Chapter 226: Paper is Great, Isn’t It?

Three days have passed since the village recruitment requirements were broadcasted.

Today, once again, a large number of beastmen gathered, diligently working on building the village. For the past few days, there haven’t been any intruders, and no significant incidents have occurred. As usual, the live streams have been going smoothly, and we’ve been conducting them without fail every day.

The broadcast the other day stirred up various reactions in society.

“Dictator Emerges”

“Evil Village Chief”

Headlines like these dominate the majority of the discussion.

But well, there’s nothing to be done about it. The fact is, I am a dictator. From managing based on loyalty scores to the village’s privatization and self-prioritization in operation, anyone would feel this way with all these factors in place.

That’s the official stance.

But in truth, I think, “If you don’t like it, you don’t have to come.” It’s quite narrow-minded of me, but it keeps my mental state stable.

Anyway, Nanasia-sama seems to be very busy with her greetings. She’s still hanging out in the divine realm as usual. Nevertheless, she shows up once a day, so there’s no problem with recording videos.

According to the goddess, there haven’t been any significant changes in the situation in Japan or the movements of the gods. She said the dungeon generation is proceeding as planned. There are no changes in the schedule, and the mass teleportation is also proceeding.

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Today, from early morning, Juri and I were discussing the development plans. We were currently digressing a bit and talking about the infamous controversial stream.

“Wow, so there really is such a thing as controversial marketing.”

“Well, we did gain more subscribers, didn’t we?”

“Especially that final declaration was the clincher. Thanks to it, the village is in the spotlight!”

As Juri said, the popularity of the Nanasia Village channel has increased even further. Subscribers continue to increase, and the number of views on the videos has also risen across the board.

“My reputation may have taken a hit, though. The public reaction was harsh, you know?”

“Just like my prediction, we’ve fallen to the lowest depths of hell.”

“Seriously…”

“Well, we’ll manage somehow!”

“If it’s according to Juri’s prediction, we’ll be rising from now on, right?”

“Hmm, who knows. Anyway, let’s get back to the topic at hand!”

I didn’t particularly need words of comfort. But being brushed off so easily like this does feel lonely. While thinking that, we resumed our discussion on the development plans that had been interrupted.

“So, where did we leave off?”

“We were discussing the lifestyle, right!”

“Ah, that’s right.”

Currently, all the residences built in the village are in the style of the other world. In Japan, we make row houses, and single-family homes are built in the other world and then transported using spatial storage.

In addition, we were considering which lifestyle to adopt. It’s about things like toilets, baths, and electricity.

This time, everyone joining is Japanese. In terms of livability, it’s natural to go with the familiar Japanese style. However, I wonder what it would be like to move to another world. I think it will take quite some time to get used to the inconveniences of life there.

So, my opinion was to go with the other world style from the beginning.

“But won’t the toilet be too harsh?”

“But haven’t we all gotten used to it somehow?”

“Then, Chief, let’s ban the use of paper from today.”

“Huh? Why?”

“Well, of course. If it’s discovered, the loyalty score will decrease, right? At least, us women will make sure of that.”

“…Understood. Let’s allow the use of paper.”

As a result, we decided to adopt the other world style for the toilet. It’s a communal underground style, but we’ll allow the use of paper. It’s been confirmed that toilet paper can be converted into magic essence.

“As for the bath, let’s make a large public bath, and what about daily meals?”

“I’ll leave that to you. I don’t have any particular requests.”

“Then, let’s go with a food court format here too. It’s better to have more places for interaction.”

“That sounds good. It also allows us to make use of our cooking skills.”

Decisions about the bath and dining hall were made swiftly. However, outdoor baths are prohibited, and it will be completely enclosed. Because there might be people peeking from above. Oh, it’s not about me.

“Do you have any other requests?”

“Hmm, let’s see…”

“It gets difficult as development progresses. Especially with large buildings…”

“Oh, there was something important. This is something I absolutely want you to make.”

Remembering it because of the large building, I mentioned it. A mini-library where you can read manga and light novels, a mini-movie theater where you can watch anime, and an entertainment facility where you can play games. The primary goal of Nanasia Village is to enrich these entertainment elements.

There may be copyright issues with these, but… We’re buying them in large quantities without any regard for money, and there’s also the perspective of spreading the word to the other world, so I hope they’ll understand.

“Oh, that’s wonderful. Maybe I should start game commentary again?”

“Please do, Julia-sensei.”

“Wow, it’s been a while since I heard that.”

“For this area, I want to use electricity and the internet as much as we want. Please prioritize using the startup funds.”

“Understood. We’ll create a major entertainment zone, including the large bath and dining hall!”

“Yeah, feel free to ask for anything.”

Anime and manga are also very popular among the beastmen. If they become available to watch as much as they want, everyone will surely be delighted. And just recently, we’ve also solved the language barrier.

“It’s great that we’ve solved the language issue.”

“Yeah, really. Thanks to Juri, we’re saved.”

“It’s just a coincidence. Just a coincidence.”

The initial trigger was the architectural video that Juri showed to Rudrug. It all started from there, with Rudrug being able to understand all the Japanese conversations and the text written in the video. I wondered about other beastmen, so I showed them manga and anime… and they all grasped it effortlessly.

Why they could understand it is unclear, but we believe it’s because Japan has been fantasized or because of the illusion barrier. After all, we experienced the same phenomenon in the other world. It’s not surprising that the beastmen could do the same. In fact, it’s full of wonders, and we’re getting used to it.

“Well then, I’m off to Rudrug’s place!”

“Please request all the necessary equipment from the preparation room. I’ve informed the chief of the room.”

“How should I pay?”

“For the time being, let’s use magic stones. However, request the small ones like the goblin grade.”

“Okay!”

Now that I’ve returned to Japan, I want to enjoy everything that can only be done here with all my might. It’s completely unrelated to the village recruitment, and I’m fully aware that it’s driven by my own selfish desires. However, I had no intention of restraining myself in this matter, at least.

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