Manowa - Chapter 383

◎ Lindo Kingdom, Uumin Highway

The procession totaled 500 people in all.

The immigrants were walking along the road from Trade City Uumin to the provisionally named Kazane Magic Hot Spring Town. Most of them were parents accompanied by their children. They seemed cautious of the armed men and women in front of and behind them that didn’t look like they had good natures; those armed people were the former Outer members from the pleasure quarter.

Also, a few people had been added to the initial number. They were former Hirukos who had turned back into people. They joined the immigrant group because they wanted to be helpful to the Kazane Magic Hot Spring Town governed by the angel Kazane.

In addition, the militia force that was Anglais’ private army and adventurers who also wanted to help the hot spring town were participating in the escort.

There was a possibility that Odo Eater Leeches that had escaped would attack them, or perhaps a group of Land Octopuses would attack, like when Kazane and the others came. The territory of the Mortal Monkeys had also moved into Lindo Kingdom, making an attack from them another possibility.

Also, the escorts of this immigrant group weren’t limited to the former Outer members and adventurers.

「Mama. It’s a big cat!」

「It’s Feudal Lord-sama’s summoned beast-sama. What a divine appearance!」

「I hear she’s the avatar of a sparkling golden Crystal Dragon.」

「Yuuko-nee-chan, look over here!」

While replying「Nyaa」to those voices, Yuuko-nee was walking beside the immigrants on the mountain range side. She was carrying a cocoon on her back, holding it in place with her tail.

Fundamentally, monsters most often came out of the forest on the mountain range side, but with a powerful monster like Yuuko-nee present, they should be cautious and avoid approaching.

「They’re huge. Are those Feudal Lord-sama’s servants?」

「What huge swords!」

「The armored ones don’t talk, but they’re human, aren’t they?」

「I hear they’re golems.」

「They’re not made of rock, are they?」

「Aren’t they wearing armor over the rock?」

On the opposite side of the immigrant line from Yuuko-nee, Rokuten-kun and the Tatsuyoshi-kun series other than Normal, which was with Lyle, were also being vigilant of the surroundings. Their strong point was that since they were autonomous types, if they were only being vigilant, they could continuously operate without getting tired.

「At any rate, Feudal Lord-sama’s carriage is amazing.」

「That huge horse’s strength likely isn’t the same as your average monster.」

「If we were stabbed by that thing sticking out of its chest, we would definitely be left in pieces.」

「Purple lightning is crackling from the carriage behind it. Even though Angel-sama is so gentle, she’s riding that?」

「But, while I could only see the inside for a little bit, it felt terribly beautiful.」

Furthermore, advancing in front was a huge black armored horse with a vicious ram jutting out of its chest; moreover, it was pulling a black armored carriage that was emitting purple lightning. As might be expected, even though everybody respected Kazane, they didn’t try to approach it.

As for the important Feudal Lord-sama riding inside,

「Oeeeeeeeeeeee」

「Hey, Aneki. Are you okay?」

she was vomiting.

Naoki was sitting next to Kazane and rubbing her back to look after her. Makka, who was together with them, also looked worried.

「Uuu, everyone’s looking this way with sparkling eyes. It’s scary.」

「Calm down, Aneki. It’s okay.」

「That’s right, Kazane-sama. Everyone is a friend. They won’t attack.」

『Mother, fight!』

Apparently, Kazane once again became aware of the magnitude of the situation due to being exposed to the adoring gazes from the large number of immigrants, and although it was a little late for it, it seemed she became scared. This time, she couldn’t run away like she did in Wombard City. Kazane, who had mainly been moving forward by momentum up until now, was finally strongly weighed down by the heavy pressure called responsibility.

Also, the other people in the Thunder Chariot with Kazane were Naoki, Tatsuo, Makka, Anglais, and the white cat Elizabeth. Ougi stayed behind in Uumin.

「Hm. The smell isn’t filling the room. Is that due to the air manipulation magic?」

『Even at such times, Master observes such things. Well, the comfort of Dullahan summoned carriages is famous in our industry.』

The industry Elizabeth was talking about were the summoning specialists she knew. Although, since none of them could summon a Dullahan carriage themselves, they didn’t know the full details.

「I see. I wonder if I should consider hiring a Dullahan tamer?」

Anglais and Elizabeth were looking outside while talking about that. They were being matter-of-fact, but Kazane probably appreciated that more than being strangely fussed over.

And Kazane, who was vomiting and crying and emotionally unstable, got tired and fell asleep after a short time. When she finally woke up, she had regained her calm.

During that time, perhaps due to being anxious, Kazane had been snuggling up to Naoki, but since he was worried about his sister, Naoki only realized that fact after it was over. What a waste.

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「Fuu」

Kazane was getting some fresh air. The current time was around noon.

The immigrants had been walking without rest since the morning, so they were currently taking a short break and having lunch.

「Aneki, are you okay?」

「Yeah. For now.」

While drinking the water bottle handed to her by Naoki, Kazane so replied. Her expression still lacked composure, but she looked calm.

『Most importantly, it looks like Mother’s condition has returned to normal.』

「Nyaa」

Yuuko-nee and Tatsuo on her head were also snuggling up to Kazane.

「However, even though you have the Circlet of Wisdom and your Skill, such places are still normal.」

「It would be a little scary if even those mental parts were suppressed.」

So replying to Naoki’s words, Kazane stood while saying「Yosh.」

「Don’t push yourself.」

『Mother, please rest more.』

「Nyaa」

The one person and two creatures were still worried, but Kazane couldn’t rest forever.

