I’m an Adventurer! ~Musou Skill is Plane Magic~
Episode 153 - Adventurers' Rest
We've been working a little too hard lately. It is not Heisei Japan of the previous life, bound by time and rules, and we need to have more room in life. Fortunately, in this expedition, we were able to steal a large amount of treasure from both Noran and Jarkin. I can afford the money, so I can afford the time next.
"That's why we're going on a long vacation for the next month!
"Long vacation, huh?
"Yes, I've been working here a lot, and if I work a lot, I have a lot of time off. Everyone take a rest."
The company I worked for in my previous life had a system called "refresher vacation" where I could take a holiday after a project was completed. Let's refresh our minds and bodies in preparation for our next job. Actually, I'm just collectively acquiring a transfer of holiday work that was accumulated in the last push of the project. It's a misleading way of saying things that is common in black companies.
The Baron de Faith has been pulling everybody around without a break for a while, so we need to give them a long break. We are not a black company.
"Um, are we fired?
Basil asked with a crying face. Sarasa and Glitter also looked anxious behind them. Only Lily looked up at Basil with a jittery face.
Ah, speaking of which, "getting laid off" is a far-fetched expression of "being fired." Did I mislead you?
"No, no, it's just a really long break. Don't worry, I'll pay you properly. That said, I need you to maintain the Mansion, so I'd like you to leave one or both of you alone and take a break."
When I explain, Basil exhales relief with relieved faces. Lily has a face that she doesn't quite understand.
These unaccompanied children have nowhere else to live but here. Always fighting the fear of 'I don't know when to throw it away'. As a parent, you must be careful not to behave in a way that causes such anxiety. An eight-year-old is not a guardian.
"Hmm, I don't care if you ask me to take a break. Wow, why don't you work like that?
"Looks like you've been on a tour for a while."
"Ufufu, that's right. I could taste a lot of local cuisine."
"Uh-oh! Salted Samara, it was delicious!
"... it was fun."
Oh? I felt like I was working on a long business trip, but it seemed like everybody was having a lot of fun. There was a fight, but my liver was unexpectedly fat.
"Oh, ordinary trips are tougher, right? Always next to danger, we can't afford to see the view. Even big ships, even sailing, are scared of pirate attacks."
"Don't let me. I don't care about monsters or pirates, and I never imagined flying over the mountains looking down at the clouds."
"... that was a spectacular view."
Hmm, when I went to Jarkin, or when I sent Mr. Aristotle to the realm? Well, it's usually a journey by wagging carriages and boats that are uncomfortable, frightened by monsters, bandits, and pirates. It's hard to say comfortable.
In that regard, our journey was to fly in the sky by boat and return to the unshaken plain carriage. The monsters, the bandits, the pirates were attacking us. It may have been quite comfortable compared to a typical trip.
"I didn't have any difficulty unloading or loading my luggage because it was still loaded on the ship. I've bought a lot of stuff from that land, and I think it was an incredibly easy journey.
"Ufufu, that was a lot of luggage when I got back."
"It was all carried by the kid. Atai is not tired at all."
Luca and Samantha were buying clothes, clothes, and dry goods that were only available on the land they stopped by. There was quite a lot of it, but it was a ship, so if I could just throw it into the hold, it wouldn't be a problem.
Besides, Jarkin also got the (...) and the (...). If you think this will enrich your diet, it's not a waste at all.
"Besides, Beat almost fought a strong opponent, and our opponents were only untrained humans and weak monsters. Honestly, he wasn't our enemy."
"The three Norwegian families were tough, weren't they?
"Whoa, whoa! Does anyone have a scratch? It's" inferred wisdom "!
Hmm. Christella is a good laugher. Do you want me to roll it vertically? But now that the badass flag is broken.
There were wizards in front of Nolan's three houses, but they were short of actors for Christella and the others. Maybe because I used to train with my own wizards? Looks like they're getting stronger than I thought. There should be stronger wizards in the world, so I hope you won't be too slow.
Anyway, since I declared it, I'll do my best to take a break. Easy as it may be, hard as it may be, work is work. If I work, I have to get paid for it. I gave everyone a penny and a break to get into the early summer vacation.
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"Ah, this is as comfortable as I thought ~"
The next day.
Though I went for a walk with Woo-chan in the morning, I haven't done anything since then, and now after noon, I'm here to see how John is doing in the dungeon behind the big forest.
It is early summer seasonally, but it is already mid-summer heat near Dorton and the big forests in the tropics. There is wind because it is by the sea, but it is not a level that can be deceived by such things. In addition, the heat will get worse from now on. It is not uncommon for temperatures to exceed 40 degrees centigrade in mid-summer or August. I have been working in the north recently, and this heat is quite painful.
That's where John the Dungeon is.
