The Man Picked up by the Gods Volume 1 Chapter 7

“It’s like that at the start, Ojousama.”

“Aro-ne”

“Once you’ve ridden several times you’ll eventually get used to it. By the way, it would seem Ryouma-sama seems to be fine, does Ryouma-sama have experience riding carriages?”

“This is… the first.”

“Is that so? Ryouma-sama seems fine, so I thought Ryouma-sama would certainly have experience riding carriages.”

“I’ve never ridden… although I do have experience running side by side… while pulling”

Because of that the conversation stopped and the atmosphere somehow became gloomy. Ryouma, however, was unaware that his thoughtless remark was the cause, so he couldn’t help but be baffled, when Aro-ne’s and Elialia’s expressions suddenly showed grief. Unfortunately though, the Ryouma who has been stricken with stranger anxiety for over 40 years, could not possibly have been in possession of the conversation skills to break this deadlock. In the end, they passed the time without talking.

“Thanks for you effort for today. Elialia, we’re not sleeping outside today so go get some good rest.”

“Yes, father”

“And… Ryouma. Unfortuantely, we weren’t able to get you the same room as us, my apologies. There’s a room for the servants of the guests, and so I was hoping you could stay there.”

“It’s enough.”

“It’s a big room, but the one handling the procedures is Sebasu so you should be able to get the same room as Zeff and the boys. Even if it’s just a little, knowing the people you’re with, is better, right?”

“Yes, thank you.”

~Room of the Household of Jamil~

“Elia, what were you talking with Ryouma about? The atmosphere was a little weird…”

“A–actually, I touched on Ryouma-san’s past a little…”

“Oh really?”

“Yes. Since my butt was hurting and Ryouma seemed to be fine so, I thought he was used to riding horses but… umm… apparently today was his first time riding horses. He said, he’s never ridden horses before but he has pulled carriages while running lined up with a horse.”

“I get it, but he didn’t seem to mind when I saw him. After that he was also normal. So I think it would be best if Elia also doesn’t mind it too much”

“Relax, just relax. Don’t just pull Ryouma all over the place until you reach the lodging, but also try to connect with him with that level of cheerfulness.”

“Y–Yes, Now that I think about it… I was really too excited.”

“That’s right, although just a little bit, it was improper”

“*sniff”

As Elialia said that, she left the room to take a bath. When the three confirmed they were the only ones there, they changed the conversation.

Rheinbach’s opinions weren’t wrong but, his idea of big varied largely as opposed to Ryouma’s.

“To see a prospective young person to have those kind of eyes, what a tragedy.” Muttered Rheinbach.

Having been brought by Sebasu, they arrived at the room they will be staying in for the day.

As they entered while giving their greetings, the ones in there were Jill, Zeff, Camil, and Hyuzu.

“I learned them from my grandmother. Studying and etiquette… otherwise will be problematic”

“Ryouma-sama’s grandmother must have been an amazing person”

“She’s a person who can do anything except for matters related to fighting with weapons”

“Ho–, then what kind of person was your grandpa?”

“The opposite of my grandma… a person who can’t do anything except fight with weapons. But, he was exceptionally skilled at handling weapons. The weapons he made… were first class. I can’t win… not in battle, or in smithing”

“Eh, you can smith?”

At that, Ryouma said this.

“There are people inside that believe in god, but priests and deacons that don’t believe make up a big part of the congregation. It’s because the ones that eye the donation income, all end up there. Contrary to that, the Church of Genesis has plenty of pious priests.”

“I didn’t know… thank you very much”

“Something like this, I don’t mind. But being asked where you want to go, to immediately want to go to church, you’re quite a pious believer, huh?”

“Really?”

“For most people going to the church once a week is good. There are also people who will only go once a month. In this way, I am also a follower of the Church of Genesis but, I don’t think I go even once a month. I’m fairly close to being irreligion since I can’t go to the church until reach the destination of a trip or a town somewhere.”

Being told by Sebasu that, Ryouma bought 3 large bricks of stones. However, the stones Ryouma bought were sold by a high class lodging, so the stones he got were also high class, 3 pieces went for 1 small gold coin and were quite expensive.

By the way, the reason behind the exquisiteness of the sculpture was because Ryouma had already once met the gods, so the image was built properly. Ryouma also possessed the Magic Manipulation Skill which allowed him to precisely manage his Earth Magic. And also in his past life, Ryouma made figures both as a hobby and for profits, so he was quite used with modelling things like this.

While various things happened, the 3 stone statues were made, and by the time Ryouma prayed it was already time for supper. They finished their meal, and right after they quickly retired to bed to prepare for tomorrow.

Chapter end