Chapter 3: Yuuji, experiencing horse riding on the third day of the trip
“O- ooh, Wow!”
Trip from the city of Premie to the royal capital, the third day.
There was a group of people different from those before.
“Mr Yuuji, calm down. I’m leading the horse by the reins, so you don’t have to panic”
Yuuji was experiencing horse riding for the first time.
Well, one of Kevin’s exclusive escorts, Aias was holding the reins, so the horse was led like in a tourist farm though.
Before the group departed, Yuuji was tossed a question by Kevin. “The distance to the third inn town is short, so we will arrive even when going slowly. If it’s okay with you, would you try riding one?”
Accepting Kevin’s words, Yuuji took on the challenge of horse riding.
Although it was difficult right after departure, now they were proceeding at a horse’s walking speed without problems. Well, it was just a horse led by a rope, so even a child could do it however.
Next to the horse who was giving Yuuji a ride, Kotarou was walking. It appears she had a keen interest in horse riding. Did she feel like riding one? Despite being a dog.
Hanging out of the covered wagon, Alice and Riese were watching over Yuuji’s gallant figure. No matter how one looked at it, those were eyes with expectations saying “Next will be me!”
Now Mr Yuuji, shall we raise the speed a little?”
By order of Kevin who was sitting on the coachman’s seat, the group gradually raised the speed. From a walking speed to a trot. *clop clop clop*
The horse Yuuji was riding on too lightly raised its speed.
“O- ooh, I’m shaking a lot!”
“Mr Yuuji, bend your body backwards! Don’t let your butt off the saddle.
Instructions were sent out to Yuuji by Kevin’s exclusive escort. It appears that, instead of the riding style where one stands and sits depending on the vertical motion on the horse, they were teaching him the sitting posture first.
Regardless, this exclusive escort, he was running and maintaining the rope led horse. Moreover he did not raise his breathing and lightly matched the horse’s speed. It was abnormal. It was abnormal but Yuuji did not notice it.
Thus, Yuuji’s horse riding experience lasted until lunch break.
“Riding on a horse is quite tough, isn’t it…”
The lunch break that finally arrived as far as Yuuji was concerned. They put a break in between for the horses, but from the early morning until noon, Yuuji continued to ride a horse.
His thighs and calves were wobbling and trembling, he rubbed his bottom that was pushed up by the saddle. It appeared elegant, but horse riding was a full body exercise.
“Well, it’ll be alright when you get used to it. I’ve selected a clever and healthy horse after all. That being the case, your butt took damage it seems though… Ideally you would’ve become able to go canter with two people without assistance, but that looks to be difficult”
Kevin took a glance towards Alice and Riese.
It appears that he taught Yuuji how to ride horses for when something were to occur. It was not that he offered Yuuji, who did not know what to do with his free time, with amusement.
“Eh? Isn’t that too high of a hurdle?”
“Yes, for your first time riding one, it wasn’t bad, but it seems unreasonable as expected”
It was natural. If one were able to do that much on their first time horse riding, horse riding lessons would not be as expensive. Well it may have been different in this world however.
“Alice, Alice wants to ride the horsey too!”
‘Yuuji-nii, Riese is a lady, so she would like to be able to ride horses. Please tell that to Mr Kevin for me’
With sparkling eyes the two girls were watching Yuuji’s horse riding experience in the morning. It seems they really did want to try riding on a horse. But why was even Kotarou’s eyes sparkling beside them? As expected it would be impossible to ride horses with four legs. That’s no longer horse riding, but acrobatics.
“Mr Kevin, it looks like the two of them want to ride it too, but…”
“Uhm, I didn’t bring with me supporting equipment for children, so… but no doubt that it’s better if the two of them could ride them”
“Lord Yuuji, lord Kevin. Shall I take them for a ride if they just go one by one? It should be better to have them get used to it”
Who threw a lifeboat to the pondering Yuuji and Kevin was the Premie city adventurer’s guild master Salomon.
To him, who accompanied them under the pretext of being the elven girl Riese’s guard, increasing their options at the critical moment is valuable. Well, seeing that the former first rank adventurer Salomon was there, they could bite and tear through most of the dangers though.
“Yay! Thanks mister Salomon!”
‘I can ride it! Riding doubles is surely lady… Right’
Alice raised both her hands in high spirits.
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