Chapter 40
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Translator: Xrecker
Chapter: 40
Chapter Title: Interior (4)
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Group club room.
It was one of the contents that also functioned within the Lucadia Academy.
In a manner of speaking, it was an interior decorating content like decorating my house.
It was used for things like making furniture to decorate the club room, placing the gacha characters I had obtained within a set limit of people, and listening to lines that could only be heard in the club room.
In the case of gacha characters who were not academy students or teachers, they could be placed with the setting of being invited as a guest.
The decorating content was also quite diverse, and you could make and install decorations and furniture that could be decorated in various styles such as Chinese, steampunk, medieval European, antique, and various religious styles.
However.
'I didn't really decorate it.'
What I was interested in was mainly action, so I was almost not interested in decorating the club room.
Just as each user had their own way of enjoying the game, I was the type to focus on direct character control rather than interior design.
There was no additional good effect from installing furniture either.
At most, if there was new furniture, I would just make it once and install it anywhere.
That was why my club room interior had no sense of unity at all and could be described as chaos, with Chinese-style lighting, a steampunk-style desk, a medieval European-style carpet, and a mascot statue I had obtained from an event in the corner.
Every time I saw users who had decorated their club rooms in high quality to show them off and send screenshots to the popular posts, I would think that they had made it well, but I never thought of making one myself.
'Because it looked incredibly troublesome.'
That was why I had told everyone to think for about 10 minutes and give their opinions, but I was planning to just take on the role of listening to the other members' opinions and organizing them.
10 minutes later.
Each of them began to state their opinions.
First, Yeon-hwa opened her mouth.
"A club room should be familiar and comfortable to be in, right? If you leave it to me, I'll decorate it in a comfortable and cozy Ruong style! Ah, I'll take care of all the furniture myself."
"Wait. The Ruong style isn't bad, but I'm against doing everything in the Ruong style."
"Oh my, then what kind of idea do you have, Mr. Zenedict?"
"Hmph, Fortis is a place that seeks strength. So it needs to look strong! If we unify it in the Ruong style, it will just look like a Ruong-style private home, so that's no good! Therefore!"
Arsvald took out a notebook and showed it to us.
"How about this!"
In Arsvald's notebook, a rough interior design was drawn.
A slightly torn curtain, decorations made of chains on the ceiling corners, and a carpet with a magic circle drawn on the floor.
In addition, there was something like a display case for weapons drawn.
"To draw this so quickly in 10 minutes. That's amazing."
"Hmph, no."
"No?"
"I drew it in preparation for when I would have my own hideout. I never thought I'd be taking it out now. As expected, it's always good to be prepared!"
"Hmm, a weapon display case would certainly be a good thing to have. It would also be good for placing weapons when my subspace ring is full, just in case. But... what's the meaning of this carpet and the chains on the ceiling? And why are we installing such torn curtains?"
"Ha, don't you get it? It's... because it's cool!"
Arsvald was the type to not be ashamed of his pursuit of coolness and to say it proudly.
"Because... it's cool?"
"Strength also needs coolness! A difference from others! That coolness emphasizes it!"
"I understand that you value form and appearance. How you look to others is also necessary for living. But I think it's a bit too much."
"Wh-what did you say...!"
Yeon-hwa crossed her arms and continued to speak to the flustered Arsvald.
"Coolness is important, but you also have to take care of practicality. At the very least, I'd like to refrain from this curtain with a hole in it. And from the picture, the material looks too thick, not to mention the color of the curtain. It's not a bedroom, so I don't think we need something this thick. In the first place, it can't even function properly because it has a hole in it."
"Hmph! You don't know the importance of a small light shining in a dark place!"
"I've heard both of your opinions. Pamela, what about you?"
"Uh, uh, I... rather than the decorations, there's something I'd like to bring in."
"What is it?"
"A-a drawer for storing medicinal herbs and a k-kiln for making medicines. When I was living with my master, I used to make them all the time, but r-recently, um... I haven't had a chance to make them because I don't have a kiln. I-if I continue not to make them, my skills will get rusty. Hmph! Th-then I'll be a stupid witch who can't even practice what my master taught me properly...! Aah!"
Pamela, at the ominous imagination she had just come up with, clutched her cheeks with both hands and trembled.
"Th-this guy. Why is he muttering to himself and then suddenly trembling?"
"Ms. Pamela is a funny person."
The medicinal herb combination that Pamela knew had such a good effect that Shasha wanted to use it as a product after hearing about it.
Besides, if she had the materials, Pamela could make her own spare potions.
"If Pamela makes us medicine, our future adventures will be secure. I'm in favor."
"M-Mr. Shih-han...!"
"Oh my, what kind of medicine can you make, Ms. Pamela?"
"Uh, um... I can make a simple ointment, a potion made by combining medicinal herbs, and something for burns and frostbite... ah, um, and a magic power recovery accelerator."
"Oh my!"
