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Chapter 20 – Order Placement and the Dark Elf Island
I discussed this with the three construction workers who had gathered in the reception room of the Merchant’s Guild.
“So, Wataru-san’s request is to build a three-story stone building and a dormitory for the staff. The necessary facilities are the ones you just mentioned, right?”
“Yes. That is correct. That is exactly what I am asking for, but from a professional point of view, is there anything missing for a large group of people to live together?”
“I think we have most of the things we need. The bathroom is a luxury. If I may say so, it would be convenient to build a warehouse in a separate building for a large group of people.”
A warehouse? It would be better to have a warehouse, wouldn’t it? I’ll have it built. It’s possible that I’m getting excited because I have a lot of money, but… well, that’s okay. I’m poor at heart, so I get nervous when I make big purchases.
“I understand. I’ll ask for a warehouse as well. How soon can you do it?”
“That depends on the funds. If you can cover the construction costs, we can hire people. We don’t have many specialists, but it will be much faster if we just have more people to carry the materials.”
As a result of our discussion, I decided to ask for two platinum and fifty gold coins based on the estimate of the fastest possible time. Normally, the cost would be 80 gold coins, but they said they would hire three times as many people and complete the project in about four months.
I don’t know if that’s expensive or cheap. But is it reasonable because they are building an orphanage, a dormitory, and a warehouse in four months? But I wonder about two platinum coins and 50 gold coins when labor costs, and prices are so cheap.
I agonized alone, but Ines, Felicia, and Girasole also looked normal, so I convinced myself that it was right. I know it’s not a problem because I’d rather spend a lot of money, but I’m a little worried.
After discussing the detailed floor plan, it was night when we left the Merchant’s Guild.
“Wataru-san, it looks like a good orphanage will be built.”
Claretta-san came over to me smiling. Because it was Claretta-san, who talked most earnestly with the carpenter, it would have been too much trouble for me, and I would have left it to her in the end, so I’m glad. I was tired, though.
“Haha, yes, that’s right. It was thanks to Claretta-san’s hard work. I feel relieved that the carpenters were able to take care of the work.”
The carpenters’ eyes were focused on Claretta-san’s breasts as she spoke passionately, and I overlooked it. That must have motivated the carpenters. Even an uncle is a man, right?
Feeling that we had done our job, we returned to the Fortress.
“Speaking of which, Wataru-san, didn’t the Navy come to unload the cargo? I wonder if it was a good thing we didn’t wait for them.”
“You’re right, Alessia-san. I had completely forgotten. I’ll say hello to the Navy tomorrow when they come.”
I don’t like this. I know I said it was okay to unload on their own, but I should have at least said hello. Courtesy is important. When I went down to the Fortress parking lot, I noticed that there was actually less material there. They must have carried it out.
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After successfully welcoming the Navy people, we spent five days unloading all the cargo. In the meantime, I was invited to meet with the Navy brass, but I declined, and they were satisfied that they would be invited aboard the ship after the orphanage was completed.
It’s a lot of work just to meet with the messenger, but I want to postpone the invitation and the meeting with the brass as long as possible. It’s easy for me to say no because I can just run away if they don’t want to open the Castle.
Let’s bring Camille-san and the others and leave the invitations to them. They won’t have time to worry about me when they’re at the Castle, which is a sight to behold.
“Master, we still have a lot of time before the orphanage is finished. Shall we look for the dark elves?”
“I’m afraid it will take a long time to find the dark elves and come back, so that will be after we open the Castle. This time, we will go back to Southern City to stock up on furniture for the orphanage and take Camille-san with us to raise her level. Let’s take Mauro-san and Donatella-san with us to level up as well. It would be great if they could work for a long time.”
“That sounds good. Mauro-san’s level is a little higher, but he looks like he could die at any moment. It would be good to raise his level.”
Ines, what a terrible thing to say. But she’s not wrong. He seems to have great connections, so let’s give him a long life. Girasole agreed, so I went to the Merchant’s Guild and told the old man that I wouldn’t be coming back for a while.
