Chapter 45
When I thought that our usual everyday life has returned after the guest left, another guest arrived .
Similarly to what happened earlier, the citizens of my village has gathered at the entrance of the village .
「My name is Doraim . I am a n.o.ble dragon . 」
The guest was a dragon .
He’s a western dragon that you usually see in fantasy manga and anime .
He’s about 30 meters in length, far bigger than the wyvern before .
He looks very powerful .
If he properly stands .
The dragon who introduced himself as Doraim is in a bowing posture .
「Here is our present . Please accept it . 」
Is this Doraim’s follower? A man wearing a butler suit presented me a big box respectfully .
「Thank you very much . 」
Anyway, when I was about to receive it… . . Daga stepped forward and receive but he showed it to Ann instead of me .
Afterwards, Ann checked the content and brought the box in front of me .
It is a beautifully decorated sword and its sheath .
「Wh-what a marvelous present . 」
「No no」
This present, is it a token of friendship?
I can only give him foodstuff in return .
「By the way, what is your business here?」
「Right, my lord, Doraim-sama, has a nest on that mountain
south of here . 」
「Is that so?」
「Though it is a bit distant… . . you can consider us as your neighbor . We might have been slow but we want to greet our neighbors . 」
「You are very polite… . but what is the reason your lord looks like he’s apologizing?」
「Ah, excuse me . Master, please raise your head . 」
「Y-yeah . 」
If they didn’t introduce themselves earlier, I would probably think that the butler is the master .
「My master is not good at talking with people he met for the first time so I apologize on his behalf . If we have offended you in any way, I sincerely apologize . 」
「No, I don’t mind . Ah… . since you have come, I would like to welcome you but… . it is a bit troublesome with your size . 」
「I understand . Master, please get smaller . 」
「Umu」
After the dragon replied, smoke popped out and a weak looking, tall, middle-aged man showed up .
He looks like a n.o.ble .
「Please excuse us . Master, please introduce yourself again . 」
「My name is Doraim . I am a n.o.ble dragon . 」
… . . could he possibly practice that line to avoid making mistake?
In any case, though he’s tall, he’s at a human size now .
I invited
invited him to our house for a banquet .
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「This wine is delicious . This food is also delicious . I will not go home . I’ll live here . 」
「That’s not good . If you don’t get back to the nest to protect it, I’ll get yelled at by various people . 」
「It will be fine . I can intercept even if I’m here . 」
「Yes, you can but you’ll be an inconvenience here . 」
「Mou mou… . inconvenience?」
「Yes, inconvenience . If battle starts here, you basically can’t do anything . 」
「How rude . I’m a n.o.ble dragon . 」
「I was impolite . I’ll rephrase . You can’t do anything productive here . 」
「Mou」
「Let’s return while you are still being treated as a guest . They also wrapped various souvenirs for us . 」
「Apple! Is apple included?」
「Please be relieved . I received large quant.i.ty of it . 」
「I understand . Let’s return . 」
「Yes . Ah, please go back to your original size . 」
And the dragon left .
Though they left with a large quant.i.ty of crops, I think it’s still insufficient compared to the value of the sword .
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In any case, I reflected
I reflected on many things .
This village is not prepared to entertain guests .
I never considered welcoming guest before so it can’t be helped since I’m too unsociable .
I think that’s not good .
It’s not really good, right?
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First of all, even if we need some time to prepare to receive the guest, I can’t leave them standing on the ground outside .
However, I can’t invite them in the house immediately since they’ll exactly know what we’ve been doing .
I should make a fine waiting room for guests .
Okay, let’s build a house for guests use .
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Next, the welcoming ceremony .
It is not good for having almost everyone to gather every time there is a guest .
Though it is important to receive guests, each one has their own respective job .
Our current system: once Gran Maria, Kuudel, or Corone discovers a guest, she will guide that person around…
Since she will directly guide them, we won’t receive any report of their initial contact .
After that, Zabuton will notice that someone unknown is approaching the village and will sound the alarm .
Because of Zabuton’s alarm, everyone will gather .
Therefore, I decided to have a new signaling system for Zabutonsystem for Zabuton .
Danger alarms will be the same as before .
The new signal for visitor is ringing a bell .
That bell is personally crafted by the elves .
Though I thought that hitting an iron is already a good idea but that seems not to be the case .
The sound of hitting an iron is awful so the bell was made .
That became the standard now .
The role of greeting guests will be taken by only three people, me, Loo, and Tier .
However, Ann, Ria, and Daga opposed my suggestion .
So, in addition to the three of us, several high elves, oni, and lizardmen will accompany us .
Flora wanted to take part in it so I asked her to look out at the guests during the night if they will stay overnight .
Like Loo and Tier, Ria and Ann are also fine doing an all-night-vigil if there is a guest but I want them to sleep properly so I asked Flora to do it .
