I’m a Rookie, but I’m an Experienced Professional - Chapter 2

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Chapter 2

“What’s going on?”

“I wonder. Tabin asked us to spare some time, so we came, but…”

Since it was such a small village with only ten households, even when everyone gathered, there were only about thirty people.

“The reason I’ve gathered you all is to prepare for the rainy season.”

I stood in front of the bewildered villagers and spoke loudly.

“If you keep putting leaves and grass on your roofs like you do now, they’ll absorb rainwater and become heavy, which could actually cause your houses to collapse.”

I explained as clearly as possible how dangerous and inefficient this was.

“We’ve always done it this way, and now you’re saying it’s dangerous?”

“Right. All the other villages do it this way too…”

But the villagers didn’t believe what I was saying.

Well, they’d lived this way all their lives, so of course they wouldn’t readily believe me.

“If we remove all the grass and leaves and then rainwater overflows during the rainy season, will you take responsibility?”

A man with prominent cheekbones pointed his finger at me, telling me not to act smart when I knew nothing.

“If we follow what Assistant Han says and problems arise, will you take responsibility? Don’t meddle unnecessarily and just do what you’re told!”

Seeing him like that reminded me of Manager Park, my direct supervisor.

The man acted so exactly like Manager Park that I wondered if that bastard had possessed him.

Damn annoying and irritating!

“Yes. I’ll take full responsibility.”

“What responsibility can a girl who’s always cooped up at home possibly take?”

The man kept nitpicking until the very end.

“We’re busy enough as it is, and now we’ve just wasted time on nonsense. Let’s go back!”

When the man gestured, the villagers quickly left.

I was looking at those villagers, especially the man who had instigated them, with disbelief when Tabin grabbed my shoulder.

“Are you okay, Eileen?”

“Oh, well. I’m fine.”

The resistance was stronger than expected, but I hadn’t expected them to believe me right away anyway.

“Still, Dad will try doing what you suggest.”

Tabin held my hand tightly as he spoke.

“Dad believes in our daughter.”

Despite his rough appearance, Tabin was simple and kind. He was also a father who loved his daughter dearly.

That’s why I couldn’t call Tabin “Dad.”

The shell was his daughter Eileen, but what was inside was a completely different person.

By the way, listening to Tabin and the villagers’ stories, it seems the original Eileen was timid and always stayed cooped up at home.

“Alright. Then please get me what I mentioned.”

To prepare for the rainy season, I needed to renovate not just our house but the entire village.

“First, please get me wood that doesn’t rot easily even when wet.”

But since the villagers opposed it, I decided to fix our house first.

I needed visible results to move people’s hearts.

* * *

In my original world, I would have made a precise request for planks made from specific wood, but since I knew nothing here, this was the best I could do.

“These are planks used for making ferries. Will these work?”

“They’re perfect.”

I was worried about what to do if he couldn’t find them, but fortunately Tabin brought the planks I wanted.

“What are you going to do with the planks?”

“I’m going to make this.”

I showed Tabin the roof blueprint I had drawn while waiting for him to get the materials.

“Oh, Eileen. You knew how to do this kind of thing? That’s amazing.”

It was quite crude since I drew it by hand, but Tabin even gave me a thumbs up in admiration.

Being praised for something like this is a bit embarrassing.

“Is there anything Dad can help with?”

“First, we need to cut the planks to the right specifications…”

Rather than explaining at length, I thought it would be better to show him directly, so I picked up the saw.

Thanks to my father who was a carpenter, I was confident in my manual skills.

“Wow, you call this a saw?”

The problem was that the tools in this world were uniformly terrible.

The saw teeth were uneven and even rusty, so I had to apply enough force to make my wrist ache just to push and pull it once.

“If you have any animal fat or something, please bring it.”

Remembering a method my father used to use, I applied a thin layer of oil to the rusty saw blade.

Then the saw blade moved much more smoothly. The cut surface was still bumpy, but this was much better.

In four days, I was able to make and install a triangular roof.

Of course, I also repaired the ceiling beforehand and created drainage channels for rainwater flowing down from the roof.

