episode_0191

▶Harvest the specified number of crops.◀

[ Chatelaine Strawberry (0/25) ]

[Chatrene Grape (0/25)]

Although I don’t usually provide clear conditions, I can vaguely anticipate a sub-episode with these clear conditions.

If you look at the required number, you can predict where it will be used, and these things come together one by one to create choices in the main episode.

Currently, I am in a situation where I am taking autonomous action instead of making choices on the territory management side, but I can infer the content.

This number was definitely the number needed for the guards.

“Well, how do you do that…”

Dyke raised his head and looked quite surprised. This could lead to misunderstandings, so it would be better to explain this kindly.

“Helqueta I requires Chatrene Strawberries, and Helqueta II requires Chatrene Grapes. Most of the guards who came here were there to treat those two diseases, and even if they were used for something else, I didn’t think you would suddenly need them anymore.”

“…!”

“You know, you remember that one of the festival managers was kicked out, right? The reason I did the background investigation was because I knew there was an internal enemy, so I hope there are no misunderstandings.”

When I added that, Dyke was not pleased.

In the game, if you found out that someone had been background-searching, your intimacy with them would decrease and you would even rebel against them.

‘…no. This may be why it was cut in the first place.’

The more I think about it, the more strange parts of the puzzle come together.

“First of all, I knew the situation. If that’s the case, I’ll give it to you.”

“Are you sure?”

“I told you that then too. There is nothing more important than human life.”

I would answer that way even if this were reality and not a game.

And, among the news I heard from Ferdi using my agent skills, there was one thing that bothered me the most.

“Who among them are poor? How poor are you?”

“There are quite a few people who sold everything they had and didn’t have and sent it to prepare for it. Some people even cut down on meals to save money.”

“…There are people like that here too.”

“Yes?”

“It’s nothing. I’ll take care of those first, but it needs time to grow. Can you wait until then?”

“Of course!”

“If there are people who are starving, tell them to save up the money they used to buy property and fill their stomachs first. If there is a guy who falls down, I clearly tell him that I won’t give him anything.”

Even though they are in a game, in my eyes they are people.

There are many harsh things in the world, but I think like this. Among them, the most painful harshness for humans is starvation.

I couldn’t close my eyes and ignore that pain. Especially because I experienced it myself.

“…Thank you. That’s what I’ll tell you.”

-Tiring!

▶Sub episode. has been accepted.◀

▶Obtain the Chatelaine Strawberries and Chatelaine Grapes within the time limit and hand them to the guards.◀

‘what. This will be resolved gradually, and the rest will require the use of agent abilities.’

I handed Dyke the note I had prepared in advance.

“This is…?”

“This is the command I give you in return. Don’t read it now, but read it when I send you strawberries and grapes.”

Dyke looked at the note silently, put it in his pocket, bowed his head, and left.

When Dyke used his first agent ability, the original option appeared.

As he, who is in charge of guarding the Chatrene territory, orders the closure, the process changes with just a few words of conversation.

Originally, I decided not to choose between the options, but now it seems right to implement one of them.

‘If the use of agent abilities is done at the wrong time, the rank drops and its efficiency is reduced. I think this is just the right time.’

In that case, the right option was to write the content on a note and pass it on to the person to read it later.

Anyway, it took a lot of time.

There will be no problem if I proceed with my next plan my way, so now I have to wait a little longer and face the problems that will come tomorrow.

***

Dyke returns to the guards’ quarters.

He listened to Karssein’s answer and relayed it in its entirety.

However, his colleagues were still skeptical.

I was able to understand the fact that two crops were growing in the field that Karssein personally cultivated because of Dyke’s testimony, so I could move on, but my doubts about whether he would willingly hand it over were not yet gone.

however. Their doubts were uprooted.

In just two days.

“What is this?”

“Strawberries and grapes…?”

The box Dyke brought was full of strawberries and grapes.

Indeed, as Dyke said, Karssein had grown these crops himself and sent them to the guards.

“Ha, haha. I guess my eyes are wrong. You seem tired today…?”

“It seems like I’m dreaming too. I need to wake up quickly.”

“It’s not from Chatelaine, is it? This is just strawberries and grapes. Right?”

But how can we immediately accept this scene that happened before our eyes?

I kept rubbing my sore eyes.

He pinched his cheek to see if he was dreaming.

I ask if these are regular strawberries and grapes grown in other lands, not from Chatelaine.

They were so shocked that they were talking gibberish.

After a while, along with the silence, life returns to the dull eyes.

Dyke just smiled at his colleagues.

“It’s not a dream. It fucking hurts. The place where I pinched it hurts so much that it throbs!”

“This… is real. Real chatelaine strawberries and chatelaine grapes…!”

“Oh my god… you’re just handing this sheep over to us…?”

This box contained only one happy truth for the guards.

Everyone is happy.

Dyke vaguely remembers Karssein’s instructions.

‘Master Karssein told me to check the note around this time.’

A note that I had never seen since I put it in my inner pocket.

I opened the note now and read it.

‘This…’

Both eyes immediately became round.

