Vol 1 Chapter 2 (1/2)
Chapter 2: Please Make Us Humans
— The Winter Kingdo
The Hero: “Ooh, it’s turned cold”
The De”
The Hero: “Are you alright, De?”
The Deht… I want to say I a Why am I so tired?”
The Hero: “That’s the way it is with snow trails Moreover, you don’t have very th
The De”
The Hero: “… Is it alright to be co to such a remote location?”
The De: “Remote?”
The Hero: “No, I mean, as you said, the food of the Central Continent revolves around Grain In that case, shouldn’t we be focussing on Grain?”
The Deht”
The Hero: “In that case, wouldn’t it be better to head to wheat producing, agricultural countries like the Lake Country or the Elm Country?”
The De to listen to me”
The Hero: “Ah—”
The De: “I also think it’s better if you didn’t show yourself for the ti”
The Hero: “Oh?”
The De: “Yeah You were sent to ht have soainst you”
The Hero: “Nothing of the sort”
The De: “Besides, if anted to revolutionize anywhere, in order to be persuasive, we’ll need actual experiments and data”
The Hero: “That’s true”
The Dee We’ll be experirain and other crops”
The Hero: “Is that so?”
The Deent to infiltrate it”
The Hero: “You’re good at planning, huh”
The De”
The Hero: “In this village, then?”
The Dee, no?”
The Hero: “Yeah, I know a lot of villages like this”
The De: “This is a typical Pioneer Settledoms It comprises of a network of s in a relaxed coricultural system”
The Hero: “And to think there’s still a ith the De”
The De to their life on the earth That is an admirable trait of Humanity”
The Hero: “So, who’s your agent?”
The De for us, I wonder where it is, I only know its soe”
The Hero: “Ah—, is that so? It shouldn’t be very difficult to find, but the sun is about to set and we can’t possibly wander about in this cold”
The De: “Mmm, that’s true”
The Hero: “Yes it is”
The De! ～ ♪”
The Hero: “Wha-“
The De: “Oh, I know that voice”
The Chief Maid: “De ～ ♪”
The De: “Allow me to introduce you two Hero!”
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Explanation
Grain: As an agricultural product, there areWheat, Barley, Oats and Rye Though wheat is iround with a row in the cold, it is considered a luxury in Northern Europe
Pioneer Settlees need to be set up froers need to endure extre out tree roots and tilling wastelands for ploughing In return all the prepared land becomes their property
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The Hero: “What a fool! This is a hu’!”
The De: “Hmm, that’s true Take care in future”
The Chief Maid: “Hehehe, I understand, Derin
The Dery”
The Hero: “—”
The Chief Maid: “You’ll get wrinkles if you continue to be so mad”
The Hero: “And who is this?”
The De: “This is my subordinate, leader of the Maids, the Chief Maid”
The Chief Maid: “As introduced, I a since she was little Having watched over her all this while, I ae between the Hero and the De”
The Hero: “There’s a lot of issues with that, but first of all, we’re not married”
The Chief Maid: “Is that so?”
The Hero: “We merely have an Unlimited Mutual Ownershi+p Contract”
The Chief Maid: “I see, isn’t that the sae?”
The De: “That’s the difference between a Dutch clover and a Clover”
The Chief Maid: “Are they not the sa?”
The Deot a different charm”
The Chief Maid: “Ah, I understand! It’s like the difference between a Maid, Servant, Handmaiden and a Human Pillow”
The De: “Are those also of different charms?”
The Hero: “… Are they for real?”
The Chief Maid: “Chareration to say that charm alone forms 80 of the relationshi+p between a man and a woman”
The De: “For real! In that case, there practically aren’t any materials left?!”
The Chief Maid: “That’s the beauty of it”
The Hero: “Umm— It’s cold, so…”
The Chief Maid: “Oh dear”
The De about it?”
The Chief Maid: “Just come this way, I’ll show you around”
The Deo?”
The Chief Maid: “It’s nothing exceptionally large, but I’ve refurbished an old e”
The Deood, Chief Maid”
—- In a Dilapidated Mansion
The Hero: “Hey, hey, isn’t this rather massive?”
The Chief Maid: “It’s nothing It isn’t even 1 of the De Castle”
The Hero: “That’s a Dungeon, don’t group theether”
The De: “But I live there”
The Hero: “Ah, that’s true”
The Chief Maid: “Please come this way, I will serve you tea in just a moment”
The De: “I’m sorry—”
The Hero: “Just what sort of relationshi+p do you have with this subordinate?”
The Deht not be able to tell, but the Chief Maid is a relative”
The Hero: “She’s a scholar? Like the rest of your race?”
