The Unfortunate Girl Wants an Easy Mode in Her Second Life – Chapter 151

Chapter 151: Modern knowledge cheat? Leave it to the person(?)
ㅤWhen I opened my eyes, Almy’s face was right there, a close-up.
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ㅤ”Minato! Are you alright!?”
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ㅤ”Ah, yeah. Seems like I’m fine. But, you’re too close.”
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ㅤAlmy backed away, and I sat up in bed.
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ㅤI looked around.
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ㅤOf course, it was my private room in the Demon King’s Castle, Elminarsh.
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ㅤ（For a moment, the thought flashed through my mind that being reincarnated into another world was all just a dream.）
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ㅤBut that wasn’t the case. I had returned to a reality stranger than any dream.
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ㅤ”Um, so five days have passed here, haven’t they?”
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ㅤ”Yeah. Nothing much has happened here. Boroneal-san is still flying around to various places, and Hamilton-san is in the Mistradia Tree Country for preliminary negotiations.”
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ㅤ”Ah, that’s right. We put it off, but we need to finalize things with the Tree Country.”
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ㅤThe Mistradia Tree Country is located in the middle of the northern continent, slightly south of where Celesta is.
ㅤIt doesn’t share a border with the Demon Kingdom, so it’s not a high priority, but for Celesta, it’s both a trading partner and a neighboring country.
ㅤThere’s also the matter of me stopping Imusoda’s rampage in the Mist Forest incident.
ㅤAfter that, there was the super development of me becoming the Demon King, so I asked Hamilton-san to go there to explain the situation.
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ㅤ（Worst case scenario, someone might say that the Mist Forest incident was orchestrated by me, the Demon King.）
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ㅤSince Sherry-san, the Patrol Knights Commander, and Lewis are there, I don’t think that will happen, though.
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ㅤElminarsh’s voice could be heard from somewhere.
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ㅤ『Minato. Are you feeling any different?』
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ㅤ”Yeah, I seem to be fine.”
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ㅤI said as I lightly stretched my body.
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ㅤ”Elminarsh, how’s the Earth’s internet? Is it usable?”
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ㅤ『It’s a wonderful thing. Although magic is unknown, no, perhaps because magic is unknown, the humans of Earth perceive the laws of the world as they are and transform them into systematic knowledge.』
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ㅤ”That’s good to hear. Ultimately, it would be better if we didn’t need adventurers, or even Guardians. For that to happen, this world needs to become more prosperous.”
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ㅤThe “game-like excitement” that the Grandmasters once desired might disappear.
ㅤBut it would be better if people could live without being threatened by others.
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ㅤ『Even in agriculture alone, farming methods and fertilizers based on scientific evidence can be readily disseminated in this world. Of course, technologies like genetic modification would be impossible for the time being.』
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ㅤ”I had no knowledge of what kind of fertilizers are good, and such.”
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ㅤI might be able to recall some hints about the general principles of home appliances, depending on the appliance.
ㅤBut specific knowledge like what ingredients to combine would only be known by specialists.
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ㅤ『There’s also a vast accumulation of knowledge in medicine. It will take time to realize everything in this world, but thorough public health measures could be possible depending on the approach.』
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ㅤ”There seemed to be infectious diseases in the hot regions of the Southern Continent. Well, it’s not impossible to forcibly cure them with magic, but there are few people who can use healing magic.”
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ㅤ『When it comes to the industrial side, the development of equipment and devices… No, we must start with the training of specialists.』
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ㅤ”This world should have had various technologies, too, though.”
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ㅤWhile traveling the world, I’ve seen hand pumps, complex weaving looms, and threshing machines.
ㅤThere were also magicians researching batteries and steam engines.
ㅤHowever, at the moment, they are treated as eccentrics by society.
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ㅤ『Even after having Boroneal and the others investigate, there are people in this world who can be called engineers and inventors. However, their research is sporadic and isolated. There is no unified system of knowledge. When they die, their knowledge is lost, not passed on to anyone.』
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ㅤ”We should scout such people individually. For that, we need to have the technology on our side, too, right?”
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ㅤ『Indeed. The most effective way to scout engineers is to show them superior technology. Fortunately, there are many skilled individuals in Hope Village.』
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ㅤ”They were self-sufficient, after all.”
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ㅤ『I’ve already asked for their cooperation. There’s also the option of asking Harriet-joshi in Celesta to arrange for personnel…』
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ㅤ”Hmm. I don’t want to be indebted to her. It feels like it would lead to revealing our hand.”
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ㅤ『I thought you would say that, so I waited for Minato’s return.』
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ㅤ”Ahaha… You saw right through me. I’d like to scout engineers directly, without going through other countries. Of course, with proper compensation and treatment.”
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ㅤ『However, there’s no one who can judge the quality of engineers. For the time being, it’ll have to be me or Minato.』
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ㅤ”Whoa, more work. That’s outside my area of expertise, too…”
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ㅤ『It’s not that urgent. In any case, technological development takes time. Negotiations with other countries are more urgent.』
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ㅤ”So, the Tree Country then.
ㅤSpeaking of which, what about the Dream Weaver?”
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ㅤ『Along with the Undine, they’ve already entered the Demon King’s Castle. They’re currently searching for a suitable island to live on in the nearby waters.』
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ㅤ”That was fast.”
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ㅤ『You used the Dream Weaver’s Dungeon Master powers to connect the Demon King’s Castle and the Mist Forest Dungeon Ruins, didn’t you?』
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ㅤ”That’s right. Ah, what about the gate that connected the Demon King’s Castle and the ruins?”
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ㅤ『It’s already gone. Or rather, I erased it. Just as a precaution.』
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ㅤ”It would be convenient for going to the Tree Country, but it would be troublesome if intruders were to come through.
ㅤHave we heard from Hamilton, who went to the Tree Country?”
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ㅤ『Negotiations seem to be difficult. As expected, they harbor resentment towards the demons.』
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ㅤThe “Awakened” incident that occurred in the Mist Forest was caused by Imusoda, the leader of the Four Heavenly Demon Generals.
ㅤThere were a considerable number of victims in the series of incidents.
ㅤAfter the incident, it seems that the discovery of multiple demons infiltrating the Tree Country’s core led to a witch-hunt-like commotion.
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ㅤ”Should I go? My face is somewhat known there.”
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ㅤ『Hamilton says he wants to request Your Majesty’s presence after a certain degree of agreement has been reached. He says if the Demon King went there and an agreement couldn’t be reached, it would damage the Demon Kingdom’s reputation.』
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ㅤ”It’s politics, huh. I’ll leave that to Hamilton and Boroneal. What about Grunblin?”
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ㅤ『She’s diving into the dungeon with the Guardians of Hope Village.』
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ㅤ”Eh, is that okay?”
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ㅤ『She’s learning in her own way. She seems to be a quick learner.』
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ㅤI thought she was a musclehead, but that makes sense. She was one of the Four Heavenly Demon Generals, after all.
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ㅤ”So, what should I be doing?”
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ㅤ『Conquering the dungeon, scouting engineers for the 『modern knowledge cheat』, and giving permission for various negotiations, I suppose.』
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ㅤ”That means the Demon Kingdom’s establishment is going smoothly. Although it’s concerning that we haven’t seen any movement from God.”
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ㅤ『We have no choice but to be fully prepared.』
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ㅤAnd so, while there was a touch of anxiety, the Demon Kingdom’s system was gradually taking shape.
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ㅤBut the worst-case scenario always progresses out of sight.
ㅤAnd it always goes beyond our expectations.
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ㅤ━━The flames of disaster were ignited not by the God I was worried about.