Chapter 59: New Capabilities, Accompanied by a Plain

Tsubaki’s loyalty level has reached its maximum, thus fulfilling the release requirement for the unique skill. In fact, this is the first long-awaited skill upgrade in 47 days.

We arrived at the living room and touched the monitor with anticipation.

“Tsubaki, I’ll check it out.

“Yes.”

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Keisuke Lv42

Occupation: Village Chief Nanashi Village ☆☆☆

Unique Skill Village Lv8 (72/1000) <NEW>

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

『Ability Imitation』『Browse』『Collect』『Transfer Goods』

“Telepathy” <NEW>

Telepathy becomes possible with villagers with 90 or more loyalty.

village bonus

☆ Rich soil

☆☆ Versatile warehouse

☆☆☆ Goddess Faith

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“Oh!”

I couldn’t help but shout at the contents displayed.

It is no wonder that “telepathy” is a standard super-convenient skill that allows you to communicate with others just by thinking about them.

In a world without smartphones or the Internet, being able to talk to people far away from each other is of immeasurable value. Already, the loyalty level of the main members is over 90, and it would be great if it could be communicated in dungeons and towns as well.

“Tsubaki, can you hear me?” 』

I quickly test my telepathy on Tsubaki, and she responds, though she is a bit jumpy for a moment.

“Yes, it’s a very strange sensation. It’s not coming from my ears, it’s coming directly from my head.” 』

“Oh, come to think of it. I hear the announcements like this.” 』

“I see.”

Now that the telepathy was confirmed, we returned to normal conversation for the time being.

“Oh, this is very convenient. I’ll give it a try with the dungeon group.”

“It’s dangerous in the middle of a battle, maybe?”

Neither Tsubaki nor I had any experience in dungeons, so we had no idea what to expect.

“I’m sure Natsuki in the village will be fine.”

If it’s Natsuki, she should be making furniture in her workshop today. It will be fine if there is nothing to do.

“Natsuki, Natsuki, can you hear me? It’s me, Keisuke.” 』

I asked her several times, but there was no answer.

“I’m talking to you with my newly learned ability. If you can hear me, try to think of it in your head and answer me.” 』

–Then I finally hear a distracted voice.

“Ahhhhh, can you hear me? This is Natsuki, I am currently in the blacksmithing workshop.” 』

‘My skill level went up just now. I’ll try to expand the site later, so please help me then.” 』

“Ok, understood.” 』

She was not surprised at all, and just replied in a normal way. I’m a bit frustrated that she’s not a bit more flustered …….

“I was able to have a conversation with Natsuki. We’ll check with the dungeon group later.”

When I spoke to Tsubaki, she was in the process of checking her status. She was pointing at her loyalty level, staring at me.

“I feel very proud and refreshed.”

“It’s the highest level you’ve ever had, after all. I couldn’t be more relieved.”

“I’m very happy.”

“Okay, now let’s go verify the site expansion!”

“But first, it’s time for lunch. Why don’t we do the inspection after that?”

“Oh, yes, that’s right. I understand.”

It looks like I’m the only one who’s hyped up… I’ve calmed down a bit.

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Prompted by Tsubaki, everyone in the village is eating lunch in harmony. I was relieved to see that the newcomers seemed to be looking well.

The afternoon was basically free, and we decided to let everyone in the village have a look at the site expansion. This was done so that the newcomers to the village would not be surprised when the time came. At the same time, i also wanted to show off his abilities as village head and increase the level of loyalty.

While continuing with lunch, I looked around at those with a loyalty rating of 90 or higher. Tsubaki, Natsuki, Rudrug, Beritoa, and Merinard are there. Merrimus is just barely there, but probably over.

“Everyone, can you hear me?”

I try to see if I can communicate to more than one designated person at the same time.

『Right now, I am speaking with my telepathic ability. I want to keep this a secret for the time being, so please don’t say it out loud.』

Everyone I had targeted turned to look at me. It seems to have worked.

“Chief, does this mean that my voice is reaching everyone else?” 』

“Oh, that’s right. ――Everyone, can you hear Natsuki’s voice? All you have to do is think about it in your head, so please answer me.』

When I ask that question, everyone else starts talking one after another. Apparently, it is also possible to make a sort of general call.

