288 - - Episode 286 Village Open Currency Exchange

Opening of the village of spirits. All the spirits who came to visit were welcomed by everyone except the spirits of the brewery. The spirits who came to visit the village seemed to be enjoying themselves, but among them were Mr. Wind and Mr. Light, the two spirit kings.

I heard that the middle class spirits were nice enough to give up their turn to the floating spirits and the lower class spirits, but the two spirit kings just barged in.

"What's that look in your eyes? I just found out about it! I only followed you when you asked me to go with Wind. I'm not going to ruin it by praising the middle class spirits for giving up their turn to the floating spirits and the lower class spirits!

Perhaps he noticed our shifty gazes, Master Light waved his short hand in the air and made an excuse. Yes, I'm sure Master Light does. He's the type of person who chooses to talk in a pompous manner out of concern for his dignity and appearance. If he knew, he would have refrained.

"Well, I didn't know either, you know?　I just thought it would be fun and the kids would enjoy it more if I gave them a ride. That's right."

Mr. Wind is waving his short hand in the air. I guess so. But since the middle class spirits were very nice children, Master Wind's bad attitude was highlighted. It's a happy occasion to open the village, so let's not make any more comments and have a good time.

I regain my composure and observe the spirits who have come to play. A group of floating spirits and lower class spirits...... are so cute that I feel like getting nosebleed. They are so excited that they can't wait to go out and play.

Oh, I was right when I thought I saw a baby. A baby, even smaller than the little girl Belle, who may or may not be able to crawl, is floating around.

"Aww!" or "Ugh! The sight of them screaming and frolicking is awful. If I had maternal feelings, I would have fallen in love with her. I feel a tingle of paternalism, but I should be fine ...... since Belle and her friends are occupying this side of the room.

Spirits other than babies are also adorable. Most of them are animal-shaped, but some of them look like a tiny little harisenbon, so there's a lot of variety.

Hey Dolly. I don't see any plant-type spirits among the children who came today. I've seen floating spirits like marimo before, but are there so few plant-type spirits?

"No, they haven't come to play, but there are many plant-type spirits. In fact, there are many of them. However, plant-type spirits are slow to develop consciousness. Many of them are drifting around in a leisurely manner even after they become intermediate level spirits, so I don't think that many of them come here.

Oh, I see. So the time it takes to become conscious differs depending on what form they take. There are still so many things we don't know.

"So it will take some time for the spirit tree's dependents to come to play?"

The spirit tree is a special tree, so it won't take that long to grow. Paradise will become lively, and I think they will eventually come to visit us and make their own dependents, so please welcome them.

For a moment, I imagined that I would be in a bad shape when the spirit tree's dependents came to play with me, but that doesn't seem to be the case. I was a little relieved.

"I'm sorry to interrupt your discussion, but the children are waiting for you. I'm sorry to interrupt, but do you mind if I send them out to play?"

I'm sorry, I got sidetracked and kept Mr. Alvard and the kids waiting. I'm worried about the spirit tree, but for now we should let the children enjoy the village of spirits.

"Oh, I'm sorry. Of course you can. I'll send my children with you. I'm sure you've all heard the stories, but please go with the children who have come to visit and teach them everything you know."

I hastily gave them simple instructions, but Belle and Fukuchan responded in high spirits. They are probably fine, since they immediately stormed into the group that came to play and explained everything to them.

Sylphy and Gina had originally promised to follow up with us, so we should have enough hands to follow up with the whole group. By the way, Nomos also seemed reluctant to help us, but he said he would help us.

"Yuta's brother, we want to go back and get ready first!"

Oh, right. What would we do if we went to the store and the clerk wasn't there? I've been doing a lot of training for the opening of the village, but it's all getting a bit messed up.

"Yeah, go back first. Citrine, our first meeting will be at the money exchange, can you set it up right away?"

"...... okay."

Citrine nodded her head emphatically but quietly. Her words are quiet, but you can sense her secret confidence. It seems that everything is ready.

"Thank you. I'll take care of everyone."

Rubies return to their stores in unison. I'm sorry it didn't work out. I know you said it would be ready soon, but let's buy ourselves a few more minutes.

"Well, thank you all for coming to visit us today. There aren't many stores yet, and the houses aren't built yet, so it's hard to call it a village, but we've prepared everything for you to enjoy yourselves, so I hope you have a good time.

I suddenly start greeting people. The spirits look at me with a puzzled look on their faces, but at least they are listening to what I have to say.

"I hope everyone is looking forward to today.

I call out to them loudly, raising my right fist to the sky, and they respond in flurries. You still look puzzled. Of course, I'm just taking a chance to make up time. Let's just ride it out with tension for now.

"I can't hear your reply! Louder!　I hope you're all looking forward to today.

"I was looking forward to it."

I guess he understood what I wanted to do, because Mr. Wind answered me loudly. I'm sorry about that. I asked the question again in a loud voice, and the little ones, including Belle and the others, responded cheerfully.