I also asked him to check on the progress of the orphanage. He took it as a request and asked me for five silver coins.
Well, I didn’t want to spend it for free, so it was fine, but the flowing processing work reminded me that even a muscular man is a merchant. After completing our business, I took the ferries in turn to the open sea and repatriated them.
“Hmm, Felicia, let’s just go to the Dark Elf Island for now. Since we can’t take Camille-san and the others with us, if we miss this opportunity, it will be a long time before we can go there next time.”
I may have to ask Camille-san and the others for help with the mine, but it’s not like I’m going to take them to the Dark Elf Island out of the blue. I should let them know that I can take new people once the mine is up and running.
“Thank you very much. I’m a little worried about the increase in the number of people, may I ask you? “
“Yes, I’m worried too, so no problem.”
I set the destination to the open sea near the Dark Elf Island and set sail.
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A few days passed on the Castle, and I enjoyed movies, anime, reading, games, pool, massages, ear wax, gourmet food, alcohol, and even exercise and sports. I lived a fulfilling life.
While I was watching DVDs and eating snacks as usual, Alessia-san suddenly came to visit me and said something strange.
“Wataru-san, I saw a show at the theater; why don’t we try it?”
What was she talking about?
“What do you mean?”
“Well, I saw Saporabi-chans performing, and I thought I’d like to try my hand at it.”
Please don’t think that.
“I’ve already called everyone, so let’s go, Wataru-san.”
Not good. Her eyes are sparkling. She won’t stop. Alessia-san takes me to the theater. As she said, the ladies, Fuu-chan and Beni-chan, had gathered there. When I look at all of them, I can see resignation in some of their eyes.
“Well then, Wataru-san, please make the staff appointments.”
So you want to do it with staff appointments, right? Is it much better than doing it yourself?
“I don’t mind making the staff appointments, but who’s going to watch if we all do it together?”
“You’re right.”
I guess she didn’t think about that. She just wanted to put on a show with everyone.
“I understand. I’ll record your performance. Let’s watch it together later.”
“But then Wataru-san won’t be able to participate in the show, right?”
No, you don’t have to look sad. I never said that I wanted to do a show.
“It’s okay. It’s enough for me to see your show.”
It’s seriously enough.
“Really? Can I ask you to do it?”
“Yes. Then I’ll appoint you to the staff.”
When I appointed the ladies to the staff, they were like, “Wow, I didn’t know there was such a thing,” or, “Which one do you want to do?” They seemed to have a surprisingly good time.
The ladies went to the dressing room to change. As expected, Rimu and the others have difficulty acting, so they sit next to me and watch. Well, if it’s Rimu and the others, it’s going to be a great show just watching them perform.
Anyway, I set up the video to record the entire stage. Hmm… I might want to get some close-ups anyway. A show of beautiful women with ample breasts… I feel motivated and want to get some close-ups of them.
“Rimu, I’m going to go shopping in a hurry, so wait here for me, okay?”
“Yeah.”
I run to the store. There’s no time to choose another one, so I’ll just take the same model in a different color. I pay the seven silver coins and hurry back to the theater.
I guess they haven’t finished setting up yet. I greet Rimu and the others and quickly open the box and set up the video.
“Are you done?”
“It’s done. Everyone’s show will start soon. I’m looking forward to it.”
“Yeah.”
After the preparations were finished, I enjoyed playing with Rimu, Fuu-chan, and Beni-chan. I was happy. Meanwhile, the curtain went up on the stage. I quickly set up the video and got into the shooting position.
Oh, what’s this? It’s a tights-like outfit that shows off the lines of their body perfectly. The rise of their breasts is wonderful. The cat’s ears and tail. It’s the yumei na kyattsu. What are Ines, Ilma-san, Carla-san, and Claretta-san doing with their own ears? They look like they have real cat ears. …I like the cat ears, too.
The Staff Appointments are great. To me, who has never seen the stage, it looks like a perfect show. Intense dancing and singing. Although I’m concerned about their breasts, the acting and singing are worth seeing.
