Chapter 71.2

Chapter 71: That time when I did some chores

TL: kizen

ED: Filip/Gecko

I woke up at the usual time the next day . Since I forgot to bring soap when I went to the hot spring the previous day, I went back again to wash my body and relax .

Oh, Caam! I havent seen you in a while!

Hey Facile, its been a while . I went to a port town after all

I see

Facile dived into the spring after saying that . With her momentum, some of her feathers fell off into the water . I just found the culprit, didnt I?

Oi Facile I have something to tell you

What is it~?

First of all, dont jump into the hot water since it causes your feathers to come off . Also, dont just leave with your feathers all over the bath . Push them out of the water at least

Hm? I already somewhat do that you know?

Thats still not good enough . See? Now go ahead and pick them up and throw them away

Alright

Its still morning but Im already tired

After that, I had my breakfast then met up with Root-san, Antonio-san, and Adrea-san at the plaza to discuss the location of their workplaces .

It would be alright if the church and the clinic are located in the middle of the planned village site, right?

If I remember correctly, there should be a well around here . The area around the well should flourish, right? Its fine with me if its a bit further away as long as its facing the street . Either that or a place where theres lots of traffic so that injured people can easily get there

Thats right, there should be a market constructed in this area . Because of that, I wont mind if its located at the corner of this area where the workshop is

Adrea pointed towards the corner of the plaza as she said that .

Well, a church stands out so thats fine . As for the clinic

Having a neat and clean image is important after all .

I think we should mix lime and soil to turn it white then plaster it onto the walls so that you can immediately recognize the building . I will symbolize cleanliness as well but what does Root-san think?

I think thats alright . If thats the case, I think it would be better if we make sure that all of the clinics were going to construct on the island from now on will have white walls

Well, I guess adding a red cross wouldnt really work here .

Thats right . Lets do that when our population increases even more in the future . The next thing to consider is the foot traffic but right now, the only places people go to are this area and the coast . However, I plan to make a road along the stream that supplies water to that lake we made over there . I want it to reach the lake at the foot of the mountain since Im thinking of building houses there once our numbers increase

Well then, since the planned road layout is decided, I guess it would be alright to just build the clinic somewhere alongside it . Please mark out where the continuation of this road will go

Roger

With that being said, I went and cut down a few trees using my imitation chainsaw magic westward along the stream to show the approximate location where the road should go .

Alright, if thats where itll go then this area should be

Root-san started driving stakes to the ground then decided on the approximate dimensions of the area before drawing marking lines with a stick .

Antonio-san, should the clinic be even wider? This is about the same size as the one from where I live though . Caam says that its fine to expand it sideways as long as it doesnt stick out on the road

If a house sticks out on the road, itll get in the way and would ruin the landscape so I just want the road to just be a road .

O-oh, isnt that more than enough? Theres not a lot of humans and demonkin on the island right?

Alright then, it has been decided . As for the church

Root-san walked into the corner of the former Demon Lords castle construction site and began measuring by the eye then started driving stakes on the ground . The clinic is also located at one of the corners of the construction site so its located diagonally to the church .

If its like this, thirty people can fit inside but do you need more?

N-no, its more than enough . Its bigger than the church I was in before after all

Is that so? This place will become an industrial zone so we can make it a bit wider you know?

No need . This is already enough

How was the church constructed? Ive heard that theres a place to pray in front but is the area behind being used as the clergymens living quarters?

Eh? Uh, its alright as long as theres a cooking area and a place to sleep so you dont have to make it any bigger

Her voice is starting to sound panicked .

Is that so? Well, I guess we can just add an extension if its too cramped . Well then, thats the church decided . I apologize for the inconvenience but until the constructions finished, the church and clinic operations will be conducted underneath the blue sky

Well then, shall we go back to the coast?

SureUnderstood

When we got back, I decided to borrow a corner of the fields to plant the seeds and seedlings that I bought .

Caam-san, what kind of seeds are those?

Wild herb group leader-san asked me that with great interest .

Theres cucumber, tomatoes, carrots, lettuce, and peppers . I dont have a lot of them so I need to grow these carefully or it will all become a waste . Cucumber, pepper, and tomatoes continuously grow after the first time they bear fruit so there wont be any problems as long as they are able to grow properly . As for the rest, they need to be planted again after they get harvested . I also want our supply of those plants to increase so we should just save their seeds then replant them again around the same time after the next cycle of seasons . If the weather in this place is hot all the time, well be able to produce them all the time round1

Tomato, huh? Thats great . I can eat a number of them as long as theres salt you know?

I would also like their seeds so please set them aside if possible . Well, it doesnt really matter since you can still grow them by planting the damaged ones and those that have gone bad . I just hope that there wont be heavy rains

I looked at the sky while worrying about the storms that Ive never experienced before but heard that occur on this island .

