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Chapter 22: Village Bonus☆☆☆

Day 22 of Living in Another World

Nine days had passed since the case of Katagiri and the other attackers was resolved.

Since then, no Japanese have visited the village, and the days have been peaceful and busy. Today, we have been working hard on rice planting since this morning, and we are about to finish planting all of the rice.

Then, today's big event...

The big harvest festival of potatoes and sweet potatoes was coming up today.

We had already eaten all the rice in the house, and potatoes have become a precious staple food.

The rich soil and farming skills had worked wonders. It took only two weeks from the time the sprouts started to appear to harvest the crop. In terms of the number of days, the growth rate was about ten times faster. It was also a great help that it did not get sick and there was no work to be done after it was planted.

So Tsubaki and I left the planting to the other three and went to work harvesting the potatoes.

“I can't wait to see how many we can harvest.”

Yes, I'm excited.

“It's something I made myself, and I'm sure the joy of doing it is double that of others.”    Tsubaki replied with a smile.

“All right, let's keep on digging!”

“Yes!”

With Tsubaki harvesting potatoes one after another, I copy her farming skills and join in. The potatoes grown in the rich soil were one size larger than usual, and the amount of potatoes harvested seemed to be two or three times larger. It was a good saying, "the sweet potato game," and there were an unbelievable number of sweet potatoes stuck to the ground.

After three hours of skillful digging, we finally finished digging all the potatoes and carried them to a covered workshop for drying and storage in the shade. Thanks to Natsuki, the facility is quite large.

The hauling was finally finished before noon. Boom! I could almost hear the sound effect, as a tremendous amount of potatoes loomed over us.

“The harvest was bigger than expected, wasn't it?”

“Yes, I feel the most fulfilled I've ever felt since I came here.”

“Well, I have nothing but gratitude to Tsubaki.”

“Am I being of any help to you, Keisuke-san?"

I answered honestly, not knowing the right way to reply.

"You are of the utmost help to me. You are indispensable to me and to the village.”

“Then I'm glad”

Tsubaki looked pleased with a big smile on her face.

The three who had just returned from planting rice were also astonished at the enormous amount of potatoes they could see before them. After that, they all celebrated the great harvest, sharing their joy and expressing their gratitude and admiration to Tsubaki.

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The 23rd day of living in another world

The next morning, we did the customary status check.

Touya and Natsuki's loyalty level had increased, but there were no other changes. However, there was a new change for me, Sakura, and Tsubaki. Sakura and Tsubaki had increased their skill Lv, and to my surprise, I had gained a new village bonus.

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Sakura Lv3

Villager: Loyalty 95

Occupation: Wizard

Skill: Water Magic Lv 3 <NEW>.

By will , it consumes MP to attack.

Can be drunk. Shape can be manipulated. Temperature can be adjusted.

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Finally, it's an offensive magic!

The text is short and simple, but it is true that the skill's explanation is written as 'attack'. In addition to the usual domestic water and watering the farm, the training in the river must have borne fruit.

“Oh, it's worth all the hard work you put in every day!”

“Now I should be able to be a force to be reckoned with. And when it comes to temperature control, I might even be able to use baths and ice!”

“Oh, a bath!? That's amazing, Sakura-san!"

"Sakura-san is the best! I'm looking forward to it!”

The ladies were overjoyed to the point of insanity. Of course I'm happy too, but--

"Oh, no more. I'll check it right now! I'll be right back!"

As soon as she said that, no one could stop Sakura from running outside. I waited for a while, but ...... there was no sign of her coming back, so I started to check on Tsubaki.

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Tsubaki Lv3

Villager: Loyalty 90

Occupation: Farmer

Skills: Farming Lv3 <NEW>.

Can cultivate land easily.

Speeds up the growth of crops.

Increases crop yields. <NEW

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Tsubaki, who checked the status, is silently staring at me. Well, I understand the quintessence of it. This must be an appeal that her loyalty level has reached the 90 mark.

“I'm glad it's finally 90. Thank you, I'm happy too.”

Hearing that single word, Tsubaki spoke up with a very satisfied expression on her face.

"It's nice to see an increase in the amount of harvest. Was yesterday's big harvest the trigger?"

“That's the most likely explanation. I think we can expect more harvests in the future.”

