Read Novel Full Vol 21 Chapter 18
Vol 21 Chapter 18
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Chapter 18 – It Doesn’t Mean Anything in Particular
I was able to carry out Camille-san’s healing plan perfectly and complete the negotiations in the Southern City without incident. I was just camping, making a hot sandwich maker, and making an orichalcum knife, but I’d like to say that the healing went well, and everything is okay.
“Wataru-san, could you check these documents for me?
“Y-yes.”
“Oh, if you do that, it’ll be hard at first, but it’ll get easier later…”
“T-That would be a great help.”
“Wataru-san, if we sell this product of the Chris as a limited edition on the Castle――”
“Eh-eh, wha…”
“Wataru-san, this dish is really delicious, but is it possible to reproduce it at the Castle――”
“H-hmm――”
“The harbor of the next destination, the Aquamarine Kingdom, is influenced by Wataru-san…”
“Awawa…”
The southeastern island… it’s a bit inconvenient, but I really miss the good times we had there when we all enjoyed ourselves together.
In the end, we all enjoyed a vacation on the southeastern island, including Camille-san.
I played the role of a reliable guy and helped Camille-san, who was a little unused to the situation, and Ines was also very pleased with herself for being able to make good use of the orichalcum sword.
We finished the job on the southeastern island and left the Southern City with a great sense of satisfaction.
We planned to take a leisurely sea voyage to our next destination, the Aquamarine Kingdom, but then something unexpected happened… Camille-san was in great shape.
The plan was to give Camille-san a relaxing break, but the relaxation gave her energy and made her become a corporate warrior.
It’s like she could fight for 24 hours straight…
“It’s no good if she gets tired before the actual event, so we somehow managed to limit her working hours to the morning only, but I wonder why she can’t relax?”
I’ve declared that I don’t work in the afternoon, so from the perspective of a typical office worker, it should be a white-collar environment that makes them want to kill me.
“Could it be that Camille produces an incredible amount of work in the morning?”
“Oh, I see. Ines is probably right. I want to complain, but this work is basically for my benefit first, so when it’s explained to me, I can’t escape it.”
It’s like when you set a time limit, they counter with density. Camille-san is really talented.
Well, there’s also delicious work being distributed to the Castle, so it’s hard to deny that it’s being adjusted to benefit me in the end.
Or rather, I think it’s more like Camille-san is trying her best to repay the favor by working for me because she felt grateful to me for healing her.
I can’t say that it’s a nuisance because I can really feel Camille-san’s goodwill. I wonder if this is also a case of “karma”?
“Yes, the plan for Camille-san to negotiate with the government and handle the paperwork for Master in the Aquamarine Kingdom, as the Castle is sure to be of great help to Master.”
Felicia, who usually doesn’t get involved in work-related matters, also joins the conversation and agrees.
Yes, it’s true.
Camille-san has come up with a concrete plan to deal with this hellish paperwork.
Up until now, I’ve been working as a sole proprietorship, but Camille-san’s wonderful suggestion was that the Castle become a corporation and sponsor and take on the role of handling the complicated business for me.
Even though it meant bringing some work into the vacation time, it was impossible to resist the temptation, and with a tail wagging like a dog, I prepared the documents for the power of attorney and contract with the God of Commerce-sama, as well as the letters of introduction to the Aquamarine Kingdom’s network of contacts.
Well, I had never written a letter of introduction before, and I had trouble remembering the full names of the important people I knew, let alone their first names. In the end, I couldn’t remember them, so I ended up having to introduce the people I couldn’t remember myself…
I didn’t even want to remember the full names of the nobles in the first place, so it can’t be helped. All I could remember was that I wanted to get home from the meeting as soon as possible…
Even though it will still be difficult when we get there, I’m motivated by the thought that the Castle will take the lead from now on.
“Ah, Wataru-san, are you here?”
“If it’s work, please postpone it until tomorrow. Today is free time.”
I go on alert when Camille-san suddenly appears. Even if you’re motivated, spare time is spare time.
In order to maintain my privileged circumstances, I need to have a strong heart that can refuse.
“Fufu, I’m not here to talk about work. I’ve come to invite you to the cafe for tea.”
If I were an ordinary person, I would jump at the chance to have a cup of tea with a beautiful woman like Camille-san, but I’m a Japanese person who can learn. I don’t fall into a sweet trap so easily.
Before I knew it, the tea party had turned into a meeting. I’ve seen this many times before.
“Oh, I just want to relax and do nothing today, so I’ll have tea some other time…”
“Is that so? I wanted to try the pool today, so I was hoping to have a relaxing cup of tea at the pool cafe, but I’m disappointed.”
