Chapter 122

CHAPTER 122: DWELLING OF THE SPIRITS

By the time I got home, the sun had already set .

「It won’t be too long before I come to deliver my thanks… . I will also come to return the clothes I borrowed . Ok then, I’ll see you later Daichi-dono . 」

Dianeia said as she teleported home .

… . . I had given her that change of underwear with the intention of her keeping them though……… .

I think it’d be fine even if she didn’t return them .
However, she had disappeared before I had the chance to say so . She may have been a bit hasty, but she must have had her own circumstances .
I can just tell her next time, I thought and called out to Hesty on my back .

「Ok, now that we’re here its just a little bit more Hesty . Should I carry you to your cabin?」
「n, no . since we’re, here, I can, walk…… . . 」

She said as she sleepily got down from my back when…

「…… . . mu?」

A small shadow moved near my feet .
It was hard to see in the darkness but…

「A spirit? You came along?」
「Sha~」

A spirit stood there .
They had integrated with the store back in town so I thought I’d left it behind…

「Why did it come all the way to the house?」

I said and looked at the sleepy Hesty . She looked at the spirits in turn .

「… . . spirits tend to, live near their boss…… . 」
「You say they wanted to live near me… . . 」

Is there a place around here that the spirits can live?
The Earth spirit had lived in my basement…but the end result was it became drunk on the magic power .

「n, it can stay in the, outer areas of, the dungeon, or directly below, the house…I think that, should be fine?」
「Sha~」

The earth spirit nodded when it heard what Hesty said and patted the ground .
Then its body began to melt into the ground .
The other spirits imitated the earth spirit and began to descend into the earth .

「It looks like, they are assimilating, with the basement and dungeon . 」
「Hm? Is that alright?」
「n, it should be . They are literally, placing themselves in your, hands . They won’t go anywhere you, tell them not to, and will come, when you call . 」
「Huh, I see . 」

I didn’t want them going to deep in the basement and going on a rampage…but if that wasn’t going to happen then I can let them do as they please .

「In fact, the interior of the dungeon should, become nicer as they, gain power down there, it will become a comfortable place . The air will circulate, the water will be fresh, it will feel like there is, rain and sun…it should no longer be dank and damp . 」
「Oh, then I’m happy about that . 」

Originally though the dungeon was easy enough to explore, the atmosphere and feeling of it was not very good .
If these things were going to improve then that’s great .

If they weren’t going to go out of control, then having them live in the dungeon might be the best option I thought when,

「Sha, Sha~」

The earth spirit that had been half submerged in the ground got out and brought a stone to me .

「Umm…this is…… . . a magic stone?」

However it was very transparent looking . I was wondering why when Hesty’s eyes shot wide open .

「……that’s, a mass of spirit power…」

Hesty said sounding surprised and excited .

「Mass of power……is it like a magic stone?」
「It is like one . However, only spirits can create them, and it is a much more precious, resource than magic stones . It’s too precious and I haven’t, really had any opportunities to see, them . It makes me want to touch it . 」

So that’s why she’s so excited .
Well, I don’t have any particular use for it as of now, so it might be a good gift for Hesty…

「Anyways, why is the spirit giving me this?」
「I don’t know… . . something like rent?」
「Sha~」

The earth spirit nodded its head in agreement and then smacked the ground fully disappearing downwards . It really seems like it was giving me rent…

「Well, I’ll accept it then . I’ll be giving this to you Hesty . Hopefully you can come up with something good to use it in . 」
「n…… . . if you give it to me… . I’ll try my best . 」
「Ok! I’m looking forward to it . 」

And so my land received some new tenants .
If the spirits were able to manage the dungeon well, then I might just leave it to them .