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Simple Work
I organized the advice from Nord-tousan and tried again. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Maybe because the blade went into the wood vertically I felt the blade firmly cut into the wood.
And as I continued to slam it into the stump, it easily split.
「Oooh!」
I couldn’t help but exclaim out loud when I felt the pleasant feeling of chopping the firewood.
I set up a new wood so I won’t forget this feeling and then swing down the axe in the same manner.
The blade cut into the wood vertically and then immediately split after I hit it again *konkon* on the stump.
「It looks like you can do it properly now」
「It seems like it turns out well. It feels good to chop firewood」
「There is also a feeling of exhilaration when you properly split it, instead of just moving your body」
It is a somewhat simple work but there is also the feeling of exhilaration. I wonder if this type of work suits me.
I feel like I could even incorporate this into my winter exercise. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Once you get the trick, you will be easily able to chop firewood in the blink of an eye from then on.
Scrape, thud, scrape, thud….such sounds can be heard in the courtyard.
Right now, I feel like I’m fully enjoying my slow life. The time chopping firewood gives me more satisfaction than anything else. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
I think it would be nice if this kind of unhurried time would continue.
As I swung the axe while feeling happy about it, there was no feeling of cutting into the wood at all.
Hm? It didn’t cut vertically?
Reflexively checking the situation, I found out that the axe’s blade cut into the wood firmly vertically. However, the feeling when the axe cuts into the wood is the same as when it cuts in diagonally, it doesn’t move at all.
「Eh? The blade cut into the wood vertically but it didn’t split」
「Maybe the wood had become hard due to dryness so the wood grain might become coarse. In such cases, you have to hit the wood with the axe from above」
Following Nord-tousan’s advice, I continued to hit the wood with the axe stuck on it with a block of wood from above repeatedly. I can definitely feel the sensation of the axe cutting into the wood.
「It’s fine to hit with the wood harder you know」
Being told that, I hit the axe with the block of wood stronger and the blade bit deeper into the wood and split it.
「Ohー」
「And if it still doesn’t split you can also try to hit the other side of the wood. But if it still doesn’t work you can just leave it」
「Okay」
Even at the best of times, I’m just a powerless seven-year-old kid. If it doesn’t work after I do all that then I’ll just leave them alone. If I were to try and split it and get hurt then it would be too unbearable to look at. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
I continue to chop the wood that can be split easily and normally, but when it is stuck I use firewood to hit the axe that gets stuck to split the wood.
Aah, this work is nice. I feel like I can do this forever.
「Al, would you like to start trying to chop bigger wood?」
As I was chopping firewood with no thoughts going on in my head, Nord-tousan said that to me while smiling wryly.
Before I knew it, the place around me had been filled with a large amount of small firewood. Apparently, I was too absorbed in this work.
「I wanna try」
Nord-tousan set up a large piece of wood on top of my stump when I nod.
It was so thick that it would take a lot of time even if I used the method from earlier.
「I think it’s going to be a little heavy but do you want to try a longer axe? Can you hold it?」
The axe handed by Nord-tousan is a little heavier than the axe I used before.
I can hold the axe normally, but it’s going to be a little strenuous when you think about how you have to raise it and bring it down many times.
「It’s fine but just in case I’m going to use Body Strengthening magic」
「Then I can rest assured」
While Nord-tousan was smiling wryly at me, I used Body Strengthening and was able to hold the axe without a problem.
「Okay then, first hold the axe vertically. The trajectory of the blade will slant if it’s not vertical when you swing and it’s dangerous」
I see. The trajectory will also miss the target if the blade is slightly off.
Is it so you can swing down straight and steady?
「This is the height when you chop the wood next. Can you try to hit the wood lightly with the axe?」
「Un」
Being told that, I lightly hit the wood with the axe.
And then Nord-tousan checked the position of the axe and my body position.
「Un, looks like there is no problem with the current height」
「Is there any meaning in this?」
「When the point where the axe struck the target is the same as your navel, then it will send the most force. It will not send the force down if it’s too high and will be easier to miss the target if it’s too low」
「I see……」
So the height of the stump seems to be important when chopping firewood.
「The last thing to consider is the way you swing. You put your right foot forward with a half-body (hanmi) stance and then swing your axe down」
「Put my right foot forward」
「It will be difficult when you swing down and avoid the axe if you put your left foot forward」
Ooh, so the greater your movement the greater the danger that may happen.
