Re:Zero - Jobless Reincarnation: Succubus Sword God? I don't recognize it!

Chapter 380 Visitors in the Name of God

Sylphy left Boreas's house, and when she reached the door, she took a deep breath, calmed her expression, and then walked out the door.

Outside the door, the Boreas mansion, which was bustling with people four months ago, is now deserted.

She walked through the streets and passed by the Kerher Mansion, which was almost on the edge of the noble district.

Look sideways.

In front of the gate, the scene of competition and display four months ago has disappeared.

This scene, which seemed extremely annoying a few months ago, now made Sylphy feel dazed for a moment.

The memory of that time was surging:
In my mind, Alan was standing at the window, dumbfounded and saying something like "No, wait, why are there people bringing children here? Is this a serious courtship?" This was something that made people laugh.

There was no one in the window at this time.

Sylphy lowered her eyes and left the door of the mansion.

No one is home.

She walked quickly, leaving the noble area from the city wall where there were obviously more soldiers guarding it, and came to the free area.

The Free Zone was much more lively than the Noble Zone, and the crowds on the streets were more mixed than four months ago. The vendors were dressed like vendors, and there were no gaps in the armor of the adventurers. The noble carriages came and went in a hurry, quickly entering the Noble Zone without even opening the window curtains along the way.

Sylphy ignored him and went all the way to the Water God Ryuu Dojo.

This is just entering the gate.

Angry shouts were heard from the 'small dojo' of the Mizugami-ryu main dojo on the left!

"stand up!!"

Her voice was like that of a young lion, releasing her unexpressed anger.

Sylphy's expression, which had been tense all the way, finally improved a little.

No one had tried to counsel Alice since Alan disappeared, and she was already like this.

But Sylphy understood her very well. With Alice's straightforward mind, she must have made up her mind to see Alan again.

And the most important thing is that no matter how others explain this natural disaster, Alice believes...

"It's all because of you guys being useless! My brother left the capital because you can't stop his desire from burning!

Stand up for me!"

With a bang, Sylphy opened the door.

As she looked around, she saw Alice standing in a pile of corpses that had been chopped down peacefully by her just after she arrived in the morning. She was soaking wet and her hair was in wisps.

But his eyes were very bright.

That’s right, Alice thinks that Alan is looking for the motivation to break through his desire, that inexplicable disaster?
How could a stray dog ​​on the roadside affect my brother?

My brother definitely left on his own! Just like he suddenly appeared in front of me at that time!
hateful…

"Get up!!"

No one answered.

Panting, Sylphy looked at the Red Lion in distress and helplessness.

Although Alice was scolding the others in the dojo, Sylphy, who was good at empathy, understood Alice's thoughts very well:

No one in the king's city can make my brother's desire burn!

Then I will be that person!

As long as I am as strong as my brother! Does that mean I can catch up with him and bring him back to the capital!?
Sylphy walked up to Alice, hesitated for a moment, and leaned close to her ear.

"Alice, isn't it time to take a bath..."

Alice frowned: "Huh? Why do I have to wash..." Halfway through her words, she wrinkled her nose and sniffed her body like a dog.

"Taking a shower is so troublesome..."

"Water polo is very fast..."

"Okay, Sylphy, where do you think brother Allen went?"

No one deliberately told Alice about the misunderstanding, because Alan leaving on his own was obviously the direction that everyone wanted to see.

Let there be no more those who are sorrowful.

Let Alice keep improving herself, this is also a kind of comfort.

You see, no matter where Allen is, his sister, Alice, always thinks that her brother is safe and living a colorful life.

"I don't know... Alice, I'm not sure where Alan went."

"Actually, I asked Gilenu! Sylphy!"

"She said that her brother went to the Holy Land of Swords!"

"I see... what Gilenu said... she has a point..."

-

Outside the Mizugami-ryu Dojo, the nobles who were watching the excitement at the door four months ago have disappeared, just like the gate of Boreas's mansion.

To be precise, the entire aristocratic district is not very lively.

The custom of Asura Explosion, where a man walked on the street with a woman who was not his husband and a man who was not his wife, passed by his partner who was walking towards him and pretended not to see each other, was no longer seen.

The economy is extremely developed and people live in a very comfortable state, so they will pursue these simple and unpretentious entertainment activities.

