Orc Harem Vol 2 Chapter 1

Chapter 1: Orc-san’s Support to the Elf Village

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After cleaning our body in the lake, we returned to the village.

There was a whirl of busyness in the elf village.

The other day, the world tree devouring demon bug that was sealed in the elf village was released.

I defeated that thing. It was all good until that point.

But, even with that thing defeated, what it had destroyed still remained destroyed.

Several fields and houses had become unusable.

Not only that, that thing had scattered a lot of mucus everywhere. The liquid melted even the soil and gouged extremely deep holes into the ground.

And the most troublesome matter was the demon bug’s corpse that was the size of a small mountain. It was lying at the center of the village and bad smell was drifting from it.

Frankly speaking, the elf village was in a devastated state.

The weather was also bad.

Summer had ended right now.

It would take several months for the elves just to remake their field. They also wouldn’t make it in time to produce crops before winter came.

Although they could compensate it somewhat by hunting, as expected there would be a limit to it.

At this rate they would run out of food at winter.

「What a horrible scene.」

「The elders are having discussion to manage the situation somehow. For now all of us will minimize the food consumption as much as possible and give up on the rebuilding for the moment. They say that we will manage somehow by hunting and gathering in the forest, but like this it might put us in a really harsh situation.」

In my estimation, they would be able to just barely avoid any case of dying from hunger, but they would still starve for a considerable time in the future. Besides, hunting too much game in the forest would also leave its effect.

To be frank, it was very simple to resolve this problem.

I could just give them my assistance.

The elf village’s population wasn’t that big.

I had the saving to at least help them survived a single winter season.

The problem was that the elves had high pride. They wouldn’t accept charity.

If I could at least prepare a reason so that they would accept my help.

No, wait.

There was already one there.

「Tita, can you bring me to talk with the chief?」

「Could it be, that you are going to help us again?」

「Yeah, I have a way.」

「……I’m happy that you want to help us. But you know Ork, I don’t want to bother you too much.」

「It’s not a bother for me. But, I’ll take compensation for it.」

「Don’t tell me, are you planning to say that you also want other girls than me!?」

「There is no way I’ll do anything like that. If I have that kind of intention then I would already be with you Tita far earlier than this. I think it will be meaningless if our heart isn’t connected in a relationship.」

「……Even though you are a perverted man who want to fool around with other woman, you’re still trying to have integrity aren’t you.」

Tita was looking at me with a conflicted expression.

I smiled wryly and looked up at the giant demon bug’s corpse at the center of the village.

It was an oversized garbage that sprayed mucus everywhere and would rot one day.

This thing would become the key to save the elves.

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With Tita’s help, the elders including the village chief were gathered.

Their attention was focused on me.

「Pardon me for taking everyone’s time like this. I asked everyone to gather here like this is to resolve the food problem of the elves. Most of the houses and farms here were destroyed due to the demon bug the other day. It will take time if you want to repair them and you won’t be able to stockpile food until the winter in that case. ……Here I propose to buy a lot of foods with that can be preserved for long in the city and bring them here. Everyone will be able to focus in repairing the village with those foods.」

The immediate problem was the lack of food, but there was also another problem accompanying it. If the elves assigned manpower to secure food that didn’t rely on farm’s harvest, the repair’s progress would slow down. The fields and the houses wouldn’t quickly return to normal and this horrible situation would continue unresolved.

That was why, he wanted to give them foods not only for the winter but for the length of time they needed to finish the repair so the elves could have an environment where they could fully focus on recovering.

「Ork-dono, we are thankful for your offer, but there is no way we can accept such charity. Even us have our own pride.」

「It’s only natural for me to wish to help my wife’s family. I also have the ability to do that. This assistance won’t cost me as much as everyone is thinking. It’s money that talks in the human city, and I have that money in great amount. Certainly pride is also important, but are you going to condemn your people to death for that pride?」

I had calculated the amount of money that would be necessary to purchase several months of foods for all the elves. If the value was converted to Japanese yen I would only need around twenty million yen at most.

I had earned the amount of money where I didn’t need to be stingy with just that degree of expense.

「Even if that’s the case……of course, we too have no intention to make light of the people’s lives just for the sake of our pride. However if we cut down on our food consumption as much as possible, if we work harder than usual, we believe that we will be able to manage this situation somehow.」

「Yeah, I also think that’s possible……however, that’s only in case everything goes well. I can guarantee it, if the people here cut down on their food consumption and force themselves to work in such state where they can’t even eat enough, there will surely be people who get wounded or sick. Taking care of those wounded and sick people will put even more burden on the village. If that happen then the village will have to put even more effort to survive, which in turn will increase the wounded and sick people even more. That will create a vicious cycle.」

They would only barely make it even in the optimistic calculation, so once even one gear went out of place, their situation would already become beyond saving.

When a company went through restructuring, most times they would reduce the number of worker until the minimum amount where the company could still barely operate. However it was a bad move.

If the workers already had their hands full just to do their regular work, they would become unable to do anything when a trouble occurred.

It was already almost game over for that company by the point of time they had no leeway at all.

「However, what we can give you Ork-dono to compensate for that assistance?」

It would be easy for me to say here that this was my gratitude for receiving Tita as my wife.

But I didn’t do that.

In the end we got together because we loved each other. That would become a lie the moment I said something calculating.

That was why I told them a reason that was more direct and easier to understand.

「I’ll charge a price for it. What I want is the demon bug’s corpse. Give me the right of ownership for it.」

「We don’t mind that but, what are you going to use something like that for? It’s covered with deadly poison that melts everything, and its meat also cannot be eaten.」

「I have a way to use it effectively. I’m not just speaking nonsense here. You all have also seen it yourself the other day. That thing is amazing. The money that I can earn with that thing will be dozens of times bigger than the money needed for the foods.」

「Is that true?」

「Yeah, it’s true. That’s why, I’ll feel bad if I only provide foods in exchange of that. I’ll also buy other things like medicines for this village.」

The elders looked at each other, after that they all nodded.

And then they bowed at me.

「Ork-dono, we will rely on you with the matter of food……the elf village will be saved with this.」

「You don’t need to lower your head to me, this is a business transaction between equals. Then I shall collect the demon bug’s corpse immediately. I’ll also clean the area as much as possible as service.」

I couldn’t do anything until yesterday because I was staying on bed.

But I was already at my peak condition today.

With my power, I would be able to clean up with a way that was impossible for the elves.

Let’s show off a lot before departing from here.

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