Published at 26th of December 2025 7:40 am

Chapter 477: Just Because One Can Forge a Famous Sword Doesnt Mean They Can Repair a House.

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Hey, what are you doing all of a sudden! Oh my, how messy.

Cough, cough What am I doing? What are you saying!?

I retorted while choking hard at the bombshell my mother had dropped. But my mother looked at me as if she didnt understand.

What do you mean? When a son brings home such a cute girl, isnt this what anyone would think? Am I wrong?

Well, thats

In terms of common sense, my mothers judgment was correct. In fact, it was something I had been concerned about too. But

Hey, Tia. Say something too.

Well Should we have the wedding in this village? Or should we go to town and rent a church?

Wha!?

I think I just made the most foolish sound of my life. I couldnt understand a single word of Tias cheerful response.

Ive always wanted a daughter, but I never thought such a cute girl would become Eds wife.

Oh my, youre making me blush, calling me cute. Hey Ed, Am I cute?

Oh oh?

Hehehe, at this rate, we might see grandchildrens faces soon.

Thats what do you think? Right, Ed?

Ohhh?

Tia took my arm and gazed at me with sparkling eyes. My thoughts couldnt keep up at all, and I turned into a statue just saying oh, oh for a few seconds. Suddenly, Tia and my mother burst into laughter.

Pfft, kukuku Sorry Ed, its a joke, just a joke!

Huh? A, a joke?

Thats right. When I was helping your mother in the kitchen earlier, we decided to surprise you. So

Hahaha! I would have been really happy if it were true but well, theres no way you could catch a beauty like Tia-chan.

You guys, seriously!

Dont get angry, okay? Come on, smile, smile.

Hahahaha

I forced out a dry laugh, mustering all my self-control as Tia poked my cheeks. If we were alone, Id tickle her sides until she cried and apologized, but I couldnt do that in front of my mother.

In other words, I had to endure. Woah, where am I supposed to direct these pent-up emotions!? The wall? Should I just punch the wall!?

Geez, if you get angry at a girls cute prank, you still have a long way to go.

Huh? Neither of you are at an age to be called girls

Did you say something?

No, nothing.

When they glared at me in unison, I couldnt say anything more. I felt like the heros power inside me was about to awaken against the worlds unreasonableness, but what came to mind was Taruhos stupid face crying tears of blood and shouting Just explode as you are!, so the awakening event seemed to be on hold.

Sigh, well, thats enough teasing my son So Ed, what did you really come back for? You usually leave a gap of one or two months, but its only been two weeks this time?

Huh!? Ah, well, thats

I was at a loss for words at my mothers question, who was wiping tears from her eyes, apparently satisfied with the laughter. I came here because Tia said so, and there was no clear reason.

What should I do? Well, I could just say I came to see your face, but somehow thats hard to say. What is this What is this feeling?

Hah, well, it doesnt matter. This is your home, you dont need a reason to come back whenever you like.

I-I see. Thats right yeah.

But since youre back, youll have to work! You two are staying tonight, right?

Um

As I glanced to the side, there was Tia with a wonderfully bright smile.

Of course! Thats okay, right Ed?

Yeah, sure. If youre okay with it.

Then we need to prepare the room. And buy some more food

Ah! Then Ill go shopping!

Is that so? Well, itll be a good chance to introduce yourself to the villagers too, so Ill leave it to you. Then Ed, can I ask you to repair the roof?

The roof? Sure.

Alright then, Im counting on both of you!

Got it!

Leave it to me!

Tia and I readily accepted my mothers requests. As I watched Tia leave the house, I picked up the tools placed in the corner of the room and climbed up to the roof.

Is it here? Ah, this is quite damaged.

Even without construction knowledge, house repairs shouldnt be a problem. Thinking this, I removed a slightly rotting board, only to find that the deterioration was worse than I thought.

I can do some emergency repairs, but what should I do about this?

There were only three boards available as materials. Its enough for minimal repairs to prevent leaks, but if were looking three to five years ahead, Id like to work on the beam running under the roof as well.

But then theres not enough material or rather, the boards to fill the holes and the beam to support the roof are different types of materials, so they cant be repurposed.

Hmm, if it were metal I could process it with [Master Smith] but with wood I cant and using random materials from the [Stranger Box] doesnt feel right

Blacksmithing and carpentry, while seemingly close, are completely different. While simply cutting wood could be managed somehow, renovating a house especially the house where ones mother lives, with just casual knowledge was unthinkable considering safety.

Moreover, above all, the [Stranger Box] doesnt contain large pieces of wood suitable for beams. I could go to the nearby forest and cut some arbitrarily, but those were also assets managed by the village woodcutters, so cutting them without permission was probably not an option.

Of course, it would be possible for me to venture even further to places untouched by human hands to procure lumber, but rather than going that far

Yeah. Maybe Ill bring it up during mealtime.

With one answer in mind, I finished the repairs I could do with the boards at hand for now. When I returned, Tia, who had finished shopping, was cooking with my mother, and while eating what they had prepared together, I brought up the topic.

Thats right, Mom. About the roof repairs. The condition was worse than I thought, so I could only do some emergency fixes.

Oh, is that so? Thats troublesome. Well, its an old house, so it cant be helped.

This house was purchased second-hand when Dad and Mom got married, so it seems about 50 years have passed since it was built. And naturally, during that time, parts have broken or deteriorated many times, and it has maintained its appearance as a house by being repaired each time.

However, in the end, its just amateurs doing makeshift repairs, so the houses lifespan was quite close to its limit. Of course, it wont collapse in a few years, but if you ask whether it can be lived in safely and comfortably for the next 10 or 20 years, the answer is obviously no.

Right? So, I was thinking, instead of just doing makeshift repairs all the time, maybe its time to call in professionals to properly fix everything or even consider rebuilding the house entirely.

Continuing to live in such a house while making small repairs was not a wise choice in terms of both safety and cost. However, to my proposal based on this reasoning, my mothers expression was indescribable.

Rebuilding Do you know how much that would cost? Where would we get that kind of money

I know. Thats why, look.

Saying this, I took out shining gold coins from my waist bag. The pile of gold I stacked up with a clinking sound was, in fact, 30 coins.

This should be enoughow!?

As I was saying this with a smug face, my mother suddenly stood up, knocking over her chair, and struck me on the head.

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