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 33

“《Cleaning》《Cleaning》!!”

Carpets, silk garments, furs, and ceramics are being continuously transported from the exchange to Zess.

Each and every one of them was terribly dirty, and Zess proceeded to clean them one by one.

Whether it had been used outdoors, the carpet, which had been stained black with mud and sand, suddenly regained its colors and displayed a complex and intricate pattern.

In the scene where furs and clothing similarly regained their like-new luster one after another, Star-Lord, who was watching from the side, let out a cry of joy.

“This is… Lord Zess, this is amazing!”

“Is that so?”

Zess involuntarily stopped the “Cleansing” when he saw Star-Lord, who was even more excited than when he saw Yggdrasil or Haku.

Searching for Robert’s family, the condition proposed by Star-Lord for transporting them to this village via the “Trade Route” was the “cleaning” of the second-hand goods held by the Silk Trading Company.

Zess’s “Cleansing” skill is already known to Star-Lord, and in fact, he has used it on him several times.

It seems that he has been thinking about this since then.

To the bewildered Zess, Star-Lord, with a fierce intensity, exclaimed, “What are you talking about?!”

“This beauty! This brilliance! Although there are some signs of aging and scratches, the quality is as good as new, overwhelming the current second-hand market! It’s established a brand as ‘Zess-sama Cleaned Item’!”

“Wow, haha”

As a former dry cleaner, I don’t feel bad being praised for the results after cleaning.

While Zess, with a bashful smile, advances the “cleansing” in high spirits, Star-Lord suddenly darkens his expression.

“Is it really alright to ask Lord Zess for something like this…? Even now, as I make this request, I still hesitate.”

“Hehe, I think that worry is unfounded, don’t you?”

“—It seems so.”

Flora, having picked up Star-Lord’s muttering, responds with a wry smile.

Watching Zess use his skills with genuine joy, Star-Lord also relaxed his expression slightly.

“Flora-san is right! If it’s something like this, I’ll do it as much as you want! Or rather, please let me do it!”

In the scene where stubborn stains, unlike anything he had ever encountered even in his previous life as a cleaner, were being brought in one after another, Zess shouted with an ecstatic expression.

After finishing today’s work, while the Silk Company employees were transporting the cleaned products to the trading post, Haku, who had been watching from the sky, descended to the ground.

I thought she would settle into her usual spot, but instead, she poked Zess’s hand with her finger.

“What’s wrong, Haku?”

Noticing the change, Zess asks while stroking her head.

Haku let out a small growl.

“Could it be that you think you caused trouble because of me?”

“Growl…”

Working according to the usual village laundry.

From morning until noon, Zess had been working busily.

They are probably worried that the root cause lies with themselves for picking up the fallen human in the Great Tree Sea.

“Why does everyone think that doing laundry is such a tough task? There’s nothing more satisfying and fulfilling than this.”

“Garuu?”

“Haku knows too, right? I enjoy cleaning dirty things. I don’t think it’s tough or a nuisance, and more importantly, Haku, who helped the person who collapsed, is amazing. Mr. Robert was grateful too, wasn’t he?”

“Growl…”

“Considering the current state of the kingdom that I heard from him and Star-Lord, people might still be sent flying into the Great Tree Sea. If that happens, please help them again, just like you did for me.”

“Growl!”

Flapping its wings gently, it lands on top of its head.

Zess raised his hand and gently traced Haku’s body with a poking motion.

“Grrr!! I’ll go catch some people too!”

“No, it’s not about catching or anything like that. I’m not prey, you know.”

Sonia, who had been listening to the conversation, shouted with a sulky expression and stormed out.

I wonder if I would be safe if she found me. …No, I want to believe that it would be much better than being attacked by a monster.

Above Zess, who was inwardly trembling with fear, Haku let out a small growl.

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It seems that the service fee was fully recovered in just one day’s “cleaning.”

Star-Lord, with a beaming face, says, “Mr. Zess, would you like to start a business with us?”

“What do you mean by that?”

“As I mentioned earlier, we are establishing the genre of ‘Zess-sama Cleaned Items’ alongside new and used products!”

Apparently, the second-hand goods that merchants in this world deal with are only high-end or highly rare items.

It seems that such items are polarized based on whether they are treated with care or handled roughly, and in the latter case, the procurement cost is significantly reduced.

Basically, used goods are sold at a low price on the premise that the buyer will clean them, but with Zess’s “cleaning,” they can be sold for a price close to new.

Putting aside the pretext of “Zess-sama’s laundry,” there was no option for Zess to refuse, especially since it would increase the village’s income and allow him to do his favorite task, laundry.

“Please, I would be very grateful! I will do my utmost with sincerity and heartfelt dedication!”

Zess, who answered with sparkling eyes, and the equally high-spirited Star Roads saying, “Let’s take the world!” left the surrounding merchants and villagers utterly taken aback.

And then, a week after that happened.

News that Robert’s family had been found reached Yggdrasil Village.