The Cursed Forest Where I Was Exiled Had Somehow Been Designated As A Sanctuary. - Awakened to the Purification skill, I, Surrounded By Divine Dragons And Great Spirits, Become The King of A Nation - Episode 18

“M-Master, I’m not good at this kind of thing…”

“Don’t complain!”

“Because it’s just so tedious.”

The next morning. Sonia was taken to the field she had destroyed yesterday and was holding a shovel.

The freshly tilled field has been trampled, with craters forming in various places.

I had been working on restoring the field since early morning as Zess had instructed.

To Sonia, who is grumbling and complaining, Zess speaks sternly.

“If you’re going to live in this village, you have to properly fix what you broke yourself.”

“It’s not me, it’s the frustration!”

“I know. That’s why I’m helping too.”

Zess also borrowed a shovel from the dwarf and started leveling the ground.

It’s sad, but it’s necessary to be accepted by all the dwarves.

The dwarves are hesitant towards Sonia after yesterday’s incident.

However, if I take the initiative to carry out the recovery work, those feelings will likely fade.

Since we’ve become a large group, we need to make sure no strange friction arises.

While thinking about such things, Zess also moves forward.

Sonia’s eyes sparkled as she looked at Zess like that.

“Husband, you’re so kind! I love you!”

“Got it, so let’s get to work.”

“Yeah!”

Since Zess is lending a hand, Sonia, who was so dissatisfied, also starts working without complaint.

The dwarves who were watching the scene murmured to each other with expressions of disbelief.

“Wow, he’s taming that wild horse.”

“As expected of Lord Zess.”

“Yesterday was scary, but surprisingly, he’s not such a bad kid.”

“By the way, what do you mean by ‘husband’…?”

Amidst the rising voices of confusion and bewilderment, Flora approached Zess and the others.

“Since there are still no injured people, I will help as well.”

Usually, Flora uses her healing skills to tend to those injured in pioneering, blacksmithing, and construction work, but now she picks up a shovel.

As I was worried about her digging up the ground with her thin arms, Sonia barked.

“Even if you try to show off in front of your husband, it’s useless! I’m stronger and more important! Grrrrrrr!!”

Flora is flustered by Sonia, who is working with even more agility than before.

And then, the dwarves who had been watching the scene also rolled up their sleeves and rushed in, saying, “Alright, let’s do it too!” “Clearing land is our exclusive domain!”

Sonia working among the dwarves.

The lingering resentment I had been worried about had completely disappeared.

“Zess is just suited for it after all.”

Yggdrasil, who appeared out of nowhere, said cheerfully.

“What do you mean by ‘suited’? A farmer?”

“Hehe”

In response to Zess’s question, Yggdrasil gave a small laugh without answering.

Unexpectedly, we ended up working with a large group, and the field restoration work was completed in no time.

Finally able to put down her tools, Sonia is happily running around the field.

Zess called out to Sonia like that.

“Sonia, come here for a moment.”

“Yes!”

Wagging its tail vigorously and making a “kikii” sound, it stops in front of Zess.

Zess raised his hand towards Sonia, who was covered in mud from work and play.

“Cleaning”

Sonia’s entire body is enveloped in a light of bubbles.

The clothes and face, which were dirty with dirt, the long hair and tail that had become rough and matted with sand, and the wolf ears were all getting clean.

Sonia shivered and then began to sniff her own body.

“Growl? The smell is different from usual.”

“I cleaned it up. …Oh, even the tail is all fluffy now.”

The wolf’s tail that moves up and down.

When it appeared yesterday, it had a wild and untamed look, but after the “cleaning,” its tail is now in a fluffy and pettable condition.

Last night, while Sonia was sleeping, I secretly gave her a “cleaning,” but it was too dark to check her fur.

Under the sunlight, Zess nods in satisfaction at the finished product.

“Did my husband make me beautiful?”

“That’s right. From today on, I’ll clean it every day, so feel free to get it dirty!”

“Growl! Then as a thank you, I’ll clean you up too, my dear!”

“Whoa?!”

Sonia jumped up happily, hugged Zess tightly, and began to lick his hair.

“Sonia, I’m fine because I can use ‘Cleansing’ on myself too.”

“Don’t worry! I was really good at grooming, even among the pack!”

“I didn’t mean to say that, though…”

If he wanted to, he could pull away, but the conflict of feeling sorry for doing so when they are doing it out of gratitude overwhelms Zess.

And then, there,

“Growl!”

A white figure descended from the sky.

A massive wild animal is being carried by the powerful jaw of the alligator.

A rougher landing than usual. The air around stirs with the pressure from the wings.

“Growl!”

Haku presented the prey he had caught in front of Zess and growled proudly.

“……Are you trying to compete with me?”

Sonia, having interrupted her grooming, glares at Haku while still clinging to Zess.

Haku quietly gazed at her with golden eyes.

“Ha! I can catch bigger prey than you!”

“Oh, hey, … they left.”

Sonia, having distanced herself from Zess, dashed out of the village with the same momentum.

That back quickly disappears into the trees.

After watching over Sonia, Haku shrank down and jumped onto Zess’s head.

“Ouch, hey, Haku, that hurts.”

“Growl”

Pecking at his hair, Zess let out a scream.

After that――.

“Look, look! I caught a bigger prey than that guy!”

Sonia returned carrying a large animal that resembled a wild boar.

Sonia, with a triumphant smile and her chest held high, had placed her prey in the wrong spot.

The field that had been restored before noon. On top of it, a wild boar lay sprawled, and the once well-tended field now looked utterly devastated.

Zess, while turning a blind eye to that, casts “Cleansing” on Sonia.

“Thanks to Sonia, today’s meal is going to be splendid.”

“Hehe, Sonia is more useful!”

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There was a group of elves by the riverside, a little distance away from the great tree.

They tighten their expressions at the sight of the surrounding trees and plants that have been flattened as if a storm had passed, and the ominous aura lingering in the air.

“It seems that Peter has completely woken up.”

The other elves nod in agreement with the words of the elder elf.

“Tch, I didn’t make it in time.”

“Seriously, this has become a hassle. It’s all Flora’s fault.”

Muttering curses under their breath, they follow the trail of the curse.

“In order to prevent any more disasters from befalling this land, the demon must be dealt with.”

The elite elves, each reaching for their weapons, began to move forward.