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087 Recommendations
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Translator : PolterGlast
After putting Laura to
bed, I headed to the living room with the two children, a boy and a girl, who
had come with me.
"Alright, both of
you. First, I'd like you to sign this magic contract. If you can't write, a
handprint will do," I explained. The magic contract stated that they
wouldn't leak my information, just like the others. After hearing the
explanation, Lilith signed, and Sodon made a handprint instead of a signature.
"Then, welcome
again to the Footscythel Baronial Household. We welcome both of you," I
said.
"Thank you,
Baron-sama," Lilith replied.
"Thank you,"
Sodon added.
"So, first, it's
bath time. Anneliese, please help Lilith with her bath. After that, Sodon, I'll
leave him to Bath." While the two took their baths, it was time to prepare
the welcome party!
Various fruits from
Rose!
Labyrinth Ox's beef
yakiniku!
And curry!
It seems this royal
capital is far from the sea, so fish isn't available. And no pond squid either.
There's a river nearby with fish, but they reportedly have a strong odor, so no
one fishes for them. I wondered if I should try fishing in the river next time.
Or maybe aim for the sea. If I set up a base at a fishing port and sold fish in
the royal capital, wouldn't I make a huge profit? But with Item Box users
around, why isn't fish circulating? Merchants, do your best!
The curry was quite
easy to make since I already had pre-mixed spices. Yakiniku is best grilled
over charcoal, but I refrained from doing so in the Duke's mansion. Rose's
fruits were simply delicious! They were delicious regardless of the season!
Delicious everywhere!
"Delicious!"
Lilith exclaimed, her eyes widening as she took a bite of curry. "Ah, I'm
sorry..."
"It's fine. Eat
plenty," Anneliese said with a gentle smile.
"It's meat! It's
delicious!" Sodon also said it was delicious, huffing and puffing as he
ate the yakiniku. The sauce, made with Rose's fruits, turned out perfectly.
Food eaten with a
large group is especially delicious. In my previous life, I often ate alone, so
this harmonious atmosphere was comforting.
"Toi-kun's curry
and rice, I never get tired of it no matter how much I eat. It's really
delicious," Itsukushima-san commented.
"I can make all
sorts of things if I have the ingredients. Cooking is my forte, after
all," I replied.
"I cook too, but
I can't make curry from scratch with spices," Itsukushima-san added. She
helped with the cooking, and she was truly skilled. Compared to that, Yamato
was...
"I'm just here to
eat," Yamato quipped. Yamato doesn't stand in the kitchen. He said before
that he wouldn't stand there because he'd only get in the way. It's fine for
now, but once we live in my mansion, I'll definitely charge him for room and
board.
"Next time, make
some ramen, okay? I love ramen," Yamato requested. Don't make arbitrary
demands. But ramen, huh? I want to eat it too.
"I think I can
manage ramen, so I'll try it next time," Itsukushima-san said.
"Itsukushima-san
is too soft on Yamato. He'll get carried away, so you should just ignore
him," I advised.
"But I want to
eat ramen too," she replied.
"Yay!"
Yamato exclaimed. I'm definitely getting money from Yamato.
"Oh, right. About
the mansion, I looked at a lot of places. I've narrowed it down to three
candidates," Yamato said.
"What kind of
mansions are they?" I asked.
"The most
recommended is a former Viscount's mansion right on the border of the noble and
commoner districts. I went to see it, and it had little damage and even a bath.
And the building and garden were spacious, right, Jojok-san?"
"The grounds are
spacious, and the size of the building is also impeccable," Jojok
confirmed.
I see. It's good that
it's being decided quickly, but I should ask about the previous owner first.
"Why did that
Viscount's family give up the mansion?" I asked.
"It's a common
story. Their house was crushed at the end of a power struggle. It was about 10
years ago," Yamato explained.
"That, could it
be... the Barland Viscount family?" I mused.
"Oh, how did you
know?" Yamato asked. I've hit upon another unpleasant property...
I looked at Lilith,
and she also had a conflicted expression. That Viscount Barland was the husband
of the ailing Laura. In other words, Lilith's father. After Viscount Barland
was stripped of his title, he reportedly lived by squandering his wealth, but
that couldn't last forever, and he gradually began to struggle with living
expenses. The former Viscount, troubled by living expenses, disappeared from
the two of them and his current whereabouts are unknown. Laura was originally a
knight's daughter, so she hadn't lived a particularly extravagant life. After
their downfall, she desperately worked to support the household, but she
collapsed about six months ago.
"Then... What
about the other candidates?" I asked. You narrowed it down to three,
right?
"I visited all
three locations, and I judged the former Barland Viscount residence to be the
best... But it's Toi-kun's mansion, so if you dislike it, it can't be helped.
The second best would be a mansion in the commoner district. The grounds there
are very spacious. In terms of size alone, it's Count-class. However, the
building itself isn't that large. Well, it would easily fit the current number
of people in the Footscythel Baronial Household," Yamato explained.
"I can't imagine
what 'Count-class' spaciousness means," I admitted.
"Well, in the
royal capital's noble district, the size of mansions is generally determined by
title. But that's the commoner district, so you can ignore those rules,"
Yamato replied. So there are such rules, I didn't know that.
Honestly, I wasn't
keen on the former Barland Viscount residence. I think I'll go with the second
option.
"Master.
