Why did it turn out like this?

I only wanted to build a modest my home.

I imagined a small log cabin.

Two or three rooms, a bath, a kitchen, and a bedroom would have been more than enough.

I thought Logan and the others, along with the Chicks, could just continue gathering by the spring as usual.

But...

"Pull! Put your backs into it—!!"

"""""Oooess! Oooess!"""""

"We’re building the Spirit-sama’s temple—!!"

"""""Oooooooohhh!!"""""

A large group of young villagers was pulling an enormous log by hand. They kept swapping out smaller logs underneath to help move it. Why the hell do we need such a massive log?

"Belhia-sama! Which tree should we cut down next?"

"Let’s see... please take the one between those two over there. That way, more light will reach between the trees."

"The wind will flow better too!"

Some guy who looked like a respected foreman was asking Belhia and Sylphie for instructions on which trees to cut. At some point, the spirits had started cooperating too.

"Drive another one in over there! We need a solid foundation!"

"""Heave!!"""

"You idiots! How do you expect to build the foundation of the Spirit-sama’s temple with that pathetic posture!?"

"""Heave! Sorry!!"""

Ehhh~, the foundation team is really getting fired up.

You don’t need to put that much spirit into what was supposed to be a modest log cabin.

"For the Spirit-sama, Enya Kora!"

"""For the Spirit-sama, Enya Kora!!"""

"Cut the logs, Enya Kora!"

"""Cut the logs, Enya Kora!!"""

"Cut them nice and even, Enya Kora!"

"""Cut them nice and even, Enya Kora!!"""

Ehhh~, I don’t even know what to say anymore.

The craftsmen were working in perfect sync while shouting in rhythm as they cut the logs.

It was honestly impressive.

"Spirit-sama! We’re counting on you!"

Hm!? What now?

"Yeees! We’ll do our best for big brother too!"

"Tch! Can’t be helped. It’s for Yabe, so I’ll lend a hand."

Sylphie and Freya worked together at the pile of cut logs, using magic. They created a hot wind with wind and fire to forcibly dry the logs.

That’s seriously impressive.

If I hired these two along with the foremen, we could probably make a living in construction.

"Spirit-sama! We have a question about the interior layout."

"I’m not a spirit, though..."

"Actually, we’ve prepared the kitchen, dining area, bath, and bedrooms, but what should we do about the toilet? Is it necessary?"

...Huh? Toilet?

It took me a second to process, but then it hit me. Toilets are important!

"Yeah, we need a toilet. We might have guests too."

I said "guests," but glanced at Irina. Logan and the Wolf Fang tribe, the Chick clan, and I are all magical beasts. Anything we eat gets converted into magical energy to sustain our bodies, so we have no concept of excretion. But Irina, the only human here...

Irina noticed my gaze and turned bright red.

"I-It can’t be helped! I’m a normal human!"

Irina puffed out her cheeks angrily, her face still flushed.

"It’s no problem. Besides, Irina isn’t a normal human to me. You’re a special person to me."

I smiled gently as I told her.

"Ho-wah!? S-special person... to Yabe... special..."

Irina muttered to herself, face still bright red.

Well, as long as Irina’s mood has calmed down, that’s good enough.

By the way, what do toilets look like in this world?

In typical isekai stories, they often catch a slime and throw it in so it absorbs everything and keeps things clean... Slime... Sli...

"GUHAAAAAAAAA!!!"

I was thrown into the abyss of despair.

It’s me! It’s going to be me!?

Am I going to get splattered every day!?

Wait... and the only one in our group who actually uses the toilet is Irina!?

What kind of advanced play is this!?

What the hell is wrong with this isekai world!?

"W-what’s wrong, Spirit-sama?"

The foreman asked me.

"No, I just got dizzy thinking about the toilet system..."

"The toilet system? Don’t worry, we’ll put plenty of magic sawdust in it."

"Magic sawdust?"

"Yes. It’s convenient sawdust that instantly breaks down waste. After a few years the effect weakens, so you’ll need to replace it then."

"Oh, I see. So there’s something that convenient in this world."

"We’ll also prepare plenty of soft leaves for comfortable wiping!"

"Ooh, you have those too?"

"The highest-grade soft leaves have an addictive feel when you wipe!"

"I’m looking forward to that."

I don’t need it myself, but trying it once might be interesting?

"The bath will be right here beside it. We plan to make the bathtub out of wonderful wood that has received Spirit-sama’s blessing."

"I see. That sounds great!"

Since I was discussing necessary parts of a my home like the toilet and bath, I got completely into the "my home" mood and cheerfully continued the conversation.

Yes, even though everyone kept calling it the Spirit-sama’s temple...

I drew water from the spring into barrels for the workers and sent the Wolf Fangs out to hunt so I could prepare meals for everyone.

I somehow ended up working hard to make sure the workers could do their jobs comfortably.

As a result...

"Why did it turn out like this?"

An absurdly large building stood before me.

Well, I had been deliberately avoiding looking at it...

I had imagined a small cabin, but what was in front of me was clearly a massive structure.

In the back, there was even a stable for Logan and the others, and a small hut on the roof for the Chicks to rest in.

It was fully equipped.

The biggest problem was that the entrance to the building was wide open and ridiculously spacious. And deep inside, for some reason, there was a wooden statue of me. In Derone Mr. II form. Why?

"We made it wide enough so everyone can come pray comfortably."

"Mhm mhm, splendid work. Now when the villagers come to draw spring water, they can offer prayers too."

The foreman and the village chief came over together.

"What the hell is this!? What’s going on?"

"Oh, Spirit-sama. What do you think of the temple’s construction?"

"I told you, it’s supposed to be my home!"

"When we receive water from the spring, we will offer prayers to Spirit-sama’s wooden statue here."

"I don’t need prayers!"

"Of course, we will also handle cleaning perfectly!"

"No, I don’t need cleaning either!"

"Ah, we made sure not to intrude on the living spaces, so please don’t worry!"

"I mean, I only needed the living spaces!"

"Hahaha, there’s no need to hold back at all!"

"You’re the one who didn’t hold back!!"

Sigh... My my home turned into this extravagant temple...

And having a wooden statue of myself displayed in my own house... who benefits from that?

Wait... do the villagers benefit? I don’t even know anymore.

Whatever. Let’s just try living in it. They went through all the trouble of building it.

...There won’t be an insane bill coming later, right!?