How To Suck Honey With Extras [EN]: Chapter 323

358 Plan (4)

After some negotiation, it was agreed that I would take over the elves revived by Kmelz.

Of course, I’ll keep my promise.

To keep that promise, I decided to talk to the elves directly.

I had already sent a letter to Dires asking him to convey the general situation.

But I should still talk to them in person.

I asked them to call someone to represent them since I couldn’t meet all the elves, and a few of them stepped forward.

Fortunately, they seemed to understand the situation, and the atmosphere was calmer than I expected.

“……Are you the one who brought us here?”

“I’m sorry that I couldn’t provide a proper explanation or treatment when you must still be confused.”

I apologized first.

Then, the one who seemed to be their representative was rather embarrassed.

“Please don’t say that… I’ve already heard some explanation of the situation. I heard that you not only took us in but also provided us with this place. Why are you bowing your head first?”

Well, I’ll take a humble approach first to show my sincerity.

It’s just common courtesy.

First of all, they don’t know me.

So I need to show them that I’m a good person.

For some reason, people seem to see me as some kind of sly fox. Tch.

“Let me introduce myself again. I’m Aileon. I’ve been asked by someone to help you.”

“I’m Senium.”

The elf who came forward as their representative politely said his name as well.

Well, it’s definitely his real name.

The names of those revived by Kmelz were clearly visible.

It means they are definitely beings who live here.

“I’ve already heard the story from Dires… but honestly, I’m taken aback.”

“I understand.”

“More than anything, I can’t believe that we… are dead.”

“I understand that too.”

The reason they can remain calm is probably because the spell has some kind of mental stabilization effect.

“I want to say that you’ve been through a lot… but in fact, the hardship is just beginning.”

Life is hard just by being alive.

“Our homeland is…”

“I asked Dires to explain that in advance, and that’s the truth.”

At least I don’t have the ability to restore that place.

“Ugh… this is troubling.”

“Well, on the contrary, isn’t it a good thing that you’re alive? It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”

“Well… I won’t complain. But it’s difficult to suddenly open my eyes in a place like this.”

“So I’m going to make a good suggestion.”

As always.

Aileon, here to bother you on your day off with a bright smile, bringing good news.

“A suggestion?”

“How about working with us to get your own foundation in your hands?”

“Get it in our own hands…”

He looked very unfamiliar with the idea.

It sounds very suspicious.

“What you don’t have right now is, first, funds, second, funds, and third, well, power.”

The reason I said funds twice is because money is important.

You already have a place to stay and some money to cover the costs of adapting to society for the time being, so you’ll manage somehow.

But trusting that and leaving them alone will only turn those many elves into shut-ins.

To get them back into society, you have to get them jobs first.

If possible, lock them up in a factory without windows.

Then they can’t escape.

Uh-huh… that’s what the manager at the company I used to work at always said like an old geezer.

Of course, I don’t agree with that, but I strongly agree that they should be given jobs.

I want to press it repeatedly. I want to press it until it breaks.

“It just so happens that I need manpower.”

There’s a lot of work to do, but I need people, but I’m not comfortable hiring them easily.

For Aileon, who is like a suspicious hedgehog, this is a golden opportunity to get talent.

“…Live in human society?”

“I don’t think it’ll be difficult. Come on, you’ve come back to life after dying, what can’t you do?”

“…….”

That’s right, isn’t it? I’ll take your silence as agreement.

“Or are you going to shamelessly rely on the power of others to eat and sleep?”

“Surely not. There’s no way we would.”

“Well… that’s a given, and I’ll tell you about a different perspective.”

“Hmm?”

A different perspective?

I pointed out the blind spot they had missed to him, who was wondering.

“You have better conditions than ordinary humans. Your lifespan is also longer.”

I pointed that out.

“Come on, if you work for 50 years, you can earn enough money. You may not be able to do much, but you’ll have enough money to buy a base.”

You don’t need a loan. Just work for 50 years.

And for an elf, 50 years is like going to the army for a human, isn’t it?

…Huh? It’s longer than I thought? It sounds like hell?

But it’s okay. Life is hell anyway.

“With that money, you can buy a village at first.”

And gradually increase the rent to expand the village, to a city… and beyond, that’s how you increase the scale.

“Is that possible?”

