Ch.56Chapter 56. How to Manage a Barbarian City (3)

# Chapter 56. How to Manage a Barbarian City (3)

Kanto’s sudden second job advancement. I’m dumbfounded.

Did he gain some enlightenment while subjugating the village?

First, I checked his blessing.

[Berserker’s Soul: Slowly increases strength, speed, and stamina as battle continues. Killing enemies grants minute permanent stat increases.]

Oh, this is quite good?

Seeing the words “slowly” and “minute,” the latter seems to have a smaller increase than the former, but the important part is “permanent.”

Now his abilities don’t just increase during battle, but he can continuously see the effects.

Since there’s no limit written for the stats, I suppose it’s unlimited.

A late-bloomer character who starts weak but slowly becomes stronger.

…Somehow I feel a sense of kinship.

Nah, we’re still not the same. Our upper limits are different.

No matter how strong Kanto becomes, he’ll only reach mid-level demon at best.

We’re clearly different.

I’m not even fully grown yet, but I knocked out a level 7 mid-level demon with a single blessing.

Let me finish this task first and then go check.

I walked around the field with Lakye and used my “Power of the Storm God” blessing.

“The field transformed instantly…”

“A-A god of farming!”

“Something that would take months finished so quickly!”

God of farming doesn’t sound right. It makes me look weak.

Since the tribal federation’s population doubled instantly, I had no choice but to “rapid grow” the first crops.

The mental energy consumption is enormous. I can’t use this shortcut all the time.

Mental energy is both my HP and MP. If I consume too much, I’ll forcibly fall into a sleep state, so I need to be careful.

– Let’s go back.

I returned to headquarters with Lakye.

***

Kanto enters the altar confidently.

“Hahaha! As always, a great victory! They had various preparations, but when the civilized old man used his magic something…”

“My name is Harry Francis Winston, you young thing!”

“Harry… what? Unnecessarily long! I’ll just call you old man!”

“Y-You…!”

Harry’s thin, weak arms tremble. At this point, I feel sorry for him.

– Your blessing has bloomed. Did you feel it?

“What is… blooming?”

– …

This is why basic education is necessary.

“Chief Kanto…”

Paya, who was holding her forehead as if she had a headache, explained instead.

“Ah! I definitely felt it! The mysterious power gained from the blessing doesn’t disappear after accumulating, but feels like it’s circulating inside my body!”

– You’ll grow slower than before, but now your power won’t disappear.

“Hahaha! Does this mean I can become as strong as Chief Lakye now?”

Kanto glances at Lakye standing next to Totem #1 as he says this.

Even after getting beaten so badly, he can still burn with competitive spirit.

Kanto, your perseverance alone makes you worthy of being a protagonist.

But Lakye’s reaction was cold.

“Hmph.”

He just gave a snort and leaned against Totem #1.

“…You can laugh like that only for now.”

“Ah, sure.”

Lakye doesn’t even look at him anymore.

Kanto’s face changes colors like gaming LED lights.

Karma. Everything comes back around.

He teased Harry, so now he’s being teased by Lakye.

I hope he now understands how Harry feels.

Anyway, I learned that blessings that can only be given to one person, or “individual blessings” for short, can also grow.

I wonder if Paya’s “Path of the Spirit Mage” and Lakye’s “Totem Guardian” will grow too.

I imagined Chubby growing as big as an airplane and Lakye becoming excessively strong like a green monster.

As expected of Lord Loa Malak’s blessing (not the real Malak).

It can’t even be compared to the trivial skills of paladins.

I roughly praised Kanto and waited for the leadership to gather.

After a while, Rachel, who had been handling administrative work, returned.

“Sorry I’m late.”

– It’s fine.

Lakye, Paya, Kanto, Muri, Harry, Rachel.

All the leaders sat at the round table.

– Let’s begin.

It’s about time to subjugate the next region.

– Tell me everything you know about Blutan.

Blutan. A region right next to Symphonia and Tibera.

“Yes.”

Rachel nodded.

The group that joined the tribal federation is a collection of civilized people who were hiding in the three regions of Symphonia, Blutan, and Tibera.

Rachel, who led them, should know quite a bit of information.

“Blutan has a demonic triumvirate.”

