31. Witches, brooms and miracles
"This blackened chip is the most critical flight drive module in the broomstick, and it costs about 100,000 yen to replace it. The 2000 broom doesn't have a mana charging module, and you'll have to pay 50,000 yen to add it to use it with the latest flight drive module. From my point of view, the most cost-effective way is to get a new broom. ”
After inspecting the broom from the inside out, Tsuki came to the conclusion that it had to be replaced.
"Sooner or later, the cost of constantly replacing parts and repairs will exceed the purchase cost of a new broom, and now the new broom is also free of charge within one year, and it will be replaced unconditionally if it fails within three months, and there will be discounts every summer, and students can enjoy up to 5% off according to the final flight lesson test results."
"You really look like the clerk who advertises a flying broomstick shop."
Ruiji stared at the badly damaged chip with mixed feelings.
The prerequisite for a new broom is money, and the person who manages the money at home is Jingliu. Shizuru is a true money junkie, and in some ways is so frugal that even Ruiji is afraid.
It is a shameful act to ask for money from your sister, and it is definitely not what a qualified sister should do, so there is only one way left - to work and save money.
The Waseda Witch High School they attended, was very sick about scholarships, and they had to be very good witches to get them. Ruiji knew that she couldn't roll it, and she didn't want to do it.
The school's annual poverty subsidy is also in the hands of Jingliu, and she is very cautious about the family's financial control, hoping to spend every dollar of yen on the blade, and she has to use it to repair and maintain the shrine at home, which is simply not enough to spend.
After thinking about it, there is still only one way out to make money as a working emperor.
Yue put the dismantled broom back and handed it back to Riji.
"A broom is equivalent to a witch's right-hand man, a bird's wing, and a witch without a broom is equivalent to losing her wings to fly, and can afford to buy mounts and vehicles when I didn't say it. If we can learn high-level transformation magic, we don't even need to buy mounts and vehicles, but those are still too far away for us. ”
The broom, which was removed from the damaged flight drive module, was a little lighter than the original. Lacking important parts, the broom is reduced to a tool for sweeping the floor.
Maybe it's not as good as the one that is specifically designed to sweep the floor.
"Thanks, it's going to cost 2,000 yen to get the broom overhauled. When I get back to Tokyo, I'll find a way to get myself a new one. ”
"That's right."
After overhauling the broom, the two went to the storage area of the Oyu no Mizu.
There are two rooms dedicated to broomsticks, one for hotel insiders and the other for guests. The shape of the broom is special, and it is a bit of a waste of space and not beautiful to put indoors, so every inn will specially prepare such a place.
The 1993 broom model is older than the 2000 model.
There are no new flight drive modules and magic charge modules, and it is a true hardcore vehicle, and it has nothing to do with magic. Inside the broom head is a fuel tank, as long as you pour the broom flight gasoline or diesel fuel can take off immediately, similar to the nature of a motorcycle.
Such a broom looks old-fashioned and inconvenient, and witches who use it are even ridiculed. In the regional weird talk that you can't use the latest model broom, it is a life-saving trump card.
In the age of the prevalence of new rechargeable brooms, motorized brooms still have a loyal group of enthusiasts.
Tsuki fell in love with one of the steampunk brooms made of brass-colored metal. It was confirmed that the owner of this broom was the "Boss of Oyu no Mizu", and they could use it as they pleased.
The boss is a witch couple, so the brooms are also a couple, and the two of them happen to be one each.
"What if you can't ride? I haven't learned how to ride a motorized broomstick yet. And...... I heard that it takes at least a month to learn before I can become a teacher. ”
Ruiji was very uncertain. Let her ride a motorized broom on the road immediately, which is equivalent to letting a novice driver who has just learned to step on the gas pedal on the road.
In this regard, Yue's attitude is quite tough.
"You're a witch, and there's nothing a witch can't learn, except for math. If you don't know how to ride, you will take the time to learn, we still have dozens of hours, and you can master how to use it if you squeeze in three or four hours. ”
The broom made of all-metal, held in the hand like carrying a bag of stones, the cold texture and the pattern on the grip, the color scheme of the decadent style, has a unique charm that does not belong to the 21st century.
It's one thing to not have faith, it's another to be able to do it.
"I hope that's what you say. I don't know how my sister is doing, I'm still worried about her. ”
Although you can't blame Shizuru for entering the strange talk, the root cause is that she strayed into the narrow room in order to find her, and was trapped by Ruyue Station and Asahina Town. My sister didn't find it.,I can't go back.,This luck should be used to buy a lottery ticket.,Maybe you can win the lottery ()。
"Sister? You should be very hard, there is someone younger than you at home to take care of and worry about, and even your own life will become a mess. ”
When she heard the word "sister", Tsuki's brow was visibly furrowed.
She may not like creatures like her sister very much, and her sister, who is temperamental and difficult to discipline, is indeed not very likable.
"Our family is the other way around."
Ruiji inherited a hundred million bits of guilt in this body.
"My sister is the head of the family, and she handles all the big and small things alone, and I am the one who is worried about, and I usually help her with her hands, cutting vegetables, watering flowers and plants, and cleaning the yard."
"What about you...... Gotta pull yourself together. ”
There was a pause in the middle of Tsuki's speech, probably brewing something that would offend someone, and finally swallowed it again. Although Ruiji is unhappy, there is no way.
Who called himself a character who relied on his sister at the beginning?
"Hey, your expression has betrayed you, and you must be despising me, right?"
"There's no such thing. Without further ado, Miss Sakuma, now you should practice how to ride a motorized broomstick, only by learning it will you be able to further learn how to attack while riding a motorized broomstick, the course is a heavy task. ”
"It's scary, is it too late to give up being a witch now?"
Riding a motorized broomstick was hard enough, but now it's even harder. Cycling Attack was also a separate course, and it was hard to imagine that she would have to condense a lesson that others could gradually master over months into a few hours.
However, considering that I have a high talent for learning magic, I can basically learn it immediately, and these skills are not so difficult.
Now is the time for a witch, a broom to work a miracle.
Ruiji grabbed the one that was given to him and cheered up 12 points.
"Don't pity me just because I'm pretty, stuff me with all the knowledge you know, please."