Book 2: Chapter 13

Book 2: Chapter 13

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Chapter 13 We Enjoyed The Festival

The next day, we left the inn a little after 10:00 am.

It seemed that the festival had already started, and the town was very lively.

From far away, we could hear the sound of fireworks. The main street was full of people, and if you looked to the left and right, you could see a line of Hotep stalls on both sides of the street.

The aroma of delicious soup wafted through the air, accompanied by white steam.

Hotep hotep hotep hotep~

Surara, as usual, has a white round hat on his head and is bouncing around with a skipping motion. He even hummed a tune and seemed to be in a very good mood.

People on the street were making space around Surara so that nobody would step on him, but Iris picked him up with both hands when I thought that he might get in the way of the traffic.

Surara-chan, its dangerous, so Ill carry you.

Yay! Thank you, Iris-oneesan!

Youre welcome. Ara, youre surprisingly light.

Fufu! I can adjust the weight of my body!

And its getting heavier.

If a monster comes along, Ill crush it!

Thats dependable.

I mean, what kind of technology was used to adjust not only body size but also weight? Ancient civilizations really are full of mysteries.

While thinking about this, I casually turned my gaze toward Lily.

Lily has not spoken a word since we left the inn, and she has a thoughtful expression on her face. She seemed to be out of her mind, but I wondered what was wrong.

Lily, are you okay?

Eh, ah yes.

Lily came to her senses and looked up at me, and nodded.

Im sorry, I was just in a daze.

No problem. Whats troubling you?

Uh, that

Lily seems to be having trouble explaining and is mumbling.

Actually, [Foresight] was triggered yesterday as well. But the content was very fragmented

What kind of dream was it?

First of all, Kou-san was receiving a trumpet in a place full of people.

Me? Its kind of a strange situation.

I think so, too.

Lily muttered with a puzzled look on her face.

Then the scene changed, and near the fountain, Kou-san was pulling out a shiny green branch from your [Item Box].

The shiny green branch is probably a Yggdrasil branch.

It was previously obtained from Devil Treant branches through [Material Alchemy] and should be a future material for [Creation], but no new recipe has come to mind.

What in the world am I going to use Yggdrasils branch for in the future?

It is a mystery. It is too much of a mystery.

At the end, the scene switched again, and we were all in the carriage. It seemed we were leaving Surier and heading northwest.Diiscover new stories at novelhall.com

Northwest? Fort Port is northeast, and thats a little off in the wrong direction.

When I checked [Auto Mapping], I found large mountains and forests to the northwest of the city.

What business do we have in such a place?

I dont know, either. Ive never seen [Foresight] so vague in my life.

Do you usually have a clearer picture?

Yes. It has been much clearer.

I know!

Surara, who seemed to have been listening to Lily and me talking on the side, spoke up.

An ancient scholar told me that there is a limit to ones precognition skills! The future of a person with great power like Master-san is prone to change. So when it comes to events involving such people, we cant see clearly, and we get fuzzy results!

Kou is certainly out of the ordinary.

Iris nodded.

You know, when I take my eyes off of you for a second, you can use magic, or you can fly, and there is no way to predict what you are going to do next.

Putting me aside, I heard that Lilys [Foresight] has never failed to come true, so maybe its a completely confirmed future as far as what she dreamed about.

I see.

Lily pondered for a while and then nodded deeply.

I think you are right, too, Kou-san.

Then I guess Kou will get the trumpet from someone else after this.

Good for you, Master-san!

Is that something to rejoice about?

Ive never played the trumpet until today.

Well, I should be able to play better than that since I have the [Dexterity].

After we finished talking about the [Foresight], Lilys expression softened a little.

It seems that she was worried about the contents of the [Foresight], the meaning of which she could not decipher, but perhaps she felt more at ease after discussing it with us.

After that, we compared the Hoteps at various food stalls and decided to head for the plaza, the central part of the festival.

As we walked down the street, we could hear voices calling out to us from both sides.

Hey, there, brother! Our soup is excellent! We use the Toue beef tails, after all!

How about our special dessert Hotep with stewed fruit?

Its a soup with lots of red wine! Its hearty and velvety in the morning!

Perhaps because it was a festival, there were many odd items on the menu. Since it was a good opportunity, I ordered from one side of the menu to the other.

Beef soup tastes so good. It tastes like something classic.

Fruit hotep, sweet and delicious.

Pipipi! Im feeling good! Pipipipi! Pipipipipi!

Surara seemed to be drunk from the red wine soup, and his eyes were spinning around and around.

Ugh, I feel sick

And he had a hangover (?) in less than ten minutes.

His metabolism is fast.

Are you okay, Surara-chan?

Ugh. Im an Osake Slime [T/n: a play on Osewa Slime.]

He seems to be in considerable distress, so I take out an antidote potion from my [Item Box].

TheAntidote Enhancement S+effect is also effective against alcohol, so it should make things easier.

Surara, here is the antidote potion. Would you like some?

Thank you, Master-san Im so happy Yay! I feel better!

His recovery was instantaneous.

Maybe its the effect of the potion, but perhaps the constitution of the Helper Slime also helped.

In the meantime, we arrived at the central plaza.

According to the program on the bulletin board, an ancient lottery game was about to begin. The list of prizes was written on the bulletin board, so I skimmed through it.

The first prize was a travel ticket to the royal capital, which would allow us to board a luxury cruise ship leaving from Fort Port.

The second prize is a trumpet?

Its kind of odd that a musical instrument is a prize.

Not many people can play the trumpet, and even if they received one, they would have no use for it or would have a hard time finding a place to put it.

Reading the prize description, it seems that there is a world-famous instrument maker living in Surier, and he offered a special model as a prize to celebrate the citys 300th anniversary.

