YM778.TV Chapter 217: Playing Spinning Tops
Chapter 217: Playing Spinning Tops
「Well, you mainly play it by clashing it with other tops as it spins like this……like this!」
I took out a new top from my pocket and throw it in the same way as the one before on the floor.
After that, it forcefully slams itself into the first top I threw and sends it flying.
「Ooh, I see!」
「It’s easy to understand!」
Perhaps the battle-like element of smashing each other resonated with their senses or something since Roomba and Torr yelled in excitement.
「And then, I guess you spin the tops like this to show off your own technique?」
I picked up the spinning top that is still spinning on the floor as if to scoop it and spin it on top of my palm.
It’s a relatively simple technique called loach scooping or such. 1
「Ooh! So you can also do it like that!」
Gates is interested in such delicate technique, apparently.
「By the way, your finger will not get cut even if you put it on top of your palm, so you don’t worry about it okay, Torr?」
「Shut it! Hand over the top, quickly !」
While everyone is laughing at Torr’s response, I start passing the spinning tops to Torr and the others.
I was worried at first, that they won’t be able to wound the string around the body of the top, but maybe it’s because people in this world often use ropes and strings in their daily life unlike in my previous world where they managed to wound it around the tops after only explaining it to them once.
Being used to something in your daily life makes the difference after all.
If you can wrap the string around the top, then the next step is simple.
Place your thumb on the crown part and place your index finger on the side of the spinning top, and then hold it in front of your chest. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
After that, all you have to do is to throw it diagonally downward while swiftly pulling the string.
After hearing my explanation, Torr and the others immediately take a stance to throw the tops.
「Yosh, let’s do this!」
「Ou! Victory or defeat will be decided by whoever’s top can spin until the end!」
「I will win this!」
I take a little distance while looking at three people that seem to have a higher tension than usual.
The three beginners in spinning tops say that while simultaneously throwing the tops in their hands. I don’t know what’s going to happen now.
「One, two ー!」
With Torr’s voice as a signal, the three of them threw their tops in unison.
And the next moment, there is a simultaneous sounds of *gonn*! *gagagan*! *garararara* resounded inside the room.
And for some reason, a single spinning top passes by the side of my face as I stand at the back. Then it hit the cupboard behind me, and the sound of it hitting something and something breaking can be heard.
This is complete chaos.
「Aaaaaaaaahhhh! Nooooooo! A tableware is broken!」
Perhaps the top that flew behind me was Torr’s since he tragically yells as he looks back.
I think that the tableware is certainly important, but it passed right by my face so I think it would be better if you consider it a bit more……
And when I look toward the same beginners in throwing the tops - Roomba and Gates -,
「Oh! I judge the distance incorrectly and hit the wall! Gahaha! I’ll throw it one more time!」
「……hmm, it doesn’t reach the place I expected it to be and it doesn’t revolve that smoothly. Shall I try again……」
So it seems like the two of them weren’t able to make their tops spin smoothly.
And maybe Roomba put too much strength in his throw that his top was hitting the wall heavily.
Torr’s house wall was clearly dented.
And Gates’ top was gliding on the floor while making a sanclattering noise, I guess it’s because he couldn’t land his top smoothly.
Both of them showed typical cases of complete failure.
「What just broke? I hope it’s my own tableware……rather, how come my top flew behind!?」
Just when I was watching Roomba and Gates - who is wrapping the string on their tops happily -, Torr recovered and approaches the cupboard while yelling in irritation.
「……maybe, it’s because you pulled the string too hard when throwing it」
I’ve never seen a situation where someone throws a top behind them until now, so I can’t be sure about it. However, that’s the only reason I can think of.
「The heck is that!? Al said that it will spin around if you pull the string when throwing it, right!?」
「There are limits to something you know」
Naturally, even I didn’t expect his top to fly behind him.
Getting more concerned for the lousy Torr’s wellbeing, I spread Shield over the room.
「Aaaaaaahhhhhhh!?」
「What’s the matter Torr?」
Just when I was thinking about that, Torr makes a strange voice as he screams for the second time.
Looking back, I see Torr holding a pretty blue cup.
It sticks out like a sore thumb being inside Torr’s house, and you can tell that the cup must have been quite pricey.
Maybe it’s because Myula-san likes to drink tea that she splurged a bit to purchase it?
「……this is, neechan’s favorite cup. It’s the royal capital’s souvenir that Eleonora-neesan gave her long ago」
「………eh? Ema-oneesama’s?」
So it’s not something that Myula-san bought as she splurged, that’s good to hear.
However, things are heading south now.
There was a time when I played catch ball with Eleonora-neesan in the dining room, at that time we broke Elna-kaasan’s cup and we were scolded.
Women will hold quite a bit of grudge against us if we broke their stuff.
No, wait, since this is the gentle Ema-oneesama we’re talking about, she will probably forgive him if he honestly apologizes to her, right?
「Ah! It hit the wall again! It’s hard to adjust the amount of strength when throwing isn’t it?」
「Maybe you use too much strength? You should release the tension in your shoulder a bit, like this………」
*Karararara*!
「……you just released the tension a bit too much didn’t you, Gates?」
「……that’s possible」
Disregarding Torr’s shock as he stiffened, Roomba and Gates happily spun their tops while alternating between joy and sorrow.
That side seems to be having fun without a care in the world.
「Al! Can you do something with your magic? Something like magic to fix this broken cup!」
「I can use magic to fix your body if you got a cut or something, but there is no magic to fix something like a broken cup」
「Tha, that’s………」
When I flatly answered him, Torr’s face turns pale.
Unfortunately, there are things you can or can not do with the all-powerful magic.
The truth is I don’t know about such magic so there might be such magic, but at any rate, the me right now can’t use magic to fix a broken cup.
Rather, if there is magic to fix an inorganic material, then I would have already repaired Elna-kaasan’s cup or Knight by myself.
When I suggest for him to honestly apologize, Torr suddenly raises his face and says.
「Then, then what about rice!?」
「Rice?」
What is this guy saying now?
Maybe the shock after breaking his sister’s cup finally made him crazy?
「Al said it the other day, right? ‘Rice is adhesive’ you said!」
「……aah, that’s right. I said that but I don’t have any cooked rice right now you know? But, they just brought some rice to Celia-san’s place so maybe she can share some rice if you run there?」
「Ooh, I see! Then I’ll go out for a bit!」
Hearing my suggestion, Torr starts to run off with a hopeful expression on his face.
It seems there is no option for him to honestly apologize and then get scolded normally. However, it’s kinda refreshing to see him get this far.
I can sympathize with his effort to try and hide the evidence of his breaking, so I will watch over him warmly.
「Oーi! Take a look a this! My top can’t spin properly, y’know!?」
「Hey, look at mine too」
Roomba - who keeps on hitting the wall with his top - and Gates - who keeps on making his top roll on the floor - look like they are finally asking for my advice.
Looking in the direction of the wall where Roomba is throwing his top, there were traces of depression that makes one think that it had been hit by a fist, so I quickly went toward those two.
This is, regardless of whether Torr broke the cup or not, he’s going to get scolded.
Should I treat them to delicious meals next time?
While thinking about that, I spread Shield over Torr’s house walls and gave advice to Roomba and Gates.