CH 175

Attribute assignment

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When I sent off the chairman and returned to the boarding house, Reinhardt asked me for a favor.

[ Kent-sama, there's something I would like you to try. ]

"Try? What is it?"

[ Yes, I was wondering if it would be possible to enchant the Kobolds with earth-attribute magic. ]

"Strengthening. It's better to have earth-attribute magic for ramparts."

[ That's right. Stones are piled up for the ramparts, and the gaps are filled with soil, which is then hardened by an earth-attribute magician. If the Kobolds can take charge of that process, the construction of the ramparts can be made more efficient. ]

"Roger, then let's move to the Devil's Forest training ground."

Looking back, this training ground was also cleared by Reinhardt and the others in a few days.

If my genus got serious, leveling the land for the house might be finished in a few days.

[ Buhahaha, what are you talking about Kent-sama, we will finish leveling the ground tonight. ]

"Eeehhh ... I mean, isn't it no good if you don't cut down the trees and dig up the roots as well?"

[ Fred has already finished the felling, and Nero will finish digging up the roots in a while. ]

[ The felled trees ... have been trimmed and sawed ... ]

"Haa ... Maa, that helps, so I'm not complaining, but I don't know what to say."

In a way, it felt like Camilla had the right decision to summon me to clear the Devil's Forest.

When I was overwhelmed by the speed with which all my genus worked, Fred talked to me.

[ Kent-sama ... A moment ... ]

"Nn? What's wrong, Fred."

[ That Takagi ... he's a little weird ... ]

"Ehh, what do you mean by weird?"

When I asked back, Fred folded his arms and started twisting his neck.

[ I can't say it well ... But, there's something wrong ... ]

[ Kent-sama, Fred has always been the intuition type, so please be careful of him. ]

"Did Reinhardt also feel that Takagi-san was weird?"

[ No, this me didn't especially ... I felt he was an extreme idiot parent, but that's all. ]

While Reinhardt and I were talking, Fred kept twisting his neck.

Yup, it's been a long time since I've seen a thinking skeleton, isn't it?

"Alright, if Fred thinks so, there must be something. I'll be careful, too."

[ Whenever you meet with Takagi ... I want you to call me ... ]

[ Indeed, you should call out for me, too. ]

Even so, I wonder what kind of discomfort Fred felt.

Today, I was surprised to see the bruises and swollen cheeks, but other than the idiot parent, I didn't see anything different.

"Maa, I'll be careful about Takagi-san, so why don't we try adding the earth attribute?"

I gave Mart, Mirt, and Murt magic stones and strengthened them while imagining that they could use earth-attribute magic, but it didn't go well.

When I was using the dark attribute, I imagined connecting the path, so the second time I imagined connecting the path with the earth attribute, but it didn't go well.

"Hmm ... What's missing."

[ Is it no good? Kent-sama. ]

"That's right, it feels like the pass won't connect."

[ Then, Kent-sama, why don't you try it like when you bring people from Japan. ]

When people were brought here from Japan, we put our wounds together and I imbued them with magical power.

That was to satisfy the same conditions as the so-called mucous membrane contact, but I wondered if the undead could do the same thing.

Also, if attributes couldn't be given without contact with mucous membranes, I felt like Reinhardt and the other skeletons wouldn't be able to.

Therefore, I decided to try to see if I could give attributes to them while touching them normally.

"Well then, let's start with Mart."

"Wafuu, Goshujin-sama, will you hug me?"

"Come ..."

I held the fluffy Mart with a magic stone in my hand and tried to strengthen it while being aware of the attribute assignment in that state.

A dark haze enveloped me and Mart, and the scenery around us gradually disappeared.

It was the first time I was wrapped in the haze of strengthening, but strangely, I didn't feel uneasy, and rather, I was wrapped in a sense of security like when I was held by my mother and grandmother when I was young.

I didn't need to worry about anything, I even felt like I could do anything.

"Mart, are you okay?"

"Wafuu, I think I can use magic properly."

True to its word, Mart used the magic of hardening to show it.

Afterwards, attributes were given to Mirt and Murt, and I finished giving attributes to each of the five in the Kobold Corps in turn.

By the way, I tried giving Mirt the fire attribute, but it didn't go well.

