Work Begins, A Pleasant Surprise

Instead of clearing up their thoughts, Kirou's words only drove the group into further confusion. Seeing this reaction, Kirou had no choice but to explain his plans to them thoroughly.

"This entire area, from the cliff over there to roughly five meters deep into the treeline next to us is considered my private property. And this doesn't mean just the surface here or the underground cavern either, but everything in between as well. With that thought in mind, I want you guys to secure the first layer below us first before we truly get started on developing above ground. The reason for this stems from the fact that I don't plan on making a large settlement above ground where we'll have to constantly cut down the forest, which would come back to bite us in the form of a monster stampede. If something like that happens here, we'd be up sh*t creek without a paddle to save us, since this area is a literal cliff."

As Kirou spoke, he took out a rando