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Chapter 89: The Little Villagers

187th Day in Another World

The day after experiencing my first dungeon in another world, a new life was born in Nanashi Village.

The woman in charge of agriculture, a rabbit-tribe individual, finally went into labor and safely gave birth to twins with small rabbit ears.

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I noticed this early in the morning, before the sun had risen. Despite being asleep, an announcement similar to electronic sounds resounded in my head. I never expected that a skill would be unlocked while I was sleeping, and I jumped out of futon in surprise.

(Geez, they don't even care if I'm sleeping... This can seriously give me a heart attack.)

As the announcement was directly heard in my head, even if I was half-asleep, its contents were firmly imprinted in my memory. The unlocking condition this time was "[Prosperity of Descendants] so I immediately understood that a child was born.

Since I usually sleep in the living room, I checked my status on the monitor while still getting up.

===[Status]===

Keisuke Lv58

Occupation: Village Chief of Nanashi Village ★☆☆

Unique Skill: Village Lv9 (96/2000)

[Village Chief Authority] [Designation of Range] [Exile Designation]

'Ability Imitation,' 'Information View,' 'Collection'

[Material Transfer] [Telepathy]

'Inheritance' <NEW>

It becomes possible to pass on abilities to villagers with loyalty of 90 or higher.

*The inherited ability will be erased. However, if the inheritor dies or returns the ability, it can be used again*

Village Bonus:

★ Fertile Land

Living beings in this land do not get sick and are positively influenced in maintaining their lives.

*Unlocking Conditions: First Harvest, Birth of Life

★★ Versatile Warehouse

A warehouse can be established within the village. The size can be adjusted based on the village population (no quality deterioration).

*Unlocking Conditions: First Construction and Reserves

★★★ Goddess Faith

A church can be established within the village. Suitable villagers can be given occupations and skills, and their status can be viewed.

*Unlocking Conditions: Prayer to the Earth Goddess

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(So, this time it's the [Inheritance] skill. I see, I can pass down abilities to my descendants. That's a pretty good one.)

Although the village population limit has doubled to two thousand, I don't need to mention it again. The real highlight is the [Inheritance] skill.

Similar to telepathy, it seems to target villagers with loyalty of 90 or higher, and there's no mention of it being limited to children. Not having an age restriction is great. Though it's painful that I won't be able to use the ability after passing it on, if I inherit all the abilities and then die, it should be possible to maintain the village.

If I entrust some of the abilities to trustworthy villagers, it will make me more flexible. It's reassuring that I can see their loyalty level; no need to worry about betrayals. And if it comes to it, it seems I can get the ability back from them, making it quite handy to use.

(I'll try various things later... But for now, I should go check on the mother and child.)

I hesitated about going to check their health, but if I appeared as the village chief right after childbirth, it might make them feel uneasy. Thanks to the blessing of [Fertile Land] there should be no problems unless something extraordinary happens. Thinking that way, I decided to go back to sleep for a bit longer.

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"Village Chief, are you awake yet?"

When morning came, as I was thinking about waking up, I received a telepathic message from Rado, and as expected, it was a report about the childbirth. Both the mother and the child were in good health, and they wanted the village chief to see them.

With a smile, I readily agreed and quickly changed clothes before heading to the rabbit-tribe family's house.

"Sorry to bother you so early in the morning. They really want the village chief to hold the baby. Could you also help with naming?"

“Please give our child the blessing of the village chief.”

(Of course, I'll hold the baby, but naming them might be a bit difficult. And what do you mean by 'blessing'...?)

They suddenly asked me something quite significant, and I got confused. But I couldn't bring myself to ruin this joyful occasion, so I desperately tried to come up with an appropriate answer.

"Congratulations to both of you; I'm really happy too. And rest assured, Nanashi Village is blessed by the Earth Goddess. As for the name, it's better for the parents to decide. And then, you can go to the church and offer your gratitude to the Goddess."

"I see, offer gratitude to the Goddess... Yes, that sounds good. If the village chief says so, then there's no mistake."

"Oh, by the way, let me also give my blessings. May the two hopes born in the village be blessed."

"Thank you! Thank you very much!"

