It's been a week since then.

　In the end, the Luclaera trip is still undecided.
　When I was making various preparations - or rather, I was ordering the necessary items online - my plans were sluggishly delayed.
　Well, there is no problem, because we are not in a hurry to travel in the first place. The purpose of going to Luklaera is 30% sightseeing, 40% looking for equipment, and 30% guiding, and none of it is something that I had to do in a hurry.

　Now, when it comes to "going on a trip in another world", "Going on a trip in Japan! This is a completely different situation than "I don't have a convenience store".
　It is not because there are no convenience stores, and it is not because we can get what we need if we have money.
　Rather, there are probably more things that are not available.
　The amenity goods attached to the hotel - or rather the inn - cannot be relied upon either. Even the most luxurious inn in Elishe was not equipped with a yukata, and in a town of rogues working in the mines like Luclaera, it would be better to think of yourself as lucky if you have the bare minimum of things. As expected, there would be at least a bed, but you can't expect to have a bath or anything like that.
　Therefore, you have to prepare for such a thing.
　When we traveled, we said, "Oh, no, I don't have a change of pants! And that would be the worst.

I bought my travel bag at ...... elishee, and the rest is everyone's underwear and a change of clothes. When it comes to a few minutes a day, it's surprisingly crusty ....... Should we have towels, ...... toothbrushes, soap, and shampoo? The walkie-talkie arrived, and then we'll have to go to .......

　In the morning, as I was in the living room of the mansion, listing in my notebook the items I was taking with me on my trip, Marina, who was working with Orica in the dining room, looked up.

'Lord-dono, Lord-dono. May I have a moment?
Okay. What do you need?

　I look up from my notebook.
　She's hiding something behind her back, her cheeks slackening in a hefty smile.

　Naturally she doesn't wear Yoloi at the mansion, but instead she wears the clothes I've prepared for her, or second-hand clothes I've bought, and she looks naturally cute.
　She's wearing a white, unwashed blouse and her breasts look like they're about to explode.
　It's really difficult to tell if it's an intention or just natural.
　It's really difficult to tell, but no matter what she's wearing, with this size of breasts, she may be sensationalized.
　Amazing!　We really did have milk bags!

Lord, it is finally finished and I want you to see it. Ta-da!

It is not only a matter of time before you are able to get the most out of it, but it is also a matter of time before you are able to get the most out of it.
　In other words, it is the "insignia" of the knights.
　The design of the insignia was left to each person, and it was decided to wear it like a corsage on the chest. Apparently, Marina and Orica were working on this together.

'Oh!　It's beautifully done. Marina is more handy than you think.

　Yes, I know.
　Marina is quite handy in spite of the fact that she smells like a clumsy child. She can cut cloth in the store and do it beautifully.

The flowers and the moon are turned out just fine. I outsourced it, but I should have asked Marina to do it for me. Even though they are craftsmen, Marina's handiwork is better than my old man's.
Well, in that case, I'll make one for the Lord!
No, I've already ordered it. That's great. Then you can make one for Deanna, if you want. I mean, he's so clumsy, he'd have been doing it for ten minutes and then threw it away.
...... Marina has already made half of what the princess needs.
'Yeah, right. ...... Well, that's what the Squire does, too: ....... Maybe.

　I think they threw him out long ago. A disappointing elf who does not disappoint: .......

　By the way, our Princess Diana is not sunbathing in the garden, but she is bathing in the spirit.
　It's a good idea to store up plenty of spirit power before the trip, but it looks like she's just taking a nap.
　He's slobbering comfortably, and he's definitely taking a nap!

Well then, I will do my best to complete yours as well.
Oh, go for it!　But I'll be out in the afternoon.
Copy that.

　Well, I've got to get my stuff together.
　I'll have to get one for Deanna and Marina too. ......
　Something else for the trip (like pants!) that isn't me. It's more like something else than being a slave and a master, isn't it?
　Well, you're both my princesses!




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　I ordered a walkie-talkie and steel for my trip to Luclaera.

　Even though Diana's spirit communication is a limited means of communication between elves, it's still convenient, and if that's the case, communication is still important, so I prepared a walkie-talkie.
　Unlike cell phones and PHS, walkie-talkies would be able to be used in other worlds without problems. Maybe.
　I ordered two transceivers. I ordered two transceivers, because they are made in foreign countries, which is illegal in Japan.
　There's no illegal frequencies or hetacres in another world.

