Chapter 42: Phylactery and Business Log
The knight was indeed a serious knight, and the lich was also a serious brewer. The two quickly reached a consensus on product quality and food safety.
The only slight controversy was that Jiangyou put forward too many demands and the renovation period was too short, which the Knight complained about.
"It can't be finished. It can't be finished at all." Andrei regretted agreeing too quickly. He should have listened to the lich's demands before making a decision. "It's impossible to complete the entire project! The best I can do is let you open the shop in two weeks. The remaining facilities that are not urgently needed can be repaired while we operate the business."
Seeing that Jiang You was not very satisfied, he added: "When you make money, you will be able to buy some good materials."
"What, what, what?" Jiang You's eyes widened. "Do I have to pay for the materials? Didn't you say you'd cover it all? This isn't what we agreed on!"
"I didn't know you needed to fix so many things, Miss!" Andrei said innocently. "I could just go to the woods outside of town and chop the lumber, but you're also opening a takeout window, rebuilding the bar counter, and getting tables and chairs... This isn't what we agreed on!"
The man and the skeleton stared at each other for a while, and finally took a step back and compromised.
"I only cover the wood and labor."
"I'll pay for the remaining materials."
"What about the construction period? How do you say it?"
"Just as you said, complete the most urgent repairs first to ensure I can open on time. The rest can be done later. By the way, you are responsible for cleaning up those...magic circles and leftover items in the basement. Oh, and those old potions on the shelves." Jiang You said, "I dare not touch those things."
"make a deal."
Jiangyou closed the door with a grunt: "Come on, I'll take you upstairs."
There were two rooms on the second floor. Jianyou had previously occupied the vacant one, so now the knight and his squire had to sleep in Mi-you's original room. However, the "secret" albums in the master's bedroom had been disposed of, and the one that remained had been hidden by Jianyou in the basement—well, she had to find a time to quietly hide it more secretly, otherwise it would be bad if the knight himself saw his album.
Andrei glanced at Mi You's comfortable big bed, then looked at the empty bed frame in the skeleton room, which was only supported by wooden boards. He was quite speechless. "...No, you're going to sleep on this? Or you can sleep on this bed. We are two rough guys used to camping and have camping equipment. Just give us a place to sleep on the floor."
"No, no." Jiang You waved his hand. "I'm just a skeleton. It doesn't matter where I lie down. Besides, there are no nerves or muscles on bones. I won't get any back pain from sleeping on the bed. I slept like this the past few days."
Call her pretentious or picky, although the incident started with Mi You's own magical accident, in the final analysis, Jiang You always felt that he owed her a life, and he always felt guilty about taking over her life and using her things.
Ultimately, the most appropriate solution would be to burn the deceased's personal belongings, but Takumi Yuu was penniless and couldn't afford such a lavish act. Furthermore, it seemed that Mi Yuu and her daughter were somehow connected to the 'Evil Eye Moon,' so burning these items, which could potentially become evidence, seemed inappropriate.
In this case, we have no choice but to hand over these "evidences" to Andre, the knight of the kingdom. As for how this knight will deal with these "evidences", that is none of Takuyu's business.
Although this way of handling the matter is indeed a bit heartless, what if the owner of the house is really a core member of a cult? No matter how grateful Jiang You is to her for pulling him into this different world and giving him a new life, he cannot go along with her.
In her dealings with others, Jiang You always holds on to certain principles that she cannot abandon. Even now that she has been transported to another world and transformed into a skeletal lich, she doesn't feel the need to change.
As a human being, one should have a clear conscience. Even if these choices seem strange to others, as long as she lives happily and can sleep peacefully at night, that's enough!
Jiangyou and the knight and their servant said good night and closed the door.
The furnishings in her room were very simple: a bed frame with only a wooden bed board and no bedding, an ordinary simple desk with two drawers, and a small fireplace embedded in the wall...that was all.
Jiangyou leaned over to the fireplace, reached in, and skillfully felt a loose brick. He found the angle and lifted it with his knuckles, and successfully pulled it out.
She reached out and touched the space behind the bricks, and immediately felt relieved.
Hidden inside was her life box.
This phylactery was found by her in the sarcophagus. It had the aura of her own soul on it. Even if it was a novice lich, she would never mistake it for her.
The lich's life box is the foundation of their life. Naturally, this thing cannot be carried with them. Otherwise, once her skeleton is in danger, the life box will also be affected, and there will be no recovery.
Jiang You searched the entire house and found a suitable hiding place inside the fireplace.
It is the end of spring and the beginning of summer, and the weather is not cold. Besides, Jiangyou is just a skeleton and does not need a fireplace to keep warm. Except for Jiangyou, a curious guy, no one would walk into a house that looks uninhabited and crawl into the black fireplace covered with charcoal ash.
After Jiang You confirmed that his life box was safe, he stuffed the bricks back in and covered it with a thick layer of charcoal ash and broken slag.
Compared to the basement, which looked like a den of black magic and was a suspicious place that would be searched at any time, the more inconspicuous this place was, the safer it was.
The second floor does not require any reconstruction or repair, so there is naturally no possibility of it being discovered by knights by accident.
Andrei seems like a trustworthy knight, but he still seems to harbor doubts about himself... This isn't surprising, as Takumi Yuu is also currently filled with doubts about his own origins. However, she is in the open, while the enemy is in the dark. Until the "Evil Eye Moon" members reveal themselves and make their stance clear, Takumi Yuu simply intends to live his life to the fullest.
She sat back down at her desk and pulled out a business journal, a bottle of ink, and a quill from the drawer.
She found this business log in the drawer of the counter on the first floor. Judging from the text written by the owner herself on the title page, it is obvious that when the owner's mother opened the store, she would briefly record the store's material loss, income and cost expenditure in the log in a few words. It was like a brief memo and an account book.
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