Author: Yume Neiji

While enjoying the nostalgic feeling, I stretched the sheet metal into an elongated plate. The length and thickness are measured with my cheat. Its hardness is of a custom model one. Since the steel is simply stretched, the first piece is made quickly. About seven different lengths are needed for each leaf spring so I prepared to stretch them in the same way. Only the longest one has both ends rounded, I shaped it like a small cylinder.

When making a knife, I would probably form its shape as it is. But today, in a state before it was turned into a knife, I did some quenching on it. Speaking of which, even in the previous world, the leaf springs of trucks can be carve out and make them into knives. On the contrary, I am now making leaf springs from the materials used on knives. Thinking of it, it’s kind of interesting.

Since stretching a sheet metal is just a small work, I was able to finish the work in a blink of an eye. However, it will take some time to make a prototype of the front wheel part so this is it for today. The detailed parts and assembly will be done tomorrow.

The next morning,

I decided to use the mini cart prototype model when fetching water. I covered the water jug with a lid and secured it to the mini cart with a rope. This is also a simple reproduction of how carts are used when transporting goods. We experimented on it yesterday so I’m sure there’s nothing wrong with it. Kururu was waiting just outside the house this morning as well. I tied a rope to Kururu for him to pull the mini cart around.

“This is for today. I’ll be counting on you.”

“Kururu”

Kururu pulls the mini cart with a rattle and starts walking with me. It’s an empty water jug but it’s heavier compared to an empty barrel. It’s quite stable and it doesn’t become wobbly except for the occasional rattling. Kururu doesn’t seem to have any difficulty in pulling it so I can say that there is no problem for the time being. The real part begins when I filled the water jug with water. When we arrived at the lake, I filled the water jugs. When I put it on the mini cart, it sinks a lot. It’s quite heavy….

I put the lid on the water jug and tied a rope around the neck to secure it to the cart. That should do it.

In conclusion, the mini cart itself was a success. Since it is covered and fixed with a rope, water does not leak and it is a given that it will not fall but there is still a little shaking. If this is the case, the same effect can be expected even if it is attached to the cart.

Well, the only failure was that Kururu seemed to look a little bored. Apparently, when fetching water in the morning, it wants to carry it by itself, not with a cart. With a wry smile, I promised Kururu to let him carry it from tomorrow.

After finishing all my morning routines, I proceed with my work. My work for today is to make parts. Today as well, Rike and the others are dividing up the work on making short swords and longswords.

The parts I will make today are the ones that will hold the springs together, the ones that will secure the springs to the cart, the wheels, axles and thin plates that will reinforce the cart in places. Using the mini cart as a reference, I used my cheat to make the size of the parts to be attached to the actual cart.

If I didn’t have this cheat, I would have had to measure the dimensions and make it from there… I think it would have been something like that normally, but well, that’s the cheat for me. The parts that fix the spring to the cart may have a rather complicated shape, but I can create the correct shape with the correct dimensions in one shot.

I might be able to make an early car if I knew how it worked. Well, I don’t have intention of making such a thing at the moment though. I want to make only good things that fit this world as much as possible.

Next to the assembly line work, with rattling noises, I create a one-off part. The reverse section looks a bit weird. When I completed the set of parts, I did a “heave-ho” and then I headed for the cart.

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After that, I tried the structure of the rear wheel part and created the shape that would be the best when I replaced it with metal. The rest would be to apply this structure to an actual cart…

The work itself will be after the front wheel parts can be prototyped tomorrow. Well, it’s kind of dark already and Rike and the others have ended their work today as well. Speaking of Kururu, it seems like it was playing all day today. I hope it was having fun. I’ll ask its help again tomorrow…

The next day,

I removed the front wheel of the prototype dolly that I assembled yesterday. With reference to the rear wheel part that I made yesterday, I made two more of the same set of leaf spring. Simply put, if the left and right front wheels can be made independent and this leaf spring can be sandwiched between them, the basic structure of Eizou Workshop’s special cart will be completed. However, it is easier said than done, and it will take a lot of effort to realize that.

Even I, with my knowledge of the previous world and a vague idea of what the finished product would look like, would have a hard time with this. Sure enough, the people in the previous world who created it with their own hands are truly amazing.

I’ve tried various ways to make it, and it seems that the best way to make it is to have the wheels attached to the tips of the legs, which are structured like 几. I placed the upper part in front of the dolly so that the protruding legs can move independently on the left and right and then I installed leaf springs on the extended legs. Lastly I attached a wheel made from a log to the end of the foot, and there, it’s done.

