I was in the town of Nepia before I realised it . I saw some houses but didn’t realise this was the town .
I had imagined that there would be something like castle walls where I would be kept waiting at the gate to pay a tax but this town doesn’t have walls at all .
It seems it is only the local lord’s castle that has walls .
Bottles kingdom, Coke territory Nepia . (TN: This weeks show is sponsored by . Seriously though the raw is ボトルズ王国、コーク領 ネピア . Any better names I’m all ears . )
That is where we are now .
The local lord is Marquis Arthur Coke .
He seems to hold considerable power as one of the 4 great marquises of the country .
That reminds me, Patty’s family name is Cherrycoke (TN: I did have Cherrycork but now with the other names I’m guessing its Cherrycoke lol . )
“Coke and Cherrycoke are similar . ”
“It’s a branch family . ”
A simple answer came back .
Yes . It was like that after all .
“Oh . Aren’t you surprised?”
“Well, your conduct and how elegant you were when eating I sort of guessed you were an Ojou-sama . ”
“Is that so . We are a branch family with the rank of Viscount . There are 4 women and 3 men . I’m the second daughter . Don’t worry about it just because I’m a noble . ”
“Got it . ”
We are heading towards Patty’s home at the moment . I’m supposed to be stopping there today .
Because I was practising I made various things during the trip . For the time being, I should be able to make a living by selling them but as it stands now I’m broke .
I’ll be stopping at Patty’s home tonight and selling my items off tomorrow .
However, why is a noble Ojou-sama working as an adventurer?
Perhaps her families poor .
Patty, today I’m in your care .
I have an obligation to lend a hand if there is anything I can do, however, there is the possibility that her family is a great noble family and Patty is just a tomboy .
I’d better be mentally prepared . I’ll put out feelers and find out about the Cherrycoke family .
“Patty-sanya . ”
“Whats with the strange name?”
“Is it okay for me to just drop into your parents home like this?”
“No problem . We have a room you can stop in . ”
They seem to have a lot of rooms . That rules out a 2LDK .
“That………won’t your father get angry?”
“Father? he’s not here . ”
Is he away from home?
[What suspicious person are you?!] there does not seem to be that development, however, I can’t afford to be careless yet .
What if it’s an overbearing older sister? [Oh look a commoner is visiting] I don’t know if I could bear that .
My defence is 5 but my mental defence is no higher .
“Hey, I won’t be a bother to your family will I?”
“You were worried about that? All my family lives in the capital . My home is here but everyone else goes with Marquis Coke . ”
“Really? Because I thought I was meeting your family I got tense . ”
“Idiot . Even though I’m the prodigal daughter how could I suddenly introduce you to my parents? They’d faint . ”
That’s true . Especially since I don’t have any status .
I feel a bit lonely but it’s good I can stop worrying about it . I’m tired of being homeless and want to take it easy for a bit .
The town of Nepia is very prosperous .
We are currently heading towards the city centre .
There are a lot of people and carriages moving around with various shops showing a wealth of goods through their windows .
They have glass windows in this world though not all the buildings have them . Glass seems to be restricted to the homes and offices of wealthy people, government buildings, churches and shops dealing in high-end goods .
They have glass windows in this world though not all the buildings have them . Glass seems to be restricted to the homes and offices of wealthy people, government buildings, churches and shops dealing in high-end goods .
I passed through a residential area and exited into a public square where street vendors have their goods spread out .
Looking up between the buildings I can see something like an elevated bridge .
“Patty, whats that?”
“Aah that? That’s a magic railway track . ”
“Oh, a magic railway track……what!?”
“Eeh, Can’t you hear it?”
I focused ignoring the noise of people and can just about hear the creaking sound of iron in the distance .
Clickety-clack clickety-clack . The sounds of a train running on a track .
Without even waiting a minute the train showed up . A streamlined form shining a brilliant silver .
A freight train with black painted passenger cars as well .
It has no chimney and no smoke is coming out either .
“It uses demon stones to move . Is this your first time seeing it Ippei?”
