As usual, I came to the civil guild.

As usual, there's Superintendent Sonin.

But this day was a little different.

"Mr. Jute. Good, you're here."

"No, you're basically here more or less except Sunday,"

"Of course, he said he knew. I just have an important request today."

The number of children is increasing again to fifteen.

"If it's guidance from the kids, I'll do it."

"Of course, I have that, too."

"Is there anything else?

"You know the monster crusade starts this weekend."

Yes, a massive demon crusade involving Massetts and their adventurers will begin this weekend.

I don't care about the bricklayer, but I thought the forecaster might.

"One of the teams participating in that demonic crusade is called Reid Yellow"

"Oh, I know"

The forecast said it would be good for the Massetts and the others to get in there.

"That Reid Yellow is building a stronghold for the crusade, but he's late."

"That. You're doing that, too"

"I've got a request for backup from a civil guild. But the trouble is, we don't have enough people."

"Speaking of which, you haven't seen many others lately"

"Actually, there are a lot of craftsmen who haven't come here as guild members."

Originally, a type of job where you get paid just for what you work every day.

It is not uncommon to come or not to come.

Conversely, it's rarer to come every day except Sunday like a jute.

"Uh, haven't you had a lot of people like that before?

"Not really. Twenty of the thirty people I'm registering are almost gone."

"That's going to be understaffed."

"Besides, I got a rush job in. From Reid Yellow."

"How much work is it?

Twenty thousand bricks in four days.

"Well, I can't."

If you're a regular craftsman, you need 500 a day. If you say 20,000 in four days, you need 10 craftsmen every day.

"Can't you handle Mr. Jute's brick loading speed and the cooperation of the kids?

There's no guarantee.

"Will you do it?

"Because if you don't, Reid Yellow can't crusade you!

Crusade is an important event for the city.

Failure to do so would be a major problem for the safety of the city.

"But why, by now, would we be talking about that?

"Hi, Reid Yellow seems to be messed up with an internal split. The crusaders worked together and couldn't help completing it."

Well, whatever the circumstances.

So you have to do it.

"But the children have grown again."

"Oh. It's a rush job, Sheba, so I told you guys to invite your friends, too."

"So there are so many of them"

"Is mentoring okay?

"I'm used to it, so it should be okay."

First, I'll talk to you, Sheba.

"Okay. I have to load 20,000 bricks in four days from today. Can you?

"Of course. If the work the master has received, we have to hang in there too."

"Right."

Yeah, the kids are motivated.

I might figure it out.

I brought fifteen children to the site of building a Reid Yellow stronghold.

The scene is about 200 m from the demonic forest.

Two hundred Reid members have built a large brick building to fit them all in.

It's a building called a shelter, a place to escape into when you're chased by demons from the woods.

Without it, there could be a lot of damage if you get a demonic counterattack.

It's a very important building.

When we got to the scene, there was something in the middle of the building with only about 1 m of brick loaded.

There are about five men there looking adventurous.

They are brick loaded with unfamiliar hands.

"Hello"

"What, you?

"I was sent by the Civil Guild to help"

"That's good, but what about the kids back there?

"They're also bricklayers"

"Come on, I hope you're not kidding me. I'm in trouble because I'm short of hands. There's no way you can deal with a child."

"It's okay. I'll coach you and get it done in four days."

"Is that true? It won't be that easy, the brick loads."

No, I don't need you to tell me about the brick loads...

Mostly, what is it, how to load it?

"Eh. Can I be honest with you? Maybe these kids will pack bricks tighter than you."

"Oh, don't tell me. I don't even want to do this. They're doing my job and I'm on my head. Besides, he said he was less than a child. Are you fighting and selling?

"That's right. We're definitely better at loading bricks. Your uncles are bad."

"Hey, Sheba. That's too much."

A 25-year-old adventurer called my uncle.

He was shocked because he didn't recognize his uncle yet.

Besides, it looks like my child fooled me and finally got blood on my head.

"You said it well, you fucking kid. Then you'll compete with me?

"Oh, wait a minute. You can't have a fight with kids."

"It's not a fight. It's a battle. Let's decide which bricks are neatly loaded."

"Fine. Because you'll never lose something to your uncle."

"I can win, too, for such a weird, brick-loaded old man"

Shit. Not just you, Sheba. My 11-year-old told me that, and I'm totally pissed off.

This is the best place to set the rules and let them compete properly.

The battle was to be attended by five children, Sheba, who have had several brick loads to begin with.

There are just five adventurers, too.

"Okay. How much do you want the hande?

"Eh. Hande means we don't have each other. The kids haven't had that much experience yet, but I don't think it's enough to get a handful of them."

"You said it! Then it's a pussy fight without a handful."

"So the battle is today, with the number of bricks loaded a day. If you lose, for the next three days, you'll hear what I have to say."

"Whoa. If the kids lose, you listen to us, too."

"Absolutely."

I don't know how many serious adventurers you can pile up, Sheba, because you guys are getting a good pile of them.

I thought it would be a good experience to earnestly accumulate.

At last, it's a very good thing because if we all really build up, it'll be over soon.

"So, brick loading battle, start!

Come on, Sheba, you guys!

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