My Lord Who Is Being Prudent! [EN]: Chapter 141

141. Reuben Returns

Abruptly.

Cyan’s steps halted for a moment.

Along with him, the group following Cyan also stopped.

Kieeeeeek─!!

And then, the bizarre scream echoed again.

Cyan immediately drew his sword and charged forward.

“Kendrick!”

He reached out with his left hand and summoned Kendrick.

Shaaaa─.

Jet-black mist rose around, taking shape.

Soon, Kendrick’s flickering blue eyes flashed.

Behind Kendrick, Reuben’s knights quickly formed ranks.

And just then.

“It’s the Lord!!!”

“The Lord has returned!!!”

Suddenly, a loud shout erupted from the soldiers in the guard tower.

The guard tower, reaching Lv.4.

It not only provided a view of the surrounding scenery at a glance.

It also had the ability to detect even the stealth techniques used by the special assassin, Kerner.

So, it was natural that they knew Cyan had arrived.

But somehow, the atmosphere was a bit strange.

It wasn’t a desperate voice, but an atmosphere that seemed to welcome Cyan.

“Hey! Everyone come out! The Lord has returned!!”

It didn’t look like an urgent situation at all.

Simultaneously with the soldiers’ shouts, people rushed out from inside Reuben.

The people who came out each held plows, hoes, hammers, etc.

They were holding agricultural tools and other production tools.

It looked more like they had abandoned their work and rushed over rather than showing signs of battle.

“Huh…?”

Cyan muttered involuntarily.

At the same time, Kendrick and the Knights of Reuben also looked blank.

“Have you come, Young Master?”

“You’ve returned, Lord.”

Hans revealed himself, pushing through the estate residents towards Cyan.

Hans, who had been with Cyan since he was in the family.

Now, he was the head administrator overseeing Reuben’s affairs.

And the expression on Hans’ face showed no sign of urgency.

“…?”

Cyan’s expression went blank once again.

At that moment.

-Cyan!!!

A faint figure flew in from afar.

A captivating woman with pale grayish-white eyes and silver hair.

It was none other than Reuben’s guardian spirit, Leah.

-Why are you so late! Why are you so late!

Leah, who had flown in instantly, circled around Cyan.

Soon, Leah wrapped around Cyan’s back and whispered softly.

Leah’s silver hair fell onto Cyan’s neck.

Somehow, she didn’t look much different from her usual self.

No, Leah was even more captivating than usual.

Well, it had been almost two months since Cyan had left, so that was possible.

But it didn’t fit the current situation at all.

“…What is it?”

Cyan couldn’t hide his bewildered feelings.

Soon, Cyan asked Hans directly.

“What’s going on?”

“What… are you talking about?”

Then Hans asked back, tilting his head.

“Didn’t something happen in Reuben?”

“No. Nothing special happened?”

“Then what was that scream just now? I clearly heard a scream?”

“Scream… you mean…? Ah.”

Hans continued, as if he had suddenly remembered something.

“Are you perhaps referring to the troll pack that attacked just now?”

“Troll pack? A troll pack attacked?”

“Yes. About 500 individuals attacked the east gate just now.”

“…?”

At Hans’ words, Cyan tilted his head.

That’s because a troll population of about 500.

Wasn’t something you could talk about so calmly.

With 500 trolls, not only a village but also a city would be destroyed.

Moreover, this was the Forest of Darkness.

The Forest of Darkness where monsters went berserk (Over Drive) and became demonic beasts.

500 demonic troll beasts would destroy even a small territory.

“So, nothing special happened?”

This wasn’t just something special, it was a huge deal.

But.

“That’s an everyday occurrence.”

In Reuben, it was like everyday life.

And in the past, Reuben would have been unable to cope with such a major disaster.

However, Reuben had made remarkable progress thanks to Cyan’s constant spending.

Thus, the current state of Reuben.

First of all, starting with the ‘Insane Steel Wall! Lv.4′ that you wouldn’t even think could be breached.

A moat of unknown depth.

Along with guard towers that didn’t seem to have any blind spots.

Even the high-level Reuben soldiers who were tightly defending those barriers.

“We’ve refilled the troll blood stock with the troll pack that attacked just now.”

Kieeeeeek···!!

Kieeeek······!

The demonic beasts of the Forest of Darkness had now become Reuben’s specialty and were turning into gold.

“······”

Cyan was momentarily speechless.

