Chapter 58 – Back to Tal Village
The boat progressed forward just like gliding.
Indeed, it’s a good time for setting off… – he thought.
He had only the fear about the weather, but, that too, seemed to be a needless worry.
Sitting on the deck of the ship, Eiji turned his sight toward the front while enjoying the swaying of the boat that one cannot experience normally.
In comparison with a cart pulled by cattle, the boat was advancing far quicker.
Providing the boat moves with this speed, they will probably reach Tal Village within a short amount of time.
The point of view looked high and clear.
Because Eiji’s previous visit to Tal was when the season entered fall, or so, it would make it around half a year since the last time he was there.
Eiji thrusted the oars in beneath the river’s surface.
From that point, the Tal village will be appearing in front of them.
Therefore, the forest was vast, and the villages would be settled in various places near the forest’s borders.
Feeling the force from the water, Eiji sensed firm power in his hands as he created splashes on the surface of the water.
Fernando stood next to Eiji.
His sight was similarly directed toward Tal.
– Hey hey, only one hour has passed since we set off. Isn’t it unreasonably fast?
– At least from what I remember, we arrived in the evening. So this is a boat?
– Yeah, I agree with you.
Fernando would usually be entrusted with the trade negotiations with Tal.
Even a freight car was slightly slower than people walking without any belongings on them.
When it comes down to it, this boat’s speed would be more than some 30 kilometers per hour.
At this rate, it seems we will be able to quickly move towards the next village. – He thought.
As soon as Eiji reached the closest point near the tribal chief’s house, he faced toward the stern and dropped two anchors.
*Gkkun* – just like being caught in, finally, the chains connecting the boat stretched fully, making it sway hard.
The riverside wasn’t outfitted even for docking and rope tying.
It was also due to him being unfamiliar with the methods of halting a boat on the water.
– Oh my, we have already arrived? That was fast.
– Certainly, before it used to take us 2 days, but like this, we will be able to return back on the same day. This is a big deal. Speaking of which, how do we disembark the cargo?
– About that….
Eiji looked at the riverside.
Judging by his eye, the depth was probably not less than one meter.
Unlike in Siena, where the boat was loaded directly on the riverside, this time, there was the fear that the goods would get soaked.
– I didn’t think about that. Should we place them in a large barrel? Or perhaps, should we have each village build a small craft? There’s no need for them to construct a dock, I guess.
– I’ll pay more attention.
Eiji’s lowered his head docilely as his was prideful face a while ago took a complete change.
As they were disembarking the cargo, a villager approached their boat after noticing it.
– Fer, What the hell is that?!
– The river….with a boat….such a thing, I’ve never seen it before.
After looking in turns at the boat and Fernando’s face, Girolamo stood still without uttering a single word.
Why haven’t they developed a decent boat until now?
Making lumber, plainly without any saw, is a job takes an awful lot of time.
At Eiji who was thinking, Girolamo bowed down.
On top of that, he was warm-hearted.
Both his words and his smiling face were reassuring. Girolamo was a good man.
– Hello, it was Eiji-san, wasn’t it? Long time no see.
– Thank you for the fasteners and the iron hammers that you gave us last time. They were incredibly helpful. Saying so, this time….
– Is that so? That’s a blessing. Everyone in the village will be glad.
The last time Girolamo paid Eiji a visit was quite a long one
His tools were still imperfect as the villagers pointed out their tendency to chip.
Even since then, Eiji has been applying the method of trial and error.
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that he has acquired a full knowledge of making iron by himself.
Putting a friendly smile on his face, Girolamo would welcome his guests from the bottom of his heart.
Calling out with his voice, the villagers gathered, making it seem like they were surrounding Eiji.
With his movements clumsier than usual, Eiji took out the tools.
*Oohh* – Each time he took out the Hoes, scythes, plows, lumbering hatchets, and woven mats, a large commotion occurred.
You could say that an inventor get more blessings than he deserves. – Eiji felt the joy itching to gush out from his body once he understood that his made tools were in attention.
– So this is the iron hoe…? Indeed, it’s deep black. Is this the same as that easily rusting iron?
