“Seriously… there’s this many!?”
This place is the edge of the Dead End, or rather, the border of the territory… I guess.
The grasslands at the entrance of the Dead End were overflowing with a massive number of refugees.
“I’m hungry…” “I’m tired…”
“Hey! I’m a noble, you know!? Where’s the lord!? Serve me!”
I was looking down at the refugees from above when it happened.
“Ooooi! Mika-dono~!”
Someone was waving their hand below.
“Isn’t that Rita of the Twilight Dragon?”
We descended to the ground.
Rita approached us.
“Rita, what are you doing here?”
“I’m volunteering here.”
“Volunteering?”
“Yes. I’m distributing blankets and preserved food.”
“Isn’t that too fast… a response?”
“We, the Twilight Dragon, are constantly patrolling the territory. So we were able to notice the problem immediately.”
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Merits of the Twilight Dragon being here:
→ The presence of the Twilight Dragon, a very famous adventurer party in the country, is also helping to alleviate the anxiety of these people (by preventing damage from monsters).
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S-So efficient…!
“I’m glad you guys are here. I was worried about what to do if the refugees turned into a mob and attacked.”
“That’s… what’s happening right now.”
“? What do you mean?”
Rita looked back.
“Waaah!” “I’m hungry!”
“What on earth is the lord doing!? Nobles have come all the way here seeking help! Treat us properly!”
…Rita sighed.
“It seems that not only commoners but also some nobles have come here… I’m spending time dealing with complaints. The preparation of meals isn’t going well either.”
“Well, it’s going to be hard to make meals for this many people.”
On top of that, if they’re spending time dealing with complaints, they won’t be able to prepare meals.
“Okay. Then, Rita and the Twilight Dragon, please continue to handle the complaints. We’ll go back to the Dragon Vein Area and prepare the meals.”
First things first, food. People get irritated when they’re hungry.
“If you’re making food, I’ll help!”
“Me too.”
“Okay, then, let’s go to the Dragon Vein Area with this group. Greater Teleportation!”
And so, we returned to the Dragon Vein Area (my base), but…
“Woof! Welcome back!”
“Wauu! Welcome back!”
The Puppy Fenrirs came rushing towards us.
“Hmph!”
Luciel held back Feruta and Feruco.
“Oh, what’s this?”
“Wrestling! I won’t lose!”
Then, Feruta and the others started to play with Luciel.
“M-Mika-sama! Leave this to me!”
“Thank you. You’re a model pet sitter.”
And so, we arrived at the Log House.
“What is this!?”
Seira-chan exclaimed in shock.
She was surprised by the modern-style interior of the building.
“It’s so warm inside the building! How is this possible!?”
I don’t have time to explain everything right now…
“It’s Mika-okaasama’s… God Power!”
“I-I see… God Power, huh?”
Well, is that all it takes to be convinced?
Well, it’s probably easier to think of anything you can’t understand as the work of God…
“Tomato-kun, Caro-chan, are you there?”
Whoosh…! The Vegetable Familiars appeared in front of me.
The palm-sized Familiars (with vegetables on their heads) lined up in front of me.
At the front were Tomato-kun (leader) with a tomato on his head, and Caro-chan (Head Chef) with a carrot on her head.
“Make curry. A lot of it! With plenty of vegetables from our garden. You can buy as much meat as you want from KAMIZON.”
“………” Bishi!
The vegetables scattered.
That takes care of the food.
Next… I need to prepare dishes and things like that.
“Hey, Mika. What’s going on? I felt like… there was something, a presence.”
As expected of a genius Alchemist.
Perhaps because of her good eyesight, she was able to sense the presence of the Familiars.
“I’m having my Familiars make the food.”
“Familiars… what!? The ingredients are flying in the air!?”
To ordinary people, the Vegetable Familiars are invisible.
It must look like vegetables are floating in the air, falling apart, and plopping into the pot.
“Okaasama is a God, so she can create Familiars. The Vegetable Familiars, who are the most numerous, are making the food right now,”
Lisia-chan explained to Seira-chan.
“I-I see… Familiars, huh? Since you’re a God, it’s not strange to have them.”
The phrase “because you’re a God” is convenient.
You can use it to explain anything.
“Now that the Familiars are making the food, we need to think about how to distribute it.”
“That’s right. It’ll take a lot of time to serve that many people.”
