Watashi Ga Betsu No Sekai De Umarekawatta
8-9: Both Earldoms
Our yacht flew far enough out in the open sea that we did not meet any other ships…
Our altitude is only slightly higher than the crest of the waves, so the ship should look like a normal sail seen from afar…
That said, the ship moves three times more than the average ship, so a smart person should have noticed that this ship is abnormal…
We fully enjoyed the sea trip while sometimes ignoring the pirates, exploring the underwater ruins and swimming on the beach…
Since I had carefully chosen the course while searching for ships around the area, the journey became relatively round…
On the way, I realized that I could use illusion magic to make sea reflections, but since we were still not too close to the other ships, I did not do the idea…
We had traveled about 1200 kilometers to the southwest at the beginning of the third day…
The ship is currently sailing on the surface of the water at normal speed…
This is to enter the harbor at the Ukeu Earldom bay in front…
Lina and the others seem to be seasick, but please hold on a little…
There were seven galley ships as big as ours and three boats anchored in the port of Ukeu Earldom…
It seems that port facilities are lacking because only four of them are in port, while the other six are anchored at sea slightly away from the port…
I also lowered the anchor on our ship at sea slightly away…
Since there was no need to stop by the port, we decided to drop off the small boat and go on a trip to the port city…
After everyone boarded the small boat, I used [Magic Hand] to put the boat on the surface of the sea…
Of course I did it from a location that could not be seen from the port to not make us stand out…
I left the guard on a type 8 parrot-shaped scarecrow…
They cannot fly even though they are shaped like parrots…
They can only monitor or send out alerts about intruders and also do a bit of wire manipulation…
This wire manipulation can move dolls that look like sailors and activate traps…
The puppets had no fighting ability, but since they looked like people working from afar, it was enough to prevent evil…
I entrusted Cronoa to paddle a small boat…
Although he was called a small boat, it was large enough to carry eight adults…
"What kind of port city is here…?"
"This is Ukeu Earldom's port, but we can take a shortcut to Kirik Earldom's port if we cross the mountain…"
"We don't need to travel around a peninsula that extends 500 kilometers from the harbor here if we use it as a shortcut, so a big time saver…"
"Didn't it only take two days to travel 1000 kilometers…?"
"Tiane, you shouldn't think that the speed of the magic ship master is normal…"
"You're right. It would take more than half a month for a normal ship…"
Lina advised Tiane…
It seems to be a subject that the other members are not interested in, they play around with dipping their hands at sea level…
Ciel desperately stretched his body from my lap while trying to touch the surface of the water with his hands…
She should have gotten off my lap if it was so hard to take a posture…
"How long does it take to cross the mountain…?"
"It's about 20 kilometers long and it looks like there's a resting place every 4-5 kilometers, so it looks like there's a lot of people getting off their ship from here…"
I think it would be good if they only used magic to quickly create a canal here…
They might not have the budget to hire a witch though…
Since it looks like he could be an important point for sea transportation between the royal capital and the capital Duchy, I think there should be people who want to invest there…
Since a male officer in the harbor signaled to us when we were already approaching the dock, I guided the boat to the place where the boat should be anchored…
"Hey.. san merchants…" "
"Never seen you before, this is your first time in the port of Ukehaba…?"
"Yes, this is my first time here…"
I took the ID plate from my chest and showed it to the man while lending my hand to Lin who got off the boat…
"Please forgive me, same Chevalier…"
"The postal train heading to the port of Kirik Earldom has left the port and the next service will be there for tomorrow morning…"
"The only inn suitable for Nobles alike is the Light Lighthouse inn, should I arrange for someone to take you there…? "
"Ahh..thank you…"
"We will return to the ship when night falls, so there is no need for lodging…"
"How much does it cost to be covered for a small boat…?"
"It's free for one boat…"
"If you need a guard, someone can be sent for one copper coin a day…"
The attendant spoke fluently as there seemed to be many Nobles who had gone here to the royal capital…
I refused the lodging recommendation and hired two guards…
However, one copper coin a day, isn't that too cheap…?
There were many beastkin working in the port facilities…
Raccoonkin and apekin in particular…
There are small ratkin too, but they do not work for unloading things, but side jobs and other jobs that do not require strength…
"Isn't that Chevalier Secilia over there…?"
I turned towards the voice that called out to me, he was the head of the noble family that I had visited several times in the capital Duchy…
His name is Baron Eguon if I'm not mistaken…
He was someone who ordered the route to obtain the spices in the islands located in a straight line in front of the peninsula…
Thanks to him, I was able to buy the cumin and turmeric needed for the curry…
"I'm sorry for the long silence, Baron Eguon…"
"It just so happens that we meet here.…"
"Thanks to you, the sale of spices increased tremendously…"
"I myself came here to strengthen the trade, you know…"
Come to think of it, Earl Houen told me that there was an unprecedented cooking explosion in the capital Duchy…
Apparently, there would be a cooking tournament sponsored by Earl Houen within three months…
I wonder if that is the reason why I was randomly challenged to a cooking contest when I visited a scroll workshop in the capital Duchy…
Since I had heard things about the tournament before, I made an empty promise that I would accept the fight if they won the cooking tournament…
"If you were only one day faster, you would meet Viscount Rendo, how regrettable…"
Viscount Rendo whom he was talking about was someone who sold jewelry in the capital Duchy…
I have visited engraving workshops and gem polishing workshops several times…
Viscount Rendo seems to be currently on his way for his customers scattered from the capital Duchy to the labyrinth city…
It seems that Baron Eguon came to this port by ship, he was heading towards the port of Kirik Earldom by post train from before…
Since it was appropriate, I asked the Earl about the personalities of Earl Ukeu and Earl Kirik and their territory information while being careful not to come in his busy schedule…
It seemed like Earl Ukeu was the one who politely spoke to an honest person and frankly spoke to an abusive man…
His territory army was relatively strong, it seemed that there were only a few galley ships for the navy…
They cannot guarantee the safety of sea transportation…?
