Volume 2 Chapter 10.8 - Extra 2.1 (1/2)

Volume II Extra 2.1

Translator: Reflet

Editor: Weasalopes

「Imma pound in the ink, so hold it tight.」

「Kaaay.」

Azuma Workshop was currently in the middle of expanding construction in Wulls.

「Hiroshi, do we gotta bring over more wood, eh？」

「If there ain’t enough we can go defeat some more hunter trees, eh?」

「Nah, I think we’re good here, mate.」

Finishing the measuring and ink stamping, Hiroshi calculated the foundation as he replied to Goivejon and Foeldan.

「Hasn’t even been a year since we reformed it. I can’t believe we would ever have to add on to it.」

「Welp, can’t be helped. Factory space is one thing, but in order to accommodate a forest giant, it’s a bit small.」

「Sorry ’bout dat.」

「It’s cool, mate, don’t worry. There haven’t been enough men helpin’ out here, plus yer a darn good help.」

Everyone nodded in agreement. Azuma Workshop never had any issues with lewd conduct, but it was also true that it was a bit careless to have no men whatsoever. Still, two of the girls were hardly older than children, plus Aearis would frequently make her way in. They couldn’t just let any old guy in. In that sense, forest giants were perfect because of having little sexual drive. Furthermore, elder goblins had practically no sexual drive at their age.

In actuality, any member of the human sub-species could mate with any other combination of humanoid. With the right requirements, forest giants and humans, elves, even fairies and pixies could all have offspring. Still, normally humans, elves, dwarves, and some humanoid beasts would not generally mate to produce half-children unless they liked their appearance, stature, or aesthetic sense. This was to be expected though, since their sexual drive would emerge in different ways. Other than races like minotaurs with no women, there was no one mad enough to be okay with just any female.

「I’m thinkin’ of makin’ this side of the buildin’ the men’s dorms while we’re at it. How ’bout it?」

「Well, I don’t have a problem with that.」

「It makes sense for hiring in the long term.」

Everyone agreed with Hiroshi’s proposal. They’d have to go around the hinterlands setting up transportation circles and bringing over people from all around anyway. Plus they’d already received demand for expanding the workshop.

「Alright, imma start by finishin’ up the foundation, so Haruna-san, I’d like ya to help out for yer trainin’. Mio, I’d like ya to lecture Fum ‘n the others.」

「Got it.」

「I can use anything to teach them, right?」

「Do whatcha wanr.」

Mio gathered a bunch of materials that looked good after getting approved. She intended to give a lecture on Class 7 potions and every type of expendable that fell into that rank.

「Alright, we’re finishin’ the exterior by tomorrow, y’all.」

「It’s gonna be done by dat time？」

「Heck yeah mate, this size is nothin’.」

Just as Hiroshi said so confidently, the foundation was layed out with no abnormalities before day was up.

「So this is what Class 7 potions are like. Think you can handle it?」

「…Wait, we use it for things like that?」

「It’s really difficult to get precision……」

「Yeah, keeping the speed at a constant is a lot of trouble……」

The three of them groaned after actually trying to implement the lecture. They still hadn’t reached the point where they could use enchantments or alchemy for other purposes, but this was incredibly difficult for craftspeople who were still struggling with Class 8.

「Let me just say that Haru recently became able to cast even the most rudimentary of short-hand enchantments at this level.」