Published at 30th of January 2021 03:34:10 PM
Chapter 16
And then—
I was able to get Kurou-san to renovate my home fully .
Personally, I’d like to have a private room .
Because no matter how big it is, sleeping in the same room with Lana… it’s terrible for my heart .
I mean I met Lana… while the encounter itself was four years ago, I don’t think I’d want to sleep in the same room with a guy who has been around for three months or so .
When I mentioned the private room in that sense, he said 「I’ll build a second-floor 」 with an extra gold coin .
… You’re not going to budge on that, are you?
Ah well, I’ve had a nice barn and chicken coop built for me, so I trust his skills .
There is no cow, but there is one chick in the shack that I traded for scrunchies .
That’s cute in its own way .
Oh, Grice-san can now engrave the dryer’s blueprints into the dragonstone core .
Next, the refrigerator .
I’m also practising for the small refrigerator .
I also made a stove .
Regulus was very surprised to see that, and I guess I’m going to teach those blueprints to Grice-san .
For a price, of course .
Regarding the dryer, I helped with the mass production .
And Lana also sold the soap recipe to Regulus .
With that money, I will buy two medium-sized dragonstones and attempt to build the oven and washing machine that Lana mentioned .
And then Regulus and Lana suggested, 「Let’s turn the temporary lodging into a workshop for Eufranc! 」 . They brought in some reinforcements, bookshelves, and safes to make it easier for me to work . Scary .
Well, in work shed, Grice-san and I are continuing to carve the dragonstone core today… I’m tired of it .
「Hey! 」
「Yeah . 」
We were called outside .
I made eye contact with Grice-san and walked out .
…Ah .
「Hey, we are done with the field maintenance . 」
「Thank you . 」
「Also, I finished cleaning the house . Check it out . The furniture’s already moved in . 」
「Thanks… and Lana? 」
I was pointed at the house .
Hmm, I nodded and suddenly from inside the house I can hear a cry of 「I’m done——! 」 .
It’s her, alright .
For the past month, she’s has been saying a mysterious declaration, 「I’m going to bake good bread! 」 and she’s been trying to bake 『Bread that isn’t breadfruit 』 using the oven ever since .
Although it seemed to be difficult to just use the knowledge from the book, so she was experimenting with various things like the fermentation time and so on .
She’s been so into it lately, it worries me to no end .
When I told her she didn’t have to work so hard, she said 「No! I promised I would make Franc real delicious bread to eat! 」 . She’s trying to fulfil her promise to eat 『Real bread』 that I’m not sure when she did .
She was too sweet and I thanked Lana’s parents from the bottom of my heart for bringing her into the world .
「I got it! It’s done! 」
「You did it! It must be something amazing! 」
I’m sure it’s amazing .
The two of us outside look at Lana and Regulus as they walk out of the house with a dubious look on our faces .
Who knows what it is, but I’m very excited .
「The field is done! 」
「Oh! Now all you have to do is sow the seed! You’ve got to manage it, though! 」
「Thank you, Kurou-san!」
「Heh . 」
Kurou-san rubs his nose .
He’s really good at it .
… I know how nice it is to be praised by Lana, but… heck, it’s somewhat vexing .
「The patch of grass is so neat…! Hmm, what kind of veggies shall I grow~! I will plant potato, carrot and onion! 」
「Are you sure? 」
「Yup! 」
She seems quite taken with the idea already .
Unlike in 『Arsegios』, the crops will grow in a few days regardless of the season in 『Sergigios』 .
They said it’s because this country’s guardian dragon is 『Green Dragon』 .
The greenery is easier to grow and the crops are less likely to lose their freshness than in other countries .
「Lana’s a better cook than I am, so if there’s a vegetable you want to cook, I’ll let you choose the seeds . 」
「Thanks! Oh! More importantly, the bread was baked! It’s my dream bread . Time to finally deliver on my promise! 」
「Oh, yeah, the one you mentioned . 」
She’s been working on that for a month now .
I was offered a square, thin bread with a big smile on her face .
Lana says, 「It’s plain bread! 」 . … What is plain bread?
「Itadakimasu . 」
「What do you think?! 」
「I haven’t eaten it yet . 」
You are too impatient .
I know you are really happy…
Hm .
…What is this, this is really different from the 『Bread』 I’ve been eating .
After tasting the failed ones, it wasn’t that bad… but they were moist and still fluffy…!
Who knew wheat was so sweet?
「Oh, what the fuck! 」
「It’s yummy! I’ve never eaten anything this good before… Is this bread? Is it? 」
Kurou-san and Grice-san, who had tasted the bread before me, praised the bread that Lana had made .
Ugh, I’m late .
Lana gives me a little look of concern, so I nod my head .
「Is there sugar in this? 」
「Fufufu, there isn’t . 」
「Really? 」
「…Well, there’s a little something in there . 」
This is really amazing .
「…Wow, it’s sweet, fluffy and delicious… 」
「I know, right?! …but this is all thanks to the oven that Fran built for me! 」
「…! 」
「So I owe half of this bread to Fran! I’ve learned to bake good bread! Thanks, Franc! 」
「… 」
…I feel like I wanna die .
This is scary, she’s dangerous…
I swear to God… she’s going to kill me .
I’m not gonna die .
