Section 12: City on the Water

Hohoho. There are so many here that even my poor, forgotten back has become a prime hangout spot.

Hmm. It does feel like they're taking all the sunlight for themselves, though...

So many Con have returned now that we've recovered over half of the island.

It's almost like both a blessing and a curse.

Come to think of it, it feels like I'm forgetting something...

Hmm... When's lunch again...? (Said while munching on the grass under his flippers)

How sure are we that this turtle isn't going to just drop dead on us?

Of course, I would like to take good care of him since turtles are lucky creatures, but still.

Hohoho. It really is nice to have a young girl caring for you, especially at my age...

That's right. There was another girl who smiled kindly at me...before she gave me a message to pass on...

Oh. I remember now.

Those sisters were looking for you. It seems they have a favor to ask.

Why didn't you say so sooner? Ugh, I swear.

As I'm sure you've all seen for yourselves, we now have more Con than we do homes.

So we were thinking it's time to expand the base again.

But given the topography here...

...we thought it would be better to make it a full-blown floating residential area.

So you'd like us to build more buildings again? Absolutely!

Easy for you to say. I am the one who has to gather the materials and oversee the construction, you know.

I know, and I have absolute confidence in your abilities.

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Hmph. Very well. Now that I am on this boat, so to speak, I suppose there is no abandoning ship now.

So, what sort of floating residences did you have in mind?

All we can really come up with on our own are more of the simple structures the village already has...

...so this time we'd like to hear all your ideas.

Did someone mention boats?

What if you made a giant boat everyone could live on? I think that would be lovely!

What do you call those again? Cruise ships?

Hold it! Hold iiit!

If you're gonna make a big houseboat, then it's gotta be a Japanese-style houseboat!

We can have a big party with Takechiyo's favorite sea bream tempura in the tatami room and have a rockin' Atsumori time with drinking and karaoke!

While we're at it, I'd also love to catch a cormorant fishing show. Talk about a dream come true! Wahahaha!

Are you sure that's a good idea, Nobbu?

If you Honnoji your houseboat, you know there won't be anywhere to run, right? Not that you managed that last time.

That's why we make it an armor-plated houseboat. See? This is why I was so ahead of my time, especially as a daimyo.

Besides, if the boat catches fire, there'd be plenty of places I could escape to! Just gotta dive into the water!

I don't have any ideas for a floating residence.

Buuut you know how they have astronauts train underwater for space missions?

Well, water's part of the universe, and the universe is mostly outer space, so what about a space house?

You know, like a colony ship.

Just build it with powerful enough thrusters, and you'll be all set even if the planet explodes!

Man, we just can't keep other Servants from popping in with their ideas, huh.

Still, our ultimate goal here is to create more housing.

And since we'll probably just be copying the outward appearance of whatever we go with like usual, with the differences being purely aesthetic...

...I think you can just go ahead and pick whichever one you like!