Tensei Shite Inaka de Slowlife wo Okuritai - Chapter 560

Walking in the sky

With Name seeing us off, Ra-chan and I left the bedding store.

"You made a good purchase."

"Yup! I can't wait to sleep on my new pillow!"

　Ra-chan also seemed very happy to be able to make her own pillow.

　It will arrive in a week. I am really looking forward to sleeping on the Sleep Sheep pillow.

"It's almost evening."

"……Yeah"

　When I looked up at the sky, I saw that the sun was slowly starting to set.

　Within the next hour, the royal capital will be dyed crimson red.

　As long as I have Ra-chan with me, it's not a good idea to come home too late.

　Ra-chan also seems to know that curfew is approaching, as she looks at the sky with a somewhat dejected look on her face.

　I guess I haven't played enough yet.

"Ra-chan showed me around a number of shops, so can I finally show you my recommended place?"

"Yes! Show me around!"

　It was odd for me, who doesn't live in the royal capital, to have a recommendation for a place, but Ra-chan nodded without showing any skepticism.

　When Ra-chan agreed, I headed south down the street.

"The carriage is this way?"

"The places I recommend you can't get to by carriage."

　The place I'm going to show you is empty. It's possible to get there by carriage, but it would be quite conspicuous and would lose its charm.

　As we rounded the corner and entered a secluded area, I activated the non-elemental magic shield.

　After creating a flat rectangular prism about two meters high, he continued to create a staircase leading to the sky.

"Wow! So many shields!"

　Ra-chan cried out in surprise as hundreds of shields appeared.

"We're going for a walk in the sky now. It's dangerous, so is it okay if I hold your hand?"

"Yeah!"

　When I held out my hand, Ra-chan placed her small hand on mine.

　The shield is set to a large size to prevent it from falling, but it's still scary if something does happen.

　Even if you fall, as long as you're close to me you'll be able to teleport instantly, so you'll be safe.

　Once we were ready, Ra-chan and I climbed the stairs of the shield.

"A staircase to the sky!"

　As she steadily climbed the stairs, Ra-chan let out a happy voice.

　Ra-chan's outfit today is a sky blue dress.

　If there is any scoundrel present, their indecent appearance will be visible from below.

　It's likely that no one will be able to see us if we go higher, but just in case, I poured magical power into the shield and changed its density so that it wouldn't be visible through it.

　Ra-chan and I held hands and steadily climbed the stairs of the shield.

　It has climbed over several shields and has now grown quite tall.

　I'm used to it so it's fine for me, but I wonder if Ra-chan isn't scared.

"Are you okay? Are you not scared?"

"It's okay!"

　When I asked worriedly, Ra-chan answered with a smile.

　He doesn't seem to be forcing himself too much. He seems completely fine and enjoying the situation.

　Maybe it's because of my innocence that I feel little fear. If I'm okay with it, I'll go higher and higher.

"So this is how you can use a shield."

"If you spread it out horizontally and thinly, you can use it as a scaffold or as a small storage space."

"Al's way of using magic is strange but interesting."

"Even if you practice combat magic, you can't use it outside of combat. I don't fight, so I practice and use magic that is convenient for daily life."

　I think that life will be much richer if you practice and learn magic that you can use for the rest of your life, rather than magic that you might only use a few times in your life.

"I want to be able to use handy magic like Al!"

　It seems that Ra-chan also agrees with my theory on magic. How wonderful.

"Well then, Ra-chan, it's time for practice. You'll help us get a foothold from here on out."

"Understood!"

　Since the remaining stairs were gone, I asked Ra-chan to make an additional one so that I could practice.

"I seek a strong magical barrier."

　It seems that since I'm used to using Psychic, I can cancel the casting, but I can't seem to use Shield.

　Well, just like with psychic abilities, you can do that once you improve your skills and develop a troublesome spirit.

　Ra-chan chanted a spell and created a barrier that would serve as a continuation of the stairs.

"copper?"

"There's a lot of magic going around the entire barrier. It's a good shield, but can you dilute the magic a bit?"

　The shield that Ra-chan created is fine for combat use, but it has too much magical power to be used as a simple foothold.

　If she continued making them like this, Ra-chan's magic capacity would run out after about twenty pieces.

"Won't it break if it's any thinner?"

"That might be the case for two adults, but we're children and light. Less than half of our current magical power will be fine."

"Okay, I'll give it a try."

　Ra-chan chants a spell again and creates a shield.

"copper?"

"Looks good!"

　The amount of magical power was more firmly suppressed than before. It wasn't strong enough to be used as a barrier, but it was enough to use as a foothold.

　Ra-chan and I stepped forward and tried riding it but it didn't break.

"It's true! It's just as Al said!"

　Ra-chan hopped up and down on the barrier she had created.

"If you conserve your magic power to the maximum extent possible, a shield this small should be enough."

　As I explained this, I deployed a shield with my magical power diluted to the extreme.

"Eh? It'll break with such little magical power."

"Don't worry. I'll move right away before it breaks."

　I take Ra-chan's hand and we get onto the thin shield.

　Then quickly move on to the next barrier.

　Behind him, a small shield had cracked from the impact of bearing the weight of both of them.

"I just need a foothold for a moment, so I can endure it for just that moment."

"I see."

　Most of the magic in the textbooks is based on wartime. I think it's a good idea to cut out the unnecessary parts and adjust it so that it fits into your daily life.

　Like that, we moved around while practicing Ra-chan's shield.

　Before we knew it, we had reached the sky far above the royal capital.

　Coming here is enough to get a panoramic view of the royal capital.

　I make the barrier that I'm using as a foothold into a large one about ten meters high, and transform the shield to create handrails and the like to prevent myself from falling.