Food and clothing, lustful thoughts.

Now the trend of soaring prices has reached the aristocratic area.

Of course, the nobles had no worries about food and clothing, but the chain reaction caused by the root cause of the price changes had caused panic in the aristocratic circle in the royal capital.

They are even more nervous than ordinary people who only care about whether they can have enough food.

When will a major disaster occur that affects one-fifth of the country's area?
summer.

It is just before the autumn harvest of wheat and some agricultural products.

It is worth mentioning that the country of Asura is surrounded by the rolling Red Dragon Mountains.

Its geographical location in the central continent determines that the four major Greyrat fiefdoms of Asura play different roles in the Asura economic system.

Northwest - Donadi Territory, guarding the upper jaw of the Red Dragon Mountains.

There is a special military garrison town, which has been guarded by the Aeuros family for generations, but the main theme of the world in recent years is still peace, so it mainly serves as a trade hub with the three northern countries.

For example, the city of Rigate, where Allen once sent Loki in a carriage, is one of the largest cities in Asura. It has gradually grown to such a scale over the past hundred years because of the trade circulation.

Northeast - Fitoya Territory, inherited from generation to generation by Boreas, is closely adjacent to the towering Red Dragon Mountains on the north and east sides. Thanks to such a stable environment, there are not many military towns, and it mainly relies on cash crops and agricultural crops for its survival.

For example, the village of Buena, with a small population and vast land, where many Tiltis flowers and wheat are grown, is a microcosm of the countless villages under the jurisdiction of Fitoa.

So when Alan wowed everyone with his skills at the Suigami-ryu main dojo, the head of the Aiuros family was shocked and felt slapped in the face.

No one would believe that a family like yours could actually give birth to a genius?
Southeast - Milpotz Territory, controlled by the Notos family for generations.

The situation is similar to that of Fitoya Territory, which is also a major agricultural territory.

Together with Fitoya Territory, it is the "granary" of the Asura Kingdom.

Although the Notos family is more ambitious than the other three families, their IQ is not particularly high, so among the four noble families, they are basically the most vocal and have the lowest status.

The southernmost territory, Usr Territory, has been controlled by Zeferos for generations. The situation is similar to that of Donadi Territory, but it is more important.

It controls the southern border of the country and serves as a hub for communication between Asura and the countries in the Wanglong Mountains. Most importantly, this transportation hub also undertakes the mission of envoys/trading from the Kingdom of Milis.

So, here comes the question. The disaster that doubled in size blew up more than half of Asura's granary. Do you think the nobles in the capital were panicking?

Does the king have food reserves? Yes, quite a lot, enough to last for several years.

But the problem is that this major shift is not as simple as simply closing the granary door for one or two years in the 415th year of the Jialong calendar.

Instead, the farmers, supporting facilities, buildings for shelter, the grain stored over the years, and even the land that had been reclaimed and optimized to be suitable for growing grain all evaporated in an instant.

Population cannot fall directly from the sky, it has to be reproduced.

Infrastructure also needs to be rebuilt, which costs money.

Is this a matter of rebuilding the granary?
This is a fucking question of rebuilding the city!
How can it be possible to build a tall building from flat ground within one generation?
What is the productivity of the six-sided world?
The nobles were all numb.

If the affected area can be reduced by half, it would be fine if it only affected the Fitoya Territory. At worst, we can just ignore the ruins.

After all, as long as Feitoya leaves cleanly, clearly and distinctly, without taking away a single cloud.

Then everyone just needs to tighten their trousers and pretend that the Fitoya collar does not exist.

Then the losses of Fitoya County were transferred to Milpotz County, which had similar functions, the five satellite cities, the royal capital, and even the other two counties. Everyone threw some money and manpower there to help Milpotz County expand its territory. After five to ten years, the adverse effects of the disaster would be offset by the prosperity of the national strength.

So what is the situation now?

——One fifth of the northern part of Milpotz Territory was plowed, and the thirty-seven villages in the north, two granaries, Lake Potz (downstream of Liupu City) that supplied water to the territory, and thousands of acres of fertile fields by the lake were all turned into powder.

Even Liupu City, the most prosperous of the five satellite cities, was half blown up and turned into a sea of ​​mud and water.

