Chapter 65

A few days after resolving the rabbits' problem, I sat in a chair in the garden, resting my cheek on my hand.

"Damn..."

"Huh, is something wrong? It's rare to see you looking so troubled."

"No, the rabbit shop I invested in is doing well. They apparently have amazing sales, but they came and handed over this bag of silver coins, saying, 'It's rent!'"

I looked at the bag of silver coins at my feet.

It contained about a thousand coins.

I recently learned that the currency in this world is called gold.

A thousand silver coins equal a million gold, which is equivalent to a million yen.

"…Well, that is indeed impressive."

They apparently made this much in just a few days.

The average cost per use is around ten thousand gold, which is quite a bit, but there's a long line of adventurers.

Those rabbits seem to be quite capable.

"If they're making money, isn't that a good thing?"

"It is, but I told them I don't need this much."

The rabbits insisted on giving it to me.

"This is the least we can do for our benefactor! If it's not enough, we'll offer our lives as well!!"

They said things like that, so I took it.

I have a policy of accepting what is given, but I don't want their lives. Besides, it's really too direct to link lives and other things so closely.

"Hmm, so why is the bag of money here?"

"It won't fit in the vault room."

Until now, I've been putting all the money in the vault room, but it's already full to the brim with two layers.

I've given a considerable amount to Hestia and the werewolf, but it still keeps increasing.

I need to start using it soon.

Otherwise, my house will just become a tower of vaults.

"But do you have anything you want to buy?"

"No. I asked Sakura if there was anything she wanted, but she said there wasn't anything in particular..."

I don't know who I take after, but I really have no desire for material things.

And I, of course, have no idea what to spend money on, let alone go shopping.

My hobbies include enjoying the orchard in the garden, making golems, and creating bullets from materials obtained from monsters to arm the golems.

It doesn't cost me anything at all.

"...It turns out that your hobby is making the golems stronger every day..."

Hestia is shocked, but it's fun, so there's nothing I can do about it.

It's amazing; I've even succeeded in making the golems larger recently.

Anyway, that's why the money keeps piling up.

The last time, I tried to give it to the werewolf, but she prostrated herself so much that I couldn't give it to her.

And the investment in Hestia, my last hope,

"Hestia—?"

"I already have more than enough."

"—Yeah, I understand."

It seems she has plenty of funds.

She doesn't need any more loans.

"I could use the money at the rabbit shop, but it's not that expensive there."

"...Hmm? Knowing the price means... have you already gone there?"

"Just a little."

Sakura persuaded me, so there's no problem.

Sometimes, a dark magic-like force comes out, but that's not the point.

"Ultimately, I guess I have no choice but to save it, huh?"

I have the space to save it, but I'd prefer to spend it.

While thinking about this, I lay down with a thud,

"Daichi-sama! Big sister—!!!"

"…What!"

Anne ran over. Seeing this, Hestia made a clearly displeased face and tried to hide behind me,

"Big sister, big sister, good morning—!!!"

"Stop it, stop it! Don't hug me!"

She grabbed me and pressed her large breasts into me.

Being with her, I can see various sides of Hestia, which is fun, but let's put that aside for now,

"What's up, Anne. Do you need something?"

"Ah, yes! Actually, my shop is finally complete!"

Ah, the item shop. I knew it was being built, but it's done already.

"Yes. So, to celebrate the opening, I thought I'd invite Daichi-sama, Big sister, and Sakura-sama."

"So you ran all the way here?"

"Yes! And, I've been working non-stop, remodeling the shop, so I need to replenish Big sister's 'grinding' to avoid collapsing. I've been working hard since morning!!"

Ah, I see.

If I had slept until noon, I might have been in a bad mood and scolded her a bit.

Yeah, it's good that I didn't disappoint her.

"Ugh, I'm sad, so I'll just replenish with Big sister's grinding."

"...You're annoying...!!"

It's our usual banter. Let's put that aside for now.

"Anne. If the item shop is complete, do you have items to sell?"

"Yes. I've stocked up and created items, so it's perfect. ...But I spent all my savings, so I'm broke now. Haha, I don't have anything to eat tomorrow!"

Anne says this in a very light-hearted tone.

Is it really okay for a dragon king to live without thinking about the future?

"But with Big sister's components, I can recover my magic and survive, so it's fine!"

"Ah, I see..."

Well, that's good. If there are items to sell, it's perfect.

"Then, I'll go buy something."

"Eh? Is that okay? If it's Daichi-sama, I can give it to you for free."

"No, there's meaning in paying for it. So, can you show me around, Anne?"

"A, a, yes!"

And so, we decided to go to Anne's shop.