Come to think of it, there was currently no existence in the Forest of Darkness that could threaten Reuben.

Unless the ogre packs, the strongest predators on land, came in droves.

No, even ogre packs wouldn’t work.

-Do you know how lonely I was while you were gone? Really…

Leah, who was now wrapped around Cyan’s neck.

Reuben’s guardian spirit, Leah, was there.

Perhaps it would be impossible unless it was a demon or a devil.

What’s more, the Death Knight, Kendrick, who had left with Cyan.

So, if you add Kendrick, who is now panicking behind Cyan…

Maybe one of the seven demon lords would be possible.

In short, nothing special had happened in Reuben, and it couldn’t have happened.

“More importantly, Young Master. Who are the people behind you…?”

Rather, something special had happened to Cyan.

Hans’ gaze turned towards the back of Cyan.

It wasn’t just Hans.

All of Reuben’s estate residents were looking at the dark elves gathered behind Cyan.

On the other hand, the dark elves were trembling slightly with fear.

Unfamiliar environment, unfamiliar people.

How could they not be afraid of this situation?

In fact, there was another reason why the dark elves were afraid.

It was none other than Leah, who was wrapped around Cyan’s neck.

“H-How can such an existence…?”

“Heeek···!”

The dark elves looked at Leah with fearful expressions.

The dark elves were sensitive to the power of magic as they wielded the mana of darkness.

And the tremendous magical energy felt from Leah.

Even Asrandiz was looking at Leah with a tense face.

Only.

“A ghost.”

Sera alone treated Leah with innocence.

“Warm and strong. Very.”

Sera approached Leah without hesitation.

Sera, who possessed the ability to see through the essence of existence.

“How can this be possible?”

Sera looked at Leah with curious eyes.

At Sera’s appearance, Leah tilted her head and asked.

-Who is this kid?

“I’m Sera.”

-Sera?

“Yes. A dark elf.”

-Dark elf…|-

Leah tilted her head once more.

It seemed that she didn’t understand the word dark elf.

That’s because the word dark elf was a race derived from Elodie a thousand years ago.

A race that started from Elodie.

To be more precise, it was a race that started when Elodie wielded the mana of darkness.

In short, it was a race that didn’t exist during the time when Leah was alive.

-Black-haired elf?

Leah carefully examined Sera.

-Wait, looking at it like this, she looks like Elodie?

Soon, Leah circled around Sera.

Well, since the dark elves were descendants of Elodie, Sera could be seen as a descendant of Elodie.

-She really looks a lot like Elodie?

But Cyan didn’t know how much of Elodie’s blood remained in Sera.

-How did this happen?

Leah looked at Cyan and asked.

At the same time, Hans and the residents of Reuben.

And the gazes of the dark elves all turned to Cyan.

Apparently.

It seemed like a situation needed to be sorted out.

“Let’s go inside and talk first.”

Cyan put away his sword and moved towards the inside of Reuben.

#

The Lord’s Castle Lv.2 located in the center of Reuben.

And Cyan’s office located inside.

Cyan gathered Leah, Hans, Semir, Grayson, Lucas.

And Asrandiz and Sera, and explained what had happened in the meantime.

The story mainly flowed towards explaining the situation to Leah, Hans, and Semir.

The incident in the north had spread as a rumor throughout the empire.

Reuben also knew about the whole story of the incident.

But they didn’t even know the detailed circumstances.

The explanation continued for quite a long time.

After the explanation of the situation was roughly finished.

“…So, from now on, the dark elves will live together in Reuben.”

“I’m Asrandiz. Nice to meet you.”

“I’m Sera. Nice to meet you.”

Asrandiz and Sera greeted the people of Reuben.

Then Hans and Lucas.

And Grayson and Semir exclaimed.

“Heo···.”

“To think I’d see an elf in person···.”

“To even live together in Reuben···.”

“I was wondering when the Lord asked about the dark elves last time···.”

The four showed their respective reactions, but that was it.

They didn’t have any particular aversion to the dark elves becoming estate residents.

That’s because they had heard all the circumstances from Cyan.

They knew what situation they were in.

And they knew what pain they had.

The dwarves of the Hammer Anvil tribe, including Semir.

And the humans of Reuben, including Grayson.

They were also all people who had been abandoned by the world.

That’s why they deeply understood and accepted the dark elves who shared the same pain.

Only.

-Why does it have to be elves···.

Only Leah was slightly sulky.

