Tensei Shite Inaka de Slowlife wo Okuritai - Chapter 467

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Sand Dune Slide

I climbed the sand dune despite being laughed at by the children as my feet got stuck in the sand.

As I climbed up the subtly steep slope, there was an extensive expanse of sand dunes stretching endlessly. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

It was just that but the scale was so huge it was a refreshing scene.

The blowing wind carried the smooth sand along with it and you could see it was changing its appearance with each second.

It’s like a flame that never takes the same appearance and it’s fun just staring blankly at it.

「『I ask thee O Earth Solidify at my will』」

I suddenly heard the sound of someone chanting as I was staring at the scenery of the desert on top of the sand dune.

Looking back at the source of that voice, a girl who was playing nearby was making a board with Earth magic.

The girl’s magic was relatively smooth to activate and even though she completed the magic multiple times the created boards were all completely unified.

The girl then continued to distribute the boards she created to the children.

After receiving the boards, the children put them on the ground and began to lay prone on top of the board.

I was curious about what the children were about to play so I asked as I approached her.

「What are you doing?」

「We’re going to do a dune slide. It’s a game where you slide down from the top of the sand dune」

After the girl answered like that, she pushed the body of a child lying on a board from behind.

「Uhyooー!」

Receiving the sudden attack, the child didn’t scream but slid down from the sand dune with a happy cry.

「I see, so it’s a game where you make use of the slope」

「Right right. Wanna try it? I’ll push you from behind」

The girl held out the board she was holding as she said that to me.

Back in my previous life, I used to play slide using cardboard boxes sliding down an embankment.

She’s especially suggested I try it out of kindness. Guess I have no choice. It looks fun too.

「Since you’ve gone to such length, please」

Placing the board I received on the ground, I lie face down on it. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「This is surprisingly quite the steep slope when you lie down on top of the sand dune like this, isn’t it」

「Ahaha, the slope here is still quite gentle compared to other place!」

「Is that so. So this ‘other places’ ――eh, eeeeehhhhhh!」

So terrible! Even though we were in the middle of a conversation the girl didn’t give me any signal as she pushed my body.

I heard the girl’s innocent laughter for a moment, but it was immediately left behind me as I slid down the slope at high speed.

The speed is a little slower compared to skiing but when you slide down while lying prone like this, it feels like it’s quite intense and also seems even faster.

For the time being, I desperately clung to the board so my posture wouldn’t break and slid down to the bottom of the sand dune.

It seems like a long time but it was actually a fleeting experience.

「You were able to slide down properly, didn’t you! You got a good sense of balance despite your dazed face!」

After lying down on the board for some time, the girl on top of the sand dune happily yelled to me.

I think that the keyword of ‘despite your dazed face’ was unnecessary.

I wanted to complain about the sudden mischief, but shouting from far away is a pain so I decided to complain after I got back.

I stand up for now and climb the sand dune.

Though, walking up this slope that makes you look up like this is a hassle.

Other children showed their abundance of stamina and innocence as they ran up the slope and slid down.

Although I have a younger body I didn’t have the youthful spirit of making a round trip on the slope many times like that.

So I got on top of the board and used Psychic.

My body was lifted up by the board and I continued to ascend to the top of the sand dune just like that.

With this, I can easily reach the top no matter how many times I slide down the slope.

「Ueeeehhhh, something is floating!」

「Amazing!」

Seeing me going past them from the side, the small children were in high spirits.

Fufufu, if you want to play then you have to do it efficiently. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

After floating to the top of the dune, I saw the girl from earlier amazed at me.

「Hey, how do you do that?」

I was thinking of complaining about why she was pushing me without saying a word, but that desire vanished in front of the girl’s genuine question.

Oh well, it’s fun anyway so I guess it’s okay.

「I just lifted the board with the non-attribute magic Psychic and got on top of it」

「Ahー, non-attribute magic, huhー. That’s unfortunate since I have no aptitude for that」

I was surprised that the children around these parts can use magic, but Natasha-san said that Lazurians are relatively good at Earth magic.

I mean, they would desperately try to use them to their advantage if they lived around this much sand.

You can even create a house if you can use Earth magic after all.

「Hey hey, would you like to slide down on a slope a little steeper next time?」

「……what’s your intention for inviting me?」

「I mean, it looks like it’s going to be easy to climb up a slope with you」

The girl casually said something calculated with an innocent smile on her face.

It’s a rather refreshing experience for someone to ask me so boldly like this.

「It’s good you’re being honest. Oh well sure, I was also thinking of sliding a bit more」

「Yayー!」

When agreed to her request, the girl showed her joy and jumped in excitement.

Un, seeing this kind of response makes me think that this girl is also a child.

「By the way, what’s your name?」

As I was smiling at her reaction,  the girl then asked me that, perhaps she suddenly asked me my name.

「I’m Alfried. You can call me Al if it’s too long」

「Okay! My name is Maya マヤ! Best regards then, Al!」

Apparently, I got accepted as a member of the girl’s - Maya - sand dune slide.

「So which sand dune do you want to slide?」

「That one」

Looking in the direction Maya’s finger pointed at, I saw a particularly high sand dune a little further away. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

The slope of the sand dune is ridiculously steep and the distance to get there is far.

