I Was Connected to Earth’s Black Market From Another World With The Skill [Market]! (WN)

Chapter 358

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Chapter 358 – A Budding Paradise

With the children on his back, Moff followed us as we inspected the island, his tail wagging. It’s been a while since I’ve seen him, but I think he looks different.

“Moff, have you put on weight?”

“Woof.”

Moff tilts his head as if to say, “I don’t know.” Maybe he doesn’t know himself.

Moff is a magical beast who lives by consuming magic power, but maybe he eats too much in this elven paradise overflowing with magic power. He seems happy to be loved by children, so that’s fine.

When the prince invited me to the fortress, I saw several dwarven craftsmen at work. I didn’t know them, but they seemed to be architects and carpenters. On the hill at the end of the forest, where the entrance to the pirate fort used to be, a rather large house was being built.

It appears that no wood is being used in the building materials, perhaps to avoid being caught in the “currency of grace.” It is a building like the ones you see in the Mediterranean, made of stone and brick and plastered over. The walls are white, and the windows are small. The green accents on the roof and eaves are beautiful.

“Oh, what a beautiful building. I don’t see many like it.”

“I asked the craftsmen, and it seems to be rare here. In Solbesia, however, it’s a common structure.”

The dwarf, who looks like the master builder, laughs when he hears the conversation between Myrril and the prince.

“Of course. In the Republic, you would die in winter if you lived in such a building. This structure is the wisdom of living in a hot region, so it should be easy to live in this island’s climate.”

The old dwarf, who looks like a master builder, laughs heartily. He looks younger than the old men of Casemaian, but with his beard, it’s hard to tell how old he is. Elves are all mass-produced handsome men, so it’s hard to tell them apart, but dwarves are also mass-produced macho men with beards, and it’s also hard to tell them apart.

“Nice to meet you, I’m Takefu Yoshiaki. I’m a kind of guard for the lord and the others here.”

“Yes, I’ve heard of you. Your Majesty, the Demon King of Casemaian. I am Meikelmann, a master builder sent by the Craftsmen Guild of Lafan.”

It seems that he is a master builder. I shake hands with Meikelmann-san. His hands are big and firm, but they are soft and gentle in their grip. Excellent craftsmen are indeed sensitive.

“Did you come by boat from Lafan?”

“That’s right. I was hired by McKin-sama early on, so I’ve been working here since the beginning. Now that Ecla-sama’s teleportation circle is complete, I’m going back and forth with construction materials.”

“This teleportation magic circle isn’t just for Solbesia, is it?”

“I heard from Ecla-san that the destination of the teleportation magic circle is not only Solbesia but also the ruins of the throne in Solbesia, the lord’s mansion in Lafan, and the adventurer’s guild in Sarz.”

How convenient. I guess the reason she put it in a place that’s hard for ordinary people to get to is because it would cause security problems if people could just come and go as they please by using magic. In the long run, it would probably also affect things like peddlers and transportation companies.

“What’s it like inside the fortress?”

“It’s a warehouse now. It hasn’t been affected too much by climate change, so we have stockpiles and supplies stored there.”

“Is there anything you need or want? If you’re in trouble or have any requests, please let me know.”

“No. We’re happy. We’re blessed beyond measure.”

Is that so? I guess it’s good, but… As I say this, I turn my eyes to the two guards to ask if they have any problems, but they are so taken with the prince that they don’t even look at me.

“So, Mili… Hmm?”

What are you all doing?

“”””””””Thank you, Your Majesty the Demon King and Your Majesty the Queen.”””””””

Stop it. It’s embarrassing when the shrine maidens all pray at the same time. Every time they pray, the magic jewels on their chests overflow with multicolored light. It’s embarrassing and ticklish to see it being poured on me and Myrril.

“Oh no, don’t worry about it. It’s okay, I’m fine, so if you need anything…”

“””””””We don’t need anything.”””””””

I tilted my head in response to their smiles, which seemed to hide a determination. The twin guards and the prince explained the reason to me.

“”From now on, if we need anything, we’ll make it ourselves. That’s the way it should be.””

“Since you have had so much trouble preparing for us, we think we should do it ourselves. For the sake of our comrades who fell in the midst of their ambitions and those who died for us.”

I see. I guess that’s how it is. You will work to rebuild the ruined kingdom of Solbesia, not to rebuild the royal family or the royal palace, but to bring happiness to the people of the southern continent.

“Yoshua, this is also the result of your work.

“It is the work of both of us. And it’s also thanks to the help of the prince and the others and the shrine maidens.”

I ask Moff to continue to protect them, and then Myrril and I leave the island, giving the shrine maidens some fresh and preserved food that Simon has procured as a gift.

The prince and the others asked us if we were going to use the transfer magic circle, but I felt that it would be somehow different if we used it to go back and forth. I’m not even sure why.

“Maybe it’s because our journey feels like it has a purpose.

“Maybe so. It’s convenient and practical, but it feels like work.

It’s not elegant or emotional. I don’t want to move, I want to travel with Myrril.

“Thank you very much. I appreciate your concern.”

“”Watch us, Demon King; we will definitely build a paradise.””

I nod generously as the prince and the twin guards bid us farewell. It looks like the paradise is already finished. Well, do your best.

“””””””Please come again.”””””””

“Oh, I will. Well then, everyone, take care.”

The shrine maidens, who were suddenly more mature, waved goodbye as we took off in the hovercraft.

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