Organize the advice I got from my dad and try again.

This time, the blade edge was vertical, and the blade felt like it was biting firmly.

When I stuck the stump with the wood as it was, it broke easily.

"Oh!"

The feeling of cracking the firewood was pleasant and the voice of exclamation leaked unintentionally.

Install new firewood so that you do not forget your current feeling, and swing the ax down in the same way.

The blade that entered the vertical bite into it, and immediately broke when struck against the corn and stump.

"It looks like it's working properly."

"It looks good. It feels good to split firewood."

"Not only does it move, but when it breaks well it feels refreshing."

It's a sober work but also refreshing. I guess it's work for me.

I feel like I can be used as a winter exercise.

Once you get the hang of it, it's easy and the firewood breaks down in no time.

Sko, Sko, Pakkan …… Sounds resound in the courtyard.

I feel like I'm enjoying slow life now. The time to crack firewood has given me a sense of fulfillment like never before.

I think that this slow time should last forever.

When I waved my ax while biting my joy, I did not dig into the firewood at all.

Yup? Did you not enter vertically?

If you check it unintentionally, the cutting edge is firmly vertical. However, the feel of the piercing ax is not as bizarre as when entering diagonally.

"Is that? The edge is firm and vertical, but it doesn't break."

"It may be dry and the firewood is hard or the grain is rough. In such a case, you can hit the bite ax with firewood from above."

Hit the ax that was cut into it with firewood according to Dad Nord's advice. I certainly feel the bite.

"It's okay to beat with more firewood."

I was told that when I beat the ax with firewood more strongly, the blade cut into it and cracked.

"Oh"

"If it still doesn't break, try the other side. If you can't, give up."

"all right"

I'm just a weak seven year old. Let's give it up immediately if it doesn't break. If you try to break it and get injured, you won't see it.

If you struggle with cracks, break the firewood by hitting an ax with firewood.

Oh, this work is good. I feel like I'm doing it endlessly.

"Al, why don't you break the big firewood soon?"

Dad Norde said with a bitter smile as he was fired and chopping firewood.

When I noticed, there was a lot of small firewood around me. Apparently he was quite involved in the work.

"Try"

When I nodded, Dad Nord put a big firewood on my stump.

It's so thick that it will take a lot of time to do it the same way.

"Let's try using a slightly longer but longer ax. Can you hold it?"

The ax handed by Father Nord was a little heavier than before.

You can have it normally, but it seems a bit tight when you lift and shake it many times.

"It's okay, but I'll use physical enhancement just in case."

"If it is safe"

Dad Nord laughed, and with physical enhancement, he was able to hold the ax without any problems.

"Well, first of all, hold the ax vertically. If the blade is not vertical, the trajectory will be skewed when you shake it.

So that's it. If the blade is misaligned, the orbit will deviate accordingly.

To be able to swing down straight and firmly?

"It's the height of the firewood next time. Can you lightly hit the ax on the firewood?"

"Yup"

That's why he pats the ax lightly on the wood.

Dad Nord confirmed the position of the ax and my body.

"Yeah, it doesn't seem to matter at the current height"

"What does this mean?"

"If you hit the ax just as high as your navel, you'll get the most power.

"So that's it……"

The height of the stump seems to be important in breaking the firewood.

"The last thing is to swing. Hold your body halfway, put your right foot forward, and swing your ax down."

"Right foot forward?"

"If you have your left foot forward, it's inevitable when you remove the ax that has fallen down."

Oh, the greater the movement, the greater the danger.

Let's make a shield under your feet because it's scary when you do it.

"I feel Thor was spreading her legs."

"As a beginner, it's easier to do that, but that's a heavy burden on your waist."

"I see, it's important to work hard, considering the future. I'll do it this way."

"I'm quick to worry about my back that year."

No, my father, Nord. I laugh at it, but my waist isn't stupid. I regretted why I hadn't worked hard in the past before.

I'm sorry that it doesn't hurt every time I move a little, so I'm going to swing my waist gently.

"Well, please check the form and hit it."

"all right"

There are more precautions and more rigorous confirmation than the previous chopping.

It's so difficult to handle the axe, and maybe Nord is worried.

Dad Nord watched me, holding the ax firmly vertically and measuring the distance from the wood.

When he was half his body, he lifted the ax and put his right foot out and shook it down.

The tip of the axe and the axe bite into the firewood lightly.

"... Yeah, it looks like no problem.

Apparently, Mr. Nord gave his pass.

Maybe it's better to swing an ax than a sword like Thor.

Next, carefully repeat the above action to break, and swing the ax down.

Then, the firewood cracked with a light noise.

"Oh, refreshing!"

There is a strong exhilaration that is different from breaking the small firewood.

"Because cracking a big firewood makes me sick."

surely. This is likely to have a stress-reducing effect.

If you returned home and broke firewood in the previous life, you might not have been frustrated.

After breaking the firewood, bring the next big firewood and put it on the stump.

When I became independent, I kept the ax vertically and kept a distance, lifted the ax when I became half body, stepped on my right foot and swung down.

The firewood is cracked, prepare new firewood, and break the firewood again.

This routine is very comfortable.

Sometimes it doesn't break with a single shot, but at that time, the second and third shots and the ax shake to break it neatly.

It's a trick to smash with the weight of the ax blade instead of smashing it with force.

During his silence, Dad Nord also started splitting firewood with his axe.

Spring firewood like this with your father. Isn't it very good?

This is a much more meaningful way to spend time than training.

The sound of Nord's cracking firewood and the sound of cracking my firewood resonate intermittently.

I was gradually warming thanks to my body moving. I'm not cold when I'm outside.

Thanks to the strengthening of my body, my body is not too tired and I can keep doing it.

"Al, let's end it soon."

Mr. Nord said to him that he was continuing to open firewood.

I say while wiping the sweat on my forehead.

"Huh? Is it over?"

"It's already lunch and we've broken enough. We're all around firewood."

If we noticed, we were all around firewood.

It's over a hundred lightly. How many firewoods have you broken? I didn't count at all because I was doing it with no mind.

"Nevertheless, I really liked the chopping of woods, saying Al said" already? "

"Yeah, I don't hate this plain job."

Some people feel too monotonous and boring, but I love them.

I think it's very easy to do without thinking.

"Now it's hard work."

"e?"

Is there any work besides breaking the firewood?

"I have to put the wood here in the wood shelf in the barn."

“…………”

Would you bring the firewood here to the barn behind the house? It is troublesome just to think.

Even if you put it in some kind of box, you have to make many round trips.

"I don't hate plain work, right?"

Nord father says to me, frowning in anticipation of the process, with a smile.

"I don't hate plain work, but I hate wasteful work."

It is too inefficient to transport the firewood that was actually broken up and back.

I psychic fired all the firewood.

"Let's put it on the wood shelf at once"

Seeing the firewood floating in the air, Dad Nord, who was stunned, shrugged.

"... It's easy to clean up with Al."

Don't say the words like Elna's mother.