Chapter 51 (1/2)
Chapter 51
Chapter 51 – The smell of the completion of the preparation after renting the place
We managed to acquire horse feed, straws for bedding, and so forth from Rebecca-san’s connection. Hence, to make it simple, we decided to continue our purchases from them thereafter. Even the foods, such as vegetables and the like, could be acquired from that particular contact.
Although the prices offered were not “friend prices”, they were still dirt cheap, so I was grateful for that. Strictly speaking, the total sum was so low that it even made me wonder if it would really cost only one silver coin a month to keep three horses. Could the cost be around the same as keeping dogs and cats in j.a.pan?
In truth, if one was to muse over the idea of purchasing a horse in j.a.pan, it would definitely not be cheap. The price was astronomical to the point that it would make one wonder if they were actually purchasing a cruiser or a horse. It would be a different story if one was to purchase a horse in places like Hokkaido as well.
It seemed that the villagers’ favorability towards me increased after they found out that I had hired Aurica, who was jobless and also visually impaired.
They could converse with me easily, though the conversations were typically simple ones that revolved around the mansion, my business, or Diana (since she’s an elf), so I was able to answer them accordingly.
I used to have the impression that 99% of the villagers were farmers but, considering that it is the only village close to Erishe, there are people who work there too.
Those are villagers who commute to the city. Although, the word ‘commute’ doesn’t seem to be a word that is suitable to be used in a fantasy world like this.
I decided to leave the task of procuring goods from the village entirely to Aurica. I was also planning to have Marina learn how to purchase items as well, to even out the workload after some time, but Aurica would have to bear this responsibility for the time being. After all, all she needed to do was to procure goods from her own village, so there shouldn’t be any problem.
Although, if I were to buy a large quant.i.ty of straw and horse feed, would she be able to carry them all by herself?
For the time being, we returned to the mansion after purchasing the straw and horse feed. I also acquired vegetables and a bag of rice. Simple cooking utensils were prepared by Hetty-san in the mansion and tableware were also readied there already.
Not to mention, we could have all the water we could drink from the well, too.
I guess this should be sufficient concerning our food.
Aurica would start working tomorrow, but it seemed that she had not prepared anything even though she would be living with us from now on. It would indeed be too much for Aurica to share the same bed with Diana and Marina as well, so I would have to prepare another one for her.
Well, I would be able to make use of the bed in the future, so I will do something about it, one way or another. Futon should be fine too, I guess. The only problem was concerning the maid uniform, but it should be alright to get them from the second-hand stall in the market.
…In truth, I would like to get a cute custom-made one. A tailored uniform! But, considering that I had expended most of my funds already, it would be impossible for now.
Aurica’s employment was done through verbal agreement since I did not plan to use the spirit contract every single time. If she were to run off after this, I would be the one to lose out since I lost one spirit stone. However, in my opinion, it wasn’t necessary to strongly bind someone with something like a spirit contract.
One might say that it was naive of me, but I thought it would be better to ‘believe and be deceived than to be wary and doubt someone’. It
was the saying of the protagonist from my favourite manga as well.
After Hetty-san carried the baggage into the mansion, she went back into the carriage after saying, “I’ll come again.”
Following that, Rebecca-san taught us basic horse care before dusk.
While I was feeding the horses, a feeling sprouted inside me:
“Cute. Horses are cute. These otherworldly horses might be huge, but they’re cute.”
Marina and Diana seemed to feel the same way as me. They appeared so delighted that they ended up feeding the horses too many carrots, so Rebecca-san had to warn them against overfeeding the horses.
I should practice horse riding tomorrow since it would be embarra.s.sing not knowing how to ride one after purchasing them.
…Once I mastered horse riding, I should add ‘horse riding’ into the list of skills in my resume…
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After that, we tried cooking some dishes.
Just as expected, Diana couldn’t cook at all. It was at the point where it was clear that she had never been in a kitchen before (she had never even hold a kitchen knife before).
…Nevertheless, such a thing wouldn’t be a problem for a high elf with cheat abilities like her.
She could simply use her spirit magic to light up the firewood, or transfer the water from a jar. Moreover, she could also easily summon the light spirit for illumination.
What the heck… What kind cheat abilities are those?
Didn’t she say that she wasn’t able to use her spirit magic while her guidance was still not fulfilled?
“I can use simple ones.” [Diana]
When I asked Diana about it, that was the reply given.
“I can use them here because this mansion is overflowing with spirit power.” [Diana]
Even though she said she could use ‘simple spirit magic’, I wouldn’t know the actual limit of the spirit magic that she could use…
On the other hand, while Marina might not be as good as Rebecca-san, she was capable of cooking, at the very least. It gave me an unexpected feeling when I saw her humming while she was cooking the potatoes. It was surprising to me because I had initially expected her to be the clumsy type who would mistake sugar for salt.
Alternately, I was in charge of cooking the rice.
To be precise, I went back to my parents home and cooked it using a rice cooker. I could cook it using a pot, but… it would be easier with a rice cooker since I definitely could not mess it up…
All the dishes were delicious as usual and the rice that was cooked with the rice cooker seemed to be popular, too. The mushroom dish made by Marina was slightly salty though.
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After our cooking, I went back to j.a.pan as I had to prepare the bed before night time.
Once I returned to my room, I started up my PC to check on the results of the auctions.
Even though the auctions had not ended yet, the bids were piling up gradually.
Well, it was to be expected since the starting bids were set at 1 yen. I wasn’t sure if this would end up becoming a bidding war and inflate the bidding prices, but that was precisely the reason why I should test the waters first.