I made potions in a flash and delivered them to the general store within the morning .
— When I repeated that kind of lifestyle for about a week, I had saved up quite a bit of money to my name .
To put it concretely, 3,000,000rin .
Every day I was nervous about whether I’d be robbed, but 3,000,000rin in a week is pretty amazing .
Me making a profit means that the general store’s Alf-san is making even more of a profit .
Looks like his wife, who had been irritable since they were without money, yells less too .
The rumors say that people from other towns are also coming to buy them, so it’s continuing to sell well .
Recently there are even people who buy them to drink, treating it like a high-priced juice, they said .
When I delivered the potions to the general store today as well and received the money, I had something to discuss with Alf-san .
“I don’t intend to live at the inn forever so I’d like a house to live in, but are there any vacant houses around? It’s fine if I have to rent, but I’d like to buy if I have enough . ”
“Let’s see… there is but … that place is a bit…”
Alf-san’s manner of speaking is strangely bad .
“And so, I don’t know who the owner is anymore, and it’s so beat up that there’s been talk about tearing it down, you know?”
“Even so, I don’t mind . ”
When I said so, Noela also nodded up and down .
“Master and Noela’s house…!”
Seems like Noela doesn’t care much about whether it’s old or new .
“What’s wrong? Isn’t this sudden?”
“Yes, well . I want a room were I can calmly do drug discovery, and I was thinking I also wanted to open a store…”
I can make all sorts of medicine with the Drug Discovery skill .
I should definitely be able to make medicines that this world doesn’t have as long as I have the ingredients .
To help troubled people, to make a little bit of money, to live leisurely– .
That seems to suit my personality the best .
I was wondering if he would oppose it, but Alf-san suddenly smiled .
“Isn’t it fine? If you’re a man, you have to aim to be independent!”
Smack smack, Alf-san slapped my back .
“Is it fine? Even if I sell the potions myself?”
“Watcha saying? The Revolutionary Potions were originally Reiji-kun’s . What you do with them is free for Reiji-kun to decide . ”
If you think about it another way, Alf-san is easily letting go of me, a cash cow .
He’s also fed me lunch, taught me about this world, and helped me out a lot .
“I was kidding, because I’ll continue to wholesale potions to you . Even if I sell them at my shop, I’ll keep it at the same price . ”
“Haha, that helps me out . ”
Smack smack, and Alf-san slapped me on the back again .
Alf-san asked his wife to watch the store and he guided us to the previously-mentioned house .
The amount of pedestrians became less and less as we went, and we stopped before a ruin .
“This is it . ”
“This is a ruin . ”
“I’ll say it again . This is it . ”
“And like I said, this is a ruin, isn’t it? This here . ”
“I said so, didn’t I? That it was to the degree they were talking about tearing it down . ”
“…”
It was so much like a ruin that it was outside of my expectations and I was unable to say anything .
It was a one-story house that wasn’t very big .
It’s a wonderful house1 that feels like, if the wind blows the entire thing would blow away .
“On top of not knowing who the owner is, it looks like it’s been left alone for around ten years, so… That it hasn’t broken down is … Well, that’s … un … You probably have all sorts of misgivings about it, but it’s cheap, free property that doesn’t need rent or anything . ”
“… Right now the words, is there anything more expensive than free, are passing through my head . ”
Won’t there be strange monsters or something living in it?
In the modern world it would be expected that this would be a gathering place for delinquents, though .
“Well, so … beware?”
Leaving behind some concerning words, Alf-san returned to his store to tend to it .
Beware??
“Master, hurry, enter . ”
Noela urged me as she pulled me by the hand .
I’ll take a look inside, and if it seems impossible it’s fine to give up .
So thinking, I opened the door that didn’t have a lock or anything on it .
Creeeeeeeeeak, with the door making that grating noise, I entered inside while having uneasy thoughts .
The door makes a weird noise and the insides are all covered in dust, but it seems unexpectedly sturdy .
Would it be fine to call in a carpenter if anything goes wrong?
“Do you want to live here?”
“Noela, live here . With Master, live . ”
Noela seems to greatly approve; her eyes are sparkling .
If that’s the case, we’ll need to clean .
It’s naturally unlivable like this right now .
When I went to the general store to buy a set of cleaning supplies, I was told, “I’ll give them to you, so take them and go . ”
Good grief, Alf-san won’t take money from me…
I took a broom and dustpan, and also several dust clothes, and returned to the ruin that was our home .
With Noela and I dividing the labor to clean, it took about two hours .
I can’t say we got it sparkling, but even so we got it clean .
“It’s old, but it’s a proper house, huh…”
I lay down, spread-eagled, in the room that I had decided would be the medicine room .
When I did so, I met the eyes of a girl stuck on the ceiling .
“Um, I’ve been watching this entire time, but are you the new homeowner?”
“… . ”
… W,what can I say about the situation happening right now?
A,a blonde-haired, blue-eyed girl is on, the ceiling!
And she’s also quite cute .
I,I don’t know what she’s talking about, though– .
“You’re quite good at cleaning . ”
I,I don’t know why, but I was praised!?
“Um, w,who might you be…?”
“A, I’d be — my apologies . … My name is Mina . ”
“H,hi … . I’m Reiji . ”
“So you’re called Reiji, then . ”
The ceiling girl smiles happily .
— O,oh dear me . What is this girl?
