Tensei Shite Inaka de Slowlife wo Okuritai - Chapter 468

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Sand Board

「Al, push me!」

「Okay」

I don’t know how many times this exchange has been repeated. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

I did as I was told and used Psychic to move Maya’s board and she slid down the slope.

「Uhyaaaaaaaa!」

And each time Maya shouted in a strange voice sounding so happy.

「Carry me to the top!」

And as she slid down to the bottom, she got on the board again and I used Psychic to pull her up again.

If you use Psychic magic, even if you slide down to the bottom of the sand dune you will be able to climb back in about 10 seconds and you don’t even need to exhaust your stamina.

Maybe because it was so easy using Psychic that Maya asked me to help her slide down and climb up again and again. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

Incidentally, I don’t have as much stamina as Maya so I took some rest in between.

As soon as Maya came up to the top, she immediately put down the board and lay down on top of it. It looks like she wants to continue as if it was the natural thing to do.

「You have a good stamina」

「I mean, it’s fun damon! I will not be able to play like this again if Al were not here so I have to enjoy it while Al is here!」

Besides disguising myself as a traveler, it’s clear when you look closely at my skin that I’m not Lazurian.

She probably knows that I will leave this place soon. That’s why Maya seems to want to play as much as she can while I’m here.

I can’t bear to keep accompanying her but I was taught how to slide down a sand dune and also how to walk in the desert so I can’t just ignore her.

If anything let’s teach Maya a game where she can play even alone.

「There is a similar game in my hometown though so I think Maya’s going to be able to play that with your magic」

「Eh? Al’s hometown game? What kind of game?」

「It’s called snowboarding, you stand on top of a board and slide down a slope of snow」

「Snow! I’ve heard about it! It is said it was something soft that falls in a cold region! Does it snow in Al’s hometown?」

Even though I thought she was going to respond with the word snowboarding, I didn’t think she would respond to the word snow instead. Although, this place is furthest from the word ‘snow’. So it would be natural for Maya to be interested in that.

「Un, it occasionally snows in winter in my hometown」

Or rather, Koryatt village is currently snowing thick.

「Heeー, is snow cold?」

「Un, it’s cold. And when it snows the scenery becomes completely white」

「That sounds nice. I wish it snow here too」

Maya said with a distant look in her eyes, maybe she was imagining cool snow and the pure white landscape.

However, she came back to reality immediately after. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「Ah, sorry. Our conversation has gone off-topic. You’re going to teach me about snowboarding right?」

It looks like she more or less remembered the name of the game.

「Un, but instead of just making a square board, you make this kind of long and thin board」

I created a board with Earth magic as an example to show Maya.

「You stand on the board with both feet and fix them in place with a belt or magic」

Properly speaking, it’s better to use a belt to make it easier to attach and detach it from your feet, but I just used magic to fix both feet in place since we can’t get those in this place.

Un, it looks dull since it's made of Earth magic but, it’s a proper board alright. There’s no problem since both of my feet have been secured to the board.

「Eh? Eeehh? What about the chant?」

「I omitted it since it’s a hassle. Anyway, try making a board and fix your feet on it」

「O, okay」

After I told her that Maya chants Earth magic to create a board.

「You need to curve the center and raise the edges more」

Of course, you can’t slide down smoothly with just a board so you have to come up with the best shape for the board.

The first thing I teach her is the camber shape board, something which is easy to get familiar with even for beginners.

It’s the type that looks like a 'W' when you look at it from the side.

It will make it easier to intuitively control the board since there are two points of contact on the ground directly beneath your feet.

And judging from appearance Maya looks to be the athletic type so I recommend it to her.

「Umm, something like this?」

「A bit more」

As we made minute adjustments like that, Maya’s board was finally completed.

「How is it? Are your feet firmly fixed in place?」

「Un, it’s okay!」

「Now then let’s practice how to fall so you won’t get hurt」

「Slide d――Eeeehhh?」

Maya - who was excited - opened her mouth wide in surprise when I told her that.

A beginner in snowboarding suddenly sliding down a slope is a suicidal act. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「Aren’t we going to slide down on the slope with this strange board!?」

「That’s right, but do you know how to do it? It will probably be faster than the board you used earlier and you will get a serious injury if you do it unskillfully even in the soft sand」

「Eeh! I can slide faster than before!? O, okay. Let’s practice so I don’t get injured first!」

Maya seemed quite attracted to the keyword ‘slide faster’ since she obediently nodded to my instructions while being restless.

Oh well, I understand her feeling of wanting to try the new board to slide but safety comes first.