「I’m okay. Well, since I’ve taken responsibility, I must do what I have to do.」

The thing she had to do was prepare a Golem house.

While they headed to Kazane Magic Hot Spring Town, starting now, Kazane planned to decide the structure of the houses she would build. Then Kazane convened several families and started building a house with Golem Maker on the spot.

So that it didn’t become too technologically advanced, Kazane made the layout and installed furniture, like bed frames and a wood-fueled stove, simple. After that, Kazane planned to confirm the actual usability of the components with the summoned families, then rebuild it with house elements added and/or removed.

Fundamentally, the more complicated the structure was, the higher the consumption cost would be when she created it with Golem Maker. And it wasn’t necessary to make every part with Kazane’s Golem Maker alone; a structure that kept the cost down so she could make a large number of them was essential.

From the start, Zexiaharts’ modeling data library contained data for several different medieval houses, so Kazane was using one as a sample and working to make it simpler to cut down on waste. That work was just like reducing the number of polygons in a 3D game object.

Also, because Kazane couldn’t make bedding, tableware, pots, etc., those were procured to a certain extent from Uumin, and they were planning to gather what was lacking from other towns.

And since Kazane was already completely focused, it seemed she didn’t notice a crowd had gathered around the Golem house creation site.

Magic in this world wasn’t omnipotent, and the number of people who could use it was limited. For that reason, Kazane’s state of making houses one after another like a fairy tale magician was a big surprise.

「Is that the ability of a Golem user? I’ve never heard about other Golem users who could do such a thing.」

Anglais was surprised and questioned Naoki, who was also watching her work beside him. It was an incredibly convenient magic. Even if Golem users could only be produced in Toure Kingdom, it was incredibly strange that Anglais had never heard about it from anywhere.

「It seems that way of using it isn’t very appreciated in Toure Kingdom. Even if they can’t use it that freely, it seems they can make simple ones, though.」

Naoki replied to Anglais’ question. It seemed that Yuzu, a fellow adventurer who was a Golem user, could make a simple cottage instantly, so Naoki wasn’t mistaken. However, Kazane’s ability to change the structure so easily wasn’t due to her own ability, but the control granted by the Window, so ordinary Golem users couldn’t change things off-the-cuff to the same extent as Kazane. Though Naoki didn’t say that, since he had no obligation to explain things to Anglais to that extent.

And after she had completed a certain amount, Kazane instructed the commander of the militia force to have other people look at them, then collect their impressions and ideas. Afterward, she also ate lunch. This group of immigrants were basically all walking. They would likely arrive at Kazane Magic Hot Spring Town tomorrow evening.

Name: Yuihama Kazane

Occupation: Summoning Fighter

Title: Ogre Killer, Dragon Slayer, High Beast Summoner, Rea King, Liberator, Guardian

Equipment: Staff 『White Blaze』, Draghorn Tonfa x2, Dragon Eating Ogre Army Armor (True), Indestructible Cloak, Mysterious Pouch, Crimson Saint Coffin, Heroic Spirit Summoning Ring, Circlet of Wisdom, Aim Bracelet, White Magic Accumulator (Revised) ×2, Rainbow Necklace, Rainbow Dragon Ring, Angel Bracelet

Level : 39

Health: 155+20

Magic Power: 363+520

Strength: 78+45

Agility: 80+39

Endurance: 44+20

Wisdom : 75

Dexterity : 53

Spell : 『Fly』『Torch』『Fire』『Heal』『Firestorm』『Healer Ray』『High Heal』『Golden Dusk「Dragon Exclusive」』『Mirror Shield』『Rabbit Speed』『Flare Mirage』

Skill : 『Kick Devil』『Kick Decapitation Wave』『Warrior’s Memory: Lv2』『Night Vision』『Crushing Blow』『Dog’s Sense of Smell: Lv2』『Golem Maker: Lv4』『Aegis Shield』『Fire Principle: Third Chapter』『Healing Principle: Fourth Chapter』『Air Jump: Lv2』『Killing Leg: Lv3』『Fear Voice』『Invisible』『Tiger Eye』『Wall Walking』『Intuition: Lv2』『Cheat Death』『Nimble』『Charge』『Material Shield: Lv2』『Information Link: Lv2』『Optical Camouflage』『High Dash』『Bloodsucking Blade』『Dragonization: Lv2「Dragon」』『Regenerate』『Soul Breaking Blade』『Stealthy Hand Placement』『Thunder Chariot: Lv2』『Sturdier Teeth: Lv2「Dragon」』『Crystallization: Lv2「Dragon」』『Devil King’s Intimidation』『Stone Minotaur: Lv2』『Mega Beam: Lv2』『Space Expansion』『Pseudo-Silver Creation』『Poison Claw』『Fireball「Dragon」』『Cuticle「Dragon」』『Arms Creation: Black Flame』『Ingredient Connoisseur: Lv2』『Dragon Pheromone「Dragon」』『Boost』『Monkey’s Strong Arm』『Two-sword Style』『Boobies Plus』『Living Armor』『Alarm』『Six-sword Style』『Mental Attack Complete Protection』『Spider Web』『Wire Cutter』『Flexible』『Magic Power Absorption』

Kazane: 「When I look at people’s faces, I imagine them as pumpkins.」

Naoki: 「Isn’t it bad to treat people who will become the residents of your own city like pumpkins?」

Kazane: 「U, uu… uup」

Naoki: 「Ah, sorry. That was bad of me, so calmed down, Aneki!?」