The Deht be a bit inaccurate to call us scholars More accurately, we’re ‘A Race that can’t control our Curiosity,’ and a race that focuses on a specific field of study Even though she’s older than me, the Chief Maid has adopted ‘The Way of the Maid’”
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Explanation
Dutch Clover: Basically just a clover As a leguen Fixation In other words, natural nitrogen fertilizers are produced and enrich the soil In addition, bees can be reared off it from which honey can be obtained and it can also be used for animal feed
Dungeon: A prison located in the baseend tells of a massive labyrinth located in the baseround labyrinth is also what eon
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The Hero: “Hmm”
The Chief Maid: “It’s rather similar to you, Sir, who has adopted ‘The Way of Chivalry’”
The De: “That was quick”
The Chief Maid: “Here is some red tea I have added ample honey”
The Deht up in this manner, sometimes I even let her command the Demon Armies”
The Hero: “Hey, is that so maids can do?!”
The Chief Maid: “Whatever my master requires of me That is ‘The Way of the Maid’”
The De to?”
The Hero: “Yeah, I’d like to knoell”
The Chief Maid: “It appears that the building fored to nobility of this land The heir of the fa has been abandoned”
The Deh the proper channels?”
The Chief Maid: “Yes, of course Even the construction cree used to refurbish the place was paid in cash”
The De: “Hmm”
The Hero: “That’s surprisingly reasonable”
The De: “One day, an opponent may appear that requires us to de as we can solve issues peaceably we shouldn’t resort to force …It would be problematic if ere hated”
The Hero: “?”
The De really… Then, let’s stay in this place What should we do about our identities?”
The Chief Maid: “I have already e Chief and various other elders I have told thehly influential scholar froe of Divinity in the Holy Imperial Capital”
The Deht?”
The Hero: “As long as you dress the part?”
The De: “Would this Lab Coat and Robe do?”
The Hero: “Doesn’t look like it”
The Chief Maid: “No way”
The De: “But it’s so comfortable…”
The Hero: “noble daughters don’t choose their clothes based on comfort”
The Chief Maid: “That’s true You should probably wear some clothes that draw attention and provoke nervousness”
The De I don’t provoke nervousness?”
The Chief Maid: “That is not what I was saying However…”
The De: “What?”
The Chief Maid: “Please lend me your ear for a moment”
The De: whispers
The De: “Hero, Hero”
The Hero: “What is it?”
The De: “Meat which does not provoke nervousness is useless ht?”
The Hero: “What’s this all of a sudden?”
The De: “It’s as I said”
The Hero: “Ah—”
The De: “Is it useless meat? Is it not?!”
The Hero: “Ah—That’s—”
The Chief Maid: “Would you like another cup of tea?”
The De: “Do I make you shake and tremble?”
The Hero: “I can’t really comment”
The Chief Maid: “Especially because you don’t get enough exercise in the winter”
The De: “Ohhhh”
The Hero: “… That’s, shouldn’t you wear soe of pace It brings out the char about”
The Chief Maid: “Indeed, De”
The De: “Is that so…?”
The Hero: “Right, so how did the greetings go?”
The Chief Maid: “Yes, that’s right I explained to thee’s researchers took an interest in the village in order to teach new Far Techniques”
The De: “That saves a lot of work”
The Hero: “That’s true, farin with”
The Chief Maid: “Yes …De”
The De: “Hm?”
The Chief Maid: “What should we do about the Demon Army?”
The Deht”
The Hero: “Has so happened?”
The De: “The Hero and I had a cli’s Great Hall Spread the rumour that the both of us were seriously injured I’ Castle The fate of the Hero is uncertain, but one theory holds that he ed to escape”
The Chief Maid: “As you command”
The De: “What do you think of that, Hero?”
The Hero: “Ahh It doesn’t matter to me I am after all yours”
The Chief Maid: “My my”
The Deh— This ruressive Faction of the De and hold off any actions for the moment”
The Hero: “One year, huh”
The De: “I have other plans as well If we really intended to hold out, we could probably extend it to three years If we drag this on for too long, there’ll probably be an all-out war between Humans and Demons”
The Hero: “…”
The De Which Has Yet To Be Seen’ before that”
The Hero: “Don’t you just want to see it?”
The De: “…If I don’t find it, I’ll be hated by my master”
The Hero: “Ah That Th… That’s That’s right”
The De: “Let’s leave that for now”
The Hero: “Y-Yeah”
The Dericulture”
The Hero: “Agriculture?”
The De”
The Hero: “Isn’t the practice of far the harvest?”
The De to reform that”
The Hero: “Uhh, can it be reformed?”
The Derain in the saradually worsen?”
The Hero: “Ah—, I’ve heard of this You erode the Blessings of the Earth, don’t you?”
