The Strongest Onmyoji and the Shikigami With AI are Unparalleled in Another World ~ A Second Life Properly Enjoyed Using Artificial Intelligence ~-Chapter 90 - Winter Preparations

We finished fishing, stopped by the market, and returned to the dorm.

In the evening, we ate dinner in my room.

Honestly, it’s cramped with six people.

“Master, even if you make a kotatsu, it might be better to make it a bit bigger.”

That might be a good idea.

There is a common space at the entrance, it’s spacious there, and it looks like it would be cold in winter since it’s close to the entrance.

“Hey, hey, I don’t know what this kotatsu thing is, but why are only Yuuma, Alice, and my fish smaller?”

As AI-chan and I were talking, Lily asked, looking at her small grilled fish.

“That’s a special one.”

“….It’s the one we caught.”

Alice and I nodded in response.

“Oh, you caught it! Amazing! But Annie’s is bigger…”

Annie, Natalia, and AI-chan’s fish were significantly bigger.

“There were only three fish caught, so it can’t be helped.”

“…..I caught two. I’m giving one specifically to Lily. A fish of affection.”

“Uh, okay.”

Her face showed she would have preferred the bought one.

“It was tough spending four hours for just three fish…”

Annie complained while eating the fish she bought.

Annie tried to go back several times, but each time Alice and I persuaded her to stay.

Well, at the end, she was playing with Koma-chan.

“Hey, Yuuma, can we take tomorrow off too? I have something to do.”

Natalia, who is in charge of deciding days off, asked.

“Sure, I’ll also go buy materials for the kotatsu.”

“What about work? From the day after tomorrow?”

“That’s right. I told Annie and Alice, but according to Pamela yesterday, the western forest will be open the day after tomorrow.”

“Really? That’s good. Honestly, I don’t really want to go to the southern forest or the eastern ruins.”

It seems Natalia also doesn’t want to go there because of what happened.

“Well, we can take it easy in the western forest. So, let’s go the morning after tomorrow. Is that okay with you, Lily?”

“Sure. I prefer the forest anyway.”

Well, she is an elf.

“Oh, right. You used to live in the forest, right?”

“That’s right.”

“Can you make things out of wood? I want to make a kotatsu.”

It’s like being a woodcutter.

“Of course, since I grew up in the forest, but what’s a kotatsu?”

“Um, basically, it’s a table like this.”

I tapped the table in front of us with food on it.

“This? If it’s something like this, I can make it quickly. I have magic to process and cut wood.”

Definitely like a woodcutter.

“Alright, you’re free tomorrow. Come with me.”

“You’re being pushy… but I’m free, so okay.”

That’s Lily for you.

I believed she was free.

“Where can we buy wood?”

“Probably at a lumberyard or furniture store. Oh, but there’s also some at the dismantling yard behind the guild. I think we can get some leftovers.”

The dismantling yard?

Where Bart helped us dismantle the Big Boar.

“That place, huh? Okay, let’s go there.”

“Sure.”

We decided on our future plans and continued eating our dinner fish while chatting.

After finishing dinner, we dispersed and went back to our respective rooms.

AI-chan and I took our baths, read for a bit, and then went to bed at a reasonable time.

The next day, we woke up late, had breakfast, and left the dorm with Lily, heading towards the guild.

“Hey, hey, how was yesterday?”

While walking, Lily cheerfully asked.

“Yesterday? We caught three fish.”

You ate them too, didn’t you?

“Not the fishing. You went out with Annie yesterday, right?”

“Alice was there too.”

“Do you think you can win Annie over?”

What is this girl talking about…

“What do you mean?”

“Didn’t you go out to win Annie over?”

“The phrase ‘win over’ bothers me. I just invited her normally.”

“Same thing. How did it go?”

Is it the same?

“She said she’s up for it when she’s free.”

“Oh! Really? Having Annie with us would be reassuring.”

Yeah, she would be reliable.

“Yeah, that’s true.”

