New chapters of Plant Magic Lord is out! (1/10 chapters)

 

 

New Residents

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Stella had an utterly serious look on her face. She seemed timid, but as an S-Rank adventurer, she possessed tremendous power.

Just earlier, she had crushed a piece of ebony in her hand… Honestly, if she’s willing to work in the domain, then she’s more than welcome. Right now, I’m the only one who can fight if monsters attack. But if Stella is here, she will be a valuable force in case of an emergency. I have no reason to refuse her… but perhaps Stella has no place to return to. She had been turned into a wooden statue for quite a long time, I imagine. Probably so long that she no longer feels the motivation to look for anyone she once knew.

Thinking that, I couldn’t help but feel sorry for her…

I felt like reaching out my hand.

“You can stay here as long as you like. And if you ever want to go on a journey, don’t hold back.” (Elt)

“Thank you very much. You are a kind lord, aren’t you… But it was you, Lord-sama, who saved me. I want to repay this debt to you.” (Stella)

“I see, you’re very dutiful… If that’s what you want to do, I won’t stop you. But you don’t have to feel obligated about returning from being a wooden statue.” (Elt)

“…Yes, I understand…” (Stella)

Good, Stella’s future is settled now. With that, the various matters surrounding the wooden statue had reached a pause.

Then, Brown reached out and offered a handshake to Stella. Brown’s eyes sparkled like a fan meeting their idol. Stella took Brown’s fluffy hand… or rather, it looked like she was hugging a big plush toy.

“Nice to meet you-nya, Stella-sama. This is a great place-nya! Let’s do our best together-nya!” (Brown)

“…Um, please just call me Stella… I’m just a woman who became an adventurer after being abandoned by my fiancé… it just happened to suit me.” (Stella)

Whoa now, that sounds like a deep, dark backstory.

“…I know all about the circumstances-nya. I saw it in a play and in books-nya.” (Brown)

“The scene where you beat up the fiancé who said he didn’t like someone stronger than him was really satisfying.” (Anaria)

“Fueeh…! Ah, my life is completely exposed. I only wanted a peaceful life as a shellfish…” (Stella)

“Well, well… here, as long as you pay your taxes, you can live however you like. Even if you want to become a shellfish or hibernate, it’s your freedom.” (Elt)

In most noble territories, people get all sorts of unnecessary orders, regardless of whether it’s a holiday or not. But in my domain, that’s not how things are. Live however you want, freely. That’s the motto of this place.

“Yes, exactly! You can even make as many potions as you want!” (Anaria)

“…That’s a benefit only for Anaria.” (Elt)

“Hauh!?” (Anaria)

“Nya hahaha. Just as Elt-sama says-nya!” (Brown)

As we laughed together like that, Stella watched us with deep interest. Somehow, her gaze seemed nostalgic.

“Yes… this place really does seem wonderful. I look forward to being here…!” (Stella)

“Yeah, same here.” (Elt)

And that was how the S-Rank adventurer Stella became one of the residents.

 

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Several days later, it was the day Naru would return from Zanzas. Today, probably some adventurers and apothecaries were coming.

Anaria, Wood, and I were waiting at the boundary of the domain to greet them. The road connecting my domain to Zanzas was a narrow path through the mountains. A horse-drawn carriage raced down the gravel path, lit by the setting sun. Even before my memories of my previous life awakened, I had quietly liked that view. That’s why I’ve always tried to go out to greet newcomers if I could…

“What in the world happened here…?” (Elt)

“Ugougo, so many carriages!” (Wood)

“Those are wagons loaded with equipment for apothecaries! I’ve seen them at the guild!” (Anaria)

“And there are many people on horseback too. Different clothes and weapons… are they adventurers?” (Elt)

My impressions became rather clumsy. That was how unbelievable the sight before me was. A procession of wagons and riders was coming straight toward us along the mountain path. I had never seen so many people coming down this road.

With a group this large, it must be at least fifty people…

“Nyaa! Elt-sama! Naru has returned-nyaa!” (Naru)

At the head of the procession was Naru’s wagon. Hhe jumped ahead of the group and ran toward us. As He panted and gasped for air, I tried to calm him down.

“Welcome back, Naru. What’s with this procession? Did something happen?” (Elt)

“This procession, you see-nyaa~. Everyone here says they want to live and work in this domain-nyaa!” (Naru)

“W-what? All of them?” (Elt)

“All of them… that’s amazing…” (Anaria)

Anaria and I couldn’t help but be surprised. I hadn’t thought that many people would suddenly decide to come here. I was expecting, at most, about ten people. But when I opened the lid, it turned out to be five times that number all at once.

We haven’t even prepared that many houses… this must be what they call a happy problem.

“So, this is the domain where that potion was made, huh… A lot of big trees, a peaceful and nice place.” (Adventurer A)

“Yeah, really. Thanks to that thing, the wounds I got in the dungeon healed up… I think I’ll take a break from dungeon crawling and work here for a while.” (Adventurer B)

That must be an adventurer on horseback. He has the look of a veteran.

As I was thinking that, someone called out from the driver’s seat of another wagon to Anaria. It was an elderly man, who looked very kind. He wore a white coat, so he was probably an apothecary.

“Oh, Anaria! So, you came here too. There’s no work at the guild anyway, so I’ll be in your care as well.” (Apothecary)

The procession kept arriving.

What a sight to behold.

I never imagined so many people would come.

“…This is incredible.” (Elt)

As I muttered those words, Naru nodded firmly.

“This is all thanks to Elt-sama’s power as a lord-nyaa! Because of your efforts, results came, and those results led to even better things-nyaa!” (Naru)

“Thank you… It makes me really happy to hear that.” (Elt)

That is how I truly feel. Until now, my talent for plant magic had never been needed. But since I awakened the memories of my past life, everything has started to change. Now, dozens of new residents stand before me. This is the result of my efforts in increasing my mana and developing my plant magic. And starting today, everything will begin to move again.

I feel excited. Using plant magic as the foundation, I’ll expand even further. Now, I can say it with confidence. Everything will surely go well.

 

Territory Information

Residents: +51 (Stella, 30 adventurers, 20 apothecaries)

Total Population: 73

 

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