I Opened an Inn Next to a Dragon’s Lair - Chapter 145



Only Noblemtl

Episode 145

Once a month. This is the number of times the Cloud Chamber of Commerce stops by the Delphi Forest Inn.

According to the business contract with Eugene, he visits the inn periodically to supply food and daily necessities for use at the inn.

In early May, when the weather was getting warmer and warmer, Cloud Company, led by Chairman May, visited the inn for the first time in a month.

“Hello, boss!”

“Are you here?”

“yes!”

Eugene and May greeted each other. They had become somewhat familiar with each other since they had been seeing each other every month. They ordered their subordinate merchants to carry the goods from the cart to the warehouse, and then they started to move somewhere without any hesitation.

An expression that looked like he needed to take a dump? But Eugene knew very well that it wasn’t that.

“There are no hot spring vacancies right now.”

“Huh? You say there are no seats?”

May paused. Her eyes trembled.

“That, that can’t be.”

May slumped down and shook her head slowly.

“Why? Why are there no seats?”

“Because there are a lot of customers.”

“no…….”

May sat down on the bench, feeling as if her strength had been drained. This couldn’t be happening. There was no room.

The biggest reason to visit this inn was this hot spring. The taste of relieving fatigue by soaking in hot water! The taste of your whole body becoming tired! That’s the taste that’s why you come here. But there’s no room?

“So, there are a lot of customers looking for hot springs?”

“yes.”

“… … .”

May lowered her head slightly. A shadow fell over her face. There seemed to be sadness in her expression.

“president.”

“yes.”

“I promoted it for nothing.”

“yes?”

“You advertised it for nothing. It was an inn that only I knew about.”

May’s mouth stuck out.

I don’t know, I felt betrayed.

When the small, precious regular store that only I knew about became famous. When I was told that the place I could come and use whenever I wanted was full of people and there were no seats available. The feeling of betrayal I felt at that time was… .

It’s really big.

“Whoa. I should have just quietly walked around without telling anyone!”

Do you want such a good store to become famous? Of course you did. That’s why you informed the association.

But I never expected it would become so popular that it would be bustling with customers.

She lowered her head and muttered something to herself for a while. Then she grabbed Eugene’s hand and said.

“Boss! I have an idea!”

“yes?”

“Make more hot springs!”

Eugene was puzzled. You’re making more hot springs? Suddenly?

“Expansion! Expansion! It’s better if we expand! More customers can use it! Then business will be better!”

May shook Eugene back and forth violently. Eugene’s body wavered back and forth as if it were a piece of paper. If his subordinates hadn’t come and stopped him, he probably would have continued like that for a long time.

“Why is our young lady like this? Please make a reasonable request. Hot springs aren’t something you can just expand as you please.”

“What are you talking about? Why can’t it expand? What in the world can’t be done?”

“How can you expand a hot spring when water doesn’t just spring up from the ground? If you did, it would be like a dog or a cow. Isn’t that right?”

“Shut up! Expansion? It’s possible. Our CEO Eugene is a capable person!”

May was squirming like a child. However, the Cloud Company staff seemed to be used to such behavior. They comforted and soothed May as if they were soothing a child.

“Boss, I’m really sorry. Our young lady is a bit immature. She’s not usually like this… … .”

“It’s okay. I guess that can happen.”

“Thank you for your understanding. I would appreciate it if you could explain to me what our young lady said in words that you did not hear… … .”

“No. That sounds okay, doesn’t it?”

“yes?”

“The hot springs have been expanded.”

The Cloud members’ eyes widened. What on earth does that mean?

“Actually, I was thinking about it anyway. There are so many customers. What if there is no space for me or my employees to use?”

It was true. I was already thinking that the hot spring area was quite small.

Of the many facilities in Eugene’s Inn, the most popular one is definitely the hot springs. However, the hot springs were insufficient to accommodate that many people.

Well, if you cram it in, you can accommodate more people. But would that make for a comfortable hot spring bath?

Soaking in the water and relieving fatigue and enjoying leisure is the true pleasure of bathing in a hot spring, but a hot spring where you have to be cramped together in a small space and feel like a beggar with your bare skin touching each other? Who would like that?

“I guess I’ll have to do as Chairman May said. Thank you for your kind advice.”

The members of the association looked dumbfounded.

“See! What did I tell you! I said it could be done? Our CEO Eugene is capable!”

And May immediately smiled.

“Boss, when will the expansion work begin? How long will it take?”

“Hmm. It won’t take too long. Maybe it’ll be finished by the time you come next month?”

“Yay!”

May clenched her fists and cheered.

“Really?”

“Why would you lie?”

“Hehehe.”

May’s face turned red. She wished next month would come soon. If only she could stop by this business and take a hot spring bath next month…

* * *

It’s not like hot springs can be expanded just like that, but it wasn’t a problem for Eugene. The power of the spirits was greater than expected.

“You’re expanding the hot springs?”

“Yeah. So tell the guests. They won’t be able to use the hot springs for a while.”

“Yes! How much?”

“Hmm. How much would be good? A week? That should be enough.”

“yes!”

Now that Eugene’s inn has more guests than not, it’s difficult to just do construction without any plans.

That is why we need to ask for the guests’ understanding.

Fortunately, there aren’t that many guests right now. There are about 30 people in total, including groups? With that number, there’s no problem starting construction right away.

I decided to do it right away while I was at it.

It is a fact that we have already discovered through Bangul that there is a large amount of groundwater deep down here.

“Ttangttang-ah. Can you dig the ground here for me?”

-Kuuung!

Ttang-Ttang nodded vigorously and touched the ground. Then, the ground began to crack.

“Dig a little deeper.”

-Kuuung!

Drrrrrr!

