「Chapter 047」
Translator: Silver
The day following our departure from Librari,
As we tore through the main road, I slowly gained control over the magic carriage. The speed and durability of these carriages were their selling point.
Every time I overtook a regular carriage, Rue, who was next to me, said, “It’s faster than a carriage!” in an excited manner.
Rue, please don’t antagonize those following after us. Although, I didn’t say that.
“Really, it’s much faster than a carriage…….”
Wraith, you too.
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After we overtook a few more carriages and gained some distance, Wraith took over the coachman duties.
The temperature had risen, and people were cultivating the vast swaths of agricultural land on both sides of the world.
Did this mean the next town was already nearby?
Additionally, Rue had tired herself out and fell asleep inside the carriage.
“The next city is famous for being the resting place of ‘Liberator Iguzo Yoshida’, right?”
“That’s right. He died shortly before I appeared on in this continent.”
“Heh, when did you first arrive, Wraith?”
When I casually asked, Wraith turned away as if she were in a bad mood.
It was adorable.
“Kai-san, you lack delicacy. I am eternal……I am 【Blank】years old.”
“Ah, my bad, my bad. So, did Iguzo-san die in that city?”
“It seems so. After releasing the ‘Seven Star,’ he spread new farming methods throughout the nation before spending the rest of his life as a farmer in the city of Akidar.”
He seems to have been a very free person.
However, thanks to him, I could eat delicious rice, and Endresia’s crop yields were rich, so I’m grateful.
Suddenly, a sparkling light leaped into my eyes, so I involuntarily squinted.
“What is that? It’s dazzling.”
“Are you okay? Look, look at that.”
Wraith’s finger pointed to a familiar sight.
On both sides of the road, the light was bounced back like a mirror.
They were fields full of water and rice plants.
This place even had a paddy field.
Well, there was sake, so I thought I come across one of these eventually.
However, the feeling of a different world faded utterly.
Which country is this? I know of such places.
If you ride your bike from your parents’ house, you’d encounter this scenery.
“Wraith, Kai-kun, be careful! It’s light magic!”
“Good morning, Rue. Did you sleep well?
Rue might’ve detected the light inside the carriage and rushed out, thinking there was danger.
Amazing Iguzo-san, your rice fields seem to be as good as light magic.
“It’s called a Tan bo.”
“Heh, is that so? It’s sparkling and beautiful.”
“Well, let’s take a walk, shall we?”
It’s alright to declare that?
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When we reached the town, there was a line of horse-drawn carriages occupying the main road.
Well, we weren’t in a rush, so a leisurely wait won’t hurt.
“Aren’t people from the town supposed to be let in immediately…… did something happen?”
Perhaps having overheard Wraith’s comment, a middle-aged farmer approached us.
“Oh? What a beautiful girl. Now, the lord must be smiling upon us.” (T/N: Yeeaaah. This guy and presumably a decent chunk of people in this city use a noticeable regional dialect of Japanese. The problem is that it’s rather tricky to reflect this in English or any other language. There’s a reason some 90s-early 00s anime dubbeds used a thick Texan drawl for some characters. It’s not a one-to-one thing, and I lack the skill to properly represent accents here.)
Wow, that accent was so nostalgic and pleasing to the ears.
Iguzo-san, were you from my hometown or something?
“O-Oh, umm?”
“It’s a beautiful onee-san. The liberators from another country are coming here.’ is what I heard.”
“I see. Things must be quite tight, aren’t they?”
Nowadays, I didn’t think I’d hear that unique accent unless I ran across someone from an older generation.
Was it originally a characteristic of this region, or was the populace influenced by Iguzo-san?
Well, whatever it is――,
“A liberator……huh? You shouldn’t get involved too much, Kai-kun.”
“Well, I guess so.”
“The way you two are talking……have you crossed paths with them before?”
“I wonder. Well, if it’s Ren-kun…… Ah, the liberator from Endresia is named Ren, and if it’s him, we have to try not to get involved.”
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When we finally entered the city, the idyllic cityscape……was anything but as the streets were chucked full of magic tools.
Like in Saltberg, there were telephone pole-like objects distributed throughout the city. In addition, faucet-type magic tools, probably drinking fountains, were everywhere, and a large water wheel controlled water flow.
Even blinking signs, like electric bulletin boards, set up on the main road.
……What’s wrong with this city’s image?
