Tensei Shite Inaka de Slowlife wo Okuritai - Chapter 616

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Defective Item?

「……Eleonora-neesan, why are you in my room?」

「Hm? It’s fine, isn’t it」

　I had thought of lying around in my room after handing over the souvenirs, but Eleonora-neesan was already occupying my bed after following me back to my room. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

　She’s lying down on the bed, hugging the cushion, and just lying around.

　That’s something I wanted to do, I simply want to change places.

　I just stand next to the bed.

「Rather than doing this, what about your magic study with Elna-kaasan?」

「……we’re taking an hour break」

　Eleonora-neesan said with a face as if she remembered something bad when I asked her that.

　Elna-kaasan probably put off the lesson rather than cramming the lesson all at once, she probably decided it would make the study less efficient, since Eleonora-neesan is bad at studying.

「Half an hour more, huh.....」

　She spent around half an hour in Sylvio-niisan so she doesn’t have much time left.

　Then I just have to endure it for just a little longer.

　I helplessly took a cushion from the bed, placed it under my butt, and sat down on it.

　Just when I sat down, Eleonora-neesan stretched her legs straight out, and she sat up using the momentum.

　She might be bored just lying around.

　Just as I stared at her with a faint expectation that she would move away from the bed out of boredom, Eleonora-neesan sat up on the bed and started stretching.

　……that, you can do that in your own room, right? It was already at the back of my throat and was about to come out, but the creature called ‘older sister’ would be displeased if that came out, so I kept it inside.

　Even when I feel resigned about this, Eleonora-neesan is stretching comfortably.

　Seeing her raise her legs high or arch her back like a cat reminds me of how great Eleonora-neesan’s figure is when making those poses.

　But, she is my older sister after all. Although I recognize she is beautiful, she doesn’t fall into the category of the opposite sex, so she doesn’t make my heart race. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

　Rather, it’s making my heart rate feel like being put in the same cage as a frenzied carnivore.

　It might be mistaken as sexual harassment if I kept staring at her or asked for help with her stretching.

　I decided to devote myself to sorting the various items I brought back from the royal capital to avoid eye contact with her.

　I put the books I bought for myself into the bookshelves - separate from the souvenirs - and place things like spice cookies and magic stone fragments onto the table drawer.

「Hm? What’s this?」

　There was a large wooden box beside the souvenirs, so I tried opening it.

「Ara, isn’t that Varschell? Did you buy something like that in the royal capital, Al?」

　Eleonora-neesan’s voice came from behind and she peered in at the same time as I opened the lids of the wooden box.

「No, I received it from Schugel-sama as a way of apology for the misunderstanding」

「You might as well ask something better if you’re going to ask for a musical instrument」

「But, this seems to be a luxurious item, you know? It was made by an amazing person called Bariton, and there were fewer than 50 of them in the kingdom」

「Hmm....」

　Eleonora-neesan - someone who has no interest in musical instruments - can’t grasp the greatness of Varschell made by Bariton at all.

「This is like a famous sword made by a legendary craftsman of which there are fewer than 50 in the country, y’know?|」

「Eh! That’s amazing, isn’t it!」

　It seems like she could understand the scarcity of this item once I use a different example. An older sister as disappointing as ever. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「But, even if you receive something like that, you can’t pla――nah, Al is strangely good at this stuff, so I bet you could play it. Seems like you can make the mana string easily and play an improvised song 」

　Eleonora-neesan, did you actually come with us to the royal capital?

　Her guess was so accurate it was as if she had heard about the Water Show from Elna-kaasan and Nord-tousan themselves.

「I’m not bragging, but I think I can play quite well for a beginner. By the way, can Eleonora-neesan play it?」

「……well, I can play it fairly well」

　There was a slight pause until she answered.

「Really? But I can’t imagine Eleonora-neesan playing something like a musical instrument, though?」

「……lend me that Varschell. I will play a tune for you」

　When I lightly tease her, Eleonora-neesan speaks up with a faint vein pulsing on her forehead.

　Looks like she can’t stand being labeled as someone who can’t play Varshell.

