274 Episode 190: Gondola and River Island

"After all, the view from the waterway doesn't look like the view you see on foot"

Squeeze as you continue along the waterways of Lattice Island in Gondola.

The waterway is lower than the aisle and the landscape impression changes slightly. I prefer to look at it from Gondola.

"Yeah, the city from the waterways is reputed to be the most beautiful. That's the hotel designed by Andrew, the famous architect, and it's a good idea to see it from around here."

It was the Conductor, Mr. Aqua, who picked up my whine.

She is a beautiful, blue-haired sister who guides the island while rowing gondolas.

A young but brilliant guide who has a reputation for knowing everything about the city.

It was written as a "luxury gondola tour" as a prize for the tournament, but the gondola itself is not even more luxurious.

It's simply a story of luxury because it comes with young, beautiful guides (lots of bookings and high prices). Sure, that's all I can say about luxury.

"I even caught my eye when I walked in and saw it, but don't be more picturesque from this side"

Look at Mr. Aqua's indicated building and be convinced.

It's not a flashy hotel, but I admired it when I was walking.

... full, not very much, but I couldn't stay.

From the aqueduct, it tastes different again, reflecting like a single painting.

This is the flavor of tourism.

He was introduced to some of the island's famous places and headed for a slightly lonely waterway.

Because they first asked me to guide them not only to a busy place, but also to the fullest extent possible.

Moving on for a while, an unpopular cathedral-like building caught my eye.

"Next is the oldest building on this island, isn't it? It's a historic building, but they don't have a formal record of what it was used for. One theory also says it was used for some sort of ritual"

That's what I like to say.

... but my instincts are complaining that there are no special events right now.

"The general public is forbidden to enter, so you can only see it from the waterway."

"Is that what you call a unique right to the Gondola Tour? I really appreciate Mio and Nino winning the tournament."

"Eh!

"It's an honor, yes..."

When I conveyed my thanks, Mio stretched his chest and Nino was in a trance.

Nino initially said it was horrible to ride with us, but since it doesn't make sense to leave one of the useful actors behind, he asked me to follow him by saying I couldn't.

... don't look at the landscape, I wonder if it's a little bit more of me just looking at it. Well, Maria is also looking around me in a different way...

Within the divide, Mr. Aqua turned his gaze only for a moment on one path and turned to the other.

Does your current gaze make sense?

"Is there something ahead?

When I asked, Mr. Aqua only thought for a moment and opened his mouth.

"No, there's nothing today."

"What time, what was seen?

I guess there's something ahead. I just don't see 'Today'.

I guess you tried to delude me without lying.

"The truth is, even though I can't guide you, it's not a praiseworthy act to talk..."

That's what Mr. Aqua prefaced.

It seems professional to say that I don't like to explain the attractions that I can't see in the guide that day.

"If it was two days after we rode Gondola, we would have just seen a drifting island from here."

"Stream Island?

"Yes, this island of Latis… no, it's about an island that's traveling around the Pajer Kingdom"

Says it travels periodically around the waters of the Kingdom of Pajer on a small island about 5 km in diameter.

Waves are high around the flowing island, landing is very difficult, and no one has returned safely.

Rumors are circulating that there is a mountain and there is an unknown treasure somewhere in it.

I listened to Mr. Aqua all the way through and there was a catch.

Traveling islands...... Something I remember hearing before......

Master, what Alta said before, isn't it an island whale?

It's me!

A giant demon found by Alta on his sailing journey to the Legalian Beast Nation.

It is an island-like whale, an island whale that travels through the sea.

At a distance, I think he's a different guy than Alta discovered before...

A: Yes. It's another individual.

I don't know about the map ban, but what Alta says about it seems to be in the map area.

A secret over a fantasy creature...

"Your husband, naturally you go, right?

Oh, go.

We're here for you.

I answered Mio's well-perceived question instantly.

Maria doesn't even check because it's a stereotype.

Screw you!

Looking forward to it.... Oh, there you go! I'm not eating meat!

"Selah, why did you dig the grave...?

I don't plan on eating island whales on boulders.

It should be noted that whale meat was lined up at the table in previous streams.

In this world, there are no restrictions on whale fishing.

Delicious. Maru.

Island whales, no, I decided to go for a flowing island and I decided to gather information quickly.

"Is there a reason why you separated 'difficult to land' from 'no one has returned safely'?

"Yeah, those two clearly divide the meaning"

Ask Aqua what I was curious about earlier.