I decided to move over there using magic without hesitation.

「Get on the board for now」

「Un」

After Maya got on the board, I used Psychic to make her board float.

「Wawaa!」

Maya let out a surprised yell at the sudden floating sensation.

I couldn’t help but giggle at her cute reaction.

Normally I would tell her the timing when I am going to gently float the board but Maya was mean to me earlier. It’s the so-called revenge.

「……Al really has a nice personality, didn't you」

「I’m honored to receive your praise」

Maya pouted in dissatisfaction when her sarcasm was casually brushed off.

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We arrived at the particularly high sand dune by floating with Psychic.

The slope is quite steep as it is a tall sand dune suggested by Maya.

The angle of the slope is definitely steeper than the previous sand dune and it’s more than twice as long.

While you can experience the thrill if you slide down from here, the thought of climbing back up is tiresome.

Now I understand why Maya was inviting me to use my magic.

「Okay then, I’m going to slide from here and push my body

Maya immediately lay prone on her board and told me that.

「I can use Psychic to push your body even without touching you with my hand you know」

「Really? Does that mean, perhaps we’re going to gain more momentum than pushing normally?」

「Un, you can also speed up」

「Then please do so!」

Hearing that I can increase the speed, Maya’s eyes immediately brighten.

It seems like she’s searching for a bigger thrill. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「I can do that but it will be dangerous if you fall from the board you know?」

「It’s fine! The sand here is soft anyway!」

「If you’re going to say that much, fine then, but just make sure not to get hurt, alright?」

Seeing Maya doesn’t look intimated, I use Psychic to push her board forward.

Then Maya - who was lying face down on the board - gained momentum from the slope and reached an incredible speed.

Although she sometimes wobbles due to the undulation on the sand, she didn’t fall off the board as she continued to slide down straight safely.

「Uuaaaaahhhhhhh!」

Maya doesn’t scream in fright, but she makes a very happy voice.

It seemed fast just by looking at her from behind like this. I’m sure Maya - who personally experiences it herself face down on the board - can feel that it is faster.

I guess she’s the type that likes to scream in attractions. Normally, people would be scared if they go that fast.

As I was thinking about such a thing while looking down, Maya already reached the bottom of the dune.

「Al! This is the best! It was the fastest slide I’ve ever had!」

Perhaps she really liked the approach-run using Psychic since Maya got this really pleasant smile.

「Al, try sliding down!」

I also tried to slide down after Maya told me to.

It’s just that, I don’t feel like I will be able to maintain my balance with a strong approach run so I tried sliding down with just the right amount of approach run using Psychic.

「O, oohhhh!」

Still, I accelerated more than expected due to the steep slide and my speed increased in an instant.

It’s even faster than the previous slide and I can hear the sound of wind passing with a deep *hyuugoo* near my ears.

The sand was even more undulating and extreme than I expected I felt like I was going to fall from the board, but I managed to control my balance with my center of gravity.

And thus I slide down to the bottom of the sand dune just like that.

「How is it how is it? It’s great, isn’t it!?」

「It was a little scary but it was quite exhilarating」

I hadn’t done this kind of activity in a long time so I was uncharacteristically excited.

「Right!? I want to slide down again, use your magic to go up!」

「Okay」

I cast Psychic on our boards and we both floated back to the top of the sand dune again. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

Tensei Shite Inaka de Slowlife wo Okuritai - Chapter 466

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It Is Difficult To Walk In The Desert

I managed to somehow finish the soup with the help of the lassi juice. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

I also went around to other stalls but I found that the staple food in Jaisal is bread and it seems like they also eat soup and stir-fried meat that uses spices as side dishes.

There was also a tough guy who ate bread with a lot of spices and olive oil.

If it were me, I’d probably have been unable to swallow it because of the unbearable spiciness.

At my current level, no matter what it is I can only eat it with lassi juice.

For now, I head toward the central part of the town and away from the hustle and bustle once I’m full.

Jaisal is a town built around a water source. So I thought I wanted to see the oasis in the center of the town.

People kept asking me if I needed water at random but I ignored them and made my way to the center.

There is a large water source right in front of me now.

When you look at it like this it seems like there is a reservoir downtown, but when you try to look at the scenery in the distance it is unmistakably desert. This a town at the corner of the desert without a doubt.

When you compare it with your eyes like this, it seems like a miracle that clean water exists in a place with nothing but sandy soil.

I’ve heard before that there are underground water sources in some places in the desert, but I wonder if they spouted by chance or if someone dug them out.

It’s amazing that such a dry land would have plenty of water.

The area around the oasis is maintained with stone paving and there were also benches placed around.

There are also a number of guards holding spears patrolling.

As expected, water resources are the lifeblood of a town so they are probably keeping an eye so there is no one causing trouble.

However, the oasis doesn’t have such a strict air around it.

And the people coming here are somehow also laid back.

It’s precisely because it’s a precious water source for everyone that there are few, if any individuals who would try to do something to it.

Well, I don’t know what kind of poor treatment they will receive if they do something careless with water in a city where the most important thing is water.

As I was walking around the oasis, I saw children carrying buckets and drawing water.

The soldiers also observe them closely, but they don’t seem to get angry if you just approach the waterside without permission.