-If this happens, the territory will be full of pretty girls. It’s already a headache that girls keep getting caught up with Cyan.

Leah made a pouty face once.

Then she turned her head and looked at Sera.

-Hey. It’s good to live here, but you can’t come to the Lord’s Castle recklessly. Got it?

“Lord’s Castle? What’s that?”

-The place you’re in right now. The place where Cyan stays.

“The place where Cyan is is the Lord’s Castle. This is the Lord’s Castle.”

-Yes, don’t come in and out of here recklessly.

“Why?”

-Well, that’s…

Leah said in a flustered voice.

Perhaps she didn’t expect Sera to ask so boldly.

That’s because the dark elves were basically afraid of Leah.

The terrible magic felt from Leah.

To those who wield the mana of darkness, Leah’s magic was a higher dimension of magical power.

But Sera wasn’t.

Sera wasn’t afraid of Leah at all.

“Why can’t I come?”

She just treated her like a neighborhood sister.

-C, Cyan will be annoyed···?

“Cyan is… annoyed with me?”

Sera looked at Cyan and asked.

The expression on Sera’s face was quite sullen.

It seemed that Cyan really thought Sera was annoying.

“No.”

Cyan shook his head gently.

Then Sera smiled brightly again.

And looked at Leah.

“He’s not annoyed.”

-······

Leah lost her words.

Cyan watched the scene.

‘She’s the first person who doesn’t back down against Leah.’

Cyan exclaimed at Sera’s ability.

There had been no one who had opposed Leah.

Not even the saintess, Aria.

Even the princess, Elena, was no match.

Far from being a match, she was always being completely defeated.

Sera was confronting Leah for the first time.

She even shut Leah up.

Leah had lived for a thousand years.

Sera seemed to be a new type even for such Leah.

Leah stared blankly at Sera, speechless.

Then suddenly, she turned her head and looked at Cyan.

-Cyan, hmph!!

She flew away somewhere.

‘······ What is it?’

Just as he was thinking that.

“The ghost sister is angry. Did Sera say something bad?”

Sera looked down with a sullen face.

‘······ What is it again?’

Cyan really wondered what it was.

‘Oh well, I don’t know.’

They’ll figure it out on their own.

Cyan shook his head.

What was important now wasn’t that.

“Anyway, that’s how it turned out. Hans, please provide some conveniences for the dark elves to adapt for the time being.”

“Understood.”

“Grayson and Semir, help them assimilate with the territory residents. Lucas, don’t forget to remind the soldiers too.”

“There won’t be any problems you’re worried about.”

“I will firmly tell the soldiers.”

With Cyan’s words, Hans and Grayson.

And Lucas answered in turn.

Cyan nodded in satisfaction.

‘Well, now that the situation has been roughly explained.’

The residential space and area where the dark elves would live in Ruben had to be expanded.

Also, space for planting the World Tree, Instiz, had to be secured.

The gold that would go into this process would naturally be enormous.

But.

[Currently holding gold] – 32,060,500 G

Cyan had a whopping 32 million gold in his possession!

And even fame points that had already exceeded 50,000 points!

‘I’ve been running my mouth well all this time.’

Cyan smiled bitterly inside.

“Okay, then, dismiss. Go and do your jobs.”

With Cyan’s words, people left the office one by one.

But one person.

“Semir? Do you have something to say?”

Only Semir remained in his seat without leaving.

Semir, the chief of the Dwarf race, the Hammer Anvil tribe, and a descendant of the divine craftsman Morcru.

When Cyan asked, Semir nodded and opened his mouth.

“Does the lord perhaps have any thoughts of building a space for the dark elves to live in now?”

“I was thinking about it.”

Cyan nodded right away.

Because that’s what he was really thinking.

“You’ll build it based on the blueprint I made last time.”

“That’s right.”

And he was thinking of spending money based on the blueprint Semir had made last time.

The blueprint of Ruben that Semir had made was truly fitting to be called a paradise.

And 32 million gold could make that dream of paradise come true.

But.

“Hmm…”

For some reason, Semir was making a worried expression.

“What’s wrong?”

“Actually… there’s a bit of a problem with the blueprint I made.”

“A problem?”

Semir nodded slowly.

“The thing is…”

And then Semir continued.

To be honest, he didn’t fully understand it.

Because various architectural knowledge were rampant.

But he could tell what the problem Semir was talking about was.