Patty pridefully explained to me as I nodded
This is the Tozai line connecting the royal capital Erumia with the eastern city of Kurinesku and the western city of Nepia (TN: Tozai means east and west . Also a subway line in Tokyo)
It’s strange that the fantasy has suddenly become a subway when I heard Tozai line .
It’s amazing that this world has railroads .
“The magic trains powered by demon stones?”
“That’s right . The main reason Nepia is so developed here is because this place has the best labyrinth in the country . ”
“What do you mean?”
“You don’t know Ippei? When you defeat a demon on rare occasions a demon stone comes out . Very rarely . The chance of one appearing in the field is about 2% . But in the case of the labyrinth, the chance rises to 10% . Also, the number of demons in the labyrinth is overwhelmingly high . ”
“In other words, if you want to collect demon stones the most effective way is in the labyrinth?”
“That’s right . The country manages the labyrinth . Know why? So they have a steady supply of stones . ”
“That’s right . The country manages the labyrinth . Know why? So they have a steady supply of stones . ”
“So I assume you can’t just bring a demon stone out?”
“There are ranks to the demon stones . They have 10 levels/ranks . Ranks S, A, B, C, D, E, F are prohibited from being taken out by individuals . They are used as a power source for the railways, airships, various facilities and weapons so inspections and purchases are done at the entrance of the labyrinth . ”
“Can’t they be secretly taken out?”
“Impossible . There is a demon stone detector so sneaking some out is impossible . If found you will be detained . If you just want to power a magic tool then ranks G, H and I are enough . ”
I’m in trouble . I wanted to experiment with making demon stones into raw materials .
Oh well . If the time comes I’ll just do my refining in the labyrinth .
Since it will take quite some time to get to the place where high-rank demon stones can be found I’ll just proceed with my preparations for now .
I’m speechless . This thing .
“You should stay at my house tonight” Patty had said
It’s only a modest house .
What is this? This mansion?
I was tricked by the [Occupation] Warrior .
The gate has an actual guards room in it . When the guard saw Patty’s face he opened it in a great hurry .
A maid was already waiting in the entrance hall when we entered .
“Welcome home Ojou-sama . ”
“I’m home Ell . ” (TN: Shes called エル so could be Eru or Ell . Any preferences?)
Patty greets her easily and sets off into the depths of the house .
I ran after her in a hurry so I wasn’t left behind .
The maid called Ell followed behind us .
“This is Ippei . Prepare a room as he’s staying tonight . ”
“Certainly . Welcome, Ippei-sama . ”
“Thank you . ”
“Certainly . Welcome, Ippei-sama . ”
“Thank you . ”
“I’ll have dinner around 7:00 . I’m hungry so please do larger portions and he will be eating with me as well so please prepare . ”
“Yes . ”
For the main, I’d like Shigi please . ” (TN: Shigi appears to be any bird from the Scolopacidae family . Google is your friend . )
Patty turns to me and explains
“It’s a bird that you can get from around here . It’s very delicious . ”
Her words come out rapidly one after the other .
“Apart from the main, I’ll leave the rest to you, however, that desert we had last time the [Macedonia’s Autumn] was delicious . Then please prepare a bath . Ippei do you want one too? There’s also a bath in your room . ”
“I’ll prepare it immediately . ”
“While I’m waiting I’ll have tea in the drawing room . Any tea is okay . Actually, I’ll have Haba tea please . Milk tea is nice, I’ll have Ganen seed milk . What do you want to drink Ippei?”
“I’m fine with the same………”
“Certainly . ”
“A change of clothes would be nice, something plain . No dresses . Prepare clothes for Ippei in the guestroom . ”
“Yes . ”
“Has anything strange happened during my absence?” Patty asks Ell as she opens the drawing room doors .
“The master has returned home from the capital . ”
The words of Ell do not reach Patty . Her eyes were glued on the person in the drawing room .
“Welcome back Patty . Where have you been?” a gentleman who seems kind calls out to Patty .
