Chapter 70

"Fa...n, good morning..."

"Hey."

"Good morning, Estelle."

"Good morning, Estelle. You seem to have slept well."

"Un, ha... I guess I was more tired than I thought. ...Oh, good morning, Mofutt."

The day after completing the complete gacha. It was already close to noon.

Estelle came out of her room, covered her mouth with her hand for a light yawn, and rubbed her eyes, saying good morning in a sleepy voice.

Noll and Sisaha, who were already awake and sitting at the table, responded to her.

Mofutt, as usual, was sitting on Noll's lap and started to purr at the sight of Estelle, who had just woken up.

In response, she went over to Noll, gently petted Mofutt, and then headed to the washroom to wash her face.

"So, what is my brother doing?"

"Cleaning."

Estelle, who had returned after washing her face, tilted her head as she looked at me.

I was holding a vacuum cleaner and a duster, wearing a mask, and thoroughly cleaning the room.

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●Vacuum Cleaner

An amazing vacuum cleaner that uses the latest hurricane method.

MP is consumed during use.

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I had materialized it from my smartphone this morning, but this vacuum cleaner, despite being an R, is quite convenient.

I've never heard of the hurricane method, but it's sucking up dust quickly, so I guess it's fine.

"I had already started by the time I woke up. I kept saying that I can't have the room dirty when I summon Luna, and I couldn't stop."

"Indeed... the house looks completely different."

"It's cleaner than when we all cleaned it after buying it."

"You were supposed to be hunting with us... but you seem to be quite energetic."

As Noll said, I had been cleaning the house since the early morning when the sun was just rising.

She woke up relatively early, but she was surprised that I was already up.

I'm cleaning so much because I'm preparing to welcome Luna.

I don't want her to think the room is dirty right after I summon her.

Yesterday, I cried myself to sleep, but I changed my mood as soon as I woke up.

Even if I fail spectacularly, it's better that Luna came... yeah, I really think it's better.

"First impressions are important. Well, this should be enough... Ah, there's still some dirt."

"I think it's already enough..."

"You're being too meticulous."

When I noticed a stain on the wall and went to wipe it, Noll and the others opened their mouths in a way that seemed exasperated.

Once I start, I want to do it thoroughly... usually, I don't even notice when there's trash lying around.

"Ookura! The cleaning is enough, let's quickly summon Luna!"

"Hmm? Well, this should be enough. But, I'm not ready to summon her yet."

"Why not!?"

"I want to use the House Extension first. That's why I was waiting for Estelle to wake up."

"You were waiting for me? I'm sorry. If you had told me, you could have woken me up."

"No, you worked hard hunting, so I wanted you to sleep in. Don't worry about it."

Sisaha, perhaps losing patience, began to urge me while sitting, shaking her shoulder.

Is it just me, or does she seem excited?

It's rare to see her so emotional outside of combat and gacha.

Still, I can't summon Luna yet because the preparations aren't complete.

I wanted to do something with the House Extension, so I was waiting for Estelle to wake up.

Now that the cleaning is done, I can finally do it.

"So, what are you going to do with the House Extension?"

"Yeah, I want to add two more rooms."

"Adding two more rooms will make it just enough for everyone."

"But, do you have enough points?"

"By converting the unnecessary ones from the complete gacha, I got 2320 points with R and SR."

Since there are no other rooms, I need to add one for Luna.

By converting the ones I got from the complete gacha, I got enough points for two rooms.

If I add two, I can ensure a room for everyone, including myself. I might give the new rooms to Noll or Sisaha and use my old room.

"I want to extend the hallway a bit and rearrange the rooms. I also want to move the position of Estelle's room, so please take important items out of your room. I don't want anything to disappear if I move the room."

"So that's why you were waiting for me to wake up. I'll go get them right away."

Estelle's room is right at the entrance of the extended hallway.

While I'm at it, I want to check what happens to the room after moving it.

When I told her this, she ran to her room to get her things.

"Sorry to keep you waiting."

"Huh? Is that all you have?"

"Yes, everything that would be a problem if it disappeared is in here. Besides, if there's nothing left, we won't know if the room disappeared, right?"

I thought she would come back with a lot of luggage, but Estelle only brought a shoulder bag.

