Hope you guys are staying safe and staying sane during this pandemic.

Anyway, I have been working at home for a while now and just realized how bad I was at time management. I knew I wasnt good at it but I didnt think it would be that bad. Kinda almost got in trouble since I kept missing deadlines and stuff due to being preoccupied with all the distractions at home. I guess my goal will be to get better at that among other things.

Chapter 63: That time when I had an in-island adventure Part 2

TL: kizen

ED: Gecko/Filip

Hnngh I should have taken the time to pick an area with softer ground to sleep on.

I stretched my aching back while thinking that as I took down the building I camped in, except for the wall thats blocking the wind. After finishing my preparations, I continued my journey towards the western coast while nibbling on some dried meat.

Oh my, youre up early, arent you? How did your exploration go?

Ah Palma-san. I was able to ensure that well be able to regularly trade with the harpies that came over yesterday. Theyll also bring us rabbits that they manage to catch

Hmmm. Is that a good thing?

Well be able to have a friendly relationship with the Demonkin living on this island after all. As for the rabbits, well be able to secure a stable source of meat if we manage to breed them

I see. Anyway, can you give this child some water?

I did as she asked and gave it plenty of water and then went on my way.

There wasnt anything special on the western side of the island except for the large coffee forest so I decided to head back. Since it was on the way, I dropped by the hot spring first. After getting there, I saw Facile who looked like she was in high spirits. I think she was also heading towards the hot spring.

Oh, its Caam!

Noticing me, she came over to give her greetings. Does she have any shame? Well, I guess her top and lower half seem to be covered in feathers so theyre not really exposed. Shes still childish so I wouldnt feel anything even if her chest didnt have feathers, but she should still put on some leggings or something for below. Im really curious of her body line though.

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Hey

This place is super amazing! Its really warm!

Well, its hot water after all

Even mom and dad are praising it you know?

Thats good

After saying that, I took off my clothes then covered my privates with a towel as I entered the hot spring.

Ahhhhhh~~

Feeling the hot water caused my soul to cry out as I leaned into the wall of the hot spring.

Ooh, that was amazing moan

She was splashing around with excitement so I told her off but it was pointless.

Hmm, wont her feathers get damaged by the hot water?

Caam! I just remembered something. The meat was delicious. What kind of meat was that?

It was deer meat

Are deer the ones with those weird things on their head?

She put her hands on the top of her head with her fingers extended.

Thats right

Amazing! We can only hunt by grabbing rabbits from the sky after all so I think you guys are amazing for being able to do that!

Haha, thanks

Hn, swimming in warm water is also pretty nice! Right?

After saying that, she suddenly stood up, lightly shook her head to remove the water, then flew off.

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She just cant settle down, can she?

Im back

How did it go?

The one who greeted me was Kitsune-san.

After I left, I went straight towards the hot spring then descended in the direction opposite of where the sun rises. Upon reaching the foot of the mountain, I started walking in the direction where the sun descends. There was a lake not far from the mountain and I discovered a forest filled with trees bearing that red fruit we traded yesterday just before I reached the beach

I see. Good job

Thank you very much

Kitsune-san only gave me that reply so he probably didnt understand a thing from what I said.

After that, I continued to recount what happened from yesterday evening until lunchtime today.

Because of that, Root-san, Im sorry for troubling you even more but please make a large crate that will be used for breeding rabbits. It needs to be that way because the rabbits can just dig a tunnel to escape if we just leave the bottom open

Gotcha

Also, didnt you have a concern you wanted to address?

Ah, its about the quarry area. We dont have enough hands so we cant accumulate enough materials, thus I wanted to ask for a few more helpers

I see. About that, Ill try using magic to see if I can solve that myself. Ill be the only additional help so please bear with it for now

Sure

Anything else? If theres none then lets eat. Ah, are our food stocks still fine? We traded some with the harpies yesterday after all

Yes. We still have raw meat thats being dried so our supplies didnt get affected that much

Alright. Im sorry for the delay everyone. Lets eat

After saying that, they picked their places and then we started eating.

Ever since Root-san arrived, he was able to make simple tables and chairs so were now eating on top of those. I feel bad for the quarry group though since Im having them walk all the way back over here just to eat their lunch. I should probably just let them bring bentos to work.

All of these really makes it clear how much were hurting for manpower, doesnt it?

Realizing that the mining of the quarry wasnt actually going that well, I let that complaint leak out.

Well, you cant avoid having difficulties at this point I guess

To help with our quarrying problem, I ignored the mana required and just made a diamond blade instead of the large saw I made earlier using a weaker material. I made it rotate at a high speed by constantly channeling mana to it and started pushing the bedrock on top of it to test it out.

This thing is called an off-cut blade for stone use or diamond cutter.

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It will cause noise pollution and get dust all over the place whenever Im using it but I can just cover this thing in a Waterball to prevent the dust. I cant really do anything about the noise though. I think that wind magic will probably be able to do something about that, but Ill just have to put up with it for now.

Hearing sounds that they have never heard before, the quarrying group just did their work while covering their ears without minding me. The stones are heavy so I decided to cut 30-centimeter chunks out of the stone face. This time the blade was able to cut the stone cleanly.

After I finish cutting an entire stone block, the human workers carry them to a wagon to transport them to the processing area. We continued doing that operation until the evening so we should already have a decent supply, but I and the humans who have been transporting the stuff ended up exhausted. Also, its probably because I made that diamond blade but I received a notification.

Skill :: Attack attribute :: Earth** :: 5 acquired.

I wonder if that will continue to increase if I keep making those diamond blades? I still have no idea what causes these numbers to go up.

