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Chapter 30: Tax Rate 100%.

Day 43 of living in another world

Five more days have passed since then - and then.

As of yesterday, all six houses are complete. No furniture or bedding yet, but we have our own space. That alone must have been a relief. The atmosphere was joyful from the morning.

“I knew it would have a village-like atmosphere once the house was built.”

Sakura smiled as she spoke.

“I was desperate every day in the beginning, but now I feel deeply that we have finally come this far.”

“It’s all thanks to Keisuke-san. I really feel lucky to have been able to move to this village.”

Tsubaki also recalls the time when she first moved here.

“If we had been in a different place, both Tsubaki and I would have died a long time ago. Even if we had made it to the city, it is doubtful what would have happened to us.”

“If you put it that way, it's the same for us. We met in the worst possible way, but we are happy to live in this village.”

“We met each other in the worst possible way, but we are glad to live in this village. I'm so thankful to the village chief!”

Touya and Natsuki were also saying that they would have been in trouble if they had stayed in that group. And while talking about such things, the lively breakfast was over and we reconfirmed what we had decided yesterday.

“Now about tomorrow, the members will be five rabbits including Rad. The trade goods from the village will be potatoes, woven cloth, materials from monsters, and the belongings of the transferees.”

As for the transferees belongings, I have told them to sell them only if they are available on the market. We want to prevent them from getting into trouble because they are too rare and valuable.

“We are ready. We have bows and spears, and we can handle goblins as long as they are not too large a group.”

"Well, try to avoid combat if at all possible, don't overdo it."

“I know, we have ears. We will avoid danger.”

"When we fled to this village, there were a large number of people, including children. But this time it's only adults, and the mobility will be completely different."

“And if anything should happen, my daughter Roa and Rudrug are still here, so there is nothing to worry about.”

“I see. Then, as planned, we will leave tomorrow at dawn, and then go to the town via the rabbit village, please.”

"We're going to take a detour and be careful. Two days on the way, one day in the city, and two days on the way back."

The first priority is to secure salt, followed by nails and cooking utensils, and if there is room, wheat and fruit.

“Is there anything else we should talk about?"

After a short pause, Tsubaki spoke up.

“It has nothing to do with tomorrow's matter, but—“

“Fine, I want you to tell me anything you want to know.”

“Harvests, purchases, and other villagers property. I think it would be best to properly determine the ownership of these things.”

“You mean there would be some inconvenience if they were common property of the village?”

“Yes. It's fine for now, but as the population grows, we believe it will become a source of dissatisfaction.”

You mean there will be a sense of unfairness? Yes, the labor will change depending on the work. That could be the case.

“Can you elaborate on that?”

“Yes. As the population grows and the number of houses increases, each family will have to prepare their own meals and have their own tools.”

“Well, that's the future, isn't it?”

“There is no currency in circulation in the village. Work is also not completely divided up. It would be difficult to provide a detailed and even distribution. --And if the ownership is left ambiguous, there will always be people who will feel the difference in labor and unfairness.”

Is that what it is? I understood what Tsubaki wanted to say, but when I asked her how to deal with it――

“The village chief owns everything that is obtained in this village. We will take the form of distributing it under the authority of the village head.”

“I understand what you mean and it sounds effective, but isn't it a bit too dictatorial?”

“What we are going to do is not so different from what we are doing now. The purpose is to clarify the ownership.”

"Hmmm, what do you guys think of this proposal?"

When I looked over everyone's faces and asked for their opinion, Sakura was nodding with a satisfied look, Rad was silent, and Touya and Natsuki had a difficult look on their faces. After thinking about it for a while, Natsuki and Rad said,

"I don't know, but don't you think it's a ...... good idea to give the authority to the village head?"

"We also think that it is natural for the village chief to have ownership. To be honest, I thought it was natural. There is no objection."

"I see, what about Touya?"

“I think that's what Mr. Tsubaki is trying to say. The village head is the one who should bear the brunt of the dissatisfaction, so that the villagers are less likely to fight with each other. Is that what you mean?”

“Yeah, I agree with Touya-kun’s understanding. Disputes between villagers are the most troublesome. I trust the village chief, but I don’t like him, it’s a proposal to avoid such a thing.”

"Hmm. ......”

"I suggested this policy so that it would take root before the village grows too large."

I see, it's easier to manage the complaints against me because of my loyalty level. And since everyone seemed to agree, I decided to adopt Tsubaki's suggestion.

『Unique skill release condition <Village tax collection system> has been achieved』

“The ability has been released.”

“The site can now be expanded.”

When the village system was determined, the usual announcement was suddenly heard. --I was wondering if this is what we have achieved, though the tax collection system is nothing but ...... tax rate of 100%.

After breakfast, I immediately went to check the status. Everyone else seemed to have done it before breakfast. I was about to head out on my own, but for some reason, Tsubaki and Sakura were following me. I wondered what was going on, but the three of us arrived at the living room together.

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Keisuke Lv5

Occupation: Village Chief Nanashi Village ☆☆☆☆

Unique Skill: Village Lv6 (19/200)

『Village Chief Authority』 『Range Designation』 『Exile Designation』

"Ability Imitation" "Browse"

“Collecting" <NEW>.

Able to collect a portion of the experience gained by the villagers.

Can be set in the range of 0%-90%.

Village Bonus

☆ Rich soil

☆ ☆ All-purpose warehouse

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The village skill has been raised to lvl 6 and a new ability "Collection" has been acquired. But first things first...

“What's wrong with you two? You already checked yourselves out, didn't you?"

“I'm sorry, Keisuke-san. Actually, I had discussed the earlier exchange with Sakura-san beforehand.”

“Hm? You mean about the ownership?”

“Yes. I was talking about that proposal, but with a certain intention in mind.”

“What do you mean? I don't understand.”

As I was thinking about this, Sakura started to speak.

"Didn't we talk about village skill release conditions before? Almost all of them are conditions for clearing events related to the village."

“Yes, go on?"

“Earlier I described it as ownership. In fact, it means that the village chief collects everything from the villagers. At a tax rate of 100%.”

“I know what you mean. Tax and tax collection seem to be events related to the village.”

“Yes, they are. And the collection skills came out as expected.”

I see. I've always wondered about it because it came out so abruptly.

“I was a little surprised, thinking that this is a strong proposal for you, Tsubaki."

“I'm sorry if I offended you.”

“No, no, no, I don't blame you. No need to worry about it.”

“When Keisuke-san starts talking about it, he would be a complete dictator. That is also why I asked Tsubaki-san to suggest it.”

“I see, I understand perfectly. --I'm honestly impressed that you did it so well.”

"That's right, that's right, then let's move on to the main topic, skills!"

I looked at the status with a sideways glance at the triumphant Sakura.

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“Collecting”

Able to collect a portion of the experience gained by the villagers.

Can be set from 0% to 90%.

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I don't know the effective range of what can be collected, but if there is no limit, then the level of the villagers will increase rapidly while they are in the village.

I tried various settings and could change the collection rate as many times as I wanted. I confirmed that I did not need to manipulate the settings on the screen; I could change the values just by thinking about it.

"Wouldn't it be great if there were more villagers who could fight? Even if I can't learn fighting skills.... I'm going to become very strong. ......”

"It's too amazing! Even so, if Keisuke-san is less likely to die, there's no problem.. Let's collect it in a big bang!"

“Yes, I think so too. Let's keep squeezing them!”

"Hey, you two, how do you talk like that?"

The two of them were talking like some kind of evil dictators.

"All right, next, let's go check on the site expansion.”

"Yes!"

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