505 - - Episode 503. Rare occupation...

The plan was to develop a paradise so that intermediate level spirits could come and visit, but for some reason, as we were discussing the plan, it seemed to change to world domination ...... or even maintaining peace in the world, so we spiritedly returned to the pioneering plan. The innocent trust of the disciples sometimes scares me.

"Gohon...... so, I'm going to do some pioneering......"

"Yuta's brother, I have a question!"

Just when I thought I finally got back on topic, Gina followed up with a question from Ruby: ...... Please use a question that doesn't drastically deviate from the flow of the conversation this time.

"...... what is it?"

"We're going to make sure that a lot of intermediate level spirits can come and play, okay?"

"Yeah, that's the plan.

Ruby is twisting my neck, what's the problem?

"Maybe we'll get out of hand, you know?"

...... I see, the best thing for the little ones to do in the village of spirits is to have dinner and dessert at the Paradise Cafeteria, which is always very popular. If even intermediate level spirits were to join them, the cafeteria might get a flat tire.

"...... Well, that's why we're expanding the size of Paradise, so why don't we make the cafeteria bigger or add another cafeteria?"

If you can't fit them in, make sure you can. It's a heavy work, but it's a surefire solution.

"Who's going to cook?"

What?　Oh, you mean we should have more spirits who can cook, not just buildings.

"Well, have Sylphy scout for spirits who like to cook...... I remember that the only spirits who could cook were Ruby and the others?　No, I'm sure they serve simple food on the sake islands, right?　If we can pull spirits who can cook from there, we can get ......"

"Ah, Yuta-san. Black and the others have learned to make simple snacks, but beyond that, we haven't even gotten into shape yet. I take orders for the real food and deliver it to Sake Island."

...... delivery to Sake Island...... come to think of it, Ruby and her friends did that for the purpose of proselytizing about cooking. I remember that they had a lot of ingredients to replenish when asked to do so. I see, Onyx was following up on that.

I don't need to think about it, it would be a lot of work if there were more food for the middle class spirits to eat at the cafeteria in paradise and the delivery to the island of sake.

If Mr. Black, who likes to role-play, is good enough to make snacks, I can imagine the level of cuisine on Sake Island. They may have more restaurants, but they don't have enough staff.

I have only made a superficial inspection of Sake Island because I was somewhat scared of it, but maybe it is time to make a serious inspection.

I have been to ......, but not only the early Mr. Black and others, but also the spirits with a particular interest in the island have started to enter the island, so I am afraid to look into the abyss. I feel that I will regret if I set foot in there.

...... Well, I guess I'll have to put off my inspection of Sake Island for later. Now it is more important to create a place where intermediate level spirits can enjoy themselves.

What's that?　If the cafeteria is in trouble, does that mean the other facilities could be out of commission?　I'd better check.

"Well, let's see, if we can do something about the cafeteria, what about the general store and other facilities?"

"If the general store is going to have more customers, I'd like to see more variety in their products!　Also, if there are more mid-level spirit children, it would be more fun to have a place where they can actually use the goods instead of just decorating the inn with them!"

Emme is as energetic as ever.

But, hmmm......... adding more kinds of products is no problem, but a place where people can actually use the goods?

It is true that intermediate level spirits can use the goods better than floating spirits and lower level spirits, and I agree with what Emme said about having a place where the goods can actually be used.

...... but what kind of places are the places where the sundries could be used?

"Well, what kind of place should we prepare?"

"A place?"

"Yeah. What kind of places do you actually use sundries?"

"Hmmm, a place where people can live like other people?"

It's my fault for suddenly starting to talk about pioneering, but even Emme doesn't have a concrete image of what she's talking about.

But living like people. ...... Belle and her friends seem to be enjoying various things in the children's room, and from the spirit's point of view, it might be a source of amusement.

Where to use the sundries...... home is fine?

However, having several houses would make it even more difficult to manage the shortage of human resources. It's not quite the same as living like other people, but why don't we set up a place like an arts and crafts room and see how it goes?

"Okay. I'll go to the labyrinth city to get some groceries, and I'll try to find a place for them anyway."

If we can get Nomos to build a big building and put in all kinds of equipment, we can get by with just one house.

"Yes!"

"Now all we need is an inn and a money changer, what do you have?"

"Well, the only thing that takes time at the inn is reading books to the children, so I don't think I'm too busy. Oh, but if there are more guests, I'd like to increase the number of beds, so I'd like to make the inn bigger.

So Saffy wants to expand the inn. It's not so difficult to make the building bigger and add beds. Magic is amazing.

Well, still, there must be a lot of things that need to be done for running an inn, such as cleaning, but that can be mostly solved with life magic. Magic is amazing.

"I understand. Then I'll ask Nomos or Citrine to do the building, and I'll go to the labyrinth city to buy beds along with some other goods.

Please.

"The exchange office doesn't need any special equipment. But please increase the amount of money.

"Yes, sir."

Citrine's request for more money? Well, of course, since more people will be using it. I'll go to the labyrinth city to get some of this too.

...... There is more to do than I thought. I'm almost tempted to give up on expanding the facilities before pioneering. Well, I'm going to leave most of the things in the labyrinth city to Marie.　

"So, Yuta's brother, how are you going to cook?"

