Chapter 56: Apologies to Klaus
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I knocked and asked permission to enter and opened the door to find Mr. Klaus with his arms folded and a stern expression on his face.
'Come in and close the door,'
Yes.....
Even when Beatrice was found out, Klaus-san didn't lose his somewhat light impression, but today, not even the slightest slackness is visible.
If you stand in the position of a lord who is in charge of Volzard, it's clear that this commotion is not on a level that can be laughed off.
I stood in front of the desk where Klaus-san was sitting and bowed deeply.
''My classmates have caused a disturbance in the city and caused a great deal of trouble. I am truly sorry.
Kent....
Yes.....
I told you I'd be...
'Eh....'
I told you...
Sweat broke out all at once.
When we brought our classmates to Volzard, we were told that we would come without the servitude bracelets of all of them to prevent any trouble with Riesenburg.
So I removed everyone's braces before we arrived at the castle gate.
It's very normal to not cause trouble like this one, but I don't remember hearing about the punishment for that.
I don't remember missing anything, but since Klaus-san says it with certainty, maybe I'm forgetting something very important.
'Kent you're not going to say you don't remember, are you?
Yes....no, no, I mean...
Sweat blows out of my head and trickles down my chin and trickles of sweat run down my back.
As I lay on my back, desperately searching for my memory, I heard heavy footsteps approaching and a knock at the door.
'It's Donovan....'
Come in.
Excuse me....hmm, how can I help you?
Seeing me frozen with my head bowed, Donovan-san asks me suspiciously, "Oh.....
It seems that you've forgotten all about what I said.
Did I tell you that...?
Donovan-san replied in a quizzical voice.
Does that mean that this is what he and Klaus were told when they were alone?
'Mr. Klaus, polygamy is allowed in Landshert, and in the first place, you are free to love before marriage.
Heh...?
Oh, shut up! Kent, I told you, I'll think about getting along with Reece, but don't mess with the other girls.
What's this...?
I thought it was about my classmates' rowdy behavior, so I sat down on the floor with my strength drained.
The first thing I heard was that you flirted with Reece on the way to school in front of me, and then you got all goofy with Manon in the guild, so don't get carried away by adding more servants to your army, you bastard!
No, it's for Reece...
Reece?
Are you calling my Reece a pain in the ass?
Oh, it's really getting to be a pain in the ass.
Let's just reopen it, shall we?
''No, it's Klaus-san who's troublesome, and Beatrice is rather pleasant...?
What the hell did you do to my Reece?
'I didn't do anything, just Beatrice squeaking and tutting at me...'
I'll kill you! In the foreground is my sword....
Thud.....
The vibration that seemed to shake the entire building of the guild, I couldn't help but look at Klaus-san and then glanced to the side.
There, with his arms folded, Donovan-san with a look of indignation is standing in human form.
That must have been the vibration of Mr. Donovan's legs swinging down.
''I don't have enough time to engage in some silly flirting, but...''
Yeah, well, let's get to the point... hey, Kent.
Yes, yes, of course, Mr. Claus.
A cold sweat is also on Mr. Kraus' temples.
After two or three coughs, Klaus-san began to talk about the main topic, the disposition of his classmates.
The ruckus started with a vapid argument about glaring glares, unseen faces, cheekiness... and once Kondo got between them and settled it.
However, Gase Megane said something unnecessary and a skirmish broke out again, and Kondo, who had stopped the fight, was punched, which led to a brawl that broke out between the two sides.
In the midst of the brawl, the new and old duo and Gase Megane's swords were either pulled out or stolen, which led to a situation of bloodshed and further excitement.
In the midst of the chaos, Takayama tried to use his magic, but his opponent, who sensed the danger, got in the way and missed his aim, and a fireball flew into the storefront of the shoe store and burst into flames.
Honestly, it's just a stupid fight between two kids. It's a foolishness to judge who is worse," he said. But it's a different story if you brandish a weapon and there's bloodshed, or if you fire a spell and burn the shop down.
Yes, I'm sorry.
We've grabbed the Volzard boys, locked them up and fined them stiff for their crimes. Kent, we've decided to put your people through forced labor.
Yes, I saw him a little yesterday.
'Normally, those with lesser charges would be fined, but your buddies have no money in their possession, and those with more serious charges, I would confiscate their guild cards and banish them out of town, but I don't want them to get lost in it... do I?'
''Yes, as soon as we are able to rescue the remaining people in Rastock, I want to negotiate with Camilla and get everyone back to their home world as soon as possible if I can. So we don't want to have a situation where we don't know where they are when it comes time to go home.
Klaus-san nodded at my explanation.
'I figured that would be the case, so I put it in the form of forced labour, but of course the treatment is criminal until the end of the sentence.
Yes, that's just the way it is.
"Kent, how do they treat sinners in your country?
What, in my country? Let's see ... they're going to put you in prison clothes and cut your hair ... and then they're going to put you in jail.
What do you do when you go out to work?
What, outside? Let's see........maybe they'll handcuff me or something and move me around.......basically I don't think they'll let me out, I don't know.
What are the handcuffs?
A lock with a chain that holds your hands together like this? Something like that.
Well....
After listening to my explanation, Klaus paused for a moment before he began to speak.
'Kent, it's forced labor, but the location is the construction site of the city walls.
Yes, that's where you went to work before?
'No, it would be poorly done with the general public, so you'll have to do it in the compartment we're planning for down the road, but you'll be out of jail anyway, right?
Yes, I know.
I don't know how well your people can do magic, but I'm not letting them out there without taking action.
Yes.....
So here's what I'm going to do with it...
Klaus-san took it out of the drawer and placed it on the desk with a gobbler, an armlet that looked like it was carved out of obsidian.
''Le, the bangles of servitude........''
Yes, the arm bands of servitude.
But didn't they abolish slavery in Landshelt?
Yes, slavery has been abolished, but we're allowed to use it on sinners.
