Honestly, 'Moving stuff should be over quickly, right?' I thought.
"Uncle Marco, move that display a bit more to the right... Ah, Brother Tom, lower the medicine shelf near the counter just a bit more!"
But there was one thing I overlooked
"Okay!!"
"Got it!!"
That was the lack of transportation means to move all the luggage at once and quickly,
"Kai! Another cart is coming!!"
"Wha, what?!!"
In this medieval fantasy world, it's obvious, but here, without moving trucks, it's common to move all luggage slowly but safely via carts, and
"Uncle Hickson, didn't you say no matter how hard we try, five carts are the limit in the morning?!"
Because of that, the moving work hadn't finished even three days after starting the remodeling.
"Huh? Did I say that? I don't know, but it's almost lunchtime, so hurry up and make something."
"Ah! Then Kai, make that noodle soup dish we had yesterday."
"Hey! Everyone, if it's the food we ate yesterday, that's fine, right?!!"
"""Ohh!!!"""
"Ah?! That's annoying to prepare!!!"
And one thing I learned was
"...Miach-sama, didn't we prepare only skilled people from different companies?"
"Could it be that all these workers have worked together on sites where Kai worked before joining our Familia..."
Orario is surprisingly damn small.
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After finishing the work and as afternoon approached near evening time
"Ha... Finally, it's over."
Finally, all construction including remodeling and moving work came to an end.
"You both worked hard."
"Miach-sama and Kai suffered the most, well..."
"Senior and God-sama worked hard too."
The original plan was to finish moving in two days, but plans don't always go as planned, so what can you do.
"By the way, now we won't have to worry about lack of store space."
"Definitely... We can finally end that tedious battle for seats..."
"Haha. With the store this spacious, we can breathe a bit easier."
It took longer than expected, but with two days left until opening
'Now, during the remaining time, I need to find out if this world's future will follow the original novel, or go like the comics or anime...'
Incidentally, this was the real reason I went to get Lili's stuff.
If this world's story progresses like the original novel, the Kanou group who stole Lili's things will later mistake a crate containing a Minotaur trained by Ottar for a treasure chest in the dungeon, steal it, and die from the Minotaur that breaks free.
'After that, the escaped Minotaur meets Bell, but Bell can't do anything due to past trauma and overwhelming difference in strength, almost dying, but then Ais, who happens to be passing by, saves Bell again.'
But later, Bell falls into self-loathing from 'being saved by Ais again' and helplessness from 'not growing,' and seeing this, Eina asks Ais to teach Bell, leading to proper training from Ais, and eventually, at the end of the novel, he fights that Minotaur he met before, which was the original novel's content.
'Ha... In the anime, they omitted scenes of Eina running around and even modified the content...'
So, I dealt with the Kanou group, the cause of Bell encountering the Minotaur, but...
"...Did I act too hastily?"
Of course, in the anime, the Kanou group also dies while moving the crate with the Minotaur, but unlike the original, they only meet Bell who has already grown from training with Ais, and it doesn't lead to Bell's growth as a cause.
"The most certain thing is to check if Bell is getting training from Ais every dawn now..."
Unfortunately, the time was already afternoon as the sun was setting, so even if I checked, I could only do it at dawn tomorrow, so for now, to my room to make ammunition for dungeon use tomorrow and rearm...
"Senior and God-sama will be displaying products on the empty displays... You go greet that store you haven't been able to visit..."
"...Huh?"
"Come to think of it, didn't you promise something with that store's owner?"
"...Uh?"
At Naza and God-sama's words, I remembered the promise I had forgotten while absorbed in work.
'Come by when you have time and make some meals for my daughters.'
The promise to occasionally visit the store and make food in exchange for spices not sold in the market.
"...Ah?!?!! Ho, how long has it been since I last went? So... from when I was developing products, I haven't gone..."
Hurriedly checking the time, it was 13 days... I hadn't visited the store for a whopping 13 days after making the promise.
"...The corpse is talking?"
"Uh, uh... Y-yes..."
"What are you doing? Hurry up and run..."
"I-I'll be back!!!"
Thus, coming to my senses, I hurriedly started running towards the 'Hostess of Fertility'...
"Kai!!"
"...Huh? Yes?"
"If you're late, shouldn't you at least bring a gift?"
"...Ah! Thank you, God-sama! Then I'll go quickly and come back!!"
Anyway, I started running.
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I don't know how long it's been since I came to the Hostess of Fertility on my own feet.
"Haa... Haa... Luckily, I'm not too late."
Having arrived in front of the 'Hostess of Fertility' with the gift Miach-sama prepared, I caught my breath and peeked inside by slightly moving my head outside the store, when
"Eunyunyunyoo..."
"Euuuum..."
"Nyanyanya..."
Somehow... the trio who always smiled brightly were making faces as if they had entered a temple and started ascetic life about a week ago.
"...What's going on?"
Hesitating to enter due to the atmosphere the three were giving off, as I was lost in thought on what to do
"It's all because of Kai-san, you know?"
"?!?!!"
I almost fell over in surprise at the voice that suddenly came from behind.
"...Aren't you overreacting?"
"Anyone would be surprised if someone appears suddenly from behind without any sign..."
"Hmm~~"
And the culprit was, of course, Syru.
"...So, what do you mean it's my fault?"
"Well, it's because Kai-san hasn't come to the store for a while, right?"
"I was busy with new product development and work..."
"Plus, you even moved your Familia base, right? Those frustrated kids inside know that too, so they're holding back like that~"
"Frustrated... Choose your words a bit..."
But well... even I could see it looked that way, so I didn't argue.
"So~ Enough sightseeing, shall we go in!"
"...Huh? W-wait?!"
