I Was Reincarnated Chapter 73
Even Faintly Needed
A little while has pa.s.sed since we started diplomatic relations with each of the other countries, but…..
It feel like each country resembles the other and there are no new things
The quality of the things also doesn't seem to change, I think it would have been fine not to have diplomatic relations with five countries
I also knew the way of processing materials for cloth, I also taught them the way to manufacturing cloth, with just several years it seems our own country will be able to produce it
Cooking utensils and dishware as well, the way of making it was learned and it seems we'll be able to enact national isolation sometime
Even at the very least, it seems it will be impossible for several years though
It's not like there isn't a reason I want to hurry and enact national isolationism
One after another they're giving birth, and there are a lot of guys aiming for the children of the guys from Veiden
Also the guys who try to carry off adults, or big kids, hasn't decreased
The moment kids are born I impart my divine protection, but if it happens at that time [before they get divine protection]…..is the issue
Well, the guys who try to carry them off are caught at the barrier and killed, and there's no restriction on injuring someone since they'll die anyway
—if they get by the shadow it's another story though
The threat is certainly not 0
If talking about possibilities, even this country probably has some gap somewhere
There's no guarantee that my barrier won't begin to unravel
There's no limitation that I will forever remain at the pinnacle of power
I am like middle management so to speak
The one who is my superior, that gender indistinguishable G.o.d…..rather, thinking about it it's quite unpleasant
Although it seems just me existing was enough, perhaps even that war was also within that G.o.d's calculations
Were I not summoned
Baren's inhabitants, have decreased quite a bit since I've been born
From that time, to about a third the number of people?
Outside of Veiden it's nearly all just humans
Humans have also decreased, but the other races are on par with going extinct
Around the time the war intensified there were also guys who were sheltered, but the number of people is not much
In contrast, there are very few humans in Veiden
Most of them were originally orphans, that knight is the only adult I took in
The remainder are all children below Alba in age
As it's like that, there are currently no human women
The orphans are mostly boys, as before throwing away a girl she would be sold as a s.e.x slave
So perhaps I should s.n.a.t.c.h them before that (of course, I will leave money) or so would be the only method
The proportion of humans at the present time is about 90% male
It's fine right now since everyone's still children, but when they become adults the men will be failing [in catching any girlfriend]
When everyone becomes adults we may have to resort to kidnapping adult women
Otherwise, this country's humans will soon die out
(Even though kids come out pretty well between the other races)
If it's those guys from the surrounding countries they would probably be discriminated against for their mixed heritage, but for me it's fine
After all, kids are kids
There's no difference
"Daa…. ma, ma"
"You, are pretty healthy huh"
I put the kid on my lap and sunbathed
The kid on top of my lap pulled and played with my hair
If I pull it myself it hurts, but even if other guys pull it it doesn't hurt me
Is it recognized as an attack?
Well although I don't understand it very well, since it doesn't hurt it's fine to leave it be
…..it seems Rune doesn't like it when other guys touch my hair though
The opponent is a kid, moreover it hasn't even been a year since it was born, so it's not at a point you can scold it over and get angry
This kid is Talis' child
Calling 'ma' towards me is probably because Talis and the others call me 'demon G.o.d-sama'
Occasionally hearing it calling 'mama' is a strange feeling
This guy is the third one born in this country
At this present time there are also pregnant women so from now on kids will probably be born one after another
I just occasionally keep kids company sometimes
In my experience this country's kids seem obedient, but is it because I'm the demon G.o.d?
They may be able to sense various things while they're children
Especially spirit children, perhaps since they're sensitive to magic power, even if they're crying loudly, when I approach they forget about even crying and freeze
Incidentally, today Rune is inside the castle
It's not like I overdid it and he's sleeping on the bed in the room
Recently, he's doing the sword practice he didn't do
There's no need for him to become strong and I also didn't request it of Rune
However as a beastman, as expected it seems he wants to become skillful in handling the sword
[The reason] he was strong was thanks to the magic stones, and so it wasn't his own true power, it seems [he said]
So there was no feeling of becoming strong from the start [he said]
While Rune is doing sword practice I'll occasionally come out in my free time and watch him
(Sword, huh…..)
My sword, I can only drawn it for a moment
It immediately disappears
For that reason I don't yet know it's ability
Well, if I just look up the sword's ability I'd understand though
"Uh…..oh, ah—….."