Those with little possessions, those with low rank, those whose sins cannot be atoned for by confiscation of property or deprivation of rank, are sometimes atoned for by forced labor, in which case the braces of servitude are said to be used for the purpose of restricting the use of magic to prevent escape or riots.
'This one may not be something your people would want to see, but it's a necessary measure to force them into forced labour rather than abandonment.
'Yes, that's ... well, I suppose it is, but ...'
Kent, that's not the same thing as the one the Riesenburg royals control, but can you take it off?
Even the ones that seemed to be specially made by my classmates could be removed, so the ones that Klaus-san has will be able to be removed without any problems.
''Yes, I think I can probably get it off.
'Don't miss it ... if you are removed from our ranks without permission, you will be asked to leave the city, along with the rest of us.
Yes I understand.
Klaus-san stared into my eyes and then heaved a big sigh.
Yes.....
But we can't have a bunch of disturbers of the city on the loose, you know that, right?
Yes, I know.
The number of days of forced labor will depend on what you've done.
Well, you know, depending on what it is, the Takayama who burned down Marcel-san's shop...
You'll have to wait until you've paid your bills before you can do your time.
When I say compensation, I mean a million hectares at the moment and three hundred and fifty hectares per day for the construction of the walls, which will take a considerable amount of time to finish paying.
That in itself is only a shame, but after this, if we rescue the rest of everyone and negotiations with Camilla go well, we might be able to return to our world sooner than expected.
When that happens, will Takayama, who hasn't finished paying the compensation, be left behind in this world?
When I confirmed this, Klaus-san showed a reluctant expression.
''Originally, I'm not going to let you out until your sentence is over. But even under the current circumstances, it's practically like you're on my shoulders, so I'll only grant you a pardon if you return to your former world. But don't tell the person in question until then.
Excuse me, thank you.
And I'll let you use the temporary housing units when you're done with your sentence, but I can't let you help them get by. Work in front of you, earn in front of you, feed in front of you.
Originally, I'm not going to give those a**h*les another dime's worth of help.
'Yes, but let me cover the expenses of a girl who has nothing to do with the racket.
What are you going to do... to keep all the women around?
Yeah, that's impossible.
I know, I'm just kidding, but you better watch your step or else you'll take advantage of the situation.
'Huh... I know you're right, but...'
'Well, well, if you've seen all this ruckus and you still want to cause a ruckus, tell him I won't condone it, man or woman.
Yes, I understand, and thank you for your consideration.
Once again, he bowed deeply to Klaus.
'Alright, so much for this story, Kent, how many orcs were there in all yesterday?'
Yes, three hundred and seventy-four in all.
That's a lot ... what do you think, Donovan?
'Yes, Kent and I talked a bit yesterday, and I think we should consider this activation to be quite large in scale.
Are you saying that there could be extreme outbreaks in the thousands, even tens of thousands?
I don't know for sure, but if we don't prepare ourselves, we'll be wiped out.
For a moment, a chill ran down my spine as I thought of the demons flooding the city of Volzard.
''What's the plan?''
Inspecting each house's doors and stocking up on food and water.
Have you sent out the notice to the adventurers yet?
''Yes, as soon as the rock ogre attacks, we have notified all adventurers of rank C and above to gather at the city walls when the alarm goes off.
Hey....I haven't heard that story, but...
Hm, you don't have to invite me.
Huh....
When the early bell rang like yesterday, adventurers of C rank and above would gather at the city walls, and adventurers of D rank and below would evacuate together in the city, urging them to evacuate.
''Oh........I didn't tell everyone at all.......''
Let me know sooner rather than later, because you never know when it's going to happen.
'Mr. Donovan, what can I do when I'm away from home, or rather my quarters?'
'There's a building that will receive evacuees, I'll give you a map later, hand them out, and the doors of the building that will receive them will have the guild's markings on them, so look for the markings if you don't know where they are.'
Well, it's a sword and hammer symbol.
Yes, it's important, so make sure you tell him.
Okay, I'll be right behind you.
Most of them will be in temporary quarters and everyone who comes out to look for a job will have a manon attached to them, so they'll be fine today.
''Donovan, assuming there's going to be an extreme outbreak of demons, isn't there something omen-like about it?
If they call it an omen, then it's already applied to a situation like the one that's been happening for a while now.
The size of the flock?
'Yes, and the herd of rock ogres that caused so much damage to Volzard eighteen years ago must have numbered less than a hundred.
Or is it...
As I recall, I heard that during the Rock Ogre's attack eighteen years ago, they allowed him to enter the city, and Klaus-san's brother lost his life as well.
When I remembered the story I heard during the construction of the castle wall, the two of them looked at me.
''Eh, um.......what is it?''
Seriously, Kent, I'm glad you're here, because I don't want to go through that again like I did 18 years ago.
Kent, I want you to think about what you said yesterday.
If Klaus-san, Donovan-san, and the two people who could be called Volzard's two-tops, ask me to do this with a serious face, I'll have to take it seriously too.
''I'll consider it positively, and besides, I still don't know if we can return to the original world or not, and I intend to take care of you for the time being. Since my family has increased in number, you can rest assured that when I leave Volzard, I will definitely leave some personnel to monitor and communicate with you.
I'm sorry, okay?
Of the five undead kobolds I left with Reinhardt's squad, I've decided to make sure that two of them remain with Volzard in rotation.
If something goes wrong, I'll make sure that one of the cobolts is sent to me and the other to Reinhardt's place to let him know.
Since we can move in no time, this should be fine, but if we come up with a better way, we'll improve it.
In addition, let's use about half of the orc magic stones that we defeated yesterday to strengthen everyone.
It was a little before noon when we finished our meeting with Klaus-san.
We moved from the guild to Rustock's garrison and finished lunch in the knight's cafeteria today with a little bit of lunch.
My classmates' food doesn't look flattering, but the food for knights is pretty good.
I'd like to say at least give them something decent to eat.
