Vol 1 Chapter 2 (2/2)
The Hero: “Oh? Impressive, eh?”
The Chief Maid: “How much do we require?”
The De a pattern from this year’s statistics, ould need a old pieces”
The Hero: “M… My… A Hero’s… Equipment…”
The Chief Maid: “Don’t be at such a loss, Sir Hero”
The De: “Chief Maid, further contact is prohibited”
The Chief Maid: “Yes, your Majesty ♪”
The Hero: “Jeez”
The Chief Maid: “Well, winter is coins in the suht? We should use this winter to slowly build up our preparations”
The De: “One could say that”
The Hero: “We are in a rush though, we only have three years”
The Chief Maid: “Well, well, today we’ll make a pork and potato stew”
The De: “That sounds delicious”
The Hero: “Well, worrying isn’t going to solve any of our problems”
The Village of Wintering, in the Hearth Room of the Acquired Mansion
The Chief Maid: “Well then, since there are many preparations to be done, I will leave you here Dinner will be served in an hour, as I will inform you when it is time, please feel free to stay by the hearth”
The De: “I understand, I’ll leave it to you then”
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The Hero: “… Ugh”
The De: “Are you tired, Hero?”
The Hero: “Yeah My body isn’t exceptionally exhausted though I’ve been thinking of things which I don’t usually have to think of and it makes my head hurt”
The De: “Hehehe I see”
The De: “Hey, Hero”
The Hero: “Mm?”
The De: “The hearth is warm, isn’t it?”
The Hero: “Yeah It’s warm The cold in this place is more or less tolerable in front of the hearth”
The De: “Hey, Hero”
The Hero: “Mm?”
The De: “Umm, if it’s okay with you… Would you like to come over beside me?”
The Hero: “Why?”
The Dereat”
The Hero: “Is that so?”
The De: “That is so Look, there’s a special seat for you”
The Hero: “Hm It’s true There is”
The De: “How is it?”
The Hero: “You see”
The De: “Hm… Well, it’s true that the warmth of this hearth is no achievement of mine”
The De: “…”
The Hero: “…”
The De: “Hero?”
The Hero: “Mm?”
The De: “May I touch you?”
The Hero: “I don’t really mind, but… Why?”
The De perverted Your hair is dark so I want to touch it for a bit Ah, don’t be so serious”
The Hero: “My ancestors were Samurai”
The De: “They hat?”
The Hero: “Eastern Knights They could cleave arle stroke”
The De: “I see, what fierce warriors”
The Hero: “My ancestors are a bloodline of warriors”
The De: “Is that so? Apart fros, don’t you?”
The Hero: “Is that so—”
The De next to ns of fear”
The Hero: “The De is weak, and a woman And she doesn’t exercise”
The De”
The Hero: “Is that so?”
The De: “That is so”
The Hero: “You’re rather h”
The Dey”
The Hero: “?”
The Deotiate with you”
The Hero: “What about?”
The Deotiation any longer”
The Hero: “How can I understand without you telling me?”
The De: “That is a very complicated question I want to explain it properly to you without incurring any misconceptions if possible”
The Hero: “Why don’t you try telling me?”
The Deht? The Winter Wind has blown in And it’s warm and comfortable here Until dinner arrives, wouldn’t you like to do so in the meantime? Of course, there is an entire antuan task of dealing with these issues towers over us But, since the Hero’s head hurts in the present situation, we can’t possibly carry out any work efficiently”
The Hero: “Ah—”
The De: “Of course, this is justht, but taking into consideration your present state of fatigue, perhaps even this legend, this urban ard any possible effective method I have read in ancient texts that warriors occasionally used this Honey Garden to re in such a method”
The Hero: “What do you intend to do then?”
The De: “I would like you to rest your head on my lap?”
The Hero: “Sure”
The De: “Ah Uwaa Hero…”
The Hero: “I belong to the De No need to hold back”
The De: “Hero”
The Hero: “Mm…”
The De: “Your head is so fluffy”
The Hero: “Don’t play with it”
The De it”
The Hero: “You sood as well”
The De: “I bathe properly every day, that’s why”
The Hero: “For real?”
