140 - - The House

"What height do you want to make it?"

I look up at a huge tree, one of the biggest and thickest on the island.

"Around the third branch that intersects with the branch of the tree next to it?"

"If it's too high up, the branches will get crowded, is that appropriate?"

Ochazuke and Peter, who are also looking up next to him, answer.

"Let's hang a rope from the branch so we can slide down!

"Oh, wow!"

"Yes, yes, after it's built."

Ochazuke chides the two beastmen who are getting excited for nothing.

"How are we going to get up there?"

"Shall we put a spiral board on the trunk up to the branches and make it into a staircase?　Straight is too steep."

"Great, can I ask?"

"[Carpentry] isn't up yet, so I guess we'll have to wait a little later."

It turns out that without basic [woodworking], it is quite difficult to improve skills.

"Well, let's just build it this time. <."

"Hey!　Let's climb!"

"Wa-ha-ha-ha!"

The duo quickly takes up the trunk. They were going up the trunk quite fast, but came back slipping on moss.

The two climbers were the fastest, but they slipped in places and went back to the start, so Kikuhime was the one climbing steadily.

......Kikuhime, she seems to be climbing completely by force of arms, and the trunk is dotted with the marks of her three fingers (thumb, index, and middle). She is a young girl who is climbing hard if she does not notice the hole in the trunk. For now, stop wearing skirts and put on trousers.

"Well, it's not Shin, but I want to put a door at the base of the tree and build a bunker.

"Yeah, I like that."

Root vegetables of carrots, onions and potatoes, ham of prosciutto, bresaola and pancetta, cheese of gorgonzola, pecorino and asiago, the sound of a cellar is full of delicious dreams.

Sunlight is the enemy of poison.

"By all means, please put that on another tree."

Peter's dream was not food, but a trap.

But that ham, that cheese... I've been doing away with it for so long that I've learned its name. In the real world, when I order something, I don't have to remember it because I see the actual thing or a picture of it. It's not like I buy it everyday. When I order cheese at a restaurant, I usually just say "assorted cheese" and that's it.

But not here. It's convenient when you are looking for something when you are shopping, or when you are producing something, you have a stronger image of the product if you know the name, or maybe you are compensated based on the name, but it goes well and seems to be stable during the work. Maybe it's just a jinx of my imagination.

"Hey!

We're here!

"We did our best."

While I was talking to Peter, the three of them seemed to have reached the branch.

"I'm coming."

With that, Peter (・・・・) runs (・・・・・) up (・・・・) the trunk of the tree.

"Oh, that's not fair!"

Ochazuke shouts. Ochazuke, a saintly priest, is weak in arms and lacks dexterity. He is not good at climbing trees, and is still around the first root.

"Good, excuse me."

He < on the oatmeal stuck to the tree trunk, grabs the clothes around his back, and [flies]. I could do the same thing, but it's not quite steady yet.

"Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god!"

I kindly lifted it up and it gave a funny scream.

"Well, can we set it up so that the front door is right around here?"

"Ok baby!"

"It looks like it's going to be buried in the tree trunk a little bit, like we planned."

Come on, come on, come on."

is a red jade that can be used to build a house in a tree or a rock. Ochazuke brought the materials to the resident architects during the day. Blank red balls are made from <> of rare bosses. Defeating the bosses produced ten eggs, but it took two eggs to make one blank ball, so I kept spinning around until two eggs appeared. I also tried to make some money by selling the blue eggs <> to Roy and his friends.

The red ball does not damage the tree, and the trunk can be restored to its original state once the house is removed by reinserting it into the empty <.

A number of large wooden boxes appear attached to the tree, facing the tea pickles. You can put roofs, walls, and windows on these crate-like things with <>. At the very least, the roof and walls must be attached or the durability of the box will deteriorate.

"At any rate, I have come up with a budget-friendly, so-so roof and walls, based on my own prejudice. Change them when you save up the money."

<, the box I had just seen was replaced by a simple house with wood-framed walls and a black slate roof. And not only the walls and the roof have changed, but also the exterior of the house, which looked unstable on the branches of the trees, has been changed to a simple house with tree branches and joists (?). The new building is supported by a small wooden structure, which makes it look less unnatural to be there.

"I think it's rather good this way, don't you?"

It blends in with its surroundings."

I thought it was a good idea, so I said it honestly, and Kikuhime seemed to agree with me.

"Let's build the second floor on top of the first floor, what about the lower floor?　It would be dumb to build it in line with the first floor."

"Oops, I didn't think of that.

"We'll shift it so that it's inside the trunk of the tree!"

I think that's a safe bet."

After some changes to the original plan and layout, the box is completed. We enter the entranceway with much merriment. The inside of the box is still wooden, since we did not use <.

"Should we put a at the entrance (here)?　Do you want it in the living room?"

"We might have guests, so why don't we just use the front door?"

Anywhere!"

I wonder if Leo is willing to think about it, let alone Shin. This is what a man who lives by his senses looks for!

"I can see a future where people won't use the front door if we put it somewhere else, so we'll just use the front door."

I have a feeling about that.

"Well, since we're here, let's go outside."

As a result of Ochazuke's vision of the future that comes from laziness, the <> is placed at the entrance.

"Am I supposed to register the transition and set up the house for visitors for now?"

"Please."

"Thank you."

I'll take care of the furniture and other shopping transfers.

"Oh, let's all go shopping!"

We look around the living room and dining room on the first floor and lightly discuss our plans. The living room is quite spacious, as there can be six people in a party when there are visitors. The living room has two twigs that run from the wall to the roof, which looks like a treehouse and is quite nice. It also serves as a dividing line between rooms that are too large.

