We welcomed a large number of former slaves

　Hi, I'm Taishi.

　Just when I thought that I was shamelessly aiming for a sneak thief and made him get rid of various things, it was Taishi who was rolled around on the palm of the bad god again. Please memorize it.

"I already forgot☆"

　Ah, after that Marl made me blush and repulsed me, so I decided to forget about it for a while, I understand. Well, that was a wonderful escape.

　In order to stay with me for a long time, Mr. Real is so cute that he tries to make me ascend to God by using various means. Umm, was it the evil god that governs corruption and pleasure? Is it the mistake of the goddess who controls innocence and bravery?

"Uh, uh, noisy! ? That kind of person was really upset, wasn't he! ? 』

　Well, you were interrogated about the relationship between you and me. I vomit all the exchanges as far as I can remember, or rather I was made to vomit.

"...teeth? 』

　As a result, you were judged by your wives to be your companions. No way you Hahaha, it's good that you showed me not only your voice but also your appearance, right? Come on, I'll hug Clever wherever I go.

"No, no, no, it's not like that! 』

　His presence disappears. I won, the third part is complete! No, the third part is appropriate.

"What's wrong? Suddenly grinning."

　Did anything interesting happen? While saying something like that, the auburn head fades into the field of view. No, it's not like there's anything interesting written in this document.

　Her name is Marle. Her real name is Marielle Blanc Miskronia. She is the first princess of the Miscronia Kingdom, which has a territory in the eastern part of the continent, and she is my beloved wife who has a child with me in her body. She doesn't stand out much now because she's wearing loose clothes, but lately her belly is getting bigger. It might resonate with the child in your stomach, so don't put yourself in such an unreasonable position, look.

"I received a radio wave from a bad god, so I tried to respond according to Marle's advice.

"I see, Mr. Real was here! I wish he would show his face anyway. You're cute, aren't you, Mr. Real? That beautiful hair, that pure white, fluffy skin, and those twinkling eyes. Or something.

　Raise your gaze from the document I was looking at, and Marle smiles.

　This is Clover, the capital of the Demon Federation. It is the office of the lord's mansion in the central part. We've sorted out to some extent the mess related to various external powers, but then we have to turn our attention to the problems inside—in other words, the various problems facing the Brave Demons Federation itself.

　If anything, I'm good at moving my body and doing various destructive activities, so I almost left the handling of such inward-looking problems to my excellent wives, but I'm afraid of my wives who are pregnant. Companies can't afford to force people to work in the dark. That's why, today I'm helping out in order to reduce the burden on the wives, who are stuck in the office from the morning.

"Even so, looking at it this way, the Brave Demon Federation is full of problems."

"That's right. People with different body sizes, cultures, customs, life spans, eating habits, and everything else are gathering together."

　Putting his finger on his lips, Marle tilted his head again while wandering his gaze.

　How many species were there in total living in this clover now? Umm, Beastman, Arkenia, Onikinzoku, Lizardman, Sahagin—Sahagin? Kappa? No, Sahagin is fine for now. Sahagin, aquatic river elves, centaurs, antilles, forest elves, dwarves...and there are a few, but there are also harpies, night demons, crystal people, winged people, and monoculars. and humans. Come to think of it, there are also fairies. Strictly speaking, the beastmen are also roughly divided into herbivorous beastmen and carnivorous beastmen. If you add that too, uh... 18 races, huh?

"Roughly counting, there are 18 races.

"Yes. Securing means of communication with the villages, improving the law and tax system... and that will soon come, isn't it?"

"What's coming soon?"

　Marle's eyes narrowed at my question. that? What, did I say something wrong? It's heartbreaking to think about it...

"It's almost time for the items Taishi-san got from the Goebbels Kingdom to arrive, right?"

"Oh, oh... Is that so?"

"I have a lot of problems."

"I regret it"

　Put both hands on your beloved wife and bow your head to worship.

　An act of aggression against the Brave Demon Federation planned by the local aristocrats of the Goebbels Kingdom---as compensation I demanded from the Goebbels Kingdom. That is the custody of all demi-human slaves in the Kingdom of Geppels.

　All demi-human slaves in the Kingdom of Goebbels, regardless of age, gender, race, debt slaves, criminal slaves, or born slaves. That was the 'booty' I demanded as compensation for the war.

　It's not that I want to object to the slavery system of this world, or rather of this continent. Regardless of the circumstances, I don't think it's such a bad thing for people who are covered in debt to be used as slaves, and I don't have any particular complaints about criminals being forced into harsh labor.