I will also try to get closer. Maybe it’s because it’s a desert area since it’s a little dirty but it is clean enough.

「It’s lukewarm……」

When I tried to scoop some water with my hand, the water was lukewarm. It’s not as hot as a bath’s temperature but it is tepid. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

I knew it, the water seemed to also be higher in temperature with this warm air.

I don’t particularly drink the water and just sit on the bench and relax.

You’ll be struck with cold if this were Koryatt village if you do this. However, I don’t feel cold at all since I’ve teleported to this place to avoid the cold.

Although it’s midwinter over there, being able to enjoy the warmth of the sun like this feels incredibly luxurious.

As I rested my back and relaxed on the bench, the street around me became noisy.

When I looked around, I saw people who had been sitting or taking a walk peacefully before started running in a hurry.

What is it, what is it? The people who had been relaxing a while ago suddenly started running, was there something unexpected that happened?

Even while preparing to escape with Teleport in a fluster, I also got off the bench and started running to see what was going on.

As I approached the direction where a great commotion was coming from, it seemed like people were gathering over there and raising their voices in joy for some reason.

I didn’t know what happened due to the people’s wildly enthusiastic cheers and the rising temperature, so I teleported to a suitable roof to see what was going on.

When looked down to the street from the roof, I saw dark-skinned, muscular warriors and what appeared to be female magicians wearing canes striding into the town.

In the center of their lines are creatures that look like hippos and there are what appear to be large quantities of goods on their backs.

Are they famous adventurers, or mercenaries? Or are they a merchant’s caravan? Even so, I feel like the people’s reaction is too exaggerated.

「Ara, a little traveler-san? You’re in a really peculiar place」

A woman popped her head out from the window of the building when I guessed such things.

I’m currently on the roof. If I were the homeowner, I would probably be angry too and ask where did I climb from.

「Excuse me, I was a little curious about this commotion」

「Aah, you’d be surprised if you are not from around here. The people down there are desert couriers you know. They are warriors who cross the desert going from town to town, selling goods, and sending people to their destination. In a desert town that relies on goods from outside, they are heroes to us」

This is an oasis town so water is much more plentiful here compared to other places, but there are a lot of daily necessities, vegetables, and iron products that are lacking here. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

So I guess from the perspective of the townspeople, they are heroes who bring goods at the risk of danger.

I mean, the lives of the people who inhabit this town will be excessively dry if they don’t come and sell goods for the people’s daily needs.

「I see, they seem to be more popular than half-hearted adventurers, huh」

「There is no doubt about it」

And the dream job of those children who stare at them with sparkling eyes must also be those couriers.

「By the way, how are you going to get down from there?」

After looking at them for a while, the woman asked me that while staring fixedly at me.

I thought that she would just get bored and get inside first if I just stood there absent-mindedly, but it’s not so easy.

With my physical strength, it would be impossible to go down without a ladder or handles from this kind of height.

I have no choice but to use Teleport.

「Ah」

「Hm?」

The only way to use Teleport at times like this is to use it while the other person is looking away.

I cast Teleport the moment the woman’s sight moved elsewhere.

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「Ohh!」

The place that I happened to see from the roof of a house in Jaisal was the desert outside the town.

My feet plunged completely into the sand when I landed after using Teleport.

This is the worst. Now I have a lot of sand entering my shoes. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

But, I don’t feel like it matters anymore when the sand has already entered my shoes like that.

The opposite direction from where I came from is the desert area. The desert continues on and on into the distance.

Maybe it’s relatively safe near the town since I can see the figures of children frolicking near the town.

At the very least, it seems like the possibility of encountering monsters is low around here.

I don’t have a decent experience of going on a trip abroad in my previous life since I was a corporate slave so this is my first time in the desert.

Unlike the sand in Kagura and the beach in Eric’s territory, the sand here is brownish.

And when I tried walking, I found that the amount of sand sticking to my feet was incomparable to the beach’s sand.

「This, isn’t it better to just take off my shoes here?」

I’m fed up with how difficult it is to walk.

When I looked toward the children’s direction, I saw them running around barefoot.

It seems like it’s not hot enough that you can’t walk on it barefoot......no, it’s just that Lazurian has especially strong skin so it might be hot enough to scald my skin.

I gingerly try to touch the ground with my hand while preparing to cast Water magic at the same time.

「It’s warm but not so much」

I’m getting warm due to being basked in the sunlight but it’s not hot enough to cause burn on my skin. So I should probably not be worried about being burned.

I’m fine even after letting my hand alone for some time so I took off my shoes and socks.

Desert sand is so smooth and dry. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

But it feels quite ticklish when the sand trickles between my toes each time I walk.

I feel like it’s a waste to just walk when the desert is this vast so I try running as fast as I can.

The smooth and dry sand whirled up like smoke but it felt quite exhilarating to run on the pure sand.

「Ooooh――fubeeh!?」

However, my foot got stuck in the sand as if it plunged deep into the soft sand as I kept running.

As a seven-year-old kid, my legs are short so I ended up falling on my butt.

I’m like Asmo who’s leg was stuck and got buried in the snow in last year’s Harvest festival.