When I look into the examination room where the chairman is, I feel like there are more injured people than ever before.
''Kent-sama........Training has become tougher again.......''
'Is that because they think the fifty of us were wiped out?
"Like the knights, but all of them are desperate for their lives.
"I see...
Even Takayama, the limp-wristed hero, is thought to have been eaten by an oak mage, so all his classmates seem to think that he has to become a little stronger or die.
On the other hand, there are those who have given up on the idea that it's impossible for them to do it, even though Takayama couldn't do it either.
It seems that the knights are taking it out on such people, and the number of injured people is increasing as a result.
The chairman of the committee is desperately continuing the treatment again with a very pale face.
It's already hard to watch.
After finishing the morning's treatment, after Erna left, I stepped out of the shadows to the front and hugged the chairman of the committee and immediately poured out my healing magic.
''Kento it's hard........''
'Sorry, I'm going to have to move the rescue mission forward, just a little bit more.'
'Stupid ... stupid Kenjin ... smells like a girl again ...'
It's bad, Beatrice hugged me and I forgot to hug Manon too.
'I'm sorry, I was caught off guard this morning and he hugged me...'
''Hmmm ... I won't allow it, because if I go to Volzard, it's a direct confrontation.
'No, no ... it's not ...'
Brace yourself, because if you don't come for me as soon as possible I'll go ballistic.
Hey but I'll do my best.
Well.....
The chairman kissed me on the cheek and didn't move away from me in a hug until Erna came back.
''Kent-sama.......another step closer to the harem.......''
'No, no, I think we're getting close to bloodshed before that.
That said, I'm grinning a little bit.
'Master, we perk up too,'
Peropero, peropero!
Pet me. We want to be petted!
Okay, okay, okay, okay.
Let's mop up before we go to Volzard's garrison quarters.
I've been in a state of stasis the whole time.
Now that we've been petted in turn and licked as hard as we can, and Mart and the others and I are both satisfied, let's head to the garrison quarters, shall we?
When we went to the garrison's stable, all the girls were practicing their riding skills under the tutelage of Raymond-san, the stable hand.
'Hello, Mr. Raymond,'
Oh, did Kent come to train with you?
No, I'm actually on the other line and I'm sorry to bother you.
Hmm? Yes, it's more than a hassle, it's a big help to me, since they're all being hunted out to get rid of the dead orcs. The girls have been very helpful in looking after the horses and cleaning the stalls and all that.
'Wow I'm sorry, I'm sorry, but we let ours go at it...'
Ha-ha, what are you talking about, if we had to deal with that many orcs, I don't know how many people would have died, no one would complain about it, even if they were grateful.
Huh ... it makes me feel better to hear that.
So, what can I do for you?
Oh ... that's right.
So the faces with the Uneven Sisters are Kizawa Sumika's group.
They look blatantly unfaithful when they see my face, but I asked them to stop their riding training for a moment and explained to them by handing out the map I got from the guild.
''If the alarm goes off while you're in town, run to the building marked by the guild and the demons will be dealt with by my servants, but keep a close eye on it, because something unforeseen might happen.
As you can imagine, it was yesterday and everyone seems to be taking it very seriously as it is a life-threatening story.
I asked the Bumpy Sisters to tell the girls who are out at work.
'Mr. Raymond, what should I do when the alarm goes off in this one?'
Yeah, the place to run to is basically the mess hall. The mess hall is stocked with food, and the building is solidly built, so it's the best place to hunker down.
According to Raymond-san, the dining hall was originally built with the idea of a confinement, so they could go directly into the food storage room, and there was water and cooking utensils so that a hundred people could survive for about a month.
Even if thousands or tens of thousands of goblins and kobolds attacked them, they would be forced to move if they ran out of food, so if they waited, there was a good chance they would disappear on their own.
The buildings designated as evacuation sites in Volzard are designed to buy the time to wait, and all of them are stocked with food.
It was Krause who prepared these buildings for evacuation, he said.
Klaus-san lost his brother, the lord of the land in the rock ogre riots eighteen years ago, and he is working on the wall and the buildings for shelter so that no one will have to be killed.
If it weren't for that parent idiot, I'd respect him as a great person.
Please report us if you find any errors so we can fix it asap!
I knocked and asked permission to enter and opened the door to find Mr. Klaus with his arms folded and a stern expression on his face.
'Come in and close the door,'
Yes.....
Even when Beatrice was found out, Klaus-san didn't lose his somewhat light impression, but today, not even the slightest slackness is visible.
If you stand in the position of a lord who is in charge of Volzard, it's clear that this commotion is not on a level that can be laughed off.
I stood in front of the desk where Klaus-san was sitting and bowed deeply.
''My classmates have caused a disturbance in the city and caused a great deal of trouble. I am truly sorry.
Kent....
Yes.....
I told you I'd be...
'Eh....'
I told you...
Sweat broke out all at once.
When we brought our classmates to Volzard, we were told that we would come without the servitude bracelets of all of them to prevent any trouble with Riesenburg.
So I removed everyone's braces before we arrived at the castle gate.
It's very normal to not cause trouble like this one, but I don't remember hearing about the punishment for that.
I don't remember missing anything, but since Klaus-san says it with certainty, maybe I'm forgetting something very important.
'Kent you're not going to say you don't remember, are you?
Yes....no, no, I mean...
Sweat blows out of my head and trickles down my chin and trickles of sweat run down my back.
As I lay on my back, desperately searching for my memory, I heard heavy footsteps approaching and a knock at the door.
'It's Donovan....'
Come in.
Excuse me....hmm, how can I help you?
Seeing me frozen with my head bowed, Donovan-san asks me suspiciously, "Oh.....
It seems that you've forgotten all about what I said.
Did I tell you that...?
Donovan-san replied in a quizzical voice.
Does that mean that this is what he and Klaus were told when they were alone?
'Mr. Klaus, polygamy is allowed in Landshert, and in the first place, you are free to love before marriage.
