191 - - 189th episode, Park.

After building a coffee forest, I was thinking about what else was missing, and I came up with the idea of building a park. I think it is a good idea, even if it is self-praise.

But when I planted grass on the proposed park site, Sylphy and Gina returned from destroying the undead nest, and we finished dinner and had a relaxing time, Nomos never came back. ...... I'm sure he's been drinking. I'll wait until noon tomorrow, and if he doesn't come back, I'll summon him.

While waiting for nomos to come back, I make a blueprint on a piece of paper of all the playground equipment I can think of. Most of them are simple in structure, so the shapes are manageable. The problem is size and materials.

Wood and metal are manageable, but there is no strong rope. I've been thinking about it, and I realize that I use rope more than I thought. I can ask Dolly to get some strong vines for us, but I am afraid of deterioration. It might be possible to use the vines as they grow on the ground without cutting them, but it would be awkward to damage the plants in front of Dolly.

This time, let's focus on equipment that does not use ropes. It is painful that we can't make a swing set, but there are many other fun playground equipments. It would be better to leave some room for upgrading the equipment in case the children get bored with it. Let's just build the foundation.

I draw up some blueprints, but Nomos doesn't come back. I'm going to give up for today and go to bed.

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"Okay, master, I'm off." "Master, I'm off." "Master, I'm off!" "Master, I'm off!" "Master, I'm off!" I'm off."

Have a good trip, and be careful not to get hurt. I'm sorry Sylphy, but I'm looking forward to working with you.

"Hmm, yeah, okay. Yuta, good luck."

Sylphie, you're having fun. Ever since I told him that I wanted to surprise the kids by building a park in secret, he hasn't stopped giving me the warm fuzzies. But you promised to help me, so I'm reassured. He's going to fly back to the base today from the other side of the proposed park site at a low altitude. It would be very helpful because it would be very sad if they were spotted from the sky.

"Yeah, I'll do my best. Well, the question is, when will Nomos come back?"

"There shouldn't be that much alcohol. Don't worry, I'll be back soon. I'll see you later.

Nomos is drinking even in Sylphy's estimation. Well, he took the bottle with him, he can't be wrong. We wave to Sylphy, Gina, and the others as they fly off to destroy the nest of the undead. Well, we don't know when the nomos will come back, so let's do what we can first.

"Are Deanne and the others staying at the distillery today?"

Yes, that's the plan. ......?　Yuta, perhaps you miss your sister not being with you these days?"

Deanne is very good at this. That's a hard question to answer. I'm happy to have Deanne by my side, but when I tell her so, her smug face explodes. I kind of hate that. If I say that I don't miss her at all, that would be a problem. ...... sounds like a schoolboy's problem.

"Ha-ha, you're probably right. So, by the way, tell Nomos to come to me when he comes back. Dolly and iffy too."

No matter how I responded, it seemed to be too much trouble, so I just muddled my words appropriately and told him what I wanted to tell him, and we moved on. Deanne looks a little dissatisfied, but I don't let it bother me.

"Yuta, where are your friends?

Belle tilts her head. Hmmm, what to do?　I'm tempted to surprise them by showing them the playground equipment out of the blue, but since they're flying around the base playing, it seems impossible to hide them from us. But I don't have much help.

"Well, come play with us today."

"Can I help you?"

Belle looks a little disappointed. Behind her, Rain and the others look a little disappointed, too. They'd be happy to help, but it's not like we're forcing them to help. All I can do is position the playground equipment and machine the tools I can make.

"Okay, I'll call you if I need any help, okay?"

Okay, the belles are off to play. They look a little disappointed, but I'm sure they'll have fun once the playground equipment is built. We'll do our best.

We move to the planned park site where the grass is planted. We chose one of the blocks west of the fountain fountain, but we think we'd be better off on the outside.　But it is a block with nothing but grass and waterways. This is a nice touch.

Now, first, let's think about where to set up the playground equipment. Let's put the equipment that can be played by itself in one place, and the equipment that has athletic elements should be set up on a specific course.

Walk around and get a rough idea of what you want. It is dangerous to be too close to the wall, but the children have enough physical strength. It should be okay to make it somewhat large.

Now all that's left is to process the materials and place them at the installation site. I don't know if processing the playground equipment is a proper use of the pioneering tools, but it should be closer to the original use than chopping off the heads of demons.

First of all, let's make a log that stands several logs at different heights and moves on the logs without falling. Since I know only major names of playground equipment, it is hard for me to know what to say. Let's call it "log jumping" for now.

It should be about two meters long, considering the part of the log that will be buried in the ground. I take the log out of the magic bag and cut it quickly with the magic saw. If we prepare twenty logs and bury them alternately, we will have a shape.

Next is the log balance board. Since a simple straight line is not interesting, let's make a long balance table with three logs at slightly different angles. This is simple and easy to prepare materials.

Next, ...... rope is all we need, but I can't think of any more ways to make it with only wood. If I had a rope, I can think of many things like climbing over a log wall, Tarzan rope, log walk, etc.... Nomos, come back soon.

Since we can't just wait, we decide to dig a hole with a hand auger to put up a log jumping tree. We make a hole in the ground the size of a log. By changing the depth of the hole, the height of the log can be changed. Once the logs are in place, it will be safe to let the nomos firm up the soil.

