Otherworld Dagashi Shop Yahagi

Chapter 104: Yahagi's Stump

In about 5 days, the demarcation of the plots was completed.

Thin threads were stretched around Luganda, marking what would be the roads and residential areas.

Merle, who had been worried that her home might end up next to a toilet, was relieved to get a plot of land next to Mira’s.

The residents must have been very happy to have land, as they immediately started mowing the grass and clearing stones.

Of course, Merle and Mira were also busy with the same thing, and they were now working on their land.

[Ei! Wind Cutter!]

Mira was cutting trees on her land with magic.

[You want to get your land in order right away?]

[I want to be able to live here as soon as possible.]

Mira, some sweat dripping down her forehead, looked lively.

[In the future, I want to build my house around here, set up grape trellises in that area, and plant apricot trees over there. I would also like to have a pergola with wild roses at the entrance.]

Mira’s happiness can be seen from her eyes as she talks about her dreams for the future.

Merle was also doing her best while digging up the soil with a hoe.

[Ughaaa! Why are these trees rooting these deep!?]

She seems to be trying to forcefully dig up with her Body Reinforcement Magic.

[Oi, oi, don’t push yourself too hard. Why don’t you hire someone who can use Earth Magic?]

[People who can use Earth Magic are in demand, so there’s a long waiting list for them. Ah, that’s right! Yuusuke-san, sell me a Jumbo Cutlet.? I’ll try to pull this stump with a Power Boost.]

If she eats a Jumbo Cutlet, she might be able to pull off that stump.

However, Power Boost only lasts for 3 seconds.

I also fear the possibility it would turn out into a failure.

However, if it’s that dagashi, I don’t have to worry about that.

[I’ve got just the right thing for this.]

Product name: Lumberjack’s Stumps

Description: Tree stump-shaped chocolate snack made from a combination of chocolate and cookies. Eating it allows the consumer to pull off stumps with ease. (One candy, one stump)

Price: 100 rims

This snack is so specialized that it has never been used in the past.

There’s no way anyone would be pulling out stumps in the dungeon.

However, it’s a different story here in the frontier areas.

Demand for this dagashi is bound to explode in the future.

[Here, try this.]

[Ara, it looks delicious. However, my hands are like this.]

Merle’s hands were covered with mud from trying to uproot the tree stump with a hoe.

[It can’t be helped. I’ll feed it to you, so open your mouth.]

[Yeeees.]

Merle opened her mouth wide.

She looked like a swallow hatchling waiting to be fed.

[Mogu mogu…… This is tasty! Daaaad, one mooooore!]

[Who the heck is your dad!? Did I have you as my child back when I was seven, Merle!? Like that’s possible!]

[Ahaha, sorry, sorry.]

[Besides, you eat one of these and you pull out a stump. Try it quick before the effect wears off.]

If she doesn’t do anything, the effect will just reset.

It’s not a cumulative effect, so she should work quickly after eating.

[Alright. Let’s see……]

Merle put her hands on the stump she had been struggling with.

Then, she braced her legs and held onto the tree stump tight.

[Ei!]

Zubobobo!

[Whoa!?]

Pulling out the tree stump must have been too easy for her, as Merle stumbled backward from too much force and fell on her buttocks.

Even so, she didn’t let go of her hands, and the long roots continued to slip out of the soil, scattering dirt all around.

[Ouuuuch…… Even so, this is amazing!]

[The effect must still be going on. Just keep going and pull it out all the way.]

[Alright.]

Merle moved on holding the stump and succeeded in pulling all of the tree stump out.

[It has an amazing effect, hasn’t it? It would normally be impossible to lift up a stump like that.]

[A completely extraordinary power. However, the effect of this dagashi only reacts to tree stumps. Even though being limited to such a thing is “strange”.]

[Only served here in the Dagashi Shop.]

Mira and I both chuckled.

[With this item though, the pioneering will accelerate.]

[You’re right. I’ll go out and hand them out to everyone. I’ll leave this box here for you two to use.]

As I was walking away to distribute “Lumberjack’s Stumps” to everyone, I noticed Regal looking at me from the shadows.

[Yuusuke-san, Merle-san, you both are being careless.]

Regal stared at us with a stern look.

[What’s the matter?]

[How would you explain yourself if Michelle-san had seen you being unfaithful to her just now?]

[What do you mean by being unfaithful?]

[You had fed Merle-san a snack directly to her mouth, didn’t you?]

Was that being unfaithful?

[That just now was like feeding a baby bird, so I’m not being unfaithful or anything like that.]

[Do you think that excuse would work on Michelle-san?]

That is……

[It wouldn’t work on her, right? Luganda’s development is going well. It would be great if you don’t cause any unnecessary trouble!]

[I- I’m sorry……]

Merle and I apologized at the same time.

That certainly was a careless thing to do.

[Please be very careful. You never know, a Wind Cutter might suddenly chop you in half or Yuusuke-san’s tree stump might suddenly be pulled off!]

[T- The heck do you mean by my tree stump? What is she gonna pull off?]

[Imagine it yourself!]

.

My neck, my legs, or perhaps……

Imagining anything further is just too terrifying for my mind to think about.

<Translator’s Notes>

Lumberjack’s Stumps