Amazing Village Building Chapter 7: You Hate It That Much?

I steeled myself to face a group of goblins and drew the sword I brought from ho in case occasions such as this arose.

Ill have to fight them

Luke-sama!?

It was said that if a child did sword training, that child would have a higher chance of receiving a swordsmanship-type Gift. For that reason, I too studied how to use a sword properly and effectively.

In the end, I didnt receive such a Gift. However, that didnt an all that training was a waste of ti. Especially at tis like now, it was better to know how to use a sword than not at all.

GuGyeGyeGyeeeee!!

One goblin made it over the wall and into the village.

Its physique was similar to mine, but unlike , this one didnt have a weapon.

Then, I should be able to take it down!

Haaaaaaaa!

I yelled like that as I charged toward the goblin.

Gyaa!?

Huh?

But before I could reach it, an arrow made of ice flew out of nowhere and hit the goblins head.

Its been a while, Luke.

When I turned my head toward the source of that voice, I saw a blue-haired girl standing on top of the wall.

Selen!?

I knew that girl.

I knew her because she was a daughter of the Bazurata family, a family which had close ties to my Albert family since the olden days. To be more specific, she was the daughter of the Bazurata family that I was forrly engaged to.

She had been to our familys castle a few tis, and back then, we would spend the ti playing.

She was 3 years older than , so at least to my younger self, she seed very mature. She didnt seem to have grown much since then though.

As for why our marriage was called off, it was because I was no longer the heir of our land. The Gift I received wasnt deed enough to hold such a position, so I was disqualified and sent to this wasteland. So instead of , Raulwho managed to inherit our fathers Giftwas now the heir of the territory as well as Selens husband-to-be.

Regardless though, whats she doing here?

Ice needle

Gugyaaa!?

Selens ice projectiles hit and killed the next goblins that managed to climb the wall.

In no ti at all, those and the rest of the goblins were annihilated.

Wow, you sure have grown. It has just been two years since we last saw each other, right?

Casually, as though there was no fight monts before, Selen dropped down from the wall and walked toward us.

Yeah, I think so too. But more importantly, why are you here?

Because I ran away from ho.

What!?

After giving a teehee and then cutely sticking her tongue out, Selen said such an outrageous thing. It was so outrageous that I almost fell on my behind.

I guess its more accurate to say Ive cut ties with my family?

Isnt that worse!? Why are you doing this? Plus, arent you engaged to Raul? What about that?

Thats been called off.

Whaaat!?

Despite my shock, Selen nonchalantly gave her reason.

Id rather die than be married to that man. But Id rather cut ties with my house than die. Pretty simple, right?

You hate it that much?

Thinking about it, it might be the norm to dislike arranged marriages.

It might for the sake of our respective territories, but we children of nobles were nevertheless being forced to marry soone we didnt love.

As for , I didnt really feel any opposition toward the arrangent, but then again, it might be because I was being matched with such a charming girl.

Oh, I think I get it. All this ti, I thought you also didnt mind this kind of marriage but I should have known its much tougher for a woman to be forced into a marriage with soone they didnt love.

Hm? I feel youve misunderstood sothing? I refuse to be married to Raul but if its with you I dont really

Whats that now?

Selens voice beca smaller with each word until I couldnt hear her at all.

I! I said

Stop right there!

!?

Millia suddenly shouted and cut in on our conversation.

Im here too, you know? Are you going to just leave out of the conversation?

A-and you are?

Im Luke-samas first villager.

First villager?

Selen tilted her head.

Yes. This is, after all, Luke-samas village.

Oh! That reminds . Whats with this place? I was worried for you when I heard you were sent to this wasteland to develop it, but that watchtower, that wall, that well and that field, can it be that you two alone built them?

While looking around, Selen wondered out loud.

HmmI think its faster if I just show you.

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