Chapter 14 (1/2)
Chapter 14
After that, Sera excitedly helped them select clothes to wear for their city excursion
As they would be disguised as boys, they chose dark pants, cream-colored shi+rts, and a tunic that went over itThe hemline was much shorter than the types that wosThe most common hair color on this continent was a dark blonde colorThe bangs were on the long side to cover their eyes asas they did not wear12 year-oldsOr in other words, younger versions of the Prince
“Oh, this one looks good”
Maki says
“Yes, this one looks quite sih, it did look like so that a man would wearIs it a recent fashi+on in your country?”
“I don’t know about recentIt’s just, uh, a type of uniforuessSome people wear pants and some people have skirts that cut off at the knees”
“It’s not only at work thoughYou can just hatever you wantMany women wore pants there”
“Oh, myWell, that is…”
Apparently, she felt that wo skirts
“With this tunic, you could gather it together from the waist to the hemline, so it’s more comfortableAlso, I think it would look cute if you wore harem pants underneath that”
“What are harem pants?”
“It’s very loose around the legs and tight around the anklesLike the sleeves of a one-piece dress”
“Sleeves of a one pieceSleevesI seeI seeI will have a prototype made immediately!”
HahaShe was fastChiharu liked being fashi+onable and would have fun experi
However, their ain
“Do you have any ribbons that wouldn’t draw too much attention?”
“IndeedYou could use a wide ribbon that is the same color as your hair to wrap around it…like this…”
“Ah, that’s goodIt doesn’t stick out too much”
In front of the mirror now stood two boysWhile their hair looked a little scruffy, they seeood families
“No one will know that you are Saintesses now!”
Sera said proudly
And fro under Aeris, Grudo, and Zynis as they learned about the other three landsA private tutor was also hired to give theraphy and historyAnd their afternoons were spent going out into the city
Aeris, Grudo, and Zynis ith them the first tiht, as they were also surrounded by guardsAnd in spite of how surprised they felt, the people treated Maki and Chiharu politely as if they were children of nobilityIt was possible that the people saw through their disguise, but no one was rude enough to say anything about it
Of all the hudom alone that was connected to the other three territoriesBird people flew over the city, and there were elves and dwarves on the streets as wellSos were peaceful, with no resistance against anyone as different
Eventually, their daily ‘sneaks’ into the city were public knowledge, and while the guards continued to accompany them, they only needed one chaperoneAnd since they all wanted to accoreat competition to fill this roleThose that were defeated were forcefully dragged back to the castle and made to workIn fact, the prince and three a with guests from each country, and they could be afforded little time to rest
It was hard to describe just how s
What was e cases that everyone carriedSo cartsAnd they did it with just one hand
“Look, that wo!”
Grudo explained to the two shocked women
“Don’t you re stones that come out of monsters”
“Oh, ah, those things that make stuff float?”
“You said that it was like a levistone, remember?”
“I did hear so used in airshi+ps”
Grudo continued
“It’s rare to find stones that are big enough to lift airshi+ps, but the sgage lighter”
“But wouldn’t they start floating up in the air then?”
“Heh, look at this”
Grudo showed the
“Oh, there is a dial on it”
“Try holding the bag with one hand and turn the dial with the other”
“Uh, okay, oh, woahhh!”
As she turned the dial, the bag becahter
“You can adjust the effects of the floating stone with the dialIt s can be ht”
“So that cart over there”
“YesThere is a floating stone installed in the base”
And the trains were the ultimate example of this stone’s useThere were five connected cars that were about a third of the length of the train cars in japanAnd they were being pulled by a horseA horse
“Thanks to the floating stone, a horse can pull five cars without issueIf anything, it is necessary to ht, to maintain a balance”
Grudo had helped in developing them, and so told them of the many troubles that they had faced
“It was also very difficult to dig the tunnels under the seaWhile arves are round, all would be lost if the caves cruing under the sea that have been passed on fro and reinforcing to complete the tunnels”
“It was also very difficult to dig the tunnels under the seaWhile arves are round, all would be lost if the caves cruing under the sea that have been passed on fro and reinforcing to complete the tunnels”
But now they could reach the dwarven lands in just 4 hours
“That being said, ill stop at the halfway point to visit thefor two hours, an hour break on the island, and then another two hours to reach our destinationUsually, the train will co”
The , but then the train arrived in front of theers came outThe first car carried people that looked very richFrom the second car on, the people seemed more normal
“Maki, Chihaaru, are you interested?”
“Yes” “Yes”
“It takes quite a lot ofable to ride the train would put you in the wealthier classThought, the wealthy will often charter a private train”
They looked towards the first carIt appeared to be separated into private compartmentsFrom the second car on, they were normal seats that faced each other
“However, there are small-time merchants who need to travel, and people who visit relatives in far-off landsSome people try to make a name for themselves in other countriesMany adventurers coeonsThere are cheaper but cramped seats available for such peopleThose seats are in the second and soeSince the announce from all over, and so we have increased the number of runs”