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Snow Saw
The next day after the table manners lesson. I am currently walking outside. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Each time I walk, the snow under my feet makes the sound gyuu gyuu and sinks.
When I take a breath, white air escapes and the cold air caresses my skin.
It is cold as no matter how many winter clothes I wear there are still parts that were exposed to the air and the wind slips through the opening in my clothes. It’s warmer and more comfortable inside the mansion.
However, if I were to keep shutting myself inside the mansion, I might receive Elna-kaasan’s lesson in manners again.
Sensing danger, Eleonora-neesan also disappeared from the mansion.
She’s probably practicing on her own somewhere or playing outside with Ema-oneesama and Sheila.
That’s why I’m currently taking a walk which also serves as a light exercise. My destination is Koryatt village.
I feel like messing around with Torr and Asmo if I were to come across them.
The air outside is cold, and just breathing in the air makes my lungs cold. But, the cold air that circulates inside my body makes me feel refreshed and wide awake which I like.
Looking up at the sky, I see the clouds that seem to have been painted with gray paint.
Unlike spring and autumn, I can feel the breath of life around me.
There’s a serene and quiet atmosphere. What I can hear are only my own breathing and footsteps.
It’s a different kind of fun from my usual stroll.
As I continued walking while enjoying the feeling of the snow under my feet, I arrived at Koryatt village.
I was worried that there would be another flashy snowball fight in the village again, but there’s no such thing today and the village is quiet.
As expected, the villagers don’t seem to have that much free time to have a snowball fight every day.
Although they can’t do their farm work, there are still a lot of side jobs for them to do.
Side jobs such as making baskets from vines or leather, making shoes, and making clothes.
Everyone is desperate to make up for the lack the farm produce to harvest. That’s why the reason it’s so quiet as I walk through the village is probably because everybody is concentrating on their tasks inside their house.
* zasshuzasshuzasshuzasshu*
「What’s that sound?」
As I was walking in the quieter-than-usual Koryat village, I heard a strange sound.
It’s like the sound of a saw cutting through wood.
However, the sound is subtly soft and it quickly fades away.
The sound immediately resumed again, but it soon faded away. It just keeps on repeating itself.
Is it someone cutting wood in such cold weather? I feel like the intervals between using the saw are short. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Curious, I approached the source of the sound and I saw a familiar person over there.
「Ah, Al」
「Ohー! Isn’t it Al!」
There were the village’s brat, Torr, and Asmo.
「What is that tool being held by Torr?」
I think the shovel Asmo has is just the normal one for snow removal work, but I don’t know about that long and thin stick in Torr’s hands. At the end of the stick - which is much taller than my own height - was a menacing blade resembling a naginata.
「Ah? You don’t know this? This is called a snow saw. We use this to remove the snow that gets in the way」
「Snow saw? How do you use it?」
I understood that it was a tool used for snow removal work, but I didn’t know how to use it.
「Here lemme show you a bit」
When I tilted my head in puzzlement, Torr grabbed the snow saw and headed to a piled-up snow.
Would it be possible to cut the snow in one swift motion just like the blade of a naginata?
No, it will be different if it’s a martial arts practitioner like Eleonora-neesan or Nord-tousan, but Torr is just a normal villager so he wouldn’t be able to do that.
As I stared at him while having such doubt,Torr swung the snow saw down and it dug into the snow.
Then, he slid the blade in that position just like a saw and cut the snow vertically.
The *zasshuzasshu* sound from earlier resounds again. w
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「Ooh, that looks fun!」
「Do you want to try?」
「Let me!」
I accept the snow saw from Torr.
It’s a little heavy since it’s quite long but perhaps it’s because my body has been trained from the swordsmanship practice that I could hold it normally.
「Leave a little space between the cut」
「Okay」
I swing down the snow saw around the place Torr pointed.
Then, the snow saw pierced the soft snow with a crunch. That feeling is so pleasant.
「Once the blade is stuck inside the snow all you have to do now is just to move the blade like when you use a saw」
I slide the snow saw blade just like Torr told me. Then, the snow are being shaved with a *zasshuzasshu* sound and a vertical line is formed.
It’s like inserting a knife into a cake and cutting it.
「Ooh, this is nice!」
「Once that place is done, cut another part of the snow with about the same spacing」
Completely fascinated by the pleasantness of the snow saw, I continue to cut through the snow following Torr’s words.
And after making the fifth cut I suddenly had a doubt.
「Hey, if it’s just to cut snow then it basically won’t remove them, right?」
While the cut in the snow is deep, the piled-up snow has not collapsed at all.
This is just like playing with the snow and doesn’t really count as clearing it, does it?
「That’s why you insert the blade from the side to the edge. Here」
Taking the snow saw from my hand, Torr made a cut from the side this time.
Then one part of the piled-up snow detached itself and snow fell like a large layer of shortcake with a thud.
