The Reimagining of the Bow Hero

Chapter 37 - Back in Melromarc

Chapter 37 – Back in Melromarc

Author's Note: None Today!

"Guys! Out of all the girls in our parties, who do you think is the cutest?"

"Wow." I sarcastically exclaimed. "Tell us more."

Motoyasu was giggling at the sheer thought of hot girls."

"Satoshi... I thought you were the serious type! Anyways, Naofumi, did you do it with Raphtalia?"

"Don't bring me into this."

Naofumi did not seem very comfortable with the question.

"Ren? Satoshi? Did you two do the dirty?"

Ren didn't answer. I shook my head.

"I'll start then. I'll rank the pretty ladies."

"No thanks." Naofumi and Ren said in unison.

"Why not?" I commented.

It would be beneficial to know his thought process, and besides we were taking a break. Might as well have some fun.

"The top four would be Swine, Raphtalia, Filo and Rishia."

Those were certainly four very distinct girls. I was surprised that he thought that Rishia was pretty though. I didn't think the same.

I couldn't hold myself back.

"Princess fetish, eh?"

Ren jumped in as well.

"The queen may not be very nice, but that never bothered me."

"Who do you like, Motoyasu?"

"Definitely Filo!"

Filo crept behind Naofumi, using him as a human shield.

"What about you, Ren?"

He didn't answer.

"Naofumi?"

He stepped out of the springs. I must have ruffled his feathers.

"What a party pooper. Motoyasu, wanna continue?"

"Yeah!"

After a long night of talking and partying, I returned to the inn. Captain Speedy would pick us up in a few days, so until then there would be a lot of underwater grinding to do.

Before I went to sleep, I received a message from the Arcian military. They had completed a prototype of the rifle that I drew up, something similar to the US military's ultrasimple proposed TRW Light Maintenance Rifle that could also shoot semi-automatically. It would take a while until bullets could be made due to the fact that the fertilizer/nitrogen plant hadn't been completed yet, but the army could be outfitted with the new design very soon. This was good news.

Also, basic pharmaceutical and pesticide factories were beginning construction. According to a letter by the national council, the country was rapidly building factories and industrializing, and plenty of workers from the countryside and other countries were flowing in for new job opportunities. Due to the lower price of food due to the high BioSeed production, many farmers had to work as factory and construction workers in order to make a living. The national council mandated strict safety procedures and regulations to ensure the safety of the workers, contrary to the industrial revolution of my own world.

More importantly, elections were to be held to elect members of the new parliament, that would replace the interim national council. My political party, the Liberal Party, was way ahead in the polls, with myself estimated to win 90% of the votes as president, with the position still not giving me many powers, and the Liberal Party to win 23 out of 25 seats in the parliament. This would allow them to select a prime minister, and we would have total control of new legislation. Everything was going great.