I see.

The organizers of the lottery game probably decided to give the trumpet second prize as a safe bet since it was a prize made by a locally well-known person and could not be treated lightly, nor could it be the centerpiece of the prize, since its use is limited.

It looks like youre going to win the second prize of a trumpet.

I nodded in agreement with Iris.

I raised my hand, still wondering.

Ive got them all.

Me too!

This is an unexpected turn of events. I had not expected the two of us to get bingo together.

The clown MC exclaimed with a look of surprise on his face.

This is amazing! At the same time, at the same time! Ladies and gentlemen, lets give them a round of applause! You two, please come to the stage!

Clap, clap, clap!

The entire venue erupts in applause, and Cal and I go up on stage.

Now, now, we have one first prize and one-second prize. Lets let the two of you decide which one you want.

Lets see, Ill

Cal glanced toward the first prize. She seemed to be hesitant to say something, perhaps because she was afraid to.

I stepped forward and told the clown MC.

Give me the second prize trumpet.

Eh, Kou-chi, are you sure?

Cal gives a startled shout.

I was originally going to the royal capital. Ive already secured a ship, so you can have the first prize.

Uwaa, uwaa, eh, wait, are you serious? Im really happy, but Eeeeehhh.

Cal covered her face with her hands, with a look of half joy and half confusion on her face.

Her honest reaction was somewhat adorable.

The first prize, then, goes to this young lady!

The clown MC then brings from the table where the prizes are placed an envelope with a catalog marked first prize and a painting depicting a scene from the royal capital.

Thank you, Kou-chi. Thank you so much! Im so grateful!

Cal received the envelope and the painting and held them up high so the audience could see them better.

At the same time, the audience went wild.

There was a lot of applause and whistling among the applause.

What a great turnout!

Next up is the second place! Can I ask you to put your hands out in front of you for a moment?

Like this?

Great! Lets go then. Three, two, one haah!

White smoke popped in front of my eyes, and confetti flew.

And the next thing I knew, the trumpet was in my hands.

The case that originally contained the trumpet was still on the table where the prize was placed.

I dont know what the trick was or how it worked, but I guess it was a magic trick using the [Sleight of Hand] skill to move the trumpet at a moments notice.

Its quite interesting.

I nodded my head in interest and raised the trumpet high in the air.

The audience was excited and clapped everywhere.

Thus, I won the second prize trumpet and returned to Iris and the others.

The game continued, and Surara had won an assortment of sweets, as he had originally hoped.

Yay! Snack!

Good for you, Surara-chan.

Yeah! Ill share with everyone!

The ancient lottery game came to an end, as the assortment of sweets Surara received seemed to be the last prize.

Oh, well, thats the end of the prizes! But the festival is still going on, so please enjoy it!

The clown MC concluded the game with these words and then left backstage with a dashing stride almost falling as he tried to leave, providing the audience with a laugh.

Hmm, too bad.

Iris muttered as she looked at the hole-filled cards. Several of the rows were reachable, but apparently, not a single bingo was made after all.

If there had been a few more prizes, you probably would have won.

I was close, too.

Lily gripped the lottery card gently with both hands and looked disappointed.

Id like to do it again.

Hopefully, Ill get a prize next time.

Yes!

Lily nodded her head vigorously.

Now that the lottery was over, it was almost lunchtime.

Lets resume eating at the food stalls and just as I got up from the bench in front of the stage, Cal came up to me.

Kou-chi, thank you so much for earlier!

Its no big deal. Its just a coincidence that we meet at this place.

I was really surprised, too. And its not only Kou-chi, but Irin is here, too. Been a while. [T/n: She calls Iris, Irin.

Its been a long time. Cal.

Apparently, Iris and the female adventurer Cal knew each other. Well, they were both active in the city of Aunen, so its not surprising.

That girl over there is a priestess of the God of War religion, isnt she? Wow, your silver hair is so beautiful! Im so jealous! My name is Cal; nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

Im Surara! I hope we can get along!

Wawawa, arent you the Helper Slime! Lets get along, get along so much!

Cal held hands with Surara for a while and seemed to be having a good time, but then she turned to me and asked me something serious.

Hey, Kou-chi, arent I causing you a lot of trouble? I was happy that you gave me the first prize, but I feel like I forced something on you that you didnt want, and Im kind of sorry

No, thats okay.

I replied immediately.

As I said before, I have already secured a ship to the royal capital. Besides, its not like I cant play the trumpet.

Kou-chi, you can play a musical instrument? Seriously?

Maybe.

I replied and took out the trumpet from my [Item Box].

The [Dexterity] was activated, and at this moment, I fully understood how to play this instrument.

Its always a strange feeling.

Now that I know how to play it, lets give it a try.

What song shall I play?

Just as I thought that, the [Full Assist] was automatically activated and suggested a tune to play.

The title is Sasans Slumber, and it seems to be a song that was written 4,000 years ago.

It seems that Surier was originally the city of an ancient civilization called Sasan, and in a sense, this song is perfect for this city.

I nodded my head, and the sheet music was installed in my brain.

Lets get started.

I breathe into the trumpet, and a sweet, moist melody begins to flow.

I know it.

Surara murmured with a pensive smile.

He was probably trying not to shout because I was in the middle of a performance.

This song is Sasans Slumber. An ancient musician told me it is a very difficult song.

It sounds beautiful.

Such an amazing skill.

Kou-chi, seriously, arent you too versatile?

Soon, one by one, passersby stopped and came toward us.

I noticed that a crowd had gathered in the vicinity, and when I finished playing, applause and cheers poured in generously from all over the place.

I played the trumpet casually, but it turned out to be somewhat of a big deal.

I looked over at Iris and the others and quickly walked away.