<h4>Chapter 136 – Autumn Harvest and This and That</h4>


    Autumn hase.


    It is also harvesting time.


    So far, we have already harvested all the crops. All I need to do now is to plow them again using the AFT to turn everything into soil and to also expand the field.


    Even though autumn harvest time means it’s almost winter, I still need to turn them into soil.


    However, I need to be careful since this time, it’s different from usual.


    It is because I will have Vige Two and Vige Three farm normally.


    I need to make sure that I’ll leave the seeds for them to use.


    Can that really be done….


    There are crops with seeds but aren’t these too few?


    Also, should I just leave the root crops alone….


    Though there’s a variety of them, I have to choice but to check them.


    But what about those seedless crops…? How troublesome.


    Since banana has no seeds, what am I supposed to do with them?


    When plowing using the AFT, is my consciousness considered as the seed?


    In any case, we can also try buying seeds and seedlings from another ce.


    We are the only ones farming at this ce so we have to buy somewhere else.


    Normally, every ce in existence should be practicing farming.


    The minotaurs are a good example. They are experienced farmers.


    But presently, the only thing they can do is to put their hearts to it.


    「In other words….the Big Tree Vige will do the usual after the harvest but what will Vige Two and Vige Three do?」


    「That」


    I asked one of the civil servant girls to have the others assembled.


    「This wine, it is a little bitter but we can take care of it by peeling the skin.」


    The dwarf Donovan said so.


    I wonder what he wants to imply.


    「You can do it yourself, why are you telling me that?」


    I don’t think it is something he needs my permission to do…..


    「No, that is…..weck manpower to peel the grapes.」


    「I see, do you have someone in mind?」


    「I want to ask for the beastgirls because of their dexterity but they are busy in times like this.」


    「Indeed. They are busy making oil and other processed goods.」


    「The high elves and the mountain elves are also busy with their usual winter work, the lizardmen too.」


    「During this season, it will be harder to find someone who is avable.」


    Our work was basically stacked up because we were not able to do them during the martial arts festival and the autumn harvest.


    「Thus, as a result of looking for manpower….can you ask themias if they want to earn? I want to hire them.」


    Thus, you require my permission.


    「I don’t mind but what are you paying them with?」


    「Food and amodation while staying in this vige. I’ll also give them crops as payment since they want it.」


    「Alright. No problem. Donovan, you can decide the quantity and what crop you’ll pay them with.」


    「Affirmative. Leave it to me.」


    Thus, a group ofmia came….six of them.


    The group ofmia stayed in the vige to help with brewing alcohol. They are in charge of peeling the grapes and mashing them.


    Yeah, a peaceful scene.


    When harvesting ends, it is barter time with the Howling Vige.


    This time, Daga is our representative.


    It seems like he promised to meet them after they returned home at the end of the martial arts festival.


    I don’t mind but please don’t forget why you’re there.


    Two of the civil servant girls apanied the group to do the ounting.


    As for the physicalbor, we’ll employ the residents there.


    Because of their ongoing circumstances, I want them to earn a little.


    They seem to be having trouble with the human vige again.


    I don’t mean to thrust your neck but, can’t you do anything about it soon?


    The human vige that is troubling the Howling Vige is also part of the demon king’s kingdom so won’t it be solved once I spoke with either the demon king or Beezel?


    Ah, but, Gulf joined the martial artspetition and I’m sure he saw both the demon king and Beezel.


    At that time, did he manage to convey the problem to the demon king or Beezel?


    ………


    I’ll just think about my next move after talking with the residents of Howling Vige.


    I was consulted.


    「Eh? Me? Talk to the demon king?」


    Daga came back from the Howling Vige with Gulf.


    As for the exnation.


    It seems like the vige is already reaching its limit and they are already on the verge of moving away.


    Originally, if the vige is in trouble, the vige leader, the one who governs the viges, will be their representative to appeal to the feudal lord…..