Heh...?
Oh, shut up! Kent, I told you, I'll think about getting along with Reece, but don't mess with the other girls.
What's this...?
I thought it was about my classmates' rowdy behavior, so I sat down on the floor with my strength drained.
The first thing I heard was that you flirted with Reece on the way to school in front of me, and then you got all goofy with Manon in the guild, so don't get carried away by adding more servants to your army, you bastard!
No, it's for Reece...
Reece?
Are you calling my Reece a pain in the ass?
Oh, it's really getting to be a pain in the ass.
Let's just reopen it, shall we?
''No, it's Klaus-san who's troublesome, and Beatrice is rather pleasant...?
What the hell did you do to my Reece?
'I didn't do anything, just Beatrice squeaking and tutting at me...'
I'll kill you! In the foreground is my sword....
Thud.....
The vibration that seemed to shake the entire building of the guild, I couldn't help but look at Klaus-san and then glanced to the side.
There, with his arms folded, Donovan-san with a look of indignation is standing in human form.
That must have been the vibration of Mr. Donovan's legs swinging down.
''I don't have enough time to engage in some silly flirting, but...''
Yeah, well, let's get to the point... hey, Kent.
Yes, yes, of course, Mr. Claus.
A cold sweat is also on Mr. Kraus' temples.
After two or three coughs, Klaus-san began to talk about the main topic, the disposition of his classmates.
The ruckus started with a vapid argument about glaring glares, unseen faces, cheekiness... and once Kondo got between them and settled it.
However, Gase Megane said something unnecessary and a skirmish broke out again, and Kondo, who had stopped the fight, was punched, which led to a brawl that broke out between the two sides.
In the midst of the brawl, the new and old duo and Gase Megane's swords were either pulled out or stolen, which led to a situation of bloodshed and further excitement.
In the midst of the chaos, Takayama tried to use his magic, but his opponent, who sensed the danger, got in the way and missed his aim, and a fireball flew into the storefront of the shoe store and burst into flames.
Honestly, it's just a stupid fight between two kids. It's a foolishness to judge who is worse," he said. But it's a different story if you brandish a weapon and there's bloodshed, or if you fire a spell and burn the shop down.
Yes, I'm sorry.
We've grabbed the Volzard boys, locked them up and fined them stiff for their crimes. Kent, we've decided to put your people through forced labor.
Yes, I saw him a little yesterday.
'Normally, those with lesser charges would be fined, but your buddies have no money in their possession, and those with more serious charges, I would confiscate their guild cards and banish them out of town, but I don't want them to get lost in it... do I?'
''Yes, as soon as we are able to rescue the remaining people in Rastock, I want to negotiate with Camilla and get everyone back to their home world as soon as possible if I can. So we don't want to have a situation where we don't know where they are when it comes time to go home.
Klaus-san nodded at my explanation.
'I figured that would be the case, so I put it in the form of forced labour, but of course the treatment is criminal until the end of the sentence.
Yes, that's just the way it is.
"Kent, how do they treat sinners in your country?
What, in my country? Let's see ... they're going to put you in prison clothes and cut your hair ... and then they're going to put you in jail.
What do you do when you go out to work?
What, outside? Let's see........maybe they'll handcuff me or something and move me around.......basically I don't think they'll let me out, I don't know.
What are the handcuffs?
A lock with a chain that holds your hands together like this? Something like that.
Well....
After listening to my explanation, Klaus paused for a moment before he began to speak.
'Kent, it's forced labor, but the location is the construction site of the city walls.
Yes, that's where you went to work before?
'No, it would be poorly done with the general public, so you'll have to do it in the compartment we're planning for down the road, but you'll be out of jail anyway, right?
Yes, I know.
I don't know how well your people can do magic, but I'm not letting them out there without taking action.
Yes.....
So here's what I'm going to do with it...
Klaus-san took it out of the drawer and placed it on the desk with a gobbler, an armlet that looked like it was carved out of obsidian.
''Le, the bangles of servitude........''
Yes, the arm bands of servitude.
But didn't they abolish slavery in Landshelt?
Yes, slavery has been abolished, but we're allowed to use it on sinners.
Those with little possessions, those with low rank, those whose sins cannot be atoned for by confiscation of property or deprivation of rank, are sometimes atoned for by forced labor, in which case the braces of servitude are said to be used for the purpose of restricting the use of magic to prevent escape or riots.
'This one may not be something your people would want to see, but it's a necessary measure to force them into forced labour rather than abandonment.
'Yes, that's ... well, I suppose it is, but ...'
Kent, that's not the same thing as the one the Riesenburg royals control, but can you take it off?
Even the ones that seemed to be specially made by my classmates could be removed, so the ones that Klaus-san has will be able to be removed without any problems.
''Yes, I think I can probably get it off.
'Don't miss it ... if you are removed from our ranks without permission, you will be asked to leave the city, along with the rest of us.
Yes I understand.
Klaus-san stared into my eyes and then heaved a big sigh.
Yes.....
But we can't have a bunch of disturbers of the city on the loose, you know that, right?
Yes, I know.
The number of days of forced labor will depend on what you've done.
Well, you know, depending on what it is, the Takayama who burned down Marcel-san's shop...
You'll have to wait until you've paid your bills before you can do your time.
When I say compensation, I mean a million hectares at the moment and three hundred and fifty hectares per day for the construction of the walls, which will take a considerable amount of time to finish paying.
That in itself is only a shame, but after this, if we rescue the rest of everyone and negotiations with Camilla go well, we might be able to return to our world sooner than expected.
When that happens, will Takayama, who hasn't finished paying the compensation, be left behind in this world?
When I confirmed this, Klaus-san showed a reluctant expression.
''Originally, I'm not going to let you out until your sentence is over. But even under the current circumstances, it's practically like you're on my shoulders, so I'll only grant you a pardon if you return to your former world. But don't tell the person in question until then.
Excuse me, thank you.
