Reincarnated as a Farmer Gamer: Rising to the Top with the Evolution of the Weakest Job that Only I Know About!? - 69.1

“Is it time to name the village…?”

The young lady nodded vigorously.

The plan to turn the abandoned mining settlement into a village was progressing rapidly, and several days had passed.

Now, houses had started to pop up here and there.

Watching this, it seemed the young lady was seriously troubled.

“Beryl. Everyone has worked so hard up to this point, and without a name for this place, it’s inconvenient. More than that—it’s difficult to convey that this is Beryl’s town. Think about it properly.”

“Hmm… a name, huh? So I get to decide, right?”

“Y-yes, but…”

The young lady directed her gaze at Pochi, who was standing next to me.

“Beryl, come up with a few candidates. I’ll decide.”

She seemed to be setting a precaution against me possibly naming it something like Pochi!?

“Is there something you’re unhappy about?”

“N-no! I’m leaving the town matters to you, young lady, and I’ll follow your lead!”

“Very well. And…”

“And…?”

“Well, about calling me ‘young lady’… maybe it’s time to stop?”

“Huh? What do you mean?”

“Ugh! You and I are engaged! Our relationship isn’t the same as before! So… I think it would be nice if you just called me by my name!”

“I refuse.”

I answered immediately.

At the same time, the young lady’s violent kick struck my leg.

“Violence is against the rules!”

“Ugh…”

“Well, I understand what you’re trying to say, but… for now, I still see you as ‘young lady’, and that won’t change even if I become a baron. Is that a problem…?”

“That’s… not a problem.”

“Then it’s fine, right? The way we address each other might be important, but… I still want you to be ‘young lady’.”

“Understood.”

“By the way, it seems everyone is grateful for your knowledge. As the lord here, I can’t thank you enough.”

“R-really?”

“Yes. Everyone was surprised that asking you could find a solution for anything. By the way, I’m the most surprised.”

This time, the young lady jabbed her elbow into my side.

Of course, it didn’t hurt at all.

“Well, if what I know is useful, that’s good. And… I’m really having fun too.”

I see. It’s not that she’s doing it reluctantly.

Having watched her for several years, this is the first time I’ve seen the young lady so full of smiles. If she’s enjoying it rather than doing it unwillingly, that’s good to hear.

“Alright, I’ve decided on a name.”

“You’ve already decided? Please tell me.”

“—Chloe-mon.”

“Rejected.”

“What? I thought it was a really good name…”

“Are you mocking me?”

“N-no… I really thought it was a good name…”

The young lady looked at me with a piercing gaze and insisted, “Still rejected. Pick another name.”

After thinking for a while, I couldn’t come up with a good name.

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A few more days passed.

Each day, after classes at the academy, I would head to the settlement, and time flew by.