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Harvesting With Space Magic
Once they distribute the sandwiches and drinks, Lefyria and the others head off to the next field.
After I finish lunch and take a break, I slump due to exhaustion.
When I look toward the field, I can see the wide open space where the ears of wheat has been harvested.
However, in front of the vast wheat fields, it seems that the completed harvest work will still be a long way off.
At this rate, the harvest work might continue for several days, if not the whole week, if things go wrong.
I’m actually someone who has fairly good stamina, but I'm not used to farm work, so I might just collapse in the middle.
The scale of the Harvest Festival changes depending on the progress of the entire village’s harvest work.
If the work finished earlier, they would naturally have more time to prepare for the festival, and the festival would be scaled down.
This would be my first festival in another world, so I hoped that it would be as lively as possible.
To make that happen, we need to complete the harvest work quickly.
If this were in my previous world, there would be tractors and such, so we could probably harvest with no time at all, but the machines in this world were not that developed, and there was nothing that convenient.
And it’s not like we could immediately invent such replacement machines or tools.
However, this world has magic - unlike my previous world - and magic technique was developed.
For example, I could make the harvest work more efficiently using my Space magic, right?
As I thought like this, an idea suddenly occurred to me.
「You’re going to start already? Your body won’t be able to take it if you don’t take proper rest, y’know?」
Olga called out to me worriedly when I stood up.
「I want to try something for a bit」
「Something you want to try?」
Ignoring Olga’s puzzled question, I approached the unharvested wheat field.
Crouching down to check on the wheat ears, I cast Space magic.
「Spatial Slash」
When I cut through space at the base of the ear, the ear was cut perfectly.
「Yosh, I can do this」
After confirming that I could cut them just like when using a scythe, I continued to cast Spatial Slash and targeted the entire area instead of just one ear of wheat.
Immediately after, one side of the wheat field was cut down, and all the ears that had been growing abundantly disappeared.
「「Oooooooohhh!」」
The villagers who has been sitting and taking a break on the ridge between the fields - including Olga and Mira - stand up in excitement.
It only takes seconds for the whole field to be harvested after all. I guess it was a natural reaction.
「Oi oi, Kureto! What was that!?」
「I tried using magic to harvest them all at once. There’s no problem, right?」
「Of course there’s none! That magic just now, can you still use it?」
「Yeah, no problem」
I harvest the adjacent wheat field in one go and in the same manner.
And since the magic cut through space, there us no sound of cutting *zakku* at all. Only the quiet sound of the wheat ears falling to the ground.
Compared to Teleport, the use of Spatial Slash results in an insignificant consumption of mana.
I probably won’t run out of mana even if I were to do it a hundred times.
「Oi, everyone! Let’s gather the wheat harvested by Kureto!」
The villagers simultaneously move at Olga’s voice.
They start bundling the harvested wheat quickly. Their movements are very brisk, and everyone moved quickly. As expected, it seems like just bundling them together made the work progress much faster.
Glancing at Olga and the others as they start bundling the wheat with animated expressions, I devote myself to harvesting the wheat from the wheat fields that have not been harvested with Spatial Slash.
An entire wheat field could be harvested with just a spell.
Considering speed alone, it's probably faster than using a tractor.
「So much wheat being cut down!」
「Uhyahyahya, gather them, gather them!」
The villagers pick up the ears of wheat and bundle them together while cackling in laughter.
They probably got carried away by the fast pace of the work, and their excitement sent their mood into a strange state.
Nonetheless, when I think about the difficulty of the work we did before, it’s natural that they couldn’t stop laughing.
We don't know whether we could finish them all in a week after all.
There are still other tasks remaining, such as drying and threshing the wheat, but the most difficult and time-consuming would be the harvesting work. If we can finish this work sooner, then we can move on to the next task more quickly, and we could help out with the other fields.
And we will be able to hold the Harvest Festival with plenty of time to spare if we can finish the harvest work quickly this way.
If that happened, then I will be happy too, as well as Nina for sure.
This is where it mattered the most
I continue casting my Space magic while motivating myself like that.
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「Oーi, Kureto. How are you doing over there――oi oi oi oi! You had already cleared that much!?」
As I continue harvesting with Space magic, Andre approaches and calls out to me as though he was taken aback.
It seems like Nina, Arte, and Camila has also come and stood behind to check on me.
「Amaziーing! Such vast fields have almost finished being harvested! But, how?」
Nina let out a genuine cry of surprise and tilted her head.
「That’s because it was harvested all at once with magic」
I show them how I harvested the wheat using magic in front of Nina and the others.