[ Apparently, it seems to be affected by the attributes they originally had. ]

"If that's the case, does that mean that Zae-tachi must be water attribute, and Nero must be wind attribute?" [ Perhaps, that may be the case. ]

"By the way, what attributes did Reinhardt and the others have?"

[ This us? I was fire attribute, Fred was wind attribute, and Basten was water attribute. ]

"Well then, let's see if I can add Reinhardt's fire attribute."

[ Though this us have been sufficiently strengthened as we are now ... ]

"Yeah, but there's no guarantee that powerful monsters like Griffons won't appear in the future, and there's no guarantee that swarms of monsters larger than the Goblin outbreak won't attack Volzard."

[ I see, then would you like to try it. ]

It was impossible for me to hold Reinhardt, who was bigger than me, so I tried giving him the attribute while he was on his knees with my hands on his shoulders.

As I felt when I was giving the Kobold Corps attributes, the giving of attributes felt like they were being tied to me at the very core of my soul.

I felt that Reinhardt's thoughts burning like fire were still thinking about the prosperity of Resenburg.

"How about that, how is it?"

[ Ooohhh, this is, this is ... ]

Reinhardt, whom I finished giving the attribute, pulled out his beloved sword Gram in a place away from us, and lightly swung it sideways as if looking up with the belly of the sword.

At that moment, Gram was wrapped in crimson flames, and when Reinhardt fired up towards the sky, a huge ball of fire was shot out.

[ Buhahahaha! This is exciting! Kent-sama, if it's like this, I can even burn a Griffon to the ground. ]

"Y, yup, at that time, I'll be counting on you ..."

[ Leave it to me. Buhahaha ... Buhahahahaha! ]

Let alone a sword, he was a skeleton that wielded a large sword with flames all over his body, from the side, he looked like a demon.

[ Kent-sama ... you overdid it ... ]

"No, because, I just gave him an attribute ..."

[ It can't be helped ... Basten, I'm counting on you ... ]

[ Ueehh, it's me, it's me again ... Kent-sama, please get the water attribute as soon as possible and give it to me. I have to pour water on that Branch Leader to cool his head ... ]

[ Therefore, Kent-sama ... I'm counting on you ... ]

"Haa ... I understand. The next person to return will be a person of water attribute."

[ Buhahaha! Be happy, be happy! Buhahahahaha! ]

The Fire Daruma Skeleton didn't seem like it would stop for a while, so I left him to Fred and Basten and went back to the boarding house.

Even though he's my genus, I can't take care of him.

Well, he got the attribute he originally had, so he probably wouldn't start a fire.

The next morning, I walked from the boarding house to the guild for the first time in a while.

I had an appointment with Takayama, but if I suddenly showed up and caused a ruckus, the receptionist, Fleur-san, would get angry.

Besides, my cat-eared angel Muell-san may be at the guild at the beginning of the week, and it would be even better if there weren't any annoying Gilik.

I opened the guild door and walked down the short corridor inconspicuously, but an adventurer who came close to me noticed me and jumped back as if repulsed, but somehow it made me feel like I've become a G.(TN:G = gokiburi = cockroach.)

I won't take it separately and eat it, and I don't fly out of the blue.(TN:Sorry, not sure what the first part '別に取って食ったりしないし' part should actually mean, it has something to do with what cockroaches do, but I'm not particularly familiar, so I don't know.)

The guild seemed to be busier than usual.

Last week, due to the Griffon turmoil, there was hardly any daytime work, and the footsteps of the New Year were approaching, so there must have been some people who were working hard to raise money for New Year's Eve.

And today, Ridner-tachi were still in front of the bulletin board, which was crowded with people.

In the past, it seemed like they were just being tossed about by the waves of people, but today I felt a strength that made me feel like they were being pushed, but not being swept away.

After all, if you participate every day, you can train yourself.

And, she was there by the wall a little ways away.

Muell-san, who had pink hair and cat ears, was standing there looking a little lethargic.

A little further away, Takayama was surrounded by girls looking for work.

By the way, the news must have flowed quickly from the chairman.

"Good morning, Muelle-san."

"Ah, good morning, Kent."

"Muell-san, what's wrong with you? You look unwell."

"Umm, maybe it's because I was a little too excited yesterday ..."

"Could you turn that way for a moment?"

"Eh, it's fine, but ..."

"Excuse me."

