Chapter 313: Next Vige Chieftain?


    「Eh!? I’d like it if you don’t involve me in something like that. You do know I’m busy, right?」


    「Please don’t talk like that, Aniki~!」


    「Who are you calling “Aniki”? Look, don’te close, it’s dangerous! Transmute!」


    It’s just reaping what one sows, but there was a guy who brought his trifling quarrel to a ce where people were working so had to restore the ancient ruins. Who’s the Aniki, just who?


    When I was hard at work restoring the ancient ruins in the Sky Ind, Valkan-san’s son Bagworm-kun, also known as Vart-kun, came to talk about his trivial matters.


    And what was that stupid thing about?


    「I think I’m the best candidate to be the next vige chieftain. Don’t you think so too, Aniki?」


    「As I said, quit it with the “Aniki”. What did Valkan-san say?」


    To begin with, I don’t want to interfere with things like the chieftain sessions of the Aligerous Tribe.


    「Well, the old man said that he can’t leave the head to me.」


    Yup, I think that’s right too.


    「I’m going to be the chieftain and marry Berkut!」


    「Hee, so you’ll marry Berkut? Transmute!」


    「Of course I am. Are you saying there’s a better partner for Berkut than me?」


    As pointlessly positive as always, this guy. Did Berkut agree?


    「I’m busy right now, so I’ll talk Valkan-san and Valzak-san after.」


    「Really!? Thanks a lot! Please do!」


    Saying so, Vart ran back with a smile. No, I said I was busy, Vart.


    I was working silently when, this time, Valto-kun arrived. Man, why are you all going to me? It’s not like we’re close, now are we?


    「Takumi-san, please listen to me.」


    「……uhh, could it be about the next chieftain?」


    「Ooh! As expected, Takumi-san. That’s right.」


    「Haa, does Valzak-san not want Valto-kun to be the next chieftain?」


    「Ohh!! Amazing!! Is this Dark Magic? Do you know everything?!」


    They’re way too simr even for being cousins.


    「I’m busy right now so I’ll ask Valzak-san after.」


    「Thank you very much. Now I’ll be able to propose to Berkut-chan!」


    ……you too?


    Both Valzak-san and Valkan-san must be having headaches over their children.


    Pausing the restoration for a moment, I went to Valkan-san and Valzak-san to ask them.


    「Valto-kun and Vart-kun came to me separately to discuss the next chieftain’s position but……」


    As soon as I said that, the expressions of the two elders changed to one of being fed up.


    「Haa~ My sincerest apologies, Iruma-dono.」


    「I too ask for your pardon. Iruma-dono, we have been so indebted to you but have yet to return you any favor…… and now our sons have caused you trouble once more…」


    Both Valkan-san and Valzak-san were both respectable people, and yet……


    「Do you both have no ns of making your sons the next chieftains?」


    「Well, even you are aware of Vart’s foolishness, Iruma-dono. It is precisely because he is my child that the role of chieftain is impossible for that fool.」


    「As shameful as it is, my son Valto has bragging contents over the most trivial matters with Vart. It might be time to reconsider how the chieftain role, which had been hereditary[1]until now, is passed on from here onwards.」


    I couldn’t stand the heavy air, so I changed the subject forcefully.


    「Oh yeah, Vart-kun and Valto-kun both said that they would like to marry Berkut, but is that a love triangle?」


    「「Haaa~」」


    Oh crap, I chose the wrong topic.


    「Iruma-dono, it’s definitely been since long ago that boy Vart liked Berkut, but not once had he been taken notice of.」


    「Haa, isn’t your situation better, Valkan? Valto fell for her at first sight and was being aggressive, so he was beat up by Berkut who was creeped out.


    「……ah, I saw that, Niisan. Valto…… that boy was happy to be beaten up.」


    「Don’t say it!」


    Uwaaa, that’s no good. He’s hopeless.


    「Oh yeah, the Aligerous Tribe are a race of longevity, aren’t they? Then couldn’t you wait for Valto-kun and Vart-kun to grow up?」


    「……that did not cross my mind. Is that fine, Valkan?」


    「We have no choice, Niisan. I think we should thoroughly retrain those two while we’re still healthy.」


    「……right.」


    This was the moment Valto-kun and Vart-kun’s hellish retraining was decided.


    I wonder if I could take a break from the ruin restoration.


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    <strong>Footnotes:</strong>


    1. If I remember correctly, it said before in a previous chapter by Berkut(?) that the chieftain session was NOT hereditary. Now it says that it is. Also, changed chief to chieftain.