Otto City's Request

"Thank you. It was fun."

"Thank you!"

"Oh, I hope the ladies are doing well too!"

Teto and I got off the shared carriage, said goodbye to the coachman and the people we had talked to in the carriage, and headed to the guild we had heard about from the gatekeeper.

"I wonder what kind of requests this town has."

"Tet will do his best no matter what the request is!"

While saying that, I entered the guild and checked inside.

When the two girls arrived, I felt the eyes of the people in the guild gather on me, so I headed towards the counter where the receptionist was.

"Hello. I just came to this town so I came to say hello. This is my guild card."

"Me too!"

He took me and Tet's guild cards, confirmed that they were D rank, and looked at the cards and us twice.

I was surprised to see that the hooded wizard child and the baby-faced, big-breasted beautiful swordsman were D-rank, considered to be full-fledged.

"Is there any accommodation you would recommend for the guild? As I saw, it's a women's party, so I'd like something with a high level of safety."

"In that case, there is a good inn on the main street."

After hearing the details of the location, I decided to stay there today and got my card back.

"I think I'll be accepting requests starting tomorrow, so please take care of me then."

"Ah, yes. Thank you."

Although he was surprised that I spoke in such a mature manner despite being younger than him, he still responded properly.

Then Tet and I look at the request board.

"Hmm, hmmm. I don't know! But this request is to collect medicinal herbs!"

"That's right. But that's a G-rank request, so don't take away the apprentice adventurer's request."

Although Tet was unable to read yet, he has learned to recognize simple words and numbers through requests, and is amazed at his daily growth.

Meanwhile, I will be checking the D and E rank requests.

"Looking again, I see that there are various requests."

In addition to subjugation requests, there are also requests from D-ranks such as escort requests, requests to collect monster materials, requests from nearby villages, and requests from rich merchant families.

"Now then, let's take a look at the new request that will be posted tomorrow before accepting it."

With that, we leave the bulletin board and exit the guild.

Tet and I will stay at an inn recommended by the guild.

The price was 8 large copper coins, which was a little cheaper than the inn in Daryl's town, and the quality of the bed and food was decent.

Feeling unsatisfied after the meal, I used my [Creation Magic] to make a skewer from the delicious food stall I ate in Daryl's town, ate it, fell asleep as Tet hugged me, and the next morning I posted it first thing in the morning. Go see the guild's request.

"Um... ah, this request. Might be good."

"Witch-sama~? What kind of request is that?"

"It was an E-rank request to provide [logistical support for the pioneering village]."

The specific content is to support a new village that is being developed about three days from here.

The forest has already been cleared and a village has been built, and it seems that the adventurers who participated in the development project are planning to become villagers there.

However, although they entrust the development work to adventurers who pride themselves on their strength, it seems that they rely on other adventurers for day-to-day support.

The reward is one silver coin per person, with the guild paying for food and other expenses.

Between Tet and I, we have 2 silver coins.

This development project seems to be led by the Count Gaspar family, which controls several cities including Otto City.

"For now, let's go listen to the story."

"Yes, witch!"

I take the request form and go to talk to the receptionist.

"Excuse me. What is the content of this request?"

"Yes. Ah, I see you're accepting the request. The work involved is preparing meals, washing clothes, dismantling the monsters defeated by the adventurers on-site and transporting them to town, and caring for the injured adventurers. treatment, etc.

"I see...I understand. I will accept this request."

"Thank you. I'll accept it then."

After accepting the request, Teto and I started walking toward the requested cultivation village.

No, to be more precise, with [physical strength], I can run the distance of three days in one and a half days.

A leisurely journey in a horse-drawn carriage isn't bad, but running through it with [physical strength] was another kind of fun.

Then, I arrived at the pioneering village I had heard about.

Trees have been cut down, and several adventurers can be seen setting up tents on the site of an old house and sleeping here for a while.

just--

"terrible..."

Clothes stained with the blood and body fluids of monsters, food items sent as part of the development project are scattered here and there, and empty liquor bottles are lying around.

They say a village has been built, but I didn't think it was a tent village.

"Excuse me! I came to receive a request for logistical support!"

"A new one has arrived! Hey, call the supervisor!"

"Mr. Gash, you are a customer!"

A young man staggers to his feet and approaches us, as if he is tired of this pioneer life.

However, when he sees me and Tet, he gets disappointed.

"Haa, there are two girls and children. Well, I guess they'll be good at cooking."

"I'm Chise. And this is Teto. And you?"

