Chapter 300: Velomobile (1/2)

Chapter 299: Ring of Blood and Soul Chapter 301: Pat Pat

Translator: Reflet

Editor: ryunakama

On Sunday, the Natsuno household was gathered in full force in the parking lot of the condominium. Taiyou, as well as his five brides, were all in plain clothes, staring at the vehicle that had been brought to the spot. It was about as big as a minivan, but oddly streamlined to the point where it felt like it came from the near future.

“And what’s this?”

“A bicycle.”

“You call this a bicycle?”

Taiyou replied to Youran, eyes wide open. Sure, the vehicle in front of them was uniquely made and didn’t seem like a normal one, but there was still a frame, and even the space inside of the airtight vehicle was reminiscent of a regular one. It still didn’t look like a bicycle, but upon further examination of the driver’s seat…

“…Look, there are pedals.”

“Yeah, the driver handles that.”

“All by themselves?”

“Yeah. It’s a trial product I had made for you.”

“…et tu, Brute?”

“Huh?”

“Ah no, it’s nothing.”

Taiyou shook his head as he made a wry smile. From the side, Kohaku then joined the conversation.

“That be a velomobile if I ever saw one.”

“Yeah, it is.”

“Velomobile?”

“To sum it up, it be a bicycle with a roof attached.”

“Natsuno-kun, they mean this.”

Aoba showed Taiyou the screen of her phone, which displayed a large amount of images of search results. Amongst them, bicycles in a capsule shape were pretty much all you could see.

“Oh, I’ve seen these before. Okay, so this is one of those velomobiles.”

“Yep. With gas prices rising and more and more people clamoring about being eco-friendly, these have come into fashion as of late. There have even been electrically assisted ones selling quite recently.”

“Not so eco-friendly anymore, eh?”

“Well yeah, can’t argue with that.”

Youran lightly shrugged her shoulders, continuing.

“Anyhow, I had one of those order-made for you. If everyone squeezes in a bit we should all be able to fit.”

“Everyone?”

“Seven people.”

“Okay…Incidentally, you didn’t have anything strange put into it, right?”

“Strange?”

Youran stared in puzzlement. Her face showed that she really didn’t understand what he meant.

“Oh, it’s nothing. More importantly…”

Regaining his composure, he looked at the vehicle. The streamlined frame moved just by him touching it a little bit. It seemed to be quite light.

“How do they even make this thing?”

“They’re using the same technology that was used for human-powered aircraft…But who cares about something like that?”

“Who cares, eh…”

“Take a look.”

Youran jerked her chin, and Taiyou followed the direction. The brides had become excited to the point where they opened the door, hopping inside. Although it did seem a bit cramped with six people inside, their boisterous noises made even that aspect seem fun. It was true that Taiyou was fine with anything as long as they were having fun.

“Still, why suddenly make something like this?”

“Don’t you remember how I rode in your trailer several times?”

“True, you did.”

“And from what Aoba says, you even pulled a human-powered car, right?”

“That I did.”

He remembered the time when he had gone to Juuni Island.

“And so when I heard that, I just thought that rather than having it run on gasoline or electricity, it might be more fun to have it run with your power.”

“I see. So that’s why it’s a bike.”

Taiyou was satisfied with her explanation, since he pretty much understood what she was saying. Even in his case, it was fun to go around everywhere pulling the trailer as the wives rode on it. He had even thought of borrowing a three-wheeler and going on a trip somewhere with everyone riding in the luggage carrier. Youran had already made something with those functions.

“Thanks for that.”