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Chapter 181: The Great Barrier of Nanasia

Day 497 of Life in Another World – 386,417pt

Seventeen days after the infamous table tennis incident, the city of Nanasia was reaching a significant milestone.

With the 27th village recognition ceremony, all the pioneers finally became villagers. It had been nearly 200 days since the first pioneers arrived.

Currently, a total of 3,700 villagers had gathered in the courtyard of the lord’s mansion. Today was officially designated as the founding anniversary, and a ceremony was underway. On the second floor terrace of the lord’s mansion, Drago and other representatives were lined up.

“Residents of Nanasia, let us celebrate this memorable day and declare the next five days as city holidays. Let us celebrate grandly, including preparations for the feast!” 

As Lord Drago concluded, cheers erupted from the surroundings. I, too, was swept up in this atmosphere, joining everyone in joy.

Ever since my time in Japan, I had loved city-building. I had created a real city from scratch, not in a game. While I couldn’t deny that skills and comrades had been essential, I was thoroughly satisfied, ignoring such considerations.

“From me as well… Shall we hear a few words from the founding village chief? Will you show us ‘that’ too?”

With Drago looking at me and mentioning “that,” he was undoubtedly referring to the expansion of the territory. The exchange of points to erect a barrier around the entire city had already been completed.

Since I was familiar with the villagers, there was no need to be embarrassed. I confidently stepped onto the platform.

“At last, this day has arrived. I am grateful to everyone, and I ask for your continued support. There’s no need for many words now. Please watch as the barrier expands. With this, the completion of the city of Nanasia, the city of the Goddess, is declared!”

Making that declaration, I began to envision the expansion of the territory. The barrier would extend to cover all residential areas, expanding the diameter by two kilometers in one go.

The barrier spread out endlessly. However, there were no surprised voices from the surroundings. They had seen it many times, and the presence of the barrier had become part of our daily lives. Instead, a feeling of relief and achievement permeated the air.

As the flickering subsided, applause broke out from all around. It spread and enveloped the stage, leading me down amidst thunderous applause.

By the way, the faith points required for this expansion were 600,000pt. It was an astonishing price, but it was more than worth it. As for accumulating points for the descent of the Goddess, I could take my time.

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“We’ve finally come this far. I can’t help but remember the first day… but now, I feel a pleasant sense of accomplishment.”

“Tsubaki-san, you were crying earlier, weren’t you? I admit, I got a bit teary too… I understand that feeling very well.”

Back at the lord’s mansion, we gathered in the hall and exchanged small talk. Tsubaki and Sakura, both original members, seemed to be reminiscing about the past.

“Sakura-san, I feel the same way. Thinking back to when Nanashi Village was attacked… looking at it now, we were incredibly lucky to come out unscathed.”

“That was so scary, wasn’t it? We were lucky that Tsubaki-san and the others were there.”

“Yeah, definitely. If it had just been the village chief alone at that time… he might have ended up with a distrust of humans. We might have ended up finished in that cave too.”

Although Touya was saying whatever came to his mind… it wasn’t necessarily wrong. If our first encounter had been that attack, I might not have thought about increasing the number of villagers. At the very least, I wouldn’t have come up with positive thoughts.

“I see. If it had turned out like that, Aki-chan and I might have died too. If we had searched for the city, but ended up in the eastern forest, it would have been game over. Even if we managed to get through the vast forest, we might have ended up being servants for Ryuunosuke in the city.”

“Oh, that’s likely. I’d probably just casually use identification and healing.”

That possibility seemed quite plausible. There was also a future where the two of them would be enemies… I’m really glad we found that cave then.

“If it weren’t for Keisuke-san, we might have been stuck like that forever. Honestly, I was desperate without seeing a way forward.”

“I see. If it weren’t for you, wouldn’t you have taken everyone to the city by yourself? Ah, but in that case, I’d have to go too, right?”

