v5c168.1 - Intermission 67 - Neve, the Snow Woman that was known as the Snow Prime Minister
“The dolls mostly work in the fields, though?”
What …… did you say.
They have that magic doll skill, but they are not being used for military purposes!?
That’s so wasteful. Reminds me of when I was called the Prime Minister of Snow.
“Alex. Since you’ve got the chance. Why don’t you use that skills to form an army?”
“An army …… huh. Well, we …… especially Meilin think of the dolls as her children. I wonder about that.”
I see. Alex is kind, isn’t he?
He is very different from me when I was called the Prime Minister of Snow because I did not think about the people and only sought to increase the power of the country, and was cursed and imprisoned as a slave after being betrayed by the people who trusted me the most.
However, it is a shame.
I would like to make the country strong enough to avoid too much discontent from the people, as it used to be …… in moderation.
“Alex. I was wrong to call it an army. What I meant was to create a force …… to protect this rich village from foreign enemies, a vigilante force.”
“I see. An organization to protect. That may indeed be necessary. In fact, there are monsters outside the walls, and demons once came from the sky.”
“I see. Monsters from the sky, huh. Since it seems unlikely that this land will be invaded by other countries, we need to devise a defensive unit that specializes in anti-monster and has anti-aircraft measures. How about this …… Alex. Will you let me defend this village? From now on, I will be living here for a long time, and I want to be able to protect it in case something unforeseen happens.”
Perhaps because Alex is a paladin, a job that is primarily defensive, the mention of an army did not get a good response, but the mention of a defensive force was positive.
Good. I will protect this village for Alex, the man who saved my life and my …… f-fiancée.
But I didn’t expect him to propose to me the moment we met …… to ask me my true name.
I’m sure he liked my looks.
Otherwise, he would not have jumped into the blazing fire and saved me without a second thought for himself.
With such a passionate proposal, I had no choice but to respond.
That’s why, I decided to work with Alex on the premise of marriage, but I guess we’ll start with …… exchanging letters first.
A-Alex already knows exactly what I look like.
I don’t know if I should say this myself, but I should be able to say that I am a beautiful woman …… W-Well, I have the same breasts as anyone else, but I have a beautiful small face like my mother, not like my father, and I’ve been told I’m a beautiful girl since I was a child.
“Alex. Then we will write ……”
“Hmm? A letter? …… Oh, maybe you want to send a letter to your family, but we don’t have any kind of paper or pens here. Plus, we don’t have anyone to deliver them, so letters are hard to come by.”
Hmm. I was going to start with exchanging letters with Alex, but aside from delivery, we don’t have anything to write with in the first place.
So how on earth should I let him know my personality?
“By the way, about the vigilante force Neve was talking about earlier ……”
“Hm? W-What do you have in mind?”
“For now, can I discuss this with the others first? I’d like to ask for the help of the dolls to protect everyone, but I’d like to respect each person’s opinion.”
“Of course, I don’t mind.”
Alex, as expected of you. Unlike me, you don’t make decisions and proceed in a dictatorial manner.
As I thought, what I need is a care and spirit like Alex’s.
I need to learn from him, as I will need to do when I organize the military …… rather, the garrison.
Then Alex said something to the kid in the field…
“I’m going to go consult with them, so please wait here. I’ll be right back.”
The kid took him and went away.
I was left alone with the elf girl in the middle of the tomato field, but since Alex told me to wait for him, I had no choice but to wait.
I had nothing to say to her, and as I looked around…
“Sister. Here you go. It’s delicious!”
A small girl with wings offered me a red tomato with both hands.
W-What a surprise …… There are angels here!
And she’s cute.
And besides…
“Oh, yummy!”
“I know, right? I heard that the medicine made by Sister Rei makes food tastier. Isn’t that amazing?”