Fun Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord (Novel) - Chapter 118 - Adventurers' Town Expansion Plan 2

Chapter 118 – Adventurers’ Town Expansion Plan 2

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Translated by Sylph

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“You do not mean fifty large gold coins, right?”

“Eh, fifty is fine, you know? If it were large gold, then five.”

At Plurier’s reconfirmation, I tilted my head and answered. At that moment, Kusara pressed his palm over Plurier’s mouth. He sealed her mouth with enough force to make a sound, so Plurier let out a strange noise and toppled over.

“F-Fifty! We will take it for fifty! Fifty gold coins, please!”

“R-Right. Plurier-san, are you all right?”

“I will make it the greatest inn in the world!”

Kusara jumped up in joy. Plurier was pressing one hand to her face and glaring at the back of Kusara’s head, but he had not noticed.

At overjoyed Kusara, Orto called out with a difficult look on his face.

“If it is this huge, do you not have to hire quite a lot of employees? Just cleaning it alone would take a day or two, right?”

“I will polish it every day myself!”

Even in the face of Orto’s concern, Kusara gave a carefree answer while still elated, so I gave him some light advice.

“The adventurers staying in this town seem to have good earnings, so I think it would be fine even if you set the prices on the expensive side. Let us hire people for cleaning with those sales. If possible, it seems like it would make a much better impression if you hired proper people like a high-class hotel.”

After saying that, I realized that in the case of my idea, it would take quite a lot in initial investment costs.

“For now, perhaps I will lend even the initial expenses. After that, about the employees, should we put out recruitment?”

“Eh, ah, i-is that so? Then, for now…”

Kusara started to answer my question while flustered. At that moment, a voice came from the street.

“Excuse me.”

When I turned around at those words, there stood the beauty Flamiria, her long deep-brown hair swaying. Flamiria narrowed her usual sleepy eyes and showed a soft smile.

“Van-sama, my husband is always in your care.”

“Flamiria-san. Why are you here?”

At her sudden appearance, that answer slipped out before I knew it. Then Flamiria looked at Kusara.

“Yes. It seems my husband has understood my feelings and is trying to make a living through business rather than as an adventurer…”

When Flamiria said that, Kusara thumped his own chest with one hand and nodded deeply.

“Leave it to me! I am going to become the proprietor of the greatest inn in the world! Flamiria-san, you can live in peace…”

At Kusara’s words, Flamiria smiled in a troubled way and shook her head from side to side.

“No, that is not it. I wanted us to leave behind those harsh days of battle and spend a peaceful life together. So rather than a splendid shop like this, if we could run a small shop together, that alone would be enough for me…”

“Flamiria-san…”

At Flamiria’s words, Kusara made a startled face. For some reason Orto had tears in his eyes. Before I noticed it, things were starting to feel as though they were heading toward a grand happy ending, but that would not do.

“No, that will not do. Kusara Hotel has already begun to move. At this point it cannot be made as though it never happened.”

When I said that, everyone looked this way.

“I understand Flamiria-san’s wish, but we are in a situation where we would gladly borrow even a cat’s paw. Since people who properly have down payment money are valuable, I need them to properly improve the living environment in town and create employment at the same time.”

For Van-kun, who is aiming for a town where the economy becomes stable even if nothing is done, this is a very important matter. That is why I directly requested Kusara’s cooperation.

However, hearing that, Flamiria looked this way sadly.

“Ah, is that so… Then this is a request from Van-sama, to whom we owe a great debt of gratitude. However, spending every day burdened by a large debt is a very painful thing. Could I perhaps receive just a little mercy?”

With that, Flamiria spoke apologetically and bowed deeply. The eyes of the gathered adventurers and some of the merchants all at once gathered on me.

What an astonishing thing. Flamiria, who had looked gentle and fluffy, had just tried negotiating a price reduction in the best possible place and situation.

Since I was planning to recruit people who wanted to open shops from now on, I had to create an atmosphere broad-minded enough to make it easy to come forward and open one.

More than anything, if rumors started that Van-kun was a miser, I would cry.

“Yes, that is fine. How much would be good?”

So, while also including a warning, I confirmed Flamiria’s desired price. Then Flamiria too blinked in surprise.

“…Thank you very much. There are not enough words to express my gratitude for Van-sama’s kind heart. Truly, thank you very much.”

In gratitude for my words, she bowed deeply again. Kusara too, perhaps able to follow the conversation or perhaps not, hurriedly bowed deeply.

Then the spectators who had been watching around us let out small cheers.

“As expected of Van-sama.”

“If you had such a splendid shop built new, even a platinum coin would not be surprising.”

Hearing such conversation, Flamiria quietly deepened her smile.

“Then, Van-sama, if possible, I would like to speak about the payment while looking around inside the building…”

It seems Flamiria is quite a capable operator despite not matching her appearance. It even feels as if the flow up until now has been controlled by Flamiria.

Or rather, the opposite possibility may also be true. If so, Flamiria is surely actually quite suited to being a ruler.

“That is fine. Then shall we all tour the inside?”

When I said that while suspecting various things, not only Till and Dee but also Orto and the others nodded deeply.