CH 197

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We Discussed the Transportation of the Wine “Well, it is mostly speculation. It could be different. We can find out more after returning to the mansion and studying the soil.” “Indeed. I wouldn’t want to be ruining the soil without knowing it. And so I will be careful.” “I’m sure it will be fine. We haven’t noticed any change yet, and the soil gets plenty of sun.” “I see. Well, I will still be careful.” We just needed to see if there is any change to it or not. And if there is any change to the surrounding soil or plants…I would just have to work someplace else. “I guess, I just want to know why it was activated on an orc…” “Indeed. Up until now, it was thought that it would only work on the ground.” The problem wasn’t so much that the orc had died, but why Weed Activation could be activated with an orc’s body in the first place. As I was making plants, I thought that it was only obvious that it would require soil. …But it activated with living creatures and took their life… That made the ability a lot more powerful. However, if I didn’t fully understand what had happened, I wouldn’t be able to touch other people without worrying about it… “Why it activated…I really do not know…” “It is not as if I have a lot of knowledge about the Gift. …Yes…perhaps we should ask Isabelle in Ractos.” “Ms. Isabelle?” Ms. Isabelle sold magic tools. But did she also know a lot about the Gift? “Well, she has a wide breadth of knowledge. And she is the one who first looked into your Gift, so she might be able to tell you something. Besides, we have to see her about the glass sphere anyway.” “Yes…the glass sphere.” We could just ask about Weed Cultivation while we are there. As we will pass Ractos on the way back to the mansion, we will be able to stop by. And so I agreed to Sebastian’s suggestion and the conversation ended. “Well, good night then.” “Yes, good night.” Sebastian left the room, and I lay down in order to go to sleep. Today…had been very eventful. But there were promising developments with matters concerning the illness and Weed Cultivation, and so I was glad that I had come here. And even if it weren’t the case, I had helped save the people from the orcs. That was the biggest thing. …Of course, I wouldn’t have been able to do much on my own. And while I felt a little regret about that, I felt thankful towards Leo and Sebastian as I drifted off to sleep. ———————— The next day, I spoke with Sebastian while eating breakfast. I had forgotten about it yesterday, due to the matter of the orcs and merchants, but there was also the transportation of the wine. “I didn’t expect you to do such a thing, Mr. Takumi…” “I just thought it would be a waste…it was an impulse buy, I suppose. I thought that I might be able to use it.” Sebastian was at a loss for words after I explained to him that I had purchased the barrels of wine. Well, I suppose it was a pretty bold move…but I just wanted to help them. By the way, I had asked Mr. Hannes to prepare some sausages for Leo’s breakfast. While it was her favorite, it wouldn’t do for her to eat only that all of the time, and so there was also a vegetable soup. “I see… Transporting the wine barrels…that will be a little difficult…” “Too difficult?” “No…you could always send people and wagons. However…it will have to be after we go to Ractos.” According to Sebastian, it was not likely that I’d be able to move the wine barrels anytime soon. It was no wonder…they were too heavy for people to carry, and it wouldn’t be realistic to roll them all of the way back. “I suppose it will take time to prepare the wagons and personnel?” “Yes…several days at the least…” “It might go bad…” “Indeed.” The wine I had bought was currently kept in a place separate from the storage house. It was a wooden building that no one lived in, which meant they were out of the sun. However, it wasn’t nearly as cool as a cellar, which was not good for long-term storage. Perhaps if they were in sealed glass bottles…but they were in barrels. And there was too much to change containers… What should we do… “Even if you could remove the cause of the sickness from it…the taste will likely suffer…” “And transporting it will also take several days…” Ractos was about three days from here on horseback… And so a wagon would probably be four or five days. Furthermore, given how heavy the wine barrels were, it would probably take over five days to reach the mansion. So that was nine to ten days at best. “Well, there is no guarantee that it will be drinkable again in the first place. So I suppose it’s too early to be worrying about the taste.” “But it’s wine.” “Yes, but my main purpose was to prevent Range village from suffering a great financial loss. And I was able to do that.” “I see. Well, there is no problem then. Let’s hire a wagon to go to Ractos.” Sebastian said with a grin, and then he left the house. I suppose he had an idea. But why did he look so entertained just now…? “…Phillip?” “Mr. Takumi… Please help…” “What happened?” After finishing breakfast, I thanked Mr. Hannes’s wife and went outside to chase after Sebastian. That’s when I saw a tied up Phillip lying next to Leo.

CH 197

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