32. Devil Coach
The place to practice riding a broomstick is in a clearing with a wide view in the town of Asahina. This is a manicured hilltop platform, and a large part of the hilltop below the top has been artificially cleared.
The weak witches of the whole town work together to blow up a mountain.
The huge platform carved out by magic is used by the witches of the town as a special place to practice broomstick riding, and it is common for some older witches to practice flying with their younger ones. These days are a special situation, and every household in Asahina Town is preparing for the next goddess sacrifice.
The priestess sacrifice is the number one event in the town, more important than the practice of flying.
The townsfolk who are chosen to participate in the priestess will consider it their supreme honor, and they will be able to get up close and personal with the sacred world that is untouchable and unimaginable to ordinary people through the festival of conveying wishes to the gods.
In the empty practice field, there were only two of them.
There are no other eyes staring at you, so you don't have to worry about it. Those people are not real people, they are all weird, and the emotions and memories left by their predecessors, the more I think about it, the more I feel creepy to stay in the same place with them.
Tsuki walked to the center of the arena and stopped, then tucked the cold motorized broom under his crotch.
This is a classic and steady riding position, if you want to play some acrobatics, it is not impossible, when you meet the air police witch, you will be stopped 100% and forced to pay a fine.
"Now don't think about anything, get rid of distractions and grab the broom pole with both hands."
There was a witch who seemed to know everything, and Ruiji felt no burden in her heart, learning the movements of the moon and straddled the back of the broomstick, close to the position of the broomstick's head.
"The second step is to turn on the broom's motor and start the flight module."
In the middle of the broom lever is a control panel with several buttons, similar to the operating dashboard of cars and airplanes. The acceleration and deceleration of the broomstick, the flight mode change all depend on this panel.
This broom is classified as a simple beginner-level motorized broom, and the high-level operation panel is more complex, and the technology required is more exquisite and superb, which is not something that ordinary high school witches can control.
Riki really wants to ask "are you an ordinary high school witch after all", but Moon is not only proficient in history, but also knows relatively remote mobile broomstick driving skills.
She couldn't have studied with a patriarchal witch in Hawaii, right?
Hawaii is a great place to learn and grow, and countless witches spend their summers there during their childhood and teenage years. Japan also has a summer camp for witches across borders, and the witches who participate in the camp can learn something that is not taught in school.
Of course, Ruiji can't afford to go, and a single person will spend 600,000 yen on a cross-border summer camp.
Resist the urge to continue asking, grasp the metal rod of the broom, slide the metal cover of the control panel open, and press the red start button. I felt a tremor in my crotch and some numbness in my hips.
The mechanical motor mounted in the broomstick head emitted a pleasant roar, and gray-black smoke was faintly spilling from the side exhaust holes. The smell of burning gasoline permeated the scorching air, and it was somewhat choking.
Although a motorized broom is not environmentally friendly, it will always be useful to have one at home, because I don't know when the commonly used one day will break.
It's just that the feeling of being shocked by the motor is a little weird, and it's hard to describe it in words.
"Miss Yue, don't you think the motor of this broom is shocked?"
"Just get used to it, and over time you'll feel more comfortable riding it than a magically charged broomstick. I have a few friends who like to buy motorized brooms with plenty of horsepower, and you don't need to know the specifics of the broom. Now follow my instructions—"
"Understanding ......"
"Adjust the flight altitude to less than 300 meters and turn on the flight speed of the third gear,"
"Good...... ...... right away."
The flight module was operating normally, the vibration of the broom rod continued, and Ruiji advanced step by step according to the instructions of the month.
"Now it's the last step, turn off the static mode, press the black button, and slowly lift off."
"It's already ......"
Playing with a motorized broom for the first time, the mood switches back and forth between nervousness and excitement. With the experience of riding a charged broom for the first time, it shouldn't be too outrageous, Ruiji thought to herself.
The wrong idea made her scramble in the next lift.
It soars from a height of about half a meter to a few dozen meters above the ground almost instantly, which is very unfriendly to people who are afraid of heights. The buildings in the town are all relatively low, except for the shrine on the hill.
Like every beginner witch, Riki clung to the trembling metal pole, the wind howled in her ears, and Asahina beneath her feet became smaller and smaller, like a model on a building sand table.
The scorching afternoon wind pierced through the hair, as if the skin was licked by the tip of the hot and humid tongue, leaving a series of hot beads of sweat.
The broom rose into the air about 100 meters above the ground and stopped, and when Ruiji turned the button just now, he subconsciously stopped the pointer in front of the number 100, not daring to go too far.
The moon flew from the airspace above her and hovered beside her, the expression on her face always cold.
"You have to be strict with yourself, why don't you just twist the knob to the 'unlimited height' position to challenge yourself, and learn how to descend and stop with me."
"This ...... Really won't fall to your death? ”
"As a beginner, you can turn on the safe mode and use the safety line that comes in the broom. Then there is no need to practice, the safety rope will give you a sense of comfort, and the results of training without urgency will be obvious. ”
"I see."
Riji was startled by Tsuki's overly serious expression.
Other witches are better than her and still working hard, and she doesn't seem to have a reason not to work hard. Learn one more skill, and you will have more possibilities to gain a firm foothold in the witch world.
After all, there are also witches in Tokyo who run mobile brooms to pick up people, and the income is quite considerable.
"Isn't there no limit to high speeds...... I'm not afraid. ”
Under the watchful eye of the devil coach, she adjusted both the altitude gear and the speed gear to "unlimited". In a life-threatening situation, there are not too many safety concerns.
They are not safe at all times in the regional weird talk, and no air police witch will catch them practicing speeding anyway, so it is okay to try a little bolder.
It's time to take the big step of becoming a true witch.
Then, surrounded by a heart-pounding sensation and hot wind, Asahina grew smaller and smaller, and finally only a small irregular shape remained.
Thin clouds floated on his side, and his body was already hundreds of meters in the air.
"Don't look down, start learning the descent you care about the most."
The voice of the moon sounded from behind, cold but reassuring.