Volume 7 - CH 11

Chapter 11 – Hot Spring Possibilities and Holiday

While looking at the dark elf village, I decided to ask the village chief what Girasole wanted to know about the state of exploration on this island. Oh, I had Felicia go to help Cecilia-san. It is impressive that the village chief looks a little disappointed.

“The status of exploration on this island, is it?”

“Yes, they are adventurers, so they are curious when there is an uncharted area. It would be helpful if you could tell us the status of the island.”

“I see, adventure, huh…? The young people of the village also seem to enjoy themselves when they go out to explore, so I can understand how they feel. But because there are so few of us, we haven’t been able to explore a large area. Is that information sufficient?”

“Yes, that’s enough. The more places that have not been explored, the more they will be happy. They just want to know where it has been explored in order to go where it hasn’t been explored.”

Girasole nodded at my words. It’s like they can’t stop being excited.

“I see, I understand. We are focusing our exploration so far on the forest between here and the mountain. So we have hardly explored the other side of the mountain. The only monsters are slimes, horned rabbits, and goblins. There are a lot of plants and animals, and it seems that there are many goblins in the forest. We are thinning them out a bit because there are so many of them. Oh, and I heard that there is a place behind the mountain where you can smell rotten eggs, so be careful. I hear a harsh smell is always lingering in the air.”

…Mountains… Rotten egg smell… Is that sulfur? A hot spring? Perhaps it’s a hot spring? What is that, was Creator God-sama rewarding me for my hard work? The island I discovered was the best island, with weak monsters and hot springs. That’s the best kind of convenience.

“Where is the place that smells like rotten eggs, Village Chief-san? Can you approach it without difficulty?”

“Eh? Yes, I heard it is on the back side of the mountain, a little lower than the middle of the mountain. I heard that the smell wafts through the air, so I think you’ll be able to find it right away.”

“I see. Thank you.”

What should I do? Should we go now? No, I can stay only two more days this time, and if I’m going to go anyway, I want to be prepared and take my time to enjoy it. No, I don’t know if hot springs have poisonous gases in the first place.

Also, I think the temperature of the water may be too high or too low. I’m also worried about the amount of hot water. It’s going to take some time just to investigate. Hmm, but if there is a possibility of hot springs on an island where we can freely walk around, I should do my best.

What would it take for me to enjoy the hot springs? Was it a patch test to see if it’s safe to go in if there’s hot water? I would have to do something like that.

The place that smelled was halfway up the mountain, wasn’t it? It’s going to be hard to find a space where I can summon the Hideaway. Should we shoot some magic into the ground and get the ground leveled? I’ll summon the Hideaway there and take my time to check out the hot springs.

“Um, what’s wrong, Wataru-san? Did I say something funny?”

“I don’t think it’s a bad story since Master is taking it seriously. Maybe he came up with something interesting.”

The village chief and Ines are talking. Did I think it over a bit? I can’t go there now, so I’ll think it over later. Luxury liner and a hot spring…? I am getting busy, aren’t I?

“I just had an idea about the smell of rotten eggs. I’ll look into it next time.”

“Is that so? I’ve issued a warning to anyone exploring the area to stay away from it, but isn’t there a danger?”

“Well, if it’s what I think it is, I think it’s safe, but it could be dangerous, so could you please stay away from it until I investigate? I should be able to check it out to some extent.”

“I understand. I’d appreciate it.”

In the meantime, I decided to think about the hot springs later, so I looked around the village and met up with Felicia.

“Hello, Cecilia-san.”

“Hello, Wataru-san. Thank you for giving me time to talk to Felicia.”

“No, don’t worry about it. How are you doing with the increased number of people in your village?”

“Yes, we are having a lot of fun and teaching each other new songs. The village has become more lively, and that’s a good thing.”

There seems to be no friction among the women. When the number of people increases, I have an image that there will be trouble, but is there a difference between humans and dark elves?

After chatting for a while about the village and Felicia, I told them that I was leaving the island from this evening until the morning of the day after tomorrow before returning to the Seeker.

“Wataru-san, why are we leaving the island?”

Alessia-san asked curiously, which was strange since I had told her we would be staying on the dark elf island for three days.

“That’s because, you know, last time I asked you which ship we should change to. Everyone’s opinions were so varied at that time, so I thought I’d summon the Fortress, the Stronghold, and the Seeker side by side for a good night’s rest. What do you think?”

“Fufu, I think that would be fun. We can come and go as we please, can’t we?”

“Yes, although you need a ticket. It would be fun to be able to do whatever you feel like, wouldn’t it?”

“Yes, that’s true. It sounds fun. The drinks are different on the Fortress than on the Stronghold, so it’s nice to move from one ship to the other depending on how we feel at the time.”

Alessia-san, you are ready to drink, aren’t you?

“Drinking is fine, but don’t drink too much. Be careful not to fall overboard, especially when moving from one ship to another.”

“Haha, as expected, I won’t do anything that dumb.”

Although it is not a ship-to-ship transfer, there is a person in front of you who got drunk, sat on the guardrail, staggered, fell into the sea, and even fell into another world, you know. I won’t tell you because it would be embarrassing.

“Haha, but be careful. Sometimes, when you get drunk, you make unexpected mistakes.”

“Fufu, I understand.”

“I’ll give Ines and Felicia the day off too, so you’re free to do whatever you want. I’ll give you your allowance later.”

“Ufufufu. Thank you, Master.”

“Thank you very much, Master.”

“Oh, but should Felicia stay in the village? You can do as you please during your day off, you know?”

“No, I’ve had a good enough talk with my mother, and I’m fine. I, too, will enjoy myself on the ship.”