And I'll let you use the temporary housing units when you're done with your sentence, but I can't let you help them get by. Work in front of you, earn in front of you, feed in front of you.
Originally, I'm not going to give those a**h*les another dime's worth of help.
'Yes, but let me cover the expenses of a girl who has nothing to do with the racket.
What are you going to do... to keep all the women around?
Yeah, that's impossible.
I know, I'm just kidding, but you better watch your step or else you'll take advantage of the situation.
'Huh... I know you're right, but...'
'Well, well, if you've seen all this ruckus and you still want to cause a ruckus, tell him I won't condone it, man or woman.
Yes, I understand, and thank you for your consideration.
Once again, he bowed deeply to Klaus.
'Alright, so much for this story, Kent, how many orcs were there in all yesterday?'
Yes, three hundred and seventy-four in all.
That's a lot ... what do you think, Donovan?
'Yes, Kent and I talked a bit yesterday, and I think we should consider this activation to be quite large in scale.
Are you saying that there could be extreme outbreaks in the thousands, even tens of thousands?
I don't know for sure, but if we don't prepare ourselves, we'll be wiped out.
For a moment, a chill ran down my spine as I thought of the demons flooding the city of Volzard.
''What's the plan?''
Inspecting each house's doors and stocking up on food and water.
Have you sent out the notice to the adventurers yet?
''Yes, as soon as the rock ogre attacks, we have notified all adventurers of rank C and above to gather at the city walls when the alarm goes off.
Hey....I haven't heard that story, but...
Hm, you don't have to invite me.
Huh....
When the early bell rang like yesterday, adventurers of C rank and above would gather at the city walls, and adventurers of D rank and below would evacuate together in the city, urging them to evacuate.
''Oh........I didn't tell everyone at all.......''
Let me know sooner rather than later, because you never know when it's going to happen.
'Mr. Donovan, what can I do when I'm away from home, or rather my quarters?'
'There's a building that will receive evacuees, I'll give you a map later, hand them out, and the doors of the building that will receive them will have the guild's markings on them, so look for the markings if you don't know where they are.'
Well, it's a sword and hammer symbol.
Yes, it's important, so make sure you tell him.
Okay, I'll be right behind you.
Most of them will be in temporary quarters and everyone who comes out to look for a job will have a manon attached to them, so they'll be fine today.
''Donovan, assuming there's going to be an extreme outbreak of demons, isn't there something omen-like about it?
If they call it an omen, then it's already applied to a situation like the one that's been happening for a while now.
The size of the flock?
'Yes, and the herd of rock ogres that caused so much damage to Volzard eighteen years ago must have numbered less than a hundred.
Or is it...
As I recall, I heard that during the Rock Ogre's attack eighteen years ago, they allowed him to enter the city, and Klaus-san's brother lost his life as well.
When I remembered the story I heard during the construction of the castle wall, the two of them looked at me.
''Eh, um.......what is it?''
Seriously, Kent, I'm glad you're here, because I don't want to go through that again like I did 18 years ago.
Kent, I want you to think about what you said yesterday.
If Klaus-san, Donovan-san, and the two people who could be called Volzard's two-tops, ask me to do this with a serious face, I'll have to take it seriously too.
''I'll consider it positively, and besides, I still don't know if we can return to the original world or not, and I intend to take care of you for the time being. Since my family has increased in number, you can rest assured that when I leave Volzard, I will definitely leave some personnel to monitor and communicate with you.
I'm sorry, okay?
Of the five undead kobolds I left with Reinhardt's squad, I've decided to make sure that two of them remain with Volzard in rotation.
If something goes wrong, I'll make sure that one of the cobolts is sent to me and the other to Reinhardt's place to let him know.
Since we can move in no time, this should be fine, but if we come up with a better way, we'll improve it.
In addition, let's use about half of the orc magic stones that we defeated yesterday to strengthen everyone.
It was a little before noon when we finished our meeting with Klaus-san.
We moved from the guild to Rustock's garrison and finished lunch in the knight's cafeteria today with a little bit of lunch.
My classmates' food doesn't look flattering, but the food for knights is pretty good.
I'd like to say at least give them something decent to eat.
When I look into the examination room where the chairman is, I feel like there are more injured people than ever before.
''Kent-sama........Training has become tougher again.......''
'Is that because they think the fifty of us were wiped out?
"Like the knights, but all of them are desperate for their lives.
"I see...
Even Takayama, the limp-wristed hero, is thought to have been eaten by an oak mage, so all his classmates seem to think that he has to become a little stronger or die.
On the other hand, there are those who have given up on the idea that it's impossible for them to do it, even though Takayama couldn't do it either.
It seems that the knights are taking it out on such people, and the number of injured people is increasing as a result.
The chairman of the committee is desperately continuing the treatment again with a very pale face.
It's already hard to watch.
After finishing the morning's treatment, after Erna left, I stepped out of the shadows to the front and hugged the chairman of the committee and immediately poured out my healing magic.
''Kento it's hard........''
'Sorry, I'm going to have to move the rescue mission forward, just a little bit more.'
'Stupid ... stupid Kenjin ... smells like a girl again ...'
It's bad, Beatrice hugged me and I forgot to hug Manon too.
'I'm sorry, I was caught off guard this morning and he hugged me...'
''Hmmm ... I won't allow it, because if I go to Volzard, it's a direct confrontation.
'No, no ... it's not ...'
Brace yourself, because if you don't come for me as soon as possible I'll go ballistic.
Hey but I'll do my best.
Well.....
The chairman kissed me on the cheek and didn't move away from me in a hug until Erna came back.
''Kent-sama.......another step closer to the harem.......''
'No, no, I think we're getting close to bloodshed before that.
That said, I'm grinning a little bit.
'Master, we perk up too,'
Peropero, peropero!
Pet me. We want to be petted!
Okay, okay, okay, okay.
Let's mop up before we go to Volzard's garrison quarters.