Strictly speaking, there was no problem with the blueprint.

How could there be a problem with that paradise?

However.

“This blueprint isn’t suitable for the dark elves?”

“That’s right.”

Semir continued right away.

“The lifestyle of the elves is a bit… unique. You’ll understand quickly since you’ve seen it yourself, lord.”

Cyan nodded slowly.

Because he had been to a dark elf village in the north.

It wasn’t just a little unique, it was just another world.

The forest race, the elves.

They were living as one with the forest.

First of all, all the elves’ houses were attached to the trees.

From houses that were almost attached to the ground.

To houses that were so high up that you’d wonder, ‘Can I live there…?’

On the other hand, human houses were not like that.

This was a method that didn’t need explanation.

In short, if the human lifestyle stretched horizontally.

The elves’ lifestyle could be said to stretch vertically.

“And strictly speaking, our dwarves can also be said to be vertical. In the past, our ancestors lived in tunnels.”

But after a long time, the dwarves became human.

They became accustomed to the human lifestyle.

And eventually adapted and changed to the human lifestyle.

However, the elves were not.

Unlike the dwarves, they distanced themselves from humans.

They turned their backs on the world and lived their own lives.

Even ordinary elves would be like that.

Not to mention the dark elves who had been rejected by the world.

“So if you build according to the blueprint, problems will surely arise.”

Semir was expressing such concerns.

In a word, it was a situation where they had to live as humans after living as elves their whole lives.

Well, they would adapt if they lived long enough.

But it was clear that it would take a long time.

It would take as long as the time it took for the dwarves to become human.

Various problems would surely arise in the process.

Above all.

“The elves will need a World Tree.”

The elves needed a World Tree.

Elves raise forests, and forests raise elves.

This was an identity rooted in the elf race.

They could adapt to the human lifestyle.

But he couldn’t tell them to live while killing their racial identity.

Of course, Cyan had a World Tree.

Not just an ordinary World Tree, but Instiz.

But.

“There’s no space set aside to plant the World Tree.”

Semir didn’t consider the World Tree at all when he made the blueprint.

Instiz, the World Tree that contained the source of life and the legacy left by Elodie.

Instiz could be planted in Ruben right now.

However, just because it could be planted didn’t mean it could be planted recklessly.

Instiz would extend its influence not only to the humans and dwarves, the entire Ruben, but also to the nearby Dark Forest.

In a word, the structure of the territory had to be reorganized around the World Tree.

So what Semir wanted to say was.

“The blueprint must be modified.”

The current blueprint had to be improved.

“I never thought you would bring dark elves, lord. Not to mention a World Tree…”

Well… Cyan had nothing to say about this either.

To be honest, Cyan didn’t know either.

Who in the world would expect dark elves to come as territory residents?

Of course, he thought humans would come.

Besides, who in the world would think of planting a World Tree in their territory?

He didn’t even think about the possibility of being able to obtain it, let alone plant it.

No, he wondered if he would even be able to see a World Tree.

Currently, Ruben was a territory with humans, dwarves, and elves as territory residents.

A territory where a World Tree was planted.

There would be no such territory even if you searched the entire continent.

“Um… then Semir. Can the blueprint be modified?”

“It’s possible… but it seems like it will take some time.”

Semir made a troubled expression.

Judging by his expression, it seemed like it would take a lot of time, not just a little.

Well, it was good enough that it could be modified.

‘This is a bit difficult.’

It was difficult in the current situation.

Because there wasn’t much time left for the promise with Durak.

Now that the incident in the north was over.

There were about two months left for the time promised with Durak.

In a word, Cyan had to return to Elandur in two months.

‘Come to think of it, Durak is quiet.’

He said he would return immediately if he didn’t achieve satisfactory results in the north.

Now that everything in the north was over.

For some reason, Durak didn’t show any particular reaction.

He didn’t know if he was satisfied or not.

‘Eh, who cares.’

Cyan shook off his thoughts.

Because he didn’t have the slightest intention of returning to the family anyway.

What was important now was the modification of the blueprint.

“Um…”

Cyan fell into deep thought about the unexpected problem.

He thought he only needed money to spend.

He never expected there would be such a problem.

He had a whopping 32 million gold in his inventory…

‘Huh? No.’

At that moment, a thought flashed through Cyan’s mind.

“Semir. How about this?”

Cyan told Semir the thought that had occurred to him.

#

Five days had already passed since Cyan returned to Ruben.