“Anything is possible with money and power.”

Of course, there will be trouble, but if they deal with it well, it will be resolved somehow.

Of course, I’ll teach them how.

I’ll instruct them on everything from how to do business to how to threaten… no, negotiate with nobles.

You can create a new homeland without a World Tree.

I had already told Ernil, who is still recovering, about my proposal, and she agreed to cooperate if her fellow elves agreed.

Undead Elles will also be watching over them from the shadows and helping them, so there’s not much to worry about.

“Your strengths are your long lifespan, physical abilities, and excellent appearance, among other things.”

“…Are those strengths?”

“Of course! They are terrifyingly strong to the point of making my body tremble.”

They are terrifying strengths.

Why would the Empire have tried to exterminate the elves in the past?

Because they are afraid.

Humans can’t last 100 years and die.

But some of them can last a thousand years depending on the environment.

“If you work hard, you’ll be able to secure a base in 50 years, and you’ll be able to swallow a certain force within 100 years.”

You just have to work diligently to scrape together funds and you’ll win.

Even as I say it, I think I’m teaching them something really good, but so what.

Anyway, by that time, Aileon, who is an ordinary human, will be a very old man, no… by that time, I’ll already be in the grave.

“It won’t be easy…”

“Of course, I’ll also teach you how to gain strength.”

“…Why are you going so far?”

“First of all, it’s beneficial for me to work with you.”

That’s the biggest reason.

Even if they work, they’ll end up doing the work I provide.

Of course, I’ll share the profits.

“And to be blunt, even if you live for hundreds of years, I’m just a human who will live for 100 years at most. What happens after that is none of my business, right?”

A very realistic reason, just the extreme of selfishness.

“And… that’s also what I negotiated with the person who asked me to help you. Well, that’s about it.”

“…Ugh.”

“I’ll give you time to think about it.”

If they don’t like it, I’ll suggest other methods.

Of course, at that time, I’ll help them find a suitable base and let them live there, but I don’t think there’s much of a vision in that.

“I understand. We’ll share our opinions. …But I want to ask you one thing.”

“What is it?”

I expected a question.

“…The person who asked you to help us. No, who revived us, who is it?”

It’s a question that will naturally come back.

I hesitated for a moment and eventually had no choice but to say this.

“It’s just someone who felt sorry for your fate. You probably don’t know them.”

…Like that.

Well, anyway, they’ll be busy preparing for their future.

It’s not that there’s no time to tell them the details, so let’s tell them when the opportunity arises.

“Just think about your life now.”

I can also say that it’s advice that comes from being desperate because I’m only thinking about my life.

“Living is hard.”

It’s really damn hard.

* * *

Huh? Is it finally here?

A message appeared saying that the settlement for what I had done was completed.

Well, the update was suspended for a while, so there must have been a backlog of things to calculate, and now the processing is complete.

Well, quite a lot came in.

Next, I checked my changed abilities.

“Heumi… it’s gone up terribly.”

My stats have risen dramatically.

Anyone who sees it would think I’ve become a different person.

“Well, this is practically the last update anyway.”

Anyway, there won’t be many more opportunities to get excited about this.

“…….”

I was silently staring at the artifact that had run out of power.

The Pendant of Truth.

In fact, there is no power left in this anymore.

Even if I sell it cheaply, it’s just an ornament that won’t be worth much.

Nevertheless, the reason I’m staring at this so seriously is for another reason.

The information Nelkeros gave me.

To open it when I get back.

Because I checked it.

“Nelkeros… what on earth are you planning to offer me?”

What he gave was a choice and a way to implement it.

He said there was no perfect solution, but that was only because there was no way to solve it cleanly.

It seems there were other ways left.

The reason he didn’t say it on the spot was probably because if I had done it there, I would have grabbed his collar and said something.

It’s such an absurd method.

“…But it’s not that there’s no chance of success.”

And after confirming this, I had to worry for almost half a day.

Should I really try this?

It’s a plan that will end in either a jackpot or a bust.

“…Shall I try it?”

I don’t intend to implement this as it is, but I can use it as a hint at least.

I carefully folded the information again and put it in my arms, and then I thought about the plan I was going to make.

It’s really not far off.

Whether I can live properly here.

No, putting that aside, the time will come when it will be decided whether this world will remain intact or not.