Chapter 30 – Guild Escort Quest #4
“Why are you looking for a basin?”
“I’m going to put water in it. I keep a glass jar of jam in it and constantly change the water. With my magic.”
“Aha-!”
Rebecca, who was listening by her side, clapped her hands as if she understood what I was talking about. The middle-aged merchant looked at me and seemed to understand what I was saying. He had a happy expression on his face, even though his pants were soaked.
I thought for a moment while looking at the glass bottle the merchant was holding.
‘I don’t think I’ll be able to last until 4 days if I use magic to manipulate water. I think I can survive if I just make water.’
The feat of filling a glass bottle with water droplets earlier was merely a test of my abilities. Can you make water and manipulate water at the same time and survive for a long time? After performing the trick, I realized that it was an irrational number. However, if he only used one magic, he seemed to be able to survive 4 days.
“Just wait for lunch. I’ll get you something useful.”
After a while, what the middle-aged merchant got was a large jar. He had someone bring out the goods stored in the wagon. The middle-aged merchant held out a jar the size of a crock pot in front of me.
“Is this enough? Is it really necessary to bring a basin? If necessary, send someone to a nearby village…”
“It can also be used as a jar. Anyway, it should be able to contain water. Then, let’s do some simple prep work. Seal the glass bottle so that water doesn’t leak. When I’m done, I’ll put it all in the jar.”
“Okay!”
Soon, soldiers from the upper ranks brought rags and wrapped up twenty glass bottles. The glass bottle was about the size of a water bottle, so there was no problem pushing it all into the jar.
I poured water over a jar full of glass bottles.
“Water.”
Water the size of a soccer ball poured into the jar one after another. It was enough to sign about eight times to fill the jar. It was not a surprisingly long task.
In this way, a water-cooled cooler operated by magic attribute was born!
It was a different world-style water-cooling cooler that I squeezed out the water with my own hands and turned it manually.
Its performance is sufficient to keep food refrigerated.
The middle-aged merchant had a short conversation with me about this storage method after that.
“It’s a hot day, so the water will become lukewarm as time passes. Could it be that the water you created will remain cold forever?'”
“That’s right. You’ll have to change the water every few hours. How long should I change it?”
It was better to borrow the wisdom of the elders than the younger me. It would be embarrassing if an accident happened after I arbitrarily set the time. I think the middle-aged merchant should bear the responsibility, not me.
“Wait a minute and see.”
The middle-aged merchant put his hand into the jar to check the temperature of the water, and then gauged the temperature around him. It was still morning, so the air was cool, but from the afternoon the scorching sun would pour down. In order to preserve the jam, I had to set the time to change the water.
After thinking about it, the middle-aged merchant made a decision.
“Three hours…! Three hours. You can change the water in the jar every three hours. From now on, you will not participate in the guard duty and will only be in charge of storing the jam. I mean, it’s okay to stay stuck.”
“Hmm-.”
You don’t have to walk from today?
Are you saying that I am an outsider in the damn march?
Out of line!
It’s a pleasant sound that makes your heart feel magnificent.
When I was a late sergeant, the words I wanted to hear were out of the question.
I was dragged into all sorts of training because there were not enough people in the unit.
This Paohu merchant is better than the executive.
“Wow, that incubus rides in a carriage?”
“Because I’m a wizard. I guess that’s how you get treated.”
“Isn’t the nun also moving on foot?”
“That incubus is more useful than the nun right now.”
I heard the voices of envious adventurers around me.
A laugh almost came out of his voice, but he managed to hold it in.
It was because, as an adventurer, there were still things to discuss with the merchant.
“Thanks to me, the goods are transported safely. Do you have Pochi?”
“Is there anything to forget? If you succeed in transporting the jam to the city safely after 4 days, I will give you an additional 3 silver.”
I was silent at the merchant’s words.
Perhaps misunderstanding the meaning, the middle-aged merchant spoke in a panicked voice.
