Volume 6, Chapter 08
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Translator: Manga0205
Nominated by Vermudol, Fainell nodded.
「Let’s see……In the East, the touring of the agricultural region that we talked about before has been abandoned, so I am thinking in the direction of having them enjoy the crops after they are harvested.」
The agricultural produce had now become important produce that is exported to the Jiol Forest Kingdom, so they couldn’t make light of the thing known as an image.
If news that the Zadark Kingdom made agricultural products talked, flew, combined, and even spoke insults were to spread, it would surely have some serious influence on the exportation of them.
It would be meaningless even if they were to explain to the other party that the strange things were a part of the inferior goods and that those sorts of things wouldn’t be exported.
Therefore, they had determined that a tour of the agricultural region should be excluded from the sightseeing plan.
「Basically, it will be the eating tour that I mentioned in the last meeting. We will pick out several regions, and make it so that we can implement characteristic eating tours of the respective towns and villages.」
「Fumu. And what are we going to do about the travel method?」
「Since I had been told of the tour plans from the start, the travel will be something that matches it……Ahー, the road service has become a prerequisite for all of this. In regards to the sky service, I was thinking of making an appropriate response after it has started its services.」
「Yeah, that should be fine.」
Both services made use of Dragons, and were suggestions where the road service would be a means of travel on land, and the sky service was a means of travel through the sky.
The road service had already started its operations, and the sky service was planned to start its services soon……but since their stations were still only made in the major cities, it seemed that it would still take some time before they could start their full-scale services.
「Well, that’s pretty much it for the East. Gordy, how are things for the Central region?」
The Central region was the place that would become the starting point of the sightseeing plan.
First, the tourists would be invited to the capital city Arkverm with Transfer Magic, and the tour would start from there.
This was extraordinarily important in order to instill a good first impression of the Zadark Kingdom into the tourists.
「Right……Fortunately, Arkverm is not a place that would be troubled from being seen by tourists. Therefore, the plan is to give them guides and have them tour the marketplace around the Demon King Castle and the main street. Originally, I had planned to include the nightly light cosmetics in the tour as well but……」
It was there that Gordy took a peeking look over at Ichika.
Light cosmetics was an event where the Demon King Castle would be lit up with magic lights of various colors. It was carried out every day until now, but due to the Demon King Castle’s collapse, it was currently suspended.
However, at present where the reconstruction of the Demon King Castle had advanced with a speed that surpassed their expectations, voices requesting its come back had reached even them.
「……I think that it would be alright. The construction work itself would continue regardless of it being day or night, but I do not think it would have an effect on the light cosmetics event.」
Vermudol also displayed approval to Ichika’s words.
「Right. Please coordinate things so that the light cosmetics event goes in the direction of restarting. I don’t mind if it’s incorporated into the sightseeing plan as well.」
The light cosmetics was not only something that the citizens of the Zadark Kingdom eagerly waiting for, it would make the completion of the new Demon King Castle widely known as well.
「Now that you mention it, the marketplace around that area has a lot of piece lottery shops, doesn’t it. When speaking of special products, that’s also a special product but, what should we do?」
The piece lottery stores were stores that sold bags that had pieces of a game called the Demon King Army War Game stuffed into them.
On top of the contents of the bag being random, since there were different poses even for the same character piece, the joy of gathering them just won’t stop……they are products that are described as such.
Nowadays, it seems that there are even stores that act as intermediaries for trading pieces or offer themselves as places for competitions.
According to rumors, it seems that the figure of Fainell competing in town can often be seen, but let’s put that aside for now.
「Right……For those, before the piece lottery stores, they would require the game boards. To start with, putting aside if it were for domestic use, when it comes to being sold to mankind’s territory……」
Gordy was being evasive.
「Is it really no good? In regards to those entering the country, we had planned on screening them though.」
「It is probably no good. We will be unable to grasp their channel of distribution after they are sold. Besides, those pieces, rather than having poor likenesses, they are quite elaborate……」
Gordy’s concern was reasonable.
The Demon King Army War Game pieces had actual Mazoku as their models.
Them being popular was one of the reasons for that, but when it came to the pieces flowing out of the country, it would become a bit of a problem.
Pieces of Intelligence members like Ein and Zwei didn’t exist, but for those that had important posts in the Demon King Army, almost all of them had pieces of them made.
There was the danger of a certain amount of military information being leaked to hostile forces from those pieces, and in the event that those forces were to make assassination attempts on the leaders of the Demon King Army, there was surely nothing more convenient to the ones committing the deed for remembering the targets’ faces than these pieces.
Of course, it wouldn’t be so easy to take one of the leaders’ heads in their sleep but……
「Fumu……Nnー, what does everyone think?」
When Vermudol looked around at the other members, Raktor was the first one to open his mouth.
「Ain’t it fine? Stuff like that circulating widely, it would have been the same the moment we accepted sightseeing to happen, right?」
「That is true. Merely, I am wondering if it is premature. If it were a bit more after we had advanced our friendships with other countries, I was thinking that it might become an item that could reinforce that friendship.」
While agreeing with Raktor’s opinion, Altejio complemented it.
Both of their opinions were right.
As he was thinking “as I thought, I guess we should watch how things play out for now……”, Sancreed hit the table with a *kotsun*.
