“So you really did come, Waka.”
“? I told you last night that I would be coming, right?” (Makoto)
Tomoe made a blatant ‘he came’ reaction.
Of course I would come.
It is exactly as scheduled.
Since it is a building that is rare even within the buildings of Tsige, Rembrandt-san said he would make time to check it.
Of course I, as someone from the Kuzunoha Company’s side, should also come.
It would be another story if I had some other business and wasn’t in Tsige, but that’s not the case right now.
I can go to Rotsgard a bit later. It will be on hold until the spies of Aion we captured in the Dusk Street have been revived can give some actual answers.
About Rio…depending on the circumstances, it might be best to deal with him first, but I have already made preparations.
That’s why I haven’t placed any plans for today and have come for the remodelling -that’s already on the level of restructuring- of the Weitz Orphanage.
I feel like me being present is natural though.
I properly told Tomoe yesterday.
At that time she didn’t look too into it either, but well, I rejected the hot spring properly, so I don’t think they will be going that crazy on the building.
‘It is a construction matter that came after the company store, so it will be seen as a job from the Kuzunoha Company’, is what the eldwa said enthusiastically as he spoke about making it a four story building and developing the surroundings too to a certain extent.
He said something about putting his experience in Rotsgard to use and his motivation was plenty.
“Ooh, Tomoe-sama.”
““?!!””
The hut that showed up all of a sudden talked.
There’s no talking hut in the company either, you know?
Is what I thought, but it was a king crab from Asora.
There’s apparently few in Tsige who are used to seeing that kind of strange body too, so most of the people watching were pulled away by his appearance, and the children were either crying or were at a loss of words.
At any rate, this is impressive.
He is picking up the hut with both of his claws.
Yeah, even when looking at it in person, it is a pretty hard to believe sight.
The two claws are closed and he is supporting the hut with only the two pointed tips.
On top of that, he is waving a right hand that has the same shape as that of a person.
The hut isn’t shaking at all.
Mio’s sneaking skill is on the level of a horror movie, but this is close to that too.
This feat is so far from reality.
The hut…no, the king crab approaches us.
“Waka-sama! It has been a while!”
“Hanasaki, it has been a while. It is rare for you to go outside.” (Makoto)
There haven’t been many requests from the Neptune Kings to come out from Asora, so unless it is a job that they are really suited for, there’s only a few instances where they are selected to go outside.
Serwhale alone seems to want to actively make me know more about them, so maybe due to his sense of responsibility as the representative of their race, he would request to accompany us in a variety of situations.
When there’s not enough people, I would have them accompany us, but there’s a lot of times where I would refuse when it is in a settlement.
As you can see, their looks and abilities are prodigious, so they are exposed to the curious eyes, and it ends up worrying me.
It is a king crab with the limbs of a human after all.
Well, it looks like that was an unnecessary worry though.
At the very least in Tsige, if you put the banner of the Kuzunoha Company to them, there seems to be no issues.
Most of the criticism can be blown away by a king crab tackle anyways, hahaha.
“I heard from the dwarves at the bar that there was a great outside job for the company. I ended up joining that table with them, and they said that there’s a job to carry luggage. And so, I thought about putting this body of mine to use.”
“This is my first time seeing you carrying stuff, Hanasaki. That’s impressive. More impressive than I thought.” (Makoto)
“This is nothing! This is simply the gift of being a crab! It seems like Tuna has been doing quite a lot in this city, so I ended up unintentionally trying to compete! I can only do manual labor, but even so, as you can see, Waka-sama and Tomoe-sama, I have a lot of energy for it. Well then…!”
…Crab?
You look like a hermit crab carrying that hut there…
The king crab followed the instructions of the dwarf and lowered the hut at a vacant land.
The land around has been bought, so there’s a lot of vacant lots.
Especially the places that seemed like they would affect the orphanage this time around.
Anyways…it feels like the work is proceeding pretty attentively.
The general framework will be done with magic like boom, so wouldn’t the main core of the work be the interior design?
Even within the earth magic, the spells categorized as earth control are used in a variety of ways for constructions.
These element researchers and students that normally don’t see the light of the sun even in Rotsgard were doing a lot of work here.
They were being treated terribly before like: they look plain when fighting, the uses are plain, it gains money in a plain speed, and because it is plain they don’t get popular.
Because of the reconstruction and the alchemy stuff, the view they had on the earth element made a sudden turn.
Now they have a better opinion of them, and there’s requests from the countries to raise specialists in the Academy, so there’s plans of increasing classes and teachers for those areas.
“Ooi, excavation unit!!”
“Ex…cavation?” (Makoto)
What are they going to do by digging holes?
Aren’t they going to use magic to progress this instantly…?
I am beginning to feel uneasy about this.
“Waka, since there’s the chance here, I want to tell you something clearly.” (Tomoe)
“W-What?” (Makoto)
Tomoe-san?
You didn’t touch on this matter at all yesterday.
“The eldwas are a group of craftsmen.” (Tomoe)
“I know that already.” (Makoto)
“They were all really motivated about this job. I was watching while somehow serving as a stopper, but…their motivation was like 150%. Now that I think about it, this is a direct job from Waka, so if we consider Kaleneon…there’s no way this would proceed in a moderate manner.” (Tomoe)
“Wa?!” (Makoto)
“I told them to at least make the appearance normal, so it will probably just look like a big building from the outside. I am really sorry.” (Tomoe)
“…Just what in the world is going to be made?” (Makoto)
“‘A hybrid of magic and the construction techniques of ‘that side’, is what they said proudly.” (Tomoe)
Ain’t nothing to be proud about that!
“Ooh, looks like it hasn’t begun yet huh, Raidou-kun.”