Oh, right. The most difficult problem remained.

"Sylphie, can't you bring a spirit who can cook?"

When in doubt, ask Sylphy. I've never had to ask Sylphy to do something, and I'm sure Sylphy will do something.

"I can't do anything about something that doesn't exist.

Cool, I was turned down.

Well, that's quite natural, since they don't exist. Even Sylphy couldn't twist the world's logic.

There are many spirits and brewing is practiced in other sanctuaries. But the only spirits who can cook are Ruby and her friends. ...... The balance is not right or too much concentration is placed on alcohol.

I have not paid much attention to it until now, but the existence of the rubies may be a miracle.

If there are no candidates for the spirits, it is impossible to bring someone who can cook ....... I think Mr. Toruku can be brought to paradise, but we can't just pull him out of the inn we just built.

So what do we do?

...... we have to somehow, someway, turn out the food.

"Well, Ruby doesn't hate cooking anymore, does she?"

"I don't hate it. As long as you have time to eat, you can cook the rest of the time!"

......That sounds somewhat crazy, but if you're willing to do it, I'll take your word for it.　

"Well, can't we just make it so that delivery to the sake island is limited to late at night, and Onyx and Citrine can help out during the busier times?"

The limited hours would be inconvenient for the spirits of Sake Island, but it is the role of adults to weep in such cases. It is also strange that the intermediate spirits are holding back while the advanced spirits and the great spirits are drinking all the time.

Well, the spirits who come to visit the sake island will probably be fine as long as they don't run out of alcohol.

"Oh, maybe we can get Dine and the others who often stay in paradise to help us out. What about Deanne and the others?"

On second thought, there is a member who is relaxing in paradise. It would be a shame not to take advantage of this talent.

"You seem to be having fun, so that's not a problem. I'll do my best!"

Well, Dine seems to like this kind of thing a lot.

I'm too busy making sake.

Nomos' answer was somewhat predictable. Well, it would not suit Nomos to be a waiter, and everyone would be happier if he concentrated on brewing sake.

"I can help you too, sir.

Dolly is considered an ace in the hole.

"I'm not a fan of that kind of drudgery. Well, I'll at least take care of the little guys while you're brewing.

I'd kind of like to see a dignified if waitress scene, but I'm not sure if that would be better if you consider the right person for the job.　The little ones love it.

"I can at least help out, can't I?"

I expect Vita to do as well as Dolly.

Now we have four more followers. Emme and the others can follow up on the cooking, and we can manage even the busiest of hours now.

"I'll help you too, Beru!" "Kyu Kyu!" "I'll do my best!" "Koo!" "Leave it to me! ......"

The belles, bored with their long conversation and chasing each other around the perimeter, suddenly interrupted the conversation. They are aggressive good kids who never miss a chance to help out. They are motivated and very cute.

Normally, I would thank them and ask them to help me, but they would be slowed down in the shuraya dining room.

No matter how cute the contracted spirits are, I am the master of paradise. I can't let my feelings get the better of me. I'll be reasonable here and refuse them.

"...... I'd like to ask Belle and the others to do something else, so we can help out in the cafeteria some other time."

You can't say no. I can't say such a cruel thing to these girls who are eager to help Yuta. I was easily moved by their passion.

"Work!　Yuta, what kind of work? I'll do my best!

Belle asks me what I do, wriggling her arms and legs in excitement. She's so cute I want to give her an allowance.

"...... You know what? When the intermediate level spirits arrive, I want you to show them around paradise. If Belle and the others teach them some things, I think they'll be happy to learn more.

I fabricated the job with my quick wits, but it was not a bad idea since Belle and her friends have been guiding the children who came to visit and know every corner of the paradise.

I can imagine that the intermediate level spirits will be taking care of the Belles in the end, but that should be a pleasant memory.

When Belle and the others heard the job description, they put their heads together and began to discuss it. It seems that they are discussing about the guide plan.

It's too early to make a plan since we're going to start pioneering now. ...... Well, it sounds like fun, so it's okay.

"Oh, Ruby. When I'm here, I can keep my magic bag stocked with food, so you might want to stock up on that, too. Wouldn't that help?"

If you make a lot of stews, you can save a lot of time and effort by making a large quantity in advance.

"Ummm ...... it's okay ......?"

"Huh?　A little difficult?"

It's rare to find a crisp ruby.

"It's not that hard. But since you're so happy with the delivery to Sake Island, I thought people might be disappointed that it's only late at night."

So it wasn't that you couldn't get around to it, but that you were stuck with the time limit on deliveries.

"Ah, well, we could start out with just late nights and increase the hours as you get used to it.　Also, it would be nice if Ruby could teach the spirits who are cooking on the sake island to cook."

Since there are no spirits who can cook, there should be no time limit. If there are more spirits who can cook, we will be able to be flexible in many ways. Maybe.

"Hmm, I know what you mean. That's what we're going to try at first."

I wasn't completely convinced, but somehow Ruby seemed to agree.

Now it's just a matter of time before the middle class spirits actually start coming to visit. We'll probably run into some problems, so we'll do our best to deal with them as they arise.

I was going to start pioneering quickly after explaining the pioneering plan, but it took up a lot of time unexpectedly.

For the sake of the intermediate level spirits, we should speed up the pace of pioneering.