Chapter 31: Kaito visits homes
"School..you say?"
Sena tilted her heads in confusion.
Nao, Shiro and Kuro seem to be unable to grasp the meaning of words.
Well, of course.
Schools themselves are now uncommon in human society.
If a beastmen has been persecuted by society for a long time, it is no wonder he or she does not know what it is. But only Sena seemed to understand roughly.
"Um, isn"t this a place where adults teach children to read and write?"
"The basics are that, but adults do teach adults, and the content is not limited to reading and writing."
"Hmm, is that so?"
"The point is that you should understand that it is a school building that expands individual possibilities."
"Individual possibilities ..."
"For example, in the country where we lived, there was a school run by the king - an academic inst.i.tution, one for wizards and one for alchemists."
"So, can Mr Kaito teach us magic?"
It was Nao, whose eyes glowed brightly.
I smile and shook my head.
"No, I"m not planning on teaching magic."
First of all, I"m not a wizard.
Although it is troublesome to explain, I am going through with this lie.
"Well, I thought I could become a wizard like you Mr Kaito."
Sena gently scolds Nao, who looked disappointed.
"Oh come one, Nao! What kind of att.i.tude is that!"
"... I"m sorry, Mr. Kaito"
"No, I gave you a strange expectation and it was my bad."
I laughed and went on to the main subject.
"So, the school I"m trying to open is going to teach only reading and writing and calculations after all. However, in the future I want to start teaching a lot of new stuff
"What do you intend to teach us?"
"Well, I haven"t decided yet, but I"d love to teach you something that Sena is good at. There are many other things, such as music and natural science."
"Eh, Big sister Sena is good at drawing !?"
"I didn"t know nya!" "I want to draw for me nya!"
Sena turned her face red in response to her sister"s reaction and rushed to deny.
"It"s just something Mr Kaito is saying!"
Her fl.u.s.tered look was funny as I laughed
"That"s terrible! It"s not somthing to laugh at! Mou!
I apologizes to Sena who expanded her cheeks angrily and continues to talk.
"That"s why school is a place to expand possibilities. I want to teach more and more without judging someone for their current particular skill."
"But do you think people would want to learn something like drawing?"
"I don"t know right now. Our lifestyle is yet to be on track. But as our lifestyle gets richer, our values will change again."
Yes, and people have developed that way.
If we decide solely on needs and necessity, people wouldn"t have developed.
This Toyok.u.mo wouldn"t have existed if such were the case.
"People"s possibilities are endless. That"s why, I want to nurture it."
Sena seemed to understand and nodded with an impressed look.
"I see. So when do you open the school?"
"It"s going to be difficult in the situation right now."
"What about after building everyone"s houses?"
"Yeah, that"s good. Let"s do that."
"Are you only teaching children literacy and calculations?"
"No, I"m going to teach adults at the same time. I want kids to learn daytime and adults to learn nighttime so that they can learn to read, write and calculate."
Rather, it is adults who prefer to learn literacy and calculations first.
For now, it depends on my distribution, bartering and helping each other, but as the city develops, a monetary system will need to be introduced.
Bartering anything and everything is too burdensome for the residents.
So it"s better to use money instead, but if the inhabitants can"t read, write or calculate, it will certainly fail first.
As I explained, Sena nodded again as if impressed.
"I see. I didn"t know much about money, but as Mr Kaito says, it seems more convenient to use money when there are more people."
"Yes, that"s right. There is a problem with the monetary economy, but given the growing population, it would be more confusing not to introduce it."
"That"s right, not only now, but also in the future."
"I"m glad you understand. You"re the city leader."
"That"s because we are just agreeing with Mr. Kaito!"
Sena shrugged down.
Sure, we"re just following my idea now.
But if you learn from it, one day you"ll be a great city leader without my help.
I"m really looking forward to that day coming.
"Well, the school and the introduction of money are still a long story away. Before that, we have to think about everyone"s house.
"Yes! I"m waiting!"
I finished the goodbye to Sena and decided to return to my room.
Along the way, a telepathy comes from Balaina.
"Does building a school eventually teach the truth of the world? 』
"... Some day"
"If you do that, you can let the beasts live on board."
"Right, I think so as well."
As the population grows, this back will shrink in open s.p.a.ces.
Someday it is necessary to open the ship.
"Even if the current generation is impossible, the next or the next generation will receive the truth correctly. So I have to work hard for that. "
†
The house idea was discussed for three days, and it was finally decided.
I and Sena held a meeting, decided to show the idea diagram on the hologram and listen to everyone"s opinion. Naturally, the idea was drawn by Sena.
The reaction is generally good. The decision was made without any opposition.
