I consulted the villagers about the thank-you items I received from Dors but they unanimously said that they are all mine .

Because of that, I decided to divide them and distribute them to the villagers on the pretext of those items being their share .

It was troublesome . I still have a lot of things to do so I had Loo, Tier, Frau, and Rasuti to do it for me .

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I am thankful for the paper but I also want my village to be able to make it at some point .

Next year, let’s raise plants that can be easily processed to be papers .

Since I also received rare trees, plants, and crops, I’ll raise them too .

By the way, Loo, Tier, and Flora went crazy when they saw them .

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Though I’m thankful to Dors, most of the items he sent were not helpful to this village .

「What is this?」

「That is a “Labyrinth Augite” . It is an item that is used for dungeonmanagement . 」

Rasuti answered my question .

「Dungeon management?」

「Yes . When we dragons build our nest, we will not live in it unless we can remodel the dungeon . 」

「I see, then up to what size can it control?」

………

Ah, are they living in their nest in their dragon form?

Maa, so that’s how it is .

I almost always only see them in their human form so I thought they live in their nest with their human form .

… . .

Wait, aren’t they living in their nest in their human form?

When Frau and Michael-san stayed in Doraim’s nest before, I heard that there are proper rooms there .

「We can only transform when we became adult… . 」

I looked at Rasuti’s horn and tail and somewhat sympathize with her .

Apart from Rasuti and Herze, all other dragons look completely human in their human form .

I see .

Let’s stop talking about this topic .

I have to talk about something else, so what is a dungeon?

「A dungeon is a naturally occurring magical power pool . A place concentrated with magical power is a place where monsters gather . I hear that monsters find it easy to live in those kind of places . 」

「I see . 」

「In addition, when magical power increases, the dungeon will get bigger . Labyrinth Augite is like a control stone that makes you able to force the dungeon to get bigger . 」

「Is it a valuable stone?」

「It is . But grandfather can afford to give one to you . 」

「It seems so . 」

If not, I don’t think he’ll include it to his thank-you items .

However, I’m a bit worried after receiving an item for dungeonmanagement .

I mean, I don’t have business with dungeons .

「Can anyone use this?」

「As long as someone can use magic, that person can use it . 」

But I can’t use magic .

Somehow, its unnecessariness has increased drastically .

「The lamias are living in a dungeon, do you think they can use this?」

「The lamias are skillful in magic so I’m sure they can . 」

「Is that so? Then, I’ll lend it to the lamias . 」

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Lamia tribe .

They are the ruler of the dungeon on the south of the village .

Currently, there are about 50 of them living in the depths of the dungeon and they seem to be putting various monsters under their control .

That dungeon is pretty big and a part of it even extends to the mountain in the south where Doraim’s nest is located .

That is also the reason why it took the kuros over a year to capture it .

I’m currently negotiating with the lamias . I’m planning to have them transport goods to Doraim’s place .

Ever since I saw them being able to carry so much luggage before, I had my eyes on them .

So far, I always ask Doraim and Rasuti and there’s also Hakuren who I can ask to transport goods but…

It seems that dragons are not very suitable for transporting goods .

Though neither Michael-san nor Beezel said anything about it, I can feel it somehow .

In addition, aside from Doraim and Rasuti, Hakuren doesn’t want want to transform in her dragon form .

I was worried because I thought that her wings are still injured but it seems like she only wants me to see her in her human form .

How cute of her .

Oh, I got derailed .

If we utilize the “labyrinth augite”, we can make a direct route to Doraim’s nest to the dungeon .

「Ah, even if we use the “labyrinth augite”, the dungeon will not immediately change . 」

「Is that so?」

「Yes, it will change but it will be slow… . the change you requested is also very substantial so I think it will take a hundred years to materialize . 」

…… .

Dragons are really patient .

Dragons are really patient .

I asked the lamias to transport the goods to Doraim’s nest and their route will be going through the forest .

The lamias undertook my request and will have the monsters they placed under their control to carry the goods .

It seems like it is faster that way than carrying it themselves .

Given the current condition, it will take them five to seven days to carry the goods from the village to Doraim’s nest .

The inconsistent number of days is due to changing weather .

Still, I’m grateful to them .

The remuneration for the lamias is my village’s crops .

I told them to give the monsters under them too .

I might need to expand the field again .

