My name is Sebrose.
I’m the guildmaster of the Papermakers Guild, a union of parchment makers from all over the Demon Capital.
We are weak as individual craftsmen, but by working together, we can make transactions more efficient and make our claims easier to approve.
The parchment made by the hands of our members is of the highest quality.
It is made from sheepskins carefully raised in the guild’s exclusive ranches, using a secret m...
2022-02-18 12:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post“Eek! Gross!”
The demon rancher is terrified by the bizarre events occurring before him.
It’s an understandable reaction, given the sheep I touched is growing wool all over its body at an incredible speed, becoming fluffier and fluffier...
“Oh, I think I should probably stop soon,” I thought to myself, but the wool kept on growing by the power of god in my hands.
“Eeeek! What’s happening to it?!”
2022-02-17 12:01:02 +0000 UTC
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We continue our story at the ranch.
“They’re naked!”
The naked sheep are grazing peacefully, walking wherever they want, and eating as much as they want.
It’s a very pastoral scene, but...
“If we don’t have wool, we can’t get yarn, and if we can’t get yarn, we can’t make sweaters or bellybands!”
“Yes, but what is this yarn you keep mentioning?”
Even Batemy, a professional tailor, doesn’t ...
2022-02-16 12:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostBatemy has come to discuss something with me.
“I want to make warm clothes,” she says.
Batemy, our farm’s tailor, used to be a soldier in the Demon King’s Army. Born to a family of tailors, she wanted to follow in her parents’ footsteps and dreamed of carrying the family business. Eventually, she found herself settling here since our needs align.
But now she wants to try something new.
She adds, “Winter is just around the co...
2022-02-15 12:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
As our days passed peacefully and quietly, I managed to get some rare alone time with Platy.
No orcs, goblins, Miss Astres, or other demonesses. No Veil, either.
“It’s kind of unusual, isn’t it?” she says.
It really feels like we’re a married couple when our thoughts are one.
Currently, we are standing on the shore just outside the settlement.
It’s where we first met.
Platy has reverted to her mermaid ...
2022-02-14 14:43:38 +0000 UTC View PostAnd then the representative of all the tree spirits in the dungeon orchard appeared.
“I’m the durian spirit.”
He’s the largest tree spirit with countless spike-like protrusions on his skin.
It’s hard to mistake his bizarre appearance for anything else.
A durian is a kind of tropical fruit.
It’s also known as the king of fruits because it has several unique characteristics.
Is this why they regard him a...
2022-02-13 12:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostAfter spectating (participating in?) the Martial Swimming Competition, I came back to the farm I call home.
“Ahh, it feels nice to be back on land.”
I, a terrestrial being, realized soon after I returned from the sea: being able to breathe freely is the best!
The air is delicious!
Breathing is fun!
Realizing this feeling is one of the things I gained from my underwater trip.
“That was so fun...
2022-02-12 12:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post#370 Martial Swimming Competition Montage-A Spectator’s Comment
My name is Crag, a commoner living in the Mermaid Kingdom.
Many others live a humble life like me, but there’s one event we look forward to every year, and that’s the Martial Swimming Competition.
It’s a festival where confident mermen from across the nation gather to fight and determine the strongest.
I usually peddle salmon roe, but when this day comes around, I n...
2022-02-11 12:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe second semifinal match is Prince Arowana vs. Hendra.
It was another unexpectedly good game that lasted pretty long.
Prince Arowana had the edge in overall ability, but Hendra’s uncanny tenacity kept him at bay. At times, he even had the upper hand.
In the end, however, Prince Arowana still won, and Hendra was eliminated in the semifinals.
Incidentally, Hendra’s appearance in the final four is his best record.
He has built up yet anot...
2022-02-10 12:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostWell, there are far more concerning things for me.
More than the excitement of the whole tournament and our wives who are cheering us on.
Something much more important than arguing about who’s the best.
It’s my next opponent, King Nagus and Platy’s father!
In other words, my father-in-law.
I can’t believe I’m going to fight him...
...I don’t think I can do this!
He’s the number one p...
