[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-isekai-nonbiri-nouka":3,"chapter-isekai-nonbiri-nouka-isekai-nonbiri-nouka-chapter-216":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Isekai Nonbiri Nouka",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1394862,1848,"Chapter 216 - Business Trip","isekai-nonbiri-nouka-chapter-216",216,"\u003Cp>My name is Ifrus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A noble born from a minor noble house of the demon king’s kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since my elder brother will inherit our house, I have to work for my own bread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, with my ability as a civil officer, I was hired by the demon king’s kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ve continuously served for 40 years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During those times, I married and had a son too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My son will be twenty this year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My son is unlike me and can utilize powerful magical power so he is expected to be a general of the demon king’s kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m thankful for that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, until a while ago, my son has been dissatisfied about the current system of the demon king’s kingdom. Though he’s hiding it, he became some sort of activist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was worried about it and wonder if I have to report about it to the demon king but suddenly, he turns his back from doing such things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What has happened?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It might be good since he started to smile brighter than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps his relationship with the baker’s daughter, who he has been courting, has progressed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m happy if that is the case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At any rate, it was good that he stopped his suspicious activity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, back to my story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About five years ago, I have been appointed as the governor of Shashaato City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shashaato City is under the direct control of the demon king’s kingdom and is one of the most commercialized areas of the kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recent developments are also amazing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I was appointed as the representative of such a city, I was both half happy and half anxious about holding this important position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t want to fail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I want to live in a safe environment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I always wanted my life to continue like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is my goal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I have trouble making a decision, I’ll follow my predecessor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If possible, I don’t want to have a hand in anything that has never happened before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if something like that happens, I’ll ask the castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though I might look deplorable, I don’t want all responsibility to fall on me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I never thought of getting promoted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My job is moderately safe and of course, my income is moderately okay too but I’m not greedy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I fully know my ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I know I’m not suitable for being the governor of Shashaato City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This attitude of mine might have been good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because up to this very day, there was really no problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tell me why?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, Leg-sama, one of the four heavenly kings of the demon king’s kingdom, is before me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leg-sama is in charge of finance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In regards to money, I’ve never done anything illegal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did one of my subordinates do something by chance?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please forgive me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I know that my management ability is lacking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But subordinates of my…..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What have you done?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t think anyone of them is in trouble with money….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Are you alright?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Y-yes.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No no\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather than thinking about bad things, let’s hear what happened first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll act accordingly after that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before me is one of the four heavenly kings of the demon king’s kingdom, General Glatts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just why?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is it related to that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Will war finally spread to Shashaato City?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I must gather soldiers quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, I must secure an evacuation route first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shashaato City has become more crowded with the recent developments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though evacuation takes time, there are a number of ships.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We’ll somehow manage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Are you alright?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Ah, y-yes. There are about 20 ships that can immediately leave. How much time do we have?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Eh?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After General Glatts, it was Randan-sama.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Randan-sama is in charge of domestic affairs of the demon king’s kingdom, in short, my boss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can count the number of words he had told me so far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our last conversation was….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the time he watched the martial arts tournament of Shashaato City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Welcome」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「duty, hardwork」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That ended in two seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I remember it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, I’m not angry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m grateful that we never had some troublesome conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But why is Randan-sama here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No way, dismissal?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There must be something else!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leg-sama, General Glatts, and Randan-sama have come. Count Chrome, the last of the four heavenly kings, might come too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t think that I have failed in dealing with the three previous people but I don’t think I have succeeded too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything happened all of a sudden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He might not come but it is better to be prepared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It might be a vain effort so it is hard for me to order my subordinates to do it for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I clean the room myself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The table….maybe it is good if it is somewhere over there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s no dust on the curtain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m grateful for the daily work of the maids.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was good that I have prepared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because right now, demon king-sama is in front of me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, he’s not really in front of me since I’m crawling down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, he’s over my head?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just why?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Up to this day, I have never seen him face to face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I may raise my head?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No no, let me be this way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You want to hear my answer face to face?