15-4 Part 1
A New Sea Route: Scrape the Rocky
Reefs of Erin
- Pre-established Harmony -
Translator : PolterGlast
Because Zirant
overate as pre-established harmony, we waited a little while before boarding
the schooner owned by the Hez Company. The destination is the rocky reef area
along the coast of Erin, the beginning of a harsh job.
「Wow...
it's moving, it's moving, we're floating on the sea, Shinza?!」
「That
is so. If it sank instead of floating, it wouldn't be called a ship.」
Kachua was in
high spirits on her first ship. This is that secondhand schooner that Carral
and I obtained by joining forces. I felt a little proud.
「Big
Sister, course is OK! Going straight like this—」
「Don't
call me Big Sister in front of Shinza! Say it again and I'll hang you
from the bow over there!」
「No
way... please spare me, Big Sist—Admiral Carral!」
「I
said, don't call me Big Sister!!」
The operation of the
schooner was handled by the high-class sailors formally employed by Carral.
They are good-natured folks. Moreover, I was impressed by the sight of Carral
being adored and splendidly acting as a Big Sister—no, an Admiral.
「Even
so, it's fast! I didn't know ships were this fast!」
「Yeah,
it advances smoothly to a creepy extent. A schooner is an amazing ship.」
「Hehehe...
It makes me very happy to have the ship praised by you two! Nn, nnn~? But, hey,
was our ship this fast...?」
Carral looked
up at the sails and checked the wind direction. The lateen sails spread wide,
turning the crosswind into forward propulsion.
「It
feels kinda strange, it's as if the bottom of the ship is being pushed by a
whale.」
「No,
it's definitely strange! It's certainly a fast ship, but our ship really isn't
this fast!?」
「Strange
things happen, huh...」
With unnatural
swiftness, the Hez Company's schooner heads north aiming for Erin. Well,
whatever it is, it's fine. It's best if it's fast.
『Y-You
fool... urgh, urp...?!』
By the way, as for Zirant,
she started throwing up towards the stern shortly after setting sail. She
herself said she was invincible, but she suffered a crushing defeat. Or rather,
dragons get seasick too, huh...
『50%,
skill, urgh buuuuuurgh...!!』
I'm begging you, Zirant,
don't talk to me until your nausea subsides... There's no trace of the divine
majesty from the day we met anymore. Now, Zirant was becoming
established as the puking character.
「Zirant-san,
because she ate that much... Ah, are Shinza and Kachua okay?」
「Yeah,
seem to be fine! I (Ore), want to try helping with Carral's work
once the commotion in the Empire settles down!」
「Sure!
I heard from Atomina-sama, but Kachua's bow skills are amazing,
right! You'd be suited for a sailor!」
「I-Is
that so... Maybe I'll seriously consider it a bit...」
Since they are
somewhat noisy, I moved towards the bow. Everyone is excited, but I'm gradually
getting nervous. I have to jump into this freezing sea and scrape rocky reefs.
I wouldn't go so far as to say I want to run away, but I needed to brace myself
once again.
「Shinza,
is there anything you want?」
「Nothing
in particular. How much longer until Erin?」
「Soon.
Somehow the ship's condition seems good today.」
「Or
perhaps we’ll build up too much momentum, crash into a reef, and sink just like
that.」
「It's
fine! Our sailors aren't the kind to make such a blunder!」
Drawn by those
words, when I turned my eyes toward the stern—for some reason, those sailors
were watching me. They hurriedly hid themselves and pretended not to be looking
this way.
「Do
your best, Big Sister... do your best...」
「Ah, I
can't bear to watch... We have to do something for her...」
「No, it
seems Big Sister also thought of a plan for that, for the time being. The rest
depends on that Prince-sama...」
I wonder what it is
about. I ended up hearing their whispering secret talk. Carral is trying
her best. Having a plan is reassuring. It's also true that it depends on me. No
matter how much the sea robs me of my body heat, I have no intention of
retreating until I completely destroy the rocky reefs.
「U-Um, Shinza...」
「What
is it?」
「I...
you know, I... um... H-How is my—ship?!」
「It's
the best. I don't know an Admiral as reliable as you.」
'That's not it, Big
Sister!' I heard a sailor's small grumble, but since I didn't really
understand, I let it slide. Now, the rocky reef area along the coast of Erin
is soon.
◇ ◆ ◇ ◆ ◇
With the destination
rocky reef area right before our eyes, the schooner anchored. This is the
absolute limit distance; it seems they can't get any closer than this.
「Neither
Shinza nor Kachua get seasick at all, huh. Both of you, help out
with this job too once things become peaceful. ...Wait, Shinza was a
Prince, right.」
「Ahaha,
doing this makes you almost forget, doesn't it...」
I wouldn't mind at
all if you forgot. Well, my resolve is set. Shall I begin.
『Most
likely, it's... the influence... of the Direction Sense, skill... I think... Pant
pant...』
I see. Does that
mean I'm a stranger to seasickness. But Zirant, you don't have to force
yourself to explain right now. Rest over there.
「Now,
shall I begin.」
「W-Wait,
Shinza-san, that outfit is a bad idea!?」
Just at the timing
of going, for some reason I was surrounded by the sailors. Since it won't be
seen once I enter the sea anyway, I just took off all my clothes and threw them
away.
「Don't
suddenly strip on the deck of someone else's ship!!」
「I-I
didn't see anything, I (Ore), didn't see anything, u-uwaaa...」
「Shinza-san,
we'll tie a loincloth for you, so please don't go yet!?」
It was greatly
frowned upon. But they were very attentive. When the loincloth was tied
tightly, I see, it's not bad. This seems easier to move underwater than being
completely naked.
「Eh, Shinza,
what's that scar...?」
「Ah,
the scar you got in Ratatosk is still there too...」
Wondering what they
meant, it's the gunshot wound on my chest and the slash wound from Yord.
Both have become white scars. The two of them were staring at the scars for
quite a long time, so I felt a little ticklish.
「These?
Actually, I was bitten by a half-asleep Zirant.」
「Seriously!?」
「No,
that's a lie, definitely a lie! The ones on your body are the ones you got from
the armor doll and Prince Yord, right!」
Furthermore, a
sailor tied the Shovel and my body together with a rope. Then let's go.
I go up to the bow and look at the sea surface where the waves swirl. I was
already prepared to jump.
「If I
freeze to death, tell Aniue this: It was cold enough to die.」
Conveying only that, I jumped into the sea.
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