Chapter 211.2
Looks like he’s talking about the time when he helped out with the processing plant . Now that I think about it, he does seem to have enjoyed his time there, and it seems to have done him a lot of good .
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…But seeing how lively he is, I think it may be awhile before we can really say that he’s graduated from the prankster life .
“Should we go back and build your base then?” [Ryouma]
“Have you caught enough slimes already?” [Niki]
“Yep . I already have about 600 of them, so let me help build your base as thanks for those stones you gave me . I can use a lot of convenient spells, so feel free to ask whatever you have in mind . ” [Ryouma]
“Alright . In that case, can you build it on top of the tree?” [Niki]
A tree house, huh? I should be able to manage if it’s just something simple .
“Let’s take a look at the location you picked first . ” [Ryouma]
We went back to the village and Niki-kun showed me the location he picked out .
The location was between the border of the village and the forest . I’ve passed it many times before since it’s one of the corners in the forest I got firewood and lumber from .
It seems Niki-kun’s eyes were drawn by the big tree that was left alone since it was hard to cut .
“They said I could use the area around this tree . Dad, the village headman… Everyone gave me their permission . They even said they would help me build it . ” [Niki]
“Wow, good going, Niki-kun . The trunk and branches are thick, so it should be able to support some weight . ” [Ryouma]
The problem would be the size of his secret base .
When I asked him what kind of base he wanted to build, he said he wanted something along the lines of a shed .
“…Just leave it to me! ’Dimension Home . '” [Ryouma]
I called out the wire slime that evolved in this village .
“Onii-chan? Are you going to cut the tree?” [Niki]
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Niki-kun looked anxious, but the wire slime isn’t here today to cut things .
I reassured him that I wasn’t planning on cutting the tree, then gave the command to the wire slime .
These mangrove-like trees have many branches .
So I had the wire slime place itself over those branches, then pulled it to bend the branches and create a space at the fork of the tree .
And then, while it was bent like that…
“‘Grow’ !” [Ryouma]
I used the spell from wood magic that grew things . The branches I casted a spell on grew a little and ate into the wires . As the branches were forcefully grown while in this bent state, I casted spells while imagining them in the right direction .
“Amazing! You changed the shape of the tree!” [Niki]
“There is an art known as ‘Bonsai’ that expresses nature by artificially changing the shape of a tree like this . Although, normally it’s done over a period of many years . ” [Ryouma]
I pulled out the good and thin branches, then entangled them with the branches of the nearby trees and affixed them . After entangling the two thick branches to support each other, it was sturdy enough that it didn’t budge even when I dangled from it . Let’s set up a swing here . I mean when you talk about tree houses, there’s got to be a swing, right?
“Let me help too!” [Niki]
“Alright, in that case, you can help with pulling the wire once I’ve set it . ” [Ryouma]
Like this we arranged the branches of the large tree for an hour .
We spread out the branches diverging from the trunk, then after they grew horizontally, we made the ends face up .
The shape of the large tree has changed a lot, and now it looks like a giant table .
With this and by passing the planks through the gaps between the branches, there should enough space to build a shed now .
“Next up is the installation of the swing and a rope ladder to make it easier to climb up, and then we’re done . ” [Ryouma]
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“What about the shed?” [Niki]
“That you should ask your dad . He promised to help you, remember?” [Ryouma]
“Oh yeah! I’ll build a great base with my dad! I’ll show it to you when you drop by next time . ” [Niki]
After getting permission, I prepared some suitable lumber .
Then we built the rope ladder and swing, and then we installed them .
“Done!” [Ryouma and Niki]
It’s just the foundation, but I think we managed to build something great .
It’s almost time .
“Are you going back now, Onii-chan?” [Niki]
“After I bid everyone in the village goodbye . ” [Ryouma]
I did inform them that I’ll be leaving today, but leaving without saying anything is just poor manners .
We cleaned up after ourselves, then went back to the village . There I dropped by Hoi-san’s place who served as my host .
“Oh! He’s back!” [Villager]
A large number of villagers were gathered in front . The members of the Wharf of Shikumu were with them too .
Before I could start wondering what was going on, they called out to me .
“Boy! So you’re going back now, are you?” [Villager 1]
“Y-Yes! Thank you for taking care of m—!?” [Ryouma]
“What are you saying!? You helped us fish and prepare our festival!” [Villager 2]
“You should have relaxed more . ” [Villager 3]
“Even though the fishing period has finally ended and things have finally started to settle down…” [Villager 4]
“Ah, w-wait!” [Ryouma]
A crowd of men and women of all ages ages surrounded me and started talking to me . I have no idea what’s going on .
“Wait, wait!” [Kai]
“You’re troubling Ryouma . ” [Kei]
“Please calm down . ” [Shin]
Kai-san, Kei-san, and Shin-san interjected, then Sein-san and Peiron-san came in and pulled me out of the crowd .
“Are you okay?” [Sein]
“Thank you very much . That was a big help . ” [Ryouma]
“Sorry about that… Everyone just came to see you off . They don’t mean ill . ” [Sein]
“Everyone’s really free when there’s no fishing to be done, so it turned out like this . Good grief . ” [Peiron]
While we were talking like that among ourselves, the crowd seemed to have grown bigger .
“Ryouma, take this with you . ” [Mei]
“Have it for your supper or something . ” [Mother]
Mei-san and her mother came out of the house and gave me something that was wrapped in big leaves . It’s probably a box lunch . A fragrant aroma wafted from it .
The dad came from behind them and left me a few words .
“Take care… On the way . ” [Dad]
“Thank you very much . And thank you so much for taking care of me all this time! I really enjoyed my time with you!” [Ryouma]
I spoke in a loud voice for everyone to hear and bowed my head .
“It’s good if you had fun . ” [Villager 5]
“Hey, take this with you too . ” [Villager 6]
“Need some dried mud salamander meat?” [Villager 7]
“Drop by again . ” [Villager 8]
“This was from last year, but it can still be eaten . If it goes bad, just give it to your slimes . ” [Villager 9]
Everyone started talking again and they even started gifting me souvenirs and food .
I was really confused, but being surrounded by all these people like this made me feel really warm .
To be honest, I never thought they would send me off with these many people . I know the fishing period has already ended, but still…
There was no end to the voices that called out to me . I was a little reluctant to part, but I can just come again next time . Everyone told me that I could drop by whenever I felt like it . That’s why there was no need to be sad .
“Thank you so much! I’ll be sure to visit again!” [Ryouma]
“Be well!” [Villager 10]
“Come again! Make sure of it!” [Villager 11]
“We’ll wait for your letters!” [Villager 12]
The villagers noisily saw me off right until the very end . I promised to visit again one day before finally leaving the village that took care of me for a while .