Frontiers ~Chronicles of Bucket-san’s Detailed Pioneering~

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Though well, we’re still in a game, so unless an event happens, this area probably won’t ever end up being flooded with refugees… Though it’s not impossible for this kind of event to happen, I suppose.

And I’m sure something similar must be happening in other countries too, after all, there are other countries where one can start playing.

It will take quite a while until we can connect with the other countries though.
There is just no way to get there other than cutting through the Demon Trees, after all.

In any case, it’s time to return.
I didn’t stay here for long, but goodbye, Dotril.

It doesn’t take long to go back to Sabrina because I can use the Teleportation Gate.

I spent more time traveling than within the city itself, but that can’t be helped when Dotril has no specialty products.

Let’s hope that the Pioneers who are working hard to cut the Demon Trees near here will end up finding an area that catches the eyes of others.

Though well, even is such an area is found, I will only come here if a material that is absolutely necessary to be purchased locally appears.

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“And that was how I was able to expand my inventory, but I really don’t recommend it.” I said.

“I-I can’t even!” Mika exclaimed.

“Disgusting old man.” Lolita commented.

“Going there is… Impossible.” Lulu said.

“Impossible…” Hime agreed.

After returning from Dotril, I made steel equipment like usual.

Then, in the evening, we had a special emergency girls-only-gathering.

I asked everyone to come so that I could tell them about what happened when I went there to expand the inventory and… Well, everyone’s reaction was no good.

That was expected though.
We’re all women, and none of us is okay with sexual harassment.

Mika in particular seemed incredibly disgusted and angry.
She seems about to blow up.

“I can’t believe he made my poor Yuri do that… Making Yuri pour drinks for him!” Mika exclaimed.

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“Thank you for getting angry for me, Mika, but what are you going to do now?

“I mean, you struggle quite a bit with the limits of the inventory, don’t you?” I asked her.

Mika groaned a lot in response to my question.

“Another method.” Hime commented.

“It’ll be too troublesome if we don’t find one for sure.” Lolita said.

“We still have the warehouse…” Lulu added.

“Indeed.
Though I do want to expand the inventory anyways.” Lolita replied.

“An item in the end of a dungeon, right!? Then we just need to find it!” Mika exclaimed.

“I’ll put effort into it.” Hime said.

“Good luck, Hime.” I told her.

“Do your best.” Lolita added.

“We’re counting on you.” Lulu said.

Nobody wants to get their inventory expanded by asking Haldrin, after all… I mean, I can certainly understand it.
Who’d want to be sexually harassed?

I absolutely hated it, and I have no intentions of ever going there again.

So, everyone’s hopes were put on Hime, then we dissolved the emergency girls-only-gathering.

Or well, that is what was supposed to happen, but after Lulu and Lolita left, Hime and Mika went back inside to relax on the living room.

That’s unusual… “What happened, aren’t you two in a hurry to go back to hunting?” I decided to ask.

“Need to talk.” Hime said.

“Huh? About what?” I asked.

So Hime still had something she wanted to talk about…?

Moreover, Mika was not only here too, but her previously relaxed posture had suddenly been straightened up… When this happens, it is usually because she messed up somehow and wants to apologize to me…

“Mika.” Hime said.

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“Yes, Hime!

“Yuri, I’m sorry for renting the weapons for free for so long! Please let me pay for them properly!” As Mika said that, she opened a money transfer window.

“Ah…” I said.

“I scolded her.” Hime told me.

I could only giggle a bit at those words.

Seems like Mika ended up telling Hime about how she was renting the weapons without really paying for them, so Hime ended up giving quite the sermon to Mika.

I’m not exactly sure how a sermon from Hime, who doesn’t speak much, would be like, but Mika seems to be properly reflecting on that.

The amount of money she gave me was fairly large.
It may not be enough to buy neither the Mysterious Sword nor the Dark Short Sword, but it can buy three pieces of steel equipment.
This is definitely a considerable blow on Mika’s savings.

“Thank you, Hime.” I told her.

“You’re welcome, but you’re also bad, Bucket.” Hime replied.

“Ah, yeah… I guess I’m too sweet to Mika.” I said.

Mika just pouted in response.

“Well, from now on, I’ll collect the renting fee properly, so thank you.” I told Hime.

“Uhn… I’ll also do my best to pay properly.” Mika said.

“Do your best.” Hime said.

“Yeah, do your best.

“Besides, at least you are able to use some pretty nice weapons because of this deal, right?” I told Mika.

Me and Mika have been basically like sisters since we were young, and she has helped me a lot in various ways.

Although we did have our fair share of fights, I still love her very much, so I can’t think of her as anything less than my best friend.
Just a good friend won’t cut it.

And because of that, I just can’t help giving her special treatment.

But now I have another best friend, Hime.
She is an important person who scolds me when I do wrong.

This is advice from someone that cares for me, so I’ll have to think about it properly.

So thank you, Hime.