This arrangement is probably all right now .
Well, we might fail in some things later but let’s take that an opportunity to learn and improve .
I don’t think that we’ll have guests that often .
I just raised a flag .
And a guest showed up .
When I thought that our usual everyday life has returned after the guest left, another guest arrived . Similarly to what happened earlier, the citizens of my village has gathered at the entrance of the village . My name is Doraim . I am a n.o.ble dragon . The guest was a dragon . He s a western dragon that you usually see in fantasy manga and anime . He s about 30 meters in length, far bigger than the wyvern before . He looks very powerful . If he properly stands . The dragon who introduced himself as Doraim is in a bowing posture . Here is our present . Please accept it . Is this Doraim s follower A man wearing a butler suit presented me a big box respectfully . Thank you very much . Anyway, when I was about to receive it . . Daga stepped forward and receive but he showed it to Ann instead of me . Afterwards, Ann checked the content and brought the box in front of me . It is a beautifully decorated sword and its sheath . Wh what a marvelous present . No no This present, is it a token of friendship I can only give him foodstuff in return . By the way, what is your business here Right, my lord, Doraim sama, has a nest on that mountain south of here . Is that so Though it is a bit distant . . you can consider us as your neighbor . We might have been slow but we want to greet our neighbors . You are very polite . but what is the reason your lord looks like he s apologizing Ah, excuse me . Master, please raise your head . Y yeah . If they didn t introduce themselves earlier, I would probably think that the butler is the master . My master is not good at talking with people he met for the first time so I apologize on his behalf . If we have offended you in any way, I sincerely apologize . No, I don t mind . Ah . since you have come, I would like to welcome you but . it is a bit troublesome with your size . I understand . Master, please get smaller . Umu After the dragon replied, smoke popped out and a weak looking, tall, middle aged man showed up . He looks like a n.o.ble . Please excuse us . Master, please introduce yourself again . My name is Doraim . I am a n.o.ble dragon . . . could he possibly practice that line to avoid making mistake In any case, though he s tall, he s at a human size now . I invited him to our house for a banquet . Read at SHMTranslations dot com Read at SHMTranslations . com This wine is delicious . This food is also delicious . I will not go home . I ll live here . That s not good . If you don t get back to the nest to protect it, I ll get yelled at by various people . It will be fine . I can intercept even if I m here . Yes, you can but you ll be an inconvenience here . Mou mou . inconvenience Yes, inconvenience . If battle starts here, you basically can t do anything . How rude . I m a n.o.ble dragon . I was impolite . I ll rephrase . You can t do anything productive here . Mou Let s return while you are still being treated as a guest . They also wrapped various souvenirs for us . Apple Is apple included Please be relieved . I received large quant.i.ty of it . I understand . Let s return . Yes . Ah, please go back to your original size . And the dragon left . Though they left with a large quant.i.ty of crops, I think it s still insufficient compared to the value of the sword . Read at SHMTranslations dot com Read at SHMTranslations . com In any case, I reflected on many things . This village is not prepared to entertain guests . I never considered welcoming guest before so it can t be helped since I m too unsociable . I think that s not good . It s not really good, right Read at SHMTranslations dot com Read at SHMTranslations . com First of all, even if we need some time to prepare to receive the guest, I can t leave them standing on the ground outside . However, I can t invite them in the house immediately since they ll exactly know what we ve been doing . I should make a fine waiting room for guests . Okay, let s build a house for guests use . Read at SHMTranslations dot com Read at SHMTranslations . com Next, the welcoming ceremony . It is not good for having almost everyone to gather every time there is a guest . Though it is important to receive guests, each one has their own respective job . Our current system once Gran Maria, Kuudel, or Corone discovers a guest, she will guide that person around Since she will directly guide them, we won t receive any report of their initial contact . After that, Zabuton will notice that someone unknown is approaching the village and will sound the alarm . Because of Zabuton s alarm, everyone will gather . Therefore, I decided to have a new signaling system for Zabuton . Danger alarms will be the same as before . The new signal for visitor is ringing a bell . That bell is personally crafted by the elves . Though I thought that hitting an iron is already a good idea but that seems not to be the case . The sound of hitting an iron is awful so the bell was made . That became the standard now . The role of greeting guests will be taken by only three people, me, Loo, and Tier . However, Ann, Ria, and Daga opposed my suggestion . So, in addition to the three of us, several high elves, oni, and lizardmen will accompany us . Flora wanted to take part in it so I asked her to look out at the guests during the night if they will stay overnight . Like Loo and Tier, Ria and Ann are also fine doing an all night vigil if there is a guest but I want them to sleep properly so I asked Flora to do it . This arrangement is probably all right now . Well, we might fail in some things later but let s take that an opportunity to learn and improve . I don t think that we ll have guests that often . I just raised a flag . And a guest showed up .