When I returned to the Volton mansion after I finished constructing the employee dorms in Volton and the Sanctuary, I happened to meet Maribelle, Mabel and the experienced maids, and the maid-in-training girls from the orphanages.
I was admiring how hard they were working as I headed to the living room where Sophia and the rest were.
I sat down on the sofa and and Mabel brought me some tea. The training of the girls from the orphanages gravitated mostly around Maribelle, with Mabel and the rest of the veterans helping out, but during that time, they took turns doing the maidwork.
Freed from the work that they used to do until just recently, Maria and Marnie seemed bored with their idle hands, but they also have to get used to this.
Sipping on the tea, I talked about how I was building the employee dormitory behind the Sanctuary mansion when I was asked by Princess Mimir to make something similar for her and so I made one for her quickly as well.
Hearing this, Sophia was also ashamed that she didn’t realize this much sooner. Though she had left it ages ago, Princess Mimir was the princess of her motherland, so she should still have been more mindful.
「My apologies for this. For the princess of a country, while it isn’t a requirement to have ladies in waiting and servants, escorts must have been necessary to keep up with the formalities.」
「Yeah, I thought so too. No matter how safe the Sanctuary is, I feel bad that she had only the bare minimum ladies in waiting tending to her needs.」
In the Sanctuary, because of the Great Spirits’ inclinations, there’s a tendency to be unconcerned with social statuses, but it must have been a burden for Princess Mimir now that I think back on it.
Well, in actuality, Princess Mimir enjoys life in the Sanctuary and would make frequent visits to her mansion there, but she apparently wanted a personal chef there.
Princess Mimir’s attendants must have had a hard time cooking meals on top of taking care of their liege.
「So Laeva could I leave you to think about the stuff needed in the dorms like beds and tables? Of course you can ask Doganbo-san and the others for help.」
「Very well. I will call Golan-san, Doganbo-san and the others and finish it quickly.」
Laeva said that and got up from the sofa, then immediately headed towards the Teleport Gate.
「I will be back by dinner!」
We discussed whether or not we would install Teleport Gates connecting to the bases once the Volton mansion and the Sanctuary mansion are ready for acceptance, and when the girls from the orphanage have begun getting used to our life.
「I’d like to show you around the restored ancient ruin that we made into base in the Sky Island, and the base in the Demon Continent, but what do you think?」
At the mere mention of the Sky Island and the Demon Continent, the newly employed Sebastian and Maribelle who were participating in the discussion were perplexed, flapping their mouths like goldfish.
Even if “Sky Island” is mentioned, no one would know about it, but “Demon Continent” was a place known by the inhabitants of this continent.
Supposedly, the continent was entirely monster nests, filled with multitudes of dungeons of all shapes and sizes, a dangerous land where powerful monsters loitered. Majority of the people saw it that way.
If anyone is told that they have a base there, they would be more surprised than anything else. Normally, that would be unbelievable, but Sebastian and Maribelle know that I am the Keeper of the Sanctuary and the Protector of the Spirit Tree.] They also know I have deep connections with Valkyra Kingdom, Lomaria Kingdom, Yggurle Kingdom, three prospering countries in the continent. Which is why, rather than doubting me, they were absolutely gobsmacked.
「M-master, what could you have meant with the “Sky Island”?」
「Hmm, the Sky Island is an island floating in the sky.」
「……Master, this “Demon Continent”, is it perhaps the Demon Continent to the south of Samandour Kingdom separated by an ocean?」
「I don’t know any other Demon Continent besides that, so I think it might definitely be the same one you’re thinking about, Maribelle.」
I thought it would be bad to introduce them to the bases as is, so I explained the details of how I managed to procure each of those bases to Sebastian and Maribelle. Then I asked them to clean up each of the bases from time to time, communicate with the Aligerous people stationed at the base, and to tell me if there’s anything needed.
「……this is beyond my imaginations, in more ways than one.」
「……Master, I will endeavor to meet your expectations.」
Sebastian was unable to hold onto reality, while Maribelle had given up on thinking. Could it be that women are really mentally tough?
After that, once Sebastian and Maribelle had calmed down, we discussed what date I could show them around the bases.
After further discussions with Maribelle, Mabel and the veteran maids would split up and train the girls as they learning the job.
「We will regularly take turns being in charge of the Volton Mansion and the Sanctuary Mansion.」 Orıginal content can be found at 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝⟡𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕥⟡𝕟𝕖𝕥
The Base Tour will happen three days from now. By that time, I believe they should already be somewhat used to this environment.