I Reincarnated But Will Try To Live Without Using My Cheat Ability

Chapter 39 - If It's for Someone Else

At last, we鈥檙e at the base of the sixth and final apostle.

Teacher, you鈥檝e omitted everything from the start.

鈥淭he town of Noe Tsukasa Leos, the last apostle 鈥︹€?the following is omitted.鈥?br>
I鈥檓 more interested in something else.

鈥淭eacher. Is the special test you mentioned when we were leaving 鈥︹€?already finished?鈥?br>
I don鈥檛 know what kind of apostle certification test it is because I鈥檓 not using my powers.

I鈥檓 sure I鈥檒l be fine.

The criteria for diagnosing an apostle is power.

The teacher smiled meaningfully.

鈥淵eah, I鈥檒l tell you when we get out of this town.鈥?br>
The mourning woman Silvana, looked curious.

鈥淗mm? What are you hiding?鈥?br>
The teacher made a dumbfounded face.

鈥淚鈥檒l tell you when we leave town.鈥?br>
Milva looked a little sad.

鈥淭hen we鈥檒l get a place to stay, make the pilgrimage tomorrow and be done with it 鈥︹€︹€?br>
The mourning woman Silvana, raised her fist to the sky.

鈥淭hen let鈥檚 make a lot of noise tonight!鈥?br>
You鈥檙e always making noise, aren鈥檛 you?

鈥淚 understand. But don鈥檛 drink too much.鈥?br>
Am I their guardian or something to say something like this?

As soon as I finished, Milva grabbed me by the arm and pulled me towards the inn.

鈥淭hen, Al, when we get to the inn, let鈥檚 take a look around the town together.鈥?br>
After that 鈥︹€?we became more than friends but less than lovers, and her nickname became 鈥淢il鈥?

If we鈥檙e acting close out in the open, it鈥檚 hard for the mourning woman Silvana to get into our head.聽

鈥淚 guess so. Then let鈥檚 go.鈥?br>
The mourning woman, Silvana, glared at us with fierce eyes.

鈥淭here鈥檚 just something about it that 鈥︹€?makes me uncomfortable. When I see people flirting.鈥?br>
The teacher got a similar look in her eyes.

鈥淕etting a lover on a pilgrimage 鈥︹€?He鈥檚 not even an apostle, but they鈥檙e too quick.鈥?br>
You guys should get married.

Somewhere far away from me.

鈼嗏棁鈼嗏棁鈼?br>
We were sitting down for dinner after a night date of sightseeing in the city.

When the two hydras were about to run amok at the party of madness, Mil gave them a smile.

They went quiet for a moment.

Long live the ranking order.

I thanked her as I walked into my shared room, which was now completely fixed.

鈥淩eally 鈥︹€?thanks for the help. If those two runs amok, it鈥檚 going to get tiresome.鈥?br>
When we got to know each other well, she told me not to act out my tone.

She knows that I usually act polite, so she pushes me to talk normally when we are alone.

Mil looked annoyed.

鈥淚 don鈥檛 want to get caught up in that tangled web of drinking.鈥?br>
We laughed at each other, and then Mil put her index finger to her mouth, which was the signal to cast the audio blocking spell.

鈥淚s Al really going to develop the Ravenna region once the pilgrimage is over?鈥?br>
The Ravenna region development plan that I was considering from the start.

The current territory was transferred here by Papan due to the previous lord鈥檚 downfall.

The Ravenna region is like a peninsula separated by mountains.

There is a vast forest there, untouched by the state or aristocrats.

It鈥檚 a kind of enclave, and although it鈥檚 named Ravenna Region 鈥︹€?it鈥檚 not under the influence of the government.

It is possible to travel through the mountains, so it has become a refuge for refugees.

It was allocated by merging the territories of two aristocratic houses that were sold, so the maintenance of the Ravenna region has been postponed due to the difficulty in adjusting the interests of the administrative districts.

Even if the security there is poor, it is safe because it is isolated by the mountains and the sea.

It鈥檚 an enclave that takes a lot of time to manage.

Even if you try to develop it from scratch, it鈥檚 not worth it because of the insecure people who have fled there.

A small aristocratic family tried to subjugate the area in the past, but failed and it has since become a dangerous area.

Some people thought it would be easier to forcefully subjugate the area by force, but the risk and return were not worth it.

When the territory was changed, the number of territories increased significantly, but since the development of these territories was assumed, the royal family demanded it.

The royal family鈥檚 goal is to distract the power of the Scala family through development.

They want to weaken our military power by having our knights die in battle, and weaken our economic power through development.

And if a rebellion breaks out, they will be rich.

Even if they don鈥檛 go so far as to take down the Scala family, they can kick down the small and medium nobles.

The Ravenna region, which has become such a minefield, is Mil鈥檚 destination.

I told her I was going to be in charge of development there.

Geopolitically, with the mountainous heartland behind, the bay and the choke point, there is a location for a potential metropolis.

The dream is expanding.

And we鈥檙e going to try a different approach than the traditional conquest.

鈥淭hat鈥檚 the plan. I think we can manage that.鈥?br>
鈥淚ndeed, it would be a relief to have Al as our lord.鈥?br>
No matter how well they are hidden, it is still a dangerous region. You can鈥檛 protect your village if it鈥檚 too far away.

