Published: January 12, 2026
The essentials were a resting area, dining hall, toilets, storage, and a gate at the dungeon entrance. Additionally, a pulley system was installed on the cliff to fetch water.
By the way, the frequently requested brothel and gambling hall were rejected.
At this stage, the maximum number of people is sixty to seventy. Considering the possibility of full occupancy, it would be better to have a building with some room to spare.
It’s similar to the soldiers’ barracks I built before.
Since this place is a cliff, I decided to make good use of that.
“Lord Van… are you sure this is alright…?”
Arte muttered her doubts anxiously.
“It’s fine, it’s fine.”
I answered lightly as I started building floors and stairs between the pillars. Because of the unusual shape, the outer walls would be finished last.
While erecting several large, sturdy pillars, I constructed floors and stairs. The windows were relatively small.
The rocky wall beside the dungeon entrance had just the right slope, so the building was constructed adjacent to it, but the shape gradually became more complicated.
The angle and shape of the rock wall are inconsistent. Well, since it’s slightly slanted, it’s good for leaning the building against, but it didn’t go exactly as planned.
Still, the retro-style Japanese inn along the mountainside that I had envisioned was completed. Well, it’s closer to the look of Jiufen in Taiwan, rather than a traditional Japanese inn.
The first floor serves as a resting area and storage, the second floor has a dining hall and three nap rooms each accommodating four people. The third and fourth floors have similar nap rooms, six per floor. In total, fifteen nap rooms.
There are four toilets on each floor. On the rooftop, I built a rainwater storage tank, so if the filters are properly maintained, the toilets can be used as flush toilets.
Iron bars and shutters were installed on the windows. This should keep us safe even if demonic beasts come.
I nodded as I looked up at the building rising diagonally from the outside.
“I’m skipping the explanations since you all saw it while it was being built, but I’ll just briefly summarize the overall structure, okay?”
Turning around, I saw the adventurers all looking up at the building with dumbfounded expressions. Til, Kamushin, and Ort were somehow smiling wryly, and even Arte was blinking in surprise.
“First, the slant is to make it sturdier. We drove deep piles into both the rock wall and the ground. The stairs are slightly terraced to balance the center of gravity. You can use the terraces as a kind of balcony or something. As for the toilets, if you clean the mesh of the rooftop water tank about once a week, you should be able to use the flush toilets continuously. But you can’t drink that water, okay? Be careful.”
After the brief explanation, I scanned the adventurers’ faces.
“...Anyone understand?”
“Y-yes!”
The adventurers replied reflexively, but it was very doubtful whether they truly understood. I actually worried if they’d listened carefully.
With no choice, I turned to Ort.
“I’m leaving the management of this base to you, Ort. Make sure everyone is properly trained.”
“Haha… understood.”
Ort smiled awkwardly, so I added more instructions.
“Also, I installed a gate at the dungeon entrance, but it might be better to keep it closed most of the time, right? Maybe set specific opening hours during the day so it won’t be left open all the time.”
“Ah, I might have to talk with the others about that. Some of them dive into the dungeon at night… but it’s definitely better to keep the gate closed when no one’s around. If something dangerous appears, the gate can buy us some time.”
“The gate is a laminate with a Mithril plate at its core, so it should be pretty tough. The forest dragon we saw last time might be stopped for about a day.”
“...Seriously?”
Ort was stunned, and I nodded, laughing.
“Oh, everyone can go inside the building now.”
Remembering to say that, the adventurers rushed forward eagerly.