Kururu came to see the work as well ―or rather, the person himself (dragon itself) came to play. So, after asking Kururu to pull it like yesterday, I had him go around the garden.

“Kururururu”

Kururu walks in the garden in a good mood. It seems to be much easier to turn compared to yesterday. Looks like even a little unevenness can be absorbed to some extent. Since yesterday’s barrel was too light making it fell quickly, today, I put a small barrel filled with water on it. It weighs about 10 kilograms. The dolly sinks slightly.

“Okay, please go around again with this.”

“Kuru”

Kururu begins to go around the garden. Perhaps because of its weight, the barrel does not fall immediately even when the dolly turns. It sways softly around what seems to be the uneven part. Water is spilling due to the shaking but there is no sense of a bump impact. If the same thing were applied on the wagon, it might protect Miss Frederica’s butt a little.

Looking at it, I’m worried about the load. Well, utilizing my cheat, I’ll use steel with custom model performance when I mount it on the cart so I’m sure it can handle it. It will somehow be a bit forced though. I feel bad to those who will imitate the use of leaf springs, but I’d like to leave it to them to improve the suspension system and other aspects of the system on their own.

In the previous world, it seems that there were occasional things like, “It cannot be reproduced with modern technology.” There were also stuffs like, “Even if I make the same thing, it doesn’t have the same durability”. I guess it will be the same as that. The day ended with the completion of this part. Tomorrow I have to start on the cart itself.

The next day,

I combined the surplus boards and installed it on the dolly as a loading platform so that it could be used as a small cart. It’s all made of wood and I used my cheat to cut it into a circle as much as possible, but since the wheels are still cut from logs, I think that there are many difficulties in durability and usability, but I can use it for a while or make Kururu play with it. If it breaks, so be it

Finally, it’s now time to modify the cart itself. First, I removed the wheels and repaired the damaged parts of the cart. I’m also going to fix the parts that I think could still use a little more work. Thanks to the cheat, I was able to repair the damage by sticking the boards together without nails. The color is different in some places, but I guess it’s somewhat like a style. I made parts from wood to replace the damaged parts of the wheel.

From this point on, it will be blacksmithing work so I entered the workshop. Rike and the others were making short swords and longswords. Diana and Liddy were making the molds, Samia was pouring the molten iron and Rike is doing the finishing. Because of this, there were a good number of them made by the time I entered.

I picked up one of the finished product. It’s still in the category of general model but it’s almost a high-end model. There are some magical power contained in it. Rike is definitely levelling up.

“This is well made.”

“No, I’m still a long way off. I need to be able to consistently produce the high-end model as Boss said before.”

It’s good to have high goals. It’s a no-brainer to say this and that, so I just said, “do your best” and then I proceed with my own work.

The first thing to do is to make iron plates for the leaf springs. I take out some sheet metal and heat one of them on the fire bed and hammer it. That sensation and sound that I haven’t felt in a long while reverberated in my body and I kinda felt nostalgic. The sensation made me think that I had become a blacksmith in body and mind in less than a year since I came here.

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From today, I will start remodelling the cart as planned. The current cart has a single axle at the front and rear with wooden wheels at both ends. The simplest method is to insert a spring between the axle and the body of the cart, but considering turning, it would be better to extend an arm from the axle and attach the wheel to it. In this case, the spring would be mounted around the wheel.

Unlike automobiles, the wheels themselves do not have to change direction, and there is no need to consider transmitting power to either the front or rear wheels. It is helpful that the design around that area is easy. After that, it is necessary to remake the connection part that has been forcibly extended. Then as for the cart, the loading platform and wheels will be reused and the remaining parts will need to be repaired in some places. Given that, it is not clear whether rebuilding the whole cart would be faster.

The next thing to consider is the material for the leaf spring. Generally speaking, it would be better to use steel, but the wood around here is pretty hard and I do think that it is not impossible to use wood for the leaf spring. With the help of my cheat, it would be easy to make a shape that can be used as a leaf spring. However, the question is whether metal leaf springs can be released to this world.

After thinking about it for a while, I realized that it would be the same. If someone saw it made of wood, he could replace it with steel, so I decided to make it out of steel. However, I decided to make the shape prototype using wood. No matter how much cheats I have, it takes a certain amount of time to adjust the size. With wood, it would be easier to change its shape with my knife.