“I’m home father…………”
Patty looks back at Ell and murmurs quietly
“Please disregard all my previous orders . ”
“Certainly Ojou-sama” Ell says as she steps back .
I was in the town of Nepia before I realised it . I saw some houses but didn’t realise this was the town
I had imagined that there would be something like castle walls where I would be kept waiting at the gate to pay a tax but this town doesn’t have walls at all
It seems it is only the local lord’s castle that has walls
Bottles kingdom, Coke territory Nepia . (TN: This weeks show is sponsored by . Seriously though the raw is ボトルズ王国、コーク領 ネピア . Any better names I’m all ears . ).
That is where we are now
The local lord is Marquis Arthur Coke
He seems to hold considerable power as one of the 4 great marquises of the country
That reminds me, Patty’s family name is Cherrycoke (TN: I did have Cherrycork but now with the other names I’m guessing its Cherrycoke lol . ).
“Coke and Cherrycoke are similar . ”.
“It’s a branch family . ”.
A simple answer came back
Yes . It was like that after all
“Oh . Aren’t you surprised?”.
“Well, your conduct and how elegant you were when eating I sort of guessed you were an Ojou-sama . ”.
“Is that so . We are a branch family with the rank of Viscount . There are 4 women and 3 men . I’m the second daughter . Don’t worry about it just because I’m a noble . ”.
“Got it . ”.
We are heading towards Patty’s home at the moment . I’m supposed to be stopping there today
Because I was practising I made various things during the trip . For the time being, I should be able to make a living by selling them but as it stands now I’m broke
I’ll be stopping at Patty’s home tonight and selling my items off tomorrow
However, why is a noble Ojou-sama working as an adventurer?.
Perhaps her families poor
Patty, today I’m in your care
I have an obligation to lend a hand if there is anything I can do, however, there is the possibility that her family is a great noble family and Patty is just a tomboy
I’d better be mentally prepared . I’ll put out feelers and find out about the Cherrycoke family
“Patty-sanya . ”.
“Whats with the strange name?”.
“Is it okay for me to just drop into your parents home like this?”.
“No problem . We have a room you can stop in . ”.
They seem to have a lot of rooms . That rules out a 2LDK
“That………won’t your father get angry?”.
“Father? he’s not here . ”.
Is he away from home?.
[What suspicious person are you?!] there does not seem to be that development, however, I can’t afford to be careless yet
What if it’s an overbearing older sister? [Oh look a commoner is visiting] I don’t know if I could bear that
My defence is 5 but my mental defence is no higher
“Hey, I won’t be a bother to your family will I?”.
“You were worried about that? All my family lives in the capital . My home is here but everyone else goes with Marquis Coke . ”.
“Really? Because I thought I was meeting your family I got tense . ”.
“Idiot . Even though I’m the prodigal daughter how could I suddenly introduce you to my parents? They’d faint . ”.
That’s true . Especially since I don’t have any status
I feel a bit lonely but it’s good I can stop worrying about it . I’m tired of being homeless and want to take it easy for a bit
.
The town of Nepia is very prosperous
We are currently heading towards the city centre
There are a lot of people and carriages moving around with various shops showing a wealth of goods through their windows
They have glass windows in this world though not all the buildings have them . Glass seems to be restricted to the homes and offices of wealthy people, government buildings, churches and shops dealing in high-end goods
.
I passed through a residential area and exited into a public square where street vendors have their goods spread out
Looking up between the buildings I can see something like an elevated bridge
“Patty, whats that?”.
“Aah that? That’s a magic railway track . ”.
“Oh, a magic railway track……what!?”.
“Eeh, Can’t you hear it?”.
I focused ignoring the noise of people and can just about hear the creaking sound of iron in the distance
Clickety-clack clickety-clack . The sounds of a train running on a track
Without even waiting a minute the train showed up . A streamlined form shining a brilliant silver
A freight train with black painted passenger cars as well
It has no chimney and no smoke is coming out either
“It uses demon stones to move . Is this your first time seeing it Ippei?”.
