Chapter 208: 211

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Chapter 211 - Uninvited Guest

"Hey, kid, looks like you've been working on something good lately."

"Oh, old man. Yes, I've developed a new sake. Would you like to try it?"

"Huh, you don't mind? Well, then, I'll help myself."

"Don't drink too much, it's just a prototype. I gave some to my father, who likes to drink, and kept only the ones he liked. I'll have to check if they are palatable to nobles and knights later."

"Hmmm. As I heard, this alcohol is quite strong. It's so strong that it will burn your throat. Who would want to drink this stuff?"

"I don't know, I haven't tasted it, but the higher strength ones might taste better after a few years of storage. That's something to be studied."

"It's going to be a long experient. I think I'll go with this one. It has more punch than regular drinks, but it's also easier to drink than the others you've created."

"I see. So you like that one. I guess I'll just have to distill some existing sake and try out different ones first. I'll have to record the number of distillations and combinations of ingredients to create a pattern. Maybe I'll ask Billy how he does his research and have one of the guys in the Reed family try it."

"Well, whatever you do, leave the selling to me, kid. You've made a strange brew, but I'm sure there will be people who will buy it."

"Of course. The demand for liquor will never end because if it is banned, society will collapse. It is a never-ending process of more and more liquor being created day by day until the workers will slowly wither away, only to be replaced by their successors."

"... I see? You think that'll happen to you?"

"Oh, no, I'm talking about the general world, ojisan... But it's not just the booze that's getting popular in Barca, old man."

"Yes, my boy. We have liquor, clothes, paper, medicine, bricks, furniture, glassware, and much more. It's good that we have so many products, but it's also good that we have plenty of food to eat."

"Well, yeah. It's not just my spells, but also the crops themselves that we've been developing for a long time to increase the number of good harvests. The seeds of the vegetables I used to grow in the fields when I was a child are quite popular, you know?"

"When you say so, it reminds me of the old days. I can just reimagine you moving around in the fields when you were still a little boy. Do you remember when you first met me?"

"Yes, I remember. I went to you to sell you some sandals, didn't I?"

"I can't believe it's only been a few years since then."

"Exactly. I think it was probably the biggest stroke of luck that Valkyrie was born from that one egg I spent so much time and effort to buy from you."

"...... Valkyrie... Familiars... Hey, kid, are you still not giving up on the Magic-type Familiar egg breeding?"

"Yeah? Why not? You're still saying there's no point in studying the way that the Familiars can be produced?"

"No, I'm not saying that. We've produced a flying Familiar that's even more valuable than a mountable one. That alone makes me think that the research was a success. However, it's still difficult to hatch a Magic-type that has the spells you want it to have, isn't it? Since we've already found a way to earn money, solving the problem that you had with not being able to buy Familiar eggs to produce more Valkyries because of our money crisis, and the way we're earning money is stable, why not slow down that research that is a huge dent in our income?"

"...... No, ojiisan. We will continue our research on Familiars. That's been decided a long time ago."

"Why are you so obsessed with this? If Barca's commerce and economy is now stable and profitable, isn't that enough?"

"My resoluteness has been made firmer because of the last war, old man. There's something I learned from it. It's the superiority of the Valkyries' high mobility. One of the most important reasons why my troops were able to go westward through Arbalest's territory was because of how the Valkyries could easily overpower the opposing knights' mounts."

"So you're thinking about it from a battle scenario? Do you think another battle is coming?"

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"I don't know. At least, I know I don't want to fight. But if the situation arises where I have to fight, I want to be the one to go on the offensive. It's too hard to defend."

"I see. I understand. But I wonder what Carlos-sama is planning to do?"

"I don't know. He's probably going to announce it at the New Year's celebration. You know, an announcement at the New Year's celebration about what Fontana will do next year."

"I see. We're always fighting, aren't we, humans?

"That's right, old man. I wish there was peace in the world."

　As usual, my real address is in Fontana City, but I was working in Barcania when Trion-ojisan came to talk to me.

　The old man poured some of the newly brewed sake into a glass and quenched his thirst.

　As we talked, the topic of conversation became more and more somber.

　Perhaps it was because it was the winter season when the snow began to fall, but we talked as if we were nostalgic for the past.

　He seemed to be worried about the fact that the research of Familiars was putting a lot of pressure on the Barca Knights' Domian's finances.

　But as for me, I cannot stop the research.

　If there is a possibility of mass production of Valkyries using another Familiar that can just [Spawn] eggs for free, I have no choice but to continue my research even if the results are not immediate.

　Besides, in reality, Valkyries are great assets.

　Since we don't know when war will break out, I believe that this research will definitely be useful in the future.

　That was when I was talking with the old man.

"Excuse me. I'd like to report something."

"What? Is something wrong?"

"Yes, sir. An ogre is said to have come out of the northern forest."

"...... Ogre?"

"Yes, Barca-sama. The soldiers who had gone out to kill big boars that had come out of the forest encountered it. It seems that they tried to defeat it with magic attacks from a distance, but they were beaten back. The ones who survived testified that the Ogre was uncommonly strong."

　...... Seriously?

　Is that forest even inhabited by something like that?

　It occurred to me now that my territory was in a scary place.

　But I don't know what's actually going on just from the current report.

　I immediately decided to go to the site where the Ogre was said to have appeared.

CadmarLegend I'm being brave translating it as an Ogre, though. The Japanese term used to signify the "ogre" was oni, different from the "mamono" previously. So, I guess me using Mamono to describe the 'demons' as monsters was good. However, I don't actually know if the term used is going to mean Ogre. It might just mean Orc (though unlikely), demon (in general), or spirit. Let's see tomorrow.

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