Rike and the others should be making sheet metal from today so I asked them to make more. I wonder if I should actually make it myself though. When I uttered that,

“No, it’s originally my job as an apprentice to do this kind of work, most especially if Boss tells me to.”

Rike answered. Ah- sorry for that.

We made a lot of boards when we built Kururu’s hut so I took the rest and then I cut and divide them into long and narrow parts. I made planks of different lengths. I then boiled water to bend it and stack them on top of each other, the principle is almost the same as the one used for leaf spring suspension. Since this is a prototype, I nailed it around the center and fix it to a board instead of a stand to prevent it from falling.

After that, I placed another board on top of the leaf spring and then I placed a small barrel on top of it. I gently supported the board with one hand and then I pushed the barrel from above with my other hand. When I released it, the barrel bounced back. This is good given the shape of the leaf spring itself.

This series of operations can be treated as production and I was able to do it quickly. I wonder to what extent the cheat is applied as a production. Cooking seems to be included in production, and maybe sewing is also included. I tried doing laundry, but there was not much difference compared to what the others did so it seems that it is not production. Even if this work is the priority for now, it would be better to know what can be done and to what extent.

Anyway, let’s go back to the improvement of the cart. I made another set of leaf springs, cut down a log to make four wheels, and I made two axles by picking up appropriate sticks and processed them. The front and rear wheels were made by fixing simple wheels to both ends of the axles. For the front and rear wheels, a board was placed in the front and rear directions on each side and then an axle was fixed to the board so that it could rotate. For the rear wheels, a leaf spring is inserted between the plate and the axle, and the height of the front wheel side is a bit higher.

The details of these operations are mostly done with my cheat. I would like to be able to do this with my own abilities, but I wonder if I will be able to distinguish it the way I am able to do it with my cheat. Right now, it can be said that it is the element of the cheat that I can do this much work, but when I became accustomed to this ability in the next 10 to 20 years, is it really a cheat or my own ability?

……Uh-, I can’t help but think a lot when I’m working alone. Let’s take a break.

Right then, I realized that Kururu was sitting beside me watching me do my work. Well, it can’t be helped as it doesn’t have any work to do other than fetching water.

“You’re here Kururu huh.”

“Kuru”

“Then, can you help me a little?”

As I placed another board on top of the board passed between the axles, it looked like a freight train dolly. It’s probably not durable but it could be used for simple tasks. I tied a rope to the dolly-like thing and I placed the empty barrel I used earlier on the board. The rope is tied to Kururu’s body so Kururu could pull it.

“Does it tighten or hurt?”

“Kururu”

“Okay, then go around the garden.”

“Kuru!”

Kururu goes around the garden as I told it too. Since the structure is makeup, turning is inevitably forced. The empty barrel bounced once and then it rolls over and falls as it did when it first turned.

Seeing that, Kururu tried to stop,

“You can continue walking as it is.”

After I said that, it started going around the garden again. It is difficult to check because the weight on the leaf spring is extremely light, but when comparing the front and rear wheels, it seems that the rear wheels are moving with suspension.

“I guess that’s it for the rear wheels for the time being.”

I thought to myself then I happily watch Kururu go around the garden for a while.

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The next day,

When I get up, I also took Kururu with me today when I went to fetch water. This time I had Kururu carry a water jug filled about 3/4 of water, which is more than what he carried yesterday. However, I think he can afford more. In that case, it will be fine to make it carry a water jug filled with water.

Today’s work basically consisted of putting up the boards. We started with cutting out the boards according to size. Samia and I will do this at the lumberyard. After the boards are cut, the other three and Kururu will carry them to the hut.

When Kururu carries the boards, it holds them in its mouth and carries them with great dexterity, but in the beginning, Diana was very nervous for it. She is like a mother watching over her child. I don’t know how to feel about that, but I think Kururu will be fine without us worrying too much about him.

Since I am using a custom model saw made with the help of my cheat, I was able to mass-produce the boards in no time. We are a little low on wood but I have a way to get some. Also, until now, I didn’t go too far to cut wood, but now, I can do that with Kururu as the transporter. And at some point, it’s a good idea to secure a large amount of them.

