A Comfortable Craftsmanship Life in the corner of Another World: The Workshop the Goddess Gave Me Was a Little Overkill - Episode 25: The Returning Elf
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- Episode 25: The Returning Elf
I was chatting with Ukatama while looking at the river.
“I want to dig that area further to this side and make a wooden floor with bamboo shoots or something. What do you think, Ukatama?”
Ukatama nodded his head. He is shaking his claws.
If you want to dig, leave it to me.
“I rely on you when I do something.”
“Fuhii…! It’s so cold…!”
As I turned my attention to the river, a naked Chigusa had just (finally) decided to submerge her head in the water.
That’s the best way to wash your hair, but she bent forward and tried to jump into the water, but she didn’t move for about three minutes.
I was so nervous that I called out to her, wondering if something had happened.
Nothing happened, so I sat down with Ukatama to discuss a plan to dig up the river and build a bath, watching over Chigusa’s decision.
“Hmm… I’d rather draw a waterway from the river, build a bathhouse with a bathtub, and boil the water there…”
A bathhouse by the river.
…It looks pretty good.
Install large windows so you can see the river, and soak in the bath while enjoying the view of nature.
It’s not bad, but I need to think about the windows. There’s no glass, so it looks like a big hole.
No, let’s do something about it outside.
Build a foundation with soil and stones on the riverbank and bury the bathtub there. Then just make the screen and roof and it will be completed. A completely indoor type would be created as a separate space in the Goemon bath.
“A bath…I can’t stop thinking about it…”
My ambition has increased. Construction of a bathhouse.
It’s nice to take a bath in the river, but if you’re a Japanese person, you want to sink your body into a bathtub filled with piping hot water.
“Ahi, it’s cold…”
“It’s okay to sit by the bonfire.”
“thank you……”
I started a fire while keeping watch.
It seems like Chigusa can’t use magic as versatile as Mystia, and she can’t do things like warm herself up with hot air.
No, maybe this is normal and Mystia is amazing.
Thanks to the towel Musubi made for me, I was able to dry my body thoroughly, but my hair didn’t dry very quickly.
I quickly cleaned myself up and quickly changed my clothes.
…Now that I think about it, I wonder if Mystia will come back today.
In terms of days, it’s about the right time.
While thinking about this, I returned to the bonfire and found Chigusa staring at the river with Ukatama.
“What happened?”
“Ah, my brother was catching fish after bathing, so I thought maybe I could be of some help today.”
“I see?”
I quite often eat grilled fish in the morning.
There are a lot of char-like things in this river, and their skin has fat and is quite delicious.
However, there is also a light-tasting fish, and although it is light, the quality of the fish is good, and when grilled whole, you can enjoy the crumbly white flesh that oozes out the umami of the bones.
I’m having fun waiting to see what kind of fish will come.
This is also part of expanding the variety of soto recipes.
“I can see them swimming around there…”
Chigusa murmured and clasped her hands together.
“Chikusa’s Eisoujuhou–〈Octopus〉!”
Along with that chant, Chigusa’s shadow stretches into the river. The legs of an octopus, clad in darkness, launched an explosive spray of water from the waist-deep shallow bottom of the river.
The fish that washed up on the octopus’ feet flew straight to Chikusa.
“Nowaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!”
While shouting, Chigusa thrust her hand forward and used magic to make the twitching fish float in the air.
“No, why don’t you catch it?”
“I can’t hold this in my hands! Ah, I can’t hold it. I can’t hold it in my hands…”
She’s the type who can’t hold a fish with her bare hands.
“It’s impossible, so why try to catch it yourself…”
“I-I want to stand up to you…Hiii!”
It’s hard to tell him to stop when he says that to me with a pale face and a frightened fish.
“W-what should I do… ah, bake? Are you going to bake?”
Then, Chigusa used magic to make the fish float in the air and plunge it directly into the bonfire. Hurry up and pull it up.
“Wait, wait, wait! Calm down!”
“Ah, it wasn’t good…?”
There are only bad parts.
“Well, there’s a more delicious way to eat it…I don’t even remove the internal organs.”
“I-I see. –<Octopus>>”
The small octopus legs stretched out and grabbed the fish. It’s being thrust into the fish’s mouth.
By any chance, is that the internal organs? Not grotesque?
“–stop it!”
A dignified still voice.
At the same time, an impact sound was heard near Chigusa, as if an explosion had occurred. A nearby rock was shattered by an invisible blow.
“Uupya!?”
“This is just a warning. Could you please stop that magic?”
I knew who it was just by the voice.
“Mystia”
There was an elf magic warrior who exuded severity that I had never seen before.
Holding a dagger in both hands, Hakuho’s beauty seems to overwhelm her as she stares at me.
“Soujiro, are you still sane? Are you not affected by dark magic? How long have you been together? Are you saying that you’re close enough to have baths together?”
“Wait, Mystia. There’s been some misunderstanding.”
“…Soujiro, while I was gone, did you become friends with the user of darkness?”
“Well, we’ve gotten better friends, but… I’m not particularly dangerous. Please calm down. Look, I’m fine.”
After waving her hand in appeal, Mystia slowly lowered her sword.
However, I’m still a little restless.
Stare into my eyes.
“Hmm…………”
Mystia sighs.
“…It seems so. Sorry.”
Chikusa clutched the fish and looked pale.
“It feels so good…! It’s so slimy…!”
Maybe it’s because I was told not to use magic…
Mystia looked at Chigusa with a strange look on her face.
“You seem to be quite different from the dark users I know…”
I was relieved to hear Mystia calm down and feel relieved.
Apparently, it’s common knowledge that only special people can use dark magic.
And Chigusa is from another world just like me.
Because you are doing something that is out of line with common sense, if you respond in a way that is common sense, you may be offended.
That’s probably it.
“Specifically, how is it different?”
“If you want to use dark magic, you need faith. For non-humans, or for those who curse people in the midst of chaos. Only a strong admiration for such people and a soul filled with darkness. But you can have the imagination and the mental strength to manifest transdimensional power into this world. It takes many years.”
“…Maybe though.”
Perhaps it’s like believing in an intangible God from the bottom of your heart.
“Chigusa believes in that…boy’s weekly magazine, I guess.”
“Shukanshi?”
It’s kind of intimidating to ask too much about a high school girl’s hobbies, so let’s just brush it aside.
That chant is probably related to that. Let it flow.
“It’s a cultural difference. Anyway, it’s not a problem.”
“…If Soujirou says so.”
Although she still had a strange look on his face, the elf seemed to have put away her spear.
“Well, anyway. Welcome home, Mystia.”
“…Ehe. Yeah, I’m home. Soujirou.”
After making eye contact for the first time in a few days, the elf and I laughed for no reason.
“Eh, heh, it feels weird.”
I totally agree.
“Um, what should I do with this…? Ugh, you can move, okay…? Hey.”
Chigusa was still clutching the fish in her hands.