assistirfilmes Volume 1 - Ch 6
Volume 1 - Ch 6
During the night after I talked with the merchant, Malton. I slept on a futon in the boys room which was spread on the floor with boys of the orphanage sleeping on either side.
tekun. *yawn*SFX : Fugaa~
I heard a dim pechi pechi sound near my ear and felt being slapped on my cheeks. What I felt was too realistic for a dream.
LuLute,nLute-kun. nga!? Shhh!!! Dont be loud. Everyone will wake up.
It was not a dream. Snow looked into my face as i opened my eyes Her hands were covered down on my mouth so that i wont let out a voice.
There are some rules in the orphanage. The most serious crime among them is that a boy or a girl sneaks into each others room at night. In case it is violated, one will get one day with no meal. And yet, the honour student Snow broke that rule and trespassed into the boys room!
I think about the reason why she trespassed into the boys room to meet me.
Could it be that Snow is night crawling!?
Im not an insensible anime character. Im a live human being.
Ive felt for a certain time that she had been fondly thinking of me occasionally lately. For example, she would be delighted if i gently stroke her head after we did work in the afternoon together.
Even though I was attracted to Snow, it was not towards the opposite sex. It would be closer to the love given to a younger sister or daughter. But if we grow up and still yearn for each other in the future, I believe becoming lovers or marriage partners might be possible.
However, night crawling was too early at the age of 5! Besides, a girl was attacking a boy! To make me a fait accompli at this ageSnow, what a fearful child!
Although my body is that of a 5 year old like her, my mind is that of a 32-year-oldyoung adult. It seems I ought to give her some lecturing. Snow brings her face closer and whispers in my ear.
Everybody will wake up, be quiet please? Okay? I nodded twice.
When i nodded, Snow slowly lifted her hands from my mouth.
Uhm, Snow, your feelings are Shhhh!!! Not here or everybody will wake up Follow me.
I sneaked out of the boys room according to Snows instructions.
There was no electricity in this world. The infrastructure for gas and water also did not exist. As if the world was as dark as being blindfolded at night. I continued walking while Snow led me by the hand. It turned out that she went towards the dining room.
Starlight came from the window. Seeking the light, we sat near the window of the dining room. And I sat on the floor while grasping my knees.
It was warm during the day but chilly at night as expected. Our shoulders warmed each other by touching. Though theres also the reason of making it easier for me to listen to her whispers.
So, whats the reason why you broke the rule and brought me here? Un you see there is something that I really wanted to ask you.
If the voice was this small, the people who were sleeping in the rooms would not be disturbed. However, it is said that girls are growing faster than boys, but she might be curious about my feelings at this age. I understood the rush since there were other girls similar to my age at my side, but at least she could have waited until the sun came up.
Its certainly true that popular guys have it hard.
I jokingly made an impression of flipping my bangs in my heart. But Snow asked me with a dark expression.
Um did Lute-kun ever think of meeting with your mother or father? Eh!? Like I said, do you want to meet the mother and father who abandoned you away?
Huh? This was not a confession or a bittersweetI want to know the feelings of Lute-kun that I loveevent? Rather, it was a serious consultation.
After giving an apology in my heart for thinking badly of Snow, I switched my emotions and asked her.
Snow, why are you asking me this? Today, Lute-kun told senseiits not like I want to meet with them after all this time, right?
Casting her eyes down, Snow revealed her feelings bit by bit.
Snow wants to meet mom and dad. When we meet, Snow will ask them why they abandoned Snow away. And Snow wants to live with mom and dad Is Snow weird for thinking like this?
Snows circumstances were similar to mine. On the same day, we were left together at the orphanage.
Then I declared,After all this time, I never thought of meeting my parents. She herself felt,I want to see themI want to live with them if I could, I guess she was worried whether it was wrong to have those feelings.
Snow was savoring sadness she would rather not experience. The reason I didnt want to meet my parents was because I was a reincarnated being who had drawn memories from my past life.
Wanting to know the reason for being cast away by parents, to make peace with them, and to live together is not a weird thing. Its normal. In fact, Im the one whos weirdI could not possibly explain it to her just like that. Conversely, it would only make her more worried.
In that case, I should explain with actions rather than with words. I changed my position from sports sitting to sitting cross-legged.
Snow, come over here. Why? Just do it already.