The roots might get damaged after all

Thats right . Also, the plants stalks might break with the wind, especially with the cucumbers because they need to have some kind of net for their vines to attach to or they wont grow well . If we criss-cross some sticks over there, theyll be able to grow freely and increase their yield, or at least I hope thats what happens . Ive never grown them myself before after all

Do you need me to keep an eye on them?

I will more or less take care of them but please do that as well

Alright, leave it to me

I also bought some cabbage and onion seeds but its still too early to plant them . I want to plant garlic as well but Ill just save it and wait to plant them in the autumn

I see . Those need to be planted during certain seasons after all . Im looking forward to the cabbages since I love the sweetness of their core

Shes quite a connoisseur, isnt she? Your expertise isnt just limited to wild herbs, is it, Wild herb-san?

When you harvest the tomatoes, boil them, peel them, then put them in a jar with a cover . After that, you should boil the jar to preserve it . I want to use that to make stew with cabbages, beans, and meat . Although, in the end, their harvest times are different so we wont be able to eat them unless we store them properly . Well, lets just start with stewed deer meat with beans and tomato sauce

Whats that!? Even the name sounds delicious!

Please wait until the tomatoes are ready to be harvested to find out

Wild herb-san left with a smile on her face .

I prefer women with that type of attitude but I wonder if the men of this world think the same? Well, shes the type to go out of control so I guess it would be really tiring to keep her in check . 2

Although, I guess being able to actually get together with your type is already a big deal in and of itself . As for me, Im good since I was the one who was liked . Ive already gotten used to being with the two of them after all .

I just came back from the port town so its been a while but I should go back to the village soon . I guess I should finish up everything I need to do here so that I can go home .

~Idle Talk~

Maou-samas odd experiment

Root-san, do you have a moment?

Yes, whats up?

Can you make me a slightly larger bucket with a lid that perfectly fits it?

How big do you want it to be?

I need one half as big as a wine barrel

Got it

Hows this?

Ooh, thats perfect . Thank you

What are you going to use it for?

Ill tell you once its done

Yeah yeah, are you doing something weird again just like what you did back in the village?

Well, you can just think of it that way

Hmm~ hmm~, hmm . I guess I should cook this rice I bought first . Iya, I didnt really think I would find this rice-like thing but I thought they might exist in this world since I saw miso and soy sauce at the town when I was younger . Its the long and slender type so its closer to Vietnamese or Thai rice but its beautifully polished so lets just cook it! As for the rest, Ill just soak them in water

Ah, freshly cooked rice sure is delicious

Its not as sticky as Japanese rice but rice is rice!

It should be done soon

As I said that, I lifted the cover of the rice I soaked in water yesterday, drained all of the water then steamed it .

After that, I wrapped it in a cloth that has been boiled and disinfected, then wrapped it in a blanket to keep it warm . I havent seen any koji mold being sold so Ill have to do it like this but Ill just consider myself lucky that I can do this in the first place .

I should pray to god for that .

The next day, I stirred the rice then made sure that it remained heated .

I repeated that for 3 more days then knew that I succeeded because something that looks like white mold starts to grow .

Thank you god!

Now then, the next step is to wash the beans that look like soybeans with plenty of water .

When you first add water, the dirt and bad beans float up so I threw them away and made sure that the rest of the beans were thoroughly clean . After that, I soaked it in plenty of water then set it aside for a day .

Once it growed to more than twice its size the following day, I poured the entire thing into a pot with more water then let it simmer well .

Youll know that its done when you can easily crush it with just your thumb and pinky finger . Regular soybeans only take about 4 hours to reach that state but this one had to be cooked a bit longer .

While it was simmering, I combined the koji with salt into a bowl .

After it was done, I mashed the beans with the water it was boiled in to avoid it getting too dry .

Then, I kneaded the mashed beans together with the koji-salt mixture .

There should be no air bubbles inside so I formed it into the shape of a ball then violently threw it into the wooden barrel I had Root-san made for me .

I made sure to press down on the bottom layer before throwing more balls into the barrel .

It would have been nice to have some vinyl wrap to prevent the mixture from coming into contact with the air but since I didnt have any, once the barrel was full, I spread out some wet paper over the mixture, put on the cover with a large stone on top to weigh it down then left it in a cool and dark place .

If this turns out well, Ill be able to enjoy some miso . I want to have it as soon as possible so should I just let it ferment for a month? I really want to drink some white miso soup! If I boil and dry the small fish, neatly remove the guts and head, then mix it with dashi and kombu, Ill be able to drink the wakame miso soup!

Kukuku Buwahaha . AHHA HA HA HA!!! I really wish I had some daikon and aburaage right about now!

I feel like a Demon Lord at this moment .

With that wonderful three-stage laugh, I receive weird looks throughout the canteen .

TL: The author originally deleted the Idle Talk part but since it was already discussed in the comments, he revised it and put it in . I think it was kinda rushed so it might not be the highest quality writing . He even forgot to put the Idle Talk title so I just added it myself .