Chapter 74

Chapter 74: Showing Ones Real Ability

At night, 3 days later. Inside the office at Nelsons estate, with a map of the agriculture fields area unfolded in front of him, Kazura explained the progress of the work with Nelson and others.There were labels pasted at several places in the unfolded map, likeWaterwheel (good) and Waterwheel (defective), accompanied with a comment about the installed waterwheel in this world language.Since Kazura practically still couldnt write or read this countrys script[1], the labels were written by asking Zirconia to do so not long ago.

Inside the room, there was Nelson and Zirconia, also Isaac and Havel.As always, Zirconia sat beside Kazura, while Nelson sat opposite to him and listened to his explanation with a serious expression.Isaac and Havel stood beside the table and viewed the map from above.Lieze wasnt in this place since she was in the middle of bathing right now. At the first day when Lieze was accompanying Kazura, she asked him to teach her the criteria to decide the location for installing the waterwheel and the points to note of its construction. On the next day, she volunteered to do some of the workloads and commanded the servants and the guards by herself.Thanks to this, the progress of the waterwheel installation work was doubled and today they were joyously able to finish the waterwheel for the main waterway of the northern and western grain fields.However, as expected since she was doing a work she was not accustomed to for a long period of time, when the first day was over Lieze seemed as if she was going to collapse from all the heat and fatigue.Perhaps because she was trying not to make Kazura worried, in front of Kazura she made a lively expression and behaved cheerfully, however, there were slight shadows of fatigue that appeared and disappeared, which could be seen on her face.After seeing her praiseworthy deed of frantically doing her best for the territory, Kazuras heart was moved a bit.[2] By the way, the things about showing a fleeting tiredness while forcibly acted lively, all were behaviors that Lieze had calculated.It wasnt wrong that she wanted to give her best in dealing with the work, it wasnt wrong that she was considerably fatigued than the usual, either. But the expression she made was something that she had properly thought about where and how much these could be displayed in the most effective way.In front of someone like Lieze, who held an excellent ability to fabricate her expression and ambiance, furthermore, the expression that she showed was as if it was completely not artificial, Kazura shouldnt be able to see through her true intention. Thanks to Lieze-san, the waterwheel installation is able to be finished much earlier. After this, it will be about the waterway in the south and the east, but this is not that seriously urgent, right?(Kazura) It is relatively in a better situation compared to the north and west, but there are damages from the drought. The crops still have not withered yet, so I believe we still have some margin in time, but thinking about the next planting situation, it will be better if we installed waterwheel ahead of time.(Nelson) Nelson picked up the document placed at the tables side where the grain fields current condition was jotted down and pointed the regions at risk of their crops withering on the map.Kazura then pasted a label at that place to mark the priority place to install the waterwheel in the future. Then, lets install the remaining waterwheel at that place tomorrow. Will it be a problem for Lieze-san to lend her hand tomorrow too?(Kazura) Of course not. Zil, what about you?(Nelson) Im fine with it since I will finish all of the other arrangements in one way or another, lets have Lieze help in this case as well. I am glad that my daughter was helpful for you.(Zirconia) Zirconia nodded at Nelsons question and smiled delightedly with a proud expression for her daughter. Since Lieze-san will come to help, not only the waterwheel installation work but in the fertilizer scattering as well, the work efficiency would remarkably increase. This is just something that I heard, but Lieze-san popularity with the citizen is amazing.(Kazura) After Lieze was working together with him, the fields fertilizer scattering from that day on progressed with an incomparable speed than before.To have such blatant difference, when Kazura heard the report from the work supervisor Isaac and Havel, he was astonished.This phenomenon might happen because of Lieze who had deep interaction with the citizen and always gently came in contact with them, thought Kazura as he felt admiration for her. I am also surprised. I am truly not aware that she has this much popularity with the citizen.(Zirconia) Hm, while this is embarrassing, I also am surprised by this. It seems that I have been taking light of my daughter a bit. If she has this much, then it will be necessary to ask Lieze to cooperate in the territorial governance earlier.(Nelson) If Lieze would help with Kazuras work in the future, then all of the work would progress at a faster rate than the initial estimate.Though this was something that will not happen anytime soon, in several months, they planned to begin the flood control work inside the city.If the work plan that he had requested to the construction company in Japan was finished, perhaps it would be a work that needs mobilization of a considerable number of people in its execution.If Lieze were to participate as the supervisor for that work, them surely the construction work would progress with an amazing speed. Then from tomorrow Lieze-san and me will continue the waterwheel installation work. I will entrust the next fertilizer scattering to Isaac-san and Havel-san.(Kazura) Certainly. Please leave it to us.(Isaac) During the last several days, it had been the job of Isaac and Havel to become the supervisor of the fertilizer scattering work. After reporting the progress of the work, they will gather materials about the sanitation situation inside the territory to show it to Kazura.Sometimes they will be helping Nelson or Zirconias office work, but compared to their work before, their body was lighter and their countenance was much better.Above all, this might be the effect of the Lipo-D that they drunk several days ago. What about Zirconia-sans condition? Have you rested properly?(Kazura) Yes, I am sorry to make you worried. Since I have also taken a proper sleep in the night, my health is already alright.(Zirconia) Zirconia made a sweet smile at Kazuras worries.The bags under her eyes also had disappeared, her expression was better and her health was good.M