"As a matter of fact, not all of them landed. Some were lucky enough to get in, others were drunk by storms and accidentally drifted off. But there is clearly no one who has returned from the Stream Island. If you're lucky enough to land, no one will be lucky enough to return."

The Goddess of Fortune doesn't smile twice.

It's a common story to call it a one-way border.

"Still, letters have come across. A letter packed in a bottle sometimes flows. A letter from someone who was drunk by a storm and arrived on a stream island, saying they have a status report that they are struggling to live."

Drifters who know there are no returnees have chosen to stop taking bets and live on drifting islands.

"Are there plenty of food on the island?

Serra will soon be incapacitated if she doesn't have plenty of food. You care, don't you?

"Yes. Some of those who arrived said they could hunt demons on the island. I heard that there are many plants that can be eaten, and that they are not invulnerable to eating."

"If you're a former adventurer, you look strong around there."

As an exception, normal adventurers should have some survival knowledge.

At the very least, I guess I won't have trouble eating it.

As such, we cannot hide our surprise at the existence of so many ecosystems on the island whale.

What do you mean, there's a plant growing on a whale?

"It's a lot of dangerous islands, but it's a nice island for viewing from afar, and it's a good memory. … so booking in two days is really, really full"

Aqua with a slightly distant eye. I guess the schedule sucks.

And was this the truth about Gondola waiting at least a week?

"Doesn't the country move? Unopened islands in the country are likely to be investigated?

"As a country, you consistently show an attitude of abandonment. He hasn't investigated anything in the past."

Mr. Aqua also answers Mio's questions instantly.

Truly knowledgeable.

"Does the country know what it is? Aren't you forbidden to go?

"Yeah, it's not forbidden to head there per se. However, locals who know the dangers don't try to go. Adventurers can be missing for treasure."

"You even go missing ochi..."

"Sometimes I come back..."

"Fine. Because I don't ask."

Mr. Aqua hasn't said a word about going home alive.

"How are the adventurers arranging the ship?

I asked because I don't think the adventurer has a ship.

"... I'm ashamed to say that there is a store that rents out a ship to get to Riverrun Island. It's expensive, but if they go to the island and come back, even if the ship is broken, they'll give you 90% of the price back, and you're stirring up adventurers."

I see, for adventurers who intend to return alive, even if the loan fee is high, if they are to be refunded if they survive, will they be calculated to be profitable enough?

"Master, how are you going to get to the flowing island?

Of course, it's decided to go by boat, right?

Answer because Mio has been asking questions in his reading.

That's right.

"Aren't you more certain to fly away...?

Are you going on a dangerous ship?

The only person convinced was Mio, and Sakura and Serra have come up with common sense opinions.

I know what you're trying to say, but...

"That would have no flair. It's an unknown island in the corner. Hello from the sky. Then it's not funny. We need to go by sea at least once..."

I know.

I don't know what that means.

"Me too..."

Likewise, Mio was the only one who understood.

Dora? She started napping on my lap.

Maria? You'll affirm it, but you won't understand.

"With that said, Maria looks fine when your husband does something dangerous. Is it also a fever?

"Why are you being rude..."

As always, Mio looks closely at you.

Leaving aside Mio's disrespect, it's true that Maria has a calm look.

I looked at Maria and nodded.

"Actually, I'm asking Jen to allow me to confirm the map."

"... if you think about it, there's no way Maria can tolerate a map ban."

Mio was right, for Maria, my escort, the map ban was beyond acceptable.

Shortly after I said no maps, Maria begged me.

Maria had no choice.

"Right..."

Serra and Sakura also nodded convincingly.

"Instead, I forbade rattling, and I asked him to refrain from his opinions on my actions. I'm telling you not to give it to me. All Maria can do is prepare her mind."

"Originally, Maria didn't realize because she rarely gave opinions..."

Actually, Maria hasn't left my side for a while since we banned the map.

I don't put it on my face, but my alertness is MAX.

So, Master, what about the ship? You're renting it at the store Mr. Aqua was talking about?

"No, I don't want to use it there if I can. Bad luck, bad chest shit."

I hate business as if I laugh at adventures.

I wish I had some other means...

"Well, with that said, there was something I had to fix."

Say it like Mr. Aqua remembered.

"Earlier, the locals said they weren't going to River Island, but it wasn't accurate: just one… now there were only two people on this island trying to get to River Island as well"

"I want you to know more"

Nice assist from Mr. Aqua.

Isn't this a chance for a ride?

After enjoying Mr. Aqua's rowing gondolas and attractions, we visited the coast off the island.

"You walked quite a bit."

