The Village

Winter had set in.

It was autumn until quite recently while I still thought it was summer, and now its already winter.

Well, a village was established.

Yeah. A village.

I dont really get what happened that well, but it looks like the stingy adventurers that pitched tents instead of paying for the inn just decided, These tents are cold, lets set up some huts~?

And then they just settled down right there. Yo, good morning Kehma-san! Dont give me that. You said youd build huts but you seriously made some respectable houses!

Moreover, other adventurers even went: Oh, looks good. Ill also build one ah, how though? Look no more, leave it to me! Then settled down by building houses. The heck is this guy, is Koo-san a carpenters son? Booyah, I remembered his name from earlier!

A bar was completed next to the inn.

One of Receptionist-sans juniors joined the guilds branch office so it turned into a two-person system.

In addition, shops got built when the smell of business appeared. Thanks to that its gotten difficult for us to sell potions and stuff. We didnt sell that much anyways though. Above all, theres no reason for me to refuse because of the permanent residents and shopkeepers DP.

And like this, a village formed on its own accord.

Its like someone planned this behind my back, but well its favorable to me. The adventurer guild is suspicious. Is Koo-san a spy from the guild head? Hm.

Now that theyre building houses, wont there stop being guests at the inn? I thought that, but nothing like that happened. Rather, the amount of merchants increased.

Thanks to carpenters felling trees in the forest for lumber, the roadless forest now has a road to some extent. Since its become easier to travel through, the circulation between Sia and Pavuera increased, further increasing our DP income and tunnel rentals income. Its gotten hard for the golem wagons to get rented though.

(Add on to that that since the lumber quests were put out by the guild, Meat and Ichika have increased their amount of achieved commissions.)

Having a bars better after all! Right Wataru!?

Nooo, Im on abstinence until I pay back my debt! Why did I have to stop drinking even though theres a bar here now!

Its alright, this is ordinary apple juice.

Eh, then its alright wait, isnt this alcohol!?

Aaah? No way Wataru. This is juice, it tastes a bit like alcohol but theres nothing in it but juice. See?

Whaaaat, juice huuuh? Its definitely juice if Gozoh-san says so, ahahaha.

There are even farces like that, too.

Well, I dont really have a problem with him drinking alcohol though. Hell pay his debt back properly after all.

Nonetheless, Haku-san hasnt come around recently. Not since I gave that ring to Rokuko.

According to the hero, Haku-san is busy and doesnt have the time to come here, however it feels like Im a death row criminal waiting for execution.

Furthermore, were selling cards and dice to the bar, even renting out slots.

As expected, simple gambling fits just right with wagering drinking money in the bar. Theyre profiting from the slots even with the rental fees, so the setting is promising.

Well, the cards, dice and slots are being rented out so the game room would be vacant right? Its nothing like that.

Uooooh! Go, go! Number three, Yumenokuni! Aah, dont stop there! [1]

Currently, the game room is used for rat racing.

Those guys that turned into residents and the inns guests are participating.

Number one, Aonotenteki! Run! Run! Do iiiiiit! [2]

A chance for number four! Go, Nazunazuuuu! I bet on you, oi, stop looking for something and run! [3]

Oooh, Onsoku came up from behind! First place, number five, Onsoku! As expected of its dignity, the crowds favorite! [4]

Voices of sorrow and joy came from the audience that enclosed it all, failed betting tickets fluttering in the game room.

The bets were for which rat would come in first. Because calculations were troublesome, second place wasnt cared about at all.

The next race is in one hour! It is todays final race, those running can be found here.

Ooh, Deppa is coming out? Hell decide it in one go, cant be unprepared. [5]

Elekimouse is the favorite to win, that guys lightning quick, exactly like thunder!

Wait wait, Fighto has amazing willpower too, this race looks like itll be interesting.

Oraniwasanpo is steady and clever though hes not powerful huh~. Hes the dark horse. Alright, Ill buy ten of em! One silver! [6]

While the guests were betting on the following race, the rats that ran in the previous race were given cheese to chew on.

These guys are subordinates that live in the forest, the rats that were active in our dungeon battle against Haku-san.

Moreover, when they turned into named monsters when I gave them a name for the race, they became pretty clever.

They obey my instructions faithfully and determine their order intentionally, purposely building suspense during the race. Fufufu, with these guys investigation commissions are my forte now too It was a miscalculation though. It was a miscalculation though.

And like that, the village completed centered around the inn, rather, the dungeon.

On a certain winter day, Gozoh called me over to the bar. I thought hed summoned me for a drinking bout or something, but it didnt feel like that. The adventurer representative Gozoh and the blacksmith Kantra, along with Koo-san whod turned up to build houses, as well as the bars master, a shopkeeper, and the guild receptionist the person in charge of the branch office. Everyone was here.

Well then, today I had Kehma come here. Theres an important talk to about this town at [Cave of Desires].

Hoh, so were turnin into a serious village huh Ah, heres some refreshments. So, whats the talk?

Ooh! Tasty! Alright, the chief will be Kehma! Any objections!?

Eh?

Kantra: I consent if its Kehma-dono.

Koo-san: Ah, I have faith in Kehma-san!

Bar master: None here. Ooh, this is karage. My favorite food.

Shopkeeper: I think its good! Itll be profitable for us.

Receptionist-san: I have none either.

No ones going to stop it? Whats with this flow?

Wait, please hold up. Oi Gozoh, whyd it turn into me becoming the village chief?

Because you have the most free time! Other people have work whaaat, the village chiefs just a normal mediator, its nothing different from what youve been doing so far, Kehma.

Wouldnt Rokuko be fine then? Shes mostly free too.

Kehma. Youre thinking about entrusting the village to Rokuko-chan?

No, sorry. I said something weird there.

But saying youll entrust it to me, wouldnt I just be a figurehead?

Yeaaah. Well, thats generally how it is. Its just that if something happens, the village chief decides. Everyone else also helps out.

Eh? That so well, in that case

That should be fine then? I acknowledged becoming the village chief.

Though I have the feeling I was being led on, itd just be troublesome if I left it to some unskilled guy.

Well, its a bit fast but how about we consult the village chief?

I knew it.

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