“Ho, do you need more money? I’m sorry, but this is the limit I can give you. Didn’t you pay 20% more basic remuneration than others when you hired me in the first place? Put in…”
“Is it true? You’re giving me 3 silver?”
“Yeah, that’s right…”
“I will! I will work hard! He is a man with a big heart!”
I clenched my fists in unbearable joy.
I kept my mouth shut because I was surprised by the amount of 3 silver.
If it was 3 silver, it was half of the amount I would receive as a reward.
You can get 3 silver by sitting still and spouting water like a turtle.
When I was a Muggle who couldn’t use magic, I couldn’t have imagined a lot of money-.
“Kkobuk, kkobuk!”
“What do you mean? Are you accepting my offer?”
“Of course, sir.”
The jade came out of his mouth naturally.
The middle-aged merchant fell back in shock at my sudden flattery.
Everyone will be surprised if the gold sun incubus is happy like a dog wagging its tail.
“Okay. Then get on the wagon at the back. I’ll have the hirelings carry the water jars to the wagon. Keep the jam in the jars safe.”
“I’m going now-.”
Fearing that the conditions would change, I hurriedly climbed into the carriage’s luggage compartment. Soon, the enlisted men at the top brought water jars to the luggage compartment. Time was delayed in discussing this and that, so it was time to start right away. The voice of a middle-aged merchant giving instructions from outside echoed.
“Let’s go! The problem is solved. We haven’t been able to find the bitch that damaged the artifact. If anyone sees that bitch, please report it to me! I’ll give you one silver as a reward!”
It was a merchant who even offered a reward for finding the culprit who damaged the artifact.
Soon there was the sound of wheels rumbling and the carriage moved forward. I found out by sneaking open the vents that the march had begun again. Of course I could sit on the floor of the luggage compartment and relax.
Suwook-!
After a while, there was a person who suddenly put his head in the wind hole.
It was Rebecca.
Rebecca stuck her head through the thick fabric.
Since she’s a moving carriage, it makes me feel a little pity to think that she’s actually moving with her feet sucking.
Isn’t she tripping on her boulder and falling?
“That’s fine, Luke.”
Rebecca looked at me sitting on the floor with a look of genuine envy.
“With three silvers, only one person can ride a wagon. I guess wizards are precious people wherever they go. Unlike me, an ordinary swordsman…”
“So, quickly learn swordsmanship. If you can cut anything, the swordsman will be treated well.”
“Isn’t that right? If you only know how to handle swordsmanship, there must be many things you can do. Like showing a client a splendid swordsmanship. Using supernatural power to move a rock.”
You’re going to lift a rock with monstrous strength?
She couldn’t help but laugh at the thought of her lifting the rock as she sweated out.
It seemed that such a thing would be impossible without a vision machine in another world.
The moment she raised the corner of my mouth, Rebecca pouted at her.
“Hey, are you kidding me? Are you laughing when someone is talking seriously?”
“Uther, that opponent is Malfurion-“
“Can I pick up and throw you?”
Rebecca reached into her hole and tried to grab her inner leg.
I slipped back and avoided Rebecca’s attack.
Rebecca’s expression became very excited as she kept her close distance.
If you tease him more, he might get angry.
At this point, I decided to recite an exorcism to expel Rebecca.
“Then let’s recharge our mana hard.”
“…What?”
“If you want to gain sword skill, shouldn’t you charge more magic power? Develop your sensitivity and increase the efficiency of gaining magic power. First, you need to master the skill of self-comfort. Or should we fight tonight? I guess.”
“What are you running, you idiot!”
Rebecca pulled her face out of the windshield of her carriage with a puzzled expression.
The extermination door of her sex attributes was preeminent to her virginity!
Since then, I have been sitting still and guarding the water jar.
As promised, my job was done just by changing the water every 3 hours. Of course, the people at the top were involved in disposing of the hot water. If you use your mana to manipulate the water, you might not be able to extract the cold water.