鈥淚鈥檒l make the town big enough that people won鈥檛 be able to touch it, and then you can come to me.鈥?br>
Mil froze for a moment.

Then her face turned mischievous.

But her eyes were serious and her cheeks were a little red.

Oh, I didn鈥檛 mean it that way, but 鈥︹€?br>
鈥淚s that a 鈥︹€?proposal by any chance?鈥?br>
I was about to say, 鈥淣o, no,鈥?but my words stopped.

I saw the look of anticipation on Mil鈥檚 face, and I didn鈥檛 want to dismiss it as a misunderstanding.

It was one of the few times in this world that an ally would say something like this.

If it were a normal relationship, it wouldn鈥檛 be taken so seriously.

Let鈥檚 follow our intuition.

The words came out so smoothly that I was surprised myself.

鈥淭hat鈥檚 how it is.鈥?br>
Mil鈥檚 face turned bright red and she stiffened.

And then she turned her head to the side.

鈥淲hen you say something like that so casually 鈥︹€?it makes me think that maybe you鈥檙e playing with me!鈥?br>
鈥淣o, I don鈥檛 mean that at all 鈥︹€︹€?br>
In the first place, you are making an enemy of the world.

If that鈥檚 the case, then I can protect her close by.

I don鈥檛 dislike Mill, and I think that鈥檚 okay.

Mill turned to me and let out a deep breath.

鈥淗ah 鈥︹€?I get it. I know I sound strange, but I have a 鈥︹€?pretty troublesome personality, you know. I鈥檓 not going to allow that to be a joke now. Elves are spiteful, after all.鈥?br>
鈥淚 wouldn鈥檛 have said it in the first place if I had to retract it or cover it up.鈥?br>
Mil looked down in embarrassment, but then she seemed to realize something and looked up anxiously.

鈥淏ut, is it okay for a human lord to have an elf wife?鈥?br>
Oh, so you鈥檙e worried about that.

I smiled at her as if to tell her not to worry.

鈥淎ctually, I鈥檓 planning to build a town where all races are welcome.鈥?br>
鈥淲hat?鈥?br>
鈥淭he only condition for becoming a resident is to abide by the town鈥檚 rules. Race is irrelevant. There will be no hierarchy based on race.鈥?br>
鈥淵ou鈥檙e talking about something outrageous again 鈥︹€?We鈥檝e never had a country like that before. A mix of different races, it鈥檚 like an apostle鈥檚 harem.鈥?br>
It鈥檚 not a country, though, it鈥檚 meant to be semi-autonomous.

鈥淭he fact that the Lords are taking the initiative should be convincing.鈥?br>
Puzzled, Mil shook her head strongly.

鈥淥h, God 鈥︹€?One of these days my jaw is going to come off, so you have to heal me properly.鈥?br>
鈥淚 can鈥檛 heal you, kid. Get used to it.鈥?br>
I suddenly remembered Kiara and compared the two of them in my mind.

鈥淚 wonder if Mil would get along with my sister. You have the same roots, so I think you鈥檇 hit it off.鈥?br>
Mil thought for a moment when he heard the word 鈥渟ister,鈥?but then she immediately smiled.

鈥淵our sister, huh 鈥︹€?I鈥檓 looking forward to meeting her.鈥?br>
鈥淪he doesn鈥檛 have any friends that she get along with. I鈥檝e been worried about that.鈥?br>
鈥淪he has a lot going on.鈥?br>
鈥淵eah, you鈥檒l have to ask her yourself.鈥?br>
Mil paused for a moment to think.

鈥淪o, how long do I have to wait for you to come and get me? I don鈥檛 want to meet you again 鈥︹€?and find out you鈥檝e become a grandfather.鈥?br>
鈥淭hat鈥檚 not going to happen.鈥?br>
Mil inhaled in a little breath and pointed at me.

鈥淚鈥檒l give you three years. After three years, I鈥檒l come and see you. Okay? You can鈥檛 veto that! You鈥檙e making a woman wait, after all.鈥?br>
Three years 鈥︹€?that鈥檚 a lot of time to build a foundation.

But I鈥檓 weak to it when you say I have to make a woman wait.

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鈥淚 can鈥檛 hold a candle to Mil. It鈥檚 not going to be a big city in three years.鈥?br>
鈥淚t鈥檚 fine. I鈥檇 rather be a wife after it鈥檚 completely built.鈥?br>
It鈥檚 true that if a wife is struggling from the start, her presence will be different.

If she becomes a wife after it is stable, she will be hated and shunned.

Some people might take advantage of the weakness of their position.

When I was thinking about it for a while, Mil blushed a little and looked down.

鈥淚鈥檇 be happier if I were with you when you鈥檙e struggling to make it. I want to work hard with you.鈥?br>
Oh no, even though she caught me off guard, it made my heart skip a beat.

鈥淚鈥檒l call you when we have a town at least.鈥?br>
Mil laughed lightly.

But her face was bright red.

鈥淚t鈥檚 settled. Thank you for your purchase of this elf bride.鈥?br>
Before I knew it, I had even promised to marry her, but that was okay, too.

If it鈥檚 for someone else 鈥︹€?I can go on without giving up.