“Hey, hey, why did you have 12 wives? Wasn’t it tough? How do you manage?”

This girl sure talks a lot…

“Lily, we’ll talk about that tonight, so come to Natalia’s room.”

AI-chan, what kind of conversations are you having with Natalia…

“Got it!”

Sighing, I led the two of them to the dismantling yard behind the guild.

Entering the large building, we saw idle craftsmen either staring blankly or playing card games.

“Wow… since the western forest is closed, this place has also become quite desolate,” Lily remarked.

Indeed, it used to be bustling with activity.

“Well, that will change by tomorrow. Where’s Bart? We need to ask him about getting some wood.”

Where could he be?

“Bart!”

Lily shouted loudly.

All the idle craftsmen looked our way at once.

“Shut up, Lily.”

A voice grumbled from the back, and Bart approached us.

“Oh, Bart!”

“I said shut up. So, you’re back, Lily?”

“Yeah, I just got back recently. I heard there was a stampede.”

“Yeah. We didn’t have to fight, but dealing with the monsters was tough.”

Oh, right, there was also the matter of handling the defeated monsters. That must have been a lot of work.

“Thanks for your hard work.”

“Yeah. So, is this guy part of your party? Did he really become the leader?”

Bart asked, looking at me.

“Yep, he’s really strong.”

“Figures… So, what do you need? It’s not for dismantling monsters, is it?”

Bart skipped the pleasantries and got straight to the point.

“Right. Yuma wants to make a kotatsu, so he needs some wood.”

“A kotatsu? What’s that?”

“No idea!”

“…… What’s a kotatsu?”

A puzzled Bart turned to me.

“It’s a warm table from my world. You dig a hole in the floor, place a brazier in it, and cover it with a quilt and a table. It keeps you warm.”

“Hmm… Digging a hole in the floor? Is that okay? Aren’t you living in a dorm?”

“Is it okay?” I asked Lily to confirm.

“Huh? It’s not okay, right? We’re renting those rooms.”

So serious. We can just pay for repairs later.

“Master, maybe it doesn’t have to be a sunken kotatsu? This world has magic stones.”

AI-chan comes up with a suggestion.

“Are there magic stones that can generate warmth?”

“Yes, they sell them at magic shops. If we attach one to the table, it should work fine.”

“Alright, let’s go with that. Bart, Lily will make the table, so could you give us some wood?”

“Sure, help yourself. It’s over there.”

Bart pointed to a corner where a large amount of wood was piled up.

“By the way, why do you have so much wood?”

“Because the forest is nearby, we get a lot of wood. We process it and supply it to various places.”

“Isn’t that the job of a furniture shop?”

“They use high-quality wood and charge high prices. We use the local wood, so it’s cheaper. It’s a niche market.”

Is that how it works?

“Fine, we’ll take some.”

“Help yourself. The wood there is scrap, so you don’t need to pay.”

With that, Bart went back, and we headed to the corner with the woodpile.

“What kind do you need?”

Lily asked, looking at the wood.

“I need one slightly bigger than the table in my room. It was cramped yesterday.”

“Yeah, since we’ll be eating there, it makes sense to have a bigger table.”

Since I can’t go to the girls-only third floor, everyone naturally gathers in my room.

“Just make something decent.”

“Got it! Leave it to me! I’ll make it, so you and AI-chan go shopping. You need magic stones and stuff, right?”

That’s true.

We also need a quilt for the kotatsu.

“Alright, we’re off. Thanks.”

“Okay!”

AI-chan and I left the task to Lily and went shopping.

We went to a magic shop and a furniture store, bought a magic stone and a quilt, and then returned to watch Lily making the table.

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After bringing the finished table back to the dorm, we placed it in the room.

However, since it wasn’t that cold yet, we only set up the table, keeping the magic stone and quilt stored in AI-chan’s spatial magic.

That day, we all had dinner at the newly spacious table, then went to bed early to prepare for the next day.