Dungeon Renovation ch8-2

Wh-Why didn't you tell me something so important!?
It slipped my mind... Sorry.
You forgot you were a noble just like that?

You sure acted like a commoner to me.
...If I had said I was a noble, would you have not been friends with me?
Of course not!
That's good then.

I'm a rather poor noble, so it was probably not worth mentioning.
No no no...
Um, excuse me, misses?

The master has ordered me to...
A maid...
Ah.
!?

L-L-L-... Lady Fiona...?

Yeah. I'm home, Rona.
Rona-chan...

Lady Fionaaa!
I'm so glad you're okay!

I'm sorry for worrying you.
Pyeeeh
I thought I'd never get to see you again~!
Oh~ Someone sure is loved.

At the rear, arms crossed

I must call everyone!
By the way, how are you gonna explain who I am?
I'll say you're my savior, of course.

That part's fine, but I'm from another world, y'know? Won't that seem suspicious?
Should I go with the amnesiac character?
...? You can just tell the truth.
I-I see...

Guess I'm reading into the meta a little too much...

O-Ooooh! I-It's really you, Fiona...!
You've really... come back alive...?

I'm home, Mother and Father.
I'm sorry for worrying you.
It's fine. We're just glad you're home safe...!

Looks like she gets along just fine with her family.
Guess she wasn't kidding about being a noble either.

And who might this be?
Ah, that's right!

Nice to meet you. I'm Maho Saeki.
I met Fio-... this young lady in the dungeon.
Maho is the one who saved me life!
It's thanks to her I was able to come home.

Ooh! Is that so? Well that's just...

I'm so... hungry...
Fufu. You two must have had it rough, haven't you?
Don't just stand around talking, dear.

Indeed, we must repay her...!
You lot, we're having a feast tonight! Prepare your finest food post haste!
Right away!

Are they gonna feed me noble food?
It's the opposite of when we first met, isn't it?

My word... I wasn't expecting that...

The dungeon having 101 floors is one thing, but that you coming from another world of all things...
Man~ I was just as surprised as you are.

But it was a blessing in disguise that Fiona was sent there alone.

What do you mean?
The wishing stone can only grant a wish to one person.

But people usually explore dungeons in groups,
meaning they would fight over who gets to use it...
Ah~...
I don't even want to imagine it...

Well then, Father,
here are the magic crystals we got from the monsters on the lower floors.

If we include what I wasn't able to carry, would this be enough to pay off our debts?
Debts...!?

M-My word.
This is...!

You really are a kind girl.
Even though it was my own carelessness that caused trouble with the dungeon...

I love this town and its people.
I fortunately had a knack for fighting, but this is the most I can do.

Debts... So that's why she wanted the magic crystals.
Now that I look at it, the furniture's low grade and there's differently colored spots on the walls.
They must've had to sell off some paintings or something...

These are splendid magic crystals.
However...
Is there a problem?

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Even this much would likely only serve as a stopgap measure.

Ever since that dungeon was born five years ago, people have left and rumors have spread.
...It's gotten to the point where business has become unsustainable.
Father...

So basically, they'd be good for now, but the long term is another story...
Things must be pretty urgent.
My apologies. I shouldn't be saying all this in front of her savior.
Ah, it's fine.

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Hey, about these debts. Did you perhaps borrow money for managing the dungeon?

That's right... As well as maintaining the inns, bars and roads that were once in front of the dungeon.
Those ruins, huh...

You briefly touched on it just before we arrived here, Fiona,
but I'm guessing if you can't pay off your debts, you'll lose your land?
Th-That... is... correct...

How much we talking here...?
...

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Frankly, we could sell off our entire land and it still wouldn't be enough...
Not to mention that as a lord, that would be...

Father has never been one to collect taxes.
He doesn't let any food go to waste either... but at this rate...

It's all my fault... I got so excited over the dungeon being born that I borrowed way more than I could ever repay...

...

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...

...Okay.

Hey, Daddio!
D-Daddio...!?
Wh-What's the matter?

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I was summoned here by Fiona's wish for someone to "help her".
I still haven't heard "what she wants help with" yet,

so if you could let me handle this, I'll do something about it.

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The main thing is getting that dungeon to rake in some cash, right?
Th-That's right, but...

H-Hey, Maho! Don't go making promises you can't keep...
This isn't like clearing a dungeon, y'know!?
Don't worry. We've got our own secret weapon.
Not like we've got anything to lose, right?

Besides, you wanna go to school, don't you?

If a friend's in trouble, I gotta help her!

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Just leave it to me!

I'll use the home center
to renovate that dungeon!

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