「……What heavy rain……」
I woke up early and checked outside. It was a downpour just like a few days ago.
Kainzel-san endured this rain and so did Miriel. If it were me, my spirit would have broken and I would have resigned from this world long ago.
「I need to learn from them」
If I do not strengthen my hunger to survive, I might not last until next year, let alone five years. I am going to retire properly.
I returned to the Sefuti Home and looked at the entrance. No, it was no longer just an entrance. I spent two million yen to expand it even more.
「It is the entrance, a warehouse, and a garage. What am I supposed to call it?」
Well, it is not like I care that much. Entrance is fine.
When I went to the central room, they were both still asleep. Waking up at four was too early.
While waiting for them, I looked for wheelchairs and electric carts for seniors on my tablet.
「……There are so many types……」
Until now I only pictured the hospital type wheelchairs, but the tablet showed hundreds of models and the electric carts looked too cool. Watching them made me want one for myself.
Still, both electric wheelchairs and carts were expensive. A four-wheel drive electric wheelchair cost one million eight hundred thousand yen. That is the price of a regular car. Useless goddess. I demand a subsidy.
But there was no ping. Damn it. This world needs to be kinder to the weak.
「Well, she will only use it around the entrance and outside. It does not have to be anything too expensive」
Keeping her trapped in the Sefuti Home would be unhealthy. Maybe I should ask Gorg to build a wooden deck.
「This one looks good」
The WHILL C2 was a stylish electric wheelchair. If I prepare a platform she should be able to sit without trouble. The battery was easy to remove. It cost around four hundred twenty thousand yen which was like buying a MINIMI.
I bought the wheelchair and accessories, charged the battery, and read the manual. I nodded along as I understood it.
「……Takato, good morning……」
Ladarion woke up and headed straight to the toilet. Yes, good morning.
「T-Takato-san. Good morning」
Miriel woke as well and looked embarrassed for some reason. She probably realized she fell asleep right after dinner yesterday.
「Yeah, good morning. Go wash your face. If you forgot how to use it just ask」
「Y-yes. I am fine」
She skillfully used the quad cane and headed to the unit bath. Miriel was smart and dexterous. She could use healing magic too. Why were there so many protagonist-tier people around me? I wanted to quietly live and die as a background character.
「Alright. Time to prepare breakfast」
Well, even if I could not be a modest background character I would still live carefully.
I bought a morning set from Ko○da Coffee for Miriel and an extra large omelet rice with napolitan for Ladarion. I chose the mackerel miso set meal for myself.
After breakfast we rested while holding a meeting.
「Miriel, you need to focus on rebuilding your body for a while. Take one recovery pill after each meal」
Even if she could use healing magic, going in while still weakened would not help. A sound body holds sound magic. That was probably true enough.
「If there is anything I can do, I would like to try. I think moving will help build my body」
「That is true. Then help with loading rounds. The submachine gun magazines are empty」
The assault rifle magazines should have around thirty left. Once she got used to nine millimeter rounds I would have her handle those.
「Ladarion, teach her how to do it. After that, take care of the laundry」
「Got it」
I was in charge of cleaning. It mostly meant wiping the floor with a quick mop.
「No need to rush. Take your time」
After I finished cleaning, I changed into my training gear and stepped outside. Kainzel-san was already there. Working in the rain must have been rough.
「Good morning. Did you eat breakfast?」
「Yeah. I ate the stew I made yesterday」
「You cook?」
「I did not in the past. But I experimented with snacks for drinking and eventually got hooked on the fun of cooking」
He was really living a fulfilling second life. Well, I had no idea if a goblin contractor’s life could be called fulfilling, though.
「What will we do today?」
「Sword practice, please」
I spent ten minutes warming up and getting my body ready before starting our sword training.
Since I did not train every day, my body could not keep up at first. But after two sets I finally settled into the rhythm.
「Let’s stop here for today」
After ten sets I hit my limit, collapsed onto the ground, and could not get back up. Was I actually getting stronger?
About twenty minutes later I managed to sit up and took one recovery pill.
「Please teach me again tomorrow」
「Yeah. By the way, I am heading out this afternoon. Can I use the Pioneer?」
「Eh, yes. I do not mind, but you will get wet」
I had added a roof, but there was no windshield. You would get absolutely soaked.
「I bought rain gear so it will be fine. I only need to go as far as Rihar」
Rihar was the town to the north. I was pretty sure he said it was about the same distance as Misrim.
「I see. Do you have money?」
I did not know what he planned to do, but having money was always better. I still had a few silver coins left, if I remembered correctly.
「I have enough. Don’t worry」
He said that and then walked off into the rain. What was that about?
Well, I had no intention of prying into his private life. Enjoy yourself out there.
Dragging my still aching body, I returned to the Sefuti Home through a secure route.
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