Episode 32.
The three days passed quickly and it became the day of the escort mission.
I waited for the escort target in the square in the center of Freedom City.
At the appointed time, a richly decorated carriage stood in front of me.
The carriage window opened and a middle-aged man with a long mustache appeared.
“Are you Hans Reich?”
“Yes, that’s right. Could it be Baron Drake?”
Baron Drake nodded in affirmation.
“Get into the carriage.”
did i hear it wrong?
Speaking of an escort mission, it was not inside the wagon, but outside the wagon. It was common to sit right next to the coachman and escort him.
“Get inside the carriage?”
“I hate to say more than once. Get into the carriage.”
The determined tone of Baron Drake.
I got into the wagon. There was only Baron Drake in it.
“It looks like you’re surprised that a noble is riding alone.”
As Baron Drake said. Ordinary nobles have attendants such as butlers and maids.
But only Baron Drake was in the carriage.
“I don’t need to take an attendant with me to go on business to the free city I was begging for.”
“Okay. But why escort into the wagon…?”
Baron Drake laughed.
“The trip was boring because I didn’t take an attendant with me. So I felt I needed a companion.”
If so, what does escort mean?
My doubts were resolved with Baron Drake’s next words.
“Well, it’s not nice to look at me with such strange eyes. The coachman I hired is quite competent, so he can buy time for the escort to get off the wagon.”
My first impression of Baron Drake was good. Rather, there is one thing to ask for your understanding before departing.
Haru takes his head out of his arms.
“Keeing.”
“It’s my pet, can I ride with you in the carriage?”
Baron Drake’s eyes suddenly sparkled. The eyes looking at Har are unusual.
“Is that a silver wolf by any chance?”
“Yes, that’s right. It’s still a baby, so it’s not very ferocious. You don’t have to worry.”
“Silver wolf… do you intend to sell it to me?”
Baron Drake wants to sell Har. I wondered if I had heard wrong.
But no. As if I hadn’t heard wrong, Baron Drake is even pulling out his purse.
“Sorry, but this guy is like family now.”
To be exact, it’s going to be a family.
I’m giving affection step by step, and Haru is following me accordingly.
“Well, once you raise a pet, it’s hard to hand it over to someone else. anyway i’m fine Because I love animals so much.”
“Fortunately, the.”
Har got out of my arms and lay down on the floor of the wagon.
“Anyway, the silver wolf cub is cute. I wanted it too, so I put in a separate request to the mercenary guild.”
“What kind of request did you put in?”
Could it be that the dungeon mission I was in charge of was the one that Baron Drake put in?
“To be precise, I just put in an additional mission to the dungeon mission where the Silver Wolf appears. In the end, the baby didn’t come, and the request was resolved.”
I see I felt sorry for Baron Drake.
But handing over the baby was free, so what should I do if I want to raise it?
“But there are few people. It will take quite a while to get to the Mycenaerian Empire.”
Anyway, the coachman and the nobleman and the escort. It was a bit small with only three of them.
“I don’t think restaurants or inns appear at the right time.”
At least someone who can cook is needed.
“Don’t worry about that. That coachman is quite capable. Hey, let’s go!”
“yes.”
The carriage started. There was a momentary rattle, but it gradually subsided.
“How about it, isn’t it shaking less than other wagons?”
surely.
“I can’t believe it’s a carriage.”
I didn’t really feel it except for the shaking I felt at first.
“This is a new wagon I made. I came all the way here to sell this guy.”
Baron Drake was a merchant. It was the first time I saw a nobleman go uphill in person.
My doubts were answered by Baron Drake’s continued words.
“Well, it’s not normal for a noble to go up in person. But it’s because it’s been a while since I was awarded the title of nobility, so I’m no different from a commoner.”
“You say you’ve just been awarded a title of nobility?”
“Yes.”
I didn’t feel that I was aristocrat, maybe that’s why.
There is one more important fact.
“But there is something I want to ask you.”
“Ask me anything.”
Indeed this time too.
“Are you planning to go to an area with many monsters?”
I wish I could say I’m going That’s because you can see it there.
“Of course I intend to go.”
nice
“But why are you going back to an area with a lot of monsters? Wouldn’t it be very dangerous even with an escort?”
“Huh, I guess I was curious about that.”
Baron Drake straightened his beard. An arrogant look, as if I should let you know.
I decided to lose to Baron Drake.
“I’m so curious!”
“It was to test the performance of this wagon.”
I have already heard about Machie performance.
“Isn’t the ride comfort the strong point of this wagon because it doesn’t shake?”
“Yeah, including that, there’s the most important thing.”
What is the most important thing about wagons? I thought about it.
Except for the ride, I don’t know.
“Just safe.”
safety?
“What do you think is the safety of the wagon?”
“You think the outside of the wagon must be solid to be safe?”
Baron Drake shook his head.
“No, that’s wrong. A wagon is a means of transportation. What kind of fortress-like solidity do you want for your means of transportation?”
If it’s not solidity, what’s important?
“That’s speed!”
What does speed have to do with safety?