“I’m still grateful to you, Kyoko-san. It’s all thanks to you that I was able to maintain my relationships with Tachibana, Hazuki, and everyone else.”

With Hayato by his side, Tachibana and Hazuki nodded in agreement. Indeed, Kyoko was the one who kept everything together, and her presence was significant.

“When Keisuke-san appeared, I was wary at first… but looking back now, it was the best meeting for me. It’s like… having a reliable dad? It gave me a sense of security.”

“If we had gone to the city without meeting Keisuke-san, I wonder what would have happened by now? Could we have lived as adventurers?”

“It would have been okay, but… we might have been involved in a conflict with the kingdom, or killed when the Empire came. We wouldn’t have become as strong as we are now.”

“That’s true. I don’t think I would have had as much composure as I do now.”

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After that, everyone continued reminiscing for a while.

As I silently watched that scene and reflected on the past, Touya suddenly brought up a topic, looking somewhat uneasy.

“Come to think of it, village chief… do you have any family or important people back in Japan? Uh, sorry if it’s not okay to ask.”

“No, it’s fine. I don’t have parents, so the only family I have over there… are my grandfather and nephew. He’s about Touya’s age.”

“Oh, really? So, do you plan to bring those people here too?”

“Hmm… my nephew might want to come. He loves stories about other worlds. But my grandfather wouldn’t. He’s busy being the village chief over there.”

(I wonder why? It’s unusual for Touya to ask something like this. Is there something on his mind?)

While thinking about that, I talked about living in the countryside near my home. About my grandfather being the village chief. About how he had raised me since I was a child.

“Oh, I see. Could it be… that you being the village chief is related to your grandfather?”

“No, that’s probably not it. It’s just a coincidence, I think. Oh, but you know… My grandfather, or rather the people in the village, they all look really young. He should be almost 90 years old, but he’s so energetic.”

“That’s kind of like Nanashi Village. Maybe your grandfather also has a special ability?”

“No way, he’s just an ordinary person. The village is pretty ordinary too.”

Appearance-wise, he may look young, but his strength is average, and he occasionally catches colds. Moreover, there’s no such thing as a barrier in existence. If he had such an ability, I’m sure I would have noticed it right away.

By the way, Natsuki secretly told me the reason for bringing up this topic later..

It’s because he’s worried that when I go back to Japan, I might not come back.

Touya lost his parents at a young age and was taken in by relatives. So, he seems to think of me as a father figure. Although I’ve never been a parent, I was genuinely happy to have someone rely on me like this.

With everyone’s stories coming to a close, we headed towards the preparations for the festival.

My task was to set up a temporary arena. Using earth magic, it was decided to install it in the vacant lot in the southern area. Since something too elaborate would be impossible, I planned to make something like a martial arts tournament to determine the best.

As I headed to the site with Roa and Kyoko, chatting along the way, we received a telepathic message from the rabbit person guarding the western barrier.

“Village chief, are you available now?”

“It’s okay, is it an urgent matter?”

“Well, the thing is, the Empire’s hero is here right now… and it seems she has something to discuss with you, Village chief.”

“Seira’s sister? Understood, I’ll teleport over there right away. Sorry, but could you briefly find out what it’s about?”

“Yes, please wait a moment.”

(What could it be? Could it be that they’ve made up their mind to become villagers?)

The Empire’s hero. Considering she’s Seira’s sister, it’s honestly a delicate situation… But if her loyalty isn’t an issue and she’s coming, then I don’t mind.

“Village chief, it seems the matter concerns the delegate from the Beastman Nation.”

“Ryuunosuke… that Ryuunosuke?”

“She says they’ve secured him, so she wants you to come to the Imperial Lord’s mansion.”

“What!? Is that serious? …Anyway, I’ll go there right away, tell her to wait there. And don’t leave the barrier under any circumstances, understood?”

“Yes, understood. I’ll be waiting.”

(Though I heard about it, he really did escape to the Empire. And he got caught so easily too…)

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