Me, Adventurer! - Undoubled Skills Are Flat Magic (WEB Version)
Episode 105 - Osama looks better in a northern tavern
The town of Gizan is about five kilometers south of the 'clash of dras', the border with Nolan. It is an elongated town built along a small river running east and west of the plain. Since it is a low-rainfall Lute Sea coast, is it natural for people to gather around the river? The population is about two thousand.
Its elongated towns, geographically divided between North and South by river, are economically divided between East and West, each referred to as "East Town" and "West Town". The West Town, close to the coast, is inhabited by the general public, while the East Town is inhabited by a relatively wealthy class and lords among the civilian population.
The reason for this division of residence is really simple, anti-Zubari piracy.
The pirates attack from the direction of the sea, that is, from the west. The wealthy flee while the general public is being attacked, and the lords consolidate their defenses. Somehow, inferior species.
That's why about fifty Osama, who was winding a tube in a liquor store in West Town, told me that there was an invisible wall between West Town and East Town. A fisherman-style male named Beechmake twisted into a tanned prune.
Well, whatever the East Town guy is, it's natural to be isolated from the West Town guy who gets shielded.
Our inn was taken to Nishimachi. I didn't take into account residential sentiment or anything, I simply didn't have a room available in East Town.
All the Inns in East Town had been contained by the army. They have noblemen and other executives staying. Soldiers are camped around East Town, he said. The bottom end is hard.
Conversely, the West Town Inn had idle birds ringing. Well, this is an emergency. There's no such thing as liking what comes to the frontline town. I may be careless to say because of that, but I appreciate Woo welcoming me even with you. There were few lodging places to stay with pets in the past life. Woo is an obedient demon, not a pet though.
After we take the inn, we all gather information. Me and Woo, Christella are going to West Town, and the other four are going to the East Town Tavern. When Cristella goes to East Town, she may have trouble meeting a nobleman she knows. I want to avoid any unnecessary trouble. ToL □ Ve been around since I was a little older. Eh, I don't love it.
That's why I'm talking to Osama, who I found at a tavern in West Town.
"I heard you lost a lot a while ago, but what happened?
And I'm going to get to the bottom of this. I've heard about the approximation when I got the request, but I still need to hear the raw voice locally.... I haven't been drinking raw beer.
"Oh, that sounded terrible. If you go northwest for a little while, there's a place where Kojima's nest is gathered, right? They said there was a pirate Ajito there, so they gathered the ships and went to crush them. Well, I've noticed that you're a great trap, but you ate every trap in numbers, so you headed for the big fleet of about twenty ships.
Speaking so far, Osama stirred up an ale-like liquor in a wooden jock. Nice.
"Well, from here on out, I'm talking about the guy who came back alive, and he did have one pirate ship near his nest. Well, if it's just one, it's got to be an enemy rumor to twenty. He ran off with his ass, but he chased me and a small boat came out of the shadows of the island. Besides, that sounds terribly fast. They shot in a fire arrow and a ship called Ship was quickly left on fire."
Big ship opponent, fast footed attack type ship? That's like a destroyer idea. Jerkin's reincarnation, the crown prince's wisdom? Soon there's going to be an aircraft carrier type or something. Let's be careful. The submarine will still be difficult. Except me.
"But there was survival, wasn't there? You've escaped such a fast legged ship."
"Oh, you must have been lucky. Anyway, it rarely rains. There's been a rare overhaul around here. The boat is weak in time."
Well, it sure looks like we got lucky. If it rains, we won't be able to use the fire arrows.
"But that neighborhood is complicated by the fast tide. Weren't there some ships that could still burn but couldn't come home flushed? The sails would have been burned."
"Huh, has it been flushed? I wonder how far that ship has been flushed?
Is it possible that he's still alive, adrift somewhere? Pretty unlikely, but that's not zero if you're a wizard. I hear Mr. Aristotle was a dirt wizard.
Well, I doubt how far an earthly wizard can work in the ocean. Mr. Nagashima (Long Island) is the exception. It's a dungeon.
"Well. Somewhere in the nest is most likely. It's really hard to flow around there. If the pirates know all about that neighborhood, it might taste a little bad. The Knights' Night's Watch Navy. Then it won't be out of hand.... I guess I ran away too"
That's what Osama said and stirred up the jock, and he silenced himself with his eyes on the distance. I thanked Osama for letting me talk to him and put a piece of the big silver coin on the table and left the spot behind. Well, use it as much as you like, whether it's for liquor or to add to your moving bill.