"Ahh ..."

I put my hand on Muell-san's back and cast healing magic.

Yup, her whole body was slowing down, and it felt like she had a cold.

"Yup, is this okay?"

"It's amazing, Kent, it feels like the bad things that have accumulated in my body just spawned out, amazing, amazing!"

When Muell-san turned around, her expression suddenly brightened and her complexion improved.

And then, with the momentum of turning around, I was hugged with a 'Gyu'.

"It's amazing, I knew Kent could use healing magic, but I didn't expect it to be this amazing."

"No, no, it seems that my classmates are indebted to Muell-san in many ways, so please feel free to talk to me about things like this at any time."

"Thank you. So, Kent came looking for a job too?"

"No, today I'm here to bring in the materials and ask for a favor about Takayama, who's over there."

Takayama noticed that the topic was raised and lowered his head.

"What's wrong with him?"

"Yes, I thought I'd ask Donovan-san if he could get a job that paid a little more, or if he could gain experience as an adventurer."

"Kent is kind, aren't you. But, in Volzard, I think it's up to the person in question to do something about it."

"Maa, I suppose so, but Takayama, like me, hasn't been in this world for a long time, and it looks like he's going to have a baby soon ..."

"Eeeehhhh ... But, he's the same age as Kent, right?"

"That's right, but there are various circumstances ..."

"Hee ... is that so."

While I was waiting for the morning crowd to end while I was talking with Muell-san, about 20 male classmates came in in droves.

When the curious gazes of the people of Volzard were directed at them, the black-haired group walked towards us along the wall to avoid their gazes.

Among them was Hasegawa-kun, who was in the same class as me.

"Yo, Kokubu, I heard that you can take a combat class for free ..."

"Yeah, you can take it. Just go to the reception and apply."

"Alright, thank you."

The group of classmates moved to the reception desk.

"That's right, Takayama, have you ever taken a guild course?"

"No, I haven't, but is it better to take it?"

"That's right, if you think about the future, you should take it."

"Alright, I'll apply too."

As I saw Takayama off to the reception desk, Muell-san spoke quietly.

"It feels like just a while ago that Kent came to ask us about the training course, but he's already an S-rank, isn't he? It's amazing, it's really amazing ..."

"Oh, no, such a thing, it's a coincidence, you know, a coincidence ..."

Mufuu, that's right, I'm pretty amazing.

It's okay to praise me more.

I'm the type that grows when I'm praised.

It's okay if you fall in love with me.

I'm going to build a big house, so would you like to move in? To my harem.

"It feels like Kent has gone far away."

"No, no, I'm thinking of putting down roots in Volzard, so I won't go far."

"It's not that kind of distance, it's like an emotional distance? You have three marriage partners, right?"

"Uhh, ehh, eehh ... Maa, that's right ... C, come to think of it, Gilik-san isn't here today?"

"Yeah, Gilik is sick and in bed, so I guess it's impossible for a while ..."

"If he's that sick, I'll go ..."

"It's okay, it's okay, it's fine if you don't go."

According to Muell-san, it seemed that he was being used as a toy for his elder sisters under the word 'nursing'.

I really wanted to see such an interesting thing, but I was a little hesitant when I heard that if I went there, I would be turned into a toy.

"But, if Gilik-san isn't here, wouldn't it be a problem if you don't have an escort to go out gathering?"

"Yeah, that's right, but today I'll be gathering only in shallow areas of the forest, so I'm fine."

"But, you weren't able to collect them last week because of the Griffon commotion, were you?"

"Yeah, that's right ... I wonder if it's a bit of a problem."

"If that's the case, I'll send my genus as an escort."

"Eh, it's okay, it's okay, that's bad ..."

"No, it's totally fine. I don't have any plans to go out today, and in case of emergency, they can come back right away, so there's no problem."

"Really? Then, I'll ask it of you."

"Well then, I'll introduce you at the training ground, so can you come with me later?"

"Thank you, that helps a lot. To tell you the truth, I wanted to go deeper to gather, but I was in trouble because Gilik wasn't here. Kent is so reliable."

It's here, it's here, it's heeeeere, hug & caress my head.(TN:Muell really is my favorite char in this novel, if only things didn't move sooo sloooowly with her ...)

