Chapter 89: 90

Chapter 90 - Valkyrie Equipment

 

"Ars-dono, what are you doing, desu?"

"Well, I was thinking that I should start preparing equipment for the Valkyries."

"Valkyrie equipment, desu. Are you going to make armor for the Valkyries, that you will?"

"No, armor is going to cost a lot of money. I have other things I need, so I'm going to make those."

"Hmm. So, what does a Valkyrie need, desu?"

"It's obvious. Saddles and stirrups."

　After I finished making the paper, my next task was to make saddles and stirrups for the Valkyrie.

　In this area, there are many different kinds of Familiars, and people ride them in various forms.

　For this reason, it was common to make saddles and other accessories to match the shape of the beast.

　There was a time when I thought about making one, but I gave up at that time.

　I had thought about making saddles before but decided against it because I didn't have the resources to find a craftsman in town who specializes in making saddles for each Familiar.

　But it's different now.

　The Gran-san in front of me is a good craftsman, and he's a good all-rounder.

　I was writing down the plans on a new piece of paper, hoping to tell him what I wanted and have him make it for me.

"But I'm sure Ars-dono can ride a Valkyrie without it. I don't know if it's necessary, desu."

"Well, I thought I didn't need it now that I can ride, too, but I realized that I would want it on the battlefield."

　I had trained so many times to ride the Valkyrie that I could ride without a saddle or stirrups.

　But even so, it was when I fought Raymond in the Fontana army that I realized how necessary they were.

　When Raymond attacked me with his sword, I lost my stance and was knocked off the Valkyrie's back to the ground.

　But if I had had stirrups at that time, I think there might have been a different outcome.

　If I had had a proper saddle and stirrups, I would have been able to use my legs more effectively, rather than having to use my legs to maintain my position.

　When wielding a weapon in a mounted position, the stirrups allow the lower part of the body to transfer power to the weapon.

　I learned that the hard way in that battle.

"I also want to increase the number of people who can ride besides me and my niisan. I think it would be easier to ride with saddles and stirrups.

"I see, so you want to create a riding team, that you do."

　That's right.

　I feel inconvenienced by the fact that I am the only one who can ride.

　I've heard somewhere that speed is important in battle, and having a unit that can mount a fast creature would definitely be a huge boost.

　A horned Valkyrie can be an asset even without a human rider, but that's a bit of a secret.

　In terms of the total number of horned Valkyrie, there are more of them, so I would like to use them as a fighting force with people on them.

　That's why I decided to make a saddle and stirrups.

"This is what the drawing looks like. But please make it as easy as possible on both the rider and the Valkyrie being ridden."

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"I understand, desu. Leave it to me, Ars-dono."

　And so, after finishing the rough drawings, I asked Gran to make the saddle and stirrups.

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"Well, there's one more thing we need."

　After I sent the order to Gran, I faced the Valkyries.

　There was one more thing I wanted to make.

　Horseshoes.

　From my previous life, people had attached iron parts to the hooves of horses' feet.

　The hoof on a horse's foot gets shaved off as it moves around.

　If the horse is just living in the wild, even if the hoof is shaved a little, it is balanced by the natural growth of the hoof and there should be no problem.

　However, if the horse is moved around with people or cargo, the hoof will be shaved at a rate faster than the natural growth of the hoof, so it is necessary to install a horseshoe, which is more like a shoe for horses.

　Up until now, I hadn't paid much attention to this issue because I had sold the hatched Valkyries and that was it.

　From now on, however, the situation will be a little different.

　We don't know when we'll be able to introduce the Valkyries as a force to be reckoned with and have them serve as mounts to carry people and cargo.

　There is no telling how much of a burden the Valkyrie's legs will bear.

　So I decided to prepare for it while I could.

　I asked one of the Valkyries to stay still while I observed her legs.

　I was convinced, as I had suspected for some time, that the Valkyries had a certain characteristic.

　They were all the same size.

　The first one I had hatched with my own mana, and the second one that had been born when the Valkyrie herself hatched the egg, had different body sizes.

　That's why I hadn't noticed it before.

　But now, most of them are being hatched not by me, but by Valkyries with horns, using [Mana Injection].

　The size of the individuals that were born was the same for all of them.

If so, it's a quick story.

　I decided to make horseshoes out of Hardened Bricks.

　If they were all the same size, then I could make a perfect horseshoe out of hardened bricks and create a spell with it.

　That way, from now on, all I had to do was cast a spell, and anyone connected to me by naming could make a horseshoe that would fit the Valkyrie's foot perfectly.

　Having made that decision, I continued to make Hardened Brick horseshoes that would fit the Valkyries' feet.

　Unlike a wild horse, my Valkyrie could understand what I was saying.

　If there was even a hint of discomfort, she would immediately shake her head in protest, so I continued to work through trial and error to create a shoe that Valkyrie herself would be satisfied with.

　After much trial and error, Valkyrie came up with a pair of shoes that she was happy with, a saddle and stirrups to carry people, and Valkyrie's own shoes that could run on dirt, on roads, beside rivers, and at the bottom of rivers without any problems.

　Thus, little by little, the Valkyries were equipped.　

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