"Boss-san, please get her equipment that fits her . Cost no object!"
Boss-san had a dumbfounded look on his face since that was the first thing I said when we got to his store .
"Hey hey, what's happening' here, Nobusada . Wait, yer' tellin' me you've gotten yourselves in another problem huh?"
As expected of Boss-san . He knows me well . Yes, I sure did jump headlong into one . I gave him a thumb up with smiles to reply to that .
"Correct! And it's urgent, so please sort it out . Mitama, you can use all the money I gave you . Okay then, I'll be leaving for a bit!"
I left the store after telling that to Mitama . I could hear someone saying, "O-oy! Sheesh, what's with the hurry . It takes time to adjust ready-made stuff ya know", but I paid no mind to that! I'm heading to my destination at a quick pace . That person will surely lend us a hand . After all, this matter might not be unrelated to her .
"And that's that, so yeah, we need your help . "
"I don't know what you meant by 'that's that', however, I do not mind assisting you, milord . But, could you at least explain the situation a bit?"
As you can see, I've gone to fetch Kagura-san . From Mitama's testimony and information from Jamito, this whole matter should be connected to Kagura-san in a way .
"Blah blah yadda yadda, that's the gist of it . This disinherited idiotic son of a nobleman, 『Brave』, has a onifolk that follows him around . From what Mitama told me, she kinda resembles Kagura-san somehow . She's just a bit taller than you . Perhaps, she might be?"
"It's very much a possibility . As expected of milord . Giving me the info I wanted most . Even if that onifolk is not my mother, I must bring judgment to my cohort for supporting such vile acts . "
"Then please come to the 『Flaming Mallet』 once you're ready . I've got to go and secure us a transport . Oh and I'll take care of foodstuff too, so just prepare your battle gear . "
"Very well . I shall make preparations at once . "
That's Kagura-san for you . She's quick to adapt . Now then, gotta go to the Ride Beast Guild myself and score us a ride .
This world has a lot of methods of transportation, Ride Beast Guild is an organization that supervises them all . Including of course horses, there are cho**bo-like bird monsters, dragon-shaped monsters called running dragons, and even centaurs . Their upper half is that of humans, is that okay? The costs wildly vary from top to bottom, and they're even offering rental service . I'd like to hire a coachman as well if I could, but I have to see how the contract is like first . Kumahat-san has told me about a contact person here that can be trusted, let's ask for the guy .
"Hello, I'd like to consult about ride beasts and carriage, could I have an audience with Yoshii-san?"
The moment I came inside Ride Beast Guild, I was assaulted by smells of beasts or rather, of many things . It's similar to the cowshed my friend managed . I could hear animal cries like, kii kii, and gyau gyau from afar . The one who came out of the shed was a race I never saw before . It's a lizardman of lizardfolk with scales covering his green body . Apparently, they're regarded as beastfolk in this world though some people treat them as demons .
"Ufiffuu, heyaa . You must be the one who called for me . Nice to meet you . It's my pleasure to be acquainted with you . I'm Yoshii, an animal trainer that belongs to this Ride Beast Guild . Now then, what do you need today?"
Ooh, he's a way more sociable lizardman than I thought he'd be . He feels overwhelming since he's almost two meter tall though .
He's got an unknown skill!? Let me see here . . . .
【Gross Eating】 Skill of those who can eat anything with their stomach of steel . This skill disintegrates things like poison and paralyzing liquid and turn them harmless as long as they're orally ingested .
The skill is amazing in a sense . In short, you can eat any type of poison as long as it's orally ingested huh . The fact that you can't get poisoned by your meals is legit by itself .
"I was referred here by Kumahat-san . Actually, I need a ride beast and a carriage in short order . But we don't have anyone with experience as a coachman, is there a ride beast whom even beginners can handle?"
He looks a bit troubled (since his expression doesn't change much, this is a guess) .
"Humm, that's quite a tall order . It's dangerous without at least a degree of experience . We have cases where ride beasts went on a rampage and ran away because they couldn't get used to the handling . "
Figured . It can't be that easy . Well, I never expected that to work anyway, so let's get down to business now .
"I figured as much . Then I'd like to consult about another matter . . . "
<TLN: If you're reading this novel at any other site than Sousetsuka . com you might be reading an unedited, uncorrected version of the novel . >
In the meantime, Mitama and Kagura who have finished their preparations and shopping are waiting for Nobusada in front of the 『Flaming Mallet』 .
" . . . Kagura, thank you . "
"Pay no heed, this matter concerns me as well . Besides, I cannot possibly refuse milord's request . "
" . . . Is Kagura in an adult relationship with Nobu?"
"W-w-w-w-w-what are you talking about noja . . . We're just at a level where he's seen my naked body . "
" . . . Unyan . "
Mitama blushed with her ears flopped down . Looks like she ended up imagining things after hearing about naked body stuff . Kagura also blushed while muttering, 'I shouldn't have told her that' .
"But still, I wonder what's going on with milord . He said he went to get us a ride, but I do not see a ride beast anywhere . . . huh? What in the world is that??"
From the direction of the Ride Beast Guild, a canopy-equipped cart is being pulled by a small black thing at high speed . There's something obviously odd about it compared to other carriages around it .