But well, I ended up bringing up the Goddess... Well, she'll probably forgive me. Besides, it's true that we have the blessing of [Fertile Land] and I genuinely feel grateful for it.

"Both of them are so adorable. I'll do my best until these children grow up."

"Thanks to the village chief, we've been blessed with a safe place to live and a prosperous life. We'll work our hardest for the village!"

As a custom among the beastmen, when a child is born into the tribe, the chief would hold them and name them. This time, they asked me as the representative of the village to do it. Naming might be a bit of a challenge, but if it's just holding the child and wishing them well, I'm always happy to do so.

As breakfast time approached, the gathered villagers took turns going to see the newborn and celebrated the birth of the little villagers.

By the way, the effect of the village bonus, [Fertile Land] was said to have a positive impact on maintaining life, so I thought it might influence childbirth... However, even immediately after giving birth, the mother was so energetic. I advised her to rest properly just in case, but with her current condition, she might return to work as early as tomorrow, which worried everyone.

Akiho kept casting healing magic over and over, saying, "Under no circumstances should anything happen!" The rabbit-eared parents were apologetic at first, but they were very pleased with Akiho's serious attitude.

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In the early afternoon, everyone in their free time were enjoying themselves by going to see the newborn or holding a sake gathering as part of the celebration.

Amidst the festive mood, Tsubaki and I were in our home, testing the [Inheritance] ability.

"It didn’t work? I thought it would, but it’s a shame..."

"Well, if it worked, anything would be possible, so it can't be helped."

Currently, I attempted to 'inherit' the temporarily copied ability, and it ended in a splendid failure. I had a strong suspicion that it would be nearly impossible 9 out of 10 times, but I couldn't just leave it without verification.

If this had worked, I could have bestowed abilities on all the villagers as I pleased. Everyone in the village would become like a hero with cheat-level powers.

"Alright, next. I'll try passing on the [Material Transfer] to you, Tsubaki. This is to verify if my skill level decreases after inheritance."

"Yes, please."

After declaring it to Tsubaki, I imagined transferring my ability to her...

"I did it... maybe? I don't feel anything, but how about you, Tsubaki?"

"No, nothing special. There was no announcement or any change in my body and mind."

"Could you check on the monitor once?"

===Status===

Tsubaki Lv27

Villager: Loyalty 99

Occupation: Farmer

Skill: Farming Lv4

Can easily cultivate the land.

Speeds up the growth of crops.

Increases the harvest of crops.

Improves the quality of crops.

Inherited Skill: Material Transfer <NEW>

Within the village premises, it is possible to transfer materials between pre-set locations. *Biological transfer not possible.

===End of Status===

"Oh, it's displayed."

"I see, that's how it looks."

After confirming, my [Material Transfer] ability had completely disappeared. However, the skill level remained at 9, so there was no worry about losing levels due to excessive inheritance and reducing the area I could expand.

"Keisuke-san, can I try the ability too?"

"Sure, let's try transferring some materials from the mine's warehouse here."

"Then let's go right away!"

Unusually eager, Tsubaki rushed to the Universal Warehouse. I followed her, and as soon as we arrived, we immediately tried the [Material Transfer] ability.

*Sounds of materials being transferred*

"Oh, it seems to have worked. Wait... huh? Did I explain how to do it before?"

"You taught me during mealtime before, remember? Did you forget?"

"Did I? Well, if you say so, I sort of remember... Oh well. Then, please keep the ability for a while."

"Really? Is that okay?"

"I've been thinking about giving it to you ever since I saw the [Inheritance' ability]. I want to entrust the material transfer to you too. You can handle the material transfer, and it will be a big help to me. I really want you to take care of it."

"Thank you! I will!"

There's no one I trust more than Tsubaki to entrust this ability to. I can trust her, she's always in the village, ensuring her safety, and she's capable of managing everything.

"Well, I don't intend to die anytime soon either. Let's work together to run the village."

"If you died that easily, it would be troublesome for everyone in the village, no, for me."

"I'm glad to hear that. Thank you."

"Then, let's go to everyone's place too. I also want to see the baby soon, so let's go together."

"Yeah, let's do that."

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