I don’t think she’s talked enough with the village chief, though… Shouldn’t I go into it?

“Yes, alright. Then, after we go out to the open sea and summon the ship, we will rest until the morning after tomorrow. Let’s take it easy and freshen up.”

At my words, the ladies happily start making plans. …It’s good that they are having fun while giggling, but I don’t think it’s good that almost half of the ladies are discussing in which order they will drink their booze.

I have a quick drink at the vending machine corner on the Fortress and go to sleep. When I wake up, I’ll drink while eating the breakfast buffet on the Stronghold, and then at noon…

I plan to drink my way through my vacation. Well, it’s my day off, so there’s no need for me to interfere. Let’s act with the idea of having a lucky strike with these drunken girls.

“Master, would you like us to take care of Rimu-chan?”

“Hmm? No, it’s fine. I may ask for a little help along the way, but it’s my day off, so I’m going to take it easy with Rimu.”

“Play?”

“Yes, we’ll have lots of fun together.”

“Together, a lot.”

“Yes, a lot.”

Rimu is also looking forward to it, bouncing around me. Fuu-chan joins in and bounces around me too… I think my nose is going to start bleeding.

“Okay, we’d be happy to play with Rimu-chan too, so anytime is fine.”

“Really? Well, please do then.”

After running the ship to the open sea, I summon the Seeker, the Stronghold, and the Fortress, lining them up in that order. I put the Stronghold in the middle because I plan to basically go on a movie binge on the Stronghold.

If I get a luxury liner, I’ll be watching movies on a luxury liner. I’ll make sure to enjoy the movies on the Stronghold while I can.

Walking around with the ships lined up is surprisingly fun. With the stamina I had when I was in Japan, I feel like I would have stayed indoors instead of moving around, but with my improved stamina, I have no problem with that. Let’s just play! …It doesn’t seem too different from my usual life, though.

We enjoyed our vacation in our own way.

The group that loves to drink.

Alessia-san, Marina-san, Ilma-san, and Ines. The four of them basically made the vending machine corner their home for the duration of their vacation. They would just drink, and when they felt like it, they would go to the concession stand or cafeteria where their favorite snacks were available and shop.

…Just drink and eat the snacks. …I feel like they are no different than a bunch of old geezers who love to drink. But I guess it’s okay because they are talking happily and making a lot of noise. It was glamorous when the other members joined them at night.

But it was troubling that they wanted to steer the Galettes even though they were drunk. As expected, I was too scared to let a group of drunken people who love to steer a boat blast off in a powerboat, so I refused, citing my summons quota.

Dorothea-san, Felicia.

They liked to explore, going back and forth between all the ships, comparing them, and trying to use rooms they didn’t normally use. They seemed to be having quite a lot of fun because they were so vivacious; they both seemed to get along well with each other as they moved from one to the other. Two brown busty beauties on a date… It’s moe.

[T/n: Moe (萌え, Japanese pronunciation: [mo. e] ( listen)), sometimes romanized as moé, is a Japanese word that refers to feelings of strong affection mainly towards characters in anime, manga, video games, and other media directed at the otaku market.]

Carla-san.

She enjoyed the various buffets and went back and forth between the concession stand and the cafeteria. I meet her at a high rate when I pass by places where there is food. In a way, she is easy to find.

Claretta-san.

She is taking this opportunity to merge the stuffed animal rooms of the Fortress and the Stronghold. She is happily carrying the stuffed animals to her room on the Stronghold and thinking about their placement. I guess it’s good that she seems to be having fun.　　

Me, Rimu, and Fuu-chan’s group.

Fuu-chan joined us when Marina-san started drinking. A holiday spent with Rimu and Fuu-chan. It was fun. It was a day to purify my greedy heart.

We watched a movie on the Stronghold as planned, and after the movie, I took Rimu and Fuu-chan to the kids’ corner on the Stronghold.

A pool of small balls, a plastic slide, and a jungle gym. Rimu and Fuu-chan, who had never been inside before, were very curious and moved around the room.

They are so cute. They jump into the pool of balls and, perhaps thinking it is not high enough, climb on top of my head and dive into the pool of balls from there. Rimu and Fuu-chan, who seemed to like it, took turns climbing on me and diving into the pool.

I’ve been turned into a jumping board, but this is better. The slide is more of a roll-down than a slide, but it seems to be fun.

Movie => dinner => movie => bath => movie => party

We enjoy the day with a movie in between. While I was playing with Rimu and Fuu-chan in the Jacuzzi with a view of the Seeker, Dorothea-san and Felicia came to the bath.

It seemed to be quite a good time to take a bath with these two brown-breasted beauties. It was a bath with a different and exotic atmosphere. Well, Dorothea-san was so happy to hug Rimu and Fuu-chan that it didn’t turn out to be sexy at all…

In the evening, we all gathered for a party. I kept a spot next to a drunken Ilma-san, but I didn’t have the same luck as last time.

I thought about accidentally tripping and sticking my face into her ample cleavage when she was right in front of me, but I couldn’t do it. The alcohol wasn’t strong enough. If I had had a few more drinks, I might have been able to do it. In the end, I think I was too scared to do it.

I think Claretta-san would have laughed and forgiven me, but an angry Claretta is scary…

The ladies seemed to have enjoyed this holiday and thanked me with smiles. There were some who looked a little too drunk and bitter… but my likability must be rising steadily.

After the vacation, I show up at the dark elf’s island. I talked to the village chief and others and asked if there was anything missing, but they said they had enough supplies. Well, I will come back soon to check the possibility of hot springs, and it will be okay next time.

First, I need to go back to Southern City and receive the payment for the pepper. I guess I have to worry about whether I should check the hot springs first or enjoy the luxury liner first.