The Unfortunate Girl Wants an Easy Mode in Her Second Life – Chapter 102

Chapter 102: A sea voyage with a bad feeling
ㅤ”So, give me an island.”
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ㅤHarriet-san tilted her head at my words.
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ㅤ”An island? Do you want to become a lord?”
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ㅤ”No, I’m not interested in that sort of thing, but I want a remote island with clean water. I want to keep people out as much as possible, and I want you to manage it, Harriet-san.”
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ㅤ”…That’s a strange condition.”
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ㅤ”Please don’t pry into it.”
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ㅤHarriet-san pondered my words.
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ㅤAnd then,
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ㅤ”In that case, I’ll give you the Kielhen Islands.”
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ㅤ”Huh!?”
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ㅤ”If we were able to reclaim those islands thanks to Minato-san’s efforts, then I’ll give the entire archipelago to you.”
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ㅤ”N-No, I don’t need them! I don’t know much about them, but since you call them an archipelago, there must be several islands, right!?”
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ㅤ”As far as Celesta is aware, there are thirty-five islands. There should be at least one island among them that meets Minato-san’s conditions, right?”
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ㅤ”Ah, I see!
ㅤNo, that’s not right! I don’t need the remaining thirty-four islands!”
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ㅤ”If it’s too much trouble, you can leave it to a governor. I don’t understand what you’ll use it for, but it’s difficult to have special management for just one island. The area is close to the 『Navel』, so there’s a risk that management won’t be thorough. In fact, it’s been a pirate hideout until now.
ㅤIn that respect, it would be easier if a strong and reliable person like Minato-san governed it…”
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ㅤ”There might still be remnants of pirates, right? You don’t want to force me to hunt them down, do you…?”
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ㅤ”That’s absurd! Celesta will take responsibility for that. If Minato-san doesn’t want the residents in the gray zone, we’ll have them leave the islands.”
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ㅤ”…Why are you so insistent on giving me an island?”
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ㅤ”Celesta is a republic. If Kielhen belongs to Celesta, there will be complaints no matter who governs it… you see.”
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ㅤ”Ah, I see.
ㅤWell, please don’t involve me in Celesta’s politics!”
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ㅤ”Just your name would be enough. I’ll appoint a competent person as governor.”
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ㅤ”No, thank you! I have a feeling it will be a hassle!
ㅤJust one island is enough!”
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ㅤ”Aww, come on. Take all thirty-five islands while you’re at it.”
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ㅤ”No!”
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ㅤ”Please reconsider.”
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ㅤ”No way!”
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ㅤAfter such an exchange that lasted until noon, I finally managed to get Harriet-san to agree to the reward of “just one island that meets the conditions, with Harriet-san managing it.”
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ㅤHowever━━
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ㅤAfter Harriet-san left, I finally realized.
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ㅤ（I don’t think I’ve agreed to take on this job yet…）
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ㅤPerhaps… was I tricked by Harriet-san?
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ㅤAnd so, the next day.
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ㅤI was on the deck of Celesta’s prized high-speed galley.
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ㅤThe galley had a three-tiered structure, and on the lowest level, strong sailors were sweating as they rowed the oars.
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ㅤDespite being a considerably large ship, the galley was cutting through the sea at a considerable speed.
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ㅤ”Phew, the sea breeze feels nice.”
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ㅤI stood at the bow and muttered to myself as I gazed at the blue sky and the sparkling waves below.
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ㅤ”I feel like I was completely played by Harriet-san… but if nothing happens, she’ll just send me to the Southern Continent.”
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ㅤEven in that case, I would receive a reward that was considerably higher than the market price.
ㅤIt’s the kind of level that I would consider a rip-off if I were the one paying.
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ㅤMoreover, this ship was a high-speed galley, and there was a backup sailing ship following behind just in case. It was so far away that it looked like a grain of rice, but they were keeping their distance to avoid a double shipwreck.
ㅤIt was an overly extravagant fleet to send just one person.
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ㅤ”Knowing Harriet-san, she must have some information. She wouldn’t have offered such a condition if she wasn’t confident that I would deem it unavoidable.”
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ㅤI let out a big sigh.
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ㅤ”…Stop it, stop it. Considering my bad luck, something bad is bound to happen. I shouldn’t get my hopes up…”
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ㅤMain candidate ・Sea Monster（Unknown）, Countermeasure ・Demon Tribe, Dark Horse ・Pirates who should have disappeared.
ㅤ…Yeah, that’s a troublesome lineup.
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ㅤ”The first time you get on a ship in a role-playing game, it’s always a squid or an octopus. The chances of a shipwreck are fifty-fifty. But, even if the ship sinks, the protagonist never becomes seaweed, so it might be okay.”
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ㅤNot only the protagonist, but even the party members never get separated. They’re not that far apart, but it takes a little while to regroup within a certain range. In some cases, a lovey-dovey event with the heroine occurs on a deserted island.
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ㅤ”That’s right, if I raise a lot of flags, maybe nothing will happen. Come on, squid, come on. I want to eat octopus, I want to make takoyaki and eat octopus.”
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ㅤ”…Are you hungry, adventurer?”
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ㅤ”Whoa!”
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ㅤSuddenly spoken to from behind, I jumped up in surprise.
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ㅤTurning around, I saw the captain, dressed in the uniform of the Celesta Navy.
ㅤHe was a tanned, rugged man in his late thirties. He was a cool seafaring man who looked like he could be in a Hollywood pirate movie.
ㅤHis charming point was the sword scar that remained from his right forehead down to his cheek. He said it was a scar he got from a pirate.
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ㅤThe captain had a troubled look on his face.
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ㅤ”What’s wrong, Captain? Has a monster appeared already? Is it a squid? Is it an octopus?”
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ㅤ”No, there have been no such reports so far…”
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ㅤ”So far?”
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ㅤ”We’ve discovered a slight problem in another matter.”
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ㅤ”Here we go.”
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ㅤThe captain looked at me strangely as I involuntarily slapped my knee.
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ㅤ”Ah, no, it’s nothing…
ㅤMore importantly, what’s the problem?”
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ㅤ”Well, you see… a stowaway has sneaked onto this ship.”
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ㅤ”Oh!”
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ㅤCome to think of it, there was that kind of development too!