2022-02-09 12:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe Martial Swimming Competition is nearing the finale with only a few matches left.
Now, there are only four players left on the field.
They are as follows:
First, the Mermaid King Nagus.
He stands at the top of the Mermaid Kingdom in both name and substance. He has won the championship for fifteen years in a row, but after a long period of silence, he is back in the ring. Will he continue his legendary streak and sweep this year’s championship...
2022-02-08 12:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostAnd so...
I’ve decided to participate in the competition to fill in for the absent player!
“Okay. I know I said that and all, but how exactly am I supposed to compete...?”
I’m a human.
I can only breathe through my lungs.
There’s audacious, and then there’s me, who volunteered to participate in an underwater battle with mermaids.
“I bet I’ll die of suffocation before I even step into the...
2022-02-07 12:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostWith the Mermaid King’s sudden appearance, this year’s Martial Swimming Competition is extra lively.
It’s not even the finals yet, but the revelry has already reached its peak in the prelims.
***
“It’s time to announce the finalists...”
That’s how far the games have come.
Some of the preliminary blocks were already deserted after the games were completed, and the sound of spears and shields clashing against each othe...
2022-02-06 12:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post#364 Martial Swimming Competition-Prelims
The royal seats we were invited to are very convenient for spectating—built high up in the middle of the venue, so we could see all the matches being held simultaneously.
I think these are what you would call box seats.
“Being here is making me uncomfy...”
I feel like I’m cheating.
I guess this goes to show how deep my commoner sentiments are ingrained to my very core. 2022-02-05 12:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
#363 Martial Swimming Competition-Spectator Seats
“Oh, wow... They’re really going at it!”
As soon as we arrived at the venue, Platy’s face lit up.
Just to reiterate, we’re underwater right now.
Platy, now back in her mermaid form, drags the bubble we’re in.
Land-dwellers like me and Junior can breathe underwater because of it, and we don’t get wet.
Anyway, back to the competition.
It’s much ...
2022-02-04 12:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostPrince Arowana has come to visit.
The most delighted to see him is, naturally, his fiancée, Puffer.
“I missed you so much, hun!”
“My dear future wife! I missed you too!”
I watch them with a cold gaze as they hug each other and spin round and round on the spot.
“Wasn’t he just here three days ago?”
“Still, it feels like an eternity to them,” says my wife, Platy, next to me.
I’ve come to r...
2022-02-03 12:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostWe have introduced pasta to the farm, and Horkosfon made the most use out of it.
“One natto spaghetti, ready.”
She keeps making natto spaghetti by mixing natto and pasta together, it’s crazy.
Since then, Horkosfon has been actively cooking natto spaghetti and serving it to everyone.
As a result, our farm residents have come to have a fixed notion that pasta is something mixed with natto.
It’s inevitable, seeing that’s ho...
2022-02-02 14:04:24 +0000 UTC View PostI want to make a new dish.
I haven’t done that lately.
It’s time to expand our menu again, so I’m going to explore various options.
“I just hope I don’t come across any trouble along the way.”
You know, like not having the right ingredients so I have to start from growing them.
I’d like to start with what I have ready.
Then again, our farm now has a wide variety of ingredients that we have almo...
2022-02-01 12:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post“I’m going to do a play!” blurts out Veil.
“A play?”
“Yeah! I’ll entertain Junior with a play!”
I see.
That sounds like a good idea.
A play seems like something children would enjoy and a good way to cultivate aesthetic sense.
I could tell Veil really cared about Junior, planning such an activity.
“Sure, we’ll watch too.”
“Agreed.”
Platy and I decided to watch...
2022-01-31 12:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostEyo, it’s me, Shabe.
I’m still hard at work as an adventurer and am currently devoting my time to conquering the Mountain of the Sacred White Maiden.
This is the best dungeon in the world ruled by the most powerful dragon, Lord Alexander.
Challenging it teaches you many things as an adventurer.
The dungeon itself is vast with various types of fields, so you can experience multiple environments, encounter various monsters and learn more about t...
2022-01-30 12:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostIt’s me.
