After dinner at the mayor's residence

"Then I will allow them to contribute by building my temple. The city will be owned jointly by myself and the Dragon Council and anyone who harms it will be considered an attack on the Dragon Council. Mendale will be allowed to succeed as my deputy. However, he will be dismissed at the advice of Counselor Ryo, or if the Dragon Council itself deems him unsuitable for the post.

　This time, we're building a temple in Vivir, but the trick is to also serve as a manor for the Dragon Council. We're going to send a mirror ball to the Dragon Chancellor, but...

　Ladies and gentlemen of the Dragon.
　You'd better change the dragon chairman as soon as possible, right?

'Thank you very much for the security of Xina. If there is a problem with this Mendale or his descendants, please feel free to dismiss them and choose the right person for the job. Next, what shall we do with the annual tribute?

Mm, 30 head of boar. Or any other livestock. Otherwise something shiny and beautiful. The budget is limited to one-fifth of the amount of tribute paid to other countries. Dragons and men have different values.　I'll talk to Ryou about it.

　It's a hassle, so I'll go ahead and say it.

'If you accumulate gold and silver coins and stop their circulation, you will have problems with people's economy. This is why dragons also disguise themselves as people to make purchases. The dragon prefers beautiful, shiny things, and whether it likes them is important and the price is irrelevant. Also, the more colors you have, the better. Is this helpful to you?

　In the extreme, even a beautiful glass dragonfly bead is more appreciated than jewelry if the dragon likes it. Although there were no cheap glass glass glass beads in the world yet, we could still get creative with our craft skills.

　I thought it would be helpful, so I showed him some of the mother-of-pearl inlay I'd made as a hobby.

Does it make you happy to receive such a thing?
'Mmm!　Was this Ryou's handiwork?　If you have anything else, give it all to me!

　The one I showed you, two inventories, and a small box I made on the inside were all taken away....

'Mr. Mendale. They are not pearls, but the inside of a shell, decorated with a beautiful shining part of the shell. There's also a bit of pigment, some precious metals and gems, and then some labor, but it's still relatively cheap. A mosaic artist can make it. Please use this as a reference to reduce the cost.

　Mr. Mendale you can't look like you want it, but it's gone, okay?　Now that you've got the hang of it, let's move on.

"I will also give you a proposal to prevent the manipulation of other countries. The law will have to be changed and the city will have to be reconstructed, but now, if we can do it in accordance with the demands of the Dragon Council, to gain the protection of the dragon, we can reduce the protests of the citizens. I thought we could just make an announcement and an annual appropriation and have a long term plan.

　Olin's plan this time was a multidimensional operation that included diplomacy, economics, and maneuvering. I'm a millionaire, so I've learned a bit about countermeasures against super limited warfare, and I've changed it to fit this world's style. It's hard to deal with on Earth, but it's easier to deal with in ancient times.

I'll be the last mayor to declare Kishina a manor and under dragon protection tomorrow. The detailed maintenance will be handled by the administrative structure at full force and as soon as possible. Ryota-sama is also your boss from now on, so there is no need for you to honor us, right?

　If I get involved badly, they'll demand that I take care of Kishina as a supervisor. Well, I don't know, I'm not a supervisor. But he's not going to change even if he's a deputy....

　By the way, the information on the heroes and the treasure of the gods will be brought to us by an agent who has designated our help as a new mission.

　Is the help voluntary?　Please don't be an aspiring employee. Sweetness and wages are pretty hard to come by, even with the current number of people...

　Also, I'll give Mr. Mendale a copy of Lesen's will.

Lesen asked me to give it to Mr. Mendale at the end.

　Lesen was too graceful for the quicksand.

''Well I can't explain it in detail, but it's a will pertaining to the law of the Xinau family. In addition, the branch of the family and Lesen's wife and children were not involved in the rebellion and have been found not guilty. I also assure you that they will hold no grudge against you.

　It's a mechanism to protect the city-state of Kishina, or perhaps it's a survival strategy similar to that of the Sanada family in Sekigahara. I don't know how many more generations of deputies they will inherit, but I hope they are freed from that curse.

　Next, I visited a sculptor at Viville's request.

　We end up making a stone statue, and Viville insists on a good friend-like composition, squaring his shoulders and so on. However, they look like father and son, which is impossible due to their height difference. The stone statue was for Viville's temple, and no sculptor would approve such a composition.

　In such a difficult situation, Viville found a father and son looking at the statue over the wall on their shoulders. When he suggested to the sculptor that it wasn't good enough, the sculptor approved with open arms and the composition was finalized.

　He said it was good if the position of the vivir was high because it was the temple of the vivir. That's why the shoulder carriage was adopted, and I'm in the middle of working on the model with Viville.