「Waaー! Amazing! You’re a professional harvester!」
Seeing the wheat ears being harvested simultaneously, Nina jumps in excitement.
Her hair, tied at the back of her head, energetically sway.
「Kureto! How does that work ja?」
「I cut the base of the wheat with magic」
「I see!」
「So Kureto-dono’s magic is not only teleportation.....」
「My magic is characterized by manipulating space」
「I have never heard of such a magic, how convenient」
Arte has seen the magic in reality, so there is no problem in giving Camila that much of an explanation.
「Come to think of it, Arte can use Wind magic, right? Won’t you be able to harvest the wheat ear all at once using Wind Blade just above the ground」
I am using Space magic, but I feel like it can also be done using Wind magic.
「That might indeed be possible! I’ll try it too!」
Perhaps she understands what I am saying as Arte’s eyes shine and she enters the wheat field.
「『Wind Blade』」
After confirming the base of the wheat ears, Arte fires the Wind Blade spell.
The wheat ears that stand in a straight line fall in one sweep, but the length of the stalks left at the base is uneven, and many ears still remain.
Arte doesn't seem to be satisfied with the result.
Be that as it may, she will probably be able to harvest as neatly as me once she gets used to it.
「Fuh, you still need a lot of work in your control, huh. Arte-dono」
「What the! Then, you shall give it a try!」
Camila confidently step forward when Arte snap back in indignation.
「I can not use Wind magic, so I will use my sword」
Standing in front of the thriving wheat field, Camila put her hand on her sword sheath.
Just as I thought that, a sudden wind blew, and Camila’s hand blurred.
The next moment, when I realize, the wheat ears gently fall to the ground as though they were harvested by Spatial Slash.
「Wow! All of Kureto’s companions can also harvest them, can’t they!」
「As expected of adventurers!」
「Oi, I can’t keep up with the bundling work! Call more people, even women or children are fine! We could finish drying them all today!」
The villagers bundling the wheat are also beside themselves with excitement.
「……don’t tell me, you cut them?」
「Yes, I cut them」
「…………」
Camila answered my question as though it were natural.
Err, well, I think it’s strange to be able to cut a whole field of wheat in an instant.
「Camila-san is also amazing! So you can harvest wheat like this with your sword when you become an adventurer!」
「Gununununu, just wait! I’ll show you I can also harvest the wheat cleanly!」
However, it seems like Nina and Arte doesn't think it is strange at all.
Nina’s view of adventurers had shot up.
I’m also an adventurer, but I can’t harvest in a flash with a sword, you know? I think it’s probably because Camila’s swordsmanship is at a master level that she can do that.
Being the personal escort of the First Princess is not just for show.
Perhaps a fire has been lit in Arte’s heart as she continues to use Wind magic to harvest in high spirits.
Camila also continued to cut the wheat ears one after another with her sword while enjoying Arte’s reaction.
「Then, I’ll bundle the harvested wheatー! Otousan, you also help!」
「O, ou」
Although he was confused by the completely different method of harvesting up to now, Andre joined in the work.
As I continue with Space magic, Arte with Wind magic, and Camila with her swordsmanship to harvest, the surrounding wheat field disappear in just a few hours.
There is a sound like roaring waves whenever the wind blows, but I can't hear it at all.
「Yossh, the harvest is finished now!」
With Olga’s loud voice, the villagers cheer.
The excitement makes it as if all the harvest work of the village is over, but in truth, such vast field work is just one of the tasks in harvesting. I guess it's natural to be happy here.
There are still the bundling and drying tasks left, but with this many people, the work will be completed quickly. By the time the sun goes down, we will be able to hang the bundled wheat on the poles to dry.
「It’s thanks to Kureto and the others! Thank you!」
「I’m glad we could be of help」
The villagers - including Olga - thanked me with big smiles on their faces.
It hurts when I hit my back and shoulder, but I can't complain seeing them genuinely happy.
Looking around, Arte and Camila are also surrounded by the villagers.
It's interesting to see Arte getting flustered after being praised.
I feel like Camila received an excessive amount of passionate looks from the women, but it’s scary to get involved there, so I pretend I don’t know about it.
「To think the harvest work was finished in a single day, how surprising. As expected of Kureto and his friends」
Before I knew it, the village chief - Leroy - had arrived to check on our situation.
「I’m glad we could be of help. If we continued with the other fields like this, we should be able to hold the Harvest Festival with plenty of time to spare, right?」
「Indeed, I’m sure it can be done. As the village chief, I will do my best to ensure everyone can enjoy the Harvest Festival」
I feel reassured by Leroy’s reply as he firmly nods.
Let’s keep this up and help harvest the other fields, too. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
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