We were eating breakfast that Lydia had made for us, and we were all talking about Barbara…
“Well, it can’t be helped. I’d really want to monopolize Mr. Alex, but it’s impossible no matter how hard I try, and I don’t care how many more people there are, it’s all the same.”
“I don’t care how many other wives he has, as long as I have Alex’s children.”
“I prefer the heroic side. I mean, I don’t think anyone can satisfy Alex alone.”
For some reason, everyone looked at me with astonished looks or resignation as they welcomed her as my new wife.
“Uh, I’m still not used to the culture of polygamy, but I’ll try to get used to it as soon as possible.”
“Now that I think about it …… you seem to have acquired a skill from her, but what job have you been given, Barbara?”
“I’m a scout. I’m often mistaken for a thief, but rest assured, I’ve never done anything a thief would do.”
Oh, so Barbara is a scout.
The so-called ‘scout’ job is a job that is said to be essential for things like removing traps and scouting, and exploring ancient ruins.
(T/N: The scout he said here is 斥候(Sekkou), not スカウト(Sukauto). 斥候 can be scout, patrol, or spy.)
But on the other hand, it is not suitable for a party that mainly focuses on defeating monsters like the one that Ellie and I were in at the Town of Frey.
“I see. Then, Barbara’s power will be useful in this place.”
“My power? What do you mean?”
“This is a village where the rabbit-eared tribe used to live. Various things have happened, and now they’ve moved to our village, and it seems that the rabbit-eared tribe likes to hunt using traps. There are still many traps around this village.”
“I see. So you want me to disarm them. That’s fine, but why did Alex and the others come to this village? From what you just said, you have a base elsewhere, right?”
“Yeah. It’s a long story, so I’ll gradually tell you later, but …… for the time being, we’re going to use this as a base and head south.”
The point is, I would like to go to the Shiina Country, but currently, I can not go there without Mami and Julie coming to pick me up.
And since only me and the little doll are allowed in, I can’t take everyone with me.
That’s why I thought we could go south from the east side of the demon territory and enter the Shiina Country.
“If possible, I would like to take a smaller version of the magic train that Sophie made and run it south.”
“Master. That is difficult because there are too many obstacles in this area. However, if you allow me to use Caesar’s magic cannon, I can make the necessary preparations.”
“First of all, we need to make sure there is no one living in the surrounding area. If someone gets caught in the middle of that, we’ll be in big trouble.”
“…… I won’t make that mistake next time.”
No, I know Sophie is thinking about the fact that she destroyed the lizardman village a little bit, but that was already done and I don’t blame you, okay?
I’m just saying that …… that magic cannon with the white light is too amazing, so let’s check it out before we use it.
“Okay. For our plan from now on, we’re going to divide into three groups. I will explain the roles of each group, so please listen carefully.”
The first group will survey the south side with me. We will check for other villages like this one, and once we have gone a certain distance, we will look for a place where we can build a new relay point.
The first team is a mobility team consisting of myself, Sakura, Valerie, and Yuri.
The second team will build a road from here to the lizardmen’s village, so that supplies …… so that Caesar and the cart can pass through.
They are Sophie, Lydia, Tsubaki, Monica, and the bear-eared girls in combat positions.
The third group is to improve this village of the rabbit-eared tribe. I want them to build more houses and make it easier to live in.
Mio, Nazuna, Barbara, Bridget, and the production workers of the Bear-Eared Tribe.
“Huh? Mister. What about me? I wasn’t designated, though!”
“I want Kasumi to do the most important role, so I want you to go to the Lizardmen’s village immediately. In the Lizardmen’s village, there’s Tsubaki’s doll and my doll that take turns, right? If the first group takes Yuri, we won’t be able to contact each other.”
“In other words, you want to be able to contact the second and third groups. But we’ll lose the dolls in the Lizardmen’s village, so should I bring someone?”
“But won’t that mean you’ll have to go back to the village?”
“No, that’s okay. I still have my clone from last night when I took Mister’s clones with me. I’ll bring them back with that clone.”
“I see. Then, Kasumi, you’ll escort the dolls who will help with the development.”
Now, we have to develop outside the demon territory as well!