On the battlefield, a teammate who is seriously injured and cannot be killed or abandoned is more terrifying than the enemy.

The same principle applies now.

Everyone was calling the capital for help. The nobles in the capital were sweating profusely.
How to do how to do? !

That Notos, you guys...oh, Archduke Paul, look...

What the hell?! No?! Archduke Paul, please think twice!

At this critical moment, why don't you help and make trouble? ! What kind of search and rescue team are you going to organize? Calling for the reconstruction of the territory?
No, Grand Duke, Grandpa, Grandpa, Grandpa, can you please stop causing trouble? Are all the Notos family members this stupid?

Your family's territory has become a rotten pigsty. If you don't go back to seize power and build it, what are you doing here in the capital?

The Boreas family doesn't dare to say this at this moment, but you are loyal and speak up for them?
Fuck, you idiot.

Hey! The idiot is gone! He finally went back to take care of his own territory!
and many more!

He led the search and rescue team to save his wife!
The new lord of Milpotz ran away? ?
Damn it!
The above is almost the common thought of the nobles on Sauros’ list.

——The hole is too big, no one thinks it can be filled in this time.

All in a hurry.

Asura has been too stable in recent years, and a quarter of the grain produced has been used by the nobles to trade with other countries in the Central Continent.

Why not save some money for a rainy day?

Who could have thought that the way to deal a huge blow to Asura would be such a huge natural disaster caused by deus ex machina?
No one could have imagined it.

Everyone's thoughts are filled with thoughts about war, climate, crop yields, the struggle for the crown prince, and the like.

Now in the past few decades, no country can pose a threat to Asura.

Who would have thought that their base would be blown up in just a moment?

That’s all, and it’s just an internal problem.

-

"Darius, what do you think is going on in the north?"

In the royal palace, early in the morning, Darius responded to the king's call and came to the study.

"There is no threat to the three magic kingdoms at the moment. Winter is coming soon and they don't have enough food reserves. They won't start a war easily."

Darius, with his big fat face, sat across from the chessboard, talking to the king as he set up the pieces.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but his cheeks look thinner than before the big metastasis.

"Your Majesty, they are not qualified to play this game. They have already tested the limit of their ability by refusing our invitation to buy back the grain."

"Ahem." The king stroked his chin. "What about the south?"

Darius paused as he was placing the chess pieces, and the skin on his face trembled.

“Common sense says it’s impossible, but they don’t have the motivation, but they have the conditions.

The Kingdom of Wang Long has food, people, and money. Finally, it has the support of Miris. "

The king put his hand on his brow and looked very tired, as if last night's dream had put a lot of pressure on him.

"I think so, so I decided to send that guy Sauros over to take a look. Zeferos, there has been no movement for too long, I am a little worried."

Darius smiled.

"It's appropriate. Sauros is a very suitable candidate. If he dies in the south, there will be no need to rebuild the territory."

The king glanced at Darius, who squinted his eyes and looked unconcerned.

"That's not what I meant, Darius."

Darius nodded quickly. "That was my mistake."

The king shook his head, but after a while he spoke again.

"What a pity. Logically, this opportunity should be used to test the 'genius' of Boreas and see if he can take what he wants.

If you are really as talented as the rumors say, it reminds me of you when you were young, Darius.

But, he disappeared.

Then we have no choice but to let old man Sauros go by himself.

It seems that boy is not destined to be a hero."

Then the king looked at Darius' face.

The latter's expression did not change, and he had no reaction to the king's comparison between Allen and himself, both of whom were aides under the First Prince.

She just smiled at the king, with a dark light flashing in her eyes.

"His Majesty.

Asra, are you in need of heroes?"

The king squinted at him, and after a while he burst into laughter.

“No shortage, no shortage!… Cough cough cough! Cough cough!”

He just laughed twice and wrapped himself tightly in the cloak made of the fur of the Snow Demon Wolf King.

"What a late autumn."

Darius looked at the 'rare thing' that he had given to the king a month ago, and just smiled without responding.

-

Darius's Mansion is very close to the Silver Palace, and there is a Marquis's Mansion a few dozen meters away.

A two-meter-tall, white-haired man wearing a white dragon leather coat was sitting by the window on the top floor.

He turned his head to look at Darius's mansion, his golden dragon eyes flowing with hot magma.

(End of this chapter)