The next morning after staying overnight in the fountain room.
We piled up 40 woods at the entrance at night.
Although it may be a little insufficient in quantity, but since the length is twice than is usually used for building, this should be enough.
I'll leave the woods here, for now, I'll contact master later to carry it.
I usually sell lunch boxes in the morning, but recently I left it to the guild staff.
It might be not too bad to have the guild services to incorporate.
Meanwhile, I've free time to do something else …… should I go talk to Hill-san?
When I returned to the village, I immediately reported to master Aldo.
Aldo-san was smithing metal since morning. Apparently, he is fixing broken tools.
“Good morning, Aldo-san”
“Ou, missy. So early”
“Yeah, I've been up all night. I stacked the woods beside the labyrinth entrance. I'm sorry, but can I ask you to pick it up later?”
Actually, I didn't do it all night though, but let's leave it as it is.
Alicia was rubbing her eyes because she is weak in the morning, and it solidified the lie.
“Already!? Sorry for rushing…….even though we are still repairing tools”
“It's because we can't get metal from this labyrinth.”
“There are still more layers below. It is still early to give up.”
“I hope so. Then, we are going”
“Ah, wait. I haven't given you the reward.”
Reward? I haven't made such a promise…
“Don't make such funny face. A work always had a reward. And if I pay you, that can be an example for adventurer's standard”
“Ah, that’s it -“
“How many did you brought out?”
“40 logs with 20 centimeters in thickness and 6 meters in length “
“Good work …… if it’s normal building materials, it’s about 1500 Gills – if there are 40, then it would be 60000 I guess “
“60000!? Isn't that too much?”
1500 per logs… It is about 15,000 yen in Japanese yen. I think that is quite reasonable?
If I'm not mistaken 10 centimeters thick, 3 meters long wood is about 2,000 yen …… I guess.
Even so, 60000 Gills in one night…… I felt bad.
“4, 40000 is fine you know?”
“I already told you that your reward is standard. If I cut the price it will be hard for adventurers you know?”
“Is that how it is?”
Certainly, woods are essential resources, and if it's known that it will not become money, it will hinder the management.
If it doesn't make a profit even though it's troublesome to carry, there will be no adventurer who would want to receive the request.
“I understand, then I'll take that much.”
“Ou, leave it to me. And this time I've asked missy directly, but if it's through the guild, they will take 10% of the reward. Remember that.”
“10% is it?”
“5% to the rights holders of the labyrinth, 5% as a commission to the guild. Together, it will be 10% “
“Ah, so that's it.”
It reminds me, I'll receive 5%.
“Besides - I'm making a lot of money by selling sake. I should give thanks to you instead.”
It is mainly me who is buying that alcohol.
I make it into a cocktail and sold it to the adventurers.
Since they can't count on the price, it's easy to get profit.
“Somehow, I can't refuse Aldo-san. I'll give you a drink next time.”
“Hahaha! I'm looking forward to it!”
After that, because Aldo-san doesn't have cash, I received the payment by card.
I feel like this village's cash shortage is becoming a serious problem.
After that, I went to Hill-san's place.
Because I wanted to formally hand over selling lunch boxes business to the guild.
When I was guided to Hill-san's place, I immediately talked about the main subject.
“Selling lunch boxes in the guild?”
“Yes. Given the food situation here, adventurers will likely only have dried meat and dried fruits when I leave them alone.”
“I understand that … … Yumir-san, are you quite tight?”
“To be honest, yes. Because it's a situation where my hand is spreading too much.” (EN: I guess it means too much work?)
“Selling sake, lunch boxes, dining hall …… It certainly seems tough”
I still have some strength to spare, but for Alicia who sticks around with me, she seemed to be at her limit.
Even today, she is already getting exhausted after waking up.
She is still small, it's not good if this goes on. Children should have more free time.
“At least, if I got off from the dining hall and lunch boxes I would be saved.”
“It seems that people who want to take over the dining hall and have an inn will come with the second team.”
“Is that true!?”
Because there is no inn right now, the guild is renting out the cottage.
But, of course, because I'm planning to borrow a whole cottage, the price has been set as high as it is. The burden on adventurers is quite large.
So if there is an inn here, both of us and the adventurers will be saved.
If so the guild might have some loses.
“Well, surely there will be a loss. But the number of cottages will be insufficient if we leave it as it is, then it will be great if there will be an inn running here.”
“Aldo-san was also making a fuss because the wood is insufficient”
Then Hill-san opened a file and checked the schedule.
He checked the guild staff with free time while tracing with his fingers.
“Fumu, until the next arrival … let see, is it okay if the guild temporarily takes charge of selling lunch boxes and dining halls?”
“What do you mean with taking charge?”
“If there's someone willing to tend an inn came, I thought of giving it to them.”
“Ah, if it's that then I don't mind.”
“If so, then we also have to strengthen the purchase for the ingredients - looks like there will be a lot of stuff that will happen.”
“Haha, please do your best”
When the talk was almost done, on the side there's Alicia starting to swing back and forth.
Even though it's still morning, she is already in such a state, it seems that a lot of fatigue has accumulated.
