Translated by: Parthios

  Edited by: Black Jesus——

  TDADP chapter 203: Request

  The residential areas of the Nameless Kingdom are roughly divided into three areas. There is a forest area where the beastmen and demi-humans live, an underground area where the deprived tribes live, and the workshop area where the fallen demons live. The fallen demon’s residence is made by piling up rectangular shaped stones into a dome shape. Among the dome-shaped houses, one of the largest buildings is Mauno’s residence, who is the chief of the fallen demons. Yuu tries to put his hand on the door of the house, but earlier than that, a girl from the fallen demons in a maid dress opens the door.

  「Ah, I can do it myself」


  「There is no persecution. Master, we will be scolded if older sister know that we have done such a thing」


  We――as the fallen demon girl said, there is more than one maid on Yuu´s side. The number is seven. They aren’t half-hearted maids like Flavia. Most of the manners are educated by Frank, but other than that…… they are thoroughly trained and driven by Marifa. Yuu enters into the building, thinking that it is difficult to do so. The girls continued as if protecting the background.

  「King, welcome to my home. Come, this way」


  Mauno, who is the owner of this house, guides Yuu to his seat. If you look around the room of about twenty tatami mats, the chief of the beastmen Rubanof, the chief of the deprived Byarune, and more――


  「It’s rare to have Baba and Machupi here. And Russ, I hadn’t heard that you would be here」


  「HyaaHya. I have to attend meetings once in a while, so I don’t have a chance to see Odono-sama´s face so often. However, I was asked by the other chiefs to follow Machupi」


  「I was asked by master to interact with the residents of the country a little more, so first I wondered if I shall attend the meeting as well」


  Leaving Baba aside. It is not Yuu who receives Russ’s words on par. Although Yuu thinks there is something, he didn’t ask Russ how he knows when the meeting started.

  「Hmm. Then let’s start」


  Although it is only a little, the conference starts with a sense of tension in the room, unlike usual. By the way, this time, Mauno who provides the location is the moderator.

  「A, Ahem. Then, the report of the recent situation from each chief to the king. First of all, the fallen demons, the people brought by the king――ah, was it a teacher? It is almost easy to read, even if it is a simple reading and writing for the children」


  「The literacy rate is 90 percent for the deprived people adults as well」


  「Mu…… for the beastmen the rate is 40, no 50 percent」


  「Kuku……」


  「Because beastmen earn a living from hunting mainly, we are not good at calculating, reading and writing!」


  When Russ heard the literacy rate of the beastmen and struggled to suppress his laugh, Rubanof reported with a scolding voice was being scolded, as the beastmen are ridiculed by Russ. The literacy rate should be as high as 60% even for ordinary citizens who live in Tenkashi, the capital of Udon Kingdom. Based on that, it can be said that the literacy rate of 50% of the beastmen reported by Rubanof is terrible enough.

  「Baba-sama?」


  「Machupi, what are you doing. You, as the chief of the demi-humans, report to Odono-sama」


  Machupi, who just became chief and was not used to it, thought that Baba would report, but when Baba prompts him, he corrects his presence.

  「Odono-sama, the literacy rate for the demi-humans is 10 percent」


  "Te, Ten percent!? Only ten percent?」


  It was Rubanof who thought that the literacy rate of the demi-humans was lower than the beastmen and a voice of surprise is leaked unintentionally because it was too low.

  「That’s right. The demi-humans fight alongside Odono-sama, and it is admirable and hoped to die on the battlefield. What’s the use of reading and writing on the battlefield? All we need is the power to slaughter Odono-sama’s enemies」


  It was natural as its a way of life of the demi-humans from Machupi´s figure who talks lightly, and it is understood that the fine dust is not doubted that the own thought is wrong. As Baba sitting next to him agrees, Yuu nods and listens.

  「Wh, What are you trying to become defiant! I think the king had purposely brought in your tribe!」


  Mauno, who is a fallen demon who also has the blood of a demi-human, was amazed and said 「As expected from the demi-humans」, apart from the enraged Rubanof.

  「Noisy. Mauno, advance!」


  「Muu. Well, then the massacre of the king――oops. Magic ships and armor are recovered from the defeated Malinma kingdom’s army, but the analysis of most of the techniques used by the fallen demons and deprived people is over. Well, that’s it. Our technology has been used in its own way, but it is not as frightening as it is」


  「Mauno-dono, I’m too angry. Malinma is a small country among the nations of humans. There must still be techniques and magic techniques that we don’t know in other countries」


  「Is it possible to build a magic ship on our own?」


  「If you have the materials right away」


  Mauno and Byarune answer Yuu’s question with confidence. However, the problem was the material, as they say. A large number of trees and iron are needed to build a large medic vessel. Unfortunately, in the Nameless kingdom, cutting jade trees wasn’t easy, and iron couldn’t be used freely because there was no mine.