Ah, that’s right. That’s right…
It wasn’t enough to just prepare dishes and spoons.
It’s pointless if we make the food but don’t deliver it to everyone.
Hmm… there are quite a few of them…
“It’s best to have the Vegetable Familiars share the work, right?”
“But ordinary people can’t see the Familiars, right? Wouldn’t it be terrifying if dishes were floating around on their own?”
Yeah, that’s just straight-up horror.
The refugees are already on edge as it is.
But without the Vegetable Familiars’ hands (manpower), we won’t be able to distribute the food to everyone.
Now, what to do?
“Well, when in doubt, Omniscient and Omnipotent (Internet).”
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How to use the Vegetable Familiars’ help without startling people:
→ Give the Vegetable Familiars temporary bodies.
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“Huh? Temporary bodies…?”
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Temporary bodies
→ For example, perform Human Transmutation.
Human Transmutation
→ Using Alchemy to create a human.
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I see, Human Transmutation, huh? And we just happen to have a genius Alchemist here.
“Seira-chan, can you create a human with Alchemy?”
Seira-chan’s eyes widened in shock.
“I-I can create one… but it’s impossible.”
“Impossible?”
“The body can certainly be created with Alchemy. But… there’s no soul?”
According to her, the transmutation itself is easy.
But it’s just a lump of flesh without a soul.
“That’s not a problem. I just need a vessel.”
“H-Huh…?”
Seira-chan was confused.
I understand. If Luciel were here, she’d be all over me with questions.
“Anyway, just teach me.”
“Okay… First, 35 liters of water, 20 kilograms of carbon, 4 liters of ammonia, 1.5 kilograms of lime, 800 of phosphorus, 250 of salt, 100 of saltpeter, 80 of sulfur, 7.5 of fluorine, 5 of iron, 3 grams of silicon, and other trace elements…”
KAMIZON also sold chemicals normally.
Isn’t Amaz●n, or rather, KAMIZON, too convenient…?
“These are the materials needed to transmute a human. Then, put the materials into the Alchemy Workshop…”
The materials I prepared were sucked into the Alchemy Workshop.
And from the other side, a naked adult male appeared.
I bought some clothes from KAMIZON and dressed the vegetables.
“Tomato-kun.”
Tomato-kun popped onto my shoulder.
“Is the cooking going well?”
“………” Nods
“Alright. Then, Tomato-kun. I’ll give you a new body.”
“………!” Eeeh!
Tomato-kun made a gesture of covering his mouth with both hands. Cute.
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How to incarnate a Vegetable Familiar:
→ The God puts the Familiar into the body while observing the Familiar’s soul.
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“???????????”
Seira-chan was confused.
“S-Soul… o-observe? Huh? What… eh? Huh?”
For Seira-chan, who has a scholarly nature, the idea of a soul is probably incomprehensible.
But… I somehow understand.
When I stare at Tomato-kun’s body, I can vaguely see a faint, blue-white flame flickering in his chest.
“Okay, Tomato-kun. Go.”
“………!” Ooh!
Tomato-kun popped into the body that had just been created.
Then, the soulless vessel of flesh stirred and stood up.
“Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh!?”
Seira-chan was shocked. Her counter went up by +1…
Well, you know… there’s no one to measure it, so…
“W-What!? It moved!? Something that was just a lump of flesh created by Human Transmutation!?”
“It seems to have succeeded.”
Tomato-kun (Vessel Body) nodded.
Oh, he has hair. He turned into a handsome man with red hair and green eyes.
“W-W-What does this mean!? There are only two people in history who have truly succeeded in Human Transmutation! The founder Nicholas Flamel, and the Alchemic God Seifart-sama!?”
Hee… is that so?
“Well, but there are two people who have succeeded, right?”
“Only two! And both of them are Alchemists! This is the first time someone who isn’t an Alchemist has succeeded!?”
Hmm… is that so?
“Then, let’s quickly do some Human Transmutation.”
“Aaaah! What is with this woman…!”
Then, Lisia-chan said with an innocent smile.
“She’s my, pride and joy, Okaasama!”
“Oh my, I’m flattered~”
Watching our heartwarming exchange, Seira-chan clutches her head and shouts.
“No good…! I can’t keep up with this! Luciel…! Luuuuuuuuuuuuuuciel!”