The De: “Yeah, for real Ever since I left the Deh in the past I could go one ithout changing clothes while I was carrying out experiments”
The Hero: “You have very shs”
The De: “I-Is that so? Is it not flabby?”
The Hero: “It’s a good sleeping place”
The Deoodness You really are aheart”
The Hero: “Umm— … I’m a master with perverted intentions”
The De: “?”
The De: “Well, Hero”
The Hero: “What is it—?”
The De: “Before, when you said I didn’t need to hold back”
The Hero: “?”
The De: “Is that true?”
The Hero: “Yes, it is”
The De: “Is that so”
The Hero: “…What’s this about?”
The De: “Mmm”
The Hero: “Don’t keep quiet, it’s scary”
The De: “I am also completely terrified”
The Hero: “Huh?”
The Des I have yet to see,’ that’s the theme of my life”
The Hero: “?”
The De: “That’s, Hero…”
The Hero: “What is it, you can just relax and say it”
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The De: “What’s that sound?”
The Hero: “It’s from the back… The stable?”
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The De: “Hey! I said wait up!”
—- The Stables
The Hero: “Here!”
The De: “It’s pitch black,”
???: “…”
The Hero: (A human presence?)
The Deht…”
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The Hero: “… What? They’re children”
The De underwear”
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The Chief Maid: “Well, well, my, my”
The De: “Chief Maid”
The Chief Maid: “Lost and snuck in here again”
The De: “Who are these people?”
The Chief Maid: “Escaped slaves This place has been deserted for a very long while Despite being deserted, it’s not a ruin and the surrounding villages have different systeood place to escape to”
The Hero: “Slaves?”
The Chief Maid: “Yes, that’s right”
The Hero: “Where would slaves come from around here?”
The Chief Maid: “From somewhere near? Aren’t most of the humans around here slaves?”
The Hero: “No, They’re not slaves!”
The Chief Maid: “Oh, so I rong?”
The Hero: “Slavery is barbaric We’d never allow it”
The Chief Maid: “Even if you were to say such a thing…”
The De: “These people are Serfs”
The Hero: “Serfs…?”
The Chief Maid: “So they’re slaves after all then”
The De: “Serfs are different from slaves”
The Hero: “Look here The Southern Kingdoms don’t have slaves”
The Chief Maid: “Is that so?”
The De: “The difference between Serfs and Slaves is that Serfs are allowed to have personal wealth They own their own ho to theether with their own families as well”
The Hero: “Yeah, of course”
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The De: “On the other hand, they don’t have the freedom to choose occupations or to move around Most i existence devoid of choice, tilling the lands of their landlords”
The Hero: “…”
The Chief Maid: “…That’s totally different from slaves Hmmmmm”
The Hero: “…”
The Deht there… While slavery is probably a tragic thing, within society, that it makes sense economically is a fact”
The Chief Maid: “Is that so?”
The De: “Chief Maid”
The Chief Maid: “… I over-spoke I offer ies”
The De: “…”
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Explanation
Serf: Peasants who do not have the right to choose occupations or ricultural implements, and other fixed assets However, they have to fulfil a corvée and an annual land tax There are also seht to buy and sell produce
Dees and farmland which a Feudal Lord controls Within a demesne, the Feudal Lord is the landlord, theto a superior (another Feudal Lord like a King or higher) Within the demesne, produce from the farmland under the direct control of the Feudal Lord, the land belonging to free farmers and the land worked on by serfs, as well as tax levied on the serfs are the Feudal Lord’s income
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The Hero: “…”
Little Sister shi+vering
Elder Sister: “U-U We, we don’t want… Any trouble… Just for one night”
The Chief Maid: “…”
The Deht? How have you been dealing with this until now?”
The Chief Maid: “Escaped slaves… I mean serfs This is a serious crime It’s also bad for relations with powerful people nearby We report it immediately and they come and pick them up”
The De: “Is that so?”
The Hero: “…”
The Chief Maid: “Sir Hero, are you uncomfortable with this?”
