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Vice Mayor Hausar’s Daily Life

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Hausar, the Vice-Mayor of the Fourth Town, was extremely busy.

“Vice-Mayor. The medium-sized cargo ship scheduled to arrive at noon today seemed to be slightly delayed due to the wind.” (??)

“I understand. Please inform the adventurers handling the cargo as well.” (Hausar)

In addition to his duties in the city’s finance and accounting, Hausar also handled tasks such as checking the progress of construction and supporting the Fourth Town from the ground up. Especially since the port of the Fourth Town began full-scale operations and large amounts of exports and imports began, managing these had made him busier than ever.

Currently, a few students from the First Town’s university were studying to assist Hausar, so when they arrived, he thought things would get much easier. However, until they graduated, Hausar had to manage the bulk of the work alone.

“Hey, Hausar-kun!” (Rishu)

“Good morning, Rishu-dono.” (Hausar)

In a rare event, the Mayor Rishu showed up. Lately, she had been spending all her time in the cafeteria, drinking alcohol during the day and leading a rather decadent lifestyle. Hausar found himself having to take over her duties as Mayor.

“Here, the receipt for yesterday’s alcohol bill.” (Rishu)

“Ugh, you drank this much again? Please think about the trouble I’m going through having to deal with these receipts every single day.” (Hausar)

Hausar sighed, troubled by Rishu’s excessive drinking expenses, but Rishu remained unbothered, acting as if nothing was wrong.

“You don’t need to worry, Hausar-kun. I promised Arc-kun that I could charge food, clothing, and housing to the Warden Household in exchange for working as an unpaid Mayor.” (Rishu)

It was true that it was the Warden Household, not the Hausar, that was suffering financially. So, it was not something the Hausar should be worried about. However, he had been involved with the Warden Household for decades, so he couldn’t help but feel like it was his own problem, like a corporate slave mentality.

“Even so, no matter how much the Warden Household was involved, money was limited. If you went too far…” (Hausar)

“With all the great work I had done so far, we’d still come out ahead. Well then, I’m going to sleep. Wake me up if an emergency happens.” (Hausar)

Saying this, Rishu quickly left before Hausar could even start his lecture. Since she had brought a bed into the mayor’s office, she was probably going to sleep there. The lazy Mayor used her office as her residence to avoid commuting time.

“Good grief.” (Hausar)

Recently, Hausar had been troubled by Rishu.

She used to lead and inspire people, but ever since Arc’s marriage, she had been like this. Because of the situation, even Arc couldn’t say anything strongly, and they had decided to wait for time to heal things.

When would she recover? Until then, Hausar had to manage the city’s work by himself.
As he sighed, one of the adventurers rushed in.

“Vice Mayor! There’s a problem at the port!” (Adventurer)

To allow many ships to dock, the port had numerous piers. Among them, there was only one large pier suitable for docking a large ship. It seemed some people had illegally docked their ships there. When Hausar arrived at the port, it was crowded with onlookers, adventurers, and craftsmen.

“If you don’t buy all the cargo from this ship, we won’t leave the port!” (??)

A man, tanned and with a rough demeanor, shouted. It was a classic case of forced selling.

“What trading company are you from!? We’ll lodge a strong protest!” (??)

“Eh? Doesn’t matter which trading company we’re from.” (??)

The port staff were angry, but the men didn’t seem to care. People who forcefully sold things usually weren’t part of any legitimate trading company. In fact, they were more like thugs than merchants.

What made these individuals even more troublesome was that they were from a foreign country.  They had been traveling from one nation to another, repeating this kind of extortion. If things got violent, it could escalate into a diplomatic issue. They knew this and acted with confidence.

“Hurry up and buy it, or the ships will start to pile up!” (??)

“You think we’ll buy this junk?” (??)

The staff at the port were angered after looking at the cargo. Some of the unloaded goods included rotten crops and rusted weapons, things that were far from being considered sellable products.

An adventurer, who had been watching from behind the crowd, explained to Hausar.

“This is what’s been happening. They’re not moving, and the fleet will be arriving soon… Vice Mayor?”
“Please move aside.” (Hausar)

Hausar pushed through the crowd.

“It’s the Vice Mayor!” (??)

“Here comes Hausar-san!” (??)