The De: “To circumvent this, the Three Field Rotation System was developed, where you split the fields into three plots One is used in winter, one in summer and one is allowed to rest And then you Rotate The Blessings of the Earth are hence restored to the plots which are allowed to rest”
The Hero: “That’s gotta be tiring Wait Why would you even use Rotation? Why don’t you just till a new field? If you use a new piece of land, then there’ll be lots of Blessings in the Earth”
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Explanation
Three Field Rotation Syste a field as a Winter Crops Plot (Wheat or Rye) -> Su Plot (Pastures), you can far the nutrients of the earth This was predoland and Northern Germany
Rotation: I’ to skip this explanation because I expect you to understand what Rotation lish, so it would be unknown to some japanese people
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The Dee mistake to think that everyone has the ical dispulsion powers that you do”
The Hero: “I-Is that so?”
The Dereat deal of effort Furtherriculture, you will also have to increase the distance that you will need to harvest and sow your crops, and the area which you need to protect against monsters and wild beasts”
The Hero: “Now that you say it…”
The De: “This place does use Three Field Rotation, but—”
The Hero: “Mmhmm”
The De: “I aim to reform the system in order to increase the crop yields”
The Hero: “I understand your ai to do?”
The Deood idea I intend to reform this into Four-Field Rotation”
The Hero: “Mhm”
The De: “In other words, a Four-Field system: a field for Barley, a field for Clover, a field for Wheat, and a field for Turnips These four fields will be set a four year period”
The Hero: “That doesn’t sound very different from a Three Field Rotation”
The De: “A Three-Field Rotation has a period of co period, but the period consists of growing Clovers”
The Hero: “Is that a very big difference?”
The De a difference, is not just the Grain, but also the Turnips”
The Hero: “It’s great for stew, but what could happen just by using it?”
The De: “Of course, people can eat it too It’s not healthy to just subsist on grain But these turnips can also be used for feed, specifically pig feed”
The Chief Maid: “Pigs?”
The De: “As you know, meat is an extremely important source of nutrients in this poor and cold place In the winter, it is difficult to get sufficient fruits or vegetables and to hunt for game However, in order to consu, food is necessary But in the winter, do people not already lack food?”
The Hero: “Yeah, that’s right That’s why before winter, pigs are slaughtered to a es, bacon or ham and are stored as food for the winter It’s a scene which characterizes the winter no doms one is in”
The Derown in the winter… in other words, the season in which agricultural nutrients are insufficient, in the end, one is still growing crops like any other season Is that not inefficient? Unfortunately, one can’t even maintain animal husbandry nor increase the numbers of livestock”
The Hero: “Now that you say it…”
The De: “In this case, one may use Clover and Turnips In the suoats Even without livestock, they can even be used for fertilizer Turnips are useful in the winter as animal feed”
The Hero: “— Is that so?”
The Deht This technique fulfils the three ideas of ‘Not resting the fields,’ ‘Not decreasing the yields’ and ‘Growing crops apart froricultural products’”
The Hero: “And that’s why it’s this village, then You’ve thought this through, De”
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Explanation
Four Field Crop Rotation: The Norfolk Crop Rotation systeland in Norfolk Planting follows the sequence of Wheat -> Turnips -> Barley -> Clover The ground does not need to lie fallow, yet livestock ricultural Revolution, this was a key reason for the large increase in human population
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The Chief Maid: “What do you mean?”
The Hero: “A village like this does both agriculture and livestock rearing, in such a self-sufficient systericultural system may be most appropriate This applies for experie quantities, hence for this to happen they are established in war the point of the experi cold, poor areas’”
The Chief Maid: “Is that so!”
The De with the fish of the South Ice Seas or reforricultural implements”
The Hero: “You have many ideas, then”
The Dee If ere to create pastures, it would be difficult to control livestock like the sheep In this dangerous age, a siht to New Pastures’ could turn into an all-out war”
The Hero: “That’s true, that ouldn’t want that”
The Chief Maid: “But as you have said before, people value their land Can we really solve it as we discussed?”
The De: “That’s e need Demons”
The Hero: “?”
The Dee After all, there doesn’t seearrison, does there? We just need a few dee moderately”
The Hero: “…”
The Deers escape, the Dehts who charge in to the rescue before pulling out When the pioneers return, they then fall under the protection of the Feudal Lord In such a situation, neither the agricultural reorganization nor the collectivization of the villages will be a problem to carry out”
The Hero: “…”
The De: “Are you disillusioned?”
The Hero: “…De”
The Dein with, with this technique, ill require sohts as a turncoat or to understand y will result in accidents It is i”
The Hero: “…”
The De: “However, I have decided what to do At this rate, this nighte for a century I have no intention of allowing this unsustainable iends of the End’”
The Hero: “…”
The De: “Do you have complaints? Do you hate me? Bu… But you can’t You’re o”
The Chief Maid: “…”
The De after all In that case, there’s nothing for it… Since I’e your blade…”
The Hero: “Ugh You’re way too scared, De”
The De: “…”
The Hero: “Even so, people will be saved right? There will be people ill be saved by this 3-year interregnuht? Moreover, if this Four Field Rotation Syste children will be able to greet the su this to end the war, everything goes back to the people, right?”
