Chapter 47

When we returned to the branch and climbed the stairs, Leonora and Adelheid were already back.

"Hey, you guys were quick."

"Just got back."

Erica and I greeted the two and took our seats.

"Ah, welcome back."

"Welcome back. I'm about to make some coffee. Would you like some?"

Adelheid asked.

"Sure, thanks."

"Ah, I'll help."

Erica stood up and started preparing the coffee with Adelheid.

"Leonora, what was the request from the town hall?"

"Hmm, about that... Can I hear your request first?"

Something must have happened...

"Our request isn't much. We need 100 recovery ointments. The deadline is one month, and the fee is 300,000 El."

"Hmm... What are recovery ointments again?"

Erica, you should know that much.

"Does Adelheid know?"

I asked Erica and Adelheid, who were preparing the coffee.

"Yes, I know. They're portable healing potions, right? Since I come from a military family, they're essential. I've even made them for my father before."

As expected from a military family.

"Right, that's it. It's not much. We use magic herbs for the ingredients, but they'll provide them."

"That's convenient. So, that should be fine."

Leonora nodded, and Adelheid placed the coffee on Leonora's desk, while Erica put it on mine.

"Thanks."

"No problem. So, how was the town hall? Did something happen?"

Erica seemed to have noticed something from Leonora's demeanor.

"It's... complicated."

"Looks like a lot happened..."

Leonora and Adelheid exchanged glances.

"What is it?"

"Well, first of all, remember when Sieg used magic to extinguish the fire in the warehouse? The mayor is going to award you a certificate of appreciation."

Huh?

"I don't need it."

It won't make any money and will just add to the clutter.

"I thought you'd say that, but wouldn't it be better to accept it?"

"That's right. I didn't know about the fire, but it's very commendable. I'm proud of you."

Well...

"Helen, what do you think?"

"Since it's for the branch's reputation, it's better to accept it. While you're at it, why not do some marketing?"

I see.

"Maybe it's better to make a good impression on the mayor."

"That's right. Even if it's a lie, you can say you're dedicated to the town."

"I understand."

Lying is easy. I just need to say what Erica would say.

"Sieg, can you go? Mr. Rübert asked you to go."

"Sure, when?"

"This weekend would be good."

Well, it's fine.

"Got it. I'll go."

"Thanks. Now, about the requests, there are two."

Two?

Not just two?

"An emergency request?"

"No, not exactly an emergency, but it's urgent. The town hall has forwarded us a request to restore and repair the materials from the warehouse that burned down in the fire."

Ah, that kind of request.

"The town hall is covering half the cost of the restoration, right?"

"Mr. Rübert said the same thing. I'm not quite sure about the details, though."

I don't have experience with such requests.

"In cases of accidents like fires, the town hall provides some financial assistance. If the request is made to the guild, the town hall covers half the cost."

However, there are some conditions for the application.

One of them is that the applicant is not at fault.

This means that the town hall and the military are considering the cause of the fire to be arson.

"Ah, I see."

"What's the other request?"

"A regular request. Let's see, 50 Tuesday stones and 50 Wednesday stones."

Tuesday stones and Wednesday stones...

"Want to guess? The Tuesday stones are to replenish the ones in the warehouse, and the Wednesday stones are for future fire prevention."

"Wow, you got it! Sieg, you're amazing!"

"Thanks."

It's part of the praise campaign from that book.

"As you guessed, the Tuesday stones are to replenish the ones that were in the warehouse that caught fire. They were supposed to be delivered to the town hall. The Wednesday stones are for fire prevention after the last incident. The town is close to the sea and has a river, so water is abundant. However, the warehouse was far from both, which delayed the response. They want to distribute them to other areas as well."

With Wednesday stones, even a non-mage can handle a small fire in the early stages.

"Got it. What's the deadline?"

"The fire-related request is to be discussed. The Wednesday stones are urgent. The Tuesday stones are due in one month."

I understand why the Wednesday stones are urgent.

"Hmm... That's a lot."

"Yeah, we still haven't finished the ingots and bricks from the previous town hall request."

Maybe we overdid the marketing a bit.

"How about you?"

"We've completed 38 ingots, so 12 are left, and 40 bricks, so 10 are left."

Now, what should we do...

"Adelheid, can you make ingots and bricks?"

"We did it in magic school practice."

You did, didn't you...

"Let me ask just in case. Have you done it for work?"

"I haven't, since I haven't been assigned much work. I doubt there are many jobs for making ingots and bricks. If there were, it would just be a matter of pressing a button."

That's true.

"Everyone, raise your hand if you've made Tuesday stones or Wednesday stones before."

Naturally, no one raised their hand.

"I haven't."

"Me neither."

"Of course not."

The three of them shook their heads.

"Well, that's expected... They're 7th and 6th level enchantments, so they're difficult."

With the machinery in the capital, it's just a matter of pressing a button.

"I'll do it if you teach me?"

"Tuesday stones can explode if you make a mistake."

"...I'll take the Wednesday stones."

That one will get you wet.

But my house is close, so I can change.

"Let's finish the remaining bricks and ingots together first. Then we'll decide how to divide the work..."

The easiest way would be for me to do the difficult tasks and leave the easy ones to the three girls.

However, I think it's important to let them grow by taking on the tasks.

Hmm...

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