Dropped Into Another World V3C20

Chapter 20 – Daily Tremor

Tremor.

「Oh, it’s happening again.」

I feel the ground shake.

It’s gentler than the first one but it has been like this for the past few days.

And it’s happening several times a day.

Yesterday, I think I felt around 9 earthquakes.

In Japan, they said on TV that there were quite a few earthquakes that you won’t feel.

Perhaps there were more earthquakes that I didn’t notice.

「I can’t think of a way to find the cause so I won’t know what’s happening.」

Come to think of it, this is already the 5th day of the earthquakes.

And the duration seems a little lesser compared to yesterday.

Still, this is not normal no matter how you think.

Earthquakes are not supposed to happen in this world to begin with.

Also, I haven’t heard from Rope since that day.

「I have a really bad feeling about this.」

I don’t know what’s happening but I have a feeling that something really bad is getting closer and closer.

I think I should personally go and see Rope.

It’s in the royal palace, right?

…..how should I get in?

Will they let us in through the front door?

…..that sounds impossible.

There’s no way they’ll let someone with an unknown identity enter the royal palace.

Worst case scenario, they catch me for being suspicious.

「Ah, how about I’ll locate where Rope is from the sky and steal it directly….that would be trespassing.」

It’s even a worse idea than going in from the front door.

I don’t know anyone in this world that I can ask for help.

Ah…..why don’t we ask Dadavis and the others?

However, they are from the country of beastkins and Rope is in the country of humans.

Though I feel like they’ll make a move if I ask.

However, I’m already asking them to find teachers for me.

Let’s not.

 

I look around.

Over the past few days, everyone has gotten used to small tremors so no one is panicking.

Since weak earthquakes are not settling down, I told everyone that a strong earthquake might be coming.

I thought it would be better to be prepared than to be caught by surprise.

The dragons, who had never experienced an earthquake, asked me how it would shake and I told them that it would shake both vertically and horizontally, making it hard to stand.

I thought my experience in Japan would come in handy but Fluffy said, “Wouldn’t it be better if we just float in the air?”. That caught me off guard.

Most of my companions can fly.

I felt strange because I realized the difference of this place from Japan.

Well, I told them what to do in case of a strong quake.

「Get those who can’t fly on you and fly.」

After the first and second earthquakes, Boss-san and Shuri and the others checked the forest for change but found nothing unusual.

I checked the forest several times too with my magic and new power but I wasn’t able to find anything.

I think that’s kind of creepy.

 

Snap.

Oh, this is the biggest eggplant today.

I want to eat fried eggplant today.

「But still. Ah…my back hurts.」

I put the harvested eggplants in the basket and stand up and tap my lower back.

The autumn harvest began after breakfast and a short break.

I looked a little far away and saw the vast field.

「Too wide….」

Well, I guess it can’t be helped since the number of my companions is increasing. Even so, it’s really vast.

I heard a rustling sound and when I turned my gaze to the source, I found Karen carrying a big basket of harvested vegetables.

Apparently, she had joined us this time.

Come to think of it, she said the wheat harvest would increase this year.

She said the consumption of bread and cakes has increased.

That’s normal given how delicious the bread and cakes the one eyes make.

「Alright, let’s work hard.」

It was decided this morning to have a harvest festival after harvesting is complete.

For some reason, the one eyes and even the farming corps, convinced me that we needed to have a harvest festival.

Of course, we had always served wine to those who had worked hard but this year, they wanted to make it bigger.

For some reason, the one eyes are very enthusiastic.

I’m a little scared of what they are planning to do.

 

—Scene Change—

 

I was stunned by the sight lined up in front of me.

「Are those festival stalls?」

The first thing I saw were floating balls in the water.

Looking at it closely, they are magic stones from small monsters.

The magic stones were casted with a spell to float on the water.

And it seems that the balls must be taken out using a scoop made from monster bones covered with paper.

This is the waterball fishing that can be seen at Japanese festivals.

However, it is the other world version so it is called “Magic stone fishing”.

By the way, the paper processed over the monster bone scoop is too thick.

If you use that, you can take as many magic stones as you want.

Should I tell the one eye beside me about it? Then, I thought.

Right!

How are they going to hold the scoop?

Can they hold it with their paws?

As I was wondering how, I saw Chai approaching the magic stone fishing stall.

And when the one eye passes the scoop, it floats in front of Chai.

「Ah, magic.」

When Chai turns his eyes to the magic stone, the scoop moves slowly and approaches the surface of the water.

I see!

「Eh?」

The scoop he was staring at with his eyes burned up and disappeared in an instant.

…..What happened?

I looked at Chai and he seemed to be going to get another scoop to try again.

This time, the scoop approaches the surface of the water while moving up, down, left, and right.

Then, the container, which has fire magic stones around it, fires something at the scoop.

The scoop evades it.

As it approaches the surface of the water, the attack and evasion intensify.

It seems like Chai finally got two magic stones after his second attempt.

「That’s exhausting to watch…..don’t tell me the others are like this too?」

The one eye holding a ring toss ring was standing still when I turned my gaze to the next stall.

The rings also seem to have been made by processing the bones of monsters….however, there’s no target to put the rings through.

I looked around and still found nothing.

Because of that, I had no choice but to ask the one eye and it quickly pointed to the forest.

When I looked, I saw 10 wooden stakes stuck on the ground.

And they are around…..50 meters away.

It seems like using flight magic is permitted.

And I was also told that even defensive magic could be used too.

Why would you even use defensive magic? Ah, Nea came to throw a ring.

Nea used magic on the ring and it went straight to the target then, it was struck by something to the ground.

「Oh, I knew it. There are obstructions too.」

The ring was shot down to the ground.

The first time, it was hit by water and the second time, by something.

I couldn’t see it but I think it’s wind magic.

On her third try, Nea seemed to have gotten used to it and deftly avoided the obstruction and moved toward the target.

Just as she was about to hit the target, a bolt of lightning struck it.

「Like the magic stone fishing, the ring toss was intense too….」

Those were supposed to be peaceful games.

There was another game, blowgun.

The target of this game was not as far as the ring toss and there were no obstructions.

After listening to the explanations, I thought I could do it but I should have asked for more details.

I never thought the target would move!

「I don’t think I’ll hit it….」

The products are moving around.

I tried my best but it was impossible.

When I looked at the one eyes, they seemed to be satisfied and laughing in satisfaction saying, “It’s time to practice fine adjustments”.

Maybe that’s their purpose.

「Ah, I’m tired.」

After playing at the festival stalls, isekai version, we had a good time drinking wine.

Since this was the main event, we were supposed to open several barrels of wine.

Well, everyone worked hard on harvesting.

Or so I thought until the 5th barrel was opened.

This year’s wine has only just been made so the wine we are drinking now is from last year or even the year before that.

I’m not sure if we will have enough until the next wine is ready to drink.

「One eye, is it okay to drink so much? Will the supply last until the next barrels of wine are ready?」

「There is no problem. We still have plenty of wine in the storage.」

I’m a little surprised at the one eye’s reply.

These five barrels are what’s presently here but they already consumed a lot earlier.

And you’re telling me that there are still plenty?

Come to think of it, they have expanded the wine storage several times.

…..recently, it has become so large that you can no longer see the back wall from the entrance.

Well, if the one eyes say no problem, there shouldn’t be any problem.