"Kaoru-sama! So, is that it? Are the 'glory days of the Silver Breeds' coming back again? And it happened to our generation, to the Eyes family... The golden days.... Oh! Oh! Oh!"
It seemed like the conversation was progressing on its own...
"No, I just dropped in because I felt nostalgic. I'm glad that the descendants of Ed are thriving. …But I feel like it’s prospering a bit too much…" (Kaoru)
It seemed that all thoroughbreds currently alive on Earth can be traced back to one of three horses. Could Ed also be the ancestor of all horses of the "Silver Breed"? ...What an enviable guy... Damn it!!
"Well, goodbye. Take care, everyone!" (Kaoru)
Saying that, I turned to leave...
"Wait! Please wait!"
"I won't let you get away! I won't let you get awaaayyyy! Surround them! Surround them, everyone!"
Suddenly, the two horses cried out loudly, and all the horses that had been grazing started running towards us at full speed. ...It's scary!!
And before we knew it, we were surrounded by horses.
"I will accompany you!"
Eh?
"This is the will of the founder! If the Goddess Kaoru-sama were to descend once again..."
What?! Ed left a will like that...? If I were to come to this world again, he would have his descendants serve me in his place... I knew it, that Ed guy thought of me...
"You'll get a good show, so hang on and don't let them get away!!"
…Yeah, I thought that was it…
"And that is why I will accompany you!"
"Of course, me too! Of all the Eyes family on this farm, I'm the one who inherited the name 'Bad Eyes' along with 'Hanging Eyes', so you can't say you won't take us! There are two of you too, so don't complain!"
Eeh...?
"If you say you won't take me with you..."
"If I have to say so?" (Kaoru)
"We'll die right here and now!!"
Ah... But, well, I didn't understand how they felt. I, as was foretold by the first Master (Ed), had appeared, yet I had been ignored and left them behind. That would be a shame that will last for generations to come...
I looked at Reiko—
Nod.
She nodded. Like me, Reiko had been given the ability to "speak, read, and write in all languages", so she understood what was being said.
"Of course I've prepared for that. I went to a riding club, I've ridden horses bareback, and I've done roughstock riding in rodeos." (Reiko)
Ah. Besides, it's true that a long journey on foot was tough... If I were to buy a horse, would it be better to buy one that is a descendant of Ed rather than one I don't know? But aren't these the best horses on this ranch? I feel like I might get overcharged... Well, it's okay. The number of gold coins in my item box that I carried over from my previous life...no, last time...no, from the first season... was quite large, so it wasn't a big deal to me. Okay!
"You guys, do you have any objections to pulling a carriage?" (Kaoru)
"Ohhh! It's a chariot! It's the legendary chariot of the goddess, which in Ed-sama's legend can only be pulled by a divine horse! Ohhhh, what an honor!"
"I'll pull it! I'll pull it! Even if you tell me not to pull, I'll keep pulling!"
Is it decided...?
"Well, I'll go negotiate a bit, so please wait, okay?" (Kaoru)
"I will accompany you!" (x2)
Negotiations are in human language, so you won't understand even if you listen, you guys... Well, that's fine.
"That's why, I'd like you to sell these two to me—" (Kaoru)
"What do you mean, 'That's why'? And they're our best two!" (Caretaker)
Come to think of it, even if we asked them to sell us the horses, we couldn't negotiate if we didn't know which horses they were, so we just let the two horses following us around and came to the management building. And when we opened the door and entered the building, he came in with us, forcing his way in through an opening that was too small for a horse. Of course, the manager would come rushing over in a panic... And that's how we got to where we were today.
"No, no! Even if it's not childish ramblings, I can't say yes. These two horses are the ones that have the strongest traces of their ancestor's bloodline, and are precious. As breeding horses, we need them to impregnate many females from now on... and have them work hard to produce offspring. No matter how many gold coins you offer them, they're no good!" (Manager)
Perhaps thinking that it might be inappropriate for children to hear such graphic words, the manager corrected himself midway through. And, for once, he didn't yell at me and just assumed it was a childish prank, but instead listened to me and explained things to me. I guess he's a kind person. —But it didn't really change the fact that there's nowhere to start.
"He won't sell... (neiigh, neiiiigh)"
Bang!
Bang!!
"Whaaaaaat!"
Hang and Bad swung their right legs down on the desk with all their might, knocking the caretaker and his chair backwards.
"Talking to a horse...? No, that can't be, Countess Reyfel... No, I've heard that she has a mean look in her eyes, but I'm pretty sure she's very old and was even called a 'monster'..."
...Eh? Well, old age aside, do I just look mean? Well, now that I think about it, I did look like a villain sometimes... Oh, that's right!
"Oh, do you know my Great Grandma?" (Kaoru)
"Eek..."
Oh, it's working!
"Kaoru-sama, say it like this: 'The Three Vows of the Silver Seed'! If I remember correctly, legend has it that it was a promise made between the first generation, the person in charge here at the time, and a 'female noble with a mean look and a mean personality'. It's been passed down orally between us, so surely it's been passed down to them too?"
Bad taught me some mysterious spell. There was no choice but to use this!
"Silver Breed, Three Vows!!" (Kaoru)
"Eh……" (Manager)
The manager looked shocked.
"No way... That's just a fairy tale..." (Manager)
"Buhihiiiiin!! Buhihiiiiin!!" (Horses, x6)
We left the ranch aboard _HANG_ and Bad, cheered by the other horses. Of course, there were many horses seeing us off. —Well, the people in the management building saw us off, but they all looked stunned or with their shoulders slumped in dejectedness, they were listless and not making a sound. ...No, sorry.