“When there are enemies you can’t deal with in front of you, it’s safest to run away faster than the enemies.”
Ohh. oddly persuasive.
“But with conventional wagons, problems arise on the wheels when they reach a certain speed.”
The road is not flat, so the wheels can’t withstand the impact when you speed up.
“This carriage is different here. The device I created to suppress the shaking of the wagon disperses the shock applied to the wheels.”
According to Baron Drake, it is a truly wonderful invention.
“It’s really good.”
“How is it? Would you like to buy one too?”
Unknowingly, I opened the money bag as if possessed.
“It’s only 100,000 gold.”
I quickly closed the money bag.
100,000 gold. What does this mean? It was too expensive for the price of a wagon.
“I don’t want to buy it.”
“Ehh… that’s true too.”
Baron Drake’s words as if he knew he wouldn’t live.
“The price is too high. If you can do it a little cheaper, let’s think about it.”
“…”
Baron Drake let out a sigh.
“I can’t put it down. This is the Maginot Line I was thinking of.”
100,000 gold is the Maginot Line. I liked people, but isn’t this a very greedy merchant?
“Then I don’t think there will be many people who will buy a wagon?”
Anyone who spends that much money on a carriage must be a rich nobleman.
A wagon that can get away quickly is good. However, there is no way a wealthy noble could ride a fast carriage without hiring an escort. Honestly, that would be safer.
Then, from the consumer’s point of view, the only advantage of this wagon was that there was little shaking. It would be a waste to spend 100,000 gold on that advantage alone.
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No matter how rich you are.
“Hans, you are right. However, if you lower the price further, you can’t expect a profit.”
Are you not expecting a profit?
“It is nonsense.”
“No, that makes sense. We don’t have the ability to mass-produce a device that suppresses shaking. That’s why the price is insanely expensive.”
It was unfortunate.
but that has nothing to do with me. There was something more important to me than that.
“If you’re going to that monster-rich area, there’s a place I’d like you to stop by.”
The road to the Mycenaean Empire.
There is a village near the entrance. The name of the village is Toaster Village.
There is something I want in a cave near that village.
Before returning, there were even rumors that it had been discovered in Caldert’s territory.
“Hmm… is it a toaster village? It’s just that direction. Is that your hometown?”
“no. But I have business to do.”
Ancient Snake.
This guy is in the village cave. The meat is tough and tasteless.
But there was one area where this guy excelled. just drink. The snake wine made with this guy is unique.
I can’t say too many good things, but to put it in one word, it’s really good for men.
“I’m going to take care of myself properly.”
Thinking of Ancient Snake makes my mouth water.
“As far as I know, there shouldn’t be anything to take care of in Toaster Village. Whatever you want.”
Of course, it wasn’t just me. Obviously, the Sword Saint must have been very angry at my runaway.
It is a trump number that will be used to visit the Sword Saint in the future and alleviate the Sword Saint’s anger.
‘Isn’t Sword Master fainting with joy after receiving my gift?’
***
The swordsman’s office. The swordsman checked the letter sent to him. As the swordsman read the letter carefully, veins appeared on his forehead.
“Oh, he ran away… Do you think I would agree if you sent me just one letter?”
The letter was torn in half due to the strength in the Sword Master’s hand.
“I’m going to drop out of the academy… Besides, he didn’t even leave where he went, right?”
The Sword Saint of Roto Kingdom, Keron Sarkid.
He read the letter from Suhar and made a promise.
“During the sabbatical, I will personally go look for you Suhar.”
The swordsman suppressed his anger and smiled.
“Please, I hope you become a sword master by then. Suhar.”
Eyes of the Sword Master burning with rage.
“Otherwise you will not be able to handle my anger.”
****
Suddenly, a chill ran down my spine and I got goosebumps.
“what?”
“Suddenly why?”
“it’s nothing.”
Anyway, it’s a toaster village soon. Until I arrived here, I had fully experienced the performance of the wagon.
‘If the price was right, I would buy it unconditionally.’
It happened when I was far from Toaster Village.
A troll appeared. A troll looked around and spotted the wagon we were riding in.
And at that moment the coachman said.
“I spotted a troll ahead. I will speed it up.”
After uttering these words, he began to whip at the horse.
As the carriage increased in speed, the inside of the carriage shook. Hardo couldn’t keep his balance and kept falling down.
Looking at the speed, I was worried that the wagon’s wheels might come off.
But when he saw Baron Drake’s eyes, he changed his mind.
“Finally, it’s time to show the true value of this wagon. Look, no matter how rough the road is, no matter how fast you run, the wheels are fine.”
Certainly it was.
To be honest, it’s easy to catch trolls, but it’s best to avoid them if you can avoid them.
“When the speed is slow, the ride is good, and when the speed is fast, it is safe. It sure is good.”
“It would be nice if we could just mass-produce it.”
Well, just saying that, I don’t have the ability to mass-produce it.
As soon as we arrived at Toaster Village, the coachman took an inn.
“Please wait a moment.”
I have to go catch the Ancient Snake. So I asked Baron Drake for his understanding and headed to a place where the Ancient Snake might be.