"A m-magic power recovery accelerator...! That would cost a considerable amount to sell on the market!"
Hearing the types of medicine Pamela could make, Yeon-hwa and Arsvald showed a very surprised reaction.
"Hmph... to think she could make medicine."
"Ms. Pamela is a very valuable talent!"
"V-valuable? I-I'm just doing as my master taught me...."
"Oh, by the way. But what about the smell? Making medicinal herbs is good, but I'm worried that it might smell too much."
"Th-that's fine. If I make an air freshener together and burn it, the smell won't stick."
"Even an air freshener! You're very competent, Ms. Pamela."
"C-competent! Th-that's not true! He, hehe, hehehehehe...."
Pamela couldn't suppress a smile and wriggled her body.
"The kiln and the medicinal herb drawer are decided. The rest is how to do the other decorations... do you have any good ideas, Ishihan?"
After stroking his chin and pretending to think for a moment, he said.
"First of all, I think it's not good to have a design that is too biased towards one side."
"Why?"
"It's not like the group will be fixed with just these members. There will be members who will come in, wanting strength. At that time, if they have a complaint about the overall interior, there will be no end to these problems."
"That's true. But that's why it's better to unify the style into one to suppress any complaints, isn't it?"
"There's already a conflict over what style to use. In a situation like this, a compromise is needed."
"A compromise? What kind of compromise? I can't compromise on the thick curtain! Even if I can't put a hole in it! It's important to show the light and darkness well! And this carpet too!"
"Then let's do this."
I gave my opinion to the two of them.
First, we would exclude any decorations that would make the overall style too reminiscent of one particular style, and for now, we would just bring in the necessary furniture and think about decorating slowly.
And in the case of the curtains, since there were many windows in the club room anyway, we decided to try having a thin curtain in one place and a thick curtain in another.
Since we could change the curtains quickly anyway, we would divide the area and feel for ourselves what it was like.
There was nothing to say about the carpet, as it wouldn't be in the way even if we laid it down.
"That's not a bad idea."
"Hmph, I don't like it, but I guess I have no choice. It's not like I'm saying you're right! And are you not going to put a hole in the curtain!"
"For now, be satisfied with adopting the thick one."
"Hmph!"
"And if possible, let's put in a bed too."
"A bed? Why?"
"There will be times when we're tired from our adventures. It would be good to have one for those times. If a bed is not possible, a long sofa would be fine too."
"To assume we'll get tired beforehand is weak! I don't need a bed!"
The one who said this was the one who would use the bed the most.
"What size bed do you think would be good?"
"A double would be good. It would take up some space, but we can just put it in a subspace ring when we're not using it."
When a rough policy was decided, Shu Yeon-hwa clapped her hands with a clap! and gathered everyone's attention.
"Then! I'll buy the kiln, the bed, and the other furniture for now! In the case of the kiln, since we also need the materials for combining medicinal herbs, it will cost quite a bit of money."
"Ah, th-you don't have to go that far...."
"No! We're in the same group now! It's important to help each other and fill in what we need! Oh ho ho ho ho!"
"B-but...."
"Pamela, if you feel bad about it, think of it as borrowing the money for the materials needed for the medicinal herb combination for now. You'll have money coming in next month."
"I-is that so?"
"Well, since the club support funds will come from the academy next month. I can just take as much as I've bought!"
"No, you don't have to take it from the club support funds. By next month, Pamela will have the most personal funds among us."
"Huh?"
"What do you mean by that?"
"M-Mr. Shih-han?"
Why don't you know, Pamela?
"Pamela, you made a contract with Cat's Commerce. Don't tell me you forgot?"
"Ah, th-that's right. But um... I-I don't know if I'll be able to earn a lot of money."
"No, you'll definitely be getting a large sum of money. Don't worry."
"R-really?"
"Of course."
Because Pamela had made a contract with the recipes for recovery potions, magic power recovery accelerators, and various other wound treatment medicines, which were the most used consumables in this world.
It was a common saying that selling daily necessities with high demand was more profitable than selling weapons, even if the price of each was lower.
"By Cat's Commerce, do you mean the Cat's Commerce that operates around Valendia?"
"Yes. Pamela has made a contract with them."
"Oh my, our Shu family also has a connection with Cat's Commerce, but I never thought Ms. Pamela would have a contract with them. You have a lot of surprising sides to you, Ms. Pamela."
"I-is that so? He, hehehehehe...."
Now that the conversation was over, all that was left was to buy the things.
"Then let's go to Valendia right away and buy the items at Cat's Commerce."
"If we're just buying, don't we have to go all the way to Valendia? There are furniture stores in Lucadia too."
"I also have a contract with Cat's Commerce, so I can buy the same items for a lower price."
"Oh my! Then we have to go to Valendia! It's best to take full advantage of the benefits you have!"
"Haa, what a pain...."
"Then will you be staying in the club room?"
"I didn't say I wasn't going! Don't just assume what I'm going to do!"
He must be lonely by himself.