After the Salamander riots ended, we brought the affected sub-humans and Sala, the salamander who had become humanoid, and others to our settlement.
The place was originally uninhabited, but we're remodeling it so that we can live there. I think we can live here without any problems for now, but please feel free to tell us if you need anything.
　That's what I told everyone, but for some reason, the sub-humans gathered in one place and began to discuss something in a whisper.
　I'm sure they have something they want to discuss with you, since you just arrived here.
He said, "Hey, you're the human, you're in charge here, aren't you?
　It's nice of you to help us out but how much are we willing to pay you in return for your protection?　After all, we've all been kicked out of our homes and are nearly penniless...
　I couldn't help but nod my head at those words.
'Quid pro quo...?　I don't have anything like that in mind, but...
　And then he says what he actually thinks.
"........Sorry. Maybe my ears are out of whack, so I'm going to ask you again.................Did you really say that?
Yes, it is.
　The dwarf father asks me back with a surprised expression, and I answer immediately with a natural expression.

　Eldena, an elf who has been watching the situation behind me, comes forward with a wry smile and comes to talk to me.

　According to her.
　Whenever one is rescued by the racial garrison knights and others in the frontier areas, or asked to defeat vermin, they are always asked to pay a monetary return.
　This is supposed to be a prohibited practice, but it is broken without a hitch in the frontier areas, and the King's Landing also tacitly accepts it as an outlet for the dissatisfaction of the frontier workers.
　The sub-humans, who have lost most of their personal fortune, are wondering what to do with the money that I, as a member of the same race as the knights, had provided them with rescue work and homes, and so on.

　After explaining to me, Erdena turned to the sub-humans and
'This is a race that does not do any of those things. You can rest assured that he will be sheltered.
　Then he laughed at everyone.
　At those words, Unya agreed and
If you ever need any help, I'm always here for you.
　and lifted the hem of her skirt to show her how gracefully she bailed.
　In the back of the room, he says, "Yeah? We're rescuing you for free! Yome was surprised. She was from a village at the foot of the village of Gorn, so it was probably because she was more used to the ways of the Order.
　Incidentally, she seemed to think that she would be asked for money at a later date regarding the pharmacology course I'm currently conducting.................of course, I have no intention of receiving such a thing.

　The effect of having Erdena and Unya, who are sub-humans, assuring me of this was also significant, but...
'The guardians of the gates, Strawberry, and Foldente, I can vouch for the word of these men!
　The effect of a single word of the word was the greatest.
''Oh you ... not you ... not you, you're the guardian of the gate!
　As he said this, all the sub-humans prostrated themselves in front of Foldente.
　It is said that the guardian of the gate used to shelter the sub-humans living around the area and that he is revered as a god by the sub-humans in this area.

　So, the sub-humans were finally relieved and went into an empty house.
　After that, they asked everyone for blankets and a change of clothes for the time being.
　As soon as you can contribute from your stockpile, we'll give you what you can.
　We decided to go to the village at the foot of Mt. Gorun later to purchase clothes that could not be provided for immediately due to size or other problems, or items that could not be provided for from our stockpile.
　For the time being, we shared a meal at my house in the village, and I asked Unja to take care of that.
　Incidentally, the three young daughters, the two daughters of the dwarf family and the hawk people (Hawk People), quickly became friends with Korok, the little black bear people (Little Bear People), and the five of them, including Ela, were running around the village.

''Well, well... the food was good, but I didn't expect to be able to get into a hot spring as well...''
　After everyone had eaten, I told everyone that they could use the hot spring as they wished and released them, but everyone, including the dwarf father
'There are hot springs here?
　And first of all, I was surprised
"You think you can do what you want with subhuman eagles?
　I was surprised again as he continued.

'Hey, to the father of the hawk, it's the young master of the buffalo.
　Father called out to the two sub-humans who were bathing with him.
He says to them, "This man is not quite the race we know.
I still can't believe everything you say, but for now, I agree with you.
He saved my wife and I believe in him.
''Well that being said, I've had my only daughter saved, and I'm not saying I don't trust you, so please understand that.
I naturally feel the same way. Then we know what we have to do.
''......... Let's pledge to spare no effort for him.
Me too.
　The three of them nodded widely as they looked at each other.

''Yes~Yes~ I think we've settled our story.
　Suddenly, I hear the voice of Foldente coming from the women's bathhouse.
　A barrel of sake and a cup appeared in front of the three of them as they thought they heard a snap of fingers.
"No more hard talk, how about a drink?　My treat.
'Oh, if you're going to serve Lord Safate, you're going to get a favor from your guardian!
I love it!　To the Lord Protector!　Here's to you, Master Safate!
Mo~!

You can't have too much to drink, honey!
　From the women's bathhouse, the buffalo wife called out to him.
　However, her face was filled with laughter.
It's good to have a good time, isn't it?　Well, let's have some fun over here too!
　Even in the women's bathhouse, everyone was having a good time.

　The next morning, as we were about to go out to the village at the foot of Mount Gorn to buy some food, a messenger from the village arrived first.

　The ones who arrived were the Ant People (Ant People) Alea and some of his men from the union, who have always been a great help to us, and the Dog People (Dog People) Gugs and some of his men, who were the chief of the guard.
　They all said they came here as representatives of the village, handed us a letter of thanks for defending the village from the Salamander attack and asked us to join the banquet to thank us again.
　If that was all, I would have gone over here even if you didn't bother to come, but Alea and the others cut to the chase that brought us all the way here.
''So... there is a thing. In addition to the fact that it's a very good idea to have a good time with them.
　I'm sure that Alea and the others came all the way down here because they thought that talking about money in front of the villagers might make me feel bad.
　But of course my answer is obvious.
I'm not going to ask you all for anything in return for this case, as I've told all the sub-humans. I believe it is only natural to help those in need.
　At those words, Alea and the rest of the group from the village at the foot of Mount Gorn froze in place, often with a dumbfounded look on their faces.