"You won't be popular when you get here..."

"They're going to have more people in two days. Because you can see island whales from the nearest."

This is the closest place for island whales to reach the island of Lattis.

Naturally, people can overflow in two days.

That's the cabin.

I shrugged when I saw a cabin that matched the traits I was hearing.

Lots of you!

"There are 50 ships."

There are various forms of ships lined up near the cabin and traces of the maker's efforts can be seen.

"... Master, you're gonna do everything you can to support me, right?

"Oh. So far I'm planning on doing that"

I came here because Aqua told me that there are people who want to go to the island whale.

They say their families are left behind by island whales and are trying to rescue them somehow.

I have no choice but to take a ride.

As we approached the cabin, the door to the cabin opened and two men came out.

One looks like he said he was a man of the sea in his 50s or so, and the other is an intelligent 30s man with white glasses.

"Damn! I only have two days left, will I come here and run out of money!

"I've been doing a lot of prototyping. The cost won't be foolish. The cost of the ship being created, I hope I can somehow make it convenient..."

Thank you for your explanation.

"Hmm? What are you guys, faces you don't see?"

"Are you a tourist? It's only two days before the River Island arrives."

Two people who noticed us spoke up.

Sorry. I don't want to see a flowing island, I want to go.

"No, you two are the ones who need me."

"Can I help you?

"You guys are going to be on a drifting island in two days, right? Why don't you let us accompany you?

When I said that, my two expressions became visibly harsh.

"I'm not saying anything stupid!

"Mr. Earth, please calm down"

When a man of the sea called Earth yelled, Intelli glasses accepted it.

But the look on Intelli glasses remains equally daunting.

"Guys, I don't know who told you about us, but this isn't a game. Indeed, in two days' time, we will be sending a ship towards the drifting island. But that's to get us to the family we reached on the flowing island. Not to take someone else to the flowing island."

What was there was a clear rejection.

... Well, naturally.

All of a sudden, there's no way you can say yes to this.

But when it comes to negotiating, Asai said it was the real deal after he refused.

"You don't have the funds, do you? I can help you, right?

One of the three types of bargaining card artifacts, cut off financial resources.

It should be noted that the other two are power and force.

"Gu...... Were you listening to me earlier..."

Ground distorts his face in regret.

"Is it financial assistance? It would be helpful if it were true, but it's not that cheap to build a ship. Excuse me, but I don't seem to have that much financial resources..."

Ships in this world are built with magic tools (magic items).

It is high performance in a variety of ways, including winding, turning screws, and proceeding to slip over water due to magic tools (magic items).

For the record, I heard that the Queen Sakya uses 10 or more magic tools for power (magic items).

Naturally, magic tools for ships (magic items) are not cheap.

It should be a good expense to build one, including the cost of materials for the ship itself.

I can't imagine how much money it would have taken to build a ship on this occasion.

For the record, I heard that an attempt to build the 'Queen Sakya' would require an amount equal to the national budget of a small country. There seems to be a huge divergence between the actual construction costs, as both magic tools (magic items) and materials were prepared in the inner circle......

"Is this enough? If it's not enough, there's more."

When I said that, I threw a few gold sticks out of the item box (for disguise).

Hearing the golden stick fall to the ground, two people who understood that my words were serious rattled their throats.

By the way, the gold stick is my personal asset.

If you jokingly say you want to hold your assets in gold because you don't have much chance of spending cash, it's what you've got.

I knew it, but when you joke casually in front of the slaves, you need to be careful because you have a high chance of achieving it.

When the two of them were out of line, Mio entered the reading.

What's a Gold Move?

"I do feel a little overdone."

I was seriously going to negotiate, but when I realized it, I was acting like a prototype for the gold.

If this happens, let's keep pushing it off.

"Or, what you want is material?

That said, I removed the rare wood from the item box (for disguise).

This is a gift for a boulder. It appears to be excess material that made the luxury passenger ship (the Queen Sakya).

"Or manpower? We can collect about 50 people in an hour?

It's a lie. You can collect more than 1,000 people in five minutes.

……………………

It's time for you to say something...

"... what's the purpose?

"You've been saying that since the beginning, haven't you? Our goal is to take a boat to Riverrun Island."

Finally answers the open mouth Ground question.

"Do you want treasure, that it's on a flowing island?

"Uh, that interests me, but the primary purpose is tourism,"

"Are you insane?

Ground looked genuinely strange.

"Oh, it's sane, and I mean it"

"... apparently, he's serious"

"Well, you can see..."