It’s scary to do it so let’s use Shield around my feet. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「I think Torr was doing it with his legs spread wide」
「That might be easier to do for beginners but that will put a lot of burden on your lower back」
「I see, taking care of your lower back is important for the future. I’m going to do it this way then」
「It’s too early to worry about your lower back at your age」
No, Nord-tousan. You might be smiling carelessly but you can’t make light of your lower back. Even in my previous life, I regretted the fact that I hadn’t taken care of my lower back.
I don’t want to feel pain each time I make the slightest movement so I decide to use the method that will be easy for my lower back.
「Okay then, try everything from checking your form until you hit with the axe」
「Okay」
There are more important points this time compared to the wood chopping earlier and the checks are stricter.
That’s how difficult it is to handle the axe and Nord-tousan must have been worried too.
While being watched by Nord-tousan, I firmly hold the axe vertically and measure the distance to the wood.
Raising the axe with a half-body stance and putting my right foot forward at the same time, I swung the axe down just like that.
The axe’s blade cleanly cut into the wood.
「……un, looks like there’s no problem. Try splitting it next」
Looks like Nord-tousan gave me a passing mark.
Maybe swinging an axe is much better than swinging a sword like Torr.
Next, I carefully repeat my previous action and swing my axe down to try to split it.
Then, *crack* the wood split with a light cracking sound.
「Ooh, this is exhilarating!」
There’s a strong feeling of exhilaration different from when I split the small woods earlier.
「It feels refreshing when you split a large piece of wood, right」
Right. This is going to result in reducing stress.
Maybe I wouldn’t feel so irritated if I could chop some wood when I returned home back in my previous life.
After splitting that wood, I bring the next large block of wood on the stump.
Once the wood stood on the stump, I took a little distance and held the axe vertically, made a half-body stance, and raised the axe, and at the same time as I stepped on my right foot, I swung the axe down.
The wood split, I prepare a new wood again, and split it again.
This routine feels good.
There is sometimes some wood that can’t be split in one swing, but it cleanly split after I swung the axe twice, and thrice.
The trick seems to be making full use of the weight of the axe blade to chop it instead of chopping it with your own strength. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
As I continued to do it over and over again silently, Nord-tousan also started to chop wood with his axe.
This is how I chop some wood with my father. It’s really nice, isn’t it?
It’s a much more meaningful way to spend time compared to doing practice together.
The sound of Nord-tousan chopping wood and mine resounds intermittently.
Maybe it’s because I continued to move my body that my body slowly became warm. Even though I’m outside I don’t feel cold.
Thanks to the Body Strengthening magic, I don’t feel tired so I can keep doing it for a long time.
「Al, shall we finish this soon?」
Nord-tousan called out to me when I was continuing to split the wood singlemindedly.
I say while wiping the sweat that slowly forms on my forehead.
「Eh,? We’re finished already?」
「It’s noon already and we have chopped enough firewood. We are already surrounded by a lot of firewood」
Before I knew it we were completely surrounded by firewood on the ground around us.
It’s easily over a hundred of them already. Just how many pieces of wood we’ve chopped today? I was doing it mindlessly so I didn’t count them.
「Even so Al said 『Already?』, you must have really like chopping wood, huh?」
「Un, I don’t dislike this kind of work」
Some people may find it boring and simple, but I really like simple work like this.
I think this is great since you can do it without thinking about anything else and it’s also easy.
「Now then, now comes the hard work?」
「Eh?」
There’s still other work besides chopping the wood?
「We still have to put them on the firewood rack in the shed」
「…………」
Taking the firewood from here to the shed at the other side of the mansion? Just thinking about it is already troublesome.
Even if you put them in a box, you still have to go back and forth several times.
「You don’t dislike simple work, right?」
Nord-tousan said while grinning when he saw me scrunching up my face imagining the process of going back and forth. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「I don’t dislike simple work but I hate wasteful work」
As expected, it’s extremely inefficient to go back and forth transporting the firewood so many times.
So I used Psychic on all the firewood.
「Let’s just put them in the firewood rack all at once like this」
Nord-tousan shrugged his shoulder in amazement as he saw all the firewood floating in midair.
「……it’s really easy to clean up if Al is here, very helpful」
Please don’t say such lines Elna-kaasan usually says. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
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