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79 - After the Zamaa are done, are you thinking about it?

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Let me tell you an old story.

Once upon a time, in a certain place, there was a boy who had a Job that no one had ever heard of called anthropomorphist, and a unique skill that no one knew called anthropomorphism.
Anthropomorphism is a special skill that only the boy has, it gives an ego to something that has no ego, and gives it a human form.
Weapons, furniture, minerals, as long as it has no ego, anything could be anthropomorphized.
The people around the boy quickly abhorred him and called him a failure.

In the past, there were a lot of people who ostracized those with unknown Jobs and Skills.
It’s not the fear of the unknown.
The response was one of disdain toward foreign beings different from themselves.

The boy’s parents also cursed him, saying, “I shouldn't have given birth to you,” running away from the village while the boy was asleep, leaving him behind in the village, alone and lonely.
In order to fill the void of loneliness, the boy anthropomorphized many things.
Utilizing the power of the anthropomorphized objects, he endured harassment.

However, even so, the villagers continued to despise the boy, not acknowledging his power.
There seemed to be quite a few who understood the boy's power, but they couldn't back down after going that far. Fearing that they too would be ostracized, the boy decided to leave the village.

At that time, the objects the boy anthropomorphized, knowing his kindness, decided to punish the village.
What the boy anthropomorphized are all noble and rare objects, such as fragments of the legendary tree Ykkdrasil, which he was lucky enough to pick up while picking up trash in the river.
They joined forces and transformed the village land into barren land.

The boy was then blessed with a happy life with his anthropomorphic companions.
While the villagers who ostracized the boy died out along with the land.

And they all lived happily ever after...

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“That was a long time ago, right? How about looking at it like this? How will your master react?? Will he regret it somewhat? Or will he try to settle it with everyone's power?”

“...Enough. I don't want to hear it.”

Lula, aka Slingerland, answered the amused Randy with a blank expression on her face.
A desert area which is a scorching hell during the day, but becomes a frigid hell at night.
Surprisingly, this place is the country next to I Confederacy, Z Country.
In fact, it is part of the land on which the village where the aforementioned folk tale was set was located.

Lula's master, who was once revered as a great anthropomorphist, now has a completely different reputation.
Most of the things he anthropomorphized were designated as danger hazards or calamities, and Lula was one of them.
Whereas he himself and those around him became happy and prosperous, those that opposed him all followed a path of misfortune.

The land, the country, everything seemed to revolve around him.
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that the world exists for him.
Even if he behaves disrespectfully, the royal family will be tested on how big their hearts are by whether they forgive him or not.

Perhaps, it could be said that anthropomorphist, in a sense, is a messenger of God.
Anything and everything he anthropomorphized was just beautiful women and girls, so for better or worse, he could also be regarded as a good-for-nothing man who couldn't lose his childishness.
At the very least... Lula looked at the current situation and hung her head.

The barren land has gradually spread and is now undergoing vast desertification.
The desertification is also causing extensive damage within Z Country. Even the neighboring I Confederacy can’t afford to be complacent about it.

The reason why the damage to these areas is barely limited to sandstorms is because it has some source of water, although barely.
This is also because the headwaters that flow from the mountain range of I Confederacy began to spring out here.
Their recent focus on source and seepage of water from the mountain range, along with geothermal energy, is due to the fact that Josiah has been giving a lot of explanations about them which are recognized throughout I Confederacy.

Randy declared to Lula in light of the current situation.

“Now I'm going to ruin the legend of your comrades. They say the land has become barren, but that's because they've removed so much water essence that they've depleted the water supply and sucked the earth essence out of the earth. The soil is now too hard for plants and trees to take root, right?”

“Umu... At that time, I wasn’t serving master... No, I wasn't serving that guy. So maybe, is what I can only say.”

“This time, what we're stealing is geothermal energy... or is it underground magma? It’s the natural energy that flows from the mountains. We’ll pour it into the desert area.”

“The more I listen to it, the more unimaginable it becomes… Is it possible to do such a thing?”

“Unlike your master, I don't have that much magic power, so I’m going to use a magic circle that uses natural magic to activate magic. I worked really hard on the magic circle this time.”

While cracking his shoulders, Randy looks at the magic circles laid out in various places.
The magic circle is underground, so it is impossible to say what it looks like from the surface.
However, Randy said “But!,” adding one more thing.

“This is the same thing as what your master has done. After all, there are animals and plants that grow naturally in the desert, right? If this area changes, won't it be a problem for them?”

“B-but! If the desert disappears... no... what a difficult topic.”

“Also, that area is a holy land for necromancers isn’t it? It seems that there are still vengeful spirits who are obsessed with your master and continue to hold a grudge? And it's a desert, so there are a lot of dead people there~~... if the area improves and the vengeful spirits go to heaven on their own, necromancers might snap right?”

While lying in the ruins, Randy manipulates the Nanatrois wand.
The rest is... Lula makes up her mind and jumps out of the ruins.
While raking up water magic essence from the sky, she runs to the sky above the desert area using electromagnetic levitation.
And caused rain to fall all over the desert.

Eventually... The manipulation of Randy's magic circle caused the trajectory to change, and the spring water that was generated began to spring up.
Weed-like plants started to take root due to changes in soil.
It is said that the necromancers lamented that the vengeful spirits that had stayed in the area were saved and gone to heaven just by seeing such a spectacle.

It is said that there was originally a Phantom Thief R's card... or rather, a signboard in a place that used to be a desert area.

[I let the vengeful spirits that stayed in this land go to heaven and destroyed the ecosystem.
Since the desertification has stopped, let’s say we’re even, best regards, Phantom Thief R.]

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(T/N: I didn’t know about seepage water or headwater, so I googled it, and it turns out it exists.)

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