[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-isekai-nonbiri-nouka":3,"chapter-isekai-nonbiri-nouka-isekai-nonbiri-nouka-chapter-920":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},1395509,1848,"Chapter 920: By the Reservoir","isekai-nonbiri-nouka-chapter-920",920,"\u003Cp>●Character Refresher\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frau: Daughter of Beezel. Diligently working as a civil servant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Malbit: Chief of the angels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bell: Representative of the Mercuries. Works in Village Four.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yoru: One of the Mercuries. Oversees the teleportation gate in the hot spring area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bulga: Ancient devil. Came to Big Tree Village as Rasuti’s maid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stifano: Ancient devil. Came to Big Tree Village as Rasuti’s maid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rananon: Daughter of Rasuti.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kukulkan: Son of Rasuti.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wanted to spend money at the auction, but things didn’t go as planned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this rate, I’ll only be able to spend about a hundred gold coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of that was entrusted to Prada.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Prada is targeting aren’t the newly added items related to the nobles, but things that were prepared from the beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe it’s better to entrust even more to Prada.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, that might be best.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s do that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「If we give Prada-san a generous budget, won’t she just buy everything at high prices?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「She seems like the type to keep bidding until she wins no matter what」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「If she doesn’t back down, the price will just keep going up, right?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s what the civil servant girls said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, what should we do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Since we’re unsure about leaving it entirely to Prada-san, wouldn’t it be better to have her work with a team?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「A teammate could step in and stop Prada-san if she starts going overboard」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Areh? In that case… do we even need to put Prada-san on the team? Wouldn’t it be better to just leave it to the team and keep her out of it?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「But Prada-san does have a good eye for artwork」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「True. Then the question is who she should team up with」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「If it’s someone who can actually stop her when needed…」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Who would that be?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Team Auction Acquisition Force has been formed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Officially, the team leader is Prada.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She will decide which items to bid on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Team members include Frau and Malbit from Big Tree Village, and Bell and Yoru from Village Four.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They will set the upper limit for bids and handle the actual auctioning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Joining them as brakes for Prada are the ancient devils Bulga and Stifano.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bulga and Stifano protested, saying ‘We had to take care of Rananon-sama and Kukulkan-sama desu yo’, but Rasuti ordered them to go as part of their vacation, so they gave in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sorry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as always, thank you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Well, it’s only for the duration of the auction, so we don’t mind. But if Prada gets serious, we won’t be able to stop her」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is that so?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Yes. If she’s not serious, we can manage somehow… But if she is, even the two of us together will have a hard time. After all, Prada can hold her own against Gucci-sama」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, if things get really bad, it’s fine to just run away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just focus on stalling for time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Are you sure that’s okay?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dors and the others said they’d be showing up too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「…Dors-sama and the others?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「…who else besides Dors-sama?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sounds like Raimeiren is going too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’s bringing Hiichirou and Guraru.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「……」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「…W-we should definitely inform Prada about that in advance. Just telling her that will prevent a lot of trouble. And Beton will be on-site too, right? I guess she must be informed too.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Stifano said so, I decided to pass on the message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since there were still a few days left until the auction, I spent them relaxing in the village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was summer, and the ice monster was incredibly popular.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally—he was cool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially among the kuros, who constantly surrounded him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ice monster didn’t seem to mind at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His only real rival? The magic tools used to regulate room temperature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever he spotted one of those running, he’d silently walk over and turn it off with an unreadable expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly declaring, ‘It’s my time to shine’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, no one really complained—as long as things stayed cool, it didn’t matter whether it was the ice monster or the magic tool doing the job.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that I think about it, Ursa hasn’t come to retrieve the ice monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is that okay?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as I was pondering that, a group of oni maid and children approached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Ice-san, if you may.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The oni maid held out a basket filled with fruit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ice monster took it and began to freeze the fruit, one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Thank you so much. That helps a lot.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The oni maid bowed as she accepted the basket of now-frozen fruit and turned to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The children skipped along after her, clearly excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were probably going to make frozen treats from the fruit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm… if Ursa does come to get him, I have a feeling the children might put up a fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One afternoon—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the edge of the reservoir, the pond turtles were basking peacefully in the sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a picture of tranquility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I set up a camping chair beside them, making sure not to get in their way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a parasol popped open, I made myself a nice, shaded spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then I reclined the chair and sank into relaxation mode… when something settled down on my stomach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the—?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turned out to be none other than the father cat, Raigiel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s hot, you know. You don’t have to lie on me right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if you tell me to just deal with it…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, whatever. It’s fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ice monster quietly made a pillar of ice near me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cold air was refreshing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, if only there were a bit of breeze to go with it…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, no. If I wanted all that, I should’ve just stayed indoors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the outdoors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m here to enjoy nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…That said, I am keeping the ice pillar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s just using your brain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And using your brain is fair game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About thirty minutes passed like that—pure, lazy bliss—when a group of mountain elves appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were carrying something and headed straight in my direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some kind of experiment, maybe?