"Milord . Just what are you doing noja . . . "
"Thanks for waiting! Now then, get on board . "
" . . . Why is Nobu playing around as a ride beast?"
That's right, the one pulling the carriage is Nobusada . The carriage is a size smaller than normal carriages, however, it's still something that should be too heavy to be pulled by someone yet-to-be-adult by himself . It's a ready made cart that can be bought at the Ride Beast Guild .
"No well, we're gonna do a forced march right . And thus, I bought one, a cart . And now I can carry you two easy with this!"
" . . . So Nobu is gonna pull it no matter what . "
"No, but, at this size, even a man who boasts of his strength won't be able to pull it to a satisfactory speed, won't he? Since when did milord train such powerful leg strength?"
"Let's just depart for now . Get on the carriage . "
The girls seemingly yielded to the brimming Nobusada and boarded the carriage reservedly . There's enough space to easily fit five to six people inside . The two stare at Nobusada who's gripping the handle as if saying, what now .
"Let's get going . First of all, activate 『<<Anti-Graviton>>』 . "
Graviton is a gravity magic that crushes things . With magic modification, the less element you add, the easier it is to control . By reversing graviton's effect, you 'mysteriously' get a magic that decrease the effect of gravity . I can easily carry heavy stuff with this . Once activated, this makes the carriage lighter than even Mitama .
"In addition 『<<Air Hover>>』 . "
This is a magic modified from Wind Wall, normally it produces a wind wall that blows you upward, but this magic creates winds that blows and supports my feet like air cushions . It makes me look like I'm floating from outside perspective . We can't go forward with just these two magic, so I add another one .
"We're taking off . 『<<Air Thruster>>』"
This one is a modified Wind Storm . It's a magic that simplifies the blowing powers of a storm into a mere thrusting power . With a combination of these three spells, the Highspeed Mobile Transportation Nobusada is complete!! (smugface) Sorry, I got ahead of myself . I was frantically practicing this you know . Thanks to that, I even got Parallel Casting skill . With this skill, combining multiple magic into one gets easier to control .
However, frankly speaking, this doesn't look cool at all . You're gripping the handle, and you don't look like flying after all . But if you can bear with that, you could be rewarded with speed that won't lose to an average ride beast . It's even possible to speed up to modern car's level if you forgo the control . Since I'm doing it very carefully, currently my limit is only around 50 Km/H, but it should be good enough . The cart's base might pop out if I overdo it .
Everyone who got passed by the cart that was being pulled by the floating me turned around with a 『What was that thing?』 look on their face, but I kept carrying on my way and ran past the South Gate .
I'm gradually raising the speed that was suppressed inside the town . Since the carriage was shaking violently, I bolstered 『<<Anti Graviton>>』 strength a bit, almost raising the carriage's wheels above the ground, or rather it's floating already . Furthermore, I use the two wind magic to suppress air resistance and the shaking . This requires me to finely adjust them, but it feels like it comes together nicely and naturally to me . By the way, Tama-chan has enshrined herself on top of my head during the flight . Since I'm fully concentrating on controlling the flight, she's in charge of looking out at the surroundings .
We're having a meal while also resting at Pezun Village that is the halfway point to our destination . I completely ignored all the questions regarding our method of transportation . I'll explain it once this is all over . Our meal this time is stuff I've always had on hands . After my first entry to a dungeon, I've been making food in large quantity whenever I have time and stuff them inside magic rucksacks . It's a habit I developed after coming to this world where many things are simply unpredictable . It's all thanks to magic rucksacks with preservation function though .
I only noticed that Mitama had a complete change of equipment after gazing at her munching down the hamburger I made .
"Those protectors, they're just like mine . Yup, it looks good on you . "
Mitama who suddenly got addressed choked while letting out a sound, 'n-ga-kuu', like the wife character in a certain long-running daily anime series . My bad, seriously . She's bought a set of Iron Ant protectors at the 『Flaming Mallet』 that's just like mine . She's also got herself a short bow and two double-edged daggers .
Trent Composite Bow Quality: Good - Enclosed Mana: 2/2 A composite bow made of metal, Iron Ant material, and wood drop item of Trent . It is unfit for long range attacks, but due to its small size, it's easy to operate and good for short to medium range . The bowstring is made of Iron Ant's feelers, thus it possesses both strength and flexibility .
Maurio's Dagger x2 Quality: Good - Enclosed Mana: 4/4 Double-edged dagger of Maurio . Made of steel . Contrary to its bulky look, it's lightweight and can be equipped on both hands .
Complete Protector Set of Iron Ant (Breastplate, Gauntlet, Leggings) Quality: Good - Enclosed Mana: 3/3 Protector set made from Iron Ant's carapace . Due to the improvements in processing technique, it's lighter and sturdier than earlier versions .
Boss-san, he's getting even better .
"They're quite something . Ah right, those are presents from me, please keep them with you from now on . "
" . . . No, but, you're already helping so much, taking these would . . . "
"S'fine no worries . They're made to order for Mitama, so please keep them . "
I pushed them to Mitama who seemed like she still had something to say . I have a reason talking about this here . It's to make Mitama relax a bit since she's been brooding excessively . You could make an unforeseen error if you're too tense . I've been made aware of that thoroughly the other day . It's better to have at least a bit of latitude in your mind no matter the situation . Nothing good will come out of brooding over too much .
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