Kojiin Tamer

Happy Wednesday!

Here’s the chapter, enjoy.

After that, two weeks went by, and it was now the day on which Ojii-san and the others visited.

During these two weeks, the hut had been completed without any problems.

It was a simple hut that was created from stone that was produced using earth magic and lumber.
However, it was on an empty plot of land, so it was of a certain size.

In addition, with Ojii-san’s space magic and Obaa-san’s alchemy, the interior was expanded, so it was more spacious than it looked.

Incidentally, it seems that the expansion of the hut could not be achieved with just Ojii-san’s space magic or just Obaa-san’s alchemy.

It seems that if just space magic was applied, then there would be an issue with the preservation and if it’s just alchemy, then there would be a problem with the expansion, so the two people worked together.

However, I had thought this before, but magic was filled with mysteries.
Where did the lumber for the floor, wall, ceiling, etc.
of the expanded areas come from?

To begin with, I had no idea how the fire, water, and stones appeared.

Maa, in any case, because the hut had been completed, we could now work inside the hut.

There was the smithy and the alchemy room as well, so we would be able to have them teach us various things from now on.

Regarding the hunting, we continued to fight against the goblins every week thanks to the goblins’ reproductive power.
Occasionally fighting with the Orcs was a perfect change of pace.

We received honey from the Queen Honey Bee every time, and in return, we gave her fruits.
We planted the seeds of the fruits that they liked nearby, so hopefully, the Honey Bees would be able to collect from them next time.

For the hunting, the monster had been over-hunted and their numbers had decreased, so it had changed to random hunts.

Sakuya-chan also followed along when we visited the Queen Honey Bee, so Ojii-san seemed happy.

The familiars too participated in the hunting alternately and their levels rose and they practiced their coordination.

During the hunt, there was a change with the familiars as well.

Queen had evolved.
Her level had been high from the start, and she had continued to go hunting with us, so I had thought that she would evolve sooner or later, and when it happened, in my head, I had a small thought:『Finally, huh』.

After the evolution, she was now the monster『Silver Wolf』.
It was a good evolution with high-leveled abilities.

According to Ojii-san, it seems that if they evolved in a forest, then they would usually become a『Forest Wolf』, so this was rare.

Also, I got a new familiar.
It was a monster called the『Silk Spider』that produced thread that become silk.

We had found it by chance during a hunt, but it was a spider that was about the size of a kitten, so the moment we discovered it, we were stopped by Ojii-san from taking it down.

It was a weak monster that was difficult to find, so it seems that the cloth produced by the Silk Spider was a high-class item.
It would be good if we could take care of it well though….

Incidentally, when we brought it back to the orphanage, the children who were afraid of it and the children who were fine with it were about half-and-half.

We returned to town with Ojii-san and the others, and I asked him something that I suddenly thought of when we passed by the gatekeeper soldier’s place.

「Come to think of it, it suddenly came to mind, but Ojii-san built the hut near Dragon Forest, are there no taxes?」

「Aah, that’s not a problem.
Since that area does not belong to this country.」

「Really!? I thought that it was part of the country’s territory….」

「What, boy, you didn’t know such a thing either?」

Overhearing us, the soldier who we usually spoke to joined the conversation.

「There is an abundance of resources there, so naturally, this country tried to turn it into its territory.
However, that mountain is where dragons live.
A long time ago, the army had been dispatched to take control of it, but the army was annihilated instead.
After that, the country gave up trying to take it over, and it became a place that did not belong to any country.
That’s why, even if you built a hut there, it’s not an issue.
However, there’s no protection from the country, so everything is at one’s own risk.」

「Then, what about the adventurers and townspeople who are currently going into the forest?」

「Maa, even if the dragons are living there, there are resources there.
Those who go will go.
And, if they know that they would not be attacked by dragons, then the number of people will increase as well.
And it resulted in this town.」

「Is that so~.」

「Maa, the dragons too, if they’re not hostile, then they probably wouldn’t attack.」

to me, Ojii-san nodded.

「In those days, I was mischievous….」

You did it!?

I headed towards the orphanage in astonishment.