"Wow!"

"How is the view of the royal capital from the sky?"

"It's so beautiful!"

　Ra-chan is excited by the view of the royal capital from high above.

　Pulling my hand, he moved here and there on the shield and began to look at the royal capital from various angles.

"It's as tall as Castle Misfilthy."

"I agree"

　Speaking of Misfilito Castle, there was a cute princess there the last time I took refuge in the sky with Eric. Remembering that, I gathered magic power in my eyes and strengthened my eyesight.

　I looked towards the window where the princess was and saw a maid with pink hair.

　Her hair is a very vibrant pink color. It's very similar to the adventurer Illya's hair color.

　They said that Illya's older sister is a maid who serves a noble person, so maybe she is the maid over there.

　By the way, although I can see the maid, I can't see the princess who waved to me last time.

　Maybe I could see it if I moved to a different place, but I felt embarrassed because it felt like I was peeking into someone's room. It was still pretty gray, so I decided not to stare at it any more.

"Where is Ra-chan's mansion?"

"over there!"

　When I asked, Ra-chan immediately pointed me in the direction.

　As expected of someone who lives in the royal capital, he seems to have a perfect knowledge of the area.

　Following his fingertip, he saw the Misfilto family mansion, with its pure white walls and blue roof.

　Because the site is so large, it is not possible to see it from outside, but it can be seen clearly from above.

　Or rather, looking at it from above like this, you can see just how much land the Misfilto family owns.

That's obvious.

　It makes sense that he would go along with Gregor and I's plan for an amusement park and ask us to secure the land.

"Over there is the magic stone processing shop, and over here is the food stalls where we had lunch."

　Ra-chan points, tracing the places we've been to today.

"That's the central square, and just below is the bedding store. There's a panicked Loretta standing in front of the store--"

　As I casually muttered that, Ra-chan and I stopped thinking.

"Loretta!"

"I left it lying around in the bedding store and forgot about it."

　I had planned to wake him up once I'd finished ordering, but I completely forgot.

　It seems Ra-chan felt the same way, as she looked as if she had just remembered.

"Shall I meet up with Loretta?"

　Loretta's face was so pale it was almost pitiful.

　If we don't get together soon, things could get serious.

"Oh, I want to take a walk in the sky a bit more."

"We'll go out together again, so how about we take a walk in the sky together then?"

"Okay! Then I'm going home!"

　When I promised to play again, Ra-chan nodded readily.

"yeah!"

　As I took a step to descend the stairs of the SHIELD, Ra-chan held out her hand and said.

　It was a short sentence, but I'm not the kind of person who doesn't understand what Ra-chan wants.

　Holding hands, we ran down the stairs of the SHIELD.

"Lady Lana, Lord Alfried, I'm sorry!"

　She ran down the stairs of SHIELD and met up with Loretta, who bowed deeply in apology.

"Well, we were the ones who told you to try the Sleep Sheep pillow, so don't worry about it."

"Yeah, don't worry about it."

"Ugh, but..."

　I try to reassure her, but Loretta seems to feel an incredible sense of guilt.

　Even if there was a reason, falling asleep on the job and getting separated from her master would be a major blunder for a maid to take care of her.

　However, no matter how diligent a person is, if they are tired, the pheromones of the sleeping sheep will induce the instinct to sleep. No matter how tense Loretta is, she cannot resist it.

"Well, shall we go back to the mansion now?"

"I agree"

　After meeting up with Loretta, Ra-chan and I got into the carriage waiting in front of the store.

"Hurry up Loretta!"

"Ah, yes!"

　When Ra-chan called out, the dejected Loretta got on, albeit late.

　There's nothing that can be done about what happened this time, so you'll just have to accept it.

　In a slightly awkward atmosphere, the carriage headed to the Miss Feed mansion.

　By the time we reached the Misfeed mansion, the sky was starting to darken and the magic stone lamp in the entrance was just starting to light up.

　I'm glad I was able to get home before it got completely dark.

　Feeling relieved, Ra-chan and I got off the carriage and Loretta opened the entrance door for us.

　When I entered the mansion, in addition to the Misfeed family servants, for some reason even Schugel was there to greet me.

　The moment he saw me, a deep crease formed between his brows and his body began to tremble.

　Maybe she's angry because we played with Ra-chan until the sun went down? No, but it's still early evening, and it's not really nighttime. Considering our age, it should be a reasonable time to return home.

"...Lord Alfried, you and Lana have become quite close in just one day, haven't you?"

　Schugel turned his gaze towards me while speaking in a tone that sounded as if he was trying to hold back.

　I followed his hateful gaze and looked down at my hands, and noticed that Ra-chan's and my hands were still connected.

　I did it. Right in front of me was a man holding hands with my beloved daughter.

　It's no wonder Schugel is angry with me.

"Oh, no, this is nothing."

"Why are you talking?!"

　When I hastily let go of her hand, Ra-chan looked hurt.

"Is it because Schugel-sama will get jealous if you hold hands with Ra-chan?"

"Then, why don't you hold hands with me, Daddy? Is that okay?"

"Eh? Ah, yeah."

　When Ra-chan said that and held out her hand, Schugel withdrew his grim expression and took it. Then, he took my hand with the other one.

　What's this? What's the situation? I don't really understand, but thanks to Ra-chan, it seems all the poison has been removed from Schugel.

　For now, can we just say that we were saved?

　Just as I was feeling relieved, I suddenly felt a gentle breeze blow by my ears.

"There will be no next time."

　It seems that she used wind magic to mutter her voice so that only I could hear it.

"yes"

　I was forgiven this time, but if I do it again, my life will likely be snuffed out.