"Well, let's all go to our own rooms!"

"Oh, yeah!"

Shin and Leo fly to their rooms like bullets at Ochazuke's words.

"Are you sure Homura is okay with a windowless room?"

Peter, a neighbor walking in the same direction, asks. Peter is right, my room is the only one completely inside the trunk with no window.

"Yeah. I'm going to have my own private house, and if you want to see the view from here, I'll build a small treehouse on the upper branches. And I can add more rooms in the next room."

The rooms can be added later, but since they are not on level ground and would be awkward if they grow sideways, they are supposed to be added to other branches or trees, or in the trunks. My room is at the end of the trunk, so it can be added next to the trunk.

My room is in the northwest corner and Peter's is in the southwest corner. Leo and Shin are planning to build a tree house in another tree as a second house, so they will be placed next to me across the stairs on the north side, which is a little less sunny. The two rooms on the east end are occupied by Ochazuke, Peter's and Ochazuke's rooms, and Kikuhime's room and guest room facing south.

Kikuhime says, "If I have money for more rooms, I will use them for clothes.

Ochazuke says, "Leo and Shin are broke and can't afford to build more anyway."

So Ochazuke, Peter, and I had a corner room. Since we each have our own private rooms, Ochazuke has already paid for two rooms. I had a feeling that he might have more money than I did. If you are diligent and skillful, you can make money just by buying and selling without fighting for production or drops. It requires forecasting and calculation, such as buying items that are likely to increase in price while they are still cheap and letting them sit until they are in high demand, and Ochazuke's method is a way of earning money that I cannot imitate. In addition, Ochazuke chooses the production that is in high demand or that will not run out.

I am a brainiac who prefers to fight rather than to examine.

When I enter the room, I find myself in a box again. The room is originally quite spacious, but the walls, floor, and ceiling are all made of the same material, making it look even more spacious. It feels strange.

During the free time of the competition, we discussed the floor plan, and since we already knew the size of the room, we built the partition walls with <> according to our memory of the diagram we wrote down at work (explosion). I am the annoying customer who rushed into Trinh's store as soon as it opened and pointed at the catalog.

The wall divides the space for a bath, a washroom, and a bed on the far side of the room. On the wide entrance side, I want to put a three-seater sofa and a low table so that I can lie down and relax.

The dark brown wooden walls match the walls of the partition, as well as the floor. The square ceiling is to be replaced by a sloping ceiling with beams. There is no window, but it has a nice attic-like or cave-like feel. I wonder if I have a longing for attics, like the rooms in the store.　Maybe it's just the excitement of a secret base, but it's a side of me I didn't know existed.

At Trinh's store, I also bought a for a private house. This is the entrance for now, and a corridor from the entrance to taste the inside of the rock, since we are planning to build it in the cliff. Kitchen, dining room and living room. I will think about the others later.

After that, we move around to do our own shopping and everyone else's, buying beds, sofas, carpets, and so on. I even bought a stone fireplace even though it was still hot.

I have no money!　Shin and Leo, who were very concerned about the price of their drop items, chose a place where they could sell them at a high price, and after several battles, Shin's logout time came, so the party broke up. We parted ways with Ochazuke and Peter, who were going to sell and produce, and headed for the store.

That's right, I finally bought a set of bedclothes for my room in the store.

"Welcome home, Master.

As I descend the stairs after successfully setting up the bed and futon set, a beautiful man of indeterminate age smiles at me serenely. Well, the dragon next to her was just about to take a piece of baked cheesecake in his hand and put it in his mouth.

These two seem to be constantly deploying their "presence detection" and other more accurate detection skills, so it's no wonder they're hungry. Thanks to this, there is almost no trouble even though the restaurant is always crowded when it opens. I'd like to mention, however, that the only thing they devour ...... is sweets.

"Welcome back, Lord."

"Welcome home."

Today, too, they sold out before the scheduled closing time. Lapidus and Noel were there, too, hugging me from both sides.

I pat them while saying "I'm home" to them. Lapis has soft and fluffy hair, while Noel's hair is moist and silky. I imagine that Noel's tail must be like that, too, and resist the temptation to pet them as much as I want.

"By the way, I received several messages from customers saying , did you win the tournament?

Leno asks as he delivers the message. I looked at the transaction history and saw that the one-word messages were also full of congratulations. I'm a little happy to see the straight congratulations, since I remember more from the audience that I was given a title that was not ......, a strange nickname.

"Yeah, we won!"

"Congratulations, my Lord."

"Congratulations, Lord."

They look up at me and congratulate me, hugging me as if they were leaning on me. They look up at me and congratulate me.

"Congratulations!

"If you don't, it's me."

Cal even knows that you made the flowers fall, the speed of rumor is not to be underestimated.

"Congratulations! Illusions, threads, and mystifs?　Mistiffs are tricky when they are hidden."

"Thank you, White is a big help. By the way, how was the restaurant?

"Nothing has changed, but I think they are selling out a little faster.

A little embarrassed, I change the subject, and Noel gives me a report.

We spent the rest of the evening talking about white and Fagat's princess until it was time for Lapidus and Noel to leave, since Leno already knew her. I don't know when to sit down with people hugging me from both sides, so I'm trying to figure out if I should stop using a chair and sit on the sofa or on the floor with a carpet and cushions. But I don't have the space, so I'll have to start working on the third floor of the liquor store.

But I wonder, if I install a sofa, will I be stuck on both sides of the sofa all the time? I wish you would refrain from staring at me with sparkling eyes as I struggle with my desire to lean on you.

And now I have to log out and go to bed, I'm going to be in trouble tomorrow morning.