Chapter 25— Transportation

TLN: Sorry for the late upload! It won’t happen again, because I am done with the project from work. Enjoy the next three chapters~~!

"Hmm, something’s wrong ..."

　Every day, we continued to expand the area of ​​the fields while repeating the deforestation.

　However, another problem came up soon.

　The larger the area, the harder it was to move, which was a natural problem.

　In my previous life, it was often said "how many domed baseball stadiums are there" and how wide they are.

　It's a ridiculous story, and few people know exactly how big a dome is.

　However, I think it was an interesting wording that I couldn't imagine.

　And now, the size of the field in front of me has expanded to at least the area where I think the number of domes is not enough to count with the fingers of one hand.

　Is it okay to mess up the forest so much?

　As expected, I was worried because I had taken a class about environmental destruction in my life on Earth.

　However, when I checked with the village mayor, it was said that there was no problem.

　It seems that the area I cultivated this time was also a village field before.

　It seems that the former pioneering boom was over and everything was swallowed by the forest when the population decreased.

　Besides, the size of the forest itself is even wider.

　I was even told that it would be okay to expand the fields.

　Well, if you want to grow a Familiar like Valkyrie, you might think of the living environment as a ranch rather than a field.

　If so, should the area be larger to some extent?

　That's how I concluded with an amateur's idea, and decided to continue cultivating the area.

　However, when that happens, walking is difficult.

　In such a natural world where there are no street lights, there is no guarantee that an unexpected situation will not occur, such as being unable to return for some reason if it happens to be night.

　From the perspective of fatigue and safety, it may be time to consider transportation.

"OK ... I should try learning how to ride so I will go to Valkyrie."

　So I decided to take on the challenge of riding on the back of an animal, which I had never experienced before.

 　* * *

　Speaking of riding, horseback riding is the way to go.

　Valkyrie has a horse-like body shape, except that she has large horns like a reindeer.

　However, it may be a little different because Valkyrie has longer hair than a horse.

　But the tools that can be used for horses can probably be used as they are.

　I thought, but I stumbled at once.

　For horseback riding in the village, I may need a saddle or a stirrup but I probably can’t find it around here in this village.

　The reason for this can be solely be blamed on Familiars, creatures that didn’t exist on Earth.

　A Familiar that produces completely different creatures from the same types of eggs.

　We transport things in this world using such creatures.

　And some of the Familiars are like reptiles that walk on two legs.

　If anything, the method of attaching a rope to a Familiar to pull a cart was common.

　On the contrary, when it comes to riding on the back of a Familiar, this is a special case.

　You have to specially order a saddle from a specialist so that it fits the body of the creature.

　Of course, there can be no one in our small village with such special skills.

　When I wanted to ride on Valkyrie's back to move, I was just told, "Riding in a cart pulled by your Familiar is fine. What's wrong with that?"

　But, I want another choice.

　Still, I wanted to learn riding skills from now on.

　That's because I might one day be driven into war.

　The fact that cavalry is overwhelmingly stronger than infantry is probably valid in this world as well.

　At least, some of them were driven out of our village and headed into the battlefield with farm tools instead of weapons.

　There is no doubt that I can get an overwhelming advantage just by riding Valkyrie.

　Speaking of field management alone, it wouldn't be a problem to have a cart.

　But that doesn't mean you don't have to be able to ride on the back of a creature.

　Then it can't be helped.

　There is no saddle or stirrup, but I'll have to try it.

　So I wrapped a rope made of twisted Hatsuka stalks around Valkyrie's mouth instead of a bridle and climbed on her back.

TLN: I’m going to do a summary, because I’m not a professional translator and I may have confused you with some things. 

That phrase about baseball stadiums probably meant something like “the size of the area that was deforested”. Now, the reason Ars wants to learn how to ride a creature is because of the tough time he will have coming back to his hut when his field grows larger and larger. After all, without learning how to ride, he’d need to walk back and forth between the area he’s adding into his field and his home, the hut. 

In this world, there need to be special stirrups and saddles for Familiars, because of their varying sizes, shapes, and habits. A specialist needs to create them, so as to have the optimum movement. No one in the village is a specialist in that field. Most people don’t ride on a Familiar because of that reason, and instead have the Familiars pull their carts. 

However, Ars is worried about the possibility of war, and having the ability to ride a Familiar will give him an advantage, he says. That is why he wants to ride. 

Now, that may have been long, but it’s okay. I hope that you won’t mind about these repeated summaries. I just want you readers to have the best of insights into what’s happening in the novel.

Chapter: ⅓ for today.