  「I’m looking for a mine but……」


  「King. Is there really a mine on this island?」


  「There is exactly a labyrinth of mineral systems. Originally, Zantarin magic kingdom, which existed on this island, is a place that flourished because there was a labyrinth of mineral systems called B-class labyrinth 『Mysterious Treasure Chest』. Thanks to the labyrinth, it seems that they could stably obtain Mithril and Orichalcum ores」


  「Mi, Mithril and Orichalcum ores! If so, I would like to increase the amount of King’s undead and golems for the search」


  「That can not be done」


  「Muu…… May I ask why not?」


  「Don’t rely on me for everything. From now on, I will gradually reduce the undead and golems, and you will protect yourself」


  Although Mauno had not stepped further into Yuu’s actual argument, Russ was thinking about something while staring at Yuu.

  「Yes, we were relying too much on the king. So next is the birth status of the various tribes, was it called hospital what the king built? Thanks to that, the number of stillbirths has decreased dramatically. After all, the spirits seem to like babies, and even if they don’t like it, they will gather freely together and help with the birth」


  「Odono-sama, thanks to you, Kamuri also got a baby with Machupi. Hyaahya, this Baba seems to be able to hold a great-grandson while still being alive」


  Machupi is embarrassed, and his body feels uneasy and uncomfortable from the talk about himself and Kamuri.

  「The beastmen aren’t losing either. The beastmen have a lot of children! If we keep going like this, most of the babies in the Nameless kingdom will be likely to be a beastmen」


  「Rubanof noisy. Don’t shout out so loud. Report how many children were born in a plain version」


  Rubanof’s ears, which were beaten by Yuu, falls behind him. In production, the beastmen fall far short of the fallen demons and deprived people. In combat power, the beastmen lag behind the demi-humans. Therefore, Rubanof is also keen to try to appeal the good point a little bit.

  「I have already announced it in the square」


  「If so, then tell me what you want as baby gift」


  「There would be something」


  「Hmm? If its money, then it’s fine」


  Except for Machupi, the three chiefs look at each other.

  「It’s something」


  「It is something」


  「It will be something」


  In the first place, the Nameless kingdom has limited places to spend money. Speaking of shops, there is only the bar run by Frank, the workshop of the fallen demons and the ornament shop owned by the deprived people.

  「Something…… Are meat and alcohol fine?」


  「No, it is not something like that」


  Mauno looks at Yuu’s face in a difficult way. When Yuu urges him to continue, Mauno begins to talk while stroking his beard.

  「A man says that meat or drink is good, but a woman is better than that, umm, king, hey, Rubanof-dono?」


  「Mauno-dono, don’t wave」


  「Say it clearly」


  「King, the women want ice cream. It seems that they wanted to eat it. Everywhere the children said it taste good. The women who heard it want to eat it at once and therefore bother their husbands to get it」


  「If that’s so, then a mix of ice creams」


  「K, King!? Wh, What about the men´s request?」


  「Yes! In such a case, priority is given to the male beastmen――」


  It is no surprise that Mauno and Rubanof are astonished. Unless it is a unique race, it is a world where men and women are commonplace. Even though it is common sense that a man’s claim is above that of a woman’s, Yuu prioritised the women’s request. Byarune and Machupi were silent as if there were no particular complaints and Russ felt somewhat happy.

  「It would be the women who gave birth to the babies. Did the men do something?」


  「Th…… That is…… but, the fallen demons, mu, mumuu……」


  「Among the beastmen, men take precedence…… it can be said with confidence…… uga…… what happened?」


  The maids standing behind Yuu are clapping in their hearts. Although they did not express it on their faces, they wanted to convey to women in the Nameless kingdom how wonderful the idea of Yuu, their master, was right now.

  「They just gave birth. It is not only ice cream but also a selection of desserts for the woman with stable conditions. So every chief will tell the women, that I will send a variety of desserts」


  Mauno and Rubanof appear to be still unconvinced, but they accept it with difficulty, as Yuu seldom overturns his decision.

