WILOW-Ch.335: Work of Art
Dreadfort Castle, Bolton Lands
POV of Domeric Bolton
Domeric approached Ygritte and summoned another magical object from his inventory.
And when this object appeared before them, Ygritte couldn't help but be surprised. Then she asked.
"Domeric, what is this?"
To the people living in this world, the object before them might have been completely alien, but in Domeric's old world, many people could immediately recognize what it was.
The magical object currently before Domeric and Ygritte was a car.
Or rather, a flying car, it would be more accurate to call it, because this vehicle hovered about fifty centimeters above ground.
Although looking at its wheel-less and futuristic design, Domeric thought it resembled a mini spaceship more than a car.
But it perfectly matched Domeric's imagination for flying cars.
Even just its appearance, it was clearly far superior to the Weasleys' flying car.
And with the features Domeric had worked on and added over two weeks, it truly earned its place as a work of art.
Although he still had many more features in mind, Domeric was quite proud of this creation of his.
And it seemed he had found a new hobby. He planned to build other flying cars of different sizes and designs in the future, whenever he had free time.
"This… is… a work of art, my love," said Domeric, looking at the grey monster made of Frost Steel in front of him.
"Seriously, Domeric, what is this?" asked Ygritte.
"This is a flying car. In my previous world, people used a wheel-based version of this instead of horse-drawn carriages for land travel. I modified the design a bit and added a flying feature, just like hoverboards. But this one can carry more people." He explained.
"So, you're thinking of going to Moat Cailin with this?" she asked.
"Yes. Using flying brooms and hoverboards on long journeys is quite tiring for the body. And boring. That's why I built a more comfortable flying vehicle for long journeys. Moreover, I have other plans for this vehicle." He said.
"Are you sure it's safe?" she asked.
"There's no need to worry. I've done enough test flights to confirm its safety. But I still haven't used it for long flights. Today's flight will be the first long-distance one. But there's nothing to be afraid of while I'm with you. Let's go. After all, there's an army waiting for us to catch up."
Domeric said, and after leading Ygritte to the passenger door of the two-door car, he slid it open and helped Ygritte sit in the leather passenger seat.
Ygritte had to admit it was the most comfortable seat she had ever sat in. Even the seats Domeric had made for his own horse-drawn carriage weren't this comfortable.
Domeric then slid down the door again to close it.
It was the first time Ygritte had seen a vehicle door open and close in both upward and downward directions.
Before Ygritte could even take her eyes off the way the door opened and closed, Domeric quickly came to the driver's side, opened the door, got in, and closed it.
As Domeric took his place, Ygritte's attention was drawn to him from the door on her left, and she turned to her right to look at Domeric.
He saw her open her mouth to say something, but because she turned her head, her attention was drawn to the back of the car, so she turned back and began examining the area behind the seats.
And frankly, Domeric could understand her. Behind the driver and passenger seats in the front, there was a spacious, high-ceilinged seating area.
Domeric had designed this area inspired by the sitting area of limousines, but he had used space magic to expand it further, even allowing for comfortable standing.
"Isn't it beautiful?" he said.
"Yes, it is. But how much time did you spend on this vehicle?" she asked, turning back towards Domeric.
"A lot. But every second was worth it for this work of art," he said.
Then, touching the center of the steering wheel, he pressed the magic start circle to activate the vehicle's features.
Domeric had designed both a joystick and a steering wheel system for operating this vehicle.
For flights requiring up-and-down maneuvers, the joystick was definitely more helpful, but for fixed altitude flying over land or water, using the steering wheel would be more convenient.
As soon as Domeric started the vehicle, many magical devices and screens at the front activated and began to function.
Domeric had expanded many parts of the vehicle's interior with Extension Charms, which he used for various purposes.
One of these expanded interior parts contained a magic circle that worked with 10 Heart Trees, infusing the vehicle with magic.
Therefore, all the features of this vehicle could be used without Domeric using his own magic.
In fact, after Domeric registered them in the vehicle's security system, the car could even be used by ordinary people.
Seeing Ygritte looking at the activated feature buttons and screens, he thought it would be best to warn her before something bad happened, and said, "Ygritte, please ask me before you touch anything. I don't want to drop wildfire balls while flying suddenly."
"Mudballs? Can you shoot wildfire balls from the air with this?"
"Yep. And it can do many more things. But now you need to fasten your seat belts so we can begin our journey." He said.
"Seat belts? How?" she asked.
And Domeric remembered that no one else in the world ever got in a car except himself.
Normally, seat belts weren't necessary in this vehicle, but since Domeric had never taken a long road trip in it, he didn't want to leave things to chance.
In the worst-case scenario, the seats could eject themselves, and that's why seat belts had to be fastened.
After helping Ygritte fasten her sports-car-type seat belts, Domeric was ready to begin his journey.
Domeric activated invisibility mode by touching one of the magic circles on the joystick he held in his left hand. Once the vehicle was invisible, Domeric began to drive it upwards.
--------------
Author's Note: You folks can also read up to +65 chapters on my P@treon Page as an early access privilege.
You can also read "+3 Free Chapter" and see some pictures as aFree Member.
www.patreon.com/vanguard_v
P@treon Page Name: V For Vanguard
Next Chapters' Name:
Ch.336: I Want One
Ch.337: Moat Cailin
Ch.338: News from Astapor