Munchkin of the Summoning Academy

Dimension Broker(1)

Persia, who was sticking her nose to the window of the train, began to wag her tail excitedly as the form of the lord’s castle appeared over the horizon.

Eolin, who had been sleeping on my lap, also woke up silently and straightened her back.

I haven’t been able to see the inside yet, but it looks completely different from when I was on short-term vacation.

Beyond the expansive snowfield. He is proud of his lofty figure on the hill.

First of all, the fortress walls and width are not inferior.

“What. Is it all built already?”

“The interior must still be under construction. And once you get to the lord’s castle, you have to put some spells on it… It must be a long time before it’s finished, right?”

But I heard that the mansion and residential area we will be using has already been completed.

With anxiety and anticipation, I got off the train and started going up the hill.

It didn’t take too long as the lord’s deputy had the carriage waiting.

Because it’s highland, the cold wind is already shaking the carriage.

It can be a little cold in winter.

As we passed the very shy guards and entered the castle, the sound of a trumpet sounded in our ears announcing the return of the lord.

Medusha, who jumped off the carriage first, looked around and sighed.

“Is it still incomplete…”

“The building is well built, what. The problem is that the inside is empty…”

The architects loaned by the Duke of Beltern did the work very quickly.

The high and thick walls, as well as most of the facilities inside, have been completed.

But then what do you do?

I don’t really have anyone.

The trumpet sounded loudly, but the only people who came to greet me were the lord’s deputy and the city hall staff.

Now that there is a permanent residence, it is natural to move the function of the city hall here.

“I sincerely welcome the return of Count El Cloud…”

“No. All right. Is this all there is currently in the castle?”

As I quickly waved my hand and asked, the lord’s gaze was fixed on my staff.

It was given to me by Medusa, so I kept using it… Isn’t it strange?

Shaking his head slightly, he reports one step late.

“It’s just the city hall staff and their families. There are a lot of citizens who want to move in, but I couldn’t arbitrarily let them in.”

“Yeah. If you were going to accept all who came, what would you have built that thick wall for?”

I looked back at the lord’s castle, spilling Medusha’s words through one ear.

The city hall staff and their families were not very few… but the castle is too large.

Now that I look at it, I was worried that it might have been built too big.

“We’re not some kind of Beltern or Westwall mastermind…”

“Isn’t it better to build a large one. If it becomes narrow later, it is difficult to expand the castle.”

“Master, can I go to that hot spring?”

“Later. Let’s take a look around the mansion and finish moving.”

Follow the guidance of the architect who just ran out and move forward.

As we moved to the innermost part of the castle, a fortress appeared.

A structure that serves as the last bastion in this castle.

Usually, the castle and the mansion of the lord are separated, but ours is integrated.

It is similar to the Ice Citadel in the north and the Westwall Wall in the west.

This type of food is rare in the South, which is a relatively peaceful axis, but…

Last time, I was also fighting the territory, so I chose a structure with a little higher defense.

“Wow. The fortress is very large! If you live in a place like this, you can see the whole estate at any time.”

“It’s okay. It’s a structure that is very difficult for outsiders to break in, and it won’t be too inconvenient in terms of living.”

The inside of the fortress was very neat as it was newly built.

Not only Persia, who has been excited from the past, but also the picky maid give a passing score.

A limited space… It looks quite luxurious for a wall-mounted one.

Even compared to the current El Cloud Mansion, there is no shortage.

“Okay. Then let’s move right away. Can we finish it before sunset?”

“Of course. How many summoners here…”

“What, are you including me?”

Slowly moving to the bedroom, Eolin, who had noticed that she wanted to roll around, opened her eyes to Ethel’s gaze.

However, as I plan to be taken care of throughout the winter vacation, I am surprisingly willing to help.

We hurriedly escaped the castle to finish our work before the sun went down, and as soon as we reached the mansion, we divided our roles.

I live without it, so there is not much to move.

It’d be better to just get a new one altogether.

“Mr. Henry, prepare your horse and carriage. Professor Eolin. Can you move the whole cemetery?”

“It’s not that difficult.”

“Okay. Please take care of the two of them.”

The handmaiden, pointing to the tombstones of her mother and father, jumped in without hesitation.

It looks like you’re going to touch your parents’ bedroom yourself.

As she was busy walking, Sylvia and I said,

“Sylvia! The library with the master!”

“yes!”

“I’ll help too.”

“No. It’s not about entering someone else’s library recklessly.”

