Tensei Shite Inaka de Slowlife wo Okuritai

Chapter 254: Unproductive Argument

Now that Mina and Sylvio-niisan - who was down-ed by the seasickness - had recovered, we decided to return to the mansion quietly.

「That castle just now, that was amazing, isn’t it! It looks exactly like Misphilt castle I saw in the royal capital!」

「Un, I can’t believe something like that can be made using sand alone」

Mina and Sylvio-niisan are talking about the sand castle with smiles on their faces as we walk down the road.

Perhaps they had recovered after lying down for a while and taking a rest, it looks like their complexion has returned to its original state.

If it’s like this then there would probably be no worry of a sudden reverse.

Luna-san and Eleonora-neesan - who are in the back - also seem to have some success in catching fish with harpoons.

There is a net hanging on their waist with several fish inside.

Their clothes got a little wet with seawater and dirt, but their expression look really bright. They looked happy and didn’t care about the dirt on them.

Right after coming to the sea, she went and catch some fish with a harpoon, what a manly sister I have, right?

「……as I thought, Al-kun is strange」

As I was looking at the fish in the net, Luna-san - who is walking next to Eleonora-neesan - muttered.

「Right? What are you going to do after making a sand castle on the beach?」

「……Eleonora is also strange. That’s not what I was trying to say. Normally, you can’t make such an elaborate thing using Earth magic」

「Is that so? But he even made a house when we are on our way using Earth magic, though……」

「……making things with Earth magic may look easy but it’s actually really difficult」

I quietly nodded to Luna-san’s words.

Eleonora-neesan said that I built the house like it was easy while we were on the way, but it’s actually quite difficult to make things with Earth magic.

Take a chair, for example, if even the leg of the chair as the base is a little irregular then you wouldn’t be able to sit on it. Naturally, when it comes to a house the difficulty will increase since there are various parts lying on top of each other.

It seems like it’s always easy to make the house, but I quite use all my nerves each time I make them to some extent.

Oh well, I’ve gotten used to even that.

「……Al-kun is even better than okaasan, who is a desert people」

「Those desert people, they are the Lazur’s right? Are the Lazurs that good at using Earth magic?」

Unusually, Eleonora-neesan asked a good question.

Speaking of the Lazur people, they are people who live in the desert and they often come to the royal capital to sell spices. They have dark skin and wear turban-like things, looking exactly like an Arabian person. That’s the impression they gives.

I actually never heard of them, so I knew very little about what kind of way of life, or what kind of civilization the Lazur people had. So, I’m curious about it.

「Most of the territory in the Lazur kingdom is desert. In order to survive in such a harsh environment, they are naturally proficient in using magic 」

「Especially since the closest thing for the people over there is the endlessly spreading sand. And so, Lazur people are good at using Earth magic in particular」

Eric says as though he’s adding to Luna-san’s explanation.

For the Lazur people who live in such a harsh environment, magic is probably an extremely wonderful advantage.

For example, even if there is no water while they are traveling they can still live if they have Water magic. And if they use Earth magic and make use of the sand in that place then they can turn it into buildings. If it gets cold at night, you won’t freeze to death if you use Fire magic.

And if they use magic skillfully, they can overcome severe situations of life or death.

So people probably can’t help but master the use of magic in earnest.

「People generally can do anything if it’s in order to live」

「Then, Eleonora-neesan - who is not good at magic - should fight against monsters using magic alone, right? I mean, look you said ‘you can do something if it’s in order to live’, didn’t you?」

「Then, the unreliable-in-swordsmanship Al should fight monsters with just a sword, right?」

Looking at the boldly smiling Eleonora-neesan, I unconsciously step back.

Her eyes look exactly like those aiming for prey, I felt her intention of making me fight against a monster, even if she was to accept the shackles of using only magic.

「……this is such an unproductive exchange, let’s just stop」

「Al was the one who started it though」

Eleonora-neesan sniffed as if she looks bored when I back down.

Truly, I’m glad. We can end it as a joke.

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「Welcome back, everyone. You all just went to the sea so your skin must feel sticky, right? Hot water has been prepared for you, so would you like to take a bath?」

As soon as we arrive at Eric’s mansion, the butler - Largo-san - says to us while bowing politely.

When I casually look down on my body, there is a lot of sand sticking to my clothes and skin.

Probably got stuck to me when I was making the Misphilt castle with sand. And my skin feels a bit sticky, guess it’s because I’ve been exposed to the sea breeze the whole time.

「Eh? Even though I shouldn't have sweated that much, my skin feels sticky」

「It’s true. I’ve been taking a break since I got seasick along with Sylvio-sama, so I shouldn’t have sweated that much though……」

「It’s probably because you are exposed to the sea wind and got splashed by seawater. It’s not just water that contains salt, there is also the air near the seawater」

「I see. So that’s why my skin is sticky」

「It’s completely different from ordinary 」

Sylvio-niisan and Mina express their admiration for Largo’s explanation.

From the two’s perspectives - who went to the sea for the first time -, they might feel that everything is a fresh experience for them.

「My hair feels kind of gritty. Or is it just me?」

Eleonora-neesan - who was touching her own hair - stroked my hair as she pleases as if to make sure.

Aah, I feel like my hair is also gritty somehow because of the sea breeze.

「……Al’s hair, they are stiff so I’m not sure if it’s just me」

「Just say it’s unruly hair」

I don’t like the expression of ‘stiff’ to describe my hair.

I guess she thought that she couldn’t get anything out of it even if she stroked my hair, so Eleonora-neesan quickly take her hand off.

「Fufuu」

Eric let out a small laugh as I was sending a dissatisfied look toward Eleonora-neesan.

「What are you laughing at?」

「They sure are stiff」

「I said it’s unruly. Rather, don’t touch it as you please」

It’s irritating when you try to touch my hair with an expression that looks like you’re looking down on me.

Darn it, my hair is just a little dry so he got carried away.

「……your hair will become gritty if you took a dip in seawater. Your hair will be damaged if you leave it alone so we should immediately take a bath with hot water」

「Yeah, I feel bad staying like this, so let’s go and take a bath」

「Agreed!」

Rather than immediately go into our room and relax, it’s better if we first take a bath and freshen up. After the women’s group reached an agreement, they start to move to prepare for a bath.

「Aah, Mina-san」

「Yes? What is it?」

As Largo calls her to stop her from leaving, Mina looks back with a radiant smile on her face.

She already feels like a young lady on a vacation. Indirectly mixing into Luna-san and Eleonora-neesan’s circle, about to head for the bath in a carefree manner.

She might have already forgotten that she’s a maid.

「Mina-san please come out early. We need to prepare for dinner after all」

「……yes, understood」

Mina replies with a shadow on her expression, maybe she finally comes to her senses after hearing Largo’s words that seem like he was reminding her.

’If I were the daughter of a noble, how great would it be’. She looks as though she’s thinking like that.

「But well, it’s fine if you want to take a bath first」

「That’s right. Thank you for letting the likes of me - a maid - take a bath first」

Mina continues to head to the bath while being comforted by Eleonora-neesan.

Oh well, Mina is a maid after all so it can’t be helped. She will have to diligently work and play an active part as a maid of the Slowlett family from now on.

「Well then, Sylvio-niisan, Eric. Shall we enter the bath too?」

「What the heck are you saying now? It’s impossible we have a separate bath in our house, right」

When I tell them that, Eric immediately retorted.

Come to think of it, that was right. There is no separate bath even in our mansion.

「……so what does it mean?」

「Ahaha, that means we will wait until the neesans finish」

I knew it, that’s how it is, huh.

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