Kokugensou wo Item Cheat de Ikinuku

Episode 3: Hot Springs and Mine Village Rossgow

The job of assistant clerk was blah blah blah boring.

I'm Clerk Lyle's assistant, and I hit the clearance of official documents and detailed reports, but that's no big deal.

The village of Rossgow is on the hemline of the Yeh Mountains, but it is a settlement with a population of about two hundred.

There is a small iron mine on the outskirts of the village, where it is managed by a different state than the village belonging to the local lord, but less than three hundred people let in the mine workers and blacksmiths who live there, or the adventurers of flowers like Louise.

It's really a village like a small boxyard.

Even when it comes to producing official documents for such a village, it is known.

Clerk Lyle also said he could see working part-time as a child tutor in his spare time.

But such boring documentation work also has perks.

As I researched and wrote reports to kings and lords, I finally got to know the geography and characteristics of this village in Rossgow.

The distance to Wang Du is also not that far because it is about four days by carriage.

On the contrary, maybe it's not that big a country.

All the same, I'd like to go to the king's capital, Silesier.

But I was more concerned than that......

"Clerk Lyle, we have a hot spring in our village, right?"

"If you want to go into a hot spring, you have to dig in a scoop"

Anything, it's not as convenient as having hot water gushing, but the river along the outskirts of the village is a hot spring as it is, and they dig it with a scoop to make a bath.

Something's changed. I wonder if it's like wild water in Kawahara or something.

"So next time, shall I come in with you"

"What... no, because I'm a little bad at getting in with people"

Oh, he looked disgusted. That's right. Hey, there's no way we're going in together.

I have to hide my body's secrets.

If you stick it in there too much, Your Excellency the Clerk will be in a bad mood, so let's stop it.

That's not what bothers me more.

"Clerk Lyle, is there sulfur in the hot springs?

"Oh, you know very well. There's a fire escape nearby where sulfur is exposed."

Yes, it is. Hot springs = not sulphur, but sulphur mines are often naturally formed at the fire exits of hot springs.

Erudite and knowledgeable, Dr. Lyle says he's also an elementary alchemist, and he's also looking into the mineral resources of this area in conjunction with fieldwork.

Let's hear more about it later.

"Don't you have a nitrous mine or something?"

"Is it nitrous stone, it's not here? If you really want it, take it from the King's Capital, or generate it yourself."

If I pick up the nitrous stones from afar, they'll be over budget for the plan I'm thinking of.

Knowledge from the comics, but the nitrous stone ingredients must have been those fermented by animal manure. I think I could have boiled the soil from livestock and human toilets.

I would also like to ask you to instruct Dr. Lyle, a professional alchemist, in detail.

If we can align sulfur, nitrous stones and charcoal, we can do gunpowder.

"Could it be... gunpowder"

"Oh, have you noticed"

That's Dr. Lyle, medieval fantasy.

Why 'd you notice, this one surprises me.

Um, I wonder if gunpowder might be used by quite a few populists.

I was hoping I could sell it as an original, original technology.

"I've never made gunpowder either, as much as I've read in history books that it was ever used in warfare in distant empires"

"I see you've been used in wars before."

But you mean it's not used in the Silesier kingdom.

Even though the invention itself has been made, I wonder if it means that the efficacy has not yet been noticed.

Then maybe we can plan the original.

I was afraid I'd get an ideapak, but I've already decided to tell Dr. Lyle everything.

It's a great help, and I don't mind if Dr. Lyle pukes on you.

"Actually, I'm going to build a bomb out of gunpowder and sell it for open-air digging in an iron mine."

"I see. Are you going to explode and dig a hole in the rock floor? That's an amazing idea...... I've never heard of that way. Did Lord Takel think about it?"

That's right, it's original technology.

Well, it's just a breakthrough.

So, Dr. Lyle, if you're seen in a very sparkling and respectful eye, stop because this one will embarrass you.

I can't even say it's knowledge from different worlds.

Of course, manufacturing takes time and I don't know if I can sell it, but if it works, it should be gold.

"Dr. Lyle. If you like, could you help me manufacture and sell gunpowder products? I'll thank you for that."

"Yeah, I don't mind. I was just sparing some time, too, and the manufacture of gunpowder is interesting. I don't need any money."