'De, is the drawing done yet?　It's already more than half a minute on the shoulder...

　I'm an old man!
　I'm afraid I'm going to have a backache!
(He's only a teenager in physical strength. He tends to forget.)

"I keep smiling and my cheeks hurt, too.　I'm going to take a break with my chin on it.

　As far as I can see in the mirror, Viville has a loose look on her face, as if she is about to be cheekily rattled. I'm not feeling the dignity of a dragon at all... I'm having a hard time with it too, so I asked for a break in my chair.

　However, the sculptor instructs him to continue. It seems that the drawing of Viville's face is already done, so if I continue to carry on with the carriage, it will be no problem.

　This guy is treating me so blatantly!
　Well, it's the dragon's temple....
　It's unusual for them to be honored on the same level as humans.

　 I'm not happy with the sculptor, but it's more convenient if it doesn't resemble the entity as much as possible. So I'm patient.


★ A lot of things done.

'Viville has left, and the rest, Mr. Mendale, you'll take care of the cotton village, won't you?　But is there a reason for you to have separate contact with the agent or something?

　Just give it to him.
　Is it dangerous in the city?

'In fact, this is a family that was related to the mayor four generations ago and carried the intelligence from generosity. He is not a subordinate. God's treasure also belongs to that clan. Only recently, he said [I'll find out for myself if the new contractor is the Lord's vessel]... I don't know what to do.

　Wow, isn't this an absolutely messy pattern?

'If that's the situation, it's inevitable. I will stop by on my way back from the Odesses trading post to collect the cotton and distribute the rights. Now, if you will excuse me.

　That's why we returned to the guesthouse and everyone left the Manor City of Xina and left for Odesses Trading Country.


★ A few hours after leaving the manor city of Kishina

Somebody!　Help!

　For some reason, near a road like this, we found a girl being chased by a running dragon........

'Ryota!　Oh my God, a girl is being attacked by a running dragon!

　...maybe that's the agent we were talking about.
　You can't have a city in a dangerous area with a running dragon.
　Isn't that a stretch for the situation?

　 Furthermore, she's calmly calling for help in a situation like this.

　Is she really a great skill?

　What does she want to try with this?　Nevertheless, information and divine treasures are important and cannot be ignored.

''Hello, I'm Ryota, the Exterminator. You are an agent of Kishina, right?　Should I get rid of the running dragon first?

　This driving dragon is similar in size to the Utralaptor.
　It is also a good idea to keep a close eye on them, as they are usually seen in groups and not alone.
　The threat level also rises multiplied by the size of the herd.

I'm not sure if I'm right.............　This rabid running dragon, if it can be defeated, let's have it defeated!

　I'm not very good at planting, but I move so fast!
　All at once, they're moving to the back of the armored car!
　Hmmm, upwardly revising his rating as a body-armed agent.

'Window flower, use the RWS machine gun, please. I'll crush your legs and then leave the finishing touches to you depending on how you roll.''

　The running dragon has a large head with sharp fangs, and its claws can tear apart even steel armor. They are also fast, agile and smart. However, they are not sturdy enough to defend against 7.62mm bullets on their bipeds. The city streets are paved, so the claws don't bite into them and they don't take advantage of their speed.

　It's dusk and there's no more traffic on the street, no muffling because it's a waste of magic power. Before approaching, I fired a series of shots at his legs without hesitation, and after he had fallen heavily, I concentrated on his bare abdomen. The extermination was over in a dozen seconds....

'Is that all right?　I would like to receive God's treasures and information, if you would be so kind.
'Of course. I am Hasty Hachiya. From now on, Ryota-sama will be my lord.

　Gee!　 Kishina's fee for her work on the Dragon Council has vanished, and she's already a professional intelligence officer... Would you agree to the same pay as a rookie?

　At any rate, it's not something we can just stand around and talk about. First of all, we welcomed Hasty-san into the ruins' self-driving car and set out to find an inn town, on the road to Odesses Trading Country.

　It was decided that the divine treasure and information would be available after we secured an inn where we could settle down.



★ Alliance communication with a certain dragon

"Ryou!　Help!　The divinity has risen and the votive offerings have begun to appear!　If we don't, we'll be buried and have no place to live...''

''Well, Vi's relatives were also divine dragons, right?　Why don't you make a shrine of a relative you don't like and have the priestesses dedicate what you don't need to the priestesses?　I think if you hide the fact that you don't like it and say you're related to Vi, you can send the priestesses on a religious mission, right?'

That's a good idea!　My great-uncle who invited my mother and my father into the fray.　Write your name on the appropriate box and use it as a shrine, starting with the food waste. Next.....