Therefore, it seems that the sea troops of the territory army are reserved for monsters while attacking the port, not to secure the sea route…
Earl Kirik was a good and cheerful man during trading, but on the other hand, he was reckless and frugal with money…
His territory army seemed to be weak, but it seemed that it had come to rival Earl Ukeu's strength by increasing the military equipment and personnel numbers…
His sea power seemed to be slightly better than Earl Ukeu…
It seemed like the two Earl's houses had a bad relationship with each other…
Moreover, not only was it limited to the top positions, the territories of the people were also competing with each other and disputes tended to violate one way or another…
Even more recently, they had an argument for the person who had to bear the cost of maintaining the bridge connecting the highway between the ports of the two Earldoms on the border of the region above the valley…
And this time, it seems that they are at odds about whose workers should be the ones working there, Baron Eguon told me with an exhausted expression…
There is an inner gate outside the port facility, and beyond that is a residential area…
The population is about 8000 people and 40% of them are demi-humans…
There were many slaves, and most of them were manual laborers like unloading goods in a port…
Perhaps due to the subtropical climate, many city dwellers wear high-exposure clothing…
Many young women wear beautiful clothes like vests to wrap their breasts and mini skirts below…
Most men also only wear shorts and a thin or naked shirt for their tops…
For some reason, the women were busy working, while the men were napping and drinking in the trees…
It's a strange sight, but maybe that's what's happening on this land…
"It's like in the south country here…"
"Let's eat some local specialties…!"
"Meats…"
"Meats are good…!"
"It is said that the fish are delicious in the port city like this…"
"Fruit…"
Lina has a well-liked fish…
We entered a large restaurant nearby…
Just like the other houses in the vicinity, it was made from thin Wood assemblies, large banana-like leaves seemed to be stacked on top to create a roof…
There are no walls that are different from other homes, so the openness feels pleasant…
After we took out some open seats, onee san's maid with a nice body came to take the order…
She's a beautiful southern country lady with black hair…
I was told that a fish dish with an unknown name, Gebo is a specialty here, so I ordered it…
Since it seems that the fish is quite large, I only ordered one serving…
I have seen people making dried fish along the way here, so I also ordered grilled fish and grilled dried fish for the next one…
I asked if they had meat here, but since they only had water rat meat, I ordered roasted water rat meat only for interested parties…
I already expected the two girls to do so, but Tiane will also face challenges…
I knew that he was doing it for research purposes, but if he was going to be teary-eyed, I thought he should not force himself…
There seemed to be a lot of fruits, so I asked the waiter to combine the fruits on the plate…
Gebo is a large white fish like grouper that is boiled in dashi made from fish as its base…
This dish was already delicious to eat, but the waiter advised us to eat it along with pilaf-like rice in the rice bowl by stacking white meat on top of it and pouring broth on it…
"It's a bit rough, but it feels like you can get used to it, don't you…"
"Yes. and the smell will be gone if you just put this Japanese pepper…"
"Oh, you're right…"
This gebo is very popular…
I can usually guess the recipe, so let's stock some fish later…
Since they seem to live on the beach, we might even be able to catch them ourselves…
I've seen fish sauce sold in jars before, I should remember buying it when we got back…
"Oily…"
"It's a split-splash in my mouth…"
"You two eat without complaining…"
Apparently, the water rat is less precise…
It's the first time I've seen Ciel and Totona dislike meat…
Price wisdom, roasted water rat is relatively expensive, about as much as a mountain of Mia fruits…
"Is that delicious Mia…"
"Nn, delicious…"
In front of Mia, there was a mountain perisis of various fruits piled up…
Fruits that look familiar to me are pineapple, coconut, banana, kiwi and mango…
There are also several types of citrus fruits family
No apples or pears…
Although there are some differences like kiwis have red meat in them, they are similar to the fruits in my previous world…
Especially bananas and pineapples, both taste and texture the same…
Mango is fake mango…
Although it looks and feels similar, its texture is similar to rubber…
Tiane who pierced the small fruits from the side had the impression, “This and it can be received” after chewing it for a while…
After thoroughly enjoying the city that resembles a southern country, we returned to the ship with various souvenirs…
Fortunately, scarecrow does not seem to have a turn to shine…
When it gets dark, I produce a night mist…
This is [Fog] magic…
Unlike when used by Mia, the entire harbor became covered in thick fog…
I circulated the mist into the mountain using [Air Control] magic, after three hours, the mist had reached the port of Kirik Earldom on the opposite side…
I tucked the ship in the shade of fog and crossed the mountain…
In the middle of the mountain, the bridge at the Earldom border had collapsed, while Viscount Rendo and his followers were dying at the bottom of the ravine…
I've made sure the fog doesn't get to this area, but the bridge may collapse as maintenance continues to be delayed…
They are the unlucky ones…
[Magic Hand] was unable to reach it from the fog, so I made our ship float through the air and saved them as Shiro with my battle clothes and black mask…
Unfortunately, the horse and coachman had died, but the Viscount and the other guests were still alive, so I secretly used the [Magic Hand] to move them to Earl Ukeu's side…
Furthermore, I have used [Aqua Heal] on them while hiding my figure, so they will probably survive…
I put some food and water in the nearby shade just in case…
The insides seemed to be in an uproar, but if they were energetic enough to make a fuss, they would probably be fine even if I left them…
I returned to my ship and finished crossing the mountain without meeting any more problems this time…
I kept the flying boat in the fog and lowered the anchor in a small bay located on the outskirts of Kirik Earldom…
