Chapter 61 (1/2)
Chapter 61
61 Visitors from the Sea 1
Maid: 「Mitsuhsama, this is serious!」
In the evening, I was checking the doc.u.ments while leisurely drinking tea at the office when, Paulette, a maid from a Mountain Village, came rushing in with pale expression .
Oh, I said [evening] that would sound like nighttime, but I call it around 15-18 o’clock .
(TN: 3-6 pm would be called afternoon, which is still bright outside . )
I studied the weather forecast under the influence of my mother, and the definitions for weather forecasting seeped in .
It’s Paulette, she’s like always making a big fuss about everything, so let’s not get too excited and calmly wait for the continuation of her words .
Paulette: 「A person from the fishing village informed us!, at the sea, …the sea, …a ship! 」
No, it’s normal to have a ship in the sea, you know . If there are ships on the mountain, then I’ll be surprised .
Paulette: 「And anyway, please come out and have a look! 」
Somehow, it seems to be really serious this time, so I came out and went outside and looked at the sea …… .
(U wa~a), indeed, there are ships in the sea .
… 3 wooden sailing ships . I don’t know the details just by looking at the size of the ship, but I think 200 to 300 tons maybe .
Certainly, Columbus boarded a ship which only about 100 tons and the Golden Hind which Francis Drake was riding which supposed to be a galleon ship with about 300 tons, so it was such a … .
It seems that the aspect of a large ship, is not very well known the people in this part of the country .
… . What a huge ship, I wondered .
Mitsuha:「Emergency protocol! call all of the Lord’s army! move it!」
To my instructions, the servants who were in the vicinity rushed out all at once .
Once I returned to the private office and took out the binoculars, I observed them carefully, it seems that there is no boat heading towards the land, they are anch.o.r.ed and not doing anything .
It is only 2 hours away from sunset, so it is normal to avoid entering the unknown land at night, they are going to land tomorrow, huh…
Will you just raise the anchor and leave?
Well if that’s the case, they would continue sailing at night without anchoring .
I have heard from Earl and the others that, no one has ever come here by ship from another continent . And also, [I have never seen such a ship before], in the first place .
In other words, it’s the first (foreign) customer .
There will be water, food supply and other purposes, so it’s decided they will land .
And this [other purposes] is the problem .
I hope they are friendly, but those who go on a journey seeking other continents on a sailing boat at this civilization level, are said to be one of the earth’s history…… .
The brave explorer goes on a dangerous voyage, in exchange for a huge reward for success with the aid of the king .
The objective is to conquer the newly discovered land, plunder the treasures, and capture the slaves .
And (genocide) ma.s.sacre of the natives with a sense of being a game, just to relieve their boredom .
Yeah, just pretty much what Columbus did back on Earth .
A man who strikes a big gamble of life is not supposed to be a decent and kindhearted good person, that’s a common sense .
Oh, the Antarctic Expedition is different . It’s not that they went to hunt and steal treasures or grabbing some of the slaves, nor is it a gamble for money .
However, the length of the coastline here is much longer than anywhere else, so why bother to stay off the coast? …The reason is simple .
The Earl’s fishing village, is also equivalent to our library-in-respect . ( 伯爵領の漁村もショボさではうちと同等。)
Moreover, the village cannot be seen from the open sea because it’s a Bay . The capital is way inland so you can’t see it at all .
On the other hand, the fishing villages and the towns that are not too far from the coast, and the elevated buildings are all visible from the open sea . You can also see the Lord’s mansion . It’s more convenient to have a place where human beings can live than nothing .
In addition, there are many reasons why the ship came along the coast from the opposite side of the Bozes’ territory, I will observe them when they will be heading straight to the land, or when it lands .
Should I send a message to the Earl?
In the worst case, it’s necessary to do so without consequences . It is bad to see it all .
However, 1 day for the message to come, half day for the Earl to prepare for the soldiers, and another 1 day to come .
In the worst case, after the end?
Besides, I am more troubled of handling the enemies I caught, even if I catch more than half of the prisoners, the total number of our citizens are…… .
OK then, dealing with the prisoners, let’s just throw it to the Earl!
And then If the talk goes peacefully, let’s just throw it to the Earl!
If you are talking about trades or diplomatic relations between countries, you can only leave it to Earl Bozes and the other residents who are influential aristocrats with territory facing the ocean .
So, before writing a letter to the Earl, let’s report it to the King first .