“The roof looks quite unique. Will this really help?”

“Of course. It prevents rainwater from pooling and lets it flow down.”

“Oh ho, how interesting.”

Tabin kept exclaiming in admiration as he looked around the triangular roof from all angles.

“I hope it rains soon.”

Only then would people acknowledge that what I said was right.

As if the heavens heard my wish, heavy rain poured down two days later.

* * *

Due to the heavy downpour, various damages occurred, big and small, including leaks and ceiling collapses.

But our house suffered no damage at all.

It was thanks to the triangular roof and drainage channels I had made.

“…Eileen was right?”

“You mean that weird-looking roof and those holes in the ground actually work?”

The villagers who heard that only our house was fine were amazed and whispered among themselves.

“This is your last chance!”

I didn’t miss this opportunity and shouted loudly.

“If you reject the method I’m proposing this time too, I will never help you again even if problems arise!”

People’s eyes wavered greatly at the word “last.”

Still, while everyone was hesitating and watching each other’s reactions, Hanson from next door raised his hand high.

“Install that thing at our house too!”

“Me, me too! Do it for me too!”

“Our house needs it too!”

Once one person broke the ice, the others who had been watching rushed to raise their hands.

Even those who had hesitated raised their hands one by one.

“…”

Except for one person—the man who had nitpicked my words and instigated the villagers.

“Don’t you need it, Peter?”

When I asked directly, the man, Peter, flinched and then snorted.

“I don’t particularly need it, but if you’re offering to do it, I won’t refuse.”

Being stubborn to the end is just like Manager Park too.

“Ah, so you don’t need it.”

But I was different from back then.

The Deputy Han Seon-ah who used to watch Manager Park’s every mood no longer existed.

“Then we’ll proceed without Uncle Peter.”

Seemingly flustered by my words, Peter’s eyes widened like saucers.

“Well then, everyone else please follow me.”

I paid him no mind and led the people who had raised their hands to my house.

* * *

Peter came looking for me again about two days later.

I was in the middle of making triangular roofs with the villagers.

At first, he hovered around me like a dog desperate to use the bathroom.

“Ahem, what are you making?”

When I continued to pretend not to notice, he cleared his throat or talked to Tabin.

But when I still didn’t look at him until the end, he finally tapped my shoulder.

“Let’s talk for a moment.”

“About what? I’m busy, so please say it here.”

When I replied curtly without even looking at him, Peter’s face twisted unpleasantly.

After glaring at me for a while, he soon let out a deep sigh and said,

“Install a triangular roof on my house too.”

“Didn’t you say it was unnecessary?”

“That was because you were being so annoying back then…!”

“Uncle Peter.”

As Peter was about to shout angrily, I cut him off.

“From now on, when you ask me for favors, please treat me politely. And apologize for ignoring me last time too.”

“What did I do wrong…!”

“You think you did nothing wrong?”

When I asked while holding up the saw I was using to cut boards, Peter’s face turned pale.

He hemmed and hawed, then finally looked down and shouted,

“Fine, I get it! I was wrong back then! Water was leaking in my house so I was irritated, and then you were saying strange things…”

“Strange things?”

“No, I mean… Sorry. It was all my fault.”

Though he said he was wrong with his mouth, his face was plastered with dissatisfaction.

“I want to confirm that Uncle Peter is truly repentant, so could you go over there and chant ‘Eileen is the best!’ three times with your hands up?”

But I couldn’t just let it slide.

“You want me to do something that embarrassing?”

Peter shouted in horror at my words.

“If you don’t want to, then don’t.”

Then I had no intention of making him a triangular roof either.

“…”

Peter trembled with his face flushed red, then trudged over to the spot I had pointed to.

“Eileen is the best! Eileen is the best! Eileen is the best!”

Then he raised both hands high into the sky and shouted loudly.

“Puhaha!”

The sight was so ridiculous that not only I, but all the villagers burst into laughter.

At that moment.

[Tutorial has ended.]

A translucent window appeared before my eyes.

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