　The reason for this is that although debt slaves may have a hard time, they are obliged to provide a sufficient standard of food, clothing and shelter, which functions as a kind of safety net, and as for criminal slaves... Well, it's kind of like the death penalty. I can't say anything about it. It seems that basically it will not be released, and it seems that it will be used up immediately, but there are examples like our Flam. If you start talking about false accusations, there is no end. I can't bring myself to deny the very system of criminal slavery instead of capital punishment.

　Then why did you decide to take on a large number of demi-human slaves at home? Because I heard about human slave hunting in the Great Forest. If there were any slaves who were kidnapped like that, I wanted to return them. But I don't know where such slaves are... Well, it's a good opportunity, so you got all the demi-human slaves as a form of war this time! I made a short-sighted idea, yes.

　As a result, it was narrowed down to three princesses who were in charge of internal work. Both physically and mentally. Yes, various. Forgive me already.

"Well, it's good. It's going to be a lot of trouble, but the increase in people is not all negative."

"Yeah, that's right."

　As a matter of fact, now is the time to need a manpower no matter what. Whether it's the start-up of an industry, construction, defense force, trade, or anything else, people are needed to keep things going.

　For the future, it is necessary to develop not only a simple labor force but also human resources. Regarding that, I have some expectations for the knowledge slaves who will probably come from the Goebbels Kingdom. Among the slaves employed by aristocrats and large firms, there are those who are known as knowledge slaves, such as government officials, accountants, teachers, doctors, craftsmen, etc., who have specialized knowledge and skills. Because I can expect to acquire such talent, I was allowed.

　As I was thinking about that, the communication magic tool set up right next to the desk where we were working began emitting light and sound. The newest of the three.

"Is there a rumor?"

"Maybe so."

　Saying that, my mouth twisted into a smile as I reached for the receiver.

　☆★☆

"That's why the Goebbels Kingdom sent us a notice of the handover of the first batch of slaves..."

　After receiving a report from the Kingdom of Goebbels, an emergency family meeting was held at the lord's mansion-or rather, the Brave Demon Federation Management Meeting. Not only my wives, who are my family members, but also people who hold various important positions in Clover are mixed in here, so a family meeting is a bit unreasonable, yeah.

"First of all, let's confirm the current situation. Yamato."

　Kusuha begins to divide the place with somewhat old-fashioned words.

　She is the head of a race called Arkenia that lived in the Great Sea of ​​Trees, where the Federation of Brave Demons exists, and one of my wives.

　Her appearance is more human than anyone in this place. She's a beautiful woman with glossy black hair from her thighs up, but from there down she's a giant spider with a vicious appearance. This strange form is the standard of Arkenia.

　Kusuha's upper body, or rather, her body above the thighs, which is the same as that of a human, looks like she's in her mid-twenties at most, but her actual age is easily over 500 years old. She has been the head of Arkenia for many years, so she is a very reliable woman for me as the new head of state of the United States.

　By the way, it is intense at night. Physically. To put it bluntly, at the level of seeing blood.

　I'm sorry I was bitten ten or twenty times. I've been scratched by my nails more than a hundred times. But I don't want you to hit me with that strong giant spider's front legs and massive offensive arms. It's almost non-existent now. We've gotten used to each other.

"Yes, the food stockpile is sufficient. The other day, the residents of Clover can eat only the preserved food and grains provided by the Kingdom of Micronia and the Kingdom of Kalendale for three years. Meat is also secured, so at least we won't fall into an immediate food crisis."

　Yamato, who finished the explanation in one breath, nodded. Yeah he's a horse No, to be more precise, he's a horse beastman, but... his face is like a horse, his legs are like hooves, his hands and body are human-like, but whatever it is, he's large and looks like a horse walking on two legs. .

　But don't be fooled by his looks, he's a good horse. That's literally working like a workhorse from morning to night, taking care of the management and distribution of supplies in Clover. If he finds a former slave who can be useful, he wants to put him under him as a subordinate and reduce the hard work. If only.

"That guy is superimposed, and it was worth flying around here and there."

"That's right, thank you for your hard work. I wonder if Tina's report will be good next."

　Next, Kusuha urged Tina to speak. Her real name is Tinava Blanc Miscronia, and she has a similar face to Marle. She is the former second princess of the Kingdom of Miscronia, Marle's younger sister, and one of my wives.