And five days had also passed since the dark elves became territory residents of Ruben.

The territory residents of Ruben helped the dark elves adapt well without rejecting them.

Thanks to that, the dark elves were adapting well to their new home.

But as expected.

Like Semir worried, the dark elves couldn’t adapt to life in Ruben.

They were constantly going over the roofs.

They often went outside the territory of Ruben.

Sometimes they even slept in the Dark Forest and were attacked by monsters.

The situation was worse than Semir’s worries.

And the problem was getting more and more serious as each day passed.

But there was no proper solution.

How could they change a way of life that they had lived their whole lives in an instant?

It was a situation where they had to change even the identity rooted in the elf race.

He could only believe that a long time would solve it.

The chaotic life of Ruben continued like that.

And then, as another day, two days, and three days passed.

“The preparations… are all finished.”

Semir came to find Cyan again.

Hollow eyes of Semir.

Was it a week of all-nighters?

The deep fatigue was written all over his face.

“Thank you for your hard work.”

Cyan accepted the few sheets of paper that Semir handed over.

It was none other than the blueprint of Ruben that Cyan had requested.

“I made it at the lord’s request… but I don’t know if it’s okay to overturn it completely like this…”

Soon, Semir’s worried voice was heard.

A new blueprint that completely overturned Ruben.

It wasn’t a blueprint that modified the existing one.

It was a new blueprint that literally scraped off everything in Ruben.

Existing buildings, houses.

And various infrastructure.

Even the walls built outside.

It was a method of scraping off everything in Ruben and building it anew.

The reason was simple.

It was easier to write anew on a blank canvas than to forcibly modify a place that was already twisted.

More meticulously and perfectly than Semir had missed in the process.

So now.

“Are you crazy?”

A blueprint of Ruben that would never exist again in the world was created.

Even Cyan, who didn’t have much knowledge about architecture, could immediately feel that it was unusual.

No, could he say that this was just unusual?

“Are you really crazy?”

This could only be expressed with the word ‘crazy’.

Heaven, paradise, utopia.

Nothing could follow this blueprint no matter what he threw at it.

Of course, that was if it was completed according to the blueprint.

But it was impossible to complete it according to this blueprint.

Leaving aside these ridiculous buildings.

The time it would take to build these buildings could not be ignored.

If he started building from now on in the ordinary way, it would take about 100 years.

Even if he built Ruben into a paradise that would never exist again in the world.

There would be no one living there.

That’s why paradise was paradise because it was paradise.

And utopia was utopia because it was utopia.

But.

It would be a different story if there was an absolute magic that made everything in the world possible.

[Currently holding gold] – 32,000,000 G

32 million gold.

It was truly an astronomical amount.

Of course, there was still a problem.

Even if he revealed and rebuilt the entire Ruben.

The time it took for the building to be demolished and constructed could not be helped.

There was an instant completion ticket, but he couldn’t buy instant completion tickets for all those buildings.

From the beginning, revealing Ruben completely was a crazy thing to do.

To put it bluntly, it was like spending money again on the cost of spending money so far.

Even if building demolition was possible with Mobile Lord.

Even if he refunded some of the money in the process.

The cost itself was still enormous.

That’s why it was virtually impossible.

Nevertheless, the reason why Cyan dared to do this was simple.

‘Aim for the maintenance reward.’

None other than the maintenance reward.

In the past, he had obtained instant completion tickets for all buildings and research as a reward for maintenance.

It was possible if he obtained it once again.

And the condition for that was an information overload to the extent that maintenance would be carried out.

In other words, it was gold to the extent that Mobile Lord would faint.

And even this was a difficult situation because Mobile Lord had become stronger with the maintenance in the meantime.

That’s why he called that name again, shouting at the top of his lungs.

32 million gold.

Absolute magic that turns everything impossible in the world into possible.

‘As expected.’

When faced with a problem.

When he didn’t know what to do.

Didn’t Mobile Lord say it over and over again?

‘When you’re stuck in progress, you spend money.’

At that moment.

Tring!

《No···! That’s not what I mean···!!》

An urgent notification window popped up on the screen.

At the same time, Woooong···! The smartphone vibrated slightly.

Tring! Tring!

《That’s not it AAAAAAAA!!!!!!》

Why did it feel like he was trembling with fear?

Click.

But Cyan ignored it lightly.

“I’ve been through a lot.”

Who cares.