<h4>Chapter 111 – Drunkard and Meaning of Existence</h4>
「Husband, you meanie.」
「Husband, you meanie desu.」
「Vige chief, can you please be more considerate?」
「I think his clumsiness in those kind of situations is one of his strong points.」
Loo, Tier, Ria, and Frau said those respectively.
There are also others here besides them. The dwarf Donovan, the caretaker of the minotaurs, Nuff, the caretaker of the centaurs, Rasshashi, and the caretaker of the nyunyu-daphnes, Mamu.
The content of our current meeting is about Gordon of the minotaurs, Glueworld of the centaurs, and the nyunyu-daphnes.
To summarize it, each of them is trying to send a mistress to me but I declined them. It resulted in this meeting.
「Maa maa.」
Donovan pacifies the ce using alcohol.
「There are probably various opinions regarding this but….first of all, vige chief, you should act like a vige chief more….No, it might be useless unless you think like what a ruler should be.」
「Think like a ruler?」
「Yes. This is not a difficult topic.」
Donovan drinks one cup of alcohol and exins while pouring alcohol to the cup again.
By the way, the alcohol is my treat.
「I’ll give you an example…. I, along with the other dwarves, am living in this vige, who permitted me to do so?」
「Isn’t it me?」
「Yes. I and the other dwarves are making alcohol for this vige. The dwarves are making them but it is not ours. All of the alcohol the dwarves made belongs to the vige chief.」
「It is as you say.」
「Then, let’s say that the vige chief intended to drive all the dwarves out of the vige.」
「Eh?」
「This is just an analogy. If the dwarves will be chase out of the vige, who will brew alcohol from now on? Even so, can we still stay here?」
Donovan raises the alcohol on his hand and shows it to me.
「Though the vige chief is not that much of a fan of alcohol, most of the vigers are. If I and the other dwarves are driven out, no one will make alcohol… Even if the vige chief is fine with it, the others will be dissatisfied. When that happens, the vige will be unstable. If you carefully weigh it, is forcing the dwarves away good for the vige? Think about it.」
Think about it?
….think about it.
「In other words, it can be said that I and the dwarves are making alcohol in order to gain the permission to live here. Do you get what I mean?」
「Ah, aahhhh.」
「We are making alcohol. Loo-dono and Tier-dono gave birth to the vige chief’s children in addition, they are your counselor. The onis are taking care of everyone’s personal needs. The high elves hunts and are in charge of construction. The lizardmen are doing the heavybors. The beastkins are doing the processing jobs. The demon girls are helping the vige chief with his job. The mountain elves are working as cksmiths, making instruments, and they also recently built a valuable waterwheel. Ah, Zabuton-dono and the spiders, Kuro-dono and the wolves, and the dragons are making this ce safe.」
Donovan tells all those to remind me.
「Up to now, the people living in this vige has a reason to stay in this vige. That made the neers uneasy. If the vige chief wants to, they can be chased out anytime.」
「No, I don’t have any intention of driving them out.」
「We know that you won’t. You didn’t refuse them when they came so you will definitely not chase them out. However, do you think they think so? It hasn’t even been a hundred days since they met you.」
When you say it like that….it might be so.
「Vige chief, you have to be aware that in Big Tree Vige, you hold the pinnacle of power. You’re also the most influential person in the newly made vige so you should act ordingly.」
「Act ordingly?」
「To what you’ve done today, they became uneasy. That is not what someone in your position should do.」
Donovan drinks up the alcohol and pours his cup again.
「To put it simply, it’s about the bnce of position between the neers and the vige chief. Now, when the vige chief ask them something, they can’t refuse it.」
「…..」
「The difference between “can’t refuse” and “can refuse but still has to do so” is great. Presently, the vige chief is giving them too much.」
「I give too much?」
「Yes. This is a peaceful ce, they eat delicious food, they can drink alcohol we made, they are wearing clothes Zabuton-dono made, etc. you have given them mountain. Winter ising but it is still unpaid. They will feel better being used by a viin since they don’t know how to repay you, a good-natured person. They will be crushed with the things you gave.」
「No, I’ll have them help with construction and other various things….」
「Building things where they will live while we still feed them during that time? Do you think that it will be enough?」
…..
「Do you know the reason why they want to present women?」
「…….ah」
「As for the reason why the vige chief did not ept them.」
「Mou」
「….hahaha. This has be a preaching session. But you must understand what’s happening around, a vige chief should be a vige chief.」
「Hnn?」
「Even if you were offered a woman, it doesn’t necessarily mean that you’ll have to make her your mistress. The important thing is you formally ept them.」
「It means….ahh.」
What a scary custom.
「Whatever the vige chief’s final decision is…. Don’t forget to tell the other party why you refused.」
「Ahh」
「…..I can only say things like this when I drink alcohol and is drunk. Do not expect too much from me.」
「Sorry.」
「Ah…. since we’re already talking about it, I want to say something to Ria.」
「What is it?」
「The high elves are wolfing him down too much. Please lessen it a little like giving him some breather.」
Donovan…….
