TL Note: Little help with this one please: 俺としちゃたまにみてっから初めてって気はしねぇなぁ。
Volu 2 Chapter 24
When I got back to the lodging, I went to Elia’s room. There, Araune let in as usual, and served black tea.
“Welco, so did you manage to settle your discussion with the rchant guild?” [Madam]
“Yes, moreover, I’ve also already hired three new slave magic users today.” [Ryouma]
“You’ve already hired them? Aren’t you hurrying too much?” [Rheinhart]
“That may be so, but it’s because I found so good people. The guild master also ntioned that it’s fine, and I got her permission.” [Ryouma]
“Ho... then I can guess it’s fine.” [Rheinbach]
“Also, they’re all people who were demoted and were made to research slis, so it seems they’re quite eager to work. Like, “We’re gonna show them!” or sothing.” [Ryouma]
“I see, so it’s like that.” [Rheinhart]
“Those kind might actually be more reliable than soone who’d try to put in reason, then try to keep up an appearance.” [Madam]
After we finished talking about the store, Rheinhart-san began to talk about the grell frog outbreak. Looks like we’ll be going to catch the grell frog, and ta the ril bird, the day after tomorrow.
The next day.
I show my face at the shop in the morning, and talk to them about tomorrow. There, Caulkins-san gave so warning regarding the ril birds. Apparently, Caulkins-san attempted to hunt it every year, so I couldn’t’ help but ask him if he wasn’t going to try this year.
“It’s already been decided that I’ll be working at this shop, so it doesn’t matter anymore.” [Caulkins]
Said Caulkins-san as he showed a cheerful face.
After that, I went to Serge-san’s store to deliver the 70 sheets of cloth I made the day before yesterday.
“Welco, Ryouma-sama.” [Serge]
“Good morning, Serge-san. I ca here to deliver the waterproof cloths.” [Ryouma]
“Thank you very much. By the way, five people ca here yesterday according to your referral. Also, there’ve also been others who would co from ti to ti, and buy your waders when they noticed it. Looks like it’ll sell better than expected, especially to the adventurers.” [Serge]
Co to think of it, I did walk in the town with that. Is it because of that?
“When I took a request to clean the latrine pits before, I walked around the town in those for days. I guess it must’ve caught on because I stood out.” [Ryouma]
“That’s most likely it. Everyone who ca here to purchase it already knew about it, and I didn’t have to explain it to them. With this, the demand might increase faster than planned.” [Serge]
“I brought 70 sheets with today, but I still have so headroom, so I’ll try to see if I can increase the production rate. I should be able to increase it by expanding the workplace.” [Ryouma]
“Thank you very much, but please do take care not to push yourself too much.” [Serge]
Ah, so Serge-san’s also heard about overworking.
“Please rest assured, my store’s already able to function by itself, and the longest part of the waterproof cloth’s production is waiting for it to dry.” [Ryouma]
“Then I guess it’s fine, but...” [Serge]
As he said that, Serge-san looked at doubtingly. Ignoring that, I brought out the waterproof cloths, and after confirming them, he paid for the manufacturing cost. After I’d received the paynt and the new untreated cloths, I went to the abandoned mine.
As soon as I got to the abandoned mine, I set the cloths, and imdiately start the treatnt for 70 of them.
During that, I went to a different level with the 2 earth slis and the scavenger slis, and I began constructing a new work place while I trained the earth slis.
I had the earth slis use ‘Create Block’ to dig a hole, while I had the scavenger sli’s carry them. Then I used ‘Pavent’ to reinforce the walls. After preparing the tunnel, we made the room.
After that, I took the sticky slis that treated the cloths, and began to work on a new set.
Today, I managed to do double of last ti’s 70 at 140 sheets. The sticky slis looked like they could still do more, but I stopped it around 150. It’s not good to push them too hard.
I had the slis work hard, so I decided not to train them today. Afterwards, I filled a vessel of stone I made with earth magic with water from my water magic, and then I gave it to the slis. Ahh, it’s slow, but they sward over .
At that ti, a thought popped up in my mind. Will slis other than the earth slis and the dark sli also absorb magic?
As I thought that, I began to release neutral magic power. In response to that, the other slis also began to absorb it. However, it’s different from the vigor the dark sli and the earth slis show when absorbing.
As I changed the attribute of the magic power I released, I found out that the acid slis, the sticky slis, and the bloody sli, all had a preference for neutral magic. The poison sli had a preference for poison magic power, while the tal slis and the iron slis had a preference for earth magic power.
But what was surprising to , is that the cleaner slis and the scavenger slis had a preference for two attributes. The cleaner slis, water and light. While the scavenger slis liked earth and dark magic power. It seems it’s possible for so slis to like more than one attribute.
As for the healer slis, they also had a preference for the three attributes, neutral, water, and light. But it would appear that they liked healing magic the most. I wonder why these are the only ones who prefer magic over magic power. “Well, I guess it’s fine since it’ll also be practice for my healing magic,” is what I was thinking. But then, all of the sudden, the heal slis beca ready for a split! So magic power can also serve as nourishnt? I’ll have to verify this later.
