Chapter 150

Extra: The Winter Demon

Winter . The frozen season where snow would accumulate .

To save on heating fees, I opened up the onsen to villagers free of charge .

I planned on collecting money through tax one of these days of course, but for now I’ll just pardon them with their DP .

It’s that cold winter right now, but my room’s insulation is excellent . While we’re at it, it’s tatami-mat style .

I decided that the tatami I was lying down were excavated from the dungeon .

They were 300 DP each . Fu fu fu, they’re like small luxuries .

And I have a trap on my tatami mats! Shoes are banned! You have to take off shoes to enter their domain… kukuku, in other words, I can look at undressed feet as much as I want!

Well, the only ones that come into my room are Rokuko and Meat though .

My eyes chase legs even though I’m not a lolicon… what an unfortunate tale .

Alright, let’s think about something else . When I build the employees’ lounge, I’ll fill it with tatami mats . That way, it should be easy to get the employees to enter a certain thing .

The winter demon, Kotatsu-sama . [1]

“Did you make this, master?”

“Should I clean this place up?”

“I helped make it too~… . like the dial that can be used to adjust the heat by changing the thickness of the magic formation’s lines… another great idea that will revolutionize everything~… aaah warm~” [2]

The Kotatsu-sama is a square-type table that can fit four people . Nerune got in from the opposite side I got in at .

Since I made it together with Nerune, we got to test out Kotatsu-sama’s magic before the other employees and lead the charge . Her simple brown socks are pretty good .

“… I’ll take this spot . Excuse me, master . ”

“I’ll be joining too . It’s not meal time right now after all . ”

Rei and Kinue-san took off their shoes and got onto the tatami mat . Rei’s wearing black stockings . Kinue-san moved to sit next to me while wearing green socks, matching her overall green coloring . It wasn’t a color that most people would go for, but since it was an overall unified color she scores top points . They wound up all getting covered by Kotatsu-sama though .

… Crap! I can’t appreciate them now though!?

Was the kotatsu a failure…? I needed it to make a Japanese-styled room though . ‘Kotatsu-sama’, tch .

“Ooh, it’s warm…”

“It’s a comfortable temperature, isn’t it?”

“Fufufu, it was hard getting the temperature the be just right~”

“Aah, yeah… haaah, well, that’s good . ”

There’s no helping me not being able to see them, so I sighed in resignation . Whatever, even if it’s just a kotatsu, the results are alright .

Just then, something touched my foot .

What…?

“Hyan—!?”

… it was Rei’s foot . Looks like she extended her legs and wound up touching my foot .

“S-sorry master . I hit your foot . ”

“Don’t worry, that’s part of a kotatsu’s charm…!”

“So you are supposed to stretch out under a kotatsu? Then I’ll do it too… ah . Sorry . ”

“No no, don’t hold back, Kinue-san . The area under Kotatsu-sama is like international waters . ”

T-this… might be something amazing . As expected of Kotatsu-sama . A brilliant 180 degree turn!

“Ah, Kehma! I heard! You made something new again!?”

“Nn? Ah, Rokuko . Come join us—-ah, we’re already taking the four spots…”

“Aw… well, I’ll sit next to you then . ”

Saying that, Rokuko forcibly pushed her way into sitting beside me .

“Oi . It’s camped .

“It’s fine, you and me can share right?”

“Yeah, partner in body and mind… Maybe I should’ve made it a bit bigger?”

I made it a square-type this time, but maybe it’s be better making a rectangular one? Or maybe I could make a huge one that you can lay under and just have your head pop out of?

Well, like that, Rokuko entered Kotatsu-sama and overfilled it .

“Ooh, so warm… but all of your feet are getting in the way, get out . ”

“Eeh~, don’t wanna~ . I don’t want to leave the warmth~”

“That’s right, I can’t yield this warmth…”

“Besides, isn’t it alright Rokuko-sama? If we left, wouldn’t there be a little too much space?”

“… Oh . This is best after all . ”

The monsters and dungeon core have a good relationship .

… Did Kotatsu-sama’s magic just invalidate the dungeon core’s order? I don’t remember making such a scary magic tool though?

They were hesitant over leaving the kotatsu for their shifts after that, so I had to give the employees strict commands to keep being punctual with their work hours .

With those various things and while the slightly sweaty Rokuko stuck close to me, I fully enjoyed Kotatsu-sama .