However, there were still waterways, water wheels, and roadside trees all over the place.
“This place looks interesting. Let’s find the guild first.”
“That’s right. Also, I’ll make a request for someone to return the magic carriage.”
“I’m sure we’ll be using a lot of books from now on. Perhaps it’s time to look at farmlands around the world.”
Let’s buy our own magic carriage.
While maintaining a regular carriage was easier, magic carriages are exceptionally durable. They also didn’t require a beast of burden that needed to be fed.
I definitely wanted one.
“Thank you for coming. Welcome to Akidar, the garden city.”
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“Excuse me, we’re looking for an inn. Could you introduce us to one?”
After arriving at the guild, I immediately go up to the reception desk and look for an inn.
There weren’t many people in this guild, and I couldn’t find the figure of an adventurer.
Once again, it dawned on me how peaceful this country was.
Although, this city could be unique.
“An Inn? If you’re registered with the guild, I can introduce you to an inn befitting your rank.”
“Yes, here’s my guild card.”
The receptionist was a young girl with reddish-brown hair.
Now, what kind of reaction will you give me?
“Huh? Huh? What is this? I’ve never seen a card like this before.”
“Oh? You guys haven’t been contacted?”
“Please wait a moment.”
After the girl disappeared into a back room, I looked back at Rue and Wraith.
“Kai-san, what is that card? It’s the first time I’ve seen one in that color.”
“You didn’t tell Wraith? Kai-kun and I are SS-rank.”
“SS-rank? This is a first. Is that something new?”
Yes. This was a new rank created for Rue and me.
I did forget to tell Wraith beforehand.
In Endresia, I was of equal status to a duke, and here I was equivalent to a foreign diplomat.
Furthermore, I had the support of the Endresia royal family and the guild president.
Added together, it was sheer overkill.
“WH-WH-WHAT! That person is here now?!”
“Huh! They just handed me this card!”
Ah, the tone that was spoken was anything but ordinary.
The panicked voices from the back room involuntarily caused my lips to slightly curl upwards.
“The words of the people here are a little difficult to understand. Kai-kun, translate.”
“The man said ‘That person is here now?’ in a surprised manner. The girl nervously replied, ‘They just handed me this card.’ in response.”
“Kai-san, why are you laughing so much?”
Well, you seeー.
The language of my hometown is being used in such a different world.
You had to laugh at this.
“Sorry to keep you waiting. My subordinate was rather rude just now, and I’ll introduce you to the inn.”
A middle-aged man with combed-back hair and wearing a tight-fitting guild uniform appeared.
The shout I heard earlier must’ve been a slip-up because his appearance and penchant for communication brought to mind a bank president.
However,
“It’s nothing. I’d like an inn with a large bath, please.”
“Oh?! You can speak the Akidar accent! Then I would recommend the Michinoku hot spring inn.”
“That’s a good name. Then, we’ll go there.”
“No way that, you, who’s called the president’s ultimate weapon, speakers our dialect. Yeah, I can see what the president sees.”
Perhaps feeling that I was more approachable, the man’s facial expression softened up.
The recommended inn doubled as a hot spring, and the familiar-sounding name was somewhat nostalgic.
I wonder if I should settle in this town. I liked this place to such a level.
So, I’m Oink’s ultimate weapon? Wait, I’m a weapon?
Pig-chan, I’ll remember this next time we meet.
“Wraith, it’s a hot spring, a hot spring.”
“Fufu. It’s nice, and it’s my first time coming to one in years.”
Were these mixed baths?
It’d be embarrassing to take a bath together, but it’d be the bigger mystery would be why they allowed mixed bathing in hot springs.
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After receiving the introduction letter, I decided to head to the inn without checking the requests.
No, actually, I was too excited to ask about requests.
If it’s a hot spring inn, meals were to be expected.
Not to mention, they should have the regional sake, right?
Oh no, I can’t hold back my grin anymore.
“Kai-san, you seem to be having fun. It makes me smile.”
“Do you understand? I wonder if I could drink delicious sake.”
“Kai-kun likes that rice liquor.”
“Rice wine? By the way, when Kai-san came to my shop, you always seemed to be out……
‘That’s right, even if I don’t leave the inn, I have a lot of money, so let’s drink together.”
“Sure, let’s go.”
Enjoying good sake while sandwiched between two beautiful women would be paradise.
