CH 99

“I rent a house.”

Translated by Dawn

“I rent a house.”

I got out of bed and stretched lightly to blow off the sleepiness. Another new morning was coming.

I magically made water appear in the air and washed my face with it. The sleepiness completely disappeared, and my attention naturally turned to the golems that continued to work in front of me. One by one, each golem performed its tasks at a steady speed and rhythm, and one by one, the products were mass-produced.

Amidst all of this, there was one golem whose behavior was worrisome. The golem was so calm and composed that the word “bold” was appropriate, and its appearance was rather imposing.

Are you the Giant Buddha of Ayutthaya!?

“Mrr.”

There it was, Proto, the very first golem I had ever created. To put it simply, it was like an experienced housewife lying down on the living room sofa after finishing housework, or like the Giant Buddha called “Wat Lokayasutharam” lying on the Ayutthaya grassland in Thailand.

Either way, it was definitely one of the positions that I would not like to be seen in public, but it wasn’t a position I could stand to have my eyes on, and with one free hand, it greeted me with a “Yo”.

The golems did not seem particularly bothered by the work being done, but I was impressed by how they could work so diligently while their friends were in such a state.

I didn’t give any particular instructions to it regarding Proto, so I let it act freely, but I wondered who in the world this boldness resembled.

Despite this one act, I checked the magic quartz bracelet and scrunchie that the golems had been making for me all night. It seemed that the golems were becoming more efficient as they worked more and more, and more than 2,000 bracelets and about 800 scrunchies had been made.

“That’s quite a lot. Now my role in these two products has been completely eliminated.”

“Mrr, Mrr.”

As if agreeing with my mutterings, Proto responded. ……Proto, that’s the part where you should say, “That’s not true,” even if it’s a lie. That’s what we call worldly wisdom.

The question of whether the golem needed to know worldly wisdom came to mind, but I came to the conclusion that if I had time to think about such useless things, I should spend my time on other things, so I refilled the golem and the magic stone for replenishing magic power and let the golems resume their work again.

Since I woke up a little early, I took advantage of the little time I had before breakfast time to produce more hairpins. Making full use of the integrated skills of magic control and magic manipulation [Magic Mastery], I deployed multiple magic processes of the same process. Simply put, it would be like having several hands growing out of you, allowing you to perform multiple identical tasks at the same time.

This resulted in the production of several hundred hairpins in just a few minutes. I must say, I was impressed with the production capacity of our company.

After that, I went to Greg, as usual, to drop off the products to be sold today, and after having breakfast with all the employees, I gave Nusa the scrunchi I had promised them yesterday. Incidentally, I also gave one of my favorite patterns as a sample to a girl employee. I tried to give one to Jean, the only male employee, but he declined because it was obviously an accessory for girls to wear and he was embarrassed.

After finishing our meal and informing them that I would leave them in charge of the store, I turned my attention to the Commercial Guild. The purpose of today’s visit was to rent a house in order to move from the rooms at the inn, which had become cramped by the craftsmen golems, to a larger living space.

The room at the inn was for one person, and there was an option to move to a two- or three-person room at the inn. However, this would involve the hassle of moving from one room to another, and would also limit the number of golems that could be placed in the room when the number of golems was eventually increased.

If this was the case, then renting a rented house with a large space from the beginning will save time and the trouble of moving once, and at the same time, it would allow me to start development work on technology that was untapped in this world until now.

“Welcome. How may I help you today?”

I immediately went to the reception desk, told them what I wanted to do today, and was immediately taken to the reception room. A short time later, the staff member in charge arrived, but…

Welcome, Rolando-sama. Today you are looking to rent a house, do you have any conditions you would like to meet?

“A-ah……there are a few things about the conditions. First of all……”

The person in charge who entered the reception room was Kascher, the guildmaster of a commercial guild. I wondered why the guildmaster had taken the trouble to visit me, but I dismissed the question as long as he would deal with the situation strictly, and presented the conditions for renting the house.

The conditions of the rented house were that it had to be a certain size and that it had to have a workspace for the golems to work in, in addition to the living space.

“Then I would say that the property that fits the criteria is this one.”

When I told him my requirements, he immediately picked up several properties, as expected of a guild master. The properties that were picked up were all mansions that were mainly occupied by aristocrats and wealthy people, and to put it bluntly, they were all inappropriate for their size. The size of the house was several times larger than I thought it would be, and if I were to rent this property, I would have to hire servants at the same time.

“What do you think?”

“Please lower the grade a little more. It doesn’t have to be this big.”

“Certainly.”

Inwardly dismayed at what on earth he was going to recommend to a single adventurer, I checked the documents describing the property he had picked up next.

The properties listed on the documents were similar to the Greg Trading Company, which had already been purchased, and were roughly the same size. There was also another property that was a combination of a mansion and a workshop that appeared to have been used by a blacksmith, and it was certainly inferior in grade to the previous property.

However, the size of the property was large enough that I could manage and maintain it on my own, so I decided to take a look at the properties that caught my eye.

“Here’s the property.”

“Hmm, it looks like a shabby place. It needs to be renovated. Next.”

“How about this one?”

“The living space takes up too much space. I’d like something more focused on the workshop area. Next.”

After visiting several properties and examining them, we arrived at one property. It was located relatively close to the Greg Trading Company and was smaller in size than the Greg Trading Company.

“This property was originally owned privately by a well-known craftsman, but it had not been in anyone’s possession since he passed away a few years ago due to life expectancy.”

“It looks pretty good, but it never found a buyer?”

“In the case of a merchant, they would have to buy the land and rebuild a new building from scratch, and they would not be able to make a profit on their investment. The wealthy people with money were not looking at it. There were a few artisans who took a bite out of it, but unfortunately, they couldn’t come to terms with the budget they had planned, and the property has been neglected until now, with only minimal maintenance.”

Indeed, if you ask me, this property was located in the commercial district, so it would be useless for a nobleman who usually preferred to live in the noble district to purchase the property. On the other hand, if a merchant were to purchase the property, they would have to spend money on the initial investment by tearing down the existing building and constructing a new one, and it was more likely that they would end up in the red even if they did business there. Craftsmen were craftsmen, and it was too expensive to purchase the property, and they would soon have to let it go.

So, it had been a meaningless property that had been managed by a commercial guild without being handed over to anyone, but to promote such a property with such a reputation in a different sense was…as expected of a guild master of a commercial guild.

“What do you think?”

“By the way, how much is the monthly rent for this property?”

“First, you will pay 2 large silver coins, which is equivalent to 30% of the maintenance costs incurred up to now, and then 2 small gold coins for the monthly rent, which includes the cost of the land.”

“I see.”

When Kascher told me the rent for this property, I began to see more and more why this property had not been available until now. However, I decided to rent this property because it was a price that I could afford.

“By the way, if you want to buy it, I’ll give you three large gold coins for the land, what do you think?”

“No, I’ll just rent it this time.”

“I see. Well then, let’s go back to the guild and go through the contract procedures.”

Dodging Kascher’s casual recommendation to purchase the house, I returned to the commercial guild to complete the contract procedures. I had no idea how long I would stay in Orargrand, but the fact that I rented a house at the age of 12 overlapped with my memories of my previous life, and I felt a strange sense of nostalgia. While immersed in such thoughts, I quickly returned to the inn after completing the transaction.