Purchasing a mansion is fine, but we also enter dungeons, and we are
short-staffed for security," Gandarvan pointed out. I understood
Gandarvan's point. I wasn't entirely against hiring people. However, since I
had various secrets, I would make sure they signed a magic contract so they
couldn't reveal anything they saw.
"How many people
should we recruit? A lot is fine. We need to consider security not only for the
royal capital mansion but also for the Kerniff mansion. And I'd like to include
reserve personnel as well," I instructed.
"For the Kerniff
mansion, 10 people. For the royal capital mansion, given its Count-class size,
15 to 20 people will be needed. And including reserve soldiers, we would need
about 30 people," Gandarvan estimated. That's quite a number... It was
possible to offer good conditions to explorers, but that could turn into a
bidding war with other nobles.
"If we poach that
many explorers, the guild might get angry," I mused.
"Instead of
explorers, perhaps you could purchase slaves?" Anneliese suggested.
Hmm, slaves. Even now,
I was still reluctant to buy people.
"Even if Master
Toi doesn't purchase slaves, Sir Gandarvan and Sir Bath and others could
purchase them, couldn't they? You all earn enough to purchase several slaves
without issue," Anneliese proposed. Anneliese's suggestion was essentially
the same as me buying slaves. It was just a difference between direct and
indirect.
"That would be
good. I will purchase 10 people, and Bath, Jojok, Lin, Solidia, and Rosalina
will each purchase 5. If we purchase this many slaves, we can secure the
necessary personnel for security," Gandarvan declared, sounding
enthusiastic. But I don't like the slave system.
"Rosalina is
happy to have been purchased by Master. I want the other children to also be
happy-nanodesu," Rosalina said. If Rosalina was happy, I was very happy.
If I purchased slaves, would the slaves be happy...?
"Understood. I'll
purchase slaves," I conceded.
"Yes! Thank
you-nanodesu!" Rosalina cheered.
"However, I will
not purchase criminal slaves. Even if their job is Villager, if they are
motivated, that's fine. And I will hire orphans who wish to work for me. It
will take effort to raise both slaves and children into Swordsmen, Lancers, or
Bowmen, etc., but why don't we aim to have them take the jobs we intend for
them?" I suggested.
"Not just
security, but we also need people to manage the mansion, and cooks, and so
on," Anneliese added. Mmm, Anneliese is right. It looks like it'll be
quite a number of people.
"Including all of
them, let's make an offer to Golteo Trading Company," I decided.
"I believe that
would be most appropriate," Gandarvan agreed, nodding in satisfaction.
"And Gandarvan,
please approach explorers as well," I instructed.
"Understood,"
he replied.
"Bath, gather the
children who are willing to work for me," I directed.
"Understood!"
he replied.
"Also, my main
base is Kerniff. Once I've hunted 1,000 monsters on the 10th floor of the royal
capital dungeon, I'll return to Kerniff. I'll leave personnel to manage the
royal capital mansion and a small escort, but most will go to Kerniff, so I'll
only hire those who are fine with that," I concluded.
The direction for
personnel recruitment was decided. Next was the matter of Lilith and Sodon.
"Now, Lilith and
Sodon," I said.
"Yes,"
Lilith replied.
"Yes," Sodon
added.
"Both of you
already have available jobs," I revealed.
" " Eh!?
" "
They're both 12, so it
shouldn't be surprising that they have available jobs, I guess.
"I'll tell you
both your available jobs. If you want to change jobs, just say so," I
offered.
"Do I really have
a job...?" Lilith asked.
"I, I don't have
money for a job change," Sodon added.
"You don't need
money. You can change jobs immediately. Don't worry about that; just tell me if
you want to change jobs," I explained. Priests don't learn the Job Change
skill until they level up, but Holy Forgivers have the Job Change skill at
Level 1. So, I could make them change jobs immediately.
"Lilith's
available job is Saintess," I revealed.
"Eh!?
Saintess...?" Lilith gasped.
"That's probably
because Lilith's life has been pure and innocent, full of compassion," I
explained. That's a way of life I could never manage. She, a fallen noble, had
no one to hire her, and she had survived by working day-labor jobs. Moreover,
despite her own poverty, she shared food with other children and devotedly
nursed her mother, Laura; she had lived a life that wore her down. Her kind
heart must have been the condition for her to change jobs to Saintess.
"The acquisition
conditions for the Saintess job are not trivial. Lilith has done that much. You
should be proud," I stated. I didn't think Lilith would misunderstand and
become arrogant, but we would keep an eye on her. Though, I wasn't such a great
person myself.
"Furthermore,
while my healing cannot completely cure Laura, if you raise the Saintess job's
level, you will be able to completely cure Laura's illness," I explained.
Since I didn't intend to actively level up my Holy Forgiver job, it would be a
great help if Lilith became a Saintess and cured Laura's illness.
"I want to change
jobs!" Lilith declared.
"I see!" I
exclaimed.
Job change
immediately! With this, the highest-tier priest-type job has joined our ranks!
"Next is Sodon.
Sodon's available job is Hermit."
"Hermit?"
Sodon asked.
"Simply put, it's
a job that's good at hiding," I explained.
"I'm good at
hide-and-seek," Sodon said.
"If you change
jobs to Hermit, you'll be even better," I promised.
"I, I'll change
jobs!" Sodon declared.
Sodon also changed
jobs. Easy as pie.
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