Chapter 225: Chapter 225. Magic Architects
"Ah, my head... It's hurting like hell."
After an entire night of a wild party, where everyone was drinking like there was no tomorrow, Maya and Sylphy, the veteran drinkers, about which Myne only found out last night, regretted bringing so many wine bottles a lot. Because of his two excited drunken women, Myne, the guy who doesn't like to drink a slight bit, was also forcefully made drunk by them.
Due to his poor tolerance, he soon lost his reasoning like everyone else, and did many embarrassing things. He didn't do many embarrassing things, but since everyone turned into crazy drunks, no one remembers much of what they did except Waffle and Ted."
"You awake? Since your tolerance was so poor, then why did you drink so much wine? Here, drink this lemonade, it will help clear your head a bit." Aisha heard Myne's voice and came out from the kitchen with a glass of lemonade, handing it to him while complaining.
"Thanks, and when did I drink from my own initiative? You were also here when Sis and Sylphy ganged up on me and forced me to drink alcohol. I even asked for your help, but you just stood in the background with a face as if taking pleasure in other people's misfortune. You just wait tonight, I will teach you a good lesson for betraying me," Myne said and gulped down the entire glass of lemonade.
"By the way, where is everyone?"
"Mother-in-law and her husband returned to their house an hour ago. Sylphy and Waffle are playing in the backyard with Ted and his family, in the name of training. I'm cleaning up the mess created by everyone last night. Also, if you don't mind, please get off the mattress. I have to clean the living room as well," Aisha said with a sigh.
"Do you need my help?" Myne, seeing Aisha's tired face from working a lot, asked with concern.
"Since you asked, please mop the floor, clean the couch, wash our clothes, and bathe Ted and his parents. It's been quite some time since they last bath," Aisha took Myne's concern seriously and bombarded him with chores, leaving Myne, who never liked doing household chores, pale as paper.
But since he brought trouble upon himself, he could only grit his teeth and accept the work entrusted to him by Aisha. After all, who asked him to stick his nose in other people's business?
"Haha, just look at your face. You're making a face as if someone asked you to hand over your wife to him, and you can't even dare to refuse. I was just joking, relax. Go deal with our clan matters. Leave the housework to the professionals.
Oh, and remember to take a bath first, you smell like a dirty drunk on the street right now," Aisha, after teasing Myne, nodded her head with a smile, while blocking her nose with one hand and as if fanning away the smell in front of her with the other, spoke with a disgusted face.
Phew, false alarm. I literally thought she was serious, Myne thought, wiping non-existent sweat from his forehead, and seeing Aisha looking at him with disgust, he decided to take a small revenge.
Myne nodded at Aisha's suggestion and started walking toward their bedroom. Just when Aisha wasn't paying attention and was picking up the empty wine bottles from the ground, he quickly approached her and hugged her tightly from behind, rubbing his body and cheek against hers.
"Hey, what are you doing? Stay away from me, you dirty bastard. I just showered a few moments ago," Aisha struggled in Myne's arms, but was unable to overpower him.
"Haha, this is a small revenge, my sweet, clean, and nice-smelling Wifuu. I'll make you as dirty as me, and you can't do anything about it. Muaahahahaha," Myne laughed like a third-rate villain. After messing with Aisha enough, he pushed her away with a little force and quickly ran away.
"Bastard, where do you think you're going? I'll beat the hell out of you." Aisha wasn't in the mood to let Myne leave after he messed up her new dress and hair, which took her half an hour to comb perfectly and chased after him like an angry lioness, holding an empty wine bottle in her hand.
...
The construction site of Myne's Clan building was 50 meters away from his home.
After having fun with Aisha and spending an entire hour coaxing her with the help of his little brother in the bathhouse, they came out. Myne first put back all the money he had taken out of the Inventory to showcase last night in the living room. Last night, he didn't get a chance to give everyone their pocket money, but not a single coin was missing.
Clearly, although everyone had been eyeing the small mountain of platinum coins while drooling eyes in front of him, but they actually didn't care much about it. After waking up today, they completely ignored it and returned to their daily work.
After dealing with the money in a happy mood, Myne picked up Sylphy from the backyard, where she was sweating buckets from nonstop sword training. They casually walked toward the construction site to meet Mr. Roku.
"Oh, Second Boss. When did you all come back? By the way, congratulations on the wedding," One of Mr. Roku's many disciples spotted them and greeted them happily.
"Thank you. We just came back yesterday. But what do you mean by Second Boss, and how did I even become your second boss?" Myne asked confusedly.
"Of course, you are our second boss while we are working on your project and taking a salary from you. It's only natural to give you the title of Second Boss," The disciple, who was clearly a skilled bootlicker, spoke sincerely, trying to impress Myne.
"I see. Well, do what you like. By the way, is your First Boss here now?" Myne, who was in a good mood, accepted the disciple's bootlicking and asked in a similar tone.
"Hahahaha, Lord Myne, you're very funny. Yes, the First Boss is here. He should be in the hut over there," The disciple replied with a chuckle, pointing at the small temporary wooden hut built at the east end of the construction site, probably for meetings and meals.
"Okay, then we won't disturb you anymore. See ya later," Myne said, bidding adieu to the disciple, and with Sylphy, they walked to the wooden hut and knocked on the door.
"Come in!" A heavy voice came from behind the door.
Myne didn't think much about it and opened the door and walked in.
"Oh, a newlywed couple! Why are you guys here instead of going on a sweet honeymoon? Do you need some tips from an experienced guy like me? Well, although I haven't married yet, I've been in many kingdoms in my long life and have seen many interesting things. Come here, and let's discuss where you can go for your honeymoon," Mr.