『The Chatelaine Territory will be closed for the time being. If anyone goes outside the territory, do not slow down your surveillance posture and check what they are doing and report it. Also, I want you to give a strict warning to those who enter Shatrene that they cannot enter without my permission.』

-gulp.

This is an order sent directly to Dyke.

This is an order that cannot be given unless you are in charge of security.

Considering the timing and conditions within the territory, it was an order that could have had a negative impact. Not only that, even I, the guard, could have been hit by a spark.

However, Dyke was not afraid.

“Everyone pay attention!”

Dyke, who was thinking deeply, shouted to his colleagues, and the delighted guards turned their heads to him when they heard the loud noise.

Following the cheers of joy, there was a quiet silence.

“I know everyone is happy, but can I ask you a favor?”

“What is it?”

“As soon as the boy delivered this box, he gave an order to me, the guard of the Chatrene territory.”

Dyke broke the silence and added with a serious face.

“The contents are like this. Close the Shatren territory for the time being, and do not slow down surveillance if anyone goes outside the territory. Also, inspect and report what has been done, but those trying to enter Shatren from outside must not do so without permission. This is the order the master gave me.”

“…Isn’t it dangerous?”

“This is a complete ban!”

“I feel like if we do it, sparks will fly on us too…”

They are also guards like Dyke. So everyone has the same reaction.

The Shatren territory expressed concern about this order as it was clear what would happen.

In response, Dyke honestly reveals his true feelings.

“Did you guys receive a call asking you to pay the fee separately or to pay the price?”

“No.”

“There was no such thing.”

“Us… Because we had doubts from the beginning. If there was such a thing, I would have found it a long time ago.”

“Okay. What does that mean? Master Karssein didn’t want anything in return from us. It’s not surprising if he accepts it, but throws away the benefit he would have gained. They gave it to us. Do you understand?”

So what is this command?

This concludes the argument.

“I don’t know much about what happened in the past in the Shatren Territory. All I could think about was that I had to find crops to help my sister recover. I didn’t even find out about that until later. By the way, do you really think that Master Karssein you saw is someone who deserves such harsh criticism?”

“…”

“The master I saw who was offered it before you all… never put down his pen for even a single moment. He said he didn’t take his eyes off Shatlaine. He was a person who worked while sleeping at times. No matter how you look at this, isn’t it the appearance of a true lord?”

“Now that I think about it…”

“Isn’t it just like tending the field and growing crops yourself…?”

It won’t be just that.

His fellow guards nodded as Karssein’s true appearance began to vaguely emerge one by one.

“Maybe the residents of the territory are strange. So, I think like this.”

Even taking into account the amount of sparks flying, this is something we have to pay for.

The best you can do is just a spark.

I wonder if I can pay that much for being a security guard at this Chatelen.

Dyke argued strongly.

He still doesn’t know why Karssein is being criticized in Chatelaine.

No matter which way you look at it, there isn’t a single flaw. This is because Karssein Vagrand was a very good lord in Chatrene.

however.

“…”

The guards all closed their mouths.

‘As expected, you can’t just participate in something like this.’

Fortunately, several of his colleagues, led by Frikt, who nodded to Dyke and approached him, pushed the box into the center and crossed over.

Starting from that box, the division of people into pros and cons began.

With this number of people, even if it is difficult, the work can be done somehow.

Reduce your rest time. All you have to do is sleep less at night and take turns as sentry.

Even if you can’t do as much as you received, you just have to do your best to follow the orders.

Dyke planned to follow Karssein’s orders along with the companions who had chosen him.

Right then.

-Sureuk.

“Freakt. Why are these boundaries created? Like a fool.”

“It’s natural. How can that be a spark?”

“Young Master Karsein is better than those guys who raised the price day after day without selling it to us and only sold it to nobles!”

“Agree. Maybe, as Dyke said, the residents are strange.”

“You guys…”

Dyke realized at that moment.

Not the box, but the fact that everyone in this room is united in their desire to help Karssein.

“Dike. In terms of time spent, you are the most senior. Come up with a plan.”

“…If we want to work in shifts, we have to split into groups first.”

“Wow – shift work.”

“It will be difficult for a while.”

“But there are still a lot of people. Surprisingly, it might be worth a try.”

They gathered together and started organizing shifts, saying that they should work harder because they had something to offer.

-Tiring!

▶This message will not be displayed to the player.◀

▶We succeeded in bringing about a result that went beyond the options.◀

▶A sub-episode exclusively for Dyke characters. By clearing , Dyke’s agent ability has been awakened.◀

▶Agent rank increases!◀

[ 2. Dyke ]

▶Rank: A-

▶Ability to perform: Controller

[You can check the visitation and entry records of the Chatrene territory, and if your rank is high, it also becomes possible to control and block visitors. ]

▶The intimacy of guards, including Dyke and Frict, increases significantly.◀

[Numbers for each person]

[Dike: 35%]

[ Freakt: 31% ]

[Sen: 28%]

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▶The trigger has been activated as the conditions have been met.◀

▶The guards become aware of Shatrene’s true condition!◀