　........Eh?　Now, who says you don't need money?
　How is it possible for that race to say that?
　...misheard, is that not what you heard?　How is that possible?

　The ants and villagers were whispering to each other in secret, and I smiled and said the same words again.
So, I don't want anything in return. It's just the right thing to do.

Well I've never heard anyone say that to me before.
　Elee, with an expression of mixed emotions - surprised, touched, happy, and not knowing what to do, in any case - took my hand and thanked me by bowing her head over and over again.

　Afterwards, I told him that I wanted to go purchase the supplies that sub-humans needed, and that I wanted to purchase them while I went to the banquet.
I'd like to be able to pay for that, at least!
　And since Elee was stubbornly refusing to budge here, we had no choice but to take care of him, and handed him a list of the necessary supplies.

　After that, everyone in the village, including all of the sub-humans, got into the carriage that the village had prepared for us, and we were to head directly to the village at the foot of Mount Gorn.

　In the carriage, we were thanked once again by the dwarf fathers and others, and were also told many things about the area.
　The stories I learned here were very useful to me, as I am still in my early days in the area. I'm sure they will be useful for some kind of medicine at a later date.

　The village carriage is much faster than the one I own, and we arrived at the village that evening.
　In the village square, I am once again thanked in the presence of all the villagers.
　The fact that I didn't receive any gratuity at all was made public on the spot, but everyone was unanimous in their reaction to the fact that I hadn't received any gratuity at all, and they were all saying, "That's not true..." and "Are you sure...? Is there such a thing as a race? The guards' googly eyes were buzzing with the
Look, look! He hasn't touched any of this!
　Then he unwrapped the holo of the wagon loaded with money that he had brought to my house and showed everyone. (I have to admit, I was surprised he had brought such a thing with him.)
　When the villagers saw this, they all cheered at once.

　The party that night was very lively.
　Unja danced merrily in the middle of everyone, as usual, and the villagers, who were in tune with her, danced together.
　Erdena usually sings a slow-paced tune, but on this occasion she sang a cheerful, light-hearted song that matched Unya's tempo and made everyone feel at home.
　Yome, who is supposed to be the guest of honor, says, "I'm more at home on the hospitality side," and busies himself with carrying the food and clearing away the empty plates.
　Aura and Aela hide the fact that they are dragon people (Dragon People) in this village, and that they are skalenians (Lizard People), so they are able to blend in with the feast without being recognized as the dragons who confronted the salamanders. The title of Dragon Slayer was a measure to avoid putting the two who had not yet become adult dragons in unnecessary danger, as many of the sub-humans as well as the race were seeking it.
　On the contrary, Salamander Sarah had revealed her identity and apologized to everyone repeatedly for what had happened.
　She was already a fully grown dragon, so even if she was attacked when she was in her human form, she would not be killed in the first place.
　In response to her sincere apology, not a single villager blamed her, as the people in the village had already heard that the cause of this one incident was the Knights of the Garrison.
　Beside her, Korok had collected an amazing amount of food from various plates and was continuing to eat it at an amazing rate, and the villagers were curious to see where it was going into her little body.
Good one, little girl.
Here, try this one.
　And bring more and more food.
　It's true that Korok happily accepted them and took a bite out of them.
　
But I was surprised to learn that Master Safate was a dragon rider.
　Alea, who was entertaining me beside me, said with a slightly surprised nuance.

　In this world, more than a hundred years ago, when the brave men defeated the last Demon King to appear at this point in time
　The number of dragons decreased drastically as all the dragons migrated to the demon world, and the existence of the dragon cavalry, which was said to be the strongest type of soldier, is said to have died out soon afterwards.
　This is why, in the history of the world, the exiled princess knight Valentine, who is said to have fought alongside the brave men against the demon king, is said to be the last of them.
　
　However, in my case, I was only being carried along by the aura of her dragon form, and I wasn't able to draw out her power or anything else, so I couldn't really call myself a dragon rider in the true sense of the word....
'Thanks to the excellence of that dragon, I didn't do anything.
　As I laughed at that, Aura gently stopped me from saying, "That's not true," with her hand and just laughed.

　However, the story of the Dragon Warrior spread to the neighboring countries at a great pace, and would affect me in many ways later on, but I'll tell you about that later.

　Later on, as the number of residents in my village increased, they suggested giving the village a name, and also suggested that I take on a new name.
　The idea of naming the village was certainly on my mind as well, but the latter made me think twice about the new name.
　It is true that I have already been disowned by my parents and therefore deprived of my aristocratic surname, Greed, so I am not particular about taking a new surname, but the name Safate is a name that I have been taking since I was born, even though my parents are like that, and I was slightly particular about it, or rather attached to it.
　In the event that you're not a fan of the name, you may want to take a look at the following tips.

　During the banquet, I discussed this with the subordinates who were to live in the village, and they all agreed with me.

　After that, the name of the village was changed to Liberty.
　My name is still Safate, my real name. As a street name, I've decided to take the name Gossage Free.

　Anyway.
　The lively party was held throughout the night, and by dawn, almost everyone in the village, including me, was drunk.

What a bunch of slackers!
　In such a situation, only Unja seemed to be the same as usual and was busily cleaning up the square.

　
　In the midst of my unclear consciousness, I thought about such things.