I got a house. I didn't even know what I was doing, but I got a house anyway. From whom?　From the king, of course.

　On the day of the knighthood ceremony, things went according to the script in the audience chamber.

I confer a title on you, my mortal enemy.
What a waste of words. But I've found that being an adventurer has suited me fine.
Yeah, well, no pressure.

　And so far, it was all going according to plan.

But I think it would be rude to the man who saved my life to send me home. So I have prepared a gratuity and a mansion as a base for your adventure. Please accept it in exchange for the title.
What?

　As the king said this, an elderly gentleman with a silver tray walked up to me and handed me a bag of money and an inventory of houses and other items. I was so distracted by the king's words that I couldn't help but take it as it was.
　The weight of the bag brought me back to myself, but the gentleman had already stepped back with the silver tray, and I had just lost my chance to return it.

This has been a great cause. We look forward to seeing you do even better.

　It concluded.


'West Ward, 21A Paralan Street..... It's an area of the outer boroughs that's home to a wealthy population.

　Yumina murmured while looking at the inventory.
　The royal capital is divided into an inner perimeter and an outer perimeter district with the castle at its center. The inner periphery is inhabited by royalty, aristocrats and great merchants, while the outer periphery is on the other side of the river.
　The outer periphery is inhabited by a variety of people and is further divided into the eastern, southern, and western wards (the capital city of Arefis has no northern ward because the lake of Palette is to the north). The West Ward, an area where many wealthy people live. The king gave me a mansion there.

'So what do we do now?'

　After finishing the training that the general allowed me to participate in today, Else, who has been sweating at the watering hole, asks me curiously, but for me, it's too much to ask for such a thing.

I'm not going to give it back, after all.
"...it's very rude to return something that was once given to you. It's an act that will destroy their reputation.

　Well, yeah. It's like taking it and saying "I still don't like it, so I'll give it back". Linse is right. I'll just have to take it.
　In a corner of the training grounds at the castle, I roll in the grass with a rumble. Clouds are flowing in the clear sky. The first time I came to this world, the sky was like this.

'I received not only the house, but the money as well.... What am I going to do with that kind of money?
How much did you get paid, that I did?

　Yae peering at me as I lay down.

''...20 King Gold Coins...''
""Twenty gold pieces of the king's coins!"

　Else, Linse and Yae's surprised voices hummed beautifully. That's right, you'd normally be surprised.
　It is said that the royal gold coin is the uppermost coin from the white gold coin, and one royal gold coin equals ten white gold coins. It seems to be too large to be used in ordinary markets.
　In the world where I was born, one gold coin is about 10 million yen. That's 200 million yen in total. The king's life is 200 million yen. I'm not sure if this is cheap or expensive. Moreover, I heard that this money was all in the king's pocket. I didn't ask him why he earned it.
　Could this be a betrothal money...? It's not like you can't refuse to marry Yumina anymore since you got it.... In general, wasn't the betrothal money given by the groom's side to the bride's side? No, if you're going to be my son-in-law, is this the right thing to do...? I don't know what's going on anymore.
　I'm afraid to keep it for now, so I left the money with the Duke.

Since you got the house, can't you just retire and live?
That makes me feel like a complete failure.

　I respond to a sighing Else by raising my upper body. I don't work because I have money. That's not what I'm thinking about. It's a good thing that you have money, though.

Do you want to go and see it anyway? It's only about a half hour away from here.

　There was no reason to disagree with Umina's suggestion, so we all decided to go and see the house.



''Huh? ...here?

　I muttered to myself.
　The mansion stood on a hill with a great view, in the western part of the outer district. The red roof on the whitewashed walls. It's a Western-style three-story mansion with a cosy structure. It's good. I don't have any complaints about the design, and I like the location, a quiet place a bit away from the residential area. But......

It's too big, it's too big....

　No, it's still small compared to the Altlinde dukes and Viscount Swordleck. However, even so, it's still large enough to call it a mansion.
　Using the key I was given, I opened the gate and entered the grounds. I could see a large garden planted with lawns, flower beds with various flowers in bloom and a pond with a small fountain. Beyond the garden, there was even a detached house and a stable.
　We opened the double doors and entered the entrance hall, where we were greeted by a bright red carpet and a staircase leading to the second floor.

It's quite a nice house, isn't it? I like it.

　Yumina, the only one of us who is used to this kind of environment, walked nonchalantly down the hall, holding Amber in her arms. As I followed along with her, I couldn't help but feel my honest opinion leaking out of my mouth.

'It's a lot of work just to clean this big house... it's too big for five people to live in.
""What?"

　Else and Linse, and Yae, are looking at me with a surprised look on their faces. Eh, what is it?