Was Dr. Lyle the type to want more knowledge than money?

Well, you're a better man than the village chief.

Manufacturing, of course, but the iron mine belongs to the kingdom of Silesier, so when I sell it that way, I want to make use of the fame of Clerk Lyle, who is seconded from the center of the kingdom.

The streets are better than just me.

In the meantime, I also decided to go to Kawahara Onsen to check on the sulphur sampling sites.

I'm not even bored to go alone, so I decide to invite someone.

First candidate Dr. Lyle turned me down for naked dating guys, so I guess the rest means Louise.

That being said, since I became an assistant clerk, I've been seeing Louise a lot.

Because Dr. Lyle rented me one of the only lodgings in the village as my place to live.

This Losgow Village Inn is both a tavern and an Adventurer's Guild.

Louise was still drinking at the liquor store after noon when she cleared out her work and went back to the inn.

Hey, Takel, you're the assistant secretary.

"Please stop."

When I told Louise I hadn't seen her in a long time that I had become a clerk's assistant, I wish she'd behaved the meat she'd hunted (it was monster meat again) until she celebrated.

Every time I saw him these days, this is how he started making fun of me.

It seems that Lyle, a great teacher in the village, called me "Lord Takel," a young man, fell for Louise's laughter.

Of course I'm blushing because I know I don't deserve that awe-inspiring call.

"Huh, I'm sorry. I'll get you some crazy dog meat again, so give me a break."

"Why don't we go to the hot springs together"

I also feel tired of eating monster BBQ, so I decided to invite them to the hot springs.

"Hmm, a hot spring. Ah. Hey."

"I knew it wouldn't work"

He doesn't seem very motivated. Should I have asked you out after more booze came in?

Maybe my cleverly concealed lower heart has been read: Louise and Mixed Bath, who are very beautiful and have excellent style.

"You don't know what that means."

"What..."

"No, I don't know what it means to soak it in hot water. If you want to get your body dirty, you can wipe it with hot water."

"Hmm, I see"

Taking a bath is not a popular place in the region.

I guess this kind of thing tells me that culture is different.

Dr. Lyle didn't deny going into the hot springs per se, so I'm sure it depends on people.

I can't help but invite you, and the moment I thought I'd give up.

I heard a cute, familiar voice from below.

"Why don't you invite me if you're going to the hot springs!

"Whew!"

From under the table came out Sarah, who was familiar with her sara blonde hair.

I'm surprised you hit your thighs on the table.

What would you do if an old wound bitten by a crazy dog opened?

Even with all this rattling noise, Louise keeps drinking and drinking with a wooden dish and a glass of barley liquor in her hands with sautéed beans.

Apparently, I was the only one surprised, maybe it's populist culture in this world that comes out from under the table?

"Now you can give Takel a special right to invite me to the hot springs."

"Um, if you have permission from your parents, you can take them."

Hot springs near sulphur mines are often not far from the village.

There doesn't seem to be any danger of a monster on the way out, so there's no denying taking them.

Sarah also owes me for introducing you to Dr. Lyle.

I hope you want to go, but you want me to get your parents' permission.

"You treat me like a child, ex-employee."

"Excuse me."

Sarah sticks out her completely non-existent chest and raises her chin quickly.

I guess you're going to be prestigious, it's a cute thing because kids do it.

But isn't it because you're a former servant that you have parental permission to take your child out?

I don't know if it's in this world, but I don't like it when things happen.

"If you want my permission, I'll keep it. Just take Sarah with you."

"Oh, really?"

Louise said that to me with a flashing look, cleverly holding a plate and a glass with one hand and eating a knob.

Even if we make a scene here, it's in Louise's way.

Sarah, anyway, if Sister Louise tells me so, I'll have to take her.

Scoop, grab a towel. We came all the way to Kawahara Onsen.

Indeed, the hot air is silently rising from the spiraling creek.

It smells pretty sulfur, so this is likely to be expected from the sulfur collection.

"Come on, dig. Dig the hot springs for me."

"Heck."

Am I still a servant of the Rod family?

Well, Sarah owes me a favor, so I'll let her dig a big hole, just like she said.