The Hero: “… Is this not a bit too harsh?”
The Chief Maid: “A destiny you cannot control is merely the existence of an insect I hate insects I can’t stand seeing insects with their wings torn off”
The De: “…”
The Hero: “Hey!”
The Chief Maid: “Isn’t this just a onize the nearby powerful people over such a trivial thing brings no advantages”
The De: “That’s… True…”
The Hero: “De…”
The Chief Maid: “In that case”
The De to contact the We have souments We will do this for now That is my decision”
—- The Mansion of the De, a Small Room
The De: “Ah What is it?”
The Hero: “… You’re very evasive”
The Des”
Elder Sister: “U-Umm Thank you very much”
Little Sister cowers
The Hero: “Don’t worry about it”
Elder Sister: “We’ve never worn such splendid clothes before”
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The Hero: “Is that so? They’re just clothes left over in this h”
The Dery? Are the beds okay?”
Elder Sister: “Yes The straw is soft and warm and it is a very pretty room”
The Hero: “Even this tiny, dirty room…”
The Des”
Elder Sister: “That’s… Even though you’ve treated us so well… To, the…”
The De: “That’s…”
The Hero: “…”
Elder Sister: “Please, don’t tell them That’s not it”
Little Sister tears up
Elder Sister: “We’ll run away It’s really just for a little bit Please wait until daybreak”
The Chief Maid: “What are you talking about? You don’t have proper shoes Your clothes e You have nofor alms on the road?”
Little Sister sobs
The Hero: “Can’t we… Can’t we do so for them?”
The Chief Maid: “Nope The life of a slave is horrible There’s nothing they can do There is no hope They have to continue living, telling theuilty, I must continue to live this way’ It’s probably hell on earth But…”
Elder Sister: “…”
The Chief Maid: “What they do is no different fro the word of one’son to life for the sole purpose of fulfilling the dreams of one’s master —I am no different from a slave myself”
The Deht of you as a slave in my life”
The Chief Maid: “Yes, Deht that Your Majesty has ever treated me in such a manner Precisely due to this, I cannot tolerate what I a in the sae of the own destiny They should just be burnt to death”
Little Sister: “That’s not true! It isn’t! The girl wearing spectacles is evil We’ve ed to run away so well It’s not true that we can’t do anything We’re going to the capital, the two of us, and we’re going to live there”
The Hero: “That’s…”
The Chief Maid: “What bullshi+t”
Little Sister: “But we’re doing it”
The Chief Maid: “Let’s concede a hundred steps and call your passion hard work You creep into soiven a bed and food, yet you repay this by escaping And you think this is right? Is this the way you serfs behave?”
Little Sister: “But! But!”
The Chief Maid: “I shall say this one e of your existence is just that of an insect I hate insects I despise insects I refuse to consider people who are insects as human”
Elder Sister: “…”
The Chief Maid: “Do you understand?”
Elder Sister: “Yes…”
The Chief Maid: “Beg for forgiveness”
Elder Sister: “We have brought much… Inconvenience to the honoured members of this house Sorry”
The Chief Maid: “Good”
Elder Sister: “…”
Little Sister sobs
Elder Sister: “…”
The Chief Maid: “…Is that all?”
Little Sister: “No… We have to go back, no… It’s scary”
Elder Sister: “… Sister, be quiet”
The Chief Maid: “…”
Elder Sister: “Please treat us… Like humans We think you are our destiny”
The Chief Maid: “When you bow your head, do not grovel in such aa skirt, take the dress lightly in your fingertips and present the Drapes while curtseying gracefully”
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The Chief Maid: “Your Majesty This mansion is but a hovel compared to the Dee on my own Should we not hire a few maids?”
The Hero: “Is that okay, Chief Maid? You just said you hated theive them?”
