93 Circumstances of heroes (1/2)

Shirone the Maiden of Swords

The Bandol Plain is the largest plain in the eastern part of the central continent.

Because it's an open land like the Minon Plain, there aren't a lot of goblins that are dark-skinned.

But despite that, there has never been a human country in the middle of the Bandol Plain.

This is because in the center of the Bandol Plains, there was a large magical beast called Peruda.

Peruda was a vicious demonic beast with the head and tail of a snake, four legs, a tortoise shell with green skin, a body covered with long hair like a lion's mane, and a venomous sting on its back that grew along its spine.

Peruda spits out flames and burns down crops, attacks livestock, and floods in the river, making the surrounding area uninhabitable.

But now Peruda is gone.

But now Peruda was gone, because Rage had defeated her alone.

At that time, Raji's fighting spirit was amazing.

Even though he lost to Kuroki, he's a brave man of light.

I can't afford to lose, either, so I look down at my feet.

A huge boar was lying at my feet.

This eight-meter-long boar is the one I just defeated.

It's as good as a sword maiden, Sirone. You are the only one who could defeat the boar.

One of the warriors who followed along complimented me.

This great boar, called Paia, has been ravaging the neighboring countries.

It was hard to find because of its wide range of activity, but we finally managed to defeat it today.

The accompanying warriors cheered.

They followed me, despite the fact that they were a liability. I'm a goddess to them, it seems.

I don't know why, but these people gather around me.

They look at me with sparkling eyes.

'Dear Sirone. Leave it to us to carry the boar.

The warriors flock to the boar.

It would be quicker if I carried them, but since it's a good time, let them carry them.

”Come, Lady Syrone. Let us return to the Kingdom of Eld.

I nodded at the words of one of the warriors.

'The Kingdom of Eldo is the one we created in the land after we defeated Peruda.

Six months after we left Kroki in the Republic of Ariadia, we are building a new kingdom.

As for me, I want to go and help Kroki, even if I'm alone, but Chiyuki has stopped me from doing so.

I can't let my friends worry about me.

That's why I'm relieving my mind from the gloom and doom by fighting off the demonic beasts.

But isn't it time to make a move?

I'll say that to Chiyuki-san next time.

I returned to the Kingdom of Eldorado, thinking about this.

The black-haired wise man Chiyuki.

The Kingdom of Eldo is a country that has been in existence for less than a year.

Originally, this land was not inhabited by humans because of the presence of a magical beast, Peruda.

When Rage defeated it, humans were able to live in this land.

And we decided to build a country on this land.

There are many reasons for this, but the first reason is that we didn't know when we would be able to return to our home world, so we all decided to build a base of operations.

There is the St. Renaria Republic, but that country is for Renna. Therefore, we have to refrain from being a part of Raina.

That's why we decided to create a country that exists for us.

The name of the country we built is Eldo.

Now, it is still a small country.

But located in the heart of the Bandor Plain, this kingdom will soon be one of the greatest powers in the region.

We are now gathered in the conference room of the Eldo royal palace.

''Come on, Chiyuki-san. We're all here except for Sahoko-san.

Cyrone looks at me expectantly.

Sahoko is not here because she can't attend the meeting. So we have to have a meeting with only the members here.

'Right. Shall we start the meeting then?

I said and everyone nodded.

'Okay then, Kaya. I would like you to explain first.

Kaya says and reads the document in her hand.

There are many things to report, but Kaya reads them smoothly.

Finances, security, and miscellaneous issues.

There are still some problems, but it seems that there is no need for us to act.

It's a matter we can leave to our men.

Most of them are women that Kaya trained while she was in the St. Renaria Republic.

They're quite good, and they can do the paperwork properly without us having to give them instructions.

''From the ...... and more, it seems that the management of the Eldo Kingdom is going well for now. However, if it continues to grow like this, there is a possibility that problems may arise.

I nodded yes to that statement.

I remember how hard it was to build a country from scratch.

So, in the beginning, we had a lot of problems.

We are amateurs in urban planning. Things could go wrong.

And the biggest problem in nation building was religious policy.

Unlike Japan, where the separation of church and state is the norm, in this world, society and religion are closely connected.

In politics, there are the Odysseus Order and the Feriah Order, and in commerce and industry, the Heybos Order. Commerce and industry are the Heybos cult.

Water supply and fishing are of the Triden Order, and sewage and agriculture are of the Gena Order.

The world works by having these churches closely related to the society.

But if I was going to build a country, I wanted to build it without relying on the existing religious cult as much as possible.

Therefore, I had a hard time in the early days because I could not get the cooperation of these groups.

But now, half a year later, things have settled down.

That's because the people who came to worship us while we were in the Republic of St. Renaria cooperated with us.

In this country, including Rage, we are worshipped like gods.

In a sense, the Kingdom of Eldo is a country created by a religious group called the Brave Warrior Religion.

I'm not sure if it's safe to assume that nation-building has come to an end then? Kaya?

I asked and Kaya nodded.

'Perhaps. Now it's easier to gather funds and information than it used to be.'

A cheer goes up from all of us.

'Well then!　It's time to head to Nargol!

Syrone taps the desk and shouts out.

But all but Shirone are silent.