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Chapter 31 – The Secret of the Toilet

I went out into the yard with the two of them and then called the key members of the group together.

I explained to them about the “collection” skill and they said, “Feel free to suck it up,” and I plan to do so as we see how it goes. Now that the explanation is over, we are going to try to expand the property.

“Oh, by the way, Rad, did you hear what we were saying in the room?”

“No, no, I don’t always listen in.”

With a start, Rad popped both rabbit ears up. There is a Japanese word, “kikimimi iteru” (“to listen”), but in the case of the Rabbit Tribe, they were actually holding up their ears.

“When I am doing this, I am activating my hearing enhancement. Unless there is something special going on, we usually listen this way in our daily lives.”

He put out ears that were the same shape as ours and said so. It’s true that bunny ears usually hang down, and looking back, I’m convinced that it’s always been that way.

“I usually tell others not to ask about it. I won’t displease the village chief.”

“I don’t have any doubts about you. I’m sorry if I offended you.”

“No, I don’t mind.”

Now that I understood how the hearing enhancement works, I tried to will activation of the site expansion. Then, just as before, the ward expanded.

“Oh, wow! This time, the scale is half as big as before! I mean, even the height of the wards has changed.”

“Is this the power of the village chief? It’s incredible. ……”

I had told everyone in the village about the site expansion, but they were surprised because it was the first time they had actually seen it.

“Chief, you’re going to measure it, too, aren’t you?”

“It’s going to take some time, but I want to get as accurate an idea as possible. The warding will be effective even if you don’t fix it, but just be on the lookout for it.”

The last time we expanded the site, it took quite a while to take measurements. Based on that experience, we prepared a long string this time. Thanks to that, the measurement went rather smoothly, but it was going to take a long time when the site was this large.

After a full 20 minutes, the measurement was finally completed. As a result of the measurement, the height of the boundary had changed from 10m to 20m. As for the size of the area, it was a square with a length of 500 meters on each side, so vast that one would think, “Is this some kind of theme park?”

“Are you going to expand it?”

“No, I’m going to hold off for a while. I have a few things on my mind.”

“I think it’s a good idea. There is no need to expand in a hurry.”

When the flashing wards were restored, the forest was restored to its original state. Seeing this scene, everyone again voiced their surprise.

“Haha. Village chief, are you planning to start a country soon?”

“Nanashi country huh. It’s a little tight, but it might be good!”

Natsuki answered Rad’s words with a laugh.

――And while joking with each other, they returned to their own work. Then, in the evening, we disbanded after confirming some final things, such as what to do if they encounter a transferee in the city. Tomorrow is finally the day of departure.

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44th day in another world

The next day, at dawn, Rad and the other five left with their luggage on their backs. If all goes well, they will be back in five days. Even though it was early in the morning, all the villagers came out to see them off, and everyone was praying for their safety.

“I hope they come back without incident.”

“Yes, I just hope they come back safe and sound.”

“Let’s wait and believe instead of worrying, chief!”

“Yes, let us do our job well.”

At first, we thought that while Rad and the others were out, we would scout out the Japanese in the deprived villages.

However, we decided against it in consideration of the risk of provoking them into making unexpected moves or running into Rad and his men. They must have heard about the location of the town from Rad and the others, and there is a possibility that they learned about their skills at the church. It would be fine if they had stayed in town, but it would be troublesome if they had returned to the settlement.

It’s been two weeks since the village was taken, and there should be only monster meat for food. Whether it’s shopping or moving, there’s a high chance that they’re in town.

“I and Sakura-san are going to go hunting for monsters, but what are the village chief’s plans?”

“I’m going with Roa to build a new bathroom.”

“I see. That’s great.”

“Keisuke-san, please set the collection rate to 90% for verification.”

“Yeah, I’ll do that.”

As for the toilet, it turned out that there was a good way to handle it. It was the common sense of this world that I heard from the rabbit tribe.

If you put excrement in the soil, the magical element in the soil will decompose it. Even leftover food and corpses are subject to this process. In this world, each house has a toilet with a deep hole dug in it, and each time they use it, they cover it with soil.

“Natsuki and the rest of the women are to do the threshing and weaving, because I want some for the village.”

“Yes!”

“Leave it to me!”

Before noon that day, the first latrine was completed. I was in charge of carpentry, and Roa built the foundation with earth magic.

“First of all, one is completed, isn’t it?”

“That’s right. Natsuki-san is also very good at it, but the village headman’s skill was also excellent.”

The reason why Roa praises me so is because of the 『Ability Imitation』.

“Because I’m using Natsuki’s workmanship skill. Roa’s earth magic is more amazing than that. You can do attack magic already, right?”

“Yes, Sakura-san has taught me a lot of things, so I’ve been able to use it ……. I had never thought of using it that way before.”

“Because you understand it properly and succeed, it’s proof that you have talent and technique.”

“Thank you very much. I will work even harder for the village head.”

If you combine the knowledge of Japan with Sakura’s, it will be effective against monsters. As evidence of that, Roa had learned several types of attack methods.

“I want to make at least three more, so I’ll be counting on you tomorrow.”

“Yes, I’ll do it!”

In the afternoon, I joined Rudrug and helped him build his new house. Another settlement. The rabbits there may emigrate, and even if they don’t, it won’t be in vain.

“Nah, chief. How many houses are you planning to build?”

“I don’t want to rush, but I’ll build about six more houses. When the materials for the meeting house are ready, please give priority to that.”

“Aiyo, we don’t have enough manpower right now, so we’ll take it easy. Well, we will be able to build two or three houses by the time they come back.”

“Yeah, take it easy, but not too much.”

(Even if we don’t build 6 houses, we still have enough capacity, but we need to expand with that in mind. ……)

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Day 48 of living in a different world

It’s been five days since Rad and the others left the village. If it had gone according to plan, he should have returned today.

The toilet was successfully completed. Compared to the one they had built before, it was much more decent. Two houses for the rabbits have been completed since then, and the third one is about to be finished today.

And for the past four days, I have been collecting experience from Touya and Sakura at 90%. The distance between each other seems to have nothing to do with it, and my level has increased from 6 to 11 in one fell swoop. I was able to verify this for the time being, so I reduced the setting to 30%.

I am then alone and wondering about the expansion of the site.

If I expand the village as it is, the safe zone will increase, but the amount of wasted land that is not used will also increase. Besides, if I expand, the trees in the forest will disappear. I was wondering if I should cut down the trees and then expand.

We thought about extending it toward the town, but it is too risky in the current situation. We would like to postpone the public announcement of the existence of the village to the transferee people for a little longer.

According to Rado, there is an ocean just south of the village. But it is not very accessible because of the precipitous cliffs. It seemed impossible to take salt from the sea water or catch fish. The town of the beastmen is located on the coast with sandy beaches and a thriving salt industry. For now, it would be safer to buy it in the city.

–The best idea was to extend the road to the north.

First, we would enlarge the area around the village to some extent. Then, the remaining land would be extended along the river upstream in a narrow line. The site would then be extended along the river upstream in a narrow line, enclosing the river.

The plan was to secure the water source upstream, and to mine minerals and stones in the mountains to the north. Just in case, there are other advantages such as a barrier against demons coming from the east. Whatever it is, we have to decide carefully this time because it is uncertain when we will next improve our skills.

Oh, and Rad and the others didn’t come back after all. It’s no use worrying about it, but I’m still inevitably anxious.

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