“I knew the orphanage was old, but I never imagined it had deteriorated this badly…”
The master carpenter muttered. Having arrived at the church, the master carpenter inspected both the church and the orphanage for himself. As expected, the orphanage is in far worse condition. He seemed especially troubled by the foundation. Crouching down repeatedly, he examined it from every angle with a grim expression.
“Master, what did you find?”
“This is serious. The orphanage is in danger of collapsing at any moment.”
“I never imagined it was that severe… This failure rests with me.”
Emilia-sama and the parish priest had also come to the church. Both of them were visibly shaken after hearing the master carpenter’s report on the orphanage’s condition.
An emergency response was immediately put into motion. However, with the Mother Superior’s bedridden by illness, the discussion was instead held with one of the nuns who had been caring for the church.
“We’ll proceed with replacing the church floor and restoring the wooden statue. But our first priority has to be the orphanage. Fortunately, there are several vacant rooms at my estate. For the time being, everyone can stay there under my family’s care.”
The children living at the orphanage, along with the nuns who looked after them, would be evacuated to the Margrave’s estate. The Mother Superior would also be moved there, where she could recover in a safer, more comfortable environment.
“Many children have graduated from this orphanage over the years. In fact… I was one of them.”
“I’ll reach out to the former residents as well.”
The church had stood here for generations, so I knew many children must have grown up in its orphanage. But I never expected the parish priest himself to have been raised there. He intended to ask the orphanage’s alumni to contribute toward the rebuilding effort, whether through donations or by lending whatever support they could.
“Gan, Ren, you two will be in charge of rebuilding the church. We’ll be backing you every step of the way, so put your hearts into it and build something you can be proud of.”
The master carpenter declared.
““Yes, sir!””
Thanks to the master’s decision, the two young carpenters would be leading the work on site.
Repairing the church itself was relatively straightforward. All they needed to do was replace the flooring and restore the wooden statue.
The orphanage, however, was another matter entirely. It would have to be rebuilt from the ground up. They would need to draw up new blueprints, and depending on the condition of the site, they might even have to raise the ground level before construction could begin.
There are no machines in this world, either. Everything would have to be done by hand. It’s going to take a long time. Still, now that everyone had agreed on a plan, the entire group sprang into action.
“First things first—we need to move everyone from the orphanage to our estate. Let’s start packing their belongings.”
“Ao said she’ll fit everything into her magic bag.”
The move was handled mainly by the women, with Ao taking charge of transporting everything. Since no one knew what could safely be thrown away, they decided to pack up absolutely everything and sort it out later.
“Once everyone has moved out, we’ll take the Goddess’s statue to the woodworking shop for restoration.”
“Then I’ll store the statue in my Item Box.”
We carefully removed the wooden statue of the Goddess and prepared to take it to the workshop. All of the church’s other ornaments and decorations were gathered as well so they could be repaired alongside it.
It isn’t even noon yet, but somehow, the day had already become incredibly busy.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeneijiworks.com
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