Elfriede, who was chasing after us to help us, was kicked out by Medusha’s restraint.

Together with Sylvia, I took all the books from the mansion.

There were a lot of cards for capturing summons, so it was surprisingly easy and quick.

Finally, after saying goodbye to my beloved bedroom, I escaped the mansion.

I got into the wagon watching the sun set over the horizon.

Returning to the lord’s castle with the other vassals, I watched Eolin summon the entire graveyard and entered the library.

When I return to the living room after moving my weary body after finishing the tedious work in the library, Professor Cat lies down on the carpet.

“You have to start working as soon as you arrive… But is it all over now?”

“For the time being.”

“I’ll prepare dinner right now. Please wash up in the bath first.”

Eolin is startled when the waitress points towards the large communal bath and says.

“I hate bathing.”

“It was covered in dirt.”

“When you apply saliva, it becomes clean. Ah…”

I took her writhing and headed to the large communal bath.

Specifications without a roof as ordered by Persia.

This is not even a volcanic zone, but hot natural water flows constantly.

but. If you borrow the power of the earth spirits, it won’t be impossible to remodel the Leys.

After washing away the filth and fatigue and returning to my new home, I gathered my vassals and gave them a little late Christmas present.

It’s not a great thing, but I’m glad everyone was happy with it.

After spending the night in a spacious but unfamiliar bedroom, wake up before sunrise the next day.

Outside the mansion, white snow was falling profusely.

As we climbed up the slippery walls, it was as if the entire city was frozen.

It was cold enough to want to crawl back into the blanket, but… I have a plan.

As soon as I started exercising after stretching briefly, Elena walked out of the bedroom and greeted me with surprise.

I take it roughly and keep moving my body.

“Ah, good night. What from the morning…”

“I play a bit all winter break, so I’m going to do some exercise.”

As I retorted, panting for breath, I remembered the last battle.

I have a summoned beast equal to Eshas, who can sink an air city with a single blow, but I can’t even use that power properly because I don’t have enough skills.

Elena, who understood the hidden meaning of my words, nodded her head with a strange expression.

As I was running through the yard covered with snow, Sylvia, who was up before me, gave me a trembling gaze.

Sylvia, who heard about Elena, stood next to her and watched me silently.

Is it so strange that I exercise?

but. During the semester, the school life itself was so hard that I didn’t exercise separately.

I tried not to be conscious of them, but as time went on, the line grew longer and longer.

Medusha, Laurie, Persia, the handmaiden, Elfriede, and even Eolin were watching me, and I couldn’t stand it any longer.

“Everyone, why are you like this?”

“Louis. It’s cold, what kind of exercise is it? Let’s just go in.”

“No. It’s a little bit like just being there all winter break…”

“Isn’t physical training over already? I don’t want to change your body shape enough.”

“Master, now is the perfect time.”

Medusha as well as Persia match against each other, so I must have done something seriously wrong.

I tried to explain my intentions by referring to the last battle, but…

In fact, the Demon King himself comes forward and refutes it.

“Louis. It’s useless to do things like exercise.”

“Yes? But…”

“Your body is already near perfect. Have you ever felt any pain while using your magic?”

That’s not it.

It is usually said that when a large amount of magical power is used, the whole body hurts as if on fire… No matter how much I used, there was no such pain.

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Just a feeling of emptiness as if my heart was empty.

Even that fills up quickly.

The demon king who read my thoughts kindly added.

“Your body is a work that I carefully created since I was a child. In particular, blood vessels and neural networks have been subjected to all kinds of processes to withstand my strength. It is natural that the human species cannot handle my power in the first place. I mean, it’s not a problem.”

“Oh okay…”

Did I hurt the Demon King’s pride?

The reaction is a bit harsh today.

When he returned to the original building after being unable to overcome the demon king’s persuasion, everyone who had lined up to watch dispersed them with a smile of relief.

It seems like I don’t really like working out.

After breakfast in a very disturbing mood, I called the lord’s deputy and city hall staff and started the meeting.

After quickly processing the matters that have only the permanent owner’s approval, the applicants for permanent residence are judged.

Persia, who stood on the conference desk like a lord, smiled contentedly with a long list in front of her.

“There are a lot of people who want to move in.”

“Since the building has been built like this, it’s only natural that you want to come in.”

“But it’s far from downtown. It’s a bit far from the train station…”

When Persia belatedly pointed out the shortcomings of lordship, Medusha snorted.