The port was full of craftsmen and adventurers, all eager to unload the cargo from the ships arriving soon. If this issue wasn’t resolved quickly, the ships would cause a huge traffic jam, which would be disastrous.

When Hausar emerged from the crowd, the men trying to force the sale looked at him with a sneer.

“Are you in charge here?” (??)

“Yes, I’m Vice Mayor Hausar.” (Hausar)

“We’ve already told you the deal. Buy all the cargo, or we won’t move the ship.” (??)

The men tried to pressure Hausar with unreasonable demands, but he responded firmly.

“Do you have permission?” (Hausar)

“Huh?” (??)

“To use the Fourth Town port, you need to show a permit issued by the lord. Ships without permission are not allowed to dock here.”

The men clicked their tongues in frustration.

“Ah, I see. This ship was unlucky and broke down. We barely managed to make it to this port. You’re going to send us away without a permit? How inhumane.” (??)

“That’s a lie!” (??)

“This is a very fine ship, isn’t it?” (Hausar)

The adventurers and craftsmen who had been watching from afar began shouting insults. However, the men seemed used to being shouted at and didn’t appear to be bothered by it at all.

“Now, choose. Either ignore us and cause a traffic jam at this port, or listen to our ‘request’ and buy the cargo. Which will it be?” (??)

The young men completely underestimated the elderly Hausar. They provocatively moved their faces closer, trying to intimidate him.

From Hausar’s head, a snap could be heard as he snapped.

“…Don’t.” (Hausar)

“Huh? What did you say?” (Tanned Man)

“Don’t make my job harder any more!!” (Hausar)

The roar was so loud that even the men in front of him, as well as the onlookers in the distance, nearly fell over from the sheer intensity. Hausar turned to face the frozen onlookers and continued shouting.

“Hey, adventurers! These ships are illegally docked. Capture all the crew members. If they resist, feel free to use force. Tie every single one of them up!!” (Hausar)

The adventurers, who had come to their senses, cheered and rushed onto the ships.

“Hey! What are you doing to harmless merchants!? Let us go! We’ll make this an international issue!” (??)

“Shut up!! Try doing something about it, you criminal group!” (Hausar)

The tanned man, who had been so confident just moments ago, was now panicking, trying to threaten them. But Hausar completely ignored him.

“Alright, more ships will be coming. Take the illegally docked ships out to sea and sink them. Be sure not to block any other ships.” (Hausar)

The adventurers tied up the men and dragged them off the ships, while the sailors of the Fourth Town immediately boarded and began operating the ships as if they had been waiting for this moment.

“Hey! What are you doing to our ship?!” (??)

“Quiet down. Lock them up quickly.” (Sailor)

There were 20 people in total, including those on the ship, but they were all arrested for illegal docking. The adventurers took the shouting men to the prison.

“Now, the cargo ships should be able to dock without issue.” (Hausar)

“Yes…” (Staff Member)

Looking at the now-empty and clean pier, Hausar spoke with satisfaction. The port staff and adventurers, who had witnessed his powerful display, nodded in agreement. On the way back, the crowd parted, and there was no need to push through the group of onlookers. When they left the port, Rishu was standing there, looking as if nothing had happened.

“Wow, Hausar-kun, that was an amazing response.” (Rishu)

“Rishu-dono. If you were here, you should have handled it yourself.” (Hausar)

Rishu was better suited for handling these types of problems.

“Oh, no. I have absolute trust in Hausar-kun’s abilities. I’ll report to Arc-kun. Even though they were a group of pushy merchants, we did arrest foreign traders.” (Rishu)

“Thank you for your trouble.” (Hausar)

Surprising. Normally, Rishu would have avoided this kind of administrative task and left it to me, but it seems like she is going to report to the lord herself. What is going on? She seems so nervous, unlike her usual attitude of treating me like an old man. Could she be intimidated by how angry I got? If that’s the case, then it works out for me.

“Well, I’ll be going now.” (Rishu)

Just as Rishu turned to head toward the liquor store, Hausar swiftly grabbed her.

“You’ll be doing your job properly today.” (Hausar)

“…Yes.” (Rishu)

Normally, Rishu would have made excuses and fled to the liquor store, but today, she quietly agreed to Hausar’s request.

“Vice Mayor is scary when he’s angry.” (Rishu)

From today onward, Hausar would be known by that phrase.

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