“I’m sorry, Alicia seems to be at her limit, I'll wrap things up for today -“
“Oh, I didn't notice. Then we'll take care of selling lunch box and the cafeteria from today.”
“Yes, please”
I bowed and held Alicia – holding her with a princess carry and left the guild.
By the time I came back to the cabin, Alicia completely fell asleep.
I laid her on a hammock, prepared a juice bottle at the bedside and put on a blanket.
Let’s have a day off together today.
I also made an excuse of staying up all night, there should be no one to complain even if I sleep.
I lied down next to the hammock and look over the world map I got from the union.
We don't know anything about this world.
So, I thought that at very least I should know the topography, and I got the map from the guild.
The continent where we are, it's a vertical inverted triangle like Africa.
It is not written how much the distance is, but it seems that the deep grassland in the center is this grassland. If you compare the distance, the size of this continent may be comparable to the African continent.
About 30 kilometers a day walking on foot. Two weeks to the grassland at the center.
Because it is about four weeks in length ……. 800 kilometers squared? The north and south of Africa is about 2,000 kilometers. In other words, this grassland has a size of about a quarter of the Sahara desert.
By the way, I heard that the Sahara desert and America are about the same size.
“So big(Dekee)”
Because this grassland settled in the center of the continent, countries, and towns are located in the north, south, west, and east, can be said that the state is almost severed.
Therefore, local products of each region became expensive.
That's why adventurers who try to cross the grassland came out. Like Irvin-san's party.
Unlike the desert, it is a grassy land, so if you have knowledge of wild grass, there will be no problem with minimum food.
The biggest problem crossing here is – water.
The grass grows abundantly in this area, with less rainfall.
According to Aldo-san's story, the water veins run around under the grassland like a net.
It is still a mystery where the water comes from ……
“Well, it's a strange world where a building like labyrinths are growing. So it's not strange that the water came out from nowhere”
In the first place, considering the safety it's still dangerous to move directly from north to south and from west to east.
Usually, it goes from north to east or west, and then continues to the south.
I don't know if Irvin-san had a goal or not, but when we first met he seems to have tried to move to this opposite place.
He said, “It's rather safe because it's hard to live in the grassland “.
Speaking of which, I've never seen herbivorous animals in this place.
Is this also an effect from the labyrinth? Regarding the future where the number of people increased, it's not a guarantee though.
“Alicia said that the effect from strong labyrinths may leak outside, maybe the animals recognized this place as a dangerous place”
The closest towns to this grassland are Makuri in the North, Tarhan in the East, Bupulus in the West and Radtart in the South.
“Because the village will be in the center …… it should be around here”
It's very near to the center of the grassland.
But it's certainly difficult to discover.
There is no oasis in this grassland. Since the grass will entangle the carriage wheels, it's not suitable for carrying heavy luggage.
That is the reason why Irvin-san was able to encounter us because he had an adventuring spirit.
If he hadn't been there…..I would still be alone with Alicia in this grassland.
“Don't joke with me - I don't mind staying with Alicia, but give me a break, being alone with just two people”
I sat cross-legged on the hammock and rebalanced skillfully.
As I turned over the next page, the weather of each city was written there.
Makuri in North becomes cold as the snow falls, while Radtart in the south is warm that is fine if you are naked.
The eastern Tarhan is located along the coast near the ocean and rich in marine products.
Bupulus in the west…… they said there are undiscovered labyrinth that exists. I suppose this was Irvin-san's goal.
“Another labyrinth, I’m a bit curious.”
The labyrinth here is rather hard.
In fact, the difficulty is unknown because a monster like a behemoth came out.
As I was also planning to move, I became interested in the other towns as well.
“If I live with Alicia … I suppose to the north? But it's cold. Ah, but kids like snow”
I imagined having a snowball fight with Alicia, and making a snowman, my facial expression loosened.
I'm sure Alicia in a winter costume looks cute.
“But the ocean at the east isn't bad either, I think they are likely to be wearing a swimsuit or something.”
Of course, Alicia would be cute, but when it comes to wearing swimsuit ……I felt like fun and anxious at the same time.
Also, Tarhan is also Hill-san's hometown. I can use a lot of connections.
It's not a bad idea to adventure to the western labyrinths with Alicia, or camp in the south.
Yaju-san already reached the entrance of the third floor.
The days when adventurers can become self-sufficient is not too far anymore.
An inn and a chef comes with the second team, and the village is becoming better.
Special products such as charge bird cushion, shadow wolf leather, power bear fur are also being well known.
If adventurers can hunt them, it will lead to my income…
“My dream is spreading”
Guehehe, someone was calling me when I was smiling with a straight face.
“Ah, you were here, Yumir-san!”
“Nha, Charon?”
He walked around the hammock and came in front of me.
“I'm glad, I was worried about you because you said you were going to stay last night –“
He stops talking.
His glance at my crotch while I was sitting in cross-legged – of course, the magic knight costume was a mini skirt, it's full of view…
“Y, you …… again, Kisama!”
“Uwa, I’m sorry! I’m sorry!?”
I threw the world map I my hand to him with all my might.
Someday, I'll strangle this guy…I swear to my heart.