It was transported inside a cask in the horse cart drawn by 2 horned horses (horses that seems to have a horn growing from their foreheads, because of its strength it could be used to pull carts and such). Nevertheless, just one of those weighed about 250 kg. I truly wanted all the magic liquid metal available, but I still did not really know whether I could make handguns out of it.
Because it was so expensive, I only got him to sell me a barrels worth. Nevertheless, it still seemed to have cost 25 gold coins in total.
Among Elle-senseis classes there were also lessons about money.
Based on my life experiences here, if I were to put it in terms of modern currency it would be something like1 gold coin (100,000) = 10 silver coins = 100 large copper coins = 1,000 copper coins.
Intuitively, 1 copper coin is worth 100 Yen.
The price of wheat for 1 days needs is 2 copper coins (the amount of wheat for 1 person for 1 day is about 1 kg) 1 kg of wild boar pork is 3 silver coins (30,000 Yen). About 1 liter of cheap wine is 1 large copper coin and 2 copper coins (1,200 Yen).
So by intuition, 25 gold coins is about 2,500,000 Yen. 1 liter is about 1 silver coin (10,000 Yen) As expected, even though it was bad, it was still a magic tool. However, because it was not a product that was in circulation much due to being unpopular, bad stock that had been stored for too long seemed to be obtainable for a cheaper price with some negotiation. Being a rare item, the price varied depending on the situation at the time of negotiation. It was just that since what I put on offer was only knowledge, I would turn a blind eye to it.
The subordinate took the cask down from the cart and called me.
Could you confirm that the contents isnt wrong, just to be sure?
The lid was gracefully opened.
The cask was filled with a silverish liquid. The mercury-looking-liquid rippled when the cask was struck.
So this is magic liquid metal. It really is liquid, huh.
No problem. Thank you for bringing this over. No, no. This is work after all. Boss said,here you go. Well then, please tell him, Thank you very much for listening to my selfish request. Understood. Ill be taking my leave.
The subordinate took off his cap, bowed, and returned to the cart. Done seeing him off, I raised my body strength using body strengthening arts and carried the cask to the boys room
I quickly finished afternoon work with Snow and started experimenting on the long-awaited magic liquid metal. I carried the cask out from the boys room out to the field. The testing ground was a backyard that was vacant after the magicians basic lessons were finished.
First, I tried touching the magic liquid metal.
It was pleasantly cool to the touch. As I scooped it out with my hands, it dripped out of my palms like water. It felt heavier than water. Perhaps touching mercury also felt like this.
Without delay, I experimented.
I put my hand inside the cask and called an image in my head. It was a 10 cm flat metal board.
Keeping the image in my head, I moved magical power into my hands and released them. A feeling was left in my palms.
Ooh, I can really do it.
Pulling out my hands, a metal board of about 10 cm was made.
But the degree of perfection was bad. The surface was not flat and had holes in it; the thickness was also uneven. It was also not in a rectangular shape but crooked. I struck the board lightly with my fist. It seemed to be as strong as iron.
The handling is surely difficult: more vividly image for the texture, material properties, thickness, and strengthseems to be necessary to draw the metal board I wanted to make more clearly that way.
Rather than taking the time training for a more definite mental image to make weapons or protectors, buying them with money was faster and easier. I understand why this stuff was unpopular. However, I used to be a factory worker at a metalworking plant for 7 years.
Remember the past. Regain the sensation.
I put the metal board aside. I took a breath and exhaled, concentrated, and once again filled my hands with magic liquid metal.
In the previous life, I was able to detect even a 1m defect on a metal board just by the feeling on my fingertips. Just by hearing the sound, I could distinguish which metal part was defective.
All of it was taught to me by the workers working at the plant; techniques that I gained at their annoyance. Even after I died and lost my body, the skill was etched onto my soul.
Once again, I imagined a metal board and poured my magic power.
I am not making a vague lump. For a moment, I imagined constructing the shape, whittling, arranging, and smoothing the surface. Picturing it strongly, I poured magic power into the metal.
I felt metal being created in my hands. I pulled it out from the magic liquid metal.
Yeah! Success!
A 10 cm metal board was made with a smooth surface, even thickness, and a neat rectangular shape.
With magic liquid metal, maybe I can really make handguns!
My chest felt the most delighted ever since I had been reincarnated into this world.