled happily, and that was already so cute~.
I heard Fricka whisper, “I see…” but I wonder what ‘I see.’ she was refering to…?
The place I was taken to was the largest building near the center of the village. It’s not one of the ones that I built, it’s something they built theirselves because they wanted a meeting place. At that moment I thought it would be just nice if they had a place to live and I didn’t think much beyond that…
I wonder if they had already been contacted, or if they were just hearing the commotion from the increasing number of people that joined on the way, Ryza-san who was inside greeted me without panicking.
“Miko-sama, welcome to come here.”
“Hi.”
“Both of you seem to be doing well… And a new person…?”
Apparently, Regulus and Liese were also present. It seems that they were helping Ryza-san with her work, they seems to been diligent and that good above all.
We exchanged greetings lightly, introduced Fricka and Fin, and told them that since they were going to live in our house, and we would like to ask for help if necessary in the future. Of course, I didn’t talk what happened in Alness Village. If they get close to them, they should hear about what happened from their mouths.
Everyone was willing to accept it without showing any reluctance, so I relievedly stroked my chest.
What was a little surprising here was that Fin became popular with the mofumofu… Or rather, the Beast children.
Fricka is also an elf, but I wonder if it’s because she’s quiet and gives off an adult atmosphere. A little group of older boys and girls were looking at her from afar, but the little ones were curious about Fin.
“It’s my first time seeing an elf!”
“What is your favorite food?”
“I’m—”
She was flustered by being approached from all directions. Alness Village wasn’t that noisy after all. Could this be her first experience in thing like this.
At the end they said “Let’s play!” and took her hand, and she looked up at Fricka with a half-crying face.
Fricka looks at me like she’s troubled, but since I can’t do anything about it, I just turned my gaze to Ryza-san. Ryza smiles happily and then stands up.
“Hey you guys! Have you finished your work for today!?”
“””Not yet!”””
“Play after you’re done!”
“Yes!” they replied cheerfully, and the little children scattered. The other children also bowed to me and then went back to work.
“…I-I was surprised…”
“It was like a storm…”
Fin clings to Fricka, and Fricka pats her head as she spills out these words.
Umm… well, try your best to get used to it…?
Then, I heard about the current situation in Grosso Village, and I also talked about our situation.
When the conversation calmed down a bit and I was drinking tea to moisten my throat, Fricka said something heartily.
“So a woman can become a chief here…”
Alness village seemed to be male dominated. That’s probably the culture gap for her as well. I don’t even know what Elven villages other than Alness Village are like.
However, I feel that this village is also quite special. Because the standard to become the chief is??
“Because my mother is the strongest in this village.”
“……Eh.”
Yes, because it is the rule that the strongest person becomes the chief. And just like Lieze said, Ryza-san is the strongest. Although that it’s because everyone stronger than Ryza-san has died… But she’s still the best among the remaining male adults. ……Speaking of which, what happened to Boa after that? I fell a little interested but also don’t really care about it…
I heard it later, but the previous chief was Regulus’s father, but it seems that the one before that, was a woman too. Beastman women are amazing.
……Ah, isn’t there is a more amazing being here?
“Mu?”
When I glanced at Uru, who has the reputation of being the most amazing in my mind, she tilted her head.
Well, as expected, Ryza-san is also strong, though not as strong as Uru. Even if Regulus and Lieze became a pair, they were no match for Ryza-san.
They have such Ryza-san practice with them every day, saying, “”To keep up with Rion(san)!””, and they seem to be improving little by little. I’m a bad at close quarters combat, so I want you guys to do your bests.
“…It would be better for me to have Uru-san train me too…”
“Um… it’s not a bad thing to be able to protect yourself to some extent, right?”
“I don’t mind, but…… I’m afraid I might accidentally injure you…”
Fricka showed a mysterious rivalry(?) here, but there is a saying that says the right person is in the right place. It’s never too late to learn how to protect yourself, but I’d rather have you do your best with magic… Though I won’t force you.
Yeah, it’s not because I’m remembering that clumsy state in the forest, okay? As expected, I haven’t seen it that much on at my base, which is on flat ground… But still, sometimes…
But I don’t have any magic specialists acquaintance. I can only teach you the magic spells, but don’t know how to make them stronger or save time when chanting. Until I get to know someone who knows more about it, I have no choice but to have she do it by trial and error herself…
Oh, speaking of magic.
“I almost forgot about something important. Regulus, Lieze, and Ryza-san, could you put some mana into this magic stone?”
“Ugh… I’m not good at using mana.”
“I don’t mind, but…”
“I understand. Regulus, please think of this as training.”
I give each of the three two small magic stones.
Regulus frowns, Lieze looks puzzled, and Ryza-san smiles and accepts the request, looking at how the three people react to it uniquely different, was somehow funny.
After checking the returned magic stone, I nodded indicating that there was no problem.
“Okay. With this, I will make a return stone for Grosso Village for each of you.”
“””……What?”””
No, I’ve been thinking for a long time that it’s necessary to improve the return stone. At least so that it can be used by people other than me.
So I tried various things with the hints that Fricka brought me, and it was completed in a relatively easy way.
The method was to combine the return stone I created with the magic stone that registered the magic power of the person I wanted to use. The name was displayed as [Return Stone / modified] as it was.
When I was in the game, I had NPCs make items with mana, but I didn’t have the option for fill the magic stones with mana… Maybe that was a little blind spot.
Since I couldn’t remove the restriction that each person can only have one in one place??I don’t know if there is a need to add any other elements, or if my skill level is not enough??After I make a return stone, I have to make it for that person, and if I don’t make theirs, I can’t even make mine, although it is troublesome, it is more convenient than not being able to use it at all.
It also has the advantage that it can only be used by me and the registrant, and even if the return stone is lost or stolen, it can not be abused, which is a plus in terms of security. Especially since we don’t have a permanent resident yet… If the user himself is a bad person, It can end horribly, so I only make it for people who I have a certain amount of trust, of course.
In addition, “If you lose it, you can’t make a new one for the rest of your life, right?” there was that worry, but as a result of the experimentation, perhaps because it is a magic stone, if it is left outside the item box for a while, it will return to the earth and disappear, so it will be possible to recreate it, so there is no problem there.……The drop items in the game era were designed to disappear over time, but I wonder if it had something to do with this.
But here’s came another problem… I can’t make Uru’s share.
To be precise, if she tries to put her mana into a magic stone, the magic stone will break. ……Is it just that her mana is too big and destroy it, or It is some type of curse? …… Uru became depressed again, so I had to comfort her again.
If we get separated, just use your wild instincts(?) to find me like you did in the Evil Treant case… Because unless there is a very good reason, I don’t have the option of not taking Uru with me.
So, well, basically I’ll be the one to send them around, but we got a means of transportation in case of an emergency.
I want to be able to make communication devices as soon as possible. It would be easier if we could just communicate without having to move from a place to another everytime. Well, I don’t know if I can make it in the first place.
Hmm, I still have a lot of research to do~