My lord. Please pay this forward.

　The one that the chief of Nakamura pulled out was a horse," he said.

"Oh, shouldn't I have this?

Yeah. Of course.


　Heeheen! ......


　He was a dark-haired, strong-looking horse.

'I'm so grateful! This territory isn't very large, but I thought it would take a little too long to walk around.

Yes, sir.

　The elder man smiled at me.

　As I was talking to him, I realized that he wanted to marry his daughter to me.

　I politely declined and told him that he couldn't take the horse, but

'No, no! And there's something else: ...... please pay it forward.

　I was afraid to leave.


　I felt sorry, so if I find a man who looks good, I'll introduce him to you next time.

　I'm not sure if it's Garcia or something.


　Hee hee!

"Hey mister! Isn't that a good horse!

　This Garcia also complimented me on the horse.

You can sell this one for a lot of money.

I'm not selling it. I'm getting in.

Oh, I see. So, have you got a name yet?

No.

　I'm not very good at picking a name for myself, you know?

Then let me think of a name for myself. You mean like 'Pochi'? ...... bohe!

　The horse's front legs are gouging out Garcia's pigeon tail!

"Ugh, ugh. ....... Then it's black and 'black' is ...... guhe!

　The horse attacks again.

Hmmm. What do you not like about it?

It's because it sounds like a dog. You should have a more horselike name.

How about "Black Oji"? ...... Hidebu!

　At last, the horse angrily delivered a back leg kick to the chin.

　If you have a weird name like that, anyone would be angry.

"Black, black ......

　Then I heard a voice from behind me and turned around to see Igarashi-san mumbling with a very serious face.

Kuro, koku ...... koku-o-maru?

　That looks like a ship's name.

　handsome...

　But the horse was happily neighing on Igarashi's rocky knees.

The only thing that's different about them is their rise to prominence. I don't know what's different about my own.

　Well, it's a male.


　So, this guy was called "Kuro-o-maru".



　



　Even after the rice planting is over, summer is summer and it seems to be hard to work in the rice fields.

　There is a lot of work to be done to remove the weeds that quickly become damp and to deal with pests.


　However, compared to the time of rice planting, it can be said that the busy season is over.

　Therefore, I'm going to summon about fifty additional people to the territory, with 'Nakamura' at the center.


　The new people I've called together are


30 swordsmen in the vanguard.

20 offensive wizards.


　And it's very simple.


　Add to this the 25 people I've trained beforehand, and you have 75 people.

　Gaya Gaya...Gaya Gaya.........

　But when I got 75 people together, it was seriously hard to do just that anyway.

'Hey! Don't pursue it too far!

　But he just runs away.

"Don't you dare fight with him!" and he'd get into a fight.

　and she'd get in a fight.


　So that's a good point.

　It was so hard to keep 25 people together.

　And when you have 75 people, there's more than enough capacity to remember the names and faces of each of them.


　But I can say that the hardest part was just the beginning.

　When everyone has a fighting strength of over 100, well, unless you're very careless, you won't get seriously injured.


　On the other hand.

　The first 25 people had steadily increased their abilities with a combat power of 558, 489 and 721.......

　The martial artist Chiyo, who had been strengthened by possession, had already come to a combat strength of 1256.


　Then, I'm glad that two of the three backup mages have learned magic one by one.


[Tect] ...... overall defense is increased just a bit (level 1 level).

[Ruki] ...... One person's attack power is slightly increased (level 1 level).


　In particular, I was very grateful for the fact that the support spell for the defense system is a [Whole Magic Tect].

　The effect of the tect is only a small amount, but the defense power of all 75 people goes up, so it's a great deal.


　And since I started riding the Kuro-Ohmaru, her battle power is gradually increasing and she's now 794.

　Heeheen!

　Now, if we're dealing with the monsters around here anymore, there's no danger for everyone.

　If I leave, the [Blessing Play] will be ineffective, but I think I'll just let everyone hunt monsters and go out for a bit.

　This is because I wanted to get an overall picture of this [West of the Domain].

　I straddled the 【Kuroo Maru】 and ran.


　Pakarak, Pakarak, Pakarak ......


Hi. Hi, Jujube.

This is my lord.

　First, we arrived at an idle grandmother's hut.

"This is a fine horse.

　Incidentally, she has become my girlfriend since she became the lord of the estate, as she often visited my grandmother's hut and we began to enjoy chatting over tea and other drinks.

'I've got legs today, so I need you to show me the whole of the west side,'

"Huh. Yes, but ...... no matter how much I love the eagle, I can't run faster than a horse.

　When I said that, I grabbed Natsume's hand and pulled her up onto the horse with a guiding hand.

''Kya handsome!''

　Hmmm.

　You're sounding like a woman, Grandma.


　Crackle, crackle, crackle: ......


　According to Grandma Natsume, the three mountains in this territory are called "Mother Mountain", "Sister Mountain" and "Sister Mountain".

　I've been told that the three mountains in this territory are called "Mother Mountain", "Sister Mountain" and "Sister Mountain".

　On the west side of Mount Seosan, although it is small, monsters appear.

　Almost no one lives there.

　This is indeed true even if you look around in a circle with your horse.

　The reason why Grandma Natsume lives alone at the foot of the west side of the Sister Mountain is because she has an unusual life skill and mountain technique, of course, ordinary people wouldn't dare to live on the west side of the mountain.

''Isn't it possible that they used to grow crops in the past?

Come on. For as long as I can remember, there have been monsters around.

　Well, even if it's not, it's not like the land is very fertile.

　There are a lot of rocks on the crumbly soil.

　Further north on the west side of Sister Mountain, we hit the "Mother Mountain".

　These two mountains are interspersed with a ridge, and if you go over this one, you'll be in a different territory.

　Despite its name, "Mother Mountain" was rugged and lacking in greenery.

　There were no usable trees growing on it.

...... something like this.

　That's when I pulled on the reins and turned my horse around, a little disappointed.

　I can see a dark hole in between the rocks on the mother mountain side.


　Gogogogogo: ......


What is it, Nutmeg? Do you know what this hole is?

I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work. I'm sure my parents said to me, 'Don't go in there because it might collapse.

　Which means, if you'll excuse me, it's a hole that's been open for quite some time.

　Heeheen!

　I was curious about it, but the hole was definitely fragile and I couldn't do anything about it.


　The hole was fragile and there was nothing I could do.


Mr. Eigha. Our guest.

　When I returned to Hanare, the mansion under construction, Igarashi was the first to say so.

Are you waiting inside?

Yes, sir.

　I went into a separate room and found two unknown men sitting on the floor.

I live in the outer village, and I mainly get my living by trading.

　One of them said.

Tomura," he said. I hear it's the only one north of 'Seosan'.

Yes, sir.

　I see.

　The language is a bit different from the other people in the village.

So, what do you want?

Heh. I'd like to introduce you to this gentleman today: ......

　The man in the outer village put his hand to the man next to him, "My name is SESHA, Gitaro Bando.


My name is Gitaro Bando.

　This is also very far away from the wording of .......

Which one is it?

My name is Sekisha, the man from Okuga, that I am.

　Okuga?

　I'm the one with all the hatinnies in my head.

From the next estate.

　And Igarashi-san gives me an earful.

　Well, ...... I'm happy to give you an earful, but I don't want you to say it with your lips on your ears.

'So? What does the neighboring territory want with me?