　I don't know much about it, but I've heard that these wireless devices have a "good frequency to use", just like the channel frequencies of radio stations are fixed. Normally, they are not allowed to connect to "prohibited frequencies", for example, frequencies for emergency communication.
　However, that is only for Japanese or approved foreign products, not for parallel imports sold on the Internet. In Japan, they can easily connect to the frequencies that are illegal, or they can be arrested immediately.
　Instead, the price is very cheap for the performance. It's hard to say, but the price is about a quarter of the price.

　But recently?　The transceiver is amazing.
　I thought the range of transmission and reception was only a few hundred meters at the most, but it's said to cover about 59 kilometers (that's a catalog spec figure, so my eyebrows are raised).
　At the very least, if you let Etowah carry it for emergency use, you can communicate with the mansion and Elishe at least. If it's easy to use, I can get more than one.
　It's also reassuring to know that they use batteries.


　The steel material is just as it should be, a steel plate.

　I heard that the mining town of Luklaera is also famous for blacksmithing. That's why I go there to get the equipment. If you find a good one, you can buy it in Elishe as if you were going to have a shop, or have it made to order. It tickles the heart of knife lovers.
　But since we were going all the way, I thought it would be fun to get some materials and have them made by us. Japan's steelmaking technology is the best in the world. It may not be a match for the magical metals of another world, but in the field of ordinary steel, it will never be beaten.
　You can't get ball steel, but you can usually get steel that's close to it: .......

　By the way, I haven't been doing this lately because I'm too busy with other worlds, but my hobby is knife making.
　When you hear the word "knife making," many people think it's a difficult thing to do, but it's really not that difficult.
　...... No, it strictly depends on how it's made.
　You are correct that the way the average custom knife enthusiast makes it, it's not that difficult.

　The method we use is called the stock-and-removal method, created by R.W. Lovelace, the father of the modern knife.
　In a nutshell, all you need is a sheet of steel to carve a knife out of, and in extreme cases, all you need is the materials and a file to make it. Even today, more than 90% of custom knife builders use this method to carve their knives, and it is the most popular method.
　When Japanese people hear the term "knife making," they instantly remember the sight of a sword smith hitting iron with a hammer, or "forging," which is basically unheard of in knife making.
　Of course, there are knives made using that technique (commonly referred to as Japanese knives), but it's not something that an amateur can do. As a knife lover, though, I would like to try to make one at least once.

　I have such a hobby, and with the help of a fellow custom knife teacher from my junior high school days, I am in an environment where I can get steel relatively cheaply.
　So I ordered it. The steel for forging, which we don't usually use.

　As expected, ordering enough steel to make a few swords may have been overkill, but I don't regret it.
　Because, although it's easy to forget, there's also the vocation of a blacksmith, and this could be my chance to do the forging I've been longing for, myself!

　In addition, I bought a mask and a plastic bottle of drinking water from the pharmacy because the destination was a mine.
　Because mining and refining in a primitive way seems to be very polluting, so we bought a simple mask (with activated charcoal) this time.

　The mask we bought this time was a simple mask (with activated charcoal), but if it looked too dangerous, it would be better not to stay too long.
　If they are burning a lot of charcoal and coal to make steel and emitting dust and debris in the air, it will be a health hazard and your life will be in danger!　It could be a
　If you want, you could have used something more professional instead of a simple mask.

　As for the water, it is indeed not possible to get water from the river as drinking water. I can only believe that even the well water is not contaminated.
　--But I'm a little worried about it, so I prepared five 2-liter bottles of water.
　It's getting more and more packed.

　By the way, I checked the water pollution by the drainage of mine water, and there are many kinds of bad water pollution, so we were really worried.
　Let's stay at a place with a water bottle (......).
　If you want, you can buy a water bottle by yourself.
A "water bottle" is a magic item that comes out infinitely, and can be found in expensive inns and the like. The inn where I stayed when I first started out had one, but I've never seen it anywhere else. It must be quite an expensive item.

　Aside from that, the gold that was the reward for the magic map quest the other day. In other words, I redeemed the Pusel Spiritual Coins.
　The exchange was entrusted to Shero-san at the Chamber of Commerce.
　It would be too suspicious for me to take it with me, but Shero-san could pass it off as "An unusual monster I've never seen before appeared, I struggled with it, but when I defeated it, I got this. In fact, he's not far wrong with that.
　Mr. Toby from the guild had a very stinky look on his face, but he was willing to redeem it.
　Moreover, because the amount was so large, he redeemed it for spirit stones. I'm glad to hear this.