She told me she would build a house with a golem-a working rabbit, and some people unexpectedly offered to help.
Apparently, they have no experience but are interested in the construction industry.
I was glad to accept this offer.
If you learn the technology as it is, the work of carpenters will be created.
It"s really great to see them so eager to become independent.
†
Two weeks after the idea was decided, the house for the beastmen was finally completed.
The variety of houses, tailored to each beast"s way of life, lined up amid some chaos, which feels good in its own way.
Yup. good. Really good!
It"s easier to understand that this is a city for a variety of beasts than a unified landscape.
Of course, it doesn"t mean it"s broken. This is because I and Sena squeezed our wisdom and considered the overall landscape balance.
So it felt even better to walk between the completed houses.
"Um, next is Birdmen Al-san"s house."
I nodded at the words of Sena walking next to me.
Me and Sena were visiting the homes of the beastmen.
The house itself was completed successfully, but to see if it really feels comfortable.
At the moment, all houses are recieved well and no one has yet to voice a complaint.
I understand well from their smile that they are not being reserved.
When we visited Al"s house, he fluttered his wings and descended from the second floor.
"Welcome, Mr Kaito and Senchan! Please come in!"
At first glance, the two-storey wooden Al house, which looked ordinary, was very s.p.a.cious, with a colonnade when it entered.
There is no floor on the second floor, and several perches protrude from the wall. Beds and workbenches were also mounted directly on the walls.
This is a structure that respects Al"s opinion that he wants to live on a tree.
Building a house on a tree is actually difficult, but with this it should give the similar atmosphere.
In addition, since the room is s.p.a.cious, the wings can be freely fluttered.
Al seems to like this concept.
"It"s the best! I can fly in the house!"
"That"s good. Is there anything inconvenient?"
"That"s ridiculous!This place is a very definition of comfort!"
Said as Al flaps his wings and hovered.
Me and Sena laughed at Al, who expressed his joy using his whole body.
"Um, next is Tot"s house, a beaverman."
Speaking of the Tot from Beavermen race, his request was one of the most difficult one, with him wanting the house on top of the water.
At first, I thought that it was not feasible because of the balance with other houses, but there was an idea to solve this well.
That is to say, instead of thinking with a house first, pa.s.sing a river through the city and building a house on it.
To be exact, it was floating rather than built.
The horizontal oval house is made of light material that floats on the water and is secured by a bridge to prevent it from being washed away. Also, because of the large window area, you will always be conscious of water.
Regarding the fields, we decided to give them to the opposite bank in a separate frame.
This should not be unequal, as the overall land area has not changed.
After all, the water flowing under the house is a public river.
When we visited Tot"s house, his wife and children greeted us.
"Hey, Mr. Kaito, and the leader. Thank you for coming to our place~."
I asked Tot, who welcomed me in a relaxed voice, if there were any inconveniences.
"There is no inconvenience~. We are really feeling comfortable with the water~~."
"That"s gppd. Oh, but don"t pollute the river alright?"
"I understand. Rivers are sacred to the beavermen."
I nodded feeling at ease and left Toto"s house.
Since then, Sena and I have visited each household to listen.
The result is that everyone is very satisfied.
To this, I and Sena stroked our chest down, smiled and rejoiced.
"I"m glad everyone was satisfied. It feels like a small burden has been lifted off my shoulders."
"It was really good. The city will continue to grow."
"That"s right. The harvesting of crops has begun early, and I think it has finally starting to look like a proper city."
I was deeply moved and turned to the city.
Today, everyone is enjoying themselves.
A few people noticed and waved their hands, I laughed and returned a wave.
After a while, Sena starts talking to me again..
"Speaking of which, you didn"t decide on a name for the city."
"Oh, sure. I should ask everyone for their opinion
"Why not name it " Kaito "?"
"Hey, please not that!"
It"s too embarra.s.sing to give my name to anything.
As I frowned, Sena laughed.
"It"s a joke. I"ll call for ideas later."
After laughing, Sena changed her expression and presented her right hand.
"Mr Kaito, let"s shake hands."
"Shake hands? What happened suddenly?"
"You see, before Kaito despite being intimidated by Garaf, you asked for a handshake. I thought it was really amazing. You looked really cool
Did that happen? ...... It may have happened.
"I"m not really terrified of Sena?"
"Now! Don"t be mean! Let"s understand each other more, right? Shake hands!"
I smile bitterly at Sena"s desperate appeal.
"I"m kidding. I also want to understand each other more."
Sena"s hand was small and delicate, but warm and soft.
A strong wind pa.s.ses between the two connected by hand.
I wanted to keep this bond with Sena, for a long time.