Lets wrap it up for today. I cant do anymore after all

Us too, Maou-sama. There was no end to carrying and transporting these rocks

Haha, sorry about that. With this, we can start laying down the foundations for our buildings

Just what is that thing anyway? I thought it was a terrifying magic at first but its really convenient, isnt it?

While wiping his sweat, a human male lightly tapped the stone he was carrying as he drank some water.

You know about diamonds, right? Its hard enough to withstand rubbing against anything so its fine making it rotate against the stone like that

Iya, its amazing how you can just casually use a diamond for that

Its just something I made with magic so it will disappear once my mana runs out. Thats why I can use it like this as much as I want

After saying that, I handed him a palm-sized glass that I formed into a brilliant-cut diamond. After that, my mana reserves were already empty so Im feeling extra tired.

If I had something like that, Id use it to try and get myself a woman

Thats not how it works!

You cant just show that to a woman after all

Thats right

They were having that argument while looking at my fake diamond.

Weve heard that Maou-sama has a wife and children, but how did you guys meet?

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Ah. Lets see To put it briefly, I noticed that my childhood friend liked me so I just responded to her feelings

Oh so it was love huh?

Did you give her something like this?

Ive only given her a handmade hair ornament, an earring, some brass knuckles, and a silver bracelet

Ah, shoot.

Brass knuckles?

Ah, just ignore that one

No way we can do that. Just where can you find a woman thats happy receiving a weapon as a gift!? Is she an adventurer?

Shes a girl who has been raised in our village and has lived there for her whole life

That means shes just an ordinary wife then

She is you know?

Ah, I want to see how she looks like at least once. What is she like?

Ha? Well, shes just normal. She doesnt look that different from humans but since shes also a Demonkin, she has a small horn on her head

I pointed at my forehead while saying that.

How about her height and figure?

Why do you even need to know that?

Because were curious about Maou-samas taste in women

shes a bit taller than me, has a slender body, and has black, shoulder-length hair

I just went with it since this is kinda like bonding with your subordinates.

Hmm, if shes taller than Maou-sama What kind of woman is she?

Also, slender means shes thin, right?

I wonder if there are a lot of Demonkin with black hair?

Still, the mermaid that came here the other day was pretty nice, wasnt she?

Ah, come to think of it, I wonder how Demonkin make children

Its good that they dont have any animosity towards other Demonkin but Id have to back out if they start talking about how those fish head guys reproduce.

We continued chatting after that and after we got back to the village, we ate dinner then ended the day. And as for the fake diamond, it disappeared just before we reached the village.

~Idle Talk~

Maou-samas wife

A: Hey you guys, Maou-sama told us about his wife earlier. Apparently, she doesnt look that different from us humans, apart from the horn on her forehead

B: Huh, was Maou-sama the type to focus only on looks?

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A: Thats not it. I heard that it was his wife who made the moves

B: Hmm. Well, hes a Demon Lord now after all. She might have done that since she saw a promising future with him

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A: I heard that she was his childhood friend

B: So she was with him from back then huh? That wife of his has pretty good insight doesnt she?

Kitsune: Shes a pretty taciturn beauty you know? I think its nice that they were already together since they were children

A: What!?

Kitsune: Unfortunately, shes a bit lacking in the chest department and has an androgynous face though so you cant tell whether shes a man or a woman

B: So she doesnt have breasts, huh? As for me, I prefer big ones

Kitsune: He also has another one you know?

A & B: What did you say!

Kitsune: He has another one who is as bright as the sun. She has white hair, a bit shorter, and has a pretty sizable chest

A: Maou-sama looks pretty average but hes actually pretty capable, isnt he?

Kitsune: I heard that she fell for him at first sight and after relentless persuasion, it seems like she was able to get permission from the first wife

B: Haa Thats a great wife that he has

Kitsune: Well, Ive heard that the first wife set some restrictions for the second one though. It seems like she hit her so hard in the stomach that she almost vomited

B: That still makes her amazing. Is he a whipped husband?

Kitsune: No, shes completely enamored with Caam. Its just that shes scary when shes angry, although I havent seen it myself. By the way I hate to admit it but shes stronger than me. She could split bricks in half like a cookie with just her fingers, and when she gripped it tightly, it ended up getting pulverized

A & B: Thats not true, right?

Kitsune: It is. Caams wife is so strong that when giving birth to their child, the pole that they used to help her in pushing was crushed

A & B:What the hell? Thats scary

Kitsune: Thats why you better not mess with her when their family comes to the island

A: I-I wont do something like that. I dont want to die after all

B: Y-yeah. Me too

And with that, Kitsune-san told the others of Suzurans terror.

-Dangerous Magic-

Maou-sama, can you use this magic for attacking?

Its dangerous you know?

In what way?

If you dont press it down, it will just fly off

Eh?

I guess it would be easier just to show you. Please step back

Once I made sure that they were quite far from me, I shot the rotating blade towards the stone. The instant the blade that was rotating at a high speed hit the rock, it got knocked back and sent flying.

See? When you throw it straight ahead, it will just get repelled once it hits something. If you throw it towards the ground, its fine if it just embeds itself but at worst, it will roll back to you. It would be better to just use a blade of wind instead, especially if youre hitting a softer enemy. Well, you can still expect an attack using this to do some damage since it has some weight to it but it requires a lot of mana so its much more efficient to use something else. Even if you say that this blade can cut stone, if you get attacked by magic that launches stones at you, you would be killed while you are trying to cut it with this.

Haa I dont really get it ssu

I see. Just think of it like using a saw to strike a nail. There are other magic that are easier to use depending on the situation

Ah, I get it. Its easier to understand if you put it that way ssu

Hmm, thats making me worried about the level of knowledge in this world I might be getting ahead of myself but I wonder if I should get them to take some classes in some kind of outdoor classroom.

Ill still prioritize my children though. Well, I should just take it one step at a time I guess.