Chapter 165 (1/2)

Volume 2

The Simple Job of Only Perishing to the Hero Volume 5 Chapter 16

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Several Mazoku were gathered in the council room of the Demon King Castle that was in the Zadark Kingdom.

Demon King Vermudol, Central General Gordy, Eastern General Fainell, Southern General Raktor. These four along with Ichika and Rokuna sat surrounding the table.

They were members to be feared, but with the topic this time being sightseeing policy, it was something quite peaceful.

「Sightseeing huh…… So why would you call for me?」

Ichika glared at Raktor who yawned looking like he found this to be a pain, but Raktor showed no sign of being bothered by it. Rather, he sent a gaze back at Ichika that said “if you have a complaint, then bring it on”.

Vermudol stopped that with his hand, and opened his mouth.

「It’s simple. Recently, I had a chance to go to a town in your place called Elgrad, see.」

「Ahー……That town huh. Then that means, you’re talkin’ about that huge castle, right?」

The Southern Army’s sub-headquarters was in a castle that was even bigger than the royal capital Arkverm’s Demon King Castle. It was a building created as a result of freely investing the latest technologies of the Norms and the continued pursuit of something even better.

「Exactly. There’s no objection to having that as a target for sightseeing, right? It will also become a good chance to display our culture and technological strength.」

Vermudol thought of this as being one of the reasons to accept tourist from other nations.

Culture was about how polished and creative that country was, and technological strength demonstrated how abundant resources, personnel, and knowledge was within that country.

This was not mere boasting, it would turn into a message to other countries that said “don’t you want to try interacting with such an excellent country” or “there’s something to gain from interacting with us”.

And then, at the same time, it was also connected to creating an atmosphere of desiring peace with each other.

Other things like a stimulation to the economy was nothing more than a nice extra.

「Culture and technological strength……huh.」

「That’s right.」

Vermudol gently nodded back at Raktor.

「When speaking on the point of technological strength, the south is at the forefront. Although it was created from the Norms getting carried away, that castle is without a doubt a compilation of culture and technological strength. There is no way we can’t use that for sightseeing, and above all, that town is usually peaceful for the south.」

There were many ruffians in the south. Manual laborers such as miners and blacksmiths made up a majority of the population, and that was also the reason why there were many bars that operated starting in the daytime.

Going all out at working, going all out at eating, raging about with all one’s might, and sleeping with all one’s strength. That was the south’s 「normal」, and was basically weakly related to the word “culture”.

However, Elgrad was unusual for the south as it was about as peaceful as the capital city Arkverm.

「Ahー……Of course it is. That place was originally a town of craftsmen after all.」

Raktor answered while scratching the back of his head.

What he meant by craftsmen was probably about those that dealt with various decorations. From small rings to sword decorations, as well as gigantic sculptures, the range of those jobs was broad. However, the one point that they shared was that they were delicate jobs.

They, who were requested for delicateness that was different from the blacksmiths, fundamentally hated strife, and had a tendency to close themselves off in a space where they could immerse themselves in their work.

Those craftsmen creating a town for themselves was an extremely justified course of events. The town of Elgrad had started off like that, and had now become a site for interaction with the other regions of the Zadark Kingdom.

「Ahh, right, there certainly were a lot of handiwork goods in the stores there. Those seem like they would become good souvenirs.」

Vermudol said that while remembering the state of the stores.

「And so. I was thinking of adding the town of Elgrad to the sightseeing route」

「Even if you say that. Are you goin’ to expressly prepare Transmissioners for the sake of that?」

「There’s the Dragon Road Service, right?」

Hearing that, Raktor said “I see” and nodded.

The Dragon Road Service was one of the government services that the Southern Army managed. The speed and large build of the Earth Dragons that ran across the land was effectively put to use, and they would go around to stations established in various places in the Dark Continent on a schedule. Due to the noise created, stations were established in places separated from urban areas, but it shouldn’t be a problem if they created a special service route that went to and from Elgrad.

Since there were many Earth Dragons that aspired to be transferred to the road service recently, if the demand for the road service were to increase due to sightseeing, it would be possible to grant those aspirations to a certain extent.

「In that case, I’ll need to increase Elgrad’s security.」

「Yeah, I’m counting on you.」

Raktor sighed looking as if he found it to be troublesome from the bottom of his heart, but Vermudol had the sense of security that he would definitely get it done.

Raktor was a hopeless man in many ways, but he would perfectly complete any tasks he took on. He didn’t know if that was due to Raktor’s pride as a proud Dragon, or if that was due to Raktor’s own personality though.

「Well then, next is me, isn’t it.」

「Yeah. In the end, are we unable to show off the fields?」

「Yes, it is dangerous after all.」

Vermudol also nodded in agreement at Fainell who declared that it was dangerous.

Without any joking of the sort, the east was much more dangerous than the south in a certain way. The east was a land where the crops would run away from the fields. It was possible to make the ruffians of the south obey others in one way or another, but the crops would definitely not listen to anything they were told.

Moreover, the crops were important export goods. Showing a scene that could make the other party lose their appetites for it, that should be prevented as much as possible.

「And that is why they will be limited to the urban areas without showing the fields……Let’s see, I am thinking of having the town of Luluera which is the Eastern Army’s headquarters be a target for sightseeing.」

The town of Luluera was idyllic and the roads were wide, and with it being a town whose atmosphere was overall warm and snug, many of the inhabitants were also gentle.

That might also be related to the fact that Fainell was general that possessed the most gentle atmosphere among the Four Cardinal Generals.

For the Mazoku who believed that strength was everything, things like 「cozy」 and 「relaxed」 were originally words that they were way too unconnected to.

However, the town of Luluera was tranquil, and was truly a wonderful place as a tourist attraction. In other words, it would break the image of the wild and violent Mazoku that the typical member of mankind harbored, and possessed the possibility to raise up friendly emotions in them.

「Yeah, I also feel like that is what we should do. However, for me……or rather, for Mazoku, that place would be a tourist attraction in a certain meaning, but it would be different for mankind. Is there something there?」

The atmosphere of the town of Luluera itself was a tourist attraction to the Mazoku.

However, to make something a tourist attraction for mankind, there had to be something for the sake of that.