Lazy Dungeon Master

"But Sid, dear?

I don't care if you call me out, Lord Kama.

"Then let me call you Lord Sid. Lord Sid doesn't have a Pavela accent, does he? It was a little surprising."

"Mm-hmm. I'm careful not to flatter you. It's not like I was embarrassed when I went to school in Imperial City."

Asking what he was subtly concerned about, Sid answered with his arms together.

Is that it? Does it feel embarrassing to go to Tokyo and circle the dialect? I don't think it's a good dialect or anything.

"And why did you build Drag Village? At this time, too."

"Because it's sure to make money. It's not about the village of Gorene with the dungeon, but it's Father's plan."

Apparently, the village of Drag was created with the liver of Lord Pavela.

Pavela side stronghold in front of the tunnel on a road that is sure to foresee merchant traffic. I see, so the smell of money falling off puffs.

If I were a merchant and money was what I was looking for, I would have let them build a village without hesitation. But I'm a dungeon master, and I wish I could go to bed and have trouble managing that. Rather, it is a wish or a fulfillment that Drag Village be formed and Sid will take the liberty of village chief.

"As for time, I've been ready since the tunnel was ready. There was talk of Lord Caima's dragon exorcism, which led me to make it a little bit upfront."

"Right. Well, what's with all the Zea side making money?"

But I think I make the most money because Drag Village is also in our dungeon area and it makes DP income. You're very knowledgeable.

By the way, the name of the village of Drag appears to have been revealed to the Red Dragon living on Mount Zia.... or the first ear that Ledra is like a patron saint in the area around here.

"On the contrary, I'd like to ask you something, why would a squire look like a mask in a maid's outfit like that?

"Maid clothes are our Inn uniforms. The mask... there's someone in Pavela who doesn't want to see you."

I'll answer it because it's not particularly about hiding it. If you hide it badly, you want to pry the other way.

"Hmm...... can I see your face if you want?

"Whatever number one is, I'm finding out who you are. How about number two? Clo, take his mask."

"Yes, sir."

Nik takes the mask. Even so, that's all. Nothing in particular.

Anyway, the characteristic thing about Nik, black hair, black ears, black tail, and brown skin, came out intact. Instead, the expression is also iron skinned or something, and wearing a mask doesn't change that?

But when I saw Sid's reaction, I looked at Nik and opened my eyes. Was there anything surprising?

"... even if you look at her face, Lord Croyne only looks like a woman."

"That's..."

Because you're a woman, and speaking of which, if you mean Maiodor's fiancée, I think Nik would be a relative man.

From the statement that 'only a woman can see', it could be inferred that Lord Zia, Lord Bonodore, had told Sid that 'Nik Kroyne is a man'.

Therefore, I re-chose my words.

'Cause you're a maid.'

"Because you're a maid..."

No, well, can I be honest with you about the gender part? There are magic pills in kind. I'll get you anything. I was selling it in Corky, a town on my way to Teito.

... but I'm a girl under the name of "Nik" again, and it's going to be a lot of trouble, and I don't want to explain it. However, let's keep the line open so that we can find out who the women are.

"... well, you don't have to say gender like this. There are magic pills like that."

"Magic medicine. Right, right, some of that..."

Nik, still staring at Sid, hits me in the neck.

"... is something on my face?

"Oh, no, that's not it!... you have beautiful skin."

"Yes, I polish it with hot springs."

"Hot springs? Good, I just want to come in, too. If there's a hot spring in Drag Village, we can build a mass bath."

Speaking of which, I remember hearing from strawberries before that Pavela has a mass bath. Pavela is a town with a bathing culture that doesn't rely on 'purification'.

Which means it's not weird to have a villager or anything that takes you to this inn for the hot springs... yeah. If you come on foot, don't let it cool down. In the tunnel.

It looks like a lot of trouble, and it's going to be a seed for rubbing. If you think about it, you'll want a hot spring and a bath in Drag Village.

That's where Tin came in.

"Shall I lend you, the demonic prop that leaves the hot spring (...). The one from the dungeon (...)"

"What...!? You got something like that?

All right, I ate it.

Sid turns to me, looks serious and asks questions.

"No... but what's that all about? You dig hot springs? Or is there water coming out of the demon props?

"You're the type of guy who gets water out of a demon prop. However, I don't know if I can use it here without trying because there seem to be a lot of strange constraints. We don't use it because we have natural hot springs."

By the way, the demonic props I plan to lend assume a substitute for custom pasting 'water sources' into the interior stone columns. It would fit into 2,000 DP even if it was expensive. It's a sufficient level of DP income from the village of Drag for a day.

The substitute for trapping the interior needs to be installed inside this Drag Village floor because it cannot be used once it is outside from the floor of the installed dungeon, but you can hide and install it in a tent by saying that it needs a special ritual there. The contents of the ritual may be included in the loan terms.

And it's only a 'loan'. This is important.

By charging a rental fee, you can earn extra money for tunnel tolls!

Further ownership is here, so if there's anything wrong between the villages, I can threaten to "return the Hot Springs magic props then". Kukuk, if this is the case, I won't bother to cause problems. I mean, I can get some sleep.

"... you scare me a lot. Was the hero of dragon extermination able to negotiate?"

"I'd rather not fight."

Sid laughed bitterly. Probably noticed right away about this' weakness'.

It's called Maiodor, and noble children are smart after all.

If I were to say "I won't give it back" when I ask for it to be returned, the operation from the dungeon would cause a "glitch" and the hot spring wouldn't leave. We're the only ones who know rituals for repairs. Perfect.

"How much do you want for it?

"Consultation. Even so, I don't know the right price for demon gear rental. So negotiate with a merchant named Dyne, who manages our village's finances, and pay via Dyne."

And the job pushes on Dyne!

This kind of thing is best thrown round at someone who seems familiar with it. I wouldn't say no if I paid Dyne a fee, too. I'm not gonna spare you the expense of making things easier for me, am I?

"This is a friendship, too. Shall we get along, Lord Sid?"

"... let me borrow it. Of course, at the right price."

When I said that, Sid had a grin with complex emotions.