"The preparation and maintenance of the reception facility is complete. It's a form of a prisoner of war reception facility, but it's been refurbished to properly protect privacy in consideration of various patterns, so I don't think there will be any problems for the time being."

"We have to build a proper house.

"How is it? I don't really understand the circumstances around that."

　Marl tilts his head. Well, that's right. Like Marl, Tina and Nera are genuine princesses. She should have had little to do with slaves. I was also intrigued and went to the slave market once, but ever since I found Fram, who was mentally in tatters, and adopted him, I somehow felt that I wasn't good at it and didn't go near it.

　What about other Menz? If so, the elves Melkina, Elmina-san, and Rifana probably didn't have much to do with slaves. There was a time when Melkina traveled outside the Great Forest and enjoyed food, so maybe she knows? She would never have left the forest or village where she lived to begin with, so she probably wouldn't know.

"I don't know much about it, you know? I've been almost sold out a few times, and I basically didn't go to any kind of slave market."

　Melkina said so and shook her head, perhaps noticing my gaze from right next to me.

　She is also one of my daughters-in-law, and when I met her, she was not just a tsundere, but a salty elf, but when I did what I said to take care of the beastmen and prepared a new world in the Sea of ​​Trees, she suddenly got married. I made a declaration that I would become a dada sweet dereddere. At first, I was very puzzled by the change that I thought I was a different person.

　But well, there's no reason why I feel bad about being so admired, and Marle and I had my child in my belly at about the same time. She is one of my dearest beloved wives.

"Then..."

　Along with my words, he seems to have had a fair amount of opportunities to come in contact with slaves.

"Is it me?"

　Flam, who has been the focus of everyone's attention, is slightly withdrawn and leans back.

　Flam was originally the daughter of a knight family in the Kingdom of Kalendale, and due to her skill as a swordsman and various misfortunes, she belonged to the underworld of the Kingdom of Kalendale - the assassination squad. They attacked me to assassinate me, who was emerging as a brave man, but I defeated everyone other than Flam and annihilated the assassination squad. It was a coincidence that Flam survived, but after that she was sold as a criminal slave in the slave market. And she's my wife now. Among my wives, I have been dating for a long time after Marl.

　I recently found out that she also has my child in her body. Until now, she had been working hard on training and commanding the defense force, counterintelligence activities, etc., but now she's taking a break from that. It's hard if something happens to your child.

"Yes, well...I'm not that familiar with the slave market either, but most of the slaves traded were serfs. I think it was about 5 to 10 times more.Inevitably, the number was quite small.Also, I've heard that beastmen's pet slaves are traded among senior aristocrats, but I Knowledge slaves are also graded, and the price jumps in order of those who can read and write and calculate, those who can do more than enough, and those who can educate them. Most of them are merchants and government officials who have become slaves due to debts."

"I see. Then, it's better to think that most of the newcomers are former serfs and don't have any special skills. Carpenters and craftsmen don't seem to be expected... If there are applicants, they will be apprentices to the Kingdom of Miscronia. I have to make arrangements so that I can study at

　Perhaps most people will choose to cultivate the soil again, but there must be some people who have their own dreams. I want to protect someone by wielding a weapon, I want to make delicious food and sweets, I want to make weapons, armor, clothes, and accessories, I want to write a book, I want to draw a picture, I want to sing a song... There's no end to the list, but I think there are people who want to be something different from who they used to be.

"what up?"

"No, uh... I think you're thinking about something amazing."

"Is that so? Putting aside whether it goes well or not, I want them to do various things. After all, when they come to this country, they will become citizens instead of slaves."

　It's probably impossible to suddenly do a job that you're not used to, so I'll probably ask you to start with simple or familiar tasks first.

"Isn't it likely that there will be no problems with clothing, food, and shelter for the time being when people come in? Does it look like there will be no problems with clothing, bedding, and other household goods for the time being?"

"Yes, we have a lot of stockpiles around that area.

"Cloth huh...cotton and wool are special products of the Kingdom of Goebbels."

"That's right. The Kingdom of Miscronia and the Kingdom of Kalendale are also producing, but when it comes to fabrics and textiles, it's the Kingdom of Goebbels."

　The three kingdoms of Goebbels, Miscronia, and Calendil don't have much difference in terms of land size, but Goebbels is the largest in terms of the area where humans can live. I don't know what the cause is, but there are very few habitats for powerful monsters in the land of the Geppels Kingdom. There are some places where the land is a little infertile, but there are many plains, livestock are thriving, and there are many large-scale farms. There seems to be a drawback that the soldiers are weak because there are few battles with monsters.

