Tensei Shite Inaka de Slowlife wo Okuritai

I and Bartolo, who were going to draw spring water, crossed a single road on the mansion and set foot on a mountain just beyond a lake in the eastern forest.

Naturally, this is a mountain, so there is no gentle signpost such as a road.

There are countless trees in the vicinity of, and fallen trees and the roots that came out of the ground were growing.

Because people rarely step in, you can see that nature is doing whatever you want.

If you look around, you will almost lose track of the direction in which you have come to the tree, trees, trees, and just in time.

Shadows are dozens of meters high, so there are shadows in the mountains.

It is much cooler than walking in the plains and forests thanks to no sunlight.

I and Baltoro go on a rough road while feeling the cool air with my skin.

"It's pretty quiet."

"That's right. I don't seem to like many birds today."

There are no creature shadows around at the moment.

It's very quiet. The occasional wind just shakes the branches and leaves.

The natural scenery combined with the quiet mountain scenery seemed somewhat mysterious.

You can walk in such a quiet place. You can calm your mind without thinking.

Bartolo, who was walking in front, stopped as he was proceeding while enjoying the calm.

"What's wrong?"

"I'm going to take some sap."

When Bartolo says so, he looks around and touches the nearby trees to check the condition.

"Hey, trees around here can get sap."

"Oh, boiled down to a syrup and sweet."

That's right. When the sap is boiled down, it becomes maple syrup.

If this is shaved ice, it will surely play an active role in various areas such as bread for breakfast and sweets.

"OK, this tree?"

When I'm thinking about that, Bartoro bows and lowers my basket on the ground.

Take out a pointed object like a screw from there, stab it into a tree, and turn something like a lever to make a hole.

After a while, Bartolo licks his wet finger as he digs the hole.

"Oh, you hit it in one shot."

Apparently it reached the pipe through the sap.

When Bartolo puts out the drilling tool, he takes out something like a tube.

It looks like a faucet, but it must have been modified for sap collection.

When Bartoro stabs it into the hole, potapota and sap-like things hang down.

"Do you want to lick a little?"

"Yup"

Raise your hand and catch the sap with your palm.

Surprisingly, there is no stickiness or dirt, and there is almost no smell.

After confirming that, lick it with your tongue.

"Not too sweet"

"Huh, that's right. I can't boil it down yet."

I have eaten boiled maple syrup, but it was the first time that I had never used sap.

Although it is slightly sweet, it has no surprising sweetness or aroma.

I know the taste of maple syrup and imagine that kind of thing.

The natural sweetness of the tree is good enough.

When I finished licking, Bartolo took the vase out of the basket and started wrapping it around the tree with a rope.

It's a way to put the sap coming out of the tube into the jar.

"You put things in a basket."

Vases, ropes, tools, etc. will come out in various ways.

"I've come to the mountain!

I don't need to carry tools because I have space magic storage. However, it's a secret, so I'm using psychic instead, but it still seems convenient enough.

The big barrel is floating around me this way, and it's terrible enough without considering efficiency.

Once the pot is tied to the tree, Bartolo repeats the same process in three more places.

I also made a hole once on the way, but I removed the sap tube.

I asked Bartolo to tell me about most places, but it's difficult to find them in one shot.

"Okay, no problem if you collect it on the way back."

"Once you boil it down, you can cool it with ice magic and make syrup ice."

"Oh, that's fine!"

I and Bartolo walked while discussing how to use maple syrup.

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The gradual road gets steeper as you go deeper into the mountain.

Yes, it has become a full-fledged slope.

It is difficult to climb overgrown weeds and slopes with poor scaffolding.

However, Bartolo has climbed here many times, so he walks in front of Switzerland just as if it were his own garden.

"Is it okay, shaved?"

"Yeah, it's a bit steep, but it's just on the path chosen by Bartolo."

It's hard to climb, but it's a lot easier, thanks to Bartoro's choice of a route that's easy for me to walk along.

If you came alone without knowing anything, you may have had a hard time.

Yes, Erinora and Emma, when she climbed the mountain with Sheila, Elinora was taking the initiative.

Now, if you think about it, it might have been kindness to me like Elinora unnie.

When I remember such an event, Bartolo asks with a serious expression.

"I guess you're using magic, and if you get tight, can you be honest?"

"Yeah, okay. I'm a type of rester before getting tight."

