80 - CHAPTER XVIII -- CONCERNING FUTURE BEHAVIORS

I returned to the Fountain House from the Labyrinth City. After a brief history of the labyrinth city, Dine asked me to build a fountain for the contract. I have a feeling that there is some silly reason behind this.

"If I can't make a good fountain, I'll go to the labyrinth city and buy one, okay?"

"Ummm, if that's the case, Nomos and Dolly will have to sign the contract before my sister.

It seems that the order of the contracts doesn't change anything, but they seem to be obsessed with the order of the contracts as well. I'm not sure what they're trying to do.

"Hmmm. Is the fountain really that necessary?"

"Absolutely necessary. The center of the house is this fountain, and it needs to be magnificent!"

Otherwise, it won't stand out when ....... I hear Deane blabbering something about standing out.

"Anyway, Yuta. Please, sister. Make a fountain!"

You sound like a heroine who wants to be taken to Koshien. I guess I'll never be able to stop until I make it.

Deene's eyes are kind of desperate. ....... Since Deene said she's going to make the water gush out, can we manage to make just the shape of it ......?　I've never even thought about making a fountain, so I can't even judge if it's possible or not.

"Okay. But I can only make a really simple one."

"Thank you, Yuta. I'm so happy for you.

Deanne is overjoyed. It's strange, because when people are so openly happy, it makes me feel like I have to do my best.

Then, I'll sign the contract after I finish signing the contract with Dine and sorting out the beneficial insects. I will sign the contract before Nomos, is that all right with you?

"Hmm. No problem. Only Dine is concerned about the order. Suit yourself.

Dolly and Nomos are checking the order, but the decision is easy. They're both adults.

"Oh, by the way, Nomos. Tulu found a vein of mithril in the labyrinth and I've been digging for it, but Nomos can get the mithril out, right?"

"Mithril. That's easy. I'll give it to you when I sign the contract.

It was an easy enough deal that nothing was too difficult for him. I wonder how much mithril we'll get. I'm too excited about mithril.

"Thank you, Nomos. Dory, how are things going in the field?"

The plants in the field will take some time. But if you brought soil, Tamamo can make them grow all at once.

...... Growing all at once. If I didn't have any vegetables, I would have definitely asked for them, but I bought a lot of vegetables in the labyrinth city. No need to go overboard. We have plenty of time to spare, so let's take our time and enjoy the growth of the vegetables.

"I brought a lot of soil, but I also bought a lot of vegetables, so I'll take it easy and wait for the vegetables in the field to grow.

I understand. I'll take it easy and keep an eye on it.

"Thank you. You've told me most of what I wanted to hear, so I'll take a break too. Hey, I got you some booze. You want some?　I'll serve you some."

""""Drink! """"

The voices of the Great Spirit are beautifully aligned.

"Okay. Ale and wine for now. Red and white, you want both?"

Naturally they nodded, so I put out a glass and a keg of ale, red wine, and white wine. I also put out some smoked meat from the labyrinth city for snacks.

"Sylphy. I'm going to sleep in the kitchen. And don't drink too much!

"Okay. Good night, Yuta.　

Your eyes are glued to your drink. Is he going to be all right?　I feel a little uneasy, but I can't take it away now. Well, he's a genie, so I guess he'll be all right.

We enter the mobile home and put away the rock table and chairs in the kitchen, and place a bed in their place. It looks quite impressive.

"Whoa. "Splash!" "Cue!" "Pretty good!" "Cooooo!"

Belle and her friends have stolen my first dive into bed. It's okay, they're cute. But what about all the magical interference and bouncing?　I'm going to lie down on the bed anyway. It's quite a comfortable bed. ...... Belles on top of me for some reason. .......

"Do you all want to sleep together today?"

"Sleep", "cuke", "together", "coo", "coo".

Anyway, we all decided to sleep together while petting the belles. I manage to get the excited and excited Belle and her friends to sleep, and they calmly lie down on the bed.

But there is so much to do, isn't there? Let's sort it out once and for all.

Creation of a mobile base for Sarah and her family.

Creating a fountain

Contract with Dine

Sorting of beneficial insects

Contract with Dolly

Land cultivation now six twenty-five percent complete

Contract with Nomos

Drying place for wood

Raising the level of Sarah and her family

Extraction of mithril Once the contract with Nomos is made

Creation of glassware Once the same contract with Nomos is made.

Something like this?　I feel like I'm forgetting something, but I'll add more as I remember. I'm planning to go back to the labyrinth city in about 10 days, so I wonder how much I can digest.　Well, we have to do what we can to keep up.

We'll start by sorting out the good bugs. I'm sorry about the dangerous ones, but we have to get rid of them. If we carelessly release them here, they'll multiply ...... and it'll be unfortunate because they have no natural enemies. I go to sleep with my schedule in my head. I have a lot to do when I get back.

