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Chapter 230: Why Did You Come?

Hi, I’m Jean, the alleged guy who does whatever he wants on the island, yes.

「If you’re having a hard time, wanna quit being the proxy fief lord? 」
「No way I can quit, right!? If you’re so worried about my guts then why don’t you gift me those spider webs!? I’m gonna dye it in blue and promote it! 」
Solei is crying too hard so I offered to absolve her from being the proxy fief lord, but I end up getting a demand from her.

I’m planning the sales of blue dyed thread and cloth as a means of income for the residents of the island, and Soleil is all for it.

We’re going to sell it in Nalluahdid, so I also considered banning the entry and exit of people from this island, but I opted to just rip off a huge amount from those who wanna sightsee here instead. The waterways will definitely attract attention anyway.

Soleil is actually good at dealing with this kind of stuff. She managed to strike a good balance by proposing a place where the rivaling merchants can do their deals, especially at times when they didn’t have any choice but to do business with each other. We’re not yet autonomous, but we’re laying the groundwork for it.
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Our first guests would be the first two customers of the hip pain reliever ornament. Unlike in the Central Plains where war is going on, this place doesn’t have any armed forces on top of being on the southern side with all the mountain ranges, so there’s almost zero conflicts over here.

I can’t say it’s absolutely zero. There are also bandits who rely on brute force — ah, it’s pirates over here — so we can’t really say for sure that there won’t be any war.

Auro beamingly told me that I should leave the defense measures to him, and even Kiel had a nasty smirk plastered on his face that time. I’m not sure what will happen to my island at this rate.

「I already braced myself that they’ll question me because of the windows in the office, but I’m positive they’re gonna demand to see the person who built this tower. 」
「Just say it’s a cruising stonemason made it but he disappeared afterward. Or maybe make an excuse about a dwarf working through the night to build this tower — just go with whatever you think will work. 」
I’m doing this as a hobby, so I’m totally not interested in turning it into a job.

「What the heck is a cruising stonemason, huh!? 」
Soleil’s eyes popped open.

「The walls, no, the entire building had been commissioned to be remodeled to suit the design of office windows. But this place is way too strange. 」Kiel commented.

「You’re thinking too much, thinking way too much. 」
「MiLord, just leave everything to me. 」
「Hey, don’t arbitrarily accept it! We have to get the spider web first! 」

Soleil, I already know you have the guts, although you’re always on the verge of tears.

We came to an agreement when I told them I’ll ask the maker. Let’s request more webs from Spider Spirit later.

And so, we immediately parted ways after that and I returned to Canum to grill some lobsters.

***

「It’s the first time I’m eating something bigger than a river lobster. 」
「I think I’ve tried it in my hometown. 」
Dean and Chris commented while watching me as I grilled the lobsters.

We have a drinking party today. I did a lot of work last night, but I can’t help but crave for lobster so…

I also changed the flat iron plate on top of the table into a grill for the scallops. Mr. Lobster will take up too much space and time so I’m grilling them over the stove.

「Alright, eat up. 」
Dean, Chris, Retze and Dinosso are here now.

Ash and Butler are with Khan doing some commissions for the guild. Butler must’ve wanted Ash out of this party because the fortress city and brothel will come up. Reid might be mentioned too so Khan is also out.

「Ou, cheers! 」
Dean cheerfully raised his tankard. Everyone raised theirs.

Dinosso and Dean drink theirs bottoms straight up, while Chris and Retze drink half of theirs then choose their food.

「Burp! Ahh, this wine is really delish. I also like the taste, but that feeling of it running down my throat feels the best! 」
Dean must be referring to what they say in TV commercials — that sensation of the beer going down smoothly.

「I do like this one, but I also love that transparent stuff you gave us last time. 」
「Ahh, I like that one too. 」
Dinosso and Retze must be referring to Japanese sake.

I’m thrilled that they love Japanese sake, but foaming beer and high balls suit grilled meat better, in my opinion.

「Jean, thanks for what you’ve done for my lil brother. It seems the spirit that appeared before him when he went to the temple is not a unicorn, as you’ve said. 」
Mr. Macho is a Horsehead, right?

「He seems to have received quite a blow, but that’s probably because he’s secretly proud of his ‘unicorn’ spirit. 」
「Well, it’s a spirit that does have that chivalric vibes fit for a knight after all. But since the actual spirit is also a horse mix breed, he switched his focus on the possibility that he might be able to pass through the path of the spirits later. 」

「Aren’t unicorns horses too? And what’s the path of the spirits? 」
Is it the same path that Gold and Silver passed through?

「The path of the spirits is governed by a different law of time and distance than ours, so it’s easier to get around when you have that — unicorns only open that path when they need to rush to a maiden’s aid.]

You don’t deviate from expectations huh, Unicorn!

「The Spirit Path is the boundary between the Spirit Realm and Human Realm. Think of it as a place that’s barely in the Spirit Realm. Humans will have a hard time entering it even with the help of spirits. 」
Dinosso explained it to me.

「My brother’s aiming to do that if there’s even the slightest possibility. 」
Chris winked and grinned.

A Horsehead going to another world to help someone — is it the underworld?

「Speaking of moving, what about that? 」
「Yeah. 」
Retze prompted, so Dean set his tankard down.

「What’s up? 」
「One of the heroes was in the fortress city. 」
「Eh? Who? 」

Don’t tell me they had an encounter with the hero!? What the heck is that person doing here?