◎ Trade City Uumin, Center Square
The fourth day after Yumika and the others left Uumin.
Kazane was currently in the public square of Trade City Uumin's Center District. Beside her, Morant was dripping cold sweat as he looked at the statue in front of him.
「This is a splendid creation.」
Morant said, but Kazane was frowning.
This public square was a place used by the residents of the city for things like festivals and markets, and it had become the place of refuge for the residents whose houses had burned down. And in the center stood two angel statues made of crystal. One was an angel child with small breasts that was wearing rugged armor, and the other was an adorable angel child with huge breasts.
Since both were made of crystal, when they were hit by the sunshine from above, the beauty of the prisms emitted by the statues captivated everyone in that place.
At first, there was only the small-breasted angel, but since everyone in that place tilted their heads while looking at its chest, Kazane became worked up and added the big-breasted angel. Thanks to borrowing Heroic Spirit Fuune's modeling data from Naoki, the work was completed in an instant.
「Umm, how much is the bill?」
Morant, who had been watching, asked Kazane that with an uncomfortable expression. Creating a statue costed money. To say nothing of the fact that a crystal statue was a fine article that was impossible to make with the current human technology of the Philon continent. Morant turning pale was natural.
「The amount presented at the beginning is fine.」
Kazane so replied to Morant's question. From the start, this was a job she undertook on the condition that she could do what she liked. It was a nominated request going through the Adventurers Guild. Apparently, Anglais had heard about the statue Kazane built in front of Rock Hold Cave and made the request through the feudal lord Morant.
「Perhaps they should be called the barren angel who rules destruction and the abundant angel who rules resuscitation?」
「Don't say that.」
Kazane retorted to Anglais' accurate words. The statues created from Kazane's modeling data and the modeling data of Naoki's Heroic Spirit were certainly accurate. They were simply elaborate molds and didn't have the touch of a craftsman's soul to move the viewer's heart, but that was compensated for by the beauty of the crystal processing.
Production of a statue of the hero who saved the city. Properly speaking, that would be requested of a craftsman, and it would take six months and a corresponding amount of money to create it, but that was where Golem Maker took the spotlight. In his financially severe situation, the feudal lord Morant agreed with Anglais' proposal and commissioned Kazane, the hero herself, to create the statue. It was a circumstance that couldn't be helped, but it was like she was playing a part in her own play. In any case, the discussion advanced rapidly, and the statue was completed.
「At any rate, it's wonderful craftsmanship.」
「Well, I think you'll be able to see something even more wonderful in just a little bit.」
Anglais and Morant tilted their heads after her words, but Kazane's desire to cause mischief hadn't been forgotten.
And a few minutes later, at the same time as the bell sounded at noon, the two angels started dancing, and everyone stared with wide eyes. As she looked at them, Kazane's expression was the most smug face she'd had in recent years.
The trick behind it was that the two angel statues were autonomous Golems powered by Baby Core fragments, similar to the Crystal Kazane-chan doll Tiara possessed. Since she had a fair number of Baby Core fragments, she could use as many as she wanted for the likes of playful movements. Kazane seemed satisfied as she looked at the states of the surrounding people, and she nodded to herself.
(This is beyond what I imagined...)
As Anglais looked at Kazane, far from a money tree, he saw an optical illusion of a tree heavily laden with jewels. But behind it, he could also see the figure of Minshiana's queen.
(Well, it can't happen)
If the Shorty before his eyes was free, Anglais would want to obtain her through any means possible, but he recognized that considering the opponents backing her, that would be impossible. Minshiana, Tsuvara, and Hyvern. Anglais also suspected that she had friendly relations with God Dragon Emperor Naga. Furthermore, with this current affair, the Lindo Kingdom might be added to that list.
(Well, if I make inroads at the hot spring town, I should make some delicious profits?)
And while making conclusions to himself like that, Anglais watched as the Shorty waved her hand to the surrounding people with a smiling face.
◎ Trade City Uumin, Feudal Lord Mansion Courtyard, Kazane Cottage Rooftop
「So then, what's the situation with the immigrants?」
The afternoon of the day when the statue was made. There was a preparatory meeting between Kazane, Feudal Lord Morant, Anglais, and the acting feudal lord of the hot spring town, Makka. And that preparatory meeting was being held on Kazane Cottage's rooftop. The inside of the feudal lord mansion was currently a mess, so this was the most luxurious and comfortable place.
Morant's eyes looked like they were spinning due to the busy situation that suddenly occurred, and he seemed like he was healed by negative ions as he looked at the crystal dragon fountain.
「There are about a thousand people. The number of former Outer workers is about 130, and that number is likely to fluctuate. The plan is to first send 73 family groups totaling 322 people, but is that fine, Kazane-sama?」
While it was informal, Kazane had been officially appointed feudal lord, and she nodded after Makka spoke.
「Sending them is fine, but is there enough food and the like?」
Kazane Magic Hot Spring Town (provisional) was currently under construction, and there wasn't enough stockpile to withstand a sudden influx of hundreds of people.
「We'll send food with them. The warehouses are undamaged, so there's no deficiency in quantity. Since money is tight, I intend to pay with goods.」
Morant said that.
「Yes, understood. Well, as long as that's properly taken care of, there are no problems.」
「So the housing matter will be alright? For a sudden arrival of around 500 people?」
「I can manage in two days. My Magic Power recovery is now faster.」
Natural Magic Power absorption, one of the abilities included in the Magic Power Absorption Skill she gained from the Giant Mana Eater Leech, couldn't be used in battle, but it doubled the speed of her Magic Power recovery when she slept. Combined with Yuuko-nee's Photosynthesis, she could recover a considerable amount, so if she took breaks to sleep, she could build houses one after another.
「I was thinking about having them depart tomorrow if possible, but what do you think?」
「That's quite fast, isn't it?」
When Kazane's eyes opened wide after Morant's words, Morant shrugged.
「Even with both the plaza and the mansion, there's a limit to the number of people that can be accommodated, and many quarrels are occurring. Including the food, we've been giving maximum priority to the transportation preparations.」
「Roger. The Odo Eater Leech swarm has been more or less destroyed, but some probably escaped. There's also the Land Octopus incident, so our party and some employed adventurers will escort them.」
Morant bowed to Kazane and said「Please.」And it was decided that the departure to Kazane Magic Hot Spring Town would be tomorrow.
In addition, at the present point, Yumika and the others' two-day investigation had already been completed. They had also sent a message saying they left the investigation report at the feudal lord mansion. Yumika and the others had left the hot spring town and were currently in Conrad City.
◎ Minshiana Kingdom, Conrad City
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