The dungeon I tamed is divided into two areas. It's a dungeon-like underground space with monsters and traps and a residential space for us to live in as hubs of the big forest.
This living space is made from one of the rocky mountains dotted in the big forest. In other words, it's an artificial cave. Caves do not have much temperature change throughout the year, and in most cases they are lower than the outside world. I mean, it's cool all year round.
Furthermore, the ceilings and walls of the accommodation area are stretched with pipes, which serve as conduits for the groundwater that springs up when it is made. This helps keep the temperature even lower and constant.
I think the current temperature is more than 30 degrees outside, but I think this settlement is probably about 25 degrees. It is not accurate because there is no thermometer, but there is a temperature difference with the physical feeling. The humidity is not so high and it's super comfortable because it has a dry climate.
"Hah, I don't want to go out anymore. I'm so sorry about the four people I left in the building. Wow."
"I really don't want to live here forever ~"
"Oh, this is a big forest of monsters."
"I don't need meat ~"
"I wish I had bought potatoes and vegetables in the city. Let's stay here while we're off!
"... chill out"
Everyone sits on John's stone bench and says what they think. No, Daisy and Argna are lying on their stomachs pressing their cheeks against the floor. Woo-chan is lying on her back nearby. Everybody, let's get cold.
After all, the pocket money and the holidays are meaningless, and everyone is following me.
"No, I don't have anything I want, and I don't have anywhere to go. Honestly, I don't know what to do."
Well, you don't have to do that, do you? Hmm... if you think about it, maybe so.
Dolton is a fairly large city in this world, home to nearly 100,000 people. Therefore, there are also fun and downtown areas according to their size. However, they are mostly for men. There are not many facilities for women, but they are quite few. The few facilities for women are only sweet places and clothing stores, so it's not like going there every day.
If Luca and Samantha's sisters were here in the first place, they wouldn't have to go there. Luca's culinary skills have been strong since she was the inn's signature daughter, and Samantha's clothes are tailored to everyone's needs. Both are definitely of higher quality than those bought at the store.
Travel, which is a common way of using leisure time in Heisei Japan, is also a desperate task in this world. You don't have to go out of your way to do anything dangerous on vacation. Well, we're all wizards, so I don't think it's as dangerous as a common monster or a bandit.
I see. Atai is going to make clothes out of the clothes she bought, but the cooler the better. "
"I'm going to study cooking with the ingredients I bought, but I've never used them before, so I need advice from Mr. Beat."
"Ah, 'rice' and 'soybeans'. There are no ingredients around here."
Yes, I discovered it while I was ravaging Jarkin! "Rice" and "Bean" were acquired! Moreover, rice is a short grain species similar to Japanese rice, and soybeans are small round soybeans.
Everything, Croix, the Crown Prince of Jarkin, was growing and breeding as part of a food production plan. They took the rice and soybeans from their stockpile from the crushed Jarkin military base. I'm not a mess, Chris, but this is a good job. Probably just wanted to eat it, driven by the nostalgia of the previous life.
I don't have much in mind for rice, but I'd like to eat it if I have one. Let's make the most of it. Move to the kitchen now.
The rice was branded brown rice, so we have to start with rice. You're sure you want to put brown rice in a jar and poke it with a round stick? I thought you were on an agricultural idle variety show where you rub rice against each other to get bran. I suppose it takes a lot of time to do it manually. But it's okay, now is the time for planar magic.
Only double bowl-shaped containers of about one meter in diameter are available. The inner container has countless small holes of less than one millimeter in the form of a mesh. The outer container was slightly longitudinal and the bottom flat for stability.
Place brown rice up to about half of this container and cover the bottom half of the container with an inwardly facing vortex field.
"Oh, you've started turning around on your own. It's kind of strange."
"If you leave this alone for a while, the rice around you will come off and turn white."
Brown rice gathered in the center rubbing with the effect of a whirlpool field is flattened by gravity and scattered outwards. Repeat that and gradually take off the rice paste.
Rice from brown rice falls from the hole in the container to the outer container. This rice paste should have been able to be used for dishwashing and pickling. I've heard stories about mixing with fishing bait. It has many uses, so I have to throw it away.
"... mysterious movement"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa."
Did you notice the noise of rice rubbing against each other? Daisy, Arnya, and Woo-chan come and peek into the container placed on the floor. Woo-chan is cute like a dog from a sound manufacturer who writes his neck from time to time.
"I think I'll be able to eat it before evening. I'll see you when I cook."
"Yes, until then, I've been researching other ingredients."
Apparently, it's going to be a lot of homemade dinner today. I'm a little worried, but I trust Luca's arm. I'm sure it'll be a pleasant dinner.
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Before evening, when I went to see how the rice was, Daisy and Argna were still peeking into the container. It's a break at the corner, okay?