I will make a wall from the board I made. Well, if I were to do something elaborate, it would be better to dig a groove in the pillar and fit the board there. However, I’m in a hurry this time so I’m just hammering the boards into the pillars. The wall would not be completely covered though. The upper part would be open. The eaves on the roof should be covered so that the rain should not blow in directly. The roof itself will have a shingle roofing but we can only check for leaks when it rains. Since the edges of the shingles will be covered, there should not be much leakage. In terms of image, it is similar to the shrine buildings using thick roof shingles that existed in Japan. Of course, I can’t do something as laborious as that, but if I do it the same way, the effect will be similar.

We made it in a hurry, but with the combination of the help of the cheat and effect of division of labor, we managed to form a shape before the sun went down. As for the fences and doors, well, we thought about the possibility of unidentified bandit coming to the area, but we all know that if they were to be a human (or a beastman, dwarf, an elf or lizardman), there would be no point in making fences and doors. Besides, Kururu is smart enough so everyone agreed that it wouldn’t be necessary to make them separately.

It’s not like the previous world where it’s illegal if the pets are not leashed so it is completely free to roam around as it please.

Well, it now has the appearance of a hut, but after all there is the feeling that it is just put that way. When I have enough time, I’d like to renovate this place into a storage room and build a proper livestock barn (dragon house?) separately.

“Kururu, this is your room from today.”

I spoke to it while patting its neck.

“Kurururu”

Kururu roamed around when it got inside,

“Ku!”

After making a sound, it lay down. It seems that it likes it. It’s good if it liked it. It was worth the hurry to make it.

“When you go to bed or when it’s raining, go here. If anything happens, just hit the wall of the house.”

Diana added while stroking Kururu. I wonder if Kururu understands what she was saying.

“Kururu”

It replied. Since I was away from Diana this time, I would like to happily express that my shoulders were safe.

At dinner, we discussed and decided on our future plans. The next visit to Camilo’s store is in twelve days so we have a few days to spare. However, there are still a lot of things we need to do now.

For the time being, I’ll be working on the urgent task of remodelling the cart over the next four days while Rike and the others will be doing their normal work: making sheet metal, making general model items, hunting and gathering, and field maintenance.

As soon as I’m done with the cart, I’ll go back to my normal blacksmithing work. Once I’ve made enough, I’ll spend the rest of my time making the doors and beds for the room that will belong to Liddy. If I didn’t make it in time, I would have to make them at the beginning of the next two weeks. Well, I don’t think there will be any inconvenience since she is currently occupying the guest room. But as a family, I felt uncomfortable to let her continually stay in the guest room so I would like to work on it as soon as possible.

The next day, I once again went to fetch water with Kururu. When I got out of the house today, it was already waiting there, so I handed him a water jug. It’s only been about 3 days since it came here but it seems that it has become a routine for Kururu. Today, I filled the water jug with water and gave it to Kururu, he carried it without any problems.

Well, it was able to pull a heavy cart so I guess it can handle this much.

“Thanks again for today.”

“Kururu”

Kururu and I walked back to the house together.

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The next day after dawn, when I tried to fetch some water first thing in the morning, Kururu was already awake. Instead of wandering around, it is sitting still. I guess it is taking some magical power. As I approached, it slowly turned its head towards me.

“Good morning. Would you like to go fetch water with me?”

“Kuu”

Kururu stands up slowly.

“Oh, wait a minute-”

I hurried back inside the house and brought another water jug to be tied on Kururu’s neck.

“Is it tight?”

“Ku-”

“Alright, then come along.”

After saying that, I took the lead and it slowly followed me. I don’t know if a Sōryū needs a walk or not, but since we won’t be going to the town for the next two weeks, it might be better to give it some exercise like this every day. For the time being, we’ll have a round trip today and see how it goes. I proceeded at the same pace as usual and then we eventually arrived at the lake. I decided to finish washing my face here. After all, it’s really narrow when five people line up in a tub…

Subsequently, I also wiped Kururu’s body. Then I check the area around its eyes and nose to see if, “in human terms”, it has eye or nose mucus. There was none and it seems to be healthy. Speaking of which, what should we do if the Sōryū catches a cold? I wonder if there is a doctor specializing on them too.

It would be hard to call a doctor to a remote place like this. I guess we should think about what to do when humans (including beastman, dwarf and elf) get sick.

When I and Kururu are refreshed, I filled the jug with water. For the time being, the amount of water I put on the water jug to be carried by Kururu is only about half.

“Is it heavy?”

“Kururu”

“Alright, you carry that much for today. Let’s go home.”

