Volume 8, Chapter 18: The Selected Personnel and the Voyage (1/2)
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On the day of departure, Maomao boarded a carriage with a bundle of belongings on her back. All medical equipment was to be prepared and packed separately. Most of her other necessities had been packed onto the carriage beforehand as well, so she only had her change of clothes and the book Yao and En’en had transcribed for her on hand. Maomao had planned to read to pass the time since she didn’t get motion sickness.
(I heard there will be four court physicians going.)
But in the end, she wasn’t told who they were. She had an idea about it, suspecting it was probably being kept under wraps.
She knew the identity of one of them, though.
“Ooooh, we’re boarding these ships?”
Tenyuu stuck his head out of the carriage. In the end, he was the only one who volunteered, so, as she had mostly anticipated, he was coming along.
(To be dispatching such a newcomer, well, not like I can talk about others.)
Although Maomao wasn’t included among the court physician numbers, she was also picked. Four court physicians and one court physician assistant. As Court Physician Ryuu had said there weren’t enough helpers, this must have been the result of his careful deliberations.
With the imperial brother—Jinshi—and the weirdo tactician going, this trip will be on a grand scale. There were three large sailing vessels. They will be going by sea, but these boats were the most magnificent she had ever seen. She could see that each of them had four to five masts, as well as a number of cannons. The models of the ships took on a lot of western engineering, while strangely emphasising that it was a Rii ship through its flashy colouring.
Was it big enough to hold several hundred people? They might be able to cram a thousand people on board.
“Wouldn’t the land route be quicker?” Maomao blurted out. No doubt in terms of distance, the sea route was more roundabout.
“It’s probably because of the size of the cargo. The bigshots will be staying for a long time, and there are a lot of gifts too.”
Suddenly, she heard a sullen voice. It belonged to a high ranking court physician. He was growing a beard and had a slightly uncouth look. The nature of his work was indoors, and yet his skin was dark like it was tanned.
She remembered him, but as they were assigned to different medical offices, she didn’t remember his name.
He was the second among the four people chosen.
“…I guess so.” Normally, she would evade it half-heartedly, but she had to remember his name from now on.
“I’ll be giving directions during this trip, so best regards.”
He has quite a haughty personality. Court Physician Ryuu must picked someone while considering not just skill but spirit. From his skin colour, this court physician might be from the western capital.
“The other two court physicians are already on board. I’ll be on the leading ship, Tenyuu will be on the back, and Nyannyan will be on the one in the middle. There will be another high ranking court physician accompanying the court physician assistant.”
“…” Should she correct her name? No, then she can’t mention that she couldn’t remember his name, so let’s just leave it as is.
“Um, a question.”
“Yes?”
“Who is on the ship I’m boarding?” Maomao said as her face stiffened.
“The middle ship has the biggest bigshot. The younger one. You can’t imagine from the splendour of the ship?”
The middle ship was the largest and the most stylish.
“The younger one…” Should she be relieved?
So apparently, it was Jinshi, not the weirdo tactician.
“As for Grand Marshal Kan, if we go by what Ruomen-san said, he’ll be relatively quiet while the ship is swaying, so we can give him motion sickness medicine and nutritious fruit juice.”
“I see.”
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It seems his constitution was roughly the same as Rahan. Not just wine, he was also weak with boats.
“Did you get the explanation for the ship?”
“Yes. It is furnished with a medical office, so the required equipment will be carried there. Also, we’ll be sleeping in the medical office too.”
“That’s right. Nyannyan can sleep in the attendants’ room though.”
“The medical office please.”
Since Jinshi will be present, he had to be bringing attendants as well, but—
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(Did Suiren come along too?)
The elderly woman. The long journey would probably be hard on her. If not, Maomao could only think of Basen’s older sister, Maamei.
(I feel like I’ve heard that she has children.)
While Maomao wondered how it was, either way, there were no doubt other attendants around. She thought he would be careful about the personnel selection, but just in case, it would be better for her to distance herself.
“Ask the other high ranking court physician for the details.”
(No, who is he?)
Even though the report about the weirdo tactician was made public, why were the identities of the court physicians kept secret—she found it mysterious.
“Ehh, is that senior?” Tenyuu called out as he was boarding the ship.
“What? You’re unhappy about that?”
It was the middle ranking court physician who had been excessively aggressive the other day. He looked like an honour student, but it seems it had all been in vain. Of course, she didn’t know his name.
Who is the other person? she thought as she boarded the ship.
The sailors worked with fervour.
The bigshot will be staying in a slightly opulent room that protruded out to the deck. The ventilation also seemed good.
(It seems to be the most comfortable, but the easiest to aim at.)
She climbed down the stairs and went into the interior of the ship. The humid atmosphere clung to her skin. Perhaps to improve the ventilation, it hadn’t been partitioned by walls, but tacked through to a sorry degree.
(Most of the officials would probably be sleeping huddled here.)
It was the same with meals. Since the sailors were employed separately, they probably had free time when they have nothing to do. It seems board games will be even more popular.