I Was Reincarnated Chapter 21

When I return after I buying presents for the four, those guys tied up in chains are making bewildered expressions and standing stock still

(Speaking of, I didn't untie them)

They need to be untied to drink the tea, the spirits wearing handcuffs in particular would have difficulty drinking

"Chains, handcuffs, shackles, off"

With a kachan sound they were untied

I erased the things that fell on the ground

They are no longer necessary

"Ah, Shin-sama! Welcome back"

Just as Rau appeared from the door she started running, and tripped

The tea she was holding spilled and she had a nearly crying face

I approached her and ask if she's hurt, somehow it seems she's not hurt

The next to show their face is Rune

Even though his body should be in some pain he was carrying tea, so I took the tray from him

I pa.s.sed the tray to one of the elves I'd only just bought

It's fine to distribute as you like

I don't intend for them to be slaves, so I don't say their names

I intend to make Dea the mediator for these guys

At that moment Dea and Rona came out

I hand over presents

For Rona was tea to Rona's preference

And as a bonus were some seasonings

It seems he's more happy with the seasonings

For Dea was an antique book and dictionary

Dea who admitted that being surrounded by the knights was scary, tried to maintain his normal dignified bearing but couldn't seemed very cute

Even though he looks like a middle-aged man

For elves, knights are objects of fear

Although you could say the same for beastmen and spirits, due to my incomplete knowledge I've caused him an unnecessary increase in fear

I instinctively pat his head

Next, I pa.s.s Rau her present, a jeweled ribbon

Although it's more expensive that the other things, it doesn't really matter to me

Rune's present caused me the most trouble

Rune doesn't really seem to want anything, so I didn't know what I should buy

(Before, since the time he picked up the armor he's occasionally looked a sad, so would armor be good?)

However, something like that that covered the whole body is unnecessary

So, I made it

Something that won't cover his face that was light and easy to move in

Something that even if I hug him tightly it won't get in the way

Thinking so, the only thing that came to mind was a cloak

The color was light grey

I felt it couldn't be white

A white cloak, somehow seemed dull?

Since it has my magic power in it, no matter what kind of attack it won't go through

Although that may seem unbelievable, but actually just the divine protection on Rune's collar is plenty (to prevent damage)

He's afraid of that knight, but there's no way that guy can hurt Rune

He can't even be kidnapped

He can't be felt up either

Rune can stand up against any guys with malicious intent

Me embracing Rune increased the effect of my divine protection

So, not to say that he must not do it with others, but it's become he can't

Even if he meet some guy he likes, embracing or being embraced, he can't do either

Even just holding each other can't be done (TN:….…)

After petting Rune's head for a while and feeling healed, I spoke to those guys I've just bought

"I'm letting you all live here. Not as slaves, so there's no need to subordinate to me. Aside from flying demons, there should be no threats to your life. There are three rules here, don't kill anyone, don't discriminate by race, and don't touch my things. Any guy who violates them will be thrown into a demon king's castle"

As expected, you have to start off with telling the rules

Later if they started saying various complaints it would be annoying

—I don't feel like saying it though

Even if I say it, is it alright not to question it at all?

When I try to explain things, it seems they don't know what a faucet is

A bear beastman asks about it

I was told by Rune and the others that they got water from a river or well (before)

It seems that other villages were probably the same way

However explaining a faucet is troublesome

"Ah—…… Dea, explain it to them later"

I leave it to Dea

"Yes"

Seeing him nod, I return my line of sight (to the new people)

"If you don't want to live here, quickly escape now. I won't stop you"

For me, even it they escape it doesn't matter

If all of them decide to escape, although going to buy again is troublesome, there's no helping it

Since they were captured, their villages were all probably destroyed so they shouldn't have anywhere else they can go

"Eh, escape you say…..buying this many people, was there no meaning?"

Rune asks

Even though I already said that it was for me to waste time, his forgetfulness is so cute

"No, since choosing seemed troublesome, I just bought everyone"

When I told them so, they couldn't say anything to it and made complicated expressions

However, for me it's not like I'm interested in any of these guys, so I can't help but feel that no matter who it's all the same

"If there's anything insufficient or anything you want, then tell Dea"

There's no way I'll keep them company (to chat about and such)

I just want to watch them go about their normal everyday life, these guys I bought

I will sleep well, and not bother with them as individuals

It's best to hear about them as a group, it's good if it's not troublesome

Rune staggered again so I held him, and went into the castle

"Why did you not make them slaves?"

I heard a voice from within my arms

'Why didn't you subordinate them and give them divine protection?' is probably what he meant

"Even if I made them slaves I have nothing to make them do"

Well, aside from that there's one other reason though

I don't need anymore slaves, Rune and Rau along with Dea and Rona is plenty

And even they say they have too much free time

However, apart from that, I haven't investigated those guys' personality at all, and I just don't feel like letting such guys stay around me

If they're only someone I'm doing it with, then their personality isn't that important, but if I'm letting them live in the castle it's a different story

"From now on I'll probably make the ones I'm interested in slaves"

I'll subordinate them and give them divine protection

Within those, I wonder how many guys I'd do so for?