「「Ahahahahaha!」」

Seeing me in such a disgraceful position, the children who were playing around laughed at me.

They were just laughing innocently with no ill will but still, it feels quite embarrassing since I’m old enough.

I managed to get out from the sand on my own and tried to start walking as if nothing happened, but my leg got stuck again in the same manner on my third step.

「Hey you, you’re so bad at walking in the desert!」

A girl with braided hair said that to me while laughing and pulled me up.

She’s surprisingly strong even though she’s a girl.

「How come your legs do not get stuck in the sand even though you’re standing on them like me?」

「That’s not it, you know? The ground is hard over here」

She tilted her head in puzzlement with a genuine curious look as if saying ‘What are you stating the obvious for?’.

And when I tried to step on the ground at the girl’s feet, I found out that the ground felt hard like a wet sandy beach.

Apparently, there are places with soft sand that can bury you, and this kind of sand where you can place your feet firmly like this.

They seem to be aware of this and choose to move to this part of the firm sand.

I tapped the ground around the girl’s feet with my hand, trying to get a feel of the sandy ground somewhat.

「Hmm.....then, I wonder if it’s fine around here?」

When I tried to step on the ground after saying that, my foot got stuck and I got laughed at again.

Walking in the desert is too difficult..... www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

Tensei Shite Inaka de Slowlife wo Okuritai - Chapter 465

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I'm Glad I Bought It

After finding a new possibility of selling water, I arrived at Jaisal’s town market.

Although I said that, it’s not the type that has impressive stores lined up with high-quality goods like in the royal capital. It’s more of a meeting place made out of a simple cloth tent.

But, it’s surprisingly cool just by blocking the sunlight. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

As expected, I guess the sunlight around this part must have reached quite the temperature.

There are not many kinds of ingredients in the market. There seemed to be many kinds of meat but there were few types of vegetables.

The few green vegetables lined up were priced aggressively.

It would be difficult to grow vegetables in desert areas.

But it doesn’t mean there aren’t any vegetables grown here, there are types of potatoes, root vegetables, leafy vegetables, and others that are resistant to dry conditions.

They are cheaper than the regular leafy vegetables.

However, this town has the kind of charm that makes it seem like such a lack of vegetables didn’t matter.

It is rich in spices.

There were various spices arranged, ranging from bright red powder that looked like paprika powder, black powder, brown powder, bean-like things wrapped in husks, dried leaves or something, sichimi pepper.....and so on totaling dozens of spices.

If you look around the shops you will find spices as if it’s something natural and they sell a wide variety of items on sale including the blends made by the shopkeeper.

This is the first time in this world I have ever seen such a large number of spices.

I saw a few spices from Lazur being sold in the royal capital, but they probably just cover a small portion of it.

「This is our signature spice. Would you like to try it?」

「Certainly, please」

As I was looking around for those spices, the shopkeeper offered for me to try some so I strongly nodded at that. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「Give me your hand」

And when I obediently give him my hand, the shopkeeper put a little of his special spice he took out from a jar there.

And when I licked it to try it, a sharp and spicy heat appeared, followed by an umami taste and bitterness.

「This is good」

「Right? It can also remove a meat's raw smell and accentuate the taste. You can also sprinkle it on vegetables or add it to soup」

He’s probably happy the spices he’s proud of are being praised. The shopkeeper then taught me how to use it while looking proud.

It’s true that this has a complex flavor but just adding this to a meat and grill it will make it a wonderful meat. Or rather, it will definitely go well with rice. Eleonora-neesan and Elna-kaasan’s going to be happy eating it.

I feel like I underestimated the wonderful effect of spices.

「Ah……but, this is kinda spicy!」

Even though I didn’t think so at first, it became spicy gradually.

It’s spicy like my tongue is burning.

「Is it spicy? I tried to make it less spicy so it will make it easier for anyone to eat though」

Is it strange to think that Lazurian finds this easy to eat?

「Give me water please」

「Two copper coins for one cup, that alright with you?」

Two copper coins for a cup of water, gimme a break. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

Giving people spicy things and then charging them for water, what an unscrupulous business method.

「No, I’m fine」

I have a lot of money with me, but I couldn’t bring myself to pay a wastefully high amount just to acquire something.

I reluctantly put my hand into my knapsack and open my subspace inside and about to take out a water bottle.

Then the shopkeeper took this chance to give me a nice smile.

「By the way, I recommend this Lassi juice1  when you’re feeling spicy y’know? It’s sweet and tasty, it can also reduce spiciness」

「How much is it?」

「Four copper coins」

What the, I feel like I’m being led around by the nose by this shopkeeper.

But, I have no choice but to buy it if this ‘tasty drink’ can relieve me of this spiciness immediately.

The spiciness of the spices is so intense that it gives me a tingling sensation in my tongue and I’ve started sweating.

「……I’ll buy it」

「Thank you very much」

I’m actually so irritated by the shopkeeper’s bright smile, but I want to drink that lassi juice so I don’t care about it that much right now.

I don’t know about its actual effect of suppressing the spiciness, but I want to have something sweet to mask my taste buds right now.

I took the cup from the shopkeeper’s hand and took a large gulp of the white liquid juice inside.

