175 Unveiling
Hmm. Evilweed, which has been rendered harmless, is surprisingly charming and may be suitable as a houseplant. Evilweed, which grew accustomed to humans through water magic, has become too obedient, and I feel that it has moved away from its original purpose of being used as a guard dog.
Well, since thieves don't know whether they are harmless or harmful, they could just put them in large numbers to show off...but that's a bit...
When I went to put the potted evilweed plant at the back of the storeroom, the flowers that we often see in spring were blooming in a cluster around the pot.
“Hmm….Did you also make a flower bed?”
"No. Especially for me. I feel like it would have happened naturally if I had left Evil Weed there."
Ashley tilts her head.
“Perhaps it will be easier for plants to grow around Evilweed.”
"I don't know. It's true that wild evilweed tends to prefer deep bushes, but..."
If you think about it, these guys can't move on their own. It is possible that they choose such a place arbitrarily because they scatter the seeds...or do they prepare the surrounding environment?
"There may be other factors as well... so let's give it a try."
“What are you going to do?”
"Plant them together with other plants. See if the presence or absence of evilweed makes a difference in the growth of the plants you plant together."
Check the garden for plants whose buds have not yet opened, and move them into pots to create groups that coexist with evilweed and groups that stand alone. Then I placed it a little further away.
They get about the same amount of sunlight, so...well, it's probably a reasonable place to group them.
The relocated Evil Weeds were showing a gesture of staring intently at their roommate, who had not yet bloomed.
If this goes well, you might be able to see the effect of making the flowers last longer by placing them together with other plants in a bay window or the like.
For a long time, they were treated as enemies of gardeners, but if you get used to them, they might become your allies in gardening.
In a more advanced form... if it can exterminate pests that eat away at crops and deal with pathogens... then it will be a great ally for agriculture. Maybe I'm expecting too much, but it's worth checking out.
For now, let's put just one potted plant in the house and observe it a little.
"Are you going to take the child into the house?"
"Yeah. The evil weed in the garden will continue to grow as usual. From now on, I won't use magic to grow this potted plant, just give it regular water."
"I see. You're trying to see if my water magic has any effect on you."
"That's the thing. I'd like to keep it up close and observe it later."
Ashley is quick to understand and helpful. What you need to look at is the level of growth and changes in personality. However, judging from Claudia's explanation, once a person grows up to a certain extent, the direction of their personality becomes fixed. There probably won't be any changes in personality.
“I would like to give you a name.”
Name? ...If I give it a name, I'll inevitably associate it with a lot of unnecessary names based on its appearance.
“Ashley raised it, so it would be a good idea for Ashley to put it on.”
"Is that so? Then...at the harvester."
Ashley looked a little embarrassed and smiled shyly.
Well then. I've already named it Evil Weed, and I can see a new challenge. Regarding the renovation of the house, the necessary parts of the tatami mats have been completed, and I am finally done with the parts that need to be changed. That's why we are letting everyone relax on the tatami mats to introduce them to the Japanese-style room. They also have cushions custom-made in town and low tables for Japanese-style rooms.
"I like this room."
"Once you get used to it, you'll calm down."
Seraphina was rolling around on the tatami, and Irmhild was giggling at her while sitting on a cushion, tilting a teacup. Sheila, who has a keen sense of smell, seems to be relaxing.
I thought everyone would be reluctant to sit directly on the floor, but they seemed to get used to it quicker than I expected, which was great.
It's a bit premature, but I would like to prepare a magic tool so that I can use a kotatsu in the winter.
"It's surprisingly cute when it's quiet."
Grace is lightly patting the harvester on the table.
Meanwhile, the harvester remained quiet. In fact, just looking at this situation, I get the feeling that she welcomes being stroked.
“Do you want to try it too, Marlene-sama?”
Marlene was watching the situation intently, but Grace gave her a glare and gave a small nod. He touched the harvester with a somewhat cautious look on his face. Marlene smiled when she realized it was harmless.
Every child has been bitten by evil weed. Grace and I were both bitten when we were little. But isn't it a bit difficult to imagine being a member of the royal family?
"Marlene. Have you ever been bitten?"
When I asked her out of curiosity, Marlene shook her head. When it comes to that...
“Is that Albert?”
Marlene nods slightly. I see……. I guess he probably got into it out of curiosity.
"Sir. The furniture has been brought in and arranged."
Then, Cecilia and Mihaela pop into the Japanese-style room.
There was a considerable amount of furniture brought by the furniture store, as well as household goods such as a bed, dressing table, and chest. A pile of furniture was brought into the entrance hall, but there wasn't enough manpower to do it properly. There, they moved the golem and secured visibility using Caduceus before transporting it.
Even so, even Caduceus can't cover the entire building. I calculated the location of the room and automatically controlled the golem to carry and place the furniture from the entrance hall to the private room.