“Definitely, the convenience of living will decrease a little, but if the number of residents increases, it will be resolved quickly. Do you think downtown is good in the first place?”

The security of the area surrounded by the fortress wall and the area that is not is inevitably different.

It goes without saying that the middle class with a little money prefer the safe inside of the castle.

With the help of the maid, I began to select tenants.

“Oh, it’d be nice to have him in, because he’s been sending tribute to our family.”

“Okay. If there is anyone else you would like to recommend, please tell me.”

“Lord. Bad news for this person…”

“Then take it out.”

When the young lord spoke carefully, Medusha answered coldly.

Deputy Young-Joo is surprised at the very cool reply.

“Hey, can I do that? It might give the impression that it’s not fair…”

“Do you really need to be fair? They’re the ones who didn’t add a single stone to the construction of this castle. Before you look at the citizens, check out Louise.”

Medusha moves behind me with a small snort.

The counterargument is that it seems to be using the Gaze of Petrification.

“This surname belongs to Lewis. So, Lewis should do as he pleases.”

“But why are you going your own way…”

“Isn’t my will the will of Lewis? You foolish spirit.”

Medusha, as usual, began to growl with Laurie.

I quickly arbitrated the two and completed the move-in case.

Next, the financial statements.

As this year is just before the end of the year, we need to look back on our management over the past year.

As we all roughly expected, the estate’s financial condition was a mess.

Originally, it was narrowly avoiding the deficit, but it turned into a complete deficit due to the construction of the lord’s castle.

Of course, the castle was not built with the money of the estate, but there are many things that go out for maintenance costs such as cleaning and security.

It’s winter, so taxes are not coming in, so it’s fatal.

“What is the main source of income for our estate?”

“First of all, there are a lot of people in the transportation industry. Other than that, there are manufacturing, livestock, and agriculture…”

“There’s a lot of useless things.”

“There’s nothing special about it.”

When Persia made an ignorant sound, Elfriede, who had her arms crossed, stabbed her in the core.

She murmured involuntarily, then looked at me later.

But I nodded my head to signify not to worry.

Elfriede is the heir to the Duke of Beltern.

In regards to manor management, he must have received the best education.

Having obtained unspoken permission, she steps forward a little more actively.

“This transport business is… to be honest, it’s a subcontractor for Beltern, isn’t it?”

“Yes. It serves as a logistics hub that redistributes freight transported by freight trains.”

No matter how lucrative the transportation business in Beltern is, subcontracting.

The money returned to the workers in our estate will not be much.

Persia, who has a strong curiosity, asks questions one after another.

“What did you do before the train was born?”

“At that time, we had a toll from merchants and travelers, because the fastest way to get to the capital from the south was through the Count of El Cloud.”

“Aha. After all, trains took people’s jobs and recreated them.”

As Persia said.

Actually, it’s not that I don’t have enough money, so it’s not difficult to pay for the maintenance of the permanent residence…

I want to give Youngji people better jobs than they do now.

No matter how wealthy you are, if you continue to spend money on the size of your estate, you may go bankrupt sooner or later.

As if she had just come up with a good idea, Medusa clapped her hands and spoke.

“That’s it! Let’s start Letty’s rental service.”

“yes?”

“Because Letty can transform into other pets, it can contribute to increasing the number of rare pets. For that purpose, other nobles will pay as much as they want…”

“Beep it! Beep oo!”

Letty glows before Medusha has finished speaking.

She laid eggs every morning, and she has a very unfortunate expression as if she was asking why.

I quickly hugged him and stroked him and rejected him.

“Because we have to create jobs for the people of Youngji. If Letty earns it alone, it’s not much compared to the maintenance cost of Youngji.”

“Sheesh…”

After a moment of silence, Laurie spoke lightly.

“Well then, I can make a spirit stone mine.”

“… What?”

“What are you kidding me? I’m an SS-ranked Jinshin summoned? If it’s related to spirits and cold, I’m practically a goddess.”

It was Laurie who was churning out her chest, but Medusha immediately gave her a hateful look.

“I don’t like a city where stone dust is blown all year round. And if I open another Spiritstone Mine, I won’t be standing still on Collingwood’s side?”

“This incompetent snake god… Why do you ask so much?”

“Beep!”

While the lord’s deputy and city hall staff watched the battle of SS rank summons with terrified eyes.

I closed the budget report with a sense of shame.

With these summons, I was worried.

Letty, who was still hiding in my arms, pulled out a straw and pushed it towards me.