第５５掘：現状説明会 (Part2)
"Indeed. Fairies generally don't eat or drink if they have sufficient magical energy. However, they are physically capable of it, so it’s not that they *never* eat. They do consume mana, after all, and food and drink help replenish that. I suppose they’re just enjoying the novelty of a diet beyond just fruit and water now that they’ve come here. If those girls encourage the others, perhaps we’ll see the agricultural districts expand even further, don't you think?"
"I'm not going to force them into anything, though. Let's leave it up to them."
To think that even those large pillbug monsters could be so useful...
"I-I, u-um, I, the, the report..."
Oh, Firia is just too cute. I want to snap a thousand photos of her and decorate my room with them.
"Calm down, Firia. No one is going to get angry at you. You're fine. Just take a deep breath."
"Y-yes, Brother. *Huuu*, *haaa*. *Huuu*, *haaa*..."
She is an angel. No matter what anyone says, Aslin and Firia are my little sisters, and they are angels!!
"…I shall deliver my report. Regarding the smithy, eighteen personnel have arrived. Between yesterday and today, we’ve produced thirty-five iron swords. And this here is a prototype blade crafted by the hands of the Fairy tribe... a katana. For the details, I defer to Narjia-san."
"Yes, I shall explain. The operation of the smithy is going exceptionally well. While there are some aspects we are still adjusting to, the facilities are incomparably more refined than our own, making them incredibly easy to use. Following that, we took the sword-making theory we heard from Yuki-san and crafted this blade ourselves. If you would be so kind, Yuki-san, please accept it."
Narjia-san hands Yuki-san a katana housed in a beautiful scabbard. Given the quality of that scabbard alone, it’s a process that would normally take a month, yet they finished it in just a single day. The Fairy tribe’s blacksmithing capabilities are truly monstrous.
As Yuki-san draws the blade from its scabbard, a stunning... green blade reveals itself. Wait, green?
"As you can see, the blade has taken on a unique green hue. We interpreted the alloy theory provided by Yuki-san in our own way, mixing the Tamahagane, Mithril, and magic ore you gave us. After we applied our enchantments, the blade itself became dyed in the attributes of those enchantments. The primary ones are Wind and Plant."
"…I’m sorry. I appreciate your feelings, but as a Dungeon Master, I cannot accept this for myself. After all, I am merely one of the representatives. I believe this should be given to our overall representative, Labyris. Would that be acceptable, Elder?"
Narjia-san’s eyes go wide, but she nods in understanding.
"My apologies for the oversight. Indeed, the overseer here is Labyris-sama. This should be used by Labyris-sama."
With that, Narjia-san bows to Labyris-chan, and Yuki-san hands her the sword.
"…It’s very light. Can I even swing this?"
"Yes, that sword changes its weight according to the owner's ability and their intent. The sharpness has been further honed by combining traditional forging techniques with our enchantments, so until you are accustomed to it, I recommend practicing while keeping it in the scabbard."
"It’s a bit big for Labyris, so she’ll have to practice properly until she can swing it."
"…Of course I will."
Labyris-chan hugs the sword happily and settles back into Yuki-san’s lap. The blade is 70cm long, and with the hilt, it’s a bit over a meter—a long sword that reaches up to her neck given her height. I wonder if she’ll really be able to use it?
"The smithy seems to be in good hands. Now, what about Labyris and Aslin?"
"Yes! The meal duty and cleaning for the training grounds are all sorted out with a rotating schedule, so everything is fine!!"
"…As for my side, I’ve taken on all the remaining personnel for the administrative building. There’s a lot to do and a lot to learn, so it’s quite tough for them. Even so, I think everyone here realizes how much they’re helping us, don't you?"
As Labyris-chan says this, everyone nods.
"Oh, I almost forgot. How is it going with Elju?"
"Ehh!?"
Ah, that’s right, I had things to report as well. I haven't been able to move around much in public lately, so I had completely forgotten.
"Ahem. Well, as for my clinic, examinations are available at any time, and inpatient care is possible. However, we haven't had the personnel assigned to us yet, so for now, I can only provide treatment and consultations. Since I’m currently working out of the treatment room in the training grounds, it will be a while before we use the actual clinic building."
"That makes sense. And have there been any injuries in the last few days?"
"There have been, yes. But only minor ones, like scrapes from falling. The most serious injury was someone slightly cutting their finger while cooking."
"That’s a good thing. But someday, you might have to deal with injuries that are hard to even look at, you know?"
"Yes, I am prepared for that."
With that, the reports were finished. Finally...
"Now, a report from me, as the true Dungeon Master. Since Deryu’s intrusion yesterday, there have been no intruders in the dungeon. And the DP report for these five days since the Fairy tribe arrived is... approximately 80,000 DP. Subtracting the 500 DP per day that the Fairy tribe can use, that leaves us with 79,500 DP."
"That is an incredible amount of points. Since each of them has 1,000 MP, they generate 10 DP per hour. We can absorb that from 56 people, so that’s 560 DP overall. That’s 13,440 DP in 24 hours, at the very least. The possibilities for the future are endless!"
"Even so, I intend to focus on saving for a while. As for the complicated calculations, we had someone join us yesterday who can handle that and already knows the inner workings of this place. I think I’ll leave it to her."
As he says this, all eyes turn toward Deryu-san.