Peddler in Another World: I Can Go Back to My World Whenever I Want! Volume 6 [Parts 1 to 4] by Hiiro Shimotsuki

Author:Hiiro Shimotsuki
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter Four: The Major Challenge Facing Ninoritch

“I haven’t told the townsfolk about this yet, but the earl of the region, Lord Bashure, has requested that we take in some refugees,” Karen explained.

“Refugees?” I repeated, my eyes widening slightly. “Has there been some kind of disaster in the kingdom?”

Karen shook her head. “They’re foreign refugees, hailing from the nation of Hyord to the north.”

“Oh, I see. That’s quite sudden,” I remarked.

“You said it,” Karen agreed. “Under normal circumstances, we wouldn’t take in foreign refugees, but I’m led to believe the situation is rather dire.”

Karen told us that a horde of insanely powerful monsters had taken up residence in the southeastern part of Hyord and had been attacking towns and villages left and right, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. The number of casualties was through the roof and roughly one-fifth of the country’s entire territory had been left in utter ruins after the monsters had swept through, the damage so severe that rebuilding the affected areas could well be an impossible task for several years to come. Fortunately, some of the citizens of these flattened places had survived the rampage, but with all of the nation’s efforts and budget focused squarely on trying to stop the monsters, there wasn’t the funds needed to look after these refugees. In a last-ditch effort to do something for the displaced, the King of Hyord had reached out to his close friend, Lord Bashure, the earl of this region, who had in turn conveyed the urgent request to the King of Giruam. The king subsequently granted permission to open the nation’s arms to roughly three thousand refugees from Hyord, and Lord Bashure had meticulously divided these evacuees up into smaller groups and allocated a specific number for each town and village to shelter. In the case of Ninoritch, this number was around two hundred.

“T-Two hundred...” Aina breathed in shock.

Karen nodded. “We need to provide them with food and shelter at the very least, and ideally, jobs too. It’s going to set us back a lot. As such, I simply can’t afford to spend the entirety of the town’s budget on the construction of some new inns.”

“I understand,” I said.

If this were a corporate setting, Karen’s role in this would be something akin to a middle manager. As the mayor, she had full authority over Ninoritch, but she still had to respond to those even higher up the chain—in this case, Lord Bashure—and couldn’t refuse their demands.

She sighed, the weight of the situation evident in her eyes. “I can’t believe this is all happening right before the meteor festival. I’m telling you, Shiro, I’m at my wits’ end.”

“The meteor festival?” I asked, my curiosity piqued.

Karen appeared surprised by my lack of knowledge on the subject. “You don’t know about it?”

“’Fraid not,” I admitted sheepishly before turning to Patty. “You ever heard of it, boss?”

“How would I know about it?” she squeaked in response. “What about you, Aina?”

The little girl nodded. “I have.”

“Really? Could you fill us in, Aina?” I asked.

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