As we returned home, I kept my eyes on Kururu. However, it didn’t seem to stagger or stop. Hmm, let’s make it carry a little more tomorrow then.

“Thank you for your hard work. Let’s go there again tomorrow.”

“Kuu”

I loosened the water jug tied around Kururu’s neck. Kururu seemed to be happy when it heard that we were going there again tomorrow, I think it would be good to take it with me every day. After I took the water jug, Kururu took a small bite on the leftover meat from yesterday. Looking at it, it seems that it only ate a bit last night. If it only eats that much per meal, it will have enough to eat until tomorrow. At this rate, it will probably eat less than a human. It will be an awesome eco-friendly creature. I then told Kururu that I’ll see him later and then I went back inside.

After breakfast and some other things, we start today’s work. I hope to have Kururu’s hut built within a week at the latest. It’s literally just a shack so I’m sure it will be built soon.

We dig a hole to build a pillar facing the courtyard. The tool we used is a custom-made shovel. The soil here is also hard, but thanks to the custom-made model and our strengthened muscles, the hole was dug quickly. The size of the hut was decided by asking Kururu to come to the site. The size of the hut was set so that there would be enough room for Kururu to lie and roll around so it is quite spacious.

In the hole that we dug, we pulled out a tree and put it in as a pillar. Kururu helped me to hang and pull up the rope so I made a lot of progress. No matter how strong my muscles are, I’m still no match for an “expert” like a Sōryū after all.

After the pillars have been erected, it’s time to lay the beams. The beam is not a magnificent one, but it is intended to maintain the structure of the building at a minimum. I utilized my cheat to make good meshes and I used the nails I made before to fix them up so they don’t fall off. When I assembled the roof purlins and so on, I could see the outer shape of the hut. After that, we will put roof boards and wall boards here, but before that, we layered the soil that came out when we dug a hole in the floor of the hut to make it a little higher than the surrounding ground. If we don’t do this, water will flow in when it rains, which will be a problem for Kururu.

As for the work itself, I left it to Samia and the others who already had experience in building rooms and Kururu was also here to help us carry it. Liddy, though not used to it, helped us a lot, so it went quite smoothly. Even so, it would have been impossible to build it at such a pace so that’s where my cheat comes in. At this point, it was now getting late so we would have to wait until tomorrow to put up the boards. I declared that this day’s work is over to everyone.

After the work, I cleaned up myself and asked Liddy about it,

“Kururu seems to be eating much less food, is it still because of that?”

“That’s right. The magical power of this forest is greater than others, so I think that’s almost enough.”

“I see”

Whether it is domesticated or wild, it is extremely intelligent. I’m not sure if it understands every detail, but it at least understands what I’m saying. In addition to its rarity, I think that is a big part of the reason given the fact that it is expensive. Well, even if we leave that out of the equation, the fact is that it looks really quite cute.

I feel like I’m building a new family room rather than a shed for the livestock ―although it is far from a shack. I hope to complete it by tomorrow. With that in mind, I started to prepare dinner.

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The dragon cart advances through the forest. I was not too concerned about whether it could pass through here or not. Well, in the first place, we could pass through here normally when it was just a cart. What I’m more worried about is whether the Sōryū would be afraid of this forest. But so far, there was no sign of that. I knew that it wouldn’t be afraid of the magical power here because it eats magical power. However, I thought that it might be frightened by the presence of the beasts living in this forest.

“Would it be scared if something like a bear approached us?”

I asked Samia.

“I don’t know much about Sōryū… But I think it’s highly possible. The bears here are ferocious and strong after all. Eizou should know it well because you fought one, right?”

“Well, yeah”

It feels nostalgic, but it was a close fight. Without my cheat, I would definitely have died at that time.

“Then, we need to be careful not to make the Sōryū scared.”

“I wonder if that will happen…? Well, if that happens, I’ll notice it too.”

“Oh-, that’s right.”

Among us, Samia has the best sense of smell. Between the Sōryū and her, I’m not sure whose nose is better, but it’s certain that they’ll notice something fatal. So far, they haven’t caught anything dangerous. Unless you are a “weak guy”, where you’ll end up becoming the wolves’ prey, this forest where there are fewer attacks is safer than in the main road.

Now that we’ve entered the forest, there is no road so the ground is much worse compared to the main road. However, the cart is moving along at a good speed. Well, the shaking is also terrible. The good thing is that we are moving much faster than when a person is pulling it so we won’t stay like this for a long time.