We have an unusual guest today.
Or should I say he barged in on his own...
It’s Hermes, the God of Wisdom.
He makes regular visits to our farm, which is unusual for a celestial god.
The gods of the sea and earth are different, though.
So, what brings Hermes here today?
“Sorry to bother thee out of the blue, saint,” he says as he eats our farm-made pickles. “There's an important ...
2022-01-29 12:01:27 +0000 UTC View PostAnd so, Sis Bloody Mary scared away the dragon that came to threaten me.
“...Ugh, he’s got a loose screw if he’s aiming for the title of Geyser Dragon like that,” she says, utterly fed up.
Scary.
“Ardheg!”
“Y-Yes?”
“Scumbag dragons like him get carried away and attack you because of your inadequacy!”
I can’t even refute that.
“In other words, the problem is that you’re no...
2022-01-28 12:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostIt’s still me, Ardheg, the Geyser Dragon, speaking.
...
Okay, I may not be a Geyser Dragon.
I’ve lost confidence in myself.
I couldn’t do what Father told me to do, no matter how many times I tried.
“Haa, you’ve worked hard. A whole lot...”
“...”
“And the result of all that hard work is this...shack?”
Father.
I know you’re disappointed. But please stop rubbing any more salt ...
2022-01-27 12:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostMy name is Ardheg, the man chosen to be the new Geyser Dragon.
...Not really. I was sort of forced into it halfway through.
I defeated Father, the previous Geyser Dragon, and succeeded him because of my achievement.
In terms of competence, Brother Alexander and Sister Veil are more suited for the title, but neither of them is interested...
And that’s how I came to be the Geyser Dragon.
A new age of dragons.
I want to heral...
2022-01-26 12:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThus, we gained total control of the Elven Forest.
Hey, wait.
We’re not here to conquer.
We’re supposed to ask for their cooperation in the planting of trees.
Why did this escalate into a bloody war?
“Are you still not over that?”
Elzariel lets out a sigh.
“They won’t listen to us. Not only did they refuse to cooperate, they even interfered. We had to beat them up,” she says, l...
2022-01-25 12:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostWelp, things have escalated quickly and one-sidedly.
The elves, said to be invincible in the forest, were knocked out and fell from the trees one after another.
Gobukichi immediately determined their location from the arrows’ angle of incidence, approached the archers in a flash, and silenced them in a single blow.
“There you are.”
“Ooph!”
He stuns the enemy without inflicting injury and gently lowers them to the ground....
2022-01-24 12:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostIt’s me.
Today, we left the farm and headed for the Elven Forest, home to the elves.
“It’s so... desolate.”
We’re just at the entrance, standing between an area of lush greens and barren land.
If we went any further, countless arrows would fly at us without mercy.
But what bothers me more is how desolate the forest is, both inside and outside.
Not a single blade of grass can be seen growing in the ...
2022-01-23 12:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostMy name is Elelelelcy.
I was permitted to use four of the sacred “El” word in my name.
In short, I’m a bigwig.
After all, I am a High Elf, a superior species only a handful of elves evolve into.
Originally, elves were a race that lived and prospered with the forest.
We High Elves are the ultimate beings.
Taking in the clean air and mana brings about changes in an elf’s body that causes them to evolve.
<... 2022-01-22 12:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostElzariel, the elf, is here. She was once a notorious leader of bandits who only stole from the corrupt rich.
She’s been caught, released, and now works on reviving their forest.
Her visit seems related to that.
“...What brings you here today?”
“Wait. Let me finish my food first.”
As soon as she arrived, she demanded to have some grub.
She shoves the food into her mouth, scattering rice around.
“I...
2022-01-21 12:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostWhenever Junior gets peevish, we usually take him outside.
We’ve found that getting him to stop crying when he’s outside is easier because many things attract his attention.
Like that one night when he started to get restless before bedtime, we went outside to pacify him.
I’m glad he didn’t do it after he fell asleep.
But it’s starting to get cold, so we shouldn’t stay out for too long.
Junior was immediately intrigued by the sce...
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