Volume 14 Chapter 9, New Residents

Kousuke had accumulated enough divine power to install the <Water Fairy Stone>, so he was planning to install it, but before he did so, he decided to show it to Wanri.

He decided to show it to Wanri before installation because he was going to install it on the floor where foxes resided.

Wanri was usually found in or around the Yurino Shrine on the 8th Floor, so he could get a general idea of where she was by asking those in the shrine.

So, Kousuke and his team came to the 8th Floor with Mitsuki, but…

“Eh…? Wh, who?”

They were suddenly surprised by a girl they didn’t know.

Kousuke was surprised to find someone he didn’t know in Yurino Shrine, but he recalled that he had asked Wahid to increase the shrine’s manpower.

This time, he only received a report that 3 people were hired to work on the shrine. Other than that, he didn’t know the specifics.

Kousuke thought to himself, [To the new helpers of the shrine, suddenly meeting someone they didn’t know would have definitely surprised them].

“Oh, no, um. I guess it’s quicker to have them join us than to explain things right now… Yuri, will you come over?”

Since Yuri who manifested in the Yurino Shrine had become a stable existence, she could appear at will around the shrine.

“Kosuke-sama, what’s wrong? Oh, that’s right. So that’s what this is about.”

Yuri seemed to understand after watching the situation at a glance.

“Saki. This is Kosuke-sama. This is your first time meeting him, so make sure you remember him properly.”

Yuri introduced her as one of the three people who had been added to Yurino Shrine, their names being Saki, Miki, and Eri.

After being introduced, Saki came over and bowed her head hurriedly to apologize.

“I, I’m so sorry.”

“Oh, it’s nothing. I have not shown my face here for a while, so it’s not a surprise that you didn’t know.”

Kousuke said, then someone added to him.

“Then it would be better for the other two to meet you while we’re at it.”

The one who said that was Cecil.

He heard before that Cecil and Arisa were participating in monster subjugation on the 8th Floor to hone their spirit arts, but this time, they were at the shrine.

“It’s been a while.”

“Yeah, it’s been a while.”

Kousuke also lightly returned the greeting to Cecil.

“Since you’re here, would you mind meeting Miki and Eri as well?”

“Yeah, that’s fine, but…. Where’s Wanri?”

“If it’s Wanri-sama, then she’s probably out hunting at this time…”

Cecil glanced at Yuri, and she nodded her head.

“Yes. She’s hunting around the shrine…Do you want me to call her?”

“Huh? Can you do that?”

“Yes. The shrine’s power has become more stable, so it has established a kind of dominant territory. As long as she is located within the territory, it is possible to call her.”

Incidentally, this area of control could be expanded as the power of the shrine increases.

If they wanted to, they could prevent monsters from entering, but since it was not necessary at the moment, they only prohibited entry to a small distance from the shrine.

“Hoh. Now that’s a convenient thing to have.”

“It’s limited to the area around Yurino Shrine, so it’s not very useful.”

It was not that convenient at the moment, but it could be used to call Wanri, who was hunting within the area.

“Well, as long as you are able to contact Wanri, it’s convenient.”

“Thank you very much. I’ll call her then.”

After saying so, Yuri immediately disappeared from the place.

There was no need for her to disappear, but she knew that Kousuke and the others were planning to move inside the shrine, so she decided that there was no need for her to stay there.

As expected, Kousuke decided to move to his personal room.

The place they were now in, was of course, the usual central room.

Before Wanri arrived, Miki and Eri finished their introductions.

The three additional members looked younger than Cecil and Arisa.

When he asked them their age, they told him that they were all fifteen years old.

He had already predicted that to be the case because they look younger than Cecil and Arisa, and because they all look like they were all close in age to Wanri.

The biggest reason they were hired at this age was probably in consideration for Cecil and Arisa not to feel uncomfortable around them.

Since Cecil and Arisa were the ones who conducted the interviews, their intentions were also reflected in the way they did it. Since the three were also instructed and directed by the two, Kousuke had no objections.

It did bother him at first when the three of them who met him for the first time were afraid of him, but he decided to ignore it for now.

He was getting tired of worrying about it and correcting them every time.

Since he decided to officially announce that he was a living god, he already destroyed the part of his consciousness that made him feel uncomfortable when people fear and awe him.

“Speaking of which, how is your spirit arts training going?”

Kousuke asked Cecil and Alisa before Wanri came back.

They looked at each other and had a weak expression on their faces.

“We’re no longer lagging behind the enemies on this floor, but…”

“Enemies stronger than those that are not from this place are quite difficult for us to handle.”

The two of them were both spirit art users, and they were back liners. This made them unsuitable to fight without the help of a vanguard making sure that they were not easily approached, which made their training much harder than usual.

If Wanri was there, she could also play the role of vanguard for them, but Wanri was not always around to help them.

“I always tell them to shorten the activation time for their spirit art, but it doesn’t seem to work.”

It was Yuri who told him about that.

After all, Yuri was mentoring both of them.

Colette taught them the basics, but she couldn’t always be there to instruct them.

At the moment, they could only rely on Yuri.

There was no problem in doing so, was what Kousuke thought.

Spirit art was an art that was used by spirits and fairies, so in a sense, being taught by fairies themselves was a special privilege.

“Hmm… Why don’t you ask Gazeran to help?”

Kousuke suggested that with Gazerain’s help, who is the head of the adventurers’ division, they would be able to find a suitable party for the two of them.

Cecil and Arisa looked at each after hearing that offer.

“No… I mean, is it alright if we want to leave this area in the first place?”

“Eh…! Huh? Well… Now that I think about it, we haven’t ironed out those details yet.”

To begin with, Cecil and Arisa were both hired here to manage the shrine.

They had never thought of working as adventurers.

As for Kousuke, he didn’t think that they needed to be that concerned about the shrine, and he didn’t know what their contract was like in the first place.

“… I’ll ask Wahid about it later.”

In the end, that was all he could conclude at that moment.

While they were in the middle of their discussion, Wanri arrived.

Of course, she was still in her fox form and jumped straight at him.

She licked his face all over, just like the last time he came to visit her.

Kousuke was stuck like that for a while and thought. [When she takes human form again, she will probably turn red.]

Incidentally, Cecil and Arisa were smiling, while the three newcomers looked stunned.

After the whole ritual was over, they went to another room and Wanri came back dressed, in human form.

As expected, her face turned red.

“He, hello…”

The sight of her squirming with a red face was incredibly destructive.

Kousuke thought that he was the only one who saw it this way, but to his surprise, the surrounding women had similar expressions as he did, so anyone who watched her had the same thoughts as him.

“Oh, right, hi… I’m planning to add a few things and set things up on a different Floor today. I’m here to tell you about it.”

“…Things to add?”

Wanri tilted her head, not really understanding what he meant.

“That’s right. We’ll talk about it properly, but for now, can you come to the Administration Floor?”

“… Okay.”

Wanri nodded immediately at Kousuke’s suggestion.

He was going to talk about the <Water Fairy Stone> at the Administration Floor, which he decided to install on the 48th Floor.

The reason for not using the 8th Floor was because Yuri was on the 8th Floor.

The presence of another fairy does not necessarily mean that it would have any effect, but they want to avoid any uncertainty as much as possible.

That’s why they placed a <Water Fairy Stone> on the 48th Floor.

After telling this to Wanri, Kousuke went to the 48th Floor to check it out.