The logs are placed while thinking about the placement of the logs. It is strange that ...... makes you want to play with it. I just put the logs up in a row. Jump on the logs. It's a little wobbly, but so far so good.

It's fun because my body moves more than I thought it would. Jumping around on the log. I can't help laughing. If I can move this much, I could be a stuntman.

"What are you doing?"

"I'm back at ......."

I was seen laughing and playing on the playground equipment I had built for my children. I'm embarrassed to the point of blushing.

"Well, I just left a little while ago, but Dine told me that Yuta was waiting for me. What were you doing there?"

"Uh, yeah, I was thinking of building a place for the kids to play. To make the playground equipment, I needed to have some strong metal fabricated, so I was waiting for Nomos to check the equipment we had made."

"I see. Well, it's good to have a place for the kids to play. What kind of playground equipment do you have?

Nomos must have sensed my delicate mood, because he changed the subject. Thank you very much. At any rate, I explain to Nomos about the playground equipment I came up with last night.

"This cloud ladder is supposed to go forward by hanging from a horizontal iron bar, right?　Do you want to match the spacing of the steel bars to the kikkas?"

"Yes, that's better. "Yes, that's better.

Even if it fits the width of Kikka's hands, Sara and Marco could probably handle it by taking one step forward or something. But Nomos is very attentive for someone who doesn't like children. He can read the air and is gentle. He has a long, thick beard, but isn't he actually the type of guy who is very popular?　It's frustrating.

"So, how big is this maze of clay pipes?

Nomos asks detailed questions about the playground equipment. He seems to enjoy building things. Now I wonder if we should put a lid on the canal.　I should put a lid on it, because kids get so absorbed that they can't see what's going on around them. For a moment, I thought it might be a good idea to widen the channel and build an athletic track to fall into the water, but I'm worried about that, so I'll stop for my own reasons.

"Just a tool for kids to have fun playing. ...... Yuta's world makes interesting things. That's how much room he has."

There were no demons or anything. Well, we might get attacked by wild animals sometimes, but that's a lot better than demons.

Maybe they could afford it.

I think the Japanese government was in debt, but as a commoner, I didn't really feel it and it was peaceful. There was almost no danger of death in normal life. There were only rare incidents of car-related accidents.

"Well, it's good to have peace.

Nomos nodding. I don't know about you, but it's good to be in a good mood.

"Well, then, please do as I explained."

I understand. I'll make sure you don't get stupidly injured.

Nomos moved confidently. With a wave of his hand, the entire lawn shifted, exposing a small patch of bare ground from which metal snaked out like a snake. I asked him about it, and he told me that he was collecting metal from deep in the ground.

It turned into the shape of a cloud ladder, and then solidified. It's so easy to make. At this rate, I'm sure I'll get what I asked for easily.

Just as I had imagined, the playground equipment was easily made. The finished products include a climbing bar, an iron bar, a jungle gym, a maze of clay pipes, and so on. The unfinished ones were a base for a seesaw, a frame for a swing set, a mini soccer goal, and so on, all set up in a space that used to be nothing but grass and waterways.

I asked for a big iron bar for adults, and they made it for me. Now that my physical ability has improved, I think I can do the big wheel. I'd like to try it at least once, the big wheel.

Of course, I moved the lawn around the bars to be safe in case of falling, and made a frame and covered it with sand from the beach. Now, no one will be seriously injured. It can also be used as a sandbox, a perfect plan.

I thought about using a metal chain for the swing, but that would be dangerous because it could get caught in the flesh of my hand, so I'll wait until I can get a rope.

The soccer mini-goal is simply a hobby of mine. Looking at the lawn, I thought of baseball, soccer, or tennis, but considering the equipment, I think soccer would be better since we have the ball.

With the help of Nomos, I mount the seesaw on the base, and fill the part where the board meets the ground with a ball made of a demon material since there is no tire. ...... I just realized that this ball is a giant toad skin, isn't it?　It has the same texture as the swimsuit I bought. I didn't know they used materials from demons in all these places. This is indeed a labyrinth city.

We've done what we can for now. Nomos, thank you.

"Well, that was pretty interesting. What about the unfinished playground equipment?"

I'll buy some rope in the labyrinth city and then I'll finish it. If you can help me with that, too, that would be great.

We still have a swing set, a Tarzan rope, a log wall to climb, a log walk, and other fun equipment. That's for next time.

"Okay. But first, let's distill the wine."

"Ah, yes. I'll show you how to do it tonight."

But it's not much different from what we do. Nomos nods in satisfaction. I thought I talked to the king of spirits.　Let's hear what he has to say before we talk about distilling wine.

I'm going to put it in my head that this is important and look at the park. You did a pretty good job, even with the help of nomos. A hundred meter square space is surrounded by playground equipment, with a miniature soccer court and a maze of clay pipes in the center.

Well, since there are only three of us, we can only play with a ball, but the spirits can move the ball, so I think we can have a lot of fun.

We'll unveil the park tomorrow. Belle and her friends have been interested in checking out the park, and a maze of clay pipes would be fun with Sarah and the kids.