Category: A Tale of Development in Another World Begins with a Mishearing

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    Chapter 312 Pediros Edited by: Kanaa-senpai  Pediros¹  ”A drug is circulating in the frontier settlement².” When those words reached my ears, I was thrown into an absolute panic. My immediate instinct was that I had to act at once to suppress narcotics appearing in the frontier settlement, but as I sat down to listen to…

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    Chapter 311 The Return Gifts Edited by: Kanaa-senpai  A week had passed since the lingering tension with Stella-san finally dissipated. I sat in the dining hall taking my breakfast slowly—painfully, agonizingly slowly. My movements were so sluggish they didn’t make a single sound.  ”…Sigh.”  ”What’s the matter? Why the heavy sigh? Did today’s breakfast not…

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    Chapter 310 Those Who Begin to Move Edited by: Kanaa-senpai  At the northernmost tip of the Empire territory, in a position exactly opposite the Frontier Settlement¹, lay the territory of Viscount Pelant. Within the office of the Lord’s manor, two men were present.  One was a portly man in his sixties who sat in a…

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    Chapter 309 Believing in Possibilities Edited by: Kanaa-senpai  Several days had passed since I met Espera-san in the dining hall, and since then, I had been spending peaceful days without any particularly noteworthy events.  As usual, I was frequently communicating with Viscount Hedmar about the post town, but the general framework was already decided. The…

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    Chapter 308 The Desperate Hope and the Savor of Miso Edited by: Kanaa-senpai  Theocracy Pentis, commonly known as Theocracy. In a room within the capital’s palace, an elderly woman sat on a bed. The wallpaper and carpet were undoubtedly expensive, befitting a room in the palace. However, the rest of the furniture was surprisingly modest—almost…

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    Chapter 307 The Deepening Mystery of the Inquisitor’s Miso Soup Craving Edited by: Kanaa-senpai  The day after my secret talk with Reinele-san, I showed my face at the dining hall again. Lately, it seemed like I’d always had some sort of chore that took me there, but today? It was purely for a change of…

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    Chapter 306 The High Priestess’s Boisterous Breakdown at the Frontier Tavern Edited by: Kanaa-senpai  Nick (Neil’s fake name) POV  The very evening I’d heard about the run-in between Espera-san and Betty, Lewya and I were making our way toward the dining hall.  ”You said we were going to ask around,” Lewya commented, his tone pragmatic.…

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    Chapter 305 The Truth Behind the Proxy’s Disappearance Political Intrigue in the Frontier Edited by: Kanaa-senpai  ”…I’m sorry?”  Viscount Pelant’s proxy had run away from the frontier settlement. The news was so utterly unexpected that the meaning of the words kept swimming in my head, and all I could finally manage was a blank, drawn-out…

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    Chapter 304 The Exhausted Envoy and the Crumpled Oath A Tale of Noble Treachery Edited by: Kanaa-senpai  Summary:  Neil, the Frontier Administrator, is left with a sour, moyamoya¹ feeling after his inconclusive meeting with Espera-san. He then faces a political threat as Viscount Pelant’s envoy returns—disturbingly exhausted—to force an oath contract regarding Dhru Wheat upon…

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    Chapter 303 Meeting with the Inquisitor Edited by: Kanaa-senpai  After Betty’s tail—yes, that blessed, wiggly miracle—had somehow revived my spirit, I went into the meeting more optimistic than I had any right to be.  ”First, allow me to apologize for our rather… abrupt greeting last time,” I began smoothly, palms on the table. “And I’m…