Once the pioneer village is formed, the matchmaking begins

Well, three weeks have passed since we came to the pioneer village.

In this world, there is magic and there are levels.

If people who are able to fight put their strength into development projects, modern technology can produce surprising results similar to human heavy machinery.

Once a village is abandoned, it is overrun by monsters and rapidly eroded by plants whose reproductive power has been increased by magic.

As a result, the site of the village was completely buried within a long period of time.

On the other hand, buildings protected by magical powers remain as ruins in various places even after hundreds or thousands of years.

"Huh, there are ruins like that too."

"Chise's lady is also a child. She's interested in stories like this!"

"This isn't what I'm talking about. I've never been there and have no knowledge of it, so I'm intrigued."

"Well, if you're someone you don't know, you'll probably be interested. But most of the time, treasures are taken out, and there aren't any hidden rooms. Most of them are just unmanaged structures where monsters live."

He is an adventurer who laughs at himself, but he is certainly a failure for those who seek wealth and fame.

But I don't think so.

"Thank you for the wonderful story. I'll try to go there with Tet someday."

"I'm going with the witch!"

Teto, who was eating skewered food next to me, waved his hand.

Then, the adventurers of the pioneer group smiled bitterly.

"I guess I'm leaving."

"Yeah, once the village is in shape, I guess I'll move on to the next town."

Perhaps thanks to me, the appearance of the pioneer village was completed in a much shorter time than planned.

With the budget being cut even further, additional staff came in and the burden of general housework was reduced, so I started thinking about local specialties with Gash and cooking meals with the additional women. I enjoyed it.

"Chise-san, Teto-san. Please use that magical power for the development."

"Eh, I don't like it, but..."

"Then, if you do it, I will increase the reward for the request! How about two silver coins, the same as the men in the pioneer group!"

"Then, fine."

I will not sell my labor cheaply.

Therefore, I decided to increase my reward only on days when I worked as a magician to maintain fields and roads, and take measures against rising water levels in rivers.

As a result, although normally it would take years to prepare the soil for a field, the cultivation village was able to prepare it right away because it was adjusted using magic.

Half of the distance from the town to the village is maintained by the town, but the other half is a rutted footpath.

Since the ground was leveled using earth magic, there was less stress on the horses, and the travel time to the town was shortened from three days to two.

"This makes it easier to accept immigrants from the town and make it easier for them to return home."

"Yes, that's good."

In that sense, Mr. Gash is also getting excited and trying to use us to his advantage.

If you actually want to hire the country's excellent wizards and magical adventurers, it will cost you at least 5 silver coins a day.

However, even if you hire one excellent magician, the cultivation work will not necessarily be significantly shortened, and you may run out of magical power.

For this reason, it is difficult to operate multiple people as a set, and considering the daily allowance of the people who protect such valuable personnel, the adventurers who form the party, and the provision of mana potions in case of running out of magical power. I don't lose two or three small gold coins a day.

In such a development project, Teto and I work hard as rare magicians.

Since I have a lot of magical power, I don't need mana potions, and when I take a break I meditate to recover my magical power.

Since he is a D-rank adventurer, he can also defend himself.

That's how the strong Gash-san uses me, and it's a nice change of pace because I can use magic to my heart's content.

And finally, the long-awaited day has arrived.

"Welcome to the pioneer village. You are a person who wants to immigrate."

In order for the male adventurers to continue living in the development village even after completing this request, a large number of women and engineers will begin to migrate to the village, and the first group of women will come and a matchmaking party will be held. .

Many of the male adventurers are in their late twenties to early thirties.

On the other hand, many of the women who were recruited were widows and women who were left behind because they were unable to get married because they were working as household chores in the surrounding villages.

I also helped around the house, so I don't have any concerns about housework in general.

Above all, these are the people who agreed to become the wife of a dangerous ex-adventurer.

Gash said he had a hard time calling out to those around him.

"Because I want everyone to be happy, right?"

This is in hopes of happiness for the adventurers who have become friends through this development project.

And speaking of Gash-san...

"Nice to meet you. My name is Marie."

"Yo, yo, thank you!"

It has been decided that he will be engaged to Marie, the daughter of a merchant family who owns a store in Otto City.

A political marriage between the seventh son of Count Gasper and a merchant family who supported this development project.

The earl's family aims to increase the tax revenue of Earl Gasper's territory and increase the number of noble families by creating a pioneering village for Mr. Gash and giving him the status of baron and the role of village chief as a magistrate there.

As a merchant family, they have connections with aristocrats connected to Count Gasper, and have secured a new market through the development village.

Although it was a marriage of convenience, the adventurers who were not able to become couples with the women who were sent to support the development started forming couples one after another, and the village began to take shape.

The preparations for farming have been completed, so we will plant crops in time for the current season from the agricultural instructor, build a house for each person to live in, earn money for a while mainly by hunting to subdue monsters, and build Marie's birthplace. We plan to purchase food and luxury items from merchants in the area.

Everyone is starting to see a vision for the future.

And I couldn't imagine myself in a future where the development village was stable and the villagers were living with smiles on their faces.

"Well, I guess it's almost over."

"eh?"

"I think you don't need me and Tet anymore."

So I turned to Mr. Gash, thinking that it would be good to complete the request.

"...Yes, that's right. I will calculate the amount of compensation based on your past work performance and write a request accomplishment letter."

"thank you"

The rest is up to the people who remain in this village.

I take Tet and move to the plains on the outskirts of the village.

The grassy area is covered with small flowers.

I still remember him talking about things like grazing goats and sheep here, sowing flower seeds, and keeping bees.

"Hey, witch-sama~?"

"Yeah? What, Tet?"

"Witch-sama, don't you want to stay in this village?"

"Hmm?"

I mutter to myself, worried.

"Do you remember buying books in Daryl's town?"

"Yes, it is."

It's a book about spellbooks, magic, and magic.

There was a sentence written inside it.

"--'People with a lot of magical power tend to reach their physical prime for a long time and live longer.'"

Among the wizard adventurers in the pioneer group, the one with the most magical power was 5000, which is equivalent to me now.

Even though he is 40 years old, he looks young and looks like he is in his early 30s.

Also, adventurers who can use [Physical Enhancement] are generally young, and I have heard that elves, a long-lived race that is good at wizards and magic, have long lives.

"My magical power is over 5000, and I plan on increasing it more and more."

If you keep eating the mysterious fruit for a month, your magical power will increase by about 500 to 1000.

At first, the range of growth was small, but as the magical power increased, the range of growth began to increase.

"If that happens, I think my aging will slow down and my lifespan will be extended. Even if I live in this village, I'll still look the same...I feel a little lonely."

Continuing to eat the [Mysterious Fruit] will increase the range of things that I can create with my [Creation Magic] and make me stronger.

However, it seems that the price to pay is to walk in a different time than other people.

"Hmm? Tet doesn't feel lonely because the witch is there. But do you think the witch is lonely?"

For Teto, the world is just him, me, and everyone else, so he doesn't seem to understand it all that well, but if Teto were there, he wouldn't be lonely.

I smile bitterly at Teto's honest feelings, and then lie down on the plain and rest my head on Teto's thigh.

"...Maybe I'm just a little naive. Let me spoil you."

"Yes!"

The village is in a state of arranged marriage, and I spend my time relaxing with Tet.

Then, as the sun sets, those who like this village will continue to live here and gradually liven up the village.

"Okay, let's go home."

Although I couldn't be there with them, I decided that it might be fun to come back to this village 10 or 20 years from now and see its development.