Tensei Shite Inaka de Slowlife wo Okuritai

Chapter 245: Riding A Boat

After we gathered sea shells and the like, we headed toward the place where the ship is docked as planned.

「We’ve arrived. This is the port」

Walking in front of us, Eric raises his voice.

There are several small-sized ships that look like fishing boats in the port. It felt like the Kagura’s large ship I rode back then but a lot smaller.

The sea breeze was blowing around, and the ships anchored to the port are slightly rising and falling due to the waves.

The whole port is small when you compared it with the likes of Esport, but it was a calm scene that closely resembles a sea like in a countryside town.

「Waaaー! Is that the ship-thing?」

Mina raise an excited voice while pointing at the ship.

「Aah, yeah. Though, it’s a small one」

「That is small!?」

「If it were the big one, then there are those that are around thirty meters high」

Like the ship Douglas rode. I knew it, that ship seems to be among the largest ship and top-class even in this world.

「Fueeー, I can’t imagine a ship that big」

「We also want to have such a large ship」

「……it’s absolutely impossible with our finance. Rather, even if we can buy it there are not enough people to man the ship」

Luna-san calmly speaks, ruthlessly cutting off Eric’s wish.

Confronted with the reality, Eric spectacularly fell silent.

Eric’s indescribable expression clearly showed that having a large ship was nothing more than a pipe dream.

Then Eric's face looks as if he’s clenching his teeth and say,

「It’s impossible right now, but in the future, definitely……」

「……do your best Eric. Hmm, I think it’s impossible, but your brother and sister will pray for your success from the royal capital」

「But I think you should also make an effort to study a little more, y’know?」

「……rather than correcting your weaknesses, it’s better to polish and strengthen your strong point」

I wonder what is this. I feel a great sense of deja vu when I look at the exchange between the two of them.

Even when I and Sylvio-niisan unintentionally look at Eleonora-neesan, but she was looking at the ship with great interest, perhaps she knew about it already.

Birds of a feather flock together. So, Eleonora-neesan and Luna-san must be attracted to each other's existence.

「By the way, is Eric’s older brother in the royal capital?」

「Yeah, he’s in the royal capital’s Knight’s Order. I think miss Eleonora knows him. 」

「Wait a minute. Eric, say how you call Eleonora-neesan once more――oww!?」

My head got hit by Eleonora-neesan from behind when I try to ask him again while smiling.

It might be a light hit from Eleonora-neesan’s perspective, but it’s quite painful for me.

I mean, it’s ‘miss Eleonora’ you know? There is nothing more unsuitable than that name when it comes to Eleonora-neesan. I think it’s inevitable that I involuntarily laugh at that.

「That Edward. I know about him. With his personality, it’s impossible for him to govern a place as a lord」

Eleonora-neesan, do you know of the term ‘boomerang’? Such a line got all the way up to my throat, but I can endure it somehow.

I felt like I’ll get hit with much stronger force than before if I were to say that line by mistake.

Rather than that, would it be fine to speak badly of Eric and Luna-san’s older brother so suddenly like that?

When I nervously ask Eric about it, he deeply sighed.

「When it comes to his ability with the sword, my older brother is fairly gifted, but he’s not good enough when it comes to his mind. He’s not good at thinking and a type of person whose body moves ahead of his head」

What the, so he’s the same muscle-brain as Eleonora-neesan, isn’t he?

The moment I thought of that, Eleonora-neesan hit me again in the same manner as last time.

「……hey, I’m not saying anything this time, I don’t know the meaning of you hitting me this time?」

「You’re not saying anything, but you thought of something in your mind, right? Even if your mouth doesn’t say anything, your face is showing it」

「That’s absurd!」

You’re saying I can’t even have the freedom to imagine something when I’m in front of Eleonora-neesan……

「It’s your fault this time. Anyone is sure to think that you’re saying something bad in your mind if you’re making that kind of face」

「……your face showed it」

Was it really that easy to understand? I have to polish my poker face skill a little more then.

「Well, my stupid brother doesn’t even send a letter back so it’s fine. Rather than that, let’s prepare to board the ship」

That’s right. Our conversation digressed.

After Eric said that, we start walking under a moored boat.

And after Eric call out in the boat’s direction, a well-built, tanned man appeared from the boat.

After that, Eric has a proper conversation with the man, then he looks back at us.

「Oi, we can get on it」

It looks like they gave us permission to board the boat.

Once we understood that, we start walking toward the boat in succession.

We were welcomed into the boat without being rejected even when we have no appointment. This is the so-called noble’s privilege.

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After greeting Titus (タイタス) - the fishermen who manned the fishing boat - we proceed to get on the boat.

