My Beloved Dog is the Strongest in Another World

Building materials were important

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“I think you should have three to four butlers. By giving them different roles, it will be more efficient and easier to manage.”

I had been thinking of just one or two, but…. If Sebastian said that more were necessary, then I suppose he was right.

There had to be someone to manage the house, the fields, finances and employees… Even with me and Ms. Claire, that was a lot of work.

I did not want to use people like at a black company…

Thankfully, I was not worried about whether or not we would make enough profits.

“Mr. Takumi. What is it? You are nodding strangely…”

“Ah, uh… I was just thinking about my past… Haha…”

Ms. Claire was looking at me with a puzzled expression, and so I laughed it off.

“Aside from the butlers…there will need to be a few servants as well. And His Grace also said to send a number of guards. We will have to ask Range village about how many houses they can spare… But for now, there should be at least ten employees hired… I think that at the very least, the house should be large enough to accommodate forty to fifty people.”

“…That many?”

I understood that we needed servants, especially to help Ms. Claire.

And the guards, to keep her and also the village safe.

But…it felt like the numbers were getting too large.

I suppose they wanted it to be larger, in case of emergencies. But wasn’t this going too far?

It will just end up being a great mansion after all then.

“I think that it will be thirty people at the very least. And both I and His Grace are certain that this business will go well.”

“I think so too.”

“Indeed. And if it goes well, then you will have the option…of expanding. Of course, Mr. Takumi and Lady Claire will have to decide when the time comes. But if you do expand, then that means hiring more people. So things will go more smoothly if you have a large house. After all, it will take time to build more.”

“I suppose…you are right.”

“So, we will make it large enough to accommodate everyone… Now, there is the matter of the materials.”

“Materials?”

“Yes. If it is made of stone, like this house, then it will be a very durable house. However, it will also take a lot more time.”

Made of stone… A lot of the mansion was made of marble, so you would need a great amount for a large house.

The stone would need to be transported, and it would also be very expensive.

“On the other hand, if we use wood, which is used in most ordinary houses, it will shorten the building time and the cost. Thankfully, Ractos and the surrounding area has no shortage of wood. Of course, it will not be as durable. Though, wooden houses can be reinforced…”

“Well, I think it should be more than enough.”

I had seen a lot of wooden houses in Ractos.

It would take less time and since there were a lot of trees here, it would be cheaper.

But then again…

“…Leo might break it.”

“While I am sure good Leo is holding back here, we do not know to what degree…”

“Yes. Especially since Liza will be there with her.”

“Ah, yes. Liza and Leo do play together a lot.”

Once we were in Range village, they would probably play outside most of the time. But there was no guarantee that Leo wouldn’t break something.

Well, it showed how abnormal this house was, since Leo, who was larger than a horse, could move around so freely in it…

Part of that was because it was made durable with stone.

You could not expect the same thing from wood materials.

“While I am not saying that Lady Liza and good Leo will be going on wild and destructive rampages in the house…I do think that there could be accidents, even if they are careful.”

“Indeed. Especially if it gets older one day.”

Liza was a good child who obeyed what she was told.

However, they could still break something by accident, even if they didn’t mean to.

Besides, even if it was durable at first, it would grow old eventually. Perhaps Leo would accidentally step through the floor.