I've been in a state of stasis the whole time.
Now that we've been petted in turn and licked as hard as we can, and Mart and the others and I are both satisfied, let's head to the garrison quarters, shall we?
When we went to the garrison's stable, all the girls were practicing their riding skills under the tutelage of Raymond-san, the stable hand.
'Hello, Mr. Raymond,'
Oh, did Kent come to train with you?
No, I'm actually on the other line and I'm sorry to bother you.
Hmm? Yes, it's more than a hassle, it's a big help to me, since they're all being hunted out to get rid of the dead orcs. The girls have been very helpful in looking after the horses and cleaning the stalls and all that.
'Wow I'm sorry, I'm sorry, but we let ours go at it...'
Ha-ha, what are you talking about, if we had to deal with that many orcs, I don't know how many people would have died, no one would complain about it, even if they were grateful.
Huh ... it makes me feel better to hear that.
So, what can I do for you?
Oh ... that's right.
So the faces with the Uneven Sisters are Kizawa Sumika's group.
They look blatantly unfaithful when they see my face, but I asked them to stop their riding training for a moment and explained to them by handing out the map I got from the guild.
''If the alarm goes off while you're in town, run to the building marked by the guild and the demons will be dealt with by my servants, but keep a close eye on it, because something unforeseen might happen.
As you can imagine, it was yesterday and everyone seems to be taking it very seriously as it is a life-threatening story.
I asked the Bumpy Sisters to tell the girls who are out at work.
'Mr. Raymond, what should I do when the alarm goes off in this one?'
Yeah, the place to run to is basically the mess hall. The mess hall is stocked with food, and the building is solidly built, so it's the best place to hunker down.
According to Raymond-san, the dining hall was originally built with the idea of a confinement, so they could go directly into the food storage room, and there was water and cooking utensils so that a hundred people could survive for about a month.
Even if thousands or tens of thousands of goblins and kobolds attacked them, they would be forced to move if they ran out of food, so if they waited, there was a good chance they would disappear on their own.
The buildings designated as evacuation sites in Volzard are designed to buy the time to wait, and all of them are stocked with food.
It was Krause who prepared these buildings for evacuation, he said.
Klaus-san lost his brother, the lord of the land in the rock ogre riots eighteen years ago, and he is working on the wall and the buildings for shelter so that no one will have to be killed.
If it weren't for that parent idiot, I'd respect him as a great person.
I knocked and asked permission to enter and opened the door to find Mr. Klaus with his arms folded and a stern expression on his face.'Come in and close the door,'Yes.....Even when Beatrice was found out, Klaus-san didn't lose his somewhat light impression, but today, not even the slightest slackness is visible.If you stand in the position of a lord who is in charge of Volzard, it's clear that this commotion is not on a level that can be laughed off.I stood in front of the desk where Klaus-san was sitting and bowed deeply.''My classmates have caused a disturbance in the city and caused a great deal of trouble. I am truly sorry.Kent....Yes.....I told you I'd be...'Eh....'I told you...Sweat broke out all at once.When we brought our classmates to Volzard, we were told that we would come without the servitude bracelets of all of them to prevent any trouble with Riesenburg.So I removed everyone's braces before we arrived at the castle gate.It's very normal to not cause trouble like this one, but I don't remember hearing about the punishment for that.I don't remember missing anything, but since Klaus-san says it with certainty, maybe I'm forgetting something very important.'Kent you're not going to say you don't remember, are you?Yes....no, no, I mean...Sweat blows out of my head and trickles down my chin and trickles of sweat run down my back.As I lay on my back, desperately searching for my memory, I heard heavy footsteps approaching and a knock at the door.'It's Donovan....'Come in.Excuse me....hmm, how can I help you?Seeing me frozen with my head bowed, Donovan-san asks me suspiciously, "Oh.....It seems that you've forgotten all about what I said.Did I tell you that...?Donovan-san replied in a quizzical voice.Does that mean that this is what he and Klaus were told when they were alone?'Mr. Klaus, polygamy is allowed in Landshert, and in the first place, you are free to love before marriage.Heh...?Oh, shut up! Kent, I told you, I'll think about getting along with Reece, but don't mess with the other girls.What's this...?I thought it was about my classmates' rowdy behavior, so I sat down on the floor with my strength drained.The first thing I heard was that you flirted with Reece on the way to school in front of me, and then you got all goofy with Manon in the guild, so don't get carried away by adding more servants to your army, you bastard!No, it's for Reece...Reece?Are you calling my Reece a pain in the ass?Oh, it's really getting to be a pain in the ass.Let's just reopen it, shall we?''No, it's Klaus-san who's troublesome, and Beatrice is rather pleasant...?What the hell did you do to my Reece?'I didn't do anything, just Beatrice squeaking and tutting at me...'I'll kill you! In the foreground is my sword....Thud.....The vibration that seemed to shake the entire building of the guild, I couldn't help but look at Klaus-san and then glanced to the side.There, with his arms folded, Donovan-san with a look of indignation is standing in human form.That must have been the vibration of Mr. Donovan's legs swinging down.''I don't have enough time to engage in some silly flirting, but...''Yeah, well, let's get to the point... hey, Kent.Yes, yes, of course, Mr. Claus.A cold sweat is also on Mr. Kraus' temples.After two or three coughs, Klaus-san began to talk about the main topic, the disposition of his classmates.The ruckus started with a vapid argument about glaring glares, unseen faces, cheekiness... and once Kondo got between them and settled it.However, Gase Megane said something unnecessary and a skirmish broke out again, and Kondo, who had stopped the fight, was punched, which led to a brawl that broke out between the two sides.In the midst of the brawl, the new and old duo and Gase Megane's swords were either pulled out or stolen, which led to a situation of bloodshed and further excitement.In the midst of the chaos, Takayama tried to use his magic, but his opponent, who sensed the danger, got in the way and missed his aim, and a fireball flew into the storefront of the shoe store and burst into flames.Honestly, it's just a stupid fight between two kids. It's a foolishness to judge who is worse," he said. But it's a different story if you brandish a weapon and there's bloodshed, or if