Chapter 2 (1/2)
Chapter 2 – Rosugo, the Village of Hot Springs and an Iron Ore Mine
The job of an assistant secretary was, bluntly speaking, boring
I beca clean copies of detailed reports and drawing up official docu a deal
Rosugo was a small settlement located at the foot of Ye Mountain, with a population that could be, at most, 200 people
At the outskirts of this village, there is a small iron ore mine that falls under the jurisdiction of a different country, unlike this village that belongs to a local feudal lord If one was to include laborers and blacks adventurers, like Louise, the population shouldn’t be more than 300 people
Certainly, this village feels like a arden
Even though I saidup official documents, it doesn’t really amount to much
I can understand why secretary Lyle decided to work additionally as a private tutor of children, as he had too much spare time
Still, there was a benefit even in drawing up these boring documents
While I had been checking on and writing various docu and feudal lord, I finally was able to understand this village’s topography and characteristics
Even the distance separating here and the royal capital wouldn’t take ecoach to traverse
Reversely, it would probably
Either way, I want to try to go to the royal capital of Silesia
However, there’s so I’m more concerned about…
“Secretary Lyle, are there any hot springs in our village?
“I guess If you want to enter a hot spring, you’ve gotta dig one with a shovel”
As I was told, apparently, there is no convenient place here in which hot water will gush out Rather, the place along the river on the outskirts of the village would beco there
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Somehow, it feels different I wonder if it’s due to the appearance of this plain hot spring located in this dry river bed
“Well then, shall we enter together this time?”
“Yes… no, I’ with someone”
Ah, sensei-ht, as there’s no way for us to enter together
That’s because it won’t do if we don’t hide our private parts
Were I to insist on doing that too much, I would worsen his Excellency’s mood, so I decided to stop
More iht now
“Secretary Lyle, does this hot spring contain sulfur?”
“Ohh, I see you can understand it well It does, as there’s a volcanic crater, which exposes them, nearby”
That’s right The presence of a hot spring doesn’t necessarily mean there’s sulfur, however, there are lots of instances where a sulfurnearby a volcanic crater
The erudite Lyle-sensei, known for his intellectual thirst and vigor, seems to also be a 1st class alche up docu for mineral resources
I shall ask hi this place later
“Are there also mines with niter in them?”
“Niter, you say? There are none in the surrounding area If you want niter noso it by yourself?”
Were I to order niter froet I would need for my plan would probably skyrocket
I know this froa, but, certainly, niter should be a product obtained fro
I think I should be able to make it if I boil down soil from areas that had been previously used as a toilet for livestock and humans
I will ask Lyle-sensei, who’s a professional alche that as well
Having sulfur, niter, and charcoal, I should be able to create gunpowder
“Could it be… you’re thinking about unpowder?”
“Ohh, did you notice?”
As expected of Lyle-sensei and this medieval times fantasy world
However, I was surprised he could notice that
H commonly used in this world?
I thought about inal technique, but…
“I too have neverapplied before in so a war, in history books”
“I see, so gunpowder has already been used in a war”
However, it would dom of Silesia
Despite the itenized its effectiveness yet, I guess
In that case, it inal plan
There was a fear that someone would steal my idea, but, I had already decided to tell Lyle-sensei my plan
Lyle-sensei has been taking care of me a lot, so I don’t mind if he steals the idea
“Actually, I’unpowder and ”
“I see, so by creating explosions, you could dig a hole til you hit bedrock? That’s an a idea… I’ve never heard about such aTakeru-dono has hit upon?”
That’s right It’s a technique I’ve hit upon
Well, it’s , but still
That’s why Lyle-sensei, if you gaze atwith respect, I’ll become embarrassed, so please stop
There’s no way for ained from a different world
Obviously,bombs takes time and I don’t know if I can ht become a source of income
“Lyle-sensei If it’s fine by you, can I have you help oods? Of course, I’ll reward you appropriately”
“Yes, I don’tlots of free tiunpowder Also, I don’t particularly mind the money”
Was Lyle-sensei the type of a person that valued knowledge above money?
Well, I guess he’s even e
Naturally, I plan to s to the Kingdom of Silesia, I’ll allow myself toit
A person of doubtful origin, like h any obstacle, rather than having to traverse them
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For the ti, I’ve decided to check on the site where the sulfur is being collected when going to the hot spring located on the dry river bed
Because going there alone would be tedious, I decided to call so with me
The first person who came into my mind was Lyle-sensei, however, I was denied by hiether as fellow ree to come with me
Speaking of which, I haven’t met Louise much recently since the time I became an assistant secretary
That’s because Lyle-sensei lent e’s only inn
In this inn, there were also a bar and an adventurer’s guild
Once I returned back fro in the bar
“Yo, if it isn’t Takeru-dono, the assistant secretary”
“Please stop that”
When I told Louise, who an assistant secretary, she treated ratulatedmy new job, but…
Lately, she’s been bantering with me each time we meet each other
It looks like she learned aboutreferred to as ‘Takeru-dono’ by Lyle-sensei, and has since then becoh
Naturally, Ireferred to, so, I got red in the face upon hearing it
“Fufu, sorry for that I’ll bring you soive me”
“More i?”
Because I had already gotten tired of eating grilled ht I would invite Louise to the hot spring
“H? Let me think for a moment”
“As expected, is it no good?”
Louise doesn’t seeet drunk before trying to invite her?
I was hoping to have a ure, like Louise, however, it ht be that she was able to read my skillfully hidden ulterior motive
“I don’t quite get why I should, you see”
“Eh……”
“No, what Ioneself in hot water If you want to clean yourself, wouldn’t it be fine just to wash yourself with the hot water in a bucket instead?”
“Hmm, I see”
It see a bath isn’t common in this place
I wonder if it’s because of cultural diversity
Perhaps, it would also depend on the person the
The ive up and not try to force Louise, I heard a cute, familiar voice from beneath me/from below
“If you’re going to a hot spring, on’t you invite meeee!”
“Uwaaaa!”
A rustling, blond Sara-chan, whose appearance resembled that of a childhood friend, appeared from below the table
Wouldn’t I hitsurprised?
What will you do if ’s bite opens?
Despite this rattle and noise, Louise quickly grabbed her plate of cooked beans together with herof beer and continued to eat and drink composedly
It looks like the only one as surprised wasout from below the table is a common part of this world’s culture?