The Strongest Farmer in Another World ~I'm a "Farmer", Not a Demon King! ~

The Strongest Farmer in Another World ~I’m a “Farmer”, Not a Demon King! ~

Chapter 444 A month later

The city, which is usually chaotic and disordered, had been a bit different lately.

This change was due to my father putting in the effort to reform the city to welcome Mom to this place.

However, even though reforms were carried out, this is Karakas—a city of criminals. There are no laws, rules, or regulations set in place, and there’s no way to establish them. If anyone tried to do that, Granny and Edward, who approve of the current state of the city, would become enemies. If that happened, not just the city but the entire country would be done for.

So, my father only deals with the East District, the area he’s in charge of. Even then, it’s limited to tasks like rebuilding buildings, reorganizing plots, and collecting orphans.

Nevertheless, it’s still a large-scale plan, and these days have been noisy.

Those days are over now, though. After all, it’s finally complete.

It took six months to complete the work of revamping a city block, which is quite fast. But that’s because of his skills. He can do tasks that would normally require heavy machinery with manpower. When doing it by hand is more efficient and maneuverable than using heavy machinery, the work speeds up.

“It’s finally finished.”

From the upper floors of the newly built castle in the center, he looked down at the transformed city and murmured.

“Though it’s only on the surface. The people living here are still a bunch of good-for-nothings,” as my father standing beside me remarked.

As he said, this place still looks different only on the outside. The fact remains that the people living there haven’t changed, so it’s not a place suitable for ordinary folks. The reality hasn’t changed; there might still be someone barely surviving in the alleys, someone getting beaten up. There could be those messed up on drugs, planning scams or thefts.

Nevertheless, compared to before, it should be considerably better. At least, the surface has changed enough to look clean. Previously, just walking around would expose you to the sight of someone dying, and the fact that it’s no longer visible is already a significant improvement.

“Still, the guys in the East now aren’t that impressive, right? The ones who were truly hopeless moved west.”

There are, of course, those who dislike the improved place. Those who preferred the atmosphere of Karakas as a gathering of criminals don’t care about the city getting better. For them, power is everything. Anything goes as long as they can live as they please.

For these individuals, it seems the time when the city was completely unregulated was more comfortable. Therefore, such people moved to the undeveloped area in the west where no changes were made.

As a result, that area is more dangerous than the other three districts.

Well, it wasn’t a significant problem because the tendency was strong from the beginning. The previous boss in the west, Isaac, didn’t bother with management. He simply held the position of the boss in the west through sheer power.

So, even though the boss is no longer there, it’s just that — nothing has changed.

Of course, I don’t intend to bring Mom closer to that place. After all, it’s still dangerous.

“If Mom comes, make sure not to go to the west.”

“…Yeah. They haven’t done anything there, so it’s still the ‘original Karakas.’ If anything, it might have gotten worse since those guys were pushed there.”

“Pushed there… They didn’t do anything like that. Those guys who didn’t like it just moved there on their own.”

“But how they perceive it is not up to us. It’s up to them.”

That’s… yeah. What others think depends on them. There might be resentment, so we should be a bit more cautious.

“But well, we’ve finished what we needed to do there, so we’ll soon abandon that place.”

By “that place,” he probably means the mansion we used in the East.

“Even if you say abandon, you’ll keep it ready for use anytime, right?”

“Yeah. Well, there are people working and living there. But we should use it less in the future. Position-wise, it’s like my second home.”

“If you want, I can live there. For now, I usually stay in the flower garden, but I come here sometimes, and it could serve as a place to stay during those times. It won’t be completely unused.”

I didn’t think I said something strange, but my father frowned and looked at me.

“Huh? Are you an idiot? What about this castle?”

My father asked in amazement, but if I were to say what this is…

“The love nest for Dad and Mom?”

As soon as I said that, my father’s eyebrows twitched, and he glared at me.

“What nonsense are you talking about? I’ll slash you.”

“At least you’re not saying ‘I’ll punch you’ – that’s more like you.”

I said that, giving a wry smile. My father sighed and started talking.

“It’s not like it was made for that person, but still, that castle is for the king of this country. What are you thinking, having the ‘king’ not live there and staying in a place like this?”

I can’t say anything else when put that way. After all, a ‘castle’ is the home of the ‘king,’ right? What’s the point if the king doesn’t live there? I even think that myself.

But…

“Well, yeah, that’s true, but it doesn’t feel real somehow. Living in such a huge place.”

“Even so, that place is where you belong.”

