The next day, Sylvia led me to an abandoned house recommended by the Guild House.

　It's on the outskirts of the town, even closer to the mountains.

　On the way to the dungeon, the 'Sundial Forest', the building had been abandoned, untouched and abandoned.

''This is terrible.''
Right?

　I couldn't help but let out a frank reaction.

　The abandoned house had not retained its original form as a building.
　Rather, it had been crushed as hard as possible by a large fallen tree.

　More than half of the roof had collapsed into a vault, and the walls and floors were aching from exposure to the elements.

The house was originally vacant, but the last storm's lightning strikes brought down a large tree, and it was such a blinding sight ......
If you want to rebuild normally, you need to remove the fallen trees first. Well, that would leave a lot of people out in the cold.

　However, that's only if you try to rebuild it by normal means.

　The only way I can do it is with a foul technique that is far from straightforward.

"The proof is in the pudding. Let's give it a try.
What? I'll do it, huh?
'Of course it's a [restoration] skill. I've never tried anything this big before, but I feel like I can probably do it.

　After escaping from that dungeon - the Thousand Year Corridor of the Abyss, I felt that my repairing skills were more proficient than ever before.

　It's not just a derivative of the new functions, but it also feels as if the original repair capabilities have been upgraded.

I'm going to be able to get the entire building to be repaired and the wood to fill in the holes will be secured by disassembling the fallen trees. ...... Okay, full output, activate the skill!　[Restoration] Begin!

　I poke my hand into the damaged floor and pour magic power into it.

　The light of magic power spreads all over the crumbling building, and the fallen tree is [disintegrated] to fill in the damaged parts.

　Although it's not quite as complete in an instant as the 【Restoration】 of a sword, the abandoned building regains its original shape with visible speed.

''Guh......!　This guy is a stone: ......!

　Magic power consumption jumped up in proportion to the scale of the 【Restoration】, and the load I myself was receiving was also rising.

　However, at this pace, I could do it.
　I was convinced of that and poured more magic power into it.

　Soon, the magical light that enveloped the building disappeared and the restored interior spread out before my eyes.

'...... haha, haha ...... somehow, you finished before your magic power ran out ......'
It's amazing ...... it's really back to normal. ......
I'm surprised at myself. I never thought I'd make it this far.

　He wipes the sweat from his forehead and stands up.

　The parts that can be restored with wood have been restored to their original state.
　The rest of the furniture, such as carpets and other furnishings, as well as the furniture that wasn't included in the restoration process earlier, will be perfect.

I'm not even close to recovering my strength yet. I haven't even recovered my strength yet, so we shouldn't push it too hard.
Well, I'm going to make some lunch. Can I borrow your kitchen?

　Sylvia took the bag of ingredients and crisply walked to the back of the building.

　Since it's a good time, let's take advantage of Sylvia's favor.

　I decided to [Restore] the chairs and table that were in pieces and sit on them and wait for Sylvia to come back.










　Then a few days later.

　Just as the building and furniture restoration was finished in one piece, several large wooden boxes were sent to me.

'Luke-san, what are these?'

　Sylvia tilts her head in front of a stack of crates stacked in the storefront.

'This?　That's the stuff I asked the Guild House to give me for the goods. The nearest guild chapter gave it to me at a discount.

　He opens one of the crates and checks the contents.

　A sword with a broken blade. Or a shattered sword.
　A rusted sword. A broken wooden shield.

　The box is filled with the remains of armor that are almost like junk.

''Eh. This isn't go ......, it's broken, isn't it ......?
'Well, it's usually garbage. It's a worn-out piece of junk that the guild traded in for an adventurer's scrap metal. It's a discarded item that they decided would be faster and better performing to buy a new one than to fix it.

　He affirmed head-on the expression that Sylvia had avoided with her choice of words.

'But it's a treasure trove for me.

　He takes one of the broken swords in his hand and activates the 【Restore】 skill with a piece of the broken sword blade.

　In the blink of an eye, the sword blade was reconstructed and the sword regained its new-like luster.

''See?''
Ooh, ......!