The ground is dug coolly, making a sound like a drill being used.

When I look at it, I feel like my insides are opening up.

If we keep doing this, won’t it just break down endlessly?

Unfortunately, that cannot be the case.

Because the power of the spirit is not infinite.

While digging for a while, the ground started to pant as if it was exhausted.

“If it’s hard, you can take a break and then do it again. Take it easy, take your time. Okay?”

-Kuuung!

“Here, drink this.”

-Kuuung!

I also gave him water. When I tilted the water bottle to his mouth, he drank it well.

With each sip, the brown body of the ttangttang turns a darker brown, which is really fun. It’s like looking at ground soaked in rain.

While I was drinking water, I suddenly felt eyes on me.

I looked up. It was a guest.

Guests who were watching the construction site were looking at Eugene’s spirit with wonder.

“Master. Is that a spirit?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“That’s really amazing.”

The guests’ expressions were filled with curiosity. Their faces were filled with the desire to touch. Eugene motioned for the guests to come over.

“Would you like to touch it?”

“Is that okay?”

“Of course. Come on, TtangTtang.”

-Kuuung!

Ttang-ttang nodded vigorously. Neither Ttang-ttang nor Bangul were shy at all. Ttang-ttang jumped up and landed on the guest’s hand.

“Oh, oh!”

“How is it?”

“Wow, that’s amazing? Th, this, wow… … .”

The guest was speechless and kept exclaiming in admiration. The guest was over 190cm tall, had a large build, and was bald with a long scar on his face. His impressive face, which looked fierce to anyone, was quite funny as he looked at the small spirit and didn’t know what to do.

“This is the spirit… … .”

“Yes. Among them, this one is the spirit of the earth.”

“So cute! The texture is amazing too.”

The balding guest touched the dwarf with his thick fingers. He was very careful with his touch, which was understandable. Compared to his large body, the dwarf was small.

It was as if a giant was touching a chick. It looked so fragile that it could break if handled carelessly.

No, but it feels really awkward to say something cute in a phlegmy voice.

“You can touch it roughly. It’s very sturdy even if you look at it like that.”

“Hey, if you apply just a little bit of force, it seems like it might break.”

“Even if you hit it with a hammer, it won’t even get a scratch.”

It seems like you only think of it as a clay doll.

That’s a big mistake.

Would you be shocked if you knew that one spirit of that small land could take down several monsters in an instant?

“Hey, that’s ridiculous. It’s so small, so that’s ridiculous. If you’re trying to make fun of me, then there’s no way.”

“It’s true… … .”

But you look like you don’t believe me.

Well, if you don’t want to believe it, then don’t. In fact, ignorance is bliss.

* * *

The hot spring expansion project is progressing successfully. I think it will be completed in about 5 days.

If we push ourselves a bit, we can cut it to 3 days, but then Ttang-Ttang and Bang-ul will be overworked.

Even spirits have limits. They are living beings, so they get tired, and when they get tired, they need to recover.

So how should I recover?

Getting plenty of rest is good, but to increase recovery efficiency, nutritious food is the best.

So Eugene prepared.

Ttangttang’s customized nutritious food.

“Eugene, what are you doing?”

“I’m going to make some nutritious food.”

“Nutritional food?”

Irina, who was guarding the counter, became curious about the wafting smell and came to the kitchen.

She was leaning behind Eugene and then tilted her head.

“Huh, dirt? What do you do with dirt?”

Eugene was mixing something black and powdery in a large pot, which was obviously dirt.

“I thought you said it was a nutritious food, but you’re not going to eat that?”

“This is dirt.”

“Ugh.”

“It’s fertilizer, to be exact. The highest quality fertilizer. It’s not for our consumption, but for the earth to eat.”

Irina’s eyes looked somewhat confused. Eugene smirked and diligently mixed the fertilizer.

“When you say Ttang-Ttang, are you talking about the spirit that Eugene carries around?”

“yes.”

“Does he eat dirt?”

“Yes. I like it very much.”

Irina became even more confused. Was the earth spirit’s staple food dirt? Was that it!

Actually, that wasn’t the case. Spirits don’t need to eat food.

Eugene, who had been mixing fertilizer for a while, soon took something out. It was a shiny stone.

‘Mana Stone?’

It was a mana stone, just as Irina had thought. What on earth could she do with a mana stone?

“Be careful. You might get splashed.”

“yes?”

Eugene took out a hammer, which was scary to say. And he started to smash the mana stones with it.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

“Oh, no, why are you breaking it?”

“I need to turn this into powder.”

“Hey, powder? Mana stone?”

“yes.”

“No, that precious thing… … .”

Whether she said it or not, Eugene broke the mana stone with great force. Five minutes later.

Mana stone powder that has been finely granulated, like crushed garlic.

I mixed it into the fertilizer.

Shake it up, shake it down, shake it sideways… … .

And that’s it!

“It’s done.”

“Are you done?”

“Yes. This is nutritious food.”

Irina couldn’t understand what Eugene was talking about. A mixture of dirt and mana stone was supposed to be a nutritious food?

But soon I figured out what he meant.

“Ttangttang, eat up.”

-Kuuung!

The squirrel that had been waiting in the corner ran towards me, jumped, and fell into the pot with a thud.

Wow wow!

They started eating the unidentified lump of dirt that was a mixture of fertilizer and mana stones.

“Hey, you really eat that?”

“Are you enjoying the meal?”

“Yes… … . Really.”

“That’s really good for restoring the spirits’ vitality. It’s a nutritious food exclusively for earth spirits.”

Irina looked at TtangTtang with bewildered eyes.

The expression on Ttang-Ttang-ee’s face as he ate something that looked like dirt looked quite happy.