190. Functional village




 Cyclo, the dungeon society building, its president's office.

 I came to see Cell.

"Thanks to you, Master Sato, we have the Samethyllene. I can't thank you enough.
It's an open question.
I don't want to hide anything from you, Sato-sama. Besides, I feel that I must properly express my gratitude.
'I didn't do anything of note, but if it's ......, I'd like you to prepare something for me.
I'm at your service.
"A collar that shows the owner of the haglemono. 200 for that one.
Duly noted.

 Cell responded immediately and rang the bell at hand and called his men to get their collars ready.
 Cell's men, both of whom acted quickly and left the room.

''You don't ask me why?''
'It's Satou-sama. I'm sure it's to help those in need again.
What's wrong with you?
Hmm. 'There's something in need, something with the power to help.'

 That's what I've been told since the day I met Cell.
 If you say that's what I've always done, you're right.

I don't need to ask for details.
Okay.
There's one thing that bothers me.
Something bothering you?
I know that Sato-sama has the power to help others. But I am only concerned that it will not lead to indulgence.
...... I'll keep that in mind.

     ★

 I left Cyclo and once I returned to the mansion, I used the transfer room to come to Indor via Aulum.

 I think about it as I walk through the city, which has become completely prosperous, with more people and things, and more bustling and cluttered.
 Is it spoiled?

 I'm trying not to be like that, although I'm trying to be careful.
 But this time, I thought it might happen.

 Monsters like Cerberus, who are able to communicate with each other.
 They can interact normally with humans, but there is one crucial difference: they cannot enter dungeons.

 They can't enter dungeons.

 No matter what happens, if a monster enters and leaves the dungeon as a monster, it will disappear.
 That's no exception to the dungeon spirits, such as Aulum, who are the spirits of the dungeon.

 To take a monster out of the dungeon, you have to return it to a drop item once and hatch it again.

 So they can't get into the dungeon.
 And that's deadly in a world where these dungeons drop everything.

 So my first plan was going to be the old Indor.
 I'd pay out my pocket money in the name of being the head of the dungeon association and help out by building a village.

 I could do it now, but it might be as spoiled as Cell says.

 That's just the way it is with Clayman and the others.

'I don't know if I have a choice: ......

 Cell told me I was lost.
 My hesitation caused me to be careless with my footing, and I stepped on a lot more trash than before, and I slipped on the sly.

 Fortunately, my abilities are up to speed, and I'm very physical, so I can quickly roll backwards and land with a clean spin.

"'Oh,'

 Passersby around me applaud.
 I'm a little embarrassed. I pick up the banana peel, which caused me to slip, and toss it into the pile of trash in the area.

'...... Oh!'

 Looking at the pile of trash, I remembered something.

     ☆

 It was about a half hour's walk away from Indor.
 When I came to the meeting place, what I saw were hundreds of monsters gathered around Clayman.

 The monsters of all kinds are gathered together, but there is no killing intent or hostility.
 Like Clayman and Cerberus, they can communicate with each other - they are monsters that have awakened to reason and intelligence.

 The monsters look at me and suddenly become agitated.
 As I approached, Clayman came up to represent me.

Satou-san.
Sorry to keep you waiting.
The people behind that ......

 I glance behind me.
 There are three wagons and six people piloting them.
 They're Indoreans, but that's for later.

'Here first.'

 I took the collar out of the bag I'd brought with me and handed it to Clayman.

'Put that on somewhere on your body. As long as you wear it and don't attack people, they won't attack and defeat you.

 Clayman received the collar and looked a little confused.

'Ni, what about being attacked by a human?'
It's okay.

 Like Cerberus, the collar is proof that I'm a tame monster.
 I wouldn't have so many people trying to be absurd with me now.

 I didn't say why, but I assured him that I was confident enough to say it, and that made sense to Clayman.

 He got a collar and gave it out to the other monsters.
 The humanoid and animal forms were usually put on as collars, but the insects and slimes were not sure where to put them.
 The monsters, like gas or death spirits, took the collar into their bodies and looked a little funny, as if they were "nuclear" or something like that.

 After the collar went to all of us, I said to Clayman again.

We're going to build your village here, but I need you to do one thing for me.
Work? Oh, is there a job we can do?
Yeah.

 I nodded widely and gestured to the carriage and the people who had followed me.
 One of the carriages stepped forward and unloaded its load with a bang.

 Garbage.
 It was rubbish piled up here and there in Indore.

'Hey, what's this?'
Destroy this. I don't care how.
What do you mean?
"The human world has its own garbage disposal companies, because if you leave it alone, it's going to turn into something bad. And as you can see, Indore is full of garbage everywhere now. The population is growing so fast that the disposal is not keeping up.
Oh, sure.
I said, "What do you think we could do to help?
Yes!

 Clayman nodded loudly and quickly came forward from the monster he had been listening to, some of them coming forward as quickly as possible.
 They attacked the trash that was unloaded from the wagon.

 These monsters were originally good at attacking.
 With a concerted effort, the pile of trash was quickly erased.

 I handed Clayman an envelope with the money I had already put in it.

''This is the market price of money for the current amount of trash to be dealt with.

 Market money.
 I dared to give him the market rate amount.

 I gave him the amount that was strictly in line with the market price, partly because the cell told me to do so.
 The receiving Clayman takes it out, the monsters come by and let out a gasp when they see it.

 Nearly all of them - with the exception of some faceless monsters whose expressions were unrecognizable, all of them had impressed expressions on their faces.

 After a while, the monsters all cheered together and said "Thank you!" to me. He said.