The kid eagerly tried to catch my hair swaying in the wind
How peaceful
……I am carefreely sitting in the park, but the guys around me have no free time
Even I know that much
Since I do almost no work I'm completely free, there's a large amount of work I could help out with
Only, since it's troublesome I won't do it
Like this I'm glad that I'm not on earth
I, decided to be a splendid neet
"Oga, oga"
Once I realize he is reaching out his hand, I support his body
This time he's trying to catch a flying insect (similar to a b.u.t.terfly)
…..even though he shouldn't be able to
Since he wouldn't be to the point he could catch it, he would probably end up just crush it with his hands
Kids have parts like this after all
The insect fluttered around in front of the kid—Tony like it was mocking him and after that it went away
"Ma, ma. Oga! Oga!"
"Don't chase it. Obediently sit"
Pressing down on tony's head pointing towards it, I pa.s.sed over a drink
"…lish, lish"
The kid just became engrossed in the juice
"Delicious, huh. I'm glad"
It's said that kids have individual differences, but this world's kids grow up quite quickly
The appearance is no different from the time when I was on earth (aside from things like the animal ears) but being able to speak so quickly was not common [on earth]
Tony's not yet sixth months old
Not yet being able to crawl is about the same, but at 4-5 months should he be able to speak to this extent?
I just don't know if there may have been something similar on earth, but I haven't seen it before
"L…lish, lish"
"Since I don't need it, you drink"
Somehow it seems he also understands what I'm saying
Ordinarily kids, at this point, would just say meaningless words or so, right?
Since I haven't seen very many kids this small, I don't know in detail, though
"Master, so you were here"
It seems he was searching for me
Since I wander around aimlessly everywhere, I was told that catching me is relatively difficult
Though I won't stop strolling around
"Dea, huh. What is it?"
"It seems the quality of goods from Rocnabus has decreased. Especially the cloth, everyone says as soon as you wear it it gets torn"
As expected, perhaps due to suffering from poverty, quality has steadily decreased
Especially Rocnabus who is the only country that is not connected to Veiden
Kieshye is too huge and south of it is Rocnabus the smallest [country]
When entering the country, perhaps since you have to enter Kieshye or Oriomeishin for a bit they can't get into Veiden
For now in order to directly fly to the barrier, they established an encampment though
For some reason it seems various restrictions are in place
Due to that it probably takes unnecessary effort and funds
"As I recall, Rocnabus was famous for their gla.s.swork. Narrow down the buying to just that, other things are unnecessary"
"Yes"
There's no meaning to procuring low quality things
When Dea hears my words, he went off somewhere to carry them out
Someone who's a diplomat will probably go convey [these word]
After a short time—
"Demon G.o.d-sama, Rocnabus is a poor country. If we part our hands now, that country will just breakdown more and more"
Talis finally came
"Cha, Cha"
Tony can't yet p.r.o.nounce 'Ta' it seems
In this world there is no habit of calling parent 'father' or 'mother' it seems they mostly just call them by their alias
"You are too soft, huh. What meaning is there to buying poor quality goods? Who would use it? Will you buy up all the goods that remain unsold?"
"-, that is….."
He shuts his mouth
Such a thing, Talis should not be able to do it
Enough goods to stock up for a whole country would be an enormous amount
"…..however, if it's just gla.s.swork, the people employed in other industries will end up starving to death"
Due to the war, the amount sold in their own country is probably disgraceful
"……and so? In exchange for you saving Rocnabus, you want Veiden to become poor?"
The things Talis said, generally speaking will end up like he said without much difference
Even if we pay money for goods of decreasing quality, such goods are not good and they will soon need to be replaced
In other words, it would waste too much money
In that case it goes without saying that Veiden will end up becoming poor
Talis shakes his head with a sorrowful expression
As one would expect he has no intention of sacrificing this country it seems
"Convey [to them] what I'm about to say from hereon. Raise the precision of gla.s.swork, goods [precise] to the point that other countries can't make imitations. If they are like that then they can give the purchase price, and such"
"Yes"
Talis left with a quick pace
He's probably going to Rocnabus after this
…..he's hard working huh
There are just three diplomats and although they should be able to simply pa.s.s through the encampment [once it's done], aren't they still tired from such work?
Though I'm not tired, it's troublesome so no thanks
As for Rocnabus, I'll only go there when the formation [in the encampment] is drawn
I'll leave the rest to Dea
Although I occasionally look over official doc.u.ments, I mostly neglect them
"Cha……a" [TN: imagining a disappointed baby]
"A—…… your parent, left"
He also didn't even call out to the kid
Just how much of a workaholic is he
For me it's something I can't imitate