Today’s free time was spent not in the forest, but in the attic of the house in Canum doing repairs. The inner part of the ceiling had been boarded up while leaving the beams in place. I also installed a divider so that the larger portion of the room that is just above the courtyard will be separated by a wall.
I added some shelves and other stuff in the courtyard side of the room. Currently, I’m stuffing a bed with diy springs into the inner part of the room — this is going to be the bedroom, you see. Going up the stairs will directly lead you into the courtyard side of the room, after all.
I laid a rug in the inner bedroom, put a side table by the bed and added a lamp on top. I add a shelf and an empty box. I also placed a basket with a quilt inside on top of the shelf. Yup. It’s Daifuku’s room.
After rummaging around for a bit and placing stuff here and there, I then prepared a light dinner. Dinosso and the others came just after I finished preparing the meal.
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「Alright, alright, shoes aren’t allowed here, go change in these. 」
I took them to the third floor and gave them house slippers made of soft cloth sewn together. They look like the quilted ankle boots you use in winter.
「…Noth? 」
Dinosso called out to Butler while still stupefied after looking around the third floor.
「It is beyond my purview. The furniture set in a place that is out of sight are — 」
Yes, it’s just like Butler said, it should be safe.
「Alright, I’ve really confirmed it now, you and I don’t belong to the same civilization. 」
Retze was the first one to remove his shoes, change into the slippers and enter the room.
The shelves around the walls are filled with wine and glassware and the lamps hang from the ceiling at different heights. Instead of a fireplace, I stationed a cooking stove — although it’s designed more like a fireplace thanks to the stone blocks that I added — and a kettle on top.
There’s a chair with cabriole legs and thick, woven fabric seat and back. It’s stuffed, of course. I used wool since there’s no cotton available. There’s a heavy carpet, cushions perfect for lounging, and a sofa.
「It’s quite bright in here… Face? 」
The lamp on the shelf also has a reflector, but instead of using brass mirrors, I used a real mirror.
I had been experimenting on making glass panes, so I also tried making mirrors while at it, by attaching silver to glass. I ended up making silver fulminate, which then exploded — now that was quite the memorable experience. You can’t take chemical experiments lightly. I ended up relying on 【Heal】-san.
「…No, yeah. The things you can’t take out just increased, I guess. 」
Retze seems to have internally come into terms with something.
「Uwah, creepy! 」
「Hey, Dinosso, it’s your face being reflected, you know. 」
「I’m not talking about the face! 」
He retorted when I quipped after seeing him peer into the mirror with disgust.
「Such clear reflection… Please sell it to us. 」
「Hey, don’t leak that thing’s existence outside so easily! 」
I let the trio look around while I brew the coffee. Black tea for Dinosso and Butler.
Aside from the round table for games, I also placed two tea tables between chairs.
The snacks are already prepared beforehand — french fries, popcorn and jerky. I put the cups beside them. I’ll be toasting the doria gratin over the cooking stove in a while, so I’m also on standby beside the shelves.
The plan is to expose those who can adapt easily to more ingredients.