The port of the commercial city of Hafenfeld.

　The morning sun was shining dimly and water droplets began to drip from the frost on the ship's hull.


　Pichon......Pichon......



　Well.

　The expedition in the Kelmut culture area had achieved a certain amount of success, and I was about to turn back to the territory of Tohkumo.

　There are some projects I want to do in the territory while I'm still in it.



　But that doesn't mean we're going to take all 150 troops ...... with us.

　There is no need for all of us to pull out of the "Tokumo" territory because it is still off-season farming, and we have three ships, so I decided to use one of them and bring back only 50 people.

　In other words, the troops will be divided into two groups: the 'Returning Group' that will return to the territory and the 'Remaining Group' that will stay behind and continue the adventure.


"Do you want to use the items you've acquired?

　And he appointed Gitaro Bando as the general of the 'residual group'.

　I'll have to give him especially good instructions.

　With that in mind, I hand Garcia and Igarashi-san the file they made for me.

I want the items on this list to be loaded onto a ship and sent to Tokumo. When the shipping capacity of one ship is full, send it out to Tohun with 50 others.

　Yeah.

　The only minerals that have been discovered in my land are magical ores, so I have decided to purchase the raw materials needed to start a new industry with the items I've acquired on my adventures.

　Therefore, I would like to purchase the raw materials needed to start a new industry with the items I acquired in my adventures.

　Since we have 45 million bonds from the items we've acquired so far and the reward for defeating bosses, I don't think we'll be in a situation where we won't be able to run any more adventures due to lack of foreign currency for a while.


''The same for the next one, that is?''

'Yeah. So I'm going to give each of the fifty men an adventure, a vacation, or engage them in the industries of the territory, and I'm going to rotate the rotation around .......

I see.

But when we hit a hard quest, we'll all get together and go on a quest.

Phew, that's .......


　Gitaro Bando had a talent for swords and had grown to a combat strength of 7,800, but he was more than capable of leading people in the field and had the ability to read, write, and do administrative tasks such as abacus.

　He may be earnest and a bit inflexible, but he was exactly the right person for the 'middle management' position to lead the troops away from me to carry out the mission.


''So, all the preparations for sailing are now complete. ......

　When the handover was complete, Igarashi-san said to me.

''Yes. I've also left the copper sword in my possession, so I'm going to stop by the blacksmith's shop in Lantis one last time.

I understand.

　That's why I got off the boat once just before we set sail.

　Zsa Zsa: ......

　At the same time, I saw a woman walking down the dock.

　It took me a few seconds to realize that the woman was the blacksmith's daughter, Liv.

''Huh? Liv?

　The reason for this is that Liv is a little different today.

　I'm not wearing a tank top, but a tight leather jacket and carrying a large bag.

　And in the center of his or her chest was a sword held in his or her hand.

You have brought it all the way here?

...... Yeah.

　I took the Copper Sword from her and pulled it from its sheath and held it up to the sunlight.


　How! The copper sword.

[Copper Sword + 3] -> [Copper Sword + 8]

　It had grown into a


　That's what I'm talking about, Liv!

'Thanks! And then I'll have Ichitaro-kun beat me up every now and then to raise him.

　Ichitaro is learning the basics of blacksmithing from Liv.

　I'm sure this sword will grow along with his development.

　That's what I was thinking when I said that ......

......

See you at ....... Thanks for your help.

　I turn on my heel to head back to the ship, no longer needing to go all the way to Lantis' blacksmith shop because Liv remains silent.

　Alright.

　Now that I've got my bronze sword back, we're ready to set sail.

"Aega.

　I thought, but was soon stopped in my tracks by being stopped.

　What is it?

...... I'm leaving town.

What?

I'll leave here and become your masters.

Ma......

　I almost drop the copper sword for a second.

'Really? Are you sure you want to do this?

Yeah, I've decided.

But I was so lost.

　Liv replies with a shake of her head.

The truth is, I knew it was time to move on. The shop will be closed when I'm done with it anyway. None of the kids in this town are going to be apprenticed to a blacksmith anymore.

　The woman's hair, which was left unclasped today, is sadly swaying in the sudden sea breeze.

I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this. There's really no reason for me to stay in that shop forever.

　She said that - and I suppose half of it was a honesty - but the other half of her mind was not sure how close she had come to that place, but the tone of her voice was terribly unpalatable now. It was obvious from where I looked.

'I see,'

'Oh, no ...... sorry sorry!　I don't mean to make this a gloomy story. I've got to look forward to my new job at the new place. I thought it would be fun to work for you, and that's why I'm here.

　It's a very good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

Liv ......

Ah. I didn't have a place to go for a bride anyway, so if the lord of the land would give it to me this time, it would make a lot of sense, right? Ha-haha ......

　Liv laughs like that and slaps me on the back.

''Hmph, you're only joking. Come on, I'm going now.

　I gave her a gentle poke back on the shoulder and led her to the boat.