Chapter 41

“Well then, before we do anything about the ship, can you first tell me what’s going on with it?”

Saying that I made a ship out of the sand of the hearth (I’m using fire by magic, not charcoal) and made it float in the air by wind magic.

‘’…Really, you use all kinds of magic…”

“It’s just a matter of time before he gets a little carried away.”

With earth magic, you only use a little bit of magic power when you activate it, so you can use it fully to dig and fix a mountain, but your magic power is about the same as an average person (compared to an average sorcerer, right?). If it’s earth magic, he’ll run out of magic power before he’s even dug three meters.

”That’s still unusual, though.”

“So, what part of the ship was hit?”

“He got me from here to there.”

Kaichou-san made a crack where he traced his finger.

“It’s below the waterline. I’m surprised you didn’t sink.”

“You know your draft lines and all that. Does Bei know about boats?”

“No, I don’t know that much about it. Just the basics.”

I’ve only seen it on TV specials.

“That’s still impressive, but let’s just say it’s Bei. The only reason it didn’t sink in because the wind kept it afloat.”

“Are you sure about your magic? I don’t have even less knowledge of magic ships, but I’m pretty sure they’re using magic stones.”

Demons and excavated magical stones are the oil of this world. That’s why magic ships and airships were created because of the use of them.

”There are enough magical stones, but not enough to reach the destination. It’s two hundred bars from here.”

One bar weighed about 1.6 kilos. Well, it’s about 320 kilometers.

In my previous life, it wouldn’t be much of a distance, but in this world, it’s like going to another world. And moreover, the sea is an unknown world. It is a sea where there are not only sea dragons, but even sea gods.

The only advantage is that it can be carried in greater quantities and faster than the land route. This world has no safe transport routes other than a fairy tale world.

“Well, the sooner the better, but how much time do we have? In terms of the time, we could be here.”

“To be honest, I’ve barely had five days.”

“I don’t know how you ever tried to coach that thing.”

The distance you can advance in a day by carriage is about thirty kilometers. Whether you go to Baldalin or Royal Capital, it’s not very far to go in five days. Even with a fast horse, it would take eight days (and you can’t run at night).

“We had to go to the city of Balsana on the way, and we had the means to tell them.”

Oya. You have a spell to talk to people from far away in this world. I’d like that. How much is it worth?

“Though it won’t matter if the ship doesn’t make it to Royal Capital.”

That’s right.

“Well, five days is plenty of time for that. Just fill the hole with wood. Well, it’s not impossible to seal it up with magic, but the strength of the wood will be weakened and it will take a long time. If you can seal it up, I guarantee it will be strong enough to reach the capital.”

“There’s no wood to plug it up.”

“That’s all right. We have a house that makes barrels, and you can get them as long as you pay for them. We have plenty of nails in our house, so it won’t be a problem. Well, if we haul the wood in when we return tomorrow, how long will it take to plug the holes?”

“It won’t take much to plug it up. We’ll have it done by evening.”

“Well, let’s just hang on and finish in three days. You have one day to put all the stuff you put out there.”

“I’d appreciate it if you would, but is it possible to do it in three days?”

“Once in the morning. Once in the afternoon. Once in the evening. Apply a magic membrane to cover the hole. The membrane itself is thin and not very strong, but if you put up nine sheets of it, it will be strong enough that it won’t be broken even if it is hit by a sea dragon. It’s what’s called a multi-membrane ward.”

“Multi-membrane warding?”

“Well, to put it simply, if you pile up a number of thin boards, they will become as hard as wood. The same thing can be done with magic power. It’s thin, so it only requires 80% of the magic power, and the magic power is restored by allowing time to pass. So, if you do your best, you can finish it in three days.”

“…”

Kaichou-san was so surprised that he couldn’t say anything.

In fact, it’s not just effortless since it uses a barrier, it can be done in less than a minute, but at the very least, self-defense is necessary. Even if we’re friends, we can’t say what we can’t say, and we can’t be unconditional.

“I’ll give you all the food you need until then, so please don’t buy all the food in the market. It’s a village that can afford to have a city, but it can’t afford to feed forty or fifty people. Why don’t you eat some fish?”

If you’re a sailor, eat the fish. I hear you catch a fish once in a while to eat while sailing.

“…That’s because you’re a rich man who eats well. The average sailor’s diet is not only frugal, it’s hard work. Every day of the week it’s either steamed potatoes or stewed beans, dried fish and salted fish. It’s only human to want to eat good food when you’re on land.”

“….I can’t save you from any of this world’s food…”

A god from a previous world gave me the memories of my previous life and three abilities(?). Thank you very much, man.

“…Well, that’s just the way it is.”

If I lived that way, I’d have to buy all the meat and vegetables I could find.

“I’ll provide the food, but you’ll have to hire the Adventurer’s Guild to carry it for you. I’d like my apprentices to earn some money.”

“Why are you making me do it? You take too much care of your fellow villagers, don’t you?”

“Don’t you get it?”

“I don’t know.”

I challenged him and said it, and he returned it easily.

“I told you. I don’t want to go on adventures myself, but I’m curious enough to want to hear about other people’s adventures.”

It’s just a little investment for when they come back to the village after they’ve had all kinds of adventures when they’re done.

“In short, it’s all about looking forward to retirement.”