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Chapter 115: Second Informal Meeting ①

~Golden Grape Arbor 206, Aun’s point of view~

I headed to the Golden Grape Arbor in Alrain the morning after the one-on-one with the Arch Chimera.

I was curious about the information Ruzark had received. I’m guessing it was not very good information if the meeting had to be held three days earlier than planned.

As I opened the door to Room 206 and entered, I found Zen already sitting inside, waiting.

「So, you came back as planned too? Are you the first to arrive?」

「Yes. It’s almost about time, after all, and His Highness Ruzark should arrive soon as well. Which reminds me, I wasn’t able to find out much about Daigoku-sama’s whereabouts during my trip back home. According to rumors I heard from several people in the city, it seems that they had seen him in Bukyo a few years ago.」

「Oh, seriously? That alone is good enough information. Thank you very much.」

「I think that Shogun-sama would know more about him, but there were a lot of people present during the audience, so I wasn’t able to ask him about the Doumeki family name. Will you go to Bukyo after the Council of Seven Sphin Nation ends?」

「Hmm, I haven’t decided yet, but that’s one of my options. There are some things I need to ask my Grandpa about, so I’m planning to go to Bukyo sooner or later.」

「Is that so? In that case, I shall accompany you then. That will make it easier for you to enter the country and move around.」

「Oh! Thanks!」

——Knock! Knock!

There was a knock on the door just as our conversation concluded. Ruzark and the others seem to have arrived.

As the door opened, Ruzark, Legenda, and Princess Luna came into view. It’s been a while since we last met, but Ruzark seems a little exhausted. He must have been working non-stop during this preparation period.

「Aun, Zen-kun, thank you for waiting. Was I a little late?」

「No, I just arrived here too.」

「That’s good then.」

Ruzark and Princess Luna entered the room together first, and when Legenda entered the room, she used some kind of magic tool on the door. I heard it’s a barrier-type magic tool that prevents eavesdropping and intrusion from the outside, but I didn’t really understand the mechanism even after a detailed explanation.

「Then, let’s begin the information sharing immediately.」

「Alright, then. Shall we start with the status report from my side?」

As I looked around the room, everyone nodded in agreement, so I proceeded with the conversation.

The report was that the Ruins of Silence was a dungeon and that we raided the dungeon multiple times during this period to level up. The boss was an Arch Chimera, estimated to be a monster that is either S rank or SS rank, and that I somehow managed to defeat it one-on-one. I also informed them that the other four are still raiding the Ruins of Silence in order to raise their levels as much as possible.

「Aun… You seem to be speaking indifferently, but do you even understand what you’re saying?」

「Hmm? Is there a problem? Our level has increased and so our combat power has also increased, so it’s a good report, isn’t it?」

As I looked to my side, Zen was also looking at me with a stunned expression on his face.

「When it comes to SS rank monsters, you need at least 5 teams of S rank parties. In other words, it’s an enemy that you are not even sure if you can beat it with 20 S rank adventurers. And you soloed it? …In addition to that, you are saying the other four members can also defeat it without you, right?」

「Yeah. Those guys will definitely win. That’s why I’m here alone.」

「Haa… I knew that you were out of the norm, but I didn’t expect it to be at this extent… But it’s unexpected in a good way. With this, even if we were to fight against the demons, the odds of winning should be higher.」

「Is there any progress on the other matters?」

「Then, let me start by telling you about the situation in Bukyo. With the cooperation of my father, who is also my master, I had the opportunity to speak directly with the Shogun-sama, the cabinet ministers, and the elders. I handed him the letter from Your Highness, and was asked for my personal opinion. As a result, I was able to obtain his cooperation for the Council of Seven Sphin Nations. Shogun-sama said that Your Highness “owe him one”, but I think it is also a proof that he approves of Your Highness.」

「Yes, the same thing was stated in the letter I received from Zen-kun. I am truly grateful to Zen-kun for helping us to build a friendly relationship.」

…Zen’s pretty good, ain’t he? Even though he received a rather difficult request from Ruzark, he accomplished it in a short period of time, and even investigated what I asked. I’ll have to thank him with something next time.

「I’m glad I could be of help. That is all from me.」

「Ruzark, what about your progress?」

「Yes. Then let’s talk about the immigrants we talked about last time. In the last two months, it seems that the applicants have begun to migrate one by one. Expansion work and urbanization of Plainevelt seems to be going well. Have you not returned to Plainevelt yet, Aun?」

「No. We built a base near the Ruins of Silence and have been staying there.」

「If that’s the case, I think you’ll be surprised when you see the town again. The surrounding area is a plain, so it seems like it’s easy to cultivate, and the land itself has expanded quite a bit. In addition, after Barbaru-kun was conferred the title of Baron, Plainevelt was also recognized as a town. I sent excellent civil officials, so it seems that the management and operation system of the town was quickly established.」

「Seriously? After this turmoil is over, I will make some time to cooperate with the town building.」

「Or rather, Barbaru-kun seems to be quite excellent that even the reports from the civil officials I sent said that “Barbaru-sama handled an outrageous amount of work with explosive speed that we were honestly surprised.” . I guess that’s why the civil officials were able to keep their motivation high.」

「Thank you for sending over good people!」

It seems that the development of Plainevelt is progressing faster than I thought.

The fact that the population is growing that much means that the number of dungeon points in the Plainevelt dungeon is likely to increase as well.

I’m quite happy that the “Labyrinth Remodeling Plan” that I planned with Ars and the others after the stampede was going as planned.

I still want to continue building up the dungeons more, so once things settle down, it might be a good idea to focus on that.

I’m worried about what Barbaru will say the next time I meet him… but I’ll accept whatever it is.