“A monk with horns. Can I just throw the water in the jar on the floor?”
“Yes, please dispose of it carefully. You don’t want to accidentally crack the vial or something.”
About every three hours, someone came to help dump the water. In order to maintain a different world-style water cooler, more manpower was needed than expected. Of course, among the visitors were Rebecca and Ethan.
‘Because I won’t be able to sleep well at night. I’ll have to take a nap from the afternoon.’
There was one problem with keeping jam fresh: I couldn’t sleep very long. Since you have to change the water every 3 hours, the mission will fail if you sleep all night. It was because the heat of early summer in this region affected the night as well.
I took a nap in advance when it wasn’t time to fill up the water. Lying on the wagon and closing my eyes was a sweet rest.
“It’s better than marching, though.”
After all, people walking outside have vigils. Not everyone else can get a full night’s sleep. Of course, since I have to keep jam, I was neatly exempted from night watch.
“Water.”
A day after that, I was sure.
That it is possible for me to fill a jar with enough water for 4 days.
The task of generating water every two hours was worth doing. It’s not something I can do, it’s something I really should do. Because the repeated breaks were a big help in clearing my head.
If I use magic consecutively, dizziness comes to my head.
Is it because I filled it with water and put my eyes on it for a while? I never felt dizzy during the move. I realized that sleep is surprisingly helpful in recovering from dizziness.
The third day since the Merchant left Yoensuu.
During that time, I constantly filled the jar with cold water. The person at the top also tried to open the jam sealed with a cloth in the middle. There was no problem with the freshness, so I was able to continue moving in the wagon.
“It’s a bitch-.”
Today, I filled it with water and lay down on the floor.
No one was watching anyway, so now I was perfectly stretched out. There were times when Rebecca stopped by and talked to her, but since she was a member of the party, she seemed to understand me.
Hehe. Hehe. Hehe.”
It was in the middle of rolling the wagon floor like a bed.
Just then, I noticed a strand of hair in the corner of the floor.
It was long blonde hair.
‘What is this?’
I picked my hair up with my fingers.
It is not strange at all to have golden hair rolling around in a carriage. ‘Cause I’m just blonde But the moment I saw the long hair, I realized it wasn’t my hair. When I shaved my hair short, there was no way my long hair would fall out.
Hair dropped by someone other than me.
That’s weird
It was not unusual for someone else to enter the wagon. Even when emptying the water, I personally picked up the jar and handed it outside, so no one had ever entered or entered the wagon.
But the hair is falling off.
Blonde hair that wasn’t mine either.
What came to my mind after a while was an incident that had occurred a few days ago.
An incident where someone opened the wagon’s fabric and damaged the artifact.
I once had a conversation with Rebecca about why the killer did what he did. Perhaps it was a conversation that started after complaining about not being able to get cold air.
– Why the hell did you leave the cloth open? There’s nothing to be gained by inflicting damage on the upper ranks. Because of that, you just lost the chance to get some fresh air.
– It must have been just to cool off in the middle of the night. I forgot to close the cloth in the air. It’s most plausible to guess that he was messing around and had an accident.
– Is it… ?
Among the group of twenty people, someone spread the fabric of the wagon.
Perhaps that was a mistake I made while trying to cool off. If my guess is correct, I thought there might be traces of the culprit in the carriage. If the culprit didn’t even get enough air, he pushed his body inside the wagon.
I stared intently at the long blonde hair in my hand.
It’s really just a coincidence.
There are only two people with blonde hair who go through the guild escort quest.
I am a golden sun and a nun with blonde hair.
Except for me, there is only one person left.
The blonde-haired nun I met on the day of departure.
The bitch who chewed my greetings and started talking shit-.
“No way…?”
The hair in my hand was the same brilliant golden color as the nun’s.
My instinct as a golden sun was whispering to me.
Maybe she caught the blonde nun’s weakness-.
