Chapter 338 Parting Gif (2/2)
As Lishia also had 2 stoves from Raglan company at her house, she was used to the magic stones. Whereas, it seems like Pascaud didn’t know of them.
They returned to Kaina village after seeing the Helme river. A gentle slope rose from the bridge to the wooden fence and beyond that was officially Kaina village.
Wheat fields could be seen on the left side after entering the fence. Deeper that way lied forests of needle-leaved trees.
Inside the village, as some land was barren, there were fields to play on but mostly there are either houses or plantations or storehouses for materials.
“We grow the vegetable gardens generally for ourselves.”
Most of the vegetables they grow were green vegetables. That is because the duration from planting the seeds to harvesting is really low.
And then the four of them came in front of Martha’s house.
“This is the house where I stayed at first. You know that, right, Ms. Lishia?”
“Yes.”
“I expanded the previous workshop here and also reconstructed the house. Well, you could say this is my home as well. Elsa also lives here.”
The mayor’s house was just a bit further ahead.
“As you already know, this is Mr. Gibbeck’s house, my acting magistrate and the person handling the village.”
There, Jin got off the road and headed east.
“Beyond this… the storehouse for wheat, right?”
Lishia remembered it from when she came last year as the tax collector.
“Yes. But there’s one more thing.”
Jin said while pointing at the ice house.
“That is?”
“It’s called an ice house. Simply said, you store snow in it in winter to preserve vegetables.”
While he was explaining, they made it in front of the ice house and got off there.
Jin slightly opened the door of the ice house.
“If I open it too much it will get warm inside, you see.”
Saying that, they went inside. Jin brought out a light ball to illuminate the place.
“There’s actual snow stored here, huh…? It’s a bit cold but this is amazing!”
A great amount of snow was in front of them and in the empty space between the snow was containers of vegetables and meat.
“You know a lotta things, Mr. Jin. And you are using that knowledge for the betterment of the people. I respect that.”
Lishia praised Jin but Pascaud just looked at him frustrated. And it was at that time,
“Father, an emergency situation has broken out.”
Reiko told Jin in a low voice.
“What?! What are the details?”
“Yes…… it’s related to the illness.”
As Lishia and Pascaud were nearby, Reiko tried to explain as ambiguously as she could. And that was enough for Jin to understand.
“I understand. Ms. Lishia, Mr. Pascaud, I am sorry but I would like to return for now.”
As Jin said, Pascaud made an expression as if he didn’t know what was going on but Lishia just nodded.
“Yes, if Mr. Jin is saying so, then there is probably an emergency. Please return without minding us.”
“Thank you. Then, please come to Ms. Martha’s house which I showed you a while ago. Elsa, I leave them to you.”
Just as he said that, Jin left the ice house and got on Koma and headed towards the house as fast as he could. Reiko got on in front of Jin.
Lishia and Pascaud, who were still not quite used to the golem horses were slowly escorted by Elsa.
Translations by AsianHobbyist Website
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“….Earl Walter has died from an illness?!”
While running, Jin heard the report from Reiko.
[This is a guess but this Raldus guy, the mysterious guy at the Earl’s place is probably a demon. However, that is not what’s important at the time being.]
Demon. The sworn enemy of the humans–the enemies they fought with their existence on the line in the Great Magic War. But Laojun says that is not important. Jin urged him to continue while galloping.
[The problem is his parting gift.]
“Parting gift?”
[It’s probably a contagious disease.]
“What?!”
[It is the same as the illness Ms. Lishia caught. It looks like the Earl’s treatment was a bit too late.]
Jin felt uneasy. The worst possible scenario was starting to become real.