Chapter 279: The Orchard

The next day.

To create the orchard, I came to the back mountain.

I marked places that were as flat as possible and without trees.

Avoiding areas with slopes, I searched for suitable places to plant fruit trees.

Since trees are growing, I think the soil will support growth wherever we plant, but we have to consider harvest.

While thanking the king again for lending us this vast land in the back mountain, I was able to find three points that could become orchards.

“Sato-san, you found the points. Next is what to plant… have you decided what fruits to grow?”

“Yes. One is the ‘Golden Fruit’ used as material for golden liquor. The remaining two types are blueberries and raspberries.”

“I’ve never heard of either. What kind of fruits are they?”

“Blueberries are fruits similar to grapes, raspberries are fruits similar to strawberries. They can be used for various purposes, so I’m thinking of growing these three types.”

To be honest, I wanted to grow grapes and strawberries, but I gave up because grapes in particular have high cultivation difficulty.

Conversely, raspberries and blueberries have low cultivation difficulty, so I considered them perfect fruits to start with.

Even so, it seems to take 1-2 years for them to bear fruit, but this is actually quite short for fruits.

At first, I’ll grow them in the skill fields, and once they’ve grown to some extent, I’ll consider transplanting them to this orchard—anyway, I’ve decided on the locations and fruits to grow.

Once we can create the orchard, we can also use it for activities like blueberry picking and raspberry picking, and it pairs well with the lodging construction planned to run in parallel.

While expanding my dreams, I decided to move from the back mountain to Sid-san’s place to discuss the lodging.

Since we don’t know what might appear in the back mountain, I parted with Sheila-san who had been escorting me as a precaution, and came to Sid-san’s house alone.

After knocking and entering, I saw Sid-san and his disciples.

“Sato-san, you came.”

“Yes. Thank you for taking the time.”

“I don’t need thanks. If it’s your request, I’ll move immediately.”

Sid-san’s appreciated words.

Definitely not flattery—he made time for me right away this time too.

“Sid-san and Rozzo-san’s existence is truly encouraging!”

“That’s my line. Since moving here, it’s been nothing but fun. …Right?”

“””Yes! Thank you very much!”””

With synchronized voices and movements, Sid-san’s disciples bowed deeply to me.

They’re working hard, and I haven’t done anything to deserve being bowed to, but I’m glad they find it fun.

“You don’t need to bow to me. I’m the one constantly being helped.”

“That’s not true. We’re definitely the ones being helped… no, this back-and-forth won’t get us anywhere. Let’s get to the main topic.”

I’m saved that he returned to the main topic.

It happens every time, but we start competing in humility.

That’s not bad in itself, but if we don’t get to the main topic quickly, no amount of time will be enough.

“Yes, let’s get to the main topic. As I’ve mentioned before, I want to build lodging… if we start preparations now, how long until completion?”

“Finally decided to build lodging, huh? Before you even asked, we were already preparing, so we can build it in about half a year.”

“Really!? Lodging can be built that quickly!”

The completion is many times faster than I imagined, and my voice grew louder unintentionally.

I think it’s thanks to preparing in advance and the power of magic, but I’m truly grateful.

“We’ll get various people involved in building it, so you can look forward to it.”

“Understood. I will! Please look forward to my reward this time too. If you prefer money, I can pay in money!”

“I don’t need money. What I want is the unknown. I’m looking forward to something interesting.”

“Please seriously look forward to it this time.”

I shook hands with Sid-san, and the negotiation was settled.

He seems ready to start immediately, and this speed is also very appreciated.

And what I’ll present to Sid-san this time is already decided.

It’s the golf set I’ve been wanting to give him at some point for a while now.

Among things I wanted to give Sid-san and others to play with, I think golf is quite a good choice.

We have vast land, and with magic, we can make a simple course.

I don’t know if they’ll get into it, but if they like it, it should become a good hobby.

Also, in case the reaction is lukewarm, I plan to present a large amount of adult goods as well.

They’ll definitely be happy with this, so I’ll research good, latest adult goods from now.