you fire a spell and burn the shop down.Yes, I'm sorry.We've grabbed the Volzard boys, locked them up and fined them stiff for their crimes. Kent, we've decided to put your people through forced labor.Yes, I saw him a little yesterday.'Normally, those with lesser charges would be fined, but your buddies have no money in their possession, and those with more serious charges, I would confiscate their guild cards and banish them out of town, but I don't want them to get lost in it... do I?'''Yes, as soon as we are able to rescue the remaining people in Rastock, I want to negotiate with Camilla and get everyone back to their home world as soon as possible if I can. So we don't want to have a situation where we don't know where they are when it comes time to go home.Klaus-san nodded at my explanation.'I figured that would be the case, so I put it in the form of forced labour, but of course the treatment is criminal until the end of the sentence.Yes, that's just the way it is."Kent, how do they treat sinners in your country?What, in my country? Let's see ... they're going to put you in prison clothes and cut your hair ... and then they're going to put you in jail.What do you do when you go out to work?What, outside? Let's see........maybe they'll handcuff me or something and move me around.......basically I don't think they'll let me out, I don't know.What are the handcuffs?A lock with a chain that holds your hands together like this? Something like that.Well....After listening to my explanation, Klaus paused for a moment before he began to speak.'Kent, it's forced labor, but the location is the construction site of the city walls.Yes, that's where you went to work before?'No, it would be poorly done with the general public, so you'll have to do it in the compartment we're planning for down the road, but you'll be out of jail anyway, right?Yes, I know.I don't know how well your people can do magic, but I'm not letting them out there without taking action.Yes.....So here's what I'm going to do with it...Klaus-san took it out of the drawer and placed it on the desk with a gobbler, an armlet that looked like it was carved out of obsidian.''Le, the bangles of servitude........''Yes, the arm bands of servitude.But didn't they abolish slavery in Landshelt?Yes, slavery has been abolished, but we're allowed to use it on sinners.Those with little possessions, those with low rank, those whose sins cannot be atoned for by confiscation of property or deprivation of rank, are sometimes atoned for by forced labor, in which case the braces of servitude are said to be used for the purpose of restricting the use of magic to prevent escape or riots.'This one may not be something your people would want to see, but it's a necessary measure to force them into forced labour rather than abandonment.'Yes, that's ... well, I suppose it is, but ...'Kent, that's not the same thing as the one the Riesenburg royals control, but can you take it off?Even the ones that seemed to be specially made by my classmates could be removed, so the ones that Klaus-san has will be able to be removed without any problems.''Yes, I think I can probably get it off.'Don't miss it ... if you are removed from our ranks without permission, you will be asked to leave the city, along with the rest of us.Yes I understand.Klaus-san stared into my eyes and then heaved a big sigh.Yes.....But we can't have a bunch of disturbers of the city on the loose, you know that, right?Yes, I know.The number of days of forced labor will depend on what you've done.Well, you know, depending on what it is, the Takayama who burned down Marcel-san's shop...You'll have to wait until you've paid your bills before you can do your time.When I say compensation, I mean a million hectares at the moment and three hundred and fifty hectares per day for the construction of the walls, which will take a considerable amount of time to finish paying.That in itself is only a shame, but after this, if we rescue the rest of everyone and negotiations with Camilla go well, we might be able to return to our world sooner than expected.When that happens, will Takayama, who hasn't finished paying the compensation, be left behind in this world?When I confirmed this, Klaus-san showed a reluctant expression.''Originally, I'm not going to let you out until your sentence is over. But even under the current circumstances, it's practically like you're on my shoulders, so I'll only grant you a pardon if you return to your former world. But don't tell the person in question until then.Excuse me, thank you.And I'll let you use the temporary housing units when you're done with your sentence, but I can't let you help them get by. Work in front of you, earn in front of you, feed in front of you.Originally, I'm not going to give those a**h*les another dime's worth of help.'Yes, but let me cover the expenses of a girl who has nothing to do with the racket.What are you going to do... to keep all the women around?Yeah, that's impossible.I know, I'm just kidding, but you better watch your step or else you'll take advantage of the situation.'Huh... I know you're right, but...''Well, well, if you've seen all this ruckus and you still want to cause a ruckus, tell him I won't condone it, man or woman.Yes, I understand, and thank you for your consideration.Once again, he bowed deeply to Klaus.'Alright, so much for this story, Kent, how many orcs were there in all yesterday?'Yes, three hundred and seventy-four in all.That's a lot ... what do you think, Donovan?'Yes, Kent and I talked a bit yesterday, and I think we should consider this activation to be quite large in scale.Are you saying that there could be extreme outbreaks in the thousands, even tens of thousands?I don't know for sure, but if we don't prepare ourselves, we'll be wiped out.For a moment, a chill ran down my spine as I thought of the demons flooding the city of Volzard.''What's the plan?''Inspecting each house's doors and stocking up on food and water.Have you sent out the notice to the adventurers yet?''Yes, as soon as the rock ogre attacks, we have notified all adventurers of rank C and above to gather at the city walls when the alarm goes off.Hey....I haven't heard that story, but...Hm, you don't have to invite me.Huh....When the early bell rang like yesterday, adventurers of C rank and above would gather at the city walls, and adventurers of D rank and below would evacuate together in the city, urging them to evacuate.''Oh........I didn't tell everyone at all.......''Let me know sooner rather than later, because you never know when it's going to happen.'Mr. Donovan, what can I do when I'm away from home, or rather my quarters?''There's a building that will receive evacuees, I'll give you a map later, hand them out, and the doors of the building that will receive them will have the guild's markings on them, so look for the markings if you don't know where they are.'Well, it's a sword and hammer symbol.Yes, it's important, so make sure you tell him.Okay, I'll be right behind you.Most of them will be in