We have to be a little careful with our luggage as well, but so far, they haven’t rolled out of the cart. Well, none of them are loaded directly, they are in barrels or boxes. Even so, there are still times when we get a big bump, it is necessary to install suspensions as soon as possible. And yeah, for the sake of our hips and butt as well.

Sure enough, we were able to get home much earlier than usual. Apart from the ride quality, it’s still a lot easier. I think it should have been introduced earlier, but I’ll excuse myself by saying that it’s hard to understand something like this until you actually experienced it.

While Rike and Liddy remove the Sōryū from the cart, the three of us carried the luggage inside the house. I asked them to double check how to put on the brace when they remove it. In the previous world, I would have been able to take a picture with my phone and record the arrangement, but in this world, I can’t do that, so we have to remember it.

As we cleaned ourselves, we also wiped the body of the Sōryū with a cloth that had been soaked in warm water and wrung out tightly. It seems to be feeling comfortable because it is squinting its eyes while making “Kururururururu” sound.

“Good, thanks for your hard work today.”

“Kurururururu”

I gave it a light pat on the neck and it licked my face. It was soft and ticklish, not rough like that of a cat. After that, I filled an empty barrel with water and brought it to him. I still have some of yesterday’s meat that hasn’t been salted yet so I also brought that to him.

“If you can eat the grass that grows on the ground here, you can eat them. Just don’t go too far.”

When I said that, the Sōryū made a sound, as if it understood me. I stroked its head again and then I went inside the house. At dinner that day, the topic of our conversation is about the name of the Sōryū. We can’t call it “Sōryū” forever after all.

“Well, we didn’t know if it is a male or female…”

I forgot to ask Camilo. Besides, I have a feeling that even if I ask him, he would say “I don’t know”. I haven’t seen any external features that can be judged like mammals. Given the size of its body, I would have recognized it immediately.

“In that case, it should be a name that goes either way huh.”

Diana had a pensive look.

“Is there anything like a thumb rule when naming a horse?”

“None. Well, the most amazing horse I’ve ever heard of, Henning Hermann III, is owned by a nobleman from another country. It seems that he was a descendant of a famous horse.”

A horse with the name of the House it belongs plus the third huh? It’s not a cheap purchase and I don’t know what to feel about it. If I only heard the name, I might ask, “Is that His Excellency, the Marquis?”

For a while, we are at loss for what to name it.

“It often made a “Kurururu” sound so isn’t it okay to call it Kururu?”

Samia said so. If it’s a male, it would sound a bit cute, but it wouldn’t be out of place. Well, the more elaborate the name, the more strange it sounds.

“That’s a good one.”

“I think Kururu would suit it.”

“No objection”

Diana, Rike and Liddy doesn’t seem to have any objections.

“It’s Kururu then.”

In this way, the Sōryū was named, and Kururu joined the family.

“Now then, we can’t just leave him out in the rain, so we’re going to build him a hut with just a roof and walls.”

Well, it doesn’t rain all the time around here, and although it’s blocked by trees to some extent, I would feel bad if a family member is exposed to rain. They didn’t have any particular objection to my proposal so from the next day, I decided that we will build a hut for Kururu. Only heaven knows when it will rain after all.

Everyone decided on Kururu’s name before going to bed, and when we went to say good night, Kururu made a “Kuu” sound, curled up on the ground and closed its eyes. If it’s in the previous world, it’s a scene that would definitely managed to be popular in Gram.

While taking about 10 combos of Diana’s continuous attacks on my shoulders, I went inside the house and prepared for the next day’s work.

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Camilo heads to the warehouse and we remained there watching the Sōryū, the new addition to our family.

“Can I touch it?”

Diana asks softly.

“It’s okay as it is now part of our family.”

When I said so, Diana gently approaches the Sōryū. The Sōryū is watching her but it doesn’t show any signs of receding or becoming alarmed. Diana’s hand touched the shoulder of the Sōryū but it just look at her.

“Wow, it’s warm.”

It looks like a reptile but it is warm huh. As Diana is stroking its shoulder, the Sōryū suddenly jerked its neck. I thought it didn’t like it but rather, the Sōryū gently rubs its head against Diana’s shoulder. It looks like it’s doing what Diana did in return. As Diana strokes its head, the Sōryū’s eyes squints.