Especially the dancing is wonderful. The breasts do not sway that much, but the slight swaying and bulging of the breasts attract my eyes.
The two-hour performance was over. Everyone performed wonderfully, but Ilma-san’s cat costume was the most wonderful of all. Ilma-san, in her bewitching cat costume, is very attractive and fits the role perfectly.
The only drawback is Saporabi, who looks like a deformed stuffed animal. They are very unsuitable to play slim cats.
The show is also good, although I’ve never been interested in it before. Well, I guess the fact that it’s a big-breasted beauty act is a pretty big plus.
Once I open the Castle, it might be fun to put some effort into the theatrical performance. I’ll let Camille-san know. No, I’ll ask Camille-san and Donatella-san to join the play. I’m looking forward to it. I’m sorry, Alessia-san, that I thought it would be too much trouble.
“Whew, I’m pretty tired. How was the show, Wataru-san?”
Alessia-san asked me with a smile, wiping the sweat from her face. She looks somehow refreshed. The women who had been feeling resigned are smiling too, and I wonder if it has some kind of stress-relieving effect. Singing and dancing loudly… seems to have an effect.
“It was very interesting to watch. Shall we watch it over dinner?”
“That sounds great; I’m looking forward to it. I’ll go change.”
The viewing party over dinner was also highly appreciated, and they enjoyed watching the other members’ performances while seriously watching their own. It seems that no one dislikes the play anymore, so I guess they’ll do it if I ask them to. I have more to look forward to.
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After a rather pleasant voyage, we arrived at the open sea near the Dark Elf Island and transferred to the Seeker, which anchored at the usual spot on the Dark Elf Island.
“Hello, Village Chief-san.”
“Hello, Wataru-san; it’s been a while.”
I greeted the village chief, who greeted me and handed him my souvenirs of food and alcohol.
“Wataru-san, thank you for everything.”
“No, no, I’m the one who brought the migrants here, so this much is only natural. How is the village? If there is not enough food, I will buy more.”
“We have enough. We can’t say we have a good harvest because the soil is not ready yet, but we are able to harvest a certain amount of wheat and vegetables now. The number of livestock has also increased, so we can live without any problems.”
Well, if wheat and vegetables can be harvested, unless there is a very bad harvest, they should be able to survive. Livestock can also be used for food if they are slaughtered, so it is safe to say that everything is going well.
“Let’s go to the village on the hill. I’m really looking forward to seeing how things have turned out.”
“Haha, things haven’t changed that much. Please don’t be disappointed.”
We went to the village with the village chief while carrying our luggage.
“It’s been about three months since I was last on the island, so I understand. Have the newcomers settled into the village?”
“Yes, there may be some confusion, but I think they’re settling in now that everyone’s house is ready. The vice chief has also built an inn around the hot springs and several houses, so I think with a little more work, it will be enough to call it a village, so things are going well.”
The hot spring village seems to be doing well. It is gradually developing, and the number of people is expected to increase in the future. With more people and the defense network in place, they will be able to feel more secure.
“I am happy that things are going well. This island will get more and more crowded, won’t it?”
“Yes. I can’t wait to see what the future holds. It’s all thanks to you, Wataru-san.”
“Haha, I’m just going by chance, so you can thank the enshrined Goddess of the Forest-sama and Felicia.”
In fact, if Felicia and the Goddess of the Forest-sama hadn’t asked me to do this, it would have been over in my mind.
“Yes, I would like to thank them very much.”
We reach the village on the hill. Were there more houses? Not much has changed, but they seem to be putting a lot of effort into the hot spring village, so I doubt it will change dramatically. I wonder about the hot spring village? Should I go there and check it out?
Funds on hand: 31 gold coins, 67 silver coins, 22 copper coins
Guild account: 0 platinum, 70 gold
Savings ship: 908 platinum coins
Pepper ship: 0 ship
Charity expenses: 93 platinum coins, 20 gold coins
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