They finally reacted when I called out, but two of the kids were too fast . Those two must be from the beast man tribe or something, so I had to make a move .
” ‘Teleport’ ! Got you! Can’t you wait!?” [Ryouma]
Fortunately, I succeeded in directly capturing them .
I practiced my dimension magic a lot when I had to recover so much of the mud salamander corpses back at Fatma Territory . The result of all that effort was showing now .
“Let go!” [Kid 1]
“That’s our house!” [Kid 2]
“I want to see our house!” [Kid 1]
“Y-You need to wait, it’s still dangerous . ” [Ryouma]
While I was trying to keep the two kids in check…
“What are you brats doing!!?” [Revel]
“!” [Two Kids}
“Ahh…” [Ryouma]
“Didn’t you promise to wait until the adults told you it was safe before entering since it’s dangerous!?” [Revel]
The person in charge of managing the slums, Revel-san, arrived before anyone else and caught the two kids .
The menacing look he wore made it so that the two kids couldn’t argue . After securing the kids, he handed them back to the older kids .
“Seriously . Sorry that the kids got in your way . ” [Revel]
“In the end, nothing happened, so it’s fine . ” [Ryouma]
“I see . …Still, that’s some amazing magic you’ve got there . You can destroy and create stuff as you wish . ” [Revel]
“It’s still experimental, so I was just trying it out . ” {Ryouma]
Although I did it because I thought it was possible, a structure that has been made through sand magic is essentially built with a compressed and hardened ‘sand stone’ .
Sandstones are easy to work with but they’re fragile and don’t last that long . They also absorb a lot of water, so it’s possible for them to be damaged during winter . They’re not a good material to build outer walls with . It’s also my first time building something at this size, so it wouldn’t be strange if I messed up somewhere . To be safe, I need to double check it .
“That’s why I need to build something sturdier for the children’s home . That’s also why we had the laborers come . ” [Ryouma]
“There’s one thing I’d like to confirm . ” [Zeff]
“Huh?” [Ryouma]
When I turned out around, Zeff-san was there .
Arnold-san, who was talking to some other people earlier, also approached .
“I heard that since most of the laborers we gathered today are experts at construction you want to use them to ensure the safety of the building?” [Zeff]
“Would it be fine?” [Ryouma]
“The work will just change a little at most . You’ve gone out of your way to build so much already, and the sooner those kids have a place to sleep, the better, right?” [Zeff]
…That’s true . The kids who ran off earlier might have also been scared of losing their home .
“Revel-san, we were planning on building a garden for the kids to play at, but do you mind if we build it just within this structure? Like that you can just destroy it and change it into a garden once a proper house has been built . ” [Ryouma]
“A garden would be luxurious . As long as the kids have someplace to sleep, it’s all good . If they can live there, then they should just live there . ” [Revel]
“I see . In that case, Zeff-san, can you talk to the laborers? Today, we’ll be having them ensure the safety of this house . If it’s safe enough, then they should take measurements for the windows and the doors . When that’s done with, they need to build a wall around the lot . ” [Ryouma]
“Got it!” [Zeff]
After that Zeff-san ran off .
“We’ll go back to our guard duties too . ” [Hyuzu]
“Oh, yeah . Now that you mention it, there’s more people trying to get a look at the house now too . ” [Jill]
“See you later!” [Camil]
Like that Hyuzu-san, Jill-san, and Camil-san left to manage the crowds of onlookers .
When they were all gone, Arnold-San from the government office approached me .
“Good work out there . ” [Ryouma]
“You too, Takebayashi-sama . I’ve been watching you work all tis time, but it sure was different from what I was expecting . ” [Arnold]
“Ahaha…” [Ryouma]
I’m sure he was expecting us to take a hammer out and build it normally . Even if he did consider the use of magic, he probably didn’t expect us to rely on it so much . Actually, I also wouldn’t have done this if I hadn’t realized the potential of the sand slimes during my rest day and would have surely built it more orthodoxly .
“But since you were able to make so much progress in such a short time, shall we speed up our preparations for the land readjustment project?” [Arnold]
“Right . It’s too much for me to do everything myself, but with the help of the laborers, it shouldn’t take too much time to demolish everything . We can also start rebuilding them immediately, so the construction time will be shortened by a lot .
Also, while I said that this building needs to be checked for safety, I didn’t build it thinking it would only last a day or two . I made it with the intention of building a temporary residence that people could use to take shelter from the rain or as a place to take refuge when needed . So please take that into consideration when tuning it .
As for the rest, I supposed we can just see how things go and respond accordingly?” [Ryouma]
“I’m fine with that . It’s good that we can settle our discussions so quickly . ” [Arnold]
“Please make sure to get the people’s consent . ” [Ryouma]
“But of course . Revel-san is cooperating too, so I’m sure the people will understand . ” [Arnold]
As he said that he smiled and turned to Revel-san .
“As long as the government office is doing a proper job, we won’t complain needlessly either . Anyhow, I know you’re someone I can discuss things with properly, so I’ll work with you . ” [Revel]
“Thank you . It’s my fortune to have a built a relationship with the boss of this district . Thanks to you it’s become a lot easier to hear the honest remarks of the people . ” [Arnold]
“Hmm . ” [Revel]
“Anyway, I should excuse myself now . I still have other work to do . If you ever see me at the Cat’s ForeheadCafe please don’t hesitate to say hi .
“Be careful . Ah, and please don’t just eat cakes all the time and eat a proper meal, okay? The auntie at Cat’s Forehead told me that you’ve been taking home even more cake than before . ” [Ryouma]
“…I’ll consider it . ” [Arnold]
Arnold-san wryly smiled and left .
“I don’t know what you were talking about, but I don’t think he’s going to listen . ” [Revel]
“Indeed . ” [Ryouma]
Later, Zeff-san told me that the house I made suited the climate around here and while it couldn’t last for many years, it should be fine to live at temporarily .
After that the laborers took measurements for the windows and the doors . As for the construction itself, I left it to the slimes, while the laborers built the wall with stones I prepared using my magic . Meanwhile, I started constructing the children’s home for real at one of the empty spaces . I finished everything by the time sun had set .
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