“Kururu”

It made a sound. When Diana heard that, she was so pleased that the corners of her eyes were lowered. It doesn’t seem to dislike being touched by people at all. I don’t know if Sōryū’s themselves are friendly, or if it’s just that this child is especially friendly. Well, it’s nice that being touched like this doesn’t stress it out.

When they realized that it is okay to touch it as Diana did, the other three also went to touch it, albeit timidly. Sure enough, the Sōryū didn’t look uncomfortable. It just rubbed its head against the person touching it and made soft noises. I also stroked its neck. I can feel its warmth when I touch it. It’s not like a normal reptile at all. However, it’s slippery to touch, almost like a snake. After stroking it for a while, it rubbed its head against mine and made a “Kururu” sound.

Eventually, Camilo came back and said that they are ready to tie it to the cart.

“Well, though I said that, it’s only good enough until you guys get home. So make sure you do it properly when you get home.”

“Understood.”

I also wanted to remodel it into a cart equipped with leaf springs and it needed to be repaired so it’s not inconvenient.

“I’ll give you a harness as a freebie.”

“Thanks, that would help.”

The clerk at Camilo’s store attached a harness, probably for horses, to the Sōryū to connect it to the cart. Let’s remember how to do this. Hoh-, it is not that complicated I see. It may take us a while the first time or two, but we’ll get used to it. When I looked at the other four, they are also seriously watching the clerk do it.

They then pulled the Sōryū to the warehouse. They removed the horizontal bar of the handle for human pulling and they forcibly extended the two bars to connect it with the Sōryū. I see, this is just an improvised one.

Then they took the cart behind the Sōryū and they connected it to the Sōryū’s harness. Now we have a simple cart or a dragon cart I should say. There is no coachman stand so the coachman could only sit on a box placed on the cart. Today’s coachman is Rike. She’s the only one in my family who’s ever driven a cart after all. Well, I’m pretty sure this is not included in my cheat category either. I guess we should all practice when we get home.

After I received today’s sales from Camilo and once we finished loading the goods into the cart, we all climbed inside. As soon as Rike hit the bridle against the Sōryū’s body, it made a “Kuu” sound and it started to walk slowly. It exerted a lot of effort into pulling us at first since it’s really heavy. However, as the cart began to move, its steps became lighter and lighter. I then waved goodbye to Camilo from the top of the moving cart. I was usually pulling the cart so this was a refreshing sight. I’m sure I’ll see this scene often from now on, it’s quite moving somehow.

The dragon cart slowly advances through the town. As expected, it’s a rare sight so we attracted a lot of attention. What’s a little interesting is that, many of them looked surprised for a moment when they saw the Sōryū, but then they look convinced after they saw Liddy. Perhaps because they are as rare as the elves, it’s not strange for a Sōryū to pull a cart. Well, it would be better if they were convinced with that and didn’t ask any unnecessary questions.

Rike speeded up a bit as we stepped out of the town and moved into the main road. The shaking of the cart gets worse accordingly. It’s not unbearable but I still like to install a leaf spring suspension as soon as possible to make the ride more comfortable.

It’s not a comfortable ride, but as we’re traveling along at a comfortable speed, I stop minding about it.

“It’s comfortable.”

“Yeah. We don’t have to walk which makes it’s easier. Well, apart from the ride quality that is.”

“Now we just have to see how much this child can carry.”

Liddy followed up to Diana’s words.

“Well, at least it can afford to carry what two people could, plus us on board.”

I answered in response. However, I don’t know if it can still afford an additional weight or if this is already its limit. I don’t want to make it carry the dead weight either, well, I’ll try it somewhere if I have a chance.

While we are talking about such things, we arrived at the entrance of the forest. It’s almost twice as fast as when Rike and I were pulling the cart. It seems that it will be much faster for us to get home at this rate.

With that in mind, the dragon cart went inside the forest.

This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.

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“Sōryū…?”

I mechanically asked Camilo again. The installed knowledge gave me a general idea of this world’s geography and common sense but it didn’t cover the details about the living creatures here.

“Yeah. It’s called Sōryū. However, it’s actually not a dragon, it’s more like a lizard.”

In the previous world, there are also records of calling a huge lizard as dragon. The Komodo lizard was also referred to as Komodo Dragon. I guess it’s similar in this world too huh.