The Chief Maid: “What I hate are insects Maids are not insects, they are things I like There are no people in this world who hate maids Suppose we considered them as reborn”
The Deirls for me”
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Explanation
Drapes: The beautiful pleats that skirts and dresses are made from Cloth was much more expensive than it is today, hence drapes, which required a significant an of economic power
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—- Village of Wintering, in the Forest of Snow
Maid Little Sister: “Sir Hero~ Sir Hero~”
Maid Little Sister: “Where is Sir Hero~ I’ some delicious bread~”
The Hero: “Oh, thanks for the trouble”
Maid Little Sister: “A waist cloth?! Where were you?”
The Hero: “I teleported Your voice echoes throughout the forest”
Maid Little Sister: “Hehe~ ♪”
The Hero: “Well, this place is safe so there’s no need to worry But what a carefree person”
Maid Little Sister: “Sir Hero, I’ve brought you this”
The Hero: “Oh!”
Maid Little Sister: “It’s lunch! A crea onion and bacon omelette!”
The Hero: “Seems delicious”
Maid Little Sister: “Elder sister made it”
The Hero: “She’s learning fast, great!”
Maid Little Sister: “Is it good?”
The Hero: “It’s delicious! The hot red tea almost makes me cry You ran here?”
Maid Little Sister: “Yep”
The Hero: “I drank it in one gulp”
Maid Little Sister: “Yep!”
The Hero: “Even though it’s the afternoon, it’s tough working outside I’ed now, dammit”
Maid Little Sister: “Oh, that’s right The sister who does the e for you”
The Hero: “What is it? You should have said this earlier”
Maid Little Sister: “Today you are to catch six boars This may be substituted for two bears Also scout out the upper reaches of the river If you see any flooded areas, fix or destroy theic”
The Hero: “She really kno to use people… Right, how is school going?”
Maid Little Sister: “This afternoon is physical training”
The Hero: “Can you do physical training?”
Maid Little Sister: “Currently we don’t have enough people There aren’t any children of the sa food to Sir Hero is my afternoon exercise”
The Hero: “Oh You kno to say ‘Age’”
Maid Little Sister: “The sister who does the ht me”
The Hero: “She’s busy, but still working so hard, that De”
Maid Little Sister: “Next is Arimethic”
The Hero: “Arithmetic?”
Maid Little Sister: “If I do it well, I can get rich!”
The Hero: “That econo Rich’”
Maid Little Sister: “She also writes about the Break-Even Point”
The Hero: “This education is way too one-sided, isn’t it?!”
Maid Little Sister: “Ehehe Sir Hero, how’s your work going?”
The Hero: “Another… Two more If itched to boars”
Maid Little Sister: “Hotpot!”
The Hero: “So sudden!”
Maid Little Sister: “Boar Hotpot?”
The Hero: “Yes, that’s delicious!”
Maid Little Sister: “Let’s have Boar Hotpot!”
The Hero: “All you care about is food, huh”
Maid Little Sister: “Please bring lunch back for us, Sir Hero”
The Hero: “Yeah, I will”
Maid Little Sister: “Being able to be full makes me real happy”
The Hero: “That’s right”
Maid Little Sister: “There is no conflict No need to grovel to the Village Chief’s son We’re war I can be with my sister every day This is happiness”
The Hero: “…”
Maid Little Sister: “What’s wrong?”
The Hero: “No, I’ve realised that Heroes are fairly useless”
Maid Little Sister: “?”
The Hero: “I don’t have the knowledge, I don’t have the financial ability I can’t farm or take care of animals, all I can teach is… Maybe swordsh I offer lip service to achieving Peace, what Peace even is, or how to go about achieving it— I haven’t even thought about what to do if there was Peace”
Maid Little Sister: “It’s difficult~”
The Hero: “It is”
Maid Little Sister: “Boar Bacon is delicious isn’t it?”
The Hero: “What, do you like it?”
Maid Little Sister lights up
The Hero: “You like it?”
Maid Little Sister nods
The Hero: “Then this Hero is going to get some boar in just a moment”
—- The Hall of the Mansion, in the middle of a Lesson
The De: “…The above are the primary structures of the wartime economy as derived frodoms”
Disciple nobleman: “…”
Disciple Merchant: “…Umm”
Disciple Soldier: “…”
The Demon
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