Patty pridefully explained to me as I nodded.
This is the Tozai line connecting the royal capital Erumia with the eastern city of Kurinesku and the western city of Nepia (TN: Tozai means east and west . Also a subway line in Tokyo).
It’s strange that the fantasy has suddenly become a subway when I heard Tozai line
It’s amazing that this world has railroads
“The magic trains powered by demon stones?”.
“That’s right . The main reason Nepia is so developed here is because this place has the best labyrinth in the country . ”.
“What do you mean?”.
“You don’t know Ippei? When you defeat a demon on rare occasions a demon stone comes out . Very rarely . The chance of one appearing in the field is about 2% . But in the case of the labyrinth, the chance rises to 10% . Also, the number of demons in the labyrinth is overwhelmingly high . ”.
“In other words, if you want to collect demon stones the most effective way is in the labyrinth?”.
“That’s right . The country manages the labyrinth . Know why? So they have a steady supply of stones . ”.
“So I assume you can’t just bring a demon stone out?”.
“There are ranks to the demon stones . They have 10 levels/ranks . Ranks S, A, B, C, D, E, F are prohibited from being taken out by individuals . They are used as a power source for the railways, airships, various facilities and weapons so inspections and purchases are done at the entrance of the labyrinth . ”.
“Can’t they be secretly taken out?”.
“Impossible . There is a demon stone detector so sneaking some out is impossible . If found you will be detained . If you just want to power a magic tool then ranks G, H and I are enough . ”.
I’m in trouble . I wanted to experiment with making demon stones into raw materials
Oh well . If the time comes I’ll just do my refining in the labyrinth
Since it will take quite some time to get to the place where high-rank demon stones can be found I’ll just proceed with my preparations for now
.
I’m speechless . This thing
“You should stay at my house tonight” Patty had said.
It’s only a modest house
What is this? This mansion?.
I was tricked by the [Occupation] Warrior
The gate has an actual guards room in it . When the guard saw Patty’s face he opened it in a great hurry
A maid was already waiting in the entrance hall when we entered
“Welcome home Ojou-sama . ”.
“I’m home Ell . ” (TN: Shes called エル so could be Eru or Ell . Any preferences?).
Patty greets her easily and sets off into the depths of the house
I ran after her in a hurry so I wasn’t left behind
The maid called Ell followed behind us
“This is Ippei . Prepare a room as he’s staying tonight . ”.
“Certainly . Welcome, Ippei-sama . ”.
“Thank you . ”.
“I’ll have dinner around 7:00 . I’m hungry so please do larger portions and he will be eating with me as well so please prepare . ”.
“Yes . ”.
For the main, I’d like Shigi please . ” (TN: Shigi appears to be any bird from the Scolopacidae family . Google is your friend . ).
Patty turns to me and explains.
“It’s a bird that you can get from around here . It’s very delicious . ”.
Her words come out rapidly one after the other
“Apart from the main, I’ll leave the rest to you, however, that desert we had last time the [Macedonia’s Autumn] was delicious . Then please prepare a bath . Ippei do you want one too? There’s also a bath in your room . ”.
“I’ll prepare it immediately . ”.
“While I’m waiting I’ll have tea in the drawing room . Any tea is okay . Actually, I’ll have Haba tea please . Milk tea is nice, I’ll have Ganen seed milk . What do you want to drink Ippei?”.
“I’m fine with the same………”.
“Certainly . ”.
“A change of clothes would be nice, something plain . No dresses . Prepare clothes for Ippei in the guestroom . ”.
“Yes . ”.
“Has anything strange happened during my absence?” Patty asks Ell as she opens the drawing room doors
“The master has returned home from the capital . ”.
The words of Ell do not reach Patty . Her eyes were glued on the person in the drawing room
“Welcome back Patty . Where have you been?” a gentleman who seems kind calls out to Patty
“I’m home father…………”.
Patty looks back at Ell and murmurs quietly.
“Please disregard all my previous orders . ”.
“Certainly Ojou-sama” Ell says as she steps back