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A direct conversation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Impossible, impossible, impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m tired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I became really tired these last few days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I might have aged in a dash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what can I do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demon king-sama, Leg-sama, General Glatts, and Randan-sama spoke with me in different ways but they asked the same thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「There will be guest coming to Goroun Company. Don’t be rude to the guest.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who is coming?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A king of another country?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I never heard of it before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the first place, why would a king go here and not to the capital?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Does that mean that a prince from another country will come here incognito to play?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, I see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that is the case, I can somewhat understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the shadow guards will be guarding him and I’m asked to not get in the way as much as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Areh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What will he do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he’s here to play, why would there be any obstacle or inconvenience?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I went to Goroun Company.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guest hasn’t come to them yet but they are already making a fuss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who’s that big shot?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The president himself is taking charge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He promised to send me a message as soon as the guest arrives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only thing I’ll do is to greet him when he first came here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, I don’t wanna get involved in anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leg-sama has even prepared the shadow guards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They might look like they are under my command but….I don’t have the right to order them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll just do things I can.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like not disturbing them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I might look uncooperative but it is still better than pulling their legs down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I was about to reach the pot of tea, my door was knocked hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「We received a message from Goroun Company. The guest has arrived.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Is that so?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow guard that Leg-sama has prepared have already disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can’t be late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The carriage was prepared and departed immediately to the Goroun Company.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This carriage is a gift from Goroun Company and is very comfortable to ride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I pick up the guest using this carriage, will he be pleased?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No no, I must not do that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s lend this carriage to him whenever he wants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「I’m Marcos.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「I’m his wife, Paula.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Goroun Company has two guests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pair of human couple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A farmer couple?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, no, noooo!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fool!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Look closely at the clothes of the couple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first glance, they look like normal clothes but once the sunlight touches them, they began to shine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is made of luxury fabric.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did they use luxury fabric to make ordinary commoners clothes?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’re being playful?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only an outstandingly rich person will do that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But, didn’t they want to hide their identities?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, though they introduce themselves as a married couple….they could be a lord and his attendant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, they said that they are a married couple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s get along with their story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Areh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wife is so elegant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is it the opposite?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is the wife the lady and the husband is the attendant?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, no, no, no, no.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remove all preconceptions!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stop thinking!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two in front of me are a couple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They are guests of Goroun Company.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「I am Ifrus, Shashaato City’s governor. I welcome the couple for your visit.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perfect greeting!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That time, I used my skillful art of talking to find out the purpose of the two in order to not get in their way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eh, Goroun Company president, why are you in front of them…..what are you doing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The couple will start their business in this city.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Business?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……business?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is that some sort of code?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never heard of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Though we might trouble you a number of times, we ask for your cooperation.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Specifically, how can I cooperate?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you don’t understand something, it is better to ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I know that the more you know, the more dangerous it is.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, I asked the president of the Goroun Company, answer me!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「At one of the corners of the south commercial district, there is a place that has become a material warehouse. Isn’t that place great?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wonderful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It ’s clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Leave it to me, I’ll transfer everything and give that place to you.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Thank you. Let’s talk about the price later.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said later but he didn’t say when so it might be in many years to come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「I agree.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Michael-san, if one plans to open a shop in Shashaato City, is it normal for the governor to greet them?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Hahaha. It is rare. By the way, are you going to be okay in opening a shop?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「I have discussed it with the village chief. Please leave it to us.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Please do your best. Now then, it will still take time until your shop opens so you can sightsee until then.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「We will do some sightseeing until the day after tomorrow. We would like to prepare the store opening afterward. My apologies but, we are not familiar with this place…..」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「I already told my subordinate. Please use him to the fullest. It was me who ask to open up a shop here in the first place.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The residents of Village One, Marcos and Paula, are on a business trip to Shashaato City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「What is this large sum of money?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Payment for the land that Goroun Company bought.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Eh? Areh?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「I’m surprised too. They paid more than double the market value. Goroun Company has a lot of money.」\u003C\u002Fp>",1788,"2026-06-05T23:08:13.747Z",1,"novelbin.me","44d811e87fe2a656a0e22a15a99a8049db05f672c7c112654cce85c1da7689bc","isekai-nonbiri-nouka-chapter-292","isekai-nonbiri-nouka-chapter-215",1036,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fisekai-nonbiri-nouka-cover.jpg"]