At first, I tried to check if there were any placement mistakes, but Cecilia asked me to leave the checking work to her and take a break, so I accepted her request.
Cecilia also wants to get used to the structure of the mansion as soon as possible.
“Didn’t you fail?”
"Your husband's golem control is amazing."
When I asked, Cecilia smiled. Apparently she's fine. Well, even if I don't see it in person, she has to be able to do something with the golem's autopilot in the structure she built herself.
“Looks good.”
"Then... let's go to the basement."
Claudia had been smiling while watching the exchange between Marlene and Harvester, but when the preparations were finally complete, she seemed a little nervous.
Everyone moved to the large hall in the basement, in front of the stone monument. I have to wait for Claudia to come back from the labyrinth village for a while. A large magic circle unfolded, and Claudia and the other residents of the labyrinth village appeared from within the pillar of light.
Irmhild's parents, Delphyro and Frasia, are also coming.
Centaurs, sirens, alkenes, etc... there's quite a variety. Also, there are a lot of carbuncles. There is also Fortok, the head of the carbuncle.
There are also children. She may or may not be accompanied by a guardian. Although there are various races, the children generally seem to get along well with each other.
Considering the population ratio of Labyrinth Village, it seems like there are a lot of children, but perhaps they want their children to gain experience in anticipation of the future.
"Thank you for inviting me. On behalf of the residents of the village, I would like to express my gratitude."
When Fortok said this, the residents bowed their heads.
"Thank you very much for accepting my sudden offer. I'm sure you're all nervous as it's my first time, but I'm determined to do my best as an ambassador for Verdogar."
I returned the greeting like that. Well, I guess this is a formality.
"Please feel free to relax and think of it as your own home. First, I would like to show you around the building."
First, a magic tool that performs the human transformation technique is distributed. Both those who can use the art of human transformation and those who can't, gradually become no different from humans.
However, some of them, such as the Naga Delphyro and the Alkeny girl, still had some demonic characteristics. It looks similar to Justia and Dominic's fins and feathers. Those two can erase their characteristics as monsters by using magic tools, but...Delphyro can't use the humanization technique to begin with, so this is probably a matter of compatibility rather than the accuracy of the technique.
When I left the large basement hall, I changed into my indoor shoes...in other words, slippers, and moved to the entrance hall. Wide staircase with chandelier. It felt like the hall of a Western-style building, just like the one pictured in the picture. The interior decoration and furniture fit well.
``This is the entrance. When you exit from the front door, you go through the garden to the main gate. The door behind the stairs on the opposite side leads to the courtyard with the fountain. That hallway leads to the section where we live. You can go up to the second and third floors from the grand staircase.The upper floors are private rooms where you can sleep.Let's start by explaining the various facilities on the first floor. I would like to
Move along the corridor. First, we will introduce the facilities that will be essential for future life, such as the large dining room, kitchen, toilets, and large bath.
“Then this is the entertainment room… When you exit from there, you’ll find the courtyard.”
The entertainment room has direct access to the courtyard. You can step out onto the sunny courtyard and spend your time on the terrace. There are various decorations such as fountains, pavilions, and hammocks hung between the trees.
"The items here are... things I've never seen before."
Frasia tilts her head.
"It's a toy similar to the cards we used to play with at the theater. I hope you enjoy it when you have time. Now, let's head to the second floor."
Go up the stairs at the end of the hallway to the second floor.
I would say that the private room was fairly spacious. Each room can comfortably accommodate 3 or 4 people, and there is also a loft.
It seems that the loft structure was a hit with the children. His eyes are shining.
“Also, this is an important point. The wall at the end of the hallway is turned upside down, and there is a staircase leading directly to the basement.”
In short, it's an evacuation route to the labyrinth in case something happens.
The third floor has roughly the same structure as the second floor, with a private room for accommodation and an evacuation passage. However, there may be an attic. It seemed like the kids were even more excited.
There's a hammock in the loft, a secret passageway in the attic, and so on...I've added various things that children would enjoy.
“I thought it would be a nice mansion, but I didn’t expect it to go this far.”
Delphyro rolls his eyes.
``I'm sure you've heard what's being said, but I want you to take care of your own affairs, so please don't hold back too much.I hope you'll take your time thinking about future discussions.'' I think so, but first I would like to introduce Miss Cecilia.''
Cecilia takes a step forward and bows.
Although he looked nervous, he spoke in a clear voice.
"This is my first time meeting you. My name is Cecilia, and I am in charge of your guidance. Although I am a young, untalented person, I am determined to do my best, so I ask for your continued support."
Mihaela, who was watching Cecilia's greeting, silently nodded and closed her eyes.
There was loud applause from everyone, and Cecilia bowed her head once again.
The unveiling, the guidance, and the face-to-face experience were pretty good. The general direction is set, so we'll just have to wait and see what happens.
When I met Claudia's gaze, she gave me a smile that was like a flower blooming.
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