LDM Ch. 561

6-8 minutes

"Fufufu… It's finally complete."

Rokuko smiled triumphantly in front of the sprawling park of rest and relaxation.

The park spread out on a plateau between Golen, located above the dungeon [Cave of Desires] on the side of Mt. Tsuia, and the continuation of the mountain.

There were even rivers and ponds created by magic tools equivalent to the one that produced a hot spring that they'd lent to the neighboring village, Draco.

Now cleared, the once-forest had grass grown, hills and paths for picnicking created, a symbolic large tree planted planted, and the parks' surroundings enclosed with walls. With these large-scale civil engineering works out of the way, the park was completed.

The wall, no less formidable than the outer wall surrounding Tsuia itself, would be safe from generally anything other than if a Dragon happened to come out of Mt. Tsuia's forest.

Honestly, it was larger and more splendid than the Golen. It was to the point that creating a new town right there wouldn't have been an issue in the least.

"Everyone, good work! Today is the last day, but don't forget to receive your payment at the Adventurer's Guild. I'm in a good mood, so I'll give you a little extra."

Staring at the park in front of her, Rokuko turned around and smiled broadly at the construction workers who were led by the carpenter Kusan, along with adventurers who had accepted the request from the Adventurer's Guild.

"Ah, it's finally finished… It's a bit lonely, but I'm proud."

"I can't believe it's over… It's moving! We accomplished this!"

"Uooo, madam! What should we create from now on…? We've come to know the joy of clearing land! We want to keep developing!"

Although Rokuko wanted them to leave quickly now that the job was done, she knew they were celebrating the completion of the park, and she was in a good mood from seeing the finished work.

"I'll offer jobs like park security or maintenance if you want more work… Also, maybe after a while, we can build an annex of [Dancing Doll Pavilion] nearby. The park should be a good attraction."

"How long is 'after a while', madam?"

"When Kehma and I have a date here!"

Rokuko pumped her fist excitedly.

Yes, this park was made solely for Rokuko to go on dates with Kehma. The fees for mobilizing adventurer workers were paid from Rokuko's pocket money. (She could have summoned monsters to do the work, but frankly, she had more than enough money from the inn's income, so she decided to make a request to the Adventurer's Guild.)

Now that it was finished, it had served its purpose. She would let the villagers use it as much as they wanted. More couples would lead to more families, more families would lead to more children, and more children would increase their daily DP income. It was a grand plan!

Employing village adventurers for the annex's workforce could be an option too. Rokuko's main job was managing the dungeon, so it didn't matter whether it was profitable or not.

"But where did you get that big tree? This place used to be a forest but there weren't any trees that big."

"Call it the [Legendary Tree]. It's an auspicious tree with a legend that couples who confess their love under it and become mutual lovers will be happy."

"You've done a great job getting such a legendary tree… As expected of the madam."

Of course, she was planning on creating the legend from this point forward. Perhaps it could be said that just by mutually becoming lovers, one could be considered happy, making the logic rather circular.

But those who knew that Rokuko was the sister of the great Haku of the Empire recognized that she might have actually procured such a legendary tree from somewhere.

Legends could be fabricated. Because Rokuko had declared it with such confidence, this [Legendary Tree] would become a genuine [Legendary Tree]. However, it being a dungeon monster (Mega Treant. Price: 7000DP) would forever remain a secret.

"There's a rumor that if you confessed under this tree, you would become a couple with 100% certainty."

"Eh!? It guarantees becoming a couple!? Uh, madam, please tell me more about that!"

With her oh-so-casual statement, a particularly single adventurer took the bait.

"There's not much more to it than what I said though?"

"That's an amazing tree… I should try inviting Rei-chan next time…"

"However, until this tree gets used to this land, it won't be 100%. You need to have several successful confessions here, let the tree remember them, and then the legend will take effect."

"I see!"

Rei would definitely say no. That much was certain. To claim a 100% success rate and then have a confession fail would immediately expose the legend as a lie, so Rokuko quickly corrected the percentage.

"You get it? Don't make a confession that you already know will be rejected in front of this tree. If the tree remembers a failed confession and the success rate decreases, it'll be your fault."

"U-understood! I'll take it to heart!"

"… Now that I think about it, Wataru's here right now."

Rokuko remembered. She had promised to ask Wataru for various things to help. He had actually helped to clear the forest that was the park site and had eliminated the wild monsters.

All that was left would be for him to keep his promise to provide a successful confession case after completion.

Originally, Kehma was supposed to confess to her first, and Rokuko was supposed to nod in agreement to make it the first successful case, but she started to wonder if the park that she made was actually good.

"I think I'll let Wataru and Nerune date first. If there are any problems or improvements, we can fix them and then I can have a perfect date with Kehma. Fufufu"

"Madam, we'll rush over if you issue a request to the guild for those other projects!"

"That's a good attitude. I'll be counting on you then."

Rokuko grinned. It must be a divine providence—probably the work of [Super Luck]—that Wataru was here just as the park was completed. In that case, it should be the right choice to let him go.

"… Well, let's celebrate today since it's a special occasion. I'm in a good mood, so it's on me!"

"Yaaaayyyyy!!"

"Hooray for madam! Hooray for madam!! Hooray for madam!!!"

"Long live the village chief's wife! We admire you!"

And so the private park in Golen was completed.

It's name was still a work in progress.