第４７０堀：まとめ 異世界の侍と剣の神のその後 (Part1)
### Chapter 470: Summary – The Aftermath of the Otherworld Samurai and the God of Swords
**Side: Yuki**
In the end, on the surface, every nation returned to a state of calm.
All that remained were the occasional discovery of bureaucratic corruption, adventurers falling to vicious monsters, or the execution of criminals.
"My mental fortitude is at its limit, though..."
I stopped my pen, pushed the documents aside, and slumped over my desk.
This recent commotion was a tangle of various factors; one could say it was an event bound to happen.
If one were to pinpoint a beginning, it was likely the development of Weed.
Taking advantage of that, various emotions swelled up and finally exploded.
Resentment over lost nations, jealousy toward the prosperity of others, assigned missions, a sense of justice—well, it was a mix of many things.
"Yuki, I understand it’s difficult, but we are currently on duty."
"Please, do your best."
Those words came from Jessica and Ria.
Though they are my personal guards, they also serve as my assistants, so they were buried in paperwork alongside me.
This incident had been handled in secret.
Because of that, the mountain of paperwork regarding the command of the situation had fallen squarely on me.
Well, it’s the usual routine, I suppose.
"What a pain."
"Don't say that. Yuki-sama, we’re almost there. Milly-san is waiting for you, too."
"Mm. I want to see Akiten soon, so do your best."
When Samantha and Cleena said that, I had no choice.
As the head of the household, I have to do my best as a husband and as a parent...
With that, I mustered my resolve, revived my spirits, and resumed the paperwork.
Let’s see, next is the detailed report on the DP consumed, huh?
Where are the related documents for this?
Ah, crap. I need to ask Taiki-kun and Nonoa to send me their details, as their management systems are separate.
Actually, did Comet even teach them about this stuff properly?
...If not, won't I have to go over there and investigate it all over again? What a nightmare.
As I was contemplating such a terrifying prospect, Jessica spoke up.
"Is this... a document regarding Irwin? I see."
"I see? Come to think of it, what happened with the punishment for Irwin-san?"
"As Ria-san says, we didn't talk much about him, and we haven't heard anything since, have we?"
"Mm. Haven't heard."
"Ah, Irwin, huh..."
I muttered that while sending messages to Taiki-kun and Nonoa, requesting their detailed DP consumption reports.
I’m counting on you guys. Taiki-kun has Taizou-san there, so he’s fine, but Nonoa has Comet... I really hope she’s okay.
"I’ve decided to have him continue managing his dungeons as he has been. He’s obedient to what we say, and he bears no malice. He’s also under designated protection, so there’s no issue."
"Eh? Yuki-sama. Wasn't this whole thing caused by his personal grudge?"
"Mm. If Irwin hadn't lent a hand, there wouldn't have been any casualties."
Samantha and Cleena seemed surprised by the leniency of Irwin's punishment.
"Well, it was born of a personal grudge, yeah. But I only gave him the tools. The 'tool' being the dungeon. It seems he also wanted to test something."
"Test?"
"What do you mean by that?"
"He wanted to see if Nogosh and Bicks would govern justly. If they did, he felt there would be no point in satisfying his grudge."
" " "Ahhh..." " "
Everyone let out a sound of realization.
"I see. Indeed, just because someone dies by a sword, the person who forged the sword isn't punished. The one who wielded the sword and committed the murder is the one who is judged."
"I see. Now that you mention it, that’s obvious. But why did I think Irwin-san was the bad guy?"
"...It was likely Irwin-san’s own way of atoning for his sins. While it is true that it is a matter of the person using the tool, personally, he wanted to see the people he held a grudge against become victims."
"...Mm. Understood. There is no weapon merchant who sells weapons knowing they will kill innocent people. Oh, wait, if there are political interests involved, I don't know."
"Let's stick to a commoner's perspective, so forget about political interests. You're right, Cleena. Because he went through with it, Irwin stood before us prepared to be executed. He achieved his goal, after all."
Irwin had achieved his goal of cutting down Nogosh himself, so he seemed indifferent to whether he lived or died.
He had won his revenge, the opponent’s pride was in tatters, and honestly, since he had already considered himself a dead man walking, he felt he had done enough.
"Well, he did throw our plans into chaos, but if we're going to talk about that, we also have to blame Ranks for letting Bicks escape, and ourselves for not sending more support or engaging in active diplomacy with the nations that were hostile to Weed to foster better communication."
"...Indeed. It is not a story where Irwin-dono is solely to blame."
"It’s complicated, isn't it?"
"That’s why I asked him to take on a part of the administration from here on out. He agreed immediately. The details of the dungeons he possesses will come later, but from what I hear, all the dungeons in the Gartz and Litea territories are under his management."
"I-isn't that staggering information?"
"Mm. I’m sure Rurua and Raye were terrified that there might be other Dungeon Masters in their own countries, and were desperate to gather information. Actually, if he possesses that many dungeons, he could have done the same thing as Yuki. Why didn't he?"
"Regarding that, it’s thanks to—or perhaps the cause of—the eccentric in my country..."
*'A country like yours, Yuki-dono? Haha, I must decline. I am a fool who couldn't even protect his own territory and has only ever managed ordinary dungeons. There is no way I could catch up by imitating Yuki-dono, who shares the same hometown as my master. If I had thought of it before Yuki-dono, it would be a different story, but even if I built it in your wake, it surely wouldn't last long. And as we saw this time, it would likely just gather Yuki-dono's detractors and end up clashing with this dungeon. No, that’s almost certain. While it is excellent for gathering adversaries, I am, after all, just a martial artist.'*
"...That’s what he said."
"…That is too logical for me to say anything against."
"…Indeed. 'Gathering adversaries,' huh? What do you think about that, Yuki-sama?"
"I mean, it's an option, but if they're connected behind the scenes, the management is a massive pain. Irwin would probably follow orders, but we'd have to select land, negotiate with bigwigs, and scout for new talent to run the towns. Can we do that?"
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!!"
"…We’re already at our limit just with Weed; that’s unthinkable."
Ria shouted, and Cleena pointed out that it wasn't realistic.
I couldn't agree more.