Murcia, troubled by the increase in population. In order to help my dear older brother, the brilliant and pure-hearted beautiful young boy, Van, who is a genius filled with intelligence and has an innocent love for his family, was doing his best.
Yes. With the rapid population increase, it was necessary to install new residences and facilities. Normally, this would require an enormous amount of time, effort, and budget to not only renovate the surface but also the underground parts of the fortress city that were already built.
However, if anyone could handle this, it was the genius boy Van, who was often referred to as a great sage or a prodigy. Truly, Van Construction Corporation was the complete package — fast, cheap, efficient, and amazing!
While humming to myself, I completed the drainage system, large public baths, and five apartment buildings in just three days. Murcia was overjoyed, and Emira and the others were happy they could finally focus on the management of the town, something they had learned from Espada.
Alright, alright, then I’ll finish up the rest and make sure we can accept new people right away.
That’s what I thought, but the following morning, an unexpected guest arrived, and things changed.
“Van-sama! There’s a visitor!”
Till ran up in a hurry and called me.
“A visitor for me in the fortress city of Murcia? Who could it be?”
“It’s someone from the Commercial Guild!”
“Apollo-san? Huh? Didn’t he say he was heading to the royal capital next time?”
While saying that, I hurriedly changed clothes with Till's help and rushed towards the city gate. By the time I arrived, both Panamera and Murcia were already there.
“Ah, you’re late.”
“Van, you’ve woken up, huh?”
Panamera and Murcia both spoke with different vibes. Panamera seemed like she was expecting something interesting, while Murcia had a slightly worried expression.
“Good morning. I heard someone from the Commercial Guild came…”
I walked over to the two of them, and Panamera nodded, looking towards the city gates just ahead.
“I wanted to ask about the matter, but they specifically requested to meet you. So, I had no choice but to wait here.”
I chuckled at her words and shifted my gaze toward the figure ahead. There was a woman cloaked in a robe. Behind her were some men who looked like adventurers. The woman appeared to be in her mid-twenties, with slightly tall stature and pale blue hair. She had an athletic vibe about her.
“Are you Van Nei Fertio, my lord?”
The woman asked, and I nodded in response.
“Yes, I am Van Nei Fertio. I heard someone from the Commercial Guild came, and I thought it might be Apollo-san…”
When I asked, the woman raised her eyebrows and lowered her chin.
“Oh, my apologies. Apollo had some matters to attend to, and it seems he can’t come just yet… I’ve come in his place. My name is Aro, and I am the representative for the central region of Grant Continent, just like Apollo. It’s a pleasure to meet you.”
“Oh, how polite... Wait, Apollo-san is responsible for the central region? Doesn’t that cover a huge area?”
“Yes, indeed. There are ten of us handling the central region, so it’s manageable… though, the southern and western regions are even more difficult to manage,” Aro replied, with a bit of a wry smile.
Hearing about the vast scope of the Commercial Guild’s area, I couldn’t help but think that this might be some kind of black company. Meanwhile, Aro, who seemed to have become used to it, lightly laughed and offered an explanation. It seemed that I would have to speak with the head of the Commercial Guild.
As I was thinking about this, Aro suddenly had an idea and spoke up.
“Oh, right! I have a letter from Apollo! I haven’t had time to learn the details, but it’s marked as an urgent matter!”
With that, Aro pulled out a letter sealed with wax and handed it to me. Ah, so this is Apollo’s seal. As I thought that, I broke the red wax seal and opened the letter.
“Umm…”
While reading the letter, Panamera, looking a bit restless, spoke up.
“What is it? What does it say?”
Truly, she was like a child. I chuckled at Panamera’s behavior while quickly confirming the contents of the letter. Then, I was taken aback by what I read.
“...Panamera, are there ships that cross the sea to the Scuderia Kingdom?”
When I asked, Panamera furrowed her brow and groaned.
“What? Cross the sea, you say? I understand about rivers or lakes, but… I’ve heard of ships that go to a small island to the south…”
Panamera looked upward, pulling the memory of ships from her mind. I nodded and looked at the letter’s contents.
“Right. There are ships to a small island, and the distance is barely even a kilometer… Because, you see, there are giant magical beasts in the deep sea.”
If we were lucky, we could cross the sea without encountering a magical beast, but it would be a gamble. It didn’t seem worth the risk to send out ships that could face such danger every time.
As I finished speaking, Murcia, who had been listening to the conversation, spoke up with a serious expression.
“...Van, is it possible that a ship to cross the sea has arrived?”
When Murcia said that, Panamera blinked in surprise and turned to look at me. Receiving their gazes, I nodded strongly.
“It seems a ship from the southern region of the central continent has arrived at the Scuderia Kingdom’s coast.”
While answering, I couldn’t hide the smile on my face.
Sorry, Murcia, brother. I really want to go see the ship right away.
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