“I know. But can’t blame me for hesitating. Besides, that castle seems like it’s cursed…”

“Yeah… that’s true.”

As I continued speaking, my father hesitated in his response, but that was understandable. After all, it’s not a pleasant feeling to be shown a basement like that, even if it was properly processed, as the creator claimed. I won’t go there regularly, but still…

According to the creator, there’s no problem with curses or ghosts since everything is handled properly, but just thinking about it makes me a bit gloomy.

Well, it might be useful when it comes time to use it. After all, nobody wants to be confined in such a room, right?

“Well, no matter what I say, we’ll probably switch to that from the flower garden sooner or later.”

There was a slightly strange atmosphere, but my father cleared his throat and brought the conversation back.

“As expected?”

“You know me well. There was no problem when there wasn’t a castle, but now that it’s there, it’s meaningless if the king doesn’t live in it. Anyway, it takes less than an hour to run to the flower garden. No problem, right?”

“Maybe for you. It takes me more time.”

“Even so, you’re faster than an ordinary guy. If you don’t like running so much, create some plants for transportation.”

“… I see?”

“Are you seriously considering that? Are you seriously going to make them…”

Upon hearing my father’s words, I thought it wasn’t a bad idea. However, my father let out a sigh, seemingly exasperated.

“What are the two of you talking about? Discussing the future of the country or something?”

As we were having that conversation, Granny appeared.

“Do you think we would do such a thing?”

“Well, I’d be in trouble if you didn’t. …Well, it’s probably about your princess, isn’t it?”

Granny commented, and my father frowned. But there was no way it was a complete miss, and saying anything would probably lead to more teasing. So, he remained silent.

“Now that you can finally go to meet her, how do you feel? Both of you must have your thoughts on this, right?”

How do we feel?

Although I was abandoned by my parents shortly after being reborn, I could still understand that I was loved by my mother. That’s why I had decided to visit her someday, wanting to live together if possible. This feeling remained the same even after our reunion.

The moment to fulfill those emotions would soon arrive.

It feels both fast and slow. But…

“Not bad. I mean, I’m genuinely happy. …Honestly, it hasn’t fully sunk in, so I can’t say for sure.”

“From a kid’s perspective, that makes sense. —So, what about you?”

“I don’t know.”

After hearing my answer, granny smiled kindly. Immediately after, she turned to my father, who didn’t clearly express his thoughts and tried to evade the question.

“More importantly, what about the plans for going to meet her?”

“What do you mean? Dad’s the one going, isn’t he?”

“I intend to, but what about you? Also, considering we’re getting a queen, wouldn’t there be some kind of ceremony or event?”

“That’s usually the case when dealing with ordinary countries.”

Answering my father’s question was Edward. With this, the top authorities of this country were gathered, but why did they come here?

“Considering our positions, I don’t think they would want to make it public. So, it would be kept a secret from the people. That’s what I believe.”

Well, that makes sense. If we were to publicly announce our alliance, it might provoke reactions, especially from the Holy Kingdom. Besides, the citizens might feel uneasy, and for the sake of the country, Zaviet would likely want to keep our collaboration with us a secret.

However, my father seemed a bit disappointed.

“I see.”

“What’s wrong? Did you want to make it a big event?”

“No. I don’t care about that, but I don’t want to make her uncomfortable.”

Mom… Certainly, despite remarrying and finding happiness, having to keep it a secret from those around, not being able to celebrate, must be sad.

“In that case, when she comes here, we can celebrate to our heart’s content, right?”

With the completion of the city, my father—formerly the boss of the East—intends to announce his marriage. At that time, even if it’s only among relatives, if we celebrate grandly, Mom wouldn’t feel left out.

“… Yeah. That sounds good.”

In response to Edward’s words, my father nodded, and it seemed like the conversation would end on a positive note. However, it wasn’t that simple.

“In that case, I would like to discuss the details of the celebration…”

Deciding that the conversation had ended, Edward, holding a bundle of documents seemingly taken from nowhere, smiled delightfully.

“So, that’s the main topic.”

“I left that to you, didn’t I?”

While Edward’s words ruined the good atmosphere until then, neither Granny nor I seemed bothered. Edward continued speaking as if unfazed.

“Yes. However, the country will take the lead, so everyone should confirm the details. I wouldn’t want any complaints later.”

“We won’t complain, and we’ve adjusted things so that we won’t be criticized, right?”

“Of course. But even so, you can’t avoid confirming things in business. There are always people who will complain unreasonably later.”

After that, they went into a nearby room since it wasn’t a conversation to be held in this place and continued discussing the details.

One week later,