[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-isekai-nonbiri-nouka":3,"chapter-isekai-nonbiri-nouka-isekai-nonbiri-nouka-chapter-903":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},1395471,1848,"Chapter 903: Cleaning Up After the Journey","isekai-nonbiri-nouka-chapter-903",903,"\u003Cp>Beezel was sulking in a way that was easy to read.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apparently, he had managed to meet his mother in Five Village, but she brushed him off, saying he was interfering with her work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On top of that, he was also unhappy about the fact that his mother had formed a women’s association in Village Five and was enjoying herself quite a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was the former Countess Chrome, after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she had that much free time, couldn’t she help Shirukine-san, the current Countess Chrome?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just having someone to consult with would make a huge difference, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then again, Shirukine-san had her own work in the beauty business.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She called it a hobby, but it also played a role in maintaining her social connections in noble society.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, forming a women’s association in Five Village wouldn’t hold much power—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beezel grumbled so much that Frau finally placed Fracia on his lap to shut him up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed that even Beezel couldn’t keep sulking in front of Fracia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come to think of it, people sometimes place a child on my lap too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is there some hidden meaning behind that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t recall complaining that much, though.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「You were lamenting about how you don’t get enough parent-child communication, remember?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Loo said this with a knowing look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah… I see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, I don’t dislike it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spending time with one’s children is important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That said, right now, Loo was sitting on my lap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Is there a problem?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, no problem at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since I had the chance to see Versa, I asked her autographs for the caretakers at Mereo breeding facility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better to do it before I forget.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The signed book was then locked away in a secure safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「You’re treating it that carefully?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, if I don’t store it somewhere with a proper lock, Zabuton will scold me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, it’s something the kids might see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t intend to interfere with Versa’s hobbies, but I’m also hesitant to let the children get too involved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe it’s irresponsible, but I’d rather just let things take their natural course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「By the way, Village Chief.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「I heard you met Bee-baa.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, yeah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On my travels… I guess that’s how I should put it. It was by chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「She’s a tough one—so eager to read new books that she started illustrating them herself. She even points out errors in the text, which is a huge help.」 R𝘢ƝỗBÊs\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is that so?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Yeah. And apparently, she’s related to you?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bee-baa is Frau’s great-grandmother, so that makes her my relative, no doubt about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Then… do you plan to bring her to this village someday?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I did invite her, but she didn’t seem too keen on coming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「She’s probably interested, but… there are a lot of angels in this village.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm? Ah, right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bee-baa is a demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And considering her age, she must’ve lived through times when demons and angels clashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I guess there’s still some lingering tension there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「She knows the angels here don’t cause trouble, but still…」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hadn’t considered that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「So, please don’t force her to come.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wouldn’t drag someone here against their will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as I said that, one of the kuro’s trotted over, smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little one was still young—probably born last year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chasing after the child was one of the oni maids.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gestured for the kuro pup to come to her, but the little one used me and Versa as a shield, refusing to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pup looked up at me with pleading eyes, as if to say, ‘Dragging someone away when they don’t want to go is bad, right?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah, that’s true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forcing someone against their will isn’t good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I still picked up the kuro pup and handed it over to the oni maid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It gave me the ‘This isn’t what you were just talking about’ look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bath time is non-negotiable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fūma Suishō—Wind Magic Crystal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the magical mineral Bee-baa used in her buried house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Depending on the region, it’s also called Blue Magic Crystal or Sky Crystal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Curious if we had any, I asked Loo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She found some right away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We had extra-large, large, medium, small, fragments, and even powdered form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t expect so many variations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The required size depends on its use.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Powder, though? What’s that used for?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Hmm… Fire, I think.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fire?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「If you mix it in, things ignite more easily.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, so it’s like a fire-starting agent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「There are better ones, so it’s not commonly used for that. Oh, but sometimes it’s mixed into mud walls. Especially in underground rooms—apparently, it can help people survive in emergencies.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emergencies?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Like if you get buried alive.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「It’s more of a reassurance than a guarantee, though.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait wait, it should have been proven before, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「There’s no way to prove it. People can survive even without wind magic crystals mixed into the walls.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm, I see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, the small amount in the walls wouldn’t provide much oxygen after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then again, Bee-baa said wind magic crystals are consumables, meaning they might lose effectiveness over time if used regularly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「People who work underground usually carry medium-sized blue magic crystals as good luck charms. That means it might be more effective than it is thought to be.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I-I see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Makes sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A medium-sized crystal would be far more reassuring than some powder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「So, what do you plan to do with these?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, well, I was wondering if I could make something with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「You’ll show me when it’s done, right?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Ah, I almost forgot the main thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You made a magic tool—a jar that makes air a long time ago, didn’t you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「A jar that makes air?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah, about this big.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「……Ah! Oh, that one! I do remember making it. But, it didn’t actually makes air, you know?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It doesn’t?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「It was more like a window. The magic circles at the bottom of two jars connected, letting air flow between them naturally. That’s why I marketed it as a voice-transmitting device instead.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, like a magical speaking tube?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That explains why it was a jar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The problem was it only worked over short distances. People realized shouting directly was faster, so it didn’t sell well and got undervalued. Why bring it up now?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, well… those jars work in pairs, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Yeah.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of them… uh, got destroyed when we were cutting down that small hill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can you make another one?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「I could make something way better now, you know?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, no, just make the same one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bee-baa was insistent about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very insistent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since her house has already been dug out, she doesn’t need to use it anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s just about replacing what was broken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thought about just compensating her with money, but she got mad and said she doesn’t want money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Got it. If you bring me jars, I can finish it in less than a day.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Appreciate it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll leave it to you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few days later, I delivered a set of jars to Bee-baa in Village Five.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their function was the same as before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No doubt about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「But these jars are high-quality ones, aren’t they?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, I ordered them from Goroun Company.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「You can’t just leave something like this outside! These are the kind of jars you’d see in the finest room of a noble’s mansion!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She accepted them—but not without scolding me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apparently, she’ll use them for communication between rooms from now on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Loo: 「Blue magic crystals can save you if you’re buried alive… but there’s also talk that they’re dangerous in a fire.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Village Chief: 「Ah… because they burn?」\u003C\u002Fp>",1277,"2026-06-05T23:08:41.452Z",1,"novelbin.me","467c94dd0ed3046fe0c753cb9cb4dc8a16a323aa783863b7bb7b75c3d1b7d18c","isekai-nonbiri-nouka-chapter-978","isekai-nonbiri-nouka-chapter-902",1036,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fisekai-nonbiri-nouka-cover.jpg"]