Chapter 434 - This is the True Unreleased Footage
"Just by changing the door's position, it feels like it's become easier to come and go."
"Yeah. Honestly, there was no point in the north and south doors having an unlock code."
Chatting like that, we headed north at the crossroads.
The magic doors with unlock codes that had been on the north and south sides of this crossroads were removed after Nina deactivated their binding magic.
Then, they were swapped with the door to the Control Room, where Nina's main unit is located, and the leftover doors were stored in the Large Transfer Room for now. Maybe they'll be useful someday.
And then,
"Woof!" "Bow!"
All the doors leading out of the Ancient Ruins were left wide open.
The sunlight shone in from outside, and Lupi and the others darted out.
"It's nice weather, isn't it?"
"Yeah. They're saying the rainy season in the real world might end tomorrow, so I wonder if it's going to get hot."
"What about this island?"
"Islands generally have good airflow, so I don't think it'll be humid and hot."
It seems that's also the case for Okinawa, where we're going for our training camp. But,
"I just hope a typhoon doesn't come."
"Ah…"
Before that, I want to finish renovating the mansion.
Well, maybe it's just the right timing now that summer vacation has started?
"~~~♪" "Kuruu~♪" """~~~♪"""
As the back of the church came into view, Sweee, Raz, and the Fairies headed towards the Grapeful trees.
Pan and Shal came in their place.
"Ryuu~♪" "Nya"
I high-fived Pan, but Shal bowed politely. I don't want them to be too formal, but if that's what they want, I guess it's fine.
Looking around, I saw Urisks tending to the fields and Cait Sith taking care of the livestock. Everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves, which was a relief.
"Nya"
"Hmm? Oh, you sheared the Ecryu's wool for me!"
A wooden box was handed to me by Shal, packed tightly with fluffy wool.
"You can make futons now!"
"Yeah. Now if only I could process this into thread or fabric…"
I wonder if the Sewing and Material Processing skills could handle it?
I vaguely remember a process of loosening it first, then twisting it…
For now, I still have Amama Fabric and Amama Thread, so I think I'll make futons for Lupi and the others.
"Ryuu~"
"Pan, Shal, thanks for everything you always do. I'll take these on the way back."
They always give me so many vegetables and other things, but there's something I need to check on first.
"First, the mansion's storage room, right?"
"Yeah. Though there probably isn't anything much of value."
I'd been avoiding it since I found the Transfer Magic Circle there during a live stream, but if I don't check it soon, it'll interfere with the mansion's renovation.
"Woof" "~~~♪" "Kururu~♪"
Lupi and the others returned, looking at me as if to ask what was next.
"Alright, let's go check out the mansion, but…"
"Ryu!" "Nya!"
Pan and Shal's groups are joining too, huh.
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"Okay, I'm going to the storage room, so everyone else can do as they please."
Pan had brought the Urisks, and they headed off to tend to the Kohaku fields.
Sweee and the Fairies went to tidy the backyard. Raz and the carbuncles probably went to the Marone Tree. I should have Leda and Roy go with them as escorts.
"Nya nya?"
"Ah, well, this place used to have a lot of Bolyzerat."
Shal asked why there was a strange smell. As expected of a cat, no, a Cait Sith.
I explained that I'd exterminated them, but…
"Nyaa nya"
"I see. Well, I'd appreciate your help then. But if you think it's dangerous, don't hesitate to retreat."
According to Shal, there might be remnants of the rats, so they wanted to go on patrol with everyone.
"Will Shal-kun's group be alright by themselves?"
"I think they'll be fine if it's just small ones."
I'd given each of Shal's group a rapier, and the other Cait Sith were quite skilled.
It seems they really were former knights, and when we circled the south side of the island for a break during the test period, they even defeated Bicobit and Saloon Lizards for us.
What's more, they could even dismantle them properly…
Well, until Natural Ramune-san came, they seemed to have lived by themselves, so they probably secured meat and fish on their own.
"Alright, then Lupi and I will go check."
"Woof!"
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I checked everything in the mansion's storage room one by one, appraising items if they seemed valuable, and found that,
"These two seem to be the only valuable ones…"
Inside a large wooden box, wrapped in purple Amama Fabric, was this:
[Magic Certificate Management Device]
Can issue and manage magic certificates.
Is that a magic tool that can create Guild Cards?
"Probably. But I wonder what good it would do for me to make a guild alone here…"
There were probably a dozen unused Guild Cards included, so I feel like I could make my own Guild Card.
"How about asking Club President Bell or Seth-chan how to use it? It might have some useful features."
"I see…"
I wonder if creatures like Sweee can hold Guild Cards?
No, a card would be too big for Sweee. What about True, Pan, or Shal?
"And then there's this…"
[Magic Heater]
An appliance that warms a room using mana.
Cooking: The top surface can be used as a heating device.
A wood-burning stove, like the one I've seen at my grandpa's house. Is this a mana-powered version of it?
It doesn't seem to need a chimney, but it might get hot to the touch, so I'll have to test-run it.
"Is it a warm air fan?"
"Uh, do you know what a wood-burning stove is?"
"I don't know…"
That's understandable.
It's not something you'd find in an apartment building, and it seems to be prohibited by ordinance in some regions.
It's just a metal barrel where fire burns to warm a room.
"Isn't that dangerous?"
"Yeah. It's dangerous, so normally you'd surround it with bricks or an iron fence, but since this is a magic tool, maybe it's fine? No, it says it can be used for cooking, so at the very least, the top plate will get hot."
Mion didn't seem to quite grasp it, so I added,
"Well, there's a real one at my grandpa's house."
"Okay!"
Even so, if I turn on this magic stove in winter, won't Shal and the others end up staying here permanently?
Hmm. I kind of want to see that…