Without caring for me, who had blanked out with an Onee2’s words going through my head, the ceiling girl clapped her hands together with a pachin .
“We must hold a welcome party today~”
“U,um, e,excuse me can I have a second …”
Is it fine to ask? Is it really fine to ask? Can this be a situation where we it’s fine if we just ignore it —
Ah, no, but I’m curious .
“Yes- . What could it be?”
Uwaa, she’s so enegetic-ish .
“U,un, the c,ceiling… do you like the ceiling?”
“That’s the first time I’ve been asked that question…”
So no one’s ever asked that before .
No — rather, ask first!
“Let’s see~, I like it, wouldn’t it seem?”
“R,right… if you didn’t, you wouldn’t be in such a place . ”
“Yes . It’s also a part of my job, so~ . ”
J,job!?
A simple job where you just look down from the ceiling!?
With rapid footsteps, Noela came running while holding her stomach .
“Master, hungry . ”
“A,aa, okay . Noela, try looking up?”
When I pointed at the ceiling girl who calls herself Mina, Noela tilted her head upwards .
“? Why, Master? Something there, on the ceiling?”
“E . No, there is, right? The girl . ”
“…? Nothing . ”
“… . You’re lying . ”
“True . ”
— O,oh dear me, this girl, isn’t she a ghost-?
Without caring for me, who had blanked out with an Onee’s words going through my head, the ceiling girl stuck out her chest .
“Hehen, Other than using special powers, only this home’s owner can see me . ”
This isn’t something you should be feeling smug over!
Alf-san’s final words telling me to beware is definitely about this .
“Even if all the family members can’t see me, isn’t it fine if just the head of the house can see me?”
“I,is that so…”
I told Noela, who was complaining about hunger, to eat at Alf-san’s place today .
Noela left the house and it became a little quieter .
“You seem to enjoy lying on the floor, ne~”
“It’s because of you . … E, so what, is Mina a ghost?”
“I’m not a ghost . How rude~ . ”
I seem to have hurt her feelings .
S,she’s going to curse me —
… Although, I can’t sense that sort of mood .
She’s cutely ballooned out her cheeks .
“Then what are you? Noela couldn’t see you, right?”
“That’s right~ I am someone who lived 100 years ago within this house . ”
“People call that a ghost . ”
“Like I said, I’m different . I watch over the happiness of those who come to this house from the ceiling like this . ”
“That’s just a bother . ”
Un . There are people whose good intentions all backfire in this world .
“But I wonder why… whenever new homeowners come to this house, when they meet my eyes, they turn pale pretend not to have seen me . ”
“Right!? I sympathize with their feelings!”
“I wonder if their stomachs hurt…”
“Realize it! The reason is closer than you think!”
“And without a chance to talk to them, with the longest being a few days, everyone evacuated this house … The last time was 40 years ago, and finally Reiji-san came . I was even able to speak with you, so I’m completely satisfied . ”
Mina revealed a delighted smile .
While stuck on the ceiling .
“… How should I get you to disappear?”
“I . Won’t . Disappear-! I’m not a ghost . Please don’t group me together with them . ”
Mina smartly turned her face away .
“If you’re not a ghost, what are you?”
“Let’s see~ that’s the first time I’ve been asked such a question, and there are parts I don’t understand about either, but — a, I wonder if I should say I’m this house’s guardian spirit!”
She found a way to make it sound good! Mina was making a suitably bright expression .
Her defensiveness isn’t half-assed, so I suppose it was quite sad for her that no one would continue to live here .
“… And so, how do I make you leave?”
“I . Won’t . Leave-! Reiji-san, could you be picking on me? Why would you say such a sad thing?”
I’m the one who should be sad .
Why am I having a conversation with a ghost when I’ve come all this way to another world?
Is the way I’m saying it the problem?
“… Mina, do you have any wishes?”
It’s the standard that if I can meet her wishes she’ll lose her regrets and pass on .
“My wishes, is it … As I thought, I want to watch over everyone who lives here so they have happy lives . ”
… If that’s so, I think it would be best if Mina wasn’t in this house anymore, but I wonder how she feels about it?
“Do you wish for Noela and my happy lives?”
“That would satisfy me . ”
She’s smiling without a single cloud in her face .
Then please leave; if I say that, we’ll definitely be back at the beginning .
Anyway, it seems like she won’t pass on immediately .
… Well, fine .
She doesn’t seem to be evil .
I got up and stretched for a bit .
“I guess I’ll do the preparations for opening a shop-“
“A . If that’s so, shall I help as well?”
Softly, Mina left the ceiling and stood on the floor .
“You can do that!?”
“When I descend to the floor, I can’t watch over you . Since that’s the case, my job—”
“Yes yes, just watching over us is a simple job, I understand . ”
“Ah~! You were making fun of me just now, Reiji-san-“
“And so?”
“Please deny it, you’ll hurt my feelings!”
Mina, who was pursing her lips in anger, changed her expression .
“—Reiji-san?”
“Hm?”
Mina showed me a clear and refreshing smile .
“Right now, I’m kind of having fun . ”
“… I see, that’s good . ”
It’s a run down house with a ghost, but I’m going to renovate the house and open a drugstore .
I assume this is sarcasm suteki, because it’s not spelled right for ‘steakhouse’, or like, whytf would it be steakhouse? Person who uses exaggeratedly female words, etc