They seem to understand my purpose, but they don't look good.

"Honestly, I appreciate the support, and it's possible in itself to take you instead. I just have two problems."

"Is that the type of problem you can't solve with gold, supplies, or manpower?

With those three things, most things should work out...

"Yes, it's a different, fundamental issue"

"Let me hear it"

When I urged him, Intelli glasses nodded.

"... in the first place, we are thinking about going to Riverrun Island, but we are barely thinking about going home."

"So, what are we going to do on a stream island? Your family's on the island, isn't it?

"So the purpose is to go to my family. If you have a family there, you don't have to go home from Riverrun Island. Even if we find a way home, there is no guarantee that we can return you because family is our priority."

... Oh, I see.

Wasn't the purpose of 'bringing the family home', but 'going to the family'?

If my purpose is sightseeing, there's a fundamental difference between them and those who are willing to live permanently.

"You don't have to worry about that. I have a way to get home on my own."

'Portal', 'Warp', Dragon Riding, Wings of the Immortal (Nosferatu), The Power of Wind-Disaster Dragons, Spiritualization... That's all I came up with just because I thought of it. Maybe, on second thought, there's more.

"Can you do that...? What if there's some kind of magic tool (magic item)?

"If you have such a mon, why don't you just use it to go from the beginning?

Whoa, I've been touching the part where Ground shouldn't have touched you.

"I can only use it when I get home. I can't use it on my way."

'I can't use it' because I'm not willing to use it on me.

I'm not lying.

"... can it also be used to bring our family home?

Sharp intelligent eyeglasses. Ground also noticed late.

Of course, that much after-sales service is not an issue.

"Oh, I can use it. What do you say? You ready to take me?

"... If what you're saying is true, I'd really like to take you. The other problem, by the way, is that there are two or three people who can take the size of a ship."

Looking to the side, Maria was raising her hand.

Well, Maria can't help it, can she?

"One more, do you have a candidate?

"Yes!"

Yes!

Mio and Dora raised their hands.

"How about you two?

When I asked, Sakura and Serra shook their heads beside each other.

"If you have someone you want to go to, that person is a priority and good..."

"I'm the same. I'll be waiting for you here."

And Mio and Dora's showdown began.

"I won!

"Off the hook..."

It was Mio who won the fierce battle.

Caress and comfort Dora.

"Okay, we've got a member to take. Let me in. There's three of us, but they're small, so you're okay, right?

"Yeah, no problem..."

"Are you insane?

Ground's questioning my sanity again.

Sure, there may be no choice but to take two girls around the age of 10 and be questioned about their sanity, like a sailing trip that could kill them.

"Maria, have an arm wrestle with him"

I show muscular earth and command Maria.

"Yes, I understand."

Then two minutes later.

"I see, it's not as wacky as it looks. Say..."

Say as Ground convinced with his arm as Dharan.

Evidence over theory is a good word, isn't it?

"Mr. Earth, are you all right? It sounded amazing..."

"Honestly, maybe not. Totally lost my senses."

"Do we need restorative magic?

"I'm sorry, but please, I'll be on the voyage in two days."

It seemed more seriously wounded than I thought, and Ground nodded without hesitation.

The bones didn't seem to be broken, so Sassa completely healed them with 'heels'.

"Can magic also be used?... What else can I use?

"I can use anything"

At least, all commonly recognized magic can be used.

"You've come out big with everything...... Can I use Wind Magic?

"Of course I can use it"

I activated Wind Magic in and had a breeze.

Note that with the power of wind dragons, you can do more than that.

I don't think I'll get a chance to use it first...

"Can this significantly modify the plan?

"Yeah, it's going to greatly increase your chances of success."

Say as excited as the two of you are.

Naturally, the plan is limited to two people.

Conversely, with our addition, it's only natural that the plan should be revised.

"Our plan is to accelerate the sailboat to reach the flowing island beyond the rough waves. I originally planned to use my Wind Magic, but obviously you are more powerful. Please, could you use Wind Magic instead of me?

"Oh, that's how cheap it is for you. Some of my support includes using my abilities."

As a minimum, cooperation is spared if the condition of 'going by boat' is met.

"Then I'm sorry, but don't hesitate to get your support, okay?

"Excuse me, thank you"

"Oh, you're going to be on a big boat. I won't let you regret it."

This is an advanced sprinkle, hung with 'big ships' and 'regrets' for sailing to the flowing islands.

……………………

Yeah. The reaction is not good!

Thus, we succeeded in securing the means to safely reach the flowing island.