Chapter 62 part1 (1/2)

Hey guys, sorry for the delays again. I’ve been having non stop allergies lately and had to start taking stronger meds that knocked me out so I couldn’t really translate.

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Chapter 62: That time when I had an in-island adventure Part 2

TL: kizen

ED: Filip/Gecko

I tried to sleep on top of the flat bedrock where I made the hot spring but wasn’t successful since it was too painful. I should have brought a blanket with me. It was reckless of me to come here with only the bare necessities. Next time, I should make sure I’m fully prepared before I go on another exploration trip.

I had no choice so I was thinking of going back home with transfer magic but I remembered Wulf who ran away because of the smell of the sulfur. I’ll just have to trust his homing instinct I guess…… I could also pick him up though.

After thinking about it for a few seconds, I decided to just go and pick him up.

Ah, it’s already dark over here because of the mountain’s shadow. It’ll probably get even darker by the time I reach the bottom of the mountain. I can’t sleep here though. Hmm, what to do……?

I guess I’ll just go anyway. I’ll probably spend another night sleeping in the open again today if I don’t manage to find him. Before starting my descent, I produced a fire that’s floating above ground to light up my way. Once I arrived at the base, I saw that the sun was quickly setting behind the mountain so if I didn’t set up a fire, I would be in total darkness.

「Wulfー! Wulfー!」

After 10 minutes of shouting like that, he arrived panting with his tongue sticking out.

It’s a good thing he came back. I would have ended up staying up until morning looking for him after all.

「Sorry about that boyー. It was probably really bad for you. Since it will be like that all the time, I won’t be taking you with me up the mountain anymore」

「Ku~n」

He rubbed his head against my arm after I said that. Well, now that that’s done, I’ll just put the fire before we head back.

「I’m back~. Hey everyoneー, I found a hot spring you knowー?」

「Hot spring? What’s that?」

I tried to explain what I found in detail to the humans who were eating their dinner but only got a lukewarm response.

「It’s a naturally formed bath made from heated spring water」

「A bath huh……? If you want to have one, don’t you just have to dig a hole, pour water in it and heat it up with heated stones, right?」

What’s that? Are hot springs only popular with j.a.panese and Romans?

「Ah…… Yeah, sure…… Well, I’ll go to sleep now. Good night」

As I, who was not able to convey the true value of a hot spring, unsteadily went home and was thinking of going to sleep, Wulf sat in front of me, tapped my foot with his front paw and had a look on his face that’s saying:

「I care about that hot spring!」

Because of that, I began relentlessly pampering him without a care in the world like a rich old man who bought an island to create his own country. After that, I went back home satisfied.

Dogs are definitely cute.

~The next day~

Alright, now I’ve added my blanket to my luggage! I’ll be able to sleep there using this~

「Cat old man, I’ll go exploring again today so I’ll leave things here to you」

「Ou」

He waved his hand and gave me a reply without even facing me.

Hmmー if that was the dog-eared old man, he would have already asked for more details. If it was the fox-eared old man, he would have asked me why. The cat-eared old man doesn’t even care anymore, does he?

It’s kind of amazing how this situation reveals their own unique characteristics.

「Wulfー, I’m going to walk around the mountain today so you can’t come with me okay?」

「Wafun!」

「I see, I see. You understand huh!」

「Wan!」

「Good boy, good boy」

I ruffed the hair on his head as I said that. I might have overdone it a bit but I feel like he deserved it.

The dog-eared old man and the pirates looked a bit creeped out by my actions but I decided to not mind it.

With that done, I teleported back to the hot spring.

Hmmー, how should I develop this place I wonder?

From here, I can see how far the parts of the lake without any trees go, so I want to build a road there that goes to various places.

We can’t start that though until we finished clearing the forest, not to mention our need to increase our population.

Should we just ride one of the s.h.i.+ps that pa.s.s through here and start recruiting applicants to become islanders from the port city’s guild? If we don’t advertise, the number of humans won’t increase, only the number of pirates will. That wouldn’t be good as expected.

But still, I’m afraid to do that because of the hero’s existence. Even more so since I still don’t know their strength.

I was contemplating that while submerged in the hot spring water but to wrap this journey up, I’ve decided to go around to see what’s on the west side after checking the mountain peak.

With that settled, I quickly got up and tried taking up an imposing stance while smiling. Taking up an imposing stance while in a hot spring in the middle of mother nature while nude really is the best.

Well, my lower half is in full view instead of being shrouded in a mysterious, non-moving steam or being obstructed by a brightly s.h.i.+ning light though.

Well then, how should I deal with the drainage for this hot spring I wonder? Once it gushes out from the surface, it either trickles into the ground or flows into the lake. I would just send the used water into the lake but I’m worried about polluting it from dirt and hairs and even residue from soap that I’m thinking of making later.

Hmmー, shall I just dig a bit around the area and let it gather in one place? That way, the various contaminants in the spring water will be filtered before it gets to the lake… probably.

I probably don’t need to dig deep with how much water is coming out of this spring. In order to avoid accidents, I just made the diameter of the hole 10 centimeters. As for the depth, I guess until I reach the next rock layer would be good. Would a water channel that’s 30 meters long be enough?

「Oh, it’s flowing, it’s flowing well」

The water is flowing into the hole I dug in the bedrock and it’s not getting clogged up which is good.

『I should do something to prevent trash and hair from falling in there later. I wonder if a net would be good enough for that. Should I try stuffing some dirt in here to test how good it’ll drain?』

While I was thinking that, I scooped up some dirt with my shovel and gradually plugged up the hole.

I’m filling up the hole with dirt to simulate the garbage and hair that will potentially clog it up. Un, there doesn’t seem to be any problems with that since it’s still getting sucked in. There must be some soil that’s good for drainage underneath the bedrock.

What’s left is to separate the male and female area I guess. I want to have mixed bathing as well but it can’t be helped if this place just becomes a gathering place for the elderly. Young people aren’t the only ones who enter the mixed bathing area after all! Well, I’d want to be spared from seeing a human who is over 70, but I personally wouldn’t mind it if an elf who’s over 300 years old but still looks young comes in.

Now that I think about it, aside from people with houses nearby or long-lived races, we won’t have any elderly visitors that will come all the way here, will we……?