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Because of the lamia transport service, the transactions with Michael-san became easier .

From Doraim’s nest to Shashaato City, it will take Doraim half a day flight but it will take 20 days on foot .

The biggest factor for that is the iron forest in between them .

Even though it is not the forest of death, there are still many strong monsters . It seems like only top adventurers can get through the forest and reach Doraim’s nest .

20 days on foot of top adventurers .

It is impossible for ordinary merchants to go there .

Wait, isn’t that forest more dangerous than the forest of death?

I’m beginning to question the reputations of the forest here .

In any case, the iron forest is the biggest factor since traveling there consumes the most time . If the one who’ll transport the goods are Doraim’s servants, the travel time will shorten from 20 to 5 days .

In other words, with the use of the lamias and Doraim’s servants, the transport time will be 10 to 12 days .

However, it’s still too slow compared to the two-day travel time for dragons .

With the new transport system, marine products from Shashaato City are delivered to the village and the village’s crops are delivered to Shashaato City regularly .

Life has become a bit more convenient .

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Flora finally made miso and soy sauce .

「Ohhh」

This is the news that made me the happiest .

Though the taste is still lacking, those are definitely miso and soy sauce .

In order to spread my joy, I cooked miso and soy sauce flavored dishes .

Pickled miso, grilled meat miso .

Meat with soy sauce .

Baked corn with soy sauce .

Baked corn with soy sauce .

Miso soup .

Cuc.u.mber miso .

Miso flavored nabe and soy sauce flavored nabe .

With the villager’s consensus, it was decided to have a consistent production of miso and soy sauce .

Next year, let’s expand the soybean field .

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My name is Flora .

Flora Sakutou .

I may not be a match for my aneesama but I’m a famous vampire .

That’s why I’m basically staying to the place where I am .

I rarely go outside since there is no point in going out anyway .

Of course, it doesn’t mean that I only eat and sleep .

Boredom is my enemy .

That’s why I have a hobby .

Which is medicine .

Researching about medicine is fun .

Because I feel like I’m peeking at the mystery of the world .

There are even people from far away places seeking for the medicine I made .

There is no such thing as medicine that can revive the dead but I think that illnesses can be cured .

By the way, I’m currently addicted in making miso and soy sauce .

Since miso and soy sauce can be made using similar process, the village chief asked to make them simultaneously .

The village chief is amazing .

He has a lot of knowledge I never heard about .

He also taught me about the concept of bacteria .

This can also be used for medicine research .

How to make miso and soy sauce …to put it simply, the village chief told me to culture bacteria on soybeans .

Though I don’t know how, it seems like the process of cheese making is similar .

Anyway, I took over the miso and soy sauce making from the village chief and worked hard .

He even made an exclusive building for me .

Unfortunately, there are no results .

It takes time culturing it so I simultaneously started another one before seeing the result .

I can’t even remember how much soybean and wheat had rotted until now .

But it was worth it .

Yes, at last, I’ve managed to make miso and soy sauce .

But it was worth it .

Yes, at last, I’ve managed to make miso and soy sauce .

The village chief was pleased .

The villagers are pleased too after they taste the dishes that uses miso and soy sauce .

They’re really delicious .

It was delicious enough that everyone was impressed .

This is the reward for my hards.h.i.+p .

Tears even came out of my eyes .

However, the village chief said these words to me .

「Your next step is improving the taste . 」

…… . .

I didn’t get what he said .

Eh?

Taste?

I think it was delicious enough .

I fearfully asked the village chief .

「The miso and soy sauce today, how many points are you going to give them?」

「Flora worked hard . 」

「Yes, it got a lot of points, right? I’ll be delighted if you let me hear it . 」

「Eh? Ehto…If it is out of 10, I’ll give it five points . 」

「Say it honestly . 」

「… . out of 10, about 2 points . It is still at the entrance of being miso and soy sauce . 」

…… . .

My feeling right now, it is similar to climbing the top of a mountain only to know that it is the false summit .

Though this might be a good thing .

It means that the village chief is expecting something from me so I will respond to him .

Please, look forward to it .

I will make the miso and soy sauce that will satisfy you!

And I also reflected .

I’ll be a little nice to the oni maids from now on .

I apologize for saying absurd things to them until now .

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In the distant future, Flora will be called the “Queen of Fermented Food” .