「It’s sweet and refreshing!」

The sweet taste is spreading inside my mouth. It tastes like coconut milk, with a refined, refreshing aftertaste. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

And moreover, the intense burning spiciness has completely disappeared.

I didn’t think it would disappear so suddenly and quickly like this.

「Would you like to buy more lassi juice? It’s six silver coins per barrel」

「Please add two of that special spice. Then it will increase the chance of me to continue visiting your shop in the future」

When I paid him with a gold coin as I said that, the shopkeeper widened his eyes in surprise.

Then, the shopkeeper widely grinned.

「……hou, you’re surprisingly strong, aren’t you. Fine」

I felt good I was able to get back at him even a little at the very end.

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After buying a lot of the lassi juice and the spices from that shopkeeper, I store them inside the subspace after arriving at a deserted place.

As I was doing that, my stomach started complaining of emptiness.

Perhaps my appetite has been stimulated due to sampling the spices earlier since I feel hungrier than usual.

There is also the fragrant smell of spices drifting from the street stalls all around.

I can’t resist this anymore.

Looking at the stalls around, I saw all sorts of meat and root vegetables mixed with spices being sold.

The smell is very appetizing. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「What is it?」

「Is this not spicy?」

「Ou, our soup is sweet and easy to eat even for children」

I’ve heard the same line earlier, but let’s eat it if it’s not spicy.

I paid the oniisan money and got a wooden plate with the soup in it.

There are no benches like at the royal capital’s square, but I see all sorts of people sitting and eating at the edge of the street or in the shade of houses.

I felt like it was a bad manner to sit on the bare ground, but I decided to learn from them since it's a different country with different cultures.

I sit on a steps of brick and drink the soup.

「Ooh, it has a complex taste」

This is also probably made using a mix of several spices. There was a harmonious mixture of umami, sweetness, bitterness, and sourness in it.

The tastes continue to change inside my mouth, it’s interesting.

「But, this is still spicy as expected!」

「Really? That kind of spiciness doesn’t count around these parts y’know?」

The guy who sold the soup turns around while smiling at me, I guess he heard me.

And the Lazurian around me also seems to be smiling, apparently that’s true.

Still, it’s not so spicy I can’t eat it, but it is still spicy enough for me.

But, it’s so delicious that I don’t feel it is a difficult dish to eat.

The spicy soup was mixed with meat and root vegetables making it an excellent and satisfying meal.

「What meat is this?」

There are square pieces of meat in the soup.

It’s so chewy and tastes like something I’ve never eaten before.

It tastes like beef but it’s not that juicy. It tastes strange.

「Aah, that’s the meat of desert crocodile」

「They are everywhere and cheap」

As I was staring at the meat on the spoon, an ojiisan who hung around nearby told me about it.

「Heeー, is that so」

Apparently, it’s a crocodile-like creature that inhabits the desert. There are other desert-dwelling creatures like desert skink lizard and desert lizard and they seem to be the main source of meat around here.

Desert crocodile meat, huh? No wonder I’ve never eaten it before.

It sounds interesting so let’s buy some of that meat to bring back.

Looks like it’s going to be fun trying to sprinkle some spices to taste it.

Bartolo will ask where did I buy the meat if I were to try it in the mansion so let’s try it at My Home.

The crunchy texture of the root vegetables reminds me of lotus root, it’s delightful. It tastes similar to burdock. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「Aaah, spicy」

It eventually became too spicy to bear as I continued to eat the soup.

Unable to endure it, I drank lassi juice I moved to the water bottle earlier and the burning pain disappeared.

「Aah, I’m glad I bought it」

This soup is too spicy for me but I can eat it with the lassi juice.

Even like this, I have a bit more tolerance toward spiciness, but it seems like this ‘bit’ tolerance toward spiciness is not a match for the Lazurian. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

Author note :

I started a new work!

『Relaxed Farm Life In Another World』

It’s a slow life story where the protagonist is blessed by the Plant God and cultivates a forest in another world.

https://ncode.syosetu.com/n7408gf/

Tensei Shite Inaka de Slowlife wo Okuritai - Chapter 464

Thank you to all Patrons! 

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Selling Water Can Make Money

I came to the plain near the mansion again after I finished with my breakfast. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

Yesterday I was able to enter Lazur kingdom’s territory after using Teleport repeatedly.

I haven’t walked around due to the fatigue and time spent, but the purpose of today is to take my time and look around.

「It’s cold so let’s go there fast」

Snow is falling and the wind is also blowing today. I’ll be getting a cold if I keep standing blankly in this kind of place so I cast quickly cast Teleport.

As I pictured the summit of that large rocky mountain from yesterday, I was standing in that place the next moment.

It’s quite a long-distance Teleport, but there’s no problem with my mana and the coordinate is also correct.

As expected, being able to teleport to Kagura seems to have given me a lot of self-confidence.

「Hot hot」

It’s right in the height of winter in Koryatt village, but the temperature here is the same as summer.

I’m dripping with sweat since I’m wearing winter clothes so I immediately take them off and store them in the subspace.

After changing into short sleeves and shorts, I feel like I can take a breather now and it’s much easier to spend my time here.

It’s like teleporting to a warm place after being in a cold place where the cold is piercing your body.

