Kousuke, having reached an unstated understanding (?) with Scott, returned to the tower and began constructing the shop.
Before leaving Scott’s mansion, Renka had pleaded with him to stay longer, but he managed to get her to give up by explaining he hadn’t made any preparations this time.
Still, Kousuke was quite satisfied since he had at least been able to properly interact with the wolves.
By the way, Renka seemed to be raising the wolves properly, as there was no sign of dissatisfaction from them.
Kousuke was thinking that while their current state was sufficient, in a few more years, he might be able to entrust the two wolves serving as sentries to her.
Kousuke intended to let the two wolves decide whether to stay with Renka or return to the tower.
In either case, Kousuke was now convinced that entrusting the wolves to Renka had not been a mistake.
If any problems were to arise in the future, it would probably be when Renka grew up and got married, but that was something for them to consider at that time.
While thinking about such things, Kousuke began to create the construction materials for the new shop, just as he had before.
This time, there would be more lumber, so not as much brick was needed.
Instead, there was the troublesome task of processing lumber, but he overcame it using magic.
While working, Kousuke found himself thinking that magic was too convenient, but no one seemed to understand his sentiment.
It was obvious that magic was convenient, and furthermore, they simply ignored what Kousuke was doing.
By the way, processing lumber takes time even in this world, but Kousuke, who was processing it in a short time, didn’t realize that it was also due to his authority.
The reason others didn’t compensate for this was simply because there were no experts in construction, and they mistakenly believed Kousuke understood that this was not a normal task.
With such subtle misunderstandings occurring, Kousuke completed the building that would become the shop three months later.
Standing before the building, Floria muttered, “…It’s ordinary.”
“No, well, that’s about right. I used ordinary enchantment magic to prevent it from being destroyed or leaking rain, but I didn’t add anything else significant.”
“Is that so?”
Kousuke nodded at Floria, who asked with a puzzled expression.
In this case, the entrance to the shop was important, and mechanisms for that were not needed for the building itself.
To be precise, a magic circle for applying the mechanism had been prepared, but it was not in a conspicuous place.
Furthermore, since there was no need to activate the mechanism at the moment, it did not differ from a general building.
When Kousuke explained it like that, Floria’s expression became subtle.
“So, what you’re saying is that if we activate the entrance mechanism, it will be visually apparent?”
“Well, something like that.”
Kousuke, while noticing the reason for Floria’s subtle expression, nodded as if not to mind it.
If he got caught up in nitpicking here, the story wouldn’t progress.
Floria, who had been looking at Kousuke’s face, looked suspicious.
“Is that entrance finished yet?”
“Of course, it’s done. …Would you like to see it?”
“Absolutely.”
Floria immediately replied when Kousuke looked at her expectantly.
She had no intention of rejecting the shop now that it was complete, but she had to confirm the impact it would have.
Although not requested by Scott, Floria thought it necessary to see it at least once for the future.
Kousuke also understood this, so without any resistance, he decided to show Floria the mechanism.
To show the mechanism for the shop’s entrance, Kousuke first led Floria into the building.
Naturally, it was the shop staff who would operate the entrance mechanism, so the switch was made inside the store.
The building’s layout was such that two-thirds of the first floor was the shop, with a break room and work area for employees behind it.
The switch for the entrance mechanism was located in that work area.
Pointing at the switch, Kousuke looked at Floria and said, “For now, as it’s an experiment, I’ll set it to appear near the entrance at the foot of the tower.”
Kousuke then began operating the switch.
From Floria’s perspective, watching the operation, it appeared as though he selected one option from several candidates displayed on a screen and then pressed the switch.
At this time, Kousuke hadn’t provided a detailed explanation, so she didn’t know what kind of operation was being performed with a single switch.
Floria also didn’t need to know the intricate details of the operation right away, so she simply nodded.
“Mm. That’s fine.”
As Floria spoke, Kousuke nodded with a satisfied expression.
“Yes. It seems to be working properly. Shall we go and try it out for now?”
“Go? Go where?”
“Of course, to the entrance outside. We can’t be sure if it appeared correctly unless we check, right?”
Kousuke said and started walking briskly, so Floria followed.
When the two went outside, a banner that hadn’t been there before was hanging in the air in front of the shop.
To Kousuke, it felt like split noren curtains reaching the ground, but Floria’s eyes widened at the sight of something she had never seen before.
“What is this?”
“Simply put, it’s a marker? In reality, entry and exit are possible without something like this, but I added it because it would be hard to find without it.”
The magic connecting the shop to a different space was invisible.
If there were no marker, it would look like the space suddenly changed, so he thought it was better to prepare something appropriate.
The fact that it was a noren-like object was typical of Kousuke, but Floria nodded and approached it.
Then, Floria, who had approached the noren-like object, stepped forward as prompted by Kousuke.
Immediately, the surrounding scenery changed drastically.
After all, the towering wall of Amamiya Tower loomed behind Floria, leaving no room for doubt.
Floria had instantly moved to a different location, just as Kousuke had said.
“Good, good. It’s working properly.”
A moment after Floria moved, Kousuke’s voice could be heard.
Looking to his side, Kousuke nodded several times with a satisfied expression.
“How should I put it… It’s as expected, or perhaps even more than expected. You’ve created another incredible thing.”
“Yes. Well, I admit that. But I have absolutely no intention of revealing it to the public.”
After all, with this system, one could enter and exit anywhere at any time.
From a defensive perspective, such a dangerous thing could never be revealed.
Even Kousuke understood that well.
Floria nodded deeply at Kousuke’s words.
“I see. In that case, I suppose it’s fine? Drawing attention to it was factored in from the start, wasn’t it?”
“That’s right.”
In fact, drawing attention to this entrance had some advantageous aspects.
Floria would only realize this after Kousuke had completed the system to a point beyond her comprehension.
What is said to be completed this time refers to the building section and the entrance for the outside.
There is one more main thing to be made, which will be in the next installment.
In the meantime, Floria and Silvia will go to hire shop employees.
*The next update will be on the 19th.
