Reincarnated as a Farmer Gamer: Rising to the Top with the Evolution of the Weakest Job that Only I Know About!? - 71.2

Indeed, just the word “curse” suggests a connection to witches, and even if it is me, there is a chance that Lisa or Lady Evaness could be harmed.

“I’ll buy it. I can decide later whether to use it or not… Plus, even if I don’t use it, having a powerful curse potion made by Lady Evaness means it will definitely have some use someday.”

“Hehe. I won’t make it for anyone but you, Beryl-kun.”

“Thank you! I will follow you for life!”

“Oh? Is it not Lisa-chan but me?”

“Ah. About that… I thought about it in my own way, and it’s not exactly the first thing, but I added the names of the young lady and Lisa to name our village. It’s called Kuroisa. It means the place I return to.”

“Mm~h.”

“I aim to create a town where one day Lady Evaness will want to live too!”

“Hehe. I’m looking forward to it. Good for you, Lisa-chan.”

“Yeah!”

Lisa, who had been smiling all the time, raised her voice cheerfully.

As soon as we arrived in Kuroisa, I headed to Diana.

“Diana. Can we talk for a moment, just the two of us?”

“Sure~”

Since everyone was still busy working with the villagers, I went with Diana to a spot in front of the abandoned mine where we could see the entire village.

We stood on a large rock that hid the teleportation circle and looked out over the village together.

“It’s rare for you to invite me.”

“O-Oh. I wanted to ask you something. Do you know Baron Dionir?”

“Yeah. I know him~. He’s a noble who has land between our territory and the royal capital. Unlike most nobles, he values his citizens.”

“…You were progressing through the main story of ‘World of Liberty,’ right?”

“That’s right.”

“Was there any quest related to that noble?”

“Hmm. I don’t recall anything like that… Is something wrong?”

“Kind of. Has anything strange happened with Baron Dionir recently?”

“Strange…? Hmm. There have been rumors about that…”

“Something happened?”

“Not a big deal, but… Baron Dionir’s territory has seen an incredible harvest for about five years now, and the citizens have become happy.”

“Incredible harvest…?”

“Yeah. But I heard that around the same time, the young lady became unable to walk. I’ve met her at balls a few times, but she doesn’t have a good reputation among the nobles…”

She’s the type to run away with Al to the backyard, so perhaps the nobles think she’s too outrageous.

Still… for the sake of the citizens…?

Nobles in the kingdom should only think about themselves… Diana said that the concept of Noblesse Oblige passed down from the Count of Rudelagan was influenced by her.

“I know she’s Al’s fiancée.”

“Yeah. It’s a very well-known story. Baron Dionir has an old family background, but his territory isn’t very fertile, so he doesn’t have much power among the barons… I heard that Alphonse and Baron Dionir’s daughter getting engaged has helped him regain some strength.”

“I see. Thanks.”

“Is there something on your mind?”

“Well, about that, you mentioned something about demons before, but that also ties into the main story, right? By the way, what’s going to happen in the main story going forward?”

“Well… I don’t really know either.”

“You don’t know?”

“Yeah. Some events that were supposed to happen didn’t, while some did… Besides, the main story of ‘World of Liberty’ mainly relates to the Empire at the center of the continent, not the Kingdom of Jidigal.”

“That’s true. Jidigal Kingdom is famous for being a remote countryside. I chose it as a rural kingdom at first.”

“Yeah, yeah. There are hardly any magical machines other than those needed for daily life.”

After that, Diana mentioned a bit about the main story, but it was mostly unrelated to us living in the kingdom. Even so, since Diana is a hero, I thought we would eventually have to consider fighting against demons.

With that, all my plans for the time being were settled.

While prioritizing the development of the village, I needed to look for boss magical beasts for the magic stones to sell to Lady Evaness, and I must also take care of leveling up Diana in preparation for the demon conflict.

However, the next day, an unexpected incident occurred in the village.