"Master, where are the farming tools?"

Dea runs up from behind

Speaking of which, I haven't brought any out

"Farming tools, come out"

The farming tools of this world are primitive

Like a hoe or a spade….

Since they are for fields for individuals just that much should be plenty

"Farming tools, to outside"

Since there are a lot of farming tools, it would be difficult for Dea to carry them alone

They are hurled outside by my magic

(There are seeds too, huh. Ah, also food)

How troublesome~

I set Rune down in a chair in the dining room and go with Dea to outside the castle

In front of a large quant.i.ty of farming tools, is everyone with bewildered faces

Exactly twenty one of them

It seems no one ran away

"Is there no one who wanted to leave?"

The gate is still shut so they might be thinking that they can't escape

However no one raised their hand

(So everyone will stay)

Well, it's not like I really care though

The seeds I bring out are the ones that Rune and the others are growing

This much variety should be sufficient

For the food, I once again bring it from another castle

As it appears one by one, they show shocked expressions

"……..could this be, magic?"

A female spirit says

Certainly, for a spirit, my magic must seem rather irresponsible

There's no spell, and I just put magic into the words

"Among humans there are people with a lot of magic power, but that hair color isn't a human's, human's should have blonde hair"

Just now was an elf

He has a younger appearance than Dea

Certainly, this world's humans normally have blonde hair and blue eyes

However among them there exist ones with different hair color as well

Such a guy, would be killed the moment he's born, or sold……

Even if he's left alive, he won't be able to live like the other humans of this world

As expected, elves would know about this since they are rich in higher knowledge

However, it's hard to say that I'm not human

After all, I was previously a human and I still have my memories of that time

"I am a demon G.o.d"

So I can only say it like this

"Demon G.o.d!? W,why has such an existence bought us? You don't need us for world conquest, right!?"

As expected, demon G.o.ds plan world conquest, confronts the hero and is killed is the only legend left around

Though, that wasn't a demon G.o.d but an evil demon that a demon G.o.d created

It seems the previous demon G.o.d didn't ever think about world conquest either

That's right

His lifespan was too long so something like conquest seemed uninteresting

At first it might seem good, but something like conquest is just destroying other races

Doing nothing but killing everyday, as expected you'd get tired of it

"That is not something a demon G.o.d desires, that is a lie that the humans perpetuated. Master does not desire anything like world conquest, if you just watch you'll understand, right?"

In place of me, Dea answers

For some reason he seems a bit angry

It seems he's angry for my sake

He's cute in a different way from Rune

I pat Dea's head and he looks up at me in surprise

Seeing Dea's reaction, I want to try teasing him

I hug him like I would with Rune

Doing so, he's amusingly fl.u.s.tered

Each of his reactions are amusing

However doing too much he might come to hate me, so I quickly let him go

"…if you won't subordinate us, why did you buy us? What do you want from us?"

At that time, I heard another voice

It's that huge bear beastman

His voice is deep and he's even taller than me

Most male beastmen are shorter than me

He's outside the norm

"I bought you because I want to see a village lifestyle, since there's no danger it's fine not to patrol"

Not just the beastmen, it seems elves and spirits patrol as well

Not just the men, but the women make relieved faces as well

It seems they finally feel at ease

"It's fine if we don't do anything special?"

It seems the bear still has doubts

"Aah (yea) as long as you follow the rules I won't do anything to you guys"

I won't make you a slave, or kill you……

If I'm interested in you then I'll probably just take you to live in the castle

"……I've been wondering about this the whole time, but why are you hiding your face?"

Speaking of which, I haven't shown these guys my face yet

"Veil, erase"

The veil was erased

"…..I thought perhaps your face was scarred"

For beastmen because of being raised in a harsh environment, they tend to be straightforward guys

"I won't grow older, so when I go to town I cover my face"

Everytime they see me I would have the same appearance after all

For now it's fine, but several decades from now, if hundreds of years pa.s.s and my appearance stays the same, as expected it would stand out

Well, if it gets too annoying it would be fine to just go to another country though

I have nothing more to say

Like that I returned to the castle

Let's sleep a bit

TN: Can't get with anyone else? What Rune doesn't know won't hurt him, I guess? Well, it'll probably be fine, Rune seems like the type to stay monogamous anyway and Shin seems to think everything Rune does is cute…

I'm a bit worried since this seems to be heading toward harem, but even if it is, it's too late, I'm already invested (Well maybe the author is just characterizing Shin and it's not foreshadowing)

Although I feel like Shin's (unemotional/not emotionally attached?) approach to s.e.x is wrong, but it matches his previous life's experiences and personality so I also feel like suddenly changing it (For Rune) would be even more wrong, story-wise, hopefully it will gradually change (also hopefully this won't go harem in a bad way)