It's an interesting thing, and I did get some white, cloudy water from the bottom when I dug it a little.

Hole digging becomes a habit when you do it a little bit. I felt like I'd been digging for a long time and I wasn't bitter at all.

"Dr. Lyle said the hot springs will make your skin beautiful."

"Well, this is going to work."

But, Dr. Lyle, you're too awesome to even know how hot springs work in this day and age.

Maybe it wasn't her... he was actually a modern man who had moved from other worlds.

Hmm, it seems possible and scary to think about it that way.

Do you want to camouflage next time and listen to a subtle contemporary story?

One thing I can say is that Dr. Lyle's clear skin may have been created by the hot springs here.

Then, if you lurk all the way here, can you also see Dr. Lyle's precious bathing scene?

"Takel, are you thinking of something that's not good?

"Oh, you know what I mean?"

Nothing. Dr. Lyle is a man. It shouldn't be a crime to happen to witness a man's bathing scene.

Instead, men should be able to come in with each other, but for some reason it's a hindsight wonder.

"Well, let's just get in."

"Um... that's what I'm gonna ask you by now, but can we really come in together?"

Though how much Sarah is still a pepper child, I can kind of draw attention to it.

It's also a hassle to dig two holes away, so I can't help but mix baths.

"Takel is the kind of person who gets excited about naked looking at kids?

"... no, not when they say so"

"Mother told me to be careful because there are people like that, but if not, I'm not fine"

"Well, it's protein."

I would be in trouble if they called me because I was mistaken for a Loricon, so I dress as peaceful.

Sarah peeks upwards as she explores my expression.

Sarah's bloody peachy lips made me smile.

I wonder if they're making fun of me.

What do you do when a high school girl teases you five years younger?

Sarah suddenly took off her clothes and got naked when she thought there was something going on.

Wow, you don't put an inner under your clothes or anything in this world.

Or is it because I'm a country child?

Because there is no comparison, I don't know.

Shit, your heart beats fast, don't be a wolf, you come from different worlds and the brave can't be a wolf!

"Takel...... whatever it is, it's embarrassing to be seen so giddy"

"Excuse me!

It's a violation of manners if you see it too much, isn't it? Let's protect it, Manor! Seat belt!

I'll just take it off too and soak it in a natural hot tub.

By the way, Sarah's breasts were a little bit if you thought they were peppery. For the extent of the small plate, it was plump.

The slightly swollen chest tip has a cherry blossom petal on it, but the crotch was still a child of the tsuru.

No, what am I, seriously staring at a child's body? You're a lot of shit.

R18 designation.

I just take a bath.

The hot water is white and cloudy, so if you dip it in a hot spring, you'll be fine in case it erupts.

I don't want you to ask me what will erupt.

"It feels good."

"Hmm, I'll come back to life."

Sarah must be to the point where she feels good.

For me, it was the first bath in half a month.

Climatically, it's drier than Japan, so I can just wipe my body with hot water.

"After all, the Japanese need a bath!

I think so from the heart. I mean, I scream.

The Japanese are in the bath!

Let's keep coming in often.

"Speaking of which, don't you use soap or something?

"Soap is the only thing that bubbles. I've never used anything that expensive."

Surely the only grocery store in the store didn't keep those things either.

There was a towel of gowa, but no soap?

"Hmm, would you like to use it if it did?

"If I say I want it, will Takel buy it for me?

Oh, you know selling fetishes to men at this age already. Terrible kid.

Sarah occasionally says things like a grown woman if she's cautioned that she's just a child.

Medieval fantasy has a short average lifespan.

Twelve is still a child, but if you don't grow up soon, you'll be dead.

We're in a hurry.

I wasn't even 17 years younger, and I didn't think girls would force me to do things.

Terrible speed, huh, fantasy world?

"If it's about soap, I'll see if I can get it somehow."

I'm not saying I'll buy it.

You can try to make it.

"Heh, Takel is just a literary man"

I'm kind of respected.

Apparently, Sarah can make a diagram that she's great with Dr. Literature-Lyle.

Compared to that cheat-level erudition, I'm just a snake with halfway modern knowledge, but I want you to wait and hope.

The soap should have been easily made of oil and ash.

If they say it's expensive, maybe this can be sold as well.