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I wake up refreshed. I feel like I slept quite soundly. I gently put down the bells that had been on top of me before I knew it and put them down on the bed. .......

"Yuta. Good morning."

As soon as I lifted her up gently, Belle's eyes fluttered open, and she smiled and greeted me in the morning. Perhaps inspired by her voice, Rain, Tulu, and Tamamo also woke up and greeted each other in the morning. Everyone is awake.

I stow away the bed, set up the table and chairs I bought, and go to check on Sarah and the others. They are still sleeping soundly. I guess we can have breakfast when they wake up.

Sara wants to learn how to cook, but it looks like we won't have time for that for a while, so we'll have to settle for ready-made food. I go outside, thinking about cutting corners.

"...... ah. Have you been drinking all night by any chance?"

When I went outside, I saw four great spirits chatting with cups in their hands. The barrels of ale were frozen on the outside, and they seemed to be enjoying themselves deliciously.

"Oh, Yuta. Good morning." "Yuta, good morning." "Oh, is it that late already? Good morning, Yuta.

You look like you're in a good mood. You're a little tipsy, aren't you?

Good morning, everyone. I don't know if drinking too much alcohol is poisonous to spirits, but next time don't stay up all night drinking. It's not good for the education of more children."

We have to clean up before Sarah and the others wake up. It's hard to explain the Great Spirit's drinking spree. Oh, Bell and the others are hopping around, peeking into barrels and stuff. Not a good sight for the kids on the spirit side.

"Hmm. You're right. It's not an adult thing to have a bad influence on children.

Nomos stood up after saying that, gulping down the cup he was holding. Nomos looks like a dwarf, so I thought he would be obsessed with alcohol, but he has more common sense than I expected.

Nomos' voice is heard by Sylfie. Deanne. Dolly nodded, drank her drink and stood up.

Yuta. Thank you for dinner.

"Yuta. Your drink was delicious. Please come again.

Yes, that's right. I'll ask again.

YUTA. Thank you for the food.

"Yeah. Well, I'll wait a little while."

It's like offering miki to the gods, so there's nothing wrong with giving them sake, but it's different when they're drinking it right in front of you.

The cups are cleaned and stored. Next, I pick up the barrels to store them, and find that the ale and red wine barrels are empty. The white wine is only about one-fifth ...... of the barrels left. That's almost three barrels ...... monkeys for four people. I stow the barrels with some trepidation.

"Master. Good morning. I'm sorry I overslept.

Sarah came running in a hurry. Then Marco, still carrying a sleepy Kikka on his back, comes running toward us at a fast pace. ...... What are you in such a hurry for?　Fukuchan and Uri are flying in together, but they seem to be taking it easy. I guess they don't have any problems.

Ah, what's the matter with you, waking up later than your master?　Is that what you call it?　Is this the part where you scold me?

...... No, no, no, no. I know it's important to get angry if you did something wrong, but I can't take it if I'm angry about something like this.

"Good morning, everyone. I didn't tell you what time to get up, so don't worry. Sleep tight and work hard when you wake up."

Besides, these kids are going to have to kill zombies and stuff at night, so they're going to be up late in the morning, and that's not going to be easy. Maybe we should let them take a nap. Oh, Kikka woke up completely when she heard my voice. I'm sad.

"Yes... yes... I'll do my best."

Sara replies with a relieved expression. Am I that scary?　......Well, I was brought to the land of the dead by a complete stranger. It's usually scary. I'll have to do my best to relax the kids as soon as possible.

"Well, let's have dinner. I know you'll be busy for the time being.

I'm an amateur cook, so there's a chance the pre-made stuff would taste better, but I'm curious about the ...... dragon steaks. Assault dragons, wyverns, fire dragons, and Marie said they were all delicious, so I have a lot to look forward to.

We return to the mobile base and put the food on the table. Soup from a food stall, orc meat and roughbirds on skewers, and bread. The more soups we have, the more colorful the meal becomes.

...... is making me tear up a little. I had eaten normally in the labyrinth city, but this menu in the land of the dead. I don't have to feel the difference between grilled fish, steamed fish, and boiled fish anymore.

"Um, Master. Do you eat this much?

Sara asks curiously.

"There's some for the spirits, too. Fukuchan and Uri will have a hard time with the skewers, so Sara and Marco can take them off for you."

I also remove Rain and Tamamo's skewers and put them on a plate. Sarah and Marco are skeptical, but they remove the skewers as well.

"Let's eat then."

At my words, all the belles swarmed around the breakfast. Sara, Marco and Kikka are stunned. They can't see us, so they can't be surprised.

"Come on, Sara, Marco, Kikka, you can eat. Fukuchan and Uri can eat them too.

When Sarah and Marco give permission to eat. Fukuchan and Uri both began to eat happily. After going to the labyrinth city, Sara, Marco, Kikka, Fukuchan, and Uri joined the group, and the menu for the meal increased. Even though there were some troubles, it is not a bad result to see a more lively dining table.