Chapter 49 – Uninhabited Island Lv.17
I guess Johannes didn’t think he would be attacked by a ladder. He’s a speck on the horizon now. He was swept away splendidly.
“Rasty-san! Are you okay?”
Skor came running over with a worried expression and gave me a Heal.
“Thank you, I’m not hurt anywhere.”
“That person… isn’t he the one who came here last time?”
“That’s the stupid knight Johannes who took Skor hostage. I wanted to punch him. Now I feel much better.”
“F-for me?”
“Of course. At that time, that Johannes guy was scared of Alfred and retreated quickly, so I couldn’t hit him even once. But today, the timing was perfect.”
“Thank you. I was really happy that Rasty-san protected me.”
Skor held my hand and thanked me.
I was so shaken by her beautiful smile that I thought my heart would beat out of my chest. I didn’t expect her to thank me like that.
I see, she was worried about it after all. I’m glad Skor’s feeling better.
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Now then, let’s check the status of the “island” for the first time in a while.
[Uninhabited Island][Lv.17] [Development Status]
Swamp Lv.1
Hut Lv.1
House Lv.10
Lake Lv.1
Campfire Lv.1
Hot Spring Lv.2
Worktable Lv.1
[Defense Equipment]
Thorny Barricades x30
[Special Equipment]
None
[Inventory]
Wood x377
Stone x1221
Soil x27
Iron x55
Golden Fur x1
Sword (Unidentified) x2
Blunt Weapon (Unidentified) x1
[Weapons]
+5 Gale Tulle
[Food]
Conch x3
Wild Boar Meat x11
Raspberry x31
Coconut x66
I should start setting up some defense equipment soon.
From now on, Holy Knights other than Johannes may come to attack, and I don’t know what could happen. I want to set up some “pit fall” that doesn’t cost materials. Also, I want to strengthen the area around the house by setting up a “wooden wall” that only requires 10 pieces of wood.
I’ll collect some ‘soil’ and ‘stone’ after a long time.
When I returned home and started planning for the future――Alfred came home.
“I’m sorry I’m late, Rasty-sama.”
“Thanks for exploring the island. Did you find anything?”
“I did find something. … but first of all, Rasty-sama, you seem to be in a good mood. Did something happen?”
He sees right through me.
I honestly told him about what happened with Johannes, and Alfred was amazed.
“――So, he became a waste of algae in the sea.”
“Amazing…That was truly amazing, Rasty-sama,”
Alfred, clapping with tears in his eyes, praised me like that. Why does he always cry so much!?
“But if the Empire finds out about this, the Holy Knights might attack us. We need to strengthen our defenses before that happens.”
“I see, regarding that matter…”
“Oh right, what were you going to say earlier?”
“Well…when I was walking on the beach of the island, I spotted a small merchant ship. It’s probably the ship Johannes came on.”
A small merchant ship?
There was something like that nearby.
I didn’t even notice.
“Really? If that’s true, we could steal the ship and go to another country.”
“Yes, there are many cliffs to the west of this island, and there’s a small merchant ship from the Dvorzak Empire anchored there. Right now, I have detained the captain of the small merchant ship.”
“Hmm, the captain of a small merchant ship…wait, there was someone on board?”
“Yes. She is Strelka-sama, the daughter of one of the Counts of the Gernsheim Empire.”
A daughter of a count, which means she’s a noble of the Dvorzak Empire. I don’t know the details, but Alfred seems to know. 1
“Wait, is it normal for a noble’s daughter to become a captain on a merchant ship?”
“The Counts of the Gernsheim Empire make their living through shipbuilding. I’ve heard they have gained immense wealth from it.”
I see.
Anyway, let’s meet this Strelka once. I’ll collect some materials along the way.
