"I see... That way, I can visit Lenny-chan whenever I want, and I can keep an eye on Mariette-chan to make sure she doesn't get forced into an engagement she doesn't want..." (Mile)
Mile was still unaware that Mariette-chan had come to Mile001 for advice on how to deal with this problem. Marcella and her group knew about this, but since it wasn't an urgent matter, they hadn't spoken about it yet.
"If that's the case, then the means of transportation to the Old Continent are weak..." (Mile)
"Huh? What do you mean?" (Reina)
Reina questioned Mile's mutterings.
"Ah, no, even if you can travel between continents in an instant, it will still take a considerable number of days to travel from the capital of Kingdom of Brandell to the capital of Kingdom of Tils, your territories, your parents’ homes, etc, right?
That feels like a waste of time, and I don't like it, or rather, I feel like I've lost..." (Mile)
"Ah~~……" (Other 3)
Once the three people from the Wonder Trio were transported to the royal capital of Kingdom of Brandell, their parents' homes were not that far away. It would take Marcella several days to get to her and her parents' territory, but her family's royal mansion was located in the royal capital. Her family had also been promoted from baron to viscount, and Marcella had decided that she did not need to prepare a mansion in the royal capital just for herself, so she secured a fairly impressive property that would serve as the mansion for both her family and the Viscount Marcella family. Even though the Marcella family had become a Viscount, they still had a penniless way of life, but it seemed they understood the need to maintain the dignity of a Viscount family.
It took a few days by regular carriage to get to the village where her parents live, and Monica's family was a merchant house, which was also Marcella's family home, which meant it was on her parents' territory. Well, all of them were within a few days' distance from the royal capital.
...However, this was not the case with the Crimson Vow. With the royal capital of the Kingdom of Tils at its center, each territory was scattered in various directions. At the edge of the country were the temple and Mile's territory. The territory of Marquis Askham (formerly Viscount Askham) in Kingdom of Brandell. During the journey, they made friends with Servants of the Goddess and people they met in various places. He looked after the orphanages in various places. The four members of the Crimson Vow had many places they wanted to visit when they returned to the Old Continent, but they were all too far apart.
So, even though it was possible to travel between continents in an instant, since the teleportation destination of the Wonder Trio was limited to the room of the third princess Morena in the royal palace of the Kingdom of Brandell, traveling on the old continent (over there) would take too much time. Of course, Mile and her group would be transported secretly by Wonder Trio after they left the royal palace, but—
"Hmm, I wonder if there's any good idea..." (Mile)
Mile was not completely able to think of any "ways to travel quickly."
Fly in the sky.
Build a car.
...the Nanomachiness would probably say, "That's forbidden!", but if she asked the Slow Walker, it should be able to manufacture a vehicle for her without regard for any forbidden rules. Metals and other materials were likely already being mined from underground deposits and refined, so there should no longer be the problems of metal shortages as before.
(But you can't just drive a car down the highway... Planes don't have runways, after all...) (Mile)
Mile thought this and gave up on the vehicle idea, but that's only natural.
"I don't think it's right to ask Kragon-san to be my personal chauffeur all the time, even if it's just to use him as a taxi." (Mile)
Normally, there were no people who used an ancient dragon as an assistant.
Mile would go first by "falling horizontally" and the other three would use item boxes, but this idea was scrapped because Mile wanted the members of the Crimson Vow to learn proper storage magic on their own, without cheating like Marcella and her party.
"A maiden's time is short, and she cannot waste her days traveling! Ahh, what should I do..." (Mile)
"The purchase and maintenance costs of carriages and horses aren't a big problem for us nowadays, but we don't have many opportunities to use them, so we feel bad for the horses if we have to leave them at the ranch all the time. Horses aren't born to just laze around on a farm without doing any work and spend their whole lives..." (Mavis)
"No, that would be an incredibly happy life for a horse..." (x1)
"That's right……" (x2)
Mavis was feeling a little annoyed that her ideas have been completely rejected by everyone.
"I asked the Scavenger to carry the palanquin, and we charged down the road at high speed, shaka shaka walking..." (Mile)
"Rejected!" (Other 3)
It would be too conspicuous, too embarrassing, and the hunters and soldiers would probably mistakenly think that the girls had been kidnapped by monsters and attack them.
"Mile-san, please discuss that between yourselves later..." (Marcella)
"...Ah, I'm sorry..." (Mile)
The conversation had completely gone off track and the main point wasn't progressing at all, so Marcella finally spoke up.
"Anyway, please think about the Clan. I don't think it's a bad idea." (Marcella)
"……" (All CV)
Certainly, what Marcella said was true. However, this was not something that could be answered immediately without consulting everyone. This too was something that they decided to discuss in detail later.
"Well then, tomorrow I will explain various things about the royal capital and this area. In particular, the fact that monsters are abnormally intelligent..." (Marcella)
"Oh, I knew it!" (All CV, x4)
They thought that the Wonder Trio would only know about the royal capital and this town, but they already knew that—The four members of Crimson Vow were impressed.
"The day after tomorrow, let's return to the royal capital together. ...So, there's something I'm sorry about..." (Marcella)
"Huh? What's wrong?" (Mile)
Marcella looked down with a troubled expression, while Monica and Aureana looked away with expressions of surprise. Mile asked curiously.
"I omitted this from my previous explanation, but when Kragon-san brought me to this continent, he didn't drop me off somewhere out of sight and walked to the royal capital, you see..." (Marcella)
Mile was puzzled by this attitude, which was unlike Marcella, who was always forthright, but—
"We then went down to the royal palace gardens, where all sorts of commotion ensued... And there were quite a few people who saw us... So, if you're with us, you might stand out a little and get a lot of attention..." (Marcella)
"What the hell is that?!" (Reina)
"That's not something that stands out or anything..." (Pauline)
"Ah, ahaha..." (Mavis)
Reina, Pauline, and Mavis were shocked. Then Mile lightly patted Marcella on the shoulder.
"You're so careless..." (Mile)
"I don't want to hear that from Mile-san!!" (Marcella)
Monica and Aureana nodded in agreement at Marcella's words...
Author's Note
The second promotional video for the "Potion" anime has been released!
https://potion-anime.com/
And the broadcasting station has also been announced! (^^)/
It will be broadcast on ABC TV, TV Asahi's ANiMAZiNG!!! slot and BS Fuji from October 2023!
Broadcast nationwide on terrestrial TV!
It's the same category as "Roukin". (^^)/
Then, on Sunday, July 30th, Wonder Festival 2023 [Summer], an exhibition and sale of garage kits, will be held at Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Halls 1 to 8.
Therefore, Komino Kobo (not a manufacturer, but an individual modeler) will be selling a figure of "Nagase Kaori" (only 10 pieces).
Just over two months left until the anime starts airing!
Thank you very much! (^^)/