Demonic triumvirate.

It sounds impressive, but it just means three mid-level demons sharing control of one region.

Three mid-level demons. If I don’t kill them all at once, it could be quite troublesome.

The next piece of information was just as important.

“Mid-level demons die after sending coordinates. It’s a magic that uses their life as a sacrifice.

This isn’t information I discovered, but something a paladin told us.”

Two years ago, there was a paladin who greatly helped the civilized group.

“The fact that I and the refugees are alive is all thanks to that person. They defeated demons and saved people. They were honorable and brave.”

So there was someone who worked hard like George’s raid party.

– What happened to that paladin?

“They said they needed to go to the capital to end this war, then suddenly disappeared. In the end, I couldn’t repay their kindness.

The only reason a powerless person like me could lead people was all thanks to them.”

– Do you know that paladin’s name?

“I can’t forget it. …Because I still admire them.”

Rachel closed her eyes slightly as if reminiscing about that time.

“They said their name was EunuchBro. I remember it clearly.”

– …

“It’s an unusual name, isn’t it? A name given by an assassin who once pursued justice…”

– I see. Let’s move on.

I feel dizzy, so I want to stop listening.

What are you, Emiya EunuchBro?

This crazy bastard. He wasn’t just acting out his concept in the community but in reality too?

How serious are you about being EunuchBro?

It’s a bit bitter though.

Someone who was working hard with a sense of mission two years ago became an idiot who only writes troll posts after going to the capital.

What did he see in the capital? Did he face an enemy he thought he couldn’t defeat and become discouraged?

Just tired? Post-traumatic stress disorder?

He seems quite skilled since he killed AtomicRex who was growing several times faster than paladins.

Of course, there’s no guarantee that a level 7 paladin and a level 7 chimera are the same.

The capital is far, and there’s much to do here. I’ll think about it later.

– Do you have any information about the mid-level demons in Blutan?

“I’ve never seen them directly. I don’t think I’ve heard about them either. Should I bring the people who lived in Blutan?”

– Do that.

Seventeen civilized people entered the altar.

They all eagerly explained what they saw in Blutan, but there was no special information.

Let me summarize the information we gathered today:

1. Blutan is ruled by a demonic triumvirate.

2. Mid-level demons die when they transmit coordinates.

3. The paladin who helped Rachel’s group is very likely to be MeleeSpy.

4. Blutan has three mid-level demons and twelve low-level demons.

First, information #1. It’s somewhat shocking, but not enough to despair.

My “Totem of Confusion” works on mid-level demons. If I can gather all three in one place and use it, it’s game over.

The problem is that it won’t be that easy, but since they all live in the city, it’s not entirely impossible.

Besides, my blessing isn’t the only thing that can block a mid-level demon’s coordinate transmission.

Harry’s “Magic Interference Device” also proved its effectiveness in the previous battle.

Mid-level demons are now “enemies that can be overcome.”

Information #2 is useful.

It explains why mid-level demons save their coordinate transmission until the very end.

Since it’s magic that costs their own life, they don’t use it unless they’re facing death.

Even mid-level demons fear death.

Even in a slightly difficult situation, they won’t use it if they see a chance of winning. This can be used strategically.

Let’s skip information #3.

Information #4. I don’t have much to say about this either.

Since it’s a smaller region than Symphonia, there are fewer villages and low-level demons.

It should be easier than I thought.

The overall assessment is “doable”?

It’s not like we’re going to charge straight into the city to fight anyway.

This time, we can nibble away at them and put pressure on them.

Based on all the information we’ve heard so far, the condition for coordinate transmission is “the emergence of a force that threatens the demon forces.”

More specifically, it might be “the emergence of a force that can overwhelm a mid-level demon controlling a region.”

They wouldn’t send coordinates just because a few low-level demons were killed.

If that happens, well, we’d have to run like hell to Symphonia.

– That’s all for today.

I dismissed the leadership.

It’s about time to prepare for the next war.

***

The next day.

“There’s a warp gate installed in Symphonia’s sewers!”

Harry, who rushed to the altar, caught his breath and said.

He says they found it without any warning while having the civilized people clean the sewers.

– Let’s go.

I was carried in Lakye’s hand as I went underground with the leadership.