Now then, I can freely make things myself or read a book or something, but there is a small town beneath me.

It’s probably a town that developed as people gathered around the oasis.

Speaking of Lazur kingdom, they are famous for their spices. There might be delicious food and spices that can only be found here.

It is important to expand the repertoire of foods in order to enrich my daily life.

Let’s take this opportunity to sightsee the town since I’m here already.

I teleported from the summit of the rocky mountain to the street below.

There are guards holding spear who seems to be checking the people entering the town.

I will definitely look suspicious empty-handed. I check the clothes of the people entering the town.

There are a lot of people riding a short and stout creature that looks like a hippo.

What’s that? That creature?

I don’t know it well but they are probably creatures to move around the vast wilderness and desert. Probably also specialized in heat and thirst. I guess they are like camel in my previous life.

I thought it would be bad if I also didn’t ride that, but there were also people who weren’t riding them and were walking. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

So I don’t think anyone will be suspicious if I don’t ride that.

Some travelers wear something that looks like a long-sleeved thawb covering their neck to their ankles, with cloth around their heads, some wear cloaks, and there are also people who wear robes.

At any rate, they looked like clothes that minimize skin exposure and protect you from sunlight.

I don’t have those thawb-like clothes so I take out a thin, long-sleeve and a robe with light-blocking characteristics from the subspace, put them on, and carry a knapsack on my back.

I’ve kept my skin exposed to the minimum, this should not be a problem.

I walk down the street and stand in line at the town’s entrance.

I couldn’t see the front at all since the person in front of me was riding that creature that looked like a hippo.

As I stared at the swinging short, pig-like tail, the person in front of me was called, and then it was my turn.

The man was darker skinned than Eric, you could tell at a glance he was a Lazurian.

「Are you alone?」

「Yes, I came here to buy daily necessities and food」

「I see. You’re good to go」

I was quickly given permission to enter the town without my luggage being checked when I told him my business.

「Eh?」

I unintentionally let out a bewildered voice after receiving a casual response.

「What’s the matter?」

「No, I was able to get in so easily」

「There is no one who would do some strange things in a place like this. 'sides, you’re just a little kid」

「I see」

It’s a little more difficult when you’re dealing with nobles in the royal capital, but it seems like it’s quite lenient over here.

Well, I guess it’s because there will be few people who will do one thing or another in a place one step from the desert like here.

The people here are cheerful but the public security seems to be good in this town.

As I smoothly entered the town, I saw a signboard that says 『Welcome to Jaisal!』.1

Apparently, this town is called Jaisal. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

There are a lot of bricks made of sand and mud, and also from Earth magic, it seems like they are using those to build houses.

Because of that, the entire town is brown. But thanks to that, the clear blue sky looks exceptionally vibrant.

It looked extremely nice even if you see the town from a distance due to the sense of uniformity coming from the materials.

Though I’m not completely sure which is which, I’ll just continue to walk forward for now.

Looking closely at the buildings, you can see that they were carved. They are quite delicate, maybe because the materials are made from mud.

Judging from the guards protecting the entrance, I thought they were mostly sloppy but it seems like there are also people with fine skills here.

Those that have colorful fabrics on the shopfront are likely a fabric shop. There are a lot of brightly dyed ones like red or green, but the ornaments are very detailed.

There are probably few stores that have this much detailed ornaments even back in the high-end stores in the royal capital.

「Oh, what do you think of our cloths?」

As I was glancing at them, a chubby ojiisan called out to me with a splendid business smile on his face.

Elna-kaasan will be happy if I buy and bring them home, but she will probably ask where I buy them from.

「No, I don’t have much on hand」

「I see. Then, I will give a little lesson for you boy. How much do you think you can afford?」

I tried to back away by giving some suitable reason, but the shopkeeper still kept trying.

It becomes extremely troublesome to me when you say something like that.

Although he has a kind-hearted smile on his face he might be surprisingly good at business.

So I hastily left the place since I felt like I’d be pressured to buy some if he continued to take the initiative.

「Hey, boy. Are you on errands? Are you feeling thirsty?」

Then even after that, a middle-aged Lazurian man called out to me.

Even when I feel cautious due to this friendly voice like when you’re caring for your friend, I still respond to him for some reason.

「Do you sell juice?」

「It’s water」

I was planning on buying local juices from this town if there are any, but I won’t buy it if it’s just water.

I can drink it anywhere and I can make some with magic after all. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「Then I don’t want to」

「Oi oi, are you joking? Are you saying you don’t need water in this heat? I won’t care about you if you collapse, y’hear?」

「I already have plenty of water」

The middle-aged man selling water shrugged his shoulder after I said that and left.

The street vendors are strong-willed. But strangely, they don’t have the same pressure as the store clerk of the royal capital’s store.

I wonder if ‘friendly’ is the right word to describe them. It made me realize that different countries are doing business differently from the Misphilt Kingdom.

As I walked while feeling impressed, I saw another place that looked like they were also selling water so I walked away from it.

「Put the water in the barrel」

「Okay, it’s five silver coins 」

So expensive! Even in the royal capital, a barrel full of water only cost one silver coin. It’s five times that amount.

However, the man who came to buy the water didn’t complain about the price and paid it obediently.

