Chapter 52 - Tax Collection

Before winter.

Beezel came to collect tax.

Somehow, he looks tired.

Is he alright?

For the time being, I guide him towards the warehouse where the divided part of the crops for tax is.

「Is this everything? 」

Our agreement is 10 percent but since we harvest many times a year, I am unsure of the total volume of our harvest.

Though I am willing to pay the exact amount, it is hard to calculate our harvest since we can't even harvest everything in one day…. that said, I paid no attention to it.

That said, I decided to hand over thirty percent of harvested crops of our latest harvest.

「The apples are in a different location. We don't put them together here since the fruits might get ruined. 」

「Apple? Is it the fruit I received before? 」

「Yes, that's apple. Be careful on your way home. But…. why are you alone? Can you carry all of these back? 」

Although it is only 30 percent of our latest harvest, because we increased the number of fields, it is a considerable amount.

It can fill a warehouse of about 8 tatami mats.

That amount is not something one person can carry.

「Don't worry. I have a carpet. 」

「Carpet? 」

When Beezel clapped his hands, a huge carpet appeared.

「It's a flying carpet. With this, I can carry them back home. 」

「I see. 」

I can't let him load the tax on his carpet so I asked the lizardmen to do it.

Meanwhile, Beezel and I had a light meal.

Tier instructed me to do so to collect information.

「Anything happened recently? 」

I don't have any intelligence gathering skill so I asked him a casual question.

「The war with humans is currently in a stalemate. But the most troublesome thing is the hero rampaging in various places. 」

I expected to hear some light information but why is it that I heard something heavy?

The humans and demons are at war?

Really?

There's a demon king.

And there's a hero.

Heh.

………

「Is that so? So that's why you look tired…」

「Hahaha. A problem occurred just before I came here. 」

….. problem.

I think it is better not to ask more about it.

Let's change the topic…. I can't think of anything else.

It seems like Beezel saw through me and changed the topic himself.

「By the way, though we already received your tax, I would like to buy some crops using money. 」

「Money? 」

「Yes. The apple I got earlier is really popular and I'm sure the other crops are the same. Even this food that I'm eating is delicious. 」

Though it might only be a social etiquette, I'm still happy that the things from here are praised.

It seems like my face unintentionally gave out my emotion.

「Beezel-san, drink more wine. 」

「Eh? Ah, no」

「Please don't hold back. Hahahaha」

You could say that I'm easy.

It became a banquet and Beezel was only able to go home the next day.

Demon king's castle.

「Beezel, you just returned? How was it? 」

「…Who are you again? Ah, I remember now. You are Randan of the four heavenly kings who supposed to go to that village last time but escaped. 」

「Ah, that is, some emergency work came up. The hero appeared on the west. It's not a lie. Look, this is the report. 」

「Fuh. 」

「Don't look at me like that. My bad. So, how was it? 」

「How what? 」

「The village. Is the great demon spider there? 」

「Hahahaha, I confirmed it. There is no great demon spider there. 」

「Ohhh, is that so? I knew it. That guy is not something you can just find anywhere. 」

「The great demon spider is a large spider whose total length exceeds 20 meters. 」

「Hnnn? I know that. 」

「Do you know what will happen if the great demon spider grows further? 」

「…Eh? It's not in its final form yet? 」

「When the great demon spider grows further, it becomes illegal demon spider. 」

「Illegal? 」

TN: New OPness level. So strong that its power level is "illegal". Read the race of Zabuton in the image below.

「Yes. Upon becoming illegal, the large spider shrinks a lot. 」

「……」

「It will be about two to three meters. 」

「Don't say…」

「It is there. 」

「……」

「And has a lot of spiderlings. 」

「Y-you mean…. it built a happy family there? Hahaha」

「Hahahaha」

「I will resign after all. Thank you for all your help. 」

「You will not escape! I will not let you escape no matter what! 」