Roku said with a cheerful smile, welcoming his biggest client into his office.
"Hahaha, Mr. Roku really knows how to make our fun, but I have to disappoint you as we currently have no intention of going on any honeymoon trip. But if we even thought about it, we will surely consult with you about it," Myne replied in the same light tone as Mr. Roku as he walked toward him.
"Well, that's a little bit sad to hear that you guys are sacrificing your best wedding event for a better future. But you are very young now, you can always do it later. Anyway, why are you here?" Mr. Roku, the nearly 50-year-old bachelor, sighed regretfully but soon put back his serious workaholic personality and asked.
"Actually, we came here to consult about the Clan building plan and funding matter."
When Sylphy said that, Mr. Roku nodded his head and replied with a serious face.
"Oh, first take a seat, then tell me what you want to consult about. Do you want to add more facilities or something?"
Myne and Sylphy sat down on empty seats in front of Mr. Roku's work desk, and Myne took out some sweets from his Inventory and distributed them to him.
"Wow, so delicious. Did Aisha make them? Tell her on my behalf that I appreciate her sweets. By the way, are you going to eat those sweets?" Mr. Roku asked while peeking behind Myne and Sylphy, trying to see if anyone was watching them. After Myne shook his head, he quickly picked up the entire plate of sweets and put it into his drawer, locking it.
Certainly, I've revised the chapter for grammar and clarity. I've also added some phrases and used inverted commas for character dialogue:
"Hahaha, Mr. Roku really knows how to make our fun, but I have to disappoint you as we currently have no intention of going on any honeymoon trip. But if we even thought about it, we will surely consult with you about it," Myne replied in the same light tone as Mr. Roku as he walked toward him.
"Well, that's a little bit sad to hear that you guys are sacrificing your best wedding event for a better future. But you are very young now; you can always do it later. Anyway, why are you here?" Mr. Roku, the nearly 50-year-old bachelor, sighed regretfully but soon put back his serious workaholic personality and asked.
"Actually, we came here to consult about the Clan building plan and funding matter."
When Sylphy said that, Mr. Roku nodded his head and replied with a serious face.
"Oh, first take a seat, then tell me what you want to consult about. Do you want to add more facilities or something?"
Myne and Sylphy sat down on empty seats in front of Mr. Roku's work desk, and Myne took out some light sweets from his Inventory and distributed them to him.
"Wow, so delicious. Did Aisha make them? Tell her on my behalf that I appreciate her sweets. By the way, are you going to eat those sweets?" Mr. Roku asked while peeking behind Myne and Sylphy, trying to see if anyone was watching them. After Myne shook his head, he quickly picked up the entire plate of sweets and put it into his drawer, locking it.
"Now they are safe. I will enjoy them later. If those bastards find out about it, they will try everything to steal them."
Ignoring Mr. Roku's childish behaviour, Sylphy started speaking while shaking her head slightly.
"In our previous meeting, we decided that the Clan building would be three stories, but the circumstances have changed. So, we would like to make it a little bigger and add one more floor to it."
Talking about the circumstances of whether he can change it to a 4-story building, Mr. Roku closed his eyes and folded his arms while thinking for a while.
"Luckily, the foundation of the work hasn't started yet. However, as I have to redraw the entire floor plan again, it might take some more time. Well, it might trouble the Magic Architects too, as the higher the building, the more difficult it is for them to send materials there..."
"Huh? Magic Architects? What are they?" Myne, who heard this word for the first time, couldn't help but ask curiously.
"They are a special unit created by my father for big construction work. They all have skills that are very useful for building giant structures, like Soil Magic or Levitation Magic, etc. Using magic, they can build something on the spot, and they can exert their power in the construction of building materials as well.
Because of their magic skills, the time and effort it takes to move building materials can be prepared overwhelmingly faster. Because of this, many nobles like to hire them whenever they want to build something, not only to reduce the labor force but also time and money."
"There was also a story saying that if you had 1 Magic Architect, the time to complete a project would be reduced to 1/10 of a normal completion. Although we declined Father's help for our clan building, he still decided to give us a total of 5 Magic Architects.
Although I wanted to tell you about it, various events happened one after another, and I forgot about it," Sylphy clicked her tongue cutely as she said that.
"Five Magic Architects will surely reduce our construction time," Mr. Roku, who was listening to Sylphy's explanation, nodded and commented.
Afterwards, Sylphy and Mr. Roku had a meeting on the design of the second and third floors, as Myne decided to shift the guest house to the second floor.
Myne also asked about his doubts regarding the living quarters of clan members in the future when the clan's population increases.
"I suggest that when your clan's population increases significantly, you should build a dormitory building like a hotel or apartment beside your clan. This way, not only will your clan's building not be overcrowded, but you can also use the third floor for different purposes."
"Brilliant idea, as expected from a professional like you Mr. Roku. You solve our problems so easily," Sylphy praised Mr. Roku, making the nearly 50-year-old bachelor shy from embarrassment.
Then they all discussed a little bit more, and a rough sketch of the clan building was confirmed. Together with the Magic Architects who are supposed to come tomorrow, they would make some final adjustments before the final drawing.
"Because you added one more floor and made so many little adjustments, now if there are no financial issues, it should take a little over four to five months until completion," Mr. Roku said with a rough estimate while rubbing his chin.
"Mr. Roku, since you already mentioned it, should we talk about the financial issues?" Myne asked with a smile.
"Well, let's wait until tomorrow when those Magic Architects from the capital city come here. Then we will talk about the money. Remember to pay a visit tomorrow."
After dealing with all the matters, Myne and Sylphy bid farewell to Mr. Roku and returned to their house.