The Reincarnated Count’s Daughter Is the Strongest as She Is Loved by the Spirits, Though She Is Only Wishing for Regular Romance! - Chapter 17.1
Chapter 17 : Carriage Without a Horse.
“What parts of the carriage are you going to modify?”
“I’ll remove the wheels.”
I’m a genius at freezing the atmosphere.
“I don’t need a horse either.”
“That’s no longer a carriage, right?!”
Moira-san, I was expecting that retort. I might start to really like you.
“Everyone, we’ll be summoning the spirit beast, so please don’t be surprised.”
After saying that, the spirit beast appeared.
“Well, this is… It’s larger than any spirit beast I’ve seen before.”
“To think I could see it from this close….”
The two merchants have their eyes wide open, but there are spirits on their shoulders too. Although Glenn is a commoner, he has wind and earth spirits. Our territory is turning more and more into a village of spirits.
“Spirits are always floating, right ? Spirit beasts are floating too.”
Following my words, Ifrit and Liva also floated.
“Please make me float as well.”
I float while still in a relaxed seated posture.
“Even the sofa floats too.”
The sofa on which Big Brother Alan was sitting floated away and I sat on the sofa as it floated away.
“That means carriages can float as well. Right ?”
Ifrit and Liva nodded, and a ball of two-colored light swayed up and down twice above their heads. Since they’ve developed quite a bit of self-awareness, from today onwards, they’re not allowed in the bathroom.
“Seriously ?”
Nick, the mean looking butler with glasses, muttered. What’s up with that way of talking ? Aren’t you usually just a normal big brother ?
“May I ask a question?”
“No need to worry about your status here. You can speak freely.”
Big Brother Chris went around behind the chairs where everyone was sitting and sat on the sofa.
“Understood. First, is the current floating height fine with you?”
“That’s right. Not flying, but floating. I want to float over rough roads. If we want to fly in high places, we need to create an aviation law.”
“Aviation law ?”
“Oh, I see. It wouldn’t be good to trespass into military territories. Even the city walls would be meaningless if people could fly over them. We’ll have to enforce a no-fly zone around the imperial palace and the castle as well.”
It’s a relief that the conversation is moving quickly. As expected of Big Brother Chris.
“I see, I see.”
“How much magic power do you need to float?”
(“It’s barely used any magic power to float. Even spirits can do it if they grow up enough to use things like ice and gravity.”)
(“Magic power is required to make it move.”)
It can’t be helped that everyone except the two merchants listened only because it was still their first meeting. Let’s gradually get them accustomed to the work.
(“It doesn’t require a significant amount of magical power. Dia can regenerate most of it naturally. It can be operated for about half a day.”)
“That’s because she’s the young lady, right ? What about ordinary people ?”
Oh, Rex just spoke. C**ra stood up![1]
(“It varies depending on the amount of magical power. With Alyssa, it’s two hours.”)
“There’s quite a difference.”
“If I’m not wrong, Alyssa is a mage who became the chief of the spirit-related department, right?”
Widow Alyssa has achieved significant success. She stands at the peak of the magicians in our territory, with connections to the court mages as well.
Seeing her reluctant and almost in tears, I got a few mage friends involved. I personally trained them until everyone could summon spirit beasts.
Now, my siblings and I are freed from the task of consulting and explaining things related to spirits within the territory. And now, we’re getting requests from outside the territory.
“How much is the amount of magic power in Diadora-sama?”
“You see, Dia has received a blessing.”
“Aa….”
“I see……”
“Eh…Isn’t running for two hours enough ? Even horses take breaks, right ?”
“But the coachman is not a mage. All mages either become adventurers or work in the military.”
“That’s not true. Nowadays, mages can only choose between serving nobles and doing odd jobs while conducting research, becoming adventurers, or undergoing military training.
Since coexistence with spirits was lost and the number of people who could use magic decreased, humans developed various magical tools. As a result, people think that the use of magic is to defeat enemies. But I’m sure there are many mages, especially female mages, who want to do something other than fight alongside spirits. Spirits aren’t weapons.
“Well… that’s true. No, I apologize. It’s not right to make such assumptions.”
“But two hours ? Merchants moving from town to town will need to take turns with several people.”
Once you leave the town, you will find vast tea plantations and farmland, and beyond that, you will be surrounded by untouched nature for hours until you reach the next town.This should be no different from the central regions. It’s just a matter of whether the distance between towns is short or long. Hence, there is indeed some unease about the two-hour duration.
“Since escorting adventurers can’t afford to use magical power for travel, horses are necessary. If there are two coachmen taking turns, it might work.”
“Traveling within the town shouldn’t be an issue. Nobles who are fond of new things are likely to be enthusiastic about it.”
“What if we make the carriage smaller?”
It’s rare to see Big Brother Alan so interested. I wonder if boys usually enjoy this kind of talk?
Or maybe it’s because he has experienced having a square-shaped bottom from long carriage journeys.
“How about making it a two-seater, like this?”
I tried drawing a picture of a rickshaw on a piece of paper I had brought with me, but it didn’t really go well with it. This is fine for commoners, but nobles have a lot of baggage and servants. Above all, they don’t seem to like small carriages. It’s the same as a car. Well, I guess that doesn’t seem very realistic.
“As long as it works for us, let’s go ahead and make one.”
“You’re right, Big Brother Alan. We do need someone to guide the spirits, so a coachman’s seat is necessary. However, since we won’t have horses, we should think about wind resistance.”
“Wind resistance?”
“Let’s make it look stylish.”
“Sounds good!”
“I’d like a place to put my feet. It’s more comfortable this way.”
“I get it. I’ve always had my feet on the chair.”
“Wait a minute.”
In the midst of our joyful chatter, Big Brother Chris’s voice cut in.
“Are you planning to use this for a journey to other territories this winter?”
“Yes. I’ll show you a horseless carriage with the Velisario emblem, guided by spirits, floating and moving. Vroooom!”
Huh ? Big Brother Chris is holding his head.
“Are you trying to pick a fight with the Emperor ? Is everything okay with this ?”
“You guys, you can’t pick a fight with them. We have the Fairy Princess, after all.”
“But then again, presenting it as a new product might come off as sarcastic, right?”
“We also had some misconceptions about spirits until recently. Thanks to Diadora-sama, we can now get along well like this. But I feel a bit sorry for the central regions.”
When Glenn gave a little bit of magic to his spirit, it happily flew around. After watching them with smiles, the other members also gave magic to their own spirits.
My spirit?
They can just absorb it on their own. No need to hold back.
1. I think it’s a line from an anime called ‘Heidi, Girl of the Alps’. There’s a character named Clara, who is disabled, finally stands up from her wheelchair while receiving a pep talk from her friend Heidi.?
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Translated by : Cutae30