Kajiya de Hajimeru Isekai Slow Life

Last night, we only managed to set up a camp here because we just arrived after the long travel. However, from today onwards, this will be the front line base of the subjugation team so additional setup is required accordingly.

The tent for living space is sufficient as it was during the camping, but now, a larger tent for the command center is being built by the soldiers. In another place, stakes have been driven into the ground to create something like a simple stable.

I also proceeded on building a simple smithy which will be my workplace here. I dug a hole, set up two pillars, and covered them with cloth for a roof. It may be easier to picture out if you imagine the hypotenuse of the triangle as the cloth, the bottom as the ground, and the rest as openings. I made a fire bed using bricks near the widest opening. Well, it would have been difficult to assemble the bricks in such a way that the wind from the bellows would be wafted properly. What helped me on that was the blacksmith cheat I have, it appears that it also works when setting up a forge so I “know” where to put the forge to get the most work done. I wonder if this is a means in case something happens and I don’t have any other option but to abandon that house and rebuild one.

Looking at the tent’s structure, it’s obvious that I didn’t know how to efficiently set it up. It seems that it is neither a part of production nor a blacksmith. ……Well, it’s a given I guess?

There will be no furnace this time. It’s just something that can be fixed by heating it on the fire bed anyway, besides, there’s no further work to be done either. Although if it takes two weeks or more, I think it would be much better to bring a furnace and iron ores.

With the help of Delmot-san, we placed the anvil near the fire bed. Then we brought a barrel of charcoal and a barrel of water. In addition to that, in an upside down position, I also placed the three small barrels (which were emptied during the journey) inside the tent. I used one as a chair near the anvil, the other as a tool holder close to the chair and the last one as a whetstone stand. It now finally resembled a smithy.

After that, I took the hammer and chisel (a specially made one) and the statue of the goddess from my luggage inside our tent. I then make a shelf to place the statue of the goddess and attach it to the pillar. Naturally, I don’t want to just put it on the ground.

Eizou’s Workshop branch office is completed by leaning the shovel (for throwing charcoal into the fire bed) and pincers in the tool holder, placing the hammer and chisel brought from the house on top of it, and installing the whetstone on the whetstone stand.

I’m now ready to accept any number of repairs.

While I’m looking at the state of the branch office, Miss Frederica approached me with quick steps. She also looked at the state of the branch office and expressed her admiration.

“Whoa, it’s amazing. No matter how I look at it, it’s a smithy.”

“That’s because I’m a blacksmith you know.”

“I think you can sell knives and shears.”

Miss Frederica laughs and jokes while writing something on the document she’s holding.

“Well, since it will be a warzone price, it will be expensive.”

“Eizou-san is very predatory huh.”

“Yeah, I’m a miserly blacksmith you see.” 

Me and Miss Frederica laugh as we exchanged such friendly banter.

“Tell me if the charcoal and water are about to run out. Oh yeah, Eizou-san, as for your working hours, you can just go to the command center. Also, like I said before we arrive here, I’ll be bringing the repair requests. That’s all I want you to fix. Please note that anything that does not pass through me will not be compensated.”

Then, if I don’t care about the remuneration, I don’t need to go through Miss Frederica? Well, that’s just a thought, I don’t need to bother her in saying that.

“Understood”

I replied with a smile.

It’s a good thing that I finally opened the branch office, but of course there’s no work to do yet. As I walked toward the cooking area, I saw a lizardman in leather armor and a Marito soldier coming back. They were probably scouting since they were coming from the direction where the cave was. They then continued to walk towards the command post.

The other soldiers were building a fence with the trees they had cut down. As expected, there are no elves or giants in sight, but there are lizardmen and dwarves in the subjugation team. The dwarf soldiers were giving instructions on where to build the fence, and the human soldiers were listening to them as they set up the fence with those woods.

I walked past them till I reached the cooking area. Sandro-oyasan is cleaning the knives, and the two young men were nowhere to be seen. ―Although I referred to him as “oyasan”, my mind and actual age is not that different from his. But since my physical body has rejuvenated, I have to address him accordingly.

“Hi, Oyasan”

“Oh, it’s you, Eizou. What’s the matter?”

“No, nothing. I already built my workplace but I don’t think that I’ll be doing some work for the time being. Then I thought I could sharpen your knife.”

“Oh, I see. They will set out at least once today but it won’t be for a while. Until they come back, you don’t have much work to do I guess.”

“Right. That’s also why I don’t know what to do with my spare time. Well, since it’s the life for a chef, I won’t be forcing you.”

“Not really. Well, since you want to, I’ll leave it to you then. I’m almost done with mine but I still have to do theirs.”

“Which reminds me, what about those two?”

“They are out fetching water with the soldiers.”

“I see.”

Everyone is busy huh. Will I also be busy soon? Well, it’s not a good thing to be busy because it means that their armour will be damaged. Given that, getting busy will be tricky.

“This one, this, and this one right?”

I picked up the three knives and confirm it with Oyasan.

“Yes, I’ll leave them to you.”

“Alright, I’ll bring them back in an hour.”

“Ou”

I went back to the branch office with the knives in my hand. If this is in the town, this situation is totally no good.

At that moment, I saw some soldiers gathering in an area. I could also see Marius on a platform. He’s probably giving them a warning before they set off. If that’s the case, they might come back while I’m still sharpening the knives if I don’t hurry a bit. I stopped walking in a leisurely manner and then I hurriedly return to my workplace.