Anyone who wants to inform the chairman will be assassinated by a ninja skeleton.(TN:LMAO)

Seriously, please don't tell her, please.

The morning congestion subsided, and the boys went to the conference room, the girls went to work, and I decided to head to the warehouse with Tebez-san and Muell-san.

Regarding Takayama's case, I asked Donovan-san, who would be the instructor of the course, about the situation.

"Isn't it fine. First of all, I'll decide after seeing his attitude in class, but do you mind?"

"Yes, thank you very much. I'm counting on you."

"You're totally meddlesome."

"It seems that this is just my nature ..."

With a grin, Donovan-san made heavy footsteps towards the meeting room.

The warehouse where Donovan-san told me to put the rebar was on the other side of the training ground.

When I headed there with Tebez-san and Muell-san, under the eaves of the warehouse, there were also the Gigawolf Bran, the self-proclaimed Monster User Ruija, the Headquarters Guild Master Reese-san, and her escort, Lau-san.

"Good morning, everyone."

"What is this, Kent, is this another new bride?"

"No, I've been indebted to Muell-san since I came to Volzard."

"Kent, who are these people?"

When I told Muell-san about the identity of Reese-san and the others, her eyes widened in surprise.

Lau-san, too, smiled when I said Donovan-san told me of the stories of his youth.

"Ho~ho~ho~, did Donovan tell such an old tale. He seems to have quite the expectations for you."

"Yes, but, it's no laughing matter ..."

"Ho~ho~ho~, if you're going to train, do it while you're young. After all, becoming an old man like this me will only make you grow older."

"But, skills and experience won't disappear, right?"

"Hou, it's true that experience won't disappear as long as you don't become senile, but your technique will rust as your body declines."

If he's just talking like this, he'll only look like a gentle old man, but if he let out a little bit of seriousness, it was so powerful that I felt like I was just a small child.

Tevez-san and Muelle-san, who didn't know about it, were listening to the story with a smile, but he's really scary.

"Well, Kent. I heard that the additional iron came, how is it?"

"You are really quick to hear, aren't you. In a bit, I'm going to put it in the warehouse with Tevez-san present."

"Do you mind allowing me to be present?"

"Well, the request of the Master of the Headquarters Guild can't be refused."

"What, that's a cold way of saying it. Even though we're in a relationship to become companions in the future ..."

"N, no ... That, that's right, but ..."

Uwaa, Muell-san was looking at me with eyes that were empty of emotion like glass balls ...

With a gaze as if she were looking at garbage,  I felt a little thrilled ... I actually didn't.

Ruija and Bran were also looking at me like I was the enemy of their parents, and it was really uncomfortable.

Let's quickly bring in the rebars.

I had Tevez-san decide the location, and had the Kobold Corps carry the rebars from the shadow storage.

Hey, everyone's covered in mud, but they're definitely going too far, aren't they.

The ramparts were being built with great momentum.

Reese-san's smile deepened as the mountain of rebars was completed.

The last time I brought in rebars, she had a secret talk with Klaus-san, and I was sure it would be the same this time.

"Kent, is this the last time you're bringing in this iron?"

"No, I think I'll probably still bring it a few more times."

"Is the amount the same as this time?"

"As for the amount, I can only say it depends on the time."

"This much iron, this much ... Landshelt may change a lot."

After taking a closer look at the rebar that was brought in, Reese-san said she would visit Klaus-san's office with Lau-san and walked away.

Muell-san was also surprised by the mountain of rebars.

"Kent's world is amazing."

"Maa, it just so happened that the world I lived in developed faster, and I think this world will eventually reach the same level."

"But, it's far worse for now."

"Hmm ... But, in exchange for progress, there are many negative aspects such as air pollution and soil pollution, so I don't think it's easy to say which is better."

"I see, there are problems as progress happens."

I decided to attach Tsuo as an escort to Muell-san.

Muell-san was surprised when she first say the Undead Lizardman.

Her tail stood up completely straight.

"Then, Tsuo, please."

"Understood, My King. I will protect her from the shadows."

"I'm Muell, nice to meet you."

"I'm Tsuo. You won't see me, but I'll be in the shadows, so don't worry."

After parting with Muell-san at the training grounds, I will go to the garrison's quarters once I show up at Klaus-san's place, and if they were ready, I planned to send someone back.

Well, let's do our best again this week.