I wonder if the capacity inside is quite large, or if she didn't have many things to begin with... but whatever.

With the preparations complete, I immediately activated the House Extension and expanded the hallway for 300 points.

Then, I repositioned Estelle's room a bit away from the entrance and created two more rooms for 2000 points.

"Nothing disappeared, did it?"

"Seems not. It doesn't seem to affect anything if I add more later. Still, I'm a bit scared, so I'll have you go outside next time."

After the creation, I had Estelle check her room, and it seems nothing disappeared.

It seems to simply move as it is, so I won't have to move things out and go outside when expanding in the future.

It should be fine even with people inside, but if something happens, it's scary, so I'll have you go outside when expanding.

"What about the new rooms? Even though it hasn't been long since we decided, will Noll or Sisaha move?"

"No, I'm fine as I am. I'll move when I have the time."

"I'm also fine as I am. The new rooms should be used by you and Luna."

"...Okay, thank you. I'll use them then."

I thought about giving the new rooms to them, but they said to use them with me and Luna.

I feel a bit guilty, but if they're willing to let me use them, I'll take them.

Finally, I have a room where I can feel at ease and do various things...

"Alright, let's summon Luna, then."

"Finally! I've been looking forward to it!"

"Sisaha, we used to do it outside, but now we can do it at home, right?"

"Oh, that's right. That's why you cleaned so thoroughly."

Until now, we stayed at an inn and went outside to avoid suspicion.

But now that we have a house, we don't have to go outside.

Besides, Luna is a vampire. There's a possibility she's weak to sunlight, so this is perfect.

I immediately operated my smartphone and selected Luna's summoning stone.

However, the summoning didn't start, and the screen displayed "Cost Over, Cannot Summon."

"Ah... The cost isn't enough!?"

"What!? O-Ookura! You can't do that after getting our hopes up!"

Seriously... I didn't expect to run out of cost here.

The cost I can use now is 78, which is the initial 15 plus 63 from my level increase.

The cost used for summoning Noll and the others is 57.

"How much is it short by?"

"It's short by 1... What should I do?"

The free cost I can use is currently 21.

But, Luna's cost is 22.

Hmm... I can probably raise it quickly, so should I go to Mount Remli now?

I should have gone hunting instead of cleaning...

"Ookura, if that's the case, you should use the Cost Down. I believe you have two, right?"

"Oh, right, I do have that!"

Noll immediately suggested using the Cost Down.

Right, I remember getting those from the great conquest and dungeon conquest.

I immediately selected the Cost Down from the item list, and the screen displayed "Please select the target to use it on," showing the names of Noll, Estelle, and Sisaha.

I was wondering who to use it on when I felt a tapping on my arm, so I shifted my gaze from the smartphone.

Estelle was smiling and pointing at herself, indicating she wanted me to use it on her.

"Alright... I'll use it on Estelle."

"Hehe, thank you, brother."

"Are you that happy?"

"Just knowing you'll do something for me makes me happy."

"S-Such a thing... makes me feel a bit embarrassed, but I guess it's a good feeling."

The Cost Down was selected and used on Estelle, and light overflowed from the smartphone and was absorbed by her.

She looked very happy.

Just knowing I'll do something for her makes her happy... I feel a bit flustered when she says that, but it's a strange feeling.

Anyway, with the cost issue resolved, I selected Luna's summoning stone again.

"Is this the summoning...?"

"Seeing this always reminds me of when I was summoned."

"You're still dwelling on it?"

Light overflowed from the smartphone and solidified into a human shape.

Noll, who was watching, seemed to be recalling the early days, with a gloomy atmosphere.

I also feel bad, but I hope she can forget it soon.

The light settled, and the human-shaped light transformed into a girl.

Luna, who was summoned, opened her eyes, glanced around us briefly, and then crossed her arms, looking at me with a stern gaze.

She is shorter than Estelle, but her blood-red eyes exude a strong presence.

Her hair is long and golden, similar to Sisaha's, but much darker.

She has a braid on one side of her shoulder, with a bat-wing hair accessory at the end, which looks cute.

She is wearing a black long-sleeved shirt with a red tie, a red corset skirt