[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-isekai-nonbiri-nouka":3,"chapter-isekai-nonbiri-nouka-isekai-nonbiri-nouka-chapter-841":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},1395432,1848,"Chapter 841: Swan’s Circumstances","isekai-nonbiri-nouka-chapter-841",841,"\u003Cp>Swans are not suited for racing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, they have been racing well so far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because it was staged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Odette and Odile are familiars of gods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And unlike Niz, who rose in rank from a mere snake to a god’s familiar, they are directly created by gods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hate to admit it, but they are awesome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, the swans obey Odette and Odile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They don’t dare disobey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, they ignore their migrations and territories just to join races.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, it was staged so they were only pretending to be racing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Wait wait wait」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Odette, who had recovered from her pond building fatigue and is already in her human form, interrupted me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「You’re making it sound like we’re forcing them to race.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「We’re not! Odile, please explain.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why don’t you explain yourself?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Odile is better at explaining.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Odile’s explanation, the swans in the race were swans that had lost their territorial battle and had nowhere to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is difficult for them to find a new feeding ground given they have lost and because of that, they can’t eat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they are lucky enough to find a new feeding ground, they are often monsters or living there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swans that lose territorial battle of a known feeding ground among swans can only wait for death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Odette and Odile led these swans to this pond and protected them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the swans are racing to repay Odette and Odile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So that’s how it is.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Odette and Odile, I thought you were living a carefree life but you’re actually doing your job well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Isn’t that obvious?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah, I guess so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Fufufu」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Odette puffs out her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alright, let’s get back to the story……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, the swans aren’t racing voluntarily, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Odette and Odile asked them to do so so they are doing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Mou……ma-maa, I guess there’s some truth in that but we’re not forcing them.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A request on someone that can’t refuse is no different from coercion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Mou」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, the problem is……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can the swan race without the race being staged?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can they?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I asked Odette and she looked at Odile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Odile looked at the swans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The swans are……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After looking troubled, they looked at me straight in the eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The swans nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What about migrating due to season change?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as you have food, you don’t have to migrate?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re already prepared to bury your bones here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll provide you the best food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So do your best at the races.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for you……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are wild ducks and ducks who have been watching us from the shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, you are no longer in the race.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sorry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, you guys are migratory birds too, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shouldn’t you show your guts?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, alright alright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If we get the numbers right, we will also hold duck races on the days we don’t hold swan races.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is that alright?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s good. You want name tags so that people don’t hunt you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, I didn’t know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The swans are protected by Odette and Odile but they are not protecting you ducks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the contrary, you were being attacked by swans?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I get it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll make necklaces with tags for you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I will also ask Odette and Odile to tell the swans to not attack you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In exchange, you know, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When you start to race, there shouldn’t be cheating or staging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I expect you to do your best in each race.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the food for swans, wild ducks, and ducks, I already thought of something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pond turtles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I heard that they were good at cultivating aquatic plants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, I asked the pond turtles and they said they would take care of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, what I did not expect was that they would dispatch young pond turtles to go to the swan’s ponds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I told them that if they think the pond in Big Tree Village is already too small for them, I would widen it but apparently, that is not the case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They wanted the young pond turtles to practice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reservoir in Big Tree Village is safe so because of that, they don’t have any real combat experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, because there are so many pond turtles there, they can survive without using their natural abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The adult pond turtles thought that what’s happening wasn’t good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, that doesn’t mean that they would send them to some dangerous places.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, there’s swan’s ponds now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s near Village Five.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Odette and Odile are there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though they won’t still be able to gain real combat experience, when one pond is managed solely by a lone pond turtle, he would feel tense and won’t let his guard down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given that, three young pond turtles were selected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the young turtles, three serious types were chosen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t they usually send the curious ones or the naughty ones for this kind of thing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They said it’s true that they meant them to train but I came to them to get some workers so they picked up those who will seriously work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They don’t want to send anyone who might become a nuisance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I guess I’ll try to not push anyone annoying on my side to someone else too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was that? I thought I heard the demon king’s voice from afar as if asking me something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, I should just be imagining things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The high elves, who had just finished building the building, made a bulletin board for displaying names, numbers, and multipliers of the swans in the race.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is quite big so that it can be seen from a distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The names, numbers, and multipliers are changed manually so you have to use a ladder to change them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, it is the mountain elves who are in charge of this kind of thing but I asked the mountain elves to make an automatic ticket burner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is a machine……a golem that automatically burn stamps the numbers on wooden plates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The machine is quite big because it has to include the name of the race and the date of the race in addition to the betting number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, it is high performance and multifunctional.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It takes about 5 minutes for it to start up and once it is up and running, it can burn stamps around 40 plates per second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not the same number but different numbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is even more impressive is the ability to count the numbered plates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is very helpful in many ways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, for confirmation, I’ll still have them count the plates manually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is not because I don’t trust the golem or the worker but because it is a factor that determines the multiplier and I want to keep a tight control on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That automatic burn stamper machine for the ballots…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We decided to make several more of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how fast it can burn stamps, there’s no way one machine is enough because it involves money exchanges between people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, we won’t actually know until we give it a try, but I don’t want to lose sales because we can’t handle it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, we would like to have more than one automatic burn stamping machine for ballots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, we would need to add up the counts from multiple automatic burn stamping machines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I guess we’ll have to manually do that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people who’ll do the calculations have arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They are angels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five angels disguised as demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, I was going to ask Count Pugyaru to get some people who would do the calculations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Count Pugyaru is a noble who has a human village near Howling village in his territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was involved in Beton-san’s case one winter and is also the father of one of Gol’s wives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He is also the father of a civil servant girl who has been with us since early on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, we have to use this chance to deepen our relationship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s according to Loo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of that, we tried to contact him through various channels……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unluckily, we never met him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As an alternative candidate, we switched to Count Glitch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He is also a father of one of Gol’s wives and the father of one of the civil servant girls who has been with us since early on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unluckily, we didn’t meet him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We had no choice but to call the angels who could afford to send some people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason I didn’t call on them first was because I thought they would scold me for trying to get them involved in gambling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They like conspiracy and being in control for some reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I approached them prepared to be scolded, I did not expect their reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gambling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They love it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind the scenes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They love it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah okay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just don’t suggest cheating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s not like no one will ever find out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No cheating allowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We’re going to do it fair and square.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hope the five of you won’t only do your best in calculating dividends but also in exposing cheaters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Village Chief: I won’t push anyone annoying on my side to someone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Village Chief: Hmm? What’s wrong, demon king? Why are you suddenly muttering Tiselle and Ursa’s names?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Count Glitch: Pugyaru? What’s wrong with you all of a sudden?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Count Pugyaru: You better escape too! With all your might!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Count Glitch: Eh? Eh? Eh?\u003C\u002Fp>",1573,"2026-06-05T23:08:35.964Z",1,"novelbin.me","1598093bd5d236d7a02f969c82d5191bb8448f23b8e64edcd70a9f1a27a2729d","isekai-nonbiri-nouka-chapter-842","isekai-nonbiri-nouka-chapter-840",1036,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fisekai-nonbiri-nouka-cover.jpg"]