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I gently set the father cat down on the chair and walked over to the mountain elves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sail ship?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the mountain elves were carrying was a model of a two-masted carrack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was quite large, around two meters in length.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The masts extending from the hull were also about the same height.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They planned to test it in the reservoir, and if it floated well, they would bring it to the pool to show the children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I see, testing it beforehand is important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the children saw it sink, they might become afraid of ships.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, as big as it was, surely no one was going to ride on it, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If someone did, the top would be too heavy and it would capsize.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Were they just going to float it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I voiced my doubt, the mountain elves gave me a mischievous grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then appeared the fist-sized spiderlings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No way… are they going to ride it and steer?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh, that sounds amazing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I want to see that!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I said so, the spiderlings responded with a confident leave-it-to-us and all at once put on pirate-like bandanas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red, white, blue, black, and green—it was quite the colorful sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then they boarded the sail ship that the mountain elves had floated on the pond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spiderlings climbed the masts and spread the sails.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that I think about it, there’s no wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone, get anyone who can use wind magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the mountain elves ran to the mansion and brought someone who could use wind magic… Loo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「I’m actually pretty busy, you know」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sorry about that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Well, just a bit of wind… how about this?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Loo used wind magic, the sail ship with the spiderlings aboard smoothly moved toward the center of the pond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, as it neared the opposite shore, it made a U-turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh, even against the wind they skillfully adjusted the sails, tilting the ship left and right to return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s impressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ship looks… lower in the water than before… is it sinking?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, the spiderlings aboard are panicking!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s taking on water!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We have to help them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Village chief, it’s alright!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the mountain elves watching with me gave a reassuring smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So that means… is this some kind of setup?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ship won’t sink?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「No, the flooding was unexpected. It will sink」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hey!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「But don’t worry. Look!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the sinking ship, small boats were being lowered, and the spiderlings were boarding them to escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「We made sure to equip the ship with multiple small boats, enough for all the crew to board safely」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They really thought through the safety measures!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking more closely, the spiderlings on the ship were also wearing what looked like life jackets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alright, everyone gather up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once you’re back on land, we do a roll call.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is everyone accounted for?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one got left behind on the sunken ship, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I saw it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone tried to stay behind on the sinking ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others had to drag it off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did you try to stay?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because you’re the captain?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fool!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You must value your life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You can always build another ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as you understand now, it’s fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, it’s a bit too early to be carrying such a heavy sense of responsibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was your first experiment, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You only decided who was captain right before boarding…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, no. Taking responsibility is important, I agree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sunken ship was retrieved by the pond turtles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mountain elves are checking where the flooding occurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finding the cause is important, but that ship sank way too fast after taking on water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were no compartments inside, were there?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re supposed to divide the interior to contain the flooding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They call those watertight bulkheads, I think.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, just as I thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The interior only had ballast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So they only copied the exterior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, even that’s impressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had a structure that allowed for proper sail control too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next time, let’s go see the sail ships in the city of Shashaato.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, I own a few sail ships myself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’re managed by the Goroun Company, so they don’t really feel like mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But seeing the real thing helps you understand how they’re designed and gives you something to learn from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah, let’s go sometime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I invited the mountain elves, and from her spot on the camping chair, Loo watched us while holding the father cat, Raigiel, in her arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Loo is coming with us too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Event Staff「As a security measure, with their children—pardon me, grandchildren in tow, dragons will be attending.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Prada「We won’t cause any trouble. Absolutely not.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beton「…(Filling out a leave request)」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bulga「Is there even a point to us being here?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stifano「Let’s just think of it as a vacation…」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rananon「Bulga-san isn’t here…」(looking downcast)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kukulkan「Stifano is gone too…」(looking downcast)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bulga「This is no time to be taking a break.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stifano「I’m coming back.」\u003C\u002Fp>",1835,"2026-06-05T23:08:41.452Z",1,"novelbin.me","c5c80ad8f58861b6b6acfbdd83295dd5057ea7649b9847b014d8a939f4c07b3a","isekai-nonbiri-nouka-chapter-921","isekai-nonbiri-nouka-chapter-998",1036,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fisekai-nonbiri-nouka-cover.jpg"]