「Oooh, amazing! Let me do it too!」
「Here you go」
Torr handed the snow saw to me and I started to excitedly insert the snow saw from the side.
The blade went smoothly into the snow - maybe because there was already a cut - and a large chunk of snow fell out.
The feeling of cutting through a large amount of snow is enjoyable.
They probably kindly gave me a lecture because of their ulterior motive of reducing the load of the troublesome work even a little bit by letting me do it but it was so much fun that it didn’t matter to me.
Just when making a cut from the side and breaking the snow, I noticed a long stick sticking to the ground nearby. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「What is that stick for?」
「The stick is left there as a rough estimate to remove the snow that has accumulated beyond a certain point of the stick. The road will become narrow if the snow gets too big and it will be dangerous if there’s a snowslide」
「I see」
Snow is quite heavy so it will be terrible if it falls.
Not only for people, but carriages also won’t be able to pass if they pile up and are left ignored so it would be better to reduce risks.
I guess there is wisdom to live safely in the village.
「Have you worked on snow removal work before, Al?」
「The main tool we used in the mansion was a shovel and when it was necessary me or Elna-kaasan used magic to remove the snow」
「Ooh, so there was such a thing! Al, use your magic to clear the snow around here quickly!」
When I talked about magic, Torr’s expression brightened and he asked me to use magic.
「This is Torr and Asmo’s work, right? I feel bad for taking someone else’s work」
「What are you talking about when you just took someone else’s job」
「Then, I’ll give it back」
I returned the snow saw back to him since he retorted.
It was a lot of fun to cut through the snow with the snow saw, but it gets tiring after doing it the whole time.
The snow saw itself is heavy and the efficiency is bad.
「Ahー! That was my bad! Al-sama, please help!」
「As long as this work is over, we can spend our time freely today」
Even though the ground is cold and covered in snow, Torr and Asmo are still prostrating themselves.
Do you hate snow removal work that much?
Oh well, doing snow removal work endlessly in the middle of this cold weather must be quite tough.
With so much snow on the ground and no end in sight, the mental damage must be quite high.
「……can’t be helped then」
「「Thank you very much, Alfried-sama!」」
Torr and Asmo thanked me after I just said that much.
Then they understand that there is a capable person on the spot, and they immediately change their attitude and comply with them.
As always, these guys have a refreshing attitude.
I reluctantly used Ice magic and tried to move the snow......but then I stopped.
If possible, I want to play around with the snow saw.
「Torr, can you lend me the snow saw?」
「Yes, here you go」
When I called out to him, Torr quickly ran up and presented the snow saw to me.
「Asmo, there’s no one around, right?」
「I’ve checked and there’s no one around」
Un, since there’s no one around then it’s good. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
I actually wanted to swing around the snow saw to my heart’s content.
Still, my body is small so using the snow saw with this body is tiring.
After carefully checking that there is no one else around, I use Psychic on the snow saw.
Then, the snow saw lightly float in the air.
And when I tried to lightly swing the snow saw with the Psychic in that state, it cut through the air with a *buonbuon* sound.
「Yosh, this should do it」
After confirming that I could move it around with magic with no problem, I tried using the snow saw just like that.
When I widely swung and hit the snow, the snow saw cut through the snow cleanly.
The strength and range from our swing are mostly limited, but using Psychic, the strength of the swing and the energy becomes stronger. As a result, there is no need to slide the snow saw in the snow.
The snow starts to collapse when I use Psychic’s strength on the snow saw.
There’s no need for me to swing it personally and it scrapes off the snow in a wider range, it’s fun.
「The snow saw is moving on its own and the snow scrapped off」
「Amazing, it’s convenient but it will be dangerous if it’s a weapon attacks by itself like that」
Asmo and Torr mutter with somewhat weird looks as they observe such a scene.
「Hm? A weapon that attacks on itself?」
……wait a minute. If I can move swords freely with Psychic, then would I be able to win against Eleonora-neesan?
If there is a limit to the strength of the swing I swung myself, then it’s fine if I just use magic to make up for it, right?
How come I never thought of such a simple thing until now?
If I could become better at moving the sword with Psychic, then there’s no need for me to personally swing the sword, right?
It seems like I got caught up on the idea of wielding a sword with my own hands since it’s a swordsmanship.
「What’s the matter, Al?」
「I came up with a good idea thanks to Torr!」
When I turned around, Torr and Asmo screamed and retreated.
「Owaaaaa! I don’t know what it is but the snow saw also moves when you move, stop moving!」
「Dangerous!」
「……sorry」
It looks like I wasn’t paying attention to my surroundings because of the revolutionary idea I came up with.
It was simply my fault, so I directly apologized to Torr and Asmo.
However, I came up with something good. With this, I could get my revenge if she took me out for some self-practice. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
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