The Deht”
The Hero: “Then I am, after all, yours”
The Chief Maid: “…”
The Hero: “But while doing this may be for the best, please try to avoid unnecessary sacrifices”
The Deh…”
The Hero: “What should I do? …Well I kind of know already”
The De: “It’s as you expect You need to help hteousness’ Drive back the invading deuard of the leaders of the Southern Kingdoms”
The Hero: “What a farce”
The De to the Master of Evil, a farce is to be expected after all”
The Hero: “You’re incorrigible even if you visited hell a hundred times”
The De: “Good that you know”
The Hero: “But it would be best if we didn’t use this strategy from the start”
The De: “But that is the last resort At any rate, let’s first try to raise the crop yields Eli else”
—- The Village of Wintering on the way back froe Chief
The Hero: “Dammit!”
The Deht”
The Hero: “That’s true”
The Chief Maid: “I didn’t think he would be so ignorant”
The Hero: “There’s nothing for it This may be part of an experie like this in the Winter Kingdole year of failure could result in famine”
The Chief Maid: “That’s true…”
The De: “If you think about it, the Demon World may be a better place to do this”
The Hero: “That’s true I suppose”
The Chief Maid: “Has Sir Hero been to many parts of the Demon World?”
The Hero: “Yeah More than any other human, I believe”
The Chief Maid: “But with the Village Chief having that sort of attitude, hoill agricultural reforo? It’s difficult…”
The De: “Hm It wasn’t blatant rejection so it’s not difficult to deal with”
The Hero: “If you look at it fro looks like a Princess of nobility He can’t just oppose it to your face”
The Chief Maid: “In that case, shall we…”
The De: “Absolutely not”
The Chief Maid: “But, your Majesty, to achieve our goals, we should be willing to use any methods”
The Dericultural refor lords and landlords It’s essential for raising productivity But in order to achieve the technological level required for intensive far in the first place, to exterminate the leaders of our first experies and not a single advantage”
The Hero: “Very true”
The Chief Maid: “What a pickle”
The Deht, education levels are the bottleneck”
The Hero: “Education?”
The Chief Maid: “How are they related?”
The De: “Well, there are a few reasons This is supposed to be the next stage, but it sees will not progress”
The Chief Maid: “What do you plan on doing?”
The De: “Think about it Even if ere to increase the productivity of the village, if this doesn’t get passed on to the other villages, on’t be able to achieve large scale refor this to everyone, it’s impossible from both a time and economic perspective”
The Hero: “That’s true”
The De: “That’s e need specialized staff who know the new methods to spread them to the various countries Well, whether comrade or subordinate is unimportant, human resources are important”
The Hero: “Hmm”
The Chief Maid: “And hence, education?”
The De: “On a side note, how is education done in the human world?”
The Hero: “Even if you say that, what is education in the first place?”
The Chief Maid: “…Huh”
The De: “Ehh, ahh”
The Hero: “It’s pointless then As expected, you will require some difficult vocabulary”
The De inforers”
The Hero: “Say that from the start then! That’s si, To start with, babies learn how to speak, right? Following that, they are cared for by Granny and Gra or hunting, the eneration help take care of the child”
The Chief Maid: “How efficient Even the elderly can work”
The Hero: “Despite their age, they can still be of use in agriculture They don’t know difficult words like you do, but things like when and what to plant, how to read the weather, how to avoid wild beasts, coe Moreover, winters here are severe Snow falls abundantly and stores out here in these parts spend ht At that time, the peasants make handicraft or knit clothes fro the long winters, listening to tales like Heroic Legends or Kingly Legends or even fairy tales Ahh— Wait There are tales of Dee chief, also learn to read and write”
The De: “Hmm…”
The Hero: “This is different in the cities City education is done by priests in the Church or governors Do you know of governors? U and Writing or Arithovernors for their children to learn such knowledge and techniques”
The Chief Maid: “And the Hero also went through this?”
The Hero: “Well, in a way My grandfather was rather like a governor… Well in any case, let’s drop it What do you think? Is education this sort of thing?”
The De: “Yes, it’s like that”
The Hero: “Leave affairs of Human Society to me”
The De: “Well, human education is really backward”
The Hero: “Backward?!”
The De: “Mmh It has a bad performance It’s completely underdeveloped”
The Hero: “That’s not the same!”
The De”
The Hero: “Ugh”
The De: “But this is natural education It’s understandable”
The Hero: “…”
The De for an unnatural level of groe’re going to need an unnatural environment … However, education requires money”
The Hero: “Money, huh I’ear, will I be able to raise enough money?”
The Chief Maid: “Umm, if you sold your sword, your shi+eld and your arold pieces?”