temporary quarters and everyone who comes out to look for a job will have a manon attached to them, so they'll be fine today.''Donovan, assuming there's going to be an extreme outbreak of demons, isn't there something omen-like about it?If they call it an omen, then it's already applied to a situation like the one that's been happening for a while now.The size of the flock?'Yes, and the herd of rock ogres that caused so much damage to Volzard eighteen years ago must have numbered less than a hundred.Or is it...As I recall, I heard that during the Rock Ogre's attack eighteen years ago, they allowed him to enter the city, and Klaus-san's brother lost his life as well.When I remembered the story I heard during the construction of the castle wall, the two of them looked at me.''Eh, um.......what is it?''Seriously, Kent, I'm glad you're here, because I don't want to go through that again like I did 18 years ago.Kent, I want you to think about what you said yesterday.If Klaus-san, Donovan-san, and the two people who could be called Volzard's two-tops, ask me to do this with a serious face, I'll have to take it seriously too.''I'll consider it positively, and besides, I still don't know if we can return to the original world or not, and I intend to take care of you for the time being. Since my family has increased in number, you can rest assured that when I leave Volzard, I will definitely leave some personnel to monitor and communicate with you.I'm sorry, okay?Of the five undead kobolds I left with Reinhardt's squad, I've decided to make sure that two of them remain with Volzard in rotation.If something goes wrong, I'll make sure that one of the cobolts is sent to me and the other to Reinhardt's place to let him know.Since we can move in no time, this should be fine, but if we come up with a better way, we'll improve it.In addition, let's use about half of the orc magic stones that we defeated yesterday to strengthen everyone.It was a little before noon when we finished our meeting with Klaus-san.We moved from the guild to Rustock's garrison and finished lunch in the knight's cafeteria today with a little bit of lunch.My classmates' food doesn't look flattering, but the food for knights is pretty good.I'd like to say at least give them something decent to eat.When I look into the examination room where the chairman is, I feel like there are more injured people than ever before.''Kent-sama........Training has become tougher again.......'''Is that because they think the fifty of us were wiped out?"Like the knights, but all of them are desperate for their lives."I see...Even Takayama, the limp-wristed hero, is thought to have been eaten by an oak mage, so all his classmates seem to think that he has to become a little stronger or die.On the other hand, there are those who have given up on the idea that it's impossible for them to do it, even though Takayama couldn't do it either.It seems that the knights are taking it out on such people, and the number of injured people is increasing as a result.The chairman of the committee is desperately continuing the treatment again with a very pale face.It's already hard to watch.After finishing the morning's treatment, after Erna left, I stepped out of the shadows to the front and hugged the chairman of the committee and immediately poured out my healing magic.''Kento it's hard........'''Sorry, I'm going to have to move the rescue mission forward, just a little bit more.''Stupid ... stupid Kenjin ... smells like a girl again ...'It's bad, Beatrice hugged me and I forgot to hug Manon too.'I'm sorry, I was caught off guard this morning and he hugged me...'''Hmmm ... I won't allow it, because if I go to Volzard, it's a direct confrontation.'No, no ... it's not ...'Brace yourself, because if you don't come for me as soon as possible I'll go ballistic.Hey but I'll do my best.Well.....The chairman kissed me on the cheek and didn't move away from me in a hug until Erna came back.''Kent-sama.......another step closer to the harem.......'''No, no, I think we're getting close to bloodshed before that.That said, I'm grinning a little bit.'Master, we perk up too,'Peropero, peropero!Pet me. We want to be petted!Okay, okay, okay, okay.Let's mop up before we go to Volzard's garrison quarters.I've been in a state of stasis the whole time.Now that we've been petted in turn and licked as hard as we can, and Mart and the others and I are both satisfied, let's head to the garrison quarters, shall we?When we went to the garrison's stable, all the girls were practicing their riding skills under the tutelage of Raymond-san, the stable hand.'Hello, Mr. Raymond,'Oh, did Kent come to train with you?No, I'm actually on the other line and I'm sorry to bother you.Hmm? Yes, it's more than a hassle, it's a big help to me, since they're all being hunted out to get rid of the dead orcs. The girls have been very helpful in looking after the horses and cleaning the stalls and all that.'Wow I'm sorry, I'm sorry, but we let ours go at it...'Ha-ha, what are you talking about, if we had to deal with that many orcs, I don't know how many people would have died, no one would complain about it, even if they were grateful.Huh ... it makes me feel better to hear that.So, what can I do for you?Oh ... that's right.So the faces with the Uneven Sisters are Kizawa Sumika's group.They look blatantly unfaithful when they see my face, but I asked them to stop their riding training for a moment and explained to them by handing out the map I got from the guild.''If the alarm goes off while you're in town, run to the building marked by the guild and the demons will be dealt with by my servants, but keep a close eye on it, because something unforeseen might happen.As you can imagine, it was yesterday and everyone seems to be taking it very seriously as it is a life-threatening story.I asked the Bumpy Sisters to tell the girls who are out at work.'Mr. Raymond, what should I do when the alarm goes off in this one?'Yeah, the place to run to is basically the mess hall. The mess hall is stocked with food, and the building is solidly built, so it's the best place to hunker down.According to Raymond-san, the dining hall was originally built with the idea of a confinement, so they could go directly into the food storage room, and there was water and cooking utensils so that a hundred people could survive for about a month.Even if thousands or tens of thousands of goblins and kobolds attacked them, they would be forced to move if they ran out of food, so if they waited, there was a good chance they would disappear on their own.The buildings designated as evacuation sites in Volzard are designed to buy the time to wait, and all of them are stocked with food.It was Krause who prepared these buildings for evacuation, he said.Klaus-san lost his brother, the lord of the land in the rock ogre riots eighteen years ago, and he is working on the wall and the buildings for shelter so that no one will have to be killed.If it weren't for that parent idiot, I'd respect him as a great person.