Then, Sylvio-niisan was flustered as soon as he took a step on the boat.

「Wa, wa wa! This boat will not capsize if get on this, right?」

「It’s fine. It's not that weak, it’s connected to an anchor and ropes so it won’t capsize

After I told him that as though persuading him, Sylvio-niisan cautiously nervously takes a step into the boat.

And when he put his body’s weight on it, the boat - that was on sea level - slightly shakes.

From the perspective of someone who has never been on a boat before, they would probably think that the boat will probably capsize, or they will fall.

However, this is a solid fishing boat. It’s not a boat, so no problem unless you’re scared of the floating sensation transmitted to your legs.

And after I overtake Sylvio-niisan and get on the boat ahead of him, I turn around and extend a helping hand.

「Here, I’ll give you a hand Sylvio-niisan. Though it may be unreliable 」

He will realize that it’s safe if I were to get on board first, though it’s unreliable, I can still support him even if something happens so it’s going to be all right.

Looking at me, Sylvio-niisan looks as if he made up his mind and slowly took my outstretched hand.

After that, he slowly moved his legs and was able to get on the boat safely.

Perhaps the person himself is aware of it, he then smiles as if he’s relieved.

「Thank you, Al. It’s very reliable, you know」

「U, un, you’re welcome」

I wonder what’s this, even though normally that was the usual thing you say to a heroine or the likes. But, you could say that what brings up the desire to protect Sylvio-niisan is perhaps a kind of a heroine power, huh.

After I and Sylvio-niisan get onboard, Eric and Luna-san get on the board in a familiar manner.

「……Eleonora, do you need help?」

「I don’t. I will not do something foolish like falling over, and I will not die even if I were to fall」

I think Sylvio-niisan should share the heroine power with Eleonora-neesan. She’s a little too courageous.

Then, the last one to get on board is Mina.

「I want someone’s help! Eleonora-sama, please give me a hand!」

「……leave it to me. I will firmly support you」

「I’m happy with that, but no thank you! My intuition tells me that I can’t leave it to Luna-sama!」

「……chi, what a sharp intuition」

People who took the initiative to do something in this sort of situation mostly have ulterior motives after all. And besides, there was a faint smile on Luna-san’s face, so it would be natural for her to be wary.

「Come on, Mina. Come here quickly」

Perhaps she couldn’t help seeing Mina - who is trembling and scared. Eleonora-neesan holds out her hand, looking manly.

Mina gingerly grasp that hand,

「Don’t play a prank on me and push me, alright? Absolutely don’t, okay?」

「It makes me want to push you when you say that much」

「……I think so too」

「Why!」

When you tell people to ‘absolutely don’t do that', it makes them want to break that promise, so it can’t be helped.

Despite being teased by Luna-san and Eleonora-neesan, Mina still manages to get on board somehow.

Since this boat is a fishing boat, there are things like large nets and fishing tools placed around.

So of course there is no place for every one of us to sit down, so we can only stand.

Even so, everyone doesn’t care about it, they were staring at the view of the sea from the boat.

We have clear weather today. The crystal clear water of the sea spreads out and reflects the cloudless sky.

The summer sunlight had eased a little bit, perhaps it’s due to the wind that is blowing nicely. It’s the ideal situation to go out to the sea.

「Now we’re on a boat and about to go out to the sea. I’m excited」

Sylvio-niisan - who was the person looking forward to a trip on a ship the most - is smiling with a grin on his face.

For Sylvio-niisan, this is the reason he came all the way here from afar. So his expectation is high.

But, I also feel the same as him. My last experience of boarding a ship last time was a large ship, so it was higher than the sea surface. I think it’s also nice to enjoy the sea while being sprayed with seawater at such a close distance from the surface of the sea.

You can feel like you’re enjoying a stylish, cruising-like experience on the sea.

「Careful with your feet as the floor will get wet because of the seawater and it tends to be slippery. Also, it’s a bit cluttered with all sorts of tools lying around, please don’t touch 'em」

「Ye, yes! Excuse me!」

Mina was reaching out and trying to touch the net and metal fittings on the ship, then hurriedly retracted her hand and replied.

Everyone pleasantly laughs after looking at Mina standing stiffly and upright.

After that, after each of us secured an empty space we like, Titus-san moves around to prepare for us to set off.

Immediately after, the large sail in the middle spread out with a thud.

Ooh, so the sail looks like this. I saw a pleasant scene and sound this time.

Titus-san removes the ropes that were tied to the port and raised the anchor.

And as he steered the boat, the boat began to quietly leave the port using the sea breeze.

「Now then, we’re offー」

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