“Tsubaki-san is the savior of the village! I am very grateful!”

“Me too!”

“I am also grateful to Touya and Natsuki. I'm looking forward to working with you in the future.”

“Yes!”

Looking at the smiling exchange, I checked my status.

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Keisuke Lv3

Occupation: Village Chief Nanashi Village ☆☆☆ ＜NEW

Unique Skill: Village Lv4 (4/50)

『Village Chief Authority』『Range Designation』

『Exile designation』『Ability imitation』

Village Bonus

☆ Rich Soil

The quality of soil in the village is compensated upward. Crops are not affected by disease or crop failure. *Release condition: First harvest

☆☆☆ All-purpose warehouse <NEW

A warehouse can be set up in the village. Size can be adjusted according to the village population (no quality deterioration) *Release condition: first time building and stockpiling.

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The ☆ mark next to the village name has increased from one to two. It has no particular meaning, but I thought it looked somewhat like the rarity of a gacha.

“The universal warehouse, you've come at a very convenient time,"

I said that out loud , but inwardly, I was so happy that I was jumping up and down. Of course, I didn't tell anyone.

"Eh, it's too late now, isn't it? All the village chief's skills are like that."

"It's a unique skill, well, it's possible at this level."

There was a young man with a very sharp voice...

“No! This is a wonderful ability. If we can stockpile food, we can afford to live quite comfortably!”

(Yes, yes, this is the kind of response I've been waiting for.)

I took Tsubaki's words to heart and proceeded with my consideration.

I am very grateful that the quality does not deteriorate. Even if we make too much, the food won't spoil, and we can preserve fresh meat. It depends on the size, but this way no matter how much we mass produce, it won't go to waste. Now it looks like we can adjust the size, so I'd like to try that out for real.

“Okay, let's go outside and check it out.”

“’Keisuke, I'm looking forward to it!”

“Oh yeah!"

When we all went out to the garden, Sakura came back, probably having finished checking her skills.

“I've got a general grasp of the situation, Keisuke-san. This time it's moderately egregious!"

The excited Sakura said.

It seems that the magic is powerful enough to kill, and if you use more MP, the power improves somewhat. When she tested it on a tree in the forest, the water ball shook the tree greatly, and the water arrow and barrette were powerful enough to make a hole in the tree, if not even penetrate it.

She happily said that the high-pressure water jet was powerful enough to cut down a tree little by little, but not in an instant.

The temperature can be adjusted from cold water just before it freezes to boiling water just before it boils. She would continue to study the freezing and evaporation processes through further training.

“So from now on, please treat me as an asset.”

“The strongest mage of Nanashi Village, I look forward to working with you in the future.”

"Leave it to me, Village Chief!”

"Well, I'm glad Sakura's otherworldly fantasy has begun."

“Finally, all the hard work I put in every day for this was worth it!”

As Sakura and I were role-playing like that, Tsubaki and Natsuki started talking.

"Sakura-san, how about a bath?"

“It’s fine, I can do it every day!”

"!!!"

The delighted ladies went into an emergency meeting for a while after that. ...... Needless to say, the agenda was the bath.

"... Um, is it okay if I start my verification soon?"

The warehouse is more important than the bath, isn't it? I was not about to say anything like that, but I spoke my mind and explained the new village bonuses to Sakura as well.

“As expected of a fake item box after a copy.”

"There is a capacity limit, and I can't carry it around."

"As long as you're in the village, there's no problem. I'd like to see it soon."

I wonder if it's true, but I'm going to try to imagine it. Since it is unknown whether the size can be changed many times, I first imagined the maximum size.

The warehouse that appeared in front of me was 10 meters high and 5 meters by 5 meters wide. It looks like an ordinary warehouse.

It looks like the maximum size of the current population is 1m by 1m.

It looks very long and narrow.

Well, it does now, but as the population grows and the width increases, it won't matter.

After discussing the location, we decided to install it on the north side of the house because it is close to the farm and we thought it would be a good location for it. After examining various other options, the shape seemed to be fixed at a square, but the size could be changed at any time.

After setting up the warehouse, we were, as expected, in for a bath fest. Using the bathtub at home, everyone enjoyed a bath for the first time in a long time.

By the way, the women entered before noon, but when it was my turn to go with Touya, it was already dark.

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