    Once you submitted your appeal, it means that you are entrusting everything to the feudal lord and you’ll follow his decision that follows….


    However, the feudal lord is very inclined to the humans and is very distrustful of the Howling Vige so the appeal is pointless.


    Therefore, the only way is to appeal to someone higher than the feudal lord.


    They thought of directly appealing to the demon king….


    「Can you please speak to demon king-sama on our behalf?」


    「On your behalf…in short, you just want me to convey what’s happening to your vige to the demon king?」


    「Yes.」


    「Why didn’t you speak with him during the martial artspetition?」


    「Impossible」


    「….ehto」


    Frau barged in while I was speaking with the embarrassed Gulf.


    「Ano, demon king-sama is the greatest person of the kingdom. There is no way that an ordinary citizen can directly speak with him.」


    「But he even thought of a name for my son.」


    「Normally, that will never happen.」


    「In other words…」


    「But if it is the vige chief, I think it is possible for you to speak directly to demon king-sama.」


    「Looks like it….let’s hear the root of the trouble first.」


    Though I’m still not convinced, I want to know how worse the situation of Howling Vige is.


    The name of the human vige that is troubling the Howling Vige is Hyuma Vige.


    The cause of dispute, a woman who married someone from Howling Vige returned to Hyuma Vige.


    After that, the business with Howling Vige has suddenly be unfair and they also pressure to the surroundings.


    The Howling Vige did not stay silent and try to appeal about their situation to the surrounding vige.


    The Howling Vige thought that they willpromise with the help of the surrounding vige but Hyuma Vige chooses to stop trading.


    And it leads down to the present situation.


    「The Howling Vige is being used of the reason why the woman returned to Hyuma Vige.」


    「I see. Why did she return? Is her rtionship with his husband bad?」


    「No, their conjugal rtion was not bad. The woman is also a good daughter inw. However, she was not able to adapt to the living condition in the mountain that deteriorates her physical condition. The woman desperately tried to remain but she was still sent back to Hyuma Vige because if she’ll die….」


    「So that’s why you returned her….」


    「Yes」


    Maybe because I’m hearing the story from the Howling Vige’s side, I can’t see what the Howling Vige has done bad.


    I also think that it is good that the Howling Vige has not brought out their arms and tried to deal with it calmly.


    「Why is the feudal lord close with the Hyuma Vige?」


    「The feudal lord is a human. In addition, Hyuma Vige is closer to the lord’s mansion than the Howling Vige. The lord has nevere to Howling Vige but the lord has stayed many times in Hyuma Vige.」


    That feudal lord, why is he only backing up the vige that has taken care of him?


    「To begin with, the vige mayor and I already went to the lord to talk about the current situation. However, the Hyuma Vige insisted that Howling Vige is evil. Though we want all of these to be solved with talking, we left thinking that it’s useless.」


    Fumu.


    Is he implying that Hyuma Vige is a bully?


    I want to hear Hyuman Vige’s side….


    Frau has signaled me from behind while I was thinking.


    「There is something I want to verify….」


    「Hnn?」


    I listened to Frau and continue to interrogate Gulf.


    「Is the woman who returned home a daughter of someone influential in Hyuma Vige?」


    「I heard that she’s a rtive of the vige chief of the Hyuma Vige.」


    「And the husband from Howling Vige?」


    「The vige mayor’s son. He’s Senna’s older brother.」


    「How did they be a couple?」


    「It was decided by their parents. I heard that it is to deepen the friendship of Hyuma Vige and Howling Vige.」


    「Is their marriage celebrated?」


    「Yeah. There’s a grand celebration at Hyuma Vige. Even the feudal lord participated.」


    After I finished the interrogation, I looked at Frau….


    She’s holding her head.


    「What happened?」


    「After hearing all of those, it ispletely obvious that Howling Vige is the viin!」


    「Eh?」


    This world, I still don’t understand the rules here that much.


    Is it because of cultural difference?