「……Certainly, there is a danger of sorts. But, at the very least, the King and I, as well as Ichika and Nino, and even Fainell, I have heard that a considerable amount of our portraits have appeared on the market in the Jiol Forest Kingdom. As for the rest, there is only the remaining Four Cardinal Generals, and no one below that. Even if something like that were to go out as new information, I don’t think it would have any meaning.」
「Mu.」
Fainell grimaced at those words.
Thanks to the celebration parade for the implementation of entering a treaty of friendship with the Jiol Forest Kingdom, Vermudol and Fainell and the others’ faces became widely known, and numerous portraits were drawn.
That is why it was certainly a bit too late even if the pieces were circulated around.
Incidentally, the currently best selling one was Fainell’s portrait.
Vermudol had heard that in a letter from Luuty that was delivered to Fainell through Nanalus who was working as the Zadark Kingdom’s diplomat, Lutty had happily wrote about that fact.
「Well……That is true as well. Ichika, what do you think?」
「Let me see……Since it is reasonable that voices of concern would come out, why don’t we try experiencing it first. Upon seeing the tourists’ reaction, wouldn’t it be fine if we consider how to deal with it afterwards?」
Everyone else nodded at Ichika’s reasonable proposal.
To begin with, it was unknown if the general tourist would covet something like Mazoku pieces.
No matter how popular it was within the country, there was no changing the fact that the piece lottery stores were businesses aimed towards those in the country.
「Well, I suppose that is pretty much it. Gordy, please continue in that direction. And for the experience, I don’t mind if it’s limited to only applicants.」
「Understood.」
With this, the Central region’s sightseeing had a fundamental plan of action formed.
The problems were from here on out.
「Let’s see……ahー, Altejio. How about the North?」
「I think that it is impossible.」
Altejio answered in a flash to Vermudol.
He said “think” but this was a clear refusal.
「Impossible you say……Why did you end up reaching that conclusion?」
「The North’s environment is something that is a bit painful for mankind. If by any chance a person goes missing, that person will most certainly reach death. At the present time, we should not allow that risk.」
Vermudol reflexively nodded at that reason that was way too precise.
The words 『Winter Sports』 was found within Vermudol’s knowledge, and that was the reason why he tried to incorporate the North in the sightseeing plan, but it seemed that it wouldn’t go all that well.
「In regards to your proposal of turning the snow into a tourist attraction, there are many places in the North where blizzards are constantly blowing, and even now, it is a situation where it is considerably unreasonable to make use of the road service. Furthermore, if we were to take the tourists into consideration, there would be some impossibilities even on the personnel side. Next, in regards to the financial side, this would be……」
「Ahh, I got it. Sorry, it’s my bad.」
Interrupting Altejio’s words, Vermudol breathed a sigh.
Certainly, it seemed like it was impossible to incorporate the North into the sightseeing plan right now.
Going “in that case”, Vermudol turned his gaze to Sancreed.
「How about the West, Sancreed.」
「It is full of highly classified information after all, so there are many places that cannot be used for sightseeing. May I be excused from the initial sightseeing plan until a good idea comes up?」
「Nn……Well, that’s true.」
The West, where the previous Hero had invaded from, had become a large base for military affairs.
If that place were to be used for sightseeing, there certainly were too many various things to take into consideration.
「Then, putting a hold on the West……Raktor, how about the South.」
「Since it’ll be a pain for me, can’t we stop addin’ the South too?」
「Rejected.」
After Raktor lightly clicked his tongue, he put his elbow on the table and started picking his ear.
「Let me see. Going along with the proposal you made before, Demon King-sama, I think we should basically go with Elgrad. Puttin’ it in reverse, it’d be best to still put a stop to going to the rest of the place. It’s because there’s quite a lot of idiots. There ain’t any guarantee that they won’t mess with the tourists.」
「I see. I don’t mind keeping it at that.」
What Vermudol was thinking about from the beginning was the town of Elgrad.
As long as he could incorporate that place in the tour, he didn’t have any particular objections.
「But, includin; me, there ain’t any personnel suited to somethin’ like the sightseein’ plan in the Southern Army. Even after gatherin’ opinions, only ideas like bar hoppin’ came out of it. Are ya fine with that?」
「There’s no way that would be fine……」
With that scene coming to his mind, Vermudol reflexively held his head in his hands.
If they were to go bar hopping with the Southern Mazoku’s pace, it would only mass produce serious drunkards.
「In that case, there’s that. Can’t ya just fill the details with a guy who understands sightseein’? If it’s just movin’ about as told, then even the idiots of my place can do that, after all.」
「A guy who understands, huh……」
「I don’t mind if it’s you, Demon King-sama. If ya want, you can come by as an inspection of it.」
「But, what I thought would become a tourist attraction in the South was mainly accessory type things after all…… Honestly, I don’t really know what’s good or bad for accessories, you know?」
Immediately after he said that, the tightly closed conference room door was gently opened.
The one who suddenly showed their face from there was Nino.
With how she was pointing at him, was this a declaration of intent to have him follow her?
When he tried averting his gaze to the side for the time being, Ichika was staring his way while being expressionless.
Vermudol quitely muttered.
「This room……It looks like it has a bit of a soundproofing problem, doesn’t it.」
Like this, although there were some unresolved problems, the second sightseeing conference came to a close.
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