Tensei Shite Inaka de Slowlife wo Okuritai - Chapter 610

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Fruits of Training

「Al! Are you going home already!?」

　The next morning. Ra-chan suddenly barged into the room when I was packing my luggage to return.

　Loretta chases after her in panic and tries to reprimand Ra-chan for being ill-mannered, but she decides to overlook it for her to say her farewell. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「That’s right. I have to go home soon」

「No! Let’s be together a bit more?」

「But, we’ve been taken care of in Misfid House mansion for 2 weeks, see.  We will become a bother if we stay any longer than this」

「You won’t. Al’s family is staying for a short time, you know? Alicia and the other people were staying longer」

「Eh, really?」

　It’s 2 weeks, you know? I mean, even if you have a good relationship with them, wouldn’t there be a time when you say to them, ‘Seriously, go home already’ ?

　Even with my friendly relationship with Eric, I might tell him, ‘It’s about time for you to go home’.

「Eh, well. Most of them are of noble status and guests of honor invited to visit, so they generally stay for about 3 months. Some stay for longer, more than a year」

　Loretta told me when I turned my eyes toward her to confirm.

　3 months? More than a year? Isn’t that just a guest staying as a guest of honor?

　……no, there's not even a guest since they don’t pay. They’re just NEET.

　How nice. I also want to try being a NEET.

　Wait, this is not the time nor the place to be envious or impressed.

　I have to go back home this morning.

「But, we don’t have such a high noble status like them, you see....」

　Setting me aside, Nord-tousan is the lord of a territory. There must be works that only the lord can do, piling up. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

　Calculating the time, it takes a week of a one-way trip from the Koryatt village to the royal capital, and we stay here for 2 weeks, it will then take another week on our way back, so we have been away from our territory for a month.

　It won’t be a problem if we have a lot of retainers and capable administrators like the Misfid House, but in our case, that’s not possible. So, it is bad if we don’t return.

「Ranna-sama, Alfried-dono will be troubled if you make too many unreasonable requests」

「……sorry, Al」

「No, it’s fine. I’m also sorry for having to return so suddenly」

　Normally, we would have more time to return, such as tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, but I’ve made the puppet show business too big. I feel really sorry about this.

「I will probably go to the royal capital again, let’s play again at that time. And please visit us if Ra-chan has the chance to visit Slowlett territory, okay. We will warmly welcome you」

「Un, okay!」

　We will definitely play together if there’s a chance next time.

　Ra-chan cheerfully smiled when I promised her.

　I expected her to complain a bit more, but she recovered quicker than I thought.

　I guess Ra-chan is also growing bit by bit.

　I resumed my packing once Ra-chan and Loretta left.

　Although it’s ‘packing’, most of my luggage is being loaded into the carriage by Mina, Sara, and the coachman Row-san. The items I pack up are just my personal belongings and clothes. The packing was quickly finished.

　Mina and Sara are probably busy helping Elna-kaasan and saying their farewell to the other servants, so I’ll just carry my own hand luggage to the carriage myself.

　It felt surprisingly heavy when I lifted the trunk.

　I bought a lot of souvenirs and stuff, and it became heavier than I thought.

　The Misfid House mansions are huge. I’m going to end up tired if I bring them with my own hands.

　I cast Psychic and float the trunk in midair.

「Now this is easier」

　Then I go outside the room just like that. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

　As I walked down the long corridor while floating the trunk, Gideon approached from the front.

　He then stood next to me and started walking with me, matching my pace.

「It’s only until the entry hall. I have school, so I can not leisurely see you off」

「Thank you for taking the time to see me off despite being busy」

　Since I know Gideon, I thought he would just uncocernedly go to the academy without seeing me off.

「You are about to go home already」

「Right. We have been away from Koryatt village for a long time now」

「It is going to be lonely」

「Are you alright? Did you pick up something strange and eat it?」

　That’s not something Gideon would say. I wonder if it’s a fake person inside this person?

「You’re really as rude as ever, huh?」

　When I voiced out that doubt, Gideon looked at me with a look as if looking at an insolent fellow.

　Ah, it’s the real person.

「Even I feel sad too」

「You’re right」

　Well, Gideon is also a human.

　I’m sure there must be a part in him that feels sad when saying goodbye to someone he knows, although he disregarded such a cute Ra-chan and made his little sister - Shelka - a magic experiment.

　But, I wonder? When I tried to look back on his actions, I can only think he’s inhumane.

　We continue walking down the corridor while I’m having such doubts amd descend down the stairs to the entry hall.

「I am indebted to you. Although your teaching method was like that, I was able to understand the trick to omit chanting thanks to that. I would like to thank you once again」

　Gideon held out his right hand and said that to me with a gentle tone, despite his sullen look when I opened the door, and we stepped outside.

