CH 80.1

I’ve been working and working and before I knew it, it was the end of the year.

Is it my virtue?

The last day of the year was warm and sunny and it’s not snowing.

Even in the city of Torquiva, which is open all year round, most places, except bars and inns, are closed on New Year’s Eve and everyone is at home with their families.

The only exception is the digging site outside the wall, where construction work continues today for the reason that it’s a waste of time since there will be one mage on duty to deal with super behemoth monsters that roam around outside the city.

「Let’s get him over there!」

「The bull is coming! Get out of the way!」

「Mooo〜」

A four meter tall giant humanoid bull was walking slowly through the construction site.

Wearing trousers made of sewn together burlap sacks, his legs were as thick as a human torso.

His back, from which hung a shovel bigger than an average human, shone black as if it was carved out of obsidian.

「Bull boy, walk a little slower.」

「Bumooo」

This giant was born as part of the project to build a super behemoth magic construct. It’s a so-called prototype to accumulate construction knowledge.

At first, the plan was to make it remote controlled but there were concerns about the lack of mage to operate it so it was built as an ordinary magic construct.

Well, it was decided that a magic construct that was not even big enough to be a behemoth could be taken care of by adventurers in case it went out of control.

「So, how is it going, director?」

「Ah no, everything is going well. We have a lot of free adventurers coming in for winter so we should be able to start the experiment with the watchtower class magic construct after new year. What do you think?」

「Sounds good」

The director of a major construction company in Torquiva, who’s wavy beard has grown down to his chest from sleeping on the job site so much, replied with a yawn as he rolled up the papers in his binder.

The watchtower class magic construct is a 100 meter high Arachne magic construct that has been set as a milestone in the construction of the super behemoth class magic construct.

A creature as big as a 30 story apartment building that can walk around at a brisk pace.

However, to build a magic construct that’s as big as a city, you need workers to excavate the building docks.

The scale is so big that it makes you lose your senses, doesn’t it?

「Ah, have you talked to them about dismantling the site once the watchtower class has been created?」

「Of course but we are a little short on staff for the in-wall work so we’ll put anyone who wants to work on that side of the wall.」

The site director said this and then gulped down a silver skittles he had taken out of his pocket.

Well, it’s the end of the year and you can’t dig outside in this cold weather without a drink.

I gently cast healing magic on the weary man.

-0-

On the last day of the year, everywhere in Torquiva was deserted.

Compared to the glamorous New Year’s Eve celebrations in my previous world, the New Year’s Eve celebrations here are usually very quiet.

There is no ringing of the bell 108 times, no countdown.

There is no culture of staying up late for New Year’s Eve.

Clocks are still a luxury item and the time is based on the hour bells that the school rings while looking at the sun dial.

It is very difficult to get everyone excited at the same time without a high level of civilization.

However, if you have equipment and facilities like ours……it is only difficult.

『Five! Four! Three! Two! One! New Year! Happy new year!!』

「Happy new year!」

「Alright!」

「It’s a new year!」

Toot toot toot toot toot toot toot toot toot!

Woot

People are making noises, blowing trumpets, blowing their fingers to whistle, at the same time it was announced in the broadcasting magic construct that has been spread out all over the Schenker Street.

The Schenker New Year’s Eve Festival, which was my idea, Chicken’s plan, and Jiren’s execution, was a great success, with not only people associated with the Schenker group attending but also people from the neighborhood.

It’s nice to have a lively New Year’s Eve party, isn’t it?

To be honest, it is a bit lonely to spend New Year’s Eve quietly at home.

In front of the apartment buildings that had been bought and are under construction on the Schenker Street, food stalls lineup and young people with cups of alcohol in their hands are seriously choosing snacks to go with their drinks.

On a large grill set up in front of the Magical Schenker Group’s headquarters, chicken and wild boars were being grilled and those with a bit of money were lining up to buy expensive liquor.

I think it would be a great event if everything’s free, but it seems like sake alone is enough to draw the crowd.

However, you can’t incentivize things like that too much on events like this and on the contrary, at most, you can serve sweet juice to the kids who came to play.