Chapter 267: Events After III (1/4)
“Shall we?” [Reinhart]
Last night I was officially appointed as the specialist of the Jamil House. Today, I will be accompanying Reinhart-san and the madam to inspect the city. As we got up the carriage and sat ourselves in its comfy seats, the servant outside gently closed the door, and the carriage departed.
We chatted idly along the way, but both the duke and his wife were focused on watching the city through the windows. Though they weren’t obvious about it and maintained an elegant posture while sitting, it was clear that they were examining the atmosphere and circumstance of the city from the corner of their vision.
“My…” [Elize]
“Is sothing the matter?” [Reinhart]
The madam let out a voice, and Reinhart-san imdiately responded. But just as quickly, she shook her head.
“There was soone dressed like the security company’s staff just around the corner, but the people around him seed quite favorable toward him.” [Elize]
“He’s probably soone who served in the fire brigade.” [Ryouma]
“Oh, you an those people that extinguished the fires with those fire-resistant equipnt of yours?. I see, no wonder.” [Elize]
Those people were the talk of the town right now. People would approach them even when they were just walking around, and when they went out for drinks, the bar staff and the custors would buy them a drink. There were even people that offered them their daughters for marriage.
They were the people that risked their lives to save the people by throwing themselves into the flas. They might have had magic-enhanced fire-resistant equipnt on, but there was no denying that they still risked their lives. So it’s no wonder that the people they rescued and the people of the city are so grateful.
…Honestly, when I drafted the original proposal for the fire brigade and the fire resistant equipnt, I didn’t think I’d actually have to deal with a fire ourselves.
I’m just a beginner at firefighting, after all. I referred to the fire brigade in my previous life to co up with the equipnt, while the know-hows, I learned from a forr fire officer when I was forced to join a youth group in the community I lived in. He said sothing about being in the Ranger Unit or sothing, and he taught so stuff, but that’s all.
I didn’t think I’d actually be able to convince the employees of the security company – many of which were laborers originally unrelated to the city – to jump into the fire with such shallow knowledge and hastily made equipnt, but surprisingly, they volunteered to do it themselves. As I talked about the effectiveness of the equipnt and spoke about actual results and future goals, the Macho Squad spoke up, then other people started speaking up too.
I was the one who ca up with the equipnt, but I actually ended up being the one to discourage them. Yet as trust in the equipnt grew, and as more people volunteered, the craftsn working on the equipnt were enlivened, and before long, jumping into the fire beca an actual option. Thanks to the activities of the fire brigade just recently, the craftsn even started offering ideas to improve the equipnt.
I may have co up with the original idea due to my vague knowledge of Japan’s fire brigade, but it was really the craftsn of the city and the efforts of the firefighters that realized that idea. When I think about it that way, their current fa is simply the reward they’re getting for the effort and passion they showed.
Of course, the guards that have been protecting the city all this ti were duly recognized too, and while people were cautious of adventurers for awhile, the honor of those that defended the city were protected as well. The Tar Guild, the rchant Guild, and the governnt office were also instruntal in dealing with the aftermath, so the people of the city were grateful to them as well.
“Hmm?” [Reinhart]
“Did sothing catch your attention?” [Elize]
“No, I was just thinking how there’s so many cat people here. I wonder if there’s sothing going on?” [Reinhart]
“Ah… There’s an inn nearby that the cat people like to frequent, so it might be because of that.” [Ryouma]
“Oh? From the look you’re making, you seem to be quite involved with that inn.” [Reinhart]
I don’t know what kind of face I was making, but Reinhart-san wasn’t mistaken.
“It’s under my managent. We built an inn for workers with the bare minimum bedding and space. It’s ant to just be a cheap place for sleep, but for so reason it beca really popular with the feline beastn.” [Ryouma]
I referred to the Capsule Hotels – that I used infrequently in my previous life – for this particular inn. I’m not referring to the stylish ones that started growing in popularity around the ti of my passing, but the old-fashioned ones with minimal facilities.
Though we did put a lot of effort into making the bedding fluffy by using the fluff of the fluff slis and also provided soundproofing between the walls, the rooms were basically just bunk beds lined up in a small room. Honestly, they’re just like small boxes, but apparently, the feline beastn really liked how tight the rooms were.
I once brought the cat-woman adventurer, Miya-san, and the tiger-woman, Mizelia-san, and the maid, Rurunez-san, to get their opinion, and they said, “It’s a tight fit, but it’s really calming for so reason.” Apparently, my take on the capsule hotel was well loved by their feline sensibilities.
As for the guests from other races, they just stayed there because it was cheap or because they had nowhere else to stay, so in a sense, they were actually the custors we’d originally intended to target; however, as the feline beastn kept increasing, before long, the inn had practically turned into a feline-exclusive inn. There was a capsule hotel like that nearby, so it stood to reason that there would be so many felines.
“I did get a brief report about the inn, but I didn’t know that much about it.” [Reinhart]
“It’s because I usually just leave the operation to my employees. At most, I might show my face from ti to ti, but unless there’s a problem and soone contacts , I’m usually elsewhere for a different job.” [Ryouma]
Perhaps, that’s just the right level of involvent for .
After that, we continued chatting while looking out the window of the carriage to observe the town. I’m pretty sure I’ve already told them everything I could on the spot, but they ntioned wanting to investigate my concerns later, so we couldn’t get any rest even while in the carriage.
After spending so dozen minutes in the horse-drawn carriage watching the duke and his wife work, the place we arrived at was an area in the northern part of the city where a series of temporary housing units have been built. There was originally a large wholesaler here that dealt with lumber and a bunch of warehouses, but they were burned down by the fire.
After a lot of back and forth between the governnt office and the manager, they decided to use the remaining lumber and the site to build a temporary housing area. However, it’s still under construction. All the buildings in the area have already been demolished, but they still haven’t finished clearing the rubble. In fact, most of the land was still covered in rubble.
Clearing that would be my next job. As for Reinhart-san and the madam, they’re here as mbers of the Jamil Ducal House to offer their sympathy.
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