At first, I thought it was a Zungri Mukkuri lizard, but the closest one might be a horse-sized brontosaurus. It’s more like the rounder and cuter version of the Kaminari dragon listed in the picture books. Or perhaps, it is the cuter version of a western dragon without wings in the previous world. Its scales is beautiful emerald green like the green python or emerald tree boa in the previous world, adding charm to its cuteness. Its eyes are the so-called reptilian eyes, but they are round and adorable. Sure enough, if you think reptiles are cute, they will look pretty cute.

It seems that the girls, at least Diana, are not bad with reptiles. My shoulder has been hit continuously since a while ago.  

Oi, I knew it was cute but please calm down.

“What does this guy eat?”

It feels like it is a herbivore from its appearance. I recall hearing that as carnivores like to eat meat, the muscles in their jaws and necks increase so their necks don’t get that elongated. However, it doesn’t necessarily mean that the creatures in this world evolved like those in the previous world. After all, there is such a thing as magic here and if they evolved in the same way, there would be no elves, beastmen, or dwarves nor a story about dragons themselves.

“It eats anything. That’s what I heard. Well, since it came here, it’s been given meat and fodder and it ate both.”

“I see.”

It’s an omnivore huh. There is grass around us in the forest and we can procure meat so I won’t have a problem for its feed. Or maybe, like a cat, it’s basically carnivorous but it also eats plants. I’ve seen videos of cats eating bean sprouts and basil deliciously in the previous world. I guess we’ll have to actually feed it and see how much it eats.

Right, the amount. Depending on the amount of food it eat, we will have to increase Samia and Diana’s hunting time and I will also need to purchase fodder from Camilo.

“How big does it eat in one meal?”

“Well, I heard that it doesn’t eat that much. But after a while since it came here, it started eating a lot.”

“Hmm……”

Is it binge eating due to stress from changes in the environment or something? But then, it would be more normal if it won’t eat and it doesn’t make sense that it start eating more after a while.

As I was thinking that,

“Eizou-san, listen…”

Liddy calls out while pulling the hem of the clothes.

“Hn? What is it?”

I obediently moved my ears closer to Liddy. Liddy whispers to my ears with a voice that Camilo can’t hear.

“That Sōryū contains the blood of a dragon. It is a descendant of a decent dragon.”

Hmmm. So is that why it is omnivorous?

 “And, dragons also eat magical power. It will supplement the magical power they lacked with meals, so that’s probably why it’s like that.”

After saying that, Liddy moved away from me.

I see. There is little magical power in cities and towns. Liddy and the other elves do not settle in cities or town because they need to take in magical power on a regular basis and the magical power in such areas is too weak for them to do so.

If the magical power is weak, it will eat a lot of food. That may be the reason why I didn’t see other Sōryū in a big place like the Capital. And given that case, it is better to keep a horse for towing. Their cost performance is better so there must be few houses that keeps them.

To put it the other way around, in our case, the problem with magical power is solved. It may not need that much food because there is a thick magical power in my house that even the surrounding beasts do not dare approach it. I’m pretty sure that the place where it was originally kept or captured, was a place with a decent amount of magical power. And since it came to a place where the magical power is thin, it probably became lacking in magical power so it started eating more.

In that case, it will not be inconvenient to keep it at home.

“So, you won’t be keeping it?”

“Yeah. With our structure, it’s no good if there is only one Sōryū. Besides, as we always go back and forth over long distances, this Sōryū is a bit conspicuous.”

What Camilo is saying is that, with its appearance, it will stand out and given the perception that it costs a lot of food, whoever owns it means that he has enough money to sustain it.

It would be unnatural for a blacksmith to keep one, but as we only go back and forth between the town and my house once every one to two weeks, we won’t be seen that much. Even if someone is interested in looking into it, a blacksmith who has a connection with a merchant and a Count who has been rapidly gaining prominence recently is too suspicious for them to even think of putting their hands on.

“Okay, then I’ll keep it at home.”

“Thanks for your patronage. It’s expensive but it’s okay, right?”

“Yeah”

Our family has full purse now. There are quite a few gold coins from His Excellency after all.

“Alright, it’s sold then. It’s fine to give the money next time.”

“Ah- right. You wouldn’t mind if I come back two weeks later, right?”

“I don’t mind. That’s for sure, right?”

“Yeah. I’ll have the money ready at that time.”

“Understood. I’ll tell them to connect your cart to it.”

“Thanks.”

Then Camilo walked towards the warehouse.

This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.

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