Chapter 148 – Old Connection (7)
We arrived at the destination, the post office. This is the largest carriage market in the city, and at the same time, it is a place where outsiders manage, repair, and replace carriages, so the site is quite large and business is going well.
Wagons of slightly different sizes and shapes were placed everywhere, and the purring sounds of horses were echoing.
“For now, let’s look at the carriage first.”
Without delay, we headed to the section where the wagons were on display.
Looking at the long line of items, starting from a cart for carrying luggage, a wagon for two people, a wagon with an open roof, a commercial wagon, etc. Were parked nicely, and as you go to the end, things that are larger and more spacious are arranged.
And what our party needs is a medium-sized wagon that can seat 4 or 5 people. A wagon big enough for me and my women to ride inside.
I walked slowly, inspecting the wagons, and stopped at the halfway point where a wagon of just the right size was parked.
“Here, I want to get inside the carriage and take a closer look… Are you okay?”
“As much as you like.”
When we asked for understanding, the staff readily accepted, and we entered the square-shaped carriage.
It felt quite spacious, probably because it was empty without a single clutter. At this level, it seems that up to six adults can be accommodated without difficulty.
“If it’s this wide, I think we’ll be able to live comfortably among ourselves.”
“Hmm~ The feeling of sitting down is pretty good too.”
Loxia and Merim seemed to like it. And I also thought that this was a good enough item.
Windows and curtains are also installed on both sides, so you will not feel cramped while moving, and the problem of luggage can be solved by putting everything on a flat roof, fixing it with a rope, and covering it with a tarp.
“Where would you like to lie down?”
Merim, who was looking around her carriage like me, took off her shoes, took her posture, and lay down on the seat of her carriage.
“Ah heh. Good, good. I think you can sleep well with a pillow and a blanket? Don’t stand, Roxia, lie down.”
Roxia, who nodded her head at Merim’s invitation, lay down on her side and looked at her, and she smiled with satisfaction.
“Certainly, this is as good as a bed.”
“Hmm, in this state, if the other two lie down on the floor with the rug covered… All four of us can sleep in the carriage.”
The weather has been getting chilly lately, but it would be nice in many ways to use the wagon as a sleeping space instead of sleeping in the future.
After getting out of the wagon, we took a closer look at the other wagons around us and compared them.
“I liked the first wagon I went into the first time. How are the owner and Merim-sister?”
“The other wagons weren’t bad either, but the first one I saw had a good feel.”
“Me too. The shape is neat and the size is just right for our party.”
So, we decided on a wagon to use for future trips, and since we still had a period of stay, we decided to purchase this wagon on the last day and leave with it.
Next, it was time to look at the horses that would pull the wagon, and we moved to the barn area.
“Master, isn’t that the monster you’re raising over there?”
“… Huh, they’ve been capturing dragons too.”
As she was walking, she turned her head in the direction Roxia pointed, and she saw that the herbivorous dinosaurs she remembered seeing in the dungeon were chewing food in a barn that was built relatively sturdier than those around her.
ㅡGreuk.
ㅡGrrrreung… ．
Among medium-sized or larger monsters, there are often cases in which monsters with good strength and endurance but low aggression are captured and then tamed as livestock for riding and transportation, but those monsters seem to fit the conditions perfectly.
“Ohhh… Do you think it would be very reassuring to have these guys drive the wagon?”
“Certainly, the power looks good.”
Merim wanted to take a closer look. She tried to approach the dinosaur shed, but was stopped by a nearby staff member.
“No one other than authorized personnel should come this way. Please step back. Wizard.”
“It was strange, so I approached without even realizing it. I’m sorry, I’m sorry. But… Are you selling them?”
After lightly apologizing, she asked her staff if the dinosaurs were for sale.
“I have to sell it for a fair amount, but… It will be very difficult to ask those drakes to do something. They are still barely following the instructions of their trainer.
Well, it’s not as easy as it sounds to domesticate wild monsters. It looks like they’re trying to improve monsters that have passed through generations by raising docile ones.
