Volume 2 - CH 244

The reconstruction work in the Kingdom of Salettana was progressing at such a pace that it looked as if they were holding a festival.

It had only been a day, but the speed of progress was astonishing.

The number of buildings destroyed by centipedes is small compared to the size of the country.

The only thing that takes time is dealing with the centipedes.

No matter where you go, you can only get centipede meat dishes.

However, it’s pretty tasty.

I was really surprised when I heard that it was centipede meat, but since it was fairly tasty, I didn’t mind.

But I heard that freshness is the key to that meat.

After a day, the smell starts to come out and it becomes inedible.

They say you have to digest it as soon as possible.

Otherwise, it’s all going to be thrown away.

However, I get a lot of those meat as a bribe. ……

I’m getting tired and bored of it. ……

In case anyone’s wondering, we have a solid commission in the guild, and we’re currently transporting a lot of supplies for the reconstruction work.

Wood, stone …… and then centipede cleanup etc …….

The skills of me and Alena were very useful in this transport operation.

Alena deploys a gravity dome to lighten the weight of the supplies, and we move them to where they are needed.

However, the extent of her skills is small, so she is only packing the supplies into the wagons.

Nevertheless, it made the work very efficient and very fast.

I’m similar like that, lifting stones with an infinite water manipulation and carrying them to various places.

Since I shouldn’t carry lumber with water, I concentrate on carrying stones.

The amount of this stuff is huge.

Well, there are many buildings made of stone. ……

It can’t be helped.

That said, I have plenty of MP, and I can carry this stuff for a long time.

Okay, let’s keep going with it.

“…………Why am I grilling the meat …………?

“It’s pretty tough to handle these things. I ask those who can use fire magic to cook them for us.”

“I know that, but ……”

Houen is grilling the meat.

Primarily the centipede meat.

It has to be cut into small pieces to be carried into the kitchen inside the house, thus he is grilling the meat outside.

The meat is roasted as if it is being grilled, so it never catches on fire.

It looks as if it might catch on fire at any moment, which is where Houen with his many fire skills comes into play.

He is carefully adjusting the flame.

Houen seems to be a little dissatisfied with this job, but it is also necessary.

Even if he doesn’t like it, he does his job well, which is something I don’t dislike.

“I’m tired-!”

“Oh, Alena, you’re tired. Are you out of magic?”

“Yep. I can’t use my skills anymore.”

“Well, you need to take a break.”

Alena’s level must have improved a little after that battle, but it seems that the total amount of MP has not changed that much.

It doesn’t seem like they tried to stop her.

If anything, they were mainly trying to stall her.

I guess that would be obvious because of her skill.

That skill is really a big support.

It’s very strong, actually. ……

I’m going to take a break too.

I still have plenty of MP to spare, but I’m getting pretty worn out physically.

I’m thirsty.

“Ah! It’s Alena!

“It’s really her!”

“Hmm?”

I heard a children’s voice.

I looked over and saw three children working at Irza’s magic tool store running toward us.

“Oh, you three are safe, aren’t you?”

“Waah! It’s been a long time!

It was surprising that these three remembered Alena.

They had only been together for a short time.

Maybe the kids have a great memory, or maybe they remembered her because they were in the same situation. ……

Well, whatever the case, this is the only friend Alena has with kids her age.

I’m sure there are more back in her hometown, though.

“Well, why don’t you go out and play?”

“I’m off! Let’s go!”

“Yay! Jin! Take care of my stuff!”

“Eeeeh….”

As I recall, Jin is younger than Mina and Muu. ……

The hierarchical relationship has already been decided, huh?

I guess girls are always strong even if they are kids.

Well, I ended up being alone. ……

Which reminds me.

If those girls are here, that means Irza must be around somewhere. ……

I wonder where that shut-in is.

I think she escaped from here thanks to the kids.

I thought she’d be there because she’s so recognizable.

Apparently, she’s not around.

The kids were dressed lightly, as if they were going somewhere to play, rather than coming here to do some shopping, so maybe she’s just letting them play freely.

I thought the reconstruction work was very hard.

But the cleanup is the worst part.

I had no idea at all at first. ……

Basically, we have to remove debris and the centipedes.

It takes a while to do this.

We had to check where the debris was broken and where it wasn’t, and in some cases the centipedes had run into the houses and were dead.

I mean, the centipedes are too big, you know.

It takes about ten people to move it.

Well, I would say that reconstruction has progressed, but only to the extent that more and more places are finally starting to re-build.

It is amazing to see that much progress in one day.

From a non-professional’s point of view, though.

In case you are wondering, the dead bodies of the monsters outside were completely buried in the ground and could not be found.

The only thing left is the blood soaked into the ground.

That will disappear with the rain eventually.

It smells bad. ……

“Oh, it’s Jigal.”

I spotted Jigal walking in the distance.

I feel like I haven’t seen him in a while.