I see. This place is a desert region with severe heat and dryness. So the demand for water is higher compared to Koryatt village and the royal capital, huh?

It’s difficult to obtain water in desert regions and it is essential for survival.

It’s not a place to be stingy with water.

But then, wouldn’t people who can use Water magic be able to get easy money here?

There is no need to purchase it as long as I have the mana for the magic to make water I will be able to provide it as much as needed.

And even if the water is heavy I can just carry it with Teleport and sell it whenever to earn money.

「……this might be an attractive job like being an ice house manager」

Unlike an ice house manager in my own village, the advantage is that I can do business at my own discretion with Teleport.

I found a way to earn money easily and safely for the future.

「Selling water is also nice」

I continued my sightseeing of Jaisal in a good mood with this unexpected harvest. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

Author Note :

I started a new work!

『A Leisurely Farming In Another World』

It’s a slow life story where the main character is blessed by the Plant God and pioneers a forest in a different world

https://ncode.syosetu.com/n7408gf/

Tensei Shite Inaka de Slowlife wo Okuritai - Chapter 463

Thank you to all Patrons! 

Special thanks to  Abdullah A., Aiji S., Alex, Alexander P., Bakadeathly, Bazsi, Beepboop, BigZak, Bradford H., Brben, Brili3n, Chocolat, Code_Vio, Corey, Daniel B., Deguaro, DKLA, DM, Dragoncamper, Emblyon, Emmanuel R., Evan A., F. Google, Heavy S., Jacob, Jakers, Janice, Jared E., Jason, Jaycob T., Jaycobt, Jazer A. S., Jealyn L., Jhon G.,  Joseph A., Juan R., Kevin P., Krazey K.,  Luis D., Luther S., Malinkat, Matteo S., Maverun, Max, Miguel A. G., Mosealong, Myla, Neilvon A., operaa, Otto E., P. Andres,  Rj Gun, Sakuya, Scott M., Shadowbec, Shaun, SK, Sniktaw, Soomin B., Syenjo, Tanner E., Tenkkun, Tim N., Tony L, Tuan N., Urko M. M., William H., XxChemical_fire, YMK, and Z!

A Place With A Warmer Weather To Spend The Winter

Teleporting to the west from the royal capital.....I just continue to single-mindedly use Teleport.

It might seem like that was all there is to it, but there’s nothing I can do about this.

I mean, I’m just solely staring into the distance and etched the image into my mind and cast Teleport. That’s it.

There are no lively conversations or encounters with anyone else at all, like with the trip to Kagura or the royal capital back then.

I just repeatedly use teleport so people won’t get suspicious of me.

Since there are limits to what a person’s eyes can see, I use mana to strengthen my vision and focus in the distance. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

I can see roughly, two, or three kilometers ahead.

Although, there is nothing around here and it’s difficult to imagine a necessary object or place to teleport here so it’s important for me to find a place easy to imagine in my mind. So it’s not like I can keep on teleporting three kilometers at a time.

I teleported to the highway and looked into the distance to find a place to teleport.

It’s difficult to teleport to the highway because there are few things that left an impression in my mind so I don’t have a choice but to find something that will.

As I gazed into the distance, I could see a snow-covered cart abandoned two kilometers away.

Snow may have piled up on the cart while transporting something or a wheel broke.

I don’t know the reason but it’s a good landmark.

Burning the scene next to the cart, I cast Teleport.

Immediately after, I arrived next to the snow-covered cart.

Yosh, I was able to teleport two kilometers. It will likely become easy to teleport the next time I come here if there are easily noticeable objects like this.

Having successfully teleported myself, I gazed into the distance again to find the next teleporting place.

Then, I saw what appeared to be a house far ahead.

It looks like it’s a small village around there. It will also make it easier for me if there is a village like that.

I teleport near the village’s entrance.

The instant my vision changed, there was a simple village entrance made of wood right in front of me.

「……Luric village, huh」 [ルーリック]

There was such a writing when I looked toward the sign.

So there was such a village to the far west of the royal capital?

「Uoooh!? How long have you been here?」

As I stared at the sign in amazement, a man holding a spear shouted next to me.

「Uwaaa, that surprised me!」

I didn’t think there would be someone at the village entrance so I was surprised to hear someone shouting next to me. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「No, I’m the one who should be surprised. You, how did you arrive in front of this village?」

「U, umm, I just walked here normally though?」

「Walked? Oi oi, there is only a straight road toward here, y’know? There’s no way you can approach this village without me - the guard - knowing, right?」

「But, I’m already here?」

I came here using Teleport......no way I could tell him that so I lied by stubbornly saying I walked here.

As long as I’m right in front of him, this man has no choice but to acknowledge it.

So when I told him that with resolution in my tone, the man gnashed his teeth looking frustrated.

「That might be true but……you, I’ve never seen you before? At least you’re not a kid from this village. Just how did you get here?」

However, the man’s feelings changed from doubt to suspicion.

Come to think of it, that’s true. In small communities, the connections between the residents are very deep.

I mean, I will also notice it right away if I see a face I don’t recognize in Koryatt village.

It wouldn’t be as suspicious if there were adults accompanying me or if it was someone from a nearby village or settlement who frequently visited, but neither of those things applied to me.