“Did you hear?”
“Eh, sorry.”
As she was about to leave her seat while appeasing Merim, whose disappointed expression seemed to be spiritual, I heard the cold voice of a strange woman.
“There! Magician lady, demon lady!”
If you look in the direction from which the sound was heard, towards this direction… ．More precisely, there was a woman with her blue hair braided in long braids, waving her hand as if to welcome Roxia and Merim.
She was dressed in a neat academic outfit, with thick bangles, and her glasses were quite impressive.
“Does anyone know?”
“Should I say someone I know… It’s the girl next door I met on the way up yesterday.”
“Come to think of it, she said she ran into a woman dressed like that.”
While we were chatting with each other, the woman with glasses came closer to me and looked up at me before asking a question.
“Are you the one I haven’t seen? Do you want to be with these ladies?”
How to say, she is a woman with burdened eyes. She reluctantly nodded her head.
“I see. It is very nice to meet people from the next room in a place like this! My name is Mana, the Mamulologist Mana.”
She introduced herself and pointed at a man in a suit following her from behind.
“And the mushroom head that’s been following me in a hurry is Danil, who is my assistant, escort, and farmhand.”
“Egogo, Mana-sama. If you recklessly approach someone you don’t know without warning, you’ll find yourself in a difficult position…”
“Daniru has a lot of worries! Anyway, if you don’t mind, could you give me the names of your neighbors? I want to know about you.”
At Mana’s polite request, we introduced ourselves in order without much reluctance.
“Hmm~ All of these names are good! At first glance, Mr. Merim seems to have a lot of interest in those monsters.”
“It’s been a while since I’ve seen a captured drake, so I was curious.”
“Huh, I like people who are full of curiosity. I was also looking around.”
Mana smiled warmly, looked at her drake in her barn, and raised an expectant voice.
“The new Drake… Isn’t that wonderful? I’m already excited at the thought of entering a dungeon where a lot of cuties like that are waiting.”
“Ah, you want to go into the dungeon too?”
“Yes! I came here because I wanted to see, touch, and study the new drakes that are said to inhabit the Wild Dungeon with my own eyes. Everyone, you must have been to the dungeon?!”
“We went together last time.”
As soon as she heard her answer, she showed her excited expression and pressed her face against Merim, close enough that her snorts could touch.
“Ohhhhh, how many coincidences like this! Can you tell us what you saw and experienced there?”
“There’s nothing wrong, but I was just about to look at the horses…”
Merim, who was silent at the end of her words, glanced at her with an expression asking her to decide instead.
The main purpose of looking at the wagons in advance has already been achieved. In the case of horses, their condition will vary from day to day, so it would be more efficient to choose them right before leaving.
Moreover, this woman… ．If you are using the room next to her, you are a person who is in some way related to Seras, who is sharing her room, so I decided to take this opportunity to get to know you roughly and accept her request.
“Since this is also a relationship in its own way, it shouldn’t be difficult to tell the story. That’s right.”
“Wow! Thank you! Mr. Roden, thank you! Be kind…Thank you very much!”
Mana, who overdosed her words of thanks with a happy face like a child, grabbed my hand and shook it all over the place.
“I’m not going to stand here and talk… Oh, you’re coming just in time!”
ㅡDagdak, dagdak, dagdak!
Following Mana’s gaze as she turned her head, I saw the sound of her powerful hooves and the appearance of a two-headed chariot approaching this way, with its restrained splendor.
In the coachman’s seat, Seras, wearing full body armor, was driving the horses… She looked at me and Loxia, and stunned her body.
Although her face is not visible because it is hidden by her helmet, it is immediately apparent that she is perplexed.
“Actually, I was waiting for the carriage I left here.
Either that or not, Mana, who threw open the door of the carriage parked in front of her nose, motioned for us to come in with an exaggerated gesture.
“Come on! Come in. There are plenty of delicious snacks inside, so you won’t be bored while we talk.”