– I don’t understand it as I’ve only watched the iron since my birth, you see. Later, if you leave it wet, its tendency to rust won’t change. Therefore, it’s important to cleanly wipe the water and let it dry in the shade.
Girolamo’s impressions seemed to be the consensus of everyone’s opinion in this village.
Everyone checked the sensation of use from their tools. If it was the hoe, they would dig up the soil, if they had a scythe, they would mow the grass.
– Oooh. Is this the rumored scythe?! So light.
– No, even a young person can cultivate a vast field using this. That’s why, I should be the one to hold it.
– Even though you’re the ones who would usually forward us manual labor, what are you talking about?
It looked like that the rumors of the iron had spread inside Tal village.
Everyone became desperate to obtain the superior tools as much as possible.
From now on, there was a need to trade some of them with the other villages.
It was painful; nevertheless, this time, Eiji had a limit of just 20 hoes to present.
– Because Tal village should do the job of choosing the owners for the tools, I’ll leave that matter to you guys. More importantly, do you have any other wish for tools besides the farming ones? Depending on what you request, I should be able to make them today, but…
– A spatula? It’s a small item, so it will be fine. I shall start making it today.
There were other necessary tools, which weren’t known unless they were local.
The article, which was instantly desired by the girl with a small stature, seemed to be needed in a detailed work where she would separate, stick, and adjust the shape of clay during the process of making pottery.
Eiji immediately consented.
– Fernando-san, clear out the people.
– Oi, Fero, what are you doing?
– Isn’t it fine, Giro? I’m just having some interaction, that’s right, interaction.
Just what on earth is this person doing?
Good grief- while breathing out a sigh, Eiji went back to the river.
He brought a complete set of tools from the boat.
And adding the smithing tools that are the metal hammer and the anvil, the preparation for the work commencement will be done.
It seemed that Fernando was still speaking to the woman despite not learning his lesson.
Is what Eiji thought, however, it looked like Fernando’s attempt of picking up the woman was going quite favorably.
Eiji had the feeling that he would interrupt their enjoyable conversation; nevertheless, he cut in, as Fernando also had a job to do.
– Fernando-san, please take a break for a moment.
– Sorry for having our talk interrupted, but but could I see your current spatula? I need to see it to figure out the right size.
– That’s fine. I want to know its size and shape.
Once she apologized, her face turned red rapidly.
Among the iron materials prepared by Eiji, he took out the small one that was already made into a sheet, and threw it inside the furnace.
It seemed that there were many people doing the same type of job as Fiore, so Eiji decided to make several items at the same time.
– Hey, Eiji-kun.
– Please don’t tell anyone.
– No, it’s fine for you not to know. I too only enjoy drinking alcohol.
– Stop thattt! It will be bad if she gets mad.
– Like being beaten with a whip as a form of punishment.
– I’m trusting you.
– Ah, no. Yes… I thought about it long time ago, but Adele-san’s way of expressing her love is quite extreme, isn’t it?
Eiji nodded without realizing.
His movements were quick and accurate.
Even though Fernando took just a single glance at the measurements when he put them in, at the end, the rivets were perfectly fixed to the extent of not falling out easily.
Excluding the preparations, their collaborative work took no more than 30 minutes.
Holding the finished spatula, Eiji moved toward Fiore.
– Sorry for making you wait. This is the spatula that you ordered.
– Usually, it would take a little bit longer, but Fernando was here this time, so it was special.
Had it been an edged tool that requires grinding, it would have probably taken them more time. Besides that, the work normally consumes more time, as Fernando would make the pattern after Eiji finished his part.
However, was Fiore making a wrong conclusion? Her face blushed red as she took a glimpse of Fernando in a peeking manner.
– T-thank you. Please come again at night!
– Ah, yes. Again at night…?
She left as if running away.
Eiji felt like somebody made a life threatening push on him.
– Eiji, nice support!
– That woman won’t go out from the village, so it’s fine! Aah, this is the true charm of trips.
At Fernando’s glad voice, Eiji breathed out a sigh.
Translator and reference notes:
*Gives a Thumb down for Fernando*
Chapter end
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