Chapter 105 (1/2)

To the Next Town We finally caught up with the main unit around noon.

We have advanced with a speed for about 30~40 km/h, that is, about half a day for the main unit to advance. The main unit have carriages that are loaded with various cargo, so they can only go at a very slow speed. Unlike us, they also have to take breaks frequently.

Well, If you look at their progress state, it looks like they are the people who have been doing their best.

We went off the road as it was going to be lunchtime soon. The three of us were invited to eat together with them and I accepted it.

It has been six and a half days since the main unit departed from the Dalisson Kingdom's Royal Capital, Mathrica. Despite the fact that the food was shared to us by the relief units, the fresh ones were almost gone, and with the exception of some vegetables and root vegetables that are being kept for a long time, it was time for dried meat and food's turn. Sabine-chan and Colette-chan knew that and frowned but, they did not complain about it. Yeah, it seems that they have properly learned from last time with the merchant.

It would have been normal to stay in the middle of a town or stop by a village to stock some ingredients, but apparently the main unit did not even stop by in any village, as they have already lost three days.

Well, even if they only want to replenish some stock, they have to negotiate with the villagers and check the actual items, hence it won't be enough to just stop by for an hour or so. The other party might start a sales battle with a faulty profit, and there is also a possibility that they will trick another kingdom's aristocrat who won't go back to their village without reservation, such as lifting prices, pushing poor items, and such. It will be even worse if the village chief or the likes comes out as it might get a bit more complicated.

So it would be better to ignore a small village and go straight to a slightly larger town.

Audyst: “Viscount Yamano, how was it? From now on, how about you go together with us…?”

While eating, the Earl and the advisor, Klarge-sama recommended so but, we won't be able to act freely if we agreed to that. I can't transfer and I also feel constrained if we always go together as delegation members, even in the city where we are currently staying. In any case, they might have decided to seek action from us….

Mitsuha: “But if we advance with a very slow speed, Big Lorry will have a problem. Let's say, if the carriage keeps running slowly at 1/10 of its usual speed for days, the horse will get annoyed and become strange, right? It's the same as that.”

I don't know if the horse will really be annoyed, though. It might even be thinking, “I'm lucky that I can do this at ease!”. But, well, it seems that the context of my words were successfully transmitted to them as they reluctantly agreed.

Well, I think that it won't affect that much even at low speeds, though. But there's a big problem that I can't tolerate,…….that is, “I cannot stand the frustration”!

Who is able to withstand driving at 10 kilometers per hour!?

Yup, I absolutely won't go together! Besides, if I have my time and waste it on such things, it's much better to see another kingdom's town and play with Sabine-chan or Colette-chan. I also have to settle my businesses at Earth and my territory.

Indeed, if I'm away from home for months, the police officers and my neighbors who have been taking care of me, might become worried, and worst, there's also a possibility that they might request for a police search as well. I need to go back once in a while to show them that I'm fine.

Well, I have somehow managed to persuade and escape from Earl and the others who kept pestering me.

Saying “It's dangerous for us” as a persuasion method seems to be a serious wound for the Earl and the others. After all, we were the ones who have helped them this time. It seems that they could not say “Please accompany me to protect us”. Yup, they are n.o.bles and they have their pride as a man, after all.

The rest is, a briefing session for the next kingdom.