「Chapter 047」
Translator: Silver
The day following our departure from Librari,
As we tore through the main road, I slowly gained control over the magic carriage. The speed and durability of these carriages were their selling point.
Every time I overtook a regular carriage, Rue, who was next to me, said, “It’s faster than a carriage!” in an excited manner.
Rue, please don’t antagonize those following after us. Although, I didn’t say that.
“Really, it’s much faster than a carriage…….”
Wraith, you too.
＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊
After we overtook a few more carriages and gained some distance, Wraith took over the coachman duties.
The temperature had risen, and people were cultivating the vast swaths of agricultural land on both sides of the world.
Did this mean the next town was already nearby?
Additionally, Rue had tired herself out and fell asleep inside the carriage.
“The next city is famous for being the resting place of ‘Liberator Iguzo Yoshida’, right?”
“That’s right. He died shortly before I appeared on in this continent.”
“Heh, when did you first arrive, Wraith?”
When I casually asked, Wraith turned away as if she were in a bad mood.
It was adorable.
“Kai-san, you lack delicacy. I am eternal……I am 【Blank】years old.”
“Ah, my bad, my bad. So, did Iguzo-san die in that city?”
“It seems so. After releasing the ‘Seven Star,’ he spread new farming methods throughout the nation before spending the rest of his life as a farmer in the city of Akidar.”
He seems to have been a very free person.
However, thanks to him, I could eat delicious rice, and Endresia’s crop yields were rich, so I’m grateful.
Suddenly, a sparkling light leaped into my eyes, so I involuntarily squinted.
“What is that? It’s dazzling.”
“Are you okay? Look, look at that.”
Wraith’s finger pointed to a familiar sight.
On both sides of the road, the light was bounced back like a mirror.
They were fields full of water and rice plants.
This place even had a paddy field.
Well, there was sake, so I thought I come across one of these eventually.
However, the feeling of a different world faded utterly.
Which country is this? I know of such places.
If you ride your bike from your parents’ house, you’d encounter this scenery.
“Wraith, Kai-kun, be careful! It’s light magic!”
“Good morning, Rue. Did you sleep well?
Rue might’ve detected the light inside the carriage and rushed out, thinking there was danger.
Amazing Iguzo-san, your rice fields seem to be as good as light magic.
“It’s called a Tan bo.”
“Heh, is that so? It’s sparkling and beautiful.”
“Well, let’s take a walk, shall we?”
It’s alright to declare that?
＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊
When we reached the town, there was a line of horse-drawn carriages occupying the main road.
Well, we weren’t in a rush, so a leisurely wait won’t hurt.
“Aren’t people from the town supposed to be let in immediately…… did something happen?”
Perhaps having overheard Wraith’s comment, a middle-aged farmer approached us.
“Oh? What a beautiful girl. Now, the lord must be smiling upon us.” (T/N: Yeeaaah. This guy and presumably a decent chunk of people in this city use a noticeable regional dialect of Japanese. The problem is that it’s rather tricky to reflect this in English or any other language. There’s a reason some 90s-early 00s anime dubbeds used a thick Texan drawl for some characters. It’s not a one-to-one thing, and I lack the skill to properly represent accents here.)
Wow, that accent was so nostalgic and pleasing to the ears.
Iguzo-san, were you from my hometown or something?
“O-Oh, umm?”
“It’s a beautiful onee-san. The liberators from another country are coming here.’ is what I heard.”
“I see. Things must be quite tight, aren’t they?”
Nowadays, I didn’t think I’d hear that unique accent unless I ran across someone from an older generation.
Was it originally a characteristic of this region, or was the populace influenced by Iguzo-san?
Well, whatever it is――,
“A liberator……huh? You shouldn’t get involved too much, Kai-kun.”
“Well, I guess so.”
“The way you two are talking……have you crossed paths with them before?”
“I wonder. Well, if it’s Ren-kun…… Ah, the liberator from Endresia is named Ren, and if it’s him, we have to try not to get involved.”
＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊
When we finally entered the city, the idyllic cityscape……was anything but as the streets were chucked full of magic tools.
Like in Saltberg, there were telephone pole-like objects distributed throughout the city. In addition, faucet-type magic tools, probably drinking fountains, were everywhere, and a large water wheel controlled water flow.
Even blinking signs, like electric bulletin boards, set up on the main road.
……What’s wrong with this city’s image?