「No, that was because of Gideon’s own effort」

　He is clearly a young master from a good family when you look at him, so I thought he wouldn’t be able to keep up with the training to omit the chant.

　However, Gideon was greedily wishing to learn chanting omission, and he kept up with the training despite my Spartan training.

　Although his success rate is still one in five attempts but once he grasps the feeling once, he should be able to increase his precision.

　I responded by holding out my right to do a handshake with him.

「A gap!  Wind B――guhaaaa!?」

「That won’t happen」

　The moment when I was about to do the handshake, Gidon was about to shoot a Wind Blow with chant omission, so I shot a Wind Blow of my own without chanting too.

　Gideon ungracefully rolled on the spacious entry hall while the Misfid House’s servants screamed.

　However, what surprised me was that the moment they realized it was Gideon, the commotion died down as if it had never happened. You can really understand how this man’s daily life is from this.

　It’s the inhumane Gideon. I didn’t think he would actually feel sad about me leaving.

　Showing such an emotion was to make me get careless and make his surprise attack succeed using the chant omission. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「Damn it! I thought I would get to make you fall over in an unsightly way with this timing!」

「Don’t show the result of your training like this」

　After brushing off the dirt on his uniform, Gideon stood up as if nothing had happened.

　Using magic on a guest at the mansion’s entrance really makes me wonder about his head.

「It’s frustrating that you can adjust the power of the magic to be the exact same as mine even though you cast your magic later」

　But, the fact that he notices this kind of thing shows he has a talent as a magician.

　The spell Wind Blow earlier was not the spell he practiced with a chant omission. I’m sure he desperately practiced that spell where I couldn’t see.

「You have to improve your tactics or learn to cast without chanting at all if you want to attack me by surprise」

「……how would you do your surprise attack in this situation?」

「I will give them a farewell gift and restrict their movements by letting them carry something heavy. After shaking their hand and guiding them outside, I will quietly shoot Wind Blow after letting the other person off guard」

「……you have such an unscrupulous way of thinking」

「Magicians should be unscrupulous, I learned it from my great mother」

「I see. A magician should be unscrupulous」

　Gideon did a complete 180 in a spectacular manner when I claimed it was something Elna-kaasan taught me. Although Elna-kaasan’s gained a bad reputation, it’s a good thing that it can change a magician to the side of wickedness.

　Passing through the door, Schugel and Floria were already standing outside to send us off.

　It seems like Floria knows what kind of commotion Gideon caused even without seeing it herself. She has an angry atmosphere around here despite smiling.

「See you then, Alfried. I will excuse myself here since I have to go to the Magic Academy」

「Ah, un. See you」

　Perhaps he sensed his mother's anger, Gideon hurriedly got on a carriage as if running away and took off after saying that.

「I am truly sorry for the trouble my son has caused you. It looks like there he can only think about magic」

「I understand what kind of person he is, so please don’t mind it」

　Gideon’s number one priority is to increase his magic power. As long as you understand that, he is actually a pretty straightforward person, so he is fairly easy to get along with.

　Floria couldn’t help but showa look of deep emotion when I told her that.

「Please continue to take care of my son as his friend」

「Ah, yes」

　Perhaps she saw me as the first friend her son has ever made. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

　The friend of the next head of the Duke Misfid house.....it’s too heavy for the second son of a Baron house but I can’t deny it outright to her face. I nodded with a vague smile.

　The Slowlett House’s carriage is already parked in front of the mansion’s entrance, and the Misfid House servant and the coachman - Row-san - were loading the luggage into the carriage.

　They are mainly loading water and foodstuffs for the journey back but in addition to that, it seems like there are quite a lot of things, such as the souvenirs from Lazareth-ojiichan, the spices and tea leaves we purchased in the royal capital, and the lighting magic tools from the Misfid House. Incidentally, Nord-tousan’s order-made pillow has been arranged to be sent to Koryatt village at a later date.

「Let me help」

「Alfried-sama, thank you very much!」

　After calling out to Row-san, I uses Psychic to move all the luggage and put them into the luggage compartment along with my trunk. The rest of the small items will be loaded by the servants.

　By the time the loading of luggage is done, Ra-chan, Loretta, and Shelka come to see us off.

　Gideon had gone to the Academy quite early, but there are probably difference in attendance time since it they are in different grades.

　Before long, Nord-tousan and Elna-kaasan came out, along with Mina and Sara carrying their luggage.

「Schugel-sama, thank you very much for your help this time」

「No no, considering the inconvenience our side has caused you, this is only natural. Please do not hesitate to rely on our house if you ever come to the royal capital again」

「Thank you very much」

「We also look forward to working together for the joint venture in the future」

「It is I who should say so, please take care of us」

　Nord-tousan, Elna-kaasan began to exchange farewells with Schugel and Floria.