I used Psychic to move us to a sand dune with a more gentle slope since it would be tough to suddenly use such a steep slope to practice.

「Ah, this board is amazing? It looks like it’s going to continue to slide down smoothly」

「You position the board sideways to prevent that from happening. And if you lift the front of the board, the back side of the board will get stuck in the sand and stop」

「It’s true」

There are some beginners who felt this is difficult but Maya didn’t have much trouble with this.

「Then, let me explain what to be careful of when you fall」

「Un」

I teach Maya - who nods obediently - the proper way to fall safely on the board.

Make sure not to lean forward too much and fall. Lean backward when falling, allowing the board to leave the ground and avoid hitting your head.

At the time you fall forward, fall down on your entire body’s surface without using your hands as much as possible.

In any case, it is important to absorb the impact of the fall with your whole body’s surface and not fall toward the slope’s direction.

「If you crash into the slope as though diving then you will be propelled by the momentum and you might twist your wrist if you land on it so be careful alright」

「Ueehh, that’s right」

Maya groaned when I purposely told her the specific situation that may happen to convey the danger.

「Should we stop if it’s scary?」

「Noo, I’ll do it it looks interesting anyway!」

So I told her to make sure, but replied casually. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

Apparently, the interest in playing an unknown game wins against her fear.

I would be worried if I were this child’s mother.

Although it is a fun sport, it can also be dangerous. I don’t want her to overdo it. It will be sensible if the fear wins over the fun.

Oh well, the legs will be fixed to the board and I will use Psychic to make her float so she doesn’t get hurt if push comes to shove.

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I taught Maya how to slide with the snowboard.

The slow sliding left and right like the fallen leaf, the feeling of moving your center of gravity, and how to balance yourself using the upper and lower half of your body.

Maya was able to learn everything that can be considered basics in snowboarding in no time at all.

「Maya has a good sense of balance, huh」

「I guess, I’ve normally been sliding slopes, putting water on top of my head, riding Zuom(ズオム) and such 」

「What is Zuom?」

I know the other two but I don’t understand that last part ‘Zuom’. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「It’s the animal you can see over there」

In the direction where Maya pointed to is the hippo-like creature that was carrying a person on its back moving through the desert.

Aah, so that creature’s name is Zuom, huh?

I often see it in town but I didn’t know its name so I was curious about it. I now felt relieved after knowing it.

「Hey, what’s the next practice?」

「I have nothing left to teach Maya」

It’s a line I always wanted to say at least once. I mean, it’s not like I’m a pro snowboarder.

「……eh? So, that means?」

「You can now slide to your heart’s content」

「Yahooー! Al, let’s go to that steep slope!」

「Eeh? It’s your first time, shouldn’t you begin with a gentle slope? 」

I thought she was going to slide on the sand dune in front of us, but Maya wanted to slide on the large sand dune from earlier.

I’m not too worried since I have enough understanding of Maya’s athletic skill during her practice but, I was worried about myself since this is the first time I will be sliding down a slope after not doing it for a while.

「This board can really slide y’know!? This is a rare chance so I have to slide down with a much faster speed now!」

Not knowing about my trivial thoughts, Maya forcefully said to take her.

Oh well, I can just use Psychic to make her float when needed, so I decided to obediently return to the large sand dune from earlier.

Then we arrived at the top of that sand dune again. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

I casually slid down the gentle slope from earlier but I was able to slide down faster than I expected.

So I wonder how fast we would be if we were sliding down such a long slope with this angle.

「Then, let’s goー!」

After saying that, Maya immediately takes a hanmi stance and starts sliding down.

I also took a hanmi stance on my board and slid down after her as if to catch up with her.

I keep my arms wide, lowering my hips, bring my center of gravity to the middle of the board, and maintain my balance.

The board rapidly accelerates as it gains momentum from the slope, reaching a speed incomparable from before.

It’s been a while since I’ve been sliding down such a steep slope so I was nervous about it, but this is fun after I got used to the speed.

It was quite exhilarating as if I was cutting my way through the wind.

And when I came to my senses, I was already at the bottom of the sand dune.

Maya - who had already finished sliding to the bottom - appears to be excited still.

「It was amazing, this snowboard! I didn’t expect I would be able to reach such a speed! It’s really fun!」

「It’s a desert here, so I guess it should rather be called sand board」

「Sand board……sounds nice! Thank you for teaching me such a great game, Al!」

「You’re welcome」

I just taught her a game from my hometown, but I didn’t think she would be this happy.

It’s currently snowing in Koryatt village, might as well tell Torr and Asmo about this as well. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

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