(Perhaps it is possible for villagers to talk to each other telepathically?)

If villagers can talk to each other telepathically, it would be even more convenient.

As a result of trying various things. First, Tsubaki and Natsuki were able to send telepathy to me. And only when I’m involved, telepathy is possible between villagers. It was said that telepathy between villagers was not possible.

“The value of the communication through the village head is tremendous. It would be better if this were not made public.” 』

“Yes, everyone should be careful with that in mind.” 』

『『『Yes (understood)』』』

A world where letters are the only means of communication. Immediate transmission of information is the best weapon. Its value will be further enhanced by concealment.

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After a thorough inspection, lunch was over and we checked the expansion of the site, which had not been opened for a long time. We walked to the south end of the village with everyone in tow.

“Village Chief. There is a person who seems to be hiding about 20 meters beyond the barrier.”

When I got close to the barrier, I received a report from the scout Rev.

“Merinard, you heard that, didn’t you? I’m sorry, but I need your help with Urgan and Uruk. 』

“I understand. Do you mind if we wound them a little?” 』

『Ah, there is no problem as long as they don’t die』

They immediately stood by on either side of me. They showed no signs of alarm and appeared to be natural.

“I will extend the barrier from now on. The surrounding trees will disappear all at once, so can you suppress them at that timing?”

“No problem. Please understand if it is difficult to restrain them unharmed.”

After exchanging a few whispered words with the two of them, i called out to everyone in the village.

“Well then, everyone, I’ll expand the barrier from now on. There’s no particular danger, but I’m sorry if I surprise you.”

After saying these words, I expanded the barrier to the limit. A vast forest that stretched as far as the eye could see disappeared in an instant. ――At the same time, Urgan and Uruk rushed out. The subject appears to be in a high tree, unable to respond to the sudden change, and falls to the ground.

By the time they heard the thud, they had closed the distance right in front of the target. When they made contact with the prone man, they immediately severed both tendons of his legs. With a fluid motion, they continued to assemble the man, restraining his limbs with ropes and alerting his surroundings.

“When I extend the barrier, the trees around me disappear. I’ll try to tell you in advance when I’m going to extend it, but don’t be surprised if it happens suddenly.”

The villagers were surprised at the vast clearing they could see before them, but …… they were more concerned about the sudden occurrence of the restraint drama.

“Of course it’s safe inside the barrier, and even with that thing around, you see?”

“Chief, this is fantastic. If we can secure such a vast area of land, the village will be even more developed and prosperous.”

Some of the villagers were stunned by the situation. Merinard immediately followed up with an exaggerated comment.

“As you all know, only the villagers can enter the barrier area. It repels both weapons and magic.”

Seeing the calm attitude of their predecessors, the new villagers finally cooled down.

“We won’t expand just yet, but we plan to do so in a way that will help the village grow.”

Leaving the captured beastman alone, he began taking measurements with the help of Natsuki and the others.

As a result of the square expansion, the distance per side was a whopping 1 km. In terms of area, this means that the area is more than three times larger than before. It is hard to know what to compare it to now. I could only describe it vaguely as “an endless plain suddenly appeared in the middle of the forest. ……”

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After a while, everyone in the village left, and there were no people around. It was a special unveiling, but due to an unexpected event, the atmosphere was a little murky.

“Well, chief, what are you going to do?”

Just in case, the scout Rev is on guard nearby. But the only ones left here are me, Merinard, and the guards.

“For now, let’s get him to reveal his identity. After that, I’m going to ask him to help me with a little verification.”

We are now on the south side of the village. There is a hole that was dug when the attackers came before. We were going to use it to conduct some sort of verification.

“Well, first of all, ‘appraisal,’ level 25 and no skills,” he said. By the way, how strong is this?”

“By town standards, it’s about the level of a D-level adventurer. I think he’s strong enough to kill an orc by himself.”

“But for all that, the way they handled the situation when they found us was sloppy, wasn’t it?”

“The fact that the forest can disappear in an instant is not something that is normally anticipated. Even we would have been slow in dealing with it if we had not known about it.”

Urgan, who was a former adventurer, said so. We were going along with the story as if that was the way it was supposed to be.

“So, who are you?”

I asked the person who had been silent for a long time.

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