"I don't feel like it, but it can't be helped if we continue to quarrel with each other forever. One way is to try to compromise from this side. If you're refused or are about to be faced with unfavorable conditions, Miscronia Kingdom or Karen. You can rely on the Kingdom of Dill."

　I don't think it would be a waste to create a partner who can do business on an equal footing, even if it doesn't go as far as an ally by trying to provide a certain amount of profit to the Geppels Kingdom. Building relationships through business is not a bad move.

"I mean, well, even if I say that I'm going to make a connection, I don't have any clues about that… Are you going to hit the royal castle again?"

　Teasing that cold-blooded prince with a low boiling point while forcing him to introduce a companion isn't bad either. Isn't there rather? Mainly because I enjoy it.

"Don't do it. I have a proper connection."

　Nera reprimanded me when I leaked the plan to attack the royal castle for the third time.

　Her real name is Calynella Arvil Karendil, who has sparkling blond hair and beautiful blue eyes that literally look like jewels. She is a former princess of the Kalendale Kingdom, which has territory in the western part of the continent, and she is one of my wives. She was the same as Flam, but there were many things that happened, but she helped her when she was under house arrest in the royal castle of the Goebbels Kingdom. Became.

　She's a bit arrogant and high-handed, but she's kind and shy at heart, and when you tease her, she's incredibly cute. And she is very serious about her job and role, and she is also a hard worker.

"What about Nera's messenger?"

"It's my sister. Didn't we talk a little earlier?"

"Oh, come to think of it. Nera's older sister is married to a noble from the Kingdom of Geppels."

　Come to think of it, I think I heard something like that when I rescued Nera from the royal castle of the Geppels Kingdom. I see.

"Fumu, then the main lord and Nera should make plans to visit that sister in the near future."

"Well, I think that's a good idea. After that, it's a matter of making arrangements for actually welcoming the former slaves."

"Arrangements? Can't you just bring them normally?"

　I tilt my head to Marle's remarks. I thought it was just a matter of going over there with the teleportation gate and bringing everyone back with the teleportation gate. Are you planning to hold a ceremony or something?

"It doesn't look good to go pick him up alone, Mr. Taishi. Only Mr. Taishi can use the transfer gate, so it can't be helped for Mr. Taishi to go, but he's going without a single attendant. is not good

"Something like that. Then, Marl and Melkina, Flam and Karen are answering machines."

　Karen has my child in her belly too. In particular, she's young among pregnant women, and since she's a beastman, it seems that the time from conception to birth is shorter than that of humans or elves, so I'm worried about various things.

　I don't know what kind of effect teleportation by space magic will have on the child in my stomach, so I forbid teleportation for pregnant women. It's too scary to give a child in my stomach a stimulus that makes me lose consciousness for a moment. Some people even get transfer sickness.

"Um. Then who will follow..."

"I'm here to meet you."

　Elmina-san says so and smiles as if to take the initiative. She is Melkina's real mother and one of my wives.

　Yeah, I don't want you to tell me. I know very well that she's doing something serious, I know, but she was beaten up by the gods and fell into the great forest, and she took care of me while I was wandering. It's the woman who gave me

　We spent quite a long time together, and I had to leave my wives for a long time. There was also the fact that my husband's appearance overlapped with me... and so many things happened that led to this kind of relationship.

　Fortunately, I was forgiven because it was within the permissible limit for Elf, wives, and Melkina. No, are you allowed...? I feel like I was squeezed quite heavily, but I'm safe now, so it should be fine to judge that it's allowed.

　Since Elmina-san has a lot of experience, she seems to be relied on by her wives. Perhaps because she has a lot of shyness, in Clover, she often takes a step back to support everyone, and it feels like she's a big sister that everyone can rely on. Lately, even Kusuha has been relying on Elmina-san.

"Then I, Kusuha, Deborah, Rifana, and Sherry will go to the Goebbels Kingdom, and Elmina-san, Shitan, and Yamato will greet us with clover, Marle and Melkina, Flam and Karen will be at home, and Tina and Nera will be working at the mansion. By "

　I nodded after confirming that everyone agreed. All right, tomorrow is the day. It would be nice if there was nothing... but there's nothing, right? Yes, there are no such elements. None.