''Um........Fuyu-dono? Five people, is it possible for me to live here too, that I am allowed to live here?
"? What are you talking about? Of course.

　What are you talking about? Since there's so much room, there's no way to not use it. As I was thinking about this, Else gradually opened her mouth.

I've been thinking about this for a while now. It's not the house that was given to you to live in with Yumina?

　Ah, I see. Was it just the king's covering fire for Yumina, this house. I've been given something troublesome.
　I don't dislike Yumina, but I can't see her as a marriage partner yet. I'm more like a younger sister.
　Linse spoke to me in a small voice while looking down.

''...If it's a house for two people who like each other to live together, I don't think it's a good idea for us to live there...''
'Who's in love with you? I love all four of you as much as you do, and I consider you all family, I do. So there's no problem for all of us to live here...

　Hmm? Linse's face is so red, what's wrong with her? And Else and Yae are red?

Oh, I'm gonna go upstairs.
I'm going to go to the attic...
Well, I've been wondering about the kitchen, myself, that is.

　They all ran off like spiders scattering spiders. Why?

'I see. I like all four of you as much as I do, like family, I guess. A step forward, I suppose.

　Yumina, who was watching this, smiles and opens her mouth.

''I would like to be Fuyao-san's wife, and we will live our lives together. However, I don't intend to be exclusive, so this is what I'm going to do. I'm going to go talk with everyone for a bit. Fuyao-san, please wait in the living room.

　Huh? What? What do you mean? Leaving me and Ember behind, Yumina walks up the stairs.
　I'm not sure... but for now, I head towards the living room as I was told.
　On the way, we saw a bathroom, a parlor, a pantry, a wine cellar, but there was nothing in there. There was not a single shelf.
　And when I opened the door at the back front of the first floor, I found the living room. The living room is large.......of course. Even more so since there's only a fireplace and curtains here too. I'll have to buy all kinds of furniture and other things as well. I wonder if the king anticipated that and gave me the money.
　From the wall of windows, you can look out over the terrace and see the western part of the house from the hilltop.
　There was a nice breeze blowing through the window and out through the terrace into the garden.

'It's a nice garden. It looks nice to take a nap here.

　Amber rolls to the grass with a rumble.

'Do you like it?'
"Yes, very much.

　Amber says this, and I guess it's not a bad idea to live here. There are too many things I have to prepare, though.

Fuyao-san.

　When they called out to me, I turned around and saw them all standing there, accompanied by Yumina. But for some reason, the three of them let their gazes wander and wouldn't look at me. Why? My face is still a little red, but....

''Oh, um, Winter Night.... Are you sure it's okay for us to live here too?
"? Sure.
I mean, I don't have to leave later, you know, right?
No way.
You're going to treat Lady Yumina and, well, you're going to treat us together, that you will?
Of course.

　It's too late for that. I may not have a family in this world anymore, but I consider all of you to be family. That's true.
　But why are you all so uncomfortable with this? It is true that I might feel uncomfortable about living in a house like this, but the house is mine now, and I don't have any reservations about it.

Then, everyone, let's just say you'll be living here together. There's no need to rush, so let's just say that we'll talk about it after we've made up our minds.
Yeah.
Yes, sir.
Okay, that I do.

　The other three nodded at Umina's words with red faces. After their feelings hardened? What the hell are you talking about?

What was that... what?
"'Secret'

　Is it unison again? I see. Oh, am I by any chance the weakest person in this house?

So why don't we each have our own rooms?
I'm going to need a corner room upstairs.
I'll be on the third floor, at the far end, next to the study.
I'll take the room downstairs, facing the garden.

　The women who start to talk to each other. Oh, I feel a sense of alienation. Well, there are a lot of rooms, so I think it's fine to make each person's room the way they want it, but there's still plenty of room for everyone. But even if we all had private rooms, there would still be plenty of room for everyone.

Hmm, I'm not sure if we can manage this house on our own, that's what I'm worried about...
I don't think so.
It's easy for you to say...

　Yumina answered simply. It's true that cleaning alone is a lot of work. We also have guild work to do, and we can't even take care of the garden, right?

That's why we should hire someone. And I have some people in mind.''

　If Youmina says so, I'll leave it to you. It's true that we need people. It's true that we need someone to man the place, and if there's a courier in the palace, we might be able to find someone good.
　Well, then, let's get ready to move. Well, all we have to do is get our stuff through the gate. Also, I'll need to get some furniture and stuff. We don't have anything here.
　Besides, I need to say hello to the people who helped me at the leaflet.
　I'll be moving in three days later to meet up with my employer's schedule. It's going to be very busy.