“R-Rembrandt-san. Thanks for coming, and welcome.” (Makoto)
“Sorry about before. It was because of Misusquirt, I mean, squirt that I ended up asking for an uncomposed request.” (Rembrandt)
Misusquirt.
I thought he would correct it to Misura, but it was squirt.
It is that huh, Misura entering a thorny path.
At the very least, Rembrandt-san has recovered to a level where he can do his job.
Actually, I told everyone while having a meal that Sif was dangerous.
Mio said ‘I see’ and nodded.
Shiki went ‘really?’ and was despairing at his gone bavarois.
Tomoe was silent for a while, and then gave me a common warning ‘you must not underestimate women’.
Then, Tamaki said something even more scary.
‘Isn’t it just that she tried testing that Misura because he was not into it?’.
Tomoe had a face that said ‘don’t say unnecessary stuff’.
Sif tried to seduce Misura who loves Yuno.
This is the truth.
But what’s underlying in all of that is not clear.
It is not certain that what I said was the reason was the actual reason.
I can’t tell with magic if Sif was lying or not, so Tamaki said this with a teasing face.
Yeah, that’s right.
As if I would use magic for something like that.
It is Sif we are talking about here, so I don’t think it is necessary.
In other words, I don’t know what Sif was really thinking when she did that. That’s what Tamaki is implying there.
But Sif told me her reason, and since she explained that to me, she will be treating Misura as her little sister’s boyfriend, and I won’t be trying to confirm it again unless I have to forcefully get it out with magic.
This matter is already over after all.
Tamaki just giggled and the topic ended.
…
This woman is just…no, forget it.
“Don’t mind it. At any rate, it seems like your wife has prohibited you to have thought transmissions with your daughter for a while, right? My condolences.” (Makoto)
“It is okay. It is just until Tsige gains its independence. It will be done soon.” (Rembrandt)
The face of a merchant suddenly appears on him.
If you were always like this, your family would respect you a lot more, you know.
Or maybe, if he were to always stay like that, he would become a business monster that wouldn’t even show any care for his own family?
“As expected of you. Also, about our rumors and the matter of the Dusk Street.” (Makoto)
“Ooh, going well, right?” (Rembrandt)
“Yeah, thanks to you. Well, I think it will be calming down soon. The rumors will remain for a while, but the source itself…” (Makoto)
“You guys are truly fast.” (Rembrandt)
“And so, I have gotten a few pieces of information that would be better for you to hear about.” (Makoto)
“Information from the Dusk Street? How reliable is that information?” (Rembrandt)
He really understands.
“There’s nothing fake in the information we get. Especially when reporting it to you, Rembrandt-san.” (Makoto)
If we weren’t sure to a certain extent, we wouldn’t report it.
More so for a benefactor.
“…Aah, right. Thanks.” (Rembrandt)
“?”
“I will hear about it after we finish watching. I have opened a day to spectate this after all. This will be a show of the century brought by magic, so I have even prepared for lunch!” (Rembrandt)
A day.
When I consider how much money he can earn in a single day, this is crazy.
Even Morris-san is here.
“Lunch? But it doesn’t look like you brought anything?” (Makoto)
“Lisa said she will be bringing it here later. Was it at the time when you went to Rotsgard? There’s a restaurant we are familiar with that has begun to do delivery services, you see.” (Rembrandt)
His wife is coming too.
Is work okay?
The fact that he is here must mean that work is running without him.
The Rembrandt Company is full of talented people after all.
…I personally think that the Kuzunoha Company isn’t losing to them in that alone though.
However, there’s also people like Tomoe this time around that would get a bit out of control sometimes, and also Eris who gets completely unhinged if you lower your guard.
The difference between Rembrandt-san and I is wide.
“Delivery service, there’s even something like that, huh.” (Makoto)
“Umu! It is a place called Armly and the owner is called Bilky. It is a restaurant that is fixated on Limia dishes. If you make a reservation, you can get a tour on the restaurant’s ingredients, tablewares, and cooking utensils. The taste is good too. I wanted the Kuzunoha Company and the people of the orphanage to enjoy it, so I ordered food there.” (Rembrandt)
In just a few days?
That place sounds like a place that would get a lot of reservations though.
I certainly do remember Limia gave me a strong impression that it was tasty.
That country is flourishing a whole lot and there’s a lot of ingredients.
It is on a level where they can crush dishes from other countries through the sheer force of their ingredients alone. The mother of cooking.
If there were a contest to choose the three biggest cuisines in this world, it would definitely be in it.
Not as the third place that would always switch every now and then, but the certain number one.
I feel like lunch is gonna be incredibly extravagant.
Also, Rembrandt-san, that’s not food delivery anymore, I feel like catering is a better term.
The one that I only know of its existence but haven’t experienced.
To think it won’t be only us but he will be treating the orphanage people too, how generous.
“Thank you very much. Everyone will surely be happy about it.” (Makoto)
“Don’t worry. Compared to the money you paid, this is like a sparrow tear. I was also thinking about placing a clear prospect for the orphanages instead of leaving them as they are now. But I have been slumped by busy work, and couldn’t think up a clear idea. Even though I resolved myself that I would think about the city as a whole rather than thinking only about my company. How pathetic of me.” (Rembrandt)
“The Rembrandt Company supports a number of orphanages, right? If this one becomes a good precedent, it would make me happy if you were to do the same, and if it doesn’t work, you can use them as classrooms.” (Makoto)
“Alriiight!! You guys, time to shovel!!”
“Ah, we ended up deep in talk. Now then, look forward to—?!” (Makoto)
The moment my talk with Rembrandt-san finished.
The shout of the dwarf and the ‘understood’ to answer it rang.
And then, the Weitz Orphanage that was completely empty from people now…disappeared.
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