For the anti, I had them split, and then I contracted them.
Like this, the 2 heal slis beca 4.
After that, in order to prepare for the ril bird tomorrow, I took out the guitar I made during the ti I lived in the forest. I tightened its strings, and then I practiced a bit.
It’s been a while, but I can still play to so extent. It would be great if I could ta it with this, but... well, whatever will be will be, right? If it doesn’t go well, then I could just go look for a different bird-type.
After that, I killed ti until the cloths finished drying. Then I took the finished cloths, went back to the town, and delivered them as usual to Serge’s shop. With this, I’ve apparently finished populating the inventory for the waterproof cloth for the ti being. Serge-san said that it will also take ti to create the products, so for the anti there won’t be a need for to deliver new ones.
As expected though, I think he’s being anxious and is trying not to push too much. Even though it’s the slis who do all the work...
I’ll just store up the remaining cloths after finishing them then.
After I stepped out of Serge-san’s store, I looked up at the sky and thought.
“... I finished the job at a tricky ti again, huh?” [Ryouma]
Even if I went back ho now, there’s nothing to do. And there’s also no ti left to go back to the mine and train... At tis like this, I guess it’s best to go to the church.
This ti when I got to the church, the one at the gate was the woman from when I had my status board made.
“Ara, aren’t you the one from...” [Woman]
“Thank you for before.” [Ryouma]
“Welco, what business do you have here today?” [Woman]
“Today, I ca here to pray.” [Ryouma]
“I see, then in that case, please follow .” [Woman]
I was again brought to the chapel with plenty of chairs. And just like before, I grabbed a chair, put my hands together, and prayed....................................Hmm?
Huh? I thought I’d be sent to the god’s world again as usual, but nothing happened. Then again, I guess it’s stranger if I were to go there all the ti.
As I thought that, in the next instant, my surrounding beca white.
“!? This is...? So I guess I did end up coming here today as well. But still, there was a rather weird pause, huh?” [Ryouma]
“My bad, my bad, I normally don’t use my power, so it looks like it took so ti.” [God]
To my mutterings, a voice ca from behind .
When I turned my head, I saw a thick haired man with a small stature standing there with a wine barrel on his right shoulder as he drank from a bottle with his left. It’s the God of Wine!
“The God of Wine, Tekun-sama?” [Ryouma]
After he separated his lips form his wine bottle, he answered.
“Yeah, I’m Tekun. You don’t need to be formal with . After all, I am a god, I can see your heart, so there’s no point in keeping up that courtesy. Besides, it’s a pain, so you can also just call Tekun. Anyway, take a seat.” [Tekun]
Now that he ntions it, there’s certainly no point when the person you’re talking to is a god who can read your mind.
I continue just like Tekun told to, and I sat in that place.
“Then I’ll proceed as usual... Nice to et you, I’m Ryouma Takebayashi. Thank you for divine protection.” [Ryouma]
“You don’t have to mind the divine protection, I just give it from ti to ti when I find soone interesting. It just so happens that it’s you.” [Tekun]
As Tekun said that, he drank so liquor from his bottle.
“Are you the only one here today?” [Ryouma]
“Yeah, everyone else is passing the ti by doing whatever they want. The God of War, the God of Magic, and the God of Land all can’t be seen aside from this completely white place, but they all have their own comfortable spaces. There they created, what you would called in human terms, a house, and are living in it.” [Tekun]
“I see, I didn’t know that. Or rather, is this your house?” [Ryouma]
“Nah, I don’t have a house. I am the God of Wine and Craftsn, and amongst wines and craftsn there are several kinds of places, so I just wander there.” [Tekun]
“You wander there?” [Ryouma]
“This may be the divine realm, but it is still connected to the world you live in...... I can’t explain it well though, so you should have soone else explain it to you. But that aside, drink.” [Tekun]
Tekun took a cup full of liquor from the air and gave it to . Rather than calling it a cup though, I guess calling it a goblet is more appropriate. The goblet is silver in color, and it has several silver and small precious stones decorating it here and there.
“Cheers!!”
“Cheers!”
After toasting vigorously, I drank. There, my mouth was filled with the sweetness of an extrely delicious liquor.
“This is delicious.” [Ryouma]
“This is fruit wine made from the mixture of the fruit and honey of the flowers raised in a land that’s received the god of land’s divine protection. Naturally, it’s delicious.” [Tekun]
“Ho... Could I get so to take back with ? And would it be possible to also get a land with that kind of divine protection?” [Ryouma]
“What, did you think you wouldn’t be able to get this wine because it was dedicated to god? As for divine protections, I can’t give divine protections to anything except people, but the God of Land can give divine protections to lands. Also, the Gayn you know used to give divine protection to everything in this world, you know? After all, that guy’s the God of Creation.” [Tekun]
“Well, nowadays though, after the living things of this world had grown and changed, the places were Gayn could give divine protection have beco less and less. The sa is true for , but there are also tis when I take away the divine protection. For example, when a passionate blacksmith does his best and I co to like him and give him my divine protection. But then he suddenly becos lazy. At a ti like that, I’ll want to take his divine protection away.” [Tekun]
As Tekun said that, he took another sip from his bottle.
