[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-isekai-nonbiri-nouka":3,"chapter-isekai-nonbiri-nouka-isekai-nonbiri-nouka-chapter-980":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},1395475,1848,"Chapter 979: Winter in the Village and New Entertainment in Village Five","isekai-nonbiri-nouka-chapter-980",980,"\u003Cp>Winter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In one corner of the mansion, Loo was washing a large number of small plates and bowls in a tub filled with warm water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was smiling as she worked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dishes she was washing were her personal tools for researching herbs and such.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she was washing them, did that mean her research was finished?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she had actually finished her research, Loo would prioritize recording the results.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would leave the cleaning of her personal tools to the oni maids.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, the fact that she was washing them herself meant her research had gone in the wrong direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was what it meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which was why no one should approach Loo right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Offering to help was also wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suggesting she use magic to clean them was even worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Loo washed in silence, holding her own private review meeting in her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she was already thinking about her next research project.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, the best thing to do was leave her alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I exchanged a glance with a nearby oni maid and we nodded at each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the two of us jogged over to Loo and asked if she needed help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving her alone was the best option, but it wasn’t the correct answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We had to make sure she saw that we were acknowledging her hard work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally Loo would be fine, but when she was in researcher mode, she was a little troublesome… no, I think that part of her is cute too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tier and Ruincia sat at the table having tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no spoken conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were talking with their wings, as always.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching from afar, the conversation seemed lively enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had no idea what they were saying though.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If my daughter Tiselle were here, at least some of it would turn into words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My other daughter, Aurora, was… with Malbit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Malbit’s own daughter, Kierbit, hadn’t come home, she seemed to be easing her loneliness by keeping Aurora close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Aurora disliked it, I would step in, but she didn’t hate Malbit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was probably because Malbit spoiled her more openly than Tier or Ruincia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then Reginleif, an elder of the angel tribe, arrived and took Aurora from Malbit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rananon and the others were with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked like they had promised to play.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Malbit, suddenly deprived of Aurora, became visibly dejected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, she’s heading to the table where Tier and Ruincia are.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Malbit can talk with her wings too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I never knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the high elves, including Ria, were not in the village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were serving as archery instructors for Village Five.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were plenty of sword instructors in Village Five, but not enough archery instructors, so the villagers were asked for help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Near Village Five was a settlement ruled by an elf who called herself the Bow King, but the people there were too busy mass-producing bows and arrows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ria and the others weren’t opposed to helping, but at first, they hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if it was only for the winter, it would be a problem if someone who had been taught halfway caused an accident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Youko said proper instructors would be prepared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ria and the others would only assist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were told light guidance would be enough, so they agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It also helped that Ria and the other’s sons, Ririus, Riguru, and Ratte, who were training with Youko in Village Five, asked to learn archery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, that meant the three ended up receiving harsh training from the now-motivated Ria and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was part of their communication as parent and children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t interfere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, I could interfere since I was their father, but Ria had already told me that knowing how to use a bow would be useful for their future, so I stayed quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I trusted Ria and the others with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What I did comment on was the new shooting range built beside the archery training grounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The new range was created to give people more opportunities to interact with bows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You entered an individual booth and shot arrows at the targets set on the open side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They weren’t normal targets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The targets popped out or moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They mimicked the movements of wild animals, demon beasts, and monsters, making them quite realistic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each target had a set score, and you competed by adding up the points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the bow version of those gun games you saw in arcades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only downside was that even though the range was fairly large, only one person could attempt it at a time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, if several people shot together, you wouldn’t know who hit what.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The range was managed by the Village Five’s Council.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was built by the mountain elves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With help from the high elves and volunteers who wanted to learn archery in Village Five.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the day, the difficulty was set for children, and it was quite popular.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before attempting it, though, you had to learn the basics of archery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bow was a weapon after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It couldn’t be handled lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And clothing needed care as well, since the bowstring could catch on something and cause an accident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For women, a chest guard was recommended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the string hit the chest, it was apparently very painful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I spoke to the mountain elf who was overseeing the shooting range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Watching from here, it seems pretty hard to hit the targets.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, of course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The targets moved in fairly complicated patterns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「If people could watch others shoot, they might be able to figure out a strategy.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they could predict the target’s movement, they probably couldn’t shoot the arrow exactly where they aimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Ah… so we really do need to make it a bit easier?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Probably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was also the issue of crowding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「For that, we’re planning a range divided into long, narrow lanes, like a bowling alley.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, that sounded good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There wasn’t a budget problem, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Yes. The village council is putting a lot of effort into this as a new form of entertainment.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was looking forward to it too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「We’ll do our best. Ah, would you like to try it as well, Village Chief?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thank you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the line was pretty long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「If it’s you, Village Chief, we can put you at the front.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cutting the line would be wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People would resent me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「That’s unfortunate.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hahaha, maybe another time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the way, those names listed on the board over there…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「That’s the score list. Showing the results like this makes people compete more.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at the top were the names of Ririus and the other two. Must be the result of Ria’s training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「There is an entertainment mode, but we aren’t using it.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, there was even an entertainment mode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Various people said we should prepare it for nobles.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, the score list has a section labeled 「Daytime Session.」 What’s that about?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「There’s also a nighttime session.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s separate from the daytime one?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Yes, they’re treated separately.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I went to see the nighttime session.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, the target movements were completely different from the daytime ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The targets appeared in the shooter’s line of sight for only an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, some targets pushed forward, actively showing themselves to the shooter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were incredibly fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They used magic to create flashes and feints.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I probably wouldn’t score a single point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at the top of the nighttime score list were the names of Ria and the other High Elves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I also saw the name of Kinesta, the manager of Kuro and Yuki sweets and tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had been a princess of the Elf Empire, so it wasn’t strange she could use a bow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, the score list just changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The name now in first place… looked like Ria’s mother, Rigune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Getting a perfect score at this level… we’ll run into trouble in real combat if we don’t make it harder」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mountain elves were deeply frustrated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>AN: Sorry for only updating after a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ve cleared the biggest hurdle, and now only small ones remain, so I think the update pace will gradually return to normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thank you for your patience.\u003C\u002Fp>",1372,"2026-06-05T23:08:42.455Z",1,"novelbin.me","c7e7643a23eacb5a28a3a1a521d43d41bf611fc9a304cef0b2ec79246272fb74","isekai-nonbiri-nouka-chapter-981","isekai-nonbiri-nouka-chapter-904",1036,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fisekai-nonbiri-nouka-cover.jpg"]