"Ah, I'm Gash Gasper, the supervisor of this development project, and I'm planning to become the deputy once the village is on track."

"I believe Gasper is in the development business…"

"Yes, he's a member of the kingdom's earl family, but... well, he's Miso Kasu's seventh son."

Even though he is an aristocrat, up to his third son he can get a position and a job, but other than that, he seems to have no significant future.

So, they have no choice but to blend in with the commoners, become military officers or civil servants, achieve results in development projects, and become independent.

"Anyway, what is this situation?"

With the hood still on, I turned my stern gaze to the adventurer who was sleeping rough in the tent, and he too was scratching his head in confusion.

``Even though it's called a reclamation project, it's about rebuilding a village that was destroyed by monsters.So, I thought it would be over by cutting down the trees in a certain area, exterminating the monsters in the forest, and calling in people. but..."

"They don't have the skills to live a daily life, so they're acting haphazardly."

Besides, even if the supervisor is the seventh son of an aristocrat, he is still an aristocrat. Are they completely incapable of living?

The site of the house still needs maintenance, and perhaps because it has been abandoned for a long time, trees are encroaching on what used to be a field.

They have almost no livelihood.

I press my finger against my temple, saying that I really don't like it.

"Well then, Mr. Gash. How many people are usually involved in the development business?"

"There are about 20 people in four parties. It's mostly male households."

It seems that a married adventurer who wants to own a house saves up a lot of money and buys a field somewhere.

The people here are mostly single adventurers.

If the development project is successful, the earl's family will pay a reward to the family and landowner who settles in this area, and if they return to being adventurers.

For a development project to be successful, it must be able to accommodate 50 people, or even 100 people in the future.

"For now, I want a place where each party can be sheltered from the rain and wind. If that happens, I'll have to restore about five houses. Tet!"

"Yes, it is! --"Block"!"

Tet touches the ruins of a nearby unused house.

Then, the stone walls of the house that were left behind crumble and fall into pieces.

"Wow!? What are you doing!"

"Okay, just look."

The stones that Tet has broken are cleaned of dirt by Tet's earth magic, and the irregular stones are torn apart like clay, and then stick together to form stones of uniform size.

Then, they piled up in an orderly manner on top of the foundation of the old house, and in no time, walls were formed on all sides.

"Ah, witch, there is no ceiling or entrance."

"Okay, let's make an entrance and make the two sides of the wall triangular. We'll put a beam there and hang some cloth over it."

"Yes!"

You can modify it along the way, and use two pieces of the remains of the old house to create one house.

"Oh, that's amazing..."

"For the time being, the adventurers who came to explore the area should use this house. It would be a problem if they pitched their tents there. Tet, please stay as long as you can without overdoing it!"

"Yes, it is! --"Block"!"

While I start building my second house, I also check on the situation at the settlement.

"I'm going to leave the construction of the house to the people who will come in later – Mr. Gash, don't you have any old maps of this village?"

"Oh, ah...I don't have it!"

"Then, write down the current situation of this village using paper, wood, or whatever you want."

"Y-yes!"

Gash-san was so impressed by me, a younger girl, that she started preparing in a hurry.

Is it okay for someone like this to manage a pioneering village? No, it's probably because he's like this that he's in such a tragic situation.

"Oh, that's amazing, I let Gash hear what you said."

"But even if we just ask for alcohol, they'll give us hui hui."

"No difference!"

I glare sharply at the adventurers who make fun of me.

"We'll take care of the ingredients, so don't think you'll be able to drink alcohol like before."

"Hey, that's not it! This is the only fun!"

"That's right! Even if you say it's okay to pay, there's no entertainment in a pioneering village like this! Don't be silly!"

Well, it makes sense when you look at the situation.

However, if you pull it now, everything will be destroyed.

"Do you have anything to complain about?"

Release magical power with all your might to intimidate.

When the adventurers who had taken a nap due to my coercion woke up in a panic, I stopped the release of magical power.

"I'll do my job. I can't let anyone interfere with the village's food, which we're supposed to manage. Instead, we'll either eat or sell the monsters we hunted while cultivating to make money. You're free to buy it yourself, and you're also free to buy it yourself from the merchants who came to this pioneer village.''

"Okay. That was bad."

Use coercion to silence, and rational persuasion to silence leader-like adventurers.

"Witch-sama~, we have a house~"

"Okay, all you adventurers, please use that house! Of course, clean up the trash from the place you're currently using and put it all together, and I'll burn it."

Saying that, the adventurers woke up under my coercion and began to move slowly.