“By the way, would you happen to know where Gayn and the others have been going to lately?” [Tekun]
“Where they’re going?” [Ryouma]
“Yeah, I haven’t seen them a lot lately, and there are plenty of tis when they just suddenly disappear. It’s not like there’s a lot to do, so it’s fine, but I’m concerned.” [Tekun]
“Even if you tell that... I can’t co here unless they call , and even when we...” [Ryouma]
There, I suddenly thought of the last ti I ca here and chatted with Kufo.
“It’s possible that they might have co to my previous world.” [Ryouma]
“Yours? What was it? Earth?” [Tekun]
“Yes, yes, that’s right. Kufo said it when I ca here last. Apparently Gayn and the others are going sightseeing in Earth.” [Ryouma]
“Haa!? Sightseeing in another world!? What on earth are those guys doing!?” [Tekun]
Tekun couldn’t help but yell as he was surprised.
“Is it strange?” [Ryouma]
“It is. Normally, gods won’t ddle with worlds other than the world they’re affiliated with. People with your case are a very special exception. So there’s no way we can go there for sothing as mundane as sightseeing.” [Tekun]
“But that’s what Kufo said the last ti we t, so I don’t think I’m mistaken. Apparently, Gayn took a liking to the Japanese idols, and Rurutia’s going around eating sweets. As for Kufo he’s going around the secluded regions of the planet.” [Ryouma]
When Tekun heard that, he began to think.
“What’s going on? You’re telling the truth, right? I don’t know much about idols, but...” [Tekun]
“Yeah, I’m not lying.” [Ryouma]
“While it’s not like it’s impossible to go there, but... normally the god on the other side will get mad. To begin with, nothing like this has happened until you got here, you know? ... Unless!!?” [Tekun]
All of the sudden, Tekun made an angry expression as he stood up.
“What’s wrong!?” [Ryouma]
“Those bastards... they wouldn’t have actually made a deal with the god on the other side to sightsee just because they had too much free ti, would they? The ones that have nothing to do aren’t only them, and yet... they’re the only ones having fun!?” [Tekun]
As Tekun trembled all over, he quickly took the wine on the ground and carried it, and then scread.
“This isn’t the ti for this! I’m definitely gonna find those guys!” [Tekun]
As he said that he began to run, so in a panic I called out to him.
“W-Wait! What about !?” [Ryouma]
“Ah–sorry... just past the ti like that, eventually you’ll go back. It’s fine even if you take so with you. As long as you pour magic power into that goblet it will produce wine, so don’t worry about running out. Sorry, but I’m in a hurry right now, see ya!” [Tekun]
“W– eh? Fast!?” [Ryouma]
Tekun ran so fast he couldn’t be seen. Or rather, the pace doesn’t really match with the short distance. Ahh, I already can’t see him... I really was left behind, huh?
“Then, what should I do with this? Being left alone here... I guess I’ll drink so for the anti.” [Ryouma]
I take a sip.
“Yep, it’s definitely delicious. Still, I kind of want so snack to go with this too.” [Ryouma]
Unfortunately, there’s only a liquor and a goblet in this place. He told that if I put magic power into this thing, liquor will co out, but even then what’s the point if snacks don’t co out too? Hmm? But if I can use magic power, then I guess I can also use magic.
As I thought that, I tried opening my ‘Item Box’.
“ ‘Item Box’ “
A black orifice opened in the air. Looks like I can use ‘Item Box’.
“I was able to use it... So I guess it doesn’t have anything to do with the place? Well, whatever. Let see if I can get sothing I can use as snack... there’s nothing else aside from food ingredients and fruits, huh? Recently, I’ve started to put everything in the refrigerator in the store... sigh.” [Ryouma]
I take out my things from the ‘Item Box’ but I couldn’t find any food.
While I was doing that, the ti to go ho ca as light started to illuminate.
Not good! If I don’t clean up now!!
I drink the liquor in gulp, and put everything away in a hurry. In any case, I need to put everything back as fast as I can!
After I finish putting everything back, the light beca stronger as soon as I closed my ‘Item Box’. Next thing I knew, I was back in my world.
“A–Ah... Is it a safe?” [Ryouma]
I quickly check my ‘Item Box’, and as I checked my things one by one, I was relieved...
For the anti, I guess I’ll go out. Afterwards, I gave so donation, then I left the church.
... Co to think of it, I drank that last cup in one gulp, huh? Uwaah, I did sothing really wasteful... It would have been better if I just drank it slowly without looking for snack...
That liquor was really delicious. Because of that, I felt a bit regretful.
And so, as I went back ho while feeling a little down.
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