So far I never once saw a group of monsters outside of the Labyrinth. Be it the zombie Slow Rabbit or Gummi Slime, there wwas always only one opponent, no more, so it probably is the same here.
About your husband, Miss Honesta is he an Adventurer?
No, he is actually a Blacksmith. See that cabin over there in the distance? That is the one that we own and it is also where we create the ironware that Im selling in my shop. Well, part of it, because the other half is being sold to the other cities, including the Imperial City.
A Blacksmith?
Yes.
He certainly looks the type. And based on what we saw in your store, I can tell that all the tools you create are of exceptionally high quality.
Well thank you, I will be sure to pass that on to him.
Thanks to Roxanne chatting Honesta up, I have learned another piece of information that could come pretty handy further down the road. If he is a Blacksmith, then it might be a good idea to ask her how did he managed to obtain that particular Job.
You said that your husband is a Blacksmith, but how did he got that Job?
Interested in Blacksmithing as well as being an Explorer? My oh my, what a curious customer I managed to obtain. However, Im afraid I have to disappoint you on that matter, because only Dwarves can become Blacksmiths.
Really? I thought that smithing is something that anyone can do as long as they have the necessary skills for it.
There is a lot of wild Rosemary here, but it truly looks like its not doing all that well.
Roxanne informed me as he kneeled down and had a closer look at one of the bushes and plants that still didnt completely turn into weeds. So apparently this herb-like looking thing is Rosemary? I have heard about it back when I wa still on earth, but I also have to admit that I have mainly dealt with the store-bought kind and rarely saw how it looked in its regular plant form, so I had no way of confirming whether or not it was the same as Earths rosemary or was it different in some way.
I guess you can say thats what happens when there is no one who would want to rent the property and take proper care of it.
Honesta explained with a dejected smile on her face when we inquired about the poor state of the garden. I see. Since the garden is part of the entire property, then it being poorly kept would led to the lowering of the propertys value as a whole, and thats why Roxanne purposefully mentioned that the Rosemary looks like its in an especially bad state. Nice thinking, Roxanne. Maybe we will be able to actually eat a cake and have ourselves a cake if we play our cards right here.
You know, Im not an expert on the subject, but if the garden is in such a state, then doesnt that meant that it will be especially hard for it to make a complete recovery, even if we were to start taking care of it right away?
Thats true. Even more so since we lack the specialistic knowledge required for the proper care of the plants and trees. ]
Roxanne and I continued our verbal assault. With every word that was hitting the jackpot of the issue here, I could almost see our words stabbing themselves into Honest like in some comedy manga. Who knows, maybe she will really give in to the pressure if we maintain the offensive for a bit more?
Y-You know, I know it might look like things are pretty bad, but trust me, right now this garden is still at the point where everything can still be recovered back to the state of being perfectly usable, and you should be able to plant and grow other herbs if you want to.
Growing and cultivating herbs ourselves, huh? Well, when I took a quick look at all the surrounding houses, pretty much all of them had something planted around the areas that were probably their gardens. There were no fences around any of the house premises, so my guess was the the borders between their vicinities were all agreed on between the residents themselves, or perhaps they were strictly visual according to the rule that everything from here to here is mine, and from there to there its not mine, but yours. In such conditions it would be problematic if we wanted to start growing not only plants, but vegetables as well (assuming that the soil in here would be sufficient enough to even accommodate them), and there was also the issue of monsters and stray animals ruining the crops we would cultivate if they ran through the garden even by accident, so maybe having a fence around our house would not be such a bad idea after all?
Would it be possible for us to get new seeds to plant them around if we decided to restore the garden after all?
If you really decided to do that, then I would be extremely grateful to you. In that case I could give you new seeds and saplings of various plants as a way of thanking you for deciding to rent the property. Oh, we could also sell you hoes, rakes and other gardening tools you would require to maintain the proper care of it.