  「Then, next is about the people who want to leave the country, here is the list」


  Yuu looks at the list he received from Mauno. It should be said that it was the beastmen who had the most significant number of people. There are various reasons for wanting to leave the Nameless kingdom. Those who said they didn’t want to live with Yuu, who is a human and the king, those who would like to go and find their families which they separated from and those who would like to return to Remu continent by relying on acquaintances. When Yuu looks at the list further, he sees the name of a deprived person. Until now, there was no one who wanted to leave the country, but the name of Byarune’s son was written in it.

  「Has Byarune’s son left the country?」


  「Yes, that’s right」


  「This was a surprise. At last, there was someone from the deprived people, who wished to leave the country, but, surprisingly, it was Chief Byarune´s son」


  It was Rubanof who broke into the conversation between Yuu and Byarune. His face didn’t hide his joy. That is also reasonable because so far the emigrants were mostly beastmen and the rest were fallen demons. There was a deprived person in it. If you think of Rubanof’s position, it can be said that it cannot be helped if you are happy with it.

  「Rubanof, I told you that you’re noisy」


  「Haa. This is rude」


  「King, there is something I want to check」


  「What is it?」


  「Despite being a defector, he can’t, of course, enter the country, but what about outside the border that covers the country. I mean, it would have been good to enter the port, right?」


  「Stupid! Such a thing should not be allowed――」


  「Fine」


  「What!? K, King, that’s――」


  「It’s fine outside the boundaries, but not inside」


  「I understand. The deprived people are thankful to the king. It is too much to express in the proverb, so this time, the defectors have left the country. However, these people are not going to leave the king and dislike the country and are grateful to the king more than anyone else…… all the tribes will give back this kindness at the risk of their lives」


  Machupi and Baba reacted to the part more than anyone else, but Mauno and Rubanof seemed to be just as excused by Byarune.

  「Byarune, you are without omission dignified. You don’t need to be grateful separately. Mauno, is that all now?」


  「King. One last thing――. I want you to recognise the founding of an army」


  Yuu, who had the list, stopped. Looking at the faces of the chiefs, all were watching Yuu.

  「What are you talking about? There is no need for that. Don’t get on with it just because you’ve got a little strength. Hey, Russ thinks so, too, don’t you?」


  「Master, I’m sure you may admit it」


  Yuu’s eyes open up. This is because if it were Russ up to now, he would have agreed with Yuu’s words and was against the Mauno´s founding of an army. Russ, who hated the beastmen and looked down on the other tribes, stood on the side of Mauno who had any change in his mind.

  「Russ, you――」


  「King, please don’t blame Russ, because we wished for your cooperation in getting permission to found an army. I don’t know why the king opposes the founding of an army. Didn’t King said himself that he has many enemies?」


  「The beastmen can always fight for the king」


  「It’s none of your business. My enemies――」


  「In the first place, I don’t even know why the king has so many enemies. Come on, can you tell us about that?」


  「Mauno-dono, your words are too much」


  「Oh, this is rude. However, this is what not only I but everyone thinks. For what reason is the king being targeted by dozens of countries, including the five major powers? Is it true that everyone wants you? Hey, don’t you think so too, Byarune-dono, Machupi-dono」


  「The deprived people will only eliminate the king’s enemies」


  「Laughable. There is no need to know the reason for defeating Odono-sama’s enemies」


  The room is covered with heavy air quickly. Sweats float one after another on the faces of Mauno and the other chiefs who have never expressed their opinions to Yuu so far.

  「The reason why I have so many enemies? Because there are those, who are troubled if I am not a villain. That’s why I’m――」


  The noise of bones rang in the room. When Machupi turned to the source of the sound, Russ was holding his hands tightly.

  「The reason I have a lot of enemies is that I don’t like them. Even if we don’t build an army, this island is protected by the undead, Russ and me」


  「We were told not to rely on you for everything. And some of us wonder why. There doesn’t seem to be a name, but isn’t there already a group of people who have hardened themselves with matching equipment? They’re a small group, but aren’t they like an army?」


  「They have a too deep grudge against humans」


  「If it is a grudge against humans, aren’t we the same」


  「Mauno, can you give up everything? For example, the children who are peeping over there」


  When Mauno looked at the door, he could see children peeping through the gap of the door. When Mauno says, "Hey!", the children scream "We are found out!" and "Waaa" and run away.

  「What’s wrong? That was your beloved grandchild Mada, the daughter of your son and his wife, right?」


  「That is……」


  「The people you mentioned lost all their loved ones and threw them away. To get revenge against humanity. Well fine. Let me think a little more about the military」


  Yuu says so and leaves the room. Soon after, five maids chased after him.