Before I could say anything, Syru grabbed my shoulder and pushed me into the store, and
"Nyanyanya... Nyan?"
"Uh... Hello?"
The moment I entered the store and faced Chloe
"Fi...nally..."
"He, hey..."
As expected, a commotion erupted.
"Finally, you're here, nyaan!!!!"
"What?!!"
"Nyan?! Has the black-haired one finally come, nyaan?!"
"Hey, daughters!! Hurry up and work!!!"
The store instantly became noisy at Chloe's shout, but perhaps because it was before afternoon, there were no customers.
"Over heeeeeere, pleeeeease..."
"Go ahead, keep talking~"
Despite Aunt Mia's shout to work and not play, the trio started satisfying their desires with me as always.
"...How long are you going to keep kneading my cheeks like clay?"
"Until I'm satisfied!"
In Runoar's case, she kneaded my cheeks and head like playing with clay, and because she fiddled longer than usual, my cheeks hurt terribly.
"Ouch... My cheeks are a bit sore..."
"Nya~ Now it's Nya's turn, nyaan~"
After Runoar, satisfied, let me go, this time Anya approached, forced me to sit on a chair, brought an extra chair right next to it, attached it, then lay down using my lap as a pillow and silently handed me an ear pick.
'I know what she wants...'
"...Ear cleaning isn't good for ear health if done frequently, so it's best to do it moderately, like once a month."
I thought it was right to say something since, although I have no talent in compounding, I am a medical person.
"Nyaa! Just do it, nyaan!! Since you did it last time, my ears have been itching like crazy, nyaan!!"
...Ah, I acknowledge that
"...If that's the reason, I'll do it."
"Huhu~ I've been waiting for this, nyaan~"
Thus, after finishing Anya's ear cleaning
"Hoo... This was good too, nyaan..."
"Ah, yes... I'm glad you liked it."
Now, only Chloe remained, watching me from a slightly distant spot and fiddling with the air, but
"..."
...To be honest, I still don't know what that shotacon wants.
'No, actually I know, but I'm just not sure if it's right to let me do it directly...'
"...Ah, whatever."
"Wha, what is it, nyaan?"
Thus, steeling myself, what I did as I approached Chloe was
"Haa... Touch or knead as you like."
To spread my arms wide and resign myself to what was about to happen.
"Wha, what?! If, if you say that, Nya really can't hold back, nyaan!!"
Thus, watching Chloe approach, I closed my eyes and mentally prepared for the teasing to come, but
"...Huh?"
Unexpectedly, nothing happened, so I peeked open my eyes to see
"Haa... Kid, don't just accept everything like that... Especially not from this one."
"Mia Mom! Why are you stopping me from doing it, nyaan?!"
Chloe, held by Aunt Mia's hand and treading air in place, came into view.
"Oh, long time no see, Aunt. Ahaha..."
"...Don't be so scared. I already know you were busy with work and couldn't come."
"Ah, yes..."
After the commotion ended, I gave the gifts God-sama prepared to all the store staff, then headed to the food storage to check ingredients to make food as promised.
"Everyone eats more than they look, and since it's dinner time, if the main ingredient is meat... Ah, there are quite a few people, so making several types differently from usual might be good too..."
Having decided what food to make, I immediately gathered the ingredients from inside the storage that Aunt Mia said I could use and headed to the kitchen, and
"...Huh? You brought a lot."
"Since it's dinner time, it's good to eat heartily, right? And while making it, making it varied will please the eaters too."
"Haha! Definitely, eating several things is better than eating just one!"
Thus, I started making food with Aunt Mia.
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One hour after starting to make food, the dishes finally began to be completed.
"Scotch eggs, shakshuka, stuffed roast chicken filled with fried rice, and finally salt-grilled sirloin... If Aunt hadn't helped from the side, it would have taken hours."
"I'm the one who enjoyed it after a long time thanks to you, kid, learning a new dish I've never seen?"
Thus, as I came out of the kitchen holding the freshly completed dishes
"He..."
"Ahaha. We ended up joining too."
As if by promise, Naza and Miach-sama were sitting and waiting with the staff.
"I made about two more servings thinking something like this might happen, and it was the right answer..."
Well... I actually noticed from the middle.
"Senior and God-sama, right?"
"Uh, huh? What...?"
"What do you mean?"
"Senior and God-sama told Syru you had time today, right?"
"...I don't know about that?"
"Why do you think that?"
Speaking as if to test, unlike God-sama who maintained a relaxed, warm smile as always, Naza subtly avoided my gaze, and I became sure, and
"..."
Silently watching the two, God-sama soon spread both hands wide and said 'surrender'.
"Haha. We've been caught."
"Anyway, you're quick to notice..."
"So, how did you know?"
"First, suspicion was when senior and God-sama suddenly told me to go to this store. Confirmation was from what Syru said and that there were many ingredients I usually use in the store's food storage?"
"...What did she say?"
"About our Familia base move, which no one outside our Familia would know."
"Oops... That part gave it away..."
The reason God-sama and Naza did this?
"Honestly... If you wanted to eat the food I make, just say so..."
It was because during the move, God-sama and Naza handled Familia meals for a while as I was exclusively making meals for the workers.
"Well... Isn't something like this fine occasionally...?"
"As a celebration for finishing the move, eating out is fine, right?"
Well... I noticed from the middle, so it doesn't matter, but...
"Calling it eating out when I made it..."
"Hey... Let's overlook the minor details..."
"...Minor?"
Suddenly the preface got long, but... Anyway, after that, everyone started eating together, and
"Wha, what are you doing, nyaan?!"
"...You couldn't do anything alone, right?"
For Chloe, who was inwardly sad she couldn't do anything alone, I sat on her lap and ate together.
"Hooook...! Hooook...!"
'...Did I do it for nothing?'