It's slow to rest after getting tight. You must rest before your body screams to the limit.

I was so overworked that I couldn't avoid trucks and died.

If you get sick, have a rest.

"Hahaha, that's the type of shaven. Well, we'll be out on the water soon, so do your best."

When Bartolo laughs and says, he walks in front while slowly stepping on the ground.

Oh, is the river coming soon? If so, it's a step further.

When I climbed the slope for a while, I suddenly heard the sound of water.

The cool sound seems to be inviting me to a break.

I increased my walking pace and climbed the slope at a stretch, and the ground suddenly became gentle and clean water was flowing.

"Oh, is this spring water?"

"It's not a spring, but it's the water flowing from it."

Why isn't this a springing place? But it's so beautiful that I don't care.

When I approached and looked into the river, the water was very transparent and I could clearly see the swimming fish.

It seems as if a fish is swimming in front of you, and you'll almost feel the illusion that you will reach it as soon as you reach for it. I reached out for a trial and escaped as expected.

Well, it looks sharp, but it doesn't stop.

"Is it okay to drink this water?"

"It's okay, but it's a bit more to the spring."

When I ask so, Bartolo makes a sober face and crosses her arms.

Puku, is that so too? I've come here in search of delicious spring water.

"That's right. Anyway, it's delicious to drink the spring water at the back, and I will endure it."

The taste will not change to the farthest or farthest, but the sense of accomplishment is different. Because feelings have a great effect on taste.

This is the best place to taste.

"Oh, now I can endure eating humid nuts."

When I make such a decision, Bartolo nodds happily and gives me a little nut.

I guess I was collecting such nuts all the time.

I guess while I was struggling up the slope.

When I put the nut in my mouth and chewed it, it popped and the juice leaked from inside.

Oh, this slight acidity and sweetness is just right. Permeates the tired body.

Because only one is not enough, if you put it in your mouth and chew it, the juice will burst in your mouth.

Is it a good hydration alternative?

Since my feet are a little tired, sit down on the stone just for a break, take off your shoes and socks, and soak your feet in the water.

Cold water wraps around the tired feet with Jean.

"Oh, it feels good"

"Oh, do I also take a break?"

When I screamed, Bartolo sat down on the stone facing him and dipped his feet in the same way.

"Oh, I feel good."

Bartolo with an ecstatic expression.

It's like taking a bath.

"I'm really uncle.

"Well, the shaven was much more somber. I didn't think she was a child."

We enjoy the cold water while laughing at each other.

I feel like I just want to take off my clothes and swim, but as expected it doesn't have that depth or breadth.

In addition, there will still be a slight distance to the spring area, and I will be patient.

Look up at the sky while immersing both feet in the water.

There are only tall trees in the field of view, and the sunshine hardly enters.

But, the atmosphere of being surrounded by trees, water and nature is very relaxing.

If you close your eyes and shut out of sight, you will only hear the sound of flowing water.

Well sound that is comfortable somewhere though irregular.

"Hey, don't you really sleep?"

I was tired, and I thought I would leave my body to sleep and Bartolo shakes my body.

"What are you talking about? As expected here ..."

"What do you say while sleeping like a voice? Look, crispy."

"Wow!?"

If you have a fluffy feeling, cold suddenly strikes your face and my consciousness is forcibly awakened.

"Hey, did it look good at first?"

When I wiped my face and opened my eyes, Bartolo smiled grinning.

Apparently Bartolo was sprayed with water.

Bartolo's spatified face was scared somewhere, so I went out and scooped the water and put it on my face.

"Buha!"

Bartoro immediately wiped his face and smiled with a ferocious smile, kicking the water with his feet.

A lot of water blown by my big feet wets my whole body ...

"Hahhhha, don't you say that it's noble to be cowardly? The size of the body is also a weapon.

There was nothing, and a magical shield was preventing it beautifully.

Anyway, just before you were alert, you were about to fall asleep, and the battle lid had already been dropped.

The defense is already perfect.

"Ah, next is this turn?"

I operate the water flowing by water magic while smiling grinning.

The amount of water that floats in the air is orders of magnitude more than what you put on your hands or feet.

"Oh, hey, using magic in the water--"

"-Bartolo doesn't say sneaky words, isn't it?-Even magic is one of the finest weapons."

"... No, I'm still going to tell you.

I swallowed it with water without letting Bartolo's last words.