However, there were still waterways, water wheels, and roadside trees all over the place.
“This place looks interesting. Let’s find the guild first.”
“That’s right. Also, I’ll make a request for someone to return the magic carriage.”
“I’m sure we’ll be using a lot of books from now on. Perhaps it’s time to look at farmlands around the world.”
Let’s buy our own magic carriage.
While maintaining a regular carriage was easier, magic carriages are exceptionally durable. They also didn’t require a beast of burden that needed to be fed.
I definitely wanted one.
“Thank you for coming. Welcome to Akidar, the garden city.”
＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊
“Excuse me, we’re looking for an inn. Could you introduce us to one?”
After arriving at the guild, I immediately go up to the reception desk and look for an inn.
There weren’t many people in this guild, and I couldn’t find the figure of an adventurer.
Once again, it dawned on me how peaceful this country was.
Although, this city could be unique.
“An Inn? If you’re registered with the guild, I can introduce you to an inn befitting your rank.”
“Yes, here’s my guild card.”
The receptionist was a young girl with reddish-brown hair.
Now, what kind of reaction will you give me?
“Huh? Huh? What is this? I’ve never seen a card like this before.”
“Oh? You guys haven’t been contacted?”
“Please wait a moment.”
After the girl disappeared into a back room, I looked back at Rue and Wraith.
“Kai-san, what is that card? It’s the first time I’ve seen one in that color.”
“You didn’t tell Wraith? Kai-kun and I are SS-rank.”
“SS-rank? This is a first. Is that something new?”
Yes. This was a new rank created for Rue and me.
I did forget to tell Wraith beforehand.
In Endresia, I was of equal status to a duke, and here I was equivalent to a foreign diplomat.
Furthermore, I had the support of the Endresia royal family and the guild president.
Added together, it was sheer overkill.
“WH-WH-WHAT! That person is here now?!”
“Huh! They just handed me this card!”
Ah, the tone that was spoken was anything but ordinary.
The panicked voices from the back room involuntarily caused my lips to slightly curl upwards.
“The words of the people here are a little difficult to understand. Kai-kun, translate.”
“The man said ‘That person is here now?’ in a surprised manner. The girl nervously replied, ‘They just handed me this card.’ in response.”
“Kai-san, why are you laughing so much?”
Well, you seeー.
The language of my hometown is being used in such a different world.
You had to laugh at this.
“Sorry to keep you waiting. My subordinate was rather rude just now, and I’ll introduce you to the inn.”
A middle-aged man with combed-back hair and wearing a tight-fitting guild uniform appeared.
The shout I heard earlier must’ve been a slip-up because his appearance and penchant for communication brought to mind a bank president.
However,
“It’s nothing. I’d like an inn with a large bath, please.”
“Oh?! You can speak the Akidar accent! Then I would recommend the Michinoku hot spring inn.”
“That’s a good name. Then, we’ll go there.”
“No way that, you, who’s called the president’s ultimate weapon, speakers our dialect. Yeah, I can see what the president sees.”
Perhaps feeling that I was more approachable, the man’s facial expression softened up.
The recommended inn doubled as a hot spring, and the familiar-sounding name was somewhat nostalgic.
I wonder if I should settle in this town. I liked this place to such a level.
So, I’m Oink’s ultimate weapon? Wait, I’m a weapon?
Pig-chan, I’ll remember this next time we meet.
“Wraith, it’s a hot spring, a hot spring.”
“Fufu. It’s nice, and it’s my first time coming to one in years.”
Were these mixed baths?
It’d be embarrassing to take a bath together, but it’d be the bigger mystery would be why they allowed mixed bathing in hot springs.
＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊
After receiving the introduction letter, I decided to head to the inn without checking the requests.
No, actually, I was too excited to ask about requests.
If it’s a hot spring inn, meals were to be expected.
Not to mention, they should have the regional sake, right?
Oh no, I can’t hold back my grin anymore.
“Kai-san, you seem to be having fun. It makes me smile.”
“Do you understand? I wonder if I could drink delicious sake.”
“Kai-kun likes that rice liquor.”
“Rice wine? By the way, when Kai-san came to my shop, you always seemed to be out……
‘That’s right, even if I don’t leave the inn, I have a lot of money, so let’s drink together.”
“Sure, let’s go.”
Enjoying good sake while sandwiched between two beautiful women would be paradise.
