My Beloved Dog is the Strongest in Another World

I told them to not worry too much

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“The plan is to have enough herbs for all of the duke’s lands. Of course, not every type of herb, but… We will still be growing a lot in this village. And by making a new kind of wine, this village’s importance will grow. After all, it isn’t just me, but the villagers will also help in the operation.”

“Yes… We will all work together to make the wine.”

“While we won’t know if it will be popular until we sell it…it might become something where there is great demand. In any case, if that happens, you will have to make a lot of it. I don’t think you will have much time to go chasing wolves so that you can train them.”

“Additionally, Mr. Takumi has already signed a contract with me regarding the herbs. And so it is only natural for me to provide soldiers… It will be the same with the wine. By putting it under our management, we will see more profits. That will then allow us to make these lands safe. Fixing the roads and increasing the number of soldiers who can deal with monsters. Maintaining villages and towns…etcetera…”

“There are other things too, but that is the gist of it.”

In the end, the herbs and wine will keep them very busy, so it is best that they not be distracted by other things…

Though, the last time I was here, Mr. Harnes had told me about how people were leaving the village, and how they had little time to spend with the children, due to making the wine.

But Mr. Ekenhart meant to hire more people for the winemaking as well, so perhaps they would not be too busy. Though, the new people would have to be taught how to make the wine, so it would still be busy for quite some time.

I wanted to avoid a situation like before where they were constantly working. And so did Mr. Ekenhart.

Though, taking care of dogs was a lot of work too… But at least they could play with the children.

However, when it comes to making wolves your familiar, that was a different matter. It would be one thing if they just trained them during their free time, like a hobby. But that probably wouldn’t be enough.

Regardless, maybe Mr. Ekenhart saw their desire to be able to defend themselves as mistrust…or maybe he wondered if they would revolt against him. No, I was probably overthinking it.

And after the previous monster attack, it was understandable that they would be cautious.

“Indeed…so you thought of that much already… I’m sorry that we were so presumptuous…”

“No, I’m happy for your consideration. You can discuss the matter with Mr. Takumi, and decide on the village’s direction.”

“Me?”

“Even if it is just about what be done now, there is plenty of value in speaking with Mr. Takumi. Isn’t that right, chief?”

“Yes… He is able to make us see things in a different light. I shall try to ask for his opinion in the future, when making decisions for the people.”

“…I’m sure that I will make mistakes as well, so please tell me when I do.”

“Certainly.”

“The villagers tend to agree with each other, which makes things peaceful…except when they go in the wrong direction… But it is the duty of a leader to put them on the right path. If Claire and Mr. Takumi are here, that should not happen. So things will be easy for me!”

“I hope you don’t expect too much from me… I’m just the person who makes the herbs… Also, do you only care about taking it easy…?”

“Don’t worry, Mr. Takumi. I shall make sure that His Grace works properly once he returns to the mansion.”

“Wha…t!?”

“After all, there is a lot of work piled up. He will not be able to relax for quite some time.”

“Tsk…”

Mr. Ekenhart was very disappointed at Sebastian’s words.

Well, he was the duke… Even if he had authority and wealth, that also came with a lot of responsibilities.

“Hmm…I see…”

“Yes. And so for now…”

The talk of dogs and wolves was finished, and so we moved to discussing plans for the herb fields.

The first thing to prepare was the land. As had been decided before, it would be to the north of the village. All of the way up to the forest. That would be very big.

Of course, we would not cover all of it at once. But it gave us plenty of room to expand as needed.