　Since a spirit stone is worth about 20 gold coins, it is often treated as a substitute for gold coins, or rather as de facto money.
　Either way, I was thinking of buying a spirit stone, so it was just fine.

　Five Pusel Spiritual Coins, the equivalent of 250 gold coins.
　I was able to redeem this for 10 spirit stones and 50 gold coins.
　At first, I only redeemed three Pucelle Spiritual Coins, and I thought about keeping two of them, but I decided not to.
　If I could redeem them for spirit stones, it would be better.


　As for the auction, I pulled up all the goods for now. I was thinking of keeping it out during the trip, but I can't even answer (or respond to) questions, and I tend to be less than sincere.

　Elishe's shop has put up a sign from last week saying that it will be closed , so that shouldn't be a problem.
　I'll be taking Etowah on the trip, of course (it's a company trip!) And I've gotten her parents' approval.
　Even though he's an apprentice, he's only a 13 year old kid.

　Now we just need to figure out how to get to Luklaera, but we don't have enough horses to get there on our own.
　We have three horses at our house and one at Mr. Shero's place.
　Since Shero-san doesn't go on trips, there's also the question of whether or not it's okay for him to ride a horse.
　In any case, with four horses, some of us would have to ride together. Lecraella is close, but it still seems reckless.
　Well, we'll have to discuss this with Rebecca or .......

　And so the preparations for the trip went on steadily and steadily.
　Traveling is the most fun when you're planning and preparing for it.




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　The next day, we did our usual combat training all morning.

　The trip is scheduled to start tomorrow for three days and two nights.
　To call it the last day of training is a bit of an exaggeration, but since the battle with the bear monster, everyone's motivation for training has increased.
　Even if it isn't, it's almost Hitotsutsuki season.
　I've been asked by Shero-san to help, and since I'm going to do it, I can't afford to fall behind the monster.

　Elepippi also participates in training almost every day.
　Doesn't he get sore muscles?　But now that I've thought about it, I've realized that I didn't get muscle aches either, so I must be fine.
　Maybe it's the Great Spirit's consideration that I don't have time to get muscle aches and pains even though I'm five times more efficient.

　The lunchtime after the training. It's the usual easy chit chatting, but after all, the topic of conversation has become more and more about Luclaera.

I heard that blacksmithing is popular in Luclaera, so I stocked up on steel for blades. Can you strike a sword or something with the material you brought in?

I'm going to the iron ore city and you're gonna go out of your way to get the materials?

'Yeah. Well, I'm here to fulfill a little romance: ....... And I'm sure your blacksmithing skills are quite good, Mr. Dwarf.

　It's a world of vocation. No matter how great the Japanese artisans are, it's hard to match someone trained with five times the efficiency.

"Jirou, I don't know if those dwarves will be able to hit a new customer with a sword.

　And Mr. Shero.
　Oh dear. I can't believe it.

Luklaera is at least a government-owned mountain. There may be some abandoned mines and new veins, but the mining and refining is basically controlled by the government. Of course, the dwarves must have good craftsmen at their disposal.

'Oh, really? ......?'

　Wow, suddenly I'm aborted!　I've bought so much steel for a not-so-cheap amount of money that I can't even carry it in one hand!

'Unless you've got a referral from someone else, I suppose. Why don't we go over to Toby's and ask him?

　Mr. Tobias is a bit .......
　Hmmm, I'm having trouble with .......

'The other thing is ....... Well, maybe my dad at the Meeker Trading Company can introduce me to it.

Speaking of the Meeker Trading Company, you bought my knife a long time ago, you know?

'Yes. That place must have had a relationship with the blacksmiths in Luclaera as well as the blacksmiths in Elishe, because I'm sure they had a relationship with the blacksmiths in Luclaera as well. I'm sure you'll be able to find out what's going on. Seems there's a particularly skilled craftsman there.

That's good: ......

　A skilled craftsman!
　This is a phrase that we greedy boys can't help but be drawn to. If someone says, "A one-of-a-kind, made-to-order product made with the utmost care," that alone has the power to make us want to surrender unconditionally.

　So...
　After dinner, we had to assault the Meeker Chamber of Commerce before we showed up at the store.