Published at 18th of January 2021 10:41:42 AM
Chapter 233.2
Actually, I have another spell called Halogen Heater that’s better for heating, but it could end in scalds or a fire if poorly handled, so it’s better not to use it .
Even in the forest, I can make do with just Sunlight or a fire unless it’s really cold, so I’m sure this’ll be enough .
I’ve also made some hand warmers, so I distributed it to the people here too .
“It’s a trial product, so please feel free to use it . I’d be much obliged too if you could give me your input later . ” [Ryouma]
“Thank you very much~” [Maria]
“Fingers and toes do tend to get cold, after all . It’s nice to have something to warm them . ” [Fina]
From their reactions, the homemade hand-warmers seem to be a hit with the women .
The three girls working away from home, Finsan, Jane-san, Marisan; the chef, Shelmsan, and Leelin talked among themselves where they should store it .
Compared to them, the men didn’t make much of a fuss and just stored the hand-warmer in their chest pocket .
“I still have a lot of convenient tools on me, and I’m also testing out a lot of products, there are also still plenty of uses for the slimes that I have in mind, so if you’re troubled by anything at all, please call out to me . It’s a huge help for me too to have my ideas tested out . ” [Ryouma]
You can prevent some snow from accumulating with salt, but considering the days to come, it might be a good idea to synthesize some Anti-Freeze and Snow-Melting Agents through my Alchemy . Gotta be careful with salt damage, but it’ll probably fine if it’s just in town, right? Although there won’t be any telling how the drainage will affect the environment .
In that case, maybe alcohol will be safer? It is used as the main ingredient of anti-freeze for car windshields, so it should be more than good enough to melt frost . I could source the raw material from the Drunk Slime’s alcohol or from failed liquor products .
Alternatively, if the temperature isn’t cold enough for refreezing to be an issue, hot water could get the job done too . After all, I can get hot water by combining fire and water spells, and if I add the wind attribute on top of those two, I could get a hot steam going too .
Or maybe, since I’m using magic anyway, maybe it would be more efficient to just lower the freezing point of snow to melt it? There’s also the option of turning snow into a lump of ice and removing it from the ground .
If I recall correctly, Hokkaido has a snow melting device that uses well water and river water . Maybe I could use that as reference to make some kind of tool . I can’t remodel the town drains for that purpose, but with the slimes’ help, I might be able to use it for that . There are slimes that evolved just recently too since I’ve more or less figured out how to make them evolve .
I have more free time on my hands too, and I can now also raise the goblins while performing my experiments without any problems .
Because of that I’ve been able to discover many things, and my research is progressing smoothly as well .
“Boss, you look like you’re having fun, but do you really have the time for all this? Aren’t you supposed to be somewhere else today?” [Dolce]
“Ah!” [Ryouma]
Oh, right . I have to check up on the others too .
I’m sorry I can’t help them, but I need to excuse myself .
I told them that and was about to leave, but before I could, Ox-san called out to me .
“Master . ” [Ox]
Fei-san was beside him too .
“I might only be skilled in the sword, but if you there’s anything I can do to help, please don’t hesitate to call out to me . I am your slave, after all . I know you don’t intend to treat me as one, but I owe you much for letting me wield a sword once more . ” [Ox]
“I’m sure everyone’s already told you not to push yourself, but even without you, boss, the store will function just fine with us . Still, it would be really troubling for us if you were really to disappear . The store still needs you, Boss . So if anything happens, call us, okay?” [Fei]
As they said that, the rest of the employees behind them nodded too…
That’s what I was intending from the start . Looks like I really can entrust the laundromat to them . As for the other things…
“Thank you . In that case, I’ll be sure to ask you to help me with my training and with testing my experiments too . ” [Ryouma]
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My trusted subordinates saw me off, and I left for my next destination .
After I’d visited various parts of the town and the sun had risen, I finally made my way to the adventurers guild .
“Fuu…” [Ryouma]
I dropped by various places, such as the Security Company, the Garbage Processing Plant, the Construction Site, but I was just cheered on by the people I met there .
I guess a store managed by a kid really is strange, after all .
As it turns out I’m really famous among the customers of the laundromat, especially among the married ones .
After coming back from Fatma Territory, I’ve been doing a lot of eye-catching things, so my reputation in Gimuru has really risen .
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Recently, people I don’t know at all have been calling out to me .
There were a lot of people who ‘saw me cleaning the drainage’ and thanked me for my work . They also checked on me to make sure that the delinquent adventurers working with me weren’t bullying me . ”Are they bulling you?” ”I’m worried about you . ” They would say . I’m grateful for their concern, but honestly, bringing up the delinquent adventurers just depresses me .
As for why…
“Good morning . ” [Ryouma]
“!!” [Delinquents]
“L-Line up!!!” [Delinquent 1]
“Good morning, Aniki!” [Delinquents]
“Y-Yeah… I’m not your Aniki, though…” [Ryouma]
Before I knew it, my relationship with them had taken a strange turn .
Now I look like some Yakuza . Wonderful…