“Well, let’s have tea then. What kind of swimsuit do you have, Camille-san? If you don’t mind, would you let me give you a swimsuit as a gift?”
It’s a different story when you mention a swimming pool. Even if it’s a way to work, I’ll change if I see Camille-san in a swimsuit.
“Ara? Is that okay?”
“Yes. All my time today is for Camille-san. Please give me any orders.”
I’ll work hard. I’ll loosen the purse strings.
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We talked about work.
But… because Camille-san herself chose a swimsuit with less fabric… I was very happy while working.
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After a rather restless journey, we finally arrived near the Aquamarine Kingdom. Should we go to the Lutto now?
It was a trip where Camille-san was in control.
But I got to know Camille-san really well, and I also discovered that she had a devilish side.
To be honest, I thought it wouldn’t be so bad to be at the mercy of a beautiful woman every day.
Well, I’ve been tossed around by Ines, Carla-san, and Rimu before, but Camille-san had a wonderful, very mature feel to her.
Cunning Camille-san had a similar feel to Ilma-san, and it made me shiver.
…Not good. I think my strange sexual tendencies are about to awaken after such a long journey.
“Master, aren’t we leaving?”
“Ines, I don’t know why, but I feel a tremor in my body when I think that we are finally arriving at the Aquamarine Kingdom.”
When I thought that we would arrive soon after transferring to the Lutto, my body began to tremble. Even when I tried to remember the fun trip and the slightly erotic Camille-san, the shaking wouldn’t stop.
“Ah… Master, this time it’ll be fine, Camille is here, you know.”
“Hmm? What do you mean?”
Ines’ eyes became very soft.
…Oh, is this a trauma? Does that mean my body is rejecting me because the last job was too hard?
I see; that makes a lot of sense.
At that time, I had become so crazy that I acted strangely. When I fell into the other world, I had a hard time at first, but when the Ship Summoning began to show its power, I was enveloped in a warm, gentle feeling.
It’s only natural that my body would react to being suddenly thrown into boiling water after being wrapped in such kindness. It was very painful.
But if I know the reason, I should be able to handle it… right?
I take a deep breath, close my eyes, and vividly imagine that from now on, I can leave all my work to Camille-san and the Castle.
I don’t seem to have suffered any serious trauma, and I can feel the trembling in my body gradually subside.
This is the kind of trauma or conditioned reflex that makes your stomach hurt before a test. If you know the reason, you can deal with it, so it’s not a big problem.
Well, even though it’s a charitable donation, it’s a huge amount of money. It’s an act that’s close to a good deed; it really seems unreasonable that I should be traumatized, even if it’s just a little. I guess I should show some understanding because there were too many beastmen gathered, and it wasn’t a joke.
…Probably.
Deep down, I’m not really happy with the situation, but I’m an adult over twenty, so I’ll just have to swallow it.
If it hadn’t been decided that I could just leave everything to Camille-san and the others, I think I would have run away because of the trauma…
“Then let’s go.”
I’ve calmed down, so I give the signal, and we leave.
I can see the harbor we’re building in the Aquamarine Kingdom. My body seems to be shaking for a different reason than before.
“It’s turned into something amazing.”
I think Marina-san’s muttering simply expresses the situation.
Yes, it’s become something amazing.
Maybe it’s because it’s far away, but it looks like people are scurrying around like ants on a construction site.
I think they probably prepared as much work as they could and put it into building the harbor because I signed so many documents last time.
I also informed them that I would provide additional funds and gave William-san even more discretion. I think they are making full use of the people they have gathered.
“…Camille-san, how about inspecting the harbor?”
I have a feeling I don’t want to go near it. To be honest, I can imagine a scene of a large number of muscular beasts working hard and sweating.
I understand that it’s not good to think of people working hard in a way that belittles them, but whether I want to go near such a place as a man is another matter.
It looks very hot.
“Of course, I’ll check it out. I don’t know if we can dock directly, but it’s definitely a port that will be more closely associated with the castle.”
Right?
“…I understand.”
My faint hopes were dashed in the face of Camille-san’s passion for her work, and I decided to give up and head for the harbor.
As I approached, I could see that the port was progressing well. The docking area, which was barely big enough to accommodate the ship that brought the materials last time, had expanded considerably, and there was a lot of space left.
There seems to be enough room to dock the Lutto, but it would probably be safer to set sail after the inspection and sneak ashore. No doubt it’s more convenient to keep the ship’s summoning slot free.
I dock the Lutto at the dock and get ready to go ashore.
I take my dark sunglasses with me, just in case.
I wear dark sunglasses to protect my eyes from the strong sunlight in the harbor, and there is no other particular reason. It is not because I am afraid of the view’s violence and want to soften it; there is nothing like that.
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