　Nord-tousan was asked to drop by the Magic Academy’s swordmanship class if possible, while Elna-kaasan was warmly invited to attend a tea party.

　The Slowlett House is considered a homebody after all. They probably wants to somehow get them to get closer to the royal capital.

　While watching them and thinking that it was tough for them, Shelka, Ra-chan, and Loretta came over.

「Hm, come visit us when I don’t have classes in the Academy. Then I will keep you company」

　Umm, maybe she’s saying ‘I want to play together longer so come visit during the long break’?

　Although I stayed here for about 2 weeks, I didn’t get to see Shelka and Gideon that often.

「Un, I’ll consider it next time when I get the chance」

　Although, I don’t know anything about the Magic Academy schedule. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「Al, let’s play together again, alright?」

「Un, we’ll play together again」

　I also had a lot of fun with Ra-chan at the Misfid House’s mansion.

　I’m going to have to think of another interesting game to play before we meet again.

「We’re also going to practice Varschell and train in magic together, okay?」

「Varschell too?」

「It looks like Ranna-sama took an interest in Varschell after the musical performance with Alfried-sama. Ranna-sama would be delighted to be able to perform together if there is another opportunity」

　According to Loretta, Ra-chan has been taking Varschell lessons energetically since then. I got the impression that she had been bad at it before, but playing with me seems to have completely awakened the joy of playing it.

「Okay. I will also try to practice Varschell back home too」

　Although there is no special teacher to teach Varschell back home, Elna-kaasan seems like she can play it, so let’s try learning from her when we have the time

　I don’t want Ra-chan to be disillusioned when we meet again next time.

「……haa」

「What’s the matter, Loretta?」

「I am troubled because Alfried-sama spending your time with Ranna-sama affects her, both positively and negatively」

　Thanks to me, Ra-chan learned chant omission in some of her magic, and not only in her magic lesson, it looks like she also started to put an effort into her Varschell’s lesson.

　Although she sometimes plays a prank, comes up with absurd things, and becomes pickier about her food compared to before because of me, even taking all that into account, it’s still a good thing, isn’t it?

　I feel like this can be based on the fact that I was not kicked out of the Misfid House mansion during our stay here.

「Please do your best to support your master as a maid」

　Loretta looked at me with a somewhat resentful look when I casually said that.

　Whether Ra-chan becomes a tomboy or a lady will depend on the education she receives from Misfid House. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「Let us meet again. Alfried-dono. I will wait for good news about the puppet show」

「I will let you know if anything happens through letter」

「Hm」

「Feel free to come and play anything, alright」

「Yes. I will be in your care again then」

　After bidding our final farewell to Schugel and Floria, we got into the Slowlett House’s carriage. Following that are Mina and Sara, and after they sat on their seat, Row-san closed the carriage door and sat down on the coachman’s seat.

　As Row-san cracked his whip, the Slowlett House’s carriage slowly advanced.

「Alー! See you later!」

「Un, see you!」

　Ra-chan waves her hand while chasing after the carriage so I also lean out of the carriage window and wave to her. I was worried Ra-chan would fall while chasing, but felt relieved since Loretta and Shelka were nearby to make sure she wouldn’t.

　Although the carriage is moving slowly, the Misfid House’s grounds is vast.

　Ra-chan started to run out of breath and she stopped chasing us.

　The distance between us gradually widened, but Ra-chan kept waving at us until the end.

　The distance might have already become far, but I continued to wave my hand as if responding to that heartfelt gesture.

　Once Ra-chan and the others were completely out of our sight, I stopped waving at them.

　The carriage had perfectly left the Misfid House’s grounds.

　I feel like a really long time has passed somehow.

　In reality, it’s been around 2 weeks, but physically, it felt as if we stayed for a month.

　That’s how intense and meaningful the time I spend in Misfid House’s mansion is for me.

　As we continued down the royal capital’s main street and exited the castle gate, a plain stretched out as far as we could see in front of us.

　Seeing the beautiful nature reminds me of Koryatt village.

　Will it become a bit warmer by the time we get back?

　I wonder how Eleonora-neesan, Sylvio-niisan, and the others spent their winter in the mansion while we’re gone? Did Bartolo develop a new dish? And how did Torr, Asmo, and the rest of the villagers spend their winter?

　I found myself wanting to hurry back to the Slowlett House’s mansion in Koryatt village as those thoughts kept swirling in my head.

「Now, let’s go back to Koryatt village」

「Right」

　We made our way back to Koryatt village, swaying with the rattle of the carriage. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

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