　This solves the problem of the initial inventory needed to open the store.

　This wreckage was taken over by the Adventurers Guild at a low price after the adventurers bought new armaments.

　Even if they sold them to a blacksmith, they made little profit at the cheap price, so when I said I would buy them at a slightly higher price than that, they were happy to give them away.

　The quantity is reasonable, so there will be no trouble in stocking it for the time being.

'We'll have to get some eyeballs on hand for the rest.
The highlight of your day?
'You used the weapon that killed the dragon as an advertisement, we need to display the same type of product, we've been duped! You might think that, right?
'Oh, indeed!

　First impressions are crucial for everything.
　If you make a bad impression at first, it will reverberate later on.

　I put the remains of my sword on the workbench and took out the sachet I had carefully stored away.

　The contents of the sachet are the powder of the mysterious metal that makes up the walls of the labyrinth, which I [disintegrated] when I escaped from the dungeon 'The Thousand Year Corridor of the Abyss'.

''Err, silver sand ......?　Like iron sand ...... is this the material for that sword?
How it was obtained is a trade secret. If you use this thing, the strength of the sword will be boosted.

　Sakura's sword skills were tremendous, but a dragon's scales couldn't be pierced by good skill alone.
　Naturally, the performance of the weapon would also be of great importance.

　The walls of the labyrinth couldn't give even a scratch, even for a brave man.
　It might be rather natural that the sword that was [Synthesized] of its constituent materials would be strong and sharp enough to cut through the scales of a dragon.

''Activate the skill, begin 【Restoration】--''

　A sword similar to that weapon that killed the dragon is being generated.

　If we can make a few swings of this guy, we'll have the assortment that the adventurers expect.

　If they are sold out, I'll think about whether or not I'll dive into that labyrinth again ...... to procure the materials when the time comes.










Hey, brother!　Do you want me to put the sign up here?
Yes, I'll see you there.

　A few more days later.

　The shop's sign, which had been ordered from a local craftsman, was completed and the time had come for it to be displayed in front of the shop.

　The preparations for the opening of the shop, except for the signboard, were already complete.

　The fledgling adventurers gathered around, waiting for the announcement of the opening of business now.

''White Wolf Store ...... This is the name of Luke's store, isn't it?''

　Sylvia muttered sincerely as she looked up at the sign next to me.

　While I was preparing for the opening, Sylvia was very helpful to me.

　I did all the work of fixing the building and preparing the merchandise on my own, but she prepared all the meals for me in the meantime.

　Of course, I had to pay for the ingredients and a little bit of heartfelt effort, but that didn't change the fact that I had to put her through a lot of trouble.

　I will have to thank her again when the restaurant's management is back on track.

''Did you take it from Luke's hometown?　As I recall, he's from the White Wolf Forest: ......
Yeah. I couldn't think of a better name for it.

　The White Wolf Forest - my birthplace that I haven't returned to for fifteen years now.

　I didn't name the store because I missed my hometown, but simply because I thought I would use the name I usually use in my name.

　The White Wolf Shoppe run by "Luke of the White Wolf Forest".
　There would be no easier combination to remember than this.

'I think it's a good name. But still, it's the opening day of the store, and it would have been nice if Sakura was there too.''
You know, I haven't seen you around lately. You got a job in another town?
'I'm going to get something important that I left with someone I know,' he said.

　For some reason, since the day after the one incident at the guild house, I hadn't seen Sakura for a long time.

　I was self-consciously convinced that she was working hard on her adventurer's work, but apparently she had other business to attend to.

　Thanks to Sakura giving away the bounty for defeating the dragon, I was able to finish my preparations with plenty of time to spare.

　So I have a feeling that Sylvia is right, I wanted Sakura to be present at this event as well.

　However, she must have her own circumstances.
　I'll express my gratitude again another time.

''Alright!　Brother, the signs are perfect.
Thank you.

　A craftsman comes down from the ladder after finishing attaching the sign.

　All preparations are now complete.
　He opens the front door of the store and turns back to the fledgling adventurers who are waiting for the store to open.

''Welcome to the White Wolf Store, which opens today!