Volume 4 Chapter 2 Part 1 (1/2)

Volume 4 Chapter 2 Part 1

Translator: Kurehashi Aiko Editor: Queenie

There was a very peculiar bird flying over my head, with a long tail and white wings. While I was busy admiring its beauty, the other sailors that were going around the deck were saying things like “It looks absolutely delicious!” Now, I know that humans desire meat to eat, but that was downright mortifying to hear!

Still, even though the sailors could be pretty rude and insensitive at times, the old lady inside of me wanted to just wanted to ignore it all and admire the scenery that was surrounding me, especially since I had never been on a voyage like this before. I know that I’m still young, but that old lady-like mindset was not bad to have from time to time.

For a while now I have been doing nothing in particular, just looking at the sea scenery that was surrounding me. Together with that man we were on the balcony of a luxurious cruise ship that was going to take us to our destination.

Contrary to any normal vessel, this cruise ship was using magic stones to move forward without the help of the wind or muscle power. It was very Princess-like for the Princess to arrange us the tickets for a ship like that without any trouble. They say that friends in high places are a good thing to have, but only now was I seeing just how true this saying really was.

It’s been a few days since the Princess had asked us to go and investigate the Nibbiellata Isle. We were on board of the ship that was going to take us to the Isle.

My dress was carefully selected for the occasion. Since it was summer I decided to wear something brightly colored in order to prevent attracting the sun rays and getting a sunburn, and while the dress itself was fairly long, I ultimately decided to wear the one with short sleeves rather than long ones, since the heat was going to get to us sooner rather than later. But just to be on the safe side, I had my mantle stored away in my luggage.

The man was also not wearing his usual black robes, a symbol of his status as a Court Wizard. Instead, he was wearing grayish robes and a matching hooded cloak to that.

Additionally, he seemed to be strangely relaxed today for some reason. While I was admiring the scenery, his hand suddenly reached out to my waist and he gently pulled me inside of the cabin, causing me to shriek silently.

「What are you doing?」

He said that to me and then I laughed softly, realizing that it didn’t bother me as much as I thought it would. I then bury my face in that man’s chest.

「You see, I have never seen the sea before. I never would have thought it was so big and beautiful? Have you ever seen it before, Edi?」

Of course my former “self” has seen the sea on numerous occasions, but it was the first time for “me”, Filmina, to see it in this world. I was born in the capital city and I was raised in the capital city. I grew up watching my father work hard and I read various books on many different subjects, so I can’t say that I was feeling a strong urge to venture somewhere. We were going into many different places during the vacation season, but I was mostly accompanying them so that they wouldn’t be sad or started complaining. And even so, I would always spend most of my time indoors instead of going outside, so even though I was on vacation, it didn’t really feel like a vacation in the slightest. But let’s not talk about this any longer.

That being said, the sea I remembered from the previous world was different from the sea I had right in front of me. This sea here was a beautiful and sparkling emerald color, whilst I remember it to be deep blue. The water here was so crystal-clear that you could easily see the bottom, and you could also see various fish swimming around our ship. I knew that getting excited over something like that was largely unbecoming, but I couldn’t help but to get excited. I wanted to see more.

As the man stares at me in amazement, he slowly shakes his head.

「No, for me it is the first time seeing it as well. While I was still at the Magic Academy they would occasionally send us to fishing towns and hamlets to conduct field studies there, but that’s about it.」