I’ll buy all of Donovan’s stocks!
「If you can’t give him a breather, you shouldn’t monopolize the vige chief that much. Think of the other races too.」
Ah, yeah, please tell her to be obedient and I want to take a rest.
「We are talking with other races properly. However, maa…. let us discuss it.」
I’m making guts pose in my heart and I’m even about to give Donovan a reward medal….no, I shouldn’t.
I decided to give him alcohol.
Thank you!
Also, can you tell what you said to Ria to the onis too?
And please, can you give me advice when you get drunk again?
I’m not prepared for this.
I only prepared for epting more than 200 new residents.
I thought that giving them shelter and food is enough but it was a mistake.
The new residents are living beings.
After that, we start the meeting all over again.
After the meeting was over, nothing was solved because it only became a preaching session.
I also asked for Nuff, Rasshashi, and Mamu’s opinion too.
The result.
「Staying in Big Tree Vige?」
I met with Gordon and Glueworld and spoke with them.
「Ah, this won’t be a hard request. I just want each of you to choose someone to stay in Big Tree Vige.」
「I understand what you’re trying to say but….what do you n them to do in Big Tree Vige?」
「They can act as a Riaison member and convey my order to each vige. Also, since they are located somewhat far away, it will be troublesome if they don’t have sufficient information. It will be their job to record those events while we are staying in Big Tree Vige then convey them to the other vigers when they returned. Also, those who came from those viges will be the one responsible to convey the information from that vige here.」
It would be faster if the centaurs will be the one who’ll do that but they’ll believe it more if they hear it from someone of their own race.
「I will also ask them to do any work I’ll ask them to do. I’m not speaking something foul but you can call them as my errand maid.」
「Errand maid?」
「Right. While they are in this vige, I will work both their hands and feet hard.」
They are basically sacrificialmb for their race who’s somewhat far away.
「As for the people of Vige Two, you may decide who will stay or how long will that person be here but please let me know the details first. Is there any question?」
「When will that start?」
「Today. Please decide who’ll be the resident officer.」
「Resident officer?」
「Ah, that will be the official title of the person who’ll stay in this vige.」
「I see. While they are staying in Big Tree Vige, where do you have them to stay?」
「For the time being, use the inn.」
「For the time being?」
「Next spring, my residence will be renovated. At that time, I’ll prepare a room for each resident officer of each vige to sleep in. How can they be my errand maid if they’re not there?」
「Ooohh」
「That is….」
I ask them for some errand maids.
And that errand maid will live in my house in the future.
Even if each vige sends me women, I can have them serve as Riaison officers.
Though I say that I’ll use them as Riaison officers, it is the same as them offering women to me.
Though this might be shallow, this is what I concluded(after consulting the people involved).
「And I will also ask each vige or each race to do something for me.」
「Please do.」
「For Gordon’s vige, you’ll mainly focus on farming. You can also raise livestock if you want to. Since you have done sericulture, we’ll gather silkworms once everything is settled.」
「Thank you. We would like to focus on farming first so we can establish a good foothold.」
Gordon lowers his head.
Until now, I did not tell him anything to do and just ask him things for inquiry.
I have reflected.
I should not forget about give and take.
Give back the amount you receive.
I could withdraw itter but I decided to tell him my immediate goal(which is what I should receive).
「For Glueworld’s vige…… Although your vige has not yet beenpleted, you will also mainly farm uponpletion. Also, the Riaison officer who’ll run from your vige to Big Tree Vige should have good legs regardless of the season and regardless of the weather. Got it?」
「Yes, please leave it to me.」
「Then, let’s decide the details after your vige has beenpleted.」
Glueworld lowers her head.
My work ends here.
I still have one more thing to do.
I called for Igu.
「Igu’s Vige, this might sound bad but I decided not to make it.」
「!」
Igu was surprised that an ivy appear on top of her.
「Don’t be upset. You won’t live in a new one but Igu’s group will live in Big Tree Vige.」
「Eh? Ooohhhh. We can live in this vige?」
「Ah, yes but, I want you to continue your warningwork on each vige. I also would like you to continue doing your work as night light.」
「I agree.」
「Because you work as a warningwork and as night light in each vige, you will have to live separately and you will part with some of yourrades. Is that alright?」
「No problem.」
「Really? Good. This might be unfair for you but I will need to take care of the minotaurs and centaurs first since they came here before you.」
Although there are problems with size and lifestyle and even some discord with the first two groups, thetest group will live in Big Tree Vige.
「What should I do?」
「I want you to be a manager of a vige for some time.」
「A vige manager?」
「Ah, thepleted one. The one that can be lived in any time…. It hurts me that there’s no resident staying at that vige.」
It is currently an empty vige.
「I would like you to take care of the vige until new immigrantes. That is in addition to your warningwork and night light. I’m being hard on you.」
「It’s okay. Leave it to me.」
I was surprised that there were flowers blooming on the ivy that pops out on her earlier.
「Yes, I’ll leave it to you.」
…….
I’m tired.
I want to rx.
Oh no.
We have toplete the centaurs’ vige.
Winter is right before us.