According to Tiana's "File".

　In the [Domain] of [Tokumo], there are seven villages, and all of them together are said to have 2,500 people living in the Domain.

　Three mountains and a river running towards the sea form a delta region, and although it is small, the land is fertile.


　The most populous village has 1,200 inhabitants, followed by the fishing villages with 700.

　On the other hand, the least populated village with 32 inhabitants is located in the mountains.

　The other four villages combined have about 500 people, but there are apparently a few who don't belong to any of the villages.


　-- but that was about it.



"Fuaaa ...... people, there are none.


　The merchant Garcia mumbled as he yawned.


　So.

　We got off the ship and started walking, "Let's just keep going until we meet someone." ......

　I've only seen wild birds or monsters for a little over two hours now.


　Are there really 2,500 people in this land?


Oh, sir!

What's up? People?

"Monsters!

　I wondered what kind of strong monster had appeared because Garcia sounded so scared: ......

What. That's a "good b".

　When I looked back, I saw four large bee-shaped demons flying through the air with a buzz.

　If these were 'killer bees', they would be troublesome, but the ones with compound eyes that glowed green were low grade monsters called 'good bees'.

''Scary! Help me out!

　Good grief.

　I held up my left hand in the direction of the giant bee monster.

"...... kirado.

　As I chanted that, flames erupted from my palm like a cleave of wind, and the monster burned up without a trace.

''Amazing! Mister, you can use Kirad, can't you?

　Garcia raises the tension like that, but 'Kirado' is an elementary attack magic.


　Incidentally, the fire-based attack magic is called 【Kira system】.

1 "Kira" 2 "Kirad" 3 "Kiradon" 4 "Do-Kiradon" 5 "Do-Do-Kiradon

　The firepower increases in order from there.


　I can use "Kiradon" on top of "Kirad", but this is roughly the intermediate level.

　However, the advanced flame magic "Dookiradon" and "Dookiradon" above that, I just couldn't learn them.

　Skills other than my cultivation are usually heady at the intermediate level like this: .......


　Psssssss......


　An insect monster turned to ashes.

　But still, I didn't need "Kirado" to defeat "Good Bee".

　Kira was good enough for me.


You know... "You know, don't make a big deal out of a Goodby, you scared the shit out of me. You scared the crap out of me.

What can I do? I'm a pretty good merchant.

　Are you tired of being cold?

　You've got an ebony expression on your face and a carefree expression on your face.

"Huh? What is it?

Well, ......, you'll be able to take this one down soon enough.


　The reason I thought that was because my 【Blessing Play】 seemed to have already been applied to Garcia.

　In other words, while I was repeating these kinds of small battles, Garcia was constantly gaining twice as much experience.

　Even though it's not clear if Garcia will be a subordinate yet, my "Blessing Play" is still very sensitive to it, which means it's already been applied to her under the influence of training.

　As usual, my cultivation skills are first-rate.

　But Tiana is right that that doesn't make me a successful adventurer. ......


　Zsa Zsa: ......


　Well, I went on like this.

　At long last, I've reached the foot of the mountain.

"Let's see, ...... it seems that the [territory] ends when you cross that mountain.

I didn't see anyone.

　I'm feeling more and more desperate.

　I walked in the morning and it's already past noon.

　I can't walk for half a day and not see anyone: ......

　Isn't there really no [Lords]?


Oh, sir!

What's up? Monster?

''It's a house!


　When Garcia jumped up and down and looked at the direction he was pointing at, he saw what appeared to be a ramshackle wooden hut.

'Is that a house?'

　I walked over to the hut and knocked on the door, puzzled.

I'm sorry.

　Gata...... Rattling

　It's a good thing that you're able to get a good idea of what to expect when you open the door and reveal a white-haired old man,......, or perhaps an old woman if you look closely.

......

　Grandma didn't smile, but when she acknowledged that we were appropriately dressed, she bowed her head with a frightened 'Pecori'.

'Oh, we're not fancy. We're tourists. ......

Kanko?

　The grandmother gave her a strange look.

　Oh well. That's because no one else would come to a place like this for sightseeing, right?

Yes, but we didn't see anyone. But we haven't been able to see anyone else. Doesn't anyone live around here anymore?

No, sir.

So where do you want to go: ......

　When I asked her if she was interested, she replied, "If you climb up the mountainside, you'll understand it better", to which I replied, "I see, that's a good idea".

But ...... you don't know how to get up the mountainside, do you? I'll show you around.

I appreciate that, but is ...... okay?

　I look at my grandmother's tiny body and ask her, "What's the matter with you?

I'm sorry to say that she's in perfect health.

Grandma, do you live here all by yourself?

　If there's another young one, I'll let him lead me to ......, I asked.