It’s sad for a seven-year-old kid to be treated as a suspicious person even though I just came here by chance, but there is the threat of monsters in this world compared to my previous world and there is also the difference in the area’s public security in different areas, so this is probable natural.

Just that, it would be troublesome for my identity to be exposed so it can’t be helped.

I can actually show him my house’s crest as proof that I’m a noble, but there won’t be any meaning in this trip if they make contact with my family. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

As a result, I should――

「Ah! What is that over there!」

「Hm? Where?」

When I pointed somewhere and shouted like that, the man’s sight left me. And at that moment, I teleported to a tree in the distance.

I hid behind the tree immediately after teleporting and secretly peeked toward the village’s entrance from behind the tree’s shade.

I could see from the distance that the man on guard immediately looked for me in panic. I’m sorry for him, but he won’t be able to find me no matter how hard he’s trying. I already teleported and far from him after all.

「It might be better not to stop at such a small village carelessly next time」

I’m currently not an adult and I have no adult to accompany me so I’m going to be conspicuous.

No matter what, let’s teleport to a place where away from people if I really want to use a landmark to teleport.

Having decided that in my mind, I teleported to the next location.

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Thus I passed through plenty of large towns and small settlements for some time with repeated use of Teleport. There was no longer snow on the ground as the whole area was now a vast plain.1 

The temperature was increasing significantly and there was a clinging heat in the air.

I - who was wearing winter clothes - immediately started to sweat a lot.

「It’s hot!」

Maybe it’s due to using Teleport to move to another place in an instant that I had arrived in this kind of climate before I knew it. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

Looks like the temperature is about the same as before summer.

I couldn’t bear the heat since I sweated a lot so I took my winter clothes off and changed into a short sleeve taken out from the subspace.

Then, I store the lumpy winter clothes in the subspace.

「Haahー, it’s cool……」

The wind caressing my skin feels comfortable. It has really been a while since I wear short sleeves.

Even I - who had used Teleport many times - in response to the easily noticeable changes happening around me feel a genuine sense of freshness.

I have probably gotten closer to Lazur Kingdom. Even before I entered this vast plain area, the grass and trees had completely disappeared.

I avoided encounters with monsters and people to the utmost so it may not be your typical journey but the change in scenery is fun.

Continuing to remember unexplored areas like this makes me feel like I’m mapping inside my mind.

For someone like me who used to meticulously map open-world type RPGs in my previous life, I quite like this kind of simple work.

I’ve arrived at a warm location anyway so I have completed my aim of finding a warm place to spend in winter.

But, it’s no fun in a warm vast plain with nothing around to spend the winter.

More for being a warm place to spend my time, I should find a place attractive enough to relax.

In any case, I’ve come this far anyway but I don’t see any desert so I’m kinda curious about what kind of country Lazur Kingdom is.

「In order to have a comfortable slow life, I must not compromise here and my next goal is to find a place sufficient to be my winter retreat」

It’s a hassle, but I have to keep going and persevere to have a comfortable life. I mean, I can go there anytime once I go to that place. I have to be patient for once.

In order to move on to the next step I check the amount of mana remaining in my body.

Although I have used Teleport more than a hundred times, it doesn’t appear to have consumed an extreme amount of mana.

Judging from the amount of mana remaining and experience, I should be able to Teleport back to Koryatt village.

Although I said that I’m feeling mentally fatigued, maybe because I’ve been using Teleport so many times to reach this place.

I might still be fine when it comes to the amount of mana, but I feel like I can’t endure it mentally. I guess arriving at the winter retreat has caused the tread of tension inside me to snap.

I don’t need to do it all in a single day so let’s stop here for today.

I will return to Koryatt village once I arrive at an easily noticeable landmark.

There is a huge rocky mountain far ahead of me as an easily noticeable landmark in my current field of vision. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

It looks similar to the Ayers Rock in Australia in my previous life and the surface is gently sloping. It looks like it’s a few hundred meters tall.

That will leave an impression as a landmark, quite all, and also no sign of humans.

Besides, it will allow me to look far away, going to make it easier to use the next Teleport.

Creating Shields as a foothold to climb high up to the sky, I observe the top of the rocky mountain.

Making a vivid impression of the scenery in my mind, I cast Teleport and instantly arrived at the summit of the rocky mountain.

「Ooh, it’s the desert!」

Of course, the view from the top is great, but what gave me a strong impression is the desert area visible in the distance.

There’s not a single tree or vegetation growing there. Simply brown sand spreading to the horizon.

That place should be part of Lazur Kingdom’s territory. The boundary between the desert and the vast plains is so clear you could see it.

Right at the foot of the rocky mountain is a lake and around it are private houses scattered here and there.

People are probably making careful preparations before setting their foot into the harsh environment that is the desert.

Un, I’ve reached the gateway to the Lazur Kingdom so this is a good enough result for one day.

「Yosh, let’s go home」

After sitting down and taking a break on the summit of the rocky mountain, I used Teleport to return to Koryatt village.

Immediately after that, the desert scenery in front of me suddenly turns into a snowy landscape.

「It’s cold!」

Then, I was shivering due to the temperature difference and I was wearing short sleeves. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com