「Oh no, I’m going to show you that every time . 」
「Eh! Don’t say something like that! I just want Fran to understand the brilliance of his invention! 」
「Well, I don’t think he is aware of that yet, but I understand what you’re saying, Elanchan~ 」
「Right?! 」
「Buuut! This bread! This is awesome! You could sell this stuff! Elanchan, are you going to sell the recipe?! How about you sell it to me for 10 Gold coins?! 」
「It’s sold! Now you can bake good bread to death in the town, too! 」
「「「……… 」」」
Hmm, in the past month, Lana’s attitude toward Regulus has been completely changed, she no longer treats him with her ladylike manner .
A muscular man and a lady, their appearance looks different but they get along like a house on fire .
No, I think it’s good that Lana has a friend .
Even if it’s a macho merchant .
Recently we’ve been cooking together .
And I agree with Lana on this one .
If the food is this good, I hope it spreads more widely .
「But you’d need move ovens, wouldn’t you? 」
「「Oh… 」」
These two people came back to their senses with Grice-san’s remark .
The oven is made of iron…
In this 『Green Dragon』’s country, iron is a valuable and expensive material .
The equipment Lana asked me to make for her… the container was specially ordered by Regulus and modified to open horizontally at Lana’s suggestion .
They are using a medium-sized dragon stone, and it won’t be accessible to the general public .
「Hmm, then I guess we’ll just have to open a store in town…? 」
「Why not just bake it in a stone oven? Didn’t you ask me to build an oven because you want something easier to use? 」
「That’s it! 」
「Franc is a genius!! 」
I’m glad that we found the solution…
「Once you decided to open a shop, we can find the place… but, I want another menu! Is there anything you want to add, Elanchan?! 」
「Hum… maybe croissant or butter roll? But then I would also want coffee! 」
There is another jumble of words I don’t know .
Regulus also has a bunch of question marks on his head .
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「That’s all good, but what happened with the house interior? Do you mind if I check it out? 」
「Now that you mention it, I haven’t seen the upstairs yet! Kurou-san, can I take a look?! 」
「Hou! Of course, I’m confident in my works! 」
We looked at each other and laughed .
What was that, is he trying to raise our expectations?
「Let’s go! 」
She took my hand and led me into the house .
The first floor’s floor and the ceiling have been beautifully renovated, and the oven, refrigerator and stove are lined up on the right as you enter .
The bathroom and toilet room have been enlarged .
There are chairs and a table in the center .
They added about six more chairs for the guests .
The stairs are on the left .
By the stairs is a used but still useful bookshelf that Regulus got for me .
There were several books on dragonstone, one on farming, and a few books on animal husbandry that Waz recommended to me .
No doubt there will be more books that will help us to be more self-sufficient in the future .
And in front of the stairs is a large chest .
So far, it contains their shared miscellaneous items .
And now we are finally heading upstairs .
「O-oh… 」
「Woahh! 」
I heard Kurou-san’s voice from behind and turned around .
This is great .
The hallway is spacious .
As soon as we climbed up, there was a window, and a cabinet decorated with flowers underneath it .
Beside the cabinet is a door .
When I opened the door, I found Lana’s room .
Lana’s personal belongings and bed were in place .
「It’s my room! 」
「I did the furniture arrangement, but let me know if you want to rearrange it . 」
「No! It’s perfect, just the way I like it . Thank you, Kurou-san . 」
「Hehehe . 」
Tsk, he looks so happy .
「Next . 」
Just along the stairs is a T-shaped hallway .
This is another window .
And there is a cabinet here as well .
I guess this is my room .
I opened the door, which was still on the side of the stairs, and oh… a bed, a small table and chairs .
A bookshelf, a chest and a dresser… I have most of what I want .
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「You can rearrange it yourself . 」
「Okaay . 」
Discrimination as usual!
That’s fine, though .
And I’m with Lana on this one .
At the moment, there is nothing that looks inconvenient .
「There’s another room in the back! 」
「The room at the back… is a nursery . 」
「「……! 」」
「We also have two rooms for the children . I know you’re still floundering right now… at some point, you’ll have to use it, won’t you? Get along well . 」
「「…Ah… t-thanks… 」」
This old man… I can’t even look at her in the eye!
「Though, now that our house is bigger, I think I need a vacuum cleaner . 」
「…Vacuum cleaner . 」
Another word I don’t know…
「Yup, like a Roomba! 」
「Roomba… 」
The strange words from Lana steadily grow .
「Ah, I know you are thinking something rude right now . 」
「Eh, no, I don’t know if it’s rude or not, but I did notice an increase in Lana’s strange language . 」
「I-it’s not a strange language! I was so excited about baking that I forgot about it! Oh, um, I had to tell Fran something… 」
「……? 」
Do we have to talk about it?
Um… which remind me, she’s been saying something like that for a month?
「Heey, Miss! Redheaded rascal! Regulus wants to see you! 」
「O-okaay, I’m coming! I’ll talk to you tonight . Will you listen to me? 」
「Huh? 」
When I nodded, implying that I’d be willing to listen to the story, Lana looked relieved .
Just what she wanted to tell me?
I wonder what it is .
Does she still want to go back to 『Arsegigios』?
Do you want to go back to Alfred?
But would she put that on hold for a month if she did?
Talking of holding up, I had something that was on hold for me as well…
All right, we’ll settle this tonight .
「…… 」
I keep remembering what the old man said .
His comments about the 『Children rooms 』 make me worry…