Meet up with Cristella, who was listening to another guest, and pick up the woo that was round in front of the store and head back to the inn. Return to the inn to exchange information with everyone.
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Northeast side of the Lute Sea coast in a pressing situation, but in fact we have not yet officially started a war with Nolan. You want to get roughed up so far and it's not war yet, or you want to go in and tell me to sleep, but politically, you think that's the view?
Nolan says pirates are merely criminals and have nothing to do with the country. It seems that you are at liberty to capture and execute. However, landings in the country must be allowed. That would hit an act of aggression, so he said he would stop the war after informing the neighbouring countries. So the villain in that case is the kingdom.
That means no investigation or arrest, so the state is protecting the essence, the pirates. If crime is also in the national interest, do you mean to protect it? It's like you're a communist country.
"Is that what's going on between countries? How ridiculous."
"Absolutely. All I can say is that I don't see reality."
That's what I got from the four people back from East Town. The power of all times is a mismatch for reality. Other information was almost identical to what we purchased in West Town.
"Uh-huh. Well, I guess I'll have to try it on the ground."
Either way, if you're dead, you need the artifact, if you're alive, so it's imperative that you go to the site where you're most likely to find it.
"Right. then I don't know how long I'll be investigating, and I need to procure food"
Sure, it could be a long stay, and I need food ready.
For our party, we don't need water preparation. You can serve it with Kikka's water magic, or you can extract moisture from the atmosphere with my planar magic. If the refrigerator is applied and condensed, it will take time but can be extracted. If this were the desert, it would have been difficult, but fortunately there is plenty of water around. No problem.
Looking at Kikka while thinking about it, she seems to be thinking about something. Ha?
"What's wrong, Kikka? Something wrong?
"No, it's a little bit about the pirate ship... something's wrong"
"Weird, what?
You said you used a small speedboat. Even in modern times, it was normal.
"Tides are complicated when it comes to nesting? I can manipulate a small ship like that."
"... Hmm. Sure, if you ask me. It seems like a big ship can row slaves against the tide, but can't a smaller ship have that many people on it?"
Ships in this world are basically sailboats. I can't move forward without the power of the wind. Only some military ships allow manned navigation using slaves, but there is no way that pirates can possess and maintain such ships. I mean, pirates should be using sailboats just like the Royal Army.
Yet they said there was a speed difference that was clear enough to tell. Kikka's suspicions in particular. You'll notice there, the boulder is a sea elf. You don't have ears for Dada. That's good stuff.
In previous life, a small fast boat would have been built if a small hull had been fitted with a large engine and a high performance screw. But engines and screws have not yet been developed in this world...... no, not necessarily. If the Crown Prince of Jerkin is a reincarnator, there is no zero chance of development. Well, I guess I still can't put the engine into practice on a technical level. That's a precision machine. Can you handle a foot rowing screw? That one from a small swan boat in a tourist destination.
But there was no talk of the ship itself being weird in the information we got this time. I mean, it likely looked like a regular sailboat. That means...
"Wizard, no, a ship with magic props"
"Let it go. That's the most likely thing. If you do magic tricks that make the wind blow, you'll be convinced."
Putting the wind wizard on one small ship at a time is unrealistic. Definitely not enough people.
If so, it is a magic prop as a possibility. I've never heard of a magic prop that manipulates the wind, but it's not strange if the crown prince of Jerkin develops it. Successful in putting guns into practice.
There's no way you can get a large amount of expensive magic equipment, so I'm pretty sure someone is there to help you in that case. Blah, it would be a country guru. Now you're saying 'it doesn't matter' or something, I'm afraid. The skin on the surface is too thick, the iron mask level. You can't forgive me!
Oh, that was the state power side.
Hmm? There's a sign you're approaching from the ocean. Is this a ship? It's evening, so maybe the boat that was out fishing came home. The main industry here seems to be fishing.
Maybe if we go to the harbor now, we'll get some fresh fish. It can be sassy and dried overnight. The investigation needs a preserved meal, and it's just fine.
"Looks like the ship's back. Maybe we'll go to the harbor and catch some good fish."
"Mia! Fish!?"
Again, don't let Anya devour the word fish. I actually eat up, not just words.
No, I haven't eaten squid or octopus in this world yet. The mermaids weren't eating, and maybe not!? That's stupid!? I'm eating squid roast! Sake is also cuddly!
As I was getting geared up and ready just in case, the tables were getting noisy. Ha?
"Or a pirate. Ah! The pirates are attacking us!
That? He was a pirate, not a squid! Just one letter different. This shame! Damn it, give me back my expectations! You octopus!