151 Episode 151 "Rainy Day. Nagi and Cecils" Fulfilled Promise "and Beyond".txt (1/2)

The ”New Lord's Party” ended safely.

Before the party, we needed to recover the damage to the town caused by the gargoyle's attack - but the lord of the port city of Ilgafa did his best to restore the town. He was in a groove. According to Iris, ”He was so happy to receive the 'Heavenly Dragon's Blessing' that he must have gotten into a strange kind of spirit (switch).

The broken houses and shops were all repaired by a group of carpenters hired by the landlord.

Those who were injured were able to receive free treatment by the healer who was also yada yada yada, the lord.

As for the budget, there was also support from 'Princess Glodia of Charity'. It was a significant amount of money, so the lord said no. In the end, Princess Claudia pushed it through.

Wow, it's amazing. As expected of the ”Princess of Love”, she was full of it.

I'm going to have to say that I'm on the side of this town: ......

When I met with the lord's family, Princess Claudia seemed to have said something like that with a very pale face.

Furthermore, the princess promised to form a friendship with the Ilgafa Lord family in secret. She also added that as soon as she got information about the organization that 'Veil' was from, she would tell me about it, and that she would become an ally of the dragon.

And so the princess returned to the royal capital in a hurry after being greeted by the new lord of Ilgafa at the 'New Lord's Unveiling Party'.

It was afterwards that the ”Vale”, the culprit who attacked the town, and Baroness Laramber were interrogated.

It is said that ”Vale” had completely lost her skills and memory.

She will be sent to a city with a special prison for the purpose of 'skill sealing measures' as a precaution. The same goes for Baroness Lalambell (Danshakurei). However, as for her, a messenger from the baronial family will eventually come and talk to her separately - said Iris.

That's right, Cutlass had met Princess Claudia as he had hoped.

Although I only caught a glimpse of her face at the party, she still looked satisfied.

'I'm relieved to see that you don't look like me in the slightest! I'm just saying.

It's just that after the ...... party, Fynn said something that bothered me.

I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this in the future.

I and Cutlass also have two personalities in the same body.

This 'duality' may be a characteristic of the royal family.

I don't know.

If what Fiona says is true, then what is the other side of the ...... king's countermeasure against the demon king?

I've been thinking about this for a while now.

A few days after the expo party was over, a few days later.

”So, what should I do for my trip?

I'm sure you'll go to 「「「「「「「! 」」」」」」」

It was unanimous.

So we started preparing for the trip again.

The purpose of this trip was to create a base of operations.

We're going to be able to use the Transference Portal Artifact that Fynn has seized control of to connect his home with his vacation home. On the other side, there are the ruins of the Valley of the Mist and Delilira-san's labyrinth in the Experimental City of Magic, the land of the Heavenly Dragon Seal. I'll probably have to do some research on things related to dragons, so I want to be able to move quickly.

And the villa over there is going to be a shared space for me and everyone to use freely. Sometimes we might want to relax with just the slaves.

Afterwards, we had a snack and talked about it while lounging in the living room.

─ First of all, Cutlass (Fynn), Letitia and Aine will go to the recreation area.

Fynn is going because she's the only one who can set up the 'Transition Portal'. Leticia will be able to enjoy the trip for as long as she couldn't make it last time. Aine is the chaperone.

Me, Cecil, Rita, and Iris and Rafilia will be waiting in Ilgafa until the portal is set up.

Just like that, we get our story together and start preparing for the trip, one day...

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It's raining.

It's raining.

It's raining. ......

We were sitting in a chair in the living room, listening to the rain.

The rain started to come down before noon.

Rita, Leticia and Cutlass are going shopping. It's a merchant's place that Iris knows, so they should be allowed to take shelter from the rain.

Iris and Raphilia are at the lord's house, cleaning up after the 'Oohimae Party'. Did I mention they're going to show up for dinner?

It's just me, Cecil and Aine at home.

Our job is to organize the things we are taking with us on our trip and prepare the food we are storing.

Then it's time to go to the 'drying room'.

Yes. Nah-kun.

Let me help you with that.

Me, Aine and Cecil headed to the storage room.

It's a room at the back of the mansion, about 6 tatami mats in size in the original world.

Originally, it was filled with furniture that we never used, but we decided to use it as a place to experiment with our skills.

It's now a 'drying room' that uses Aine's skills.

Specifically, I've passed a sturdy cord near the ceiling and hung open fish and prepped meat from it. I hang laundry here on rainy days, but today there's a row of preserving ingredients.

As for how they're drying them...

I'll leave this in the room at ...... to avoid spilling it.

Let me help you. Dear Nagi.

Cecil and I place the iron bowls we have lined up in the hallway on the floor of the storage room.

When we shake them, they make a chirping sound. What was in the vessels was diluted mud water.

I arrange these at regular intervals - okay, it's ready.

It's good, Aine. Activate the skill.

Got it, Nay-kun. Then... 'Sewage increase, level 1'!

Aine shoved the mop into the bowl and activated the skill.

The muddy water increases in the vessel.

When I enter the storage room - the air is dry and parched.

The 'sewage increase' can be used to increase the dirty water with cleaning tools. The water increase will be created by the materials in contact with the waste water and the moisture in the air around it.

So, as you use it, the humidity in the room drops and your hanging laundry, fish and meat will dry out.

If you continue to do this every few hours, you should have dried clothes and dried meat. ......

'I don't know, is it going to make a proper dried meat?'

That's okay. It's faster than a normal meal. It's a great idea, Nanakun.

Aine shook the dried fish she was making a bit, then laughed.

'This one's interesting because it lets me try different flavors.

Seasoning?

Spicy ones are for Letitia and little Cutlass. The sweet ones are for Cecil and Iris. You like the salty ones, don't you, Nah?

It's bright red in the back, but ...... what's that?

That's for Rafilia-san. You mustn't take a bite of it, Nah-kun.

Aine looked at me like she was going to go ”meh.

How spicy is that, that.

I mean, it's refreshing to be a super spicy elf: .......

You know, I think I might have to cut that fish down. They'll be too tough.

'All right. I'll get the stepping stone.

I'm on it!

I turned around and saw Cecil standing there, holding a crate.

'I've prepared for something like this.

Ready? Cecil.

'I wouldn't want to miss out on the opportunity to be of service to you, Nagi.

Saying that, Cecil placed a wooden box on the floor of the storage room.

I'll get on it - but it's a bit too small.

As he said, ”I won't miss the opportunity to be useful to me,” Cecil brought a stepping stone for himself. Cecil brought yet another wooden box and stacked it on top of the one in front of him. He pushed it lightly to make sure it was strong and stable, and then nodded with satisfaction.

'It's all right. Even I can reach the fish with this one.

'Please?　Cecil-chan.

'Of course!　Let me do my job!

Okay. Now, can you put down the three fish on the far right?

It was like a sister who insisted on helping out and watching over her.

Cecil has sweat on his forehead and is very serious.

Aine is nodding with a serious face and pointing at the fish she's hung.

''Then I'll go.''

Cecil put his feet on the crate.

I held the crate in place with both hands to keep it from moving.

With a thump-thump, Cecil runs up the crate and retrieves the dried fish.

The first fish, the second fish ...... and then the third and final one.

Pish.

...... 'Pishit'?

In my hand, the board of the crate came off.

Or rather, the boards were warped and the nails were about to come loose.