....... My son and daughter-in-law and my grandchildren have all been eaten by the "Orochi of Ghidorah". I'm over seventy years old and I'm the only one who survived, but I don't know why I'm still alive for any reason.

Well: ......


　I'm not.

'Don't talk like that and live long, Grandma!

　But saying so seemed to make me feel hypocritical, as if I was trying to take advantage of my depression by respecting life, so I silently followed her.


　◇


　Granny's feet were incredibly fast as she walked down the mountain.

''Hee, wait, ssss.''

　Garcia, for example, is this.

　Zsa Zsa: ......

　It's not that I'm in any particular hurry to get there, but I'm going to keep going on the rough mountain roads.

　She tattled ...... on the steep dirt road, following the proper course.

　She must have been able to assess the foothold in an instant, step by step, and step out with precision.

　It's like a real 'mountain man'.

　It's impossible to replicate.

　I wonder if she has some kind of special occupational ability that has blossomed?

　With that in mind, I opened [Goddess' eyes] to my grandmother: ......

Latent occupation: "Idol Star

　So I gently closed my [Goddess' eyes].


''Hahahaha ......''

　I mean, it's bad.

　I'm starting to run out of breath.


　Looking back at the road we had come on, we could catch a glimpse of the ocean on the west side where we had come from.

　Nature is a beautiful place, as always.

　The sky was clear.

　The sky was clear and the sea was shining in the sun like an upturned jewelry box, reflecting tens of thousands of crossed white lights through the gaps in the trees on the mountain.


　But still ......

　This sea is also connected to that Zahalbelt without a break, right?

　And I can't help but think about that.


　For adventurers, it's the [City of Flowers] Great Zahalbert, which I yearned for to the point of wanting to die.

　Have Cross and the others already arrived?

　This sea and that sky is the same sea and sky as that of the faraway Zahalbert.

　I could go anywhere and be anything I wanted to be: ......

　Why am I the only one huffing and puffing up this incomprehensible mountain path in the Far East with only low-grade monsters left?

　I became an advanced adventurer, busted out the Demon King class quests, won several awards from the guilds of the Zahalbert, and garnered applause and envy from thousands and thousands of adventurers ......

　I thought you were going to say.


　...... I know.

　I'm going to have to grow up soon.

　Growing up means giving up one thing at a time. ......



We're here, sir.

　I came to my senses when Granny's little back said.

'This is .......'

　We found ourselves standing on a cliff with an open view to the south, on a mountainside.

　We could see the river snaking its way from the mountains to the sea.

'The west is where the monsters come from,' he said. Most of the people here live in the south.


　I see.

　The grandmother was right; there were many people here.

　There were many people along the river.

　There are hundreds ...... of them, maybe even a thousand.


　The people look like grains of rice from here, but I knew they were people because I could see that they were all working together in a human-like manner along the river.

　Ropes were dancing, wheels were turning, and a lot of stones and earth were being heaped up.

What is that thing doing?

Are you building an embankment?

　I see.

　It seems to me that the river is a river that seems to overflow.

　In agricultural terms, it may make the land more fertile, but at the same time, it also means that we need to control the water to live.

　This is probably a problem shared by all the people in the village.

　Cone, Cone: ......

　The sound of stakes being driven into the ground with a wooden hammer echoes through the beautiful blue sky.

......

　It was kind of an inspiring sight.

　Nature is not beautiful.

　It's not the beauty of human beings.

　It's the beautiful surface of the human organization and nature's adhesion to each other.


　In other words, those fiefdoms are a set of land and territory.

　If I had been a little younger, I might have only pitied the land-bound people, but even now, I wondered if I could be like that. I will never become one if you ask me: ......

　Maybe it was an 'asset' to humans that they could only be here.


　Cone, Cone: ......


　Actually. In this way, it appears as if the lords are one life form in the entirety of the [territory].

　...... With that in mind, I suddenly opened my 【Goddess Eyes】 for the first time, not to an individual, but to the 【Territory】 unit.


Potential 《Senzai》 occupational characteristics: 'Strong Nation'


　At that moment, an 'aha' flashed across my mind, as if the fog in my chest was melting away, and I murmured, "I'm .


I ....... I think I'll give it a try, lord.

Sir!

　Garcia floated an eqboh happily.

　This guy was amused by the fact that I was going to play lord.

But mister ....... It's a good thing that you're finally going to give up on your adventure.

I can't give up.

"Huh?

I'll use this territory as a unit to complete quests, and then I'll make it strong enough to defeat the Demon King class one day. Then, I'll make it strong enough to defeat the Demon King class one day.

'So ...... but sir! Can't those fiefdoms do an adventurer's quest? It's not like we're living on the south side of the city to avoid monsters, is it?

It's not impossible.

　He turned around and said.

''My [cultivation] skills are top-notch, man.