"Do you want to eat a delicious meal?

I want to eat (ahh, poo, wahn, gyuu)""""""

The various cries are not consistent because they are mixed, but the little ones seem to have understood and cheerfully responded.　

"Do you want a sweet dessert?

I want to eat!

"Do you want to go shopping?

I want to...""""

"Do you want to go to the park and have fun?

I want to play.""""""

"It's fun to get together with everyone!"

I'm so happy!""""""

He shouted every word he could think of, inciting the children. At first I thought of him as the host of a hero show or something like that, but halfway through he turned out to be a famous old quiz show that went on in New York City.

"All right, village of spirits!　Let's open the village!"

The little ones, who had completely gotten used to it, were happily responding, while Mr. Wind, Sylphy, Dine, and Nomos were bursting into laughter. Gina and the others look bewildered at their master's sudden eccentricity. I am sorry.

"Well, Mr. Alvard, take care of the rest.

I shouted at him, but I didn't know how to end it, so I threw it all to Mr. Alvard. I tried to keep the mood up for Mr. Alvard! The team tried to create an atmosphere of "I'm a good person, but I don't think I'm successful. Mr. Alvard is surprised and freezes.

"...... I will follow what I have taught you before coming here, thank Yuta for inviting me, and enjoy the village. First we will leave for the money changer!"

As expected of a hardworking man who has been pushed around by Master Wind. He quickly recovered and took care of the little ones. The spirits and Gina and the others are on their way to the money changer.

"Hey, Sylphy. Do you like to drink, Mr. Alvard?

He asks Sylphy, who is still smiling, a question.

"What?　What happened out of the blue?"

"Yeah, I know I've caused you some trouble, so I thought I'd bring you some sake on the way home. If it's the Great Spirit of the Wind, I can take it home with me without any trouble.

He looks tired before that, and if he likes to drink, let's give him something to keep his energy up. It would be even more helpful if you could cheer up and curb Mr. Wind's behavior.

"Well, I'm sure he'll be happy to have a drink since he likes it, but even if I give him a gift, I'm sure the other spirits will envy him when he gets back home and make him restless. Besides, if I help out as a guide, I'll get a drink in paradise and a souvenir on the way back, the number of people who want to be guides will increase drastically.

The hard work of the staff at ...... Spirit Palace will also increase dramatically. With all the little kids to deal with and all the drunks to drink with, it's starting to smell like the staff is in the black.

"...... I get it. I'll bring you something to drink while you're in paradise. Mr. Alvard looks tired, so the second night would be good for a leisurely drink.

On the first day, we will not be able to relax since Mr. Wind and Mr. Light will be there. This is the night when you can relax away from Mr. Wind. I hope you enjoy it.

I'm sure he'll be more pleased.

I follow behind the spirits, who are cackling and laughing as they talk with Sylphy. Finally, I enter the exchange counter, where I see a group of little kids standing in line and happily exchanging copper coins for the spirit coins they have made.

This time, the exchange includes large copper coins because of the large number of people, but the little ones are satisfied with their money and are fiddling with the cloth bag containing the money. They seem to understand that they can have a meal in exchange for the money they exchanged.

Belle and Fuchu are exchanging money together, and from the looks of it, it seems that they are going to have another breakfast together. After everyone has exchanged their money, Citrine goes to the cafeteria with them for help.

Welcome to """"""""

Ruby, Onyx, Emme, and Saffy welcome us all as we enter the cafeteria. The little ones cheerfully reply to their cheerful voices. After reflecting on the last time, I lead the little ones to the counter, which has been expanded to two rows, to take their orders, but the place is even more crowded than last time.

Belle and Fukuchan are used to eating food, but the little ones, who have hardly eaten at all, don't seem to understand what kind of food it is even if there is a picture of it. The Belles are stationed next to the menus, giving advice to the little ones, but it is doubtful if it helps, since they are just saying "this one is delicious, this one is delicious too.

Despite all the confusion, the little ones manage to finish paying and ordering, and are happy to fly around with their redemption slips in their hands. Mr. Alvard and Sylphy and the others lightly warn them not to fly around, and make them sit on their seats, but they are so excited to be there that it's very funny to see them fluttering around in their own seats as well.

I can imagine the commotion in the palace of spirits. Well, since the number of people in the palace of spirits doesn't seem to be limited, the commotion in the cafeteria must be many times bigger than the one in the restaurant.

Yuta! Don't just stand there!

Sylphy is holding on to the baby spirit, and she sounds a little panicky to me.

"Even so, I and Gina and the others are helpless against the kids flying around.

"You can deal with the kids in their seats. You can handle the kids in their seats.

Well, that's true. I called out to Gina and the others who were standing by next to me, and approached the spirit who was waving a bill of exchange around. Well, maybe thirty people were too many.