Gather Divine Coins and Gacha! - Chapter 179

 "Got nothing to do."

"Yeah, pretty bored..."

Today, just a few days before the rainy season is expected to end, we were hit by the heaviest rain of the year. It's likely to continue raining like this today and tomorrow.

The rain is so heavy that I can barely see the four houses built just a stone's throw away on the same premises. No customers are coming, so the residents have the day off today and tomorrow.

It was me who went to inform them.

Having never tried it before, I found out today that the "Floating Orb" is weak against rain. Or maybe I'm the one who's weak...

Even though using an umbrella wouldn't have made any difference, I dashed out fully prepared to get soaked, but instinctively tried to avoid the rain, resulting in a weird trajectory. Seriana, who was watching from above, said she thought I was going to leave the premises...

I had to really focus and muster up my courage to move straight ahead. It was an unexpected weakness, but it's something I can handle, and it was good to discover it now.

After that, I changed my clothes, did some laundry, took a shower, and lazed around in my room. Seriana helped dry my hair and used me as a dress-up doll for a while, but it seems she got bored eventually.

"Want to use the 'Floating Orb'?"

"...Sure."

She seemed to be lost in thought at my suggestion. Does she have something she wants to do? Like a somersault?

"I'll borrow it."

"Okay."

"And that too."

After getting on the "Floating Orb," she pointed to the "Fairy Eye" attached to my left ear.

"Sure, but what are you going to do with it?"

After I handed it to her, she attached it to her ear and activated it immediately. As always, it's got a gruesome visual...

"Come on, let's go."

...Where to?

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This mansion consists of the main building with the entrance, the south wing, and the north wing currently under construction. The main building is three stories high, while the north and south wings are up to two stories. However, each part has an attic.

"Hey!"

She produced a light in her palm. It's a magic spell for illumination that she learned recently.

The "Flash" used in combat has maximum brightness and minimal duration, disappearing instantly upon activation, but this one has moderate brightness and lasts longer. Although this is the correct use, I was used to using it with the enhanced "Dragon's Lungs," so it took a bit of effort.

Anyway, when she illuminated the surroundings with the light, a pile of wooden boxes came into view. The attic is often used for storage, but here it also serves as a fortress in case of emergency. Therefore, arrows, swords, spears, and other weapons are stored here.

"When we first came, we were told not to go into the attic, but I didn't know these things were kept here."

"Yes. Once the barracks are complete, they'll be moved there, but in an emergency, this place will still be used as a fortress, so some will remain. We'll fire arrows and magic from here."

She pointed to the window as she spoke. It's fitted with transparent panels...

"Glass?"

"No, it's a transparent plate."

A transparent plate. Made by doing various things to monster bones, it's literally a transparent plate. It's like an acrylic sheet, with lower transparency than glass, but sufficient for use as a window. It's not cheap, but it's more durable than expensive and fragile glass, so it's used in the windows of well-off commoners' houses.

...Still, to use it for attic windows. Certainly, it allows for outside surveillance... impressive.

"There's nothing here..."

While I was groaning, Seriana had finished checking the surroundings and proceeded further into the attic. To prevent fire spread, partition boards with door-sized openings were installed at regular intervals. Quite considerate.

"It's dusty."

"Given what's stored here, we've been told it doesn't need cleaning. It can't be helped... No signs of leaks either."

Hovering on the "Floating Orb" avoids the dust, which is lightly piled up. Occasionally, someone must open a window to change the air, as there are footprints leading from the stairs to the window.

As Seriana said, looking up at the ceiling, the boards were exposed, but there were no leaks. The window frames weren't wet either, suggesting the craftsmanship here is quite good.

"Everything seems to be the same. Don't they store anything else?"

After checking out the south wing's attic, all I saw were bundled spears, swords, and arrows packed in wooden boxes. It's all the same everywhere.

"It's not a place for frequent comings and goings, so we can't store items that need regular replacement. Mold and damage would be problematic, right?"

"Yeah, true."

"No problems here. Now you check."

"Okay."

With my red eye, I scanned the area but detected no signs of magic.

"Nothing here."

"Good. Let's move on."