「Here you go」

　Eleonora-neesan sat on the bed and held the Varschell she received as if hugging it.

　Mana light resides on Eleonora-neesan’s fingertips, and the mana string for the Varschell was being created from there.

　However, with a sharp, dry snapping sound *passhu*, the strings dispersed.

「Ha?」

「Ahahaha, Eleonora-neesan, you can’t even make the mana strings for the Varschell, let alone play it」

「There’s no way……」

　Eleonora-neesan is trying to make the mana strings with a serious look on her face, while I laugh at her.

　Long and narrow mana stretches from her fingertips, but it dissipates before it can take shape.

「See, you can’t make them」

「The strings won’t fit through! What is this!?」

　She let out a cry of surprise and tried to create mana strings five more times, but all of them ended up dispersing. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「This Varschell is strange! It’s a defective item!」

　Eleonora-neesan treats the Varschell as a defective item even though it was a gift from the present head of a Duke's House.

「Nah, that’s impossible. Look!」

　I took the Varschell from Eleonora-neesan and easily threaded the mana string through it.

　High-pitched sounds rang out *piin, piin* when I lightly plucked it.

　I can thread the mana string normally, and it also makes a beautiful sound. This Varschell is not a defective item.

　As I continue to play some notes ostentatiously, Eleonora-neesan becomes irritated.

「……I’ll call Sylvio here」

　Eh? Why would you call Sylvio-niisan here?

　He’s working hard in revising his written report, so it would be too pitiful to bother him over this, but Eleonora-neesan still left the room with heavy steps, out of the room with a displeased look on her face.

　As I stood there inside my room while holding the Varschell in my arms, Eleonora-neesan soon brought Sylvio-niisan to my room.

「Sylvio, try playing this Varschell」

「Eeh? Neesan, what’s wrong with you asking this all of a sudden?」

「Just do it quickly」

「U, un」

　It was easy to tell that she forcibly took him here without a proper explanation. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「I don’t understand what’s going on, can I borrow the Varschell?」

「Sure」

　Sylvio-niisan politely asked, so I handed over the Varschell I was holding to him.

　Sylvio-niisan is going to be surprised and drop it if I told him to be careful since it cost more than 20 platinum coins, so I didn’t.

「Well then, here I go」

　Holding the Varschell in his arms, Sylvio-niisan gathers mana strings at his fingertips.

　However, the gathered mana strings dispersed with a dry sound *bashu*.

「……eh? What is this?」

「See? It’s strange, right?」

　Sylvio-niisan let out a silly voice while Eleonora-neesan said that while sounding proud for some reason.

「Wait a minute. I’ll try threading them once more」

　After taking a deep breath, Sylvio-niisan gathered magic at his fingertips, focusing much more intently than before. The gathered mana was finally released, creating a single mana string.

「Eeh? Just one string? Moreover, isn’t that pretty thick?」

　The strings for lutes vary by type and how you play them, but generally, high-pitched strings are around 0.4 mm, and low strings are around 1mm.

　But the mana string Sylvio-niisan threaded through was more than 5 cm thick.

　It’s like two udon noodles-sized mana strings bundled together.

「Haa, haa.....I….this is.....my limit.....」

　Casually looking at Sylvio-niisan, I saw him with a pale face and sweat streaming down his forehead.

　It’s like he’s one step away from Mana Deficiency. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「I knew it, this Varschell is strange, you know!」

「……the amount of mana required is really high….and the generation of strings.....is very difficult.....」

　Sylvio-niisan desperately tried to string his words despite breathing roughly.

　Un, you don’t need to push yourself that hard, so go get some rest.

　I can understand Eleonora-neesan can’t generate the mana strings, but it’s strange for even Sylvio-niisan - who is able to handle mana fairly well - can’t thread the mana strings.

　Perhaps, rather than the way these two control mana being unskilled, it might be because of a problem in Varschell’s performance itself.

「Hmーm, let’s try asking Elna-kaasan」

「Right. That’s faster」

　Leaving Sylvio-niisan - who can no longer move - Eleonora-neesan and I left the room. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

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